The Springdale news., 1918-05-31
MEN OF DRAFT AGE
 MUST FIGHT OR WORK
Uncle Sam Says There Must Be No idiers and Work Must Be of Char
 acter Calculated to Help Win War.

The text of Provost Marshal Crow der's order whereby all idlers will be forced to work or fight, effective Ju- ly lst, follows:
 Provost Marshal General Crow der today announced an amendment to the selective service regulations which deals with the great question of compelling men not engaged in a useful occupation immediately to ap- ply themselves to some form of labor contributing to the general good. The idier. too, will find himself confront ed with the alternative of finding suitable employment or entering the army.
 This regulation provides that af- ter July any registrant who is found by a local board to be an ha- bitual idler or not engaged in some useful occupation shall be summoned before the board. given a chance to explain ana in the absence of sat isfactory explanation to be inducted into the military service of the United States.
 Any local board will be authorized to take action whether 1t has origi- nal jurisdiction of the registrant or not in other words. man loafing around pool room in Chicago may be held to answer to a Chicago board, even though he may have registered in New York and lived there most of his life.
 Apply to Gamblers.
 "The regulations which apply to idle registrants will be deemed to ap- ply also to gamblers of all deserip- tions and employees and attendants of bucket shops and race tracks, fortune tellers, clairvoyants, palmists and the like, who for the purpose of the regu- lations shall be considered as idlers.
 tThe new regulations will also af- feet the following classes;
 "(a) Persons engaged h the serv- ing of food or drink, or either, in public places, including hotels and social clubs.
 "(bl Passenger elevator operators or attendants, doormen, footmen, and other attendants of clubs, hotels, stores, apartment houses office build ings and bath houses.
 "(e) Persons, including ushers and other attendants, engaged and occu- pied in, and in connection with games, sports and amusements, excepting ae- tual performers in legitimate con certs, operas or theatrical perform ances.
 "(d) Persons employed in domestic service.
 "fe) Sales clerks and other clerks employed in stores and other mer- cantile establishments.
 Men who are engaged as above or who are idlers will not be permitted to seek relief because of the fact that they have a later order number or be- cause they have been placed in Class II. III, and " on the grounds of de pendency The fact that he is not usefully employed will outweigh both of the above conditions. It is ex- pected that the list of non-useful oe- equations will be extended fron time to time as necessity vii lrequire so as to Includc persons in other employ ments.
 Vacations Not likeness.
 Temporary absences trem regular employment not to exceed one week unless such temporary absences are habitual and frequent shall not be considered as idleness. Regular va cations will not be considered as ab- sences in this connection.
 '"The regulation throws a further safeguard around men not usefully employed by providing that where there are compelling domestic eirehm- stances that would not permit change of employment by the registrant without disproportionate hardships to his dependents, or where q change from non-useful to useful occupation would necessitate removal of the registrant or his family, local boards may give consideration to the cir cumstances. The regulation further provides that where such change of employment would compel the night employment of women under circumstances which board might deem unsuitable for such employment of women, the board may take such circumstances into consideration ln making it's decision.'
 One hundred and twenty-six child dren under six years of age, were reg ;stered weighed and measured in