The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-23
DRAFT
SWEEPS
CLEAN
WORK OR FIGHT
IS ULTIMATUM
ISSUED TODAY
Every Man of Draft Age To Be
Given Choice Now.
Men Between 21 and 32 Must Be
Useful to Nation.
MEANS new WEDDING OUT
Hits Theater Ushers, Gamblers,
Walters, Clerks.
Drastic Amendment Will Be in
Effect July 1.
MEANS THE END OF BASEBALL? :?
National Game May Fall Under
New Regulations.
Solve Problems for Ship Build
ers and Farmers.
Hits Theater Ushers, Gamblers,
Walters, Clerks.
Drastic Amendment Will Be in
Effect July 1.
MEANS The END OF BASEBALL?
National Game May Fall Under
New Regulations.
Solve Problems for Ship Build
erS and Farmers.

Washington, May 23.-Every man
of draft age must work or fight after
July 1 under a drastic amendment to
the selective service regulations an
nounced today by Provost Marshal
General Crowder.
Not only idlers but all draft regis
trants engaged in what are held to
be non-useful occupations are to be
hailed before the local boards and CIV
en- the choice of a new job or the
army. 7s-.---~-7--
Gamblers, race track and bucket
shop attendants and fortune 'tellers
head the list but those who will be
reached by the new regulation also in
clude' walters and bar tenders. theater
ushers and attendants. passenger ele-
vator operators and other attendants
of clubs. hotels, stores, etc, domestics
and clerks in stores.
Deferred classification granted on
account of dependents will be disre-
garded entirely in applying the rule.
A man may be at the bottom of class
l or even in class but if he
falls within the regulations and re-
fuses to take useful employment he
will be given a new number in class
! that will send him into the mill
tary service forthwith.
Solve Labor Problem.
discretion only where they find that
enforced change of employment would
result in disproportionate hardship
upon his dependents.
1t had been known for some time
that some form of work or fight"
plan had been submitted to President
Wilson, but there had been no intima-
ton that it was far reaching in
scope.
Both the military authorities and
department of labor officials believe it
will go a long way toward solving the
labor problem for farmers, shipbuild-
ers and munition makers and will end
for the present at least, talk of con-
scription of labor. The announcement
today gives notice significantly that
the list of non-uSeful occupations will
be extended from time to time as ne
cessity requires
The New Order
The statement of the provost marshal
generals office follows: 4
Provost Marshal General Crowder to-
lective service regulations which deals
with the great question of compelling mer
not engaged in a useful occupation i'm
mediately to apply themselves to some
form of labor contributing to the gen
eral good The idier' ., too too will lind him
finding suitable employment or entering
the army
any registrant who is found by a loca
board to be a habitual idler or non-en.
gagged in some useful occupation shall bt
to explain and in the absence of sat
isfactory explanation to be inducted into
the military service of the United States
ANY local board will be authorized t,
take action whether it has original juris
diction of the registrant not; in othel
words any man loafing around a poo
room in Chicago may be held to answer
to a Chicago board even tho he may
have registered in New York and liveC
there most of his life.
The regulations which apply to idl,
registrants will be deemed to apply ais,
to gamblers of all descriptions and EN-
race tracks, fortune tellers, clairvoyants
palmists, and the like. who for the pur
pose of the regulations shall be considered
idlers.
Glasses Affected.
The new regulations will also affec
the following classes:
"(A) Persons engaged in the servfn.
of food or drink or either, in public places
"tB) Passenger elevator operators o
attendants, door men, footmen and othe
attendants of clubs. hotels, stores apart
ment houses, office buildings and batl
houses.
"(C) Persons, including ushers an,
other attendants engaged and occupied II
and in connection with games, sports ant
amusements excepting actual performer
performances.
"(D) Persons employed in domesti
service.
stores and other mercantile establishments
Dependency Doesn't Count.
Men who are engaged as above or VIII,
are idlers will not be permitted to seel
relief because of the fact that they have +,
late order number or because they hav
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