Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-19
VALUE OF QUESTIONABLE
Army nquoral Helps Age Themselves

OA VA DAoAe h6O " L 1uu 1nCMoc1tcts
A. Single man without dependent
relative.
B. Married man, with or without
children, or father of motherless chill
dren who has habitually failed to sup
port his family.
C. Married man dependent on wife
for support.
D. Married man, with or without
children, or father Of motherless chill
dren; man not usefully engaged, fam
lily supported by income Independent
Of his labor.
E. Unskilled farm laborer.
F. Unskilled industrial laborer.
Registrant by or in respect Of whom
no deferred classification is claimed
or made.
Registrant who fails to submit ques-
tionnaire and in respect Of whom no
deferred classification is claimed or
made.
|, All registrants not included in any
other division Of this schedule.
First Class May Fill Ranks.
There are in the United States
about two million more men than
women. A number Of them come I'M
der Division A of Class /. Many OF
them enlisted when war was declared
The vast majority Of them feel that
they are prominently the ones to bear
this burden. Next in order comes the
married man who has failed to sup
] port his family. Most people are en-
tirely willing that men of this class
and those who permit their wives tC
support them should be put in the
front-line trenches.
The married man who Is not use.
fully occupied, and whose family have
an assured income can be spared fol
this great service and if he has spe'
cial talents find that his country need:
them, even when his countrymen may
not have cared for his ,art or hi.
music. Unskilled laborers must 60
providing they have no dependents re
lying on them for their support.
1t is believed by officials Of thu
provost marshal generals Office tina
enough men may be found in Glass
to furnish all the soldiers, sailors, ma
rines, aviators and other men needed
for the army unless the war lasts IA
longer than any save the gloomies
pessimists now predict. When Harr.
Lauder told Washington audience
the other day that Scotland was lit
tie country, with but five million PEG
pie, yet had given nine hundred thou
sand men to fight the Hun there wa
prolonged applause. This is indee'
, splendid courage, but if the nee,
arises no one who understands tn
, temper of the American people doubt
that they will equal the heroism o
any of the allies.
| Of course, the first consideration I
: to get an army, the best army tina
: can be raised, and to do without In
terfering with the orderly processes Q
: production of the necessities OF lite
plus the necessities of war. The mex
rs to possess such classification a
will make it comparatively easy t
f call upon men for other service tina
: may be necessary in order to keep u
. the efficiency of the army.
These records, gathered through tn
; QUESTIONABLE, are not open for publ
, inspection. The registraant has tn
assistance of attorneys if he require
il. and in case of his claiming exemI
+ ton he must file supporting affidavit!
= and when he has completed his tas
I he must swear that the statement
5 therein are the truth. Failure to re
3 spond to the QUESTIONABLE starts hil
e for the front automatically, but wit
this failure to do his duty set dow
- on the debit side against him. tn
I more fully this blank is understoo
the more comprehensive it appear
: and the more satisfactory and just II
I nrnvisions