The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-06
CLASSIF|CATIONS
FOR new DRAFT
ARE ANNOUNCED
How 18-45 Man Power of
Nation Will Be Sorted Out
in Call to Service.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. Gin
the questionable which will be sub
mitted to every man who registers
under the selective service act next
Thursday. the Ave classifcations into
which registrants will be divided after
claims for exemption have been con-
sidered are as follows:
Class I.
Single man without dependent rela-
tives.
Married man, with or without chill
dren, or father Of motherless children
who has habitually failed to support
his family.
Married man dependent on wife for
support.
Married man, with or without chill
dren, or father of motherless children;
man not usefully engaged, family sup
ported by income Independent of his
labor.
Unskilled or not a necessary farm
laborer.
Upskilled or not a necessary indus
trial laborer.
Registrant by or in respect of whom
no deferred classification is claimed.
Registrant who fails to submit ques-
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no deferred classification is claimed.
Registrars not deferred and not in
cluded In any Of above divisions.
Glass 2.
Married man with children, or faith
er Of motherless children. where such
wife or children or such motherless
children are not mainly dependent up
on his labor for support for reason
that there are reasonably certain re-
sources of adequate support (exclud-
ing earnings or possibly earnings from
labor of wife, available and that the
removal of registrant will not deprive
such dependents OF support.
Married man, without children,
whose wife, although registrant is en-
gagged in a useful occupation. Is not
mainly dependent upon his labor for
support, for the reason that the wife
Is skilled in some special class Of work
which she Is physically able to per-
form and in which she is employed, or
In which there is an immediate OPEN
ing for her under conditions that will
enable her to support herself decently
andwithout suffering or hardship.
Necessary skilled farm laborer in
necessary agricultural enterprise.
Necessary skilled industrial laborer
in necessary Industrial enterprise
Glass 3.
Man with dependent children (not
bis own, but toward whom he stands
in relation Of parent.
Nan with dependent aged or infirm
parents.
Man with dependent helpless broth
ers or sisters
County or municipal officer
Highly trained fireman or policeman
IA service Of municipality.
Necessary custom house clerk.
Necessary employe of United States
in transmission OF the mails.
Necessary artifcer or workman in
United States arInory or arsenal.
Necessary emp.oye in service OF
united States.
Necessary assistant associate, OF
hired manager Of necessary agricul-
tural enterprise.
Necessary highly specialized tecbni.
cal or mechanical expert OF necessary
industrial enterprise.
Necessary assistant or associate
manager OF necessary industrial en-
terprise.
Class 4.
Man whose wife or children are
mainly dependent on his labor for sup
port.
Mariner actually employed in sea
service of citizen or merchant in the
United States.
Necessary sole managing, CONTROL |
ing, or directing head of necessary ag-
ricultural enterprise.
Necessary sole managing, CONTROL |
ing, or directing head of necessary
industrial enterprise.
Glass 5.
Official-Legislative. executive, or
judicial, of the United States or of
state, territory, or District Of Colum-
bia.
Regularly or duly ordained minister
of religion.
Student who on May IS, 1917, or on
May 20, 1918, or since May 20, 1918, |
was preparing for ministry in recog- |
nized theological or divinity school,
or who on May, 1918. or since May
20, 1918, was preparing for practice
Of medicine and surgery in recognized
medical school,
Persons in military or naval serv-
fee Of the United States.
Alien enemy
Resident alien mot an enemy who !
claims exemption.
PERSONS totally ana permanently
physically or mentally unfit for mill !
tary service.
Persons morally unfit to be- sol
der Of the United States.
Licensed pilot actually employed In
the pursuit of his vocation.
Persons discharged from the army
on the ground Of alienage or upon dip
lomatic request
Subject or citizen of co-belligerent
country who has enlisted or enrolled
in the forces Of such country under
the terms of a treaty between such
country and the United States. pro-
viding for reciprocal military service
OF their respective citizens and sub
jects.
Subject or citizen Of neutral coun-
try who has declared his intention to
become a citizen Of the United States
and has withdrawn such intention
under the provisions OF act Of con-
gress approved July 9. 1918, and Sc
lective service regulations. E
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