The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-17
New Registrars May Be
Allowed to Pick Their
Places.
DRAFTS CALLED
Commissions May Go to
Civilians Under Order
Just Issued by Adju-
tant General.

Washington. Sept. fs.--Proyost
Marshal General trowder today
wiped clean the pot OF Class
from registrations before sep
te,nber IL He issued calls for
three drafts Of men 10 total Of
49, ,O0e. Every state Is called on
for Its quota.
TNvrntv-nine thousand negroes
will entrain for camps between !
September - and u; ten thou
sand will cntratn October 10.
One hundred and forts-two thou
sand white men will entrain he
tween October : and II. With
these men in camps. the provost
marshal generals office must ad-
dress its next drafts for the army
on Class I of the last rcgtstra-
ton.
Total figures on the September II
registration are not yet available at
the provost marshal generals office
Practically complete reports have
heen received from Arkansas Con-
necticut. Delaware. District of Co
lurnbia Florida. Indiana, Iowa Mary
land, Massa chusetts. Mississippi. New
Hampshire. New Jersey oklahoma,
Rhode Island, Utah. Vermont and
Wisconsin. Vermont was high. with
ii
her estimated quota Excluding the
District Of Columbia previously re-
ported at l22 per cent) and Utah low
at 50 per cent
Men May Select.
War and navy department ofhclais
are now struggling with the regula-
tions governing ssignn2ent Of drafted
men 70 army. navy and marines II
is possible reEistrants who are drafted
may be allowed to indicate any spe-
ctal qualifications for these services.
which the local boards may take into
consideration in certifying them in
response 10 calks.
However the tendency in the pro-
vost marshal generals Office just now
is to take from the local boards the
authority of decisions Of this kind,
and the navy department seeks some
more definite means of fixing the
qualifications for men certified TO Ii
for service.
The lid on commissions from civil
life was. taken off by the war depart
ment today.
The adjutant general revoked his
order Of August - and will ncxv per-
nit commissions TO civilians in the
STAFF corns under following three
conditions:
May Come from Civil Life.
/ Qualified men between the
ages of eighteen and forty~five
belonging to the deferred Classi-
fications on grounds other than
industry. occupation or employ
ment, including agriculture, may
he commissioned direct from civil
life by the usual procedure.
? Men in Group having
physical disqualifcations h al
would prevent them from being
drafted as Group A men. from
general service. but otherwise
qualified for commissions in GER
tain duties. may be commissioned
direct from civil life by the usual
procedure
5. Men who are within Glass l,
Group A. or who would he classi-
fed in Glass Group A, except
for industry. occupation or en-
ployment including agriculture.
qualified for general service be
tween the ages OF eighteen and
forty five. must be first indicted
into the service before eonsidera-
ton will be given TO their APP
pointment as officers.
For those who are not required to
go through the officers training
camps arrangements will be perfected
whereby the appointment as officers
Will Immediately follow induction into
the service. All STAFF corps will be