The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-06-14
Registered Men Must Aban-
don Ncn-essential EN-
pIoyment July l
WAR ORDER TO STOP
FARM LABOR SHORTAGE
Edict Effects Men IN Classes
Two, Three And Four
OF Draft

Inc Ofuef issued recently by Iiir
War Department requiring all men
registered under the draft act to en-
gage IN some productive business, i
was stated yesterday by the members
of the local board, will aid consider
ably in remedying the shortage Of
farm labor which has threatened to
NbecOme a great menace to the har-
vesting of the crops. InaSmuc rs
many will be compelled to change
their occupation under this order, and
farming is the greatest producing
business in this county, it is believed
by the members of the local board
that many will go to the farms and
| help bring in the crops.
According to the instructions re-
ceived yesterday by the local board
from the War Department all men
who have been placed in Glasses Two,
: Three and Four, must seek some en-
ployment by which they become pro-
ducing agents after July 1. Those
in Class One will not be effected by
the order, Butcher Sporting, secretary
of the board, said for the reason that
| they will soon be called to the army.
Should registered man fail to
comply with the War Department $
go to work" order, he viii be sum-
mOned IbefOre the local board ami
show cause why he should not be re-
classified and placed in Class One,
subject TO immediate military service.
Producing employment, the board
members in Jackson explained, in
cludes all branches of the business
world, in which material is manufac-
| tur2d needed by the government in
| the conduct Of the war, such Is
farming, employment in the shoe fac
tory, saw mills, which have govern
ment contracts. flour mills and pow
der mills engaged in making mum
tons for the government.
Numerous requests have been re-
ceiyed by County Farm Adviser Seth
Babcock from farmers VINO are shcrt
of help. Their crops, they say, viii
go to waste in the fields if they can
not secure farm hands within the
next few days when the cutting of
wheat VIII be started. Owing to the
increased price offered for wheat the
wheat acreage in the State has been
greatly increased, and as natural
consequence more neip Will be r"-
quired to harvest the wheat crop.
TIE following instructions were 70
ce,ved yesterday by the local bOa:l!
showing the occupations which have
been termed non-product;ve by the
War Department:
Serving Of food or drink. or either,
in public places, including hotels AMI
social clubs.
Passenger elevator operators and
attendants, and door men, footmen,
carriage openers and other attend
ants in clubs, hotels, stores, apart
ment houses, office buildings and both
houses.
Ushers and other attendants en-
gagged and occupied in connection
with games, sports and amusements,
excepting actual performers in legiti-
mate concerts, operas or theatrical
performances.
Performers employed and occupied
in domestic service.
Sales clerks and other clerks en-
ployed IN stores and other mercan-
tile establishments.
The following conditions are to be
recognized by the board as legitimate
excuses, the board using common
sense and Judgment in all eases:
Sickness.
Reasonable vacation.
Lack of reasonable opportunity for
employment outside OF occupations
above enumerated.
Temporary absence from regular
employment not to exceed one week,
unless such absence is habitual and
frequent.
Compelling domestic circumstances
that would not permit change of en-
ployment without disproportionate
hardship to dependents Of registrant,
or where change from productive
to productive occupation would ne
cessitate removal from place Of resi-
| dence.