The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-14
REVISION DRAFT
CLASSES ORDERED
GENERAL cRoWDER SAYS TOO
MANY MEN HAVE BEEN
PUT IN CLASS FOUR.
REORGANIZATION is ORDERED
Special Week in June Should Be Des-
ionated by Local Boards to In
vestigate Doubtful Cases
Marriages Questioned.

Washington, June S.-A general re-
| vision of clasSifications under the Sc
lective service act was started yester
day by Provost Marshal General Crow
der when he telegraphed to the COVER
nors of all states ordering investiga
tons to determine the reason for the
small number of registrants in Glass 1
in some localities.
The lists of some boards show an
average far below the national aver
age of 2S.7 per cent registrants in
Glass l. Some boards even have fall
en- as low as 10 per cent.
| Thousands of men now in Glass 4
should be put in Glass / and 2, the
provost marshal said. The instruc-
| ton also ordered investigations to de-
termine if any men have been errone
| ously put in the upper classes when
they should have been placed in those
lower down.
1t is expected that the rearrange-
ment will bring into Glass 1 more
than 100000 men.
Cases where registrants were mar
ried after the passage of the draft act
will be carefully considered, and if
evidence warrants, classification in
Glass 1, boards will proceed to re-
classify them. Married men whose |
wives have sustaining incomes prob |
ably will be reclassified A "Class l. |
week in June for the examination of |
doubtful cases is ordered.
Reins Are frightened.
Reiterating that the paramount ne
cessity of the nation is the raising
of an army, the provost marshal gen.
erals office declared there would be
no further extension of exemptions
to specialized classes of labor agri-
cultural or otherwise, than already
have been given. Agriculture was
said to have been especially exempted
in the past because it was deemed
necessary. but with the exhaustion of
Glass l men in many localities, agri-
cultural laborerS previously put at
the bottom will go into higher classifi-
cation.
'This office has reached the con-
said the provost marshal
general, "that corrective procedure can
be made most effective by revision
by the local boards with the hearty
and active assistance of government
appeal agents and members of legal
advisory boards.
Orders Examination.
"You will therefore issue instruc- :
ions that they shall Immediately pro- ;
,eed to a careful examination of all
he questionnaires and records in the
,lasses of cases hereinafter indicated
md make such recommendations to {
he local boards as they may deem
necessary. Local boards, government
appeal agents and members of legal
advisory boards should direct special
attention to the following classes of L
,ases:
"Class ?, 8 and B; Glass 8, A, B
md G, and Glass "A. Thousands of r
egistrants are now in Glass 4 who
hould be in Glass l or 2. Govern
nent appeal agents should be instruct !
ID to appeal every case where the
is not conyincingly cor
ect.
'The activities of local boards, ap-
zeal agents and members of legal adj
isory boards is not limited to the t
lasses of cases above indicated. h
Local boards should set aside o
pecial week in June to be called 0
lass 1 week, to conduct examina-
ons of doubtful cases. Classifications
hould be scientifically adjusted now, P
o as to avoid the necessity of pro- | "
eeding to the deferred classes. The n
emedy is yours to apply. h
1T is important the procedure be G.
pplied where necessary in cases of II
cards showing unusually high per- fl
entages of Glass 1. Where there are
o apparent explanations for such !,
Ugh percentages you should make in
uiry of the proper boards with a
lew to ascertaining whether the
cards have correctly applied the reg ),
lations. :.
"Also instruct all local boards to :.
,-examne under the new standards of :,
hysical examination now being issued :,
i doubtful cases which may have !,
lllen into Group B, G, or Group ID, =
18th the particular purpose of finding i
en- physically fit for general mill :;
Try service who may have been plac- :,
in one OF the above mentioned
cups and Of removing Group G as :,
1alified for special and limited mill i;
ry service such men as may here u,
fore have been totally rejected or
aced in the deferred remedial group" 81
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