The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-06-28

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name illness. vacations, the impossi-
biIity of securing productive employ
ment without q change OF residence as
reasonable grounds for waving the
general order.
Travellers Exempt.
travelling statesmen will be consid-
cred as engaged in productive employ
ment, but automobile statesmen in cit
les will not, it was explained.
when it has been determined that
a person in deferred classification is
an idler or is engaged in non-produc-
say, "the classification and order
number Of such person will be with
drawn and he will Immediately be
indicted into the military service"
Exceptions Made.
"The regulations provide; that per-
sons engaged in serving Of food or
drink in public places are engaged in
non-productive employment. This,
however, does not include managers,
clerks Of cooks.
"That passenger elevator operators
and attendants in clubs, hotels, stores,
apartment. houses, office buildings and
bath houses. are engaged in non-pro-
ductive employments.
THAT persons including ushers and
other attendants engaged and occu-
pied in and in connection with games,
sports and amusements, excepting &C
tual performers in legitimate concerts,
operas or theatrical performances,
are engaged in non-prod uctive opera
tions o. employments. This includes
in addition to ushers all persons en-
gagged or occupied in games, sports
and amusements, except actual per-
formers in legitimate concerts, operas
OF Theatrical performances.
Chauffeurs not Meant.
THAT. a person engaged in domes-
TIC service IS engaged in a non-pro-
ductive employment or occupation,
vate chauffeurs, unless they should
also be engaged in some other occupa-
ton or employment defined as ION
productive.
"That sales clerks and other clerks
employed in stores and other mer-
camille establishments are engaged in
non-productive employments, but this
does not include store executives,
managers, superintendent nor the
heads of such departments as &C.
counting, financial, advertising, cred
it, purchasing, delivery, receiving,
shipping and other departments; does
not include registered pharmacists,
employed in wholesale and retail drug
establishments, and does not include
travelling salesmeH, buyers, delivery
drivers, electricians, engineers, car
~pet-layers, u~pholsterers, TO- any en-
ployes doing heavy work outside the
usual duties of clerks.
Hits Clerical Force.
However, sales clerks and other
clerks include the clerical force in
the office and in all departments of
stores and mercantile establishments.
The words stores and other mercan-
tile establishments include both
wholesale and retail stores and mer-
camille establishments engaged in sell
ing goods and wares"
Boards are instructed to give the
agents of the United States employ
ment service lists of the names of
registrants who have been summoned
for examination under the order.
Cooperation Requested.
The cooperation of every citizen
is enlisted by the war department ir
seeking out registrants who, without
reasonable excuse, are idlers or EN-
ployed in non-essential labor. That
it is the duty of every person having
> knowledge to this effect to report
! same is set out in the detailed regu,
: lations regarding Redistribution re.
1 ceived this week by the local draf'
boards.
! Any registrant so reported, if up
! on investigation the facts are fount
: to warrant the charge, will be placed
: in class l, his order number disre
4 garded and induction into the genera
5 or limited military service at frs
: opportunity will take place. Ate,
. July ! the new regulations will b.
: effective. The registrant will be Gale,
: before the board for a hearing whel
evidence may be submitted.
8 The heart Of the new regulations i
& contained in the following paragraph
IF under the facts it shall appea
9 to the satisfaction of the local boar
that without reasonable excuse tn
. registrant is an idler or is engaged i
a non-productive occupation or EN-
ployment as defined in these regula
tions such local boards will enter a
order that the deferred classification
!. if any,, and the order number of tn
registrant shall be withdrawn, an
the registrant shall thereupon be Ii
p able to be indicted Immediately int
the military service, subject to revie'
by the district board"
Reasonable Excuse.
All cases reported and investigate
! by the local boards are to be re
viewed by the district board whethe
the decision is for or against the regis
= trant. This will assure uniform actio
y in al cases If this kind,
Following the final decision of tn
district board if registrant is found t
= be rightly included in Glass l, STEP
shall be taken to place him next in OF
:: der for entrainment.. II the physics
= examination places him fit for gener.
service he is to be indicted on tn
:! next call for men of his qualification
= or into limited service, It such is tt
\ result of the physical examination.
A reasonable excuse for idleness
= employment in any OF the abo'
named occupations is considert
s such if based on the following grount
T. Sickness, reasonable vacation, lack ;
= reasonable opportunity to obtain oil
F. err employment, temporary apsen'
l. not over one week, If not habitus
b or compelling domestic circumstanc'
!: which will not permit change OF en-
+ ployment without working hardsnil
3 on registrant's dependents.
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