Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-04
Draft Rulings

Provost Marshal General E n.
Crowder OF Washington has wired
the following Selectiye Service or
Draft rulings to Adjutant General
George Mel Presson, the provost
marshal IT Maine:
Query-Order number Of Sam E.
Jones. electrical engineering student
about 20 enter upon the last OF a T.
years course at the University Of
Maine, reached by local board. Col
lege closed for vacation so he cannot
enlist in Enlisted Reserve Corps as
contemplated. Instructions request
ed as guide for this and similar
cases.
Acknowledgment Jones should
be indicted in accordance with his
order number.
Physical Examinations
/. Attention is directed TO the fact
that October calls will be extremely
hard 10 ali and will severely test the
ability Of the SeIective Service ma
chinery To produce men.
2. The men qualified for general
military service in Class l Of the
June 5, 1917 and June 8. 1918 regis
trations will be practically exhaust
ed On Sept 30. While calls have not
been issued 70 all the men included
therein. additional! ca!ls vii! De an
nounced shortly for entrainment
during the latter part Of September.
9. The early October calls must
be filled from men who registered
on Aug "a. This will require I'M
usual effort on the part Of the Local
and District Boards.
4. The entrainment under October
calls will probably be durng the
first week in October. AS Il will be
impossible 10 obtain Class / re-
port In time 70 make this call, the
initial October quotas for general
service men will be apportiored so
aa not to exceed 50rc Of the August
gath registration report from your
state and later calls Will be used to
exhaust the remaining Class /.
5. In order tina. the Aug. "a regis
trants may be available for call at
the earliest possible moment the
President directs that the first para
graph Of Section 1872, Sclect.ve Serv-
.
further orders and the following pro-
cedure substituted therefor:
Physical ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
~ upon classification IN Class / by
the Local Board Of any registrant Of
the August cath class in behalf OF
whom no claim has been made for
deferred classification upon the
ground Of engagement in industry
or agriculture, and regardless Of any
appeal To the District Board in his
case, the Local Board shall mail to
the last known address Of any such
registrant so placed in Class ! a
notice TO appear for physical exam
nation At Il time and place 70 be des-
ignatcd in said notice (which time
shall be five days from the date Of
the mailing Of the notice. and shall
enter the date Of mailing Of SAID not
ice in Column 10 Of the Classification
List. Immediately after the District
Board has placed a registrant Of the
Aug. "a class in Glass ! by whom or
in whose behalf claim has been
made on agricultural or industrial
grounds. the procedure respecting
his immediate physical examination
outlined above Will be followed.
Nothing in these instructions shall be
construed as authorizing the physical
examination Of any registrant Of the
Aug. oath class who is in a deferred
class on any grounds.
g. No registrant shall be INDICTED
into military service however if he
has appealed his case to the District
Board until he is finally classified
by the District Board
7. Every effort must be made to
complete in ample time for Oct. /
entrainment and classification and
physical examination Of the Aug.
Gath. 1918. rcgistrants.