The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-12
THIRTEEN MILLIONS
To REGISTER TODAY
Professional Slackers to Be
Combed Out Of Industries
In Which Engaged.

arrangements complete for the
registration tomorrow of more
than Is, 900. 600 men of the nation
between the ages Of IS aud i5, the
provost marshal generals Office
now is considering the elimination
OF professional slackcrs from the
deferred considerations in which
they have taken refuge
Baseball players. who never saw
shipyard before they sought
hombproof jobs there, will he
carefully intcrrogatcd.
With the work or tight' order.
thousands Of men deserted jobs
which they felt sure would be
cla~-s'd as ncn-e>Scntial and jump
cd 10 mnBition plants and ship
yards In tiic first draft all ship
yard workers went III class five.
which WAS a practical exemption.
In the new draft shipsard work
Crs must present claims for tHvu-
pasionaI deferred cla~siticatious
Shipsards undoubtedly Will be
held ''neccssary' To them. t-~pec- .
i"fif INV NA"f'o max 'i'iif~tS WHO
have learned their trade there.
1hc mere fact that "a man IL re.
Gently employed in AN essential
industry will not prove that lie Is
NOT essential To that industry. but
the fact that his previous expr~
Fttncc and training was in part
training for the lof he nov holds
will he considered
tfie tremendous expansion Of the
mere sF3ei& war industries means
that al ehothobs oody OF iaoor mas
pech recently Fetfhited - mem. ana
10 keep 'heir prooaet at the nigh I'D,
ttauHF" oy the expanding military
prog ~. ne Supply OF lahn" aitist be
MA ~ "a ''''"' hut the attempt VIII ne
i''@os ~ H1FtiS 'ilS i@"of from men
ia err"o ciaSSiiieailuns ior reasons
"'hef IMAM pccaPat'oi'aA except where
<he e'9,i al - "h9tf scrutiny can
eSta"iish 'heiF special hthesS Tor the
necessary Posl'iohs they occupy.
= 1e''"F@ a. r. "aef eSk1eclallE mas
wAf ilsd me a'SQiet boards wf1o naTr
Jui 's'laS ''0h oNeH otch IadhoH'tI 9ef*F-
Ieh"iea' 'a"' III afao~has snch claims
N''eS 'tr ~, cN"S','"'
A"e PHE'H OF tihe 'he regis
Vaht mas pseh engaged in such
: q ihNiNF ala s'T-'f az W.T. ttici tnc
cH Ul'iS'a''Se@ 81 MS ehEaGeHaeht are
soNH @S 10 convince the poafd that ne
y not no" 5" engaged Tor tht primary
pHt p0Sr % eNaalns h.i'itary service.
.ne nature o. he >Aaimani
sNa"s, da's'f1s anu experience ana the
extent ana Naine OF ms quahhcation
io4 tH~ e'paS4'S III "ht1h ne IL en-
. IA" attu"A conditions "hlch
"A
of'l'r Oh tah-
EeEiS'rahIs IN the nrst draft and
~ 'iie t"ents one seaf+oia regis'ra-
~" ia-'f' sooH may "e EeSiaS sA!IVd on
l"s ""st9 ~ lne nt" aeietieu cHtssin-
t'''t"'iS' "iit t"e Falis nave SO tar
eh Soh"i'eu prastieaily 10 class one
VI ,"eSe s $50 ''oi,S' ahu IL - re-
Eaf"ea as i"ipTooap'e that entrance
CN't assam Wiz ht maze on me DC
- w N'"Ssli,a IONS OF any tessstra-
W." YeN shouiu !. oe'"'he heVeSsdiN
:" eau men BEYOND class one II would
'r '"tt =" 90 So o"is ~ aii were eiaSh'-
Heu on common scheaule'
An men now paced IN class one wall
~. nv eAht ''i, ny can oelofe oetooer l.
heh wiz oeslh caiis on men register
ING tofnorro" between the ages or
anu S--"o' inclusive. Inc pro-
Eosa i1arsnai general expects 70 secure
i.ouo'Vvo from class one OF TINS group
ih the A.efp,pVo men no" overseas
anu the l'opo'VoV IN training camps,
inns would give an army IN excess or
the 7,pVo'poV "hfch ihe war program
eetts TOT
IN reserve oehthu thiS would be me
men III class one registering tomorrow
OF the ages 81 ana ai-4h inclusive
anu IN auai,ioh n'i1tioh men year
1eachihs the age OF eishieeh or nine
Teen. az ei'hef OF "hlch iheS may De
calied 10 the coiors. These TWO groups
should take care OF all requirements
necessary as the result OF casualties
ana keep me army at the four milton
strehsth. However, II 1t should be-
come necessary TO invade the deferred
ciassfficalons' II Is probable that class