Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-11
WORK OR FIGHT
 REGULATIONS HERE Received By Local Draft Board From Provost Marshal General.

The local draft board on Monday received the following instructions from the office of the Provost Marshal General:
 1. It shall hereafter be the duty of all persons connected with the ad- ministration of the selective service law and regulations. and of all citi- zens, to report to the nearest local board all facts which may come to their knowledge concerning regis trants who are idle or who are en- gagged in any occupation or employ ment defined and described in these regulations or any amendments there of as nonproductive occupations or enployments.
 All matters. reported to the board will be investigated and if it is found occupation the board will serve notice On him to find useful employment are to be inducted into military service. The local board issuing the notice, give the registrant reasonable oppor- tunity to submit such evidence as he may desire to submit, by affidavit or otherwise, and shall proceed as pre- scribed.
 The employment or engagement of any able-bodied registrant of military age in any of the following occupa- | tions or empioyments is not sufh- ciently effective, in the present emer- 1 gency, to justify the postponement of l his call into military service, not withstanding he may have late or
 der number and notwithstanding he | may have been placed in Class II, III CT " on the ground of dependency 1 and all registrants engaged as follows are to be considered by local and dis trict boards as engaged in nonproduc- l tive occupations or employments: 1 (a) Persons engaged 6n the serv- 1 ing of food and drink, or either, in
 public places. including hotels and so- 1 cial clubs:
 (b) Passenger elevator operators
 and attendants; and door men. foot
 men, carriage openers and other at- tendants in clubs, hotels, stores
 apartment houses, office buildings, and bathhouses;
 Co Persons, including ushers anG other attendants, engaged and occu- pied in and in connection with games | sports, and amusements excepting actual performers in legitimate con,
 eerts, operas, or theatrical perform ances;
 (d) Persons employed in domesti'
 service:
 1 Gel Sales clerks and other clerk, 1 CIlplONeU III SIOTGS anu OtIl6E tile establishments.
 The following grounds shall be ac cepted by local and district boards a.
 reasonable excuse for temporary idle
 ness or for being engaged in non
 productive occupation or employment
 (a) Sickness
 (b) Reasonable vacation. II Co Lack of reasonable opportunit
 for employment in any occupation outside of those described in the fore
 going Section 121K or those hereafte lspecified by regulation or ruling a . i provided in this section. (d) Temporary absences (not reg ular vacations) from regular employ ment, not to exceed one week. unles such temporary absences are habitua and frequent, shal lnot be considere , as idleness.
 (e) Where there are compelling do mestic~ circumstances that would nc permit change of employment by tn : registrant without disproportionat
 hardship to his dependents; or whe1
 a change from nonproductive toe
 productive employment or occupatio would necessitate the removal of tf registrant from his place of residenc and such removal would in the juds ! 1 ment of the board, cause unusu II 1 HaTOSHip to IHS TeSISIfdfl UT HIS 1dlt Q fly: or when such change of employ Q rnent would necessitate the night en pioyment Of women under circun r, stances deemed by the boards unsui able for such employment Of wome
 1 boards are authorized to consider ar :, or all of such circumstances as re- II sonable excuse for nonproductive en U ployment.
 ,' Local and district boards will cor :; slider cases of withdrawal of defel T red classification and late order nun ' bers with sympathy and connc
 sense