The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-05-31
THOSE Hit BY NEW DRAFT
RULE.


THOSE Hit BY NEW DRAFT
RULE.
Under the rules framed by
Provost Marshal General Crowder
for the purpose of making every
man of draft age do mans work
or fight" the following are classed
as oilers:
Gamblers of all descriptions, en-
ployes and attendants Of bucket
shops and race tracks, fortune
teIlers, c!airvoyants, palmists and
the like.
The following are held not to be
entitled to exemption:
(a) Persons in the serving of
food or drink in public places, in
GLIDING hotels and social clubs.
(b) Passenger elevator opera
tors and attendants, dcormen,
footmen and other attendants of
clubs, hotels, stores, apartment
houses, office buildings and bath
houses.
(c1 Persons, including ushers
and other attendants, engaged
and occupied, in and in connection
with games, sports and amuse-
rnent, excepting actual performers
In legitimate concerts, operas and
theatrical performances.
(d) Persons employed in do
mestic service.
icy Sales clerks and other clerks
employed in stores and ether rner-
camille establishments.
The War Department, in an
nouncing the new regulations,
says: 1T is expected that the list
of non-useful occupations will be
Z extended from time to time as nee
essity will require, so as to include
persons in other employments.'
Washington.-Two important steps
were taken toward perfecting the tasl
of putting the nation on war basis.
Soon after Provost Marshal Genera
Crowder had promulgated drastic
amendment to the selective service
regulations requiring every man O.
draft age to work or fight, Secretary
Baker appeared before the House
Military Committee and asked tina
President Wilson be authorized to cal
to the colors all men of draft agt
who can be equipped and trained
The committee promptly and unan
imously voted the authority into thu
Army Appropriation Bill about to b.
reported to the House.
Under existing law power is give1
to draft one million fighting men, il
addition to special units. This limi
soon will be reached with men con
stantly going into camp to replace
those sailing for France as fast al
ships can be provided to take them
With the law changed as the Presi
dent desires, the manpower of tn,
country will be drawn upon for what
ever force may be necessary to vii
: the war.
General Crowder's new regulation
is far-reaching in scope and touche
not only habitual idlers, but also re
quires that draft registrants now il
occupations held to be non-useful seel
new jobs or take their places in tn,
Army. Clerks in. stores, walters. bar
tenders, employees at places of amuse
ment- including baseball parks-pas
senger elevator men and other EN-
ployes around hotels, clubs ana bus
ness buildings, as well as gamblers
fortune tellers and racetrack an,
bucket shop attendants, all fall amoni
those classed as non-usefully engaged
Enforcement of the rule is exreotet
to add some men to the Army, an,
to do a more important service il
improving the labor situation in es
sential Industries.
The House Military Committees &C
ton came after hearing Secretar.
Bakers completed army bill, witt
provision for the pay of 100000 mel
and with ordnance appropriations O.
the basis OF an army Of 100000. TIL
measure will be laid before the Hous
carrying a total of $9,569, 10000 c
actual appropriations, and authorizs
tion for contracts amounting to $2,464
100000 more.
Mr.. Baker told the committee i
executive session the Presidents res
sons for asking that no limit be place
upon the number of draft men to b
called Members said later it was est
mated that an army Of 100000 coal
be raised without changing the .draf
ages.