The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-06-25
AMPLIFIES "WORk OR FIGHT"
ORDER TO REGISTRANTS.
LOCAL BOARDS MUST
USE COMMON SENSE.
Provost Marshal General Tells Under
What Circumstances Deferred
Classification Should be With
drawn From Men Not En-
gagged in CuSeful or
Productive Occu-
patiOns.

Washington, une 2l.-lnstructlonS
to draft boards were issued today by
; Provost Marshal General Crowder eX-
; planning and amplifying the work OF
! fight order under which after July
| all men of draft age, regardless Of
: their present classification must en-"
gage in employment held to be pro
| duotive or join the army.
when it has been determined that
person in deferred classification is
an id!er or is engaged in nonpro-
ductive service" says the instruc-
tons" the classification and order
number Of such person will be with
| drawn and he will be Immediately i'll
Quoted into the military service"
Several specific rulings are made
as to the effect of the order upon GER
| tain classes named as nonproductive.
IN the case of sports and amusementS,
| the language of the order is repeated
with emphasis, but without mention
ing professional baseball, an expected
announcement concerning which had
ben awaited with widespread interest.
In making public the Instructions,
however, officials of General Crowd
er's office said baseball playing at
present" is regarded as nonproductiva
| though there will he no ruling unt:l
an individual case has been appealed
from a local board.
Chauffeurs, public and private"
are eliminated from the nonproduct-
I've class unless they engage in work
held 10 be nonproductive in addition
r. THEN mechanical duties. This fea-
ture of the instructions attracted at
tenton because it classes as useful 4,
family chauffeur who performed no
other service and would send him into
the army if he also acted as butler or
handy man around the house.
The boards are directed to apply
common sense in considering with
drawals of deferred classification
privileges and to aid registrants IN
making necessary changes in en-
ployment by furnishing lists of those
summoned for examination to the
United States employment service.
Use Common Sense.
Local boards will consider cases
of withdrawal of deferred classifica-
ton with common sense" General
Crowder's instructions say, and they
name illness, vacation, the impossi-
bility of securing productive employ
ment without change of residence as
reasonable ground for waving the
General order. While sales clerks III
stores, and clerical workers in Of
| fees are classed as nonproducers.
boards are directed to exempt de-
| partment store executives and skill
! ed workers attached to such estimates
establishments. Travelling salesmen
| will be considered as engaged in pro
| ductive employment. but automobile
statesmen in cities will not, it was ex-
planned. Public or private chauf-
feurs are held to be nonproductive
| only when they combine other work
with their mechanical duties.
Local boards are asked to assist
registrants ito obtain new employment
through the federal employment serv-
ice, and are given power to postpone
action while effort is being made to
place men in occupations reid to be
useful.
When it has been determined that
a person in deferred classification is
an idler or is engaged in non pro-
ductive employment" the instructions
says. The classification and order
number of such person will be with
drawn, and he will Immediately be
| ;nducted into the military service.
/ "The regulations provide that per-
sons engaged in the service of food
or drink, or either, in public places,
include hotels and social clubs, are
i engaged in nonprodUctive employ
ment. This, however, does not include
managers. clerks, cooks, or other en-