Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-23
Men Engaged in Nonuseful
Pursuits Must Seek
I Other Work.
FAILURE TO COMPLY
{ SPELLS CLASS 1
Federal Order Lists Several Unusefu'
Occupations, including Walters,
Bartenders, Bucket Shop Attendants,
Theater Employees, Clerks in Stores
and Several othsr Lines Of Work.
Affects Registered Men in All Glasses


draft age must work or fight after July
1. under a drastic amendment to the
selective service regulations announced
today by Provost Marshal General
Crowder.
~ fsot only :a!c-s h.. ell draft reg
istrants engaged in what are held to be
non useful occupations are to be hailed
before local boards and given the
choice of new job or the army.
Gamblers, race track and bucket shop
! attendants and fortune tellers head the
list. but those to be reached also in
, clude waters and bartenders, theater
ushers and attendants. passenger ele-
vator operators and other attendants of
clubs. hotels. stores. ETC.. domestics and
clerks in stores.
Affects All Classes.
/ Deferred classification granted on ac-
1 count Of dependents will be disregarded
! entirely in application of the rule. A
man may be at the bottom Of Glass /
! or even in Class but II he falls within
the regulations and refuses to take USE
ful employment he will be given q new
/ number 81 Class i that will seSid him
J into ems military service forthwith.
Local boards are authorized to use
discretion only where they find that
forced change Of employment would re-
sult In disproportionate hardships upon
his dependents.
It had been known that some form Of
q work or tight" plan had been submit
ted to President Wilson, but there had
been no intimation 1t was so far-reach-
ing in scope. Both the military au-
thorities and department of labor off,
cials believe it will go far toward solv-
ing the labor problem for farmers, ship
builders and munition makers.
The announcement today gives notice
significantly that the list of non useful
occupations will be extended from time
to time as necessity requires.
May include Ball Players.
General Crowder's new work or
| fight regulations may require profess
sfonal baseball players either to engage
in some useful occupation or Join the
army.
Baseball players, Jockeys, profess
\ eional golfers and other professional
sportsmen, General Crowder said, will
be affected by the regulation. He
I.said ne did not desire to make specific
4 rulings at this time and would make
rulings only when cases came to him
from local boards after July 1.
The war department issued a state
Irnent regarding baseball players and
lother professional sportsmen which
said: ~
mo ruling as to whether baseball
~Yo n In erO1f az.
mis- or any other sport come under the
regulations regarding idlers or non-es
sential pursuits will be made until a
specific case has been appealed to the
provost marshal generals office"
Crowder's Statement.
The statement of the provost mar
shall generals office folloys:
"The provost marshal generals Office
Today announced ruling compelling
men not employed or employed In non
essential labor to find suitable employ
\ ment or enter the army.
This regulation provides that after
4 July any registrant who is found by .
! local board to be habitual tdIer or not
engaged in some useful occupation
shall be summoned before the board.
! Given a. chance to explain, and in the
absence OF satisfactory explanation
Be inducted into the military service Of
] The United States.
Boards Given Wide Jurisdiction.
! ANY local board will be authorized
4 10 take action whether it has original
Jurisdiction OF the registrant or not;
Ia other words, any man loafng around
/ i pool room in Chicago may be held
10 answer to q Chicago board, even tho
se lives In New York.
'"The regulation applying to idle reg
strants will apply also to gamblers Of
III descriptions and employees and at
Andants of bucket shops and race
racks. fortune tellers, clairvoyants,
talmists and the like, who for the pur-
bose Of the regulations shall be- con-
| bidered as idlers
" Classes Included.
sThe new regulation also will affect
she following classes:
4 z nPersons engaged in the serving OF
rood and drink or either in public
places. Including hotels and social
clubs.
.'Passenger elevator operators and
Il .ttendants; doormen. footmen and
4 ,ther attendants Of clubs, hotels.
spartmeY,t houses, official buildings
! md bxth houses.
sssPersons, including ushers and other
Il tttendants, engaged and occupied in
! nd IN connection with games, sports
l rd Amsissmentss excepting those
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