Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-14
REGISTRATION ADDS
MILLION MORE MEN
THAN ESTIMATED
Early Returns Indicate Total
Will Reach Near d.
100000 Mark.
FIGURES OF STATES HEARD
FROM EXCEED EXPECTATIONS
Provost Marshal General Crow
der Early at Office to
Hear News.
WILL CALL 100000 = MONTH
WILL CALL 100000 y MONTH
various Essential Industries Begin
Filing exemption Claims for Men
Considered as Indispensable.

WASHINGTON. September lathe
wireless flashed the news TO General
PershinS to-day that America had
again gone over the top in her
registration OF man-powcr and that
her armies would be !imitlcss to crush
the German hordcs Provost Marshal
General Crowdcr sent this message 10
General Pershins
The nation responded yesterday
with enrolment which promises to
\ exceed all estimates thus assuring an
uninterrupted how OF man power to
/ the army under you
General Crowdcr docs not oxpcc, Ia
II have any formal total estimate OH the
repatriation unGl tomorrow night.
4 but preliminary estimates from eleven
states show :: registration OF 81 per
figures made before the rcsisiration.
II MS his excess ,s holds up throughout the
f.,o lt,ooo.ooo instead OF the 100000
The proyost-gencrars omoe figures
In the various classes. tho man nowcr
OF class Of yesterdays registration.
which had p,e,yiously been estimated
,hir,y.sis yeaTs and nin,een and
who are to be called TO the colors be
ginning SHORTY after oc,ohcr !, viii
-: ~ ~ onS eHceeS OF !,oS2.'up ihstcad oil the
With calls for, men at tho rate OF
ssSs1",. ssS;og" mn month, as Il ny now The
calls for six months. while the entire
class OF Yesterday 5 registration Will
~sen oew s"anas aesi.rstion 9 OF SS,n iSoCeSo
men becoming eighteen years OF age
may be ordered.
REPORrs on RE:GIsTRATIoS.
Estimated totals state ra
,ion were received today from
Arkansas District IF Columbia, Min
island. Tennessee. Vermont. Virginia
and Wisconsin.
,his and do the a Distric, Of coium,b bi b.s,
I+ied with each other for the honor OF
making the hrst complctc report 10
lie ann 80 of Philadelphia and la of
tSew York sont messengers 70 INC
xo D Of 'n"F inc DisiTc, SHffs hss s bcatsn
il the local boards arc able to keer
'esistran,s 10 be classified for can the
FvashinSston FahS on0sT0 on 6ctsber ;, risns % for for
Il are now hcing made. II - TO be
ladc an inspiring patitotic ceremony
Postmaster-Gencral burieson today
authorized tho telegraph and telephone
companies TO hic claims Tor deferred
lassihcat!ons for such cmpioNecs as
absolutely indispensable 10 Inc opera
i on OF the service
The United states f:mersency f'cet
corporation announced that II wouir
sot ask deferred ClaSsifcatlonS for any
Employee who would otherwise nc
liaeed in class cfhGsn, fn, rno,T nc "nro- nr,,-
fuction OF ships or equipment but that
would ask deferred classification or
nme employees likely 10 no p,Sced IN
tas4 or class IL il regards ines.
Hen as essential to furtncrnS It's OUT
railroads sEEi< RELEASE
Y or .,0GU.WW WoRkER,
ia ilroad administration officials csti-
lated Tonight that more than 1000
% railroad employees are included IN
te groups for which regional oirec-
irs were instructed to-day TO ask dc-
fred draft classification
Following are those on tho list FOR
iom exemptions arc TO be ashcn' @
tncral officers, master mechanics
a e,ndhousc and shop forcmcn. machin.
lis blacksmiths. boilcrmakcrs. tin and
bpersmiths. pipctittcrs. eicctricianS'
irht car and passenger car repair
n and inspectors. helpers ana ap7
hnticcs OF the foregoing. chemists
lomotivc inspectors. gang leaders su
ntendcntS and assistant Superlntch-
FITS trainmaSterS and assistant tram
sters train dispatchers and directors
Sdmasters and assistants road lore
Fin of engines and assistants, travel
engineers. iircmen. inspectors 70
motive engineers and motormen. To-
motive frcmen ana hrlnefS- toi'uh''-
brakcsmen and fagmen. train bag
.emen and express messengers, Hhrn
.cmen and helpers. hoStlcrs. engine
use men. tclegraphcrS and telephone.
ok operators. telegram clerks. main
kiance Of way engineers, division en-
teers. roadmastcrs. Held engineers
ervisors, construction forcmcn. sec
|, foremcm, bridge building and water
Vice foremcn. bridge building and
lirf carpenters. signal ma maintcnancc
and telegraph and telephone main
ers.
ks TO employees not in the fore
I,ructions the Federal managers
lid exercise the greatest care and
'retion to aid in obtaining deferred
sifcation for those clearly nccrs-
M. while refraining from taking this
In other cases Where given po-
i'm can be reasonably filled by pro-
ion OF an outsider male or femalel
.afort to secure deferred classifca :
should be made. The mere ques
OF Inconvenience or Increased ex-
s1e is moi sufficient for rcga riding an
shloyec as necessary But where. on
unit of the character of the work
ne complete lack OF availability. OF
iher TO do the work. tho existing
tmbent is really necessary, the Fed
managers should take all practi-
IL steps to secure deferred classifi-
On.
,fhe railroad under government con-
Is an essential industrial agency.
NECESSARY employees sho9ld be
n deferred classification. II is de-
that the Federal managers give
matter their active personal at
iacation is properly claimed for
Eoyees that are necessary and also
mo such claim is made where IL
be reasonably avoided. since the
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