The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-22
WORK OR FIGHT REGULATIONS A RE
 FURTHER EXPLAINED
 BY GEN. CROWDER
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 making public the instructions. however, officials of General Crowder's office said baseball playing "at present. IS regarded as nonproductive, though there will be no ruling until an individual case has been appealed from a local board
 CHAUFFEURS ELIMINATED
 Chauffeurs, public and private, are eliminated from the nonproductive class unless they engage in work held to be nonproductive in addition to their me- chanical duties This feature of the in structions attracted attention because It would class as useful a family chauneur who performed no other service, anu would send him into the army if he also acted as butler or handyman around the
 house. The boards are directed to ap- ply common sense in considering with
 drawals of deferred classification priv ilege and to aid registrants in making necessary changes i'll employment by fur nishing lists of those summoned for ex- animation to the United States employ ment service.
 STATEMENT IN DETAIL In an oral statement announcing the regulations, officials of General Crowder's s office said tat present. the occupation of baseball player is regarded, as non 1 productive, but that until a case had been appealed from local board there would i be no ruling on the subject. {. Local boards will consider cases of withdrawal of deferred classification with common sense," General Crowder's in structions declare, and they name ill ness, vaccination, the impossbility of securing productive employment without a change of residence as reasonable grounds, and contriputory causes, in ex- tenuation for waiving the general opera l tion of the order.
 CLERKS AND OFFICE MEN I While sales clerks in stores and
 clerical workers in offices are classed as nonproducers. the boards are direct | ed to exempt department store execI- tives and skilled workers attached to such establishments. Travelling sales i men will be considered as engaged in I productive employment, but automobile l salesmen in cities will not, it was ex- plained.
 Public or private chauffeurs are held 1 to be nonproducers only when they l combine other work with their me- l chanical duties.
 | Local boards are asked to assist reg l istrants to obtain new employment through the federal employment serv- I ice, and are given power to postpone I action while effort is being made 10 | fr tald ttive.
 "When it has been determined that l a person in deferred classification is an | idler, or is engaged in nonproductiye employment" the instructions say, "the classification and order number of such persons questionnaire will be withdrawn and he will be immediately inducted into the military service"
 FOOD AND DRINK WORKERS l The regulations provide that per- ! sons engaged in the service of food | or drink, or either, in public places, in- cluding hotels and social clubs, are en- ! gagged in nonproductive employments. i This, however, does not include man.
 agers. clerks, cooks, or other employees unless they are engaged in the actual 1 serving of food and drink. 1 The regulations further provide that I passenger elevator operators and at- | tendants and doormen, footmen, car- l'riage-op and other attendants :n clubs, hotels. stores, apartment houses, l offices, and bath houses are engaged i'll nonproductive employments. The words | other attendants" include porters, un- 1 less such porters are engaged in heavy l work.
 1 The regulations further provide that persons including ushers and other at tendants engaged and occupied in con . nection with games, sports and amuse- 1 ments, excepting actual performances ! of performers in legitimate concerts, I operas or theatrical vocations are en- | gagged in nonproductive occupations or l employments. This includes, in addi- l ton to ushers and other attendants. all persons engaged and occupied il. | games, sports and amusements. except
 actual performers in legitimate con 1 certs, operas or theatrical perform l ances.
 The regulations further provide that "a l person engaged in domestic service ss 1 engaged in a nonproductive employment l or occupation" but this does not include public or private chauffeurs. unless they should also be engaged in some other oc-
 equations or employment defined as non- productive.
 l PHARMACISTS ELIMINATED The regulations further provide that SdicS CicIAS anu Olu6T CleThS emDlOYed IT | stores and other mercantile establish. ments are engaged in nonproductive em- ployments, but this does not include store executive, managers, superintendents, noi the heads of such departments as ac- counting, financial advertising, credit purchasing, delivery, receiving, shipping and other departments; does not include registered pharmacists employed 1T wholesale and retail drug establishments and does not include travelling statesmen buyers, delivery drivers, electricians, en gneers, carpenters, upholsterers nor any employees doing heavy work outside the
 usual duties of clerks However, sale;
 clerks and other clerks include tn,
 clerical force in the office, and in al
 department stores and mercantile estab,
 lishments engaged in selling goods anc
 wares.
 Boards are instructed to give the agents
 of the United States employees service lists of the names of regstrants whe
 have been summoned for examination un ! 1... l. yTx~