Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-05-28
MUST WORK OR fight
The Draft List Is TO Be Pufged
of IdlefS.
CROWDER PUBLISHES New ORDER,
After July 1, All Drattees Who Are
Not Wearing the Khaki Must Be En-
aaaed in Some Employment to the
proeeeution of the War.

aaeed in Some Employment to the
Prosecution Of the War.
Washington. May 23.-EvcrH man
of draft age must work or fight after
July /, under a drastic amendment to
the selectivc service regulations an
nounccd today by Provost Marshal
General Crowdcr.
Not only idlcrs. but all draft regis
trants engaged in what are held 10 be
non useful occupations are to be
hailed before local boards and given
the choice OF q new job or the army.
Gamblers. race track and bucket
shop attendants and fortune tcllers
head the list. but those who will h"
reached by the new regulations also
include walters and bartcnders. thea
ire ushcrs and attendants, passenger
elevator operators and other attend
ants of clubs. hotels. stores. etc, do
mcstics and clerks In stores.
From Bottom to Top.
Deferred classification granted on
account of dependents will bc disrc-
garded entirely In applying the rule.
\ man may be Mt the bottom of Class
|. or even in Glass 1. but If nc falls
within the regulations and refuses to
take useful employment he will be
given new number in Class ! that
will send him into the military ser
\ rI -
thoriZcd 10 use discretion only whcr"
they find that enforced change of en-
ploymcnt would result I'm dispropor-
tionatc hardship upon his dependents.
1t has been known for some time
that some form Of work or fight"
plan has been submitted to President
Wilson, but there had been no inti-
nation that ii was so far-rcachinS In
scope. Both military authorities and
department of labor officials believe
that it will go long way toward
solving the labor problem for farm
crs, shipbuildcrs and munition max
crs. and will end, for the present at
least, talk OF conscription of labor.
The announcement today gives notice
Significantly that the list Of non-usc-
ful occupations will he extended from
time to time as necessity requires.
Crowder's Statement.
The statement of the provost mar
shal generals Office follows:
provost Marshal General Crowdcr
today announced an amendment to
the sclcctivc service regulations which
deals with the great question Of COM
pelling men not engaged in useful
occupation Immediately to apply
themselves to some form Of labor,
contributing to the general good. The
idler. too, will find himself confronted
with the alternative of bnding- suit
able employment or entering the
army.
This regulation provides that after
July /. any registrant who Is found
by n local board to be habitual
idlcr. or not engaged in some useful
occupation shall be summoned before
the hoard. given n chance to explain.
and, in the absence OF a satisfactory
explanation. to bc inductrd into the
military service of tho United States.
For Local Boards.
ANY local board will be authorized
ANY local board will he authorized
to take action. whether II has original
jurisdiction of the rcgistrant or not:
in other words. any man loafing
around Il pool room in Chicago may
hc held to answer to n Chicago board
even though he may have registered
in New York and lived there most Of
his life.
"Thc regulations which apply TO
idle rcGistrants will be deemed to ap-
ply also to gamblers Of all dcscrip-
tiOns and employees and attendants OF
bucket shops and race tracks. fortune
tcllcrs. clairvoyants. palmists and the
like. who. for the purpos" of the reg
ulations. will bc considered as idlcrs.
"Thc new registration will also af-
feet the following classes:
Glasses Affected.
"(a) Persons engaged in the scrv-
ing Of food and drink, or either. in
public places. including hotels and So
cial clubs.
"(b) Passenger elevator operators
and attendants. doormcn. footmcn and
other attendants OF clubs. hotels
stores. apartment houses. office build
ings and bath houses.
"(c) Persons. including ushers and
other attendants. engaged and occu-
pied in and in connection with games.
sport and amuscmcnts. excepting ac-
tual performers in legitimate con-
ccrts, operas or theatrical perform
ances.
"(d) Persons employed in domestic
service.
"(c) Sale clerks and other clerks
employed In stores and other mcrcan-
tile establishments.
"Mcn who are engaged as above or
who are idlcrs will not he ff.simittcd
to seek relief because Of the fact they
have drawn late number or be-
cause they have been placed in Class
=. Class 3 or Glass 4 on the grounds
Of dependency. The fact that he Is
not usefully employed will outweigh
both Of the above conditions.
1T Is expected that the list OF nom
useful occupations will be extended
from time to time as necessity Will
require, so as to include persons in
other employments.
Safeguards Provided.
Temporary absences from regular
employment not to exceed one week.
unless such temporary absences are
habitual or frequent. shall not be
considered as idleness. Regular va
cations will not be considered az
absences In this connection.
"The regulation throws n further
safeguard around men not useful
~ employed. by providing that where
,horo oro courelIinP domestic cir