Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-06-05

Washington. May 23.-Every man
of draft age must either work or fight
after July l, under a drastic amend
ment TO the selective service regula-
tons announced today by General
Crowder. provost marshal general.
Not only idlers. but all draft regis
trants engaged In what are held TO be
nonuSeful 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 ltellers
head the list but those who win be
reached by the new regulation also in
clude walters and bartenders, theater
ushers and attendants, passenger ele-
vator operators and other attendants
of clubs. hotels, stores, etc. dotnestics
and clerks In stores.
Deferred classification granted on ac-
count Of dependents will be Disregard
ed entirely IN applying the, rule. A
man may be at the bottom Of class l,
or even in class 1, but If he fails with
IN the regulation and refuses TO take
useful employment he will be given a
new number in class that will send
him Into the military service forthwith.
Local boards are authorized TO use dis
erection only where they find That en-
forced change Of employment would
result In dispropurtionate hardship up
on his dependents.
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1t has been known for some time that
some form Of work or fight plan has
been submitted to President Wilson,
but there has been no intimation that it
was so far reaching in its scope. Both
the military authorities and depart
ment of labor officials believe that it
will go long way toward solving the
labor problem for farmers, shipbuild-
ers and munition makers and win end,
for the present ut least, talk of con-
scription OF labor. The announcement
today gives notice significantly that the
list of nonuseful occupations win be ex-
tended from time to time as necessity
/ requires.
The statement Of the provost mar
shall generals office is as follows.
"Provost Marshal General Crowder
today announced an amendment to the
selective service regulations which
deals with the great question of COM
polling men not engaged in useful
occupation Immediately to apply Them
selves TO some fern Of labor. contrib
utlng to the general good. The idler,
too. will find himself confronted with
the alternative of finding suitable EN-
ployment or entering the army.
This regulation provides that after
July l. any regiStrant who is found by
Il local board TO be "a habitual idler or
not engaged in some useful occupation
shur be Summoned before the board,
given a chance to explain and. III the
absence of a satisfactory explanation,
to be Indicted into the military service
Of the United States.
Amy local board viii be authorized
10 take action. whether 1t has an orig
lnal jurisdiction Of the registrant or
not in otHr words, any man Ioating
around pOolroom in Chicago may be
held 10 answer to Chicago board even
though he may have registered in
New York aud lived there most of his
life
"The regulations which apply TO Idle
regietrants viii he deemed to apply
also 70 gamblers Of all description and
employee and attendants OF bucket
sbops and race tracks, fortune tellers.
clairvoyants. palmists and the Ike,
who for the purpose of the regulations
shall be considered as idlers.
New Rule lie Sweeping.
"The new regulation will also affect
the following classes:
ga Persons engaged IN the serving
Of food and drink. or either, in public
places, including hotels aud social
clubs.
"tb) Passenger elevator operators
and attendants doormen. footmen and
other attendants Of clubs, hotels,
stores. apartment houses. Office build
ings and bathh0uses.
"(c) Per- Ons, including ushers and
other ATTENDANTS, engaged and 6ceu-
pied in, and In connection with, games
sports and amuseinents, excepting
actual performers In legitimate con-