The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-07
DRAFT REVISION [
STARTED TODAY
IN WASHINGTON!
Rearrangement of Glasses VIII
Place Men in Army.
States Instructed to Begin New
Classification at Once.
AVERAGE IS FAR TOO Low
AVERAGE IS FAR TOO Low
States Have Not Kept Up With
2S.7 Average in q. s.
Thousands of Men in Glass 4
Should Be Pushed Up.

Washington. June IA general re-
vision Of classifications under the Sc
lective service act was started today
by Provost Marshal General Crowder
when he telegraphed to the governors
of all states ordering investigation to
determine the reason for the small
number of registrants in class 1 in
some localities.
The lists of some boards show an
average far below the national aver
age of 1871 per cent registrants In
class 1. Some boards even have fallen
as low as 10 per cent.
Following are the states in which
some counties fell below even a To-
per cent classification in class /:
California, New Mexico, Iowa, Ohio.
Kentucky, North Carolina. Missouri.
New York, Massachusetts,.
From Glass 4 to 4.
Thousands of men now in class 4
should be put in class 1 and 2, the
provost marshal said. The instruc-
tions also ordered investigation to de-
termine il any men have been errons-
ously put in the upper classes when
they should have been placed In those
lower down.
Bring in 500, 900 More.
It Is expected that the rearrange-
ment will bring into class / more than
100000 men. Cases where registrants
were married after passage of the
draft act, will be carefully considered,
and If evidence warrants classifica-
ton in class /, boards will proceed to
reclassify them. Married men whosu
wives have sustaining incomes proba-
bly, will be reclassified. 1
''This office has reached the. con-
~,
general. that corrective procedure
can be made most effective by re-
vision by the local boards with the
hearty and active assistance of gov
ernment appeal agents and members
OF legal advisory boards.
Examine Questionnaircs.
"You will therefore issue instruc-
tions that they shall Immediately pro-
ceed to a careful examination OF all
the questionnaires and records in the
classes of cases herein after indicated
and make such recommendations to
the local boards as they may deem
necessary. Local boards, government
appeal agents and members of legal
advisory boards should direct special
attention to the following classes OF
cases:
"Class IA and B; class s-A, B and
c, and class "A. Thousands Of reg
istrants are now in class who should
be in class or class 1. Government
appeal agents should be instructed to
appeal every case where the reclassi-
fication Is not convincingly correct.
THE activities of local boards, ap-
peal agents and members Of legal ad-
visory boards is not limited to the
classes of cases above indicated but
the same corrective measures should
be applied to all other cases Of defer
| red classification, when the same ap-
pears necessary.
"Class Week" in June.
Local boards should set aside Q
| special week in June to be called class
l week to conduct examinations Of
doubtful cases. Classifications should
be scientifically adjusted now SO as to
| avoid the necessity of proceeding to
| the deferred classes. The remedy IL
yours to apply.
'Tt is important also that the cor
rective procedure should be applied
where necessary in cases of boards
| showing unusually high percentages Of
class 1.
ALSO instruct all local boards to
| re-examine under the new standards
| or physical examination now being
issued all doubtful cases which may
nave fallen into group B, group c, or
group d. with the particular purpose
OF finding men physically fit for gen.
eral military service who may have
been placed in one of the above men,
toned groups and Of removing to
group c. as qualified for special ana
| limited military service such men az
may heretofore have been totally re.
jected or placed in the deferred rem.
ediable group"
Class Of '1S Can't Enter Navy.
Provost Marshal General CrowdeP
announced that the class of 1918 reg
| istrants will not be allowed to enlist
In the navy or marine corps and that
no voluntary inductions will be grant.
! ed until order and serial numbers
| have been assigned. After numbers
are assigned registrants may enlist sf
| they obtain certificates from their 10.
cal boaris stating they are not within
| the boards current quota
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