The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-20
Will Not Be Later Than First
of April. Adjusant-General's
Office Learns
PREPARATORY WORK
GOES ON RAPIDLY
/ e egrams From Gen. Crowder
lrstructs Various Boards in
Duties Until New induction
Manual Makes Appearance

la Wow OF the fact that the second
draft will take place at an early date,
bot later than the first of April. work
en- the preparation for It has received
decided impulse in the last few days
and many important orders from the
provost marshal general have bsen re-
esived at the office OF Ad3utant-Csen-
srsi Gale,
There ts- a specisl call for agriaui-
&ural experts. and men acquainted with
fhe methods of handling timber. jack
les, sawyers woodsmen. who know
sawmilliuz or camp construction.
One telegram refers TO recent mar
riages. 1t read.
"A-3I17. In order that district
boards may review ali classification by
local boards In cases of marriage since
MAY u.s. Isl7. and secure uniformity
OF action. all government appeal agents
shall be instructed to appeal ali cases
where local board has granted de-
farred classification In either clasa
two or class four on account Of such
Esrriage.
'rRowDER."
Another Cro~vaer Teiegyam-
Another addressed to the governors
Of all states. said;
NO. A-3059 Local and district
boards authorized to classify in
d ~! Ion =. lass three. any necessary
highly specialized agricultural expert
employed by state agricultural col
lsRe. Established under federal Law and
regularly receiving federal funds, who
~ found TO he necessary to agrieul-
rNre as an industry and necessary 10
tlse adequate effective operation
OF the service In which he Ia engaged
and who cannot be replaced without
meat 10 the adequate and effective op-
Grafton thereof
.rThe local board shalt proceed to
me consideration OF a claim for such
classification in respect OF any regis
~Sent only when made In the usual
manner and supported by the affidavit
OF the president or other executive
head Of the agricultural cHllege By
which he Is employed. setting forth
hts duties and particular service and
stating >hst such regiwtrant Is neees-
sary ia the adequate and effective op-
GRAFTON OF the service in which hs 10
engaged and cannot be replaced by
another person without substantial
material loss and detrimeHt 20 the ads
quste and effective operation thereof.
Any resistrant when so classified
shall stand in ell respects under the
regulations a. other regissrauts elias
siAed IN such division and class
"cRowDER"
New Induction Manual.
Following the resembling OF section
xs9 of the selective service regulations
which provided for the induction into
service OF those called or the first
draft, an induction manual will soon
BE- issued which will provide for any
situation that may arise.
T'ntil this manual f. Issued, the
president has directed, the kilograms
nom the provost Elarshsi-generai win
take the place OF this manual. ana will
have the force and effect of the regu-
iations that Will appear soon. Each in
duction telegram directed to the gov
eraors of the states will he given wide
publicity, will contain all pertinent or
ders relating to special and voluntary
inductions. and will. unless the con-
trary IL specified IN the telegram itself.
annul previous instructions about spe-
eta and voluntary induction,
The following telegram. TO which
khe attention OF all the local boards
- called, VIII serve as the basis tele-
gam for reference:
Various Kinds OF Induction.
tel There are four kinds OF Undue
don:
First, general Induction. This is the
normal induction of quota contlngents
with view to sending them to the
usual mobilization camp. Second. vol
untary induction. This II described In
section i50. and contemplates sending
such men to the usual mobilization
camp. Until further ordert men may
not be sent to mobilization camp un-
der section $50, Third. Individual In
duction. This Ia the induction of in
dividuals by name as provided in sec
zion 1Ts. At present the competent
orders referred to In section ITO con-
efst OF ordess In tripiicate directed to
individuals and signed by an officer
under the authority OF the chief OF
corps or department of the army In
dividual induction applies to both
white and colored. registrants. Fourth,
special induction. This is the induc-
ton / OF registrants usually but not
necessarily skilled in some special line
Of work. General, special and voiun-
tary Induction will be effected by
means OF special calls transmitted
from the provost marshal-generai
CD Unless expressly provided to
the contrary. individual Induction un-
der section ITO will continue indepen-
dent Of general, special and voluntary
Induction. and viii not We affected by
other induction orders. Similarly,
special. voluntary and individual In
auctions are Independent of the gem
eral induction of the regular quota
which board must supply for its
own mobilization camp. but credit will
b given on tho regular quota for vol
untary. special and individual Undue
lions.
Rer>crf to Acknowledgement
f4} Each night every local board
which has made either special. voiun-
tary or individual inductions during
tAs day viii report to the state adiu-
4Ant-ganerai by mail and the state ad-
1otant-gcneral will by wire report
(C0ntinued on Tenth PAge)