Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 October 1917 — DRAFT SYSTEM IS CHANGED [ARTICLE]

DRAFT SYSTEM IS CHANGED

Remaining 7,000,000 Registrants to Be Divided Into Fve Classes. New draft regulations have been announced by Provost Marshal General Crowder, that directly affects the 7,000,000 registered men who have not yet been called for examination. The men will be divided into five classes, and will be called for service in their order and the order of the class to which they have been assigned. The five classes have been established approximately as follows: First —Men with absolutely no dependents. Second —Skilled farm laborers or others slightly less available for military service than the first class. Third —Skilled laborers and men whose work is deemed vital in war industries. Fourth—Married men with children whose families are wholly dependent upon them for support. Fifth—Cripples, mental defectives, and those specifically exempted from military service.