Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1918 — CROWDER TO ENFORCE RULE [ARTICLE]

CROWDER TO ENFORCE RULE

Men of Draft Age Must Work Productively or Fight. Washington, June 7. —Rules for the enforcement of Provost Marshal General Crowder’s “work of fight” regulations, announced recently, call ‘on all citizens to report to the nearest local draft board names of men within draft age Who are habitually idle or who are employed non-productively. Each local board is created into what will be practicably a court to sit probably weekly to decide such cases as may be brought before it. Upon a case being presented, the board will serve notice upon the registrant of not less than three days nor more than seven days, directing him to present such evidence as he may care to submit. In every case the board must send the complete record to the district board for approval even if the decision is in favor of a man.