Trench and camp. (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, November 21, 1917, Page Page 10, Image 10

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( Iz I 1 * V kL V mA* v! ? \Vj ffii o mj 0 EX3EJ WHOLE SAM CLASSIFIES DRAFT REGISTRANTS Questionnaire Automatically Revokes All Exemptions and Discharges Under First Draft. The 148 questions for remaining 9,900,- 000 draft registrants to answer beginning December 15, constitute a searching in quiry into each man's life and fitness and determine, through the action of local draft boards, the order of his call to military service. This questionnaire automatically re vokes all exemptions and discharges un der the first draft. Failure to return his answers in seven days after he receives the questions makes the registrant liable to a year in prison. Such men may be certified into the first class called. Mailing of the list by the local board constitutes legal notice to the registrant. His failure to receive it does not excuse him. The five official classifications of regis trants follow: Class One. la) Single men without dependent rel atives. (b) Married men with or without chil ■ dren. or father of motherless children who has habitually failed to support his fam ily. (c) Married man dependent on wife for support. (d) Married man, with or without chil dren, or father of motherless children; man not usefully engaged, family support ed hy income independent of his labor. (e) Unskilled farm labor. (f) Unskilled labor. Registrant by or in respect of whom no deferred classification is claimed or made. Registrant who fails-to submit question aire and in respect of whom no deferred 1 classification is claimed or made. All registrants not included in any oth er division in this schedule. Class Two. fa) Married man with children or father of motherless children, wiiere such wife or children, or such motherless children, are not mainly dependent upon his labor for support for the reason that there are other reasonabluy certain sour ces of adequate support (excluding, earn ings or possible earnings from the labor of the wife), available, and that the re moval of the registrant wilt not deprive such dependents of slipport. (b) Married man, without children, whose wife, although the registrant is en gaged in a useful occupation, is not main ly dependent upon his. labor for support for the reason that the wife is skilled in some special class of work which she is physically able to perform and in which she is employed, or in which there is an immediate opening for her under condi tions that will enable her to support her self decently and without suffering any hardship. (c) Necessary skilled farm laborer in necessary agricultural enterprises. (d) Necessary skilled industrial labor er in necessary industrial enterprises. Class Three. (a) Man with dependent children (not! his own), but toward whom he stands in Page 10 Watson Drag Co. “A Complete Drug Store” We Have Many Things a Soldier Needs Shaving Equipment A clean face is very essential. We have all the necessary articles. SAFETY RAZORS SHAVING STICKS Ever Readysl.oo CREAMS & POWDERS. Endersl.oo , Gem sl.oo Mcnnen s Cream, Durhamsl.oo Johnson s Cream, Gillett $5.00 °° ga e . ! d<!r ' Colgate s Stick, SAFETY RAZOR Williams’ Stick, BLADES Palmolive Stick, Williams’ Mug Soap. Gilletts, 6 blades ...aOc Gilletts, 12 blades , SI.OO FOR AFTER SHAVING Durham, 6 blades...soc Witch Hazel Cream, Gem, 7 blades3sc Ed Pinaud Vegetal, Ever Ready, 6 blades 30c Camphor Ice. No matter what you need in the drug line, we have it. Most complete line of Trusses and Supports in the city. Watson Drug Co. 912 Broad St. Phone 637-638 • K TRENCH AND CAMP relation of parent. (b) Man with dependent aged or infirm parents. (c) Man with dependent helpless broth ers or sisters. . (d) County or municipal officer. (e) Highly trained firemen or police men, at least three years in service of municipality. (f) Necesary custom house clerk. (g) Necessai'y employe of United States in transmission of mails (h) Necessary artificer or workman in United States armory ar arsenal. (I) Necessary employe in service of United States. (j) Necessary assistant, associate or hired manager of necessary agricultural enterprise. (k) Necessary highly specialized tech nical or mechanical expert of necessary industrial enterprise. (l) Necessary assistant or associate manager of necessary industrial enter prise. Class Foqr. (a) Man whose wife or children are mainly dependent on his labor for sup port. (b) Mariner actually employed in sea service of citizens’ or merchant in tb« United States. (c) Necessary sole manager, controll ing, or directing head of necessary agri cultural enterprise; (d) Necessary sole managing, con trolling, or directing head of necessary industrial enterprise. Class Five. ■ fa) Officers, legislative, executive, or judicial of the United States or of state, territory, or District of Columbia. (b) Regular or dully ordained minis ter of religion. (c) Student, who on May 18. 1917,. was preparing for ministry in recognized school. (d) Persons in military or naval ser vice of the United Slates. (e) Alien enemy. (f) Resident alien (not an enemy), who claims exemption. fg) Person totally and permanently physically or mentally unfit for military service. (h) Person morally unfit to he a soldier (I) Dicensed pilot actually employed iu the pursuit of his vocation. Member of well recognized religious sect or organization, organized and ex isting on May 18, 1917, whose then exist ing creed or principles forbid its members to participle in war in any form, and whose religious convictions are against war or participation therein. Seven days are allowed registrants aft er receipt of the questionaire to fill it out and return it to the local board. Officials here believe that classification by the boards will be a routine process requiring little time. Probably Not Beyond Class One. Men placed in other t-fian class one un der the new draft rules will probably nev er be drawn for service War Department officials claim. “We almost certainly won’t get beyond the middle class two, anyway,” said an official, adding that if the 600,090 boys who have become 21 since the draft Law became effective are taken in by legisla tion of the coming congress, class one undobutedly will be only one used. * • Military Movies Will be Shown Here Three reels of pictures from the War Department, showing correct posture, method and manoeuvering in various; military activities, are to be shown each night this week in a different location in Camp Hancock. Wednesday, at Y. M. C. A. No. 78, west of Cavalry. Friday, at the 109th Infantry. Saturday, at Y. M. C. A. No. 75, corner of Wheeler Road • and Artillery Street. The showing is made, with the co-op eration of Captain Cubberiy, of the 107th Machine Gun Battalion. It is possibly that instruction with compulsory attend ance will soon be given by means of rno-v --ing pictures. ANOTHER K. OF C. HALL. It has been announced by the Au gusta K. of C. that an additional re creation hall will be erected at Camp Hancock by the Knights of Columbus, with Joseph Allen, of Columbia, S. C., in charge. The K. of C. hall in Au- The House of Dorr is for those who wish the better grades of things to wear. Trench Coats, Rain Coats, Jaeger Underwear, Sweaters, Hosiery, Etc. Officers’ Uniforms Made in Our Own Shop, $65.00 and $75.00. August Dorr’s Sons 724 Broad Street [I ;J SOLDIERS! YOU APPRECIATE GOOD FOOD, PROPERLY PREPARED, DON’T YOU ? AND THE BEST PART OF IT IS— It Is Reasonably Priced! You Serve Yourself Direct From Our Sanitary Steam Tables!—We Put the Money That We Would Ordinarily Pay to Waiters into QUALITY, and You Are Doubly Benefitted. Accommodation For Two Hundred. NO CROWDING. NO WAITING. LIPOT’S CAFETERIA 851 BROAD STREET. AUGUSTA, GA. I MESS ATTENTION S FOR FISH AND OYSTERS CALL ON THE BIG WHOLESALE HOUSE FRESH ARRIVALS DAILY NORFOLK OYSTERS. PHONE OR CALL AUGUSTA FISH CO. 1115 Fenwick Street. Phone 2666. I y ■* ; , **Ti??'-*'* s **> a Nov. 21,1917. gusta has ban designated as an army recreation hall, with John F. Mulherin in charge, and an additional chaplain, versed in the Italian language, has been added, to work with Father Lal lou. GENERAL SIBERT’S RECORD. For patriotic response to America's call for fighters, the family of Major General Sibert nearly holds the- record. First, there is the general himself. Then two sons, both captains, one a West Point er and the other formerly a lieutenant of militia. And a. third son has just en listed. according to word received by the general a few days ago. THANKS EXTENDED. Building 79 hereby expresses its ap preciation of the gift of more than 100 pocket Testaments from the Altoona Tri bune, of Altoona, Pa. Several weeks ago, The Tribune started a fund to supply all men leaving Altoona with Testaments, but the women qf the W. C. T. U. had al ready arranged for the same purpose, and The Tribune decided to forward the books to Camp Hancock, through the editer of Trench and Camp, The Testaments have a flexible cover of khaki and any man de siring one, may secure it at Building 79.