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Show NEW RULES FOR THE DRAFT ARMY EACH OF NINE MILLION MEN NOT YET CALLED OUT WILL BE CLASSIFIED. Every Registered Man Will Know His Exact Position and Will Be Able to Arrange His Affairs Accordingly, Accord-ingly, It Is Announced. Washington. A sweeping change In tho machinery of tlio selecthe ilrnft, based on division of tho 0,000,000 remaining re-maining registrants Into live classes In order of their eligibility for military service, was announced Sundny by Provost Pro-vost Marshal General Crowdcr. Details De-tails of tlio plan, which has been up-proved up-proved by President Wilson, uro not disclosed. It Is calculated, bowuver, to do nway with virtually all tho com-pllciitcd com-pllciitcd machinery of tho llrst draft and to mnko the operations of tho local hoards hereafter llttlo moro than rubber rub-ber stamp progress. Tho campnlgn was worked out In conferences with locnl nnd district hoard officials nnd approved by tho various va-rious stato authorities. Its chief features feat-ures nro that every registered man will know his exact position nnd bo nblo to nrrongo his nfTnlrs accordingly nnd that no ninn deemed neccssnry In nny Important Industry or needed nt homo to support his family will bo called to tho colors unless tho mllltnry situation situ-ation la desperate. |