The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-06
over 100000
men REGISTERED
FOR ARMY DRAFT
Widest Hopes of the Nation Ex-
ceeded-LittIe Disorder
Reported.
ONLY THREE ARRESTS MADE
President EIated Over Response Of
Americas Youth in Answer to the
kaisers Challenge Heavy
Rain Prevents Some From
Reaching Polls.

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Washington, June 6.-Army and
census department officials are conf
dent that yesterdays registration in
excess of the war department forecast
of 1O,264 1859. 1t will not be surpris-
ing If the final totals reach II 100000.
Washington, June 6.-Early reports
from the various states indicate that
the war department estimate of a war
registratiO of 10, ,264, $50 was conServa-
tive. The figures probably will go
higher.
More men registered than the wild
est estimates called for.
The government knew almost to a
in the country. 1t had the census re-
port of 1910, and could make an ap-
prOximate guess as to the increase in
population since that census was
taken. 1t was able to check the guess
by population returns made by state
authorities and by municipal police.
100000 Is Estimate.
Therefore, it was able to say defin-
itely that little more than 10,0OO,OOO
men would be subject to registration.
To the astonishment of Major Gen
eral Crowder, provost marshal gen.
eral, reports Of governors show more
men registered than the census figures
estimated. Certainly men of draft ages
were not created overnight
A slight lapse of memory is attrib-
uted to many. Some, not quite twen-
ty-One, said they were twenty-One !;
others. over thirty, said they were
thirty or under.
Willing, General Response.
Attorney General Gregory issued
this statement:
Reports received at the department
OF justice relative to registration indi-
cate a ready and general response on
the part Of the young men of the coun-
try to the demands of the conscription
act.
$50 far only three arrests have been
reported to the department, and none
Of these grew out of serious situa-
ton. No resistance to registration has
come to my attention"
When registration closed at nine
o'clock last night in the eastern sec
ton of the country reports to the pro-
vOst marshal generals Office from AZ
Of the 48 governors showed that the
day had passed without anti-registra-
ton demonstrations Of any serious ma
ture.
Illinois First to Report.
Illinois, New York and Ohio were
the first states to report progress Of
registration.
Governor Lowden of Illinois said:
Registration progressing quietly.
No disorder or confusion anticipated"
Governor Whitman of New York
telegraphed:
Registration in New York pro-
crosses rapidly and quietly. No in
dtcation of disorder"
From Governor Cox of Ohio came
the following:
BILE had been registered at eleven
o'clock and that less than one-tenth of
: per cent within the registration age
will attempt to evade. No disorder"
Favorable reports on the progress
of registration continued to come in
during the afternoon at the office of
General Crowder Trouble on account
of high water was reported from Illi-
nois, Minnesota and Indiana.
Registrars Use Boats.
The governor of Minnesota wired /:
''Some little trouble in northwest
ern Minnesota on account of high
water Registrars are using boats"
The governor of Indiana said:
High water In Brown county rem
ders complete registration impossi-
ble."
Nebraska, Kansas, Louisiana, South
Carolina, Florida, Connecticut, Arkan-
sas, Rhode Island and Maryland all
reported that registration was pro-
crossing satisfactorily, that no trouble
had been reported and that none was
expected.
Reports Of satisfactory progress
came from Wisconsin, Vermont and
New Jersey.
California.
San Francisco, June Cit was q Ie-
gal holiday in California. In San
Francisco saloons were closed and
business generally suspended.
Colorado.
Denver, June 6-Heavy enrolment
and enthusiasm for the selective draft
marked the progress of registration
day throughout Colorado. Reports from
all sections Of the state were that the