The Washington herald., 1917-06-07
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that the number OF evasions would
prove smaller than anticipated. The
Department of Justice announced that
men into custody wherever cases of
Wtlful eVaSion came to their attention
and prosecute them in accordance with
the criminal provisions of the con-
scription act"
Attorney General Gregory yesterday
approved the action Of tine United
states attorney at Cleveland in in
structIng men in that city who were
unable to register Tuesday because of
an exhaustion Of registration cards
local officials to register yesterday and
IN holding the booths open for that
purpose.
Floods Halted RegIstratIoa.
Department agents in certain sec
tons OF Illinois, where floods pre-
vented a complete registration, were
instructed to permit further regtStra-
tion as soon as the waters subsided
sufficiently.
wisconsin was the first State to
make returns on the registration to
Provost Marshal General Crowder.
Before noon the Gopher State had
wired in its figures-21S, 100. Compar-
ed with the census estimates OF the
number Of men in Wisconsin of the
registration age. u, ,5g7. these show
ed q falling OF of 1887. New Jer-
sey was next. She registered 30e,-
S6S men. against an estimate of &C.,
56I. q reduction of 6,6T.
In the afternoon Delaware was
hear from, and she also was below
the census mark. Her registration
fguI = were: Actual, p .s5f: estimat-
ed, -9.SG5, or 1851 below the census
The District OF Columbia, including
Washington City, registered 8. 227. out
s. SIS sn estimated number eligible of
Pennsylvania registered almost a
hundred thousand. more men than
census estimates anticipated, accord
ing to 2 CURES received by the War De-
Partn'cnt last night Gov. Brum-
trluoI OF $4,000 The census figures
Anticipated SO, 3SS.
Rhode Islands figures were s., ,s02,
agafas. an estimate Of $500.
The routine, after registration,
Of the selected men for training
camps was explained In detail yes
tCrCEy for the first time. General
CrOWder made the following state
Tneat for the benefit of the 10,9Oo, COO
or N re MN who are vitality inter-
ested:
VIII Commune q Week.
res istra .ion marks the completion
OF the Ilsl Neu-QeuntQ step III lue
execution Of the sclCCtive service law.
The actual recording has been pract-
Cally finished in a single day, but the
arrangement and copying Of the cards.
their segregation into appropriate
groups, the publication of lists, and
the gathering in of delayed registra-
tlOns will consume a week or ten days.
In the meantime, the machinery OF
the registration is being readjustad to
serve as machinery for the further
execution Of the law. This work is
proceeding rapidly and should be COM |
pleted cOincidentally with the tying
up Of the loose ends OF registration.
When this Is all done, regulations
governing the jurisdiction Of the local
boards will Ge issued, and the maChin- !
cry will then be ready to proceed to |
the drawing, which will result in |
determination of the order IN which |
registered men viii be examined for
the purpose Of their selection for mil
itary and industrial service. When |
this list Of order is determined, 1t is |
expected that the War Department will !
be able to make a definite call for men, |
and as soon as this data IS available |
the quotas necessary to NIL the rrst |
call will be assigned to the several
States.
The policy Of decentralization, the
application Of which has so success
fully consummated the registration,
will be adhered to throughout. The !
various states, knowing the number
OF men which they must call and the |
order in which each particular man is |
to be examined, can then assign TO the |
various local boards the task of select |
ing the number OF men necessary to |
complete the quota for the locality |
under the jurisdiction Of each board. |
Precise time limits cannot be set |
at present for the reason that II is |
desired to have uniformity OF opera
ton Of the machinery throughout the |
United States and to have each step |
taken simultaneously throughout the |
nation"
The exemption list for the guidance |
OF the local boards Is nearing COM |
pletfon at the hands OF VIZ Depart
ment experts Of the War Co1sSS ana |
General Stan. 1t will 10 suhc11ted TO !
Secretary Baker shortly, md S,ttsc BE- |
Ing approved Ey rim, wit - Ssat 20 |
President Wilsoo TO be drar;ed into his |
proclamation calling out tho registered |