The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-05-17
OVER 100000 AVAILABLE.
Law Fixing Consumption Age 81
to 80 Provide Vast Army.
How It win Work.

How it VIII Work.
Washington. May l2.-The gov
eminent to-day took its first pre-
liminary step toward putting into
effect the selectiye service system
for raising an army Of million
men
Certain Of speedy action by con.
gress. the war department began
distribution Of 100000 registra-
ton blanks through which all
males Of the nation between and
including the ages Of p and 30
years will be card indexed These
blanks went TO sheriffs and may
ors Of hundreds Of communities.
The cards contain blanks for
answering IA questions eveiyede-
tail the government wishes TO
know about It's potential soldiers
and query whether exemption
is claimed.
Men who are absent from their
home states will be required 10
procure a card wherever they may
be and mail il to the county clerk
al their home. Distribution Of the
cards is expected 10 be completed
within a few days.
According 10 estimates com
/ piled by the bureau Of census,
New York City alone would regis
ter ga, 700 men between the ages
Of 81 and 80 years, inclusive; Chi
eago. 300,80 Philadelphia, ILL.,
500. ST. Louis, 81 900; Boston,
1900: Cleveland, $1,000; Balti-
more, $1,000, and Pitfsburg, g.
200.
The figures given by the bureau
IRE based on the average annual
numerical increase in population
for the different cities and states
since 1910. when the last census
was compiled
New York state leads the eoun-
try IN available material for war
with approximately LOGS. 900 men
subject 10 selective service. Penn
svlvania is next with S74 900, and
Illinois third, with 639. 800.
The registration possibilities for
other states are compiled as fol-
lows By the bureau: Alabama,
209, 800: Arizona, "a, 700; Arkan-
sas. $4,000; California, 362. 900
Colorado, l09, 500: Connecticut,
1913. 600; Delaware, %, 100; Flori-
da, %, 300; Georgia, 255, 400: Ida
no. 81, 500; Illinois, 639, 500; IN
diana, 253,600; Iowa, 10000;
Kansas, 175,900; Kentucky, 202,-
200; Louisiana, 1000; Maine,
5000: Maryland, l2l 500; Mas
sachussetis, 1855, 400; Michigan,
2sS. 100; Minnesota, pa, 700; Mis-
sissippi, 175,I00 Missouri, 3l5,-
600; Montana, 1890; Nebraska,
I29. 400: Nevada, 1850; New
Hampshire. 36.eOO; New Jersey,
800. 200: New Mexico, Al 500; New
York, loss, 900; North Carolina,
1874, 400; North Dakota, $1,000
Ohio. 494. 300: Oklahoma, 2l3, 500
Oregon, los, 100; Pennsylvania,
$4,000; Rhode Island, 60,30O
South Carolina, l53,l00 South
Dakota, $4,000: Tennessee, 1885,
$50; Texas, 10000; Virginia,
lS6. 400; Washington, 2l7, 400
West Virginia, 1900; Wiscon-
SIN, 229, 500; Wyoming, 35,40O;
District of Columbia, 81, 400
The questions appearing on the
cards are as follows
Name.
Home address.
Date Of birth.
Are you 90 a natural born cit-
zen9 20 a naturalized citizen F!
49, an aliens t4) or have YOU de-
Jared your intentiong Specify
Where were you borng
III not a citizen, of what country
ire you a citizen or subjects
What is your present trade, oc-
,upation or office3
BY whom employedl Where
Have You a father, mother, wife,
,hild under - or a sister or BROTH
# under 10. solely dependent on .
'ou for support Specify which. /
Married or single, which Race
specify which.
What military service have you
ladf Rank, branch, years, nation
r. Statel
DO you claim exemption from
lraftg Specify grounds.