The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-06
Government Officials Jubilant
Over Results Shown In Every
State In Union
INSTANCES OF EVASION
OR DISORDER RARE
In Many Places Registration
Cards Run Short. w. w.
Workers Busy In Michigan.
Butte. Montana, Under Mar.
tial Law

Washington, June S.-War de-
parfment estimates made late to-
night were that f0,6O0, 900 mem
Of military age registered today
under the conscriptiOn act. These
figures far exceed the moss ar
dent hopes and esttmstcs Of the
administration.
Taking tho last census figures
as u basis, It was estimated tha&
there were 10, 20, SEQ nen Of milf q
tary ago In tho United States.
Tonight's rettirns show thAt near
ly quarter OF = million more
men registered than wsre exc
pected.
At 10 O'Clock this ovenins The
department was in receipt OF teae-
grams from tho governors OF an
the states saying that registration
had been an unqualified success.
Many governors reported that ii
hundreds of instances the registration
cards Of absentees sent In by mail had
omitted to give the present address
Of the absentee. 1t II believed ~
the department that this omission was
purely an accidental oversight. and the
ancy. II requested to send 1t once hteu
present address to the rsgistrati OF
ncer OF his home precinct II the
abgentee, II he can recall the discrep-
tricts the address should be sent TO
the sheriff of his home county. II
his home il q city Of $4,000 or more.
the address should be sent to the
mayor. Until these addresses are sup-
piled 10 Will her gsnpass.hie 10 fnass It's
absentee his certificate OF registration.
Crowder Very Happy.
Provost marshal. General Crowder.
stopped long enough from his mid
night luncheon at the department late
tonight to express his glowing sFati--
ncation at the figures.
why. 1t looks as II every man of
military age in the country had en-
rolled" he said. II should not be
surprised II we found that some Of
the old fellows OF seventy in the flush
OF enthusiasm had not got into tho
registration booths"
EVERYDAY Juhllant
At the department of justice. which
the returns, every ofhciai was jubf.
liant. from Attorney-General Gregory
down to the. night Waterman. EARLY
in the evening the heads Of the de-
partment In the larger cities began
to send in messages forecasting the
result From Chicago came word
that everything was In splendid
of disorder reported, said the wire,
but upon Investigation no complaint
had stood up. telephone message
from Milwaukee to Chicago announces
that In ALI the state there had MT.
been a single complaint to agents u
the department
Similar reports came from North
ern Illinois. Indiana and MichigAs
In Gary, Ind. and in some towns ii
Western Michigan delay was causoA
by shortage In Registration cards.
Enrolment OF names was temporarily
halted while printers suspended all
other work to turn out = rush order
OF registration certificates.
kilograms to the department fronn
Pittsburg said that while Definite AG.-
ures were not available. the registrA-
ton far exceeded estimates. IN TexaA
where serious opposition to conscrip-
ton developed few days ago resuit-
Ing In the indictments Of nine men.
word to the department came that.
everything was satisfactory
Full registration was reported from
Eastern North Carolina and from all
sections Of North Dakota.
Cards Hum Out.
Unofllcial reports reaching the waf
department tonight revealed the So
tonishing fact that 100. 900 extra print
ed cards failed to meet the damnnAg
In Detroit. Cleveland and several
other Middle Western cities reported
running short OF certificates by fr1uo
$4,000 to 10000. In Detroit the polls
were kept open long Aftar the hour
set for closing and It was said st tls9
department that there was ! chance
that those who fAilAA IN Ag5akoe ~
account Of tho lack Of cards might ~
permitted to enroll their naznAs -
morrow.
Must Repoet voauatarily.
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