The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-04
DRAFT DAY
PLANS ARE
HAMPERED
Refusal of Some Fac
tory Owners to Close
is Handicap

Employers who have refused 20
close their factories Tuesday. regis
tration day because & Is not a
holiday. are hindering The efficient
carrying out OF the registration
plans OF the city draft board. city
Clerk lindsay charged Monday be
tore Mayor Marx and assembled
members ~ the common council in
The mayors Office
"It's a shame the way some manu-
fa6turers are making excuses 10 the
board said Mr. Lindsay "The -
suit r. that az the last Minute the
board Is receiving hundreds OF res.
s1natiens froti -fgl9sn wlso b Ges.s,tsess.'
0ug ~V0Nintt sfisfisss'ss ysfte' ~ ptff~
registration booths Tuesday
we had several hundred volun.
teers from among the store en-
ployes also. Now the propriet5rs
say they can't let the men oft This
morning also received no less than
dpzen designations from bank
clerks who said they would be an
able 10 serve because .he hanks
would be open Tuesday. | consider
that The limit"
The mayor decided that immedi.
ate action VAS necessary
Il want Detroit To make the best
show ing OF any city in the country
he said II want the aldermen q
show their public spirit and act a.
supervisors in their respective
wards II there are no. enough
registrars in any one district. ret
Busy and get volunteers and see
that there is sufficient number
on hand az all times 10 adequately
take care OF tho crowds"
II. because OF some factories not
closing for the day. there Il con
gestion al the booths AZ the last
minute. ? p m. the mayor has au-
ihorized the registrars TO keep open
until every man has been regis
tered.
The draft board has decided that
the city hall registration place will
not be open Tuesday. because OF
the immense amount OF other work
that will fall 10 the clerks and mem.
bers OF the draft board Men not
residents OF Detroit viii have 10 ap.
pear on June S and make AFFIDAVIT
that they we're unable TO register
Tuesday
Registration blanks and certiH.
Gates Monday we're sent 70 the dis
trict polling places by the draft
board Guy ingalls,. who has been
in charge OF the registration activi-
ties. discovered al the last minute
that the board had 10000 TOO few
registration cards A hurried dis
patch was sent 10 Adjf..Gen. Bersey
in Lansing. and the mayor was as
sured that an additional supply
would be here in time for the open
ing OF the booths az 7 o'clock Tues
day morning.
George ~ Fenkell. commissioner
Of the department OF public works.
notified tho board that his men
would have two flags displayed on
each polling booth in Jle city by
> o'clock Tuesday morning.
The mayor asked each alderman
TO submit the names Of six repre-
sentative citizens from his ward.
From these he will select those he
viii appoint TO the exemption
boards the appointments 20 be made
Wednesday Three men viii serve
In all wards except the First Ninth.
Seventeenth. Fourteenth and Six
leenth, in which six will De named.
These wards viii be divided into
two exemption districts. with the
dividing line approximately two dis.
tricts south OF the boulevard Each
board must consist OF one physician
and two others, one Of whom must
be qualified in clerical duties.