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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-03
MADISON WARD
First Precinct, Third and MnrshnIl
Streets.
Chief, Joseph Canepa. ]. W. Mere
arrangements. under the law, for reg
istering students OF conscription age
WARD BOARDS WILL.
KEEP IN CLOSE: TOUCH


Richmond has 223 registrars to work
on Tuesday. They have been appor-
toned to precincts according to popu-
lation. Enough men will be on hand
To perform the work all day without
interruption. The four ward boards
will 60 from precinct TO precinct to sec
that everything moves evenly Ar
ranEcmcnts to throw relicfs in where
the work is heaviest have been made.
The thousands of foreigners in Rich
mond are not thought TO he a source
of trouble. An interpreter who speaks
seven languages will make his head
quarter. at the Second Lee Ward Pre-
clnci, and Will he sent from place to
place AS needed Arrangements have
been made to call in as many Italian
and Greek Interpreters as may he
needed. the general board having the
names and addresses Of those needed
Syrians and Armcnians will also pre-
sent no trouble through inability to
understand the language of this coun-
try
Major clinton l.. Wright in charge
Of the clerical force at the Office Of
Adjutant General W. w Sale. COM
plctcd all details on hand Yesterday.
This cntailcd considerable work. how
ever as an important change was made
IN IN" regulations prescribed by the
President for the summarizing Of the
enrolment Each egistrar IN the State
had 10 nc provided with the revision
and the copies were mailed out YES.
terday
The change deals with probable
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-03
CUBA ALSO ON whTCH
For AMERICAN SIACKERS

NEW YORK. June 2.-The military
and police authorities of Cuba arc CO.
operating with American legation of'-
Gals in Havana in watching all sus-
pcctcd slackcrs who have fed 10 tho
island republic from tho United state.
in an effort to evadc registration on
June :. IT was annouVced here to-day
by the news bureau representing Cuba.
\ number OF young Americans II
military age have already arrived n
Havana II was stated and measures
will be taken TO see that they do not
eyadc their duty.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-03
LUCCHESI NOTES APPEAL
VIII Carry Case involving Trnpsport-
ing section of Prohibition Inv
10 Supreme Court.

charging that the State Legislature
is without authority TO declare 1t un-
lawful 10 keep. store. transport or have
liquor for ones personal use, and upon
othcr grounds, attorneys for Joseph
iucchcsi, recently convicted in the
musings Court on the charge of IL
ieea NY transporting liquor, filed bills
OF exception yesterday with Judge
Richardson and notified him Of their
intention 10 appeal the case to the Su-
preine Court OF Appeals
I-ucchcSi was arrested February ! at
f.lha station with suit case in his
possession containing fourteen quarts
OF liquor. When tried in the Hastings
ouri u" was fined $40 and sentenced
To thirty days in jail The man as
serted that he was merely passing
through Richmond on his way to A
North Carolina point. and that the
whisky was for his own personal usc
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-03

tspecfy which,? -
once married. but whether you are mar.
ried nov. In answer to the question es !,f,a as
to y""r r"Ss s'sf Sr!sny Ma
layam.'' or Indian"
~. What, military service have ; You
or state?
No matter what country you served.
you mgsi sye eomps se,i6 nforma rs. name
your rank, using one o. the i0lSwimE
m4Td oieer SSe Sext state
branch in Which you served in one OF
she folG%,pif words: inian!Fy
aviation" supply" ''marinc." navy"
Next state the number OF years ;h serHivs'
Finally. name the nation or state you
ssase or dns o OF hs saes Of
States name your service a;o IN one OF 'n nf
such and such a statej." volunteers OF
United States. or regular army tnavy'
draft SPECIFY sounds.
draft. It by '% no means means follows that 70"
are exempt; For the Imagination tSnm,d OF the
Vain YAH Il sna iena S tS
Some persons will he exempted on ac-
on account of the fact that they have
relatives dependent upon them Tor sup
VIII be importan, in Supporting the
claim you nov Intend to make In Your
sure. therefore. that the grounds you
state In conformity with your
answers to questions and s. In stat
Ing grounds you claim as eXempting
you. OF the following terms: II
you claim to he n nexecutive, Legislative,
or judicial officer Of the State or nation.
name your Office and say whether II Is
an Office OF the State or nation. IL you
claim to be member OF "a religious sect
whose creed forbids its members 10 par
ticipate In war In any form. simply
name the sect. IL you are employed In
the transmission OF the United States
mails or as artihcer or workman in
an nrmory. arsenal or navy-yard OF the
United States. or III you are n mariner
employed In the sea service OF any cti-
zen or merchant within the United
states. No state. IL you are u felon or
Otherwise morally deficient and desire 10
claim exemption on that ground. state
your ground briefly. II you claim phy-
steal disability. state that briefly. n
you claim exemption on any other
ground. state your ground briefly.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-03

come citizen Of the tinted States. Re
eften called taxing GU, arsi papers
paper was taken out after September sG.
1919 and Nd is more than han seven years old
mentioned.
First name the town then the State.
then the country. as Columbus. Ohio:
"so sGanI bule AITsf'a far'S' france
6. II not n citizen. Of what country are
Ths msed be- or only by aliens
and declarants Remember that ode.
sa,es II %1 alien ' or Ga hs "s
the name Of your, country. AZ France"
Japan" China" etc
patton or ONCE?
This docs not ask what you once did.
asks ,r, TnSt your FOB Is right NOV now;
siuden, "iaborer Ton Farm. in Polling
mill. in automobile. wagon or other fac;
t"rryy.'" etc. " II You hold an ONCE under
state or Federal government. name the
following offices or employments. use one
Of the names 81, hereafter mentioned; Gus Us
transmission OF the malls or employed
In in armory. arsenal or niavy;yard;
service ser" of citizen or M Merchant within
the United States"
s. BY whom employed? Where en-
ployed?
II you are working for an individual.
firm corporation. or association. state
its name. II in business. trade. profess
sion, or employment for yourself
state. II you are an officer nj the State
or Federal government. say whether your
Office II under the United States. the
state, the county or municipality. In
answer to the question as to where you
are employed give the town. county
and state where you work.
Have a n WI
child under twelve. or a sister or brother
under twelve solely dependent upon you
for support (specify which,?
Consider your answer thoushtfully. II
Il is true that there is another mouth
than your own which you alone have a
duty 10 feed. do not let your military
ardor interfere with the wish OF the
nation to reduce wars misery to a
the person you have. in mind is solely
dependent on YOU; do not hide behind
pettlcoats or children.
10 Married or single (which)? Race
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-03

VII uriNe Immediately north Capitol
Building. right resting near Washing
ton Monument.
:. The column will move promptly
at o'clock. and proceed i'm the fol.
lowing order:
Mounted police. Boy Scouts Drum
Corps. First Company. Virginia Rcgi-
meht; Howitzer Battery, Signal Corps.
Hlsh School Cadets--out Grace to
ruth. Fifth to Franklin. Franklin to
Laurel. Laurel to Floyd. Floyd to
Cherry. Cherry. to Cary.
5. On arrival at Auditorium the
parade viii be dismissed. commanding
"ificers taking charge Of their organi-
cations. it being optional with them
whether they attend the meeting or
not, provision for seating them will
be made. however. in the event it is
desired.
In line with its plan to try to make
everybody in this State work. in one
way or another to help Virginia do her
part in the war. the Council OF De-
tense is sending out an interesting 81
peal, directed especially to women.
The appeal is, in part. as follows:
There is plenty of work in Virginia
for every able-bodicd man who really
necessity for an able bodied man to
beg food or money on the plea that
he cannot secure work at fair wages.
Refusal to feed undeserving persons
Will aid in solving the labor problem
There are many thousands OF so
called floating laborers. the big ma
jority of whom will work when given
the opportunity at fair wages Most
,i,,,, "a
usually conserve their earnings so
that they do not need to beg.
Also moving about with these
floating laborers.' proving upon them
and posing AS laborers. arc chronic beg
kind because they can exist we'll in
idleness through the misguided kind
ness OF charitabiy inclined persons
They will not even work in return for
free meal. Every time that Il house
wife or citizen aids this class o.
chronic mcndicant. who is a bum BY
chose aud avocation. they help to en-.
courage this class OF shiftless wan
derer.
AT this time. when every ounce Of
energy and every pound of foodstuT is
needed-when every loyal American is
endeavorinE to do his or her Bit In
national defense and PREPAREDNESS,
is unfair that anybody should exist In
shiftless idleness.
housewives and every loyal Amer
lean citizen can give immcasura bic aid
in eliminating this class of chronic
tdling loaferS by using keen relentless
judgment and decision in giving food
or aims. Every supplicant for food or
aims should he required to give an
honest return in work for what he re-
ceivcs. In almost every case where :
man processes TO be unable To secure
work he can readily find out where
work is obtainable by application to
the police or city marshal In cases
where food is given in return for work
discretion should he used. in order TO
prevent condition where ordinarily
willing workers would be encouraged
TO live in semi idleness.
1T is not intended. however. that
any respectable, observing householder
should be deferred in the giving of de :
serving charity"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-03
How to Answer Questions Registration Cards!
Read Carefully Before You Go to the Registration Table Here You See What

Questions will be asked for yon to an
swer In the order in which they appear
gu, below with dstaiied informa s SO to
help you answer them
card vi" n n by %T the s he
who should be careful to spell ali names
correctly and TO write legIbly.
!. Name In full. Age In years
:. This means all your names spelled out
In full. state your age to-day in years
only; DISREGARD Dis additional months or
not ',i9 years, months or the like.
:. Home address.
where you work. DC prepared to give
Street " "Ssaso c" nd GG oSn,y iln Msin
tha, Is give number and name of street
MTi' On your nn hir'hday !month day and
him sshs sTst hing fsam pie r% tsru St
some one asked ;d you your birthday as
hs will ss say wa %n my birthday ysals
Old old, The registrar win then I'LL in the
may be obtained by the registrar by
gears hir'hdav fr aS lei7. years o" TINS
te are SHn m Hn.%rai born citizen
- or have yes derisr sa your S an in,e s,ifn
TO become a citizen tspecify which, :?
states: including Alask. and Hawaii.
YOU are natural. born citizen no matter
what may have been the citizenship or
nationality Of your parents IL YOU were
born in Porto Rico. you are a citizen OF
the United States, unless you were horn
or allen parentaEe. II you were born
abroad you are stili citizen Of the
United States II your father was a Gill
zen Of the United States az the time Won
were horn. unless you have expatrIated
yourself.
60 You are a natnralised citizen IL you
~. II you have taken Anal papers" But
declared your intention to become a citi,
zen nnn an nha IL: You have only taken
arc only a "declarant" You are also ga
h harura ud,. citizen IT, although foreign
came fully nnturalized while Won were
under y Years Of age. and u you camo
CD You are declarant n aIthourb /.
rIti"en or subject OF some foreign coun-
n.y. you nave declared on oath before n
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-03
Mayor Ainslie Calls on
All Citizens to Register

hrhmOhd. W.. june ., 1917.
Attention. Employers Of luhor.
me worst enemy of reEistration
any II Ignorance. NotwithstHndinr
all that has been published and saId.
there nrc thousands Of young mon
subject ia registration VIVA do moi
know whnt tho INV requires of them,
nor OF the penalty OF JniI sentence
for their failure to rcglater. Regis
frhtion Ii not optional. IL IA "a posi-
tive duty imposed by law. As
rehd the law, the only choice given
4" the man of rcEistrnbie nse IL
whether hc will register az the
proper place on registration day. or
be- registered by the government
while, he IL In jail thereafter. I,
therefore, urge you to sec thnt the
Intention of every man I'm your en-
r'oy VII" has pnssed his twenty
hrst birthday and who will not
reach his thirty-hrst Dirt hday prior
4" June q Is called to the fact that
he must rrEister. aud that II nc does
not do 80 he will be guilty OF mis-
drmennor against the United states
government, which carries n pen
nlty of jail sentence with no alter
native Of fine, and that he will stilI
he forced to regIster. This applies
To nil reRnrdIess of race, condition,
or citizenship. Your cooperation Is
earnestly requested.
Respectfully,
GEORGE AiNSLIE.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-03
NO MERCY FOR THOSE
WHO FAIL TO REGISTER
LAW Is Mandatory. Says thjutnnt-t:~n-
crnl W. W. Salr-tttcnd tn IN
cmptIOn Clatmn I.ntcr.

III the state prefers 10 take most Of
the idl. young men. who spend their
time around street corners. and leave
all the skilled mechanics in the muni-
ton factories. surely il has the RICH,
To decide such questions on the basis
Of public safety" said .Adjutant-Gcn-
cral w W Sale
II believe tn" number Of actual
slackcrs is negligible Most of our
young men Will fight we'll. if given Il
chance. and the room for individual
action is small in modern war II is
question of tho machine and the
younger element is more adaptable and
ma ilca BILE
Il; is. OF course. Understood that
no matter what exemption !. man may
claim. he must register just the same
His religious scrupieS will not help
him il he declines 10 register The
penalty Is one years Imprisonment
There is no option Of fine. one of the
few laws OF the sort that T have ever
known.
The government is not disposed to
show mercy to those who trine with
this law While not technically trca-
son and not quite on a parity with de-
scrtion before tn" enemy. TO try eva
sion or ncglcc, OF the conscription
amounts to about the same thing II
lends comfort and aid to tho enemy
We must assume that those who OPP
pose tho law realize that.
81 advise. therefore. all those sub
jet To CONSUMPTION to act promptly
We can attend To exemption after
ward. II called away on that day. ar
range for registration before leaving
Tho government needs every lighting
man al the age required. unless more
imperative service intcrvcn"s. Those
who try To hold back others or will
fully neglect to register will receive
the full penalty"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-03
POLICEMEN MUST REGISTER
Chief Werner Notifies All Wen Under
Thirty-Onc of LAWS
Requirement.

The daily bulletin issued from To-
lice Headquarters over the signatures
of Chief of Police Werner and Captain
of Detectives Mcmahon yesterday con-
tanned notice to AL members OF the
force amenable TO tho provisions of
the draft law. to register on Tuesday.
a relatively small proportion Of the
men are under the maximum age.
thirtyone years, and many OF these
will in all likelihood be exempted on
account Of the vocation. or because of
dependents.
Chief Werner also issued "A circular
urging the men to invest in Liberty
bonds. The chief is leading the way
and the Police Benevolent Associate
has applied for $4,000 worth Of the
bonds.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-03
EVERYTHING IN READINESS.
SAYS CLYDE w. SAUNDERS
Chairman of CITY R~gistration Com
mtttrc Relieves All Within RE-
Huireh .AEca VIII Rcsnond.

Everything is in fine shape" said
clyde W. Saunders. chairman of the
city registration committee. I'VE do
not know anything about slackers who
are planning to dodge the law, or paci-
hsts who are seeking to defeat it's
purposes. The government will take
care OF such persons in the drastic
fashion they deserve. While the Fed
cral officers are Watching for such per
sons we are going ahead with our
end OF tho work that is to make June
success | am convinced that Rich
mondcrS VIII show their patriotism by
the nearly manner in which they will
respond. am not prepared to believe
that We are harborinE slackers in this
great city OF ours. and would be
most surprised and disappointed to
learn that there arc such young men
mere The newspapers have respond
Ell nobly to our demands, and full
credit for complete registration is
due to them"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-03
NATIVE GERMAN CHARGED
WITH CONSPIRACN
iRN Awociated rr.ss

TAMPA, FLA, June Jean Marcus
.thrano. a native Of Germany. was ar
rested here to-day on "a charge OF con.
spiracy 10 oppose tho sclectivc draft.
Uc admitted before Federal Commits.
sioncr Crane that he had given out ono
copy OF "a circular issued by TIE nc
Conscription League of New York."
but denied distributing others.
Ills preliminary hearing was con-
tinucd until Monday, and he WAS re-
leased under $500 bond Ahrano took
out his first citizenship papers FOUR
teen months ago.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-03
Bnnkers Meet nj old Point.

Cards have just been sent TO menu
bers OF thS Virginia Bankers Associ-
alton by Secretary Walker Scott. re-
nndinG them that the annual con-
vcntion of The association will be held
at the Chamberlain Hotel. at Old Point
Comfort. June p. 30 and %. The Sec
rotary also points out five reasons why
members should attend the twenty
fourth annual meeting of the associ-
alton this year. among them because
of the instruction II affords members
by the exhaustive deliberations on
banking subjects.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-03
WAR REGISTRATION
MACHINERY READY
Continual From PRS, Page

,Con,inued From Frs, Pare)
morrow night for the purpose o. am
portlnning the cards to the precincts
IN which the men claim their homes
Registration certificates will be mailed
10 each "f those inclosing slammed
envelope
Almost e1ualling the number OF Rich
monders abroad is the number OF non
rcsidents who have made out registra-
lion cards here and forwarded them
10 their homes I, ~ believed that the
Two VIII countcrbalance. The schools
ard colleges here have made special
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-03
No Days or Grnrc.

Wife-June is the only day for
registrations Your husband must
either register then or go to Jail II
he is ill, il is the duty Of you or some
other friend to register for him. APP
ply to the city Clerk. Ben r. August,
Third Floor. City Hall. for rceistra-
ton card. sec that it is filed out cor
rectly for your husband and present
il at the enrolment station in your
precinct.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-03

Gross earnings OF tho Scaboard AIR
Line Railway Company for the month
of April aggregated s2.460..oo. AS com
pared with S2.lS2.72O for the CORES
pcndinE week OF last year. showing an
increase Of s2Ts,01o. according TO hg-
urcs announced yesterday by the gem
ern Office Net earnings of the road
for the month were S62..2i0. decreasing
i.0Jo. as com pared with last year.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-03
THIRTEEN MEN BEING
HELD IN CINCINNATI
INV Associatcd Press ]

CINClNNATI. ONO, June with
the arrest OF TWO men tonight. who
are accused of having anticonscription
literature in their possession. thirteen
men are being held hy United states
government authorities on charges of
treason.
One OF the men arrested tonight is
an Austrian. The second man arrested
Is AN American citizen. employed as
manager OF grocery.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-03
Discus, Jewish Conrr,,,

y Inass-nectine for the discussinr of
questions pertaining to the American
Jewish Congress will take mace 10.
night At O'Clock az the John MarshaI,
High school. DIR. Douglas s. Freeman
viii address the Gathering. There viii
also be other speakers. The public ~
invited TO attend
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-03
May StiII Join Navy.

Keader. Hopcwell. Na.-You will
still have the opportunity to join the
navy after June 5. though intention to
join docs not relieve YOU from the duty
OF registering on Tuesday. Should you
IL" drafted for the army il is doubt
full whether you could get transferred
TO the navy.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-03
Metal Trades rinn Outing.

The annual excursion of the Metal
Trades Alliance TO Ocean View will be
operated July % this year. il was an
nounced yesterday. and plans are he
Ing completed to handle the largest
crowd in the history of the associ-
atoms picnics. There will be many
entertainment features. and a number
or prizes Will he awarded to the par
Elephants. The alliance is comnoscd Of
metal workers from the railroad shops
OF the city. iron mills and foundries.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-03

G. s P-You say you are thirty-hve
but look only twcnty-ciEht. II your
parents arc dead aud YOU cannot oh
tain birth certificate. the decision
Will rest on your reputation for veraci-
" and the opinion of the registration
officers. To avoid risk. lay the case
before them next Tuesday.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-03
Not Neccs.nrlIy DI,ounIiscd

Henry A.-Although the insurance
company refused your application for
policy on account of physical defects.
II is not certain that the army surgeons
VIII consider the defects bars to SER
vice. You must register and see when
YOU are examined.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-03

Quaker-No crceds or organizations
are named definitely in the law. Any
member of religious sect whose
creed forbids its members to partici-
pate in war is exempt from selection
member may waive exemption
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-03
Must I Register
and Other Queries
Disputed Points Answcrcd
Daily in This Colunu7---Gct
Ready for Registration.

Questions relating to the registration
OF men neat rucsday In carrying out
the collective drnr system will be an
svcred promptly by The rimes-D Dis
patch. Registration Day, June 5.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-03
Register Where You Live.

t. III. s, Newport News. Na-You
should give the address where YOU are
now living IN Newport News and state
the facts as to taking out citizenship
papers.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-03

Nineteen Scar-Old-Omly men he
tween twcnty-one and thirty. inclusive.
can enroll for the draft Whether
minors have the consent OF their par
ents or not. they cannot enroll. II
YOU are really anxious to fight, YOU
may volunteer at some recruiting Office
or in the National Guard.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-03
rcIl t 60 thc ExcmptIon nnard.

y. =. You must register whatever
the circumstances. and lay your case
later before the Exemption Board. AL
though the children are not your own
and not related to you, you probably
will be released from service IL YOU
are their only support.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-03

j. Is. H., Brandon. Na.-You must
register on Tuesday. stating the fact
that you are Danish citizen and how
long YOU have been in the United
States