The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-19
Pres. Wilson Issues Procla-
nation Putting Draft
in Operation
MEN FROM 21 TO 30
NOTIFIED TO REGISTER
Proclamation Issued When
Draft Law Was
Signed

viewed at the war department, wal
signed by President Wilson last night
The law viii set in motion Immediately
machinery designed to produce within 1
years time national army of more
than 100000 trained and equipped men
backed by adequate reserves OF men and
supplies, and by an additional 100000
soldiers under training.
Soon after the president had signed the
war army bill, a proclamation was issued
from the White House calling the young
manhood OF the country to respond to
the selective military service.
The proclamation opens with citing the
sections OF the new law which gives the
president drafting powers and provides:
"Sec. 5. That all male persons be-
tween the ages OF Il and 80, both in
elusive, shall be subject to registration
in accordance with regulations TO be pre-
scribed by the president; and upon proc
lamation by the president or other pub
| lie notice given by him or by his direc-
tion stating the time and place of such
registration il shall be the duty of all
persons of the designated ages, except
officers and enlisted men OF the regular
army, the navy, and the National Guard
and naval militia while in the service of
the United States, to present themselves
for and submit to registration under the
provisions of this act; and every such
person shall be deemed to have notice of
the requirements of this act upon the
publication OF said proclamation or other
notice as aforesaid given by the president
or by his direction; and any person who
shall wilfully fail OF refuse to present
himself for registration or to submit
thereto as herein provided, shall be gull
ty of misdemeanor and shall, upon con-
viction in the district court of the Unit
ed States having jurisdiction thereof, be
punished by Imprisonment for not more
than one year, and shall thereupon be
duly registered; provided, that in the
call of the docket precedence shall be
given, in courts trying the same, to the
trial of criminal proceedings under this
act Provided further that persons shall
be subject to registration as herein pro-
vided who shall have attained their 2lst
birthday and who shall not have at
tanned their 3lst birthday on or before
the day set for the registration, and all
persons SO registered shall be and remain
subject to draft into the forces hereby
authorized unless exempted or excused
therefrom as in this act provided: Pro-
vided further that in the case of tenn
porary absence from actual place of le-
gal residence of any person liable to
registration as provided herein, such reg
istration may be made by mail under
regulations to be prescribed by the presi-
dent.
SEC. 8. That the president is hereby
authorized TO utilize the service of any
or all departments and any or all officers
or agents OF the United States and the
several states, territories and the District
of Columbia and subdivisions thereof, in
the execution of this act, and all officers
and agents of the United States and of |
the several states, territories and sub |
divisions thereof, and of the District Of |
Columbia, and all persons designated or
appointed under regulations prescribed |
by the president, whether such appoint |
ments are made by the president himself |
or by the governor or other officer OF |
any state or territory to perform any |
duty in the execution of this act, are
hereby required to perform such duty as
the president shall order or direct, and
ali such officers and agents and persons
so designated or appointed shall hereby
have full authority for all acts done by
them in the execution of this act by the
direction of the president. Correspond
snce in the execution of this act may be
,arred in penalty envelopes bearing the
frank of the war department. Any per-
ION charged as herein provided with the
iuty of carrying into effect any of the
provisions Of this act or the regulations
made or directions given Hereunder who
hall fail or neglect to perform such
luty; and any person charged with such
luty or having and exercising any au-
hority under said act, regulations, or
directions, who shall knowingly make or
,e a party to the making of any false
II incorrect registration, physical exam
nation, exemption, enlistment, enroll
nent OF muster; and any person who
hall make OF be a party to the making !
# any false statement or certificate as q
q the fitness or liability of himself or I
ny other person for service under the
,rovisions OF this act, or regulations
made by the president Hereunder, or
therwise evades or aids another to evade
he requirements of this act OF of said
equations, or who, in any manner, shall
all or neglect fully to perform any duty
eauired of him in the execution of this
ct, shall il not subject to military law !
e guilty OF a misdemeanor and upon
onviction in the district court of the
-nited States having Jurisdiction there
!, be punished by imprisonment for not v
lore than one year, or, il subject 70 d
Military law, shall be tried by court \
lartial and suffer such punishment as
ourt martial may direct"
The proclamation then follows: n
''Now, therefore, /, Woodrow Wilson, Z
resident of the United States, do call ;
pom the governors of each of the sew a
al states and territories, the board Of g
,mmissioners Of the District Of Colum- i
Ia and all officers and agents of the :
.veral states and territories, OF the Dis
let OF Columbia, and of the counties
nd municipalities therein to perform Il
.rtain duties in the execution OF the a.
,regoing law which duties viii be com G
unicated to them directly in regula- "
ons of even date herewith. IN
~And 1 do further proclaim and give N