Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-21

With the passage of the registration
law by the national congress, local ma
chinery of the county has been set in
motion to complete arrangements for
the registration of all men from u to
80 years of age Tuesday, June 5. Sup
plies of documents and registration
cards were received by Sheriff Edgar
from the state today The first of the
arrangements to be completed will be
the securing of enough registrars in
each voting precinct to insure the reg
istration being completed in the one
day.
The next detail 10 be arranged Will
be the securing OF places Of registra-
tom. In the country, especially, it is
probable school houses that have been
polling places for elections will be used.
Country schools will be out for the
term by registration day.
Sixty Six Volunteers.
To date Sixty-Six have volunteered
their services as registrars, and about
thirty more are needed One or two
more registrars are wanted for each OF
seventeen country precincts and one
city ward. the Fifth. All the other city
wards are fully or over supplied with
volunteers, Already the First has seven,
the Second. eight. and the Third, six.
which &c regarded as ample for those
wards
The precincts where two more volun-
teers are needed in each are BAN
s0-. Greencastle No. l. Greencastle No.
. JsfT ~ - ~
eta Minerva. State Center. Timber
Creek. Washington and the Fifth ward.
The precincts where one more regis
trar is wanted are Liberty, Liscornb,
Linn No. l, Linn No. >. Logan No. l.
Marion, Taylor, and Vienna
Register From to 9.
The places of registration will be
open from In the morning until 2 at
night. or as much later as may be re-
quired to register all who apply. It is
not expected that any difficulty viii be
encountered in this city or county OF
registering all who must register in the
one day.
The law is that all those who have
passed their 2lst birthday. and who
have not passed their 3lst birthday,
must register. The penalty Is severe,
as the law applies only for federal
prison sentence for those who do not
register, and then compulsory registra>
ton after punishment
What Registration Means
The following is lae list of questions
that must be answered by each young
man when he registers:
Name in full
Home address
3-Date OF birth
Are you % a natural born citi-
zen; CD a naturalized citizen; go an
alien: % or have you declared your
intention.
Where were you born?
6-f not a citizen, Of what country
are you a citizen or subject?
What is your present trade, occu-
patton, or office?
s-By whom employed; where en-
ployed?
9-Have you a father, mother, wife,
child under IL, or a sister or brother
under IL. solely dependent on You for
support?
l0-Married or single? Race
1l-What military service have you
hdu hdnhs DfdIich, years, hdtioh vi
state?
12-Do you claim exemption from
draft? Specify grounds.
The person being registered affirrns
that his answers are true.
On the reverse side Of the card are
blank spaces for the registrar to ill
in a description Of the person regis
tered and whether he has lost arm,
leg. or eyes or is otherwise disabled
A green card, giving the name of the
person registered, the precinct, and
date, is filed out and given the person
registered as evidence that he has sub
mitted himself to registration