The Washington times., 1917-06-04
War Questions.


letters and telephone calls about
registration. Below are printed
some of the questions asked and
the most authoritative answers
obtainable.
OIL an a Japanese subject ttcsHty-
-four years Of age. what ictH De fAe
penalty " do NOT recister'
All you do not register you will
be liable to Imprisonment for one
year. The fact that you are Japan
csc subject does not excuse you from
compliance with local police regula-
lions and the laws of the land.
Own you kindly reH me In voWT
paper tphV. In addition 20 the require
BIeHt Of racial identity, any oR6 Of Art
con descent must hare his blank Made
more distinctive By having the corner cut
or
A-The tearing OF OF the corner Is
for convenience in classification, and
to facilitate the sorting OF the cards
into classes. There IL no other sig
nihcanee attached to the matter.
OIL an a yoUH0 wan t,oeHfy-are
years old. siN0le, and HUs toith ny
father and aunt Ny father - severity
one and my duHt siEfv-fUe. : am their
support, my father being able TO carr
but 80 per month. Tel me IN yoHr
popeT i1h0t should soy IN onsper to
the Q1sstioS as to tchether dm the
sole support Of father, Bsothsr, toifs,
ehtid or ssster or brother under ttOeIre1
A-You must answer no. The law
does not contemplate relatives as re-
mote as aunts, uncles, or cousins.
Your father IL not solely dependent
on you. You may state the fact that
you have other dependents when you
register in the place provided for
claims Of exemption.
Own sou please tell me IN your
paper " my son, toho u IN RdasdS City
and has registered as az dbseHfes IN the
District, toiH have to come oil the coy
back here for examination " he 70
conScriptedf
A.-The presumption Is that he
will have to come back to Washing
ton. 1t may be that arrangements
will be made by the War Department
to cover such cases, but as yet no an
nouncement has been made on the
subject.
o.-PIedss enItohten me on the fol-
lotoiH0: Suppose I an doubtful as to
my age ard REFUSE to Register and later
am brought to trial BY the Government
for not registering. IL the burden Of
proof on tie Government or on me TO
Shot0 that am Of the age reqWiredf
A-The burden will be upon you.
BY not registering you will be hold
L. a.. -.
outside the age limits. II called upon
you. who have set up that claim, must
prove the validity of IT,
o.-PIease advise me u mon t1ko
t1orks to support his teife, but tohose
tcifs also t0orks to help out, 70 ezeDsptf
A-No one is exempt from regis
tration who is between the ages of
twenty-one and thirty-one, both inclu-
sive. Whether you will be exempt
from military service is a question
for the exemption board to pass upon
after II is organized.
OIL registered BY mail some time
ago pitk the sheriff Of NY home coHHty,
but hare not yet received a registration
certificate. Can you tell me phdt to dol
Await patiently. No certificates
of registration can be issued until
after June S. After that date your
certificate will be mailed to you.
o.-My husband vos Judged iHsoHe a
yeor ago and cds pat into an dsyian
for the insane. He t0os released a short
tDhle ago and has been pronounced
cured Must he re0tsterf
A.-Yes, he must register. Even
those who are now confined in the va
rious institutions throughout the coun-
try because of insanity are required
to register and special registrars have
been appointed for the purpose OF
them.
O.-Pledse oHstreT IN your columns:
I kHotc a yoHHo HiuH rho has tried four
different times to eNlist, but dltcGys has
been rejected He says he TOLL not reg
lister. 7 feel much interssted IN him- n
he does not register hoo totH they find
hiBs oUtf
A-His name will be noted as alb
sent from the list OF those whose
names will be published as registered.
II will be your duty as well rs the
duty OF anyone else to inform the au-
thoritieR. He may be accosted at any
time by an officer OF the law who can
demand proof of the fact that he has
The authorities have
taken every conceivable step to catch
slackers In this regard. The man who
should register and does not do so is
regarded as a public enemy and a
traitor.
OIL an a real AmeTicoR 0irL Will
you tell me hop caH help on June S?
A-You can help by asking Mrs.
. Thomas circle. for per
mission to assist in distributing copies
Of the Presidents proclamation 20
those who register. You also can
help II you own an automobile. by
the use of your car for
the transportation committee on June
For this purpose get in touch with
Melvin c. Hazen, room 405 District
building, telephone Main 5000. branch
$50.
o. understdnd that TO join the 1rmy
Dr. Navy one must hare mine good teeth
aud four ploIars. ] am going to a deH-
iiSt on June to have all but three Of
nv teeth taken out. Should include
this fact IN my statement as to claim Of
exemption or physical deJectS'
A.-The r, -cistration board Is con
,erned with your physical cor Lition |
onIy so far as II concerns glazing de |
'ects. 1t Is not concerned with your |
condition after June 5. You need not |