The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-08
STATE Will &c 10000
BELOW ESTIMATE
Nat Government figures We're
Erroneous A To Prince George
County.
NEGRO EXODUS AFFECTS TOTAL
ChAcial figures From Two Cities and
Mine Counties Yet needed to Make
Up Final Figures.

Nine counties and two cities in Vir-
G.niA. up to the latest counts last
right. had failed to report TO the Of
flee OF Governor Stuart the results OF
registration day In their precincts.
The total registration. in the absence
Of these delayed reports, was is0.1ls
with the cities of Richmond and Alex
andria still to he heard from as we'll
as the counties of Accomac, Augusta.
Buchanan. Buckingham, Cumberland.
Nelson, Nottoway, Patrick and Wash
tngton. The total estimate for the
whole state, as made previous TO
registration day by the war depart
ment, was I.323
From all indications. based on val
department estimates together WITH
the reports Already received. the total
registration Of Nirginia's men between
the ages of twenty-one and thirty
years will fall several thousands short
OF the mark set by the government
This is partially explained by the fact
that 5000 men were appertioned to
Prince George county, while only
1888 registered there. the govern
ment's figures being erroneous. 1t Is
probable that the shortage from the
war departments estimate Will reach
$4,000 in this tate when the COM
plete count ia filed.
Two Districts Exceed Estimate
The Ninth and Second congressional
districts are the only ones exceeding
the government estimatA, the other
districts falling somewhat below in
each instance. The cities of Bristol,
Buena Vista. Charlottesville, Clifton
Forge, Danvilie. Newport News, Nor
folk. Petersburg and winchester have
reported registration in excess of the
estimate, while Fredericks burg.
Lynchburg, Portsmouth, Radford
Roanoke, and Staunton fell behind.
The unof1cial report from Richmond.
not yet filed with the governor, places
this city in the short line also. Alex
andria, Allegheny, Amelia, Appomat-
fox, Bland. Brunswick. Charlotte
Chesterfield, Dickinson, Dinwiddie
Hanover. Henrico. Lunenhurg. Nanse-
mond, Norfolk. Northampton, Prin-
cess Anne. Russell Surry, Sussex.
Tazewell and Wise counties reported
more men registered than the war
department estimated. The other
counties fell below the line.
An interesting feature of the re-
ports at hand shows that the per-
centage of persons registered who do
not claim exeH nt4oH- from military
}
enemies throughout the state. who
were compelled to register, total $50.
so far as reported, and aliens not
enemies reach total of 2,i73 In
the whole state the total registrations.
as classified in the report, are; White.
90, All; colored. 4s.355. total. l50,11a
May Still Register.
Persons who failed TO register on
account of affairs over which they
had no control. and for other good
reasons NAV still be registered. and
number of men have been signed
up at the City Hall here since Tues
day.
In the discrepancy between the fig-
ures set down by the war department
for Virginias registration total and
the actual Registration results. it is
thought the government based their
calculations on the census OF 1910,
and failed to take into account the
alarming exodus of negroes TO the
North within the last few months.