The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-10

New United States Commis-
 sioner Will Hear Fairfield
 County Gases 1
 It's either register or jail now for last and who have not as yet com piled with that provision of the con- scription act requiring the registra- tion. The choice may be made until July 15 after which date the alterna.- tive of registering will be withdrawn and diligent prosecution will be started against all liable to register who have not done so by that time.
 Such announcement hase been re- ceived by the local exemption boards from United States District Attorney Thomas J. Speilacy who requests the boards to furnish opportunity for registering until July l15. which is pos itively named as the last day for the performance of the duty and after that time to file names of those fail- ing to register so that they may be arrested The police are to be called upon to get in those who are liable to register and when 8 person fails to submit, he is to be arrested and held awaiting action of the United States district attorney.
 United States Commissioner Hugh J. Lavery of this city will try all cases in southwestern Connecticut at his office in the Newfield building, Hitherto all federal cases for Bridgeport and vicinity were tried in New Havenf'or Hartford. The app pointment of Commissioners Lavery has resulted in g change.
 The letter to the boards follows:
 'I would appreciate an immediate report from your Board of all persons required to register on June B. 1917, who did not register and who have not since registered.
 Judge Edwin $. Thomas has agreed to hold a special session of the United States Court about the middle of July for the purpose of hearing cases connected with violation of the conscripuon act. 'In justice to those who have reg istered. I desire to prosecute every person who has wilfully failed to reg ister. It is impossible ft- me to is-' sue warrants for the arrest of these persons unless the local Boards of Registration report to me the names 
 With these reports I would appre- ciate evidence as to residence, age and failure to register. Age may be prov en in many ways, either the age given to the Military Census enumerator; or a copy of his birth certificate; or, 1 if he Is married, the age that he gave at the time he was married; or in other ways that will readily suggest | themselves to you.
 "It is the desire of the War De- partment that all persons eligible to registration should be gistered. and l the Department of Justice has re- quested that registration certificates | be issued up to and including July | 18th. The Department further re- quests that list of all persons who have, not registered up to and includ-i 1 ing July 15, 1917, be sent in duplicate l to the Department on July. 18th, by me I, therefore, request that you will immediately furnish me "1 With a list of all persons in | | your territory who have failed to register, with such data as would enable me to successfully ] prosecute such persons if facts warrant posecution;
 s'2 That on July 15.. you mail to me, so that I will receive it on r the morning of July 16, a list of 1 all persons who have failed to register in your territory, so that ,. may comply with the request of : the Department of Justice; l "3. That between now and | July 15 you issue registration | certificates to all persons who ap- ply for the same, and that an
 effort be made by you to get such persons to register
 ..The local police in your territory l may be called upon to assist you in l seeking out persons who should have registered and who failed to do SO. i; The local police may request such | persons to register and if they fail I to do to hold them in custody and
 imme diately report the fact to me, l and upon receipt of the report l will immediately issue warrants for their arrest The refusal will make the act wilful, and such persons
 should be and will be prosecuted. 5I "I would very much appreciate your kind cooperation in this mat I ter. Compliance with within re- I quests will greatly facilitate the work I of this office and will be in accord ance with the views of the War De | partment-
 l While considerable labor may be
 involved in complying with these re-
 quests. I feel that you will patriotic Tally respond.
 Respectfully,
 THOMAS J. sPELLACY,
 'fU. s. Attorney
 The following offices have been designated by the exemption boards and lists with the key numbers ars CContinued on Page 7.)