New Britain herald., 1917-06-06
Next Step in Assembling Military Resources Will Be to Weed Out Those Who Cannot Serve.

REGISTRATION DAY WITHOUT TROUBLE Only Four Arrests Throughout Coun-
 ay Rep9rted to Department of Jus taoe-AttoGney General Expresses
 Pleasure at Ready Response Shown
 b1 Those Eligible to Oonsoipt1on-
 Many Places Rum Short Of oarts.
 Washington, June e.-Amerfca's millions of the military age prescribed Shy congress are registered for the war against Germany. In every state tn the union today reports from tho polling places to which some ten millions young men marched yester- day to record their namess wore being assembled for transmission to the war Apartment.
 say The next step In the governments Blan will be the selection of those who Aactually are to bear arms from others who remain at home because of de- pAhdents or to do the work on the farm or In the factory that must be caTrfed on to maintain the nation 1t war. This task will be undertaken as soon as complete returns from the registration have been tabula&ed end surveyed at tho onlce of the provost smarshal general % The selected. about . million, will be called to tho coloss and put into training early in tho fall. Originally 1t was intended to ell only 500. .0O0 for the first draft army to support the National Guard and regulars, but . few days a9o It Was announced that nearly million men would be needed on the first selection
 Tn some places the suuply Of rss1s- tFation cards was 1nsudel111t end en-, ruilment work was suapended until sxA AdatiOnAl cards cod1d b pEfneaA sss 11a re11lla AAA ben Eed .bE tlo w4r Aapn 1e3meat lase At tut they w1se expected 0 1ox9o In ]. .throughout the day and to be practi-l Ssaly complsts probably by tonight. Re9lstrArs and other officials of eastern election machinsry fAced the task Of assorting and counting thou- sands of cards before making the 1nal brief compilation. Partial reports of states. counties or precincts were Tor bidden.
 < Unifncdal reports of few minor , disturbances attending the regstra- ton failed to dfminish the surprise and eratidcation of government ofn- cials that the day passed with 50 lit- tie display of oppoatdon.
 Only Four Arrests Reported.
 Only four arrests were reported of fcdally to the department of justice last night and 1t was pointed out to- day that even the sum of unomcla1 reports Of trouble indicates that the dry was more peaceful thAh most general elections.
 Information .fndbcated a ready and general response on the part of the younx men of the country to the de- rnands of conscrdption. j
 The war department expects full re- turns to show that . large pfopor- ton of young men exercised their pre- rosative and declined to clAdm exemp- } ton, even though many had deDen- dents or disabilities. Thur they e1- pressed a spirit of willingness to abide bv tho judgment of loca1 exemption < board and to do their bit If tho coun- try needs them.
 Any who registered may be select eti for any branch of the army. navy or marine corps, and automatically pass from tNe ranks subject to con- scription, the war department pointed out. ss Many who registered by mall failed to record their present address Pro- voat Marshal General Croyder re ported. Until the absentess forward thia address to the: sreGtaetar of hii nome precinct he cannot obtain | reg' istration certificate.
 Reeistration in Alaska and Hawai- remains to be carried out by the ter s riorial authortties and . nunpber o
 Americans abroad are expects6 t . take the first opportu1Aty to enrol .yatth American emha1Ides or consul ,ates for service. So many American
 in Canada applied to consn1s yester
 day that telesraphic reqasts for ad
 ditional cards were sent to the stat
 department. % WlscOsnann F1kst n Report.
 Wasconsin's total resistration WI
 estimated by Governor Phillip at 2lS.
 roo. This was the first state to re g. port. Estimates placed Wisconsin,
 estimated registration at 22s,6s7. Tn
 mayor of Lowell. Mass, reported tn reefstration at 10,979.
 Governor Edge of New Jersey re < .norted registration returns practical
 completed showing 261,243 The cen
 sus estimates was 3O9,b63.
 Few Conyicts Physically Fit.
 New York, June 6.-Returns re
 cAived today from the conscriptio