The Coconino sun., 1917-05-25

Washington, May 19-President Wilson last night issued his procla- nation putting into effect the select i've draft provision of the war army bill. The proclamation follows:
 A proclamation by the president of the United States:
 Whereas, congress has enacted and the president has on the 18th day of May, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, approved a law which con- tains the following provisions:
 Section 5-That all male persons between the ages of 21 and 30, both inclusive, shall be subject to registra- tion in accordance with regulations to be prescribed by the president; and upon, proclamation by the president or other public notice given by him or by his direction stating the time and place of such registration it shall be the duty of all persons of the desig- mated ages, except officers and enlist ed men of the regular army, the navy and the national guard and naval militia while in the service of the United States to present themselves for and subject to registration under the provisions of this act and every such person shall be deemed to have notice of the requirements of this act upon the publication of such procla- nation or other notice as aforesaid given by the president or by his di- rection; and any person who shall wilfully fail or refuse to present him. self for registration or submit thereto as herein approved, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon con- viction in the district court of the United States having Jurisdiction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year, and shall thereupon be registered; provided that in the call of the docket procedure shall be given in courts trying the same, to the trial of criminal proceed ings under the act: Provided further, that persons shall be subject to regis tration as herein provided who shall have attained their twenty-frst birth day and who shall not have attained their thirty-first birthday on or before the day set for the registration and all persons so registered shall be and remain subject to draft into the forces hereby authorized, unless exempted or excused therefrom as in this act pro- pIONluCu Iidt IuC case of temporary absence from &C., tual place of legal residence of any person liable to registration as pro- vided herein, such registration may be made by mail under regulations to be prescribed by the president.
 Section 6-That the president is hereby authorized to utilize the serv- ice of any or all departments and any or all officers or agents of the United States and the several states, terri tories, and the District of Columbia, and subdivisions thereof, in the exc cution of this act, and all officers and agents of the United States and of the several states and territories and sub- divisions thereof, and of the District of Columbia, and all persons desig- mated or appointed under regulations prescribed by the president, whether such appointments are made by the president himself or by the governor or other officer of any state or terri tory to perform any duty in the ex- ,scution of this act, are hereby requir- ed to perform such duty as the pres ident shall order or direct, and all such officers and agents and persons SO designated or appointed shall here by have full authority for all acts done by them in the execution of this act by direction of the president. Correspondence in the execution of this act may be carried in penalty en- velopes bearing the frank of the war department. Any persons charged as herein provided with the duty of car rying into effect any of the provisions of this act or regulations made on directions given hereunder who shall fail or neglect to perform such duty; and any person charged with such thority under said act, regulations, or or be party to the making of any false or incorrect registration, physi- cal examination exemption, enlist ment, enrolment, or muster; and any person who shall make or be party to the making of any false state ments or certificate as to the fitness or liability of himself or any other person for service under the provi- sions of this act, or regulations made by the president hereunder, or other wise evades or aids another to evade the requirements of this act or of said regulations, or who in any manner, shall fail to or neglectfully perform any duty required of him in the ex- ecution of this act shall, if not sub- ject to military law, be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction in the district court of the United States having jurisdiction thereof, be pun ished by imprisonment for not more than one year, or if subject to militia ry law, shall be tried by court martial and suffer such punishment as a court-martial may direct.
 Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson, president of the United States, do call upon the governor of each of the sev- eral states and territories, the board of commissioners of the District of Columbia, and all officers and agents