Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-05
All in Readiness
 For Registration
NOTHING LEFT UNDONE BY GEN.
 ERAL cROWDER
QUIET AND CONFIDENT
Government Officials Have Found State, City and County Governments Eager to Do Their Part-Returns to Be Made by Units

Washington, June 4.|n striking contrast to the thrill and stir of ac- tivity in every city, county or hamlet throughout the country tonight, off cials of the provost marshal generals s office, the center of the vast and com- pleX machinery of war registration, awaited the dawn of Registration day in quiet confidence that their work has been well done.
 The absolute maximum of decentral- ization has been attained. There was nothing left to be done by Brigadier General Crowder- Last touches were given today and the result, by pro- cess of standardization that will ac count for every man of the ten mill lions who march tomorrow to the reg istration places will reach Washing ton in AS brief messages, each repre- senting the complete results of a state.
 Interference Will Not Be Tolerated.
 With the whole process until those reports arrive, federal officials will have nothing to do except to punish under federal laws those who may seek to interfere. When the gover- norS reports are at hand the addl- tion of a few columns, each containing AS names will give the net result of the great undertaking so far as con tinental United States is concerned.
 The additions will give grand totals of the number of white and of ntgro citizens who have registered. of the indicated number of exemptions for obvious reasons, of the number of aliens, which will include all men of foreign birth who have not been nat uraHzed and also of all alien enemies in the country between the ages of 21 and 31.
 Days Before Roll is Complete.
 It may be days before the roll of states is complete No partial returns will be transmitted either from pre- cincts or county officials to the state <I-r A1 vost marshal general. Instructions have gone out to all officials to make pub lie only figures for units which are complete, precincts. counties or states, as the case may be.
 Officials believe it would not on.y confuse the situat ton for fragmentary returns to be handled, but that mis- nceptiOns of the results, wr~g de- auctions and improper concIusions might be reached from premature pub lication. They have urged the press of the country to make no comparisons of the results as between town and town. or state and state, unless the full report from each locality is avail able
 . Reports to Be Compiled Tonight.
 To this end reports from the pre- cincts registrars will be compiled im- mediate.y on the close of registra tion at D. m. The cards will be exam ined and the standardization table
  city officials will give all detailed in formation that is needed. In turn, when all precincts have reported the sheriffs of the city boards will trans init to the governors an abstract of these detailed reports dealing in totals only. Then, when the last county or city has reported, the governors will make up the final synopsis for the provost marshal general.
 Partial Returns Are Forbidden.
 Officials here said tonight there was no objection to the publication of any precinct, county. city or state report, but that the furnishing of partial returns had been forbidden. Each unit must stand by itself on it's completed returns and no unit be sub jected to comparison on the basis of partial returns with the completed tabulation of any other unit.
 In working out details of registra- ton plans, government officials have found state, city or county govern ments eager 10 take their part Heart jest cooperation has been given from all sides and the way of the federal has been made easy. As to the success of the project, huge es it is, officials have no doubt The whole nation is work on the job. It is the peoples business, the business of the individual citizens. to carry it and they are doing it.