The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-05-31

The presidents proclamation calls
for registration to begin June 5, and
to be followed by the process of Sc
lection which win determine the first
100000 men to be called to the colors
about September l.
The proclamation by the president is
as follows:
Whereas, congress has enacted and
the president has on the 18th day of
May, one thousand nine hundred and
seventeen, approved the law which
contains the following provisions
Persons Who Must Register.
Section 5-That all male persons be-
tween the ages of p and 80, both in
elusive, shall be subject to registration
in accordance with regulations to be
prescribed by the president; and upon
proclamatio by the president or other
public notice given by him or by his
direction stating that time and place
of such registration, it shall be the
duty of all persons of the designated
ages, except officers and enlisted 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 submit to
registration under the provisions of
this act and every such person shall
be deemed to haves notice of the re-
Quirements of this act upon the publ
cation of said proclamation or other
notice as aforesaid given by the presi-
dent or by his direction; and any
person who shall willfully fail or re-
fuse to present himself for registra-
ton or submit thereto as herein pro-
vided shall be guilty of a misdem-
eanor, and shall. upon conviction in
the district court Of the United States
having Jurisdiction thereof, be punish
ed by Imprisonment for not more than
one year. and shall thereupon be duly
registered; provided that in the call
of the docket precedence shall be given
in courts trying the same, to the trial
of"criminal proceedings under this act;
provided, further, that persons shall be
subject to registration as herein pro-
vided who shall have attained their
twenty first birthday 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 author
lied, unless exempted or excused
therefrom as in this act provided;
provided, further, that in the case of
temporary absence from actual place
of legal residence of any person liable
to registration as provided herein such
registration may be made by mail I'M
der regulations to be prescribed by the
president.
Penalty for Fraud or Evasion.
Section 6-That the president is
hereby authorized to utilize the SER
vice of any or all departments and
any or all officers or agents of the
United States and of the several states,
territories, and the District Of Colum-
bia and subdivisions thereof, in the
execution of this act, and all officers
and agents of the United States and
of the several states, territories and
subdivisions thereof, and of the Dis
trict of Columbia and all persons des-
ighated 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 exc
cution of this act, are hereby requir-
ed to perform such duty as the presi
dent shall order or direct, and all
such officers and agents and persons
SO designated shall have full authority
for all acts done by them in the exc
cution of this act by the direction Of
the president. Correspondence in the
execution of this act may be carried in
penalty envelopes bearing the frank Of
the war department. Any persons
charged as herein provided with the
duty Of carrying into effect any Of
the provisions of this act or the re-
gulations made or directions given
Hereunder shall fail or neglect to
perform such duty; and any person
charged with such duty or having and
exercising any authority under said