The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-06-11
MANY REGISTER
IN ADVANCE FOR
STATE CENSUS
Military Enrolment to
Start Here TO-day-All
Included.
VOLUNTEERS RUSH WORK
Aliens and Enemies Warned
They Cannot Claim
Exemption.

The State military census Of all resi-
dents of New York between the ages OF
16 and SO begins at o'clock this morn
ing and will continue daily except Sun
days until 10 o'clock p. NJ. June %.
Preparations continued all Yesterday y
a the headquarters. 261 Broadway. and
the central storehouse, a. East Thir-
teenth street. as well as at the various
borough headquarters and supervisors
offices. At the Broadway headquarters.
which were open to allow persons who
were leaving town to register In ad-
vance, 1855 men and women registered.
At the central storehouse force of vol
unteers under r.. p Goodrich. director.
worked until Midnight Saturday night
and began again yesterday morning at s
o'clock making up the bundles Of forms
for all the districts In the city. BY 10
o'clock In the morning. with the help OF
seventy-five volunteer workers and q
fleet of eleven auto trucks. the millions
OF forms were on their way to the head
quarters of the supervisors in each OF
the Assembly districts throughout the
FIVE boroughs. The American Express
Company. National. Wells Fargo and
wagons later in the day TO take care OF
the distribution of extra forms and emer-
gencies. A number OF supervisors ar
rived in their own cars and carried
away supplies for their districts.
Forms Rushed to Districts.
'I realize that owing to the large
number OF places that have to be sup
piled with FORMS" said Mr. Goodrich
last night. "a few may not receive theirs
by morning. Mistakes may happen. al.
though we had heard from practically
every district by evening. Some of the
district registration places may not have
been supplied from their Assembly dis
trict headquarters. There will be force
on hand at the storehouse Monday morn
ing at o'clock to care for emergen.
cies Of this nature. The telephone num-
Der 10 Stuyvesant sci"
Many questions about citizenship and
place Of residence cropped up during
yesterdays preliminary registration fol
those who are going to be out Of town
Legal experts were on hand and viii con.
tlnue to serve during the next two week,
to solve some OF the problems that arise
II should be explained that citizenshiI
has nothing to do with registration. and
! whether residents of New York city OIL
citizens OF the United States or OF som.
| foreign country. regardless OF whether
the country is at war with the United
States or not, all must register.
Out of Town Resident.
A man called yesterday and stateC
( that he lived in New York city six month";
in the year. but was "A legal resident o
Maine. and demanded a certificate o.
| registration. He explained that owint
to the fact that he was in New Yorl
city 30 much OF the time dwelling In
house here with his family. he wished t.
have a certificate to prevent trouble II
case the police should begin genera
roundup" of persons who have not reg
/ istered. The census agent took his state
ment on one OF the regular, forms ant
then vrote on his registration certificat,
that he had registered. but was "lega
resident" Of Bar Harbor
! The following telegram was receive,
last night by Mr.. Goodrich from Capt
Henry at Albany. director OF the Stat
! census
Advise census takers at once tina
military enrolment notices must b
served on all aliens between Is and 4
years Of age who have declared their in
tention to become citizens by taking OIL
first papers, as we'll as on citizens" l
was said that kilograms had been sen
to every registration place advising o
the change.