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 WASHINGTON, May 29.-Attorney General Gregory today instructed United States attorneys and marshals throughout the country to use thelr ut most efforts to arrest and prosecute all persons responsible for the agitation which has manifested itself in localities from New England to Texas against the registration June of men subject to elective draft
 The agitation has made itself felt somewhat in many sections, but thus far there apparently is little connection between the outbreaks Officials have undertaken an exhaustive investigation to determine if the whole antidraft sen tinent is not rooted in extensive ma chinations of German propagandists in this country having a central head quarters.
 Color to this theory is lent in some degree by the marked similarity in the methods of procedure in widely sep arated communities. Some officials be- lieve that the entire agitation is manu- factured by German agents who, baf fled in their original program calling for an armed uprising of German re- servists in this country upon Americas entry into the war, have turned their E the military plans of the government.
 If such is the case, the conspiracy will come to nothing, officials believe. The department of justice, it was au- thOritatiVely announced tonight, eX- poets virtually 100 per cent of eligibles to register and prompt prosecution un- der the criminal provisions of the law will be instituted in the few cases where the law is not observed.
 To bring out the full registration, At t0rney General Gregory today lnvlted the entire nation to constitute itself committee of the whole and every man of military age q committee of one to report slackers.
 Attorney General Gregory invites all young men of the country to cooperate in the enforcement of the law as a part of their patriotic duty" reads an of 1lclaI statement.
 Determined to crush in incipiency every movement designed to thwart or interfere with registration as provided for in the law, the department is hay ing its officers thror snout the country arrest promptly all agitators against compliance with the law
 The department is not dependent entirely upon it's agencies to discover dlsloyal activity State and municipal police are co-operating and members of national patriotic and commercial or ganizatiOns which were enlisted after the declaration of a state of war to guard against all acts inimical to the general welfare are engaged in bring ing to the attention of the United States attorneys and marshals all instances of attempts 10 discourage registration.
 These several agencies will be on duty on June ), honeycombing the country to see that every man subject to registration complies with the !au and that every official delegated to carry out it's provisions performs his duty properly"
 All these officials will be protected in the performance of their duty: heav- fly protected in communities where the agitation has manifested itself The instructions sent to all United States attorneys and marshals reads as fol- lows:
 Rumors with respect to possible re- sistance to the registration on June ,, under the selective service act. having reached the department of justice, it is deemed eXpedient to issue the follow ing instructions to you:
 Attention is called to the duty en- joined upon you of protecting to the fullest extent, the registrars and oth- CTS carrying the law into effect, and ,f the corresponding duty to arrest and prosecute all persons evading, or en- couraging evasion of the law. or seek ing to hinder, prevent or delay those who are well disposed and would oth- erwise would be inclined to be obe- dient.
 Furthermore, the utmost efforts Of
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