Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-01
COUNTY BODY
URGES OFFICIALS
TO AID DRAFT
Plant Heads Asked to Help
Secure Complete Enroll
ment

ANotiSCS nave DeeH SclJ out 10 Oiil-
cials of every industrial plant and
to ministers of every denomination
in the city and county asking their
cooperation in securing the com
plete enrolment of all men between
the ages of 21 and 80 years, inclu-
sive. These notices were sent by J.
William Bowman, chairman of the
local Local Department of Military
Service of the Dauphin County Com
mittee of Public Safety to aid the
city and county draft registration
boards
A notice similar to the one sent
out y Mr.. Bowman has been issued
by Bishop Philip r. McDevitt to all
the Catholic clergy of the Harris
burg Diocese.
With each of the county commit
tee statements there has been in
cluded notice of the proclamation
of President Wilson and sections of
law ordering the registration.
Urges Cooperation
The letter to industrial plant off,
cials follows:
Gentlemen: Every effort is be-
ing made by the Dauphin County
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operate with the registration boards
and registrars in securing a complete
enrolment of all male citizens be-
tween the ages of 81 and 81 years,
Tuesday, June 5th. 1t is import
ant that all persons between these
ages should be advised of the su-
preme duty of attending to this en-
rollment on the day fixed, inasmuch
as Imprisonment follows failure to
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deliberate ev aston.
Through your organization we
believe much may be done to prop
erly notify those in your employ and
the committee would appreciate any,
thing you may do in this connec-
ton.
I'VE find that many men fail to
understand that registration is an
entirely different matter from the
exemption which may follow regis
tration. All persons between the
ages indicated must register, no
matter what their occupation or
physical condition may be. Whether
they shall be excused from military
service subsequently is quite a differ
ent matter, and will be treated here
after"
Ask Minister'S Aid
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the following co.. -nication to call
attention to the registration:
Dear Reverend: The Dauphin
County Committee of Public Safety
under the direction of the state COM
mittee, respectfully urges you to
bring to the attention of your con-
gregation, Sunday, June the third,
the importance of registration under
the recent military enrolment act
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every male citizen between the ages
of 21 and 81 years, no difference
what his occupation or physical con-
dition may be, must go to his respec-
tive registration place between the
hours of Z a. m. and 8 D. M, Tues
day. June the 5th, for the purpose of
enrolment. 1t is a duty imposed
upon every citizen between these
ages and can not be avoided. Any
failure to register will be followed by
imprisonment The registration has
nothing whatever to do with subse-
quent exemption. Registration is
one thing; exemption from military
service is another. The duty of en-
rollment or registration is specific
and thre is no way of escape from
| this duty of citizenship.
| Prompt attention to this import
ant matter, Tuesday, June 5th, will
I
those who are required to register
under the Act of Congress.
| The Committee of Public Safety
will greatly appreciate your CO
operation in proper reference to this
matter at the public services next
Sunday"
| Bishop Sends Letter
Bishop McDevitt's letter follows:
Reverend and Dear Father:
The Committee of Public Safety
will appreciate your cooperation If
you announce at all the masses on
Sunday. June Sd, that every male
citizen between the ages of 81 and
81 years, no matter what his occupa-
tion or physical condition may be
must go to his respective registration
place between the hours of 100 a.
m. and 800 p. m. Tuesday, June 5th,
| for the purpose of enrolment.
Amy failure to register will be fol-
lowed by Imprisonment. The regis
tration has nothing whatever to do
with subsequent exemption. Regis
tration is one thing; exemption from
military service is another.
The duty of registration is specific.
There is no way of escape from this
requirement of the law"