Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-23
REGISTER JUNE 5
FOR ARMY SERVICE
All Men q and Under 81 Must Go to Reg
uIa Voting Prace and Be Enrolled
for Possible Service as a
Soldier for Uncle Sam.

The blanks have been received by
| Sheriff Sam Toilet for the military
registration and Tuesday, June 5, is
the date All men who are II years OF
age and not 81 or older must go to the
regular voting precincts in which they
live and there fill IN card that will be
given them and be registered as elig-
Ible to the selective draft or conscrIp-
ton.
Some persons have thought, and even
yet contend, that If a man is in his
3lst year he Is not SUBJECT to the draft.
The law reads 81 and 80 years lncIu-
sIye, which President Wilson has said
means that if man is 81 years of age
on June he is subject to registration.
1t he is not 81 years of age he is like
wise subject. provided he is Il or
more.
There is heavy penalty for those
who refuse or neglect to register on
the date named. The polls will be
open from a. III. to 9p. IN. Those
who act as registrars will be named ny
the sheriff and refusal to act lays one
liable to fine and Imprisonment.
1t does not meap, however, that
every man who registers will be forced
into the army, hut 1t does mean that
all will be subject to inspection as to
their physical fitness for soldier at
such time as the government m-.
choose to call hirSSzG
Owing to the fact tn, only sou. 900
troops are to be raised this tine, the
examinations will likely be quite rigid
and many a man will be refused that
would otherwise be accepted If the de-
MANI were more pressing.
The only binding requirement now is
that all who are within the age limits
named shall go to their regular polling
places and there ill IN card that will
be given them and have their names
enrolled. Within a week after the
registration is held the list Will be for
warded to Gov. Rye and by him for
warded to Washington.
/: has been given out that President
Wilson will not cali the men for exam
ination until about September l. in or
der that all men may be left to work
at producing food and other necessary
things Yet no one can tell just when
the call will be made, 1t may come in
q short time after the registration is
completed
This registration does not apply to
forlegn-b born persons who have never
become naturalized citizens OF the
United States.
Following are the persons appointed
to hold the registration at the places
CrossvIe, j. D. McClarney, Il.
Dorton, C. e. Deatherage,
Creston, A l.. Tabor,
Pomona, Fred Washburn,
Pleasant Hill, Buck Cook,
CAfty, M. l.. Taylor,
Burgess, James Tucker,
Jewett, Gather Hlnch,
Flat Rock, Sam Knox,
Grassy Cove, John Kemmer, Jr.,
Llnaria, Will Renfro,
Ozone, III. &. Sabine,
Byrds Branch, Willis Watson,
Daysville, T. A. Day.
Milestone, H. e. Handy.
CRAB Orchard, j. II. Adams and
N. ID. Walker.
fredericksburg, D. E. Handy,
Forest Hill, e. E. Brookhart,
Genesis, c. H. Mccoy.
Isollne, W. &. Gilmore, Jr.,
Pugh, E. S. Jones,
Maryland. A. Lee, |
Burke, Virgil Hinch.
The names followed by star are
these who have rendered their services |
free. Those who are not willing to
serve free will be paid by the govern
nent. All are expected to serve I'M
ess somthing very serious should arise
% prevent and IN the event any person
appointed shall not be able to serve
hey will be expected to secure some
me to serve in their place.