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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-07
More than $4,000
Registered in Illinois
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Chicago, June 6. - The tremendous
task of counting, sorting and summar-
izing the 3OS,O98 names which were
registered in the polling places in Chi
cago yesterday was begun in the Office
Of the City Election Commissioners to-
day. In addition, the county towns Of
Cook County added 23,3S2 names to the
list.
The returns on the registration in
the state have been delayed by wire
troubles, the heavy storm Of last night
having been followed by high gales to-
day. Close estimates make the total
registration for the state more than
650, 900
Laggards in war-men too busy TO
register yesterday, forgot it, or didn't
realize its seriousness until to-day, and
those with other excuses hocked TO
the City Hall to-day TO get their names
on the cards. This registration may
continue for several days.
Immediate action against violators Of
the conscription law was planned when
the new Federal grand jury took up its
work this afternoon. There are several
prisoners in Chicago whose cases call
for attention. They include three taken
into custody yesterday for opposing
registration or failing 20 register, and
six or more who have been held for
several days for attempting to create
feeling against the registration law in
advance of the day set for its opera
ton.
Chicago did its duty, all right was
Mayor Thompson's comment to-day.
"As far as the registration is con-
cerned, / don't see any reason for any
body TO have any cause for complaint.
The work of preparing for Chicago's
registration was a big job, and now we
have another big task on our hands IN
copying all those registration cards"
what effect on Germany do you
think the registration in one day Of
over 100000 Americans for war
duty will have ~ the Mayor was asked.
81 don't know" was Mayor Thomp-
,or1s-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-07
Begin Horse-to-HouSe
CanUcss to Smoke Out
Registration Cutters

New York police and Federal agents
began Yesterday a house-to-house can
vass of the CITY, 20 comb out Of their
hiding places the "quitters' who re-
fused 10 register on Tuesday. Ihis
will continue until every family m
every dwelling in greater New YORK
has been questioned.
All Yesterday men streamed INTO
the CITY Clerks Office with excuses
and apologies for not having reg
istered when the call came and earnest
requests that they be allowed to put
down their names at once. In all cases
thew were allowed TO register without
further complication. Many OF the
tardv ones were citizens who were at
sea on Tuesday. Others were out Of
town through unavoidable delay. Most
of this latter group brought Ger
tiicates from suburban registrars tes-
tifvinc that they had tried to register
wherever they were stranded.
In Manhattan 500 men were regis
tered at the City Clerks office. AT the
Deputy City Clerks Office IN Brooklyn
200 signed their names TO the roll
There is still hope for the absent
minded or suddenly patriotic citizen
who desires 10 join the nations TO-
100000 potential soldiers at this late
date. President Boyle of the Board OF
Election Commissioners said yesterday
that all those who present themselves
at their Assembly district headquar-
tiers with aflidayits explaining the rea-
son for delay would be accepted. The
HEADQUARTERS will be open each day for
several days to come. from d. m. TO
p. m.
Abraham Tuyin. Is East l0Sth Street,
was arrested last n.gbt at 10th Street
and Fifth Avenue, while haranguing a
crowd and was later held IN $4,000
bail by Magistrate Fuchs in Night
Court. on the charge Of urging resist
ance 10 sclectivc CONSUMPTION. julius
Codkin. who was arrested with hun
was discharged. Two soldiers Of the
Sth Coast Artillery, L. 5. A., took the
men into custody.
Two others have been arrested in
Manhattan for refusing 10 register.
They are Louis Kramer, the anarchis-
tic "citizen Of the world" and Charles
f. Phillips, the Columbia University
student
In Brooklyn. a public school teacher,
Herman Levine. presented himself be
fore United States Marshal James W..
Power yesterday and demanded thdt ne
be arrested for failing 10 obey the gov
crnmcnt's order on June 3.
Levine. who lives at 3l5 Riverdalo
Avenue. Brooklyn. IS teacher IN Pub
lie school 100. Riyngton and Suffolk
Streets. Manhattan lie is twenty
three years old.
He came before the United States
Marshal voluntarily yesterday and an
uounced that he had deliberately neg
lectcd 10 register because he was
aeainst all war Marshal Power tried
TO reason with him. urging that he 90
at once 20 the Deputy City Clerks office
and remedy his omission, but Levine
refused.
Finding argument Of no avail, the
marshal then he'd the man arraigned
before United States Commiesioncr Me
Goldfck. where he was held in $1,000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-07
Registry Cards Given
Away as Souvenirs
10000 Blanks for Conscript Eli
gibIes Missing in Philadelphia

Philadelphia, June 6. Information
reached United States Attorney to-day
that thousands of the blank blue cards
which were given 70 conscript eligI-.
blcs yesterday had been scattered
about the city by careless, registrars.
In many instances the blanks were
given away as souvenirs TO friends d
the registrars.
The government prosecutor agreed
that the laxity among the registrars
opened the way for widespread forgery
Of the certificates By those who want
to dodge conscription. Because of the
serious situation. the attorney said ne
would ask Mayor Smith to have every
one of the certificates accounted for
The War Department furnished reg
istretion boards with $4,000 regstra-
ton certificates. The total registration
of the city was $4,000, so that about
so 600 were unused.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-07

fully consummated the registration
will be adhered to throughout. The
various states, knowing the number OF
men which they must call and the order
in which each particular man is 20 be
examined, can then assign 20 the vari-
Gus local boards the task Of selecting
the number of men necessary 20 CON
plete the quota for the locality under
The jurisdiction of each board.
Chance for Farewells
precise time limits cannot be set at
present. for the reason that it is de-
sired to have uniformity of operation
Of the machines throughout the United
States and 10 have each step taken
simultaneously throughout the nation.
Mountainous. heavily wooded and
sparsely settled states cannot move
with the expedition Of compact and
densely populated states. While dates
arc not to be named precisely, these
steps will follow each other promptly
with fixed purpose Of giving as much
time as possible to men who are Sc
lected TO adjust their affairs. TO make
their farewell and to avoid the incon-
venience and suffering that would re-
suit from a hssty change from civil TO
military status -,
Attorney General Gregory reiterated
tonight his qualification over the abb
sence of any serious disorders yester-
day. A statement from the Department
Of Justice said:
"The reports received at the depart
ment throughout the day from officers
and agents in widely separated sections
of the country reflected the same alb
sence of trouble and general response
to the provisions of the conscrlptlon
act that characterized the reports re-
ceived yesterday.
Evasions at Minimum
"These reports indicate that the reg
istration may exceed materially the
estimates prepared by the War Depart
ment on a basis Of census figures. De
partment officials have been led, by the
heayiness Of the registration, to believe
that the number Of eyasiOns OF the law
would prove even fewer than had been
anticipated.
ALREADY several arrests have been
made because Of the wilful refusal Of
the individuals in question TO register,
and the officers and agents Of the de-
partment, acting on the instructions
given them several days ago, will con-
tinue to take men into custody wher-
ever such cases come TO their attention
and prosecute them in accordance with
the criminal provisions of the selective
draft act.
"The fact that man has registered
does not in any way curtail his free
dom of action. Until he is actually
selected he is at liberty to go as he
pleases. Should he see fit to leave the
country he may do so, but he must re-
turn Immediately if he is selected for
the draft"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-07
Police Begin Canvass
Of City for EEgibles
Under Military Census

As a preliminary 10 the state census,
the police Of the city yesterday began
a h0use-to-house inventory of eligible
men and women.
+. 2. Goodrich, director of the State
Military Census and Inventory, issued a
call for 10000 more volunteers to aid
IN registering the names, occupations
and other personal history of the g.
100000 men and women expected to
register in this city alone.
Police Commissioner Woods ordered
census cards sent to every police sta
ton yesterday morning. Each police
captain was told that ne would be held
responsible for the census in his re-
spectiye precinct.
Directors of the census said that they
did not expect the police registration 70
take longer than Saturday. T.. p Good
rich. director of the census, was opt-
mistic when seen at his headquarters,
26l Broadway, however.
THE organization for the state mill
tary census and inventory is being per-
fected," said SIR. Goodrich. Nearly
$500 registration places have been ten
dered free of cost, and volunteers esti-
mated at $4,000 have been accepted TO
man them. In addition, $4,000 school
ltacuerS VIII care Ioi dpplo macy CVV
school buildings. Two hundred and fifty
engineers have volunteered 20 supervise
the taking of the census of more than
100000 employees in industrial estab-
lshments. The Roman Catholic clergy
are cooperating finely.
obstruction classes are being held
every afternoon and evening under the
direction of a corps Of half Q dozen
lecturers. These classes are being held
in many parts of the city, from Staten
island to The Bronx, and from Manhat-
tan TO Far Rockaway. Delays have
been experienced in the receipt OF
forms and other printed matter. 30 that
some difficulty is being experienced in
distributing them. both because of the
delay and from lack Of volunteer auto
mobiles"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-07
Minnesota Registration
10000 Below Estimate

ST. Paul, Mimi, June 6.-Minnesota
registration is likely TO fall 10000 be
low government estimates, according
to Adjutant General Wood, in charge
of the enrolment in this state. He said
to-day that 100000 would be nearer the
mark than the War Departments ad-
vance estimates of approximately ESQ.,
00O
General Wood cited the examples of
Winona, with 10000 population and
registrations numbering 500, and of
Little Falls, with 81 enrolled out of
5000 population, to show that the esti-
mates were too large. He said it prob
ably would be thirty-siX hours before
complete returns were in. George
Skourtis, a Greek, twenty-five years
old. was the first TO be arrested for
failing to register.
81 don't believe in war, and nobody's
going TO make me fight" Skourtis de-
clared.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-07
Tariff Board Defers Trip
Unsettled Conditions Postpones
Visit to Europe and Asia

Washington, June 6. The Tariff
Commissions trip to Europe and Asia
to study tariff and trade problems has
been postponed. it was announced to-
day, until late in the summer.
Because Of the unsettled conditions
abroad, particularly in Russia" said
an announcement, "the commissioners
deemed h. unwise TO leave until some
later date. The commission will con-
tinue 20 conduct the investigation Of
conditions abroad as fully as 1t may be
possible 10 do from this side Of the
water, and will hold itself in readiness
10 go At the first opportune time"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-07
Citizens Aid Search

Police and Federal officials are being
aided in their efforts to track down the
CUTTERS" by private citizens, who, by
telephone. mail and personal calls, are
informing upon their neghbors who
have shirked their duty. Dozens Of
these came in yesterday and will all be
investigated.
There will be little trouble in
rounding up the cutters, John c.
Knox. Assistant United States District
Attorney, said yesterday. when the
enrolment lists are turned in they will
be checked up with the list of those
who have already enlisted in the gov
eminent service from New York City.
u will then be easy TO get after those
who have tried TO dodge the draft.
I'VE are more than pleased with yes
tcrday's registration. After all the
anarchy and sedition which has been
preached throughout New York by half
baked and vicious agitators, the fact
that there was not a single disturbance
speaks well for the spirit of the COM
munity"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-07
Registration Cost
Factory Boys Jobs
Thousand in Bridgeport,
Minus Tickets, Cannot
Return to Work

Bridgeport, Conn. June 6. As an
incidental result Of Registration Day
more than thusand men and boys, it
was said, employed in local factories,
are out Of work to-day, because of err
roneous statements concerning Their
ages made during the state military
census. or when applying for WORK
at the factory.
Many employers made it require
mcnt yesterday that employees inside
the enrolment ages should show reg
istration cards before returning 10
work Hundreds were unable to get
these cards, because. while the factory
records showed them eligibles, they
were actually either over thirty or
under twenty-one.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-07
House-to-House Canvass by
Police and Federal
Agents
Listing Continues
For Tardy Ones
Board of Elections Faces
Tremendous Job or
Tabulation

New York City gave to the nation on
Tuesday nearly 100000 possible hghtlhe
men. Unofficial returns from the entire
CITY. with the exception of four cleo
ton districts missing in Brooklyn sho"
a total of 56s, 797 registrations.
This is only slightly below the " d
DEPARTMENTS estimate Of 100000 from
the greater city, and well above 'n'
half million mark predicted by Pres',
dent Edward F. Boyle of the Board Oh
Election Commissioners.
Registration continued yesterday J"
the CITY Clerks Office. Assembly as
trict headquarters will be held open
for the next few days so that the tardy
NAV have no excuse for not entering
their names.
In the unofficial returns Manhattan
led with 255,543 registrations BROOK
lvn. with four election districts still 10
no heard from. reported 1s9,sS7. In Inc
pronx 1886 men signed the rolls IN
Queens. 4O6O6, and in Richmond s'44o'
These returns will be considerably aug
mented when reports from hospitals
and other city institutions are turned H.
Officials Get Surprise
"Tbe registration has shown some
surprising things" Mr.. Boyle sald yes
terday. There have been outpourings
of men to register in numbers we never
dreamed Of. In some places we were
almost swamped.
1--WE sent twelve registrars to handIe
the work in some of the places OF reg
istrv and we shuddered 70 think OF
sending so great number to one place
Before the day was half over, however
there were forty men at work IN THESE
places, and sill there was not enough
AN some cases the Federal govern
ment allowed us too few registration
cards. Fortunately we sent 10 per cent
more than we thought we should need 10
each district. but to many OF them we
had to rush additional supplies IN the
middle of the day.
"Our work is not over Dy any
means. We want this registration to
he 9bsolutelv accurate, and the work OF
classification must be done with SIKH
and care"
Recount Necessary
Before official returns can be issued
there must be a recount in several dis
tricts. Some of the reports sent IN
hastily on Tuesday night were obvious
lv wrong. and the registrars have been
ordered to recompile their totals. TX
cent for slight errors Of this kind, the
BOARD Of Election Commissioners IS
surprised and gratifled at the manner
in which the registration was con
Quoted ,.,..
There were endless possibilities for
trouble and confusion" Mr.. Boyle said,
"and the Lord was certainly good 20 u.s.
for we got through without hitch;
When the final recapitulations and
classifications arc made, | believe we
will have ac urate figures upon when
the Federal government may rely with
confidence"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-07
Ute Indians, SaUe II,
Register for Draft

Ignacio. Col. July 6.-All but eleven
Of the Ute Indians who refused TO reg
lister yesterday under the selective
draft law came in to-day and submitted
10 registration. A posse, led by Sheriff
John Alexander. went in search of the
remaining eleven.
The men who surrendered were
under the impression that registration
meant they would have TO 20 to France
10 fight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-07

Bills to Bar Draft Fugitives
offered in Congress

Washington, June 6.-Persons lesy
ING the United States TO avoid mllitarl
service would be expatristed and FOR
ever barred from the country by oil'
introduced to-day by Representative
Taylor. Of Colorado.
Thirty days from the passage Of
either measure would be given 10 per
sons who already have fed 20 return
and make amends. The bilis were re-
ferred 70 the immigration Commute
which is expected to report them ia'0''
ably.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-07

register. and in addition. are under ~
dictment for conspiring TO preyen'
registration. Kramer was arrested WIN
four others at an antl-conscriptoh
meeting in Madison Square Garden,
Thursday night, for distributing hand
bills urging men not to register.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-07
New Jersey Registration


vestment of approximately $4,000, or
the equivalent Of 300 Liberty Loan
bonds of the $50 denomination.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-07

bail for the action of the Federal Grand
Jury. Bail was not furnished and Lee
vine was sent TO Raymond Street Jail.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-07
FRANCE

Conssn your goods 10 seignouret fteTcs srss.i
Customs Brokers. Freight Agei's 81 foImaiiic "a
Customs oferaf Ions attended 10 Transit 90 Nfltr'
land Aaints for Armour 4 Co. the hnedd
Cotton on Co. And al French Railway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-07

Official
Official

WESTCHESTER REGISTRATION
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-07
Milwaukee Registration
Proves Big Surprise

Milwaukee, June 6. Milwaukee h
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-07
Principal Cities

= Estimated.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-10-26
twenty-five Y ears Ago.

Columbus Day, Oct. Fl, was observed
with appropriate exercises by our pub
lie schools.
Chris Bruhn, an old resident Of New
vile, died suddenly from blood poison
ing Sunday evening.
Chan Robinson had three fingers
pinched off while breaking on the
Northwestern road at Beloit.
The third gerrymander has just been
passed at special session of the legis-
lature which dismembered Rock county
into three senatorial districts.
Edwin M. Hubbell and Mary McDon-
ough were united in marriage by Rev.
J. F. Bowe on the 10Th. Fred Krinke
and Grace Spencer of Albion by Rev.
Olin on the Goth. C. A. Julseth and
Karen Halverson, both Of Porter, by
Rev. Dahl on the 18th.
Friday, Oct. %, 1892.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-10-26
Soldering in Texas.
Waco, Texas, Oct. Is, 1917.

Waco, Texas, Oct. Is, 1917.
Dearest Father: Well we are at last
transferred and are with Co. M of the
12Sth Inf. [ would have written yes
terday, only I went to that dance that
told you | was invited to. I had a
peach of time and will probably go to
another before long.
The trunk hast arrived yet but l am
sure it will get here. will go down
town and look it up if it don't show up
here soon.
am in the Sergt.'s tent now; there
are two tents with eight in each. there
being 16 sergeants in the new organ
ization. George Ogden and I bunk to-
gether. We are the only sergeants in
that tent. We drill by platoons now
and do all our work by platoons. | was
lucky enough to get in Lieut.. Wood s
platoon. I am left guide of the first
platoon. Sometime when l can get
more paper | will draw plan of how
the new companies form and how they
charge the trenches in waves. 1t is
very interesting. Everything looks
more like business here and we are al
four months Or less.
Yesterday afternoon we heard a
speech from captain who just got
back from the front line trenches. 1t
sure was interesting. Before the war
broke out he was military officer sta
toned in Vienna, so he knows quite
bit of the inside dope of trench war
fare.
Our feeds here sure are great. We
can't eat half what is put before US
and it is real good grub. We sergeants
eat by ourselves and don't have to
stand in line as we used to, so 1t Is real
handy.
I am going to buy a Liberty Loan
bond for 500 and have SIS taken out OF
my months pay every time until 1t IS
paid for SO won't be able to send any
money home for awhile until that is
paid for. Don't you think it is good
idea? Watch the Gazette and see what
is said about it in there. The company
has subscribed something over 30, 50O
up until today and they took lot In
today, so we are nearly at the head OF
our regiment. We are in hopes OF get
ting over a million dollars in our dl-
vision.
was out to football practice yester-
day. They sure are going to nave
some division team. You ought to see
some Of those fellows--regular noun
tains of strength. Moose Gardner, a
player on the Wisconsin team last
year, is playing.
This is the first time | have been
over to this Y. M C. A. and there are
so many here that | couldn't get a
place to write at first.
The champion lightweight boxer Of
the border last year is doing little
rope skipping stunt here now and is
going to box right after SO I guess
will quit for this time and watch him.
Please write soon.
With tens of love to all,
NORMAN CLARKE.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-10-26

An observance of Liberty Day, set
apart to arouse interest in Liberty Loan
subscriptions, attracted large crowd
for an open-air meeting in Edgerton
Wednesday evening. A huge bonfire
was built on the street opposite the
Bank corner and from the band stand
enthusiastic addresses were made by
Supt. F. o. Holt and Rev. NJ. r.
Brandt. Both were earnest appeals to
our citizens to lend their financial sup
port to the government in helping meet
the quota assigned to Edgerton in this
loan. The committee in charge of the
subscriptions are confident our people
will respond so literally during the re-
mainder of the week, as they have
always done heretofore, that there will
be no complaint of our public spirit or
patriotism.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-10-26
CLUB NOTES

The next meeting of the Edu-
cational Club will be Monday even
ing Oct. 10Th at the home of Mrs.
HenaphilI instead of Friday evening
of this week.
The Monday club met at Mrs. Irv-
ing Wentworth's Tuesday afternoon
Twentyone members were present.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved. Amend
ments to the constitution were voted
upon. Mesdames Clarke, Holt, and
Mabbett told the club of their i'm
pressions of the State Federation
Convention at Madison last week.
Mrs. Whittet was leader and was as
sisted by Mesdames Farman, Malt
press and Hopkins. After the pro-
gram Mrs. Wentworth served a din
ner which made everyone present re-
joice that she was a member of the
club. The afternoon was enjoyed
and appreciated by all.
The next meeting will be held Oct.
20 with Mrs. L. N. Pomeroy.