Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-06-06

list. The state department was called
upon for additional cards today by
the thousands.
Few eleventh hour rulings we're
found necessary. The system de-
vised by General Crowder of invoking
the political machinery of the nation
In the task worked with a smoothness
that spoke of perfect cooperation by
state, county and municipal officers.
still May Volunteer.
General Crowder made IL clear,
however, that registration acted as a
bar against no man who wished 10
enlist In the army or navy ANY man
| VINO enrolled himself today but
whose patriotic impulse bids hin,
step into the ranks now and not await
| selection day, will pass from the reg
istration lists automatically. A man
may take his choice as to the part of
the great national army In which he
VIII serve, regulars, national guard or
selective army.
Many cards mailed by men absent
from their home precincts failed to
show the present address of the indi-
vidual.
Warning to Absentees.
Governors Of many states," Gem
eral Crowder said in statement, IRE
port that the registration cards of ab-
sentees which are reaching home pre-.
clncts in many Instances do not carry
the present address Of the absentee
who Is mailing the card.
1t lis impossible In these cases TO
mail circulars to such absentees. An
absentee who has made this mistake
should at once send his address to
the registrar of hts precinct and re-
quest certificate The request
should be addressed as follows:
TO the registrar--precinct fyour
home) care sheriff-county--s il
permanent home is in city of 10000
or over, mail card in care of the may
or of your city,"
Late tonight only four arrests had
been officially reported to the depart
ment OF justice, at Hamilton, Ohio:
Hartford, Conn; Richmond. Va, and
at small place near st. Louis.
Every Precaution Taken.
Department of justice officials had
anticipated only local or sporadic dis
turbances and had predicted that the
men opposed to registration would not
resort to force anywhere, but they
took every precaution to cope with
emergencies IL their plans to check
all trouble in its incipiency should
fail.
Every man in the field had strict
orders to arrest offenders promptly
and hale them before federal COM
missioners The success of their plans
and of the work Of the men In the field
and the splendid order that prevailed
generally surpassed even the expecta-
tions of government officials.
Little Disturbance Anywhere.
Official reports showed that the
registration passed without even such
exciting disturbances as mark a gen.
raj political election.
Reports were slow In coming into
the department of justice, which was
gratifying to officials, because 1t indi-
Gated lack of trouble, in view Of the
strict instructions sent everywhere to
report trouble instantly to Washing
ton. A long dispatch came to the de-
partment from its representatives in
Chicago, announcing that while they
had Investigated few reports of dis
order there had been thus far not a
single tangible complaint in Chicago
and that everything was 'ia splendid
shape"
Milwaukee reported there was not
single complaint of trouble in the
state of Wisconsin.
Ran Out OF Cards.
There was some delay in Gary, Ind,
and In some Chicago districts because
the registration had to be stopped to
permit the printing Of more cards.
registration exceeding all expectations.
In Texas where the governments
investigation of the anti-registra-
ton activities of the Co-opera-
tive Buying association recently led