The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-06-16
ROUND UP STRIKERS.
DAY OF GRACE FOR THOSE WHO
FAILED TO REGISTER HAS
PASSED.
Provost Marshal General CrOwder Or
6lers the Arrest Of Every Man Who
Evaded Registration for Military
Service-States Must Furnish Full
( Quota.

washington, il 11.-The perloo
Of leniency ended .sht for men be-
tween the ages of II and 80. inclu-
sive. who failed to register for the war
army last Tuesday.
Provost Marshal Gen. Crowder
sent to the governors Of all the States
q message asking them ito inaugufate
from tomorrow O. vigorous. aggressive
and effective enforcement Of the
penal clause of the selectlve service
law against all who have. by their
failure to reg.ster. brough. themselves
under the provisions.
The penalty for failure to register
on June s is imprisonment for
year and enforced registration. but
Gen.. Crowder immediately after reg
istration day, recommended that local
boards provide further opportunity
for delinquents. The department of
justice today notified United States at
icrneys to release. those already ar
rested for failure to register provid-
Ing they have now registered.
Ger. Crowder has nearly completed
draft of regulations to govern ex-
omptions and exemption boards, and
expects to lay 1t before Secretary
Baker i'm few days for approval
,rhe general believes no class should
;be exempted as such. but that local
boards should decide on the circum-
stances In each Individual case. He
favors use of some device such as a
jury wheel for drawing the names of
those to be examined by the exemp-
tion boards The regulations will be
made public in detail after Secretary
Baker and President Wilson approve
them.
"A few more States reported regis
tration totals to the provost marshal
generals Office today but indications
were that all would not be completed
for nearly week.
Gen. crowders message to COVER
nors said: se
Quotas are to be assigned to the
seversl States in proportion to the pop
aIation as determined by the bureau
oT. tho census and not In proportion to
the registration. The result is that
cvcry person who has failed to regis
txr Ii seriously increasing the burden
3, tl7sse Who hkys rekistered.
sIt 4 reqnested that every effort be
now made to detect and arrest persons
subjs,t to registration who have not
registered and to bring each promptly
to tho attention Of the nearest repre-
sentative of the department of justice.
Care should be taken that the lists
prescribed in paragraph 80 (men reg
istered) are promptly posted and all
registrants should be asked to- assist
IN bringing non-registrants to the at
tention Of the police"
. Among States reporting so far Ohio
stands first in the proportion Of regis
tration to the census estimate with
113 per cent Washington is the low
est State with 5o.9 per cent.
When the provost marshal generals
oflce closed tonight 33 States had sent
in complete returns. They showed
total registration Of 6,35S.3SS, COM
pared to census allotments totaling
7,063.4s2. The returns during the day
about kept up the percentage of pre-
vious reports and predictions as to the
grand total that would be shown by
ali the States-from 100000 to g.
2Ce. 900.
In the 33 States reporting the white
registrations were 4.Sf7.9S0. colored
aS0.5s6. aliens 482.439. and alien
enemies 5S.3O4. The possible exemp-
tions indicated were 3.43s.527.
PRISON FOR Stacker.