The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-09
Is 2o,l68 Under Preliminary
Estimate Made by Govern
mept Officials
RICHMOND'S OFFICIAL
TOTAL IS l6,049
More Than 10000 Richmond
Men Gave Reasons Why
They Considered Them
selves Exempt

| Full reports OF registration result,
Throughout tn. state were received las
night at the office of Governor Stuar'
with the exception of the figures for the
city Of Richmond, which have not as
yet been officially presented TO the state
aut horities. The figures as made public
however, show Richmonds total regis
tra,ion as 1909. which, is 1887 below
the estimate made previously by the
war d. apartment.
The total reg istration for the entire
state is 1915. OF which lclhsS are
white. and 5s.341 colored. The govern
ment estimate was 2i1.323. Washington
county was the last TO he heard from
and returned total OF fewer registra-
tons than the government estimated
there. The Ninth congressional dis
trte- fr,-w+rfcf " @hf-g tor-coerttt- Is
located. up to this time stood as the
only district In the state which show ed
larger number Of men registered than
the government expected. but the
figures sent in by Washington county
brought the average of the district
down below the mark. The standing
Of this district. in which number
of alleged hostile actions have tax EN-
place by men who claimed to be OPP
posed to inscription WAS looked for
with much interest and the fact that
II showed up with a creditaole number
of registrations Is REGARDED as some
what of a refutation of the claim that
this section of the state WAS unfriend-
Iy 10 the war admi nistration.
In Bland county four negroes reg
istered. and each OF them claimed ex-
ANN ro- In Rurhanz n
county nor a single negro was register
ed. II being a we'll known fact that
there are but two or three negroes OF
any age in this county, In DlckensD
county there were only tVo colored
registrations.
> ~. Negroes - 4stsn' Exemption.
Richmonds report. the last TO be
compiled for official presentation was
not completed until last night and Will
be turned in today, The figures show
a total number registered OF ls.04a
which is 1.4s1 below the government
estimate of 1855 This shortage ;:
offset however. by the number OF
Richmond boys already in Uncle Sam
service, The government estimate WIS
made on the percentage Of eligihles In
proportion to the population and takes
no account of the various units of the
~
not registered. Il is estimated that
about zee men are attached To ntti'
tary organizations recruited In Rich
mond. In addition to this. there a,r
upwards of zoo men who have served
their time in actual service and have
been mustered into the reserves, who
did not register.
OF the 1909 registered. 1923
claimed exemption The percentage Of
those who claimed exemption Was
much larger among the whites. s.5+S
claiming exemption out of a total OF
1857 registered. Dependent relatives
was the outstanding cause given, s,7s3
men claiming exemption on these
grounds. $3.50 cards indicated no ex-
enptions and from these men Rich
mond's quota will he eulled. The un~
usually large number of young men
working in the several munitions
plants in the city is expected to further
reduce the number Of eligihles.
Remaining Counties In.
The following are the final results
as reported last night: these figures
together with those heretofore print
ed in The Virginian. completing the
returns for Virginia:
Alexandria city-White. aSe, col
'orede, 35s. alien enemies, 6; aliens
not. enemies, rs; total. l,345; esti-
mated, /, 399,
.Asrr-ornae--Hhat rsaa -enlnred,4
gao: alien enemies. 0 :, aliens not enc
mi.s, 4: total. 3,12S; estimated. 3.oal.
White. 1929 colored,
$50: alien enemies. i; aliens not enc
mics, 5, total. 1889: estimated, 2,+10.
Augusta--Whte, 2.o2o; colored,
s2a: alien enemies. 0: aliens not enc
mics, Is: total. Ass: estimated. q
629.
Buchanan--White. 1,142: colored.
o; alien enemies, o; aliens not enc
mics. 1; total. l,l43. estimated. Lib.
Notwithstanding. 4s4; coiored
352; alien enemies, o; Aliens not enc
mics. o: total, s4s estimated. 1856
White, ais, colored
1855: alien enemies. 0, aliens not ene-
mics, 7: totaI% STE. estimated 72ss
Nelson-white. $50; colored, 2ss;
alien enemies, !; aliens not enemies.
o: total. l.1ss: estimated, 1854.
White, 5s4; colored.
57s: alien enemies /; aliens not enc
mics, 3; total, i.1ss; estimated. 1854,
White, 2.190; colored
mics. 2; total. 2,347; estimated. 2.779,
Total registration for the whole
state--white. 1:1.oss; colored. S.
341; alien enemies. 1874; aliens not
enemies. 2,37s; grand total, 1915:
estimated total, 21l.323.
Paris. June s.--Artiiiery fighting is
severe in the region OF Chemin des
DANES, especially in the Cerny sector
and south of Filain, the war office re-
port tonight says. On the Belgian front
pnsitie<nx- about Luxarns- mere Eafieasiy
bombarded Heavy Smelling u stssn-