Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-22
SPECIAL DRAFT LIST
FOR U. S. WORKERS
Separate Registrars to Be Ap-
pointed for Men in Federal
Employ Here.
ALL ALIENS MUST ENROLL

ALL ALIENS MUST ENROLL
Special registrars to handle the cases
of thousands of government clerks who
are in the nonresident class will be
named to assist in the recording of all
persons in the District of Columbia
subject to the conscription act.
This plan was decided on today fol-
lowing a ruling by Provost Marshal
General Crowder, and is designed to
facilitate registration of this class of
persons who are of military age as
designated in the Presidents proclama-
tion.
Gen. Crowder's ruling was that ''if, as
matter of fact, a man maintains his
permanent home in the District of CO.
lumbia and there are no facts to in
dictate that he has a permanent home in
some other place to which he has a
bona fide intention of returning, he
should register as resident Of the
District of Columbia regardless of
whether he goes some place else to vote.
If such persons actually maintain a
place outside the District which they
consider their permanent home to
employment in the District of Column
bia is finished, then they should register
in the place outside the District, and
they may register by mail after having
designated to perform this service by
the board of Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia
Bureau Heads to Designate Men.
Daniel ]. Donovan, executive officer
of the registration board of the Dis
trict. announced that he would request
the heads of the various government
bureaus and departments to designate
persons whom he will deputize as reg
istrars for the nonresident clerks. This
will enable every government employe
who seeks registration in q place other
than the District and who has there a
bona hde domicile to obtain the neces-
sary card and certification without in
convenience and loss of time. To re-
quire the clerks to make application In
his office for registration cards would
In the, opinion of Mr.. Donovan, subject
them to unnecessary Inconvenience and
cause a considerable loss of time to
their departments.
Government clerks affected by this
regulation will apply to the registrars
they must fill In and certify and mail
to the county sheriff or mayor of the
city. II the person registering is not a
member Of rural community. The
S0ioS must oc III the uanQS OF the DfOD-
er authorities on or before June s. With
each card there should be inclosed q
seif-addressed envelope for a certificate
Of registration.
II the legal and actual residence Of :
person coincide. registration must IS IN
the place where the residence occrrs. but
the legal and actual residence difeeY
registration must be made IN the place
wiz be furnished clerks who are in doubt
as to their status by the registrars to Be
appointed for their several departments
course In training viii be given to the
registrars tomorrow evening at s O'Clock
IN room 500 Of the District building The
: men win be sworn in and thoroughly pre-;
Jared for the work
All Aliens Must Enroll.
All aliens are subject to registration, no
class being exempt. This fact was en-
phasized by the registration board today.
Aliens who are mere sojourners in this
country and who have no domicile in the
United States will register in the precinct
In which their hotel or stopping place is
located June 5.
If aliens are not mere sojourners but
are actually domiciled in the United
states, they must register in the places
OF their domicile. If they are to be alb
sent from their domiciles on June &
they must register in the same fashion
as absentees-by mail
Seventeen hundred persons are estf-
mated to have applied in person at the
war registration information bureau. in
room 5, District building. yesterday for
information. Several hundred others an
piled for information by telephone.
2ues.1ons as to the status of aliens
voting places outside the District were
the ones most frequently asked the
bureau @eAe
The bureau records also show thar n
whether registration means conscrin-
tion- They have been informed that
registration means merely the prepa-
poses. and that the draft will be mad.
later. '"aoe
Precinct Lines.
The line Of demarcation between
precincts Will be the center OF the
street. or boundary. Persons of the
designated ages in Alaska, Porto Rico
a ana Hawaii will be registered ON a day
ed by the President
Utmost every department of the Dis
trict service has been called upon r.
assist % In the preliminary registration
WORK. For the stamping of the cards
and certificates alone a force Of eieSs
men Is required which already has heen
working three days. Plans are being
maze IN dee fGs mic the circulation re- in every home
precincts and full information as to the
steps necessary for registration e
Daniel J. Garges. chairman Of the
committee on dissemination of informa !
tfon. today sent a letter to every cierrv-
man in the city requesting that on Snn
day notice be read of the President
registration day.
Secretary Redfeld. in a statement ia.
sued today. in which he announces thai
there are 3Ss men on the rolls or the
department between the ages Of twent.s
one and thirty years, declares tina.
whether or not they will be called into
the service Is a question to be settled
later, but that sit would save embarra ss.
ment to the government if 1t were under.
stood that Its regular force will continue
Tor the present and until some special
OF their regular work"
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