New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-09
Mayor Asks City
To Support State
Military Censu,
Declares Ii Is "Patr;c,;.
Duty of the Highest
Order"
100000 May Enroll
All Subject to Draft BY u.
Governor Unless
Exempted
100000 900 May Enroll

Mayor Mitchell fell n line ye,,.,...
with a proclamation in support Of G.,
ornor Whitmsn's state military es,,,.
the taking of which will begin No,,,.
and continue for ten days. The M,o..
proclamation reads:
Every resident I'm tho City n New.
should register promptly an the New ~.
state military census and inventor. =,
hold ;o boz q patriotic duty % the ~.
order. ,. Is essentially "a census az
ventory of the people and by the ~.
Our citizens should be- patient and ,o,s,,
o. Inconvenience which may he sne,-
tered. Tho task IS big ono. and a..
ccssful result will be- accomplished 81
through the contribution ~ an pos,,.,,
personal time and e1ol.
There j. no more important pubix A..
at the present moment than the prccu-,,
OF complete and satisfactory reco-s !,
the military resources of the grea,ss, -,
on the western continent. 600 order u \
prepared 20 meet whatever emergency "a,
arise | therefore urge Hll citizens. al
hereby direct an city officials under n.
Jurisdiction Of the Mayor and all nurL
pal employees, 10 20 arrange their r.su,,
work that they can give whatever time AZ
service may be needed
City Must Set E,ampl.
u T. most important that this city ,l,r
furnish a. excellent an example in m. 90.
census a. IL furnished IN the Federal res,.
tration. ! hope that the head Of every 4.
partment will not only cooperate with "A.
Director Of the Census hy detailing 70 NJ
and his stall such employees A. mar 4.
available. but will afford the director a.
benefit OF advice and physical assistane,
twenty automobiles and motor trueil
were busy YESTERDAY delivering the n
000.0 census blanks 20 the 900
registration stations County Glen
Schneider had been famlarizing hin
self with the grounds on which ab,
bodied mon between eighteen A.
forty-hye may claim exemption re,
militia duty, since an such me-
registered in the state census wi
simultaneously be enrolled in m
militia and become subject 10 draf, b
the Governor unless they obtain o.
cmptions by filing afidayits with III
County ClTk.
Exempt Glasses
Mr.. Schneider has received from Al
jutant General Stotesbury and CAPITA.
&. &. Henry. director Of the sta,
census IN Albany the following enur
Grafton Of the exempt classes:
"The officers, judicial end eyeeu
tive. Of the government of the Unite
States and Of the state persons IN III
military or naval service Of the Unite,
States, Custom House clerks. person.
employed by the United States in tn
transmission Of mail. artihcers ar
workingmen employed in the armors
arsenals and navy yards of the Unite
States and pilots and mariners 3
tually employed in the sea service
envy citizen within the United Stu
shall be exempt from militia duty vi,
out regard 80 rye. All persons vi
from religious belief shall clam e
emption from military service. il q
conscientiousness Of such belief 81,
be established under such regulation
as the President shall prescribe. shs
be exempted from militia service in
combatant capacity. But no person e.
empted shall be- exempt from mili;i
service in any capacity that The Pres
dent shall declare non-combatsn''
The County Clerk, il is set forth, hs
ne power TO consider claims for eS
emption on grounds Of physical dis
ability. These. like other claims. mus
be passed upon by the director OF th
military census and bis subordnstfs