The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-19

signment of registration cards and let
ters from Governor Frazier for the ap-
pointment of a registration board to
name a registrar in each voting pre-
cinct in the county and to see that
proper places are provided, Sheriff A
M. Ross of Cass county has no advices
on the work he will direct.
The registration board comprises the
sheriff, he being chairman; the coun-
These members will be called together
probably the first of next week by the
sheriff and the registrars named foS
the different voting precincts in Casa
county, including the city of Fargo
Aplacards and certificates are expected
by Sheriff Ross following President
Wilson's proclamation for the registra-
ton day which has been set for June
8.
$4,000 TO Register.
It is estimated that between $4,000
and $4,000 men between the ages OF 81
and 80 years, inclusive, will register
in North Dakota and that one from
every twenty, to supply the first call
for 100000 men in the United States,
will be pressed into active service.
Cass county has a population of 10000.
The states population is about 100000
which means that this county will
furnish one-twentieth or per cent of
the select service" men of the state.
Fargo with q population of half OF
Cass county will furnish 21s per cent
Of the men drafted. North Dakota 8
quota should be about $500 it is esti-
mated by officials here. 1t is believed
0,00O, 900 men will be registered in the
United States under the first call.
Change in Regulations.
In a letter to Sheriff A. M. Ross re-
ceived today, Gov. Lynn j. Frazier
calls attention to a change in the
regulations which has been made by
the war department, this relating to
the registration of the sick and Of per-
sons who expect to be absent from
their home counties on registration
day. The tentative regulations fur
nished the sheriff provide that such
persons report to the county auditor
on the sixth day after the presidents
proclamation for instructions as to
how they may register. Since the
registration cards have been received
in Cass county, the governor says he
sees no reason why these persons
would wait until the sixth day to
proclamation has been given out.
Many Willing to Register.
Fargo and North Dakota are not go
ing to hesitate in sending their young
men hepolls. In fact many of the men
who are under the provisions of the
'selective service bill" stated that they
would like to be the first to go to the
polls and to see their names at the
head of the list. It's a matter of
patriotism and the moral effect Of a
heavy registration will be big assur-
ances to the allies when they see the
thousands of young men In the Unit
ed States going forward to regis
ter.
Does Not Expect Trouble.
Sheriff A. M. Ross does not expect
to have any difficulty in getting the
men to the polls, but should such an
emergency arise he has been instruct
ed by the governor that he has the.
to ask for assistance from
any county, city or township official
or OF any citizen. Further details are
awaited by Sheriff Ross before he
calls the members of the board OF
registration together, who win be him
self, County Auditor w. r. Tucker and
DR.. p. II. Burton. With the appoin-
ment OF the registrars for the precincts
in the county, further word will be-
awaited from the war department be-
fore the sheriff personally supervisesI
the distribution of the registration
cards which arrived May / and the
and other papers or docu-
ments to come between now and June
5 or on that date.
"Fairest Method"
In his communication to Sheriff
Ross, Governor Frazier says that the
government does not want the people
to feel that this is a forced draft but
that it lis '.the fairest method that
could be devised of raising an army
and apportioning the number Of men
from each state according to its
population.