Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-21

ness Of Loretta township, H. H. Tuttle
Of Grand Forks, William H. Green
leaf OF the university. E. w. ling, SUI
perintendent- Of schools. at Fergus. Lo-
gan Center. township: Howard Simp-
son Of the university, C. ]. Evanson
Of Grand Forks. David Holmes of
Grand Forks, Otto Saugstad Of Nroth-
wood, Ed Litton of Larimore. Phil
Bangs of Grand Forks. DR.. Orr San
ders Of Grand Forks, c. P. Carlson of
Avon township, Fred Logerwald and
w. w. Fegan Of Grand Forks. These
men, it is probable, will be asked to
aid in the work, providing the pre-
cincts which they represent have not
already been assigned.
The following instructions were re-
ceived by Grand Forks county officials
Saturday from Governor Lynn j.
Frazier:
Gov. Frazier's Notice.
eth sheriff, county auditor and
county physician will constitute the
county registration board, Of which
the sheriff will be chairman. It will
be the duty Of the board to appoint a
registrar in each voting precinct in
the county and to see that proper
places are provided in which to hold
the registration.
1.-The war department has ordered a
change in the regulations for the reg
istration Of the sick and Of persons
home counties on registration day.
The tentative regulations furnished
you prescribed that such persons re-
port to the county clerks Eve hold to
mean county auditors) on the sixth
day after the presidents proclama-
ton o instructions as to how they
may register.
"Since the local authorities nov
have cards, there is no reason why
sixth day, and the presidents procla-
nation will direct them to report al
once.
1T is important that every mar
from the ages Of twenty-one to thirty
both inclusive, shall register. You
have authority to ask for assistance
from any county, city or township Of
ncial or Of n citizen. I am conf
dent that every loyal citizen of North
Dakota is willing to cooperate in
making registration day a success
ism by giving every assistance posi-
BILE.
THE government does not want the
people to feel that this is a forced
draft, but that it is the fairest method
that could be devised of raising and
army and apportioning the number OF
men from each state according to it,
population. .
Must Make Report.
All men Of the military age in
Grand Forks county who do not re.
side here. and who will be here or
June S, must report to the sheriff OF
county auditor, on or before Thurs
day, May "a, and receive their reg.
istration cards. These in turn must
be forwarded to the clerk in their
own precinct in their home district
together with a stamped envelope
bearing their present address,. before
June s. They will receive from
the clerk a certificate of registration
which is the only proof each individu-
al will have that he a registered.
Neglect Brings Penalty.
Those who fail to comply with the
governmental orders will face a seri.
GUS charge, according to the sheriff
Following registration. day, the Off.
Gals will accost every man, and those
who cannot show a certificate, will be
turned I'VE to government author.
ties. The penalty for failure to regis.
ter will be imprisonment, it is under.
stood, with no option Of a hne. Thu
evading of the questions on the regi.
tration blank is even more serious
claims h county officials. and those
who attempt to avoid service by un
truthful answers, must serve one yeal
in a prison camp whore they will bt
trained before benig sent to the front