The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-29
REGISTRATION
DETAILS now
BEING CLEARED

Aitho unofficial announce
msns has been made thru the
governor and the sdjusant GER
srai's office that miiisian,en no,
now In active service will not
be compelled TO register. Cor
perstien Counsel Caldwell an.
nounced Wednesday he would
wire the war department. for d..
rections on this point. The in
structions issued by the depart
msnt say that uniess militia.
men are on active duty, they
shall register.
Various knotty questions are
coming TO light constantly.
A Canadian soldier. wounded. Wis
iting In Seattle on turIough. wanted
to know Tuesday whether he had
to register.
"He does says Caldwell. "of
course. the Law says that q man
must register Al his home precinct.
but II We say that this man need
not register because his home Is in
Canada. we let down the bars for a
lot of slackers. who would claim
residences In all parts OF the world.
Attic he will be exempted from
service because he IL an alien. this
man must present himself on June
5 II he II in the United States"
Other cIsssss Later
Hundreds OF persons want 10
know II farm laborers are exempt
from service after registration. On
this point Caldwell says:
NO one excepting soldiers and
sailors already in service. ministers
OF the gospel. theological students
and those whose creed Is against
war are nov exempt. THE PRES
IDENT MAY LATER EXEMPT
OTHER CLASSES. but until he
does. they are not exempt. altho
they are permitted TO claim exemp-
tons which later will be passed up
on by the district boards"
Vocation to Count
The selection OF the branch OF
service is another point straighten-
ed out by Caldwell.
Applicants are instructed to indi-
cate on'the card what military train
ing they have had, and II is prob
able that this and their occupation.
al training will dictate the branch
OF the service. but this is not def
mite. There may be too many men
wanting the same kind OF service
tas there were In Canada. so II Is
probable that the matter will be up
to the authorities absolutely.
Wants Central Place
Mayor Gill expects to receive
permission from the war depart
ment. before Wednesday. to regis
ter Seattles 800 to 500 Japanese at
central point. with the aid OF the
characterization associations and
interpreters from the immigration
department.
Every person in the city IL called
upon to assist the police depart.
ment in preventing the mutilatIon
or destruction OF the registration
announcements which have been
posted in all precincts Special In
structions have been given to the
police TO watch for such mIscreants.
Deputize Pursers
Sheriff Stringer will deputize
pirsers aboard boats and railway
| conductors and brakemen, so that
slsckers will be unable to make
their way from the city without
cards The trainmen and boat OF.
ficers will thus have authority 70
demand to see the registration GER.
uficates OF passengers.
The exemptions being claimed by
those who apply for registration
cards to be mailed to other cities
are few and far between.
Want Birth Certificates
There Is a heavy demand on the
health department for birth certifI.
Gates. Young men who look older
and older men who look younger
want some means OF justifying their
lack Of certificate OF registration
when the registration IL made.
One man Is up against II" be.
cause he registered for election "a
2s, altho he says he Is 80. Asked
why he didn't say 80. he replied
u guess ! wanted to kid myself"
District Attorney Clay Allen. "a
whom he applied for advice. says