New Britain herald., 1917-06-06
Enrolling Precincts in Which Men of Gen. Birth or Descent Live Fall Short of Fieui Forecast for Military Conscription E mates May Have Been Too High SEARCH FOR SLACKERS s TO BEGIN
 AFTER ALL CARDS ARE TABUIAI7

Although the total number of those who registered in the first, second | and third wards was not quito up to the estimate made out by the general board of registration, there was not any alarming discrepancy, members l of the board stated this morning. we figured on approximately 1000 names, 1 possibly between that number and 7,- 500, and as approximately 7,20O did enroll we feel that New Britain has responded with q xest to the nations call. This is particularly 50 in the 1 fifth and sixth wards where the num- Der who registered exceeded the es-, inmates. we do not feel that New Britain has many registration slack CTS" representatives of the general registration board state.
 This afternoon at s o'clock the gen. eral board will meet with Mayor Quigley at the latter's ofilce and semi final reports and summarixations of each of the six wards will De made out and filed. Registrars feel, how ever, that the exact number of people to register in New Britain will not be. known for g day or two because l even now registration cards from New Britain men. either those in the far | W0OS OA 00AAAO WAAOt 4OE NItVuo T0A0OM4 were unable to get their cards mailed in time to arrive on Tuesday, are be- ing received by the mayor and city clerk < It is also possible that after the board meeting this afternoon { 1t will be necessary to rearrar1ge and correct ward summaries and to dc this properlys Mayor Quigley ia await ling severAl pertinent rulings from the executive secretary of the state. As soon as the corrected ward summAr- l les are filed the general clerk of the lregistration board will have to make
 three copies of q general summariza- ktion, to include the combined figures in each of the six ward summaries. ! I4s yFiH retAin olse, alspAlaef ayaal x h sent to tho ,Atate ~ Ajntants HonNtal tl and the third will be- forwarded at once to provost marshal general Crowder. It is also the duty of the
 registration board to seek out men
 wherever they have reason to believe there Is guilt, and order the prosec,,- ltion of any who may have failed to lregister. By comparing the lists of names registered yesterday with the I city directory. records in the city clerks omce, other available records as we'll as the complete records az I contained in the state military regis- l tration census. the general board will, f in very short time, be able to learn I just who of those eligible failed to register. It is thought possible that some of the variance in tthe estimated figures and those enrolled may be ac- counted for by the Sfact that New
 Britain has almost 300 men, most of whom were between the ages of Fl and 31. who are in the National Guard and do not have to register. i In addition to these men, there arc possibly 100 or 160 ini federal re-. serves, naval or Plattsburg. to say nothing of the fifty or 100 men who have enlisted in the regular navy. The 1 opinion of the general board that comparatively few malicious slackers will be found here seems to prevail. Through the courtesy of Mayor ! Quigley and the registrars in tho va rious wards an unomcial summary | list of several wards has been ob- i tained. It should be understood that ] these figures, as herein printed, have not been seen or corrected by the general board and are in no way of l ficial, but are subject to many prob- ]; able changes. It has been possible i to get these figures for every ward except the fifth, where the work of 1 sorting and tabulating the cards Is I such a big one that the workers will 1 not finish until later this afternoor. Following are some interesting. and 1 approximately correct. figures from five wards:
 l First ward.
 | About GOT registered; fifty-two claim exemption because of total dis ability; 213 assert dependents: thir- 1 teen claim occupational exemption: e174 mako no claim for exemption; colored people, four assert dependents
 and three mako no claim for exemp- ton from the draft. In this ward 135
 aliens wore registered and three
 avowed enemy aliens registered.
 Second Wand. ,ss
 About 7o1 registered: two claim
 total physical disability: 2s4 assert
 dependents: ten profess occupational exemption; 172 mako no claim for
 draft exemption: six negroes assert dependents, five negroes make no claim for exemption. In the second
 ward 207 aliens registered. There was only one enemy alien. 9
 Third Ward.
 About 555 registered. One claims
 to be totally disabled. 196 assert de- dependents and 229 make no claim for exemption. Colored men, three ! assert dependents and stx make no claim for exemption. There were 12l, aliens in this ward, but no registered 1 enemy aliens.
 Fourth Ward.
 1 About so1 registered. Five claim total disability, s1s assert dependents.