The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-05-24
NO EXEMPTION
FROM REGISTRY
FOR ARMY DRAFT
All Males of Il to 80 Must Reg
lister on June 5.
NO SECOND DAY TO SIGN UP
Entire Question of Exemption VIII Be
Decided Upon Later-Law Pro-
vides Imprisonment for
Slackers.

Washington, May 23.--The provost
marshal generals Office is flooded with
inquiries from all corners of the coun-
try regarding exemption from military
service under the selective draft law.
The answer to all these questions Is
that there is no exemption from regis
tratlon; that each male person be-
tween the ages of twenty-one and
thirty years inclusive must register.
Brig. Gen Enoch Crowder, provost
marshal general, said:
an regard TO the ages it is particu-
larry pointed out that if young mans
twenty-frst birthday falls on June .
he must register but on the other hand
If his thirty-frst birthday falls on that
date he is exempt
No Second Registration Day.
"Some ask will there be a second
! registration for men who attain their
| twenty-frst year between June and
| the date of the draft. There will not
be second registration day for the
first draft of 100000 men. Whether
there will be another registration for
| the second half million men has not
| been determined. officials of the war
| department believe the one registration
will be all that is necessary to raise
| the first two armies Of 100000 men
each.
| "There is also some confusion in
| the minds of persons who belong to
some class or sect who are exempt
under the law from military service.
| Regardless of what claims to exemp-
ton are proved later all such persons
! are compelled to register on June .,
and then at a subsequent time they
will be afforded an opportunity to
press their claims for exemption.
THE entire question of exemption
Is, under the provisions of the law, put
| in the hands of local boards and high
tribunals yet to be designated by the
| president, and whose numbers will not
necessarily be from the registration
boards. The law provides the penalty
! of Imprisonment with no alternative
| Of n fine for any official or any regis
| tered man who shall make n false re-
turn or connive at such a practice. The
safeguards against favoritism or eva
sion are ample.
II III or Away From Home.
"Those who through sickness shall
be unable to register should cause
representative to apply to the county
or city clerk for copy of the regis
| tratlon card, and such representative
shall see that the card is delivered to
the registrar of his voting precinct. In
| the case Of person who expects to
be absent from his voting precinct on
! registration day, he should apply as
soon MS practicable for registration
card to the county clerk where he
may be stopping. or if he is In city
of over 10000 inhabitants, to the city
clerk The clerk will record the an
swers on the card and turn it over to
the absentee. The absentee should mail
this card to the registrar of his home
voting precinct and inclose with 1t a
self-addressed envelope to insure to
him the return of his registration GER
tincate.
Further, It Is the duty Of every per-
son who has knowledge Of any evasion
Of registration to furnish such informa-
ton against the offender to the regis
tratlon board. | wish to point out to
the people and the authorities that
each community must furnish its quota
of men according TO its population,
and that every evasion of registration
increases the chances of those who
have registered being drafted. When
this Is fully realized public sentiment
will be so strong against the Stacker
that his fellow citizens will do their
duty and report him
"The law provides that any man be-
tween the ages Of twenty-one and thirty
years inclusive who falls TO register
shall be imprisoned for not to exceed
one year without the alternative Of n
fine, and the courts have been instruct
cd by the president to place such cases
mt the head Of their docket, thereby ex-
peditlng the melting out Of justice"
Mo CONSUMPTION Of Farm Labor.
II has been definitely decided there
win be no conscription of farm labor.
The council of national defense and
the department Of agriculture and
labor have thoroughly canvassed the
situation and decided that advocncy
of legislation which would permit con
scription would seriously Interfere with
the operation of the military law.
In consequence any plan that may
be finally decided on by lae fed.
erul government viii call for voluntary