The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-06-15
SHERIFF TO ARREST
ALL WHO FAILED
TO REGISTER
limited States Authorities
Send Order to County
Officials Here.

Tho following telegram mas peen
..a;yed from the Provost Marshal
General Washington, D. c. giving in
1a.ail the duties of all Sheriffs, War
S Ious Deputies, Police Officers, and
III officers and Agents of the FEEDER
u Government for the enforcement
- the Registration law, and you are
sarobv enioined to give the matter
the widest publicity and your 'best
attention:
~Number six hundred. Quotas are
!. 10 ASSIGNED to the several States
IN nroportion to their population as
determined by the Bureau of the
Census and not in proportion to the
RaCistration. The result is that every
norson who has failed to register is
soriouslv increasing the burden of
those who have registered. Ample
notice and every opportunity has now
been given and there is no longer any
argument upon which the conduct of
non-registrants can be condoned. The
Deriod of leniency referred to in my
number five hundred has now passed.
Attention is invited to Paragraph 16
of the Regulations. 1t is requested
that every effort be now made to
detect and arrest persons subject to
Registration who have not registered
and to bring each case promptly to
the attention of the nearest repre-
sentative of the Department of JUS
tee Wide publicity should be CIV
en- to the effect of non-Registration
increasing the burden of those who
have registered. Care should be
taken that the lists prescribed in
Paragraph SO are promptly posted
and all registrants should be asked
to assist in bringing non-registtrants
to the attention of the Police. Sum-
narration reports of Registration
from the various boards should be
compared with estimates of Census
Bureau and effort should be concen-
trated on those districts where dis
crepancy between Registration and
estimates seem greatest. In case
Of doubt Of age to persons who have
not registered the tabulated record
OF political organizations and other
local records should be consulted and
data may be obtained from the Bu-
reau of the Census. The purpose of
THIS telegram is to inaugurate from
tomorrow a vigorous aggressive and
enectWe enforcement of the penal
causes Of the selective service law
against all who have by their failure
VI refusal to register brought them
serves under those provisions. The
department of Justice is sending to-
Jay similar advices to U. S. Attor-
neyS and Marshals with Instructions
p" 'eieaSe on their own recognizances
al persons arrested by Marshals or
Depo'y Marshals or by State, Coun-
" ana Municipal Police Officers and
'ufned over to them who promptly
'esiS'er under the terms of Para
gr@pn AZ, Registration Regulations.
t"e secretary of War CONSTITUTES Sec
"On nVe of the selective service law
- requiring compulsory registration
Vile ohcer making the arrest of
wv" arrested person immediately
tpOn MS conviction. Please give no.
ivy; s 20 all who have any duty en-
A. 'O upon them in connection with
VIC enforcement of the penal clauses
C,n De law and particularly to State,
!. 'r'iV and Municipal Police named
"'agraph l6 of the Regulations"
D.. (Signed) CROWDER.
'sraph l6, Registration Regula.
m, tions.
so IoLiCE OFFICERS.-Police Of
tos ssS OF any grade or class. of town.
o#a~ iP county, or State, and all
ernS. Or agents of the Federal Gov
arr 'snt are required to render ev-
m. assistance in the execution of
dnt,, 'a"' 1t is especially made the
all ~ VI such police officers to see that
ed a persons within the designat-
bort etS nave registered and to re-
to ~ s"O"e who have not registered
sucb ' proper registration board for
polia. "Islon as may be necessary
subj. O'I'cers may require any person
reois ts' TO registration to exhibit his
ps Ss.Tatioa certificate" 49,
''Ph SO, Registration Reeuls-
ar,,r tions.
ON :, oRCEMENT OF THE LAW"
' Jay set for registration all