The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-08
GALLANT AMERICANS
| REGISTER FOR SERVICE
Order Prevails Everywhere;
No Disturbances Reported
FIRST MILITARY CENSUS
1t Is Completed Without Any
UntoWard Incident of
Consequences
FIRST MILITARY CENSUS

Washington, June 6.--American
millions of the military age prescribe
| ed by congress are registered for
war against Germany. In every state
reports from the polling places where
some ten millions of young men re-
corded their names yesterday are
| being assembled for transmission to
the war department.
! WiscOnsin's total registration Is
estimated by Governor Phillip at
21S,700. This was the first state to
report. The census estimates placed
Wisconsin's estimated registration at
229,597.
Governor Edge of New Jersey re-
ported the registration practically
completed showing 261,242. Census
estimates of New Jersey, 800 ,56S.
Provost Marshal General Crowder
announced that inasmuch as the reg
istrars Were given until noon today
to make up reports no entirely COM
| plete returns will be expected until
night Mr.. Crowder notified all the
governors that he interpreted the law
to permit any who in good faith fail
ed to register yesterday to do so to-
day. He announced that liberal
| policy would be pursued to make the
registration complete.
Washington, June 6.-More than
| 100000 young Americans have en-
rolled for war service. Registration
| day, with but few weeks of prepare
ton, saw the first military census
ever taken in the United States com.
pleted without single untoward
event of consequence.
The manhood of the nation volun-
teered in mass, setting at naught all
the schemes and plottings of German
sympathizers and the few cranks who
have agitated against registration. It
remains only to select the men who
are to go to the front
From virtually every state reassur-
ing messages came to Provost Marshal
General Crowder, federal supervising
officer Of the great enterprise. While
no complete returns were transmitted
the governors were unanimous In re-
porting complete quiet had prevailed
and full registration was indicated.
In some precincts the late corners
forced officials to keep the polls open
until long after the p. m closing
hour set in the regulations. General
Crowder authorized them 70 keep
open as long as men wished to enroll.
The early reports, showing a full
he It'd q
ed the estimates of the census bureau
as to the number of men within the
specified age limits will be verified
by the count. Wherever partial fig.
| ules are available the estimates
checked closely.
A typical message received was that
from Idaho:
Typical Wire From Idaho.
Registration will be 100 per cent"
it said. Spontaneous and without
murmur or incident"
The situation was so clear and tho
response SO ready governors of forty
six of the forty-eight states had sent
similar assurances long before regis.
tration had closed and the other two
were close on their heels.
A feature of the registration was
the refusal of hundreds Of thousands
of men to make any reply to tho
question, do you claim exemption"
Even men who reported they had
dependent families, men with OBJ
vious physical disabilities and those
whose occupations are certain to
keep them at home declined to make
such a claim. Apparently they have
no claims to make, but are ready to
do their share, whatever 1t may be.
With the closing of the registration
precincts officials went at once to tho
task of sorting and classifying the
cards.
There is much work to be done that
the brief synopsis which each govern.
or will make to General Crowder OF
the registration in his state may 60
forward promptly. 1t will take some
hours, in many cases, to do the work
and no figures for any state will come
to Washington until every precinct
has reported.
General Crowder is hopeful another
thirty-six hours will see the full rec
ord of the country on his desk.
Falling on In Minnesota.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
st. Paul, June 6-Reports from
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