French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-24

Instructions from the war depart
ment have been received in Hender-
SsoTyilIe under which the registration
Of men of the conscription age will be
conducted. The Henderson county
hoard of registration is composed OF
Clerk of Court Judge c. M. Pace,
Sheriff Allard Case and County Physi- |
clan J. Frank Crawford.
This board will meet soon and ap- !
point registrars over the county who
will be announced later.
Sheriff Case has already received
several mail bags of registration cards
and is getting his committee familiar
with the work DR.. Crawford will eX-
anime the men at appointed times. Ac-
cOrding to we'll advised citizens Of the
county Henderson cOunty's share of
the 100000 men, estimated of age in
this county by the government, will be
from 800 to 700.
Under the registration plans, the
men Of the county will have to report
at the regular election polling places
and answer the questions of the gov
ernment on some day yet to be formal
ly announced, but which will probably
be June s. In the meantime, the Off
selves of what is expected of them
and of the citizens. To the registFa-
tion board has come from the war de-
partment samples of the cards upon
which the questions are asked and
must be answered and along with them
full explanation of what is intended to
be given in response to the various
questions.
The government not only asks the
men to enumerate the persons, or rela-
tives, rather, dependent upon them for
support. but calls upon all to signify
whether they claim exemption under
the law and if so, for what reason. Tne
government does not contemplate TAX
ing in the first draft men who are the
sole support of mother, sister, child
under IL or wife, but it wants the men
who are qualified by that support for
exemption to signify the fact definitely
The government in its explanation
advises that the young man should mol
let military ardor interfere with the
wish of the nation to reduce wars
misery to a minimum. On the Other
hand unless the person you have II
mind is solely dependent on you, de
not hide behind petticoats or children.
Here are the questions which VII
be asked and the explanation of each:
Questions will be asked for you tt
answer in the order in which they ap
pear. These questions are set out be
low with detailed Information to hell
you answer them.
Do not write on or mark. or other
wise mutiiate these Instructions. d.
not remove them. They should b.
carefully read so that you will hav
your answer ready when you go be
fore the registrar.
"AII answers will be written On Tn
registration card in ink by the regis
trar- who should be careful to spell a.
names correctly and to write leg1bly.
81, Name in full. Age in years.
"This means all your names spelle
out in full.
"State your age today in years onl!
Disregard additional months or days
Be prepared to say 49,, or 5, not l
years, months. or the like.
"2. Home address.
""This means the place where yo
have your permanent home, not I'll
place where you work. Be prepare
to give the address in this way: Is
Main street, Chicago. Cook county, IL
inois; that is, give number and nam
of street first, then town. then count
and State.
SO. Date of birth.
''Write your birth (month, day an
YEAR, on piece of paper before goln
to the registrar, and give the paper
him the first thing. Example: Angus
5, 1894.
eff you do not remember the yea
start to answer as you would If som
one asked you your birthday. as A
gust 5. Then say on my birth day tn
year I will be (or was)--years ol
The registrar will then fill in the yei
of birth. Many people do not carry
mind the year they were born. In
may be obtained by the registrar
subtracting the age in years on tn
years birthday from 1917.
"a Are (D a natural-born citizel
(2) a naturalized citizen; (3) an allie
(4) or have you declared your inte
tion to become citizen (specl
which)? T.,
% If you were born i'm the Unit
:. States, iAcludiQg Alaska. and Flaws
you are a aatuTaI-bGfA eit3zaR, Hs- N
ter WHIST may haEs tBe4r tie AEl