The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-12
DAY OF LENIENCY
ORDER isn't HERE,
OFFICIALS STATE
Nineteen Tardy Cass County
Men Have Listed Since
Registration Day
WILL CONTINUE
TO TAKE THEM IN
Washington Advices Indi'
cate That Time of Grace
. Expires Today

County Auditor w. R. Tucker and
Sheriff A. NJ. Ross, members of the
county registration board, declared
they had received no orders up to IL
o'clock today to the effect that the
period of leniency" closes this even
ing. #.
The attention Of the sheriff and the
auditor was called to the order when
was received by The Forum and winch
was supposed to have reached the
members of the registration board this
morning or Monday, according to press
dispatches of Monday afternoon and
this morning.
Will Continue Registering.
It shall continue to register all men
Of military age who present them
selves at my office until have re-
ceived orders to the contrary" stated
Auditor Tucker this afternoon.
The purpose of the order is to in
augurate vigorous, aggressive and
effective enforcement of the penal
clauses of the select service law
against all who have by their failure
or refusal to register brought them
selves under these provisions. In cases
of doubt as to the age of persons who
have not registered. tabulated records
OF political organizations and other
local records should be consulted and
data is expected to be obtained also
from the bureau of census.
10 Tardy Registrations.
Figures obtained at the office OF the
county auditor show that there were
10 subsequent registrations in the city
of Fargo since the provost marshal is
sued his orders authorizing the days
OF grace. There were II tardy registra-
tons from scattered precincts In the
county making a total of 80 registra-
tons in Cass county since June 5.
The following order was received by
Adjutant General Tharalson at Bis
marck from Provost Marshal Crowder
of Washington, D. c., and the de-
partment Of justice is also sending
similar advices to the United States
attorneys and marshals:
Text of the Order.
"The result is that every person VINO
has failed to register is seriously IN
creasing the burden of those who have
registered. Ample notice and every OPP
portunity has now been given and
there is no longer any argument upon
which the conduct of non-registrants
can be condoned. The period of lent-
ency referred in my No. 500 has now
passed. Attention is invited to para
graph 16 of the regulations.
To Watch Guilty Ones.
eft is requested that every effort be
subject to registration who have not
registered, and to bring each case
promptly to the attention of the near
est representative of the department Of
justice. Publicity should be given to
the effect of non-registration in In
creasing the burden of those who have
registered. Care should be taken that
the lists prescribed in paragraph SO are
should be asked to assist in bringing
non-registrants to the attention of the
police.
Compare Reports.
Standardization reports of registration
of the various boards should be COM
pared with estimates of census bureau,
and effort should be concentrated on
those districts where discrepancy be-
tween registration and estimates seem
greatest. In case of doubt as to age of
persons who have not registered tabu-
lated records of political organizations
and other local records should be con-
suited, and data may be obtained from
the bureau of census.
Release Shakers.
1.-THE purpose of this telegram Is to
inaugurate a vigorous, aggressive and
effective enforcement of the penal
clauses of the selective service law
against all who have by their failure
or refusal to register brought them
selves under these provisions. The de-
partment of justice is sending today
similar advices to United States attor-
news and marshals, with instructions
to release on their own recognizance
all persons arrested by marshals or
deputy marshals or by state, county
and municipal police officers and turn
over to them, who promptly register
under the terms of paragraph 40, regis
tration regulations.
THE secretary of war constructs sec
ton of the selective service law as
requiring compulsory registration by
the officer making the arrest of each
person Immediately upon his
Please give notice to all
who have duty enjoined on them in
with the enforcement of the
penal clauses of the law and particu-
Iarly to state, county and municipal
police named in paragraph 16 of the
Police May Act, Too.
Paragraph 16 of the registration |
is as follows: Police off, |
GERS of any grade or class, of town, |
township. county or state, and all off, |
GERS or agents of the federal govern |
nent are required to render every as
sistance in the execution of this law. It |
IS especially made the duty of such po-
ice officers to see that all male persons
within the designated ages have regis |
.ered, and to report those who have
not registered to the proper registra- |
ion board for such action as may be |
Police officers may require |
my person subject to registration to |
exhibit his registration certificate"