The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-05-18
County Authorities Preparing
for Registration of Men
Affected BY Order
OFFICIALS N NEED OF COOPERATION
All Men Between Ages of Fl and 30
Must Register-Day Will
Be Set and Holiday
Proclaimed

bill by congress, the country is await
ing the announcement Of the day when
men between the ages of q and 30
will be required to register.
In this county, Sheriff C. w. Poyell
and Clerk and Recorder w. B. Shoe
maker will have charge of the regis
tration, and they will commence the
work as soon as orders are received.
It is going to be a big task for these
officials and the cooperation of every
one in the community is needed to
carry the work through successfully.
Men will be needed in every COM
munity. A record registration is
hoped for and it is up to Montana to
show her true colors on registration
day.
A program will probably be ar
ranged and every effort will be made
to make the occasion one of joyous
and uplifting idealism.
The registration will apply to ev-
cry man of draft age regardless of
nationality or citizenship. Twelve
questions will be asked. They are as
follows:
Name in full.
Age in years.
Home address.
Date of birth.
Are you a natural-born citizen, nat
uralized alien or declarant? A nat
uralized citizen is one who has re-
ceived final papers, or who, born in
a foreign country, is the son of a man
who became naturalized citizen be-
fore the son was 81 years of age, pro-
viding the son came to the United
States under the age of 21. A declar-
ant is citizen of foreign country
who has taken out first papers. You
are not declarant if your first paper
was taken out after September %,
1906, and are more than seven years
old.
Where were you born, town, state,
country?
If not citizen, of what country are
you subject?
BY whom employed, where employ
ed?
Have you a father, mother, wife,
children under IL, or a sister or bro
ther under IL solely dependent upon
you for support?
! Married or single?
Race?
What military service have you
had?
Do you claim exemption from draft?
In answering the questions as to the
present trade, occupation or office, the
person registered is cautioned as fol-
lows: "This does not ask you what
you once did nor what you have done
most of the time nor what you are
best fitted to do. It asks what your
job is right now." In answering this
question relative to dependents, this
caution is given: "Consider your
answer thoughtfully. If it is true that
there is another mouth than your own
which you alone have duty to feed,
do not let your military ardor inter-
fere with the wish of the nation to
reduce wars misery to minimum. On
the other hand, unless the person you
have in mind is solely dependent on
you, dc not hide behind petticoats or
children. Remember that this answer
alone will exempt you from liability
to service"
Fine and Imprisonment are pro-
vided in the case of officials who fail
or neglect to perform the duties pre-
scribed by the act. The governor is
made the responsible official in each
state, and where subordinate officials
are delinquent, the governor is to
name other officers and prosecute
those delinquent. The adjutant gen.
erals office is made the administra-
tion office of the system. The sheriff
is made the responsible official in
counties and the mayor in cities of
over 10000. They will distribute the
blanks and appoint the registrars.
Volunteer registrars are desired. All
must subscribe to an oath.
The country does not intend to
make the mistake of sending its arti-
sans, farmers and skilled artisans to
the front at the first call, as was the
case with the belligerent nations in
Europe. It has been estimated that
it will take Is men at home to prop
erly equip one man on the firing line.
The men will be sent to the work they
are best fitted for. Some will go to
the front, some to the farms and
others to the workshops and munition
factories.