Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-06-13
AOVOST' MARSHAL Of :. -.
ISSUES ORDERS
INSTRUCTS PEACE OFFICERS TO
ARREST THOSE WHO FAILED -.
TO REGISTER.A A1UO 4
QUOTAS BASED ON. POPULATION,
Public Is Asked to Aid in Bringing
.Reglstrants to Attention ="

Adjutant Guy Logan OF Des
Moines, has sent a communication
from Provost Marshal General Crow
der to Sheriff J. J. Pentony, giving in
structions~ as to~the course to ~puFsue
with regard to those. who, may, have
failed to register on June 5thY as pre-
scribed in the Selective Conscription
Act. 30 '3!.oM- c. r-.g..a'# i5al sraH
Be it said to the credit of Delaware
county, that every man known to be
between -21 and 81 years offered him.
self for registration on Jhne 5th
the complete list of which appears on
pages two and three of this issue.
The telegram from! the Provost
Marshal General, dated June 11th,
published for the informhtion and
guidance of all citizens, is as follows.
Quotas are to be assigned to the
several states In proportion to their
population, as determined by the bu-
reau Of the census and not in pro-
portion to the registration. The re-
suit is that every person who has
failed to register is seriously increas-
ing the burden of those who have
registered. Ample notice and every
opportunity has been given, and there
is no longer any argument upon which
the conduct of non-registrants can be
condoned. The period Of leniencS
referred to in my wire has now pass
ed. Attention is invited to Paragraph
16 of the regulations. 1t is requested
that every effort now be made to de-
tect and arrest persons subject tc
registration who have not registered
and to bring each case promptly to
the attention of the nearest repres-
entative of the Department OF JUS
tice. Wide publicity should be given
to the effect of nonregistrationS in in.
creasing the burden of those who have
registered. Care should be taken
that the lists prescribed in Paragraph
80 are promptly posted and all regis
trants should be asked to assist in
bringing non-registrants to the at
tention of the police. Summarize,
tion reports of registration from the
various boards should be compared
with estimates of census sbureau and
efforts should be concentrated on
those, districts where discrepancy be-
tween registration and estimates
seems greatest gI4"af
I'm case of doubt as to- age of per-
sons who have registered the tabu-
tions and other local records should
be consulted and data may be OBJ
tanned from the bureau of census.
"The purpose of this Telegram is to
inaugurate from tomorrow "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
placed themselves under those, provis-
ions::TedG dGcra:TE@ s&!ia rsir@n=s
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"The Department of Justice is send
ing today similar .advices to U. S.
Attorneys and Marshals. with instruc-
tions to release on their own recog-
nizances all persons arrested by mar
shals or deputy marshals or by state,
county or municipal police Officers
and turned over to them who prompt
lya register under the terms of Par
agraph 40. "aaI II, ::slsIlaG;&
The Secretary Of War zconstrues
Section s. Of the .selective service law
as requiring compulsory registration
by the officer making the arrest Of
each arrested person Immediately up
on his conviction sg:E;Cs
Please give, notice to all who have
any duty yentoined : upon them in
connection with the enforcement of
the penal clauses OF therclaw and
particularly to, state, county and mu-
nicipaln police named in. ,paragra aph
16 of the Regulations" 7o-o"G
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MISS BISHOP WEDS.
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