The sun., 1917-04-12
HOOVER TAKES POST:
DEGREES FOOD WASTE:
WIDE MQUIRYABROAD
N.Y.STATEWAR
CENSUS In MAY
Every Man and Woman Be-
tween 16 and o. Must
Answer.

ALBANY. April 1.-THE military census
Of New York State will be taken between
May 1 and May Is unless unforeseen
circumstances arise. Every man and
woman between the ages of 16 ana s4
Will be required TO report to enrolment
bureaus In their election district and
answer questions Of the military au-
thorities This announcement was made
tonight by Adjt.-Gen. Louis w. Stotes-
bury
1t is planned that Gov. whitman issue
decree within few days authorizing
the census and requiring that every per-
son report II had been planned TO have
enumerators make house 10 house
canvass, but II was found this would
require months and was impracticable.
When the census is completed. It is
said. the State will be in position to tell
its exact number Of men available for
military duty. the number available for
home defence. the number that can be
used in factories and Industry and also
the number Of women and what service
can be rendered by each one. 1t also
vii, be informed as to all the resources
Of the State. The questions take UP
both sides Of sheet Of paper fourteen
, inches long and eight and a half inches
wide 1t will require hfteen minutes for
. person to answer all the queries.
Services volunteered.
Most Of the work OF compiling will
be done by experts. who have volunteered
their services Nearly everything re-
quired for the enumeration has been
rendered the State free Of charge.
II Is the plan Of the military authori-
| ties 70 Issue an Identification card to
each person after he has appeared and
answered.
The military census, II deductions of
political observers are correct. will de-
ternine the power Of tho feminists as
we'll
Suffragists and anti-sufrrasists have
seized upon the census as means OF
testing their relative strength in antici-
patton Of the election this fall. when the
suffrage amendment comes up. again.
! Maneuvring for advantage. the antis
seem to have the better Of It up TO date.
! for they have secured promises to be
allowed to help take the census. which
may operate practically to exclude the
sufYra agists.
Prevention Of acts OF violence against
Industrial plants, suppression OF plots by
aiiens and the settlement Of disturb
anoes fomented by plotters are the func-
| tions Of the Division OF Aliens OF the
HeSOuTC6 MOOhEatlOT D0Tcau VI tho
Adjutant- Generals office. Of which Fran
| els A. Keller. former chief Of the State
Bureau Of Industries and immigration.
| has been named chief The organization
| was announced by Gov Whitman to-
night.
Check Upon Aliens.
Adjt.-Gen. stotesbury declared that
| the primary aim would be to safeguard
, Industrial properties. The attaches Of
the division are ascertaining how vulner-
able points are protected and how alien
workmen are distributed throughout
| these plants. When this task Is com.
pleted the division hopes to have a check
upon all aliens engaged In making war
munitions and supplies.
The State Senate war committee" was
named to-day by Republican Leader
Elon r Brown. to consist Of himself
! Senators Henry NJ. Sage Of Albany
| George F. Argetsinger Of Monroe
Charles E. Hewitt OF Cayuga, John d
| Stivers of Orange, Charles c. lockwood
| Of Brooklyn. George A. slater Of West
chester. James a. Emerson OF Warren
and Theodore Douglas Robinson OF
Herkimer. Republicans. and Democratic
Leader Robert F. Wagner. Senators John
J. Boylan. Salvatore A. Cotillo and j.
| J. Dunnigan Of New York. Democrats.
This war committee" will act as the
steering committee Of the Senate on al
war measures,