Arizona republican., 1917-06-06
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 WASHINGTON, June 5.-More than ten million young Americans enrolled themselves today for war service. Reg istration day, with but few weeks of preparation, saw the first military census ever taken in the United States completed without a single untOWard event of consequence.
 The manhood of the nation obeyed the presidents call and volunteered en masse, setting at naught all the schemes and plottings of German sym pathizers and the few cranks who have agitated against registrations. It remains but to select the men who are to go to the front.
 From virtually every state reassur- ing messages came through to Briga dier General Crowder provost marshal general federal supervising officer of the gigantic enterprise. While no com plete returns from any state were transmitted up to a late hour, the governors were unanimous in reporting that complete quiet had prevailed throughout the day and that full registration was indicated.
 In some precincts the late corners forced officials to keep the polls open until long after the g p. m. closing
 
 Crowder authorized them to keep open as long as men wished to enroll themselves. The result will be further to delay the transmission of returns, however.
 Early reports, showing a full turn out all over the country, indicated that the estimates of the census bureau as to the number of men within the specified age limits would be verified by the count. Wherever partial fig ures were available the estimates checked closely A typical message re- ceived was that from Idaho. Regis traitor will be 100 per cent" it said. Spontaneous and without murmur or incident"
 The situation was so clear and the response so ready that governors of 46 of the 4S states had sent similar assurances long before registration had closed and the other two were close on their heels
 A feature of the registration was the refusal of hundreds of thousands of men to make any reply to the question. Do you claim exernption?' Even men who reported that they had dependent families; men with obvious physical disabilities and those whose Occupations are certain to keep them at home, declined to make such a claim. Apparently they have entered fully into the very spirit of the law. They are content to leave the question of exemption to the exemption boards
 With the closing of each registration precinct. officials went at once to the task of sorting and classifying the cards. There is much work to be done in order that the brief synopsis which each governor will make to General Crowder of the registration office may go forward promptly. It will take some hours in many cases to do the work and no figures for any state will come to Washington until every precinct has reported.
 Instructions to registrars were com plete and clear. Their task has been made as simple as possible, and Gen. eral Crowder is hopeful that another 36 hours will see the full record of the country on his desk.
 There remain several supplementary steps to be taken. Today's registra ton included only continental United States. Alaska and Hawaii will re- cord their fighting men on dates to b' set later and the roll of Americans now abroad who are besieging consulates all around the world for registration cards, will add to the great list Th' state department was called upon fol
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