New Britain herald., 1917-05-23
Ptainville News
l5O WILL
 HAVE TO REGISTER

NW DelefeQ Uver fllty .Mul Be l Eligible for Drafting MANY HAVE DEPENDENTS Speculatang As to How Many Recruits Town Will Have to Furnish Under Conscription - School Teachers Plentaful-Acquainted in Jail.
 While figures as to the exact num-
 DOT or young men who will be re-
 quired to register in Plainville for the
 selectfve draft under the presidents
 proclamation will not be available at
 least until a report is sent here from the state military census commission, men who have made an effort to de- termine how many eligibles there are here estimate that about 15O will be obliged to report to the registration
 board on June 5, the date set aside for that purpose.
 Tho estimate was made simply from a general knowledge of Plain vile and it's people. and while it may be found incorrect, 1t is generally be- lieved that the number registered will be close to 150. Selectman John- son has received his orders from the governor regarding tho work to be done here on registration day. The selectman will serve with the town clerk and Registrars Newell and Cady as . registration board, and they will probably hold a continuous session in the Town hall from 2 o'clock in the morning until 9 in the evening on that date.
 Tho services of an interpreter will probably be required, particularly for the Italian residents, as all men be- tween the ages of 21 and 30, inclusive, will be required to register whether they are citizens of this country or not.
 There Is considerable speculation as to how many of the 5000 men which Connecticut will have to furnish to organize the first army of 500.00O men will come from Plainville. This of course cannot be determined until the details of the conscription methods are announced. Providing the towns are not given credit for their repre- sentatives in the national guard and the drafting Is done according to pop ulation, the general belief Is that Plain vile will be called on to furnish from twelve to twenty men for the first army.
 :. Out of the 16o. which 1t is estimat- ed will have to register. 1t is not be- lieved that there are over fifty who will be determined ineligible for ser vice because of dependents or through the fact that their present occupa- tion makes them more valuable to the nation than they would be in the army ranks.
 Physicians estimate that but fifty per cent of the men otherwise eligible for service can pass the rigid physi- cal examination. Should the various estimates be correct the number elig- ible for conscription on the first call would consequently be in the neigh borhood of twenty-five. at least one- half of which would probably be called to the colors.
 Men making the estimates admit that their figures are purely the re- suit of guesswork and may be com pletely upset when the returns are made by the registration board.
 The local authorities do not expect that any pressure will have to be brought to bear to make the young , men of the town register, except per- haps in cases of foreigners. who do not understand the presidents proc- lamation and who may not believe that they will be compelled to in- clude their names in the list.
 ~1~~N Nl F. kol hA$ day to inform them as to what is expected. The employers may be asked to communicate to them the l under the proclamation and in this manner it is believed the l law will be explained to everyone. leaving no room for excuse from those l who fail to report to the board on the day selected.
 Not Compulsory to Drill
 Although they will remain members | of the unit, men enlisted in the local l of the Home Guard. who | have not been furnished with uni- | forms and who have been designated l as reservists, will not be compelled to | report for drill in future. Those who l wish to continue their military train- ing, however, will be given the op- | portunity every Wednesday night | when they will receive instructions l from one of the commissioned officers l of the active company.
 Heretofore all the members have terday afternoon. He caught his finger in a machine at the Paper Goods company and 1t was so badly l smashed that amputation was neces- l za ry,