Arizona republican., 1917-05-19

 and precaution sent out from Wash ington to the city and county regis tratiOn boards concerning the con ducting di the draft registration that is to take place June ,. Any fear that favoritism would be shown in the enrolling of the soldiers under tine selective draft act was declared to be groundleSS.
 The entire proceedings are to be conducted with the usual federal care and safeguarded by heavy penalties for the slightest infraction of the eX- plicit rules or the least exhibition of iavOritism. Registration certificates have been received in Phoenix for issuance to all registration boards and no excuse that can be manufac tured will relieve the man from lia- bility to severe punishment if at the close of registration day he has nos in his possession a certificate show ing that he is registered.
 instructions were sent out yester day from the adjutant-generals of flee to all sheriAs of the state de- tailing their duties in the draft reg istyation. Under orders from the war department the sheiiffs are in- structed to secure as many volunteers to assist them as possible in order to cut down the total expense of the registration. The sheriffs ard their assistants are to give such wide spread notice of the day Gf registra- tiOn that no excuse will be available as to why any person is not register ed
 Must Be on Rolls.
 After the day of registration has been announced it remains with all men between the ages of 21 and 30 years to see that they are on the rolls. All excuses must be made that day and they will know at once whether or not they are exempt.
 Every precaution will be taken to make it certain that the registration will be conducted with exact justice" is the statement sent out from the Washington Headquarters It adds further:
 The law is specific and allows no latitude to the boards, either in the matter of registration or in the later matter of exemption from service. Tn fact the law is self-eXecGtirg. Every man within the age limits fixed by the SelectiNe Service Act must regis ter and the penalty of the law for evasion of registration will fall, not orly on the man who fails to appear, but on any member of a registration board who may be shown to be in coilusior with the person who at teInpts to escape his duty.
 The law provides the penalty of imprisonment with no alternative of a fine for any official or any regis tered man who shall make a false return or attempt such practice. The safeguards against a favoritism or evasion are ample"
 May Register Before.
 In order to facilitate the regisfra- tion, those persons who are ill and fhnSn m ChSpnT from their home county on registration day may register before the general registration day. This change in the plans was made known at the governors office in the state house yesterday in a telegram from Sec retary of War Baker as follows: Governor Of AriZona:-
 A change will be necessary in the regulations for the registration of the sick and of persons wEO expect to be absent from their home counties on registration day. Tentative regula- tions furnished you prescribe that such persons report to city clerks of cities of 209GQ or over, or to county clerks oR the sixth day after the presidents proclamation for instruc- tions as to how they may register. See paragraphs 51 and e.
 Since local authorities now have cards there is no reason why sucn persons should wait until the sixth dag after the presidents nroclama- ticn but report at once. Please di- rect such city and all county clerks to obtain registration cards. certifi cates and Dlacar6s of instruction from the registration boards or from the mayor and to be prepared to reg ister such persons immediately after the publication of the presidents pro- clamation. This will require that you at once direct the attention of such clerks to paragraphs 31 and 61 Of the tentative regulations which are in the hands of all sheriffs and may ors where great numbers of such per sons are expected to report. Arrange ments should Dc made to provide places and clerical force sufficient to accommodate such persons Ex- penditures for the purpose may be made where necessary.
 Signed, BAKER.
 The above change in regulation or ders is especially applicable to Phoe- rix as several hundred healthseekers from all over the country are making temporary residence here and are directly affected by this order.
 Registration Blanks.
 The registra ton blank is as fol- lows:
 Registration Certificate.
 NO..........
 (Tkis number must correspond with that on the Registration Card.)
 TG Whom It May Concern, Greetings: These presents attest, That in ac- cordance with the proclamation of the
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