The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-26
REGISTRATION
REGULATIONS
ARE EXPLICIT
War Department Issues Special
Notice to All Those Who
Come Under War Act
EVERYONE BETWEEN AGES
NAMED MUST GO TO BOOTH

Washington, May 26.-In the cam
paign to stimulate registration June ),
the war department today issued
memorandum covering seven cardinal
points to be followed: The memor.
andum follows:
l.. There is only one day for regis
tration-June 5, 1917.
O. Every male resident of the Uni
ted States, who has reached his twen-
ty.first and has not reached his thirty.
first birthday, must register on the
day set, June 3, 1911 The only en-
ceptions are persons in the military
or naval service of the United States,
which includes all officers" and en-
listed men of the regular army, the
regular army reserve, the officers re-
serve corps, the enlisted reserve
corps, the national guard and'national
guard reserve, recognized by the mill
tary bureau of the war department.,
the navy, the marine corps, the coast
guard, and the naval militia, the naval
reserve corps and marine corps re-
serve, the national volunteers recog-
nized by the war department,g. 1
3. Registration is distinct from
draft. No matter what Just claim you
nave for exemption, you must regis!
ter. Il 'car Hllp l91,.r Unul!uu9u. :,
4. Registration is a public duty.
For those not responsive to the sense
Of this duty, the penalty Of imprisOn-
ment, not q fine, is provided in the
draft act
- S. Those who through sickness
shall be unable to register should
cause representative to apply to the
county or city clerk for copy of
the registration card. The clerk will
give instructions as to how this card
should be filled out. The card should
then be mailed to the sick person, or
delivered by his agent to the regis
trar County auditory Of his home
district. The sick person will enclose
q self addressed stamped envelope for
the return to him Of his registration
certificate.
For Absentees.
6. Any person who expects to be
absent from his voting precinct on
registration day should apply as soon
as practicable for a registration card
to the county clerk of the county
where he may be stopping, or If he
is in a city of over 10000 to the city
clerk. The clerk will record the an
swers on the card and turn it over
to the absentee. The absentee should
mail this card to the registrar Of his
home district so it will reach that
official by registration day. A self
addressed, stamped envelope should
be enclosed with the card to insure
the retur ntO the absentee of the
registration certificate.
Z. Registration booths will be open
from a. m. to 8 p. m. on registra.
ton day, June 5, 1917.
Census Bureau Figures.
BY a census bureau estimate, CLASH
flying the more than 100000 men
within the military draft age the mum.
Der of single men is placed at 1912.
400, and the number of married men
at 4,545,9O0.
The classification by occupation in
cludes 2,S640oO engaged in agricul-
ture, forestry and animal husbandry,
and 100000 in manufacturing and
mechanical industries.
The, government, it has been stated,
will not exempt any particular classes
Of industry from CONSUMPTION, ~ but
will deal with cases individually. In
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