Iditarod pioneer., 1917-07-21
Presidents Proclamation

Juneau, Alaska, July 5, 1917.
 "The President has issued the following proclamation covering military registration in Alaska:
 By the President of the United States of
 America-A Proclamation:
 Whereas, On the 18th day of May, A. D. 1917, the President of the United States did issue 8 proclamation calling upon all persons subject to registration for military purposes to register as provided by the act of congress of May IS, 1917, entitled An act to authorize the President to increase temporarily the military establishment of the United States; and
 "'Whereas In such proclamation it was provided among other things, that ''in the territories of Alaska Hawaii and Porto Rico a day for registration will be named in a later proclamation"
 "Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States, for the pur- pose of fixing the date for registration in the territory of Alaska, do hereby set, fix and establish the period between z a. m. On the 2d day of July next to 9 p. m. on the 2d day of September Sundays and legal
 
 registration. And I do hereby direct that during such period all male persons subject to registration for military purposes, the same being "those who shall have attained their 2lst birthday and who shall not have attained their 31st birthday" on or before the day here named, are required to register. excepting only officers and enlisted men of the regular army, the regular army reserve, the officers reserve corps, the enlisted re- serve corps the national guard and national guard reserve recognized by the militia bu- reau of the war department, the navy, the marine corps, the coast guard and the naval militia, naval reserve and national naval volunteers recognized by the naval depart ment," do present themselves for the pur- pose of registration for military purposes at such places and to be registered by the governor of the territory of Alaska.
 "In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand snd caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.
 "'Done at the city of Washington this 30th day of June, 1917, and of the inde- pendence of the United States the l4lst.
 WOODROW WILSON. By the President
 "'ROBERT LANSING,
 "'Secretary of State
 Mayors are instructed to have sufficient copies of proclamation typewriter for post ing and for newspapers in their respective towns, and clerks of courts are directed to have copies typewriter or printed for sup plying all precincts for posting purposes. A bo +cl that Indians, Aleuts and Eskimos are not to be registered.
 DAVIDSON, Acting Governor "To the Mayor of Iditarod, Alaska"
 Instructions for Registration
 Under date of May 2s, 1917, the following instructions to United States marxhals, clerks of the district courts and assistant health commissioners of the several judicial divisions of the territory of Alaska were issued from the governors office at Juneau: "Under the authority of the act of con- gress of May IS, 1917, and in compliance with proclamation which will be issued by the President of the United States, the United States marshal, the clerk of the court and the assistant health commissioner in each of the several judicial divisions of the territory of Alaska will be constituted board of registration supervisors for the taking of registration under the selective draft or conscription law.
 "In judicial divisions where, by reason of absence or for other reasons, the assistant health commissioner cannot act upon the board, the United States marshal and the clerk of the court are directed to recom- mend to this office the name of some rep