The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-05-24
TEXT OF DRAFT CALL
WHOLE NATION MUST TRAIN FOR
WAR DUTY, DECLARES PREsl-
DENT WILSON.
Executive Proclamation Sets Tuesday,
June Fifth, When Men of Nation
viii Report for Duty in War
Against Foreign Foe.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

proclamation putting into effect the
selective draft provision of the war
army bill. follows:
A PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESI-
DENT OF THE UNITED STATES:
Whereas, Congress has enacted and
the President has on the 18th day OF
May, one thousand nine hundred and
seventeen, approved a law which con-
tains the following provisions:
Section s. That all male persons
between the ages of 21 and 80, both
inclusive, shall be subject to registra-
ton in accordance with regulations to
be prescribed by the President; and
upon proclamation by the President
or other public notice given by him
or by his direction stating the time
and place of such registration it shall
be the duty of all persons of the des-
ignated ages except officers and en-
listed men of the regular army, the
navy and the national guard and ma
val militia while in the service of the
United States to present themselves
for and be subject to registration un-
der the provisions of this act and ev-
cry such person shall be deemed to
have notice of the requirements of
this act upon the publication of said
proclamation or other notice as afore-
said given by the President or by his
direction: and any person who shall
wilfully fail or refuse to present him
self for registration or submit there
to as hereinto approved, shall be gull
ty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon
conviction in the District Court of
the United States having jurisdiction
thereof. be punished by Imprisonment
for not more than one year and shall
thereupon be duly registered; provid-
ed. that in the call of the docket pro-
cedure shall be given In courts trying
the same, to the trial of criminal pro-
ceedings under this act; provided,
further, that persons shall be subject
to registration as herein provided who
shall have attained their twentyfirst
birthday and who shall not have at
tanned their thirty-first birthday on or
before the day set for the registra-
ton and all persons so registered
shall be and remain subject to draft
into the forces hereby authorized.
unless exempted or excused therefrom
as in this act provided: provided, fur
ther, that in the case of temporary
absence from actual place of legal
residence of any person liable to reg
istration as provided herein such reg
istration may be made by mail under
regulations to be prescribed by the
President
And l do further proclaim and give
notice to all persons subject to regis
tration in the several states and In the
District of Columbia in accordance
with the above law that the time and
place of such registration shall be be-
between a. M. and 8 p. m. on the 5th
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place in the precinct wherein they
have their permanent homes.
Those who shall have attained their
twenty-first birthday and who shall
not have attained their thirty-first
birthday on or before the day here
named are required to register, ex-
cepting only officers and enlisted men
of the regular army, the navy, the ma
rine corps, and the national guard. and
naval militia, while in the service of
the United States and officers in the
officers reserve corps and enlisted
men in the enlisted reserve corps
while in active service. In the terri
tories of Alaska, Hawaii and Porto
Rico a day for registration will be
named in later proclamation.
Persons III Register by Agent.
And | do charge those who through
sickness shall be unable to present
themselves for registration that they
apply on or before the day of regis
tration to the county clerk of the
county where they may be, for instruc-
tons as to how they may be regis
tered by agent. Those who expect to
be absent on the day named from the
counties in which they have their per-
manent home may register by mail,
but their mailed registration cards
must reach the places in which they
have their permanent homes by the
day named herein.
They should apply as soon as prac-
ticable to the county clerk of the coun-
ty wherein they may be for instruc-
tions as to how they may accomplish
their registration by mail
In case such persons, as through
sickness or absence, may be unable to
present themselves personally for reg
istration shall be sojourning in cities
OF over 10000 population, they shall
apply to the city clerk wherein they
may be sojourning rather than to the
clerk of the county.
The clerks of counties and of cities
of over 10000 population in which nu-
merous applications from the sick and
from nonresidents are expected are au-
thorized to establish such subagencies
and to employ and deputize such cler-
ical force as may be necessary to ac-
commodate these-applications.
America Must Become Armed Nation.
The power against which we are ar
rayed has sought to impose its will
upon the world by force. To this end
1t has increased armament until 1t has
changed the face OF war. In the sense
in which we have been wont to think
Of armies there are no armies in this
struggle. There are entire nations
armed. Thus, the men who remain to
till the soil and man the factories are
no less a part OF the army that Is
France than the men beneath the bat.