Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-06-07
Officials Gratified at Splendid
Response Throughout Coun-
try for Service in Federal
Armies.
FINAL FIGURES ARE
NOT YET AVAILABLE
Results in Large Cities Exceed
Estimates by Census Bu-
reau, More Than Making
Up for Some Deficits,


| Washington. June 6.--The mighty
roll of honor of American manhood
had begun to reach Washington to-
| night from the states that had COM
| pleted their count of the men of MILL
| tary age registered yesterday, At a
| late hour only a few complete returns
had been received, but preliminary
! unofficial returns were sufficient to
show that millions of men await the
! call to arms. St
The official figures were too ecant
for an accurate estimate of the total
| of the men who have registered. The
| first reports showed that the census
bureau estimates Of eligibles had not
been equalled, but officials pointed out
| that the numbers by which one or two
cities alone had exceeded the esti-
| mates would wipe out the entire de-
fieiency of several smaller states send
| ing In the first officials returns.
Results Not Yet Known.
In some of these cities registration
still was in progress today, the attor-
ney general having approved the
| action of Provost Marshal General
Crowder in authorizing an extension
OF time where cards were lacking or
where the registration machinery
| proved otherwise inadequate to Its
| task.
Until the records OF the great
manufacturing centers are completed
results of the registration cannot be
gauged accurately. General Crowder
said tonight that 1t was not to be
expected that the registration figures
would check with the census estl
mates, because some hundreds OF
| thousands OF men In the army and
navy and national guard were not
| required to register.
Messages From governors all over
the country show that there are rela-
lively few slackers to be dealt with.
Already the machinery Of the govern
ment Is moving to bring these few to
a reckoning.
Public Sentiment.
The chief factor in bringing them
to book. however. viii not be legal
processes. General Crowder and the
forces of the department of Justice
place full reliance In the people them
selves In bringing forward these shirk-
ers. II Is upon the indignation OF
men and women whose sons or other
kin have faced the issue with couraget
and cheerfully recorded their names
that the government chiefly depends
10 btlHB bidChtIs INTO inc Optn
AS the registration figures came in
tonight, the work Of preparing for the
next great step proceeded without in
terruption. Already the regulations
which will govern exemption are
virtually complete. It Is probable that
a few days will see the work of as
sembling the boards In each COM
munity under way. The personal honor
of the president. OF Secretary Baker
and of every member of congress .
who voted for the bill stands pledged
to the statement that even-handed
justice and fairness to all men. high
or low, white or black, will govern In
the great task.
Much Must Be Done.
Much must be done before tho
names Of those who will compose the
armies can be enrolled. Millions Of
registration cards must be examined
ana classified. Those who are wholly
untitled physically for soldiers grim
business must be eliminated; the
quotas of the states must be assigned;
the machinery for distributing this
quota equally through every remote
county or precinct Of each state must
be perfected.
President Wilson upon whom tho
itk" ihiPooOo thC ubty VI oSAV~ebB
appointing all these boards. probably
will delegate this authority to the
state officials. Their loyal and en-
thusiastic response. exemplified in the
registration, Is certain, Then comes
the appointment Of the boards OF re-
view to which each man who may ba
chosen by his local board for army
duty may carry his case IL he feels
himself wronged. These. broadly
speaking will be created for each
federal judicial district and the presi
dent may appoint them himself.
No statement Given Out.
There is no statement yet available
as to the process by which men will
be drawn to appear before the ex-
emption boards. Secretary Baker
has stated that something in the ma
ture of a jury wheel might be en-
ployed but beyond that no informa-
ton has been given out
Reports from all parts OF the coun-
try bore out the indications OF last
night that the great enterprise had
been carried through without objec-
ton or opposition from sufficient
number Of citizens to be worthy OF
mention. Registration was compiet-
ed virtually without disorder: GER
tainly with only q small part of the
disturbances that usually character
ize national elections.
General Crowder tonight outlined
what is to follow the great enact
ment:
Adjusting Machinery.
Registration marks the compiler
ton of the first well defined step in
the execution of the selective service
law" he said. 'The actual record-
ing has been practically finished in
a single day, but the arrangement