Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-06-06
(By Morning Journal Special Leased Wire)


Washington, June 5.---More than
100000 young Americans enrolled
themselves today for war service.
Registration day, with but a few
weeks of preparation. saw the first
military census ever taken in the Unit
ed States completed without a single
untoward event of consequence.
The manhood of the nation obeyed
the presidents call and volunteered
In mass. putting at naught all the
schemes and plotting of German SYM
pathizers and the few cranks who have
agitated against registration. I. lire
mains now but to select the men who
are to go to the front. From virtual
ly every state reassuring messages
came through to Brigadier General
Crowder, provost marshal general.
supervising officer of the gigantic en-
terprise. While no complete returns
from any state were transmitted up
to late hour, the governors were
unanimous in reporting that complete
quiet had prevailed throughout the
day and that a fun registration was
indicated.
Registration Kept Open.
In some precincts the late corners
forced officials to keep the polls open
long after the p. m. closing hour
set in the regulations. General Crow
der authorized them to keep open rs
long as men wished to enroll them
selves. The result Will be further to
delay the transmission OF returns,
however
Early reports showing a full turn
out all over the country, indicated
that the estimates OF the census bu-
rcau as to the number of men within
the specified age limits would be veri-
fled by the count Wherever partial
figures were available the estimates
checked closely.
A typical message was that re.
ceived from Idaho. Registration
will be 100 per cent" it said. "Spon.
taneous and without murmur or Incl
dent"
Law Fully Understood.
The situation was so clear and the
forty-six of the forty-eight states had
sent similar assurances long before
registration had closed and the other
two were close on their heels.
A feature of the registration was
the refusal of hundreds OF thousands
OF men to make any reply to the ques-
tion. DO YOU claim exemption ?"
Even men who represented that they
had dependent families: men with OBJ
vious physical disabilities and those
whose occupations are certain to keep
them at home. declined to make such
a claim Apparently they have en-
tered fully into the very spirit OF the
law. They are content to leave the
question of exemption to the exemp-
ton boards.
Wait Complete Reports.
With the closing Of each registra-
tion precinct officials went at once to
the task of sorting and classifying the
cards. There is much work to be
done in order that the brief synopsis
which each governor will make to
General Crowder of the registration
office may go forward promptly. 1t
will take some hours, in many cases.
to do the work and no figures for any
state will come to Washington until
every precinct has reported.
Instructions TO registrars were COM
plete and clear. Their task has been
made as simple as possible and Gem
eral Crowder Is hopeful that another
thirty-six hours will see the full rec
ord of the country on his desk.
Some Additional Steps.
There remain several supplement
tary steps to be taken. Today's regis
tration included only contipental Unit
ed States. Alaska and Hawaii will
record their fighting men on dates to
be set later and the roll OF Americans
now abroad who are besieging con-
sulates all around the world for regis
tration cards, win add to the great