Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-05-24

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day Of June. 1917. at the registration
place II the p-ecinct wherein they
have their permanent homes Those
who shan have attained their twenty
first birthday and who shall not have
attained their thirry-drs1 birthday Cd
OF before the day here named are re
culred 10 register. excepting only Of
1cers and enlisted men Of the regular
army. the navy. The marine corps and
the national guard and naval miiiria
while IL the service Of the United
States and officers in the officers -
serve corps and enlisted men in the
enlisted reserve corps while in active
service. II the territories Of Alaska
Hawaii and Porto Rico day for reg
iSrrati0n VIII Dc named in & later proc
lanarion-
May Register BY Mail
And do charge those who through
sickness shall Be unable 10 present
themselves for registration that they
apply on or before the dap Of reEistra-
ton 70 the county clerk or the county
where they may be for instructions as
20 how they may be registered by
agent Those who expect 10 be absent
On the day named from the counties
in which they have their permanent
homes. may register by mail. but their
mailed registration cards must reach
The places in which they have their
permanent homes by the day herein
named. They should apply as soon as
practicable 70 the county clerk Of the
county wherein they may De for in
srrucrions as 10 how they may accom-
plish their registration 10y mail In
cslse such persons a.. through sickness
or ah-ence. may b. unable 10 present
themselves personally for registration
shall b. soiournins in cities Of over
thirry-hve thousand population. they
shall apply 70 the city clerk Of the
ciry wherein they may be sOjourning
rather than 10 The clerk OF the county.
The clerks Of counties and Of cities
Il over thirty thousand population in
which numerous applications from the
SICK and from non-reSidenIs are ex-
Iec-ed. are authorized 10 establish such
Sub-a sencies and 70 employ and Cepu-
tie such clerical force as may be
/ necessary 20 accommodate these appli-
cations
Nation Must Train
The power against which we are
arrayed has sought 10 impose its viii
upon the world by force. To this end
IL has increased armament until II has
changed the face Of war. In the sense
in which We have been wont 10 think
Of armies there are no armies in this
struggle There are entire nations
armed Thus. the men who remain 10
ill the soil and man the factories are
no less part Of the army that is
France than the men beneath the battle
flags. II must be 50 with Us.
II is not an army that we must
shape and train for war; il is a ma
ton To this END our people must
draw close in one compact front
against a common foe. But this can
not be If each man pursues a private
I purpose. All must pursue one purpose.
/ The nation needs all men; but IL needs
each man, not in the field that will
most pleasure him. but in the endeavor
that will best serve the common good.
Thus. though a sharpshooter pleases
10 operate a triphammer for the fOrT-
ing Of great guns, and an expert ma
chinist desires 10 march with the flag.
the nation is being served only when
the sharpshOoter marches and the ma
chinist remains at his levers The
whole nation must be a team in which
each man shall play the part for which
he is best fitted. To this end. congress
has provided that the nation shall be
organized for war by selection and that
each man shall be classified for ser
vice in the place 10 which il shall best
serve the general good to call him.
The significance of this cannot be
Overstated. IL is a new thing in our
history and a landmark in our pro-
gress. II is a new manner Of accept
ing and vitalizing our duty TO give our
selves with thoughtful devotion TO the
common purpose of US all. 1t is in no
sense a conscriptiOn Of the unwilling
il is rather, selection from a nation
which has volunteered in mass. It Is
. no more a choosing Of those who shall
march with the colors than it is a
reelection Of those who shall serve an
pose in the Industries that lie behind
the battle line.
: Conspicuous Moment in History.
: The day here named is the time
: upon which all shall present them
= selves for assignment 10 their tasks
J II is for that reason destined 10 be
I remembered as one of the most con.
r spicuOus moments in our history. II is
: nothing less than the day upon which
[ the manhood Of the country shall steI
q forward in one solid rank in defense
] Of the ideals to which this nation Is
/, consecrated. II is important TO those
4 ideals no less than TO the pride Of this
g generation in manifesting its devotion
= to them, that there be no gaps in the