The Washington times., 1917-06-02
War Questions.


the most authoritative answers
obtainable.
OIL am saint Of the Church o.
/ Christ. do not believe in bearing drHas
WIN I Be forced TO become q martyr fc
my faith bv not re0tsterIA0f
Al you are Of military age
you must register. Registration doei
not mean that you will have TO beal
arms. That is a matter TO be de
cided later. II you do not register
you must suffer the penalties attach
ed to the offense.
OIL an a locomotive frsmoA Must
I Register, and " I do, toiu Be ezsmPi
from coMScrIptioMf
A.-You must register II you are
between the ages of twenty-one and
thirty, both inclusive. whether you
will be drafted ia q matter for the
II is appointed.
OIL sfommeT 80 mach Vhes get
szctted that IL 70 tnpOssible for me TO
onstoer QHesfioHs. do not tcdHt 10
tokes the tisss Of the registrar on JHHe
5. but do toaHt to register. Hov
scTits out q settlement as to myself oHo
otvs % to the re0istrorf
A-Faesimiles Of the registration
card have been printed in this paper.
II you wish to facilitate the work OF
registration, get q copy OF the paper
with the cut Of the card In II, cut
out the questions, Ill them In and
give the clipping TO the registrar. He
-. IL - In waking nflf
his blank form
OIL an opt to be out Of the city on
Re0istratioA Day. n an On tot0H u
aciI Be very difficulty for me 70 get to
the Registrations place IN my precinct.
Hdy IN IN card beforehdHdf
A-Unless you are positive that
you are going to be out Of the city
on June 5 between o. m. and p. m.
and are ready to make an afndavit
to that effect, you will be obliged TO
register on June 5. Inconvenience 10
no excuse for not registering. You
should see Mr.. Donovan. Room bO0,
District building, for instructions.
OIL STUDENT Of tie National ssTv-
ice School con be Of any help on June
S. i0iH you let me kHovf
A-You may be Of assistance II you
can run an automobile, or own an
automobile and will lend II. There
IL no need Of clerical work on that
day. Your OFFER II q worthy one and
you should get In touch with Daniel
J. Donovan, Room 500, District build
ing.
OIL an an enlisted man N the Dr.
trict National Guard. We tcfu NOT be
mustered iHto service WHtu July Is.
Must rs0isterf
A-No. You are subject to call and
are in q recognized branch OF the
military service.
OIL an no Stacker. Nave an aged
mother and s0tfe to support. do not
scont to 90 10 tcor UNLESS bovs to.
Should rsoisterf
Ayes. you must register II you
are within the designated ages for
military service under the conscrip-
ton law. You should state your
ground OF exemption to the registrar
on June 5.
OIL am very busy AID do not a0ssA
TO be held up on JHHs tcditis1 for q
chance to register. Kdy make an op-
pointment VOC for q certain time on
t0hich to reoiSterf WIN busy men Be
be oiven preference over those t1ho are
not so bTsyf
A.-You must register along with
all other men. You cannot have q
special appointment, and, no matter
how busy you may happen to be, you
must wait your turn. The business OF
registration transcends all other bust
ness. You should try to get to the
registration place In your precinct be-
fore a. m That will save your time.
OIL should Ike to shov the yoVHo
men Of WashiHO toH hop much spirit an
old soldier con hare. Could I get a
chance to address the youngsters on
Re0istrati0H Ddy at the vortous pre-
cinctsf
A.-Your idea 10 q good and worthy
one. but II is impracticable. 1t is the
wish Of the registration board that
the work of registration 20 forward
as quickly and seriously as possible.
II would be impossible to allow you
time to address any assembly at the
registration places
OIL an just thirty years old. On
June I t1iH be tbirty-oHe. ~ ! do not
register and II an thfrty-oHe before
any authority asks me TO shoIo my regis
traitor certificate, CON Be forced to
register and be imprisoHedf
A.-The law says that all those who
have not attained their thirty-frst
birthday on or before June 5 must
register. You will certainly be liable
to all the penalties provided by law
II you are OF military age and fail to
register.
OIL ON an iHUdIid- cdHHot possi-
bly, register on June s What shall
dog am tpeHty-ei0dt years old
A.-You must SCI an agent I'M
mediately to Room DOB. District build
ing, and have him deputized as a
special registrar to register you I'M
der the regulation providing for the
registration Of the sick. Have your
agent see Mr.. Donovan. OF the regis
tration board. You will be too late
II you put Il OF until June 5.
OIL an, about TO 90 to the hospital
and erpect 10 stay there for several
days Suppose avn not out on June
s. What I1iH happen to me 1heH do
come out " don't re0isteri
Aft you don't register under the
regulation providing for the regis
tration OF the sick. you will be sub
Ject to imprisonment. You should |
notify your physician Of your predica-
ment, and he will take the matter up |
with the special registrar deputized |
for your hospital.
Coon you tell me through the COL |
unus Of your paper Uhich read daily |
trhsfhsr 7 should register as a Hatur- |
dHsed citixeH or an diieH9 came to |