The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-04
REGISTER FOR
DRAFT 7 TUESDAY
PRECINCT BOOTHS WILL BE KEPT
OPEN FROM I A. NJ.
TO 7. NJ.
.SLACKERS TO JAIL
Severe Penalty Follows Refusal to Reg.
ister-+All Males Between 81 and 81
Years Must Register--LOcatiOn of the
Booths.

Every male citizen of Ardmore and
| Carter county, between the ages Of
! twenty-one and thirty-one, will go to
| their precinct polling places some time
| tomorrow, between a. m. and Q p. m,
and register for military service for the
| United States Failure to register will
mean Imprisonment in federal prison,
followed by registration and military
service
All men, white black and otherwise,
who are within the ages prescribed by
the selectiye draft law passed recently
by congress, are expected to do their
part in the great world war in which
the United States government has seen
fit TO take part, and tomorrow has been
named as the day for them to register
for such service Whether such SER
vice will be required Of them will de-
pend on their physical condition, pri-
marily, and also on whether they have
any dependents.
Preliminary arrangements for regis
tration have been completed by local
officials, and when the registration
booths open promptly at o'clock to-
morrow, the work will be carried out
with a precision resulting from careful
preparation.
For the past three weeks, County
Registrar r. f. Grisham and County
Clerk $. w. Tyer have been busy ar
ranging the many details coincident
to registration day. - Printed instruc.
tions have been given TO all registrars,
who will have charge Of the work at
the various precincts in the county. Ad-
equate supplies have been furnished.
and publicity of every conceivable kind
has been given to the matter to such
an extent that no sane man who falls
within the age limit can excuse him
self from registration on the ground
that he was ignorant that such a thing
would be done tomorrow.
Who Must Register.
mo man who Is more than twenty
one years old and less than thirty-one.
has any excuse whatever for not reg
istering tomorrow" r. +. Grisham,
county registrar. said this morning.
The lame and the halt and the blind.
|
or mental ailments. must appear and
register Sick persons must send rep
resentatives to the precinct polls to reg
, lister for them"
, Under the selective draft law, a Sc
. we're penalty attaches to failure TO reg
I ister," Shelton W. Tyer. county clerk.
said today. Imprisonment in federal
+ prisons. followed by registration and
military service. will be the lot OF those
$ who do not conform TO the law. All Of.
. ficers have been notified TO arrest and
e turn over to federal authorities all men
!. OF registration age who fail to regis.
n ter"
Enforcement Officers.
s Sheriff Buck Garrett will have charge
e of enforcement OF registration as en-
y forcement officer. All OF his deputies
5. and also all city policemen. are named
enforcement officers.
Complete returns Of the day must bt
" made within twenty-four hodrs after
r. the polls close County Clerk Tyer will
l. have charge OF the returns. after they
g are checked by Mr.. Grisham. and vii
" make three copies OF them. One vii
.t be kept here. one viii be sent TO Adju
tant General Ancel carp. al Oklahom,
f. City. and "a third viii be sent to III,
n war department at Washington
II Several towns and communities In thl
y county have arranged patriotic celebra
II. tions for tomorrow but nothing OF tn
M kind has been done here.
IS. Walter s. Gilbert, secretary OF IN
Ardmore Chamber OF Commerce ha
M made arrangements 20 send tie Cham
"a ber Of Commerce band to Wilson tomol
row to take part In a celebration there
Registration under the selective draf
Sc law will not affect voluntary enlistmen
Il. i'm the army, navy or marine corps. a,
Z cording to local military representa-
n. tives. Both Chief Electrician Winan
NJ and Sergeant Brandt, representing IN
a. navy and army here. are preparing I
il. handle large number OF applicant
n. for enlistment this week.
Where 60 Register in Ardmore.
IN Precinct /. r. r. Dallas, reglsrai
,d location. Lehus' blacksmith shop.
is Preoint .. ]. 5. McCharen. registra
location. McCharen's store.
IN Precinct 3. WIN Prater registrar: L
M cation, Hoffmann's confectionery.
Precinct I. r.. G.. Shaw, registrar. 4
cation. Halls furniture store.
Precinct 5. l.. n. Murdock. registra
~ location, Fraley's mill
II Precinct 6. Jim Lathrop. registra
location. city hall.
a Precinct z. j. W. Potter. registra
IN location, Mansfields store.
ng Precinct S. Frank Berryhill. regi
~ trar; location. Ladds store.
ar' Precinct 3. A. f, Cisco. registrar, /
10 cation. Brown & Bridgmans.