The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-15
one DIR FOR
REGISTRATIONS
ALI. MALES i BJECT TO DRAFT
MUST RE.tIS ER ON DAY SET
ny THE PRESIDENT.
WILL EXCISE NO ONE

The Law That Ii Eoun to Become FL
| fective Excused No Male Within
the Ages described from
Registerinn compulsory.
WASHINGTON May Ia The
WAR department 6das made the fol-
flowing ANNOUNCED Ient regarding the
registration OF stizens liable 70
draft:
THE war dep stment wishes 70
impress upon tn people that there
Is only one day i registration All
males between i designated ages
imnst register on&khe day SIT. The
fact that five da were allowed for
THE placing Of necessary blank
Iforms in the han b OF registrars ap-
.pears to have nj led some headline
writers. Ons aaJ only the day fix
led in the presidd t's proclamation =.
Twill be devoted registration.
THE war depl fment is gratified
lbs the spontanea IS offers of uncom-
tpensatea assisfa 6e in carrying our
ltiae work oil regi ration.
One father offering to serve
las registrar VII 6s: | have two
sens la the Gua and one in the
regular army, bsl want to do my
town little BIT 'his is typical of
hundreds OF Iette All such offers
properly should II made to the gov
errors who are tn Sheads of the regis
trarlon, maehines OF their respee-
tive states.
II should be Hearty understood
that no male resi- mi OF the United
States between IN desi grated ages
Is excused from gistration unless
he IS already ia til ! military or naval
service OF the Inl d States; that is
4 member 81 tho Irregular army O.
nav, the marine brpss coast gnarsi
service er'shas "a Of the Natibial
Guard neW actual in the federal
service. Registrati& is distinct from
selective service. Registration Is a
necessary preiiaui rs to the later
process or selectioX
II il useless to ask registrars to
excuse anyone fForjsregistration. The
registrar has 40 &eh Powers 10
one can suspend th paw requiring all
TO register.
III il important that all should
understand the sisaificanee OF regis
tration and It Is h6Red that the day
viii BE- approachedsAn the spirit with
which the goyernmNnt has appointed
il. Democracy isSits essence. No
one can absent hi&seif, nor can the
welE-to-do man tirNanother TO repre-
sent him on the oaH sion. The eoun-
try's manhood VILE present itself on
this day and by seHdoins viii say in
effect: Here am @ take me
Not only has Ae individual cit
izenry OF The coxptry MADE re-
uafkabie responsible the registration
call, bat the state Through their Of
fetal heads have Indicated such zeal
that there is grea4 rivalry among
some OF the cofnial nwealths for the
honor Of making She first complete
registration returas
Many questoa2 are asked daily
at the war departr5 ent concerning the
registration OF trHeling men and
other abscnteea A'n the sixth day
after the date OF d. presidents pro-
clanation. anyoaM suhiect To regis
tration who expecgto be absent from
his home en regi aation day should
.go 10 the clerk oMshe county where
he may be- STAYING II he Is in (, city
of over 10000 Population the city
clerk Is the official 10 whom to APP
ply. The absentedS wili he told how
10 register and 4 registration card
wili be filled ou6 This card must
be mailed b. th@ absentee 50 as 10
reach the registr4 Of his home pre-
einct BY reeistfatfpn day The clerk
to whom the abxntee applies is not
empowered 10 8ue the absentee
registration cefta icate This IS is
aued BY the rcd a,rar in his home
Ipfeeinet. :
persons too k 10 present them
selves for regia1ation must send a
Iconpetent persE 10 apply 10 The
county q city cKrk on the sixth day
after tht Fate Co., presidents pro
ielarsagisu ,fttaS t.gpfk vail efve IN
latracfioaa FOR Hgisifatien