The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-07


of Lemberg.
Tho Germans arc continuing their
violent attacks on the Aisnc ana Yer
dun fronts. The French report tha;
all attacks were completely checked.
call the mon selected to the color.
about September | or as soon thcrcaf
ter as the cantonmcnts to house them
can he completed.
In statement accompany ing III
announcement of the regulations, IT,,
president called upon the boards to
do their work fCarleSSly and impair
TALLY and To remember that "olr
armies at the front VIII bc strcngthcn-
cd and sustained IL they 30 composed
Of mon free from any sense of in
Justice in their mode Of selection"
The statement follows:
The regulations which am TODAY
causing To bc promulgated. pursuant
to the direction of the sclcctive ser
vice law. cover the remaining steps OF
the plan for calling into the service
of the United States qualified men
from those who have registered: those
selected as tho result Of this process
To contribute. with the regular army,
tho National Guard ami the navy. IN
iEhtln% forces Of the nation, all 9
which forces arc under the terms .
the law placed i'm position of cCiual
right, dignity ana Responsibilities with
the members of all other military
forces.
'fhc regulations have beer drawn
with view To the needs and circum-
stances of the whole country and pro
''d" system which il is expected will
work with tn" least inequality aud
personal hardship. Any systcm of
selecting men for military service.
whether volUntarY or involuntary in
It's operation. necessarily selects so.nc
men to bear the burden oc danger ana
sacrifice for the whole nation. Th,
'NSt"n here provided places all mci
nf military age upon an oven plan,
ami then, hy a selection which ncith
"r favors the ono nor pcnalizcs tho
other, calls out the requisite nr,mhcr
for service.
''rhc successful operation of TIN
law and of these regulations dcpcnd
necessarily upon tho LOYALTY. notrjo
tiSm and Justice of the members o.
the boards To whom it's operations
is committed. and admonish Cvcy.
member of every local board and of
every district hoard to review tha,
their duty To their country REQUIRES
an impartial and fearless pcrforman,.
"f the delicate and difficult duties i'm
trusted T." them. They should rc,ncn.
h"r as to each Individual case pre-
scented I" th"m that they arc called
ui"n 10 adiudicatc tho most sacroJ
ri"hts "r tn" Individual and to pre-
servo mtarnishcd the honor of IN
nation.
cur armies al tho front will h
sire u@th"n"d aud sustained if they hr
c"mp"S"d of mon rrc" from any sense
"t miuStic" ~ their mode of selection
'hd they will bc inspired to lniricr cf-
i"r's ~ hchIlr nr - country in which
'H" citizens called upon To- p.riurm
h''h pui'Iic functions perform them,
win iHsticc. i,lrl":,+u, ss auG in,p.rri
aI,y."
Ir"n "rc'uiZ.n", tho local hoard
viii i'E" over fr"m the r,cr.truiuu
'"''ds all registration cards whicn
hoy will number *cri1lly and list ro.
posting :" public view. Th"u. artr
HrNi"" boon advised "t 49,, m,tiud ',
which the "rI'r ot liability for sr,.
vice shall lee Determined lul ur ia
quote 4" hc drawn from lis toIlriu,'
minus credits for culIStlrruts i'm th.
('ii"n'l Guard "r regular arulD ,o,l
""'r' "ill prepare e lit oi rrr:uu
20. lrus,t'd tu. .ct..,, IN th, ur,l,,. u,
'"U l'dHli pot trr 1T. rive II /.
the press ana withtr three da,s motto,