The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-06-16
Young Men Of Country Swamp
Polls to Register.
NEW CHANCE TO REGISTER
5000, 900 Are Listed Who VIII Prosa'
bly, Not BE Liable to Draft-Time
Extended to Complete Roll
Before Selection Begins.

Crowdcr on Wednesday. AS only n
small percentage OF the claims will be
allowed II Is believed the total mum
Der available will not be materially re-
duced. -...
Two States Exceed Estimates.
In two states the actual registration
exceed the census estimates by large
figures. In Pennsylvania the response
was particularly heavy and caused
great qualification at the war depart
ment. The census estimate for the
keystone state was given as SI93IS
and the actual registration figures
were 95O.3OO Vermont, too, exceeded
the census estimate by more than
1000. The other states heard from
dropped behind the estimated returns
but only by small margins In most
cases except Rhode Island.
with the total registration IN excess
of l0,OOO,OOO, the probable exemp-
tons" are about jOO0,OOO.
Full official returns from Delaware
showed II registration Of 2l,S6l, Of
which II ,651 either claimed exemption
tons" Under the census estimates
Delaware should have registered 20
SO. Only % alien enemies registered
in Delaware.
Extend Time to Register.
So heavy was the registration that
IA many places IL could not be com
pIeted Tuesday night. Provost Mar
shal General Crowder announced that
the government would adopt Il liberal
policy for the next few days" and
that all who had failed to register on
Tuesday, hut could show good faith,
should have another opportunity TO
place their names on the roll of honor.
This stand was taken also 80 that
the registration could be made com
plete before the selection for service
begins. All who failed to register
Tuesday and who allow this second
opportunity to pass by will be dealt
with vigorously.
Complete returns from New Jersey,
the first to come in, show registration
of 3O2, 500. The estimates by the cen
sus bureau was 300, 563. Governors Of
Missouri and Ohio stated that their
reports would be delayed because Of
storms. .....
Mayor Armstrong Of Pittsburgh gave
first estimate Of registratioR-in that
city of 67.676.
Mayor Burns Of Troy, N. Y, report
ed registration as 1889. of which 2,s75
claimed exemption.
In some places registration Is being
continued. Among those was Illinois,
where the compilation of the returns
by storms.
Reports Little Trouble.
Telegraphic reports to the depart
ment Of justice from widely separated
sections of the country continue 10
show general absence Of trouble over
the registration and thorough re-
Spouse to the CONSUMPTION law.
Kansas City, Mo, reported that the
registration had exceeded the estimates
generally through the state and in the
city alone 10000 had registered, an
excess Of 80 per cent over the estimat-
ed number.
The first official report Of an arrest
for failure to register received at the
department Of justice came from Dead
wood, s. D., where Anton Maleta, n
Slavonian, was placed In jail for nom
compliance with the law.
Iowa state officials predict total
enrolment In Iowa approximating at
least the governments estimate OF 212,-
COO, or nearly $4,000 In excess of the
state census departments estimate.
Attorney General Gregory issued
this statement:
Reports received at the department
OF justice relative to registration indi-
cate a ready and general response on
the part Of the young men of the coun-
try to the demands of the CONSUMPTION
act.
80 far only three arrests have been
reported to the department, and none
OF these grew out Of a serious sltua-
ton. No resistance to registration has
come to my attention"
Maryland.
Baltimore, Md.-June 7.-Unofiicial
estimates Of the registration In Mary
land place the total ut approximately
10000, Of which $1,000 were enrolled
in Baltimore. Registration continued
here Of men who claimed inability 10
register.
Minnesota.
81. Paul, Mimi, June 7.-Mlnnesota's
registration is likely to fall 10000 be-
low government estimates, according
to Adjutant General Wood. He said
that his own original estimate Of 24O,-
600 would be nearer the mark than
the war departments figures Of ap-
proximately 100000.
Duluth registered 9,SS9 men, accord
ing to complete returns given out by