The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07
TAKE REGISTRATION CARDS
Members of City Board Consent to Ac-
cept Cards Until After Return Is Made
to the Governor One Man Tells
why He Did Not Register.

Five Kenosha men who failed TO
register at the various registration
places on Tuesday were crying out to
the officials of the city and county this
morning to save them from the wrath
Of federal prosecution. Not one of the
five men were arrested. Two of them,
Russians, were working on farms out
in Kenosha county and they started
into the city expecting to reach the
city in time to register Tuesday night.
They failed by hours and they went to
the police Office this morning and sur
rendered themselves to the chief of po-
lice. They told the chief that they had
no idea or no desire to avoid registra-
tion and that failure to get into the
city was unavoidable.
The chief took them before the city
registering board and they were per-
mitted to sign cards and listed among
the registrations from Kenosha.
Another man claimed that he had
been on train which was delayed by
a wreck, He got card. Another man
said that h, just forgot all about it
and did not go to the polling place on
Tuesday. After considerable argument
he was sent to the board to be regis
tered and his name went into Uncle
Sam s pot to make up the army.
The most serious case was reported
to the board by Judge @. e. Randall
OF the Municipal Court. Just after
nsne o'clock this morning tall angu.
lar German knocked on the door of the
judges private office and being admit
ted he started right in with his story.
IT didn t register on Tuesday, he
told the judge. "Forget all about itq''
the judge queried back. No, it was mt
that the young fellow said, E'you
know [ do not want to fight against
my country. j am willing to work In
any way the government demands, but
I am not willing TO fight
Judge Randall promptly called a po-
lice officer and in custody of the officer
the man was sent to the Office of James
Cavanagh of the registration board.
Attorney Cavanagh told the fellow that
the only way he could save himself
from prosecution would be to register
at once. He went in the custody Of the
police officer to the secretary of the
city board who granted him certif-
cate of naturalization. He claimed ex-
emption.
Clerk of the Circuit Court DeDiemar
had busy time answering questions
of aliens who feared that they were in
for compulsory service. Several of
them wanted to be given the right to
amend their answers to questions of
the registration cards, holding that
they had failed to state the fact that
they had people in other countries de-
pendent on them. The clerk rather
CURLY told these fellows that there
would probably be a law found to send
them back to the other countries 40
that their dependent relatives would be
closer to the base of supplies.
The names of the men who failed to
register have not been made public BY
the board. It was given out that the
board will continue to grant Ssdeath
bed' repentances to ftslackers', until
the lists are closed and sent to the gov
eminent. It is declared that the board
has already found a number Of names
OF men who failed to register. These
men must come at at once or warrants
for their arrests will be demanded of
the federal authorities. The boafa is
determined that every man of military
age in Kenosha shall be registered.