The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-06
MILLIONS IN ANSWER
TO CALL Of COUNTRY
Pride Of Nation Responds
Heartily to Registration
for Service.
FIR ST IN AMERICA
No Tabulation of Census
Figures Possible Before
Another Day.
FIRST IN AMERICA
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II said. "Spon taneous and withou
murmur or incident"
The situation was so clear and tn,
response SO ready that governors o
as OF the IS states had sent in similar
assurances long before registration
had closed and the other two were
close on their heels.
A feature of the registration was
the refusal of hundreds Of thousands
OF men to make any reply to the ques-
ton. do You claim excmption?' even
men who reported that they had de-
pendent families; men with obvious
physical disabilities and those whose
occupations are certain to keep them
at home declined to make such a
claim. Apparently they have nc
claims to make; but are ready to dc
their share. whatever it may be.
With the closing of each registra-
tion precinct officials went at once to
the task Of sorting and classifying the
cards. There is much work to be
done in order that the brief synopsis
which each governor will make to
General Crowder of the registration
i'll his state may go forward promptly
1t will take some hours, in many
cases, for the work and no figures
from any state will be sent to Wash
ingtoE until every precinct has re-
ported.
Much Remains to Be Done.
General Crowder is hopeful that an
other SO hours will see the fun record
OF the country on his desk. There is
supplementary steps to be taken. To-
days registration included only CON
tinental United States. Alaska and
Hawaii will record their fighting men
on dates to be set later and the roll
of Americans now abroad who are be-
sieging consulates all around the
world for registration cards will add
to the great list. The state depart-
ment was called upon for additional
cards today by the thousands.
Tho system devised by General
Crowder worked with q smoothness
that bespoke perfect operation by
state, county and municipal officials.
No Bar to Enlistment.
General Crowder made it clear.
however. that registration acted as a
bar against no man who wished to
enlist in the army or navy. Any man
who enrolled himself today but whose
patriotic impulse bids him step into
the ranks now and not await selection
day, Wille pass from the registration
lists automatically A man NAV take
his choice in the army or navy, regu-
lars. national guard or selectiye army.
Many cards mailed by men absent
from their home precincts failed to
show the present address of the in
dividual.
Governors of many states" Cen
cral Crowder said in statement, re
port that the registration cards of
ihscntees which are reaching home
precincts in many instances do not
carry the present address of the alb
sentee who is mailing the card.
Should Send Address.
1T is impossible in these cases to
mail registration certificates to such
absentces. Any absentee who has
made this mistake should at once
send his address to the registrar of
ms precinct and request "A certificate.
The request should be addressed as
follows:
ITO the Registrar. Precinct
four home precinct, care sheriff,
'-"...-.-'., county, state. OF per
mancnt home is in a city of 10000 or
over, mail card in care of the mavor
of your city)"
Late tonight only four arrests had
been reported officially to the depart =
ment of justice at Hamilton. Ohio:
Hartford, Conn: Richmond, Va. and
Il small place near st. Louis. Depart
mcnt OF justice officials had taken
every precaution to cope with cmcr-
Scnties II plans to check all trouble in
ITS incipiency should fail. The sue
cess of their plans is told in the worl,
of the men in the field and the splen-
did order that prevailed during the
enormous registration.
Reports were SLOW in comirr in4o
'he department Of justice, which was
gratifying to officials because if in
dicated lack of trouble, in view of the
strict instructions sent everywhere r.
report trouble instantly to Washinr-
ton.
long dispatch came to the depart
ment tonight from its rcprcscntatil,
IN Nhlcago. announcing "EVCrythina
was in splendid shape"
Milwaukee reported there was mo-
q single complaint Of trouble in Wi,
consin.
There was some delay in Gary, Ind
and in some Chicago districts be
cause the registration had to b.
stopped to permit the printing q
more cards, registration exceeding al
expectations. In Texas, where tll
governments investigation of anti
conscription conspiracy of the co
operative buying association recent
led to the indictment of nine men be
cause OF threats of armed resistanc
to CONSUMPTION, the registration Wa
carried out without a hitch
Cleveland and Detroit reported tina
registration was not completed at
o'clock and the governors of Ohio an
Michigan were authorized to ord,
the polls to stay open until all wel
registered.
In Cleveland a shortage of reeislri
ton cards developed.