The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-24


of the District of Columbia and of the
counties and municipalities therein to
perform certain duties in the eXecu-
ton of the foregoing law, which du-
/ ties will be communicated to them di-
rectly in regulations of even date
herewith. And | do further proclaim
and give notice to all persons subject
to registration in the several states
and in the District of Columbia in ac-
cordance with the above law that the
time and place of such registration
shall be between 7 a. m. and 8 p. m.
on the fifth day of June, 1917, at tbs
registration place in the precinct
wherein they have their permanent
homes. Those who shall have attained
their 21st birthday and who shall not
have attained their 31st birthday on
or before the day here named are re-
quired to register, excepting only Oh
fees and enlisted men of the regular
army, the navy, the marine corps ano
the national guard and naval militia
while in the service of the United
States and officers in the officers re-
serve corps and enlisted men in the
enlisted reserve corps while in active
service. In the territories of Alaska,
Hawaii and Porto Rico, day for reg
istration will be named in a later
proclamation. And I do charge those
who through sickness shall be unable
to present themselves for registration
that they apply on or before the day
of registration to the county clerk of
the county where they may be for in
structions as to how they may be reg
istered by agent. Those wh> expect
to be absent on the day named from
the counties in which they have their
permanent homes may register by
mail, but their mailed registration
cards must reach the places in which
they have their permanent homes by
the day named herein. They should
apply as soon as practicable to the
county clerk of the county wherein
they may be in for instructions as to
how they may accomplish their regis
tration by mail. In case such persons
as, through sickness or absence may
be unable to present themselves per-
sonally for registration shall be So
iourning in the cities of over 10000
population, they shall apply to the
city clerk of the city wherein they
may be sojourning rather than to the
clerk of the county. The clerks OF
counties and of cities of over 10000
population in which numerous appli-
cations from the sick and from non
residents are expected are authorized
to establish such sub agencies and to
employ and deputize such clerical
force as may be necessary to accom-
modate these applications.
Entire Nation Must Train
Against the Common Foe.
The power against which we are ar
rayed has sought to impose its will on
the world by force. To this end 1t has
increased armament until it has
changed the face of war. In the sense
in which we have been wont to think
of armies there are no armies In this
struggle. There are entire nations
| armed. Thus, the men who remain to
till the soil and man the factories are
no less a part of the army that IS
France than the men beneath the bat
tie flags. 1t must be so with us. 1t IS
not an army that we must shape ana
train for war; it is nation. 10 this
end our people must draw close In one
compact front against common Zoe.
Rnt this cannot be if each man pur-
sues a private purpose. All must pur-
she one purpose. The nation neeos
all men but it needs each man, not In
the field that will most please him. pu'
in the endeavor that will best serve
the common good. Thus, though a
sharpshooter pleases to operate a trip
hammer for the forging of great guns
and an expert machinist desires tc
march with the flag, the nation is be-
ing served only when the sharpshootel
marches and the machinist remains al
his levers. The whole nation must bf
a team in which each man shall play
the part for which he is best fitted. IL
this end congress has PROVIDED INA
the nation shall be organized by Sc
lection and that each man shall o'
, classified for service in the place t.
which it shall best serve the genera
good to call him. The significance o
this cannot be overestimated. 1t is
new thing in our history and a land
mark in our progress. 1t is a new wa
r of accepting and vitaiizing GU
duty to give ourselves with thoughttu
devotion to the common purpose OF
all. 1t is no sense a CONSUMPTION y
the unwilling; it is rather, selectlo
5 from nation which has volunteers
in mass. 1t is no more choosing Q
0 those who shall march with the color
than it is a selection of those VIII
y shall serve an equally necessary an
0 devoted purpose in the industries tia
n lie behind the battle line.
The day here named is the time 0
which all shall present themselves fo
Il assignment to their tasks. 1t is fo
y that reason destined to be remembers
as one of the most conspicuous mt
u r,op+c in orr history. 1t is nothing les