Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-19


and remain subject to draft into the
forces hereby authorized. unless eX-
empted or excused therefrom as in
this Act provided; provided further,
that in the case of temporary alb
senCe from actual place of legal resi-
dencc of any person liable to regis
tration as provided herein such reg
istration may be made by mail un-
der regulations to be prescribed by
the President.
To Use Federal Agents
Section 6. That the President is
hereby authorized 10 utilize the serv-
ice of any or all departments and
any or all officers or agents of the
United States and of the several
states. territories and subdivisions
thereof, and of the District of Column
bia. and all persons designated or
appointed under regulations pre-
Scrihed 10y the President whether
such appointments are made by the
President himself or by the Governor
or other officer of any State or terri
tory TO perform any duty in the exc
Cution of this Act, are hereby re-
quired to perform such duty as the
President shall order or direct, and
alt such officers and agents and per-
sons so designated or appointed shall
hereby have full authority for all
Acts done by them in the execution
of this Act by the direction of the
President. Correspondence in the
execution of this Act may be carried
in penalty envelopes bearing the
frank of the War Department. Any
person charged as herein provided
with the duty of carrying into effect
any of the provisions of this Act
or the regulations made or directions
.FiNpn fhRrnrIndar u-hn ShaI foil ~
neglect to perform such duty; and
any person charged with such duty
or having and exercising any au-
thority under said Act, regula-
tons, or directions. who shall know
ingly make or be a party to the
making of any false or incorrect
registration, physical examination,
exemption, enlistment, enrolment.
or muster: and any person who shall
make or be a party to the making
of any false statement or certificate
as to the fitness or ability of him
self or any other person for service
under the provisions OF this Act, or
regulations made by the President
hereunder, or otherwise evades or
aids another to evade the require
ments of this Act or OF said regula-
tions, or who. in any manner, shall
fail or neglect fully to perform any
'NtE AN4hiAN Vi iAilAA III lllC CAhNa-
tion of this Act, shall, il not subject
to military law, be guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction in
the District Court of the United
States having Jurisdiction thereof.
be punished by Imprisonment for not
more than one year. or. IL subject
10 military law. shall be tried by
court martial and suffer such pun
ishment as coUrt-martial may di-
rect.
e. g.. Preparations For Draft
Now. therefore. 1, Woodrow Will
son, President of the United States.
90 call upon the Governor of each
of the several states and territories.
the Board of Commissioners of the
District of Columbia, and all officers
and agents of the several states and
territories, of the District of Column
bia. and of the counties and munich
palities therein, to perform certain
duties in the execution of the fore
going law, which duties will be COM
munieated to them directly in regu-
lations 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
accordance with the above law, that
the time and place of such registra-
p. m. on the fifth day of June. 1917,
at the registration place in the pre-
cinct wherein they have their per-
manent homes. Those who shall
have attained their twenty-first
birthday and who shall not have at
tanned their thirty-first birthday on
or before the day here named are
required to register, excepting only
officers and enlisted men of the
To-. l.ar ha afsfN, n
corps, and the National Guard and
Naval Militia while in the service of
the United States. and officers in the
officers reserve corps while in ac-
tive service. In the territories of
Alaska. Hawaii and Porto Rico, a
day for registration will be named
in a later proclamation.
And 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 hey
may be for instructions as'to how
they may be registered by agent.
Those who expect to De absent on
the dayNnamed in the counties in
which they have their permanent
homes may register by mail, but
their mailed registration cards must
Iedch the places III "hiCn thes haNe
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 for instructions as to how
they may accomplish their registra-
ton by mail. In case such persons
as, through sickness or absence.
may be unable to present themselves
personally for registration shall be
sojouruing in cities of over thirty
thousand population. they shall ap-