The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-05-18
REGISTRATION BLANKS
FOR CONSCR|PT|ON
War Department Mailed g.
100000 Forms to Mayors
and SheriffS.

Washington, May 16.-The govern
ment has taken its first preliminary
step toward putting into effect the Sc
lecive service system for raising an
army OF 1000, 900 men.
Certain Of speedy action by con-
gress on the army bill which came up
for final debate in the house on Sat
urday, the war department began dis
tribution of 100000 registration
blanks through which all males of the
xation between the ages of q and 80
will be card indexed. These blanks
went to sheriffs and mayors of hun
dreds of communities.
The cards contain blanks for -
questions-every detail the govern
ment wishes to know about its potent
ial soldiers-and query whether ex-
emption is claimed.
The twelve questions asked are as
follows
1. Name.
2. Home address.
8. Date of birth.
4. Are you (D a natural born cit
izen; (2) naturalized citizen: f3) an
alien, (4) or have YOU declared your
intention? (Specify which)
s. Where were you born?
6. If not citizen, of what country
are you a citizen or subject?
7. What is your present trade, oc-
cunation or office?
s. By whom employed? Where |
employed?
g. Have you father mother, wife,
child under twelve, or a sister or |
brother under twelve, solely depend |
ent upon you for support? (Specify
'which.)
TO- Married or single, which?
Race? (Specifv which,
II. What military service have
you had? Rank, branch, years, ma
ton or state?
II. DO you claim exemption from
draft? (Specify grounds.)
Men who are absent from their
home states will be required to pro-
cure card wherever he may be and
mail 1t to the county clerk at his
nome.
Distribution of the cards is expect
ed to be completed within few days.
According to estimates compiled by
the bureau of census, New York City
alone should register 642,700 men of
between twenty-one to thirty years in
elusive; Chicago, 300,800 Philadel-
phia, III 500; St. Louis, $4,000; Bos-
ton, 1880; Cleveland, $4,000; Balti-
more, $1,000, and Pittsburg, $1,000.
. The figures given by the bureau are
based on the average annual numeri-
cal increase in population for the diff
erent cities and states since 1910,
when the last accurate census was
compiled.
. New York state leads in the coun-
try in available material for war
with approximately 1,068,000 men !
subject to selective service. Penn !
sylvania is next with $4,000 and Il
Iinois third with 639,500.
The registration possibilities fer /
other states compiled as follows by
the bureau: Y
Alabama, 2O9, 900; Arizona, 34,700; 5
156,6O0; California, 362,-
300; Colorado, 1O9,50O; Connecticut, A
1923 500; Delaware, 2O,100; Florida,
1890; Georgia, 255, 400; Idaho, ST. Il
800; Illinois, 639,50o; Indiana, 253,- \
100; Iowa, $4,000; Kansas, 175,900; k
ZO2 ,2OU; LOUISIANA, III ,oOu;
Maine, $4,000; Maryland, 121, 800; A
Massachusetts,, 355 5.400: Michigan, .
49, 100; Minnesota, 244,700; Missis- Ii
ippi. 175.1O0: Missouri, 315.600: Mon
ana, 73.3OO: Nebraska, 129, 400; Ne
ada, 16,5OO: New Hampshire. $4,000;
>ew Jersey. 300 POO; New Mexico. Al J.
90; New York. 1,O6S,O0O; North Car
lima, 194,4O0; North Dakota. $4,000;
,hio, 494 300; Oklahoma, 500; Or T.
gon. 1O8,1O0; Pennsylvania. $4,000;
.hode Island. 10000; South Carolina.
37.1OO: South Dakota. s0,500 Ten sv
eseee, 1875 .080: Texas. 100000: Utah, he
6 200; Vermont, 29,4oO: VIRGINIA. te
sc, 400: Washington 217400: West he
irginia. 141 800; Wisconsin. 229 500; hi
1yoming. 25400, and District of Co. an