Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-06-07
LIBERAL POLICY
TOWARD LATE MEN
General Crowder Says Those
Who Failed to Register
Yesterday May Do
So Today.

Washington, June 6.-Provost
Marshal General Crowder today
notified all governors that he had
interpreted the law to permit any
who in good faith failed to register
yesterday to do so today and an
nounced that liberal policy would
be pursued to make the registration
complete.
Washington, June 6.-America's
millions Of the military age prescribed
by congress are registered for the war
against Germany. In every state IN
the union today reports from the poll
ing places to which some 100000
young men marched yesterday to
record their names were being as
sembled for transmission to the War
department. In many cities registra-
ton exceeds estimates Of the census
department.
The next step in the governments
plan will be the selection OF those
who are to bear arms from others who
remain at home because OF dependents
or to do the work on the farm or in
the factory.
Only four arrests were reported Of
fcially 10 the Department Of Justice
last night and it was pointed out to-
day that even the sum OF unofficial re-
ports OF trouble indicate that the day
was more peaceful than most general
elections.
Arrest at Deadwood.
The first official report OF an ar
rest for failure to register received at
the Department OF Justice came from
Deadwood, S. D., where Anto Maleta,
. Slovenian, was placed in Jail for
noncompliance with the law. An
other arrest was reported at Williams
town, Ky.
Kansas City, Mo-, reported that the
registration had exceeded the esti-
mates generally through the state
and in the city alone 10000 has reg
istered, an excess OF so per cent over
the estimated number.
New Jersey Reports First.
Complete returns from New Jersey,
the first to come in, show registra-
tion OF 302,S66. The estimate by the
census bureau was 309,563.
Wisconsin's total registration was
estimated by Governor Philip at
2i8,7O0. Census estimates placed Wis
consin's estimated registration at
22o.597.
Few eleventh hour rulings were
found necessary. The system devised
by General Crowder OF invoking the
political machinery OF the nation In
the task, worked with smoothness
that spoke OF perfect cooperation
by state, county and municipal Of
ficials.
Registered Men May Enlist.
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, will pass from
the registration lists automatically.
A man may take his choice as to
the part of the great national army
in which he will serve, regular, Ma
tional Guard or selective army.
Many cards mailed by men absent
from their home precincts, failed TO
show the present address OF the indi-
vidual.
Governors OF many states" Gen.
eral Crowdcr said in a statement,
report that the registration cards OF
absentees, which are reaching home
precincts in many instances, do not
carry the present address OF the alb
sentee who is mailing the card.
1T is impossible in these cases to
mail registration certificates to such
absentees. An absentee who has made
this mistake should at once send his
address to the registrar of his pre-
cinct and request certificate. The
request should be addressed as fol.
lows;
10 the registrar. .,... precinct
(your honey, care sheriff
county, state Of. .............; il per,
nianent home is in a city of 10000
or over, mail card in care OF ths
mayor Of your city
Chicago Exceeds Estimates.
Chicago, June 6.-Complete unofii
eial returns from the draft registra
ton give Chicago 30S,006 names. The
last name was written down at
O'clock This morning. To the name!
already reported are to be added thos,
to be taken today at the emergenc,