The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-22
Wilson Calls Manhood
To Patriotic Service
President ksun5 Proclamation of June Registration
Day, Points Out That it is Occasion for Solemn
ReaHirmaon of Each Affected Lndiui-
duaps Allegiance to His Country.

having jurisdiction thereof, be pun
ished by Imprisonment for not more
than one year or, if subject to mill
tary law, shall be tried by courtmar-
tial and suffer such punishment as
courtmartial may direct
f; Calls for Execution.
! Now, therefore, I, Woodrow VIII
son, president Of the United States, do
call upon the governor of each of tns
; several States and territories, the
board of commissioners of the District
of Columbia and all officers ana
agents of the several States and ter
rltories, of the District of Columbia
and Of the counties and municipali-
ties therein-to perform certain ou-
ties in the execution of the foregoing
law, which duties will be communi-
Gated to them directly in regulations
of even date herewith.
! "And I do further proclaim ana
give notice to, all persons subject to
registration in the several States ana
in the District of Columbia In ac-
cordance with the above that the
time and place of such registration
shall be between a. m. and p. IN.
on the 9TH day of June 1917, at the
registration place in the precinct
wherein they have their permanent
homes. Those who shall have Nat-
tanned their 21st birthday and VINO
shall not have attained their 5lss
birthday on or before the day here
named are required. to register, ex-
cepting only officers and enlisted men
Of the regular army, the navy, the
marine corps and the National Guard
and naval militia while in the service
Of the United States and officers p
the officers reserve corps and enllsteu
men in the enlisted reserves corps
while in active service. In the ter
ritories of Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto
Rico day for registration will be
named in a later proclamation.
"And do charge those VINO
through sickness shall be unable to
present themselves for registration
that they apply on or before the day
Of registration to the county clerE
where they may De for instructions as
to how they may be registered Dy
agents Those who expect to be a5-
sent on the day named from ths
counties in which they have their
permanent homes may register 0y
mail. but their MALE registration
ards must reach the place In WINCH
hey have their permanent homes BY
! the day named herein.
Apply for Instructions.
They should apply as soon as prac-
,icable to the county clerk of the
| county wherein they may be for m
structions as to how they may accom-
plish their registration by mail. In
case such persons as, through SICK
ness or absence, may be unable TO
preesnt themselves personally for reg
| istration shall be sojourning in cities
of over 10000 population they shall
apply to the city clerk Of the city
wherein they may be sojourning ratn-
er than to the clerk of the court. T lie
! clerks of counties and of cities OF over
10000 population in which numoers
of applications from the SICK aad
from non-residents are expected are
authorized to establish such suo-
agencies and to employ and deputies
such clerical force as may be neces-
sary to accommodate these applica-
tions.
"The power against which We are
arraved has sought to impose its will
upon the world by force. To tn,7
end it 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 armfes
in this struggle. There are entire
nations armed. Thus, the men VINO
remain to till the soil and man the
factories are no less part OF the
army that is in France than the mes
beneath the battle flags. It must be
so with US. 1t is not an army rnaS
we must shape and train for war;
it is a nation. To this end our peo-
pie ~uanst draw close in one compact
Nont against a common foe. bu<
this can not be If each man pursue~
> private purpose. All must pursue
one purpose. The nation needs an
men; but it needs each man, not IN
the field that will most pleasure him,
but in the endeavor that will oess
serve the common good. Thus, though
a sharpshooter pleases to operate
triphammer for the forging Of great
guns, and an expert machinist de-
sires to march with the flag, the ma
ton is being served only when the
sharpshooter marches and the m5aS1
chintst remains at his levers. e
whole nation must oe team in winch
each man shall play the part for
which he is best fitted. To this end,
congress has provided that the nation
shall be organized for war by se!ec- q
ton and that each man shall be ciase
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