The Washington herald., 1917-06-05

Washington today will hurl the
challenge OF conscription in the teeth
Of the German empire, for today is
registration day.
At 7 O'Clock this morning. the city
will shrek and throb with clanor
Whistles. bells, horns and sirens will
usher in the fateful hour. when
Americas youth delivers up its body
on the altar Of a new patriotism.
An effort will be made to turn the
day into a gigantic holiday, but no
holiday spirit sweeps the Capital to-
day. II is the most momentous day
washington has seen, as a city. since
the bands Of British redcoats stresmed
IN 70 burn the Capitol
From every indication. there will be
no lawlessness. Where other cities
are preparing for an organized re-
siEtarce TO the registration law,
Washington is expected to take the
matter gravely but calmly.
Through fortv-one registration sta
tons the authorities OF the District
today will take the names Of nearly
SN0J potential American Eghting men
DiStrict's Quota.
Gen. CToWder, the provost marshal
! lest night made public the number OF
men woo should register from eacn
of the States in the Union.
The Districts ofisIal quota cf The
registration army will be 3sSs0. 'Fhtea
approNifn2tes the unofficial fAlr-S
prepared by the registration board.
Maryland IS expected TO furnish Ii. -
cards and Virginia has 21lS2S OF con-
I scriptions Bile age New York IS ex-
based on census figures. 1884 .Se9 men
are expected to answer to the nations
call.
Next 10 New York comes Pennsyi-
vania with S7g.%7S men. and next to
that, comes Illinois with 6ie,5JS.
Each Registrar Eas Eighty.
Six hundred skilled volunteer regis
trars have been secured. Their work
will be supplemented by the Home
members circulating about the regis
, t-auon ceaters and listening for
reasonable talk O. anti-Conscription
aeitStors. In addition the High School
Cadets will form n very essential
adjunct to the system. working as
ushers in the schools and assisting
/ in witnessing signatures for the
illiterate besides furnishing infc--Ta
ton. The police will have a 6etail al
each OF the forty-oAe registration
Senters and a Meet OF automobiles has
been volunteered by public spirited
citizens anxious to aid the work
The facilitate the work Of regis,rs-
ton large number Of registrars have
been assigned to csnters where there
is a Congested population. A. the
Dunbar High School there will be
| th!rty-siX registrars and at Business
High School there will be thirty regis
tTarS- Other centers will have num-
bers in proportion TO their population.
Each registrar is expected 10 lisJ
eighty men as his days work
Government depa rtr1ent heads have
! recognized the significance OF the day
by permitting employees time off for
the purpose OF registering, and hUSi,
ness houses have co-operated in q
similar manner.
Throughout the various sections O.
the city community celebrations viii
be held under the direction OF the
| Improvement association, and e
central celebration on the Monument
Grounds will be addressed by Secre.
! tarS OF War Baker and Secretary OF
the Navy Daniels at p. m.
Donovan Gives Instructions.
! More than 600 registrars who will
! officially tabulate and list the regis.
tration army which will be enrolled
| in the District today heard an illus.
| trated lecture and an elightening talk
| on their dEItics at the new Central
| High School auditorium yesterday.
| Daniel J. Donovan, secretary OF the
| Registration Board. was the lecturer
] His audience included, besides the
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