The Arvada enterprise., 1917-05-24

Washington, May 2l.-flhtly reject
in. that section of the measure which
would permit Colonel Roosevelt to or
caaiZe volunteer divisions. President
Wilson signed the cOnscription bill.
The president signed the army bill
just after dinner ut S p. m. on Friday.
without formality, and set June . as
the date of registration for all men be-
tween the ages of twenty-ouc and
thirty-one for military service.
President Issues Proclamation.
President Wilson's proclamation, put
ting into effect the Sclective draft pro
vision Of the war army bill, signed last
night, follows in part:
"A proclamation by the president of
the United States:
"WhercaS, Congress has enacted and
the president has on the 18th day of
May. one thousand nine hundred and
seventeen. approved II law which con
tains the following provisions:
Section = That all male persons be-
tween the ages of twcnty-one and
thirty. both inclusive, shall be subject
to registration in accordance with reg
ulationS to be prescribed by the pr">i-
dent: and upon proclamation by the
president or other public notice given
by him or by his direction, stating III"
time and place of such registration, 1t
shall be the duty of all persons of the
designated ages. except officers and en-
listed men of the regular army, the
navy and the National Guard and naval
militia while in the service of the
United States. to present themselves
for and submit to registration under
the provisions of this act, and every
such person shall be deemed to have
notice of the requirements of this act
upon the publication Of said proclnma-
ton or other notice rs aforesaid given
by the president or by his direction:
and any person who shall willfully fail
nr refuse To present himself for regis
tration or to submit thereto as herein
provided. shall be guilty of II misde-
meanor and shall. upon conviction In
the district court of the United States
having jurisdiction thereof, be pun
iShed by Imprisonment for not more
than one year. and shall ihcrrupon be
duly registered; provided. that In the
call of III" docket precedence shnl! he
given, In courts trying the same. to the
trial Of criminal proceedings under
this act: Provided further, that per-
SONS shall be subject To registration nS
herein provided who Shall have at
tanned their tw"nty-irSt birthday and
who shall not have attained their thiry-
first birthday on or h"f"r" III" day set
for registration. and all persons 81 reg
i,irrcd shall be and remain subject 10
draft into the forces hereby authorized,
unless exempted or excused thrrcfrnm
ns In tins act provided.
Registration on June S.
"Now. therefore. | Woodrow Wilson.
president of the United States. do call
upon the governor Of each of the S"v.
rraI states and territories, tn" board
uf commissioners of the District of
Columbia and MI officers and agents
Of the several states and territories.
Of the district of Columbia and Of
the counties and municipalities there
In tn perform certain duties In III"
execution uf the foregoing lnw, which
dullrS VIII b" communicated to them
directly In regulations Of even date
herewith
and do further proclaim and give
notice Ia nll persons subject I" regis
irnilun In the several states and In
Al Il. la Il
unrr with III. nbov" law that the tim"
and plncr or such registration shall b"
h"rWr"u : II. N. and . y. m. on tn"
9TH day Of June. 1917, NJ tn" regis
trafion place In the precinct wherein
they hnv" their permanent homes.
Those who shnll have attained their
iurniy-frst birthday and who shall
not have attained their thlrtyr'irNt
birthday on or hcfor" the day here
named nrr required TO Register, "N'
crpliug only officers ana rnliNi"d mrn
"G the regular nrruy, III" navy. the
wnrInr corps and III" National nunrl
and unvnl mililn whil" IN the s"rSIc"
uC the United Stnt"~, nnd officers IN
the officers r.scrv. corps aud enlisted
men In the enlisted r"s"ry" corps
while In acilvo service. In III" terri
tories ot Alaska, Hawaii and Porto
Rico u dny for registration viii b"
named In u inter proclamation,
All Must Cooperate.
The power against which So" mr."
nrrnyrd hns sought 10 Impose IT. vii
uppn the world by force, To this end
II mn. lnrrcu sod armament until II
hr. chun.rd 'h" fn"" Of war. In the
SENS" In which We hnvc been wont To-
lhLnl- ~ nrmIn. ihnrn nrn no nrmIn.