Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-21

President Wilson's proclamation
putting into effect the selective draft
provision of the war army bill, signed
Friday, follows:
A Proclamation by the President
of the United States:
Whereas, congress has enacted and
the president has on the 18th day of
May, 1917, approved the law which
contains. the following provisions:
Section THAT all male persons
between the ages of 21 and 80, both
inclusive, shall be subject to registra-
tion, in accordance with regulations
to be prescribed by the president;
and upon proclamation by the presi-
dent or other public notice given by
him or by his direction stating the
time and place of such registration,
it shall be the duty of all persons OF
the designated ages, except officers
and enlisted men of the regular army,
the navy and the national guard and
naval militia while in the service of
the United States, to present them
selves 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 proclamation or other notice, as
afore said, given by the president or
by his direction; and any person who
shall wilfully fail or refuse to present
himself for registration or submit
thereto as herein provided, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall,
upon conviction in the district court
of the United States having jurisdic-
tion thereof, be punished by impris-
onment for not more than one year,
and shall thereupon be duly regis
tered; provided that, in the call OF
the docket, precedence shall be 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
as herein provided who shall have at
tanned their twenty-first birthday
and who shall not have attained their
thirty-first birthday on or before the
dav set for the registration, and all
persons so registered shall be and
remain subject to draft into the
forces hereby authorized, unless ex-
empted or excused therefrom as IN
this act provided; provided further
that in the case of temporary abb
sence from actual place of legal resi-
dence of any person liable to regis
tration as provided herein, such reg
istration may he by mail under regu-
lations to be prescribed by the presl-
dent.
Section 6-That the president Is
hereby authorized to utilize the serv-
ice of any or all departments ana
any or all officers and agents OF the
United States and of the several
states. territories and the District OF
Columbia. and subdivisions herein
in the execution of this act, and all
Officers and agents Of the united
States and of the several states, terri
tories and subdivisions thereof, and
of the District of Columbia, and all
persons designated or appointed un-
der regulations prescribed by the
president, whether such appoint
ments are made by the president
himself or by the governor or other
officer of any state or territory TO
perform any duty in the execution OF
this act. are hereby required to per-
form such duty as the president snail
order or direct, and all such officers
and agents and persons so designated
or appointed shall hereby have full
authority for the acts done by them
in execution of this act by the direc-
ton of the president. Correspond
ance in the execution of this act may
he carried in penalty envelopes bear