The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-06-01

Washington. May 2i.--F1atiy reject
Ing that section Of the measure which
would permit Colonel Roosevelt 10 or.
ganixe volunteer divisions, President
Wilson signed the CONSUMPTION bill
The president signed the army bill
Just after dinner at D. m. ON Friday,
without formalIty. and set June az
the date Of registration for all men be,
tween the ages OF twenty-one and
thiFty-one for military service.
President issues Proclamation.
President Wilson's proclamation, put,
ting into effect the Aelectiye draft pro
vision OF the war army bill, signed last
nlEht. follows Ia part:
"A proclamation by the president of
the Unlted States;
Whereas, Congress has enacted and
the president has on the 18th day OF
May. one thousand nine hundred and
aeFenteeen, approved law which con.
tains the following provisions
Section .. That all male persons be-
tween the ages OF twenty-one and
thirty, both inclusive. shall be subject
TO registration In accordance with reg.
ulations 10 be prescribed by the presi-
denti and upon proclamation by the
president or other public notice given
BY him or by his direction. stating the
time aud place Of such registration. II
shall be the duty Of all persons of the
designated ages. except officers and en-.
listed men Of the regular army, the
aayy and the National Guard and naval
militia while In the service of the
United States. 20 present themselves
TOR and submit TO registration under
the provisions of this act. aud every
such person shall be deemed TO have
aotice Of the requirements OF this act
upon the publication Of said proelama-
ton or ether notice az aforesaid given
~ the president or BY hts direction !:
and any person who shall willfully fail
~ refuse to present himself for regis
tration o. 10 submit thereto as herein
provided. shall be guilty Of misde-
neaR0r and shall. upon conviction In
he district court Of the United States
having jurisdiction thereof. be pun.
shed by imprisonment for not more
han one year. aud shall thereupon be
tuiy registered; provided. that In tho
sall Of the docket precedence shall DO
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.
sainsd their twenty.flrst birthday aud
who shall not have attained their thirty
aFst birthday on or before the day set
tor registration. and all persons 10 reg
stored shalt be and remain subject to
araft Into the forces hereby authorized,
anieRs exempted or excused therefrom
a. ia this act provided,
Registration on June s.
"Now, therefore. | Woodrow Wilson.
president OF the United States. do call
upon the governor Of each OF the sew.
eral states and territories, the board
Of commissioners OF the District OF
Columbia and all officers and agents
Of the several states aud territories,
OF the District of Columbia aud OF
the counties aud municipalities there
IN 80 perform certain duties IN the
execution of the foregoing law. which |
duties will be communicated 10 them |
directly In regulations 81 even date
herewith
"And ! do further proclaim and give
notice to all persons subject to regis.
tratten In the several states and In
the District u Columbia ia accord.
mnee With the above iaW that the time
and place Of such registration shall be
between a IA aud = m un the
STU day OF June. 1917. ~ the regis
trmtion place In the precinct wherein
they have their permanent homes
Those Nho shall have attained their
tweBty tgst birthday and who shall
not have STAINED their thirty Hrsf
birthday on ar before tie DAY here
named are rvuu'red 60 register. *.
cepting only officers and enlisted men
~ the regular auuy, the navy, the
marine eorps aud the National Guard
and naval militia white Ia the service
- the taited States. and officers In
the ufaeegs' reserve corps aud enlisted
men ia the enlisted reserve corps /
while Ia active service. In the terri |
tories Of Alaska, Hawaii and Porto |
Rico = day for registration will be
named In 3 later proclamation.
All Must Cooperate.
The power against which We are
aFrayed has sought 10 impose It's will
upon the world by force. To this end
Il mas Increased armament until Il
has changed the face q war. In the
sense In which We have been wont to
think OF armies there are no armies
In this struggle. There are entire ma
lions armed. Thus. the men Who re-
main 20 ull the soil and man the fac
tories are no less = part Of the army