The Ozark spectator., 1917-05-26

Washington, May 21.-F'latly reject would permit Colonel Roosevelt to or ganize volunteer divisions, President Wilson signed the conscription bill.
 The president signed the army bill just after dinner at 8 p. III. on Friday, without fOrmality, and set June as the date of registration for all men be- tween the ages of twenty-one and thirty-One for military service.
 President Issues Proclamation.
 President Wilson's proclamation, put ting into effect the selective draft pro- vision of the war army bill. signed last night, follows in part:
 "A proclamation by the president of the United States:
 "Whereas. Congress has enacted and the president has on the 18th day of May, one thousand nine hundred and seventeeen, approved q 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 to be prescribed by the presi- dent; and upon proclamation by the president or other public notice given by him or by his direction. stating the 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 proclama- tion or other notice as aforesaid given by the president or by his direction; and any person who shall willfully fail or refuse to present himself for regis tration or to submit thereto as herein provided shall be guilty of misde- meanor and shall upon conviction in the district court of the United States
  ished by imprisonment for not more than one year. and shall thereupon he duly registered; 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 he subject to registration as herein provided who shall have at tained their twenty-first birthday and who shall not have attained their thiry- first birthday on or before the day set for registration, and all persons so reg istered shall be and remain subject to draft into the forces hereby authorized, unless exempted or excused therefrom as in this act provided.
 Registration on June 5.
 "Now, therefore. Woodrow Wilson. president of the United States, do call upon the governor of each of the sev- eral states and territories, the board of commissioners of the District of Columbia and all officers and agents of the several states and territories, of the District of Columbia and of the counties and municipalities there in to perform certain duties in the execution of the foregoing law, which duties will be communicated to them directly in regulations of even date herewith.
 And do further proclaim and give notice to all persons subject to regis traitor In the several states and in the District of Columbia in accord ance with the above law that the time and place of such registration shall be between q. m. and 9 D. m. on the 9th day of June, 1917, at the regis traitor place in the precinct wherein they have their permanent homes. Those who shall have attained their twenty-first birthday and who shall not have attained their thirty-tirst birthday on or before the day here named are required to register, cx- 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 or the Unlteu Stdtes, uuu oiiSers I'll the officers reserve corps and enlisted men in the enlisted reserve corps while in active service. In the terri tories of Alaska, Hawaii and Porto Rico day for registration will be named in later proclamation.
 All Must Cooperate.
 "rhe power against which we are arrayed has sought to impose its will upon the world by force. To this end 1t mas increased armament until 1t has changed the face of war. In the sense in which we have been wont to think of armies there are no armies in this struggle. There are entire na- tions armed. Thus, the men who re- main to till the soil und man the fac