Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-05-22

OFFICERS READY
JUNE is DAY SET WHEN ALL
MALE CITIZENS BETWEEN Fl
AND 80 MUST REGISTER.
SEVERE PENALTY FOR REFUSAL
Government Wants Full Data Con-
corning Eligibles for Service.

County Auditor ]. V. Stanley,
Sheriff Harry Sawyer and County
Physician f. E. Fry, members of the
board of control, are busily engaged
in preparing for the registration of
eligibles on June 9th, under the terms
of the recently passed selective draft
bill, which was signed by President
Wilson on May Sth.
Sheriff Sawyer has received word
from Governor Alexander urging him
to leave nothing undone towards see
ing that Idaho complies fully with
the provisions of the selective draft
act. The board of control for Bound
airy county has also been asked to
report on May "a if everything is in
readiness for the work of registra-
ton on June 9Th.
been proclaimed a holiday in Idaho
by Governor Alexander and he has
urged that all residents join in max
ing the registration an occasion for
great patriotic demonstration.
The selective draft bill provides
that all male inhabitants of the
United States, between the ages of
81 to 80 inclusive (you must be past
81 to be exempt) shall be required
to register at designated places on
June 9th. Registration offices will
open at 700 a. m. and will remain
open until 900 p. m.
The places of registration and the
registration officers for Boundary
county follow:
Boomers Ferry, at court house, j.
V. Stanley.
North Bonners Ferry, at school,
house, w. o. Rosebaugh.
Boundary, at U. S. customs office,
L. H. Young.
Copeland, at Community hall, c. D.
Thaxton.
Continental, at office of Idaho Con-
tinental Mining Co., A. Hickman.
Boulder, at Curley Creek school
house, E. B. Schlette
Leonia, at office of Idaho Gold &
Ruby Mining Co., P Pattison.
Naples lat G. N. depot, Charles
Honsinger.
Eastport, at Boundary Cafe wait
ing room, w. E. Leach.
Meadow Creek, at nostoffice, Boyd
Spring.
County Auditor Stanley has re-
ceived full instructions and all the
supplies needed for the registrations
which will be made June 5th Sup
plies and instructions are being sent
all the registrars.
The penalty for failing to register
is likely to be severe. Guilty persons
are subject to immediate arrest and
will be courtmartialed before a sum-
mary court.
The registration blanks require
considerable information The citi-
zen's name, birth place, date of birth,
home address must be given. He is
required to state whether he is a
natural born citizen, an alien or a
naturalized citizen and if not a citi-
of the United States to what country
he belongs. He must state his pres
ent trade or occupation, by whom en-
ployed and where. He must state
whether or not he has father, moth
er, wife sister or children under IL
years old dependent upon him and
whether or not he has had military
training and how much. He must
also state whether he claims exemp-
ton and on what grounds. The regis
trar is required to give a physical
: description of each man who regis
!. tiers.
!. County Auditor Stanley figures
:. that not more than rs men will be
: called to the colors from Boundary
!. county as a result of the registration
: to be held June 9Th. He figures that
: there are not more than 500 men in
: Boundary county between the ages of
: 81 and 80 years and that many of
: these will be exempt. 1t is figured
{: that about 100000 men will be
{: registered over the United States
: on the date set and of this number
{ it is proposed to select only 100000
: All the records and a full report
: of the registrars will be sent Ia
!. Adjutant General Moody at Boise
:: within six days after the registration
: He in turn will send the data gath
:: cred over the state to the federal
:: authorities.