The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-14
FIX DRAFT AGE BE-
TWEEN Fl AND 81

The deadlock in the senate and
house conference committees was
broken Thursday by a compromise
agreement by which the big war
army will be raised by CONSUMPTION
of men between the ages of 81 and
81.
The selective power will rest with
higher jurisdiction than local regis
tering Officials, who are to be pro-
vided with explicit regulations as to
the eligible young men.
The war department has worked
out a vast plan for organizing the
new army, and by September the
machinery will be ready to weld the
conscripts into a fighting force. In
the mean time thousands of officers
will be trained who will in their turn
take charge of the recruits.
Registration commences about two
weeks after the president has affixed
his signature to the bill, and is to
be handled entirely by civil author
ity, in keeping with the spirit of
free peoples government.
| CONSUMPTION Regulations
The official outline of the method
by which military registration is to
be carried out under the selective
CONSUMPTION bill was made public
| May 5, with an appeal from the war
department for the voluntary SER
vices of state election and other Of
ficials in order that there will be
no delay in enrolling and classify
ing millions of men for army duty.
inIc h han 1,1o -,
charge and every effort been made
to. remove every suggestion of mill
tary force in putting the measure
into effect. The governor of each
state will be the chief of registration.
The machinery of registration in
each county is to be in charge of the
sheriff, the county clerk and the
county physician, unless different |
board shall be announced by thes
governor. In cities containing popu-
lation of more than 10000 the regis
tration will be under the control of
the mayor and selected boards of
registration. In order that the
designated county and city officials
and the people generally, can get a
clear understanding of the census
methods, the following brief outline
is given:
"It is desirable to accept the SER
vices of competent volunteer regist-
rars to serve without compensation.
All registrars must be sworn.
"The voting place in each precinct
must be prepared for registration.
Full printed instruction covering
every detail of registration will be in
the hands of sheriffs and mayors on
the fifth day after the presidents
proclamation.
"On the fifth day after the presi-
dent has issued his proclamation,
clerks of counties and cities of over
10000 must secure a supply OF
blanks and copies Of the registration
regulations from the sheriff or from
the mayor. Absentees and the sick
will apply to such clerks to have
their registration cards filled out. In
no case shall such persons be given
registration certificates. They are to
be instructed by the clerk that the
burden is on them to see to it that
the cards reach the registrars of
their home precincts by registration
day.
"Persons absent from their home
counties may be registered by mail.
If so absent, man should go to the
clerk of the county where he may
be staying, on the sixth day after
the date of the presidents proclama-
ton. If he is in city OF over 3d.
600 population. the city clerk Is the
official to whom to apply. The alb
sentee will be told how to register,
but he must mail his card in time
to reach his precinct by registration
day.
Registration of the Sick
Persons too sick to present them
selves for registration must send
person to the county or
CITY clerk on the sixth day after the
issuing of the proclamation. The
clerk will give instructions for regis
tration.
"Officials of educational, charit-
able and other institutions should ap-
Div for instructions to the county
DR. city clerk on the sixth day after
the date of the proclamation for in
,truction as to a convenient method
Of registration.
"The wardens of jails, peniten-
,iaries, and reformatories should ap-
ply to the county or city clerk for In
,tructions on the sixth day.
Give days after the date OF the
proclamation complete
regulations will be in the hands OF
Iii sheriffs and of the officials OF
titles of over 10000 population.
"The president is authorized to
all upon all public officers to assist
n the execution of the law. 1t is ex-
,ected that patriotic citizens will
,ffer their services free as registrars.
such services will be gratefully ac-
Volunteers for this ser
ice should communicate immediate
Y with the proper official.