Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-18


Milliken is anticipating final action by
Congress, and is carrying out sugges-
tons from the Secretary OF war.
The county boards will select the reg
istrars for each voting precinct with
the approval Of the provost marshal OF
the State who will supervise the work
of registration and later VIII 90 the
actual work of draft.
The following are the county boards
Of registration:
Androscoggin county-Sheriff Ferd
e. Stevens, Auburn (Chairman); Clerk
Clerk; Frank Pierce, M. D., Lewis
ton (Physician).
Arocstook County-Sheriff Charles
of Courts NJ. NJ. Clark, Houlton
Houlton CPhysician).
Cumberland County-Sheriff King r.
Graham, Westbrook (Chairman:
Clerk Of Courts Llewellyn Barton,
Portland Clerk: Frank N. Whittier
NJ. D.. Brunswick Physician).
Franklin county-Sheriff W. Burton
Small, Kinsfield chairman; Clerk OF
Courts. Byron NJ. Small, Pennington
| (ClGrk). Charles W. bSli, I''
Strong Physician).
Hancock County-Sheriff Ward w.
wescott, Bluefill (Chairman); Clerk
Of Courts, Timothy F. Mahoney, ELS
worth Clerk; Lewis Hodgkins, M. d.;
Ellsworth Physician).
Kennebec County-Sheriff edward
D. HARDWOOD. Augusta, (Chairman;
Clerk of Courts Charles w. Jones,
Augusta (Clerk); w. H. Harris, NJ. D.,
Augusta (Physician).
Knox County-Sheriff J. Crosby
Hobbs. Camden (Chairman): Clerk Of
Courts Tyler NJ. Coombs. Vinalhaven
(Clerk): A. w. Foss, M. D.. Rockland
(Physician).
Lincoln County-Sheriff Walter E.
Clark. Waldchoro (Chairman>: Clerk
Of Courts Wilbur F. Merrill. Wiscasset
Cleric; George A. Gregory NJ. D.,
Boothhay Harbor Physcian).
Oxford County-Sheriff Harry D.
Cole, Paris (Chairman): Clerk of
Courts Ernest J. Record. South Paris
(clerk): H. L. Bartlett. NJ. D., Norway
(Physician).
Penobscot Countv-Sheriff r. Her
bert White. Bangor (Chairman):
Clerk Of Courts G. G. Stevens, Millin-
Ocket (Clerkl: r.. r. Sanger, N' -
Bangor (Phvsician).
Piscataquis County-Sheriff Fred A.
Heath. Guilford (Chairmanl; Clerk of
Courts, Calvin w. Brown, Dover
Clerk: w. A. Purington, NJ D., Fox
croft CPhysician).
Sacadahoc Countv-Sheriff Wilbur
c. Oliver, Bath (Chairmam: Clerk of
Courts Fred II. Thompson. Bath
Cleric: Byron F. Barker, NJ. D., Bath
(Phvsician).
Somerset County-Sheriff Harry l.,
Goodrich. Palmyra (Chairlnan): Clerk
Of Courts William T. Seekins, SkoWhe-
gan (Clerl>: w. G. Sawyer, NJ. D..
Madison (Physician>.
Waldo County-Sheriff Frank A.
Cushman, Montville chairman:
Clerk of Courts George I, Heating,
Belfast (Clerk): Orris S. Fickery. NJ.
D.. Belfast Physician).
WASHINGTON County-Sheriff Still
man F.. Woodman. Machias. CHAIR
mann clerk of Courts Flhridce G.
Chadwick Calais (Clerl<>: Stephen f.
Weber. NJ D. Calais Physician).
York County-Sheriff Haven A. Rob-
erts. Sanford (Chairman); Clerk of
Courts Frank D. Henderson. Limerick
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ford (Physician).
The selective draft. law IS en- effort to
place the largest number of effective
soldiers into the field with the least
disturbance of American industries
and minimum Of suffering to those
who are left at home. 1t is character
lied by all the leaders of all the ia
tons as the only way that is fair to
everyone.
The working of the selective draft is
more easily comprehended if it is di-
yided into three steps. The first step
will be taken on Registration Day,
when every man between twenty-one
and thirty years Of age Gncluding both
these ages must go to the place where
voting for city. town and state officers
is ordinarily done, and there give his
name, address, age, occupation and
other information required to the
registrar
The purpose of this first step is to
ascertain Names resources in men fol
all purposes, rot merely for fighting
with tayonets and cannon, but for the
building Of ships, raising Of food
transportation Of supplies, manufac-
ture Of clothing. shoes, shells. and
Juliet COAIillO0ltAOo AiSSSOo1iy ~ q AA'~
ton at war.
After this taking account Of stock Is
completed, the next step, the segrega-
ton of the physically unfit, the fner
with dependents, ana the men needed
on the farms and in the industries
will be taken. This process will I'M
doubtedly reduce the total number OF
men subject to draft for active mill
tary service very considerably.
The third and final step will be the
calling by the President Of the fighting
men, in order that they may be prop
erly trained and equipped to care TO,
themselves and strike the most effect
i've blow at the enemy.
Registration Compulsory
Registration Day will probably be
declared a special holiday by Governor
Milliken in order that every facility
may be given. for registration. The
places ordinarily used for voting or
election day will be used by the regis
tration officer and, unless special ar
engagements are made for registration
elsewhere, men will register in the
ward rooms where they ordinarily cast
their ballots on election day.
Every man must register II he has