Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-21

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number be named in every precinct to
:r;;.ra G cnrnnlera registration within
day.
Orders Of Governor.
The telegram sent out by Governor
Harding Saturday 70 sheriffs and may
| Ors was as follows:
The selective service law was ap-
| proved and the presidents proclama-
| ton issued May IS. They require all
male persons between the age Of q
and 80 inclusive except certain per-
sons IN the military and naval ser
| vice Of the United States to present
| themselves for registration between
| the hours of a. m. and 9 a. m. on
| Tuesday, June 5, 1917, in the precincts
wherein they have their permanent
| homes. 1t is believed that one regis
| trar for each eighty persons 20 be reg
| tstered will be found sufficient but adj
| ditional registrars should be designat-
ed II necessary to insure completion
of registration in a single day. In ac-
| cordance with paragraph % Of the
! final draft or regulations you should
| by Monday May Dist and most posi-
lively not later than Thursday, May "a
| telegraph 10 me the state Of your sup
! ply Of blank forms and the fact that
registrars have been appointed. Mall
names and postoffice addresses Of reg
strars. Please acknowledge receipt of
| this by telegram"
The state has an accurate check on
all persons subject to this registra ton
as we'll as to all others residing with
in the state because OF the complete
census which was taken in 1915 II
| the reports sent in by the registrars
show much Of a discrepancy between
the number of male citizens In each
precinct of CONSUMPTION age who sign
up on registration day and the number
which the census returns gave as re-
siding there two years ago, inquiry will
| be made as to what has become Of
| those who were there in 1915 Of con-
scription age who failed to register.
In this way it is believed an accurate
! check can be kept on registrations.
To Recruit Guard at Once.
Reports coming in to the adiutant
! generals office are to the effect that
| the national guard will be recruited
| up to necessary war strength promptly.
| Some OF the organizations are beyond
| war strength now, while others are
! short There are a number of towns
which have volunteer companies which
will be merged with the guard.
The adjutant general also has re-
ccived word that the cavalry troops
will be taken into the guard dismount-
ed. This means the cavalry will be
merged with the infantry. Iowa has
three troops of cavalry which served
on the border and these will he add ed
10 the infantry. War strength requires
$50 men in the infantry companies and
1877 in the batteries.
Up TO today the adjutant general had
received no word as to when the
mobilization Of the guard would take
place, but Washington news dispatches
| state that 1t Is to be on July 10. II
| IL not known whether or not they are
to be modified at Des Moines or will
go from their home stations to some
mobilization point outside the state.
Word was received here Saturday
that Fort Des Mones is to be used foI
training quarters for the negro Off
GERS reserve corps. Camp Dodge is
Of course, available for mobilization. 1t
was used last summer and is in good
condition. The state has also author
lied the purchase Of additional ground
at Camp Dodge and this is about to be
acquired. -
Clinton may secure the headquarters
for the new Regiment of field artillery
Of the guard and Davenport MAY gel
the supply company. Davenport has
two batteries in the guard The two
other new batteries, in addition to the
one at Clinton and at Muscatine, have
been organized 1T Cedar Rapids ant
at Des Moines. y
The Des Moines battery, known az
battery r, was mustered in Saturda,
night