Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1917-06-07
Provost Marshal General
Satisfied With Results of
Work Done Tuesday.
SOME CITIES ARE
STILL ENGAGED
Attorney General Gregory Approves
Action OF General Cr0wder in Au-
thOrizing an Extension OF Time
Where This Was Necessary.

! washington, June o.--lnc mighty
roll of honor of American manhood
had begun to reach Washington to-
might from states that concluded the
count of men of military age register
ed yesterday. Only a few complete
reports were received, but prelimi-
nary reports show millions of men
await the call to arms.
Two states, Delaware and Vermont,
and the District of Columbia, had re-
ported complete returns on the regis
tration when the provost marshal gen
erals office closed tonight. 1t is
hoped large majority of the states
will report tomorrow.
The complete figures reported to-
night were as follows:
District of Columbia, Total, 80 1927;
white, 20,643; colored, 1882; Fill
pinos, SO; aliens, 1,570; alien enemies,
70; indicated possible exemptions,
1879. Districts estimated eligibles,
36,928.
Delaware-Total, 21 1854; white, 49,
638; colored, 3,251; aliens, 1888; alien
enemies, 90; indicated possible ex-
emptions, 1861; states estimated
eligibles, 1886.
Vermont Total, 27,658; whites,
24,022; negroes, II; aliens, 3,4S7; alien
enemies, 70; indicated possible ex-
emptions, 1924; states estimated
eligibles, 36,826.
Some of the states in which the
canvass is not yet completed FIR
warded estimates. Those included an
estimate of 100000 for Pennsylvania,
whose eligibles the census bureau had
placed at 876,327. Michigan's state
officials sent an estimate of 1926 1000,
aaginst census estimate of 328, 154;
Rhode Island, 52,8O2, against 60,79O;
New Jersey, 304,228, against 309,563;
and Wisconsin, 218,7O0, against $780,
1877.
Officials Satisfied.
The first reports show the census
bureau estimate has not been equalled,
but officials pointed out that the num-
bers by which few cities exceeded
the estimate would wipe out the en-
tire deficiency of the smaller states.
In some of these cities, registration is
still in progress today, the attorney
general having approved the action of
the provost marshal general in au-
thorizing an extension of time Until
the records of the manufacturing CEN
tiers are completed, results cannot be
guaged accurately.
Messages from governors showed
that there are relatively few slackers
to be dealt with. Already the govern
ment is moving to bring these few to
"a reckoning. General Crowder and
the department of justice have placed
full reliance on the people themselves
to bring forward the shirkers. No
plan to that end will be overlooked.
No man stalking in temporary safety
will escape, if the processes of law
can bring him to an accounting. But
it is on the indignation of men and
women whose sons or other kin have
faced the issue, that the government
chiefly depends to bring slackers into
the open.
AS figures came in tonight, the
work of preparing for the next great
step proceeded. Already regulations
for making exemptions virtually are
complete, and probably a few days
will see them promulgated and the
work of assembling the board in each
community under way. The personal
honor Of the president, Secretary Bak-
er and every member of congress is
staked that even fairness and justice
will govern the great task.
There is no statement as to the pro-
cess by which men will be drawn to
appear before the exemption board.
Secretary Baker has stated that some-
thing like the jury wheel might be en-
ployed, but beyond that no informa-
ton has been given out.
Reports from all parts of the coun-
try bore out the indications of last
night that the great enterprise had
been carried thru without objection
or opposition worthy of mention.