The Washington herald., 1917-05-21
foreign REGISTRY
RULES ARE ISSUED
Persons of Out-of-Town Residence to
Enroll Through District Officer

This should be read by every man
between the ages of 81 and 30 both
inclusive, who may be in the District
of Columbia, but absent from his resi-
dence on June s.
Failure to comply with the follow
ing instructions issued yesterday by
the registration board which will have
charge OF registering young men for
military service, will make you liable
to one years imprisonment and en-
forced registration:
The instructions are:
AS soon as possible, apply to Dam
fel J. Donovan. executive officer of the
Iregistration board. Room 500, fifth
floor. District Building, for a regis
tration card.
He will fill in the card, certify II
and return it to you.
Mail the card so filled in and certi-
fed, to the sheriff of your county or
the mayor of your city, so that 1t
Will reach him before registration day,
June 5.
Be careful to enclose with the card,
a self-addressed stamped envelope so
that you may receive a certificate of
registration. Such certificate of regis
tration must be exhibited to any police
officer who shall be authorized to de-
mand it. Any person within the desig-
mated ages may suffer serious incon-
venience, II he does not posses certi-
ficate Of registration.
One Place to Register.
Registration can be made only in the
domicilary precinct of the person reg
istering. Registration at any other place
will be refused.
Sick persons must be registered. II they
are too i'll to attend the registration pre-
cinct on June in person, they must send
their authorized agents to Mr.. Donovan.
who will instruct such agents as to the
registration OF the sick.
If you have any questions to ask or
points to clear up. apply to the nearest
police station or to the War Registra-
ton Information Bureau, Room 8, base
ment floor. District Building, or call
Main 5000. branch 40.
The first steps toward registration of
male absentees and nonresldents of the
District between the ages Of q and 30
for military service will be taken this
morning.
Under the direction of the registration
board of the District. the war registra-
ton information bureau will be opened
at o'clock in Room 5, District Building,
and will remain open daily from a. m.
to IL p. m. including Sundays and holi-
days. through June 8.
A competent force of clerks will be on
hand to give detailed information as to
the manner OF registration. Members of
the Metropolitan police force have been
instructed by Mai. Pullman to aid the
registration board in instructinE appu-
cants as to the mode of procedure. Every
police precinct will be ready to answer
all questions relative TO registration.
Police Heads Meet.
A meeting OF police captains was held
yesterday in Maj. Pullman's office. Mai
Pullman gave full Instructions as to their
duties and the manner in which they are
expected to facilitate the work Of regis
tration.
Full information has been given Off
GERS in every precinct and there will be
no excuse for failure to understand the
working details of the plan, and to give
assistance to the public" Pullman said.
This card properly filed in and certi-
fed, must be in the hands of the sheriff
or mayor Of the domicile of the party
before June 5, registration day. Failure
to have the card in on time will be con-
sidered failure to register and the Of
fender will be liable to one years i'm
prisonment and enforced registration.
A stamped envelope bearing the name
and address of the sender should ac-
company each registration card mailed
in. This will be employed to return to
the party a certificate of registration.
All persons Of the designated ages must
exhibit their certificates when called
upon by any police officer to do so.
Government employees having their
actual residence in the District, even
though they claim legal residence in an
other State or Territory. must register
here.
Capt. James F. Oyster, chairman of
the committee which will have charge of
the registration day celebration, will
confer with the District Commissioners
this morning for the purpose of making
preliminary arrangements for the parade
and other exercises which will feature
the celebration.