The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-24

Plans
Washington, May 21.-Flatly reject
ing that section Of the measure which
would permit Colonel Roosevelt TO or
ganize volunteer divisions, President
Wilson signed the cOnscriptiOn bill
The president signed the army bill
just after dinner at 8 p. m. on Friday,
without fOrmality, and set June as
the date of registration for all men be-
tween the ages of twenty-One and
thirty-one for military service.
President Issues Proclamation.
President Wilson's proclamation, put
ting into effect the selective draft pro-
vision of the war army bill, signed last
night, follows in part:
"A proclamation by the president of
the United States:
"WhereaS, Congress has enacted and
the president has on the 18th day of
May, one thousand nine hundred and
seventeen, approved law which con-
tains the following provisions:
Section 5. That all male persons be-
tween the ages Of twenty-one and
thirty, both inclusive, shall be subject
to registration in accordance with reg
uatiOns 10 be prescribed by the preSi-
dent; and upon prOclamation by the
president or other public notice given
by him or by his direction, stating the
time and place of such registration. ii
shall be the duty of all persons OF the
designated ages, except officers and en-
listed men Of the regular army, the
navy and the National Guard and naval
militia while in the service of the
United States, to present themselves
for and submit to registration under
the provisions of this act, and every
such person shall be deemed to have
notice of the requirements of this act
upon the publication of said proclama-
ton or other notice as aforesaid given
by the president or by his direction !;
and any person who shall willfully fail
or refuse to present himself for regis
tratiOn or to submit thereto as herein
provided, shall be guilty Of miSde-
meanor and shall, upon conviction In
the district court Of the United States
having Jurisdiction thereof, be pun
lshed by Imprisonment for not more
than one year, and shall therenpon he
duly registered; provided, that in the
call of the docket precedence shall he
given, in courts trying the same, TO the
trial of criminal proceedings under
this act: Provided further, that per-
sons shall be subject to registration as
herein provided who shall have at
tanned their twenty-first birthday and
who shall not have attained their thiry-
first birthday on or before the day set
for registration, and all persons so reg
istered shall be and remain subject To
draft into the forces hereby authorized,
unless exempted or excused there1rom
as In this act provided.
Registration on June S.
"Now, therefore, Woodrow Wilson.
president of the United States, do call
upon the governor Of each of the sew
eral states and territories, the board
of commissioners of the District of
Columbia and all officers and agents
of the several states and territories.
Of the District of Columbia and of
the counties and municipalities there
In to perform certain duties in the
execution of the foregoing law, which
duties will be communicated to them
directly in regulations of even date
herewith.
"And | do further proclaim and give
notice to all persons subject to regis
tratiOn in the several states and in
the District Of Columbia in accord
ance with the above law that the time
and place of such registration shall be
between 7 q. IN. and p. III. on the
9Th day of June, 1917, at the regis
tration place in the precinct wherein
they have their permanent homes
Those who shall have attained their
twenty-frst birthday and who shall
not have attained their thirty-tirst
birthday on or before the day here
named are required to register, eX
cepting only officers and enlisted mer
of the regular army, the navy, III,
marine corps and the National Guart
and naval militia while in the service
of the United States, and officers il
the officers reserve corps and enlisted
men in the enlisted reserve corp
while in active service. In the terri
tories of Alaska, Hawaii and Porte
Rico day for registration will b,
named in a later proclamation.
All Must Cooperate.
THE power against which we ar,
arrayed has sought to impose its vii
upon the world by force. TO this enc
It mas increased armament until !
has changed the face of war. In th'
sense in which we have been wont t
think of armies there are no armie
In this struggle. There are entire na
tiOns armed. Thus, the men who re
main to till the soil and man the fac
tories are no less a part Of the arm