The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-05

reach the national Capital
Each registrar tabulates the re
, turns of his precinct on a prepare
blank form and forwards the result t
the sheriff-in cities Of more thai
80 900 to the city clerk.
AS the returns flow in from tn
precincts, the sheriff or city clerl
tsbulates each district and wires
them to the governor of the state.
When the state is complete thu
governor telegraphs the complete
state returns to the provost marsha
generals Office here. General Crow
I der today predicted that some re
turns would begin to come in during
/ tonight, but many of the western
states and mountain districts ma!
lag behind three or four days.
Practically Enmasse.
| IBy Carl d. Groat, United Press STAT
! Correspondent
| WASHINGTON, June 5.-America's
young manhood registered prac,
! tically enmasse for war service to-
| day.
Reports from all over the country.
up to early afternoon, showed very
heavy registration with only scat
tered and inconseQuential disorders.
One of the threatened outbreaks
was at Negaunee, mining town.
twelve miles from Marquette. Mich.
where /. W. W., and socialist anti
draft factions gathered. Governor
Sleeper ordered troops there to pre-
vent a disturbance.
BY 9 p. M, when the booths close,
it is indicated that more than TO-,
100000 men between 81 and 81 will
have been signed up for possible
duty against the German government.
The only question appears to be
whether the registration can be
completed in some of the larger
cities by the hour set for closing
In Boston there was jam about
registration booths throughout the
day and registrars were considering
asking for permission to remain
open until midnight In congested
centers in New York, particularly in
foreign quarters, registration was
slow, owing to explanations neces-
sary to foreigners and 1t appeared
that the jam would certainly last up
to the closing hour. If not longer.
Although there is no provision to
enforce registration of American
citizens in foreign countries. the re-
Spouse of volunteers outside the
limits of the United States was over
whelming.
Before noon the American consul
at Windsor. Canada. wired that he
would need at least one thousand
more registration cards. Only twenty
five were sent there.
From Toronto there was request
for 500 additional cards. The state
department had sent 10000 cards to
American consuls oyer seas to be
used for Americans who volunteered.
The department prepared to send
out 10000 more to meet the demand.
Those who registered today vii
probably know before the end OF
June whether they will be con-
scripted.
The first drawings will begin in
two weeks. if present plans are car
ried out
Exemptions will then be made
coincidentally with the drawings.
Physical examinations will be
made of men whose names are taken
in the first drawing. This, IT is ex
pected, will eliminate nearly half
the men drawn. President Wilson is
expected soon to issue regulations
governing the operation OF exemption
boards.
During the afternoon Geographic
reports from governors began TO
reach the presovost marshal gen.
erals Office.
nc Sctr I'm q 10
quietly. There is no disorder or con-
fusion anticipated" wired Governor
Lowden, Illinois.
Governor Whitman, New York,
wired; Registration proceeding
rapidly and quietly throughout the
state. No indications of any dis
order"
Governor Cox. Ohio, telegraphed:
Every detail respecting registration
running smoothly. Indications are 20
percent of the men eligible will be
registered before noon. Also indica-
tions that less than one-tenth IF one
percent of men within registration
age will attempt to evade. No dis
orders whatever"
4 member of the registration
boards Of Minneapolis, MINI, wired
that 1000 men had registered within
two hours after the polls opened and
great lines Of men were waiting at
al registration places. He reported
no disorder.
Didn't Know Age.
! WASHINGTON, June During
the first three hours Of registration
! only two inquiries had reached the
provost marshal generals Office from
the whole country. Both were re-
quests for information.
One man in New York who declar-
go ne didn't know his age, teIephoned
70 ask what to do.
he was told.
Ekhart, Ind -'-e Ai'i'
from the absence of any complaint
e cue provost marshal generals OF.
nee assumed that the registration
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