Evening star., 1917-06-04
Cards Sought for Absentees.

The registration board, under general
direction of Commissioner Brownlow,
was not without it's troubles today. An
eleventh-hour brigade of absentees, the
biggest crowd that has applied in any
one day for cards for registration in
home precincts outside the District of
Columbia, presented itself at the Dis
trict building today.
1t became so large that Secretary
Donovan was forced to open up
branch office for absentee registra ton.
Many of1these persons will not get their
cards to their homes by tomorrow. and
will face penalties provided for by law
for having failed in this duty.
Final instruction to all registrars
who will take Washington's military
census tomorrow will be given at
meeting to be held at Central High
School at o'clock this afternoon. The
registrars will be advised to turn in
early tonight in order to do justice to-
morrow to one Of the busiest days they
will ever experience.
1t is expected that registration day
will be ushered in at O'Clock with
long-to-be-remember salute of horns
whistles and bells. Every person who
tan operate a noise-making device is
urged to participate in this patriotic
fanfare. and a city-wide response Is
anticipated.
Accompanied by the Soldiers Home
band, veterans of the civil and Spanish
wars, and attended by the Kitchen and
nurses brigades of Soldlers Home,
sixty employees and others connected
with the institution of military age
will leave the Soldiers Home grounds
at 2:3O O'Clock tomorrow and march In
Il body to the Park View school; ,, wnere ei
.,Iong the line of march and concert
Vii be given upon arriving at the
Sgistration place
formerly of Washington, has ad-
J.essed the following letter to the
Enclosed please find clipping from
" Ate washington Star, which l have
s ed in with the information asked
= ere in York Village 1 can find no one
30 register me. and if it had not been
Cor The Star ! should never have
known what to do.
May Close Saloons Tomorrow.
1t is barely possible that an order
will be issued directing the closing of
the saloons tomorrow, although it was
said this afternoon. no definite action
looking toward their closing has been
taken Just how the closing can be ac-
somplished is problematical according
TO statements made in official circles
this afternoon 1t was pointed out how
lever, that the fact that a state of war
exists may make their closing an easy
SSatter.
Maj. Pullman, superintendent of po-
lice. today stated that the police have
xDliance with the law against intoxica-
tion. as against the law which provides
punishment for persons who attempt
to block registration.
Persons who do anything to inter-
fere with the registration of persons
who are required to register" said
Maj. Pullman. will be arrested with
out the formality of a warrant and
locked up"
Attorney General Gregory, he stated.
has issued full instructions respecting
the enforcement of the registration
laws, and the police will do their best
to compel compliance with the law.
Mai Pullman yesterday afternoon gave
his captains and lieutenants Anal in
structions in the matter of their duties
tomorrow.
1t is planned for the captajns and
lieutenants to pay frequent visits 10
the places where persons will be regis
tered, and two policemen will he kent
on duty at each place during the entire
period of registration. They will do
all in their power to assist persons who
appear for the purpose of registering.
Auto Service Secured.
In response to the REQUESTS for ,u,,
mobiles made through the local newe
papers, a number of cars with cham
feurs have been obtained almost sniff
cient to assure prompt and speed,
emergency service tomorrow at ever
registration precinct throughout m.
city, according to Melvin c. Hazen
chairman of the registration board com
mittee on transportation.
-. The cars will be used for the trans
porthtion of interpreters from place tc
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