The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01


Call to colors September 1.
Washington, May 21.-Presldent
Wilson signed the conscrlption bill
after rejecting that section Of the
measure which would permit Col
Theodore Roosevelt to organize volun.
teer divisions.
The president signed the army bill
just after dinner at p. m. on Friday,
without formality, and set June 8 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
ulatiOns to be prescribed by the presl-
dent; and upon proclamation by the
Trncf1anf nr Afhnr EntthIfa nation oyfuoEt
by him or by his direction, stating the
time and place on 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 a misde-
meanOr and shall, upon conviction in
the district court of the United States
having jurisdiction thereof, be pun
ished by Imprisonment for not more
than one year, and shall thereupon be
duly registered; provided, that in the
call of the docket precedence shall be
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 thir-
ty-first birthday on or before the day
set for registration, and all persons so
registered shall be and remain subject
to draft into the forces hereby author
zed, unless exempted or excused there
from as in this act provided.
Registration on June 5.
"Now, therefore, | Woodrow Wilson,
president of the United States do call
lpon the governor of each of the sew |
.ral states and territories, the board
If commissioners of the District of |
Columbia and all officers and agents
If the several states and territories,
If the District of Columbia and of
he counties and municipalities there
n to perform certain duties In the
execution of the foregoing law, which
Iuties will be communicated to them
lirectly in regulations of even date
herewith.
"And | do further proclaim and give
office to all persons subject to regis
ration in the several states and In
he District of Columbia in accord
nee with the above law that the time
nd place of such registration shall be
etween z a. m. and p. m. on the
tn day of June, 1917, at the regis
'ation place in the precinct wherein
ley have their permanent homes.
hose who shall have attained their
birthday and who shall
OF have attained their thirty-first
Irthday on or before the day here
amed are required to register, ex-
epting only officers and Oalisted men
the regular army, the navy, the
-arine corps and the National Guard
nd naval militia while In the service
; the United States, and officers in
le officers reserve corps and enlisted
en- in the enlisted reserve corps
hile In active service. In the terri
ries of Alaska, Hawaii and Porto
leo a day for registration will be
lmed, In later proclamation.
All Must Cooperate.
''The power against which we are