Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-05-23
WILSON ISSUES
BIG ARMY DRAFT
PROCLAMATION
President Designates June 5
As Registration Day
HEAVY PENALTIES FOR
FAILURE TO ENROLL


Are Liable.-Absentee Registration
May Be Done BY Mail.-FederaI and
State Officials to Appoint Registrars.
Washington. - President Wilson's
proclamation, putting into effect the
selective draft provision of the war
army bill, follows:
A proclamation by the President
of the United States.
Whereas, Congress has enacted and
the President has on the eighteenth
day of May, one thousand nine hun
dred and seventeen, approved a law
which contains the following provis-
ions:
Section 5-That all male persons
between the ages of 81 and 80, both
inclusive, shall be subject to registra-
ton in accordance with regulations
to be prescribed by the President 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, it shall
be the duty Of all persons of the de-
signated 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 them
selves for and submit to registration
under the provisions of this act; and
every such persons shall be deemed
to have notice of the requirements of
this act upon the publication of said
proclamation or other notice as afore-
said given by the President or by his
direction; and any persons who shall
wilfully fail or refuse to present him
self for registration or to submit
thereto as herein provided, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall,
upon conviction in the District Court
Of the United States having jurisdic-
ton thereof, be punished by imprison-
ment for not more than one year, and
shall thereupon be duly registered.
Provided, that, in the call of the docket
preceding shall be given, in the courts
trying the same, to the trial of Grimm
al proceedings under this act: Pro-
vlded further, that persons shall be
subject to registration as herein pro-
vided who shall have attained their
twenty-frst birthday and who shall
not have attained their thirty-frst
birthday on Or before the day set for
registration, and all persons so regis
tered shall be and remain subject %
draft into the forces hereby author
lied unless exempted or excused there
from as in this act provided: Provid-
ed further, that in the case of tenn
porary absence from actual place of
legal residence Of any persons liable to
registration as provided herein, such
registration may be made by mail un-
der regulations to be prescribed by
the President.
Penalties Are Fixed.
Section 6.-That the President is
hereby authorized to utilize the SER
vice Of any or all departments and
any or all officers or assets of the
United States and of the several
states, territoies, and the District of
Columbia, and subdivisions thereof,
in the execution of this act, and all
officers and agents of the United
States and of the several states, terri
tories and subdivisions thereof, and
Of the District of Columbia and all
persons designated or appointed IN
der regulations prescribed by the Pres
ident whether such appointments are
made by the President himself or by
the Government or other officers of
any state or territory to perform any
duty in the execution of this act,
are hereby required to perform such
duty Us the President shall order or
direct, and all such officers and
agents and persons SO designated or
appointed shall hereby have full auth
GRITTY for all acts done by them in the
execution Of this act by the direction
of the President. Correspondence in
the execution of this act may be car
ried in penalty envelopes bearing the
frank of the War Department. Any
persons charged as herein provided
with the duty of carrying into effect
any of the provisions of the act or the
regulations made or directions given
hereunder who shall fail or neglect to
perform such duty and any person
charged with such duty or having and
exercising any authority under said
act, regulations or directions, who
shall knowingly make or be a party to
the making of any false or incorrect
registration, physical examination, ex-
emption, enlistment, enrolment, or
muster; and any person who shall
make or be a party to the making of
amy false statement or certificate as
to the fitness or liability or himself
or any other person for service under
the provisions of this act, or regula-
lions made by the President there
under, Dr. otherwise eHades or aids
another to evade the requirements of
thia eot or IF oaid revu1otionc mr. who