Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-12
APARTMENT HAS
PLANS COMPLETED
FOR REGISTRATION
Blanks Sent to Sheriffs and
Mayors Of Communities
Throughout the Country
= Estimates Announced
by the Census Bureau.

Washington, May 1.-THE govern
ment today took its first preliminary
step toward putting into effect the Sc
lective service system for raising an
army Of a million men.
Certain of speedy action by con-
gress. the war department began dis
tribution of 100000 registration
blanks through which all males of the
nation between the ages of II and 80
will be card indexed. These blanks
went to sheriffs and mayors Of hun
dreds Of communities.
The cards contain blanks for II
questions-every detail the govern
tial soldiers-and a query whether ex-
emption Is claimed.
Men who are absent from their
home states will be required to pro-
cure card wherever he may be and
mail 1t to the county clerk at his home
Distribution of the cards is expected
to be completed within few days.
THE BUREAUS ESTIMATES.
According to estimates compiled by
the bureau of census New York City
alone would register 624.700 men of
between 81 and 80 years, inclusive;
Chicago, 100000; Philadelphia, III 800;
st. Louis, $4,000; Boston. 1880; Cleve-
land. $4,000; Baltimore, $500, and
Pittsburg, $1,000.
The figures given by the bureau
are based on the average annual nu-
merical increase in population for the
different cities and states since 1910,
when the last census was compiled.
New York state leads the country
in available material for war with
approximately LOGS, 900 men subject to
selective service. Pennsylvania is next
with $4,000, and Illinois third, with
639,500.
The registration possibilities for
other states compiled as follow by the
bureau: Alabama, 209,9OO; Arizona,
S4,700: Arkansas, $4,000; California,
$4,000; Colorado, 109, 500; Connecticut,
123,600: Delaware, 2O,100; Florida, 3d.
800; Georgia, 255,400; Idaho, $1,000;
Illinois, S8s,5o0; Indiana, 253, 500; Iowa,
$4,000: Kansas, 175,900; Kentucky,
100000; Louisiana, 171,00o; Maine, g.
900; Maryland, 1880; Massachusetts,
355,4oo; Michigan, 2Ss,10o; Minnesota,
244,7oo; Mississippi, ITS, 100; Missouri,
S15.600; Montana, 1890; Nebraska,
129,4oo; Neada, 1880; New Hamp-
shire, $500; New Jersey. 100000;
New Mexico, 41.5OO; New York, 1,o6s,-
600; North Carolina. 194,4o0; North
Dakota, $4,000; Ohio, 4s4,300; Oklaho-
ma, 213.50o; Oregon, 10S,1O0; Penn
sylvania. $4,000; Rhode island CO.,
800; South Carolina, 1853, 100; South
Dakota, S0,500 Tennessee, 195,1SO;
Texas. 10000; Utah. 46,20O; Vermont,
29,400; Virginia, 1S6,4oO; Washington,
217,400; Vest Virginia, 141,60O; Wis
consin. 229,500; Wyoming, 3s,400;
District Of Columbia, 37,4Oo.
THE QUESTIONS.
The ~ questions are:
Name.
Home address.
Date of birth.
Are you (D natural born citizen;
CD naturalized citizen; CD an alien;
CD or have you declared your inten-
ton? (Specify which,.
Where We're you born?
IL not a citizen, of what country are
you citizen or subject?
What Is your present trade, occu-
patton or office?
BY whom employed. Where en-
ployed?
Have you a father, mother, wife,
child, under ~, or a sister or brother
under IL, solely dependent on you for
support? (Specify which,.
Married or single, which? Race,
specify which.
What military service have you had?
Rank, branch, years. nation or state?
DO you claim exemption from draft?
(Specify grounds).