The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-05
OHIO COUNTY IS READY FOR
ITS REGISTRATION TODAY
SIX THOUSAND MEN TO ANSWER
THE FIRST CALL TO
DUTY
The Hours for Registering A.. M. to
9 P. NJ No Exemptions Tor
Men p to 81 Years Old.

Al O'Clock this morning. one hun
drcd and seventy four registrars,
sworn as officers Of the United States.
will begin taking the registration OF
The men of Ohio county of the ages OF
II TO 80 years Inclusive. Throughout
the United States today, thousands or
registrars will be engaged in the
gigantic task OF listing the men sub
ject to registration for CONSUMPTION
and sclective draft for military
service.
The Ohio county CONSUMPTION board
at meeting yesterday completed
every detail OF preparations for the
registration in Ohio county. Approx.
malely 600 registration cards or
| Wheeling absences we're sorted INTO
precinct groups yesterday. Dozens oil
police officers and deputy Sherlffs TINS
morning will rush out with these
bundles Of cards, carrying them 10 the
precincts in which the absentees live.
Cards have been distributed to The
registrars for listing $40 men In
| Ohio county. This estimate was based
! on calculations made from the cleo
tion registration last fall, plus an al
/ lowance Of ten per cent for increase
in population and unnaluralizcd aliens
! who are also required 10 register for
The sclcctive draft.
There is this one thing 10 rcmcm-
/ Der. If YOU are man who Mas
I reached the age Of twenLy-onc years
and are not yet fully thirly-onc years
old, you positively must register,
under penalty of Imprisonment, with
out option o. paying fine il you
neglect or fail to perform this duty
imposed upon You by the government.
: There are no exemptions from regis
tratiun for those within the pre-
scribcd age. except those already IN
: military service. Natural born clti-
Zcna. naturaliz"d aliens and unnatural
lied men of foreign birth must reg
/ iStrr
Every United States deputy marshal,
deputy sheriff, police officer and con-
stable in Ohio county will be pressed
into service this morning 10 assist IN
getting out the full registration.
Hours From to 9.
The hours tor registration VII be
from o'clock This morning To 3
I o'clock his evening. Your place 10
; register is the voting precinct in
which you live. The earlier you reg
lister today the better. 1t will cause
an awful rush. il the bulk OF the men
subject TO registration wait until aft
ernOon 10 20 TO the registration desks.
Today Holiday.
BY virtue OF proclamation issued
b, Governor ColnwclI. Today will be
holiday for the state institutions
and SChou!S. Mayor II. l.. Kirk pro-
claimed the day a holiday for Wheel
ing and the Ohio county commission
ers made the day Il holiday for the
county officers. Every city and county
cmplNyc is expected 10 report III the
ShcriIf'S office early This morning TO
! render whatever service they may TO
the cnnscripiun board. Men who
: have vehicles ar" urged 10 place them
, AT ihr disposal ri the board.
Special services IN several Of the
churches and patriotic meeting Of
the students OF Wheeling high school
will be features of the City'S obserr-
! anrr ui the solemn occasion.
Banks, grocery stores. many bust
ness places and al loG the public offices
except lhuS" which must he open i'll
! BE- closed.
interpreters Needed.
, The CONSUMPTION board again urges
. lha, every man of foreign birth who
/ can speak English and one other Ian:
/ guaGc report to iii" Shrriif's office
: early hi. morning Ia serve AZ inter
prefers. Interpreters will br needed
, badly in many precincts where the
: foreign population is heaviest.
! Many hclalrd people yesterday
rushed Ia the Offices of City Clerk
. Charles AhrcrS and County Clerk j.
. H. Wells 10 forward their registration
. cards to homes in other places. More
rhan on" hundred registered at the
, city clerks office. including half
; hundred men from the Harnum d