Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-05
FINAL WARNING GIVEN
.SLACKERS IN AMERICA
by OFFICIALS OF j. s.
Those Who Seek to Evade
Registration Will Be Dealt
; With SummariIy Attorney
General Gregory Declares

| WASHINGTON, June 4-America to-
morrow will register her youth of serv-
iceable age for fighting
| From lowly hamlet to crowded city.
boys between twenty-one and thirty.
inclusive. must present themselves and
answer the nations inquiries. That the
response will be ungrudging, except for
a comparatively few cutters. is the be-
lief Of authorities here.
More than 100000 men are expected
when the totals are tabuIated the
ONCE OF Provost Marshal General
Crowder
Each precinct will hasten It's full re-
ports to his office and It is expected that
in less than week he will have all
Of these ready for analysis. By that
time the government will have formed
it's plans for exemptions.
In general. men of the government
service, those in certain vital produc-
tive lines, such as munitions making.
and, as far as possible. those with de-
pendent families, will be freed from 40
tual fighting duly on the first call.
This first call to arms will come early
in September under the present plans,
while a ell for a second 100000 will
likely come about November or Decem-
Der. Already plans for training off,
GERS to handle this second increment
are under way.
Federal agents today did their elev-
enth-hour roundup OF anti-registration
plotters. Reports to the department of
| justice continued optimistic. however,
that the anti-registration propagandists
will b. small tomorrow, and that riotous
demonstra tons are likely to be few and
far between.
Police of every city will be on duty
in full force to prevent them, and, If
necessary, to help in rounding up the
cutters. In the latter task they will
have the aid OF volunteer patriotic or
ganiZations.
Final warning against evasion of
registration or attempts to induce
others to evade 1T was issued today
10y Attorney General Gregory. He said
he expected few men in each COM
munity to refuse to register, but an
ticipated no resort to force TO prevent
execution Of the law.
"It is the duty of this department
to prosecute evaders and it is proposed
to do So" said the attorney general
| Italians were urged 10 register ny
the Prince of Udine, head Of Italys war
mission, in an address to a delegation
| CT his countrymen who called on him
ut the embassy.
| It was announced today that the re-
quirement of the new law that the
REGISTRATION cards of men absent from
their home precincts reach the precinct
registrar by June 5 would not be en-
forced against Americans now abroad.
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accompanying registration cards. how
ever. ask those who fill out the blanks
| to get them back to the registrars as
quickly as possible.
The regulations provide that Ameri-
cans returning to the United States
must register within FIVE days after
their arrival at an American port Peg
| istra tion at the consulates abroad how
ever Is purely voluntary and cannot be
enforced while the citizen remains out
| of the country.
TO ENFORCE LAW.
| All activities Of the department of
Justice have been concentrated upon
the enforcement of the selective service
law. Attorney General Gregory issued
a statement to this effect today.
"All other matters for the time be-
| ing" he said, will be subordinated to
the enforcement of the selective service
act Wherever necessary the assistance
of federal, state and local officials will
be sought. The officers and agents OF
the department throughout the country
have been instructed accordingly.
Committing magistrates will be ask
ed to fix bail as high as may be prac-
ticable in each case Higher bail will
be asked in the cases Of individuals
who have advised or aided other per-
sons to evade the law or who have in
terfered with the registration officers
in the proper performance Of their du-
ties than will be asked in the case Of
individuals who merely fail to regis
ter"
Members of national guard organIza-
tions are not required to register for
selective service tomorrow.
Answering questions from all parts
of the country Provost Marshal General
Crowder today made this feature of the
law clear.
at makes no difference whether the
glardsmen are in the federal service
or not, they are not required under the
law to register" he said.
The law reads as follows:
Duly organized or recognized forces
subject under other laws Of the United
States TO be called into service are not
required to register"
.Anti-RegiStration PIotterS
Rounded Up in PittSburg
PITTSBURG, June 4-Several more
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