Mexico Missouri message., 1917-06-14
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EACH STATES SHARE OF
THE 100000 REGISTRY Z

!. The provost marshal Generals :.
+ office at Washington estimates +
+ the number of men subject to =
: register at 10,264,S96. They are =
!. scattered through the states as y
+ shown by the official table as +
J. follows:
+ Alabama, 214,795; Arizona, S4,- =
!. S14; Arkansas, 15S,473; Califor- +
:. mia, 363,5S9; Colorado, 112,577; 4
+ Connecticut, 15S,2S7; Delaware, +
!. 29,S25; District Of Columbia, ::
:: 5,693; Florida, 1O6,675; Georgia, l.
= 274S93; Idaho, 52,O30 Illinois, +
= 642,553; Indiana, 260,011; Iowa, =
+ 212,SS2; Kansas, 1S0,1S3; Ken :
!. lucky, 204,99S Louisiana, ILL., =
j. SS3; Maine, 63,579; Maryland, +
= 10000; Massachusetts, 577,2S5; +
i Michigan, 328,154; Minnesota, =
- 246,051; Mississippi, 177,606; :.
= Missouri, 326,OO1; Montana, 49, =
= 454; Nebraska, 129,953; Nevada, :
!. 1880; New Hampshire, 36,57S; 4
= New Jersey, 9O9,563; New Mex +
!. leo, 34,3S2; New York, 1,100,206; +
i North Carolina, 194,066; North +
1. Dakota, 77040; Ohio, 49S,S96; 4
I. Oklahoma, 215,312; Oregon, 1OS,- =
! 150; Pennsylvania, 879,37S; 4
!. Rhode Island, 6O,79O; South Car +
:. olina, 137,361; South Dakota, 67,- 4.
+ 100; Tennessee, 195,479; Texas, =
!. 425,32O; Utah, 45,48S; Vermont, 1.
I. 36,826; Virginia, 211,333; Wash +
i. ington, 212,624; Wisconsin, 229, +
& 897; West Virginia, 1858; Wy +
+ oming, 27,320. +
+ Registration for Hawaii and +
+ Alaska will be arranged later. 4
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sNsN1Ns~~~~N-~~U~~~ ~~N~N~ONONNN~N~.~Nes
according to the reports Of recruiting
officers, seemed to be of the opinion
that those registered under the Sc
lective draft would be unable to en-
list in either navy or the marine
corps. The provost marshal generals
statement makes it plain that any
man registered may enlist in either
the navy or marine corps at any time
until he is actually selected for mill
tary service.
South Carolina, Florida, Connecticut,
Arkansas, Rhode Island and Maryland
all reported that registration was pro-
crossing satisfactorily, that no trouble
had been reported and that none was
| anticipated.
illinois, New York and Ohio we're
| the states from which the first reports
on progress of registration were re-
ceived at the office of the provost
marshal general. All reported no dis
order and a large registration.
Gov. Lowden Of Illinois said: Reg
istration progressing quietly. No dis
order or confusion anticipated
Gov. Whitman of New York tele,
graphed: Registration in New York
progresses rapidly and quietly. No in
dications of disorder
From Gov. Cox of Ohio came the
following: Indicated 70 per cent OF
those eligible had been registered al
II o'clock and that less than one
tenth of 1 per cent within the regis
tration age will attempt to evade. Nc
disorder
Idaho reported: Registration will
be 100 per cent. Spontaneous ant
without murmur or incident
Registration progressing satisfac
torily and no trouble expected, report
ed in effect North Dakota, Montana
Arizona, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma
Texas, West Virginia, New Mexico
Tennessee, Oregon, Massachusetts
Wisconsin, Vermont, New Jersey
Maryland and Delaware. The last
named state reported that indication
were 60 per cent had registered b,
noon"
A report from the department O
Justices representatives at Kansa
City, Mo-, announced that registrs
ton booths were crowded, full regis
tration indicated and perfect orde
| prevailed, These agents added that
J leader of small group charged seN
] eral weeks ago with conspiring to pc
: suade young men to refrain from res
l istering had voluntarily registered, il
r dicating that the backbone of the trol
, BILE had been broken.
+ United States Attorney Thomas ,
Spellacy at Hartford, Conn, reporte
/. that at IL o'clock more than one-ha
: Of the men eligible to registration
D Hartford had been recorded, and ad,
5 ed that reports from the rest of th
n state were very gratifying.
Similar reports were received froi
District Attorney Bourland at Fol
a Smith, Ark, and from the depar
j ment's agents at Cleveland, Young
o town and Akron, o., and from Ne
/, York City.
Squadron Reaches Brazil.
, Rio Janeiro,-The chamber of de
j. uties voted to authorize the cabliI
h of a message of congratulations to til
d congress of the United States on II