The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-06-09

Registration day in Goldfield pass
ed quietly and without an instance
of disorder of any kind. Complete
returns from all precincts but Ida
show a total registration of 3S1
for the county. Returns from the
Ida district will but slightly alter
the total. They are expected here
this evening. There were 257 regis
trations in Goldfield and 81 in Co.
lumbia, making a total for the dis
trict of 2SS. Added to this total are
10 absentee registrations, making
the total number credited to the
Goldfeld district 307.
Registrations in the various pre-
cincts were as follows: Goldfield'
Precinct No. /, 27; No. 2, 81; No.
8, SO; No. 4, 27; No. 5, 55; No. 6,
%; Columbia, 81; Millers. 80; Coal
dale, 2; Hornsilver, IS; Fish Lake,
IL; Silver Peak, IL.
1t was intended that a complete
list of names of men registering be
published today, but owing to the
returns not being made with the
sheriff this morning, the copying 1t
the names in time for publication
was impossible.
There was one instance of what is
said to be a deliberate avoidance OF
registration. Herbert MayerOff, a
Pole, an inmate of the county Jail,
where he was serving six months,
disappeared in the afternoon with
out registering and has not been
apprehended. Mayeroff had been
working on the streets al a trusty
and took advantage of this to make
his getaway.
SO far as known, every registra-
ton card was filled from questions
answered %truthfully and there were
no attempts to evade service by false
registration. 1t was said by clerks
in the various precincts that refusal
to answer the question, do you
among men who were evidently ex-
empt under the selective draft be-
cause of having dependents. The
desire to allow the government to
exempt them without claim by them
was evident in every precinct.
One Kind of Stacker
Provost Marshal General Crowder,
in charge of the selective draft for
the war department, recently stated
that there were two kinds of slack
ers, the mar who wanted to stay
out of war and the man who want
ed to get in so as to dodge support
ing dependents.
What is said to have been an
instance of the latter type has come
to light in Goldfield. A few days
ago a man Joined the army through
the local recruiting office and so
far as known is now at the recruit
station at Fort Mcdowell. Since
leaving here it has been found that
he left a wife behind him. Provost
Marshal General Crowder stated that
one type is as bad as the other
in the eyes of the war department.
Throughout the day Red Cross
workers were active, going from
precinct to precinct in automobiles
donated for the purpose, and at
each registration office Red Cross
women were stationed to be of serv-
ice to clerks and men registering,
and for the sale of Red Cross mem
berships. On each man who regis
tered these women pinned a badge
and almost without exception the
compliment was returned by the man
in the purchase of a Red Cross mem
bership and the accompanying but
ton.
All Wearing Buttons
The campaign for membership
was carried with vigOr to all parts
of the town, and as the day wore
or the most common thing in Gold
field became a Red Cross button.
The newly opened headquarters of
the local chapter were open all day
and the work was directed from
there. In the first opportunity pre-
scented to be of service the chapter
was found to be ready and rendered
valuable service.