Evening journal., 1917-06-05
RUSH TO enroll
FOR UNCLE SANS
SELECTIVE ARMY
CONTINUED From First Pagel


ed to do their "bit" in this war as
they have in every war since tho
country was established and the early
large registration demonstrated thai
there will be few ~slackers' IN ms
State. Reports that we're receivod
az the Headquarters in the four con-
stitutional districts were that in manN
districts young men we're wa ting Tor
The registration places to open &c get
the honor Of being the first TO reg
lister in their respective districts. IN
one district in the western secton OF
Wilmington. nine young men. had reg
istered by 7.20 o'clock.
After Governor Townsend had re-
Uuested them TO close, all saloons IN
Wilmington wore shut tight today. IN
rural New Castle county all the sa-
looms closed on the Governors re-
quest Manager Ernest $. Tate. OF
the Hotel DUPONT announced yester
dav before the request of the Gov
ernor was received that the bar o.
that hotel would be closed today ant
several saloon keepers ad made
similar announcements. Many DINERS
as soon as they learned that inc
Governor had made the request an
nounced that they would Willingly
grant the request and close. The
Police Commission last night issued
a formal order to all saloons 10 close
In accord with the Governors re-
quest. Il is claimed there rs no law
under which the saloons could have
been closed today. but in Difference 10
The request Of the Governor and 70
lice Commission, all proprietors lock,
ed the doors OF their saloons and dla
NO business today, the second week
5av thew have been closed WITHIN a
week they having closed on election
DAY
HEADQUARTERS Busy Place.
The Headquarters Of the Whining
ton registration Board on the sec
ond floor of the old Court House was
a busv place from carly this morn
ing. George II. Kerr supervisor OF
the registration for the State. ana
Dr Harrison w Howell. former Judge
David 7. Marvel and City Audl'or
William p. White, members Of me
ilmington Registration Board WIZ
he AZ the headquarters all day. UP
until noon no trouble Whatever hao
been reported. Mr.. Kerr announced
that he talked with Secretary OF Slale
Everett C. johnson over the tele-
phone this morning and the latter
told him that the registration was
started on time all over the state
and no trouble had been reported al
The Governors Office.
Or. Howell. chairman Of the VII
mineton board, is personally in charge
OF the headquarters today ana mas a
large star OF assistants on duty with
hin, When seen az noon he expressed
rratifcation over the smooth way IN
which everything in connection with
the registration was being conducted
DR.. Howell said: I'VE have had no
trouble whatever, in Wilmington and
do not anticipate any. In case mere
Is trouble. however. We are prepared
10 take care Of it promptly. Inc TO
lice Department the United states
marshal and the United States avs
trict attorney will work in co-opera
tion with us in case Of any trouble,
There we're hundreds Of question
to no answered at headquarters duI
ing the morning by those In chare
A staff OF extra registrars Will d.
kent al Headquarters ell day ready Z
% 10 any district in case OF any ON
eiai becoming IN or Of their help DC
Ing needed In any way.
Dr Howell also stated that he ha'
large staff OF interpreters on dut.
AZ headquarters ready TO be rushed b.
sutomobile to any district where the.
NAV he needed. Among those Wit
eont their cars to headquarters 10
nc uso nj the board during the da.
we're Edward Bringhurst. Jr., JOSEPH
Bancroft. General Il. coleman nv
Pont. Roscoe G. Tindall' harry NoOl
and others.
Boy Scouts on Duty.
The board found plenty OF use 10
these cars. At different times men
hers of the board and their assist
ants took trips through the diheren
wards TO learn II anything was nee'
"a Whenever word was received d
telephone OF doubt on the part
the registrars as TO just what TO d
i'm anv particular case, one OF IN
members OF the board or some on
delegated by them was rushed to IN
registration place in a machine
straighten out the difficulty. IL wa
necessary several times this mornin
TO send interpreters to various regl
tration places.
DIR. Howell and everyone connecte
with the board highly commended n
spirit shown by members Of loci
troops OF Boy Scouts. Yesterday a
fernoon DR.. Howell made reque
Tor about seventy-ive Scouts for dui
around headquarters today. Tn
morning more than 200 Scouts, und'
the charge Of Scout Executive Gree
hawk. marched from Scout headqua
ters 10 the old Court, House and r
norted for duty. DR.. Howell WI
much pleased with this showing
the Scouts and stated that it shove
fine organization work. A squad
al least fifty of the Scouts rode
cycles When not actually on du
or doing some errand for the regi
tration board the Scouts made the
headquarters on the steps OF the nc
joint building.
I'd until IL o'clock the cards OF b
tween 1900 and 1900 Wilmingtonia
out of the city. and who had registe
cd at some other place. had been I
ceived. and the number is expect
10 reach 1000 by tonight A stan
Young women is at work listing the
cards OF registration. Each card
placed in an envelope, on which I
location OF the home registrati
place OF the man who has register
elsewhere is written The delivery
these cards TO the proper registrati
place is part OF the work Of the b
Scouts. and in doing this they a
giving valuable assistance to
board These cards come from w
minginnians who have roclsiered