Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-05-24


of the war army bill follows:
proclamation by the president Of the
United States.
Whereas, congress has enacted and the
president has on the 18th day Of May.
l9lf, approved a law which contains the
following provisions:
Sec. S. a all male persons between
the ages of y and so, both inclusive.
shali be subject to registration in ac-
%scordance with regulations to be prescribed
by the president; and upon proclamation
by the president or other public notice
given. by him or by his direction stating
the time and place of such registration.
!, shall be the duty of all persons OF the
designated ages. except officers and en-
listed men of the regular army, the nay
and the national guard and naval militia.
to present themselves for and submit to
registration under the provisions of this
act, and every such person shall be deem
this act upon the publication of said proc
amation or other notice as aforesaid
given by the president or by his direction:
refuse to present himself for registration
or to submit thereto as herein provided
shall be guilty of n misdemeanor and
shall, p conviction In the district court
OF the United States having jurisdiction
thereof. be punished by Imprisonment for
not more than one year and SHAH there.
in the call of the docket precedence shall
be given in courts trying the same to the
trial Of criminal proceedings under this
act: Provided, further. that persons shall
be subject to registration as herein pro-
vided who shall have attained their 2lst
birthday and who shall not have attained
set for the registration, and all persons
so registered. shall be and remain subject
to draft into the forces hereby author
from as In this act provided: Provided,
further, that in the ease Of temporary
absence from actual place OF legal resi-.
as provided herein such registration may
be made by mail under regulations to be
prescribed by the president.
To Use All Officers.
Sec. 6. That the president is hereby
authorized to utilize the service Of any
or agents OF the United States and OF
the several states. territories and the
District of Columbia and subdivisions
thereof in the execution Of this act. and
all officers and agents OF the united
States and of the several states. territor-
les and subdivisions thereof and OF the
mated or appointed under regulations
prescribed by the president, whether such
appointments are made by the president
himself or by the governor or other Of
ficer of any state or territory. to perform
any duty in the execution of this act. are
hereby required to perform such duty az
all such officers mt agents and persons
so designated or appointed shall hereby
have full authority for all acts done by
Them in the execution of this act by the
direction of the president. Correspon-
dence in the execution of this act may be
carried in penalty envelopes bearing the
sons charged as herein provided with the
duty Of carrying into effect any OF the
| provisions of this act or the regulations
shall fail or neglect to perform such duty;
and any person charged with such duty
or having any existing authority under
shall knowingly make or be a party to
the making of any false or incorrect reg
istration, physical examination. exemp-
ton. enlistment enrolment shn,e a, or m mus he ),
party to the making of any false state
ment or certificate as TO the. fitness or
for service under the provisions Of this
act, or regulations made by the president
Hereunder. or otherwise evades or aids
another to evade the requirements oi TINS
act or of said regulations. or who, in any
manner shall fail or neglect fuzzy 70 per
form any duty required of him In me OK
ecntion Of this act. shall. II not snn1ec. TO
and upon conviction in the district court
of the United States having jurisdiction
thereof be punished by imprisonment lor
not more than ore year, or If suhject TO
military law. shall be tried by couatmar-
tial and suffer such punishment as a
courtmartial may direct.
Calls on Governors.
. NOW, therefore,, 4. NOOuIOW STlIsSu,
president of the United States. do call
upon the governors of each of the sew
eral states and territories, the board OF
commissioners of the District OF Columbia
and ali officers and agents of the sew
eral states and territories, of the District
of Columbia and OF the counties and ma
ties in the execution OF the foregoing law,
which duties will be communicated to
them directly in regulations OF even date
herewith.
And ] do. further, proclaim and give
ton in the several. states and In the DIS
above law that the time and place of u
registration shall be W z a. M. and
9 p. m, on the 5th day of June, 1917; at
the registration place in. the precinct
wherein they have their permanent
homes. Those who shall have attained
their 21st birthdays and VINO shall not
before the day here named are required
to register. excepting only officers and
eHlisted men Of the regular army. the
guard and naval militia. while In the
service of the United States. and officers
in the officers reserve corps and enlisted
In active service. In the territories OF
Alaska, Hawaii and Porto Rico a day for
registration will be named in a later proc
lamatfon.
And I do charge those who through
sickness shall be unable to present them
selves. for registration that they apply on
or before the day of registration to the
county clerk of the. county wnere they
may be for instructions as to how they
nay be registered by agent. Those who
expect to be absent on the day named
from the counties In which they have
their permanent homes may register by
mail, but their mailed registration cards
must reach the places In which they have
their permanent homes by the day named
herein. They should apply as soon rs
practicable to the county clerk of the
county wherein they may be for instruc-
tons. as to how they may accomplish their
registration by mall. In case such per-
ons as. through sickness or absence, may
be unable to present themselves person
ally for registration shall s~ojourn in cities
OF over 1000 population, they shall apply
to the city clerk OF the city wherein they
ma be ,sojourning rather than to the
clerk of the county. The clerks of coun-
ties and Of cities of over 10000 population
In which numerous applications from the
sick and from nonresideTts are expected
are authorized to publish such sub
agencies anSto employ and deDutize such
clerical force az may be necessary to ac-
commodate these applications.
Trains Nation for War.
The power against which we are ar.
sayed has sought to impose Its will upor
the world by fosce. To this end 1t has
increased armament until 1t has changed
the face of war. In the sense in which w
have been wont to think of armies there
are no armies In this struggle. There arc
entire nations armed. Thus. the men who