Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-06
10,264,S69 REGISTERED
Figures Far Exceeded The Most
Ardent Hopes and Estimates of
Administration.

> War Department estimates made
: last night were that 10,500,000 mer
/ of military age registered yesterday
under the conscription act. These fl
cures far exceeded the most ardent
hopes of the administration.
Taking the census figures as a
basis, it was estimated that there
were 1O,264,S69 men of military age
in the United States. Last nights
returns show that nearly quarter
of a million. more registered than
were expected.
Registration day passed of with
out hitch. There was little trouble;
there were few slackers. Reports
from forty States to the War De-
partment last evening showed the re-
gistraton a complete success.
At 6 o'clock last evening Attorney
General Gregory issued the follow
ing statement, just before closing
mis- office for the night:
Reports received today at the De-
partment of Justice relative to regis
tration indicate a ready and general
response on the part Of the young
men of the country 20 the demands
of the conscription act
$50 far only three arrests have
been reported to the department, and
none of these grew out of serious
situation. No resistance to registra-
ton has come to my attention"
Reports from governors of The
various States to Provost Marshal
General Crowder showed that there
was no serious trouble anywhere in
the country.
New York, June 6.-Reports from
all over the country received to 10
o'clock last night tell so uniformly Of
and enormous war registration
that it is believed the governments
estimate of total of 10.200000 will
be exceeded. In no part OF the State
tas there been anything but huge
turnout of the eligibles.
Quietly, bu tfull of -eEthusiasm,I
New York's young manhood flocked
early to the polling places yesterday
to roll up magnificent total in the
registration for Unce Sans new ma
tional army.
Throngs of women folk with
lunch baskets-wives, mothers sweet
hearts and sisters-accompan the
young men to the polling. places and
then departed with them into the
country or to the seashore to make
the day holiday.
A large: proportion of those VINO
presented themselves in some of the
districts appeared, to be more than
80 yaY$: DID, but they insisted they
were{ within the maximum required
by the law.
Washington, June G.-Washlngton
registered S1,OO3 of its young mt'l
tor prospective service in the ws'
aeainss 81: ocracy yes'c-'"y without
hitch. It's improvised election
machinery worked even better than
the we'll piled machinery OF the ~
States. The number registered ye',
terday with the $500 men employed
and residing in the District who sent
their cards to places where they
have a voting residence brought the
total, up to 34,963.
Every man who registered for army
service will probably know what part
he must take, before the end Of June.
This is in accordance with present
plans of the War Department. First
will come the wedding out of those
physically unfit and men of callings
which are exempted under the act.
Then will come the choosing OF
men through lot, as also provided by
law, and the rejection of those thus
drawn who are entitled to eXemp-
t;on. Then will come the actual no
tice to report to the War Department
at certain place.
Although the President mas ruled
against blanket exemption OF any
one class. it is regarded as practical
|lv certain that government clerks
will not be taken for the field ser
vice.