The Red Cloud chief., 1917-05-24

Washington, May 2l.-Flatiy reject
Ing that section of the measure which
would permit Colonel Roosevelt to or
ganiZe volunteer divisions. President
Wilson signed the CONSUMPTION bill.
The president signed the army bill
just after dinner ut 3 p. m. on Friday,
without formality,. and set June D as
the date of registration for all men be-
tween the ages Of twenty-one md
t%hirty-one for military service.
President Issues Proclamation.
President wilson's proclamation, put
ting into effect the selective draft pro-
vision of the war army bill, signed last
night, follows In part:
"A proclamation by the president OF
the United States: ,
"Whcreas, Congress has enacted and
the president has on the 18th day Of
May, one thousand nine hundred and
seventeen, approved a law which con-
tains the following provisions:
Section 3. That all male persons be-
tween the ages Of twenty-one and
thirty, both inclusive, shall be subject
to registration in accordance with reg
ulations to be prescribed by the presi-
dent; 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, II
shall be the duty Of all persons of the
designated ages, except officers and en-
listed men Of the regular army, the
navy and the National Guard and naval
militia while in the service Of the
United States, to present themselves
for and submit to registration under
the provisions of this act, and every
such person shall be deemed to have
notice Of the requirements Of this act
upon the publication Of said proclama-
ton or other notice as aforesaid given
by the president or by his direction ;
and any person who shall willfully fail
or refuse to present himself for regis
tration or to submit thereto as herein
provided, shall be guilty Of a INSIDE
meanor and shall, upon conviction In
the district court Of the United States
having Jurisdiction thereof, be pun
ished by Imprisonment for not more
than one year, and shall %thereupOn be
duly registered; provided, that 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 per-
sons shall be subject to registration as
herein provided who shall have at
tanned their twenty-irst birthday and
who shall not have attained their thiry'
first birthday on or before the day SCI
for registration, and all persons so reg
istered shall be and remain subject tc
draft into the forces hereby authorized
nnless exempted or excused therefron
as in this act provided.
Registration or June 8.
"Now. therefore, I Woodrow Wilson
president of the United States, do cal
mon the governor of each Of the sew
eral states and territories, h boar'
of commissioners Of the District o
Columbia and all officers and agents
of the several states mt territories
, OF the District of Columbia and o
the counties and municipalities there
In TO perform certain duties In IN
execution of the foregoing law, whic|
duties will be communicated 10 thei
directly In regulations of even dat
herewith.
"And l do further proclaim and Civ
notice to all persons subject TO regis
tration In the several states anu !
: the District Of Columbia In accorC
! ance with the above law that the tim
Z md place OF such registration shall v
e between Z a. m and o p. m. on IN
I eth day of June, 1917, at the regis
y tration place in the precinct wherei
y they have their permanent home
u Those who shall have attained the
y ~twenty-first birthday and who sha
not have attained their thirty-hr'
birthday on or before the day heI
IS named are required to register e.
'e renting Only officers and enlisted me
a. of the regular army, the navy, Il
a. marine corps and the National Guar
n and naval militia while In the servi'
g Of the United States, and officers
the officers reserve corps and enlist'
men I'm the enlisted reserve corr
while In active service. In the teri
,e tories of Alaska, Hawaii and Por
Rico a day for registration will
IL named In a later proclamation. y
to All Must Cooperate.
81 "The power against which we a
arrayed has sought to impose Its W
upon the world by force. To this eI
n mas Increased armament until
~ has changed the face Of war. In d
a sense in which we have been wont
" think of armies there are no armi
a In this struggle. There are entire .
lions armed. Thus, the men who ]
main TO till the soil and man the II