Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-06-06

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| all sections of the state were that the
enrolment passed quietly and as
| planned. One arrest was made.
Connecticut.
New Haven, Conn, June G.-Regis.
tration under the law went forward
smoothly in Connecticut.
Georgia.
! Atlanta. June G.--Itegistration under
| the draft law III Georgia was almost
wholly Without untUWard incident and
! in many cities took on the character
of a patriotic holiday. 'IN re was no
sign Of troubles from U,~.DrS or the
mountaincrrs, anon" Wh, N German
agents are said to have been Mt work.
Maine.
Portland. Me-. June E-RrportG from
cities and towns of the Stale indicate
hc"yy rc%istrW ion :;rl NJ disorder
Michigan.
Detroit. June $50 heavy was the
| registration for the sClectiye draft here
that permission was asked and received
from Washington to keel, thc booths
| open all night if necessary.
Registration of DetrOit's large for
eignJ population slowed up the work
considerably and it was early evident
that it could not be completed on time.
| Long lines Of citizens We're in front Of
many of the registration places until
an early hour today. The only instance
of disorder reported was Il saloon fight
I,,1s hot
register approximately $4,000 more
than had been expected.
Minnesota.
st. Paul, June G.-prelminury re-
turns received here indicate that Min
nesota registration totals will exceed
the official estimates furnished by the
federal census department. Through
out the state the day passed quietly. A
! feature in st. Paul was the small num-
Der claiming exemption.
At Duluth there was a draft regis
| tratiOn that literally swamped the reg
istrars. No disorders We're reported.
Missouri.
st. Louis, June 6.-RegiStration pro.
| ceeded rapidly and without disturb.
ance in all the 800 precincts of St
Louis.
At Kansas City registration proceed
! ed under adverse weather conditions,
rain falling internationally. Reports
| to federal and local authorities here
were that the work progressed without
disorder. Officials said arrests of al
ri 10 st h4 n
vening of the special federal grand
jury had broken the opposition.
Nebraska,
Omaha, Jnue 6.-Registration day in
Omaha was made gala occasion,
many of the larger department stores
closing all day.
Reports received from a number of
towns and precincts in the state indi-
Gated that registration had proceeded
rapidly and without disorder. The to-
tai registration. it was estimated,
would reach 125,OOO.
Nevada.
Reno, June G.-RegiStrars in each of
the Reno precincts found it impossible
to handle the large lumber of appli- |
cantS and assistants We're appointed.
No anti-draft sentiment was ex-
pressed.
Ohio.
Columbus, June G.-TwO remarkable
features stand out in Ohio's response
to the call to the cOlorS. One is the
practically complete absence of trouble
of any nature. The other is the large
number of registrations. The large
registration is attributed to the re-
Spouse of hundreds of aliens. 1t is be-
lieved 100000 were enrolled in Ohio.
South Dakota.
Sioux Falls, June 6.-Registration
day passed in South Dakota without
a single instance so far reported of
outward opposition to the draft enroll
ment.
Iowa Women Tag Youths.
Des Moines, Ia, June GA copy of
President Wilson's war message to
congress and small tag bearing the
inscription, 81 have registered" were
given to every man who registered in
Des Moines by members of various
woman's clubs. Similar tags or arm
bands were used in many other cities
and towns of Iowa. Registration in
Des MOines proceeded without notable |
incident and apparently minimum of
confusion, and early reports from scat
tered sections of the state showed no
disturbances,