The Washington times., 1917-05-25

OIL an member Of the OficerS'
Reserve Corps, stationed at Fort Hver.
] mast register, as I TnderstoHd Il, Gc-
cordiH0 TO the lao. I have leave on
Sunday only. MY domietle Is IN the
District. Ho1 must ! proceedf
A.-Although II is not customary TO
conduct such business on Sunday. Mr..
Donovan, executive officer OF the
board OF registration, has arranged to
accommodate such persons as can
present themselves on Sunday only
for absentee registration. You will,
therefore, apply at room 500, District
building, on Sunday and have q regis
tration card properly filled in by q
registrar. This card should be pre-
sented to the registration board by
mail before June 5.
o. ana q OrotSH NAV, but don't
kHOio hoto old I avn. tcore long pants
before I t0eHt 10 school hare no
mother aud father. What must dOf
A.-You must register. The regis
trar will make a proper explanation
OF your case on the reverse side Of
your registration card and will state
how old he thinks you are.
Q.-OHe Of our sdIcsHeH, trho Is a
boHd dde resideHt Of the District Of CO.
Iumbid, tciH be absent from the District
on business on June s. HIS itinerary Is
such that he tciH not kHot1 until June
Z t0here he t1fH be on June s. Mdy i1e
fH out his card, or toH you send one to
us to an outf
A.--The young man must register
for himself. He cannot delegate his
duty to another. even though that
other be his employer. He must sppIy
wherever he happens to be now to the
city clerk or county sheriff Of that
place who will MA In liis card. which
he must mail in to room 500 District
building. Washington, ID. C., so that IL
will arrive before the 5th OF June.
o. ON n ,-atchD,qH at the Smith
soHidn Institution. Ny appointment is
cOHstdered prob0tioHdL ~ get the job
permanently I0iH move my iCife here.
Ny home Is in Minnesota. Where must
re0isterf
A.-You must register in that place
which you now consider your perma-
nent home. Under the circumstances
it would be advisable to register in
Minnesota as an absentee. because
YOU are not sure that Washington Is
or ever will be your permanent home.
Apply in person to room 500 District
building, for absentee registration
OIL VH be tt0eHty-one pears old on
June 6. The Idto states that persons be-
fUeen the ages Of ti0eHty-oHe aud thir-
tU-one must register. The regulations
state that a man must hare attained his
fwenty. first birthday on or before the
5th Of June 10 come t1ifhiH the prOUi-
sions Of the IOtcer limit complete my
tuoeHtieth year some time on June 5. my
Il .,of -g,s,
the completion Of that time. According
to that I toiH be bstueeH the ages Speci-
fed iH the proclamation, because the
Iato takes no account Of parts Of days.
On the other hand, tohI not be trithiH
the ages os laid dopH in the regulations.
What shah dof
A.-Your case is difficult one.
There Is no doubt as to the inconsist-
ency between the proclamation and
the regulations. The provost marshal
general. however. has given an opin-
ion that the regulations shall govern
in this respect and that person must
have attained their twenty first
birthday on or before June to be
eligible for registration and must
have attained the thirty-first birthday
to be exempt.
Q.-I am a Greek By nationality. I
ioGs nGtUraIi=ed about five years ago
as an American cifissH. ! tCeHt OUer
and served m the italian army for a
short ichile. I notc trdHt 10 register as
GH American and serve in the American
army. What tDould you call meF
A.-Although in strict law a nat
uralized American citizen who serves
in the army OF another country and
takes an oath of allegiance to an