Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-17
STATE OFFICIALS INSTRUCT
COUNTY sHERlFFs AS TO
METHODS OF PROCEDURE
WILSON'S PROCLAMATION
WILL NOT BE DELAYED
Will Be Issued Within Few Days After
Final Action by Coneress-Board of
Registration in Each County-Will
Consist of Sheriff, Auditor, Physician

/
Des Moines, May l7.-Governor W.
l.. Harding and other state officials
working with him now have the reg
istration plans we'll in hand so that
the government orders as to registra-
ton Just as soon Us congress finally
passes on the CONSUMPTION law. The
Sherifs IN every county OF the stare
! have already been notified 10 get ready
! for registration day 50 that when the
| president issues his proclamation the
sheriff can name the registrars, an
uounce the registration places and
complete all Of the plans within
| short time.
! In every county there are TO be
! county registration boards TO have
! general charge of the registration, con-
s!sting OF the sheriff, the county audi
| tor and q physician, to De appointed
| by the governor. Il IS understood
Governor Harding now has these
| physicians N mind.
! II Is expected that the president will
! issue his proclamation within five or
! SIX days after congress finally acts on
/ the t-unsCrirt!nn law. Copies OF the
proclamation Will be sent TO the gov
ernors in advance and the governors
viii be notified by telegraph the exact
time when ii is issued. The governors
must Al once on the same day as the
presidents proclamation IS issued no.
tify registration boards by wire Of the
issuance Of the proclamation and OF
- date fixed for registration. II is
probable that registration day will be
about eight days after the issuing Of
the proclamation.
Sheriff Appoints Registrars.
On the same day that the president
issues his proclamation and the gov
ernor notifies the county registration
boards the sheriff must appoint his
registrars
on the third day after the issuance
Of the presidents proclamation the
sheriffs must report 10 the governor
the appointment Of all registrars. Any
changes in these plans must ne report
ed 10 the governor by the sixth day and
on the eighth day after the presidents
proclamation is issued il is now figured
that the registration will be taken.
According to the draft bill row be-
fore congress all young men between
! the ages of twenty-one and thirty
1 years will have to register on this day.
! on the ninth day after the proclama-
| ton is issued II Is expected the re-
turns will be wired to the governor
| from every county board. The gov
ernor Will Immediately consolidate the
reports and wire them TO Washington
On the tenth day the governor should
receive mail reports from every county
giving complete reports and a sum
mary OF this mail report will De for
warded to Washington at once.
| The returns are to be grouped under
white citizens. colored citizens and
aliens. Aliens from enemy countries
and aliens from other countries will
! he in two separate groups. These fig-
ures will then be reported 70 Wash
! ngton.
| Director Rogers Of the Unit ed States
| census says there will be 10r7S,s0G
men in the United States eligible to
| the selective draft who must register
on the day proclaimed By the presi-
| dert. It has been estimated from tne
state census figures here that there
will be about 1856 900 men in Iowa sub
ject TO this registration. The registra-
ton Will include about 10 per cent Of
the estimated population Of the coun-
, try.
Must State Cause For Exemption.
I The registration boards are TO keep
duplicates OF the registration cards
forwarded TO the governor. The man
registering, II he feels ne should be
exempted because Of dependent rela-
tives, occupation or other exemption
provisions 10 be given consideration
BY the government. !s to so state at
the time Of registration. II is under
stood these statements az to exemption
are 10 be finally passed upon in Wash
ingt0n.
The further steps Of the government
in the matter Of selectire draft have
not yet been fully outlined. II Is gen.
orally understood. however. that the
government will first call FOR certain
per cent Of these 10000, 900 men, which
will mean 50 many from each county
IN eacn state iii the union. and these
will be selected by drawing the re-
quired number from among all of tie
names registered in the county. Then
there will have to be examinations and
there will be certain exemptions from
among these or reflections because Of
physical unfitness. Later on II Is ex-
pected the government will issue an
other call.
The Iowa officials, however, have
everythin ready to proceed promptly
as soon as the president issues his
proclamation.
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