The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-05-20

ment OF the state OF Georgia, j. van
Holt Nash, Adiutant General, that on
" one day will be allowed for the reg
istration of all male persons between
the ages of u and 81 in Crisp coun'
ty in compliance with the draft law.
The county board of registration will
! consist of the sheriff, ordinary. clerk
Of superior court and county physici-
an, who are respectively Sheriff John
Ward, Ordinary w. F. Fleming, Clerk
j. A. Littlejohn and Dr. NJ. r. Smith,
county physician.
The exact day Of registration will
soon be named by President Wilson
The county registration board is dl-
rected by the war department to name
at once their registrars for each dis
trict of the county. This will be done
and these registrars will be instructed
| by the board to meet at the county
court house one or two days prior to
the date of registration fixed by the
president 1t is highly important that
each registrar respond to this call
in order that he may acqualnt hlmsell
with the duties to be performed. Each
member of the board and each reg
istrar must take the oath prescribed
in the law before entering upon the
discharge of their duty. This oath
will be administered at this meeting
called by the board.
1t will be the duty Of the county
board to see that every man in the
county between the ages Of q and u
shall register. Any many of those ages
who fails to register will be prescott
ed in the United States court for such
failure. The government will prose-
cute any one who through intimidation
or by other means influences another
from registering.
1t is suggested that some people
might attempt to brighten those who
cannot read by incorporating to
them the consequences OF not regis
tering. This registration is entirely
different from the draft and every
man of the ages named must register
whether he is afterward drafted or
not Both whites and negroes must
register under the same rules.
Each man should register in his own
voting precinct in order to save con-
fusion and to facilitate the consoli
dation required by the war depart
ment from the registrars and from
the board of registration.
The war department in their in
structions especially emphasizes the
patriotic duty of men competent to
act as registrars volunteering their
services without pa yfor this duty.
This will be the most important work
possible ever done for the United
States and it must be done correctly
and accurately in every detail In case
competent men do not volunteer their
services registrars will be appointed
by The county board TO do this work.
The county GARD is required to fur
nish at The earliest possible moment
list of those volunteering their ser
vices and separate list of those who
demand pay for their services.
The government will be prompt to
deal with anyone showing lack Of
patriotism in this matter and it is
the duty of every patriotic citizen to
impress upon everyone the absolute
necessity of everyone registering, and
of responding to this call of their
country.
How to Answer Questions.
Questions will be asked Tor you to
answer in the order in which they
appear in this paper. These questions
are set out below with detailed infor-
nation to help you answer them.
Do not write on, mark, or other
wise mutilate these instructions. Do
nOJ lGlnONc llelI. IHty ououlu NC
carefully read so that you will have
your answers ready when you go be-
fore the Registrar.
All answers will be written on the
Registration Cord IN ink by the reg.
istrar, who should be careful to spell
all names correctly and to write leg
IDLY
1. Name in full. Age in years
This means all your names spelled out
in full State your age today in
years only. Disregard additional
months or days Be prepared to say
10" or "25," not "19 yrs. mos" or
the like
?. Home address. This means the
place where you have your permanent
home, not the place where you work.
Be prepared to give the address in
this way: "232 Main Street, Chicago,
Cook County Illinois," that is, give
number and name Of street first, then
town, then county and state.
5. Date OF birth. Write your birth
day (month, day. and year, on a
piece of paper before going to the
registrar, and give the paper to him