The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22

The work of distributing supplies
ana making preparations for the reg
istration of men eligible to service in
the army or navy under the selcctive
draft act, which commenced yestcr-
day, Will be continued today. County
Clerk darlington viii leave this morn
ing for the reservation, where he will
distribute registration supplies at an
the voting precincts on the reserva-
ton that are included in Missoula
county. MIR. Darlington viii also ap-
point registration clerks for each pre-
cinct, to act on June 5.
Yesterday supplies were taken to
the voting precincts in the Bitter Root
valley and registration clerks were
appointed.
Registration cards and certificates
of registration are being distributed
at each precinct. The county clerk
estimates that about 1000 registra-
ton cards will be filled out in Mis-
soula county on June g. A registra-
| ton clerk is to be provided for each
so persons to be registered.
All Men Must Register.
Without single exception every
man aged over Il and not yet 81
years old must register. Neither
creed. color. residence. citizenship nor
physical condition will prove "A bar to
| registration. The registration of the
sick may be done VIGOROUSLY BY a
| competent person. Sick persons are
asked to make an application for "a
registration card at least six DAYS be-
| fore the registration date. The clerk
| h, =,
the sickness is genuine, provide the
| card and register the applicant. Alb
sentees, anticipating such absence.
may also be registered in this manner.
The government has made ample
! provision for the conduct of registra
| ton on June 5. All the necessary
supplies will have been distributed
beforehand. and the registration places
and registrars designated. The regis
tration in Missoula county is in charge
of Sheriff j, II. Green, County Clerk
w. J. darlington and DR. Conyngham,
the county physician.
Instructions to Public.
Copies of the instructions which will
b" placed in all registration offices
have been received here one is re-
|
studied by all who must register The
| instructions are as follows:
Questions will be asked for Won to
answer in the order in which they APP
pear on this paper. These questions
are set out below with detailed infor-
nation to help you answer them.
10 not writ" on, mark, or otherwise
mntllate these instructions. Do not
| remove them. They should be care
fully read so that you will have your
answers ready when you go before the
| registrar
| All answers will be written on the
| registration card in ink by the eqis-
trar, who should he careful to spell
an names correctly and to write leg
IDLY.
!. 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
lie prepared to say 10" or 20" not
~ YRS. 3 mos" or the like.
2. Home address.
rms means the place where YOU
| nave your permanent home, not the
hIac" where you work. BE prepared
l" give the address in this way: "2232
, Main street Chicago, Cook county,
ILLINOIS,, that is. give give number
ana nam" of street first, then town,
then county and state.
3. Date Of birth.
writ" your birthday (month, day
ana N'aD on a piece of paper before
gong L" the registrar, and give tn,
paper to him the first thing. Example;
August 5, 1894"
IT You do not remember the Year