The Alaska citizen., 1917-06-04

 REQUIREMENTS
 ARE DESCRIBED
Associated Press Correspondence)

An oiac.aI outline of the method by which military registration IS to be carried out under the selecttyc con se-.pt!on bill was made public today with an appeal from the war depart mont ;or the voluntary services ot state election and other officials in order that there may be no delay III enrolling and classifying millions of men for army duty. Careful preparation has been made to place the whole task in the hands of ci- y5lian officials of the states and to remove every suggestion of military force n putting the measure into effect The only function of the federal government will be supervi sion through the office of the pro yost marshal general The depart ments statement follows:
 There was a time in the country's history when military enumerators, backed by bayonets, went out among the people to take a compulsory ser, vice census. Today under the pTin- cipIe Of universal liability to ser vice the execution of the law is put into the hands of the people
 The approval of the new national army bill and the Presidents procIa- nation hereunder will be co-inci- dental. All persons within the age limits prescribed will be required to present themselves for registration 1t the customary voting place in the voting precincts in which they have their permanent homes, on d day which the President will announce. The probability is that from 10 t. IS days will elapse between approval of the bill and registration day.
 The governor Of each state will be the chief of registration therein. The machinery of registration in each county is to be in charge of the sheriff. the county clerk and tho county physician, acting exoliicio, unless d different board will be an nounced by the governor. In cities containing populations of more than 3O,0O0 the registration will be under the control of the mayor and SC lected boards of registration. In or der that the designated county and city officials, and the people generally can get a clear understanding Of the census methods the following brief outline is given.
 The sheriffs or other designated officials, immediately upon receiving notice from the governor, shall ap- point registrars for each voting pre- cinct
 The proportion of registrars shall be one for each ITO persons to be registered. Each age to be regis tered will comprise about one per cent of the population. If, for in stance, all men between 19 and 20 years of age, inclusive, are to be registered, the registrar would have to enroll about seven per cent of the precinct population.
 Tt is desirable to accept the ser vices of competent volunteer regis trars, to serve without compensa- ton. All registrars must be sworn,
 The voting place in each precinct must be prepared for registration. Full printed instructions covering ev- cry detail of registration will be in the hands of sheriffs and mayors on the fifth day after the Presi- dents proclamation.
 The mayor of a city containing more than thirty thousand inhabi- tants, of the officials designated by the governor therein, shall, with ap- proVal of the governor, appoint for each ward or convenient minor sub division containing about thirty thou sand people one registration board and shall designate one officer of each board to perform duties simi- lar to those imposed on the sheriff, as heretofore outlined. If the mayor desires he may appoint central board to coordinate the work of minor boards.
 "On the fifth day after the Presi- dent has issued his proclamation, clerks of counties and cities of over 30,000 must secure a supply of blanks and copies of the registration regu- lations from the sheriff or from the mayor Absentees and the sick will apply to such clerks to have their registration cards filled out. In no case shall such persons be given registration certificates. They are to be instructed by the clerk that the burden is on them to see tO if that the cards reach the regis