The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-05-26
\ TROOPS TO
n TO France;
| DRAFT Signed
!, General PerShi1g Direct
nv President 10 Command
Division in France.
|vT.H. Volunteer Army
k..-.iy. Sets June 5 as the Date Of
|.sistration for Men Between
Aces Of q and 3i-NationaI
Guard to Be Mobii'zed
in August.

/ in August.
Igashington, May 2l.-PreSidenl
rson signed the conscriprion bill
v rejecting that section OF the
rsure which would permit Col
sOdore Roosevelt to organize volun-
divisions.
Ine president signed the army bill
stter dinner at 5 p. II. on Friday,
AOut formality, and set June = as
date Of registration for all men be-
|en the ages Of twenty-one and
kyOue for military service.
President Issues Proclamation.
PRESIDENT Wilson'S proclamation, put
into effect the selectiye draft pro-
20 Of the war army bill, signed last
at follows in part:
A proclamation by the president Of
United States:
Whereas, Congress has enacted and
PRESIDENT has on the 18th day "t
b one thousand nine hundred and
seateen, approved a law which con
kn the following provisions:
SciOn ). That all male persons be
(m u ages of Twenty-one and
tzI. bon inclusive, shall be subject
rrsuatiOn in accordance with reg
ITO be prescribed by the preSi-
"a and upon proclamation by the
esdent or other public notice given
hin or by his direction. stating the
b and place Of such registration, il
u be the duty OF all persons of the
Enated ages, except officers and en-
[d men of the regular army, the
b and the National Guard and naval
Ita while in the service of the
tied States, to present themselves
and submit TO registration under
PROVISIONS Of this act. and every
D person shall be deemed to have
Ice Of the requirements of this act
N the publication Of said proclama-
Q o. other notice as aforesaid given
he president or by his direction
I any person who shall wiIlfully fail
nfuse To present himself for regis
Ihsn or To submit thereto aS herein
1dded, shall be guilty of a miSde-
an0r and shall. upon conviction in
! district court Of the United States
sng jurisdiction thereof, be pun
ID by Imprisonment for not more
n enc year. and shall thereupOn be
y registered: provided. that in the
J Of the docket precedence shall be
'en, in courts trying the same, 70 the
d Of criminal proceedings under
act: Provided further, that per-
Is shall be subject to registration rs
uein provided who shall have at
bed their twenty-tirSt birthday and
b shall not have attained their thir-
arst birthday on or before the day
for registration. and all persons 50
Tstered shall be and remain subject
draft into the forces hereby author
d. unless exempted or excused there
n as in this act provided.
Registration on June 5.
Now, therefore. |. Woodrow Wilson.
'sdent of the United States. do call
% the governor of each of the sew
l states and territories, the board
commissioners of the District of
Iumbia and all officers and agents
The several states and territories,
the District Of Columbia and of
counties and municipalities there,
to perform certain duties in the
cutiou Of the foregoing law. which
lies will be communicated to them
ectly h regulations of even date
ewith.
And ! do further proclaim and civ,
ce To all persons subject to regis
ion in the several states and il
District VI Columbia i'm accord
9 with the above law that the tim,
place Of such registration shall D,
Feeh : a. m. and @ =. m. on IN,
day Of June. 1917. at the regis
ion place in the precinct wherein
have their permanent homes
Sc who shall have attained thei
ety-frSt birthday and who Shal
have SNttained their rhirty-tir>
hday on or before the day her
he'd are required 20 register. TX
ing only officers and enlisted mel
the regular army. the navy. III,
inc corps and the National Guar,
Naval Militia while in the servic,
he United States. and officers il
officers reserve corps and enli~re,
in the enlisted reserve corp
le in active service. In the ,err'
es of Alaska, Hawaii and Port