Meade County news., 1917-05-31
DRAFT MEASURE IS
SIGNED BY WILSON;
TROOPS TO FRANCE
Wilson Sets June 5 as Date for
Registration.
U. S. DIVISION TO FRANCE
UNDER MAJ. GEN. PERSHING
President Rejects Roosevelt Volunteer
Army Plan-Says Experts Of coun-
try and Allies Opposed Proposal
National Guard to Mobilize In July
Call to coIors September 1.

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Washington, May s21.-President
Wilson signed the conscription bill
after rejecting that section of the
measure which would permit Col.
Theodore Roosevelt to organize volun-
teer divisions.
The president signed the army bill
Just after dinner at p. M. on Friday,
without formality, and set June as
the date of registration for all men be-
tween the ages of twenty-one and
thirty-one for military service.
President Issues Proclamation.
President Wilson's proclamation, put
ting into effect the selective draft pro-
vision of the war army bill, signed last
night, follows in part:
"a proclamation by the president of
the United States:
whereas, Congress has enacted and
the president has on the 18th day of
May, one thousand nine hundred and
seventeen, approved a law which con-
tains the following provisions:
"Section 5. That all male persons be-
tween the ages of twenty-one and
to registration in accordance with reg
ulations to be prescribed by the presi-
dent and upon proclamation by the
president or other public notice given
by him or by his direction, stating the
time and place on such registration, 1t
shall be the duty of all persons of the
designated ages, except officers and en-
listed meu Of the regular army, the
navy and fhe National Guard and naval
militia while in the service of the
United States, to present themselves
for and submit to registration under
the provisions of this act, and every
such person shall be deemed to have
notice Of the requirements of this act
upon the publication of said proclama-
ton or other notice as aforesaid given
by the president or by his direction
and any person who shall willfully fail
or refuse to present himself for regis
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provided, shall be guilty Of misde-
meanor and shall, upon conviction in
the district court of the United States
having jurisdiction thereof, be pun
lshed by Imprisonment for not more
than one year, and shall thereupon be
duly registered; provided that in the
call of the docket precedence shall be
given in courts trying the same, to the
trial Of criminal proceedings under
this act: Provided further, that per-
sons shall be subject to registration as
herein provided who shall have at
tanned their twenty-first birthday and
who shall not have attained their thir-
ty-frst birthday on or before the day
set for registration, and all persons so
registered shall be and remain subject
to draft into the forces hereby author
ized unless exempted or excused there
from as in this act provided.
Registration on. June S.
'Now, therefore,, Woodrow Wilson,
president of the United States, do call
upon the governor of each of the sew
eral states and territories, the board
of commissioners of the District of
Columbia and all officers and agents
of the several states and territories,
of the District of Columbia and of
the counties and municipalities there
in to perform certain duties in the
execution of the foregoing law, which
duties will be communicated to them
directly in regulations of even date
herewith.
"And do further proclaim and give
notice to all persons subject to regis
tration in the several states and in
the District of Columbia in accord
ance with the above law that the time
and place of such registration shall be
between 7 q. m. and 8 p. m. on the
5th day of June, 1917, at the regis
tration place in the precinct wherein
they have their permanent homes.
Those who shall have attained their
twenty-frst birthday and who shall
not have attained their thirty-first
birthday on or before the day here
named are required to register eX-
cepting only officers and c''listed men
of the regular army the navy. the
Marine corps and the, National Guard
and naval militia while in the service
of the United States, and officers in
the officers reserve corps and enlisted
men in the enlisted reserve corps
while in active service. In the terri
tories of Alaska, Hawaii and Porto
Rico a day for registration will be
named in a later proclamation.
All Must Cooperate.
"The power against which we are