The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-01
REGISTRARS
TO ENROLL
WAS SOLDIERS
Will Sit at the Usual Polling
Places for That Pur.
pose.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, May L.
Registrars who were appointed by
county courts in West Virginia last
year to register the voters at the gen
eral election are the first to be drafted
into The service Of the state and nation
in taking the selective draft census, it
was announced by officials here. The
registrars will be required under pen
atty of fine and Imprisonment to give
their services to the government IN
making registration of the men who
come within the prescribed age Init.
The registrars will be required to SIT
in their precincts and register the men
who are within the ege limit, which ls
yet to be established.
There are approximately 1880 pre-.
cincts in West Virginia, and the task II
taking an enrolment of the youth OF
the state is not a matter Of small pro-
portion. An average of four men 20
the precinct would raise the total to
more than seven thousand men.
Lists are being compiled by the bu'
reau of Military Census and ENROLL
ment, of which Col. George S. Wallace
of Huntington, is chief of the registrars
who served in that capacity last year.
and they will be required to perform
the service when ordered. The Fed
oral act also will require those coming
within the age limit to go to the'regis'
trars sitting in their precincts all"
register.
Because so many requests for iiiior.'
nation relative 10 the enrolment anu
corfscription Of men for the army have
been coming into his office, Gov John
]. Cornwell yesterday made state
ment so that the public may have al! me
information possible as to the plans
which will be pursued. He SAID IN
part: -
"The regularly appointed registrars
in each precinct will be delegates U
act as enrolling officers. The enroll
ment cards and registration certlfl'
Gates will be sent direct from the war
department to the sheriff of each coun'
tv and the registrars must obtain theE!
from the sheriffs before the day named
Inv the President in his proclamation
as the day OF enrolment
"In each county there will be cre.
ated a board of military census anG
enrolment composed OF the sheriff. tee
county clerk, a physician and one C!tl-
zen from each of the dominant politl
&c" ei nartias This hoard will supervise
the enrolment and eliminate from inc
list those who will be excluded uhue'
the law and the Presidents prociaIna.
tion because of physical disability rF
for other reasons named in the act OIL
Congress. , % o,nnb,.
size: .,o., sborirr
and others who are called upon 10 Pr,
form this work are being called to the
service SOL of the state and nation Ill a
time of war. They cannot be excused
from from service and correspondence I"
that end will be useless o.o
' %second-Tne young men VINO are
70 he enrolled will understand lhat ma.
While. in sense, they are volunteering III,
for service when they present tneln,
selves sol at their respective precincts n o.,
snroIIment only such of them as may
hereafter be drawn will be e a SaaIs ~
called c to the colors. That to seek SrsI 10
e1ade enrolment will not only 1rana
them in their communities ouV S"''''
them to severe penalties. l.,
"Third-That this work must ooo We
so,a WI" with the utmost speed and accu'
u uoov and M with absolute fairness.
FaS SyTr STR will go by mail to al. al
registrars and to the mempe nnco o. In.
county boards from here at 1.,I once cor 40
structions go with the enrolimenI sts CO. and nd
from FRI Washington to the sher pn,str @t "a
must be obtained by the Fes''''"''
from them"