The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-22

good as a vaudeville theatre and the stream of applicants for registration are proving first class comedy artists. The reasons for failure to register on June 5 run from the ridiculous to the sublime with the majority of them close to the first mentioned order.
 The limit was reached today when a, man, all at sea as to his age, seri-. ously asserted that he was without good information on the subject be- cause his father and mother were dead
 The governor and the district at torne are working hand in hand to make Connecticut's registration absc- lutely complete. A statement given out today by District Attorney Spell lacy and made public tnro -gh the Connecticut State Council of Defense, make his purpose plain. By this statement, local registration boards are requested to seek the active help of their local police Or constabIes, to arrest every person who has failss to regisfers to release those M1los@ fail ure is excusa ble after these persons are registered, to hold in custody all persons who refuse to register and inlIuSuldICly I0pOrI III WI1IllAS all laCIS in connection with such arrests Fed eral warrants will be immediately is- E sued in such cases.
 MT, Spellacy's statement follows:
 Reports made to me by various clerks of the registration boards throughout the state indicate. mis- comprehension of the registration law. It's primary object is to re-. quire the registration Of all male per sons between the ages of 21 and 31 years. In many instances. the clerks have reported to my office the names of persons who failed to register, without furnishing any other informa-. ton. It is the du.y of the clerks and of registration boards in all cases to consult their local police officers, and to ask these officers to render such as- sistance in the execution of the law as may be required. SsT .tOn account of this misconeeption, the time for voluntary registration will be extended until and including Wednesday, June 27, 1917. Clerks OF registration boards are consequently requested to receive all applications for registration and to register per- sons who will apply before this date. They should further have their local officers seek out those persons liable for registration who have not regis-1 tered and endeavor to get them to register. In the event of the refusal of such persons to register, after be- ing requested, the clerks or1 registra ton boards should immediately cause such person to be- arrested and report this fact to me. Upon the receipt of such a repoft. warrant for the: ar rest of such persons will be issued and there will be no lenieney shown tn cases of this character.
 ssIn other words, it is my desire to extend to all persons who have failed to register an opportunity te register; to have the local officials call to their attention the require ments of the law. After this oppor- tunity has been extended and refus-s ed, failure to register becomes wilful and will be vigilantIy prosecuted.
 "Paragraph 16 of the registration regulations prescribed by, the Presi- dent makes it the duty of police ofh- cers to see that all male persons be- tween the designated ages have regis tered. Any police officer who refuses to comply with the request of the local registration boards to assist in. every way in seeking out those who nave IOl T0SlStSIOu, ISOy OCCOiuCS guilty of an, infraction of the regis tration law, and is himself liable to. arrest and prosecution.
 ''The registrations now received by the various boards will be in accord- ance with Paragraph 40 of the regis tratton regulations.
 "I would like to impress upon the clerks of the various boards the ne- cessity for promptly reporting cases of wilful violations of the registration law The Department of Justice has requested that all arrests shall be made by June 30, 1917. Consequently. I would request prompt report from the various clerks throughout the state of persons who have failed to comply with the registration law. This report should contain the name of the person, his address, occupation, and a brief note as to what effort has been made to get him to register, what his claims for non-registration are based upon. and proof or evidence of his age and his residence
 The following statement addressed to registration boards throughout (Continued oa Reas a.