The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-06
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Farmers and Laborers' Protective
association was killed by a posse
lnear Midway, Texas, late yesterdal
when he hid in woods TO resls'
CONSUMPTION.
| One arrest each was made in Kan
sas City, Toledo, Kennett, Mo-, ano
Springfield, Colo.
More Than Ten Million.
INV Carl D. Groat, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June 6.-America
men who responded yesterday g
registration, will know within sever
| al weeks whether they are drawn
| for service. Then IL they have
claimed exemptions, they must pre-
sent their cases to local boards LOT
Judgment
Physical tests for those found
serviceable, will take considerable
time, but the men will be ready Tor
actual call to the colors before the
appointed time In September.
Americas response to registration
was far better than authorities had
even anticipated. More than ten
million men were enrolled.
The feared riots were absent. Inc
machinery Of the registration Click
ed on without appreciate hindrance'
though Cleveland, Detroit, Gary, mo-
and Chicago-heavier in man power
than estimated-found difficulties
about getting their registrations re-
corded.
In some instances men missed out
in the above cities, simply because
of the impossibility of getting the
task completed last night.
Cleveland was short of cards, so
registrars were instructed to can
vass applicants at their homes today.
Detroit was in a jam last night, put
General Crowder ordered the WORK
finished then.
Chicago and Gary reported short
age of cards and business had 10
close down while printers turned out
new lot.
The first official figures on regis
tration are expected at the once OF
the provost marshal general late this
afternoon or tonight, though "the out
lying districts" are not expected to
get in for several days.
Estimates showed that more than
ten million youths answered the reg
Iistration call. The District of Co
lumbia registered 31,003 out OF
population Of $4,000, while $3.50
men employed here sent their cards
back home.
Washington without any election
machinery, enlisted government
clerks, school teachers and others to
do the registering and their work
was well done, although it developed
today some of the registrars had
failed to fill the cards in completely
and had neglected to have applicants
sign.
! Running Ahead.
BOSTON, June 6.-New England's
registration is running far ahead OF
government estimates. Some isolat
| ed sections won't be heard from Tor
several days, but they are working
as rapidly as possible. Today's re
ports from the larger towns show
about $4,000 more than the estimate
for those localities.
Boston has registered, figures thus
far available show, two thousand
more than her estimate. So heavy
was the registration in some Boston
districts that booths had to keep oper
until midnight.
Exceeded All Estimates.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 6.-Regis
tration of conscriptable youths on the
Pacific coast exceeded all estimates
according to incomplete figures avail
able early today.
Shortage of registration cards. ant
an unexpected rush to the polling
places nearly swamped registrars IL
many cities of the coast.
An unexpected rush Of loggers int
Weed and McCloud two small north
ern California towns, quickly ex
hausted the registration blanks, ant
registration was completed on loos'
scraps of paper. In these two town
the registration totals are more thai
half the total population.
Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Cali
fornia and Arizona together SHOULD
Register 1907 men, according to tn
census estimates made by the proves
marshal generals office.
Two Were Arrested.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, June 6.-Tw
were arrested, warrant was lSSue'
for a third and several more warrant
are expected on charges of evadin
the draft registration here today.
Looking up sIackers Now.
WASHINGTON, June 6.-Unde
the plan Of the war department tn
ten million "honor men" who regist
cred, became civic policemen to hun
: down evaders. Each man is asked t
give information OF any evasion with
in his knowledge. Prompt action
: will follow any report Of evasion o
false registration.
| Here is the method the war dc
partment is using to get at the evad
ers:
During today list of all regis
trars will be posted at each registra
ton place and every person asked t
note any absentees and tip off tn
authorities.
Then these lists are being compal
ed with the lists of voters in eacI
precinct, kept by the political parties