The weekly soliphone., 1917-05-31
CARDINAL POINTS
 TO BE OBSERVED
Requirements of Registration Day, June 5--Heavy Penalty
 Violation.

Washington, May 2S.-In its campaign to stimulate interest ir
 registration, June 5. for the wal
 army the War Department has is sued a memorandum emphasizing
 the seven cardinal points to be re- membered, particularly by men be- tween the ages of 21 and 30 inclu- sive, who will be required to regis ter. The memorandum follows:
 1. There is only ONE day for registration, June 5, 1917.
 g Every male resident of the l United States who has. reached his l 21st year, and has not reached his 3 1st birthday MUST register on the day set, June 5. 1917. The only exceptions are persons in the mili- tary or naval service of the United States which includes all officers and enlisted men of the regular army, the regular reserve, the of ficers' reserve corps, the enlisted reserve corps, the national guard and national guard reserves, recog- nized by the militia bureau of the war department; the navy, the ma rine corps, the coast guard and the naval militia, the naval reserve forces, the marine corps reserve and the national volunteers, recognized by the navy department.
 YOU MUST REGISTER. 3. Registration is distinct from draft No matter what just claim you have for exemption, you must register.
 4. Registration is a public DU- ITY. For those not responsive to the sense of this duty the penalty of imprisonment, not fine, is pro vided in the draft act.
 5. Those, who through sickness, shall be unable to register, should cause a representative to apply to the county or city clerk for a copy of the registration card. The clerk will give instructions as to how this card should be filled out. The card should then be mailed by the sick person or delivered by his agent to the registrar of his home dis trict. The sick person will inclose self-addressed, stamped envelope for the return to him of his regis tration certificate.
 INSTRUCTIONS TO ABSENTEES
 6. Any person who expects to be absent from his voting precinct on registration day, should apply as soon as practicable for a regis tration card to the county clerk of the county where he may be stop ping, or if he is in a city of over 30, ,000, to the city clerk. The clerk and turn it over to the absentee. The absentee should mail this card to the registrar of his home dis trict, so that it will reach that of ficial by registration day. A self addressed, stamped envelope should be enclosed with the card to insure lthe return to the absentee of reg istration certificate. '. Registration booths will be opened from a. m. until 9 D. m. on registration day June 5, 1917.
 SINGLE MEN 5,372, 400. By a census bureau estimate clas- sifying the more than 10,000,000 men within the military age draft limits, the number of single men is placed at 5,372, 400, and the mum Der of married men at 4.545,900. The estimate was prepared on a ulation since the 1910 census and on the assumption that the ratio between married and single men is the same as at that time.
 The classification by chief occu- pations is given as follows:
 Agriculture. forestry and animal husbandry, 2,S64,O00; manufactur- ing and menchanical industries, B. 03G,0 900; no gainful occupations,
 300, 300; transportation, 967,000;
 trade, 1,054,000; public service, 144,0OO; domestic and personal ser vice, 441,000; professional service,
 335, 900; clerical occupations, 374, 900; extraction of minerals, 364.,- 900.
 Individuals whose work is consid- cred necessary to preserve an eco
 homie balance will be exempted
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