The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-04-06

IiStment-State and County Of
ficaIs, Firemen, and many
others are exempt.
In response to the call of the mill
tary enrolment board of Carroll
county, composed of DR.. Henry M.
Fitzhugh, Johnnie e. Beasman, Pres
ton B. Enolar, Herbert r. Wooden
and Nathan H. Bale, members Of the
county Central Committees of the two
political parties and others met at
the Opera House, Monday morning,
with every district in the county rep
resented, ways and means for the en-
rollment were considered and 1t was
decided to make the canvass by legis-
lative districts, making the county
central committeeman and judges and
clerks Of election in the respective
districts responsible for the various
district enrollments, authorizing them
to call to their assistance any others
who will volunteer to aid in the work.
District meetings will be held for
local organization not later than next
Monday night, and arrangements
made for completing the work as
rapidly as possible. DR.. Fitzhugh,
chairman Of the local board presided
and Lieutenant Harry G.. Berwager,
of Company H, First Maryland Ma
tional Guard, acted as secretary.
Those actively participating in the
meeting in addition to all the mem
bers of the local board were Senator
Wade H. D. Wartield, States Attorney
W. l.. Seabrook, Edward O. Weant,
Guy w. Steele, DR.. Luther Kemp,
Charles W. Melville, H. Peyton Cor
such, Levi d. Maus, w. G. Sharrer
and others.
The key-notes of all addresses were
loyalty to the Nation and State, and
the necessity of cooperation by all
loyal citizens standing shoulder to
shoulder each doing his part in car
rying out the wishes of Governor
Harrington and his duty to his coun-
try.
The military Census which is now
being taken is authorized by the Gov
ernor Of Maryland under an act passed
by the General Assembly of 1916. Each
enumerator is commissioned by the
Governor and the law requires that all
information called for by the Census
shall be given by anyone who has
knowledge of the facts. Extracts from
the law are appended.
Object of making enrolment. The
enrolment being mada in order TO as
certain everyone in the State VINO is
evaiIable for military service. 1t is
in no sense an enlistment It's object
is simply to collect information as to
IA
individual and Wh1ther ne has
persons depending upon him for
financial support. When this infOr-
nation has been obtained, each indi-
vidual will lie classified. and he may
then feel assured that if any call for
service hereafter comes he will not be
expected to do any more than others
will be asked TO 90 whose claSsitica-
tiOn is substantially the same as his.
The enrolment cards are to be filled
out for every male individual who is
Is years of age or older. regardless Of
whether or not any such person may
claim exemption or may have or claim
to have some physical disability or de-
feet
The only reason for enrolling boys
Of Is TO IS is that this will make it
unnecessary to have another Census
for > years Boys under is are not
liable to be called for any military
serviCeD
All persons shall. upon the applica
ton OF any person making such en-
rOllment. give the name of and all
other proper Information concerning
any person within their knowledge
liable 10 lie enrolled. under penalty Of
$40 for every cOnCealment or false in
formation. or refusal to give tic in
Formation requested to he re~O' ere |
with costs in the name Of the State in
any court or before any Justice OF tn
peace having criminal jurisdiction. The
officer making the enrolment shall.
within ten days. report all persons
who shall fail or neglect to give infOr
nation to the Adjutant General.
All the able-bodied male citizens and
able-bOdied males or foreign birth. who
have declared their intentions to be
come citizens. who are residents OF
this State. shall constitute the militia.
subject to the following exemptions:
Ca) persons exempted by the laws of
the United States; (bl persons exempt
ed bv the laws of Maryland: (ct the
members of any regularly organized
fire or police department in any city.
village or town; (d) Judges and clerks
of courts OF record, registers OF wills
and deeds Sheriffs, ministers OF the
Gospel, practicing physicians, superin-
tendents, officers and assistants of hos
pitfalls, prisons and jails; all persons
actually employed as teachers in any
public school, college or university;
light house keeper, conductors and en-
gineers Of railways, seamen ac-
tually employed as such; (e) idiots,
lunatics, paupers, vagabonds, confirm
ed drunkards, persons addicted to the
use of narcotic drugs and persons con-
Victed of infamous crimes All such eX
empted persons, except those enumer
ated in subdivisions (a) and (e), shall
be available for military duty in case
of war, insurrection, invasion or immi-
nent danger thereof.
1T will be seen from the above ev-
eryone interviewed is expected to give
all the information that is asked of him
and there IFS no excuse for either mis-
representing or Withholding facts.
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There will be an executive meeting
OF the Carroll County G.. <. Union
held in Grace Lutheran Church, this