The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-12
STATE AT "POLLS"

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ages Of Is and IS years who have not
previously registered. Men registered
June 5. 1917. June 5, this year. or
August "a, this year, will not be COM
PEELED to appear before registration
boards today.
Send Questionnaircs.
Arrangements have been made for
the immediate sending of question:
naires to registrants and all men en-
rolled with local boards today win
receive their blanks at an early date.
Several thousand kansans will be
classified before the end of the month
and the state will be able to care for
all induction orders following today's
enrolment. There is little probability
that men registered today will be
called to the colors before October,
altho Kansas may send several thou
sand of her new registrants to train
ing camps before snow flies.
5000 in Shawnee County.
More than 5000 men are expected
to register in Shawnee county and the
city of Topeka today. During the last
few days, scores of men from all over
Kansas and even from other states,
who are in Topeka to attend the Free
Fair have presented themselves at the
local draft boards and obtained regis
tration cards to mail to their own To-,
cal boards.
Registration Began Early.
Prospective registrants began to
come into the booths at an early hour
this morning and in another two
hours the registration was well under
way. The county board expected a
total of 2.047 men to register; city
board No. 1 expected $500 and city
board No. 2, 1921. These figures
are based on statistics and issued by
the adjutant generals department.
iS nv 10 of rio lc
that there will be one man in Topeka
or Shawnee county who will know
ingly fail to register and the occasion
has been given such extensive public
ity that it is thought impossible any,
one should fail to know of it. The re-
sponsibility rests entirely on the indi-
vidual.
Jap Wanted to Register.
An alien in a strange land. kicked
from one registering place to another.
no one to assume responsibility for his
registration, such was the experience
of George Shinomiya, a subject of
Japan. However, Shinomiya, who
reads, writes and speaks pretty good
English. said that he had read in the
papers about the registration and that
while he remained in the United
States he would endeavor to the full
extent of his comprehension to COM
ply with what the government wanted.
Hence IL the government said for men
to register, the Jap, who is Al years
old, wanted to aid the government in
finding 4out about all men within Its
borders and presented himself for the
difficult ordeal of registering.
Characteristic of the troubles of the
strollers of the globe who have no set
and definite address was the expert
ence OF musician with the Parker
shows. He travels all the time. All
his people are in the theatrical pro-
fession and have no permanent ad.
dress Finally. as to most people there
is some little garden spot of the worl6
to them known as home, he said thai
Denver was the nearest he could come
to picking out a home. But at thai
it was the press he depended upon
The Bill Board, calling the list, tn,
address list of all theatrical people
was what he finally designated as
sure means Of getting in touch will
him at any time.
Soldier Questioned.
Another man, said to be a Topeks
man by the name of Dicks, who say
he is a soldier on furlo, was cues
toned on account of being out o
uniform. He defended his position b,
week leave and did not have to wea
II then. However, the local boar
did not confirm this opinion and ad
vised him either to carry his pas
from the proper military authorize
or get back into the o. D..
Each maqowho appeared at any o
the polling places was asked frs
where he lived 'Why, Topeka, o
course. Where do you suppose?" wa
the general answer to the clerks WHIT