New Britain herald., 1918-09-13
SECOND STRONGEST
 IN ITS MAN POWER
Only 3,888 Register in First Dis
 triCt and 5,938 in Other

NAANe uhA S9SSS AA ~thoA QUEER CASES DISCOVERED Several Men, Within Age Limits of Previous Drafts, Register Yesterday gated.
 Official figures, given out by the first and second draft boards this morning, showed a total of 1926 men registered yesterday under the selective service act. This number will probably be slightly increased within the next few days as Iardy reg istration cards from various places about the country continue to arrive. The second exemption district has now succeeded the first district as leading In man power, and yesterdays regis tration showed 3,93S registrants in the second district, as compared to B. 888 in the first.
 The second district board completed its registration classification last eve ming and at 7 o'clock this morning dispatched a telegram to the war de- partment setting forth the facts. This was supplanted by the official letter, with figures that was mailed at 10 B. m. today.
 1875 Aliens in Second.
 The general draft classifications of registrants in the second district, comprising the second, fourth and sixth wards, shows that of the 3,93S men registered, only 1,449 were na- tive born Americans. Those who had been naturalized numbered 621 and P5 registrants were citizens because their fathers had taken out papers during their minority. Of those who were declarant aliens, having taken put first papers, there were 39S, and there were 1875 who are bona fide aliens. The white race was of course In preponderance, 3,915 whites having registered and only 20 negroes, two Orientals and one East Indian.
 B Year Class Largest.
 The classification of men by ages In the second district shows that there were more registrants of the 33 year old class than any other, al- though 34 and 36 year old classes followed closely. Herewith is the
 
 men by ages:
 Eighteen. z07; nineteen, 1sO; twen- ty, 210; twenty-one, 15; twenty three, 2; twenty-five, 2; twenty-eight 1; thirty, 2; thirty-one, 1; thirty-tWo, l64; thirty-three, BIO; thirty-four 288; thirty five, 254; thirty-six, 287; thir- ty-seyen, 262; thirty-eight, 241; thir- ty-nine, 233; forty, 226; forty-one, R07; forty-two, 154; forty three, 220; torty-four, 182; forty-five, 210; total, S93S.
 The registration of second district Lliens showed 398 who have taken out their first papers and are known as Heclarants, and 1875 who have taken put no papers and are bona fide sub lects of foreign powers. These men hre classed unde the following coun- tries: England, 5 declarants and IA aliens: Ireland, IS declarants and 6 hliens; Scotland, 1 declarant; Canada, declarants and Il aliens; East India, l alien France, declarants and no aliens; Italy, 71 declarants and 395 aliens; Portugal, 1 declarant and II nliens; Russia, 146 declarants and aS7 aliens; China, 2 aliens; Denmark, 1 decIarant and 1 alien; Netherlands, | declarant; Norway, i declarant and 3 aliens; Roumania, 1 alien; Spain, 3 aliens; Sweden, A declarants and 50 aliens; other countries, declarants and "A aliens; Austro-Hungary, 67 Heclarants and 255 aliens; Turkey, 5 Heclarants and 56 aliens; Germany, 12 1eclarants and aliens; totl, 398 de- elarants and 1875 aliens.
 9O9 Register in Second.
 Classification of second district men by the various wards is as follows:
 Native born, 40; naturalized, 159; citizens because parent Is naturalized, s2; declarants, 73; aliens, 235; total, )09 White men. 898; colored men, To; Oriental A
 According td Ases the men register ed as follows
 Eighteen, 54; nineteen, 48; twenty, 5; twenty-three, l; thirty-two, 43; thirty three, 72; thirty-four, 64; thir- y-five, 65; thihty-six, 61; thihty-seVen h.; thirty eight, 50; thirty-nine, 57; forty, 50; forty-one, Al; forty-two, BO; forty-three, 52; forty-four. 39; torty-five, 43 total, 909.
 Complete detailed figures and sta Hstics from the first district are being compiled today.
 No New Orders Received.
 Neither of the two draft boards have received any new orders rela- live to the new registration, but 1t Is