The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-27

Registration of young men who have
reached the age of twenty be-
tween June 5. 1917 and June S, 1918.
will be accomplished on Registration
Day with the assistance of mayors
and other municipal officers, the great
news agencies, the post office depart
ment and police officials. All these
forces have important duties to per
form for the smooth working of the
administrative system and all will be
under the supervision of Governor
Holcomb,
Under the selcetive service act all
young men who have attained their
twenty birthday since June 5th
last are available for the draft army
and must place information regard
ing themselves in the hands of the
national government on Wednesday,
June 5, 1918, between a. m. and 9
p. m.
The local draft boards are the med
ium through which registration shall
be accomplished. Members of the
local draft board will act as chief
registrars at the places of enrolment.
posted for general information. This
duty will fall to mayors in cities of
| 10000 population or over and the
town clerks in smaller units, these
officials to be notified by the local
draft boards. It will also be the duty
of the mayor OF town clerk, to for
ward to the proper local board every
registration card forwarded to him
by an absentee who did not know the
designation and address of the local
board within whose jurisdiction he
permanently resides.
Many Agencies to Cooperate.
Legal advisory boards will have the
aid and advice of prosecuting attor-
neys and city attorneys in all matters
pertaining to registration. The same
spirit of cooperation will also be
given by all officerse of the federal
and state governments to secure exc
cution of the selective service law.
The Government has called upon
the Press for the widest possible pub
lieity to the Presidents proclamation
and the rules and regulations con-
nected with Registration Day.
Another feature of the publicity
will be the posting of copies of the
proclamation in public places at or
in the vicinity of each post office.
To make complete the registration
and to assist in the preservation OF
order on the Registration Day all fed
eral marshals, deputy marshalls, and
investigating agents, and all police
officers are required to hold them
selves in readiness to give their ser
vices They will report the names OF
delinquents to the local draft boards
All persons eligible for registration
who fail to register will be reported
to the United States district attorney
Failure on the part of any duly des-
fgnated officer or agent to act will re-
suit in the appointment of designa.
ton of another officer or agent. The
facts connected with such refusal o.
failure will be reported to the United
States district attorney for the pur.
poses of prosecution.
Governors Office in Charge.
Direct control of a great deal O.
the registration work is vested in tn,
Governors Office. The first Motif
sation of the Presidents proclamation
is telegraphed to all local lraft board
by the Governors Office. That offic
will also distribute copies of the Pres
ident's proclamation, blank registra
ton cards and other printed mater
ial connected with registration.
: The Governors office appoints reg
istrars other than members and sal
aried attaches of the local boards up