The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-04
new REGISTRATION
FOR 1S TO as MEN
SEPTEMBER z
ESTIMATED THAT MORE THAN
13 MILLIONS WILL BE REGIS
TERED FOR DRAFT DUTY.

The new national man power bill
has become law and of course, like
all laws, having to do with the ma
tional relief in any way, will take
immediate effect. 1t passed both
houses of congress with practically
unanimous votes and was signed by
President Wilson when it was pre-
sented to him for his signature.
1t is expected that the new regis
tration will place the names of more
than 18,000,0 900 people upon classifi-
ed list for the purpose of drawing
therefrom for the purpose of increas-
ing and maintaining the strength of
the United States army and navy to
size sufficient and adequate to meet
and cope with any matter or emer-
gency that may present itself before
this nation, and particularly, at the
present time to show the ruling war
lords of Germany that the small and
insignificant army which Uncle Sam
had in 1917 was by no means sample
of what he can have in 1918 and 1919
with a little effort.
The registration of the men Of this
nation between the ages of Is and 45
or 46 rather, because every man who
has not reached his 46th birthday will
have to register, seems to take it
away from the boy affair which it has
heretofore seemed to be and many a
man in this city who would look
rather queer in a khaki uniform will
have to walk up to his registration
place on Thursday, September 12 and
give his age and other necessary in
formation in order that he may be
properly classified for military duty.
Tn. fa ~ off f,xl - ~
men who are running or are in charge
Z OF che Dusi.ess places in this civ
but m w who viii ifTs ncr1 are subject to the
draft by the new law and the next
IL months time may work wonderful
changes in the management and cler-
ical forces in the stores and shops of
this city. If this war keeps up much
longer many a man who comes down
town each morning in a slick grey
business suit will be over in France
year from now. picking cooties out
of khaki uniform while with one
eye cooked over toward the German
trenches, he will watch for chance
to pot Hun.
How strange it would look to see
Glen Wortley, Lou Leonard, Club
Waldo, Earl Wilson, Smith Stanton,
Lee Cusser, George wagner, Spuo
/ Crawford, l. l.. Hubbell, c. A.
Wheeler, Fred Warner and a lot OF
other Belding "boys" go over the tor
in a bayonet charge on some Fritzie
trench. Aye, aye. we say it would
look strange. but it would look like
business for those sauerkrautandpom.
pernickle fellows and We'll bet oul
accumulated debts Of the past two
years that some one would make 9
hasty retreat and it would not be oul
boys either.
Remember, boys that you will no
have to go to Ionia to register, bu
that on Thursday, September IL, be
tween the hours cf in the morning
and 8 o'clock at night, your regular
voting place in the ward, precinct Of
township in which you live will b'
open to register you. The supervisor
of the ward or township is chairman
If the registration board and will have
charge Of the work.
Let Belongs men who are betweel
the ages of 1S-45 be 100 per cent eff
ficient in registering on the dat.
which congress has set for this al
important matter and wear the tag :"
have registered" early, from the tim
that you register, throughout the day