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WOMEN URGED TO help
GET FULL REGISTRATION

Chairman of Woman's Committee of
Calls Upon American Women 10
Help See That Every Man is Reg
istered Tomorrow.
To The State Chairmen:
Washington, Sept. ia new and
imperative call comes TO the women
of our land from which at first there
may be spirit of shrinking, but the
splendid response which the patri-
otto women of America have made to
every call of their country assures us
of a willing and courageous compli-
ance with this the greatest and most
important demand made upon the
loyalty of our people since the be-
ginning of the war.
You have tirelessly sold Liberty
Bonds, Thrift and War Savings
Stamps; you have eagerly and with
infinite patience produced and con-
served food; you have been unweary-
ing in the service of the Red Cross
and relief societies; you have re
cruited young women by the thou
sands for our civilian and army nur;
ses training schools and in number
less ways you have rendered volun-
tary service for the material support
of the war.
But of what avail is it that We
have money, food, ships, munitions
and hospital supplies if we fail to
mobilize a sufficiently large army to
win the war:
Congress has now called for the
registration of the man power of the
nation between the ages of Is and
As years, of which there are esti-
mated to be 100000, not all of
whom will be called into active ser
vice, but from whom the two million
or. more will be selected to complete
the army of 100000 men which we
have pledged to the Allied cause.
These will belong to Glass L, made
up of men without dependents and in
non-essential industries, and no fam
lily will be disrupted or deprived of
proper financial support, and them
dustries of the country will not be
unduly disturbed. But every man of
the 100000 is in honor bound to
register. We women know who these
men are, and every woman is equal
ly in honor bound to inspire, encour-
age and urge the men of her family
to perform their patriotic duty.
This is the service of sacrifice and
loyalty which the Government asks
present critical hour; and the Wo-
mans Committee of the Council Of
National Defense takes up this duty
with spirit and enthusiasm, realizing
how much depends upon our attitude
toward it.
Provost Marshal-General Crowder
writes to the Chairman of the Wo-
mans Committee, saying Il am much
impressed with the Importance of
availing myself of the assistance of
the women of the country as repre-
scented by your Committee; with full
knowledge Of the situation, it is GER
tain that they will be ready to assist
by all appropriate means
l cannot too strongly impress upon
you the absolute necessity of getting
this message to every unit of your
State Division as speedily as possible.
To inspire us in our task, we have
but to remember this: We must win
the war. We must win it in the
shortest possible time. 1t can be
The German retreat specialist" is
still on the job.
done only with sufficiently large
army to break the military power of
Germany This army can be secured
if we do our duty.
Every consideration of honor, of
patriotism, of love of justice and
hope for the future peace of the
world calls US to this sacred service.
Faithfully yours,
ANNA HOWARD SHAW,
Chairman Woman's Committee, Coun-
Gil of National Defense.