The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-05-30
MUST REGISTER
on JUNE 5
THOSE WHO HAVE REACHED 21
SINCE YEAR AGO
General crowder Sends Out Order
to Local Boards-Expects One
Million More to Register

Harry c. Wallis, chief clerk for the
Dickey County Registration board,
has just issued an order requiring
men who have become 21 years of
age on June is, 1918, within this
county since June S, 1917, to appear
in person at the office o. the local
board in the court house at Glendale
on June S, 1918, and register their
names for military service. Such ap-
pearance must be between the hours
of a. m. and p. m. of said day.
The Secretary of War authorizes
the following:
With the signing by President Will
son of the bill and proclamation desig-
mating Wednesday, June 5, as the day
on which all men who have reached
the age of 81 since last June 5 shall
register for military service, Provost
Marshal General Crowder's Office i'm
mediately began preparations for the
enrolment of the men. Instead of u.s.
ing the election machinery as was
done last year, Gen. Crowder will call
upon the local boards. 1t is believed
that their experience during the past
year has peculiarly fitted them to
handle the new registration economic
ally and efficiently.
Gen. Crowder has estimated that
probably three-quarters of million
men will be added to the American
Army by the new registration. His
estimate is based on the fact that al
most 100000 men registered last
year. This number included all be-
tween the ages of 81 and 81, and sta
tistics collected by Gen. Crowder's
office show that little more than 10
per cent of these men were 21 years
old. On that basis it is estimated by
draft officials that the total registra-
tion will exceed 100000, of which
100000 will be available for military
service. This makes proper allow
ances for physical detectives, exemp-
tions because of dependents, and other
bars to military service.
The law provides that every young
man in the United States who has
reaches the age of 81 years since June
S, 1917, or will reach that age on or
before June S, 1918, must register.
The only exceptions are in the cases
of men who are actually in active mil
itary Or naval service. All male per-
sons, citizens or aliens. born between
in
elusive, except officers and enlisted
men of the Regular Army, Navy, and
Marine Corps, and the National Guard
and Naval Militia while in Federal
service, and officers in the Officers
Reserve Corps and enlisted men in
the Enlisted Reserve Corps while in
active service, must register. Some
misunderstanding has been caused by
the publication of reports that medi-
cal and divinity students need not
register, and Gen. Crowder has issued
the following statement:
Divinity students and students of
medicine must register. Under the
terms of the law signed by President
Wilson on Monday students who were
preparing for the ministry in recog-
nized theological or divinity schools
and students who were preparing for
the practice of medicine and surgery
in recognized medical schools on May
goth, 1918, are exempt from the draft.
However, the law does not relieve
such students from the duty of regis
tering on Wednesday, June S. Regis.
tration comes first, exemption after.
wards. 1t is absolutely necessary that
these students register"
The registration will be held in the
office of the local board having juris-
diction of the area wherein the per-
son to be registered permanently re-
sides, Or in such other place as by
public notice is designated by the
board, between a. m. and 9 p. m. on
Wednesday, June 5, 1918.
1t is necessary to go to the registra-
tion place in person. Any man who
expects to be absent from home on
Wednesday, June 5, 1918, should go
at once to the office of the local board
where he expects to be and have his
registration card filled out and certi-
fed. He must then mail this card to
the office of the local board having
jurisdiction of the place wherein he
permanently resides, and in view of
the fact that this card must be re-
ceived by his home local board on Or
before June 5, it is essential that any
one who expects to be away from
home on that date arrange for his reg
istration Immediately.
Anyone who is sick on June and
unable to present himself in person at
the Office of the local board may send
some competent friend, who may be
deputized by the clerk to prepare his
card.
Any person in doubt as to where he
should register should consult the