Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-12
NATIONS MANHOOD
MUSTERED FOR WAR
General Crowder Estimates 49,
100000 Men Will Reg
lister To-Day.
REGISTRARS AT THEIR POSTS
Obligation Rests Upon Every In
dividual Between Eighteen
and Forty Five.
REGISTRARS AT THEIR POSTS
fBv Associated Press.

iBy Associated PressI
WASHINGTON. September ll.--On the
eve of tho great muster Of the nations
manhood for war. Provost Ma rshal-
General Crowder tonight summed up
dressed to the l3,ooo,ooo men between
eighteen and forty-fvc years who will
register tomorrow:
The registrars arc at their posts
awaiting you!!
General Crowdcr has asked tina; reg
istration day be observed generally AS
play in tribute 20 the mon who Will
enroll for the reservoir from which
viii come the man power for the final
drive against the German armies. His
last word TO prospective rcEistrants
was.
"Upon every man between tho ages
inclusive. not heretofore registered or
not already in active military and naval
service rests the obligation to register
Thursday.
Through this registration il is pro-
nosed to enroll the names Of approx
imatciy I3. 100000 men not subject here
tofore to the draft.
This task completed. America will
have taken census OF its available
ma, nan power; With This enroilmcnt and
nc egs'5a'sns a5a Snst of lyme a;S 4 s Ss, JpnG
have placed in this reservoir the names
OF approximately a3.4oo,ooo men. From
those best suited physically and by cir.
cuinstancc for the field of battle. and
classifying those remaining In accord :
w'n the needed of 10 Tsos
Of the nation at home and tho main
tenance OF the military establishment.
arc most effectively TO distribute the
energies OF our people for the supreme
task of winning tho war.
PATRIOTS WILL. RESPOND
AND SLttILERS MUST
The obligation resting upon the in
dividuai his day is clcar-cut and not TO
nc mistaken. The patriotism and tho
honor or our manhood furnish the main
reliance of the nation at This hour
l'ntriots viii not fail TO respond.
Slackers must respond. For those who
would cvade their obligation the Law
provides punishment swift and certain.
years Imprisonment faces the man
who cvadcs. And no man can buy his
escape from this penalty through pay
ment OF a fine
The registrars arc at their posts
awaiting You"
Word came to the provost ma arshal
generals Office to-day from every one
OF the local draft boards and reGistra
ton districts that preparations for the
registration have been completed.
t.verywherc tho number Of registrars
has been increased. and so thorough
have hecn the preliminary arrange
mcnts that General Crowdcr believes
tho total men enrolled can he reported
10 his Office by Saturday night.
The draft takes in $4,000 men who
have reached twenty one since August
=
their nineteenth birthday each day. the
date September IL, fixes a dividing line
for them. Also a smaller number Of
individuals now between ;wcnty-onc
and ,hirty-onc. who by some circum-
stance OF location or condition on
previous registration days did not reg
lister. Will be enrolled tomorrow.
Until the first ella sihcations have
been arranged and another stream of
men assured 10 flow into the army can
tonmcnts. il was indicated, executives
will not attempt 10 settle problems like
the stonpaGe OF cnlistmcnts in the navy
and marine corps, which have been
held in allegiance for the great muster.
They were discussed again to-day.
however. in conference between Cen
eral Crowder, Secretary Daniels and
others.
An estimated total OF $4,000 men A
month has 10 he provided for navy
and shipping needs. Meanwhile. the
recruiting division OF tho navy ordered
all it's officers and inspectors 10 form
naval reScrviSts not in active service
that they, too. must register. though
local boards thereafter Will place them
in Glass V
To pcrmi, its employees to register
with tho rest. tho Senate to-day adj
iourncd until Friday. though the
lower house will he in session 10 con-
tinue discussions OF the revenue bill.