Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-01
11nlcon's Proclamation Says That it was Intended Men
 From IS to AS Should FiUht

.~ton D. C., Aug. 31.-After Wasa,sns' Isa now law and stating the eu eessuiatons for reslstra,don as tue fe,,pWs rissnt's proclamation read as on ,oia3I ae tho 'fil..'ff from twenty-one to thirty Bcountryy Y i, are were registered. Three Eyears u oro @ and again last month @eos @!sose who had just reacheq .ne ,ns ase ,e |taose ,ss.ntv -one were added. It now re re- lci twsIt !s to include all men between the bses, ses,';s Ii is is not new policy. A cen "lni0 ond ' a quarter ago it was dellb- fury anu 1ordained by those who were eraIe'y yyesnonsible for the safety and nsn seanse asD of the nation that the duty elsn'1 ,so military service should rest up tny S ahle bodied men between the s'l If 1S and 45. We now accept ses .U,fill vl the obligation which they na .1;shed ii an obligation expressed 'au onr national statutes from that .e ou until now. We solemnly purpose ne aso;sive aS, victory of arms and delib- .s,w to devote the larger part of s's,; Military man power of the nation U" m eccomplishment of that pur- lose. , h.va from tho %, T heen ready to go. They nave la,sbsd ls. b voluntary enlistments out of nnronortion to their numbers. Our i,itayy autorities regard them as pll.e.' .ho hiohest combatan Quali- .s'HT " Their youthful enthusiasm. their sr;1e sT; eargerncss, their gallant spirit daring make them the admlratlon un' o,l who see them in action. They .... sA not only distinction of serv- in this great war but also the in i.;nc memories which hundreds of % onsands of them will cherish rongh the years to come. of a great " and great service for their coun- and for mankind.
 "Bv the men of the older group now filed upon, the opportunity now eaned to them will be accepted with . calm resolution of those who real to the full the deep and solemn snificance of what they do. Having ade a place for themselves m fhek' snectiye communities, having as med at home the graver responsibil- tes of life in many spheres, look g back upon honorable records in yi and industrial life, they will real as perhaps no others could, how tirely their own fortunes and the rtunes of all whom they love are nt at stake in this war for right and ill know that the very records they i've made render this new duty and 6 commanding duty of their lives. lev know how surely this is the na- n's war, how impearitively it de- hnds the mobilization and massing
 all our resources of every kind. lev will regard this call as the su- eme call of their day and will an- Ter 1t accordingly.
 Omly a portion of those who regis
 will be called upon to bear arms. cse who are not physically fit will
 excused; those exempted by alien egiance; those who should not be
 ieved of their present responsibili- D; above all those who cannot be lred from the civil and industrial
 ks at home upon which the success
 our armies depends as much as on the fighting at the front. But
 must be registered in order that
 selection for military service may
 made intelligently and with full in-
 mati0n. This will be cur final nonstration of loyalty, democracy
 the will to win, our solemn mo- to all the world that we stand Iolutely together in common reso- lolution and purpose. It is the call
 duty which every true man in the untry will respond with pride and
 D the consciousness that in doing
 he plays his part in vindication of Breat at whose summons every true art offers its supreme service"