Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-09-18
ESTIMATED THAT 1900, 900 MEN
Between 1S and 10 Yeasr Were Rec.
istercd Last Thursday.

serves 10 WIN the war, were regis
tered to-day in the second great mo-
biliZation OF the nations man-power.
AS these men were moving in
every city, town and hamlet over
the country to add their names 20
the roll Of the 100000 who had
registered before, the nations fight.
ing army overseas was hurting itself
against the enemy in the first dis.
tinctly American offensive operation
on the western front.
Demonstrations of patriotism
Long before the appointed time FOR
the registrars to begin their woix,
lines OF citizens were awaiting to en-
roll. All day and until we'll into the
night, men passed through the reg.
istration places, and Provost Marshal
General Crowder is confident that
when the returns are in they will
show that there were few who sought
to evade their duty.
In all the reports of the progress
Of the Registration received during
the day at the provost marshars Of
flee there was no suggestion of any
disorder and none had been expected,
for officials had been confident that
the deeds Of the fighting men over
seas had stirred the nation to the
highest pitch Of patriotism and de-
termination.
With registration day now history,
the next move Of the draft machin-
cry will be in the numbering seriaIly
OF the registration cards. Until that
work is completed by the local
boards the drawing of the order
numbers which will determine IN >,
measure the relative standing Of the
registrants, cannot be held.
In the meantime, however, ques-
tionnaires will go forward to men
between / 8 and ,21 and 32 and Sc 70
that they may be classified and some
of them thus made ready for call in
October after the national drawing
is held.
Complete reports from the regis.
tration to-day are not expected by
Gen. Crowder before Saturday. These
will show the total number of men
registered as we'll as the proportion
OF the number registered to the esti-
mate in each district that may form
the basis for activity by the Depart
ment of Justice IN rcuriinr up lnC8e
Who have UOGrrtaken 10 a. ade rest&-
lfaii0n..u.. ..-.. .... ....
Iu this Gopn&etlon dmaials torcay
again called the attcntiDA OF regis
Lrants to the fact that the law re-
quires that they carry their registra-
tion cards with them at all times so
that upon demand of an authorized
police officer they can produce it.
The "Work or Fight" Order.
Washington, Sept. 12-Gen, Crow
der announced tonight that the
work or fight order now being en-
forced by district boards would not
affect all industries failing to obtain
a place on the preference list recent
ly established by the war industries
board. An erroneous impression WAS
| current, he said, that the list of fi9e
non-productive occupations in which
men Of draft age cannot be employed
If they wish to retain deferred
classification had been enlarged to
include all Industries which the pref
erence list omitted.
| "This idea" Gen. Crowder said,
calls for prompt reputation. The
| on-productive' list of five classified
| occupations has not been enlarged
and it will not be enlarged without
the amplest and most explicit notice.
| Selective service boards are express
| ly directed until further notice to
bring no other occupations under the
work or fight order except expressly
listed.'
The preference list Of the war in
dustries board, Gen. Crowder said
| strengthened the position of a limit
| ed number Of industries most essen
tial to the conduct Of the war in that
| they are recommended to the district
draft boards as being necessary 9na
the boards may take advantage rt
that recommendation in determi
| whether an Indispensable man .1
such an industry should be -.
deferred classification. On the
other hand, the work or fight order,
he said, strengthened the army by
taking rnpictrnptc NH, oloco