Arizona republican., 1918-08-07
PREPARE ID DRAFT
 UP ID 45 YEARS IN
 ARIZONA DISTRICTS

No time is to be lost by the provost marshal general in putting into oper- ation the selective draft law as it will be amended by the extension of the age limit in both directions. By the time the amendment has been effected the machinery will be set up to begin at once carrying it into effect. The following telegraphic instructions were received yesterday by Adjutant General Harris and were sent out by him to all local boards in the state.
 It is confidently anticipated that legislation extending the present draft ages will early be enacted by Con gress. At this time it cannot be stated with exactness what ages will be sub ject to draft but it is safe to assume that very large number of men will be required to register and that the date of registration will be early in September.
 The registration of such large num- bers requires detailed and extensive preparation and there will not be suf- ficient time for such preparation after the passage of the legislation by Con- yress. Instructions outlining procedure will be at once forwarded by mail pending receipt thereof you are in-
 
 ments at once in order that registration may take place soon after the passage of the necessary legislation. The machinery for registration must be perfected and ready to be put into ini- mediate operation when the Presi- dents proclamation can be published The adjutant general in each state acting under the direction of the gov ernor, will be the central administra- tive authority of the registration sys- tenn within the state.
 Under Local Boards The local boards will have immedi- ate direction and supervision of the registration within their respective jurisdictions. The actual registration will be made in the customary voting precincts in the jurisdiction of each local board.
 Each local board should be requested at once to appoint a registrar or regis trsrs for each precinct within its Jurisdiction. Where there is more than one registrar in a precinct, one will be appointed as chief registrar Registrars should be appointed fol each probable eighty registrants in z precinct. This will require one ant one-third times as many registrars as
  trars should be competent to do thu clerical work. citizens of the United States, and reside within the jurisdic ton of the local board by which the, are appointed. and should be persons who have lived in the Jurisdiction lonI enough to be well acquainted with tn, residents thereof. All persons are ex pected to offer such services as the, can afford in this patriotic duty with out compensation. Volunteer regis trars who offer their services free O charge may be appointed in such mum bers as may be used in any precinct If volunteer interpreters cannot b obtained. persons may be employe, and compensated as provided in Sec tion 2S of registration regulations, bu volunteer registrars who can act as in terpreters should be obtained wheneve possible.
 Officials to Assist
 Governors. mayors. city clerks an county authorities will be called upo by the President in regulations to as sist local boards in providing suitabl places for registration and to obtai cooperation of the proper electio commissioners and custodians or of ficers in charge of election machiner and public buildings. When votin booths are available, arrangement should be made for their use togethe with such equipment as is usuall supplied for use in registering voters Where the customary voting place