Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-28
8oo,ooo MORE MEN
ARE TO REGISTER.
All Those Coming of Age Since June
 5 Last Year.

The selective service act which | caused the registration last June of | the country's man power between the i ages of 21 and S1 will be employed on | Wednesday, June 5, to register all male | persons who have reached their 21st | birthday since June 5. 1917. Wide 1 publicity is desired by the government 1 regarding the nation wide enrolment. l For the purpose of rendering assist ance of this kind. the Connecticut state council of defense will issue from it's publicity committee articles explaining comprehensively and conciseiy the regulations for registration.
 The national arny'S enlisted strength has been drawn from the men of draft age who placed themselves at the gov ernment's disposal when they regis tered last June. Since the registration day a new group of men have become available under the selective service act They are the men who have come within the army draft age between June 5, 1917, and June 5, 1918. In other words, they are all the young men of the nation who have attained their. 21st birthday between those dates.
 President Wilson has been author | ized by act of congress, May IS, 1917, to increase temporarily the military establishment of the United States, | and with the authority of that act and the public resolution he has prescribed
 regulations to cover the registration
 lations is the full force and effect of
 the law. Failure to register is a seri-
 ous misdemeanor, with severe penalty l attached.
 Immediately upon leaving the mili
 tary or naval service any person who
 has. reached 31 years of age since June
 5th becomes subject to registration. An alien who enters the United
 States for the first time after the date set for registration is not subject to registration unless he declares his in-
 tention to become a citizen of the
 United States.
 | Citizens of the United States or
 persons who have declared their in
 tention to become citizens of the
 United States who do happen to be
 absent from the territorial limits of the
 United States on registration day are
 required to register within five days
 after their return to the United States.
 At present the national government is limiting the military draft to men between 21 and 31 years of age. The
 coming registration day is expected tC
 make about S00,000 men available fol national service. The machinery fol . taking the registration on June has been carefully worked out by the wal
 department through the provost mar sha1 general. Upon the local draf ; boards will fall the bulk of the i'm f portant work connected with registra ! ton.
 Some of the Important facts abou F registration day that should be kep
 in mind by the young men who mus register are:
 All male persons, citizens of th, United States and all male persons residing in the United States wh'
 have since the 5th day of June, 1917 f and on or before the day set for reg :. isTation by the presidents proclama ton attained the age of 21 years mus register.
 Those exempt from registration ar
 persons in the military or naval servic ?. of the United States.
 t Every man who registers will b S presented a registration certificate. n The hours of registration on June e will be between a. m. and p. m. $ The place of registration will be tn o office of the local draft board or sue t other place as shall by public notic ]. be designated by said board for regis I tration.
 $ Registration articles prepared by tn publicity committee of the Connecticu F state council of defense for the gov If ernor's office will cover the followin I functions of the registration act: I 1. The administrative system an = the duties of the governor and gover h nor's office.
 if 2. Duties of the local boards pre- n liminary to registration day. r B. Duties of the local boards on an N after registration day.
 6 4. Duties Of the chief registrars an v, the registrars.
 u ,. AppIica ton of the selective ser
 vice regulation, the rules for informa
 ton of persons to be registered an
 special cases of registration.