Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-12
HEN 1916 SIGH Up FOR
ENTERING COUaTRY'S SERVICE
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sumcient supplies.
The registrars did their work in
one part Of tho school and as fast as
they completed original registration
cards, these cards were taken to an
other part of the school. where the
school teachers made duplicates of the
originals and others tabulated the
cards, showing the total number of
men registering OF every age from
eighteen to forty-fve, the number of
citizens among them, the number of
d~eclarants. the number of whites. etc.
By thus tabulating these cards and
making the duplicates Immediately
after the original has been made but
each poll can report in full tonight
the total number of registrants and
how they are divided as to ace, age,
citizenship, etc.
The duplicate cards which are be-
ing made must be sent to the adjutant
generals Office for filing, the original
being kept in his city. The work of
making the duplicates as soon as the
originals ave been made out Is being
done for the first time here at this
registration. Formerly the duplicate
work was lone after registration day
and took several days to complete.
BY using this method the duplicates
will be completed tonight when the
polls close at 3 o'clock.
From appearances this morning 1t
looked as IL the 10000 mark would
be reached today in the registrations
although the government estimate CT
the number which would register
here is 1896. The factories by regis
tering their employees at the plants
are taking much from the hands of
the boards at the various schools and
In addition the plants will not get be-
hind in their war orders as a result
of having their men leave work to
register at the schools.
At the factories where registering
is being done the duplicate copies are
also being made, thus making 1t pos
stble for them to make a report to the
draft board similar to hat OF the
boards on duty in the schools.
Posters bearing the words REGIS
ter Today" have been placed on the
schools where the men will register
in order to direct those who arc not
certain of where they are supposed
to report
Although much publicity was given
TO the fact that men must register in
the wards in which they live and the
location of the registration polls was
printed In the EVENING NEWS.
there were many men who reported
at city hall to be registered during
the morning. They were directed
where to register.
The polls will remain open until 9
o'clock tonight, 1t being expected that
a great influx OF men will appear at
the schools at 8 o'clock this afternoon
n continue until the time Of closing.
Many Perth Amboyans between the
ages of eighteen and forty-five who
are not In the city at present have
away from home and their
cards have been received by the draft
board.
The missionaries which will be
sent u to those in this registration
nave not been received as yet. When
received they will be sent out first to
those between the ages of nineteen
twenty and thirty-one and thirty
six. The other youths and men will
receive their questionnaires at q later
date.
The supply of Identification cards.
OF which is given TO each regis
was exhausted in some of the
polls and factories shortly before
noon today and the adjutant generals
ONCE In Trenton notified the local
board that additional Identification
and registration cards would be sent
by special messenger from the state
capital to this city.
me fact that the supply OF identi-
neaulon cards has been exhausted
indicated that the registration would
De as arg as estimated by the draft
a officials, reaching the 10000
mark.
At noon today reports from the
were to the effect that although
kept busy with the work fbe
were not rushed. The regtstra-
don was going smoothly and the gen
eral sentiment of those affected by
new draft law was to Register
early and thus fulnll their patriotic
duty.