The Raymer enterprise., 1918-05-30
REGISTRATION DAY
next WEDNESDAY


ignating Wednesday. June 5. as the
day on which all men who have
reached the age Of 81 since last June
5 shall register for military service,
Provost Marshal General Crowder's
Office Immediately began prepara-
tions for the enrolment of the men.
Instead OF using the election machin-
cry as was done last year. Gen. Crow
der will call upon the local boards.
II is believed that their experience
during the past year has peculiarly
fitted them to handle the new reg
istration economically and efficient
ly.
Gen. Crowder has estimated that
probably three-quarters of million
men will be added to the American
Army by the new registration. His
estimate is based on the fact that al
most l0,000,000 men registered last
year. This number included all be-
tween the ages OF 21 and 81, and sta
tistics collected by Gen. Crowder's
Office show that little more than 10
per cent Of those men were 81 years
old. On that basis 1t is estimated by
draft officials that the total registra-
tion will exceed 1000 900, of which
10000 will be available for military
service. This makes proper allow
ances for physical detectives, exemp-
tons because OF dependents. and other
bars to military service.
The law provides that every young
man in the United States who has
reached the age Of 81 years since June
s. 1917. or will reach that age on or
before June 5. 1918, must register.
The only exceptions are In the cases
OF men who are actually in active
military or naval service. All male
person, citizens or aliens, born be-
tween June 6, 1896, and June 5. 1897,
inclusive, except officers and enlisted
men of the Regular Army. Navy, and
Marine Corps, and the National
Guard and Naval Militia while In
Federal service. and officers In the
Officers Reserve Corps and Enlisted
Reserve Corps while in active ser
vice, must register. Some misunder-
standing has been caused by the pub
lication Of reports that medical and
divinity students students need not
register, and Gen. Crowder has issued
the following statement:
Divinity students and students OF
medicine must register. Under the
terms Of the law signed by President
Wilson on Monday students who were
preparing for the ministry in recOg-
nized theological or divinity schools
and students who were preparing for
the practice Of medicine and surgery
in recognized medical schools on May
20, 1918. are exempt from the draft.
However, the law does not relieve
such students from the duty OF regis
tering on Wednesday, June5. Reg
istration comes first, exemption after
wards. 1t is absolutely necessary
that these students register"
The registration will be held in the
office of the local board having juris-
diction OF the area wherein the per-
son to be registerd prmanently re-
sides. or in such other place as by
public notice is designated by the
board, between a. m. and 9 p. m.
on Wednesday, June 5, 1918.
II is necessary to go to the registra-
tion place in person. Any man who
expects to be absent from home on
Wednesday, June s. 1918, should go
at once to the Office OF the local board
where he expects to be and have his
registration card filled out and certi-
fed. He rust then msil this card to
the Office of the local board having
jurisdiction Of the place wherein he
permanently resides, and in view Of
the fact that this card must be re-
ceived by his home local board on or
before June 6, 1t is essential that any
one who expects to be away from
home on that date arrange for his
registration Immediately.
Anyone who is sick on June s and
unable to present himself In person at
the Office OF the local board may send
some competent friend, who may be
deputized by the clerk to prepare his
card.
Any person In doubt as to where he
should register should consult the
local board in the place where he
permanently resides, or he may OBJ
tain the desired information from
the Office Of the mayor II he lives in
a city of 10000 poulation or over,
or in the Office of the county clerk
IL he does not live in a city OF
80, 900.
II In not antfcipated that many will