Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-05-25
ESQ men WILL
REGISTER IN
COUNTY ON
5TH DAY
OF JUNE

Two hundred and fifty Cameron county
young men of age, 21, since the last reg
istration day. June ), 1917, will he regis
tered for army service on Wednesday,
June 5, according 10 Chairman c. l.. Jes-
sup of the Cameron County Local Board.
Every youth who has reached the age OF
81 on or before June ), 1918, must regis
ter.
No precinct registration will be sup
piled this year, the resistrants beng re-
ouired 10 come 10 the boards headquar-
tiers at the Cameron county courthouse.
The board today issued an appeal 10
citizens generally to see that every young
man is informed that he must register,
thus to avoid future useless work for the
hoard and for peace officers, n well as
FOR employers of labor.
The statement follows:
The calls for money have been un-
merous and the response has been gener-
Gus This call i not for our money: but
for our boys. This call can only be ans
wered by our young men pledging their
lives If need be- The calls for money
have left II ts- -ths- 4 Secretion of each home
to decide the amount. This call eliminates
all option in the matter and requires that
every home in the country must give of
it's own flesh and blood, If that home has
a son who has come to his majority with
In the last year.
Answering the call of our president,
every young man IN Cameron county who
has reached the age of twenty-one years
since June 5th, 1l17, must report at the
court house In Brownsville on June 5th,
1913, for the purpose of registering.
The above applies to all young men.
whether they be citizens of this country
or not III they are citizens of other
countries, they must first register and
then the proper papers will be prepared,
giving them their exemption. All parties
registering WI later on be given a physl-
cal examination Ia determine their fitness
for military service.
Every young man who fails to register
a above set ont will. automatically. be
subject to arrest. THIS CALL therefore.
is issued not only TO the young men of our
country. but an earnest appeal Is made
TO every man and woman in Cameron
county who can read. write or speak the
English language To see 10 il that not n
single Young man in their neighborhood
i left ont because he did not know of this
registration. This is vour patriotic duty
for cararal h y.gI.l
needs the service of these bovs. If they
do not register on the dav appointed. they
get themselves and al their friends into
trouble.
There were several Instances last fal
where some of our hest citizens in Cam
eron county. knowingly permitted their
MEXICAN help. who in most eases were To-
norant. To 60 on until thev were arrested
and put in ia'. and would then require
much of the time Of the local board te
get their laborerS set free. The loca
board in Cameron county. without max
ing mush fuss about ii, has rendered (
service that few people realize We arr
not now asking for your sympathy hut
for the countrv'S sake. we are entiile,
to vour hep M this time. II the people ot
the county who do not understand tn,
situation. WI do their full duty. there vii
not be young man in the county left ou
of the reg siration on June 5th. Cameron
county's cas- one men are oil gone
hence il * douhlv imnoriant To all con
cernAd IN see tha, this REGISTRATION o,
June 5th is complete. Remember III,
date Is. June 5th and the place i th
court house in Brownsville. Every pape
in the county i requested to give thi
matter wide ruhl civ
Respectfully.
Local Board. Cameron County, Texas
c. L. JESSUP. Chairman.
j. H. BATSELL, Secretary.