The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-05-30
HOW TO REGISTER JUNE 5

mating Wednesday. June 5, as the day
on which all men who have reached
the age of u since last June 5 shall
register for military service, Provost
Marshal General Crowder's Office i'm
mediately began preparations for the
enrolment of the men. Instead OF
using the election machinery as was
done last year Gen. Crowder will call
upon the local boards. 1t is believed
that their experience during the past
year has peculiarly fitted them to han
die the new registration economically
and efficiently.
Gen. Crowder has estimated that
probably three-quarters of a million
men will be added to the American
army by the new registration. His
estimate is based on the fact that al
most $1,000, 900 men registered last
year. This number included all be-
tween the ages of 81 and 81, and sta
~tistics collected by Gen. Crowder's of
= HlON tlldl al llltlt ihO Nho ~
per cent of these men were 81 years
Old. On that basis it is estimated by
draft officials that the total regiStra-
ton will exceed 1000, 900, Of which
$50, 900 will be available for military
service. This makes proper allow
ances for physical detectives, eXemp-
tions 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 mil
itary or naval service. All male per-
sons, citizens or aliens, born between
June 6, 1896, and jun 5, 1897, inclu-
sive, except officers and enlisted men
of the regular army, navy and marine
corps, and the National Guard and ma
val militia while in federal service, and
officers in the officers reserve corps
and enlisted men in the enlisted re-
serve corps while in active service,
must register. Some misunderstood
ing has been caused by the publication
Of reports that medical and divinity
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, June 5. Regis
tration 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 person
to be registered permanently resides,
or in such other place as by public
notice is designated by the board, be-
tween Z a.. m. and 9 p. m. On Wednes.
day, June 5, 1918.
1t is necessary to go to the regis
%tration place in person. Any nan who
expects to be absent from home on
Wednesday, June 5, 1918, should go at
once to the Office of the local board
where he expects to be and have his
registration card filled out end GER
tilted. He must then mail this card
to the Office of the local board having
jurisdiction Of the place wherein he
permanently resides, and in view of
the fact hat this card must be re-
ceived by his home local board on or
before June 5, it is essential that any
one WIN expects " De away HUN
home on that date arrange for his
registration Immediately.
Anyone who is sick on June 5 and
unable to present himsef 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 per-
manently resides, or he may obtain
the desired information from the or
fee of the mayor if he lives in a city
of 10000 population or over, or in the
Office of the county clerk or parish
clerk If he does not live in a city or
81 5000.
1t is not anticipated that many will