Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-08-10
MAYORPUTS| IN
TINE ON DRAF I
Has Resigned Position With
Standard Underground Cable
Company for City Work
TAKE CITY CLERKS PLACE
Work of Draft Board Piling Up
During Week New Regula-
tlons in Effect.
TAKE CITY CLERKS PLACE

Owing to the additional work which
has been thrust upon his shoulders py
the resignation of City Clerk Jonn
Hanson, Jr., as clerk of the local drait
board. Mayor John +. iehProeeRt std ndS
resigned his position with the Stano,
ard Underground Cable Company ana
Ia now devoting his whole time to the
duties at City Hall.
Mayor TenBroeck rendered his res
ignation yesterday and this morning
started to "dig into" the draft matter
which has piled up daily since the
first of the week.
Although the bill placing the age
limits for the draft at from eighteen
to forty-hve has not been passed as
vet the government Is sending out
instructions to all draft boards with
reference to the coming registration
and preliminary work Is now peinS
started. Several changes are being
advocated by the government over
the system used formerly In register
ing. examining and sending away the
No additional call for men has been
received since the first of the week.
but long letters of instruction are ar
riving daily concerning the,new regis rs
tration. These letters state that the
reRistration will likely be held early IN
September 1t being expected that the
number effected by the new age limits
win be one-third larger than the num-
ber erected by the June 8 registration
in 1917. Perth Amboy's registra-
tlon on that date was about 600 and
one-third increase would mean near %oaL reg
however, is of the opinion that at least
1000 viii be registered here this time.
All local boards have received IN
structions to furnish each selected
man being sent away to camp an arm
band or brassard at the tHne he re.
ports for duty (being the occasion or
the first roll call J, the psno OF Drss- ,,
eard bearing the letters ~. 8. N. A.
This arm band, which is to be stitched
to the left sleeve two inches above the
elbow OF the selected men, will COM
stitute his uniform from the time OF
induction into military service until his
arrival at the mobilization camp. THIS
band Is not to be removed by tho
drafted man until his arrival in camp.
The local boards are also authorized
to appoint a leader of each contin-
gent as well as several assistant lead
ers. there being one OF the latter for
every eight men. These leaders and
assistants will be furnished with an
arm band bearing the letters "S. r:
standing for special police which Will
be worn on the right sleeve, the leader
wearing his band two inches above the
elbow and the assistants having theirs
two inches below the elbow.
All leaders and assistant leaders VIII
be furnished by the local board with
warrants of appointment. The ap-
pointment of these men vests them
with power and authority to main
tain order in their respective contin-
Eents, TO stop Quarrels and Quell dis
orders of any kind, to search out. seize
and destroy ell intoxicating liquor and
in general to take all steps necessary
to the maintenance of proper disci-
pline in their respective contingents. :.
The leader win keep record OF al
violations OF the regulations governing
drafted men en- route to mobilization
camps and OF all cases of disorderly
conduct among the men and of all
damages to railroad and other prop
erty by the men in the contingent, and
shall report each individual case to the
commanding officer OF the mobilization
camp immediately upon the arrival TOT
proper action of the military authori-
Upon induction BY local boards Sc
Rected men are subject TO military dis
cipline and to the penalties provided
by the articles of war and must sc
conduct themselves as not TO bring re-
proach upon themselves or TO the serv-
Ice to which they belong.
The government has taken this ac-
ton as the result of the actions OF
some of the drafted contingents WHIT
have left the troop trains on previous
occasions en- route to camp. done prop
erty damage and acted In a disorderlS
manner.
No information has been given oui
as yet as TO who VIII succeed Cleri
John Hanson, Jr.. as a member OF the
local draft board. Owing to th'
great amount of work which must be
done by It during the next few weeks
II is necessary that q full board b'
established at once.