Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-11
18-45 CLASS WILL
SUBMIT SELVES FOR
SERVICE IN ARMY
GOVERNOR lOWDEN OUTLINES
DUTIES OF MEN IN REGISTER
iNG-PoLlcE AND SHERlFF'S Of
FlCE TO AID IN WORK.


INK the lead Of President Wilson, GOV
ernCr i.o"dtn has p:IC AIMED l'.'s-
day September Il, as registration
day in Illinois of men between the
ages of Is and As The governors
proclamation was issued after Wash
ington officials had refused to alter
the registration date as suggested by
the governor because of its proxlm-
ity to primary day. The proclama-
ton follows:
The president OF the United
States. ~ proclamation, has fixed
September II for the registration
throughout the United States of all
men between the ages of Is and a..
inclusive. for military service, except
those who have already registered ana
those who are not required under the
law so TO do
Under the authority vested in the
president, it has been ordered that
state headquarters. local boards and
other officials OF the state will hold
Themselves In readiness to proceed
promptly with their work of regis.
tration on the date vxed.
Existing draft machinery will he
used with such increased facilities
and additional registrars as are re-
quired for this enrolment under the
presidents proclamation The gov
ernors of all states have been called
upon to supervise this registration
and the adjutant general or draft ex-
ecutive will under this proclamation
be the central administrative author
ity. All local boards will have imme-
date direction and supervision with
In their respective jurisdiction The
actual registration will be made in
the customary voting precincts with
in the jurisdiction of each board or in
such other places as the local board
having jurisdiction shall designate by
public notice
Rulings issued by the provost mar
shall general to persons who are re
quired to register under the act as
follows
All male persons who shall have
attained their eighteenth birthday and
shall not have attained their forty
sixth birthday on or before the day
set for registration by the president
must register The only exceptions
are:
CA Persons. who, proir to the
day set for registration by the presi
dent. have registered under the terms
Of the act approved May Is, 1917
(which fixed the original age limits
at 81 to 80 iclusive). or under the
terms of the public resolution of con
gress. approved May 20, 1918, provid
ing for the registration since June
1917. OF those reaching the age o.
Il years. whether called for publ,
service or not and
'tB) Officers and enlisted men o
the regular army; officers appointed
and men Of forces drafted Unde,
the provisions of the act approved
May Is. 1917, officers and enlisted
men OF the national guard while il
the service OF the United States, ant
the officers of the officers Reserv,
Corps and enlisted men in the En-
listed Service Corps while in the serv
ice of the United States; and
'tC) Officers and enlisted men o
the navy and marine corps and OF
ticers and enlisted and enrolled mel
OF the naval reserve force and ma
rine corps reserve while in the sery
ice Of the United States; and
CD Diplomatic representatives
technical attaches of foreign embas
sizes and legations: consul general
consuls and consular agents OF fol
eign countries residing in the Unite,
States.
Persons not subject to registra
ton solely on account of being i
the military or naval service of tn
United States become subject to res
istration and are required to regi,
ter Immediately upon leaving sue
military or naval service.
"Ctizens of the United States, O
persons who have declared their il
tentions to become citizens Of tn
United States, who do not registe
onaccount Of absence from the TEL
ritorial limits of the United State
are required to register within fiy
days after their return to the Unite
States.
THE regulations then warn regi
trants and all other persons charge
with knowledge Of the regulation
that ignorance of the provisions wi
not excuse them
These regulations, It Is set fortl
have the force and effect of law. an
: all persons required by those regul;
lions to be registered and all person
who may claim any right or privileg
In respect to any regstrant are char,
ed with knowledge of fhe regUli
lions issued. Failure of any perso
!. required to be registered to perforl