New Britain herald., 1918-09-05

gRa#$ss YvSs in readiness to proceed prompt s@y with their work of registration on Ythe date fixed.
 Existing draft machinery will De used with such increased facilities ana additional registrars aS are required for this enrolment Under the presl- l.lent's proclamation Governor Holcomb has been called upon to supervise this registration, and Major Buckley will under this proclamation, be the cen tral administrative authority. All To- cal boards will have immediate direc- +ion and supervision within their re- Spectiye jurisdiction. The actual regis tration will be made in the customary voting precincts within the jurisdiction of each board or in such other places as the local board having jurisdiction shall designate by public notice.
 Major Buc<ley's Explanation.
 Major Buckley explained the rul- ings issued by the provost marshal general as to the persons required 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:
 
 set for registration by the President have registered under the terms of the act approved May IS, 1917 (which fixed the original age limits at ? to 30 inclusiYe) or under the terms of the public resolution of congress ap- proved May 20 1918 (prOTiding for the registration since June ), 1911, of those reaching the age of T years) whether called for public service or not and who have declared their in tentions to become citizens of the United States who do not register on account of absence from the terri torial limits of the United States are required to register within five days after their return to the United States.
 The regulations then warn regis trants and all other persons charged with q knowledge of the regulations that ignorance of the provisions will mot excuse them.
 These regulations. it is set forth, have the force and effect of law, and all persons required by thesc rogula- tions to be registered, and all per iscns who may claim any right or priv ilege in respect of any registrant, are charged with knowledge of the provisions hereof, Failure by any person required 10 he registered to perform any duty prescribed by these regulations is misdemeanor, punish able by Imprisonment for one year, and may result in the loss of valuable rights and privileges and an immedi- ate induction into the military serv- ice.
 Tn all parts of the state, according to Major Buckley, local police authori- ties will cooperate with the govern
 T0t otc IO,, resistration day. Regulations pre- scribed by the President and sent to draft officials throughout the state contain these provisions.
 .fOn the day set for registration all federal marshals, deputy marshals and investiga gating agents, anl all police of ficers state, conty, township, munic- ipaI and town, of whatever grade or class, shall hold themselves In readi- ness to render whatever assistance may be necessary in preserving order at places Of registration and in as sisting in bringing, about complete registration.
 "All marshals, deputy marshals, in- yvestigating agents and police officers shall examine the registration lists land report without delay to the local tboards the names of any persons tknOWn Dy them LO nave 1dAteu LO reg lister themselves when liable to regis tration; and it shall be the duty of local boards to report to the proper Limited States District Attorney all eases coming to their attention of persons who have failed to present khera selves for registration as required bby law.
 Police officers may require any