New-York tribune., 1918-09-12
General Crowder Issues
Last Call and Instructions
for Great Draft
q, 100000 Nations
Total Man Power
"Registrars Are at Posts
Awaiting You," Days
Rallying Cry
(Srccial Dispatch to The Tribune


WASHINGTON, Sept 11-"The reg
istrars are at their posts awaiting
you
This statement was addressed to-day
to every one OF the 100000 men who
will register for military service to-
morrow by Provost Marshal General
Crcwder, chief drafting official, in an
announcement declaring that every
thing is in readiness for the monster
registration.
Upon every man between the ages
of eighteen and forty-five, inclusive,
not heretofore registered or not al
ready in active military and naval SER
vice, rests the obligation to register to-
day. General Crowder declared
"The obligation resting upon the in
dividual this day is clearcut and not to
be mistaken" General Crowder warned.
The patriotism and the honor of our
manhood furnish the main reliance of
the nation at this hour. Patriots will
not fail to respond. Slackers must re-
spond. For those who would evade
their obligation the law provides pun
ishment, swift and certain. A years
imprisonment faces the man who
evades registration. And no man can
buy his escape from this penalty
through the payment of fine.
Great Census of Man Power
Through this registration it is pro-
posed to enroll the names of approXi-
mately 100000 men not heretofore
subject to the draft.
This task completed, America will
have taken a census of its available
man power. With this enrolment and
the registrations of June 5, 1917, June
3, 1918, and August "a, 1918, we shall
have placed in this reservoir the names
OF approximately 23,4O0,0OO men. From
these we select, choosing for the army
those best suited physically and for
circumstance for the field of battle,
and classifying those remaining in
accordance with the extent to which
their energies are needed for the sup
port of the nation at home and the
maintenance of the military establish
ment. 1t is thus that we must proceed
# we are most effectively to distribute
the energies of oar people for the su
preme task of winning the war"
Guardsmen Must Register
The recruiting division of the Navy
Department to-day sent this notice to
all inspectors and recruiting officers:
Registration is required OF all naval
reservists not on active duty These
men Will be placed in Class as here
tofore"
At the same time it was pointed out
at the Provost Marshal Generals office
that members Of the Guard Of the vari-
Gus states not already in the Federal
service also will be required to regis
Ter. NO exceptions tomorrow will be
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military and naval establishment and
those persons specifically exempted by
the Presidents proclamation.
Every state and every local board
'eiegraphcd the Provost Marshal to-
Gay they were prepared to register the
o. lI9'ooo,00O included in the enlarged
han-power act. Registrars in every
locality will be at their posts at a. m.
y"ild VIII remain continuously on duty
until 8 p. m.
Pursuant to the decision regarding
I'he age groups first to be classified and
lcailed out, the Provost Marshal Cen
Ierals Office to-day sent out the follow
ing instructions to the draft executives
IN all the states:
instructions on Age Groups
fiease communicate, by wire. the
,o''0wing in full to all the local
boards:
ohder the authority of the act of
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