Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-12
Reg istrars NJ Post Awaiting You"
Provost Marshal General Tells
Thirteen Milton Men.
OBLIGATION CLEAR TO ALL
Patriotism and Manhood CaI Upon
NoutIs and Men 20 Enroll for
Service NJ Country TDdhy.
MEANS MAN.P0WER CENSUS
over ~ Million Names VIII Re Total
From Which American Army l.
Cho-Cn to Defeat Germans.

WASHINGTON. Sept II ON the
ey" of tho great muster OF tho ma
tion'H manhood for the war. Provost
Marshal General Crowdcr summed
up ho Fiuation in brief sentence
addressed 20 the l3.0OO. 600 men be
tween rs aud 80 years who VIII reg
lister tomorrow.
The registrars arc az their posts
awaiting you"
General Crowder has asked that
registration day he observed gcner-
ally ns holiday and that flags fly
and bands play M tribute 10 the men
who Will enroll for the reservoir
from which viii come tho man
power for the final drive against the
German armies His last word 20
prospective rogistr1nts was.
Upon every man between tho
ageg OF rs and 90 years. both incm
sive, not heretofore registered or not
already In active military ana naval
scrvicc rests the obligation to reg
lister Thursday
To Enroll $4,000. 900.
Through this registration It H
proposed 20 enroll the nance Of ap-
pruNmately ly-l3. 900 900 men not sub
ject heretofore TO the draft.
"1'hiH task completed. America
Will have tak0p a census OF its avail
able man-power with this enroll
uent and the registrations OF June
b, 1917, June b. 1913, and August
-, 1918, We shall have placed IN
this reservoir the names Of approx
imately $4,000 600 men. From those
We select. choosing for the army
those better suited physically and by
circumstances, for the field OF bat
ile, and classifying those remaining
In accordance with the extent where
their energies are needed FOR the
support OF the nation al home and
The maintenance OF tho military cs-
adjustment.
The obligation resting upon the
individual this day ia clear cut and
not 10 be mistaken The patriotism
ana the honor Of our manhood fur
nish the main reliance OF the nation
AZ this hour Patriots will not fail
70 respond. Slackers must respond
For those who would evade their
obligation the law provides punish
ment swift and certain. A years
imprisonment faces the man who
etades, and no man can buy his es-
cape from this penalty through the
payment Of a fine d"
Preparations Complete.
Word came 10 the provost mar
snal generals office today from
every state and from every one OF
The locA draft boards and regiBtra-
ton districts that preparations for
the registration have been com
pleted. Everywhere the number OF
registrars have been Increased and
80 thorough have been tho prellm-
mary arrangements that General
Crowder believes that the total mum
Der OF men enrolled can be re-
ported 10 his Office by Saturday
night.
Certain OF complete and Instant
response tomorrow. officials charged
with the draft execution have gone
forward with the work Of moblllzn
ton. While the lottery drawing that
determines IN some measure the
order of entering scrvica viii not
come for N least tlrrco weeks boards
have been ordered 10 start az once
numbering serIlly all the cards that
VIII be filled out before the regis
trars tomorrow and thereafter 20
send out qucstionnaircs 10 an whose !
ages are above ~ and below 81 |
years on September l. From their |
20 De- started AT once |
Will be filled tho October draft calls |
Wants Few Exemptions
Another recognition Of the added |
importance which the classification |
decisions involve since the draft ages |
have been extended 10 include older /
non was given when Chairman /
Bnruch Of the war industries board |
oday asked employers to hmiliar- |
2e themselves with the details OF the |
aw and 10 make II matter OF honor .
% ask for the industrial exemption .
n the lowest possible number and .
univ for The InlInnhnaLhln knN man