Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-04
REGISTRATION DAY IS
ON THURSDAY, SEPT. IL.
ALL MALES BETWEEN IS AND As
MUST COMPLY
About $500 in Vernon County. Wis
consin 325. 900. and 10000 in
the NatiOn-A World Record
Breaker

The worlds greatest registration
feat will be carried out in the United
States on Thursday Of NEXT WEEK.
SEPTEMBER 18TH, when the act of
congress just passed is put into eff
| feet. That day every man who has
attained the age of is years and not
reached his 46th birthday, viii be re-
qujred to register for army duty
The local board in Vernon county
has its plans all laid for effective and
quick registration In each precinct
the registration viii be at the regular
polling places, conducted by the regu-
lar election officers and such other
help as may be needed and selected
The hours will be from Z in the morn
ing till 9 in the evening Each pre-
cinct committee must make personal
delivery of the registration cards and
papers to the county clerk not later
than noon the day following registra-
ton. At the time of registering each
person will be presented with his ques-
tionnaire, and that must be made out
and mailed to the county exemption
board within seven days.
GENERAL INFORMATION
From the Presidents proclamation
we make the following pertinent ex-
tracts of information:
The president of the United States
has. pursuant to law, designated Sep
TENDER y, as army Registration Day
for all male persons who shall have
attained their eighteenth birthday and
snail not have attained their forty
sixth birthday on or before September
IL, unless they are in the military or
naval service of the United States, or
unless they are now registered under
the Selective Service Law.
The obligation to register is placed
on all male persons in the United
States, whether citizens of the United
States. persons who have taken out
their first papers only, or aliens
The place of registration will be the
voting place of the voting precinct in
which the registrant resides The
registration place viii be opened at Z
o'clock in the morning and Will close
at nine in the evening, though it is
hoped the registration will be complet-
ed early in the evening.
Persons who are likely TO be absent
from their homes on September II,
1918. and who cannot register person
ally with the Local Board having jur-
isdiction over their place Of residence
should present themselves at the ear
lest possible moment to any Local
Board wherever they may be. This
Local Board will furnish such persons
with registration card and certify to
the answers made on such cards The
duty, however, is placed upon such
persons 70 see that such cards are fled
with their OWN Local Board prior TO
September - This should prefern-
bly, be done By registered mail There
should be enclosed with the card
self addressed, STAMPED envelope in
order that a registration certificate
may be issued 70 the persons register
ing Special provision has been made
OF register the sick.
Male persons Of the designated age
who, on account of absence ut sea, or
on account Of absence without the
territorial limits Of the United States,
may be unable to register as absentees
will, within FIVE days after reaching
the first United States port, register
with his proper Local Board or as pro
vided for other absentees.