Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-06-01
TO REGISTER JUNE 5
Men Who Have Reached Age of 81 Since
June S, 1917, Must Register for
Military Service.

With the signing by President Wilson
of the bill and proclamation designating
Wednesday, June 5, as the day on which
all men who have reached the age OF q
since last June shall register for mill
tary service. Provost Marshal General
Crowder's Office Immediately began
preparations for the enrolment of the
men. Instead of using the election ma
chinery as was done last year, General
Crowder will cali upon the local boards.
1t is believed that their experience dur
ing the past year has peculiarly fitted
them to handle the new registration eco
nomically and efficiently.
General Crowder has estimated that
probably three-quarters ofa million men
will be added to the American Army by
the new registration. His estimate is
based on the fact that almost 10, 000,0 600
men registered last year. This number
included all between the ages of 81 and
81, and statistics collected by General
Crowder's Office show that little more
than 10 per cent of these men were 81
years old. On that basis il is estimated
by draft officials that the total registra-
ton will exceed 900, 900, of which $780,
600 will be available for military SER
vice. This makes proper allowances
for physical detectives, exemptions be-
cause of dependents, and other bars to
military service.
The law provides that every young
man in the United States who has reach
ed the age of q years since June 5, 1917,
or will reach that age on or before June
5, l9l8 must register. The only excep-
tions are in the cases of men who are
actually in active military or naval ser.
vice. All male persons, citizens or aliens,
born between June 6, 1896, and June 5,
1897, inclusive, except officers and en-
listed men of the Regular Army, Navy
and Marine Corps, and the National
Guard and Naval Militia while in Fed.
eral service, and officers in the Officers
Reserve Corps and enlisted men in the
Enlisted Reserve Corps while in active
service, must register. Some misunder-
standing has been caused by the pubIi-
cation of reports that medical and
divinity students need not register, and
General Crowder has issued the follow
ing statement:
Divinity students and students of
medicine must register. Under the
terms Of the law signed by President
Wilson on Monday students who were
preparing for the ministry in recognized
theological or divinity schools and stu
dents who were preparing for the prac-
tice of medicine and surgery in recog-
niSed medical schools on May 20, 1918,
are exempt from the draft. However,
| the law does not relieve such students
from the duty of registering on Wednes
day, June 5. Registration comes first,
exemption afterwards. 1t is absolutely
necessary that these students register"
The registration will be held in the
office of the local board having jurisdic.
ton of the area wherein the person to
be registered permanently resides, or in
such other place as by public notice is
designated by the board, between a.
IN. and 8 p. IN. ON Wednesday, June s.,
1918.
1t is necessary to go to the registration
place in person. ANY man who expects
to be absent from home on Wednesday,
June 5, 1918, should 90 at once to the
office of the local board where be ex-
poets to be and have his registration
card filed out and certified. He must
then mail this card to the office of the
local board having jurisdiction of the
place wherein he permanently resides,
and in view Of the fact that this card
must be received by his home local
board on or before June 5, it is essential
that anyone who expects to be away
from home on that day arrange for his
registration Immediately.
Anyone who is sick on June and un-
able to present himself in person at the
office of the local board may send some
competent friend, who may be deputized
by the clerk to prepare his card.
Any person in doubt as to where he
should register should consult the local
board in tie place where he permanent
ly resides, or he may obtain the desired
information from the Office of the mayor
if he lives in city of 10000 population
or over, or in the office of the county
clerk or parish clerk if he does not live
in a city of 10000
1t is not anticipated that many will be
delinquent. 1t is hoped that none will
be, but for those who fail to perform
their duty Congress has provided a very
heavy penalty. Failure to register or
June constitutes misdemeanor pun.
ishable by imprisonment for one year
and may result, furthermore, in the los,
OF valuable rights and privileges anC
immediate induction into military ser
vice.
The local board has designated Custer
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