Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-05-24
COMPLETE PLANS.
OF REGISTRATION.
ON JUNE 5 NEXT
Young Men Who Have Be
come 81 Since Last Regis
tration Affected. :
MUST REPORT JUNE5
AND THEN QUARTERLY
Young Men Sick or AbSent
From Home Must Mail
Cards to Home Boards.


Now that June has been set as
the day for the registration of men
who have become 21 years old since
last June 5, tentative plans which
have been formulated by the provost
marshal general and the state draft
officials may be set down as being
permanent. Major John Buckley,
representative of the war department
in Connecticut, sent to the various
local boards of the state last week
copies of registration regulations No.
2 which explain thoroughly the rules
for the registration work. Now Major
Buckley is planning to make the work
of registering easier for men who are
under the Jurisdiction of the state
boards.
There are about % draft divisions
in the state which cover large terri
tory. For men who are in these d.
visions it is a serious inconvenience to
go some distance to their draft head
quearters. And moreover the: fact
that such large territory must be
covered by one board might possibly
retard the registration work some
what. If the recent majority men"
were required to sign up but once each
year it would not be so serious a
handicap but as the registrations are
to come every three months :some
more satisfactory arrangement could
be found, it was thought.
Major Buckley proposes to solve
this difficulty by placing three regis
tration boards in each state district.
The territory will be so divided that
man will not be required to g5 any
great distance to enroll himself un-
der the selective service rules and,
also congestion at one point will be
prevented.
At the head of each of these sub
Offices, a member of the draft board
for the district may be placed. In
the various towns in which the men
may be required to register at a. place
other than the place where registra
ton was conducted on last June 5,
bulletins will be posted in prominent
places telling just where each man
is to report. 1t is believed that this
method will accelerate the registra
ton work throughout the STATE dis
tricts.
All male citizens of the United
States and all male persons residing
in the United States who have. since
June 5, 1917, and on or before the
day set for registration by the Presi-
dents proclamation become 21.years
old will be required to register. The
only exceptions are persons IN the
military or naval service of the United
States which includes all officefs and
enlisted men of the regular army and
navy, the Marine Corps and the Ma
tional Guard and Naval Militia. while
in the service of the United States,
and officers of the Officers Reserve
Corps and the enlisted men in the
Enlisted Reserve Corps in active SER
vice.
All persons registered will be fur
nished with registration certificates.
Since all police officers of the nation
are required to examine the registra-
ton lists and make sure that all per-
sons liable to registration have: regis
tered themselves much inconvenience
will be spared to those who are reg
istered if they will keep these certifi-
Gates always in their possession. All
persons subject to registration must
exhibit their certificates when, called
upon to do SO by any police officer:
Between the hours Of a. m. and
p. m. on June the men who are
to register must present themselves
at the office of the local board having
Jurisdiction of the areas wherein. they
IL,
byp ublic notice be designated ;by the
board of registration
| Although all registration must be
made the Office of the local draft
board for the mans home district
nevertheless it is not necessary for
one who is some distance from home
| to return for this. At the Office of
every local board in the country there
is supply of registration cards. The
| chief clerk of any board or a member
thereof is authorized to record the
answers of persons absent from the
| Jurisdiction of the respective boards
| and to certify to their registration
cards. Upon application the card will
| be made out by the chief clerk of the
board to which the registrant applies,
|
card to his home board so that it will
arrive on or before June 5. If the
registrant does not know the address
of his home division, he may send the
card to the mayor of the city,; to the
county clerk or to the head :of the
unit which his town may be. !:
Men away from home at college OF
school are to go through the process
| mentioned above, although an author
! lied representative may be appointed
/ at a college who will certify: to the
| cards and do the work which the
clerk of any draft board would ordi-
narily do for the nonresident Per.
| sons awaiting trial are also to BIZ
| treated as absentees as are inmates OF
jails and reformatories who are not
| felons.
While felons are considered NOR.
ally unfit for military service; never.
| theless they must be registered. Fol
this purpose the warden of every pen.
itentiary win have charge of The reg
istration work. Inmates of: insane
asylums and similar institutions will
be treated as absences, except tina
their cards will be secured and certi
fed by the superintendent or physi
clan who will forward the card to TIL
| inmates home board.
If any person is prevented by sick
ness from appearing in person at thu
place of registration he will anthoriz
some person to appear for Elm ant
to secure a copy of the card and au
thority to I'LL it out The clerk of tn
board will carefully explain the car
| to the agent. After the sick persol
- azant certi6es5 70 =;