Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
1870 45EkROLLMENT
DAY SEPTEMBER Z
President Will Issue Proclamation
Naming Date for Draft Kegs
tration; Questionnaires
Being Rushed.

Washington, Aug. 31-With the adop-
ton of the conference report on the new
Man Power bill by the Senate yesterday
afternoon, and the assurance that the
War Department s program for the call
ing of all men between the ages OF Is
and As who are necessary TO obtain mill
tary victory would be signed 10y the
Speaker of the House, the Provost Mar
shall Generals office took up the final
steps of preparation for the registering
and classification of l3 100000 or more
men who will be affected.
II was predicted unothcially that
President Wilson would ISSUE n proc
lamation on signing the bill, and that he
would then set Thursday, Sept II, as
the day for registration. While this
date has not been selected definitely,
il was generally believed that II would
fit in with the plans of the Provost Marshal
General. and that by that time he would
bc able to havc complete instructions
in hands of all the registr tIon boards
1t had been hoped to get the lef1siatlon
before President Wilson last night, but
at the time the Senate adopted IT, the
House had adjourned. and II was impos-
sib'e To again obtain quorum. The bill,
before gong To the President, must be
signed toy the Speaker Of the House while
that body is in session This formal
action, II was stated would bc taken today.
QUESTION: AIRES TO HE MAILED.
Provost Marshal General Crowder IS
anxious that not a moment shall he lost
in getting the men who are fit for active
military service ready for the calls
which soon must be issued to assure full
quotas nj all Of the Cantoninents WIN lc
the plan Ia distribute qucstionnalrcs at
tho tune of registration has been aban-
doncd the draft executives throughout
the nation have been impressed with the
need for rapid work Qucstionnaircs all
ready have been distributed 10 the dIi-
fcrcnt boards. and will be mailed t. the
rcglstrants Immediately after their aI-
pcarancc To register
In or,icr to leave n ostonc unturned TO
obtain rapid action General Crowder, to
day when assured that the bll would
become law within few hours, sent thus
telegram 10 all draft executives through
UIt the country
On account Of approaching ciassiti-
cation of new rcClstraHts under new
law amending Sclcctlvc Service law
hv increasing ages II is Imperative that
members of legal ADVISORY Boards.
both permanent and associate, should
To- prepared to take ~ the work OF aiding
and advising rcgIstrants and assisting
IN the administration of the law and
regulations Immediately following regis
tratlon under the new law.
Please take UP tins matter immodl-
atclv with the Central Legal Advisory
Committee of your state OF through
such other means IS MAY bc necessary,
and arrange ior preliminary meetings
and other necessary steps 70 he taken
10 assure efficient and ample personnel
organized and ready 70 repeat the mag
niticcnt work which thcv dld during the
first question alrc and classification period
Please acknowledge receipt Of this, stating
what steps YOU have taken - carry same
into effect rowder
General Crowdcr and hs staff have
been making preparations Tor weeks IN
expectation 81 the passage Of the new
Man Power blll and are IN much better
condition 10 register ami classify regis
trants rapidly than II the time tae original
sclcctivc service Iaw was passed ON
plete instructions are already in hands
al All draft officials. and a> far IS possible
General Cruwder has seen ~ II that they
have been thoroughly Instructed III
their duties.