Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-08-14
REGISTRATION PLANS.
Draft Machinery Beinx Prepared
for Big job Next Nassth.

iuiani-genersls Of the states
at Is confidently anticipated tsst lexis-
latton extending the present erst ages
will early be enacted by Congress. at
this time IL cannot he stated yE.h exact
ness what age vail be sshleet to graft, bat
It is safe to assume that a very large nun
Der Of men will be required to register
and that the day OF -egistrstion sill be
early in September.
THE registration Of ssch large numbers
requires detailed and extensive prepare
ton. and there will not be Sufficient time
for such preparation after the passage Of
the legislation by Congress. Instructions
outlining procedure will be al opce Tor
wsrded by mail. Pleading receipt thereof,
/ you are Instructed 60 make preliminary
arrangements at once IN order that
registration may take place soon after the
/ passage of the necessary legislation. The
machinery for registration must be per
fecsed and ready to be pat into immedi-
/ sic operation when the Presidents
+ proclamation can be pa blished-
sThe governors OF ali states and the
I commissioners of the distract OF Columbia
will be called upon TO snprvise the
registration in their respective states and
in the District OF Coiumsis.
/ 'Tbe sdiutant- general or draft executive
/ 10 each state, acting under The direction
OF the governor, will be The central sc-
sninistrstive authority OF the registration
system wishin the state.
The local boards will have immediate
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9ion within their respective jurisdictions.
9-he actual registration will be made IN
the customary voting precincts in The
jurisdiction OF each local board.
zach LEGAL board shoald he requested
at once to appoint a registrar or registrars
for each precinct within its jurisdiction.
F NAen there Is mere than oEe registrar 10
precinct, one will be appointed as chic,
registrar. A registrar should be APP
pointed for each probable eighty regis
trsnts in precinct. This will require one
and one third times as msEy registrars as
were required in June, 1917.
"ReRistrsrs should be competent to do
the clerical WORK, citizens of the United
ststes, and reside within the jurisdiction
+ a the local board by which they are sp-
pointed, and should be persons who have
lived in the Jurisdiction long enough TO
be well aeqasiHted with the residents
thereof. All persons sre expected TO offer
such services ~ they can in this patriotic
duty without compensation, bot, when
compensation is claimed by a registrar, s.
per day may be paid for his services. Vol
anteer registrars tho offer their services
free of charge may be appointed in such
numbers as may be used in any precinct.
''Governors, mayors, city clerks, and
county authorities will BE- called upon By
the President in regulations TO assist local
boards in providing suitsole places for
registration, and to obtain the coopera-
tion of the proper election commissioners
and custodians or officers in charge OF
election machinery and public buildings.
"When voting boot hs are svAiIsb bic, ar
rsngements should be made for their
use, together with such equipment as is
usually supplied for use in registering
voters. Where the customary voting
places are in private buildings, proprietors
should be- requested to afford assistance to
local authorities BY permitting the use of
such places Tor purpose OF registration.
The Presidents proclamation, to be
issued upon the passage OF the act Of
Congress, will tx the date for registra-
tion, and the AdjutAnt- general or draft
executive of each state will be furnished
in advance with'necesssry blanks and
forms TO conduct registration.
THE task confronting the state or
CARNATIONS and the local boards is know
10 be q great one, but II is confidently ex-
pecied that the national draft organization
will respond to the call and make all pre-
hminsry arrangements for the registration
in order that there may be no delay in
registering the persons to be subject to
draft upon the passage of the necessary
legislation and the issuance of the Presi-
dents proclamation"
In response to this telegram, Adiutant-
General Nc. Presson issued the following
public notice:
Anticipating the early enaetm ent By
the Congress of the United States Of
egisla ion calling for the registration
q ali n en- in the country whose ages are
betw een eighteen and tweniy-one and
49, 1thEes ITNNutI
Marshal General Crowder has issued
orders to all draft executives to make
immediate preparation for this great
enterprise.
Between ten and thirteen million
men will probab be involved, including
some seventy-five thousand in the
State Of Maine. From this mighty host,
and those who registered in June, 1917,
and June, 1918, it is evidently the plan
OF the administration TO put an army Of
i've million men into the field oy next
| summer.
''rhe big registration will take place
esriy in September. task OF great
magnitude and importance, therefore,
now confronts the selective service
organization in Maine. This registration
4 will be accomplished under the ad-