Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-21
PROPAGANDA is
SPREAD IN CITY
Exemption Board Officials Find
That DislOyal Stories Have
Been Circulated.
PROOF CoAIES By LETTERS
Statements Have Been Made That
Certain Registrars Received
Compensation.

Conclusive proof that German
propaganda has been carried on IN
Rock Island has come into the
hands OF the local exemption board
officials.
Letters received show that there
have been tales circulated in this
city that have tendencies to bring
about dIssensiOn-
A few days ago the board mailed
out notices 10 l20 men that they
lad been chosen to act as regis
ITars during the registration Of
men who VIII come under the ruI-
ing OF the new draft law now pend
ing in congress. Since this time
several letters have been received
by The board asking # any pTOvlS-
ion is made by the county or other
source for the payment Of the reg
istrarS for their services.
These letters state that the writ
ers have been informed that Ger
tain registrars last year received
pay for aiding in the registration
held June >, 1917 Men writing
these letters also served last year,
but did not ask any pay and re
Celyed no mpeusation for their
work. They intimate in their let
tiers thaa II some workers were paid
Why not all?
The board issues the statement
that none OF the registrars has been
paid for services and that tales TO
THIS effect are simply d-sloyal prop
alanda. and should be Immediately
treated as such Persons telling
such stories should be Immediately
asked where they obtained their in
formation, and it could thus be
shown that the tales originate from
persons who wish TO cause trouble
10 the nation in such : way as to
hamper preparations now going
forward in an effort TO win the war
as soon as possible.
1t is considered a patriotic duty
for persons to serve the enc day
necessary for aiding in the regis
tratiOn No one has been paid for
this service, and the government
has set aside no money with which
TO make such payments.
The board notified 30 persons
that they had been chosen to serve,
but Of this number it has been
learned that several have died since
the registration sIast year, some
have taken positions that they can
not leave, other have left the city
and still others have entered the
military service. approximately
one hundred is about all Of the for
uer registrars that the board can
depend on. and although 100 regis
trars handled the situation with
dispatch q year ago. it is believed
that 100 o. 40 viii be NEEDED this
time j, q to the larger number Of
men who are expected to register.
Volunteers who are willing to
serve as registrars are asked to
notify the board at once for the pur-
pose of obtaining all needed work
eTs as soon as possible.
The board bewails the fact that
men who were reclassified and
placed in class two from class four.
have been making frequent trips 10
The board headquarters 10 ascer-
tain why this was done, and how
soon they viii be called for ser
vice. According to the provost
marshal these men viii not be
called until after class one of all
GRAFT men has been exhausted. The
provost marshal has further re
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men other than those in class one
VIII be needed All draft men who
wish TO obtain information are re
quested 10 refrain from calling at
the board headquarters at any
time except between the hours of
and 3 every afternoon. The board /
meets at this time and all questions
OF 5sgistranLs viii be answered.
Several volunteers have already
siEuiGed their Willingness to aid in
the clerical work necessary after /
the registration of the new draft !
Persons qualified 10 do clerical
work and typists are needed.
The registration of young men
who have become q since the reg
istra-iOn June 5, 1918. viii be held
at the board rooms Aug. "a, and all
men living in the district viii be
required TO appear in this city and (
register Men who are working
here and who live in other cities, /
must register now in order to give /
ample time for their cards to be /
sent in to their local boards. IN
case they neglect to do so they viii /
have TO register as being under the |
Jurisdiction Of the local board