The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-20
COMPLETE PLANS
IOF REGISTRATION
ON June 5 next
Young Men Who Have Be
come 81. Since Last Regis
tration Affected.
MUST REPORT JUNE 5
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 81 years old since
last June 8, tentative plans which
have been formulated by the provost
marshal general and the state draft
officials may be set down az 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 23 draft divisions
in the state which cover a large terri
tory. Hor men who are in these di-
visions it is a serious inconvenience to
go some distance to their draft head
quearters- And moreover the fact
that such a 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 a
man will not be required to go any
great distance to enroll himself I'M
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 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 It 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 8, 1917, and on or before the
day set for registration by the Presi-
dentSs proclamation become 81 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 officers and
enlisted men of the regular army and
navy, the Marine Corps and the Ma
tional Guard and Naval Militia while
in the serviOe of the United States,
and officers of the Officers Reserve
Corps and the enlisted men in the
Enlisted Reserve Corps in active ser
vice.
ALI 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 VIII keep these certti-
Gates always in their possession. AL
persons subject to registration must
exhibit taNer certificates when called
upon to DO so by any police officer.
Between the hours of a. m. anC
9 p. m. on June the men who are
to register must present them selves
at the office of the local board having
jurisdiction of the areas wherein they
live, or at such other place as shall
byp ublic notice be designated by the
board of registration.
Although all registration must b.
made the office of the local draf
board for the mans home distric
nevertheless it is not necessary fol
lone who is some distance from hom'
to return for this. At the office o
every local board in the country Their,
Is a supply of registration cards. TIL,
chief clerk of any board or a membe
EAereof is authorized to record tn,
answers Of persons absent from thu
jurisdiction of the respective board
and to certify to their registration
cards. Upon application the card will
be made out by the chief clerk of tn
board to which the registrant applies