The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-09-12
ANSWER TO THE
GERMAN KAISER
Thirteen Million Americans
Registering Today to Fix
His Business
THE SCORE TO OF THEFT AND MURDER

Washington, Sept. 12.-While the
American forces in France are pre-
pairing for the greatest battle OF the
war thirteen million of their coun-
trymen are registering for military
duty today and are giving the most
imspairing demonstration of ps..rl-,
otism.
There was no difficulty in gettlns
the registration started at the varl'
GUS registration booths around the
country for everything was in read
mess and the work was begun under
the most auspicious circumstances
with every race and creed eager to
serve their country. Under the terms
of the enrolment some three million
men will soon come under the hrst
draft and are eager to go over seas
Todays registration will determine
the status of the number and the
manner Of their calling in the ma
tions service. The work OF the as
trict boards vi be the selection Oh
men over 10 and below 81 to COM
prise the big contingents to be IN
cluded in the October draft call,
This means that the first availaDle
soldiers will be left only rev
weeks at home.
Washington, Sept. 12.-On the
eve of the great muster of the ma
tion manhood for the war Provost
Marshal General CrOwder last nlgnt
summed up the situation in the Sill
gle sentence addressed to the l3,-
900 900 ben between Is and 40
years who will register today:
"The registrars are at their posts
awaiting you
Gen. Crowder asked that reglstra-
tion day be observed generally as
holiday and that flags and banos
play in tribute to the men who VIII
enroll for the reservoir from winch
will come the man-power for the IL
nal drive against the German arm
les. His last word to prosective reg
istrants was:
Upon every man between thu
ages of IS and As years, both inclu
i sive, not heretofore registered o.
not already in active military AM
naval service rests the obligation u
register Thursday"
Through this registration it
proposed to enroll the names OF ap
proximately 1900 600 men no
; subject heretofore to the draft.
This task completed, Americ
will have taken census of its avail
able man-power. With this enroll
ment and the registrations of Jun
| s. 1917. June 5, 1918, and Angus
: "a, 1918, we shall have placed !
= this reservoir the names of approx
o mately 23,4OOO,OO0 men. Frol
Il those we select, choosing for the a
Il my those best suited physically an
n by circumstance for the field of ba
n tie, and classifying those remainlr
v in accordance with the extent
y which their energies are needed II
E. the support of the nation at hon
J. and the maintenance of the militia
l. establishment 1t is. thus that
.e must proceed If we are most effe
lively to distribute the energies
A. our people for the supreme task
ly winning the war.
S, 1.-The obligation resting upon t
o. individual this day is clear cut a
ID not to be mistaken. The PATRIOTS
I'd and the honor of our mankind fl
,r nish the main reliance of the natl
d at this hour. Patriots will not I
as to respond. Slackers must respoi
is For those who would evade tn
n obligation thelaw provides puni'
ce ment swift and certain. A yea
n Imprisonment faces theman "
an evades. And no man can buy
tie escape from this penalty throu
Ii payment of fine.
ad 1.-THE registrars are at their pc
or awaiting you"
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