The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-20
WILSON ISSUES
C0NSCRIPT CALL
FOR AUGUST "a
Proclamation Calling Youths
Who Are Il Since June 5,
is Made Public.

President Wilson's proclamation
calling upon all male persons who
have become 81 years old since June
to register next Saturday in the Sc
lective service system was released
Monday for Indiana by Maj. Robert G.
Baltzell. state CONSUMPTION agent.
1t thus becomes the duty of all such
persons to present themselves at their
respective local consumption boards
for registration next Saturday. Failure
to do so lays the delinquent one open
to immediate draft, Imprisonment or
the loss of valuable citizenship rights.
Local boards in each city and coun-
ty and nearly every Hoosier town and
hamlet Will be open to register the
young men from o'clock in the morn
Ing until 9 o'clock in the evening. The
new registrants will be considered as
late registrants in the class Of June 5.
II, Woodrow Wilson, President Of
the United States" reads the call, do
call upon all male persons, either citi-
zens OF the United States or residing
in the several states, or in the District
of Columbia, who have. since the 5th
day of June, 1918, and on or before the
oath day Of August 1918, attained
their twenty-first birthday, to regis
ter in accordance with the law and
regulations prescribed hereunder:
Provided, however. That the following
Persons are hereby exempted from
REGISTRATION: Officers and enlisted
men Of the regular army, the navy, the
marine corps. and the national guard
and naval militia while in the service
of the United States. and officers in
the officers reserve corps and enlist
ed men in the enlisted reserve corps
while in active service.
Register on Aug. "a.
and do further proclaim and give
notice to every person subject to reg
istration in the several states, and In
the District of Columbia. in accord
ance with the above law, that the time
and place of registration shall be be-
tween a. NJ. and p. m. on the Gath
day OF August. 1918, at the office of
the local board having jurisdiction of
the area wherein he permanently re-
sides. or at such other place as shall
he designated by public notice by such
local board.
"And do call upon the governor OF
each of the several states, the board Of
commissioners of the District OF Co
lumba. and all members of local
boards and agents thereof appointed
under the provision of the Act OF Con-
gress approved May Is, 1917, to per-
form certain duties in the execution
of the foregoing law which duties
have been communicated to them di-
rectly in regulations prescribed under
the terms of said public resolution.
amy person who, on account Of
sickness, will be unable to present
himself for registration may apply on
or before the day Of registration at the
office Of any local board for instruc-
tions as to how he may register by
agent.
ANY person who expects to be alb
sent on the day designated for regis
tration from the jurisdiction OF the
board in which he permanently re-
sides may register by mail, but his reg
istration card must reach the local
hoard having jurisdiction of the area
IN which he permanently resides by
the day herein named for registration.
Any such person should apply as soon
as practicable at the office of local
board for instructions as to how he
may register by mail
ANY person who has no permanent
residence must register at the place
ueSlSHdteu lOl IeSlSti dtioii ny thO icS'i
board having jurisdiction of the area
wherein he may be on the day herein
named for registration.
"Any person who, on account OF alb
sence at sea, or on account OF alb
sence without the territorial limits OF
the United States, may be unable to
comply with the regulations pertaining
to absentees, shall, within five days
after reaching the first United States
port, register with his proper local
board or as provided in the regula-
lions for other absentees.