Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-08
LOCAL BOARD GETS.
ORDER TO PREPARE.
FOR SEPT. DRAFT
DICKSON ANTICIPATES REGIS
TRATiON OF MEN BETWEEN 10.
21 AND 32.45 r ODE HEAvY-Re.
PORT IN ELECTION PRECINCTS.

Orders TO prepare for the registra
ti0n early in September of the men
VINO Will come under the new draft
age limits TO be fixed By congress in
legislation now pending in Washing.
ton have been received By the local
exemption board at Ottawa. The local
board viii take immediate steps to
anticipate the new draft regulations
ana VIII organize to register the men
upon receipt of definite orders from
the adlutant general at Springfield.
The prevailing opinion in Washing
ton is that thenew draft bill will take
III all men between the ages OF Is
ana 40. In that event it is estimate |
mat the September registration will
exceed the registration of June 3,
l9l7 by nearly 80 per cent.
The first intimation of the Septem.
Der registration was received yester.
ud4 HuIulH8 III communication
from +. 5. Dickson, adjutant general
OF Illinois, advising draft boards 10
make advance preparation
ut is confidently anticipated thai
legislation extending the present draft
ages will earl ybe enacted by con
gress,' the adjutant general stated.
Al This time Ii cannot be stated with
exactness what ages will be subjected
to draft but ii Is safe TO assume that
a very large number OF men will be
required TO register and that the day
Of registration will be early in Sep
tember.
The registration Of such a large
number requires detailed ana exten
sive preparation and there will not be-
sufficient time for such preparation
after the passage OF the legislation by
congress Instructions outlining pro
cedure will be at once forwarded bv
mail. Pending receipt thereof YOU are
instructed to make preliminary ar
rangements at once in order that reg
istration may take place soon after
the passage Of the necessary legisla.
ton.
The machinery for registration
must be perfected and ready to be
put into immediate operation when
the presidents proclamation can be
published.
The adjutant general or draft ex
ecutive IN each state acting under the
direction of the governor, will be the
central administrative authority OF
the registration system within the
state.
The local boards will have immedi
ate direction and supervision of the
registration within their respective
The actual registration
Will be made in the customary voting
precincts in the jurisdiction of each
local board.
Each local board should be re.
quested at once to appoint a registra,
or registrars for each precinct within
It's jurisdiction. Where there Is more
than one registrar in a precinct one
viii be appointed as chief registrar
Registrars should be appointed for
each probable 80 registrants in pre-.
cinct. This viii require one onethird
times as many registrars as were re
Quired in June, 1917.
Governors, mayors, city clerks and
county authorities will be called upon
by the president in regulations to as.
sist local boards in providing suit. /
able places for registration and to oh. /
tain the cooperation fthe proper
election commissioners and custodians /
or officers in charge of election ma.
chnery and public buildings. When
voting booths are available arrange
ments should be made for their use
together with such equipment as IL /
sunally supplied for use in registering
voters. When the customary yotlnS
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