Arizona republican., 1918-09-01

date of the registration for younger and older men under the new man. power act, yesterday issued the follow ing proclamation:
 State of Arizona
 Executive Department
 A Proclamation
 The president of the United States, by proclamation, has fixed September r., 1918 for the registration throughout the United States of all men between the ages of eighteen and forty five, inclusive for military service, except those who have already registered and those who are not required under the law to do so.
 Under the authority vested in the president, it has been ordered that state headquarters local boards and other officials of the state will hold themselves in readiness to proceed promptly with their work of registra- ton on the date fixed.
 Existing draft machinery will be used with such increased facilities and additional registers as are required for this enrolment. Under the presidents proclamation, the governors of all states have been called upon to super wise this registration, and the adjutant general will, under this proclamation, be the central administrative author ity. All local boards will have imme- diate direction and supervision within their respective jurisdiction. The &C., tual registration will be made in the customary voting precincts within the Jurisdiction of each board or in such other places as the local board having Jurisdiction shall designate by public notice.
 Rulings issued by the provost mar shal general as to persons who are re- qured 10 register under the act are as follows:
 All male persons who shall have at tained their eighteenth birthday and shall not have attained their forty sixth birthday on or before the day set Tor registration by the president must register. The only exceptions are:
 ta) Persons, who, prior to the day set for registration by the president, have registered under the terms of the Act approved May IS, 1917, (which fixed the original age limits at 21 to so. inclusive), or under the terms of the Public Resolution of Congress ap- proved May 20, 1918, (providing for the registration since June ,, 1917, of those reaching the age of 21 years) whether called for public service or not; and
 tb) Officers and enlisted men of the regular army; officers appointed, and men of the forces drafted, under the provisions of the Act approved May IN, 1917; officers and enlisted men ot The national guard while in the serv- lee Of the United States; and the off ccrs of the Officers Reserve corps an6 enlisted men in the Enlisted Reserve corps while in the service of the United States; and
 te) Officers and enlisted men of the navy and marine corps and officer. and enlisted and enrolled men of th, naNar reserve force and marine corp, service while in the service of tn, United States: and
 td) D D To m t. c representative. technical attaches of foreign embassie, and legations, consuls general, consul. and consular agents of foreign coun tries residing in the United States.
 Persons not subject to registration solely on account of being in the mili tary or naval service of the United States become subject to registration and are required to register immedi ately upon leaving such military O naval service.
 Citizens of the United States or per sons who have declared their inten ton to become citizens of the Unite, States who do not register on accoun
 
 of the United States are required t register within five days after thei return to the United States
 The regulations then warn regis trants and all other persons charge with a knowledge of the regulations that ignorance of the provisions vii not excuse them.
 Those regulations have the force an effect of law, and all persons reuuire by these regulations to be registered and all persons who may claim an right or privilege in respect of any reg istrant, are charged with knowledge o ihe provisions hereof. Failure by an person required to be registered to per form any duty prescribed by these reg ulations is a misdemeanor, punishabl by Imprisonment for one year, and ma result in the loss of valuable rights am privileges and an immediate induction into the military service.
 Local police authorities in all part of the country will cooperate with tn government in the enforcement of or der on registration day. Regulation prescribed by the president and sent t draft officials of the various state: contain the following provisions:
 On the day set for registration d federal marshals, deputy marshals an Investigating agents, and all police of flcers-state. county, township, munic inal. and town-of whatever grade O class, shall hold themselves in readi ness 10 render whatever assistanc may be necessary in preserving orde at places of registration and in assist ing in bringing about a complete reg istration.
 All marshals. deputy marshals, in Nestigating agents, and police officer shall examine the registration lists an report without delay to the local board the names of any persons known b them to have failed to register them selves when liable to registration: an it shall be the duty of local boards t report 10 the proper United States dis irict attorney all cases coming to thei attention of persons who have failed t present themselves for registration a required by law.
 Police officers may renuira anv nor