Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-09-04
100000 men WILL
REGISTER SEPT. 18th
MAN POWER BILL SIGNED BY
PRES. WILSON LAST SATUR.
DAY AND Is NOW A LAW.
THE PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION
Local Board Selects Registrars In Var.
ious Voting Precincts Through
out the County.

out the County.
Thursday, Sept. IL, was set on Sat
urday, August 3lst by President Will
son as the date for registration for
the army draft OF all men in the United
States between the ages Of Is and 45,
inclusive who have not already regis
tered or who are not now in the mill
tary or naval service. 49,. r..
In a proclamation issued Immediate
ly after he signed the new man power
bill authorizing extension Of the 81
81 draft ages the president called on
the younger men and older men to
enroll on that day where they make
their permanent homes.
All Must Register.
: The 4kours Of registration will be
from z q m. to 3 p. m, and all state
and local o1icials are called on to
mako immediate arrangements for
OF registration places on
that day
All men within the new ages. wheth-
er citizens of the United States or
not, must register. unless they are
diplomatic or consular representatives
of foreign nations.
In ease Of Illness on registration
day, arrangements for tardy enroll
ment may be made with local boards,
and men who expect to be absent from
their homes may register by mail, suf-
ficiently In advance that the registra-
ton record reaches the board by Sept.
12. II man has no permanent resi-
dence he Is to register at the place he
is on Sept. IL and those out Of the
country on that day are required to
enroll within five days after their re-
turn.
\ 1s,0OO,OOO to Sign Rolls.
At least 12,77S,7SS men, according
estimates of army officers, and prob
ably more than 100000 will place
themselves subject to call for war SER
vice under the new registration, it is
estimated, although only those with
out dependents, in good health, and
otherwise qualified for arduous duties
of soldier Life. are to be taken first.
Youths in their 18th year will be
placed in a separate group, the war de-
partment has announced, to be sub
ject to special educational program.
and will not be lied until the supply
of other available men in the new
classes is exhausted. This does not
mean that their calling will be long
deferred, however, inasmuch as 1t has
been announced that all men iE the
new registration accepted for general
service will be under arms by June
80, 1919
The man power bill makes no spe-
cific provision for separate classifica-
ton Of Is year old boys and war de-
partment plans for their treatment
have been made on executive initia-
tive.
Apply Work or Fight Rule.
Although the work or fight" clause
which would have affected striking
workmen was taken out of the bill be-
fore passage Saturday Provost Mar
shall General Crowder has planned to
apply vigorously existing regulations
relating to idle men or those engaged
in nonessential employment to the
newly registered men.
The man power bill was signed Sat-
urday by the presiding officers of the
house and senate and sent to the
White House for the Presidents sig
nature, which made the measure law.
The president at once signed and is
sued the proclamation carrying the
new draft provisions into action.
The Presidents Proclamation.
After citing the law and stating
the regulations for registration, the
Presidents proclamation reads as fol-
lows:
Fifteen months ago the men Of the
country from 81 to 80 years Of age
were registered Three months ago
and again this month those who had
just reached the age of q were add
ed. 1t now remains to include all men
between the ages Of Is and As.
"This Is not new policy. A CEN
tury and quarter ago it was delib-
erately ordained by those who were
then responsible for the safety and de-
fense of the nation that the duty of
military service should rest upon all
able bodied men between the ages of
Is and As We now accept and fulfill
the obligation which they established,
an obligation expressed in our nation
al statutes from that time until now.
We sOlemnly purpose decisive vic
tory of arms and deliberately to de-
vote the larger part of the military
man power of the nation to the ac-
complishment of that purpose.
Lauds Younger Soldiers.
"The younger men have from the
first been ready to go. They have
furnished voluntary enlistments out
of all proportion to their numbers.
Our military authorities regard them
as having the highest combatant quail
ties Their youthful enthusiasm, their
virile eagerness, their gallant spirit
of daring make them the admiration
of all who see them in action. They
covet not only the distinction Of serv-
ing in this great war, but also the in
spring memories which hundreds of
thousands Of them will cherish through
the years to come, of great day and
great service for their country and
for mankind.
by the men OF the older group now
called upon the opportunity now