The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-04
Those AbsentFrom Home
Districts Register
With Auditor
POLLING PLACES
FOR REGISTRATION
Local Chairmen Are Being
Advised By Draft Board
Of Their Duties

The registration OF men under the
enlarged military program OF the
nation, as defined in the newly en-
acted measure by which men from
Is to 45 years. inclusive, are liable
for service, is already under way in
Cass county,
Many men Of draft age, absent
from their homes and who expect to
be absent on registration day, are
already listing themselves, and un-
der the plan outlined by Marshal
Crowder, and made operative of the
Cass county local draft board al
ready, their registration cards must
be forwarded by themselves to their
local draft boards, which local draft
boards will issue the proper certi-
ficate, except when the registrant
resides in a. city Of 10000 or more,
when the registration card must be
mailed to the mayor.
Already the supplies to be used by
the local registration boards are be-
ing prepared for immediate ship
ment to the local chairnen. AS in
the first registration In 1917, the
men will be required to register in
their own voting precinct.
The enlarged draft program has
already brought hundreds of inquir-
ing prospective registrants to the
Cass county draft officials, seekingin-
formation on this or that point in
which the registrant is interested.
Some want to get into the service
Immediately, others are looking for
a way out.
For the Absentses.
A letter being addressed by w. r.
Tucker, secretar yof the Cass draft
board, to the registrars Of Cass coun-
2ty, including partial instructions as
to the handling Of the new draft, sets
forth a few few features of interest
to registrants. It follows:
no All Registrars:
We are sending you a part of the
supplies for the military registration
to be held on Sept. IL, 1918, and we
ask that you give the same your con-
stderation.
B'or persons who do not have their
permanent home here you NAL I'LL
out their cards and certify them, but
do NOT issue any certificate, this will
be done when the card is received at
the home board. Each man viii be
instructed to mail this card, (suggest-
ing by registered maiD, to his county
auditor, unless he lives in a. city of
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card to the mayor, and the man must
enclose a self addressed 3-cent en-
velope for the return of his certificate.
We are sending you these cards
so that each man applying to any
registrar may have his card filed in
time to mail that it will reach his
home place on or before the 18th, il
possible However, If there are some
(Which there will >be), on the regis
tration day who will have to do the
same thing. We are instructed that a
man must have his card sent to where
he has his permanent home.
Only issue the certificate which will
be sent TO you later, to men who
either have no permanent home or
who are actually making Cass coun-
EyS their permanent home.
Read the laws and gain as much
knowledge as will assist you in com
plying with the same. The large pos
ters sent to you shall be posted Tor
information and give the persons an
opportunity Of knowing just how to
answer the questions.
Cards for non residents do not need
TO be adem in duplicate as this must
be done by the home boards, but
cards for our own registrants should
be made in duplicate.
Other supplies will follow in a few
days.
Yours very truly,
LOCAL BOARD, CASS COUNTY,
W r. Tucker, Secretary.