Weekly journal-miner., 1918-09-04

gross and signed by the president, has been fixed for Thursday, September l2th. Under rulings issued by Pro- vost Marshal General Crowder, all males over eighteen years of age who have not attained their 46th birth | days must enroll on the date spcci- | fled. This ruling IS contrary to popu- lar conception, the generally accept ed idea being that if a man is one or more days over 45 he need not register. The fact is that unless he has passed his 10th birthday he must do so or spend one year in jail A proclamation, giving data and infor- nation concerning the new law and { its requirements, has been issued by the governor, as follows:
 State of Arizona Executive Depart
 ment. A Proclamation. The president of the United States, | by proclamation, has fixed the 12th day of September, 1918 for the regis tration throughout the United States of all men between the ages of eigh- teen and forty-fivc, inclusive, for mili- tary service, except those who have already registered and those who arc not required under the law so to do 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 the registration ca the date fixed. Existing draft machinery will be lused with such increased facilities and additional registrars as are required for this enrolment. Under the presi- dents proclamation, the governors of all states have been called upon to supervise this registration, and the adjutant general, will under this proc lamation, be the central administra- tive authority. All local boards will have immediate direction and super vision within their respective jurisdic- | tion. The actual registration will be made in the customary voting pre- cincts 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 marshal general as to persons who arc required to register under the act are as follows:
 All male persons who shall have attained their eighteenth birthday and shall not have attained their forty sixth birthday on or before the day set for registration by the president must register. The only exceptions are:
 (A Persons, who. prior to the day set for registration by the Presi- dent. have registered under the terms of the Act approved May IS, 1917, (which fixed the original age limits at 21 to 30. incluSive) or under the terms of the public resolution of congress approved May 20, 1918. (providing for the registration since June ;, 1917. of those reaching the age of 2l years) whether called for public service or not: and
 (B) Officers and enlisted men of the regular army: officers appointed, and men of the forces drafted, under the provisions of the act approved May IS, 1917: officers and enlisted men of the National Guard while in the service of the United States; and the officers of the Officers Reserve Corps and enlisted men in the Enlist cd Reserve Corps while in the ser vice of the United States; and
 co Officers and enlisted men ot the navy and marine corps and ot- ficers and enlisted and enrolled men of the naval reserve force and marine corps service while in the service ot the United States: and
 D Diplomatic representatives, rep technical attaches ot for eign embassies and legations, consuls general. consuls and consular agents of foreign countries residing in the United States.
 Persons not subject to registration solely on account of being Tn the or naval service of the Unit ed States become subject to registra- ton and are required to register i'm mediately upon leaving such military or naval service.
 Citizens of the United States or persons who have declared their in- tention 10 become citizens of the United States who do not register on account of absence from the territor- ial limits of the United States are required to register within five days after their return to the United Sta les.
 These regulations have the force md effect of law, and all persons re- luired by these regulations to be registered, and all persons who may ,laim any right or privilege in respect : ,f any registrant. are charged with of the provisions hereof. ,