Evening star., 1918-08-29
CONSIDERING DATE.
FOR REGISTRATION
September 10, II or II
Seems Likely to Be
Selected.
FRIDAY, 18TH, IS TABOO

One of the three following dates
probably will be selected for the great
registration Of men between the ages
of eighteen and forty-five years under
the man-power bill: Tuesday. Septem-
Der 10: Wednesday, September II. or
Thursday. September IL.
Officials of the provost marshal
generals Office have these dates under
consideration. Probably one Of them
will be chosen as the day when the
remaining man power of the nation
will troop to registration places
throughout the land to sign the great
roll from which the kaiser will read
his doom.
Any one Of the three days named
would allow about ten days for proper
publicity to be given the whole proc
ess OF signing UP for Uncle Sam"
September z Passed Up.
1t has been talk that September z
was the favored day. Owing. how
ever. to the fact that exemption to
orthodox Hebrews from registering
on Saturday was granted last week
at tHe OF twenty -OH6-
.year-olds, and that such post-regis-
tration caused great extra work to
already overworked local boards, 1t Is
likely that one of the midweek days
named will be selected. On any one
Of these days the entire registration
of the 100000 expected registrants
could be completed.
Friday, September II. was suggest
ed. but Immediately frowned upon.
Officials declared that although the
number to be registered was thirteen
million" to register them upon Fri
day. the 18th. would be taking
too much Of chance with the Jinx.
Posters Are Placed.
Provost Marshal General Crowder
smiled today as he stood in the corri-
dor at his office and looked upon pla-
cards hung up this morning.
Those posters appeared this morn
ing in every post ONCE and public
building. throughout the country"
Gen. Crowder said to a member Of
Congress who had called upon him.
Patriots will register-others must
register" IL the emphatic legend on
the poster.
eighteen and forty-five (both inclu-
sive) except those previously regis
tered must register for the selective
service draft September -"
The date is left blank, for insertion
when the President proclaims it
Penalty. for failure to register"
continues the poster. "is one year i'm
prisonment, and no man can exon
crate himself by the payment Of q
hne."
All Set In Washington.
The District Of Columbia Is "all
set for registration day. whenever
it may be. Members of the central
registration committee met with Com
missioner Brownlow and Mai. d. J..
Donovan. director of the draft here.
yesterday afternoon to smooth out
rough places in plans.
Members of the eleven local boards
of the city will share in the increased
pay for board members authorised
today by Gen. Crowder. Under an or
der sent to all the states members OF
all local boards of the selective serv-
ice will receive from $50 to 5000 q
month. the amount varying with the
number of registrants on their rolls.
Heretofore the compensation has
been 80 cents per man sent to camp.
September 1. $50 will be the minimum
pay for members Of boards with 1000
or less registrants-
The new registration, coupled with
the work already in hand, will give
local boards SO much work to attend
to that 1t was realized that some ade-
Quate payment must be made in ad-
dition to the honor accorded to board
members for their untiring service.