Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-07
PRISON AWAITS
SLACKERS FROM
REGISTRATION
Order to be Enrolled in the
Country's Man-power Lists
is Compulsory.

IS Compulsory.
One distinctive. feature.of the man
power law which will have its first
effect when men between the ages of
1s and 20, and 80 and As register for
selective military service next Thurs
day, is the fact that one years i'm
prisonment awaits those who fail to
register. The understanding is that
no one who evades his military duties,
will be permitted to atone for this
crime by the mere payment of a fine.
He will be interned in a prison for one
year and will then be indicted into
the. service, provided, of course, that
he is qualified.
At the office. Of the local war board
preparations are being completed to
meet h onrush of registrants.
pected or. September IL. All kinds of
the requisite stationery material is
being prepared and blanks, cards, etc,
have been distributed to the various
precincts Throughout the county
where the registration will take place.
M. Norman, Louis Blanchard and
A. F. Turner volunteered their cars
this morning, to take supplies and a.
AAoS"Ay P0oAAS ~ AN WAL
places in the county to swear in the
registrars and leave supplies for the
coming registration.
The registration in the city Inc
throughout the county will be held
at the regular election polling places
and the offices will be open from Ia.
m. to Q p. m. Arrangements are be-
ing made in the county so that thresh-
ing will not have to be stopped for
<Io en- Ia a 10 t. ~ ox;~<@ ~;n~ T~ Avn
cases it Is expected that the registrars
will visit the machines so that the
men will not lose any time or delay
harvest work and in other cases the
offices will be kept open until a late
hour to accommodate them. 1t is up.
to the men to find out what arrange
ments r being made for them at
the place where they will have to
register. -.
All men who will not be able to
register with their local boards are
board at the earliest possible moment
so that their cards cal be sent to
their home board for classification
and returned to them. Every transient
should register early enough so that
they can. get their card back by Sep
TENDER IL.
EARLY 1918 Registrars.
Two registrations have already
been held this year for those who
have attained their twenty-first year
since June 5, 1917. The following is
a report Of these registrants, as it has
been submitted today to Adjutant
General GA. Fraser:
Colored, Glass 1, general service. 1
White. physically qualified for
general service ............. 1O7
Snocia1 or 1nnitad SoruicoR 10
Remedial, "B" .............. 4
Not finally examined. ......... 8
Questioannires sent to district
board IA
Not classified 1
Indicted under call No. I1141 to
Camp Lewis 9
Indicted under call No. 1856 to
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University Of North Dakota. ~. 4
Indicted under call No. 1894 to
Camp Grant 80
Total 1872
Glass 2, division "B"........::.. 2
Glass 2, division %
Total rs
Glass 8, division "A"............ 1
Glass 3. division B".......... 4
SldSS b, UlVlSiOu " ........s.s i
Class 8, division J"........... 4
Total 10
Class 4, division "A"............ 16
Class 4, division ]
Total ...... II
Class S, division 81
Class S, division "F"........... IL
Glass 5, division "G"........... IL
1Otdl o.
Grand total ...... ........ 29(