Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-09-06
ALL FROM IS TO
IS MUST REGISTER
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cality this place is not used, Spec1aI 10
cal notice will be given.
The registration place will be opened
at Z O'Clock in the morning and will
close at nine in the evening, though It
is hoped the registration will be COM
pleted early in the evening.
Persons who are likely to be absent
from their homes on September 18th,
and who cannot register personally
with the local board having jurisdic-
ton over their place OF residence
should present themselves at the ear
Hest possible moment to any local
board wherever they may be. This 10
cal board will furnish such persons
with a registration card and certify to
the answers made on such cards. The
duty, however, is placed upon such
persons to see that such cards are hled
with their own local board. This
should preferably be done by registered
mail. There should be inclOsed with
the card self-addressed stamped en-
velOpe in order that registration GER
tificate may be issued to the persons
registering Special provision has
been made to register the sick.
Male persons of the designated age
who, on account of absence at sea, or on
account of absence without the terri
torial limits of the United States, may
be unable to register as absentees will.
within five days after reaching the
first United States port, register with
his proper local board or as provided
for other absentees.
/ call upon the Secretary OF State,
County Clerks. Boards of Registry,
Inspectors of Election and all other
public officials to perform such duties
as are assigned to them by Chapter l96
of the laws of 1917 and by the local
boards
1 call upon all male persons of the
designated ages, who will be away
from home on the RegistratiOnsDay, to
go now to the office of the local board
and register.
[ call upon all other persons who are
required to register to go early in the
day to the place of registration and to
enroll themselves in their cOuntry's
service
l call upon every public agency, and
every public official to cooperate heart
lily with the local boards to see that
wide publicity is given to the facts
about registration and that every
facility is provided for complete
registration as early in the day as 1t
is possible to get it.
| call upon the newspapers OF the
state who so splendidly responded to
the recent call of the draft adminlStra-
ton for assistance in the special regis
tYatiOn; for even more generous as
sistance in performing the larger task
that is Immediately ahead of us.
call upon all citizens who are will
ing to assist in the registration to offer
their services to the local boards Of the
state.
/ call upon all citizens and residents
who are not to register to dedicate
themselves anew that there may the
sooner be new birth of freedom for
the world.
In conformity with the Proclamation
l, Emanuel L. Phillip, Governor of the
State of Wisconsin, do hereby deSig
nate and appoint the twelfth day of
September, 1913, as Registration Day
and call upon all persons of the desig
mated age to present themselves on
this day at the proper office of regis
tratiOn to exercise the high privilege
of enrolling themselves for such mill
tary or other service as the constituted
authorities may determine, and / urge
that the business interests of the state
will give the men who are required to
register every opportunity to Go so
that flags be displayed on public build
ings and private homes; and that this
day ON which thirteen million of Oul
people will formally dedicate them
selves to the great cause of the cOm-
try, of humanity, of civilization, shall
be fittingly and solemnly celebrated.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, i
have hereunto set my hand
! and caused the Great Seal
of the State of Wisconsin to-
be affixed Done at the
Capitol in the City of Madi-
son, this third day of Sep
TENDER. in the year of cur
Lord, One Thousand Nine
Hundred and Eighteen.
Il. l.. Phillip,
Governor