The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-05
5000 TO REGISTER
INDISTRICT TODAY
FOR ARMY DRAFT

Resignation Of young men who
have become twenty.one since June 8,
1917. subject to draft under the
amended law, began this morning
with military precision. The orEani-
zation OF the registration forces was
modelled on the strategy OF battle
formation-wnh a detachment as
signed TO eacf OF the eleven districts,
and a strong fsserve held in readiness
at the Distriet building, whence Act
ing Adjuant General Donovan could
send them out to strengthen weak
points as the registration developed
needs.
In the eleven districts about 5000
men are to be enrolled They will be
added to the 100000 TO be gathered In
the nation today, and increase avail
able army material well toward the
100000 mark.
Registration Places.
The work began at o'clock. this
morning. and will continue until o
this evening. The registration places
for the districts are:
No. l, FRANKLIN School: No. ..
Thomson School; No. 5, Grant School;
Nc 4. Jefferson School; No. 5. East
ern High School; No. s. Peabody
School, No. Z, Western High School;
No. 8, Business High School: No. ..
Henry D. Cooke School No. 10. Park
/ View School; No IL, " --atlcy .Schooi.
Mr.. Donovan especially hoped that
the young men would exert them
selves to 90 early to the registration
places
at is desirable" he said. that
everyone do his part in making the
work proceed with dispatch. and to
avoid crowding at the close in the
evening"
The District Building employees
were mobilizea for the day as a regis
tration corps. assignments having
been made yesterday to the different
school buildings OF workers for the
separate districts. At o'clock the
others assembled in the Board Room
to await calls for the reserves All
other District business, excepting
that which was absolutely necessary
was laid aside.
District in Lead.
The Commissioners took lively in
terest in the proceedings The, Dis4I
trict government has achieved FIRST
rank among an the. larger cities Of
the United States thus FAR in respect
OF the prompt registration OF drsSt
men and their Induction into the mill
tary forces OF the nation.
A year ago. the District Of ,colum- |
bia won first .hoHors completing |
earliest the registration and for com.
pleting hrst the transportation Of the |
men to their reRDectiya Gamma
II was apparent early in the day
that the organization for the present |
registration was fully as efficient as |
that OF June 5. 1917. 1t operated ex-
actly as a WELL Joined military force
in The field and reflected credit on |
those who were responsible for IT'S |
formation. =.
Men who became OF. age since Junn [
g. 1917, ana who are temporarily re- /
siding here were required TO COM
plete their registration yesterday and |
get their cards to their home boards /
by today.
Must Enroll.
Also today medical and divinity stu
dents who have reached the age Of
tweaty-one during the past year were
required to register. Provost Mar
shall General Crowder has announced
that the law eXempts them, but re-
auires that they enroll themselves to-
day
THE only men. who have become
tweuty-one since June 5, 1917. not re-
CURED to register today" General
Crowder announced. ARE those al
ready in the military or naval service
OF the United States"
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