Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 112, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1917 — Ask For Speedy Work On June 5. [ARTICLE]

Ask For Speedy Work On June 5.

Preparations for getting a summary of the returns from next Tuesday’s registration of young men for military service under the selective draft act into the office of Governor Goodrich at as early a moment as passible after the closing of the places of registration, are being made, and it is expected that the total number of men registered in Indiana wil 1 be in the hands of state officials by midnight Tuesday. The law has been interpreted to mean that registrars must telegraph the number of (persons registered in their precincts immeri'ateiy after the count is made on Tuesday night. Registration booths close at 9 p. m. It has been estimated that there are approximately 250,000 avqHable men in Indiana.