Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 148, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 July 1918 — WORK OR FIGHT LAW IN EFFECT [ARTICLE]

WORK OR FIGHT LAW IN EFFECT

Washington, July I.—With 4,500 local boards acting as truant officers, the government’s work or figfat regulations were put into effect today with the object of compelling every man in the army draft registration lists to do his part towards winning the war, either by entering the army or engaging in some necessary occupation. Since the announcement of the regulations some weeks ago, reports received at the office of Provost Marshal General Crowder show many registrants have complied with the order. The result has been a material increase in the available supply of labor for essential industries, and a still greater increase is expected when the regulations are pvt nto full force. No official computation has been made as to the number of men who will be affected, but estimates by the best informed officials run from 800,000 to 1,000,000.