Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 June 1917 — Conscription Registration Facts [ARTICLE]

Conscription Registration Facts

Tuesday*; June 5, is the only day for registration. " t Registration booths will be open from 7 a. m. to 9 p. m. No matter what just daim you hare for exemption, you MUST register. Registration is distinct from draft. » * ■ The penalty for failing to segisier is imprisonment, not fine. To register is a publie duty. Every male resident of the ■United' States who has reached his twenty-first and has not reached his thirty-first birthday MUST register on the day set, June 5, 1917. The only exceptions are officers and enlisted men of ... the regular . arm", the navy, .the marine corps, and the national guard and' .naval -militia. sbbieet to call to federal ■ service, and officers in the officers" reserve- corps and enlisted men in the enlisted reserve corps while in active service. Under a new construction of '-e-registration proclamation explained by the United States proves-: marshal general, members of the national guard or any military r naval organization subject to call, though not yet mustered into the federal service, need not register. The only organizations of ‘-e Indiana national guard which are subject to call, and therefor? exedapt from registration, are as follows: First, Second and Third infantry regiments; Batteries A, C and D of the artillery: Cojnpany A, signal corps; Ambulance Companies Nos. T and 2; Field Hospitals, Nos. 1 and 2, and Engineer Companies A, B and C. Members' of all other new units and proposed units of the Indiana national guard now formed or being formed must register for the reason that they are not yet subject to federal eall, not having beta fi-mafly extended federal recognition. Every person who register? will receive a card signed by the chief registrar of his precinct, st :ng he has complied with the law. Such card must be shown to linemen or other officers on request on or after the day of registration, Jane 5. Those who through sickness -ball be unable to register should cause a. representative to apply to the county or city clerk for a copy of the registration card. The clerk will give instructions as to how this card should be filled out The card should then be mailed by the sick person, or delivered by his agent, to the registrar of his voting precinct. The sick per-cm will enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope for the return to him of his registration certificate. Any person who expects to be absent from his voting precinct on registration day should apply as ??<--n aS practicable for a registration card to the county clerk of the county where he may be stopping. The clerk will record the answers on the card and turn it over to the absentee. The absentee should mail this card to the registrar of his home Vtjting precinct so tbat it will reach that official by registration day. A self-addressed stamped envelope should be enclosed with the card to insure the return to the absentee of a registration certificate. -