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REtASTRAkTION DAY IS PROCLAIMED. (Continued from Editorial Page.) SEC. 2. That after the day set un der section one hereof for the regis tration by proclamation by the Presi dent may from time to tinle prescribe, the President may require that all male persons, citizens of the United States, and all male persons residing in the United States, who have attain-' ed the age of twenty-one years since the last preceding date of registration and on or before the next day set for the -egistration by proclamation by the Piesident, except such persons as are exempt from registratio:: under the Act of May eighteenth, nineteen. hundred and seventeen, and any Act or Acts amendatory thereof, shall be registered in the same manner and sub ject to the same repuirements and lia Lilities as those previously registered under the terms of said Act: PRO VIDED, That students who are D-e paring for the ministry in recognized theological or divinity schools, and students who are preparing for the practice of medicine and surgery in recognized medical schools at the time of approval of this Act shall be ex empt from the selective draft pre scribed in the Act of May eighteenth, WHERAS Congress has enacted and the President has, on the 20th' day of May, one thousand nine hundred and eighteen, approved the following Pub lic Resolutions: Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assem bled, That during the present emer gency, all male persons, citizens of the United States, and all male persons residing in the United States, who have, since the fifth day of June,nine teen hundred, and on or before the; day set for the registration by proc lamation by the President, attained'' the age of twenty one years, shall be subject to registration in accordance with regulations to be prescribed by the President, stating the time and place of such registration, it shall be the duty of all such persons; except those persons as are exempt from registration under the Act of May eighteenth, nineteen hundred and sev enteen, and any Act or acts amenda tory thereof, to present themselves for and submit to registration under the provisions of said Act approved May eighteenth, nineteen hundred and sev enteen, and they shall be registered in the same manner and subject to the same requirements and liabilities as those previously registered under the terms of said Act: PROVIDED, that upon convicition in the 'district court1 of the United States having jurisdic tion thereof, be punished by impris on-ment for not more than one year, and shall thereupon be 'duly register ed: Provided, That in the call of the1 docket precedence shall be given, inI courts trying the same, to the trial of .-riminal proceedings under this act. I SEC. 6. That the Presid-nt is here by authorized to utilize the service of any or all departments and any .or all officers or agents of the United States and of the several States, Territories, and the District of Columbia, and sub divisions thereof, in the execution of this act, and all officers and agents of the United States and of the several' States, Territories, and subdivisions1 thereof, and of the District of Colum-1 bia, and all persons designated or ap- i pointed under the regulations pres cribed by the President whether such appointments are made by the Presi dent himself or by the governor or other ofy-- 4f -v Sta'te or Territory to peilormn any duty m~ . e:ucution .of this act, are hereby required to per -form such duty as the President shall -order or direct, and all such officers -and agents and persons so designated -or appointed shall hereby have full au 'thority for all acts by them in the ex 'ecution of this act by the direction of the president. Correspondence in the execution of this act may be- carried in penalty envelopes bearing the frank of the War Department. Any person r- arged as herein provided with the' duty of carrying into effect any of the provision of this act or the regula tions made or directions given thei'e under who shall fail or neglect to per form -such duty; and any person charged with such duty or having and' exercising any authority under said shall knowingly make or be a party to the making of any false or incorrect registration, physical examination, ex emption, enlistment, enrollment, or muster; and any person who shall~ make or be a party to the making of' any false statement or certificate as to the fitness or lia'bility of himself or any other person for service under' the provisions of this act, or regula tions made by the President thereun der, -or otherwise evades or aids another to evade the requirements of this act or of said regulations, or wvho, in any manner. shall fail or neg lect fully to perform any duty re ouired of him in the execution of this act, shall, if not subject to military; law, be punished by imprisonment for~ 'not more than one year. or, if sub jec +b miliar aw. shall be tried by court-martial and suffer such punish ment as a court-martial may direct. Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson President of the United States, do cal upon the governor of each of the ser eral States, the Board of Commission ers of the District of Columbia, anc all members of Local Boards an( agents thereof appointed under th< provisions of said act of Congress ap proved May 18, 1917, to perform cer tain duties in the execution of th( foregoing law, which duties will b( give notice to every person under th( communicated to them directly an(' terms of said Public Resolution. And I do furtehr proclaim and givt notice to every person subject to reg istration in the several States. and ir the District of Columbia, in accord ance with the above law, that the timE and place of such registration shall be between 7 a. m. and 9 p. m. on the 5th day of June, 1918, at the office o the Local Board having jurisdictior :f the area wherein he permanently resides., or at such other place as shall be designated by public notice by such Local Board. All male persons, either citizens of :he United States or residing in the ;everal States, or in the District of olumbia, who have, since the 5th day >f June, 1917, and on or before the 5th day of June, 1918, attained their ,wenty-first birthday, are required to -egister in accordance with the above .aw and the regulations prescribed ;hereunder: Provided, however, That :he following persons are hereby ex mpted from registration: Officers nd enlisted men of the Regular Ar ny, the Navy. the Marine Corps, an. ;he National Guard and Naval Militia vhile in the service of the United 3tates, and officers in the Officers' Re erve torps and enlisted mel! in the nlisted Reserve Corps while in ac ;ive service. And I do call upon every mayor, ounty clerk, or township clerk re :eiving such notification to have a ist of said places of registration )osted, and do charge him with the luty of having all persons making in uiry informed of the place or places Lt which they may re gister. Any person who, on account of sick Less, will be unable to present him elf for re-.;zration may apply on or efore the day of registration at the office of any Local Board for instruc ions as to how he' may register by Lgent. Any person who expects to be ab ent or. the day designated for regis ration from the jurisdiction of the ,oard in which he permanently re ides may register by mail, but his ~egistration card must reach the Los al Board having jurisdiction of the Lrea wherein he permanently resides >y the day herein named for registra ion. Any such person should apply s soon as practicable at the office of tLocal Board for instructions as to ow he may register by mail. Any person who has no permanent esidence - may register at the place lesignated for registration by the Lo :al Board having jurisdiction of the trea he may be on the day herein iamed for registration. Any person who, on acount of ab ence at sea.,.or on account of absence vithout the territorial limits of the Jited States, may be unable to ecorn >y with the regulations pertaining o absentees, shalt, within five days Lter reaching the first United States >ort, register with his proper Local 3oard or as provided in the regula inns for other absentees. 'T witness whereof, I have hereunto aused the seal of the United States o be affixed. Done in the District of Columbia his twentieth day of May in the year f our Lord one thousand nine hun [red and eighteen and of the inde endence of the United States of merica, the one hundred and forty econd. WOODROW WILSON. By the President: -Robert Lansing, Secretary of State. MONTICELLO. We have recently enjoyed talks rom able men, representing the Red 3ross and Anti-Saloon work. Liberal oollection were taken. Three of iir boys, Messis Ernest Rabb, Frank E. Norris and Robert Eleron, have gone to Camp Jackson :his week. Miss Bruce McMeekin and'- Mrs. Elarry Roberts and children are visit ig friends and r-elatives here. Miss Winnie Weimer, of Branch. ville, spent the week-end with Mrs. Estelle Rabb's family. Farmers are very busy in"eed, the recent rains have delayed their work. NOTICE. There wvill be a meeting - of the Longtown Farmers' Association next Saturday night. June 1, at the usual meeting place, at 7:30 p. m. All the members are requested to be preseni as there is important business to bi transacted. A. W Matheson. Pres. - Ls b Why Suffer? Mrs. J. A. Cox, of Al derson, W. Va., writes: "My daughter ... suf fered terribly. She could not turn in bed ... the doctors gave her up, and we brought her home to die. She had suffered so much at ... time. Hay ing heard of Cardui, we got it for her." CARD UI The Woman's Tonl "In afew days, she be alan to improve," Mrs. x continues, "and had no trouble at... Cardui cured her, and we sing its praises everywhere.' 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