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EVERY MALE BETWEI MUST BE REGIS1 H is sate to state that every man who asks himself if he is required to register in June "> must reply, "Yes." "Yes." * If you are over 21 years old and have not yet reached the age ofJ!, j your name and description must go j down on your county's roster for possible military duty. The only exceptions are the names already there ?the names of the men of the army and navy, the National Guard and the naval militia in the actual service of the United States. It does not matter if you are blind, deaf, dumb, legless and armless; if you are in jail or a minister of the gospel; if you are white, red, black or yellow; if you have conscientious: scruples against war, or if you are a i citizen of Germany, Senegambia or any other land on earth; if you are a judge, sheriff, policeman, Federal em- ployee, Mayor or Alderman, or any. i . i tmng eise. If you are physically able to reach the voting place of your precinct, you j are committing a crime, punishable by a year's imprisonment, without the option of a fine, if you fail to get' there, and if you are not physically j able to reach the registration place, j you had better file a notice to that l effect, and be very careful that you j do not exaggerate your illness, on or j before registration day, so that you { may be registered by agent. To Choose One in Twenty. The fact that you register does not j mean that you are going to be mus-! tered into the war forces. It merely 1 means that about one in twenty ot j you will be chosen for the first army j of half a million. If you are not fit for service, you j will not be picked?diu mat nas nothing to do with your registering. Your job is to get on the roll; the Government's job is to choose the men for the army. You will have an opportunity to urge your reasons for exemption, if you havje a reason, later on. The Government does not want you if you are. unfit to be a soldier, but the Government reserves the right to decide on your fitness or un- . fitness?that is not left to you. Absence from your home town does not relieve you of the necessity of registering. If your home is in Bamberg, the Bamberg registration officers must .have your card filled . out, though on June 5 you may be in New York, Tallapoosa or Timbuctoo. If you are in the rural districts or in small town, the local county clerk take your registration. It is your business to hunt him up and he will fill out your card. If you are in MK* a city of over 30,000 population, the - - * ' " I local city cierK is me mau ^uu ujuol go to, and if you are in a foreign country, the nearest consular agent will perform the service. Your Government does not intend that any man between the ages of 21 and 31 shall be omitted from this count of the nation's war material. Give Uncle Sam the Doubt. You will be wise to resolve every doubt that occurs to you in favor of the Government, any other course means that you are taking chances of being sent to jail, and the excuse that you did not think the registration proclamation meant you will not avail. The Government is looking for men, not for excuses. First the physically unfit will be eliminated: then those who are found to be exempt for any reason will be sifted out, citizens of, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey are not likely to be taken into the army, but that does not mean that citizens of these countries are not bound to register. Their failure will be punisha- j ble just as much as that of other | aliens, natives or naturalized citi-i zens. j AH this elimination and exemption j is the Government's business, not the business of the men who want to be relieved, or whom the Government wants to release from the obligation of duty. It will all be ironed out later. The business of every man of the specified ages, on June o, is to register. That's his sole job as far as this stage of war preparation is concerned. How to Register. Now, how does he go about it? Suppose young John Smith had not volunteered. He wo::Id appear before the registration officer in the blank precinct of the blank district, where he is accustomed to vote. The registrar would produce a card and ask him , first for his name. . ' Suppose John Smith, instead of being a patriot, was minded to escape duty and gave a false name. He # would thereby incur the penalty for violation of the President's order. If c & Mt !N 21 AND 31 | ERED NEXT TUESDAY the young man was in the habit of signing himself J. Smith. Jr.. that . would be the name he would register I under. If he used a middle name he would give that with the others. Next ! he would be asked his age. He i would reply "23 years." meaning that he was so many years old on his I last birthday; the proximity of his I next birthday has nothing to do with it, nor would he be required to give the months and days. When the registrar had written this on the card he would ask the young man's adI dress. The reply would not be the young man's favorite hotel or his favorite club, but the number, street and city would be taken down. Then they will come to his birthday and the year in which he was born. Xext Mr. Smith would tell them he was a natural-born citizen of the United States, born in blank city. If instead of John Smith he had chosen Tony Giacommo he might reply Rome, Italy, and state that he VS its it imiuiau^cu wuii.cu <_?i c* uv clarant, meaning that he had taken out his first papers. If he had not even progressed so far he would state that he was a subject of Italy. To get back to our hypothetical John Smith, he would reply to the next question that he was a merchant, it being presumed that a big store constitutes his main business. , The hypothetical Tony Giacommo referred to would say that he was a clerk in a produce store, even though up to a week ago he had been the driver of a huckster wagon, and even if he had been a driver for years. John Smith would reply to the next Question that he was in business for himself. Tony would state that he was working for Flores Bros., giving the location of the store. Then the young man would state if he had a mother, father, wife or child under 12 years of age dependent upon him for suport. The fact that either John Smith or Tony Giacommo was eager to get into the army would not relieve him of the obligation to answer truthfully any more than a contrary sentiment and the invention of such a dependent relative would avail him. Details of Experience. Next the young man would give the details of what military service he had had, provided he had had any. Finally he would be asked if he claimed exemption from the draft and what his grounds for such claims , were. They might be excellent claims < for exemption, but the young man would not be exempt until the Government has determined their value < to him. The Government gives him an opportunity to make his claim for exemption later. This registration card information is only for the rec* ord. Suppose our young man did not wish to serve and so reported himself as having only one leg, in order that it would be obvious that he could not be a soldier. The Government would catch him later, but that is another story. Suppose the registrar, out of friendship, or for any other reason, accepted his statement regardless of the potent fact of two sturdy legs. That registrar would go to jail, without the option of a fine. Nothing is left to his discretion: he is under oath to make a truthful return and dare not connive at evasion or practice favoritism. What happens after the registration has not been settled in its ultimate details. According to a bulletin issued by Provost .Marshal General E. H. Crowder: "From the lists of persons so registered names will subsequently be drawn by lot, by the fairest system that can be devised. Persons whose names are drawn and other persons interested will be given an opportunity to present claims for exemption, exclusion or discharge from the draft, and to support such claims by evidence. "The determination of whether a particular claim for exemption, exclusion or discharge shall be granted will be made by boards to be appointed by the President. The only regulations that has as yet been prescribed are those governing the reg istration alone. The determination of exemption, exclusion end discharging is a second step, quite separate from the registration. Regulations governing the determination of exemptions, exclusions and discharges will, when promulgated, be made available to $1] concerned at the offices of the local boards. Until such regulations have been promulgated, further information can not be given, as it might later prove misleading; and, even after the regui REGISTRAT 1 j Name in full (Given Name) j Home 2 j address , j (No.) (Street) j 3 i Date of birth (Month JAre you (1) a natural-born citiz< 4! alien, (4) or have you declared i i | Where were 5 I you born? | (Town) / | If not a citizen, of what ? j country are you a citizen or subj< " 7 What is your present ' trade, occupation, or office? g By whom employed? Where employed? Have you a father, mother, wife, 9 under 12, solely dependent on yoi for support (specify which)? ^0 j Married or single (which)? I f | What military service have you h U I i Xation or S | .?cais , ?<y j Do you claim exemption i from draft (specify grounds)? ... 1 affirm that I have verified abo (Sigi If person is of African descent, tear off this corner. REGISTRATION COMMI The registration committee for j this county is composed of H. C. j Folk, chairman. A. L. Kirkland. clerk , of court, and J. J. Brabham, Jr., pro- j bate judge. These gentlemen have j appointed the registration officers for j the various voting precincts of the1 county, as follows: Bamberg?A. B. Utsev and H. X. I Folk. Colston?G. A. McMillan. Denmark?W. L. Riley and F. V. ' James. Ehrbardt?I. D. Copeland and E. E. Hughes. Farrell's?J. H. Fender and J. G. Rhoad. Govan?B. P. Hartzog. Kearse?AV. H. Ritter. Lee's?H. B. Grimes. Midway?J. Y. Hi^ks. Olar?S. E. Neeley and J. J. Brabham, Sr. Registration cards will be sent to these precinct officers previous to the : date of registration. On June 5 1 every man within the age limits must present himself before this officer, who will examine him, fill out the card, and have the person examined to sign the same in his presence. lations have been made public, de- j cisions conqerning exemptions, ex- ; elusions or discharges in the indi-;< vidual cases can not be made by this j office, since the law provides that j all such cases shall be heard and de-1 termined by the boards to be estab- j lished for that purpose." The registrars' duties do not termi- i nate with the making out of the can-1 didates' cards. In a short report which accompanies each registration card he is asked to state: "Has the person lost arm, leg, hand, foot or both eyes, or is he otherwise disabled (specify)?" it is not intended however, that the registrar shall pass upon anything but the most obvious physical defects. Persons whose disabilities are so indicated by the registrar will be dropped from the lists, but others who claim exemption on account of physical disability are liable to draft in order that their physical condition may be passed up by army surgeons. Claims of exemption upon other than physical grounds will be passed upon by local boards:. ' ' * *: ,,ri + Vl Ill addition IU xxuiiiig jjci in* marked physical defects, the registrar is asked to state whether the applicant is tall, medium or short, slender, medium or stout, color of his eyes, color of his hair, whether or not he is bald. The provost marshal general's office, in charge of the registration for the selected army, finds that the greatest amount of misunderstanding has arisen in connection with the method of registration of absentees. It is not sufficient for the absentee to obtain a registration card and fill in the answers, for he must file his card with the County Clerk where he happens to be. or if he is in a city of more than 30,000 inhabitants, with the City Clerk. The Clerk is required to fill in certain information on the back of the card, regarding the height, build, eyes, color of hair, whether or not the person register ION CARD .NO : j Age. in yrs. i (Family name) ; (City) (State) (Day) (Year) (2) a naturalized citizen, (3) an your intention (specify which)? (State) (Nation ) set? I I I ? I t child under 12, or a sister or brother \ 1 j I Race (specify which)? ad? Rank ; branch ; : I tate | i ! ve answers and that they are true. nature or mark) TTEE FOR BAMBERG: f Failure to register will be followed by prosecution and punishment. If the person is sick or otherwise unable to present himself, he must send | someone to enroll for him. The cards contain the following questions: 1. Name in full; age in years. 2. Home address. 3. Date of birth. 4. Are you (1) a natural born citizen, (2) a naturalized citizen, (3) an alien, (4) or have you declared your intention (specify which)? 5. Where were you born? 6. If not a citizen, of what country are you a citizen or subject? 7. What is your present trade, occupation or office? 8. By whom employed; where employed? 9. Have you a father, mother, wife, child under 12, or a sister or brother under 12, solely dependent on you for support (specify which)? 10. Married or single; race. 11. What military service have you had? Rank, branch, years; nation or State? 12. Do you claim exemption from draft (specify grounds)? All males within ages are required to answer these questions whether white or colored, sick or well, eligible or ineligible. ing is bald, or whether he has lost an arm, leg, hand, foot or both eyes, or is otherwise disabled. After this information has been supplied and the clerk has certified the card, it will be returned to the absentee, who must mail it to the registrar of his home voting precinct, so that it will reach that official not later than registration day. A self-addressed en velope, stamped, should be inclosed, so that a registration certificate may be returned to the absentee. The officials in charge of the registration also desire to point out that the question which asks whether the applicant has a dependent child, brother or sister under 12, does not intend to fix that age as the maxi-1 mum for which exemption may be! claimed on account of dependent mi- j nor. The question is intended only for the purposes of census. Twelve was the figure fixed in the civil war draft. Question 10, in which the person registering is asked whether he is married or single, requires an answer as to present status of the apT utifA io Hno rl r\ r? h n piRam. II II IS n lie 10 utau, UI uv is divorced, he should register as single. Here is one case where absolute democracy prevails. The only men who escape are those who are already serving thir country and the unfor- j tunate fellows, who, by physical disability or by stress of circumstances cannot take the task that manhood | assigns them. Field Hospitals. Chattanooga, .Mav 26.?It was an-[ > nouneed at Fort Oglethorpe today ' that four field hospitals and four ambulance corps will be established [ on Chicamauga Park June 1. The; > 1 an m?n tn hp rrniripfi in rhesp arms ! of the service will come in groups of j 300 June 1. The officers' reserve detachment in j training at Chicamauga got their first drenching today, being caught in a downpour of rain while on a long hike. HOW TO ANSWER T! ! ON THE R The following poster will be placed j in view of all on registration day, j telling how to answer the various j questions. All persons are urged to ! read it carefully and have their an- i swers in mind when questioned: Questions will be asked for you to ; answer in the order in which they ' appear on this paper. These ques- j tions are set out below with detailed ; information to help you answer I them. j Do not write on, mark, or .otherwise mutilate these instructions. Do not remove them. They should be carefully read so that you will have your answer ready when you go before the registrar. All answers will be written on the : registration card in ink by the regis- ! trar, who should be careful to spell I all names correctly and to write legibly. 1. Name in full. Age in years,? j This means all your names spelled 1 out in full. ; State your age today in years only, j Disregard additional months or days, j Be prepared to say "19," or "25," i not "19 years 3 months," or the like. 2. Home address. This means the place where you have your permanent home, not the j place where you work. Be prepared : to give the address in this way: "232 I Main street, Chicago. Cook county, : Illinois;" that is, give number and | name of street first, then town, then j county and State. 3. Date of birth. Write your birthday (month, day, j anri vparl nn a niece nf DaDer before going to the registrar, and give the paper to him the first thing. Exam- ' pie: "August 5, 1894." If you do not remember the year, j start to answer as you would if some- ! one asked you your birthday, as "August oth." Then say "on my birth- j day this year I will be (or was) years old." The registrar will then fill in the year of birth. Many peo- 1 pie do not carry in mind the year trey were born. This may be obtained by the registrar by subtract ing the age in years on this year's 1 birthday from 1917. 4. Are you (1) a natural-born j citizen; (2)* a naturalized citizen; j (3) an alien; (4) or have you de- j clared your intention to become a I citizen (specify which)? (1) If you were boin in the Unit- j ed States, including Alaska and Ha- j waii, you are a natural born citizen, i no matter what may have been the citizenship or nationality of your ' parents. If you were born in Porto ! Rico, you are a citizen of the United States, unless you were born of; alien parentage. If you were born : abroad, you are still a citizen of the j United States if your father was a : citizen of the United States at the ; time you were born, unless you have expatriated yourself. (2) You are a naturalized citi-. zen if you have completed your natu- 1 ralization; that is, if you have "tak* j en final'papers." But you are not a ; citizen if you have only declared your j intention to become a citizen (that is, 1 if you have only "taken out first papers"); in the latter case you are j only a "declarant." You are also a naturalized citizen if, although foreign born, your father or surviving parent became fully naturalized while you were under 21 years of age, and if you came to the ( United States under 21. (3) You are a declarant if, al- j though a citizen or subject of some foreign country, you have declared | on oath before a naturalization court ; your intention to become a citizen of the United States. Receipt from the ! clerk of court of the certified copy of ; such declaration is often called "tak- , ing out first papers." You are not | a declarant if your first paper was i taken out after September 26, 1906, and is more than 7 years old. (4) You are an alien if you do not fall within one of the three classes above mentioned. 5. Where were you born? First name the town, then the State, then the country, as 'Columbus. Ohio:" "Vienna, Austria:" "Paris, France;" "Sofia, Bulgaria." 6. If not a citizen, of what country are you a citizen or subject? This need be answered only by aliens and declarants. Remember that a "declarant" is not yet a citizen of the United States. If an alien or declarant, state the name of your country, as "France," "Japan," "China," etc. 7. What is your present trade, , occupation, or office? This does not ask what you once j did, nor what you have done most of the time, nor what you are best fitted to do. It asks what your job is right ; i Winthrop College. SCHOLARSHIP AND ENTRANCE EXAMINATION The examination for the award of vacant scholarships in Winthrop College and for the admission of new students will he held at the county court house on Friday, July 6, at 9 a. m. Applicants must not be less than sixteen years of age. When Scholarships are vacant after July 6 they will be awarded to those making the highest average at this examination, provided they meet the conditions governing the award. Applicants for Scholarsnips should write to President Johnson for Scholarship examination blanks. These blanks, properly filled out by the applicant, should be filed with President Johnson by July 1st. Scholarships are worth $100 and free tuition. The next session will open September 10. 1917, For further information and catalogue, address PRESIDENT D. B. JOHNSON, Rock Hill, S. C. 7-6. Read The Herald, $1.50 per year. HE QUESTIONS EGISTRATION CARDS! now. State briefly, as "Farmer," ".Miner," "Student." "Laborer (on farm, in rolling mill, in automobile, wagon, or other factory)," "Machinist in automobile factory," etc. If you hold an office under State or federal government, name the office you hold. If you are in one of the following offices or employments, use one of the names hereafter mentioned: "Customhouse clerk," "employed in the transmission of the mails," or "employed in an armory, arsenal, or navy yard." "mariner, actually em ployed in the sea service of citizen or merchant within the United States." . 8. By whom employed? Where employed? If you are working for an individual, firm, corporation, or association, state its name. If in business, trade, profession, or employment for yourself, so state. If you are an officer of the State or federal government, say whether your office is under the United States, the State, tlie county, or a municipality. In answer to the ques tion as to when you are employed, give the town, county, and State where you work. 9. Have you a father, mother, wife, child under 12, or a sister or brother under 12 solely dependent upon you for support (specify which)? Consider your answer thoughtfully. If it is true that there is another mouth than your own which you alone have a duty to feed, do not let your military ardor interfere .with the wish of the nation to reduce war's misery to a minimum, un tne other hand, unless the person you have ;n mind is solely dependent on you, do not hide behind petticoats or children. 10. Married or single (which)? Race (specify which)? This does not ask whether you were once married, but whether you are married now. In answer to the question as to your race, state briefly whether "Caucasian," Mongol- , ian," "Negro," Malayan," or "Indian." 11. What military service have you had? Rank? Branch? Years? Nation or State? No matter what country you served, you must give complete information. In answering these questions, first name your rank, using one of the following words: "Commissioned officer," "Non-commissioned officer," Private." Next, state branch in which you served in one of the following words: "Infantry," "Cavalry," "Artillery," "Medical," Signal," "Aviation," "Supply," "Marine," "Navy." Next, state the number of years' service, not counting time spent in the reserve. Finally, name the nation or State you served. If you served under the United States or one of the States of the United States, name your service in one of the following terms: "National Guard (of such and such a State)," "Militia (of such and such a State)," "Volunteers of United States," or "Regular Army (Navy) of United / /"? A ^ A ?* states. 12. Do you claim exemption from draft? Specify grounds. Because you claim exemption from draft, it by no means follows that you are exempt. For the information of the war department you should make a claim now if you intend to prosecute it. Some persons will be exempted on account of their occupations or offices, some on account of the fact that they have relatives dependent upon them for support. Your answer touching these things will be important in supporting the claim you now intend to make in your answer to the present question. Be sure, therefore, that the grounds you now state are in conformity with your answers to questions 7 and 8. In stating grounds you claim as exempting you, use one of the following terms: If you claim to be an executive, legislative, or judicial officer of the State or nation, name your office and say whether it is an office of the State or nation. If you claim to be a member of a religious sect whose creed forbids its members to participate in a war in any iurm, simply name the sect. If you are employed in the transmission of the United States mails or as an artificer or workman in an armory, arsenal, or navy yard of the United States, or if you are a mariner employed in the sea service of any citizen or merchant within the United States, so state. If you are a felon or otherwise morally deficient and desire to claim exemption on that ground, state your ground briefly. If you claim physical disability, state that briefly. If you claim exemption on any other ground, state your ground briefly. A. B. UTSEY LIFE INSURANCE Bamberg, South Carolina R. P. BELLINGER ATTORNEY AT LAW MONEY TO LOAN. 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