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Show All III 10: . Jflltl GUAFD i .10 ESCAPE-- ESCAPE-- U. S. DRAFT Provost Marshal Again Declares De-clares That Members of State Military Bodies Are Not Required to Register MEMBERS of national guard organizations are not re- quired to register for selective service tomorrow. Answering questions from all parts-of the coontry. Provoat Marshal general Crowder today made thia feature fea-ture of the law clear.' "It makes no difference whether the guardsmen are In the federal service or not, Ihey are not required under ' she law to register he aaid. The law reade: "Duly organised or recognised forces subject under other laws of tha United Statca to be called or drafted into aer-' aer-' vice are not required to register." There was a rush of recruits when the national guard recruitng office r opened for bualnesa at 10 o'clock this , morning and eleven men were taken in luring he-irst floor.- NnmeToog-Wb: phone calla keep one man busy at the Sahone throughout the morning hours answering inquiries as to how lata the office would be open tonight. . It Is be-alleved be-alleved that, many men will take this laat day .before registration to enlist in order to avoid the conecrlption. The announcement of Washington nlso that the plana of the war depart- ' itnent are being rushed tn send the national guard divisions to France at the earliest date possible also has had its effect to stimulate recruitng, ss It is now almost positive that the national na-tional guard regiments will be sent . overseas ahead of the regular army. -1icluded in the first eleven enlistments enlist-ments af the national- guard station this morning were four. young men I from 8t Anthony,' Ida. These men paid their own wsy to Suit Lake in order to enlist In the Utsp guard and will serve through the war with the Klrst Utah field hospital under the command 'of Major J. F. Sharp. During the three days the national guard recruitng station haa been open i the average daily enlistments hava been sufficient to bring In the 100 men needed In about twenty days. It is hoped by the recruitng officers that the war strength of the Halt Lake or- k gxnlzatton will be reached not later than June 20. The recruitng office was Jammed at noon and two doctors- were working fast mailing physical examinations of more than a score of applicants. Those who had been examined, passed and sworn . In' at toon numbered thirteen and are; Oeorge T. rimlth. First bat- , trry:A. D. Krledel. W. M. Moreton. H. .1. Kruger. P. C. Coffin. It. P. Reynolds, . Maurice Anderson. Alvin MrKran. Itamon S. Wilcox. John O. Ward, field hoapital: Steve Kkinoa and H. G. Hohblna. cavalry. |
