Show MilLION YOUTHS TO 10 I REGISTER JUNE 5 i JL i iI I I r it G. G MEN WHO ATTAINED 5 1 TWENTY-ONE TWENTY SINCE JUNE 5 I Y tt LAST TO BE CALLED I 1 fr t. t r r S Probably Thre Three Quarters Quarters of a Million I r fr S Men Will Be Added to the Amerl American an rik j Army in the Making by th Registration Regis Regis- Estimates Gen Crowder t I J S. S J Washington Estimates Estimates by by Major MajorS i. i General crow Crowder er provost marshal general general geni gen gen- S i eral indicate that probably three S S. S of a million men will wUl be obtained t for tor r. the a army my by Y the registration on June rune 5 of all youths who have attained r S 21 years of age June 5 last 5 1 Fully a n million youths a according to General Crowders Crowder's estimate will wUl be registered At least one-fourth one of S 5 them he lie thinks will be exempted on ia various grounds r A st statement by Secretary Baker aker i Jr giving the estimate and ou outlining S S If plans for for the d draft aft given out on May 4 21 reads d t. t S Si f. f f. f re r i Probably three-quarters three of a mitS million mil mit- t. t lion men will be add added d to the tile American Ameri Amen 1 S can army in in- inthe the making by the theS' theS S' S J 1 registration on June 5 5 next of boys S f who have reached the age of 21 since 5 June f 5 1017 1917 or who will be 21 on onor onor ff l or before June 5 1918 This estimate estimateS S J was made today by Provost Marshal MarshalS it S General E. E H. H Crowder who will wili t. t direct the registration 10 Per Cent Cert 21 r S General Crowders Crowder's estimate was 11 based on the fact that almost ten million men men registered last last year 5 This number number included all between 21 S Statistics GenS General General Gen Gen- and 31 collected by S eral Crowders Crowder's officers show that a aS a little more than 10 per cent of these S 5 men en were 21 years old ld On that at basis It H is Is' Is estimated by by draft offS officials off off- I S working under General CrowS Crowder Crow- Crow i S der den that this years year's registration will tS exceed i S. S Of OL this number General Crowder estimates estimates' quarters threes or about S men will be available for military mili I If v f tary s service This makes proper alg alS allowances allowances al al- g S Io 1 for physical physIC 1 defects i kr i ti because of dependents and other j bars bar to military service I J S 5 Under President nt Wilsons Wilson's pro proclamation procla procla- cla- cla S S matlon mation all male persons citizens citizen's s or orS S allens aliens must register The only penSO personS persons per pen SO sons excepted are officers officers' and en- en listen men of the regular army navy S. S i and marine corps and the national S guard and nd naval m miltia while in fed 1 fediS S eral service and officers of the offiS officers officers' officers officers' off off- S cers cers' reserve corps while In active activeS service sere ser S vice 1 S General Crowder plans lans to have the local boards keep their offices open t i. for Ifor registration purPoses purposes between betwee 7 n a. a m. m and 9 p. p m. m on June 5 Bel Between Be- Be 1 l' l tween y t en those hours all young menS men Jen S who were born between June 5 1896 2 dud and June 7 1897 must register TheseS These S 5 men are subject to the provisions of S the selective service act under which r I t the e first first registration was held |