Show PRESIDENT SIGNS DRAFT MEASURE TROOPS TO FRONT Divi Division ion Under Command of f Major General Pershing REGULARS FIRST TO FRANCE Executive Sets June 5 as the Date of Registration for All Men Between the Ages of 21 and 31 31 Re Re Rejects Roosevelt Volunteer Army Declares Army Declares It Would Interfere With Present Plans to WR Washington May 21 Flatly Flatly rejectIng reject reject- Ing ng that section of the measure width which would permit Colonel Roosevelt to organize organize organize or or- volunteer divisions President Wilson m signed LL L the conscription bill bUI j 1110 ille lUent M me tHe anny a 1111 Just after dinner at 8 S p. p m. m on Friday without formality and set June 5 as the date late of registration for all men between be tween the tho ages of twenty one one an and 1 thirty one one for military service President Issues Proclamation President Wilsons Wilson's proclamation putting putting putting put put- ting into effect the selective draft provisIon provision pro pro- provision vision of the war army bill signed last night follows In part I A proclamation by the president of the United States Whereas Congress has hns enacted and ann the president has on the da day of May one thousand nine hundred and approved a law which contains contains con con- the time following provisions Section 5 That all male persons between between be he- tween the ages of twenty one and thirty both Inclusive shall be subject to registration In accordance with reg red regulations regulations to be prescribed b by the president president president dent and upon proclamation by the tIle president or other public notice given by him or by his direction stating the time and place of such registration it shall be the duty of all persons of the designated 1 ages except officers and enlisted enlisted en en- listed men of the regular army the navy and the National Guard Guar 1 and naval militia while in the service of the United 1 States to present themselves for and submit to registration under the provisions of this act and every such person shall be deemed deeme 1 to have notice of the time requirements of ot this act net upon the publication of said proclamation tion or other notice as aforesaid given giyen by the time president or by his direction and any person who shall willfully fall fail fallor fallor failor or refuse to present himself for registration registration registration regis regis- or to submit thereto as herein provided provIde 1 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor misdemeanor misdemeanor meanor and shall shull upon conviction in n the the- district court of oC the United States having Jurisdiction thereof be punished punished pun pun- 1 b by imprisonment for not more than one year ear an and 1 shall thereupon be duly registered provided that in the call of the locket docket et precedence shall be given In courts tr trying the same to the trial of criminal proceedings under this act Provided further that persons persons persons per per- sons shall be subject to registration as herein provided who shall have attained attained at at- their twenty-first twenty birthday and who wino shall not have attained attached 1 their thiry- thiry first birthday on or before the da day set for tor registration and all persons so regIstered registered reg reg- shall be and remain subject to draft Into the forces hereby authorized unless exempted or excused as os in this act provided 1 I Registration on June 5 Now therefore I Woodrow Wilson president ent of the United States do call upon the governor go of each of the several several sev sew eral oral states and territories the board of t commissioners of the District of or Columbia and all officers an and 1 agents of the time several states and territories of the District of Columbia an and 1 of the cO counties and municipalities therein there there- in to certain duties In the execution of the foregoing n law which duties will be communicated to them theta directly in re regulations of even date I herewith And I do further proclaim and give notice to all persons subject to registration registration registration regis regis- In iii the several states and In Inthe Inthe inthe the District of Columbia In accordance accordance accord accord- ance with the above law that the tim time time and place of ot such registration shall be between 7 a. a m. m and 9 p. p m. m on the time th day of June 1917 1317 at nt the registration regis regis- ration place In the precinct wherein therein hey he have their permanent homos Those hose who shall shull have attained their twenty first birthday and who shall not have attained their thirty first birthday on or before the da day here named are required to register excepting ex ex- excepting x- x only officers and enlisted m men n of the regular army the navy nan the HIP marine corps and the National Guard unc and naval militia while in the service of the United States and officers In Inthe inthe the officers' officers reserve corps and und enlisted d men in iii the enlisted reserve corps while In active service In the territorIes territories territories terri terri- i tories t of Alaska Aluska Hawaii await and PortoRico Porto PortoRico Rico n a day for tor registration will be named in a n later proclamation All Must Co CoOperate The against which power We wo are arrayed has bos sought to Impose Its will upon the world orld h by force To this tIlls end It has nas Increased armament until It has lIas changed the face of ot war lu Iu the sense cense in which we have been wont wout to think of armies na there are fire no armies In this struggle There are ure entire nations nations na na- na- na armed Thus the men who i remain re re- I main to till HI the soil Boll and man the factories fac- fac I tories lories are un no less a n part of the army the time men than France Fr in that is It must be so with battle P nags flags thee the ft army that We must It It Is s no not an US US' antI ni troth for tor war It In a n na tane To this th's end encl our people must compact fronta front in one close chose 1 d raw foe But this cannot canot can- can bet a common mot each ench man mun pursues a n private not ot be If All AH must pursue one par pur- P pose needs needs' all then men but hut It t The patio nation n needs m The each man muan not in In the field that Sn him but h in in the en endeavor endeavor en- en most I Pleasure deavor that will best serve s the colaman comno com cola man a conscription of It sense It It Is In no is rath l' l selection jt the ur um which has volunteered from Crow a n nation to in mass mass' Time The day clay here named is the time time- which all shall present themselves them them- upon assignment to the theIr r tasks self selves sel es for that the day be approached It lit is essential ap ap- apprehension thoughtful pro in c and anti that we accord of Its significance and the meaning that the he honor to h hit it t it deserves Our Industrial need pre pre- prescribe prescribes not made a technical technical technical it be scribes scribe s ti that at but hut the stern sacrifice cal holl holiday ay that is before u us urges that It be he carried in all our hearts as ns a great lay day of patriotic devotion and obligation obliga tion when the tine dut duty shall Il He lie upon every cv cv- cry ery man whether he is himself to be he registered or not to see to It that the name of every male person of the thede is written on these de designated ages lists of honor By tony the time president ROBERT LANSING Secretary of State Pre President ide t Wilson directed that an expeditionary force of approximately a u division of regular troops trop un under command of Maj Gen John J. J PershIng Ing in proceed to France Franco at t as early a date as practicable General and staff will precede the troops A division contains approximately men It Is understood that at least will be Infantry The The war bill was carefully gone over during the da day h by Brigadier General Crow Crowder judge advocate general generl and provost marshal general It was announced that all nil existing regiments of the guard will be he called culled into service by August 5 ane and officials estimate th that at with from a n month to six weeks' weeks Intensive training these troops will be ready to go forward for final Onal preparation behind the the fi fighting lines In Europe for the fighting that is before them After the army bill had been heen perfected perfected perfected per per- in both houses of congress and sent to President Wilson for tor signature signa signa- ture the senate adopted 1 an amen amendment to the Ule war budget bill blU to tu put conscription tion out of force four months after the Ule end of the war Presidents President's Statement The president Issued the following statement at the White House I shall shull not avail thyself myself at any rate at the present stage stase of the war of the authorization conferred by the time thenet ac net to organize volunteer divisions To do 10 so would seriously interfere n Ith the carr carrying out of the chief and most Immediately Important purpose contemplated by this legislation The Time prompt creation and early use of an effective army anny would contribute practically nothing to the effective strength of ot the armies now engaged against Germany I un understand 1 that the section of ot this act net which authorizes the creation of volunteer divisions ns in addition to the draft was added with a view to providing an In Independent command for Mr Ir Roosevelt and giving the military authorities an opportunity to use bl his fine vigor and enthusiasm recruiting the forces now at the western front It would be very agreeable to me to pay Mr Roosevelt Hoose this compliment and the allies the compliment of sending to their thelt aid one of our most distinguished distin distin- public men an president ex t who vho ho has rendered many conspicuous public services and proved his gallants gallant try In l many any striking ways Politically too it would no doubt have a very fine effect and matte make a n profound Impression But nut this Is not the time time or the occasion on for compliments compliments ments or for any action not calculated to contribute to the Immediate success of the tle war Seeks Advice From Both Sides The liThe business now in hand Is un- un practical and anti of or scientific definiteness and anti precision I 1 shall act with regard to It at every step and amid In eyer every particular tinder unG under un- un der G expert and profession ston advice f from both sl sides of ot th the water Says He Is Responsible Re ne named many of ot those thos whom he desired to have designated for t the e service co and they were men nhea who cannot be spared fr from D the th too small force n of officers nt ot our Ur 0 l for fol the much more more- pressing and necessary duties ot of training g regular troops to he be e put Into the Held field In France and Del Del- glum as fast as they th y can an he Lie The first gut g of renel ready troops sent eat to wilt will b be c taken from 0 the 7 present nt force orco of the be regular rosr arm army and W will viii be under the h command Th Tic The of or trained only Th Tic The only responsIbility for ful the Successful Success Success- conduct of our part rt In this great reat war rests Upon me I could It If I not escape would I nm am too much m ested est In the e cause we are fighting for tor to be Interested In cess anything but brit suo SUC- The Issues mense Involved are ure too Immense Im- Im Ip m- m for nhe me to Hon tion take talce Into consideration anything best hest most effective Whatever tile the he most Immediate te- te means of mill military means are ure I know action What W lint these men who have from the Ule mouths ot of ducted who have seen war as It Is conducted con con- whom non the whole no illusions anti to ter of grin grim mat matter ter Js is n mutter matter mat mut- business I 1 shill shall center my attention upon unon ih those host ever and let everything else i Walt al t. t J I should I. I lit Iy to b lame should I do o f 1st whatever er u s the ar argument Of r personal policy r 0 ot or gratification ot of t. t |