The evening world., 1917-04-13

Department has opened the door Tor
I've hundred thousand men To come
without delay n there are
& hat pHny.in the country prepared 10
demonstrate their patriotism aud VIII
ingness 10 serve.
AS VALUABLE As
FIGHTERS. SAYS PRESIDENT.
The Army Bill, providing for a Sc
lective draft. will be introduced In the
House Tuesday or Wednesday. chair
man Dent Of the Military Committee
to-day announced that he would hear
those who oppose the draft plan Sat
urday
MANY amendments to The Army
Law Intended TO make for efficiency
ere laid before the Scuate Military
committee to-day by tina Army Gene
raj StAn They inrludD increasing
ihe stan % nlnety-twu members. TO
double the number ot machine gun
companies with each division and
provision for takint the Philippine
Constabulary into Federal service.
The War Department is preparing
10 take steps to insure retention as
heads Of the producing Industries Of
the capable mon who have built up
corporations on modern lines OF cfil-
cheney
Many such men have urged that
they be not left at home under the
stigma OF being "Elackers." TO re-
move any such stigma the War De-
partment has directed that TO mon
who are doing important work in the
production of steel ores or manufac-
tured materials for the military, or
even In farming. n letter shall be sent
declaring II 90 be the sense OF the
Secretary OF War that the person ad-
nTaaaaH 10 uaVUin0 hla apI
the Government to the best advan-
tage by remaining at his post.
The Secretary OF War has called
Into the Federal service the following
National Guard units:
Third New York Infantry, Second
Maine Infantry, First South Carolina
Infantry, Second and Third Ken
tucky Infantry. Company A First
Kentucky Infantry. Eighteenth
Pennsylvania Infantry. Fifth Mary
land Infantry, First Separate Bat
fantry First Company New Hamp-
shire Coast Artillery and Bifth.
Eighth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth, FIJI
teenth and Eighteenth Companies
California Coast Artillery.
These units aggregate approx
matoly $4,000 men and bring tho total
number OF National Guard troops
now in the Federal service up to
about $4,000
JOINT NAVAL COUNCIL PLANS
WORK FOR v. 8. NAVY.
The Joint Naval Council was held In
secret Representative OF the British
and French Admlralties have been In
Washington for two days, but Secre-
tary Daniels withheld permission for
the publication OF their arrival and
the purpose Of their visit.
The officials who participated in the
council were tho Secretary of the
Navy. Assistant Secretary Roosevelt,
Admiral Benson. the Chief OF Naval
Operations, representing this country;
Vice Admiral Browning. Capt. E. O.
Cheesemnn, Capt. A. Lowndes. Lieut.
Commander A. Il. J. Southley and
Capt. Guy Gaunt. representing Tn,
set and Commander dc Blanpre, repre-
senting the French Admiralty.
1t Ia understood that no hard-and-
fast plan was agreed upon as to tho
nature OF joint naval operations be.
! tween tho United States and tho
other Governments II IL believed thai
the conference was devoted mainly e
n division OF the work OF protectlne
British and American territory in tht
Western Atlantic including the Pana'
ma Canal and tho West Indies: tn,
seeking out and destroying OF German
commerce raiders which have boer
| operating in the sea lanes between
Europe and the Western Hemisphere
and tho part that the naval forces oi
this country are TO play In the sxter,
mination OF submarines operating IL
the barred zone" established by Ger.
many In British and French waters.
II appeArs 20 be the conclusion o
the naval representatives. OF tn
European countries that the creates
service that the American navy cal
render at present 10 to relieve Frenel
and British warships Of the duty o
patrollina the waters OF the Western
Atlantic and in destroying enem
commerce raiders.
The full details OF naval cooper
alton will probably not be decided o
until the arrival OF the commission n
from Great Britain and France, head
cd respectively by Arthur J, Balfoul
British Foreign Minister, and Rem
Viviani. Minister OF Justice and form
er Premier OF France. who are eX
pected to reach Washington With
the next ten days. The Goyernmeu
has provided accommodations 10
forty persons, who make up the pei
sonnel OF the two commissions.
The possibility Of a proclamatlo
OF martial law throughout the coun
try is indicated be the dlfflcultie
experienced by tho Department Q
Justice In ferreting out persons sus
pected OF being concerned in the al
tempted destruction OF the Eddy
stone munition plant, and OF other
suspected OF other plots.
At the present time the Govern
ment Is proceeding under the procla
nation issued by the President o.
April Q affecting the treatment Q
allen enemies. Acts OF conspirac
at private plants or institutions en-
gagged in performing service for tn
Government are not subject to tn