The state herald., 1917-05-18


on appeal and affirm, modify or re-
verse any decision Of any local board
having Jurisdiction In the area In
which any such district board has ju-
risdlctiOn under the rules and regula-
tions prescribed by the president. Such
district boards shall have exclusive
original Jurisdiction within their re-
spective areas to hear and determine
all questions or claims for including
or excluding or dIscharging persons or
classes or persons from the selective
draft, under the provisions Of this act,
not included within the original jurls-
diction of such local boards.
"The decisions sof such district
boards shall be final except that In ac-
cordance with such rules and regula-
tions us the president may prescribe.
he may affirm, modify. or reverse any
such decision"
All persons subject to registration
must have attained their twenty-first
but not their thirty-first birthday, and
such persons as fall to register will be
subject to imprisonment for not more
than one year. Persons temporarily
absent from their legal residence may
register by mail under presidential
regulations.
| Provisions for Volunteers.
The provisions governing voluntary
enlistment In the regular army and
National Guard follow:
"That the qualifications and condI-
tions for voluntary enlistment az here
in provided shall be the same as those
prescribed by existing law for enlist.
ments In the regular army. except that
recruits must be between the ages of
eighteen and forty. both inclusive. at
the time Of their enlistment, and such
enlistment. and such enllstments, shall
be for the period Of the emergency un-
less sooner discharged.
Plan Grouping by statss
provided, That all persons enlisted
Or drafted under any of the provisions
of this act shall as far as practicable
be grouped into units by states and the
political subdivisions OF the same; pro.
vided, further. that all persons who
have enlisted since April /, 1917, either
In the regular army or In the National
Guard, and all persons who have en-
listed In the National Guard since June
3. 1916, upon their application. shall be
discharged upon the termination Of
the existing emergency.
'The president may provide for the
discharge Of any or all enlisted men
whose status with respect to depend.
ents renders such discharge advisable,
and he may also authorize the employ
ment on any active duty Of retired en-.
listed men Of the regular army. either
with their rank on the retired list or
In higher enlisted grades. and such re-
tired enlisted men shall receive the
full pay and allowances Of the grades
In which they are actively employed"
Provision fer Increased Pay.
The army pay increases are set forth
In the following provisions:
"That all officers and enlisted men
Of the forces herein provided for other
than the regular army shall be In all
respects on the same footing As to pay.
allowances, and pensions as ofncsrs
and enlisted men Of corresponding
grades and length Of service In the reg.
ular army: and commencing June I.
1917. and continuing until the termi.
nation Of the emergency. all enlisted
men Of the army Of the United States
In active service whose base pay does
not exceed $24 per month shall receive
an increase Of $40 per month; those
whose base pay Is $2i. an increase Of
| 50 per month; those whose base pay II
$50. $50. or $40. an Increase Of 50 per
month, and those whose base pay IL
$45 or more. an increase Of IS per
month; provided that the Increases Of
pay herein authorized shall not enter
into the compilation Of continuous
service pny."
Prssident's Powers eroadened.
An entirely new provision OF the bill
ns drafted is:
Increase or decrease the number Of or.
ganizations prescribed for the typical
brigndes. divisions. or nrmy corps Of
the regular army. md to prescribe such
new and different organizations and
personnel for army corps. divisions,
brigades, regiments, battnlions, squad
rons. companies, troops, and batter.
les ms the efficiency OF the service may
require; provided further that the
number OF organizations In regiment
shall not be Increased nor shnll the
number OF regiments be decreased I.
The president will officer the regu.
lar army and National Guard under cx.
listing law. md for the conscrlpt force
he IL empowered:
"'ro provide tho necessary officers.
line and staff. for snid force and for
organizations Of tho other forces here.
by authorized. or by combining organ.
izntions Of snid other forces. by order.
Ing members OF the officers reserve
corps to temporary duty In accordance
with the provisions Of section 3s Of
the national defense net approved June