Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-04-13
TO RAISE ARMY
OF MILLIONS
BILL INTRODUCED IN BOTH
HOUSES OF CONGRESS CON-
TEMPLATES DRAFT.
AGE LIMITS FROM 10 TO rs
Not Intended as Permanent Plan,
But to Serve During War Emer-
geney-seeretary Baker Re-
sponsible for Document.

Washington, D. CA bill embrac-
Ing the war departments recommend
atoms for temporarily increasing the
military establishment Of the United
States for use in the existing emer-
gency of war with Germany was sub
mitted to Senator Chamberlain, chair
man of the senate committee on mill
tary affairs, and to Chairman Dent
Of the house military committee by
Secretary of War Baker,
The bill provides for the raising OF
the army to full war strength, the
drafting of the national guard into the
federal service, and the raising Of
100000 additional men by selective
drafting. Under the terms Of the bill
it is estimated that authority is grant
ed to the president to raise and main
tain an army Of about 1,727,S46 men,
including regulars, national guards
men and those to be drafted in approx
imation of the use of the principle OF
universal military service. This force
would be made up about as follows:
1,727,s46 In Army.
Regular army, including five incre-
ments of increase provided for by the
national defense act of June 3, 1916,
when raised to full war strength, 2S7-
S46 men.
National guard, when raised to full
war strength, making a force of AGO.
900 men.
Additional force of men to be chosen
by selective drafting, 100000 men.
Second additional force of men to
be chosen by selective drafting, 5OO,-
600 men.
Total, 1,727,S46 men.
While the bill is drawn so as to
provide and maintain such force
after it has been raised, 1t is not the
present intention Of the administra-
ton, or of the war department, to-
raise, officer, maintain or equip a
force of more than 100000 during the
next IL months
Draft Is Proposed.
In raising this army Of 100000
within a year, the government, ac-
cording to the policy outlined in the
administration bill submitted, would
begin raising the army to full war
strength, would draft the national
guard into federal service and begin
raising its units to maximum war
strength, and then raise the balance OF
1000 900 men in two additional forces
of 100000 men, to be obtained by
selective drafting based on the prin-
ciple Of universal service.
This selective drafting method OF
obtaining men is to be applied to the
first additional force Of 100000 men
as we'll as to the second additional
force Of 100000 men which the presi-
dent is authorized to draft outside OF
the regulars and guardsmen.
The bill submitted is intended to
serve only the needs Of the govern
ment during the present war emer-
gency and it not intended as a pern1a-
nent plan for the increase of the
army.
Age Limit 10 to Is.
The two serarate additional forces
Of 10000 men, each to be chosen on
the universal training principle, will
be picked by selective draft exclusive
ly. This draft will, under the terms
of the bill, take in young men between
tn ages of 10 and rs, and means that
all males of these ages in the United
States liable to the draft, will have
to present themselves for registration
under penalty Of Imprisonment for
failure to offer themselves to be regis
tered. Those subject to draft are:
All male citizens between 10 and
25 years liable to military service.
All male persons between 10 and
25 years who have declared their in
tention to become citizens.
All the above to be registered.
All the above to be liable to selec-
tive drafting.
Those drafted to be determined in
proportion to the population of the
various states and congressional dis
tricts, or at the ratio or about HOO
for each congressional district.
Credit to be given each state and
congressional district for its quota Of
men furnished under the terms Of the
proposed act to the regular army or
national guard forces.
Hospital ships Lost.