The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-22
HOW NEW NATIONAL ARMY
WILL BE BROUGHT FORTH

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WILL BE BROUGHT FORTH
Se.ective Draft Bill Divided Into Sec.
tfons, Dealing With Manner OF
Raising Forces. Machinery for
Getting Men and Exemption
Features.
The State
Washington. May 19.-The con-
ferees on the part of both the house
end the senate in congress having
agreed upon every material point in
the military increase bill-the bill
which starts the machinery for action
against the Prussian forces-The
State correspondent is able, herewith,
to present in concrete form the actual
law as it was signed by the president.
The sections quoted in this story are
verbatim from the conference report.
therefore, are absolutely correct in
every detail 1t is indicated that the
bill divides itself into several different
parts, namely; the raising, organizing
and oficering of the regular army;
draft or conscription. and the machin-
cry for putting this fetaure into effect,
and those. who for various reasons
are exempt under the law.
With the operation of the regular
forces the people of the country have
little to do at this time, except that
once going to the front, either by vol
unteering or ty the draft plan, the
citizen becomes automatically a part
of the regular force.
How the Army is Made Up.
1t is provided that "the enlisted men
secured to raise and maintain the or
ganizations of the regular army and
to complete and maintain the or
CARNATIONS embodying the members
of the National Guard drafted into
the service of the United States, az
the maximum legal strength as by this
act provided. shall be raised by vol
untary enlistment or If, whenever the
president decides that they can not
be etfectually so raised, or maintained,
then by selectiYe draft, and all other
forces hereby authorized, except as
provided in the seventh paragraph or
section 1, shall be raised and main
tanned by selective draft exclusively.
Such draft as herein provided shall
be based upon liability to military
service of all male citizens, or male
persons not alien enemies who have
declared their intention to- become
citizens, between the ages of 21 ana
80 years. both inclusive, and shall take
place and be maintained under such
regulations as the president may pre-
scribe not inconsistent with the terms
of this act. The quotas for the sever
81 States territories and the District
of Columbia. or subdivisions thereof,
shall be determined in proportion to
the population thereof, and credit
shall be given to any State, territory,
district or subdivision thereof, for the
number of men who were in the mill
ta1y service Of the United States as
members of the National Guard on
April 1, 1917, or who have since said
date entered the military service OF
the United States from any such State
territory, district or subdivision. either
as members of the regular army or
the National Guare. All persons
drafted into the service of the United
States and all officers accepting COM
missions in the forces herein pro-
vided for shall, from the date OF SAID
draft or acceptance, be subject 10 the
laws and regulations governing the
regular army, except as to promo
tions, so far as such laws and reguia-
tons are applicable to persons whose
permanent retention in the military
service on the active or retired list
is not contemplated by existing law,
and those drafted shall be required to
serve for the period Of existing emer-
gency unless sooner discharged: Pro
yided, That the president is author
lied to raise and maintain by volun-
tary enlistment. or draft, as herein
provided, special and technical troops
as he may deem necessary, and to en-
body them into organizations and TO
officer them as provided in the thlrc
paragraph of section l and section
9 Of this act Organizations OF the
forces herein provided for, except the
regular army and the divisions au-
thorized in the seventh paragraph OF
section /, shall, as far as the IN
terests of the service permit, be COM
posed Of men who come, and OF OIL
GERS who are appointed from, the
same State Or locality.
'sNo bounty shall be paid to induce
any person to enlist in the military
service of the United States; and so
person liable to military service shah
hereafter be permitted or allowed TO
furnish a substitute for such service;
nor shall any substitute be received,
enlisted or enrolled in the military
service of the united States; and no
such person shall be permitted>to es-
cape such service or to be discharged
therefrom prior to the expiration or
: his term of service by the payment
of money or any other valuable thing
whatsoever as consideration for his
release from military service or liza
bility thereto.
How Oraftinp is DOne.