Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-11
SELECTiVE DRAFT BILL FIXES AGES
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France, was eliminated, as was another authorizing the raising of three volunteer regiments for border patrol duty.
 The conferees made the age limit of those subject to the selective draft 21 to 30 years, inclusive, in place of the 21 to 27 limit in the senate bill and 21 to 40 in the house bill.
 The senate amendment prohibiting the sale of liquor at army camps and otherwise safeguarding the morals of the troops were retained.
 Representatives Kahn and Anthony, Republicans, announced they would not sign the conference report An thony was opposed to eliminating the Roosevelt amendment, and Kahn op- Losed the prohibition sections. main taining he could not approve provis ions making the United States appear to be either drunken or an immoral nation.
 Chairman Chamberlain of the sen- ate military committee said he ex- pected to report the agreement to- day but because the house must first act the bill may not be finally agreed to until later in the week.
 The action on the Roosevelt amend ment is expected to arouse some op- position in the senate, where it was put in by a large vote. An agreement, however, is expected The prohibition amendment was modified so that while liquor, wine or beer cannot be sold or possessed on military reserva- tions or camps, it will not be unlaw full to furnish or give them to men in uniforms.
 One of the difficulties in reaching an agreement was over the tribunals which shall pass on exemptions from the selective draft. The provision ac- cepted gives right of appeal from a first to a second No military men are to be on either and they are to be distinct from the courts of the United States or the states.
 General staff officers were much pleased at the agreement of the con- ferees and favor a total elimination of the volunteer system from the new armies.
 While they prefer the narrow. age limits of the senate bill as it will yield on the whole a younger lot of men, they were satisfied with rejec- tion of the house provision which eX- tended the age as far as 40.
 Many states plan to make registra- tion day for the new army conscrip- ton the occasion for fetes and patri- otic demonstrations. according to re- ports reaching the war department to- day.
 War Department Statement.
 The department today issued the following statement:
 "The questions which are to be an- swered z. involve comparatively few subjects. The name in full; the age; the home address: the date of birth; the quality of citizenship; the place of birth; trade, occupation; by whom employed; dependents. if any; mar ried or single; race; former military service and where it was rendered; and lastly, claims for exemption from draft, with the specific grounds there fOr.'
 Senator France of Maryland, believ- ing the bill defective because of the limited range of age, introduced to- day separate resolution to empower the president to enroll all men be- tween IS and 45 for national defense, simultaneously with the selective con- scription registration.
 The enrolment would consist of a cadet corps, IS to 20; first line. 21 to 27; second line, 27 to 35; first reserve, 36 to 45.
 Ivan Albright. 13; Emmet Feacrase.