The Arvada enterprise., 1917-05-17

| military establishment, ss the presi-
dent may determine, who shall be APP
pointed by the president.
such district boards shall review
| 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-
risdiction under the rules and rcgula-
| 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 diSchnrging persons or
| classes or persons from the SclcCtivr
draft, under the provisions of this act
not included within the original jurs
diction of such local boards
THE decisions of such district
| boards shall be final except that in ac-
c"rdance with such rules and rcgulu.
| tons as the president may prescribe,
| he may affirm, modify. or reverse any
| such decision"
All persons subject to registration
| must have attained their twenty-tirSt
but not their thrty-tirSt birthday, and
| such persons aS fail 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 condl-
tionS for voluntary enlistment rs here
in provided shall be tn. same rs 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 cnliS,mcnts, shall
be for the period of the emergency un-
less sooner discharged.
Plan Grouping by States.
'Irovidcd, That all persons enlisted
of this act shall aS far as practicable
be grouped into units by states and the
political subdivisions of the same; pro.
Nidcd, further, that all persons who
have enlisted Since April |. 1917. either
IN the regular army or in tn" National
Guard, and all persons who have ou-
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.
rntS renders such discharge advisable,
and Ii" may also uuthnriZ. the employ.
ment ON any activ. 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 for Increased Pay.
The army pay increases ar. 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 sam" footing rs to pay,
allowances, and pensions rs officers
and enlisted men of corresponding
grades and length Of scrvic. in the reg.
ular army; and commencing June |.
1917, and continuing until tn. tcrm,
nation of the emergency, all enlisted
men of th" army of III" United States
In active ScrviC" who's" base pay does
not exceed S2I per month shall receive
an incr"us" Of SO per month; those
whose has" pay Is S2I. an Increase Of
~ per month; ,hos" whose base pay Is
$50 SIG or $40 an increase of 81 per
month, and ihos" who's. has" pay is
$40 or more, mn increase OF 81 per
month; provided that the increases Of
pay herein authorized shall not enter
into the compilation Of continuous
S.ryic" pay"
Presidents Powers sroadened
An entirely new provision of ia" bill
nS drafted Is:
THAT the president j. authorized TO
incr"nS" or d"Cr"u~" TIA" number Of or
ganilntionS prescribed for th" typical
hrigndrs. divisions. or army corps of
the r"gulnr nrny, nud to proscrih" such
new nnd different organizations aud
personnel for army corps, divisions
hrignd"S regiments hultnlluus, squad.
r"u~, companies, troops, and butt"r.
les ns the efficiency OF the s"ryIc" may
require; provided further that tn"
number of organizations IN II regiment
-hull not h" increased nor shnlI the
number uf regiments h." d"cr"n-r
m" president viii officer IA" rrgu.
lar army nud National Guard under "x.