Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-17
OPERATIONS UNDER
SElECTNE DRAFT
Measures for Raising Of Military
Forces. as Agreed Upon
by Congress.
AGE LIMIT, q TO 30 YEARS
Male Citizens, and Those Who Have
Declared Their Intention to Be-
come Citizens, Of That Age,
Liable to Draft-Ciasses
That Are Excused,

@soOsC ~ dIt-Cid |
That Are Excused.
Washington.-Thr sclecfive drof, nm |
der which the new United States army
will be raised will be applied under
the following provisions OF the army |
bill:
THAT the enlisted men required to
raise and maintain the organizations of
the regular array and tn complete and
maintain the organizations emhudying
the members of the National Guard
drafted into the service of the United
States, at the mnXimum legal strength
as by this act provided, shall be raised
b. voluntary enlistment. or IL and
whenever the president decides that
they cannot effectunlly he so raised or
maintained, then by sclocti,e draft;
and Ill other forces hereby authorized
shall be raised and maintained iy So
lectivc draft exclusively; but this pro,
vision shall not prevent the transfer
To any force Of training cadres from
other forces.
Age Limits Are Fixed.
"Slch draft rs herein provided shall
be based upon liability to military serv-
tee Of al male citizens or male persons
not alien enemies who have declared
their intention tu become citizens, be.
tween the ages nf twonty-0np and
,hisstt- 4, ~ hath i,.1,,-f,,h n,,l shall
take place and he maintained under
such regulations us the president may
prescribe not Inconsistent with the
terms Of this act.
Quotas for the several states. terri
lor,eS and tho District Of Columbia. or
subdivisions thereof, shall be deter
mine! in proportion tO the population
thereof and credit shall be given TO
any state, territory. district, or sub
division thereof far the number of
men who were in the military service
If thc United States as members az
ihr National Ggurt on April |, 1911,
4r Who have since said date entered the
military s~eryic" of the United States
from any such state, territory, district.
nr Subdivision, either as members Of
the regular army or the National
Guard.
Provides for Military Law.
AN persons drafted into the serv-
lee nj the United States and al "i'i-
rcrS herein provided for Shall, from
the date Of said draft or acceptance.
b. Subject to the laws and regulations
governing the regular army, except nS
10 promotions, so far as such laws anu
: regulations are applicable to persons
whose permnilent retention In the mill
fary service on the active or retired
list n not contemplated by eNis'in"
law, and those drafted shall he re-
0ulrea to serve for the period OF the
existing emergency unless sooner ms
charged, provided that the president Is
authorized TO raise and maintain by
voluntary enlistment or draft, as here
IN provided, special and terhnIca
troops, us he may deem necessary, ;nt
to employ them into organizations ant
TO officer them as provided ThThe thirt
paragraph of section I and section
OF this act.
ORGANIZATIONS of the force hereit
provided for, except the regular army
shall. as far rs the interests of tn
service permit. he composed of mel
who come. and Of officers who are ny
pointed from, the same state or local
Itr."
No person liable to military Servic
will be permitted to escape therefron
by furnishing a substitute or the pay
mrnt Of money, and the payment 0
holunties for recruits Is prohibited.
Men Who Are Exempt.
The persons who will be exempte'
from military service are thus desig
mated by this provision of the bill:
"That the vice president of tn
United States, the officers, Legislative
executive, and judicial. of the Unite
States and Of the several states. terri
tories. and the District OF Columbia
regular or duly ordained ministers q
religion, students who at the time q
the approval Of this act are preparln
for the ministry In recognized theolog
cal or divinity schools, and n
persons In the naval service Of tn
United States shall be exempt from tn
selectlve draft herein prescribed.
"Nothlng In this net contained sha
he construed to require or compel nj
other person to serve In any OF III
forces herein provided for who Is foun
to be n member Of any well.recognize
religious sect or organization Mt pre-
ont organized and existing and who's
existing creed or principles forbid !
members 10 participate In war In mr.
form and whose religious conviction
are against war or participation ther
In in accordance with the cra,d
principles Of said religious organic
ton: but no person SO exempted sha
be exempted from service In any G
paclty TINT the president shall decla
to. he noncomhatnnt.
Certain Glasses TO Be Excused
"Thc president ia hereby authorize
To exclude or discharge from said
,cc,iye draft and from the draft und
the second paragraph " section ! her
Of. or to draft for partial military ser
leo only from those liable to drift
In this act provided. persons Of the {,
lowing classes: County and municlr
cpcAHe enp Ennn c0M1RC