Iditarod pioneer., 1917-05-05
MILITARY DUTY
 IS OBLIGATORY
Act Goes Into Effect at Once, and Even Most Remote Sections Will Soon Be Registering
 Men for Military Service

WASHINGTON, May 3.-Both houses of congress passed the military conscriptlon bill on Monday last by overwhelming maJorl- ties The senate measure provided that the draft should include men between the ages of 2l and 27. The house measure included men between the ages of 21 and 40. The differences between the two houses are ex- pected to be adjusted at an early day. The war department has already completed plans for carrying the law into effect One Of the senate amendments adopted permits former President Roosevelt to take force into France.
 The registration of seven million men for military service will be completed within fifteen days after the machinery of the war department has been set in motion. The state governments will do the work under the supervision of the federal gov ernment, voting precincts being the units for recording the men.
  by the census bureau to the mayors of cities and towns, and the most remote sec 'tions will be supplied. The registration day will be set by presidential proclamation.
 Will Raise Army of Two Millions WASHINGTON. April 2S-With the en- 2ctment of the selective draft bill appar- ently assured the war department IS pre- paring to produce under its proVlslons within two years a trained army of two millions.
 The house today voted down an amend ment to the army bill which would permit Theodore Roosevelt to raise 8 volunteer force for service in France.
 Amendments Defeated
 Bv tie vote the house this afternoon defeated an amendment to the conscrlptlon bill making all men under the age of 45 liable to draft Under the army bill the ages are fixed at from 2l to 40 years. The amendment was introduced by Represents tive Mondell.
 The house this morning voted down all volunteer amendments to the conscuptlon pill by vote of nearly three to one. Both houses plan to vote on the bill before ad- journment today.
 Prohibition Amendment Adopted
 The senate today by Q vote of y to 30, adopted prohibition amendment to the army conscription bill, making it unlawful to sell or give liquor, wine or beer to any officer CT man of the army in uniform, or to knowingly furnish liquor to any person n the army.
 ChamberIan's Amendment WASHINGTON. May 1.-Senator Cham 1 berain introduced an amendment to the nonscription bill today. He said: "Upon the advice of the judge advocate general l desire to amend the bill so as to substitute the word emergency for the word war wherever it appears in the bill. The reason given me Is that the bill now applies only 4o war with Germany, and if we were drawn into war with other nations it would not aprly to them"
 Censorship in Effect Actual censorship went into effect today, the war department taking control of the telephone and telegraph lines and the navy controlling the cables Only messages which have actually passed the censor will be transmitted.
 Gigantic Sum Appropriated The house today passed the army and navy appropriation bill, amounting to s2,827 ,553, ,653-the biggest appropriation of the kind in the history of the world The vote was 362 to l, London, Socialist, of New York cast the negative vote.