Arizona republican., 1917-03-26
KAHN ARMY BILL FIRST TQG|vE
 COUNTRY REAL PREPAREDNESS

signal battalions. field telegraph bat talions, , mounted field signal battal- ions, 28 air squadrons, and s balloon companies. with such staff trains, as the president prescribes or the service requires.
 The first reserve consists of a "cadre of permanent officers and men. all reserve officers and reserv- ists who have completed training in that force. or liable to service in the 1st reserve and they are to be organ ized into 16 army corps headquarters, 54 division headquarters, 224 brigade headquarters, 432 infantry regiments. 96 cavalry regiments 19S field artil- lery regiments, the coast artillery re- serve with organization and personnel as the president may prescribe, 4S regiments of engineers, 6 mounted en- gineer battalions, 4S field signal bat talions, IS field telegraph battalions. mounted field signal battalions. S4 air squadrons, 24 balloon companies, with trains and personnel as the train- ing force is allowed. Provision is made for war duty to draft unorganized re- servist into this reserve, and they are to be assigned by class, beginning with the youngest.
 The second reserve is composed of [ tlAt SoIIle OISdllILdllOn anu uIlIS lHdl comprise the first reserve and it's per sonnel is composed of those who have completed their tenn Of service in the first reserve.
 The unorganiZed reserve is com posed of those who have completed | their tours of duty with both organ izen reserves. and of all other persons liable to duty
 The overseas frontier and training and reserve forces shall be organized
 into corps, divisions and brigades.
 A full staff of general officers of aIl
 grades is provided for.
 Teh general staff corps consists of chief who would receive full general grade general officer assistants, 2S cOlOnels. IS lieutenant coloneIs. and 110 company officers all detailed from the permanent commissioned per sonnel
 All other units of the staff are in creased pro rata as the increase of the line Of the army.
 All the above mentioned troops are to be stationed in 16 territorial di,-is- ional areas within the United States continental limits. All men will bc called for duty within their divisional
 area.
 The permanent personnel will re- ceive the present pay and allowances of the regulars" and all members of
 the army exclusive of the permanen personnel shall in time of peace re- ceive one-third of the permanent rate of pay with all allowances the same as those of the permanent force. Under this act hOuntieS are absolutely D~o-
 hibited
 Those exempt from military service are the mentally and physically unfit. the only son of q widow Gerendcnt on him the only son of an aged or infirm parent. Extension of annual cxemp- tion is provided for.
 Those exempt for reservfst service are: rejected training force men. and: the vice president the federal court
 justices. the members of the congress. the executive department heads fha United States district attorneys and narshals and depvties, the United States commissioners. the pustmasters, i the state governors legislaturcs, jus tices and deputies.
 No substitutes will be accepted un-
 der action Of this bill
 | These who have religious scIuplcs ] about bearing arms are Eaale to dut--
 nor including the direct bearing oe
 arms.
 All persons evading military duty i are l2ble 10 tfaI by court martial. ] During the first yea males IS to T, 1 together with all aliens of thofe agas
 shall be called to the colors: tl ? sec 5nd and third year are similar pro
 vidcd for. The registration III be 1 male through the local post tfiees. l Persons may change domicile c ; they wish but they are Co notify the com maading officer or postmaster such i change ten days before same is made
 When this bill is adopted the United States viii have for the first mo in
 its history, 2 full properly ba.anced t2Iry, and prope- military poli,y J.
 Recent events. and those ensuing
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