Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-16

umns. There must also be a column
for savings, insurance and invest.
ments. The amount to be saved should
| be determined at the first Of the month
! or it is too likely to find it's way into
! other channels.
With each sum spent in it's proper
column, the totals for the separate
items can easily be added at the end
of the month and comparisons can be
! made upon which to base future plans.
The total expenditures of the month
subtracted from the receipts recorded
in the first part OF the book will show
the balance Melted.
From figures down in black and
white it is much easier to determine
where the next months economies
can be effected.
UNIVERSAL MILITARY TRAINING.
A bill was favorably reported to the
senate Saturday providing for uriver.
sal military training of the young men
of the United States. An examination
of the bill shows it to be singularly
fair and high army officials vouch for
it's efficiency.
The bill provides that all male citi-
zens or those who have declared their
intention to become citizens shall un-
dergo six months military or naval
training in the year in which they
reach the age Of 10 or In the year when
they first become liable to such SER
vice up to the age of &C. Ali men re-
ceiving such training would be held in
army or naval reserve until they
reach the age Of %.
Under the terms of the bill exemp-
ton from the proposed military train
ing would include the following
Members of the permanent military
or naval forces of the United States.
Persons physically unfit for any mil
itary or naval service whatever.
Persons on whose earnings a father
mother. brother, sister, wife or child
Is wholly dependent for support.
Members of any religious sect or or
ganization now organized and existing
whose creed forbids them to bear arms
in war would not be required to under
go training in the bearing or use of
arms, but would be trained in non
combatant branches of military or nav
al service.
Persons convicted of felony or of
bad character would be
trained in special units.
Persons who have completed al
course of military instruction APPROX
ed by the secretary Of war or secre-
tary of the navy would be allowed
credit which would consist of deduc-
ton from the training period Of not
more than one month for each year in
which they have completed such
course to the satisfaction of the secre-
taries of war or navy. The period of
actual training undergone, however, as
a member Of what would be known as
the citizen reserve army or citizen re-
serve navy would never be reduced to
less than three months by these cred
it's. No substitute may be accepted
and no one would be permitted to es-
cape training by payment of money
Or other inducement. While undergo
ng training all would receive ex-
Denses. clothing and medical attention.
As a further and drastic means of
training, the bill would pro-
1ibit the employment of any person
Up to the age Of % years who |
8 or has been liable to be trained I'm.
Ter this act, unless he has certificate
If training or an unexpired certificate
If temporary exemption or certifi-,
'ate of permanent exemption from ,
raining.
For administering the army train
ng the country would be divided into
districts by the secretary CT war.
Each person at the time of registra.
ion would be permitted to express
reference for the army or navy.
In the event of a defensive war or
# imminent danger thereof, the pres.
dent would call out all or any part of
he reserve army or the reserve navy
" classes, the youngest class first.
The reserve army or the reserve navy
ould not be used in cases of strikes
r other industrial disputes.
Strict prohibition regulations would
e enforced in all training districts.
The bill. Senator Chamberlain said.
you'd raise reserve army and naval
orce of 100000 trained men annually,
n the nine year period during which
UGH men would be subject to the call
f the president estimates of the total
t trained men run from two to three
lillion
Americans bicker among themselves
but let a real crisis
rise and thew stand shoulder ~