Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-06

and artillery trains, exclusive of those
included in the tactical organization of
forces, previously provided for at the
discretion of the President and for the
duration of the emergency.
From 10 to 25
Section Z. For raising and MAIN
tanning only the regular army and Ma
tional Guard and their auxiliary units
until the President decides that "se-
lective draft is necessary when it
shall be applied; all of the forces to be
raised exclusively by selective draft of
male citizens of 19 and 20 years of
age under regulations to be formulated
by the President. Provision is made
piled from the respective States and
territories, determined upon popula-
tion and with credit given under such
quotas for all men of the age affected
who may have voluntarily entered
other branches of the military service.
Service is fixed for the duration of the
emergency.
Section 8. For the exemption from
selective draft of the Vice-President of
1.-THE United States and the legislative,
executive and judicial officers, Federal
or State, and of all persons in the mill
we'll recognized religious sects in which
the creed prohibits participation in
war. Provision also is made for the
discretionary exemption or drafting
for partial military service only of
customs house and postal employees,
workmen at armories, arsenals and
navy yards, pilots and mariners ac-
tually engaged in sea service, persons
engaged in Industrial necessary to the
military establishment or maintenance
of the national interests, persons with
dependent relatives and all physically
or morally unfit persons.
10 Register All Males
Section 8. For the registration of
all persons liable to military service
under the act upon proclamation by
the President; such persons to re-
port themselves for registration as
shall be prescribed, failing which they
will be held liable for trial upon mis-
demeanor charge and punishment up
on conviction by from three months TO
one year Imprisonment subsequent to
which they will be duly registered for
military service.
Section 10. For the employment of
all agencies OF the Federal govern
ment, OF the States or territories by
the President to carry out the act, all
public officials being required to aid
in it's examination under penalty of
from six months to one years i'm
prisonment. Similar penalties would
attach for any person aiding in any
war any fraudulent evasion of the re-
quirements of the registration sec
ton of the act.
Section IL. For voluntary enlist
ments under the qualifications and
conditions now obtaining in the regu-
lar army, except that the maximum
age limit is raised from 35 to 40 years,
and enlstments are for the period of
the emergency only. Enlisted volun-
teers may be assigned to any part of
the Federal forces except those raised
exclusively by draft. Provision also
is made for the discharge of any SOL
dier who incurs responsibilities after
his enlistment which justify that step;
and for the employment of retired
men of the regular army.
Method of Appointment
Section II. For the appointment of
general officers of appropriate grades
as the President may deem necessary
for the period of the emergency, to
be selected from a part of the forces
provided, irrespective of their pre-
vious rank, vacancies thus created in
regular army grades to be filled by
temporary appointment only. The
lower rank permanent commissions of
regular officers appointed to tempo
rary high command will not be va
Gated nor their status in that grade
affected. Every War Department bu-
reau chief would have the emergency
rank of major general.
Section 13. For vacation by the
President of any temporary or pro-
visional commission for cause. Each
general commanding a separate tao
teal unit would be authorized to name
efficiency boards to pass upon the fit
ness of any officer in his command and
recommend discharge with one
months pay and allowance if advis-
able.
$4,000, ZOO, 900 Year
Section IA. For regular army pay
allowances and pensions to all officers
and men in the federal service.
Section 10. For the blanket appro-
priation of nearly three billion dol
lars to pay the expenses of one years
operation of the act.
Section 16.-Suspends all restric-
tions upon the employment of regular
army officers for the period of the
emergency.
Section II. Repeals all conflicting
statutes.