The Washington times., 1917-06-23


lating to the war. In this column
the questions and replies to them
will be printed. IS II IL obviously
impossible to answer telephone
queries. All inquiries should Be
mailed to
WAR QUESTIONS
The Times
OIL am nop seventeen years old ard
,oiH be eighteen Hest September. WoHId
be dllotced to jotn the National Guard
tcith my pdreHts coHsentf
/ A.-You would have no difficulty
getting in II you can pass the physical
examination
o.-Mv d0e u thirty-siz and Aovs
a sotfe and too Children. sooHt TO
enlist for some ktNd Of hons services
aud at the same time todHt 20 b aeor
my fGBsilv " this con Be done. WAot
kind Of Sstv could I apply for, and tcttA
tohon COW I comm tniodte Regarding tf
Would also IKE to knoto 4cAy Japanese
troops hove not been sent to aid otr
allies either on the s0est front or IN
Russia.
AIN regard to your query regard
ing home service would suggest that
you write to information bureau,
Council OF National Defense, stating
your case in full and your qualinca-
lions.
Your question regarding Japan's
participation cannot be answered, as
there has been no official reason ad-
vanced and any explanation given
would be speculation and merely .
matter Of opinion
o.-YoHr fret edition yesterday N
the story Of draft s6id not less thoA fvs
feet four INCHES or more than str feet.
TIE later edition made no reference to
sir feet. WM you kindly let ne knoo
the reason for the omission
A-The change was made because
In some branches the. fact that . man
Is over six feet will not automatically
bar him Exceptions win be made in
individual cases.
o.-Am naasicidn and tods q member
Of q National Guard bossd sir years ago.
Con you tell me u they IOiu place ne
IN baud dooiH UAen an droftedf
Hoo could have my ehoieei
All you are drafted the proba-
bilities are you will have no choice,
as you will be placed wherever need
ed. However, you still have the op-
portunity to enlist, which gives you
the chance to select the organization
you wish to join.
o.-Ho+o many men tcere there In the
German and French armies Vhen the
tcdT be0dHf
An 1918 the German regular
army numbered 1000 men and the
French 10000, In neither case count
ing colonial armies.
o-wAick eountry had the largest
stdndiH0 army IN proportion to its popH-
IdfioHf
A-The French had 1881 per mil
lion Of population, the Germans
Is, 405.
o.-Hop many years DID a soldier
hare to serre IN the Grrltes Of both
these coEHtriesf
Ain the infantry In Germany,
which arm included about 90 % per
cent OF the total number Of soldiers,
two years: in the other AIMS. three
years. In France for all arms, three
years.
o.-whdt tcGs the comparative cost
per capita Of the population IN these ti1o
countries, Of nIaiHteHdHce Of the GrTvf
A-1s13 per capita: France, S4sT;
Germany. S2.s2.
o-what are the requirements for od-
mission to the National Home for Dr.
obIed SoIdiersf
Am honorable discharge from
the United States service during a
war in which IL was engaged.
Disability which prevents the appli-
cant from earning his living.
A stipulation by the applicant to
abide by all the rules and regulations
of the home, to perform all duties re-
quired OF him, and to obey all lawful
orders OF the officers over him. Dis
charge and pension papers must be
forwarded with the application. These
are retained. II the ex-soldier is at
any time discharged from the home.
Unless these are sent the application
will not be considered.
OF 70 stated BY mon toAo has
been and 70 IN the employ Of the Brit
ish government ard tcAo 70 Hotp lsovin0
America on British government bust
ness, that there are four or fvs million
men, armed. equipped ard troiHed, toho
are retained In EH0ldHd for fear Of q
German tnc0Stohs tHSteud oJ Oethg SoHt5
eveH In part, to the firing liHs IN France.
Do YOU thiHk this 70 trHef
Al do not We know that In the
British Isles there are a total OF s.
O4l 900 men OF military age. OF these,
100000 are in Ireland. and unwilling
to volunteer, which leaves 10000 900.
OF these 100000 are in the navy, $780,
900 in the mercantile marine. assoc, 900
in munitions factories. mines. trans
portation. ship building and other &C.
equations from which they cannot be
spared Deducting these leaves T.
2oO. 900 men OF military age. or these
l 500, 900 are in France, 100000 in
India, Malta, Gibraltar, Egypt Suez,
Africa, Saloniki, etc. About 100000
are at home. some OF whom, say 1OO,-
900, are in Ireland The balance are
physically exempt from service. In
this computation the permanently dis
abled heretofore have been. set off
against the yearly accretions since the
beginning OF the war OF the men
Of military age. The truth seems tn
be that Great Britain is short OF men
to replace those invaded out Of the
army at the present time. And this
seems proved by the fact that she Is
calling for volunteers from among the
men over military age, is trying TO