The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-05
ENEMY RETIRING TO NEW FRONT
ON THE WHOLE WESTERN LINE;
LULL IN BATTLE ON VESLE FRONT
DRAFT MEASURE
IN CONGRESS
Measure introduced in Both Branches
To-day Fixes Ages Between
IS and As.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 5.-The new
administration man-power bill, extend
ing the selective service act to all men
between the ages of Is to 45 inclusive
and authorizing the president TO call
such persons into military service Sin
such sequence of ages and at such times"
as he may prescribe, was introduced to-
day in both houses of Congress.
The measure, which was prepared by
Secretary Baker with the approval Of
the president and Provost Marshal Gen
eral Crowder, was referred to the mill
tary committees. Congressional leaders
! plan to have the measure considered
soon after the summer recess period is
over, the latter part of this month
In presenting the bill to the Senate,
Chairman Chamberlain of the Senate
military committee explained its pur-
poses and gave assurance that every
thing would be done to expedite its pass
age. While Senate leaders admit there
may be some opposition, they hope it
will be finally passed by Sept. ].
The principal portions of the bill pre-
sented, as amendments to the original
draft law, follow:
"The president may draft such persons
liable to military service in such sequence
of ages and at such time or times as he
may prescribe. A citizen or
subject of a country neutral in the pres
ent war, who has declared his intention
to become citizen of the United States,
shall be relieved from liability to mill
tary service upon his making declara-
tion in accordance with regulations as
teh president may prescribe, withdraw
ing his intention to become a citizen of
the United States, and he
shall forever be debarred from becoming
a citizen Of the United States
The provisions referring to persons en-
gagged in industry and agriculture pro-
viding for their relief from military
duty would be amended to read:
persons engaged in occupations or
employment found to be necessary to
the maintenance Of the military estab.
lishment or the effective operation of
the military forces or the maintenance
Of national interest during the emer-
gency.'
The principal section would provide
the ages of Is and As, both inclusive,
shall be subject to registration in ae-
cordance with regulations to be pre-.
scribed by the president, and upon con.
firmation by the president or other pub
lie notice given by him or by his diree-
tion stating the time or times and place
or places Of any such registration, it
shall be the duty OF all persons Of the
designated ages except officers and en-
listed men Of the regular army, the navy
and the National Guard and naval mill
tia, while in the service of the United
States, to present themselves for and
submit to registration under the proyi-
sions of this act;
persons shall be subject to registra-
tion as herein provided who shall have
attained their 18th birthday and who
shall not have attained their 48th birth
day on or before the day set for the
registration in any such proclamation
by the president or any such other pub
lie notice given by him or by his di-
rection, and all persons so registered
shall be and remain subject TO draft
into the forces hereby authorized unless
exempted or excused therefrom
:. the president may at such inter
walls as he may desire from time to time
require all male persons who have at
tanned the age Of Is years since the last
preceding date Of registration and on
or before the next date set for registra.
tion by proclamation of the president,
except such persons as are exempt FROM
registration hereunder, to register in the
same manner and subject to the same re-
quirements and liabilities as those pre-
yiously regarded under the terms there.
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Provost Marshal General Crowder, in a
statement submitted by Senator Cham
berlain, suggested Sept. as the date
for national registration of men with
In the proposed new ages.
Weekly registration of youths attain.
ing the age of 2l during the next few
weeks was proposed by General Crow
der as the only means of obtaining the
100000 men to be called to the colors in
September, This could be done by presi-
dental proclamation and would add
about $4,000 to the number of men now
available.