New Britain herald., 1918-08-05
Gen. CroWder Suggests Sept 5 As
Registration Day for Eligibles
DRIVE At NEAR-CITIZENS
NeutsaIs Who Have Filed Intentions
Of Becoming American Voters to
Be Barred Forever if They Decide
to Withdraw Under Fire.

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| Washington, Aug. 5.-The new ad-
ministratiOn man power bill extend
ing the selectiVe service act to all men
| between the ages of / 8 to 4 5 inclusive
and authorizing the president to call
such persons into military service ''in
such sequence of ages and at such
! times as he may prescribe was in
troduced today in both houses of con-
gress.
The measure, which was prepared
by Secretary Baker with the approval
OF the president and Provost Marshal
| General CroWder, was referred to the
military COMMITTEES. Congressional
leaders plan to have the measure con-
sidered 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
mllltary committee, explained it's pur-
! poses and gave assurance that every
/ thlng would be done to expedite it's
! passage. While senate leaders admit
/ there may be some opposition, they
| hope it will be finally passed by Sep
| tember l.
| The principal portions of the bill
presented, as amendments to the
original draft law follow:
Ihe president may draft such per-
sons 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
present war who has declared his in
tention to become a citizen of the
! United States shall be relieved from
lich to
| making declaration in accordance
| with. regulations as the president
| may prescribe, withdrawing his in
| tention to become a citizen Of the
| United States =. and he shall
forever be debarred from becoming
a citizen of the United States''
The provision referring to persons
engaged in industry and agriculture
providing for their relief from mill
| tary duty would be amended to read:
Persons engaged in occupations or
employment found to be necessary to
! the maintenance of the military es-
| tablishment or the effective operation
| of the military forces or the main
tenance Of national interest during
the emergency"
The principal section would pro-
vide "the ages of IS and As, both in
elusive, shall be subject to registra-
ton in accordance with regulations
to be prescribed by the president,
and upon confirmation by the presi-
dent or other public notice given by
| him or by his direction 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 enlisted men
n hn
| National Guard and Naval Militia
while in the service of the United
States to present themselves for and
| submit to registration under the pro-
| visions Of this act;
"PersOns shall be subject to regis
| tratiOn as herein provided who shall
! have attained their 18th birthday and
; who shall not have attained their
! 46th birthday on or before the day
| set for the registration in any such
| proclamation by the president or any
| such other public notice given by
| him or by his discretion and all per
| sons SO registered shall be and re-
| main subject to draft into the forces
| hereby authorized unless exempted
or excused therefrOm the
president may at such intervals as he
may desire from time to time re-
| tanned the age of IS years since the
| last preceding date of registration
| and on or before the next date set
| for registration by proclamation Of
| the president, except such persons as
are exempt from registration here
under, to register III the same man
ner and subject to the same require
| ments and liabilities as those pre-
viously registered under the terms
| Thereof.
Provost Marshal Gen. Crowder, in
a statement submitted by Senator
Chamberlain, suggested September
| as the date for national reSlstra-
ton Of men within the proposed new
| ages.
Weekly registration ofyOuths at
tanning the age of 81 during the next
few weeks was proposed by Cen
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