The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-06
MEN FROM IS TO
As TO REGISTER
ON SEPT. 5 NEXT
AGREEMENT REACHED TO FIX
REGISTRATION DAY AS STATED
BILL BEFORE MILITARY CON-
MITTEE.

Washington, Aug. 5.-With an ur-
der, it has been agreed that without
delay and suggestion, Sept. will be
fixed as registration day. The bill re-
curing registration for military SER
vice of all men from Is to 40 was in
troduced in both branches of congress
1t is estimated the measure will add
approximately thirteen million to the
selective service list. Unless immedl-
ate steps are taken to provide addition
al men, Crowder said weekly regis
tration of men attaining 21 will be
necessary to fill out draft quotas after
Sept. 1st Chairman Chamberlain an
nounced the senate military commit
tee will meet tomorrow to consider the
bill.
Senator Curtis Of Kansas, and Jones
Of Washington announced themselves
In favor of summoning a quota OF the
senate SO the bill can be taken up i'm
mediately after 1t had been'act up
on by the committee. The suggestion
was approved by Senator Chamberlain
who said If a quorum was available he
would like to see. the senate recon
vened
Senator Chamberlain also presented
a communication from the secretary OF
war showing the number OF men at
fected by the bill. According to these
figures 2,39s, 900 men between the ages
of 1s and 20 inclusive and 80 and IS
inclusive would be subject to military
service. OF this number 6o1.00o would
be men between 80 and As.
Chairman Dent of the house commit
tee said he had no immediate plans
except to expedite 1t as much as pos
sible He added that with only MEM
bers of the committee now in the city
1t was doubtful IL the committee could
be called together before the house
reassembles on Aug. 18th. The COM
mitaee will have hearings but they
probably will be short.
The principal section would provide:
"AH male persons between the ages
OF is and As, both inclusive shall be
subject to registration in accordance
with regulations to be prescribed by
the president and upon confirmation
by the president or other public notice
given by him or by his direction stat
ing the time or times and place or
places of any such reg1strat:o~
shall be the duty OF all persons of
the designated ages except officers and
enlisted men of the regular army, the
navy, and the national guard and ma
val militia while in the service of the
United States to present themselves
for and submit to registration under
the provisions of this act: - per-
sons shall be subject to registrarro.
herein provided who shall have at
tanned their 18th birthday and who
shall not have attained their 18th birth
day 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 allNpersons so register
ed shall be and remain subject to draft
into the forces hereby authorized un-
less exempted or excused therefrom
the president may at such in
tervals as he may desire from time to
time require all male persons who
have attained the age of IS years
since the last preceding date of regis
tration and on or before the next date
set for registration by proclama ton
of the president, except with persons
as are exempt from registration here
under, to register in the same manner
and subject TO the same REQUIREMENTS
and liabilities as those previously reg
istered under the terms thereof