Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-08-28
ADOPTS 1 MAN.P0XER BILL | FOR ARMY DRAFT
 ., From Ages of Is to 45 Years
 s" will Be Registered Tor Service. Ih,opK OR FIGHT ORDER @ o'i IS GIVEN MODIFICATION Fore Was Only Senator bs 4Se Voting
 ''' Against Passage of the Measure.
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L,xArr ADOPTS-24 nSllue - fNn frN,ashington, i ii Aug. 27.-Tne nHar
 Was1 Wal hilI bringing within the army OSs' Osss s11 H' men from IS to 45 years old as as P modified work or fight clause l.l .u efforts to change the age iim- Al, r to t direct separate classif;cations E q youth 70 unde rtwenty one ialleo, ana
 'vn nooasure now goes to conference Eatween t the house and senate With no sssforence "r for serious controversy cx- .l'l III. the i work or fight provision. The senate was rec ofded upsnl- o,alv lnI for the bill. Senator Gore of bn,shon1a, ysc who cast the only mega na vote on the roll call, withdrew and was excused from voting. Tha Tha "work or fight" amendment as burned in the bill provides; "That g1 when any persons shall have .on nlaced in deferred or exempt { class for any of ehe reasons in Sis ' paragraph set forth, he stall .t he entitled to remain therein In- "a in good faith continue. while Nvsically able so to do, to work and slIow such occupation, employmen,
 business and if he fails so 10 do,
 shall again become subject to the sft.
 The president shall make regula- nns for enforcing this provision.
 "Tbis provision shall not apply in e case of a strike if the strikers I've submitted or will at once sub ii the dispute to the war labor board lree to abide and do abide by it's {cision and do at once resume work bd continue work pending such de- bion.
 The said board shall take Up and kcide all such disputes as speedily
 practicable.
 l In conference the differences in e drafts of the bill as passed today ! the senate and as anactad Satur- Sy by the house by vote of 336 to 5, Ee axpecttS ) be compromised beedily, and the bill in it's final form ansmitted to President Wilson for Is signature late this week. Preparations being made by Pro- bst Marshal General CroWder to car
 out the provisions of the measure |e expected to insure the registra- bn of all men within the ages of IS ld 21 and 31 and 45 within a week
 ten days after the president az Sches his signature. The ',scna'e dopted virtually all of the principal fovisions of the bill desired by the hministration including that giving |e president authority to establi,,n fders of call foS service of the men Elected.
 ] President Wilson is expected to fol- w the plans of the war departmen hich according to testimony befGre le senate and house military con-
 tees by general March chief of aff, and General Crowder. prov.ue r the calling youths of IS after the (her classes have been summoned pd the educating of such boys whiie
 training and prior to their beins, fnt overseas.
 Before taking the vote on finai sage the senate in crushing the op- Psition to service of youths under 2! rice bowled over an amendment by enator Poindexter of Washington tc axe the minimum draft limit 19 stead Of IS years, first by vote Of
 to IA ara again 52 to 21.
 proposal by Senator Kirby Of fkansas to make 20 the minimum was rejected 60 to 1.
 While that of Senator Vardaman
 mississippi, to retain the pres ant
 year minimum was decisively de- a!ed without roll call.
 senators Chamberlaila chhirmau, aa .I! Hitchcock and Warren, of thr mary committee late today were lmeo m senate conferees on the bill.
 me house conferees are scheduled
 Oe named tomorrow and work un
 npromlsing the differences will be-
 'a'e tomorrow or Thursday.