Arizona republican., 1918-01-30
NO DATE FOR NEW CALL FOR DRAFT FIXED
Second Draft Expected to
 Bring Out In All Over One Million Men: Will
 Not Extend Age Limits
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 WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s.-Expan- sion of Americas fighting forces be- yond their present strength depends upon such factors as events abroad and the shipping situation. Secre- tary Baker said tonight in disclosing that the war department has not fixed a date for another draft nor even determined how many men shall be called
 When MT. Baker told the senate military committee yesterday the United States would have a half million men in France early this year and that in all a million and a half would go across if ships could be found to carry them, he referred to the divisions now in training camps and those already in Europe. Future developments will decide what ad- ditional forces will be sent.
 The secretary made clear today his opinion that if events made 1t necessary to call out more than another increment of half a million men the executives authority to draft men for fighting units other than reserves would be exhausted and further legislation by congress would be necessary. He said, how ever, that under the authority to call two increments of line soldiers of 500,000 each and such additional num- bers for recruit battalions and special | units "as the president may deem necessary" the second draft might bring out in all as many as a mill Ion men. -.-..---.
 New Register Approved l The senate committee today tenta- lively approved legislation approved | by the war department to provide | for the. registration of youths at taining the age of 21 years since June ,, authorizing the fixing of quotas. on the basis of class one of 1 the new classification and empower ing the president to call needed for special industrial or other work. Pro- vost Marshal General Crowder, ap- bearing to explain the bills, told the committee it was proposed to hold a new drawing to establish the order of liability of the new registrants. When the new men have been giy yen their serial numbers, their names will be inserted in the classes to which | they may be assigned, according to d plan now being worked out.
 It is assumed, General Crowder ] said, that most of the new regis ! trancss will faN into 'a'ass one, Eivi7s that class this year a total of some two million Linen. From class one it is proposed to take the next and any future drafts.
 Will Not Go Past 31
 In formal memorandum present. ing his views, the general also dis approved suggestions that the regis tration be extended to men beyond the age of 31, saying the effort of classification is so great and so ex- pensive and the number of persons past 31 who will fall in class one so small. that the task would not be worth while.
 Although Secretary Baker today re- iterated his desire to have exempted registered men who reach the age of S1 without being called into the mili- tary service, the committee refused legislation. General Crowder disap- proved the suggestion. The bills probably will be introduced in the senate tomorrow and Senator Cham berlain said tonight they would be pressed for early passage.
 From Chairman Coffin, of the air craft board the committee today se- cured, behind closed doors, what sev-
 eral members term most encour-
 aging" reports of the aviation pro- gram. MT Coffin told of the success
 of the Liberty motor and outlined the co-ordinated program of aviation production and operation arranged by
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