Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-16
TO REGISTER ALL MEN
OF ACE SINCE JUNE )
Measure Offered I'm United States
Senate Tuesday by Chairman
Chamberlain.
AIMS TO HAVE MEN WORT
Another Bill Provides for Furlough.
ing National Army Men for Har.
vcsting Crops and Other Agricul.
tural Duty.
Ing Associated Preea. ]


WASHINGTON. January l5.-The
government has decided on draft regis
,ra,on of all young men as fast as
they become twenty-one years old, as
the means OF Keeping allied the ranks
Of the war army.
/, has decided against raising tho
draft age limit above thirty-onc years.
An administrative bill was introduced
to-day at the request OF the War De-
partment by Chairman Chamberlain. Of
the Senate Military Committee, to reg
lister for draft all men who have
reached twen,y-one since June 5, 1917.
when the draft law became effective.
other administration bills introduced
to-day by Senator Chamberlain at the
request of the War Department VIII
supplement the draft law to mako Il
workable under conditions that have
developed.
ono would permit National Army
another would eliminate enemy popula-
tion from bases OF calculations for
draft quotas. by making the basis for
each State the number Of men avail
ablo in class /.
In determining upon the reEistra-
ton OF men who have become twenty
ono since the draft law was enacted,
the War Department has rejected any
plan to raise the age limits OF the draft
TO tnke in men more than thirty-one.
Registration of men who have be-
come of age since the draft law wa.
enacted, was recommended in the re-
cent report Of Provost Acknowledgement
lay
supply Of mon for tho National
Army might be assured without TAX.
ing those who have others dependent
upon thcm. II would DO done, also
General Crowdcr pointed out, by ex-
tending the age limits above tho pres
ent line Of thirty-one. Tho war De-
partmcnt has adopted the first sug-
Gestion. 1t is estimated that II will
add about 100000 men 10 the draft
availa bles each year
congressman have been advised thai
further leEislatio would be necessary
TO perfect and carry on tho draft, and
tho passage of Senator ChamberIain's
bill with administration support is c1-
pected promptly in both houses
Another bill introduced by Senator
Chamberlain would provide q distinc-
tive badge or button for exempted men.
The bill changing the basis Of State
quota Is believed TO provide moro
equitable system. as II will exclude
entirely enemy aliens from the basis.
Enemy aliens were included in the
basis for the first draft, and there was
much complaint. Heavy enemy alien
populations in some conGested districts
forced Americans to army duty regard. .
less OF exemption claims TO make up
district quotas.
WILL USE MEN IN ARMY
TO GATHER ~ CROPS
The bill TO permit troops to 60 to
agricultural work. merely would au-
'horize the Secretary OF War to fur
Tough men for civilian duty. 1t Is
known. however, that the War De-
partment intends to use the authority
principally TO provide mon for harvest
time and other agricultural work vital
TO the food supply.
To facilitate collection OF priyate in
surance policies held by troops another
Dill would require private Insurance
companies to accept tho official army
record as proof of death OF men among
the army insured. II is designed TO
meet the cases of men reported missing
10 which there Is no actual proof of
death In case of payment by insur-
ance conlpa MES upon policies held Nv
men reported. missing, and who later
should appear. THE bill provides for
reimbursement to the insurance COM
panfes by the government.
ANOTHER BILL EXEMPTs u. 9.
PAYING WAR TAX ON ALTOS
Exemption Of the government from
payment Of the new war tax on alto
mobiles is the purpose of another bin
introduced by Senator Chamberlain. TO
deal principally with the large gov
eminent purchase Of motor trucks
arrangements have been made nv ths
war Department to fill from the sec.
ond draft some time this spring the
extensive vacancies In tho coast ar
Niiery caused by the organization OF
provisional regiments OF mobile heavy
artillery for service in France. A
llmited number OF men who have mar
ucular aptitude for the special work
OF the corps were obtained from the
hrst draft. but there is still n deficiency
OF several thousand. Unless some un.
1oreseen emergency develops, orEani
cation OF regiments for foreign service
IN the corps will not be carried unv
turtheT than to complete the units now
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