Bisbee daily review., 1918-03-08
Urged
 To Enlist NOW

English and Canadian subjects of draft age according to the laws of their home countries will soon be fore ed into service unless they enlist aud s.Hce all Englishmen and Canadians between the ages of 20 and 40 will he forced to serve c large number of en- lisunents is expected as many will prefer to select a special branch of seI rice instead of waiting until the draft.
 Orders received by Sergeant Alec Blinman yesterday state that the re cruiting officers are asked to do every thirs possible to urge enlistment5 now as men are needed and waiting for the draft is not doing ones full duty by his country as men are required at once.
 All Have To Serve
 The statement says:
 Although the signing of the Alien Draft Convention makes it quite clear that Britishers of military age must either enlist within the next few weeks or be drafted. so that yoI can ret escape your military obligations, 1t is pointed out that you will not be doing your full duty by waiting for the draft.
 "If you wait these few weeks to oe drafted into the American army you will be making no addition 70 the man power of the allies. You VII simply be taking the place of an American who would otherwise have been draft eI. If you now join the British or Canadian armies you will constitute a positive addition to the man power of the allies and every addition at this cIisis is of the utmost importance. The need is for men today and every day"
 There are in the United States tens of thousands of British subjects who have been enjoying the privileges of f, eedom and security and it is to these that the appeal to enlist at once and nut wait for the draft is being made
 Have Sixty DaysS
 After the passage of the law by con- gress these British subjects will have giA,y days in which to choose between service in the American army nr with taeir fellow coul,trymen. All apply ire for enlistment who fail to pas5 the pk .sical examination will not be sub Ject to draft.
 Those who have taken out their | si st papers are not yet citizens of the Un.ted States and are eligible for ser ! vice in the Canadian or British forces. All applying for enlistment may choose between service in the imperi- al or Canadian armies. Men will be enlisted for the period of the war and six months thereafter unless discharg' ed sooner.
 Free passage will be provided back tc the United States and all between the ages of IS and 45 years. British s,:biects. and between l9 and 45 years Canadian subjects. can enlist. In the eases of skilled workers the age limit may be extended by the recruiting of f'cer. All applicants will be examined bv d medical board and those rejected will be furnished free transportation bacl- to the place at which he was ac | cepted for enlistment.
 Provide For Families l Separation allowances for wives and ! children of married men will be is sued in addition to allotments made from their pay by men in service Those discharged for wounds or from disease received in war service will be pensioned while widows and chil dren of men killed will get pensions X compulsory assignment of at least half a soldiers pay must be made il Iseparation allowance is to be paid by ithe government.