Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-30
SEC. BAKERS ANNOUNCEMENT
Bill Requiring Registration of
Youths Attaining Age
Is Approved.
INQUIRE INTO AIR SERVICE
Testimony Confidential But
Members Term lnvestiga-
tion Most Encouraging"

WAsHlNGTON, Jan. 20 ENpan-
sion of America fighting forces hc-
yond their present strength depends
upon such factors as events abroad
and the shipping situation, Seer 'tary
Baker said tonight in disclosing tha'
the war department has not fiNcd q
date ior another draft nor even de-
tctmined how many new men shall
he called.
when Mr. Baker told tho senate
military committee Yesterday tho Unit
ed States would nave half milton
men in France EARLY this year and
that In all milton ana "a half QUA
20 across II ships could be found tn
carry Them nc referred TO the ilVi'-
long ulw In training crm4t and those
| already In Europe Fututo develop
| ments viii decide what additional
| forces VIII be sent.
More Legislation Needed.
The secretary made clear today his
| opinion that. IL etents made II n"ccS-
sary TO can out more than another
/ increment OF half a million. men. the
/ executives authority 10 draft men for
! fighting units other than reserves
would he exhausted and further lcgis-
lation by congress would be neces'
sary. lie said, however, that rndci
/ the authority TO call TWO increment
o, line soldiers OF five hundrfei thou.
sand each and such additional mum
-t-bers for gecruit ba.talions and spocia
units "ns the president may deem
necessary the hAold draft bring ou
In all as many Az q million men.
The senate committee today tsnta
lively apprdved iesisistlen proposes
/ by the war department. 10 provide 10
the registration or youths attaining TN
age Of 2t years aimee juno &, author
izins the fixing OF quotas on the oa
sis cf class one of the new classific,
tion and empowering the presiden; ~
call men needed for special indnsTia
or other work. Provost Marshal Gen
eral Crowder appearing to explain IN
bills told the committee II was pro
posed 20 hold new drawing to es
tAhlish the order of inability OF tn
new registrants, when the now mel
have been given their serial number
their names will be Inserted In tn
classes 10 which they may he assigned
according TO plan now being worke'
out.
Most on Class One.
I, ls lsumsA General Crowde
said that moslOI the new resistran,
viii fall into class one, giving tina
class this year "A total or sunc wv
million mon From cinss one II Is pro
posed 10 take the next and any furthe
DRIFTS
In formal memorandum present
ing his views, the general also disap
proved suggestions that the reglstra
ton be extended to men beyond tn
asa of 81, say iuE the rffurt of riaTSi
ficatlen ls go great and so eNpenslv
and the number OF persons past
years old who would fall In class on
so small that the task would not b
worth while.
q Baker Would Exempt.
Altho Secretary Baker today reit
, Grated his desire to have eNempte
registered men who reach the age O
81 years without being called into tn
military service. the committee re
fused To include such "A provision !
the legislation General Crowder dis
/, approved the suggestion, The bill
/ probably will be introduced In III
q senate tomorrow and Chairmn
Chamberlain said tonight they woul
be pressed for early passage.
, From Chairman Coffin Of the ali
I craft board the committee today 81
D.. cured bchtnd closed doors what se'
eral members termed most cncouraI
ing" reports OF the aviation program
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