The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-06
THE MANP0WER
OF THE COUNTRY
If Draft Bill Passes Will Be
Registered Sept. 5th. Class
One Expected
TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 6.-Pass-
ing through Kansas City yesterday
en- route to Leavenworth, Kan, Sec
retary Baker issued a statement in
which he said it was the purpose OF
the War Department to keep at least
one million men in training in camps
in the United States so long as the
war shall last.
He placed the number or men now
training in the United States at L.
500, 900.
With reference to his recommends
tion for extension of the draft age,
Secretary Baker said it was not the
intention of the War Department to
invade the deferred classifications,
adding that with the extension of the
draft age, Glass / will provide all
men necessary. Discussing the bat
tie in the Aisne-Marne sector, Mr..
Baker warned against overoptimism
1--WE are only beginning he said.
Washington, Aug. 6.-With an ur-
gent recommendation from Provost
Marshal General Crowder that it be
enacted without delay, and a sugges-
tion that September next might be
fixed as registration day for approx.
imately 100000 men throughout
the country the administration S
man-power bill requiring the regis
tration for military service of all
men between the ages of 19 As years
was introduced yesterday in the Sen
ate and House.
Unless immediate steps are taken
to provide additional men, Genera,
Crowder said the weekly registration
of men as they attained twenty-one
years of age will be necessary to
fill the draft quotas after September
/, when only 100000 of the 1918
registrants will be available.
Upon the introduction of the bill
Chairman Chamberlain announced
that the Senate Military committee
would meet today to consider the
bill.
He said he did not think hearings
would be necessary and only three
or four days should be required tc
report the bill. Chairman Dent, OF
the House committee, said since only
three members of his committee are
in Washington, it was doubtful whe
! ther the bill could be acted upon be-
fore the House reconvenes on Augus
10.
Suggestions made on the Senate
floor by Senator Curtis, of Kansas
that the Senate abandon its program
of recesses and perfunctory session.
until August "a If the bill can be ia
vorably reported by the committe,
! within few days were endorsed b.
Senator Chamberlain. However
Senate leaders now in the city sait
! any plans to this effect would b,
held in allegiance until the committe,
could determine just how much tim
would be necessary for thorough
discussion of the bill.
The bill would amend the presen
selective service act so as to requir
the registration Of all men between
Is and 20 years and 80 and As in
elusive. While the total number O
men in the latter classes would tota
10,02S,972, Gen. Crowder estimate
the total number who would be elig
ible for class one would be only COL
236 owing to exemptions for depend
ents or industrial and physical sea
sons. Between Is and 20 years hi
estimates show that 3,171,771 woul
; register while 1,7S7,609 men woul
be eligible for class one.
The principal portions of the bi
presented as amendments to the OF
. iginal draft law, are as follows:
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The President may draft such pei
sons liable to military service in sue
| sequence of ages and at such time {
times as he may prescribe. A cit
| zen or subject Of q country neutfl
,sfn The present war Nho. has declare
!. @'his intention Il, become a citizen
Of the United States shall be relieve
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