The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-02-14
Weekly War News
Gen. Crozier Discusses Age Limit En-
iargement Of Selective Service Law.

rrovost Marshal General Crozier said
pronounced majority of the
boards favor some enlargement, but
there Is great diversity of opinion as
TO the proper age limit. Nineteen and
30 are prehaps the limits most fire.
Quently suggested but some recon-
mend 40 to As years as the upper
limit. There is a distinctly stronger
demand for raising the maximum age
than Tor lowering the minimum"
Gen. Crozier estimates that 1880,
1888 acceptable single men would be
made available by an encrease In the
age limit to include men up to 45 years. |
The estimate places the number of ac-
ceptable single men between 1S and 81
years at 1,546,2S3. The number of
probably acceptable single men already
registered but not called is 1, 321, S45. |
According to these figures, should the
age limit be enlarged to include men
from 1S years to 45 years, inclusive,
4,257 ,516 physically and otherwise
qualified unmarried men would be open
for call to service
.
Opportunity for Service Open for Men
Who "KnOw" Horses
Men not of selective service age who |
are accustomed 10 handling horses
nave opportunity for specialized ser
vice in the enlisted Veterinary Corps. |
enlistments for which are now being
taken. The 1000 men wanted include
veterinary and agricultural students
farmers, stablemen, and others who
have had experience handling horses
Pay ranges from $50 to $50 a month.
with clothing, food, and quarters
Application for enlistment may be |
made at any Army recruiting station.
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License is Required to Ship Goods A.
broad by Parcel Post.
The War Trade Board is calling at |
onntion to the fact that license Is re- |
Quired to ship abroad goods on the con- |
sc-ved list, even when sent In small |
quantities by parcel post. In many |
cases this has been done by persons
ignorant of the Presidents Proclamat- |
hn concerning exports, or who do not |
know or the many articles which may |
De exported only under license.
For violation fineof not more than |
1000 or imprisonment for not more |
than two years, or both, form the pen
atty. Licenses may be applied for at |
the Bureau of Exports, Washington. |
ID. O., or any of its branches which are
located at Seattle, Portland, San Fran
cisco. Los Angeles, Nogales, FL raso,
Engle Pass, Galveston, New Orleans, |
Mobile, Savannah, st. Louis, Chicago,
Boston and New York.
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Men In Military Service ut Camps and
Environments May Write for News
papers
Persons In military service are per- |
mitted, under certain restrictions. to |
write for publication In newspapers
and magazins. They may not receive |
payment for material furnished by
them.
All letters containing matter for pub !
hcat1on written by men in service must
De sent through officers, who will de-
leoe all reference capable of furnishing
important information to the enemy.
Regular newspaper correspondents
not in military service are not required
to submit copy for censorship, being
guided by the requests for secrecy pub
lished by the Committee on Public In
formation. Ii these are ignored the
privileges OF the camp may be with
drawn In the discretion of the camp
commander.
None of these rules apply to troops
In France, where the commanding gen
eral of the Expeditionary Forces win
establish such regulations as are ne
cessary.
y .
ClandeStine Circular Issued i'm Ger
many Attacks Rulers.
Copy OF broadside in Germany has
reached the Committee ON Public In
formation. 1t Is single sheet of
foolcap size, printed on both sides,
and bears a coarsely executed woodcut
representing soldier in arms, a work
man In blouse and a woman showing
rock of precipice beneath which
Is seen the head and bust of the EN-
peror, crowned and sceptered and
moustache looking up in terror at the
rate impending. The last paragraph
or the text Is as follows:
Man of toll, awake from slumber
Recognize thy growing might.
All the wheels win close their motion
Without thy strong arms devotion
Down with the war! Down with the
Government
Peace! Freedom Bread!Y
Registration Boards to Be Paid ON
Basis of Men Classified
New regulations from the Office Of
the Provost Marshal General In re-
gard to compensation of registration
boards read in part as follows:
The rate of compensation for men,
bers of local boards up to and in
Guiding the completion of the final
classification of the registrants with
In the respective jurisdiction of said
boards shall be ON the basis of 80
cents as aggregate compensation to the
membership of local board, for each
registrant to whom QUESTIONABLE
shall have been mailed and who shall
have been classified in accordance with
the provisions of these regulations.
Money due for said work shall be
paid In proportionate amounts to each
member of the local board claiming
compensation for his service, unless
1t shall be requested by the unani-
nous vote of the local board that the
moneys due shnIild hr, L.. .......1