Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-08-07
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Is Ago for Military Registration In
Prospect for September 1st.

washington, Aug. 5.-The admin
istratton's new man-power bill ex-
tending the selective service act to all
| men between the ages Of IS and 40,
inclusive, and authorizing the Prcsi-
dent to call such persons into mill
tary service "in such sequence Of
ages and at such times" as he may
prescribe, was introduced to-day in
both Houses Of Congress.
The measure, which was prepared
by Secretary Baker, with the appro-
val Of the President and Provost Mar
shall General Crowder. was referred
to the military committees. Con-
grossiOnal leaders plan to have the
measure considered soon after the
summer recess period is over, the
latter part of this month.
In presenting the bill to the Sell
ate Chairman Chamberlain, OF the
Senate military committee, explained
in brief statement its purposes and
gave assurance that everything would
be done to expedite its passage. While
Senate leaders admit there will be
some opposition, they hope that it
viii be finally passed by September |.
The principal portions of the bill
presented as amendments to the orig
THE President may draft such per-
sons to military service in such Sc
quence OF ages and at such time or
times as he may preScribe;
citizen or subject Of country neu-
trail OF the United States shall be re-
lieved from liability to military SER
vice upon his making declaration in
accordance with regulations as the
President may prescribe, withdraw
ing his intention to become a citizen
Of the United States and he
shall forever be debarred from be-
coming citizen Of the United
States"
The provision referring to persons
engaged in industry and agriculture,
providing for their relief from mill
tary employment found to be neces-
sary to duty would be amended to
read:
persons engaged in occupations
or the maintenance of the military es-
tablishment, or the effective opera
ton Of the military forces, or the
maintenance of national interest dur
ing the emergency"
Chief Section of Measure.
The principal section would pro-
vide:
''All male persons between the
ages Of 18 and As, both inclusive,
shall be subject to registration in ac-
cordance with regulations to be pre-
scribed by the President, and, upon
confirmation by the President or
other public notice given by him or
by his direction stating the time or
times and place or places of any such
registration, 1t shall be the duty of
all persons of the designated ages,
except officers and enlisted men of
the regular army, the navy, and the
national guard and naval militia
while In the service of the United
States to present themselves for and
submit to registration under the pro-
visions of this act; . . that per-
sons shall be subject to registration
as herein provided who shall have
attained their 18th birthday and who
shall not have attained their 18th
birthday on or before the day set for
the registration in any such procla-
nation by the President or any such
other public notice given by him or
by his direction, and all persons so
registered shall be and remain sub
ject to draft into the forces hereby
authorized unless exempted or ex-
cuscd therefrom the President
may at such intervals as he may de-
sire from time to time require all
male persons who have attained the
age OF IS years since the last preced-
ing date Of registration and on or be-
fore the next date set for registra-
ton by proclamation OF the Presi-
dent, except such persons as are ex-
empted from registration hereunder,
to register in the same manner and
subject to the same requirements and
as those previously regis
tered under the terms thereof :"
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