Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-08-09
NEW DRAFT BILL
is INTRODUCED
Both Houses of Congress to Rush
18 to IS Consumption
Measure.
TO ADD 1888, 045 TO ARMY
Provost Marshal General crowder
Suggests September as Date for
Registration of Men Within
Proposed New Ages.

Washington, Aug. 6:-The new adj
m1nistration bill, introduced in both
houses of congress, to increase the
draft ages so as to include men be-
tween the ages of eighteen and forty
five, while not unopposed in both
houses of congress, is practically GER
tain Of adoption.
Provost Marshal General Crowder,
in a statement submitted by Senator
Chamberlain, suggests September 5
as the date for national registration
OF men within the proposed new ages.
Weekly registration of youths at
tanning the ages of twenty-one during
the next few weeks was proposed by
General CroWder as the only means of
obtaining the 100000 men to be called
to the colors in September. This
could be done by presidential procla-
nation and would add about $4,000 to
the number of men available.
Oppose Drafting of Youths.
There are few members of con-
gress who oppose conscripting the SER
vices of men below voting age. 1t is
probable that the war department will
meet this objection by qualifying the
training period in such way that boys
below tWenty-one who are in school or
college may take their training with
their schooling and thus be made ready
for active service when actually
called.
In framing the policy announced
Secretary Baker has co-operated with
members of congress, who have made
suggestions as the plan developed.
Senator Chamberlain said his COM
mittee had been called to meet today
to begin consideration Of the bill and
that he hoped to report it out within
a few days.
Senator Chamberlain presented a
communication from the secretary of
war showing the number of men af
fected by the bill. According to these
figures, 1898, 600. men between the
ages of eighteen and twenty inclusive
and thirty-two and forty-fve inclusive
would be subject to military service
OF this number 6O1, 900 would be men
between thirty-two and forty-fve.
Slower in the House.
Chairman Dent Of the house military
committee said he had no immediate
plans except to expedite it as much as
possible.
Between the ages of thirty-tWo and
fOrty-fve General Crowder estimated
there are 10,O28,973 males, but taking
into consideration those married or
who would be subject to deferred
classification because Of physical con-
ditions or other reasons he estimates
the met electives at 601, 236. Be
tween eighteen and twenty he esti-
mates the number at 3,717,671, OF
which the met electives would total
1,797, 609
Its Principal Provisions.
The principal provisions of the bill
are as follows:
"The president may draft such per.
sons liable to military service in such
sequence Of ages and at such time OF
times as he may prescribe; citizen
or subject Of country neutral in the
present war who has declared his In
.tention to become citizen of the Unit.
ed States shall be relieved from liabil
ity to military service upon his max
ing a declaration in accordance with
such regulations as the president may
prescribe, withdrawing his intention tc
become a citizen of the United States
and he shall forever be debarred from
becoming citizen of the United
States"
The provision referring to persons
engaged in industry and agriculture
providing for their relief from military
duty would be amended to read:
Persons engaged in occupations OF
employment found to be necessary tt
the maintenance of the military estab
lishment or the effective operation OF
the military forces or the maintenance
of national interest during the emer
gency."
MRS VIII SON [ AUNCHES SHIP