Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-19
War Department Plans to
Include All Youths
in Draft.
DEFER CALLING
BOYS OF IS AND 10
War Secretary Tells House Committee
Of Required Changes in Draft Laws
mo General Exemption Of Men BE-
cause They Arc Married Being Con-
'id'r'dEwi'l Continue to Gail Tho..
Who Fail to Support Families.

Washington, Aug. Reconsideration
OF the new man-power bill. extending
the ages from 1s to Is, will be begur
IN the senate next Thursday. The
senate today cleared the way for TAX
ing up the measure without furthe,
delay.
No general exemption Of military
men simply because Of their marrias.
status iss contemplated by the war de.
partment In preparing for the proposed
extension Of draft ages, Secretary
Baker declared today in statement
before the house military committee
on the new administration man powt
bill.
Mr. Baker said his previous remark,
on this subject had been nalsconstruet
and that married men who do not sun
port their families and who are no,
engaged In useful occupations win con-
tinue 70 be called
There are. many married men Ia tn
added.
The war secretary. With y Genera,
March and Provost Marshal General
Crowdef, ae0eared befsr6 thu house
committee at the opening OF hearing,
to reiterate. their explanation that i'm.
mediate action Of the man -power bill
Is imperative. 13f9 q
There are two ways Of prosecuting
this war;" Mr. Baker said. zone way L
to make every possible effort to do i,
now. and the other Is to proceed some
what more leisurely and do Il later
The obvious advantage g frons every
standpoint, social, military, Industrial
and economic, Is to put forth every
effort In this country and win the wal
as soon as possible
To Delay Call OF Boys.
4 Leaving an explanation OF the bill te
General Crowder. the secretary. an.
nounced that the cause OF objections
to calling boys Of 1S. he had planned
to call the boys as late az possible and
he said he favored making special
class Of boys Of 1s and 19 and defer
calling them "as far as practicable"
until others In class 1 had been ex-
hausteds
There is sentiment in this com
mittee." said Mr.. Baker. against call
ing young men Of 1S unless it is abso-
lutelv necessary. think 1t is the senti-
ment OF the country to get all tie men
necessary. But from the besinning
have plannedNto have men of is and u
put In a separate class with a view "a
deferring their call until 1t is neces-
sary" IL.
He added that this preference Nigh
well be left to executive regulations. bu
would have no objection to having
specific provision written into the btl
Wed to Evade Draft.
. Regarding exemption Of married meT
Secretary Baker was closely examined
Representative Tilson. OF r.npectlcut
suggested that many men are helms
to eyade the new draft ant
that the bill should provide that those
married after the bill was INTRODUCED
should not be-eyenpt
Mr.. Baker said such a rigiG\pr,'v st,r
of the law vas unnecessary and tha1
&c teoart,n-r: co>,il Disregard all mar
riases made to evade the law.
AS t. how long the men Jsalleil undAl
the new law will go across Mr.. Baker
SAIL not more than six months training
;::.ni.i lie give at horoe.
Opposed to Student Exemptions,
I In extending the draft ages. Secretary
Baker said, suspension Of academic
education is an "unsolved problem q
the situation. and that it would be mos
to call all collegiate educa
tion, stopped. He believed there still
would be many youths left at schpo
but was against exemption OF colleg.