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Show mm with ENGLAND RATIFIED TREATIES PROVIDE FOR DRAFTING DRAFT-ING OF ALIENS AFFECTED IN ARMIES DURING WAR. Sixty Days for Enlisting Given, It Being Estimated Forces Maybe Swelled by 54,000 Americans and 310,000 Canadians and English. Washington. Ratifications of the draft treaties between the United States and Great Britain and Canada were exchanged on July 30 at London, it was officially stated at the state department, making them effective from that date. , ' It Is estimated that 54,000 American citizens In the British empire, including includ-ing 30,000 in Canada, and 250,000 BrltiHh subjects and 60,000 Canadians in the United States will be affected by the treaties. ..,', American citizens between the ages of 21 and 31, resident In the British empire, will be given sixty days from July 30 In which to enlist, enroll or return re-turn to their own country for service, but after that time they would be subject sub-ject to draft unless they had been granted exemption by the American ambassador as provided In the treaties. All British subjects and Canadians between the ages of 21 and 31, the state department explained, who have made declaration of Intention to become be-come citizens of the United States and who are liable to service under the draft law, may, during the sixty days' period., enlist or enroll voluntarily In the British or Conadlan force at any British or-Canadian recruiting mission In the United States, or may leave the country for the purpose of military service fn their own country. |