Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-04-02 | Page 3 | Important War Bills Passed by Senate

rt t NT WAR BillS i ir r tJ PASSED BY SENATE tot tae l u 14 I lift Dy Gy Associated Press 11 April 1 Important I. I war tar legislation was passel passed tod today by bj t the tho hI I Innate en Including various amendments to the tho national defense deren e act and separate 1 bills authorizing the condemnation or lea lease e of ot land needed for Cor war purposes and empowering the president to commandeer 1 j I and operate street and Interurban railI railroads rail rail- I roads to shipyards engaged on government govern govern- ment nt work The defense act amendments ments authorize Im the secretary of 01 war to prescribe zones in navigable waters water en endangered Jan ered by hy ar artiller artillery ar- ar tiller tillery practice transportation of or t 3 or other war activities empower president to call for war department clerical leal duty men of or draft age physically f f 1 for mill military tar service and provide for I I the enlistment of men outside of ot the 1 dC r draft dratt ages cs for tor civil duty One provision prO specifically continues the extra pay alv al- al I v r lowance of ot 50 per cent for army aviators r which the war department proposed to toR I abolish R If oI tit Another bill passed authorizes a service ija medal and ribbon for tor all regular arm army and amid 1 Ci national t. t national guard suard men and officers who t L' L ve LVe done don duty on n th the Mexican border ad HIT rl I. I I I