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Show OLD LAW MAY HELP TO GET RECRUITS WASHINGTON, Dec. 16. A taw passed, more than half a century ago and in-" operative since the civil war is to be invoked by the war department to stimulate stimu-late army recruiting. The ohl statute, uncart bM by Adjutant General McCain, provides for payment of J2 to any civilian for each man he per-snndps per-snndps to enlist In the nrmy. General McCain suct-'ested m Secretary Bnkpr that cnncrps h" nskf-d to appropriate appro-priate not more than jr.o,i'fi to pay the hoT'ises. fl:s plan is to pot if it recruit? mainly 1 hroiich retired onlisi pd men. a nd lie believes be-lieves the payment would incite t hm to active canvass of men like'.y to join the army. |