Show british american draft attention ot of persons ac knowledg ing allegiance to the british govern ment who happen to reside tn in the anel united states and of american catl zens who at the present time happen to be in british territory Is called to the terms term of 0 the convention between the united states and great britain which was signed june 3rd last and which goes into effect 60 days there after says the deseret news this affects all citizens of military age in the jurisdiction of either government wl 0 are citizens under the other copies of this convention are in the hands of the local draft boards tt ti united states and can be pursued at their offices possibly additional copies could be had from tl e office of the secretary of the state at washington or even from the provost marshal general how ever the local board s officers are the most convenient source to most persons without going into the various de tails of exemptions and the official methods of carrying the terms of the new treaty into effect tt it may be said tl at citizens of either country who happen to be residents ol 01 the other have 60 days from the signing of the convention in which to return to their respective countries in the event of further laws making them liable for service they have 30 days after the approval of those laws persons who do not care to return to their native country become at the expiration of the 60 days subject to the laws of the country in which they may reside with regard to military service however since this would work out that an american of 0 say 32 years of 0 age could not be drafted in to the service in the united states while it if he went to great britain and canada he could be so drafted pro vision is made that the age limits in great britain and fanada 20 to 30 inclusive shall be the age limits of americans in great britain and can ada owing to exigencies of the military service laws of great britain and canada separate conventions are in force as affecting canadians and real rest dents of great britain proper the latter convention affecting also all of the other british dominions or col onies onles it Is to be noted of course that tl tie e above abone will not apply to natural iced citizens ot of either country who may have come from the other na tion originally though it does to declarants arants that Is to britons who have taken out their first papers declaring their intention to become citizens of the united states tor for ex ample such men are still britons and not yet americans and therefore are liable for service under the brit ish age limits rather than the ameri amert can |