Ogden Daily Standard | 1918-01-23 | Page 3 | Changing Draft Laws of Nation

CHANGING HAFT LAWS OF NATION WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. Legislation Legisla-tion proposed by the war department to carry out recommendations of Provost Pro-vost Marshal General Crowder for changes in administration of the army draft, was introduced in tho house by Representative Dent, chnirman of the military committee. It includes joint resolutions authorizing the president to call mon into service by class and apportion quotas in proportion to tho class called, and providing for registration regis-tration of all men who have reached the ago of 21 since last Juno 5 Mr. Dent also introduced a bill to organize the army nurses into an army corps with a superintendent at its head, and another to -give six months' pay to dependents of officers and enlisted en-listed men killed or dying Aroin -wounds. oo