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Show Baker Recommends ; ;l Change in New Army I Bill. WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 Secretary ill Baker today announced that he would f H recommend to congress extension oC I the draft ages to a minimum of IS ; I jH years and a maximum of 45 years. Ill WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. Secretary ' E l Baker will recommend that the draft I jH ages bo made from 18 to 45 years. ( l: H This was announced today by Senator , : Chamberlain, chairman of tho senate IjH military committee, following a con- ferencQ with tho secretary this morn- , :H Senator Chamberlain said the new army bill embodying theso ages had h been completed by Secretary Baker and would bo introduced simultan- I ft eously in both houses of congress 1 Monday. Senator Chamberlain explained that R under the provisions of tho bill men n between 18 and 21 years old will be di-i ifi. vided into three classes subject to call h in such sequence of years as pre-' scribed. The senator added that the 11 calling of men between the ages of 31 and 45 would be made by a similar j plan. Ho expressed tho opinion, how-. H over, that the younger men those be-, 1? tween IS and 21 years would be call- 9 ed first and that it would not be necqs- sary to call those between 31 and 45. ft Senator Chamberlain said he did not know just what offect tho work oc i fight order is having. j rj |