Show Bill Subjects Million Americans to Military Training Between 21 and 35 Roosevelt signed the act fixed October mr 16 is registration day for Americans now subject J to military wi asserted the United States vis marshalling its strength to j t avert terrible fate ot whose weakness invited at- In the chief executive r called upon the governors of the states to provide suitable places for the urged local election other to man the registration boards and asked employ to give their affected time to present themselves und fill out the em-i a section of the act and i a phase of the building up of the army which received much discus-I sion in congress the voluntary enlistment All between 18 and he said in a nial will be offered an opportunity to volunteer for a I one period of service and and those who offer i themselves provided they ure suitable are to be accepted fore any others are Would Reduce Quota i Thus an influx of volunteers from any particular area would reduce the quota of men scripted from that li The new law itself requires that ill who on October 16 have the twenty-first nry of their birth and have not passed the thirty-sixth year must IE A national drawing by II lot will the order in questionnaires will be mailed to the On the basis of f the local boards will place men in various classifications those available for Immediate those deferred because of etc The local boards will select sufficient men from among those amiable for immediate service to fill the quota for the Those so selected will undergo physical examinations if they will be inducted into service for one year |