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MM IN M cannQ says imi caus ' VUl QIAUST CLASS ME ASKS 18-45 AGE UNIT Tells mittee That 1010 Will See Heery Chile end All Umkt Hast Be Ex tended—Yoang Men Jiegister— KBgiMe Men Who Married After Draft Law to Be In Class One. Three million Americans will be under arms by neat August 1 the Senate military committee has been informed by Provost Marshal Gen. Crowder. Extension of the age limits in the army draft will be neceeaary, Gen. Crowder said, if the present fate of draft calls is continued. He estimat ed that all the men In class 1 would be exhausted soon after next Jan uary 1. Gen. Crowder approved the gener> al the 2.428,000 men placed in clast 1 already had been called to the col ors. He estimated that some 400,- 000 tdditlonal men for the first class will be secured from the men who registered Isst June 5, and that an-< other 200.000 would be sdded by the rsclsssifkailon of men in the reexsminstlon of the questionnaires now being made. Requisitions from the draft to com plete the S.OOO.SOO total by August 1, Oea. Crowder said, have b made Of these t.ooe.ooa will Art ft regtet rests ead others volun teers sad National Uaardsmsa “Everybody UMoke there will be beevy calls dsrtag tbs first six mootbs of mt.” i •loiemeot made by Ooe (‘rowdor Ol petonpto of tbo Mil by toaoior rvaaco of MBT un PKAISES «»<**«« m%t "* ; U-BOAT RAIB TO FAIL la Attacking Near Coast of the t atted States Was to Force Recall of American Naval Units From North Sea and Medi terranean—Navies Beating Sabs in Narrow Seas.. German submarine activity off the Atlantic coast of the United States should not be taken very seriously, as the Germans probably will not attempt a blockade of the Ameri can shores. This is the opinion of Vice Admiral Sir Rosslyn Wemyss, first sea lord of the British admiral ty. The admiral believes that there is only one submarine operating off the American coast and that the pur pose of its trip was to frighten the Americans. German ruthlesshess at sea, the first sea lord declared, must be met by centralised warfare In the North and the Medlterranm tbs United think It can be regarded as a vt from the Germans that the France have destroyed all . possibility of s German victory. Von Hlndenburg has failed in his stupen dous efforts.*© win the war for Prua sian mllltarftfm before America it ready to make her strength felt along the west front. Simultaneously with the collapae of von Hindenfourg’a drive toward Complegne, announcement has been made at Washington that over 800,- 000 American troops are now over seas. These two facts bear a rela tionship that means democracy's fi nal triumph. This week, which marks the anniversary of the arrival of the first American soldiers in, France, marks also the turning* point for the allies along the west front. Gen. Foch Is now master of tha situation. Von Hindenburg's stra tegy of slaughter has been success fully held In check by Gen. 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Mairrijogo wince Hie enactment of the selective draft law no losger will be uccrjMed a* cau**e for exemp tion from military »crvl«-e, except In the esses of men who have become Of age xlnre June &. It!7, who may be exempted if they married'before January 15. 1918. the date on wbteb the )o4st resolution reqsiriac tbetr regtsfretioa «s« ipirwdoced in gvaeu Draetlc mm (be affirms ft v find mg thoff Mi merrisgs si ere May If. IPIf. was made with the primary view nf wad lag military service "lastmet all local haaffdu forth- witb to re-elaeolfy alt eamu lavolv- Isc marriage store May If, IflT, In accordance with the above.** LEVB WWrr TAKE STUMP Hs)h Duly lien la PrrsIdeaUa LeUer Representative A. F. Lever, chair man of the House committee on ag riculture was asked if he would join the campaign in his district, where he has opposition. “Yes, I notice I have opposition for my re-election,” replied Mr. Lev er, “but be that as it may, in view' of the correspondence between the President and me, published In all the newspapers and read by every- on, it is clearly my duty to remain in Washington to assist the Presi dent in any way I can in the vigor- ous prosecution of this war to a suc cessful and early conclusion, and therefore, I shall not stump the dis-^ trict. “The people of the district will thoroughly understand the situation and I am confident that they will endorse this course • overwhalmlng- ly.” no ii. s. TtoopstN imr af • Mali R Priam in Mm Mo ARM Anao bare bon tored barb In four surrenalv# **lo n #oaduioo nf MU kind.** Mid Gun March, with n quirk gaolure al tlm map. **urlmffo n now lino baa to bo bold sod whose I he attorks of the Gormous hove heea mod# with such largo forroo as they have, tho Importance of getting American troops to the front Is more and more pre-eminent. We have now passed tho 80A.A0# mark In troops ehlppad t of the American troop movement was particularly striking because Secretary Baker stated less than a week ago that “more than 700,000” had embarked. The fa£t that the figure had increased approx imately 100,000 in less than seven days drew a quick question as to when definite superiority in manpow er might be attained. “The matter of the number of troops on the western front,” Gen. March replied, “ Is a question that must be considered with reference not only to the enemy divisions which have been known to be there all along, but with the potential in crease which might .be attained by bringing divisions from the eastern front. “It is impossible to predict a day— say a month ahead, or any other definite tlmo—when a mastering su periority will be In the hands of the Alllee. but tho number of troops we ard sending across now la limited only by tbo capacity of tbo skips to . »"> 'him; un i w^wSd to keep ftemA p Ahmm AmmmJ •gepgffompA bmgoe m qh9 •mm* m o gffoae sosqaamo bmspMP of mi IMAAMAMMI i ami AMAAmAIP fA Mo poagOs mi AvoAeo * aw of AbAM Amsm Mam Aom ohomwA 4> 9VMAA Abo AfMOMl ftaooMsa of |HM A^MMA AAMM ^A €jpH >pi Am IMA MSS batWAM MP mHAM AM I Macao aAsamo wo bow Psow PooA- MM A ffoowmAAi OAflbe wAbM ApmoMoo Mp Mbmam Mam mAAM A Aaomor AMS AAMM OPWAA bP mmAP OA tbP MmA of Mp Masap oAoomm owd MP mM AosifwbAe iMag wMAM Movmeaf opaM bpoo m «bft» oMAP ashAA bp a sftswMbsoAiPA aaI Af Ma Mm Ip saMd m boAlaAlAA bor pAvoasp aa Jwao A AAp owecoodoA la Ibot. mpw* lag farworf Am b ftmooro of sAi mtloa. sad Mo lael lafermoHM wticb wo bovo NiflffAlM ibat wool of Aote- soas tbo still li ittarblM witb Ibo Idea of ftuolty ilraigbtealag owl bor lloos oIoaa Ibo goAortl froat wblrb I bavo ladlcatod to you. - — • 0 ft on the a movement of (he Parts." Vo Ii Italy In connection with the advance toward Paris, however, Gen. March pointed out Jhat the farthest point they had tGus far reached this year was twenty and one-half miles away from Paris than the point of their nearest approach to that city in 1914. While Gen. March did not say so, it was evident that he anticipated further efforts to complete the de duction of the Complegne salient, be fore the major movement toward the channel is resumed. Other officers feel that the renewal of the assault on the British lines will definitely mark the beginning of the final 'stage of the battle, but they also be lieve that the German strategists may not be willing to leave the Allies In possession of strong points like Com plegne and tta^surrounding forests which would he in the rear and on the flank of tho thrust toward the STRIM is 1IRPUIA PUNT of Ma JM Aap baiA AffMwiP I as m%m% Mas soAAbA mb of oAbmocAap Am Mo xasuAUAUMo xooow ooe «bev bovo eoAMAu ‘“TMa oaMo OA Me Ol he bmPSAHA OPwphK mm Aec AAAI Ma aaaa Maamp Ml Me aa* ooa boeMs apAPSeAMe aAM ! a mmma aApa ffbaow bmPffAmm ofM | aspo wmf mpa voaohA Mp AMmAftsy TAsff bpoo boM mMaAM. samMrv mAmAAA I btvo mwa a oombev mt Ibo Aoaftswfoffa owd oaovoraod with a I tosAe oombev of-officocs I a!m| boew bod omay rap asm owd am pot I •peaking of Ibo old tbe Ualted Atoteo I baa vwaAoswA witboal foil bAAwt-| o4a» “Not oaly art tbo voooela well rwa- stmeted aid tbo offkora and men Thoroughly competent—but tbo or- gaulaalloA Is etlll admlruble. It woe uo alight matter for to many ahlpo) to come three thousand miles across the Atlantic to fight In European waters. The decision raised eeveral complicated problems In connection with supplies, but those problems have been surmounted with success. “This submarine enterprise mill not have any effect upon the trans port service which, viewed from the standpoint of a seaman, has no paral lel in history. A year ago the ene : my was boasting that hjs submarines would prevent American trops being moved to Europe. I do not know whether that statement was ever be lieved in Germany or whether it wm merely put about in the belief that it would make the Americans nerv ous, but whichever it was, neither the threats nOr the performances of the U-boats .have affected the move ment. • “This is a very remarkable fact which, judging by the German news papers, iff producing a great impres sion In Germany. . Not so long ago the foiling off in sinkings of ton nage was explained by the enemy as being due to the fact that there were few ships to attack. " \nd now In the fart of that stale. % mrn m it bp UtftaWAfitiAJl MM" fHim ipli - Al tbo war I# ill on MamMas Aertvad from waned i al Mratagy by tbe t*aii-.! Orsat hrtiita wore polaied out Ibo Americas Navy Popart meat cials. who road with latoraat v ewx of Vico Admiral Wemyss < th ope ratios of Oormai oibmarth off tho Amoricaa coast. “The asvy Is aatorally much gn Iflod at the appreciative words Admiral Wemyss In regard to nax co-operation In European waten said Acting Secretary Roosevo “The keynote of our naval poll from the very beginning has be a united strategy. It would ha been easy to fall into the error assigning separate zones of operatii to the various navies, but it ivas ei dent from the first as Admiral W myss points out, that the princit naval forces must be concentrat In the decisive area of tfye narrt seas around England and France. “With this in mind the evide German effort to break up this co cenrraticn by sending raiding su marines to our own coast has fail utterly in its purpose. One subin rine; or possibly two at the prese time, or even a continuation of t scattered attacks must and will met on this side by supplementa navay operations, without in any w weakening the main effort of hui log the submarines in the narr< zone of Europe or. to convey tro and supply ships across the oce« “That this singleness of purpo is actually succeeding Iq proved the fact that the German naval o Jecllve ^ which • hat h*-* n often j wwwnrcd tor error three years has. i to the preeeat. entirely failed la I purpooe Tho Rrtiish and Amnia •ovni forroo nt nil po*o* are wm ing am only in complete wAn A CM 1 AAI Hsecths •tel hi MMAMAA Ma mmm