Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1918 — MAY TRAIN ALL U. S. YOUTHS [ARTICLE]

MAY TRAIN ALL U. S. YOUTHS

President to Advocate 'Universal Military Training. . < Washington, June |B.— -President Wilson, it was learned an authoritative source, is preparifiS<4p advocate universal military training as a war measure. The tentative ]>lan of the administration is to submit to congress at an early date a bill extending the draft age and also, establishing universal military training.lor American youths Lidew the draft age. It transpired on Thursday that the prospective embodiment of this plan in an mlministration measure accounted for Secretary of War Baker's urgent recommendation that the senate postpone action on the proposed extension of the draft age until the war department completes a survey of national man power and brings in a comprehensive scheme for the expansion of the army. , The general staff of the army is now formulating the entire plan for the development of the armies which must be relied upon to defeat Germany,