 | 1918 - 412 pages
...The "Select Service Law" is an Act of Congress, which came into full force May 18, 1917. The law is entitled: "An Act to authorize the President to increase...the Military Establishment of the United States." Its purpose was the raising of troops to carry on the war against Germany. It was drawn to create a... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Military Affairs - 1918 - 178 pages
...EXECUTIVE ORDER. 1. By virtue of authority contained in section 4 of the act approved May 18, 1917, entitled "An act to authorize the President to increase...the Military Establishment of the United States," whereby it is provided "And nothing in this act contained shall be construed to require or compel any... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner - 1918 - 820 pages
...court. We are here concerned with some of the provisions of the Act of May 18, 1917, c. 15, 40Stat. 76, entitled, "An Act to authorize the President to increase...the Military Establishment of the United States." The law, as its opening sentence declares, was intended to supply temporarily the increased military... | |
 | 1918 - 260 pages
...service under the terms of the Act of Congress approved May eighteenth, nineteen hundred and seventeen, entitled "An Act to authorize the President to increase...the Military Establishment of the United States." Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the united States of America in Congress assembled,... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Military Affairs - 1918 - 220 pages
...rules and regulations as the President may prescribe under the terms of the act approved May 18, 1917, entitled " An act to authorize the President to increase...the Military Establishment of the United States." Mr. ANTHONY. Is there really any necessity to enact a new law? T'he CHAIRMAN. I would like Gen. Crowder... | |
 | United States. War Department - 1918 - 1046 pages
...direction began to appear in the work of preparation. THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE ARMY. The act of May 18, entitled "An act to authorize the President to increase...the Military Establishment of the United States," looked to three sources for the Army which it created : 1. The Regular Army, of which the actual strength... | |
 | United States. Provost Marshall General's Office. War Department - 1918 - 452 pages
...Guard Reserve recognized by the Militia Bureau of the War Department; all forces raised under the Aci entitled "An Act to authorize the President to increase...the Military Establishment of the United States," approved-May eighteenth, nineteen hundred and seventeen ; all officers and enlisted men of the Navy,... | |
 | United States. War Department - 1918 - 1050 pages
...having been suspended for the period of the present emergency by section 11 of the act of May 18, 1917, entitled "An act to authorize the President to increase...the Military Establishment of the United States." However, the policy of the department has been to assign line officers to their organizations, relieving... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1918 - 636 pages
...some of the provisions of the Act of May 18, 1917 (Public No. 12, 65th Congress, c. 15, 40 Stat 76), entitled "An act to authorize the President to Increase...the military establishment of the United States." The law, as Ita opening sentence declares, was Intended to supply temporarily the Increased military... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner - 1918 - 822 pages
...court. We are here concerned with some of the provisions of the Act of May 18, 1917, c. 15, 40 Stat. 76, entitled, "An Act to authorize the President to increase...the Military Establishment of the United States." The law, as its opening sentence declares, was intended to supply temporarily the increased military... | |
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An Act to authorize the President to increase temporarily the Military establishment of the United States", approved May 18, 1917, or any. 
