Washington, Aug. 21.
The House Military. Affairs committee yesterday tentatively approved an amendment to the Conscription Bill calling for the registration of males between the ages of 18 and 64 inclusive.
The Senate version of the Conscription Bill provides for the registration of men between the ages of 21 and 31- only.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Republican of Massachusetts, a nounced that he had prepared an amendment cutting the conscription age from 21 to 25, thus reducing the number of persons affected by the bill from 12,000,000 to 5,000,000—United Petain States France Remaining Democratic Vichy, Aug. 21
France is not abandoning the status of a Democracy, although she will assume an authoritative role in training citizens, Marshal Philippe Petain, Premier, told newspaper correspondents here today.
Special attention will be paid to the training of youth, Marshal Petain stated, adding that France will attempt to discipline her population with the Swiss pattern as a model.—United Press.
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