Proclamation 1370—Conscription
05/17/1917
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In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States to be affixed.
The said Walker D. Hines, Director General of Railroads, or his successor in office, is hereby authorized and directed, until otherwise prov...
Whereas the United States Fuel Administrator by orders dated October 31, 1919, and December 8, 1919, conferred certain powers upon the Direc...
Now, Therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States, under and by virtue of the power and authority so vested in me by said Ac...