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MEMORIAL BAY
IN MANY LANDS
From This Time There Will Be
Graves of Soldier Dead to
Be Decorated Overseas.
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Filling the ever-thinning Hues of
blue and gray Is the mighty khaki
clad hosts of democracy. There Is the
patriotic oratory by the foremost men,
but this time by men tried by war.
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Their duty it will be to uphold uun turn the Acred traditions of
Liberty handed down by thotratr— and grandsirMt
IMORIAL DAY this year
fluds the thoughts of many
Americans
away
like rapidity the principal Memorial
day scene has changed from the 83
decorate nearly 400,000 graves to
France, where 76,247 of the flower of
American manhood lie burled in 2,342
cemeteries.
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There Is the usual booming of guns,
re-enforced this year by the blazing
artillery of the A. E. F.
But the significance of It all Is
an almost international observance of
the jrrent American Memorial day.
For the first time graves of American
soldiers, like monuments- of democ
racy, are found In rugged Scotland, In
quiet English churchyards, at Coblenz
In Germany, on the Icy wastes of Si
beria and In the fields of sunny Italy,
as well as on the slopes of Montfau
con and at Suresnes, in France.
Suresnes, the great American cein-
thousands of etery Just outside of Paris, misht be
With cinema- retained In perpetuity by the United
States for the purpose for which It
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national cemeteries, where tiny tiugs French nation. It lies on the beauti-
The Seine Winds Past.
From this spot of the sepulture one
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generously given by the
ful slopes of Mont Valerlen, sentinel
ed by a historic fortress. Border
ing the curved frontage of Its 13,000
square meters runs a shady boulevard,
which the municipality of Paris ha9
recently named "Boulevard Washing
ton."
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When You've Looked The Whole Field Ove*
OUR GREATER VALUE GIVING
Stands Out As Plain as Black and White
There's remarkable significance in this offering—America's finest clothes at savings of from $10 to $15
right in the heart of the season—right at the approach of warm weather—right when you are thinking
of a new suit and right when you least expect to buy at money-saving prices.
There are more than a thousand suits involved in this special selling. All standard quality taken from
our regular Spring Stocks of Fashion Park, Kuppenheimer and Michaels-Stern suits and placed in 12
groups. The variety includes all fashionable models for men and young men. Plain browns, greens,
oxfords, stripes, plaids and smartly patterned effects in flannels, worsteds, serges and cassimeres. Noth
ing like these values have been offered this season at these prices.
GROUP No. 1—Specially priced at.... $26.75
GROUP No. 2—Specially priced at... $31.25
GROUP No. 3—Specially priced at...... ............. ...........$35.75
GROUP No. 4—Specially priced at. ...........^..$36.75
GROUP No. 5—Specially priced at........... ...... ... ..... ,..$40.25
GROUP No. 6—Specially priced at .............. ........$44.75
GROUP No. 7—Specially priced at ........,..........$49.25
GROUP No. £—Specially priced at ......,$53.75
GROUP No. 9—Specially priced at .....................,.$55.75
GROUP No. 10—Specially priced at ....$58.25
GROUP No. 11—Specially priced at...
...................... $62 J5
GROUP No. 12—Specially priced at
...... .............$67.25
There's nothing in all Hamilton to equal these supreme values. We sell Quality Clothes that are
good to the core. '•'.
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EXCLUSIVE CLOTHIER FOR MUX
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overlooks the city of Suresnes, with
the Seine winding past Its doors, and
the world-famous Bois de Boulogne,
lying yet farther on down the gentle
declivity toward the French capital.
Writing to the mayor of Suresnes,
MaJ. Gen. H. L. Rogers, former quar
termaster of the A. H. Fn but now
quartermaster general of tbe army,
said:
"The commander-in-chief Is deeply
Sensible of the touching devotion thus
manifested by the people of the town
of Suresnes, both in the donation of a
place that shall be sacred to the mor
tal remains and the honored memory
of our heroic dead and In the noble
resolution to watch over their resting
place. He also desires for me to im
part to you his appreciation of tho
tributes, instituted at your suggestion,
to the memory of our first American
president. In giving the name of Wash
lngton to the boulevard leading
to the space allotted for this hallowed
purpose."
Shell Holes Opened Up.
The graves registration service,
'which comes under General Rogers,
and which did such laudable work
throughout the war under the able
leadership of Lieut. Col. Charles O.
Pierce of Philadelphia, re-enforcori by
10,000 negro troops, combed the entire
battle area of France In an effort to
locate and Identify the bodies of all
soldiers who fell. So thorough was
this final Inspection that even shell
holes were opened up In the search
for missing bodies.
The oemeterla! branch of the Quar
termaster corps, in charge of MaJ. H.
R. Lemly, organized, equipped and
supplied four uuits of the graves reg
istration service, which after prepara
tory training at the casual camp at
Governor's Island and at Camp Mer
rltt were sent overseas In command of
Lieut Col. Pierce, then a major.
It was the business of the graves
registration service to locate all cem
eteries under the prescribed procedure
under the laws of the country in
which they are established. In France,
Belgium and Italy practically the same
laws exist, and the same procedure Is
followed In establishing American
burial grounds.
An oltlcer of the graves registration
service took the initiative in all ac
quisitions. A letter was prepared
for the signature of the commander-in
chief. addressed to the French military
mission, or the commanding general
of the region, If in the zone of the
interior, asking for the allotment of
whatever space was required.
Inspect and Test Grounds.
Commissions were then appointed by
the French authorities, consisting of
representatives of the engineers, sani
tary department, the prefect and the
ministry of war, and the American
authorities designated an American
officer of the graves registration serv
ice as the fifth member of the com
mission.
The commission Inspected and test
ed the grounds, In company with the
municipal authorities, making recom
mendations upon which the ministry
of war procured the ground for the
French state and set It aside for an
American cemetery. It is thereafter
controlled and administered entirely
by the gruves registration service.
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Economy Shoe Store SHOES, 215 Court St.
THE BUTLER COUNTY PRESS,
On the battle trobt space was
chosen by the American commanding
generals directly, or through an offi
cer of the graves registration service.
However, the same procedure of ac
quisition was followed, the only dif
ference being that the emergencies of
battle were met promptly, and the
slower process of legal formalities aiw
ranged afterward.
Graves Given to The A. E. F.
In many cases plots in French cem
eteries have been given to the A .E. F.
These Include space for 25 to 500 or
more graves. In Great Britain the
government provided ample cemetery
space for American use und requested
that the expense be borne by the Brit
ish people. In Germany space was
requisitioned by th* authorities of the
army of occupation. The subject
of American graveyards In Germany
will be a proper matter for set
tlement by one of the many commis
sions resulting from the Paris peace
conference.
While the graves registration serv
ice had nothing to do with burials,
It was required to Identify bodies
whenever possible, and register all
graves, appropriately mark them and
mulntaln such a complete system of
records that Information might be fur
nished relatives of the dead and that
pluces of burial might be located
whenever desired.
Elaborate arrangements were made
abroad by Americans and foreigners
alike to observe Memorial day.
FEDERAL
RETIREMENT
Is Finally Passed By Con
gress—Up to President
Washington.—The house and senate
having adjusted differences over the
Sterling-Lehlbaeh retirement bill and
the first legislation of this character
that ever passed congress, is now be
fore the president for his signature.
This bill provides for the retirement
of employes in th€ classified civil ser
vice of the government who have
reached the age of 70. Mechanics,
city and rural letter carriers and post
office clerks shall be eligible for re
tirement at 65, and railway postal
clerks at 62. All employes must be
in the service at least 15 years to be
eligible for retirement benefits.
The amount of annuity that a re
The amount of annuity that a retir
ed employe shall receive will be based
on length of service and his average
basic salary. In no case shall the an
nuity exceed $720 a year or be less
than $180 a year. Employes will be
required to contribute monthly 2%
per cent of their basic salaries. This
will total about 33 per cent of the
fund. The government will contribute
the remainder. It is believed that the
employes' contributions alone will
finance the fund for several years.
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Washington.—During the last four
years the profits of corporations, ex
clusive of royalties, rents, excessive
salaries, stock dividends or other
forms of compensation, cost each fam
ily of five in the United States a to
tal of $1,500.
The above is one of the statements
contained in a sui*vey of corporation
profiteering, during and since the wai
by W-. Jett Lauck, economist and sec
retary of the war-time national war
labor board.
The survey is a sordid tale of greed
and grab, and was prepared for the
railway shop employes and railroad
brotherhood in their wage movement
before the United States railroad la
bor board.
The survey is the result of eight
months' research and supports the
railroad employes' contention that for
increased prices, and that each wage
advance has been an effect, and not a
cause, of soaring living costs.
DRAUGHTING FORCE
At Hooven's Now Enjoys
Eight-Hour Day
In adopting the eight-hour system
for the employes at the Hooven
Owens-Rentschler Company's, it seem*
that the draughting force, both in the
shop and the office, was overloked.
The draughtsmen have been working
eight and one-half hours a day.
They've had the eight-hour fever bad
ever since their shopmates were given
the shorter clay some time back. Last
week a petition was circulated among
the craft and presented to the officials
of the firm in which it was asked that
they be given the same consideration
as the other employes. They were
told that in the absence of Mr. Gor
don Rentschler, who was out of the
city at the time, nothing could be
done and that they must await his
return, when the matter would be im
mediately brought to his attention.
This, of course, was satisfactory to
the men. Mr. Rentschler returned to
the city on Thursday, and—much to
the pleasant surprise of the men af
fected, and who weren't looking for
such quick action, without further
haggling the shorter hour day went
into effect for all draughtsmen on
Friday morning. As one of the men
said, "We'd a-had the eight-hour day
long age if we had only called Gor
don Rentschler's attention to it."
This big plant is now practically a
100 per cent eight-hour day plant.
ANCirrffsCHEME
Is "Can't-Strike" Law Play
ed Over Again
Washington.—Officers of the A. P.
of L. are compiling some of the num
berless "can't-strikp" laws pssed cen
turies ago.
Defenders of the Kansas "can't
strike" law refer to it as a new thing,
and Governor Allen of that state is
hailed as the modern Solomon, but in
the light of history these claims are
unworthy of consideration.
Nearly 600 years ago English labor
laws were identical with the present
Kansas act. The English law empow
ered the 'lord's court' to set wages
and punish strikers. The Kansas act
gives this power to a modern 'lord's
court' of three men, appointed by the
governor.
Under the English law the lord had
the first claim to the labor of his serfs
those who declined to work for him
were sent to jail.
Lords of the manor (land owners)
who paid more than the customary
wage were fined treble damages, and
artificers (craftsmen) were subject to
the same penalty. Any excess of
wages above the customary rate could
be seized for the king's use. The law
not only regulated wages, but also
food prices, and it was declared that
"food must be sold at reasonable
prices." Imprisonment was the pen
alty against any laborer who quit his
employment before the agreed time,
and alms to any able-bodied laborer
were forbidden.
Every student of history knows the
result of this legislation under King
Edward in 1347.
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HE KNEW HIS DANGER
America's War-Time Profits
EST*ABLTS1TSORDIT
Magistrate (to accused, pleading
that he thought the house he entered
by the door after midnight was his
own)—Then why, when you came
face to face with the mistress of th
house, did you jump out of the win
dow and run to hide yourself
Accused—I thought it was
wife.—Blighty fLondon).
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HIS PREFERENCE
"It fa queer our lawyer friend 1
so fond of dogs."
"Why is it queer?1*
"You would suppose his preferenc
was for something more in the fe
line species."
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RECORD OP GREED —LEVY
HEAVY TAX ON EACH FAMILY
Facts Prove Labor is Not to Blame for Increases in The
Prices
It is shown that the combined cor
porations of the cduntry earned in net
profits approximately $4,800,000,000
more per year during the three war
years, 1916-17-18, than during the
three years prior to that period. This
profiteering orgy during 1916-17-18
constituted a tax of $240 a year on
every man, woman and child in the
United States.
During the three war-years the av
erage profits of all corporations with
net incomes of $1,000,000 or more ap
proximated 24 per cent on their capi
tal stock. These increased profits,
not due to increased production, means
that these corporations, controlling
products essential to daily life, made
profits sufficient.to replace the entire
value of their capital stock within a
period of slightly over four years.
The disclosures do not tell the full
story of profiteering, since corpora
tions conceal the full measure of their
earnings by such devices as excessive
deductions for depletion and deprecia
tion, payment of excessive salaries
and fictitious royalties and rents.
The report denies that labor costs
is the initial influence in forcing in
creases in the cost of living. It is
stated that wage increases have lag
ged behind price increases that prices
Read The Press
The fallowing Theatres employ
only members of the Theatrical
Stage Employes.
PALACE THEATRE v
JEWEL THEATRE
JiiFl EKSON THEATRE
GRAND THEATRE
I YRIC THEATRE
EAGLE THEATRE
All other Theatres do not employ
Union Men
Union men are requested to pa
tronize only those displaying their
emblem
Look for their Emblem. lltf
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$18.00 and up
ALL GARMENTS UNION MADE
235 Court Sh
Reutti Furniture Store
Second and Court Sts., and
McCrory's 5c and 10c Store
DO NOT EMPLOY UNION CLERKS
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were pushed up by factors over which
workers have no control that labor at
a class is now worse off than it wail
before the war that in the distribn*
tion-of the income of the country lfc*
bor is receiving a smaller proportion
than it did before the war, while cap
ital, in the form of profits, interest
and rent, is receiving a very muA
larger proportion, and that capital ia
profiteering on such a scale as to men
ace the future of the country."
It is shown that of the $3.50 id
crease in the price of a pair of standf
ard shoes, labor received 15 cents.
Increases in the retail price of soft
coal have been four times as great
increases in labor cost.
RETAIL CLERKS' UJNION, LOCAL 119
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The survey is based on financial
statements of the corporations thertr
selves, federal income tax returns, in»
vestigation of governmental bodies,
such as the tariff commission, the fed
eral trade commission and the bureatt
of foreign and domestic commerce!
various reports, studies and state
ments by official agencies and econfct
mists and the financial manuals of
Poor and Moody.
"Viewed as a pure economic propo
sition in the light of economic hirf-'
tory," said Mr. Lauck, "no sane man
can fail to realize that the presefit
situation in the union was threateh*
ed in 1860 and in the light of the
easily obtainable evidence no unpre
judiced citizen can fail to place the
burden of the responsibility upon the
groups of capitalists and financiers
who have seized upon the suffering#
and sacrifices of a nation at war as
the means of aggrandizement such is
the world before has never known."
BUY A BUILDING BOND—-
tilors
BONNER'FCAHILL
F1NERAL
DIRECTORS'
^Jow in their new location—
229 Dayton Street
Office and Residence Phone:
BEIX No. 200
EARL ITELREVEY
CONTRACTOR
and BUILDER
Store Fronts and General Repair
Work a Specialty
349 Dayton St. Bell 114-L
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