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PRESIDENT NATIONTO RESPOND AS MAN TO CALLtf'O ARMS r- (CwtliiH tr»m Pine o»>> E ikelir recard for Mr Roosevelt hlmseJK Many officers who are warm admirers .„of the former president have un ' hesitatingly condemned his proposal to •emlse a volunteer army corps or dtvla ' ten on the (round that It would drain '- the regular service of men vitally needed to train the millions that must be whipped Into lighting trim In all too brief a time. The list of regular officers Mr. Roose ! velt desired to take with him has teen : the subject of much speculation and ' comment. Because of the old assocla Bell-ans Absolutely Removes Indigestion. One package proves it 25c at all druggists. I — PAM CHRISTIAN. MU&, HOTEL MIRAMAR. Brick and concrete report hotel, (tclttl the Oulf of Mexico on the beach of beauti ful Pass Christ1 an. Most complete AhA modern resort hotel *n the South* Entirely screened, Including large porches. Private baths, electric lighting. telephones, electric fans In every room. Bathing, golfing. A* Ing, boating, motoring. Oarage. RgpsonMt rates. J M. McOlatherv. Manager* COBBS’" See Our Windows They Indicate Our Stock Victrola SERVICE Dahlberg SHOWING UtMt Uodti (or 8prlns The Fashion Shop tend your olothei hen to be cleaned. Expert Service.* . UFSEY DRY CLEANING 00. Oleenen 14 So. Perry Phone B7B tion In Spanish war daya between Major General Leonard. Wood and Mr. Roosevelt, It haa been regarded aa vir tually certain that General Wood was the former v president's selection for supreme command of tbe force. Under the plans of the war de partment. General Wood by reason of his (treat experience in mobilisation problems. Hia unfailing energy' and enthusiasm haa been. gagjgaod the hardest Of any general oMcei1- H# will direct, as commander of the South eastern Department, the mobtlizatlolk and training ot twelve divisions or more than 300.0llll.-men, among whom without question Will be those who will be first selected to follow General Pershing's forcea to Franoa. , H ' Sew Thing In ' History, i 3 In his proclamation under ,the draft 1 111 the president, declaring establish ment of the select!** conscription ays terfi "a new thing In our history and a landmark In bur TrOKress." enjoin ed tho nation te approach the day of registration "In thoughtful apprehen sion of Its significance." “It Is not an army that we must train for war." said the proclamation "it la g, nation. To this end our-people must draw close in one compact’front against a common foe. But this can not be If each man pursues a private purpose. All miiat pursue one purpoae. "The nation needs all men: but It needs each man, not In the field that will most pleasure him. but Id the endeavor that will hast aervc . tho common good.” . I t HUOC " uv jciiianiuu ty Uit tUC OUII, the president pointed out, ,and others who helped keep alive the vital pro-, cease* of tl/e nation, are to be no less a part of the army, than those who artunlly take the held. Every country In the great war, he said, must be a nation In arms for the scalo of war has become so great that armies have been replaced by nations In arms.' "It is no sense a conscription of the unwilling,” the president said; “It lp rather selection from a nation that has volunteered In mass. It is no more a choosing of those who shall march with the colors, than it la a selection of those who shall serv* an equally necessary and dsvoted purpose In the Industries that lie behind the tattle line." Specials Today—Beef Roast, 30 and 35 rents poaadi I.amb Roast. 35 and SO seats poaadi Veal Roast, 35 aad SO cent* pound I Veal Chops aad Steaks, 35 aad SO eeata poaad. Cauliflower, Rhu barb, Mushrooms, Tomatoes, Lettuce, sad 8dap Beaas. CENTRAI<, MARKET. Phones 845-540. SPROTT MAN KILLS . WIFE; NOW IN JAIL MARION. ALA., May 18.—Mr*. I* Q. Alchols met death at her home near Sprott, this county, about noon today by a load from a shot gun In the hand* of her husband, who stated that the shooting was accidental. As the result of the verdict of a coroner's Jury, however. Nichols was brought to Marlon tonight and lodged In the Per ry County Jail to await preliminary trial. Mrs. Nichols lived only a few moments after the shooting occurrsd. will weather the 'Hklffn* which have convulsed the country. demoralised fne fighting forces and raised the elnlater spectres of anarchy and reaction. Gen erals Alexelff, Bruslllolf and Gurko have resumed their commands and, for the time being, at least, the clamor of the radicals and visionaries has died" away. ' % * Probably the most Important news frond Europe Is the announcement that Japan 1s going to take an active part In the great struggle. A Japanese na val force has arrived at Marseilles to Join the campaign against the Ger man submarines, especially according to the dispatches, with the purpose of protecting French shipping. REDPATH TICKETS TO ADVANCE IN PRICES FROM $2.50 TO $3.00 Today-Is'one of the last days that the season tickets for the Chautauqua can be bought for $2.60, the last day being Sunday. On the opening of Chautauqua the tickets are advanegd to |3.00. It is hoped by night thatj all tickets will have been disposed of, and those who have not yet purchased their season passes are urged to do so today. Glenn Thomas, who Is claimed by thft Chautauqua management to be one of the very best superintendents In the entire Chautauqua circlt, will have charge of the program here. The program Itself this' year prom ises to prove to be one of the best, I If not the very best, that the com mnlty has yet had the pleasure of at tending. About thirty young men, all members of the local Y. M. C. A., will help In disposing of tlje tickets tdoay. If you are going with the crowd, remember today, season tickets, good for morn ing, afternoon and night $2.60, MRS. MARTHA POWELL Mrs. Martha Powell, aged (0 years* died at the residence No. 1004 E. Washington Street Friday night at 11:30 o'clock following an Illness of three weeks. She Is survived by her husband* K. P. Powell, of this city, five sohs. W. H. Powell of Andalusia. C. H. I’owell of DeFunlac Springs, Fla. W. W. Powell and D. P. Powell of Troy and K. P. Powell of Manor Ga.; four daughters: Mrs. W. A. Jus tice of Prattville, Mrs. Ella Johnson Mrs. J. E. Johnson all of this city and Mrs. B. G. McCallnon of Troy, Ala. and two sisters, Mrs. C. B.' Bolling of Union Springs, Ala., and Mrs. J. M. Herring of Trees, La. The remains will be sent from the residence Sunday morning at 6:65 o'clock to Troy where the funeral services and Interment will take place 'Sunday afternoon. AUTOMOBILE IS STOLEN P. C. Watts reported to the police late Friday night that his automobile was stolen from in front pf the Bell building between t and 'll o’clock. The car Is a Ford bearing license tag No. 634. “The Flavor Lasts99 .1 ■1 ., .. We might advertise WRIGLEY’S as the "dentifrice-without-a-brush.” For it cleanses the teeth and gums—it pleasantly sweetens the mouth—it FIGHTS ACIDITY. 4 It brings a wholesome fresh ness to the palate that makes • the whole day lighter and brighter. - Needless to caution you to I get'WRIGLEY’S, the filtered, the dean, gum. r ■- • ' For millions have made it their positive choice, having tried others. So, if you forgot your tooth brush . this morning, why, Wrigley a bitl f; WRAPPED Chew it after \ every meat WRIGLEYS^ SPEARMINT THI PERFECT GUM r WHIPPED TIGHT KEPT mieuT 709 The Call to Arras! Proclamation Telia* Just H<>w Men of Natioh Must Register on June 5th and Appeals to Patriotism PrM) - T WASHINGTON, May IS—President Wilson's proclamation. puttlns hi to effect the selective draft provision of the -war army till, signed tonight, fol lows: v, , “A proclamation by the President of the United States. * * ' "Whereas, Congress has onncted and the rresident dias on the ISth day of May, one thousand nine hundred; and seventeen, approved a law which con tains She following provisions: Section f—That all male persons-be tween the aces of twenty-one and thirty, both inclusive, shall be sub lect to registration in accordance with regulations to be prescribed by the* president; and upon proclamation by the president- or other public .notice given t jr him or by his direction -stat ing the time and place of such reg istration it shall be the duty of all persons of. the designated' agss, ex cept officers and enlisted men of the regular army, the navy, and the Na tional Guard and naval rallltla while In the service of -the-. United States, to present themselves for and submit to ^registration under the provisions of this act: and every such person shall Pe deemed to' have notice of the re quirements of this act upon the pub lication of said proclamation or other ictice as aforesaid given by the presi dent or by his direction; and any per aons - who shall wilfully fall ' or re ruse to present himself for registra tion nr to submit thereto as herein provided, shall be guilty of a mis demeanor and shall upon conviction in the district court of the United States Paving Jurisdiction thereof, be punish ed by imprisonment for not more thin one year, and shall thereupon te duly registered. Provided, that, in- the call of the docket precedence shall be giv en, In the courts trying the same, to the trial of erlm(nal proceedings un der this act: Provided further, that persons shall he subject to registra tion as Herein provided who shall have attained their 21st birthday and who shall not have attained their list birthday on or before the dsy set for registration, and all persons so reg istered shall be and remain ‘subject to draft Into the forces hereby authoris ed, unless exempted or excused there from as in this act provided: Pro vided further, that In the case of temporary absence from actual place of legal residence of any person llalle to registration as provided herein such registration may he made by mall un der regulations to be prescribed by the president. t Section 6.—That the president is hereby authorised to utilise the serv ice of any or all departments and an? or ail officers or agents of the United States and ot the several states, ter ritories, and the District of Columbia, and sub-divisions thereof in the ex ecution of this act and all officers and agents of the United States and of the several states territories and sub divisions thereof and of the District of Columbia and all persons designate ed or appointed under regulations pre Bcrited by the president whether such 1 appointments are made by the presi dent himself or by the governor or other execution of this act are here by required to perform such duty as the president shall order or direct and all such officers and agents and persons- so designated or' appointed shall hereby have full authority for all acts dona by them In the execu tion of this act by the direction of the president. Correspondence in the exeoutlon of this act may be carried in penalty envelopes bearing the frank of the war department. Any persons charged as herein provided with the duty of carrying into effect any of the pro visions of the act or the regulations made or directions given thereunder who shall fail or neglect to perform ■uch duty and any person charged with such duty or having and exercising any authority under said act regula tions or directions who shall knowing ly make or be a party to the making of any fiflse or Incorrect registration physical examination exemption, en listment, enrollment, or muster, and any person who shall make oV be a party to the making of any false state ment or certificate as .to the fitness or llatiltty of himself or any other person for service under' the provisions of this act, or regulations made by the president thereunder, or otherwise evade the requirements of this act or of said regulations, or who, in any manner shall fall or neglectfully to perform any duty required of him in the execution of this act, shall, if not subject to military law, be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction and in the district court of the United States having Jurisdiction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year, or, if subject to mili tary law, shall be tried by court martial and suffer such punishment as a court martial may direct. Now, therefore, h Woodrow Wilson, president of the United States, do call upon the governor of each of the sev- j eral states and territories, the board i of commissioners of- th® District of Columbia and all officers and agents ! of the several states and territories, | of the District of Columtia, and of the l counties and municipalities’ therein to j perform certain duties in the execu tion of the foregoing law, which dut ies will be communicated to them di rectly in regulations of even date herewith: And I do further proclaim and give notice to all persons subject to regis tration in the several states and in the 1 District of Columbia in' accordance with the above law that the time and place of such registration shall be be tween 7 a. m. and 9 p. m., on the fifth day of Jftne. 1917, at the registration place In the peclnct wherein they have their permanent homes. Those who shall have attained their 21st birthday and who shall not have attained their thirty-first 1 lrthday on or before the day here are required to register, ex cepting only officers and enlisted men of the regular army, the navy, tha and naval militia while In the service of the United States, and officers in the officers' reserve corps and enlisted men In I he enlisted reserve corps while In active service. In the territor ies of Alaska. Ilawal and Porto Rico a day for registration will be named In a later proclamation . Charge Te The Sick And I do charge those who through sickness shall be unable to present themselves for registration that they apply on or before the day of registra tion to the county clerk where they may be for instructions si to how they may be registered by agent. Those who expect to be absent on the day named from the counties In which they have their permanent homes may register by mall, but their mailed re gistration cards must reach the place In which they have their permanent homes by the day named herein. They should apply as soon as practi cable to the county clerk of the coun ty wherein they may be for Instruc tions as to low they may accomplish their registration by mall. In case such i persons as, through sickness or ab sence, may be unable to present them selves personally for registration, shall be sojourning In cities of over thirty thousand population, they shall apply to the city clerk of the city wherein they may be sojourning rather than to the cli rk of the county. The clerks of the counties and of cities of jover thirty thoisand population In which numerous applications from the sick and from non-residents ars expected are authorized to establish such sub agencies and to employ and deputise such clerical force as may be necessary to accommodate these applications! * ttaWM race Of Wkr The power tftlnit which we are ar rayed haa sought to Impose its will .upon the world by force. To this end It Hi ,lnci eased armament until It. has chanred the face of war. In the sense In which we have been wont to think of armlea there dr* no armies lie this struggle. There -are entire nations armed. 'Thus, the men who remain to till the soli and man the factories are no’less a part, of the arjny. that Is France tt.alathq men beneath the bat tle flit. ItTisil be so with us. Zt Is not an army that we must shape.and train for wai-; It ia a nation. To this end our ' people must draw close in one compact, front against a common foe. But this cannot be If each man pursues • a private purpose. All m.ust pursue, one purpose. The nation naeda all men: but it needs each man. not In the field that will most pleasure him. but In the endetkor that will bast •arre the Common .(modi ‘Thus. ‘ though a sharpshooter pleases to - operate a trl-hsmmer for the forging of great guna, and' an expert machinist desires toward! with the flag, the nation la being • served only when the sharp shooter n.srehes and the machinist re mains at his levers The whole na tion must be a team In which each man ah%ll play the part for which ha Is beat fitted. To th:s end, congress has pro vided that the nation shall be organ ised for war by selection and that each man shall be classified for aervlce In the place to which It shall bast serve the general good .to call him. - Its Great Significance The significance of this cannot be overstated. It is a new thing In our history and a landmark In our pro gress. It Is a new manner of accepting and vitalising our duty to give our selves with thoughtful devotion to the common, purpose'of us all. It Is In no sense a conscription of the unwilling; it Is rati er, selection from a nation which haa volunteered li* mass. It «s no n.ore a choosing of those who shall march with the colors than it Is a selection of those who shall serve an equally necessary and devoted purpose In the Industries that lid behind the battle line. The day here named le the time upon which all shall present themselves for assignment to their tasks. It l« for .that reason that It Is ds stlned to be remembered as one of the most conspicuous moments in our his tory. It le nothing less than the day upon which the manhood of the coun try shall step forward In one solid rank In defense of the Ideals to which this Hatton Is consecrated. It Is Im portant to those Ideals no lees than to the pride of this generation In manifesting Its devotion to them, that there be no gaps In the ranks. Thoughtful Anrtheulra. It la essential that the day be ap proached In thoughtful apprehension of Its significance and that we accord to It the honor and the meaning that It deserves. Oud Industrial need pre scribes that It be not made a tech nical holiday, but the stern sacrifice that Is before us, urges that it be car ried In all our hearts as a great day of patriotic devotation and obligation when the duty shall lie upon' every man whether he Is himself to be regfsterd or not, to see to It that the name of ev ery male person of the designated ages is written on these lists of honor. In Witness Whereof. I have here unto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this ISth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and seventeen and of the independence of the United States of America the one hundred and forty-first. By the President. ROBERT LANSING, t Secretary of State. Wise Woman Puts One Over on “Yankees” Silk “nighties,” Jap klmonas and other accessories of the idle rlcfi, com ing throng "Uncle Sam's mall" with United States postoffice Inspectors trailng them, a scrawny woman from Butler, the latter as the central figure In the episode, and all this happening in U. S. Commissioner Thomas's court, made up a story Friday of how fa mously shrewd “Yankees” may be swindled. Ellen Davidson of McKensle, Butler County, it is alleged, has been for ths past two years “using the United States malls In furtherance of a scheme to defraud,” and it is said, so suc cessfully as to gather for her own use from big department stores of the East and North about 1500 worth of merchandise, ranging from silk night gowns and dainty kimonas down to such every-day appurtenances as nee dles and thread, fountain pens and the like. . Had No Promoter. The evidence, It is claimed, has been cumulative as worked up by the post' office Inspector, l<ee M. Clssna, whose headquarters are In Montgomery, show ing many perpetrations of the scheme on the part of this wily Butler Coun ty woman. Too, In the» United States Commissioners’ Court Friday morning, ' she said no one told her how to work j It or prompted her to do so. The plan, it Is alleged, was worked In this way: v’ She would write to the National Cloak and Suit Company, for Instance. ‘About four weeks ago I sent you $4.50 for one of your No. 115C silk kimonas. As the article has not been received, may I ask what delays the shipment?’’ Then, the Inspector says, the big ship pers, who do not care to lobe one of their customers, promptly shipped the article claimed to have been previous ly ordered, the consignee being "Ber tha Holt," or some other person than Ellen Davidson, as shown In the let ter of Inquiry sent out by the woman. She would then call at the postoffico some days later and make inquiry for a package so addressed, and, In many such cases, receive goods. 1500 Worth of Stair. The inspector claims the woman worked this scheme at several points In Butler County under a number of different names, and that during the past two years she has possibly got ten about $500 worth of goods. Commislsoner Thomas bound her over to the United States Court un der a bond of $500, and it Is thought the Anal hearing will come up In No vember Women are to fill all positions in a chain of cigar stores In New York city as fast as m-.n are mustered for war. “LISTEN - SAYS fi&bfflu I IF YOU DON'T LIKE COMMON CORN FLAKES JUST TO Post Toasties \XTELL began Is hall done, but ▼ ▼ why not finish the job well? Good Kentucky tobacco is the beginnin’ of a good pipe smoke. But only ,Niture can finish it right. *.«*«£• - . 4»V1 5 •*? ’ ' -ft ^ .5 VELVET b tite bast . ▼ Nature can do. And only Nature could have done so well. Nothing but her slow, patient ageing can give tobacco the smooth mellowness 1 that is in Velvet., a Prove that for your *4/ «elf-now. TO OPEN DAY STREET AS THOROUGHFARE TO WEST MONTGOMERY Preparatory to the closing of Bell street Into West Montgomery, which will be necessary as soon as the Louis ville And Nashville railroad begins the construction of a steel-concrete bridge to replace Its present bridge on Bell street, the city engineer, has begun work on Day street, which is to be the highway from West End into the city after Bell street Is flocked. The rail road company has the bulk of the ma terial on hand for the building of the bridge and shortly expects to start work. City Engineer Washbuin Friday an nounced that the building of the bridge means that Bell street at the railroad cut will be Impassable for some time and he Is taking steps now to provide a route in and out of West Montgomery. Day street is being fill ed In and will be put in splendid con dition. The Central of Georgia railway Is making steady progress on the erection of a bridge across that line near the cemetery. The work was launched about a month ago. • The city appro priated a substantial sum to the aid In the putting In this span. WHENEVER YOU NEED A GENERAL I TONIC s Th« Old Standard Grove’s Tasteless Chill ' Tonic la equally valuable as a general tonlo because it 'contains the well known tonic iropertles of QUINJNE and IRON—toe. HUTCHINSON IS HELD TO THE GRAND JURY . . ■ i As the result of a difficulty with I M. W. Clou* at No. 215 North Law rence street Thursday. E. H. Hutch inson, a street car man, was bound over to the grand Jury on a charge of j assault with Intent to murder, after a hearing in the police court Friday afternoon. Cloud was discharged of the offense of fighting Thursday. According to the testimony, the trouble emanated from domestic diffi culties In the Hutchinson household, and a pistol played a part In .the fight, although the revolver was not fired. Hutchinson's b;nd was fixed ft $150, ] which he made. Collateral peace pro-’ ceedings also were instituted in the court of common plea* It is stated. OWBN ORDERED ON DUTY. Lieutenant Thomas M. Owen. Jr., who has been on duty at the Mobilisation camp with a detachment of the First Alabama cavalry, has been ordered by Colonel Bibb Graves to report at cav alry headquarters, Anniston, for duty with his troop, now on guard In eastern Alabama. Lieutenant Owen has about Brines cooling, soothing, comfort to tired, swollen, burning feet. Takes the soreness out of painful corns and callouses and makes the feet feel fine. .No foolishness Ice-mint shlvelp up any hard corn, eoft corn or toughened callous so that It can be picked out easily with the fingers. It 4s the real Japanese secret ‘for fine healthy little feet. Prevents foot odors and keeps them eweet and healthy. Try It. It Is selling like "wild fire" here. Just ask In any drug store for a small Jar of lce-mlnt which will cos( mtle but will do the work quickly. Ice-Mint acts ao gently, so magically that the old fashioned and dangerous method of cutting corns or applying eating plasters seems barbarous. You’ll say so yourself. recovered from hie recent Injury, eue talned . while leading one fractious horse and riding another. ,... . ■■ ■ . -i Allen’s foot-Ease for the Troops Many war son* hospital* ha vs ordered Allan’s Foot-Ease, ths ^antiseptic powdsr. for use among ths troops. Shaken Into the shoes and sprlnklsd in ths foot-bath, Al lan’s Foot-Ease rive* rest and con^eht, takes the friction from ths shoe, and prs vents ths feet retting tired or foot-sors. Ortir and Department Stores everywhere sell It, 25c. Don't -accept-any substitute. Try It today. SPECIAL TODAY ONLY Standard Pure Cane / Granulated SUGAR 25 1b. Cloth Bar.$2.40 11 pound* .t......... $1.00 Kenny’* Special Blend COFFEE 25c The Best Popular Priced Coffee on Earth. CHE*ON TEA 50c The Best 60c Tea. In .4Mg*r ica. A splendid Tea for serving iced. Our Usual Saturday « * . S0UVENIB8 C. D. Kenny Co. 926 927 116 Dexter Ave. " « HOTEL FLANDERS " ■’Stt-m w««t 4rtk aif', % New York City ' Wlt orr BROADWAY Tie right kind of • hotol In tho right locality. In tho heart of the theatre district and adjacent to the chopping centrea. Positively Are-proof. Excellent cuisine and an exceptional orchestra. A largs addition Just completed, contain ing library, grill and billiard halL Handsomely Famished “rt-t Prorate Bath . $1.50 Per Day Upward From Grand Central Station, cars marked "Broadway" without transfer; Pennsylvania Station. 7th Ave., cars without transfsr. Booblet upon request. H. R. SHARES. Prop. $17.35 Washington D. C. rA account u. c. v. reunion! June 4th—8th |5 V, Via „ , ATLANTIC COAST LINE “The Standard Railroad of The South’* Via SAVANNAH, CHARLESTON and RICHMOND 4 Tickets on Sale Jane 1st to 6th, inelnsive. Return Limit June 21st, 1017. Privilege of Extension of Limit to July 6th, fee 60c. Stop-overs Permitted at All Stations. Tickets Honored From Norfolk Returning. DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE V* : ' Por further information write or call on -—- ’ B. F .FULLER, T. P. A. ; Phone 891—Montgomery The House of Taylor 400 Bat! I 600 Roc HOTEL MARTINIQUE Broadway, 32dSt, New York One Block from Pennsylvania Station. Equally Convenient (or Amusements, Shopping; or Business Pleasant Roams,., with Private Bath, $3.00 PER DAY 257 Excellent Rooms, ~ with Private Bath, facing street, southern ... exposure n iva-tv*?1*’ $3.50 PER DAY Also Attractive Rooms from $*.0# The Restaurant Prices Are Most Moderate. .. *