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sufficient numbers to stay their on- jn
than appalling.
slanght. lies even in Germany.
Thev used
no less
They who
than 125,000 men in the capture oi
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side was literally covered with their
dead. The alUed commander did not *upon
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(u.
The kaiser may have his late minis
ter to England convicted and shot for
telling the truth, but in the cause of
truth he has rendered a great ser
vice, and his execution will not dim
Ms memory. On the contrary it will
help to immortalize him.
IICHNOWSKY'S CONFESSION.
(Waterloo Times-Tribune).
The confessions of Prince Lichnow
sky, former German minister to Eng
land, have made the chain of evidence
land, have made the chain of evidence
against Germany complete. No man
or woman with a normal set of brainB
can longer question Germany guilt,
in the light of this frank revelation
from the pen of an honest German
statesman. The German newspapers
in which it was nrinted now arrived
ttis countr^ have only strengthen-
in Wis country nave only Btrengtnen
outbreak of war. What he did
not know then about the attitude of
the German government he found out
later. He declares:
oppressive policy against Serbia:
go ahead with the war:
fcJS
*5 1
"was wrecked not by the perfidy of
the British, but by the perfidy of our
(the German) policy."
***rrna tint hv flifi HftrfidV
After submitting all the proof, Lich
nowsky says:
iwskv Bays.
inated the German people—the spirit
which glorifies war as an aim in it
self ahd does not abhor it as evil?
Official Paper of County and City. "Were those people not right who
Subscription Hate Per Tear 12.00
gaid,
B. M. Carr. Hubert Carr, Pred w" dal knights and Junkers and the caste
Hermann, Editors and Publishers.
that among us it Is still the feu
The
ure
a .. uic in the debate on the Overman bill, _t
and attacks
8tead of beIng
clsm»
speeches of the
tKO MorB
dal knights and Junkers and tne caste
of warriors who rule and who fix our
ideals and our values—not the civil
ian gentlemen?
FORM-FIRST DAT OF GREATEST No allied spokesman could have
the conduct of the War.
attempt to recapture the hill, but sub- Wilson has hiB Reed today the same Jf*JJ
jected ft to such a rain of shells that as Lincoln had his Vallandingham in
the Germans were unable to occupy it 1863. Vallandingham, as a member
in force.
Sunday and Monday were the great
est days for the Allies since the great
battle began and the bloodiest for the
Huns. During those two days the al
lied lines stood like stone walls and
the attacking army was hurled back
with ghastly losses. Yesterday there
Willi enasiiy
of congress from Ohio, assailed ev-
years and then he had the calumnia-
tor arrested and sent through the
lines to the Confederate army, made
a present of him to Jeff Davis. Sena-
iuphw. icbioiua^ iuoic vw ~v. «vv..—«
-were no attacks the German com- „oao
xnanders were doubtless too busy re
forming their broken divisions. Ac
cording td well authenticated reports
some of their regiments lost two
thirds of their officers.
I Since the battle began the Germans
have used upwards of 2,000,000 men,
and their losses are estimated as high
.as 500,000.
At this writing the great Offensive
has reached a practical deadlock, and
if the deadlock continues the Germans
are beaten. They know that, and
they will without doubt continue to
throw their men, wave after wave, as
food for the machine guns of the allies.
American soldiers are already tak
ing part in the great battle, and ev
ery day that passes will bring more
of them to the rescue of modern civil
ization.
German newspapers are freely ad
mitting that the enemy is much strong
er than the supreme command as
sumed, and that the huge losses are
alarming the German public.
HOW THE TRUTH BECAME PUB
LIC.
Prince Lichnowsky, who was the
German minister' to England when
the war commenced, was being blam
ed for not keeping his country out of
the war. He contended that his fail
ure was not due to any act or thing
lie did or could have done, but to the
fact that his country did not want to
keep out of the wat that his coun
try wanted war and forced Austria
to commence the conflict. This the
German government denied, and to
sustain his contention the Prince
made pablic certain written evidences
which could not be denied. Then he
was arrested on the charge of trea
son for making public certain confi
dential state papers.
„n_ ators might study with profit the pro- and the bones of the slain are there
cedure in the Vallandingham case
The kaiser may not be hankering for
presents of the Vallandingham variety,
but what could he do if he had such
an honor thrus^ upon him?
SENATE PASSES OVERMAN MEAS
URE BY TOTE OF 88 TO 18.
The Senate last Monday passed the
Overman measure, by the unexpected
ly large majority of nearly 5 to 1.
When it came to a final showdown 22
republican senators preferred to be
recorded as patriots rather than par
tisans.
If the Overman bill becomes a law,
and there is little doubt about that, it
will put an end to all disputes, de
lays and bickerings between differ
ent governmental agencies and de
partments because it gives President
Wilson the broad and unhampered
power to co-ordinate and reorganize
every agency and department of the
government.
The men who refuse to manufac
ture war materials known to be good,
because they are experimenting upon
some similar article believed by them
to be better, will have to get out
when the Overman act becomes a law,
and there will be no one to question
the order for their retirement.
When the Overman act is given a
place in the statute book, there will
be co-ordination between every branch
of the public service, or those re
sponsible for any failure will have to
get out. And no anti-administration
senator will be able to retard the or
der of their going.
American newspapers contained
scanty obituaries of the late Senator
Stone of Missouri, and the little that
was said was sandwiched in between
references to his gumshoe interfer
ence with the plans of the adminis
tration in the conduct of the war.
However, it seems that there is a
country where his services have been
duly appreciated. Hia good qualities
are being told and his praises sung
by several of the leading newspapers
of Germany. And it is safe to say
that these same German newspapers
will indulge in similar obituaries
when a certain pompadour senator
from Wisconsin follows his Missouri
associate to the realm of shades.
such as Sherman of
PlltTiml_a n. Tn™
Datrj0f
The truth is that the
w,n fortify and bulwark
States aB nothing
flrst ald to
That Great Britain and Russia did
worjd
their best to avert war: The republicans in the senate and
That Germany drove Austria to her
hou8e are
aon
That Germany, refusing all Eng-
"In view of these indisputable facts, uin Notable of Damascus, and trans
it is not surprising that the whole lated and publsihed by the George
civilized world outside Germany at- Doran Co. of New York, we glean the
tributes to us the sole guilt for the following frightful and appalling
world -war. facts.
"Is it not intelligible that our ene- By order of the Turkish govern
'mies declare that they will not rest ment upwards of 1,000,000 Armenians
until a system is destroyed which were slaughtered, with a ruthlessness
constitutes a permanent threatening too horrible for description.
of our neighbors? When the Turkish skiers, who
"Must they not otherwise fear that were ordered to exterminate the Ar
in a few yeara they will again have menians without regard to age or
to take up arms, and again see their sex, were questioned in reference to
provinces overrun and their towns their inhuman deeds they would say:
and villages destroyed? "It was the Sultan's order the Sul
"Were those people not right who tan's order is the order of God, and
declared that it was the spirit of its fulfillment is a duty."
Treitschke and Bernhardt which dom-| The following is an extract from
the booklet under the
"Methods of Slaughter:"
"These were of various kinds. An
officer told me that in the Vilayet ot
Bitlis Ihe authorities collected the
German government. Lichnowsky is straw^barns, but the greater number
Forty-one days ago today the Huns expected to suffer Imprisonment for by shooting or stabbing with knives,
commenced their great drive to de- his expose, and possibly death. But the
stroy the French and English armies the
^troth Swages A doctor, named A*lz Bey,
Defore the Americans could arrive in
eyentutlly wiu hear lt.
en(j
During the past week the Huns Kaimakain and said to him: 'You
flute their greatt.1 tftort. Kate* the REED TAnUMSMUK doMo^'md
least and sufTered losses little less Senator Reed of Missouri was tne butcher8 as doctors are mostly occu-
on,Jr man callIng h,mMlt a
voted against the Overman bill.
Reed
j,aa
carried
Kemmel Hill. This horde was mowed measures necessary for the successful human bodies—I beg you to let me
down by machine guns until the hill- prosecution of the war very near to see this surgical operation myself.'
Governn^nt
8ent
the
his opposition to
CHEAP POLITICS.
(Telegraph-Herald).
(Telegraph-Herald). When he came, she said to him, My
he republican course of Proced-
reveaf
ers 0f that
llk'
move t0 open Up a repUbl
palgn of vindlcatiVe
ed the impression made by the brief administration, that is utterly repul-
Oerman negotiations with Great Brit-
ain in the uncertain days preceding
brother
on the administration, in-
"constructive criti-
js
mereiy
wm
else will do, and is
victory in the Titanic
-^ar campaign.
«punfng
That Britain and Russia persuaded campaign for re-election.
campaign for re-election.
The Washington Times exposes a
letter written by Senator James A.
terms, ana tnat Austria waB men ijia- letter written by Senator James A.
Serbia to accept Austria's hard
terms, and that Austria was then gla
cated, hut Germany forced Austria to
0ff»
thy 8tunts
these unwor-
as the beginning of their
Watson of
m^ana, in which the poi- tured
WtllDUll Ui lUUlaUi*) ill W WiVU
propaganda plans of the republi- Petrograd.
can8 for this summer
land's offers of mediation, declared startlingly revealed. The exposure
•war against Rusqja deliberately to
serves
ftf DEnV.
MARTYRED ARMENIA.
From a booklet, written originally
in
Arabic by Fa'iz El-Ghusein, a Bedo-
headline
Armenians in barns full of straw (or
chaff) up fltraw ln front of the
settln, lt on flrei B0
'Were they not right who said that dreds were put together in one barn,
the love- of dueling, which inspires Other modes of killing were also em
our youth at the universities, lives ployed (at Bitlis). He toldjne to my
tto. who rtl. tnttom ta her mbmoe. mt
of the people?
that the
door and setting it on fire, so that the
Armenians inside perished in the
smoke. He said that sometimes hun-
gQUIilOUtwU plUV/livt liv OltlU ViiUV DVUlwwUlVM
s0 enter the barn to meet
wlthout a
ap hatttfA. drawn a clearer indictment of the «At Moush, a part were killed in
her death
tremor.
hiring butchers, who
And S^t^VKeT^SWaT^he^hS ffi
truth will triumph over caravan of Armenians was being
to execution. He went to the
de™0*5™ pied in cutting up mankind. And as
duties of a Kaimakam at this time
are aj80 our own—cutting
the limit. He has delayed much need- Permission was given, and .the doc-
le^alatl£m ftJg bHter attacks
up
tor went. He found four butchere,
each with a long knife thegend-
the
in heans
sfnt them
told the Araenian
neck
ery measure calculated to hasten the like a sheep. The doctor was amazed
Suppression of the Civil war. Lincoln at their steadfastness in presence of
was patient, he tolerated Vallanding- death, not saying a word, or showing
ham's attacks for more than two
up to
butchers one by one. The butcher
to stretch out his
he did so, and was slaughtered
a%^ge0nd£raes uaed alfl0
tfae woraen an(j
tor Reed and one or two other sen- to be between Diarbeklr and Mardln
to this day.
in heaps to this day.
"Another informant told me that
the Diarbekir authorities had killed
the Armenians either by shooting, by
the butchers, or at times by putting
numbers of them In wells and caves,
which were blocked up so that they
perish. Also they threw them into
the Tigris and Euphrates, and the
bodies caused an epidemic of typhus
fever. Two thousand Armenians were
slaughtered at a place outside the
walls of Diarbekir, between the Cas
tle of Sultan Murad and the Tigris,
and at not more than half an hour's
distance from the city.
"There is no doubt that what is re
lated as to the proceedings of the
gendarmes and the Kurdish tribes
actually took place. On receiving a
caravan of Armenians the gendarmes
searched them one by one, men and
women, taking any money they might
find, and stripping them of the better
portions of their clothing. When they
were satisfied that there remained no
money, good clothes, or other things
of value, they sold the Armenians in
thousands to the Kurds, on the stipu
lation that none should be left alive.
The price was in accordance with the
number of the'party I was told by
a reliable informant of cases where
the price had varied between 2,000
and 200 liras.
"After purchasing the caravans, the
Kurds stripped all the Armenians,
men and women, of their clothes, so
that they remained entirely naked.
They then shot them down, every one,
after which they cut open their stom
achs to search for money among the
entrails, also cutting up the clothing,
boots, etc., with the same object"
From the many executions special
ly described, we select the following to
show how the Christian martyrs of
Armenia met death at the hands of
Germany's ally:
''Shahin Bey, a man of Diarbekir,
who was in prison with me, told me
that a number of Armenian men and
women were delivered to him for
slaughter, he being a soldier. He said:
'Whilst we were on the way, I saw an
Armenian girl whom I knew, and who
was very beautiful. I called her by
name, and said 'Come, I will save you,
and you shall marry a young man of
your country, a Turk or a Kurd-' She
refused, and said: 'If you wish to do
me a kindness I will ask one thing
which you may do for me.' I told her
I would do whatever she wished, and
she said: "I have a brother, younger
than myself, here amongst these peo
ple. I pray you to kill him before you
kill me, so that in dying I may not be
anxious in mind about him.' She
pointed him out and I called him.
farewell. I kiss you for the
tlme but we Bban
God's
cheap politics. The suffered.' They kissed each other, and
narrow, partisan sen- the boy delivered himself to me. I
assault on the
cable report. sive to the nation in its present mood, my brother, one blow, and do not
Prince Lichnowsky handled all the
obgtructlve to
condemned
meet, if it be
will, in the next world, and He
soon avenge us for what we have
illin0is, must needs obey my orders, so I
RrnnrinePfi and oth- struck him one blow with an axe,
a c^ce?ted 8P"t his skull, and be fell dead. Then
a concerted
ghe said.
,j
eyes
thank you wlth ali my
?an heart, shall ask you one more
favour'and
she put her hands over her
and said: 'Strike as you struck
inning the war, and torture me.' So I struck one blow,
in the heart of every true and killed her, and to this day I
grieve over her beauty and youth, ana
Overman bill hewwonderful courage
the United
FINN WHITES STORM VIB0RG
Bolshevik! Force Wiped Out in Des
perate Attempt to Break Lines—
Six Thousand Killed.
London, May 1.—The white guards,
or Finnish government forces, cap-
ffr
,«
V1l)org'
son propaganda plans of the republi- ^og^
guards was killed in the battle, accord
ing to an official announcement Issued
and fall are
to' put every true American ...
precipitate the conflict. citizen on guard against the fulmina- Exchange Telegraph com
That Lichnowsky's London mission
tloil of
these political wind-jammers.
7o mlles northwest of
hngen by the I
pany.
The red guards made a Inst desper
ate attempt to break through ln the
direction of Frederikshum and were
wiped out.
TO AID NEEDY ENEMY ALIENS
Swiss and Swedish Legations Will
Help United States in Relief
Work.
Washington, May 1.—Relief work
among indigent enetny aliens will be
directed by the legations of Switzer
land and Sweden, representing respec
tively German and Austro-Hungarian
interests, according to Secretary Lan
sing's announcement published here.
The work will be done with the co
operation and approval of the Ameri
can government.
rVra.
Tke
to bind
children and throw
them down from a very lofty eml.
nence,
so that they reached the ground
shattered
to pieces. This place is said
—•*-_ ,—
XV. MIAIM
Fill All Cantonments.
Army officers refused to discuss
their intentions in advance of official
action by Secretary Baker and Pro
vost Marshal General Crowder. They
privately admitted, however, that the
figures mentioned above were approx
imately correct. Quotas' after May
and June will be reduced to fit the
cantonment and camp limitations. It
is hoped, however, to get as large a
percentage as possible of the men'who
will be called this year Into service
at once, so that they can be sent over
seas to complete their training before
next winter.
Ask Army of 3,000,000.
It Is no longer a secret that the
estimates now in hand will raise
the total army strength to 3,000,000
fighting men. It is equally well un
derstood that even greater expansion
will be required before the close of the
next fiscal year.
It Is made plain by all army offi
cials that America's Imperative duty
will be to provide the replacement
units for the French front.
The references to replacement
troops should not be permitted to cre
ate the Impression that United
States soldiers are being employed for
the solfe purpose of filling gaps in the
French and British armies. Under the
supreme command of General Foch an
American army of constantly growing
proportions and led by American gen
erals is now playing an individual part
ln the conflict.
Form PicKed Army.
This army is composed of certain
picked divisions of the old military
establishment which had been trained
to the hardships of military life on
the Mexican border. Its position is in
front of Amiens. These men already
have been in the thick of one fight.
Other American divisions are in
sole possession of sectors in the line
where there Is less activity. They
have relieved seasoned French troops
which are now in Flanders. The
character of the duty supplies the very
best for of training.
Bulgars Give up Adrianople.
Washington, May 1.—Bulguriu has
agreed to let Turkey have the Adrian
ople station on the Karagatsch rail
road as well as the left bank of the
Maritza river up to Kalebl Uuzeas,
according to a dispatch today froui
France.
King George of Tonga Dead.
Melbourne, May 1.—George II,
king of the Tonga sin wis, is dead.
FOR A SPRAINED ANKLE.
A ssoon as possible after the injury
is received get a bottle of Chamber
lain's Liniment and follow the plain
printed directions which accompany
the bottle. For sale by A. C. Philipp.
my
?ft tVii
KEEPING BUSINESS
ON A LEVEL
Would it be any satisfaction to you iri these tittles if
you could put some of your money into the great national
fund held by the Federal Reserve Banking System which
is standing back of and steadying the business interests of
the country?
You can do it by depositing your money with us, as we
in turn keep part of it on deposit with our Federal Reserve
bank, where it will be ready for you when needed.
"FEDEnAt KEUSRYtT
jSYSffcl-L
fa this way, without cost, you
can strengthen the system, and
secure for yourself its protec
tion.
First National Bank
United States Preparing to Call
300,000 Men in Month
of May.
TO FILL ALL CANTONMENTS
Secretary Baker's Plan for Speeding
Huge Army to France Expeeted
to Bear Fruit at Once—To
Form Picked Army.
Washington, May 1.—The casual
ty list contains 58 names, divided as
follows: Killed in action 2, died as
result of accidents 2, died of disease
6, severely wounded 5, slighly wound
ed 1, missing, 1.
Washington, May 1.—The largest
drafts yet summoned to the colors
since the initial call which organized
the National army will be made by
the war department almost immediate
ly. The flrst call will affect the May
contiageut ordered out The depart
ment made lt plain in its weekly re
view that It Intended Increasing the
number of men called Into service at
once.
It the plans now considered are car
ried out, as believed absolutely nec
essary, the call for May will total 800,
000 men, while the call for June will
reach very nearly 200,000.
Bank.ta C—1»•
Send for Booklet, '"How Does it Benefit Me?"
LARGEST DRAFT
READY TO ISSUE
NEW BOOKS AT PUBLIC LIBBAEY.
The following is a list of the new
books received at the local library
this month:
Wright—Early History of Cuba.
Hazen—Alsace-Lorraine under Ger
man Rule.
United States and Pan Ger-
mania.
Ribhairy—The Syrian Christ.
Cholmondeley—Christuce
Lincoln—Extricating Obadith.
Owens—Gaston Olaf.
James—Reclaiming the Arid Westf.
McCarter—Vangards of the planes.
Deland—Old Chester Tales.
Davis—Bar SInster.
Fredericks Money making for
boys.
Sidney—Phrony Pepper.
Goldsmith—Little Goodie Two
Shoes.
Otis—Toby Tyler
Shute—Real Diary of a Real Boy.
Oliver—The Ether of Space.
Prairie Gold.
Van Dyke—Fighting for Peace.
Pyle—Christmas Angel.
Vaile—Orcutt Girls.
Asbjornson—Fairy Tales.
Intelligent reading is neceasary
these days. The latest and best news
papers, books and magazines are
waiting for you at the ^public library.
One of Bitterest in North.
With the British Army in France.
BJ(iy J.—Monday was one of the
bitterest days of fighting that the
Flanders battle ground has seen since
the present offensive began. Since
early tnornlng Von Armln had been
flinging great numbers of German
troops against the allies' line between
Zlllebeke lake and Ballleul.
At the same time a secondary thrust
was made at the Belgians in the re
gion of the Tser, north of Ypres.
Late in the afternoon the German
commander had nothing, to show for
his tremendous drive, but along list of
dead and wounded. Along the major
portion of the front his troops were
held and where they succeeded by su
perior weight of numbers In pushing
forward they were soon ejected by
counter-drives. The allies' line Is In
tact throughout.
French Line Is Re-established.
The Germans -pushed on between
Scherpenberg and Mont Rouge. A
counter-attack by the French, however,
gradually pushed the dogged Germans
back until Locre had been regained,
and the whole line re-established.
Meanwhile the British were hold
ing with traditional valor and not an
inch did they allow the hard-hitting
enemy, notwithstanding the fact that
the defenders were greatly outnum
bered.
One regiment, which was holding a
position astride the Kemmel-La Clytte
road, had repulsed four fierce attacks
up to the time the correspondent left
the front. In and out the fighting con
tinued at Voormezelle at latest reports.
The Germans made strenuous efforts
to capture the place, but the British
clung tenaciously^ to their posts and the
best the enemy could claim was a foot
ing in the hamlet.
Fortune Favors Belgian Forces.
On the Belgian front fortuqe also
was with the defenders, for the Bel
gians in a spirited counter-attack drove
the enemy back after the latter had
pushed in and secured a few advanced
posts.
The hills were being continuously
bombarded and Ypres was smothered
with gas.
A number of fresh divisions of Ger
mans were engaged in the battle, hav
ing been brought up during the night.
The artillery, likewise, was heavily re
enforced. The German casualties were
exceedingly heavy. The fighting Is
continuing with great fury.
Ever since the occupation of Kem
mel the Germans have been pecking at
the allies' line In the Kemmel region
in an endeavor to find a weak spot.
There have been heavy local engage
ments at numerous points.
NOT READY TO DRAFT LABOR
War Department Does Desire Registra
tion of All Males of Military Age
at Present.
Washington, May 1.—The war de
partment Is not ready to ask conscrip
tion of labor. Benedict Crowell, act
ing secretary of war, so notified Sen
ator Chamberlain, chairman of the sen
ate military affairs committee, in a
letter on the McCumber bill for the
registration of all male citizens of mill'
tary age for labor purposes.
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Agent at court house. 658.
LOST—on the Hawkeye highway a
new Miller tire and rim, size 34x4.
Liberal reward for its return. In
quire at this office. 17wl.
THE COMBINATION SALE SATUR
day, May 4, with many articles list
ed among which are three Fords
ready to go. Bring ln your list early
Saturday. Someone needs what you
have for sale. D. H. FINCH, Manager.
FOR SALE—An- up-to-date residence
four doors off Franklin street, on
south side of Gay street. Price $2,
800, $500 down .balance on long time
if desired.
18-2 J. W. MILES,
208 E. Union St
Henry Goodhile has sold Nicaurau
ga land to the following parties dur
ing the last few weeks: F. Erb,
65 acres Dr. Perkins, 65 acres John
Ruhl, 50 acres E. Strawman, 110
acres Samuel Strawman, 20 acres
Mrs. E. Noble, 15 acres David Rus
sell, 10 acres John Brockman, 10
acres Warner Heiken, 200 acres Jes
sie Livingston, 25 acres Mrs. M. L.
Dickson, 10 acres, and Rudolphus
Johnson, 60 acres. The land in Nic
aragua brings $50 per acre and great
claims are made as to its productive
ness. Adv.'
SALESMAN WANTED—Position open
for a capable man to represent us
in Delaware county. Old established
reliable firm selling to farmer article
of merit. Straight salary for advan
cement. Sales experience desirable
but not necessary. Preference given
to man owning conveyance. Don't an
swer unless you can give satisfactory
references, want permanent position
and are willing to drive in the coun
try winter and summer. Write F. J.
Siedler, District Manager, 731 Higley
Bldg., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, giving age,
experience, etc., first letter and per
sonal interview will be arranged:
13-1
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF EX
ECUTOB.
State of Ioira, Delaware County, ss—
Notice Is hereby given, that the un
dersigned has been duly appointed
and qualified as executor ot the
estate of Michael Barr, Sr., late of
Delaware county, deceased. All per
sons indebted to said estate are re
quested to make immediate payment
and those having elaims against the
same will present them, duly authen
ticated, to the undersigned for allow*
ance.
$
Tlw FotHot HmV I
SALESMEN WANTED—In eastern
Iowa counties to sell "Orange Judd
Farmer" to farmers and look after re
newals. Position permanent, paying
liberal salary and expense. Exclusive
territory assigned. Selling experience
not necessary. Preference given men
owning "rig" or auto. Applicants
must be of good character and stand
ing in the community, and have
knowledge of, and enthusiasm for ag
riculture. Write A. C. Page, Orange
Judd Farmer, Chicago, 111., giving full
particulars about your qualifications.
If these are satisfactory, our District
Manager will call and give you further
particulars. ,'
18-1
W(:
'M
ROBERT BARR.
Dated April 9, 1918.
Carr & Carr, Attorneys. 15w3.
CROWDER ASKS CHANGE
Provost Marshal General Asks Al
terations in Draft Bill
Tells Congress Present Measure will'
Result in Delay of Calling Men
for Some Jime.
Washington, May 1.
Marshal General Crowder requested ,"
congress to eliniinate from the bill ex
tending the draft to youths now twen
ty-one years old, the amendment put*
ting at the bottom of the eligible list
those who would register under the
measure and asked that the bill basing
draft quotas on the number of men la
class 1 be amended to make its opera
tions retroactive.
mm
W§^.r•
wVi
General Crowder made his request
in letters to the chairmen of the sen-"
ate and house military committees. Of
the proposal to put the new registrants
at the bottom of the list of eligible*
General Crowder sa'idM
"The plan proposed by this office
would result ln the registrants being
given order numbers scattered through
out the entire list of order numbers.
This seras to be fairer than the plan
proposed by the amendment.
"The result of the house amendment
ln many jurisdictions will be to delay
the calling of these young men for a
considerable time. In the meantime
their status will have changed, they
will have married, or become inte
grated with the industries of the coiin
try.
"Moreover, it establishes a prece
dent which may be appeale&to, provid- 4*
ed aliens are registered under the pro-p|||^^:
visions of the hew legislation basedl
upon treaties to he negotiated."
won trestftt to Iw^aautfiated."