The Celina Democrat., July 27, 1917, Image 6

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THE CELINA DEMOCRAT, CELINA, OHIO
SIXTEEN MILITARY CITIES TO BE
BUILT IN RECORD-BREAKING
Homes to Accommodate 600,000 Soldiers of the National Army
Must Be Ready by September 1 Each Cantonment Is to
Have 1,000 Houses, With a Population of 40,000
Men Food Needed for Army.
Washington. Sixteen great military
titles, which when completed will
house nhout 40,000 men t'tieh mid
there lire not more than 150 clllea In
the entire Uulted Suites of greuter
imputation are now lit process of
construction. These cities ure the cun
tonments in which the Jirst Amerlcun
selective draft army, of between MH),
tKX) mid tiOO.000 men. will receive their
preliminary training in this country,
prior to their transfer overseas to the
Milled htittle fronts in France. The
contractors to whom the contracts
have been let for the building "over
night," so to speak, of these 1(1 uriuy
cities, are already hard nt work, und
they must finish their Jobs by Septem
ber 1.
That the war department will RUC
ceed in mnklnp pood and that each of
these new cities will be ready on
hchedule time for the more than 30,000
draft men who will be ordered to them
for training, Is the belief of every oill
cer lu the army. Army olllccrs and reg
ular nrniy enlisted men, with several
thousand clvlllun employees added,
will bring the population of each can
tonment to about 40.000 men, necessi
tating n building problem Involving
the construction of about 1,000 houses,
all of them of considerable size, In the
Kpuee (if n few weeks. The average
ground urea covered by each canton
ment will be between 1,500 and 2.0(H)
acres, and the maintenance of the 16
cities is expected to entail un expendi
ture which In one year will probably
total more than $120,000,000.
To feed the soldiers ulone, who will
be trained In these cantonments, will
require In one year more than 2,000,
000 bushels of wheat, more than 84,
000,000 pounds of fresh beef, and 42,
O00.000 pounds of fresh pork. The
milk needed will total in a year more
than 10,500,000 gallons, and there will
be needed probaN.y 2,500,000 bushels
of Irish potatoes, over 323,000 bushels
of onions, und over 275,000,000 pounds
of other vegetables, such as cabbage,
spinach, Turnips, etc. In nddition to
nil this food for man are the oats,
hay and other feed which will be
needed by ttie more than 130,000
horses and mules which will be m
ployed at the cantonments.
Location of the Cities.
The 10 army cities will be located
near Ayer, Mass. ; Ynphank, L. I. ;
Wrigtitstown, N. J.; Annapolis Junc
tion, Md. ; Petersburg, Va. ; Col tin.' Ida,
S. C; Atluntn, Oil,; Chillicothe, O.;
Louisville, Ky. ; Battle Creek, Mich.;
les Moines, la.; Fort Riley, Kan.;
Fort Sam Houston, Tex.; Hockford,
111.; Little Hock, Ark., and American
Lake, Wash.
What the emergency means which
faced the war department following
the passage of the selective draft law
and the announcement by President
Wilson that he would call to the col
ors the Brst 500,000 men of conscrip
tion age on September 1, can be under
stood, as was pointed out by an ollicer
of the quartermaster corps, by keep
ing in mind what happens in the ordi
nary rim of affairs during tlie con
struction of the average living house.
The architect takes his time over the
plans, there Is plenty of time to look
ubout for n contractor, and much time
is wasted waiting for materials.
"Compare," says a war department
memorandum, "iliis everyday experi
ence with the government's task of
providing in about twelve weeks bar
racks for about OOO.WO men, with wa
ter supplies, plumbing and heating
equipments, hospitals, storehouses, sta
bles, and shops in locutions where
there was nothing at the time the site
was selected but meadow and grove.
What private citizen would expect to
move into a house on September 1 on
which not a stroke of work had been
done on June 1?"
Each cantonment will be a city of
orderly and properly laid out streets
und blocks, with complete sewerage
and electric lighting systems, railroad
yards, water lines und tire depart
ments garbage Incinerators, and hun
dreds of other conveniences necessary
in the life of any well-organized mod
ern settlement.
I In the construction of the Panama
canal the government's expenditure
amounted to about $40,000,000 n year,
and for the cantonments probably as
much will be expended in four months.
Just about one month ago the officials
on whose shoulders was placed the
burden of making the cantonments
rendy on time, started to solve the
problem. Involved In the task was
first of all the selection of the 16 sites,
the scientific planning and laying out
of the 16 cities, the purchase and the
assembling of the materials, the draw
ing up of the contracts und the signing
up of the contractors. Also there was
the mobilization of the thousands of
carpenters, mechanics and other labor
ers, skilled and unskilled, and hun
dreds of other matters, some big, oth
ers small, and nil of which hnd to be
settled In the shortest possible time.
Job Measured in Carloads.
To construct each cantonment were
required about 4.000 carloads of ma
terials. As soon us the site was deter
mined upon, a sanitary engineer, a city
planner, and nn army officer represent
ing the war department proceeded to
the place selected and started the
work going. They were followed by
LETS DOG DECIDE OWNERSHIP
Magistrate Follows Solomon's Lead In
Settling Dispute Between Two
Women.
New York. Solomon selecting the
light mother exercised no more Judg
ment than did Magistrate Dodd In ar
ranging a dispute between two angry
women ns to ownership of a dog.
Mrs. Josephine de Kofsky hnd Mrs,
Mnry Itosen summoned to court on the
cn-rire Mr't Mrs. Rosen hnd her pet
the contracting engineer, who holds a
major's commission, and under whoso
supervision the city Is now being built.
Ah Iden of the size of this job may
be gained at a glance, ut the material
estimate for a typical cantonment.
Lumber Is the big item, some 20,000,-
(MM) feet or l.f.23 carloads being the re
quirement. Hooting nails alone will Oil
one modern freight car. Crushed stone
for the roads will make 812 carloads.
Here are some of the other items;
2S.000 squares of roofing, 00 cars; 20
carloads of nails and hardware; 20
carloads plumbing; 192 cnrbaids of
tanks, heaters, stoves, ranges, piping,
electrical materials, refrigerators, und
the like; rallroud materials for live
miles of track, divided into !J0 car
loads of ties and other timber, 20 car
loads of spikes, rails, fishplates, etc.,
and 1J4 carloads of ballast ; 10 car
loads of electric light poles, wires. In
sulators, etc. Materials for 12,000 cubic
yards of concrete will make 70 car
loads of cement, 350 carloads of stone
and 175 carloads of sand.
The men of the cantonments will
sleep In double-deck bunks. This
moans there will be 37,000 separate
bunks, each with Its mattress. To
transport the mattresses, 125 curs will
be required, and the bunks will tnke
62 more. Water pnd sewer lines will
make C5 carloads each, nnd 150 car
loads of hospital equipment will be
necessary. Three airloads of screens
ure also Included In the estimate, as
ure 20 cnrlouds of construction tools.
Where water cntinot be obtained
from already utilized sources wells
must be driven or reservoirs construct
ed. The problem of sewuge disposal
will be met by connecting cuntonment
sewage miilr.j to already existing sew
age systems where possible, or by
building reduction stations where nec
essary. Provide Rifle Ranges.
Areas of the cantonments will vnry
with the topcraphy, the minimum be
ing from 1,500 to 2.000 ucres. In addi
tion to the city Itself, parade grounds,
maneuvering spaces and rllle ranges
must lie provided.
Each cantonment will contain close
to 1,000 buildings, the typical company
barracks being u two-story structure
built of wooden frame, covered with
matched boards. Hoofs will be well cov
ered with prepared roofing. They will
be well ventllnted with flues, lighted by
electricity, heated in the North by
steam and in the South by stoves.
Each will have u kitchen and mess
hull.
Col. I. W. Llttell of the quurtermns-
ter's department of the army, who Is
In charge of the work of building the
cantonments, made public the fee sys
tem of the cantonment contracts. The
fees vary from 10 per cent on smull
contracts of $100,000 or less to C per
cent on contracts of more than $3,500,'
000, with a final upset limit of $250,'
000. The fees in all cases cover both
profit .and overhead expense. They
were fixed upon by the department
acting with the assistance of the emer
gency construction committee of the
general munitions bourd and other
civilian udvisers.
"In deciding on the cantonment con
tracts we have had to consider three
main points of practically equal im
portance," Colonel Llttell said. "The
first has been the absolute necessity
of speed, 'the second, proper construc
tion, Including sanitation nnd commu
nication und transportation facilities;
the third, economy. Taking all three
Into consideration and ulso the fuct
that time will not permit the comple
tion of drawings and speclficutions
which would be necessary in order to
nsk for competitive bids before the
work must be started, the quartermas
ter's corps, acting in conjunction with
the emergency construction committee,
decided to make contracts on the per
centage or 'cost plus' basis, ut the
same time usiny nil possible safeguards
in the shape of guarantees from the
contractors us to their cnpnclty and in-U-grity.
"The profit system has been decided
on only after weeks of study to find a
basis for the fees which would assure
the country of the highest grade of
work from the contractors and at the
snme time prevent extravagance
through the payment of excessive prof
its. It is a pleasure to pass tribute to
the loyalty und patriotism of the great
mnjority of contractors who have come
here to discuss the question with us.
With a few exceptions, they have ac
quiesced willingly in our contention
that the profits must be kept down to
the lowest level consistent with high
grade work. Some firms have offered
to do the work on a cost basis, but we
have considered this an unwise policy
both economically and nationally. The
utmost speed and efficiency must be
developed In these and future build
ing Jobs for the government, and the
acceptance of offers of free service
might easily disrupt the high-grade
contracting firms best quullfied to do
the work effectively.
"On fill amounts between $535,714.
29 and $3,000,000, which will probably
cover the majority of the Important
contracts, the fee, Including the con
tractor's Overhead profit, will be 7
per cent."
There Is probably no more Interest
ing feature of the great cantonment
dog, which had disappeared some days
ago.
"It's my dog," said Mrs. Rosen In
answer to the charge.
"Let the dog decide for himself,'
said the Judge. Court attaches and
spectators formed a lane and the dog
was let loose at one end. He walked
straight to Mrs. de Kofsky and stayed
there.
Crawls Into Coyote's Den.
Marshall, Okiti. John Abernathy of
wolf-catching fame has a competitor In
problem than the subsistence of ni
soldiers. H. M. Cottrell, agriculturist
of the fur m development bureau of
Memphis, was asked by the Little Hock
Bourd of Commerce to estimate the
amount of food supplies which will b
needed at one cantonment. Mr. Cot
trell Is one of the recognized agricul
tural experts of the South, and his con
clusions are made with authority. Mr.
Cottrell took as his unit, In compiling
his figures, the army division of 28,
BOO officers and men.
"Army rations," says Mr. Cottrell,
"vary somewhat with the opportunity
to secure the different foods. In a per
manent cantonment like t hat to be es
tablished ut Little Hock (which Is sim
ilar to all the others In the country)
the allowance per man will approxi
mate four und a half bushels of wheat
and one and a half bushels of corn pet
year, The dally rations per mnn will
average one-half pound of beef, one
fourth pound of iirk, one-fourth pound
of mutton or gout meat, one-hnlf pint
of fresh milk If It can be obtained nt
a reasonable price, one nnd one-fourth
ounces of butter, and two und one-half
pounds of vegetables, Including twelve
ounces of Irish potatoes and one ouiicu
of onions.
"One division of men will need nt
nt least 7,000 mules and horses. Kueh
horse und mule will be njlowed daily
fourteen pounds of grn'.n nnd ten
pounds of hay. Three-foirths of the
gruln ration will be oats nnd one
fourth corn If the price and supply
make this practicable."
To feed n division of Amerlcnn se
lective draft troops Mr. Cottrell esti
mates the following as the amount of
food needed :
12S.250 bushels of wheat.
4-.750 bunhels of corn.
JW.ffiis bushels of Irish potaioes.
20,3-0 bushels of onions.
l?,6M,25u pounus of fresh veget .bios, other
than Irish potatoes nnd onions,
S.ani.SBO pounds of fresh beef.
2.fii0.625 pounds of pork.
2,6iu,6L'6 pounds of mutton or goat meat.
fiSO.'Xfl Rnllons of fresh milk.
822.250 poundB of butter.
67. 810 dozens of c-rks.
91,260 pounda of chicken.
For the animals required by one di
vision there will be needed nnnunlly
838,400 bushels of outs, 159,000 bushels
of corn und 12,775 tons of liny.
"With average yields," Mr. Cottrell
continues, "it will take the crop from
11,000 ncres of wheat, 10,000 acres of
corn, 37,000 ncres of oats, 10,000 acres
of hay, 2,000 ocres of Irish potatoes,
140 acres of onions, and probably 1,000
ucres of green truck, sash as spinach,
turnips, mustard, cabbage, and like
crops. It win also require 10,000 fat
cattle weighing over 1,000 pounds
each, 17.000 fat hogs, nnd 50.000 fat
young sheep and goats. It will take
8,000 cows to supply the butter and
1.700 cows to produce the fresh milk;
7,000 hens will be needed to lay tilt
eggs, 25.000 chickens to supply the
meat needed for hospital extras.
A Problem for the Farmer.
"It will take from 1,000 to 1,500 men
and as many mules to raise the field
nnd garden crops consumed directly bji
the soldiers. It will take 630,000 bush'
els of grain to feed and fatten tl.e cat
tle, hogs and sheep, besides pasture
nnd cottonseed menl. It will take 1,- I
130,000 pounds of grain to feed the
hens and raise and fatten the chick
ens. To raise the grain for the live
stock and the poultry und to care for
the animals and to market will require
the labor of 1.200 to 1,500 men. It will
take 1,500 tons of silage to fatten th
cattle, sheep and goats and 27,000 tons
to feed the cows tliut furnish the milk
nnd butter a totnl of 42,000 tons."
In order to sufeguard the morals of
the young men who will form the
greater part of the population of these
camp cities te secretary of war has
appointed a commission on training
camp activities, the chairman of which
Is Raymond B. Fosdlck. Associated
with Mr. Fosdlck are Thomas J. How
ells, Lee F. Hnnmer, Joseph Lee, Mill
colmn L. McBride, John H. Mott, now
In Russia with the Root mission ;
Churles P. Noill, Joseph E. Raycroft
and Maj. Talnier E. Pierce of the regu
lar army. The duties of this commit
tee, which will have representatives at
all the eontonruents in the country,
will be the proper organization of the
social und recreational facilities of
each community in or near which is
located one of the government canton
ments. SHE'S "BEST GIRL SCOUT"
Miss Eleanore Putzkl of Washington,
seventeen years old, winner of 25 merit
badges for superiority In various activ
ities of the Girl Scouts, was present
ed with a gold eaglet by Mrs. Wood
row Wilson recently. This was the
first time a Girl Scout has ever been
awarded the highest honor In the or
ganization. Miss Putzkl Is a member
of the graduating class of the Wash
ington high school, is a good cook, nn
expert swimmer and a leader in the
various activities of her organization.
the person of Ralph Cooper of this
place. The boy crawled Into a coy
ote's den recently and killed a mother
coyote with a small rifle. His friend
pulled him out of the hole by the
heels.
Hen Saves Her Life.
Chicago. She lives 1 Destined to be
served for Sunday dinner because she
had ceased to lay, Lucy, a staid ben
belonging to George Phillips, laid three
eggs In one duy and three the day fol
lowing, and escaped the guillotine.
' ,
Provost Marshal General Makes Public Steps to Be Taken by All
Registered Men Claims for Exemption Must Be Made
in Person.
Washington. Persons subject to ex
emption, either because of physical
disability or Included In the president'
proclamation of those who are auto
matically to be released from the draft,
must themselves establish their claims,
Some line distinctions, too, are drawn
In setting forth a valid claim,
The rules given out by the war de
partment follow: '
1. 1tCAL HOARDS In every coun
ty In the United States and for every
city of over 30,000 there ure one or
more local exemption hoards. Euch of
such boards is In charge of the regis
tration curds of persons registered in
the area, over which the board has
Jurisdiction, und has Jurisdiction of nil
claims for exemption, except those
based on Industrial grounds. FIND
OUT WHAT HOARD HAS YOUR
CARD AND WHERE THE OFFICIO
OF THAT HOARD IS.
2. DISTRICT HOARDS In every
federal Judicial district there nre one
or more district boards, having appel
late Jurisdiction over a number of
local boards nnd having original Juris
diction of claims for exemption on In
dustrial grounds. IF YOU INTEND
TO MAKE A CLAIM ON INDUS
TRIAL GROUNDS, INCLUDING AG
RICULTURE. LISA It N WHAT DIS
TRICT HOARD TO APPLY TO.
Meaning of Numbers.
3. RF.D INK SERIAL NUMBERS
Every board has numbered the cards
In Its Jurisdiction with red ink in a
series running from 1 to the number
representing the total number of
cards In Its Jurisdiction. Lists show
ing the names of persons in the juris
diction of each board and the red Ink
number of each nre open to Inspection
nt the office of each hoard. INSPECT
THE LIST AND INFORM YOUR
SELF OF YOUR RED INK SERIAL
NUMBER.
4. ORDER OF LIABILITY These
red Ink numbers nre to be drawn by
lot to determine the order In which
registered persons nre to be called by
the various locul boards. As soon ns
the drawing Is complete lists showing
the order in which these red Ink num
bers are drawn will be published in
the press, and will he posted nt the
office of each local board. GO TO
YOUR LOCAL HOARD AND FIND
OUT THE ORDER IN WHICH YOU
STAND FOR CALL.
6. As soon ns quotas nre assigned to
e.'.ch state and each board, each board
will call updu persons whose curds
are In Its Jurisdiction instructing them
to present themselves for examination.
Tills call will be posted nt the office
of the local board and the papers will
be requested to print it. A notice will
also be mailed to you, but the posting
of the list nt the office of the bourd
will be deemed sufficient notice to
charge you with the duty of present
ing yourself. The law therefore makes
It your duty to inform yourself when
rou are culled.
6. Physical examination you must
report for physical examination on
the duy named In your call.
If you are found physically disquali
fied the board wil' give you a certifi
cate which will explain to you what
your further duties nre. ,
If you nre found physically qualified
and file a claim for exemption within
seven days after your cull you will be
given ten days after filing your claim
of exemption to file proof In support
of your claim of exemption. See
(VII) below.
Watch for Your Name.
If you are found physically quali
fied and file no claim for exemption,
Dr If you do not appear for physical
examination, your name will be posted
to the district board as one who was
r.-nlled for milltury service and was
not exempted or discharged. On the
eighth day after call, or within two
days thereafter, copies of the list of
persons so posted to the district bonrds
will be given to the press with a re
quest for publication, will be posted
In a place nt the office of the local
nonrd accessible to the public view,
and notice will be mailed to you at
the address on your registration card.
THEREFORE WATCH THE NO
TICES POSTED IN THE OFFICE OF
THE BOARD ABOUT TEN DAYS AF
TER THE DAY YOU WERE CALLED
ND MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR
THE PROMPT RECEIPT OF MAIL.
7. EXEMPTION OR DISCHARGE.
No claim or discharge on account of
the Industry in which you are engaged
can be decided by a local board. (See
Par. XV, below.)
WHETHER YOU FILE A CLAIM
OF EXEMPTION OR NOT, YOU
MUST PRESENT YOURSELF FOP
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION ON THE
DAY NAMED IN THE NOTICE.
From the day notice that you are
called is mailed and posted you have
seven days in which you mny file a
claim of exemption or discharge. The
form for filing this claim is simple. If
you wish to file such a claim
Go to the board and get Form 110
for exemption or Form 121 for dls-
iVAGINGWAR ON FIELD MICE
Australians Forced to Build Fences of
Iron About , Wheat Awaiting
Shipment at Ports.
The wheat harvest In Australia for
the present season of 1916-17 is the
largest on record. One result of such
favorable 'conditions is that the Euro
pean field mice in this colony have In
creased to such an extent that they
nre doing enormous damage through
. wnteg of New South Wales,
SEE REUNION OF NATIONS
London Newspapers Join In Rejoicing
Over the Wide Celebration of
Independence Day.
The prominence given Independence
day by the London morning newspa
pers suggests a recurrence of a Brit
ish rather "than an American anniver
sary. Besides, fully reporting the cel
ebration, Incidents, banquet speeches
and other things, the principal papers
churge. If the bonrd hns not the print
ed forms ask to consult the form
pamphlet and copy the form, shown
there.
Fill out the proper form ond file It
with the bonrd.
Do this within seven days of the
posting nnd mulling of notice to you
to present yourself.
The following are the only grounds
for exemption :
That yon ar aa officer, translative,
executive or judicial of - (he United
State. elate or territory, or the 1I
trlot of Columbia.
That yon axe reirnlar or duly or
dained mlnlater of religion.
1'hnt you were on Mar IS, 1017,
student nreparluir for the inlnltry In
any recogrnlard theological or divinity
school.
That yon are In the military or naval
aervlce of the United States.
That yon are a aubjeet of Germany
whether yon have taken out papers or
not.
That yon are a resident alien who
baa not tnken out first pnpera.
In addition to claims for exemption
claims for discharge may be made on
any of the following grounds, which
ure the only grounds for discharge by
a local board :
That you are a county or municipal
ollicer.
That you are a custom-house clerk.
That you are employed by the I ailed
State In the transmission of ninil.
That you are nu artificer or work
man employed In an armory, arsenal or
navy yard of the I nlted States.
That you are employed in the service
of the fulled Ntales (under certain
conditional. See paruicraph (e) of aec
tloa 20, iteg-ulntlons.
That yon are a licenaed pilot rrsn-
larly employed la the pursuit of your
vocation.
That yon are a mariner actually em
ployed In the aea aervlce of any cltlsea
or merchant within the I'nlted Statea.
That you are a married man with a
wife or child dependent, on you for sup
port. That you have asted or laflrm parents
dependent upon your labor for support.
That you have a widowed mother de
pendent on your labor for support.
That you are the father of a mother-
leaa child under sixteen dependent upoa
your labor for support.
That you are a brother of aa orphan
child or children under alsteen depen
dent on your labor for support.
That you are a member of any well-
recngnlsed rrllslona sect or organisa
tion organised and existent May 17,
11(17, and whoae thea exiatlns; creed or
principles forbade Its members to par
ticipate In war In any form and whoae
rellKlous convictions are aRulnst war
or participation therein In accordance
with the creed or prlnclylee of said rell
gloua orKantxatlon.
Theae are the only arounds lor ex
emption or discharge by a locnl board.
Another peraon caa tile a claim in
your behalf, but numt use different
forms In filing; the rlaJm.
8. Proof of claims Y'our claim of
exemption or discharge must be filed
within seven days of the day on which
notice to you that you nre cnlled was
posted nnd mailed. But nfter you
hnve filed j'our claim for exemption or
discharge you have ten days within
which to file proof.
The method of proving claims is
very simple, but It Is rather exact. If
you follow the rules given below you
will have done what is required of
you :
(a) Go to the local board and con
sult the regulations to find out the
form number of the affidavits that you
must submit for your particular claim.
(b) Ask the board for the blonk af
fidavits fliut nre necessary in present
ing your proof; if the bonrd has not
the forms, ask to consult the pamphlet
of forms.
(c) Have the affidavits properly ac
complished and return them to the
board within the time limit assigned
-ou ten days from the filing of your
clnim.
Remember :
(a) You must submit your proof In
the prescribed form Hnd the bonrd has
no authority to exempt or discharge
you unless you submit all the affi
davits required by regulations.
(b) There will be no argument be
fore the board and no proof other thnn
the prescribed affidavits, unless the
bonrd calls for other proof, which It
will do In only a limited number of
CflHOS.
9. WHEN CLAIMS ARE DECIDED
Every claim for discharge or exemp
tion will be decided by the local bonrd
within three days after your affidavits
have been filed.
10. CERTIFICATES OF EXEMP
TION OR DISCHARGE If your claim
is allowed, a certificate of exemption
or discharge will be issued to you.
Remember :
(a) This certificate may be recalled
at any time.
(b) If It Is temporary or conditional
It becomes of no effect when the time
or the condition named is fulfilled.
(c) You have been drawn for mili
tary service and when the condition
that has postponed your posting to the
colors ceases you may be recalled at
any time.
(d) Remember that your case may
still be appealed to the district board
by the government, and on this np
peal your certificate may be with
drawn at once. When so withdrawn
you stand precisely as though you had
Victoria and South Australia, says the
Scientific American. Their attacks
upon the wheat lying stacked in bags
awaiting shipment alone threaten loss
to the extent of millions of dolars.
To save this wheat ail the stacks are
being surrounded with mouse-proof
fences of galvanized iron with open
ings left every 16 fe'et, in which are
placed kerosene tins, sunk in the
ground with six Inches of water In
the bottom. The mice already In the
stacks when this mlnlnture fortifica
tion is nut in place must en out for
devote the finest editorials thereto,
emphnslzlng the sentiments expressed
by Foreign Secretary Balfour.
The Morning Post, which often in
the past has been critical of America,
rejoices that "the anniversary of es
trangement has, become a festival of
reunion," and declares : "Not the least
of manifold benefits the German un
wittingly conferred on Great Britain
is the lifting of Anglo-American rela
tions to a plane of. more Intimate and
cordial friendship than a century of
time has been able to achieve."
been "elected for military service by
the local board,
11. ADVERSE DECISIONS t ON
CLAIM If your claim Is - disallowed
by the local board your num0 will be
certified and sent by the locnl board
to the district -board ns one who has
been culled for military service - and
not exempted or discharged. Within
two days thereafter, if practicable, a
list of those so certified to the district
bonrd will be given to the press with ft
request for publication, wlll.be posted
in the offices of the locul board ac
cessible to the public view, and notice
will be mailed to the uddress on the
registration cardr
Therefore, If you have filed a claim
for exemption and proof In support
thereof watch the notices In the olllco
of the local bourd, beginning about
five days nfter you hnve filed your
proof, to see what disposition was
made of your case nnd make arrange
ments for the prompt receipt of mull.
Carrying Up Appeals
12. HOW TO CLAIM APPEALS TO
DISTRICT HOARDS Claims of ap
peal may be made by a person within
ten dn.vs after the day when notice hns
been posted and mulled that such per
son's name has been certified to the
district bonrd ns one who hns been
cnlled for service and not exempted or
discharged
Therefore if you desire to nppenl
(a) Go to the local board and get
or copy form 1.13 or 154 for filing your
claim 'of appeal.
(b) Get or copy also form 1.11 or 1.12
for notifying the district bonrd of ap
peal
(c) File your clnim of nppenl (153 or
1.14) with the locnl board.
(d) Send your notice of nppenl
(form 1.11 or 152) to the district bonrd.
(e) Do this within ten dn.vs from
the day when notice that your name
was certified to the district board was
posted and mailed.
Remember:
(a) You can only nppenl the finnl
order of the board exempting or dis
charging or refusing to exempt or dls-
clinrge you. You ennnot appenl other
orders or nctions of the locnl bonrd.
13. PROVING YOUR APPEAL You
hnve five days after the district bonrd
receives your notice that you hnve
filed n clnlin of nppenl In which to file
evidence additional to that filed by
you In the locnl board, but nil such
evidence must consist of nfllduvits.
Reception of Decisions.
14. DECISIONS ON APPEAL The
decision on your appeal must be made
within five days of the closing of proof,
and you will be' notified by mail of the
action of the board on your appeal.
15. CLAIMS FOR DISCHARGE ON
INDUSTRIAL GROUNDS Only the
district bonrd enn receive claims for
discharge on the ground thnt they are
engaged in industry, Including agricul
ture, found to be necessnry to the
maintenance of the milltury estubllsh
ment, the effective operation of the
military forces, or the maintenance of
national interest during the emer
gency. If you desire to file such a claim:
(a) Get a copy at the local or dis
trict board of form 101 or 161a.
(b) Fill the form out properly.
(c) File it with the district board
within five days nfter the mulling and
posting of notice thnt your nnme has
been certified from the locnl bonrd to
the district bonrd. See section 44, reg
ulntions. 16. PROOF IN SUHPORT OF IN
DUSTRIAL CLAIM- -Only nffldavlts
enn be used in filing proof before the
Industrial board of a claim for exemp
tion on Industrial grounds. All such
affidavits must be filed within five days
after the filing of the claim.
17. DECISIONS ON INDUSTRIAL
CLAIM Within five days after the
closing of proof in any Industrial claim
the district board must decide the
claim.
If the decision of the district board
is in favor of the claim the board will
Issue n certificate of discharge. If the
decision Is against the claim the dis
trict bonrds will so notify you.
18. APPEALS TO THE PRESI
DENT Only decisions of district
bonrds on industrial claims for dis
charge enn be. appealed.
If vou desire to appeal the decision
of the district boards to the president,
you may do so within seven days of
the date of mailing to you of the de
cision of the district board. To per
fect your appeal :
(a) Get or copy from the district or
locnl bonrd Form 163.
(b) Fill out the form and file it with
the district bonrd.
(c) Do this within seven days after
the mailing of notice to you of the de
cision of the district board in your
case.
19. HOW YOU WILL BE NOTI
FIED As soon as your case is finally
disnosed of. the adjutant general of
your state will notify you by mail
thnt you have been selected for mili
tary service.
Your local boards win post a si
of nil persons selected for military
service in a place at the office of the
local boards accessible to public view.
Notice that you have bees selected
for military aervlce will not necessarily
order you Into aervlce.
The notice to report for military erv
Ife will come when the government la
ready to receive you.
water, and when they try to do so
they fall into the tins. At one coun
try railroad station nearly 10.000 mice
were caught in this way in a single
night. The experiment of driving the
pes,ts out of a stack by using the
fumes of carbon bisulfide has also
been tried with some success. In
some districts the mice "are dying in
lurge numbers from skin diseases.
Cleanliness may be next to godli
ness, but It takes a lot cf advertising
to uell soap, neverthelbM,
The Times says there are some
Britons "who still do not see American
belligerency for what it Is, one of the
miracles of the war and its crowning
mercy." It contends that American
Intervention swept away bickerings
such as over the black lists, which at
one time threatened Anglo-American
estrangement It adds : "It has
stamped the Justice of the allied cause
with the authority of the must power
ful of neutrals and with the prestige
of acknowledgment by the leader of
the western hemisphere."
WAS ALRIGHT ON HONEYMOON
But Wife Objects When Hubby's Im
politeness, Used as Ruse to Fool
Onlookers, Becomes a Habit.
At a woman's club, this wus over
heard: "Would you think," asked a club
member, "that my husband and I
would be taken for bride nnd groom
when we make a little trip?"
"Why, of course you might, denri
answered two or three. "You neither
one of you show your age, and "
"Thunk you for your politeness,",
went on the lady, "hut I wnsn't fishing
for anything like that. I was merely
Introducing a topic. When we were
married 16 years ago next month
we figured out a way to deceive the
train people and the hotel people und
the strangers. I carried a big grip, of
which my husband fiever attempted to
relieve me; and he reud the morning
tmncr at breakfast. This ruse we con
tinued during our entire honeymoon."
"Wus it successful?"
"Oh, yes fairly so. But thut isn't
the question. The next trip we made
It was a year luter my husband
was still nfruld that we might be.
tuken for bride and groom.
"Again I carried the baggage and
again he Ignored me in favor of his
newspaper, nt the breukfust tuble. I
dldu't enter into the spirit of the
tiling quite so reudlly on thut occa
sion. "But the custom had been estab
lished. We went to New York lust
week nnd I carried the hand bag
gage. When I protested, my husband
said: 'What's the mutter do you want
people to mistake us for a honeymoon
couple?'
"What I want to know Is this: How
old do we hnve to be before it will be
safe for my husband to begin to be
polite to me?" Cleveland Plain
Deuler.
GAVE WORLD TRAINED NURSE
America Created What Is Declared to
Be One of Proudest Triumphs of
Modern Civilization.
One of the proudest triumphs of
present civilization is the trained
nurse. I refer to the renl thing com
petent, big-brained, merciful, fearless
under fire or in the operating room,
prompt to net in the efficiency of her
own knowledge and, withal, a true
woman, endowed with character and
grace that qualify her to meet the best
mentally equipped men and women
on earth, writes Julius Chambers in
the Brooklyn Eagle.
Florence Nightingale founded "the
Order of Nursehood," but trained
nurses are an American creation. We
taught Europe the difference between
the amateur nurse, however sympa
thetic, nnd the expert director of a sick
room or hospital ward.
The trained nurse is an offspring of
democracy.
The European aristocrat could not
realize that a skilled nurse stood on
the same plane with the physician
was often a more valuable guide to re
covery. The notion among men nnd
women In France and England able to
employ her was that the trained nurse
was merely a superior order of serv
ant. Even a servant may be loved, but
her status Is unchanged. But in
America this snobbishness never ex
isted. Her authority in the absence
of the ministering physician is recog
nized ns absolute. As she sits at the
bedside of a suffering plutocrat or of
a president of the republic, she is bis
equal.
Chinese Get-Rich-Quick Scheme.
The superstition of the Chinese peo
ple gave a man at Kirlva, North China,
an opportunity to make a fortune. He
established himself at the temple nnd
started selling water to the pilgrims
nt one cent an ounce. He told them
each to bring a small bowl and a piece
of red cloth to cover it. On receiving
the water they were directed to cover
the bowl with the red cloth and burn
incense before the shrine. The news
spread rapidly through the city and
country round about, and he wus able
to make a big haul, as thousands of
people in carts, on horseback, and on
foot resorted thither daily. Many have
professed themselves cured of divers
ailments. The water supplied had no
medicinal properties, but took on a
slight pink color from the cloth cover
ing the bowls. Finally the magistrate,
probably fearing trouble if he arrested
the man, and wishing to discourage
superstition, sent out police and de
stroyed the temple.
Meerschaum In Asia.
Meerschaum mining is ail' important
business in Asia Minor. Pits are first
dug, and as soon as a vein of meer
schaum Is struck horizontal galleries
are laid out. These galleries are often
very long, and they vary in length
from 25 to 150 feet. The crude meer
schaum, which is called hamtash, is
yellowish-white In color, and a red
clay coot envelops It The blocks are
sold on the spot at from $25 to $200
a cartload, according to their quality.
They are then soft enough to cut with
a knife, but they are dried before be
ing exported.
Where America's Heart Lies.
Wherever the standard of freedom
and independence has or shall be un
furled, there will America's heart, her
6enedIctlon8 and .her prayers be. But
she goes not abroad in search of mon
sters to destroy. She is the well-wisher
to the freedom nnl independence of
nil. She is the champion and vindica
tor only of her own. John Quincr
Adums. i
A Man of Iron.
A movie star Is often spied
Whom nothing- ever rattles:
A dozen times, at least, he's died
In motion picture battles.
Business Proposition.
The foreign nobleman entered the
old man's private office.
"Mr. Mlllyuns." he began. "I love
yonr daughter, and have come this
morning to ask yon for ber hand In
marriage."
"Hem I" exclaimed the old man, mas
Ingly, "what lour lowest termat"