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SEPTEMBER 12 SET
TOR REGISTRATION
WILSON'S PROCLAMATION FIXEB
DATE WHEN MEN FROM 18 TO 45
MUBT RECORD THEMSELVES.
AFFECTS 12,780,000 MEN
Commanding Duty of Their Lives,
Says President, Addressing Those
Subject to Registration—Final
. Demonstration of Loyalty.
e*tt**t«*»«*t
• REGISTRATION FACTS *
• •
* All men of 18 to 45 years, Inclu- *
* slve, must register. *
* Registration places open at 7a. *
* m. and close at 9 p. m. September *
* 12. ' A
* If in doubt about registration *
* places consult local draft boards. *
#••••*•*****•
Washington, Sept. 2.—President Wil
son, announcing Sept. 12 as the date
for the registration of all unregistered
men between the ages of 18 and 45, in
clusive, as provided in the manpower
bill he has just signed, has issued a
proclamation in which, after citing the
law and the regulations for registra
tion, he said:
"Fifteen months ago the men of the
country from 21 to 30 years of age were
registered. Three months ago and
again last month those who had just
reached the age of 21 were added. It
now remains to include all men be
tween the ages of 18 and 45.
"This is not a new policy. A cen
tury and a quarter ago it was delib
erately ordained by those who were
then responsible for the safety and
defense of the nation that the duty
of the military service should rest
upon all able-bodied men between the
ages of 18 and 45. We now accept and
fulfill the obligation whioh
lished, an obligation expressed in our
national status from that time until
now.
“We solemnly purpose a decisive
▼lctory of arms and deliberately de
vote the larger part of the military
manpower of the nation to the ac
complishment of that purpose.
“The younger men have from the
first been ready to go. They have
furnished voluntary enlistments out
of all proportion to their numbers. Our
military authorities regard them as
having the highest combatant qua!-
(ties. Their youthful enthusiasm,
virile eagerness, their gallant spirit
of daring make them the admiration
of all who see them in action. They
have not only the distinction of serv
ing in this great war but also the in
spiring memories which hundreds of
thousands of them will cherish through
the years to come of a great day and
a great service for their country and
for mankind.
“By the men of the older group now
called upon the opportunity now
opened to them will be accepted by
calm resolution to realize to the full
the deep and solemn significance of
what they do. Having made a place
to r themselves in their respective
communities, having assumed at home
the graver responsibilities of life in
many spheres, looking back upon hon
orable records in civil and in indus
trial life, they will realize as perhaps
no others could how entirely their
own fortunes and the fortunes of all
whom they love are put at stake in
this war for right and will know that
the very records they have made ren
der this new duty the commanding
duty of their lives.
Final Demonstration of Loyalty.
"They know how surely this is the
nation’s war, how imperatively it de
mands the mobilization and massing
of all our resources of every kind.
They will regard-this call as the su
preme call of their day and will an
swer it accordingly.
“Only a portion of those who regis
ter will be called upon to bear arms.
Those who are not physically fit will
be excused: those exempted by alien
allegiance: those who should not be
relieved of their present responsibil
ities above all those who cannot be
spared from the civil and industrial
tasks at home upon which the success
of our armies depends as much aq upon
ttie fighting at the front
“But all must be registered in order
that the selection for military serv
ice may be made intelligently and
with full information.
“This will be our final demonstra
tion of loyalty, democracy and the
will to win, our solemn notice to alf
the world that we stand absolutely
together in common resolution and
purpose.
“It Is -the call to duty which a Tory
true' man la the country will respond
with pride and with the consciousness
that In doing so he plays his part in
▼indication -of a great cause at whose
Great Yank Army Building in Prance
Washington, Sept. 2. General
March told the Senate military com
mitteg that American troops were be
ing withdrawn from the British and
French armies with which they hare
been brigaded and are being concen
trated in the first American field army
under General Pershing. The chief
of staff did not Indicate what part the
Americans were playing in the present
pressure against the German lines.
The general gave no new figures on
the number of Americans in France.
summons every true heart offers su
preme service."
12,780,000 to Register.
It is estimated tbat 12,780.000 men
between the ages of 18 and 45 well be
enrolled by this registration, which,
added to the number previously en
rolled, will raise the total number of
Americans registered for military duty
to approximately 24,000,000 men.
Regulations by Provost Marshal
General E. H. Crowder for classifica
tion and summons of the new classes
of registrants to be enrolled Sept. 12
will be issued soon.
First Called About Oct. 1.
It is planned to begin classification
immediately after registration so that
the first men of the 18 to 45 class may
be called to the colors soon after Oct.
1 and a steady movement of men to
camp may be continued throughout the
fall and winter.
7 a. m. to 9 p. m. Are Hours BeL
The proclamation flxos 7 a. m. to 9
p. m. as the hours of registration, and
provides that persons who are ill may
register by agent, persons absent from
home may register by mail, persons
without permanent residence may reg
lster at a place designated by the local
board where they happen to be on
registration day, and persons at sea
or abroad may register within five
days after their return, or as provided
for other absentees.
While the draft law especially ex
empts certain public officials from mil
itary service, the only men between
18 and 45 exempted from registration
are men in the military or naval serv
ice, men registered and awaiting call,
men enrolled in army, navy or marine
corps reserves and diplomatic and con
sular officials of foreign governments
resident in but not citizens of the
United States. •
Industrial Furlough Planned.
“Industrial furloughs” are being
planned in connection with the second
draft In a way this will serve as an
antistrike antidote.
As now proposed, representatives of
the labor and agriculture departments
will sit with district boards to help
jump exemption claims. In some cases,
labor may be inducted into the serv
ice, but provided it is essential to tbe
war Industries, it will be furloughed
and sent back to the factories.
There it can remain as long as it
works but it can be seen
that the furlough can be ended and
the man sen* back to the army if he
slacks on the job.
The prevailing rate of pay will be
given the men thus furloughed and
they will not be subject to army pay
as long as they stay at their industrial
tasks. This is held to be a fair sys
tem, which while it may be Interpreted
by some as conscription of labor, still
it gives 1t every latitude as long as
labor is loyal.
States’ Estimated Totals.
Based on the ratio shown by the
registration of men from 21 to 31 June
5, 1917, the shares of the new regis
trants expected in each state are esti
mated as follows:
Alabama, 243,271; Arizona, 49,794;
Arkansas, 198,746; California, 398,552;
Colorado, 112,139; Connecticut, 213,-
329; Delaware, 29,489; District of Co
lumbia, 43,152; Nevada, 16,116; New
Hampshire, 50,013; New Jersey, 405,-
509; New Mexico, 44,652; New York,
1,345,457; North Carolina, 264,242;
North Dakota, 87,929; Ohio, 739,427;
Oklahoma, 227,884; Oregon, 84,404;
Pennsylvania, 1,087,692; Rhode Island,
71,431; South Carolina, 170,649; South
Dakota, 77,179; Tennessee, 251,865;
Texas, 546,187; Utah, 58,863; Vermont,
36,316; Florida, 110,940; Oeorgla, 309,-
972; Idaho, 55,461; Illinois, 859,834;
Indiana, 340,920; lowa, 287,847; Kan
sas, 200,413; Kentucky, 254,108;
Louisiana, 212,580; Maine, 80,770;
Maryland, 162,090; Massachusetts,
483,646; Michigan, 498,965; Minnesota,
296,856; Mississippi, 185,715; Missouri,
396,509; Montana, 117,703; Nebraska,
167,666; Virginia, 241,974; Washing
ton, 146,853; West Virginia, 167,753;
Wisconsin, 326,377; Wyoming, 30,520.
HAYWOOD HAS LITTLE HOPE
Convicted I. W. W. Leader Will Write
Autobiography.
Chicago, Sept. 3. —“I fear we have
not much to hope for even when the
war la over,’’ said William D. Hay
wood, convicted I. W. W. chief, in his
cell at the county jail.
“If this were.a war verdict there
might be something to look forward to,
but I don’t look on it as a war ver
dict.
“What I can’t understand is why
some were given major terms and
some short terms. I figure that if we
were all guilty of conspiracy we should
have received the same sentences.’’
Haywood declared he had decided
to Nrite an autobiography for one of
several publishers who have made
him handsome offers. He admitted he
had little hope of gaining his freedom
either by appeal or pardon.
Large Yacht Burns.
Alonac, Mich., Sept. S. —Fire b»
lieved to hare been caused by the ex
plosion of an oil signal lamp destroyed
the steam yacht Ivy, owned by Mrs.
W. H. Oades of Detroit, at anchorage
here. The eight persons on board es
caped in a lifeboat. The loss has been
estimated at $25,000.
Wilson’s Tour May Reach Coast.
Washington, Sept. 2. Plans foi
President Wilson’s speechmaking foi
the Fourth Liberty Loan are taking
shape. It Is said his campaign might
carry him to the Pacific coast. The
president probably will make nearly
a score of addresses in many sections
of the country, calling on the people
to subscribe to the nation’s war fund
and telling them what has been done
with money already provided. The
there will be no announcement tor
the present
PREPARE NOW
TO REBISTER
Instructions for Men Who Are
to Be Called On to Serve
Their Country.
"To Insure a Safer World for
Our Children.
"Since the beginning of our govern
ment it has been the law of this coun
try that every able-bodied mole citi
zen and declarant between eighteen
and forty-five is subject to be summon
ed to its defense.
"The occasions have happily been
rare when such a summons has bad
to be Issued. We face the need now,
“Over 10.000,000 of our men of fight
ing age have already registered for se
lection for service. Out of this num
ber many have been chosen, trained,
and sent to battle across the sea, while
others are in training or on the way.
They have made ns very prond of
them, these splendid soldiers, and some
have already given their lives for ns.
We shall not fall to support them and
to re-enforce them.
"The remaining 13,000,000 are now
called upon to register for selection.
The only purpose of this extension of
the selective service law is to bring a
speedier end to the war and to Insure
a safer world for our children. *
"Since the enemy has compelled the
arbitrament of force, force let it be.
force overwhelming. ' The registra
tion of the entire man-power of the
United States will be our unmistaka
ble pledge to humanity that democracy
Is to be tbe regime of the future.”
"NEWTON D. BAKER,
"Secretary of War."
WHO MUST REGISTER
All male persons must register who
shall have attained their eighteenth
birthday and shall not have attained
their forty-sixth birthday on or before
the day set by the president for regis
tration. The only exceptions are:
(A) Persons who, prior to the day
set for the registration by the presi
dent, have registered either under the
terms of the act approved May 18. 1917.
or under the terms of the public reso
lution of congress approved May 20,
1918, whether called for service or
not;
(B) Officers and enlisted men of the
regular army, officers appointed, and
men of the forces drafted, under the
provisions of the act approved May 18,
1917; officers and enlisted men of the
National Guard while in the service of
the United States; and the officers of
the officers’ reserve corps and enlisted
reserve corps while in the service of
the United States; and
(C) Officers and enlisted men of the
navy and marine corps, and officers
and enlisted and enrolled men of the
naval reserve force and marine corps
reserve while in the service of the
United States.
HOW TO ANBWER QUESTIONS ON
REGISTRATION CARD AND IN
STRUCTIONS FOF\ REGIS
TRARS.
Detailed Information for Making Out
Registration Card.
Both Registrars and Registrants
will be guided by the Instructions
herein contained. The Registrar
should study them before Registration
Day, and the Registrant should read
them carefully and prepare the an
swers in his mind before going to the
Registration Table. The answers to
the questions shall be given and the
entries made In the numerical order
stated. All answers will be written
en the Registration Card In Ink by the
Registrar, who should be careful to
spell all names correctly and to write
legibly.
CDo not write on, mark, or otherwise
mutilate the instructions. Do not remove
them.]
[ln some spaces as Indicated in the di
rections, checks will be used to Indicate
the answers, a device which Is designed
to save the time of the Registrars.]
REGISTRATION CARD.
BXRIAL NUMBER.—Registrars shall
leave this space blank.
ORDER NUMBER.—Registrars shall
leave this space blank.
L STATE YOUR NAME AS INDI
CATED. SPELL OUT EACH NAME IN
FULL.
1 PERMANENT HOME ADDRESS. -
This means where you have your perma
nent home NOW, not the place where
you work, nor the place where you were
born, unless that Is your permanent home.
Be prepared to give it this way: **loo
Woodward Ave., Detrqlt, Wayne County.
Mich.,’’ or “R. F. D. No. 2, Jonesvllle,
Smith County, Pa." If the registrant
lives in an apartment house, he should
state the number of the apartment in
which he lives. If his address is “in care”
of someone, this should be stated.
S. AOB IN YEARS—State your age to
day in YEARS only. Disregard additional
months or days. Be prepared to say "84”
or “53.” not “34 years, t months," or the
like.
4. DATE OF BIRTH.—If you do not
rsmombor the year, start to answer as
you would if some one asked you your
birthday, as “October 12.“ Then say, "On
my birthday, this year, I will be (or was)
years old.” The registrar will then
fill In the year of birth. This may be ob
tained by the registrar by subtracting the
age In years on this year’s birthday fro nr
ISIS.
RACE.
I. WHITE.—If you are white, the regis
trar will place a check In this space
and proceed to the determination of your
dtlsenshlp. leaving spaces I, I, I and 9
blank.
t NEGRO.—If you are a negro, the
registrar will plaoe a check In this
space and proceed to the determination
of your dtlsenshlp, leaving spaoee S. T.
• and • blank.
7. ORIENTAL.—If you are an oriental,
the registrar will place a check In
th|« spare and proceed to the determtna-
Hot of your citizenship, leavtaf %
% • and 9 blank.
INDIAN.
t. CITIZEN.—It you art a citizen In
dian born in the United States, tbe regis
trar will place a check In this space
and proceed to space It, leaving spaces 5,
«. 7. 9, 10. 11. 12. 13. 14 and IS blank. An
Indian born In the United States Is a cltl
sen it (1) he. or hls father or mother
prior to his birth or bsfore he attained
the age of 21, was allotted land or re
ceived a patent in fee prior to May 8, 1904;
(2) It he was allotted land subsequent t<
May 8. 1906, and received a patent In fee
to hie land; (8) If he was residing In the
old Indian Tsrltory on March 8, 1901; (4)
If he Uvea separate and apart from hla
tribe and has adopted the habits of civU-
Ised life.
9. NONCITIZEN.—If you are a non
citizen Indian born In the United States,
the registrar, will plaoe a check In
this space and proceed to space M. leav
ing spaces 5. 9. 7. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14 and
blank. An Indian born in the United
States shall be classed as a noncitizen In
dian unless he falls within one of the
classes of citizen Indians described If
space 8.
UNITED BTATEB CITIZEN.
10. NATIVE BORN.—If you are a na
tive-born citizen of the United States
the register will place a check tn this
space and proceed to space 14. leaving
spaces 11. 12. 18. 14 and 15 blank. If
you were born In the United States
including Alaska and Hawaii, you are
a native-born citizen of the United
States Irrespective of the citizenship ot
your parents. Any Inhabitant of Porto
Rico, who was a Spanish subject on
April 11. 1899, and who resided in Porto
Rico on that date, and continued to reside
therein until April 11. 1900. Is held to
be a cltlsen of Porto Rico, except such
Inhabitants, natives of the Spanish pe
ninsula, who eleoted to preserve their
allegiance to Spain on or before April
11. 1900, by making a declaration, be
fore a court of record, of their decision
to do so. Any cltlsen of Porto Rico, as
above defined, and any native of Porto
Rico who was temporarily absent from
the Island on April 11. 1899. and has
since returned, and Is not a citizen of
any foreign country. Is held to be a
citizen of the United States, provided
he did not elect to retain his political
status by making _ declaration under
oatb'of his dectßion to do so within sis
months after March 2, 1917. If you
were born abroad, you are still a citi
zen of the United States If your father
was a citizen of the United States at
the time you were born, unless you
have expatriated yourself.
11. NATURALIZED.—If you are a
naturalized citizen of the United States,
the register will place a check in this
space and proceed to space 16, leaving
spaces 10. 12. 13, 14 and 15 blank. You
are a naturalised citizen if you have
completed your naturalisation, that Is,
If you have “taken out final papers."
But you are not a citizen if you have
only declared your Intention to become
a citizen (that Is, If you have only
“taken out first papers”); In the latter
case you are a declarant.
12. CITIZEN BY FATHER'S NATU
RALIZATION BEFORE REGISTRANT’S
MAJORITY.—If you are a citizen by your
father’s naturalization (or your toother's
naturalization in case your father died)
before you attained your majority, the
registrar will place a check in this
space and proceed to space 16, leaving
spaces 10. 11. 13. 14 and 15 blank. The
children of persons who have been duly
naturalized under the laws of the Unit
ed States, being under the age vof
twenty-one at the time of the naturali
zation of their parents, are, if dwelling
in “the United States before attaining
their majority, considered as citizens
thereof. (Sec. 2172. U. 8. Rev. SUL,
and 14 SUt. L., pt. 1. p. 1228.)
ALIEN.
13. DECLARANT.—If you-are a de
clarant alien, the registrar will place a
check in this space and proceed to
space 15, leaving spaces 10, 11, 12 and 14
blank. You are a declarant if, although
a citizen or subject of some other coun
try, you have declared before a natural
ization court your Intention to become a
citizen of the United States. This Is re
ferred to as "taking out first papers.”
14. NONDECLARANT.—If you are a
nondeclarant alien, the registrar will
place a check In this space and pro
ceed to space 15, leaving spaces 10, 11, 12
and 13 blank. You are a nondeclarant
alien If you do not fall within one of tbe
classes described In epaces 10, 11, 12 and 13
and are not an Indian. In other words,
you are a nondeclarant alien If you are a
citizen or subject of some other country
than the United SUtes aad have not de
clared before a naturalization court your
Intention to become a citizen of the Unit
ed States, that is, have not “taken out
first papers.”
15. This need be answered only by de
clarant and nondeclarant aliens. Remem
ber that a declarant Is not yet a citizen
of the United SUtes. If you are an alien
of either class, sUte the name of your
country, which the registrar will write in
this space, for example, "Great Britain,"
"France,” "Italy.” /State also the name
of the subdivision of your country to
which you were ordinarily resident be
fore proceeding to the United States,
which will be written by the registrar In
parentheses after the name of your ootm
try. As "Great Britain (Scotland)." In
the case of Czecho-Slovaks, German or
Austrlan Poles. Alsatians. Lorralners.
and persons of -like status, the reg
istrant may answer “Cseoho-Slovak.
claimed as subject of Austria-Hun
gary.’’ ’’Pole claimed bs subject
of Germany or Austria-Hungary,’’
’’Alsatian claimed as subject of Ger
many.” etc., and such an entry shall be
made by the registrar.
If not a citizen of the United Btatps,
of what nation are you a citizen or
subject?
18. PRESENT OCCUPATION. This
means your present occupation, trade, or
employment, which the registrar will en
ter in this space. Do not state what you
once did, nor what you have done most
of the time, nor what you are best fitted
to do. Simply state what your Job Is
right now. State briefly, as ’’farmer,”
"miner,” "student" "laborer” (on farm,
In rolling mill. In automobile, wagon, or
other factory), “machinist In automobile
factory.” etc. If you hold an office under
Btate or Federal Government, name the
office you hold.
17. EMPLOTER’B NAME.—If you are
working for an individual. Arm, corpora
tion, or association, state Its name. If
tn business, trade, profession, or employ
ment for yourself, so state. If you are an
officer of the State or Federal Govern
ment say whether your office Is under
the United States, the State, the county,
or a municipality. The registrar will
make an appropriate entry.
IS.—PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT OR
BUSINESS.—This means where you work.
Give the number and name of street first
then city or town, then county and State
or R. F. D. number first, then town, then
county and State The registrar will
make the entries.
NEAREST RELATIVE.
19. NAME.—If you are married and
your wife Is living, her name should be
stated. If you are single or your wife It
dead, you should state the name of your
nearest blood relative If you are not
married and have no blood relative the
name of a close friend should be stated.
The registrar will make the entry.
20. ADDRESS.—In stating the address,
give the nupnber and name of the street
first, then the olty or town, then tho
county and State; or R. F. D. number
first, then post office, then county and
State. The registrar will make the en
tries.
FINANCE PROBLEM
-. IN EASY TERMS
Government Must Have Twenty
four Billions in a Year.
WILL BE RAISED BY SAVING
Sixteen Cento From Each Dollar Each
One Earn* and the Rest by Sell
ing Liberty Bonds to Patriotic
Citizens.
By LABERT BT. CLAIR.
The problem of government finances
Is Just as complicated as we choose
to make It Approached from differ
ent angles, It can be made as baffling
as a Chinese puzzle or as simple as
the operation of an old-fashioned
dasher eburn.
If one attempts to delve into the
ramifications of the expansion of cur
rency, and all that sort of thing, he
Is very likely to develop stiff neck
from craning up and down columns
of figures and wind up by declaring
that figures lie horribly.
On the other hand, If he faces the
situation in a broad, concrete way
and compares It with the problem of
financing hls homo, or some similar
everyday expenditure, he can grasp
and master It as he would the handle
of the family pump.
Here Is the government’s Immediate
financial problem In a nutshell In
the next twelve months $24,000,000,-
000 probably will be required by tbe
United States government to meet war
expenses. The total Income of every
person In this country is only about
$50,000,000,000 a year. Therefore, If
the cost of the war for the next year
were to be assessed pro rata, every
person's share would be forty-eight
cents on every dollar that he or she
earns.
Needed tor Beat Off Murderers.
Now let us bring tbe proposition a
little nearer home. Suppose that a
band of murderers, in blood-smeared
uniforms of gray, having slaughtered
their way through the helpless waves
of women and children in nearby
cities Just as the Huu has done in
France and Belgium, established
themselves in the woods at the edge
of our town with the fixed purpose of
waging daughter In our midst Then,
If it were announced by the authori
ties that it would cost forty-eight
cents of every dollar that avery earn
er In our town made in the next
twelve months to conduct a defense
against the murderer, that would be
clear, wouldn't it? And if the authori
ties were to-go further and say that
they would assess sixteen cents of
this forty-eight on persons who could
afford to pay it and accept the other
thirty-two from persons who, out of
their zeal to aid in the defense of
their homes and their loved ones,
would take the promise of the local
government to repay it, that would be
plain, too.
There isn’t a bit of difference be
tween the local 'case I have described
and the present case of United States
government. The Hun is in the offing,
the government needs an average of
48-one hundredths of everyone’s earn
ing in the next year to conduct its de
fense, and it plans to raise this money
on a one-third tax and two-thirds bond
sale plan. Within the next
year approximately 88,000,000,000 will
be raised by taxes and 810.000,000,000
by the sale of government securities.
Must Be Raised by Economy.
There is the situation, and the ques
tion now arises: How in the land of
Goshen are we ever going to raise
such a turn at 824,000,000,000? The
answer Is: Save as we never have
before.
It will not be pleasant to skimp our
selves, for we have not been used to
skimping, but we simply shall have to
do* it That old 824,000.000,000 re
quirement la going to stick to us like
a burr te a pair of mittens, and we
simply must raise It.
We must practice the same economy
to raise the money with the Hun 3,-
000 miles away that we would if he
were in the grove out at the edge of
town. He may be 3,000 miles away in
person, but at every beat his lustful
heart spans that gap between your
daughter and mine and his fingers
have a virulent 8,000 mile itch for
your money and your farms.
The question of what each of ns
must economize on can be settled only
in our Individual minds and at our
own firesides. If the Hun were in the
grove literally, wonld any of us ask
our neighbors what we should sacri
fice in order to help raise our respec
tive shares of the forty-eight cents
in the dollar? I think not.
My notion is that the question every
patriotic American should ask himself
is What must I have? The query:
What can I get along without? is not
searching enough.
Heber Grim's Btory Apropos.
Every time the idea of saving oc
curs to me I think of old Heber Grim,
a character out in my western Indiana
town who had a perennial habit of
joining church. Just as regularly as
revival meeting time rolled around,
Heber would get himself all het up
over his sins and, along in the last
days of the meeting, he would come
rearing and snorting down the aisle
and Join up.
Somehow, though, Heber never got
aronnd to making any sacrifices In
behalf of his new found religion. He
always kept right on chewing tobacco,
swearing like a mule driver, drinking
like a fish. and. worst of all. sauander
lng hls money on loud ciouie* and
other luxuries to such an extent that
he seldom had a cent to apply to any
worthy cause, such as the care of hla
family or the upkeep of the church.
As a result of Heber'* regularity la
blackgliding, therefore, for a dosea
years or more the church folks neves
baptized him. They just sort of let
him slide along, and, when Immersion
day finally arrived he usually was
out behind hls trotting horse, at .a.
cock fight, or at some other place
scarcely fitted for converts.
Finally, though, the church authori
ties got tired of Heber’s professions
of faith and their subsequent flatten
ing out, and when the next revival
started, along In the spring, and ho
began to show signs of Interest, they
advised him that hls confession would
be received only with the understand
ing that Immersion should follow Im
mediately. He thought the matter
over for three days and then agreed
to join that night and he baptised
without delay. And, sure enough, ho
arrived bright and early, and, when
the going got good he joined up for
the thirteenth time.
Baptized Him In a Flood.
Unfortunately, just as the meeting
started, a terrific storm arose and the
subsequent cloudburst flooded the
country, Coal Creek, where the baptiz
ing was to takft place, being particu
larly swollen. This situation made
the baptizing somewhat dangerous,
but the authorities agreed that it was
their only chance to ge{ Heber, so,
after church, with the repentant sin
ner in tow, and armed with lanterns,
they filed down to the creek for the
baptizing.
Stories differ ss to how Heber, just
as he was being Immersed, escaped
the officiating pastor's hands, some
saying he wriggled ont and others
maintaining that he slipped, bat, any
how, he disappeared in the darkness.
Daylight found him perched in a
sycamore tree, a mile down the creek,
In the center of a whirlpool that was
worth a man's life to attempt to in
vade. Hence, we had to leave him up
the tree for three days until the water
receded.
Why He Vowed Bacrlfloee.
- When the rescuing party finally ar
rived at the base of the tree, it was
surprised to find Heber raining down
plug tobacco, drinking liquor, dice,
stickpins, fancy rings and other trinkj
ets on which he had squandered hid
money, and declaring loudly that there
was no sacrifice he would not make in
the future for the good of the church
and the protection of his soul. Nor
did he descend until he had stripped
himself of everything that he could
reasonably spare and a little bit more.
“Well, Heber," Bill Boggs, the post
master said, after shaking hands with
him, “I certainly was impressed with
your spirit of sacrifice. Why was it
that you never did that before?"
“Why, thnnderation, man I” Heber
exploded, *1 never was np a tree like
that before.”
And there you are. When before
were we, as patriotic citizens, up a
tree as we are this year?
NO WASTE IN ARMY CAMPS
Conservation and Reclamation Divi
sion Obtains Maximum Utilization
of All Materials.
One of the most Insidious pieces of
German propaganda which the govern
ment has to combat appears In the
form of rumors concerning excessive
wastes of all foodstuffs and supplies
in our army camps and cantonments.
A glance at the work of the conserva
tion and reclamation division of the
army readily establishes the falsity
of these reports.
The aim of the conservation and
reclamation division is to obtain the
maximum utilization of all materials
of service, to reduce the waste of
these materials to a minimum, to de
stroy nothing, and to dispose of all ma
terial useless to the army at the great
est profit possible.
No restrictions are placed upon eur
soldiers’ appetites, but the highest care
is exerted to prevent the soldier from
taking more on his plate than he wants
—in other words, much of the food
that formerly was lost through care
lessness Is now saved. The reclama
tion officer and his assistants In every
camp .find every cantonment are re
sponsible for the separating and the
classifying of kitchen waste, produced
in the preparation nnd serving of every
meal at the mess; the object of this
careful separation and classification
of kitchen waste is to prevent wast
age.
The division also has active charge
of farming and garden operations for
each camp and cantonment The prod
uce raised Is used in rationing troops
and providing animals with forage.
No men fit for active duty are re
quired to assist in this agricultural
service. The quartermaster general
of the army has a much more efficient
plan, for he has this work done by In
terned aliens, enemy prisoners, con
scientious objectors and military pris*
oners. Of our own enlisted men only
those physically unsuited for service
overseas or partially disabled are as
signed to this agricultural work. It IS
believed that after a few months' of
outdoor work, many of the men now
unfit will so improve physically that
-they will become fit for transfer to
fighting units. Thus the army will
reclaim men as well as materials and
supplies.
The boys at the front and at camps
and cantonments In this country also
are setting a standard In conservation
and reclamation which is magnificent.
They are doing their utmost to see
that every penny invested In the cause
of democracy, through Liberty Bonds
and otherwise, is utilised efficiently.