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THE EVENING CURRENT, TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 117. m , I o l SERVICE FOR ALL. MOMUITO NETS IN WAK. Centred For eOO.OOO V-Hi tl a No' valu F.m Nnrwaik. "tin i in difference bt twet-u i-lil in I pn-eehl day un til iids of going P "in is Mill Ihgl) lllllll ITBIi'il hy mi "till r I i " turd III cot ton netting n ' i 1 1 limn tlir mil rniiK'iii In ii i i u.iii.k ill-IP Tin nutting win Imi i i - i" protect from inowiultnca Ihe array and navy forces latloneil In warm t'llmatea TUe netting Will cue! II. gi. eminent bout IMmhw i i i rnta-e it iu i- in ntunl lurgi 1,1 ml tin- fir lot) ruu tweul) four Iiiiiii a iim Mi mi doing ii u hoped in omplete ii-i' unlet b Septeuilel near TON OF POTATOES BY MAIL. Divided lno Small Pacha,! and Thug Sent -wai(l Othelll. Wash A lllli i.f potStOeB lajfked III fort l kBgee, We received by II. .1 Tltun In I In- mall re entlj Tbe shipment linn- from Marengo, mill the total iiiiiik'i- i- 121 nit Till- onlgi "l -.f tl .i-tiif'.i ! pott taaatnr nl Mai ng-. Tin- i-ttl v being In Ihe thin! - Hir p--t muster re -el-I- Mm rnlnl BtllW ...III llh- i an lellatluu ill posing- h ti I whin he hail auceih-ti tin- afanifia their .nine re verted Iw lil mi .v. wh. h enabled bliu iii deliver tbe pnaluie at Km deo filiation Without nail tu btmaelf State HounHi -.. Hunt Wolvaa. Helena Nnfll Monttiuii will bdtll iu--- itii Huaataa bounde Weill Hutdckiua-r, ii member of tin- lull' tit- atiH-k conialaaltni hue proaented h in- k tlf In I W dog" til the till- They Will In- dtatrlhul.sl in g tin-1 'limit In and I nal until every hunter line a tn'iiml CHURCH NEWS METHODIST CHUM ll. lunday ichool , is . m. Preaehing s-n ,i ) 1 1 i gi, Bpworth l ague v p in. I'muching Si t rice H p, m, REV . f. nil I.. Pastor. CALK.SMAU (H HERVICE8 AT HAlTlst CHIIRI II. Sunday, A. M. Sunday School 9:45 in II. Preaching II lo 1L' Sunday I'. M. Sunbeam MiMlolWry Ham!, 2:80 Iii 8: 30. Junior B. V V V . :i :io tu t:U0. Senior It. Y I'. I' , 7 to h Prsaehlnir, x to Wednesday IV M. Prayer meeting s to 0, Thnraday, Women' Anviliniv in ' r1 r-- days in Bach month nt the chui h Friday. Choir praetire In the - ven ng ST. Ivliw VHDS i in 1(1 II Srrvici'ti every Sunday :t r i m i I.-... .nt Ilirb Mll and EtiKiiah n t hi n. m. IgEltVICKS T THE CHRISTIAN Client ii. Bible ichool 0:45 a. m. Communion and prcui-lnm? lervire k U a. m. Junior C. r?. S:H0 p. m. rr.-a.-biii- aervloe at p, m. I'rayei mwetinn Wedner-lay 7 :i0 p m. A rnrdlal welcome to all. k D. F. sim i. a mi- Paat M GRACR CHURCH (EPISCOPAL). Iird'a Day Serica: Holy communion, Itt, I ord'n day 11 a. m. Marning prayer and aermon at II . av. en all other uorera i'y- P. W. PRATT. Vici PETAIN DIRECTS FRENCH ACTIONS Hero nl Verdun Won Honor b) His Good Work. i HELD 6ERMANS AT BAH Attha All ENorta Wara Mada ta Braai- Through Franch Poaitiona and Thoutanria of Livaa Sacnlicad, th L,n Hold Will New Aid All Hie Ah liea In Co uirlinated Work. ii i in Veitltiit thai i leneri I I'l-tain, liko lleneral Niiiiii-. nvn hn n-at refaiiaibMi, wrliea Kieiibane lauaaane! .-illi.it in rueful I be Part M.tiln Wneti tin- icreal ileraiaji n-nntiit cat Vortlun wit-, lauiadietl, in tin- i-limlnu iiiu .-f rXiruary, mui, lleneral iif CaatHlujtl, at Hint I into rlin-f nf the peUeral stuft uf tin PraMtl artny, hur- rled in tin inh ii.- timi beea N.-ut i-y tleoeral JolTre, uii fun imiwit to dt- tldl wh.'fln-r tin tow-ti wa. to lie alum intimi iii detetiilatl at ail ofjejat. tleoeral .in CaatebiBU arrived. iook.i r tin- tarrlMa iiaiti.-fleid arltk bi eajaj ami elaaf eye ami daebtad that, -.Ml nhnt It in.L-lit Vafthia uiuat lie defendet Knr Huh dafenaw an anny and a chief were needed Orderi w.-re tranatultte.1 by teleilmne In Hie army of tieneriil Petaln, in reaerva not far away, te pihm ii- led defend tba atroajejarnld. a f.-w htttira lati-r tin first auto trunks, Ult which tit" wihllerN of Pataln were pack ell, looaaed up nu the horl.on, and lleneral Pataln blateelf appealed tu lake the I UHaaudi There waa a "hot I t;. ik between li.-m-ral ile CaMtel nau awl lleneral Petaln in the "mairie" nf a Itl li- tlllaue on the outskirts of Verdun What hapftened at that noa fen n o ia nut knowa, iut w.- may lie perodlted u fnteaa lite dblUajM waa dtaibi irs abort. They Old Net Paaa They must no) paaa," -aii (.enrral -I. aateiiiau "The) shall ant PSBBi" answere.lfi.-ir aval ri-inin. rii.-.t did imi iuis Ami tbey did ntd paaa lierauee uf the .-nercv. raolneae, win laivrai ami ahllit) nf lleneral Pa tain 1 r in ffetteral urdent laaued dm inn the Oral fortiiltrtii of Ilia dafatue -f Venltin, win be Ibmoua foravee. it ended a lib Ibeae worda: . iif, iradaal We'll pel IbenuP I I. ii waa innii- ilniii worda; it wm a pr.uniae Vnd I be ppimlae wn kepi itic. awt" I bent Heneral Petnlti'a lareer im beefl re ini.-.l fleu Ihul II I s, iiri ely act In tell a again. Al lue tunc u tin- deelamtliNi id wur in aaa a met i i I luting I be ratreal fruaj I'biiiieMd tlurlng tin- battle of the Maine ami tin- Dghtillg uu the Ym-i i n- iii played iueb tuarvauitii military Itialltlea tliai in waa pro moled iim ceaalvel; In Ilia rimk of general of brigade and general r dlvbilon When iiu- greal iT.'iiive nf i hi apiing of lulA ns laun.'bed in Artola be a I'.aumauillllg mi army nrpa. The poai insi conferred upon inm is ii in , --in. win. t. never etlated bafora in Ibii i:n i in Ilia ihm dm uf mm . i n i in iin f i if 1 1.- general BlaB a the fin; with ihi- ommatid- i'bii-1 m i be mlniatr) of wai uly a fee iiftii era ami diairtnianta tv limit ell t keep lll ll UUiatloe1 ktw iw.-cii i in. i - ..nt mil I be iim Ttie i-ti lln il ' i u rii, in affaira, in abort, had i" i'ii in ken with iieueml J. rr tu ii. ti it Matiera rem I pretty ii' in hi iit.it . iindlilon iim i " nt . nth . in ii ii i.,s 1. 1- t Iibi iberu ih.iuld i in Parla, charn In tin- mum 'ii nf mbibtiera mi.i ti. it- i1 of urar. i. atweliul ntaaulatil - iNibte of ii nl Hug effiiiiH nt tin- ti. nt and at In- nai Eugllali nud Knmb etfiaia. I reach Bin Italian iff. ii Is Tin uew eganlam baa Just hean craaled. mid lleneral Petaln is te be in head Though ibe dei-rea aiHdiitlng him ia BlIeMl in I'ls i-iw.-n. it Ma) laj 'nies aeett iMda'ttliatandlug ibal iheBi1 in re latbai tu ikoae ol ttte I'muuiaudat in cblaf, w in be tin follow lug lleneral Nlvetla i ami ri,mBlni Hie uommander in chief --f t in- i iiain Bgbt- 'IK lit tin- frODl Unit is I,.- .11 r.slH mui eaatftttag tka oneraUotia ol tka war no tin. gonjiua and Uu- Alane, m i haiu- panne. I.nrraine and Alaacr. Hut hla authority ilim not eitvud to tbo ir oilea lo preparation of being formed In the Interlnr It iloea mt extend In the Knirllah or Italian army He Id, In a wnrd. the aieat executive nhlef of the war opefltjona. He I not the -.rent dire, ling nfctaf of the war ara- ttanp The laiter win be fleneral retain it I he wlw win prepare great otNHl i lone, to ortfliiata ibem with Rngllah Italian and en Rnaatia uparatlone ii. will awa to it that the union in I i wi-t ii t In- rronl mui the mar I tttatn I tallied in abort, he win admlnlatei , ail tin mtlltarj reaonrcei of Praaca. hid mil on the line of hattle tint BUM in the Interim ami ct.cn In the PfMcll . idnnkaa Tlie new ektef of Ihe general "laff. in slim I w ill he Ihe motive power wiii-h without kanineftBg tba freed oni if moM-iueut .if the IfBjfBOMa nun him will BBBttra co ordltititiou In He mnvi iticnt .Ml who know lieaeral I'etalit all who have followed IiIn adnilrahle ra-re.-r. are OOSVlfMOd that the new - otn-mmnti-r will he tnnre capal le Hihii any body to I'OntltlltO the task nf fortuer a hi preajeBl bkefa and leail the allied iirtnh-s hi . h tori . MARINES GO FIRST Seasoned Veterans to Be Undei Colonel Doyen's Command. MAINLY FROM WEST INDIES Celenel Ooyen. F. fly eight Yeare Olo la Graduate ( Naval Aeadewiy Hi Hae Been Service In the Phllippineil and Orient and In Haiti and bant, Domtngo. Washington A iVfttMM nf velcrai.l I nit.. I Stntea niarlnea. e.iilped n refrnlar Itifautn. will an to Cnim e a part of MaJ-r John J rerahlng'a com mand. There will he apprmlmately 3'kiO men In the regiment, probably thi largrHt nuuierlcally that will he en gaged Ml the weHtern front. Colonel Oka HBO A. Ioen. at preaenl rommniulant ef Ihe (tatted Htnt.-a ma rtne hnrrarka lo thia city, w ho baa heii In the aervd e thirty four yeare, will command thl n.-w Amehcau contln gent. Fur the tmt rt the tnarlnea will he tiiki-n frian n-irttiienta nruw on duty In Haiti. Santo Domingo and uha enoto b) Aiuerlt m i n - Aaaotlatkii 'il iiM I. i IIABI I .1 Nlt I Tbla in-in- timi . t .-I ..iy Daiibdo will s n l tim pick of si a anldlera" with lleneral Perablng'a tontuiaud, Bvery i ajarlue In Ihe euni lugetil will he a trel era 1 1 who liaa law freiiuantly In action I'll.- A iii.-i i 1 1 1 in. ii in.- Iium hivu . In. i hi terlis a s (ha h-i of any Bgbting fotoaj on eaftb- I'olanel Doyen ia a Rraduale of tin-' Naeal aeadeou lie u Bfty-elghi yeara! Id, hut remarkably active fm a man; nf hla fOOjia lie haa sivu scrvlre In tlie riilliiadm! ami the orleul. In Haiti I ami aqato DtMbklB ami in othav ptacaa 1 wherever niarlnea hav.. Ini-n n act Inn See rotary Dtshnla wonld give no ink ting aa to when tlie hlx realment Will go BCroaa the AttMtlO Tlila Infminn Hon will he In ahaolute aecrery, Juat a :he devarture of tleoeral Perablng and bla atatT and the fovea whlcb la to fol low them will he cloaely tuarded by tbe military ant BRAZIL CAN PUT BIG ARMY IN FIELD Has Reserve Force of Mora Than 500,000 Men. READY FOR QUICK ACTION National Oawfraehleal Oeelety Baye Rapubllo Haa Ava.labla Unwroaniaad Military Slrangih ef JO0.0OO- After Severing Relatione With Germany She May Oeoide to Enter War. Hecauae uf the teiiaeneaa of tbe Inter nathHial BittMUotn and tin report that llraall and other Huutb American conn irlea may fnllow Ihe Cnlted Htatee Into Ibe war, the National tieoffrapbleal ao rlety of Waahlugton haa laauiil a atahr nient about tin military and naval treiik-th of RfBBtl The aouthern re publlc'a reaervea and ri-irular army eon tltnte. It la aald. a fighting force half aa large aa tbe total war etrengtb of all tbe other Houth American cottntitea lonihlned. "(should llrasll. like tbe United Htatea, he foree.1 Into war with tier many, her peace tlmea nucleua of an army liaj.iani men t, will he eupplemeut ed by a well urKanite.1 and thoroughly trained pollie force nf 20.000 men equipped for military aerrtce," reada tbe atalement. "The atrength of the Houtb American repuhllc'a reeerve army la In execaa of Mkt.OOO BMB, while ;he total available unorganlfcd -trength of the nation la 4.:!imni from a laipu Utlon allKhfly leaa than a fourth aa large aa that of the Cnlted Ptatea. "For nine yeara Hraill baa had In force a unlv.-raal military aervtee lew, every Itratillan between tbe agea of twenty 'oni- ami fort ) hie being affect ed. Tbe term nf arrrlce under tbla law require two yeara In tbe rauka. fni low i by BaVan eara In tbe army reeerve, aeven yeara In the territorial anny and eight yeara In the national guard. Annual Training. 'Rewervlata are called op for four weeka' training annually and are given rifle practice mire a mmitb. The terri torial anny'e training varlee from two to four weeka a year "The total ava liable unorganUeil military atrciiKth of llraxll exeveda hy .-.miiKm men the total organlxed mili tary atretiKtll of llul at tin- time the latter country OStOtBd the world war. The war al renin h nf the country la twice n grint na tlinl of Portugal, five tlmea greater than that of Ntwway, ex ee.la Unit of tlreeee, of Servla ami of llnlgarla. Ita riwrvrs and reguler army entiatltuta a tU'litlug fon-u half aa largo a the total war atrength of aii the other eonntrtee of lanth Ameri .I otMblBad. "Of the South American rciejhltca nly three ABC laiwera have navlea of appreciable strength. The la-nMumei, -tlii-.. i- BDd men of Hratll la ual to the cnnhlne l strength of Chile and Ar gen 1 1 tin The pride of tlie IlniElllan navy are her I w a in. ih ni dreaduaugbta of 111 Otto ton dlBplaoatBODl and with an armaim-nt of twelve twelve-Inch gvma each. Contraetg were uuiler conaltlcra tion fur tim bulldlni -f a BBpaidraad- naught with fifteen huh gima at the lime tho European wnr began, and Uu- naval oonatrtiotlon yarda of aii tba tn-i Mgerenfl pewrara found their humi full aupplylng tho itissi of their own gov- tl ntm-nta Brai-t'a fighting Shipa. "Two old Imttleablpa, laid down In I MOB, ami I wo profeetad .miser of ttJJOO ton illapiaeemeni each roniprtaa Un fawBlnder nf Rraall'B major Bgbt" .ug ships iipplementod by Ilea lor pado gnnbiw i, ten Vnrrow tlaalttij era, four llmi i las, t i ; . -! hnata, f-mr da Btfoyera, it mine ablp mid three siit-nut-rlncM "The country ha three naval r aanala nt Itlodc Jauelro, Para mid Iji Ian.- iii- Matin Iltsayao, the last BBBMMl a rl er Braonal The Infanirt i- eiinippad with Mat aer rllles. while the Hold eml hrae ar- ttlh't i ii-.. h Krupp hii Tin- mili tary liutluel fo I'.H'i .i im -ii tit ill 0 BJQ i a i fill "if Hraali alu ii.i la. drawn Into the war it e ii lil imiil the entry Into tba llat aiialtlsl tu ' nf tin ttilnl byrgeal repii rld for In ex- lent o t.-ii. iv Ibe H III It Aiiierl.an natlmi I el ccdial on I J b) Ihtsala and tbe Cnlted Suite already engaged In the eon It 1(1 Tlx- republic of china, whh'h I fmit 'It lit ii tea Mongolia and "hbet not ln Indedt, haa already aev ered dlphnintlr ralBttoM with lite Im perial flerinnn gn.ernnu-nt. "In aludylng tin trend .rf eienta In Brar.ll It la Intereatlbg to note thai .me of Ihe moat 4gBlf)eanl inov.-menta (tinw Ing iniu win. tin- nrganbatlni, ..r tne League In PgVnf .,f the Allle form.-.l hy many of the ailing men of the na tion to tipfeea aympatby wtta PrMca and her alllea At the . oOe of the year there waa IgUatioll fnr the takltw over of all lln- UerBian hipping In lial'il Ian porta." BW AFTERNOON TEA OF BRITON THREATENEO City ot London Alcne Serves Mil lion Teas a Day Seven Days a Week. I.onduii one of Rngland'a moal rbarlahed iBOtttulbaM waa menaced wllh ih'strm Hon In the nnilnn wide rlsle OVer ahortuge rr hreadatutTa. If la the BftcrnOntl t.-a, got the beverage. init the hutitatlon Itaatf, linrd I tevonporta ile. In ration aa fo- Jl rontmller that the one uieelleaa day a week hail been a failure hecatiee ol Hrltlah tendency to replace fleah food with hreadatutTa ami hla warning that rationing might lie near ttnleaa then waa an Immediate reduction tn - n aumptlon of bread and rake brought about the . dale on the aftecneoa tea quae lion From the foial controller'a ofgre II waa daclafWi thnt If everybody In Kiiglaiiil ati. two otiniea leat of bread earh day the fmat problem would proh ably la aolved. At leaat that amonnt of bread or i'ake la luuaumed tn ling laud'a fourth meal every afternoon. Roaea bold apltita In Kugland have al ready l-eeii writing tu the Tlmea OUg- geatitig a band nan I of tea. hut the Idea la revolutionary. laindon al.itie eef e a niUllno teaa a day net en daya a week. The train) frutn IJoti i to liudou atoft nt lacda for t.-a and thia deaplte ahore age of cm i and power and neoeaalty of apeedy triinsportuilnii nuatneaa bouaee th rough Olll Pkigland halt work for tea Tea shops e cry iifteruoon reaemhle Un luorniug rush on the New York auhway. I ...nl 1 let .aiport a BeOBt reienl api-.-ai for bread sin lug declared pictnreaijuely that evert Inaf aaved ta aa valuable ai a shell ALL UNDER SIXTY MUST WORK Waal Virginia Will Tole-ate Ne Loaf are, However Wealthy. ftvery ahtabtnjjed ciu,., or Wool Virginia betWaan Ibe tt.es nl aiKtcet. ami ilxt.t uiuat work tit h-aat thirty alx hour a week under a law pnaaisl hy both bOVaea of the leglalatlire. The Bwaaure biclndaa paeaoni hat Ing Im 'imi -mil no Npe. ltle.1 emi lov mant it bt to Ibkobm oBaeatfeo in thirty days T'!e penalty for vlnlnrlou i-. forced empbtymani by cowttoa or nniiilclpalllle The bill na urged hy OOVBrnOr Comwell as u war ineaaitro. BATTLES WITH WOLVES. Pack Attacks Veterinarian en La.ir Road, and He 8heata. Crane, Mo c, L. Rgbart, a Ttttrkia- rlau. Of Cnuia, htul nu encounter with 0 pack of Wolvaa near Hiirhcr Hit waa drli Ing along a lonely mad In a cart when he came upon tba wolveg. whi ii bad Juat attacked and brought down a y earllng iteer, Mr. Cgt.eti Bred Into ihe pack with his revolver, killing one. The otben Immediately attacked tba bona, Tba largest w..ir leaped on tho curt and w is shot Prgtag Ills lliirse (i l M. lop, .Mr Rgbert (Trove down the road i" a jniiiii where in- could BaMy reload his revolver u lien be relumed to tin ac ne the Wolvaa bad Bail Ua hmught the slain tt.-lt es Into I rune Wolvaa have become nunofowj ta tin Oaark ragton again, bnt thi ia tba flrst Umo hi u nut. Lit uf yeara they bat e attacked a pel sou CHRISTIAN I co. INSI ( K KIRK, AL'ToMOtiILK, AM) SURETY