PAGE 2.
All DRAFTED MEN
UST WATCH FOR
RED INK NUMBERS
C'rowder's Ruling Makes it Encum
bent on Registrants to Keep
Eves on Board.
POSTING CONSTITUTES
LEGAL NOTIFICATION
.Master List Will lie Distributed To
day as Kesult of Delay in
Printing.
Washington. D. C, July 23. The
master list of the drawing last Fri
day which fixed military liabilities
under the draft will not be ready for
distribution to the local exemption
boards" until tomorrow. It had been
hoped to mail it tonight to governors
of states for distribution, but a delay
resulted from mechanical difficulties
in printing.
Tending publication of this official
result of the drawing no authentic in
formation is available to check the
unofficial report transmitted to the
papers during the drawing. It is
probable a copy of the official list will
b.- given out here tomorrow.
The governors will be furnished
with two copies for each local board
in their states. They will be asked to
mail each copy separately to local of
ficials so as to insure delivery.
' Immediately en receipt of their lists
rach local board will cancel the num
bers hjgher than the top red ink num
ber in its district, and then .from the
remaining numbers enough men to
make up double the district's quota
will be notified to appear for physical
examination.
Provost Marshal Crowder ruled to
';iy that posting at the board head
quarters of the list of men ordered to
appear constitutes legal notification.
It therefore is incumbent upon all
registered men to learn their red ink
numbers at once and to see that the
board headquarters is watched when
the list is posted. Those ordered up
also will be notified by mail, but the
period allowed for appearance will
count from the posting of the list.
The ruling was in connection with
an order issued by the war depart
ment holding the ranks of the regular
army open to registered men for vol
untary enlistment up to the time
such men have been posted as ordered
to appear. The navy department has
been notified also that the army
makes no claim upon any registered
men until that time, so that registra
tion is no bar to enlistment in the
army, navy or national guard.
In apportioning draft quotas, credit
was given for all voluntary enlist
ments prior to June 30, but there has
been no indication whether credits
will be given for men coming in since
that date. An average of more than
1,000 men a day has been reported by
the regular recruiting stations alone,
and, counting the national guard, it is
probable that the voluntary system
has provided close to 50,000 men of
the (137,000 called for under the draft
act as necessary to fill up the regulars
:.nd guard and create the first incre
ment of the national army.
The office of provost marshal, was
swamped today with applications for
blanks requesting transfer of examin
ation. All who applied were told that
no steps in that direction could be
taken until the registrant had been
called for examination. He then may
secure necessary blanks from the
board within whose jurisdiction he is
at the time. His physical examina
tion can be transferred and affidavits
registering exemption claims may
also be received and considered at a
temporary residence.
Every man finally certified for mili
tary service, however, will return to
the jurisdiction of his home board and
go with the troops from his home
town.
LETTER FROM CALGARY.
From Tuesday's Daily.
C. C. Wescott has just received a
letter from Vance Todd from Calgary,
Alberta, Canada, in which Mr. Todd
tells of having just returned from a
hospital, where he underwent an op
eration for appendicitis and where he
1 : for a- number of weeks. Mr.
VV eacott was at that place at the time
IV; 1. Todd was taken, coming away
before the operation occurred. Mr.
Todd has a number of friends in this
.,-i! '. "A ill be pl?s?d to know of
the hap?" endirg of this man's
E. G. Cooiey of Lincoln came down
this morning on t'tw-. :vrl n, r ... r.v.
business snd while in the city will be
the gu-:st of K. Scvl-t.
ENJOY BREAKFAST
NEAR BURLINGTON.
BRIDGE TUESDAY
Yesterday morning the class of
1918 of the Plattsmouth High school
met at the Burlington bridge for an
early morning picnic and breakfast
at the river side. There were nearly
forty in the party, who were vigorous
and enterprising enough to dare the
early morning hike there to observe
the feast.
There were many good things to
eat, and which tasted mighty good
after having gained an appetite by
exercise in the bracing air of the
early morning. Just think of the
roasted wienies and crackers, with
the best of bread and butter, a pickle
to make the appetite a little more
nippy, and cake to please the most
fastidious, and many other things
which we need not mention. Just as
the first grey streaks were beginnig
to show they were on the spot, but
breakfast was not called until seven
o'clock.
The class which was so fond of
the early hike and breakfast included
Gretal Hackenberg, Roy Winscott,
Alfred Olson, Blanch Clark, Ruth
Clark, Ellen Nolting, Opal Cole, Vern
Hutchinson, Virgil Perry, Raymond
Cook, Carl Walforth, Ludwig Halas,
Evelyn Bichel, Gladys Hall, Agnes
Holly, Freda Sattler, Helen Schneider,
Elva Hartford, Mary Rosencrans,
Mary Egenberger, Marion Mauzy,
Francis Seybert, Eleanor Birney, Leo
nora Becker, Elizabeth Bajeck, Eliza
beth Beeson, Frances Moore, Eva
Bitner, Eva Rauen, Margaret But
tery, Edith Rebal, Florence Kalacek,
Pauline Long, Edith Kelly, Agnes
Edgerton, Byron Babbitt, with their
guests, the Mises Margaret Drucker
and Nora Livingston. They were
chaparoned by their advisor, Miss
Hughs, and their teacher, Miss Ruth
Jessie Moore. . ' r"; 'V''
RETURNS FROM
YAKIMA, WASH.;
BUSINESS BOOMS
Mrs. Fred Kissling, who has been
visiting with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles M. Foster and family,
at Yakima, Wash., reports things in
the western country are booming and
that the fruit crop is simply enor
mous. Mrs. Kissling says that her
brother, George Foster, is now living
in Yakima, and is engaged in the bar
ber business. He has been in Denver
working at his trade, but recently has
gone to Yakima, and established him
self in business. Mr. Foster has a
position in a store there, wh,ere he is
clerking, but he and his wife are not
enjoying the best of health. Ralph,
their son, has enlisted in the army
and is going to San Bernardino. Ag
nes, the oldest daughter, who is now
married and living in Montana, was
also at her parents' home when Mrs.
Kissling was there. Wrhile there Mrs
Kissling met J. C Hanks, who was
for some time an employe of the Bur
lington at this point, where he was a
member of the store house depart
ment. She also saw John E. Morgan,
who for many years was employed
with John Waterman in the lumber
yard, and later was in business at
Mynard, who, since he has been in
Yakima, was engaged in contracting
and building, but has now retired,
having accumulated considerable
property.
WILL BANQUET OUR BOYS.
A letter from Frank Smith, for so
long employed as reporter on this
paper, writes to Mr. Bates, proprie
tor of this Journal, saying that he
thinks the mobilization of the Sixth
will occur this week and that they
will be at Fort Crook by Sunday; that
he expects it will not be long before
they will be in the training camp in
New Mexico, and expects to come to
Plattsmouth to see his oty-time
friends before getting away. He
also says that Henry R. Gering will
give a banquet at the Hotel Rome to
the Cass county boys of the machine
gun company when they are called
into service.
WILL PURCHASE SUPPLIES.
Roy Smith, the ' photographer, of
the Coates' block, was a passenger
to Omaha this morning, where he
goes to purchase his hrliday stock
of mounts and other supplier. With
the advancing prices, 'Mr. Smith
fhinks it wise to purchase early, in
oruor to insure tting them, as there
Is Much trouble in securing supplies
in all lines of busines. r.nd Ilr. Smith
does not wish to be In a position of
not having materir?. to dc b"pii'vs..s
with when busir..- i; to be d.i.. J
WILL MAKE HOME IN TEXAS.
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C. T. Griffith and family, consisting
of wife, two sons, Charles and Jesse,
and daughter, Grace, who have been
living near Murray, and have been
working for John Wiles on the farm
this summer, departed this afternoon
for Ashland, where they will visit
for a few days at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. Thomas Phillips, be
fore continuing to their future home
at Denton, Texas, where they have
purchased a small farm some five
miles from that city. Mr. Griffith
and family will also stop on their
way south at Webb City, Mo., where
they will visit for a short time with
a son who lives there.
LETTER FROM FORMER
PLATTSMOUTH BOY,
NOW IN U. S, NAVY
GOETHALS EAGER TO GO
TO THE FRENCH FRONT
Washington, D. C, July 23. Gen
eral Gotheals is now back in the
status of a retired officer of the
United States army, subject to any
duty at which the president may call
him. It is well known that the gen
eral wants to join the troops in
France.
When congress appropriated JjOO,
000,000 for the ship building, an at
tempt was made to specify General
Goethals by name as the man to have
charge of it and make his removal by
the executive branch of the govern
ment impossible. It was not successful.
Miss Williams, of Omaha, is the
guest at the home of the Gerings in
this city.
Telling of the life 'and Conditions of
the Boys in the Navy, Which
Seem to be More Than
Satisfactory.
them are from Nebraska, Texas and
Oklahoma. So you can sec the west
ern boys are leading. A draft of 300
men is leaving tomorrow, and we
were lucky enough to get on our own
state ship (the U. S. S. Nebraska).
We-wilJ write another letter soon.
From two Nebraska, sailors,
LE ROY SOUTH,
1424 S. Twelfth St., Omaha.
JOHN P. RIDGWAY,
1615 Vinton St., Omaha.
MEDICAL STUDENTS
EXEMPT FROM DRAFT,
UNTIL THEY GRADUATE
Portsmouth, N. II. Editor Evening
Journal, Plattsmouth: Dear Sir. Just
a few lines, as we thought the people
of Nebraska and your vicinity would
like to know how the Nebraska boys
are getting along in the navy. There
is not one sorry that he joined the
navy. And the best place for a boy
who wants to see and learn the coun
try, is to be found here and for
health also. Our daily duties are as
follows: We are called at 5 a. m. and
dress and get our towel and soap for
our shower bath. We have till 5:30
to clean up. Then from 5:30 to 6 a.
m. we scrub out our tents and get
ready for breakfast at 7. Then after
breakfast we drill from 8:30 till
11:15. At 12 o'clock, dinner. .We start
totlrill at 1 p. m. and quit at 3:15.
Then from 3:15 to 5 p. m. we scrub
clothes, and have supper at 5 o'clock.
From then on we write letters and
have sports of all kinds, such as box
ing, running races and swimming.
The taps for all to go to bed come
at ten minutes to 0, and at 0 o'clock
the lights go out and the day is over.
We sure have a fine bunch of boy?;
here. We have almost one boy from
every state in the union. Most of
SIX O'CLOCK DINNER.
From Wednesday's Daily.
Mrs. T. II. Pollick entertained last
evening a few of her friends at a six
o'clock dinner, at which a very pleas
ant time was had by those present,
they taking their supper on the lawn,
where the cool breeze made the oc
casion most agreeable. Those pres
ent to enjoy the cocial occasion were,
Messrs. and Mesdames Wm. Baird,
J. M. Roberts, J. E. Wiles, C. A.
Rawls, E. H. Wescott and Luke L.
Wiles.
EXPRESS THANKS FOR KINDNESS.
The Red Cross of Cass county and
the chapter of Plattsmouth wish to
express their thanks for the kindness
of Colonel Baehr in his being instru
mental in securing the Fourth Regi
mental band for the dance and frolic
to be given Saturday eveningT
DAN CUPID GETS IN
liS ANTICS SLYLY
LAST EVENING
Washington, D. C, July 21. Med
ical students in "Nebraska who havdl
not finished their courses will be ex
empt from conscription, according to
the promise of Surgeon General Gor
gas to Dr. I. S. Cutter, dean of the
Stute Medical college at Omaha.
The matter was taken up with the
surgeon general's office here by Sen
ator Hitchcock. It was stated that
which the provost marshal and the
department had not agreed definitely
on the method by which this would be
done, it would be accomplished by
some practical means when the time
came.
"People of the country should un
derstand that the war department
realizes all tooo well that the civil
population is entitled to the services
of physicians during the stress cf
war," said General Gorgas. "Tnerc
is no disposition on our part to take
such steps as will work hardships up
on the folks left at home. We have
lessons learned by other countries in
this war to guide us, and those
coupled with our own understanding
of the problem here will keep us from
depriving the country of the services
of physicians."
Sometimes it is a difficult matter to
get the news and we have to 'resort
to many devices to gct.r.t the facts.
We felt this morning as though there
was something in the breeze when the
county judge told us that there was
nothing doing, and, exercising our
right, we steppud in and examined the
records, as is the right of all citizens,
and found by them that there had
been a wedding performed last even
ing at the home of J. W. Haynie,
when their daughter Miss Grace, a
most estimable young lady, was
united in marriage with Mr. Paul C.
Spreckcr, a sergeant of the "Dandy
Sixth," who is located at this time in
Omaha. The wedding was a quiet one
and as the records show was per
formed by County Judge Beeson. The
Journal wishes the newly married
couple long life, happiness and much
joy with many friends.
EXTENDS THANKS FOR DONATIONS.
Mrs. Lillian Van Meter, of Omaha,
who has been visiting in the city for
the past week with her parents, Mr.
ard Mrs. Fred Ohm, returned to her
homo on the afternoon Burlington
train.
A. C. Meyer, of Lincoln, was a busi
ness visitor in the city yesterday, and
was looking after matters regarding
the insurance company for which he
works, and for which J. W. Holmes is
the rustling agent in this vicinity.
The National Surgical Dressings
committee wish to extend their thanks
to the Twice-a-Monih club of this
city, a new local organization, and
also to Mrs. W. W. Coates of Kansas
City, Mo., for some valuable dona
tions to the committee for use in the
cause of humanity.
Bring your welding to us. Platts
mouth Garage. Tel. 394.
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Starting Wednesday, July 25, are going to give to tlig people of
Plattsmouth and vicinity, the advantage of the Greatest Bargain Event ever held.
We are offering jji this sale Spring and Summer Merchandise of the very highest
quality at prices that are far below the present market, and in the face of still
higher prices, the people of this community will surely not miss an opportun
ity like this to make the purchasing power of their money go farther in the buy
ing of high class merchandise.
35C
Clearing of Summer
One special lot of fine Lawn Ki
monas in new styles of Floral and
Oriental designs. Good values at
$1.00.
Sale Price
58
Dowe
Rock
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Sale of Summer
Big cuts in all Fancy Parasols. For
extremely hot weather, a parasol
will be your most welcome asset.
You'll see the season's new styles
here, worth from $1.00 to $6.50.
Sale Price
79c to $4.9.
Special bargains on Umbrellas, all
new handles. Worth $1 .50.
Sale Price
ottom
with Summer Wash Goods!
The very newest of summer wash fabrics, featuring the daintiest of
the new season's fashionable weaves, shown in a generous assortment
and marked down for quick clearance. Read this list carefully:-
July Clearance of
7
$1.19
Embroidery Fiouncings!
18 inches wide; new designs in
fine sheer nainsook and organidie
flouncings; 40c values.
Sale Price
PONGEE SILKS
36 -in. wide; all new sport
stripes, dots and figure effects;
worth $2.25. Sale price. $1.39
PRINTED SHANTUNG
36-in. wide; new novelty ef
fects; $1.00 value?. Sale
price 69c
IMPORTED PLAID NUB
VOILES
Make sheer summer waists and x
dresses; worth $1.25. Sale
price 79c
ODDS AND ENDS IN
WHITE GOODS
Some slightly, soiled; values up
to 50c. Sale price. .18c
" TOWELS
The price on this class of goods
has been going up steadily. One
special lot of Linen Towels, 1 9x
34, Sale price .25c
NOVELTY SKIRTING
New Basket Weave in popular
stripe and plaid effects; now
65c. Sale price 49c
27 INCH TISSUES
Dainty floral and stripe pat
terns extra srood values. Sale
once 8c
COLORED VOILES
dainty, sheer fabrics in all the
newest colorings and novelty
designs. Extra good bargains
from 18c to 39c
. HANDKERCHIEF LINEN
of real sheer construction in
stripe patterns; 80c values. Sale
price 59c
WOOL SKIRTINGS !
54-nich All Wood Skirting in
the new novelty effect ; regular
$2.00 values. Sale price. .$1.68
Reducng Corset Odds and Ends
and Broken Sizes in a wide variety
pf styles. Don't miss this sale!
Popular brands in black lace cor
sets; perfect fitting; styles for
every occasion. . Values up to
$3.50.
Sale Price
89c
Clearance of Summer;
Crisp, new, sheer Organdie and
Voile Blouses, tastefully trimmed
with lace and embroidery. Espe
cially deigned for "all summer
wear."
Sale. Price
VALUE!
QUALITY!
SERVICE!
Clearance of Children's
A good showing of smart, service
able styles for everyday wear;
made cf ginghams and shambrej's,
and are absolutely color - fast.
These are great bargains - come
early for first choice.
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