Nebraska Newspapers

    ENLISTMENTS END
AT CLOSE OF WAD
RECRUITS TO THE NUMBER OF
SI7.000 ARE NEEOEO.
BAKER MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT
War Secretary's Plan Not U Interfere
W.tn Draft B>ll.—Lloyd George
Laudt America for Entering
World Conflict.
Wiishitigl.u- All tu*-u enlisting ill
>*»*• r. .uUr a rue. .e tlu- National
t.ttaisi *u l!»e (ire** ut emergency were
..-~urcl in an unnounceiu. n( l>j- S«
irlar) ilaLcr fittltmiun a <iMifrrviwv
• iili |*r*- .k.-iir H ilwiu ilia! they would
*•*' k cf *t n* sectk* only lor the jteriud
«f ihr war.
In rj«i tin* j4a<f» i« a war time
tdtUUrrr l«M» all of ||m- Hu ll dills!
ed mi Ihr state of war was dc
clarci li fcahru available a total ot
**l1 >t% I'lmr* In tin- mllrlrd crjiio
•■f '•» iwo *er\i«-cs t<> hh-ii uho uiaii
to •mr far Ibr war only.
Mr lintrr a-in|4ui sized that this ae
t*,W *"*s nitilriu|tliln] w In'll tin* ml
naiiirtration lull an framed and was
la no way to to- neiiiruol a* a rom
luwfntar (dan. reached a* a re*ult of
•dd—*'»••*» to Hi* draft f»-atur*- of tlic
MIL
r .4h.»irig is a tabulation Ity the
War i4--)*niiwii! uf thr form |iro
I***-"1 to la- organized in the Mil. no
arranged a* to show the run number
of volunteer- to s*-rie for the dura
tu* «>f thr war only for which provi
W"® '• tnadr in loth the regular army
»td the National Cuard :
■tegular anur. exclusive of Philip
|.ine scouts af War ctrrtigth. with all
fWTements add.ll
I‘r.lent strength, ini 4*1
t <4unteer» rH|«iml. Itil.r.10.
National tiunrd Including only
mots ■•*.« organiz**! at war strength.
I'rro-ni strength. IStjNK.
Volunteer* required 'JM&tit.
Ad-li'i«na) to rei'larr l.'ai.iadl ofli
erf> and non withdrawn from atiove
We*- a* irattling |*er*outiei for fir-t
r4W*«0| r.-iiw lAft.flftft.
T«*»! ti?{♦«*%* «.f .iiliiiitit'r* for v.: f
*np «*«.!% IT **>
ltt *»•!*!ati«*iA f*» Hmnii» fi^urnt thr «!i«
»d»arge from (tie regular anur a lid
N»ron a| tiunri) ..f men w ith de|wn<!
mf re,\. - end f..r other muse* will
create I t <.-i.al vacancies w hieh will
he SIM hy Volunteer*.
t'loler the law. tile full enlistment
t<dWlMum 0t BOB It! the Na
tional <riunl and seven years fri I lie
regular seethe must l«- signed hr nil
men ' sen into either service. The
|e 1 '■> (-rov ides s(us-itimtlr for
duration of (hi* W ar enlist merit rnn
»ra«*s hi!i t!ii» ifTjnot lie :if,|'!i.-d titi
til csat.gn as nets To meet the itnme
dlate situation S-iTetary I taker has
dtre.-t.-d t|r t recruiting officers assure
nodi anvfild during the einerg.uiey
that the contracts will not lie en-1
f..r«-od agaii.-t tlo-tii. hut that they
will lie Iwuiorahlt discharged at the
•-lose **f the war.
Ann( offv-er- lo-lt.-ve there will Iw
n«> -1:* ■■'. •., obtaining I'l n> men of
•••tor n .‘iiM i-fiarlHH-r through the
f**« ti* Tli*-* are vitally hhw
•ory to tie- “kdite »« from tin- «oin
."'l and MtliMnl ranU of the
r»-rotar. and the Huard I.Vl.ntm or
•Jltmni met, tnu»t |v ilrawn within
■lx nt«"li» to twentne iifficiT* of the
,f,f '*#ti»*i irt’ rrtirtwt of Ihr nHttilvr
draft army then to to- .-all.-I
Welcome* America A* Ally.
IA* tin- fir*t ltritii.li prime
i».U!t»-tr-r to salute I lie American ua
lom a* ■ »iurai|<-» in arm* Ihiviil l.lowl
Knglaud » great dcmarratic
•eadrr *iw*king before a not able a»
*ea>«-ly t.r. eight by the Ain
ertf-aa l.turheon Huh on April 12,
atuuwd tate*me enthusiasm by hi*
■ralhing denunciation of Prussia and
to* warm web-ofne to Aineri<-a a* an
ally in the war.
The advent «rf the I "tilted Staten
into <he war. he ««ld. giie* the Bual
Mjtuiji to the character of the mg
•iet a* a struggle against military au
tocracy throughout the world.
''"The Toiled Stall— of Aiueriea. of
■ notable tradition uever broken,
never hate engaged In a war except
f««r Mheriy.” declared the premier.
“That It ha* made up ita mind finally
make* it abundantly clear to the
world that thi« l« a great tight for
human liberty
Again lie *ai.l: “Prussia i« not n
democracy Tile Uiw-r promise* that
It will hr a deooierai-y after the war.
I think he ta right "
I«e»mbing Prussia a* an army, the
Tear Effect ml Indictment*.
Washington Indictment* of mix
new* print paper manufacturers in
New York, on Hwrriw of antitrust
law violation* gave f.-deral Trade
I flaitnieuini uiemle-r« outiceru over Ita
poaeihle effect on the plan propo*ed
by the manufacturer* under which
the trade coaitui*»ioti would fix paper
jirlce* The manufacturer*, it i* un
.tuatia'd have threat.-ned to with
draw from the prl.e fixing agreement
If indictment* caine from the Pepart
inrwt of Ju«tice investigation.
LLOYD GEORGE PAYS
TRIBUTE TO AMERICA.
“America has helped us even
to win the battle of Arras. She
has been making guns, making
ammunition, supplying us with
fuel, supplying us with shells,
and she has got all of that or
ganization and has got that won
derful fertile adaptability and
resourcefulness of the great peo
ple who inhabit that great coun
try. It was a bad day for the
military autocracy in Prussia
when it challenged the great re
public of the west. We know
America and we also know that
now she has said it, she will do
it. She will wage a strong and
successful war and there is
something more important, she
will ensure a beneficent peace."
premier it had it-- great institu
tions it-- groat universities nail its
*-ii' *-. Hut sill tbes*- were stihordi
l it*- t*i tin* nut* great predominant
I -ii mm >-** **f im all-coiii|uoring tinny ti>
fii-l:t\*" tin* world. •■Tin* tinny was
tin* -i»**:irj"*itit ut Prussia—the rest
was tin* gihh-d haft."
Drunk With Sound of It.
i “That is what we had to deal with
in this old outworn country,” lie said.
“It was an army that in reeent times
had waited three wars, all of con
I i|n.*st. and the ineessant tramp of its
!<"■!- through ile* streets of Prussia,
on tin* parade ground of Prussia, had
;'nn** to the Prussian head.
“The kaiser, when he witnessed it
on a “rand s.-ale at his reviews, got
1 drunk with tin* sound of it. He de
, liver***! the law to the world its a new
pastor on Sinai delivering the law
from the thunderclouds. But. make
tin mistake. Europe was uneasy. Eu
ro|*e was half intimidated. Europe
wa“ apprehensive. It knew the whole
time what it meant. What we did not
know, of course, was the moment
»lien it would come.”
The most Impressive demonstration
was in con neolion with the toast to
President Wilson. The cheering,
which it evoked, was followed by the
singing of “America."
Probably no event In England in
. the present generation unofficially
brought together more men of great
prominence than this luncheon.
Arras Battle May Decide War.
l-ondon.—The far-reaching, import
ant aii*l sweeping success of the bat
tle of Arras is being revealed in sue
. -- <e captures lo the British public,
w liii'li hardly realizes yet that it is
tin* imist effectual and decisive event
u th** credit **f the British army dur
ing tIk* war. It may well rank with
tin* buttle of Marne, which turned
hack tin* tiermnn invasion directed
against Pari* and may prove the turn
ing point of the whole war in the west
• tul change the balance of the world
war.
I’ield Marshal Haig rejiorts the cap
ture of PKl guns and 13,000 prisoners.
The territory gained for Franco from
tlo- invader, marks the battle of Arras
as a great victory. But the significant
-i ••■in* nt from Field Marshal Haig is
that th*- British are astride the Uin
ueiihurg lino.
Tiw filin'.U' ilmdenburg lino nan
I..-, ii proclaimed l.y its author, as well
a» liy f torn tan experts, as a sort of
great wall of t'hina that would be as
i1111• r«-suable to assaults as that one
of the sei en wonders of the world,
which was so long an adamant bar
ric-r to protect tin ancient Chinese
dynasty.
A number of European military
writers have taken the view that the
llindenhiirg line was a myth painted
to hearten the German people. But
the British general staff for sometime
has known that there is a definite
llindenhiirg line nfion which the Ger
man staff was basing its defense and
lias known exactly where that line
was drawn. If the British can break
through a vital or important sector,
the next chapter may he a further ex
tensive German retreat if. indeed, the
Germans are able to retreat in order
with Field Marshal Haig’s army
pressing them as closely as it is now
doing.
»
Aliens to Till Soil.
Washington.—All aliens now dotaln
ed hc«iitis<. of inability to qualify for
admission to the 1'nited States will
lie given an opportunity to grow their
own food if the immigration service
• an find fanning communities suitable
for llielr needs. Ellis Island and
other stalions, jammed with some
<*«► aliens the country cannot deport
i .s-iiii'e of the war. will he cleared
under the plan.
Crews taken from German and Aus
trian merchant ships in American har
1m.rs will he Included in the moving
order Vo aliens turned back at the
• nthm's in stern gates have been de
poned since the war began because
of the perils of transatlantic travel.
Nebraska Solon Honored.
Wushiogt on.—Representative Ilea ir
is of Nebraska has been assigned to
service on tin* judiciary committee by
•lie repaidi.-an committee on ei.mmlt
Permitted to Close Schools.
Chicago.- E. J. Tobin, county super
intendent of schools, gave 200 county
school Ixwrds authority to immediate
ly . lose all grades above the sixth so
the children can begin work in the
gardens, and start fighting in bread
and butter war against Germany.
014 OI*ry Ft*** *" Franc*.
Pari*-- Tb* Am*ri<-«ri flue will Iw*
from all pM( bulbilng* In
rrmnrr a* the r*»ult of an «rfcr 1a
)nr(1 |>(ui» J Malry. minister of
tb* later*'"
g.y $cout* to Mobilize.
X*w Tort—A quarter million boy
will b* '«*■ ‘"*m“
-.« Uilil* ■*■**»"*■ s,en*1
k..r* *n*1 to work f**r Ite r***** in th.
•atikm * food ■•Pf'lr un«l*r |>lan* P*r
l*et**l b*« a f*w day* ago.
Panama to Aid Uncle Sam.
I'Miiiiiiia.—The president of Pan
ama. !>r. Kamon Valdez. signed a
proclamation committing Panama un
reservedly to the assistance of the
I’nited States in defense of the canal.
Four Raids In Cleveland.
Cleveland.—In four raids on homes
of German sympathizers here, three
men were taken Into custody and
about two hundred guns and large
•inutilities of ammunition were con
fiscated by federal authorities.
1—Soldiers guarding Long wharf. Boston harbor, after the seizure of German liners there. ‘J—Lowering it tor
pedo into the hold of the American battleship Pennsylvania. 3—Capt. George E. Gelm, LT. S. X.. aboard his ves
sel. the battleship Kearsarge, at the Charlestown navy yard. 4—Capt. It. Williams, commander of the C. S. de
stroyer Duncan. 5—Tracklaying armored tank being tested by California National Guardsmen during maneuvers.
It weighs 15 tons and carries six rapid-fire guns.
NEWS REVIEW OF
THE MSI WEEK
America Takes Up Task of Pro
viding Men. Money and
Food for the War.
VOLUNTEERING IS TOO SLOW
Congress Has $7,000,000,000 Bond Bill
—Farmers Urged to Increase Pro
duction—Latin American Republics
Declare Their Position—British in
Tremendous Offensive Near Arras.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD.
Men—Money—Food.
Those are the prime war needs oi
the United States.
The call to the colors is not meetilift
with the response that encourages the
belief that a sufficient number of vol
unteers can be obtained to bring the
army and navy up to war strength.
Congress is taking care of the finan
cial problem.
Tlie matter of sufficient fond is
squarely up to the American farmer.
Chairman Dent of the house com
mittee on military affairs and other
“little army" men in congress are still
hampering President Wilson's efforts
to put through the selective eonsrip
tion army hill. They demand that the
volunteer system be given 30 or 00
days’ trial. In the opinion of the pres
ident. Secretary Baker and the general
staff, this would come very near to
wasting 30 or 90 Invaluable days.
The president's plan for a selective
draft is designed to permit the exemp
tion of men who. while fit for military
service, would be more useful to the
nation in other capacities by reason
of their skill and experience in other
lines. The advocates of universal mil
itary training consider this measure a
temporary expedient but are not com
bating it because they think it neces
sary now. They have not, however,
abandoned the fight for universal
trainiHg and the Chamberlain bill,
which embodies their ideas, may be
tacked on to the administration meas
ure. If this is found inexpedient It
will be pushed as a “follow up” de
signed to place the military service of
the country on the proper footing for
all time.
On Thursday the war department
announced that all men who had join
ed the army after April 0. the date of
the president's war proclamation,
would he considered volunteers for the
period of the war only. A cnli for
500.000 men was issued for the regular
army and National Guard, in order to
give the volunteer plan a try-out while
congress discusses the matter.
To provide finances for prosecuting
tlie war, both for America and for the
entente allies, the administration hill
authorizing a bond issue of $5,000,000,
000 was introduced in the house
Wednesday and came up for debate
Thursday. There was no reason to
doubt its speedy imssage through con
gress, for partisanship was laid aside.
Three billion dollars of the sum is to
be lent to the entente allies. There is
added to the measure a provision for
the issuance, ns needed, of $2,000,000,
000 in one-year treasury notes to an
ticipate the tax receipts from the war
revenue hill.
Food Production Plans.
Taking a leaf from the book of Eu
rope’s terrible experience, the wise men
of America have been quick to recog
nize the fact that the nation's success
in this war must depend in great meas
I
urt* upon the sufficiency of its food sup
plies. and during the past week one
after another of them has placed this
grim truth before the people with in
sistency that already is fruitful.
; The most immediate need is that the
farmers of the Northwest shall in
crease to the limit the acreage of
spring wheat, and that the corn acre
age also shall be brought up to the
j maximum. Seedtime for these crops
is at hand.
There is no reason to doubt the pa
triotism of the American farmer, anil
lie is receiving the urgent advice of
numerous experts, but farm labor is
distressingly scarce. To relieve this
situation, agricultural experts called
into conference at St. Louis by Sec
retary Houston have recommended
that the nation’s men who are unfit for
active military service be mobilized for
use in the production of farm prod
ucts.
Railway Men Prepared.
The railroad executives of the coun
try are alive to the great responsibili
ties that will devolve upon them, and
five of them, headed by Fairfax Har
rison of the Southern, have been con
stituted a board to direct the opera
tion of American railways throughout
the war. Speedy transportation of
troops, munitions and food supplies is
assured, for the railroad men have
been preparing for present conditions
for IS months.
Not the least important of govern
mental activities during the past week
has been the rounding up of German
spies and plotters. Hundreds of sus
pects have been arrested, and events
in various parts of the country indi
cate that many others should be be
hind the bars. On Tuesday a terrific
explosion partly destroyed the Eddy
stone ammunition plant of the Russian
government, near Chester. Pa., killing
at least 116 men and women, and there
is reason to believe it was the work
of an enemy alien.
Latin-American Republics.
One by one the republics of Central
and South America are declaring
themselves. Culm. Panama and Brazil
severed relations with Germany; Ar
gentina and Costa Rica supi>orted the
imsition of the United States, and Chile
and Uruguay decided to maintain neu
trality. Guatemala also ranged herself
alongside Uncle Sam, and iter position
on the southern border of Mexico lias
measurably decreased the danger of
German-fomented attacks on our bor
ders by Carranza or Villa. This peril,
however, is far from negligible, and the
American forces along the Itio Grande
are on the alert.
On Monday Austria-Hungary severed
relations with the United States, and
the diplomatic representatives of hotli
countries were given their passports.
All Austrian vessels in American j«»rts
were seized promptly.
Rulgaria was reported on Friday to
have followed Austria's example, and
It is not unlikely that Turkey will do
the same. Despite this seeming soli
darity of the central (towers, ihere are
evidences that the ties that bind them
together are weakening, for both Aus- j
tria and Bulgaria are said to have
agents in Switzerland who are trying
to approach entente diplomats there
on the subject of peace. Both nations
are weary of the war and the Russian
revolution has had a * great effect
among the people. Should they break
away from Germany Lloyd George's
prediction that the end of the war is
at hand would probably be fulfilled..
Two branches of the American
armed service already are participat
ing actively In the warfare. The navy
has tuken over the patrol of the At
lantic const, relieving the warships of
the entente allies, and is busy also in
the Pacific, where the presence of Ger
man submarines was announced on
Wednesday. In France the Lafayette
Flying corps, comiiosed of Americans,
has hwn put into American uniforms,
ami is flying tin- Stars and Stripes.
Great Drive by the British.
In France a tremendous battle was
going on all the week. The British
took the offensive on Faster Sunday,
following vast operations of their avi
ators. After a concentration of big
gun fire that smashed the German
trenches and completely isolated their
occupants from relief, the British in
fantry attacked on a twelve-mile front.
From south of Lens to a point south
east of Arras they swept forward with
.bayonet and grenade, and there was
no stopping them. Many thousands of
prisoners were taken. Strategically,
the most imj>ortant feature of this
great drive was the capture of Yimy
ridge, a feat accomplished by the
Canadian troops, who for months have
been entrenched on its western.slopes.
This ridge was the prize for which the
French fought in the battle of Artois,
and it had been stubbornly held by the
Germans. Below it to the northeast
lie the plains of Pouni and Lens with
the network of railroads that connect
the manufacturing and mining towns
of the industrial region of northern
France.
Farther to the south the French are
holding firm, and between Ypres and
the Channel preparations have been
made to resist an expected drive by
the Germans. In Mesopotamia and in
Asia Minor the British and Russians
continue to push the Turks to the
west. On the Italian. Balkan and Rus
sian fronts weather conditions have
prevented any extended operations.
Anxiety About Russia.
Russia is causing the entente allies
much anxiety just now. for the latter
element there is intoxicated with its
new liberty and is seriously hamper
ing the provisional government by its
demands that it lie allowed to direct
affairs. A considerable group of radi
cal socialists has declared in favor of
a separate pence, and Germany is
dickering with these men. The gov
ernment. backed by the greater part
of the military forces. Is doing what it
can to counteract these efforts, but
money is scarce and disorganization
prevails. The United States, it is ex
pected. will step into the breach by
giving financial assistance and sending
a commission of railway experts to
solve'the transportation tangle that is
holding vast quantities of munitions
at Archangel.
Reports of ttie British admiralty
show a slight decrease in the number
of vessels sunk hv German submarines
during the week. In order to circum
vent the partial U-boat blockade, the
United States government has decided
to build a licet of l.tHX) wooden ves
sels for foreign commerce, and on
Wednesday President Wilson formal
ly asked General Goethals to take
charge of the construction of these
ships. The shipping board has SoO,
<100.000 at its disposal for this purpose,
and it is believed that by the end of
summer ships can be turned out at the
rate of 200,000 tons a month.
First Allied War Council.
Concrete evidence of our virtual al
liance with the entente powers was the
arrival in an American port of a Brit
ish and a French warship, followed on
Thursday by the first war council be
tween the United States and the allies.
British Vice Admiral Browning and
French Rear Admiral Grasset con
ferred with Secretary Daniels and Ad
miral Benson concerning the patrol of
the Atlnntic by the American fleet.
War councils of greater moment will
follow in a few days, for a British
commission headed by Foreign Secre
tary Balfour and one from France led
by former Premier Vivian! are now on
their way across the Atlantic. The
highest American officials, including
President Wilson, will participate in
the conferences with these commis
sions.
LOOK TO FARMER FOR HELP
Official* Point Out the Value of Agri
cultural Preparedness in the
National Crisis.
Boston.—How the farmer can effect
agricultural preparedness for war Is
pointed out in a statement issued by
the committee of the New England
Federation for Rural Progress ap
pointed to formulate plans for utiliz
ing the federation in solving the food
question in case of war.
The gist of the committee’s advice
to the farmer is to leave nothing un
done till tomorrow that can be done
today; to utilize every moment of the
present in getting farm implements in
condition for work; to get animals in
the best of shape for the hardest kind
of labor, so that no time need be lost
when the time comes to use them and
to systematize the planting and grow
ing of crops.
In a statement made a few days ago,
the committee says:
“The outbreak of war will mean the
spelling up of those Industries mak
ing war munitions. This, together
with the miniher of men taken to re
cruit nn army, is bound to produce a
severe shortage of farm labor through
out the country. Every day between
now and the time when tl|- land is tit
for working should be utilized by
fanners in overhauling and repairing
all farm machinery, harnesses and
equipment of all kinds, so that not a
single hour will be lost when the ma
chines and equipments are needed in
the field.”
U. S. 10 PROFIT 01
ALLIES’ MISTAKES
PURPOSE OF WAR CONFERENCE
TO WARN AMERICA.
COUNTRY FACES HUGE TASK
Entente Chiefs Plan to Revise Condi
tions So United States Will Be
Allied With Them—Bolivia
Breaks With Germany.
Washington.—The international war
council which is to assemble here
within a few (lavs, and to which
Great Britain and France are sending
eminent statesmen, soldiers and sai
lors, was stated officially to have very
largely for its purpose enabling tlm
United States to avoid the mistakes
and difficulties which beset the al
lies when they entered the war. Amer
ican officials in all departments will
have the opportunity to meet tiie for
eign commissioners personally, dis
cuss with them the lessons taught by
the war and consider the broad prin
ciples whereby the United States can
marshal its forces for the great strug
gle with the minimum of waste and
delay.
It is realized everywhere that this
country faces a stupendous task in
converting itself, almost overnight,
from a peace basis to a universal
military, naval, industrial and agricul
tural mobilization. The problem is
to fill nil these separate and unex
pected demands without having each
cripple the other. Closely allied to
this phase of the conference will be
the information gained at first hand
as to how American resources can he
best directed toward meeting the
common enemy. A close study will
be made as to how this country's pow
er can he dovetailed into that of the
entente so that the United States will
be free to dedicate itself to the essen
tials and have no duplication of ef
fort.
There will he some discussion in
the conference of the attitude of the
United States toward the ultimate
peace terms. It is understood that
the entente powers plan to agree to
such terms as will warrant the United
States in fighting unreservedly with
them to a common end. The hospi
tality of the United States will he of
fered the British and French commis
sioners. The chiefs of the commis
sions. including Foreign Secretary
Balfour and others of the English
group, and Minister of Justice Vi
vani and Field Marshal .Toffre of the
French, will he welcomed by the high
est officials of the government and
entertained ns guests of the nation.
Bolivia Breaks With Germany.
T.a Paz. Bolivia.—The German min
ister and his staff have been handed
their passports by the Bolivian gov
ernment. with a note declaring that
diplomatic relations between Bolivia
and Germany have been severed.
Argentine Ship SunK.
Buenos Aires.—The Argentine sail
ing ship Monte Protegido lias heen
sunk off the European eonst. accord
ing to an oftieial announcement made
here. The news created a great sen
sation in Buenos Aires. It is said the
ship was sunk by a German subma
rine.
Tt is announced that the ship was
fired on twice by the guns of the sub
marine and that one member of ihe
crew was wounded.
Two German newspapers published
in Buenos Aires, in view of threats
by the crowd, closed their offices.
To Arm Brazilian Ships.
Rio Janeiro.—Tt is officially an
nounced that the government has de
cided to arm Brazilian merchantmen
which purpose to make voyages into
the German submarine zone. The
ships, however, will be provided with
instructions of a purely defensive
character.
Brazil Breaks With Germany.
Rio Janeiro.—At a cabinet council
late Tuesday afternoon. April 10; it
was decided that Brazil should sever
its relations with Germany.
► Washington.—Much of the uncer
tainty as to I-atin-Amerion's attitude
in the war between the United States
and Germany was cleared away early
this week by definite ndvices that
Chile and Mexico will remain neutral
and increasing indications that Guatn
mala and Peru will join the United
States in its war on the kaiser.
To Intern U. S. Warships.
Shanghai. China.—The Chinese of
ficer commanding here has received
orders to intern the United States
warships in Chinese waters.
The presumption is that China
does not intend at present to follow
the lead of the Urited States in de
claring war.
Raising Army at Manila.
Manila. P. I.—Governor General
Harrison has issued a call for the Im
mediate formation of three militia reg
iments with a total of about 4,000
men for insular defense duty.
Makes Round Trip Safely.
New York. — The American line
steamship St. T.ouis arrived here last
Monday from Europe, the first armed
passenger vessel to make a round trip
voyage from America since the Ger
man decree of unrestricted submarine
warfare.
Eastland a Gunboat.
Chicago.—The steamer Eastland,
which turned over in the Chicago riv
er in July. 1915, with a loss of 815
lives, is being converted into a gun
boat to be ready for service July 1.
U. S. Flags on Planes.
Paris.—The war office lias decided
that the Uafayette air squadron, com
posed almost exclusively of American
aviators, will be permitted to wear the
American army uniform. On their
aeroplanes will he painted the Amer
ican flag.
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Appraising Father’s Wealth
When the khl went to Sunday - ,1
the lesson was evidently ahout li■> it
fs easier for n camel to go thro a
needle's eye than for a rich in; i to
i enter the kingdom of heaven.
“Dad.” said the boy, “you're a« < |y
I rich, aren't you?”
! “Why, no. son.” answered the f.;; r.
j “not so terribly rich.”
! “Weil, you're pretty rich, any I,, .v,
j aren't you?”
“I don't call myself rich at all.
Why?”
“Are you rich enough to go to
Hades?”
Small Ones.
“This writer does his best w.
the small hours.”
“Those kind of hours would - . t
me.”
Kalispel, Mont., Is to have a p. • r
wmmm
L
| 106 Fly Poison Cases
0 Reported in 3 Years
; A Large Percentage Fatal
§g Appalling as this record seems, it is
= only a fraction of the real number. The
§=§ symptoms of cholera infantum and ar
il senical poisoning are almost identical
= Diagnosis is extremely difficult. Many
= actual fly poison cases are unrecognized
fi and unreported.
00 The Government recognizee thia danger
§=; to childhood and ieeuaa thia warning, in
=§ supplement No. 29 to the Public Health
§| Report:
I -Of other fly poisons mentioned, mention
ehould be made, merely for the purpose of c< <n
== damnation, of those compoaed or arsenic Fatal
== oaeee of polaonmg of children through the use
of such compounds are far too frequent and
E= owing to the resemblance of arsenical polaon
~= lng to summer diarrhea and cholera infantum.
§= It Ta believed that the cates reported do ni t. by
== any means, comprise the total. Arsenical fly
s= destroying devices must be rated as extremefv
dangerous, and should never be used, even ff
other measures are not at hand.**
catches flies and embalms their disease
bearing boaies with a disinfecting rar
nish. It is safe, efficient, non-poisonous,
and your protector from both C7 and
fly poisons.
THE O. A W. THUM COMPANY
Grand Rapids, Mich.
■RNBS1
The Bell
Telephone Policy
1. To furnish courteous,
efficient, and dependable
telephone service.
2. To tell the public the
truth about its business.
3. To be conservative and
economical in its man
agement
4. To pay its employees
good wages.
5. To earn for its security
holders a reasonable re
turn on their investment.
We believe that such success
as we have had is because our
business has been conducted along
these lines.