Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 59, Number 40, Jasper, Dubois County, 8 June 1917 — Page 6

WEEKLY COURIER

BEN ED. DOANE, Publisher 4A9PER - - - - INDIANA A bird In the garden Is worth two In the cat. Kings palaces are built upon the shifting sands. The women will soon be calling small potatoes "little darlings." Germany has one Consistent policy, and that Is to deny everything. . Sunshine is the reward of those who do not find fault with the clouds. Caveman methods are the kind used the people who get what they want In these effete days of vacuum cleaners a discarded acepter cannot even be used for the beating of carpets. In eliminating the last of the great fnutocracies the world will eliminate the last fruitful source of wars. Speaking of an elastic currency, the potatoes which have been serving as legal tender have begun to sprout. .Tust at the time when society girls "were looking for new thrills, along comes the chance to run war autos. The world makes more history in a day now than we used to study about In a week in our school days. America is rich enough and powerful enough to afford any kind of righteous war save a cheap and inefficient one. For the geography and atmosphere involved in war in Asia Minor, consult the Bible and the "Arabian Nights' About the best use to make of a crown nowadays is to bait it with a little cheese and use It for a mousetrap. Wouldn't it be great if Edison could invent some way to utilize the energy of political job hunters in this country? ' , An a excellent provider is a man whose wife doesn't mention having nothing to wear more than 17 times a day. When Siberia wins admission to statehood in the new democracy, it's a good guess she will change her name. The tailors say the average man should have 15 suits, that evidently being the tailor's dream of personal happiness. Why is it than an artist's work brings high prices after his premature demise when it attracted scant notice iu his lifetime? There is nothing more pathetic In the way of a helpless minority than a father, with the rest of the family united against him. Baseball fans trained and accustomed to rooting might mobilize to cast aspersions and pop bottles at the German submarines. Perhaps a married woman ought to live longer than her husband, so she Can hear what little good is said of him after he is gone. There eems, after all, some foundation for the superstition connected with the desercion of the black eagles on the kaiser's estate. The most efficacious plan yet proposed for lessening danger from torpedoes is to build vessels with bottoms so Hat as to leave no hull under water. Wife desertion Is of Itself a contemptible trick, but you can't deny that In many instances It is simply a merciful and glorious thing for the woman. If all men and women looked as alluring as they are pictured in some of our well-known newspaper and magazine ads what a beautiful world this would be. It is reported that many young men nre refused by the military authorities jon account of their Irregularly shaped :iegs. What is this to be, a war or a comic opera? . Ex-Czar Nicholas household Is incarcerated in the fortress of St. Peter !and St. Paul, which fact illustrates :the danger which autocracy runs in maintaining in its palmy da$s a prison of that sort. The seagulls, with their sharp vision below the surface and their mlstaklng of submarines for big fish, nave, according to report, furnished an interesting nature clue to locate the undersea boats. While everybody Is busy raising food and cutting down the food waste, let nobody take advantage of the opportunity to kite the prices. With militia guarding the bridges and trestles, the hobo who stops to night his pipe by one of them runs the 'risk of being shot as a spy. Hunger Is such an excruciating affliction that tightening the belt must be a hollow mockery compared to the elution that conies from hitching up the .suspenders.

OPERATION OF NEW DRAFT LI Official Instructions Concerning the Raising of Military Forces Determined On. POLLING PLACES TO BE USED Ail Persons Within the Age Limits Prescribed by the Law Must Present Themselves There Governors of States at Head of Registration Work. Washington. With the object of stimulating publicity to the work of raising the military forces called for under the army draft law the war department has issued the following instructions, which will govern the work : ' There was a time in the country's history when military enumerators, backed by bayonets, went out among the people to take a compulsory service census. Today, under the principle of universal liability to service, the execution of the law is put into the hands of the people. The approval of the new national army bill and the president's proclamation thereunder have been coincident. All persons within the age limits prescribed are required to present themselves for registration at the customary voting places in the voting, precincts in which they have their permanent homes, on a day which the president will announce. The governor of each state is the chief of registration therein. The machinery of registration in each county Is in charge of the sheriff, the county clerk, and the county physician, acting ex officio, unless a different board shall be announced by the governor. In cities containing populations of more than 30,000, the registration will be under the control of the mayor and selected boards of registration. In order that the disignated county and city officials, and the people generally, can get a clear understanding of the census methods the following brief outline is given : The sheriffs, or other designated officials, immediately upon receiving notice from the governor, shall appoint registrars for each voting precinct. Apportionment of Registrars. The proportion of registrars shall be one for each 170 persons to be registered. Each age to be registered will comprise about 1 per cent of the population. If, for instance, all men between nineteen and twenty-five years of age, inclusive, are to be registered, the registrar would have to enroll about 7 per cent of the precinct population. It is desirable to accept the services of competent volunteer registrars to serve without compensation. All registrars must be sworn. The voting place in each precinct must be prepared for registration. Full printed instructions covering every detail of registration will lie in the hands of sheriffs and mayors on the fifth day after the president's proclamation. Cities of Over 30,000 Population. The mayor of a city containing more than 30,000 inhabitants, or the officials designated by the governor therein, shall, with approval of the governor, appoint for each ward or convenient minor subdivision containing about 30,000 people one registration board, and shall designate one officer of each board to perform duties similar to those imposed on the sheriff, as heretofore outlined. 71 ne mayor desires, he may appoint a central board to coordinate the work of minor boards. Duties of County Clerks, and of Clerks of Cities of Over 30,000 People. On the fifth day after the president has issued his proclamation, clerks of counties and cities of over 30,000 must secure a supply of blanks and copies of the registration regulations from the sheriff or from the mayor. Absentees and the sick will apply to such clerks to have their registration cards filled out. In no case shall such persons be givey registration certificates. They are to be instructed by the clerk that the burden is on them to see to it that the cards reach the registrars of their home precincts by registratiou day. Absentees and the Sick. Persons absent from their home counties may be registered by mail. If so absent, a man should go to the clerk of the county where he may be staying, on the sixth day after the date of the president's proclamation. If he is in a city of over 30,000 population, the city clerk is the official to whom to apply. The absentee will be told how to register, but he must mail his card in time to reach his precinct by registration day. Persons too sick to present themselves for registration must send a competent person to the county or city clerk on the sixth day after the issuing of the proclamation. The clerk wiy give instructions for registration. Colleges, Universities, Homes and Other Institutions. Officials of educational, charitable and other institutions should apply for instructions to the county or city clerk on tba sixth day after the date of the

proclamation for Instructions as to a convenient method of registration. The wardens of jai!s, penitentiaries, and reformatories should apply to the county or city cJerk for instructions on the sixth day. Five days after the date of the president's proclamation complete regulations will be in the hands of all sheriffs and of the officials of cities of over 30,000 population. The president is authorized to call upon ail public officers to assist in the execution of the law. The plan is, however, to rely on the people for the proper execution of the law. It is expected that patriotic citizens will offer their services free as registrars. Such services will be gratefully acknowledged. Volunteers for this service should communicate immediately with the proper official.

BANKS ASKED TO CO-OPERATE Secretary Authorizes Financial Institutions to Receive Subscriptions for the Bond Offerings. Washington. Secretary McAdoo telegraphed the entire list of 27,513 national and state banks and trust companies in the United States, authorizing them to receive subscriptions for the $2,000,000,000 bond offering, enlisting their co-operation, and requesting them to telegraph a rough estimate of the amount of bonds each would take for itself and its patrons. "You can render an invaluable service to your country," Mr. McAdoo told the banks, "by receiving subscriptions and co-operating with the federal reserve bank in your district." Loan Subscriptions Pour In. To all clearing house associations in the country Mr. McAdoo sent a telegram iu which he said : "The amount of the initial loan has been determined by the needs of the government and not arbitrarily. The enthusiastic and patriotic co-operation of the hanks and bankers of the country will guarantee the success of the undertaking." The result of the first announcement of the loan has been a deluge of subscriptions, aggregating many millions. Most of these came in by wire to the treasury. Virtually every large city and every state in the Union was represented. Lend $100,000,000 to Italy. Negotiations continued today with representatives of the nations to which the United States is extending credit. Count di Cellere, the Italian ambassador, received the full amount of the first $100,000,000 loan made by this government to Italy. Subscriptions to the second offering of treasury certificates were received during the day by the federal reserve banks. Indications are that the secretary will call for the proceeds within a week, possibly a few days. The $100,000,000 loan to France will be turned over to Ambassador Jusserand, in whole or part, within a -day or so. MAY CENTER IN WASHINGTON Probability That One Committee Will Purchase All Supplies Needed by the Allied Countries. Washington. Creation of a central purchasing committee in Washington for all supplies bought in the United States for the allied governments was forecast here by Sir Hardraan Lever, financial expert of the British war mission. The committee will supplant .T. P. Morgan & Co. Discussing the world financial situation, the British expert expressed the opinion that Germany will be practically bankrupt in the credit markets after the war. "Our enemies," he said, "for all their boasted efficiency, have never had the courage to face their financial problems, with the result that when the war is over they will be hard put to it." The Teutonic governments having pyramided one internal loan upon another, he explained, their interest charges would be so great that he believed they would either have to repudiate a large part of their debt or face inability to buy the enormous quanta ties of material they would need for reconstruction. The allies, he added, had paid their way in the war "by the straightforward and natural means, by pouring out their gold, by selling enormous masses of American securities, by raising loans." As a result, he predicted that the end of the war would find the allies in good shape financially, despite their enormous permanent debts. Agree on Paying Men in Training. Washington. Conferees on the army bill agreed on a provision to pay $100 a month to men in training camps seeking to qualify as members of the officers' reserve corps. VI though the full allotted quota of 4v,000 men probably will be enrolled in the ulcers' training camps when they open . lay 15, there still is "plenty of loom :- men of the right qualities," the war department announced. In a statement saying that each of the sixteen camps seemed assured of its full allotment of 2.500 applicants for commissions, the department appealed for further recruits among men of proved ability. Chicago to Furnish Chasers. Chicago. This city is now mobilizing its naval resources. Acting under orders from the navy department, Capt. W. A. Moffett, commandant cf the Great Lakes naval training station, began rounding up hundreds of small power boats preparatory to equipping them as submarine chasers. Captain Moffett expects to rush them "to th seaboard" as rapidly as possibl.

FRENCH ENVOYS ROUSE CHICAGO

Grand Ovation to Joffre and Viviani by Enthusiastic Audience. THOUSANDS CROWD STREETS Both Frenchmen Speak Amid Enthusiasm Rarely Seen People Awakened to Realization That U. S. Must Fight Foe. Chicago, May 7. Chicago was awakened to realization that the United States must fight side by side with this nation's allies to achieve victory in the war as a result of the visit of General Joffre, Minister Vivlani and the French commission. While neither General Joffre nor M. Viviani speaks English, and their brief addresses were both in French, they were understood by many of their audience, and others caught the spirit of the addresses from the unmistakable expression and emphasis with which they were given. Perhaps never in the history of Chicago has a notable foreign visitor received the ovation that was given to both General Joffre and M. Viviani. Short Speech by Joffre. General Joffre was only prevailed upon to speak after the audience had called and called for him time and again, and refused to permit Chairman Bancroft to proceed with the program until the hero of the Marne had spoken. As General Joffre rose, a great roar of cheers that could be heard by the crowds that filled the near-by streets swept the audience. He stepped forward, held up a small French flag in one hand, a small American flag in the other and said : "I hold in my hand the flag of France, which is emblematic of France, which has already given her best, of her stauchest and bravest, and which stands for liberty. In the other hand I hold the American flag, which also stands for liberty. To America, our stanch ally, who will do her part in the common cause, I bring the greeting of France and of all of France to our wonderful ally." The storm of applause accorded him was equaled by the greetings given Minister Viviani, when he delivered his address, the first public talk he had given. M. Viviani said : "In coming into this hall tonight, I was deeply touched with the applause as the national air of France was played, as well as that of America. I have also been very deeply impressed with the talks given by Mr. Bancroft, the mayor of Chicago and the governor of your state. "In 1S71 fate was against us and we suffered heavy losses, and they took from us our Alsace and Lorraine. But we will have it tomorrow. "Our country has been very patient, in spite of many provocations, of which I might mention Tangier, Casa Bianca, and others, but it was not until 1014 that it became imperative for ur to defend our rights. Germany, who had been preparing herself for this war for forty-five years, then came forward, expecting to conquer in a few hours, a few days, or a few months. "But all of our children answered the call as they would that of their own mother, and while the enemy were temporarily successful, as fate was again against us, we withdrew until our general had completed his plan's, 'En avant!' Then our soldiers, with blood in their eyes and determination in their hearts, responded bravely. Within a few days fifty kilometers of France had been retaken. "It is with the greatest of pleasure that I can recall the part your country played right from the opening of the war. I recall seeing first fiftyfour American ambulances entering the service. I also remember the beautiful sight of your American women leaning over the beds of both our wounded and dying soldiers, and I also recall the beautiful work done right from the start by your American doctors. "While you were a considerable distance from the seat of war, and while owing to the censor the true history of the battle of the Marne never reached you, it is impossible that you did not have some idea of the4 battles of the Marne, Yser, Somrae and Verdun. "There you should have seen the French army as It really was. Then we could see our own sons ' bleeding and dying by the roadside, and notwithstanding this sight, our army kept up its courage. "Inspired by the feeling of democracy, the grand armies of France proceeded on their victorious way in keeping with the spirit of patriotism and democracy which has animated the hearts of their brethren in responding from this side of the Atlantic. Autocracy Is Abolished. "It is this spirit which will lead us to the abolishment of autocracy. That is the reason the people of this country responded so freely to the call of your president Wilson for the freedom of the world. "In closing I am glad to extend the thanks of the commission to you who have received us as brothers. "And may heaven's blessings fall upon each and all of you,"

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Capt. Franz von Rintelen, who is on trial in New York on charges of conspiring, as the agent of Germany, to corrupt American labor and subvert foreign policies of this nation. MAKEUP OF NEW ARMY Eighteen Divisions in First Force Raised by Draft. Sixteen Artillery Regiments to Supplement Sixteen Infantry and Two Cavalry Units. Washington, May 7. The full strength of the iirst war army organized under the selective draft bill will be 1S.53S officers and 53S.G59 enlisted men, making up IS war-strength divisions complete in every arm and supplemented by 1G regiments of heavy field artillery, equipped with large caliber howitzers. Virtually every detail of the plans for raising, training, equipping and organizing this force has been carefully worked out by the war department, and the selection of the men will begin as soon as the draft measure becomes law. Conferees of the senate and house hope to agree upon disputed features today so as to send the bill to the president for his signature early next week. A revised list of oncers' training camp districts issued T5y the department indicates that the divisions of thefirst half-million new fighting men will be formed as follows: First Troops from all New England states. Second New York congressional districts 1 to 26 (including Long Island, New York city and a strip north of the city). Third Remainder of New York state and Pennsylvania congressional districts 30, 11, 14, 15, 16, 21, 25 and 28. Fourth Remainder of Pennsylvania state, including Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Fifth New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and District of Columbia. Sixth North and South Carolina and Tennessee. Seventh Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. Eighth Ohio and West Virginia. Ninth Indiana and Kentucky. Tentli Illinois. Eleventh Michigan and Wisconsin. Twelfth Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana. Thirteenth Minnesota, Iowa, North and. South Dakota and Nebraska. Fourteenth Missouri, Kansas and Colorado. Fifteenth Oklahoma and Texas. Sixteenth Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Arizona and New Mexico. In addition there will be two separate cavalry divisions. Officers for the cavalry divisions will be trained at all the 16 officers' training camps, which will open within a few days with 40,000 prospective officers under training. TO MAKE PLAIN DECLARATION Chancellor Von Bethmann-HoNwsg to Answer Interpellations on Peace Conditions. Copenhagen, May 7. A plainer declaration of Germany's peace conditions will be made by Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg within a fortnight. Dr. Karl Uelfferich, the vice chancellor, announced that an answer wouM be made within this time by the chancellor to the interpellations rr rented by the conservatives and the socialists. The chancellor's decision to define Germany's aims was the result of pressure exerted from all sides. SECOND LOAN TO ENGLAND Secretary McAdoo Turns Over to British Ambassador a Draft for $25,000,000. Washington, May 7. The United States made its second great war loan to England when Secretary of the Treasury MoAdoo turned over to the British ambassador a draft for $25,000.000. The loan was made on shortterm certificates and will bear interest at three per cent

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Hoosier News Briefly Told ooooooooooooooooooooooooo Indianapolis. Governor Goodrich has issued a proclamation calling on the clergy of the state to meet at the statehouse- Tliesday, May 15, to consider what course the churches of the state can best pursue to aid In thö present war crisis. .He has appointed a committee of representative clergymen to formulate a program fnr the meeting. Bloomington. Three hundred students of Indiana university have already signed up to go to the farms. Aurora. George W. Irvin. thirty-six, arrested for insult of National Guard and fined $25. West Lebanon. Siebert Johnson, thirty-two, farmer, found In haymowhanging at the end of a halter. Marion. Local branch of'Red Cross society has enrolled a membership of 1,193 and raised $1.193. Rochester. Fulton count y issued 14 marriage licenses in April as against four in March. Greensburg. Lewis Moss has been appointed military instructor at Miami university. Hartford City. Tills city with an enrollment of 2,093 has 1G more school children this year than last. Columbia City. Deputy Game Warden John Fleming expects to produce spawn for 15,000.000 wall-eyed pike at Trilake hatchery. Evansville. Reel Cross society has nn enrollment of nearly 0,000. Hymera. Flag raising here attended by 1,500. Richmond. One-third of the men of Franklin township of military ago have unlisted, keeping up Civil war record when 90 per cent of men in fownship volunteered. Columbia City. Ninth annual meeting of Federated clubs of Twelfth district held here. Zionsville. Mr. and Mrs. David Almond celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Anderson. Annual convention of State Federation of Labor held here with 000 delegates in attendance. Goshen. Smallpox is spreading In Goshen and Elkhart counties. Columbus. Golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Poppenhaus celebrated and at the same time the daughter, Mrs. William Mündt and husband celebrated their sliver wedding. Peru. Two hundred attended the Phi Delta Kappa fraternity district convention here. Tell City. Now Moose home costing $15,000 dedicated here. Marion. Ellsha Roberts, former marshal of Van Buren, arrested changed with arson in burning store at Ridgeville. Elkhart. By court order county auditor must pay commissions due Jo seph B. Workman, "tax ferret." Torre Haute. Mine superintendents, mine bosses and fire bosses of Indiana coal fields will hold general conference May 20. Terre Haute Of the $300,000 needed for Rose Polytechnic institute $250,000 has been raised. Greenstuirg. James Grinstead appointed deputy by Sheriff Beeson. Fort Wayne. Building operations for first four months total $1,000,000 against $000,000 for a like period last year. Evansville. Henry Boyer is in jail ns the result of a spanking bee at his home that started with the baby andy ended with Mrs. Boyer. Bloomington. Fred Floyd, thirteen months, killed by his brother, Charles, aged twelve, with a pistol "not loaded (?)" Bloomington. Alva Flynn plowing his garden unearthed body of infant. Princeton. Red Cross chapter for Gibson county organized here. Angola. Death of Genevieve Hendry from diphtheria has caused the closing of the schools. Bicknell. J. T. Wright, former owner of the Gosport Reporter, will start a newspaper at Edwardsport. Indianapolis. William G. Schumacher, aged thirty-four, jumped in front of a Big Four train. Bicknell. S. L. Marsee has sold the Monitor to F. F. McNaughton of Goodland. South Bend. George Meixel, sixtyone, and wife, fifty-seven, murdered In their home near here. Gary. In basement of naturalized German 100 pounds of dynamite was seized. Noblesville. Lawrence Cloe, thirteen, son of Judge Cloe, has won the county oratorical honors. Noblesville. Mayor Loeper has asked for the resignation of the entire police force for incompetency. Indianapolis. Eighteen Evansville Democrats, including the city controller, chief of police, two detectives and clerk of the board of public works, pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit election frauds. Newcastle. The Union District Medical association meeting here was attended by 75 physicians. Muncie. Representative Charles McGonagle, Republican leader in the Indiana house of representatives, Is receiving many letters urging that the constitutional convention set to meet next January be postponed a year on account of the war. , Indianapolis. Louis Vitner, sentenced for assault and battery from Lake county, has been paroled. Shelbyville. Women of tills city are trying to. raise a mile of pennies for park improvements. Fort Wayne.A rabbit bit off the finger of the young son of John Hoffman, deputy prosecutor.