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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05
Department Ready for Any
Demonstration Against
Draft System
Firemen Are Prepared
Will Reply to Riot Calls;
Ready to Turn Hose
on MODS

At ! o'clock this morning, New YORK
Police Department of approximately
$4,000 men. was modified for ITS part
in the work Of registration. The de-
partment was prepared for any disturb
ance, from an ordinary street brawl 10
an occurrence that would call into play
rifles and machine guns.
Each registration booth will be
guarded BY three uniformed men-two
regular policemen and Home Defence
Lacquer. There will also be on guard
Secret Service and Department of JUS
tice agents and representatives OF the
United States Marshal and the sheriifs.
In the Brownsville and Williamsburg
sections Of Brooklyn and the lower East
Side and parts of Harlem. hotbeds Of
anti-conscription activity. there are $50
patrolmen quartered in the inspectors
Offices.
At Police Headquarters in Manhat-
tan and in Brooklyn about 400 of the
men who were trained last summer at
the Fort Wadsworth police military
camp are modified. They are equipped
with rifles and fifteen rounds OF am
munition each. One machine gun COM
pany is at Manhattan headquarters and
the other is az Brooklyn headquarters.
Their equipment Is attached TO hlgh-
powered police trucks, and it Is estl-
mated that they can reach any part of
the city in fifteen minutes.
The Home Defence League will re
port at their respective stations shortly
after 7 o'clock. and if the occasion
warrants those not assigned 10 the
booths will be detained at the station
house.
The police will be working with
orders not to argue with those who vio-
late the regulation pertaining TO lol-
tering within 200 feet of the registra-
tion places. They have also been given
TO understand that if disturbance re
suited in an ambulance call. the police
man is not to be the patient They
will carry three rounds Of ammunition.
The Fire Department will do its part.
On call from police officer an en-
CINE will be run to the scene Of trouble
and coupled TO pump. Commissioners
Woods and Adamson feel that high
pressure stream of water will be more
effective than guns to clear roofs and
break up a crowd.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05

"But we expect to have little trouble
he went on. at has been estimated on
the basis of population that about 6oO,-
900 will register. | am inclined 20
think that the number registering Will
be somewhat less, perhaps nearer half
a million
Mayor Mitchell is another who ex-
poets little trouble. He said:
Feeling certain that the city's
young men of conscription age Will
present themselves promptly for regis
tration, do not anticipate trouble to-
morrow.
arrangements to take the tabulation
have been completed by the boards APP
pointed for the task. and | am confident
that New Workers. will realize the priv
ilege IL is TO place their names on the
nations roll Of honor. II there should
be any disorder such as sometimes
marks an election, the police Will
promptly attend to the troublemakers."
John c. Knox, Assistant United States
Attorney in charge of the Federal
Criminal Bureau, said the government
would employ a special force OF 5000
men in the Southern District Of New
York TO prevent interference with those
conducting the registration or with
those presenting themselves for regis
try. Here in the city Thomas d. Nc
earthly. United States Marshal, 'has
sworn in 800 members of the National
Security League as volunteer deputies
who will act as watchers at the regis
tration places.
Guardsmen Ready for Rioters
Almost the entire Home Defence
League of the city will be on duty to-
day 70 supplement the regular police
force In the armories 10000 National
Guardsmen will be modified, ready TO
respond in case of riot. And at Gov
ernor's Island, Fort Totten, Fort Ham
ilton and Fort Wadsworth 5000 regu--
lars will be held under arms, prepared
for call from the Governor in case
of extreme emergency.
Though no official, Federal, state or
city, will acknowledge any expectancy
Of violence to-day, the preparations for
it are complete.
Almost as elaborate are the prepare
tions for celebrating the day. In Man
haitian the most important of the open
air patriotic exercises will be held IN
Union Square and City Hall Park. In
City Hall Park chorus recruited from
the Deutscher Liederkranz and the
Aron Society will sing "The Star
Spangled Banner" and America"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05
Barnard Girl, Facing Jail, Gives
Promise to Quit Anti-Draft Fight
Onlv When Her Bail Is Revoked and Cell Looms Before
Her Does Miss Parker Yield to Pleading of
Mother and Lawyers Advice

ings against DR.. Nicholas Murray But
Ter, president Of Columbia, to compel
him 10 give her her diploma, but her
promises included the abandonment of
this idea.
Four Others Indicted
Four other persons were indicted
yesterday afternoon by the same grand
jury that returned indictments against
the Columbia students. The other al
legged anti-draft plotters were Louis
Kramer, Morris Becker. Joseph Walker
and Louis Sternburg. They also were
arraigned before Judge Mayer.
The mood of the courts with regard
TO such cases was plainly indicated
by the heavy bail fixed by Judge
Mayer after the seven had pleaded not
guilty to charges of conspiracy. Kra-
mer and Becker, who, the court was
Informed by Assistant United States
Attorney Harold A. Content. are con-
tossed anarchists, were held in $4,000
bail each. That Of Walker and Stern
burg was set at $500 each. The four
were held in default of bail.
Girl Remains Defiant
Mr.. Samuels appeared on behalf Of
Miss Parker's mother, 10 make spe-
cal plea for leniency on her behalf.
Cattell and Phillips were represented
by Winter Russell, who told the court
Morris Hdlquit would later appear as
counsel for all three. Judge Mayer
held the two youths in $4,000 bail each.
Mr.. Samuels told the court that Miss
Parker had no right to choose her own
counsel. being minor, and at her
mothers instructions he would remain
as her representative. irrespective Of
what other counsel entered the case or
any objections Miss Parker might make.
Judge Mayer fixed .. m. tomorrow
as the hour for arguing a demurrer by
counsel for Kramer. Becker, Walker
and Sternburg. Il demurrers are over
ruled they will go TO trial at 1890
a. m Monday. June II. The trial of
the three Columbia students will fol-
low Immediately after that Of the four
other alleged ccnspirators.
Students Out on Bail
Harry Phillips, father Of Francis
Phillips. furnished cash bail for him,
and Professor Cattell bailed out his
son.
The indictments against the Colum-
bia students alleged they wrote and
prepared 20 print pamphlet urging
eligible men not 10 register. The
pamphlets were never distributed. The
four other men are charged with dis
tributing anti-draft literature at a re-
cent meeting at Madison Square Gar
den.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05
"Don'ts" for Those
Who Register T o-day

Uarshal Thomas Mccarthy
yesterday gaUe out the following
ADMITS" for The men rho must
register today:
Don't delay registering until
night. Register carly.
Don't loiter about the polls.
Register and 90 right away.
Don't go near the polling places
unless you have business there.
This applies TO women as we'll as
men.
Don't engage in arguments IN
or about places Of registration.
Don't lose your registration
card. You may need IT, as mis-
takes occur.
Don't fail 20 report 10 the Of
fcials at your place OF registra-
ton any attempts 20 dissuade you
from doing your duty.
Don't ignore suspicious act
upon ttc assumption Cat II may
be too liyisl 70 report.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05
Policemen and Schools
Ready to Aid All Who
Want to Registe,

There is no excuse for a man not
registering. He cannot fail to find the
proper place to register, especially in
the congested districts. All he has to
do is TO walk to the corner and he is
sure TO pass public school or police
man. From either he can get all the in
formation he needs"
These are the words of Edward +.
BOYLE. president of the Board Of Elec-
tions and executive officer of the Cen
trial Board of Control in charge of to-
days registration in this city.
"All preparations are completed" he
continued. places of registration for
all men between twenty-one and thirty
one years Of age will be open from 7
o'clock in the morning until at night.
There are 2125 places Of registry
in each election district throughout
the city"
Mr.. Boyle said that between 5000
and 5000 workers would assist in TAX
ing the registration, between 5000 and
1000 of them regular registrars con-
stantly on the job and the remainder
emergency workers, interpreters and
other assistants. The emergency force
will be held at the various Assembly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05

There will be music also by the Mecca
Temple Band, and Mayor Mitchell will
make an address. These exercises will
begin at II noon.
Assembly call on the battleship Re
cruit will open the Union Square eY.
ercises at 1890. The Schola Cantorun
and the Columbia Chorus, under n,
leadership of DR.. Kurt SCHNEIDER. will
sing patriotic songs and the band Of IA,
Hebrew Orphan Asylum will play
Coast Defenders TO Parade
At $3.50 the Ninth Coast Defence
Command, n. G. n. Y, will assemble at
its armory in West Fourteenth Stree,
and march up Fifth Avenue to the lowe,
ball ground in Certra Park. There At
4 o'clock a representative Of the Mayor
will present 20 the regiment fsg
originally presented to It by the city
in 1855, which was only recently found
after being lost for many years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05
Russian Socialist Arrested

Minneapolis, June 4.-Charles Dieba,
Socialist. was arrested here to-day
and turned over TO the Federal author
tiles for distributing handblls con-
tanning anti-conscription resolutions
adopted by the national Socialist con
vention in ST. Louis before the selective
draft law was passed Dleba Is a book
keeper and was born in Russia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05

will be a valuable aid to the Federal
registration. Any discrepancies in the
two enrolments will be Immediately
looked into.
1t is expected that arrests OF persons
for failing TO register will continue at
intervals for months TO come. 1t is
believed that many employers will here
after require registration of birth GER
tifcates from young men before giving
them jobs.
keep Certificates Handy"
1t is also possible the police may at
any time demand birth or registration
certificates from persons who appear
eligible, and all men who register are
advised to keep their certificates con-
stantly handy"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05

Prussan miltarism must be checked
1t is infinitely 70 be regretted that it
must be checked by war. But the spirit
of liberty has summoned the youth OF
America. Therefore, let Tuesday, June
5. be a day memorable in the annals
of the American people and of the
march of the human race toward the
blessings of liberty and justice"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05
Refuses Bail to Slackers
National Surety Co. Will Not
Receive Their Applications

The National Surety Company will
refuse to furnish bail for any one ar
rested to-day charged with violating OF
evedng the conscription act.
William A. Thompson, head of the
company's court department, yesterday
instructed it's agents to refuse such APP
plications. The company recently de-
cided not to bail persons held as Ger
man spies or in treason cases.
The National Surety Company has
subscribed for Sl,000,000 Of Liberty
Loan bonds, and is facilitating the sale
of another 100000 among its $4,000
employees.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05
Who Must Register

Var Department:
Who Must Register
between the sixth day OK
June the fifth day June 1896 both dates inclusive except
Members duly organized force military naval subject to
drafted military naval the United
including officers enlisted of the regular
army Officers Reserve Enlisted Mems Reserve Corps
National Guard Reserve recognized by militia bu
Marine Guard Naval Militia Naval Re-
Reserve and National Naval Volunteers
nized by the Navy Department.
When
To-day between 7 m. and p.
Where
In home precinct
Go the place Of home precinct II sick
friend The clerk deput him
card.
REGISTERING
Liability years imprisonment, then enforced registration
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05
Authorities Take
Many Precautions
To Trap Slackers
u. S. and - Officials
Confer on Methods of
Prosecution

Extensive preparations have been
made by agents OF the Department OF
Justice and other Federal authorities
for rounding up men eligible under the
CONSUMPTION act who fail to register
to-day. The authorities expect event
ually to gather in nearly all Of the
slackers.
Two conferences Of officials were
held yesterday TO perfect plans for
handling the recalcitrants. William VI.
Ofley, in charge of the local agents
of the Department Of Justice; Deputy
Police Commissioners Durham and
Lord and District Attorney Martin OF
The Bronx were in conference yester-
day morning TO lay police plants for
the "round-up.'
In the afternoon Assistant United
States Attorneys John c. Knox. Harold
A. Content and Frank VI. Roosa con
ferred with Francis j. Cagey, the new
United States attorney. regarding the
prosecution Of slackers and anti
draft agitators VINO may be arrested
to-day.
Various means will be adopted TO
ferret out those who fail 10 comply
with the law. Agents OF the Depart.
ment of Justice have already compiled
lists Of suspects who, they believe. will
not register.
Voting Lists To BE Used
The first step after the registration Is
completed AZ Q o'clock tonight will be TO
compare these lists with the registra-
ton returns. As soon as discrepancies
develop arrests will be ordered.
When the rounding UP Of those on the
list Of suspects is completed. which
probably will not be for several days,
other means of detection will be adopt
ed. The voting lists Of the last cleo
ton will be compared with the regis
tration records. Comparison also will
be made with lists Of cligiblos which
Secret Service operatives have com
piled during the last few weeks. after
tnking secret ccnsuses Of rooming
houses, tencments and other places in
oongested districts where antl-draft
sentiments have been freely expressed.
when the state census Is taken IT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05
Nine Arrests in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, June Anime arrests
were made here during last night and
early to-day in connection with the dis
tribution of anti-registration litera-
ture. The prisoners, who were appre-
hended by the police, were turned over
IN tho Federal authorities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05
Everything

needed for a good game OF
golf is here in the Sports
Store. Balls. clubs, bags,
shoes. socks, shirts, sweaters.
Pick of the worlds product.
Passed on by Tom McNa-
mara, who says there isn't a
shop in the country with
such a fine, comprehensive
selection.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05
Expects Little Trouble

District headquarters to be sent out
where and when needed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05
How, When and Where to Register

his copy of official egs,ration primer prepared By tn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-12
ALMOST FATAL CRASH
NEAR ANSON VILLAGE

Arson. Me, Nov. lin an automo-
bile accident Saturday night abog,
halfmile above Arson village Viii
liam Howell. superintendent Of con-
struction on the Waterworks system
which is being laid between North An
son and Madison, narrowly escaped
death by drowning. The car which he
was driving turned turtle and was pre-
cipitated into the Kcnnebcc river, the
highway being laid out close to the
river bank.
The front wheel of the car struck A
stone and the vehicle suddenly vtcrcd
toward the river. the steering geaT
failed to work and then the almos,
fatal result followed.
With Mr.. Howell was a Portuguese
laborer. who was thrown from tho car
as il upset, and bta for him Nj How
ell would probably have drowned as Il
was by his efforts that the superin-
tendent was taken from the water.
The car. which was not valuable
one. had not been taken from the river
Sunday night. 1t is thought that Mr..
Howell will eventually recover al
though he seems at present TO he quite
lady injured. The accident occurred
rear the spot where Mr.. and Mrs.
George Rowe and their entire family
were burned to death last summer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-12
SHARKS

William r. Robins OF Madison ha'
sold TO Hollis e. Jacobs OF Mt. Yer
non. the real estate in this town form
erlyl owned by Zuella Sterry.
The next meeting of Starks Grange
will he held on the evening Of the
21st.
The real estate formerly owned ann
occupied by Ellen G. Greenleai n
Starks village. including the persona
property of the deceased. win be SOLD
at public auction next Saturday at u
\. NJ.
The Progressive club will meet win
Mrs. Martha Woodkirk Saturday next
There will be pic supper at the
Town Hall next Friday night to which
everyone is invited. The ladies are urg-
cd to bring pies.
The schools in town have closed for
a vacation.
Merle Moore has returned from Bath
where he has been attending school
owing to i'll health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Fitch have
moved into Ralph SouIe's house.
Miss Marion Greenleaf, who ha'
served Starks as its efficient post mis-
tress for the past eight years, mas
rendered her resignation. Her sue
cessor has not been appointed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-12
SALTS FINE FOR
ACHING KIDNEYS
We eat too much meat which cloos
Kidneys, then the Back hurts,

Most folks forget that the kidneys.
like the bowels. get sluggish and
clogged and need a flushing occasion
ally, else we have backache and dull
misery in the kidney region. severe
headaches, rheumatic twinges, torpid
liver, acid stomach, sleeplessness and
all sorts Of bladder disorders.
You simply must keep your kidneys
active and clean, and the moment YOU
feel an ache or pain in the kidney
region. get about four ounces of Jad
Salts from any good drug store here
take tablespoonful in a glass of water
before breakfast for a few days and
your kidneys will then act fine. This
famous salts is made from the acid of
grapes and lemon juice. combined with
lithia, and is harmless 10 flush cloeged
kidneys and stimulate them to normal
activity. II also neutralizes the acids
in the urine so it no longer irritates,
thus ending bladder disorders.
lad Salts is harmless inexpensive:
makes a delightful effervesceut lithia-
water drink which everybody should
toke now and then to keep their kid
neys clean. thus avoiding serious com
plications.
A well-known local druggist says he
sells lots of Jad Salts to folks who be-
lieve in overcoming kidney trouble
while 1t is only trouble.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-12
MONMOUTH

Fred X. Blake and sons Carleton ana
Horton started Saturday morning on
a hunting trip in the northern part Oh
Maine.
Roger Robinson. formerly Of Mon
mouth Academy, Class 1918. who wen.
west two years ago for the benefit Oh
his health, has enlisted as priNatE
in Co. X, l61st Infantry. L. 5. \. y.
and is at Camp Mills, Long Island
N. Y.
Guy Whittier and James Ridlon have
gone to Brownvilie on hunting UP
Miss Velma Thomas. teacher OF th'
Warren school. gave her pupils
unique and pleasing Halloween party
The evening was pleasantly passfu
with games Of various kinds. The priZf
for peanut hunting was won by Os"e"
Jewell.
Miss Claribel Smith acted as accom-
PIANIST to Mrs. Lottie York al the en-
tertairment given in Winthrop Thurs
day evening.
Principal and Mrs. E. II. Peasley an"
little son were weekend guests OF MI
and Mrs. Frank Waugh at East Mon
mouth.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. F. Foge returned
Friday from the West, where they Weh'
in the snring.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-12

recently granted a pardon by the Cow
ernor and Council after serving several
years IN State prison for arson, has been
in town for several days and has goe
TO Detroit, Mich. where he has accepted
a position with the Ford Motor Co.
The teachers of the third, fourth and
fifth grades at the Pleasant street build
Ing are planning a Thanksgiving enter
tainment to be given by the pupils and
to which the parents of the children VIII
be invited.
The boys IN the manual training de-
partment at the High School building
are working on book shelves for use in
the Pleasant street building and also on
teachers desks for the High School
building, as we'll as foot rests for use
in the rooms where the seats are non
adjustable.
The girls in the domestic science de-
partment have also been doing some
thing practical in the manufacture Of
aprons for the use of the boys in their
work at the benches. The boys paid for
the aprons in sums sufficient to cover the
cost of the materials.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-12
W|NSLoW

Funeral services for the late Albert
Jenkins of this town were held Sunday
at 1880 A. NJ. at the Friends church at
East Nassalboro and were conducted by
Or. Louis T. Jones of Oak Grove Sem
mary. The burial was i'll the Quaker
cemetery. The bearers were John Bailey.
William Alley Howard Bragg and Arthur
Holt.
Mrs. A. W, Weeks of Providence, +. l.,
is d guest at the home of T.. w. Towle.
Mrs. Weeks was called here by the death
of her father. Mr.. Jenkins.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest J. Whitman Sun
day entertained Mr., and Nrs. Herbert
Whitman and granddaughter Vivian
Whiaman. and Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Whit
man of Palmyra.
Private Edward Chenevert from Camp
Bartlett. Westfield. Mass, is at the home
OF his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph
Chenevert, on a four days furlough
Mrs. William II. Booker returned Sat
urday evening from Boston, where she
has been the past week
The Ladies Sewing Circle will meet
Wednesday at the Congregational church
parIors.
Mrs. Frank Fuller and son Earl Of Hal
lowell were Weekend guests at the home
of Mrs. Fullers sister. Mrs. p. e. Mathe-
son
Mrs. Marcia Ellis has been guest OF
Mrs. Sarah Conforth at the home OF
Benz. D. Patterson
A missionary meeting will be held on
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock at the
home Of Mrs. George A. Chamberlain.
George Wolsenlo!re, Coburn stu
dent. delivered an interesting sermon
on why Is Christianity the Hope of
America" Sunday morning at the Con-
sregational church.
Miss Gladys Hersom after a weeks
illness at her home at Oakland will
resume her teaching today at the
Fort school
Miss Jennie Chadwick, principal of
the Sand Hill school, was absent two
DAYS last week on account of illness.
Miss Gertrude Bradstreet, teacher ct
the Grammar school, was out i'll one
DAY.
f, f. Tilton, principal Of the High
school. Friday attended the funeral Of
a relative at Augusta.
s. II. Newell, hearing commotion IN
his chicken coop Saturday found a
hen hawk which attacked Mr.. Newell
1t was killed with a club and measured
A. inches from tip to tip.
Private funeral services for the late
Capt. Albert T. Snurtleff were held
Saturday afternoon at . o'cloci. at the
home or the River road. Rev. Franz
l.. Phalen, paste Of the Unitarian
church of Waterville, offIc.ated. There
were a numbe: Of beautiful floral Of
fer:ngs. Anon them was q pillow
from the former members of Co. H.
The, bed vas taken TO tie Fort Hail.
fax cemetery where q squad OF former
members of Co. II, led by Lieut.. Fred
D. McAIary, met the process n and es-
corted them to the family lot. The
casket was draped with the national
colors. A salute of three volleys was
fred and taps sounded. The bearers
were heutenants who served under
Capt. Shurtlef, Charles D. Sayward,
Hiram O. Roy, Horace Thyng. William
i. Sterling.