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LONDON. Dec. 5.-Presldent
Wilson's message to congress has
the fullest possible prominence In
the morning newspapers but Il
reached London too late for much
considered comment. The Daily
News receives warmly the presi-
dents declaration that peace
should be based on generosity and
justice to the exclusion Of selfish
claims. II adds:
at would be affectation to pre-
tend that this language echoes
the declarations OF the European
spokesmen Of the alliance. II Is
the voice Of a statesman whose
vision conprehends the world,
while theirs comprehends only
half the world.
"if President Wilson could have
said earlier what he said yester-
day, and II in Great Britain.
France and Italy the responsible
leaders had made his language
theirs, Russia might be today driV-
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AMERICANS
KILLED; ELEVEN.
MORE WOUNDED
General Pershing Sends Re-
port of Casualties on Amer
lean Front IN France.

WASHINGTON. Dec. s. - Genera
PershinE today. reported In the war de-
partment the names Of two mcu killed
In France. seven men severely wnuud"'
and four slightly wounded. Tho casual
ties occurred hetwecr November l@ nnH
II. General Pershings messaR" CAV"
no details. but the men are believed I,
have been with units Occupying from;
line trenches in France.
Killed.
Corporal Virgil q. Winchrcnner. in
tantry. Novcmbcr II. Father Andrew i
Wlnehrenner. Marion. Indiana
Private Peter wojtsucwicz infantry
November Is. Emergency address. Mrs
Sallio WojtalowlCz. 1870 18th Place. chi
caEo.
Severely wounded.
Private John H. Eiole infantry. No
vomher II. Father Nicholas Ni"l". Reg
Sin Cnlab-ni. Italy.
Sergeant Harvey l.. nahurr". in:nn'
try. November -. Father :. r. r. Ta.
s,rrnn. JnmesvilIr. virsinia:
Private Darwin =. nrarIe. infantry
Envrlnbsr IT. Fathor J. ". kraglr, -.
lanes Mo.
Private R"ujamn II. Love. inrantr=
November l.. Mother Mrs. Ellen All"n
Irau,lenbcrE Kentucky.
Private. Paul crIh'rc" infantry. ""
rrlhc,. q. Mother. Mrs. MARY Cra":r"".
PORT Sm"mlh. ohio.
p,tyai" ArH!r"w : H"nSlrv. 'iniartr:
%"r,u2i": -. Father. john ll"nSi"!
Rasi,h, ~. .ArF.
>":r.I."r q M"'trr mrs. Maud" Eitri"y
-.
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WASHINGTON. Dec. 5.-Imme-
. diate action to effect national un'-
fication of the railroads, either oy
government operation or by sus.
pension for the war Of antitrust
and anti.pooling laws, a federal
loan and regulation OF security Is
sues to permit more effective VOL
untary cooperation. was recon-
r1ended today by the Interstate
Commerce commission in a specI-
flc report to congress.
Neither plan was specifically en-
dorsed. but an implication that the
majority believed the railroads
might successfully work out their
own unification, prompted Com
missioner McChord to submit
separate report emphaticaiiy ure-
ing government control and say
ing. "the strong arm Of government
authority is essential if the trans
portation situation is to be radical
ly improved" Any voluntary
pooling plan would fail to meet
war exioeneies. he declared. be-
cause Of the unavoidabl influence
of selfishness among the roads.
There was no disagreement as
to the proposition that competi-
zion among railroads must be d.
minished. il not altogether elimi-
mated. to prevent a serious break
down Of transportation facilities,
under the wars strain
Rate lrcrease Inadequate.
The railroads own proposed So
luton for the difficulties - an In
crease ir rates in order to attract
capital - was characterized as
entirely inadequate by the CON-
mission. Even with more funds.
the report said. the shortage OF
equipment could not be remed!ed
materially because Of the inability
of industries to manufacture It.
Doubt also was expressed whether
sufficient capital would be attract
ed in view of the flctation Of such
enormous quantities Of govern
roent war securities.
These considerations led the
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Used Sau1e Co{fins.

Captain Modal. as many Will know,
was afterwards awarded the Order Of
ST John for his spendid work.
Like every other man in this camp, /,
never expected 10 Sc" Ireland again. Tho
conditions during The tynhus epidemic
ms 1T waS quite common thing 10
ind dead men lying in bed.
As soon az one man died he was taken
20 the murtuaTy. and when his bed was
vacant Il was Immediately taken by an
other mann who worry often also fell a
victim to the epidemic.
The Germans used 10 bring the cof-
fins 10 the harbcd wire. and our order
lies brought them 70 the mortuary.
whore the poor fellows were put In. Oft
en- two or three bodies going In ono
box. Then VIC had to dig q grave. and
these men who had died because OF
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WAR DECLARATION ON AUSTRIA
WILL CO THROUGH THIS WEEK
DRAFT APPROVED BY
THE ADMINISTRATION
Convincing Reasons Given for
Not Acting Against .lur-
key and Bulgaria.

| WASHINGTON. Dec. b.-ConEress
cleared the way today for prompt re-
! spunse ~ President Wilson's call FOR
: declaration Of war with Austrin-Hu
! gary
! \ ;nin, resolution approved by the
president and tho state department de-
, claring existence of state or war De-
, tween the United States and the lmper-
! ial and royal AuStro-Hungarinn govern
, ment from today at noon WAS tntroouc-
, ed In the house and unanimously ap-
I proved by the house foreign affairs com
! r:ttvc It will hc reported tomorrow
+! for beginning Of house debate on fri-
: .,Sv. With final action. in the senate late
this week or carly next week prooapie.
Conforming 10 tho presidents rcconr-
,nen,Iniinns tn. IcsolutioA which auth
nr;z.s and directs employment of the
natIon's armed forces against Austria
ard pledges IN: rountry'S resources TO
victory, applirS I" Austria-Hungary
alone. C:crrnary's other allies. Turkey
and Rulgaria nr. not nl"rl rltton"d.
As rerfectcd by the house committee
and ordered reported without disscn-
ting vote. the resolution reads As foi-
lows:
"whereas, the Imperial and Roy
nj Austrt-Hungartan government
ha. seyere,l diplomatic relations
with tho government of tho Un1teo
sta@sY of America, and has commit
, ted acts Of e'ar against the govern
meut and tn" people Of the United
states Of Ar'srica, aInoaS which ar'
tts adherence to the policy Of ruth
less submarine warfare adopted By
its ally, the Imperial German gov
errment with which the United
states Of Am erica Is a. war, and by
giving to It's ally active support and
aid on both land and sea IN tho
prosecution II war against the
government and people Of the Unit
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10000 MEN At.
CAMP LEE PASS !
IN BIC REVIEW
Before Secretary Of War
Baker and Major Cen
eral Biddle.

CAMP LEE. Petersburg. Va. Dec. s.
Thirty thousand men Ot the national
army from West Virginia western
Pennsylvania and Virginia. in training
here. today passed in review before
Secretary OF War Newton d. Baker. and
Major General Bidjle, acting chief OF
staff Of the United States army. II
was the first general review held since
the selected men were n1obilfzad herr
and it furnished a splendid opportunity
for the mon to display the training
which they have acquired in tho few
months they have been here. ~
Secretary Baker and Major General
Biddlc arrived here cHrly today. Tho.
review wns held this afternoon. For
two hours the thousands uf soldiers. in
platoon formation. marched by the re-
viewing stand, led by their reEimentll
bands An international touch was add
ed TO tho scene by the presence in thu
reviewing stand OF Major J. X. Dun
lon. the ranking officer of the British
officers here tc train the national army
men, and Captain Jerome L. F. Tounjan.
who heads the French instruction corps
here. -.
Tho selected men from western Penn
sylvania headed the column that came
over the top Of a hill above the parade
grounds. and In a stead: procession
poured down the slope onto parade
ground and passed the reviewing stand I
Il required an hour for the men from'
tho keystone state to pass in review.
Tho Pennsylvanians were followed by
the VirGinians and then the men from
West. Virginia. The West Virginia
troops were commanded by Brisadler
General C. G.. Heiner.
Both tho coutinGents fro-S western
Pennsylvania and West Virginia drew
forth Complimentary remarks from tho
secretary and General BIddle- It WA
nearly dusk before the oolored troops.
which brought up the rear passed over
tho parade ground
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Viii" for tic moment th"r" arn Nc
infantry operations Of great mnnEnit;:!e
in progress "n any OF ~" numerous bat
~" fronts. Indications ar" not waniing
that shortly ~" '-cIrhrai sector IA
Franc and the nnri horn linz in tic
ItalMu theatre Will again witness tiiHn:''
StruEEl,S. with III" ';"rmmnS and ;h''
Austro-liunGarIans III" ngEr"ss"rS.
Already the Germans in tn" tanhrai
region have brought "r fresh rHInf,r""-
mcnta with tho "hjc"i nj hiottIng "ut thr
Sal!rn, driv"H int" their line h. Genera!
NyrE's intrepid dash. Il small portion "i
which they hay" r"rnnTu"rad. huf ~ a
:"arfu! price.
In Italy. along 'hm Set" Cnmuni AMI
thu A>ii,gn ra'rHu. enemy yCns nf nil
caiihrrs hav" opened Hrc "n Ia" ItRlinn
positions. and several hil' positions have
been captured IN snnll attacks. Both
h"fnrc ''anbrai and IL III" Italian region
III" allied armies ar" nwni'inC with COM
pInrcur; III" cn"nyS :. assaults.
Whit. u~ar Cnnhrui il Is cnncrded TINT
the Rrtl>h will IL" f,rr'd hy reason Of
tho dnnSr-ouS SS!iaul held ~ tho enemy
in their line ~ H"n."UhHt StrninShi"n
out their front. "piinIiSin is expressed
,h:I; rn Il" whul" ,;"nrral Hynrs forcrS
will lA ahl" :" Civ" II gunG account ing
for any attacks IN" """mY EiRv lhunrh.
likrwisc IN" iu"nnr" Of a dash hv tn"
AuS;rn .(i>rinanS down through III" hills
rnd "ui upon ~" plains "f N"n"tiu has
hcon provided for. 20 far ms ;hc REIN
forCem"nt ~ tho ltalianS by III" British
and French troops and the bringing ny
- fresh gun. - ccncrrued II Field
Marshal Won IlnctL"ndnrf. comma ndrr 81
tho enemy trnGrs. should IN able
10 breach the line and gain his oh
i"C;Ivc. it will h- "nly after onn ~ rhr
most sancuinary encounters "f til" Har.
IN M-snUn;arnin tho British and Eus-
sian troops have CARRIED ont u success
fu! operation against the Turks. hut
Just Whrr" has not been stated. This
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Would Abrogate Anti Trust
Law and Unity Railroads
LONDON NEWS PRAISES WILSON MESSAGE

Ing the enemies from her borders.
It may be too late to convince
Russia OF the Identity Of the aim
of herself and the allied demoe-
racies, but It must not be too late
for those democracles to learn
from their greatest representa-
tive how democracies should COM
port themselves In war and how
they should attain peace.
"ln the light Of President VIII
sons speech a statement that will
mean the wiplng of the slate Of
much that should never have been
written on II Is imperative. There
is no kindshIp between tho spirit
Of yesterdays speech and the spirit
Of Knockout blows or economic
warfare or atter-the-War boycotts."
Tho Times says there are no
half tones in tho presidents ad.
dress. adding: There are no
ambiguous phrases on which MIL
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FRANK ADMISSION Of GERMAN
GAINS MADE BY THE BRITISH

failed completely. but on his leS: the
enemy succeeded in breaking through a
part Of our front. He attacked not only
our new front bur on Il part ot tina line
aS il existed before, 90 tho south. He
succeeded in eff-cting surprise and
broke through to Il depth "f nearly 6.0hO
;nrdS--cie;,r through ou5 gun positions.
But ~ had ample reserves available
and promptly drove him back two thirds
Of the distances covered.
one cauu"t say the Germans have
:u, made substantial gains as a result
uI this effort when you are in a mar
row s/;cnt "vcn a small inruad on ones
:!aukS increases greatly the difficulty
nt holding th.- salient and supplying tho
meu in it, The supply Ia the men on
rrrtnin portions OF our front has now
!.rcome 4 matter OF considerable diff.
Guilty"
After alludiuE Ia the readjustment Of
tia line that might he necessary 20 soma
Confined On Page T>weIVa.)
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lO<pDN r"c. 5.-Rri;;Sh .ro"HS. act
.nx IN conjunction "t;h an ctNciene
:nrcc A.: NusS;a:!S have carried out
-~;,,c.&Stul oI..ra:i"i: ~ ""s"rpto'nia'
Major Genera! +. T. 3Iaur!c-. chief di-
rector ot uii;;a-y operations AZ III. " ar
fife. anununc.d i''-'laH.
Su.aking ut ;n.' 'i~rulH'' attacks on
nc. Br..lst. S;,!i.i.; IN ;h' Ca''a5:"i area
General Maur!'" sad
The "u",uy has :" i certain tXt"hs
rnt Us int" an ;,wkward position. ana
SONS, :,diu~su;":st nf our lin" may br
NECESSARY Va TiIr have {" r'ak" slight
withdrawals On th., '."T;h tn" salient
..-rh.r. Isl i;tl. doubt" crntiltU"d 'i"n-
..-ai Maurice that IN" A;$. German
a,,arHs III III. C.inhr:ti S"'';"r ha"" h""n
,,Iannrd and supeciNi"nd>d hy General
Won I.ud,nc,nrtc himself. Won t,udsn-
dnrtf'S plan vas il Thoroughly good one.
rs most OF the GERMAN plans ar. l.
WAS an attack on h",h tlankS "r our
salient. followed by a. attack IN t"Era
on the cnu;Cr.
His a,:ac.:s on our north anc csn;r"
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Th.. journey from the battlefield 70
Wit'"nh~cS Camp was sufficient to open
my eyes. oar lads We're bayonetted and
buttrd hy the guards. shamefully treat
si by Il :;aHg, az Red Cross nurses. ana
stpncd by trc German civilian ponula-
. ton. Tho camp we FIRST regarded as q
haven "c refuge. TWO hours later wc
wrre diS!iluSlunrd
TN ARRIVAL II; ihc camp We found Il
nGrnhrr II II. l.. |. men there. and they
Of "nc" told us tina; the foe" was TOR
r!hl" "ni absolutely rotten. We hhd
b""n IN camp hbnU, TWO hours when
SOUP was handed around. and though we
were on n" TerS" OF starTnttunr we
could no, rft.H I'll" stuff. which was
nlnd. from cabbage boiled in vinegar
and we gay" u ia tho russians.
Soup: the Sinking Stuff.
W" S"' uI." l"af "G bread AT o'clock
III the mur"!ng. which had to b" divided
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case. Men who w.re free from It were
mixed with those who were dying. and
in he majority Of cases they also con-
trRctpd thc 1yphus. I myself csca ped
hu; 1t WAS only through luck.
Those who were able ~ work ware
called upon 10 carry the patients down
TO tho hospital. I myself helped T."
carry twenty or thirty suffering men.
thn majority Of whom never got better.
w. had some British doctors. who came
To us towards tho end of March. and
four Of these gallant Britishcrs in at
trrd,nG 10 The sufferers. caught the
disease themselves md dieo. Tho re-
mHIninE w" doctors, Captain Pricstley
and Captain Modal. were then left to
carry on the work right truly did they
prove themselves 10 be true Christian
mon. II WIS entirely due to them that
the terrible disease was stamped out
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GERN|ANSPLAN
OFFENS|VE5 IN
ITALY AND WEST
Allies Await the Onset Of Des-
perate Teutons With
Great Confidence.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY
IN FRANCE, De< G.-(By Tho
Associated Press)-Tho Germans
today were still inactive along
tho new battle front. Fighting
was In progress around forti-
ned farm north Of Havtncc1r:
after nn enelnv attack In tho
morning but TO other offensive
developed asatns: the British
limo mp TO nonn.
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Irish Soldier Writes of the Bby Germans Treatment of Prisoners

criminal neglect. were buried just out
side tho cook-house.
Altogether. believe. between 1909
lnd l.SN0 men died OF typhus and spotted
fever in our camp. Il was nothing TO
be called upon to bury twenty or thirty
bodies in ono day.
There !s no doubt that the disease
was entirely due TO the filthy condi-
tions OF our bodies: state which could
not be avoided. We had no soap, nor
change Of clothes. We tried our bAst
to keep ourselves clean. but II wAs al
most an impossible task when our &C.
cessorics were cold water and sand
clay. s-S$
We never had change nj shirts for
nine months. many had no shirts to
their backs Al all. whilst others were
without boots. In addition 10 this. We
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BY
RrIEBIAN ROBERT DUBOIS

Riflamaa Robert Dubois, Royal
utsh Rifles, was made 4 German
prisoner in the carly days Of the
war. He had experience for two
yoars and seven months OF enemy
prison camps. and has written q
thrilling story OF what happened
during that time. leading mp to
his escape and safe return to 1rs-
land.
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Rumania Will Not 4
Seek An ArmiStiCe
With the AuStrianS

LONDON. Dec. 5.--Quoting an Aus
trian official statement concerning q
Rumanian proposal for the negotiation
Of an armistice. q British official an
nuunccmnnt tonight says:
There is no truth whatever Ia this
shameful statement"
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y PACIFIC PORT. Dec. "a mes
sage from KinE Ferdinand Of Rumanin
declaring his country would never make
4 separate Peace IL being carried 10
President Wilson by members Of the
American Red Cross mission to Ruma-
mia. which landed at Il Pacific port yes
tcrday. according to q statement here
tonight by Lieutenant Frank. Conner.
interpreter for the mission.
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WASHINGTON. D. c., Disc 5.-Tore--
cast:
West Virgtnia-7enerally fair Thurs
day and Friday.
Westsrn Pennsylvania and. Ohio
aonerally fnir Thu1day and probably
Friday.
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DRASTIC MOVES
RECOMMENDED
BY COMMISSION
u. S. OPERATION EVEN
SUGGESTED AS REMEDY
War Conditions Of Traffic
Demand Elimination of
Competition.

WASHINGTON, Doc. "a
joint resolution to have tho gov
eminent temporarily take ovsr
and operate all railroads and
mines with view to remsdJtnS
transportation and pr1ee prob
lerns, was introduced today BY
Representative SABBATH Of Illinois
It proposes that II tho temporary
control should demonstrate bet
ter conditions tho arrangement
should be mnde permanent aud
a commission created to NJ upon
reasonable. compensation.
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BERLIN. via London. Dec. 5.-The
negotiations between the Germans and
Russians for an Armistice are extend
ing to the RumanIan troops, the war
office Announces
Euofticial dispatches from Berlin on
Monday carried rumor current there
TINT III" RunIanIam government had
sounded Berlin and Vienna regarding
conditions for an armlstice and peace
pourparlcrs. There has been no contlr-
maj ion ut this from uon-German
sources. Euman!A's troops on their
battle line huv" been dependent upon
Russian support Of their flank TO tho
north and L cessation of. hoStilitieS by
Nussia would leave them exposed TO q
separate attack, with almost Bile
cnrelop opm"nt and destruction. isolated
as RumaniH iS ironl nor western allies.)
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Slight Increase IN 'ba.
Large Ships Torpedoed

LONDON. Dec 5.-Sixtrsn British
merchantmen Of moro than 1.600 tons
were sunk by mines OF submarines In
the past week according to the admir-
atty statement tonight. One vessel un-
der 16on tons and four fishing vessels
also were sunk.
THE losses 10 British shipping by
m!ne or submarine the previous weak
comprised merchantmen OF 1.6Q0 tons or
over and seven or Less than thA: tom
nagc.)
ROME. Dec 6.--Insscs nf italian
shipping from submarine activity during
the neew ended December =. were ona
steamer Of more than 1900 cons, ona
under that tonnage and three small sall.
ing vessels. it was officially announced
today.
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KILLED
IN BLOWING Up
Of ACID PLAN 7
MAY BE THE WORK
Of GERMAN AGENTS
Heroic Work of Fellow-Work
men IN Rescuing the In
iured From Debris.

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 5.-Ei9ht
men were killed. two arc missing.
and more than twenty-five were
injured. many Of them eerlousIy,
ato today by an explosion that
wrecked the at. N. T." plant OF
the Aetna Chemical company at
Heidelberg, suburb. The expIo-
sion did damage estimated at
S250.oO0 to the plant and shattered
windows in ia ctories and homes
for radius Of nearly two miles
All OF the dead and Injured are
employees OF tho company.
The cause Of the explosion had
not been determined. It oc.
CURED In the drying department
In one Of the eight $4,000 gallon
tanks In which trInitrotoIouI,
powerful explosive, was being
boiled.
Many Of those injured owe their
lives to prompt medical aid which
was summoned by Grace Lyons,
telephone operator, who stayed
at her switchboard in the roar Of
the wrecked plant and telephoned
hospitals and physlcIans.
The bodies Of five Of the work
men killed have been Identified.
THE DEAD.
ToNEY TIPPRoNE. aged %,
Of Heidelberg.
ELLIS LEE, aged 80, foreman,
Carnegie.
.. E. MENTE. aged IS, Car
negie.
STEVE PETER. aged 36, HeIdeI-
berg.
J. 3. KALE. residence un-
krown.
CHESTER MONTAGUE. aged
%, Of Carnegie. Pa.
THREE UNiDEN r lie D
WHITE MEN.
SERIOUSLY INJURED.
WILLIAM AVANT, aged 10,
Carnegie. body cruehed.
EDWARD SAUNDERS, aged IS.
Glendale. internally Injured.
MONAHAN. aged rs.
burned about head and body.
Tho Nrs, EXPLOSION occurred at 81.
o'clock. Iust few minutes afier Fau
Hin. the superintendent 0f tn" drytnI
department had mad" an inspection
There were fifteen men working n'a
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One hour IN m" hands ~ IN" Hun"
vas >uEi!ci"Tt ;" PROV, :" IN" tina; what
I had head "E German brutality Was
Ssrfcctly :ru".
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TEE WEATHER.

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-30
7.l7S MEN ACCEPTED
 OF QUOTA OF STATE
More Than Two.Thirds of Men Re. anired From Arkansas For National Army Already Are Certified.

Little, Rock, Aug. 29.-Reports from exemption boards of 67 counties received Wednesday at the office Of Lloyd England, adjutant general Of the state, show that 4.754 whites and 2.424 negroes have been accepted for service in the army. The states quota is 10,226.
 In Pulaski county ITS whites have been reported as accepted and 120 negroes One report received from the Argenta board shows 149 whites and 8 negroes. Lincoln and Lee counties report the largest percentage of negroes accepted. In Lincoln county 9 whites and 155 negroes have been accepted and in Lee county Al whites and 251 negroes.
 The adjutant generals office has asked that all boards report immed- lately by wire the result of their ex- aminations 90 that the office force can list the numbers accepted in the various counties more promptly than would be possible if the reports came by mail.