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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-16
TROOP C, D. C. CAVALRY,
TO BE INSPECTED TONIGHT
Regular Army Officer to Pass on Men
for Acceptance by War
Department.

Troop c. District Cavalry. Capt. Lang
don Moore commanding. is to be mus
tered tonight at the l. street armory for
inspection by regular army officer for
acceptance by the War Department
This is a new organization, and has to be
inspected before it is finally accepted by
the War Department The troop now has
seventy men. but expects to have it's war
strength before it goes into camp on the
Patterson tract July 25
Troop d. the fourth troop of District
cavalry, and which, when mustered in
Will complete the squadron. is to be taken
into the service as a unit Friday night, it
was announced at the cavalry recruiting
station today. Lieut.. l.. l.. Krentzlin is
to command this unit.
The cavalrymen of the District opened
a branch recruiting station In the lobby
Of Loew's Columbia Theater today.
The following enlisted today: Edward
V. Heiskell. Raymond NJ. Peak, Henry
W. Reilly. William L. Barkman and Rob-
ert G. Noble.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-16
TWO WEDDINGS AT ROCKVILLE,
Three More Boys Respond to Call tt
the Colors.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. July 16-Two out
Of the county couples were married in
Rockville Saturday afternoon. They
were Miss Alice Frazier eighteen, and
Walter Luber. twenty-one, both of
Washington. and Miss Mary Pearl Ar
mold. nineteen. of Berwyn Md. and
Raymond Walter King. twenty-one, Of
Washington. the officiating ministers
being Rev. A. T. Howard. pastor of the
Baptist Church, and Rev. j. W. Duffey,
pastor of the Methodist Church, re-
spectively.
Three more Rockville boys have re-
sponded to the call to colors, bringing
the total for the town up to sometime
like fifteen. Vinson Peter, son of Judge
Edward c. Peter, and Robert Peter,
son of Robert b. Peter. have enlisted in
the naval reserves. and George Peter,
another son Of Judge Peter has made
application for enlistment in the same
branch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-16
BEGIN TO LAY OUT CAMP FOR
MEN WHO ANSWER CALL JULY, rs

Brig. Gen. William f. Harvey, COM
handing the District of Columbia militia,
will have his headquarters on the Patter-
son tract.
All plans are being laid to get the
troops into the field in as few hours after
they answer the call as possible There
will not be the two or three days delay
getting into the field that prevailed when
the men were called out at the time of
the Mexican disturbance last year.
When the troops arrive all the cooks
will have to do will be TO light match
to the fires and Immediately begin pre-
parlng the monday meal. SO complete
are the arrangements being made by the
brigade staff. The troops will be in this
camp for about two weeks. when the ma
]ority OF them will leave for Admission,
Ala. Tor the division training camp. The
Two companies of coast artillery, however,
Will proceed to Fort Washington, Md
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-16
Yankees and Browns
Trade Magee and Marsans

CLEVELAND, Ohio. July l8.-
Col. Rupert. president of the
Yankees, received word from Han
JOHNSON lust night that the trade
Of Lee MaEee for Armando
Marsans had been completed.
This deal had been under con-
alteration since the Yankees were
in ST. Louis. The Yankees agreed
to Pay the difference in the
salaries of the two players. which
II $4,333. MaKee left for st.
Louis last night, and Marsans
Will report to the Yankees today.
Magee WAS purchascd by the
Yankees from the Federal League
mt the time that organization
went out of business, mt n cost
Of &22.5OO. He was supposed to
be one of the two best players
I'm that league. This is his second
season with the Yankees, and he
lad been u great disappointment.
His batting average this year In
just sliEhtly over ZOO. Marsans
is batting around go, but his
speed on the bases and ability to
throw are expected to improve
the Yankee Outneid.
MaEee made his major league
debut at ST. Louis with the Cardi-
malls, and for three years was q
popular idol Of the fans. The
change may enable him to again
get into their good graces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-16
EIGHT FORT MyER men
TO BECOME AWATORS
Are Ordered to Leave Saturday for
Aviation School at
Princeton, N. ].

Eight more candidates to be officers OF
the great United States air fleet are to be
detailed from the training camp for re-
serve officers at Fort Myer. to leave next
Saturday for the aviation ground school
at Princeton, N. j., according to orders
received today from Adjt. Gen. Stimson
of the Eastern Department to Capt. Con
rad S. Babcock. the adjutant at the Fort
Myer camp.
Today the three batteries of field artil-
lery began the full drills mounted and
hitched to the gun carriages. going
except the actual discharge Of the shell!
With the batteries thus employed. with
the infantry hard at work skrmishing
and deployed for mimic battle, and with
the dis,nounted cavalry plunging bravely
into trenches several feet deep with water
and mud. the camp took on an aspect OF
real war today
This week physical examinations are
being given to those about whom there is
doubt in the minds of the company in
structors. and a general intensified tram
ing system is in force. Reports are going
daily to the headquarters office regarding
the fitness for commissions of the indi-
yidual candidates.
1t was learned today that number
of the more promising candidates will
be advised to continue in the camp
during the next training course, to re-
peat their work so as to be in the best
possible shape to take early command
of forces and to be fitted as instruct
ors for the great national army in the
environments. Some of those who have
won their commissions in this camp
will be retained as assistant instruct
ors in the next camp.
1t is expected that the troop of cav
airy, which is dismounted. will not be
sent to France, but will be called into
service either along the Mexican bor-
der. in Hawaii. the Philippines or along
the Panama canal, thus relieving hard
ened and better trained regulars who
would be more serviceable on the bat
tie front in France.
The Fort Myer cavalry had their first
jumping practice at the drill Saturday
afternoon. and Capt. Sidney Haight
was much pleased with the way in
which the members of his command
went at the hurdles and other barriers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-16
POST OFFICE FUND
FOR RED CROSS BIG
Employees of Service Open
Their Purses Wide for
War Relief.
TOTAL NOW is $55,994.31

Postal employees throughout the coun-
tributing money for Red Cross work, ac-
cording to incomplete reports received
from postmasters by Postmaster General
Burleson. Returns so far received show
that they have raised $55,994.31 in cash.
and it Is believed that when complete
data have been received this amount will
be greatly exceeded.
Employees of the Post Office Depart
ment in Washington contributed ST.
1875 within few days of the begin
ming of the campaign, and the PoStmas-
ter General inaugurated campaign
among postmasters and postal employees
throughout the country during the re-
cent Red Cross week which has pro-
duced. he says. most satisfactory re-
suits"
Chicago reports receipts of s6.532; New
York, So, 29u.14: st. Louis, S3,015.50, and
Philadelphia. s3.001.3S.
The postmaster at Philadelphia states
that the general public, through the ac-
tive interest of the Philadelphia post Of
flee proper and it's forty-three stations.
has contributed s1S,70S.S7. The postmas-
ter at Syracuse. n. V, reports 17a en-
ployes as having contributed S2,4G0,
which is regarded as large considering
the number of employees. A large num-
Der of offices reported substantial con-
tributionS. Some returns have been
made through the postma sterS to the
national headquarters of the Red Cross
at Washngt ton. and others through local
chapters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-16
TO BE MUSTERED WEDNESDAY.
Second Company of Coast Artillery
Scheduled for RECOGNITION.

The Cd Company of Coast Artillery.
now being formed. is scheduled to be
mustered for federal recognition at the
LIST street National Guard armory
Wednesday night. it was announced to-
day.
Both the 1st and I'd companies spent
yesterday at Fort Washington. Md,
where the units were put through va
rious maneuvers by the candidates for
commissions in the District artillery.
The recruiting campaign of these
units will be continued this week The
men will go to the National Guard rifle
range, at Congress Heights, d. c.,
Thursday, to remain until July "a. The
following day they are scheduled to be
taken into the United States service
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-16
Educators End Meeting.

PORTLAND. Ore. July !G--Whec II o
board or directors of the National Ed
ucaton Association Ter Saturday and dis
posed of several business matters
which had remained unfinished they
Drought to close the fifty fifth annual
session of the association
me executive committee voted to To-
cate permanent headquarters Of the as
ISOLATION at WASHINGTON, j.. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-16
RECENT ENLISTMENTS.

Navy.
William G. Raeburn, 902 Spring road
northwest.
James J. wilmot. 1859 21st street
northwest.
Eugene Adams strickland, 31S C
street northwest.
William T. G. Mills, 316 Oakdale street
northwest.
Luther r. Revell, 18th and Bryant
streets northeast
Norman F.. Hamilton. 118 Pearl street.
Portland, Me.
Naval Reserve.
D. NJ. Morton, 803 West Hill street.
Knoxville, Tenn.
Warren ]. Mack. Masontown. Pa.
John p. kephart. Connelsville. Pa.
Rockwell Dull, Connelsville, Pa.
G. e. Glare. jr.. Upiontown, Pa.
H. L. Shaker. Oxtail, Md.
Marine Corps.
H. S. Hamilton. 1902 L street north
west.
J. A. Mcshane, 1906 Chicago street.
Omaha. Neb.
George Donovan, 1911 @ street north
west.
Field Hospital.
G. E. Hough, Pittsburgh. Pa.
District Cavalry.
Edward V. Heiskell. Raymond NJ.
Peak and William E. Baikman of
Washington.
Robert G. Noble, Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-16
Examined for Police Force

Twenty-Five applicants for positions
on the police force this afternoon were
given a physical examination by the
poard OF police surgeons at the quarters
of No. 3 truck company. Ohio avenue
ana 18th street. There are fifty va
cancies in the department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-16

France at an early date they will not
take their guns with them, but be
equipped with French artillery on their
arrival there. Presumably their first
war work will be with the famous
French "seventy-fives."
Guards for Munition Plants.
1t will be necessary to retain
guardsmen for the protection of certain
big munition works and other proper
ty vital to the conduct of the war. The
department commanders will hold such
troops as they deem advisable for this
purpose.
The next step will be the ordering of
divisions to the camp sites in the south
already selected for them. A full sup
ply of tentage is available, depart
ment reports show, and the divisions
will entrain as rapidly as the COM
manders of the department from which
they come and of that in which their
camp is located agree as to the date
when the site will be ready.
Departure of the guardsmen for
France. it was indicated today. will be
governed by the shipping problem.
War Department officials regard many
divisions of the state troops as ready
now. practically, for the intensive
training behind the fighting lines in
France which will prepare them for
their place in the trenches. There is no
reason why some elements could not go
forward at once, except lack of trans
Their preliminary training and equip
ment is well enough advanced to hit
them for the final stages of their in
struction before they face the Ger
mans across no-man's-land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-16
$7.s5 to $685. Crex, Deltox & Lenox Rugs, SIS!
SITS to $3.50 Crex Rugs,
Sl.7O

Crex Rugs in sizes from 4 by IT.
to Az by 9 IT.. AZ by 6 to AZ by Z
#. and 6 by #. to by TT: ex-
cellent for small rooms in apart
ments. halls and porches. Good
range of colors.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-20
Draft Rulings

The following very important ruling
regarding appeals to the President in
the matter Of the draft has been re-
ceived by Governor Milliken from Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder:
l. Appeals to the President
A. Only statements or evidence
submitted to District Boards to be
considered on appeal Communica-
tons from other sources concerning
pending cases to be declined and dis
cussion concerning them forbidden.
2. No appeal to the President ex-
ccpt in claims of discharge based on
engagement in agriculture or industry
Administrative authority in Washing
ton forbidden to address itself to par
ticular cases within the jurisdiction Of
Local Boards.
An individual who believes that a.
Local or District Board has erroneous
ly interpreted the law may call the
attention of the Governor Of his state
to the case. Where it is clear that the
decision of the board is in error the
Governor may inform the board of the
law and request it to reopen the case.
BY these means 1t is thought that a
substantially uniform execution Of the
law can be had throughout the United
states and that the few cases of indi-
vidual hardship resulting from un-uni
fern or unlawful decision of the .yari
Gus Boards may be corrected. Further
than this 1t IS enthusiastically i'm
practicable to go.
IT any Of the million of individual
cases within the original Jurisdiction Of
Local Boards are to be considered in
Washington then all ought to be open
to consideration here This is mani
testify impossible. Therefore admins
trat1ve authority here cannot and will
rot address itself to particular cases
within the jurisdiction of Local Boards
The President, therefore, has directed
the war Department to decline to dis
cuss cases pending before Local or
District Boards or to entertain anv
communication, suggestions, Of state
ments concerning them
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-20
MAINE CENTRAL
FREIGHT CHARGES
months a 20

The Maine Central Railroad Co. has
filed a new schedule Of its freight
rates as follows:
Glass ra tes from NJ. c. R. r. to Ban
COR & Aroostook Rairoad-Rates are
increased Is per cent. over rates pre-.
viously in effect.
Portland to Searsport. Kidders and
stockton: rate. s1.75 per gross ton.
Class rates from NJ. c. r. r. to
Canadian Pacific Railroad: Glass rates
are increased Is per cent over rates
previously in effect.
Glass rates applying between Port
land, Rockland, Auburn. etc. and sta
tons on the Sandy River E. Rangely
Lakes Railroad; rates in this supple
nnent are Is per cent in advance OF
rates previously in effect.
Charges for refrigerator cars: Re-
frigeration service leaving portland
en- Friday for stations, South Wind
ham to Bartlett. n. H. and Fabyans
y. H., will be maintained until Sept
so, 1917: charge for such service will be
made at 10 cents per 100 pounds in adj
lition to regular rates for transporta-
ton.
Glass rates applying to NJ. c. r. r.
and Bridgton & Saco River Railroad:
class rates are increased Is per cent.
over rates previously in effect.
Glass rates applying from NJ. G. r.
r. to B. & NJ. r. r. stations: class
rates are increased Is per cent. over
rates previously In effect.
Coal bituminous, carloads: From
Portland and Deering Junction to sta
lions on the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way and the Aroostook Valley Rail
road rates are increased FIVE cents
per ton over previous rates.
Tce.carloads: From Yarmouth juno
tion to Portland; rate. three cents ner
100 pounds.
Printing paper. carloads: From
Rumford to Augusta; rate. 10 cents
per 100 pounds.
Grain and grain products. carloads:
rate from Waterville to Auburn and
Lewiston. four cents per 100 pounds;
the former rate TO Lewiston Lower
Station was three cents per 100
pounds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-20
HOW THEY VOTED
in ONE MUNICIPALITY

| The fact that not every man who
accepts a public Office looks upon it in
the nature of a public trust is strik-
| lrgly demonstrated by the following
letter recently received at the Maine
department Of State. In sending out
instructions relative to the conducting
or Staae elections, Secretary of State
Frank w. Ball endeavors to cover ev-
cry contingency which may arise.
That all Of his directions are not i'm
! 1licit]y followed is not to he wondered
at but tho failure on the part of the
election officers of many of the muni-
cipalities to understand some of the
simplest of these instructions is to say
the least, disconcerting
This letter received from an m
country voting precinct is given as
but sample of many similar ones:
Sept Is, 1917.
Hon. Secretary Of State,
Augusta, Maine.
Dear Sir
I think ct migth interest you howe
the election on the 10 of Sept 1917 was
conducted in the town of ;. :.
Main
The town warat called for opning the
town Hall at 5 o'clock en- the morning
I wenth with my nearest nebor :. :.
to the town hall to vote, and
arrived Their Is minuts past nine (e)
The town offisers hade acemhled and
fewe voters hade arrived. buth Mr..
e.. town clerk hade mort ar
ived with the ballots
Wi waited a shorte time and Mr.
). :. Y. !. ]. wonted to kast his vote,
buth he Guild not and SO hi wneth
bake home
The town offisers informs os that Mr.
state election
I medi severaIs remark and finely a
town offisers informed that ct was a
state election
I medi severals remark and finely a
a town offisers informed that Mr. NJ.
had gone to Caribou and that the were
going to send some to find hime. Mr..
:. :. :. :. the town clerk arrived in
the town Hall abouth Is minuts past
eleven I'D and trode the boxes on a
table containing the ballots and 80
minuts past eleven GD some one hol-
ored ".... !. ;. :. :. :. il you wanth
to vote com on"
The warrant was not read the ballot
clerks were not sworn in. and I don't
bleve that we had a laful election
1t is oftin practised in the Town Of
=. :. by serten ones-to
bring in persons to vote der is not cit
essen
II the Hon Secretary Of state And
that our systime Of voting is not as It
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-20

The statement was made Wednes-
day from the Office Of Adjutant Cen
eral George Mel. Presson. the provost
marshal Of Maine, that the second in
crersnt OF men called under Maine S
quota in the selective service or mill
,ary drtf,. was assembled that day for
tno mobilization point. Camp Devens,
A r. Mass. without mishap.
The total. or 40 per cent Of the H9l
men this State is to furnish, is rs
men. OF this number $50 men were
sent on Wednesday to Aver. A party
q IS will leave Houlton this CThurs-
day. morning for Camp Devens and a
PARTY Of 80 will leave Fort Fairfield on
Friday morning for the same destina-
ton. mailing the total Of i2s. A Few
~ this number who were away from
home. won't direct to the camp, saving
'uo lor. ira, 81 to reach home for the
sake g scine with their company.
Tho transportation had been worked
out Ia a nicely and the men were for
vnrded without delay. General Pres
son is naturally much pleased at the
succes-ful shipping Of another incre-
mcn, 4 Names quota. the first lot
having beaten All the rest Of New
England INTO the camp. being the first
10 arrive
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-20
Nominations by Governor

The following nominations have been
made by Governor Carl E. Milliken and
posted at the Executive department at
the State House under date Of Sept.
10:
Notary Public-E. P. Langley. Lew
iston, GAS Lisbon street,; R. A. Lord.
Auburn. (First Natl Bank Lewis
tln); Seth May. Auburn; w. w.
Gallagher, Limestone; Leonard A.
Pierce, Houlton. (First NATL Bank
BldgD; w. ]. Boyce, Portland, (264
Middle street,: Wadleigh B. Drum
mond, Portland, Q20 Exchange
street, Benjamin H. Farnsworth,
Portland. (First Natl Bank Bldg0 ;
Stuyvesant T. B. Jackson, Portland
120 Exchange street, Augustus F.
Moulton, Portland, (9S Exchange
street, Harry E. Nixon, Portland
(so Exchange street,; Loring B.
Coombs, South Brooksville; Fred r.
Ames. Gardiner, (R. P. Hazard Coz :
Franklin Trussell. St. George; Abra-
ham NJ. Rudman. Bangor; George NJ
Atwood, Paris; E. L. Stetson, Dix
field. (Rumford Falls Trust Coz +:
William E. Leighton. Pembroke.
Justice of the Peace-Louis ].
Brann. Lewiston, (Ellard Block !;
Osmon B. Clark. Cambridge: Charles
r. Clason, Gardiner; Charles H.
Cole, East Raymond; Wadleigh B.
Drummond. Portland 100 Exchange
street,; G. Carlyle Ruskins, Lewiston !;
George H. Plummer, Skowhegan; Abb
rsham NJ. Rudman, Bangor; Alfred
Stinson. Searsport.
To Administer Oaths, Acknowledge
Deeds and Solemnize Marriages.
Carrie L. Fields, Rockland.
Officer for Protection Of Animals
Frederick Giggey, Washburn; C. H.
Erickson, New Sweden; Samuel ].
Hiscock, Bristol; Isaac NJ. Cummings,
Prospect
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-20
Yours truly,
Interest Shown in Soldiers Voting

That the officers took considerable
interest in giving the Maine voters in
the army and navy an opportunity 10
vote on Monday, September 10 Is evil
denced by the following report re-
ceived by Secretary of State Ball from
the office Of the commandant OF the
Boston navy yard. First Naval dis
trict, and signed by Lieut.. VIM. 1
White, U. S. n. r. F.:
Replying to your communication o.
the 18th you are informed that IN
structions sent to this ONCE with your
letter OF the 6th were carried out by
forwarding blanks and instructions u
T. S. Naval Training Station, Bumkir
Island: L. s. Naval Radio School
Harvard University. and Receiving
Ship, Commonwealth Pier.
The Commanding Officer at Bumkir
Island states that no men presented
themselves for voting: Commanding
officer Naval Radio School states tina
seventeen QO men voted, return:
Of which were forwarded to you Sep
tember 10th. Returns from the Re
ceiving Ship YOU seem to have receiv
ed in proper form.
1t is believed that these three sta
tons include all men under the imme
date command Of the commandant
First Naval District, who would b
eligible for voting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-20
ANNOYING DELAY IN
RECEIVING PUBLIC LAWS

The fact that the session laws of the
18th Legislature have not yet been
published Is the source of much in
convenience especially to the legal
fraternity and the members Of the
various State departments who are
frequently called upon in the course
Of their duties to consult this volume.
Inquiry at the Department of State
ELECTS the information that the small
volume containing the public laws will
in all proba bility be ready for dis
tribution sometime next week. 1t Is
expected that the full volume contain
ing the public acts, the resolves and
the private and special laws, will fol-
fow shortly. The laws are not being
printed in Augusta this year, the con-
tract having been awarded under the
competitive bid system to the Lewis
ton Journal Company
While Secretary of State Bail was
loath to make any statement which
would in any manner reflect upon the
printer, he nevertheless realizes that
much Of the criticism occasioned by
the fact that the laws are not vet
ready is just. A large portion of the
copy" was submitted as early as May
IA and the remainder has been fur
nished as fast as the printer could
take care Of It, Had the work been
handled as expeditiously as :fr. Ball
lad reason to expect it would be. he
can see no reason why the session
laws should not have been in the
hands of the public at least two
months ago