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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-04-19
HOUSE MILITARY COMMITTEE
AGAINST DRAFT SYSTEM
INSISTED ON BY CHIEF
EXECUTIVE.
SENATE COMMITTEE IS
SILENT AS TO CHOICE
Senators From All Sections Receive
kilograms and Letters From Con.
stituents, Most of Which Are
Said to Be Against Con-
scription Plan.

Washington, April 10. - Tentative
votes in the House Military committee
have disclosed a majority in favor of
making provision for volunteers in the
war army plans drawn by the General
Staff and approved by President viii.
SOD. These plans are based entirely
upon the %selective draft system.
Two members were absent and the
question of preparing a substitution for
the administration bill will be passed
upon finally later.
The administration is standing
squarely upon the General STATS un.
animous opinion that the volunteer
system can have no place, beyond the
enlistments in the regulars or nation
al guard, in the raising and training Of
the needed army.
Hopeful for Staff Bill.
Apparently, confidence still prevails
that eventually both houses will &C
cept the staff bill.
The Senate Military committee
heard an explanation Of the staff
measure from Secretary Baker and
Juu8e GeHerar
Chairman Chamberlain said he hoped
to conclude committeework on the bill
Immediately and despite opposition
shown to the draft feature was hope
full it would be approved and reported
in time to follow on the floor the ST.
000, 0 900 revenue bill.
No votes were taken in the Sen
ate committee, but some members
throughout the official explanations
had made a deep impression upon ad-
herents of volunteer system. Several
senators, however, showed unmistak-
ably that they were vigorously op.
posed to CONSUMPTION, although they
favored universal service.
Senators from all sections are re.
ceiving many kilograms and letters on
the subject and most of them are said
to be against CONSUMPTION.
Senate leaders say the bill will be
passed although the majority may not
be large.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-04-19
Congress Asked to Tax incomes.

Congress Asked to Tax Incomes.
New York, April 16.-1n half page
advertisements inserted in all New
York newspapers, the American COM
mittee on war finance has called upon
congress to enact legislation that
would tax incomes on a sliding scale
as the means Of securing wal finances.
Unmarried persons earning $4,000
would pay go; married persons re-
ceiving $4,000, go, and no income
could exceed 500. 900. Government
control Of prices and making failure
to correctly state incomes a felony are
also asked.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-04-19
RAISE IN RATES WOULD
COST STATE $4,000 900
In Combating Proposed In
rease to Roads.

Bismarck. - It would cost 81 ,941 ,572
more in freight charges to handle the
average North Dakota wheat crop
from the farm to the market if the Is
per cent freight rate advance asked
by the railroads is granted.
That is the estimate of the North
Dakota railroad commission, which
has served notice on the Interstate
Commerce commission, demanding a
full inquiry into the railroad demand
before permitting the proposed ill.,
crease.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-04-19
County Agent Some Traveller.

County Agent Some Traveller.
Ray. The county agent of VIII
liams county might apply for member
ship in the United Commercial Trav-
elers at the rate he has been step
ping" the past year. According to
the report E. w. Hall made to the
county commissioners he attended 81
public meetings with a totai attend.
ance Of Gill, visited 1870 fields and
plats, visited 119 co-operators and an.
swered 235 farm calls. besides writing
articles for newspapers and attending
to other farm matters. His total mile.
age amounted to $3.50 miles.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-04-19
Boy Is Held as Burglar.

Valley City: = Nicky Gervina, aged
II, charged with burglary in the Sec
ond degree, has been held to the dis
trict court by preliminary hearing.
The complaint was made by Officer
Fred King, who said he caught him
breaking the paddock on a house.
About a year ago Nicky entertained
the Minneapolis police with stories
Of various adventures and was held
until his father, Dan Gervina, called
and returned with him to Valley City.
Nicky's two younger brothers are now
at the reform school at Mandan.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-04-19
To Aid Enlisted Mems Families

To Aid Enlisted Mems Families.
Washington, April 17.-An investi.
cation to arrive at a uniform system
of caring for dependent families of
enlisted men will be undertaken by the
Chamber of Commerce Of the United
States at the request of the Council
of National Defense. A special COM
mittee of employers will be named i'm
mediately to advise the council on the
subject. Some employers, it is said
already have made arrangements SINH
lar to those made by many corpora
lions when the National Guard was
called to the border.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-04-19
FRENCH TROOPS IN VIOLENT
INFANTRY ATTACK IN AlsNE
AND MARINE DISTRICTS
TAKE 10000 PRISONERS.
COUNTER ATTACKS BY
TEUT0NS ARE REPULSED
Besides Taking 10000 Prisoners Largo
Quantities Of War Material Are
Seized-Entire First German
Line Falls Into General
Nivelle's HanCs.

London, April 18.-French troops in
h departments of the Aisne and the
Marne have delivered a violent infan-
try attack against the Germans over
a front of rs miles, made important
gains of terrain and captured more
than 10000 prisoners and large guam
titles of war material.
The battle looks place between Sois-
sons and Rheims. and over a distance
Of 1917 miles, from scissors to Ora
onne, the entire German first line pc.
sitions fell into the hands of General
Nivelle's forces, while east of Craonne
a second line German position south
of Juvincourt and another position on
the outskirts Of Bermericourt running
along the Aisne canal of Louvre and
Courcy also were captured.
Germans Attacks Repulsed.
Violent counter-attacks delivered by
the Germans on several sectors we're
repulsed.
The artillery for several days had
been Smelling the entire region and
Monday, while British activity along
the front from Lens to St. Quentin
had almost ceased owing to a heavy
rainfall, the French launched their in
fantry in an endeavor to break
through or press back the Germans
from this point Of great strategic val
ue. The German official communica-
ton in briefly referring to the at
tack, described it as a great attempt
to break through with a far-distant
object, probably meaning that a sue.
cessful breach of the German lines
here might necessitate the falling
back by the Germans along a greater
part of the front from Lens to Sois.
mi
Another Drive Foreseen.
In the East Champagne sector VIC
lent artillery action continues, prob
ably the ~forerunner of an attempt by
the French at a drive against the Ger
man lines in this no less important
region.
No Big Battles Elsewhere.
From none of the battle fronts ex
cept that in France has there come
reports of any great battles. There
have been small encounters between
the Austro-Gernans and Russians on
the eastern front. A Teutonic attempt
against an Allied position in the Ger
ma river region of Macedonia was re
pulsed. In the Austro-Italian theate1
the operations have been limited tc
patrol encounters, owing to snow
storms.
Policy of R%eprisal.
In Mesopotamia the British troops
operating in the Tigris-Diala river sec
tor have driven the Turks further
back and made numerous prisoners
British airmen, aided by French avia
tors, have carried out for the first time
the announced policy of repr1sal is
sued by the British government
against the sinking of hospital ships
by German submarines. The town OF
Frieburg, Germany, has been heavily
bombed by British airmen, with good
results, according to a British com
munication.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-04-19
EnIisting for Navy.

Fargo. Five Forman, N. D., young
men enlisted in the navy here, com
ing from their home city, where they
were accorded an enthusiastic ova.
ton as they left to join Americas
first line fighting force. The whole
town was out to wish them Godspeed.
Fargo naval recruiting office within
the last few days.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-04-19
IS VISITED BY
COSTLY CONFEDERATION
Five Buildings in Business District
Are Destroyed From Unknown
Cause.

Fingal. - Loss of between $4,000
and $4,000 was sustained here in the
destruction by fire of five buildings on
the main street of the business dis.
trict. Only the arrival of the Ender-
lin fire department., transported on a
special train, prevented greater loss.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-04-19
TO HEAD Y. N. C.. A. AT SCHOOL

Iowa Man to Come to Agricultural;
College.
Fargo. Willard Glen Purdy OF
Lowden, Iowa, has been elected secre.
tary of the North Dakota Agricultural
college Y. M. c. A., and will take
charge next fall. He now is superin'
tendent of schools at Lowden.
Ray Sweetman, present secretary,
resigned two months ago to take
charge of college Y. NJ. C. A. work
in Minnesota and North Dakota.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-04-19
GERMANY INsTRucTs SPAIN
Forbids That Country to Export Ger.
tain Goods to u. S.

Madrid, April 1.-THE Spanish gov
eminent has received a note from the
German government advising that
Spanish commerce between the Unit
ed States and Spain be divided into
two classes. Importations from the
United States to Spain, the note says,
will be permitted on condition that
promise is given that the products i'm
ported will not be re-exported for use
by the Allies. Goods exported from
Spain to the United States will be
contraband of war and subject to Ger
many's submarine policy.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-04-19
BILL ENDS MISUSE OF.
STAR SPANGlED BANNER

St. Paul, April 17.-Rendition Of
the Star SpangIed Banner as a
part Of a medley or for dancing
purposes or az an exit march isI
prohibited by a bill just Signed by
Governor Burnquist.
1
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-04-19
Labor Supply Meeting at Fargo.

Labor Supply Meeting at Fargo.
Fargo. - Plans for lending financial
aid and supplying labor to harvest
northwest crops were formulated ten.
tatively at a meeting here of bankers
of the Twin Cities and North Dakota.
cial club rooms.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-04-19
MAN IS TAKEN FOR BIGAMY
10 Arrested at Minot on a Serious
Charue.

Minot. - T. S. Richards is a county
prisoner charged with bigamy. The
complaint alleges that he married a
Minot girl a short time ago and that
he has a wife living in Minneapolis
from whom he has not been divorced.
His first wife has reached here. She
told the Minot police that Richards
has a wife number 2. Richards de-
MED that he eve married the Mime
apolis woman, or that he had known
her. He sought several times to break
away from the officers.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-04-19
Benedict Boys Enlist.

Benedict. - George Sherry and Ed
ward Powers have placed their enlist
ment in the navy with the postmas-
ter. Several others are expected to
enlist in the next few days.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-04-19

Bowman Club Aids Civic Center.
Bowman. = Bowman's Commercial
club, numbering 100 members, has
furnished the Civic Center room in
Bowman's new $65, 900 high school
building and will hereafter use this
room for their meetings.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-04-19
Sister Was Fond Of Music.

Big Sister-Oh, I do hope papa will
take me to the concert. I'm so fond Of
music.
Little Brother-Huh! Then why
don't you nev let me play my drum
in the hOuse2
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-04-19
Flood Waters Recedjno,

Grand Forks. - The crest of the
flood wave on the Red river has
passed, and the water appears to be
falling steadily.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-18
ROOKWOOD FIVE
NEXT ATTRACTION
Play Independents Saturday
Night on Auditorium Floor;
Mcconnell Is Back

The attraction at Chestnut Street
Auditorium Saturday night will be the
Rookwood team of Philadelphia. This
five holds the Independent champion
ship of Philadelphia for the last five
years and this years team is consid-
cred stronger than in former years.
The lockwood team is known all over
the state and the fans of this city will
remember the hard game they gave
the locals last year and the article Of
basketball they played in former years.
Mcconnell is Back
Captain Ike McCord expects to have
Dave Mcconnell back in the game and
all the fans will be on hand to well
come him back from the border. There
is also a possibility of having Gordon
Ford in uniform for Saturday nights
game and with these two stars in the
lineup the locals will present one of
the strongest independent teams in
this part of the state. Horace Geisel
will referee the game. Spectators were
much pleased with his work last Sat
urday night.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-18
BUDGET MADE BY
NEW COMMISSION
Department of Agriculture Will
Ask For Over Million For
Next Two Years

The Commission of Agriculture lasr
night made up its first budget for the
Department of Agriculture under the
act of 1915 and it will be presented
to the Legislature for appropriations
for the next two years.
The budget calls for an appropria-
ton of S1,065, 900 for the two years
but of this amount 100000 is set
aside for the payment of indemnity to
livestock owners whose cattle are
killed during epidemics
Tie Commission of Agriculture is
asking for an increase of S45, 900 for
the Bureau of Zoology. Ten thousand
dollars is to extend the work of apiary
inspection and bee culture; $4,000
for expert investigation of the dis
eases of trees and insects damaging
the crops and orchards of the State
to the amount of over $4,000, 600
annually and $4,000 for carrying on
the campaign for the determination
and prevention of the spread of the
white pine blister rust.
The establishment of a Bureau of
Markets is to be strongly recommend
ed and an appropriation of $1,000 is
asked for carrying on the work. For
new work that is being developed an
appropriation of $4,000 is asked and
an increase of $4,000 is asked for
carrying on the work of the Farmers
Institutes which are showing larger
attendances this year than ever in the
history of the department. The
Bureau of Statistics is asking for an
increase of So, 900 for the addition of
Il field agent and additional township
crop reporters.
A statement issued last night says:
THE receipts of the Department of
Agriculture are increasing annually
and amount to more than the ap-
preparation asked for, with tie eXcep-
tion of the fund for indemnity to cat
tie owners 1t is practically a self
sustaining department, although all of
its receipts, including those from the
Dairy and Food Bureau, are turned
into the State Treasury and all eX-
penses are paid on direct appropria-
ton"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-18
SHIPMEN EXPLAIN
LABOR SHORTAGE
Naval Committee Told ONLY
Skilled Workers Are in
Private Plants

Washington, Jan. Is. - The Cramp
Shipbuilding Company is willing to
devote one-third of it's shipbulding
facilities for four years to battleship
work, Henry S. Grove, president of the
company, told the House Naval Af-
fairs committee yesterday. The COM
pany will take a profit of 10 per cent.
over the cost, he said, but could build
only one battle cruiser, as two of the
for such ship.
Labor shortage was reported by j.
Harry Null, manager of the marine
departm ent of Cramps. He said that
within the last year his company had
found it necessary to accept so. 400 ap-
plicants in order to gain an addition
of 1000 skilled workers in their plant.
Inroads in the eastern seaboard yards
had been made by western firm
which took men from his plant by an
offer of a two-year contract on a basis
of $3.50 a day for ordinary skilled
workers. In addition the transporta-
ton of these men and their families
was paid across the continent, he said:
Officers of the Bethlehem corpor-
alton subsidiaries, the Union Iron
Works and the Fore River Shipbuild-
ing Company. also told of labor scar
city. ]. w. Powell, of the Fore River
Company, said his company had been
forced to establish night schools in
cooperation with the Massachusetts
State Board of Education TO develop
skilled workers to offset the constant
losses.
on basis of reductions in cost of
materials obtained by the Navy De-
partment, II. b. Taylor, vice. president
of Cramps, told the committee the
lowest possible estimate of cost on a
battle cruiser his company can make
is $1S,600,0 600, which is more than ST.
100000 higher than the amount ap-
propriated in the act.
H. s. snyder representing the Union
Iron Works. voiced the Bethlehem
Steel Company's proposal to leave the
matter of cost of materials and fair
profit to the Federal Trade Commits
sion. Mr.. Powell made the same offer,
but Mr.. Grove said he could not ac-
cept such proposal offhand.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-18
ACADEMY MEET
PLANS UNDERWAY
Big Event Takes Place Friday
Afternoon, Feb. 16; Basketball
Game at Night

The annual indoor meet and athletic
exhibition of the Harrisburg Academy
will be held in Chestnut Street Audi
torium, Friday afternoon February
16. This year close competition is eX-
pected between the various classes.
Members of the faculty will be on the
program and the Academy orchestra,
recently organized, will furnish the
music.
Gordon ]. Pratt, teacher of English
viii give series of acrobatic eXhi-
bitions, and Raymond d. knnedy.
teacher of English and French will
have charge of the musical features. q.
Afternoon Program
The afternoon program will include
track events, pole vault, high jump,
dumb bell drill, shot put. These events
will be in charge of Coack l.. p.
Schlichter, and III. L. Omwake. faculty
adviser. Track Coach II. +. Smith
has large squad of athletes at work
in preparation for this meet, and for
the big University of Pennsylvania
Carnival in April. In the evening
Central High tossers will play sec
ond game of the series with the Aca-
deny five.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-18
BIG GAMES ON
BASKETBALL BILL
Hassett Girls Play Lebanon
Valley Co-Eds; Two Games in
City Amateur League

Local basketball fans have a strong
bill to pick from tonight The un-
defeated team of the Hassett Club
girls will meet the Lebanon Valley
College varsity five. This game will
be played on Cathedral hall floor. The
Lebanon Juniors and Hassett Arrows
will play between halves.
At the Armory two games will be
played in City Amateur League series.
The Methodist Club will play the p.
r. r. Y. NJ. C. A. Arrows and the
Galahads meet the West End A. C.
five. The first game starts at s O'Clock
and the second contest at 8.
Hassctt Girls Winners
The girls team of the Hassett club
has been meeting the strongest CO.
ed aggregations in Pennsylvania, hav-
ing defeated Williamsport and York
teams. Lebanon Valley will have their
regular lineup and will present u
strong team. The lineup follows:
Hassctt Girls. Lebanon Valley.
Marie Burns, f. Catherine Bubb, f.
Esther Sweeney, (. +. Gamble. f.
Anne Devine, c. L. Engle, C.
Mary eastman, &. Katherine BoltZ, e.
X. Mccarthy, &. ID. Hershey, e.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-18
WELrY,S CORNER
s g eA& T. s 6,

Local fishermen representing nine
different organizations met last night
at the store of George. W. Bogar to
discuss proposed changes in fish laws.
opinions differed as to TIE meaning of
the amendments. and another meet
ing will be held January 20. Fish
commissioner Butler will be present
and explain the changes.
Local anglers outside of sports
mems Associations are against the
proposed license fee They claim it will
be foolish expenditure of money for
the State to use the license fees for
propagation of fish unless they take
drastic measure to prevent eels from
eating up small fry.
For the first time in several seasons
Harrisburg is not represented at the
big shoot at Pinehurst, n. G. State
shooters who figure in local matches
are on hand. 1t is said the induce
ments offered this year were not
strong enough to tempt many North
ern sportsmen.
Organized baseball yesterday gave
the Baseball Fraternity a stiff upper
cut. President johnson of the Am
erican Association and John Is. Tener
of the National League have served
notice on David Fultz, head of the
fraternity, that they are through with
him. FultZ is charged with violating
several agreements and notice is
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-18
Plan Increased Activity
For Harrisburg Sportsmen

Increased activity is planned by
members of the Harrisburg Sports
mems Association. In addition to a
series of livebird and target contests
matches will be arranged for the bene-
fit of beginners including members OF
local shooting associations. The first
big State shoot will be the Pennsyl-
vania Livebird Championship match
on February %, Washington's birth
day. 1t will be for the Harrisburg
trophy. These officers were elected
last night:
President, Harry S. Lutz; vice-presi-
dent, A. II. Roberts; secretary, Will
liam Cleckner; treasurer, G.. Yelling
ton Hepler; field captain Fred w.
Dinger; board of directors, Harry B.
Shoop. J. G. Martin, C. NJ. Rauch, r.
c. Haldeman. w. Q. Hickok
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-18
HASSETT GIRLS MEET COLLEGE TEAM TONIGHT ON CATHEDRAL HALL FLOOE
Athletic Schedule For
Tonight and TOMORROW


Methodist Club VS.. Z. r. r. Y. NJ.
c. a. Arrows. City Amateur Bas-
ketball League game, Armory Hall
floor, p. m.
Galahad r. Club VS.. West End
Athletic Club, City Amateur Bas-
| ketball League game, Armory Hall
floor, s p. m.
Elizabethtown at Columbia, Ian.
caster County League.
Hassett girls VS.. Lebanon Valley
College girls, at Cathedral Hall.
Boyd Memorial Hall
4.30 p. m.-Gym class. boys IL
to IA years.
4.30 p. m.-Bowling, boys Il to
is years.
Z p. m.-Motion pictures for
boys. ...
s p. m.-Bowling tournament,
Excelsior VS.. Independents.
p. m.-Bowling tournament,
Bethany VS.. Boyd.
FRIDAY DOINGS
Basketball
Central High School VS.. Will
Transport High School. at Williams
port.
York High School VS.. Technical
High School, Armory floor, s p. m.
Central Pennsylvania Scholastic
League game. Tech scrub team in
preliminary contest.
Lebanon High School VS.. Steel
ton High School, at FELTON, Hall.
Steelton, Central Pennsylvania
Scholastic League contest.
Harrisburg Central High School
girls varsity VS.. Lebanon Valley
College girls, at Annville.
Harrisburg Methodist Club VS..
Hershey Mems Club, at Hershey.
Middletown High School VS..
Chambersburg High School, at
Chambersburg.
Green VS.. Purple team, Central
High School Girls Morning League,
Chestnut Street Hall, morning.
. White VS.. Red teams, Central
High School Girls Afternoon
League, Chestnut Street Hall, after
noon.
Boyd Memorial Hall
4.30 p. m.-Gym class, boys IA
to 16 years.
4.S0 p. m.-Bowling, boys 12 to
IA years.
$50 p@ 'm.-Basketball practice,
German.
p. m.-Bowling.
$50 p. m.-Reception to the men
just returned from the Border.