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SYSTEM Of &C.
LECTIVE ORAF I.
ALL CARDS IN EACH EXEMP-
TION DISTRICT ARE NUM-
BERED
NAME & NUMBER POSTED
AFTER DRAWING, EVERY MAN
REGISTERED WILL KNOW
STANDING

Washington, July.-Drawing of lots
for the selective draft not only will
determine what men are to be called
to the colors in the first war army
but will show in what order the others
registered, will be liable for service
when later armies are organized.
1t was revealed tonight that a plan
of drawing will be followed under
which a definite place in the waiting
lists will be given every one of the
millions who registered. Those stand
ing at the head of the list in each
county or city district will be called
first before the examination boards
and then the obligation will pass on
down the line as long as men are need
ed.
This does not mean that separate
name or number will be drawn for ev-
eryone of the countrys 9,S00,0O0 reg
istrants. In fact, every number drawn
under the theory of the plan, will rep
resent more than 1000 men, one for
each of the registration districts. De-
tails of the system have not been made
public, but an outline of it's principal
features follows:
Cards Numbered
Every registration board has num-
bered the cards in it's possession in
red ink, beginning at number one and
continuing to a number correspond
ing with the total in the district
At the drawing, numbers will be us
ed ranging from one up to unmber
corresponding to the total in the lar
gest district of the country.
The first number drawn will deter
mine what man in each district is to
be taken first If it be number ten,
for example, it will mean that the
man in each district holding card mum
Der ten will be called for examination
before any of the other men in that
district.
The second number drawn will de-
termine what man in each district is
to be taken second and so on as long
as men are needed. Those not needed
for the first war army will retain
their positions on the list and these
positions will determine the order of
their liability when they are needed.
The drawing will be public and
each number will be announced as it
is drawn. At the office of most local
exemption boards the red ink numbers
of the registrants already are posted,
so that registrants may inform them
selves before hand of their respective
numbers. If they do, as soon as word
of the drawing comes they will know
in just what order of liability they
stand
Obviously there will be no high mum
bers drawn for which there are no
corresponding registrants in small
districts. The smallest district in the
country is understood to have but 1S7
registrants, and the largest about T.
600. Whenever a number beyond the
total in any given district comes out
It will operate as blank for that dis
trict. Thus, if the theory works out
evenly, the larger districts will be
constantly assessed in excess of the
responding to their size.
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DON'T BE DIFFERENT.

When selecting breed Of llve-stocB
IT is well to consider the breed that Il
most common in your community, that
is, if you want to make money. Unless
there is very obvious reason for not
doing so, 1t will be better to choose
this breed as your breed.
There is no advantage In being diff.
ferent just for the sake of being so.-
C. d. Lowe Division of Extension, Uni
vsrsity of Tennessee, Knoxville.
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COURTESIES OF CLUB
EXTENDED SOLDIERS

The cadets at the officers training
camp have been extended the courte-
sizes of the Lookout Mountain club
during the year 1917. The golf tour
nament planned the Fourth of July
by the golf club for student officers
has been followed by another, par
ticulars of which has been posted on
the separate company bulletin boards
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CITY MEN ARE NOT FARMERS.

City men are mostly likely to fail az
farming by putting too much money in
buildings and keeping too many men.
and by doing too many fancy things
that are called scientific farming, but
that are really folly farming" Expe-
rienced farmers do not often make seri
GUS mistakes in these things.-C. E.
Alfred, farm management specialist.
Division of Extension, University OF
Tennessee, Knoxville.
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REUNION OF VETERNS
OF CIVIL WAR

A reunion of Civil war veterns will
be held at Ooltewah Saturday. The
event is an annual one and is usually
attended by large number of Chat
tanooga people who are related to the
Ooltewah citizens. An all-day pro-
gram of speeches and music will be
rendered on the Presbyterian church
lawn. Basket dinner will be a feature
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CHARLES II. CARSON
LEAVES FOR FRANCE

Chas H. Carson of Abingdon, Va,
who has been visiting trends in the
city for several days, left for Wash
ington, where he will take the ex-
animation for commission in the
U. s. Army.
Mr.. Carson, who is a graduate in
the class Of 1915 from the Virginia
Military Institute of Lexington, is
well known in this city, and was one
of several graduates of his class, who
were recently designated by the Sec
retary of war to take the examination
in Washington. siIE!E
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GIVES ALL TO RED CROSS
AND JOINS THE ARMY

San Francisco, July 10.--John Lam
pas, young Greek, today gave the
Red Cross his touring car, his gold
watch, his bank deposit of 1921 and
$25 in cash. Having thus, he said,
disposed of all his worldly possessions
he enlisted in the army.
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CHARTER GRANTED
AIRCRAFT CONCERN

Richmond, Va, July 10.-A charter
was granted by the State Corporation
Commission today to the Old Domin-
ion Shipbuilding and Aircraft Manu-
featuring Company, with 100000
capital, the purposes Of which are TO
airships, hydroplanes
and all kinds OF water craft.
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Some People

The trouble with some people Is that
they want to draw compound interest
for life on the little charitable deeds
they do just for the purpose Of keep
Ing the world from suspecting that
they are cold hearted and stingy.
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made to understand that the amend
ing of the Constitution is q matter OF
like public interest. In my judgment,
there has not heretofore been time
so favorable for fair consideration oi
sill questions which will be presented
to the people, nor is there likely to be
for some years in the future, time
when the conditions will be so favor
able"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-23
ITALIAN SOCIALISTS
SCORN GERMAN PLANS
Delegates in Stockholm Voice Con-
fidence That Russians Will Succeed
in Solving Their Problems.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
STOCKHOLM, June 23.-The Italia n
socialists now here were merely an
pointed to convey the Italian democ-
racy's greetings to Petrograd. They
were not authorized to participate in
the h-Scandinavian committees
conference. They have, however. con-
ferred with individual members of the
committee. and the Social Demokraten
today publishes an interview with
them. setting forth their attitude to-
ward the program of the delegates of
the central powers
All four of the Italians are members
Of the chamber of deputies represent
ing. respectively, the independent. re-
form and syndicalist socialistyand the
republicans. They expressed them
selves in the interview as satisfied that
the Russians would succeed in solv
ing all the problems confronting them.
They were united in their condemna-
tion OF the peace program of the Aus
tro-Hungarlan and German delegates.
They referred at the outset of the in
terview to the unwillingness of the
Germans to discuss responsibility for
the war. saying that the Germans
plainly realize that this is a ticklish
subject Tor them. The German effort
to re-eStabllsh the status quo ante tho
Italians said. was unworthy of social
lists. since its re-estabIishment would
increase the possibilities of future
European wars.
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
TO HAVE OUTING JULY II
Board of Directors Also Authorizes
Reorganization Plans and Gives
$500 to Summer High School.

Donation Of 5000 for the public sum
mer high school: authorization Of the
completion of reorganization plans: and
peake Beach, July Il. were actions
taken at meeting of the board of
directors of the Washington Chamber
of Commerce at a meeting held in the
rooms of the organization last night.
Miss Alice Deal, principal of the sum-
mer high school. appeared before the
directors and explained that the de-
mandS for admission to the summer
high school We're 50 great that the
public money available through the
board of education would not be sufIi-
cient to employ all the teachers ncceS-
sary to teach this great number. AS
sistance was necessary from private
sources. she explained, If all the boys
and girls who So desired. were to re-
ceive assistance. Other civic and COM
mercial organizations are TO lie asked
to contribute to the fund. Miss Deal
explained.
1t was decided that the committee.
which was directly in charge of the
membership campaign. should he given
power to complete arrangements for
the reorganization of the Chamber of
Commerce This will be done along
lines which have already been in
dictated.
The decision to hold an outing to
Chesapeake Beach this year was
reached following the reading of a
REQUEST from several OF the members
that such an excursion should be held.
President A. Leftwich Sinclair was in
structed to appoint committee TO
begin arrangements Immediately for
the event.
The directors voted unanimously to
ask the Commissioners to substitute the
two platoon" system for the fire de-
partment for the one now in operation.
The public utilities committee is to
be instructed to determine what rail
road accommodations might be made
for the east side of the Anacostia
river. 1t was pointed out that the
population in that locality has grown
greatly and that. because of the steel
plant. added facilities for carrying
workers are needed.
1t also was decided to refer to the
committee on transportation the need
for obtaining better transportation
between this city and Frederick Md
The reorganization and enlargement of
the committee on membership was au-
thoriZed. The directors voted to give
four prizes for the Fourth of July
races of the Washington Swimming
Club
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Planning for River Trips.

Now that the summer Saturday half
holidays are starting. the owners OF
pleasure craft are making preparations
for overnight trips on the river at week
ends during the hot weather At all the
lighthouses and at the headquarters Of
the yachting clubs. owners Of pleasure
craft have been busy putting nHiShinS
touches to their vessels and cleaning
up This morning they were loaded
With provisions. and long before dusk
this evening most OF the larger craft
viii have started down the river in or
der to get IL. Fort Washington and
Fort Hunf. ana the closed section of
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us. TARS Ways ACTIVE
| AGAINST U-B0AT MENACE
Destrcyers Chase Periscopes and Con-
voy Merchant Ships Through
Danger Zone.
BY the Associated Press.


BASE OF THE AMERICAN FLOT1L1AA
IN BRITISH WATERS. June 23.-The
old American doctrine of keeping ever
lastinGly at it perhaps has never been
better illustrated than here, the port
from which the American tars are
working day and night against the
German submarine menace. This was
the impression obtained by the CORE
spondent who today made an inspection
of torpedo boat destroyers that hap
pened to he in the sheltered waters.
majority of the American boats were
out sweeping the seas for the elusive
periscopes. picking up crews OF ships
that have been torpedoed or conVoylnG
merchantmen safely through the ,
boat infested areas. Those IN port had
just returned for a brief respite.
One destroyer inspected had the good
fortune to be able to bring back crews
of two torpedoed merchantmen She mad
been out five days The shipwrecked
mariners Were picked up the fourth day
out, and had the unique experience OF
joining in a lookout for their very IN
doors for a whole day before the de-
stroyer returned to its base.
Notwithstanding. the crew. majority
of them mere boys, were contentment
perSonified
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Carry Four-Inch Guns.

The destroyer carried five four-inch
guns. which are Of the type used most ,
| ly on destroyerS. y gunner explained
| all about one in the bow. handling it
like a plavthinc. He called many parts
| "gadgets" and then explained that 1t
| was hard to define the word eadget.
but that in naval rarlance 1t meant
anything for which there was no other
! name
| Ten feet behind the guns were cases
of shells, each shell weighing sixty
pounds. When firing upon subma-
| rine the shells are passed by hand TO
| the gunners-no small task when the
| sea is rolling. The man at the gun is
| equipped with a headgear. like that
worn by telephone girls. through which
| he receives sighting directions from
| the officer on the bridge, and through
| speaking tubes.
| These voice tubes" as they are
called. run to all the guns. but take
most circuitous routes. running way
below decks to escape damage by
. shells to the upper part of the ship.
On different parts of the gun deck
| were three innocent looking canvas
! covered boxes, each containing SIX
| fully loaded rifles. eighteen in all.
They are for unWelcome boarding
parties" said the commander. and
crews are assigned to them.
Torpedo Tubes Numerous.
Then there were numerous torpedo
| tubes which are always loaded. 1t is
not violating the rules of censorship
to say that this craft is of the. 1000
ton class and carries crew of ninety
five. who are like great happy FAM
lily. The officer said there was sur
prisingly little homesickness among
the youngsters. who. while they have
been in the navy long enough to be
experts, have never before been 50 far
from home waters. There is no mistaking
the good relations which exist between
officers and men.
We invite questions and suggestions
! from our men," said one of the officers.
We want them to feel that no one Is
ever too old to learn"
The men are always eager to greet
them the first news of the success of
| the military registration in America
and the oversubscription of the liberty
loan. The personal touches of the cor
dial greetings extended to Maj. Gen.
Pershing and his pioneer force on their
way through England were also appre-
! ciated.
Receive Mail Uncensored.
| In these days of censorship it was
\ rather surprise to learn that the men
receive their mail uncensored from the
folks back home. 1t arrives about every
| ten days. 1t is not the same with their
mail to America, which is inspected not
only by their own censor aboard each
| ship. but also by the British censor
ashore. But SO far as could be learned
there was no complaint. and this sys-
tenn is working exceedingly satisfac-
| torily.
the sailors willingly give up their
comfy berths." The food is plentiful
and of good quality, most of it coming
! from the United States.
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By the Associated Press.
AN ATLANTIC PORT. June 23.-An
American steamer which has arrived
here in ballast from British port had
thrilling encounter June 4 with a
German submarine after the enemy
boat had fired a torpedo at her. which
hit. but failed to explode. The subma-
rine was badly damaged by the fire OF
the steamers gun crew and disap-
peared after her periscope was shot
away.
The steamers captain saw the wake
of the submarines torpedo and after
the impact ordered his crew to the
bonts. The submarine submerged, evil
IDENTIFY believing that the shot had done
its intended work. The captain. the
first and second officers and boatsWain
mates of the gun crew remained on
board the steamer. When the torpedo
was seen to have failed to score the
crew was ordered back from the boats
and the submarine reappeared. The
bluejackets went to the four-inch guns
fore and aft and fred rapidly. The
submarine. according to the captain,
came head on full speed and then stop
ped. which interfered with the range OF
the American gunners.
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AMERICAN STEAMER FIRES ON
AND SINKS GERMAN U-BOAT
TORPEDO Which Struck Merchantmen Failed
to Explode; Then the Gunners
Got Busy

bridge. shouted to the nuartermaster
torpedo had red head about sixteer
feet long. The tornedo etrnck us or
the port side a glancine blow amid
ships. right near the engine room oui
s sha had exn1o s ah9 we az ' tnrri5
noise she made when she hit.
simultaneously the shin.s whistle
| blew short and successive bi,sts which
was signal to abandon shin and mar
tho lifehoats 'f
which was picked IN hr Tho Nanches-
| ter PORT. N' ~ '''
| 81 was then ordered n NV nosition ir
~ sta.haara W. 10 my posi'io'' -
"a" MT T'a R ona no and NJ p,ror rsre in
cbaraa ~ ths ifahn a VT, sa 81, sida
| They nod dimcm1tr 10 ~ u. p 1ife.
| boat on accnunt or hoiI;r r", - ~ ,,-,ter
| coming from tho sbin.s ,.orhoa-d ey-
| haust which nartlv f7lIed ~ boat The
| crew, ~ this &c. .le,l VI. poa.
| ers and we're pre,tly orn;tad NJ IA
ker ordered tber, a. ~ ,ot,t ~ .,,,,
/ ~ he ou,at ~ 81 a po'''t 81 %. q ,. -,
| both mort and starhnomi t are
! launched clear Of faIIs ,,;.,a,,t inc;-
| dant '' "itiout INV
| "rrha .,,t,, .
| tho shin fonnJ ~ mai liz M "a
! tn exnInda Al 49, p.uo h.u i'iIsu
| dered hal. m shir Mere men ~, =
| et;IJ 20,
| 'A io' az ias' an hout'
s,hr,,,; a+4
! when the commande- of t,a s,,,,
rine saw our crew coming back from
| n1eooats and climbing up on deck he
/ Immediately gave up his chase for two
{, other British merchant ships and start
ed Tor us again. The submarine was
| about 1000 yards Off our star beam
| Suddenly came the command, Mar
| the guns
| The gun crews scrambled to the
deck. They ran fore and aft to their
respective positions. The chief gunner
| gave them their ranges from the
bridge
when about 500 yards off our star
| board quarter shell from our forward
gun hit her and she submerged. Agar
| she appeared, and our after gun hit her
| and blew away her periscop- Another
| shot from our forward gun fell right or
| top OF her. There was a shower OF
| black specks. which rose high in the
| air. followed by great commotion
| bubbles of water and light blue
smoke arising from the stern of the u
boat. where second before had beer
the eyes of our enemy.
| Our crew. which was lined UP against
| the starboard rail watching the battle
gave hearty American cheer when the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-23
Ridicule German Plans

The Italians ridiculed the desire of
the central powers to leave the Alsattan
problem unsolved, to COMPROMISE ~
Poland, TO leave Serbia divided. the
Transylvanian Rumanians under Mag
var oppression, and TO leave the gaming
sore OF iremtlno and the Istria coast in
Italy's side" -'
Naturally the Germans" said the
Italians. demand their colonies back.
but they are mighty generous as to Ire
land and the entente's Mediterranean
colonies. ihe same people who will not
hear of giving Posen and C;alicia ha ~
TO Poland demand independence for Ire
land. not comprehending that the Irish
question Is not British, but a purely
irish question between Ulster and the
Tripolt, Algeria and Morocco decIa red n,
dependent There We have imperialistic
Germany's old Mediterranean program
again"
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Gain No Advantage.
st. Quentin Citizens Suffer

The inhabitants Of st. Quentin, who
were expelled by the Germans. are ar
riving in Paris. having Travelled by the
way of Belgium. Germany and Switzer-
land. Late arrivals say that the town
was finally evacuated by the last OF
the civilian population March 10. after
from lack OF food.
Supplies from the relief commission
had been entirely suspended for that
region and other parts Of northern
france. ana the refugees subsisted dur
ing their passage into Belgium and
through Germany on soup made from
dandelions and nettles.
The refugees declare that the Ger
mans have connected all the cellars of
st. Quentin with one another. and also
have dug communicating channels nm
foreground from the cellars of the town
to those Of several villages some dis
lance away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-23
Half-Ho!iday Given at G. P. O.

Government printing office employees to-
day joined the ranks Of the government
employees enjoying the Saturday half holt
day. Public Printer Cornelius Ford issued
an order yesterday announcing that be
ginning today four hours would consti-
tute a days work on Saturdays The
night force performed its half day last
night. and at noon today the office closed
until Monday morning at o'clock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-23
Chalcner Reopens Sanity ease

NEW YORK, June 23-John Arm
strong ChaIoner. who was declared an
incompetent in this safe in 1899 and
escaped from an asylum for the insane
some time later. has renewed his lega,
battle to be declared sane in New York
state. as he is already regarded in vir-
GINA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-23

airplane expeditions over England
| London, to all intents and purposes. is
part of our front. and any disorgani-
zation there through repeated German
| hombings would be as dangerous as
along the lines in France. But we
must keep the same view and remem-
Der that the great thing is to get on
with the war
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-23
Surrender of PRINCIPLES.

The Italians declared that the unac-
ceptable program OF the German and
Austrian socialists demonstrates that
they have surrendered their socialistic
principles.
The German socialist minority delega-
ton to the international socialist confer
ence has arrived here. 1t is composed
of Hugo Hasse. leader OF the socialist
minority In the reichstag; Carl Kautcky,
Arthur Stadthagen and Eduard Bern
stein.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-23

A French position southeast OF Filain
on front of n kilometers and 500 meters
deep was captured yesterday by German
troops. army headquarters announced to-
day Prisoners to the number Of 300 were
taken.
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Berlin Admits Reverse.

BERLIN. via London. June %, Brit-
ish admiralty per wireless press-The
German officiab communication issued
yesterday admits that the French
troops in the region Of Vauxmillon in
fierce fighting recaptured a section Of
the trenches taken from them in the
recent fighting. 1t says. however, that
In Champagne southeast of MoroHy1I-
liere--the Germans took a Ercreh -
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Californian Battle Victim.

OTTAWA. Cont, June ga. Dixon,
Los Angeles. is mentioned as killed in
action. in an overseas casualty list is
sued here.