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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-23
DRAFT EvADERS ORDERED HELD
II Evasion Is WiIIfui Will Be Jailed
Till Mobilization Time.

Detroit. Herbert Cole, special in
vestigator for the United States de-
partment of justice, was advised Mon
day morning by Washington officials
to proceed with a roundup OF men
who failed to report to exemption
boards for physical examination for
military draft.
The provost marshal general wired
Mr. Cole that persons who fail to ap-
pear for their physical examination,
after having received notices from ex-
emption boards, should be thoroughly
investigated. If it is found they are
wilfully evading draft, Mr.. Cole will
be required to detain them in jain un-
til the time when they are ordered by
the Acknowledgement to report for duty
i'm the national army. They will then
be turned over to the military author
tiles by the department of justice.
Mr.. Cole Immediately notified the
Detroit police department, sheriff's
office and sheriffs and police of subur-
ban towns of the new order, and in
structed them to enforce it.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-23
SOLDIERS LEAVE
FOR Waco, TEXAS
FIRST UNITS OF MICHIGAN
BRIGADE OFF FOR SOUTH,
TO PREPARE CAMP.
GENERAL CovELL ALSO GOES
Order, Sending Commander to Waco,
Makes Certain That State Guards
Will Soon Leave Grayling.

Grayling, Mich.-The first units Of
the Michigan brigade have left for
Waco, Tex. There they will prepare
the camp for the rest Of the states
guardsmen.
Co. d, Thirty-first infantry, Co. l.,
Thirty-second, and Troop A, South Ha-
ven, are the organizations which left.
Companies B and c, engineers, ar
rived from the copper country short
time before the farewell ceremonies
on the reservation. They did not de-
train, but waited at Grayling and con.
tinued their journey south.
All question as TO whether General
Covell would stay with the Michigan
troops was settled Sunday when he
received notice to proceed to Waco,
Tex, to take charge of the Fifty-sev-
enth brigade.
Colonel Joseph Westnedge, senior
colonel, will take charge of the mobili
cation camp at Grayling until the
troops move.
The order sending General Covell to
Waco makes certain that the Michi
gan troops will go there, but the order
contains. no information as to when
the units will leave Michigan. General
Covell has been directed to arrange
for the movement of the brigade.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-23
DETROIT PATROLMAN KILLED
Shot While On Duty Second Night
No Trace of Slayer.

Detroit-On duty for the second
time, Richard f. Diamond, % years
old, student policeman, was shot
down by an unknown man he was
searching for weapons Saturday night
at IL o'clock at McDougall avenue
and Franklin street
An hour later Diamond died in Re-
ceiving hospital in the arms of his
young wife, who had rushed to the
hospital in police patrol only to see
her husband breathing his last.
For hours afterwards police from
headquarters and the Hunt street sta
ton searched the city for the slayer,
who had disappeared with two COM
panions in an automobile after a re-
volver duel with Patrolman Edwin
Tatow. companion of Diamond. No
trace of the slayer has been found.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-23
$4,000 U. S. MEDICS TO FRONT
Hospital Corps outnumbers Americas
Pre-War Regular Army.

Washington-The medical corps
with Uncle Sans first armies in
France will be greater than our pre-
war regular army.
Americas pre-war army numbered
10000 officers and men. Americas
first medical expeditionary force to
France will number "a 200 medical OF
ficers and 10000 enlisted men. Physi.
clans are entering training camps al
over the country at the rate of 200 a
day.
BY October /, when the national
army, national guard and regular army
are at full strength and in camp, there
will be 10000 physicians and 10000
enlisted medical corps men in service.
BY the time these three organiza-
tions are in France, which won't be so
very long from now, there will be "a
900 medical men and 10000 enlisted
medical corps men.
There are about 10000 physicians
and surgeons between the military
ages of % to So. The $4,000 of these
now needed is only the first call Thou
sands more probably will be taken.
AS rapidly as they are being whip.
ped into shape at the training camps
these doctors are being assigned by
companies to the cantonment camps
and to the expeditionary contingents
The first 10000 doctors have been Sc
lected and the second 10000 are now
being drawn.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-23
A Raconteurs Fate.

"How did you happen to come here.
my poor friend?" asked the sympa-
thetic prison visitor.
"My sense Of humor got me into
trouble, num-"
"How did that happen"
81 wuz robbin' a mans house, mum,
an had finished de job. / had him
covered wild me gat an there wuzn't
nothin' keepln' me, but 1 couldn't re-
sist de temptation to tell him a new
story I'd heard from a pal of mine.
Just as we wuz both laughin' fit to kill,
de cops came in an nabbed me-"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-23
U. S. COURT UPHl Ids DRAFT LAW
Says Government Has Right to Raise
Army BY Force.

Washington-The draft law is con-
stitutional and writs of habeas corpus
are to be denied evaders when placed
under arrest.
This was the decision announced
here Monday in the first test cases
argued in the United States district
court, southern district of Georgia.
Albert Jones and John Story lost
their fight before Judge Emory Speer
at Mount Airy, Ca, by, which they
sought TO show the law to raise the
national army by selective conscrip-
ton was violative of the constitution.
Judge Speers decision. in the first
case brought to test the selective draft
law, was made public by the depart
ment of justice. The court said:
Among the powers assigned to the
national government is the power to
raise and support armies. Its control
over the subject is plenary and exclu-
sive. II can determine without ques-
ton from any state authority how the
army shall be raised. whether by vol
untary enlistment or forced draft, the
age at which the soldiers shall be re-
ceived, and the period for which they
shall be taken: the compensation he
shall be allowed, and the service TO
which he shall be assigned"
Judge Speer held that soldiers were
not slaves and that therefore the con
tention that the law was in contraven-
ton of the thirteenth constitutional
amendment against involuntary servi.
tude was empty.
A plea that the act violated rights
guaranteed by the common law be
held worthless because the common
law cannot prevail against an act of
congress.
AS to a contention that in drafting
state troops into the federal service
the constitutional limitation upon the
use of the militia had been violated,
the court held that enlisting of citi-
zens in state troops could not deprive
the federal government of its right to
summon every citizen to the colors
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-23
ALLIES make new
DRIVE ON TEUTONS
ATTACK slMULTANEoUs ON
SIX WIDELY SEPARATED
BATTLE FRONTS.
ITALIANS START BIG PUSH"
French Strike Telling Blows Before
Verdun, English Make New
Gains in Ypres Sector.

London-The great Allied "pincer"
has swung into action again. France
and Italy have launched the mightiest
drives of the year, with brilliant initial
successes.
England is keeping her bulldog grip
on her new gains in Flanders and at
Lens and is blowing ahead, slowly
but surely. In three of the main con-
tinental fighting areas, actually on six
widely separated fronts. gigantic
concerted campaign is under way.
Italy led the new big push toward
Trieste by launching early Sunday a
drive all along the front from the
Adriatic to the Julian Alps. On the
Carso, along and across the lsonzo.
north of Gorilla and in the Julian
mountains, General Cadorna's legions
stormed forward in titanic effort. 1t
was crowned with success. Seven
thousand five hundred Austrian
prisoners had been counted up to
Monday evening.
Frances infantry legions, who Tor a
year and a half have served as inn
movable, impenetrable human breast.
works in front of Verdun, leaped for
ward Monday morning in a cyclonfc
storm to recover the big fortress. On
an 11-mile front they flung themselves
against the crown princes lines on
both banks of the Meuse, between
Avocourt wood, west of the river. and
Bezonvaux, to the east of the stream.
The Paris war Office announced that
according to early information the new
battle of Verdun is developing to its
advantage.
Sir Douglas Haig's troops regis
tered new Roadway in the Ypres sec.
tor, southeast of st. Janshoelk. They
beat off Teuton attacks northwest of
st. Quentin. Meanwhile the Cana
dians crept forward slightly north.
west of Lens. Their artillery is now
reducing the eastern exits from the
battered coal city TO veritable death
traps
In Rome the new Italian drive is
looked upon as Italy's answer to the
Pope's peace proposal The French
Verdun drive and the continued Brit
ish pressure on the Teutons in Elan
ders are pointed to as illustrations of
the Allies unanimity in this regard.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-23
US. BUYS 100000 TON OF SUGAR
Needed for Army and Navy-Priee to
Be Fixed Later.

Northumberland for 100000
tons of sugar have just been placed
by the government for army and navy
requirements at price to be fixed by
the food administration. At the pres.
ent market price the order will total
between $12,OOO,OO0 and $4,000, 900.
The agreement was the result of a
conference held last week with a com
mittee of the council of national de-
Tense by representatives of practical
ly all the refiners OF the country.
Coincident with this announcement
committee representing the New
York sugar and coffee exchange held a
conference with Food Administrator
Hoover. The request for a cessation
in dealing in sugar futures will be OBJ
served until the close of the war.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-23
What American Voice is Good For.

A recent dispatch from London to
the New York Sun records the fact
that an American physician visiting
In that city has discovered that Ameri-
can voices are better adapted to the
use of the telephone than the British
voices. To this defect in the British
vocal cords he ascribes the fact that
the telephone service of London is
much maligned, and says:
Americans do not have soft voices,
but their vocal cords are tuned correct
ly for telephoning English voices are
not. They seem to lack the timber nee
essary for carrying over the wires.
1t is often remarked that American
women are given to talking loudly i'm
restaurants and other places. AS a
matter of fact, they do not talk any
louder than their English sisters, hut
their voices have a carrying quality
that is sometimes rather trying. How
ever, II makes telephone using pleas
ure for Americans, whereas for Britons
the telephone is always more or less
an instrument Of torture.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-23
OLDEST LOVE LETTER FOUND
Billet Doux, Written on Tablet Of Clay
About the Time Of Abraham, IN
earthed by Scientist.

The oldest love letter In the world
which ii never was intended. DIR.
Stephen Herbert Langdon, Museum of
Arts and Sciences, University of Penn
sylvania, was the man TO find this bill
let douX, written on a tablet Of clay
about the time of Abraham. He also
has brought TO life what is said to be
the Oldest map In existence. drawn
about 1900 Il. c., on another tablet of
clay.
Here is the letter, which, sad to re-
late, is partly selfish;
ITO Kaka and Mirslia say:
"Thus saith Sin-magir.
May the Sun-god give good health.
"How is this buslness2
For whole month you have not
sent anybody to ask about my welfare.
Now l direct Shamashepiri unto
you.
Send me thirty pints of barley meal
and ten pints of bean -four.
II am in trouble.
"Glve quickly.
what you sent deduct from your
tithers.
"As to the rest, send 1t according
TO future instructions"
Evidently the writer was fond of
both Kaka and Mirsila, two sisters.
Although the letter could scarcely be
called alfectionate, as the present gen.
GRAFTON understands the word, its
translator assures us that II Is bona
fide cross-your-heart love letter.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-23

Holly-Potter Kerouse, after arrang.
ing details of his funeral, even to the
selection of a casket, went into his
lunch rooms here and shot himself.
Kerouse suffered from i'll health.
Owosso-There will be more monev
in the hands of the farmers this fall
than ever before. is the statement of
State Market Director Mcbride. OF
Burton. He says that. despite the
lateness OF the season. the outlook for
every crop. with the exception of corn.
is bright. He looks for beans to bring
$3.50 a bpshel
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-23

Tllnt-Lee English, until few
months ago the lighting cop Of the
Flint police department, is with Gen.
eral Pershing's army, according to his
brother, Loren, member of the local
police force. One of Lees exploits
was to tackle single-handed a gang
OF foreigners who had attacked wo-
man. When the smoke cleared away,
two OF them had sought safety in
flight, three we're handcuffed prison
ers and sixth was sent TO the hospi-
tai.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-23
MOTOR BUS TO RIVAL TRoLLY
Planned to Operate Extensive Service
IN Detroit.

Detroit-Detroit soon will have mod
ern motor bus service to relieve the
congestion OF street cars on Wood
ward and Jefferson avenues IL city Off
Gals are disposed to meet half way
with the organizers of the Detroit Mo-
tor Bus company, heavily capitalized
corporation now in process OF forma-
ton.
Information OF the plans of the com
pany was given Sunday by Herbert
Y. McMullen, of Detroit, who has been
interested in the operation of SINH
lar company in Chicago.
The company will have 100 double
deck motor busses, each seating SO
persons, to start operations with.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-23

Howell-Henry T. Jubb, SIS years
old, Livingston native and local hard.
ware merchant, diedof Bright's dis.
ease while cranking his machine to
accompany his Sunday school class
on picnic.
Port Huron-The Chamber of Com.
merce is backing a movement to re
quest the federal government 10 I'm
stall a grain inspector at this port
Millions of bushels of grain are han
6led through the local elevators for
export to Canada, thence to the sea.
board and 10 Europe
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-23

Escanaba-Privste John Garland,
Company l.. was hit on the head
shortly after being paid off and rob-
bed OF his months pay
Port IIuron-seyeral farmers have
informed the local dreft board that
they are willing TO serve in the new
army proriling they can set leave
OF absence so .hey can harvest their
crops.
Lansing -Tom Kerns, young Pole,
for not showing proper Difference for
the American flag when commanded
to do so by Lansing artillerymen, was
sentenced to county jail for 30 days.
Judge HaIght imposed the sentence az
ter Kern refused to join the army at
ter be had taken out his first naturali-
cation papers.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-23

Declaring that the supreme test''
for America has come, Governor Low
den of Springfield. ILL.,, in proclama-
ton to the people of Illinois, deplored
war proflteering by those who are
growing drunk on profits" and said
that the country must be put first or
the nation would fail in the present
struggle.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-23
Important
News Events
of the World
Summarized
U.S.-TeutOnic War News

The appointment of Col. Carl Reich
man u. S. A., to be brigadler general,
was held up by the senate military at
fairs committee at Washington pend
ing investigation of charges that he
has expressed sympathies with Ger
many.
I've army divisions instead of one,
comprising a total of at least $4,000
men. probably will make up the first
contingent of the National Guard to
go TO France.
The allied governments will discuss
jointly the peace proposals of Pope
Benedict and reply will be issued in
due course. Lord Robert Cecil told the
press at London. Whether the reply
will he a joint note or. rs suggested
IN some quarters, through the medium
of the United States or 10y some other
member, Will be decided later.
The greatest review of American
regular soldiers in years was wit
messed at American headquarters IN
France when General Sibert viewed
the contingent in rainstOrm. The
general declared the soldiers bearing
was splendid.
The committee on public information
at Washington on behalf of the war de-
partment issued an official denial that
American troops have been engaged in
action on the French front and that
200 have been taken TO the base hos
pitaiS, wounded. The report was pub
lished Ia the London Daily News.
Nominations of more than 200 new
majer generals and brigadier generals,
who will hold commands in the new
army, were sent to the senate mt
Washington by President Wilson. They
include all the National Guard officers.
Col. w. j. Nicholson. ia command at
Fort Sheridan. ILL.,, is one of those APP
pointed brigadier general.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-23

Issuance of S7,73S, 045,0O0 worth of
A per cent federal bonds, subject only
to income supertaXes, war profits and
excess profits taxes, and designed TO
provide S4000,0OO,O00 for further al
lied loans and to retire the $4,000, 900,
600 nontaxable 3h per cent issue,
now authorized to cover loans to the
allies, is contemplated In suggestions
submitted by Secretary McAdoo 70 the
house ways and means committee at
Washington.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-23
Washington

Since the war risk insurance bureau
at Washington was authorized on June
20 to insure merchant crews, 1t has
written, 5,446 policies, totaling So
225,S69. Premiums paid I'm have
amounted To 97,246.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-23

The automobile section of the war
tax bill was adopted by the senate 1t
Washington. It provides a graduated
federal tax on automobile and motor
cycle owners instead of the house levy
of 8 per cent OH manufacturers sales.
Between S40.000,000 and $50.000,00O
In revenue would be secured by the
senate's tax. against $6S,000,00O under
the house bill.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-23

orders for wholesale prosecution OF
]. W. WIS in seven states comprise the
answer OF the United States govern
ment to l. w. w. agitators who have
threatened a general strike in the far
West sR August 20.
Fire destroyed the dome building on
the Illinois state fair grounds ut
Springfield, ILL.,, entailing Il loss esti-
mated at 100000. The building was
the historic wOman's building of the
Columbian exposition in Chicago and
was moved to Springfield in 1894.
Governor LOwden issued I'm order to
Attorney General Brundage at Spring
fiels, Ill.,, to prepare the necessary le-
gal papers for seizure of Illinois coal
mines by the state.
Because woman had sent q tele-
gram to her husband notifying him
that she was coming to ChillicOthe,
O., to claim him as her husband. Mrs.
James Nelson shot and killed her hus-
bsHd and then killed herself
IadHstrial CONSUMPTION for aliens
who refuse to waive exemption and
join the national army was advocated
by John X. ORielly, chairman of To-
cal beard GO. which has headquarters
in the Carl Schurz high school in Chi.
cage.
Middle and northwestern states are
"a take immediate and drastic steps TO
MI their coal bins and at prices shorn
of exorbitant "war profits" Thirteen
states, their representatives meeting
I'm Chicago at the invitation of the Illi-
nols state council of defense, unani-
mously urged immediate general action
upon the president. But i'm the mean
time ali states propose to go ahead,
make inquiries fix prices and other
wise control the situation.
'Ehere are men walking the streets
of this city who ought 60 be taken out
at Tie reception given for the Ameri-
can nission to Russia by the Union
League club at New York. "They are
doing work for Germany under false
pretenses and are lying about it. II
we are competent for our liberty we
will find that out and get them. Every
one Of us can help by telling the au-
,thorlties all we know and hear"
Max II, Houser. one of the largest
individual grain dealers la the world.
announced at Portland, Ore, ne would
dive an his profits In the future to the
Red Cross. IL is reported that he
made $4,000. 600 last year.
I've persons were killed and four
Others were seriously injured In
rear-end collision between two cars
on the Chicago. Milwaukee and North
Shore electric line at the Great Lakes
Naval Training station. One man and
bey and one woman were killed.
Fred r. Wilson, "the hermit OF Dam
berry" aged ,axty-seven years, was
senteuced I'm United States court at
la Crosse, WIS. 60 one year and one
day in the Fort Leavenworth prison
for uttering theats against President
Wilson.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-23
European War News

The PetrOgrad war Office announces
strategic withdrawal by the Rou-
manians To the Observation-Disclosures
oshkani line. Russian forces on the
ROumanian front Withdrew under pres
sure to Munchelin and MonasS. and the
Roumanians to Movilitsa, in The Fox
SAM area.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-23

Fred r. Wilson. "the hermit OF Dam
berry" aged ,axty-seven years, was
sente~ced In United States court at
la Crosse. WIS.,. 60 one year and one
day in the Fort Leavenworth prison
for utterfng theats against President
wilson.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-23

The famous st. Quentin cathedral
has been destroyed by fire. says a dts
patch from Paris. France. SentineIs
in the French trenches outside the
city reported the edIfice was seen
burning Wednesday night.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-23

Four tons of bombs were dropped by
airplanes on the maritime arsenal at
Venice, causing a number of cOnfiagra-
tons, according To the official state
ment of the Austrian war Office nc
Vienna.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-23

I've persons were killed and four
others were seriously injured In
rear-end collision between two cars
on the Chicago. Milwaukee and North
Shore electric line at the Great Lakes
Naval Training station. One man and
bey and one woman were killed.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-23

Whisky making in the United States
dies at eleven o'clock Saturday eve
ming, September s. The food admins
tration at Washington ruled that after
that hour no foods. food materials or
feeds shall be used in the production
of distilled liquors for beverage pur-
poses.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-23

Reuters limited of London has been
informed officially that China has de-
clared war upon Germany and Austria
Hungary, the declaration dating from
ten o'clock Tuesday. August IA. China
is the seventeenth nation TO array IT.
self with the entente countries against
the central powers.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-23

The weekly report of shipping losses
issued at Paris gives one steamship
of more than 1.600 tons and three Of
smaller size as having been sunk in
the week ended August II, out of 1,010
arrivals and 1.02s clearances at French
ports.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-08-23

Max II. Houser. one of the largest
individual grain dealers In the world.
announced at Portland, Ore, he would
give aii his profits In the future to the
Red Cross. IL is reported that he
made $4,000 600 last year.