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The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-22

Briefly. here is the way the new army will be raised by selection:
 All men. regardless of race or nationality who have attained their twenty-first birthday. and who have not reached their thirty-first birthday by June s, must register in their home voting precincts on that date. If sick. they must register by proxy If ab- sent from the city, they must register by mall
 No man has the privilege of judg- ing his own qualifications under this registration Even if you are certain you cannot perform military duty, you nevertheless must register.
 Registrars have no authority to exempt anyone They merely conduct the registration
 After this registration, the cards will be gone over by a civil board Exemptions will be made there The causes for exemption include those in status with respect to persons dependent upon them for support which renders their exclusion or dis. charge advisabIe' There will be d board to which appeal may be made if anyone feels an injustice has been done him
 lt is unlawful to fai. 10 register if
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-22

ward Place al ahout o'clock. but the 1 t-hters soon were driven back two i ule eks 70 P nee de Leon avenue. here the ereate.t effort va, made. Aided by the wide avenue and the sloViyd}iug wind so dicrs. frcmen and private citizens blew up blocks of houses once or twice home on the north side of the street would catch fire, but for almost two hours 'hese sporadic outbreaks were stop ,pcd
 Later, however the flames gained a foothold across the street. swept on a block to Vedo way and moved on in a northeasterly direction
 Between Edgeaood avenue and De. catur street at the start of the fire. the flames sonfincd themselves to the scctiln between Boulevard and Hil ard street At Edseweod they moved eastward as far as Prospect Place in spots, wipine out a ock now land then. Practically the entire sec ton bounded by Hluard street on the west. Prospect Place in the east Edaewood avenue on the south and North avenue on the north was laid Vaete.
 On North avenue. North Jacks n street became the western boundary land with a slight change n the wind the fire moved steadily on in a north easterly direction It never got nearer Pcachtree street the main thorough. fare Of The city. than seven blocks al though at times a momentary change of wind threatened in that direction
 Bremen had been fighting a small blaze in the big Atlanta cotton ware house. where a great dea .j military supplies are rtortd. and at the same tme six residences West end were burning when the alarm came from thc Decatur street box. As many as could ae spared were sent to this sec
 ion but i. is doubtful if the entire department could have checked the flame that. driven by a high wind. .alrn ate up tho small houses upon which rain had not fallen in many days.
 Tho blaze started in the skinner Storage Company's plant. which is al
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-22
TWO Nurses Killed on
 Armed Merchantmen
Were TWo Hundred Feet From Gun
 Which Was Firing Gt q Forget.

crang fa-h.ou. The shell itself hit the mark. it was said. but fragments of brass apparently from the metal disc tha separates the D wder charge from the shel were picked out ot the flesh of the three women The gun itself. I5auch was not damaged according to the accounts.
 one of the two women killed was struck in the heart and the other lu the head. They stood goo feet away from the gun. They were members of the base hospital No r..
 Major Frederick Besley professor of surgery in Northwestern university commander of the unit. declared the run crew was not aware that anybody had been killed until so informed which seems to db-pose Of the theory ina, i. was d breech explosion
 Major Besley said that the morale of the nurses and surgeons after the accident and since was splendid. Mis- Natzen received prompt and skill lu attenttrn. and is said to be on the road to recovery at he New York navy yard hospital. where she was taken oI inc arrival of the ship
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-22
Dynamite Was Resorted to in An Effort to Stop the Fire and Scores of Houses Were Blown Up.
Seventy-FiVe Blocks Were Devastated and the Loss is Estimated at Between Two and Three Million Dollars---At- lanta Announces She Will Not Need Outside Help.

Atlanta, Ga May 2i-FIrc. that started in an obscure negro sec lon of the llt vat Decatur street just east Of Fort street this afternoon burned several blocks cf smal houses clean jumped over five low brick building and row of small shachs and sucp, on unobstructed unul it reached the better residence sections. and tonight at $ o'clock vas tao blocks beyond Ponce de Leon avenue and not under control The fire fighters. wa in cluded hundreds cf soldiers. tonight were aided by an abatement Of the wind but by no means had ma cred the flames. which many feared would not be conquered until they burned themse ves out at the edge of Pied mont park, large open space in the northeastern section Of the city
 Fhopsands Of persons tonight were homeless and are being fed and qlaT tered .n public buildings by the Red Croa and a committee Cf Atlanta men
 Approximately 75 blocks were devastated, but the area cannot be correctly estimated by blocks. as after the fight at Ponce de Leon avenue 'he flames rkirted that thorouehfare on the south side of the street for some distance
 The loss al o'clock was estimated at from $2O00.000 to s3,0oV00o. but persons familiar with real estate values stated that any estimate az Chs time was nothing more than gues work The flames did not at tack the more exclusive residence sec ions. but 8 large part of thc dcvasta- 'i,n vas i'm nciehborboods imposed largely of homes ranging in value from S2.5o0 to t6,00o.
 Scorcs Of pretty homes u com paratiye y new section Of tho city Co. night were being blown up with dyna- mite 10 stop the fire. but four hgur. Of this work had not resulted in much success The csnlagration was eat ing up home after home. mere slowly than in tho afternoon, when driven by a high wind, but moving forward re lentIessly.
 The dynamiting began at Boule
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-22
NFEREES FAIL TO AGREE
 ON ESPIONAGE BILL

Washington, May 2t.--Another nay of vigorous argument on the espionage bill by senate and house conferees was fruitless today and the conference ad journed until Wednesday. Provisions still in dispute include tine newspaper censorship, export embargo and searcn warrant leg gislaton and the section au. thorizing use of the army and navy to prevent interference with foreign com mprCe
 House republicans win caucus tomor row on the attitude to be taken toward the seuate's censorship amendment There was strong opposition from fhe republican side 10 the administration S censorship pan wden the bill was be fore the house.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-22

Britcyo and an extension of their 2 positions on the Vodice. A
 On the front in Macedonia artillery duehs continue at various points and$ is lated infantry engagements are| taking place. -.-
 There apparently has been a retu-l,,r Of the period of quiet on the line froAt is the Ba.ttc sea down into Rumania held, by the TeutOnic allies and the Rusaa
 sians The fighting, which started attla the end of the week in the Volhyniane fortress sector and in the north inx the region of Mitau, seemingly ended ,, almost with it's commencement. Alr'S the official reports from this fronti9 say there have been merely rifle fi-s.-- ing and scouting operations.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-22
TAFT'S SON ENLrsTs.

New Haven, Conn, May 21-Chariys P. Taft, H., son of former President Taft, and a junior in Yale College, was enlisted for the artillery branch o: the regular army today
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-22
4 FOR RENT AD WILL
 RENT THAT VACANT ROOM

People looking for rooms turn to the classified ads of the newspapers to see what is offered. An ad lu the sentinel.Record is almost sure to bring you customer
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-22

Forecast for Arkansas -- Tuesday cloudy, probably local showers in east portion; cooler in north and west DOT. ton; Wednesday, fair.
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tONrINUED ON PAdE FoUK.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-21
Men of Crown Prince Fail.

Paris, May 20.-Troops of the Ger
man crown prince after strong
artillery preparation last night at
tackled the French positions in the
salient of La Bovelle, north of "The
Ladies Way" but were easily re-
pulsed, the French war department
announced this afternoon,
Twelve miles to the westward OF
this sector the French stormed the
Teuton defenses near Laffaux mill and
captured some sections of trenches.
German Attack Smashed.
London, May 20.-British heavy
guns last night smashed an attack
launched by the Germans near Epehy,
to the west of the st. Quentin canal,
the British war department announced
this afternoon. Near Fauquissart,
southeastern Laventie the British cap
tured few prisoners in patrol en-
counters this morning.
Berlin Says Attacks Fail.
Berlin, May 20.-After an artillery
drum fire of the strongest intensity,
opened at daybreak today, British
troops launched a series of attacks
along the ffteen-mile Arras front be-
tween Acheville and Queant and south
of the River Scarpe, the German war
office announced today. \
Strong British attacks against the
German positions on both sides Of
Monchy last night; the statement
adds, were completely repuIsed.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-21
FOOD CONGRESS
TO STAGE SOME
TIMELY DEBATES
Many Mooted Questions to Be
Discussed When the Various
Interests Meet Here
Next Week.

Lively debates will be staged at the
State Food Conservation confererc.
:. a.. A.a;.o-:..., T.I ~,
a. 'he nuu',of'uih iuesoay' "edhes-
day, Thursday and Friday of this
week. H.. ..,..
7 Tber. ;s every eviderc. that ds,s
gates with cona;c+;rn on;r;ors ,hn,,+
eonservat;on will con,e IN ton - w
r;ous sect;one of +he st,.s
For ex.nn1e h;a d;sorss;or =,
the c1oth;ng nroh,en u;II ha u i
wb;te ~ tbs s,me t;r" dsi.o,t;o,s ~
nrese,t Vii ronraso,t - - Iii
clothing. There will be discussions on
reducing purchases of luxuries, while
some. delegations present will repre-
sent industries which sell luxuries.
City Girl on the Farm.
Tbere u,;t, he d;sc,ss;ons ~, ,.u,
and LITTLE % nsed 'ios foods nsrt;r,,,ar,', Gm NV
cereals nh;le Jslsn.tes % u,i11 Fl nv naas
ent mhosa hus;,,ass !. I. W. ~ pfe
tnre and seii the SeiI I,o,,r miG hramd.
of foods and cere,,s a. the % oid pr;.ss nu'
A d;scnss;on % or ii The -, nrnh,an u,h ,o.si af
-nlaeinp CITY And to,uu sg;rfs into +,,e
fsrm Somes m;1i ros,,it wh e LII M s..,a. .ns
deIea.tes w;II he - nrnsant ~"m ,,'I,a M hana
l;ttia f.;th Z, tho ~ .a@o;ona,. @ wnI ~. nate '.
Girl in the fsrn HOME " e eS
S,ch are the ,rohie,ns e. :. ;~o,.d
ort ~ th;s he he confsran.s ~ rho olIu !.
hates are - sxneeted ne .o ba ho+ hut m o,,t u
of Il aiI the STATE Conserv.t;on snd
Publ;c Weif,re eorrra;ss;o, SI '@,, hnnes 'ito w
hr;ng !. whniseo,oe ~ rnooera.;nn % 80 III
concsrned 90 that cona.rnat;nn % - 10, am
ao form,rd nc !. shouid Ie !, 'a'un . n.;n:y na
Crisis N ~ . "'''""'
shortage OF Farm hep.
Farmers organizations will be
strongly represented by some of the
best informed men in the, various or
ganizations, such as the Farmers
congress, the Farmers union, the
State grange, the Nebraska Co-opera-
tive Grain and Live Stock State Ship
ping association and many others.
Much information is expected from
these organizations in regard to pro-
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-21
Garden Acreage in
) , Nebraska Is Doubled

Lincoln, Neb., May 20.-The acre
age devoted to garden crops in Ne
braska this year is surprising, twice
the normal acreage and will furnish
an astonishing supply of food" in the
opinion of experts sent ont by the Ne
braska College of Agriculture to find
out if the general alarm that world
food shortage was probable had
awakened farmers to the need of
utilizing every foot of fertile soil.
Prof. w. w. Burr, head of the
agronomy department of the college
of agriculture, said his observations in
all sections of the state convinced him
there were no slackers among farm
ers, nor residents Of towns, who were
able to utilize vacant lots. back yards
and other acreage heretofore untitled.
Everywhere farmers are planting
such crops as were never known in
this state before, using every bit Of
land available" said Professor Burr.
II was surprised at the acreage of the
garden crops planted--twice as much
as in other years. With normal sea-
son the production of garden crops
will be astonishing"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-21
Nebraskans in the =
Thirteenth Division
OF National ARM

Washington, May 20.-Distribu-
ton Of the country BY states into
the areas that will provide the six
! teen divisions of the selective army
was announced today by the War
department. The western states are
grouped as follows:
Thirteenth Division - Minnesota,
Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota,
Nebraska, Central department.
Fourteenth Division - Colorado,
Kansas, Missouri, Central depart
ment.
Fifteenth Division--Texas, Okla
homa, New Mexico, Arizona, South
ern department.
Sixteenth Division - Montana,
Wyoming, Idaho, Washington, Utah,
Oregon, Nevada, California, West
ern department.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-21
FORTY THOUSAND
US. SOLDIERS TO
FACE ETEUT0N FOES
Army, Navy and Marines will
Join Fleet Now in Europe,
Fighting Against the
Germans. 49,.
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, May 20-All three
arms of Americas fighting forces, the
army, navy and marine corps, soon
will be represented in the war zones.
= With American destroyers already
in European waters, and army regu-
lars concentrating to carry the flag to
battle lines in Belgium and France, a
regiment OF marines was designated
today to join the expeditionary force
and round out the nations represen-
tation in the field.
Forty Thousand Men to Front.
The marines will be attached to the
army division under General Pershing,
which is under orders to proceed
abroad as soon as practicable.
Although details are not being made
public, it was calculated tonight that
with the marine regiment the total
American force now designated for
land service in Europe is close to 40,-
900. An army division at war strength
comprises about $4,000 men and up
wards of 10000 are expected to be in
the nine volunteer regiments, Of engi-
neers now being recruited. The for
estry regiment and the marine regi-
ment each will number more than l.
600. The strength of the naval force
in Europe has not been revealed.
Will Precede Troops.
General Pershing and his staff will
sail for Europe ahead OF the troops to
paos I,uo ~, ar,,," Wy ihe IIn;tsd States ;s nre-
s;a Iasr y .n nanr @ across the seas az
pa.i;ais prs.;diss, ~ pus nan c.n be trained and
aapl,;a.od lap;u,y 40 '"eA "
sqE,ppedh Ear ohv;ors rs,sons M information
Ioi ~ ~. In',Gra .;,n. I of he American com.
.,nJ.r's 80 W ~" don.rt,,re e or b;s destination
a' luz, ho r,adi % %nuhI;c
WI, VIZ Ie may. r.ppas"i puu p.rsh;,o 1e,ves
WI wneI LII ns tho nrasn;z zs,;or and
eseiy ,,,ant ue" nf Ii b;s @ .roons will have been
equipaiiena I - ps.s,,ab,,, D.. nv, +. viii have
wolsed ',;aa d;sor..;onar" ou.. ] nowsrs to coon.
WHY i:.t, sL'e.na eu',,r AZ pu"s - tbs Ere,cb
eia.e 81 WIN " IJ pnin:nn sn,ons ~
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-21
Omaha Banker Speaks
To Dunbar Graduates

Dunbar, Ncb., May 20.-(Special.) y
James Robert Cain, jr., president of
the State Bank of Omaha, delivered
the commencement address here last
night to a crowded house. Thefollow-
ing were the graduating eleven:
Misses Armenia Esther Minick, Mar
gurite Ann Ganz, Pearl Ruby Camel,
NJ. Marie Sandley, Jeanette Evelyn
Smith; Messrs. w. Allan Walker, Les
ter H. Boyd, Joy M. Walker, Donald
James Masley, Floyd Josiah Rose and
Allan Mullis.
This is the first class to graduate
from the new $35,000 school building,
completed last August.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-21
italians Capture Key to
The DefenSeS of Gorilla
(By Associated Press. }

The italians on the Isonzo front
captured one of the crests Of Mount
Vodice, the key to the Austrian de-
fenses north of Gorilla.
The positions the Italian troops had
taken east of Gorilla were maintained
against repeated Austrian attacks.
Intense aerial activity and incessant
artillery duels continued along the
Austro- Italian front. ,.
The Germans assert that a British
attack on both sides of the road from
Arras to Douai failed.
Waves of German troops thrown
against the French in the River Aisne
district succeeded only in obtaining
footing in one OF the advanced
trenches.
The Germans used burning liquid
i'll futile attack northwest of Rheims.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-21
RUSSIA PLANS
TO STRIKE GIANT
BLOW AT .TEUT0Ns
Coalition Government, Pledged
to Make No Peace Except as
Victor, Shapes Aggressive
Military Policy.
(By Associated Press.)

Russia, unaggressive in the field for
several months because OF internal
dissensions, is making ready under the
leadership Of the new coalition gov
ernment to resume an energetic cam
paign against the Teutonic powers.
The new cabinet, holding the con-
fdence of the radical council of work
mems and soldiers delegates, has de-
clared against separate peace and
announces its intention of taking the
most energetic measures against any
counter revolutions,
Russian Army Active.
Declaring that the re-establishment
of general peace without annexa-
tions and indemnities is possible only
through the \overpowering of Ger
many, the cabinet asserts that its
most important work is the revivify-
ing OF the army.
Already the Russians have shown
signs Of activity, and artillery and
mine throwing bombardments by
them are reported from several I'M
portaht sectors along the 800-mile
front from Riga, on the Baltic, to Ga
latz, on the Black sea.
To Introduce Iron Discipline.
Petrograd, May 10 Via London) -
Minister of War Kerensky, address,
ing the congress of peasants, an
nounced his determination to intro
duce an iron discipline into the army.
He made an impassioned appeal for
support in restoring the morale Of
Russia's military forces and his
speech was greeted with enthusiastic
applause. .,
A great demonstration occurred
after, he finished his address. The
delegates embraced the minister and
carried him on their shoulders to his
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-21
U. S. MUST
CRUSH rule
OF GERMANY
Washington Hears lmperialis-
tic Hope Still Leads Teuton
I Ruler on in Death CIaSh\
on BattIefieldS.

a., =. -.
Washington, May Z0.--Germany's
next peace declaration. expected ITO
suggest = ,rooram of ,err;tor;,I 70.
...:.... -, ~
,,une,aion y oh lhe east anu tne west
iesaiueu i'eie as largely answered
beforehand by information revealing
for the first time the full scope Of the
imperial governments aspirations for
conquest in the south.
This information discloses as one
of the primary aims of the war plan
for .onso,;d,,;o, of a, ;,,nr.,,,b,.
-N"s
iIlliltaty anq esonoln'o unit streIening
noNi tiie Nolu. pea 10 the Meuile,-
ianea,, cutting europe permanently
" hai,' eoniioiills .he GaIashenes;
tnc Aegesn anu the baiuc anu
gyen.uaiiy iori,ilng INC oackpohe ol a
RUSSIAN worio empire
Follows Bismarck.
In the light of German history the
plan shows-how implicitly the kaiser
has followed out the blood and iron
politico-economic methods of Bis
marck for DEVELOPMENT Of Prussian
power.
Considered IN view of the present
war man, 4 show that the major por-
tion of the kaiser's war program has
been ACCOMPLISHED. regardless Of what
disposition : made of eonouered terri
torv in France BeIe;,,m and Russia.
a full realization az th;e situation
which will form 4 sinister background
for rons;derat;on of whatever renun-
cation pronosais the mperal chancellor
NAV make adds a new force m the
repeated declarations of allied states I
men that the German peace maneuv7
ers are in reality war moves and that
a premature truce only would Civ
Germany resting period in which 7
further Prussianize and prepare for
greater world war, the territory to y
southeast which II has conquered =
der the guisc OF a friendly alliancs
Although officials have refrail
from definite public expressions
what the United States might demi
as peace guarantee, these posi-
tiles recall with recurring emphl
President Wilson's declaration
America might fight until the wd
is made safe for democracy" v.
They bring into relief Foreign M /,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-21
OUTLINE PLAN
TO CONSERVE
LARDER 0FU.S.
President and Man Chosen to
Handle Supplies Tell People
Control Means Saving,
But Not Going Hungry. 4

Washington, May 20,-President
Wilson in a statement last night out
lining the administrations food con-
troll policy, announced he had asked
Herbert c. Hoover to become Ameri-
can food administrator and that Mr..
Hoover would accept the place.
A statement given out by.Mr.
Hoover after the White House an
nouncement was made gave his plans
tor food administration and called on
the country to render voluntary as
sistance IL carrying it out. -
Explaining that it is>absolutely nee
essary to vest unquestionable powers
in the government, the president de-
clared he is confident that exercise of
the authority granted will be neces-
sary only in the few cases where
some small and selfish minority
proves unwilling to put the nations
interests above personal advantage" !"
No Need to Fear Bureaucracy.
He makes it clear that the food ad-
ministraton is only for an emergency
situation and that since it will be COM
posed for the most part of volunteers
there need be no fear of the posi-
bility of permanent bureaucracy
arising out of it."
Mr.. Hoover proposed that the food
administration be divided into four
great branches, whose duties he de-
fined i'll detail. Most of the work
would be carried out by men and
women OF the country on volunteer
basis.
IF this cannot be DONE" Mr..
Hoover's statement says, II shall GER
ainly and willingly surrender the task
to some other method of emergency.
| hold that democracy can yield to
discipline, and that we can solve this
lood problem for our own people and
our allies i'll this way, and that to
have done so will have been greater
service than our immediate objective,
for we will have demonstrated the
rightness of our faith and our ability
to defend ourselves without being
pruSsianized."
Five Cardinal Principles. 4
With tf- president, Mr.. Hoover be-
lieTcs it rarely will become necessary
TO apply large powers.
Five cardinal principles Of food ad-
ministration outlined by Mr.. Hoover
in his statement are:
That the food problem is one of
wise administration and not expressed
by the words dictator or Controller,
but food administrator
THAT this administration can be
largely carried out through the CO.
ordination and regulation Of the exist
ing legitimate distributative agencies,
supplemented by certain emergency
bodies composed of representatives Of
the producers, distributors and con-
sumers.
"The organization of the eommun-
ity for voluntary conservation Of food
stuffs.
Filled by Volunteers.
THAT all important positions so
far as they must shall be filled by
volunteers. g
"The independent responsibility of