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Evening star., 1917-12-08
Exponents Of Moral Uplift.

The reform bureaus directorate has
been enlarged recently and now includes
nearly a score OF senators and representa-
tiyes. who have advocated moral meas
ureS.
A mass meeting is to be held Friday
evening, December IA. at 7:45 o'clock at
Gov, Eugene W. Fose presiding. r. r.
Motion, principal Of Tuskegee Institute. is
to speak on Education as the Co-worker
of Legislation in Solving Civic Problems.
'.The Bible the Only Secure Basis Of
Education and Legislation" will form the
topic of an address by Rev. DIR. J. w.
Cochran. pastor of First Presbyterian
Church of Detroit. Clinton n. Howard
will speak on 1.-The Triumphal March OF
Moral Reforms"
The sessions will close with a mass
meeting Sunday afternoon, December 16.
at o'clock at First Congregational
Church, when addresses will be made by
Clinton N. Howard, Rev. DR.. j. G. Shear
er and Rev. DR.. Wilbur F. Crafts.
Evening star., 1917-12-08
REFORM BUREAU LEADERS
TO USE WAR AS TOPIC
Reconstruction to Be Theme Of
Lunch Conferences Here De-
cember 13 to 16.

The twenty-second annual meeting OF
directors and members Of the interna-
tional reform bureau will be held in this
city December IS to 16. 1t will be devoted
chiefly to open lunch conferences be-
tween reform leaders in and out OF Con-
gress on two questions-'What moral
measures and movements helpful to win
ming the war should legislators and good
citizens unite in promoting in 1917-1S?
and .For what after-the-war problems OF
peace and world reconstruction should
public opinion be now prepared?"
Executive meetings Of directors at
breakfasts will be held Thursday and Fri
day. December 13 and "A, at the st.
James Hotel at $50 o'clock and in the
afternoon of Thursday at Lutheran
Church of, Reformation. I'd street and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast All pub
lie meetings will be held in First Con-
gregational Church. when. on Friday aft
ernoon, at 2:30 o'clock, "Woman's Work
in Reform will be the subject of discus
sion. In the evening at 7:30 o'clock the
subject will be Social Regeneration by
Education and Legislation" Moral
Problems Of the War; VIII form the theme
of discussion at a meeting Sunday after
noon, December 16. at o'clock.
Evening star., 1917-12-08
Potomac River Landings

HALIyMOHNs :
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..6 r;ver poinfs Monday, wednesday and eatur-
day, i PA, arrive Bsitipere sseond 1ezt.g
ept Leave Baltimsrs: pier = L1e.s IL A1Sesy.
ingtea ssscesd nsentnf cut. @vr 9sa98 n.ss
SivSa EEtu 3<lB pa.. e selli14 An- z,
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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-25
CREWS OF U. S. SHIPS SAFE
U. S. Vessels-Reach Port on
French Liner

An Atlantic Port, oct. 22.-AttaCks
on three American SallngshlpS by Ger.
man submarines were reported by their
crews. who reached here on Il French
liner Captain Mortensen of the
three-masted American bark. pnolina.
of 1.19S tons, said that his vessel was
fired on by II U-boat, but not hit The
Germans then came alongside. looted
her and sank her with bombs, he said.
Another crew. who said they were
from the American schooner Crockett
Of Philadelphia, reported that three
months ago their ship was torpedOed
by submarine near Brest hut did
not sink. The Germans looted her
and then abandoned her, and later,
they said she was lowed into Brest
and sold. She had a cargo Of oil.
Also on the same liner was the crew
Of the four-masted schooner Henry
Lippitt, 800 tons. of Philadelphia.
whose sinking had previously been re-
ported.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-25
TO END HIGH PRICES
HOOVER DECLARES CORNER HAS
BEEN TURNED" IN COST.
Asserts Wholesale Prices Are Much
Lower Now Than Years Ago
Blames Retailers

Washington, oct 2O.-FoOd Admin.
istrator Hoover announced on Thurs.
day that the corner has been turned
in high prices"
He has gone ms far as he can in
price reduction, he says, and assails
the retailers for not doing their part.
The next congress viii probably be
asked to give him power 10 force the
retailers to abstain from pruhtcerlng.
Mr.. Hoover says:
Most of the essential commodities
should one after another. continue Ia
show reductions between now and the
end of the year The food admins
traitor has no control of either the
grower or his organizations. nor Of the
great majority or retailers.
THE distribution chain lying be
tween the warehouse. wholesalers
commission men and manufacturers ot
prime commodities has required II
great deal of study and development
for its proper regulation, and these
regulations are coming into force
now"
Mr.. Hoover said he had every hope
the retailers Will cooperate, rs the
farmers and other food handlers ARE
cooperating, to feed the nntlon and
the allies at reasonable prices. Every
body along the line down to the re-
taller, he declared. already Is helping
But retail prices do not by any means
reflect the wholesale prices.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-25
CHANGE DRAFT PLAN
NEW REGULATIONS FIX STATUS
OF ALL MEN WHO HAVE
REGISTERED.
DIVIDED INTO FIVE CLASSES
Men Without Dependents viii Be
Called First Unless Vital to War
Industry-Date for Next In
crement to Be Jan. T.

Washington, Oct. 2S.-New draft
regulations, postponing the physical
examination of the remaining 100000
draft registrants until they are called
for military service, and assigning the
men to five classes, thus determining
the order Of their call to the colorS,
were announced on Saturday by Pro
vost Marshal General Crowder.
1t was indicated that January | will
be the date of the next call.
Under the new regulations II will he
possible for a registrant to determine
100000 additional men to be sum
moned, the second 100000, or later
contingents.
The changed system win reduce the
laborS of local boards by so per cent
by reversing the present process of
first conducting physical examinations
and then hearing exemption claims.
Hereafter all economic questions will
be settled before the physical eXamina-
ton is held.
Here is the new system In a nut
shell:
Five classes of draft registrants are
established approximately as follows :
First-Men with absolutely no de-
pendents.
SecOnd-Skilled farm labOrers or
others slightly less available for mill
tary service than the first class.
Third-Skilled laborers and men
whose work is deemed vital to war in
dustries.
Fourth--Married men with children
whose families are wholly dependent
upon them for support.
Fifth-Cripples, mental detectives,
and those specifically exempted from
military service.
Registrars will be assigned TO one
of these classes.
Under the new system local boards
Will send out to eHch enlisted man on
its list queStionaire or catalogue of
queries to be known as mo. 1000, "
going into minute detail as to the fam
lily life, responsibility and adaptablity
of the individual. These questions
have not as yet been made public. The
individual fills in the blanks with an
swers ana returns the questionable to
the local hoard.
After that the local board decides in
what class To put the selected man.
notifying him of its verdict. The man
if not satisfied with the decision of
the board, may appeal to the district
board, which will then review the mat
ter. The district boards verdict in
event OF appeal viii be final
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-25
BELIEVE SIX ARE DROWNED
Rescue Auto Draes Many Into River
in Accident at Green Bay.
One Known Dead.

Green Bay-One woman was drown
ed, and it is believed, at least six 9TH
ers lost their lives in the Fox river
here when two automobiles, one a big
government demonstration truck, be-
ing used to lift the other car from
the water after il had plunged off the
bank, left the approach of the Main
town district. The woman known
drowned was Mildred Martin, "a
years old, of Green Bay.
When the touring car in which she
was riding with Richard Mantz, a rail
road man of this city, reached the ap-
proach of the bridge the driver lost
control and the machine went over
the edge and down the embankment
Several hundred pedestrians rushed
to their rescue. Mantz swan to shore
after a hard struggle, and the big mo-
tor truck was pressed into service and
utilized as a draught apparatus.
II was run upon the approach Of the
bridge and one end of rope fastened
to its front and the other to the car
in the river. Several people boarded
the truck and others took hold of the
rope to aid in pulling the touring car
from the stream.
Instead of backing up. the truck
suddenly shot forward, sweeping a
dozen persons into the river.
Ropes were thrown to the strugglers
in the water and six are known to
have been rescued.
At the police station no definite in
formation as to the exact number
thought 50 be drowned was available.
The second tragedy occurred while
banks and streets were lined with
hundreds of people. According to any
information available it was the worst
catastrophe in the history of the city.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-25
d ZEPPELlNS ARE SHOT DOWN
German Airships Which Attacked
England Are Destroyed by French
Gunners and Airmen.

Paris, oct 23,-Although nj first il
was thought that the visit of the Yep
pelin fleet to France was mn independ-
ent raid carrying out the threat made
in German wireless message to de-
strOy Paris In reprisal for French air
raids on German towns. 1t now is gen
orally believed that these eight Zeppe-
Inns. four OF which were destroyed or
captured, We're returning from Eng
land, that they had lost their bearings.
The log book of the Zeppelin which
landed intact shows that she had been
tn England, and prisoners from three
other airships confirm this.
OF the four Zeppellns lost two were
destroyed and two were forced to de-
scend The two disabled airshlps. un-
der attack by nyiators and anti-air de-
Tense posts, descended In the Saone
valley and were forced 10 land In the
neighb0rhOod of Slsteron, In Bases.
Alpes
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-25
They Just Had to Wait.

Something was the matter with tn
rtop-Signal bell of the bonneville troll
ley car, and the conductor had 4
whistle to the motorman. that trip
one whistle TO start, two whistles d
go ahead.
This wasn't the real TOonervilli
trolley, but certain suburban "dumm|
line" which is so denomuated by tn
facetlous car riders.
AT one place, the other morning, tn
car made long stop. and some Of TIN
passengers began to get uneasy. 0n|
sought the rear platform end founI
the conductor eating a frugal lunch
con.
Say, how long we goln' to stan|
here2 What are we waitln' for 4
asked the passenger.
The conductor swallowed hard AMI
was understood to reply.
"Looky here, | amt got nothln' BID
dry crackers fer my lunch. An you'll
halter wait till l git 'em all swalleret
good before | kin whistle i"-Cleve
land Plain-Dealer.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-25
GERMAN AT U. DECREASES
A Falling of Of 42.9 Per Cent in En-
rollment Is Announced-French
Increases 14.2 Per Cent.

Madison-A decrease of 42s per
cent in enrolment in the German
classes at the University of Wisconsin
has been announced by Dean E. A
Birge,
Al the same time the enrolment Of
university French classes has increas-
ed 14.2 per cent. The greatest de
crease in the German class enrolment
this fall has been in the elementary
sections, and the number of students in
these classed dropped from 775 last
year to 2S7 this year. The total mum
Der of registrations in the university
German classes this year is 1871
against 1926 last year. The number of
German instructors has also been de
creased prOportionally.
Dean Birge declares that the war
and a change in the university Ian
guage requirements have been the
cause of the decrease, The war how
ever, he blieves, is the leading factor
in the decline.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-25
II SHIPS SUNK By RAIDERS
$50 Lives Lost When Germans De.
stroy Vessels In North sea-Two
British Destroyers Lost.

London Oct 23.--One hundred and
fifty lives were lost on Wednesday
when five Norwegian, one Danish and
three Swedish vessels were sunk by
two German raiders in the North sea.
The British admiralty statement OF
Saturday stated that total of 135
officers and men of the British de-
stroyers Mary Rose and Strongbow
were lost when those two vessels were
sunk by raiders. The Mary Rose and
the Strongbow were conveying the
merchantmen when the attack &C.
Cured The Aftenposten of Chris
tlania has estimated that l6 Norwe-
CLANS, II Swedes and 81 English were
killed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-25

Generally speaking, n craftsman, or
draughtsman, is one who draws plans
from instructions given him me-
Chancal craftsman Is an assistant to a
mechanical engineer, and he draws the
plans Of the b engineers proposed
works. II he is a mechanical engineer
II will be plans OF machines, bridges
etc. An architect plans buildings, and
his craftsman, from instructions fur
nishpd him. draws the plans. The
craftsman IL largely copylst III
creates nothing, but he gives express
sion 70 the ideas OF his superior
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-25
HUSTiNG DEATH THIRD
OF PROMINENT STATE
DEMOCRATS IN YEAR

The death of Senator Husting
maks the passing Of the third
member within a year of a
group of prominent Wisconsin
democrats, who were instru-
mental in carrying this state for
President Wilson when he was
candidate for the democratic
nomination in 1912.
John A. Aylward. United
States district attorney for the
western Wisconsin district died
at Madison, Nov. u, 1916, and
} William II. Wolfe, who succeed
ed Mr.. Aylward died suddenly at
) a gathering of democrats in Mad
ison. Jan. 10, 1917
Senator Husting, Mr.. Aylward
and Mr.. Wolfe were close politi-
cal friends for many years and
they were among the first in
Wisconsin to take up Woodrow
) Wilson's cause when he decided
to become candidate for the
democratic nomination for presi-
dent.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-25
TRAINING Sea.Lions.

The nature of the sea-llon Is peculiar
He has TO be petted and encouraged at
every stage OF lesson. The trainer
knows that the animal is very jealous
OF others who get too much of the lime
light; quarrels among troupe fire.
quenty follow. II sea-llon is not In
his proper position the net will not
work. But most important " NIL, II ls
necessary to keep repeating trick
until sea dog performs il readily.
How long this sometimes takes only
the young men who do this work car
tell.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-25
APPLETON DEFEATS
COMMISSION FORM
POPULAR VOTE AFTER HEATED
CAMPAIGN BEATS SYSTEM
BY 592 MAJORITY.
TO ELECT Mayer IN APRIL
Plans Are Now Being Made to Select
Likely Candidates-First City in
County to Gust Plan After
Trial for Seven Years.

Appleton-Appleton is the first city
in the United States to Gust the com
mission form of government by a spe-
cial election
After one OF the most bitter political
fights ever engaged in here, a popular
vote Of 2,O73 to 1.491, majority of
582, decided against the commission
form.
OF the 500 cities in the country to
adopt the commission form, Appleton
takes the lead in eliminating the sys-
tenn altogether. 1t has been in effect
here seven years.
Opponents OF the system declared
that had they been beaten at the cleo
ton they were arranging for individ-
ual recall of some of the officers, as
was the course pursued in an Ohio
city which tried to shake off the com
mission method some time ago.
Plans are now being made for the
selection of likely candidates to take
up the regular municipal chairs to be
filled at the April ele. ion. Until that
time the commission system will con
tinue in effect.
Six aldermen are to be elected for
one year and six for two years. No
mention has as yet been made of a
candidate for the mayoralty.
The entire campaign preceding the
popular ballot was fraught with inten-
siye fervor on both sides. A public
debate was one of the features and as
points were made pro and con riDples
and then hurricanes of applause swept
across the hall, filled with hundreds Of
citizens who set precedent in munie-
ipal government.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-25
WHAT YOU CAN DO
On Conservation Week"
OCT. 20 TO NOV. q.

OCT. 20 TO NOV. q.
1. Go to church on "Conserva-
ton Sunday" October %,
and hear what your minister
has to say about food con
servation
.. Find out why we must eat
corn and other things in
place Of wheat; why we
must eat fish and chicken
and other things in place Of
beef, pork and mutton; use
less sugar; use less fats.
.. Eat corn bread for dinner
every day for eight days.
This will give you the corn
bread habit.
1. Eat no beef pork or mutton
on 'Meatless Tuesday" Oc-
tober 80. Chicken or fish are
permitted.
5. Attend Conservation" speak
ings on Wednesday. October
81.
@. Study conservation window
displays and watch for mer-
chants conservation sales
on Merchants Conservation
Day" Thursday, Novem-
Der /.
Z. Eat no beef, pork or mutton
on "MeatleSs Friday" No
vember ., Fish and chicken
are permitted"
s. Sign your country's pledge
to save food To help win the
war.
o. Get others to sign the pledge
card.
10. Hang the food administration
window membership card In
your front window to help
get other people interested
in food conservation.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-25
BYRON NELSON is INDICTED
Federal Grand Jury Returns Bill
against Congressman's Son for
Violation of Draft Law.

Madison-Byron Nelson, son Of Con
gresham John NJ. Nelson, of the Third
district, is under indictment as a
Stacker.
The federal grand jury returned a
true bill again Nelson, the specific
charge being wilful violation of the
draft law Nelson is on his fathers
ranch in Canada and a representative
of the United States marshal will be
sent after him at once, to bring him to
Madison for trial.
Nelson went to Spring Coulee. AL.
berta, Can, in June without register.
ing here, and in August was married
there to Miss Anita Pleuss, Madison.
Nelson is a graduate of the University
of Wisconsin
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-25
FOR SKIN TROUBLES
That Itch, RIrn, Torture and Dlsns
ure Use cuticura-Trisl Free.

The Soap TO cleanse and purify, I'd
Ointment to sOothe and heal. The
usually afford immediate relief In itct
Ing, burning eczemas. pimples, dandruI
and most baby skin troubles. The
also tend to prevent little skin troJ
bles becoming grent If used daily.
Free sample each by mail with Bool
Address postcard, Cuticura. Dept. l
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-25
Farmers Sell Livestock

Wausau- Because of the high price
OF feedstuffs Marathon county farmers
are disposing OF considerable live
stock. However, practically all the fe
male calves are being retained to in.
crease the dairy herds. the high price
OF milk encouraging this action.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-25
Two Mlohloan Banks Robbed.

Grand Rapids, Mich, oct. %. Shor.
in's posses are searching for -four
bank robbers who blew safes al the
Farmero state bunk ut Alto and the
Farmers State bank nj Vaudeville.
The bandits got SGT. 900.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-25
Very Deep.

"Thcy tell me young Whittier made
deep impression when he called on
the Lotserox family the other night.
Us thnt so?"
Eyes: when old LotseroX helped him
through the door he landed i'm one of
the flower beds on the lawn. Rich
mond Times Dispatch.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-25
Kent His Word

Il haven't any case" admitted tn
client, but I have money"
How much2'
sixty thousand dollars"
"Phew You have the best case
ever handled" said the lawyer "rl
see that you never 20 to prison witt
that sum"
And the client dldn't-he wen
there broke.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-25
Makes Potato Record.

Stevens Point-The record yield of
potatoes in Portage county was pro
duced on the farm of A. A. Miner, of
the town of Belmont. Mr. Miner dug
1910 bushels from a field of eight
acres. The largest potato weighs one
pound ten ounces.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-25
Incomes Grow In Kenosha.

Kenosha Kenosha will pay income
tax of over half million dollars this
year The corporation income taxes
for the city will amount to s416,312.36
This is an increase of more than $780,
600 over the amount of the tax for the
former year.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-25
Blind Guard, Blow Safes.

st. Louis, oct. 24.--Three robbers
bound the night Waterman at the new
Grand Central motion picture thenter
here, blew open two safes and large
vault and stole Sl,700. They are be-
ing sought by the police.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-25
Emit Fires with Aeronlanea.

Madison-For two years Wisconsin
has been fighting forest fires by aero
plane instead of from watchtowers. 1t
is said that at height of $500 feet an
aviator can detect a forest fire sixty
miles.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-25
Pastor Receives Call.

La Crosse-Rev. Finch A. Clarke OF
the North Presbyterian church has re.
ceived a call to the First church In
Wausau. He is a graduate of Carroll
college. His decision has not yet
been made.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-25
Stevens Point Boy is Hurt In Fall.

Stevens Point--Edward McGlachlin
has received telegram from Camp
Travis San Antonio, Tex, stating that
one OF his erandsons, Fenton II. Nc
Glachlin, had been seriously injured In
an aeroplane fall.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-25
Supreme Court Ad Iourns.

Washington, Oc 24-The supreme
court adjourned on Monday for two
weeks, In which decisions win be
reached on cases already argued. The
next decision day will be Novem-
Der T.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-25
lndIot Minnesota Editor

Minneapolis MINI. oct. 23-D. II.
Johnson, editor of the Peoples Maya
zine published here. was indicted by
the county grand Jury on charge Of
INTERFERING with and discouruging
enli tments.'
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-25
To Launch Economy Campaign

London, Oct. 24-Both Premier
Lloyd-George and Chancellor Of the
Exchequer Bonar Law made important
speeches at meeting In Albert hall,
launching a big national economy
campaign
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-25

Amsterdam, oct. 23.-The sum Of
81. 1O7, 500 900 was subscribed to the
seventh German war loan closing on
October rs, according to a Berlin dis.
patch. This total does not include sub
scriptions from the front.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-25
Beloit Radio Men Called.

Beloit 49, The army has called TO
service the radio corps organized in
this city last summer by Prof. c. A.
Culver, now captain in the signal
CORPS Forty boys, mostly from the
college, enlisted.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-25
Farmer Accidentally Shot.

Grand Rapids John Imthos, n
farmer living six miles northwest OF
Babcock, while bunting, accidentally
shot himself in the left armpit, the
shot lodging in his shoulder
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-25
To School on FurIouah.

Manitowoc Victor Kunick. honor
ably discharged from the National
guard. enlisted in the Medical Reserve
corps and will attend Marquette unit
vsrsity on furlough.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-25
Boy Scouts Get Bond Medals.

Depere-At a patriotic demonstra-
ton under the auspices Of the Depere
Civic association ten bronze medals
were presented to as many Boy Scouts
in recognition of their selling s25, 900
worth of bonds during the first drive.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-25
MAY Get Military Traininu.

Appleton-Lawrence college will
have a course in military tactics If
President Samuel Plantz, who is going
to Washington next month can get the
military authorities to detail an officer
and equipment