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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-01
WADE'S LETTER
Commissioner Wade has issued the fo

Commissioner Wade has issued the fol- lowing general letter.
 FIGHT BOIL WEEVILS NOW The only boil weevils in this country now are those that have passed through Will be out in a few days feeding on the young plants Farmers should use every available means to destroy them while they are few, the plants small affording no hiding places and before any eggs are laid in the squares. The most effec- tive boil weevil fighting can be done in the next two weeks. This can be done by hand picking by the children
 Cotton should be plowed three times between rains, if the rains are far enough apart to permit. Make the second and
 third blowing in the hot part of the day while the soil is dry and hot. Flow shallow and avoid blowing up much
 moist soil, but stir the dry hot soil and attach brush or something to the blow
 so as to knock the weevils off the plants. It makes no difference how you get the weevils off and kill them, just so you do lit before the squares are infested. Re- member that a field or cotton that is Tree or WeeVlls when squares begin to form is safe for the year, if good culti- vation is kept up. Heed and try this. PICK AND CAN BERRIES A large blackberry crop is coming on. Thousands of gallons of these are all lowed to go to waste each year for lack of picking and canning. The country children are busy with the crops and cannot pick them all. As the schools are out the town and city children should go out and gather these berries and pre- vent their wasting One of the greatest disadvantages is the red bug. This can be overcome by bathing with tar soap and leaving small amount on the body
 until you return from the berry fields. After bathing the soap off no effect of the red bug will be experienced.
 DIFFICULTY OF CANS The shortage and high price of tin
 cans can be helped materially by using glass jars for all canning for home use
 and saving the tin cans for commercial canning where the product must be shipped and marketed Use crocsery, and glasses for jam, jelly and preserves for home consumption. By practicing meth
 ods of economy. the demand and prices 1 of tin cans can be greatly reduced. JAMES A WADE. Commissioner of Agriculture and Indus tries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-01
HOW TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
 ON THE REGLSTRA TTON CARDS
Table-Here You See
 - Prepare the

interfere with the wish of the nation to
 reduce wars misery to a minimum. On the other hand, unless the person you
 have in mind is solely dependent on you, do not hide behind petticoats or chil-
 dren.
 10. Married or single (which)
 Race (specify which)f
 This does not ask whether you were
 once married, but whether you are mar
 ried now. In answer to the question as to your race, state briefly whether "Cau-
 casian," "Mongolian," Negro" Malay
 an" or Indian"
 II. What military service have you
 hads Rankf Branchs Years! Na-
 ton states
 you must give complete information. In answering these questions, first name your
 rank, using one of the following words:
 Commissioned officer" ''noncommts-
 stoned officer private" Next, state
 branch in which you served in one of
 the following words: Infantry, "caval-
 ry" artillery" medical" signal,
 ''avia tion," supply" marine" navy"
 Next, state the number of years service,
 not counting time spent In the reserve.
 Finally, name the nation or state you served. If you served under the United States or one of the states of the United
 States, name your service in one of the IOllOWlnK leIInSs NdllOndl NOl ouNii and such & stste), Militia (of such and such a state)," Volunteers of United States" or regular army tnavy) of Uni ted States
 IF. Do you claim exemption from draftf Specify grounds.
 Because you claim exemption from draft, 1t by no means follows that you are exempt. For the information of the war department you should make a claim now if you intend to prosecute it. Some per- sons will be exempted on account of their occupations or offices, some on account of the fact that they have relatives de- pendent upon them for support. Your an swer touching these things will be impor- tant in supporting the claim you now intend to make in your answer to the present questions. Be sure, therefore that the grounds you now state are in conformity with your answers to ques- ! tions and g. In stating grounds you claim as exempting you, use one of the | following terms: If you claim to be an executive. legislative or judicial officer of | the state or nation, name your office and say whether it Is an office of the nation | or state If you claim to be a member 1 of a religious sect whose creed forbids | it's members to participate In war in any l form, simply name the sect. If you are i employed in the transmission of the -Uni- | ted States mails or as an artifcer or work 1 man in an armory, arsenal or navy yard | of the United States, or If you are a mariner employed in the sea service oi | any citizen or merchant within the United States, so state If you are felon ol otherwise morally deficient and desire tc claim exemption on that ground. state | your ground briefly. If you claim phy- slcal disability, state that briefly Il 1 you claim exemption on any other ground state your ground briefly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-01

Questions will be asked for you to answer in the order in which they appear on this paper. These questions are set out below with detailed information to help you answer them. They should be answers ready when you go before the registrar.
 All answers will be written on the reg istration card in ink by the registrar, who should be careful to spell all names cor rectly and to write legibly.
 1. Name fin full. Age in years,
 This means all your names spelled out in full
 State your age today in years ony 1,is- regard additional months or days. Be prepared to say '19," or '25," not '19 years, three months" or the like
 2. Home address.
 This means the place where you have your permanent home, not the place where you work Be prepared to give the address in this way: '232 Main street, Chicago, Cook county, Illinois," that is, give number and name of street first, then town, then county and state.
 8. Date of birth.
 Write your birthday (month, day, and to the registrar and give the paper to him the first thing. Example; August 5, 1894
 If you do not remember the year start to answer as you would if someone asked your birthday, as August {" Then say 'on my birthday this year I will be tor was) years old" The registrar will then fill in the year of birth. Many peo- pie do not carry in mind the year they
 were born. This may be obtained by the registrar by subtracting the age Tn years
 on this years birthday from 1917. 4. Are you CD natural born citi- l zen, (2) a naturalized citizen; (3) an alien; (4) or have you declared your intention to become a citizen (specify
 which)s
 O. If you were born in the United
 States, including Alaska and Hawaii, you are a natural born citizen, no mat ter what may have been the citizenship or nationality of your parents If you were born in Porto Rico, you are citizen of the United States. unless you were born of alien parentage. If you were born abroad, you are still a citizen oi the United States if your father was g citizen of the United States at the time you were born, unless you have expatri- ated yourself.
 (2) You are naturalized citizen il you have completed your naturalization | that is, if you have taken final papers. But you are not citizen if you have only declared your intention to become
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-01
Read Carefully Before You Go to the Registration What Will Be Asked Study the Questions
 Answers in Your Mind

citizen Cthat is, if you have only taken
 out first papers"); in the latter case you
 are only a "declarant.'
 You are also a naturaltzed citizen IT,
 although foreign born, your father or
 surviving parent became fully naturanz-
 ed while you were under 21 years Of age
 and if you came to the United States
 under 21.
 (3) You are a declarant if, although a
 citizen or subject of some foreign coun-
 try, you have declared on oath before naturalization court your intention to De-
 come a citizen of the United States. He-
 ceipt from the clerk of the court Of the
 certified copy of such declaration Is often
 called taking out first papers. You are not a declarant if your first paper was taken out after September S, 1906, and
 Is more than years old. 4D You are an alien if you do not fall within one of the three classes above mentioned.
 5. Where were you bornf First name the town, then the state
 then the country, as Columbus, Ohio; Vienna, Austria;' Paris, France;
 Sofia, Bulgaria"
 6. If not a citizen, of what country are you a citizen or subjectf This need be answered only by aliens and declarants. Remember that de clarant" is not yet citizen of the United States. If an alien or declarant, state the name of your country, as France,
 Japan, China" etc. z. What fs your present trade, oc- cupatfon or Office3
 This does not ask what you once did, nor what you have done most Of the time, nor what you are best fitted to do It asks what your job is right now. State 1 briefly, as farmer" "niner," student, 'laborer (on farm, in rolling mill, in au-
 tomobile, wagon, or other factoryl, ''machinist in automobile factory" etc If you hold an office under state ol federal government name the office you hold. Ii you are in one of the following | offices or employments use one of the names hereafter mentioned: "Customhouse clerk,' employed in tn. transmission of the mails or employed 1 i'll an armory, arsenal, or navy yard mariner, actually employed in the ses service of citizen or merchant within the | United States
 S. By whom employeds Where em- pIoyeds
 l If you are working for an individual 1 firm, corpora tion or association, state its name. If in business, trade, profession ol
 employment for yourself, so state. If vol
 are an officer of the state or federal gov 1 ernment say whether your office is un der the United States. the state, the coun ! ty or a municipality. In answer to tn, question as to where you are employed
 give the town, county and state where you work.
 1 8. Have you a father, mother. wife ! child under 12, or sister or brother
 under IF solely dependent upon you | for support (specify which)' | Consider your answer thoughtfully. Il i 1t is true that there is another mouth thar
 your own which you alone have duty | to feed, do not let your military ardo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-01
Parker Continues to Improve

J. B. Parker, who was shot in the hiA and seriously wounded Tuesday afternoon at Forty-second. street and Second ave- nue, when he attempted to escape while the police were arresting him and his father, George Parker, on charges of grand larceny in connection with the theft of some cows, continues to improve at the Hillman hospital. where he was taken immediately after being shot by Officer Bagley
 held.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-01
Montgomery Man Named
 to Responsible Position

Washington, May 31.-William Mar tin Williams of Montgomery was to- day appointed solicitor of the depart ment of agriculture. to succeed Fran cis G. Caffey, who has been appoint ed United States attorney for the Southern district of New York.
 MT. Williams is a graduate of the Alabama Polytechnic institute and the Harvard law school He was born in 1877 at West Point, Ga, and is a son of the late Capt. William l.. Williams.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-01
Regular Army Recruiting
 Shows Good Increase

Washington, May 31-Regular army recruiting showed some acceleration May 29 and 3o when 2So1 men were obtained. making total of so,31s war volunteers secured since April l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-01
IN: WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington. May 31-Forecast for Alabama: Fair Friday and probably Sat urday.
 Georgia: Fair Friday preceded by show CTS m east portion; Saturday fair
 Mississippi: Fair Friday and Saturday except probably showers Friday night or Saturday north portion.
 Tennessee: Fair Friday and Saturday, except showers Friday night or Saturday : west portion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-01
sunday Outing.

H.oo Talladega, $1.5o Clairmont Springs and return, via A., B. X A. each sunday up to September g. Leave Birmingham 5;so a. m, arrive Birmingham s:3o p. m.
 0-1-10t fri -sat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-01
Go to Washington With the
 Veterans

Camps Wilcox and Hardee special. Train leaves 9:30 a. m.. June g. Round trip rate, $16.15. Make reservations now City ticket office Seaboard, 1927 First avenue. Phone Main 1882. 5-30-St
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-02

At this President read his address
which he outlined the kind of the United States of
America could His words addressed only
the Senate and this Nation but of all countries
in
liberals and friends of humanity nation and
liberty? would fi believe that speaking silent
their hearts the death and they have
already the persons and the homes hold
The address still cherished
dominated by nation For the he outlined that
victorious the Caesar behalf of all
the world and it Peace of the People.
"No ought last which does
the principle that derive all their from the
of the governed that anywhere exists hand
sovereignty sovereignty property
II that the should with
adopt of President
nation should seek extend its policy other nation people,
but that people should be left free determine poy its
development unhndered unreaened unafad the little
along with the and powerful
intrigue and selfish rivalry and disturb their affairs with influences
intruded enanglng alliance
When all in the and with the
live
under a common protection p"
81 proposing by the of the governed that free
which international repre-
of the United States have urged
who the convinced disciples of liberty and that moderation
which makes of armies naves for order merely
instrument of aggression Of selfish Violence
And the paths the must alike law and in fact be free The
freedom the si the sine equality and
T problem closely connected with the limitation naval
the the navcs the world in keeping
And the question of limiting naval
wider perhaps difficult question of the limitation of armies
of all of military preparation There be
of safety and equality the nations prerondaing
henceoh and there
maintained"
make will be absolutely
that be created of the the
settlement much than the force nation engaged
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-06

y
American manhood, attracted Bertha
as she had never been before, and
her sympathetic responses struck an
answering chord in the young mans
nature. When after dinner they
were found together in a corner in a
lively conversation, Mrs. FaneheT
avery promptly interrupted and saw
TO it the Offense was not repeated.
For was not Murray Powers one Of
the most desirable catches in the
whole town, and why should he be
wasted on a poor relation when
there were manageable daughters
in the field?
A man of character may be manip-
ulated and managed by designing
mammas and their daughters for a
while, but is not be DETECTED from his
course when he has determined on a
thing, so Powers asked Bertha if he
might call, and receiving permission,
promptly did so. Still a cabal of
mothers is something to be FeekOned
with, and Mrs. Powers getting wind
that her son haG called on a miIliner
cOntrived to have him sent to Cana
da on business.
Mrs. Townsend hearing of the
matter chuckled and invited her
niece to dinner with her alone. Ber-
tina was rather noneommittal, but
the old lady was shreWd enough to
gather that the girl really cared for
Murray Powers.
$50 Mamma Powers thinks a mil
liner would be blot on the 'souteh-
con-" she laughed. 81 suppose if 1 |
were to suddenly die and leave you
all my money you would be eligible"
Don't you think of dying" cried
Bertha. 81 won't have it! I want
you right herel Aren't you the only
one on earth who cares for me? AS
for a man who has to be bought, |
wouldn't have him in any terms, if I !
trim hats the rest of my life. hate !
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-06

died suddenly and to the surprise Of
every one left to Bertha only an old
brass candlestiok. True it was one
she had priced very highly, being sew
eTal hundred years old and an heir.
loom in the family. 1T is the most
precious thing / can give my dear
niece Bertha Townsend" the will
read. Il hope she will keep it pol
ished and in good repair. 1t has sew
eFal times become loose from the
foundation. Do not let it fall to
pieces"
Forty thousand dollars was left,
equally divided between the three
nieces, and the house to charity.
Bertha took home the antique can
dlestick, believing the aunt, whom
she still thought had really loved
her, had had some motive she had
felt to be right in Withholding from
her the money.
But indignation was rife among
her friends, and one of them took it
upon herself to visit each one of the
heirs and ask them to make an equal
ulN4DlOn VI Inc I4OAAGyg AAADAuu4A4E oGA-
tina, the one who most needed it.
They had a meeting, but decided it
had been their aunt's wish to so will
her property and they did not wish
to set it aside.
Bertha was advised to contest the
will, but she refused, saying she dis
liked family quaTrels and preferred
to remain on good terms with her
cousins. She neither saw nor heard
anything of Murray Powers, though
the memory of him was always tug
ging at her heart. One day her coU-
sin Adele told her he had written to
her he was coming back before long.
So he was writing to her Then
Adele let drop few words that con-
WINGED her he was no doubt engaged
to her fortunate cousin.
Poor little Bertha! Life did BEGIN
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-02-23
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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-02-23
U-BOATS SAY NORTH SEA
CLEAR OF SHIPS

Berlin (via Sayville, Wireless), Feb.
19.-Destruction by one submarine Oh
one day-February 15-eight ships,
with total tonnage of $4,000 tons
gross, was announced by the admiral
ty today.
Most of the ships rer 'rted sunk in
the statement are be4.eved to have
been sent to the bottom in the Med
iterranean. After enumerating the
toll, the statement says:
Several submarines returning from
the German sea (North sea- have re-
ported that no traffic has been no
ticed in those waters"
Eighteen prisoners have been thus
far brought into German ports by
U-boats returning from the barred
zone Among these prisoners are four
captains, the official statement says.
Fifteen million dollars worth of war
material, destined for Egypt, was de-
stroyed in the sinking of a 4,5O0-ton
steamer, it is stated.
Three ships, not previously men
toned in official reports, are named
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-02-23
Wire From Col. Springs.

Columbia, Feb 19.-The Columbia
Bureau has received these glad tid-
ings from the soldier boys in Texas:
Camp Stewart, Ell Paso, Texas,
Feb. 19.-The Second South Carolina
Infantry is in the first contingent OF
troops ordered home. All records are
completed and the regiment is ready
to entrain when transportation is
available (Signed) Springs, COM
handing"
The Second Regiment will probably
be mustered out at Camp Moore IN
Lexington county, according to tele-
grams given out today at the Adju-
tant Generals Office.
"It is desired that this regiment be
concentrated at one place for muster
out Of federal service" was the tele-
gram received from the Department
Of the East
"Tt is recommended that the Second
REGIMENT be returned to Camp Moore,
Styx, South Carolina, for muster out"
was the reply by W. W. Moore, Adju-
tart General.
The Adjutant General today ad-
dressed a telegram to Col. H. 3,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-02-23
SAPP TO BE IN SECOND
RACE WITH STEVENSON
Complete Returns Received From
primary Held Friday in Fifth
District.

Claude y. Sapp, Of Lancaster, a.
present assistant Attorney General OF
South Carolina, will make the second
race with w. +. Stevenson, OF Che
raw, for the seat in congress made
vacant by the death recently of Repre-
Sentative David E. Finley, OF the Fifth
South Carolina district. Complete re
turns from the district show Mr. Sapp
to be about fifty votes ahead OF /.
B. Butler of Gaffney, whom earlier
returns indicated would be Mr.. Stew
ensons opponent in the second con-
test. This race is for the full term.
beginning March 4.
When the primary was ordered il
was agreed that instead Of holding a
second primary the two candidates re-
ceiving the highest votes should &C
into the general election, the result OF
which would settle the contest. This
election will be held Wednesday, Feb
ruary q.
Paul G. McCorkle, of Chester, re-
tains his large majority over two op-
ponents for the short term and will
60 into the election Wednesday un-
opposed, by a Democrat, at least. The
official results for both the long and
short terms follow:
For the Full Term.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-02-23

in today's announcement They are.
Hugo Hamilton, Swedish sailer, p
$50 tons.
Gravina, British steamer, l,242 TONS
Maria, Italian sailer, 1000 tons.
The Grayina carried fruits. The
sailing vessel Maria had cargo OF
coffee for London. The Swedish SAIL
inc ship Hugo Hamilton carried salt
peter.
The other five vessels sunk by the
U-boat on February Is are enumerat-
ed as follows:
One steamer of $500 tons, carrying
war material valued at 6O,OOO,0OO
marks-s15 5,OOO,OO0-for Egypt.
One steamer of $500 tons, carrying
a general cargo for Australia.
One sailing ship of 1000 tons, carry
ing coal.
One steamer of 5000 tons, carrying
coal for France.
One sailing ship Of 200 tons, with
saltpeter for Bordeaux.
Other vessels reported by today's
statement to have been sunk, no date
being given, are:
Three steamers, aggregating $500
tons.
Six trawlers, aggregating 900 tons.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-02-23
PALMETTO BOYS AWAITING
ORDERS TO ENTRA1N
Troops Will Probably Reach Camp
Moore at Styx for Muster Out
Within Ten Days.

San Antonio, Texas, Feb. l9.-The
general plan to be followed in sending
all National Guard organizations home
from the border for muster out was
announced by Gen. Funston today. The
$4,000 troops to be moved have been
divided into two contingents, each in
cluding approximately $4,000 men, and
units embraced in the first contingent
have been arranged in four groups.
1t is estimated that four weeks will
be required for the movement of these
four groups. It is expected to dis
patch each group at an interval of one
week. Then the home-going of troops
in the second contingent will be start
ed.
Organizations placed in the first
group of the first contingent will be-
gin departing within the next few
days, according to headquarters. The
Fourth Illinois Infantry, at Camp
Wilson, probably will inaugurate the
movement by leaving for Fort Sher-
idan February %.
The first group includes the follow
ing organizations: Third District OF
Columbia Infantry, Troop A and Cav
airy and Battery A, Field Artillery;
Second Florida Infantry; First Bat
talon Georgia Field Artillery; Second
Nurth Carolina Infantry, and brigade