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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-15

Charged with using the mails in con.
spiracy to defraud, four corporations.
including the Emerson Motors com.
pany, Inc, together with Ia individu.
ais, including President George Emer-
son, were indicted by the federal grand
jury at New York.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-15
Warrington

The conference report on the admin
istration espionage bill, with its export
embargo provision and drastic addi-
lions to existing laws against spying,
but shorn of the newspaper censorship
feature, was passed by the house at
Washington SO to %.
The house at Washington rejected
the conference report on the $3,2S1.-
295,641 war budget bill because Of a
100000 appropriation inserted by
the senate for the purchase of the old
jamestown exposition site and build
ings and the construction of a naval
base and training station there.
Nearly 1000 soldiers of the Con-
federacy were present at Washington
when the first meeting of the United
Confederate Veterans convened-and
everyone Of them pledged his loyalty
TO the Union. President and Mrs.
Wilson paid their respects to the
courageous men of the South.
Comptroller WilllamS announced at
Washington that on May 1, the date
of the last bank call, the assets of the
national banks aggregated SIG. ,OO0,-
600, and increase of $165, 100000 since
the last call. March 5. and of nearly
s2,OO0,OOO,OOO since year ago.
Prohibition legislation was approved
by the senate finance committee at
Washington as new feature of the
war tax bill. In addition to the pres
ent tax of $500 per gallon. a tax of
$50 per bushel (from S. to 50 a gallon)
upon all grain used In manufacturing
whisky was written In the bill.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-15

The Silver Shell, a tanker, hailing
from Wilmington, Del, was the
American ship that sank the German
submarine, II was learned at the navy
department at Washington. The man
in command of the naval gunners was
William j. Clark of New York, chief
turret captain. His promotion Is al
ready under consideration.
The French ministry or marine an
nounced at Paris that American war
ships have anchored off the French
coast.
A large American transport contain
ing wheat for American troops which
are to come later has crossed the At
lantic under the protection of an
American warship, the Paris Matin
announces.
A force Of $4,000 Filino troops wher-
ever they may be needed was offered
10 President Wilson at Washington by
l-anuel Quezon, president of the Phil
lpplne senate.
There can be no peace without VIC
tory" Premier Ribot declared at
special sitting Of the chamber Of COM
merce at Paris, France. He said
France and the United States are in
complete agreement concerning the
vital issues Of the war.
An official announcement by the
state department at Washington says
an American steamers final shot
struck a German submarine which
raised clear out of the water and stood
stern end up for a few seconds and
then disappeared.
Secretary Lane, in a speech before
the Home club of the interior depart
ment at Washington, said: America is
at war in self-defense and because
she could not keep out; she is at war
to save herself with the rest of the
world from the nation that has linked
itself with the Turk and adopted the
method of Mahomet."
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-15
BY EDWARD w. PIcKARD.

More than 100000 men between
the ages of twenty-one and thirty
years responded to the call of the ma
day for the national army. Thus the
first step in the execution Of the Sc
lective service law was completed with
gratifying success and the predictions
of the Germans and of the traitors in
America who side with them that the
registration would be a failure were
proved false.
That there would be opposition to
the registration was a foregone con-
clusion, but IL was sporadic and on
the whole was of no Importance. Such
hostile demonstrations as there were
generally took place in strongholds of
the I. w. w. and the Socialists and
were promptly squelched.
Returns from some states were be-
low the estimates of the census bu-
reau, but In other states those esti-
mates were exceeded. A large pro-
portion of those registering claimed
exemption, usually because of depend
ent relatives, and the war department
officials, as a result. intimated that the
rules governing exemption would be
frightened.
The considerable number of claims
for exemption really does not mean
that so many young Americans desire
to avoid service. Such conclusion
would be most unjust, for everywhere
.hn of dad
triotism and loyalty, and the findica-
tons of exemption claims arose mainly
from the necessary answers TO ques-
tons that were merely statistical.
AS soon as the machinery Of regis
tration is readjusted, 100000 names
will be drafted, the exemption boards
will do their work and 625.000 men
will be called for immediate service.
Pershing Arrives In England.
The safe arrival of General Per-
shing and his staff at an English port
was announced on Friday.
The naval collier Jupiter. laden with
grain and other supplies for the Per-
shing army and escorted by American
warships, arrived at French port;
squadron Of our warships arrived
at Rio de Janeiro. Brazil, presumably
TO relieve the British navy of the pa
troll of the South Atlantic; and more
hospital units landed in England and
proceeded to France. So much the
government allowed TO be known of
the movements of our armed forces.
Military expediency demanded the sup
preston of much more interesting
news.
Preparations have been made for the
reception Of American troops In
France. A number of bases have been
organized, camps for infantry and ar
tillery have been laid out, and aviation
parks established.
From France came the news of the
exploit of the American steamship
Silvershell which encountered an enc
my submarine In the Mediterranean.
The two vessels fought for an hour
and a half, exchanging many shots,
and then one shell fired by the naval
gunners on the Silvershell found its
mark and the U-boat was sent to the
bottom.
British Offensive In Flanders.
After smashing bombardment last
ing three days, the British began their
expected offensive in Flanders early
Thursday morning with an explosion
that was heard by Premier LLOYD
George at Walton Heath, 40 miles
away. Nine miles Of German positions
along the YpresArmentieres front
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-15

Seven persons were killed and much
damage was done in the rich Wright
county apple belt in Missouri when
tornado swooped down between Noun
tain Grove and Norwood. All wires
are down and only meager reports
have come from the stricken district.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-15

While Fritz Urban, a German, living
at Philadelphia, is locked up in Jail
on charge Of treason. secret service
men are searching for the two other
men who, with Urban, are accused of
cutting government telephone wires
between New York and Washington.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-15

A storm cyclonic In intensity that
swept over central lower Michigan
caused the deaths of three persons and
Injuries TO 30 others, and did prop
erty damage estimated at $1O0O,OOO.
Several persons were hurt at Battle
Creek and the damage estimated ut
100000.
The American Federation Of Labor
has subscribed $4,000 to the Liberty
loan. Samuel Gompers. president OF
the federation, sent letter TO Secre-
tary McAdoo's office at Washington
making application for a registered
bond in that amount.
A procession headed by a corps or
police and band escorted the body OF
Les Darcy. the boxer, TO steamer at
San Francisco. for shipment to his
home in Australia.
Foreign
An explosion In Petrograd harbor
as a result of an accident caused a
fire in which great quantity of explo-
sives from England was destroyed.
A number Of persons were killed.
1t was reported In London that Lord
Northcliffe, England's most noted
"firebrand," viii shortly come to the
United States to be In charge of the
various British missions here. He
has accepted an offer of the war cab
met TO succeed Arthur j. Balfour
whose duties In the foreign Office de-
mand his return.
The chamber Of deputies Of Brazil
voted on the motion of Deputy Maui
rico Lacerda to authorize the cabling
of a message Of congratulations TO the
congress of the United States on the
arrival of an American squadron.
BY vote of 453 to IS the French
chamber Of deputies at Paris adopted
a resolution declaring that peace con-
ditions must include the liberation OF
territories occupied by Germany, the
return of Alsace-Lorraine to France
and just reparation for damage done
In the invaded regions. The resolu-
ton, which was accepted by the gov
eminent, also favors the creation Of
league Of nations for the maintenance
Of peace.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-15
Important
News Events
of the World
Summarized
U.S.-Teutonic War News

pt;@;ts;;s ttStt& t34 ttett e.te tt%tt$t3
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-15

That Germany recently had offered
the entente allies an indemnity Of
$4,000, OO0,0 900 to end the war, and had
planned to collect this in turn from the
United States was told to a Denver
audience by DR.. Newell Dwight Hills,
speaking In the interest Of the Liberty
loan.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-15
Domestic

That Germany recently had offered
the entente allies an indemnity Of
$4,000, 100000 to end the war, and had
planned to collect this in turn from the
United States was told to Denver
audience by DR.. Newell Dwight Hills,
speaking In the interest of the Liberty
loan.
An announcement by the commerce
department at Washington says that
by August i tin plate manufacturers
will be in a position to furnish can
manufacturers with all the tin they
need.
Mrs. Lemuel McCauley and daugh-
ter, Angabel. were killed when their
automobile was struck by a Cincinnati
& Marietta passenger train at Coal
Ridge, o.
Winnebago county nl.) Jail Is
packed to the roof with members of
the ]. w. w., Socialists and others who
demanded that they be locked up for
not registering for military service.
Later when they were being trans
ferred to jails in other towns they
fought the officers, but were quickly
subdued.
For the third time within two weeks
tornadoes spread death and destruc-
ton through rural districts of Missouri
and Kansas. Reports showed Is
killed In Missouri and nine In Kansas.
The property loss is placed any
where from $1,00O,000 to $2,000,OO0.
One prisoner was killed and eight
persons, two of them guards and one
the prison chaplain, were injured In
mutiny In the penitentiary at Joliet,
Ill. Nearly 1000 convicts took part In
the uprising. Several buildings were
destroyed by fire. The battle between
convicts, guards and mllitiamen ragged
in the prison yard for four hours. The
riot was caused by an order that bar
red woman visitors.
While Fritz Urban, a German, living
at Philadelphia, is locked up In Jail
on a charge Of treason, secret service
men are searching for the two other
men who, with Urban, are accused of
cutting government telephone wires
between New York and Washington.
Seven persons were killed and much
damage was done in the rich Wright
county apple belt in Missouri when
tornado swooped down between Noun
tain Grove and Norwood. All wires
are down and only meager reports
have come from the stricken district.
Charged with using the mails In con-
spiracy to defraud, four corporations.
including the Emerson Motors com.
pany, Inc, together with IA individu.
ais, including President George Emer-
son, were indicted by the federal grand
jury at New York.
Capt. ]. r. Klatenhoff, former mas
ter Of the German steamship Lleben-
fels, which he pleaded guilty to sink
ing In Charleston harbor when the
break with Germany was imminent,
was sentenced at Charleston, 8. c., to
, year in Atlanta penitentiary.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-15
news REVIEW OF
The PAST Week
More Than Ten Million Young
Americans Register for
National Army.
PERSHING REACHES ENGLAND

British Start Tremendous Offensive In
Belgium, First Blowing Up Messines
Ridge - Japan Warns Russia
Against Withdrawing From the
War-Food Scarcity Wor-
ries Germany.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-15

A dispatch from Krefeld, Rhenish
Prussia, to the Rheinische Westfalische
Zeitung of Amsterdam says that Lieu.
tenant Schafer, the German aviator
who recently was credited with bring
ing down his thirtieth airplane, has
been killed while leading his squadron
In battle with British machines
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-15

The great Austro-Hungarian base
of Laibach in the Tyrol, has been at.
tackled by Italian airmen, the Vienna
war Office admitted. Towns In the
Carinthian Alps also were shelled.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-15

Capt. ]. r. Klatenhoff, former mas
ter Of the German steamship LIeben-
fels, which he pleaded guilty to sink
ing In Charleston harbor when the
break with Germany was imminent,
was sentenced at Charleston, 8. c., to
n year in Atlanta penitentiary.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-06-15
European War News

Official announcement was made at
London that the British in a second
drive had carried the village Of COST
taverne and enemy positions to the
east Of the village over an extent Of
FIVE miles. Five thousand prisoners
were captured. At least five towns
have been taken by the British. Mes
sines and Wytschaete are mentioned
in the official report. More than 1000
900 pounds Of high explosives was
blown up under the German forward
positions.
Russian troops have made an ad-
vance south of Baneh, near the from
tier between Persia and Turkey, the
Petrograd war Office reports.
Announcement was made at Paris
that the French steamship Yarra, 4.163
tons gross, was torpedoed and sunk in
the Mediterranean on May 20. OF the
600 persons on board 36 are missing.
Petrograd announced that Gen. MI
chael V. Alexieff. commander In chief
OF the Russian armies, has resigned.
Gen. Alexis Brussiloff. commander In
chief of the armies OF the southwest
ern front, has been appointed to sue
coed him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-09-07
l. GLASSMAN
PHONE 375J
Cor. Princess and North Henry SITS.
PHONE 375J

Take notice this sale is good for
this Friday and Saturday to Cash
buyers only. We will offer these
special prices which will give you
an idea how cheap we can sell.
Irish potatoes, per peck -. :. I0c
Sweet potatoes, per peck ;. ;. 40c
Roast beef, the best, per pound 23c
Stew beef. per pound, u - and l5c
Good lard, per pound :. :. ;. zoe
Good butter, per pound :. ;. 44c
Good Coffee, per pound ;. ;. tic
White house vinegar, large jar Zoe
All CampbelPs soups, per can ;. Zoe
Large can beans, Is ounce can, .l2c
Bottle ketSup, each :. &c
GRADUATED sugar, per pound DC
Velvet coffee, per can ;. :. ;. 21c
All sausage and bologna, per 10. l9e
Corby's 10c bread, &c, all through the
week.
Good -four, per sack -. :. 4zc
All kinds Of vegetables daily
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03

5d- 20 change iato aA0tne1
Sorm. -,
When YOU take a peep at that big
sunspot, now attracting so much won
dering attention, you may Imagine X
without going far astray from stric.
fact 70 Re like the slight flutter OF
the pulse or the almost tmperceptiole
shading OF the cOuntenance- WHEREIN
rival OF his patient at the afternoon
slope Of life.
As TO the causes Of sunspots astron-
omers are left 20 conjecture. About
all that can be said is that they ars
Inherent in the nature OF star
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03
ItchingBurningP imples
With Great Suffering,
Disagreement and
Loss Of Sleep Ended by
Cuticura Soap and
Ointment in 10 Days

Above are extracts from a
signed statement recently re-
ceived from Mr.. Vernon NJ.
Robert, Evergreen, La. Any
one writing Mr.. Robert should
enclose a stamped addressed
envelope.
How much better to prevent
such suffering by using Cuticura
for everyday toilet purposes, the
Soap to cleanse and purify the
pores, with touches of Ointment
now and then as needed to soothe
and heal the first signs Of eczemas,
rashes, dandruff and pinples. You
will use no other once you try
them. Do not confound these del
icate, fragrant, super creamy
emollients with coarsely medica-
ted often dangerous preparations
urged as substitutes.
For Trial Free by Return Mail al
dress postcard. ''Cuticura, Dept. II,
Boston" Sold throughout the world.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03
10000 BOOKS
To BOOST CITY
Chamber of Commerce Pub
Lefty Committee Takes
Steps for Advertising.

Ten thousand booklets advertising
Fl Paso. for distribution at the cham
Der Of commerce and through the
Peck-Judah company and the ASK
Foster company, were ordered printed
BY the chamber Of commerce publicity
committee al a meeting Friday after
noon at the chamber Of commerce
The booklets viii be duplicates q
those issued about q year ago. revised
and brought up to date. They are IN
TWO colors. convenient pocket size and
answer all inquiries that might be
asked about Fl Paso.
The committee renewed It's contract
with the ASK Foster company. which
distributes the booklets throughout the
east and also takes names OF inqulrers
and sends them TO the secretary OF the
chamber Of commerce for follow up y
letters. As many "a 100 names are
sometimes received in a week
The contract with the Peck-J udah
distribution OF the booklets on the Pa
cific coast
The committee aIs0 authorized some
lantern slides sent TO an eastern col
lege OF engineering fOr lecture on
FL Paso and some more 10 an eastern
theater for g lecture by man VINO
was recently in FL PasO In the militia
and wishes TO tell the home folk about
this section
The committee instructed the chair
man and secretary Clements 10 en-
ploy a publicity man at once and re-
sumo the publicity campaign in earn
est. NJ Clements has been doing the
secretarial work and the publicity
work al the same time for the past
few months.
The committee received the report
that work is under way on the rePub-
LEGATION of 10000 of the book that
made FL Paso famous" the big booklet
that attracted so much attention 10 the
city when first issued two years ago
Several requests are now on file with
secretary Clements for copies Of this
booklet for the observation cars Of the
fine trains Of the country.
Those present al the meeting were;
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03
Bv Garrett P. Serviss.

7HAT IS the meaning Of those
M big spots on the sun. large
enough 10 be seen with the
naked eye, and covering several times
more space than the whole surface Of
the earth?
kuuIols Ussu 6sql 'qlIM uISsq OIL
times on the sun, for sun spot -
the token OF sun storm. often, II
not always, g whirling storm. Ike
a tornado OF fire. boring through thou
sands OF miles Of cleaning gas, where
the heat IS so tremendous that Il turns
iron into clouds OF scorching vapor-
iron puffed into the state OF met alne
steam, IL you can imagine such th-ns-
The black. spots, vast as tnel; e1
tent often is, are not the whole OF
a sun storm. They are. IN sense. the
bottoms OF the cyclonic storm Wefs,
where tn Y bore into that visible smell
which IS believed to be not more tnan
500 or 1000 miles deep. while the gases
ana vapOrs above. in which the splFdt
sweep OF the storm can be deteciel
even when the spots themseIveS , snow
little or no appearance OF WIRING
motion, rise to heights OF az much rs
BUT there is conflict Of opinion
as to whether these solar eyeloines b.
gin at the bottom; that Is, IN tls
photosphere or at the top tnaL j.
among the high Level gases: through
which We look without seeing men;
unless the wonderful instrument called
the spectrOheliograph is use sl, Inc
-,1er 10 examine separately various
parts Of the light COMING fT oIa-i me
in + ana in this way, to photograph
the sun and its atmosphere at the gu
fe-anf levels where the selected eLo-
nents are most abu dant-
The appearance OF tn face or me me
sun photographed with the. hght ,is
20 one element. IL often quite dlt-
serent from its appearance when
photographed with the light OF another
element. BY thus selecting the proper
kind OF light to be used the solar
storms can be studied throughout al
most their entire height, which. as We
have seen, may be as mucn as L7.vvV
miles. while their bases In the pnoto-
sphere may be hunoTed eiOuSe'iiN
miles across
The bIaclkness Of the central portion
Ct a sun spot is illusory There IS
nothing really black about the spots
the apparent darkness being due TO
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03
WHAT CAUSES SUN SPOTS?
Garrett seriss Gives Most Recent Scientific lnVg
lions Subject

.bs sun upou the earth. marked by
s11ch effects as magnetic Storms aHu
nrobs bIv by other things winch We
have not yet found out -.,. g..
Tho broad fact IS that the eartn y
verv small attendant upon ois
@.-tSbIa st7r. which exceeds II in mag :
,t+rr6e more than 4 million tunes anu
the sunspots are visible PROOFS OF ~
,-9rfabiIftv Of this star which We can
tho sun
The variability IS not yet very
great huf there is every reason ~ ~
believe that il s increasing. or w
i,,crease in tile future, until IN the emu
the sur may behave Ike tne 49,
mi star named Mira, which IS some
times 10000 times brighter than al
ofher times. and which goes through d
co1nnlefe cycle OF its amazing NaIla-
fious in less than ear Ine pstl1i
Of the sun is about il years, ana ING
change that its radiation undeIeoes =
b1,t a very small fraction OF IT'S tolal
r'o,1n+ 81 that We only notice tne
aIfernate increase and decrease OF Us
liRht and heat by careful sciehllIic O'
when when the variation has DC
corne so extensive that the neat .tIiu
IigT+ are twice as great Al one tlIis
sn,tber the forms OF life that
~ve know will not be able TO cohtihu u
on the earth And the final step WI.
,,robablv be that the sun VIII 20 Ot'
cor7nIeteiv. Ike 4 snuffed out can1ls
ma then there will be nothing out ois-
tant starlight in this part OF ceies'ial
r. IL this which gives the widest
s,terest 20 the sunspots-I mean tny
Fsrt that they are the marks OF "
mortality Of the sun. PROOFS lke ~
first wrinkles and gray hairs OF L Ia
thaJ he was not intended 20 emu
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03

Have your Arch Supports expertly tit
ted. Chas. ROkahr. bootmaker, SlS IeRas
ADV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03
1AYears Ago Today
"A From The Herald Of thisa
h \ Date. 1908.

I'll PAsO has registration - plenty
n OF II. There were two registrars
IL a. work today. Both went on
duty this morning At o'clock, J. c
Jones. the appointee OF the county
commissioners court, IN the office Of
city engineer C. c. wimberly. and "
" Peticolas, sppointee OF the city
council. in tht room formerly used as
headquarters for the carnival sssocia-
ton in the city hall
Mr.. nd Mrs v. ". Turney srs sx-
pected 20 return from Austin within
a short time.
Max Krakauer came up from Chi
huahua Tuesday 70 spend a few Gays
in the city on business.
The Curtiss Comedy company, 4 "a :
vorits with many FL Pasoans. opened