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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-30
HELPFUL TRACTOR HINTS

Oil and grease on a tractor are
cheaper than repairs plus time
lost in obtaining them and get
ting started again.
Looking over all parts of the
machine regularly is just as i'm
portant as regular feeding and
watering of horses.
The wrong kind of lubrlcat-
ing oil wastes power and fouls
every working part. Get in
structions from the builders as
(, to kind and quantity Of oil.
Sharp plows call for less pow
er from the engine to do good
work, hence less cost TO operate
and longer life for the tractor.
Lengthening of bitches between
engine and pillow will often elm
mate q large part OF side draft,
which is another way Of reduc-
ing the cost OF the work.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-30

in 1885 At the outbreak of the Civil war, owever he organization was
divided, a s half OF the members Joined the Confederate forces and the other
half fought on tn Union side. Many of tits members fought in the Spanish
american war, and now sol of its former members are officers in the present
a
The oga nizadon was for many years the champion drill company of the
District eing at hat time Company 3 of the Second battalion of tbs Nauona
Guard of the District of Columbia. 1t also one of the best companies in
drills, where it won many honOrs.
The company "a reorganzed in 1880, and two years later erected the
armOry. The basement of the structure was used by the company. while the
upper floor was used for balls and many social $ncions. Among thu notable
functions held there we're the Bachelors cotlions, Army and Navy club
dances IN ca rty balls.
TIL company dsbanded in 1905, and formed the National Rifles Veteran
association, which still holds banquets.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-30

VIII De directed TO Where he can get q
good room and meals. He will be pro-
vided with books, magazines and writ
ing materials at "the club" He will
find games there and music.
This Red Triangle club has built
its own houSe-that is, 1T has just been
set up here on the vacant plot at Ninth
street and Pennsylvania avenue, hav-
ing been brought here knocked down
from Long Island, y. Y.
This is a building 20 feet by GA,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-30

rather small sailor" remarked n woman, gazing at the garment growing
under tn hands of the knitting recruit. who sat earnestly Juggling needles.
IT'S or little Billy" smiled the young woman.
Little Billy What a romantic nam for a brave sailor, all the women
agreed.
"But-er-my dear" said an older woman. you have four rms started"
The young kniter smiled.
"Two for his front legs and two for his hind legs"
Front legsl Hind legs The women all stopped their knitting. Needles
waved helplesIy in air.
"Who is Bnlyr' they camored.
"BIly is my bulldog"
And now Ia knts at home
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-30

A case Is pending In court testing the
constitutiOnallty of the act. But no
one considers the possibility Of court
Intervention a betting proposition.
The drinking population bemoans
the fact that no opportunity was given
for an expression of the desires of
the residents, but that prohibition was
forced upon them by the votes of
citizens of far-distant states. How
ever. the people have had a year to
adjust themselves to the idea of a sa-
loOnleSs town and the change was
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-30
Fabrics TO Clino.

Serge Is good, IL 1t is soft; other
wise. 1t should be barred. The funda-
mental thing is TO get the fabric that
clings TO the figure. All others must
be put on the opposite side of the
scale Nothing must have any chance
TO fare.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-30
Headquarters for Men in Country's Service

A THE Sign of the Red Triangle is a clubhouse established in Wash
"a inghn. This is exclusively fer men in uniform, of either the army, navy or
marine corns: and through this club any enlisted man coming to Washington
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-30

They learn To knit sweaters, and caps
n all sorts OF useful things which
soldiers and sailors are supposed TO
chortle with glee 10 receive.
A recruit IA added TO the class
the other day. She was young. she was
pretty, she was everything thai a wom-
an should be. And she was Learning
10 knit rapidly. After several lessons
the other patriotic women began TO
take In interest in what she was knit
ting.
"Yonr sweater mnSt ha for a
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-30
Why One Woman k!itter Lost Her Popularity

WASHINGTON women are patriots. If anyone doubts this, let him-surey
w hmAlOOk into a certain department store at the big knitting class being
conducted there daily: All the women are Knitting for soldiers " sailors.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-30
Historic Armory in Hands of Wrecking Crew

NATIONAL Rifles arnory, ne o the historic landmarks in the District of
IN Columbia, is to be replaced by n tenstOry Office building, 70 cost $250O00.
Plans for tho building are eing ompleted. and die ods tructure is Don to
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-30
John BarIeycorn Is Driven From the Capital

Observation-Disclosures has climbed OF the front seat of the water
w wagon. The nations capital takes rank IS the largest dry city in the
counuy- John BarIeycorn is o giving u p the battIew without a final struggle.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-30

be torn down. The armory was built
by the National Rifles In 1882 at a cost
of $4,000, the members of the organi-
cation paying $3.50 q square foot for
the land. 1t was sold in May, 1909, TO
n Chicago man for $4,000, who paid
$40 a square foot for the property.
The building contains 1874 square feet
and is $3.50 feet front with a depth of
113 feet.
The National Rifles, which was for
many years the crack military organi-
cation of the District, was organized
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-08-14
V|RG|N|ANS CHARGED
WITH BEING TRAITORS
MEN MAY HAVE DEATH
PENALTY IMPOSED.
Charged That M0untaineers
Tried to Recruit Army For
Making War on u. S.

Big Stone Gap, Va, Aug. 12.-
Trial of William Verdon Mccoy and
John w. Phipps, mountaineers, on
charge of high treason. will begin in
the United States district court here
tomorrow morning. The defend
ants are charged specifically with re-
cruiting an army to make war on the
United States, fomenting rebellion,
resisting the conscription law and
conspiring to seize United States
property.
Phipps and Mccoy were arrested
on May 27, 1917, by Virginia
guardsmen and department OF JUS
tice agents after, it is alleged. they
had recruited and organized an oath
bound mountain clan of three hun
dred men for the purpose of over
powering the military guard station
ed in Wise county, seize their arms,
murder wealthy landowners in the
mountain section and divide the
property seized among the clans
men. uoNtIlOl otudIl was SeleCtcu
as one of the victims Of the alleged
gang. Indictments in six counts
were returned against Mccoy and
Phipps at the June term of the
United States court at Roanoke and
the hearing tomorrow will be be-
fore Judge Henry C. Mcdowell
Every precaution has been taken by
the authorities to suppress any out
break of the friends Of the accused
when the trial opens.
While opposition to conscription
figured in the plot alleged to have
been fomented by Mccoy, socialistic
idioms are said to have been the
basic principle involved, 1.-The de-
claration of war" which officials say
was issued by the leaders of the clan
declaring that the country is ours
and all therein" The oath admin
istered to the recruits it is charged
pledged among other things that the
signer would submit to the separa-
tion OF his head from his body" be-
fore violating the oath. Mccoy is
a member OF a family made famous
by the Hatfeld-McCoy feuds OF some
twenty years ago, while Phipps is
said to be typical mountaineer.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-08-14
LICENSE FORMS READY.
Three Sorts Approved by Secretary
Redfield.

Washington, Aug. 13.-Three
forms of applications for license for
shipment of goods the government
has put under export control, were
approved today by Secretary Red
field. After August Is, no applica-
tions will be recognized unless made
according to the manner prescribed
One application covers the export
of goods to neutral countries; an
other deals with the commodities for
shipment to countries associated
with the United States in the war,
and the third is for exports OF iron
and steel to the allies. Under a re-
cent ruling by President Wilson iron
and steel may be shipped only to the
allies and then only when designed.
for actual war uses.
The department of commerce will
discontinue after August 15 the
practice of merely stamping applica-
tions for license approved" and will
issue "A regular form of license.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-08-14
TO CONSIDER CLAIMS.
Additional Men Summoned for EN-
inat:On at st. George.

st. George. Aug. 13.-The exemp-
tion board OF Dorchester county will
meet tomorrow morning for the pur-
pose OF taking up the claims for ex-
emptions which have been filed since
the men included in the first call
were examined. Dorchester coun-
tvs quota is 1872 men and of the
PA in the first call very large ma
jority OF those who passed the physi-
cal test filed claims for discharge.
With few exceptions. dependency
OF relatives is the cause given. An
additional 16O men have been sum-
moned to appear on Thursday and
Friday of this week.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-08-14
MUST SUPPORT
CLAIM BY OATH
Those Wishing Exemption Be-
cause of Occupation Must
Furnish Full Affidavits.

A letter received this morning by
the local exemption board from j.
K. Mcdonald, chairman OF the Dis
trict Board for the Western District
of South Carolina. points out sew
eral matters OF interest and import
ance to those claiming exemption
from military service. Mr.. McDon-
aid says that claims for exemption
on account of industrial occupation
should be sustained. in each in
stahce. by affidavits ard points out
that his board cannot act on a mere
cla filed without proof to sustain
IT..
AID claims OF this nature should be
forwarded TO the District Exemption
Board, Greenwood. s. c.. and not to
the local board or any individual.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-08-14
TEUTON DRIVE AGAINST
RUSSIANS PROGRESSES
GERMANS MAKING GAINS
OVER THE SLAVS.
French Troops Have Again Re-
pulsed the Enemy Along the
AiSne Front.

infantry ngntlng on the western
front and especially in Flanders has
not been marked during the last
twenty-four hours. In southern Mol
davia the Teuton drive against the
Russians and Rumanians progress
ses.
In Flanders the Anglo-French and
German troops apparently are rest
ing in preparation for further infan-
try activity. The Germans can
hardly permit the British to hold the
Important salient east of Ypres and
between Pilkem and Hollebeke with
out first making additional efforts to
straighten out the front. BY widen
ing the salient, Field Marshal Haig
adds to the insecurity of the Ger
man line from Dixmude north to the
coast as we'll as the front southwark
toward Lens.
pulsed German efforts along the
Aisne front. Sunday night and on
Monday the Teutons tried to recap
ture the ground lost to the French
south of ALLIES. The French threw
back all the attacks. East of the
positions the French took the Of
fensive and succeeded in making a
small advance. Elsewhere on the
French front the artillery fighting
continues violent.
The Russians and Rumanians
having been forced to give up the
F7okshani- Marasechti line and retire
to the Sereth river, Field Marshal
Won Mackensen has captured Pant
z!u, a railway town west of Mara
sechti. BY taking this town the Teu-
tons probably have cut the railway
line north, imperilling the Russians
and Rumanians fighting in western
Moldavia around Ocna as the rail
road north from Marasechti was one
of their two means of obtaining sup
plies and reiRforcements.
German aeroplanes which raided
the southeast coast of England Sun
day apparently had London as thei,
objective but the prompt defense by
British airplanes and anti-aircraft
guns compelled them to abandon
that plan. In the pursuit two Of the
raiders were brought down by Brit.
ish airmen. Berlin admits the loss
of one machine and Amsterdam re-
ports that a German airplane wa.
forced to land in Dutch territory
Sunday. evidently while returning
from England.
Five Americans and fourteen 9th
ers were killed when the British
steamer City of Athens struck G
mine last Friday near Capetown
South Africa. Four of the Ameri
cans lost were missionaries. The
American bark Christian has beer
sunk off the Azores by a German
submarine. The crew was landed
safely.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-08-14
STILL MORE CAMPS
FOR ARMY OFFICERS
General Wood Thinks That There
Will Yet BE Other Opportuni-
ties for Civilians


Charleston, Aug. 13.-General
Wood will leave Thursday for At
lanta and Chattanooga to look over
the officers training camps. No for
NAL commencement exercises have
been arranged by the war depart
ment, the closing formalities having
commanding officer. In speaking
of the camps today. General Wood
again reiterated his firm belief that
1t will be necessary to hold other and
larger training camps for officers
throughout the war. and that there
would be plenty OF opportunity for
every one who wanted to get into
the war to do so.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-08-14
sDUNLAP-NiILLEN.

wedding of interest to Lancas-
ter people took place in Charlotte
yesterday when Miss Ruth Dunlap
OF Charlotte became the bride of
Raymond o. Milren of Hartsville.
The groom made his home in Lam
caster until few years ago and has
a number OF relatives in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Millen arrived in the
city today and will spend several
days here.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-08-14
COL. WATSON ASKED TO ATTEND

Columbia. Aug. 13.-David F.
Houston. Secretary of Agriculture.
has called a meeting in Atlanta on
Friday for a discussion OF wheat and
rye growing. Commissioner E. j.
Watson. of the State Department Of
Agriculture, has been invited to be
present and participate in the con-
ference.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-08-14
DID NOT GIVE ORDER
TO DESPO|L BELGIUM
BERLIN DENIES EXISTENCE
OF ANY SUCH TELEGRAM
Says That Emperor Gave No
Message to Gerard on the
Subject of Belgium.

Berlin, Aug. 13, Via Amsterdam
The semi-official Norddeutsche
Allgemeine Zeitung denies the exis-
tence of the telegram alleged by
James W. Gerard, the former Ameri-
can ambassador to Berlin, to have
been sent by Emperor William to
President Wilson in August, 1914,
when the German emperor is quoted
as having asserted that Belgium's s
neutrality had to be violated by
Germany on strategical grounds" !"
The alleged telegram which has
reached Berlin by way of Switzer-
land has the emperor saying that
King George sent him word through
the emperor's brother, Prince Henry.
that Great Britain would remain
neutral If war broke out on the con-
tinent involving Germany and
France and Austria and Russia. The
Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
says:
we are in a position to declare
that no such telegram from the en-
peror exists. 1t is true that Mr..
Gerard was given an audience on
August 10, 1914, in order to give
him an opportunity of placing Presi-
dent Wilson's offer of mediation he
fore the emperor.
The Presidents personal mes
sage to the emperor read as from the
official head of one of the powers
which signed The Hague convention
and feel it to be my right and my
duty in accordance with Article iii
OF the convention to declare to YOU
in spirit of truest friendship that
would welcome any opportunity to
act in the interests of European
peace whether now or at any other
time that might be better fitted to
render you and all concerned ser
vices which would give me satisfac-
tion and joy.
This proposal was made at the
time when the armies of both sides
had already crossed the frontier and
when it seemed out Of the question
to call halt to events. The en-
peror could, therefore. only have his
thanks conveyed to President Will
son for his offer and thereby re-
mark that while the present moment
was too early for mediation by the
peutral powers, the President
friendly proposal might later be re.
turned to.
The emperor then conversed for
some time further with Mr.. Gerard
and explained to him the events that
led up to the outbreak of war. The
emperor particularly pointed ou,
ambiguous disloyal attitude of Grea,
Britain.
Mr.. Gerardis statement in his
memoirs appear to be reproduc.
tion of this conversation.
! Possibly during the conversation
the emperor wrote a memorandum
for the ambassador so that he might
not announce anything to Washing.
ton that would be incorrect. In that
case it would be a matter OF record
destined to assist Mr.. Gerard's mem.
ory but it would not be a communi.
cation frome the emperor to Presi.
dent Wilson"
|
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-08-14
EXEMPTION LINES ARE
NOW BEING T|CHTENED
TOO MANY TRYING To
AVOID SERVICE.
Provost Marshal Says Draft
Law Is For Interest of Ma
tiOn, Not Individual.

washington, Aug. 13.-Renewed
emphasis was laid by Provost Mar
shall Gen. Crowder today on the fact
that congress framed the army draft
law in the interest of the nation, not
for the individual. For that reason
the lines are being drawn tight in
the matter of exemptions.
The government has acted SLOWLY
in bringing, home to the people the
rigid character of the Draft Act.
There has been much discussion OF
the exemption problem. based on an
erroneous view of the laws purpose,
which assumed that married men.
for instance, would be exempted
without question.
Gen. Crowder has taken the no.
sition in recent ruling that married
men will be exempted only when the
removal of the drafted man from his
family circle probably would result
in the family becoming a public bur
den. In that case it is to the inter
est of the government to leave him
in his civil occupation, so that the
government will not have to care for
his dependents.
Industrial Enterprises.
An Interpretation similarly rigid
now has been placed upon exemp-
tions for industrial reasons. The
government has taken the lead in
oil
among its employees before asking
that they be exempted. Wherever
there is doubt, no exemption is ask
ed.
District boards throughout the
country have been instructed to
make the governments action their
guide in dealing with claims for ex-
emption of men in private employ
ment An employer seeking exemp-
tion for man he considers indispen-
sable, must prove to the boards sat
isfaction that his industry is neces-
sary to the public interest or to the
maintenance of the military estab-
lishment, and that the particular in
dividual is indispensable to the in
dustry. Reasons would be given as
to why it would be impossible to re-
place the registered man, with an
ether, not of military age, or with
a woman.
Wholesale Attempts.
Reports to the provost marshal
general have indicated plainly that
wholesale attempts to evade the
draft through the dependency clause
of the regulation is in progress in
/ many places. The additional eau
tions sent to district boards in re-
gard to industrial exemption, it is
hoped. will forestall similar attempts
when that stage of proceedings is
reached. The government is also
in a strong position in regard to dis
charges granted by the local selec-
tion boards because of dependents
as an appeal has been recorded au-
tomatically in each case. and il will
be possible to reopen ii before the
district board and make sure NO
evasion of duty has been permitted
The office force at Gen. Crowder's
headquarters has been materially re-
duced and virtually all the officers
who have aided him in the huge
task OF carrying through the draft,
have been detailed to the national
army.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-08-14
A REAL HONEYMOON.

Berlin (via London), Aug. "a
The municipal food bureau of Strass-
burg announces that newly married
couples will be entitled to draw
double the amount of food indicated
n their food cards. This privilege
g accorded them for a period OF six
weeks.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-08-14
HEADS NEW SYSTEM.

Washington Aug. 13.-Dr Charles
Allen. professor OF William Hood
Dunwoody Institute of Minneapolis
was today appointed director of vo
cational education. He serves with
the board which administers the new
law.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-08-14
NEW ARMY TO Be IN
CAMPS OCTOBER FIRST
ORDERED OUT AT THREE
TEN-DAY INTERVALS.
All Members of Draft Army to
Undergo Physical Examina-
tiOn Upon Arrival.

Washington, Aug. 13.-The entire
$4,000 men composing the first in
orement of the army draft forces will
be under training early in October.
Under orders issued today the first
thirty per cent of the quota of each
district will begin entraining for
cantonments September 5, the next
thirty per cent september 15, and
another thirty per cent September
80. The remaining ten per cent will
be mobilized as soon after that date
as possible.
The plan to assemble the new
forces in three increments distrib-
utes the task of furnishing supplies
and equipment through September.
1t will also prevent serious short
ages in any camp. and will give the
new officers from the training camps
time to familiarize themselves with
their duties gradually before respon-
sibility for great body of men falls
on them. The order issued means
each of the sixteen cantonments soon
after September 5. They will first
be examined physically by army doc
tors and finally accepted or rejected.
This will take some time and the
men will have to be furnished with
temporary quarters and rationed
while awaiting examination. II the
full quota were assembled at one
time, great confusion would result
Presumably the first increment
will have been organized into skele-
ton companies. battalions or regi-
ments before the second arrives.
To Favor Harvesting.
In farming communities, local
boards now will arrange the lists of
those to fill the first increment with
local crop conditions in mind. Men
engaged in harvesting work and who
otherwise would go with the first
third of the district quota will be
passed over to the second or third
as may be necessary.
reviewing the question OF dis
charge for dependent relatives, Cen
eral Crowder issued a supplemental
ruling today holding that persons
should not be discharged because OF
dependents resident abroad
'The object OF the law permit
ting persons to be discharged pro-
vided he has person falling within
any Of the classes OF dependents, de-
pendent upon him was to prevent
such dependents becoming a charge
upon the American people" the rul-
ing says. "A dependent residing
abroad could not become such o
charge"
That conscientious objectors to
war are not to be excused entirely
from serving the country was made
clear In another ruling by the pro-
vost marshal, holding that such per-
sons should be sent to the mobiliza-
tion camps along with others draft
ed, to be assigned later to non-com-
batant branches of the service. 1t
is presumed they will serve in equip
ment corps, the medical corps or
other units not employed in actual
combat.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-08-14
DELAY IN DEPARTURE.
District Guardsmen VIII Not Leave
Tomorrow

Washington, Aug. 13.-The Third
Infantry of the National Guard of
the District of Columbia will not
leave camp at Fort Myers Wednes-
day for the National Guard camp at
Greenville as expected. 1t has been
officially notified that the camp is
not yet ready for II.