Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-15
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
BY EDWARD w. PICkARD.

More than 100000 men between
the ages of twenty-one and thirty
years responded to the call of the ma
ton on Tuesday, June 5, registration
day for International 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 regiStra ton was a foregOne con-
clusiOn, but it was sporadic and on
the whole was of no Importance. Such
hostile demonstrations as there were
generally took place in strongholds OF
the l. 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
there were evidences of unbounded pa
triotism and loyalty, and the indica-
lions 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,OOO 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
a 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 anG 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 Stlvershell 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, lao miles
| away. Nine miles of German positions
alnnG the Ypres- Armentieres froni