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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-27
LARGER ACREAGE IN
GRAIN NANDP POTATOES
Figures for England and Wales
Show s Per Cent Increase
Over Last Year.
GARDEN AREA QUADRUPLED

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 27.-In England and
Wales the increased acreage in wheat,
barley, oats and potatoes this year is
$4,000 acres, or about per cent, ac-
cording to the official returns published
today.
These figures do not include any al
lowance for the enormous efforts made
by small growers, regarding the results
whereof it is impossible to collect accu-
rate figures.
The official estimate is that the area
of small cultivation has been quadru-
pied. and this estimate probably is be-
low the mark. as the number of small
vegetable gardens in England and
Wales has been increased by more
than half million, and the displace-
ment of flowers by vegetables has
been general in gardens throughout the
country"
Tremendous Grange Efforts.
The figures published today consti-
tute the first authoritative evidence of
the tremendous agricultural efforts
which have been made throughout
Great Britain.
Unofficial estimates had placed the
increased acreage at about 100000
acres, and in view of climatic condi-
tions and labor shortage it would have
been surprising il these estimates had
proved overoptimistic.
That these estimates were exceeded
by $4,000 was due largely to the as
sistance given by the war Office in lend
ing soldiers for work on the land.
Without such help it would have been
impossible to avert decrease from
that of 1915 of at least zoo, 900 acres.
Distribution of Crops.
Today's figures show this years acre
age in England and Wales to be as fol-
lows:
Acres. Acres.
Wheat ......... 1,9ll,OO 1000 decrease
Barley ......... l. 459, 900 $4,000 increase
Oats .......-.... 2.230.00O 145.000 increase
Potatoes 504,0O0 10000 increase
Total. ....... 6,104, 900 347,000 increase
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-27
BOY IS FIRST =
TO BE DRAFTED INTO ARMY
Harry Chapman Gilbert Passes
Perfect Physical Test and
Is Promptly Accepted.
District Now Has Distinction of
Leading in Several Features
of Conscription.

A Washingtonian wins the honor of
being the first citizen of the United
States to be accepted for service in the
new national army.
Harry Chapman Gilbert, son of Henry
w. Gilbert, for twenty-four years a
member OF the police guard At the
White House, sprang into fame yester-
day that will last throughout history.
when. after passing a perfect physical
test and waiving all claims for exemp-
tion, he was accepted as the first mem
Der of the selective draft army which
Is to go to Europe to fight the battles
Of humanity and freedom. His draft
number was 1878 and was the eighth
District number drawn.
His prompt action in response to hav-
ing been drawn in the lottery gave the
District another record. enabling 1t to
complete it's triumph in outstrippfng
every American city in preparing for
the draft mobilization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-27
Proof Within Ten Days.

AS a result Of the conference today it
was determined that an alien whose
number appears in the first draft list
can file his claim for exemption imme-
diately on his appearance and then
within ten days file proof of such claim,
He VIII not be given a physical exam-
ination first, the procedure to be fol-
lowed with all others.
However. if the claim is not proved
then the physical examination will be
given and the man will be treated in
all respects as the other registrants
Practically all of the boards today
out the notices to the men coming
within the first call They are using
the time to complete the lists showing
the order of liability of all of the
registrants within their respective dis
tricts.
Notices Go Out Tonight. {
Notices will go out tonight to the
first third Of the men in District No. 10,
according to William " Cox, chairman
of this board. which has charge of
the registrants at the Wilson Normal,
Brookland public schools and the Loose
Wiles Biscuit Company. These men will
appear for examination Thursday.
The first of the men of district No 6
are to appear Tuesday at 10 o'clock
in the morning at room 427, District
building.
The first of the men in district No. 2,
headquarters at the Dunbar High
School. will appear for examination
Wednesday morning, according to- n.
Landon Burchell. a member of the
board. This board is busy today send
ing out the notices for the other men
to appear Thursday and Friday. It
then will start the task of completing
the list to be posted, which will show
how every man in the division stands
for call for service.
Sidney Roche. chairman of board No.
I, said that his force today was busy
refling the cards in the District SO
that a registrant upon application at
the headquarters may be informed in
a moment just what his order of call is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-27
Government Said to Have Sup
pressed Petrograd Revolt
by Socialists.
PREMIER CALLS COUNCIL
TO DECIDE ON POLICIES
All Elements of the People to Be
Represented at Gathering
in Moscow.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
LONDON, July 27.-Fresh and violent
fighting occurred in the streets of Petro-
grad in the last two days, according to
dispatch from Petrograd to the Copen-
hagen Berlinkske Tidende, transmitted
by the Exchange Telegraph Company.
The extreme socialists organized great
revolt, the dispatch adds, but the gov
ernment troops Immediately interfered
and the riot was completely suppressed
after lively fighting. No details were re-
ceived
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-27
Civilian Can Collect Later.

Under this Interpretation 1t is posi-
BILE for civilian to set 'em up for a
soldier and collect for the drinks when
the soldier gets outside.
Senator Chamberlain has not yet
taken the matter up with his commit
tee. 1t is expected, however, that SEN
ator Sheppard of Texas, a strong pro-
hibitionist and a member of the COM
mittee on military affairs. will move in
the matter.
The language of the prohibition pro-
vision in the draft law, as originally
written. INCLUDED gift, but this was
stricken out on the representation that
it would be too extreme.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-27
Distinctions for Washington.


every American city in preparing for
the draft mobilization.
Distinctions for Washington.
Washington now has the distinction
of having been the first city to COM
plete it's registration, the first to COM
plete serial numbers for the draft. the
arst to announce the result of the lot
tery and the first to furnish member
The fact that Mr.. Gilbert. a McKin
lev High School graduate, is not now
fault of his. He joined Canadian
regiment last summer and was on a
transport in Halifax harbor when the
state Department brought him back to
He was major of the Sd Battalion
uhen he graduated from Mckinley
High school in 1913. While working
in the wheat fields. near Winnipeg, last
summer he caught aa the & war splfit lfn ana 10
the Canadian expeditionary force. For
three days he was on a transport In
Halifax harbor waiting Tor convoy
while his parents In washington were
anxiously petitioning the State De-
nartment to arrange for his release
on the ground that he was not of age
The department interceded and the
would be soldier came back home
against his Will.
Eligible to Commission.
Reaching his majority last December
voune Gilbert decided to get In the
army Of his native land. should war
be declared. In April he took an ex-
animation for provisional appointment
as second lieutenant and passed with
4 general average Of So per cent. Sub
seauently he registered and was drawn
in the draft. While he is accepted as
a private he undoubtedly will receive
a provisional commission as second
lieutenant in the national army.
Gilbert, whose home is at il01 Gath
street northwest. appeared yesterday
afternoon before local exemption board
No. 5, of which Merritt O.. Chance is
chairman, the other members being
paul p. johnson and DIR. Sterling Ruffin
He was examined for the board by Dr.
Robert Y. Sullivan. who pronounced him
in perfect physical condition. Later he
was taken by Mr.. Chance to the Dis
trict building and introduced to d. j.
Donovan. executive secretary Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-27
Kerensky Convokes Council.

PETROGRAD, July 27-The extreme
front and rear impels Premier kerensky
to take the exceptional decision, without
waiting for the constituent assembly, to
convoke July 81 at Moscow the "extraor-
dinary national council All members
of the duma, prominent men from chief
centers of the empire, representatives
of the zemstvos, municipalities, labor
unions and universities will participate.
The council will hold two sessions. at
which the government will be asked to
make an exhaustive report on the condi-
tion of the country, answer questions and
ask opinions of authoritative persons on
how best to save the fatherland from
ruin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-27
WEATHER.

Continued unsettled weather tonight
and tomorrow, probably Thunderstorm
ers.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending p.m.: Highest. 81. at $3.50 pm.
yesterday: lowest. II. at l am. today.
Full report on page IA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-27
No Mercy for Conspirators.

now BEST 10 save the 1dtherland from
ruin.
No Mercy for Conspirators.
Explaining the scheme today, Premier
kerensky declared that attempts to move
the revolution backward were impossible.
Conspiracies to restore monarchical gov
ernment will be suppressed in the most
determined and merciless way
AS an indication of the new policy and
firm measures to be taken Kronstadt re-
ceived an ultimatum to hand over three
of the chief Bolsheviki agitators including
the notorious Boschal. In case Of re-
fusal the island will be declared block
AIDED.
The evening newspapers declare the
position on the front is somewhat i'm
proved. AS the evacuation of Tarno-
pol is considered to have been prema-
ture Russian generals have been or
dered to recapture the town.
Cavalry Battles Heroically.
which have reached here say the cav
alrymen fought like heroes. Cossacks,
CO cooperating with Russian and British
motor cars. defended the Sereth line as
long as the least hope remained. 1t Is
reported that artillerymen on their
knees implored the infantry to save
their guns. but that the infantry did
not heed them.
Gen. Korniloff's orders OF shoot trait
ors and marauders are being carried
out. The commander of grenadier di-
vision has been removed for refusing TO
fire on deserters.
A member of the duma who has re-
turned from the Dvinsk front states
that after Russian shock battalions had
captured very important German posi-
tions it was discovered in several in
stances that signaling to the Germans
was going on from the Russian rear.
Belgian artilerymen and mechanical
experts in Petrograd, many of whom
were wounded on the User or at Ypres
are forming battalion of death" to
give an example of military yalor on
the Russian front
The Washington times., 1917-09-11

Chiffonier. to match,
5000 value, Mt S31-2O.
Dressing Table to
match, $3.50 value, at
S2d.SO.
The cabinetwor.; and
the Zines" of this
colonial furniture make
it much admired and
highly desirable. OF
American Walnut, ven
eered front and top,
bali bearing casters,
wood pulls every de-
tail to assure dur
ability. The Dress
ing Table, with its trip
licate mirror, is a rare
~ good bargain at
S26.80. The three
pieces to match, on sale
singly or en- suite.
The Washington times., 1917-09-11
Sample Furniture and Odd Pieces at 2O@ to 1926 Saving:

Sample CHARTERED Oak Buffet
S5l.OO value. Sale price, $500.
Sample CHARTERED Oak Buffet.
$1,000 value. Sale price, $1,000.
Sample Fumed Oak Settee
leather cushion. $3.50 value.
Sale price. $3.50.
l Sample Fumed Oak Arm
Chair. leather cushion. $1,000 val
ne. Sale price. $3.50.
Sample Large Overstuffed
Arm Chair. $500 value. Sale
price, $3.50.
1 Sample Tapestry Rocker.
$3.50 value. Sale price, $500.
Odd Solid Mahogany Wing
Arm Chair covered striped denim.
S2I.5O value. Sale price, $1,000.
Satin Brass Bed. $3.50 value.
Sale price, $1,000.
l Bright Brass Bed. $4,000 val
ne. Sale price. $3I.OO.
The Washington times., 1917-09-11

Sample Golden Oak Chair,
S11-JO value. September Sale
price, $500.
l Sample Chair. golden oak,
$1,000 value. Sale price, 500.
! Curley Birch Dressing Table.
S27.OO value. Sale price, $3.50.
Golden Oak Dressing Table.
$1,000 value. Sale price, $500.
1 Golden Oak Dressing Table.
Colonial style. S3l.OO value. Sale
price, sI5.5O.
l Circasian Walnut Dressing
Table. Colonial style. $4,000 val
ne. Sale price, $500.
l Circasian Walnut Dressing
Table, Colonial style. $1,000 value.
Sale price. $1,000.
l Circasian Walnut Dressing
Table, Colonial style. $1,000 value.
Sale price, $500.
The Washington times., 1917-09-11

Only Fifty TO Be Had
Mattresses,
$7.95
Regular Mt SII-5O
Double size cotton mattresses,
with rolled edge, closely tufted,
covered with fancy art ticking.
Fourth Floor.
Bright Brass Pei. S46.5O val
ne. Sale price, $3.50.
/ Bright Brass Led. S34.O0 val
ue. Sale price, $1,000,
Circasian Walnut Dressing
Table, plain design. $500 value.
Sale price, $3.50.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-11-23
HAWAIIAN QUEEN IS
BURIED With PoMP
Entire Population of Honolulu Pays
Respects to Her Memory

HONOLULU. Hawaii.-With all the
pomp and ceremony of the ancient
Hawaiian funeral ritual, BETTING
the departure of the last monarch
of the islands, who had held tena-
ciously to the traditions of her form
er domain, Queen Liliuokalani was
buried today in the Nuuana ceme-
terry.
The entire population of the city
lined the route from the throne
room, where the funeral services
were held, to the burial ground,
while the procession containing
5000 persons passed.
The United States government was
officially represented by Senator
Henry F. Ashurst of Arizona and its
armed forces. Scores of Hawaiian
organizations sent delegates to escort
the royal body. The procession in
Guided infantry, cavalry and artil-
lery units of the regular army, the
national guard, school cadets, Jap
anese societies, boy scouts and many
natives.
The magnificent catafalque was
drawn by 210 native Hawaiians, sur
rounded by sixty kahili bearers at
tired in the primitive feather cloaks
of the time of King Kamehameha.
Prince and Princess Kalanianaole
were the chief mourners.
The body of the monarch was en-
closed in a rich koa casket, upon
which lay a wreath sent by President
Wilson,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-11-23
1T WAS SOME
STORE
Continued from page four)

to the front and looks at you. The
man stays where he is and looks
at you. You speak and they re-
spond. You ask how business is and
he tells you, "Why it's pretty good
It's little quiet just now" A
young fellow is sweeping all the
front parts of the store where there
are no Instructions. The dust floats
thick and high and the cheese takes
it. You can see that everything has
been busted every day along where
they tie up goods, and where they
do not brush it with packages it
looks like the rear surface of your
car on dusty day. The farther
back you go togard the rear Of the
store, the more disorder you find,
and you become curious to see it all,
but you haven't any excuse to prowl
around SO you go out at the front
door, still curious.
The next day you enter the store
from the rear by some mistake and
you work toward the front. You
climb over empty boxes that have
some loose paper and some loose ex-
celsior and some melon rhinds and
some banana peels and some Gig
arctic stubs and raft of soda pop
bottles that are empty. You come
to some chairs and a bench, and on
each of the chairs is part of water
melon and some melon seeds and
some melon juice and some empty
pop bottles and some crackers and
some cheese. On the bench is
clerk fast asleep for there was
dance somewhere the night before
and this is the day after. There is
litter everywhere and boards with
nails sticking up, but you get thru
and approach the desk of the mer-
chant. You see lot of litter and
you know there is desk under the
little because you recognize the
shape. There are invoices and
freight bills, letters. quotations, a
check book and many other things
all lying about promiscuously, and
you know by the looks of things that
he doesn't know where he is at in
4 business way. You know by the
of dust and lint that |
he has not cleaned up his desk that |
morning nor for several pay days.
You now come to the salesroom |
proper. He is leaning against the
counter. So is the girl. He looks
oward you. So does she. He moves.
She stirs. You ask him about new
settlers and various other things. He
a steady increase in popula-
ion in the community, but does not
Explain from what source. He thinks
business will be better. You ask
lin what volume of business he does
n a year and he says rather know
ngly that it will be about $4,000.
lou ask him how often he turns his
took, and he looks surprised, as If
le had never thought Of that be-
ore. Then you know that he doesn't
now any more than you do about
low much business he does in
ear. You ask him how long he has
ad his oldest goods on the shelves,
nd he says he doesn't know, but
hat it has been good while. You
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-11-23

and the fur excellent and further
that the large city lots and small
country tracts will make rabbit rails
ing profitable.
e. L. Roberts, secretary of the as
ISOLATION. who launched into the rab-
bit business two years ago when he
purchased five members of the long
cared tribe for $3.50 and now has
more than 800, declared his exper-
fence in Boise has proven the wond-
erful possibilities of the business If
carried on extensively and he freely
predicts that ere long it will be one
of the leading stock industries of
the state.
An Ideal Meat
He declares that the rabbit is the
ideal meat-producing animal, and as
soon as the public finds that rabbit
meat is the cheapest meat they can
buy and that 1t contains more nutri-
ton than that of any other animal,
its use will be more general than
that of fowls.
Further, he states that rabbits
produce more meat in proportion to
their size and that it is better
quality of food. The cost Of keeping
rabbits is small, for the reason that
they are not heavy eaters and while
they will only eat that which Is
clean, trimmings and top and leaves
discarded by city folks will feed a
goodly number.
The fur of the tame rabbit is val
Sc &Ny r..
ing fine. leather. The fur Is scraped
off and finds ready sale with hat
manufacturers. The hides with the
fur on will bring from 20 to 60
cents.
Three Varieties Raised
Idaho breeders, he states, are
boosting three different varieties, the
Flemish Giants, New Zealand Reds
and Belgian hares. ''"- "
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-11-23
SECRETARY OF THE
TREASURY ADDRESSES Nus

II congratulate the American peo-
pie upon the phenomenal success of
the second Liberty loan. The final
returns just received from the
twelve Federal Reserve banks show
that the total subscriptions were
$4,617,532,300, and oversubscrip-
tion of $1,617,652,3OO, or approx
mately 81 per cent of the amount
offered. This is a more gratifying
result even than was the first Lib
erty loan, when $2,00O,00O,OO0 of
bonds were offered and a subscrip-
ton of more than $3,00O,00000 900
was received.
"These financial operations, great
er in magnitude than ever attempted
by any other government in the
world, were not too great for the
American people. They not only alb
sorbed readily the full amount of
the First and Second Liberty loans,
but in each instance oversubscribed
the loan by more than so per cent. !"
From statement of Secretary Nc
Adoo.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-11-23
LEGISLATURE MAY
MEET AGAIN SOON

Members of the legislature have
been advised by Chairman G. A.
Sunderlin of the legislature commit
tee of the state council of defense
that the council has under considera-
ton with Governor Alexander the
advisability Of calling a special ses-
sion of the legislature soon after the
first of the year.
The purpose of such a session will
be to enact needed legislation to aid
in the work Of carrying on the war.
The sentiment thruout the state ap-
pears to be that if in the opinion
of the members of the council such
legislation is required, there should
be no question about calling the ex-
ira session.
Laws making it possible more
summarily to deal with pro-German
influences and also giving the bal
soldiers are among
those likely td~be considered.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-11-23
THE WAR SAVINGS
PLAN SUMMARIZED

The war-savings plan provided for
in the last bond act, of September
"a, 1917, has been formulated and
announced by the treasury depart
ment and goes into operation on
Monday, Dec. 8.
The plan puts 1t easily in reach of
every American citizen to save
money and at the same time aid the
government by supplying it with the
sinews of war
ment's certificates of Indebtedness
are to be sold in two denominations
thrift stamps, which cost rs cents
each, and war-savings stamps, which
cost from $4.12 to $4.23 each ac-
cording to the month in which they
are purchased.
With the first thrift stamp the
purchaser is given thrift card with
spaces for 16 stamps. When 16
thrift stamps have been purchased
and affixed the thrift card can be
exchanged for a war-savings stamp
by paying the difference between the
81 the thrift stamps represent and
the current value Of a war-savings
stamp, which in December, 1917, and
January, 1918, will be $4.12, and
thereafter / cent for each succeeding
month during the year 1918.
With the first war-savings stamp
obtained by purchase or exchange
the owner is given a war-savings
certificate containing spaces for 20
war-savings stamps. II the 20
spaces are filled during December,
1917, or January, 1918, the cost to
the purchaser will be $4.12 for each
stamp, or $82.4O for the full GER
tificate, and ON the first day of jan
uary, 1928, the government will re-
deem the certificate at. 800, giving
the holder a net profit of $3.50 for
the use Of his money.
Altho these investment do not ma
ture until January /, 1928, provision
is made whereby upon 10 days writ
ten notice after January l, 1918,
such certificates will be redeemed by
postmasters at their cost to the pur-
chasers plus l cent a month on each
war-savings stamp on the certificate.
The thrift stamps do not bear in
terest, but the war-savings stamps
bear 4 per cent, compounded quart
erly. The certificates will be dated
January 2, 1918, and mature jan
uary l, 1923.
Under the plan an amount as
small as rs cents can be invested
in a government security, and as
soon as 81 has been thus invested an
Understanding certificate of the
United States government can be Sc
cured.
The stamps and certificates can be
obtained from the post offices, banks
or trust companies, at most railroad
stations stores, factories and many
other public places.
Having the entire wealth of the
United States back of them, and be-
ing redeemable as above stated,
there is no danger of any deprecia=
ton in value of the certificates.