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Milford chronicle., 1917-05-25
u. S. ANNOUNCES QUESTIONS
TO BE ASKED CONSCRIPTS
War Department Also Tells How All Should Be Answered
On Registration Cards

90 You are a declarant If, al
though a citizen or subject of some
foreign country, you have declared OF
, your oath before a naturalization
j court your intention to become a citi-
zen of the United States. Receipts
/ from the clerk Of the court of the GER
titled 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 26th,
1906, and is more than seven years
old.
"a You are an alien if you do not
fall within one of the three classes
above mentioned.
Fifth Where were you bOrnl
First name the town, then the state,
then the country as "Coiumbus. Ohio" :"
"Vienna, Austria" Paris, France" :"
Sofia. Bulgaria.
Slxth-If not a citizen. of what eOun-
try are you a citizen or subject2
This need be answered only by
aliens and declarants. Remember
that a declarant is not yet a citizen of
the United States. If an alien or de-
clarant, state the name OF your coun-
try, as France" Japan" China"
SeVenth-What Is your present trade,
occupation or Officei
This does not ask what you once
did. nor what you have cone most of
the time, nor what you are best fitted
to do. 1t asks what your job is right
now. State briefly as farmer, min
or CT 1ohArar. los g., -,
ing mill, in automobile, wagon or
other factory machinist in autOmo-
bile factory. etc" If you hold an Office
under State or Federal government,
name the Office you hold. If you are
in one of the following offices or en-
ployments, use one of the names here
after mentioned:
"Customhouse clerk" employed in
the transmission of the mails" "or
employed in an armory, arsenal, or !
navy yard" mariner, actually en- |
ployed in the sea service or citizen |
or merchant within the United States. |
whom empIOyedl Where
employed!
If you are working for an individ-
ual. firm, corporation, or association,
state its name. If in business, trade.
profession or employment for your
self, so state. If you are an officer
Of the State or Federal government,
say whether your office is under the I
United States, the State, the county
lr a municipality. In answer to the
question as to where you are employ
I'd. give the town, county and State
where you work. Is
you a father. mother,
wife, child under -, or a sister or
brother under -, solely dependent
upon you for support Specify E
whicD2
Consider your answer thOughtfully. E
it is true that there is another E
louth than your own which you alone E
ave a duty to feed, do not let your E
lilitary ardor interfere with the wish s
the nation to reduce wars misery s
} minimum. On the other hand, E
Mess the person you have in mind is s
)lely dependent upon you. do not E
Ide behind petticoats or children. S
enth-Married or single (Which ? s.
Race (Specify Which)l Is
This does not ask whether YOU g
ere once married. but whether you e
e married now. In answer to the E
Iestion as to your race, state brief e
whether Caucasian, Mongolian. Ne II
o, Malayan or Indian. s.
-
eVenth-What military service have s.
you had! Rankl Branchl Yearsl e
Nation or State. n
Milford chronicle., 1917-05-25

In the Gold Medal Contest held by
the W. c. T. U. at Lincoln City. on
Thursday, May 10th, Miss Claire E.
A. Coulter, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
K. Lee Coulter, Sr., carried off the
highest honOrs. Miss Coulter won a
silver medal contest held in her home
town three years ago. She is a nat
ural-bOrn elOcutiOnist. The NJ u
Church in Greenwood misses her dur
ing the winter, but welcomes her back
in the summer, when she is one of its
most active members. She is a lead
er in the social activities among her
associates, and is generally a favorite
wherever she goes. Miss Coulter is
20 years of age, a graduate of the
Greenwood High School, and has
taught for three years in the public
schools of Delaware, now being the
principal of Bethel Public School
Each time she has won the medals it
has been her first attempt in the con-
tests.
Milford chronicle., 1917-05-25
nae NRM SCHOOL LAWS.

So that all persons and taxables
may become familiar with the new
school laws which are now in force
in Delaware. we are reprinting the
laws which provide that the county
assessment shall be the basis of all
public school assessment for the pur-
pose of raising money for the support
of the public schools. We are re-
printing both the Revised Assessment
Law and the Minimum Salary Law
this week. exactly as it was printed
in the Milford Chronicle three weeks
ago, and it is done so that by follow
ing the law closely. people will get
away from trouble and annoyance.
1t will be necessary for each school
district to secure the assessment of
property in such district as made by
the county, on which to levy the tax
es for the school in each district. and
the assessment can only be had in
Kent and New Castle County from
the Clerks of the Peace. while in Sus-
sex County the assessment will have
to be secured from the Board Of AS
sessment at Georgetown. On these
assessments of course the personal
or poll taxables who have moved into
or from the district since the county
list was made. will have to be added
or struck off All poll taxes in the
same district must be levied for the
same amount so far as the individual
is concerned, but in no instance can
they be for less amount than two {
dollars, while they may be for any ,
amount above that sum. We want to
state that these laws are official, and
that 1000 copies of each were printed
by authority of the State of Delaware,
and one sent to each of the various
school commissioners in Delaware in
pamphlet form by the State Commits
siOner of Education. In addition they .
have been reprinted by most Of the s
local newspapers of Kent and Sussex J
County with wide circulation. In the 4
7icinity of Milford we have learned g
hat some confusion has resulted from s.
statement made by a gentleman re-
iding in Milford, as to the laws in =. u
question. The gentleman claimed AZ
hat the law as printed and circulated al
ever became a law, and based his IL
tatement upon a news item he read ~
a paper which stated that the Gov Tt
rnor withheld his signature from of
Ill relating to the assessment and IN
of school taxes, etc. The or or
must have failed to finish bl
sading the item as it was published. G.
; the item referred to continued on. pr
nd stated, that TWO BILLS WE'RE MI MI
ASSED by the Legislature, one orig SCI
ating in the Senate, and the other
the House, and each bill accom- ou
ished the same object. and for that mr., NJ,
ason. the Governor permitted one
the bills to die" for lack of his chi
pnatura as :, ,,os ,,.o,o.. - -. Ra
9'i''tul G as IL was useless 10 nave I
10 laws on the books to accomplish IN
e same object. The clearest and beI
ost plain bill was signed and be-
me law Immediately upon its ap- spt
oval by the Governor. The rental A
lue for levying taxes for public Mr.
hools is a thing of the old past for ade
'laware. The laws may be found ahS
the seventh page of this paper. itin
-.o.
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Milford chronicle., 1917-05-25

The War Department has issued in
formation sheets containing instruc-
tiOns as to how to answer the Ques-
tiOns which the registrars will put ia
each male citizen between the ages
of twenty-one and thirty, when, on
June 5th, he walks into his polling
place and enrolls for military duties
against the enemies of his country
The instructions follow:
Questions will be asked for you to
answer in the order in which they
appear on this paper. These Ques-
tiOns are set out below with detailed
information to help you answer them.
Do not write on, mark, or otherwise
mutilate these Instructions. Do not
remove them. They should be care
fully read so that you will have your
answers ready when you go before
the registrar.
All answers will be written on the
Registration Card in ink by the Reg
istrar. who should be careful to spell
all names correctly and to write leg
IDLY.
First-Name in Full. Age in Years
This means all your names spelled
out in full.
State your age today in years only.
Disregard additional months OF days.
Be prepared to say "19" or "25," not
not "19 years, 3 months" or the like.
SecOnd-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: 1882 |
Main Street. Chicago, Cook County |
that is, to give number and |
name of street first, then town, then
then state.
of Birth.
Write your birthday month, day
and year, on a piece of paper before
going 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 some
)ne asked you your birthday, as Aug
lst 5. Then say ION my birthday this
year / will be (Or was) years
I'D" The Registrar will then fill in
he year of birth. Many people do not
larry in mind the year they were born
This may be obtained by the Regis
rar by subtracting the age in years
m this years birthday from 1917.
'Ourth-Are you Q) a natural-bOrn
citizen; (2) a naturalized citizen;
(3) an alien; a. or have you de-
clared your intention TO become a !,
citizen (Specify Which)2
Q) If you were born in the United y
tates. including Alaska and Hawaii,
Ou are a natural-born citizen no mat
er what may have been the citizen
hip or nationality of your parents.
you were born i'm Porto Rico you
re a citizen of the United States. un-
,ss you were born of alien parentage.
YOU were born abroad, you are still Il
citizen of the United States, if your n
ther was a citizen of the United III
-ates at the time you were born, un- VI
IS you have eXpatriated yourself. u
(2) You are a naturaliZed citizen a.
you have completed your naturali- >,
tiOn, that is, if you have taken final III
.pers. But you are not a citizen if II
III have only declared your intention
become a citizen, that is if you have
ly taken out first papers. In the
tier case you are only a declarant. WI
You are also a naturalized citizen dr
although foreign-born. your father gu
surviving parents became fully "
turalized while you were under sr
enty-One years of age. and if you Ell
me to the United States under
enty-one.
Milford chronicle., 1917-05-25

1T is important that each man be-
tween the ages of twenty-one and
thirty years of age should read and
be prepared to answer the questions
which will be asked of each as he
presents himself for registration on
Tuesday. June 5th, one week from
next Tuesday. That they may have
time to study and understand these
questions, we are printing them in
the Milford Chronicle this week, ex-
actly as they have been formulated
by the authorities at Washington, d.
c. 1t is important for each individ-
ual to answer each question honestly,
fully and with understanding, so that
if plea for exemption is made, the
record will be full and complete in
information. Unless this is done
then the authorities will stand upon
their registration records, and it will
be difficult for the claimant to get new
evidence introduced. For your own
study this list of questions,
before going to the registration places
and answer fully each and all of the
questions which will be asked of you.
-:O:
Milford chronicle., 1917-05-25

WE WANT each board of registra-
tion on June 5th to have the National
flag prominently displayed while and
before the registration is opened.
Those who have to register will do
well to get there early and have it
over with.
Milford chronicle., 1917-05-25

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Milford chronicle., 1917-05-25
TWelVe-DO you claim exemption
from draftl Specify grounds.
THE DELAWARE, MARYLAND ANI
VIRGINIA RAILROAD COMPANY.

Principal Office. Georgetown. Delaware
18th May. 1917.
The ANNUAL MEETING Of the Stockholders
Of this Company, and election for Directors 70
for the ensuing year. will be held in the sta
on Thursday. 3ist May. 1917, at 1915 o'clock P NJ
5-ls-2t LEWIS NELSON. Secretary.
Milford chronicle., 1917-05-25

To be successful you must advertise
eventually, why not Bowf
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-09-29
Where Aff1ietIon Is Qualification.

An unusual advertisement appeared
In a Chicago paper recently, desiring
the services Of five humpbacked men.
The explanation Of this strange want
Is even more interesting than the an
nouncement, says Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
1t seems that large envelope fac
tory, unable to fill its orders, decided
to work nights as we'll as days. Long
experience had demonstrated that in
the use Of certain machines women
were better operators than men by
reason Of their hands being more dell.
cate and nimble. The owner does not
believe in factory work at night for
women, and the men proved clumsy
and slow. 1t was then he set about to
seek men who were well but physically
incapable of heavy work. He decided
that humpbacks had the necessary
qualifications of more agile and SEN
sitive touch, and an actual test proved
such to be the fact. Hence the adver-
tisement.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-09-29
BLASTING With Lime.

When water is added to calcium
oxide, or quicklime, the lime expands
slowly with almost Irresistible force.
This property of quicklime was util.
lied recently to break up piers twelve
feet wide, twenty feet long and twelve
feet high. The piers stood between
similar piers that supported engines in
constant operation and therefore had
to be removed without injury to the
machinery. 1t was Impossible to blast
the piers, and hand cutting was too
slow and expensive. The work was ac-
complished by drilling three-inch YER
teal holes, three feet deep and three
feet apart in both directions, over the
entire area Of the piers and filling
them within six inches Of the top with
fresh slaked lime, In pieces one-half
inch to one and half inches wide. As
soon as the lime was thoroughly wet
the tops Of the holes were filed with
brick dust, which was we'll tamped. In
about ten minutes cracks started in
every direction and the entire top of
the foundation pier was broken into
three-fOOt cubes.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-09-29
Old Emperor Saw Clearly.

In 1875, when France was recover
ing from the war of 1901, the Ger
man government, or at least the mill
tary party, it was said, was proposing
to crush her once more. When Delane
became satisfied as to the accuracy Of
the report, he published, on May 6,
the story. "rhe effect produced by
the revelation of the German plot was
instantaneous, universal and pro-
found. Both the Russian emperor
and Queen Victoria appealed to the
German emperor to stay his hand.
The German emperor denied the truth
Of the queens allegations, and SEN
tence in his letter is worth recalling
today in the reign Of his grandson
No one Is more thoroughly convinced
than the writer that he who provokes
q war in Europe will have the whole
Of public opinion against him, and will
accordingly have no ally, no neutrale
bienveillant, but, rather, adversaries.'
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-09-29
When God Probee

God loves us too much to let what
would hurt us stay with MS. So, be-
cause of this love, he himself Is will.
ing to hurt us In order to save us from
the greater hurt. Probing is done in
order to get rid Of something that
would injure. And so, as Prebendary
Webster has said: do not be afraid
Of Gods probing. He never wounds
except to heal. He never humbles ex-
cept to exalt. Do let God deal with
you; do not be afraid Of his probing"
Most Of us have been afraid Of it; we
may be dreading 1t just now. We shall
not fear If we remember what kind of
love is back Of IT.: that all-sacrificing
love that died for us on the cross. So
we can safely, gladly let ourselves go
utterly into his hands and ask those
nail-pierced hands to do with us what
they will. Then he can begin to show
rs his love as we may never yet have
known the meaning Of love.-Sunday
School Times.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-09-29
A Novelette,.

When he came into the room where
she sat he was struck at once by her
marvellous beauty. At first she did not
observe him, but finally she glanced in
his direction.
There was something about him that
caused her to unbend from her hauteur.
She fell quickly into his vein Of
merry banter, and when at last he left
she rolled her eye at him.
With that innate courtesy for which
our hero was celebrated he picked up
her glass eye and returned 1t to her.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-09-29
TORPEDO NINE NEW MENACE
Weapons Released by U.Boats Now
Float When Power Is Spent and
Endanger Passing Ships.

- The newest engine of war to be in
troduced by the Germans is the "tor-
pedo mine." according to the captain
Of British merchant vessel who is
also a reserve officer in the British
navy.
According to this captain, the new
idea Is just what the name implies and
Is nothing more than spent torpedo
that has missed its mark.
In the past, when torpedo was fred
at merchant or war vessel by q sub
marine and failed to strike the mark,
the explosive tube kept on it's course
until its motive power died out, when it
sank. Now, however, the Germans have
perfected the torpedoes to such a de-
gree that If one misses its target 1t
will turn over and float when the pro-
peller stops, becoming high explosive
mine. The torpedo nose becomes de-
tonating cap, as well as one or two
more that are distributed over the
tube.
Like the "periscope mine," which
made its appearance when the British
admiralty gave the order for all mer-
Qhantmen to attempt to sink subma-
rines by ramming them and offered a
reward for each, the new mine was
quickly discovered, and, according to
the captain, is now carefully watched
for.
The merchant captain also had
something to, say about the art Of
camouflage which is now being used
on merchant vessels to Offset the SUBJ
marines.
"Ihave seen vessels painted so many
different cOlOrs and in such odd ways
that to attempt to describe them would
be folly" he said. 81 don't understand
the work myself, but have seen some
evidences of it at sea that have fooled
me prettily.
II remember seeing one vessel in the
danger zone not long ago that seemed
to have destroyer lying beside it. I
thought the captain very fortunate to
have such protection. but did not have
time to envy him because Of the dam
gers that confronted me. When I got
to port the freighter came in and I no.
ticed, much to my surprise, that it had
full-sized and rugged destroyer paint
ed on each side amidships."
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-09-29
No Use for Il.

Pat walked into the post Office.
After getting into the telephone box
he called wrong number. AS there
was no such number the switch at
tendant did not answer him. Pat
shouted again, but received no an
swer.
The lady Of the post Office opened
the door and told him to shout a lit
tie louder, which he did, but still no
answer.
Again she said he would require to
speak louder. &c.,.
Pat got angry mt this and turning
to the lady said:
"Begorra, II could shout any loud
er wouldn't use your bloomin' ould
telephone at all!"-Tit-Bits.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-09-29
harmless Vanity.

"I noticed your neighbor had rath-
er cOndescending air when addressing
YOU"
"Oh, don't mind that" replied Mr..
Jobson. II have to Iet downtown in
the morning nm hour earlier than he
does and he has an idea that makes
him my social superior"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-09-29
HappY Ihouuht.

"Haven't you forgotten something.
STRIP asked waiter of a customer
who was about to depart without Civ
ing the customary gratuity.
Dear mel" exclaimed the diner.
"How fortunate 1t was you spoke |!
My wife told me not to spend my
money foolishly, and I was Just about
to give you a tipw
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-09-29
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 80
THE GOODNESS AND SEVERITY
OF GOD.
(RevieW.)

GOLDEN TEXT-The Lord is merciful
and gracious, slow to anger, and plen-
teous in mercy.-Psalms 1888.
A profitable way to spend the hour
would be to make study Of Daniels
prayer as recorded in the lesson as
signed for our reading today, and have
the lessons Of the quarter as illustra-
tons Of the goodness and severity Of
God. Announcement Of the plan may
be made the Sunday before, and thel
different lessons of the quarter as-
signed to different members Of the
class to tell how they bear upon the
topic of the lesson for this week. Al
broad analysis Of Daniels prayer is as
follows:
!. Confession Of the Nations Sins,
wv. 3:15). The circumstances Of this
prayer were extraordinary. The crisis
was so serious that Daniel sought afterI
prayer to the Lord with fasting, sack
cloth and ashes. IN his confession the
peoples sins are placed in contrast
with Gods Righteousness. He acknowl-I
edges that their sorrows and sufferingsI
Justly belong to them. Daniel, the
holy man against whom there Is no
record Of wrongdoing, includes himself
with his people.
II. SupplieatIon for Mercy and For,
gIveness wv. 1919. He pleads for
Gods anger and fury to turn away, and
his remembrance Of the Holy City and
his chosen people. The Lords honor
was at stake. He confesses that Israel
iad no merit, were utterly destitute Of
righteouness, and pleads consideration
on the ground Of covenant relationship.
Another way to conduct the review
would be to ask different members OF
the class to report on the different les
sons by giving the vital and central
teaching Of each. The following are
suggested as vital teachings Of the
several lessons:
Lesson I. God is absolutely holy,
therefore those who have been sancti-
fed by fire from the heavenly altar are
qualified for his service.
Lesson 2. He who turns away from
the Lord shall be judged by the Lord.
Lesson 3! In Hezekiah's reformatory
work the Passover Feast was restored,
showing that the only way to get peo-
pie to return to God Is to gather them
around the Cross Of Christine Atone
ment by Blood.
Lesson A. Though our tfhfaithfulness
and cowardice have shamefully humili-
ated us, we should turn to God In
prayer. !.
Lesson 8. Gods gracious invitation
Is extended to all without money and
without price.
Lesson 6. No matter how wicked one
may have been in his apostasy from
God, If he sincerely repents, God will
be found Of him.
Lesson Z. Regardless Of ones age
and experience, God can use him in
doing mighty work If he will but open
his heart unto him.
Lesson 8. The Word Of God found
and read will nightly convict Of sin.
and transform ones life and environ
ment.
Lesson o. Gods predictions as to the
captivity Of Israel were fulfilled to the
letter. Nothing shall fail Of that
which God has said he will do.
Lesson 10. Jehovah is the shepherd
Of captive Israel, and will surely gather
them out from their wanderings and
save them.
Lesson II. One should be unflinch,
ingly loyal to God under all circum,
stances.
Lessons II and 10. God is able to de.
liver those who trust him, from fire
and from wild beasts.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-09-29
Domestic Strateoy.

II saw you rush out Of your house
this morning. Anything wrong?"
Nothing serious. ! had been hav-
ing some words with my wife and was
just executing a retreat to victory
II can understand the retreat, but
where did the victors come inr
II got away without having to write
q check" $780,. y