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The Yale expositor., 1917-08-09

Thirty-eight members of the crew
of the steamship Belgian Prince were
drowned In a deliberate manner by the
German submarine which sank the YES
sci, according to the account given by
survivors of that British vessel who
have reached British shores.
Major General Maurice of England,
In commenting on the Flanders battle,
said: This week the battle in Fland-
ers was an entire success. Gen. Sir
Douglas Haig fixed definite line OF
detectives and, speaking generally, he
attained it successfully"
German forces have occupied the
Uskull bridgehead, on the northern
Russian front, 10 miles southeast OF
Riga, according TO reports received at
Petrograd from the battle front. The
positions had been evacuated by the
Russians.
Field Marshal Haig's troops have es-
tablished themselves In the town of
st. julien, from which they were driv-
EN- early this week, says the official
statement to London from British
headquarters In France.
Kimpolung in southern Bukowina
has been evacuated by the Russians,
the Petrograd war office announced.
AS q result of the heroic conduct at
the front of Miss Vera Butchkareff's
feminine battalion the movement for
the creation of a great woman's army
is progressing throughout Russia like
wildtire, says Petrograd dispatch.
Emperor William has called war
council of the high military and naval
leaders in Germany to meet at Brus-
sells, Belgium.
Gen. Alexis A. Brussiloff, command
er in chief of the Russian armies, has
resigned, says a dispatch from Petro-
grad. Gen. l.. G. Korniloff has been
appointed generalissimo. General
Tcheremissoff has been appointed to
succeed General Korniloff on the
southwestern front.
Italian vessels lost as a result of
submarines last week numbered four
sailing ships, according to an official
statement issued at Rome.
Russian troops retreating on the
eastern Galician front have retired be-
hind the Russian border at Huslatyn,
the German general staff announced
officially at Berlin. Further south the
Russians made a stand between the
Dniester and Pruith rivers, but a pow
erful German attack broke their re-
sistance. Kutty, in the Galician Car
pathians, has been captured by the
Teutons.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-09

A bill was passed at Picking author
izing n declaration Of war on Germany
by China. Only the presidents con-
firmation is needed to make the action
effective.
Premier and War Minister Ker-
ensky of Russia and all the other men,
bers of his cabinet, except Vice Pre-
mier Nekrasoff, resigned. Later, with
the exception of M. Terestchenko the
foreign minister, they withdrew their
designations. NJ. Tchernoff was ac-
cused of having been connected with
the German general staff.
Rear Admiral Lacaze, minister of
marine in the French cabinet, handed
his resignation to Premier Ribot at
Paris.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-09
AUTO UPSETS; 2 DEAD, S HURT
Charlotte Men Victims in Early Morn
ing Accident.

Charlotte, Mich.-C. L. Cooper and
Jack Loop are dead, Waite Morgan
and Frank Loop are seriously injured
and three other local men badly
bruised as the result of an automobile
accidnt near Springport early Sunday
morning.
The party was coming home from
Jackson in a machine which over
turned after wrecking rig going in
the opposite direction. The parties in
the carriage were not injured.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-09

St Clair-Charged with being a
Stacker" Arthur Lively was arrested
and taken to Port Huron. Although
Lively voted at the spring election. he
failed to register June 5. His rel.
atives have discovered that he will
not be 81 until November.
Grand Rapids-Without the sanction
of their union 100 Pere Marquette
switchmen struck because none of
their number was promoted to fill a
vacancy as ysrdmaster. They say
they do not seek redress but will get
other jobs.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-09
DRAFT FOES START RIOTS
I. w. w. Aeitators Stir Up Trouble In
Various Parts Of Country.

Washington-Reports OF threatened
armed resistance to the army draft
in isolated points of Georgia and west
ern North Carolina were received by
the department of justice.
A report was also received that
hundreds of draft rioters were caus-
ing disturbances in Oklahoma.
Measures were at once adopted TO
quell all riots.
Much of the trouble is attributed to
the Industrial Workers of the World.
who are said to have melted the
farmers to rebellion.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-09
U.S.-Teutonic War News

Secretary of the Treasury William
G. McAdoo In a speech at Monterey,
Pa, declared: "We intend to vindi-
cate, and make triumphant the princi-
pies of human liberty If 1t takes every
drop of blood In the veins of every
American freeman"
Nine gunners and "a men of the
crew of the American steamer Motano
were lost when the vessel was sunk, the
state department at Washington was
officially advised. Nine were saved.
All danger from the Russian retreat
has passed. That is the inspiring mes
sage Ambassador Boris A. Bakhmetieff
sends to the American people upon his
arrival in Chicago with the Russian
commission, of which he is the head.
Germany had possession of Austria's
ultimatum to Serbia IA hours before it
was delivered to Belgrade, according
to positive information which has
reached officials at Washington and
is now made public for the first time.
The second Liberty loan-for $1,000
O00000-will be launched November
10, treasury officials announced at
Washington.
The torpedolng on July 81 of the
American schooner John Twohy was
reported at st. John, n. b. The
schooner was built at Newburyport,
Mass, in 1891 and carried a crew of
nine men.
Plans for taking over for operation
all American ocean-going merchant
ships soon will be announced by the
shipping board at Washington. Char
tiers will be requisitiOned under a re-
cent act of congress authorizing the
president to commander tonnage for
government uses.
Looking from the broadcast aspect
at the events of the last fortnight in
Russia" said Maj. Gen. Frederick b.
Maurice, chief director of military OPP
erations at the London war Office, in
his weekly talk, at will necessarily
mean a prolongation of the war. We
cannot longer count on any great ma
terial assistance from Russia. This
means a greater burden and for the
United States 1t means that she must
come into the field as soon as possible
and with the greatest possible force"
America played small but impor-
tant part in the battle Of Flanders.
Several American surgical teams"
which were brought to the front from
the base hospital by the director gen.
eral of the medical service, worked
side by side with their British allies
In caring for the wounded.
It was reported at the American
consulate In London that "a members
of the crew of the American steamship
Motano, which was sunk by German
submarine July 81, lost their lives.
Senator McCumber's resolution re-
Questing the president to negotiate
with the allies for an agreement to al
low drafting of their alien nationals
in this country was adopted by the
senate at Washington.
Recruiting for the regular army
Monday was the heaviest since the out
break of war. 1t was learned that
2,705 enlistments were reported. Seven
states turned in more than 100.
E,,~0no1,, WU.- N,o.uc
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-09

All the fines which have been paid
in the justice and circuit courts OF
Hillsdale county for the past year
amount to only $393.50 Last year
they were $59S. The county is dry.
Saginaw has more alien enemies in
proportion to its population than any
city in Michigan, according to Henry
Behrendt. United States marshal.
There are 1000 Germans there, while
Detroit, with q population more than
10 times as great, has 1000.
Port Huron young men have organ
ICED patriotic club to look after the
welfare of all soldiers going out from
Port Huron, including the boys OF
Company G, Thirty-third M. N. G..
Plans have been outlined to furnish
needed articles not included in the
army equipment
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-09

Muskegon-Four sons of Mrs. Louis
II. Kanitz have enlisted in the army
or navy.
Iron River-After being idle more
than year. the Dober mine, operated
by the United States Steel Corpora
ton win be unwatered and placed in
active mining operation. The mine
was closed down on account of a
sulphur fire between the fifth
and seventh levels. In order 20
extinguish the fire 10000 cubic yards
of gravel have been dumped into the
parts affected.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-09
To COURT MARTIAL
DRAFT RESISTERS
REGISTRANTS WHO FAIL TO RE-
PORT WHEN CALLED FACE
DESERTION CHARGE.
EXAMINATIONS NOW BEING MADE
Orders For Mobilization of Selected
Men Will Be Given Some Time
During Present Month.
(CopyriRht.t

Washington-Regis men who
resist the selective draft law face mil
itary court martial for desertion and
the possibility of execution for de-
sertion in time of war. The whole
military and civil power of the feder-
al government and the civil power of
the federal government and the civil
power of the states, cities or counties
will be employed to bring them to
book
Gen. Crowder said failure of men
called for examination under the draft
law automatically indicted them into
the military service. Failure to report
was equivalent to desertion, and the
whole strength of the military is avail
able to apprehend deserters, if it was
necessary to use force.
In practice, under Gen. Crowder's
construction of the law, registered
men who do not appear for examina-
nation will be posted to the district
boards as selected for military service
as soon as the five-day period allowed
them to put in an appearance after
they have been summoned has
elapsed. Two days more will elapse
board to await appeal action by the
individual. They will then be posted
to the adjutant general of the state
as selected to fill the quotas of their
diafricf
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-09

Traverse City-Three hundred atty
delegates are expected to be in at
tendance at the annual meeting OF the
State Federation of Women's clubs. TO
be held in Traverse City, Oct. 1913.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-09

A resolution for submission to the
states of prohibition amendment to
the federal Constitution was adopted
by the senate at Washington. The
vote was 60 to 90 AS adopted, the
resolution contains a provision that
the states must be asked to ratify the
amendment within six years. The
house must still act on the resolution
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-09
W0shinQfon

Oscar A. Price of West Virginia,
auditor for the interior department at
Washington, has been appointed pub
licity director Of the Liberty loan by
Secretary McAdoo.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-09
Personal

Frank Richardson, barrister and
novelist, was found dead in London.
Richardson was born in 1870.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-09
MOST IMPORTANT
NEWS OF WORLD
BIC HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK
CUT TO LAST ANALYSIS.
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN ITEMS

,kerneis culied From Events Of Me-
ment In All Parts Of the World
OF Interest 10 All the
People Everywhere.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-09
European War News

Austro-Hungarian troops have en-
tered Czernowitz, the capital of the
crownland of Bukowina, ii was an
nounced at Vienna.
France must win peace by force of
arms or Its people will become the
slaves Of Germany, Premier Ribot de-
clared in the chamber of deputies at
Paris.
The work done by the British air
service In Tuesdays offensive has not
been surpassed In efficiency and spec
tacular features since the war began.
The Germans lost six machines and
the allies three. One British flyer
scattered two hundred Germans,
bombed trains, fought several success
full duels with the kaiser's airmen and
directed his own artillery.
Forty thousand Greeks have been
starved to death in eastern Mace
donna since the Bulgarian occupation
began, according to authentic reports
received by the Greek government,
says a Havas dispatch to Paris from
Athens.
Some falling Off in the loss Of British
merchantmen by submarines is noted
in the official summary issued at Lon
don. Eighteen British vessels of more
than 1000 tons were sunk by subma-
rines or mines last week. Three YES
sells under 1900 tons were spnl
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-09
Mobilization This Month.

Orders for the mobilization of the
selected men will be given some tine
during the present month. If the re-
gister fails to obey that order, he
VIII be set down as absent without
IL ave and the machinery of to army
will be set in motion to brinS AIn IN.
In addition, all state and municipal po-
lice authorities and United States mar
shals will be used to apprehend him.
When it is clear that he is wilfUlly
ahsenting himself with no intention
OF reporting to the ermy, charge of
desertion will be placed against him.
From that time on. any civil officer
who arrests him will earn reward of
$50.
If found guilty by court martial of
desertion, the individual may be SEN
fenced to death and only the presi-
dent can save him from punishment.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-09

The young men who have thronged
to marriage license bureaus in hope the
government would exempt them from
army service have got married in vain.
They may be liable to prosecution. If
this is so, their war brides, as aiding
them In the misdemeanOr, also will be
liable to prosecution, according to
statement issued at Washington by
General CrOwr,er.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-09
Domestic

Rev. John Reichart, pastor of the
German Evangelical church at Low
den, Ia, has been held to the federal
grand jury in $1,000 bond on charge of
preaching sedltious sermons.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-09

Frank Little. member of the execu-
tive board of the Industrial Workers of
the World and prominent in labor trou-
bles in Arizona, was hanged at Butte,
Mont. by masked men. Little In re-
cent speech referred to United States
troops as Uncle Sans scsbs In uni
form"
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-09

Edna Larson. her sister, HAZEL, both
of Altoona, and Hilda Boquist, twenty,
and Kenneth Swanson Of Rock Island,
ILL.,, were instantly killed when their
auto was struck by train.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-09

Secretary of the Treasury William
G. McAdoO in a speech at Monterey.
Pa, declared: "We intend to vindi-
cate, and make triumphant the princi-
pies of human liberty If 1t takes every
drop of blood In the veins of every
American freeman"
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-09

Nine gunners and "a men of the
crew of the American steamer Motano
were lost when the vessel was sunk, the
state department at Washington was
officially advised. Nine were saved.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-09

Recruiting for the regular army
Monday was the heaviest since the out
break of war. 1t was learned that
2,705 enlistments were reported. Seven
states turned in more than 100.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-09

German forces have occupied the
Uskull bridgehead, on the northern
Russian front, 10 miles southeast OF
Riga, according to reports received al
Petrograd from the battle front. The
positions had been evacuated by the
Russians.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-09
MICHIGAN NEWS BRIEFS

Charles Johnson. at Iron River, was
struck by lightning, but will recover.
A dog standing beside him was
killed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-21

rived. 7 went to Buxton. Derbyshire,
where the Canadian discharge depot
was located and was provided with
transportation TO Montreal came
back TO America on the Canadian Pa
cific Royal Mail steamer. MetaEama,
and the trip was without incident OF
any sort. We lay for a time In the
NEersey. awaiting word that our con-
vOy was ready to see us out Of the
danger zone and a destroyer escorted
us 500 miles on our way
I was informed before my depart
ure. that a comm mission as Lieutenant
i'm the Canadian forces awaited my re-
turn from Through. and ! had evsrP
intention Of going back to accept Il.
But. since I got to America, things
have happened Now. it's the army
of Uncle sam. for mine I've written
these stories TO show what we are up
Eaiust- It's going TO be a tough
game and bloody one and a sOrrOW-
fun one for many. But it's up to Us
to- save the issue where it's mostly
right on one side and all wrong on
the other-aud I'm glad we're in I'm
not willing 90 quit soldering now.
but 7 viii be when we get through
with this Because when we finish
mp with an this. there won't be any
VIII he free of war for a long, LONG
tfme-and Gods mercy. that
Copyright. 1871. by The Bell Syndi-
cate. Inc-)
THE END
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-21
His Last Article On His Services At The Front Sergeant McCmoS Tells OF
His Wound Of The Hospital Service Of The Germans Cruelty, Of The
Bravery Of Nurses and Doctors and Of The Kings Visit

Medal ,S5th Overseas Battalion,
is off TO them. one nurse in the
ward in which ] lay had been on her
feet for SIS hours, with hardly time
even TO eat She finally tainted from
exhaustion. was carried out of the
ward and was back again i'm four
hours. assisting at an operation
And the doctors were doing their
bit, too. in living up TO the OplsaLlons
which they considered 90 De thelFs,
An operating room was iu every ward
with five tables lu each AFTER the
rIEht ON the Somme, iu which l was
wounded. not a table was vacant any
hour ia the -, for days at time.
Outside of each room was Ions line
.or stretchers containing patients next
awaiting surgical attention And iu
all that stress. [ did not hear one word
of complaint from the surgeons who
stood. hour after hour using their
skill and training for the petty pay oil
English army medical officers
Care ON Hospital ship.
on December 3. I was told I was
well enough TO Zoe sent to England and
on the next day [ went on hospital
train from ROuen TO Havre- Here ]
was placed on a hospital ship which
every medical officer in our army
ought to have chance 20 inspect
Nothing ingenuity could contrive for
convenience and comfort was missing
Patients were sent below decks I'D
elevators, and then placed In SWING
ing cradles which hung level no mat
ter what the ships motion might ne-
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-21

flee informed me that tile medal
awaited me there I was told the
EiuE knew that the medal had been
awarded 90 me. when he spoke TO
me iu the hospital Despite glowing
reports iu the Kentucky press. he
didn't pin it ON me- Probably ne
didn't have it with HIM or. per
laps. Ie didn't consider De- good form
TO hang ID. O.. H. ON "a suit of striped.
presentation pa iamas with a pre-
vailing tone Of baby blue
4 Plucky Scot.
While T was in the King George
hospital. 2 witnessed one of the most
wonderful examples of courage and
pluck 7 have ever seem A young
Scot. only 19 years old UrAuley by
name. had had the greater part of
his face blown away The surgeons
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-21
Too Much to Ask.

A veteran OF the civil war suggests
that the way TO be patriotic. even
though poor is to use a postage starnn
every day. But ne can't hate 10 write
letters the way most Of us do.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-21
CourtInr Temntntion.

A cartoonist has been elected 20
congress and he will be a wonder k
he can sit among his colleagues and
make his pen behave
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-21

The Russians appear not only to b
on their way. but also to have a def
mite idea OF where they are going.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-21
MORE Truth
w Than Poetry
BY LA,IEs ]. MoNTAeUE.

The ears offer to subscribe for
the Russian Liberty loan removes
him permanently from the bum
sports club
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-21
Isn't the West YVild Any lfor,s

T. W. W terrorizinE N. west.
Headline. In the good old DAYS tbe
west would have terroFized tn 4
". ".
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-21
Soldiers Made Disease Proof By Science;
Millions Dead Germs Ward Off MaIady
BY
Rene Bache

Factory Washington Making Serum By the
Barrel To Be Used American Army Home and Abroad
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-21

Canadian Crenadier Guards
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-21

This is the concluding article Of the Sc
r1es OF six by SerEL 1IcClintock. an Aneri-
can boy Of Lexington. Kentucky. who has
seen service in France. was decorated for
bravery, and invaded home. He has been
promised a commission in our army The
first five iuslaLmCut told OF the fight
ing in Belgium and on the S0mme where
he was desperately wounded. This final
iustalmeut describes his journey TO the
rear with % pieces Of shrapnel iu one leg
and his meeting Of the king in a London
hospital
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-21

II it were possible. I should say
something here which would be fit
ting and adequate about the English
women who uursed the $500 wounded
men in general hospital No. at
ROueu- But that power isn't given
me All can do is TO fall back upon
our most profound American express
sion OF respect and say that my hat
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-21
Sisters Cool in Panic.

do not know whether this part OF
the system for the removal of
wounded has been improved now
Then. its fuconveuf ences and 1mper-
fectfons must have been inevitable.
FOR. in every way afterWard, the most
rhourhffuf and tender care was shown
us. In the long rows Of huts which
compose the British general hospital
at Rouen, we found ourselves IN what
seemed like paradise
in the hut, which constituted the
special ward for leg WOUNDS, was
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-21

The great problem at present. from
the point OF view Of the military sur
ssous. is tyohus. II is disease that
depends for its distribution wholly
upon the louise One Of these insects
having bitten a typbUs sufferer. be-
comes thereby itself infected, and
communicates the malady TO other
persons hr its bite