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The Alaska citizen., 1917-07-30

tonight issued directions in the mat ter of the draft. He directs the of fciaIs to be very careful how they issue exemption at1idavits to civil employees of the government, em- phasizing the fact that it is neces- sary to hold to military duty all who are not absolutely indispensable.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-07-30
IS
 THE TALK NOW
(Nss ouiated Pre3sj

WASHINGTON, D. C., July 2%.- The exemption matter has now passed from the hands of the local exemption boards throughout the country to the district boards. That is, the district boards will commence work Monday on the claims of those who wish to be exempted from mili- tary service on industrial grounds. instructions regarding the matter were issued tonight by Provost Mar shal General Crowder, who has in structed the members of thu various district boards 10 allow no private considerations of affection or favor to go.,m hem in cXempf ng men from military service.
 WILSON CAUTIONS CARE
 WASHINGTON. D. e. July eS
 To tho government officials forming rhe district exemption boards through out the country President Wilson
The Alaska citizen., 1917-07-30
MORE TROOPS IN FRANCE.

PARIS. July 2S.-It was officially here today that third of American troops was today at French port was stated in the announce ment regarding the number of troops arriving on French soil
The Alaska citizen., 1917-07-30
Baseball Results
AME ERICAN LEAGUE.

Al New York-New York 5-4. Chi cago 4-3.
 At Philadelphia Detroit 5-5, Phila- dclphia 3-4.
 At Washington Washington }, Cleveland 4
 Al Boston Boston 3 3. St Louis
The Alaska citizen., 1917-07-30
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

At Chicago Chicago $, New York 5. At Pttsburg- Brooklyn 64, Pitts burg 2-2.
 At St Louis-St Louis ,, Boston 4.
 Al Cincinnati Philadelphia 6, Gin cinnati 3.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-07-30

Pete Nicholson was an arrival tn town last night from Nenana on the launch Slwash.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-07-30
PAYS PENALTY
 FOR C0WARDICE;

TOKYO, July 2S.-I.ieutenant koji Kakida, formerly or the cruiser Tsukuba, which was destroyed by an explosion at Fohosuka last Jan uaIy, has committed suicide by drowning himself in d pond in his native town At the time of the explosion Lieut. Kakida Was super vising the test Of small guns. The roar of the concussion 70 startled him hat he jumped into the sea
 For this act he was senterced to NO months Imprisonment with one years pustponement of execution oi he penalty. His suicide was in ex p!atiun Of bis condueJ. judged cow ardly b. hi- superiogs
The Alaska citizen., 1917-07-30
Assistant District Attorney Harry

Assistant DTstrIet Attorney Harry F. Pratt and wife arrived home yes terday from lditarod. where Mir Pratt has been attending court Dis trtct Attorney Roth Is attending the Ruby term of court. relieving MT Pratt and permitting him 10 come home.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-07-30

Ebert H Wood. the Golden road house man and raneher. is city visitor.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-07-30

Sumner 8. Waite, sr, formerly deputy r. : marshal here, k shak jns hands HHh Fairbanks friends again after spending several years on The Outside
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-25
No DRINKS TO MEN
IN ARMY UNIFORM
Federal Statute is Now in
Effect, Federal Author
itieS Assert
SOME DOUBT ABOUT
SCOPE OF NEW LAW

While admittedly desirOus OF en-
forcing the new act against the sell
ing OF intoxicating liquors TO soldiers
or seamen In uniform. prOprietOrs Of
saloons in this city are puzzled con
cerning the exact Interpretation OF the
new order In response to a telegram
the federal authorities at Washing
ton yesterday sent the following:
Act forbidding sale of intoxicating
liquors. including beer ale or wine. to
any officer or member Of military
forces while in uniform was approved
May Is. II became effective the same
day"
All the hotels at Delaware CITY
stopped selling or serving drinks 10
soldiers from Fort DUPONT on Monday
last. and most Of the Wilmington sa-
loOnkeepers also have been refusing
for some time TO sell to soldiers IN
uniform. Such sales are now a vio-
lation of a Federal statute, passed by
Congress recently in connection with
the conscription legislation. The
penalty for violation is $1,000 fine or
a years Imprisonment. or both.
Two questions have arisen, how
ever, on which the Federal authori-
ties may be asked to rule: "Is IL un-
lawful to serve liquors, purchased
by another person, to a uniformed
soldier. since the law prohibits sell
ing drinks to men i'm uniform? And
the other is:
"If the friend Of a sailor or soldier
orders a cocktail and the sailor or sol
dier orders lemonade after the drinks
are served. without breach Of the act,
is there any law forbidding the drinks
being exchanged by those served
And is the dealer or proprietor punish
able for this technical infractionf"
Wilmington saloon keepers to be
on the safe side generally are follow
ing the policy of refusing to sell or
s-rve intoxicants to soldiers and sail
ors in uniform.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-25
BY HENRY WOOD,


United Press stan Correspondent.
TRAINING CAMP OF THE AMER
ICAN FIELD SERVICE SOMEWHERE
IN FRANCE. May 25-America's first
armed force began active service a.
the front today. II was section one
Of the American munition transport
service. Its forty odd young Ameri-
cans left the training camp late last
night. Today they are hurrying shells
and ammunition to French fighters in
front trenches, under fire.
Simultaneous with the departure Of
section one. there arrived here Sec
tions two and three. Two is com
posed mostly OF Andover College men.
II is to enter active service next
week. Two weeks hence the Dart
mouth. Yale, Harvard. Johns Hopkins
Chicago, and Williams University men
in unit number three will be at work.
In the meantime sections two and
three started drilling with French
rifles and the French manual OF arms.
They are also TO be thoroughly in
structed in handling of automobiles
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-25
BEST Stretch Of
concrete IN U.S.. >
Thus dupont Boulevard is
Described by Senator Har-
riSon of Maryland
JUDGE CONRAD SAYS
1T SETS STANDARD

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN, May 25-"Mary-
land now has a national reputation
for the progress she has made in
good road building and is especially
proud of her concrete roads, but this
is a better piece of road than any we
have. In fact this probably is the
best stretch OF concrete road in the
United States"
This statement was made yester-
day afternoon by State Senator Or
lando Harrison of the famous nursery
firm OF Harrison Brothers, of Berlin,
Md. in commenting on the is 7-lO
miles OF the dupont Boulevard, which
has been completed from Georgetown
to Selbyville and which was inspect
ed Yesterday by General T. Coleman
dupont and a party OF about one hun
dred good road advocates. and then
was presented to the State. Senator
Harrison was one OF General du-
Points guests on the inspection trip.
Senator Harrison. however, had been
over the boulevard many times before
his home at Berlin being only com
parativelv short distance below Selby
vile. He was one Of the original and
most persistent boomers for the road
after General DUPONT announced in 1911
that he would construct such boule
ward from one end Of the State to the
other and present il TO the State undel
certain conditions. Senator Harrison
Immediately saw the great advantage
that such boulevard would be e
(continued on Page Twenty-four)
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-25
SOCIALISTS GET
Farther APART
ON Peace PACT
BulgarianS for Annexation;
Scandinavians Insist on
Separate Entities
French Will Demand
RETURN OF ALSACE
ny ARTHTR ]. MANN.

lnllcu frtah stan correspondents.
STOCKHOLM. May -Scandina-
Wan Socialists announced their sug-
gestions for peace today. They we're:
Re-ostablishment OF Belgium, Serbia,
Montenegro and Rumania as separate
entities.
Future Of Alsace Lorraine to be left
for settlement on the basis Of the ma
tional right Of free action.
Belligerent parliamentary assem-
blies to be requested 10 work for
speedy peace, general disarmament
and establishment of a court of arbi-
tration.
Publication Of this outline served
to direct attention again TO the scant
likelihood OF any sort OF agreement
in the Socialists deliberations hero
as well as the failure OF the plan for
any general conference. The Bull
garian Socialists are demanding Do
hrudia and Macedonia for Bulgaria
not as "annexations" but as "returr
OF territory rlghtfully Bulgaria'l
through original ownership"
No French Socialists are expocte,
here but those who know their view
insist they will adopt the same argu
ment I'm demanding return OF Alsac
Lorraine. No Austrian. Turkish o
bulgarian Socialists delegate wa
willing today TO commit himself o
the matter and the only word oh
tainable from German majority Sc
cialists was that they we're merel
willing 10 discuss" Il.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-25
WAITE LEAVES NO WORD
FOR Heart BROKEN MOTHER
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
OSSINING. y. Y, May 25.-"He was
the gamest man that ever went to his
death in Sing Sing
This was the verdict today or prison
officials and authorized witnesses who
saw DR.. Arthur Warren Waite. arch-
poisoner scientifically killed in the
electric chair last midnight.
Waite. who murdered his faiher-in-
law. John +. Peck. Of Grand Rapids
Mich. and his mother-in-law by poison
in an effort to gain the family fortune,
died in the firm belief that he would
he born again in another world Az
the last he made arrangements Win a
New York spiritualist to send mes
sages from beyond. He will be buried
Eear the prison. ,.r. .o
Waite displayed utter indifference u
all friends acquaintanees and relatives
including his mother, i'm his last hours
The Rev. a. y Peterson, the Presoy,,
terian chaplain. asked the condemned
man if he had any message to leave.
81 have nothing to say to anybody on
this earth.' Waite answered sharply.
"Nothing TO say to your mother!
"Nothing."
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-25
COMMITTEES REPORT
ON Preparedness
SeleCtive Service, Liberty
Loan, ConScription and
Gardening Discussed
DEFENSE COMMITTEE
TO GET NO STATE AID

Coming from Washington especial
ly to preside at the session OF the ex-
ocut.ve committee Of Mayor Prices
Wilmington Defense Committee. Chair
man Thomas w. Miller presided at the
most interesting. purposeful and pro-
ductive meeting that committee has
had since the appo ntment OF the gen
eral committee by Mayor Price at the
outbreak OF the war. Mayor Price
who was present, evidently was much
elated at the large attendance. and
the intense interest OF those present
in the proceedings.
Selective service. Liberty Loan, re-
cruiting for the army and navy, COM
munity gardening, the salaried EN-
plOyment OF Wilmington women on
government work and the stimulation
OF public interest in all phases of
war preparedness were some OF the
subjects under discussion, In all Of
which much progress was reported by
those in charge of each project. In
all of these matters Mayor Price
evinced a keen interest.
DR.. Harrison w. Howell. former
Mayor, and David r. Marvel. former
Judge, two of the members of the Sc
lective service registration board ap-
pointed by Mayor Price to conduct the
registrations for the general govern
ment on June 8, we're present. and.
explaining the work and purposes OF
that board. requested the cooperation
Of the committee in their endeavors
to make a record for Wilmington in
Continued on Page Twenty-four)
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-25
HARTbEYFARNER
shot BY HUSBAND
OF HOUSEKEEPER
Christopher Cook, of Phila-
delphia, Wounds Paul
Schulz After Visit
THREATENED TO Kill ALL
THREE. MRS. COOK SAYS

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del, May 25.-Paul Schulz,
a German-American farmer Of near
Hartley was shot late last night by a
man who had ben "a guest at his
house, it is alleged Schulz is in a
serious condition. with a bullet
wound through his lung about the
heart
Christopher Cook, OF Philadelphia,
is alleged to have done the shooting.
He cannot be found His wife was
housekeeper for Schultz, who was un-
married.
Schulz is about 40 years old and is
we'll regarded in the community
about Hartley.
From a remark made by Cook tc his
wife, it is now thought that Cook in
fit Of jealousy intended to kill his
wife. Schulz and himself
Mrs. Cook has been in the employ
OF Schulz for sometime as house
keeper. Cook. who is about 33 years
old, went to the Schulz farm on We'd
CONTINUED on Page Seven.)
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-25
Wilson OPPOSES
BOND issues TO
MEET WAR BURDEN
Informs Senate Full $780,.
100000 Needed Must be
Raised by Taxation
SENATE SLASHES into
HOUSE BILL As PASSED
BY ROBERT J. BENDER
United Press STAFF Correspondent

WASHINGTON, May 25.-Decision
by the Senate finance committee to
modify the pay as you 60 plan for
financing Americas part in the great
war met with vigorous administration
opposition today.
Both President Wilson and Secre.
tary McAdoo have let IL be known the
full $1,000. 100000 needed must be
raised by taxation on the present
generation. Both consider It in
advisable further TO disturb the
money market of the country by at.
tempting to launch more bond issues
now.
Representative Kitchin, chairman Of
The House ways and means committee
served notice today he will battle 10
the end-to the floor Of the House II
necessary-aay attempt by the Senate
to foist a bond issue into the revenue
bill or otherwise materially alter its
present complexion. Hence the Sen
ate committees tentative agreement
to lop off between SS00.0000 900 and
$3.50. 900 600 of the taxation program
and supplant this much with bonds.
distributing the financial burden OF
the war over FIVE or ten years in the
future, will bring big fight IN Con-
gress.
The Senate committee continued its
work OF mutilating the House bill to-
day ..-
II was planned to determine definite
" Just how much OF the revenue
should be raised by taxation and how
much by bonds. Then the work Will
devolve upon individual items IN the
bill 10 ascertain just where cuts can
be made in the provisions adopted
by the house. The committee has al
ready voted the following points.
To strike out the additional retro.
active income tax on incomes earned
In 1916, resulting in reduction OF SlOS,'
100000 from the House levy
To strike out increases in the in.
heritance tax causing reduction OF
some Sl5.OO0000.
To strike out all provisions for IN
creased second class postal rates I'M
der the zone system and substitute a
direct tax-probably two per cent
on advertising OF all kinds
To substitute for the excess prohts
tax based on profits over eight per
cent. Of invested capital an excess
covering a period Of not more than
five years.
These changes look good to some
of the Republican members Of the
House Ways and Means Committee
Representative Mann. in particular.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-25
REGISTRARS named
FOR RURAL COUNTY
Volunteer 10 Do Work on
June 5 Without Cost
TO Government
MANY VISIT NEWARK
FOR INSTRUCTIONS
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK, May 25-The New Castle
County Board Of Registration for Con-
scription announced today the reg
istrars and assistants in each of the
election districts Of the county out
side of Wilmington who will conduct
the cOnscription registration on June
D. This is the first of the county
boards to announce the list of officers
who will have charge of this import
ant work at the registration places.
The board has been working hard
day and night making the prelimin-
airy plans since appointed by Governor
Townsend last week Every one OF
the registrars and assistants have
volunteered their services free and
many more cOuldt have been secured
had they been needed The board is
carrying out its original pan of con-
Quoting the registration without any
cost whatever to the Government
In Purnell Hall. the boards head
quarters. last night J. Pilling Wright
DR. W. owen Sypherd. DR.. Walter II
Steel and William II. Evans. the mem
bers Of the board, gave instructions as
10 their duties and swOre in a large
number of the registration officers
from several hundreds. This work of
linstructing the registrars will be con-
tinued tonight, tomorrow night and
Sunday afternoon and night DR..
Sypherd, clerk of the board, gives the
instructions and answers questions
that may be asked. The registrars
Continued on Page Fifteen)
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-25
AMERICANS HURRY SHELLS TODAY
TO FRENCH FIGHTERS In TRENCHES

and particularly the fve-ton Ameri-
can motor trucks which they will
drive in actual service. The Ameri-
cans are wearing khaki uniforms.
closely resembling the American mili-
tary garb Many have had military
training in the United States. but
when they began drilling today they
discovered they would have to begin
all over again. since the French
manual OF arms and the French drill
tactics are entirely different frdm the
American
The training camp Of Americas hrst
fighting forces on the French front is
installed in one OF France's most beau
tiful and most historic forests. close 70
where the armies are lighting. The
Stars and Stripes floats with the French
tri-color high above the camps.
The camp is ofiicered by French army
commanders. including Lieutenant j. f..
Ostheimer, of Philadelphia, who enlist
ed in the French army in 1914. Lieu
tenant DAILY. an American, and who was
captain of the 1910 Yale football team,
is the commander of section two Sec
tion three has not yet been oflicered.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-25
Norway Hit Hard BY War,
Governmental Crisis Impends

The Norwegian press has been
completely throttled. IL being Grim
inal offense to publish any Of the pro-
ceedings of the secret sessions.
Public opinion is said to be at high
pitch as a result of the sinking OF
siXty-three Of eighty-two Norwegian
ships which sailed in March.
The country is said to be infested
with German spies who regularly re
port to Berlin sailing dates of Nor
wegian vessels.
Accentuating the acuteness OF the
situation, it is reported. a serious food
shortage faces the country.
Swedish reports tell OF a similar
food condition
A strong Socialist movement 20
force a government food export en-
barge is said TO be on foot
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-25
WOMAN BADLY HURT
when HIT BY AUTO

While walking along the Kennett
turnpike last night Miss Margaret
Peace. living with Mrs S. A, Gawf
throp on the turnpike, was run down
by an automobile operated by Joseph
L. Edwards. and badly injured. ShJ
was removed TO the Delaware Hos
pital in the Phoenix ambulance. Miss
Peace sustained a broken leg and IN
ternal injuries. Her condition, while
serious, is not considered neccssarilS
fatal
Mr.. Edwards says ne was driylng
his machine a. slow rate OF speed
but did not see the woman until ne
ran her down.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-25
MT. PLEASANT AUXILIARY
hears fine REPORTS

The auxiliary OF the Womens For
eign Missionary Society OF Mt. Pleas
ant NJ. +. Church held a meeting yes
terday at the home of Mrs. Harry
Weldin Reports we're submitted by
the president. superintendent Of
young peoples work, superintendent
OF children's work and the secretaries
OF Tithing, Extension and Publicity
Plans were made for the coming
thank offering service next Sunday
and also for the entertainment at the
district quarterly in June.
There was a. large attendance at
the meeting and the members are
much enthused over the foreign mis-
sion work.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-25
; more british
Ships ARE SUNK,
AMERICANS Lost
Felteria, Maine and Coriield
Sent TO Sea Graves by
TOrpedoes
RETURNING Travellers
BRING TRAGIC news
By The unIlod Press.


NEW YORK, May 25--Loss Of the
Cunard liner Fclteria with at least two
colorcd American Gremen among the
missing was reported by travellers from
Europe who were m New York today.
The Fcltcria was sunk May ., they
said being the victim OF AN unwarned
torpedo attack by a submarine. Twenty
of chose aboard were rescued by an Ad-
miralty yacht on May 6. The ship sank
in ten minutes The captain. purser
and other officers of the Felteria were
reported among the missing
Tho travellers also reported the
sinking of the British steamer Maine.
under American charter and flying
the American flag. She was armed
The Maine was sunk by torpedo with
out warning All aboard we're res
cued. including two Americans.
] Tho same sources were authority
( for the news of the sinking OF the
British steamer Corneld by shelltre
and torpedo attack Harvey Blackwell,
an American Negro was a survivor.
Three OF the crew were lost. including
a white American sailor.
The Maine was a 36l6-ton steamer
owned by the Atlantic Transport Line
and registered at Liverpool.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-25
COULDN'T PROSECUTE
Walsh Second Time

On a plea Of previous acquittal on
the same charge. William b. Walsh,
who was arraigned in the Municipal
Court this morning. on second
charge OF assault and battery upon
Nessie Bloom, at Second and Tatnall
streets. on May 5, was dismissed.
When Walsh was given a hearing
on a similar charge last week be
was released because the State had
overlooked identifying him as the man
who drove the automobile which
struck the woman, knocked her down
and fractured her skull. A new war
rant was issued for Walsh's arrest
the next day. on the same charge
Walsh was represented by j. Frank
Ball.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-25
Delaware Girl Sees
WAR FROM FIRING Line

Special tc THE EVENING JOURNAL.
SEAFORD, Del, May 25.-Miss Eliza
beth Ross, daughter Of Colonel and Mrs
+. C. Ross, who for the past year has
been touring the United States. Canada
and France. returned to her home here
Yesterday. Miss Ross had many thrill
ing experiences while in and near
France, the boat on which she was tray
cling being chased by a German sub
marine. She also was near the firing
line. being associated with the Red Cross
workers on the outskirts of Paris. Al
though being on the move nearly the
whole time she was away, Miss Ross
maintained her health and looks none
the worse for her activities.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-25
sERENADE FOR J. P. 7. FUEKEL.

A delegation Of members OF the
Delaware Saengerbund and some
other friends last night rendered a
serenade to J. p. T. Fuekel at his
home No. SOC West Fifth street. and
sang many of his favorite selections.
Mr.. Fuekel is one Of the best-known
German-American residents OF this
city. a former member Of the Board
OF Education. and for many years was
active in musical circles. His health
is now failing. and he does not get
about like he used 10. so some OF his
musical friends decided to call on him
and serenadc him.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-25
TO INSTALL ELsMERE PASTOR.

The Rev. II. Framer Smith will be in
stalled pastor OF Eastlake Presbyterian
Church tonight Mr.. Framer comes from
the Baltimore Presbytery. Delegations
of Presbyterians from the city churches
will attend the installation, which will
be conducted by the Rev Henry Gun
ningham. moderator of the Presbytery
of New Castle.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-25
FOR OFFICE
ASKED SOME QUESTIONS

Republican candidates for Office.
including those for Council. have re.
ceived from Democratic sources. a
letter asking hem to express their
attitude on the following questions:
"Are you in favor Of a paid fire de-
partment?' Are you in favor Cf
harbOr Improvement" and Are yoy
in favor of smaller and better Boaro
OF Education?'