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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-23
UPHOLDS SELECTIVE DRAFT
Soidier is Not a Slave-Selective Draft
Law in No Way Contravenes 18th
Amendment

Oo-d'er is Not a Slave-Selective Draft |
Law in No Way Contravenes 18th
Amendment
Federal District Judge speer held
the selective draft law constitutional
in a decision made public at Mount
Airy, Ca, Monday. The decision was
rendered on applications for writs of
habeas corpus for Albert Jones and
John Story, held in the Richmond
county, Ga, jail, charged with violat-
ing the law and represented by Thorn
as E. Watson. Watson contended that
the law is in contravention of the
involuntary servitude amendment.
Judge Speer left for Fairfield, N.
c., where it is expected he will de-
eide whether Or not "The Jefferson
ian," magazine published by Wat
son, shall be allowed in the mails. 1t
! has been denied admission by the
postmaster at Thomson, Ca, the place
of publication, because it contained
what had been charged sediticus Ct
terances.
! Judge Speer in denying the writs,
declared that to agree to the conten-
ton that the selective draft law con-
travenes the 18th Amendment would
be to conclude that the soldier is a
slave.
); Nothing could be more abhorrent
to the truth,' said Judge Speer, moth
!, ing more degrading to that indispen-
sable and gallant body of citizens
; trained to arms, to whose manhood
, skill and courage, is, and must be
committed the task of maintaining
: the very existence of the nation and
| al
! Answering the contention Of the
t was their right to "remain within the
! realm, ard that this right should be
held to relieve them from military
I United States, Judge Speer said the
common law could not prevail against
the explicit provisions Of an act Of
{ the constitution to raise and supper
: was not restricted in any manner ant
that Congress may summon to it,
: armies every citizen Of the United
4 States.
: Admitting that no express powe
S sea, he said that there was no ex
e vi POWCr W Vic
e laws of the United States, building
: of the Panama Canal or to purchas
Alaska.
i "Th:s las all been DONE" &c said
Y under the great power to promot
v the general welfare, just as the Sc
d lective army will be created unde
the law here assailed to provide 70:
$ the common defense and beyond ant
! above all, is the inherent power O.
n every nation, however organized, t.
$ utilize it's every man and its energ.
$ to defend it's liberty"
n Judge Speer's decision was render
n ed in the first case brought to ties
n the selective draft law. Any ques
L ton as to the acts constitutionality
It officials at Washington believe, i
definitely and completely disposed O
v by a Supreme court decision citet
: by the Georgia judge. It was in tn
e case Of the United States versus Tar
BILE and the court said:
e Among the powers assigned to tn
e national government is the power t.
n raise and support armies. It's con
n troll over the subject is plenary an,
a exclusive. It can determine withou
e question from any State authorit,
how the army shall be raised, wheth
It er by voluntary enlistment or force
a draft"
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-23
PLANS FOR TROOP MOVEMENTS

Most Important Troop Movements
Ever Attempted in This Country
Involve Transportation of $4,000
Men
New York Dispatch.
Plans for the most important
troops movement ever attempted in
this country, involving the transpor-
tation of $4,000 men, are being per-
fected by the American Railway AS
ISOLATION at the request Of the FEEDER
al government, according to an an
nouncement made by Fairfax Harri-
son, chairman of the railroads war
board
"The movement of troops from the
various States to the army canton.
ments will start September S." SAID
Mr.. Harrison, "and between that
date and September 9, the railroads
will complete the entrainment of 200,
900 men, approximately thirty pei
cent of the total number to be NOV
| ed.
at is expected that second move
ment of 100000 men will begin Sep
TENDER Is, continuing for four day!
and a third movement of the sam,
size on October 3.
"Some conception of the task which
confronts the association may b.
CLEANED from the fact that 1929 cars
made up in 366 trains, with as man,
J locomotives and train crews, are re
quired to move one field army Of 80,
! 900.
"The railroads also have been ask
ed to supply transportation for $50,
900 soldiers of the national guard t
their training camps. This has al
ready been started and will continu
in increasing volume until all hav
been moved.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-23

More than half the walled city Of
Saloniki, in Greek Macedonia, which
is under occupation by the allied
troops, was destroyed by fire on the
18th inst. Eighty thousand people
who were rendered homeless were be-
ing removed to neighboring villages
Sunday evening, according to a dis
patch received in London Monday,
and the fire was reported then under
control.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-08-23
Comes to oskaio6sa.


Grinnell Register:1-,gohn r. Lake,
attorney in Grinnen for the past five
years, leaves with his family for Os-
kaloosa this week where he will be
affiliated with T. J. Bray in the prac-
tice of law.
Mr.. Lake was for a time in the law
office of Bray C Shifflett here. Mr..
Lake has had fiattering offer from
the American Express Company to
go in the general counsel office in New
York City. George G. Taylor, who is
president Of the American Express
Company, was at one time general
agent for that company in Chicago
and John was c, o. d. boy under Mr..
TAYLOR. Mr.. Taylor thought lots of
John and has now offered him very
fine position with the company. He
has not yet decided to accept the New
York offer
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-08-23
PLAN FOR CAMPAIGN
TEMPERANCE FORCES ALIVE TO
COMING ELECTION.

A united effort on the part of the
Temperance forces of Mahaska
county is being planned for, by the
various organizations that are inter-
ested in the movement, in order to
bring out a full and complete vote in
this county on the day of the special
election, October Is, when the Dry
Amendment to the State Constitution
will be voted on.
Among the special organizations
interested in this movement are the
Mahaska County Federation, the
Prohibition Party, the Ladies of the
W. c. r. u, the Oskaloosa Minister
ial Association, the Y. M. c. A. and
the various churches.
A special committee meeting of
these interests was held at the w
C. Il. U. tent at the Chautauqua
grounds on Tuesday evening. and gen.
eral plans were discussed. 1t is pos
sible that series of booster meet
ings will be held in the various
townships of the county in order to
bring the Importance of the question
more thoroughly to the attention OF
the people.
A special canvass of the voters OF
the township or ward is also being
considered and active steps will be
put in motion in few days with the
idea of bringing out a full vote on
this date. The question involved is
too important to the best interests
of the people to be set aside. Among
those present at the conference were
C. Yer Ploeg, Rev. S. J. Malone and
Rev. C. H. DeVoe, Mrs. c. E. Barn
ard and Mrs. S. ]. Dutton.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-08-23
Quit Claim Deeds.

Barbara Newton ct al to John Cole,
Trustee, part of lot rs Ninde & VIII
liams Co. add Oskaloosa-Cons. 81.
Ann Wilson, single, to James A.
Evans, Ell of NE4 Sec. 9-77-14-Cons.
$1.00.
Lydia E. Parks, single, to James
A. Evans, Ea of NEa Sec. 9-77-14-
Cons. $1.OO.
James b. Caster and wife Rebecca
to James A. Evans, Ea of NE4 Sec.
7.14-Cons. $1.00.
III Warranty Deeds.
4 John W. Mcdonald and wife Dora
NJ. to c. A. Davis, NJ lots land blk.
10 Montgomcry'ssa add .0skaloosat-
Cons. $1.00. ON a2h ~ r5 asfJ
Rex Fuel Co. tor. d, Howard, part
of sch of SW4 Sec. si9-74sR--Cons.
$10O
Edith Abbott and husband, c. A., to
j. d. Martin, lot Lacey's Second add
'Oskaloosa--Cons. $1,000
Emma Kramer and husband Wm.:to
c., A. and Frances Nail, lots 81 and .5S
O. p. Town of Interpretations. 81.
!, Quit Claim Deeds.
Lottie Mills ct al to Arthur Gordy.
part of !. S. of SW4 of SCI Sec. a;
NWa of NE1, Me- of NE4 Sec. 9-74-16
Cons. $1.25.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-08-23
SAVE DAIRY GOODS; HOOVER
Food Director Says Waste in MIX and
Butter Must Be Pre-
vented.

Washington, Aug. 22.-Warning that
conservation of dairy products must be
not only war measure but must be
carried on after the war was given by
the food administration.
THE worlds dairy supplies are de-
creasing rapidly" says the statement.
Even our own dairy supplies are not
keeping pace with our growth of pOpu-
lation. Yet today we must ship in
creasing amounts of dairy products
to our allies.
1.-THE people must realize the vital
dependence of the well-being of their
children and thus of the nation upon
the encouragement and upbullding Of
the industry. We must save the wastes
in milk and butter If we are to provide
milk supplies at all, especially includ-
ing the children of the crowded dis
tricts of the cities"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-08-23
NOTED LECTURERS
ON PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS
4"e4 INSTITUTE SEPT, 90.

The Mahaska county teachers in
spirational institute will be held in
Oskaloosa Thursday and Friday, Sep
TENDER 20 and 81. Among those Sc
lected to speak at the institute arc
several noted educational workers.
OF most Importance is j. Adams Puff
fer of Boston, Mass, author of the
famous book, 1.-The Boy and His
Gang" Nh Puffer will speak on
boys problems.
other speakers are: Arthur e. Ben.
nett, Dean of Highland Park College
of Des Moines; ]. G.. McGlade, De-
partment of Rural Education of the
Iowa State Teachers College at Ce-
dar Falls; d. E. Cloyd, Dean of Des
Moines College; Margaret Mckee,
Supervisor of Plays and Games of
the Des Moines Public Schools; and
Miss DuMuth, representative of the
Prang & Prang Company, publishers
of Industrial Textbooks.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-08-23
IOWA CROP SERVICE
REVIEW OF THE WEEK BY 81.
RECTOR OF WEATHER BUREAU.

For the week ending Aug. 81, 1917.
The average temperature of the
past week was nearly normal and the
rainfall was much below the seasonal
average, there being only Few wide
ly scattered and generally light show
ers. The weather was, however,
ideal for threshing and stacking grain
and the increased warmth was more
favorable for corn which made rapid
progress toward maturity. The crop
lis ten days to three weeks late, and
with normal weather conditions not
more than so per cent of it will be
out of danger of injury by frost by
the end of September. The bulk of
the crop will need the greater part OF
October without killing frost or
freezing temperature. With dry,
warm weather these estimates will be
greatly reduced as to time, but the
prospective yield will also be greatly
reduced. Dry weather has already
greatly reduced the prospective yield
over the south central counties. One
good, soaking rain and then normal
temperature is needed for the best
development of the crop. Rain is
also badly needed for pastures, late
potatoes, new seeding of clover, timo-
thy and alfalfa. Considerable dam
age has been done in the east CEN
trail and southeastern counties to
young clover and alfalfa by grass
hoppers, which seem to be increasing
in numbers and spreading over larg-
er areas.
George NJ. Chapel, Director.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-08-23
WILL BE PROVIDED FOR EVERY
BOY IN THE SERVICE.

The American Red Cross with it's
three million members has just com
pleted plans for the Christmas Cheer
of every soldier and sailor in the Ma
.tional Service. Many OF the men
who will be in the cantonments and
trenches this year will be spending
their first Christmas away from
home None will be forgotten.
Red Cross Chapters nearest the so
Army Camps and Cantonments will
probably arrange in their tons, Com.
mupity Christmas Trees with carols,
pageants and Holiday Movies to
which the 100000 men in training will
be invited.
Arrangement of the details of the
Christmas celebration for our men in
France is being made, but the Red
Cross will see to it that every sol
der has his Christmas package with
its message of goodwill from the
women on the home side OF the Allan
tic. There will be surprises in
every package, but all OF them are
likely to contain writing papsr,pipes
tobacco, cigars and cigarettes, un
breakable mirrors, puzzles, dominoes
handkerchiefs and playing cards.
Many of the Chapters are already
at work finishing their Christmas
allotncnts OF, comfort bags. Most Of
them are made of khaki and are furn
ished with extra pairs of s'woolcr
socks, housewives with needles, pins
thread and buttons. Detailed sug
gestions of how to wrap these Christ
mas packages for shipping will be
issued by the Red Cross. The Rec
Cross will also welcome the coopera
ton of anyone desiring to have part
in sending Christmas Cheer to the
men in training or at the front. Some
people viii want to give money tt
buy articles, bags, mouth organs, en-
velopes and paper, safety razors, ex
ira soap, spoons and knives. Somt
will want to have personal part If
tying UP the packages. Children
will be asked to help with the pack
age making.
The gifts will be bought from con
tributions especially given for the
Christmas greeting. The Red Cross
War Fund will not be used for this
purpose.
Last year the American Red Gross
sent presents Of various kinds to thu
men on the Mexican border, and tht
marines at Haiti and San Domingo
The articles were suggested by Gen
eral Pershing on the request of Rel
Cross officials. Commenting on thu
Red Cross Christmas gifts to thu
soldiers, he said, ''These things bring
the soldier to remember that the PEG
pie at home are behind him. You d.
not know how much that is going Il
mean to us who are abroad. You
do not hnow how much that means t.
any soldier who is over here carry
ing the flag for his country"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-08-23
Members Of Company H.

The following names of guardsmen
who are members of Company Fl Of
the Third Iowa Infantry, were mad
yertantly omitted from the list pub
Iished in last Fridays Herald:
Leonidas r. Thompson, GiVin.
Lester Trout, Oskaloosa.
Louie j. Turner, Oskaloosa.
Floyd A. Townsend. OskalooSa.
Curtis Turner, Oskaloosa.
Carl r, Thomas, Oskaloosa.
Gerrit Fl. Van Den Berg, Oskaloosa
Ollie M. Van1eet, Oskaloosa.
John Van Veen, Pella.
Aart Van Rocket, Oskaloosa.
Bryan w. Yer Steeg, Oskaloosa.
Lorn Watkins, Oskaloosa.
Chris C. We'll, Oskaloosa.
Lonnie A. Wheeler. Newton.
George NJ. White, Oskaloosa.
Harold A. Wise. Oskaloosa.
Charlie Zorn, Oskaloosa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-08-23
BIG BATTLE STILL ON.
ITALIANS BEND AUSTRIAN LINE
ON IsoNzo FRONT.
Rome War Office Reports captur> Of
10000 Prisoners sinoA Beginning
of New Offensive.

Rome, Aug. 22.-The great battle on
the Isonzo front continues without in
terruption. The war office says that
the Austrian line Is beginning to bend
and give way at various points. More
than 10000 prisoners have been taken
by Italians in their new offensive up
to yesterday evening, The Italians,
supported by floating and fixed hat
teries and monitors, are marching to-
ward success, which, the statelatnt
says, is becoming delineated in s.a,te
of undiminished enemy resistance.
London, Aug. 22.---A dispatch to The
Exchange Telegraph company from
Copenhagen says that according to re-
ports received from Austria the battle
now raging on the IsOnzo front of The
Austro-Italian theater is characterized
as the most violent ever fought tn re.
The reports add that it is believed by
the Austrians and Germans that The
break through to Trieste.
A colossal number of new guns has
been brought into the fight, for Which
the Italians had been preparing for
weeks, Italian aviators dropped proc
lamations over the Austrian lines say
ing that the bombardment would be
continued for many hours.
Copenhagen, Aug. 22.-The special
correspondent of the Cologne Gazette
on the Isonzo front has telegraphed It's
follows to Berlin:
"The artillery concentration for the
eleventh. Isonzo battle surpasse 4.
earlier preparations. The roar of more
than 800 cannon in uninterrupted ac-
tivity can be heard deep in the Tyrol.
The presence of great number of
British and French guns of the heayi-
est ealiber has been established
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-08-23
PRESIDENT CUTS
PRICE OF GOAL;
MILLIONS SAVED
Announces Scale for All Bitumin-
GUS Grades.
ACTION is BIG SURPRISE
Prices Are Subject TO Revision Later
When Wilson Evolves Complete
Scheme for Regulation of In
dustry-Prlees Called
Fair and Liberal.

Washington, Aug. 22.-President
Wilson unexpectedly announced last
night a definite scale of prices for
bituminous coal at the mines in all
producing states.
Instead of appointing a coal direc-
tor and announcing plans for requisl-
tioning the coal supply of the country
the president promulgates prices
based on cost production, figures com
piled by the federal trade commission.
The prices are subject to revision
LATER when the president evolves a
complete scheme for the regulation of
the coal industry.
"Prices Fair and Liberal"
The president in statement de-
clared the prices are mot only fair
and Just, but liberal as we'll"
Message Setting Price Scale.
The statement issued by the presi-
dent follows:
"The following scale of prices is pre-
scrFbed for bituminous coal at the
mine In the several coal-producing dis
tricts. 1t is provisional only. 1t is
subject to reconsideration when the
whole method of administering the
fuel supplies OF the country shall have
been satisfactorily organized and put
into operation. Subsequent measures
Will have as their object a fair and
equitable control of the distribution
of the supply and of the prices not
only at the mines but also in the
hands of the middleman and the re-
tailers.
1.-THE prices professionally fixed here
are fixed by my authority under the
provisions of the recent act of con-
gress regarding administration of the
food supply of the country, which also
conferred upon the executive control
of the fuel supply. They are based
upon the actual cost of production. and
are deemed to be n6t only fair and
Just but liberal as well. Under them
the Industry should nowhere lack
stimulation.
The scale of prices on an f. o. b.
mine basis for tons of 1000 pounds
follows:
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-08-23
CANADIANS FORCE
FOE BACK At LENS
Dominion Troops Gain 1000
Yards of Trenches.
'cITY IS SETTING cALDRoA
Germans Make Fierce Counter-Attacks
in Vain Attempt to Recapture Po-
sitions From French at verdun
Suffer Heavy Loss.

! With the French Army in the Field,
Aug. 22.-Tke Canadians attacked the
German lines west and northwest of
Lens. Terrific fighting developed. As
the Canadians went over the top the
Germans emerged from their trenches
TO attack the Canadians. The first line
of the Germans was already in mo
Mans Land" when the Canadians
struck them. Whirlwind hand.to-hand
fighting ensued, both using bayonets,
dubbed rifles and automatic pistols.
After half-hours bitter hand-to-
hand fighting the Germans gave way
and the Canadians followed them into
the front trenches of the German lines.
British Front in France and Bel
GUM, Aug 22:-Nc.t strenuous fight
Ing is proceeding in the Lens area.
The whole line is Il seething caldron.
The Canadians have achieved their
immediate object by drawing their
lines closer to the heart of the French
INNING city, unless German counter
attacks are successful.
London, Aug. 22.-Canadian troops
around Lens launched another attack
on, the western environment of the
French mining city, at 4:30 O'Clock in
the morning. reports the Reuter- cor
respondent from tile British headquar-'
ters in France. The attack developed
into one of the most desperate hand
to-hand battles of the war
When the Canadians went over the
top they saw masses of gray figures
advancing toward them i'm the thick
haze. Both aides had planned the at
tack at the same moment.
Fifteen minutes after the clash
came the Germans were making their
last stand On the paITapet of their
trench, They then retreated rapidly.
/ The Germans made third attempt
to rccapturc Positions near Epehy, re-
Gently taken by the British. The war
Office announced that they were re-
.flseh completely. Hn
Attacks Near Verdun Are Crushed.
pnFis. Aug. 22-Counter-attacks of
extreme violence were made by the
! Germans at night in an effort to re-
| aptnre positions taken in the French
gensive on the Vcrdun front. The
| var Office announces that the Germans
.rcra beaten back with heavy losses.
This number of prisoners now exceeds
5000
The German attacks We're especial
| ly severe at AvCcourt wood and north
| If Cauri"es. Attacks also were made
by the Germans without success on
| he ASacc front, near Cerny and
HurtCbiSe.
German airplancs bDmbarded French
positions in the rear, particularly n
collection camp for German prisoners.
of whom large number were hit
| In Belgium French aviators bonn
bardcd the railway stations at Theu-
rout, Reuters and Staden. In the re-
gion of Verdun they bomharded the
! railway stations at Dunsur-Meuse,
Brieulcs and Feeville and munitions
lepOrts at Bancheville, where they OBJ
served a great fire.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-08-23
More Clerks Wanted.

Uncle Sam wants more clerks in
the U. S. civil service and another
examination will be held in Oskaloosa
on September 9Th. This further ex-
animation is necessary in addition to
the one held July Goth owing to the
insufliciency of applicants in that ex-
animation to provide for all the ap-
pointments likely 10 be made The
examination will take place of the
annual November examination which
will be omitted if sufficient applicants
are secured in this instance. The
tests are not stiff or hard to pass.
For further information see Robert
ii. Walton. secretary of the local civil
service board at the Oskaloosa post
Office.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-08-23

learning dentistry became FRACTION
er with DIR. Allen in the early nineties
and was regarded as man of sterling
character and genuine piety. Miss Had
leys great sympathetic heart and her
willingness to go out and do for suffer
ing humanity led her into wide mis-
sion of such that makes UP long rec
ord of noble deeds that has put JOY
into other souls as well as her own.
Her high type Of womanhood and
broad acquaintance, through much
travel and contact with others, has en-
deared her TO hundreds of admiring
friends, who wish for them every good
gift, gtl sU.i ~
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-08-23
DEEDS OF RECORD
RECENT REAL ESTATE DEALS IN
.l sMAHASkA COUNTY,
Warranty Deeds.

Fred G. Wangelin and wife Pearl
III. to Charles II. Graham, part of l.
S. of SW4 of NW1 Sec. 19-7515--
Cons. $500. a.4
J. r. Garrett and wife to A. N. Smith
IL lots in S. d. of Lot a Myers and
Smiths Add Oskaloosa. Cons. $30,S00.
Charles H. Graham and wife. Rox-
ana H., to Cora A. Samuels, part OF
i. S. of SW1 of. NW3 Sec. 19-75-15-
Cons. 800. So IL
Edith Abbott and husband c. A.,
to Art Shaw, Admr., undiv. int. in NE
4 of SW4 and Sci of NWa Sec. 81
75-16--Cons. $1,000.
Mary s. Hawley. widow, to Abel g.
Hawley. part Of lot Of s. p. of O. L.
S Oslxaloosa Cons. $1,000.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-08-23
BRITISH LOSE 1928 IN WEEK
325 Officers and 2,54e Men Killed
1870 Are Wounded and
Missing.

London. Aug. 22.-British casualties
reported in the week ending Tuesday
aggregate 1923 officers and men. Of
this number 2.S73 soldiers lost their
lives. The detailed figures follow:
Killed and died of manufacturers.
325; men, 2,54S; total, 2,S73.
Wounded and missing-Oftic S46 :
men, 1924; total, 11,37O; total cas-
ualties. 1923,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-08-23
sHIPYARDs STRIKE TO SPREAD
General Walkout Of Workers Ordered
in All New York Yards--$4.5o Wage
Day Demanded by Union.

New York, Aug. Gas a move TO
force all shipyards in New York and
vicinity to grant $3.50 wage day,
delegates at meeting of shipyard
strikers voted to instruct the Marine
Trades council TO call a general strike
in all New York yards, including the
New York navy yard.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-08-23
is GERMANS HELD AS SPIES
v. S. Officers Arrest Teutons at Trip,
s. D.-charsed With Violation Of
Espionage Law Act.

Sioux Falls. S. D., Aug. 21.-Fifteen
Germans were arrested at Trip,
Hutchinson county, by federal Of
ficers, charged with violation Of
the espionage act, according to advices
received her late this afternoon. The
men were taken to Yankton, S. D..
and arraigned before United States
Commissioner Il. 7. White for pre-
liminary hearing.