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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-30

have wrapped your toes in bandages
TO look like bundles who have used
salves that turned your toes raw and
sore, and used plasters that would
shift from their place and never
get the corn, and who have dug
and picked at your corns with
knives and scissors and perhaps
made them blecd-just quit these old
and painful ways and try "Gets-lt"
Just once. You put or 3 drops on,
and II dries at once. There's moth
ing TO stick. You can put your shoe
and stocking right on again. The
pain is all gone. Then the corn
dies "a painless, shrivelinE death. il
loosens from your toe, and off IL
comes. "Gets-1t" is the biggest sell
ing corn remedy in the world today.
There's none other as good
"Gets-It" is sold by druggists
everywhere, CSC a bottle. or sent on
receipt OF price by Il. Lawrence q Co,
Chicago. Ill.
Sold la Brattrehoro and recommended rs h
worlds best corn remedy 10y BRATTI EBORt
DRUG Co, G.. r. THOMAS and W. 7. ROO
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-30
REPORT No. p By light housekeeper

If | neglect to serve these
delicious Cottolcne biscuits,
Sundays, in vain ! offer other
breakfast dainties. Across
the table reproachful chances
say plain as words =
What No biscuit
For a morning treat why
don't you try these quick
Cottolene biscuits? They
put wholesomcness into the
whole day,
From L. 6. S.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-30
Cumberland County School
Directors to Meet at Newville

-Mechanicsburg, Pa, Jan. 30.-Cum-
bcrland county school directors will
hold the twenty-fifth annual conven-
ton at Newville, on Thursday, Febru-
ary Is. The meeting will be held in
the new high school building and
plans are made for a program of un-
usual interest. The principal speaker
will be superintendent w. w. Evans,
of Columbia county.
The program follows: Morning, 9.15,
music, devotional exercises, DR.. G.. M.
Reed; music; address of welcome, w.
ii. McCrea, of MELVILLE; response, T.
Grove Tritt, of Carlisle; rollcall and
announcement of committees; subject,
Difficulties of Enforcing School
Laws; How Overcome" James A.
Steese; DR.. j. Nelson Clark; general
discussion, subject, THE Country
School and Good Roads," the Rev. T.
j. Ferguson; the Rev. S. Eber Vance;
subject, Needed Legislation" MEM
bers of the association.
Afternoon, 100 o'clock. Music; sub
ject, consolidation of Schools and
State Aid" w. A. Mclaughlin, n. d.
Buttorff; reports of delegates to State
convention held in Harrisburg Febru-
ary s and 8; address. New Ideas in
Education" w. w. Evans; subject,
What Should the Community Expect
of Teacher" w. G. Creamer, G. p.
Harvey.
Evening. 7:15 o'clock, address,
How to Choose Good Teacher" DR..
Ezra Lehman, of Shippensburg State
Normal School; music; address,
Hanging Together or Hanging Sep
arately," w. w. Evans.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-30
LONG TRIP HOME
FROM RUMANIA
Robert r.. Rakestraw Travels
Through Half Dozen Coun-
tries to Reach America

Mechanicsburg, Pa, Jan. 80. = At
ter hazardous journey, filled with
anxiety and thrilling experiences,
Robert r. Rakestraw and son Theo-
dore, arrived in the formers native
town, Mechanicsburg, after long alb
sence abroad. They are spending
some time with Mr.. Rakestraw's
brother, Roy E. Rakestraw. ice cream
and ice manufacturer Twenty years
ago, Mr.. Rakestraw left Mechanics
burg, for England, where he lived a
number of years and at various other
places on the continent. For the past
eleven years he has been superintend-
ing the oil wells for the Standard Oil
Company in Rumania, Europe, and
now that the invasion of the Germans
has made their operation impossible,
MIR. Rakestraw decided to come to
America, with his son, who was a
student in Germany. 1t required
seven weeks time to come from Ru-
mania to the United States, as they
had considerable trouble with their
passports and had to travel over a
wide detour to evade the war zone.
This included passage across the
Black Sea, travel through a large part
of Russia, Finland, Lapland, Sweden
and finally England, where they sail
ed for New York. When they steamed
up the harbor at that city, and the
shores of his native country were out
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-30
Social and Personal Items
of Towns Along West Shore

Mrs. Beard, of Lancaster, visited her
sister, Mrs. Edward sheesley, at New
Cumberland, on Sunday.
Mrs. George Sanderson, of Pleasant
Hall, and Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Kemper-
ley and Miss Gussie Sanderson. of
Harrisburg, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Besecker at New Cum
berland on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Sunday and
daughters Thelma and Emma, of
Lucknow, visited relatives at New
Cumberland on Sunday.
Miss Mary Leihy, of New Cumber-
land, spent the weekend with her
sister, Mrs. Henry Ebersole, at Mil
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Leihy, of New
Cumberland, visited friends at Pal
myra on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Sheely and
children, Claude. Kathryn and Lester,
of White Hill, spent Sunday with the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Sheely, at Shiremanstown.
Miss Minerva Hershman has re-
turned to her home at 1549 Vernon
strete. Harrisburg, after being the
guest of Miss Gertrude Eshenbaugh at
ShiremanStown.
Walter Weigle. of Harrisburg, Wis
tied his parents at Shiremanstown on
Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Koser and daughter,
Miss Elma Koser, of Camp Hill, were
recent guests of the formers sister,
Miss Nina Smith, at Shiremanstown.
Mr.. and Mrs, Charles Erb and
daughter Ada, of Sporting Hill, mo-
tored to Shiremanstown Saturday and
were guests of theslatter's grand
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Spahr and
daughter Dorothy, 1886 Penn street,
Harrisburg, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Spahr's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
w. Wolfe, at Shiremanstown.
Mrs. William Sutton has returned to
her home at Washington Heights after
visiting her daughters, Mrs. George
Flickinger and Mrs. Samuel Fisher, at
Shiremanstown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence Kennedy, of
Chambersburg, visited Mrs. Kennedy's
aunt at Shiremanstown on Sunday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-30
Lebanon Valley Students
in "Anne of Old Salem

Annville, Pa, Jan. 30.--Last night
a good diversion from midyear ex-
aminations, which began yesterday at
Lebanon Valley College, was offered to
the students in the form of the junior
play. 1t has been the custom for the
junior class to give an annual play
and the present class presented "Anne
of Old Salem,' a three-act play por-
traying life in the New England States
about the year 1929. This was the
time of the witchcraft prosecutions
and the play is based on the historical
events connected with this persecution.
The cast was composed of the fol-
lowing: Rufus Ness, Daniel Walters,
Paul Shannon, Hubert Smoke, Thomas
G. Foltz, Katz Ruth, Louise Williams,
Flora Case, Dorothy LorenZ, Ada Beid-
Ter, Helen Shaak, Helen Hoover, Eliz-
abeth Gallatin, Robert Atticks, Harry
Katerman and John Berger.
The play was directed by Miss May
Belle Adams, dean of the department
of oratory.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-30
To Be Buried on 4Sth
Wedding Anniversary

Hummelstown, Pa, Jan. so. - Mrs.
Samuel Kautz died at her home in
Poplar avenue on Sunday night after
u few days illness at the age of 65
years. Just a week from the day of
her death she entertained a number
of relatives at dinner in honor of her
husbands birthday.
Mrs. Kautz was member of the
Baptist Church. She is survived by
her husband and the following chill
dren, Jacob, of Malvern Hill, Pa,
Miss Pearl Kautz, of Newark, N. j.,
Mrs. Rausch, and Miss Kate Kautz at
home,
ncsday, the 4Sth wedding anniversary
of the couple, at 2 o'clock at the family
home with interment in Harrisburg
Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-30
Woman's Death Caused by
by Cutting Out Windows

Sunbury, Pa, Jan. 30.-When Fred
erick Wise refused to move out of q
house owned by Carl Schroth, of Wat
sontown, it is alleged that Schroth
went there on December II and de-
clared: IF you don't leave / will
freeze you OUT and herewith cut
the windows out of the house. In a
few days Mrs. Wise took pneumonia
and died.
Yesterday her husband appeared be-
fore Squire p. M. Savidge and swore
out a warrant, charging Schroth with
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-30
Roy ACCIDENTALLY SHOT

Waynesboro, Pa, Jan. 80. - Frank
Machen, 14-year-old son of j. s.
Machen, accidentally shot himself OH
Saturday, while out cunning with
number of friends. The lads had gone
in the neighborhood of Cress Station,
Machen taking his gun along to shoot
mark. He was walking along, hold
ing the gun back of him, when he ac-
cidentally pulled the trigger. The
bullet, % short, entered the calf of
his left leg and lodged in the flesh.
near the ankle, passing through the
bone of the leg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-30
DELEGATE TO CONGRESS

Annville, Pa, Jan. 30.-Mrs. d. H.
Meyer was elected as one of the alter
nate delegates to the Continental Con-
gress of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution at Washington next
April by the Lebanon Chapter. The
alternates were chosen at an interest
ing meeting held on Monday at the
home of Mrs. George Bowman in Cum
berland street, Lebanon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-30
IANDIs FAMILY REUNION

Marietta, Pa, Jan. 30.-The Landis
family one of the largest in the United
States, through the executive commit
tee announces that the annual re-
union will be held at Lititz Springs
Park, Saturday, August 4. 1t will mark
the two hundredth anniversary OF the
first Landis settlement in Lancaster
county.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-30
Columbia Fire Company
Holds Banquet For ESQ

Columbia. Pa. Jan. 30.-Last even
ing the seventh annual banquet of
Keystone Truck and Chemical Engine
Company was held in the assembly
room of its building with the largest
attendance in the history of the COM
pany. There were fifty-one invited
guests and covers were laid for more
than two hundred members.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-30
Burgess Returns to Duties
After 7 Months at Border

Columbia, Pa, Jan. 30.-Captain w.
Sanderson Detwiler. who has been
with the Fourth Regiment of the
Pennsylvania National Guard on the
Mexican border for the past seven
months, has been mustered out of the
Federal service and yesterday assumed
his duties as chief burgess. In his alb
sence John II. Ostertag, president of
council. performed the duties of
burgess.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-30
KILLED AT STEEL WORKS

Lewistown, Pa, Jan. so. - Caught
while making coupling connection be-
tween two cars at the Standard Steel
Works yesterday morning Edward
Soubrini, of Lewistown, was so badly
injured that he died a short time
after the accident. He was employed
as a brakeman on a shifter in the
yards and was coupling two heavy
loaded freight cars. He is survived
by his wife.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-30

Enola, Pa, Jan. 80. - City Com
missioner e. u. Gross, of Harrisburg,
will speag on "The Value of Organized
Work in the Sunday School,. at the
benefit musicale and entertainment
to be given under the auspices of the
Mems Bible class of the First United
Brethren Church Sunday school. in
the auditorium of the Y. M. c. A. on
Thursday evening.
This musicale is expected to be the
best of its kind heard in Enola for
some time and members of the class
have spared no efforts in making it
SO. The officers of the class are:
Teacher, the Rev. J. Stewart Glenn;
president, c. l.. Cocklin; secretary, w.
w. Gracey.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-30
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA NEWS

lined. Mr.. Rakestraw said it certainly
looked good to him. Theodore, his
son, Will remain here and attend, in
all probability, Lehigh University. Mr..
Rakestraw will tour the United States
and when matters abroad clear up Ire
expects to return, as he says Rumania
is beautiful country, and his busi-
ness interests are there.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-30
Lebanon Man MangIed
by Acetylene Explosion

Lebanon, Pa, Jan. 80. - Rufus
Weidman, while cutting a scrap tank
with an acetylene burner at the
Donaghmore Iron and Steel Com
pany's yard yesterday, was terribly in
jured by an explosion. His body was
mangled, both arms and both legs
broken, his skull fractured and his
chest crushed. He lived about half
hour,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-30
GROCERY STORE BURNED

ed the grocery store and residence of
John l.. Hosler, Monday night, en-
failing a heavy loss. Mr.. ,Hosler who
was alone in the house. narrowly es-
capped suffocation by the smoke, and
was carried from the burning struc-
ture.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-30
sUNBURY MUSICIAN DIES

Sunbury, Pa, Jan. S0.-Taken sud-
denly i'll with an attack of acute ap-
pendicitis, Ralph E. Felix, a slide
trombone player in Gasllin's Military
Band, died yesterday. He was SO
wears old.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-30
WOMAN DIES AT PRAYER

Sunbury, Pa, Jan. 30.-While kneel-
ing in prayer at her home at Watson
town Mrs. Joseph w. Jones, SO years
old, died of heart trouble.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-30
EVANGELICAL CONFERENCE

Marietta, Pa. Jan. 30.-The annual
meeting of the Central Pennsylvania
Conference of the United Evange ical
Church will be held at East Prospect
York county, the last week in Feb
ruary. Bishop U. +. Swengle will
preside.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-30

New Cumberland, Pa, Jan. 80. -
Members of the Sunshine Guild are
requested to meet at the home of
Mrs. Joseph Weatherby in Third
street at 8 o'clock tomorrow even
ing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-30
SERMON BY DIR. FASICK

New Cumberland, Pa, Jan. 80. -
The Rev. DR.. A. S. Fasick, superinten-
dent of the Central Pennsylvania con-
ference, preached his last sermon in
-Baughman Memorial Methodist
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-30
20 CASES or PNEUMONIA

New Cumberland, Pa, Jan. 80. -
There are about twenty cases of pneu
monia reported at New Cumberland.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-30

a meeting at the home of Mrs. l.. III.
Kohr, in Third street on Friday even
ing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-30
Piles Curcd I'm O to IA DAYS

IIIes OuFcu III 10 IA Uays
fails to cure Itching, Blind,
Bleeding or Protruding Piles. First ap-
plication gives relief. soc.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-30
MISSIONARY DAY SERVICES

New mberland, Pa, Jan. 80. =
Missionary day will be observed at
Baughman Memorial Methodist
Church next Sunday. The Rev. DIR.
Bovard, of Philadelphia, will assist
at the services. On Sunday evening
an interesting program will be rem
dered in which a number of the Sun
day school scholars will participate.
Special music will also be given by
the church choir.
WOMAN'S LEAGUE MEETING
New Cumberland, Pa, Jan. so. -
The Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety If the Methodist church will hold
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-30
SUNSHINE GUILD TO MEET

Church on Sunday night to a large and
appreciative audience.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-22
New Russian Commander
Pledges Aid of Armies

LONDON, June 21.-A delayed Rus
sian official statement-the first in
three days-gave weight today to Gen
eral BrusiIoff's pledge that Russia will
fight, as expressed in a message to
General Sir William Robertson, chief
of the British imperial staff. The
Petrograd war office reported "fu-
sillades and aerial activities on all
fronts"
General Brusiloffs message was in
reply to one from General Robertson
congratulating him on his appointment
as commander-in-chiefo Of Russia's a1-hy..
Brusiloff declared:
"In honor bound, free Russia's
armies will not fail to do their duty"
Dispatches from Petrograd to the Bx-
change Telegraph company says that the
of soldiers and workmen's dele
gates from the whole of Russia yester-
day voted confidence in the provisional
government and unanimously adopted
resolution demanding an immediate re-
sumption of the offensive and the reor-
ganization of the army. A war cabinet
was formed including the leaders of the
Russian army and navy and technical
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-22
At GREAT.
CONFERENCE DEMAND
IMMEDIATE ASSAULT
Unanimous Vote of Congress
of Workn1en and Soldiers In.
dictates Petrograd Council
Now FavorS ReSuming War

PETROGRAD. June 21.-The All-Rus-
STA congress of workmen and soldiers to-
day unanimously resolved upon an i'm
mediate Russian offensive.
The unanimous vote indicates that
even the Petrograd council of workmens
and soldiers delegates, which has here
fore been strongly in favor of peace, has
been won over to the war side in view
OF the overwhelming sentiment to that
end developed by the An-Russia con-
ference.
The Peuograd local council has here
tofore assumed a place of national i'm
portance. but with the assembling Of
delegates from all over the nation is
now completely overshadowed.
Another evidence OF capitalization Of
sentiment that Russia should fight and
fight at once was given today in a mani
festo by the Military Union Of Women
Volunteers.
THE workers are appealing for an I'M
relenting struggle against an enemy who
Is moved solely by imperialistic and
shaving tendencies.
I'VE ask our allies to charitably con-
slider Russia's difficulties and excuse our
overabsorption in the task of CONSOLIDATE
ing our newly-won liberties"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-22
RUSSIAN CONGRESS Votes S0LIDLY FOR war
TEUTON SUBMARINE
RAMMED AND SUNK
BY u. S. DESTROYER
Gennan-Born American Blue
jacket Is First to Sight Enc
my Craft and Give Warning
Of Its Presence

BASE OF THE AMERICAN NAVY
FLOTIBLA IN ENGLAND, June 21.-A
German submarine was rammed and
sunk by an American destroyer. after a
German-born American bluejacket had
spied out the underwater craft. accord
ing to belief expressed by the crew Of a
certain American sea-watchdog which
returned to port today.
This is the first German submarine
the word Of whose sinking has been re-
ported by crews of the American patrol
fiotilla.
The destroyer in question was cruising
through calm sea. Directly ahead the
forward lookout sighted a periscope.
The submarine TO which it was attached
almost Immediately submerged BY that
time the destroyer was so close to the
spot where the periscope had showed
that its guns could not be depressed
sufficiently to fire. Every member Of the
destroyer's crew crowded the rails,
eagerly scanning the water for the sub
surface shadow which would reveal the
enemy craft.
In the midst of this eager watch, a
German-born sailor in the crows nest
Of the destroyer shouted, There she Isl"
pointing directly alongside the destroy
er. The American commander instantly
swung his ship and those on board de-
clared they felt the impace of a collision.
But even if the submarine was not
rammed, those who told the story said
today it was likely another anti-sub-
marine Device" which was Immediately
brought into play by the American de-
stroyer. finished the job.
Folks back home" in the United
States can be sure that the American
flotilla here is in the thick of things.
Yesterday a German U-boat torpedoed a
British ship at the very gates of the
port where the American destroyers
make their base-and at a time when
two American vessels of the fleet were
conveying IT.
The American destroyers were swing
ing in a circle about their charge when
the submarine suddenly popped a tor
pedo and Immediately disappeared be-
meath the surface. One of the crew of
the vessel was killed by the explosion.
One of the American ships landed the
remainder. Among the survivors was
William Mcdonald, OF. Buffalo, n. Y.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-22
White Citizen Begins
Stockade Sentence of
Negro Through Mistake

A negro named VIII Stephens, alias
Will Ray, was arrested on a charge Of
violating the prohibition law. When
his case was called for trial last Mon
day afternoon, June IS, the clerk of the
recorders court confused his papers
with those of E. H. Lemasters. Ste
phens was sentenced to serve thirty
days in the stockade and also was
bound over under a bond of 5000.
When the station house officers went
to get the negro out of the cell on
Tuesday morning, June 19, and take
him to the stockade to serve his SEN
tence, they got E. H. Lemasters by
mistake, because the negroes papers
had been made out in Lemasters' name
Lemasters is a white man for Eagan,
Ga, is 20 years old, and was arrested
on a charge of disorderly conduct. He
protested to the station. sergeant that
he had not been tried, and that an in
vestigation should be made before send
ing him to the stockade. The station ser
geant could do nothing at the time but
send him on, because the papers were
in his name.
But on investigating the case the
station sergeant discovered the error
had been made, and the next day sent
to the stockade and brought Lemasters
back to police station. where he will be
tried on the charge of disorderly con-
duct. Lemasters is very indignant.
Although he had been tried the negro
was left at the police station
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-22
GRIFFIN MAN IS INDICTED
FOR FAILURE TO REGISTER
M, f. Smith, Prominent Mer-
chant, Accused Under Sc
IeCtiVe Service Act

NJ. F. Smith, manager and secretary
and treasurer of the Griffin Mercantile
company, of Griffin, Ga, and one of the
most prominent young men Of that sec
ton of the state, was Thursday morn
ing indicted by the federal grand jury
for violation Of the registration laws,
Smith having failed to register.
According to the belief Of federal Of
ficials Mr.. Smith will plead guilty Of the
charge.
Mr. Smith, 1t is understood, will reach
his thirty-frst birthday Friday.
Colonel T. E. Patterson. In speaking
for Mr.. Smith, declared that Mr.. Smith
had intended to register, but failed to
do so, but the reason he didn't do so was
pure and simple neglect.
Mr.. Smith was located by The Journal
but refused to make a statement.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-22
Men Who Misunderstood
Nav Register Even Now

Governor Harris Thursday morning
received a wire from Provost Marshal
General Crowder explaining that all men
Of military age who had failed to regis
ter through misunderstanding would be
allowed to do so at once without preJu-
dice.
The telegram from General Crowdsr
was for the purpose Of clearing up mis-
understanding on the part of local
boards of registration who were in doubt
as to what procedure should be followed
when a delinquent presented himself for
registration
The telegram stated further that only
in cases where's men had wilfully dis
obeyed the law should they be bound
over for trial by the federal court.
All men who failed to register because
of lack of information have been urged
to present themselves TO the registrars
of their precincts.