Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-06-15
news review OF
The PAST Week
More Than Ten Million Young
Americans Register for
National Army.
PERSHING REACHES ENGLAND
British Start Tremendous Offensive in
Belgium, First Blowing Up Messines
Ridge - Japan Warns Russia
Against Withdrawing From the
War-Food Scarcity Wor-
ries Germany.
ey EpWARp w. PIcKARp.

More than 100000 men between
the ages of twenty-one and thirty
years responded to the call of the ma
ton on Tuesday, June 5, registration
day for the national army. Thus the
first step in the execution of the Sc
lective service law was completed with
gratifying success and the predictions
of the Germans and of the traitors in
America who side with them that the
registration would be a failure were
proved false.
That there would be opposition to
the registration was a foregone con-
clusion, but it was sporadic and on
the whole was of no Importance. Such
hostile demonstrations as there were
generally took place in strongholds Of
the L w. w. and the Socialists and
were promptly squelched.
Returns from some states were be-
low the estimates of the census bu-
reau, but in other states those esti-
mates were exceeded. A large pro-
portion of those registering claimed
exemption, usually because of depend
ent relatives, and the war department
officials, as a result, intimated that the
rules governing exemption would be
tightened.
The considerable number of claims
for exemption really does not mean
that so many young Americans desire
to avoid service. Such q conclusion
would be most unjust, for everywhere
there were evidences of unbounded pa
triotism and loyalty, and the indica-
tions of exemption claims arose mainly
from the necessary answers to ques-
tions that were merely statistical.
AS soon as the machinery Of regis
tration is readjusted, 100000 names
will be drafted, the exemption boards
will do their work and 625,OOO men
will be called for immediate service.
Pershing Arrives in England.
The safe arrival of General Per
shing and his staff at an English port
was announced on Friday.
The naval collier Jupiter, laden with
grain and other supplies for the Per
shing army and escorted by American
warships, arrived at a French port
| a squadron of our warships arrived
at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, presumably
to relieve the British navy of the pa
troll of the South Atlantic; and more
hospital units landed in England an(
proceeded to France. So much tht
government allowed to be known O
the movements of our armed forces
Military expediency demanded the sup
preston of much more interesting
news.
Preparations have been made for tn
reception of American troops il
France. A number of bases have beel
organized, camps for infantry and al
tillery have been laid out, and aviation
parks established.
From France came the news of tn
exploit of the American STEAMSHIP
Silvershell which encountered an enc
my submarine in the Mediterranean
The two vessels fought for an hou
and a half, exchanging many shot:
and then one shell fred by the navs
gunners on the Silvershell found it
mark and the U-boat was sent to tn
bottom.
British Offensive in Flanders.
After q smashing bombardment las
ing three days, the British began thei
expected offensive in Flanders earl
Thursday morning with an explosio
that was heard by Premier LlOy
George at Walton Heath, 40 mile
away. Nine miles of German position
along the Ypres-Armentieres fror