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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-08-09
Very truly yours,
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE Co.
Stock Shipments.

During the first four days of
last week, Grant Baker shipped
out of the County seventy-four
lambs, and over forty head of
cattle. In addition, he bought
thirty-six head that he did not
ship.
We do not know what the to-
tai valuation was, but we know
that the lambs alone represented
nearly $1,000. 1t is not up to
Grant to say what should be sold,
but with sheep and wool selling
at present prices, it seems too
bad that the eve lambs did not
remain in the County in order
that advantage might be taken
of the improved conditions for
raising sheep.
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Birthday Surprise.

Mrs. Job Hess had a birthday
recently, and, according to her
statement, she did not know she
had somany friends until the au-
tos began to arrive. They came
from all directions, and they
brought chicken, ice cream, ba-
nanas, watermelons, and other
good things to eat. The party was
a surprise to Mrs. Hess and her
family. Among the guests were
the following friends and neigh
bors: Mrs. F. P. 'Sart, Mrs. j. j.
Palmer Mrs Magg.e Bard, Mrs.
Moses Hess, James Truax and
wife; Mrs. Annie O'Rourke, Vim
cent Hart and wife; Geo. Evans
and wife; Marcus Mellott and
wife; Alexander Barnhart, Flor
ence Truax, Morea Mellott, NADIA
line Truax, Irene Hess, and Beu-
lah O'Rourke. Floyd Hart, Fred
Dixon, Denver andDaytonEvans,
Melvin Cutler, Kermit Bard, Ray
mond Mellott, George and Rolla
Hess and Paul Palmer.
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French Losses Small.

The French loss in killed in
battle is very small when the
great number of men in service
is considered. The loss includ-
ing killed, wounded and taken
prisoner is estimated at five out
of every four hundred engaged.
Eliminating the wounded and
captured, probably not more than
one in every four hundred is
killed. 1t is said that more are
killed on duty outside of the
trenches than inside. According
to these figures, fighting in the
trenches is not as dangerous as
working with machinery in the
harvest fields of America. France
has 5000, 600 men in the field.
If but one in every four hundred
is killed in battle, the number of
fatalities would have to be $500
in each battle. This number
would not include wounded and
prisoners.
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Home Defense Police.

Last week, we briefly mention
ed a move to organize a home
defense police force in every
county in Pennsylvania. Execu-
tive Secretary Walter r. Sloan
of the Public Safety Committee
for Fulton county has received
sample copies of instructions and
application blanks as well as a
sample billy, arm band, and me-
tallic badge to be supplied to each
policeman. Application blanks
and little printed folders Of
explanation will soon be sent out
over the County.
Cumberland county has been
organized as a model. Probably
nine men in each township will
be accepted as local units. Men
between the ages of 45 and 60
are eligible if they possess the
necessary qualifications. Full
details are too long to print. Sc
cure official printed matter when
it appears through some promi-
nent person in your township.
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KILLED IN FRANCE.
SchOOImate Of Several McCOuueIlsburg
Boys Killed While On Duty at
Front in France.

Word was received recently of
the death in France of James
Wilson Galley, of New Park, Pa,
Galley and another young Amer
lean named Hamilton, of Clinton,
Mass, had been in active service
in an ambulance corps for a
month. The day on which they
died the two men had placed four
wounded men in an ambulance.
Hamilton mounted the machine
and took the wheel. Galley was
just closing the door of the am
bulance when a bursting shell
killed both of them, and two of
the wounded men. The two
Americans were given full mill
tay honors at their burial at the
front. Hamilton was twenty
four years of age, and Galley
twenty-one.
Galley was a classmate of Will
mer Hays and a schoolmate of
John Taylor and Russell Stevens
at Perkiomen Seminary in 1911
1918. At the time he went to
France, he and Amos Huston
were students at Princeton and
were members of the Princeton
College Unit" that went to
France. Huston is a son of the
late Henry Huston, of Clear
Ridge, this county, and he is the
youngest of the Huston Brothers
of Three Springs. Huston, Ga
iley and Hamilton were members
of the same unit.
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In Error.

Two weeks ago, a story went
the rounds of the newspapers
that the Westinghouse people
would employ many hands on
the secret manufacture of an
article for the government. 1t
seems to have been an error as
the following letter to Lee B.
Truax will show:
Dear Sir:-Referring to your
letter of July 21st, applying for
a position in our factory in ac-
cordance with the newspaper
article referred to, we are writ
ing to advise that this was an
unfounded rumor and there is
absolutely no truth in the state
ments made by the papers. We
can say this not only so far as
this Company is concerned, but
for all of the Westinghouse in
terests.
Very truly yours,
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE Co.
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Aughwich Picnic.

Last Sunday, Mr.. Lutz, Mrs.
Blanche Harglerode and little
daughter Lucy-all of Everett;
Mrs. Couch, of Johnstown, and
Mrs. Mary E. Campbell, of
knobsville, went to see Mrs.
Campbell's daughter, Mrs. Will
son L. Cline, near Fort Littleton.
(It was Mrs. Cline's birthday. J
When they arrived, they found
assembled Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Cline and Miss Bertha Cline and
her mother, of Burnt Cabins;
Charles Wagner, wife and son
Lloyd, of Mercersburg; Miss
Helen Little, of Lemasters; John
Barmont, wife and sons Paul and
John and daughters Mabel. Vera
and Ruth. of Chambersburg.
They spread their ''eats"
meath the shade along Aughwick
Creek and drank of the water
from the Indian Spring" and
spent the day on the childhood
Fairgrounds Of Mrs. Barmont
and Mrs. Wagner,
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Lighliug'S Work.

The record. breaking heat of
last week was broken on Thurs
day afternoon by an electrical
storm that did much damage.
Seven barns were struck by
lightning in Lancaster county
and one in Franklin county.
While the storm was severe
in the vicinity of McConnells-
burg the only damage reported
to US was the loss of a valuable
cow belonging to William Wood
all, on the Jared Pittman farm a
short distance south of town.
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Costly Bluffing.

Last Friday morning, an auto
bearing New York State license
tags became disabled at Harrison
vile. The occupants were Ital-
ians. Thev went to Hollins-
heads store and asked him to
telephone to McConnellsburg for
a car to tow them to a garage.
Mr.. Hollinshead telephoned to
j. W. Linn who replied that
his truck would be there
promptly and Mr.. Hollinshead
reported same to the waiting
men. 1t seems that after having
received word that Linn's ma
chine would come, the Italians
stopped a car on the bridge at
Harrisonville and sent word with
the driver to send help from
McConnellsburg, and by reason
of having a lighter car, the man
sent by this party reached the
wrecked car ahead of Linn's
truck and towed it to town.
Mr.. Linn then asked the Ital-
ians to pay for the trip with the
truck to Harrisonville, but the
strangers fatty refused payment.
Suit was then brought before
Justice of the Peace A. D. Peigh-
tel, and in addition to the claim
for three dollars by Mr.. Linn,
the bluff relieved the fellows of
$500 rosts-a total of $500,
this to-, in addition to what
the other ian charged for bring
ing the car . town and repairing
il
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Norris; Black Oak, Myrtle Rems-

MOTIFS, Dlach YAK, myTIie NelllS'
burg.
BRUSH CREEK Oak Grove,
Roy Plessinger; Locust Grove,
Celia Barton; Buchanan, Myrtle
Duvall; Buffalo, Minnie Lynch;
Akersville Advanced, Ernest
Walters; Akersville Primary,
Hazel Reeder; Emmaville, Haze
Cline.
DUBLIN-Battle Ridge, John
Kelso; Burnt Cabins, Roy j.
Matthias; Mud Level, Jane Crom.
er; Fort Littleton, Esther Welch
Clear Ridge, Gertrude Gelvin;
Glunt's Oda Gutshall; Chesnut's,
Edith Wilds.
MCCoNNELLsB' c. High School
Admiral Smith; Assistant High
School, Sophia Holman; Gram
mar, Joan Morton; intermediate,
Grace Lodge; Primary, jeanette
Stouteagle.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., H. P.
Barton; Laidig, Olive Clevenger;
Fairview, Myrtle Alloway; Gracey
Thad Winegardner; Waterfall,
Beatrice Mellott; Winegardner,
Earl Keebaugh; Wintergreen,
W. G. Wink; Cherry Grove,
Howard Knepper.
THOMPSON Bald Eagle, Thom-
as Truax; Board Yard, Rose
Keefer; Ditch Run, Janet Brake
all; Westview, Oliver Winters;
Oakdale, Pearle Stable; Indepen-
dence, Jessie Yeakel; Center,
Alice Brewer.
ToD-Douglass, Scott Alexan.
der; Knobsville, Maudleen Ste.
vens; Woodburn, Ettie Snyder
Scott's, Harvey Raker; Summers
Willis Daniels.
UNION Amaranth, Kenneth
Mckee; zack's Ridge, Ada Leh-
man; Centre, Orben Hebner'
Harmonic. Gilbert Mellott; Elk:
celsior, Lily Ritz; Barnes Gap,
Clyde Stable.
WELLS Tannery Advanced,
Alice Cutchall; Tannery Primary,
Jessie Cutchali; No. 2, Elizabeth
Hixson; No. 3, Mary Helman
No. a, Anna Howard.
LICKING CREEK -Shanes, Ally
Deshong; Compulsion, Edith Fix
Sloan, Wilmer Mason; Valance,
Rebecca Hockensmith; Saluvia
c. W. Mellott; Forest Dale, Dais!
Strait Daniels, Verlie Decker.
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NUMBER ~
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
SnapshtS at Their ComeingS and GOings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful Outing.

Miss Elsie Greathead returned
home last Monday from Missouri
where she had been teaching.
Mrs. Franklin S. Clouse, of
Philadelphia is visiting her aunt
Mrs. Thomas Hamil, on east Lin
coin Way.
Miss Grace Mosser. of Altoona,
came last Monday to visit her
brother, ]. w. Mosser, for sew
eral weeks.
John B. Sipes, accompanied
by his grandson Orrin Shaw,
both of Hustontown, were pleas
ant callers at this Office last Sat-
urday.
F. G. Hockensmith, wife and
four children, of Johnstown,
came to this county Thursday of
last week to visit relatives, after
having spent some time in Frank
lin county with the wife's rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Knepp, of Pitts
burg, accompanied by G. G.
Spence and J. G. Hixon and
daughter Miss Myrtle of Union
township, spent a few hours in
McConnellsburg Tuesday after
noon.
S. G. Lashley, postmaster at
Lashley, Nathan Wigfeld and
son John of Union township,
called on US during the shower
on Monday. Farmer Wigfeld
reports labor scarce and would
be glad to secure good farm
hand.
Mr.. w. M. Lodge.and family of
Saxton came to McConnellsburg
last Sunday morning, spent the
day and in the evening returned
home accompanied by Mrs.
lodges father, Mr.. Albert Sto-
ner, who will spend few weeks
in the home of his daughter.
Mrs. Minnie King and daugh-
ter Margaret, near Hiram, were
guests during last week of the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Scott Brant, near Dane.
Last Saturday all came to Nc.
Connellsburg in Mr.. Brant's new
Ford, with Glen c. Brant at the
| wheel.
Rev. and Mrs. j. Leidy Year.
ick left Monday morning for a
two-weeks' outing at Mt. Gretna.
They will be domiciled while
there in the cottage of Mr.. Year
ick's brother, Rev. z. A. Yearick.
In consequence of Mr.. Yearick's
absence, there will not be any
preaching services in the Reform
ed or the Presbyterian church
during his absence.
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A Family Reunion.

A reunion was held in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. |. Crom-
well, near Maddensville, on
Thursday, August 2, 1917, and
for the first time in seven years
the family Of eight children-six
boys and two girls-were at
home at the same time. A sumpt-
uous dinner was served out in
the orchard under the walnut
trees. after which a photograph
of the party was made. The
party consisted of Ira H. Crom-
we'll, wife, and children Florence
and Bernice, of Orbisonia; Roy c.
Cromwell, wife. and children Ar
thur, Beulah and Alta, of Mer-
cersburg; Oscar Cromwell and
wife, of Pitcairn, Pa; Thomas
R. Cromwell, wife, and chill
dren George and Paul, of Laidig;
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Stains (Eula)
and children Ruth, Harold and
Althea Grace, of Wood, Pa,
Fred Madden and wife (Elsie)
and baby Adele Rose, of Orbiso-
mia; Emery. at home. Also, Miss
Grace Mort and Miss Nellie
Stape.
None of the six sons has been
drafted, but three sons and two
sons.in-law have been registered.
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Broke Her Arm.

Mrs. Susan Kerr and daughter
Miss Mary, Of Jersey Shore, Pa,
came to McConnellsburg last
Tuesday to visit Miss Mary Pitt
man and other friends. During
the afternoon, they stopped at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Nelson, on south Second street
and as Mrs. Kerr was descending
a stairway she fell from the low
er step and fractured one of her
arms at the wrist.
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Severe Storm.

Last Monday afternoon, a Sc
we're storm swept across part of
the County. The storm seemed
hardest between Webster Mills
and Needmore. Great damage
was done to standing corn. AS
an illustration Of the strength Of
the wind, a large apple tree load
ed with green fruit was lifted
bodily out of the ground and
carried across the road at William
Mellott's home in Ayr township2
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-08-09
Had Hard Fall.

A few days ago, Mrs. E. R.
McClain stood on a chair on the
south end of her front porch to
adjust some strings for vines.
She lost her balance and fell to
the lawn at the end of the porch,
a distance of about four or five
feet from the chair seat. She
tainted, but soon revived after
she was carried to the porch
swing. Some very severe bruis-
es resulted from the fall.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-08-09
Cash Road Tax Bonus.

The several townships in Full
ton county will soon be paid the
cash road tax bonus for the
years 1902. The bonus for
1914 will be paid next year.
Readers. will recall that the leg
islature of 1909 amended the tax
law so that townships of the
second class should thereafter
receive from the state a bonus
of fifty per centum of the cash
road tax collected. The law re-
quires that townships must file
annual reports with the Bureau
of Township Highways, of the
State Highway Department, be-
fore they may receive this bonus
also, they must file an agreement
with the State Highway Depart
ment, setting forth the purpose
for which the township and State
money will be spent. The state
bonus money must be expended
for one or more of the following
purposes:
Buying and installing concrete,
cast iron, corrugated pipe and
installing concrete or stone mas
onry headwalls;for the construct
ion of concrete culverts and of
concrete or Of steel bridges, ac-
cording to plans approved by the
Bureau of Township Highways;
for permanent grading, Widen
ing, or Strengthening roads; for
the construction of brick, con-
crete, macadam, Stag, gravel, or
flint roads; for the construction
of concrete, or concrete and
stone masonry retaining walls to
support roads and for the town.
ships share of the cost of state
aid road construction.
Following is a list of the
amounts that will be paid to the
townships mentioned:
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took place on the following Sat-
urday, and interment was made
at McKees Rocks. Much of the
time during the last two or three
years Mr.. Byers made his home
with his son-in-law and daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter A. Peck at
Needmore. He served more
than two years in the Union
army during the war of the Re-
bellion.
MARY JANE UNGER.
Mary Jane Unger, for many
years an employee at the Ma
tional Hotel in Chambersburg,
died at that place August1, 1917,
aged about 65 years. She is sur
vived by the following brothers
and sisters: George E. Unger, of
Chambersburg; John, of Fulton
county; Samuel, of Somerset
county; and Mrs. John Davis, OF
Hagerstown. The deceased was
a member of the First Lutheran
church Chambersburg.
GEORGE GREss.
George Gress, a son of the
late Godfrey Gress, of Ayr town
ship, died at the home of his
brother Adam in York, Pa,
Tuesday morning, aged about Is
years. His funeral takes place
to-day, and interment will be
made in York. The deceased was
unmarried,
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Barn Burned.

During the severe electrical
storm of last Monday, lightning
struck Eli Hams barn, in Bel
fast township and the structure
was burned to the ground. His
grain and hay were destroyed,
together with some farm ma
chinery. All livestock was saw
ed. The barn was practically
new, large in size and well filled.
We could not learn the estimated
loss nor the amount of insurance.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-08-09

Mr.. Joseph Sipes, near Harris
onville, was among the callers
last Saturday who paid subscrip-
tions to 1918.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-08-09
RECORD OF DEATHS.
A.,t Sketches Of the Lives Of Per-
su, Who Have Recently
Passed Away.

heir home near the ioi'o'o""S
|sntist church on Friday morn.
q. July 27, 1917 in the 59rd
lar Of her age. The funeral,
rnducted by her pastor Rev. w.
!, ellis, of Hancock, took place
/. Sunday and her remains were
"A TO rest in the cemetery at the
bnolOway Baptist church.
MRS. Breakall had been a con-
|stent member of st. Thomas
church at Hancock for
|senty.nine years and she was a
'opsistent christian woman. She
survived by her husband and
lee sons and thr ee daughters,
at home, namely, Edgar Maui
!. Bessie Grace, Janet Estelle,
trie Efie, Leroy Woodrow,
Alonzo Edward. One son,
Ines Marshall died nineteen
.,ars AGO. She also leaves the
brothers and sisters:
Apmas and Benjamin, residing
Thompson township; Charles
Warfordsburg; William. at
pcock, Jane, wife of Joseph
Eermale, Berkeley Springs,
Va, and Ellen Wisenberg,
North Mountain, W. Va.
MRS. AARON KNEPPER.
liter a period of i'll health
ring a period of several
6aths, Mrs. Aaron Knepper
ed away at her home in Tay-
township, early Tuesday
hing, aged about so years.
funeral services conducted
Der pastor Rev. G. B. M.
He'll, Of the M. E. Church,
place yesterday and inter-
was made in the cemetery
Csnter M. E. church.
Us, Knepper was a daughter
he late Stewart Landers, and
: survived by her husband,
De daughter Miss Fannie at
and by one son. John,
Jed and living near her late
Knepper was a sufferer
Bright's disease. She was
to the hospital at Roaring
; for treatment, and every
done for her comfort and
'ailon to health that could
be, but to no avail.
Pins. CHARLES LEWIS.
Charles Lewis died in
township, August 8, 1917,
about 81 years. She died
Pie Indigestion, and was
dead in bed by her son
pnd when he went to her
y call her last Friday morn
che had been dead about
purs when found. Funeral
20 on the following Sun
lnterment was made at
Grove, and the services
0nducted by Rev. James
deceased is survived by
J soand, and two sons
Ad, at home; Russell, in
rgn, a daughter, Ruth
Nussell Layton, near
fllll post office. She
/, daughter of Job Mellott.
OLIVER PECK.
Peck a veteran of the
lar died at his home ir
0n township on Thursda,
fusust 2, 1917 aged about
of paralysis. The fun
d vlces conducted by Ed
snk' took place on Satur
laterment was made a
n neteTy at Zion M. E
y pn Timber Ridge.
scsssed n was a veteran O
- War; he having been
y Co. H, 1853 regimen
and N was mustered int,
the fall of 1862. Be
/ wife, he is survived b,
=, ~ Ssames, near Big Gov,
'oO' near Clearspring
s, re-. residing in Thompson
d AlrHEw BYERs.
~ w. Byers died at tn,
AID Iss pe., o. his daughters il
binr ~'A'' Pa. on Thurs
I's' g.. Augusta, 1917 age
years. The furars
The Coconino sun., 1917-06-29
Large Fire in Coronado
 National Forest Extinguished

Albuquerque, N. M, June 20.--A telegram received here today by the District Forester from Supervisor Pitchlynn at Tucson states that the large forest fire which spread across the International Boundary line sew eral days ago, and has been burning since on the Coronado forest, has been extinguished.
 The fire is said to have burned over four hundred square miles in Old Mexico. It crossed the boudary line in two places, which afterward joined and had burned over thirty-six hun dred acres of National Forest land when put under control today. Crews have been working over front Of eight miles on day and night shift for several days, but the situation is now said to be so well under control that the crews will be dismissed today.
 Forest officers state that the total cost of extinguishing will amount to $800.00. The amount of damage has not yet been stimated.
The Coconino sun., 1917-06-29
FOREST FIRES BURN
 TIMBER NEAR WILLIAMS

The Forest Service reports two fires causing considerable damage in the vicinity of Williams, within the last week.
 The first fire was discovered on the east side of Davenport Lake and was due entirely to negligence of campers. This fire destroyed two acres of fine timber and was extinguished after five hours of hard work on the part of the Forestry Service men. Camp CTS are reminded that the penalty for leaving fires unextinguished is very severe. At this season of the year everything is so dry that serious fire can result from a seemingly in- significant blaze.
 The second fire was found near Culver. Apparently the responsibility for this fire rested upon sheep herd ers.-Williams News.
The Coconino sun., 1917-06-29
New Restaurant for Williams

Rosendo Levario, for five years foreman of the Grand Canyon Sheep Company, has opened up a restaurant and pool hall in the room formerly occupied by the Pullman under Harry Minor. Regular dinner will be served at noon and short orders may be had at ,all hours. MT. Levario is an able business man, and is we'll and favor ably known. He will no doubt make big success of his new undertaking.
 Mir. Levario has engaged an excel lent chef and is prepared to serve meals American style. He will serve Mexican dishes also, to order. His service is of the best.-Williams News.
The Coconino sun., 1917-06-29
Attended Dance at Flagstaff

Quite a party of Williams young
 people attended the dance given by the Band Boys at Flagstaff Friday night. Some of those who made the trip were: Misses Peet, Mary Matz, Mildred Smith, Pauline Jones, Bess Campbell, Julia Munson, Violet Rein hardt, Edna Buggeln, Esther Carlson, Bess Dye and Blanche Spellmire, and Messers Levi Montgomery, Marshal Hughes, Le Roy Reinhardt, Peter Campbell Proctor, Charles Matz, Will lis Day, Roy Watson, Ray Wickens, Mathews and MT. and Mrs. Hamilton.
The Coconino sun., 1917-06-29
STATEMENT BY THE
 SECRETARY OF WAR

The cavalry, engineers, coast artil- lery, signal corps and quartermaster corps of the Regular Army have al ready been brought to war strength 45,000 recruits are needed at once to complete the new regiments and field artillery.
 25,000 additional recruits are desir- ed at the earliest practicable date to fill vacancies in order that the war strength of 300,0OO men may be main- tained.
 Facilities are in readiness for plac- ing these 10000 men under proper training.
 Any delay in obtaining this num- Der will necessarily cause the loss of valuable time.
 It is the earnest desire of the War deartment that 10000 single men be- tween the ages of 16 and 40, who have no dependents and who are not engaged in professions, businesses, or trades vitally necessary to the pro- secution of the war, be utilized in the Regular Army before the 30th of June, 1917.
 NEWTON D. BAKER,
 Secretary of War. June IS, 1917.