The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-04-06

men in these circumstances shall be
mustered out, department commanders
have been SO instructed.
Complete plans are being drawn up
at the War Department for exempting
certain classes of men from active
military service in case Congress ap-
proves President Wilson's plan for
raising an army on the principle of
universal liability to service.
In addition to exempting, on the first
call, married men and men with 9TH
ers directly dependent upon others,
provision also will be made for ex-
empting skilled workers in many indus
tries. Such workers will be looked
upon as performing military service if
they continue labor necessary for the
industrial welfare of the nation.
Among the workmen 50 exempted
probobly will be skilled farmers. The
Government realizes that one of the
most pressing problems before the
nation is the increase in the output Of
foOdstuffs, so as to continue to sup
ply the needs of the United States and
enable the Government to send large
supplies to the Entente allies.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-Every po-
, liceman in the country, from the be-
starred constable to the New York
blue coat, will become an emergency
member of the department of justice
in the detection of spies cor unfriendly
actions against the government" I'M
= der a plan announced by Attorney
! General Gregory.
; CAMDEN, n. J., April 5.-Techni-
: cally charged with threatening the
: life of President Wilson, Edward A
2 W. SINNERS, 81 years old, a Ger
man, was held under $4,000 bail for
further hearing by United States
Commissioner Joline here. In default
: of bail Simmons was remanded.
: According to Philadelphia secret
: service operators, who arrested SIM
mons. near Woodbine, N. j., where he
Q was employed as a scientific farmer,
' the man had bitterly given express
D sion to remarks regarded as detri
: mental to the safety of the President
i Ell PASO, TEX, April 5.-Nine de
? serters from the United States Army
on the border were reported to Fed
eral county officials here, having de-
. serted during the last three days. The
majority Of these deserters, it Is
e said. were of German birth and were
thought to have gone to Mexico. Am
munition smuggling is being resumed
5 along the border and quantities OF am
o munition are known to have crossed tc
l. Mexico last week.
e FRANKFORT, KY, April Cir
e cult Judge Stout in his instructions tt
the Franklin County grand jury told
the Jurors that they should be al
n brave in the grand jury room as are
l. American soldiers on the battle field
e Even as am talking to you" saic
n Judge Stout, your country may bt
e going to war. You will not shrink
d from your duty to your country as
e soldier. therefore you should no
IS shrink from your duty as a grant
- IuIOI.
II WASHINGTON, April 5.-The sig
d. nifcance of President Wilson's warn
e ing of German spies even In gu
d offices of government" become appaI
D. emf when it was learned that on sew
oral occasions trails of the German
IN secret service have been discovere
a. within some of the most closely guaro
cd precincts of the executive depar'
d. ments.
he Although officials do not bellev
ID that access has been gained by IN
foreign agents to any Information G
Ill great importance, they are understoo
v. IN he convinced that not even IN
&C. state Department, with its highly col
b. fdential diplomatic facilities mas pee
free from invasion.
n,
al NEW YORK, April 5.-Former Pre-
"a. idert Taft. speaking at dinner give
o.. On his honor, declared that IF an
ar ration is to attack us it will be throue
Max;co" He characterized the neig
he boring republic as IAN information
as nuisance" and Gen. Carranza as N
he the most reliable individual
In BIRMINGHAM, ALA, April Oh
of norris that German agents are wor
in ing in Southern States, particularly
,nn tobacco and cotton belt, to incl
negroes against the United etat
nal government we're confirmed mere
les Federal agents. These ofnclals
raj nounced that steps already have be
Var taken in the district to prevent EN-
Who tive results from arising out OF the
and tivities.
ed
use CHICAGO, April 5.-Readiness
em follow the Stars and Stripes acre
hat the ocean to the battlefelds OF Euro