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The Washington herald., 1917-11-15
QUESTION: BOOKS
BEING. MAILED
TO TOREcISTRAnTS
Designed to Disclose Man S
Whole Life Contains
Exact Classification.

The sixteen-page QUESTIONABLE"
compiled by Provost Marshal General
Crowder's draft experts was formally
made public yesterday. 1t asks l4S
questions, designed to disclose
mans whole life. On the answers
each of the 100000 men who must
reply to these questions give will
depend their selection for military
service.
One. of the most important fea-
lures of the QUESTIONABLE Is the fact
that it contains for the first time
officially the exact classffications, the
exact nature of the five groups into
which registered men will be di-
vided. These were given unofficially
at a dinner in honor of Secretary
OF War Baker and Gen. Crowder in
New York. but have been widely re-
vised and greatly changed since then.
As made public yesterday, they fol-
low:
Class 1. subject to first call. Sin
gle men without dependents; mar
ried men who have failed to sup
port their families; married men de-
pendent on wife for support; un-
skilled farm or industrial laborers and
reSistrants for whom either no claim
of deferred classification is made or
who fail TO answer QUESTIONABLE.
Class No. =.
Class 2. Married man with children.
or father of motherless children.
where such wife or children or such
motherless children are not mainly de-
pendent upon his labor for support
for the reason that there are other
reasonably certain sources of adequate
support exclusive of earnings or pos
sible earnings from the labor of wife)
available and that the removal of the
registrant will not deprive such de-
pendents of support.
Married man, without children,
whose wife. although the registrant is
engaged in useful occupation, Is not
mainly dependent upon his labor for
support. for the reason that the wife
Is skilled IN some special class of work
which she is physically able to perform
and In which she is employed or in
winch there is an immediate opening
Tor her under conditions which
VIII enable her to support herself de-
centiy and without suffering or hard
ship.
Necessary skilled AGRICULTURAL or in
oustrial laoorers in necessary enter
prises.
Class 8. Man with dependent shil-
dren. not his own. but toward whom
he stands in relation of parent: man
with aged or infirm parents; man with
dependent helpless brothers or sisters.
county or municipal officers; highly
trained firemen or policemen, at least
three years in service; necessary GUS
tom house clerks; necessary employees
Of the U. S. in transmission of mails.
necessary artfiicer or workman In u.
;. armories or arsenals; necessary en-
pioye in service of u. s.: necessary as
sistant. associate or hired manager OF
necessary agricultural or Industrial en-
terprise; necessary highly specialized
technical or mechanical expert of nee
essary Industrial enterprise
Class 4 Man whose wife or children
are mainly dependent upon his
labor for support; mariner ac-
tef Y" employed IN sea service
OF DIE" or merchant of II.
s.; t-sE5a'. Die managing. con.
ooNslNUEu ON PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-15
GERMAN CRITIC
BRANDS U-BOAT
WAR A FAILURE
Capt. Persius Says Under
sea Craft Have Not
Proved Effective.

With her submarine warfare drop
ping down to only two vessels of more
than l,eoo tons as trophies OF the
weeks undersea hunt, even one OF
Germsny's own naval critics grows
pessimistic over the outlook. The
United States Radio Service made
public yesterday the. following wire
less dispatch received from the
French station at Lyons.
"A message from Zurich says: Capt
Persius publishes in the Berliner
Tageblstt a sensational article in
" which, after having confessed that
the German people are beginning to
have their doubts in the results Of
piracy without mercy. he himself
recognizes that the German admiral
ty was grossly mistaken in its cal
culations, and that in Germany today
credeRce is no longer given to the
decisive influence Of the submarine
war, as was the case last February
when the most optimistic forecast
was published. Capt. Persius will not
permit of supposing that the supply
OF foodstuffs in Great Britain will be
threatened by the submarine warfare
before the second half Of the year
l9ls'"
Navy Optimistic.
Navy circles were more than opti-
nlistc over an admission from within
Germany that her submarine fright
fuiness was waning, IL indeed It has
not lost its effectiveness entirely.
American vessels carrying troops and
supplies have gone abroad in great
numbers and not a troopship has
been sunk. The fact that the German
people themselves are losing heart in
the undersea craft is the most as
suring news 10 naval circles and only
bears out the statements made on
cially from the Navy Department
that the American destroyers are the
most effective insurance against tho
submarines.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-15
Many Americans In
Canadian Casualties

OttaHss Ont, Nov. 1.-THE follow
ing AmericaS names appear In today's
casualty hstS
Wounded and missing: E. Ander-
son. Gouvick, MINI.
Wounded: L. B. Mcmillan. Detroit,
Mich; W. r. Ripple, Davenport, Ia;
Louis F. Burr. Cleveland. Ohio; Will
liam Lyons, Brooklyn, ". Y; c. II.
Blackburn. Fredericksburg. Va: An
drew Gavin, Springfield, M; Lance
Corporal z. J. Heller. Ideal, s. D.;
Lance Corporal B. L. Ezell. Tell. Tex. /;
w. J. Hughes. Lowell. VT; ]. G. Dur
reil. Franklin. y. H; Sergt. A. NJ.
leLaskey. birmingham, Mass; J. Il.
tefeSre. Newark. ". Y.
Gassed: Corporal J. B. Girouard,
Spencer. Mass; A. W. Durkee. Broc-
on, Mass.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-15
Calls for Harmony.

Calls for Harmony.
Had it not been for the unfiinch-
ing patriotism OF the American Fed
Grafton of Labor in warning Amer
lean labor of pacifsts'. plots, Mr..
Gompers said, German intrigue
would have established a Bolsheviki
in the United States.
Mr.. Gompers called for closer har-
mony between capital and labor to
promote the highest industrial eff
cheney in the conduct of the war. Il
ask for a better thought and a gen.
erous understanding that the best
may be done; that we may provide
our fighting boys with everything
that can contribute to their fighting
ability and that will provide for
their comfort when they are not
fighting" he said.
VIII Stick to United States.
Leaders of the federation watched
with the closest interest the de-
yelopments in the demand of the
railroad conductors and brakemen
for higher wages. and they express
The Washington herald., 1917-11-15
YOUNG WOMAN HIT
BY CAR; MAY Die
Miss Hjordis .Osterbers Knocked
Down by Physicians Machine.

Struck late last night at Connecticut
and Cathedral avenues northwest, by
an automobile owned and operated by
DR.. Davenport White. of the Dresden
apartments. Miss Hjordis Osterberg,
aged q. who lives at the Woodley es-
tate in Woodley lane northwest. is in
precarious condition al the Emer-
gency Hospital suffering from what
was thought at an early hour this
morning to be fracture at the base
Of the skull ~
According to the police. Miss os-
terberg had Just alighted from a
street car at Connect
cut and Cathedral avenues and had
crossed the tracks in front Of the
operated BY DR.. white,
which had just started after a mo-
mentary stop to let the passengers
or southbound car.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-15
British Casualties
Heavy Past Week

London, Nov. 1.-THE British cas-
ualties reported for the week ended
yesterday were:
Officers killed or died of wound
297; men. 1876
officers wounded or missing, rs:
men. 1854 -.
This gives total of. 25,a5s casun
ties. as compared with 2i,ss1 casas
ties the previous week.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-15
Dispatches Confiict.


But the same dispatch that said
KerensSy had entered .Petrograd.
taking virtually the entire city. said
in another paragraph that be was is
suing orders from MOSCOW Other
sdviees, equally fiimsy, were 10 the
effect that the deposed premier was
arrested upon his entry into the capi-
tai
The main question in every one S
mind tonight was: II Kerehsky has
actually reeaptrred power, why is
there no word from him?
The logical thing for him to do. 1t
is generally agreed, would be to in
form the world that law and order
have emerged victors from the chaos.
The Bolsheviki. on the other hand.
IL still in control. are thought quite
likely to try to mystify the world by
screening the Russian situation by an
impenetrable veil of silence. pending
thc realization of their utopian
dreams. A theory that also found
many adherents here is that tie dis
patches received today from the
Scandinavian sources, about a Ker-
cnsky-Korniloff victory. referred to
the events previously recorded and
antedating a successful "recoup" by
the Radicals.
Armistice Hintcd.
In the meantime men of the .L.e-
nine stamp are also believed entirely
capable Of dickering with the COM
mon enemy behind a thick censor
ship screen. In this connection, po-
litical and diplomatic CIRCLES turned
their attention to Teuton press COM
ment on the Lenine-Trotzky procla-
nations touching on a three months
armistice
As was to be expected, Germany
and Austria are lending a willing ear
TO this proposal. though there are
some dissenters among the Berlin and
Vienna papers which point out that
supposing such an armistice is
brought about. England will be able
TO restock herself. but who will sup
ply Germany?' in the plaIntive words
OF the pan-German National Zcitung.
German Press Comment.
Also there is wide divergence about
the Interpretation OF the term mo an
nexations,"
yorvaerts. the German Socialist
organ. gladly records the Bolsheviki
offer as worthy OF Socialism and most
promising While not agreeing with
all Of the Bolsheviki principles, this,
paper greets the Russian radicals "as
Socialists and comrades" There is a
marked tendency In the German press,
however toward doubling the per-
maneRcy Of the -Bolsheviki rule.
Gcrmansa, a Catholic centrist organ,
and therefore regarded as not far
from expressing the views of Count
HeTtiins. the new premier, says "a
temporary cessation of hostilities be-
tween Russia and the Central powers
would bring peace nearer" Russia s
allies, 1t adds, could not escape the
effects of such a step.
This shows a disposition In Teuton
quarters to encourage the Bolsheviki
offer of an armistice, In shrewd
game to separate Russia from her al
Hes, for Berlin and Vienna. 1t Is TAX
en- for granted, are fully aware that
the rest Of the Entente would not for
a moment consider armistice.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-15
Double Drive Down Sugana Vale.
Opens Gateway to Northern Venetia.
Abandonment of Venice Imminent.
AWAIT FRANCO-BRITISH ARMY
Will Not Reach Battle Line for Days-Diaz'
Soldiers Battling Desperately to
Halt Hun Hordes. -

London. Nov l4Vanguards of the Teuton left wing hayin
crossed the Pave miles from Venice the crow file
Between the point they have eachedPorto Pve Vecchis
and the worlds beautiful city there l however, series
deep bays and unless the Teuton the bdgehead
San Dons Pave there to Venice for I'll
present.
NEW ADVANCE THREATENING
Far threatening advance by the Teuton right alon
the northern reaches of the Pave and southwark
by Of the Teuon Tenmo announced by Berlin today
partly conceded by Rome.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-15
G0MPERS DEN0UNCES PACIFISTS;
AYERS LABOR UNIONS SAVED U. S.
Warned of Plots Thus Prs1nsting German
Intrigue from Establist Bolshevili
Government in This Country. :.
RUSH REINFORCEMENTS

Buffalo, N T. Nov l4-Presdent Samuel Compe of the Amer
Federation of Labor took the cuge against the pachs h
afternoon Speaking before $50 prominent Buffalo employers he de-
nouneed the anwar element cowady and declared b
organized abo purpose the through finish
The Washington herald., 1917-11-15
NOT PACIFIST, BUT COWARD.

Mr. Gompers said he member of nearly every peace society
the country and Europe but that he did feel bound be
pachs under preseny circumstances The who talks of
pac6sm has had the blood tapped his character and manhood
he said The who would fight for the and
ayense poor Belgium pacihst but coward and pooo
The Washington herald., 1917-11-15
Conflicting Reports Come from Vari-
ous Sources While Deposed Premier
Struggles to Win Back Power.
ARMISTICE WITH HUN Is LIKELY
Months Peace Meets with Encourage
ment in the German Press.

London. Nov l4-Up late this evening the Russian situation
continued be but big question mark No direct word
seved from Peogad The capital well rest of the country
isolated from the rest of the world. ... ~
The Washington herald., 1917-11-15
Transport Wrecked al Ria.

Rio de Janeiro. Nov. 1.-THE British
transport Dunclatha was wrecked to-
day while leaving this port.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-15
lerensky at Grip with Enemy; Reports Sh
MEXICAN BANDITS MAKE
SUDDEN ATTACK ALONG
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Preside, Texas, Nov ADespte fighting tonight going
in the outkn Of Onaga, where Francisco Vlla with 5O0
bandits is attacking the garrison.
Many bullets have fallen the American side of the border
which is being patroHed by United States cavalry.
Scores Of citizens Of Onaga have crossed into the United
States fearing massacre which has been threatened by the
villa forces
RUSH REINFORCEMENTS.
Ysleta, Texas Now H-Renforeements have been rushed
the American troops guarding the border here who were
fired by Villa bandits tonight
The Americans returned the FIRE. killing bandit heavy
guard being maintained prevent raids u S. territory
The Washington herald., 1917-11-15
KERENSKY VICTORY REPORTED.

Meanwhile dispatches from Stockholm Copenhagen and Hparanda
,dd the puzzle by giving news which the face of was so
contradictory that could be seriously credited The general trend
these dispatches pointed the ascendancy complete victory
}, the Kerensky y-KomiIof- Kaledine combination
The Washington herald., 1917-11-15

There VIII BE n weSdins Tosisht
al : O'CLOCK at the Food Show. Con-
vention Half--Ady. y 49,
The Washington herald., 1917-11-15

s The Dunclutha was vessel of 3,97s
tons gross. She hailed from Glasgow,
The Washington herald., 1917-11-15
NN, 500, $3.50

-Awsrded for the three best menus
in The Heralds Thanksgiving Menu
Contest See details on page ".
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-09
FOUR SOLDIERS JAILED
FOLLOWING NEAR RIOT

Under the influence of liquor, two
soldiers of Co. X, 32d Infantry, started
small riot last night in Aala park
The scramble resulted in the arrest OF
Johan Masa, Joseph Shawn, J. Z. Hop
per and John Lamb, all of the 32d In.
fantry. They were turned over to the
provost guard.
When Officers Abel Kia and Alfred
Naeole put an end to a bloody fight
between Masa and Shawn and took
the men to the police box where they
called for the patrol wagon, other SO:
diers, thinking that the two men had
been attacked by the police, charged
into the officers. When the fray had
ended the police had two more men
in their care.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-09
RESERVE
CORPS IS PROPOSED

To provide a sanitation reserve
corps, similar to the reserve corps es-
tablished for the army and navy, bill
Is now pending in congress, according
to a report submitted TO the COVER
nor by DR.. J. s. B. Pratt.
DR.. Pratt states that the bill has
passed the senate and Is now before
the house. The measure was pro-
posed at the national conference which
he attended this summer and at
which he was elect president OF the
national body for the coming year.
The purposes Of the sanitation re-
serve are many. but among the chief
ones are the establishment of proper
supervision of military and naval
camps, provision for hospitals where
possible, care to exclude disease car
riers from among our soldiers and
sailors, superintendent from the
health standpoint OF camps for
refugees and interned aliens-in short,
cover the whole matter Of public
health for the best interests Of the
nation.
Commissions would be granted by
the president as in the army or naval
reserve, but would not necessarily en-
empt men from military service. The
officers would be styled sanitarians,
passed assistant sanitarians or assis-
tant sanitarians, and when in active
service would receive pay to CORE
spond to that of similar grades in the
army medical corps.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-09
WAIALUA MILL
Will ORGANIZE
GUARD COMPANY

Next Sunday morning Brig. Gen
Samuel l. Johnson, adjutant general
will visit Waialua plantation for the
purpose of organizing the second
guard company to be formed on this
island outside Of Honolulu. The or
ganiLation will be similar to that at
Aiea.
Capt L. C. Crawford, senior in.
spector instructor from the army for
guard work, will watch the Aiea com.
pany at drill next Sunday morning.
The hour set for the drill is ! o'clock.
Later in the morning the captain will
return to Honolulu to put a battalion
OF the local infantry through its PAGES.
Yesterday afternoon Capt. Crawford
instructed the guard officers taking
the map sketching course, and Satur.
day these men will be given another
round at the work.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-09

Nonaka, Japanese, charged with
needless driving on June 10, was tried
in police court this morning and dis
charged by Judge Irwin.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-09
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES

Pursuant to instructions from the
militia bureau directing a reduction
In the commissioned personnel of the
quartermaster corps, National Guard
of Hawaii, Capt. Will Wayne, @. M.
corps, is transferred to the adjutant
generals department, N. G. H.
Subject to future examination, in
conformity with section Is, national
defense act Of June 3, 1916, the fol-
lowing promotion in the national
guard Of the United States and of the
territory of Hawaii is announced for
information and guidance of all con-
cerned:
capt. VIII Wayne, adjutant gen.
erals department, to be major, with
rank from date hereof.
Maj. Wayne will report in person
to the commanding general, LIST Ha-
waiian brigade, N. G., for assignment
to duty.
In addition to his other duties, Maj.
Will Wayne, adjutant generals depart.
ment, n. G. H., is detailed as assistant
to the adjutant general during the
absence Of Maj. Lawrence w. Reding-
ton, adJutant generals department, N.
G. II.
Paragraph Z, S. o. ~, AGO, T. H. c.
s., referring to the resignation of Mai.
.. J. Whitehead, is amended to read
National Guard Reserve" instead of
'2nd Hawaiian Infantry, N. G."
Paragraph IA, S. o. Y, AGO, T. H.,
c. S., referring to the transfer of Ger.
tain enlisted men. is amended to pro-
vide for their transfer as privates.
Sergt George Hutchinson, Co. b.
Hawaiian Signal Corps, n. G., is grant
ed furlough of % days from August
s, 1917, with permission to travel
throughout the territory.
Maj. Lawrence w. Redington, adju-
tant general, having received recog
milton from the militia bureau as a
member of the staff corps and depart
nents, National Guard of Hawaii, to
date from June IL, 1917, is relieved
from duty as adjutant, 1st Brigade, Ma
tional Guard of Hawaii, from that
date.
Maj. Will Wayne, infantry, having
reported at these headquarters in com
pliance. with orders, is announced as
adjutant, list Brigade, National Guard
of Hawaii.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-09
RETAIL TRADES WILL
DECIDE ON MEMBERSHIP

One of the important matters which
is scheduled to come this afternoon at
the meeting Of the board of retail
trades is the report of the committee
on who is eligible to become mem.
bers of the board. There have been
several requests for membership and
as a result the board decided to out
line policy. A committee was ap-
pointed with Raymond C. Brown as
chairman to bring in recommendations
and this afternoon It will be ready.
JUDGE ). L. MINIS Of st. Louis
returned to his home with his wife
and daughter on the Maui yesterday
He came here on a short vacation.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-09
JEFFS SALE A
PRONOUNCED SUCCESS

The remarkable reductions on gar,
ments right through the store made
by the Jeffs Fashion Co. for this sale
have been appreciated by the ladies
of Honolulu. 1t is but another proof
that when actual valre is given at a
sale it will be success. Jeffs Fash
ion Co. is recognized as maintaining a
very high standard of quality and also
as being a leader of fashions, and
when they announce reductions of one
half the ladies realize that an unusual
opportunity has presented itself. This
sale will continue for some days long,
er. and all ladies who have not visited
the store should do so as soon as pos
sible-Adv.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-09
, green SUMMARIZES PROCEDUREFOR
DISPOS|NG OF EXEMPTION APPEALS

Discussing the matter OF exemptions
from draft and the working Of the
exemption board. F. J. Green, exc
Cutive officer Of the central board
of registration, said today
The procedure which will be fol
lowed In carrying into effect the pro-
visions OF the selective draft law may
be summarized as follows:
First, the registration boards,
which supervised the registration Of
July 81, deliver the registration cards,
properly sorted by exemption areas, to
the local boards and, that duty per
formed, the registration boards auto
matically pass out Of existence. The
local exemption board, its cards re-
ceived, proceeds to, number its cards
with red ink in a series running from
one to the total number OF cards in
it's particular jurisdiction. The cards
are not numbered in alphabetical or
der, The cards when numbered will
be listed and the list posted in the
headquarters of the hoard, where It
is open to the inspection OF the pub
lie. Every man subject to the draft
should therefore, as soon as the news
papers announce that the lists have
been posted, proceed to the headquar-
tiers of the board in the exemption
area in which he lives and find out
what his serial number 10.
The red ink numbers not the
registration numbers, are sent to
Washington and there they are drawn
by lot to determine the order in which
registered persons are to be called
by the various local boards. AS soon
as the drafting 10 completed, lists
showing the order In which the red
link numbers have been drawn will
be given to the newspapers, and will
be posted on bulletin boards in the
headquarters Of all local boards. AS
soon as the list is delivered to the
local board, the board notifies those
who have been drafted to present
themselves for examination. A copy
of the notification will also be posted
in the headquarters and a notice
mailed to each man concerned. but
the posting of the list at the office
of the board will be deemed sufficient
notice to each man who Is drafted.
70 charge that man with the duty OF
presenting himself before the board.
The law the regulations state,
makes it your duty to inform your
self when you are called. The mail.
ing As for your convenience, but II
the letter never reaches you you can
not make thar an excuse. Watch the
lists at the orfice Of your board and
see when you are called for examina'
ton"
"Tne day on which each drafted man
Is to report for physical examination
win be stated, and on that day the man
must report. II the person drafted is
found to be physical disqualified the
board viii give him certificate to
that effect. IL found to be physically
QUALIFIED for service, and a claim for
exemption Is made within seven days
after the date Of the call, the person
seeking exemption will be given ten
days to file his proof to support that
claim. On the other hand, II . man Is
qualified. physically and files no claim
for exemption or discharge, his name
win be posted as one who was called
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