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to the British feet and the French and
British armies. I, for one, am not con-
tent to rest under that kind of obliga-
ton. and do not believe that my fell
low countrymen are content to rest
under 1t. 1 wish to see US owe our
SAFETY to our own strength and our
own courage and to the respect we
inspire in our foe. We shall inspire no
respect If we merely try to parry that
Toes blows and not to return them
The only way in which we can return
tnem Is by Immediately sending an ex-
peui,ionary force to fight in Europe. 1t
would pc scandal and shame If the
war ended now with our part in it linn
lted to having furnished dollars behind
the shleld OF other mems bodies. We
are IN the war. Let us fight it through
ourselves, with our own strength and
courage, to triumphant conclusion.
Ihfs Is the appeal make especially
10 the men and women of the west
I 40 not merely ask you to go to the
front, you men of the west: or to cheer
your men when they go. you women.
l also ask you to see that I am given
the nigh privilege of making my words
good by my deeds and going to the
IRON. with you. 1 have asked leave
70 be allowed to raise a division to
take to the front in the first expedi-
tionary force, under the commander of
that force; division which, after two
or three months preliminary training
mere, can be taken for intensive train
ing to France. and then put into the
trenches at the earliest possible mo-
ment that the allied generals deem it
mt to render service. / ask that I be
allowed to join with others who feel
as do in making good the Presidents
message.
Il ask that and those dearest to me
and closest to me by blood shall be
given the chance to prove the truth
OF our endeavor and be sent at the
earliest possible moment under the flag
to the firing line.
Il do not ask for men in the classes
which would be taken under the ad-
ILLUSTRATIONS plan for an army raised
under the obligatory system. 1 ask for
men who would not otherwise be al
lowed to go. The force l propose to
raise would represent an absolute ad-
dition to the nations military strength
an addition which could be used al
once. which would serve to put the flag
and keep the flag on the firing line
during the time that the great army
was itself being raised, and while our
flag would otherwise not be on the fir
ing line. The favor I ask is the great
favor of being allowed to render a sery-
Ice which l believe that my record en-
titles me to say that 1 am able to
render"
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Evil Not to Fight, He Says.

1T would be an evil thing, a lasting
calamity to this country. if the war
ended and found US merely preparing
having sent a man to the firing line;
merely having paid some billions of
dollars to other people so that with
the bodies of their sons and brothers
they might keep us in safety.
Il ask that we send a fighting force
over to the fighting line at the earliest
possible moment, and / ask it in the
name Of our children and our children's
children, SO that they may hold up
their heads high over the memory of
what this nation did in the worlds
great crisis. l ask it for reasons of
national morality no less than for our
material self-interest. l ask it for the
TEEN. Our children will have to read
the history of what we have done dur
ing this war. Let us make the chapter
that yet remains to be written one
that our children shall read with pride;
and they will read it only with feeling
of establishment unless they read
that in the times that tried mems souls
we have shown valor and endurance
and proud indifference to life when
the honor of the flag and the welfare
Of mankind were at stake.
"At the earliest possible moment
send an expeditionary force abroad,
show our German foes and our allied
friends that we are in this war in
deadly earnest, that we have put the
flag on the firing line. and that we
shall steadily increase the force be-
hind that flag to any limit necessary
in order to bring the peace of victory
in this great contest for democracy.
for civilization and for the rights Of
free peoples.
Now that we are at war, let US
make it a real war. not a make-believe
war, not a war of limited liability. We
have walked into the ring: and now
we must fight. No fight ever was won
vet except by hitting. We have gone
into the fight; we have determined to
hit, and we must not hit soft.
Owe Safety to Allies.
1--WE owe our safety at this moment
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and Of the Iowa and Southern societies
of this city.

and of the Iowa and Southern socfeties
of this city.
She was widely known for her work
in many activities. especially in the
home mission educational work Of the
Presbyterian Church Of the United
States. She began this work when a
young woman in Iowa and had contin-
ued in several other cities. including
Washington. At the time Of her death
she was a member of the National
Woman's Board of Home Missions of
the Presbyterian Church. For ten years
she was the president Of the Synodical
Society for Home Missions. Synod of
Baltimore, and was made honorary
president when her i'll health compelled
her to give up active work. She was
member and active worker in the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
in this city, and for many years served
as president of its Woman's Missionary
Society. She was a member OF the
Mary Bartlett Chapter. d. A. R. She
had served as it's vice regent and re-
gent and at the time of her death was
its chaplain.
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STEPS IN Creating
| BIG ARMY PROVIDED
Draft to Be Supplemented by
EnIistments in Regular
Forces and Guard.
RULES FOR EXEMPTIONS

The war army bill as passed by the
Senate and House last night adopts the
principle of the selective draft in rails
ing the army of the United States to
take part in the war with Germany.
1t authorizes the President to raise to
full war strength the regular army as
provided in the Hay-Chamberlain ma
tional defense act. to draft the National
Guard into the federal service and to
raise it also to full strength.
To Produce Maximum Strength.
1t authorizes the President to draft
into the military service of the country
500 900 additional men; to draft a sec
ond 100000 men at such time as he.
deems necessary. and to draft such re-
cruit training units as may be neces-
sary for the maintenance of such forces
at maximum war strength. 1t author
ICES the President to officer these draft
ed men from the regular army, the Ma
tioal Guard and from the officers re-
serve corps established under the ma
tional defense act.
The ranks of the regular army and
National Guard are to be filled by vol
unteer enlistments. unless II becomes
apparent to the President that such en-
listments are not being made in suffi-
cient numbers to fill the ranks. In that
event he is authorized to use the Sc
regular army and the National Guard.
All of the enlistments, after the pas
sage of this act, are to be for the term
of the war.
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Gen. Wood will turn over his COM
mand. comprising the present Depart
ment of the East, to his successor Maj
Gen. j. F. Bell. Monday and will pro-
coed at once to Charleston, S. c., which
will be his headquarters in the new
Department of the Southeast.
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The city entomologist Of Philadelphia,
Herman Hornig, has issued a warning
to the public that fiy-swatting. when II
is not part of more systematic schemes
of determination, is wasted labor. 1t is
the microbes the insect carries that are
dangerous. and they should be killed.
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Results in Regular Army.

The regular army. it is estimated.
will be brought up to 1892 officers and
2S7.s46 enlisted men; the National
Guard 1886 officers and 326.9S2 en-
listed men. The total for both of these
forces will be 22,Sss officers and 614.738
enlisted men.
1t is estimated that for each 5000
men drafted 1883 officers will be
needed.
The total number of officers, there
fore for the 1.6l4.73S men will be ap-
proximately 59,974.
The Senate adopted an amendment to
the bill by Senator Harding, authoriz-
ing the President to make regulations
regarding sale of liquor to the armed
forces and prohibiting its sale at army
posts and training camps. 1t was
adopted, 81 to 80. 1t also prohibits
sale to members of the army while In
uniform only and takes the place of
all the other prohibition amendments
previously adopted.
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Amendments Adopted.

Out Of the flood of amendments Of
fered to the bill in the House several
were adopted materially affecting the
military establishment and the general
condition of the big army. One of the
most important~was that of Represent
alive Lenroot of Wisconsin, who
changed the wording of the bill in the
section regarding the exempted classes
so that the President will have the sole
power to determine and announce just
what industries or groups of persons
shall be exempt. under the general rule
that men shall be exempt when 1t Is
determined their labor is necessary for
the maintenance of the military estab-
lishment or the efficiency Of the army.
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Consent Of Parents.

An amendment by Representative Van
Dyke provides that no man under TWEEN
ty-one shall be enlisted without the
written consent Of his parent or
guardian. Representative Madden sue
ceeded with an amendment providing
that the quota of men to be selected
from each state shall bear a proportion
to the whole draft as the population of
the state bears to the population OF the
United States. change affecting men
who volunteered in the National Guard
for border service was made through
Representative Sanford of New York.
His amendment which was adopted.
provides for the discharge from the
army at the termination of the emer-
gency all men who have enlisted in
the National Guard since June 3. 1916.
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''FARM AND ARM,"
ROOSEVELT'S CRY

Continued from First Page.)
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Age Set for CONSUMPTION.

The age of draft or CONSUMPTION as set
by the House is from twenty-one to
forty. inclusive. In the Senate bill the
age is twenty-one to twenty-seven. in
elusive. This will have to be adjusted
in conference as will other discrepancies
in the bill.
The President is authorized to fix a
time upon which all persons liable to
military service under the provisions of
the act must register. in accordance with
regulations to be prescribed by the Pres
ident The President is directed to issue
proclamation dealing with this matter.
If any person liable to military service
under the act fails TO present himself
for registration or to submit thereto.
he will be held guilty of misdemeanor
and upon conviction in the proper dis
trict court of the United States. shall
be punished by Imprisonment for not
less than three months nor more than
one year, and shall thereupon be duly
registered.
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This amendment was acceptable to the
committee Representative Lenroot
explained that under the system pro-
vided for originally the exemption de-
cisions could be made by the separate
tribunals established in each commun-
ity and that there might be lack OF
uniformity Representative Lever OF
South Carolina, chairman of the COM
mittee on agriculture, amended the phi
so as to place "agriculturists" in the
list of pursuits and occupations which
may be rendered exempt under the
Presidents ruling at any time.
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Enlistments for War Period.

less tnan three months nor more imam
one year, and shall thereupon be duly
registered.
Enlistments for War Period.
Enlistments in the regular army and
act are for the period of the war. The
age for such enlistments is from eight
cen to forty, inclusive. If the draft is
resorted to. however, to fill up the ranks
of the regular army and the National
Guard. the men will be taken at the
same ages as those drafted for the in
crements of 100000.
The President is authorized to utilize
the services of any or all departments
and any or all officers or agents of the
United States. of the states, territories
and the District of Columbia in execut-
ing the provisions of the act.
Penalties are provided for false state
ments in registration as to fitness and
liability for service. both by the per-
gagged in registration. Upon conviction
Of such an offense. the offender shall
be punished by not less than six months
imprisonment and not more than a
year. If subject to military law, the
offender shall be tried by court-martial
and suffer such punishment as the
court-martial may direct.
Exemptions from Uraft.
The following exemptions from draft
are provided in the act: The Vice Pres
ident Of the United States. The Presi-
dent is communicated OF the army
and navy and therefore already in the
service.
officers of the United States. legisla-
tive. judicial and executive. and of the
states and territories and District OF
Columbia.
All persons in the military and naval
service.
Members of any well recognized re-
lieious sect or organization whose
! creed forbids its members to engage
| in combat.
Ordained ministers and priests and
students at divinity schools at the
time of the approval of this act.
May Be Excluded by President.
! Also the President is authorized to
/ exclude or discharge from the selective
draft, and in drafting the Nationa
| Guard into the federal service, the fol-
! lowing:
I Customhouse clerks.
/ Persons employed in the transmission
/ of the mails.
| Workmen in armories and arsenals
| and other persons employed in the
service of the United States as the
| President may designate.
| Mariners actually employed in the
service of any citizen or merchant o.
the United States.
/ Persons engaged in industries found
necessary to the maintenance Of thu
military establishment, including agri
culture.
/ Persons with others dependent upoI
them for support
Those found to be physically or NOR
ally unfit.
/ Under the provisions of the act 1t Il
estimated that a total of 1.614.000 mel
will be raised, with an additional fore,
of approximately 100000 in training 4
supply any vacancies that may occu
! in the units.
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$1.OO

Regular and Extra sizes
up to 38-inch waist. Bean
tiful styles in white p.
n. gabardine, rep. sports
stripes and tan ground
stripes. Many stores are
selling these same skirts
at SIPS and $1.50. Our
price, 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-29

Good styles
in sheer lawns.
yoiles or or
CANDIES. Many
from our regu-
lar stock. that
we're mussed or
soiled fro IN
handling. Sizes
to ioonly. Each
a dollar value
for 68c,
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The prices of woolens are soaring,
| and it was only by foresight and with
tyour interests in mind that We are able
to offer these extraordinary bargains in
good spring clothes. The newest models
in pinch back or belt backs for the
young men, or the more dignified cuts
for the mature man. We are sure we
can please you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-29

Wool poplins, etc. New
est styles. Wonderful values.
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Sports styles.
b e | { Q d styles.
coat styles. plain
m a { e r / a ! S
striped m a { g :
rails. fancy col
lars or plain
collars. All sizes
10 "a
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q o o d quality
gingham. in neat
plaids or stripes
and solid color
linenes. Sizes 10
II years. Middies
In good washable
drill. with red.
navy or copen col
Iars. Sizes To 20
The Tupelo journal., 1917-06-15
KING OF GREECE QUITS.

King Constantine of Greece
has been forced to renounce
his rights to the throne and
named his second son, Prince
Alexander, as his successor.
The king all along since the
war began has been dominated
by his wife, who is a sister of
the Emperor of Germany. The
allies have found it difficult to
handle the Greek situation on
account of the o-German
sentiment prevailing and sew
eral times it has been intimat-
ed that the king would be re-
CURED to get down and out.
The situation arrived when the
allies could demand the abdi-
cation of the king and he was
notified by a French represen-
tative to quit and leave the
country.
Greece occupies a very i'm
portant strategic position just
south of Turkey between the
Mediterranean and Adriatic
seas. It's area is only 41,0O0
square miles. and it's popula-
ton is mot atrite four and a
half million people. The es-
timated war strength of the ar
my is 100, 900; the navy has al
ready been taken over by the
allies.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-06-15

Congress will place a tax of
from five to nine dollars on the
r aterials out of which whiskey
is made during the period of
the war. This will not appear
so awful when it is known that
there is enough liquor in bond
to last several years yet at the
present consumption.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-06-15
COTTON STEADILY ADVANCES

At no time since the first
year after the civil war has
cotton reached the high price
that is now being marked on
the boards of cotton eXchang-
es. Reports from all sections
of the cotton belt are unfavor-
able and the season is several
weeks behind normal. Rains
have prevailed in excess of the
needed moisture and cuitiva-
ton has been retarded. Spot
cotton is now selling around
"a cents while July delivery of
the old crop reached 1886 on
Wednesdays market. New
crop delivery also sold above
the 25 cent mark.
The war has brought about
wonderful changes in the cot
ton market. Following the
declaration of war in July,
1914, cotton sold down as low
as 5 and 6 cents. This was due
largely to the lack Of shipping
facilities. After rallying from
this depression there has been
a steady advance and the top
has not yet been reached is
the belief of those who follow
the market.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-06-15

afternoon at 5 o'clock. The en-
closure had been thoroughly clean
ed and the grass moved until it had
the appearance Of some well APP
pointed park.
Special songs were rendered by
the choir. Misses Mary Dale Stewart
and Dorothy Porter very sweetly
sang Face to Face" The Rev.
w. O.. Bradley, pastor sof the first
Methodist Church of Tupelo, deliver
ed a magnificent address.
The flower committee, composed
of Mesdames C. r. Porter, j. N. Re-
dus, j. L. Arnold and Misses Tahnell
Higgs and Ednis Porter, each with a
squad of children, placed a wreath
on every grave in the cemetery.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-06-15
MRS. SALLIE WITT.

Mrs. Sallie McBrayer Witt, wife of
the late George R. Witt, after a ling
ering illness passed "The way of all
the Earth" on June 9Th, 1917, near
Sherman Miss, She had passed her
three score years and was beginning
the last ten years allotted to man.
She was intimately known to few
people, but in her own modest way
contributed her full share of good
service to the community. Her life
was devoted to home duties and her
children. She gave emphasis to the
fact that mothers are largely re-
sponsible for the children they send
out to serve the world.
She was certain the future of our
country depended upon it's present
motherhood, and feared she might
neglect this great duty.
Her husband died twelve years
ago, leaving her with nine children,
five boys and four girls. Her eldest
son, Raymond, responded to the call
Of manly duties like a true son, and
assisting his faithful mother, the
home and farm held front rank with
the rest. A more promising family Of
children, it would be difficult to find.
They were all at home when the
end to mothers service on earth
was finished. Some of them are still
in tender years.
Mrs. Susan Barker McBrayer, the
widowed mother of Mrs. Witt, was
neighbor to the parents of the writer
nea Hickory Flat, Benton County.
Many days of childhood school ana
youth were spent with me and about
them cluster some of life's sweetest
memories. q
Sallie was intelligent, genial, af-
~fectionate and jolly. She loved what
was just, honorable and pure with
all her ardent nature. She was a
favorite among her playmates, and a
constant inspiration in years to come.
I can not remeber when she was not
my dependable friend. 1t was her
desire that l should speak to her
grief-stricken children when she
could not do so. Since her hands are
now folded and her tongue is silent,
/ esteem it a privilege, an HONOR q
sacred trust to speak for her.
On June 9th at l A. M, the chill
dren with relatives and friends as
semb!eL about the body of this faith
full mother to hear not the beautiful
words that might have been spoken
of her but better, the words of God
which bring instruction, comfort,
hope and salvation, and which zen
dear forever" God used this month
er as his agent to plant the princi-
The Tupelo journal., 1917-06-15

pies of righteousness, truth and hon.
or in the hearts Of her children.
Shhe has finished the heaven-ap-
point-task. Her distinction and re-
ward will be to live in the heart of
each son and daughter, and bless ev-
cry soul with which they are asso-
ciated in this life
God grant that it may be so, is the
prayer of this mothers friend.
M. H. ARMOR,
Baldwin, June 18th, 1917.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-06-15

Some Of Mr.. Roosevelt's
friends continue to regret that
President Wilson refused to
let him go to France and take
the German army by the tail
and pop it's head off.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-06-15

Much good work has been accom-
plished through the untiring efforts
of the President, Mr.. j. P. DeFord,
and the Secretary and Treasurer,
Mr.. j. l.. Arnold.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-06-15

Hats off to Shannon. One
hundred and eleven registered
and not one claimed exemp-
ton.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-06-15

The question continues to
be asked "Why are we fighting
Germany" There is but one
answer. We had to.