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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-27
WARTIME ARMY IS
CAUSING BIG FUSS
OPPOSITION IN THE HOUSE TO
UNIVERSAL SERVICE HAS
MADE APPEARANCE.
CONGRESS RECEIVES REPORTS
Secretary of War Fears Enlargement
BY Volunteer System Will Fall
Far Short-Prominen Repub-
licans Help President.

Washington = President wilson.
fight to organize wartime army il
accordance with the plans of the wal
department and the army general staff
will begin this week in both houses Of
congress.
In the house both the majority an(
minority reports were presented from
the military committee and the bill
will come up with Representative
Kahn, ranking republican, leading the
committee minority's fight for the ad
ministration plan unamended, while
Chairman Dent, heading the majority
of the committee, directs the opposi
tion, which is urging trial of volun
teer system before resorting to the Sc
lective draft of the war department,
plan.
The minority report, signed by eigh1
members Of the committee, rests fol
authority on letter from Secretary
Baker to Chairman Dent declaring the
opinion that any compromise on the
by unfortunate results
Report of Majority.
The majority report, signed by
Chairman Dent and II others, says in
part:
"The bill authorizes but does not di
rect the president to issue a call for q
volunteer army of 100000 in the first
place and of an additional force Of
100000 if necessary under the law now
in existence.
"The bill further authorizes the
president to proceed at once with the
registration Of all male citizens be
tween the ages of 81 and 40, as pro
vided in the plan of the war depart
ment for draft. So that all Of the
machinery authorizing the draft Of
100000 for the first force and of the
additional 100000 will be put in opera
ton at once.
ut will require, according to the
testimony Of the secretary of war be
fore the military committee, at least
three months and probably longer tc
complete this registration
President Can Call Volunteers.
''In the meantime, if the president
seescfit, he is authorized to call fol
volunteers and upon the completion Of
the registration he has the absolute
power to decide whether he will take
an army of volunteers or organize one
by draft
"The bill provides that organizations
of forces, other than the regular army
shall be composed Of men who come
from, and of officers appointed from
the same state or locality as far al
practicable.
o"Both the volunteer and the draf
features of the bill authorize the presi
dent to refuse to accept either by en-
listment or draft the services of per
sons needed in the industrial pursuit.
of the country
War Secretary Pleads for Draft.
Secretary Bakers letter, included il
the minority report, was written as {
final plea from the military branch
Of the government in behalf of the
administration bill.
II have a deep conviction that any
compromise of the principles govern
ing the bill submitted by the depart
ment for the raising of.a new army
would be attended by unfortunate re
sults,' he wrote.
"The bill as drawn preserves 81
much of the volunteer spirit as can be
preserved without embarking on thu
experiment of mixed system of draf
and volunteering.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-27
Report Villa Wounded Again.

Ell Paso, Texas.A-The assertion that
Villa was wounded in the recent bat,
tie between his own band and govern.
ment forces, is rumored.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-27
British Renew Fighting.

War Costly to Holland.
The Hague, Netherlands.-The war
has cost Holland $685., 100000.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-27
SUMMARY OF THE
WORLDS EVENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS OF BOTH HEM.
SPHERES BOILED DOWN TO
LAST ANALYSIS.
ARRANGED F0RQUICkREADING
Brief Notes Covering Happenings In
This Country and Abroad That
Are of Legitimate Interest
to all the People.

Probably the biggest battle of the
war, possibly of a decisive nature, is
in progress in northern France.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-27

An unconfirmed report is current
that the Brazilian steamer Belem has
been torpedoed by a German subma-
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-27

The newly constructed submarine
L-S, the first to be built at the Ports
mouth navy yard, was launched Mon
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-27

The battle of Arras, which has been
smouldering for a week past, burst
into flaming fury again Monday and
is still raging with some of the heavi-
est fighting of the war in progress.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-28
HJHEA TO STUDY
VITAL SUBJECTS BY
HELP Of RED CROSS
Instructors WIN BE Furnished TO
Volunteer Glasses In Dictctics.
Hygiene, Nursing and
IirSt Aid

a f{s1 groas .,x,,....+4...-,, .......
'''-' '"'"t'@ie Il
W 10 81 Yesterday morning az a
''IS oi committee OF SIX women
80 A,tFoduce HaAseS IN home
h.etel''A' elementary hygiene and
.'o''.s 'are-oI the sick and first aid
'"e INJURED, 10 the women and
90, ~ w. over the city. These classes
VI, oe ca through the Red cross
~ ~1't aedd 10 certlhcAtes from the
- ''','.i' Socie'g at thr com pse'lon of
~ SINl Sos " h!i@ the classes VIII
az" So "oth Nnti th@ 6Ist Week
az January plans are oeiHs forward
va ''.'o eit>ses viii ne organized nhd
F"pI'a registered from.ncw on.
any group OF women may organize
q lass = ha apPir L" N3sS Mary Lam
@.,stcr N0}th ri inc No&#G Nom3n.s
uI s.t3h association COR Instructions
quo information EFFORTS VIII bee
Hl@'"S 20 nave every Red e.tes1 aIN44i-
N.2 IN the cry conduct ore at none
o. 'aeSe c1hsseS. ihFE VIII he f"ln'G ~
hours 'asFefa Die to thf nupts jH con-
'S4ieue school buildings. ~HHtT
seh"oi rooms Red Cross auxiliary
rooms. or private homes wherever
IN" Gniprnsnt may he had Only Ia
st,ortoFs approved ny the Rcd Cross
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-28
BY CARL W. ACKFRMAS.

abraham Lincoln said that this
republic could not eSist half slave
and half free. Now, with similar
clarity. we perceive that the world
cannot exist half Germany and half
free. We have to put an end 70 the
bloody doct rtife Of the superior
rare--to that anarchy which r. OK
pressed In the conviction that Ger
man necessity is above all law We
have 80 put mn end TO the German
idea Of IVgthIcssnes~. We have TO
put AN end 10 th, doctrine that Sc
r. right 10 make every use Of power
that IL possible. without regard to
any restriction Of justice. or honor.
of humanity"
New ORR Tribune,
April :. 1917.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-28
PARENTS MUST SIGN PAPERS
FOR THEIR COMPUTATION

The Office OF the attorney general
yesterday transmitted to the governor
a ruling on the governors right to
commute the tive-year sentence of Il
minor prisoner confined I'm the penf-
tertiary 10 like term In reforrna~
tory The opinion ~ the attorney
general was that. owing to the terms
OF the charter Of the Prison Assocfa-
ton or Virginia as to the receiving
OF such persons, 1t would be mecca
sary for the parents or other person
or persons having similar control Of
tho minor, TO give their voluntary
consent in writing TO such transfer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-28

present TO meet the rev writer's. The
a3 Getting VII be held az usual in the
home Of Mrs. Henry Syiett Sampson
1927 West avenue. at sac O'Clock
Dance for Soldiers
dance for the soldiers AZ Camp
Lee viii be given Thanksgiving night
By the Young Mems Hebrew aasocia-
ton The affair will he held IN
Eagles hall and the following com
Eltttee ia in charge; Alfred f. Hirsch-
berg chairman; p~ Joseph Bear. ia
cob Edjas DR.. Il. ~ Calish, CASTOR
Iachenstein, Mrs. Fannie Kessler
Misses Fannie Gelmap Hannah Cohn.
Selma Sonnenburg. Dora Vjtsky and
HeTtha Herman
Methodist Women Meet.
The Association n Methodist
Women for Social Service VIII mold
meeting this afternoon at i o'clock
in Centenary church, DIR j T, Mas
Tin witt up -fTe Hpca'sr-- IT. hrs
chosen fer his subject; "0vr Pant
ia the Present Crisis"
The Every Monday club
Tue Every Monday club was enter
tanned es NoYera her ~ by Mrs ! IL.
Burnett in her home at " esthampton
Bits Of Thanksgiving verse contrib.
uted by The members added To the
interest Of the program Mrs. r #.
Gaines chairman Of the afternoon
delightfully."- discussed the work ri
Gilbert Stuart. American portr4i,
painter and George Times, the Amer
+ lcah landscape painter, Following
Mrs. Gaines discussion Mrs. Burnett
entertained Mt tea
The club will meet again the first
Monday In December with Miss Datss
/ winston, 2607 Hanover avenue
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-28

cannon apa et financing propaganda
in the UuiteS States. bat by building
SUMMARIES A. the KrHpr wharves ~
Kiei some OF the best unaersea craft
are launched. Other shipyards At
Bremen. Hamburg and Danzig have
been modified for this work too. Just
"a few weeks before diplomatic reia
tons were broken q group of Amert-
eat doctors. who We're investigating
prison camp conditions. went to Oar =.
zig. Here they learned that the twelve
wharveS weve building between forty
five and nfty submarines annua lily.
These were the smaller type for use In
the English chanel AT Hamburg the
II hamburg A nlerican lines wharyes were
for submarine construction
also A. the time diplomats Tela-
tons were severed observers IN Ger
many estimated that 250 submarines
were being launched annually and that
preparations were being made greatly
10 increase this number,
fTa~4S~ya1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-28

broken M George Robertson ana
Jim Canaday, Of near Endicott, were
also captured with their establish
ment.
The Ferrum, Franklin county
ueighhorHood proved good ground for
the efforts of the officers, CIaudA
shrively and Giles Hodges being ar
rested and their plants DESTROYED
John Ingram, OF Dodson. and his
plant suffered like fate.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-28
Automobile His Child

Lynchhurg. Va. Nov. 27.-Ar auto
mobile driven ny Miss Ethel I. Ford
yesterday afternoon ran into a little
boy, the son Of Mr. n. II. Kiger. and
knocked the lad down He was not
badly hurt. Mr., w 0 Ford. father
of Miss Ford. called "a physician 10
attend the boy. but he WAC pronounced
only slightly bruised Mr.. Kiger mott
fed Mr.. Ford and the police depart
ment 1t is said. that Miss Ford was
entirely hlameless.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-28

IA M. Stoddardi FOR years connect
ed with the internal revenue service
of the Second district of Virginia, but
now deVoting most OF his superabun-
dant energies to chasing Tarheel
moonshfners, paid visit to Richmond
friends yesterday Mr. Stoddard is
one OF the most popular men In the
service and thoroughly enjoyed shak-
ing hands with his old friends hers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-28

boy was playing at the home Of &
neighbot when the accident occurred.
lie IS the son of Mr.. and Mrs. W. y.
Netherlard
The bail from 22-calibre rife
struck him in IA eye, He was un-
conscious al lale hour last night and
the attending physicians hold out lit
tie hope for recovery
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-28
tcopyr'vhs. 1917. George H poran Coz

1.-THE U-52 was sent here for two purposes; First it
people that in the of submarines could work
the naval authorities whether their plans
ping would be practical"
so Great Had Become the Losses Attending the Boat Gam
pagn Against England That the German Admiralty Be
gan Draw Up Plans for Submarine Warfare in Less
dangerous Waters-To This End They Started Training
Large Numbers of Sailors
When Berlin Foreign Office Assured the
the Sussex Sinking That Ruthless Torpedong Would Cease
1t Meant Only Until Such Time Germany Gould Build
Enough Submarines Successfully to Defy the American
Government.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-28

Continued tomorrow J
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-28

several new members wifi be well
coined Into the Ecrihblers' club tonight
and A4 old xnsuham@ a~AEauA - a,A
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-11-15
Duty of Public
In Wartime
By DR.. SAMUEL C. DIXON
Commissioner Of Health Of Pennsylvania

1t would seem as though the general
most of the horrors Of war, judging by
the amount that is printed on this sub
,ect. Nevertheless, there Is apparent
ly one phase that is not generally ap-
preciated. l refer to the danger from
communicable diseases acquired dur
ing. the hardships Of a soldiers life,
especially If he happens to be taken
prisoner and Is thus exposed in con-
finen sat with hundreds of his mates.
! Til ~ diseases are carried from place
to place wherever soldiers are trans
ported, and often, when soldiers are
invaded and sent home, they bring
these communicable diseases with
them to distribute among the civil
population.
Already we have felt the lack of
enough physicians to protect the health
of the people at home, and the health
officer is somewhat at a loss to know
how to enforce his health measures.
The only solution of the problem is
for the individual to give time and
attention to taking care of himself
He must put himself in a receptive at
titude toward the suggestions of the
sanitary officer, even though he may
think some Of the suggestions so
trihing as not to be worthy of serious
consideration. There is one thing sure,
and that is that he will consider 1t a
serious matter if the disease warned
against should happen to come his
way.
If the writer were to think over
some of the most trifiing daily habits
of everyone, and select the very hum
drum subject of complaining about the
habit many men have of drawing their
trousers over their boots in undress-
ing, instead of taking their boots off
first, no doubt there would be readers
who would take 1t as an instance of
giving weight to trifles.
Yet they would be wrong. l am
sure that one product of this habit is
the common, yet always annoying and
often dangerous boil. A moments
thought will convince you that there is
something in the theory. During
days walking your boots have gone
through miles of filth. When YOU slip
your clothing off over them, you are
taking the chance of transferring to
your clothes, and thence to your body,
whatever disease germs you boots may
have picked up In this filth.
So these "trifles" are not always tri-
fes. If we are going to do our duty
in preserving the health of the civil
population, we must have less cases
of sickness than ever before, because
we have decidedly less doctors at
home to take care of whatever comes
up. Later on, when wounded soldiers
come home with unsupported commune
cable diseases, we must know how to
do the best thing for them and the best
thing for ourselves, so that we may
not have here as they have had in for
eign countries widespread epidemics
among the civil population to be a
Drain on the vitality Of our military
efforts.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-11-15
MINIS
&
Zirkle
Suggestions for School
Lunches to Stay Riddles
Craving Until Right Meal

Don't let the school lunch be merely
something which win flll the lunch box
in the morning and be only a sop to
stay the Riddles appetites from noon
until night Make it a real contrlbu-
ton to the food which the children
require to meet the needs Of their
growing bodies and active brains--to
satisfy their appetites and keep them
in health.
These are the suggestions Of home
economies specialists of the United
States department of agriculture, now
that millions of the future citizens of
the country are again eating their mid
day meals from box basket, bag or
confectionery shop instead Of from the
family table under watchful parental
eyes.
The preparation of luncheons which
VIII fill the needs OF the child's body,
does not mean the use of more expen-
sive foods or the expenditure of great
er effort, the specialists paint out In
many cases both expense and work
will be leesCned. What is needed for
ire preparation of more satisfactory
lunches is merely that parents and
big sisters" or whoever fills the lunch
box, shall inform themselves of certain
focts in regard to the choice and com
hinntion # foods. 4he need In many
cases ia for neither more nor less food,
, bat fnr the representation Of needed
foot 'reuNs. The necessary facts are
st 'f plainly In Farmers Bulletin
To, % hool Lunches"
The GLOWING suggestions are among
taose made in the bulletin for we'll
balanced lunches to be carried to
school:
!, Sandwiches with sliced tender
meat for filing; baked apple, cookies
! or q few Jumps of sugar.
! 2. Sliced meat loaf or bean leaf /;
bread and butter sandwiches, stewed
| fruit, small frosted cake.
3. Crisp rolls, followed out and
filed with chopped meat or fish, moist
ened and seasoned, or mixed with
salad dressing, orange, apple, mixture
Of sliced fruits or berries, cake.
4. Lettuce or celery sandwiches, cup
custard, jelly sandwiches.
5. Cottage cheese and chopped green
/ pepper sandwiches or a pot of
cream cheese with bread-and-but-
ter sandwiches, peanut sandwiches,
fruit cake
6. Hard-boiled eggs, crisp baking
powder biscuits, celery or radishes,
brown sugar or maple sugar sand
( Wiches
7. Bottle Of milk, thin corn bread
! and butter, dates, apples.
o.. 8. Raisns or nut bread with but
ter, cheese, orange, maple sugar.
Q. Baked bean and lettuce sand
wlches, apple sauce, sweet chocolate
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-11-15
. Cole Ranges,
"Coale" Hot Blast Heaters
Coles Wood Heaters
Kitchen Cabinets
Dining Room and
Bedroom Furniture
Rugs, Mating, Trunks
and Suit Cases.
Time Neededto
Fatten Poultry

The question is often asked: How
long does 1t take to fatten poultry
properly?
The time required to fatten chickens
and other poultry for prime market
finish depends largely upon what kinds
of feeds are given and the range OF
the birds during the fattening period.
If the birds are allowed to run at
large and range freely the fattening
period Is much longer, and in some
cases with wide range the birds win
never become In prime market condi-
ton, no matter how literally fed. The
reason for this is that the birds In
walking and roaming over wide areas
take too much exercise, and feed that
under other conditions would go to
form flesh and fat goes to furnish
muscular energy, which is lost so far
as fattening is concerned.
In the case of turkeys, which are
semiwild birds, limited range for the
birds is necessary, especially in early
and late fall, when insects, wild seeds,
green clover and grasses are still to be
secured. Turkeys will grow and take
on flesh as long as these wild feeds on
the open range can be secured freely.
However, as cold weather comes on 1t
Is best to supply turkeys with corn and
other feeds they will eat close to the
barn and poultry quarters, so that they
will roam as little as possible as the
marketing period approaches. They
will not bear confinement and forced
feeding like other kinds of poultry. In
very close confinement they will worry
off more flesh and fat than they will
put on, as rule.
With chickens, ducks and geese 1t Is
economical to confine them closely and
feed heavily q few days before mar
keting. The confined birds should
have all they will possibly eat of mixed
grain, or ground grains and water.
The best method Is to feed a MIXTURE
of ground grains and skim milk. Birds
fattened this way In close confinement
are known as "milk-fed" poultry, and
such when in prime condition COM
mand the highest market prices. The
time required for fattening is from one
week to ten days, after which time the
birds will not gain in weight and
should be sold Immediately.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-11-15
Foreign Municipalities
And Governments Add to
Revenue With Side Lines

There are foreign municipalities as
well as foreign governments that do
not think 1t beneath them to add to
their revenues by "a side line or two"
The city Of Paris, for instance, in
creases its revenues by few francs
each year in the cultivation Of n lit
tie state orchard in the Luxembourg
gardens, and the same municipality
also taxes Its share of the receipts Of
the Eiffel Tower.
A curious revenue accrues to the
city of Palermo which makes CONNER
cial use of its SHOWS from the noun
tains. The Slcillan snow is brought
down at night in baskets and shipped
to the neighboring towns, where 1t Is
sold for refrigerating purposes.
The Greek government has most
profitable side line in its monopoly in
playing cards, from which it derives a
handsome income.
The Russian government once I'M
dertook, to its profit, a deal in junk.
It was just after the Crimean war,
when for months old iron, shot and
shell were picked up around Sobasto-
pol, A regular trade in this junk
sprang up, thousands of tons being
sold. Finally it struck the government
that the idea was such a good one
that it would take hand itself. II
thereupon interviewed between buyers
and sellers, imposing tax of ten
cents per hundredweight. 1t was es-
timated that the imperial government
profited in this way to the extent OF
$4,000.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-11-15
Onions and Cheese.

A most satisfying and wholesome
dish Is onions and cheese. Cook the
onions until tender, then place layer
in q baking dish, then a layer of good
rich white sauce and q thick layer Of
grated cheese, cover with another layer
of onions and white sauce and finish
the toy with buttered crumbs. Bake
until well heated and the crumbs well
Drowned. Hard cooked eggs may be
cut up and added to onions in place Of
the cheese II desired.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-11-15
Amazed at FrIVolity.

A Paris dispatch says the French
mission to the United States was
amazed at New York city's frivolity,
compared with restricted Paris, where
restaurants and cafes, as well as pub
lie places and umusements Of all sorts,
are subject to regulation. Evening
clothes and decollete frOcks are barred.
Telephoning, telegraphing photograph
ing, travel, dancing, stock exchange
dealings arc all regulated by the gov
eminent; also food, staples, gas, etc.
eff you go into this thing as we did
In 1914" one French officer remarked
to his American host, "all this viii be
a dream year from now"
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-11-15
Fixed the Verdict.

One of the shortest cummings up
on record is believed to be that by the
late Commissioner Kerr at the Old
Bailey In a case where a man was
charged with being In the unlawful
possession of gold watch and chain.
The appearance Of the prisoner GER
talnly did not correspond with the le-
climate possession of such costly or
naments, but he asserted his innocence
IF the charge, and declared that he
had found the watch and chain on the
pavement.
The Judge looked at the man in the
dock and then at the men In the box.
Gentlemen of the jury" he said,
81 have walked over the pavements of
London during the last forty years,
and I've never found gold watch and
chain there yet Consider your YER
dict.
And the verdict was "Guilty."-Lon-
don Tt-Bits.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-11-15
Nut Roast.

Take cupful of finely chopped nut
meats, add two cupfuls of bread
crumbs, minced onion, tablespoon
fun Of chopped parsley, teaspoonful
Of Worcestershire sauce, two table
spoonfuls of melted butter. salt and
pepper, two beaten eggs and enough
milk to moisten Form into long
roll, place in a creased baking dish
and c.ver with waxed paper. Bake
forty minutes In q hot oven, basting
two or three times with hot water and
butter. Fresh or canned mushrooms
may be used for the sauce.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-11-15
An Unnecessary Precautlon.

They are telling the story in Wash
ington of young man who did not
want to go to war. He went to DEN
list and had several teeth extracted,
having heard that man without teeth
is Of little or no use around All army.
Then he went before the draft board.
Tin sorry" said the medical officer,
after giving him one look, you're not
eligible for service; you have fiat
feet"