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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-02

service. The possibility OF exemptions
will necessitate the examination OF two
or three times as many men as are
needed.
The war departments bulletin for the
information Of registrants says:
As soon as quotas are assigned to
each state and each board, each board
will call upon persons whose cards are
In its Jurisdiction instructing them to
present themselves for examination
This call will be posted at the office OF
the local board and the papers will be
requested to print it. A notice will also
be mailed to you, but the posting Of the
list at the office Of the board will be
deemed sufficient notice to charge you
with the duty Of presenting yourself.
The law therefore makes 1t your duty
to inform yourself when you are called
The mailing is for your convenience, but
II the letter never reaches you you can
not make that an excuse.
Watch the lists at the Office OF your
board and see when you are called for
examination.
You must report for physical exam
nation on the day named In your call.
(a) II you are found physically dis
qualified the board will give you a GER
tificate which will explain to you what
your further duties are.
Oh II you are found physically quail
flied and file claim tr exemption
within seven days after your call you
will be given ten days after filing your
claim Of exemption to file proof in sup
port OF your claim - exemption.
Co II you are found physically quail
fled and file no claim for exemption
or II you do not appear for physical
examination your name will be posted
to the district board as one who was
called for military service and was not
exempted or discharged
On the eighth day after call or with
In two days thereafter copies OF the
list Of persons so posted to the district
boards will be given to the press with
a request for publication, will be post
ed In a place at the Office OF the local
board accessible to the public view
and notice will be mailed to you at
the address on your registration card
Therefore watch the notices posted
In the once OF the board about ten
days after the day you were called
and make arrangements for the prompt
receipt Of mail
Ths above instructions from ths war
department. therefore put II up 70 you.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-02
Fixing Quotas Next Step.

For the benefit Of those who now have
their numbers and know about the or
der In which they are likely to be called
for examination under the selective
draft law II may be stated that the next
official move to be made, according 10
the regulations, is
The determination by the governor OF
the auotas to be called and furnished
by the several local boards.
This will determine how many men
from your district must go into the
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-02
MAY YET VOLUNTEER.

Any one 81 tho 100000 young
men Who were drawn for army
service may YET enlist IN the rss.
uiar army, tho national guard,
the navy or tho marine corps anc
automatically pass from the list
OF eonseripted persons
This right will pass from the
individual the minute no receives
BY mail the official notice from
his local board 20 present him
self for examination.
" no volunteers before getting
this notice he can pick his
branch Of the service.
" he 10 taken under tho selee'
tive draft he will be assigned 10
any branch tho government dss'
ignates, without his assent.
Brisadier General Crowder,
provost marshal general. Official
~ announced this privilege.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-02

keeping track Of worlds series game
on a bulletin board. Most persons, par.
ticularly those whose low numbers In
the drawing made the call for their ex-
animation for the draft certainty, be-
havcd soberly.
Here and there was young patriot
so anxious TO get TO France for a
whack at the foe that he laughed ex-
ultantly and even Dragged about his
number being among the earliest
drawn. There Is even one record in
stance OF a man who wanted so to be
conscripted and was so sure he would
be that he had made bet that his
number would be the first one out OF
the globe at Washington. With the
odds 10,i99 to ] against him he won.
His number was 25s. He threw up
his hat aud went home to break the
good news TO his father. This man.
who may fairly be called as happy as
any Ia New York today. has not a
Yankee name. He Is Nicolo Scotelario,
a medical student, twenty-five years
old.
The lottery was held In the public
hearing room OF the senate office build
ing, with war department officials In
charge OF the actual drawing and with
members OF the senate and house mill
tary affairs committees as witnesses,
Through the day there was a small
crowd OF spectators, but altogether
probably less than a thousand persons
saw any part OF the process.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-02
AN OFFICER IN THE MAKING
Summer Experiences of Former Sem
mary Teacher Interestingly narrat-


mary Teacher Interestingly narrat-
ed.
Madison Barracks, n. Y.
July 20, 1917.
My dear Shaw:
/ appreciated your letter even if |
have been somewhat dilatory in ans
wering it.
You wish to know about our work in
camp and field | will try to describe
things from the beginning.
At the beginning there were fifteen
companies of approximately 16S men
in each company. The first few days
were spent in getting organized and
equipped Naturally there was some
delay and confusion. For the first
week or so part Of the men were IN
khaki, some in the 0. d. uniforms
which they had brought with them,
and some were clad partly or entirely
in civilians clothing. Gradually this
motley appearance passed away, the
vigorous out of doors began to effect
the men, and in short time 4 marked
change could be seen both in the indi-
viduas and in the organizations.
At first the weather was so cold, wet
and windy that the instruction was in
terfcred with seriously. The post
hospital was soon filled, auxiliary
wards were established, and these In
turn were filled. There seemed to be
epidemics of colds, sore threats, sore
eyes, measles, and chicknpox, There
were very few cases Of typhoid or
diphtheria. Only one man died, case
of appendicitis. The typhoid innocu-
lation and the vaccination made many
of US sick. We were given a double
dose of each one at the same u,ne IN
the same arm. Mine went q long
time but when it did work it made up
for lost time.
At first we had practice hikes and
setting up exercises every day. For
study we had Infantry Drill Regula-
tons, Interior Guard Duty, Army
Regulations, Infantry Problems and so
on. We had frequent lectures and
quizzes. The Sunday and Saturday
evening study periods were soon
abandoned. The rainy weather gave
excuse for much study during the day.
As the weather conditions improved
we were taken out into the country for
practical work in outposts, patrol
units, and other work with small
units. This practice has continued
until now whole batallions have par
ticipated in field operations.
At the end of the first five weeks
the entire camp was reorganized. The
engineers were sent to Virginia. Nine
companies of infantry, two troops OF
cavalry, and three batteries Of field ar
tillery were organized. Some OF the
were sent to the aviation
camp at Cornell, and few to the
coast artillery.
The infantry is housed in long, mar
row, wooden shacks, newly built TINS
year. The other branches and two
companies of National Guardsmen ar,
quartercG in the permanent brick bar
racks of the post The Guardsmen DO
all the guard duty and nearly all the
fatigue duty Of the garrison. All "a
tigue duty required Of us is to police
the parade ground and around quar-
tiers.
For the past few weeks we have had
no study required except the usual
evening period from 7:l5 TO 800. The
work had assumed . more advanced
character. Tactical exercises have
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-02

the table. and his pencil was busy
again on his pad Of paper In fraction
Of a second
The revised system of drawing and
the fact that the first numbers drawn
appeared to run TO the highest numbers
left the first call In doubt up until a
late hour. The higher numbers drew
only few men into the service, while
the lower numbers brought in at least
1890. BY 8 o'clock, however, there
was no longer doubt that the number
then being drawn would not be includ-
ed I'm the first levy, and those keeping
track of the tally sheets knew about
where the young men In whom they
were interested stood in the draft.
No. l Causes Interest.
There was a great deal Of interest
over No. and when 1t would come
out OF the Jar In the gamble for mill
tary service for flag and country. 1t
was the four thousand two hundred
and siXty-ninth number drawn, and 1t
is probable that none OF the No. Is-a
card held in every one OF the Asst
districts of the country-will be called
In the first draft
Some Interesting Incidents.
"Ah, weel, it's the furst thot cooms
furst and it's the last thot cooms last"
declared Walter J. Hitchins, canny
Scotsman, twenty nine, OF Brooklyn,
when he learned his number was select
ed first. Htchins Is the first OF the
draft in Brooklyn.
I'm willing TO do me BIT" Hltchins
went on 10 say. but he explained he
might have trouble because OF his wife
and three year-old child whom, he de-
clared, he will first have to look after.
NAV, l won't claim exemption because
Of my being here from England but
floor years, but III ha' to do II for me
wife and baby's sakes."
There is no prouder mother than the
mother OF Joseph +. Raab Of Brooklyn,
whose name was first also. She said
MY boy Joseph is Just twenty-one
years old. but he La ready to go. I've
kept him home as long as l could be
cause his older brother, John. Ii already
In the guard. \ member Of the Seventh
regiment
II you believe me, be u the real
apple of my eye"
One Blank Discovered.
When thu ten thousand and fourd
dsaft capsule was drawn II was foun
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-02

DStn given Il SItdI uNdl VI prominence
1t is great exercise to crawl over the
landscape two or three hours at a
time. We get very little of the setting
up exercises any more.
We have had instruction in the nom
enclature and handling of the rife,
followed by instruction on the range
and then record shooting. AS yet we
have done no shooting with the pistol.
Bayonct fighting and trench construc-
ton have been the principal forms of
work for the last two weeks. We
have had course in sketching, map
making and map reading. Our study
in courts martial has been supple
mented by a practical demonstration.
A fight was staged so clcverly that the
majority Of the company were deceiv-
ed. A general court martial was held
approximately as realistic as possible
Instruction in field glasses and
range finders is given at odd times
This week the different battalions arc
taking turns at camping, placing out
posts, etc. Yesterday q regimental
parade was given in honor of Lieut.
General Roop of the Russian Army
Several distinguished officials were
present, among them: Secretary OF
State Lansing.
There is little time for social diver
sions. The Y. M. C. A. has large
building that is camp center when
the boys are off duty. Books, papers,
writing materials, music, money ac-
commodations are among the many at
fractions offered, Movies are given
twice a week and frequently lecturers
come. Noted speakers are secured
every Sunday.
There have been many distinguished
guests here since the opening of the
camp. DR.. Henry VanDyke was the
chief speaker July 4th.
The army has a nomenclature all its
own. Food is "chow," the meals are
"mess,' the captain is the skipper
the post commander the cold man."
and so on. When mess is ready the
cry raised is "come and get it" At
first there was a wild scramble or
rather a stampede. Now we have to
fall in formation and march to the
mess shack.
The food is not always Of the high
est grade. There has been big waste
caused by the spelling of good mater
ial. We think that sometimes the
cooks do not care. The mess attend
ants now are young lads from the high
and grammar schools. They are more
satisfactory than the former waters,
as they do not get drunk and become
disorderly. They have a separate
shack of their own, and man espec-
tally detailed to supervise them. They
get S25 month and board. When the
meal is served, dishes washed, and
tables scrubbed they are free. They
have great times swimming, playing
games, running over he parade
ground and playing all sorts Of tricks.
The people Of the town started in TO
get rich. Numerous eating places
have been opened, and they are well
patronized.
Ceremonies play very prominent
part in garrison. The most impress
sive is that at retreat. Sometimes it
is very short but usually 1t is very
formal. At battalion parade the bat.
talon in line and the other companies
in line at their respective quarters,
stand at parade rest, the adjutant
commands, "Sound OFF,, the band
across the parade groand and
returns to the right Of the line neare t
The Dag. The bugles sound TO the
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-02
To Call l,374,00O At Once.

As result OF the drawing every
registered man Is given definite place
I'm the liability for service list Al.
ready 6s7 600 have been ordered to the
colors 10 I'LL to war strength the reg
ular army and national guard and TO
Constitute the FIRST Increment OF the
national army. To secure the total,
l.sT4,00o men Will be called for ex-
animation within = few weeks, officials
estimating that two registrants mus,
be called for every soldier accepted
These l,37s.ooD viii be taken from the
head OF the liability list, every local
district furnishing q nxed quota.
Many Dramatic Incidents.
There were many intimate and dra-
matte episodes In the drawing. In the
nrst place. Representatives, Dent, Cor
don. Nichols. Garrstf and Norm. mem
bsrs Of the military Affairs COMMITTEES,
Who witnessed The Aryt Stages Of ~
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-02

10 be blank. the first TO be found thus
far In the drawing. The fact was
noted on tally sheets before new TO-
DDl was drawn.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-02
One Blank Discovered.

When ths ten thousand and fourti
draft capsule was drawn II was foun
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-23
Advises Buying Of
Staple Dry Goods Now

A friend of the good housekeeper
who keeps his eye on market conditions
says buy staple drygoods while the
buying is good For instance, the lat
est wholesale quotation on Hope do
mestic is Is cents yard and for Fruit
of the Loom, IS cents. This is just what
it will cost the merchants when the
present stocks are exhausted. Then Pc
quot bleaehed sheetings are now quot
ed wholesale at 50 cents for ten quar-
ter and 80 cents for nine quarter. 1t is
no reflection on ones age to remem-
Der when calico sold for five cents a
yard. That was when cotton was sell
ino for eight and ten cents a pound.
Now cotton is bringing from 25 to 30
cents pound and the good old calico
of few years ag is quoted wholesale
at 1919 cents for American grays and
blacks and IL cents yard for shirting
Amoskeag A. G. A. ticking is quoted
371s cents yard and Lonsdale bleach
ed sheetin1, 16 cents.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-23
GERMANY TRYING TO
COERCE NEICHDORS
Would Force Hollands Hand
Also Denmark's, Amer
lean Embargo Felt

Washington, Aug. 23.-Germany is
bringing pressure on The Netherlands
with threat to give her no more steel
for shipbuilding unless these ships are
used in German interests during the
war and for five years after. In addi-
tion, Germany has told Holland that she
can have certain allotment of coal,
but if she wishes more coal she must
send her own miners into Germany for
it.
State department advices today out
lining this new German maneuver in
dicate that the pressure is chiefly eco
nomic.
Denmark, too, is under similar pres
sure from Germany, though its nature is
uncertain.
Germany apparently is beginning to
feel the pinch from the American en-
barge and is using strong arm methods
on her neighbors. The Dutch govern
ment is understood to believe that ship
yards must close if the German steel
threat is carried out, but the messages
here do not indicate just how far Hol-
land will go in opposing the Teutons.
Holland has had a strong army mob
ilized along her border, which might be
of considerable assistance to Germany
or Notwithstanding to the way
Holland takes these restrictions.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-23
German Soldiers AC-
Cused Of Grating
BY Henry Wood

Omitted Press staff correspondent
With the French Armies, July 80
(By main-A veritable scandal in the
German army is revealed in official
documents taken from recently cap
tured prisoners showing that the oc'
casional munition crises and shortages
from which Germany is known to suf-
fer are in part due to the munitions
wasted and stolen and demonstrating
the seriousness of the metal shortage
which Germany is at all times facing.
In order that not single ounce of
metal be wasted premiums were offer
ed by the minister of war to the sol
diers for returning all used cartridges,
shells, and bits of metal with which
every battlefield is covered.
The premiums offered were so at
tractive that the soldiers hit upon the
idea of taking the shells, cartridges,
and munitions served them, mutilating
or otherwise destroying them and then
returning the broken bits as so much
metal picked ur in the trenches and
on the battlefields.
Full details of the graft and scandal
are contained in an official circular
of the German minister of war, which
reads as follows: ''It has come to the
knowledge of the minister of war that
on many occasions the military author
ities charged with the supply of mu'
nitions have not delivered integrally
to the respective units the quantities
received at the shipping depot, but
have had recourse to various expedi-
ents in order to assure for themselves
the premium offered for the salvage of
"(a) Cases of cartridges have been
broken open, the balls torn out, the
powder burned and the empty cart
ridges returned as having been found
and burned by the troops.
''(b) The bands about certain pro
iectiles, that were perfectly usable,
have been torn off, the fuses unserew-
er, the she'll thrown away, and the cop
per bands and fuses returned as hav-
ing been found by the troops.
's(c) Other proiectiles thoroughly in
tact have been thrown away in order to
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-23
IMPORTANT STEP IN
DEMOCRATIC REFORM
Chancellor Permits Commit
tee Of Reichstag to Discuss
Peace Note
By John erandens,

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Berlin, Aug. 23.-Berlin today saw an
important step, in democratic reform as
the result of Chancellor Michaelis' first
appearance before the reichstag main
committee.
All newspapers regard the chancel.
lor's concessions permitting the com
mittee to discuss the papel peace note
as of far more importance than the sub
stance of the chancellor Is speech itself
Most of the chancellor's utterances
were merely reiterations Of previous
outlines of Germany's position.
Not only did the chancellor grant
this participation in governmental af-
fairs, by the main committee, but he
likewise, it developed today, consent
ed to the appointment of sub-com-
mittee for discussion of all secret ques-
tions.
Given if the pope's action is other
wise without result" commented the
Tageblatt today, ait has given the
main committee an opportunity to OBJ
tain concrete information on PROPOSE
tions which had been hitherto with
held.D
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-23
The Trap Shooters

Chicago, Aug. 23.-The grand Amer.
lean handicap, classic of the trap shoot
ing tournament here, was to get un'
derway late today owing to failure to
complete the preliminary handicap yes
terday, and it was expected the match
es would require an extra day for COM
pletion.
John Peterson of Randall, Iowa, ap-
peared today as the probable winner of
the preliminary, having broken so, the
best mark ever hung up in this event
j. Il. Lump of Youngstown, Ohio, was
second with 9S. Scores of 81 were made
by II. u. Dickerman Of Kansas City,
J. B. Lalance of Fairmone, W. Va.i
and Ben Donnelly of Chicago.
Eight hundred and five entrants
were taking part in the grand Ameri-
can event. One hundred targets were
used. The handcaps were from sixteen
to twenty three yards.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-23
THREE WOMEN DROWN

Oregon City, Or, Aug. %. = Mrs
Clementine Fairhurst, %; Mrs. Flor
ence Smith, 23, and Miss Minnie Sandy
l5, were drowned yesterday in the Fu-
alatin river, near here. They had been
erawfishing from the bank of the
stream and Mrs. Fairhurst, wading in
TO find a more favorable spot, got be
vond her depth. The other two rushed
TO her assistance and all were drowned.
The bodies were soon recovered, but
efforts at resuseitation failed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-23
FORTY FOREST fires
ARE BEYOND CONTROL
Nearly 10000 Men Battling
with Flames Black Rock
In Danger

Portland, Or. Aug. 23.-Between 5000
and 10000 men today are fighting
forest fires in Washington, western
Montana, Idaho and Oregon. 1t is i'm.
possible now to estimate the damage.
Timbermen here said today that the
forest fire situation is the worst in 15
or 20 years.
Over two score of fires are beyond
control. Hood River reported today that
smoke from fires hung over the city
like great fog and that it was i'm
possible to see the sun.
Miners and citizens at Wallace, Idaho
fought fire with fire all night in an
effort to save the city. Back fires
are believed to have saved the day.
The village of Black Rock is threat.
ened today by one of the many Yam
hill county fires.
A fifty thousand dollar sawmill near
Sheridan, Or, and two million feet of
logs in the mill yards were destroyed
by fire yesterday.
The fires on Yamhill county land
which was selected for Belgian colon
ization were reported practically under
control today but elsewhere the fires
are defying the men who are trying to
check them. =.i
The situation is probably the most
serious in western Montana and the
Idaho Panhandle. Practically five thou
sand men are fighting fires in that dis
trict alone. The Selway fire on the
Montana-Idah line, probably the lar
gest fire in the northwest, may be un-
der control before nightfall. Five hun
dredg men are fighting this one blaze.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-23
Ritchie Makes Poor Showing

Oakland, Cal, Aug, 23.-Wiliie
Ritchie was robbed of the decision by
the referee, in the opinion of fight
fans who saw his four round bout with
Prank Barrieau last night. Richie
made Barrieau look like a novice dur
ing the first, third and fourth rounds.
Seven thousand fans hooted the draw
decision.
One paper here, commenting on the
scrap, said off Ritchie is has been,
Barrie lu is certainly q never was.
In the opinion of the fans Ritchie
clearly outboxed, outgeneraled and out
gained Barrieau in the first, third and
fourth. In the second narrieau showed
speed and got an even break, but it
proved only flash in the pan and
thereafter he stayed away from the for
mer champion most of the time
Many fans believed Barrieau showed
that he was afraid of Ritchie's old
time right cross, which was so effect
i've in Willie s former days. He stayed
away whenever there appeared a
chance for Ritchie to get his blow over
At that Ritchie fought very poor
fight, not to be compared to his old
time efforts. He appeared to be in fine
physical shape. but his timing and
Judgment of distance was off.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-23
Just the Thing for Diarrhoea

"About two years ago had severe
attack of diarrhoea which lasted over
a week." writes w. c. Jones, Buford,
N. D. "I became so weak that 1 could
not stand upright. A druggist recon-
mended Chamberlain s Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy. The first dose
relieved me and within two days I was
as well as ever" Many druggists rec
ommend this remedy because they
know that it is reliable Obtainable ev-
erywhere.