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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-21

hardships of war. This undoubtedly will be the largest class of the five. At the same time, however, it will bring forward a majority of the single men of the entire registration, only those
 nave relatives directly dependent upon them or who have important places in industry being placed in later classes.
 Presumably married men who have in- dependent incomes also would be placed in the first class, where the support 9t the dependents in their absence was ns- srred.
 The new plan will afford also, bet ter opportunity of conserving skilled la bor Where men needed in the various war industries are otherwise eligible Tor front line service, a means Is provloeo for holding them back from the army under definite. centralized plan.
 TEXT OF ANNOUNCEMENT
 Following is the text of General Crow der's announcement;
 with the completion of the draft Of the first army of 6S7,0C0 men new sys- tenn will be installed for the creation of succeeding armies, which Will greatly lessen the la abors of the local and dis- trict boards So far has this been ac- cornplished that it is believed that un- der the new system 30 per cent of the work will he eliminated while the forms to be used will not exceed 20 in number, as comuared with approximately lS2 forms which the present system re- quires
 Along with the reduction of labor there will be provided a system which win classify each one of the 9,O00,Wo Of men who have not yet been inducted into military service, and each man Will have been given his place in the na- tional scheme of defense.
 ITO do this it has been determined to obtain from each man complete tnfor- nation of character which will defl- nitely fix his economic worth as com pared with his fellow registrant, and from, the in. .ormation thus obtained to place him in enc of five classes each to be called in turn as the need arises.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-21

rubber stamp what has hitherto taken hours to complete. The system IS such that 1t will present each case almost au- tomatically to the local board.
 The completion of the new system will solve problems which have con fronted the provost marshal general ana cnr rsed him much concern.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-21

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-21
Cutting Table 95c

Who would be without one of these extremely useful ar ticles when the price is so low? Substantially made. And when not in use folds up flat and compactly.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-29

The American troops are on the
lring. line. 9
The first shots have been fred at
and by the boys of Uncle SAM.
Our men ire in the fight and now Is
the time for every good American to
give them every aid and comfort pos
sible. to cheer and sustain them.
fire and soon the men of the various
National Guard regiments will be
backing up the regulars.
North Dakota's boys will be among
the very first to be sent to the trench
$40 one can say how soon that will
be. But we do know that we should
have these boys in mind at al times.
IT You ever were homesick, you
don't need to have the sensations des
scribedSto you. If there's any worse
sickness than that. nobody has dig
covered it; and nobody knows any
If your imagination is in Kind
Of working order, you can easily i'm
ag1ne: the feelings Of an American sol
der somewhere in France.
When the khaki clady boys stand
with fee on the firing step counting
by the throbs Of their own hearts the
passing of the ten minutes-then the
three minutes between the shouted
yprders-'Ten minutes to go"-Three
charged" Can't you imagine what q
solace 1t must be to a man to draw
Tong .puffs Of delicious smoke whose
taste and fragrant smell seem to say
to hiIn-'Remember America-re.
member home-remember you arr
fighting to win-to keep secure all the
traditions Of the greatest nation or
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-29
irish BRAVE
MlNESU.B0ATS
AT QUEENSTOWN
Go by Steamer to Harbor
Entrance to Watch Throw
ing of the Dart.

Cork. Oct. 29.-The members Of the
Irish convention braved the dangers
OF mines and submarines a few days
ago when they went by steamer. to the
entrance of Queenstown harbor and
watched the lord mayor Of Cork per-
form the quaint Inc ancient custom
Of throwing the dart into the sea to
define the limits Of his authority as
admiral Of the port.
This practice originated in a char
ter granted to the city by King Henry
VII in 1900. It prescribed that every
three years the ceremony be perform
ed at a point three miles outside the
harbor.,
This time however. owing to sub
marines and mine menace. the mayor
winked at the custom and to the
great relief Of his five hundred guests,
satisfied tradition by casting the dart
at the very mouth Of the harbor.
Irishmen of all creeds and classes
sat down to luncheon served on
board. Noblemen broke bread beside
the democrat and all seemed on good
terms. The Protestant archbishop of
all ireland sat beside Catholic Arch
bishop Harry. of Cashel, while beside
John Redmond were the Earl Of
Granard and Viscount Middleton.
After toasts had been drunk to the
king and success to the convention.
Sir Horace ,Plunkett made a hopeful
speech on the conventions prospects
I'VE have passed n very important
STAGE" he said. land are moving on
to the next. All we ask is patience
and credit for our good intentions. AT
the worst we shall have narrowed the
differences which keep 1rishmen
apart. Irishmen of North and South
will continue to meet on better terms
than they ever did BEFORE"
Several hundred persons lined the
Cork dock to cheer the delegates az
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-29
WEDDING .lP'LAINS
UPSET WHENMAN.
WEEDS ANOTHER
First Girl was Hurryine
Trousseau, too, Because
Fiance had been Drafted.

Baltimore. Oct. 2s.-Hugh Herring
OF Brunswick. Nd. intended to get
married this fall. He was engaged to
Miss Lucy DeMoss Of Franklinville,
proved Of the match and who went
busily to work neher, trousseau.
Then came the draft, and young
Herring was among. the number Sc
lected for the national army. Wars
changes didn't alter his intention to
become a married man, however.
We'll have to have the wedding, a
little sooner that's ALL" he told Miss
DeMoss. And Miss DeMoss, being pa
triotic and admiring her prospective
soldier-husband more than ever, hur-
ried up the trousseau.
The day before the new wedding
date a special delivery letter from
Herring reached Miss DeMoss. Among
the ferns and flowers banked in read
.iness for the ceremony the next day
tho girl opened the envelope and
read: .s :
Have just married another girl"
Miss DeMoss collapsed. Her fam
lily is angered and Herring's own
parents are grieved at the young
mans fickleness.
The substitutes bride was Miss Flor
ence Kaline of rowson. Md. She also
is young and pretty. and her rapid ro-
nance came about through a chance
meeting with the good looking young
soldier. -
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-29
AMERICANS LEAD AS
WEAPON INVENTORS

washington. oct. 2s.-The inven-
ton of the airplane, the submarine,
the Lewis machine gun and other de-
structive agencies Of wal emphasizes
the fact that though Americans may
be a peace-loving people. they have
been quick in bringing into the world
the most powerful and ingenious
weapons.
Away back in the days of the
American revolution American small
arms were famous, and these guns
caused General Howe to write home
about "the terrible guns Of the
rebels" At that time Americans were
a nation Of gun makers and gun users,
and an authority has written:
I'm the colonial days the residents
Of the Atlantic seaboard were the
greatest users Of guns Of their period,
and gunmakers' shops were in every
city and town. With little knowledge
Of the science of ballistics. these men
perfected the American rifle that was
a factor Of great moment in the revo-
luton which welded by the sharp
shooting, keen-eyed men Of the colon
ioan
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-29
Bible Prophet Bid.
Pastor Fight For u. S.

New York. Oct. 2s.-That ancient
1sraelitish prophet, Nehemiah, took a
hand in proceedings before the dis
trict appeals board, furnishing an apt
reply to q clergyman who sought ex-
emption from military service.
The minister. who didn't want to
fight. was the Rev. Martin Bowen Of
Brooklyn tabernacle. which was es-
tablished by the late Pastor Russell.
He thought himself a messenger of
peace and not of war. and it took the
wise nan Of the Scriptures to set him
right.
The Rev. Mr.. Bowen got from the
district board a notice to the effect
that his appeal had been rejected, and
on the back of this notice "a a quo
tation from the fourteenth verse Of
the fourth chapter Of the Book Of Me-
hemiah, Endorsed in the hand writing
of Meier Steinbring. chairman of the
committee which investigated his
claim.
The quotation read: BE We not
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-29
Offers APOLOGY" For
Attempted Murder

London, Oct. 2s.-william Muller is
wondering just why some people are
so rude. He is doing his wondering In
the Old Bailey. William attempted to
murder a pretty young woman clerk,
but theIyoung wemanLseemed- toIhe
obdurate-she didn't want to be MUIR
dered. There are many ways to pass
out, and the girl thought she had a
privilege Of being consulted in the
matter. When Mr.. Muller was ar
raigned he wa Just a little the worse
for wear. When, given the opportunity
to say. something he. broke out with:
II apologize" The young woman re-
fused to consider It.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-29
Inviting Box Car Trap
For Tramp; Locks Him In

San Francisco. Oct. ga cleverly
designed box car which the Southern
Pacific railway has installed captures
and holds the tramp who ventures
aboard. The doorssof the a are left
open, and whoever will may enter.
A burglar. mat on the floor under
the; straw operates as soon as 1t is
walked on. automatically lighting an
with the turning off Of this light
the doors of the car suddenly close.
and the tramp finds himself practical
" in Jail. Later he is released into
the hands of the railroad police.
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they embarked. Redmond receiving
repeated friendly demonstrations
which almost drowned a few misses
from isolated groups Of political OPP
ponents.
After a trip down the picturesque
river Lee to the Atlantic without in
cident, on return q halt was made at
Queenstown where the delegates were
entertained at the oldest yacht club
in the world.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-29

earth:-You are from the United
States of America-the world Is
watching you-the world has its
money on you!" .
How many a memory may be
%quickened by such an experience un.
til the home land for which the khaki
clad boy is fighting seems near and
he will drive forward with q deter
limitation hat will recognize nothing
short Of complete victory!r
Don't you want to give this inspira-
ton? Don't you want to contribute
from your plenty to those boys who
med smoks so badly?
Come on! Give a quarter. or q
dollar, or. five, or q thousand and
know: that for every little csc Nfpteee
Etou1ssend IN there willRo to the boys
1T the 'front.' France cigarets. cigar
Epipe tobacco enoughftor two hundred
+a1nokes. Think Of itIah.
+ If you were there and n Of these
boys asked you for a smoke just be-
fore he was ordered cover the Top"
you'd give him the best you had, II
it was a superb Havana that had
cost you a dollar. OF course you
would! Wouldn't you?
So. come on; Send in your money.
much or little-send it to The Herald
Smokes Fund-today.
ceived the following contributions to
date:
Mrs.. c. A. Hale. Lakota 500. SO
Helen Weekend, Mayville... .25
Ludwig Jorstad, Orr. ........ 100
Ernest Callette:: Larimore.... 100
Tim Sweeney. Larimore 1000. 100
F. Magnus. Starkweather. ..... 100
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afraid OF them. sRemember the Lord.
which - great and terrible and fight
for your brethren. your sons and your
daughters, YOU wives and your
houses"
Mr.. steinbring expressed the opini-
on that Mr.. Bowen was not entitled
to exemption, as his particular cult iss
Independent Of recognized religion.
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The following collections were
made by Charles Bryant,
amounting to ........... $34,

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The following collections were
made by Charles Bryant.
amounting to ............ IS
q. Bryant IAst.
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Minneapolis, MINI. ....,.....
r. l.. Kermott. Grand
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w. NJ. Monta. Mylo 500. 100
Anil Carlson, L0ma..... rs
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Adry Ward ........,.... ,26
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Devils Lake. N. D...... so
Sverre Warness, Landa,
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A. 8. Gibbons. Cando 80. 100
Ole Jemtrud, Mylo ...... so
Henry Cores. Bisbee 49,. so
Oscar Bye, st. John....... 100
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Herman Zueldorff, Cando rs
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H. Bundy. Crosby, Mimi. rs
John Tepler. Chicago ILL.,,
2135 Armitage Ave..... .25
Merit Munro, Coleman. s.
My Daa. Thomas Thomas superior, 20
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F. g. Grombert. Colby.
A. n. Flowers. cando. N.
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F. J. Morrison. Grand
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Peter Anderson. Toma-
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Alfred Nelson. 113 Mar
quette, Ave.,> Mpls. $50. rs
Peter Nelson. Rhineland-
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M. !: Madden. Marion.
VIM. Utter. Jr.. ST. John.
N. D. Observation-Disclosures. rs
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Nose osbuorn, Cando -. 100
Geo: Smith. Coloma. Wis. rs
John Duncan, Cando. 80. 100 :
L. q. Grand. 121 II st.,
Brandon. Man. ....... as
Ole Hellenn, Adams. N. D. so
F. j. Roberts, Cando.... 80
r. r. Britten .......... so
G. F. Eilsbury. Egeland.. so
c. F. Nelson, Bisbee 49,. so
Nv. c. Ellsbury. Egeland. so
M. ,Balfour, Rock Lake. so
F. J. Meuwissen, Rolla... LOO
H. c. Hutchinson. D.. Lake,
g.. N: Hotel ........... so
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A. Egeland. Bisbee. 100
Kate B. Bryant, st. John. 100
Gus Johnson, Devils LAKE. so
A., E. Iverson ........... so
H.. A.. Macmillan. Grand
forks, care Dacotah
Hotel ...I............ 100
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Earl Crowell. Devils Lake rs
Felix Dufin. Vienna. Mo-. rs
John Meyers, Devils Lake.
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NEW UIM DOES BIT.

New U1m. MIMI, Oct. 2s.-New
Ulm, charged with being the home
Of a number of "disloyal Americans
has oversubscribed it's Liberty Loar
quota Of %$25o.000, 1t was announced
tonight, b.
The Washington times., 1917-02-11
PARKS ARE TOO BIG
Yes, and Golf Has Cut Iato the In
terest, says hendrlekaz

One baseball man has come out to
say that baseball Is suffering ma
terially by the great interest which
everybody is taking in golf. That
man is Jack Hendricks. manager Of
the Indianapolis club of the American
Association. and who may be remem-
bered by many as q former member
Of the Giants. II was around 1902
that Jack played in the outfeld for
the New York club, but he never lost
his identity in the game, and his
opinion in many matters has been
sought everywhere sport prevails.
The falling on in attendance in
the last few years has been appaIl-
ing" Hendricks said. "I am con-
WINGED that the sport, as regards at
tendance, is on the decline. 1t has
lar. Other outdoor games, including
tennis and swimming, also are re-
sponsible for taking patrons away
from baseball"
Hendricks also thinks that the
present-day baseball parks are too
big for the sincere followers Of the
sport to thoroughlyenjoy themselves.
The real baseball, "fan," Hendricks
believes, likes to be close up to the
players.
why, in some OF the major league
parks q man who pays 25 cents for q
seat - liable to be sitting in another
county" Hendricks asserted.
The real dyed-in-the-wooI fans
don't approve OF that. They want to
sit where they can get q closeup
view Of the action, not from a block
or so away. It's better to build parks
smaller and play to a capacity crowd
than to have them so large that they
usually are only half flled.
It's . fact that in some parks the
fan who pays IS cents for a seat Is so
far away from the action that he
can't see who II at bat unless, OF
course, he Is an exceptional follower
OF the Jport."
The Washington times., 1917-02-11
HILLTOPPERS HAVE
MANY BALL GAMES
Thirty-one Contests Listed for
Blue and Gray Team
This Spring.

Capt, Bill Cusack and his George
town Baseball team will have 9 busy
time this spring. Manager Oliver F.
Cabana, of the Blue and Gray nine.
has been busying himself all the win
ter over a baseball schedule, and to-
day presents a healthy and lengthy
list OF contests for the HilltoppeTs.
From a cufsory view OF the sittta-
tion 1t would appear that the HILL
than full during the months OF April
and May.
Many Games Listed.
The Hilltop manager has listed
thirty-one games, which, crowded into
two months, might appear to be some.
thing Of q contract Coach John
O'Reilly will have the athletes out for
action from now on, and promises to
do his leveI best to win q majority Of
the games.
Lehigh, Lafayette, Holy Cross, Ford.
ham, Boston College, Tufts, and the
West Virginia offer the most attrac.
tive contests in this city, while
Princeton, Rutgers, and some Of those
already mentioned are to be met on
the Northern jaunts.
Ends Season May %.
Georgetown winds up its season in
New York on Memorial Day, meeting
Fordham in q return contest. The
schedule, all games being played on
the Hilltop diamond, unless otherwise
specified, follows:
March "a, Mount st. Joseph's; 20,
Loyola College.
April s, Washington Americans, at
American League park; 4, LehIgh; 5,
Lafayette: Z, Colgate tpendinkl; Q,
Holy Cross; 10. Yale; IL, Fordhsm;
l3, Boston College; IL, Lebanon Val
ley; 81, Drexel Institute; %, Tufts;
25. Eastern College: %, West Vir-
ginia University; %, Navy, at An
napolis.
May 3, North Carolina Aggies; 4.
Washington College; s, Trinity, of
North Carolina; o, Princeton, at
Princeton; 10, Boston College, at Bos-
ton: II. Tufts, at Medford; II. Rut.
gers, at New Brunswick: 16, Navy.
at Annapolis; II, Bucknell; 1e. Johns
Hopkins, at Baltimore; %, Gallaudet;
%, Holy Cross, al Worcester; 2s,
Seton Hall, at East Orange; %,
Drexel Institute, at Philadelphia: 30,
ordham, at New York.
The Washington times., 1917-02-11
WANTS LOCAL CLUBS
TO GET INTO LINE
Southern Association Extends
Invitation to Potomacs
and AnaIostans.

Invitations were again extended
the Potomac and Analostan Boat
Clubs, Of this city, to join the South
ern Rowing Association, after last
nights meeting at the Raleigh.
The Ariels and Arundels, OF Balti-
more, will be joint hosts in the an
nual regatta to be staged in Balti-
more late in June or early in July,
according to the deliberations OF the
body which met last night.
OnIeers Elected.
William A. Crawford, OF the vir-
ginia Boat Club, OF Richmond, was
elected to succeed Frank DriscoIl,
Ariel Boat Club, OF Baltimore, as
president of the association; H. A.
Gillespie, OF the Arundel Boat Club,
Baltimore, was made vice president;
Joseph r. Manuel, OF the same club.
secretary, and Z. Il. Carver, OF the
Old Dominion, Boat Club, OF Alex
andria, treasurer.
The nomination OF Baltimore as the
scene OF this years regatta was made
by r. Z. l. Williamson, of the Ariel
Boat Club. He assured the association
that the Maryland metropolis was
prepared to provide brilliant enter
tainment, and in this he was sec
onded by H. A. Gillespie, OF the
Arundels.
Appoints Committee.
A regatta committee to arrange for
the 1917 event was appointed as fol-
lows: C. W. Rolph, Ariel; H. c.
StahI Arundal. ID Doueias Old
Dominion, and /. II. Williams, VIZ
ginia,
Those attending the meeting were
II. C. StohI, II. A. Gillespie. and Jo-
seph r. Manuel. Arundel Boat Club;
c. W. Rolph, Frank Driscoll, David
A. Barrett, and r. E. L. Williamson,
Ariel Boat Cub: William A. Craw-
ford, Irving H. Williams, and w. II.
Watson, Virginia Boat Club, and ].
d. Douglas and L. e. Carver, Old Do
minion Boat Club.
The Washington times., 1917-02-11
Catherine With Prospects
COLTS AN AID IN
CRISIS, SAYS EVANS
Points to President Wilson'S
Game as Highest Testi-
nsoniuI Offered.

Charles Evans, national open and
amateur golf champion, thinks the
ancient and honorable game OF golf
has been paid its highest testimonial
by the recent announcement that
President Wilson was playing his
regular game with DR.. Grayson on
the eve OF the International crisis.
AT the critical moment in the his.
tory OF the country he had gone in
the Iopen where strength and health
of mind and body lie. apd set about
forg getting for little while the cares
and perplexities of his office" writes
Evans.
There are a thousand things Presi-
dent Wilson could have chosen to do
but he chose golf. The most
peaceful game on earth, out among
the sweeping hills, appealed to him."
The Washington times., 1917-02-11
O'REHLY TO PICK
GEORGETOWN RELAY
Blue and Gray Coach VIII
Hold Watch on Athletes
Tomorrow Afternoon.

John OReiIly. Georgetown's track
coach. will hold the watch on the
Blue and Gray athletes tomorrow
afternoon at the Hilltop TO ascertain
which four will represent the college
in the feature relay Saturday night
at Convention Hail.
The HlIltoppers have been training
faithfully for the past month and
can be expected to furnish several in
teresting trials tomorrow. Promi-
nent among the candidates are Grif-
hth, Auray, Gates and Connolly.
Griffiee and Gates are Washington
boys. TIE former won the South At
lantIc quarter indoors last season and
the latter was a member Of CentraPs .
championship relay three years ago.
Auray won laureIs last summer in the
North, while Connolly is a former
Holy Cross star and was a member
of the relay which won two years
ago.
The Washington times., 1917-02-11
BISSELL IN LEAD.

BisselI won the first game, I6O to
ia, and Balm the second, 16S to 1872
in the balk line tournament at Sher-
mans last night. The losers were
Gefmanhousen and Kilbourn. BisselPs
victory gives him the lead in the
race with three games won and none
lost. His work last night was of
the same steady, consistent kind that
he has shown in every game. He
scored a high run OF IL points.
In the second game Balm outplayed
his rival, winning fairly and easily,
coming up from behind with more
than 30 points to cover.
Monday evening Christmas. and
Frost and Ruynitzky and Dennison
will contend for honors.