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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-06-08
FIRST DRAFT SEPT. I
GOVERNMENT BUSY PREPARING
SUPPLIES FOR 100000 MEN.
American Ingenuity Enabled Govern
ment to BE Ready for Big
Army So Soon.

Washington, June 4.-The first ac-
tual draft Of Americas citizen soldiery
probably will be September 5.
According to presnt indications it
will take that long to prepare supplies,
proper housing and other equipment
for the first 100000 men between the
ages of twenty-one and thirty-one
years who will be selected to serve
their country.
There has been much complaint over
so-called delay by the government in
getting under Roadway in pressing it's
purposes in the great war. But, one
official declared, it is only American
ingenuity that enabled us to be ready
by September 3.
Every step is being taken with DELHI
GRAFTON and care in order to reduce to
the minimum the possibility of mis-
takes. 1t is not the governments pur-
pose to get thousands of young men
into camp without every means at
hand properly to care for them, equip
them and prepare them for service
By the very nature of the world sit
uatiOn there is bound to be irritation
at what appears at first to be clumsy
and unwieldy handling of Americas
part in the great war, officials explain.
but it is confidently stated that as
soon as the ground work of the struc-
ture is laid American speed and thor
OughneSs will begin to show them
selves in the rapid contamination Of
the work it faces.
Meantime it is claimed that tre-
mendous amount more than shows on
the surface now is being accomplished.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-06-08
DRAFT LAW IS UPHELD
JUDGE so DECIDES in CIRCUIT
COURT AT KANSAS CITY.
Petitioners for Injunction Advised to
Go to the Nearest Place
of Registry

Kansas City, Mo-, June Fudge
Daniel Bird in the circuit court here
on Thursday denied an injunction to
prevent state officials from enforcing
the draft registration.
Judge Bird held that the draft law
was valid and that his court had no
jurisdiction to prevent it's being car
ried out.
From the bench he recommended
that Thomas Sullivan and Raymond /.
Moore, the petitioners, both of whom
are eligible for registration, seek out
the first enlistment place without at
tempting to evade the registration law.
J. d. Showalter, attorney for the pc
titioners, announced Immediately after
the decision was rendered that he
would go to Jefferson City at once for
the double purpose of endeavoring to
obtain an appeal hearing before the
supreme court and of instituting man
damus proceedings against the govern
or and other state officials. These, he
hoped, if granted, would prevent the
enforcement of the registration law
throughout Missouri.
Judge Bird, in his decision, referred
to the selective draft army as the
'most equitable and efficient this
country has ever had.
He said he had studied all the SIM
liar laws since the formation of the
republic and that none was COMPARE
BILE to the new law. He also ruled that
in times of war state, county and city
officials could be used by congress to
further any war measures.
The petition had sought to invoke
the thirteenth and fourteenth amend
ments Of the federal Constitution and
also certain provisions of the Missouri
constitution Judge Bird ruled against
all the points brought up.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-06-08
BIG DRIVE FOR RED CROSS
Week of June 1925 Set Aside for Cam
paign to Raise 100000,
600 Fund.

Washington, June 6.-With a war
relief fund OF $1OO,OOO,0OO as a goal,
the largest fund ever sought by pop
ular subscription In The United
States, the American Red Cross is
now perfecting all the details of the
organization which is expected to Sc
cure the subscriptions to complete This
sum during the week of June Is to
June %. President Wilson has, by
proclamation, set this week aside as
Red Cross week, and so expert money
campaigners, sent out from the central
headquarters of the finance commit
tee, in Washington, are now on the
way to their assignments in all cor
ners of the United States. They will
assist local Red Cross chapters and
committees in forming their teams and
organizing for the work of Red Cross
week.
In New York man-to-man canvass
Of the Wall street district will be made
by leading financiers among whom are
]. Pierpont Morgan, Jacob RI. Schiff,
Frank A. Vanderbilt Cornelius N. Bliss,
Jr., A. FL. Wiggin and Charles III. Sabin.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-06-08
PLAN HEAVY WHISKY TAX.
Prohibitive Rate Proposed by Senate
Suspension of Bever-
AGE Production Would Result.

Washington, June 6.-Prohibition
legislation was approved by the sem
ate finance committee on Monday, as
q new feature of the war tax bill.
Prohibitive taxes upon distillation
of whisky and other spirits for bev-
erage purposes, with ban upon their
importation, were agreed upon by
substantial majority of the commits
tee.
General suspension of beverage pro-
duction by dis~if1eries and use of liquor
now in bonded warehouses probably
would be the effect of the new tax Sec
ton if enacted into law.
In addition to To present tax of
1920 per gallon, tax of $40 per bush
el (from Sc to So gallon) upon all
grain. cereal or other foodstuffs used
in manufacturing whisky or other dis
titled spirits for use as beverages was
written into the bill. Senator Sim
mons said the increase would be pro-
hibitive upon manufacture while the
law is in effect, or during the war.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-06-08
THE EASIEST WAY
Ring Lardne Tells How You Can Serve Your Country With
Minimum of Effort.

You may be too young or too old or
too i'll or too timid or too poor to
fight. None of these alibis applies to
the Liberty loan. The age limit for
purchasers is one minute to one hum
dred and forty-seven years old. If you
are sick, send Kenneth or Dorothy.
Timidity and poverty don't enter in
to the case. The bonds are as safe as
buttermilk and as cheap as you want
to make them. You can buy one for
$50 and pay for it as you would an
encyclopedia, and no taxes can touch
you.
Your neighbor who is killed at the
front gives his life for his country and
his country gives him credit. You who
buy a Liberty bond give your country
nothing but your support and conf
dence and your country gives you 37a
per cent.
When you take three people to lunch
and it costs you SIS you may be doing
good to four people, your guests and
the proprietor.
When you deposit IS for Liberty
bond you are doing good to 1899
800 people, including the 1916, 1O1 Nor
wegians and Swedes, all but five Of
whom are blends.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-06-08
NINE DIE IN ILLINOIS BLAST
Two Others Hurt by Explosion Near
Herrin, IIl--Men Walked Off
Into Abandoned Workings.

Herrfn, H., June 5.-Nine dead and
two injured were the definite toll, as
certained, of a gas explosion at No. 2
mine TO the w. P. Rend Coal and Coke
company north of here on Sunday
night. The dead are:
Ira Sanders, night boss; Otis Reyn-
olds, Amos Mezo, Guy Vickery, Roy
Weathers, Charles Rice, John Gossage,
+. S. Good and Ezra Adams.
The injured at the hospital are Tom
Cox and w A. Brewer, both danger
ously burned.
1t is supposed that the workmen
walked off into an abandoned work
ings where there was gas.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-06-08

TThis is one of series of articles by
western writer's of national note in sup
port of the s., coo, 100000 Liberty loan.l
BY RING w. LARDNER.
m HE population of the world is T.
675,OO0,OO0, including the Bronx,
and it is estimated that all but
one of this number dislike William
Hohenzollern and wish he would re-
sign. He has been told this, but he
doesn't believe it.
Just because 100000 Germans,
100000 Austrians and Hungarians,
and 27,000,OO0 Bulgarians and Turks,
of whom more than 100000 are
wrestlers, break down and cry when
he scolds he thinks is Grand Exalted
Ruler of the Ancient Order of Humans
and first cousin to the Lord.
He won't quit of his own accord, but
he will if 1919, 100000 Of us insist on
it.
The most effective way of insisting
is to get into the trenches. A great
many have done it and a great many
more intend to. A vastly greater many
can't or won't.
The next most effective way, and
the easiest way, is to buy Liberty
bond.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-06-08
Man Forced to Kiss Flag.

Racine - John Bobush, a foreigner
employed at the J. /. Case T. M. COM
pany plant, was forced by 800 of his
fellow employees to kiss the American
flag, after he is alleged to have de-
cIared that he would not register and
to have said "Tll be damned if I'll
fight for the United States" The man
was made to crawl on his knees to
the flag, which was spread upon the
floor. After kissing it he was COM
PEELED to salute and then was escorted
to the door of the shop and dismissed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-06-08
Demonstration in JanesviIee.

GAINESVILLE Never in the history of
GAINESVILLE has such q public demon
stration been enacted as the loyalty
parade which followed the registra-
tion of about 600 GAINESVILLE young
men. Ten thousand were in line. Six
hundred clubwomen of the city were
led by Mrs. Marge Smith, president Of
the Civic federation. Thirty-6ve hun
dred school children marched.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-06-08
pAer,i+ for British. Too

Chicago, June 6.-Men owing alIegi-i
ance to nations other than the United
States will be accepted by United
States army recruiting officers through
out the service for enlistment in the
British or Canadian military service.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-06-08
Band Escorts Dead Boxer.

San Francisco, June "a process
sion headed by corps of police and
a band escorted the body of Les Darcy,
the boxer, to a steamer for shipment
to Australia. Darcy was a member of
the u. S. aviation corps.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-06-08
Russ Troops Rout Turks

Petrograd, June Russian troops
have won a victory in battle with
the Turks in the Sakiz region on the
Mesopotamian frontier, taking posses
sion of three heights, the war Office
announced.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-06-08
Guard for Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, Cal, June 2.-Six hum
dred coast artillerymen will be brought
to Los Angeles to guard the city June
5 against possible draft registration
rioting, it was learned from United
States Marshal G. 7. Walton. Walton
says he has learned that agitators are
endeavoring to stir up Mexicans here
to resist registration.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-06-08
FIRE DESTROYS MUCH GRAIN
Three Million Bushels Of Wheat
Burned by Forest Flames
in Russia.

Petrograd. June 5.-Forest fires in
the Minsk region have already burned
over 1000 acres, destroying 100000
bushels of wheat and the big elevators
at Saratoff, according to reports re-
ceived here.
The fires are believed to be of incen-
diary origin. Whether there was loss
of life has not been learned.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-06-08
chinano BANDITS oet So. SOC.

Chicago, June George Meyer,
messenger of the Stockmen's Trust
and Savings bank, 5435 South Hal
sted street, was held up by two ban
dts just before noon on Monday and
robbed of $500.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-06-08
nutch Lend Food to Beloiun.

The Hague, June 5. -Because of the
scarcity of foodstuffs in Belgium and
northern France, the Dutch govern
ment has placed at the disposal of the
Belgian relief commission 1900 tons
of grain.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-06-08
p.+b Law to Drop Bombs.

Cleveland, O., June 6.-Rutb Law
famous aviatrix, scared above Cleve-i
land in her Curtiss biplane, warmingi
up for her Liberty bond flight over
midwest cities. The premier bird wom-
an will drop Liberty bombs"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-06-08
Colorado.

Denver, June 6.-Heavy enrolment
and enthusiasm for the selective draft
marked the progress of registration
day throughout Colorado. Reports from
all sections Of the state were that the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-06-08

TThis is one of series of articles by
western writers of national note in sup
port of the S. COO. 600 Liberty loanl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-14
AMERICAS OPPORTUNITY
War Has Given United States Chance
to Take Lead in Music.

Pittsburg, Kan, Nov 1.-THE war
has made America the training camp
for the future musicians of the world,
and the burden of supplying the prac-
teal musicians of the years to come
will rest on this country, according
to Walter McCray, head of the music
department of the State Manual
Training Normal
In past years Europe has had the
principal places of learning for lnusi-
clans Germany was the mecca for
students from all over the world.
American musical education was more
or less haphaZard and no system was
employed to compel students to be-
come thoro in their work.
In consequence the music masters
of the German centers were able to
choose their pupils Professor Nc
Cray says 1.-THE German masters
built up great regulations by dictat-
ing the policy of pupils during their
musical education The war has brok-
en- up that system and it is up to the
musical institutions of America to
make thoroness the guiding principle
of musical education.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-14
FIND DEAD MINISTER
Young Lawrence Man Left Wichita
for Topeka To Be Ordained.

Wichita, Kan, Nov. 1.-THE body
of the Rev. Walter NJ. Eastman, Of
Lawrence, Kan, minister in charge of
St Stephens Episcopal church of this
city, was found by hunter near here
late yesterday, with a bullet hole just
below the heart. Mr.. Eastman was a
graduate of the University of Kansas
Eastman left his rooming house
Monday morning for Topeka, where
he was to be ordained as a minister
in the Episcopal church, and nothing
had been heard from him until his
body was found by John Blair, the
hunter. A search of his room, where
he stayed, failed to reveal any word
which might throw light on his sud-
den death. His landlady stated that
when he left he was in good spirits,
and that he carried a suit case.
Whether he went to Topeka, is not
known. His suit case has not been
found yet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-14
BEAT The SEASON
Best Way To Do 1t Is To Raise
Diversified Crops.
Wheat Growers Also Should Be
Cattle Men.

Manhattan, kan, NOV. 14.-The
factors most important in determ1n-
ing the profits in farming are size,
diversity and productivity of the bust
ness, according to w. E. Grimes, as
sistant professor of farm management
in the kansas State Agricultural col
lege.
'Of these factors, the one which
confronts Kansas farmers is diversity
of business" said Mr.. Grimes. TOO
many Kansas farmers derive the
greater part of their income from one
enterprise, which if 1t fails leaves
them without resources
Seasons vary while the require
ments of different crops are constant.
Seasons which are unfavorable for one
crop are often favorable for another.
The farmer who is following diversi-
fed farming methods usually has a
good yield of some crop.
Distribute Work
Another difficulty of importance to
the farmer who grows only one crop
is that he has an abundance of work
during rush seasons and has, little to
do at other times. Under present
conditions labor is scarce. Often by
growing a combination of crops he
can distribute his labor turnout the
summer season.
In the wheat growing section of
part of their ground to crops for feed
and keep sufficient livestock to util-
ize them. Livestock furnish work
turnout the winter and often enable
the farmer to hire a farm hand for
the year.
Feed Crops Labor.
Feed crops usually do not con-
flict seriously with wheat harvest and
distribute farm labor turnout the
summer season more uniformly. They
will yield a profit when fed to live
stock. Roughage which is of little
value otherwise may also be fed.
Keeping livestock is the most eco
nomical method of maintaining the
fertility of the soil and the only prac-
teal method for nearly all sections
of the state.
Better diversity in the business of
the average farmer will increase the
profits, establish farming on a safer
business basis and enable the farmer
to safeguard against the danger of
complete failure in any year and aid
in overcoming the present scarcity of
labor"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-14
PAPE'S DIAPEPSIN
FOR INDIGESTION
OR BAD STOMACH
Relieves sOurness, gas, Heart.
burn, Dyspepsia in five
minutes.

Sour, gassy. upset stomach, indiges-
ton, heartburn, dyspepsia; when the
food you eat ferments into gases and
upsets you; your head aches and you
feel sick and miserable, that's when
you realize the wonderful acid neu-
Trailing power in Pape's Diapepsin.
It makes all such stomach misery, due
to acidity. vanish in five minutes
If your stomach is in a continuous
revolt-if you can't get it gulated
please, for your sake. try Pape's Dia-
pepsin- It's SO needless to have an
acid stomach-make your next meal
a favorite food meal. then take a little
Diapepsin. There will not be any dis
tress-eat without fear It's because
Pape's Diapepsih really does sweet
en- out-of-order stomachs that gives it
its millions of sales annually
Get a large fifty-cent case of Pape's
Diapepsin from any drug store. It
is the quickest, surest antacid and
stomach relief known. 1t acts almost
like ma gic-it is a scientific. harmless
and pleasant stomach preparation
which truly belongs in every home
Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-14
PUBLISH SMALL ANNUAL
Emporia Normal Seniors Will Not
Give Up Their ''SunfloweF.'

Emporia. Kan, Nov 1.-THE Sun
flower committee at the Kansas
State Normal school has decided to
publish the student annual this year.
1t had been suggested that the annual
be discontinued as a war economy
The question had been at issue Tor
some time But the senior class
unanimously voted to publish the
Sunflower However il is to be made
112 pages as compared with the an
nuaI of 22s pages published last year.
Ivan p. Hostetler was elected editor
and John Fluff. business manager
The class representatives are: senior.
Charles w. Bursch and Ivan Hostel
Ter; Junior. Mary Myers and Joseph
Mcintosh: sophomore, Nell Hughes
and Adm Finley; freshman, Glen Bean
and lone Taylor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-14

care of if they desire it, and they are
ushered into dining room where
good old-fashioned American cooking
is sold
Food is sold at cost and for few
cents a boy can get all kinds of pie,
ham and eggs, beefsteak. American
hash, mashed potatoes, gravy and
fried chicken and all the fond grub
that his infancy knew.
Then there are two or three big
rooms with fireplaces, around which
the boys gather and talk and swap
military yarns. There is big
writing-room with free stationery,
where the boys may write home.
where they may work off their energy,
and a big hall with a stage where
every night a first-cIass show is put
on by the association.
Actors Offer Services
Actors visiting in the town are glad
to come and offer their services to the
association. Best of all, back of these
rooms are great dormitories that house
from 100 to 500 men. Some huts
have dormitory provisions for 1900
men and in the Eagle hut, in Lon
DON three or four dormitories are
most beautifully decorated; one all in
green, one all in blue, one all in rose
pink, and others in similar colors.
That means that the curtains are of
the prevailing color. the bedspreads
are of the prevailing color and beau
tiful chintzes hang everywhere about
the room. Before going into these
dormitories a boy is given hot bath
and a thoro disinfectant against too
friendly creatures from the trenches.
and he can lie down to pleasant
dreams, by the payment of few cop
pers.
Cheer Up Mothers
Now * often happens that men
have to be sent to the big cities OF
Europe on military errands. Hun
dreds of thousands of them have TO
come thru Liverpool London and
Southampton on their way to France
Tens of thousands in the course OF
things will have business in Paris, and
of course hundreds of thousands Will
land at the seacoast places, and here
dormitories are provided similar 70
those above noted in connection with
the Y. M. c. A. huts.
But it will cheer up American
mothers to know that General Persh-
ing will not send American soldiers
to Paris on leave of absence for pur-
noses of recreation except in rare and
necessary instances. He has so told
the Y. NJ c. A officials: but he has
occupied this promise with the obllga-
ton upon them to provide recreation
places for the men elsewhere AS
result of this obligation. the Ameri-
can Y. NJ c. A has rented scores of
hotels in the French Alps. where
American soldiers will be sent on
leave.
Moreover, in these French Alpine
kcities, Y. NJ. c. A. provisions. must be
made for exercise and recreation and
all this will cost a lot of money, but
it is money spent upon the spiritual
and physical well-being of our men
No other nation in this war is paying
so much attention to keepingtheir men
fit as the Americans are spending,
and no other nation is doing it so
competently as America is doing thru
the Y. NJ. c. A.
For we believe that it will avail
nothing to make the world fit for de-
mocracy, if that democracy is no:
based upon a clear mind, strong
body and a clean heart And as
Americans our first job after winning
the war is to bring our soldiers home
to make a country worthy of their vic
~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-14
POOR PLACE FOR ". M
Surrounded by Saloons and Resorts.
Women Tap on Windows.

East ST. Louis, Nov. 4.-Testimony
as to immoral conditions in East st.
Louis was given before the congress
sional riot investigating committee
TODAY by w A. Miller, manager of
the East st. Louis railroad Y. NJ. c.
A. He said the Y. NJ. c. A. build
ing was surrounded by saloons and
immoral women-and that a dice
game operated all night at a hotel
next door The noise at the hotel
was so great, he said, that men in
the Y. M. C. A. building could not
sleep.
Saloons were back of the Y NJ c.
A. building he said. and besides this.
women living above the saloons often
tapped on the Y NJ. c. A. windows
and beckoned to men inside. .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-14
FAT OIL DIVIDENDS
Standard of Kansas Gives Stockhold-
ers 50 a Share for Quarter.

Neodesha, Kan. Nov 14.-The
Standard Oil company of Kansas to-
day declared the regular quarterly
dividend of SO and an extra divi-
dend of Sc per share, payable Deem
Der Is to stockholders of record,
November 80, 1917.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-30
Line House Searched

Sheriff Goodrich, with Deputies
Harding and Gipson, searched the
Line House on the Canadian border,
yesterday afternoon. This building
stands one half on the American side
and one half on the Canadian side,
The above gentlemen, of course, de-
voted their attention to the American
side. Proprietor Joseph Julian
denied having any spirituous liquors
on hand. At first the officers made
very little progress in their search,
but finally an ingenious hiding was
discovered in the wall, concealed by
a calendar, and in this was reposing
a quart bottle of gin. Under the shed
floor was also found two bottles of
hard liquor and 80 bottles of India
ales.
The proprietor was arrested and at
his trial in Jackman was fined $4,000
and cost with 80 days in jail and 80
days additional in default of payment.
From this he appealed and furnished
bonds.