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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-05-08
DRAF'( EVADER.
IS ARRESTED
VIM. e. tombstone, Son Of Bert John.
stone, Arrested Tuesday for
Evading Army Draft.
GETS UNRULv WHEN WANTED
Necessary for Deputy Sheriff Costello
to Draw Gun in Order to Get the
Young Fellow to Jail.

Crawford county's first, and it is
hoped last, draft evader was arrested
in Denison Tuesday morning and is
now lodged in the county Jail awaiting
the arrival Of an army officer from
Omaha who will take him to that place
for trial. The evader is VIM. E. John
stone, son of Bert tombstone, who re-
sides on St. Louis street just north
of the West DenisOn mill.
1t seems that tombstone was work.
ing in Omaha last June and registered
at that place. When the time came
for making the physical examination
a notice was mailed tombstone by the
Omaha board to appear, but he paid
no attention to this notice and &C.
cording to the regulations as made by
the provost marshal general governing
such cases he was put in class by
the Omaha board. We understand the
Omaha board sent tombstone a notice
to appear in Omaha for duty, but he
did not show up and was reported to
the federal officers as missing. 1t is
reported to us that Johnstones' father
did not approve of the actions of his
son and when he returned here plead
WIFI 0IIu 10 ~ u OIldud anu TcpOEt
for duty. This he refused to do and
so we are informed the father wrote
the Omaha board that his son was in
Denison and wished that they would
come for him.
A federal secret service man drop
ped into Denison yesterday forenoon
and made inquiries as to the where
abouts of tombstone. Upon learning
that he was staying with his parents
here the government agent went to
the residence to take the man in
charge. When tombstone learned the
caller was government man and had
come to arrest him he made the as
sertion that he would never go alive
and grabbed kitchen knife and
threatened the detective If he attempt
ed to lay hands on him. The detective
went to a neighbor's house and phOned
the sheriff's Office for assistance and
Deputy, Sheriff Costello fastened to
the scene and was confronted with the
butcher knife. - Thinking the fellow
was blufllng Costello pulled a gun on
him and told him if he didn't drop
the knife he would blow his head off.
tombstone replied, BLOW away" The
two officers then started an offensive
and grabbed the fellow who fought
desperately with the knife. His sister
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-05-08

Archie Silletto, who enlisted in the
quartermasters reserve corps recently,
received his papers and has been
granted a years furlough in order to
complete his course in agriculture at
the State college at Ames. This is a
privilege that is granted to students
whose grades are of certain per cent
as to class them upper third, John
Silletto. who conducts a hardware
establishment at University Place in
Des Moines. writes his parents that he
has enlisted and has been accepted in
the second naval reserves. He en-
poets to be called into service in about
a month and will go into training at
the Great Lakes naval training sta
ton near Chicago.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-05-08

Denison band in uniform will march
to the court house square where they
will give concert. The high school
glee club will render several selec.
tons and some prominent speaker
will deliver patriotic address.
Promptlyat 2:45 a procession will be
formed on West Broadway, headed by
the band, followed by the indicted
men, school children and citizens
marching four abreast to the North
western station. The men will leave
at 3:13 for Des Moines.
Business houses will close between
the hours of 1870 and $3.50 o'clock to
permit all to attend the exercises.
The committee requests that auto
mobile drivers refrain from driving
on South Main street while the pro-
cession is on its way to the depot to
avoid accidents.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-05-08
in two den0minat tons, the 25 cent
stamp and the $500 stamp.


stamp and the $500 stamp.
Thrift Card is furnished to all pur
chasers of Is cent stamps. This card
has spaces for is stamps. When all
the spaces have been filled the Thrift
Card may be exchanged for SIS stamp
at post offices, banks or other author
lied agencies by adding IL cents in
cash prior to Feb. l, 1918, and l cent
additional each month thereafter.
Those who prefer may buy $500
stamp outright. These will be on sale
from Dec. 3, 1917, until Jan. 81, 1918.
at $4.12. They automatically increase
in value cent month every month
there after until Jan. l, 1923. when the
United States will pay IS at any POST
office or at the treasury in Washing
ton for each stamp affixed to War
Savings certificate
When you purchase a IS stamp you
must attach it to an engraved folder
known as War Savings Certificate"
which bears the name of the purchas-
err and can be cashed only by the per-
son whose name appears upon the GER
tificate, except in case of death or dis
ability. This certificate contains 20
spaces. If these are filled with War
Savings stamps between Dec. 3, 1917.
and Jan. 81, 1918, the cost to the pur-
chaser will be $50 40. and on Jan. I,
1928. the government will pay the
owner of the certificate $1OO-a net
profit to the holder Of ST go. This is
based on an interest rate OF per
cent compounded quarterly from Jan.
2, 1918. The amount of War Savings
stamps sold to any one person at any
one time shall not exceed 800 Una
turity value), and no person may hold
such stamps or War Savings certifi-
Gates to an aggregate amount en-
ceeding $1,000 (maturity value).
If the holder of War Savings GER
tificate finds it necessary to realize
cash on it before maturity he may at
any time after Jan. 2, 1918, upon CIV
ing 10 days written notice to any mon
ey order post Office receive for each
stamp affixed to his certificate the
amount paid therefor plus l cent for
each calendar month after the month
of purchase of each stamp. A regis
tered certificate may be redeemed,
however, only at the post office where
registered.
In other words, the plan is simple.
straightforward and certain. The
holder of the certificates can not lose
and is certain to gain. He is buying
the safest security in the world in the
most convenient form in which the
security OF great government has
ever been offered to its people.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-05-08

came into the room and attempted to
wrest the knife from his hand and be.
fore the fellow was finally under con-
troll he slashed his sisters dress, but
fortunately did not .injure her.
The man was taken to the Jail and
has refused to eat since his confine-
ment. Just how long he will keep up
his hunger strike no one knows. al
though Sheriff Cummings has tempted
him with the finest food, but to no
avail.
1t is likely that the man will be
court martialed and will be sentenced
to the federal penitentiary at FIT. LeaY-
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-05-08

1t should be understood the above
amount assigned to each township Is
a minimum and not a maximum
amount. The township is at liberty to
increase the above amount as it sees
fit and we see no reason why sur
plus may not be created for future
use. The burden on the county is not
a heavy one and we would not be sur
prised if the amount should be largely
oversubscrbed in accordance with the
practice of the county in other war
activities.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-05-08
BOUND. FOR JET
PERSON BARRACKS
Seventeen Young Men Will Go te
jefferson Barracks, No., From
Crawford County on Monday
PLAN APPROPRIATE EXERCISES
Notices Have Been Mailed to the
Young Men and They Will Meet
at the Court House.

5S1 James A. Ellis, Deloit.
5S2 Emil Bohnker, Denison.
5S4 Asa B. Staley, Charter Oak.
$50 John, T. Kinney, Vail.
5S7 Willie c. Snow, AspinWall.
sos Herman Goettsch, West Side.
500 JOAN c. Tank, SchlesWig.
E9S C A. Schroeder. Wonewec, Wis
61S Joseph Bruner, Dayton, Ohio.
GA Harry Strathman, Denison.
62S Emil F.. Reinfeldt, Manila.
629 Peter A. Stem, Aspinwall.
631 Bryant Cooper. Manila.
642 Earl Hickey, Manila.
644 Virtus E. Evers, West Side.
665 Dan Walsh, Chicago.
SIT James J Higgins, Vail.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-05-08

At recent meefag of the directors
of the Lutheran church of Hanover
township, Rev. Runge, pastor, it was
decided to devote every fourth Sunday
to services in the American language.
Beginning with next Sunday there
will be preaching for three Sundays
in the German language and on the
fourth Sunday preaching in the Amer.
lean language.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-05-08
RED CROSS DRIVE
MONDAY, May II
Red Cross War Fund in Which Ono
Hundred Millions Are to Be, 4.
Raised, Starts May 9th.
COUNTY ALLOTMENT is $15,ooo.oo
Burden on County Not Heavy Ono
and Should Be Raised Without
Any Difficulty.

The Red Cross drive, as everyone
knows, begins the 9th of this month
and lasts for week. This is what is
known as the Red Cross war fund in
which one hundred million dollars is
to be raised in the United States. The
amount allotted to Crawford county
is $4,000 and the committee in dis
tributing the burden on the several
should be raised by each township the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-05-08

The board Of supervisors at a meet
ing held Tuesday decided to put III q
cement sidewalk ON the north and
west sides of the court house square.
Members OF the city council and bus
mess men appeared before the board
and urged that the improvement be
made.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-05-08

Mrs Anna Williams and son, Frank,
came up from Dow City to spend the
week end with friends. Mrs. Williams
occupied the pulpit at the Baptist
church in the absence of the pastor. ].
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-05-08

The Masons will hold special meet
ing on Friday evening at which time
they will dedicate their service flag.
The ladies of the Eastern Star have
been invited to attend.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-05-08

The Crawford county young men
whose names appear above will leave
Denison next Monday for Jefferson bar.
racks, Mo-, where they will enter the
service of their country. A call was
received last month by the local board
from the adjutant general for eighteen
men but the board was unable to COM
plete the list Of names who would
be indicted into the service until the
latter part Of last week.
Notices were mailed to these men
last week by the board ordering them
to mobilize at the court house Monday
morning at 8 o'clock. They will re.
port to the chairman of the board,
H. j. Cummings, who will then fill
out the necessary blanks. The men
will leave over the Northwestern at
1913 o'clock in the afternoon for Des
Moines, where special train twill be
made up and the trip to Jefferson Bar
racks resumed.
Appropriate exercises will be held
in Denison Monday afternoon prior
to their departure and the business
houses will be requested to close to
permit all going to the station to see
the boys off.
Arrangements have been completed
for fitting exercises in honor of the
seventeen Crawford county young men
who leave next Monday for Jefferson
Barracks. Mo-. The entertainment
committee Of the Denison Commercial
club has charge OF the exercises. "
The men will mobilize at the court
house at 8 o'clock Monday morning
and will report to H. J. Cummings,
chairman of the local board. After
roll call the men will be dismissed and
they will be given free use Of the
Commercial club rooms.
At 1870 o'clock in the afternoon the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-04
A. P. WAR CORRESPONDENT
DECORATED BY FRANCE

PARIS. Friday, May 3.-Robert
Berry. who for two years has been
correspondent of the Associated Press
at the French army headquarters. has
been decorated on the battlefield with
the cross Of the Legion Of Honor bv
Gen. .Anthoine. acting on behalf Of the
commander-in-chief. Cen Petain. whose
slowing the decoration in person
Two other American and four British
correspondents also were DECORATED
Gen. Anthoine spoke of the invalua bie
wofk d OF the ne Amerreah dneainn ana srltish press
as coming from soldiers for soldiers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-04
TO MAKE D. c. BONE DRY
Representative Randall Introduces
Bill Relating to Importations and
Manufacture Of Liquor.

Designed to make the District of Co.
lumbia bone dry. another war prohibi-
ton bill was introduced today by Rep.
resentative Randall. prohibitionist, OF
California.
The bone-dry bill introduced today
would prohibit all interstate commerce
in Intoxicating liquors or in fruits. seeds
or foodstufrs intended to be used in
manufacturing such liquor. Exporta-
tion or importation of such articles Is
also prohibited. the design being to
stop the use of grains exported to Eng
land in brewing beers.
Representative Randall claims that
the stopping Of interstate shipments
will reduce the output Of the brewery
at least 80 per cent. rs all Of them
depend on trade in states other than
the one whore the breweries are To-
Gated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-04
NEEDS OF U. S. PREVENT
GRANT OF LIBERTY TRAIN

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. May 4.-Owing to
government need for train equipment,
the Loyalty special" which was to
leave this city on May s for Washing
ton to carry a direct message of patrf.
otism to President Wilson from the
southwest. has been Cancelled. accord
ing to Col. H. p. Dickerson, who had It
in charge.
Col Dickerson, accompanied by Gov.
Williams of Oklahoma and several per
sonal friends, will leave here Monday
for Washington to tell President viii
son what the southwest Is doing in
support Of the government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-04

any SaXGAee. 3sss the direction of the
channef ports Will be made at great
cost to themselves and ovor the bodies
of the British army, who have 80 often
shown in the past such bulldog deter
minati6n In the defense.
statistics such as these bring home
to the military mind the terrible ordeal
through which the British army is now
passing. History coolly reviewing facts
Will record what is perhaps often now
lost sight of in the crowded interests
OF everyday life and obscured by hear
say and extravagant writings. Brit
ain at this very moment is making the
supreme sacrifice of endurance for
right against might. and now strength
ened by and shoulder-to-s with
the famous French fighting divisions is
prepared to hold the German masses
rives for the great revenge"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-04
RESUMES CONSIDERATION
OF REDRAFTED RENT BILL

The Senate District committee today
resumed consideration of the redrafted
johnson rent profiteering bill. with the
understanding that IL possible 1t would
complete the bill for report to the
Senate.
AS soon as the commItteEhas finished
its work on the prohteerinG bill 1t win
be laid before the ssnaten aud every
through without delay,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-04

n This sittess xenla sRgs:r tsSss IL
man war once. Of course. has not dis
closed to the world what its losses in
the great battle have been. but the es:
timates of allied observers have placed
the loss Of German life at a staggering
figure.
From the very nature of the fighting
military experts have pointed out. the
losses Of the attackers were bound to
but. in addition to that. the method OF
German attack, advancing troops In
waves faster than machine guns could
NOW them down. must, military experts
say, have entailed enormous losses.
An inkling Of how serious were the
German losses came some time ago
when 1T was reported that the German
military chiefs dared not disclose them
to the German people. and therefore
were sending the wounded to Belg4um.
Other reports have told Of railway
gateways being choked with trains OF
wounded, while the dispatches of corre-
spondents at the front have told how
the battleields were carpeted with
gray-clad bodies.
Experiences Of Two Divisions.
AS examples of what the British have
gone through. it is cited that two divi-
sions lost a large percentage Of their ef-
fectives. ii
The 25th, new division, in the fighting
between March % and 2s. .ost 1000 men.
Put in the fighting again from April 10
to April 10, it lost 5000 more. Despite
these losses, 1t was brigaded with the
French for a counter attack and still later
it beat off four heavy German attacks.
The 21st Division fought continuously
from March q to March % and lost 1000
-k@v .k~ NJ
Later it drove back a German attack in
which five German divisions were en-
gagged and increased its losses to 5000.
Emphasized by German Wireless.
The situation was summed up in this
fashion:
1.-THE casualties in the British army
are emphasized by the German wire
less. Although figures from German
sources would be undoubtedly much
exaggerated, yet 1t is certain from the
severity Of the fighting and from the
fact that the entire combatant forces
Of the British army have been almost
continuously engaged that the British
losses in proportion to reinforccments
Immediately available must be very
heavy. 1t is probable that ono would
be approximately accurate In quoting
these as close on quarter OF a million.
offensive being continued almost tmme-
diately, and should the brunt of the at
tack again have to be borne by the
British the situation will be undoubt-
edly serious. unless sufficient troops are
available close at hand in reserve to
strengthen the line as required and
bring relief to the British divisions
that have been in the line almost con-
tinuously since the beginning of the
present battle.
Bulldog Determination.
SShould the Germans determine again
to attack in Flanders 1t is certain that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-04
||NTERNED GERMANS
| DIG SECRET TUNNEL
| IN SOUTHERN CAMP
Fight Among Prisoners at Fort
Mcpherson Reveals Plot
to Escape.
GRAND JURY CRITICISES
GUESTLIKE TREATMENT
German National Air Played by
Band, Says Presen.
tation.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Ca, May Am apparent
attempt at a wholesale delivery of the
German prisoners at Fort Mcpherson
was foiled late yesterday when the
guards discovered a ffty-foot tunnel
leading from under one of the pris.
oners' barracks toward the double wire
fence which incloses the prison camp.
The discovery Of the underground
passage followed an investigation OF
some trouble among the prisoners
themselves, the guards being compelled
to advance with fixed bayonets before
the crowd of angry Germans would dis
perse. They had been engaged in a
heated discussion and several blows
were passed. -
The exact cause Of the internal dis
turbances among the prisoners has not
ficials are conducting a rigid investi-
cation.
Search Reveals Tunnel.
When the disorder had been quieted
guards began a systematic search OF
the prisoners quarters and soon dis
covered the tunnel, which had been
dug with great secrecy. The excava-
tion work evidently had consumed
many days, the Germans having used
all possible means to hide evidences OF
their work. s-,
It is understood that several prisoners
suspected Of completely in the attempt
to escape have been placed in confine-
ment, ending the result Of the official
investigation.
Grand Jury criticises.
Tho "suestlike treatment accorded
German prisoners at Fort Mcpherson
was made the subject Of q special re-
port OF the Fulton county grand jury
in a presentment to Judge Ben Hill OF
the county superior court.
Averring that the military authqri-
ties at the post permitted the playing
Of the German national air by German
bands. the grand jury's report entered
2 vigorous protest against tho manner
in which the prisoners from the subma-
rines were received at the camp some
thirty days ago, at which time said
prisoners were greeted by their COM
patriots quartered there as victors."
"well Fed, Well Housed, Lozy."
1t was charged in the report that az
it now is. the prisoners are in a large
|
do no manual labor; they are well fed
well housed. well clothed and are per
mitted to lead lazy. indolent life"
1t was suggested by the report that q
copy of the findings of the committed
be sent to Senators Hoke smith and
Hardwick and Representative Howard
of this district, with the request that
an immediate investigation be made
by the proper authorities at Wash
ington as to why the federal authori-
ties at Fort Mcpherson allow German
bands to play the German national
air."
The statement was signed by Fred
erick j. Paxon, prominent local
merchant, who acted as chairman OF
a committee appointed by the grand
jury to investigate treatment accord
ed. the Germans.
Col. ]. T. Van Orsdale. commanding
the prison camp. declined to make any
statement concerning the charges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-04
GERMAN WOUNDED
FILL 265 TRAINS;
COAL CARS USED.

AMSTERDAM, May 1.-TWO
hundred and sixty-fve trains full
Of wounded soldiers returning to
Gsrmnny from the battlenelds I'm
Picardy and Flanders. says the
newspaper Les Nouvelles of The
Hague. were counted In the day
time ON April o, April IL and April
II ON the Namar-Liege railway.
The transports were 30 crowded
that the Germans were using open
coal cars to carry the wounded.
Hospitals, converts. schools and
factories In Belgium, the paper
adds, are all packed with wounA-
ed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-04
HALF MILLION BUSHELS
OF H0ARDED Wheat SOLD

CHICAGO. May 4.-More than half q
million bushels of boarded wheat have
been discovered in Illinois and placed
on the market after a forty-eieht-hour
drive just completed by 900 township
and 102 county food administrations
This announcement was made TODAY
by Chief Investigator Adams of the
state food administration forces
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-04
ELECTED TO MEMBERSHIP
on CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE

Speaker Clark and Majority Leader
Kitchin Of the House have been e1ecteJ
to honorary membership on the demo-
cratic congressional campaign commit
tee, and have accepted, according to
announcement made today by Renre.
sentative Ferris of Oklahoma. chair
man Of the committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-04
Mr.. GALL|NGER ASKS
EXPENDITURES PROBE

A resolution proposing investigation
Of expenditure of all war appropriations
made by Congress was introduced to-
day by Senator Gallinger, minority
leader. Consideration of the measure
went over.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-04
BRITISH LOSSES 100000
IN STAND AGAINST HUN
Military Mission Here Clues Casualties Since
March 81; Situation Serious If Brunt
Again Is Borne.

British losses killed. wounded captured and missing
the front since the German offensive began March
estimated by the British military here nearly
Information the mission headquarters here indicates
will be continued almost immediately
the borne again by the British the situation
serious unless the British supported by sufficient
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-04
Export Of Ship Plate Is Authorized

At the urgent request Of the Argentine
minister the War Trade Board has au.
thortzed the export OF 500 tons Of steel
will be made Immediately available
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-04
President Gives Reasons.

In granting full pardon to Sebastian n
and Cook the President said that h.
took this. action in view of their ex-
trelne youth, and >the fact that their
offense5 was wholly free from conscious
disregard of duty. They were ordered
sent back to their companies.
President Wilson's action was taken
ont recommendation of Secretary
Baker. who made a personal investiea
.tion Of the charges.
Ledoyen and Fishback were charged
with disobeying orders regarding drill
and Sebastian and Cook were accused
Of sleeping while en- sentry duty. Ledo-
yen and Fishback will serve their
terms at Ileavenworth.