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The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1918-02-15
Gen Crozier Discusses
Age Limit Enlargement
of Selective Service Law

of Selective Service Law
Dlscsssing enlargement OF the
age limit for selectlve military
service. Provost Marshal Gener-
al Crozler said:
"a pronounced majority OF
the boards favor some enlarge.
ment, but there is great diyersl-.
ty of opinion as to the proper
age limit. Nineteen and 35 are
perhaps the limits most frequent
ly suggested; but some recon-
mend 40 Or As years as the up
per limit. There is a distinctly
stronger demand for raising the
maximum age than for lowering
the minimum"
Gen. Croz,er estimates that
1889, 38s acceptable single men
would be made available by an
increase IN the age limit up to
As years. The estimate places
the number of acceptable single
men between 18 and 81 years at
$40, ,283. The number of prob
ably acceptable single men al
ready registered but not called
is 1921, ,845. According to these
figures, should the age limit be
enlarged to include men of from
18 years to As years, inclusive,
4, 257 SIG physically and other
wise qualified unmarried men
would be open for call to service.
"V1ctory" Bread Must
Contain No More Than
SO Per Cent Wheat Flour
Any baker will be permitted
to advertise his product as "vic
tory" bread If it contains not
more than 80 per cent wheat
-four. No stipulation is made as
to what ingredients shall COM
pose the other 20 per cent, so
long as they are selected from
the list recommended by the
Food Administration, which IN.
cludes corn -four and corn meal.
barley flour, oat meal, rice and
rice -four, potato -four, etc.
Until March 3 rye -four may
be used IN making victory bread.
After that date it will be placed
on the same basis as wheat, as
lrye flour IS now being shipped
to the allies. Bread made of
igraham or whole-wheat flour
may be termed victory bread.
Clandestine Circular
Issued in Germany
| Attacks Rulers
| A copy of a broadside forbld-
den IN Germany has reached the
COMMITTEE on Public lnfOrma-
tion. It is a single sheet OF
foolscap size, printed on both
sides, and bears a coarsely exc.
cntsd woodcut representing
soldier IN arms, a workman IN a
blouse, and a woman showing a
rock off a precipice, beneath
which is seen the head and bust
| of the Emperor, crowned and
sceptered and monstached, .look-
ing up in terror at the fate im-
pending. The last paragraph OF
the text Is as follows;
sMan of toll, awake from slnmber!
Recognize thy growing might
All the wheels will lese their motion
Without thy strong arms. devotion.
Dow n with the war! Down with the
Governmentl
Peace! Freadom!. BreadH
Registration Boards
torbe Paid on Basis
of Men Classified
New regulations from the offiee3
OF fhn Prnunsf MARSHALL GeHef.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1918-02-15
WEEKLY WAR NEWS DIGEST

"The rate of compensation for
members Of loca, boards up to
ana including the completion of
the final classification of the reg
lstrants within the respective
jurisdiction of said boards shall
be on the basis of 80 cents, as
aggregate compensation to the
membership of a local board.
for each registrant to whom a
QUESTIONABLE shall have been
mailed and who shall have been
finally classified IN accordance
with the provisions Of these reg
ulatlons.
Money due for said work
shall be paid In proportlonate
amounts to each member of a
local board claiming compensa-
ton for his service. unless it
shall be requested oy the unani-
nous vote of the local board
that the moneys due should be
paid IN some other proportion.
In such case no one member
shall receive more than Is cents
of the allowance of 80 cents for
each classification and no two
members shall receive more than
|25 cents for each classification to
be distributed between Them"
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1918-02-15
Registration Boards
to- be Paid on Basis
of Men classified

New regnlations-from the office
OF the Provost Marshall Gener-
al in regard to compensation OF
registration boards read. In part
as follows:
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1918-02-15

Mr.. Ell. Cunningham made a
very valuable talk to the school
on food conservation. He IS our
Food Administrator for the coun-
ty.
Marie Lncke was awarded a
progress button for excellance In
penmanshlp.
The fourth grade won the pen
nant for the best grade in pen
manship out of three grades.
The sixth grade won the pennant
out OF the other three grades OF
The graded classes.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-02

With the Government at Washington lend economic and
phanropic Russia National of the
Y M G. is actively recruiting reinforce
already Agricultural physical
tors and NJ
welfare work in communities being sought
further consideration policy
virtually gDahead M A. through
all uncertainties the few months
Russia These have been
build the morale Of the citizens
Try The secretaries today in all parts Russia.
In the dark days Of Russia the
over that country the possible
invalid prisoners taken
all the men broken in health They exception
with curses against Germany But
wonder that their countmen could peace
enemy
The y M A. leaders Russia" Alexander diree
tor OF the War Personnel Board Department
war work Council have doubted
RUSSIAN people Despite all difficulties
ageen the T. M G. has remained
watching for better day The evidently coming"
Fnteen new secretaries with ability constructive
element TO the Russian life Of the future
the southeastern Department
BUSINESS men, put e call comes stronger for skilled
a. ana community work All to with
Russia help herself
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-02
FORTS HOUSE MACHINE GUNS
How the Greatly Dreaded HPlll
Boxes" First Devised BY Ger
mans, Are Manaaed.

It used to be thought that the Bel
gian forts Of armored steel and con-
crete. almost completely buried in the
ground, would hold out against any
artillery But when the Germans
brought up their great howitzers AMI
hurled undreamed OF quantities OF
high explosives on these forts, they
broke and crumbled to pieces, writes
A. Russell Bond in ST. Nicholas. Then
1t was predicted that the day of the
fort was over. But the machine gun
has developed new type of warfare.
Instead Of great forts mounting huge
guns, we now have little machine-gun
forts, and they are far more trouble
some than the big fellows. To the Ger
mans belong the credit for this type
Of fort, which consists Of a small con-
crete structure, hidden from view as
far as possible, but commanding some
important part Of the front. "Pill
boxes" the British call them, because
the first ones they ran across were
round in shape and something like a
pill box In appearance.
These pill boxes are Just large
enough to house few men and
couple of machine guns. Concealment
Is Of the utmost Importance; their
safety depends upon 1t. Airplanes are
particularly feared. because machine
gun emplacement is recognized to be
so important that a whole battery Of
artillery would be turned upon a sus-
pected pill box. II Is claimed that
some pill boxes are built with turrets
that rise out Of the ground. Normally,
they are completely buried and COW
cred with turf so that no one would
expect their existence. During the
bombardment preceding a charge they
would remain hidden and only a
chance shot could put them out Of
business. When the charge took place
the elevating mechanism would be OPP
Grated, and out Of the ground would
rise the miniature fort, ready to halt
the advancing soldiers.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-02
TOOK TIME TO GREET BABY
President Wilson Not Too Busy to
Welcome Youthful Caller at the
White House.

President Wilson laid aside grave
war problems for a brief half hour
the other day to shake hands and chat
with the youngest visitor ever received
by him at the White house, says the
Washington Times.
Usher Hoover announced to the
President in his library that Mrs. VIII
son would like him to 90 down to the
Blue room to see a young man she was
greatly interested in.
On reaching the paflor the president
was presented to little Gordon Gray
son, the ten-week-old son Of Admiral
and Mrs. Cary Grayson.
"What a fine little fellow" said the
president as he reached for the tiny
hand and shook it heartily.
Baby Grayson, although only ten
weeks old, seemed to realize the honor
of being the youngest visitor Of Presi-
dent Wilson. He didn't cry once. Just
smiled apd eooed, which is considered
very good form for baby on first
visit. The baby had no official bust
ness with the president, just wanted
to let him see how cute he looked in
his new dress, and how much he had
grown.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-02
3IG-SOULED MEN
NEEDED IN YIN CA.
'or Overseas Work With Red Triangle
Forces - 500 Recruits Asked For
Out OF Southeast During July

Pass the word on, and pass il
quickly, that 500 OF the most capable
earnest and big souied Christian bust
ness men are needed Immediately ol
of the Southeastern Department fol
overseas work with the Red Triangle
Forces" according to Dr.. W. w. Alex
ander, director of the War Personnel
Bureau, Army and Navy Y. M. G.. A..
for the Southeastern Department. The
quota of SEQ for the department for the
past month was exceeded by 12S en-
listments.
The call now comes for executives
of much business experience and spe
cialists in all lines. No man in Amer
lea is too big for the smallest Y. M
C. A. job over There" Today the
leading men of the nation are volun
teering for the work: Bank presi
dents, college presidents, office hold
ers, political leaders, religious leaders
and hundreds of corporation heads
are giving all time to the work with
Americas Sons in France.
State recruiting committees are OPP
Grating in the seven Southeastern
states. Information as to the oppor'
tunities and the work can be secured
through the state recruiting secreta
ries, as follows:
Chas. NJ. Norfieet, Y. M. c. A.
Winston-Salem, N. G.
Heath Barlow, Y. M. G. A., .Colum
bia, S. G.
W. E. Hearon, Y. M. C. A, Atlanta
Ga.
O. E. Maple. Y. NJ. c. A, Jackson
vile, Fla.
Truman L. McGill, Y. M. C. A., Biz
mingham, Ala.
Or. ]. Watt Raine, Edwards Hotel
jackson, Miss.
F. M. Massey, Y. M. C. A., Nashville
Tenn.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-02
QUOTAS FIXED FOR
FALL Y. M. CA. DRIVE
National Goal Of S112,ooo,oo includes
$15,00o000 For War Work Of Y.
w. C. A.-Southeast Asked
For 100000

The quotas for the seven states Of
the Southeastern Department for the
next financial drive of the National
War Work Council of the Y. M. G, A.
for $112,O00,0 900, which will take place
late in the fall were decided upon last
week by delegates from each Of the
states. Seven hundred delegates from
the seven states of the Southeastern
Department recently met with the ma
tons leading Y, M. C. A. workers at
the Capital City Club Of Atlanta, Ga
The quotas for the Southeastern
states, totaling approximately $4,000
600, were decided upon as follows;
Florida, s577,5S4; Georgia, $1,043,-
7S4; Mississippi, $2SO.OOO; North Caro-
lima, $6S0,2SS; South Carolina, $644,-
S96; Tennessee, $1,O95,92O; Alabama,
1904, 900
$15,o0o,o00 to the Y. w. C. A.
OF the total amount $4,000, 900 will
be turned over to the Young Women's
Christian Association in order that
they may carry on the many war ac-
tivities that they have undertaken.
Every town and community Of
the Southeast was represented by
its leading citizens at the conference.
Chief among the International figures
were DR.. John R. Mott, General Secre-
tary of the National War Work Coun-
Gil, Geo. W. Perkins, former leader
of the Bull Moose party. a member
of the executive board of the United
States Steel Corporation and now
chairman of the Army and Navy Y.
M. G. A. bureau of finance. Others
in the party were A. H. Whitford and
Chas. S. Ward, directors of the ma.
tional campaign, and A. NJ Cotton Of
the Boys Earn and Give Campaign.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-02
Wood Wlthstands ouakes.

The ability of wood construction to
resist severe shocks and strains again
was demonstrated IN the earthquake
that destroyed Hemet and San Jacinto,
CAL, few days ago. Telegraphic re-
ports from Hemet cay that "the VOs-
burg hotel, frame. structure, with
stood the shock, while its brick neigh
bors fell fat"
Lumbermen point out that there is
nothing peculiar in this. On account
Of the toughness of its fiber and its
resiliency, wood can stand many
twist and Jar before it breaks or loses
It's shape. A wooden building will
'give" without injury to itself and then
resume its original shape. At the
worst, in case of an unusually severe
earthquake shock, it might be twisted
out of shape little but would not
crumble or collapse. Brick buildings,
on the other hand, have no elasticity.
The brick and mortar Of which they
are constructed are brittle, when COM
pared with wood.
The reports from California, the lum-
bermen declare, merely 60 to empha-
size the ACCESSIBILITY of building Of
wood in districts subject to earthquake
shock.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-02
The ~" Men Are To Be
Found Where Battle Is Hot

IF you want to know what'the y M.
C. A. means to the soldiers, go where
the fighting is hot" is the regular
reply of the American soldiers in
France, according to cahlegram re-
ceived recently by the National War
Work Council telling of more secre-
taries who have been under liquid
ere attacks. as well as gas and shell
fire. The American Expeditioaary Of
flcers have sent scores of letters to
the Paris headquarters of the "Y"
praising the work of the Red Triangle
workers. declaring them to be indis.
pensable.
More than q thousand "Y" score
taries are in advanced positions and
dugouts under constant shell IRE.
There are no cutters and they re-
fuse to be relieved, saying that where
the troops go the Y. NJ. C. A. will stick,
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-02

years enjoyed the distinction Of hav-
ing a strong music department. For
those interested We, have an unusual
treat. Dr. Emil Winkler and his
wife, who have been al the head Of
the School Of Music il Ward Semi
nary and later in Ward-Belmont,
having held this position for eleven
years will have charge of the depart
ment here Miss Beasley, of Nash
vile, will be the director assuming
active duties here with Miss Willie
Landlord as her assistant. Dr.. and
Mrs. Winller will have wishing super
vision and the school Of Music here
will be closely affiliated with theirs in
Nashville and hence music lovers of
Huntingdon and adjoining towns will
have school established in their owr
locality offering the same advantages
A. the Winkler school at Nashville
and offering them at much less ex-
pense.
When we compare our faculty with
those Of ether preparatory and high
schools throughout the state we find
that no one of them has any advan-
tage over us and to the people of
Carroll county we are glad to aft
nounce that our County Boards of
Education are cooperating with us
in running the school and because
of this cooperation any one residing
in Carroll county and entitled to
free school privileges will be adj
mitted into any of the twelve
grades Of the Huntingdon school,
free of all tuition cost, whatever.
School will open Tuesday morning,
September 3rd 1918. Let every one
who contemplates entering here re-
port on that day for classification.
Regular class work will begin Wednes-
day.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-02
CROIX De GUERRE GIVEN
TO Y. N. C. A. WORKER

Taking his Croix de Guerre from
his own breast, a French army CAP
tain, by orders of his general, pinne'
it on the coat of Edwin Ely, of No. Z
West Eighty-eighth street, New York
according to a cablegram Just receives
from overseas. Mr.. Ely is Y. M. {
A. secretary of a Foyer du Soldat.
Ely was later invited to dinner b
the Commanding General. When h
entered ali the Officers stood at salut
until he was seated at the side Of tn
General. The General made an a.
dress thanking Ely and the Y. NJ. {
for their work in France and e.
pressed regret that he was not alb.
to confer an official decoration.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-02
Uncle SANS Best Seller.

The eagerness Of women to do their
BIZ by canning is shown by the enor-
nous number of requests made to the
government for instruction in It. The
best seller among the latest novels
cannot compete for popularity with
the Farmers Bulletin No. $3.50 on cold
pack canning. Every housekeeper
should send for 1t. There is no charge
for it. The cold.pack methods, when
directions are followed exactly, give
perfect results.-W oman's Home Com
panion.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-02
Id France Il Eather,s Klt Raa.

'Pack up your troubles in your old
kit bag" says the song, and Private
Henri, French-Canadian soldier. did
1t literally. He packed his ten-year-
cid son in his Kit bag and took him to
France, according to the Montreal Star.
Henri's wife and son followed him
to England when he left Canada. The
mother died and when ordered to
France Henri could not bear to leave
son. SO he packed him in his kit bag
and took him along. At Boulogne the
boy was discovered and promptly ship
ped back to Folkstone, where he be-
came pet of the police.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-02
]. R. JOHNSON
Chm. Board of Education
w. E. LEACH
Secretary Board of Education
TO YOUNG WOMEN

| Inc WUIlldH committee Oh Cne
Council of National Defense has sent
to every one of its state and local
units in the country full instructions
for the mobilization Of young women
in the United States Student Nurse
Reserve, beginning on July 20. Sur.
geon General Gorgas of the Army,
Surgeon General Rupert Blue of the
Public Health Service, the American
Red Cross, and the Council of
National Defense, are joining forces
in his campaign and already the state
divisions Of the Woman's Committee,
1 by whom the enrolment is to be con-
Quoted, are busy with preparations for
the campaign.
1t was announced today at the
headquarters of the Woman's Com
mittee in Washington that local units
of the Woman's Committee, from
Maine to California, will have a re-
!
cruiting station open during the fort
night beginning July 90
At these stations, women will be
given an opportunity to enroll as
candidates for the Army School of
Nursing, established under the author
ity of the Surgeon General, or in
branch schools of the military hos
pitfalls, or to enroll as engaging to hold
themselves in readiness until April |,
1919 to accept assignments to civilian
nurses training schools. Those who
enroll will be sent at the beginning
of the autumn and spring terms.
There are 1879 nurses training
schools in the country. 1t was point
ed out today that the need of these
schools for nurses was as great and
important as that of he Army School
of Nursing. Those who enroll in the
United States Student Reserve will be
assigned to these various hospitals as
vacancies occur. The term of train
ing varies from two to three years.
Every woman who completes the
training course satisfactorily may be
eligible for enrolment as Red Cross
nurse and for service with the Army
or Navy Nurse Corps and stands
chance of being assigned to duty
abroad. At the same time she will
be qualified to earn her living in one
of the noblest professions open to
women.
THE appeal from our hospitals in
the field is imperative" said Doctor
Anna Howard Shaw, Chairman Of the
Woman's Committee, in an appeal to-
day to the young women of the coun-
try. "They must at once have every
nurse who can be spared. The places
Of those withdrawn must be filled
Immediately by student nurses. The
call must be answered from every
part of the nation. Let there be no
woman Stacker in the land"
hope the women of our county
will respond nObly to the call that
Tennessee may furnish her quota of
500.
MRS. NELL WRIGHT,
Chairman Council of Defense, /.
Carroll County.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-02
MRS. NELL WRIGHT,
Chairman Council of Defense,
Carroll County.

This is the protracted meeting
season and the Democrat is quite
anxious, to report the result of all
the meetings held in the county. If
you ,have a good meeting at your
church, or in your community report
it to the Democrat and let US tell the
public about it. If your meeting is
not reported it will not be the fault
Of the Democrat. Send US in the re-
vival news and we win do the rest.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-02
State of Ohio, City of Toledo,
Lucas County. SIS.

AuCdS OOunbJ, s..
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that
he is senior partn er of the firm of
F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business
in the City of Toledo, County and
State aforesaid, and that said firm
will pay the sum of One Hundred
Dollars for each and every case of
Catarrh that cannot be cured by
the use of HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subs
cribed in my presence this 9th day
of December A. D.. 1886.
A. w. GLEASON,
(Seal) Notary Public.
Halls catarrh Medicine is taken
internally and acts through the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of
the System. Send for testimon-
ials. free.
FL :. CHENEY 6 CO.. Toledo.
Ohio.
Sold by all druggists. 75c.
Halls family pill for constipation.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-02
American Woman Furthest Front

by Delayed Gable from Chateau Thery American Forces
IN France)-Mrs Clara simmons Grafon A. work
fuhs front pedy Shells drop in adjoining
fed Makes hot chocolate and distributes into ac
tol Military policeman her hut Husband with
NJ G. A. forces in Vadvosok, Russia
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-10-31
FIRE PREVENTION DAY.
A PROCLAMATION

This Nation loses annually by fire
two hundred fifty million dollars, a
sum nearly equal to the interest on the
Fourth Liberty Laon. This vast
amount means the destruction Of i'm
mense quantities of foodstuffs, cotton,
wool, lumber and munitions, all vitality
necessary to the conduct of the war.
Production is crippled and efficiency
impaired by fire. The adoption of
proper measures and the exercise of
care would materially reduce this
enormous loss.
Fire prevention at all times, but es
pecially at this time, is a patriotic
duty, therefore, !, Horace F. Graham,
Governor, designate Saturday, No
vember 2, 1918
FIRE PREVENTION DAY
and ! urge the cooperation Of news
papers, civic bodies, churches, schools
and homes, that every influence may be
used to promote fire prevention. Every
person in the State is called upon TO
emphasize the subject of lettering all
conditions that will reduce the hazard
Of fire. We must have wealth TO win
the war, and the destruction Of prop
erty by fire delays our war endeavors.
We are straining every effort to bring
the war to an early and successful
close. We may best secure an early
peace by continuing 10 prepare for a
long war. We must conserve all prop |
erty for ourselves and for our Coun- |
try, and one Of the best means Of con |
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-10-31
SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS

The Journal has discontinued
the practice Of acknowledging re-
nittanees by postcard receipts,
and asks ito subscribers TO de-
pend upon the labels on their
papers for this information. II
~ date on the label on your
1per In not changed on the Sec
ond issue after your remittance Is
made kindly notify this Office Of
its amount and the date II was
cent.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-10-31
MARRIED
DIED

4
ANDERSON-ln Manchester, Oct.
25, 1918, William B. Anderson, aged
~ years.
CHAPMAN--ln Glens Falls, N. ",
Oct. q, 1918, Rev. w. J. Chapman,
aged 73 years.
TOWNSEND-At Fl. Slocum, N. Y.
Oct rs, 1918, Private William H.
Townsend
EMERY-In Bellows Falls, Oct. "a,
1918, Tracey Emery Of Bondville, aged
q years.
BURBANK Bondville, Oct. "a,
1918, Lorenzo X. Burbank, aged 50
years.
LA BATH n Boston hospital,
Oct. %, 1918, Private Haskins LaBatt,
aged % years.
kELLEY-ln East Dorset, Oct. 80,
1918, Mrs. Thomas Kelley