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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-28
TEACHERS TO AELP
EXEMPTION BOARD
Will Be Organized to Compile
Vocational Data on Regis
trants; Examination of
Glass / TO Be Pushed

County Superintendent Margaret
Doolittle and City Superintendent
W!chzer and through them every
school teacher in the county, are TO
he drafted by the exemption board to
direct the compilation of vocational
data touching every man who regis
tered under the provision of the Sc
lectiye service act.
The information came to the local
board In the form of a telegram from
Provost Marshal General Crowder In
answer to one sent, inqulring If local
bt ards will be allowed to employ
men for this work. General Crowder's
telegram said.
Furnishing of capable assistance
for preparing occusational cards has
been committed TO school superin-
tendents and school teachers all over
the United States, who will organize
for the purpose $4,000 or more teach =
ers.
Local boards may also call for the
volunteer assistance Of other capable
persons, including lawyers, ministers
ard business men This work calls
fer accuracy of the highest kind. II
IS urged that you Issue state wide
call to insure the completion. 1t was
hoped the government would obtain
the character of work without com
pWliation."
Local board members explained
yesterday that under this order they
are to proceed as soon as poss bic
to Classifying all the men accordine
20 occupation and training, for tht
Information of the government.
Orders have also been received in.
structing local board to proceed a
once with examination of men in clas,
and to continue until all men il
this class have been examined, unless
otherwise ordered.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-28
TWO INCH SNOWFALL

Two inches Of SHOW and sleet fel
on Logan county Sunday night 1he
storm was general over the state, f.ye
inches being reported from points II
the northwestern part of the state
The cold was intense being below
zero at many points Shortage O
coal and low gas pressure has caus-
ed much suffering. Many cattle arc
renorted frozen to death in the pan
handle and in northwestern Oklaho
ma. In Guthrie at 10 o'clock Sunda7
night the mercury drdped to / de.
gree above zero.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-28
Kaiser Sends Machine
Guns 70 Quell RIoters.

London, Jan 2S-Count Czern.n's
speech on Austrian aims and the
statement that 1t was sent in advance
to President Wilson has aroused the
pan-German and Their newspapers
are bitterly in their denunclat.on Of
the Austro- Hungarian foreign min
lister. 1t is declared that the counts
action means break In the Austro-
German alliance and one pan German
newspaper has been suppressed for
suggesting that Germany abandon her
foremost ally
While the workmen In Austria APP
parently have returned to work, re-
ports have been received in Holland
OF disturbances in the Industrial dis
tr'ct along the Rhine in Germany.
Few details have been obtained but 1t
is stated that troops with machine
guns have been sent to Muelheim,
manufacturing town on the Rhine op-
pt site Cologne.
Meanwhile, pan-German attacks on
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-28
CHICkASHA TO BE
ULTRA PATRIOTIC

Chickasha, Jan 28-The Chickasha
city council passed an ordinance Fri
day night making 1t an offense, pun
lshable with a fine and jail sentence
to utter sedi.ious remarks about the
government. An ordinance was also
passed making 1t a misdemeanor not
to observe the wheatless and meatless
days laid down by the national food
administration.
Mayor Coffman was the author OF
the ordinance and he expects to see
that they are obeyed, and has in
structed the police ct the city to ar
rest anyone who does not observe the
ordinances.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-28
BAKER REPLIES.

Washington, Jan 2o-Mr Baker said
his statement was not exactly supple
uentary to his recent one to the COM
nlttee but a comprehensive statement
on all army activities in the war, es-
pecially replying to the charge that
the war department had fallen
down"
At the outset the secretary sad he
,H0ugitt much criticism came from
impatience OF the American people
10 do this great thing greatly"
He conceded freely that in so great
enterprises it was impossible that
there should not be delays and short
comings.' The confidence Of the
country however, he SAID, was nece5-
sary to the tremendous efforts.
Mr. Baker seated by committee
members at their table, began his
statement at 1926 O'clock lie asked
not to be interrupted
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-28
SOME DOCTORS OF THE
STATE NOT PATRIOTIC?

Loyalty of Oklahoma doctors will be
the next probe. Each physician In the
state must register. The object Is to
learn why Ger ain doctors have not yet
offered services to the government.
it is said that there are a number In
The state of o~German tendencies
that will have 70 come from under COW
er now. The internal revenue collec-
tor is also on the trail of few prac-
titioners aud surgeons who have been
camouflaguing their incomes.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-28
lATI0NING GARD FOR
1918 IS GIVEN OUT
New Rules Promulgated BY the
Food Administration, Eftec-
tive To-day; Must Use
Substitutes
Wheatless days--Monday and Wed
nesday
Meatless day--Tuesday and one
neatless meal other days.
Tuesday and Saturday--porkIess.

Washington Jan 2S-Bakers thru
)ut the land today began the manu-
lcture of the new Victory loaf, a W.
Dyead containing a 8 per cent substi
lde for wheat flour, prescribed b.
lie food administration as a part 0
.G 1915 food conservation program
Vt the same time grocers win sell t
nuseholders wheat flour only whei
the purchaser buys an equal amour
I some other cereal
The percentage of substitute flours
lsed in baking establishments vii
Dc established gradually until 2,
er cent substitution is reached OF
February "a. AS substitutes the bak-
Yr9 may use either some other cerea
or flours made from potatoes Of
beans.
ating Houses Must Obey.
Hotels, restaurants and other cub.
ic eating places will be required L
observe the regulations laid down foI
baking establishments.
Wholesalers and retailers viii b'
required to limit Their purchase o
wheat flour to 70 per cent of las
year's supplies The remaining Zi
per cent will be taken from the mill.
by the food administration for tn
purpose of creating an export sur
plus and building up a reserve store
fill emergency needs.
Other features of the new conser'
gat.on program, announced in Presi'
dent Wilson's proclamation are twC
wheatless Monday and Wednes'
lay; one meatess Tuesday; twS
ourkless days-Tuesday and Saturday
and 10 per cent voluntary reduc-
ton in the household sugar ration.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-28
WAR COUNCIL WILL
MEET THIS WEEK

The next time man beats his wife
n Atebison, he will be placarded with
A large sign bearing the words wife
Beater" and chained to a post on the
most prominent corner Four wife
1eaters have been sentenced or f.net
IN Atehisons police court within the
last G weeks 1t is laid to the con.
slant reading of war news.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-28
DARING GU.S.AIlT0RS IN DAYLIGHT
RAID, DROP Bombs ON HUN TOWNS
Another Babe
VIII Be Gioen
Painless Death

Chicago. Jan ESD Harry J Hal
selden, advocate OF painless Seatn
for deformed infants, has passed
sentence OF ceath upon another
baby, one Of natures sad mis-
takes.
The girl is seven weeks old, and
the child of Mr. and Mrs H Stanke.
The baby Is their first offspring,
and weighs but two and one-halr
pounds. 1t has a hopelessly imper-
feet spine, and its legs and arms
have been paralyged since birth.
DR. Haiselden says that II nature
Is permitted to rectify the blunder
the baby win die within week,
and the parents have agreed that
nothing shall be done TO lengthen
Its life.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-28
M'KlNLEYS BIRTHDAY
Associated Press.

Columbus, O. Jan 2S-Tomorrow
viii be the 18th anniversary of the
birth of Pres dent William Mckinley
and the Mckinley carnaton league Of
America today sugge ted that tho Gus
tom of wearing carnation. McKin-
ley's favorita flower on that day. be
omitted and there he substituted for
It therefore small American flag.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-28
GRACE BUTLER WINS FIRST
PRIZE IN BREAD SHOW
Rare Exhibit OF Breads Is Made
At Bread Show At City Hall
List of the Prize
Winners

The home club girls made an eX-
ceLtionally good exhibit at the bread
show Saturday They had breads OF
all descriptions, except white bread,
including Boston brown bread ana
even PLAIN corn bread as well as all
the Substitute" light breads in which
ore fourth of the flour is replaced by
scme other substance Miss Chand-
ler pronounced it fine exhibit
Mr. Golobe gave an exposition OF
the need of conservation and pic
tured the results of failure to dc
everything possible to win the war
The Chamber Of Commerce room
was well filled. The 5peaker's dec
laration, I'VE can afford to have only
ore meal a day il necessary rather
than be defeated" was echoed over
the room. The appeal for greater
production was echoed by Miss Chan
dler who spoke next
Miss Chambers subject was club
work and its part in conservation and
production, and she showed how i'm
portant the work of the club girls may
be.
Values Of Food.
Miss Carter OF the Guthrie high
school gave an interesting talk on
the value OF food and ways OF sub
stitution She makes her own pea T
nut butter with the meat chopper and
uses the oil from it for shortening,
Breads Readily Sold.
The breads were readily sold lr
leaves and in sandwiches made by
the domestic science club and tht
| proceeds, about 1925 will be giyer
to the Red Cross.
Prize Winners.
The prize winners were:
First prize, best Liberty ligh
bl blead-Grace Butler
Second prize, Liberty light bread
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-28
RETURN SAFELY TO FRENCH
BASE AFTER DOING MUCH
ID A NJ CE TO THE
ENEMY TRENCH
AND MUNITION
STORES
.CzERIN'S STAND MEANS
BREAK WITH AUSTRIA
----
PAN-GERNIANS ATTACK THE
EMPEROR AND DlSCUN-
TENT SPREADS; QUIET
CONTINUES ON
THE ITALIAN r
FRONT
BULLETIN.

With the American Army In France,
Ian 29-Four American av'ators, at.
taohed to a French squadron. have
participated In a daylight bombing
raid over Germany. All returned
safely.
On account OF a fog the avators
were not certain as to the extent OF
damage done, but are certain that 4
was large. One large munltion ware
house was seen to burst into flames
and railroad depot was destroyed.
After re crossing the lines the
bombers were fired upon vigorously
~ enemy aircraft guns. They
then ran into still heavier fog and
seme of the airmen were forced TO
land before reaching their hannara,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-28
RERELLIoN RlEE-

London, Jan 2S-Reports Of dlss
turbances n Germany again are cur
rent in Holland and severe outbreaks
are said to have occurred in the
Rhelni lche industrial districts. Troops
with machine guns have been sum-
moned to Muelheim on the Rhine OPP
posite Cologne, but there are no de.
tails.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-28
VERY UNSVISE MAN

r II Walters, foreman of the cleo
trlc plant ia Spiro, is in federal Jail at
Muskogee, under $4,000 bond on a
charge of seditious utterances. Speak
ing OF the war he said: "The whole
damned thing Is a graft and the Will
sons are at the head of it"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-28
AS to Chamberlain.


Washington Jan 2S-The mistakes
cited in Senator Chamberlains speech
Secretary Baker declared. gave dis
proportionate aspect Without in
tent, he said, the effect Of the sena-
tors speech was to give the country
tile impression that the Deficiencies
were characteristic, rather than oc-
casional" He said he was not there
20 defend individuals OF deny delays
or false starts, but think | can
say in confidence, that in them we
have sought the remedy
More Than Million
Men Under Arms.
There are more than million men
under arms in ths country, it was
state by Secretary Baker, in referring
to the cases of alleged neglect o.
the dead, cited in Senator Chamber
lain's & eech.
Every soldier who needs rifle has
one, Secretary Baker said, and bet
ter tyne than the British Ensfield
rifle had been adopted.
Major General Wood, Mr. Baker
said, recommended calling out large
amy although the men could not be
provided at once with rifles and
c'cthng
The War Department Has
Not Fallen Down, Says Baker.
For one reason or another the i'm
preston has gone out into the country
to some extent that the war depart
nent has fallen down in the conduct
of the war" Secretary Baker said. 81
want to address myself to that ques
ton.
There are several reasons why
should ask the committee to hear me
First, the country is entitled to know
If that is a fact. The counry is en-
titled 10 know what this war Is ant
what the problems are and how we arr
u'nnfinuna IN paRn Five
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-28
X p RULING UPHELD.

Washington, Jan 28-Federal court
DEGREES DENYING the right OF the SUI
preme lodge. knights OF Pythias to
Increase assessments on insurance of
the endowment class" under It's hv-
l7ws as amended in 1888, were today
set aside by the supreme court.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-28

Food queues have now become com
non in London, and this photograph
hows a good namred crowd waiting
urn TO buy AT the right Of the pic
uer are members OF the American
GOOD Commission sent over by Her
ert Hoover to investigate food con
.tions in London
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-28
roRpgpo s4lp Co.'s DOWN.

London, Jan 2S--Thq Cunarder An
d'nia, reported yesterday to have
been torpedoed but not sunk, went
70 the bottom IN spite of efforts to
get her into port, according to IN
formation reaching the Associated
Press today.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-28
SlNN FEiN RAIDERS
ACTIVE IN GALWAY

Dublin. Jan 2S-Night raiders ale
becoming active in county Galway.
News was received today that rad
ers believed to be Sim Feiners, for.-
IDLY entered several houses last night
and seized all the arms they could
find.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-28
Artillery Duels On
French Front Continue,

London, Jan 2S-Todays war office
announcement say3.
Yesterday evening the enemy
raided an advanced post northeast of
Langemarck. Three of our men are
missing. Southeast of lie Vergu,er, a
strong accommodating party was dis
persed by rifle fire during the night.
THE hostile artillery was active
last night at different points south
west Of Cambrai and also north OF
Lens and in the Passchendaele Sec
tor"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-28
MORE THAN MILLION
MEN now IN FIELD
EVERY EFFORT WITHIN
HUMAN POWER MADE TO
IA STEM PREPARA-
TIONS INTELLIGENT
LY AND AVOID
MISTAKES
BULLETIN

Washington, Jan 2S--secretary
Baker today replied TO Senator Cham
bcrialn's charges of inefficiency in the
wsr department at public heari 19
before the senate military committee
The secretary began making verbal
statement without manuscript.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-28
FUEL SITUATION IN
EAST AGAIN ACUTE


Chicago, Jan 2S-Light snow te'
in this region during most of las
night, and, according 10 the weathe'
forecast. another storm is headed II
this direction from the southwest to
Gay Should the snowfall be heavy
as the weather bureau predicts, rail
way officials fear the movement Z
coal and food supplies again Will b
seriously hambered
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-28
U s SHIP ON ROCKS

Washington, Jan 2S--An American
patrol boat was today reported to
the navy department ashore on q
rcck in European waters.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-28
-WO BILLION DOLLARS
FROM STAMP DRIVE
That Sum Is the Goal of the Cam
paign Managers Throughout
Land; Charles Seely In
Charge In Logan

The war savings stamp campaign
Just now starting must bring more
han two billion dollars to our war
fund during this year That means
that the average will have to be 500
for each man, woman and child in this
republic. You may ask, can 1t be
done? 1t must and will be done
voluntarily rr otherwise We are
In war and lhen and munitions must
be provided, and those who can not
fight will be forced to do something
else; ii they can not offer their lives
as q willing sacrifice Oh the altar OF
their country, the least they can do
is to offer everything else.
This is your exact situation at the
present hour
One of the strongest pro-Gernan
slogans we hear today is more
business than usual" A New York
paper Of late date, the largest daily
organ OF the clothing ami textile trust
in this country, gathered 500 heads OF
great factories and brokers together
few days ago, and they boldly de-
clared and decreed that business as
usual" would not satisfy them; they
started the more business than US
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-28
GIVES PACKARD AUTO TO
UNIT %, HOSPITAL CORPS

Atchison, Jan 2S-R w Ramsey of
Atch'son. has presented his seven
passenger Packard automobile to unit
2e hospital corps, to which his son,
Ronald Ramsey belong and which is
commanded by Maj J r Binnie OF
Kansas City. 1t will be used as a
staff car.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-28

The soldier boy would like
10 hear from home. Send
him The Leader. By the
month by mail forty (4O)
cents. Address changed as
csten as desired.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-28
WAR SECRET ElKER REPLIES To
CHARGES MADE BY Chamberlain
Chicago Boys
Greatest Criminals
In Wond

Chicago. Jan 9S-' More crimes
aIe committed by Chicago boys
between the ages of Is and y
years in ono yoar than have been
committed in the whole Of Europe
in one hundrod years Judge
Kickham Seaman Of the criminal
court told an audience at y N
c A branch yesterday Continuing
Judge Scanlan said that llj proba.
tion officers have heen assigned 10
one juvenile court here and that
each Of them have seventy cases o
juyenils delinquency 10 inve5ti-
gate.
Judge Scanlan said that thc tales
of the youthful criminals were In
many cases so sordid as to be the
cause of horror to the judges hear
ing them. He attributed the fire
quency of crime among youths tc
lack of discipline and faulty moral
standards
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-28
"a A ~ - s''e-~-~
KsNEAIHER.|

Monday-Wheatless day.
Tuesday Wheat'ess - ane one
wheatiess meal ali other days.
Wednesday--Wheatless.
uesday--porkless.
Saturday--Porkless.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-28

R w Ramsey is former Guthrie
resident. He conducted the Ram icy
Cry Goods store in the Chestnut
stand.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-28

New Orleans. La, Jan 2S-Tonight
and Tuesday fair, continued colder,
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continued on Page Five.
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Confined on Page Fhs.g
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0ontinued on Page Fi7el
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-28

The prize winners were:
First prize best Liberty light
blead-Graee Butler
Second prize, Liberty light bread
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-28

year Whisper gently
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-17
VIRGINIA TELLS oF SINGING
or TRANSPORT FsCAvIA

braEfoi VA N~rah fs-Tudge =
Buttop. i. Iroro. ueBt Abingdon tu-
rlst. is tn scegpr K sttev Grcr1 hts
svh5eh t1e you~g nan aEvss Eraphie
dsscrt ptior of H.s experience tu con-
nection stth tn@ Striking Il rhe trans
rart Tuacauls fsang Hutton Is said
~ hA q been fn~ only Virginia r~ioer
aboard flat Inflated shtp. F9llowl ns
tae striking IF tae torpedo "a got
out of pBs berth sm3t confusion. came
upon tfe deck hs2tus Re- -Gt m if1-
rnasisL< Nav ~ ss pc Rat 20 his sur
prise Tie i31eboat On Hlur he - de-
pendins kad been swept sv~y KS
waited sr sgsDeuse with hundreds Of
ath@r patriotic ,oanE Americans As
10 describes 49, the AseLs WAS enc q
Patriotic ysser~we tie men faoiHg
death Wits feUsTAahle ca'iraesa -
waited" lie sad. calmly for the ~.
gfTal of reac"e sasu. 5aed a.
ftss #husG Ia ajt @rael& se vus
only aa4sas or aee4r4 .>f>Sf wait
~ tws hour, Brttlst vessel ~as at
eur side aad / chances - be- my lark
10 " Transferred that vessel ga
vs.s confusion 7 Jeff the SINKING shln
with . blouse tnat do not -orze est atd
80 the res % u, uniform lost ana
money ! had t1 sttu nave che " rist
.aten II nay sister. SaTah Katherine.
hsS 80 grab all ] cegld w. tina dark
ness. WIS eventually landed at port
Ia ireland w have since ARR yed
IN England und ar row quBrteree n
rest camp near London"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-17
STEPHEN PACE HELD
ON ENBEzzLING CHARGE

Portsmouth Va. March 6.-~Stephen
&C. Face, assistant postmaster was yea
terday held for the federal grand Jury
by United Nrates Commas cp6r Percy
IS S,ephonson upon the charge Of EN-
bez2ling government funds, I'osto!fice
Inspector Il W, Hudgins and POST
master Montague. of Portsmouth. were
he chief witnesses against the assis-
tsnt postmaster.
Inspector Hud9ius testified that
when he nIst made an audit Of the
aooks in the Portsmouth office. he
dischverod a shortage OF $1,000. but
later, when hs made a seoon An en-
rGr ~ 5000 ~ thr Original audit ard
the rhos lag amounted 10 $4,000
Postmaster Montague testified that
ne never handled any of t1a money
n the Joslcftce a1d did not even know
thc combination OF the safe
gao hearing was hold yesterday eff
tertopn in tho once % Comu.ss.oIe7
sr~ ghen<rn sad Mr.. P4sa was &C.
SEED lu0er Ran pending ihA convrp
1us - the gfa1d Jury
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-17
EDGAR ALLAN POE MAY HAVT3
OWED LIBAABY Two FNrs

Charlotte ~vilis. AaroB Is--Gs I'D.
gar Allan roe inhabited to the urjver-
sity Of Virginia, or Sc the university
INDEBTED 70 p0e7 AZ an academic
question This might b A~rd to an
~ or, hut = considered On financial
basis. Poe owsa the university q to-
tai ~ 500. at present,
This disc, very WAS made several
hsye sgo when numerous old papers
relieved and sintegratHg from age.
we're found far beneath The ground In
TIE unused cellars ~ he rotuafs
Among IN packages ~ ancient rec
ords was one file ~ library a. ON
this NE was charged tine % 81 40
against Edgar Al,ar TOE Tor keeping
certain volumes Of h story overtime.
Furffer down - WORN s,uf stafuaN
cclH~7s was q note taat 50 Fs rst au
received from young Poe The paw
meHt of the other two cents has not
been found anywhere
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-17
ENSIGN DTS or
APPENDICITIS IN FRANCE

Portsmouth. Va March Ia En-
s'sn Samuel l.. Lewis, U. g. ~. Of thts
city. aied in France last Mou-v ne
cordl,-; 10 news transmitted to his
re.ativee here yesterday by the navy
,rtIaeut A wiie was received hy
them from Washington, announcing
that Ensign Lewis had passed away
following an attack 81 aprer dieitia
Nasirn Lewis was thiTtyfour years
OLD aud was quite we'll known IA
Portsmcuth where no spent the great
er part ~ his life He was the son
Of John ". Lewis, % 500 MiddIa
street
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-17
nfp Drlve for s,oaO Members.

Norfolk, Va March is- THE biR
drive fer five thousand members TO
DIE Norfrlk unit 81 the BankheRd Ma
uonsl Highway association viii be
gin this morning when personal solic-
itation win be made A meeting
Of the hoard OF directors Of the Nor
folk unit held n the directors room
OF the board OF trade last night def
mite plenA for the campaign were
mapped out.