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anyway, this is where l get off This
is the last chance for you, alb so lutte
ly. SO you'd better stick"
And somehow or other he does Not
that he makes any hit with his boss,
who gets purple in the face every time
he looks at Homer and when he meets
me always demands. peevish. what it
was 1 had against him. But counter
help was gettin' scarce along about
then and he took out his crouch in
th 1. to give Homer the chuck
Homer get fond of his job.
II dunno why ! keep on with the old
sore-head,' he whines to me. Say, for
doin' the slave driver act he could make
Simon Legree look like glad-hand
day is awful hard on the feet. But the
worst the fool women who drift up with
"a 15-cent check and begin mumblin'.
oh, dear, l don't know what want,
Lemme see; verniler, I guess And
when thss start dish IN up an ice
maybe I'll have strawb'ry sauce-no
choc'let, stupid! 'Wotcher think I am,
a mind reader?' I asks 'em. Say. they
get me SO could chew glass, some of
them Lizzies do. And lots of them
Percy boys are just as bad. Believe me,
What nice pleasant time YOU must
have day by day. Homer" replies.
Yes, and I'm goin' to jump
the whole shootin' match some of
these fine mornin's," threatens Homer.
You'll see"
But he didn't. He keeps on jerkin'
the silver levers and gettin' sulkier
and sourer every week. It's wonde r
that face of his didn't curdle the
whipped cream. It's a narrow gauge.
two-by-four face. with little rabbit
mouth and two projectin' front teeth
shown prominent in the middle.
Also he has the pimple decoration
that Swiftly spoke of. Somehow it has
always seemed to me that If I was
runnin' soda counter wouldn't
want clerks that had. But then,
that's one enterprise l amt ever like
ly to have hand in. Unloadin' Homer
on one is probably as near as I'll ever
get.
So now maybe you've got a faint
idea why l don't rush madly out to
ask Homer what he wants this time.
And when l do get to the front office
l find him pacin' up and down nervous
with cigarette danglin' from his
lower lip as usual.
"Wcll. at last, eh?" says I. Been
promoted to the sidewalk, have you?"
Homer scowls in his pleasant way.
Nah" says he. "Pm gettin' my reg
Tar thirty minutes off | come around
to see what you think of this new
draft business"
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bunch and keepin' the boys from get
tin too good line on my condition.
so my manager could place the side
money at fair odds. He'd been some
Kind of advance agent before that.
travelin' in front of Tom shows and
burlesque outfits, and, so far as
could see, his strong suit was sittin'
behind a tub of suds and -discoursin'
eloquent on what he might have been
if he'd had a chance.
When he shows up here at the
studio Il couple of years back, though.
and toWs in this stringy son of his, I
has to fall for. the auld lang stuff.
Jim announces that he's still in the
show game, but 1T turns out he's run
min an elevator in thcater buildin'.
About what you'd expect of man
like Homer. And Mrs. Jim Cass, l
favorite who'd been lost in the shut
file, leavin' the youngster for Jim to
bring up accordin' to his own no.
tons. Which he'd done. At the age
of ten Homer hal toured around the
middle west as mascot of bush
league ball team. Later on he'd been
an attendant in Il Toledo shooting
gallery, starter at n Coney Island
merry-go-round. bellhop captain in
an Atlantic City hotel, and had filled
other responsible positions requirin'
talent and industry.
Just then he was at liberty and Jim
was willin, on account OF our being
such old chums. that l should place
him in something soft with one of my
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08

rich friends. Well, mainly to get rid
of him, l did find him q job as chalk
boy in an uptown brokers' branch. AT
the end of a fortnight he reports that
he's had to resign because the assist
ant manager was sore at his gettin'
so popular with the customers. True.
what they told me about Homer was
Slightly different. "Sulky and lazy"
was their verdict but after another
visit from Jim l worked Homer into
Purdy Pell's offices as street runner.
He lasted there nearly a month, chief
ly on account of his shown up SO sell
dom that it was hard to fire him.
And that's the way 1T had gone.
Every time he got kicked out of a
place I'd tell him l was all through
and the next l knew I'd be beggin'
some one to take him on in a new
line. Until, finally. ] lands him be-
hind the soda counter i'm this 7th ave-
nue. drug store.
II dunno's I'm goin' to like it," OBJ
jects Homer. after the first day.
Sure you are, Homer" says I. II
don't see why | didn't think of it be-
fore, because n srup squirter is just
what you were born to be-"
HUH" says Homer. where do you
get that stuT?"
Listen. Homer says T. backin' him
against the wall. 'it was revealed to
me in a dream. | could see you. all
dolled up in a white coat, stAndin'
graceful behind the marble slab and
dealin' out mixed sundacs to rows of
lovely lady typists. No going back of
a dream like that. Won know. And
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08
A FEW SHIFTS BY HOMER

OF that I'm out to scrap any
traditions. Nothing like that.
\ As a rule it don't get any,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08

U'o"iin'lcd on Tenth Paee0
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-29
Digest of Opinions Recently Rendered By
Judge Advocate General Of The Army

Corps while awaiting a call to active duty
was temporarily employed in Y M. G.. A.
work al Camp Grant. He received on No
vember 80, 1917, an order from the war
department to report for duty to the
commanding general at Camp Grant on
December s. 1917, such order reciting that
the travel directed was necessary in the
military service. He then went to his
home in Chicago. for the purpose of ar
ranging his private affairs, and returned
to Camp Grant in time to report for duty
as ordered Held. that, although the
order of November 30, was directed to
him at Camp Grant yet, since he was
not required to hey it until December s.
It was authority for him to start to obey
1t from his home If he chose to do Sc;
accordingly. he is entitled to mileage FOR
the travel he performed from Chicago
under the order in joining his first duty
station. OPS j. A. G., Feb. 20, 1881
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BOCHE IS AFTER
u. s. TRANSPORTS

Washinaton.-Germ is after the
American troops and cargo transports
now in dead earnest.
United States navy officials believ>
ed this to be the case today following
receipt of information yesterday that
the U-boats were operating farther
from their bases than ever before, in
GLIDING spots about the Azores.
The effectiveness of the anti-sub-
marine work, including the increase of
destroyers, is largely responsible for
the more extensive dispersion of the
u-boats. But there is evidently the
purpose of attacking American trans
ports behind this widened area of
German submarine work
incidentally, it developed today that
somebody is taking" wireless subma-
rine reports to alarm the American
shipping.
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Washington, D. C.--Amiens, which Is
still inside the lines of the AIhes, put
which Is within range of the German Dig
guns and is, therefore, being battered 70
pieces with the accustomed teutonlc
ruthlessness. is the subject Of the foIloW-
ing war geography bulletin issued TO-DAY
by the National Geographic Society :,
"Ffghty-one miles north of Paris by rail
and II miles southeast of the important
channel seaport of Boulogne, Amiens was
n thriving city with many important IN
dustries before the war. In ADDITION 70
its manufacturing interests, which lncluu-
ed woolens, linens, velvets, SILKS ana
shoes. it enjoyed considerable commercial
prosperity, owing to its advantageous SIT
uation on the River Somme near the point
where this important waterway is Joined
by its affuents the arve and the Gene.
1.-THE business section of the town was
rather unattractve in appearance, being
threaded by numerous canals, but wide
weIl-payed streets were to be found
throughout the residential section, and
the older section Of the town was sur
rounded by picturesque boulevards which
occupied the site of ancient Notifications.
In the western end of the city there was
a famous pleasure park known as the
Promenade de la Hotoie. where festivals
and concerts were frequently given in the
long past days of peace.
"Amiens which in 1914 was about the
size of Springfield, Mass, was in ancient
times known as Samarobriva and was the
caDitaI Of the Gallo tribue known in
Julius Caesars time as the Ambiani
('dweilers on the water). It became q
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-29
PICTURESQUE AMIENS BEING
BATTERED BY HUNS

Roman stronghold and received special
consideration at the hands of Marcus
Aurelius The Franks captured 1t in the
fifth century In the twelfth century IL
became an important commercial center
and four hundred years later was one OF
the chief cities of the great textile IN
dustry in France. Up to 1890 II was tne
capital of Picardy. and is now the capltal
of the Department of the Somme
s''rhe devastation wrought by the huns
TODAY does not mark the first experience
Amiens has had with the Prussians. Al
ter the so-called Battle Of AmienS, whIch
consisted Of numerous detached engage
ments in the vicinity of Villers- Breton
neuv and Drury. it was captured by the
Same enemy in November, 1870.
among the native sons or AInfehs VINO
have written their names indellbiy on the
pages of world history are Peter the Her
nit the legendary author and originator
Of the First Crusade; Blasset, the sculp-
tor; Voiture and Gresset, the poets, and
Dueange, the noted lfnguist
''In the famous Treaty of Amiens,
signed in 1902 by Great Britain, France.
Holland and Spain, the British recognized
the changes in the map of Europe which
had been effected by the armies of Ma
poleon. This treaty also restored to
France almost the whole of her colonial
empire which had been taken from her
some years before.
'Of course the chief glory Of Amiens.
before 1t suffered the same fate rs
Rhiems. was her cathedral, which viii be
described in subsequent war geography
bulletin 1"
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ForfeIturs Of RIoht to servIee eadae.

member of the Marine Corps partci-
pated in the capture Vera Cruz and
later, during the same enlistment. de-
serted He is now in the service, pre-
sumably with an unadjudcated charge of
desertion against him. Held. that he is
not entitled 20 the Mexican service badge
since he has forfeited all rights accruing
TO him during his enlistment by reason
OF his desertion in such enlistment. oops.
j. A. G.. 2205, Feb. 16 191Sl
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Foreign Service Pay Of officers.

Certain commanding officers Of dIVi-
sions each accompanied by his chief Of
staff. one aid and not more than two
ders. proceeded to france. where they re-
ported to the cmmanding general of the
United States EXpeditionary Forces. and
in accordance with his orders devoted a
servation at the front information deslr-
able in the training of their divisions
Held, that such officers are entitled to
foreign service increase of pay pursuant
This was not ordinary duty in connec-
ton with travel for which the increase
of pay is not allowable Is Comp. Dec,
299), but was military duty of the high
est order in a foreign country in time Of
war It is immaterial that such duty
was temporary. Oops. J. A. c., Pail,
Feb q. 1871
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Control OF government shipments.

Coal purchased by the Quartermaster
Corps and shipped by rail to canton
ment can not be confiscated en- route and
diverted by the Fuel Administrators for a
state. Such official has no jurisdiction
with respect to such government prop
erty, and the railroad should disregard his
orders with regard to the same Oops.
j. A G., 1888 Feb 16, 1879
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DISMISSED offIcer,a Pav.

An officer Of q National Guard regi-
rnent which was mustered out of the
Federal service on November H. 1916. was
but was tried by court-martial on De-
cember 16, 1916. for offenses committed
Just prior to the muster out of his or
ganization He was sentenced to be dis
missed from the service of the United
States and by an order dated January 10.
1917 the sentence of dismissal was carri-
ed out. Held, that, although such officer
rendered no service to the United States
after the date of the muster out of his
organization he is. nevertheless, legally
entitled to pay up to the date of his dis
missal. as the pay is incident to the Of
flee and it was not forfeited by the court
martial sentence. Oops. j. A. G.. 241,
Feb. %, 1879
Reserve Officers Pay Allowance
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pav d National ouard offIoers.


National Guard organization, when
had been previously called into Federal
service, was mustered out of the Federal
service on March &C. 1917, and used for
guard duty in State service for some
weeks thereafter, Certain engineer
ordnance and quartermaSter supplies be-
longing to the Federal Government, which
retained after It's muster out OF Federal
service and were continued in use by 1t
as a National Guard organization while
engaged in such guard duty. The tranns-
fer of accountability for the property
from the accountable fficer in Federal
service the property and disbursing Of
ficer of the United States for the State
In question was not made at or immedl-
ateiy subsequent to the muster out as
directed by the War Department, Held,
that the National Guard officer who,
pursuant to orders from the state author
tiles. thereafter inventoried and trans
ferred such property to the property and
discussing officer of the United States
anH not entitled to pay for his services
from Federal funds since such work was
not done for the Federal Government nor
eral Government who had authority to di-
rect it to be done Any claim for pay
which he may have win be against the
state. Ops. J. A. G., 241. Feb. 20, 1918.
Remission OF Sentence of Forfeiture.
The remission of the unexecuted por-
ton of q sentence of forfeiture extends to
all uncollected forfeitures, even though
transp ortation charges assessed against
the soldiers pay were enormously given
precedence over the forfeiture, so tina,
no part OF the forfeiture was collected
before the remission. cops. J. A. G.,
242.S, Feb. L. 1879
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Reserve Officers Pay Allowance.
A member of the Officers Reserve
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By Lieut.. EDWARD STREETER
Pictures by Pvt. "BILL" BRICK
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-06-28
LOCAL OFFICERS RAID BOOZE
STILL NEAR SHELTON.
Arrest William Stalnaker and Con.
fiscate Whisky, Mash and
Layout"

Prosecuting Attorney O'Leary,
Chief of Police Cusack and two gov
ernment agents, Messrs. Woods and
Estes, uncovered an illicit still, a
barrel containing 40 gallons of mash.
a keg containing four gallons Of
whisky and 10 bottles of whisky, in
raid Tuesday on the cabin of Will
liam Stalnaker, at Isabella Lake,
three miles west of Shelton.
The raid was arranged on a tip
received by O'Leary last week.
When the party arrived at the cabin.
they succeeded first in buying a
couple of bottles of whisky and
"spotting" the entire layout. before
arresting Stalnaker. He later told
them he had started making the
"booze" for himself about three
months ago.
Stalnaker is a shingle weaver and
woodsmen and has lived in the Isa-
bella lake neighborhood for years.
He was brought to Olympia Tuesday
afternoon, lodged in the city Jail over
night and taken to Seattle Wednes-
day.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-06-28
PROPOSE NEW ROAD
FOR YELM DISTRICT
GEST HIGHWAY TO ST. CLAIR
ELECT OFFICERS.

A recommendation that the county
commissioners investigate the feast
bility of constructing a road from
some point on the Olympia-Ye
highway to St. Clair, to connect with
the Pacific highway, was adopted by
the directors of the Thurston County
Good Roads Association at their or
ganization meeting Tuesday.
The directors at that time elected
Sam Gibson of Bucoda president, S.
L. Lester secretary and c. J. Lord
treasurer, and appointed l.. II. Hub
bard of Tenino to succeed D. d. Az
telle as director, and Robert Petit
of Rainier to succeed Albert Smith.
1t also appointed the following COM
mittees
Legislative-E. S. Brooks, Tono,
chairman; A. c. Little. Yelm, and
C. o. Names, Olympia.
Membership-Bije Eddy. Yelm;
Albert Waddell. Rainier; Harry Mar
tin, Chambers Prairie; M. j. Ney-
lon, Delphi; ]. O. Parrish. Grand
Mound; Bert Wright, Rochester; r.
B. Ober, Tono; Frank Kotick, Little
Rock; A. J. Gaisell, Gate; Chas.
Besse, South Union; Robert Mc1n-
tosh, Tumwater; Chas. Winslow, Mud
Bay; Chas. Brenner, McLane; Nels
Christensen. Peninsula; Will Hanna,
Gull Harbor; Gordon Foy, Wood
land: Sam Madden, South Bay: Will
liam Hartman. Maxaeld; D. e. Ser
Wis, Maytown; Charles Little. Bor-
deaux; Walter Neylon. Mcintosh; M.
Tull, Hunters Point; Harry Cham
bers, Puget; and Harry Rant, Emery
Chaplin and c. o. Names, Olympia.
Publicationt-W. H. Yeager. 8. l..
Lester and Fred w. Lewis.
The directors are to meet again
July 20.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-06-28
8 ATE.WIDE SEARCH FOR
ENEMY-OWNED PROPERTY.
County Defense Councils and Special
Committees to List Holdings
in State.

At the request of the federal alien
property custodian, the state council
of defense has notified the county
and community councils Of the state
to join the search for property owned
by "alien enemies or by "allies of
enemies" Reports are to be for
warded to the state council of de-
fense.
Information is to be collected with
the aid Of special local committees
composed of bankers handling for
eign money. abstractors, county Of
ficials and others who may have
knowledge Of foreign investments.
If no enemy property is found in the
different districts the state council
will be notified. All persons residing
in enemy countries are classified as
enemies regardless of citizenship.
while alien enemies residing in this
country. unless so held by the war
department, are not classed as en-
emies.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-06-28
MORE RESTRICTIONS
PLACED ON SUGAR
HOME CONSUMPTION NOW LIMIT.
ED TO THREE POUNDS A
MONTH PER PERSON.

Drastic restrictions on sugar con-
sumption were announced by the food
administration the fore part of the
week. They include:
Reduction of home consumption to
three pounds q person per month.
Reduction of less essential manu-
featured products, including sweet
drinks, to SO per cent of their normal
sugar reQuirments.
Cutting of ice cream manufacturers
to IS per cent of their normal amount
of sugar.
Supplementing this, State Food Ad-
ministrator Hebberd announced that.
on Hooyer's instructions. only 25
pounds Of sugar may now be pur-
chased at one time for canning and
preserving. Formerly 100 pounds
was permissible.
Food administration officials are
working ON details of national card
by which they will enforce the three
pounds month rule.
This rationing scheme follows Sc
rious reduction in the available sugar
supply for the United States and the
allies. Shipping shortage. destruction
of over 200 French sugar factories.
losses Of thousands Of acres OF French
and Italian beet sugar lands. have
combined to create serious scarcity
of sugar, according to the food ad-
ministration.
The strain of America to provide
gar for the allies Is increasing.
Only strict conservation will enable
food officials to tide over the drastic
steps and increased prices.
The new rationing regulations are
effective July l.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-06-28
ONE DELIVERY PLAN
WILL Be CONTINUED
LOCAL MERCHANTS REVOKE AN
EARLIER DECISION WHEN
TOLD OF MISTAKE.

Official announcement by Governor
Lister as head of the State Council
of Defens that that organization "has
not nor is it now advocating that
free deliveries of food supplies be
discontinued after July L. resulted
in Olympia grocers revoking their
previous decision at special meet
ing Thursday evening and announc-
ing that deliveries will be continued
on the present plan.
First announcement that the mer-
chants were considering discontinue
ance of the delivery system on the
plea of saving man-power during war
time was made the fore part of this
week and the decision to adopt such
a plan was taken at a general meet
ing Tuesday evening.
The merchants then had the un-
derstanding that the State Council of
Defense was proposing the elimina-
tion of deliveries and, after consid-
cradle discussion. voted to adopt It
in Olympia and authorized commit
tees to put 1t into operation.
Considerable objection was raised
throughout the city and Governor
Lister stated the Councils position,
as above quoted, adding:
"The Council has urged that one
delivery be made daily and IL still
advocating that plan
Then the merchants called another
meeting Thursday evening, threshed
the proposition out again. decided
they had been misinformed, had
made mistake, and should abide
by the State Councils recommenda-
tions, withdrew their former action
and announced that deliveries would
be contiausd ON the bxsis Of Sonorde-
livery to q family per day.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-06-28
MANY s[iCkERs
ALREADY CAUGHT
STATE DRAFT OFFICE REPORTS
5000 ROUNDED UP OUT OF
0,5OO REPORTED.

Captain Irwin w. Ziegaus. In charge
of draft operations in this state. re-'
ports that out Of $500 registrants
reported as ''slackers' or deserters
by their local draft boards. 5000 have
already been located and the depart
Aent is keeping "hot" after the
others.
In many cases the registrants
themselves reported voluntarily to
their local boards. q large number
claiming they had, never received
their notice to report. The others
were arrested. The state draft Of
fice believes that most Of those who
have not yet been apprehended think
they are safe because they have not
heard from their local boards.
Captain Ziegaus thereforea empha-
sizes the selective service law regu-i
lation that the posting of names Of
registrants called or the mailing of
notices to the last known address ts
deemed sufficient notice and that fail
ure to receive orders is no excuse for
delinquency.
ut is up to the registrants them
selves to keep in touch with their
local boards" Captain Ziegaus says.
ut is not up to the local boards to
hunt the men up"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-06-28
HURT WHEN AUTO UPsETs.
IIawrcAco Keller Knocked UncOn.
sciOUs In Accident Early
Wednesday.

Lawrence Keller, who works at
night ct the big plant of the Thurs
ton County Dairy & Farm Products
Association at Camp Lewis, was
knocked unconscious but not seri-
ously injured while driving home
here Wednesday morning, when his
automobile turned turtle near the
gravel pit on Johnson's hill east of
Olympia.
Keller was pinned under the car.
where he was discovered about half
an hour later by Paul Stebbins of
the public service commission, who
was driving In to work. He was
taken to st. Peters hospital for
treatment. still unconscious, where 1t
was said he was suffering chiefly
from shock. The auto was badly
wrecked.