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The sun., 1918-09-11
Thanks to the>Fund
Goes "Over the Top"

GA PACKAGE of tobacco was
received by me quite a
while ago and have carried this
card over the top and in other
dangerous places so / could send
my thanks to the donor. With
many, many thanks,
"ROLAND w. HINE,
Thirtieth Company, Second Bat
terry, Sixth Regiment, U. s. M"
The foregoing card, addressed
to Nine. Clerget, the singer, who
has contributed of her talent to
THE SUN Tobacco Fund on
more than one occasion, has just
been received. Other cards are
published on page 8 this morning.
WARNING! THE SUN TO-
BACCO FUND has no connection
with any other fund, organiza-
ton or publication. 7. employs
no agents or solicitors.
The sun., 1918-09-11
1920 AND 1926
FIRSTCALLEDIN
NEW WAR DRAFT
CrOwder Expects 100000
Recruits; QuestiOnnaires
to Be Mailed Monday.
BOYS OF 10 HELD BACK
Appeal Made to Employers to
Aid Decisions on Industrial
Deferments.
BOYS OF 10 HELD BACK
Special Despafch to Tue SUE

WAsHINoroN, Sept. 1o.---Acting under
the provision OF the new draft law em-
towering the Presiden; TO determine the
sequence Of ages in wnlch the new regis
t-ants Shall be called Provost Marshal
General Crowder announced to-day that
the first call TO the colors will embrace
those between the nges OF 10 to 20 and
80 to Sc. both inclusive.
II want every flag flying and ever,
band playing on registration day." said
Gen. Crowder after making this an
nouncement.
Orders were telegraphed tonight to
all OF the draft boards to begin the
classification Of these age groups before
the others In order that the induction OF
those selected for military duty shall be
expedited as much as possible. This
order directed the draft boards on a
day to be selected. probably next Mon
day. to mail questionnaires to men within
these age limits only.
They will be treated as one group.
1t may be weeks before the older and
younger men will receive their question
naires and their classification be begun,
First Service Calls in October.
Complete classification Of the regis
trants between the ages Of 10 and ~ and
81 /nnd IS will not take more than
forty-three days. Gen. Crowder believes
II Is expected. indeed, to have some Of
these reg,strants, perhaps 100000 OF
more. ready for calls to service begin
ming next month.
Two reasons underlie the action OF
the President and Gen. Crowder in de-
termining upon these age sequences
First. because OF the feeling throughout
the nation that boys OF IS are too young
to be actually called for service. Sec
ond. because the classification Of those
above SO will involve the most claims
for exemption and necessarily will be
slower. To these OF course must bt
added the fact that only a small proper
ton of the men physically ut for mill
tary service w:ll fall In tho ages
above 81.
In his calculation preliminary to the
Forthcoming draft Gen. Crowder esti'
mated the number OF men to be obtained
for the army of those from 10 to 20 in
elusive at 1,l2l,634. while only 60l,23(
were expected to be obtained from those
from 80 to As. Estimate Of the mum
Der TO be obtained from 80 to 40 was
44S.0s6. Hence the number expected
from the ages Of 10 to 90 and 80 to 81
will be about 100000 apparently
This means that men OF the advanced
lges must be called and even these de-
ferred classes possibly invaded ulti
mately.
The sun., 1918-09-11
by PERRY ROBINSON.
Special Cable Despatch 10 The SUv from the
London Times Serrice.

London Times Serrice.
Copyright. 1918: all rights rese,oed
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE,
Sept. 1o.-One hesitates TO lay too much
stress upon proofs Of German disorgan-
ization and shaken morale. but there can
be no possible doubt that conditions to-
day are much worse and disaffection
more widespread than ever before.
An order Of tho Fortieth Division is
emphatic against the practice OF troops
failing to hold the first line positions
when ordered TO do so. Apparently the
German troops take advantage OF tine
Lundendorff order that the observation
and outpost zones are the real front line
OF resistance. and when they desert front
lines that they have been told to hold
they report tho evacuation of an out
post zone
The captured order reads:
"A new outpost zone cannot be Sc
lected daily and the troops must hold
the foremost line. The troops must
The sun., 1918-09-11
McADOO DEMANDS TAX
FREE LIBERTY BONDS
WITH A $3O,OOOL LIMIT
British Coal Heavers
Strike; Ships Halted
Special Cable Despatch to TnE sux.

Copyright 1918; all rights reserted
7 LIVERPOOL, Sept. 1O.-Coal
beavers who coal the hun
dreds of ships arriving and de-
parting from this port, many of
them carrying .war supplies, have
gone on a strike for higher wages.
Ships are being held up and the
transport of food has been de-
layed owing to the inclusion in
he strike of 1000 dock laborers.
Officials of the strikers union
assert that the efforts to prevent
strike failed and that the walk
,ut of the men is unauthorized.
The sun., 1918-09-11
Alaskan Railroad to open Monday

SEWARD, Alaska. Sept, 1O.-Some time
tonight steel will meet steel between
Seward and Anchorage and the Govern
ment's Alaska railroad will have been
Joined between the two points. The road
will be opened formally Monday.
The sun., 1918-09-11
HLNDENBUIPG LINE PRACTICALLY WIPED OUT;
FOCH is CZRCLING ST. GOBAZN FOREST BASE;
FRENCH AND BRI7ZSHAT GATES OF ST. QUENT7l
Scores in German Jails
for Doubling "Victory"


Copyright. 1915; all rights reserved.
T .ONDON, Sept. 10.-According
to news received in Basic,
Switzerland, from behind the
Rhine the recent speeches of
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg,
the German Crown Prince and
others in an effort to raise the
wavering morale of the pcpula-
ton have been followed by
brutal repressivc measures
against both soldiers and civilians
who express doubt concerning a
final German victory.
Scores of persons have been
arrested and imprisoned in Ber-
lin, Munich, Cologne and other
places for stating that the war
had been lost and that the Ger
nan cause was in danger.
Special Cable Despa,ch to TIE sux from
the London Ti,aes Service.
Copvnohf. ISIS; al rights reserred.
AMSTERDAM, Sept. TO-
Travellers from Germany report
hat thirty men of the Twenty
fifth Eraatz regiment who re-
used the other day to depart for
The front were shot.
A soldier returning from the
front to Oberhausen told in his
shop that his regiment had been
annihilated near Bapaume and
or this he was sentenced to i'm
prisonment for six years.
The sun., 1918-09-11
Continued on Fourth Pogo.
the NATIONAL CITY COMpANY,

Tho National City Company oner( Of lie
new offcs-No. 81 Fifth Avepak invest
20 Government, Railroad. Pna)fc Gritty and
Industrial Bonds Of u.coo issf value -7Adp,
The sun., 1918-09-11
NEW FOCH BLOW
EXPECTED SOON
Military Experts on Both Sides
Look for Employment
of Americans.
ARMY INTACT AND READY
Enemy Striving Desperately to
Stiffen Defences Against
Impending Attack.
ARMY INTACT AND READY
Special Co6le Despatch 10 THr SuS

Copyright. 1918: all rights reserred
LONDON, Sept. 10.-Military comment
tators here intimate that the moment is
arriving for the new blow by Marshal
Foch. 1t is significant OF the trend Of
German sides that Col. Gaedke IN Vor-
'cderts points out that the biggest dan
ger threading the German armies at the
present moment is that the great bulk
of the American army, although known
10 be ready. has not yet been employed
in large lighting.
In the region where the America ms
are fighting with the French west OF La
Fere and in cooperation with the same
movement from their lines north OF the
Vesle important progress was made to-
day.
Lude ndorff Offers Remittance.
1t is evident. however. from the in
| creased resistance OF the Germans in
this area that Gen. Ludendorfr does not
| intend TO allow his armies to be forced
! out of their powerful positions in the
st. Gobian rn2tsif until he has exhausted
every resource.
North OF this region, south of 81. Quen-
tin, there is also more German resist
ance than has been encountered UP to
this time. From la Fere to Gouzeau-
court the Allies are practically on what
WIS the Hindenburg line. The Germans
are resorting to powerful artillery ac-
lions in this region to check the Allies
advance. but so far without material re-
suit.
The French have reached the line OF
the st. Quentin Canal, four miles south
of St. Quentin, at LIE Hamel. and have
crossed 1t at several points further
south. For some days direct railway
| connection between 81. Quentin and
Laon has been severed.
British Make Progress.
The British to-day. cooperating with
the French In tho operation to envelop
81. Quentin. attacked between Gouzeau-
court and Epehy and made satisfactory
progress. The Germans In this section
are fighting now in the trenches which
! formed the rear line OF the British de-
fences in March. The st. Quentin Canal
Is about four miles eastward from the
furthest point OF their advance.
Yhe canal at lie Catelet runs under
ground and would not offer any obstacle
TO the advance OF the tanks should the
British succeed east OF Epehy In breaking
through the German detences. The rail-
| way connecting Cambria and St. Quen-
| tin runs north and south ten miles east
| OF lie Catelet. and should soon be under
| the fire of the British artillery.
The sun., 1918-09-11
BURIAN ADVOCATES
FARLEY FOR PEACE
Austrian Minister Outlines
Plan to Learn Aims.

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 10-An exchange OF
views between the Central Powers and
the Entente was tentatively suggested by
Baron Burian. the Austro-Hungarian
Foreign Minister, In an address to visit
ing German newspaper men, according to
Vienna despatch to-day.
Such discussion, said the Foreign
Minister. need not take the form Of
peace negotiations, but would have as its
purpose the consideration OF all things
which arekeeping the belligerent Powers
apart.
Isn't II a crime against humanity"
said the Foreign Minister, 'even to think
of completely pulling down structure
which has become historical, and which
certainly here and there needs improve
ment, but Is only capable OF improve
ment, In order to found n paradise in
future on It's ruins? The defect in this.
however. Is that In accordance with the
destructive methods of our enemies. 1t
can only be created with a much too
great sacrifice.
Count the past hecat of this war.
Think of those to come, and ask whether
striving to attain war aims 81 such a
price is >justfiable--war aims in which
the principle OF Justice Ia put foremost
without investigating whether an under
standing could not be reached by a fair
application of that principle.
Only Wants Opportunity.
ut Ia unthinkable that even the most
confident hopes of Anal victoyy could
permit the enemy In the long run to
avoid considering whether the most ter
rife exertions and sacrifices can longer
be Justified In order 10 carry through
principles which are not the enemy 8
mono. ,,ly or 10 regulate the affairs OF
Continued on Secoud p0o,
The sun., 1918-09-11

VENUS PENCILS set the standard OF the
world for quality, BUY VENUs.-idp.
The sun., 1918-09-11
Other Recommendations.

Mr.. McAdoo also made these recon-
foundations In his letter: Al
That he should be authorised to deposit
the proceeds arising from the payment
Of war profits taxes with depositaries In
the United States In the same manner
as the proceeds of income and excess
profits taxes are now deposited with
qualified banks and trust companies.
That the President should be empow-
The sun., 1918-09-11

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The sun., 1918-09-11
Only Wants Opportunity.

Continued on Second Page.
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Continued on Eighth Page.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-03-28
Notice to all Registrants Within the
Jurisdiction of this Local Board.

Voluntary enlistments will be &C
cepted at this office of all regis
trants within the jurisdiction OF
this local board regardless Of what
class you are in up to and including
the goth day of March, 1918, for
two months training course at
Sweeney auto school at Kansas City.
provided however, that all volun-
teers can fill the following require
Only white men will be allowed
to enlist. They must be qualified
for general military service physical
ly. Must have completed at least
the eighth grade of grammar school:
Quick thinking intelligent men OF
clean bodies and good morals only
are wanted.
All men will be given course OF
two months training at government
expense, fitting them for responsible
positions with the staff corps to
which they are assigned. The prob
able duty of these men will be the
highly important one of mechanic
ians in areo squadrons. Men who
will qualify for these positions in
this branch of the service will rank
high as engine experts after the war.
All registrants desiring to enlist
under this call will do SO at once as
time expires on March 29th, and
will be required to fill our quota by
selection after that date from class
one men that are qualified.
Men will be entrained under
this call on April 8, 1918. Number
required to be sent, eleven
Decatur County Local Board.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-03-28
A Narrow Escape.

Last Sunday the Loyal Girls Sun
day school class of the Christian
church. were invited to. a dinner
party at the home of their teacher
Mrs. Clampitt After dinner the
girls decided to take a stroll. After
going short distance they came to
a stream across which laid fallen
tree. Three of the girls, Misses
veta Robertson, Pauline Woodman-
see and Vera Pottoroff, having cross
ed the stream. were endeavoring to
help Miss Beulah Clampitt across,
when suddenly the limb on which
she was standing, broke, letting her
fall into the stream, screaming for
help as she was fast disappearing
into the quick sand. Only for the
aid of Vera and Pauline she would
have quickly sank from view. She
received no serious injuries but was
badly frightened. While on the
bank stood Misses Ruth Elwell and
Veta Robertson too frightened to
lend helping hand.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-03-28
Let Your Idle Books Help Our Sol
diers,

Our young men are sacrificing
their education, business, profession
al training and home life to serve
'nfFh They yoqnendl' need books and current
magazines for study, recreation end
diversion in lonely moments. You
can help them by donating books
and magazines which will be for
warded to army camps, the front,
and the hospitals
Books on the War, Popular Travel,
History, and Biography, as we'll as
Short Stories, Detective Stories,
Stories of the Sea and Adventure,
are desired. Any readable book OF
general interest, will appeal to the
soldiers, as there are men OF vary
ing tastes among them.
''Do Your Bit
On Friday and Saturday girls. will
call on you for your donation.
Please give such books as you may
have. Misses Abigail Alexander,
Fern Estes, Ardis Woodard and
Josephine Coder were appointed
chairmen for the different sections
of town. Please have your books
ready for them. Some one at the
front is fighting for you. Back him
up by giving him good books and
magazines. All books will be taken
to the public library and then for
Warded for you.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-03-28
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
OF Century Ago.

received s4iso 4llete IN IN aTaah premums ioEe' foi
cheese at the National Butter and
cheese Makers Exhibit at Dubuque,
and came within q points of win
ming the gold medal.
Anothere sad and, fatal accident
occurred at Pleasanton last Thurs
day, resulting in the death of Eu-
gene Burch, a young man sixteen
years OF age, who was trying to load
an old revolver The cartridge was
a trifle, too large and he took his
pocket, knife and was pounding the
gar,trldge in when it exploded, the
passing clear through his body.
He never spoke after the accident
and lived only a short time. 1t is
useless to say anything about boys
fooling with firearms. In this
county alone within the past four
while handling revolvers, but it
seems to make no difference
Monday morning the ground was
covered with four inches of snow,
but it was much heavier south and
west of us, thirteen inches being re-
ported at Lamont and eighteen
INCHES n1;es at Mt; Ayr.
conductor on the Narrow Gauge,
who has been down in the Ozark
mountains for his health, was visit
ing with relatives in Leon the past
week. We are sorry to learn he is
getting no better.
H. P. (Peck) Bell, came in Mon
day from Sutherlin, O'Brien county,
where he is dispensing drugs, for a
few days visit with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Bell
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Axes on-~March 21st,
DR.. j. w. Rowell departed Mon
through the south He will visit
Mobile, Alabama, New Orleans,
Louisiana, Memphis, Tenn, and st.
Louis, Mo. He took his Kodak with
him and expects to secure a number
of fine views of the south.
week from Washington D. c., where
he attended the Inauguration of
President Cleveland.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-03-28
New Court Cases.

Vaughn f. suit saishond is on an vs. accouh GnareT eT
goods sold defendant amounting to
Sl74.S5, and writ of attachment
is asked against his property. C. w.
Hoffman and Ed Fl. Sharp attorneys
for plaintiff.
rill. Plaintiff sues for or wages wage for
amounting to sl37.50. Marion
Woodard attorney for plaintiff.
,a,adn Melinda pInas;s Treasure vs.. Geo III IL
for services rendered defendant and
lis asked and w. c. Cozad is
garnisheed on the same. Ed H.
Sharp attorney for plaintiff.
American State Bank of Lincoln,
Neb; ssH: v. vs.: o S; Muck Plaintiff ;inda
tiff owns under lease made by one
Charles B. Gregory whom plaintiff
claims has no title to said land
McGinnis & McGinnis attorneys for
plaintiff
Glen Rumley VS.. c. E. and Edna
Q. Thompson. Suit is brought to
Baker & Parrish attorneys for plain
tiff.
Amos Chambers VS.. Harve Phil
lips and Matilda Wade. Plaintiff
asks for landlords attachment for
$125.OO as rent for farm. Marion
F. Stookey attorney for plaintiff.
r. o. Benedict VS.. David Bowen
ct al. Action is to quiet title to real
estate. Amos P. Olsen attorney for
plaintiff
Emil Jarl VS.. H. M. Thompson and
wife. Suit is brought to foreclose a
mortgage on real estate given to Sc
cure a note for $511.65. o.. NJ.
Slaymaker attorney for plaintiff.
Clye Simpson VS.. Myrtle Graves
Simpson Plaintiff and defendant
were married in ,Atchison county,
Mo-, on June l, 1915. Plaintiff asks
for a decree of divorce alleging that
at the time of their marriage de-
fendant had husband living from
whom she had never obtained a di-
vorce and also alleges that two days
after their marriage she deserted
plaintiff. c. w. Hoffman attorney
for plaintiff.
Ettie and James B. King VS.. S. H.
and Mollie Little. The parties are
heirs of Henry NJ. Little and wife,
deceased, and plaintiffs ask that the
shares of the heirs be confirmed, the
property sold and the proceeds di-
vided among the heirs. Varga &
Son attorneys for plaintiffs.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-03-28
NO SCHOOL EXHIBIT THIS YEAR
Junior Red Cross Organizes.

The grade and rural schools ex-
hlblt which has come to be looked
upon as an annual event, will not
be held this year. Teachers and pu-
don the exhibit this spring in the
interest OF the organization and ac-
tivities of the Junior Red Cross.
A school becomes Junior Red
Cross Auxiliary upon application to
the local chapter where an enroll
ment fund amounting to twenty-five
been placed with the treasurer of the
local branch or chapter. This fund
can be used only Tor Junior activi-
ties. 1t need not be raised by in
diyidual subscription. In many
schools it should not be.
The Junior Red Cross is organiz-
of the United States, and of the Ma
ional Educational Association. OF
all the "bits' that the schools are
asked to do, this is the most thor
oughly unsellish. Money placed in
war stamps is an investment 1t
comes back with interest. Food
conservation, on the whole, means
crops and gardens haye in them
money and effort expended in the
work Of the Junior Red Cross is a
free gift, and like mercy 1T blesseth
him that gives and him that takes
The town schools are now organized
and doing excellent work. About
thirty-five of the rural schools have
already come over the top"
Among them are the following:
Union Ridge, Crown, White Hall,
North White Oak, Welcome, Cen
ter (Eden), Fairview, Bradney,
High Point, Reynolds, spunky
Ridge, Pleasant Hill (High Point)
Riddle, Charm, Wells, Hickory
Grove, Lone Star (Decatur), Wions,
Jefferson, White Oak Garden
Grove), Pleasant Ridge, Woodland.
We have not been able to secure
the report from Fayette and Bloom
ington townships at this writing.
Mabel HOrner,
County Sunarintendent
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-03-28
Authorized to Draft Any Person for
Service in Third Liberty Loan
Campaign,

Mr.. A. L. Ackerley, chairman for
Decatur county for the Third Liberty
Loan campaign, has received the fol
lowing letter authorizing him to
draft every person necessary to put
the loan over in his county:
Chicago, March 4, 1918.
Mr.. A. l.. Ackerley,
Decatur County Liberty Loan
Campaign Committee,
Leon, Iowa.
NV Dear Mr.. Ackerley:
You have been appointed chair
man of your county for organization
for sales, Third Liberty Loan. You
are authorized and empowered to
draft for service, any or all persons
who may, in your opinion, be suited
and desirable for the work.
Any person appointed must re-
spond to the call for service.
The government authorized this
procedure.
In the event of the REFUSAL or dis
inclination, you are requested to re-
port such cases to this office for In
vestigation.
Cordially yours,
C. H. McNider,
/, Federal Reserve Director for
Sales in Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-03-28
Third Liberty Loan Meeting.

On Thursday night, March goth,
Green Bay township, Clarke county
and Franklin township, Decatur
county, held a joint meeting at We'll
don to lay plans and arrange for the
third Liberty Loan drive in their
present and were served a very nice
dinner in the basement of the NJ. E..
church.
The meeting was called by Chair
mans A. L; Ackerley of Decatur
Clarke county to lay plans before the
ganze and IN ss asoa a maoSs aaS to
the third Liberty Loan drive to be
made within short time.
district organizer, Jas. F. Harvey,
vice district chairman and the
county chairmen A. l.. .Ackerley and
Arthur Simmons made speeches,
Mr. Bryan being the main speaker
Mr.. Bryan made very impressive
talk which was filled with enthusi-
asm and pep and outlined the work
laid down for the raising of the third
Liberty Loan, the amount of which
is not known at this time but will
probably be for between five and six
billions Of dollars and the interest
Bryan said:
"The government should draft all
able bodied men into some useful
service, and that it makes no differ
ence as to age or wealth, if that
person is able bodied and can do a
half days work that he should be
made to get out and work.
THAT the main thing needed in
this campaign is organized enthus-
iasm and that it is the duty of every
person to work to this end
Every person should fully under.
sand the nature of the drive to sell
these bonds. Decatur county fell
far below her quota the last time
and we do not want to be Stacker
should be thinking about this and
be ready to buy as large an amount
of these bonds as he or she possibly