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SUCCESSOR ID
 NEAR5 IN WA9

Seattle, Feb. 16. - Captain Cerig successor to Major Frederick Mears in charge of the Anchorage division of the government railway, left this morning on the steamer Alaska enroute to Seward and thence over the railroad to An chorage. F. A. Hansen, maintenance engineer is accompanying Capt. Gerig
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?om, people predict that after tonight we are to have spring Here's hoping.
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COWBOY SHOOTS THREE OUTLAW
 SLACktRS

Phoenix, Feb. 16.-Reports from Bisbse state that a cowboy has kill ed John and Tom Powers and Thomas Sisson, draft eyaders who shct and killed Sheriff Mcbride and his two deputies recently when the sheriff attempted to arrest the out laws. E 4j
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BOWLING SCORES IN TELEGRAPH
 TOURNAMENT

LaSt night Skagway Ellks bowled +hair first three games in the Tele- graph tournament against Juneau, F+. seward, and White Horse. h.
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The City of Seattle left Juneau this morning at 3 o'clock, and should reach Skagway this evening or tomorrow morning early.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-16

To,al scores of the teams are: Dawson, 2536 Juneau, 2526 Skaeway, 2439 Fort Seward, 2423 White Horse, 237S.
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Yesterday: Max. IS. Min. 2. - Today: North wind, clenGs
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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-02-23

enemy and must then be destroyed
The local sQviets must see that these
decisions are carried out and the re-
sponsibility falls upon their represen-
tatives.
Fifth. Workmen and peasants Of Petro-
grad. Kiev and all towns, villages and
hamlets on the line Of the new front
must raise batt3lions to dig trenches
under direction Of the military so
clalists.
Sixth. All members Of the bourgeoise
class, the women as we'll as the men,
must enter these battalions under
surveillance of the Bolshevik Guards,
and In cases Of resistance must be
shot.
Seventh. All institutions which Offer
resistance to the action Of the revo-
luton on the defensive and pass 10
the side OF the German hourgeoise,
or which have a tendency 10 proflt
by the invasion of the imperiallstic
masses in order TO overthrow the au-
thority Of the Sovlets. must be
closed Directors Of and collabora-
tors with these institutions who are
capable Of work must mobilize them
selves to dig trenches and engage In
other defensive works.
Eighth. Foreign ageits and specula-
tors are counted as revolutionary
az tators and German spies must be
shot on sight. The Socialist Father
land is in danger. Long live the ma
tiOnal social revolution
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-02-23
OUR DEFENSE

Our boys are defending
his country on the high seas
md on the land. Our own
defense against a common
enemy is to keep the system
clean by Kidding the body Of
the toxins, or poisons, which
are bred in the intestines.
When you feel tired, sleepy,
headachy, when your breath
is offensive, or pimples APP
pear on the face and neck,
it is time to recognize the
danger and protect your
bodily health by taking a
good laxative or liver medi-
cine.
The machinery of the body
needs to be oiled, kept in
good condition, just as the
guns or machinery of a ship.
Why should a human person
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-02-23
THIRTEEN STARS ON
CECILTON SCH0OLFLA

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
ELKTON, Md, Feb. 23.-Cecilton pub
lie school has been presented with q
handsome service flag, by Miss Marion
Clark, Of Washington, ID. c., a former
pupil Of the school. The flag Is feet
by 4, and contains thirteen stars. rem
resenting the following men in the ser
vice OF the government: Elmer Carr
Howard Bayne, George Revelle, Lewis
Price, William Luthringer, holland p
Ftllingame, Harry Jarmen, Albert Fitch.
Earle E. Jones, w Crawford Short, VII
liam Daniels, Joseph p. Short, Walter
Clayton.
Robert Lee Bates. principal Of the
Chesapeake City High School, has re-
signed, having been commissioned first
lieutenant in the Sanitary Corps OF the
United States Army at Fort Oglethorpe,
Ga
The February meeting Of the Cecil
Farmers Club was held on Wednesday.
at the home Of Reuben Reynolds, Of
Fair Hill.
Cecil County Red Men have been in
vlted TO attend services at the armOry,
on Tuesday evening. Feb. 26.
Rers0nals Miss Katherine Mitchell
Bratton entertained a number Of friends
at her home on East Main street. ~,
saturday evening Paul Thurlov Ar
buckle, Of Cherry Hill, spent Thursday
in Elkton-Mrs Helen Wells Kirk -
visiting Elkton relatives-A B. Giant,
Of Perryville, YVES in town on Thursday
Miss Laura C lamar, Of Philadelphia,
was a recent guest of her aunt, Miss
Ellen Barroll.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-02-23

neglect his own machinery
more than that oil his auto
mobile or his gunsS Yet
most people do neglect them
selves. Their tongue has a
dark brown color, skin sal
low, breath bad, yet they fail
to- see that their machinery
needs attention. =
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pei
lets have been known fer
nearly half a century. They
are made of May apple,
leaves of aloe and jalaP,
made into a tiny pellet and
coated with sugar. They are
standard and efficacious. You
can obtain them at any drug
store in walls for twenty-five
cents. Ask for DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets-and get no
otherl
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-02-23
D[FEkSE TO DEATH
IF peace REFUSED
Fiery Proclamation Issued
in Petrograd When News
of ENJOYS Fails
BURGEOISTE
Is MENACED

LONDON, Feb. 23.--'Defense to the
death" against Germany is ordered in
the proclamation Of the Russian com
missioners, Reuters Petrograd CORES
pendent telegraphs. The commission
ers appeal to the soldiers TO destroy
railways and provisions and compel
the bourgeolsie to dig trenches under
penalty Of death.
The commissioners appeal 10 the
country also intimates that the Ger
mans plan the capture Of Petrograd.
The German generals" It says, de
sire to establish their own order In
petrograd and kiev The republic is, In
The gravest danger. Tie duty Of Rus
sian workmen and peasants is defense
to the death, Of the republic, against
the masses Of bourgeoisie and impe-
rislists OF Germany"
The Socialist Fatherland is In dan
ger. In order TO save the country in
its exhaustion from further trials of
war we resigned ourselves TO making
immense sacrifices. Our delegates on
February 20 left Regitsky for Dvlnsk.
but up TO the present no news from
them has been received 10 seems
that the German Government is put
ting off its reply and evidently is re-
fusing peace and carrying out the
wishes Of the capitalists of all coun-
tries"
"A Berlin dispatch received via Am
sterdam said the Russian written con-
flrmation Of the acceptance OF the Ger
msn peace terms had passed the Ger
man lines)
German mllitarism wishes to smoth-
or the working classes and the Ukraln-
ian masses, to give back the land to
the landowners, factories and work
shops to the bankers and power to a
monarchy"
Following are the points urged in the
appeal
First. All the forces in the country
In their entirety must place them
selves at the service Of the defense Of
the revolution.
second. All the councils Of workmen's
and soldiers revolutionary organi-
cations must enter into the compul-
sorry defense OF each position to the
last drop. Of their. blood.
Third Organizations on railways and
the Soviets connected Herewith are
Obliged with all their strength to
check attempts Of the enemy to profit
by the equipment Of lines Of commu-
n.cation. In their retreat they must
destroy the railways and blow up the
stations. All rolling stock and locomo-
tives must be sent eastward and into
the interior of the country without
delay.
Fourth. Corn and provisions in gen
eral are placed on the same footing
as valuable property when in dan
ger of falling into the hands Of the
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-02-23
sEvEN STATES NoTE apRY.n

The Federal prohibition amendment
TO the Constitution has been ratified by
seven States, instead Of six. a. an
nounced in THE EVENING JOURN NJ.
of Thursday. Action favo. able to The
amendment was taken by the Legsla-
ture of South Carolina on February g,
but news of this was not generally sent
out through the country. one news
paper announced yesterday that the
South Carolina Legislature had ratified
the amendment on January %. A cor
rected list of States which have ratified
the amendment follows:
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-02-23
WATERLOO

have brain like cultivated chasm
Containing all the the primal prooplasm
His mental power combines the lytlc and ssntheuca
And his and dlgnites muti-alphabetical
solves the hypebOlic and logistic logarithm,
dnerential calcuil-he simply dalies with
He takes preinglistc and gives its decenson
And with hand tied behind him demonstrates the Fourth Dimension
the future Of ecipses
He the of heaven and their various elipses
things like Sarskrit and Astronomy
He TRANSACTIONS of TIebrac Deuteronomy
He's friend Of all the ooges dSnamca and stotical
But chiefly his delight is all problems mathematical
There's nothing has ever known, historical mystical
But he can tabuae 1t, for he dotes the statistical
A be sale 0 quite anably and pleasantly
why my nconle-taX istl formulate it presently
They tell that his 5 violent and durable
And the Detention call him hOpeesy incurable
Copyright 1918 by the Newspaper Enterprise Association
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-02-23

WASHINGTON. Feb. 23-The Admin-
islrations railroad bill. which provides
for the payment Of compensation to-
falling more than, S950,OOO.OOO a year to
the roads while they arc under Gov
eminent control was passed by the
Senate last night by viva voce vote
with only one vital amendment
This amendment provides all short
line railroads shall be taken over by
the President and enjoy all the bene-
lts OF the act It was proposed by
senstor Cummins. who struggled for
hours for a reduction Of One compen-
sation rate specified in the bill This
amendment will unsetile the Admins
tration's railroad policy TO great ex-
tent but II received Overwhelming
support from both sidcs Of the cham
Der, the vote being 5S 90 a.
Loyal supporters OF the Administra-
ton voted for the amendment, as they
Joined IN the opinion Of many Repub-
licans that should the short-llne roads
be left unprotected they inevitably
would be forced into bankruptcy or
would become, as was said, easy prey
for the great systems
The vote on the Cummins. amend
ment to bring the short lines into the
Federal system. follows:
For the amendment: Democrats
Ashurst, Beokham, Fletcher. Gore,
Hardwick, Henderson, Hitchcock, Hol-
lis, Johnson OF South Dakota. Jones,
Of New Mexico; Lewis, Mcclellan,
Martin, Myers Nugent, Overman
Phelan, Pittman, Ransdell, Reed, Rob
inson, Sheppard. Shields, Simmons
Smith, OF Arizona; Smith Of Georgia
Smith, Of South Carolina; Stone
Swanson, Thomas, Tillman. Trammel
and Wolcott-33.
Republicans-Cum Curtis, Dill
| ingham. Fernald, France, Freling
huysen. Gronna, Hale. Harding. John
son, Of California; Jones OF Washing
ton; Kenyon, Knox, Lodge. McCumber
McNary. Nelson. New, Norris. Page
sherman. Smith Of Michigan; Smoot
S'e~liug aud Warren-2J
Total. So.
Against the amendment Democrats
Bankhead, Gerry. Kendrick, King. Kir-
by. Pomerene, Saulsbury Shafroth,
Underwood and Vardainan-iO.
Republicans - Kellogg, poindexter.
Townsend and Watson.
Total. S..
The anal vote on the bill was
cast after amendment designed
70 limit the Presidents power IN
controlling the roads, had been de-
feated. senator Cummins. who attacked
the compensation basis fixed In the
Dih Ia "a minority report when It was
returned 10 the Senate by the Interstate
Commerce Committee. submitted an
amendment late IN the afternoon 10 re-
duce the compensation 60 a hat 5 per
cent. upon the capital stock OF the
roads. ~sfter payment OF 1xtd charges
In presenting the amendment the
senator declared Il was substantially
the same as that which be proposed
Yesterday and which defeated. He
said n I was AGAIN defeated he would
OFFER an amendment granting per
cent. 20 the roads, and he would con
tinue Offering amendments until he
was certain he had ascertained the
definite opinion OF ne Senate on the
basis OF compensation fixed In the bill
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-02-23
SENATE Takes over
STORT Line. TOO
All Efforts to Limit Wilson's
Power Over Systems
Are Defeated
COMPENSATION Is
SET AT $3.50, 900, 900.
RAILROAD BILLS TERMS
As PASSED By SENATE.

Compensation 10 he paid during Fed
ersl control on basis equivalent to
the annual operating income for
three years ending June 80 1917.
Federal control TO continue for the
duration Of the war and eighteen
months thereafter.
Short-line railroads GO be taken over
by The Government and protected
under all clauses Of act.
President authorized TO Initiate rates
and Interstate Commerce Commits
sion clothed With supervisory
powers over rates SO initiated.
II satisfactory compensation basis
cannot be negotiated by President,
the road or Government. after re-
view by referees appointed by
Commerce Commission, may seek
final ruling in Court Of Claims
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-02-23
MYsTERIOUs FIRE BURNS BARN.

LAUREL, Del, Fab % "A large barn
on Thomas II. Wfight's farm with con-
siderable corn and hay was destroyed
by a mysterious fire yesterday. The
barn stood within half-mile of Thurs
days fire, when II. G. Sirman's storage
house and 6OOO basket Of potatoes were
burned.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-02-23
INTERNATIONAL
SUNSHINE SOCIETY

Any news intended for the sunshine
column should reach the chairman OF
the press not later than Wednesday
noon. Address Mrs otto ". Ort. No. 1912
Delaware avenue, City.
Sunshine Calendar.
Feb. 25, ieiS-W Washington Heights
Branch, 1 s. $, No POO West Thirty
eighth street.
Feb. &C. i9is-cynthias Helpers
Branch, l.. 5 s. No. i0i West Twenty
fourth street
Mar 4, t9iS-Rose Hill Junior Branch.
/. 5. :, Rose Hill school House.
Mar. g. t9fS-Rose Hill Junior Branch.
I. ). 5, Rose Hin School House.
Mar. a, i9is-New Era Branch, !. S
S. Hotel dupont, go p m.
you have banda hand that can ex-
press
Where words can not the depths Of
friendliness.
You have two lips that smiling NAV
convey
a wealth Of light to cheer a gloom.
way.
You have two eyes that can, II so They
will,
Cast radisnce OF love on paths Of ill
Be kind, and use them all, and let tn,
stress
OF lGe be lightened by their tender
ness.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-02-23
DON'T FUSS WITH
MUSTARD PLASTERS!
MusteroIe Works Easier, Quicker
and Without the Blister

There's no sense in mixing mess OF
mustard. flour and water when you can
easily relieve pain, soreness or stiffness
with a little clean, white AGusterole.
Musterole is made Of pure oil of mus
tard and other helPs;I Ingredients, conf
Lined in the form CT the present white
ointment. It tales the place Of out-oi-
date mustard plasters, AID will not blister.
Nlusterole usually gives prompt relief
from sore throat, bronchitis, tonsilitis,
Group, stiI neck, asthma, neuralgia, head
ache. congestion, plerrisy, rheumatism,
lumbago, pains and aches Of the back or
ioints. sprains, sore muscles, bruises, chill
blains. frosted feet, colds Of the Chest
lit often prevents pneumolia). -
zoe and Goo Jars; hospital size SIS
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-02-23
MeALL MISSION MEETING.

Wilmington Auxiliary Of the Ameri-
can NicAn Association will hold its an
nual meeting Of the association at the
home Of Mrs. Alfred Coyle. No. 208 w.
Eighteenth street, on Tuesday, Febru-
ary %
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-02-23

Friends OF the members are also in
vited.
Alert Branch, I. 5. :.
The members Of the Alert Branch. l..
:. s.. are invited to be present at the
home OF Mrs. Otto V. Ort. No. 1912 Della
ware avenue, for a Work Social" on
Monday March IS, 1918. from ? to 3
p. m.
Knitting or sewing. etc. las an entry
card, is especially requested A pleas
ant time 10 all. will be guaranteed.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-02-23
TWO HURT WHEN FREIGHTs COLLIDE

GEORGETOWN, Del, Feb 23-When
two freight trains collided Yesterday in
The Georgetown yards. one eng ne was
badly damaged and two freight cars
smashed. The 1remen and engineers
Jumped before the trains came together
ana Conductor Edward Hill and Engi-
neer Harvey Gray received slight in
iories-
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-02-23
ION noe RAIsINC CIIiB.

The Delaware Hog Farms, Inc 10S
Ford Building, announce that they will
produce pork for city people by proxy,
and contracts must be made before
March 10, i9is.-Adv.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-02-23

IW9 dIUEUWIIIIUI IIIWsV Do IVVIIIVN J" :
twenty-nine more States to become eff
fectlve.
State Legislatures holding regular
sessions this year include the following
Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland,
Massachusetts. New Jersey. New York,
Rhode Island and South Carolina.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-02-23
The Ches efs Find a Frenchmsn Willing
TO Tax About Peace Terms With Germany


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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-02-23
New Err Branch. |. 5. 5.

NV
The New Era Branch, !. s. s, expect
to hold very interesting meeting on
March ~. 1918. as Miss Sarah Pyle.
Resident HeadrNorker OF the Peo-
pies Settlement has been invited to
address the branch Miss Elizabeth
Grimes, Head Nurse, will accompany
her.
A cordial invitation IS extended TO
ALL the members OF the l. S. S.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-22
INTEREST OVER
NAMES NAT|ONSAT
PEACE CONFERENCE

Washington. Nov. 21.-Aside from
the personnel Of the American lega-
ton and the preparations for Presl-
dent Wilson's journey to France, i'll
terest here in the peace conference
centers on what nations are to par
ticipate in the deliberations. The en-
tente powers and the United States
have born the brunt of the war and
their representatives will outline !.
plan Of procedure for the conference
The powers also will determine the
extente of the participation Of other
nations which have declared war on
the central powers, others which on
ly several diplomatic relations; still
others which observed a benevolent
neutrality" toward the associated ma
tons and finally, the neutral nations
which might seek representation on
the ground that the future will be
vitality affected by the expected de-
cisions Of the conference. Each ma :
ton admitted to participation in
the conference will be regarded as
an unit. The number of it's commits
sioners or delegates will not mat
ter, nor is it expected that decisions
will be recorded on the basis of ma
jority votes of these units.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-22
SERBIAN PREMIER
RECOGNIZES NATIONAL
JUGO.SLAV COUNCIL

Paris, Nov 21.-(Havas).--Nik p
Pachitch, premier and minister of Tor
eign affairs of Serbia, has sent letter
to Anton Korosep. president of the
Juga-Slav national council, who is III
this city to establish relations with the
Entente governments, in which he rec
ognizes in the name Of the government
Of Serbia the Jugo-Slav national coun-
Gil. He says it is the legitimate gov
eminent OF Serbans. Croatians All
Slovenes living in lands formerly domi-
mated by Austria Hungary. Announce
ment is made in the letter that Serbia
has sent a note to the Allies request
ing them to recognize the Jugo-Slav
national council as a legitimate govern
ment /.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-22
DEFERS ACTION
S e nate Committee
Drops Newberry Case

Prevailing Motion Made On Grounds
That Committee Should Not NEEDLE
In Election Of Senator to Next
Conoress-vote Not Strictly on
Party Lines
Washington, Nov. 21.-Proceedings
before the Senate elections commit
tee contesting the election of Tru-
man II. Newberry. Republican, OF
Michigan. on the ground of excess
sive campaign expenditures were
abandoned today by vote of to o.
The vote was on a motion to in
definitely postpone action on the
ground that it was improper for the
existing committee to inquire into the
election Of a senator to the next Con-
gress. Two Democrats and four Re
publicans voted for postponement and
four Democrats and one Republican
opposed it.
Senators voting to postpone were
Vardaman of Mississippi. and King
OF Utah, Democrats, and Sherman or
Illinois, Dillingham; of Vermont, Knox
ol Pennsylvania and Kellogg Of Min
nesota, Republicans.
Those opposing were Pomerene OF
Ohio. Walsh Of Montana, Wolcott Of
Delaware and Ashurst Of Arizona,
Democrats, and Kenyon of Iowa, Re-
publican.
Senators Reed of Missouri and
Thompson of Kansas, Democrats, and
Fall of New Mexico. Republican, were
absent.
Senator Pomerene introduced the
resolution for investigation just be
fore the recent election, after publ
cation of reports that large sums OF
money were being spent in behalf of
MIR. Newberry, who delicate Henry
Ford.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-22
ALLIES IDEALS
CAUSE OF VICTORY
DECLARES ORLANDO

Rome. Wednesday, Nov. 20-Fit-
torio Orlando, Italian premier, dis
cussins in the Chamber today the
motive which brought Italy into the
war, said:
While completing her national
unity ana making safe her frontiers,
Itaoly took the part of peoples un-
fairly attacked. and aided in the de-
fense of liberty and justice against
the violence and ambition Of one far
greater in strength of ornaments
The prime cause of the victory of
Italy and her Allies may be found
in the ideals actuating them.
Of the United States he sand:
"By an act Of moral grandeur un-
paralleled in history the United
States showed in her macnanimuos
disinterestedness how people can
seal in purity its ideals Of justice BY
the generous blood Of its children,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-22

The cnrtailment of Government
operations costs the
Francis Cobb Shipbuilding Co. of
Rockland one of the two barges for
which contracts We're made some
weeks ago. The keel had been
stretched and the builders had gone
to large expense to prepare new
ways. The other contract will be
carried out in accordance with the
original program. The keel had been
laid and 25 carloads of timber have
been delivered in the yard. Mean
time work is preceding rapidly on
private contracts, one Of which is for
a large freight steamship.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-22
WELFARE DEPARTMENT
OF EMERGENCY FLEET
TO ELIMINATE FRHLS

Philadelphia. Nov. 21.-The welfare
department will be the first of those in
the shi?yards of the Emergency Fleet
Corpora ton to feel the pruning sn!ee
as result of the restoration of peace
This announcement was made today
by Howard Coonley. vice president Of
the corporation. 1t does not mean that
welfare work will be suspended with II
the yards. 1t does mean that the trim
mngs such a baseball, boxing and 9th.
or athletic sports Will be eliminated.
There will be no change in the per-
sonnet of the construction forces. On
the contrary more and more men will
be added to this branch OF the work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-22
GOVERNMENT VALUES
DRAFT BOARD RECORDS

Washington, Nov. 2l.-Extreme care IN
the protection and completion of all
draft board records is asked by Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder in orders
sent today to state draft executives
The man-power record. the order
points out, has extremely valuable uses
IN the administration of war insurance
the treatment OF deserters and del::-
quents and the preparation OF the his
toric record of the war. Local boards
are instructed to seal the records all Of
which probably will be completed Nov.
81 and await orders for their final con-
slsnment to some central collection sta
ton.