Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-02-14
EYES FOR NAVY"
FROM THE PUBLIC
CIVILIANS HAVE SENT IN 5000
GLASSES OF VARIOUS KINDS,
BUT MORE ARE NEEDED.
APPEAL TO PRIVATE OWNERS

Ne"eTAH STozier on age Limit Enlarge.
ment Of Selective Service Lawful.
cense Required to Ship Goods
Abroad by Parcel Post.
tTrom Committee Public Informa ton }
Washington. - Over G.OOO glasses
nave been received by the navy In re-
Spouse to Its call through the news
papers for binoculars. spyglusses tel
escapes. sextants, and chrononeters.
There is urgent need for many more.
Heretofore the United States has
been Obliged to rely on foreign coun-
tries for most OF its supply of such ar
ucles. These channels of supply be-
Ing closed II has been necessary to ap-
peal to the patriotism OF private own
ers for "eycs for the navy"
All articles should he tagged with
name and address of the donor and
sent TO Hon. Franklin ID. Roosevelt, as
slstant secretary Of the navy, care of
naval Observatory, Washington, u. C..
Those not suitable will be returned, to
s"nders. Careful records will be kent
W,
S!hle. he returned at the termination
OF the war
AS the government under the law
chnnot accept services or material
without payment 81 will be paid for
each article accented.
Discussing enlargement OF the age
limit for Sclective military service, Pro-
Nost Marshal General Cr0zier said:
"A pronounced majority of the
boards favor some enlargement. but
there Is great diversity Of opinion as
to the proper age limit. Nineteen and
ihirty-fiNe are perhaps the limits most
frequently suggested; hut some recOnf-
mend forty Or forty-tive years us the
upper limit. There is a distinctly
stronger demand for raising the maxi
mum age than for lowering the mini
num-"
General CrOZier estimates that ], 49,
3SS acceptable single men would be
made available by nm increase in the
nge limit to include men up to forty
five years. The estimate places the
number of acceptable single men be-
tween eighteen and twenty-one years
at l,546.2S3. The number of probably
acceptable single men already regis
tered. but not called. is 1,321,S45. Ac-
cordlng to these figures, should the age
limit he enlarged to include men OF
from eighteen years to forty five years.
inclusive, 4,257,516 physically and 9TH
rrwise qualified unmarried men would
be open for call to service.
The war trade board liz calling at
tentinn to the fact that license is re-
uured to ship abroad goods on the
conserved list. even when sent in small
quantities by parcel post. In many
cases this has been done by persons ig
nOrant Of the presidents proclama-
ton concerning exports, or who do
not know of the mmny articles which
may be exported only under license.
For violation fine of not more than
$4,000 or Imprisonment for not more
than two years. or both, form the pen
atty. Licenses may be applied for at
the bureau Of exports, Washington. D.
c.. or any Of Its branches which are
located at Seattle. Portland, San
Francisco, Los Angeles. Nogales, FL
Paso. Eagle Pass. Galveston, New Or
leans, Mobile, Savannah. st. Louis, Chi
cago, Boston and New York.
A copy Of broadside forbidden in
Germany has reached the committee
on public information. 1t Is single
sheet of foolscap size, printed on both
sides, and bears II cOnrsely executed
woodcut representing Il soldier in arms,
II workman In u blouse, and woman
showing rock Off precipIce, beneath
which Is seen the head and bust of the
emperor, crowned and sceptered and
mustached. looking up In terror ut the
fate impending. The last paragraph
of the text is as follows:
Man OF toll. awake from slumber!
Recognize thy growing might
All the wheels will lose their motion
Without thy strong arms devotion,
Down with the war! Down with the gov
eminent!
Peace! Freedom! Bread!
Men Of the selective service age who
are accustomed to handling horses
have opportunity for specialized serv-
ice in the enlisted veterinary corps,
enlistments for which are now being
taken. The 1000 men wanted include
veterinary and agricultural students.
farmers, stablemen. and others who
have had experience handling horses.
Pay ranges from $40 to $50 a month,
with clothing. food, and quarters.
Application for enlistment may be
made at any army recruiting station.
Newspapers in Italy are now reg
ulated by the government as to size
and price. With some exceptions daily
papers must not contain more than
four pages, and ten times a month they
must be published In two pages. Re
turns by dealers must not exceed ter
per cent Of the number of copies fur
nlshed. ....
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