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The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-09-19
new CLASSIF|CA-
T|ON REGULATIONS
MEN 19 AND 20, 81 TO 36 TO RECEIVE
QUESTI0hAIRES FIRST---ALL MUST
BE CLASSIFIED WITHIN 100 DAYS.

The local board will send out
questionaires to the newly re-
gistered men of 10 and 20 years,
and from 80 to Sc years first.
After these have been classified
the men from 36 to As will be
given questionaires and classif-
cation will be completed at the
earliest possible moment. The
government has asked that the
work of classification be COM
pleted within 100 days.
This district exemption boards
have received instructions as to
classification of men engaged in
necessary" industries from the
war department, which charges
them with the duty of selecting
men whose engagement in in
dustry, including agriculture, or
whose occupations are such as
to require their continued SER
vices in civil life rather than the
army. A portion of the instru-
ctions is as follows:
"The words persons engaged
in industries, occupations or en-
ployments, including agricul-
ture," as used in the selective
service law, shall not be constru-
ed to mean that a person SO en-
gagged is entitled to deferred
classification, merely by reason
of the fact that the industry, oc-
cupation, or employment, taken
in its entirety, is necessary to-
the maintainence of the military
establishment, or the effective
operation of the military forces,
or the maintainence of the nat
ional interest during the emer-
gency. In order to support such
deferred classification the evi-
dence must establish that the re-
gistrant is engaged in a parti-
cular industry or agricultural en-
terprise, or occupation, or employ
ment, and that the particular in
dustrial or agricultural enter
prise, or occupation, or employ
ment, is necessary" in the sense
recited in rule II.
Rule II. The word "neces-
sary" as applied to any industry,
or occupation, or employment, or
agricultural enterprise, within
the meaning of these regulat-
ions, shall be taken to import
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-09-19

DR.. ]. M. Walsh, Specialist, Eye
Ear, Nose and Throat. First
National Bank Building, Rapid
City. s. D 25tf
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-09-19
FALL TERn---pIERRE BUSINESS UMIvER
sITY OPENS SEPTEMBER 16lh.

Our students get the best Of
positions. Be sure to enroll early.
For full information write Miss
Catherine Beacon, Sec. Mabel
M. Gibson, Prin. $3.50
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-09-19

County Executive Committee,
Haakon County, S. D.
E. F. Walden, Chairman, Philip
0. X. Whitney, Ira ]. WEIGH,
]. F. Braddock.
w. L. Pier, Vice County Chair
man, Midland.
H. B. Lovald. H. G. Taegart.
c. H. Marden, Nowlin.
A. B. Dalrymple.
(. c. M. Bennett, Hartley.
Thomas Harty, Milesville.
Sam Strayer, Philip.
Mrs. Beryl F. Severin, County
Chairman, Woman's Liberty
Loan Organization, Philip.
Committee for Philip and Town
), "A! ship. | North 40
E. F. Walden, Chairman.
o. X. Whitney, J. F. Braddock,
Ira ]. WeIch, Alvin Waagoner.
]. C.. Nelson. H. B. FisIar.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-01
JAPANESE VISITORS
Geoloeists Seek Information of Arh.
 ansas Mineral Deposits.

Three Japanese geologists called on John H. Page, commissioner uf mines, manufactures and agriculture, for in- formation concerning Arkansas min eral deposits in general and bauxite in particular, and after a conference with the foreign visitors, MT. Page ar ranged for them to visit Bauxite. The geologists are members of the imperial Japanese mission to the United States to study mines and mineral resources, and are Nobayasu Kanchara, mining expert of Tokio; Hanzo Muakami, ge- ologist of the South Manchurian Rail- road Company, and Shigletaro Kawa- saki, chief geologist for the Japanese government in Korea The three com missioners have been in the United States two months. They arrived in Little Rock from New Orleans. They say that the Japanese government is interested in bauXite especially and the purposes for which it can De used, which is their reason for visiting this sectioL.N They say that they have been received everywhere with great cour- tesy and all sources of information have been placed at their disposal.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-01
PLACE EMBARGO 0H
 THREE BIG ROADS
ALL FREIGHT EXCEPT FOOD, FUEL AND WAR MUNITIONS
 ARE AFFECTED.

Washington.-An embargo on all freight except food. fuel and war mu nitions on the Pennsylvania lines east of Pittsburgh, Baltimore ana One east of the Ohio river and the Pmla. delphia and Reading was authorized Bg Director General McAd9a
 The action was taken on feeommenz dation of A. H. Smith, assistant direez Co. general in charge of transportation in the East No reference was made to the recommendation for all embar- go submitted by Fuel Administrator Garfield. The embargo is temporary and IS expected To last only feg days.
 'On account of the extremely se= were weather which has particularly affected operation of railroads cross ing the Allegheny mountains. said the railroad administration announce ment, Director General McAdoo, upon the recommendation of Regional Director Smith, has authorized him 10 place an embargo upon all freight eX- eept food, fuel and such war muni- tions and war supplies as are specific ally approved by the War Depart ment upon the Pennsylvania lines east of Pittsburgh, Boston and Ohio east Of the Ohio river. and the Philadelphia and Reading for the purpose of enab- ling those lines to continue specializ- ing upon coal for the double purpose of supplying the acute conditions in New England and the harbor of New York and elsewhere, and the provision of empty cars for mines and coke ovens. D
 The practical effect of this order will not greatly change conditions of the last few days, it was stated by rail orad direction officials, since local em- bargoes already had been declared by Eastern roads.
 An embargo on everything but food, fuel and munitions has been under consideration for several days The director general is not favorable to general embargo, believing that rail- roads soon will be able to move the entire volume of accumulated freight
 Indications were that hard weather would continue through most of the week and railroad administration off cials intimated that they looked for little improvement in the transporta tion system soon.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-01
TEUT0HS EYACUATE
 POSITIONS IN ITALY
HAVE GIVEN UP IDEA OF TRYING TO REACH THE VENETIAN
 PLAINS.

Italian Army Headquarters n North ern Italy.=The enemy has evacuated territory on the northern mountain front behind Monte Temba, extending from the PiaYe River westward. Their defense lines have now been moved back to Monte SpiHoneia.
 Italian patrols making reeonnais= sanees in Che last few days found that the enemy patrols and sentinels had been withdrawn and later discovered taat the enemy had abandoned the entire region.
 This retreat is d sequel to the brill liant victory French troops recently ob- tained on Monte Tomba, inas.nuch as the enemy position thereafter be- came untenable.
 The retirement of the enemy is i'm pertant as showing that he has given up bis effort to force a passage to the Venetian plains by way of Monte Tom. ba and the west bank of the Fiaye, al lease for the present He is now con stfucting defensive works in the rear.
 When the French made their drive at Monte Tomba some of their detach- ments were carried by enthusiasm through the Austro-German lines to the banks of the Piaye River. They then found the hamlets were deserted, but it Was believed this was incident to the days operations and 1t was not then known that the section was being SVSfap,a a f51alIu 1roo3f6d h1, fTa pl1a1f1v
 Further reconnaissances made in the last few days showed there has been a definite withdrawal. Camps. material and supplies had been taken to the rear and the long lines of for ward trenches were deserted.
 Italian patrols exploring the region found that the Austrians had adopted a remarkable ruse to conceal their departure. They had lined the for ward trenches with dummy soldiers topped with helmets which protruded slightly above the trenches to give an appearance of occupation. In one of the battery positions they had con structed machine guns with zinc bar rels mounted or wood while pieces Of wood and gas pipe were shaped with the same object.
 The section evacuated includes de- fensive positions along the valley of 9rnio. The enemy's retirement takes him further into the mountains. The heights around Monte Tomba do not exceed 2,000 feet, while those in the vicinity of Monte SDinoncia are nearly 4,000 feet high and are further back from the plains.
 While the enemy still holds his ad vance positions on both slopes to the Rrenta River his voluntary evacuation of one of the chief lines of approach to the plain appears to indicate that he has given up hope of breaking through this winter, and the French are receiving large measure of credit for this decisive setback of the enemy's plans.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-01
NJ CHANGES IN
 ASSESSMENT LAW
THIS IS THE OPINION HANDED DOWN BY ATTORNEY GEN.
 ERAL AREUCKLE.
ACT 234 OF 1917 SOLONS
Opinion Was Given in Answer To Let ter From Hogan Oliver, State Au- dtor, and Tax Assessor For
 Pulaski County.
Iif1la Rock

IlJlle R0cK--
 Act 234 of the General Assembly of 1917 made no changes in the statutes governing the assessment of real es- tate, according to an opinion rendered by Attorney General John D. Arbuekle. which will continue to be assessed every two years. The opinion given in answer to letters from Hogan Oliver, state auditor, and VerGer Heath, tax assessor for Pulaski county. In re- ply to these letters, the attorney ger eral said:
 Act 234, Acts of Arkansas 1917, being. An aef to abolish the County Boards of Equalization, to provide for the assessment and valuation Of the taxable property in the State Of Ar kansas and for other purposes direct ly repeaIs only Section G91 to 7o09 in elusive of Kfrby's Digest of the laws of Arkansas. which said sections refer to the creation, the duties and powers of the Boards of Equalization of the state
 Section of said act reads. in part, as follows: That 30 days after the county assessor shall begin the as sessment Of taxes as now provided by law. And Section 2, of said act. reads, in part, as follows: That the lime provided herein for the county asses sor to start a tour of the county for the purposes Of assessing the proper " as required by law
 From these sections of fhe act, you will note that the statues already in existence fixing the time and meth cd of assessment. insofar as the word Ing of those sections, did not interfere With the provisions of this act. were to be adhered 10 and regarded in mall- ing the assessment as provided for in Aet 234. referred to above.
 Act 234 has been carefully consid- Nered and, in the opinion of this of fee. there $ nothing in it's provisions changing the time for the assessment of real estate and you are therefore, advised that in the future as in the past the assessment Of real estate un- tfl otherwise provided by act of the legislature, shall be made every two years and these years are the odd years and this assessment of real es- state having been made in 1917 would not be made again until the year 1919.'
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-01

Petitions asking fer the creation ad a road improvement district to build II 1-2 miles of highway from the Fort Smith district line to Greenwood were sustained in the County Court by Judge Cleveland Holland of Fort Smith. John McCord, Charles E. Os- borne and c. " Ownsley of Green wood were chosen commissioners. Tho board elected MT. Osborne chairman and Mir. 0Vnsley# secretary.
 Estimates of the State Highway De. partment place the cost of the road at $75.500, to which the state na- uonal highway fund will contribute $l9,300. The road will be built of burned shale, a by-product from Sc bastian county coal mines. The same material has been selected for the 42- mile highway to be built from Van Buren 10 the Washington county line to connect with Winslow.
 Work will commence at once to or ganize a road district from Green wood 10 Mansfield on the Scott coan. ty line te make the Fort Smith-Green- wood road across the entire county.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-01
HELENA BANKERS ID FINANCE PIG CLUBS
PHILLIPS COUNTY BUSINESS MEMS LEAGUE TAKE FOR
 WARD STEP.
SEVERAL BOYS ENROLLED
Miss Julia stebbins Will Return To the County the First Part of Feb ruary and Start On Her Work
 For the Year.

fitItHd.- At a meeting of the agricultural committee of the Business Mems League and the bankers Of Helena held at the league rooms tae bankers agreed 10 finance the pig clubs in Phti. lips county this year. The money is to be loaned to the boys at per cent and only pure-b bred pigs will be bought. q c Strickland. county agent. will have charge of the club. He already has several boys enrolled, and expects soon to have 75 or St members
 The leaEuc's agricultural committee expects also to taHe an active interest h the canning club work Mss Jnaa stebbiHs. canning club agent. will He= urn 10 the county tAe fHsf ot Febr1s ar! and start on her WorE for tbe year. fhe committee expects to mako this tle grcatest ycar for dIeersi1caaau Phillips county has ever known.
 George A. Sanford seefe 4fv of Che league. E urras 6He busHz Of m9Ha Dugebfed cutte. and W6#e q great many very das cattle have been brought into tHe county Ia tAe la=a year CT two. more are needed. and be hopes 10 get the bankers Interested ia financing the farmers in fhe purchase of these cattle Ills idea is tbat while the cold weather thls winter will check the be}l #eeyiI thi# year. i. is bound to come sooner or later. and ne Is trying 10 gel the county as near ready IS possible for that time.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-01
Private Started Fire.

Washington.-Fred L. Wood ward. private in the army. Quarter master Corps, confessed he started the fire which threatened the quartermas- ter storehouse here last week and de- stroyed $50,000 worth of food and other supplies. Woodward declared he is pyromaniac and said that in 1916 he fired lodging house in Wor- cester, Mass.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-01
UNITED STATES GO
 UPON VAR RATIOKS
REDUCED RATIoNS ASKED FOR PURPOSE OF CREATING LARGER
 EXPORT TO OUR ALLIES.
2 WHEATLESS DAYS A WEEK
One Meatless Day a Week and One MeatIess Meal Day, Two Porkless Days Week-Retailers To Sell
 Substitute With Wheat Flour.

Washingfon.-Th American people went on war bread diet last Monday fs a part of war rationing system prescribed by President Wilson and the food administration. Victory bread" the food administration calls it.
 The reduced rations are asked for the purpose of creating larger ex. port surplus of food for the European allies. Curailment of consumption will be accomplished largely by yolun tary effort. but force will be employed wherever permitted under the food control act
 The rationing system, as presented by the president in proclamation and by Food Administrator Hoover in list of regulations. forms the food administration IBIS food eenservaz tion programme, of which the chief features are:
 A bakers bread of mixed Hours. which began last Monday with five per cent substitution is reached Feb. faary 24
 Sale bg retailers 10 househalders oE an equal amount of substitute Hours of every pound Of wheat tionr purchas- cd at the time the wheat flour is bought
 Sale by millers to wholesalers and wholesalers to retailers of only 70 per cent of the amount of wheat four sold last year.
 Two wheatless days a week-Mon- day and Wednesday-and one wheat less meal q day.
 One meatless day a week-Tuesday and one meatIess meal a day.
 Two porkless days a week-Fuesday and Saturday.
 Manufaetrers of maearonf, spaghetz Ii. noodless, crackers and breakfast foods. pie. cakes and pastry will be permitted to buy only 70 per cent Of their last years purchases. and are asked 10 perform a patriotic service by using substitute four
 Flour will be sold through the reeu- lar channels and in such manner that each community will receive it's equivalent share.
 The food administration will pur- chase for the army and for the allies. as announced recently, 50 per cent Of the four output. and out of this store will fill emergency requirements if stocks run low in any part of the country.
 Wheat millers are required to pro- duce one barrel of flour of 196 pounds from 164 pounds of wheat, which rep resents a 74 per cent flour. No patent or special Hours may be manufactured, although whole wheat flour may De made as usual.
 Hotels and restaurants will be elassed as bakeries and will be re- Guired to serve the new victory bread.
 State food administrators will be permitted to designate the wheatless meal in each state. Where this is not done the food administration re- quests that the evening meal be ob- served as wheatless.
 The presidents proclamation, be- sides calling on the public for fur ther reduction in consumption, makes renewed appeal to the housewife to stop the waste of food. It asks d general observance of the food admin istrations's regulations and calls on the people. in addition, to hold down their consumption of sugar.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-01
New Roads Planned.

Representative Ben E. McFerrin of Newton county was at the office of the State Highway Department making arrangements for new road work in his county. One district has been or ganized to run from the Newton coun. ty line to the forest reserve by way of Jasper, distance of 30 miles. A majority of property owners have signed a petition for another road 16 miles long to extend from the Boone county line through Compton and Pon- ca to Boxley.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-01
Captain Aiphin To Atlanta.

Maj. H. F. Fredeman received z let. ter from Capt. J H. Alphin of Isl Do- rade of the Quartermaster Corps of the National Guard. who said that he has been ordered to Atlanta as assist ant to the construction quartermaster if@ building large government repair shops. Captain Aiphin. who is now at Washington, was until few weeks ago assistant to Major FredemaE in the adjutant generals office.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-01
Adiournment Planned

Washington.-Speeding up of all appropriation measures by avoiding unnecessary bearings and all possible delays, with view to concluding all readiness to adjourn Congress by June l, was a greed upon at confer ence between Speaker Clark. Demo- cratic Leader kitehin and the chair cen of all the leading committees of the House.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-01
1o5 oo6. GOO in u. s.

Washington.-Th population of continental United States on January l. was 105,O06,0 900, as estimated by Treasury Department experts. who cal culate the per capita money circulation at S4S.76 on that date. An increase of 1,719,000 in population from Jan uary 1, last year is shown, while the per capita circulation Increased S5.76.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-01
Bond On Council.

J. L. Bond, superintendent of public instruction, was appointed by Govern. or Brougb as member of the State Council of Defense At the next meet ing of the council Superintendent Bond probably will present plan for shortening the school day during the extreme cold weather when there is a shortage of fuel.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-01
Issues Fire -Warninn.

Bruce T. Bullion, state fire marshal. issued warning, calling attention to the serious danger from fires during the extreme cold weather He said that many sprinkler systems are frog en. the water pressure is low quite ire qnenty on account of the fact that many people leave their water rum Hing. and that it is difficult for the ire apparatus 10 get to a fire.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-01

The midwlnter meeting Of the Ark ansas Press Association was attended by about 40 editors and publishers. bailing from various sections of the state. The features of the session were addresses delivered by II. C. Ho- taling Of Mapietons MinH.. president Of the National Editorial Association. and Charles ]. Post of New fork. di= rector Of the Publishers, Advisory Board.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-01
Chicago Wants Brouqh.

Governor Brough Was invited to ad- dress the Union League Club of Chi cage on Washington,s birthday He ae- copied, and while in Chicago will ac- eept the invitation 10 deliver an ad- dress at the University of Chicago, which was extended several days ago by the president. nr Henry Pratt Judson. Governor LoWden of Illinois also will address the Union League Club
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-01
To Promote Officers.

Washington. Eighteen thousand temporary second lieutenants in the regular army were made eligible for promotion to first lieutenants in the National Army by a War Department order. Divisional commanders have been called upon to furnish lists of those qualified for promotion.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-01
Mill lsoIste Patients.

The trustees of the University of Arkansas, at a special meeting, voted 10 authorize the use of the old medi- cal college on Second and sherman streets for an isolation hospital to be used to isolate patients suffering with spinal meningitis, measles and pneu- monia Governor Brough issued an emergency proclamation setting aside $6,000 to be used in putting the build ing in order
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-01
 No Peace Proposals.

Washington. - Widespread rumors, untraceable to any source. that the United States had received directly from Germany a peace proposal or some other communition. were de- nied by Secretary Lansing.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-01
tionors Reuuisition.

Governor Brough honored the requi- sition of the governor of Tennessee for the return of Henry Mackay, who is wanted in Memphis on the charge of murder. Mackay is in custody at Cot ton Plant He is charged with killing Sidney Kirk, Memphis negro, in June, 1915
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-01
Discharqe All Over 31,

Washington Baker has advised the Senate Military Commit. tee the War Department favors dis charging from draft liability men who have passed the age of 31; registering on June 5, 1917. and without having been called to the eolors.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-01
Names Canstable.

Governor Brough announced that he had appointed J. w. Williams of Para gould constable to succeed John Wise, who was killed last Christmas day in the performance of his duty Williams was recommended by former Governor Futrall, Mike Huddleston and Ad Ser tig of Paragould.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-01
lnccrporation Matters.

Electric Farms Company, Lonoke, by H. c. Couch, J. l.. Longino, c. P. Couch, T. M Williams and w. F. Moody.
 Arkansas Construction and Engi, neering Company of Little Rock, Werth Wimberly president, J. w. Mertz, secretary-treasurer, w. R. VII. Hams vice president
 The s. NJ. Williamson Company. an. other Tennessee concern, with a capi- tai stock of s100.OOO filed notice of it's intention of entering the state.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-01

The tax collector of Franklin had to suspend collecting on account Of ex- treme cold weather and more especial ly on account of the snow, for it has drifted out in mountains. making the roads in part of the county impassa- ble, even on horseback. In places, it is said. the snow has drifted to four feet deep.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-01
Quarantine in Cotton.

Austin, Tex-Governor w. P. Hob by issued proclamation defining two zones in which the pink boil worm has been found and forbidding the shipment of cotton from them.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-01
France To Get Ships.

Washington. - The 30 German ships seized by Brazil when 1t entered the war have been chartered by the French government. They represent an aggregate of about 120,000 tons, gross.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-01
Guard Annointments.

The following appointments in the Stuttgart Home Guard Company were announced by Adjutant General Lloyd England: T. c. McCaelin, captain, Ambrose j. Morris, first lieutenant; Arthur Gray Noles, second lieutenant.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-01
To Crush Socialism.

shington.-Orders forbidding all Socialist propaganda in the German army has been issued by the German military authorities. Socialist news papers are forbidden to be sent to the soldiers.