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The Washington herald., 1918-05-22

Class 1 Sunicient.
In fact, with no further change
in the selective service regulations.
We can increase our army within
the next year. If necessary, to A.
100000 or 100000 And this with
out going outside of Class /, except
for skilled artisans and mechanics
needed for noncombatant services.
The recent figure of 100000 men.
set as the probable strength of our
army by the end of this year, has
led to considerable conjecture as to
the imminence of an increase in the
draft age limit.
The fact is. however, that 3,00O,-
900 men can be mustered without
exhausting half the Class / men reg
istered last June and still subject
to call. For our army today is less
than 100000 short of hat number.
The total number Of men in the
army as of May 8. including regu-
lars. federalized national guard and
those called under the draft, is g.
1S7.S2S. This includes 554,S37 In the
federalized guard, and 1,224.l79 call
ed under the draft.
Total registration for the first
draft was 9.5s6,50S. Experience to
date has shown that "a per cent, or
slightly over one-third. of the Sc
men are eligible for service. The
remaining two-thirds. because of
dependency of families, Industrial
exemptions and physical disability.
are not eligible for prese-, nee.
On this basis of "a per ceat. me total
Class / men eligible for ssrvice unC.l.
the draft would be 1859, 40: OF these
1,224, ,47s already have been called,
leaving the approximate number Of
eligible but uncalled men registered
last June at 2,134, ,s61. Allowing for
possible error in the percentage, how
ever, draft authorities are placing the
number OF remaining eligibles from
the first registration at 100000.
New Law Takes 100000.
But there are more than that. BY
the amendment just passed by Com
gress, which provides for the registra-
ton and drafting of men who have
become q since last June, at least
10000 additional men will be made
eligible.
The total registrants under this new
draft act are expected to be about
100000. The percentage Of eligibles,
however, is expected to be between
70 and 80 per cent. There were only
"a per cent eligible in the original
draft. The different percentage is due
to the fact that comparatively few of
the young men who have become n
within the year are married ana have
dependent families that an eouo Il,x
small percentage are SO skilled in
dustrially as to secure exemption on
industrial grounds, and that the
average Of physical disability Is much
lower.
In the event these 100000 eligibles
should be absorbed into the army
before June. 1913. bringing our army
to 4.sooy0oo or more. there win at
that time be another group Of 10000
to 10000 Immediately available with
The Washington herald., 1918-05-22
French Break Assault.

Freaeh Break Assault.
Last night an attack Of less strength
and importance Was delivered against
the French north of BsilieuI. II
broke down under the French artil-
troops early today took prisoners IN
q raid near Bailleul
While II IL perhaps too much 70 say
the great Western battle has been re-
sumed. all indications tonight were
that the German attack ahout BerVi.ie
marked the re-opening Of the Kaiser's
offensive. Some experts believe Il
was in the nature Of q "feeIer" on n
m the various vital sectors will he
undertaken. the enemy trying TO
gauge the allied strength and dispo-
sition before launching his main blow.
The Berlin war ONCE today tells
a glowing story of complete VIC
tory" over the French on the KEN
mel front. asserting yesterdays at
lacks on the important Flanders
height broke down with heaviest
losses" BY way of admitting that
some headwsy was made by the as
sailants, the statement does how
ever, say. There is still a French
nest east Of Locre"
The impression here tonight was
that Berlin was making a mountain
out Of q mole hill, since there was
nothing said or written oficiaIly,
either here or in Paris, yesterday,
indicating a serious attack on Kem-
mel Height The French assault
rather was OF a sort designed TO i'm
prove the allied positions over q lin
tied front, and in this il was COM
pletely successful.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-22
Pole to Be Austrian Prime Minister

Berne, via Paris. May 21.-Vienna
sdispatches indicate that Adam
kfarnowski. an ardent Polish ma
kionalist, will shortly succeed Count
tBurian as Austrian minister.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-22
Senator James Reported Better.

Baltimore. Nd, May Ex-senator Oh
lie James. of Kentucky. who has been
undergoing treatment At Johns Hop.
kins Hospital. was reported improved
today.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-22

are being startled out of
rut by some one doing
hethins IN advertising that
: believed to be impossible.
pne firm made a fortune by
Iertsins Dress Suits as a
cialty; another by advertis-
CONTINUED on PAGE mx.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-22
Class l Draftees Sufficient
To Match Kaiser's Increment
Figures Show U. S. Eligibles Increase by
nearly One Million Year with Young
Men Reaching Age of 2I

Many than Uncle Sam will be able train equip
France within the twelve
those the
june and have been brought
selective
The Washington herald., 1918-05-22
Advertising Talks
Ger Advertiser and Reader.)

People are just beginning to
raken to the wonderful DOS
The Washington herald., 1918-05-22

sibilities of ad-
vertismg this
IS so, e We n
among the pro-
fessiion.
Every d ay
The Washington herald., 1918-05-22

WHITE suLPHUR SPRINGS, w. Va.
tive x.A.A op..iAt g.. vazhinrfnay- y-Ady.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-24

The barefacedness and the strange
mental twist Of the "Potsdam gang
have had n singular recent disclosure.
To implant n proper fear Of Ger
many in the nations still neutral and
TO warn them of what their fate would
he If they should side with The allies.
the Aaiser's propagandists have flood
ed Spain with remarkable circular
relating 20 Teutonic acts Of fright
fulness in the present war. II recites
the quantity OF plumber taken by the
German forces In occupied territory,
the mum Der OF churches damaged and
destroyed, the amounts Of money
wrung from the helpless inha httants
and the studied n}istreatment Of Eng
lish prisoners Of war. One Of the most
shameless document ever issued in
behalf Of any government. It will only
intensity the world wide disgust for
and dislike Of militaristic Germany,
It reveals not one glimmer % human
ity or Of the moral sense.
The circular speaks complacently
OF an untold amount Of war material
captured on the battle field" and OF
'1ncalculahe booty in France and Bel
gium," The latter Is enumerated as
follows More than 5000 watches.
more than s, 600 pieces of underwear
exceeding 600 en1broideries and wo-
mems handkerchief. $500 umbrellas
and parasels. nearly 1900 silver
spoons and $4,000 bottles Of cham
payne. Besides many art treasures
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-24
10,ags LBS. or MAIL rs
fST MONTH PLANT. TOTAL

Washington. June 2s.--The report
Of the first month of Americas air
plane mall service, made public to-
night by the postoffice department.
shows that A total Of 1898 pounds
of mail was carried an aggregate of
l0.452 miles. with total flying time OF
1877 hours and SO minutes, averaging
more than 6s miles an hour.
Twenty-seven trips were made be-
tween New York and Washington by
planes going both ways, and fourteen
of the trips were 100 per cent. that
is. no forced landings were made.
necessitating the mpletion of the
service by train, Nine of the trips
We're rs per cent by air, two of them
so per cent, and two were only Is
per cent
The use OF the airplane mail ser
vice shows an increase in the last
half of the first months operation. the
first fifteen days of June. On the
fourteen trips in May. s.749 pounds
Of mall was carried; on the thirteen
trips In June, up to June / s. the planes
carried s.244 pounds
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-24
NEWS OF THE OLD DOMINION
WORKMEN FROM TEXAS CREATE
DISORDER PASSING ON TRAIN

Roanoke, Va. June ga trans
portation train passed through this
city last night about l o'clock carry
Ing twelve hundred men from Dallas.
Forth Worth and Ell Paso and other
Iexas towns to Norfolk to work in
the government shipyards A draw
mead pulled out OF q coach near the
Commerce. Street freight station and
the men were delayed thirty-five
minutes. They punched at a restau-
rant. Several went into restaurant
and ordered meals. After they had
finished eating they arose and began
to depart without paying for their or
der The proprietor called upon them
to pay and the only reply he received
was come out In tho street wen pay
you" The whistle Of the engine blew
calling them to return 10 their train,
and they hurriedly' disappeared
Some of the men asked, Where Is
the rough neck district?" How large
lis Roanoke Jail? Where can you get
q drink of liquor" The personnel
OF the transportation train consisted
Of several nationaltties.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-24
WOMAN HAS BoTH FEET CUT OFF
YACHTING DRAFT MIN LEAVE

Roanoke. Ma June 22-Lucile
Franklin c0Tored Of Christiansburg,
about twenty years of age. had
both her feet cut off al the Norfolk
and western passenger station yester-
day afternoon about O'Clock by a.
v bound freight train which passed
juzt nj the time the ceiored draft men
from this city were leaving FOR Peters
burg,
II ia said that the woman was very
much excited and as the train carry
ing The colored draft men pulled ont.
she tainted and fell under the freight
train passing on a nearby track Sew
eral attempts were made by persons
standing around 10 rescue the woman
from INJURY. hut ~ were in vain
The injured woman was picked up
and removed 10 FurreH Memorial hos
pltal on North Henry street. II was
reported last night that she wss rest
ing az we'll as could he expected.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-24
ROBERT TAYLOR STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING AND KILLED

Pulaski June 23.-During a severe
thunder storm Robert Taylor. who
lived in the Pine neighborhood. was
struck by lightning and instantly
killed He was upstairs at his home
and was in the act of lowering a wir
dow, when there was a flash OF light
ming, which seemed to run in on the
current of air in which ne was stand
ing He dropped TO the floor dead. He
was twenty one wears OF age and
leaves a father and mother. Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Taylor. and two brothers and
sisters He had only recently bee.
registered for military service No
other members OF the family were in
iured by the stroke
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-24
FOURTH OF s25. O0O, ZOO YEAR
BAD DEBTS DUE TO FRAUD

"Onc-fourth OF the annual losses
caused by bad debts, amounting to
S25, 600, 900 yearly, IL due 90 dis
honest business men whose voca-
ton IL to obtain goods on credit
for which they never intend to
pay."-Frcas Brown Snyder, chair
man investigation committee, Ma
tional Association of Credit Men.
"If credit men would investigate
the antecedcnte OF persons sending
I'm new. unsolicited orders, one
half of the fraudulent cases would
be eliminated. :
There are enough fences
(stores which dispose of goods oh
tanned on credit by men who evade
payment) In New York city to fIl
a good sized town. In one section
so per cent of the stores are
fences
Domestic unhappfness fs the
cause of 10 per cent of the business
failures.
THE public should not patronize
sacrifice sales OF fly by night
tradesrnen. Fully 85 per cent Of
these sales are conducted by
crooks.
We at home can help America
win the war by dealing only with
reputable business houses,
when there is decrease I'm the
number of bad debt accounts the
high cost of living will be lower
ed.
Every crooked concern has p
list of easy credit men, from
whom 1t is not diff7cuIt TO obtain
merchandise.
There are three C's In credit:
character. capital and capacity
and the greatest of these Is char
ac4er.
'It In the patriotic duty oT every
honest credit man to wage war on
the crooked business man. we owe
II to the public. TO the honorable
dealer and to ourselves 10 make u
determined drive tn reduce the
number of fraudulent cases which
have been increased as "A rsuit Of
the war"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-24

II Interest here Is the announce
ht OF the engagement and APP
|aching marriage or Miss Mary
klyn Culton, daughter OF Mr. and
Il Janet Brown Culton. of Way
|boro, Va. to Lieutenant william
bwn Newell, II. s., r.. of Charlotte
e.. now stationed at Camp Cor
!. Ga. The wedding Will take place
|y this summer
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-24
tAMOTTTAsF ~ LATEST
DRINK or PROVIDENCE,

Providence, Il. l.. tune ga
drink called ~camou7age. sold to
soldiers and sailors a. certain cafes
here ard calculated 10 intoxeate in
tic time. Is responsible for the clos-
Ing of one hotel and several cafes are
under suspicion. The agents Of the
department Of justice say girls pilot
the soldiers and sailors TO the cafes
where the drink IN sold without ques-
ton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-24
WAR SAVING STAMPS.

when Your friend I'm need asks
|ou 10 lend him quarter, you
land Il over. don't YOU
You don't cara much whether
|ou sec II again or not Tho main
hing Is that you have done him
service.
N lie got back nj you, after you
vt lent him 81 worth. by hand
~ you a IS bill. II would be like
Indins money on the sidewalk.
fouldn't It?
That Il the beauty of the thrift
lamp plan. Every time YOU buy
stamp you lend the government
quarter.
when II comes back at you with
r Tor every &4.f2 YOU put in you
knItzc that you have not only bccn
|Ntrtottc, hut have made good
Investment
Government bonds in as cent
IT.. with automatically compound
p intcrcst--no bother about REIN
the knowledge that
~ investor Is helping his country
y her need.
4 That IL what the thrift stamp
hcesas.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-24

In v4,nee cup2
YUnx1 or Tia annaaExNg2
Arc You going To Exve sugar or
axe yuu sauenY 10 w1s1e M
Are you Boing 10 usn tho SMALLEST
mxnornt At SuExx pozzn1hse. or are you
@sMng 10 continue to uSe sugar al
yvu did In gf,c d&ys bcNuwc tina waxf
Hax4nE sugar here uaaans sugar
owsx fherat and sGApH to carry n.
frem here TO there
You probably have heard that
raMEs IN no Ahnrxage OF uagzx, and
kfza4 me raw euEw output h a. big.
On n mat hASgr tfaau csuc. and come
ore has fr1d yUu fhxk there 10 no
mead Of 9xs4ng sug1x. This - the
rmnxt f1x6d3ous Sxx OF German
p~rpmsAnda bec~nse IL An parity true
Gmd purity faana.
The sisoreaSe IN szzgar In this
ccs~rtxy IN mot dxe to any assorsage
n, azgar crop. but to shortage of
ships
seveuey-fswe gs~r cent OF TIRE sugar
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-24

serviceahle. In Poland, also. they de-
stroyed a large number OF churches
for alleged military reasons
Charging the Belgian with stupid
stubbornness, the circular says that
German officers were forced to punish
many rich individuals and wealthy
cities. In the way OF punishme nts. re-
prisals and forced contributions. a
total of 100000 was obtained for
the German treasury, ~-Leslie's.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-24

the Huns confiscated oil paintings In
Belgium valued at nearly $500, 00o
The lying circular saws that. owing
TO the treachery OF the Belgian priest
hood. German soldiers were forced to
teach a lesson to French and Belgian
Catholics: so they wantonly destroy
ed four cathedrals and rendered eight
destroyed twenty-seven
churches and rendered thirty-four un-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-24
Il. s. MAIL TRUCK RUNS FROM
HARPE-Rs FERRY TO LEESBUHG

Leesburg, Va. June 2s.-~A United
States mail truck has been put on
the route between Harpers Ferry ana
Leesburg. Va, to carry mail to of1icee
along the road between Harpers Ferry
and the latter place and connect with
A like route from Leesburg TO wash
ington. The truck makes one trip 4
day
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-24
ROCKINGHAM BOY MEETS
DEATH ,BRAVELY AT FRONT

HarrisonburR, Va, June 2S.-An-
other son OF Rockingham county mas
bravely met his death fighting against
the autocracy of Germany.
A telegram was received late yes
terday afternoon by Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
J. Sellers, of EIkton, that their son,
Edward Sellers. a private In the PERISH
ing Expeditionary forces. had bee
killed In action on. the battlehelds or,
June 2. 1918. The telegram was from
the war department at Washington
and contained the further informa-
ton that young Sellers had met death
braveiy and as BETTING true son OF
Rockingham county.
Private Sellers was twenty years
of age and was member of the re-
gular army. having enlisted in Baltt-
more before the Mexican trouble. tie
was among the first United States
troops to go across seas. being mem
Der of machine gun battalion. with
which he had been serving since he
had been in France.
He is survived by his parents. Mr..
and Mrs NJ z. Sellers. who live in
Elkton. and one brother. Robert, OF
Huntington, w. Va, and one sister.
tspecial to The Richmond virginian.)
Blue Ridge Springs. Va, June 23.-
The large number of inquiries and &C
ceptances coming in every mail and
the daily arrival of guests would seem
to indicate that Blue Ridge Springs
In 10 hold first rank in popularity
among the neighhoring resorts.
Though systematically and patri-
otically Hooverizing. the management
is maintaining Its splendid reputation
for a good table. Fresh Vegetables,
milk butter and eggs are being serv-
I'd abundantly, and fried spring
chicken and fresh fish are happy sub
stitutes for the beef ration which has
been limited by the food com mission
or to four meals per week
Those registering the past week
are: Mr.. and Mrs. James s. Sim
mons, Charleston. g. C. c. Fl. Rosiey,
Richmond. Va. q, A, Haven. Wash
ington, u C: Robert shaw and E.
A. Branhan. Esmont. Va; r. s, Will
liarns. Roanoke Miss NJ A, Kendall.
John p. Mayhem, Roanoke;
MIR. and Mrs George 3. 1andon.
pocahanias. Va Mrs. j. A. Tandon,
Lynchburg II. II. Hash Miss Myrtle
Curiey Mr. and Mrs. M. II. Dixon.
Roanoke. Mr. and Mrs w r. Slusser
and family. Blackshurg: l. A Willis,
Roanoke. Rev. and Mrs r. r. Opie,
Pulaski. G.. A Preston, Roanoke Mr.
and Mrs. F. A Halves Jr. Atkinson
N C, Mr. and Mrs W r Venabie,
Reginald VenHhle and r f Ritnour.
FarrnviiIe: Miss Sarah 0akes. w, r
Crawford and daughter Roanoke:
Mr. and Mrs T. L. Mcpherson Sink
ing Creek Va; Mrs II s. Stahl and
children Biackshurg Mrs. G. G.
Gooeh. child and nurse. Roanoke.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-15
&. Our cue is to play upon that

ing. Our cue is to play upon tina,
fear.
We must live up to the popular
German estimate of us, and surpass
it. We must fight not by the slow
grinding method of "attrition," but
by sudden, bold strokes, by spectac-
ular sallies, by exhibitions OF reck-
less bravery.
There will be no real reckless
ness about that method, applied as
consistent policy. Its purpose will
be to destroy the morale OF the
German army and nation. And it
will mean, in the end, economy OF
effort and the saving OF many lives.
That British attack on Zeebrugge
seemed costly only because the men
engaged in il were in the iimelight.
Ten times as many would die un-
observed in land battle.
Let us harry the Germans in bold
raids by sea, land and air. Let us
make the name American" grow
ing terror. Then we shall not have
to lose so many men, nor kill so
many Germans. We can produce 4
national panic that will make the
German nation clamor for peace.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-15
DORMANT RESOURCES.

When Assessor Hendon replied
to the editorial in The Ardmoreite
relative to taxation methods he
tailed to cover one point which the
writer hoped he would make clear
That is. that the owner OF unde-
velopcd property underlaid with as
phalt or economic material other
than oil, who held his land at 4
lictitiou, value, usually prohibitiye
should be accorded the privilege of
paying taxes on the property at the
valuation he fixed himself when ap-
preached by buyer,
Just AT this time the above is 4
pertinent issue. as The government
is beginning to take notice OF the
various resources which would be
OF benefit at this time were they
properly developed. Ii they are Of
sufficient consequence the govern
ment will take them anyway but it
is desired that private interests do
the development work so lar as is
practicable Here is where there is
Il chance ior a radical change. and
before assessing time comes next
wear it is likely that mass Of facts
along this line will be ready to be
pun III evidence.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-15
SAUERKRAUT.

Now they're talking OF changing
the name of sauerkraut to liberty
cabbage it would be easier to
spell but that isn't the idea. Sauer-
kraut, it seems, has fallen into dis
repute because OF its German name.
New York vegetable dealer, and del
icates>en men say the consumption
OF it has fallen off 75 per cent since
We entered the war on account OF
what they call its "proGerman
stigma"
Very well. II that stigma can
be removed 10y changing the nom
cnclature. and in no other way SO
be it. BY any other name it will
smell just as sour offending one
mans olfactory sense and to another
bringing a tang and appetite that
al the perfume, OF Araby could not
around.
BUT aren't We rather OVERRIDING
our auti-Germanism when we Jump
onto this helpless vegetable; And
aren't We oyerworking the fine
word liberty:
Whatever we do. lets keep our
sense Of humor Germany lost hers
and look at her now.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-15
PICTURE MESSAGES FROM
HOME.

a good many people have had to
do their travelling sitting in lecture
room looking at stereopticon pic
lures of foreign lands. And while it
hasn't been so completely satisfac-
tory as the real thing, it has done
"A lot to broaden the interests OF
The men and women who haven
had the chance TO go and see for
themselves.
Now a new use for the stereopti-
con machine has been found. II Is
not to bring strange scenes and peo-
pies to the viewers eye, but 10 put
before him the old familiar, loved
scenes. The y. NJ. c. A. plans to
provide a stereopticon machine for
every 500 Americans abroad. And
the pictures they will show will be
bits Of home"
Those in charge OF the work are
asking governors, mayors, chambers
Of commerce, colleges and museums
Tor slides and descriptive material OF
everything from Main street TO
the col swimmin hole 1t isn't
hard to imagine the individual thrills
that will come 10 men who see III
thi, way little bit Of home. A New
York skyscraper, a typical farm
house, scene from a college cam
pus, railroad station. a toll bridge
counties things can be thought
Of that would serve the purpose.
Perhaps the man who thrills at the
skyscraper will not at first apprecl-
ate the Joy Of the other who laughs
at recollections the swimming hole
picture brings. But by and by both
will realize that every picture brings
message from home to someone,
and a kindly feeling OF kinship will
gladden. the heart of every soldier
who sees them. The boys at the
front aren't going to NOPE in home
sickness. but Just the same, they'll
be mighty clad for just this bit OF
home the Y. NJ. {. A. is going to
rive them.