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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-14
GERMANS PREPARING RENEWEDA TTACK IN GREAT
FORCE AGAINST THE ARRAS SECTOR IN P|CARDY
Turning Movement Believed
TO Be Plan of the German
Strateglsts

,.c,,,, ,r,.S r.etIrptiun Of tho gigantic
tf,,.i..., ,r,irs, tn. allies on III" west
fran, has unl Vet usa;rrluliz"d. In var
;.,.,. sc,.,,,s there, have h.."n local opera
INNS wh:rh hav.. no h'arlUg IN IN" ST.
uatinu ~ 4 who'll. But along Ut" "h'tVs
front ll.rr. IS a quiet that mlEht q"
c,-.u,rapiuE w.r., il not fer tn" fact that
,,,,. r;nruHuS are known t. b" moving up
mon and materials for movement IN
Tho mighty driv" launched March Il.
Field Marshal HaiE's report makes
sn.c;al note Of activity hr tn" Eerman
artillery north nf S"rr". This llttis
town IS situated behind the T"utonIc
Inns, north OF albert and marks the
apex vt Il triangle. III" base If which is
tho line between IIchut"rnH and Fuc-
QuUr.
For several weeks military experts
have boon watching developments IN
;I,is region b.caus. 4 is ihr logical
roin; from which tho Germans may %
10 ,aunch Il great turning move
u;"l.i aYair~i thu ArrA- sector. pUr'nS
;h,. aarlv DAYS nf .Nnr;l. when the allies
mad, - final stand on III" line winch
th..y AT present hold. thu Germans cen
,.r.:rl thcir fi"rC"St drives on ti'hh'"rnH
or,: the wooded hills To tho south and
iho,. ar,: later lost ground to III" allies
at this point.
Til country "a III" west Of Hehi:t"rn"
~ quit. hilly. with many steep ridges,
which aff,rGl Ad'nirah!" defensive posi-
lions, To ihA north and northwest. how
ryer. the country is moderately level.
with long unhularinc ridges which might
he Stnrmed readily by heavy masses OF
.-onps
Field Marshal Tlaig mentions. too. con-
siderable artillery fire tn tn" north ut
KENNEL hut this has been region
where tho cannon If both sides have
iu"..n roaring for weeks. The southern
portion Of I'll" British N-out has also
heen under heavr f!r" from the enerHE
and this may Indicate that tho Ger7nano
Ars getting ready for new effort to
reach Am"rnS.
on III" r.st Of rho western front the
representatives tell nothing Of interest.
Sine" the Italians captured Mon. Cor
no on Saturday morning tho Austrans
hav" tried in vain to rcgain this COM
CONTINUED on Page Teu-)
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WASHINGTON. May 13.-Attorney
General Gregory has authorized the is
srlancc nj Il presidential warrant for the
intcrnmcnt OF Count James Minotto. un-
der the Presidents proclamation rclat-
ing 10 German alien enemies.
Action WAS taken by the attorney gem
crtI after long consideration Of the case.
which WAS referred TO him after the de-
pa RI mont of labor had refused TO ordcc
Ith" deportation of the county. In the
meantime the count has been at liberty
un bail.
Count Minotto. son-in-law OF LoufA
+. Swift. the Chicago packer. IS mAu
81 such tangled nationaiities that he
comes near 10 being man without \
country. His father WAS An Italian OF
nvowcd pro-Grrman sympathies. and bis
mother WAS X noted German actress. j. .
was horn in Berlin and educated in IT,
banking business in Germany.
Was Pro-Gernan- ::
At first he was openly pro-Germani
hwt when Italy entered the war he of
fored To return to his fathers land as
M Italian reServ1st. and was refused for
physical reasons. Later he offered all
ambulance service TO the Italian gov
ernn,rnt. but this gift was also refused.'
Then he sought command in the
United States army. but his German citi.
Continued on Page ren.)
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some Of 'hrm. have been eauipptnR
Themselves for tho grim business n the
HOur. is over that very thing: II ~ hh:n
waiting fur the ORDER to ,"in" L., move.
They know 1t ~ near. They are we'll
aware rf tn signs Rhn"t them mat IL
is not far off. But 81 hIEh IN their
pitch, after w""kH and months OF AZ
hurh and gru"liing work and study rs
mon in ihr INAsS IN THIS country nave
"vnr h""l caI!'i on tU do. they would
SIN H." Impatient FOR That order 10
come tu-m"rrnW If they knew for II
dead certainty lhnt il would coma In
decd. day after tomorrow
Il should think you fellows would
got tired ~ the endless mnnotony OF
military HE and trainlngr'
'SnI Il; all sir. have grown 10 like
thai sir which has nothing Of scrvility
an,l l"s< ~ personal dignity about il,
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lust how ctf"ri,Vr liI~ hr"n the war
:,yai.s' Ia. T. boats is shown ny figures
un destruction of aili"fT shipping Eivr:r
L. tn" naval committees If tn" !'r'n"n
cha amber Of t!rrTi'"' saturday ~ Minis
ter l.cyEucs. They reveal that SinltinGS
~ merchantmen hav" fallen ~ to the
point where new construction * cXrc"d
Ing IN" obstruction. even how. h"i"r"
American yards arc in full swing on fl!".
great building program mapped out h%
the shipping hoard
The munthly av"rns" g; destruction
this year. ~ given by NJ. LcyEues. IL
3lH. 900. conlI':."rd with more than 800
n0n IONS monthly III 1919. In April .nt
last year the first month OF G"rmany's
unrest ricicd Sr:hmarIn" warfare. tho
tonnage sunk was ST. .onn. In April az
lhis year il had dwinIl"d to about los
nip tons.
IN i!ir other hand Ia. deStrur; ion nf
submarines * exceeding their ruiSiruc-
lion hy IN" enemy. and ;hr destruction
il expected 10 Increase ~ additional
American ships whu'h arr now being
turned out. TAX" their plHc" with Tho
war craft operating in the war zone.
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and drains Will II f;'s "xartly the
rurI'"~" Cor which II 's now ;:se,. is
f"rtil- ";;"u2h '"r raising sn!h!"rS
wh!"h i al! ;:.at Is NECESSARY jnst now.
k;tw r"cru'> nr" TAINTED here every
day ard N III" time cAp"c,-h ;hey are
harvested every inch s"ldi"rs
| A;lw SOM" ~ The seed piAHt,'d this
""rI day They vera a little group
with w"ud"r on. ih"ir faces travel
stained. with various kinds ~ HON.
made bundles and bags. They locked
rllhrr startt-,! sums uf them almost
frightened | should say II was nll so
s,ranE. 20 them tpparea'ly. They were
plainly uncomfortable and undeniabiy
awkward. In lines different from
these they would, have provoked laugh
ter and smil-s from an observer. This
little group :roild have been funny. Eut
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that was not III. ptctnr" Saw in '!r!n.
/, WAS very sad. r"lt lik" crying.
l rrmem bered TINT on III" previous
night. in Tho midst "f II :"stiH' "cvHs,"n
in 2 NJ. G. y. hui. Wl;h gay music
end stirring s-rr"Cn"s. VIII reg inr"n:
~ animated. Intelligent happy !a'"s up
turned cxporiantr 10 In" >in2"tnli II
r"lrbr.ti"s. one ~ whom | was l'r: su!n"d
to, be- which fnr he occasion. IN" same
sad md we"Pful "Iu"li"n eyer little
while would assail Inc. Try rs | NIGH
nv Thoughts would wander "ir over
there thence back here again. and
something kept asking. asking me-:
What are the Thoughts b..hinl lhcS':
facee7 What are these bays r"hllr
thinking on" What t. tn" Individual
mind which has been merged into his
great military nHchinc saying 1" it.
self" Then grew sad and depressed,
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CID
CAMP LEE. Va. May i5.--lt III" ct
IRE National Nrn!y - cautioned uH"n
>",l uS unprrGuctiy" as ;hat uI".fi whi"h
,'amp Lee IS established tn" io;a! H2r!-
cultural acreage Of III" country hhShi
suffered any noticeable d"''r";ts". In"
rt,u,i hire ~ vital"ss and sterile; Il
paSty. viii" clay undrr hraIE rains
;tmd no, entirely unrelated I" AN 'ikalI
desert now. fturchinE cn.Ss'n nH "r!b
eruund ur lam boring IL from the gun
range lively. miles To n" ea>;. or rat
ting along on th,ir way "u;, Saii"p!;'S
horses carrying officers OH tr"ir patt"n'
backs. companies Of infantry on TN
march. and automobiles hurryins TO ami
fro do th'ir par, 1" make very good
imitation Of a dust Storm such as the
regions whore they are customary boast
OF. Btu, the land her*abouts absurbs
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but Why | can't tell ynrI. There was
nothing vISiil" In thr O." audible 10
80" 'Hr to- ,'nIiSc that.
in,i..''i. ;l."r" il n"ih hing sad ri."ut The
%,.lh!"r ihnr ! could discern from has
CONVERSATION or hS Hrtinns and E"N"rnl
appearance. lIuil" the contrary.
hay" talked I" hundreds Of NrS' Viz
gInians hers. and hav" yet 10 d!S'Ty"r
anything ahou; HIM that justified my
occasional !r.hrynrsr inclination. M"ra-
over. ] HAY" yet to record i complaint
uttered or 4 kick registered. All -
we'll with lin. He says 90. They all
say that. They arn satisfied. feel them
selves TT and confident. express trust
and faith In their officers and their
CnmradrS and ar" waiting the word.
This only impatlonce thcs" W"st Ntr'
gina stalwarts who. since las; nrlshrr
most IL them. and since last Scplrmb&
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-14
WOMAN SENDS BULLET
THRO' iNTRUDER'S BODY

FAIRMONT. W. Va: May la.--When
Charley Phillips a Russian miner, at
tempted TO force an entry {" The homo
OF Akulino Chilli. 4 Slar woman living
at Baxter Mines. al 1 O'Clock ihIA morn
Ing. the woman fired two revolver shots
through the door above his head. This
didn't brighten him away, and sh" then
fired to kill. The ball passed through
his bowels and he died tonight At q
local hospital. The woman is Isl Jail.
charged with murder.
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Correspondent Has Words of Praise for West Camp Lee
1nngmxr tawunurp

but fine. elegant. lsInanl%
courtesy. N"t NJ nil. sir saih M.sH
Sergeant Ernest lErfflin. whom PnnnS-
b-rrn folk Will r"Inemh"r ~ Il popular
and promising bank cashier II ;hc,r
village. There Is always SOM. hing
going on In interest u> both inside md
untSIde OF our work. Why. sir. Tic com
ing or your party has been L subject
~ interest in our regiment for two
weeks W. have been planning and
planning for il.
But. ] don't mind tclllns you. Si:.
tina; It might ha Al you say. If II wers
not for ono thing: that Is, going over.
Thai is thu big prize ahead OF US that
makes up f"r everything else. 1T -
the on" and uprcrnost thought. evrr
and always with us---ovrr there in BE
trenches and 10 fight.
j hundred other Of the boys said ihc
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-14
WEST VIRGINIA COAL
BARRED FROM WEST

WAStIiNGTDN. May Standardization
ami usr nE smOkelrss btumn"uS coal
fmr domestic purposes in Wisconsin.
Minnesota. the pakulaS and Iowa was
forbidden to-day by the fuel adminis-
iratiuiI The sn-railed Snlok"leSs coal
IS produced iarg:y IN III" PncnhnntaS
ard Nrw river districts az Virginia and
West Virginia. and its use is being re-
S;rIc;rd hy the fuel administration 10
numbering ships smiling for the war
zono. Another order prohibits the ship
mrui at bitUnnoue coal from FnnnSrl-
wants.. ohio, Maryland. West Virginia,
Virginia. eastern Kentucky and Tonnes
srr via the Great Lakes into Illinois for
domestic purposes.
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an alarm clock under his arm, disap-
peared into No Mans Land under
cover Of darkness and fastened tho
clock to a wire.
Soon the alarm rang. whereupon
the Germans opened fire. The wire
had been so arranged that the clock
continued to ring intermittently and
each time drew violent fire from
the enemy. Meanwhile the Amerl-
cans rested in their trenches and en-
joycd hearty laugh.
An American officer turned the Ia
bies nicely on, the enemy recently.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-14
ONE DEAD; MANY
HURT IN WRECK
on THE n. !. {.
Chicago New York Express
Goes Off the Rails at
Schodack Landing

sCHopACK LANDING, N. Y, May
13,-The Buffalo express, on the New
York Central, from New York 10 CHI
cago, WIS wrecked hero late tonight.
A fireman was reported to have been
killed and a large number OF passeng-
ers more or less seriously injured.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-14
u. S Forces: MOI to Be Held Back;
Will Be Used i'm the Great Battle
Harmless Alarm Clock Draws Hun Bombardment

The Germans had retired during a
bombardment to a concrete dugout
behind the trenches, leaving the first
three lines to ono man, who went
around setting off flares so as to
create the impression that tho whole
front was alive with Germans. =.
An American patrol leader went
over and discovered the ruse. He
killed the one German, invaded the
trenches and gathered dozens Of
street signs which the Germans had
posted. returning to his own lines
with the signs tucked under his
arm.
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snnr thing ia NJ many different Ways
Over there That's the hearts DESIRE
nf every enc nt them. He'll not talk
inng until he tolls you. ParHdnxica lily.
It IL tile md and beginning for him.
.\nh ihea" civilians NAL" over into sol.
hirrS were. not SO many. months back.
very 'nnch like the little group OF ra&
recruit; arrivals J saw in front OF regi-
mental headquarters this morning.
All roads coming out Of West Vir-
Hinia now lead directly :" Camp Les.
and they are well filled with parent
pilgrims on their way here to Sea thsif
boys. many 81 them for the last tine-
But VI" shall NO: talk OF that ~
hotels In Petersburg are ervwAod 70
overfl"wing: many stop at RIchy ~
and commute. which r. a sensible JaiR1J
(OonfI1Vea o. 4RRa 2f1Al -.-ai r
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SUCCUMHS TO HlJUEY.

HOUSTON. Texas. May lS.-I.I"nt.
lI"ujumiu V Muuricr. or New York,
di",i nj Ellington Field. houston to-
day If injuries sustained when his air
plane fell un April &c. His father. who
WAS ut tho sons bedside. when death
,Am". viii take tn. body back for
burial.
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SON. IN
"W HN =. 49,.
LAW Of S|N|F 7 :.
e.
iii I'LL IHII
NOW |NTERNED
COUNT MINOTTO WILL =.
FIGHT IN THE COURTS
Presidential Warrant Issued
. Against Millionaire Served
at Chicago

CHICAGO, Nay la.-count James
Minotto, son-in-law Of Louis r. 1wtft,
tho packer, was taksn Into custody
here late this afternoon By deputy
United States plarshals on . prssi.
Dental warrant ordering his intern
ment. \
A habeas corpus action Was t7nsAA.
diately started In behalf Of the count,
AMI he was taken before FEDERAL Judge
Carpenter and released on $4,000
bond. Hearing Of arguments on the
haheas corpus proceedings WAS sSt foT
Nay 30.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-14
AIR PROBER NAMED

WASHINGTON. May 13-S. s. Corey
OF Chat anoogu was named SPECIAL
Investigator to assist Assistant AtrUr-
ncy General w l. Frcyrrs"n conduct the
department Of Justices aircraft invc"tl-
gatlon. TIL. inquiry already lS under
way with Mr.. Fr"ycrs"n studying the
rcnort made hy Gutz"n E"rSlur. and
the preliminary report made 10y i com
mission headed by SnuwC:cn Marshall
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-14
Hundreds From This
State 10 Fort Thomas

Sprciai irl>pn;rh I" Tho lnL"m!R"n""r
'I.AEkSEl'l:i. ". VA. May 10
S'.|.rn! nundr"d men from Il dozen
i,rrih"rh WrAi NlrEinIa counties were
,a'."n l." Fort THnnnS, Ky. tonight on
Il Sp"rIH! troop train 49," III" main line
49, ihr Ial,mnr. n uh!" ra!lr"nd paSs-
nag :hr"l!-:h Der" lal" ihlS evening.
Thirty dr:Ilt.". from lhl~ county
lua:,i...' i;i.. ran, nero. y" d"m"ustra-
Iirn was H,iI ~ Tho request nf The To-
cal .rlrr!:.-e. bat many gathered ai the
station 10 go. them off
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WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE. May 13.-(ey Associ-
ated Press)-How an American
alarm clock kept the whole German
line guessing and caused tho Ger
mans useless expenditure Of larger
quantities Of machine gun and rifle
ammunition all one night was re-
lated to-day.
The Americans had been trying
for some time to draw the fire Of
certain enemy units.
Leave Fritz to me-" said a happy
faced young American. who. putting
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-14
BRITISH PURSUE The
FLEEING TURKS over
DISTANCE OF 20 MILES

NDoN. May !3. British
mounted troops, after capturing Kir-
kut. IN MesomoSamta, pursued the
Turks for q distance Of twenty miles
TO the northward, says an official
statement issued today by the war
ioffce.
On May II, the Turks were driven
arross the Lesser Fab river at Allyn
Knprl. The latter place Is sixty miles
southeast Of Mosu1.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-14
DENIAL Of THE
OTTAWA STORY
BY THE BRITISH
LONDON ANNOUNCEMENT
FAR FROM A SURPRISE
Original Report Had Been
Discredited BY Lord Read
ing and Baker

LONDON, May l3.-The Associated
Press was officially Informed tonight
that tho statement sent out from OF
tawa last night attrtbuttag to the
war committee OF the British cabl-
net the announcement that It had
been decided not to use the Aner1-
can army on the western front until
it became complete and powerful
force wis due to an error, which has
now boon corrected.
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wHATHnR FORECAST.

wASH1NGToE, May l3.-Fo=eoast:
For West Virginia, western Pennsyl-
wanna and ohio-Pair Tuesday; Wed
nesday fair, warmer.
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UNCONF|RMED REPORT OF THE
DEATH OF Gen. Won HINDENBURG

LONDON, May 13.(sH Associated Press ALI German pri>
captured in France that Field Marshal Won ncnbg is
dead letters from British officers the front
"oig the Daily Express AT the time the Of Cen Won
Macensc brought into prominence that Of who is
to bring the Germans victory
The Express that the IlindcnImr circulated +"
explain the failure of the great offensive
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On Sunday might 4 relmrt received
FROM London and given out At Ottawa
10y tn" director ~ public information Tor
canada. through Tn" Canadian Press.
Limited. stated that ll''' rutcu's allies
w'rr,' 81 "nu!I,;.ut ~ their ability I"
withstand any nriv. ;u;,t m@ht h.-
lauu.h"d hy tE' ';"TH;HuS Il hnd b.'.u
u.ci,i"d mot /" us. IL .ArI"rt"aT army
ROW III Franc" ui:t.l II becomes c"tu-
psI. and powerful force. This .ut"r-
nation WAS "r..littu r.. a summary Ut
;h.' "p"r:,tIr! - IN th.' Western front by
~" war ,r.,ninitt"" 1T III" british cab!-
MT. 'rnr r,.p"rt .hri'.i mulch cUtillru;
1t Washington. to- /; WIS understood
tina. tn. American forces had u.':Il
;,iared At III. disposal vf Lien"ral tHch.
command. r-im-rhi.t III the allied forces
III France. 10y General PrrShinG. thu
American commander. and x was known
TIA; II Iary" humber OF r"n new ar.
hnl.l:u.; POSITIONS in III" Moutd:ii'r sec
ti"E at thu S"nIu" front. in addition /"
holding several sectors further south,
untahv ia tl:.. heights II III" Mouse.
near -. Michael. northwest " TVul and
cast u l.unsvils.
OTTAWA. May l%.--N"rh!nS further
has reached nitaw; officially ~ 10 the
disposition "f thu UniIrd States troops
IN France Thu. statement contained IN
the cable from ihc British war cabinet
and iSSuc,! by tn. director ii public i'll
formation hare. THAI thr Americans wcrar
,,nt ~ H.. ,:,ji,H.,l in in.. :ightinE I'm,
until ;h.y hai a crmplete *':li-s,Ipr"ri-
-
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THE WEATHER

Fair Tuesday; Wednesday fair and
warmer.
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(oout11Hsd o. 8ASs Et1al
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n1GDk1SS
tSsvIo /" ia
>UErr2D STATS
0fERCAEEr
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-12-03
REPORT IS ISSUED
ON BOIL WEEVIL
COTTON PEST HAS BEEN FOUND
AS FAR NORTH AS FLOYD
AND BARLOW COUNTIES.

The state entomolOgist announces
that the state board of entimology, in
cooperation with the bureau of en-
tomology, United States department
of agriculture, has just completed its
survey of the northern limit of the
boil weevil in Georgia for 1918.
The boil weevil has been found this
fall as far north as in the following
counties, beginning on the west side
Of the state and running to Augusta:
Chattooga, Floyd, Barlow, Cobb, Full
ton, DeKalb, 'Rockdale, Newton, Nor
gan, Greene, Taliaferro, Warren, Nc
Duffie, Columbia and Richmond. In
a few of these counties the boil Wee
vii was found this year somewhat
further north than it was last year.
This will make the boil weevil line
for 1918 about the same as it was
last year For this reason there will
be no change made in quarantine
regulations for the remainder of this
year. Next spring the quarantine
regulations may be changed some
what. The slow advance of the boil
weevil this year in Georgia is largely
attributed by the state entomologist
to the hot, dry weather we had in
July and August.
With Us for Five Years.
The boil weevil has now been il
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-12-03
LOCAL BOARD WILL
QUIT NEXT WEEK
DRAFT RECORDS WILL BE CLOS
ED DEC. 9TH, AND DOCU-
MENTS ALL SEALED.

On Tuesday of next week, Deem
Der 10th, the local boards appointed
under the army draft act will cease
their work.
A mans chance to be listed among
those who answered the call of the
selective service law will close Mon
day, December 9th. since no regis
trant whose QUESTIONABLE is returned
after that date will be classified. Not
later than December 10th a sectional
monthly report must be issued by
all local boards, states a bulletin from
Major Mallette, selective draft Off
Ger for Georgia, and following the
dispatch of that communication to
state headquarters the records will
be sealed by the chairman of the local
board. The cases in which the ques-
tionnaires and other records are filed
will be sealed and kept intact until
further orders from the provost mar
shall general. All documents and
communications received after De-
cember 10th must be plainly stamped
and placed in separate file, awaiting
further orders.
The bulletin stresses the import
ance of keeping the records true and
complete that a. proper and just ad-
ministration of the war risk insur-
ance, which will depend so largely on
the data in the hands of the local
boards, as we'll as the fair settlement
of charges of desertion and delin-
quency involving the honor of thou
sands of men, may be assured. No
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-12-03
Red Cross Notes

An urgent call from headquarters
requests that all sweaters be finished
at once. They are so much needed
by the soldiers.
The surgical dressing classes have
been discontinued. They have rem
dered valuable service. Through
their efforts much suffering and many
lives have been saved. 1t is re-
quested of this loyal department of
the work to direct their splendid eff
forts toward the knitting and refu-
gee garment allotments in the flu
ture.
The allotment to the workroom for
December is As layettes. Every
branch, auxiliary junior Red Cross,
and individual member who can posi-
bly, make one of these outfits will
please ring Mrs. W. H. Gurr at once.
The chapter can only accept these
allotments if the members make it
possible. The garments are all cut
with explicit directions for making.
1t is requested that the mother or
wife in every home in the county
assume the responsibility of enrolling
her entire family as Red Cross mem
bers before the Christmas roll call.
The report will be called for, and the
roll called Christmas week It costs
only $1.00. Turn this over to Mr..
B. c. Perry at the Dawson National
Bank, and secure your button any
time before December 25th
Mrs. Drew Dismuke will be in
charge of the work room next Thurs
day, December 5th. All persons and
branch chapters who have garments
out are earnestly requested to finish
the same and send in at this time,
The chapter wishes to dispose of all
unfinished garments before under
taking the new allotment
Mrs. J. NJ. Rauch will deliver gar
ments to any one in Dawson who is
unable to get them from the work
room themselves. Call her on We'd |
nesdays