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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-25
IN
STOCK MARkE7

NEW YORK De-. c4.-.tdditional de-
ciines In metals, utilities and rails at
tended - t:ar:,;.t course OF today;
STOCK roarLc,. w;uch failed in most
scn,ials :, c,ayry the holiday spirit OF
hycons %"ar>.
1h:.:u,!s r"AS"ua accounted for the
heavin..ss - che several divisions r.
ferreH e.. co1pcrS broke on The rcduC
tor Il tho anaconda dividend. coupled
wi;h y reported cut il the metal ID 70
cents fractions. especially the loyal
group. have long been in disfavor AMI
:;tusp"rtaiicuS cuntinu" 10 labor under
burdens imposed by federal authority.
In the metal trade the opinion was
generally expressed that the coming
year will witness far-r"achnE reao-
iuStmcnt Of ruHt:;t"nS among producers
and rrtntrS. with consequent tuFthcr re-
vision Of pr.r"S for all base metals.
Anaconda and American Smelling SUI
f.rcd the greatest impairment among
copprrS. Brooklyn Transit. Peterborough
Consolidated preferred and Maahat;"n
Railway were III" weakest =: the tr"c-
lions and POSSESSIONS; among rails ranged
from | TO points, IL standard Issues.
Will. grade shares reported more
severe rcv"rSalS.
Motors were carried down moderately
hy further selling of Stulchaker. OIL;
manifested non" OF their usual indie
pcndeuce. equipments were neglected
and United States Steel finally Forfeited
4 point at the weak close. Sales amount
ID to $4,000 shares.
Money conditions were NOT conduc!r"
to operations for tn" long account. t'H
cali rates rising 70 II2 per cent. an 2's-
vance of l per cent over yesterdays
maximum.
French government I:c's retained
their highest quotation at l"3. but thc
domestic bond issue was again unsettled
by the weakness ut traction issues. Lib
erty bonds eaScd slightly on smaller
offerings. Total sales. par value. AZ
crcsatsd sl6.57S 900. Old United states
bonds were unchanged or call.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-25
Child Horn.

Form. Monday. December 18th TO ar.
and Mr.. clyde darlington. OF Mods Run
Il daughter.
has been i'll IF Influenza AR several days
and is now suffering from a severe case
of pneumonia.
view. were guests of their daughter Mrs.
g. T.. Dc:urc. last week.
Miss Lucy Pritchard and guest MIS-.
Carr, of Kansas. spent Wednesday with
friends in Wheeling.
Mrs. W. Villages. OF Rymcr. was n
visitor in the city on Wednesday,.
Mrs, s. G.. Sybcrt. Of Cleveland. Ohio.
is here for n short visit with her dangh-
tor. Mrs. Edgar HauGh.
Frank N. Lille has accepted. posi-
ton as salesman AT tho Hamilton mar.
kct in Market street.
Private Carl u. Gumn has been dis
cha rEcd from Camp Meade. Md. and has
returned to his home out Buffalo road.
Mrs. Zana Blackstone entertained the
Ladies Birthday club at her home.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-25
OUTER, EGGS, CHEESE.

NEW YOKk, Dec. 24.-Butter steady:
creamery higher than extras. SSH a $50:
creamery extras ts2 score) 67ls Gt6Sc:
tirSts. 6SMs7c: packing stock. current
make. No. :, 411Sc.
Eggs steady: fresh gathered extras.
65 q 66c: fresh gathered regular packed
extra firsts. G3964c: do tirsts. 81 @ 62r:
state. Pennsylvania and nearby western
hennery whites. fine TO fancy. sex n S5c;
state. Pennsylvania and nearby hcnncry
whites, ordinary 10 prime, T0Gr SOC:
state, Pennsylvania and nearby hcnnery
browns, 7oGf2c: do gathered browns
and mixed colors. So a Sc.
Cheese Arm: state. fresh. specials.
36h G5fl1 nc; do average run. S5i3 q SEC
Flour unchanged.
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SUGAR.

NEW YORK Dec 24.-Thc local raw
sugar market was pui"tcr today nnd
no new business was reported. Price:
we're unchanged At T.oS for c"ntrfugal
sugar in Cuba for tho week were sz.sas
tons, against 2o.7o@ a year ago. Eh:rs
arn now 30 centrals grinding, against 10
In refined. the demand is still light.
,lthourh rrInrrs are little behind IN
delivery. with even som" still out OF
TN, market entirely. Prices nrc IN
changed at cents for fine graduated
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-25
HARD HIT
N|CORN MAKE 7

CHICAGO. Dec. 24.--Rlizzard c"hd'-
TINS which seemed likely To delay tho
crop movement had hullish influence
today on corn: prices closed firm at the
same az yesterdays finish to = higher
win January l.3?As to l,39ai and May
10. :" 1857. Oats lost Il q Il 10
~. III provisions tho outcome ranged
from % cents decline TO 30 cents nd
vance.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-25

Cash Quotations: Corn, No yellow
nominal: No. 3 yellow nominal; No. 1
yellow nominal.
Oats. No. 2 white 6Sla @ 6sH; stand
ard 69is q 20.
Pork nominal. Lard IS so. Ribs nom
inaL
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-25
NEW YORK CURB MARKET

WHEEL ING, W. Va. Dec. "a. ls. D..
Furnished the intelIlgenccr by A z
Maaten s. Co.. members OF tho New YORK.
stock Exchange National BanI Build
lnx. Wheeling. W. Va. Louis F. Bran1,
manager.
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New York Cotton Market

WHEELING, W. Va. Dec. -. IS.
Furnished tic 1n,elfiEcncer by J. Il
Masten L. Co. members Of the New York
1tock Exchange. National Bank Build.
ug. Wheeling. w. Va. Loui, +. Branu
nnnage-.
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PITTSBURGH STOCKS

WHEELING. W. Va. Dec. -. IS
FURNISHED IA. lntrllIEcIG"t by 4. L.
Mnsfen IL Co.. members or the New fors
Stock Exchange. National Bank buIid-
ing, Wheeling. w. Va. Louis L. Dranc.
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Standard Oil Subsidiary Stock
WHEELING. w. Va. Dee

WHEELINCi W. Va. Doc. -. rs.
FURNISHED Ih., l":aiiircncer by =. e
Mastcn L CO.. members Of tho New lorh
Stock Exchange. National Bank iGilc
Ing, Wheeling. ". Va. Louis i. Brand
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-25

wc,hcrs. &9.OnmlO.cn; cnlls and com
mon. $3.0Gm i.i".
Limbs. $In.00"! 1850. 80, ,.,,,I.,
Hogs steady receipts; - "mn ,1
d,'.i,. rr,m- Tcavic: aHd heavy york
%rs Ei7:G:i: pigs. $IG.91N $50; r""Eh*'
Sla huGr 1868.
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N. Y. STOCK EXCHANGE

WHEELING. ~. Va. Dec. -. IL.
FURNISHED the ,uleiiIgcncer by A. e
Masten & Co. members OF the New Yors
Stock Exchange. National Bank Build
ing. Wheeling. ". Va. Louis F. Brand
manager. =
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Rid. | ASK.
MANNINGTON
To 1,oS HnrcleS,

Mr.. ani Mrs. .. y. N""n haze LETT f"c
Los Angeles. California. wh"r" they VIII
spend III" winter. Their daughter, Mrs.
Glover Boa rdslcy. resides in that city.
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BOSTON COPPER STOCKS

WHEELING. w. Va. Dec. -, is.
F,ru,nr,t ,n- 1::tGll,Gcncuc ny a. &c
nastcn Il Co. members OF the Now YORK
stock Exchange. National Bank Build
,nx. Wheeling ". Via. Louis L. Brand,
nm
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-25

TOLEDO. o.. Dec. @+.-Clorersccd,
so5 40: FEBRUARY ard March. $685..
tTs:ko prime. cash and December.
So 5. March. Si9.S5.
r;mothv. prime cash. old and new.
D~"crr Der s5.Q5: January. s5.l2; March.
SJ.23.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-25

(ij-Transtcr books close Dec. II. FOX
n regular , per cent cash dividend pay
able Jan. ..
io)--Transfcr books close Dec. II, for
n regular per cent and nm extra per
ccni cash dividend payable Jan. ..
(3)-TranSf"r books close Dec. ~. Tor
n rceula: per cent md an extra per
cent cash dividend payable Jan. ].
(4)--Tran&fcr books close Dec. Is. for
n regular II. per cont and an extra 1
per cent cash dividend payable Dec; 20:
C5)--Tran%frr books close Dec. 20. for
an extra per cent cash DIVIDEND pay
able Jan. >.
,6)-rransfrr books close n"c. ~, for
n back dividend If Il per cent payable
Saturday pcc. -. and J = per c"nt pay
able Jan. l.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-25

Mrs. II. Herman. of Cleveland OKLA.
former resident Of this city. and mhose
daughter died but = few DAYS aSni Is
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LOCAL STOCKS

WHEELING w. Va. Dec. q. is.
Daily uri"ia.rnn list Wh""t'g Stock
;1chanEc. compiled Tor Tie lntgl!lScn-
CT.
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PETROLEUM,

OIL CITY, Pa. nc. @i.-~Cr"dit ba'-
anccs. 81. Runs lol.S3S: average, TO-
24e SHIPMENTS. 1858: average" 44.7@3
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SPECIALISTS IN
FEDERAL AND STATE TAX REPORTS
SYSTEM concPAfG
York Y-P Pa-clarksburg r. Va
yI1I1scH AUDIT g. SYSTEM COMPANY.

critically i'll at her home there ana her
lif,. * dcsraired Of, according to mes
SAGE received by relatives here.
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PITTSBURGH LIVE STOCK.

pITTSETRGH. Dec. 24-Catt!r slow;
supply light. Prime. Sl6.25 a 100.
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TOLEDO GRAIN,

Total sales $4,000 shares
Bonds II. N39. 600.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02
Wonderful Bridge Spans Danube.

The stretch Of the Danube between
Russia and Bulgaria, through Rou-
mania, passes two great works, ancient
and modern, in close proximity.
One is Trajan's wall, a double ram
part of earth extending from the river
to the Roumanian Black sea port, Con-
stanZa.
Just below this the Danube Is
crossed by the great railway bridge of
the Bucharest-C onstanza line, one of
the most wonderful engineering tri-
umphs Of the modern world.
This bridge is over 21s miles long.
The biggest Of its 6S spans Is q can't
lever Of over 200 yards, crossing the
main stream.
The piers are laid in water nearly
100 feet deep, while at low water the
height Of the bridge exceeds 100 feet.
1t cost nearly $7,5O0,00O.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02
Getting Around II.

II q fellow wants to look q little
bit like a soldier without the trouble
OF actually being one, he can have a
belt sewed on his overcoat ut an av-
erage cost per snappy garment Of
about one war savings certificate. The
leaders Of this mode camOufleur wear
belts about their coats, and we saw
n sartorial Ulysses who had his
waistcoat thus enclrcled; but anyone
who puts a belt around his shirt
(theyH come in summer timeD ought
to have another behind the ear.
Our allies have no remedy in the
matter, and anybody who cares to do
so can rig up a b~Ow-legged baby in the
dress of the bersaglierl or the chas-
seurs alpins. All it takes Is d little
cheap nerve. After all, it does not
matter much. Those who are help
ing win the war will keep right on
doing so, and those who show their
zeal by fl%Ourishing bits of cloth will
keep on doing that. It's the eternal
difference between real and sham, and
even this war does not rouse some Of
us to see it.-Collier's.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02

tossed her fine, dark head. I'm not
blind; l see what goes on about me. l
won't have that wench In my house."
Goaded to fury by his wife's sense
less accusation, ESteban cried: Your
housel By what license do you call 1t
yourS?"
Am l not married to your"
"IeS-as a leech is married to Its
victim. You suck my blood"
Your blood The woman laughed
shrilly. You have no blood; your
veins run vinegar. You are Il miser."
"Mlser! Miser! / grow sick of the
word. 1t is all you find to taunt me
with. Confess that you married me
for my money" he roared.
"Of course l did! Do you think a
woman of my beauty would marry you
for anything else? But a fine bargain
I made!"
vampire"
"Wife or vampire, I intend to rule
this house, and l refuse to be shamed
by a thick-llpped African. Her airs
tell her story. She is insolent to me,
butt sha'n't endure 1t. She laughs
at me. Well, your friends shall laugh
at you"
"Silence" commanded Esteban.
"Sell her, Or"
Without waiting to hear her threat
Esteban tossed his arms above his
head and fled from the ROOM. Flinglng
himself into the saddle, he spurred
down the hill and through the town to
the Casino de Espanol, where he spent
the night at cards with the Spanish Of
ticials. But he did not sell Evangelina.
In the days that followed many SINH
lar scenes occurred, and as Esteban's
home life grew more unhappy his dlssi-
pations increased. He drank and gam
bled heavily he brought his friends to
the qulnta with him, and strove to for
get domestic unpleasantness in bolster
Gus revelry.
His wife, however, found opportunl-
ties enough to weary and exasperate
him with r%eproaches regarding the
slave girl.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02
The secret Of the hiding
place Of the buried treasure
dies with the two men who pos
sess it. How this happened Is
told in the next installment.
CTO BE C~ONTINUED1
Prefer Musical Education,

Music, more than the other arts, IL
a thing apart, and the instructive
knowledge Of 1t, discovered sometimes
In even the youngest children where q
rich musical experience is offered, Ii
past all computation by the educa-
tional mind. The jealous tutorial mind
which presumes to teach music to the
young without allowing and insurlng
them a rich experience of music, and
to delay by the penurious educational
method, however we'll meaning, the
child's or youths contact with musical
life, is as little thrifty as one who
would dam up the springs of n river to.
construct a meager drain plpe.-Ex-
change.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02
Father Has Sold Me to Hlm!"

together they listened. Rosa began to
whimper, and when Esteban tried to
reassure her his own voice was thin
and reedy from fright.
In the midst of their agitation they
heard some one weeping; there came a
rush of feet down the hallway, and the
next instant Evangelina flung herself
into the room.
She fell upon her knees before them.
little master. Little mistress! !" she
sobbed. "You will save me, won't you?
We love each other, eh? See then,
what a crime this is! Say that you
will save me-"
The children were frightened, but
they managed to quaver: "What has
happened? Who has harmed your
Don Pablo Pea" wept the negress.
"Your father has sold me to him-lost
me at cards. Oh, l shall die! Sebas-
tan won't believe it. He is praying.
And Asensio- But what can they do
to help me? You alone car save me.
You won't let Don Pablo take me
away? 1t would kill me-"
"Waitw Esteban scrambled out of
bed and stood before his dusky nurse
and playmate. Don't cry any more.
I'll tell papa that you don't like Don
Pablo"
Rosa followed. "Yes, come along,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02
SEEN BY CYNIC
Description of Home and Church
Weddings. s'
e4IS
Evidently Penned by One Who Vas
In Some Degree Prejudieed, or
Has Been Unfortunate Victim
Of Cupid's Wiles.

A wedding Is a party where two peO-
pie who are In love with each other
agree to spend their lives in trying to
get over it.
Before the wedding takes place, all
the t~radeSpeople within Il radius of
ten miles are notified, and all the rela-
tives within 1000 miles, and the groom
Is served with a notice to stay away
from the scene of operation until the
fatal moment arrives when he Is to
hand over the ring and his freedom.
There are two kinds Of weddings
house and church. When a wedding Is
held In a house, a prominent circus
man Is consulted, and he sends his
main tent, which, after having been
placed In the back yard, Is filled with
walters, wines and relatives. Also sew
eral other people who, having been
forced against their will to buy we'd
ding presents, felt 1t incumbent upon
them to come and locate the position
Of said wedding presents In order to
determine just where they stand with
the family of the bride. In the front
OF the house Is also placed a canvas.
so arranged as to cover up the con-
fusion Of the bride and groom as they
escape, and also to protect the afore-
mentioned guests from rain, snow,
hail and curiosity.
When the shades OF evening begin to
fall upon the unhappy scene, which
with our modest pen we have attempt
ed to describe, the wedding breakfast
Is held, and the presents removed to
u place Of safety, from which, later on,
they can be exchanged for other things
fully as useless.
The church wedding is usually held
In n church, but 1t Is not improbable
In the near future that 1t will be
transferred to some other building, as
churches are no longer en- regle In the
best circles.
When the members OF the immediate
family and relatives have been firmly
strapped down In their seats In the
front part Of the church. and separ-
ated from hoi pollol by a department
store ribbon, the rest Of the world Ia
permitted to enter, after which the
bride, reclining demurely on the arm
OF her father, sails down the aisle and
Is met at the altar by the clergyman
with a glad smile.
The choir boys are then permitted
to sing a song, and the bridegroom is
assisted to the fatal spot by two or
three, Of his closest friends, who hyp-
notice him into fulfilling his part Of
the contract. The minister Is the only
n who comes out ahead Of the game,
the amount ranging from $1,000 to $1O,-
600.
Later IN the bride and groom, after
they have returned from their honey
moon, either settle down to a life Of
quiet and obscure friction, or else
make their arrangements, at the end
Of a few months, to take the unlim-
tied accommodation train to the val
ley OF unrest via RenO.-Life.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02
CHAPTER II.
Spanish Gold,

The twins were seven years old when
Donna Isabel's schemes bore their first
bitter fruit, and the occasion wa a
particularly %uproarious night when
Don Esteban entertained a crowd of
his Castilian friends. Little Rosa was
awakened at a late hour by the laugh
ter and shouts Of her fathers guests.
She was afraid, for there was some
thing strange about the voices, some
quality to them which was foreign to
the child's experience. Creeping into
her brothers room, she awoke him, and
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02
F0REWORD

The Cuba Of the days Of
MeyIer and Gomez and the
ragged, half starved bands
of "insurrectos" furnishes
an admirable background
for this delightful story, in
which love, war and the
search for a buried treasure
are the principal strands
that are interviewer to make
a plot that is worthy Of the
mind Of Rex Beach. The
author Of "The Spoilers"
"The Barrier" and other
stirring tales, has produced
his most thrilling story in
"RainboW's End"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02
Delieacies CIassed as HOtfaLn

People with delicate palates will be
grateful to the food ministry for it's
Official definition of %"offal." This not
very appetizlng term is now defined as
covering such dainties as tongue, kid
neys, oxtail and Sweetbreads, as well
as heart, liver, tripe and calves feet.
AS "offal" bulks so largely in the ra-
tioning scheme, the food ministry
would be performing a public service
If it introduced a more euphonious ap-
pellation-London Globe.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02
The Alert Auditor.

anybody pay much attention to
your speeeh7' zone person" replied
Senator Sorghum. 1.-THE stenograph@
was obliged to get every word Of ~" :
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15
A%uToCRACY ToTTERING
David Lloyd George Says Allies
Near Tunnels End.
British Premier Appeals 10 People to
Put All Their Might Into
the Fight.

Meath, Wales, Aug. 10.-In receiv
ing the freedom of Meath, Premier
Lloyd George, who came here to at
tend the national Eisteddfodd, de
clared the end of the tunnel" through
which the Allies have been travelling
four years is getting nearer.
Mr. Lloyd George made no apology
to any man, he said, for any part he
had played during the war.
And ! propose to fight on to the
end" he added.
Some people had complained. con.
tinued the premier, that he was too op.
timistic.
Il don't think ! am" he insisted.
Il was not n of those who thought
II soon would be over l thought it a
long and terrible job. But / have al.
ways been confidant we would get
through, for l knew we were fighting
for the right and that the God of
righteousness would see us through
The premier appealed to his coun-
trymen to put all the might of the en-
pire into the fight, and" he contin-
ued, I'VE will be through the tunnel
into the broad daylight of Gods sun
again. In a land of peace, real peace,
without apprehension OF sinister, dark
plotting forces to renew the slaughter.
No. never again"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15
REsENTs JAP ACTION
BoIsheWk Premier Sends UIti-
matum Regarding Siberia.
Declaration Of Great 6rItafn's inten-
tIons 10 issued to the
Russian People.

London. Aug. 10. - The Petrograd
newspaper Pravada, organ OF the
Bolsheviki, announces that following
a stormy meeting Of the workmen's
and soldiers deputies, Nikolai Lenine,
Bolshevik premier. sent an ultfmatum
to Japan. a dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph from Copenhagen says.
The newspaper states that the ulti-
matum was handed to the Japanese
consul In Moscow.
British representatives in vladivos.
tok. Murmansk and Archangel have
published a declaration Of the Brit
ish government to the peoples of Rus
STA"
The declaration says the Allies are
coming as friends to help you save
yourselves from destruction at the
hands OF Germany" II declares that
Allied troops are entering Russia to
help and not a foot Of territory is
desired, and states there is no inten-
tion OF imposing a political system
on Russia, which must work out its
w form of government.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-15
No More Men Will Be Accepted
Until After Draft Bill
Becomes Law.
TO PROTECT INDUSTRY
aciviiIans Are Also Excluded From
Appointment to Officers Train
Ing Camps Until Further
Notice Is Given.

Washington, Aug. 10.-Pending dis
position of the bill to extend draft
ages to include all men between Is
and As years. voluntary enlistments
in the army and navy have been sus-
pended completely to prevent disrup.
ton of industry.
Orders were issued by Secretaries
Baker and Daniels directing no volun.
tary enlistments be accepted until
further orders.
The orders also exclude civilians
from appointments to officers training
camps until further notice.
The orders were issued after a con
ference between Secretaries Baker
and Daniels and were made public
after President Wilson had visited the
offices Of both. 1t is not known
whether his visit had to do with the
enlistment situation, but just before
he conferred with the cabinet officers
there was no indication that a step
of such drastic nature was contem-
plated.
1t was explained that the view of
the government is that many Of the
older men are indispensable in their
present occupation, but the natural re-
suit OF the debate on the draft age
question is certain to- lead to a rush
to the recruiting Offices. 1t is regard
ed as essential that men greatly need
ed at home should be prevented from
rushing into the army under a mis-
taken idea that they are certain to be
drafted anyhow and prefer to join the
service voluntarily.
Liberal Exemption Probable.
1t was evident that plans for ap-
plying the new draft limitations to
the older men include a very careful
classification Of each individual to de-
termine his position at home and prob
ably a far more liberal construction
Of industrial exemption rules than has
heretofore been the case.