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DEPT, OF JUSTICE
TO INVESTIGATE
CAMPAIGN FUNDS

WASHINGTON. Sept. l7.-lnrestiSn-
ton begun By the department OF justice
into expenditure OF funds in recent SELL
atorial and congressional campaigns in
a number Of states may be followed BY
Inquiries hy the Senate uicctionS commit
tee into The expense accounts OF candi-
dates for nomination TO the Senate.
\ resolution authorizing tho commit
tee To inquire into expenditures IN the
recent primary in Michigan. III which
Truman II. Nrwbcrry received ths Rt-
publican nomination for senator. and III
any other state where large crpcndI-
lures appear unwarrantcd. was intro
duccd IN tn. Senate today by senator
Pumrrcnc. OF Idaho. Democrat.
The resolution was referred 10 the
elections CuInHlItcc after som" discus
sion. during which Senator TOWNSEND
OF Michigan. Republican. declared lts
introduction Ia be- I'm furtheranc" ut
political Schrmr that originated in the
White House" when President Wilson
asked Henry Ford IN accept the Demo-
cratic nomination for senator.
While tn" Senate was discussing inc
resolution il became known that III" de-
parlmcnl of justice had hcgnn an invGS'
tigalion into campaign c%I"rd ,turc@ III
New York. Michigan. Ohio. West Nir-
riuia and other states The progress oI
(Coutiuue<l on Psge Etght)
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ALLIES ARE Wrestling
LINES FROM GERMANS
ON ALL BAT7LEFRONTS
SERBS AND FRENCH At
TACK BULGARS-MAR-
SHAL FOCH'S FORCES
ATTACKING ON THE
WESTERN FRONT WITH
SUCCESS.

While the Serbs and their Frnnch al
,ics arc wrestling from the BulSars
some nf the strongest positions thcS
have held in Macedonia for the past two
Years. Marshal FochS forces arc mo-
bling successfully ut the German lines
nm tho western front in the face or more
determined resistance.
Tho near cast furnished the most sem
snIionaI news of the day. however. Ire
offensive which has bccn launched th"rc
seems not only The most succcss1ul, Dul
Tho most prctcrtiouS in many months.
II appears probable that n further ad-
vance by the Eranco-Scrbian troops
viii ncccssi,atc thr recall Of the Bull
rarlan divisions which have been loaned
70 Emperor William to bolster the Tcu-
ton resistance in France and Flanders.
An official Serbian report declares
that the reconstructed army Of the bat
tered hut not beaten little kinSdom' has
taken not only 5000 prisoners but an
important park Of cannon. The BulSars
admit having retired but declare the at
tack has been checked to the north Of
GradcShitsa. There is nothing 10 indi-
cate. however. that the advance of tho
Serbs and French has been definitely
held UP.
The lull in the fighting in the west Is
regarded BY military critics rs merely
the prelude to further heavy blows ut
the foe ny the Americans, British and
French armies.
The British advanced their lines
slightly ut several points. They arc
maiin,, steady progress in the invest
Incnt If 81. Quentin. difficult task
even under most favorable conditions.
General Pctain's veterans are forS-
ing ahead slowly but surely in their
grim and desperate struggle for the st.
Gobain forest which the Germans have
been ordered to hold at all costs. Not
only is the position n natural citadel
but the Tclitons have fortified It in
every way their ingenuity could devise.
notwithstanding the difficulty Of their
task. however. the French are moving
on taking prisoners rs they go.
on the American front the past -
hours have been the quictcSt since Cen
cral Pershng's command l:Lunchcd its
irresistible drive against The st. Mihi"i
salient. There are Indications that the
Germans intend to retire behind the
lIi,dcnburE line in this sector. They
arc burning villages along the Moscilo
and in other sections. This procedure
usually is a preliminary 10 n retreat.
Another victory has been recorded for
th.. American. British and French on
Detachment. OF the allies have routed
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SUFFERED RELAPSE
ON LAST SATURDAY
One of the Most Widely
Known Churchmen in
the World.

MAMOEONI.rk. y. Y. Sept. l'.-Car-
dinal John VI. Farley. archbishop o1
New York. died at his country home
here Tonight. The aged prclatc had
been sinking rapidly s!ncc he suffered
n rrlapsr last saturday following par
,ial recovery from an attack "t pm fu!iio-
MIA. I., -,
John Murphy Farley. archbishop or
New York WAS created and nr"cIaithEu
a cardinal nf III" Roman 'athnIlc
church on November -. 1911. AT thc 'ln'c
Inn the late Pope Plus y. named Arch
hishop l'Cunuell. OF Boston. ana Dia-
medic talronio. apostolic lcgate at WaSh
irrlou. also as members Of the Sacred
college. It Was considered by the can
nlic world rs great tribute I" inc
church IN America to thus nave us rep
rcsrrtaliun in the supreme hicrar'n?
inrrras.d hy two new American S-Af"I-
nails and hy n third man who hah hc"il
in America for SO many y"Ar% mat ne
was 'imhucd with American ld~aiS. fnr
more than X quarter "I Il century N"rth
America had been represented IN 'hs
Sacred Collrg" by only on" clrHints,
.. the venerable Cardinal Gibbons OF ia'-
tnnorc.f
Thu Associated Press dispatches from
Rome which brought the flrSt an
nouncrnIrnt Of tho rnpr's nomination 81
Mgr. Farley for the cardinaIa'e was
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NEWARK. y. J.. Sept. li.-Trappcu
in n cloak room on III" top il""r. c'Eht
girls. "A boy and a man p"ri%h"d mere
today III n fir" which dc%trnE"" '"'
planl VI .hc American Button company.
Another EirI WAS killed when. srrk'hE
to cscap" from tho flames. she l"tn""
from 4 window. Twrnty-four "thrr
girls were injured, several prohaoAS
fatally.
The girls on tho lower floors mao"
thclr escape. some by jumping ana
others by tho fire escapes. M"Si ~ inc
dead and injured were working IN ihS
cardinE room at tho top ol N" huil'l'''T'
l. Is believed that when they FOUND rs
cape by means nj fir" Scaps ana *'hi'
ways cut off they tlcd IN panic I" tn"
cloak room. where their bodies "cr"
later found huddlcd together. Al! wrr"
burned beyond recognition and II Wa
only through trinkrts and bits III
srorchcd attire tha. Identification was
nj all possible.
Driven into the cloak room. when
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OF TERROR
IS Being WACED
BY BOLSHEWKI

WASHINGTON. Sept. 1T.--ln1o3Ins-
ton reaching tho state department to-
day from q neutral country threw ilEht
on the situation in central Russia.
whore :, reign OF terror conducted oy
;h, BolSh.viii has made the position OF
:h" p"pularc tragic In III" extreme ana
is endangerinS citizens Of the entente
powers who have been unable to leave
tn" country.
Declaring that the outside world can
not have Il truc. conception OF the ac-
tual conditions. the dispatches said that
since May tn" Bolshrriki extraordinary
commission against the counter-reroIu-
inn has conducted 4 campaign Of whole
sal" murder. Thousands Of persons
have been shot without even O form or
Il trial. it was said and many OF them
probably wrr" innocent OF tho political
views fnr which they were executed.
Tho us s<aSSination Of Moses V. Crlt-
sky. head Of the commission against
th.. countcr-rcvolution, and the alIcnpt
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BALTIMORE. AlL.. S..pt. lI.-SlrS.
Rrha Crosby. ~ y"ar< old. believed tn
-, III" w!t.. ~ I'm army officer ana
daughter nf tha late Isaac Linton or
Wtu,.l!nE ". Va. WAS found dead this
afternoon 1t Ii" naS:& club Il local
shrr" resort; with TWO bullet wounds
in h"r Temple and Il revolver AZ her side.
Car"tak.rS "c thr club grounds told tho
uui,... th:,; tin. woman had h""n de-
SpuHdcat for the past few days. and
:hat Sh" hai said Sh" WAS lonely and
tired "f lif".
Attention was attracted [" Mrs. fT"S-
hy'* room by tn" sound Of Il pistol Sh"t.
Several persons III tn" Vicinity "f the
hn.iS.. ran - IN" room. which IS on tn"
second ,lnrr. Thu door. w:ts locked and
l. WAS nr""sSary 20 batter II down 30
gan ;ln entrance. Mrs Crosby vas
lying dead across III" bod wiki tho re-
,u!yrr Il. h"r S!d. Or. Mccormick or
Sparruw ro!uc was summoned and said
thu. death hal been instantaneous. The
revolver according /" 'hH story told IN"
n0iir.. hy tho Carc:ak"rs OF III" cluh.
waS th.. property "f i club member
Mrs. Crosby had stopped ut III" Stat-
ford hot,l at irr:Gular periods for the
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WASHTNGTON Sept. lT.AicFTn;tn
tr,ck.ry IN breaking the Hrain" away
from the bought and paid for b"lSh'-
wiki government. plots against loyal
Russian soldiers and their leaders :" IN
sur. complete I;"rtu;en sway aft'r IN"
fois.. p.:,c.. conference" at t-"St-l.!t"FSh.
ami further evidences Of tn" Pr'ctnH"t'S
Il II" T"u;"nS against l'"lSh'N'N'
prr'r"hInc Ia their rwn ranks ar" SNOW "
IN t"da:'S :nStailru"n, Of S"cr"' u"''
u,nr;.s from Russia. made public by III:
United Stat"s government.
Communications written in January
disclose. ,ha, the Eulcsher!kI we're
fully :nfo-sa"d - what the Germans
w"rr ,l"inS II n" l'kra!nC and KIN"
tina: p"a.''. ..r"ttl-s wi'h Tho / Hr;'ihe
and EumaN'a ",r" coming. Thy AIS"
learned quickly enough :hai Germany
WAS d."po>!mS of ii:.,,r hopes {" So: their
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GIRLS TRAPPED; DIE IN FIRE
WHEN BUTTON FACTORY BURNS

had but one window. only ono girl sum-
moncd up couraE" t" jump To- the street
below. Sh" died almost Immediately OF
her injuries.
The ilr" started in cans Of lacquer
stored on the second floor. according 70
Surcrintcnd"nt' Frederick w. Gocrtcs.
who said that an explosion rcsultcd
when drfrctivcly insulated electric
wire came in contact with one OF the
cans.
In n statement tonight. Mayor Charles
r. Gillcn declared that an inspection
which hr had made q: III" button fac
tory had resulted in decision tn ASK
Tho. grand jury and prosecutor to make
n full investigation. ar tho fire.
"I inspected the building" he said.
"a:d on tho second floor found par
tit;on screened OFF with wire. and not
w:;h ,walls of masonry. The factory
looks somewhat like fire trap to me.
IL hav" commenced Il rigid and sweep
ing investigation Of. every factory in
Newark and tho Investigation will not
cease until have found every fire
trap in the city and driven them out. !.
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revolutionary propaganda take root On
German soil.
Notes from the German intelligence
service tu TrutZky. the commissioners
Of foreign affairs. showed first that
Turk with 4 Russian passport was sent
To l'rtroErad To kcrp watch over inc
Russian commander in chief. and that
n month aft"rward. lat" i'll February
removal Of their commander IN "hlet'
G.nor:l Kunch Hrucvy%k. WIS demand
cd. Brurvy"k. who's: continuance III
the position was particularly no longer
drs;rable'' 20 tho Germans. was turned
our and General larski. named by inc
German intelligence service. was ap-
pointed To command the pctrograd dis
!. trct.
Another note from tho intelligence
s"ryirr complains that ",h" agents sent
t. kill Generals kalrdIn". H"EacEsk|
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GERMAN INFANTRY
DISBANDING TROOPS

WITH THE AME RICAN AtsMI oN
TIE LORRAINE FRONT, Sept. 10
(R7 the Associated Press.)-oue nun
dred and cigh German infantry hSttaI-
ions, equivalent to twenty dlTisaon3'
have been d!sbaudea, 1t Is learncd' III
order to fill the gap made ey the pasI
years fighting. women and boys a.c
being called to the auxiliary scfV1ce 70
renlacc men. Five thousand women
have already been mobilized for shls
purpose and boys Of fourteen arc being
utilized.
Cautrcd officers scy that Germany is
very tired Of tho var and no longer
hopes to do more than keep what IS It's
own.
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to brrurnr too powerful and IN h"p'hH
for Il little Will" not "nly that EuSSia
would h,. delivered over tn ihcm put
tina, they could duub" cross Their mas
trrS 10y turning I simulated ''eT''''A"
r.Vnlutiun INTO Z real one.
RuI their craCt!nr$S WAS 4 toy in IN"
hn,uiS nf rough German fierce. Ii"rn;'hE
WI. actually d"uhl" crossing Them ny
negotiating with th" tkrhiniHn l'A"a III
The moment they dreamed they were
trI"k'nE Germany.
Germany. however. did not discard
,hr. Enlshcvik leaders. rc"oEnIZnE ihr!F
further uS" IN thc German world cam
paIrn for internal d!a"rSanzati"n !"
the NATIONS with which !; va hut con
fined Them Ia III" limited wand prov
.nrr which Gr"a, Russia proper has no"
become.
I.rnIn". according !" statements maoH
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and !llcxieff were cowardly. n"n-"nt"r-
pri*ing people" This sam" document
shows that AZ long AGO as I'"'"lni"r'
1917. former German prisoners "l war
were being dressed IN Russian uniforms
to fight loyal Russian soldiers.
Tho significance Of IN" documents IS
discussed IN notes by Edgar S.s''"n. VII"
brouSh: the Documents cut Of Iiu%SIh
for the committee Oh public iEi""mhtl"h.
The Plot for Shameful Peace.
Germany made ITS Russian P'ar" with
it's own rupir,t government. tio ms
named council It lr"pl"'& F"mnII*%arS'
,hc president uf winch - N!a'i!infr III
anrv Q.,nIucl. tho tUr..Gn minister "i
which was Leon Tr"t*kI. nni IN" ana
baSsadnr "r wl,"h i" f;"raItn% - -
.IufIr. Germany made 'hi" r''a"' harder
upnn III" RUSSIAN I""il" as l;'n'>hil"h'
IL the ambition "t its tools IN seeking
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AVIATORS KILLED

kINCSTILLE.. Tex. Sept. l1.--l-icu-
tenant Davids"n of Elizabeth. y. j.. and
Eirutrnnnt Gill"!tc Of Hartford. Conn.,
wcrc killed here to-day when tho airpianf
in which they were dying wrnt INTO
nose div" and crashed 10 III" ground
from n hcirh; II several hundred t""t.
Tho men w"r" members nr IN airrIane
suuadrnn temporarily attached to larK
rlacc Held hrrc.
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public rs soon rs Trotzky's spectacular
dcvIc" of NO p"ac"--No war la''so'
always was for peace on any German
terms. He dominated the situation
thereafter and conceded everything ihat
Germany asked. Nor did Tro'Z"S
cease tn continue Ia obey III" GERMAN
orders delivered t. hun BON ny '""'
Hoffman. III lir"+I-l.!t"N:'k anu a' i''''"
grad. directly by til" RUSSIAN "iFiSi''
Of ,h, German general staff. which was
seated in l'"trrSrnd itself from N"F""l-
hr- and which Wis, still thor" in full
operation when / ,l3fI. Monday. MArch
4 tn. dav hat Pnir"crad received no.
,iflca,ron that p"ac" hrI hr"n signed h'
Rrcs,-L.tovsk by the Nu*sIan and Ger
nnn delegations.
Trn,zky. therefore. rests rightly nh'
der the ac,.uaat,nn # having staged MS
theatrical .crI" as Il climax Ia ihs tlus-
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sian disorEanization desired by Ger
many Tho actual order hH gave was
for the Immediate rehabilitation Of tn"
Russian army. leaving the German army
unnnposcd.
The actual effect "f the work "f the
Bnlshrvik leaders. moreover. WAS tn en-
abb" Germany tn r"inh.n" It's former
army "f III" Russian front with !'S
western army for the launching "f rs
March offensive III France. Such has
been the fru:tiun Of Russia's Gcrmnn-
directed DolshrvikiSm.
The following documents tell the
story If the betrayal nj Russia to 4
shameful and ruinbuS peace:
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enan rkerv Dealing With the Bou and Paid For Bohevk Disclosed

thcilnE. section NJ r. No. 40S. Feb.
&C. I9l3.)
Secret.
tn the Chairman Of tho Council OF
Peoples Comuissar&: Tho department
of thu s;am has the honor TO request
data OF the All Udr al III" dctachments
bc!n;, sent ;u t:k"it and TO guard
agalns. all possible results il in these
dc;;:chmrntS any Will carry on Datri-
'"tlr pr"pa Sanda and asitations against
tho German army.-Head OF the Rus
sian Division German General Stan, y.
Rl,Iech: adjutant, u. Wolf.
Eo:c.-The chairman OF the Councll
Of Peoples ConmiSsars is Lenlna Al
III" top of this letter is tho written
COMMENT: Urgent Chairman Of tho
Council OF Peoples Comuisaars asks
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WASHINGTON. Sept. l7.-In adopt
ing the section of the war revenue bill
taxing the income of corporations. the
House today reduced the rate TO -
pcr cent on dividends paid. debts dis
charged and liberty bonds bought after
last September l.. The normal tax on
corporation incomes was increased from
per cent. at present, to Is per cent.
Two important notifications, in the
Income tax sections were made by the
House at the request Of the ways and
means committee. Liberty bonds of
future issues shall be subject /" the
reduced income tax rate of - per cent.
instead Of the normal IS per cent rate
Another permits corporations and indi-
viduals. in calculating their incomes.
to deduct all interest paid or accrued.
A provision limiting Surh deductions Ia
the excess Of interest received free. AS
on liberty bonds. was eliminated.
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PRESIDENT SIGNS
ANTI-BEER BILL

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1T.-Prcsi-
dent Wilson today signed pTocla-
nation prohibiting after next octo-
ber /, the use Of any foodstu1s in
brewing beer and near beer except
malt and hops. After December l.
breweres must cease brewing alto
Eether. The food administration SAID
thore will still be enough beer In the
watts to last from two to SIX months
and the sale Of this Will not bo
stopped.
WASU1NGTnN, Sept. 1I.-tsr Of
Hnv food%tuiCa excerpt barley matt
and hnrs in lhc brewing of N""r ana
ur3"- -hr"rg a:lrr next trtnh"r !. IS
urnhihit"L hy proclamation signed
today by President Wilson. The
President previously had ordered thr
hrr,"ing IF al hrcrS stopped next De-
CrlIbcr !.
In announcing IN" nov order. food
adminSt ration Officials SAID to-day
that oven after tn" hrrw"rIcS ar"
shut down Ilrc"mlrr !. th"y Will have
nn hand III their vntS sufficient stocks
Of h..cr tn last from ~" t" SIN
moaths. The sal" OF this viii not DE-
prohibited.
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THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.-Forecast:
wcstern Pennsylvanla-Fair slightly
warmer Wednesday; Thursday fair.
west Vtrgin1a-Eair, continued cool
wednesday; Thursday fair. warmer.
ohio-Fair Wednesday except posi-
bly, showers extreme north portion,
warmer; Thursday probably fair.
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DEATH CLAIMS CARDINAL
JOHN MURPHY FARLEY
FIRST SNOW FALLS

WATERTDWN, $. H.. Sept. l1.-Snow
fell in Watcrt"wn to-day for a!inos; an
hour. hu, invited: almost rs fast AK II
fell. leaving the ground clear late lhls
afternoon.
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AEROPLANES ACTIVE
ON BATTLE FRONT

LONDON. Sept. l7.--SiXty-siH Ger
man a!rplan": wrr" accounted for by the
I:riti.h along their lines Yesterday.
Sever "f III" h0*iIl" machines werc de-
s,roved III one rnga cement by Il British
squadron. Sixteen British planes were
reported missing.
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The deceased was born and reared in
Ohio county and WAS 4 daughter Of Mrs.
Margaret i. Linton. Of Lenox. and the
late Isaar Linton. formerly of ncaf
Edrinctun Lane. She. is survived by the
following sisters and brothers: Mrs. W.
VI. ClouSton. or Park View: Mrs. Charles
r. f.. D,tSinn"y!' of 81. Louis. Mo; Mrs.
W. L. Wallace. Of E"thany PIKE: Mrs.
4. l.. Wallac". If E"thany Pike; Mrs.
u. F.. Mrt;rath. OF i'l"asanton: Mrs. Ho-
bert Nick-rson. III Ovrrhruok: Miss Rose
and Miss E"ll at home. and Robert OF
Buffalo. y. Y. Isaac and William OF near
EdEinGton Lane
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V|HEEL|N WOMAN TAKES LIFE
At Bal T|NORE OASIS CLUB

past two years and was known by the
employees of the hotel. She told them
last night that her husband was q ma
j"r in th,: army and that she had come
from Wheeling. Last week snc was
one OF tho figures in IN automobile acci-
dent. but was only slightly hurt.
lInr body was removed To the Office
nf n local undertaken tonight. The
coroner decided the act 4 clear case OF
suicide and Mrs. Crosby had been heard
"a remark she was tired of living. Ma
motive for her act can be nsccrtained
by III" authorities.
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INCOME TAX
AFFECTS INDIVIDUAL

WASHINGTON. Sept. 17.-Gncomc tax
provisions Of the new revenue law. nf-
fcctinS both individuals and corpora
tions and designed to raise s@.37G.0 600. 900
of the. measures eight billion dollars
total. were approved today by the
House No changes were made in the
rates proposed by the ways and means
committee, and with consideration OF
the income tax sections virtually con-
cludcd. the House tomorrow will take
up the war excess profits provisions,
es timatcd to yield S3.20u0 0U0. 900.
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PARIS. September l7.-Si1 persons
were killed and fifteen others were in
jur"d in Sunday nights AR raId over
Taris. according 10 tho lists given by
fhn nnN STnnnrS to-day.
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0UE5T|QNNA|RES
To MEN 19 To IS
ORDERS ISSUED TO STATE DE-
PAETMENT TO PREPARE LIST
AT ONCE.
Must Be PILED Ont and Returned With
In Seven Days.

CHARLESTON. W. Va. Sept. 1.-The
State department Of military and en-,
rollmrnt to-day forwarded 10 all l"ca !
boards III West Virginia the "rncr or
General Cruwd"r. directing thAt the
work Of sending out qu"sii"nnaIrcs IN
rreistrau,s uf the ages Of 10 to 36, in
elusive. lac started September II. ana
continued each day in }" per cent m
slnllments for nInr successive days.
The aurstinnnair"S will hr sent out 10
the rvElstrantS III the ord er oi thclr- SCI
ial numbers as given by the local boards.
The oucStinnnairCS must hc filled OUT
and returned hy the r"Eistrani" withln
seven days. and the cla$$ificat ION must
he completed by the local boards wIthln
100 days.
WASHINGTuN. Sept. l7--L"cal draft
boards ,,uN" Nrrn ordered by Provost
Marshal General tr"wd'r 20 begin mail,
inE out tomorrow Qucsii"nnaIr"S I" AL
OF th.' men between ~ "nrl "n years Ola.
inctuS!v". whn registered last Thur*na?'
except l!riuSh and Canadian subjects.
who have thirty days tu Voluntarily
enter thr British and canadian armies.
Ten percent uf The lG"Stiniina!r"s are
tu hr mailed by ca"h hoard "ach day
until IN" entire group has been Scnl out
Provost Marshal General Cruwd"r an
nnunc"d tonight and under tn" r"Suia-
tiuns each r"EIStrant IS gwen seven
days 10 fill out anu return tn" document:
1T is. however. tn" earnest hope of
this office that thr r'ElSirantS VIII not
rcQuir" :lS much time dS his. GENERA!
C'r0wC"r said, and that every effort VIII
b- made io turn tho QucsliunnaIrcS IN.
property answered. ~ promptly Us pos
Shlc. Under III" maximum time a.
lowed local boards. IN mailing ""i thr
forms and rrEistranls i'll filling them
out and returning them. til" qu'S 'StioHn-
;irrS for the rnir" age group should hc
hack in the hands al local boards with
IN three works from tomorrow
Approximately 6.0"n,""U men arc N
the. ~ ana 2n and - L. 81 year CLASSES
10 whom uu'Stiuunairrs ~. il WAS sad;
There are ais" S"''r fu.U"" additl"iial
men. h,l w".n ~ and II years "f aE',
who were added tn the draft rolls ON
Thursday. registering for the first time.
ard thrs" also will hr cass!f!cd.
The date for the drawing that will in
u ,pcLeur" determine the order uf call
ing the mrn into service will hc an
nounccd soon.
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