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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-06
IS MILLIONS MAY
BE AFFECTED BY
NEW ORAFT LAW
Gen. Crowder Urges Congress
to Enact New Draft ReVi-
sion Law Without
Delay.

WASHINGTON. Aug with an
urgent recommendation from Pro-
vost Marshal Gen. Crowder shat IL
De- enacted without delay. is sug-
gestion that Sept next might be
rZed as registration dav for approx
lmately 100000 men throughout
the country, the administration
man power bili requiring the regis
trauon for military service of all
men between the ages Of 4 s and as
years. was introduced Monday in the
senate and house
Unless immediate steps are taken
% provide additional men Gen.
.'rowder said the weekly registration
Of men as they attain n years OF
axe Will BE necessary To fu the
draft quotas after Sept. Z. when only
10000 Of the 1918 registrants Will
be available.
Upon the introduction of the bill.
Chairman Cham berlain announced
that the senate military committee
would meet Tuesday 20 consider the
bill He said he did not think hear
lngs would be necessary and only
quired 20 report the bill Chairman
Dent OF the house committee said
since only three members of his
committee are in Washington il wa 8
doubtful whether the bill could be
acted upon before the house recon
enes on Aug. 10.
Plan to Expedite Bill.
Suggestions made on the senate
floor by Sen Curtis Of Kansas that
the senate abandon ITS program OF
recesses and perfunctory sessions
until Aug. %, IL the bill can be
favOrab bly, reported by the committee
within few days, were endorsed by
Sen. Chamberlain. However. senate
leaders now in the city. said any
plans 10 this effect would be held in
allegiance until the committee could
determine just how much time would
be necessary for a thorough dis
cussion Of the bill
The bill would amend the present
selective service act so as 20 require
the registration OF all men between
the ages Of Is and 20 years and 80
10 45 years inclusive While the
total number OF men in the later
classes would total 10.O2S.973. Cen.
Drowder estimated the total mum Der
who would be eligible for class one
would only be 601,236. owing 10 ex-
emptions for dependents or indus
trial and physical reasons Between
S and 20 years, his estimates show
that 5.171.771 would register. while
i.7S7.6O9 men would be eligible for
class one.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-06
INDIANAPOLIS H0N0RS
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Aug g.
indianapolis Monday night paid
tribute 20 It's soldier and sailor sons
and 20 the fathers and mothers,
wives and sisters OF men and wom-
en- IN the service.
Sixty thousand persons thronged
the downtown streets while the rel
atives OF those IN service marched
through the business district. each
carrying a service fag IL is esti-
mated that between 5000 and 5000
men and women were i'm the pa
rade.
In nearly all instances the moth
ers OF men in the service marched
beside a soldier or sailor Gov.
Goodrich carrying service fag
with one star. for his son. march
ed with three war mothers. each -
whom carried a flag with a gold
star
The largest Tag in the parade
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-06

Elementary English appeals to
thousands Of our foreign-born sol
diers who came TO America after
passing school age and who have
been so busy earning a living they
have not learned our language. The
majority are Italians and Poles.
learning their A B C's with the aid
of volunteer teachers, frequently
men Of affairs in civil life. With
out any invidious comparison,
wish 10 mention one gentleman, and
] trust he will pardon me for this
personal reference. | use him only
as a type and refer TO Mr.. Cochran.
educational director at Camp
Meade.
found Mr.. Cochrane busily en-
gagged in teaching class in French.
with the eager young soldiers avidly
absorbing every word The hardest
work the teacher had done before
the war was the clipping Of cOu-
pons. His home had a retinue OF
fifteen or twenty servants. Now he
is shining his own shoes and serv
ing others, and he told me that
these days, spent in giving assist
ance TO these boys who are ready
TO sacrifice their lives for America
are the happiest days of his life.
Every camp has a large library
furnished by the America Library
Association from which soldiers car
borrow books. Boys fond Of read
ing find this great attraction
The boys throng the "Y' huts Il
hear the instructive lecturers, es
pecially those who have been ovel
there and can tell them exactly
what 10 expect. The average boy
will come out OF the army bettei
mentally than he was before h,
went in.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-06

cooperation with the army athletic
ot1cer and the Fosdick commission.
The soldiers are invited and en-
couraged TO take part in all attn
letics. They are examined and par
ticular exercises suited TO their in
dividual needs are recommended.
Sports at the camps include volley
ball, basket ball, boxing, wrestling,
relay races and above all. baseball
The ~" man furnishes the sport
ing equipment free, referees boxing
matches and umpires ball games.
KEPT PHYSICALLY FIT.
Keen competition encourages in
terest in athletics, with inter-com-
pany contests succeeded by inter
regimental matches. The games
are played absolutely on the square
and any player VINO is unspOrtsman-
like is disqualified. Everything is
done to build up perfect physical
manhood. The necessity for being
physically At restricts the manner
Of living Of many men who are not
controlled by religious influences.
Summer, with the clock put ahead
an hour, means longer hours of
daylight after military duties are
done, and these are given 10 out
door sports. Every available space
is used for athletic field or play
ground. The BOYS crowd around
the bulletin boards announcing the
games and contests. Organized
sports will not engage all the men.
so mass games are also PLAYED
such as relay ball. tug-of-war, and
other pastimes suggested by that
most popular person. the ~" d.
rector. All the boys look up 20
him, want his approval and often
seek his advise. Toms physical
condition is being cared for proper
~. he will not go back TO YOU a
physical degenerate As a result of
having served his country.
Is he being given a chance 70
study?
Well. rather II the largest univer.
sity IN the world. with purely cleo
tive courses. He can study or not
as be sees it. The "Y" is al his
disposal with an educational di
rector in each hut Most OF the
boys want 20 learn French for use
on the other side. II is necessary
there. In Paris 7 saw an Amer
lean college professor gesticulatinE
wildly in his attempt 70 make a
cab man understand where ne
wanted TO 20
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-06
Us. DEPT OF AGRICULTURE
aGAHN
RHU BARB.

Because Of its extreme acidity.
rhubarb can be canned safely with
OUT bolinz processing Rhubarb
should no- be canned i'm ordinary
metal az in Jars with ordinary metal
tops ONLY glass or specially inside
euaue'ed cans may re used
Select y0uns tender rnubarb and
.at either into two-inch pieces or
into lengths 10 ft the jar when
placed vertically Pack in sterilized
jars in vertical rows Cover with
fresh cold water and allow jars 20
stand 10 minutes Drain of the
water and again dll 20 erhowlng
with fresh cold water. Use cleansed
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-06
A SOCIAL LION is He.

He is becoming quite a social
lion. is being splendidly entertained.
Prominent women from nearby
cities frequently 90 70 the camps
chaperoning parties OF girls 70 en-
terrain the soldiers and be enter
tanned. Our soldier boy may invite
his wife. mother OF sweetheart 70
the camp and entertain her in the
large reception halls OF the Hos
tess House under proper chaper-
onage and under better conditions
than IL he took them 70 the mess
halls The food is dalntily served
and is sold at remarkably reason
able prices.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-06
B>0BG Worry !
HE is ALL RIGHT

The mattresses are volunteers
from the cities, wives Of statesmen,
doctors. lawyers. etc, who don
aprons 10 serve the soldiers. had
the honor 10 be served by a United
States Senator's wife when l
dined at one Hostess House.
In this connection desire
to emphasize the breaking down
OF social castles as a result Of
this wars demOcratizing influence.
sat at the same table with a
brigadier general, a corporal, a col
onel. a high private and a Y. NJ. G.
A. secretary.
Arrangements for your boys en-
tertainment are numerous. Nsude-
Vile shows are given weekly in the
huts and clean, light comedy'tn the
Liberty Theatres. The houses usu-
ally are packed. Motion pictures
are shown three nights week, the
newest films by the best producers.
Lecturers also are booked by the
secretaries and at the conclusion
Of each talk. the boys crowd around
him while he answers volleys
OF questions. You may be sure
your boy is not being sighted or
mistreated because he has no shoul
der bars.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-06

in the cantonments. He will be
biileted in some French building, a
chateau, a farm house. or, owing 10
crowded conditions. maybe a barn,
but he will be hardened 20 accept
anything.
His morals will not be contain
mated in France.
NJ. Stephen Lausanne, editor OF
lie Matin. and a member OF the
French Ministry. told me recently
that he believed the morals Of
France. outside OF Paris. were the
best In the world. Your boy viii
not be permitted to 20 &c Paris on
his furlough. General Pershing hay
ing issued an order fOrbidding It
Tom will spend his furloughs IN
beautiful rural spots Of France, at
celebrated baths, safe and happy.
Should reactions from trench
fighting or camp monotony goad our
soldier boy 10 crave dissipation, the
Y. NJ. c. A. workers are at his
elbow 10 assist, to divert, amuse and
instruct The physical instructors
are there 10 encourage participation
in vigorous, happy games which
shake out the blues. chaser de
cafard." as the French say. Home
runs are being batted on sbeIl-pitted
fields and other American games
are diverting the boys behind the
lines. The Y. NJ. c. A. recently
sent S24O. 600 worth OF athletic
equipment 20 the war zone.
WHEN HE RETURNS TO you
One serious thought with a word
OF comfort III closing.
You NAV read soOn-probably be
fore this - published. lists from the
battle front Of American boys killed
or wounded II the numbers seem
great and cause anxious fear 70
= clutch your heart, remember that
We are dealing in vast figures
Compared with the number or men
) involved the casualties will show
= proportiOnately very small. The
J great majority Of American boys
; Who went over or are going over
. there will return 10 America. much
, healthier for having served abroad
! more fitted 70 cope With the world
! broadened. educated and better
5 suited 20 do their life work
= Are the boys happy and con.
r tented? They are.
= You NAV get some letters which
may sound hOmesick, telling how
much they miss Mother and how
much they want 10 90 home. Be
Ieve me IL is done largely as q
commitment TO YOU rather than an
expression OF discomfort What
e vour boy really wishes 70 convey "a
j. YOU is Mother. ] love YOU, so.
r. miss you" You misinterpret II as
8 unhappiness. II Won were 10 see
y hin FIVE minutes after having writ
X ten this probably you would find
j him engaged in a baseball game
Il shouting. You robber Kill the
p umpire" and other typical senri
4 ments that any healthy lusty Amer
% lean lad will utter under such cir
2 cumstsnces
b The boys are TOO busy 70 be home
sick. TOO much eugrOssed in VorA
2 and play. too Uell-fed 70 be hungry
e TOO well cared for physically 70 %
Y i'll and too well entertained 70 10
q disconnected Your bOv Is happy
d and we'll and withal has a serf-us
q mission in life. II he fails 70 write
A. &c YOU a. often as you desire or Il
he writes honesick letters. DON ]
n WORRY-he is all right
q Physically. mentally and r1orally
r ne is being made a better man. ar
B. honor 10 his country and 10 YOU.
4 Mother. vour bow II all right
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-06

rubber. put I'm glass. cap, and clamp
ar once. In the far south rhubarb
should be boiled tprocessed1 IN a
hot water bath tpints 10 minutes.
quarts 90 minutes) at boiling.
Since rhubarb contains much
water better and more economical
product could be secured by canning
rhubarb sauce. Cut the rhubarb
into one-inch lengths and steam
until tender For each quart Of
sauce add half cup Of sugar. Pack
hot in sterilzed lars Partially seal.
Boil tprocess) quarts for 10 minutes.
When Jars are cold. test for leaks
store In cool. dark. dry place
T.. : Department Of Agriculture.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-06
AMERICAN TANK STEAMER
SURVIVORS LAND SAFELY

WASHINGTON. Aug. 6.-The
captain and Is members Of the
crew Of the American tank steamer
o. 3 Jennings sunk sunday by a
German submarine of the Nir-
GINA coast. have arrived safely al
Norfolk Va the navy department
announced Monday night The "A
men with the so previously report
ed as having been landed. accounts
for all the members OF the tanker =
crew
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-06
AS A HERO IN FRANCE.

Your boy is working hard.
He is playing hard.
He Is living out in the open. He
is becoming more rudy. more man
". His step Is becoming quicker.
surer. His habits are better. He Is
in more perfect condition physically
and more fitted for his life work
for having served in the National
Army. He will fare equally well
over there. II his troop ship
stops at England he will find real
home in Eagle Hut the great y
centre in London as we'll as In the
homes and hearts Of the English
people
When ne reaC hes France his re
ception will be a revelation The
French are demOnstrative in openly
expressing their admiration for the
brave Americans who have crossed
the sea 10 fight for them and
liberty. They will show their era
titude freely.
Every American Is nero IN
France Your boy will be prince
TO the French The military author
tiles have safeguarded his health,
exercising the same care they used
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-06
By William H. Crawford

TOR the Spartan mothers OF
r. America who have sent their
= sturdy sons 10 battle for
America and Eternal Liberty.
/ have a message-tbe message
they desire. II answers the ques-
tons that mothers would ask about
their soldier sons. not concerning
the perils Of battle. but about the
dangers Of camp. A sense OF duty
impels them TO say, Go, my SON.
yet their mothers hearts are anxi-
Gus TO know how their boys are
being cared fort will tighten
their load TO know that every pro-
vision compatible with the stern
realities of war has been made for
their comfort and protection.
What every mother wishes TO
know is, in a sentence: Are my
soldier sons mind, body and morals
being cared for properly"
Unhesitatingly. unqualifedly.
emphatically and from careful IN
vesugation. 1 reply: 'FYes."
His health is being safeguarded
by medical and sanitation experts.
He is being well fed. at regular
hours. on rations the equal OF a
generals.
His physical upbuilding is super
vised by expert athletic directors.
His education is being broadened
under guidance Of notable educa-
tors.
The thought of you. his mother,
Is kept with him daily TO steady
mis- moral standards.
Clean entertainments and whole
some sociability. often In the com
pany of prominent men and women.
Is developing him into a well bal
anced man.
How all this is being accomplish
ed is told here
I spent months with the boys
over there" and recently visited
most OF the camps along our At
lantic coast. took this second
trip for the especial purpose of
getting accurate information OF the
present welfare OF the boys TO be
delivered in a message to the
mothers of America. ] shall tell
his story fully and truthfully.
HEALTH EXPERTS ON GUARD.
Bacili, we know. are the greatest
enemies of life. prime causes or
sickness and death, communicating
our food and water Proper santa
ton will remove their menace, yet
many families, many communities
neglect that proper sanitation and
pay the price in disease or death
IR the army. the sanitary and
health regulations are observed
more closely than they are in the
average family
To each cantonment the medical
department OF the army has as
signed a skilled sanitarian His
business is to keep the boys well
rather than cure them after they
are sick. With a body Of trained
assistants he carefully scuunizes
every possible means OF contain
nation OF the water and food sup
ply. He enforCes guarantees,
looks after the proper sewerage for
the camp and directs the removal
of garbage. He has your boy s
drinking water analysed properly
TO insure purity
MIX. frequently an active germ
distributor. reaches the soldier in
condensed form. sterilized and can
ned under government supervision
10 insure purity
Every cautcnment IS drained
thoroughly. the sewerage being as
good OF better than that OF most
stiles and far superior 20 that Of
the country or country towns Army
regulations concerning waste dis
posal are enforced most strictly,
,hus removing a source Of possible
gcata4sss. All burnable refuse is
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-06

icAhbcA > 10 DcttmUtI 0V lu6Io
were ninety-eight cases Of pneumo-
MIA but, due TO the modern, open
air treatment. there were only
eight deaths. q much smaller per-
centage than would have died OF
this disease in a city of 10000 to
$4,000 population. There were two
meningitis and one typhoid deaths.
There are fifty medical officers
and eighty-ive nurses in this camps
hospital. so you see Tom has a
better chance 10 stay well in the
army and 10 get we'll. If he is sick,
than he would have al home
HIS MORAL TRAINING.
Regardless of the opinion OF dot
ing mother, many boys grow up
self-centered. lazy, bigoted. and
without high moral standards.
Military discipline will correct
these faults soon. ANY boy will be
less self-centered when he is only
one of a whole regiment; less con-
ceited when he learns that he must
obey and that his laziness will be-
cured quickly by the drill sergeant.
In addition 10 this his moral stand
ards will be strengthened by his
sense OF duty performed, by a feel
ing he is working for the public
good. that he is offering his life for
his country. He will see things
from a better. nobler. higher point
OF view.
The halls of the Young Mems
Christian Association centres are
open for religious service every
Sunday and on one evening each
week Where the Knights of
Columbus have no building they
use the Y. NJ. c. A for Sunday
morning mass. while on Friday
evenings the Rabbis hold meetings
for the Hebrew soldiers. The
chaplains use the ~" huts for
their churches.
No religious denomination is Civ
en- preference but the religious
workers have a common ground on
which TO meet. They all work for
higher life and moral upbuilding
AS a consequence OF this liberal
policy the ''Y' huts are filled with
men OF every denomination. They
huON AhCN viii &c cuNEA ldlucut
amused. instructed. that they will
learn nothing immoral and that
nothing will be said or done de-
rogatory 10 their own religious be-
liefs. The Catholic. Protestant and
Hebrew all meet on the platform OF
welfare work among the boys.
FOR THE PHYSICAL MAN.
In order 10 make good and ef-
ficient soldiers II is necessary 20
have well and sound ones. Nothing
does more TO insure Toms physical
welfare than athletic exercise prop
erly directed 10 suit his individual
case In every Y. NJ c A hut
there is a physical director trained
in this line Of work Many OF these
physical directors were famous col
lege or professional athletes. sport
ing world heroes OF your son. who
will be influenced helpfully by their
direction
These physical directors work 10
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-06
CELEBRATE NEWS OF
CROWN PRINCES CAPTURE

STET BE%NILLE- ~. Aus 60
The Little town of Toronto. near here.
scored a heat" or the rest OF the
country Do celebrated the news that
-he German crown prince and 5oo.-
600 HUNS had been captured. From
e. O'Clock until nearly midnight the
people made merry There We're
parades and hon6re~ on which stuff
cd fsures representing the kaiser
and others of the Pot~dam eans
We're burned
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-06

iron -NuXared Iron saws Dr James
Francis sullivan. formerly physician
IF Bellevue Hospital Outdoor Dept
New York and rae Westrhester COun-
Is Hospital Nuxated Iron often in
Creases the strength aud endurance NJ
weak. nervous run down people in
two weeks time IL Is now being
used hv over thee million people an
Leslie ~ Shaw. formerly Secretary Of
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-06

MUNCIE. Ind. Aus Elmer
Fer guson. Of Albany Monday was
appointed county assessor 10 succeed
William O'Neil who resigned last
week 10 become head Of the Central
la Dor bureau here O'Nel Is a
democrat and Ferguson is q repuo-
loan.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-06

DIT Earl P. Wagner has moved
his Once 20 436 Farmers Trust Bids.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-06

was that OF the United Mine Work
ers OF America. IL bore 1875
stars.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-06

our coal is no better than the hest
Tou have been using the resi- Why
no. try the oestt From p. De
frees aI5 - TAYLOR 81. Bell -T9.
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