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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-07-18

Merton ,Strommer, Marcus &c +" 1E
Earle Knaub, Arrowsmith. ...3J /" &c
C. II. Lille Pasco .......... 1E
The district board classified the fol-
lowing upon appeal from the local
board:
Raymond D. Earles ......... .2B to 2B
Arthur M. Foisy ...........2B I" 2B
Guy M. Travis ............1X 2X
F. Carlyle Kcnnett ....... TX " 2X
c. ii. Lille ...............1X " TX
Silas Connery .............2X TX
The local board made the following
reclassifications:
Louis Baierlipp, Kennewick BIB to LA
John Vandeventer, Prosser Tx 2X
Fay E. Ollernan ........... LIB "A
Geo. r. Wittkopf Tx" Ok
Harvey M. Rowen &c Ia
(The last named waived exemption).
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-07-18
Second August Call to be An
nOunced when Rel -Classifica-
tion is Completed
"a ARE TO ENTRAIN JULY y
August Calls are Expected to Take
All of 1917 Registrants- of the
First Class

county has just received notice of its
first August call under which it must
furnish seven men for entrainment to
Camp Fremont, California, during a
Yive-day period beginning August 5.
This call is to be taken from the 1917
registrants, but registrants Of June 5,
1918 may volunteer under this call by
applying to the local board any time
prior to August 1.
A call has also been issued by the
local board for three volunteers, eth
er from the 1917 or 1918 registrants
to receive instruction at the State Col
lege as auto mechanics, blacksmiths,
tapenters, general mechanics, radio
operators and truck drivers. The only
requirements are that the volunteers
are registants Of the class of 1917 or
1918, must have grammar school ed
ucation, and an aptitude for the in
struction to be given. Volunteering
under this call will close at five o'clock
July %.
Instructions have also been received
by the local board to report as soon as
possible all registrants in Glass 1
(1917 and 1879 physically qualified
FOR general military service, limited
military service and conditionally quail
ified for general military service. The
second August call will be based upon
this report.
It is not known at this time just how
many first class men there are in the
county. After thef July % call was
made there were only f5 Glass men
left in the county The number, how
ever has been incrsaseddby the re-
classification but the new totals have
not yet been computed. It is thought
that the second August call will prob
ably take nearly all Of the 1917 Glass
] registtants.
Out of the 33 men who recently re-
ported for physical re-exanination
who had heretofore been physically
disqualified for any kind of military
service and had been placed in Class
&c, four were Internationally accept
ed for general military service, (de.4
'fects which could be remedied), six
were accepted for limited military SER
vice and Is were disqualified.
All registrants Of 1917 who were
recently reclassified in Glass ! and all
Glass 1 registrants Of 1918 who have
not been examined heretofore, are
called for physical examination at
10 a. m. Monday, July %. The "a
men under the July draft are called
for entrainment for Camp Lewis in
Prosser at 1880 p. m, July 22.
The following reclassifications by
the district board and the local boards
have been announced:
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1918-05-02
GERMANS BRINGING Up new
FORCES TO REPLACE THOSE SHOT
Terrible Slaughter of Monday Caused Hau Drive
From Indications They Will Try Again When
Fresh Troops Arrive-Tnrks Fleeing

British Army in Flanders, May l.
General Won Arnim made no fur
ther move along the Flanders battle
front last night nor had an attack
been expected. The heavy defeat
which the Germans suffered Monday,
forced them to pause and bring up
fresh troops before continuing their
drive for the hill positions in the
KENNEL region.
A few more hours, however, will
suffice for their reorganization and
another assault may be expected i'm
mediately.
The seriousness of the German in
numerous ways. On Monday, for ex-
tentions here has been evinced in
ample, they pushed at least one field
gun forward to within seven hundred
yards of the battle line and other
guns were brought close up.
Heavy artillery firing continued at
various parts Of the battle line dur
ing the night and there were the
usual outpost actions. The back
areas between Ypres and Habebrouck
were heavily shelled by the Germans.
An enemy attempt yesterday after
noon to cut the barbed wire at Wieltje
was dispersed by artillery fire.
Emperor William appears to have
been an interested and active visitor
in the Flanders region yesterday. Ac-
cording to prisoners he has been
making his usual flamboyant speech
es to troops and he stated the other
day that the Germans were trying to
separate the French and British
armies, adding Enthusiastically that
the Germans were going to "put the
British back on the English channel
where they belonged"
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1918-05-02
T0WMlEY Up BEFORE
THE j. S. SENATE
BEFORE SENATE TO ANSWER
CHARGES OF DISLOYALTY
BROT BY JUDGE MCGEE

Washington, May 1.-Charges that
leaders and members of the farmers
National Nonpartisan league are dis
loyal were answered today before the
senate military committee by A. c..
Townley, of St. Paul, the leagues
president, who is under Indictment for
alleged violation of Minnesota laws.
Townley was given an opportunity
today to reply to the statement of
5udge John w. McGee, of Minneap-
oils, member of the Minnesota pub
lie safety commission, in the commit
tees consideration of the Chamber
lain court-martial bill.
Reciting support given to the war
in wheat planting states and Liberty
Loan subscriptions by farmers in
Minnesota and North Dakota belong
ing to the league, Townley categori-
cally denied the organization was dis
loyal. He admitted he was under in
dictment and said McGee's charges
we're not the first made against him
and the leagues members.
"We do not want to stand before
the country and the world branded
as traitors" he said.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1918-05-02
BAKER NOW PLANNING FOR army
OF At LEAST THREE MILLION men
Believes Three Million Men Can be Handled This
Year-New Men Wanted For Fighting - Draft
Age Limit Not Changed

will add another three quarters of
a million to the list of availables.
None of the officials present at to-
days meeting of the war council
would say what figures had been dis
cussed. 1t is known, however, that
Chairman Hurley, of the shipping
board, was asked for estimates Of the
maximum shipping that could be OBJ
tained from all sources to accelerate
troop movements.
In connection with the increase of
the army, the war department is in
clined to expand existing canton
ments and the pick of the national
guard camps to accommodate addi-
tional troops, rather than to the con-
struction Of new cantonments.
All national guard units in exis-
tence at the outbreak of war were
taken into the federal service. Many
units have been formed since and
some have been offered their SER
vices to the government for the war.
War department officials hold there
is no available service for them in
the military machine, even if it was
not the consensus of expert opinion
that better material could be obtain
ed through the draft. Units such as
the second Minnesota, therefore, could
be used only if broken up.
Provost Marshal General Crcwder
will accompany Mr.. Baker before the
will lic01Sc c
legislation now pending to change
the draft quota to the basis of the
number of men in class 1.
A call for 1886 additional draft
men was issued today by the provost
marshal general. They are to be
sent to % institutions scattered thru
out the country for two months
course of training in various mechan-
ical studies.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1918-05-02
.MEET|MG N MINOT
TO PLAN CAMPAIGN
LINCOLN REPUBLICAN LEAGUE
Mir IN MINOT WEDNESDAY
Over 700 ATTEND

Minot, N. D., May 1.-The crowd
in attendance at the Lincoln Repub-
lican League conference this after
noon became so great that it was nec-
essary for another meeting place, the
theater originally engaged proving
too small. A great many farmers ar
rived during the noon hour and early
after dinner, travelling by auto.
Mr.. Homnes of Crosby spoke on be-
half of the Lincoln Republican league
and other political organizations con-
ferring in Minot today. The meeting
this morning was attended by 900 or
700 men. 1t opened with prayer by
Rev. C. L. Clifford. Ex-senator j..
E Davis of Goodrich, presided.
The North Dakota Farmers league
representatives stated this morning
that their organization has not en-
dorsed state ticket and they are at
tending the Lincoln Republican league
conference in the hopes of joining
hands with that organization and CIV
ing the opposition on the Republican
ticket a strong front to meet. The
delegates of the Independent Political
association are practically in the same
position. If the conference selects a
state ticket and adopts platform
which will meet the approval of all,
unity Of effort will mark the cam
paign. There is a general belief in
all quarters that such unity will be
the result of the session this after
noon.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1918-05-02
large ATTENDANCE
At THE 0PERETTA
PLAY GIVEN AT ARMORY UNDER
DIRECTION OF MISS CRAVEN
NETS LARGE SUM

A large crowd attended the PASTORAL
operetta given by Wilhston children
at the Armory last Monday evening.
The proceeds of the operetta and the
lunch which was given afterwards
netted nearly two hundred dollars
which will be turned over to the Red
Cross. Miss Janette Craven under
whose direction the operetta was
given is certainly to be congratulated
for the wonderful work she did in.
training these young Williston folks
as she did.
The operetta which was entitled
"The Fairy Shoemaker" was of two.
acts. The costumes worn by the chill
dren were most beautiful and the
singing excellent.
Between the first and second act
little Miss Helen Borden dressed as
a soldier boy and Miss Elnor Shaw
dressed as Red Cross nurse sang
several patriotic songs. They are
certainly to be congratulated in the
manner they acted out their parts and;
the manner in which they sang them
After the second act Miss Ethel
Hoover sang solo which was we'll
appreciated by the audience and Miss
Vivian Taylor gave a skipping dance
Miss Sarah Goldschlager was the,
accompanist during the operetta and
should be given due mention in the.
manner in which she played.
4 : ! ! B. Z. 4.
After the operetta q lunch was serv-.
ed for which q charge Of ten cents
was made which was turned over to
the Red Cross.
This was without doubt the best.
home talent play ever given at the
Armory and one that will long be re-
membered by those who attended.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1918-05-02
TESTER 4. JEFFREY
RECEIVED MESSAGE
WRITES FROM FRANCE BOYS
LOCATED IN NICE PLACE
BUT WANT TO FIGHT

Mr.. John Heffernan was not going
to run any chances of the boys in
France not wearing the green on St.
Patrick's Day so he sent 1t. Jeffefy
a cablegram reminding him of it. BY
the way this was the first cablegram
to be sent to the boys from Willis
ton. Below is the reply received
from Jeffreys:
Somewhere in France, March ~, >1o.
Mr.. John Heffernan and Family:
Dear Friends:-
I received your cablegram and was
sure glad you thought of me and you
can bet l wore the ribbon as it was a
big day over here as most all the
American soldiers wore the green.
We are stationed in one Of the
most beautiful places in France, the
scenery around here is most beautl-
full. It has been raining here today
but we sure have had some very fine
weather here this winter, the trees
are all budded out, the flowers bloom
ing. It really doesn't seem like there
is a war on so close.
Well the sooner we get at them
the quicker we will be able to return
to the good old U. S "A. We are all
anxious to get back to America but
we believe that the American Army
will not strike until the proper time
comes and when we do believe me
we're going right into Berlin and get
the Kaiser.
Give my regard to the boys and
would apprecite it very. much to hear
from you also. Give my address to
Johnnie and also send me his as l
would like to hear from him. We are
all in the best of health. AS ever,
Your friend,
jeff.
Lester A. Jeffrey,
End. 1t. 164 Inf.
A. E. F.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1918-05-02
RED CROSS DRIVE
OPENS MAY 10Th
STATE DIRECTOR YOUNG AN
NOUNCES DATE OF DRIVE
STATE TO RAISE $4O7,8O0

Fargo, N. D., May 1.-North Da-
kota must raise $407,8 800 in the Red
Cross second war fund drive.
Such an announcement was made
this afternoon by Judge N. c. Young,
state director, and Harry Curran Will
bur, executive secretary of the Red
Cross.
"And so, when the Red Cross war
counci! made the apportionment for
the Northern division, they suggest
ed an allotment of 100000 to North
Dakota. They had heard stories of
crop failures, of seed and feed short
ages, of applications for heavy loans, :"
say the Red Cross officials in making
their announcement.
"But across the way, in the war
department, they were calling North
Dakota men to the colors, on the
basis of population.
"Somehow, we could not get that
great big fact out of our minds. 1t
seems to ask us: Are you going to
sacrifice only your men up there in
North Dakota? You have given your
human resources on the basis Of pop
ulation. Why should we who remain
at home be more tender with out ma
terial resources ?"
That is why North Dakota has ac-
cepted the 100000 as the minimum
goal.
The campaign opens May 20, and
closes May q. r. S. Lewis will d.
rect the Cass county campaign.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1918-05-02

Washington, May 2. - Secretary
Baker will appear before the house
military committee tomorrow morn
ing to present the administration pro-
gram for increasing the army to meet
the German drive. The exact form
of his recommendation is not known,
but there are indications that he will
not confine himself to specific fig
ures, asking for blanket authority to
raise all the troops it is possible to
clothe, equip and ship to France.
It is known that war department
officials, through the survey of ship
ping and supplies recently completed,
have been convincerd that it will be
possible to handle at least 5000, 900
men this year and that this number
will be considerably increased by
straining resources. 1t is therefore
believed that Mr.. Baker will indi'
cate to the house committee tomor-
row that an additional million men
will b. mobilized if authority is
granted.
The bulk of the additional forces
would be organized as hghtlng un-
its, it is assumed, as the forces al
ready assembled have provided the
major part of the non-combatant
troops necessary for largely in
creased army.
Will Not Extend Limits
There is nothing to indicate that
the war department sees at this
time any necessity for extending the
draft ages. There is every reason TO
believe that there are enough men
in class of the draft rated as fight
ing material to fill any demand that
possibly can be made upon the Sc
lective service for year or more. In
addition, extension of the draft to
men who have reached the minimum
age of 21 since the act was passed
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1918-05-02
ROUS|NG PATRIOTIC ADDRESS
. BY DISTRICT DEPUTY OF K. c.
Patriotic Address by Hon. Geo. NJ Mckenna District deputy o
the Southern District of orth Dakota of the knights
of Columbus at Banquet April 21st, W'Ilston

the flags of all the Allies hung,
Americas was placed above in spe-
cial triumph. To women stricken IN
sorrow, to Observation-Disclosures there
was sorrow and misery the words
were flashed "American has come 'n,"
and invariably the head raised and a
smile of utter joy radiated the spirit
of stricken France. And can you
visualize the scene a few months later
when those brown-faced boys in khaki
swung down the streets of Paris to
the airs of the Star-Spangled Banner
and Dixie played by the bands Of all
the Allies, and formed in a hollow
square before the statue of him who
first brought succor and aid to these
young United States of America
every hand at salute, and then that
terse, laconc, epigramatic speech of
Pershing's which will live in history,
the New World coming to face the
Old one-he said, "LaFayette, we are
here!" ,. ~ .er
Oh. Sister France, we heard your
call for help across the waste Of wa
ters: we saw your hands outstretched
in suppication across the seas, and
we pledge you tonight that while
memory lasts, while gratitude re-
mains virtue, while one red drop OF
blood flows in loyal American veins
we will stay with you to the finish!
These are days when our loyalty,
our courage and our faith are put to
the severest tests. Our Country calls
and we must learn, if we have not al
ready the lessons by heart, to suffer,
to sacrifice and to serve. From every
hamlet and town in this broad, peace
loving land of ours fathers and moth
ers, brothers and sisters and wives
Continued on page 12)
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1918-05-02
County Food Adm. :
Is Now Complete.

Edwin A. Palmer has completed the
organization of the County Food Ad-
ministration and has selected man;
to represent each township in the
county. Their recommendation for
their Offices have gone forth to head
quarters and the appointments will
be made by the government shortly
Mr.. Palmer wishes to state that n
there is any city or community in tfe.
county where ice is being sold at
higher prices this season than WIS
paid by the consumer last season that
it should be reported to him at once,
AS this is against the regulations Of
the food administration.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1918-05-02
Home Guards To
GrenOra Sunday

Several squads of the Williston
Home Guards will auto to Grenora
Sunday to help the officers of the
Grenora Guards with their drill and
to give them what instruction they
can. Grenora has a we'll organized
guard of about 80 members but are
in need badly Of someone who can
help them with their drill. People
who have autos who would like to
give their services to take some of
the local guard to Grenora Sunday
should call Capt. Jefferys or others
of the officers of the guard for par
ticulars and the time of leaving.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1918-05-02
Hon. H. F. Emery To
Speak Here Tuesday

Hon. H. F. Emery of Fargo, N. D.,
who is connected with the War Work
Council of the Y. M. C. A. will be in
the city on Tuesday of next week to
meet with the business men and talk
over with them the Y. NJ. C. AS side
of the war situation. Mr.. Edwin A.
Palmer who represents this district
in the Y. M. C. A. War work is max
ing arrangements for noon day
lunch for that day at which Mr..
Emery will speak. Mr.. Emery is
working through the Northwest in
order to arouse more enthusiasm in
the Y. NJ. C. A. work and to gain
more field workers for the Y. NJ. C.
A. camps in France.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1918-05-02
Mr.. Toastmaster, Ladies and
Gentlemen:

Mr.. Toastmaster, Ladies and
Gentlemen:
There is but one topic, one subject
and one issue before the American
people today. 1t is the issue most
vital in our history, and, indeed, most
vital in the history Of nations since
the signing Of the Magma Charta and
the Declaration of independence, and
that issue is The War. All other
questions, economic, social or other
wise must wait and be subservient to
this great issue.
A little over year ago in France
women were breathing a prayer of
supreme dedication for France, for
Liberty that her children may be
free, as they saw their sons 60 march
ing away under the flags of all the
Allies and the question on every lip
was "Has America come in today?"
In the hospitals it was whispered
over or murmured by one feebly con-
scious or in raving delirium "Has
America come in today?" It became
the watch-word of waiting Europe, OF
gasping France, and we could almost
hear them say ooh, Yes, America
will yet be with us; America is the
old-time friend of France; she will
not let US die in vain; she will fight
on to save the spirit for which we
PERISH" but America had not yet
come in.
And then can you picture that scene
in France on the seventh of April a
year ago with the flag that had been
kept waiting so long suddenly un-
furled, trembling in its eagerness to
fly its glorious Stars and Stripes,
every house in France that day car
ried two flags, and in the places where
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1918-05-02
WHAT CAN / Do TO HELP WIN THE WAR

A personal word to the readers of the Graphic:
AS Of the latest appeal Of the States Food
mnsaon still further sacrifices in wheat saving wave
patriotc sweeping the country Whole communities
pedenp without wheat entirely until the next
harvest ,.@
Wheat and still wheat be
Uncle Sans associates the VICTORY is to be assured
In sections of North Dakota there supplies
potatoes potatoes be had quantities.
appeals the people them wherever
ever possible in place Of wheat
The people North Dakota urged grow as large an
acreage of possible We also help winning
war by inteigenty planning by
production of feed
Every Dakota family that keep
few hens and raise q garden.
KEEP THE FOOD COMING" is the appeal of General
Pershinp to the people America This appeal
home to the people North Dakota than any
the country We help the doing
the greatest supply food produced the "Bread
State
F. E. LADD, Federal Food Admir-.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1918-05-02

With the American Army in
France, Tuesday, April 3O.-A Ger
man airplane was brought down in
enemy territory last night by Cap
tain Norman Hall, at Colfax, lows,
and Lieut.. V. Rickenbacher, of Co.
lumbus, Ohio, after duel over the
American line on the Toul sector.
The American birdmen first en-
gagged the enemy machine over the
American lines. Lieutenant Ricken-
bacher, we'll known as an automobile
racer in the United States, swept
over the boche and opened fire with
his machine gun, while Captain Hall,
formerly a member of the La Fayet-
te Escardrille, darted behind the Ger
man and also opened fire. The Ger
man made desperate attempts to es-
cape and returned the fire of the
Americans, several bullets piercing
Captain Halls aeroplane.
The Americans peppered the enemy
machine with bullets and drove it
down until it fell behind the German
trenches.
In Mestopotamia General Marshall
has advanced north-northeast of Bag
dad, captured two towns and nearly
nine hundred prisoners. The Turks,
avoided battle at Kifra, 100 miles
northeast of Bagdad, and fled toward
Kirkfuk, about 100 miles north and
on the main road to Mosul, apparent
ly the British objective. A retreat
ing column was attacked and more
than 500 prisoners taken. British
cavalry then captured Tuzhurmantli,
about thirty miles northwest Of
Kifra. The pursuit toward Kirfuk-
continues.
War review on page 8.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1918-05-02
Sheridan County
Boys At Williston

Last Friday ,thirty-eight Of the
draft boys from Sheridan county
spent the day in Williston. They ar
rived here on the morning local and
left here Friday night on No. 3 for
Camp Davis. While in the city they
were entertained by several of the
towns people and were given the use
of the Armory for the day. Many of
the bows were from Plentywood
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1918-05-02

John Bruegger left on No. Mon
day for St. Paul to transact business
for few days.
Efie Bjornstad will leave for Mi
not Friday to see the Railroad Su-
perintendent concerning the position
she has accepted at the depot here.