Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-02-15
EYES FOR NAii"
FROM TIE PUBLIC
CIVILIANS HAVE SENT IN 5000
GLASSES OF VARIOUS KINDS,
BUT MORE ARE NEEDED.
APPEAL TO PRIVATE OWNERS

APPEAL TO PRIVATE OWNERS
General Croker on Age Limit Enlaroe-
ment Of seIeetive Service Law-Li-
eense Required to Ship Goods
Abroad by Parcel Post. . "
(From Committee On Public 1nformation.)
Washington. Over 5000 glasses
have been received by the navy in re-
spouse to its call through the news
papers for binoculars, spyglasses, tel
Escapes, sextants. and chronometers.
There is urgent need for many more.
Heretofore the United States has
been obliged to rely on foreign coun-
tries for most of its supply of such ar
ticles. These channels Of supply be-
ing closed, 1t has been necessary to ap-
peal to the patriotism of private own
ers for "eyes for the navy" &.a
All articles should be tagged with
name and address of the donor and
sent to Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt, as
sistant secretary of the navy, care Of
Naval Observatory, Washington, D. G.
Those not suitable will be returned to
5senders. Careful records will be kept
Of accepted glasses so they may, II pos
sible, be returned at the termination
Of the war.
As the government under the law
cannot accept services or material
without payment, 81 will be paid for
each article accepted. :.
Discussing enlargement Of the age
amit for selective military service, Pro
vost Marshal General Crozier said:
"A pronounced 4 majority Of the
boards favor some enlargement, but
there is great diversity Of opinion az
to the proper age limit. Nineteen and
thirty-fve are perhaps the limits most
frequently suggested; but some recon-
mend forty or forty-five years as the
upper limit. There is q distinctly
stronger demand for raising the maxi
mum age than for lowering the mini
num-" 'h 49,. ..
General Crozler estimates that !, $780,
1888 acceptable single men would be
made available by an increase in the
age limit to include men up to forty
five years. The estimate places the
number Of acceptable single men be-
tween eighteen and twenty-one years
at 1,546,283. The number Of probably
acceptable single men already regis
tered, but not called, is 1921, 845. Ac-
cording to these figures, should the age
limit be enlarged to include men Of
from eighteen years to forty-f1ve years,
inclusive, 4,257, $40 physically and 9TH
erwise qualified unmarried men would
be open for call to service.
The war trade board is calling at
lention to the fact that license is re-.
quired to ship abroad goods on the
conserved list, even when sent in small
quantities by parcel post. In many
cases this has been done by persons ig-
norant of the presidents proclama-
ton concerning exports, or who do
not know Of the many articles which
may be exported only under license.
For violation fine Of not more than
$4,000 or Imprisonment for not more
than two years, or both, form the pen
atty. Licenses may be applied for at
the bureau Of exports, Washington, D.
c., or any of its branches which are
located at Seattle, Portland, San
Francisco, Los Angeles, Nogales, Ell
Paso, Eagle Pass, Galveston. New Or
leans, Mobile, Savannah, st. Louis, Chi
cago, Boston and New York.
A CODY of q broadside forbidden In
Germany has reached the' COMMITTEES
on public information. It IL q single
sheet Of foolscap size, printed on both
sides, and bears coarsely executed
woodcut representing soldier in arms,
q workman in a blouse, and a woman
showing a rock off a precipice, beneath
which is seen the head and bust Of the
emperor, crowned and sceptered and
mustached, looking up in terror at the
fate impending. The last paragraph
of the text is as follows:
Man Of toll, awake from slumber!
Recognize thy growing might.
All the wheels will lose their motion
Without thy strong arms devotion.
Down with the war! Down with the gov.
eminent!
Peace! Freedom! Bread!
Men of the selective service age who
are accustomed to handling horses
have opportunity for specialized serv'
fee in the enlisted veterinary corps
enlistments for which are now being
taken. The 1000 men wanted include
veterinary and agricultural students
farmers, stablemen, and others who
have had experience handling horses
Pay ranges from $50 to $50 a month
with clothing, food, and quarters.
Application for enlistment may be
vooIo NJ opv army racrr1itiDO station