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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-09-18
III. S. KEEPS TAB
ON 1000 SHIPS

directly in American commerce and
$500 scattered over the globe ana
trading for the most part with the al
lies or their colonies. Roughly. one
fourth Of the merchant ships Of the
world are watched by the shipping
board.
Ship performances against tasks are
recorded by progress charts" which
show at glance what the vessels have
to do and how they are doing it. Each
set of charts Is divided into ten d.
visions-one each for movements OF
vessels, turn-arOunds, ships charts Of
commodities, individual commodity
charts, summary Of imports, individual
trades, summary Of trades, ship charts
Of exports, performances in ports and
dock performances. Copies are dis
tributed every ten days to govern
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-09-18

ments which require constant inform"-
tIon about the movement OF suppiies.
By these movement charts any ~,
formation regarding locations anu
movements of vessels is accessible
and from past performances one may
forecast the time Of future voyages.
The summary on shipping ana 'faue,
nrepared every ten days for the wa,
industries and war trade boards anu
the food administration, helps sh"pe
the larger policies underlying the use
of American ships in war time. IL.
charts tell whether the ships aliocateo
to certain trade are enough. 100
many or too few; whether they Drihs
in too little or too much; whether
they are on time. ahead OF time or
behind time, and whether the trade
movement is too slow, too fast or just
right The charts also serve to guide
the shin control committee in the as
signment of vessels to various traces.
BY comparing import requirements
against deliveries the charts snow
when vessels may be transferred from
one trade to another or released to the
army.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-09-18
TAKE go HUNS WITHOUT SHOT
americans Bag Big Bunch Of Yellow
6arbarians North Of
Fismes.

With the American Army on the
Vesie Front.-Sixty Prussians have
been taken prisoner by the Americans
near Fismette, north of Fismes,. with.
out either side firing shot. The prus.
SLAMS were machine gunners, and MI
that remained OF company which had
been In line less than month.
American detachments went ont n
Few nights ago. the location Of the ma.
chine gun positions having been 70.
ported by prisoner. According to the
Americans, the Prussians were wait.
Ing to be taken prisoner. The intelli.
gence officer who questioned the prus.
SLAMS asserted that they nearly all had
agreed to surrender II the slightest on.
pOrtunity arose.
The Americans who took the nr,s.
oners do not claim any credit for tho
capture. declaring that the prussion,
virtually deserted their costs.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-09-18
Every Six Minutes a Merchant
Vessel Moves at an
American Port.
TRAFFIC CHARTS ARE USED
Every Minute Of Time and Pound Of
Cargo Noted and Thus Each Yes
eel IL Used to Utmost to
Speed War Plan.

WashingtOn.-Every six minutes
merchant vessel arrives and another
departs from American ports. From
north Atlantic seaports there is a
departure every eleven minutes-One
for Europe every forty minutes. This
rate of operation does not include YES
sells in the service Of the army or
navy.
The merchant fleet of 1900 ships
under the control of the United States
shipping board is run as a railroad, on
time schedule. The duty of measur-
ing ships performances, with their
tasks, is lodged with the planning and
statistics division Q5 the shipping
board, headed by e. ii. Gay. formerly
dean of the Harvard Graduate School
Of business.
Obviously the division must know
the tasks in detail, ana SO 1t co-ordi-
mates with the war industries and war
trade boards in determining and pro-
viding for the cOuntry'S needs from
abroad. 1t works on month to month
schedules, or as far in advance as it
Is feasible or possible to forecast.
Works With All Departments.
In planning the use of ships the d.
vision works with the food administra-
ton In determining the shipping re-
Quirements for food; with the war de-
partment in cOrrelating shipping with
the requirements Of the line of sup
plies for the western front : with the
war industries board if seeking solu-
tiOn of the problem of bringing neces-
sary raw imports into the country, and
with the war trade board in preparing
the lists of essential imports and ex-
ports.
As the country has gone more and
more on war basis, it has been re-
garded necessary to limit the list of
essential imports to less than 100.
Data on the ships and their trade pro-
vide the basis for operation Of the
vessels under the shipping boards con-
troll. Likewise records are kept of
neutral vessels coming to this coun-
try or linking up with its foreign
trade.
Thus the division checks daily about
1000 vessels, 1900 Of them being those
Of the shipping board. 5000 engaged
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-09-18

The "Marseillaise" Is often c0nsid-
cred q hymn by radicals and Reds, be-
cause II was first widely used by rev
olutionists. but Rouget De Lisle was.
when he wrote It and to the end Of his
long life, convinced royalist, true to
his oath Of loyalty to Louis XVI. Some
months after his great hymn was writ
ten he was arrested as counter-revo-
lutionary. and was saved from the
guillotine only because Robespierre,
the master terrorist. was executed.
Rouget de Lisle was so hostile to
the radicals that. rather than take
part In the wars Of revolutionary
France, he retired from the army, be-
coming prominent again only after the
July revolution, when King Louis
Philippe made him a chevalier Of the
Legion Of Honor and gave him PEN
sion.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-09-18
Use Men Opposed to War in
Food Production.
vexed Problem Of Their Presence At
Army cantonments 10 Now
Solved.

Washington.-After struggling Tor
long time with the knotty problem of
conscientious directors in army can
tonments. the war department now an
nounces that the difficulty has to
large degree been solved through the
aid Of the farm help specialists Of the
United States department Of asricul-
ture.
In the various states where there are
farming communities which include
sects opposed to war. such as the
Dunkards and Mennonites. and where
additional farm help is needed, these
places are MACE known to the canton
ment coinmanderA together with rec.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-09-18
Every Physician in Country Is to
y Be Listed.
National Defense Council Will Mobilize
Them for Civil and Military
Work.

Washington.-Dr. Franklin Martin,
chairman Of the general medical board
of the council Of national defense, ex-
plains the scope and function of the
volunteer medical service corps, in
which it is proposed to enroll every
legally qualified physician in the
country, including women, without ref
erence to age or physical disability.
1T is method Of recording all ply
sicians who are not yet in service and
of classifying them so that their serv-
ices when required will be utilized in
a manner to inflict as little hardship
on the individual as possible" Doctor
Martin writes. ut is a method by
which every physician not in uniform
will be entitled to wear an insignia
which will indicate his willingness to
serve his government.
"The object Of the corps is to place
on record all medical men in the Unit
ed States; to aid the army, navy and
public health service in supplying war
needs; to provide the best civilian serv-
ice possible; to give recognition to all
who record themselves.
"Civilian service will be supplied
under fixed plan. Every one in the
corps will receive proper credit for
service rendered, and ample medical
attention will be assured for all re.
Quiring 1t. There will be four tenta.
tive classes, consisting Of fit-to-fight
men under forty. reserves under fifty
five; home forces over fifty-five, and
ineligibles. Reserves may be called
on occasion for army, navy, public
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-09-18
"HAIL. HAIL" .GREETS
YANKEES IN FRANCE

Gary, 1nd.-"Hail, hail, the
gangs all here!"
Thousands Of the 1918 edition
American tourists who are daily
arriving somewhere in France"
look up, joy in their faces and a
warm glow in their hearts, as
groups of. little French kidtlies
sing this homely refrain as they
line the gangways.
According to a letter received
here recently early arrivals of
the American expedftfonary
forces have taught this greeting
to the children, who pass It on
as each new contingent arrives.
Hail, hail, the gangs all
here!"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-09-18
u. S. WILL ENROLL ALL DOCTORS

health and civilian service, the home
forces being those able to perform
only civilian service"
Service of members of the corps will
be called and rendered in response to
requests from the central governing
board, in which the management of the
corps will be vested. State boards will
appoint executive committees to re-
ceive applications for enrolment in
the corps and will make recommends
tons concerning them to the central
governing board.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-09-18
DIRECTORS TO BE GIVEN WORK
ord Of their farm labor needs.

ord OF their farm labor needs.
The plan has worked out so well
that In the three camps where definite
lists OF directors were compiled practi-
caily all Of these men have been
placed. Camp Meade had SO, all of
them now at labor on farms; 100 Of the
luz men ut Camp Lee have been placed
and the majority Of those ut Camp
Taylor.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-09-18
SALESMAN KNITs FOR "BoYs"
Oevotes All His Spare Time to Work
While Waiting for
Trains,

Ottawa, Kan.--O. G. Rose, a travel.
Ing salesman here, spends all of his
spare time ut railway stations, between
trains. and evenings knitting for sail.
ors. AS result Of his energy two
pairs Of socks, one pair Of wristlets a
helmet and a sweater have gone
overseas to gladden. the heart of
some Yank.s
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-09-18
Kidd, 1oe, Work. on Farm.

Bellaire, O.-William Kidd, one
hundred and six, is assisting in the
farm work on the Charles Rosser farm
and is doing a real days work every
DAY. Kidd was born during the War
OF lSl2 and served in the Confederate
army during the Civil war.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-09-18

Yeast-Been awayf
Crimsonbeak-Yes; on tshins trip
"Wherer
sOut near Pittsburgh"
z "Get anything1"
~Oh, yes"
SWhat kind Of dsh did you catchr
Il don't know exactly. but they tase.
I'd for all the world like smoked nsh."
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-27
Legion Of Honor Is
Bestowed on Young
Officer for Bravery

Mount Vernon, ~ Y, Aag. 52e,-
Because he wiped out A machine. gun,
nest near Virezy, aided BY only one
man, and captured two German Off
GERS and l6 privates, 1t. Harry w
tCaygill was made a member OF the
Legion of Honor at the decoration
Ceremony in France yesterday, ac.
cording to word received by his par
ents here today.
Lieutenant Caygill was unable to
receive the decoration in person as he
is in Paris hospital. He had jus,
recovered from wound after IS days
in hospital, when he performed the
exploit for which he was decorated.
Passing through that fray unframed,
he was wounded and gassed two days
later.
Lieutenant Caygill. who is % years
old, attended the first Plattsburg camp
and was commissioned a second lieu
tenant. He was made a first lieuten-
ant for gallantry before he was first
wounded
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-27
DRY BILL T0~PASS
WITH MORE time
FOR LIQUOR men
President Wilson Not Opposed
to Legislation Pending in
Senate, but Suggests
Later Date.

Washington, Aug. 26.-Nation-w wide
bone dry prohibition effective July
|, 1919, and continuing during the
war at least, loomed today as a strong
probability through compromise ne
gotiations in congress. ....5.f
President Wilson, senate prohibit
ton leaders, declared, is not opposed
to legislation pending in the senate
proposing national prohibition during
the war, but has suggested that the
proposed time for its becoming ef-
fective-January,l next--be extended.
Negotiations to that end, it was said,
seemed to assure agreement for pass
age of the bill and also for some ex-
tension OF time to liquor interests.
The prohibition bill was temporal
lily sidetraeked today in the senate in
favor of the man-power legislation
and also to give time for the negoti-
ations between the opposing factions.
Senator Sheppard of Texas, man
,ager Of the prohibition bill, stated
today. following recent conference
at the White House, that the presi-
dent did not object to action by
congress on the Legislation, but dis
cussed extending the effective date
of the restriction. Additional time.
the president was said to feel, should
be given many interests involved in
the liquor business to close up their
affairs, including banks holding bond
ed warehouse certificates. July ],
1919. was the new date suggested.
The new date, it was said, would
not interfere with government revenue
collections OH liquor for the fiscal
year and thus avoid re-drafting the
war revenue bill, which is based on
estimated returns of about $900,O00,
900 from intoxicants.
According to Senator Sheppard, the
bills opponents concede its passage
and the only question at issue now is
the time when it will become effec-
tive.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-27
Two Food vioIators Give
Donations to Red Cross

Penalties were handed out to two
yiolators of food regulations yesterday
for infractions by the federal food
administration for Nebraska. In both
instances, the offenders chose to
make voluntary contributions to the
Red Cross rather than have their busi.
.nesses hampcred by restrictions.
For making a false affidavit as to
the amount of flour substitutes on
hand and purchasing an excessive
quantity of flour. the Crystal Bakery
Of Gordon, Neb., contributed $lO0 TO
the Red Gross. In addition the excess
i've flour was taken from the company
and redistributed.
For failing to thresh grain for a
farmer with whom he had agreed,
Murray Rich, a thresherman of Valley
county contributed SIS. Rich was
called into the Omaha affice and
admitted his violation.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-27
Book Publishers Must
=. Cut OUTPUT October

Washington, Aug. 26.-Publishers
OF trade books, copyright reprints,
juvenile, toy and noncopyright books
have been directed to restrict their
output commencing October ! to Is
per cent of the new titles issued on
the average of the last three years of
their business. The ruling will be
enforced by diminishing their paper
supplies, the wat industries board
stated tonight. but protests against
the ruling will be considered if pre-
sented before September !.
Excepted from the ruling are books
of research, published under subsidy
and war service books published for
the United States or allied govern
uaents ,t rts- -'
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-27
Rume|y Tries to Put War
Blame on Great Britain

New York, Aug. 26.-In order to
make it appear that Great Britain
was responsible for the submarine war
on American shipping, DR.. Edward
Rumely not only tried to put out
German propaganda through George
T. O'Dell, Evening Mail correspond
ent in Germany, but endeavored to
distribute through the committee on
public information all article by Ger
hardt Won Schulze Gaevennitz. men,
Der OF the Reichstag, designed to al
leviate growing feeling against Ger
many, according to statement made
today by Deputy Attorney General
Fred L. Becker.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-27
SENATE TO Vote.
TODAY TO extend
THE DRAFT AGES
Agree to Take Count Not Later
Than 4 O'clock This After.
noon; Debate Is
e Limited.

Washington, Aug. 26.-By unar,i-
nous consent the senate agreed to.
night to vote not later than 4 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon on the admins.
tration 'manpower bill extending the
draft ages to l8 and As years. Debate
will be limited after | o'clnek, sl
Discussion Of the military commit.
tees work or fight amendment was II,
progress when the senate Adjourned
Other important questions In contro-
versy left over for settlement tomof-
row included several proposals for
exempting or restricting the service
OF youths under II. .l,'....
q Free education Of boys under q
who enlist or are drafted is provided
for in an amendment by Senator Reed
Of Missouri, adopted during today's
debate. ! Under its terms youths
would be permitted to enter educa-
tional institutions, at the government
expense for a period equalling their
military service, not to exceed two
years. ..... t..>a i
Work or Fight. \
In discussing the Thomas work or
fight" amendment which was added to
the house draft of the bill by the
senate military committee Senator'S
Jones of Washington and Cummins
Of Iowa both said they believed the
present law covers all the exigencies
which the amendment is intended to
touch, the latter adding he believed
some restrictions such as through
heavy taxation should be imposed on
employers placing unfair conditions
on their employees.
Senator Thomas said he did not be-
lieve the duty of the soldier at the
front, although in most cases more
dangerous, is any different than that
of the producer at home and that
there should be no distinction. He
denied that there were any rights
except those, Of fundamental origin
such as trial by jury that should be
allowed to continue when the destiny
of a nation is at stake.
Because the war is 5000 miles away,
Senator Thomas declared, the Amer
lean people apparently do not realize
the stupendous task that is ahead.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-27
BY Associated Press.

With the French Army in France,
Aug. 26.--Fighting in water up to
their waists in marshes along the Avre
and charging the crews OF machine
guns who served their weapons until
killed the troops of the Third French
army today took two of the strongest
defenses Of Roye. They also captured
900 prisoners and took important
booty including a large number Of
machine guns.
The first attack was upon the vii
lage of Roye, where the Germans had
restored the old Notifications of 1914
II, reinforced them it'll wire and in
stalled many machine gun nests.
After short artillery preparation the
French infantry stormed the position,
rushing the concrete blockhouses and
killing the gunners at their pieces.
Fresnoy was one OF the centers of
enemy resistance around Roye that
had held out against previous assaults
and from it the Germans had launched
counter attacks in an effort to check
the French offensive. Prisoners say
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-27
.YANKS FACE
A UST R IAN s
IN SECTOR OF.
BATTLE LINE
May Be Held as Reserves;
American Guns Blow Up
Enemy's Ammunition
,,->. Dumps on VesIe. =

With the, American Army il,
France, Aug, y26.-Austrian troops
have have been identified opposite the
position of a certain American unit.
1t is not known whether they are
in the line, but they are known def
nitely to be lying in reserve.
Several German ammunition dumps
north of the Velse river were blown
up today by high explosives from the
American guns. This was the only
notable incident in the operations be-
tween Soissons and Rheims, although
the usual exchange between the ar
tilleries continued.
The destruction of the dumps was
made possible by aerial observation
by American aviators. They were
located near Revillon and early in
the day a battery of long range guns
began dropping shells at points in
dicated. The observation posts soon
after reported great clouds of smoke
from the targets.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-27
co N BLES Is
U n DER FIRE.
OF BRITISH
HEAVY GU rs.
Mametz Woods Taken by Same
Welsh Units Which Cap
tured the Position in
4 July, 1916.
By Associated Press.

With the British Army in
France, Aug. 26.-With the
battle front widened by a sur
prise attack in the. north, so
that it now extends all the way
to the River Scarpe the British
again made steady progress
eastward all day long.
The enemy's resistance has
taken the aspect of rear guard
actions,
There are rumors a counter
attack has developed by the
enemy in an effort to gain time,
as his main roads, especially in
the center, required for moving
material to the rear, have been
broken or are under fire. Big
guns have, been showed up so
that they range far behind the
enemy's lines.
GUN CREW WIPED OUT.
In many localities the retreating
Germans have left strong posts of
machine guns supported by single
field guns In an effort to delay the ad-
vancing British. These field guns
have had no effect.
- Cappy, the little town just south
of the Sonllne, was lined with ma
chine guns when the Australians, in
the middle of the night and during a
driving rainstorm, attacked it. A lone
field gun from the rear of the town
threatened to do some damage until
daring group pcircted around and
crept unon it from the rear and
hurled themselves OH the gunhers,
killing, them. With the assistance of
tanks, Cappy was cleared of the live
machine gunners and the Australians
pressed on. About the same time
Susanne, almost across the river
from Cappy, fell in somewhat the
same manner. ~.-i
Tanks Again Used.
To the north, British patrols are
now operating with more freedom.
Combies, All important position south
r. OF Bapau1ne, has been gradually en-
croached upon and the town, through
which pass many roads, which the
Germans must use, is under hot fire.
Combles also is a logical point for
the concentration Of troops and un-
doubtedly heavy damage has been in
1icted upon men and material here.
1t is an interesting feature of the
battle that the Mametz wood, which
has been taken and passed, was at
tackled and captured by the same units
of Welsh troops which attacked the
position in July, 1916.
The attack south Of the Scarpe
was delivered in cooperation with
tanks. These steel monsters rolled
through the rain and shot their way
through the German first lines al
most before the Germans realized
that thew were being attacked.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-27
Ford's Name on Both
Tickets in Michigan
Primary Race Today

Detroit, Mich, Aug. 26.-Midhi-
gan's primary election campaign clos
ed tonight with interest in the sena.
torial race heightened by the fact that
Henry Ford's name will appear on
both republican and democratic tick
cts. The state election laws permit
candidate to seek nomination on
more than one ticket, but requires
that if he receives more than one
nomination he must choose within
five days after the official canvass the
ticket upon which he will seek elec-
ton.
Three others seek the republican
nomination--Truman H. Newberry
now naval commander in the east;
former Governor Chase S. Osborn,
and VIM. G. Simpson. Contesting
with Ford for the democratic nomi.
nation is James w. Helme.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-27
TREASURY:H0USE
CONTROVERSY ON
WAR REVENUE ACT
Differences Regarding Levy of
Per Cent Differential on
Unearned Incomes Oh
staCte. to Drafting.

Washington, Aug. 26.-Differences
between the treasury and house ways
and means committee as to the levying
of per cent ditferential on un-
earned incomes appeared tonight to
be the only obstacle to completion
of the drafting of the revenue bill.
Steps toward an agreement were
considered at conference between
Chairman Kitchin and Secretary Nc
Adoo. Another will be held tomor-
row. Mr.. Kitchin tonight indicated
the committee might not be able to
report the bill before Friday instead
of Thursday, as had been planned, be-
cause of the temporary disagreement.
Coincident with negotiations start
ed in the senate between prohibition
and anti-prohibition leaders to post
pone the effective date of the war
time national prohibition measure,
provisions of the revenue bill dealing
with taxes OH intoxicating liquors be-
came known.
The session of the committee today
was marked by an attempt by Rep
resentative Moore, republican of
Pennsylvania, to attach to the bill an
amendment authorizing the appoint
ment of joint congressional COM
mittee to cooperate with the presi-
dent in eliminating waste and extrava-
gance in the conduct of the war. The
plan. which would have authorized
joint committee of six members OF
the senate and seven members of the
house to confer with the president and
heads of departments on all matters
relating to war expenditures reporting
to congress, was rejected by the COM
mittee by strict party vote.