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The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-04
Chrysanthemum in EnoIand.

A few people in England were IA
miliar with the chrysanthemum as long
ago as 1854, for it was in that year
that certain Philip Miller received
one of these plants from Nimpu and
proceeded to cultivate it at the
botanical gardens at Chelsea, London.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-04
Relative BianeSs

1t is not the man who wears the
biggest hat who has the biggest head,
nor the man who uses the longest
words who has the largest brain.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-04
Red Cross Notes

Describing the Ameri-
can Red Cross as a
body authorized to do
everything possible
for the comfort and
welfare of the sol
diers, and to make use
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-04
At the Theatres

1.-The Stacker" starring Emily Ste
Tuesday. 1t was brought back for an
additional days run only after many
requests that the picture be shown
again by movie fans who had not then
an opportunity to see the production.
1t is a play that sounds the bugle cali
of patriotism. The story deals with a
man who found his soul through serv-
ing the nation. Marguerite Christy
loved Robert Wallace and married
him. Loving her country she plunged
into the work of recruiting. One by one
she babe fareWll to friends who went
to the front. Her husband remained
Then she found out why. He was a
Stacker, and had married her to es-
cape duty. Her heart sick within her,
she determined to make a man of
him, and she succeeded. With the sac
rifice made by this noble woman to
bring about his regeneration and with
his ultimate worship of his country
and the right, this magnificent drama
of patriotism deals.
AS the personifcation of Vanity,
Louise Glaum makes her appearance
in "IdOlaters," a Triangle production
directed by Walter Edwards, which
will be shown at the Classic Tuesday.
Noted for the spider gown" the
peacock dress and the devil robe of
I 1.-The Wolf Woman Miss Glaum has
become known as ''the peacock Wo-
man of pictures" and the title will
gain nef emphasis it is said, when she
appears in the startling costumes of
"Idolaters." Her role is that of a self
adoring woman who declares that she
will "four-flush her way" to success
on the stage, and she does, with the
aid of masculine admirers.
The tragic story of Heart and
Soul' at the Classic tonight, founded
on Sir Rider Haggard's famous novel
Jess" displays as no other film dra-
ma has ever done the inexhaustible
versatility of the worlds greatest film
artistic, Miss Theda Bara. In this lat
est William Fox super de luxe photo
drama, Miss Bara, who portrays the
heroine Jess" a girl in her teens, sac
rifices her love and even her life, for
her younger sister. In it she shows all
of that rare perfection which has
marked her Interpretation of more
mature roles.
''The Rise Of Jennie Cushing" at the
| Majestic tonight is one Of the best sub
jects released by Aircraft. There is
nothing STACEY in the production, the
| scenery and backgrounds having been
selected with rare degree of dis
| cernment, and the master hand of
Maurice Tourneur, the noted French
| diractAr haino anna rent thrAu oh out
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Pletzner.
Baskets 3, Twomy 4,
BOIL 1, E. Archie 6, Brooks II, Pieritz
4, Kaminski 1. Free throws-Morrison
out of 6, E. Archie 2 out of g. Refer
ee, Henning, N. w. G.
N. w. c. 43; Second High s.
The second high school five fought
valiantly against the superior passing
Of the Midgets and todR the short end
of 43 to 8 score. The game was
staged before the Columbus Water
town game. Press for the Midgets
Gagged nine baskets. His shooting from
the field was well worth seeing and
he with FELTON,, who Gagged seven bas-
kets, were the stars of the evening
Etscheid and Pritzlaff starred for the
high school. The lineup:
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Henning.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-31
GOOD ROADS IN NEW ZEALAND
Concrete Declared Mott Satisfactory
In Land Of Heavy Ralns--cheaper
~ In Long Run.

The New Zealand authorities, both
local and national, are carefully study,
ing the subject Of good roads, realiz.
ing that this Is the best way to open
up the hinterland Of the dominion. The
roads Of fhr country, in the main, are
not In very good condition. There are
some good stone roads, about the larg,
er centers, but few Of them extend out
more than 25 or 80 miles. Their up.
keep has been found very expensive
especially in the northern part of the
country since the rainfall is heavy
and washouts are numerous because
the stone used Is soft and grinds up
rapidly,eth Scientific American states.
OF late much has been said in re.
gard to the construction Of concrete
highways, and It IS thought that this
will be far cheaper in the long run
than the stone roads as they are now
constructed, for the reason that the
upkeep will be so very greatly reduced
1t Is estimated that a mile of 12-foot
concrete road four inches thick could
be built In New, Zealand for $1,000
more than mile of ordinary stone
road. on which there would be a saving
In upkeep for the first five years of at
least $1,000, while Mt the end of ten
years there would be saving of ST.
900 or $4,000.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-31
REDUCTION IN COAL PRICE
A Reduction Of zoe Per Ton to the
Public Was Proposed to Pres
ident WiIson. ~

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of the price
of coal about 20 cents a ton to the
public was proposed to President VIII
SON by the railroad administration a.
the proper course If railroads are re-
quired to pay much more for coal than
they have paid under private opera
tion.
Under Fuel Administrators Garfieldss
urgent recommendation that railroads
distribute cars evenly to all mines,
eliminating the 100 per cent supply to
those holding railroad contracts, the
railroad administration now Is repre-
sented as willing to pay about 81 -
ton, or nearly go cents more than the
present average. Since railroads use
about one-third OF the total bituminous
coal production of the United States;
railroad administration officials be-
lieve the price to the public would b.
reduced in accordance with the In
creased price by the roads
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-31
Bulletin.

Washington, May %. General
Crowder's new "work-or-fight" regula-
tions may require professional base
ban players either to engage in some
useful occupation or to join the army.
Baseball players, as well as jockeys,
professional golfers and other profess
sonal sportsmen, General Crowder
said today, win be affected by the reg
ulatlons If strictly enforced. General
Crowder said he did not desire to make
specific rulings at this time and would
make rulings only when cases came to
him from local boards after July l.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-31
FEDERAL AID FOR HIGHWAYS
oros sixation Arranged sy secrcssrs Oh
Agriculture Described In Re-
cent Publication.
prepared by the United States Depart.
ment of Agriculture)

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment of Asriculture.)
The organization that has been mr.
ranged by the secretary of agriculture
to administer the provisions of the
federal-aid road act of 1915 Is de-
scribed In a recent publication of the
department. o~
Ten district Offices, each directed by
a district engineer, reporting to the
director of the Office of public roads,
have been established, The district
Offices are located In Portland, Ore. |;
San Francisco, CALI Denver. Colo. !;
Minneapolis Mimi; Omaha, Neb.;
Fort Worth, Tex; Chicago, ILL.,; Mont
gomery, Ala; Troy, N. Y. and Wash.
ington, d. @. sa 1cs
The procedure adopted calls for the
submission of an application. known
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-31
TRANSPORT SUNK;
F|FTY-s|x MISSING
BRITISH ARMED TRooPsHIP WITH
AMERICAN TROOPS ON BOARD
TORPEDoED IN CHANNEL.
T0RPEDOED BY SUBMARINE.
Americans on Board Showed No Panic
When the Ship Was Struck, Lin
ing Up and Debarking With
Remarkable Nerve.

London.-The British armed mer-
chant troopship Moldayia. with Ameri-
can troops on board, has been torpe
doed and sunk, according to an off
cial bulletin issued by the admiralty
F'ifty-six American troopers have
been unaccounted for. says the official
statement.
The MoIdavia was torpedoed with
out warning. 1t was moonlight
night, and although a good lookout
was kept, the attacking submarine
was not sighted before the torpedo
struck.
Most Of the men aboard were in
their hammocks when the explosion
occurred amidships The sailors and
soldiers alike showed no panic.
They fell calmly into line and
awaited orders. When it was seen
that the Moldavia was settling down
all on board were taken off by the es-
corting ships. The men lost all their
belongings, but were supplied with
new clothing at the different naval
ports where they were taken.
1t is believed that the American SOL
diers missing from the Moldavia were
sleeping on the bottom deck and
were overtaken by the great thrush OF
water, after the explosion, when they
we're trying to reach the main deck.
1t also is presumed that some OF the
ladders were destroyed.
The vessel was struck below the
bridge. She steamed ahead for s s,me
time after being struck and at first 1t
was hoped that her water-tight COM
partments would enable her to reach
port.
Survivors agree that the Moldavia
was torpedoed and not mined. One
seaman said:
'sWe were proceeding up the chan
mel bound for an English port. The
weather was fine and there was a
bright moonlight. We felt an explo-
sion amidships. The ship had been
struck just below the bridge, but we
could see no submarine.
"There were some destroyers con-
voying us and they at once scattered
around in search Of the submarine.
Only one torpedo was fired.
"when 1t was realized that we
should have to abandon the vessel, the
destroyers came alongside to take off
the troops"
The text Of the admiralty state
ment follows:.
"The armed mercantile cruiser Mol
davia was torpedoed and sunk
There were NO casualties among
the crew, but of the American troops
on board So up to the present have
not been accounted for. 1t is feared
they were killed In one compartment
by the explosion"
The Moldavia is Of $500 tons gross
and owned by the Peninsula and
Oriental Steam Navigation company.
She was built at Greenock in 1908 and
is $40 feet long.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-31

as a project statement, by the state
highway department to the district en-
gineer, who examines the road It is
proposed to improve, and transmits
the project statement with his recon-
mendations to the headquarters office
In Washington. II the secretary Of
agriculture approves the project
statement. the plans. specifications and
estimates are then submitted by the
state highway department to the dis.
trict engineer, who transmits them
with his recommendation to the Wash.
ington Office, and when they are found
TO be suitable for approval. formal
certificate to that effect is issued by
the secretary Of agriculture to the sec
retary Of the treasury and the state
highway department, md a formal
project agreement Is entered into be-
tween the secretary of agriculture and
the state highway department. As the
work progresses or upon It's compile
ton. payment on a special voucher np
proved by the comptroller of the treas
ury Is made Of the federal funds np
portioned to the state.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-31
GRIEVANCE AGAINST CUBA WAS
SEARCHING OF BAGGAGE or
MINISTER TO ARGENTINA
U. S. is HELD RESPONSIBLE
An Indirect Action Is Seen Against
the United States, Is the Opinion
of Officials at Washinston-cer-
man Propaganda Alive.

Washington. In Mexico's sudden
breaking off of diplomatic relations
with Cuba is seen an indirect action
against the United States. Those here
most familiar with Latin American at
fairs profess to see in 1t the forerunner
of more direct action, possibly an in
terruption of intercourse between the
United States and Mexico.
Although without official informa'
tion OF detailed character, 1t is under.
stood here that Mexico's real grievance
against Cuba is the recent incident In
which the Mexican minister to Argen-
tina, Senior Fabela, was delayed in Ha-
vana while some official, ostensibly
Cuban customs officer, searched his
baggage and probably removed some
papers said to be of an International
character.
No announcements of this feature
are being made here and no official Sc
] crets, If there be any, are being dis
closed. But it is known that at the
time some sort of negotiation was go
ing on between Mexico, Argentina and
possibly one other Latin-American
country having for its purpose COM
mon attitude toward the war.
1t Is presumed that any papers found
in Senior Fabela's luggage had to do
with it. ~
This incident is believed here to be
the real cause of the break. and those
who entertain this belief are firm in
the conviction that Mexico was COM
vinced that the United States was re-
sponsible for the incident :
When Senior Fabela's luggage was
searched, it was maintained by some
that the person who did 1t was not .
Cuban official at all, but some other
agent in the disguise of Cuban in
spector or gendarme. Later, however.
It seemed to have been satisfactorily
established that the man really was
Cuban Inspector.
A break between Cuba and Mexico.
It is felt, disrupts practically nothing
but a long-standing friendly relation.
In the opinion of those In close touch
with the subject, 1t may actually give
Cuba free hand. as the Mexican for
eign minister says in his announce
ment. but perhaps not in the manner
suggested. American agents for some
time have been reporting German
agents operating in Cuba, some of
them crossing frequently to the United
States as Cuban or Mexican citizens.
A severance of diplomatic relations
probably would leave the Cuban gov
ernment feeling more at liberty to in
vestigate their activities.
When first-class powers are con-
cerned a break in diplomatic relations
inevitably has been followed by war
Between lesser powers this rule often
fails to hold good.
Confidential reports here from Ha-
vana have said that. quite aside from
the Fabela incident, well informed per-
sons there expected Mexico might find
some pretext to actually suspend diplo-
matte relations with the United States.
All those who take this view base
their opinion on the assumption that
German propaganda again is active.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-31
100000 YOUTHS
/ TO Be REGISTERED
ESTIMATED THAT NUMBER HAVE
REACHED THE AGE OF 2t
SINCE JUNE 5.
PLANS OF DRAFT OUTLINED
Gen.. Crowder Is of the Opinion That
About 10000 of These Youths
viii Be Available for
Military Duty.

Washington.-Esti by Maj
Crowder, provost marshal-general, in
dicate that probably three-quarters Of
million will be obtained for the
army by the registration on June 5
of all youths who have attained 21
years of age since June last.
Fully million youths, according to
tered. At least one-fourth Of them, he
thinks. will be exempted on various
grounds.
A statement by Secretary Baker.
giving the estimate and outlining
plans for the draft. just given out.
reads:
Probably three-quarters OF a mill
lion men will be added to the Ameri-
can army in the making, by the regis
tration on Jupe next, of boys who
have reached the age of 81 since June
s, 1917, or who will be 21 on or be-
fore June 5, 1918 This estimate WAS
made by Provost Marshal-General
Crowder, who will direct the registrar
ton.
Gen. Crowder's estimate was based
on the fact that almost 100000 900 men
registered last year. This number in
cluded all between 81 and 81. Statis-
tics collected by Gen. Crowder's office
show that little more than 10 per
cent of these men were 81 years old.
On that basis, 1t Is estimated by draft
officials working under Gen. Crowder
that this years registration will ex-
ceed 100000.
"Of this number, Gen. Crowder esti-
mates three-quarters, or about 100000,
will be available for military service.
This makes proper allowances for
physical defects, exemptions because
Of dependents and other bars to mill
tary service.
"Under President Wilson's procla-
nation. all male persons. citizens OF
aliens. must register The only per-
sons exempted are officers and enlist
ed men of the regular army, navy and
marine corps, and the national guard
and naval militia while in federal SER
vice. and officers OF the officers re-
serve corps while In active service.
Gen. Crowder plans to have the
local boards keep their offices open
for registration purposes between
am. and . pm. on June S, and be-
tween those hours all young men who
were born between June s. 1896. and
June 6, 1897. must register. These
men are subject to the provisions OF
the selective act under which the first
registration was held"
Medical students and divinity stu
dents. though exempt from draft
must register on June along with all
other young men, citizens or aliens.
reaching the age OF 21 years on or be.
fore that date. Provost Marshal-Gen
eral Crowder made this statement to.
day:
"Under the terms OF the law signed
by President Wilson, students who
were preparing for the ministry In rec.
ognized theological or divinity schools
and students who were preparing for
the practice of medicine and surgery
T in recognized medical schools on
May 20, 1918, are exempt from the
draft.
ssThe law does not relieve such stu
dents from the duty OF registering on
Wednesday, June 5. Registration
| comes first, exemption aft~rwarf
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-31
private a suicide.

Little Rock. Ark.-Private Alexan-
der Redelski. 26 years old. member
Of company /. s47th regiment. com
mitted suicide by hanging himself.
Redelski was Pole and was melan-
cholia victim for several weeks.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-31


Washington, May 23.-Habitual i'd
lers, ball players, gamblers. barten-
ders, and many others are included in
an edict issued today by Provost Mar
shal General Crowder. providing that
every man of draft age must work or
fight after. July /. under drastic
amendment to the selective service
regulations. All draft regIstrants en-
gagged in what are held to be nonuse-
full occupations are to be hailed before
Alocal boards and given their choice of
new job or the army.
Gamblers. race track and bucket
shop attendants and fortune tellers
head the list, but those who will be
reached by the new regulation also In
clude walters and bartenders, theater
ushers and attendants. passenger ele-
vator operators and other attendants
Of clubs. hotels, stores, ETC.. domestics
and clerks in stores.
Deferred classification granted on ac-
count of dependents will be disregard
ed entirely in applying the rule. A
man may be at the bottom Of class I,
or even in class 4. but If he fails with
In the regulation and refuses to take
useful employment he will be given n
new number In class l that will send
him into the military service forthwith.
Local boards are authorized to use dis
cretion only where they find that en-
forced change Of employment would
result In disproportionate hardship up
on his dependents.
May Solve the Labor Problem.
The statement of the provost mar
shall generals office is as follows:
Provost Marshal General Crowder
today announced an amendment to the
selective service regulations which
deals with the great question Of COM
pelling men not engaged In a useful
occupation Immediately to apply them
selves to some form of labor contrib
uting to the general good. The idler,
too, will find himself confronted with
the alternative Of finding suitable en-
ployment or entering the army
This regulation provides that after
July 1. any registrant who is found by
q local board to be ghabituai idler or
not engaged In some useful occupation
shall be summoned before the board.
given chance to explain and, in the
absence Of satisfactory explanation.
to be inducted Into the military service
Of the United States. aA
ANY local board will be authorized
to take action, whether 1t has an orig
inal jurisdiction Of the registrant or
not in other words. any man loafing
around poolroom In Chicago may be
held to answer to Chicago board even
though he may have registered In
New York and lived there most of his
life.
'"rhe regulations which apply to idle
regIstrants Will be deemed to apply
also to gamblers of all description and
employees aud attendants of bucket
shops and race tracks, fortune tellers,
clairvoyants. palmists and the like.
who for the purpose of the regulations
shalt be considered us idlers.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-31
HEsE ARE HIT BY ORDER TO
FIGHT OR WORK.

493 y 49, f--
Idlers.
Gamblers. W.
Bucket shop employees.
Race track attendants.
Clairvoyants and the like.
Professional golfers. W
!. Professional baseball players
(probably).J JA- II 4Nl4I ttr
Elevator operators at clubs and
stores. c4OA- 4s
Club and hotel doormen.
~ Walters in hotels and clubs.
Ushers In theaters.
Attendants at sports.
Persons in domestic service.
Clerks in stores. s+ttit 4a
3 Specially Exempt.
Actors. -a1A
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-31
FIGHT Or GET BUSY
SWEEPING EDicT TO OILERS TO
o MAKE NATION EFFICIENT
anw aG5 81 IN WAR.
IS TO BE IN EFFECT JULY l

Order Takes Registrants Out Of De-
ferred class-BaIl Players, Golfers,
Clerks, Rartenders, and Others,
Must Find useful" Employment.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-31
Bulletin.

Washington, May 23.--Theatrical
performers have been excepted from
the new draft regulations at the di-
rection of Secretary Baker, who is said
to feel that the people cannot do with
out all amusement in war time and
that other amusements could be dis
pensed with more readily.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1918-02-22
Tor Sibcn ct Mhiteriunt.

Sen Mono, Ser f%orleoeu pao
NfopoS &1i1rif I &ocbeter blep gieu=
gaoet en- ngiten normal Torfatning
|beo en- britt merfelig Operotion
paa 9jernen, ct frem6eles u6en mo-
gen <11oifob ONT fin Sortio> ga
bans 91tfommelie felt CT for p1t11=
Den. Ser bor begpn6t at mel6e fla
mulige Slegt11inge, ioo1e6es en-
&binoe / &e6 8ing, men ser er
.lioen Sonoipnligbe6 for> at Mp1te-
rtet 1ao mart opflares. Mau6en,
1om mdt1 / &ocbeiter foloer eSsames
&ellD, families me6 bru6t Sierne=
itaG poo @a6en / Eu1io, Oflaboma,
og en- belitaae1t6e Man6, interesie=
ret Sllebrgn6e 6erne6e, too til
iioit oct menneifelige Grag, Tom
bberfen funoe 1pnte, tole eller goo,
til 2ngerne Mapo / &ocbeter. @eb
Sperationen brogtes bon tilbage
en- nogerl1n6e normal 6%orfatninq,
ioet ian tan boa6e tale GA ooo
men be1e bans Sorti6 er fuloiten=
big bortbiffet.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1918-02-22
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