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AMAZING STORY
CONTINUED from Ftrst Pnge.)

9th He brought TWO big cars with
him on boa I'd the Urth German Lloyd
unInpanyS steamer kr"nnriuZeSSin Co.
ellie AND his companions were Primo"
Munster. admiral E;tmpold and Captain
I;sedum:n. Prince Henry must have
been disappointed enough on stepping
ashore in the hoSpitable town OF South
ampton to learn that one of his young
;.gsnts-Lieutenant Helm OF the list
Pionrers-had but two days before been
arrested for Skctchiug tn" forts about
Portsmouth, and THAI tn" ritiSh morn
ing papers were full of these unplcas-
ant tidingS.
His only consolation was to know
that the woman. Mary Courtenay. VII"
had been 1T Portsmouth on more than
one occasion. had successfully ciudcd
the vigilance Of the police. and was then
yuitinr for him In the Scottish capital.
The lieutenant simply did not count:
h. was but one Of 500 agents. and the
prince knew that all over Great Britain.
but in Scotland especially. the mote
:rynks IF his "miss;lries wcre bursting
with their plumber.
Nothing but broad smiles Of Satistac-
.inn rested upon tn" uuuntenanc" Of this
snug intruder. What hr thought pre-
,is.lv Of the British people at tn" par
tic;,lar moment when tn" officials
b.w.rl low and banQuetS were offered
and tn. royal cortege SGT ous history
certainly will never be recorded, Yer
hops H.. was too busy 1T that very mo-
ment watching the "moarkntion OF
troops upon ;hc transport and in TAX
ing mental notes OF the way 1t was
done
He had sent u telegram IN IN" Ger
man embassy and all was prepared Tor
his reception there. On arriving IN
town H.. went to Carlton flnusc terrace
Immediately. ~ which Bertha frost
had preceded him ty an hour. still dis
e7,iSed as the nurse who devoted her
motherly affections to the unexpected
cnsr of German measles Of that courtIy
cstahliShn ent.
A Busy Evening.
I, was busy evening and Serious
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the Germans and when recruits from
r;crnlnn trimming ships went ashore they
w"r.. either Regarded with indifference
or hospitality received. So We So" why
Prince Henry was exceedingly glad IN
meet In" commander VI tn" Iietcn III
Edinburgh. and why an extra d"ubi:
rnhEnUIn was opened in his honor. mere
is probably not an acre al thoS" SEAS
which is nor absolutely known /" the
German admiralty today. and IN" prince
himself. standing for that admiralty.
reserved tn" first fruits ri tn" work
nrtu:,lly upon his r";id I" King Georges
dinner table.
With thu talk about the Shrtiands
Rnsyth. aud Cr"rart: thrr.' came much
baltI" ;tbOul tho clyde. How many years
aga the Germans perceived that S!ndl-
ci,liSm WAS worth many army corps TO
then. am not prepared 10 say: but That
the conviction came at An early dat" is
quit. obvious.
Graves was responsible" for much Of
u. He WIS Il petty tool. but petty
tools are exceedingly necessary when
logs w.II-insIrurtrd wu.kmfn har" TO
~. reached. Graves immed;s;" object
WAS ~ ret in touch in Glasgow "Ith any
and every leader IF Il dIsaffrStrl group.
TIN. greater trade unions w"r" never or
any uS. 10 Bcrln they wcrr british TO
the bal bone But Graves perceived
;hn; there was 4 minority which "ns
hostile la It's official leaders. and could
ultimately b.. mad" an antagonist! r.
furcr.
Agents nf his. H. believed. would find
frrlil" soil in the big iron and Sief'
work.; Of thu Clyde. in the ShlphiliIIhG
wards. aud especially among the trans
port workers. MuncT would hr n"crS-
S,ry. and money the prime" promised
hni should ID forthcoming. ! viii lake
!, for r?.nlch. however. that this sorGd
sid. of IA" business Interested tn" sailor
l,S,. than tibet talk about the disposition
II the fleet. which ! know (" hav" been
II" main subject nf conversation II this
most curious uf parties.
Whrr" would tn" RritisE fleet h" like
~ 81 II" in rn." IL the outbreak ~ war
and VIVA, would II" lis dispositions
. EmIld il make tn" Forth it's southern
base and rrumarty its northern" Would
il fore" an action UPON the high seas III
all COSTS or would i; wait Tor the Ger
mans IT, come Out"
Scheme for Invasion.
uly!nuSly. WE rni!nr; ruinmeh, upon
. In. JUSTIFICATION ar nnn-Jusiliirhii"n "i
Ia" various $urmiS"s which then
troubled IA. G"rm;tns. There is one
fact u"ycrilr"lrSs. upon which We must
dw. II with emphasis. Prince Henry h"-
licrrG absolutely ia th.' possibility IT n
(;.rIuau invasion If these shores. and
never II ,siiatrd 10 say SO. The fat-hot-
. ,nri,,: boats Srrc already under con-
Struciiun and many Of them were
. Inunr.",l. |, was perfectly we'll known
that many German warships must b"
! last n,hr "nir:Ivnr. and tina; Er"a [
battle, would hhv" 80 br fought with the
I EritiS, fleet h"f"r" In" coup could be
effected.
, IN, with IN" SuhrriariI" Aid HE tor
p,..I,, ,irstroyer--th"m largely relied upon
; hv tie t;rruan ndlnjrHlty--hy tn. aid "f
! cn;iu''..&S mines laid swiftly upon the
, outbreak nf war. and thus forming a
: barrier Trough "hi'h IN" German fleet
; would PASS. il was believed that 10
I fewer t!.an 100. hnh German lrnoTT. with
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their guns and transport. could be land.
ed either in England or Scotland. and!
thar their superior training and tactics
would permit them to march so swiftly
tn the interior as 10 force humillating
peace upon he country. gs
This idea MS we know from our own
authorities. has not been abandoned yet.
1t is true that many Of the flat-bot-
toned boats have been used to land Ger.
man troops upon the mainland above
Riga: but they arc now returned and
ready for their intended services upon
this side should the opportunity arise.
and that dream. toasted so heartily in.
ihr very heart Of the Scottish capital on
September 10 tn in the year 1910. may
yet provide amusement for our navy In
which it would surely delight.
Upon it, at any rate. the heterogen-
cous company separated. The Prince
went hack to his hotel; the others dis
7ersed themselves over Scotland 10 re-
sumo their nefarious activities. And.
while thn editors of London and the
provinces were, writing Of the CHEEKY
welcome. extended 10 thr gallant sailor
man. his Wallets were packing his bag for
his visit 10 BaimoraI 10 that King of
Britain he would betray. (By The In
ternatiunal News Bureau. Inc, Boston,
MHsS.)
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OF honor.
Toasttng Der Tag"
or course. they toasted "lrr rag
That WAS inevitable. and their expect"
tinns Inasting "IDcr Tag"
uT ,"urs" they toasted 'l'cr Tag.
That was inevitable. ana their rXprcta-
tlurS. Ia. Il nutcd p"r" for Il much
"nriirr arrival nf that mum"nt"uS "rca-
sion than subsequently, happened .l9lS
WAS probably the dat" lh"k"dfur. such
was the European situations that any
crisis might HAY" r0'ciri,at"d the
tragedy. I'll" very fat added 10 III"
j"v,lrty Of til" party.
Sol there. wcr.. flies in III" ointment.
This II, I'm cuSr 1T Southampton WAS
rtnfurtuna,r 'rhe young man had been
ridirul"usly mdisrr."',. and things
wnuld IL. dune To him II oyer Il" return
81 t. Germany 1t Is true that !'l"utcn-
ant Wuhlfort. VIII" had sent Helm 10
ltrgirrd. had mai" Il bad mistake. anu
III" fault was partly his. Rat th"r" was
al+n the fact shat Helm himself had
rlnd, IN" nf those pSyCh"l"Gic'l blum
,!rrS which are 81 very rhrr;Irl"rlSti"
If his nation. and in s...kiu, III" h"Sri-
tal;ty &C Miss WuGrhou$c had taken tho
direct road. :" IN" polio" court.
For Miss Wndrhnnsc proved highly
rntriotir person. X" sooner had Helm
shown h"r IN" sketches If tn" forts in
tn. lmin",i1r" vicinity "t Portsmouth
;i.u sh' hal taken her story I" Leu
tenant lIarrISnr at t.aS.l" i&rrackS,
and thereafter had been Entirely guided
hy him This lady'S "|Id"nc" was I"
l." amusing enough but ii could nor
amuSr ih" party At Edinburgh.
Of I boarding hnus" III I:rIXt"n IN"
lieutenant had written n hcr-"I1cr'
liv" "ily very lid ladies from - I" ~
I'll" r"f"r.. h1N" II" on" I" =" Win me
| am sorry T." hHv" II" ~ rS,'n$ {" 4"
walks" Latter on III" follow was It
wrIt.---"I urn YER! sorry ;hat cannot
return to-day II is 81 dreadful thing
Int they HAY" taken NJ" for II :ry. Th'
drawings were Cor nay "wu stud, tn
officers her" ar" :" kindly. | h"NSr
had :" comfortable u ;ln'. "" have all
sp"rrh"S and tea Together | hrI, All
| wish L have. and | r".! not 'hrt
arN observed T"-m,rr'w =; half-past
Ia viii con" !" ~" ynu for sumo
! minutes If l." spoken free
such hum"ur. ~" may hr ~'Ir". pu'
tn" hrHk' ON thu r:sii";S';t Edinburgh
| riri LEFT Tn, part '"ih . \" mistakes II
! that kirI must IL. mad" in Scotland
! Karl Graves would So" !" II that tn!
| were rot II" lad plans enough and l.
! spar" will Earrat" on" II them "a
| n rn"r" iuStnn'" uf many
Eluffmg whitehall.
N-h'i war hT"k" n'll = !!*tjn@iiSh"d
| friend "r min" mad. discovery il
| Whitehall With C"rs'h r',lhr ncita, 80
! ~" powers tnrl were. \ hairy accident
| lod This famous Diplomat anI soldier Il
! investigate In, affairs ~ certain 'nnr
! rnny. ucnrnally ErIti$h. h1, really rur
! from Errlrn. which rr"f"ssch /" maxi
! - money Ivy hopping IN" electric high
| and electric bells If "nrrr public "staG
! lishmrnfs in order lis "mrln'."S--
' chiefly G'rmHr--cnt"r''l III" office:
| WHOM th" clerks hal l"f'. anal worker
| th"rr during m" might. ! necessary.
This ""n'rnnY'S S'rviC"s YER per
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Sonth Side Briefs.

Mr.. and Mrs. I.;Lnnic Cook arr guests
of Mrs. Pethel. Of the South Side. Tor
several days.
Hans Delhrugge. OF the South Side. Is
TN. proud owner OF now StudcHiker
touring car.
Miss julia R:lhr OF the South Side.
entertained thu members "f her knitting
club ut her home Thursday evening
Mrs. Frank Lott IS improving very
nicely after undergoing an operation at
his home Oh thu South Side.
Mis-. Mary AIauion OF Toledo. ONO.
arrived ncrr Thursday TO attend the
funeral Of her brother.
boy Scout meetings last evening were
postponed until next week on account ri
III" Liberty loan meeting at headquar-
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BIG TRACK MEET.

WASHINGTON. Pa May B.
Eighty-six athletes representing II
of the leading high schools Of vest
ern pennsylvania and eastern ONO
will meet tomorrow on College Field
in Washington and Jefferson's annual
interscholastic track meet The
schools entered are:
Greensburg high. Charleroi high,
Prosperity high. Point Marion hisn.
Wellsville CO.. high, Kisskiminetas
Springs school. Williamsburg higA.
Canonsburg high. Washington htgl
and Schenley high.
Kiski was the winner OF the meet
last year and are bringing IS men
for the meeting this year.
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mittrd both hy the Admiralty "n" ihc
war office. and so tn" aTua%T; iH"l fol-
lowed that for som" week" after war
brnlir rui Germans were entertain lh''
great iuilG,ury Of Whitehall! pTd "Slrn
Silly looking nftrr thu liEht and III"
bells there. Whether the opportunity
helped them 'Ilu not abb IL sh%. l''li
Gr;tvr.; certainly Ur"p"s"l !" EuSii such
a scheme. in Sc,Iilrd. and | Sh"url mt
70" surprised t. hear tina. II wHS au"nd-
ed ny ;UCr"SS
W'l"n he had sri,i'.d 10 prlc' = APP
naturally swung /" What was H"ll.% in
thr urkI"ys .l,d Sl;"Iianl$. ard what
r,.;rnr; the ""riraT'i': II TIA H!"t"n had
t. make This was II nlur'. HInln' ht"us
matter. and VI, may ~. SIR" that II
Lmrd Kitchener had an idea "f ii Nc
would n"y'r haze Ii,i Prince Henry ~
Bll,nural Il ftw days later l:ui at that
TIM. We were ~ Ir"npl" amazingly m
different Ia the tr1Ir i!lrIEinS nj the n''w
naval base al Eden. and. although Lieu
tenant Brandon ana his friend he don"
their best at Enrkuu tu rniIEht'n us.
the old Try Of SrHr,.ni"n2'rin: attended
any att"rnr, !" rnli sii'E TN public on
thu m"au:n.; "c that G"rnan adventure.
Our Inevitable Blindness.
MEANWHILE th. ':-:tnau Admiralty.
which rriE,. Henry represented. bad
l~'rn Just ~ busy "a: il C"Glrl h". The
attention devoted I" III" S!cii"Els and
rrknry., nnd lir' blindness Of thu naval
aulEorili"S III Tins "0un'T, ';."cIu. ~ til"
light II what !.ar III, happ.E' H. ~
most lilcr"dih,".
Recall "rr iamrUS Incident alunr. and
let us try !" rSIliuair its imp"rtan"".
When Il lHrS" frl'il"'r If first class hat
llrShjrS from g., German navy. includ-
Ing thu Kaiser iW!h"lm. visited TIN"
northern. WATER. II took u" pilots. tut
harbour a. though familiar with every
inch al that historic ground. our own
fleet al that inn". whil" POSSIBLY M:
incapable If "Iuliiaiinr IA" feat At last
d"rinrd it 'l"sirnl!" not - do So.
II ~ sad that r.Cch hm;G"n"nl ."nS
created locally hy ihc fact th'.i wlrn
Lord t'hurl"S i:,r'si"rI brought his
ships /" ai!''n"r uUIe.'i" thu harhrT limit 5
H. u. S.r;.i.d e., Enter -" fhirwaY be-
aus. H." WAS VOL awnrc "r It's dangers.
Had TIM truth h""r told to our own
people ih.% w"trlI hay' understood his
owl Reasons. htt'r.
W.. cannot IL" ,uinilS"i thai III" Ter
,n:ln.; knew rN.rN iirrh ri l.-r'riCl: wh"n
"" T..iHrruIr lii"l Ih"lr cruiser TN.
X;rtrE Sy,ul weeks al nHrhur in th"S"
very waters. n"rni";liy Moon what is
r:ll,.d "fI$h"r? protection duty. Whit
kun h"' fish they really VIZ" trying 10
catch IL uiuih"r mnIl'". Tn" Islanders
say that boats Mrr" UGl uut from her
cont inuailr. hnr ih"; SnundingS wcr"
, taken without "hnnl". sh.. did thu SANE
thing ~ HaltrSrIrd haTbuur-aEU;h-r
magnificent eif' 81 ultur" /" us. And
I mt only did sh" do this but from time
20 ,nn" she WAS JOINED by German rruiS-
ir$ ami ON ON" occasion by Il trhwl"r
fItt,.I with Il wireless Telegraph InStHilH-
il~n. Whlrh ,ni"rrd IN" harbour AMI re-
; ma!m.d there. for SrIn" time.
The First Fruits.
! TT" AL! This. however. whitehall APP
pcar,rl /" remain indifferent. Th" Shot
: lnud,rs Themselves took little notice Of
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BAKER SUBMITS THE
ARMY'S ESTIMATES

WASHINGTON. y. c.. May g.
Detailed estimates of funds needed for
all branches of the army service were
submitted 10 the House military COM
mittee to-day by Secretary Baker and
his aides. The session was executive.
The Secretary yesterday asked the
committee for unlimited authority as
10 the number OF men that may be put
into service.
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Commencement Exercises.

!: Tho Eas, Twentv-Ntnth street school
vii; h,Ld ,h.ir commencement exercises
L,r;S.,. ..ynn;nr MAY 10th 1t the new
Beethov.n hall. rwnnty-nin,h and Moys-
80, -,-....ts .,t s,>vrn thirty. Immedi-
a:",,. fnllnwi>S tin commencement en-
49,, ..,T,-toin-,ent will BE- rem
?. i. rnd ~, mo rr,,,..>; FROM one up TO
-. .rror,, ,.,I, ~ ,w,ntv-ore pupils
III, t.,,,' .hr Pitrhie district
,a,
$500 ''tlS .,, ,r,,--,r, &c az fol-
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Social Success

The Camoutlage social given 10y thr
Young Peoples Society OF 81 stephens
Reformed church last evening. proved a
great success. 4 portion OF I'll" pro
ceeds made from the affair will b" used
in repairing the Sunday school rooms
The supper was delightfully."- served 10y
,h, voting ladies in 4 Ia carte form.
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wesley Boy Scouts

The Wesley NJ. f.. 10y Scouts Will
hold their regular meeting. Monday cf-
enins at the church. Every one OF the
members ara urged tn be present as re-
ports OF all bonds sold b! the Scouts
will be reported To headquarters. Inc
Scouts have been working. their best inc
last few days to see which one Will ma
the highest number Of bonds 70 MS
credit Almost all Of the Scouts nav"
already ten bonds 10 their credit
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Dance Success

The dance given last evening by me
Kahn club proved a great success no
music furnished by the orchestra "e''
~ the latest dance hits. Inc AFFAIR was
we'll attended. everyon. having an en-
iovabln evening. These dances are be-
coming very popular among the South
81. .o,;cty r,opl.. The next dance
will b., given Friday evening. May 10.
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Homo Club.

Tn. dane" given Thursday "rchlnI ~
the members of the liunr club was
we'll attended by lhr members and their
friends and a most enjoyable evening
was had by all. Notes orchestra rem
dered all the latest hits Of dance music.
The next dance oil The series Will u"
given Thursday evening. May y
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SOUTH SIDE NEWS
Rod Gross.

The Young Peoples Red t,ross CLUB
OF the Trinity Lutheran church OF the
South Side. will meet at the regular
time. Monday afternoon. The time will
be. spent IN knitting and sewing for the
soldier boys This club has been pro
crossing rapidly and the workers are
turning out quite 4 few garments ana
other articles for the boys All mem
bers are requested TO be present at THIS
meeting. as some new particulars will
b, taken up at the meeting.
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Though he had now hundreds OF
spies ut work In Scotland, Prince xsA-
~ did not Shirk "work htnHsn." Max
Pemberton will tell next week how
the Prussian tried to pump Lord
Kitchener At BAlmoral and what x. Of
K Said to him.
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Eign School.

Tn balnuuet held Thursday eS.nlng
by tho uteuit..rS # the junior class OF
Wheeling high. in honor Of the board
ri education. was one 81 the most
pleasing events 81 thr season. The
tables wer" decorated in u patriotic
manner AMI tho rl"mbsrS Of the class
were CARRIED in Whit. Thu. menu
proved to he bc,,h tempting and substan-
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tial. Short talks were delivered BY most
every person present and the "ccasA"''
WAS enjoyed by all.
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Toasttng Der rag"

fluent. and Sh" IL evidently the Gu"SI
OF honor
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The First Fruits.

rrn al! This. hnWrv'r. Whitehall APP
prar,rl /" remain indifferent. Th" Shot
lnud,.rS themselves took little notice OF
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LOCAL ACTIONS FEATURE F|GHT|Ng ON WESTERN
FRONT WITH INITIATIVE IN HANDS Or HE ALLIES

flHhlR on the western nnl si confined local aet.n.
with the initiative tho hands allies As h tho la., week
salient w W. ~
south of the Smma he French ani British maintain ,her
pressure nreir ' strong poui ~ Rove. bat the fighting l. not
general a an week when ths French
moved forward ~ within mile oncuuartcr ~ Rove Nash
west u koN iAr Catfish haNr made progress between chin, ,nd
ffan@ Nhic south oi the town the French taken
rrsonem 20 spirited local aeions south II Beauvragne.
''tm1n r"rs hold their Tine in the
AMI asnN have been challenged hY the Ffeneh
Since ile general fighting IN Pcary died eoVn French
nav" been pushing rernlrsy neheaswad between Rove
Tho Germans have been pressed hack violent eomha. .aen,
driven rt might easily prove di.sirou. FOR army
lcfeiec s,.iem the present line
The latest British gain wns front Of tour mile. hcween
baili aud Nas ierqnin Tor distance ~ half mile
fhe enemy also lat 900 prisoners
Field Marshal llues rr-oernpied Oniier,teen about
three quaier - mile ist o Mefr. which probably the
na xmuni progress IN this region h The last week
South of the BalruNets Herauin road slopes
gradually a. the valley ~ the lNs the which
rises again Apparently hc Germans have been pushed
the road Further British between The i would eanger
The hold Mount kcmmel high ground that
Merxlc.
foch has followed up h success Saturday
when hc drove h Germans back between the ose and ssons
he region of Aureehe The terrain there l. most difficult and
further operation. probably will depend the situation ths
asgnS soe of the o.e Apparently the Freneh
effort made diversion than determined effort
the the French captured the German line
through Roye. las-uy aud No,en.
The situation along the eyee seetor unchanged The
continues hs haua.ng attacks using artillery and
north 81 the American have advanced
frapele captured Saturday The termhn have
been shelng The village heavily
Austrian effort. "a regain the .lei Pave taken
the Italians have faded In eounisr attack the
Italians he enemy hack diook % prisoners Ia the
the artillery has been aeiiye a ISOLATED points
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MAY INCREASE WAR ACE
EVEN ABOVE F0RTY-F|Vt


Washington. Aag if.-A hint that
ihe pr0Tosed new draft ages q = 70
may be sfin f8rther erfended or
the deferred classes entered befo-s
he ssr is son. vas given By General
Asrch. CHIEF q si4ff fesfifying re-
= nty before fhs senate military com
nIiftes
u 10 rot beyo7d the range u pos
sbiihy that this conxress viii have
= suthorize the Invasion of other
cases IN orde- 10 carry The vork
ihrough-- Nzrch ls qsoisd a. say
izz n iesumon5 made rybiIc today
he United States r xoIne 70 see
tbs throsxh- The way ne can win
J. - pst fhs xrsztezf nsns-r of rnen
Ger fhere tina. ne ezn Erervone
sii have hsrsskfps. 10 -nzn car sisl
var vithouf hzrs-bIps~
General Nzrch mace Il dear t.zf
'isrs l. little FEASIBILITY of rrsnce
e E.sizn< sres-iy iscresslns Their
a<ns<s
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-19
NEXT REGISTRATION TO
Be HELLO AUGUST "A
Next Saturday Boys Who Recent
ly Became 2i Will Have
Chance To Get Into the
Big Game

August - will be- the next rerisira
tion day Tor American boys who have
reached -i since June last To pre-
pare for any delay IN The passage of
the 1916 man power bill Provost
Marshal General Crowder has issued
orders 10 state headquarters calling
for a registration August 20 Il T.
planned 10 hold ihe first registration
~ men between ls and ~. and be
tween - and ~. early In September.
= the man powef bin passes by that
time. a. expected
Guthrie and Logan county will far.
nish close 70 firy yOung men In this
registration
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-19
FIRE CHIsE INJURED
~ METu.ER FIRE

Pre- Chief BrsIham Il nursing sey-
srsi painful cats and bruises today a.
a result q : "a. b. received san
day while firhfins the Meszler fire
he was playing stream - water
On the burning foof when a part oi
The sceds0rs gave way and he sas
hurled 70 tie ground Hard sors
saved the major Art of the building
Fortunately comsisslonsr NoGregor
haS = reserve sn1.,iy o. water In the
plant reservolr sor jass This Kind of
an emergency. = building across the
sfrees from fhe wofzler bailding West
Noble eaazhf fir from Tying sparks
and n hooked for : time Ike fhe FIRE
yoals s1resd 20 several buildings