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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-04-24
ALL SET FOR LIBERTY LOAN
President Signs Bill Authorizing 'ssu
of Az Per Cent Bonds

WashingtOn.-The legislative 1euna'I
ton for the third Liberty loan was lay
April A, when congress competeu ai|
President Wilson signed the Dill aJ
thorizing issuance of additional oo"'
at Az per cent. Il
Earlier in the day the treasury ~
nounced that the bonds woulo lna'u,]
in ten years; that the loan caihpa.s1
opening Saturday, will continue ~. ri
weeks until May 4, and that aiter "]
initial payment of 5 per cent on ' -.
scriptions, installments OF ~ ~ ~
40 per cent would be due. respecti'..1
on Nav 2s. July IS and August To- ~
amount is $4,000, 100000 and over''uI
scriptions and the only relnaihne =,
tails to be determined by the treasa,
are the arrangements for cohse,''.
of bonds Of the first and secolu wv
into third Liberty bonds. v
Within an hour after Presioen'
son signed the bond bill the hrs' w, ~.
pleted bond Of the third Lioef'' ~"
came from the press of the oufe"' IL
engraving and printing. 1T was
baby bond" and was iald as,us h,
James L. Wilmeth, director Oh ','e i,
reau, for special disposition " :"
termined later. Five hundred 'hou' !,
bonds day are now being luineN
BY the printing department.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-04-24
MEN Of DRAFT AGE
TO FIGHT OR WORK
DRASTIC MODIFICATION OF THE
DRAFT CLASSIFICATION LISTS
Is PROPOSED.
Second, Third and Fourth Glasses Of
Reoistrants Not Engaged In Pro-
ductlve Industry May Be
Indicted Into Army.

Washington. - Drastic modification
Of the draft classification lists which
would affect in one way or another
the status of every one of the millions
of registered men, is proposed IN q
plan submitted to President wilson
by officials of the provost marshal
generals office and the department OF
labor. While the primary purpose of
the new program is the publication
Of the second, third and fourth classes
Of registrants who are not engaged In
any productive industry, attention also
would be given to lower sections OF
class one, and the effect, its trainers
believe, would be to solve the nations
labor problem and largely increase the
output Of the necessities Of life.
The proposal would utilize the draft
machinery for putting industrial slack
ers to work.
It is proposed to make most care
full survey Of the lower section OF class
one and Of other classes to identity
those men who are idlers or who are
gaining their living through undesir-
able or harmful" pursuits.
Under the latter head, officials sug-
gest, might be listed gamblers, book
makers for races, pool room touts ana
others. Formal notification would be
served upon men that unless within a
specified time they obtained employ
ment In some useful industry, they
| would have their classification status
changed so as to send them into mill.
| tary service Immediately.
The plan Is not designed to Interfere
| in the slightest with the so-called non
essential Industries.
Administration officials declare that
the next step would be to obtain au
thority for the Industrial classification
of the man power Of the country up tt
the age Of so.
No Chance for Dodging.
To make the program effective, /,
Is intended to utilize the existing
boards virtually as employment agen
cies for their districts. When mar
was informed that he must seek use
| full occupation, he would be told where
! lust such man as his QUESTIONABLE
| shows him to be, was needed.
| The status of men on the CLASSIFIED
lists, both in class one and in the de
ferred classes, in the opinion of thu
provost marshal generals office, woul'
be improved. Delinquents who did no
heed the warning would be inducte'
into the military service, reducing tn
number of men to be called from clas
one. This would operate to delay still
further the date when the services o
men in class two might be needed. Thi
fact is expected to draw to the aid
the qualification" relatives and friend
of boys who are about to be called.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-04-24
LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE BEGINS.
Many Towns Exceed Their Quota on
First Day Of Campaign.

Many Towns Exceed Their Quota Of,
First Day Of Campaign.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. April 6, was
1 day Of enthusiastic patriotic celebra-
lions, backed up by subscriptions to
government bonds of the third Liberty
loan. Throughout the United States
communities observed the anniversary
OF the nations entrance into the war
and gave material evidence Of their
support by pledging millions of dol
lars to insure successful continuance
OF the struggle against Germany.
While parades and public meetings
were In progress in nearly every city,
kilograms were pouring into Liberty
loan headquarters, at the treasury.
telling Of towns which had exceeded
their quotas in the first day Of the
four weeks campaign, or even within
the first hour. More than $50 had
reported when the headquarters closed
Saturday night. and more still were
coming in.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-04-24
AMERICAN TROOPS
TO REPLACE Loss
WILL FILL UP RANKS OF BRITISH
AND FRENCH DEPLETED IN
GREAT BATTLE.
Young Americans Are keenIy Anxious
to Get Into Battle Without Delay
and Are Expected to Play
an Important Part.

\ Observation-Disclosures troops are
Fastening to join in the fray with their
French and British comrades.
Formal announcement from London
that these units would be merged with
the allied war machines indicated to
officials that losses of the allies would
be Immediately made good with Wig
orous young Americans, keen for bat
tie, and the stage set without delay,
not only for counter-Offensive, but for
aggressive warfare, without pause, un-
til the German invader shall not only
be checked, but hurled back to ulti'
pN1te military defeat.
I25rhiesident Wilson has predicted that
this will be the decisive year of the
war. In the opinion of the military Of
ficers here he has now taken the deci
sive step toward making his words
good.
The power of American manhood Is
| to be brought to bear without delay
not only in the American expedition
airy army itself, but also in the fighting
ranks of the allied armies. BY this
means, the effect of American inter
vention in the war, 1t was said, will bt
doubled or even trebled, and in thu
coming days Of the battle of battles
which may last for months, Americans
by hundreds of thousands will pla!
their part.
Presumably, under the new plan o.
merging American units in the alliet
armies, and also because Of the crea
ton of. supreme commander In thu
person of General Foch, it has beer
found advisable to provide for uni
form system of reporting military oper
atoms.
Reviewing the meager information
that has been available as to the grea
things that have been accomplished
since the German drive began, man.
officials are convinced that Mr.. Bake
had been sent to Europe by Presiden
Wilson for the purpose of bringin
about just the amalgamation Of force
that has been effected. In urging sir
gle command for the whole battle iron
in the west 1t was regarded as certai
that the American war secretary wOul
not have gone emptyhanded to the col
ferences.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-04-24
CzERN|N OUTLINES
AIMS OF AUSTRIA
WILL STAND BY THE kA,sso ,
THE END, DECLARES FOR
EiGN MINISTER.
Declares That Austria-Hunsary NJ
Tried Everything Possible to AvoiaI
Fresh Offensive, but That
Entente Would Not Acced.

Amsterdam.-Count rzernin m
AustrO-H Hungarian foreign minister N
dressing delegation from the yienu|
city council, which waited on hid
Tuesday, in connection with what IN
burgomaster termed THE aggravatel
distress of the population" which
closely connected with the generJ
political situation, said
with the conclusion of peace wild
Rumania, the war in the east endel
However. before turning to individul
peace treaties and discussing them h
detail. l would like to revert to III
declaration Of the president Of m
United States, in which he replied /
the speech delivered by ne on Jan
AIRY "A.
I'm many parts of the world Pres
dent Wilson's speech was iuterprete|
as an attempt to drive wedge b
tween Vienna and Berlin. do nd
believe that because | have too hid
an opinion of the president Of M
United States and his outlook as
statesman to believe him capable 4
such a way of thinking. Presided
Wilson Is no more able to uscribe nd
honorable action to us than we d
him."
God is my witness that we hav|
tried everything possible to avoid
fresh offensive, but the entente wou4
not have it thus. Some time befod
the western offensive began, Nj
Clemenceau addressed to me an ID
quiry whether and upon what basl
l was prepared to negotiate. Il
agreement with Berlin | immediatel
replied that l was prepared to NJ
gOtiate and that rs far as Frand
was concerned the only obstacle
could see in the way of peace was tn
French desire for Alsace-Lorraine.
1.-THE reply from Paris was that
was impossible to negotiate on thl
basis. Thereupon, there was no choid
left.
"The colossal struggle in the wed
has already broke nout Austro-hu1
garian and German troops are flghl
ing shoulder to shoulder, as. the1
fought in Russia, Serbia, Rumanla an
Italy. We are fighting together 70
the defense Of Austria an
Germany. The aspirations OF franc
and Italy are utOpias which VIII ?
terribly avenged.
"Come what may we shall not say
rifice Germany's interests any Nor
than she will leave us in the iurch' '"
are not fighting for imperialistlc
annexationist ends for ourselves
for Germany, but we shall go 1or~al
together to the last for our delehs
for our existence as state aud ~
our future"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-04-24
COLLEGE Girls to Aid Farmers.

Wellesley, Mass.-A large number of
Wellesley college girls have agreed to
undertake agricultural work during the
summer. They will be divided into
three divisions known among the girls
as the bug squad" the tweed squad
ana the blight squad" Between now
and June II, when their work begins,
they vii, receive special training in
going over the top after bugs, weeds
and blight
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-04-24
German lynched in Illinois

COllinsville, Ill.-Robert T. - v,
said to be of German parehtas', !,
hanged to a tree one mile sou'' nj.
city limits Thursday night Wy nj
of $50 persons, which drasSeu h,
from the basement OF me ,,dn
here, wnere he had been i" ',.r Al
Praeger was accused OF "'a 'sss
loyal remarks in Il recent uu'
miners at Maryville, Ill.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-04-24
subscribes Quota in Advance.

Whiting, Ind.-This town, with a
population of 1000, has gone over it's
proportion for the Liberty loan sub
scriptiOn and is the first city in the
United States to do so, Writings
quota was S290OO0. The patriotic en-.
thusiasm was so marked the loan
sales organization decided not to. wait
for Li,Grty day and in fOrty-eight
hours had it's quota pledged.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-04-24
Avlators Returning to Canada.

Fort Worth. Texas.-British and
Canadians who have been training In
Texas since last October have started
back to Canada, turning over the three
big aviation fields here to the Alneri-
cans for the latter's exclusive use.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-04-24
Tar and Feather Teutons.

Seward, Neb.-A crowd of twenty W
thirty men early sunday morning visit
ed the homes of William GrOts Of
Germantown, Neb., and Louis Niebour,
q farmer living near seward, both al
legged German sympathizers, and car
ried the pair near this city where II
coat of tar and feathers was applied.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-04-24
British Lose Half Mi,I;on

New York.-James NJ. Beck, former
assistant United States attorney gen.
eral' declared In an address here that
ne was violating no pledge in stating
that the British casualties in tho hot
ties Of the - -pmbered 500 O0o
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-04-24
Find Glass in Soldiers Fond

San Antonio, Texas.-Proof of the
presence of ground glass in nine differ.
ent articles of food shipped to the
Nineteenth division commissary Mt
Camp Travis was announced Sunday
by Major Joel Gaines, in charge of the
military police, Ninetieth division.
FIFTY members of officers families and
enlisted men are, he said H.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-04-24
Prohibit Matinees in Paris.

Paris.-In order to avoid assem-
blages of people during the hours while
the German lOng-range gun is lombard
ing Paris, the project of police has de-
cided to prohibit until further notice
all matineeS.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-04-24
Exports of Foods No LOVE-.

Observation-Disclosures OF iVv ~ vail
In February showed no dee''ne nth Ia
as compared with the same i'' due
year. despite the shipping tleu 9s, ION
paralysis of railroad trai'sp"
was announced Tuesday
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-04-24
Rejected From Army; suicides.

Springfield. Ill.-Hanging by rope
attached to the ceiling of a porch at a
boarding house, J. w. Austin, a M.
tional army select soldier, who had
failed to pass the physical test, was
found strangled to death
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-04-24
webb Export Bill Passed.

washington. Final action on the
webb export bill, permitting American
exporters to form combinations In ex-
tending their foreign commerce, was
taken Saturday by congress and the
measure went to the president.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-04-24
State to Investigate Lynchino.

Collinsville, nl.-State officials, acr.
ing under instructions of the attorney
general, probably will take over the in.
vestlgation of the lynching of Robert
+. fraeger' an enemy allen hanged
mere because of dislOyal remarks.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-04-24
Account for Two More Bandits.

Maria, Texas.-TwO more dead Mex
leans were found near the scene of
the fight between United States cav
airy troops and armed Mexicans near
Hilares, Mexico, March %, according
to info7matiOn brought here.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-04-24
Nat Goodwin Wins Case.

New York.-Nat C. Goodwin, the
actor, was given verdict of $500
against the Mirror Film company by
jury in the supreme court. Goodwin
sued for salary, charging breach of con-
tract.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-04-24
Mex,acn Rebels Defeate''

Chihuahua Clty.-A fedef"l rdll|
under command of MAYOR ;, vDd
defeated Epifanio Holsn'" ',,ss 4
Monday 1T Las Veras' eisn. Iusds
Of Gallegos station Oh
Central railroad. AAn
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-04-24

tiloh. Grader Convicted In Utah.
Tooele. Utah.-James A. Smith. who
was arrested at Garfield several days
ago on charge of "high-grading." was
fined $500 by Judge g. A. Remington
and sentenced to thirty days in Jail.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-04-24
xt.ndard Scale for shipyards.

Washington.--In order to discourage
the shifting Of shipyard labor from one
ward to another, the shipbuilding labor
adjustment board has put into effect
a standard wage scale for all yards
on the Atlantic and gulf coasts.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-04-24
Ohio Girl Proves a Heroine.

Toledo, Ohio.-Discovering tie
spiked across the Baltimore 4 Ohio
track ten miles south of Toledo. near
Perrysburg. Grace Doyle. country
school teacher Mt Roachtown, ran down
the track and tagged a train.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-14

that not everyone can go and
| fight. and not everyone can spend
large sums of money to send SOL
diers to fight but a way has been
provided for the people of Ameri-
ca by which everyone of her
citizens can have a part in win
ming this great war--a part that
will not givehima thrillof shame
when our soldiers return trium-
phant. This way is through the
War Savings plan adopted by the
Government.
Through it, a person can save
regularly and invest safely, and
thereby lend his savings to his
Government with interest to pay
the expenses of the war. 1t
seems such a little thing" says
he, ito lend our surplus money
to the Government as our part,
when there are thousands of our
young men giving their lives as
their part to protect our homes
and save our country!"
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-14
Savings Bank Meeting.

The Richmond County Savings
Bank closed a very satisfactory
year, and their annual stockaold,
ers' meeting was held Wednes.
day, March 18th.
At this meeting, the following
gentlemen were elected directors.
William Entwistle, DR.. ]. M.
Ledbetter, Henry c. Wall Gin
place Of w. C. Leak, deceased
j. Stansill Coyington, w. N.
Everett, W. L. Parsons and w.
L. Scales.
At a directors meeting held
Immediately after the adjourn
ment of the stockholders a salts
factory dividend was ordered
paid, and a neat sum was added
to undivided profits. \ @
The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
President. w. L. Parsons.
Vice President. William En-.
twistle.
Cashier. W. 1. Scales.
Assistant Cashier. Miss Octavia
EStanback Scales. \
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"How Will You Explain?"

what will you tell your chill.
dren and your grandchildren you
did to help win this great WARP,
Col. F. H. Fries of Winston,
State Director of War Savings, is
asking men and women of North
Carolina. when our veterans
return after the war;" he says,
land pass for the grand review
by the President, and later by the
Governor of the State, who is
going to feel a thrill not of joy,
to be sure, but of shame at the
part he played in bringing the
soldiers home again? Who is
going to feel satisfied with his
bit in the presence of those who
gave their all?"
Colonel Fries again asks:
What are you going to say
when you are asked in later
years what part you played in
winning the great war? If you
are within draft age, and did not
fight, how can you explain it? II
you are beyond draft age, and
did little or nothing-made no
sacrifces--how will you explain
it? A young man who was re.
Gently call to the colors, but who
apparently had grounds to claim
exemption, said to me recently,
If l don't 60, never in a lifetime
could / explain, ,whenit is allover
why l didn't CO.
1T is true" says Colonel Fries,
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Free Dental Work.

In order to help those of the
draft who might otherwise be
refused on account of defective
teeth, the dentists of Richmond
county will give their services
without charge. The undersign-
ed committee was appointed by
Lieut.. w. A. Heckard, of the den
tai reserve corps, Washington,
and in cooperation with the other
dentists of the county will gladly
do their bit by giving the drafted
men free dental service.
DR.. E. H. Chamberlain
Dr.. R. 7. Nichols
Dr.. w. B. Williamson.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-14

upon French man power during
1918 to that extent. What that
would mean to France may be
judged from published state.
ments of French officials that on
January l, 1918, the Belgian
army held about IS miles of the
western front, the British forces
about los miles and the French
about $50 miles.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-14
Brief History of Red
Cross Sewing Room

Several have asked that a re-
port of our sewing room since
organization be given the post.
Dispatch" for publication. The
following is from memory and
what information could be found
on registry book, therefore sub
|ject to correction:
Our sewing room was opened
on May "a, 1917, at home of DR..
and Mrs. J. w. Stephenson. Then
twas only open two days in a
week, Monday and Thursday.
The ladies' who visited the sew.
ing room and registered those
first 2 days only:
|. Mesdames Fannie Thomas, ].
T. West, G. F. Smith, Fred Dick.
inson, John S. Ledbetter, E. G.
Scott, Boyd Gasque, Laura Alden,
Beverly Payne, w. P. Webb,
Eugene Payne, w. Steele Low
dermilk, J. L. Everett, S. S.
Steele, jim Stephenson, Frank
Leak, Farley Long, Frank Black
er, Ed Thomas, A. Arenson, L.
D. McPhail, Saleeby, LeGrand
Everett, Misses Maude Moore,
Lula Wicker, Mildred Stephen.
son, Bess Everett, Jessie Steele.
With many ups and downs" in
.terest has steadily grown. In.
stead of being open only 2 days
it is open 6, with superintendent
for each halliday.
Es4L like the Arabs of the desert,
our sewing room has no perman,
ent home, instead Of folding our
tents. we fold our few yards ot
material and every few months
move from one side of the street
to the other. We have been very
comfortably quartered since Jan.
18th at Hotel Rockingham, but
will move again Saturday 10th
to Manufacturers Bldg, (up
stairs)
We are now getting off a ship
ment of garments, pajama suits
and hospital bed shirts, about
200 in all. This will make
the 5th shipment, between IL
and fifteen hundred garments.
The Mangum and Ellerbe AUX.
iliaries have helped us in making
these, perhaps rs or 100 gar.
mentS.
We are much in need of ma.
terial and thread, etc. In fact,
cannot 20 on much longer with
out help. A letter from Atlanta,
Southern Div. headquarters, this
week asks us to continue max.
ing the hospital bedshirts of win.
ter material, all summer, the
pajama suits of dark colored out.
ing, under drawers and under.
shirts of white outing or Canton
flannel.-Mrs. r. B. Waddell,
Sewing Room Director.
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NEGROES TOCAAIP
72 Negroes From Richmond
County To Be Sent To
Camp Grant. Illinois, March
3Oth.

The local exemption board re.
ceived a telegram from the ad-
jutant general Wednesday to is
sue orders for u negroes to be
sent to Camp Grant, Illinois,
April LIST. 1t is likely these will
entrain on March 30th.
The white quota from Rich
mond county for the first draft
has been filled, but no negroes
had been sent. This batch of u
will be the first of the oolored
drafted men to go. This county
is to furnish about lbs colored
men for the first draft.
The State will send 1000 ne
groes during the five days fol-
lowing March 10Th, and three
weeks after these have gone, the
remainder, about 1000, will be
sent. "<
To entTain on March 30th, on
same day Richmond's ~ will en-
train, will be z from Montgon-
cry, 38 frmn Moore and IS from
.Anson. To entrain ON March
3lst will be SIS from Scotland.
The board is calling out 80
colored men to appear here for
entrainment March 30th for
Camp Grant, Illinois. Out of
the 80 called, 72 will then be
selected Tim their order number)
to 40. The 80 are:
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Among the wounded in action
during the past few days on the
American front was Capt. Archa-
bald Roosevelt, son Col. 7. R
Roosevelt he was wounded in
the leg and an arm broken.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-14

Remember that every time you 60 he theatre you taking our
boys over there and maintaining greater courage living over here
THE STAR TEIEATRE.