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The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-09-11
CALL MEN 1920
AND 32-36 FIRST
CroWder Says These Registrants
Will Be Sent Questionnaires
at Once.
TO Be READY IN OCTOBER
General Appeals to Employees to A.
sist in Presentation of Claims
for occupationaI
Exemptions.

Washington, Sept. 11.-Provost Mar
shall General Crowder announced that
the first call to the colors of men who
register Thursday will include men in
the nineteen and twenty-year-ol I'D
classes, and in the classes from thirty
two to thirty-six years. inclusive. Ques-
tiOnnaires will 90 first to registrants
within these specified age limits and
local boards will be ordered to classify
them first in readiness for calls begin
ming In October.
Young men In the nineteen and twen-
ty-year-od classes, General Crowder
said, will be accepted for induction
into the students army training corps,
but he pointed out that the authorized
strength of this corps is only 10000
men, whereas the total number of reg
fstrants below twenty will be over g.
100000.
The general refused to discuss fur
tier the educational plans, saying they
were not within his province He
pointed out that the total number Of
fit men which he expected to be Sc
cured from the classes over thirty-two
was only 601,00O and repeated the
statement that class Of men now reg
tstered would be almost completely
exhausted by October 1.
General Crowder also issued a gen.
eral appeal to employers to assist in
the presentation Of claims for Occupa-
tional exemptions and declared that
this was the 'unexplored field of the
new draft and that no estimate could
be made as to the number Of men who
ought to be excluded from military
service in the upper age limits because
Of their occupation"
Emphasizes Industrial PAase.
Emphasizing the importance to be at
tached to exemptions on the occupa-
tional' groundst General Crowder -ap-
pealed to employers and Industrial
leaders generally to make a special
study of their field In the light Of the
draft requirements.
II address to them the suggestion
that they charge themselves more sys-
tematically with this responsibility"
he said In pointing out that employers
should present claims for men who
might through mistaken chivalry fail
to claim exemption for themselves. At
the same time, he said, his suggestion
had snother phase, in that careful ex-
animation of industry might show
some exemption claims to be unneces-
sary and, in this connection. he added {:
"The needs Of the military forces
are known and imperative. Any given
quantity Of deferments will ultimately
have to be made up by the depletion
of some other occupation"
Provost Marshal General Crowder
made the following statement:
II want every flag flying and every
band playing on registration day."
How to Register.
The new army registration on
Thursday applies to all men between
the ages Of eighteen and forty-dve, ex-
cept those already registered under
the first draft from twenty-one to thir-
ty years. 1t makes no difference
whether you are a citizen or an alien,
a voter or a nOnvOter. Everybody
must register. 1t Is important to re-
member that every man who has not
passed his forty-sixth birthday must
register.
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have been carried out have been more
in the nature of line Strengthening and
for the suppression Of active German
positions.
]. s. SHIP T0RPEDOED
Steamer Dora Attacked While
Under Convoy-CreW Saved.
Number of Depth Bombs Dropped by
Destroyers-Tanker Sends u
Boat to Bottom.

London, Sept. 1.-THE American
steamship Dora, formerly under the
Austrian flag, was torpedoed and sunk
on September 4, approximately 4OC
miles off France, as the result Of an at.
tack on a cargo convoy. The crew was
saved.
The steamship was struck at 500
o'clock in the morning. A calm sea
enabled all the crew of IS to escape
They were picked up by destroyers.
The submarine daringly took up a
position about $50 yards from the star.
board side of the convoy column and
about an equal distance from the near
est destroyer and fired at the Dora,
which was heading a column Of three
vessels.
The lookout reported seeing a peri
scope just after the wake of the tor.
pedo was discovered, but nothing more
was seen Of the submarine. The tor
pedo struck aft, throwing the cargo
Of army supplies as high as the mast
tops but only one member Of the crew
was hurt.
The escOrting ships Immediately
dropped numerous depth , charges
where it was believed the torpedo
came from.
New York, Sept. 1.-THE claim that
their gun crew sank German subma-
rine Of large type 400 miles off Sandy
Hook was made by the captain and
crew of an American oil tank ship
which arrived here. The U-boat, ac-
cording to the mariners, was blown
to pieces by a shell which landed
sQuarely on its hull.
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FRED STEPHENSON IS DEAD
Nephew of Late Lumberma Dies OF
Briuht's Disease,

Chicago, Sept. 11.-Frederick Ste
phenson, lumberman, big game hunter
fisherman, clubman, is dead. He died
at the home Of George L. Knapp, San
ia Barbara, Cal. He was a nephew OF
the late Senator Isaac Stephenson,
multi-milliOnaire Wisconsin lumber.
man and himself president Of the Eos
ter Greek Lumber company, Stephen
son, Miss, which controls thousands OF
acres Of yellow pine and has been fur
nishing big war orders. Frederick Ste
phenson was born SO years ago. He
was educated at Lake Forest and the
University Of Wisconsin. He was
stricken with acute Bright's disease
about two weeks ago while visiting Mr.
Knapp.
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CUBS DEFEAT SOX 8 TO 0
Fifth Game Of World Series Delayed
by Strike Of Players.

Boston, Sept. 1.-THE Chicago Cubs
rallied here and captured the fifth
game Of the 1918 world series from
the Red Sox. It was a last-ditch bat
tie for the westerners, as a defeat
meant the title for Boston. The score
was 3 to O.
The starting time was delayed two
hours by a players strike over the d.
vision Of the money.
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"REDS' GIVE ARMY TO HUNS
BoIshevik Chiefs Also Agree to Pay
Blllion.DoIIar Indemnity.

Washington, Sept. IA new treaty
signed in Berlin between bolshevih
controlled Russia and Germany pro
vides that If the Russians fight against
the allies in the north, Germany viii
guarantee no attack against Russia
by Finland. Germany further guaran-
tees that the coasting and fishing
fleets Of Russia and Finland now in
Russian waters will not be molested
In return for this the bolsheviki prom
fse to pay to Germany about $1,000
100000, Of which about $160,OOO, 900
is to be in goods from the Ukraine I
about $4OO,OOO,OOO in gold and paper,
and the remainder in German marks
or Russian gold.
This information came to the state
department in a dispatch from Ambas-
sador Francis at Archange1.
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DIES TRYING TO SAVE YANK
Lieut.. 8. j.. Reid, Jr., Noted Athlete
Killed by Shell In France.

New York, Sept. 11.-While trying
to save wounded soldier Of his COM
mand who had been buried In the
ruins of dugout during a heavy bom-
bardment on the battle front in France,
Lieut.. Samuel j. Reid, Jr, famous
Princeton athlete Of a dozen years
ago, was killed by shell which ex-
ploded at his feet, according to infor-
nation received by his family here.
SAMMY" Reid, as Lieutenant Reid
was known to his friends, was catcher
on the Princeton varsity baseball team
for four years before his graduation
In 1905
- s~>1S Aassst .HAs
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CANADIAN LINER TORPEDOED
Steamship MissinabIe Carried Passen.
eere and Mall for u, S,

New York, Sept. lit was report
ed in marine insurance circles that
the Canadian Pacific passenger liner
Missinabie had been torpedoed on
Monday, west.bound from an English
port, with passengers and mails on
board for the United States. The
liner left an American port with troops
four weeks ago and was commanded
by Capt. William Hams. No particu-
lars were received as to loss Of life.
The Missinabie was 12,469 gross tom
mage and 500 feet long.
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PUTS BLAME ON BRITAIN
Berlin Tells Spain Enemy Sank
ShIpo

Paris, Sept. 11.-Germany has hand
ed new note to the Spanish govern
ment on the submarine question, ac-
cording to Madrid dispatch to the
Echo de Paris. The position taken in
this note, presented by Prince Won
Ratibor, the German ambassador at
Madrid, the message states, Is that
British submarines were in reality re-
sponsible for the torpedoing Of the
Carasa and the Ataz-Mendi, the Span
ish steamers recently sunk by sub
marines.
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Chicago to New York in Eight Hours.
New York, Sept. 11.-Making the
distance in eight hours and two min
utes' actual flying time, Airpostman
Max Miller delivered the first Chicago
New York mail at Belmont park.
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2 FLYERS KILLED IN TEXAS

LIeutenants, Known as Daring AIrmen,
Plunge to Death.
Fort Worth, Tex, Sept. 11.-Lieuts
A. B. Stephenson of Bristol, Conn,
and w. S. Keeling Of Dallas, Tex,
were killed when their airplane fell
north Of Fort Worth. Both were at
tached to Carrothers' field and were
known as daring flyers
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RAID DIVER BASE 4 TIMES
British Flyers Attack German Plants
at Bruoes.

London, Sept. 11.-British naval air
forces between September I and Sep
tember Z made four attacks on German
submarine shelters and workshops on
the docks at Bruges, Belgium, accord
ing to an official statement issued by
the British admiralty. Several hits
were obtained.
The Ostend docks and a motorboat
depot at Blankenberge also were at
lacked with good results. Enemy
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Bars Close on Thursday.

st. Paul, Minn., Sept. 11.-All sa-
looms I'm tt state must close on Thurs
day, registration day, the state public
safety commission ordered.
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II DIE IN HEAD-ON CRASH
c., 3. g. Q. Passenger CoIIIdes With
Work Train In Nebraska.

Alliance, Neb., Sept. 11.-Twelve
people were killed and injured when a
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy west
bound passenger train was struck by
a work train seven miles west of heere.
The people killed were In the second
coach. It was head-On collision.
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U. S. TROOPS STOP ATTACK
German Patrol Driven Back In Woevre
District.

OIStflCts
Washington, Sept. 11.-General Per-
shing's report says:
Headquarters American Expedi-
tionary Forces, Sept. 11.-Section A
In the Woevre a hostile patrol which
attacked one of our OutpOsts was re-
pulsed. Elsewhere the day was une-
ventful.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1918-07-03
DRAFT AGES WILL NOT BE
EXTENDED FOR THE PRESENT


Secretary Baker told the senate
military committee recently that the
war department opposes changing
draft ages from 90 to 40 years for
the present He said the principal
objection was that the measure was
not based on thoroughly worked
out plan. This practically insures
the rejection of the pending amend
ment to increase draft ages. Gener-
al Crowder announced that draft
calls during the last few hours indi-
Gated that 344,545 men would go to
camps in July The action not ex-
tending the draft ages will not
mean the calling of deferred classes
unless a grave situation causes de-
eision to call for more than now
planned. Under the present plans
about 1000 men will remain in
Glass l at the end of the year, while
another 21-year-old registration Is
expected in December or January to
replenish Glass /.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1918-07-03
GEO. CONVERSION EXPECTS
ARRIVAL OF CHEVROLETs

George Coverston returned Mon-
day from San Francisco here he
went with view of gaining more
definite knowledge of the conditions
in the automobile market.
He reports that there is still much
uncertainty regarding deliveries but
that he has been assured of the de-
livery in few days of car load OF
Chevrolets and has hope of other de-
liveries later. While the coast ag-
ent of the Olds could not give as
surance of filling his order for a car
load of Olds Immediately yet he is
confident that he will be able to fill
his present orders before long. He
says that uncertainty exists in all
the automobile factories in the
country and the coast agents are in
the dark regarding the future
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1918-07-03
CHANGES MADE IN CLASS
OF DRAFT RECISTRANTS
Several Names Added to Glass One
by Reconsideration of De
pendency Claims

The work of reclassifying the
Graft registrants of Churchill coun-
ty under a recent order from Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder
which has engaged the attention of
the Legal Advisory Board working
In conjunction with the Local Board,
was finished last Saturday, and has
resulted In several changes of regis
trants from lower classification to
Glass |.
Under the orders the two Boards
were restricted to the consideration
of dependency cases only, jurisdic-
tion over Industrial and agricultural
claims for exemption or lower clas-
sification still being reserved to the
State District Board. However, the
Local Board has the power to rec
ommend changes in these classifica-
tions and has done so in a number
of cases.
Registrants still have the right of
appeal from the decision and recon-
mendation of the Local Boards to
the District Boards.
Following are the changes made
in the classifications recommended
by the Legal Advisory Board to the
Local Board, after a careful exami-
nation of the questionnaires
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1918-07-03
DRAFT NUMBERS DRAWN
FOR CHURCHILL COUNTY
Order In Which Men Of the Second
Draft Registration VIII
Be Called

Following are the numbers in the
draft of those young men who have
become of age since June 5th 1917.
and who registered last month. The
numbers we're drawn In Washing
ton last Thursday in the same man.
ner as that used in the first draft.
There were 1900 numbers drawn,
but the first that applied to Church.
i'll county was No. 10, placing Rob-
bic Ray Clewett as the first man in
the new contingent.
The first number in the following
list is the Order number given by the
Local Board, the second is the cor
responding number drawn at Wash
ington, which governs the order in
which the man will be called for
service. In the case of Churchill
county, the first man TO be called
will be Robbie Ray Clewett and the
last Raymond E. Goblin.
1-10 Robbie Ray Clewett
2-l7 Harley Hammond
81 Verne Elias Babb
4-16 Jennings b. Murphy
5-13 Lafayette c. Alexander
6--S Harley H. Hartman
I'll Fred II. Mitchell
SIS Roy ]. Thurmond
9-25 Dick Barchum
10-12 Donald NJ Vesey
H. 2 Harvey L. Morton
12- S Benjamin r. Ferguson
10 Steaven r. Downs
H. ] Mylus E. Sutton
ID Hobert NJ Shaffner
16-24 John f. Donohue
17-14 Joseph Verant
1913 William Dressler, Jr.
1915 John Wall
20-23 Frank A. Cushman
21-22 Dario Piaggi
22-21 Chester Hooper
23- Otto M. Harmon
24-20 George Madieros
25- Raymond E. Goblin
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1918-07-03
MRS. LaMANCE w. C. T. L.
LECTURER VISITS FALLON

Mrs. L. s. LaMance. national or
ganizer and lecturer of the w. c. T..
U. addressed meetings last Sunday
in the Baptist church in the morn
ing and a union meeting of the two
churches at the M. E. Church in the
evening. There was a fair sized au-
dience at the latter meeting when
the speaker gave an account of the
growth of prohibition throughout
the nations of the world more par
ticularly during the period of the
war.
At the close of the address the
speaker requested subscriptions to
meet the balance of the amount of
$500 pledged by the state w. c.
T. U. to defray the expense of her
campaign in this state,
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1918-07-03
FALLON REGISTRANTS ARE
SENT TO ARIZONA UNIVERSITY

Four Churchill county registrants
were inducted into military service
last Thursday, although but one
Chas. l.. Clark-actually entrained
here. The others were: Lisle c.
King, sent from San Francisco; Eu-
gene Pasini. sent from Ely; Louis
Page entrained at Portland, Oregon.
In addition to the foregoing,
Thomas Mullen was entrained here
for the Fresno (Cal.) Board.
The young men were sent to the
University of Arizona at Tucson,
where they Will undergo training to
fit them for special work in the SER
vice.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1918-07-03
MISS MARTINS ADVANCE
GUARD ARRIVES IN fALLON
First Political Gun of the Campaign
This Year to be Fired by
Militant Lady

DR.. Margaret Long, daughter of
John ID. Long, Secretary of Navy in
President McKinley's cabinet during
the Spanish-American war, accom-
apnied by Miss Kathryn Lincoln of
Philadelphia, arrived in Fallon over
the Lincoln Highway by auto from
Ely last Monday The two ladies
are the advance agents for Miss
Anne Martin in her candidacy for
the U. S. Senate from Nevada, and
will take part in an open air meet
ing to be held in front of the court
house next Saturday evening.
Miss Martin promises to make
clear in her address the motives
that impelled the leaders of the mil
itant suffragists movement to per
sist in harassing the President at a
time when he was burdened with the
cares and perplexities incident to the
conduct of the war.
She will also explain her position
on many VIAL iSSuts anu pupiiS
questions, especially those touching
upon the relation of women to the
government.
There Is no question of the mental
equipment of Miss Martin to give an
able presentation OF her side OF the
case and whether you are In accord
with her views and in sympathy
with her aspirations or not, 1T least
you will be entertained and prob
ably given new view point as to
the part that women should play in
both in war time and in the period
of reconstruction that will follow
the cessation of hostilities.
We bespeak for Miss Martin a
large attendance and respectful
hearing, the same as will be accord
ed her masculine opponents. when
they appear in Fallon on a similar
errand.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1918-07-03
ASK FOR PROPORT|ONATE
SHARE OF WALTERS reward
Lovelockers Agree to Contribute
Their Share of the 5000 to
American Red Cross

The Standard is in receipt of a
copy of letter addressed to Cover
nor Boyle and signed by twenty
eight citizens of Lovelock who took
part in the search for Paul Walters,
draft evader, and petitioning that
they be awarded their proportionate
share. The petitioners state that
they took part in the hunt as duty
with no thought of a reward, but in
asmuch as. others have seen fit to
file claims they ask equal opportun-
ity to have their claim passed upon.
The petitioners furthermore dis
claim any intention to profit from
their share and mutually pledge
themselves to contribute any and all
amounts awarded to them to the
American Red Cross.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1918-07-03
JOE SHANE PASSES AWAY
AFTER NERVOUS COLLAPSE

Joe Shane, an old and respected
resident Of Churchill county, passed
away at his ranch southwest of town
last Friday night. Death came un-
expectedly and was due TO a sudden
nervous collapse. affecting the
heart. He was native of Austria
and about Sc years of age.
Deceased has lived in this section
for about fifteen years and was uni
versally esteemed as an upright and
honorable citizen.
He leaves a wife and nine children
to mourn his loss.
The funeral took place last Mon
day afternoon and interment was
made IN the Falien cemstery.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1918-07-03
SOLDIERS ARRIVE AND WILL
ASSIST IN HARVESTING HAY
Volunteer Crew from business
Houses Give John Oats an Agree
able Surprise Party

Up to the present fourteen sol
diers have arrived in Fallon to as
sist in the hay harvest in response
to the request of number of local
farmers for assistance from this
source. The young men came from
the Presidio and are husky types of
young American manhood.
Their services we're much in de-
mand and they we're assigned to
places where the most urgent de-
mand existed. The request signed
by committee of ranchers called
for about sixty men for a period
averaging about three weeks. Why
the full quota has not been filed is
not known.
During an acute period In the
labor shortage last week. following
the rains during which considerable
hay was lying in the fields, John
Oats was the recipient of a surprise.
1t became noised around that he
WdS uHdDlc W scCuic HCip anu a
volunteer crew of about twenty, re-
cruited from among the saloon men
and others who could be spared
from their usual occupations, re-
paired to the field and punched
about thirty acres of alfalfa.
Quick to realize the crying need
of the strenuous hours on men un-
accustomed to the aridity of a hot
afternoon, Oats thoughtfully pro-
vided kegs of beer mot bevo) plac-
ing them at the ends of the wind
rows for the thirsty crew. 1t was a
tired and sore bunch that wended
its way into town, but soothed and
sustained by the consciousness of a
duty well and ably performed.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1918-07-03
WAR SAVINGS STAMP DRIVE
EXTENDED TO JULY FOURTH
On the Face of the Returns the
County Is Still $4,000 Short
of its Quota

The committee in charge of the
War Saving Stamp drive in this
county have been kept busy tabu-
lating the returns every night for
the past week, and the amount
pledged now totals $4,000 out of
the quota apportioned to this county
of 100000. leaving deficit of ap-
proximately $4,000.
The managing committee and the
individual workers have striven
manfully to put Churchill county
''over the top" but unless Wonder
and Hazen come to the front unex-
pectedly strong, it looks as though
we are "up against it" and must
confess defeat.
Those in a position to Judge OF
the financial possibilities of the coun
ty are unanimous in declaring that
the amount demanded of this county
is out of proportion to both the
bank deposits and the population.
This is not said with view to ae-
counting for the failure to reach the
limit nor to beg off on carrying our
just burden. But the facts are un-
escapable. The total population of
the county is barely 1000 souls and
the records will bear out that they
have responded to the limit for all
calls that have beel made upon
them, whether for Red Cross. Y. M.
c. A.. Liberty Bonds or what not SO
long as il had a bearing on the con-
duet of the war.
We have Just concluded Liberty
Bond drive for $50. 900 in which the
county exceeded its quota by nearly
one hundred per cent and this de-
mand coming Immediately thereaf-
ter has been too great a strain on
the financial possibilities of the
county
However. the committee has not
yet given up hope that by an unex-
peeted windfall in portions of the
county not yet completely eanyassed,
the shortage may yet be overcome.
Again, Il is realized that a majority
of those who pledged were for the
minimum amount which they felt
justified in promising and 1t is more
than likely that this fall will see
considerable increases In the sub
scribed pledges.