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1tlfGRAPHfRS TO AT 8 O'CLOCK
 THIS MORNING
Strike Will Cover the Entire
 Southeast.

Atlanta, Ga.. Nov. 13.-lThe strike or approximately 1S.O00 railroad tel ographers employed on railroads of tnc south and southeast, which had | been ordered for s o'clock tomorrow morning, was postponed tonight, by olhcials of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers.
 ~. D. German, chairman of the gen. eral committee of the southeastern ustrlct Of the o. R. T. announced tnat advices from Washington war lant' the postponement The men now Will await the decision of Direc- .vr General of Railroads McAdoo, on lneir demands for increased wages, %mch Is expected. within three or four aays, it was said. Mir McAdoo, has ocen appraised of the postponement.
 Every effort is being made, Cor nlah stated, to reach all members of 'he union with the instructions re- sending the strike order.
 western Roads Not Effected.
 lelegraph operators on all rail ,vaus ot the southeastern division Wh'cn enter New Orleans have receiv- Su ofders to quit their keys Thurs uay morning at o'clock, unless di- .ector general McAdoo, meets the de- mands of the organization for increas- night. N ~
 l.dlroads west of the Mississippi, i,, nu!cn enter New Orleans, and the "amols Central are not affected.
 nne operators announced that they lI.n oDey the order and walk out un- .'s present instructions are cancelled V tnere are other developments.
 toia Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 13.-Railroad nm,eEraph operators in the southeast eu,;;.aDerlng e,;. from 15,OOO to 18,OOO will tba;. n,; work at 8 o'clock today unless are 'e'r demands for increased wages che; e met before then, o. D. Gordan th'lInan ths m1 Of the general committee of for r .1 vrder of Railway Photographers dav 'ae southeast, announced here to- ]oca1 cSad1attanooga, Tenn, Nov. 13.-The rrsnh @ organization of Railroad Tele. frnrp, fpners sl received telegram today ion 4a .ne general chairmn of the un' morn; ~ close their keys at o'clock this ouaraag. oanlng. This order affects 200 loca
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-20

and, although there's are a lot of them, this excuse was deemed less han ample.
He explained that he fed the birds and squirrels and outlined what the menu
was and how often the bird and squirrel food "a served, wherupon detectives
with rubber heesb began tptoeing toward the Adler furnished ROOF at BOB West
Seventyeighth street.
Upon arriving there they found Mr.. Adler with one hand within his lapel
and with n knee slightly extended, defying the world. He stated that he
would not move elbow, ear OF eyelash, and that no power on earth could
mov him. The reasonf for this W as that be had been ordained by heaven a a
minister Of God; that he as a god in heart" and that, by the merest good
fortune, he was a "star in heaven" This being explained, Mr. Adler was
removed, feet up to the federal court and arraigned before Judge julius NJ.
Mayer.
Government anenists tapped Mr.. Adlers head and found that far from
being empty it was full of nonsense and that he was one of the sanest bird and
squirrel chefs eve annoyed by the thought offs armed conflict When arraigned
he explained that the sight of anyone being jabbed, punched Or booted makes
him weaker than usual and that he would go to "a if the government would
guarantee him a n enemy who would not get too flip on slight acquaintance.
So the detectives picked him up by the feet again and took him yer to the
Essex county Jail, where. as luck would have it, he will be the only "star of
heaven" On the premises.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-20

have about the house. When his col
lection is large enough Nicholson will
give the rattlers to the aviation service
to be dropped from a~irplanes above the
German trenches.
81 understand that there are mil
lions of perfectly competent rattle
snakes literally going to waste in our
great West" explains the serpent i'm
p~resario. "They are all armed with
deadly weapons and ready for the war
against the Germans. All they need
is the chance to do their bit. They
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-20

Abraham Adler q gone a1ter cOn-
Tossing in the criminal branch of the
federal district court the full details
of why he would rather not go to war
for the nonce, or later.
Abraham, who was born in Russia,
and has wasted most of his twenty
nine years in North America. was ar
raigned for refusing to appear for ex-
animation under the federal draft act.
In his blotted questionable he made
it clear that, his only dependents are
birds and snnirrels of Central park,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-20

e%nervating occupation of struggling
with or dealing out cards to one anoth-
er in the back parts of saloons. Three
detectives chaperoned them to the
presence of Chief of Police Reilly, and
when their pedigrees were registered
1t disclosed that they were Russians,
Austrians and L~ithuanians.
Walter Gozvczyk, thirty-six years
Of age, living at a Prospect avenue,
when searched produced a draft card
with Al marked on it. The police
believe he had come from Chicago to
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-20

receive every dey as long as he lives
an expense account of ten cents. This
he can spend in any way which seems
to him desirable.
Mrs. Miller left an estate of $4,000
and it is to be divided In equal parts
among her husband and two %
Charles and Henry, Jr., 1t is provided
that they give up their home and that
Henry Miller, Jr, as executor of the
estate. will obtain a suitable boarding
place for Henry Miller, Sr. Rent for
one room and board for the elder Mr..
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-20

have the ammunition and the weapons. They eat very little and never drink.
They require OF clothing, cigarettes, comfort kits, love letters, Or"
GLOW about parachutes?' was suggested,
"of course, many details remain to be worked out" said Mr. Nicholson, "but
from all l can find out about rattesnakes they are the only readymade sure
death, noncombustble combination of liquid fire. poison gas and barbed wire
tina. is equal to the job Of helping u armies to clean out the German trenches
I'm going right ahead, and the day when 1 unloose'my fanged ratters owe the
Hindenburg line will be Der Tag with a vengeance"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-20

Miller ire to be paid once a week and a lump sum of ten cents is to be given
him daily by the estate. In a sense he is a remittance man. Seen at the court
Mr.. Miller seemed to think that his legacy would be just about enough to keep
him uncomfortable for life, as was indicated when he was asked for a brief
interview. That he gave
SWELL" sud Mr.. Miller in part: swell. Welt"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-20
Believes Huns Would Flee Before RattIesnakes

JERSEY CITY-on a sandfat farm o N Long Island, Paul Nicholson. an
y actor is breeding a strain of unusually active ratlesnakes, and att he same
time appealing to all good Americans to send him any ratlers they happen to
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-20
Atrocious Cruelty Inflicted on "Sons of Rest

QAYoNNE, NJ 1.-THE antloafng law was put into operation here and ten
ID of the gentry who had declared themselves on a 365wOrklessday diet were
arrested: AN of them We're disturbed in the muscle.wearing and mentally
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-20
His Income Hardly Adapted to "Gay White Way"

rHICAGo-Legaees may come and legacies may go, but the into which
v Henry Miller car just goes right o. forever. By the, terms of the last
will and testament of MIR. Mnlers wife. who died on january 80 last be win
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-20
Stony Justice Unmoved by Plea Of "God in Heart

NEW YoRK-Whena chap is a "gOd in heart" and a "tar in heaven" and
Az Will admit IL in court, the reader may easily realize how he will loathe a
seven-month call at the ESSEX county Jail in New Jersey: But that is where
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-20
I'm a cutter"
"a cutter of what?"
"a cutter of cards"

"a cutter of cards" -
After that little jest at the expense of the municipality the len were taken
to jail They will be arraigned later before Recorder William ] Cain of the
police court and it is predicted that life would lose its gamOr for them. The
Recorder has vowed that he would make Bayonne a "bumless town." and the
phrase sounds omtnous Tor the prisoners.
Idlers, shhkers and the persons of leisure who have been lodging work
and taking up room in public thoroughfares are learning today that the nation
is at var and that they must help by working OF go to Jail. Every unemployed
nan between the age of eighteen and fifty years must enroll under the provt-
sins Of the antloafer. law recently passed by the legislature. And then IS
1901 a possible-and the police of the various cities are noting the elapsed
hme-they must be at work in occupations found for them by the authorities.
Fines and Imprisonment await all who violate the law.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-20

LESSON

CBy REV. p. b. FITzwATER, d. D.
Teacher of English Bible in the
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.)
Copyright, 1918. Western Newspaper Union.1
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-20

ANY have told Of the deeds of the de-
stroyer men, for the exploits Of those
who drive the swift war boats
to their double task of Staying and
saving makes fine and joyous telling.
To the credit of the killers of the u
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-20

evade the draft Gozvczyk said that all he had in the world IA the rich
music o his name, and just a the police began 10 feel sorry for a mn who had
to walk through life with a cognomen like a buzz say 1928 in bills was also
found tucked away in one Of his pockets. Chief of Police Reilly asked another
Son of Rest what he did to keep the wolf from leapng through the ransom.
90 nncrorod
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-08
GRAND FORKS HE~RALDa,MoNDAY; APRIL Z, 1918.

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=, 81 $3.50 sv,gOy f'lans.
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or family compensation Ia ease 81
death. ana also TO provide allotmehta
and allowances for the slpport Of de-
pendents. During the month Of Feb
rlary, 1918, 593,O2s checks were H.
sued In payment Of allotments and al
lowanoes. aggregating $19,S7S,543 for
the support OF the dependents Of sol
diers and sailors.
War risks on masters, officers and
crews on American merchant vessels,
issued by the Bureau. to March IL.
covered 56,16S individuals in the sum
OF $S~1.0S4,S17 insurance written; to-
tai premiums were $e06. S05; total
losses were &1e1,5s1;stotal expenses.
$16.12S. Y
Loans in the amount Of approxim-
ately $76.o00.000 have been made
during the past year under the. Fed
era1 Farm Loan Bureau Of the De-
partment to farmers at reasonable In
terest rates<t provide the means for
raising necessary crops.
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OFFICIAL REVIEW
OF U. S. FIRST YEAR
IN THE GREAT WAR
nounced the accomplishment OF the
>hrst {adiotelegraphic communication
between Italy and America,
Marine Corps.

Since the openingIof. the present
war the Marine Corps has grown
from. a total Of 1926 enlisted men
anad 426 officers to a present strength
OF 1889 officers, and $500 enlisted
men.
The increase in enlisted men has
been. by voluntary enlistments, in one
instance a college battalion enlfsting
as q whole. The enlisted personnel
represents all classes Of the COM
muntty. college and business men.
professional men, athletes, mechanics.
laborers, and In one instance an ex-
Congressman, who, though slightly
over the usual age, has attained the
rank Of second lieutenant through his
devotion to duty and application.
The recruit depots at Port Royal, 8.
C., and Mare Island, CAL, have prov
en- equal to the demands made upon
of this mass of recruits has been ac.
complished. No detail of the PREF
liminary training of a soldier has
been neglected, and on the transfer
of these new men to the c~oncentra-
ton camp at Quantico, Va, the ma
.jority have worn the insignia of ex-
pert ri1leman. sharpshooter or marks
man.
Upon the completion Of the recruit
training, the majority of the men
have been transferred to the camp at
Quantico to complete their course of
intensive training in the new organ
lzations formed,cat that post for serv-
ice overseas. Five regiments of In
fantry, with their attendant replace
ment units, have been organized in
addition to a brigade of artillery
with attendant technical units.Sl since
the creation of this new post in June,
1917.
In addition to the brigade Of ma
fines in France, it is necessary to
maintain forces Of marines in Santo
Domingo. Haiti. the Virgin Islands.
Cuba, China, the Philippines Guam,
Porto Rico, Honolulu, and, to further
illustrate the broad character of the
foreign service of the marines. a
small detachment in London The
fleet absorbs a considerable percent
age of the present force and 1t has
been found necessary to augment the
garrisons of the navy yards, naval
ammunition ,-depots, radio stations.
and other posts in this country.
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Naval Consulting Board.

When the prospect of war became
imminent the Naval Consulting
Board held q special meeting in New,
York. Ideas were interchanged and.
all necessary confidential information
held by the Navy was given 30, that
means for combating the ,U-boat;
could be quickly and successfully
met.
Problems Y were Formulated and;
placed before specialists whose life
study best fitted them to produce a
successfulssplution.u
Working lin, harmony with Naval,
experts, the outcome Of this meeting
has produced excellent results.
!, Individual members Of the Consult
Ing Board have made close studies iY
developing ideas presented by tho De-
partment and In ~Derfecting devices OF
various kinda, among which may be
mentioned submarine and torpedo
detection, devices ana methods for
decreasing. the visibility OF, vessels al
sea. projection sof vessels against tor
ped0 attack. protection Of vesselT
against sinking whom tofpedoed
method Of reclining guns. experiment.
Al work on ordnance material and
the development OF the production Of,
machinery. optical glass. aeronxNdc-j
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Coast Guard.

! When war came the Coast Guard
vas transferred from the Treasury
Department. to the Navy Department.
The vessels Of the Guard were as
signed to the several naval districts.
Steps we're taken to extend and per>
feet coastal communication service
and 800 miles Of new submarine tele-
phone cables were laid and $50 miles
OF overhead lines constructed, this be-
ing additional to the extensive tele-
phone system maintained. Through
this service immediate commlnica-
ton may be had between Washington
and any point on the Atlantic coast.
There were >229 commissioned Of
ficers and 1882 warrant officers and
enlisted men in the Guard on April 6,
1917. The personnel nov consists of
,227 commissioned officers and 1853
warrant officers and enlisted men. A
recruiting and training station has
been established at Fort Trumbull.
New London, Conn. A..
In September, a number of, the sea-
going cutters were thoroughly
equipped and -outftted, and are now
operating in the submarine. zone.
Many officers Of the Coast Guard art
now detailed to the Navy proper.
Five naval training stations and two
naval aviation stations are under the
immediate charge Of Coast Guard Of
ficers.
Rules for the loading Of high ex-
plosives are being enforced by the
Coast Guard. New an~chorages. for
the loading OF explosives have been
prescribed at safe distances from
thickly populated sections.
The protection of the connecting
waterways between Lakes Superior
and Huron have been entrusted to
the Coast Guard. where iron ore for
war purposes passes. Z
At various times, when not en-
ployeds in strictly military duties. cut
tiers are patrolling the coast'to render
aid to distressed vessels
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s5 Of which were engaged oneswood
construction and Sc ON steel. OF tho
f61 plants. 81 are classified by tho
Corporation. as new. having been con-
structed especially to take care OF
contracts let by Sthe Emergency Fleet
wasA entering upon the war: the re-
manning MO are CLASSIFIED as old
plants. though some Of them were
erected to accommodate the boom in
~shipbuilding that developed In the
United States in the early days OF the
European war.
At the time the Emergency Fleet
Corporation was organized practically
all the ways Of the yards then in ex-
building for the Navy Department or
for private contract. This condition
Of affairs 'necessitated the tconstruc-
ton Of the, 81 new yards before the
building Of ships for the Emergency
Fleet Corporation could be COM
To spur the shipbuilding industry
to speed up the government work,
the Emergency Fleet Corporation has
assistance to So plants, the aid going
to the construction OF shipWays.
plants, and the installation Of plant
equipment.
The expanded old yards and those
newly constructed had to be manned.
la pressing need for skilled workmen
developed. To meet the situation the
Emergency Fleet Corporation organ
lied q Nationwide campaign and es-
itablished training schools for the men
recruited into its service. The results
achieved can be best realized by COM
parattve figures. Census reports for
1916 show that in As steel yards then
reporting there were only 1852
jworkmen employed, while reports
made to the Emergency Fleet Cor
lporation on February 16. 1913, by SIS
out of q possible 63 steel yards, give
sus report for 1916 from 1S wooden
yards record 1880 workmen; those Of
1.-THE Emergency Fleet Corporation a
of February 16 last, from. IS out Of
L. possible rs yards, record 1880.
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were assigned to dIty on ~battleshipa
and destroyers in both deck and en-
cheering departments. On shore re
servists are assigned to patrol duties,
and in every bureau, yard, and sta
ton under the Navy Department -
being built up, Its members being on
duty, abroad as we'll as in thia coun-
try.
The Naval Reserves have been in
valuable in assisting the Navy to meet
the large wartime expansion. There
is now a bill before Congress trans
'ferring all. National Naval Volunteers
to- the Naval Reserve. It is hoped to
retain practically all r%eservists after
the war and have a well trained force
available for instant mobilization IA
case their services ~ again needed.
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text nai.shell' andssattoors; G,.ranss
oklahoma city. April
Detroit Americans ! :
Mitchell, James and Yelle;s Regain.
Bressler and Wingc.
Memphis. Tenn. April s.
Memphis Southern ASSN. I Il II
Park Field team. -. 1880. S s.
Budget. Nelson and Z. Flaherty:
e. Flaherty and nley. q
Mobile. Ala, April g.
Brooklyn Nationals-Boston
ton Americans, I'd team. o 1 0
Mobile Southern ASSN. 2 8 II
Bother and Mayer; cavet,, bennett,
Ching and Coleman.
Chattanooga, Tenn, April s.
and Chattanooga Southern association
postponed, rain.
Jacksonville. Fla, April g.
Pittsburgh Nationals ......13 IL q
Camp Johnston .,......... 2 3 Z
Steele, Harmon and Shaw; Daley
and Miller.
Philadelphia. Pa. April S.-Over
500 schools are to be represented at
the Philadelphia Relay Carnival to be
held here April 1921. All Of the
leading colleges Of the East and Cen
| trail states will be entered in the event.
which it is claimed, will. be the biggest
ever held.
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s,5so.so2,o52.s

~SeAA SVSSSoS1VAsSV
Total $3.50, S02, 052.96
To March IL, 1918, the aggregate
to foreign governments associated in
the war against Germany amounted
to$4, ABS. 329,750.
While the greater part Of the wal
income, and excess:profts taxes are
collected in internal-revenue taxes
$566,267,00 to March IL, and had
sold $1,255, 000, 900 in certificates Of
indebtedness which Wills be receive
able in payment Of internal-revenue
taxes,
From April 6 to March 10. 1918,
the Bureau Of Engraving and Print
ing had issued 17.675,371,552 single
United States notes. certificates, bonds
stamps, or sheets OF checks, drafts. or
miscellaneous papers.
From September 2, 1914, to March
-, 1918. the Bureau Of War-Risk In
surance, created Immediately after
the outbreak of the European Wa
to assist the commerce of this coun-
try by granting war-risk insurance on
American vessels and cargoes. had
issued total insurance of $1,0Ss,881,
225. covering a total Of i 4,s46 policies
Premiums on this insurance amount
ed to $40.266, 1918; losses, $24,424,-
1857 expenses, $~113,17.7O.
To March IL, 1918. the Bureau had
issued insurance in the amount of
$12,465,116,500 to 1,53S,S51 appli-
cants among the soldiers and sailors
under the act Of October 6, 1917, to
grant insurance to the fighting forces
and pay indemnities in ase of injury.
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issue $6,544,435,5 SOC
Total
redeem
ed -. 3.sss.sss,ooo

Total outstanding 2,e55,737,500 90
War savings certifc-
ates and Thrift
stamps .......... ss,2ss,4o2.ss
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National Naval Volunteers

Militia were mustered into the service
Of the United States Navy. Since
April 6, 1917, the total strength OF
this. branch Of the Navy has been
gradually increasing until the pres
sent strength is sos officers and 49,
900 men.
Following their muster into the
service they became known as the
National Naval Volunteers. Recruit
ing was carried on until September s.
1917. whensit was suspended by the
order of the Secretary Of the Navy.
The National Naval Volunteers