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^SE3l : '*.S..' •S .Waitertowa \Freeman Established January 27, 1824. CUuasea to \l'iie Jeil'Msonlini\ l a 1S37. I / \Democratic Union*\ Estalviisicil August 0, THE VATEETOWN EE-UNION, SATFEDAY, AUGUST 25, 1917. VOL. X.—NO. -14 \Eemocrntle \Union\ una \JenterNOTiian' 1 Merged lu 1S47\. Changed to \The JelKer.son Democrat\ in. JSG5. CIuingetL to '\l'iie Watc'l'tovni Ue-Uniou\ la 188*. -«^rf- '>'-it ' <r. ._J WASHINGTON GIVES WAR SIGN ENTHUSIASTIC Kj' GREETING. MIS- CHEERING THRONGS IN SIS. Mission. Comes to United States on No Commercial or Political Errand, | But Solely to Greet America as ' Brother in Arms and By Consulta- tion to Decide How Best Two Na- \ tions May Co-operate to Bring 1 -About \Victory i n AVax\ Washing-top, Aug-. 24.—Japan's mis- . sion to the United States, bearing- a message of congratulation and \ap- preciation to President Wilson from the emperor and people of Japan, •was welcomed to Washington Wednesday with warmth and enthns- aasm by the public and with the hig-h- •est marks of courtesy by govern- ment, •. Passing- through streets thronged v.with people, past long lines of school children dressed in white with the red sun of Japan on the fronts of their gowns, the distinguished visit- ors were escorted by cavalry to the a-esidences of Perry Belmont, where they will be the guests of the g-overn- .ment (luring their stay. Tomorrow they,will make the formal calls •which must precede the official con- ferences being- arranged for them, and in the. evening- they will dine with the President at the White House. Statement by Head of Mission. Viscount Ishii, special ambassador •and head of the mission, spoke to the newspaper correspondents this after- noon of his gratification nt the wel- come given t^ie mission in Washing- ton, in Honolulu, in San Francisco and at all stag-es of its journey. He would not give extended inter- views, until he had made his formal call on President Wilson, but made the. following statement: \To say I am pleased to be in .Washington would be too convention- al. I am delighted—we are all de- lighted—with the cordial reception tendered to us everywhere and with the splendid spirit of hospitality and of g-ood will we have found at alt points. \In speaking- t o the gentlemen of a newspaper press which wjelds such enormous power in this great coun- try, I am well aware that purely con- ventional and formal utterance is •worse than nothing—it sounds empty, Rut at the same time, what can I say? I have not even done my first, duty as a guest. Obviously it would be improper therefore to \an- ticipate the message I carry 'from the emperor of Japan to your great President. Slopes For Permanent Amity Now '\My last visit to America was just 10 years ago and even on my short drive, through your very beautiful •streets this morning-, I was able to mark many Ganges for the better, though .Washington, has always re- mained a pleasant memory. Many things have, changed and now that Japan and America are together brothers in arms and fighting for a great common cause, I have every hope and confidence in success, vic- tory and .for permanently continued \international amity.\ Tonight the members of the Mis- sion dined informally with the Jap- anese ambassador. The mission, it is authoritatively • explained, has not come to the United States on a commercial or political errand, but to greet the United States as a brother nation fighting for a common end and to •decide after consultation how best the tw6 nations can co-operate, both in an economic and a military sense, in carrying on the war. While Vis- count Ishii i s vested with plenipoten- tiary powers, the questions to be dis- •cirssed will not be political, but those of expediency and mutual assistance. Use of Japanese Shipping in War Among the most important prob- lems is that of the disposition of Japanese shipping, with the view to making it of the greatest assistance an the conduct of the war. Already Japanese merchant vessels have been carrying all sorts of war cargoes in all parts of the world. But the Entente Allies are looking to Japan for still further assistance in solving the ocean transportation problem, which ranks as-first in im- portance in the war. It is under- stood that Japan stands ready to render this additional assistance within her abilities, and to contrive means to do so is one of the prime .objects of the special mission. America becomes an important -factor in meeting this demand, be- «cause the Japanese cannot build the great number of new ships needed ior the trade, without an adequate •supply of structural steel from the United States, the only country now in a position to export any consider- able amount of this metal. Such ex- mendous building problem of the Shipping Board promises to take the entire available domestic mill pro- duct. Reciprocal Agreement Necessary. Consequently if the Japanese ship- yards now running in a very limited way are to be supplied with Ameri- can steel, there must be an agree- ment that the new Japanese ton- nage is t o be devoted to war uSes. ,An important secondary considera- tion is that of freight rates, and it remains t o be seen whether the Jap- anese ship owners can be induced to content themselves with more mod- erate profits than they have been making in the past, thus conforming to the \scale of ocean freight rates which the Allies and the United States are expected t o lay down. Jap- an has a total mercantile tonnage of 2,000,000, and i s adding to this\ at the rate of 500,000 tons per year. Of this total, about 4 1-2 per cent now is in the Entente war service. Another war measure which the commission is expected to discuss will be the enlax-gement of Japanese naval activities. Already Japan has been of great service to her allies in relieving them wholly of the neces- sary and heavy task of patrolling the seas in the Far East, covering- the Pacific from China to Hawaii, and in assisting in keeping down German and Austrian submarines in the Med- iterranean. May Release V. S. Warship in Pacific. It has been suggested that these Japanese naval activities might be extended still further to include a patrol of the whole north Pacific from shore to shore, thus releasing the American naval forces in those waters for service in Europe and other waters. That the visit of the commission will result in making even closer the present commercial relations be- tween Japan and America is believ- ed to be a certainty. The personnel of the mission fol- lows: Viscount Ishii,^ Vice Admiral Takeashitta, Maj. Gen. Sugano, Com- mander Ando, Maj. Tanikawa, Mas- sanao Haniliara, eonsul general at San Francisco; Matsuzo Xagai, sec- retary of the foreign office; Tad- enao, vice-consul; Tashlro Owaku, secretary, and Douglas L. Dunbar, American secretary to the mission. Most of the members of the mis- sion speak English fluently. ACSTRO-HT'NGARIANS FAILS STOP ITALIANS 13,000 PRISONERS, 30 GUNS British in Ypres Sector Strike Again and Penetrate German Positions Anew—French Hold Verdun Gains Against All Attacks. AMERICAN PRISONERS HAVE PERISHED Crew of Campana, Whose Captain. And Four Gunnel's Were Taken By U-Boat Reports Submarine Was Sunk. An Atlantic Port, Aug. 24.—Thir- ty-nine oE the crew and, eight gun- ners of the Standard Oil\ tank steam- ship Campana, sunk. August 6 by a German submarine, which took pri- soner her captain and four gunners, arrived Wednesday on a French steamer. , Passengers on board the French liner said they heard that the Ger- man U-boat shortly after its attack on v the Campana was sunk by a French patrol boat. The Campana surrendered to the U-Boat, but only because she had not another shot to tire. The Campana's ammunition, after 180 shots, became exhausted. * This was the -story told by J. H. Bruce, third mate of the Campana. The battle began at 5 p. m., and was waged for four hours at a range of between 7,300 and 7,500 yards. The U-boat fired 400 shots, only two o£ which hit the mark. The Campana, nevertheless, was outranged by the two guns, one four-inch, the other two-inch, with which the submarine was armed. The U-boat also was ful- ly as speedy as the American vessel. After the Campana hoisted the in- ternational signal of surrender, her last shell gone, the submarine nev- ertheless, continued to fire, Bruce Said, and all hands took to the boats. The U-boat commander first ap- proached the boat commanded by Bruce, which had aboard the Capa- na's 13 naval gunners, and ordered it alongside. He then went to the lite boat occupied by -Captain Albert Oli- ver of the Campana, and took him prisoner. AMERICAN AIRMAN KILLED Julian Biddle of Philadelphia, Mem- ber of LaFayette EscadriUe, Falls in Battle. Paris, Aug. 24.—Julian Biddle, of the LaFayette aerial squadron was killed in the service 10 days ago. It is now learned definitely that Corp. Harold Willis of Boston, who has been missing for several days, was brought down inside the Ger- man lines by a German machine gun. Philadelphia, Aug. 24.—Julian B. Biddle was the youngest son of Mrs. Arthur Biddle of Ambler, Pa. He was a Yale graduate and was 27 years old. KAISER'S FORMER SPY ORDERED INTERNED Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 24.—In- structions to intern Karl Armgaard Graves, self-styled international spy, were received in Kansas City Wed- nesday from Washington by (Francis ports of steel can \be made \by Amer- M\. Wilson, United States district at- ica only by serf-sacrifice, for the tre-Jtorney. The great offensive of the Italians from the region of Tolmino to the head of the Adriatic Sea is progress- ing, despite the stubborn resistance of the Austrians and the difficulty of the terrain. Meanwhile the British and French forces in Belgium and on the sec- tors of Lens and Verdun in France again have made progress against the Germans and have also held, not- withstanding mosct violent counter attacks, all the ground they won in recent lighting. On the eastern front near the im- portant Russian port of Riga, on the Baltic, the Germans have 'started what possibly may turn out to be an- other big offensive and also are at- tacking the' Russian lines to the southeast in the vicinity of Dvi-nsK and further south near Grody and Tarnopol in northeast Galieia. Italians Take Over 13,000 Prisoners. Already the Italian offensive has resulted in the capture o[ more than 13,000 prisoners and 30 guns and gains of great importance have been made all along the line. Italian warships which are aiding in the at- tack at the head of the gulf of Triest have switched their guns' from the battle line and showered shells upon Triest, the big Austrian port, which is the objective of the Italians. The Vienna war office admits vic- tories of the Italians at several points south of Tolmino and the capture of the town of Selo, near the head of the Adriatic, but asserts that the of- fensive especially at Selo, cost the Italians thousands of men killed or • wounded, in addition to more than 6,500 prisoners. Not alone have the Canadians re- pulsed all German counter atfacks before Lens, but they have taken additional positions from the enemy in front of the important coal cen- ter. British Again Gain in Ypres Sector Near Ypres, in Flanders the Brit- ish again have penetrated the Ger- man line to a considerable depth. On both these sectors furious lighting Is itill going on, the combatants fre- quently coming together in hand-to- hand encounters. Tuesday night and Wednesday morning saw the German crown prince delivering heavy counter at- tacks against the newly won French positions northeast o£ Verdun, where at several points the Germans suc- ceeded in re-entering them. These positions, however, were shortly af- terwards again relinquished to Gen. Petain's men under fierce onslaughts. North and northeast ot Verdun, the Germans made similar attempts to recapture lost grount, but the ar- tillery and rifle fire o£ the French forced them to desist. Wednesday afternoon found the Germans appar- ently cowed as a result of their un- rewarded efforts, for their infantry kept to their trenches and only the artillery was in action. French Capture 7,000 Germans More than 6,000 unwounded Ger- mans have been made prisoners dur- ing the three days of fighting in the Verdun region. Besides there are COO wounded Germans in French hos- pitals. On the Alsne front the German crown prince still continues his at- tack? at various points along the •Chemin-des-Dames and adjacent ter- ritory, but nowhere has he 'been able to dent the French line. East of Riga, between the Tirul marshes and the River Aa, the Ger- mans in a new offensive have forced back the Russian advance guards from one to two miles. They also have begun bombardments to the southeast near Dvinsk and in North- eastern Galieia near Brody and Tar- nopol where the Russians are still maintaining their line notwithstand- ing the recent defections in the army which resulted in a retreat of the Russians in Galieia and Bukowlna. Aerial bombing raids of great in- tensity are still being carried out by British and French aviators over Ger- man positions in Belgium, and inten- sive air fighting also is in progress. German U-Boat Rase Bombarded. German U-Bpat Base Bombarded. Zeebrugge, the German submarine base i n Northern Belgium is reported to have been heavily bombed again. In fights in the air the British Tues^ day accounted for 17 cJerman air- ships but twelve of their own ma- chines failed to return to their base. The loss of British shipping sunk by mines or submarines continues at the low watermark. Last week only 15 vessels of more than 1,600 tons and three of less tonnage were sunk. PRESIDENT FIXES THOSE PRO- DUCERS AND OBBERS MA* CHARGE. THOSE FOR RETAILERS LATER President Also Names Dr. Garfield ot Williams College as Fuel Adminis- trator—Prices of Anthracite at Mine and Limit on Profits of Wholesalers It is Declared Will Reduce Present Prices Sharply.— System for Coal Dealers. Washington, Aug. 24.—Government conlrol of the coal industry was made almost complete last night when President AVilson named Dr. H. A. Garfield, president of Williams College, fuel administrator, fixed an- thracite prices for producers and job- bers and set a limit on profits to be made by bituminous wholesalers. The final step will be to make re,_ ulations for coal distribution and io fix anthracite and bituminous retail prices. This will be done when a dis- tribution program is perfected and when the Federal Trade Commission has completed a plan under which re- tail profits may be fixed. The anthracite prices fixed, effec- tive September 3, are virtually the same as those now charged at the mines under a voluntary arrange- ment made by producers with the Trade Commission. Reduces Present Prices Sharply. The prices that may lie charged by jobbers, however,, will reduce pre.-cnt costs sharply. Bituminous jobbers profits, too. will be cut by the nnv price scale set for wholesale transac- tions. The anthracite scale for railroad- owned mines which include practical- ly all the big producers, follows: White ash, broken, $-l.r>.\.; egg. $4.1.\; stove, $'I.7ll; chestnut, .$4.SO; pea, $-1; roil ash-broken, $'1.7.1; egg, $.l.ii.1; stove, $4.U0; chestnut, $.00; pea, $4.10; Lykens Valley, broken. R5; egg, $4.00; stove, $.1.30; chestnut, $.1.:it>; pea, Other producers may charge an ad- vance of 7.1 cents a ton of 2,240 pounds mer the figures set for the railroad-owned mines. Those who in- cur me expense of re-screening it at Atlantic or lake port may add an ad- ditional live cents a ton. Anthracite jobbers delivering coal at Buffalo and points east of that city will be allowed a maximum profit of 20 cents a ton of 2,2-10 pounds, and those delivering it west of Buffalo may charge an excess of III) cents. The combined gross profits of any num- ber of jobbers handling a shipment' must not exceed the limit of profit set for a single jobber, except flint a screening charge of five cents may be made on water shipments at Atlantic or lake ports. Pro/its on Bituminous Jobbers Profits for jobbers in bituminous coal are fixed at 15 cents a ton of 2.000 pounds, and the same restric- tions that govern dealings by a num- ber of anthracite jobbers apply to bi- tuminous transactions. The President's order forbids rail- road-owned mines from selling to other mines, and prohibits dealers from, selling eoal produced by rail- road-owned mines on a basis of prices fixed for other mines. The bituminous jobbers' prices be- come effective immediately, as did bi- tuminous mine prices announced Tuesday night. The coal administration will be or- ganized as soon as Dr. Garfield has completed his work of recommending to the food administration a govern- ment price for the 1917 wheal crop. Dr. Garfield's price-fixing committee, it was said today, would be ready to announce a price withn a few days. Dr. Garfield announced tonight he would institute a licensing system for all coal dealings from the mine to the retailer, and that if prices were fixed for retailers the licensing would be extended to cover retail dealings. Government Can Take Over Mfoies. Under the law giving the President control of fuels the government can take over ind operate any mines fail- ing t o observe regulations prescribed. A corporation similar to the wheat corporation of the food administra- tion was suggested tonight as a pos- sibility to prepare the government to handle the situation if the price-fix- ing plan does not work out satisfac- torily. | SENATE ADOPTS AMENDMENTS GREATLY INCREASING LEVY. TAKES RALE SOI INCOMES Proposed Increase AVitb Regular Tax Nearly 50 Per Cent on Those of 500,000 to $750,000 and More on Million and Ove'd—Senate Also Re- tains Leuroot Amendments of House Bill Putting Surtaxes on In- comes Over $00,000. Washington.. Aug. 2-1.—Senate senti- ment for higher taxation of incomes and war profits was given initial ex- pression Wednesday by rejection of the finance commit lee recommenda- tions and temnthe adoption of pro- visions adding- $72,0(1(1,000 to flic war tax bill's levy on individual incomes subject to surtax. After three days discussion of fax increases, the Senate returned to consideration of committee amend- ments and voted 74 to il for the amendment of \lr. Gerry (Dcui, R. I.) to greatly raise surtaxes on incomes exceeding $.1(>O.(l()0, estimated to pro- duce $-l(i,22.1,0l>(> more revenue. II was quickly followed by voting-, with small majorities, to retain the House surtaxes on incomes from $00.0(111 t o $.-,(10.(1(1(1 including Hie so-called ben- root amendments. This is estimated In add $20.17.1,(1(111 in rou'iiue. DEATH OF 15 Patrols Search for Over 100 Men Missing from the Ranks of Roll Call • a,u CITIZENS MASSACRED AS ACT OF REVENGE House Tax on Incomes Greatly Increased. As the rriiscil House bill formerly sfooil, it wits designed to raise from individual incomes $117.70-1.01)1) in ad- dition t<i the amount eollei-ted under the present, law. When 1he Senate recessed Wednes- day night, there was pending Mr. La- l-'olletle's substitute, which would in- crease the additional leiy on indivi- dual incomes to $72:i,iil(i.(ioi). The Wisconsin senator also has two other lentuliie mil' 'idinents in abeyance proposing levies aggregating respec- tively $ii.1s,7S7,n(>0 and $.1ii.1,s2s.l>(><> as compared with $-117,7u4.i>no under the finance committee's rc\isuni. That the Senate's decisive stand for increasing income rates may be the forerunner of further material in- creases was admitted tonight by leaders opposing- drastic advances. Tin7, predicted defeat of LaFolletfe's uinciidiHciilK tomorrow, but admitted that Hiey would get a large vote. Fight on War Profits Section Next Tin- sentiment for 1ax increases is expected to result in 11 bitter contest nii-i' lii.e war profits section, to lie taken ii]i next. Soldiers Steal Ammunition and Attack Police — Guardsmen Hunt Down Rioters and Restore Order in Short Time — Extreme Cruelly Shown —Men Once at Madison Barracks. Houston, Tex, Aug. 2-1,—More than 101) negro soldiers of the two com- panies of the 24th Infantry which ingaged in a riot last night and caused the death of 15 and the wounding of more than a score of persons, are 'being sought today by strong pttrols of regulars, and Illinois national guardsmen, under the command of General ohn A. Hulen, governor of the city, which is now under martial law. Roll call this morning by Major Snow, in command of the battalion of negroes, developed 123 men were absent. Eighteen of these have surren- dered and others are being rounded up by the military patrols. nder military law, it was stated, soldiers may be shot for having rioted and fired on their officers. The rioting, according to best accounts available, was caused by ill feel- ing among the negroes, caused by the alleged treatment accorded some of them by city police. 1 BARN A RINDSTONE ISLAND IS DESTROYED All kinds of job printing doae at the Re-Union Office on short notice. Clayton, Aug. 24.—A barn belonging to T. S. McRea on Grindstone Island was struck by lightning and entirely destroyed, at 2 Thursday morning. The barn was a new one and was valued-at $4,800. With the barn were destroyed a tool house, granary, a hay stack and a threshing' machine belonging to Bert Robinson. All of this season's stock of hay was de- stroyed. There was $1,000 insurance on the barn and $300 on the hay. The threshing machine was also insured, i A grain stack was saved. ,,, ra&^f; Mr. Lewis (l)eni., III.) asserted in a speech today that the treasury has eriilcuce of income tax frauds by v.'eaffh,\ persons defrauding- the gov- ernment of $:i(iii.(ioi),ooi). The indhi'lual income surtax rate increases, as tentathely apprmed In- day, range from one per cent, on in- comes from $.\ to .In per cent, on those over $.1(111,1101). The first ba- Follette amendment, now under con- sideration, proposes tile' same mini- mum and maximum rales, but also for many more taxable sub-divisions for about one per cent, additional on each $1,000 over $.1,01)11. The I.eiirimt amendments retained by the Senate on test voles of 2.1 to 112 and 27 fu 20 make a flat increase of 2.1 per cent. 011 the surtaxes on in- comes of $110,000. After the two test votes. Mr. Simmons (i)eni., N. (.'.), chairman of the finance committee, eeu-ed further opposition. Lodge Replies to L11 Follctto Mr. Lodge opened eWdiiesday's de- bale, replying to Mr. LaFollette's ar- gument of yesterday that, the bill pro- poses to raise too little of the war's expense by taxation and too much by bonds. Mr. Lodge, insisted that it strikes a fair balance. Its tax levy, he said, is sufficient, and that without disturbing business. More than 30 per cent, of this year's war expenses would be raised by taxation, he said. Mr. Lodge pointed out that about 30 per cent, of Civil War expenses were paid by taxation and that Great Britain had raised only 24.2 per cent, of her total war expenditures to date by taxes. Peace on flic status before the war was opposed by Mr. Lodge, who de- clared that the United States is fight- ing for its own safely and indepen- dence. \We can bine no peace without complete victory,\ he. added. \I don't believe a German victory is possible for it would make. this, world a place not worth living in.\ May Take 00 er Cent of War Profits. If this war continues, he estimated, it would be necessary to take 00 per cent, of the war profits. He de- nounced the House excess profits scheme, declaring it would exempt practically every railroad in the country. Prospects of a final vote on the tax bill being delayed until next week, today caused House leaders to revise their tentative arrangements to have the House resume its regular ses- Houston, Tex, Aug. 2 1. At eight o'clock this morning Hnusti.n was quiet, no further outbreaks uting re- ported since the rounding, up of mut- inous negro soldiers who last night killed at least twelve persons aud wounded eighteen. All street ears carry armed guards, all shops selling ammuiiilion are guarded and saloons arc closed. , At least 12 white men anr out ne- gro are dead today ond more than 20 persons, including two white girls, ar e sufl'ori'ng from gunshot wounds, as the result of the outbreak of 150 negroes of the 24th tilted Slates ln- famt.dy who last night left their quar- ters art Camp Logan, near here, uo- gan to lire their guns promiscuously and for several hours terrorized the residents of the community. Martial law was proclainiPil by Governor James E. Ferguson, effec- tive in Houston, and vicinity, and ear- ly today the military authorities had the situation under cor 1 rot, all.iiogh in of the negro soldiers still were missing. Shoot Out Lights. The trouble Is said to have started after some of the negro soldiers had complained of treatment aeeortU-d them bv members of the Houston po- lice force. About nine o'clock some SO ne- groes, later being joined by others, formed at 'their camps and began a march toward down town Houston. Lights in residents along the way were shot, out and a number of per- sons wounded as they sat Inside their homes. Try to ICill Major Snow. Major L. K. Snow, commanding the negro troops guarding Camp Logan, declared that he attempted to control the men when he saw what was about to happen, \but they were beyond control and some 15o of them started to shoot promiscuously in tho camp and soon scattered in every direc- tion.\ An attempt was made to kill him, Major Snow declared. According to police reports the ori- gin of the trouble was the arrest of a negro woman in a down town ser- tlon. A negro soldier asked that the prisoner be turned over to lilm and a refusal led to an argument, with the soldier finally being taken to po- lice headquarters. A little later another negro soldier approached the policeman and asked caueurnlng the first man. When told that the -negro was at hadquarters more words followed and this negro was also sent to headquarters. Call Troops \Colored\ Previously the negroes had report- ed the happening to their officers. A conference followed between Police Superintendent Broekan d army oflt- cers, which led to an ordtr being is- sued to the effect that the negro troops by members of the Police de- partment. Kvideuce of the brewin griot be- came apparent in the evening and. Major Snow, In command of the troops received word that the ne- groes had entered the ammunition tents and armed themselves. Shot at Random. He attempted to quell the negroes but they were already beyond con- •trol and had begun to shoot at ran- dom while marching toward the city. If was not until the negroes reach- ed the Reichert store at Washington, avenue and Sandman road that the taking o'f life began. Alma Rcichtrt, lfi years old, the first viotim, was shot by a stary bullet, it Is believed, as she had sought safety to her fath- er's store. It was a block further souith, aa the negroes turned in that direction on the Sandman road, that Fred Winkler was killed and W. J. Drueks, seriously injured. Sixteen truekloads of federalized national guardsmen were rushed to the seat of the trouble, and all the streets were put under heavy patrol. Become Snipers. 'More than 100 armed negro sol- diers were said to have hid under ouildlngs in the vicinity of West End baseball park and with their high powered army rifles pursued sniping tactics for a time. Among those killed was Capt. J. W. Mattes, Battery A, 2nd Illinois Field Artillery, who arrived here a tew days ago to prepare the camp for the regiment which still is ltt Chicago. He was shot to death - whU B trying to quiet the negro sol- diers who were firing on soldiers and ivlllans. He was badly mutilated, his right arm being cut off and his scalp almost torn away. sions next Monday. • They will beg-in following- passage'of the revenue bill. A call was sent out for the ways and means committee to meet next Monday to begin consideration of the. $11,538JO0O war bond and certificate issue. GIRL POSKD AS BOY FOR 10 YEARS Registered Under Draft Law, But Failed fo Answer Call—Arrested by Police She ArfmUs Her Sex. Cleevland, Aug. 24.—When the. call came for registering June S, Harry Hoffman, 30, whose real name is Lil- lian Myers, registered. Failure to ap- pear for examination caused her de- ention by the police. Today she broke down and confess- ed that for the past 10 years she has been masquerading in maleattire. During these, years she. has worked as a soda fountain attendant, ice wagon driver, grocery clerk and mov- er—alwys s m.n. JOIN THE ARMY! JOIN THE NAVY! DISTURBING NEWS FROM RUSSIA Washington in Receipt of Official Dis« patches That Cause Concern As To Situation Pictured. Washington, Aug. 24.—-Official dis-i patches have been received from Rus- sia of such a character as to cause some concern over the situation they picture. Suggestions/ that the dis- patches deal with the possibility of the Socialist element gaining an up- per hand and forcing some considera- tion of peace out of harmony with Russia's allies or some new -undercur- rent seeking to undermine Premier Kerensfcy's meet: only Hie reply that the dispatches cannot be discussed or made public. e The extent of German intrigue in Russia is well known, and the sub- ject matter of the dispatches prob- ably is connected with that. ' i J DO YOUR BIT! JOIN THE ARMY! ^ '•• il JOIN THE NAVY!
