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- iX ' HESHGETO PEOPLE OF HUH r$ -;•* • . . , -- i V . ' L "• Ilfei t tJiiiiliin laniiM m JBm uvvemui UDWoen rasuw ow , lamation Catena on AH to ... meti to/arm Work, w- *«• 'Sfc* f •* - V , ^v- 4. BIG cROFS AND ECONOMY farmers Advised to Divide Profits With Boys--"Make Corn 8tand 100 Per Cent"--Urges Muni' cipal Farming. Y • - 'fort n gflehL---Go vernor Lowden has Issued a food proclamation, tfrom his experience as a farmer he drew prac­ tical recommendations. He advises two litters of pigs a year, w^ros against experimenting With new crops, and urgep "municipal farming." » The proclamation cautions t$e f*o- . jfy to avoid waste and extW*4^8#ce. ? tfhe proclamation follows t* *'Ky Governor, proclamation. II- "We are In the midst of war. We inust mobilize our forces for the pro­ duction of food. The Mississippi val­ ley Is the granary of the continent. Illinois, the greatest of all the food- producing states, is its center. Illinois must do her part in feeding the armies of democracy, for, let us not forget that this war has become, not a war against Germany but a war of democ­ racy against absolutism. ^ "I feel certain in this crisis that the farmers of Illinois will employ the ut­ most endeavors to farm as large an acreage as possible and to raise the maximum yield of crops. Get Schoolboys Busy. "As a result of industrial changes ft has been increasingly difficult for more than a decade to employ suffi­ cient labor for the farms. That con­ dition now has become acute. " The state of Illinois, through its superin­ tendent of public Instruction, has ad­ vised all school superintendents and «school officers in Illinois to provide a plan whereby any schoolboy above the age of fourteen years may be released from school to devote himself to work In the garden or upon the farm, re­ ceiving the same school credits as though he had remained at school. "This should help greatly to recruit *. the army df agricultural workers. I suggest that farmers In the vicinity of public schools, who may* need addi­ tional help, offer to share upon an equitable basis the profits from their crops with schoolboys-who may be "willing to help In producing cash crops. firm Employment Bureau Opened. "Mr. B. M. Davidson, the secretary of the state board of agriculture at Springfield, has converted his office Into an employment agency, and will seek to bring together men who de­ sire to find work upon the farm and those who require their services. The new department of agriculture of the state, now being organized, will co-op- . erate to the fullest extent with the agricultural interests of \he state to ,, promote the largest possible produc­ tion. "Let all remember that at this time ...we cannot serve our country better than by devoting our energies to the . ncreased production of food. This war Is likely to be finally won, n&t upon the world's battlefields, but In America's gralnflelds. .. '"I know the difficulty of either ex­ tensive or Intensive farming at the present time because of the difficulty of securing adequate labor. There are* However, many ways by which we can increase the^rleld of crops wl&iout ad­ ditional labor. If our farmers would all test and screen their seed corn they would do'ubtless increase the total yield by W per cent Margin of Safety. # % "And that 20 per cent might be the margin of safety before another crop is raised. The winter wheat crop In the Southwest has largely failed. Something may be done through spring •wheat, but relief this year will come largely from the corn crop and I pro­ pose to the state of Illinois the slogan, 4A hundred per cent stand of corn.' •Two litters of pigs should be pro­ duced where one is now produced, and this might save ns from meatless days. Poultry should be produced as it never was produced before. .^Measures for increasing food should be confined to those crops and prac­ tices that have proved successful in the locality. This is no time for ex­ perimentation with new crops. Municipal Farming. "The term "municipal farming" ought to come into public thought. In the snrall towns and villages, where much idle land can be had, small frnlts and vegetables should be grown under the supervision of those who - afe skilled in the cultivation of the soil. In order to secure proper results, "fp" Civil Service Bill Advanced. . The senate advanced the Buck civil service bill third reading after adopting a number of amendments, Morton D. Hull of Chicago and Henry W. Austin of Oak Park led the fight against it. The first test vote on an amendment showed 25 yeas to 17 nays. The Democrats In the main voted 3 against the amendments. Henry M. Dunlap of Savoy Intro­ duced a substitute which would take from under civil service afl stenogra­ phers. Senator Takes Oath. -^Albert C. Clark (Rep.) of Chicago, newly elected member from the Thir­ teenth district, took the oath of office administered by Chief Justice Craig of the supreme court. He fills the place caused by the election of John A. Swaoeon (Rep.) elected to the mu­ nicipal court. The house defeated the Dahlberg Mil designed to permit the city of Chi­ cago to contract with theatrical com­ panies. etc.. for amusements at the? municipal pier or "anywhere in the city," on the contention It permitted Chicago "to enter show business." I earnestly urge upon city and village councils, upon commercial clubs and woman's clubs to exert themselves to provide at once competent supervision •for- this cultivation. I suggest that re­ tired farmers living In these cities and towns would be available for this sel*v- ica , "Above all, we must avoid waste and" extravagance. "If we are to win this war the labor of the country must be bestowed upon only needful things, and I call upon the people everywhere to practice uni­ versally those reasonable economics without which we shall not do our part in this great struggle. "The issue is closed. We did not desire war, but. In spite of our wishes, war Is upon us. Our independence as a nation, our liberties are at stake. If we are worthy of our forbears we will shrink from no effort and from no sacrifice which may be needed to win an enduring peace. "fiy the Governor, > "FRANK OL LOWDEN. "Secretary of State, "LOUIS L. EMMERSON." Listing Land in Cook. In Chicago President Relnberg of the county hoard ordered all the township assessors in Cook county to make accurate lists and maps of all uncultivated land In their townships which might be used for the planting of crops. ' The township assessors are now at work ail over the state, driving about their districts, and a state-wide census of uncultivated lands migh^ be made without much extra exertion. How Calf Clubs Work. State Dairy Commissioner Matthews announced the formation of 116 calf clubs, in as many towns in Illinois, each of them financed by a local bank­ er, which will add within the next three months more than 3,000 young cattle to the resources of the state and save that many calves from premature slaughter. • That the bankers will do their part Is Indicated by the tremendous success which W. Scott Matthews, state dairy and-food commissioner, lias had In the last two months In organising--with the financial backing of the local bank­ ers*--no less than 116 calf clubs in towns in central and southern Illinois. "VVe buy young heifer calves »of dairy stock," says Matthews, "many of which would be otherwise sent to. the slaughterhouse. Ail the animals we buy are either thoroughbreds or good grades., We ship a carload or two at a time to each town. "The local banker puts up the money to pay for the calves and they are sold to the schoolchildren of the commu­ nity, one to a child, the banker taking the child's six-months' note for the amount, which is always fixed at cost. At the end of six months the animals are sold at auction and the notes paid off, leaving the small owner with a handsome profit in almost every case. "So far we have so distributed 2,650 such calves and I have men out now buying 3,000" more to fill other orders. **Here is a list of 116 Illinois banks which are financing calf clubs in their communities. Every calf they buy is not only saved from the butcher to grow up Into a mature, producing ani mal,.but it adds to the wealth of the state and of the community. Schoolboy Army of Workers. There was an Immediate response oni the part of the Chicago high school boys to the proclamation of President Loeb and Superintendent John D. Shoop that those over sixteen, who go to work on farms and truck gardens will be given full school credit. As soon as the high schools were dis­ missed in the afternoon scores of boys visited the rooms of the board o£ edu­ cation to make application for such leave from school duties. It was decided by Superintendent Shoop and Assistant Superintendent Ernest E. Cole, who has direct charge of the work, that arrangements should be made between the students and their principals. Mr. Cole prepared an application blank which will be printed and sent to principals. It requires the boys to state their age, their place of employment in farm work, and the condition of their health. The appli* cation must be countersigned by the principal and the boy's parents. Woman's Suffrage Bill Defeated. The tears of women found an ac­ companiment to the defeat of woman suffrage In the senate. After the Buck Mil was on Its wayto the house the senators slaughtered the Barbour suffrage resolution. It 'rallied only nine votes and it needed 34 for adap­ tion. The house passed the big hard-road bill, providing for a referendum on the issuance of $60,000,000 In • bonds to build 4.000 miles of hard roads. A companion measure provides for a system of financing the project where­ by the automobile license fees will be Increased to take care of the bond is­ sue. The companion measure also was passed. Members of the house military af­ fairs committee reported back with the recommendation that it do not pass Representative HamlLp's bill to create a state military training commission. Pass Military Census Bill. The senate by unanimous vote passed the Edward C. Curtiss bill providing a war ceusus in Illinois to obtain a list of men available for military service and an inventory of the industrial and agricultural resources as they co-ordi­ nate with the military situation. The vote was 35 to 0. The bill has an emer­ gency clause and goes to the house for concurrent action. It carries an appro­ priation of $50,000" to defray the ex­ penses of the census. The machinery for taking It will be under the direction of Adjutant General Frank S. Dick­ son. List Everybody for War. The inventory comprehends the onl- versal military service Idea. It Is the Intention to classify the Industrial pur­ suit of citizens so that the man, for Instance, who Is an expert at raising wheat may be kept producing this food supply and the man who Is nn expert at building implements of warfare shall be assigned to the place where he will be of most service to his coun­ try. Adjutant General Dickson favors following the system emp'loyed In Con­ necticut, the first state to devise {the idea and system of this method at pre­ paredness. > ' . " • • • ' ; / - V , ' ' • - • • • ' X ' -vrTt -- BRITISH TAKE LENS? FROM THE STATE'S __ S|p|» CIVlL ppPULATION REMOVED /$ tl ^IfOR* CITY LAST FRIDAY ' I BY GERMAN8. %P.P0IES AR^BpBJp fJectare Teuton! Wadfe Fran­ tic Efforts to Take Away Stores and , GMins Before Enemy Arrived--Retire . fti Belgium. •1 . '«.* . •vH-w- London, April 1?.--Indications of possible retirement of the Germans In Belgium is given in the Belgian offi­ cial report, which* says the second German line o^ intrenchments near Dlxmude were entered and found un­ occupied. Apparently the city of Lens, the great coal center of northern France, has fallen before the British drive. The British official report on Sunday night speaks only of progress 'east of Lie via, where our troops are approach­ ing the outskirts of Lens," but the Cor­ respondent of Lloyd's News with the British army telegraphs that British patrols entered the city early Sunday morning. The Germans ordered the civil pop­ ulation from the town* on Friday pre­ paratory to their own departure, and seized three months', provisions accum­ ulated In Lens by the American relief commission. The Germans let loose against the British wedge threatening the southern hinge of the line the most powerful blow they have delivered since the be­ ginning of their withdrawal. Along a six-mile front on both sides of the Bapaume-Vambrai highroad the enemy launched a succession of heavy infantry attacks. They penetrated Lagnicourt, which is the center of the British front. General Halg's men ral­ lied, however, and drove the enemy out, capturing 300 prisoners. The British line now stands where It did before, and 1,500 German dead have been counted. The German thrust failed also to check British progress at St. Quenttn where ground was gained east and north of Grlcourt, 40 miles from Lens. *. With ihe capture of Lens the French will be In position once more to meet their coal shortage, which, to an extent, has Interfered with the manufacture of munitions. Prisoners seized in the fighting about Lens declare that there was wild confusion In the town while the main body of Germans was retreating. Squads dragging guns and stores were met by squads ordered to blow up the roads to prevent the British advance beyond the city. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Halg's principal object In his advance on Lens Is rather to turn La Bas­ se from the south, La Basse ngd Lens forming the principal outworks of Lille, which is the key to the whole German position in Flanders. Kaleidoscopic View of the Hap*: tunings in IHiiwii*. t TO OPEN HOSPITAL M IU& ************************** } MRS WILSON LEADS BACK J I TO THE "SIMPLE LIFS" $ • i j Washington, April 14.--Mrs. it Woodrow Wilson, Mrs. Thomas J R. Marshall and the women of it the cabinet have Inaugurated a * "simple life" movement in aid * of economy and efficiency, to de- $ vote more time and money to re- * Ilef work. Mrs. Lansing, wife of $ the secretary of state. Issued a J statement for the women of the $ cabinet. They have decided to J omit the usual formal entertain- it ment and calling. In the man- J agement of their domestic econ- it omy they pledge themselves to J buy Inexpensive clothing and it simple food, ^nd to watch and J prevent all kinds of waste. They * make an appeal to all the wom- £ en of America to do everything * in their power along these 4 lines." 4M ERIC AM SHIP IS SHELLED Schooner Hunt Is Abandoned While Under the Guns of a German Submarine. Washington, April 16.--The Ameri' can schooner Edwin R. Hunt of New York was abandoned by its crew under shell fire from * submarine near Cape Gata, Spain, in the Mediterranean. April 7, according to a dispatch to the state department from Consul Gassett at Malaga. Consul Gassett's messag said: "American schooner Edwin R. Hunt of New York, Nicholas Miller, master, with crew of eight, bound from Crete to New York in ballast, shelled by submarine at 4 a. m. April 7, 40 miles off Cape Gata. Ship aban­ doned by crew, under fire, fate un­ known. Crew all saved, hrougbt to Almerla by Danish schooner Konso.** ' Ball Player Is Injured. Chicago, April 17.--Victor Saier, first baseman of the Cubs, sustained a broken ankle sliding into the plate in the middle of a six-inning rally that threatened to overcome a five-run Car- lead. The Cards won, 5 to 3. ' U-Boat Chaser Is Damaged. Lbs Angeles, Cal., April 17.--Eight men of undetermined nationality had been arrested at a desert pointy by county authorities, charged with hav­ ing damaged a United States subma- riiui chaser shipped by freight Wealthy Iowa Farmer Killed. fiavenpprt. Ia., April 16. -- Fred Denkman, seventy-four, one of the wealthiest retired farmers of south­ eastern Iowa, was run down and killed by a Rock Island passenger train at his home in Walcott. Form Company at U. •# J. , • city, la., April 16.--One htm- dred and thirty out of 140 students and professors in the Iowa unlver Pity c6iie«e of law formed a militarj company beaded by Lieut Ooi. Plojri Philbrick, § law rtudent ii: Institution for Insane at Alton Will Ready Then--Cost of Main- < *' talking School^ .State. 1 Alton.--"the state hospital for the In­ sane will open here In July. Springfield.--Public schools of the state Inst year cost $44,478,199.80, with an enrollment of L084s640 pupils. Savanna.--Orvllle Fulrath, nineteen, will probably lose his eyesight as re- suit of burns from steam from burst­ ing coffee pot. Mount Carroll.--Campaign fostered by women's clubs to save wild flow­ ers. Rock Island.--Two hotel keepers ar»° rested by game warden for selling game out of season. Sadoru8.--Rev. Mr. Morrow resigns as pastor of Baptist church to go into business at Bement. Rockford.--Remodeled Court Street Methodist church will be dedicated April 29 when Bishop W. O. Shepard, former pastor, will preach. Rock Island."--Safe of a new saloon opened by Q. Seidllts dynamited and $1,000 taken. Carllnvllle.--New Town of Wilson Is being laid out in Macoupin county at site of new coal mine to* be opened up. Chandlervllle.--Triplets, two girls and a boy, born to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Garner. Carllnvllle.--Guy Balrd, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Balrd, has joined the U. S. aviation corps. Springfield.--C. J. LeMasters Is liv­ ing with a neck which was broken two months ago by a fall of slate. Vandalla.--Hon. Henry A. Stone, past grand master and $ast grand rep­ resentative of Illinois Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, Is dead. Springfield.---Lester Kendall, first to enlist and Claim offer of Sangamon County Coal company to give $12 weekly to dependents of first five em­ ployees to enlist. Carlinville.--Rev. C. K. Osborn In­ stalled as new pastor of First Presby­ terian church. • Springfield.--State highway commis­ sion has awarded contracts for con­ structing nearly fifty state-aid roads In all parts of state. Shelby ville. -- William W. James, fanner, resident of Shelby county 38 years, Is dead at the age of eighty- eight. Freeport.--Farmer Institute dates for following counties: Stephenson, December 10-15; Jo Daviess, January 21-31; Carroll, December 11-13; White­ side, Lee and Ogle, November 21-23. Springfield.--Attorneys for wet in­ terests contest validity of election that made this city dry. •, Freeport.--Big patriotic parade and mass meeting held here. * Springfield.--Lincoln highway ex­ tended from Havana to Burlington, Ia. Chicago.--By vote of the sanitnry district board, Trustee George W. Paulin has been made chief executive in place of President Sergei, de­ posed. Quincy.---The 1,000 old soldiers and sailors in the home here enthusiastical­ ly indorsed the declaration of war. Tuscola.--Concrete and brick road out of this city will be finished soon. Chicago.--Court of domestic rela­ tions beat all records by collecting from delinquent husbands during March $12,144. Carml.--Alderman Peter Speicher shot himself dead. Springfield.--Oil painting of fortaer Gov. Edward F. Dunne hung in exec­ utive office. Hettick.--Tills town* has raised a flag pole and surmounted It with the Stars and Stripes. Springfield.--Order from war and navy departments changes the age lim­ its for enlistment to 16-35 for navy and 16-40 for army. Chicago.--Cook at Saddle and Cycle club arrested as German spy after be­ ing watched for several days. Mount Pulaski.--Estate of L. JL ffcroggin- will pay Inheritance tax of $17,726. Springfield.--Eighty-five nuns of Or­ der of St. Francis took out naturalisa­ tion papers here. Springfield. -- Illinois Tuberculosis association held a meeting here to con­ sider preventive measures for the army. Jersey ville.--Alvln L. Brlnton filed bankruptcy papers with liabilities of $2,423.87 and assets of $250. Chicago.--All leaves of absence have been canceled as all postal employees are needed for work on spy plots. Joliet.--"Jack" King, alias Murphy, Scaled penitentiary wall and escaped. Nil wood.--The mines here wilt re­ open after an Idleness of several years. Springfield.--The Optimis* club will place a sundial in. the courthouse yard. Fillmore.--Country Life club organ­ ized in the Woodboro district. Rockford.--Carl Smith's $250 sheep dog shot by farmer who mistook him for a chicken-eatinrr wolf. Prophetstown.--Practically all win­ ter wheat in this region has been inter-killed. Springfield.--Entire membership of the executive board of United Mine Workers of Illinois attend joint meet­ ing at New York city. ^ • Oregon.--Edmund A. Hastings, son of Oregon banker, has sailed for France to Join American ambulance corps. ' 4 Springfield.--By strictly party vote the Sangamon county board of super­ visors lias elected Harry W. Nickeyj Rei>«bliean. chairman. Springfield.--Illinois Publisher, offi­ cial organ of the Southern Illinois l&i- toriai association, has Just been l» died. . • .. ' ' / -v*. • 0. a WAR TAX PLAN! DEATH FOR TRAITORS ! WOMAN SICK SECRETARY M*ADOO SUGGESTS * TO CONGRESS EXTENSION AND INCREASE ON INCOMES. NO MCOiiJMETOA'riONS ijtOE Names Profit Tax Rate*, Import, Stamp, Liquor, Amu--m«n|, Sqgar, Coffee, Tobacco, Soft Drinks,* Trans­ portation Receipts, -Etc. Washington, April lflt--Administra­ tion suggestions as to possible new sources; of taxation through which to raise approximately one-half of the es­ timated cost of the first year of the war,/or $1,807.250,000/were submitted by Secretary McAdoo to the senate finance and the' house ways and means committees. The other half of the cost is to be provided by $2,000,000,000 of the bonds authorised by the war rev­ enue bill passed Saturday by the house, which is expected to pass the senate this week. Outstanding in the suggestions are greatly increased income and excess profit tax rates, taxing of many im-' ported articles now admitted free, and stamp, liquor, amusement, sugar, cof­ fee, tobacco, soft drink, freight and passenger transportation receipts, and automobile taxes. All, of the data is sent to congress for Its Information and without recommendations from the treasury. Probably the most far reaching pro­ posal concerns Income taxes. The sec­ retary estimates that a 50 per cent In­ crease on both Individuals and corpora­ tions for 1916, collectable next June, would yield $165,000,000 additional. For 1917 he points out that to lower the In­ come tax exemption from $3,000 to $1,500 for unmarried persons, from $4,000 to $2,000 for married persons, to leave the normal tax at'2 per cent, but to raise the supertaxes materially, would make the law produce $340,000,- 000 additional in June, 1918, without changing the corporation tax. U. S. PUNS BIG FOOD ARMY Secretary Houston Favors Enlisting 2,000,000 Men and Boys for Farm Work. Washington, April 16.--Proposals for enlistment of a work army of 2,000,000 men and boys for agricultural service, and other drastic steps to Increase food production during the war, were given enthusiastic encouragement on Friday at the department of agriculture. Sec­ retary Houston ordered wide publicity given to resolutions adopted at the re­ cent St. Louis conference of agricul­ ture experts looking to production of greater crops as an emergency meas­ ure. They recommended that con­ gress appropriate $25,000,000 for Use by the secretary of agriculture In such a campaign. "Upon the farmer rests In large measure the final responsibility of win­ ning the war," declare the resolutions made public here. "Because of the world shortage of food it is scarcely possible that the production of staple crops by the fanners of the United States can be too great this year." It Is recommended that boys under military age and men beyond the age, and those physically disqualified should be enrolled In the national army for labor in the production of food* muni­ tions and supplies. || • . 'V" . SENATE PASSES ARMY BILl Sundry Civil Measure Also Approved --Effort to Raise Pay of In- listed Men Faila. Washington, April 13.--The senate on Wednesday passed legislation car­ rying appropriations of $450,000,000. The first measure to be given consid­ eration was the army appropriation bill which passed the house in the last session carrying appropriations^ of $278,000,000. Efforts by Senator Hughes of New Jersey to have Included an amendment raising the pay of eniistea men from $15 to $30 per month was defeated when the chair ruled' that such an amendment was out of order. Following the army bill the senate passed the sundry civil appropriation bill carrying appropriations of $144,- 000,000. - In the open senate the flood control bill carrying an appropriation of ;$10,- 000,000 was voted In as an amend­ ment and the bill carrying a total of calL PROCLAMATION OF PRESIDENT > CITES CRIMINAL CODE--U. £ ' ! TO PROSECUTE TO LIMIT. M^TWO YEARS BARS ALL AID TO THE ENEMY $1,000,000 for Defense. 8t. Paul, Minn.. April 16.--Both houses of the Minnesota legislature passed the public safety commission bill as agreed upon by the conference committee and the bill now goes to the governor, who will sign it. The bill carries an appropriation of $1,000,000 Throw Bomb Off Bridge. Portland, Ore., April 17. A man detected In the act of placing a bomb on an Oregon Short Line bridge wa- seen to plunge off into ,the watei when guards opehed fire. The guards threw the bomb into the river. Says Mexico Is Neutral. El Paso. Tex.. April 17 --The first message of President Carranza to the Mexican congress declared the neutral­ ity of Mexico In the European war. It expressed hope that MexkVmay bring about a settlement. LiM^i^^olfStlttition Apply to Alt- Aliens as Well as Citizens Owe Al­ legiance--Concealment of Crimes to' i Be Punished* Washington, April 18.--All persons hi the United States, citizens and aliens, are warned in a proclamation lsued on Monday by President Wilson that treasonable acts or attempts to Shield those committing such acts wilt be vigorously prosecuted by the gov­ ernment. The president's proclamation fol­ lows: "Whereas, all persons In the United States, citizens as well as . aliens, should be informed of the penalties which they wiH Incur for any failure to bear true allegiance to the United States: "Now, therefor®, I, Woodrow Wilson, president of the United States, here­ by Issue this proclamation to call espe­ cial attention to the following provi­ sions of the Constitution and the laws of the United States: "Section 3 of article 8 of the Con­ stitution provides in part: Treason against the United States shall con­ sist only In levying . war against k;them, or, In adhering to their ene­ mies, giving them aid and comfort.' "The criminal code of the United States provides: " 'Section 1--Whoever, owing alle­ giance to the United States, levlea war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and com­ fort within the United States or else­ where, is guilty of treason. " 'Section 2--Whoever Is convicted of treason shall suffer death or, at the discretion of the court, shall b» Imprisoned not less than five years and fined not less than $10,000, to be levied on and collected out of any or all of his property. "'Section 3--Whoever, owing alle­ giance to the United States and hav­ ing knowledge of the commission of any treason against them conceals and does not, as soon as he may, disclose and make known the same to the president or to .some judge of' the United States, or to the governor or to some judge or justice of a par­ ticular state, is guilty of. Misprison of treason and shall be Imprisoned not more than seven years, and fined not more than $1,000. V 'Section 6. If two or more persons in any state or territory, or In any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, conspire to overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the government of the United States, or .to levy war against them, or to oppose by force the authority thereof, or by force to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law of the United States, or by force to seize, take, or possess any property of the United States contrary to the authority there- *of, they shall each be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisonment not more than six years or both.* "The courts of the United States have stated the following acts to be treasonable: "The use or atterifpted use of any force or violence agnlnst the govern­ ment of the United States or Its mili­ tary or naval forces. "The acquisition, use or disposal of any property with knowledge that It is to be, or with latent that it shall be of assistance to the enemy in their hostilities against the United States. "The perfQrmance of any act or the publication Af statements or informa­ tion which will give or supply, in any way, aid and comfort to the enemieB of the United States. "Such acts are held to be treason- ble, whether committed within the United States or elsewher#; whether committed by a person of the United States or by an alien domiciled as re­ siding in the United States, inasmuch as resident aliens, as well as citizens, owe allegiance to the United States and its laws. "Any such citizen or alien who has knowledge of the commission of such acts and conceals, and does not make known the facts to the tofflcials named in section 3 of the penal code is guilty of misprison of treason. "And I hereby proclaim and warn all citizens of the United States, and all aliens owing allegiance to the gov­ ernment of the United States, to ab­ stain from committing any and all acts which would constitute a viola­ tion ofaifr of the laws herein set forth; and I further proclaim and warn all persons who may $ommlt such acts that they will be vigorously prose­ cuted therefor. "WOODROW WILSON. "By the President, Robert* T^nwing, Secretary of State." < Could Do No Work* * - Now Strang M P •" • Man, • ' \ -BL--*4te aboot from a female treobf* so was unable to walk; or do anv of my own work. I read about Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Com­ pound in the news-' papers and deter-1 mined to try it. It brought almost ii»- BMdiate relief. My weakness has en­ tirely disappeared and I never had bet­ ter health. I weigh 165 pounds and am as strong as a man. 1 think money is well spent which pUT- chaaes Lydia S. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound."--Mrs. Jos. O'Bbtan, 179 Newport Ave., Chicago, IiL The success of Lvcia E, Pinkham4^! Vegetable Componnd, made from roots and herbs, is unparalleled, it may be used with perfect confidence by wofnfltt who suffer from displacements, inflaaa- matkm, Bic®ration, irregularities, peri­ odic pains, backache, bearing-down feet fog, flatulency, indigestion, dizsmea^ ana nervous prostration. Lydia E. Pink- , ham's Vegetable Compound is the dard remedy for female ills. - Process of Elimination. The portly man with the appetltft to match, surveyed with astonishment the tray of dishes the waiter had brought. "George," he said, "how could yoft remember all these things I ordered?* "Dat was easy, sah. I done tote de chef dere wuz a man outside want­ ed everydiin' de bill 'cep' de olives." GIRLS! GIRLS! TRY IT, BEAUTIFY YOUR HAffi Make It Thiok, Glossy, Wavy, Lima* iant and Remove Dandruff--Raal v Surprise for Yen. - * • Tour hair becomes light, wary, fhfr fy, abundant and appears as soft, lus­ trous and beautiful as a young girl's after a "Danderine hair cleanse." Just try this--moisten a cloth with a little Danderine and carefully draw It through your hair, taking one small strand at a time. This will cleanse the hair of dust, dirt and excessive oil and In just a few moments you have doubled the beauty of your hair. ' Besides beautifying the hair at one% Danderine dissolves every particle of dandruff; cleanses, purifies and invig> orates the scalp, forever stopping itefc Ing and falling hair. But what will please you most will be after a few weeks' use when yo« will actually see new hair--fine and downy at first--yes--but really new hair--growing all over the scalp. If you care for pretty, soft hair and lota of it. surely get a 25 cent bottle of Knowlton's Danderine from any atom'.' and just try it. Adv. > A Big Saving. Tm thinking of buying a car.* "Where do yon expect to get tfti money?" • . < "Oh, that will be easy. My totM has ordered me to atop «ating pot*^ t o e e . " ' : / • k if'" Slackers Hit by Rabbi. New York, April 16.--Rabbi Joseph Silverman at the Pass-over celebra­ tion in Temple Imanuell caused- a sensation by denouncing from the pul­ pit those who are seeking to avoid Hilitary service by marrying. Austrian Held In Iowa. i*e Moines. Ia., April 16.--Federal officials are investigating the case of Nick Kroces, nn Austrian, who was taken into custody and upon whose person was found a quart of nitro­ glycerin and several code books. U. S. May Requialtion Ships. Washington, April 18. -- Senator Swanson of Virginia introduced a bill, understood to be sponsored by the ad­ ministration, to authorize the govern­ ment to requisition all ships, launches and other craft for naval purposes. Meatless Daya in Britain. London, April 18.--Lord Devonpprt'8 ruling ordering one meatless day a week is in effect. London will go with­ out its customary meat on Tuesdays, the other parts of the United King* dom will be meatless Wednesdays. Dismantling Wireless Stationa. Washington. April 18.--Dismantling of all wireless telegraph stations not operated by the government was or­ dered for the period of the war. Fail­ ure to comply with this order will* t*» suit In confiscation of equipment. Troops Arrest Kuropatkin. Tashkent. Asiatic Russia, Aprl| 18.-- Gen. Alexi Kuropatkin. governor *en- eral of Turkestan, his assistant. Gen­ eral Yorofeiff. aud General Si vers, rhiflf of staff, have been arrested by Ihc rcuncil of soldiers' delegates. . r--r GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER Used Ml Over the Ctviiized Wort* for More Than 50 Year*, ' Stomach troubles seem to be almost universal the last few years;'I mean Indigestion in many forms, Internal' nervousness, caused by incompatible' food fermentation, coming up of food* sour stomach, headache, apparent pal­ pitation of the heart, habitual consti­ pation, Intestinal indigestion, caused: by a torpid liver, and a general breafc" down with low spirits and depressed feeling. Green's August Flower waa, - "J introduced in this and foreign com*- tries fifty years ago with wonderfat success in relieving the above com-\ ;v-J plaints. Sold by dealers everywhere at 25c trial bottles or 75c family site. Sole manufacturer, G. G. Green, Woodbui*R, - ^ J N. J.. U. S. A.. Australia and JToronl* " * Canada.--Adv. , - Good Substitute. * ,V "Ma, halve you any conspicuous^- . saccharine combinations for ga3tr* . V noiuieal enjoyment at supper? h, "No, Betsy; all we got extra fat , supper is some candy and cake.1* '. . RED FACES AND RED HANDS .90 Soothed and Healed by Cuticura Haif , r ^ pla Each Free by Matt. ^ Treatment for the face: .On rlslai and retiring smear affected parts witt Cuticura Ointment. Then wash off wift Cuticura Soap and hot water. For tfct hands: Soak them In a hot lathtt of Cuticura Soap. Drj, and tab If . Cuticura Ointment. , r ^ Free sample each by mail with Boeflt " Address postcard. Cuticura. Dept. |»; Y-|$ Boston. Sold everywhere.--Adv. " A ^ Very Much So. •f anderstand your sea b**beett£ft • en light work.** ^ V? "Yes; he's rpading gas nwta«*" Matrimony is the postgradaa* course in a woman's education. •<1 * 1 - • . . 1 When Your Eyes Need Cart Try Murine Eye Rem*