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% 7%r- •"• "i'T " „ " <- - f~< ,J~ -t- ««* ,"7 ' ' ,,< "" ' ' " r ^ e ' f * * . v < *•&- * *' ™ we-****"** iv" " v ^ *- - ** *'f'1 r - ^ \ * 4 ^ - - * -<***- , f ̂ ^ r ?. ^ THE McHESKY i - • rfrir* ' •wSSfi \ •**y»\ :.. --, r*< * >. *. >V,'lf -fx ;')• tv::; «assK» RULES OF ARMY & DRAFT ISSUED ^ttfefliilatiori$ to Govern Work of Exemption Boards Made L Publio. •* -yL v^fe .-sJifi'. -••^ i, ».• j- ,, ^'• Ik, . &> 'i"1 « *•,«! W;; £• Wv EACH CASE ON ITS MERITS le PMHNI and Impartial," la Final ^dmonltion of President Wilton jj?,- -*No Class Exemptiona Wttf : 8e Permitted. S MEN WHO ARE EXEMPT »; '*. : V' V -4i-v ? - -• ' P<.V-U" 5$ ;•: Si!; ;•; ;•. _'?? Officers of United States, states, territorlaa and District of Columbia. . Ministers of religion and stu­ dents of divinity. Persons in military or naval service of United States. Subjects of Germany and aU aliens who have not taken out first papers. & ., County or municipal officer*. Customhouse clerks and work­ men in arsenals and navy yards. Pilots, merchant marine sail- ora. Married men with dependent wives or children. Sons of dependent widows, sons of dependent, aged or In­ firm parents, or brothers of de­ pendent orphans under sixteen years of age. Men morally deficient. Members of recognized relig­ ious sect existing prior to May 18, 1917, whose creed forbids participation in war. '4 " : fe! rWashington.--The drafted armies of V '{the United States will be drawn with f*the least Inequality and personal S%ardshlp." President Wilson. In issuing regula- ,Jtlons for the wprking of the draft. * " i. c - v jnrged upon every member of every ^ , (draft board "impartial and fearless per- Iformance of the delicate and difficult ,*• - ^ ^duties Intrusted." In order that "our <v« armies at the front may be composed V** mea ^ree from sense of Injustice in I y*...A...Jthelr mode of selection." fp% - To Fix Date for Board Meetings, r •" I$f.' i *n near 'nture a d®te will be set wt v :py Brifr Gen. Crowder, provost mar- ;W' , ishal-general, for the meeting and or- ii- iganization of the boards. At the same V // < ;tlme It Is expected that the selection jjl&C. regulations will be promulgated so I," , that the process may be put under way v ^ V " w i t h o u t d e l a y . T h e p r e s e n t i n t e n t i o n ' , ts to call the men selected to the col- ors about September 1. r ; v , All Forces on Equal Footing. President Wilson's statement fol- ^:-;:*lows; f - "The regulations which I am today (Causing to be promulgated, pursuant to . Sijjthe direction of the selective service jlaw, cover the remaining steps of the $>lan for calling Into the service of the * Vnlted States qualified men from if!!, those who have registered; those se- . fer' -Jected as the result of this process to . Sronstitute. with the regular army, the .• • National guard and the navy, the fight- C 4 *|ln^ forces of the nation, all of which * Jforces are under the terms of the law Sir " placed in a position of equal right, and responsibility with the • * :. %nemher8 of all other military forces, t s "The regulations have been drawn j 4 ? j "With a view to the needs and circum- f V -, stances of the whole country and pro-^ ivlde a system which it is expected will V ^work with the least inequality and per- JRonal hardship. Any system of select- 1 9ng men of military service, whether ^voluntary or involuntary in Its opera­ nt", • jitJon, necessarily selects some men to * I ft>ear the burden of danger and sacri- -pice for the whole nation. The system Jhere provided places all men of mill- ? jtary age upon an even plane, and then, et iby a selection which neither favors the one nor penalizes the other, calls upon the requisite number for service. ^. Urges Boards to Act Impartially. "The successful operation of this <£" ^^g*£*w and of these regulations depends Ipecessarlly upon the loyalty, patriotism jand justice of the members of the W' ^t>rtar<ls to" w^om its operation is com- ' ^mltted, and I admonish every member ' of every local board and of every dls- trict hoard of review that their duty 1 their country requires an Impartial /and fearless performance of the dell- f-f- irate and difBctilt dtities intrusted to ' *V them. They should remember as to ( each Individual case presented to them ^ ,4that they are «P<>n to adjudicate k;C7J* "the most sacred rights of the individ- P ^ 11111 and to Prp8erve untarnished the \}^ * honor of the nation. 4 •»' "°ur armles at the front will be atrengthened and sustained if they be ^ composed of men free from any sense i of Injustice In the mode of selection, ; and they will be Inspired to loftier ef­ forts in behalf of a country in wliii.-h the citizens called upon to perform ~B'r! M hlgt public functions perform then with ,tustlcei fearl^neas and hupar> ttaMty." Methods of Making the Graft Upon organizing the local l»osrd* will take over from the registration boards all registration cards, which they will number serially and list fol posting to public view. Then, after having been advised of the method by which the order of liability for service Shall be determined and of the quota to be drawn from its territory (minus credits for enlistments In the National Guard .or Regular urm.f), ?»^afd will prepare a list of persons designat­ ed for service in the order of their lia­ bility. post the list, give it "to the^press, and within three days send notice to each designated person by mail. As- the men so notified appear the boards first will make a physical ex­ amination in accordance with special, regulations to be provided, bearing in mind that all persons accepted by them will be re-examined by army surgeons. If the physical examination is passed successfully, then comes the question of exemption. Those Entitled to Exemption. Persons who must be exempted or discharged by the local board include: Officers (if the United States, of the states, territories and the District of Columbia; ministers of religion, stu­ dents of divinity, persons In the mili­ tary or naval service of the United States, subjects of Germany, all other aliens who have not taken out first papers, courtly or municipal officers, customhouse clerks, workmen In fed­ eral armories, arsenals and navy yards, persons In the federal service designated by the president "for ex­ emption. pilots, merchant marine sail­ ors. those with a stutus with respect to dependents which renders their ex­ clusion desirable (a married man with dependent wifc> or child, son of a de­ pendent widow, son of dependent, aged or infirm parent, or brother of depend­ ent orphan, child under sixteen years of age), those found ftiorally deficient, and any meiqber of any well-recog­ nized religious sect existing May 18, 1917, whose creed forbids participation in war and whose religious convictions accord with the creed. Man or Wife May Make Claim. Claims for exemption because of de­ pendents may be made by the man himself, his wife o»- other dependents, or by a third party who has personally investigated the case. A claim made by the husband must be accompanied by supporting affidavits signed by" the wife and by the head of a family re­ siding in the same territory. A claim by the wife or a third party must be accompanied by two supporting affida­ vits signed by heads of families. Sim­ ilar rules govern claims on the grounds of other dependents when the djepend- ents or third parties being authorized to file claims with supporting affidavits. In each case the board must be satis­ fied before it grants exemption or dis­ charge that the dependent or depend­ ents actually are supported mainly by the fruits of the man's mental or phys­ ical labor. Local boards are required, subject to Appeal, to pass upon claims for exemp­ tion or discharge within three days af­ ter the filing of affidavits. Must Decide in Five Days. District boards must decide appeal cases within five days after the closing of proofs and their decisions are final. If the ruling of a local board is af­ firmed the person in question stands finally accepted for military service. In passing on cltrims for exemption on the ground of employment In neces­ sary Industrial and agricultural occu­ pations the district boards must be con­ vinced that the particular enterprise affording such employment actually Is necessary to the maintenance of the military establishment of national in­ terest during the emergency. , "The evidence must also establish," the regulations say, "even If the par­ ticular Industrial enterprise or particu­ lar agricultural enterprise is found nec­ essary for one of the above purposes, that the continuance of such person therein is necessary to the maintenance thereof and that he cannot be replaced by another person without direct, sub­ stantial material loss and detriment to the adequate and effective operation of the particular industrial enterprise or agricultural enterprise In iphlch he is engaged." May Designate Certain Industries. Later the president may from time to time designate certain industries or classes of industries that are,necessary and the district boards will be so no­ tified. It will be the duty of each board, however, to ascertain the avail­ able labor supply for such industries outside the men called for military service and to take the result into con­ sideration in determining such things. "If, in the opinion of the district board," this section of the regulations concludes, "the direct, substantial, ma­ terial loss to any such Industrial of ag­ ricultural enterprise outweighs the loss that would result from failure to ob­ tain the military service of any such person, a certificate of discharge may be issued to him X X X." Certificates of exemption will not necessarily be permanent. They may be revoked with changing conditions, or may be granted only for prescribed periods. OWNERS OF WHALEBACK STEAM- CH EXPLAIN ACCIDENT 4#|™ . ^fHILWAUKCK ftiyift. BRIG. GEN. W. L SIBERT !fe md' m m' ,»i Wasted Tima. We don't miss the little here and the little there. Tet in a year the amount of time wasted Is enormous. Learn­ ing that'he was always called to din­ ner several minutes before the dinner was really ready to eat a certain man started and wrote a book In the spare minutes between the call and the ac­ tual dinner time. It only shows how we waste time. If you want to be among earth's benefactors you will begin now to conserve your time and ua$ it to profit--Exchange. Agricultural Education. Agricultural education is one of th« essentials to the betterment of country Itfe. The pervading thought in this movement is to add dignity to farm­ ing by plaeing it on the high plane to which of right it has ever belonged. Exchange. 23 PERSONS ARE MISSING Paaun^ir. <jhiah«i V ' VWttn Huge Tank Holding Water Crashes Through Decks of Excur- Milwaukee, July 3.--A sudden cur­ rent in the Milwaukee river is blamed for the Christopher Columbus excur­ sion boat disaster, in wlucli 15 persons are known to huve lost their lives and more than a score were hurt. The explanation was made by H. W. Thorp, general manager of the Good­ rich Transportation company, owners of the boat, after he had talked with j Capf."Charles ,J£. Moody. j Six of the injured are Hi a critical condition and twenty-three passengers } are reported missing. j The revised death list follows: Fred j Blum, Milwaukee; Mrs. Blanche Coop-i er, Cherokee, Kan.; Bertha M. Com-I stock, Kenyon. Minn.; Thomas H. i Creel, Farkersburg, W. V.; Robert Downs,'"colored, Chicago; Eva Eatman, Chicago; Alfred fi. Murray, Cliichgo; Cecil Neil, Bililngs, Okla.; Bertha Par­ sons, Chicago; A. G. Pollak, Dutuique, la.; Alfa Roberts, Morrill, Ivan.; Frank Saukup. Chicago; William Steeiiberg, Milwaukee; Adelia Swanson, Kenyon, Minn.,; uniown man. Federal agents opened an inquiry, and It was hinted that arrests will be made. BIG CHICAGO BANK FAILS Private Institution of Graham & Sons Closes Doors--Has Deposits of $6,000,000. Chicago, July 2.--The private bank of Graham & Sons, 659 West Madison street, closed Its doors on Friday, and tw-o hours later detectives from State's Attorney Hoyne's office broke in the door with lire axes and took possession of the place. An involuntary petition in bank­ ruptcy was filed in the federal district court later on behalf of William Shale, who made a claim of $3,-000. The bank Is the one of which the late Andrew J. Graham was president. It was considered ope of the strongest banks in Illinois. Estimates of the deposits ran as high as $5,000,000. Heavy investment of the bank's funds in real estate bonds that could uot easily be transformed into money is said to have embarrassed the bank. 28 DROWN IN NIAGARA RIVER Trolley Car on the (Sreat Gorge Route Hurled Into Stream--Soldiers Aid Rescue Work. Niagara Falls, N. Y., July 3.--Twen­ ty-eight persons were drowned late Sunday afternoon wl^en a Great Gorge route car was hurled into the Niagara river. Many others were injured. Twenty 1 todies have been recovered. A few escaped, 'by jumping. The others were carried into the rapids. The accident occurred shortly be­ fore four o'clock and was due to a landslide under a! trestle, caused by recent rain. The car was overturned by the slipping of the earth ami then rolled into the river at the lower rapids. Getting Theirs. "Here's a prominent wom­ an giving the bachelors an awful call- down." Meekton--"That's right** We 1 married UNW wghto't t# get all the. I tseturing."; • " t 1 Earth Grows 8lowly Now. In the early days of its history the earth grew rapidly by the addition of meteoric matter. It Is still growing in the same manner, scientists say, though scarcely to a0 appreciable ex­ tent. for the mass of meteoric matter added yearly is reckoned to be only 20,000 tons. In the course of ages the larger planets have swept up practic­ ally all the fragments of the original disruption, and the only available source of supply of meteoric matter seems to be brought by comets. Pleasantly Surprised. After a long car ride Betty arrived at the home of a friend, with whom she had lunch. She ate heartily, for she was hungry. After lunch her hostess asked If she had had enough to eat, to which she replied: "Oh, yes, I had more than I expected.? % ' Where You Art. ' You fteed not say, "I want ' to1 get away from my dally Dusiness or from my domestic concerns In order to show my faith." No, ho, stop whfre yoa are and show It--D. L. Moody. MANY PERSONS FLEE FLOOD Town of Rock Creek, Ore., Reported Swept Away--Fifty-Foot Dam Gives Way. Baker, Ore, June 30.--Reports from Haines on Thursday said the town of Rock Creek virtually was swept away when a 50-foot dam at the flooded Kil- lamancuc lake, 15 miles west of Haines, gave way. Residents of Haines, which is in the path of the flood, are report­ ed hurrying for high ground. Nearly every building in the town is said to have been destroyed. Communication with the flooded district has been cut off. It is not known whether there has been any loss of life. BOYS TO THE FARMS, SLOGAN War Mobilization of Youths Discussed at Convention Held in Washington. Washington, June 30.--Wa# time mobilization of the boy labor of the nation is the purj>ose of a convention of the United States boys' working reserve, which was opened In the of­ fices of the council of national defense here toddy. The vast labor shortage which, it Is believed, will ensue when conscription goes into effect is hoped to be partly offset by the utilization of America's youth in agriculture and the industries. Antjwar Shouters Warned. Snn Francisco, July 8.--Acting on in­ structions from Attorney General Gregory, United States District Attor­ ney John W. Poreston issued a warn­ ing against the tnnking of speecehs designed to embarrass the government. ... - -'*•** bert is corn-Brig. Gen. William mander, under Major General Pershing, of the American regulars that already have been Und«d in Frances • NO RUL ME USE INTERSTATE BOARD HOLDS PER CENT I NCR EASE FQR ROADS TO0 H1*SM» '• '£ HEAVIER TARIFFS ALLOWED U-BOATS SINK 28 SHIPS WEEKLY REPORT ISSUED IN LON­ DON SHOWS CALLING OFF. Liner Mongolia Hit Mine--Passengers and Crew Landed at Bombay- American Vessel Torpedoed. - London. 'June 20.^--Twenty-one Brit­ ish vessels of more than 1,600 tons each and seven under 1,000 tons were sunk by mines or submarines last week, according to the weekly state­ ment of losses issued on Wedpesday by the admiralty, • No fishing vessels rat-t wlt-h disaster. The aggregate number of Vessels flying the British flag destroyed by mines or submarines last week shows a net falling off of four, as compared with the losses reported the previous week, which numbered 32--27 of more than 1,600 tona and five in the smaller division. In the larger .category a decrease of six vessels is shown, while among the smaller craft an increase of two ves­ sels lost is indicated. . Bombay, India, June 29.--The Penin­ sular and Oriental liner Mongolia struck a mine off Bombay on June 23. London, June 29.--The American sailing ship Galena, 1,048 tons, was sunk by submarine bombs on June 25. There were no casualties. The Galena was sunk off Ushant island (off the t?oast of France, 23 miles northwest of Brest). Fifteen survivors were taken to Brest. MAKE REPORTS ON CROPS Agents of Canadian Railroad Declare Grains Are in Excellent Condition --Wheat 15 Inches High. Toronto, July 2.--Out Qf 260 detailed crop reports for the week ending June 20 covering the territory served by the Canadian Northern raihvay In Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, 165 pointed out that rain had fallen; Ttf showed the crop as of excellent con­ dition, and 93 indicated a need of rain. Fifty-three reports upon the extent to which grain was showing above the ground show wheat varying from eight to fifteen Inches to height. Opinion $ays 1916 Was Moat Prosper­ ous Year in History of the Car* Hera--Commissioner McChard • sw.: • Dissented.1;./ ^ i 4 "t&diigton, July 2.-^Th& milrmfr of the United States lost their ght for a 15 pe rcent iueerase in rated. The interstate commerce commission de­ nied their petition. The commission's order was dated June 27. Commis­ sioner McChard dissented. The commission finds that 1910 was the most prosperous year the railroads ever had; "It may be assumed," the opinion seys, "that they might suffer some abutement of the prosperity of that year without being crippled or in any way'incapacitated." The order sets forth: ;A;,: That the operation of titer^ schedules submitted by the" railroads upon which increases were asked "be and hereby are suspended until October 28, 1917." Exception is made to schedules Ap­ plying to bituminous coal, coke^ud iron1 ore, naming rates in the soWhern district. / Exception is made to schedules ap­ plying to bituminous coal, coke and iron ore, naming increased rates in the eastern district. Ail schedules naming increased rates apply interterritorially between dis­ tricts excepting only those applying to bituminous-coal, coke and Iron ore be­ tween the eastern and southern dis­ tricts. That -the use of the i*ates, charges, regulations and practices stated In such suspended schedules be deferred upon interstate traffic until October 28 unless otherwise ordered by the com­ mission. The commission grants certain In­ creases Int coal, Iron and coke rates on the basis of equalizing this rate structure. The opinion also recog­ nizes that the roads in the eastern dis­ trict fnust have- l&crerased revenue be­ yond what the new coal and Iron rates will produce. The technical terms of the commis­ sion's order merely "suspend" the pro­ posed increases to October. ( The commission finds thrtt the war has not affected the railroads as dis­ astrously as the first general state­ ment of railroad witnesses might have indicated. m GREECE BREAKS WITH KAISER DAIRY AND POULTRY MEN AID Representatives of Association Agree to Put Industries Under Supervi­ sion of Food Administration. Chicago, June 29.--Representative* of the country's chief dairy and poul­ try associations, after a conference here with Herbert C. Hoover, voted to put their industries under the supervision of the food adminis­ tration and named George E. Han- kell of Chicago to serve as a volunteer aid to Mr. Hoover In charge of a dairy and poultry division. . : * ATLANTIC CITY GETS MEET ImpeHal Council of Mystic Shrine to Hold Next Meeting at East­ ern Resort. Minneapolis, Minn., June 29.--Next year's meeting of tlie Imperial coun­ cil, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, will be held at Atlantic City. Before ad­ journing the Shriners elected Charles E. Ovenshlre. Minneapolis, Imperial potentate, and David VV. Crossland. Montgomery,. Ala., imperial outer griard. Internal Revenue Record. Peoria, III., July 2.--A new record was established here when internal revenue collections for the last fiscal year in the Peoria district reached $35,124,139. Oil Fire Spreading. , Lexington, Ky., July 3.---A destruc­ tive fire is sweeping through the oil fields of Lee county. Flames are shoot­ ing skyward, menacing residence* and valuable property. Several men are reported to have been injured. Three Killed in Du Pont Blast. Trinidad, Colo., July 2.--Three men are deajl and a number injured in the explosion of two mills at the Du Pont I\>v.der company plant at Aguilar. More than 120 men said to be em­ ployed in the buildings destroyed. Receives War Prisoners' Conferees. The Hafeue, July 3.--Queen Wilhel- minn received the German delegates to the war prisoners' conference. The British delegates were received later. The conference will discuss the ques­ tion of war prisoners. Recalls Envoys From Germany, Aus­ tria, Turkey and Bulgaria--"State ^ of War" Exists. Aniens; July 2.--The Greek gov­ ernment has broken diplomatic rela­ tions with Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey. Although war has not xeM>^f®de- clared, the Greek governmept^consld- ers that a state of war exists since its advent, to pojver. Paris, July 2.--Telegraphing from Athens the correspondent of Le Temps says: "The Greek government; has directed Its minister to Switzerland, G, Car- adja, to communicate to the Greek le­ gations at Berlin, Vienna, Sofia and Constantinople Instructing the minis­ ters to break diplomatic relations be­ tween the Greek kingdom and the gov­ ernments of Germany. Austria-Hun­ gary. Bulgaria and Turkey. i "The Greek ministers pt these capi­ tals are instructed to leave their posts with their staffs and to place their nrchives with the Netherlands lega­ tions. "The rupture Is based orvthe incom­ patibility of maintaining diplomatic re­ lations with governments that are car­ rying on war in Greek territory." JAIL MILITANT SUFFRAGISTS Six WOmen iS Who Created Riot in Front of the White House Are . Punished. Washington, June 29.--Six militant suffragists, who created a riot in front of the White House when they dis­ played banners attacking President Wilson, were sentenced on Wednesday to pay a fine of $25 each or to spend three days in the workhouse. The fine Is the maximum penalty for unlawful assemblage. , > The women, In long speeches de­ fending the legality of the picketing, declared the fines to be exorbitant and gave their answers in unmistakable terms. " "We will go to Jail first," they said. Autotst Killed by Tralit. "Webster City. la.. July S.-^tonls Cnquelin of Wool stock died In a hos­ pital here after a collision of his auto- rhoblle with an Illinois Central fast mall train. Coquelin's car struck the tender, of the engine. Cut Wheat One Meal, Hoover's Plea. Washington. July 2.--Herbert C. Hoover issued an appeal to housewives to "c,pt the loaf on the table only when you need it." He added that one wheat- less meal per day wHl save millions of bushels of wheat per week. . Mysterious Disease Kills Many. * ©Rpe Girardeau, Mo.r*June 30.--Ser- enteen Children Are dead and 29 111, four of them seriously, from a mys­ terious malady which has swept the village of Oron near here. The dis­ ease has baffled every doctor. Potato Prices Go Down, Chlpngo, June 29.--Wholesale prices of medium grade potatoes dropped to $2 a bushel. A week ago they .sold at $3.20. ' First Fourth Accident. Argyle, la., July The first Fourth of July casualty in this section occurred when -George Routh, aged nine, had three fingers off. His face was badly lacerated when a per­ cussion cap exploded. New' Amny Flying Record. Newport News, Va„ June 30.--What is believed to be a new army flying record wa& eseabllshed when Captain Bartholf and Lieutenant Stevens flew from Hampton Roads to Mineola, N. I, in 4 hours and 15 minutes. Will Welcome U. S. Fleet. "Buenos Aires, July 3.--Although Argentina continues neutral In the war between the United States and Ger­ many, a sordlal reception will be ten­ dered the American squadron at Ar­ gentine ports. Prison for Society Embeszler. Philadelphia, July 2.--Jesse Wil­ liamson II, a social leader, was sen­ tenced to a term of eight to (twenty- four years' imprisonment and pay a tine of $1,000 on indictments charging embezzlement of $275,000. Elect Earl's Son to Parliament. Xtondon, July 2-- Lord Stanley, old­ est son of the earl of Derby of Eng­ land, has been fleeted to parliament for the Abercromby division of liv- erpool, to succeed 0ai* Richard G. Walmesley. ' , COMMANDER W. M. HUNT & W. M. Hunt, u. S. N., is commander of tho American battleship Minnesota. COAL PRICES ARE CUT SLASH OF flStf AT MINES MADE AFTER DEMAND BY U. 8, Work whieh brings any unusual atram on the baek cad Sds^y. ten# to cause kidney ailraenta, «wh as back­ ache, lameness, headache. .nd distressing urinary troubles. Kidney complaints make any land of work doubly hard and if neglected there is danger of gravel, dropsy or Bright's disease. If your work is hard on the back, keep your kidneys in good condi­ tion with Doan's Kidney Pills. Thou­ sands rely on them. Ail Illinois Case Chas. Massou, Depot 8t., West Chicago, 111. says: "Sitting in one po sitlon so long at a time brought on kidney trou­ ble. There was a dull, ache In my back day and night and often I had to stop work. , The pain nearly killed me. The kidney secretions burned terribly In pas­ sage and I had to get up at night to pase them. I was nervous' and lost flesh. In fact, was a physical wreck. Doan's Kidney Pills cured me com­ pletely and I have worked hard evsjry day since."* Get Den's at jfcap Stare, 90c a Bes DOAN'S *¥,11*/ FOSTER-kOLBURN CO., BUFFALO, N. Y. DAISY FLY KILLER a'aoedanywh*.*, --„ attraot8 Bne( k|||0 all flies. K«at, c!o»V ornameute), eonveri«n^; CBTAP LUTI TJ! AKMUK>TB7 of met**!, citn't «r tip over; will or tujur« Anything. GQNjto* Gold £9 deal©r», or 6 unt by presa prepaid {of : •MAOLD SOMERS, ISO M KALS AVE., BROOKLYN, N. .t Every Woman Want* Bigger Concession Due in New Sched­ ule Effective When Committee Fixes Permanent Price. Washington, June 30.--An imme­ diate general reduction of $1 to $1.50 a ton in the price of coal at the mine was agreed upon here on Thursday by representatives, of the coal operators. The reduction relates *0 bituminous coal. This reduction is expected to be fol­ lowed by still further decreases in price after investigation into the costs of mining coal, and it is probable that the government will be given a still lower price than that to. the general public. The operators agreed to the imme­ diate reduction at a meeting' here, after adopting aNresolution by which coal prices would be fixed with the nid and approval of the secretary of the interior, the federal trade commission and the committee on coal production of the national defense council. About 600,000,000 tons of coaj were mined In this country last year, and Secretary Lane, who has earnestly urged a reduction, believes that the saving to the American people will be enormous. The resolution declared that a great national emergency exists in the na­ tion's fuel supply, and that the coal op­ erators and miners desire to closely co-operate with the government. As soon as this resolution was agreed to another one was presented, under which It was proposed that the government authorize the government representatives named in the resolu­ tion to issue a statement forthwith fixing a tentative price which, in their judgment, shall be n fair and reason­ able one for the various districts until the committee shall fix a permanent price. SANCTION PRINT PAPER QUIZ Senators Ask Federal Board to Why It Has Not Curbed Prices. Toll ' Wafthtnjrton, June 29.--The resolu­ tion of Senator Reed of Missouri call­ ing upon the federal trade commislson to inform the senate why it has not ordered newsprint paper manufac­ turers to desist from "Illegal practices and exorbitant charges" was passed by the senate without objection. Fur­ ther action by the department of jus­ tice for the federal trade commission, it was stated unofficially, will be de­ ferred pending the outcome of prose­ cution of manufacturers In New York, Indicted under the Sherman antitrust law. CANADIANS DRfVE ON LENS Dominion Troops Gain on Two-Mile Front--Within Mile of City's Cen­ ter--Take German Front' Line. Canadian Army Headquarters In France, June 30.--Under a protecting concentration of artillery fire Canadian troops on Thursday stormed and cap­ tured the German front line betore Avion, a suburb of Lens. By this ad­ vance the British line has been carried forward to within one mile of the cen­ ter of Lens. - The attack was made along a two- mlfe front. On the extreme left Nova Scotinr\«? pushed their way up the Lens- Arras road to the village of Leauvette. Kin of Ex-King to Wed U. S. Girt. New York, July 2.--Prince Chris­ topher, brother of former King Coo- stantine of Greece, is coming to Lot* don to marry Miss Llta, a wealthy American, whose Identity it still a mystery. Amateur Killed by Pitched Ball. Great Bend, Kan., July 2.--A game of baseball, played on Thursday at Ai- amota, Kan., cost the life of Theodore Noltos, a young farmer of Beeler. He was struck on the head by a pitched ball. To Analyze "Cadaver Soap.** Ne\t York, June 80.--"Cadaver soap," taken from a German prisoner and said to have been made from sol­ diers' bodies, was taken -tp Washington by Dr. George Fourchet, who will have it analyzed. Only One Italian Ship Sunk. el; Rome, June 30.--The weekly state­ ment of shipping losses shown that only one Italian steamship was sunk in the wwk euded June 34. Arrivals at Italian porta wsr«JS8^ audi dspor- tures 536. FOR PERSONAL HYGIENE Dissolved in water for douches stops 1 pelvic eatanrli, ulceration and inflaro- (nation. • Recommended by Lydia E. Pinkluun Med. Co. for ten years., A healing wonder for nasal catarrh, sore throat and sore eyes. Economical. Hm «tfnoafiaaiT dauma and scnnicidal ^To^cbSS". PM*OP' y. Barton. BATCklTC1 WntaonE.ColemBD,Waa|ii J J ^ Ington^D.C. Books free. Hlg" ington.D.C. Books free. Hlgltp est references. Best rwnltji W. N. U„ CHICAGO, NO. 27-1917. She Understood. ^ Certain members of the house partf were describing the accidents that ha& •happened to them during their respec­ tive careers. Adventures by flood, fire and field had all been well received, and Mr. Brown, eager for fame, thought it was his turn. . ' "D'you know," he said, *1 had ft* very painful experience once. I ran ft confounded splinter quite half an inr^ long right under my finger-nail, dpn't" you know!" "Really, Mr. Brown," said a maiden of the party; "how did you,do it?" "Well," he said, "It happened like this." As he spoke he unconsciously raised, his hand and scratched his forehead. "Oh, I see," she interrupted, sweet­ ly; "how very careless of you !" •iVf ..y H *- * FRECKLES Kew Is the Time to Get Kid mt These ( I"sly Spots. There's no' longer the slightest need of feeling- ashamed of your freckles, aa the prescription othlne •*- double strength -- in guaranteed to remove these homely spots. Simply get an ounce of othtne--double strength^-from your druggist, and apply a little of It night and morning and yoa should soon see that even the worst freckles have begun to disappear, while the lighter ones have vanished entirely. It Is seldom that more than one ounce Is needed to com­ pletely clear the skin ahd gain a beautiful Clear complexion. Be sure to ask for the double strength ftthlne, as this Is sold under guarantee oC nostjr back if It falls to remove froeklss.---» Adv. • . NEW METALS BEING SOUGHT Manufacturers Looking for Substitute* for Those Now Used, Because of Advance in Prices. . The recent advance in price of many of the more commonly used metals hat led manufacturers to adopt or considef^ the adoption of various stabstituto metals or alloys for certain purposes. The advice of the bureau cf standards has frequently been sought in this con­ nection. An interesting field of inves­ tigation is opened op by sychJtMjuirles. It appears that the metals traattion- aliy and currently used for various articles are in many cases no better adapted for the purpose than others, and a slight difference in price would warrant a substitution. It Is not usu­ ally possible, however, to suggest sub­ stitutes offhand, aa there are many factors involving manufacturing pecu­ liarities, durability and other physical and chemical properties that first have to be determined. "There is," says tho bureau, "a very wide field of research here, which would undoubtedly repay manyfold the efforts put upon It,"--- Scientific American. Rubber Consumption Growing. Consumption of rubber per capita Is more than twice what It was 25 years ago. One company expects to manu­ facture uppers of shoes from rubber^ as well as soles? This company will operate its own merchant marline t» bring crude rubber from Sumatra an$ carry manufactured articles to a9 parts of the world. The company now employs 28.621 men. and manufacture! 218,930 pairs of rubber shoes a day. More than a million trees in SWDIM plantations are being tapped. Consolation. --- Mistress--Oh, Norah, you've broken that willow pattern plate Into, a dozen pieces. Norah--Never mind, mam; share It'll > make a foine picture ptusie for liu- ther Harold. Willing to 8har«. ' She--Ninety-nine women. In m hun­ dred are naturally generous. He--Yes; where one woman will keep a secret, ninety-nine will give it away. *r*DBiated Eyelids, ^•irn Eyes inflamed by expo- rose to Sun, Dust and Wisf quickly relieved by Maris# CysBenedy Eyes just Eye NoSmartiagk Comfort. At Druggists or by nail 50c per Bottle. Nwtef Cyt Salve in Tubes 25c. For Bask *f the Eyf ISEB ask Maria* Cyt Bascdy C*., Ckfeaif & iasf.v&i . < «- ; :^sl' tŝ rrmm 385