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CAPT. ADELAIPS S. BAYU$ IS TORPEDOED ^ v President Lincoln Sunk by Qer- «fSit, ̂ ,» man .Submarine. Friday ̂ 7 mi- It Morning. WIS FIRMER GERMAN SM> !/' It • • ' i r - 4̂*' i-lf?'/ Vice Admiral 81ms Notifies Secretary Daniel* That 18,000-Ton Vessel HA Being Attacked--Cas­ ualties Unknown. v M „ton, June 3.--Hie American transport President Lincoln, bound for the United States, was sunk at 10:40 o'clock Friday morning by a German submarine. The following announce­ ment was made by Secretary Daniels: The navy department bas received a dispatch from Vice Admiral Sims stating that theO. S. S. President Lin­ coln was torpedoed at 10:40 o'clock this morning and sank an hour later. "The vessel waa returning from Eu­ rope. No further particulars haw been received." Though details are lacking, it is as­ sumed from the fact that the trans­ port was returning to the United States that few, if any, troops were on board. Meager reports so far re­ ceived mention no casualties. The vessel, registering 18,072 tons, was formerly of the Hamburg-Ameri­ can line, and, with all other German merchant ships in American waters ut the time, was seized by the govern­ ment when the United States entered the war. The loss is the second instance of aa American transport to fall victim to the Hun U-boats. Like the Presi­ dent Lincoln, the Antillus, torpedoed soon after the United States began {tending troops abroad, was returning practically empty to the United States. The Tuscania, in the sinking of which several hundred American sol­ diers paid the supreme sacrifice, was a British transport, bound to France with American soldiers on board and under convoy at the time of British destroyers. ^166,439,291 fn CoMrfbutitms Se Far Tabulated by Officers . >f?r ̂Headquarters. W' Capl. Adelaide B. Baylis is tiie olaly woman In the military service of na­ tional or state recognition. She com­ mands the National League for Wom­ en's Service. ONE EXPRESS FIRM GREAT COMBINATION 18 AP­ PROVED BY GOVERNMENT. ARMY BILL IS PASSED m ., , Authorizes President to Call Into Mill* ,i , tfcry Service All Men Who Can ^ Be Trained and Equipped, Washington, June 3. The largest annual army appropriation bill in his­ tory, carrying $12,041,682,000 and au­ thorizing the president • to call Into military service all men who can be trained and equipped, was passed on Friday by the house and sent to the senate. , Final action on the urgent defl- ! clency bill, carrying appropriations of more than $123,000,000, was taken by the house, when senate amendments were agreed to. The bill now goes to the president. The bouse broke its record for speed on the army bUl by taking the final . vote after three days of debate. The measure is framed to provide i for an army of 3.000,000 men during the coming year, tn accordance with the government's revised program for rushing soldiers to France. TWO FLYING CADETS KILLED M Indiana Youth Loses Life in Tall Spin 7 ** Hempstead, L. I.--Mlnneapolia ^ v Boy Also. New York, May 30.--Cadet Charles B. Passwater of Noblesville, In<L, wasv killed at the Hempstead (L. L) army aviation field on Tuesday when an air­ plane in which he attempted to nego­ tiate a "tail spin" at an altitude of 2J0OC feet, crashed to the ground. San Antonio, Tex., May 30.--Flying Cadet Paul If. Currle of Minneapolis was killed in a fall from an airplane on Tuesday near San Antonio. Wil­ liam A. Carrie of Minneapolis is his father. With the American Army in Lor­ raine, May 29.--Three American avia­ tors defeated four German airmen in a spectacular battle over the Ameri­ can llrfes. destroying one plane and driving the three «ttyers behind t^e Bualneas of All Companies ta Be Merged Under New Corporation, With Capital of $30,000,000. Washington, May 30.--One union express company for the United States was created by agreement be­ tween Director General McAdoo and the Adams, American, Wells-Fargo and Southern companies, whose trans­ portation business will be merged un­ der a new private corporation with capital of more than $30,000,000 to be known probably as the Fedeal Ex­ press company. George S. Taylor, now president of the Americuu* will head the new company. After July 1, when the combination becomes effective, shippers will direct shipment "by express" without re­ gard to company, and soon thereafter the individual names of the separate companies will begin to disappear from wagons, stations and cars. , The company will be the express- carrying agency of the railroads, oper­ ating privately, but under contract to turn over 50^4 per cent of their gross revenues--more than $200,000,000 last year--to the roads for transportation privileges. Three smaller railroad- owned companies, the Western, Great Northern and Northern--may Join the combination later. A pending application of 10 per cent Increase in rates filed before gov­ ernment operation of railroads for the express combination Was contemplat­ ed will be passed on soon by the in­ terstate commerce commission. More than 100,000 employees of the four companies are to be retained un­ der the new corporation, and their wages will be raised in many cases, according to Mr. Taylor. The amount will be determined after the scale of wages advanced ordered by railroad employees is examined carefully. GREEKS WIN BIG VICTORY I BIG DRAFT READY FOR JUlfe 3 T«m Hundred and Eighty Thousand Msn Will Be Called This Month. , Washington, June 3.--Official an- •1*0|incement was made on Friday that 280,000 men will be called to the col­ ors during June. They will be ordered to report June 24, but it has not yet been determined to what camps they can be assigned, so the list of appor­ tionments is for the present being ^withheld. . . i f. ' ' . "i. .-- General Crozier Bsok in U. S. ; Washington, June 3.--Major Gen- <«ial Crozier, chief of ordnance and member of Secretary Baker's war council, retimed here after a stay in , Europe for observation of the of ordannce problems thete. More Than 1,500 German and Bulgari­ an Prisoners Taken on the Macedonian Front., London, June 3.--More than MS00 German and Bulgarian prisoners, among them 33 officers, and a Jarge quantity of war materials have been captured by Greek troops on the Mace­ donian front, according to an official communication received from Salonika The official report was as follows: "Greek troops, supported by French artillery, have captured the strong en­ emy positiones of Srka Di Legen, on the Struma front, on a width of 12 kilometers and to a depth of two kilo­ meters. More than 1,500 Bulgaria and German prisoners were taken, in­ cluding 33 officers. A large quantity of material also was captured." DE PALMA WINS AUTO RACE Official Flgurea 8how Veteran Driver »Kwr Owr miiivn in a •••»- neas Handicap. New iWk, June 4.--Ralph De Pal- ma, driving a Packard car, won the $30,000 100-mile Harkness Handicap at the Sheepshead Bay Speedway Sat­ urday, and not Tom Milton as was an­ nounced. The American Automobile association made the correction after carefully figuring out the correct time. De Palma's time for the century was 58 minutes and 21 seconds and Milton's 58 minutes and 31 seconds. De Palma thus won the hundred mile raer J>y ten seconds. Oldfleld was third. . < DAVISON THANKS THE DONORS U. & Cfestroyers and Afrp&iies „ Hunt .Submarines. Wide Distribution Shows America II ,^t«d Behind the Army, 8ays , Director of Red Cross War Council. New Tortt, June 4.--The Sad Cross drive went "over the top" by $70,000,- 000. More than 47,000,000 persons con­ tributed. Contributions totaling $166,- 439,291 ha vie so far been compiled. > These Were the figures made pub­ lic Sunday by Henry P. Davison, chairman of the Red Cross war coun-- cil, in declaring the campaign the most successful in the history of this n*» tion. Mr. Dstvison said: "The supreme feature of the achieve­ ment is to be found not in the amount of money subscribed, great as it is, but In that it has come from every, part of the United States, from its- cities, its towns, its farms, its fac­ tories, from the rich and the poor, re­ gardless of sect, color or political creed. "White it is estimated that those contributing to the war fund last year numbered probably 5,000,000 per­ sons, our returns this year give evi­ dence that more than 47,000,000 Amer­ icans have contributed to the new fund. "This manifestation of loyalty and sacrifice by the people of out country brings to the Red Cross war council a renewed consciousness of the sacred- ness of its trust. It will stamp indel­ ibly In the minds of our soldiers and sailors that the American people urd: behind them to the uttermost. "I congratulate every American who has contributed either time or money toward this, the greatest work of mercy,. of love and of justice, in the history of mankind." 5,067 PLANES FOR THE IL S. Deliveries to France Total 1,316--3r- 790-dtelng Used Here for Training --146387 Men in Air Service. Washington, June 4.--The bouse military affairs commifte has issued a report detailing the expenditure of last year's $640,000,000 aircraft appro­ priation. Of the total $316,500,000 has been spent. Unfilled orders for planes, motors, parts, clothing and other items make up the rest of the budget. De­ liveries to France have totaled 1,316. There are 3,760 machines in this coun­ try, besides 1,041 Liberty motors. Of the American machines in France 321 are battle planes built in England and France. The others are training ma­ chines, as are most of those in the United States. The aviation service has 134,761 enlisted men and 12407 officers. Of the officers 1,900 are flying abroad and 4.606 in America. 11 ACQUITTED OF LYNCHING Courtroom Breaks Into Cheers at Ver­ dict in Rrager Case--Band Play* National Anthem. Edward sville, 111., June 4.--The 11 men who were charged with murder In connection with the lynching of Robert Prager, enemy alien, were acquitted on Sunday by a Jury which deliberated but 45 minutes before coming to a de­ cision. Two ballots were taken. Announcement that all of the de­ fendants had been found not guilty was attended by a wild demonstration .in the courtroom. A band from the Great Lakes Naval Training station, which was here on a recruiting mis­ sion by coincidence at the moment of recess, struck up "The Star-Spangled Banner" within hearing of the court­ room. Prager was taken from the city jail at Colllnsvllle on the night of April 6 and lynched at the outskirts of the village. 24 LOST ON U. S. TRANSPORT Deserter Gets 10 Years at Hard Labor. Camp Meade. Md., June 3.--Charged with desertion from the army, Private David B. Flory, Fourteenth company, lS4th depot brigade, has been sen­ tenced to ten years at hard labor at jWsrt Jay, New York. . i ' : . , Huna to Use Convicts. Copenhagen, June 4.--The Prussian diet has sent to the German relchstag a proposal by which persons impris­ oned for several years would be al­ lowed to enter the army tor Ida for­ mation of specif regiments. , War Flysr Heads New Root. Washington, June 4.--Capt C. •. Weidenbuth of the signal corps. Unit­ ed States army, has been appointed by the war department as supervisor of the airplane mail service between Washington and New York. ,"r ' Passenger Ferry Sinks. Port Huron, Mich., June 3. The steamer Jarnel Beard, operated between this city and Sarnla, Ont, jfV; *•' crashed into the dock at Sarnia and sank in 20 feet of water. All passen- ll^ofUte, ^d -- were saved. 1 Tornado Wrecks Buildings. Lincoln, Neb., June 1.--The Burling- ton railroad reports a tornado ™m»ea loss of property near Sutton, Neb., about 60 miles west. There was no none waa injured* se far as could be learned. f|; Soldiers Die as Auto «ffda. yA Montgomery, Ala., June 8.--Lieut. Arthur Pickens and Corporal Arthur Willard, members of the Thirty-sev­ enth division, were killed when an army truck ran off an embankment Bars All Fuel From Yachts. Washington, June 1.--After Friday, by order of the fuel administration] no coal or fuel oil may be burned on or furnished to any private yacht for Pour Officers and 20 Men Missing Pi«m PrMidant Lincoln--Torn*, doed by U-Boat. f Washington, June 4.--Announcement was made on Sunday by the navy de­ partment that four officers and 20 men are believed to be missing in the sink­ ing of the President Lincoln trans­ port. This is the first Intimation of any loss of life aboard the transport since it was torpedoed by an enemy subma­ rine last Wednesday and Is the first news of the disaster excepting the bare announcement. Zeppelin Is 8hot Down. Copenhagen, June 4.--British de­ stroyers are reported to have brought down a Zeppelin tn the North sea,' off the west coast of Jutland. All of the Zeppelin's crew are said to have per­ ished. New U. 8. Warship Record. Washington, June 4.--The United States destroyer Ward was success­ fully launched on Sunday afternoon at the Mare Island navy yard, Cali­ fornia, 17% days after Its keel was laid. l£ ;if|S§EU, MAY .aE LOST f >n Gen, Sir William Manning, who has^ been captain general of Jamaica since 1913, has recently been appointed to the governorship of Ceylon. The po­ sition Is regarded as one of the best in the British diplomatic service. Sir William is no stranger to America, his former position at Jamaica often bringing him to this country. WARNS RAIL STRIKERS M'APDOO SAYS U. S. CANNOT COERCED BY EMPLOYEES. BE Communication Addressed to Heads of Labor Organizations Assures Justice to All. Washington, June 1.--Director Gen­ eral McAdoo addressed a communica­ tion to the six heads of labor organ­ izations having jurisdiction over the machinists, boilermakers and other branches of organized labor employed In railroad shops, pointing out the meaning and possible consequences of strikes or walkouts of railroad em­ ployees during the war. The communication reads: "The strike of certain shopmen, ma­ chinists, etc., in the railroad shops at Alexandria, Va., has created a very painful impression on the public mind. I cannot believe that these men knew what they were doing. They are all employees now of the United States government* They are not employees of any railroad corporation; therefore, this was a strike against the govern­ ment of the United States. "It is the first time in the history of our government that any of its em­ ployees have attempted a strike' against their government. Such ac­ tion is incredible. For the good of , our beloved country, and for the hon­ or of railroad men- In the service everywhere, I hope that there will be no repetition of what every one must condemn as' unpatriotic in the highest degree. "The government cannot, of course, be coerced or intimidated by any of its employees. It is anxious to do justice to all and will do justice to all as far as It ia possible to measure justice. "Recognizing that there are prob­ able inequalities In the recommend­ ations of the wage commission which should be impartially considered and dealt with I appointed in my general order No. 27, dated May 25, a board of railroad wages and working condi­ tions composd of three tepresenta- tive labor men and three representa­ tive railroad men, whose duty It is to hear and pass upon all petitions and complaints. "Every class of employees or parts of classes of employees who feel that they have Just ground for complaint under the wage decision should sub­ mit their cases promptly to this board and they will be given just and ftnpar­ tial consideration. "The American people have just been called upon to pay largely in­ creased freight and passenger rates for the purpose of paying In part the increased wages, amounting to more than $300,000,000, awarded to railroad employees." CONGRESS TO TAKE RECESS Leaders Agree to Rest From June 1$ to August 1 While CommitfM , Works or Revenue Bill. ' Washington, May 30.--Congression­ al leaders of both parties on Tuesday agreed on a plan for a recess about June 15 after appropriation bills are out of the way until August 1, while the bouse ways and means committee workt on the new revenue bill. Pass­ age of the revenue measure by the house between August 1 and August 10 Is contemplated, to be followed by. 9 3(May recess of the house to await jetton by the senate. Huna ttisa Four Dutch SMpe. Amsterdam, May 80.--The Germans have seized the Dutch steamship Jant- je and sailing vessels Maria, Jacobs and Gerzine. This is in pursuance of their policy of not permitting Dutch to sail without safe conduct*. Brings Dow» 32 Airplanes. Paris. May 30.--Major Baracoa, the leading Italian ace, has brought down his thirty-second adversary, according* to a dispatch from the Italian front to the Temps. He shot down the lead- Women Wins Prise for Pofetry. New York, June 4.--In the prize awards of Columbia university one of $500 was given to Sara Teasdaie of St. Louis and New York for her "Love Songs." as the best book of poetry is­ sued during the year. • • I I lufll- • More Huns to West' Ffdnt. Stockholm, June 4.--Germany has decided to withdraw two-thirds of the German troops in the Ukraine. They will be used on the western front, and will be replaced "in the east- with A^is- t r l a n s . * " * ' " * ̂ * ' • • . . . . . V * uecorsie Boston soy. Boston, June 3.--Cable messages re^ ceived here announced that Lieut Ed­ mund O. Bigelow of this city, serving with the Red Cross In France, has been swarded the Croix de Guerre for btavery. % Score Hurt In CoTflsleft. Flint, Mich., June 8.--More than a score of persons were injured In a collision of two interurban cars !n th® outskirts of the city. The injured were . , _ all passengers on a special car from f *,h"i American Warships Reported to Have Sent Diver to Bottom--Captured ,, Another--Survivors Res«u|d . < and Taken to Port--Bigpi ^ Passenger Steamer Mlss|^':'7 , |nad'5 I , ^ I f f . ' \ tl , - \ .J* S' . , . Daniels issued the folfowlng siate- 'raent: , 4 "Reports received by the navy de­ partment show that the following ves­ sels have been sunk: "Jacob H. Haskell, schooner, 1,362 tons, from Boston, $»r .Norfolk, 11 in crew. No passengers, v "Isabel B. Wiley, in ballast, tonnage '611, crew eight. ...... , "Hattie Dunn of Rockland, Me, ton­ nage 365, In ballast, for Charleston. "Edward H. CGle, *Bo6too. tonnage. I,396, in ballast, for Norfolk, crew of II. "Herbert L. Pratt, steamship oil tanker, sunk about five miles south of Overfalls Lightship, Delaware Capes, 38 on board. Thirty-seven of the crew landed at Lewes; one lost. "All the crews of the above-named vessels except one man lost from the Pratt were rescued. "It apepars that the schooner Edna, which was found bottom-side up sev- fernl days ago and towed into Lewes, Del., was also a victim of the subma­ rine. The crew of the Edna has been landed at New York. ""The master of the Winneeonne picked up . the crew of the Hattie' Dunn. "Nothing further has been heard from the steamship Carolina" which Sent out Sf. O. S. calls Sunday after­ noon stating that she was being shelfed by a submarine. The Carolina was reported in the same general vicinity as that In which the schooners were sunk the same day." ' t • , xL : An Atlantic Port, Jtine 4/--loij?' threatened German U-boat offensive against the American Atlantic sea­ board has started. It fcs being carried Out by at least two, probably more, submarines of giant construction and more heavily armed than any under­ water raiders encountered before.. The zone of operations seems to center on the strip of water off the highlands' of New Jersey. The vic­ tims thus far accounted for have been coastwise vessels, no transatlantic ship having been attacked at la&J^iLp? counts. Vp* w Fifteen Ships May Be Sunk* ,,,, Four vessels are definitely known to have been sunk; two others are reported Jto have been destroyed, aqd one more, a large steamer, is long overdue and is feared to have been lost. Reports from many sources, none of them officially confirmed, place the number of vessels sunk as high as 15, It is believed this number is overes­ timated. Two U-Boats Reported Lost. . ft • , There also are reports that the fj- boats have been accounted for by the American destroyers and other de­ fense ships which were rushed out to sea at the first alarm. One report^ says that one of the raiders was sunk, and another report asserts that a sec-' ond of the underwater, craft was cap-* tured. This latter report said that the crew of the raider was being brought Into an American p6rt on board a de­ stroyer. Neither of these reports can be confirmed officially. Officers of the naval Intelligence bureau were understood to be trying to confirm reports that an engagement took place between American destroy­ ers and German submarines off the Virginia coast. Four 8mall Ships Sunk. The four vessels which are known to have been destroyed are all small coasting schooners. Only one life is known to have been iost aboard them. These vessels bora the following names: Edward H. Cole, 1701 tons, owned in Boston. Jacob Haskell, 1362 tons, owned in Boston. Isabells B. Wlley. ^li tons, owned In Bath, Me. , , Herbert L. Pratt, ctl tanker; one member of crew lost. . > Fear Big Steamer Lost. Gravest fear Is expressed for the New York and Porto Rlcan line steamer Carolina. The Carolina was bound from a West Indian port for an Atlantic port, carrying 220 passengers and a crew of 120 members. Wire­ less reports for help are reported to have come from the vessel saying that it was being attacked. The liner is many hours overdue at its destination and the time schedule would have brought It to the vicinity in which the schooner Edward H. Cole was attacked at about the time that vessel was sent down. Report Two 8teamers Sunk. Survivors of the Cole report seeing two large vessels sunk after the at- r.n thrtr ship and it is possible ; irr MP °a may have been one of attack on the Carolina became known when word was received *.\re that a call for help had come from it Sunday night. The wlreiear'me*> sage, picked up- by navai t stated that a submarine wis the vessel and the passengers had taken to the boats. Help was imme­ diately sent and it is hoped hiands will be reported safe. 4 Another 8teamer Overdue. 5 "The coastwise steamer City of Columbus, Savannah for Boston, with passengers, may be another victim of the German sea raiders. It is long overdue. . „ The City ot Columtius left Savannah on Friday and was due in Bostjon Monday morning. The schooner Edna, found bottom UP several days ago and»towed into I.ewes, Del, also was a submarine vic­ tim. The cre>y was rescued and land­ ed at New York. Two Schooners Believed Lost. Two other schooners are reported to have betyr sunk, but their loss has not been ccnUraied. Tbey are the follow­ ing named ships: Hattie Dunn, . a three-masted schooner. . Samuel W. Hathaway, a four-mast­ ed schooner. Survivors Reach Port, That the submarines have been op- erating for,a leng time was Indicated when 15 survivors of three vessels, some of whom were reported to have been held prisoner eleven days on a U-toat, reached port on an American steamship which picked them up. after the submarine set them adrift. The 15 mei\ were survivors of two schooners and an oil tanker, it was re­ ported. .*">y • „ . \ A navy guardship halted the vessel after it left the quarantine station and ciLcers from the navy intelligence bu­ reau boarded it to question the men. Go to Rescue Victims. Three lifeboats filled with persons and other lifeboats, apparently empty, were seen afloat -35 miles off Beach Haven, N. J., by a government i air­ plane. Coast guard cutters have gone to the rescue. Beach Haven is about ,20 miles south of Barnegat, N. ^J. ' Atlantic Ports Closed. f " With the first reports of the raid, orders were issued to close al the At­ lantic ports to shipping from Newport News as far north as New England. All outward bound ships were forbid­ den to leave and close Inspection was kept on all incoming ships. Several hours later the port of Bos­ ton was again opened for traffic, which Indicated that the danger was over in i(he northern section of the coast at least. Airplanes Patrol Coast. Fifty or more airplanes, re-enforced by hydroplanes, are patrolling the Long Island coast, every observer keeping a sharp lookout for hostile submarines. The aircraft moved as far out as. 15 miles froitj dhore, and later in the day the patrol was extended to tbe New Jersey coast. "Sunk by GunflreJ* A wireless message saying the Amer­ ican schooner Isabel B. Wiley had been "sunk by gunfire off Block Island" was picked up by an American steam­ ship which.mrii.yedL here from tbe West Indies. •v-* MEXICO AS "U" BASE? Requested to Buy Only Thinii" Necessary to Health and Efficiency. | THRIFT PLEDGE ALSO ASKED ;| 3.V .• - f*» I#, NAVAL OFFICERS UNABLE ^ CONFIRM RUMOR. TO Return of Submarines to U. S. May Explain Loss of Collier ; »; - cyc,°P*r , ' l 11 Washington, Jtine 1^-OpinioH & Washington was sharply divided as to whether Germany has established a submarine base in Mexico, or else­ where on the coasts of the Americas, or is operating her raiding submarines from German bases. Naval officials, Insisted ftere Is no evidence whatever substantiating the claim that there are German subma* the bases In Mexican, Nicaragua n, ot West Indian waters. The state de| partment shares this view. Shipping board officials, however, In-s sisted there is at least strong sus4 piclon of bases in Mexico. A submarine base In Mexico would not avail Germany for operations In the upper Atlantic, naval officials con­ tended. They pointed to the fact that it is 2,000 miles from the Jersey coast to Mexican waters, almost as far as the German bases in Germany or-Bel­ gium. Officials who held to the view that there are such bases in Mexican wa­ ters contended, however, that the op­ erations off the New Jersey and Dela­ ware coasts were only side issues, a clumsy German effort to terrorize American shipping, and that the real object of the German submarine cam­ paign an this side is to menace or prevent the operation of oil tankers transporting oil from tbe Tampioo oil fields in England for tha use of the British fleet Assistant Secretary of*the Navy Roosevelt insisted there is no evidence to substantiate the report of German submarine bases on this siUe of Uie Atlantic. f ̂ Pope Protests Bombing of FiHv Rome, June 4.--The po|«» htm pressed indlgnntl«m ovel* thr German bombardment of Paris on Corpus Chrlstl day and is reported to have sent a message to the archbishup of Cologne condemning tbe set Helpful Movies. Motion pictures have recently proved helpful In making tests of artificial limbs, it having been found that nei­ ther the eyes of an observer nor the sensations of a wearer are wholly re* liable. The method followed has been to fasten what is known as Geissler tubes to the subject, one along the thigh and one along the calf. The cripple Is then made to walk In front of a motion picture camera in a dark room, with the gas contents of tbe current. The pictures taken amount to a series of diagrams, lines of light indicating the changes in the positions of the legs and revealing the differ­ ences in the movement of the artificial and the nntural member.--Popular Mo> chanics Magazine. Spoiler of Harmony. "It's too bad," said Uncle Eben, Mdat one big-voiced man singW off de key is so often allowed to go on spoilin' *de pleasure not only of de choir, but tomtooee by iflii-flectrtvl <MUie piw^^agregntian." w em*m mum b« i j *° War Conditions If ' * Nation Is to Play Its WWhihgtrifi,' D. C.---To sl^itoatiP1! rials and labor for necessary war pur- f poses. President Wilson appealed to- | Americans "to buy only those things- ! which are essential to the individual I health and efficiency," and to volun- ^ teer on or before June 28, National - Thrift day, to Invest systematically to I War Savings and Thrift Stamps, or § other government securities. | "This war Is one of nations--not of armies," said the president, "and all | of our 100,000,000 people must bf* economically and industrially adjusted * to war conditions if this .nation is to ; play its full part in the conflict. Pledge Is Sought. * "The problem before us is not prl- p* marily a financial problem, but rather- s a problem of Increased production of\ war essentials and the saving of th* materials and the labor necessary fofr the support, and equipment of our- army and navy. Thoughtless expendi­ ture of money for nonessentials uses up the labor of men, the products of the farm, mines, and factories, and overburdens transportation, all off which must be used to the utmost and at their best for war purposes. "The great results which we seek can be obtained only by the participa­ tion of young and old In a national thrift movement. I therefore vrge> that our people everywhere pledge1 themselves, as suggested by the secre­ tary of the treasury, to the practice of thrift; to serve tha government their utmost hi increasing production in all fields necessary to the winning of the war; to conserve food and fuel and useful materials of every kindi; to devote their labor only to the most necessary tasks, and to buy only those things which are essential) to Individ* ual health and efficiency. .. X •Buy More U. S. Securities.1* "The securities issued by the treas-' ury department are, so many of them,, within the reach of every one that the door of opportunity in this matter is wide open to all of us. "I appeal to all who now own either ~ Liberty bonds or War Savings stqjnps f to continue to practice economy and 5 thrift and to appeal to all who do not own government securities to do llke-~ 1 wise and purchase them to the extent of their means. The man who buys government securities transfers the purchasing power of his money to the United States government until after this war, and to that same degree does not buy in competition with the gov­ ernment "I earnestly appeal to every man, woman and child to pledge themselves on or before June 28 to save constant­ ly and to buy as regularly as possible the securities of the government. , "The 28th of June ends this special period of. enlistment in the great vol­ unteer army of production and saving hers at home. May there be^aooe un- enlisted on that day." tin FIND POTASH IN COLORAKO Richest Vein Ever Discovered ^ United States Uncovered by < a Trapper. 1 _r igmont, Cblb.--What geologists f is the richest vein of potash ever uncovered in the United States has just been found in the foothills a few miles from this city. The strata was discovered by a trapper. It crops out of a rocky fault in the hills, is four feet thick at the surface and can be traced for almost half a mile. The depth of the vein has not ben deter* mined. An assay shows the substance to run 85-100 of one per cent potash. IS LATEST FAD WITH CHRLS •weatheart Monument at CampiH^ ,J • • f i -::i ..• v y-m- Camp "Devens, Mastf--TflW *•• heart monument" at this cantonment is rising by leaps and bounds. Every girl who has a sweetheart among the troops here is supposed to add a "Rock of Love" to the monument. As the girls pass the cantonment they select a good-sized stone and carry it to tbe monument site, where they heave It onto the pile. It is expected that be­ fore the war ends a tremendous moriu- of "Love" will be raised tlielp *• .IT His Hsblt. "That barber is a surly old fellow, f Often he won't speak to me when I ^ meet him on the street." f. "Thai'ij oaiy the force of habit. He's so used to cutting old acquaint- J gaggg/» •; Qfy t j f -#*- ' f t The Universal Kxcusfc "How did yon come to put anything I so compromising as that down In black * and white!" K "I didn't. My mother-in-law wrote I It ta my letter when I w&t look- ^ !•«." I . . i.. ' ' If-;/""#' Easy System. "I am In favor of government ershtp for everything." "Whyr * "Then all you'll have to do If service * lsnt up to the mark will be to write to * your congressman about It. .ii Commercial CommentsV "The old master who painted that picture got no such price as you paid." "Well," replied Mr. Cumrox, "it Just goes to show what first-class modem salesmanship means to any Une eC