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EDITORIAL
FORMS FOR 18 40 REGISTRANTS
BElXCi DISTRIBUTED
llso Y.'sr Department authorizes
the followiw from the office of the
Provos* Marshal General:
Distribution of the printed forms
whk'h will oe required for the reg
istration of men yrho will be affect"
til bv the proposed' act of Congress
extending the drfat age limita has
ij^sb started under direction of the
Provost Marshal General.
The preparation and distribution
of thtse forms, together with the
l>.-ovidiu;» of other equipment need
ed, constitutes probably the largest
single task of the -kind ever under*
takeu by the Government. An idea
of thp work involved' may be gained
trota the fact that 16 of the largest
envelope manufacturers in the coun
try, for example, are working1 night
and day turning out the 35,000,000
envelopes that will be needed by lo
cal boards in sending out the ques
tionaires to registrants, and by
rei:-.uruats in returning them to the
boards.
Registration cards and question
naire forma are being Printed by
the millions. Practically all the
largo filing-case manufacturers in
the country are busy turning out the
c.iaes that will be used in. filing the
r gistration cards and th© returned
questionnaires. For the question
naires alone 53,000 steel filing cas
c-i a .-e being made, each capably of
holdin 250 forms. Regulations gov
«ruic» the registraton have been
draw* up and only await the i n*
sc-rtlon of the registration date and
£ ny changes In the system that
rciyht be dictated by thg final de
cisions of Congress. The bill as
presented to Congress fixes the new
s»ce limits at IS to 45 years, and all
printing orders have been tentative
ly hased on the estimate that ap
tiroximately 13,000,000 new regis
trants will be added to the rolls
under the extension of the ages
to these limits. For an enrollment
of juch magnitude it is estimated
that the services of between 100,
000 and 170,000 registrars will be
required, an<i that every school
1 ouse in tho country will be need
ed for the registration.
Generous response has been made
by local boards throughout the coun
try to the recent request of the
Hrovost Marshal General that they
btsla preparations for the big reg
istration in anticipation of early
action by Congress. These prepara
tions, reports indicate, haye gone
ahead steadily in spite of the ob
:igatiot. resting on the boarda to
oreoare for the enrollment on Au
gust 24 of those reaching their
twenty-first birthday since June 5,
lylS and on or before August 24.
iais. .
It Is the intention to have the
boards completely equipped lor
the larger registration bo that the
increased man power may be reg
istered, catalogued, anj classi
fied as rapidly a§ possible after
ihe bill is passed. Already entire
express trains laden with forms and
blanSs are on their way across the
coutluent.
CAPT. HEN AY A. WlUY
A new photograph of Capt Henry A.
Wiley, commander of one of the big
gest of Uncle Sam'# dreadnaughU.
32 F. S. ARMY DIVISIONS
NOW ON FRENCH SOIL
Semlweekly press interview by
Gen. March, August 21, 1918:
Siuco the last time I talked to
you the allies have continued their
activity in France, making attack*
on limited fronts at widely separ
ated points. In the Flanders salient
the flanks have been bent la by
attacks southeast of Meteren on
th« north flank and near Merville
on the southern flank. The new
apex produced became untenable for
the enemy and they fell back.* The
salient has been flattened out by
a retirement of from 1 to 2 miles
on' a 14-mile front.
East of Arras on the Scarpe Riv
er the British advanced in. sharp
frhting, taking Faupoux. On the
plait» near Roye, th® continued
pressure by th© French and British
has carried the line well back of
the old 1916-17 line.
Between, the Oise and the Aisne
on a 15-mile front the French in
itiated an attack on Sunday evening.
Tnat carried the line forward about
4 miles across a broken plateau to
its northern edge from which the
French now overlook the plains a
round Noyon, wh'ch is only 4 miles
away.
In the Vosges the 5th United
Stat<- Division, in the sector of St
Die, which has been quiet for a
Ion" time, captured the town of Fra
Oelie, eliminating very shrap sal
ient there. Here the line is only
4 milts from the German, fivjntler.
The attack reported to me verb
ally by the Associated Press this
morning north of the Ancre has not
been officially reported, and I will
not comment on it. Germans occu
pied the positions of their farth
08i advance the line was 250 miles
lr,ng. It is now less than 200.
We have now in France the fol
lowinp divisions: 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th,
5th, 6'h, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th,
30th, 32d, 33d, 35th, 36th, 37th,
41st, 42d, 76th, 77th, 78th, 79th,
80th, 81st, S2d', 83d, 85th, 89th,
[90th. 91st, 92d, 93d—32 divisions
of troops.
in getting man: uiviajuns vivi| •»«—
j in projecting a larger program,
j which has now been presented to
Congress, the successful accomplish
ment of 8uch a feat depends, of
course, on having shipping. When
war broke out the United States
[ had no shipping marine, as you all
know, and in order to accomplish wej
have had to scour the world for
ships.
Ships coming in from the Emer
gency Fleet Corporation keep swell
in? the number at our disposal, and
w«* took over German interned iblps
| requisitioned Dutch ships, and we
chartered and hired from other na
tions all the ships we could charter
am* hire from them. That is where
a l»rge portion of the American
money goes that is contributed; the
J contribution of ships is paid for by
[♦lie American people. We have had
J In "ddition to that one ship which
really was given to us—Brazil gare
| us a sbio for two trips without any
compensation at all—and so far as I
know ths* is the only ship we got
I that war. In order to carry out the
I still larger program, Defoj-e the
\ shipping-fleet construction gets to
! the ioint where they can carry it, it
wilt be necessary for us to hire and
charter other ships in sufficient
quantity to carry it through.
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The Case of
Bert Carter,
Slacker
r>-o
By BARBARA KSRR
[Copyright. I91S. by the McClure Newspa
per Syndicate.)
"So you're after our wild man from
Borneo, arc you ? Well, here he comes.
HI! Kiel, get a move on you; here's a
friend of yours from Hays, Kansas."
Sheriff Beardsley felt the good-hu
mored surcasm in the boss' tone. He
fiad swaggered a hit; how did he know
svhat sort of fellows ran the Mine
Prop camp on the Narrow tiuage? He
liad got off at Mineral Hot Springs and
come overlaud with a guide, and two
ionkeys—maybe 'twas three.
Bert, quickened his pace, came for
ward frankly and held out his hand.
"From Hays, did you say. Jim? Well,
I'm sure glad to see some one from
Hays. How's everybody? What did
you say your name Is?"
"Sheriff Beardsley." grinning rather
sheepishly into the boy's honest bine
syes. "I'm up here after a slacker.
Know anything about him?"
"Search me!" replied Bert Innocent
ly, at which the men laughed.
Boardsley explained to Bert, who
made no comniont except that they'd
counted on getting out 'some extra
props; the trip would Interfere.
But his camp comrades were out
spoken In their disgust: "Why, anyone
can see with half an eye that the kid's
not more than twenty," declared the
Boss, who was too fond of Bert to take
It calmly. "It's simply a cooked up
mess by some of those foreigners;
they're combing the country for men
to make up their quota."
The sheriff found himself ncddlng—
then hastily: "Well, I was sent up
here to get him, boys; so I'll have to
take him along."
After two years In the mountains,
with only a day oil occasionally at
Sallda, or MolTet, for .supplies, Bert
was Interested in everything except Ills
forthcoming trial. ,
"Of course. If It's up to me, I'll go.
I've had some experience; killed more
snakes than any other man In camp.
If I'm busy and one gets away. I Just
take a walk till I find one In his place.
Why? Because they frighten women."
The sheriff, on arriving at Hays, rec
commended ball for Bert till trial day;
In the meantime he loitered about the
vil'age. nis fs th.-r and mother had
gone to South Am- r!'-a a year ago on
business; ho had not been to Hays for
five yenrs, as he went from school to
the mountains for his health. You'd
agree that he found it; six feet In his
stockings: bronzed as an Indian, with
an Innocent, direct gaze that was a bit
disconcerting till you knew him. So
when the board called "Case of Bert
Carter, slacker," he arose to his feet,
marched up front and looked them
squarely in the eyes.
The three men looked at hlra with
honest admiration, but Mary Marvin,
the secretary, wanted Bert to feel that
she disapproved of him. She was the
prettiest girl in the village, the stauch
est patriot, and always ready to pun
ish slackers that came her way.
Bert could not help feeling her atti
tude. At first he was mildly curious
as to what peeved the pretty lady, but
the more he looked at her the sting of
It got under his sWn. He wanted to
ask her outright what was wrong with
him.
He told the board that he believed
he would be twenty-one the third of
June. 1918. but in the absence of fam
ily records, would swear to nothing.
He was interested to know on what
they based their accusation that he
was a slacker.
To the board this seemed fair
enough, but the way he said slacker
made Mary want to jump to her feet
and scream: "Just as you might say
bread-and-sugar, mother!"
Since the board had brought him to
Hays at behest of gossips, they must
bring In his accusers.
1U1A. 1UI tiuovi .'..w.v ......
was th» same a?e ns her Rachael;
Rachnel was twenty-three last June.
"Ra'll he obliged to her mother," snick
ered some one; twenty-three was get
ting on toward old-raaidhood, here.
Mrs. Ben Hopper swore that he was
the same use as Tommy; twenty-one
in May; she knew, for the boys had
many a time celebrated their birth
days by swimming In Big Creek. Bert
smiled, then chuckled behind Ills hand
—boys' birthdays were like Easter,
movable feasts, when swimming was
the celebration.
Things were hopelessly tangled—
birthdays of town's contemporary chil
dren were told, as was time of estab
lishing line fences, buying of live
stock, tearing down of old landmarks
—but no corroborating testimony.
Mary was in a white heat: "How
can he sit there like a lump on a log
and the whole town wrangling about
his age?" she whispered.
The board was crazy with the futility
of it, when the old editor of the Free
Press walked in with a newspaper file
and asked to be sworn; opening It he
read: "Born, yesterday to John and
Mary Carter, a fine boy. Congratula
tions, John." To the board: "The date
Is June fourth, 1897; the hoy will be
twenty-one June third, 1918." With
out comment, he walked out.
Without further ado the board ad
journed, congratulated Bert, and clos
ed the Incident, but the secretary's an
gry eyes held Bert. Without apparent
volition he walked up to her and ask
ed if she wished to speak to him.
"Yes, I do!" exellimed Mary, vehe
mently. "How could you sit there
thai Way? Why didn't you get up and
say you'd go, anyway 7"
"Why. Miss Marvin, I thought a trial
was a trial. It would be queer for a
man to say: 'Oh, stop it, I'll confess
I'm guilty,' Just to stop the fuss,
wouldn't It?"
"Well, yes," Mnry admitted, "but
you needn't let it come to that. Why
do you suppose the Lord gave you all
that strength if not to defend your
country?"
"Oh, v.h;\" stammered Dcrt, "I'll go
If you want mo to." Put Mary had
walked away, hrr head In the air.
Bert was puzzled. He had heard
little discussion of the war. To him It
was a matter of age. He'd go when
called. What was the matter with the
girl? He'd go ask her.
Mary hesitated, then held out her
hand. "I—mother says I was rude to
you today. Forgive me and I'll tell
you how I feel about It"
So Bert rccolved his first lesson in
patriotism from the lips of a pretty
girl, too much In earnest to remember
that she was pretty; that Bert was
handsome—or anything else except
that she wanted him to be a soldier.
Presently Mrs. Marvin came in and
Bert spent the happiest evening of his
life. When he arose to go he asked
and obtained permission to come again.
Returning to the Windsor, he saw a
light in the Free Press office and went
up to thank the editor for his kind
ness. He disclaimed any credit, say
ing that he was a friend of his family; '
intimated that Bert was glad not to 1
go to war.
"Why, no, Mr. Pressman, I don't care
much either way. Thought I'd go
when called; but I've made up my ,
mind to enlist. I'm not a coward."
But the editor dismissed him with a
curt nod, to Bert's chagrin.
nis lessons In patriotism progressed
till the town wond?red if Bert would
stay In Hays or Mary go to the moun
tains. Bert was sure that life without
Mary was not worth living. But Mary
tearfully but firmly refused him, dear
ly as she knew she loved him; she
could not marry a man younger than
herself—she was past twenty. Bert
did not. tell her he had enlisted, but
said good-by and took the first train
back to camp. A dreary Journey, but
more than one Indifferent chap who
talked to Bert had his views changed
about his duty to his country.
His camp fellows met him eagerly,
glad that he was back; they had miss
ed him; had some mall for him, too.
It was a Deiatea tetter irom ms
mother, telling him of sickness, dis
couragements and Inability to get mall,
but the paragraph that held his at
tention read: "You are now of draft
uge, ray dearest son, because after you
were hurt and missed school, I gave
you the birthday of the baby that died,
so you'll not seem so behind In school
work. No one knows this, dearest,
but mother and you. Do as your heart
bids you."
"Heart's all right, mother dear," he
whispered, kissing the letter. Then to
the camp:
"Well, fellows, I came back to tell
you the news. I'm engaged to the
prettiest girl In Ellis county, and have
enlisted In Uncle Sam's army—In Col
orado—didn't want to stand In the way
of any Hays patriots—so better be
good to Bertie while you've got a
chance."
Of course, the announcement of his
engagement was a bit hasty, but Mary
corroborated it when told the particu
lars.
SOMETHING NEW IN COLLARS
Sort of Second Cousin to the One
Made of Celluloid Has Recently
Been Introduced.
The separate starched collar was
Invented about ninety-two years ago
by the wife of a blacksmith living at
Troy, N. Y., who made one for her
husband. Since then It has grown In
popularity until there Is probably no
body who has not worn a starched
coflar at some time or other. Now
Its popularity Is on the decline again,
partly on the score of comfort and
partly as a result of the war.
The crux of the matter does not
lie with the collar Itself, though that
Is made from material which Is use-1
ful for bandages. It's the starch that
Is to be saved—valuable foodstuff that
ought not to be wasted on collars,
says Popular Science Monthly.
A permanently stiffened collar Is
being introduced which is not cellu
loid, but is a regular fabric collar
treated with a kind of varnish that
makes It possible to clean it under the
tap or with a damp cloth. Automo
billsts should be among those who ap
preciate this new fabric, for, In spite
of road dust, it Is always possible to
"feel clean" In a clean collar. A col
lar of tlxls kind will last from two
weeks to a month.
Chinese Omens.
The Chinese people never associate
dreams with lobster salad. Their art
ist represents dreams plctorially by
means of spiral or curl, as of vapor,
proceeding from the dreamer's head
and broadening out until large enough
to receive the figures which enter Into
and compose the dream.
They believe that gorillas and bears
are omens of sons, and serpents and
snakes of daughters. (The ladles have
Grandma Eve to thank for that.) If
you dream of a dwarf, things will not
go well; your enterprise will stick
half-way and you will be a laughing
stock to all; if of sweet perfume, you
will meet women and girls; of bam
boos, yon will become a recluse; of
combs, there will be a separation; of
willows, you will shortly travel, and If
you dream of a broken bed some 111
will befall your wife.
Administrators notice
Nolle* la hereby given, that the
indereigned h&» been appointed. Ad
nlnistrator of the estate of Miles
3reeffaa, deceased, by the Pro
late court for the territory of Al
taic* sitting In probate at Haines,
Uaska, and any and all persons
laving claims against said estate,
ire required to present them to
ne, with the proper vouchers, at
ny office in the said town of
laities, within six months from
late of first puDlication of this
totlce.
Bated the 19th day of August,
.918.
J. Q. Morrison, Administrator.
N. B. Stout, Attorney for Adminis
trator.
first Publication, Aug 22, 1918.
final Publication, Sept. 2C, 1918.
iEWARD COMING TO THE
FRONT FOR FISHERIES
Seward is establishing a name for
tself la the halibut business, the
sold storage at tnaj city haying
500,000 pounds of halibut frozen in
ts big store rooms and pending out
svery steamship with its cooling
•ooms stored to caoacity. So much
:Uh ha$ been received tht the San
ruan. Cold Storage company, the
iwners of the plant, have been
forced to refuB© to take any more
'ish, turning down over 184,000
pounds i» four days. Seward" has a
splendid chance to corral the fish
business of tne north if it can get
transportation for the catch. A boat
oullt especially to handle fish is
leeded to ply between Seward, and
Seattle.
No one talks of Heinle Zlmmer<n
J8 a veteran of the game, but 1)••
3e la one of the oldest players In ■ ■
jf service In the National league.
las been In It 13 years.
» • •
Ollle O'Mara has Improved grently
ils all around play since he had !i
Irst tryout with the Robins. Lack c
confidence hurt him them but n so
loura in the minors fixed that.
• • •
With the departure of Barnes for
Damp Funston, the Giants run up a
total of five men contributed to the
National army this season. The oth
ers are Balrd, Kelly, John Paul Jones
ind Rube Benton.
• * •
Manager Mitchell of the Cubs con
tends that Hal Chase Is the king of
first basemen, and In that he Is sup
ported by Willie Keeler, who says that
Ohase knows more about playing the
:>ag than any other man he has ever
teen.
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! After I nad used one box I waa cur*
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gain."
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NOTICE OP ETNfAL ACCOUNT
In the U. S. Commissioner's Court
for the Territory or Alaska at Sky
way tn probate la the matter of
the estate fo S. H. Yeomans, exe
cutrix of the estate above stated
has filed in the above entitled court
her final account of the estate of
the said deceased, and the bearing
of same hag bean fixed for Satur
day the 28th day of September.
1918 at two o'clock in the after
noon of said day at the court roost
in the federal court house at Stair
way, and aU persons having Inter
est in said estate are notified then
and there to appear and file
objections they may have to said Kc*
count and to show cause. If any t&»
have, why said final account should
! not be allowed.
Mrs. Ella Mary Yeoman*,
Administratrix
Bated at Skagway, Alaska, thla
27th day of July, 1918.
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