ALL DRAFT MEN
—————
First Class
————
Taking In All Young Men As
They Attain The Age
of 21.
Washington. Best
mates indicate that
available
the
tain more than 2,000,060 men,
for duty with the
man in any other class will be
ap.
The into which the
000,000 men registered-—and those who
are registered hereafter divided
and the order in which will be
called for service was officially an-
nounced in Provost Marshal-Gen-
eral’s questio , which reg-
istered man must fill out It
not exempt married men as a
class, but it place married men
with dependent wives and children far
down on the list of In fact,
the questionaire indic that
men of the first class w be
to the colors, except ir
emergency.
The 148 questions
which the registrants
constitute a
each man's life and fitne
and, if he claims exem
show why in minute d
to ans within seven
man receives
him
It
that
tion of
cover men
of 21 since it
that be
the regi
man as
probable
be
colors before any
five classes
are
they
the
naire every
and file.
does
doe
liables
ates only
called
1€¢ gravest
many or all of
answer,
inquiry into
for service,
must
searching
aS
n he must
Failure
after a
rytd
¥
e
av;
wer
the ques: renders
stions
liable to a year in
is
Congress
prison
regarded as practically certain
will take
the
up
draft
law to
d the
extending
who have attaine age
Was
done and
stration thereafter
enacted. Should
provision made for
of
age,
every
it is
would
by
Dregs.
Pt
he reached that
that per
added to Class 1
next March. In
ent plans
the men in Class 2
Officials have
possibility
haps L040
automatically
event no
army would
that
for the reach
already cor
that
take in these
Some
Lo al ional nen
men,
fair system which they may
classified
to places will be
ulations to be publi
will set a
be registered, and assigned
New
shortly prob.
devised reg
shed
BOY
be
Way
done
New regulation
ports for register
fective N
th
ovembher &
abor.
Unskilled farn
Unekilled
Registrant
spect of whom
no deferred
or made,
Registrant
tionnaire i whom
deferred lasgification is clair
made
All registrants not
other division in this
claimed
submit ques
of no
ted or
inclu ded
gcnedule,
in any
Class 2.
Married man, with children, or fath
er or motherless children, where such
wife or children or sueh
children are not mainly
apon his labor for support for the rea.
eon that there are other reasonably
ings from the labor of the wife) avail
able,
istrant will not deprive such depend
ents of support.
Married man, without children,
whose wife, although the registrant is
mainly dependent upon his labor for
Is skilled in some special
work which she is physically able to
perform and in which she is employed
or in which there fs an immediate
opening for her under conditions that
will enable her to support herself de.
ship.
Necessary rkilled farm laborer
aecessary agricultural enterprise,
In necessary Industrial enterprige,
Class 3.
hig own), but toward whom he ttancs
In relation of parent.
| Man with dependent aged or infirm
| parents,
| Man with dependent helpless broth
or sisters
County or municipal officer,
Highly trained firemen or police:
man, at least three vears in service
of municipality.
Necessary custom house clerk.
Necessary employe of Uhited States
in transmission of the meiis.
Necessary artificer or workman in
| United States armory or arsenal.
| Necessary employe in service
United States.
Necessary assistant, associate or
hired manager of necessary agricul
tural enterprise.
Necessary highly specialized techni.
cal or mechanical expert of necessary
| industrial enterprise,
Necessary assistant
ers
of
i
i
§
i
or associate
| prise.
Class 4.
Man whose wife or children
! mainly dependent on his labor for sup-
port.
Mariner actually emploved
service of citizen or merchant
{ United States,
| Necessary managing,
i ing or directing head
agricultural enterprize,
Necessary managing,
of
|
in
in
sea
sole control
of necessary
sole control
ling or directing head
industrial
Necessary
enterprise,
Class 5.
egislative,
of the United
Territ District
Officers
judicial
State,
bia.
executive
Stat
ory or
Regular duly ordaine«
of religion.
Student w!
pre pi
school
or
Persons in
of United Sta
Alien enemy
Resident alien
laims
Per
sically
{not
exemption.)
son totally rmanent]
unfit for
and pe
or mentally
service
Person morally unfit to
I'nited
ni :
{
{i of the States
Licensed pilot
the pursuit of his
i Member of well-recognt
sect or organizat
May
eed or 1
ion.
existing
existing cr
members
on
‘0 Dat
form and whos
are against
ir
SAMMIES GET REVENGE.
American Trcops Ambush Large
man Patrol.
With The
American
American Army
infantrymen
part revenge for a trench id during
night by
rman patrol
killing
aA recent ambushins 7 iarge
Man's
number
Ge “No
Land”
or wounding a of the
enemy ™ American patrol in
ere n
(Coy
WALL CRUSHES FIRE CHIEF,
Two Others Injured Fighting Blaze In
Morgantown, W. Va.
U-BOATS BEING CURBED.
4
Britain Loses But Large, 5 Small
And 1 Fishing Vessel.
Only one
London n
ve of m
sunk by mine or gubmarine
| according to
so] ore that tons
last weak,
the weekly
This is
Germany began
marine campaign. Five ve
than 1, one fish
were sunk during the week
statement of
| shipping
ord since
the ow
her
essels of lean
boat
108 8¢ rec
sub
i
ing
600 tons and
THE COUNTRY AT LARGE |
A suggestion that the degree
Bachelor of Military Sclence be
ferred on men who have left
enter war service rather than the
regular college degree, is
letter from President E. M.
con:
to
Hopkins,
| of Dartmouth College,
| News.
Texas coal operators have
{ coal at the mine as a result of a con:
ference held between Wiley Blair,
state fuel administrator and mine
owner.
Armed guards
the coal mines in the southern part of
Jefferson county, Ohlo, as the result
W. outbreak.
The annual convention of the Na.
| tional Grange, Patrons of Husbandry,
| sent a telegram to President Wilson
| pledging support in the prosecution
of the war,
Enemy ailens are barred from the
| streets along New York's waterfront
under orders posted by United States
| { Marshal MeCarthy,
Five men were burned to death and
two others seriously injured when fire
| destroyed the Phillips House, a hotel
| of Many, La.
¥
MERICANS STAND
SHELL FIRE WELL
Lieutenant Who Braved German
Barrage Tell of Experience
Hob With Bat
tation Than The German Shells
According To The Com-
mander,
Mumps Played More
Ame
r ns
troops
rican Army
hes,
rend
' i8 one great th
the front i= teaching 1}
battal on mmander
nave not had
zen
but
asional de
would
hard shower
np
seemed
by
thouzh | wa
fire
spouting
the tips of
huge ball of
that sparks
surrounde
I thought
out my
my fingers.
“1 started runnin
a private whom 1 kn We stood
#till a second and then I turned to
make off in another direction. 1 had
taken only one step when a shell
burst right behind me, knocking me
I couldnt have been out
very long. [I picked myself up and
found my helmet missing. Then 1
started down the trench looking for
were
of and
shoulders
g and bumped into
w
few minutes before.
Irving unconscious
from him.”
a few feet away
that the attack had put a fine fight.
In his words,
it was “the best thing in the world
The following night the very same
company that had suffered the losa
begged to go out on patrol duty. The
men sald thoy wanted one yore
chance to get back at the Germans.
LEGISLATOR INDICTED.
A ——
Florida State Senator Accused Of Op-
posing Draft.
Pensacola, Fla.—8tate Senator J. 1.
Sheppard, chinrged with opposing the
Army draft law, was indicted by the
Federal Grand Jury,
THE PRESENT I
President Tells Why a Teuton
Peace Cannot Be Agreed to
ADDRESS T0 A. F. OF L
Tatk Warmly Applauded—Demands
Cessation Of Strife And Honest
Support Of All
Tribute To Gompers.
Classes—
war
irty-seventn
CAn 1
i
the
President pald warn
ing to await th
that state ment
trumentalit
ween
cement
that
tanding
wizh
of
nat rbed
domin
Referring
speech to R President
“May I not amazing
that any group of people should be
so ill-informed as to ae
some groups in Rusia apparently sup:
jonali abro
ated
nother of hi
Nir
1
in a
ussia, the
nart
1
said
say it nme
i8 to
suppose,
|
interest of the people can live in the
of a Germany powerful
undermine or overthrow
Any body
enough to
its own destruction.”
NOW FLY UNDER v. 8. FLAG.
in
France, Commissioned.
American Field Headquarters,
France. — All American aviators now
fighting in the French Army were
formally commissioned officers in the
United States army aviation service.
The famous Lafayette Escadrille of
Americans was included.
Some of the new American flyers
will continue temporarily with their
present commands and under French
direction until they are called upon
for active service with the American
expeditionary forces, A great many
airmen, however, will join the Amer
fean colors at once,
The transfer of this big body of
aerial fighters gives the United States
@ nucleus of veterans of the air which
will be of incalculable advantage when
the American foroes get into sntinn,
IN ALL RUSSIA
In Sight
———————
-Washington Officials Encour-
aged By The Turn Of
Events.
The tide has turned
The
provisional
Washington
in Russia
agrinst the
dissolving and, wh
to what
for that unhappy country, it ig not too
the end of
This is
of ru
fungus revolution
government is
le It is far
100 soon
determine the future holds
to foresees
sheviki regime the si
of a MOre,
facts
Cries
have fil
rpiment
which
the Gove
past 24 he
fr these {
I" ROCs
Moscow by way
inland by wa
And as consented
og by th lussian sermany dare not
Hany mor 30 on men
n front
raw from
Ber
Cite, mor
d bs
iaced erm
RULES FOR ALL BAKERIES.
Returns Forbidden And Weight. Re
to be Rigidily Enforced.
ng
girictions
10 rove re :
unfair
speculate
gigered
Licenses must not
food progucis or attempt to Crea
monopoly in them
Drestrue
forbidden
All bread returns
Weight rest:
obrerved.
Sugar, milk and shortening must be
used only according to the established
the administration
Extension of the unwrapped plan
furnishing bread without delivery
is to be encouraged.
Wherever possible all necessary de
on of bakery products is
are prohibited
ictions musi be rigidly
u. s. FLYERS IN ACTION.
Army Aviators Participate In Raids,
Dropping Bombs.
With the American Army in France.
~«American army aviators have par
ticipated in bombing raide over Ger
many and have been doing observa.
tion duly at various points of the bat
tle line. The aviators are officers
of the regular army, some of whom
had been flying before the United
States entered the war. Others of
them are men who have been on duty
at training centres,
— ata ara rte AGE HORE RE
RUSSIAN ARMY TO GET SHOES,
United States Shows Faith In Repub.
dic By Ordering Many Pairs.
Washington —<Deapite the chaos in
Russia, the government showed its
faith in that nation by announcing
awards for 2.000000 pairs of shoes
for the Russian Army. The money,
ahowt $6,000,000, will come from Amer
fean government loans,
THE Iv: ARKETS |
Ser >
NEW YORK. ~Coin--8rot sgleady,
New yeliow, $1.56 « York,
to arrive
Oats—B8pot firm; standard,
Jutter
tras,
WY qr
ety
fd We,
Creamery higher than
A0%c ibd ec; creamery
(92 pcore), 44%5@ 44%; 1
44; seconds, 40@42
Eggs—Fresh gathered
@51c; extra firsts, 418@ 49;
47. seconds, 8Q43;
vania and nearby Wes
whites, fine to fancy,
Pennsylvania and
brown, 52@ 60
Cheego—Fresh
do, average
Lo
extras
rats, 42°40
kOo
449
Pennsyl-
EXITaAE,
fires,
Btate,
tern hennery
12480; State,
nearby hennery
specials,
run, 21%
21%
22%e¢;
PHILADBLPHIA —Wheat—Govern-
gtandard inspection No
wheat, 227: No
$2.27; No
hard
wv
ug
1
5 an > 1
Winter 1
hard wheat
wheat, $2.27; No. 1
wheat, $2.27; 1 Red Win
$2.27; No. 1 soft red whent
these
Ge |
white
No ter wh
$2.52
grades 3c¢ a
10¢
eat,
(No
Dushel
CRE.)
No. 2 d wheat, red
wheat, $2.22; No. 8 red whes §2.2
No
wheat,
oft re
4 wheat,
$2.17;
re.
seconds,
rn extra
£132.80
oun me
SAL iD
$124
8lOor egps, extra,
$10.80; seconds, $5 Wg
elected. carefully
56c@ 560
tH
pot, $2.22,
new vel
des
rt, $1.84%;
$1.65@
2 Herth On. ah A
1 timoths 2 standard
No. 2 $26; No. 3
1 light r mixed,
io, do, do, $24.50@
vixed, $24 Ne
No. 1 clover,
@22; No. 3 do,
26.50 do
clove
No. 1 clover
2 do, do, $21
Xo. 2 bo.
Straw-—No. 1 straight rye, $18: No.
do, $17@17.50: No. 1 tangled do,
$14.50@15; No. 2 do, do, $1350014:
1 wheat, §13@1350; No. 2 do,
No. 1 oat, $13.50@ 14; No.
Butter—Prices steady to firm, with
constant inquiry for good table grades,
Packing stock easy under ample sup
plies. We quote, per 1b: Creamery,
fancy, 45c@46c; creamery, choice, 43
@44; creamery, good, 420043; cream.
ery, prints, 45@47; creamery, blocks,
44G46;. ladles, 37@38; Md and Pa
rolls, 34@35; Ohlo rolls, 33: W.
rolis, 33; storepacked, 32: Md. Va
and Pa. dairy prints, 34@35.
Eggs—Maryland, Pennsylvania and
nearby firsts, 48c; Western, firsts, 48:
West Virginia, firsts, 47: Southern,
firsts, 46.
Cold storage eggs are quoted at 36e
@38¢c per dozen.
Dressed Hogs—Choice lightweights,
20 cents; choice medium weights, 18¢
@1%c.
Live Stock
PITTSBURGH. -- Cattle — Cholos,
$11.50@1250; prime, $12.76 13.50.
Sheep—Prinie wethers, $11@11.50;
culls and common, $5@7; lambs, $12¢
16.25; veal calves, $14G14.50.
Hegs—Prime heavies, $17.25@17.40;
mediums, $16.90917; heavy Yorkers,
$16.50@17; light Yorkers, $16500916,
pigs, $15@15.25; roughs, nese,