SEPTEMBER 12 IS FIXED
AS REGISTRATION DAY
BY PRESIDENT WILSON.
Estimated mt Lw>l 12,77«,7SS
W Afw IS to 46 will to Ad
dad to lUUa.
Waahinffton Au*. 31—All men from
U U M ywn o/ Mr* in the roatinen
tal United HUIm. unpl ihoae in the
army or navy or already rafirttral,
war* lummnnH by Praaident Wilaon
today to rtflrttr for military nrrln
on Thiiaday, tteptemher 12.
Machinery of the provoat marnhal
general'* nfflre ama »et in motion to
carry out tha aaroftd *r*at anrollmant
under a presidential proclamation ia
auad noon aftar tha Pranidant had
aifnad tha naw manpower art extend
In* tha draft area. Tha bill, romplat
ad in Conrraaa yaatarday had bean
•ant to tha White Houae for tha Prea
Mant'a signature today aonn after tha
houae and senate rnnvened.
It ia estimated that at leant 12,7TB,-1
758 man will register this time. rom
parad with nearly 10,000,000 on the
flrat lagiatiation of man from 21 to SI
on June 6, 1917. Of thoaa who enroll
now it ia estimated that 2,300,000 will
be called for general military service,
probably two-thirds of the number
coming from among the 3,600.000 or
nor between the a gee of 18 and 21,
General March ha* said all reen
trant* called into the army will be in
France before next June SO, nwelling
the American expeditionary force to
more than 4,000,000 men expected to
win the war in 1!)19. Tie last to be,
called will be the youth* in their eigh-,
teenth year, but those of that age who
den ire and who have the necessary |
qualifications may be induced into ser-j
vice on October 1, for special technical
«r vocational training.
Ragiatration this time will he con- {
duccd as heretofore by the local draft
boards. All federal, state, county and
municipal officers are died upon to,
aid the boards in their work, to pre
serve order and to round up slackers.
Jill registrants will be classified as
registrant* in their respective clpnses.
The provoet marshal general's esti-,
mate today places the number of men'
tinder 21 now in the a-my at about
245,000 and the number of those from
32 to 45 at 106,000.
i- Pnrtufi PiwdamaUoa.
The proclamation follow*:
"Ffteen month* ago the men of the
■country from 21 to 30 year* of ago
were re (filtered. Three months aro
and again la*t Saturday those who
had ju*t reached the aire of 21 were
added. It now remains to include all
men between the age* of 18 and 46.
-Thu is not a new policy. A cen-l
tury and a quarter ago it waa deliber
ately ordained by thoae who were then
responsible for the safety and defense
of the nation that the duty of military
service should rest upon all able bo
died man between the arc* of 18 and
46. We now accept and fulfill the ob
ligations which they established, an
obligation expressed in our national
statutes from that time until now. We
solemnly purpose a decisive victory of
arms and deliberately to devote the
larger part of the military manpower'
of the nation to the accomplishmc-nt
of that purpose.
"The younger men have from the
first been ready to go. They have
furnished voluntary enlistments out
ef proportion to their numliers. Our;
military authorities regard them us
havii g the highest combatant quali
ties. Their youthful enthusiasm, their
virile eagerness, their gallant upirit
of dntlr.g make them the admiration
of all who see them in action. They
covct not only the distinction of ser
ving in this great war but also the in
spiring memories which hundred* of
thousands of them will cherish
through their yearn to come of n great
day and a great service for their
country and for mnnkind.
"By the men of the older group now
called upon, the opportunity now op
ened to them will be accepted with
the calm resolution of tho-i<> who real
ize to the full the deep nnd solemn
significance of what thej-do. Having
made a place for themselves in their
respective communities, having as
sumed at home the graver responsi
bilities of life in mai)y spheres, look
ing back upon honorable records in
civil and industrial life, they will real
Ice as perhaps no other could, how
entirely their own fortune* and the
fortunes of all whom they love are put
at stake in thi* war for right and will
know that the very records they have
made render their new duty the com
manding duty of their livaa. They
know how surely thii ii the nation'*
war, bow imperatively It dewland* the
•oMiwlion ami umW| of all our ;
reeeurro* of •rory hind. They will {
regard tfcli call a* the supr*m« call
of their day, and will anewer it a«-j
rordingly.
"Only a proportion at those who re
rtiUr will bo railed upon to hoar arms
Those who aro not phyeically IK will
ho eicused; thnoo exempted by alien
alliance;; thooo who should not bo re
lieved of their present^ 'responsihil
itiee; above all, thoee who cannot he
•pared from the civil and industrial
tank* at home upon which the sucrene
of our armiee dependi a< much ae up
on the Aghtlng at the front. Bat all i
miiKt he registered in order that the
■election for military duty may he
made more intelligently »nrt with full
information. Thie will be our Anal
demnnatration of loyalty, democracy
and the will to win, our solemn notice
to all the world that we stand absolu
tely together in a common resolution
and purpoee. It is the call to duty
to which erery true man In the coun
try will respond with pride and with
the cotmciousnese that in doing so he
play* hie part in vindication of a great
cause at whose summon* every troe
heart offers its supreme Mrvice."
SKell Shock PitimU
Need Quick Attention. |
A Chateau in Lorraine, July ll*
American soldiers xuffering from shell
■hock now are hurried in the shortest
possible time to a bane hospital >*»
tablinhed here for the special treat
ment of such cases. The elementa of
time is regarded by the specialist* at
tached to thia hospital as a prime
importance. Effort* are made to de
liver such cases to the hor.pital* with
in 48 hours after the flrst symptom*
develop. A special ambulance ser
vice has been organized for that pur
pose. Once here, the shocked soldier
remains here until the treatment of
his case ii finished.
If the nervous trouble of a patient
result* from concuaaion or from the
•train >f service, it is curable here If
m
tion before the pstir.t went In
to the 4rmy, Nervous symptoms re
sembling what has been called shell
shock have developed under the sim
ple strain of service in soldiers who
have never heard r shell explode.
Base hospital 117 treats both these |
aspects of war neurosis, and only ac
cording to the highest standards of|
neurolgical science. Hypnosis is sel
dom u.ied. No dangerous experiments!
are i»Uowed and isolation ia not follow-1
ed excepting as simple ward routine.'
The patient* are kept together and the
nurses are kept with them, giving
their company a3 well as fieir exper-l
ienced care and both are a part of the!
cure. I
i no paiicnu, ineniNivei, wnen in.:y
have recovered sufficiently become ex
offic!o member* of thj stnff; tiiey co
operate with the doctors and nurse*
in helpir.g the other boy* out of their
muddled condition of mind and their
unsteady state of nerve*.
The most obvious part of the treat
mint is the u.'e of tools or the instru
ments of sport. A *hak;nir hand that
is unable to retain anything in it gra
dually steadies with patient gripping
exercire and this method ha* the ad
vantage of occupying the mind whJe
it re-educctes the hand.
One boy whose head and hands were
shaking constantly was teen weaving
things out of dyed ends of : tring: on
a loom made for him out of odds and
ends of lumber by • other patients.':
T'irough I is attention to the work anl
by the growing firmness of grip he,
is obtaining through practice he is
gaining control of his ne-ves and will
lie cured in a few days. A machine
shop with turning lathe", a tailoring
shop and the ambulance grrage fur
nish occupations for many.
All cases of palsy arid paralysis
from concussion are cured be e when
taken in time. A boy who was brought
in with a paralyxed leg is now walk
ing around the grounds, after a wc -k
of treatment. Defects of spcech are
the most difficult cases; the treat
ment i» longer and requires greater
pains, but they y;ild to it finally.
Victor to Make Rifle Part*.
Philadelphia, Pa.—The VictorTalk
ing Ma. hine Company ha* received a
government contract to make rifle
parts. This will include the wooden
•t'wk*. which will be made in other
different part* to be manufactured In
the company'* metal factory. The
company will not undertake to make
the rile barrel*, which are too large
and heavy a product for It* machinery
to handle.
ONE MARNE AVIATOR
DEVASTATES THE ENEMY1
Limit. Chamberlain bad not tm
iihtd Far Um Doy Carrie*
m Woundod Frmckman to,
the Lmm, Wadig Brook Ua
dor Hooey firm.
Landau. Aug. SI.— Flint Lieutenant
Kdmunii (I. Chamberlain, of Han An
tonio, Tax., a graduate of Princeton
and the t.'niveraity of Texan. and an j
aviator attached to tlx United Slate*
marine rnrpi, haa rereived mmoltan
tounly recommendation* for the Vic
toria rrnmm and the Conrroaeional mc
>lal of honor for an exploit In which,
he figured on July 211.
On that day, orar the Rritiah front
Lieutenant Chamberlain took part in
an aerial battle with 12 German ma
rhinev He daatmyad five of them,
damaged two other* and nweeping
►nrthwnnl with a <lam»red plane Mat
tered a detarhment of German noldier.
After landing, he bluffed three other*
into believing hi* rompm a wa» a bomb
and captured one of them. Re then
lurried a wounded French officer back
to aafety and Anally refuaed to gira
hia name to the Britlah officer in com
mand of aerial force* in that lection
of the front, became of hia fear of
being rnprim-nded.
The utory, wh c>. ia one of the moat!
thrilllnr 'hapter* in the drnma of t*"1
war, alao haa been cabled to America!
by tho I-ondon office of the committee'
on public information.
i«u Looking ror Experience
Lieutenant Chamberlain appeared
At a British aviation camp on July 27,
and informed the major in commnad
that he had personal hut official per
mission to via it the camp. This ia
tarne out by the young man's super
ior officer, who naya that Lieutenant
rhamberlain had asked to be permitt
id to (o up near the front during a
rurlouifh t>ecauae he decired to get,
<«mt more experience before remim-1
inic hi* work.
The British commander was in need,
>f aviators and told Lieutenant Cham
rontrol.
The next day he was one of a de
tachment of 80 aviators who went out
jver the battlefield through which the
'•erraans were being driven by the al
lies. A a the 30 machines circled about
jver the fleeing Teutons, they were at
tacked by an equal number of Ger
man machines. It was a hurricane
cattle from the ft rat and almost at
the inception of the combat the Bri
tish lost three planes.
In the tempest of machine gun bul
lets that rained about his machine.
Lieutenant Chamberlain's engine waa
iamaged. One of his machine guna
jammed, and he aeemed to be out of
the action.
But, instead of starting for home,
lie remanied to offer aasictance to two
other airplanea which had been at
tacked by 12 German machines.
Hr Geta Action.
Hit machine bad lost altitude, ow
ing to engine trouble but, when he was;
attacked by a German, he opened tuch
a hot fire that the enemy went into
it dive toward the earth.
His two companions were now en
gaged in a Iif« and death struggle and
Lieutenant Chamberlain went to their
assistance. His action probably sav-|
ed the lives of the two Englishmen.
His engine was no-v working bet
ter. He climbed up toward the enemy,;
and with a burst of fire, sent one of |
them crashing to earth. A second
was shattered with another vol
ley from hu machine gun. Then1
Lieutenant Chamher]«in looped out of
a cordon of enemy machines which
sailed away, he fiiot the wing off an -i
other German machine.
The leader of the German Kjiad-j
ron enme straight at him but was mot)
with such a torrent of bullets that his
airplane joined the otlierr sent to ear
th by the American.
The lieutenant then turned for the
Brit■ -h lines. His engine had "gone
dead" and he was forced to volplano,
carefully picking his way through the
«muke clouds of shells fired at him
by the enemy's anti-aircraft cannon.
Comes to Earth a-Fighting.
As he made a wide sweep toward
his destination he saw beneath him n
column of German troops nnd into it
he pouied a gust of mac", ine gun bul-'
lets from the gun which he had sue-!
eeeded in putting into action again.)
The Germans tcMtefted and Lieut
enant Chamberlain flew on for an
eighth of a mile and came to earth.
Ho found that he could not carry off1
the equipment of hit machine, io he:
took hit compass and started running!
arroaa tk« IhUa Aa ha did aa ha aa
rountarad • patrol at tliraa Garmana
in» • wipaaa abova kia haad Ilka a
lp«ab. Two at tha anemy ran, but
tha third >urrandarad.
Tha AmaricM • tart ad a fa ill for tha
Bntiah linaa bat eama upon a wouod
ad tranah nArar, whom ha pu-kad op
and rarriad. driving hia prlaonar ha
fora him. Ha vadad • brook undar
haavy flra and Anally irrivad within
tho BrlUah linaa In aafaty with tha
K ranch nArar and tha Gorman prla
onar.
Ha than raportad "raady for duty"
and aabad tha major la nommand of
tha Rritlah airman not to maka any
rapnrt of tha affair and rafuaod to
rtva hi* nama. Tha major waa unahla
to kaap tha affair tulat and tha fall
dataila wara mada a part of hia nfll
rial raport of tha day'a ftrhtin*.
Surry County'* Ractrd
ia Again at Stake
Surry County's record is again »t
stake. Next week beginning Monday
September 9th and continuing thru
Saturday S»pUmh»r 14th, the people
of th's country will again he given an
opportunity to say to th« Government,
whether or not they can be counted
on to help win the war, particularly
through the War Saving* Campaign.
This ia the second time that the Gov
ernment ha» asked this county t» de
rlare itself in regnrd to this work, to
say whether or nor it would pledge it
self to raise its quota of war Savings
Stamps during the year. It asked
that this he done by subscribing its
entire quota in pledges, which was the
purpose of the war Saving drive of
the week of June 23-2*.
As • result of the first War Savings
Drive this country pledged only 7fl
per cent of its quota. This means that,
22 per cent is yet to be pledged. Thin
is the task of next week. The county's
entire quota of War Savings stamps
amounts to |fi/>.1.520.0P or an average,
of $2J for every Individual in thej
rounty.
Knowing as w« do the sixe of thej
Cask that ia before us neat week, our]
call of the Government. Our private
and personal interests can be and I
should be set aside until we have re
deemed our county from the unfavor
able position it now holds ia this work,
and placed it on record aa 100 per
cent patriotic. This will call for time,
•ervice and perhaps a little sacrifice |
on the part of our citiwms, but we
will be a poor let if we are not able
to make at this period at our country's
struggle whatever sacrifice and ser
vice is necessary' te save her right
eous cause.
We believe that this country's re
cord as a result of aext week's War
Saving Drive Will come clear and
clean. We believe that by Saturday
night, -September 14th, Surry County
ran boast with pride that her people
are 100 per cent patriotic, that they
are in to help win the war, and that
their answer to their Government is
that they can be counts on always to
do their part in defending the flag
and fighting for freedom and justice.
Midget Airplanes are
Now Built in England.
London, Au?. 31.—The nmillest
B-iti.-h airplr.nes now lieing manufac
tured a-c actually of leas upon than
th* largest birds. The gre;.t alba
tross ha been know to measure near
ly 18 feet from wing-tip to wing-tip.
A certain type of "midget" airplane
recently exhibited in London in only
15 feet in width.
"The-e are the machines which w»
may expect to nee after tke war carry
ing our mnUs." declared Major Orde
I>ees, of the British aviation service,
"and they will be almost as universal
as the ^mart automibile mail vans of
pre-war times. These small machines
will be largely used by the postal au
thorities on account if the existing
limitations of storage and starting
grounds in our great cities, l'ostal
erodromes, like railway stations, must
lie near the postoflices, at least in the
initial stages of the development.
"Later the problem may be solved
by the use of pneumatic tube commu
nication between the central post offi
ces and the postal aerodromes. In
delivering letters to distances of 250
miles or more, the big types of air
plane will be used, but for local work
small machines are likely to be much
more serviceable.
"Dropping the mail hags by para
chute will be given a good trial, and
this If successful, will be of great as
sistance. Rags may also be picked
up while flying after the manner In
which mallbags are now eaugtit by
express trains."
Timid Halmat P roraa
Its V»hM at C**tig*y
Paris, Aif. 11.—Tha eaaa of aaa
Amtkm manik who want through s
hail at ahrapnai and autrhina ess Ara
st Csatigny snd ta now ronvalaarlng
from a wound in tha graat A mwrlrsn
military hoapttsl at Nauilly, in tha
P»rU auburha, aaama to hsva liamon
atratad that tha A mar wan flald halmat
.oaimotily railed by aoidiara, tha "tin
hat" ia s thoroughly raliabla srticls
whan put to tha auprama taut.
Thia marina owad hia Ufa to hta "tin
hst," and tha pacullar gptalitiaa of ita
utaal In giving alightly without ahat
tartng. In ths nudnt of tha action ha
wont down with a hall striking tha top
of tha halmat and praaaing down to
tha ahuli. Ha wsa brought hack,
along with tha halmat which ahowad a
daap indantstion about tha ails of
half a haao-hail. It wsa thia indants
tion which hsd praaaad down to tha
acslp, msUng s wound which raquir
ad trapanmg. But thara it atoppad.
and ths metal of ths tin hat sftar giv.
ing to tha miaaila until ita fores wsa
apant, bad stoppad it in ita daadly
atraight toward tha brain. Tha tra
paning oparation waa only slightly
and tha marina waa wall on tha way
to raeovsry.
The indented helmet fu pwntrwH,
not aa a souvenir, hot to he forwarded
to tha ordnance experts at Washing
ton to show them in* good qualities
of their iMlntti. It ia said that a
hard and hrittla steel, which would
hava resisted without giving, would
hava hm >hatt«nd to hit* by the im
part and th« hall would hava rone
straight through tha hrain.
In an adjoining ward a italwaril
young marine who had heen in the
same Cantigny flght stood at atten
tion with no apparent sign of wound.;
But the surgeon. feeling (he boy'*:
throat, nodded approvingly and r
marked that thi* was one of the moat
remarkable rases that had ever come
under his observation, and probably
the only rase of tke kind on record.
A bullet had struck the soldier in tha
left side of tha neck and had rone
through te tha fillet, whaia It at*
An X-ray • lamination clearly show
ed the ball in the inteatinaa. But in-1
■tead of removing it by an operation
tha surgeons decided to await the
coarae of nature and see if the sol
dier would digest the rifle ball. And
thia he did. One of the surgeons re
marked that the chance* of such a
thing happening were leaa than one!
in 1,000,000 but a colleague added that;
the chance* were far leaa than that,
as he could not recall any like cane'
in the whole range of military *ur
gery.
Many of tha French Poiius under
American care were in the wards of
the Daughter* of the American Con
federacy, with the bed* marked with
the names of the well known southern
figures, such aa Stonewall Jackson,
Senator Zebulon Vance, Gen. Joseph1
Wheeler, of Alabama. |
When the big dietary kitchen was!
inspected later there was a savory,
sm 11 of American dishes and dain
tie* being prepared for the wounded
men, and one of the surgeons cheered'
the cooks with the remark "Your di
shes do more good than all our medi
cine*." And thia ia literally true, for
these American wounded do not want
foreign foods but long for the simple
old-fashioned dishes of home, like|
boiled custard, malted ipilk, egg-nog<
and bread and milk. So that, even in
the food American cooks are doing'
their share, and down to the last de
tail the Americanism of the big mili
tary hospital is proving a blessing to
the American maimed and wounded
who have come hark from the front.
I
Green Tomato Pickle*.
Cut into slices, about 1-3 to 1-4 of
an inch thick, 2 gallons of green to
matoes and place in a jar, sprinkling1
a generous handful of rait over them,
and leave overnight. Then drain off,
the «alt water thoroughly.
Heat 1 quart of white vinegar to
boiling point, put in a few slice* at a
time and take them out, after heated
throuirh, putting them into the jars.
(Boil up juat a little, so they are ten
der.) None of the liquid goes over
them until later.
Then heat quarts of vinegar
(some prefer the white), put in about
A teacup- of white sugar, 1 tablespoon
each of cinnamon sticks and whole
cloves, and let the mixture boil about
16 minutes; pour this liquid over the
pickle* already in Oie Jan until it
cover* them, and then screw on covers
tightly.
These may require a little more or
leu sugar, according to taste.
REAM LIKE nKICTIOfl Of
THE SEA, BUT ITS TRUE
Knpir Joint of lUtiM
17* off Matters. Writ.. Stir
nag Tala of Rmcim.
WiakinftMi, Aug. 31. — A »tory
which reada Ilka the Action of the nan,
hut cover* the actual reacue of the
n»»«i»r and 41 man of tha Rritiak
a teenier "Mirln," torpedoed u9 tka
cuaat of (°a|>a Hattaraa, N. waa
made public hara tonight by ttecre
tary Daniel*. Tha account of tha re
acue wax written kjr Kaapar John A.
Mtdptt, of M tat Ion 170. f'aaat fiuard,
Juat north of (apt Hattaraa and read*
"At 1:30 p. m. on Aufiut III tha
InoWoot reported aaeing a great ■>•>
of water ahoat up in tha air which
teemed to rovar tha after portion of a
steamer that waa about aeven milea
aaat by south from tha atalum. A
great quantity of mnoka waa lmtna
diataly *een to rtaa from tha aftar
part of the ahip, which continued on
har courae for a few minute* whan
•he *wung around »nd headed for the
beach. Fire waa now aean to ahoot up
from tha »leameT and heavy explo
■!(>«• ware heard. The coaat guard
craw immediately launched their pow
er aurfboat through the heavy aea
on the beach and headed for tha bum
ing wreck. Whan about Ave milea
OR snore on* on uie llnlmtr s MmU
wiin the caputm and Id men wax mat.
Upon inquiry it wa« learned that two
othar boau were in the vicinity of the
flra and that on* »'»« capsized and tha
captain feared that all of the craw
of that boat had perished in tha burn
ing Ma. The coast guard keepar di
rected the captain where and how to
go and await hia arrival, but not to
attempt a 'landing aa the sea wan
strong anu there waa great danger of
capsizing hi* boat, without assistance.
"The life boat then headul to the
burning maaa or wreckage and oil.
Upon arrival the sea wax found to be
covered with blazing gas and oil.
There appeared to be great volume*
of flam* about 100 yard* apart and
the ocean for many hundred yards
covered with Dmmi Between the two
law W» •* •* ****
tW wkt wo«M HA. » h*t cootd to
Men bottom ap with six men clinging
to it and a heavy iwell washing rrar
the boat. With extreme difficulty the
coaat guard boat ran through tha
smoke and floating wreckage and res
cued the *ix men from their unturned
boat. The rescued men stated that at
many time* they had b*en compelled
to dive under the water to save them
selves from being burned to death.
All had boms but noae wa* in a very
serious condition. They also stated
they had seen some of their crew sink
and disappear in the burning sea. The
life savers continued their search ia
the vicinity bat no more men coald be
found.
"As one boat waa still missing, the
lifeboat was headed before the wind
and sea and in a short time the third
boat with 19 men was lighted, and it
was found to be overloaded and so
much crowded that the Ml ia it coo Id
not row and were drifting helplessly
with the waul and sea about r.'ne
miles southeast of the station. 1 Se
lifeboat ran alongside and took the
steamer's boa tin tow. The flrst boat
was then picked up and also towed to
within about two miles sooth of the
station, when the wind from the north
east began to freshen and a heavy
sea waa running on the beach. It had
now become very dark, and it was
decided to make a landing. The two
ship's boats were anchored about 500
yards off shore and after great diffi
culty all passengers were safely land
ed through the surf in the power life
boat. As fast as the rescued men
were landed they were taken to coast
guard station No. 180. where proper
medical aid was given them and each
survivor furnished with dry clothes
with which all coa.it guard stations
are supplied.
The following morning all of the
ship-wrecked men were taken aboard
a patrol vessal and transferred to
Norfolk, V."
Expert Predict* no More
Clothinf *t Cheap Price*
London. Aur 9.—Gone ntrer to re
turn. »ro the cheap pre-war price* of
clothe*. That I* the view of an ex
pert writing in a British trade publl
ration, and he predicts another r:*a
■nen.
Ercry shot from ■ 12-inch run, he
*ay*. u*e* up half a hale of cotton, and
in three minute* a machine-man will
•quander a full hale.
The price of woolen cloth today la
from two and three-quarter* to three
time* greater than it wai In July,
1914. Linen price* tilt* year. It la
•tated. pmhaltljr will keep at lean
SS 1-4 per cent above thoee of 1917.