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A train of 38 cargo and two tank trucks has been started eastward from De troit, Mich. Its crew will camp in the countryside during the day time, traveling only at night. Break!your Cold or LsGrippe with, few doses of 666. j : a * J —:. . • THE ALAMANCE GLEANER. A PRTE6 MILLl 1 GULLED THIS MONTH EVERY EXISTING CANTONMENT ' IN THE COUNTRY 18 TO BE | GREATLY ENLARGED. FIFTEEN BILLION FOR ARMY Over Eloht Thousand Men Called From North Carolina Go to I Camp Jackson. Washington.—Simultaneously with the announcement that 232,000 men from 45 states had been called to Join the colors In May. Secretry Baker indicated the scope of the govern ment's plans for Increasing Its fighting strength by starting that Congress had j been asked to appropriate apprqpl- ' mately $15,000,000,000 for the army for the next fiscal year. That amount Is exclusive of funds provided In the for tifications bill which not only covers coast defenses, but as a rule provides the bulk of heavy field ordnance. I The call for a quarter of a million j men during May, goes to all states ex- | cept California, Oregon and Nevada, which with the District of Columbia already have supplied so large a part of their quota that it was decided/not to include them this time. The move- j ment in most states will begin May 25 and will be completed in five days. By this order the war department aban- | dons its plan of assembling men In even monthly Increments of approxi mately 100,000. Under the original program it was Intended to call out not to exceed 860,000 men during 1918. The call for 110,000 In April and 233,- 000 this month will bring out in two months half of the number originally I contemplated for the year. Officials j made it clear that it Is now the pur | pose to mobilize all (the men for whom | equipment and training facilities can be provided. Need All Camps, j ''in preparation for this tremendous j Increase in the army, the hotce mill- I tary committee was told tuuay that j every existing cantonment in the country will be enlarged and every national guard camp utilized to Its full capacity . It is regarded ,as prob j able that some new cantonments must i be built, but In the interests o"f speed : j and economy of effort and material, i | pressure will be placed upon expand -11 ingg existing facilities. Ground has ! j already been obtained in the vicinity j of several cantonments for the expan | sion and details of the new construe* J tion are being worked out by the gen eral staff. The men called out this month will be mobilized generally at tne canton ments to which the men from thq same states have previously been sent. In many caseß they will find the divisions originally created at those camps gone. Some of the camps will have been converted into replacement divisions, and the new men will be redistributed In accordance with their qualifications. To Fill Divisions at Home. It is regarded as likely that the April and May drafts will be used largely to fill up divisions at home while the seasoned personnel from those divisions Is sent overseas to fill the gaps. Since the number of dl- ! visions on the other side is rapidly j and steadily Increasing, the flow of replacement troops must Increase pro portionately. The apportionment among the states of the men called today Include: Alabama, 6,820 to Camp Sevier, S. C. North Carolina, 8,114 to Camp Jackson, S. C. Pennsylvania, 7,700 to Camp Mead, Md., 4,000 Camp Lee, Vs.; 3,000 Camp ! Humphreys, Va.; 2,923 Camp Green- j leaf, S. C. South Carolina, 1,900 Camp Jack > son. S. C.; 288 Camp Wadsworth, j ; 6. c. Tennessee, 4,130 Camp Pike, Ark. Virginia, 6,135 Camp Lee, Va. West Virginia 4,797 Camp Lee, Va. New York. S,BOO Camp Dix, N. J.;"** 6,850 Camp Hancock, Ga.; 7.600 Camp Upton, N. Y.; 9,700 Camp Wadsworth, B. C.; 1,380 Camp Sevier, S. C. I NEW GERMAN PEACE OFFENSIVE IS EXPECTED Lndon. —In the personal opinion of ' Lord Robert Cecil, minister of block ade, that failure of Germany's "knock i out offensive" on the western front j will result In a big peace offensive, directed mainly against Great Britain and possibly made In an attractive form, but which will not afford any terms the allies can look at. In this opinion made In a statement. Lord j Robert expressed tho further belief that the lew peace offenslvf would be largely for German consumption. GERMANS USED UP 44 DIVISIONS IN NORTH , I London. —A representative of Gen eral Radellffe, director of military operations at the war office, summed up the military situation on the west , ern front as follows; I "In the north while the Germans failed In their main objective' they made their right flank secure by the 1 capture of Kernm?!, but we must re -1 erard :h*. opera!'on from the viewpoint ■ nf economy c! men aad they used up i division* from 'hn «"-n«ra! reserve You Can Cure That Backache. Pain along the t»ck, dlzxincM, headache sn4 rennerai !«nifu«r. Get a package of Mother On y • AuitnilU i.*t, the p]*Mnt ! root and htrb cure for Kidney, Bladder •id (rlnary trouble*. Whan you feel all .run down, tired. weak end without eneritv a*othU remarkable romblnaUon . t nature. ; herb* and root*. Aa a r?frulat/>r It Hm ne I,lual. Mother Orsy'a Australian-Leaf Is old by nruarlMa or sent by mall for to oil TBe Mo,h * r 'I jaUBSCKIBK for tub olrankr. 17,000.000 OWNERS OF THE THIRD LOAN I —~— 7,000,000 MORE THAN FIRST LOAN AND 12,800,000 MORE THAN SECOND LOAN. If REICH 14,000,000.000 I . - I Most Successful Ever Floated by Any ; Nation, Is Verdict ef Treasury / Officials. Washington.—Analysis of Liberty loan reports showed that probably 17,000,000 persons bought bonds' In the campaign which has closed —7,000,- 000 more than In the second loan and 12,500,000 more than in the first. - Latest tabulations showed $3,316,-1 628,250 reported subscriptions, but the treasury now believes the actual to- j tal, which may run to $4,000,000,000, will not be definitely known until May 13, four days after Individual banks are required to report to federal re-. 1 serve banks. "Whatever the money total," said | ' a treasury statement tonight, "the loan Just closed probably is the most successful ever floated by any nation. The marvelous distribution of the third Liberty loan Indicates that one ' out of every six persons In the United t States may have participated in this | loan." ' Banks' resources, it was pointed out. have been drawn on comparatively little to make the loau a success, and ; the prospects for future loans are brighter as a consequence; An added reason for Jubilation among treasury officials is the Indication that the government bond-buying habit is be-j coming stronger among people of small means, and that they probably will invest even more heavily in the fourth loan next fall. Secretary McAdoo, In a statement thanking the nation for Its support of the loan, said the widespread distri bution of bonds "is particularly grat ifying, and added: "This Is the soundest form of na tional war finance —the distribution of the loan among . the people them selves." He urged subscribers to retain their bonds, unless there is a pressing ne cessity for selling them, both to help maintain the credit of the government, and as a stimulus to "those economies and savings which release materials and labor necessary to the support, if not the very life, of our army and navy." BLOW UPON ITALIAN FRONT SEEMS IMMINENT Over the battle lines along the Piave river and in the mountainous region in northern Italy, where the allied forces have been holding their positions since last November after the great Italian retreat from tho Isonio, there Is Increased tension and the long threatened blow at thl sfront may be launched by the Teutonic al lies within a tew days. For many weeks, the Italian war office has been aware that the Aus trlans have been assembling the le gions withdrawn from the Russian and ' Rumanian fronts for a drive at the ' Italian armies, and It is believed that it will not be long before the central powers will make another attempt to reach the plains of Venetla, break' through the allies' lines and seek to bring about a decisive combat In that theater of the war. Emperor Charles of Anltria, ac companied by his chief of staff and high German and Austrian army offi cers, Is reported on his way to the Italian front and the great movement j of troops in Tyrol and Trentlno would seem to indicate that vast bodies ef ' men are being taken from other fronts j to be hurled at the Italian positions. United States Consul Dies. I Washington.—The death of Maddln ; Summers, United States consul gen-' ». eral at Moscow, was announced In 1 a cablegram to the state department. Mr. Summers collapsed under the , strain of long months of overwork. 1 U. S. TROOPS PENETRATE HUN LINES FOR 300 YARDS With the American Army in Prance. —One of the American patrols In the Lnneville sector entered the hamlet of Anservillers and penetrated the Ger man lines to a distance of 300 yards. | On the way back the patrol discovered an enemy observation post In which were a corporal and six men. The Americans promptly attacked, killing three of the enemy, and taking the other four prisoners, one of them in a wounded condition. EMPEREROR AND GENERAL STAFF AT THE FRONT Genera, Switzerland.—lt is official ly announced from Vienna tijat Em peror Charles, the chief of the Aus trian general staff and several high German and Austrian officers have reached the Italian front. This with the considerable movement of troope In the Tyrol and Trentlno reportWl from tVt Interior, is interpreted te 2;.' An that the long predicted offensive ;n tho Italian front will soon be began. I KUB-MY-TISM--Anlkepliu, Re lieved Rheumatism, Sprain*, Neu ralgia,* etc. Ooing without wheat ad-ls d'reet- Jy to our forces in battle St doing without wheat loojan the *hir>- T>in*e tension which Lmits our arm ed strength. Itch relieved la M minutes by Woodford's Sanitary Lotion. Neva/ 'alia. Bold far Qmharn Omj Co GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1918 CANADIANS ARE IN ACTION IN WEST CONSIDERABLE ADVANCE MADS BY THEM ON BRITISH LINES NEAR AMIENS. MUNIS UNDER SHELL FIRE Intimation* Coma That Heavy Fight Ing May Be Resumed In France at Any Tlma. Australian and Canadian troops are In action on the British lines along the Vital sectors of the battlefront In I France. i The Australians have struck the Germans near Morlancourt, between ■ the Ancre and Somme rivers, east o[ Amiens, and have advanced their lines upward of throe-ouartors of a mile, as a result of two ajsaauls on the Tea -1 tonic positions. ! The Canadians have appeared In the Arras sector, further south than they have been since the battles In this re gion began March 21. This part ot the line is most Important, as It de fends Arras to theh southwest and includes localities such as Neuvllie-Vl tasse, there have been bitter strug gles since the Germans launched their great offensive. American troops, on the French front not far from Montdldler. have been under a storm of shells for the last couple of days, projectiles con ' tainlng high explosives being mingled With those charged with poisonous gas fired into the lines held by Gen eral Pershing's men. No Attack Upon Italy. Along the rest of the front In France there have been no engage ments of unusual character, nor has the Italian front been attacked as yet by the Austrians who have assembled there. The Brlttsh forces which have been holding the town of Ks-Salt, east of the Jordan and northeast of Jericho for about a week have been compelled again to abandon the place before'the superior forces of Turkish and Ger man troops. The British, however, are still maintaining their. control of the crossing of the Jordan further •outh. From the official reports and spe cial dispatches filed by correspondents at the front, there come intimations that heavy fighting may be resumed at any time. The fact that heavy rains are falling may have a great deal to do with the delay in the German drive but the allies hold high ground from which they can observe the Ger man positions, which are generally in the lowlands and have kept up a heavy artillery (lie in sectors where the Germans have been assembling or have been at work In bringing up guns for the battle which is virtually cer tain to come. METHODISTS WOULD CURTAIL THE BISHOP'S POWER Atlanta, Ga.—ln connection with the demands of the laymen of the church that the power of the college of blsh- I ops be curtailed, additional memorials were presented, asking laws providing for the trial of bishops against whom charges have been made and provid ing that all Involved In the appoint ments of ministers at annual confer ences be given full and free Consulta tion. The presentation of memorials and an outburst of patriotism In connec tion with the address of MaJ. C. W. Gordon, of the Canadian army, bet tor known as "Ralph Connor," the author, featured the conference ses sion. Gordon's declaration that the war would be won when the United 1 States gets 2,000,000 soldiers on the : western front brought a demonstra tion which, it Is said, never had been equalled at a Methodist confer ence. ACCEPTS GERMAN PEACE RATHER THAN BE CRUSHED London. —Count Czernln. then Ans tro-Hungarlan foreign minister, paid a secret vlait to Jassy In the latter part I of Februsrry and delivered In person a verbal ultimatum of the most drastic sort from the central powers to King Ferdinand, of Rumania, It became known with the arrival here of tho ; American Red Cross mission to Ru- j mania. Count Czernln's visit was known only in the highest official cir cles. ..._ CIVIL WAR PENSION BILL IS PASSED BY THE HOUSE Washington.—The Sherwood bin granting a minimum pension of S2S : a month to civil war veterans »»> passed by the house and now goes to the senate, / ! The house also passed a bill to re store the pension statoa of widow* ot civil war veterans who married after the deatk of their soldier husbands and wto were Inadvertently deprived of their f inn right* under an aef * au. 9jmm WANTED I Ladlfcs or men wiin rig* or auto mobiles to represent a Southern Company. Those with selling ex perience preferred, tho* not neces sary. Past selling -proposition. Brand new article Excellent pay for hustler*. Address Mr. Greg ory 160 4th Ave. N. Nashville. Tenn. Subscribe for The Gleaner, SI.OO ajfoar, In advance. , STHIPPIHG FOR DECISIVE BUTTLE WANTS AUTHORITY TO INCRBAM ARMY TO SIZE NECESSARY TO WIN THE WAR. . ; -• - • * I TO PUT IN EVERT RESOURCE Germans Must| Attack Boon or A» knowledge Deefat in Their Ambl tloug.Attempt. America Is stripping for the decis ive battle on the battlefront of Europe., In an executive session of the military committee of the lower house of Con gresß, Secretary of War Baker, Major I General March, chief of staff, and Pro vost Marshal General Crowder have j asked Congress to give tho president 1 blanket authority to Increase the Uni ted States army to whatever size may ; benecessary to win the war. This j country now has nearly 2,000,000 men under arms and tho army appropria tion bill for this year would provide for an lncreaserof this number to 3,- 000,000. While America's plans for throwing her every resource Into the battle against Prusslanlsm are maturing, the luuu which has brooded ovor the west tern battle lines continues. The ex pected German attacks on the Yprea and Amlons fronts have not been launched. Here and there the oppos ing artilleries have brokon forth Into wild bombardments, such as usually are preluder to massed attacks on the allied lines, but they have died out after a few hours. Hero and there lo cal operations have been carried out for the purposo of straightening lines and raiding the enemy's position, but they havo not developed Into anything unusual. Tho present phase of tho battle Is not unlike that before Verdun, two years ago, after the first German rush had been stopped and even attempts to carry local objectives had met with defeat. Germany has lost heavily, but the emperor still haa reserves to throw Into the fight. The defeat on the Met eren-Voormezeele line southwest ol Ypres has taught the Germans that ths allies are prepared to stand theli ground, and there seems little tnclina. tion at the present moment to renew a conflict which threatens to be dlsas trous. The report that Czech soldiers, de serting from the Austrian army, now are fighting with the Italians has been followed by a dispatch saying that Ru manians who had been captured by the Itallana have asked permission to fight against the Auitrlans and thai thay are now on the firing line. GOVERNMENT PLACES ORDER FOR 70,000 FREIGHT CARI Washington.—Orders for 70,000 add I tlonal freight cars to supplement ths 30,000 contracted for some time ago, were placed by the railroad adminis tration with IB car building concerns The aggregate cost Is between $170,- 000,000 and $400,000,000 and the aver age profit to builders Is about 5 pel cent. This Is the largest single order foi freight cars ever let. Together with orders already placed the contracts awarded make up a railroad rolling stock building program which will shortly be under way of $325,00,000 Including $60,000,000 for 1.026 locomo tlves ordered a few days ago. The cars ordered will have steel under frames, and sides will bo mads largely of wood to save steel for olhei ♦war purposes. All sre of standard design recently arranged by the rail road administration. • The lot Includes 15,000 40-ton don ble sheathed box cars, 16,000 60-ton single-sheathed box cars, 16,000 5a ton composite gondola coal cars, 6,000 70-ton low side gondola car,a and 19.000 55-ton hopper coal cars. The coal care will be rushed to completion to relieve the car shortage for next winter. Tho orders ait distributed In elude to the Car Works, L* nolr, Tonn., 2,000, CAMP GREENE WILL BE A REPLACEMENT CAMP. Washington, O. C.—necently ll was reported here thst all of the aviation forces in Texas camps would be moved to Charlotte. This report excited Texas congressmen and a delegation of them headed by Senator flheppard | called at the war department (o pro test. It was made plain to the Tex ans that Camp Greene la to be a signal corps replacement camp, where dien will be assembled, trained, equip ped. AUTHORIZE CONSTRUCTION OF 60 WOODEN BAROES. Washington.—Construction of 60 wooden barges of 3.600 tons each for use In the coastwise coal carrying trade waa aulhorlzed by the shipping board. The vessel will be built at New England and Sooth Atlantic ship yards. They will aid materially in : solving the problem of keeping New taglaad supplied with coal. Author tajN build the barge* fallowed WK HA VB THB BARLIRBT. BKl gest, high class Strawberry grown. Also the Best one or fhe ever bearing kinds; bears the best fla vored berries from Spring until the •now Hies. Free Booklet. Wake field Plant Parm, Charlotte, North Carolina. ITfebCt Changing our habits is none too , easy. But-Jt is n eaay t isu to win the war. ARMY AND IVY NEED TRAINED MEN iTHOUSANDS OF KXPBRT WORK ERS WANTED IN CIVILIAN BRANCHES OP SERVICE. ' . f MEAT CAREFULLY INSPECTED ■ Every Part ef the Supply for Army Use -Is Senrtlnlzsd, From Stook Yards te Mesa—Desertions From Oamps Due to Dlaeouraging Letters, (From CumalttH on Public Informotloa.) Washington.—The clviian branches of tho army and navy are In need of i thousands of highly trained workers, ' and before the end of 1918 these branches must be Increased by at least ; SO,OOO, according to the civil service commission. The ordnance department of the anuy needs large numbers of mechnn-1 leal engineers, draftsmen, chemists, ' and metallurgists. Thousands of In spectors are wanted to puss on the quality of ordnance, ammunition, and other supplies. For office work stntls itlclans, accountants, assistants In business administration, and specially trained clerks are needed. Tho quartermaster corps wants sev eral thousand examiners and Inspec tors, and pnssenger and freight clerks are needed. The signal corps Is short of draftsmen. •> The navy has an unlimited number of places for draftsmen. a«d a long Uat nf positions for technical workers. Practically all branches of the service need stenographers, typists, book keepers, and clerks. The anny consumes about 2,000,000 pounds per day of fresh beef. This necessitates the slaughter dully "f 4,000 cattle. Official Inspectors scru tinize every part of this supply from the time it comes on the hoof to the abattoir until It vanishes from tlie mess tin of the soldier. Inspection begins at fhe stock yurd i, where the living animals undergo the examination of an official for any evi dences of physical defect which might be difficult of detection later. Where thot'o Is doubt the questionable ani mals are separated for closer exam ination. Whore thcro Is certnlnty of defect, the animal Is rejected as unlit for food supply.- Next conies a rigid examination of tho carcass. Only when found "sound, healthful, and wholesome" la the meat passed as acceptable for food and duly branded with a iionpolsonous vegetable Ink, "United spected and Passed." Thj'Minfit car- CaSKo* are destroyed. Fresh meats thus Indorsed go for ward In regular shipments, but {hoco which are to undergo curing, canning, or manufacture Into sausages, Innt, oleomargarine,' etc., are subjected to relnspectlons at each step. For these there Is a final Inspection Just pre vious to their dispatch for ariAy use. Samples are regularly collected for chemical analysts In the government laboratories. When the meats arrive at the army ■ station* they are again Inspected ieither by Inspectors of the bureau of 'animal Industry or by veterinarian «.• fleers of the army. They must nlsi> obtain the approval of the officer of tho quartermaster corps receiving them. And they undergo their flnnl test when the soldier's Immediate or ganization commander looks them over before he permits them to be served to Ills men. Included In war department regula tions regarding the employment of prisoners of war and Interned enemy | aliens are Hie following statements: All classes of prisoners, excepting > commissioned officers and such oth ers as are physlcftlly not fit to labor, will be required to perform work nee-1 essary for their comfort or for thej upkeep of their prison barracks. In terned enemy ullens will not be held for compulsory lsbor except as pro vided In this parsgraph. Prisoners of war, excepting officer*, I warrant, petty, and noncommissioned j officers, msy be required to work for the public service—they may be au thorised to work on their own n'- count. Under exceptional circum stances. when specially authorized t.y the secretary of war, upon their written request, be authorised to work for private person! or for cor porations. I'etty and uoncomin!*- sloned officers may be authorised l > work on their own account, and. upon their written request, may be stiOior tied to work In the same manner n« Other prisoners of \var. except Hint they will lie employed In a supervis ory capacity only. An ord/r for labor will be regarded as a military command, and prisoners falling to obey such order will be pun ished accordingly. When employed on work that Is nec essary for their comfort, or for th" upkeep of the prison barracks In which they are Interned, prisoner* will receive no compensation. When the work Is done for the government prisoners will be pal/1 at a rate ac cording to the work executed; When the work Is ijone for other branrhet of fhe public service or for private ' persons Hie conditions of and the cornpensatloa foi such work will bo nettled la ngreeiftent l>etween reprc- j scfitcllrea of said branehea or per sons ond the adjutant general of thi ! •T- ' _ In a recent statement the war de partment strongly advise* against dis couraging letters to soldiers: ' "Iteceut reports from commanding general* of certain army divisions in dicate that one of the fruitful causae of soldiers absenting themaelvea with out leave Is the discouraging letter from home. Such letters frequently give alarming and exaggerated reports gt conditions surrounding the soldier's family, that some member Is deeper- Ul, ''that all are starring, or that jft ■- —Mm 1a mr- w *T(I In instances such letter* have n preyed upoAthe minds of soldiers thst they bare absented thameelvee with out leave to go Jmqm, only to llfM| that conditions Had been fVoesly' ex- ' aggerated. 'I "Meanwhile the soldier hag been ab-; sent without lesre—a serious military qjlanse. His problem then became one of facing the penalty or getting deeper into trouble by deserting. Bony times a mail's pride or fear has tod him to dssert I "Every soldier want* to receive tot- ' ters from home. They should be fre quent, cheerful, hopeful, and appre ciative of the sacrifice that he to making for bla country. They should be foil of family Incidents and cheer ful home gossip. They should pro- | tect him from the trilling slarms and the .small annoyances of everyday life. They should encourage him by giving full confidence that his family and hla friends stand behind him In the great enterprise he has undertaken. "The value of such letters to soldlsra Is beyond estimate. The harm that discouraging letters from home do to htm Is clearly Indicated by reports at I the adjustant general's office. Here are some extracts from recent reports I of division commanders: I "'I find, also, that many of the fam ilies of the men write to them of un satlßfactory conditions at home, sick ness of relatives, and how much va rious members of the family wish to see the soldier. These letters, so far as sickness, etc., are concerned, are often overdrawn, hut, combined with the homesick feeling, often result In the man going absent without leave and finally being dropped aa a de serter.' "1 am now, through the newspa pers of Indiana and through lecturer* In Kentucky, whom we are able to reach through the office of. the ad>' Jutant general of that state, endeavor ing to advise the home people of these men of the seriousness of the** of fenses and thst their efforts should be to assist every man In performing ths duty that has devolved op. him, to lighten his worries, snd, above all, to regard desertion In Its proper light. I shall also attempt to get the West Virginia papers to Institute a cam paign of education along similar lines.' "A division Inspector submitted the following In this connection: "'While stationed at Oolumbus bar racks, Ohio, last year I was a member of a general court-martial that tried approximately 100 enlisted men (or desertion from National Guard regi ments stationed on the border. T be lieve I am safe In suylng that at least 80 per cent of them gave as their rea son for desertion the fact that they had received letters from home to tho effect that a wife, sister, or mother was either dying, very 111, or In des tittio circumstances,, and begged the man to come home at once. Many of the men admitted that when rhey ar rived home they found that the writer of the letter had exaggerated condi tions.' "Many young soldiers, fresh from home, suffer from homesickness, no matter how army officers may try to make their surroundings pleasant and comfortable and provide proper amusements. Extraordinary meas ures have been taken by the war de partment during the past year to keep the young soldier actively engaged while In camp with sports, amuse ments, and comforts a wholesome psychology might be sustained. Still, a type of soldier will yearn for home snd fall Into a brooding mood. It Is obvious how harmful to blm and to the servlco a discontented letter from home might be." The enrollment of more than 102,000 boy* between sixteen anil twenty-one i years of age for farm work this season I In the boys' working reserve of the United States employment service has I been msde by six states, sccordlng to ! an snuouncement by the department of | labor. The states first reporting were: i California, 22,000; Indiana. 18.840; ll | llnols, 2.1,000; Ohio, 18,000; Tennessee, | 4,200; Wisconsin, 14,000. In Rhode Island high school boys I sre being enrolled In the reserve, | trained In handling fsrm machinery, , and sent In groups by sutonfoblle to i farmers to demonstrate their ability. Men's colleges snd universities are ' making prompt response to the re | quest of Secretary of Labor Wilson ! that their students be enrolled In the j public service reserve and placed on I farms this summer to ssstst In food ! production. They will be placed with i farmers through the United States employment service, with the aid of the county agents of the department of agriculture. Swimming Is to be tsuglit soldiers In some training camps this snmmer 1 as a miliary requirement, according to the commission on training Camp I activities. A statement by the com ! mission shows that 118.000 soldiers In camps participated In organised bas ket ball last season. The allotment of meat purchases for the amy, nsvy, slid marine corps and tho allies hss been consolidated In a alngle bureau, with headquarter* In Chicago. USE HOPPERS FOR DRY MASH Furnish Protection Against Duet and Dirt and Keep Out Rodents and Wild Birds. It la always beat to use hoppers for feeding dry mash to fowls because the hoppers protect the supply against dust end dirt. Some are constructed so that they will keep out tho rats and wild birds when closed. 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Harden, Super- .? intendent, | New Providence Christian Church —North Main Street, near Depot— +."• Rev. P. C. Lester, Pastor. Preach- .* ing every Second and Fourth Sun day nights at 8.00 o'clock. Sunday School every Sunday at 1 »M a. MU-J, A. Bayfiff, Supirln- 9 undent. Christian Endeavor Prayer Meet o°clock.* r y Tl>ur * d *' night at 7.44, || ii F tj e ? d, 1 — w °rth of Graham Pub- \ 11c School, Rev. John M. Permar, Pastor. Preaching let, 2nd aad 3rd Sun- 1 daya at 11.00 a. m. and,7.00 p. m. Sunday School every Sunday at 0.45 a. m.—belle Zachary, Superin tendent. Prayer meeting overy Thursday evening at 7.SU o'clock. ■— ■ Methodist Episcopal, south—cor. Main and Maple Street*, Rev. D. '•? E. Ernhart, Pastor. . Preaching every Sunday at 114* a. m. and at 7.50 p. m. Sunday School every Sunday at 0.46 a. m.—W. B. Green, Supt, „ M - £• Church-N. Main Street, 1 Rev. H. S. Troxler, Pastor. Preaching first and third Sun day* at U a. m. and I p. m. 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