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THE SUNDAY CITIZEN, ASHEYITXE, N. C.f JUNE 17, 1917. 21 E1I5H GIRLS TURN THEIR 1 BACKS AS ACKERS PASS pmouaAnda of Men From Forty-On to Fifty Years Offer Services Hard Job for Shirkers and Conscientious Objectors Get Unpleasant Tasks. KB j Judson O WrtMver, London Itop msentatiTe of Tto JJew York Ban.) LONDON, June . With (,000,000 nen reported now serving la the mil it rr establishment and about a half nllllon in the navy, Great Britain la Slready casting about for mor re ources of man power. Never wu the maw of war so vora cious In It demands for oannon fod Ur. Oen. Robertson", ehlaf of tnT, tha demanded that ha ba provided by July 1 with 100,000 more men, and they will be torthoomlng, The mili tary authorities have laaaed an Invi tation to men from 41 to 10 year old ito volunteer, and the result thua far Qiave . been astonishingly rood. Tana of thonaanda of man within thee age limits offered their services at the beginning of the war, and were dis gusted whan they were rejected. De spite all thai la heard and printed about shirkers. It la altogether prob able that Britain atUl ba aa many men who save thua far been rejected deaplte their willingness to enllat aa It haa men of military are who man- and deliberately to evade service. The combing out process la now In full ' swing. Condition on ' which man may be exempted from military oarvlca are balnr constantly tightened. The conscription act and the refla tion thereunder provide for the ex emption of men of military are who can ;make a proper ahowinr that their aervioea in eivu lire are ao xer waia- pensabl that to withdraw them for military aervlee would aerloualy in terfere with business. Industry or the production of war auppliea. Nearly everything exoept shop Kaeplnr la now Hated in aome fashion aa an easenuai industry and more or leaa under gov ernment domination. Even employe In ahopa and 'oflloe are permitted to make the ahowinr of their lndls pensablllty and thua obtain exemp tion. Appear Before Tribunals. The determination aa to Justifica tion for exemption la lett m the hands of the local tribunal. When the military authorities And a man who looks to them like the maklnr of a soldier he 1 summoned before the tribunal and after a fashion Is tried. He may be represented by counsel, and the war office always Is. Em ployers very- eften appear, protesting ralnat the draftlnr of men whom they consider necessary to the busi ness, - In earlier stare the tribunals were wont to be pretty lenient; almost any aort of a caae for exemption if stronr ly snourh urged was accepted. There have been more than a few instance In which dubious Influences had been alleged, and even distinct charges of bribery, uauaHy Involving offloers. Latterly the tribunals have been mlrbtlly .cynieal and stony hearted toward would-be exemptee Every week makes it harder for a man under 40 to give rood account of himself ex khaki. When It rt noised about a neighborhood that a particular .younr man ha been before the tribunal and secured an exemp tion, eWher temporary or. permanent, i' - - '- v - ' 1 the measure of his eaaentlalneis to hla olvlllan Industry pretty, promptly be oomes also the measure of his non asaentlalnesa to the 'younr -women of that locality.-. That particular younr man suddenly discovers that bright eyes are averted as he passes, and skirts flirt contemptuously In the oth er direction. The rlrls whose broth ers are at the front or in the training, camps or in the hospitals . . . either at home or In France, or sleep lnr the last sleep under the white crosses in France, don't care much for the shirkers. X asked a younr woman how the rirl of her aet treated the exemptee "I don't know any exempteea," she replied acridly. "Laterally or socially" I persisted. "Both," was the reply. "I used to know soma man who are now shirk ers; whenever one of them happens my way I do what I can in my feeble fashion to make him understand that I' am sorry I ever knew him. 'He Is apt not to happen In my vicinity araln." . The conscientious objectors have about the hardest time. Nobdy ever suspected there were so many Quak ers in this country as have turned up In the last three years. Everybody haa the utmost respect for Quakers of established standlnr and known sincerity. But the Quaker for ex emption only has a hard row to hoe; literally, not ilruratlvely. For they have a pleasant way of permlttlnr the "C. O." to be exempted from mili tary eervloe to be conscripted for only the most disagreeable sorts of civil occupation. Batches of them are kept in camps under a loose sort of espionage and worked In gangs at agriculture, breaking rock, building roads and similar light tasks. If the bos of one of these rang falla un der the suspicion of being lenient, -if the hour are not amply long and the service made rigorous, some enter priser newspaper reporter happen along and write a piece about It, which promptly arouses the neighbor hood to an Indignation that very soon make the conscientious objector sorry they had either conscience , or objections. And woe beMde the man with - a name that sounds Teuton lo coupled with a conscientious objection! Take the case of bow Qott rot his. For reasons not utterly Inscrutable Oott was persistently suspected of the Teu tonic taint The family produoed records to show that they were really English and had been for two or three generations, but they were all conscientious objectors. It was point ed out that Oott was a line, thrifty specimen or ideal military age and physique. Also, counsel was nnklnd enough to suggest the anomaly -of presuming that, conscience ever asso ciated itself with such a' name. Any how, the magistrate rot the point, and . Oott rot a sentence to crack rook for tan hours a-day during the Con tinuance of the war. It was authen tically reported 'on the highest au thority" that in the camp where Oott works something has happened to the clocks, so there are about aeventy minute In eaoh hour. But to get back to tha eomblng out procedure by which Oan. Robertson' half million men are balnr raised and It is hoped that sttU another million will be enrolled. Two naw groups for the voluntary attestation of men over the present military age of 40 have been opened up. The first Includes man, whether single or married, be tween 40 and 4S the second, for eith er single or married men. between 45 and 10. The oountry haa been plas tered with poatera appealing to man in these groups to come forward and enroll. For the present at least no compulsion will be resorted to in en listing men for these classes, though it is whispered that it may be neces sary later. And speaking of plastering the country with appeals for enlistments, one is reminded of the egregious mis take that Mark Twain or some other American wit once made in writing home while visiting Enrland, that he eouldn't gat over a certain nervous faalinr about walking out of doors at night In this country becauaa he waa always afraid ha might acci dentally step off into the water, A country that ts big enough to And acres or so of new posters to be stuck on it Is plenty big enough for all practical purpose But that' anoth er story. The purpose of thla voluntary re cruiting of the oldster Is to replace younger men who are behind the lines In Franc and will thus be released for service at the front A consider able proportion of them will also be trained for aervlee in the home de fense. For these various employ ments they will be usslgned accord ing to their medical classification. The latfat census tndloates that there are in England, Wales, Soot land and Ireland nearly 1,6(0,000 men within these age limits. The proportion of rejection among them for physical reasons Is expeoted to be considerably larger than among younger men, possibly as high as 60 per cent JUNIUS "SILENT" MORGAN, HEIR TO MILLIONS, SUBMARINE CHASER 611n" Morgan ha been promoted to ohlef gunner on submarine chaser Lynx No. I. "Silent" Morgan Is Junius Spencer Morgan, son of J. P. Morgan and future master of mil lions. He got his sobriquet while at Harvard as a student because of his taciturnity. He dldnt have to an swer the call to colors. Younr Mor gan la married. But not having the financial side of the question to stand In his way, "Silent" Morgan is just where those who knew him In college days would expect to see him. Most jrjouths of wealthy families by the time they are 14 year old have had a good slsed novel written about them. But not ao with Mr. Morgan. Even when he waa married two years ago there wasn't a great deal of pub licity given the event Since then It has been found that Mr. and Mrs. Morgan are "Just folks." And Mrs. Morgan prides herself on ' the fact that she can bake as good a pie as any woman In three state any three state. Hadn't Heard of Morgan. Onoe, when Mr. Morgan was a stu dent at Harvard, a writer journeyed down to Cambridge to get an article on the young man. Mr. Morgan was a senior In the college then. The writer stopped the first student he met and asked him where he could find Junius Bpencer Morgan and what sort of man he waa. "Who la he? What' he done here?" was the answer. "Why, he's the grandson of old J. Plerpont Morgan," the writer ex plained. 'That sot Dldnt know he was in college." ( . And that was the answer the writer rot from nine out of ten of the stu dent h questioned. ' ' ' When young Morgan first went to Harvard he lived on what la known as the "Oold Coast" Harvard's Fifth avenue, It la called the "Gold Coast" because of tha millions represented by the young men who live on It But when hi senior year cam Be desert ed his luxurious quarters on - the "Coast" and spent hla final year in Hollls Hall, -en of -the common dor mitories. .Most of hi wealthy friends spent thMr last year oa the "Oold Coast ' - V TousAfoTran room In the Jiall wa small, and he used a bathroom In -common with the seven other younr men who lived on-the same V 4 ft w J . . !.-. ,r. ' ,-. 4 r ' .-,..V. : -.-.'.V " ' '' '..-v. floor. The hallways In the building were uncarpeted. To take hla morn ing bath Mr. Morgan had to walk through the bare corridors to a show er, and If aome other student was there ahead of him he had to await hla turn. Sometimes a student had to aeek the aid of his fellow lodger In removing a splinter gathered from the floors on hla way to the bath. "It's a grand old place," Mr. Mor gan said at the tlmo he was living there, "and we are aa happy as any one oan be (n the world." "Silent" Morgan while at Harvard was one of the most democratic of student. He had entry to the most exclusive student circles and clubs, yet he passed much of his time with boys whose parents were possessed of little wealth. He was popular with all who knew him "Beak" Morgan they called him, because of his prom inent nose, and a nickname, some philosopher has said, is tha tent of a man. He Is six feet tall and built ac cordingly. Circle of Friend i Wide. The heir to millions did little to attract attention. He was captain of the Junior class crew, but never be came a popular favorite. Yet he had many friends. He was quiet and un obtrusive and cautious in enlarging his circle. He watched his fellow stu dents a long time Just as hla father did before him in the senior Morgan's school days. In his senior year Mr. Morgan's en. gagement to Mlsa Louise Converse, daughter of Frederick a Converse, the Boston compoaer, waa announced. His fiancee's mother was one of the good, old fashioned kind who believ ed In giving her daughters household training. So the wedding was set for a year ahead, and Miss Converse, who also was a musician and had studied sculpture, completed a home course In making pies and keeping house ac cording to the best New English custom. Since his marriage Mr. Morgan has been working at a desk In the office In which the senior Morgan trains the young men who will some day succeed to the handling of the firm's mil lions. A daughter was born to tha Morgans about four months ago. But even this did not cause Mr. Morgan to falter when "hi country called. And men acquainted with him say that they know of no one they would rath. er have benina tne gun wnen a sub marine's periscope bob up than big "Silent" Morgan. rrsri geB RDTHER! CLOSEDIAE The varied uses to which the sedan may be put make an especial appeal to women. For shopping, for touring, for social functions it is always ready the whole year 'round. Sedan or Coupe, tl.lil; Touring Car or Roadster, Mil; Winter Touring Car or Roadster, 11,000 Ail prioea f. o. b. Detr ) Children's Stories ! -i .' '. f i-Vr,:' , -. - - ' -- , - 'J , ; v... r . . . ; J i (.-' Riding Comfort TOT riding; c6mfcrt ; of the Scripps-Booth will sur , prise you. . " - : Here yon find the weight above and below the springs m well, balanced, that the passenger load controls the , jboundiig movement of the axle. . , Scrippa-Booth performance has proved that a light car may ride with even more comfort than is possible in a . heavy car.- The low center of gravity and the cantilever springs - also contribute to perfect readability. : -Even if you, have been accustomed to the relaxation : that only a-heavy-car . affords, we are sure of your favorable comparison after a ride in the Scripps ; Booth; . ... :.. One upon a time you children re member, I told you about Larry and hi chicken, Mary. Well, I am going to tell you more about the chicken whloh, by the way, has grown to be a big, big chicken now. Mary had e-rown so fast that Larry mother told rhlm he most find a new horn for It for she couldn't have such big chicken all over the house and Mary eemed to think she could go where over he wanted to. Now Larry had an Uriel who lived quite a way out of a village and who kept hens, cows and a few pig. Larry thought it would be a fine place for Mary and he wrote and asked' hi uncle if he could bring his chicken out to live with the others, Hla uncle wrote and told Larry to bring It the next. Hatiirdav and-Larry asked his mother If he could atay over Sunday ao Mary wouldn't toe lonesome- Hla mother laughed and said yea and eh thought It very funny when a ohlck had to he taken care of ao it wouldn't ba home sick. Larry said it wasn't Just that but he liked to visit hla uncle anyway. Bright and eaajv the next Saturday Lrry started for his uncle's. He had given Mary a good breakfast and she nestled down in her basket quit hap py. Larry could go alt the way on the electrlo cars although It wa quite a lonr trip and he wouldn't reach his iiTiniVa until nfiftrnoon. Hi mother had riven him a nice basket of lunch i and he enjoyed looklnr out of tne window ao the time oian i biji nry lonr and won he had com to tne vii wtiava h was to ehanKe cars. Just a h tepp?d on the step of the oar whloh waa to tane mm pi i uncle' house, the lid of the basket .m. r,rt nd in a second out hopped f A Jt-tam 'h rMll h A TKT with Larry running after her as fast a could and calling her name. The conductor and motorman stop ped to see the cnase ana some or uia passenrers eieppau u form to look too. Round and round u with Larry calling and rajtMitnir fnr her whenever he could but the ChlCK would run wy jut a T-mHf raarried ror ner. At last seeing thst Larry eouldn't ret the chicken aione, vn conauoior ran to help and thn on of tb pas- AshevUle Automobile Company 18 and 20 Church St enger Jumped out too, ! but the chicken was so frightened by this time she Just flew into s. hedge near the road and off into the pasture. Off ran Larry, the conductor, the passenger, and at last the motorman Joined In the chase and finally Larry made one grab and caught Mary by the tail feathers. - , At last they war settled In th car' and going a fast as they dared to make up for lost time. Well, well what made the car so late, asked Larry's unci of the motorman- The man toughed and said you batter ask Larry. When Larry told htm h amid, "well that is soma chicken If It can keep a trolley car waiting." I will tell you om more about Mary another tint, Tim To fte-vtr It, (Montromary Journal.) Way back yonder It was customary for ubaorlptlon t b paid in chick ens, eggs, hams, wood, wool, apple, sweet potatoes, butter, or any other article raised on th farm. ' Th plan, worked alt right In the day of long aro, and it looks Ilk It 1 go in ta become popular with the rutaj press again. 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