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Between the Dniester and Pruth rivers and in the Carpathians that state ment admitted the enemy occupation of Falke. 75 PER CT. OF CONSCRIPTED MEN ASK TO ON VARIOUS GROUNDS (By United Press) NEW YORK. More than seventy-five per cent of the Americans called up before the Boards for the National Army examination so far have claim ed exemption, according to reports of the United Press all over the country. The disqualifications for physical disability varies considerably, run ning much higher in the big cities than in the towns that are free from congestion. In New York City, 1427 out of 5415 examined were f ounji to be possibryligiblealieTis unfit totalled 1827, while 2161 claimed exemption. Most exemptions were based upon dependents. Kaiser Showers Honors on Von Hindenburg ( United Press) COPENHAGEN. As an expression of his "boundless thanks," the Kaiser has telegraphed Field Marshal Von Hindenburg. conferring upon him the cross and star of the Royal Order of the House of Hohenzollern. SECOND LIBERTY LOAN WILL BE LAUNCHED ABOUT NOVEMBER 15 (By United Press) WASHINGTON. The second Liberty Loan of $3,000,000,000 will be launched November 15th, of ficials of the U. S. Treasury stated today. Before that time it is planned to issue nearly a billion dollars of short time treasury certificates to meet the immediate needs of the country. Officials are at a loss as to what to name the sec ond loan. "Sammies" Get Trench Helmets BY J. W. PEGLER. Tinted Press Staff Correspondent WITH THE AMERICAN EXPE" r'ITIOXARY ARMY. The trench hel niets for Pershing's "Sammies" have arrived amid general rejoicing. Since 'iiterin training for the trenches they have Iihhh aching for the exact equip ment they win wear at the battle fri.nt. PROGRAM WHITE'S THEATRE TONIGHT "PLAIN JANE'' Featuring BESSIE BARRISCALE SATURDAY "PEARL OF THE ARMY" Featuring Pearl White Also 4 Reels Keystone Comedies f BE EMPTED Wilson Prohibits Exportation of Iron and Steel (By United rre.nl . WASHINGTON. President Wilson today prohibited the exportation of iron, steel plate, pig iron, steel scrap and steel bullets from the country, ex cept such as the Allies need for actual war purposes. Serious Wreck on Norfolk & Western WINCHESTER. Va. In one of the most disasterous freight wrecks in the history of the Shenandoah division of Norfolk and Western Railway, two men were instantly killed, four were i inraH and fniir nonderous locomo tives were completely demolished near Rappon, W. Va., early Wednesday. The dead are: R. Duke, Benton ville, Va., twenty-three years old and unmarried, fireman of northbound freight : F. C. Flinn, Luray, Va., twenty-three years old and unmarried, fire man on second engine of same train. The injured are: J. F. Matthews, engineer, Hagerstown, Md., cut and bruised; J. D. Settle, engineer, miB town, cut about head: H. O. William son, -Hagerstown, engineer of south bound train,1 injured in head; P. O. Shenandoah, Va. engineer of southbound train, cut and bruised, The two long trains craahed;,toefh7 er with'terTiflc impact In tttfe newness ndwUieunnln at high speed, . . Members of the officers' training practicing with range finders. Four Killed by Lightning in New York ( United Press ) NEW YORK. The heat wave has completely passed. Four persons were killed in a tremendous electrical storm which came after four days of heat which constantly stayed over ninety de grees, causing nearly 200 deaths and 1,000 prostrations. mMjujdds TTtonccal Her Sex from Army (By United Press) , TOLEDO. Fear that she would he apprehended as a "slacker," and thai the army physical examination would disclose the twelve-year old secret of her sex is the theory of the police that caused "Samuel Ackerman." a woman, to end her life by drowning. Ackerman's "wife" obtained a divorce two years ago and nine year after her "marriage" with Ackerman. "Sammies" to Have "Camp Mothers" BY GEO. MARTIN, ( United Press Staff Correspondent ) . WASHINGTON. All the drafted "Sammies'' in the cantonments this fall will have "Camp Mothers," it was learned from the official committee on training camp activities. There will be a Y. M. C. A. build ing within or near each of the can tonments, which will be headquarters for a camp mother with an able corps of woman assistants. The wives and sweethearts will have a place to visit the "Sammies." Army "Slackers" To be Severely Dealt With (United Press; WASHINGTON. President Wilson has ordered that all "slackers-' who fail to appear for the draft examination be reported to the Department of Jus tice, and be certified into the national army by the Adjutant General of their State. Should these men fail to re port to the Adjutant General of their State within five days after being no tified of their certification into the army, they will be reported to the Ad jutant General of the army for disposal by him.. A CORRECTION Through an error of omission the name of H. S. Ragsdale was left out in the account of the tax listers pub lished in Wednesday's Daily News. Mr. Ragsdale was the chief man of the force that made up the lists, and the excellent manner in which the work was done was due largely to his dili gence and his painstaking and accur ate work. The Daily News regrets very much that his name failed to ap pear in the. proper placet nd we make this correction order that ine may be done no injustice. - camp at Fort McPIxerson, Qa., candidates 23,008!ilEN ARE TO BE TRAINED AT SECOND CAMP FOR OFFICERS J (By United Press) WASHINGTON. 23,000 .instead of 16,000 young officers will be trained at the second group of camps for officers, and within the next few days the 72,000 applicants for these camps will know whether they.haye been accepted or rejected. In ii j rJ''-- .v : ii j j- tne mean time commissions ior tne iirst group tnajro&YeDfiiiniimn May are about ready for SHIPPING BOARD TAKES OVER ALL SHIPPING AND SHIP YARDS (By United Press) WASHINGTON. The commandeering of all shipping now under construction in the United States will begin immediately. The Shipping Board is ready to announce its program of taking over about 2,000,000 tons now building, also the shipyards in the country. Allied Activity in the Balkans Soon (By United Press) WASHINGTON. Offensive opera tions against the Teutons in the Bal kans will cornel soon, the Allied agents here said, as a result of the recent Allied conference here and abroad. Russia and Austria Talk Peace Terms (By United Press) AMSTERDAM. Russia and Austria are "on the verge of an understand ing," according to a declaration at tributed to President Huysmans of the Internation Socialist Bureau in today's Handelsblad. AVERMENT WW APPEAL EVERY EXEMPTION FOR "DEPENDENTS" ( I?y United Press) WASHINGTON. The Government is prepar ing to fight the claims for exemption to the draft. Concerned at the great number of those attempt ing to avoid service the Provost Marshal's office announced the method by which the government will appeal to the District Boards from the rulings of the Local Boards of Exemption. Agricultural industries will be carefully scrutinized, and as a "slap" at the marriages of slackers, the govern ment will automatically appeal from every ex emption: on jthe grounds, . oL "dependents,:. -; be named to make'thisappeal in behalf -of the government. for commissions in the field artillery would delivery. Contributions to the Ambulance Fund Those who have contributed since the last report tofard the Ambulance fund are : W. Z. Morton ,..$5.00. Miss Pattie Wooten 10.00 Mrs. R: Williams 5.00 R. Li. Smith 10.00 Dr. J. E. Nobles 5.00 Miss Blanche Cromartie . . 1.00 CARD OF THANKS. We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to our friends for the many kind deeds and words of consolation extended to us during the illness and death of our beloved husband and father, Marshall Brown Barber. MRS. BARBER & CHILDREN. DEVELOPING IN (By United Press) SAVANNAH, Ga. The farmers near Beulah church, 12 miles from Black Shear have purchased arms and! ammunition, in large quantities, and are determmefl, it is said; "to keep their sons from being taken for the army," according to word received here shortly before noon&ffS WASHINGTON. Reports of the" lpffled armed resistance to the army draft yftsolaiM points of Georgia and Western NoftKrCaroHpa are being investigated by the Department of Jiis-. tice. The mountaineers and farmers of these sections are reported to be arming themselves with Winchester rifles and ammunition . ;with which to fight the draft. A special investigation will make a careful inquiry, and stern measures will be taken to repress any rebellion. CRISES IN CABINETS OF FRANCE ' AND ENGLAND: SOME TO RESIGi J (By United Press) LONDON. Two Allied nations are facing Cab inet crises today. In London rumors persisted - that Arthur . Henderson, ter criticism of his participation in Paris with the Radical Socialists of France and Russia, and his open advocacy of British participation in the Stockholm peace conference of the Socialists. His retirement is regarded as certain if the government withholds passports from the British. Socialists delegates. If they do grant thepassr ports the Conservatives Will raise a greatorm of protest. In Paris two resignations in the Ribot ministry, are reported pending. They are Minister of Mar-, ine LaCasse and Minister of Blockade CochiriV and are due, presumably, policies. THE FIELD HAS DEEN IN RACE FOR THE Only Active Members of Auto Club Now, Appear on the List Race is Close and Members ; are Working Hard. Out of possibly 10 0 nominees brought forward by their hopeful friends as possible winners of the grand awards to be distributed by the Daily News through its Auto Club, on ly a few have proved true to the hope of those who believe in them and their ability. But today a list so scant as to remind one of the list of Hebrews at an Irish wake. However, there is keen satisfaction in contempation of the tal ent that still shows a satisfaction simi lar to that of a prospector over pure gold in his lump of ore. Fild Begins to Clear. The held has begun to clear, and only actve members remain and these will evidence enough action to make even the most indifferent sit up and take notice. Each and everyone of these will receive either a prize or a liberal cash award for his work. When you get a subscription for the Daily News you get both the votes and the liberal cash commission of ten per cent on all business. And it is not hard to find subscriptions for the Daily News for it easily predominates the field throug(h its many merits. Money conditions are better than ever before, and the receiving tellers in the banks are getting writers? cramps from writing entries in pass booksf True jther .arej people who croak that these prospefous times cafanot last, bht this ridiculous propensity to see and borrow trouble is overworked. They are the ones that do not believe that the Daily t do not believe that the Daily. ISOLATED PLACES J '1 the Laborite member of resign as a result oi uit to criticisms of their BIG AUTOMOBILE News Auto Club is an opportunity for. themselves. Should Not Worry You should not worry because you do not obtain the results you think you should all the time accomplish. Therefore, give yourself and friends time, always bearing in mind that thi distribution of the Buick Light Six is eight days away. ,. . Attend to your campaign for the' car just as you would any other proposi close of the big campaign and the time and the other big prizes is less than tion. Use judgment and system, and CLEARED you absolutely cannot rail to obtain ' your profit from the campaign. Your spare time is all that is repuired to ob tain your choice of any prize that you want. Just do as much as you can - each day and don't borrow trouble. You will come out a winner in the end. List of Club Members: Member Votes W. D. Pruitt, City I'V. 577J60O Frank Patrick, City i 1 571J06O Miss Clara Jones, City 57190 ; -4 G. T. Gardner, Grif ton, " -S6l,00O ' 4 ? Miss Susie Sutton, WinterviUe 55Q G. T. Gardner, Grifton 155500 .-a ; Miss Esther Blount, Ayden t ; 550,950 Louis Curry, City 51200 "J ' ' Miss Margaret Moore, City. . 498,80('-" Miss Lottie Barber City r . , . 4JS33i2?'" miss Argent yuinneriy -ciryv.-" Miss Ethel Bynxun,irajTllle"09,C5; Miss Athleen BnUock, Bethel 2S0,S00 ;.; Miss Eose Myers, dty 420 ."-rr. I ! 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