IMPROVED TODAY
Heavy Fighting In Progress
East of Amiens Enemy
Obtains Footing.
HUNS LAY GAS BARRAGE
No Particular Gains Reported on
Either ' Side Hig Gun Again
Striking at Paris Ma-' -rliies
Engaged, .
(By Associated Press.)
BRITISH POSITION IMPROVED.
London, April 25. The German
troops, after an intense bombard
ment today, again renewed their, at
tacks at the liailleul sector and east.
ward and heavy fighting is now in
progress east of Amiens. The Ger
mans appeared to have obtained a
foothold in the d'Aqulnne wood,
west of -Villera-Bretonnenx, but the
British, counter attacked and drove
them back to the fringe of the wood,
wliilo at several other placet the
British troops have retaken ground
and their general position lins im
proved considerably. Both the Brit
ish and German tanks have partici
pated in the severe lighting at Villcrs
Bretoiincux, tile British troops drove
In among the mass of Germans and
literally mowed them down in great
numbers. Early tills morning the
Germans put- down an intense gas
barrage on the Anglo-French front
in Flanders and their infantry at
tacked later.
CAPTURE ANOTHER VILLAGE.
Paris, April 20. The Germans
have captured the village of Han
gord, southeast of Amiens. The
French troops lost the village, then
recaptured it again, but were again
dually forced to give it np to the
enemy. :. ; ' ' .
ATTACK NEAR BAIIXEUL. .
. London, April 25. The British
."troops hare repulsed ottockireaflt of
the city of Amiens and are today at
tacking northeast of Ballleul. The
British have regained ground around
ViUcrs-Bretonneux and have taken
German prisoners.
GERMANS WANT KEMMEI, HILL.!
With the British Army in France,
April 25. The German attack
against the French and British tines
at the Dranontre-Kemmel sector still
continues, and it is the belief that
the Teuton assault is intended to
pave the way for the capture of
Kemmel Hill. !
DOZEN AMERICAN'S KILLED.
Washington, April 25. The de
partment lias announced that only a
. dozen Americans were killed and
about 20 injured in the Selcheprey
battle of last Saturday. This an-
nouncement appears to support the
Gorman claim that 183 men were
. captured, as General Pershing had
set the casualties at 200.
BATTLE 50-50 GAME TODAY.
Associated Press War Lead, April
25. Yielding only slightly at the
first shock of the German assault to
day the allies are now reacting and
standing firm, and a decision in the
renewal of today's battle is not yet
with either side,
MARINES ACTIVELY ENGAGED.
Washington, April 25. Marine
corps headquarters has issued an an
nouncement to the effect that the ma
rines are fighting in France and have
had a total of 274 casualties, includ
ing U4 killed. . This is the first of-
flcial announcement that the marines
have been taking an active part in
the fighting on the western front. ,
BIG GUN STRIKINq AT PARIS.
Paris, April 25. The long range
bombardment, in keeping with Hie
present activities on the L western
front, is again striking at Paris to
day, but at how frequent intervals
the shells arc dropping lias not been
announced, neither has there been
any record! received as to casualties
resulting from the bombardment.
THRILLING INCIDENT.
Dover, April 25. One of the most
thrilling incidents of the naval raid
Immcheft by the British Tuesday was
the rescue made by two American
built motor boats, - or . launches, of
nearly 200 members of the crews of
two of the blockading cruisers- that
were sunk at the entrance of the
Bruges canal, the feat being accom
pllslied under a heavy Are directed
at them by the Germans, and the 200
men were taken aboard in less than
five minutes. . . .. , . .
TWO MORE SHOCKS.
Sun Jacinto, April 25. Two more
earthquake shocks occurred during
last night but no damage resulted
Aroused by the previous shocks visit
ed upon the city the residents ldst
no time in getting out of their homes
to avoid injury. - ... . . ....
HANG Oil GET NEW TRIAL.
Sau Francisco, April 20. ThouiaB
Moouey today issued n statement
from his prison cell asking that no
commutation to life imprisonment lie
made, hut tliat he be either hanged
or granted a new trial, and salt ttuit
he had not received a fair aud hon
est trial.". .
' WILL CALL GENERAL STRIKE.
Seattle, April 25. The central
labor council lias voted to call a gen
eral strike for 24 hours May 1, as a
demonstration in favor of Thomas
Moouey, of San Francisco, the con
victed bomb thrower. - 4 i
- BIG SHIP OVERTURNED.
An Atlantic Port, April 25. The
American line steamship, St. Paul.
overturned today while being warn
ed around a pier from the dry dock,
and Uiere were from 500 to 000
workmen aboard the steamer at the
time she turned bottomside up. The
vessel now lies two-thirds submerged
her bow being on the bottom and her
stern high in the air, ..It is unknown
whether the sea cocks hail been left
open or her ballast shifted. ' Work
men aboard say that at least six per
sons were drowned, but It Is impog.
sibto at this time to give any mi-
thentic estimate of the loss of lift,
and it may be possible no lives were
lost. ;-.
WILL TURN OVER WOOL CROP.
Wasldngton, April - 2ii.-WooI
growers have agreed to turn over
Uieir entire wool crop to the United
States government at the prices pro
vailing for washed wool July :U last,
and" by so doing the growers have
avoided government commandeering.
Wool prices in Oregon on July 30,
1917, were as follows: Willamette
valley, coarse, 58c and 60c a pound;
medium OO and 65 cents; eastern
Oregon fine, 50 and 60 cents; course
55 and 60 cents. - .
! "
HIGH SCHOOL CADETS
SELECT NEW OFRGERS
The local high school cadets are a
mighty busy bunch of youngsters
these- days and aIl--tlie---boy8"'' are
showing a decided interest in their
work. Last week Major : F..- W.
Haynes lnspeoted the troops and
found the. drill work of the young
soldHers fully up to the standard and
being carried out In a -very credit
able manner. There is a good at
tendance on drill nights and the
cadets are fast becoming quite 'pro
ficient along military lines. . New of
ficers have recently been selected.
and the members assigned to their
different squads as follows: 1
F. A. McMillin, commandant; Al
bert Mlcelll, captain; Harry Lewis,
1st lieutenant; Leon B. Pearson, 2nd
lieutenant; George H Houek, 1st
sergeant; Ray Lenox, sergeant; Har
ry Wilcox, sergeant. I
Squad No. 1. " -Roy
Patrick, corporal; Alfred An
derson, Ralph Buckingham, Rex
Clocum, Mark Rice, Eddy Smith. ,
; , Squad No. 2. . ,
Geo. " Hopkins, corporal; Colin
Macnab, Lyle Perrine, John Whit
aker, Leslie Butner, Joe Deets,
: Squndi No, 8, t
John Frey, corporal, Harry Ballt,
Joe Ballf, Geo.. Hinsdale, Lester
Meredith, Charles Whltsett, Howard
Bailey. .
. Squad no. 4.
Harold Ballf, corporal; Cerald Ged
des, Kenneth Gllkerson, Adalbert
Abraham, Lloyd Patterson, Reginald
Ashworth, Gilbert Wood.
Squad No. 3,
Wesley Ashworth, corporal; Rob-
erson, Lenard, Kenentli Wright,
Clifford Fields, Lyle Hughes, James
McCltntock, , Albert Weekley, Gail
Winniford. -
Squad No. 6. - " '
Bob Chilson; corporal; Owen
Hurd, Clare Geddes, Harry Crocker,
John Van Kuren, Harry Deen, Les
lie Petty. '
TOMORROW. FRIDAY
IS LIBERTY DAY
. Liberty day, designated by Presi
dent Wilson as Friday, April 26,
will be an occasion of patriotic gath
erings throughout the state, a final
demonstration of the wonderful
spirit with which Oregon has re
sponded to the appeal of the third
liberty loan and come out first In the
fulfillment of Its quota,
It will be a day on which every
citizen who possesses the emblem of
the Stars andi Stripes will see that it
floats from his housetop, from his
porch. Is draped i over his door or
waves from his automobile. Public
gatherings of various sorts wilt be
held and honor flags and honor
rolls displayed. In Portland, Lib
erty Day will be marked by patriotic
music and a community sing at Lib
erty temple. ThU will take place at
the noon hour, ...... . .
SHERIFF TAKEN
AS BOOTLEGGER
Along With Two Other Promi
nent Men of Washington
,': ..; County.
. . .. ; t - - ' - -
FINED AND SENT TO JAIL
Archbishop John Ireland at the Point
- of Ilea til British, Raid Has Ko
' Effect on lorman Kaval Op-:.."
'erntlons, Says Rerliiu
.1
(By Associated Press.) :
PORTLAND, " April . 25, Federal
agents caught Jesse Applegate, shel
ter of Washington county; John
Bailey, vice-president ot . the ; HIUs
boro Commercial club', and Charles
Buchanan, : a business man, this
morning, .loading liquor Into an au
tomobile at Fano station, , Each were
given a ten days Jail semtence and
fined $260. The sheriff will prob
ably resign after having been expos
ed in the liquor transaction, .
The ederal agents had received
Information that the, trio were en
gaged la the illicit traffic of whiskey
and plans were laid for their arrest.
and the federal agents were reward
ed for their efforts this morning
when the law violators were caught;
with the "goods." ,.
Sheriff Applegate is well known in'
Roseburg and vicinity where he has'
vffdtp.rl n no vnru I nernfftinntt and hira
friends here are much surprised that!
he Is implicated In &. bootlegging!
case. r - --. . " , , .
Arch Hi shop Near Death.
ST. PAUL, April 25. Physicians:
hold! grave doubts of the recovery ofj
Archbishop John Ireland, who suffer-;
ed a relapse after a recent break
dowrn. It Is understood that his heart
haa become effected. - -, 1
Says' Jlniri Had Jio Effect. ':..- 1
' BERLIN, April 25. The adnitraE-
ty says that the German naval opt-
eratlons oft .the coast of Flanders has
been In no way impeoed by ,tue Bt'itr
isu rsuu. . ' ,
' Has Mado No Decision..':.,,.
WASHINGTON. April 25, Speakr
or Champ Clark will not decide urn-
til tomorrow whether he will resigii
to accept the offer of senatorsnip t
succeed the late Senator Stone, ,
RECORD OF DOUGLAS i
CO. SOLDIERS ASKED
The local draft board) is in receipt
of a letter from Acting Adjutant
General John M. Williams, of Port
land, relative to correct data con
cerning three young soldiers from:
this county who have died in the ser-
vice.. The state Tecords are incom
plete at present in reference to this
matter, and as a complete record is
desired the adjutant general's office
is endeavoring to get the informa
tion. Any one knowing anything of
these young men and how and when
they met death, . will confer a favor
by forwarding sueh knowledge to
the Portland office. The letter says:
"We have at this office an in
complete account ; of the death of
Perry Wheat, of Melrose; Chester V.
Emmltt, of Coles Valley, and Arthur
D. Ormiston, of .'Days Creek, all of
Douglas county.
We are enaeaoi-5:'3lT.
ing to compile accurate reports on
all soldiers of .Oregon losing their
lives in the present war, and desire
to know the full names, date and
place of birth, residence at time of
enlistment, rank and service, date,
place and cause ot death, and names
and residence of nearest relatives."
FAMILIES URGED TO
KEH AWAY FROM CAMPS
Owing to the tact that ma ay fami
lies who have sons in the service oft
en endeavor to move to cantonment
or military camp cities a, order to
be near the boys, and thereby often
become a source of worry to the men
in the army or navy, it is advised
by the American Red Cross that ef
forts be made in all cities .and vil
inges . to discourage migration of
families in these respects. ' Very oft
en amines witnont means move to
camp or cantonment, and the fact
that they are without fangs worries
the sons thereof. Mean must be
provided for returning iiuch fami
lies to their home town, and this
adds an extra burden, f Is f the Red
Cross. '"
A letter from the division direc
tor of civilian relief at Seattle has
)UBt been received nere by H. C.
Darby relatfro- ta this important
matter,' ail d!e in directed to call at
tention to the injury that may re
sult where families move to canton
ment cities. Quoting from the hand
book of information the letter says;
"The migration ot (amities of sol
diers in order to be near the can
tonments la which the men are gath
ered ia against the definite advice and
warnings ot the war and navy de
partments. The resulting situation
of overcrowding, discomfort, and
hardship is primarily one for these
departments and the respective com
munities to handle. The home ser
vice work ot the Red Cross should
discourage such migrations. Instances
ot Illness and! cases at distress, must
have sympathetic and prompt atten
tion and adequate rellet, but wherev
er possible the home chapter at the
family should first be consulted and
asked to meet the cost ot the aid and
the return transportation ot the fam
ily." . .! :", .
RECEPTION IN HONOR
TWO YOUNG SOLDIERS
Charles Cederstrom and John
Oitsenbark, two young men of the
Melrose district who are home on a
furlough from Fort Stevens, will be
tendered a reception at the Melrose
Grange hall tonight by the residents
ot that community. These fine yaung
men are probably home" on the last
furlough they will get before leav
ing f or . France, as they expect to
be sent overseas at any time. They
have hosts of personal friends in the
county, and every one is pleased to
honor them for their readiness In re
sponding to .the call. An appropri
ate program' will be, given in their
honor, and) refreshments served by
the Melrose ladles. - Everybody In
the neighborhood will be there, and
a rousing time is predicted.
SOCIAL AT GLEXUAItY.
A Red Cross benefit social
held by the Oleneary people at their'
school bonne last night, and in addl-J
tion to a most entertaining program
J6(i In perfectly good V. S. dollars
were raised for war relief work. A
novel feature of the entertainment
was the raffling of a sheep and a
prize chicken. Lots of fon was af
forded everybody in these diversions,
and besides they wpre paying af
faJro; The sheep .brought a good
round sum, about twice what he wss
worth in the open market, and' the
fowl was as well sold relatively.' The
program was of a patriotic nature,
and while most of the audience be
longed in the Olengary district, tlwe
were a few people from the city.
IJ2AVKN FOR VACATION. y
J. L. Morris, manager ot the West
ern Union office of this -city will
leave here this evening for Portland
and other cities on the Columbia
for several weeks, vacation. Air
Morris tram this city, C, Q. Bun-
last six months andi proves himself
a very capable manager ot the con
cern. During the tbsence of Mr,
Morrlss from this city, C. 0, Bun
nell, of the superintendent's office
at Seattle,-is here to take temporary
charge of tffairs. Mr. Banned ar
rived In th's city last evening from
Seattle. ; "
J,AIY CMAIRMEXAPPOrXTKB.
: Mrs. .T. H. Booth, Mrs, W. S. Ham
ilton and Miss Mabel Bryan : have
een chosen by Quartermaster Hep
nan Marks as chairmen of the serv
ing OTmmlttees at the Grand retau-
Taut, TJmpqua hotel and Foutch res
taurant, and a sub-committee -will be
s.Diolnted to assist the above ladies, '
Nttlng definite lias been arranged
for the aiipointlng of assistance by
Marks although It I thought
ft "taiajt the home guard will be selected
......
- Br. -.F.f W. Haynes Is treating his
'home on Ella street to a new coat of
Jj.paiBt which has added much to its
hattratrtlreness. . ' i
OfniMLfflORFLAfiy
FOR (DOUGLAS COONTY
The liberty loan .committee
for Douglas county is today
receipt of a letter from the-
treasury : - department stating
- that Douglas county has been
i awarded an official honor flag:
of the third liberty loan, and
Totates:
-, "The committee wishes tt
.coneratulate yoar committees
-and all who assisted on She
magnificent BPlrit andi patriot-
Ism and unselfishness . wmcn
-has characterized your efforts
' in the third liberty loan cam-'
-,-palgn. . ' - -'
; . "Your patriotic response to
- "the nation's call is a stimulus
-to all of us and we will wateuf
iwlth interest and best whthes
ii tor your further success, the
v dally reports from your di-
, Jxlct."
FIENDISH GERMAN
CAUGHTJN SEATTLE
Residence District of City Was
Terrorized by His
Operations,
ARRESTED HERE IN 1914
Attempted Assault on Person of a
. Mold in the Home ot Cart O,
Shoemaker Served Two
. Veal's and Paroled, :
The criminal assault attempted
Tuesday. - evening, December 22,
19H, upon the person of a maid in
the home ot Cart D. Shoemaker, in
this city, was recalled this morning
at the sheriff's office upon the re
ceipt of a letter from Chief of Police
Joel F. Warcen, of Seattle, asking
Information concerning the record of
a man convicted at the February
term of court, 1915,- for attempted
assault. ' This Information Is neces
sary to the Seattle officers owing to
the arrest there of a man giving the
name ot William Snyder, and who
has terrorized) families in the resi
dence district there, and committed
crimes worthy of the Huns, Indeed,
Snyder,- who gave the name of R tip
ple In this city in 1814, is a Ger
man, and will be remembered by
very many persons In Roseburg in
connection with the crime he at
tempted. . Chief Warren's ' letter
reads: . .
Seattle, WasWAprll 2S, IMS.
Sheriff Douglas County, Ore,,
Roseburg, Oregon. :
rtaa HI,'
Hm Rupple,
We understand that February 21,
1915. ono William Rumpel, was con
victed! In your courts, sentenced and
committed for 1-10 years of the
Oretron state penitentiary CO. S. P.
No. 7300 1,1, and that he was paroled
from that institution February 21
1917. He '.was tried on a charge ot
nttniiiDtlng Vto commite ratio. On
Anrtt 15 wa obtained a eenvietinn
tor this man on a charge of attempt
ed robbery.
Shortly after the date of this
man's parole from the Oregon peni
tentiary series ot rapes and das
tardly assaults on women and girls
began In thin city, which kept them
terrorized for n number- at monts.
The method of these assaults marks
them s the work of one man, and
this William Ruppel, our Wm, Sny
der, No. 7544, answers the descrip
tions furnished ug of the "woman
uluggev." and we. would like to know
what your records show as to his
method of operation there, tie wont
ed -here only at night and In unfre
quented places, either beating or ter
terrorizod for a number at months.
Will you furnish ub with what your
records show as to tuts man?
Yours very truly,
, - , - J. F, WARREN,
i Chief ot Police,
" That Ruppel is the man who at
tempted the assatfit in Hoseourg
there Is no question of donM, and
after nervine" two years to - a day
of his sentence soon went back to
his old. ways, after parole. Before
the Roseburg Incident a erime of a
similar nature was committed m
California town,' and all of the evi
dence collected! at the time he was
held In Jail here tended to show that
RitDDel or WiBiam, as ne caea
himself, was the guilty man. Fol
lowing his uarole" William evidently
hastened to shake the dst of Ore
eon off his feet, and Seattle was
made the scene of his operations, and
cress reports of the "night slugger,"
as he was called, stated that the resi
dents of the Washington city were
terrorized. The brute appeared at
the trtoat unexpected places and for
weeks succeeded in eliidJng the of
ficers. A photograph- accompanying
Chief Warren's letter snows Kuppei
with a bandaged head evidently ac
quired In the scuffle ensuing at the
time he was arrested.: i noe wno
saw William, when he -Ras la Rose
burg readily recognized the photo of
the fellow eaptared la Seattle as the
same man who operated here, -On
that December night, 1914,
when William attempted his fiendish
olan. he had been shows consider
able kindness at the Shoemaker
home, where he had been given work
and food. He had earned w consid
erable wood at both the homes of
Carl D. Shoemaker and! K. S. Shoe
maker. He had also been occupied
in dolne work about The News of
fice, then conducted by the Sioe-
makers. The man had come appar
nntlv friendless, homeless and with
out money. Mrs. M. I, Shoemaker
gave him some work and later sent
him over to the home ot Carl D.
Shoemaker to get in some wood
there. The mas had been made
comfortable la the basement of the
house. The maid room was also tn
the basement. The young lady had
arranged to go to a party that night,
and was dressed for tne occasion
when she heard rap on her door.
Expecting her escort, iio opened the
door, only to find herself confront
ed by the tramp whom the family
had befriended. Wtth - a hatchet
taken from the woodshed, the fellow
threatened to kilt the gtrl It she
made any outcry, atattag that he
had killed two women under similar
circumstances before. Quickly sett
ing the girt, William threw her on
the bed, choking her meanwhile so
that she could make no, outcry. For
tunately the young man who was to
escort her to the party arrived, at
this critical - moment. This was
about 20 mtaates to eight o'clock,
uecetvlng no response ta his knock
at the door, the caiter went around
to the window and tapped on the
glass, William, or Ruppel, seeing
that the doorway was his only ave
nue ot escape, relluquished his hold
on the girl and dashed oat past the
young gentleman caller. ? The maid
began screaming at the same time,!
and believing that a crime had been'
committed the young man. dashed in
pursuit of the Send, crying murder 1
as he ran. The - neighborhood was
aroused; and the chase continued ta-1
ward the railroad . yards,:. Deputy I
Sheriff Kred Stewart heard tho cry
ot murder and dropping jits razor,
being engaged in shaving at the
time, rushed oat and soon overtook
Rttppel In the yards at the Drstagar
mill. Here the fugitive, finding that
the officer was closing la on htm,
picked up a piece of 2x4 and struck
the deputy twice, putting him out of
commission for the time being. - In
the darkness the man got away, bat
was captured the next morning by
Deputy Sheriff Howard, s couple of
miles north of Wilbur. ?
The next day following his cap
ture, the fellow sent s note. to Carl
D. Shoemaker, signed William, stat
ing that he could not help doing the
act, and that he had similar spells
every once In a while.
Sheriff Quins will -give the Seattle
police a detailed statement of the
escapade of William, or Rupee!,
while In this city, and the belief is
that the depraved ex -convict will
find paroles few and far between
hereafter, , 1 i
- .
UNCLE SAM NEEDS
f
A BUNCH iff MEN
With the aid of merchants and
members of the Commercial club
here. A, Anderson, .-' the tfavanca
publicity agent tor tho P, 8, naval
reserve force that to due to arrive
here from Grants Pass, Friday, has
every thing ia ship-shape far their
coming.
The decks ot the recruiting head-
Quarters in the otdi pastatttce build
ing at Cass and Stephens streets, Ms
been "swauUed down" and all port
holes tu the uow and on. the star
board have been cleaned
Captain W. J, Weaver, of t!ie "U,
S, S. Urapqua," which. Is anchored
at the corner of Jackson and Oak
streets, has staterooms ready for
their coming. The captain has or
dered the crew nuasrd the Umpqua's
sub-chaser (buss) ta meet the party
at the Southern pacttlii pier upon
their arrival. . -
The party consists of Ensign F. B
Upshaw, N. N. V who Is in charge
of the party; paymaster w, w.
Bssher, Assistant Surgeon: Cttarlcs
B, Wade, Pharmacist Mate Charter
Graham, and two yeonumettes. Miss
Pauline Greaves and Sttas Aruioretta
Crossley. They wilt recruit here tar
a period of four days only, starting
tomorrow, after watch they will jour
ney to Eugene for a seven-day stop.
All branches ot ma navy are open,
Uncle Sam needs tea ttiaumndl men
at once to man his great merchant
marine, battleships, destroyers,
crutseiB, submarine chasers, subma
rines and converted , yachts, He
needs firemen, cooks, machinists,
butcherB, painters, carpenters, brick
layers, electricians, musicians rtg
Kevs. painters, storekeepers and
many other tradesmen to help man
his ships.
A special aviation . construction
unit is being mode up for Immedi
ate service ta France, The unit
calls for ten carpenters, bricklayers
machinists, electricians, etc.
The three naval officers at the re
cruiting party wilt give 4-mlnttte
talks on tho navy at the Antlers
theatre Saturday evening,
MA KB HOME IX ROftBBiJBO,
B. Stanlfird, formerly a resident
of the soldiers' home, but who has
beerl in Arizona for the past six
months, returned here yesterday, and
will, remain indefinitely. On his
way north Mr, Stanlfird stopped off
at Pacific Grove to visit with bis
daughter, Mrs. H, P, Hanson. The
Hansons formerly lived lust east of
Roseburg, asd have many friends
here. While he was working on
scaffold at a fishery a, few days ago,
Mr. Hanson was thrown to the rocks
below, a distance of probably SO
feet, and sustained severe injuries.
A nuantity of lumber and scaffold
material went down with htm, but
fortunately he escaped witliout any
broken bones, . -
Mr. and Mrs. WaUfortfc, ot Wins-
tons, were business visitors in Rose
burg today.
G0VERNIV1ETWANTS
ARMY0FART1SANS
Experts in Every Line of !r
.., dustry Are Vitally Neces
sary to Success . ..
URGES APPLICATIONS
Patriotic and Qualified Persons Are
Desired to Volunteer Their
Services to the Commission
" Salaries Ave Excellent.
WASHINGTON, D. C April 24 .
How many ot us realize wiiat would
become of our farces in Frauce if ,
the organization at home tor produc
ing the material ot war shouuti fail?
Charging armies and thundering bat
tleships are easy to viauauza, but
not so easy to accomplish. There
can be no going "over tlte top," no
paralyzing -aroadstdes, unless, to.
sustain the blow, there fa material
In abundance ta back up the human
effort.
Right now the civilian branches of
the army and navy are in urgent
need of thousands of highly trained .
workers, and before this year passes
these branches must bs increased by
at least 20,000. The ordnance de
partment of the army needs great
numbers of men who are trained as
mechanical engineers, mechanical
and other kinds of draftsmen, ehem- :
lata, metallurgists, and the like. Lit- "
eially thousands of inspectors are
also wanted) for the work of passing
upon the quality of everything con
ceivable In the way of ordnance, am
munition, and other munitions. For
office work the ordnance department
wants a great many statisticians, ac
countants, experts and assistants is
business administration, and clerks
trained in- special lines, sueh as
clerks qualified in business adminis
tration, Index and catalogue Klerks,
and clerks qualified is statistics or
accounting. The quartermaster Mrps
of the army is is nsed of ssvsrai
thousand examiners and Jnsnt.ctk.-s.-..
of everything that , enters into the
personal and earns equipment of the
soldier. Passenger and freight rai9
clerks are also wanted is this branch.
The signal corps of the army is short
of aeronautical meehsnieal . drafts
men. The navy has as usHiiod
number of places for draftsmen of ,
various kinds and far a long list of
technical workers. Practically' all
branches of the service are is seed
of stenographers, typists, bookkeep
ers, statistical clerks, maltigraph pp- .
erators, and calculating r.'.acliln.s op
erators. The United States etvtt servicn
commission, whose duty It Is tar dll .
these civilian positions, urges as a
patriotic duty, that qualified parsons
offer thetr services tor this wurk,
work vital to pushing the war, Qood
salaries -are offered, and he work Is
all in the United States, With the
exceptions of a. tew of the clerical
positions, applicants will not be as
sembled for written examtuattons,
but wilt be rated upon thetr educa
tion, tratatng ann expartoaco, as
shown la thetr applications, supple
mented by corroborative evidence.
Representatives at the civil service
commlssloa at the pasQsfftcs ta ail
cities are prepared to furnish delinite
Information and application blanks.
TELEPHONE MAN
HAS BICYCLE STOLEN
Shell Carroll, who attends to ev
erybody's telephone troubles, has
been obliged to walk today, owing
to the fact that his bika waf atoiea
last evening; Going home to supper
lust a little before six o'clock, ha
left the wheel standing at the street
entrance to his home, and when ho
went back the machine was gone.
Although he has searched the city,
no trace of the missing .wheel has
been found, excepting that last avea
ing the two little sons ot Attorner
John T. Long, while working In the
garden, noticed two boys go by their
home on Douglas street Irmding a
bicycle. Hearing discussion about
the lost wheel they stated that two
boys had been seen going by, and-described
tho lost propertr so minute
ly that there is no mistaking the
fact that it was Carroll's. The boys
were atrasgers, they said, and; were
taking the wheel up Douglas street
toward the fair grounds. r -
Mrs. Brown, the aged mother ot
County Superintendent O. C Brown,
who has bees in failing health for
some months, Is very ill and no hopes
of her recovery are- entertained. In
fact, death may ensne at nr time,
as the sufferer has tensed Into un
consciousness, so St was stated this
afternoon. Member of the family
re constantly at the bedside. ,