The Sunday Oregonian., July 08, 1917, Section One, Page 7, Image 7

THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JULY 8, 1917.
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WOMEN, BY MEALS,
CAII HELP WIN WAR
Government Instructions to
Be Posted in Million Amer
ican Kitchens.
WASTE OF FOOD TO STOP
Sensible Suggestions Issued to
Those Who Have Signed Pledges
to Practice Food Con
serration Systematically.
WASHINGTON. July 7. A million
American women. It was announced to
day., have signed pledges to follow the
food conservation directions of the food
administration. All will be enrolled as
actual members of the food admin
istration and from time to time will be
sent instructions on household eco
nomics. Within the next three weeks
the administration hopes to enroll vir
tually every woman in the United
States.
The first list of directions were sent
out today to be posted In the kitchens
of women who have Joined the admin
istration: One Meal to Be Wknilns.
"One wheatless meal a day. Use
corn, oatmeal, rye or barley bread and
non-wheat breakfast foods. Order
bread 24 hours In advance, so your
baker will not bake beyond his needs.
Cut the loaf on the table and only as
required. Use stale bread for cooking,
toast, etc Bat less cake and pastry.
"Beef, mutton or pork not more than
once daily. Use freely vegetables and
fish. At the meat meal, serve smaller
portions and stew instead of steaks.
Children Must Have Milk.
"Save the milk. Children must have
milk. Use buttermilk and sour milk
for cooking and making cottage cheese.
Use less cream and save the fats. We
are the world's greatest fat wasters.
Fat Is food. Butter is essential for the
growth and health of children. Use
butter on the table as usual, but not in
cooking. Other fats are as good. Re
duce use of fried foods. Soap contains
fats. Do not waste tt- Make your own
washing soap at home out of the saved
fats.
Sugar and Fruit Will Save Butter.
"Save the sugar. Sugar is scarcer.
We use today three tiroc as much pei
person as our allies. So there may be
enough for all at reasonable prices, use
less candy and sweet drinks. Do not
stint sugar in putting up fruit and
Jams. They will save butter.
"Save the fuel. Coal comes from a
distance and our railways are over
burdened hauling war materials. Help
relieve them by burning fewer fires.
Use wood when you can get it.
More Green Food to Be Used.
"Fruits and vegetables we have In
abundance. As a Nation we eat too
little green stuffs. Double their use
and Improve your health. Store the
potatoes and other roots properly and
they will keep. Begin now to can or
dry all surplus garden products.
"Patronize your local producer. Dis
tance means money. Buy perishable
food from the neighborhood nearest
you and thus save transportation.
Gospel of Clean Plate Preached.
"General rules: Buy less and serve
smaller portions; preach the gospel of
the clean plate; don't eat a fourth
meal; don't limit the plain food of
growing children; watch out for the
wastes in the community; full gar
bage pails in America mean empty din
ner pails in America and Europe; if
the more fortunate of our people will
avoid waste and eat no more than they
need, the high cost of living problem
of the less fortunate will be solved."
AIRPLANES RAID LONDON
(Continued From First Pafre.
or four minutes when the heavy ex
plosion of bombs and the shattering of
glass was the dominant sound; then a
few minutes when the artillery fire
receded into the distance.
The Germans steered a course across
London from northwest to southeast.
They dropped the last of their supply
of bombs on a section of workmen's
dwellings and crossed the Thames.
Some observers say that a giant air
plane piloted the squadron and that
the bomb carriers were in the center,
flanked by scouts for fighting off the
British, airmen.
Pace Unusually Slow.
The low altitude and slow pace at
which the Germans crossed London and
the daredevil way they circled over
their objectives caused great surprise.
When first seen they were steering a
steady course from the northwest, evi
dently in the act of making a long.
sweeping curve which would ultimately
bring their heads in the direction of
home. They completed the maneuver
over the Thames and as the British ma
chines came into the picture the raiders
quickened their pace.
A fierce running fight ensued be
tween a strong force of British ma
chines and the raiders toward the
mouth of the river. The machines flew
fairly low and the rattle of machine
gains was distinctly audible from the
ground. None of the Germans had
been brought down when the combat
ants disappeared from view, but the
British squadron continued the pur
suit and engaged them heavily.
Attack Is Against Civilians.
Today's attack was plainly directed
against the civilian population and
business and financial buildings. There
is no question that the Germans knew
where they were and it was no matter
of scattering explosives blindly from a
great height. "Why more persons were
not killed is hard to explain. Thou
sands were in the streets in the area
bombed, but probably a much larger
proportion took shelter in the solid
buildings, taught by the lesson of
June 13.
The upper story of one building, where
several hundred men and girls were
employed, was partly destroyed. First
reports were that great loss of life
had occurred in this building, but it
later developed no one was even in
jured, as all the workers had been
quietly marshaled into the basement
when the gunfire began.
Among the places attacked was one
of tihe most extensive metropolitan hos
pitals, on which the Red Cross flag was
flying conspicuously. Early rumors
were abroad that the hospital had been
badly damaged, but investigation
showed it had escaped entirely, al
though several bombs fell close to it.
Solid Buildings Safe.
The day's experience showed that
persons in solidly constructed build
ings are comparatively safe, but the
windows of the buildings were today
crowded with young clerks, determined
not to miss the spectacle at whatever
cost. The fate of the humble dwellers
In workmen's houses was different.
They had no chance for their lives.
The sight, now familiar to Londoners,
of distracted, sobbing mothers rushing
about the ruina of tenements, fearing
to find, and sometimes finding:, the
mangled bodies of their children was
the most moving: Incident of the raid.
A thorough investigation of the re
sults of the battle by staff correspond
ents of the Associated Press showed
that no munitions or supply establish
ments were touched.
Apparently none was sought, since
the Germans undoubtedly well knew
their locations.
Five minutes after the explosions
ceased the streets of the district at
tacked were crammed with masses of
humanity. Fire engines, ambulances,
patrol wagons, motors with nurses and
doctors seemed to spring from the
earth. Almost immediately waves of
sightseers from the "West End swept
down and seemed' to come in droves
throughout the day.
Reprisal Will Be Demanded.
Anger and determination seemed to
be the dominating sentiments of the
populace. One certain result of the
raid will be an increased 'demand for
reprisal on German cities. Several
members of Parliament have already
announced their purpose to raise the
question as soon as the House of Com
mons meets.
The sentiment recently voiced most
strongly by the Archbishop of Canter
bury and seconded by perhaps the ma
jority of the substantial leaders of
public opinion, that the British should
not descend to the level of the Ger
mans, is not popular with the masses.
and the suggestion that the slaughter
of English civilians would cease if
each visitation was quickly met by a
similar stroke against.' some German
city commands strong support among
those who have looked on the bodies
of their slain and mangled countrymen.
SCOPE OF PLOTS WIDE
ACTIVITIES OF GERMAN AGENTS
REVEALED IX ARGUMEXTS.
Indictments Chaaglns; Conspiracy to
Violate Neutrality Are Attacked
In Jndse Landla' Court.
CHICAGO July 7. Indictments
charging them and 10 others with con
spiracy to violate neutrality of the
United States were attacked by Gus
tave H. Jacobsen and Albert Wehde in
demurrers argued In United States Dis
trict Court here today. Judge K. M.
Landls probably will render a decision
next week.
Arguments In the case revealed the
wide ramifications of German plotting
in the United States and caused an
nouncement by Charles F. Clyne, United
States District Attorney, that he would
go to New York soon In an endeavor
to have Chandra Chakraberty returned
here for trial at the same time as oth
ers named in the conspiracy indict
ments. It was brought out during the
hearing that both Jacobsen and Wehde
are wanted in Detroit, Mich. It Is said
they had been indicted with Carl
Schmidt and Ida Neff for attempting
to put on foot an enterprise to destroy
a factory in Walkerville. Canada, which
was furnishing clothing to the Cana
dian army.
Baron Kurt von Ralswltz. former
German Consul in Chicago, is another
of the men named in the conspiracy in
dictments. He now is in Germany.
BODY NOT YET FOUND
WOMEN REPUDIATE COXFESSIOS
OP CRIPPLE'S MURDER.
Corpse Not Located at Point Indicated
In Alleged Admission to St.
Johnsbury Police.
ST. JOHNSBURT, Vt. July 7. A
day's search of the hills on the out
skirts of the city for the body of little
Olive Bradshaw, who is believed to
have been murdered, was without re
sult today and at sunset further efforts
were suspended until tomorrow.
Meanwhile Etta May Hicks, the
child's caretaker, and Mrs. Alvin Ken
niston. who are alleged to have con
fessed they killed the girl by beating
and choking her because she was a
cripple and troublesome, continued si
lence as to what was done with the
body.
On behalf of Miss Kicks and Mrs.
Kenniston, It was announced they had
repudiated their alleged admissions.
asserting the statements they had
made last night were due to terror
and confusion resulting from ques
tioning by the authorities.
According to State's Attorney Camp
bell, both women last night without
undue insistence told of the alleged
manner of the child's death, but later
when the story of one of them that
the body was placed under a rock pile
had been found to be incorrect, they
are said to have refused to talk fur
ther. YOUNG OFFICERS ASKED
MEN FROM SS TO 31 DESIRED FOR
NEXT TRAINING CAMP.
Candidates Receiving Commissions to
' Have Charge of Troops From
Home States.
WASHIXGTOX. July 7. Men chosen
from the officers" training camps for
commissions in the new National Army.
the Adjutant-General's office announced
today, will be assigned to command
troops from their own states.
This is in accordance with the policy
aimed to obtain the greatest possible
team work among the half million men
soon to be put in the field. The of
ficers graduated from the training
camps will serve under the leadership
of regular Army officers in superior
command.
A vigorous campaign is being made
for young blood to fill the ranks of
the new series of training camps to
open August 27. The Department has
put out a definite call for more men
between the ages of 25 and 31 or even
younger.
AVIATORS' CAMP STARTED
American Troops Prepare for Sev
eral Thousand Pilots.
PARIS, July 7. American troops are
beginning work on the first section
of the vast aviation training camp.
Eventually this camp will be able to
accommodate several thousand pilots.
Honor Guard Dance Postponed.
The benefit dance that was to have
been given on Council Crest by the
Girls' National Honor Guard next
Thursday has been postponed for a
month to six weeks, on account of the
numerous activities incident to National
Education Association week. Miss
Mamie Helen Fllnn, chairman of the
entertainment committee, last night
announced that the dance would be
postponed. The proceeds, when it is
given, will be turned into the Red Cross
fund.
Read The Oregonlan classified ads.
RULES UPON DRAFT
ARE PROMULGATED
Copies of War Department
Regulations Are Received by
Adjutant-General White.
EXEMPTIONS ARE NOT EASY
Unless Some One Is Mainly Depend
ent Upon Registered Man's La
bor He May Not Escape
From Military Service.
Copies of the official War Depart
ment regulations which are to govern
the action of local exemption boards
In calling up men for military service
whose numbers are drawn at Washing
ton, and the granting of exemptions
and discharges from military service,
were received by Adjutant-General
George A. White yesterday.
The regulations fill a booklet of 8
pages. They are exhaustively pre
pared, and cover almost every Imagina
ble detail and question that might arise
in connection with the draft.
In view of the great number of In
dicated exemptions in the War Census
registration, greatest Interest proba
bly attaches to those portions of the
regulations relating to exemptions.
Obtaining an exemption on any
ground other than that of proved
physical disability will not be easy.
The regulations show that the author
ities will require conclusive proof in
all cases that exemptions are merited.
This is particularly true in connec
tion with claims for exemption on the
ground of having- dependent relatives
to support. ,
Affidavits Are Required.
The mere fact that the wife and child
of a married man is dependent upon
him for support, for example, will not
exempt him. unless he can prove that
they are dependent for support on his
"mental or physical labor.."
To prove this the husband applying
for exemption on this ground must
make affidavit to the effect that his
income from which his wife and child
or children receive support "is mainly
the fruit of his mental or physical la
bor, and not mainly derived from prop
erty or other sources, independent of
his mental or physical labor."
Furthermore, his affidavit to this
effect must be supported by an affi
davit from his wife, stating herself and
children to be dependent for support
on the husband's mental or physical la
bor, and stating the approximate
amount of her separate Income during
the last preceding year and the inde
pendent income of each child or chil
dren, exclusive of any sums received
from her husband, and exclusive of any
gifts to her or the children.
Outsider Mast Testify.
Nor Is that all the proof required.
Before the exemption board may grant
a certificate of exemption it must have
still another affidavit relating to the
ase from the head of a family residing
witnin tne area in which the local
board has jurisdiction. The person
making this affidavit must know per
sonally the husband, wife, child or
children; he must state oh information
and belief that the man is the husband
of the wife and the father of the child
or children; the approximate amount
of the separate or Independent Income
of the wife, child or children during
the last preceding year, exclusive of
Bums received from the husband and
exclusive of gifts, and must swear that
the wife and child or children are de
pendent upon the husband's labor for
support.
The affiant must further give under
oath the sources of his information and
his grounds for belief concerning the
income and dependency of the wife,
child or children.
Wife May Herself Apply.
If the husband himself does not ao-
ply for exemption on the ground that
his wife and child or children are de
pendent upon him, the wife herself may
initiate such action. Her affidavit in
such case must be supported by affi
davits of two heads of families, swear
ing to the same facts as outlined here
tofore. Virtually the same procedure as to
affidavits and supporting affidavits Is
required in connection with claims for
exemption under the following head
ings:
Any son of a widow dependent upon
nis laDor ior support;
Son of aged or infirm parent or par
ents, dependent upon his labor for sup
port. In this case it being necessary for
an tne anidavits and supporting alrl
davits to state the nature of the in
firmity, and the amount of independent
income of the parent or parents in the
last preceding year;
Father of a motherless child or chll
dren under 16 years of age. dependent
upon nis labor for support, it being re
quired that his affidavit be supported
Dy two affidavits from heads of rami
lies;
And brother of a child or children
unner m years or age, wno nas or have
neither father nor mother, and are de
pendent upon his labor for support, this
also requiring two supporting affidavits
by heads of families.
Word "Labor" Denned.
The regulations explain the word
labor as follows:
"For the purpose of these rules and
regulations, 'labor' shall be construed
to mean bodily or mental exertion. It
may be either physical or intellectual
it may be professional, mechanical,
commercial, clerical or agricultural
and each of these forms of labor may
exist under modifications or in combi
nation with each other.
"The means for the support of the
dependent person or persons must be
produced by this labor, whatever be Its
character. It need not be wholly pro
duced from it, but it must be mainly
so. A - dependent receiving support
from a person whose income is derived
from dividends or rents cannot be said
to be dependent upon his labor, but if
that Income were entirely the fruit of
professional or physical toil, then such
person or persons would be dependent
upon his labor."
Moreover, all persons filing affidavits
for exemption or discharge must file
supporting affidavits binding them
selves to report at once in person to
the local board and to notify It when
ever the conditions entitling them to
exemption or discharge cease to exist.
Religions Exemptions Allowed.
In regard to exemptions to regular
or duly ordained ministers of religion
students of divinity who were prepar
ing for the ministry on May 18. 1917.
and members of well-recognized re
ligious sects or organizations whose
tenets are against war or participa
tlon In war. the facts must be estab
llshed by. affidavits and supporting af
fidavits.
The exemption for ministers is sue
clflcally declared not to include "a per
son who may have been duly ordained
a minister in accordance with the cere
moniai. rite or discipline of a church
. but who does not regularly, as
a vocation, preach and teach the prin
ciples of religion and administer the
ordinances of publio worship as em
bodied in the creed or principles of his
church, sect or organization."
The regulations also clear up the
moot point, about which so many ques
tions have been asked, whether men
of foreign birth who have taken out
their first citizenship papers, but not
final papers, are exempt.
Such persons are not exempt. They
are subject to draft, unless they come
from Germany. Austria, Bulgaria or
Turkey, with which the United States
is at war.
Many other points about claims for
exemptions and procedure of the boards
in calling up men for the draft and
in passing on exemptions are contained
in the regulations.
DRAWINGS TO BE BY NUMBER
New Serials or Each County to lie
Used in Draft lottery.
The lottery drawings soon to be
made at Washington to determine what
men will be called upon for military
service under the draft will be con
ducted entirely by number.
Adjutant-General George A. White
made it clear yesterday, however, that
these numbers will not correspond in
any particular to the numbers as writ
ten on the registration certificate giv
en each man who registered in the war
census.
The number of the certificate, it is
true, is the same as the number writ
ten on the registration card at the time
of registration. During the past two
weeks, however, all over the United
States exemption boards have been re
numbering all registration cards with
serial numbers in red ink under direc
tions from the War Department.
The new serial numbers will be the
ones in the draft lottery. The old num
bers applied to precincts only. The
new serial numbers apply to entire
counties.
For example. If there are 2732 men
of military age registered In a certain
county, the registration cards of that
county will be serially numbered from
1 to 2732 continuously, without regard
to alphabetical order. The cards of
the various precincts in the county will
be numbered where the cards of pre
ceding precinots left off.
So far, therefore, as the old numbers
on the registration certificates are con
cerned, the holders of the certificates
might as well forget these old numbers,
for they will have no bearing on the
arart numbers.
General White stronglv em nh as I zed
however, the Importance of having each
man registered know his new number,
so that he will know at once when the
lottery drawings are announced
whether he has been drafted.
The work of renumbering the cards
in red ink has been completed through
out Oregon. Duplicates of each, with
tne same serial numbers, have been
sent to the Adjutant-General's office
and are on file there.
The various county boards, under or
ders from the War Department, have
posted at their headquarters lists of
the new numbers In their districts and
the name of the man having each new
number. General White advises that
every man who is registered make a
point, for his own protection, looking
Identify ft
ihn the grooves
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over these lists to ascertain his num
ber. Of course, the drafted will be of
ficially announced after the drawing,
so It is not absolutely essential to go
over the lists now.
In Portland there are 10 district
boards, each of which has filed a list
of its renumbered cards at its head
quarters. The lists from each of these
10 divisions, as well as the list for
Multnomah County, are posted in the
lobby of the Courthouse.
The renumbering of these cards has
been completed, and Oregon has been
all ready for the draft for several days.
Through the efforts of General White
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Will Feel Good to You
HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX have
made up these popular suits in the
famous Dixie Weaves. They're cool,
stylish; they hold their shape and they
look good to everybody.
If you like the sport suits, we have
any number of them here in Summer
weights.
Conservative models for business
men sizes and models to fit every
figure, and values vmequaled.
They're Priced $20 and Up
The straw hat store
This is it men's Pan
amas and all the other
good ones.
$2.00 and up.
Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co.
The Men's Store for
Quality and Service.
to expedite the procedure, this state
was the first one in the Union to re
port to the War Department that all
was ready.
This report was made by General
White on July 6, though the War De
partment had named July 7 as the
earliest date on which it expected a
reply.
A complete check yesterday of the
copies of every registration card in the
state, on file in the Adjutant-General's
office,' showed that the total number of
men of military age registered In Ore
gon Is now 63,246.
The former official registration total
was 62.922.
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Watch For The Bi&
Grooved Truck Tires
They Are Firestone Tires
WHERE you see Firestone Giant Tires
you see heavy trucks in exacting service.
Those powerful, grooved tires, broad and
deep have shouldered the burdens of difficult
trucking. For nearly three years they have been
demonstrating mileage, traction and truck protection
that previously had been considered impossible of
attainment. The thick, wide, resilient tread has set
up remarkable mileage records and lengthened the
life of the truck. The flutes or grooves have af
forded traction that held unfailingly on wet and icy
pavements and in mud and sand. They also insure
uniform wear.
Used first for heavy duty trucking, Firestone
Giant Tires are now built in widths of 7, 8, 10,
12 and 14 inches. This supplies a Firestone Grooved
Giant for the most trying work of medium weight
trucks as well as for the extreme loads. '
Notice today in the streets what the Firestone Giant
Tires are doing. Then call up the Firestone Man
and let him explain how they make your trucking
more dependable, more economical. He has a Firestone
Tire for every road, load and condition of service.
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
65-67-69 Park Street N Portland. Or.
Home Office aad Paetoryi Akron. Ohio.
Branches and Dealers Everywhere.
Also the shirt store
Summer weight shirts
in Summer patterns
silk if you like.
$1.50 and up.
Southeast Corner
Fifth and Alder.
Hood Csinnerles Need Workers.
Hood River canneries are reported to
be losing strawberries through their
inability to obtain workers. Mrs. T.
J. Kinnard. of the Hood River Canning
Company, so informed R. P. Bonham.
United States Immigration Inspector,
yesterday in asking for all the as
sistance that could be given In obtain
ing women or girls, of which 25 would
be employed at that plant. Quarters
are furnished and it Is said women
stemming berries can earn $2 a day.
while when that is ended the cherry
season will be in fuY! swing.
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