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8 THE SUNDAY OKEGONIAX,- PORTLAND, OCTOBER 21, 1917. HARD WORK GIVEN TO DRAFTED MEN Soldiers Fall Into Line Quickly and Courageous Army Is Predicted by Officers. SERVICES HELD ON SUNDAY More Than 60,000 Letters Go Forth From Camp Lewis Every 2 4 Hours and the Volume Is Increasing Rapidly. TACOMA, TVash., Oct. 20. (Special.) National Array men are not chocolate soldiers, but their lot is not as hard as that of the soldiers of other days. iSoldiering is not a ' cream-puff ex istence, but the 45,00 men at Camp Lewis have much thoughtful consid eration given thorn. Their moral. spiritual- and physical welfare are ;iosely watched by experts trained in the work. Serious problems confronted Major General H. A. Greene, commandant at Camp Lewis, and his staff when the men of the largest cantonment in the ITnited States were being gathered together. INever before in the United States had such a great unit been mobolized in one place and never before had such throngs come untrained for military life. They were civilians in every sense of the word, but they fell into line quickly and the officers say that an army of men with fine courage will whipped Into shape. Men Interested in Work. Now the men, who have been spend ing their time drilling in ail evolutions from squad to battalion formation,; are going to study trench work and rifle practice. One lesson leads into another and so thoroughly imbued have many of the men become that ther- are study ing every night in their barracks in an effort to get ahead. - But work does not constiute the whole of the soldier's life at Camp Lewis. Making the supreme effort to keep the men clean and mentally fit, the officers have pointed their activi ties towards athletics. These men who came a short time ago from the farm, mine, factory and- office take part in all kinds of sport from football and tugs-of-war to the less strenuous game of quoits. Captain T. G. Cook, formerly of Spo kane and Butte, is the athletic di rector at the cantonment. Captain Cook fits into his place well, for he has handled young men for years and un derstands their moods. While athletics are the main pastimes, they do not go to make the whole social life o the camp. The most popular entertainment of all is boxing. How those boys out there like to see the regimental fa vorites romp through several cantos of fast milling! Volume of Mail Grows. Even if the selected man would for get his home willingly he is confronted by signs everywhere and advice which keens those in the old roost In his mind. Officers continually exhort their commands to write often, feeling that the keeping taut of the old ties will give their men a healthy moral tone. That these suggestions - have 'borne fruit is shown by the mountain of mall that is dispatched from Lewis branch of the Taconia Postofftce daily. Ap proximately 60,000 letters go forth from the great camp every 24 hours. " The home folks, too, keep the boys in mind, for many thousands of letters come into the camp every day, as well as hundreds of 'sacks of parcel post matter. The mail at the post is handled by 20 experienced clerks in a modern postoffice. Calvin W: Stewart, Tacoma postmaster, and 1 his assistant C. J. Backus, spend a big share of their time there in an effort to have the mail de livered promptly. They experience much difficulty with the mail faultily addresseu. which makes for delay in incllvery. Soldiers Attend Services.' Religious services are held each Sun day and throughout the week at Y. M. C A. ' headquarters. Rev. Augustine Slnand, J., official Catholic chaplain at the post, celebrates mass each Sun day morning for the- Catholic soldiers. Thousands attend all these services The spirit of war already seems to have deepened the religious convlc tions of the selected men. Many of them who were careless in regard to their spiritual welfare in ivll life are now leaning on the staff of religious consolation. There appears to be no unhappi- jiess in the camp and but little shirk ing. The men square away to the eight hours of dally drill with a will. They step into their work with a vim that has won the commendation of their commanding officers. They want to learn. They" are eager to master the technique of the task for which they are chosen. To the strong and healthy, to the man of churacter the service is Inviporatlng and he is dolus his most to make good. DRAFT RULES CHANGED (Continued Krom First Pape.') should properly be advance! by a man desiring to be excused from military iuty. Class one will be the first called for ohvsical examination and service and when it is exhausted, if the Na tion's needs are such as to make it necessarv. class two will follow and thus each man registered will ultimate ly take his place if needed. Right of Appeal Retained. i "Every opportunity tor appeal from such classification by the local board lias been retained and perfected, but proceedings' have been greatly sim plified. "The tedious work of the local boards has be-n practically eliminated by the Droduction of a form to be known No. 1000 which will be the foundation stone of the new system. Through Its VA Famous Prescription For Indigestion Owing to the wonderfully successful reports from dyspeptics and sufferers from indigestion, gastritis, acidity, etc., who have been using the old-fashioned frtomach and indigestion remedy pre pared by mixing Hi ounces of bisoma carbonate and 1 ounce of magnesia car bonate, many leading druggists now keep this remarkable remedy put up ready for use under the name of El xiefla In convenient packages each of which contains a binding: guarantee contract of satisfaction or money back. o claim is made that Bi-nesia Is any better than the mixture your druggist can prepare from the above formula -tout dyspeptics and stomach sufferers who wish to convince themselves of Its marvelous merits without risking cent should go to the nearest druggist today and get a bottle of Bi-nesia. "the kind that's guaranteed." Adv. use all the laborious work of making and posting lists has been eliminated. All of the old docket sheets and rec ords will be made unnecessary, and by arrangements of its columns the work of the local board will be reduced to a minimum. "On this new form the complete his tory of each man's case will appear at a glance, beginning with his order number and ending with his induction into a military camp, while at the close of each day's work the local board is enabled to complete in a few minutes with a rubber stamp that which has hitherto taken hours to complete. The system is such that it will present each case almost automatically to the local board. Difficult Problems Solved. "The completion of the new system will solve problems which have con fronted the Provost Marshal-General and caused him much concern. "One of the most serious of these has been keeping together the great or ganization of the local and district boards which from a numerical view point is of the strength of an army di vision. Many of these officials have been clamoring for reller on account of the drain on their time, and the new system will make It easily possible for them to continue the-duties for which they have proven themselves eminently fitted. "Another problem ' solved was the question of expediency of continuing the. examination of- the entire registry thus fixing each man's status. This would have involved a medical examin ation of each man, whose physical con dition might change from day to day, thus making this great undertaking valueless. - Confusion Is Avoided. Again under the old system of ex emption and discharge, it would have been necessary if the National need re quired it to send for the exempted man to return for physical re-examination while in the meantime his industrial or family status might have changed, thus nvoiving enaiess appeals ana con fusion. "The new system fies a man's class and calls him in his proper turn when he is needed. He will be examined physically only when needed. Thus the labors of the medical officers will be called for only when required. If the Nation needs a half-million men they will respond each in his turn fixed by his class. The man who can be least spared. as either the head of a family or the head of a business necessary to the de fense of the Nation, will be the last to go. "The new plan is being made ready for the printer and will be submitted to the local and district boards in ample time to enable them to familiar ze themselves with it and thus ap proach their next draft with a' thor ough ' knowledge of its requirements.' Dote of Next Call I ndeclded. Detailed regulations to govern the new system now are being made ready tor flistrinution . t-o local and district board members. General Crowder in a formal statement assures them that they will be given ample opportunity to familiarize themselves with these regulations before the machinery . pro- ded is called into use. As the next call to the colors -is to be made under the new plan, this assurance is taken to indicate, that the'second call "is "riot to be expected before the first of the year, although no authoritative state ment on this rioint was available to night. . The success of the 'plan depends upon the completeness of the questionnaire.' The questions to be . answered by the registered men have been worked out with infinite care from the vast fund of information gleaned from .the first use of the draft machinery. - "-i Legal Connnel Provided. Included in the plans of the Govern ment. it is understood, is a provision which will place the services of a trained attorney at the disposal of every registrant to assist him In mak ing his answers. The new plan. General Crowder points out. settles the question of con tinuing the physical examination of i registrants until all have been classi fied in this way. Presumably it will be necessary to examine men under-the new plan only when called, up or .if greater speed can be secured in that way. to examine and classify physically all members of the class that is under call. point not made clear in General Crowder's statement is how the rota tion of numbers of the drawing to fix the order of military liability are to be applied. Since no abandonment of that means of fixing the place of each indi vidual in any class is announced, it seems certain that the rotation num bers of the men in any class will gov ern the order In which they came up. Plan Conserves Labor. The result of the new plan undoubt edly will be to place in the class men who are without dependents, whose civil occupation is not vHally impor tant to the Nation's work at home and who are physically best able to endure the hardships of war. Presumably married men who ' have independent incomes also would be placed in the first class, where the sup port of the dependents in their absence was assured. The new plan will afford, also, a better opportunity of conserving skilled labor. Where men needed in the vari ous industries are otherwise eligible for front line service, a means is pro vided for holding them back from the Army under a definite centralized plan. POTATO PRIZES AWARDED S. I). Mustard Takes First, Ray Ab bey Second at Redmond. REDMOND. Or., Oct. 20. (Special.) The J 100 cash prize offered for the best five bushels of potatoes, exhibited at the seventh annual Potato Show here, was awarded to S. D. Mustard, of Powell Butte, Or. Mr. Mustard took the sweepstake prize at the Portland Land Products Exhibit held in Portland two years ago. Ray Abbey, of Sisters. Or., took the second prize of S50. one hundred bushels of choice seed potatoes, including the prize-winners, were auctioned off this morning at prices ranging from J2 to ?4 per bushel. The Potato Show closes tonight. MINISTRY IS UNDER FIRE Reconstruction of French Govern nicnt Held Inevitable. PARIS. Pet. 20. Reconstruction of the Krench Ministry, in the opinion of the Paris press. Is now inevitable, yes terday's vote of .confidence of 369 to 95 adopted by the Chamber of Deputies. notwithstanding. The significance of that vote was set forth succinctly by ltene Renoult, president of the Social istic Radicals, who explained: "I vote 'confidence' because I con sider it would be supremely unjust not to recognize the great services rend ered by M. Painleve as Minister of War." Americans Xeed Cheap Tobacco. NORTH . YAKIMA. Wash., Oct. 20. (Special.) - Tobacco not the fine haired varieties, but the nickel sack of granulated is what the American soldiers most wantiecording to Lieu tenant J. C. Clark, formerly connected with General Pershing's staff, but who has been invalided home. Lieutenant Clark spoke Friday to the liberty loan workers here at their noon meeting. The men inHhe trenches also appreci- ate knit articles, he said, but above all I they want good American tobaccaU- SOLDIER SIDE OF EIS Men at Vancouver Barracks Deplore Notoriety Connect ed With Vice Turmoil. UNIFORM HELD HONORABLE E. G. Desimone, Editor of The Skir misher, Publishes Article Defend ing Soldiers Against Slurs and False Accusations. The soldiers' side of the vice cru sade is set forth in a statement is sued in the Skirmisher, the troop pub lication at Vancouver, which is Just off the press. The statement is drafted by E. G. Desimone, editor, in behalf of the men stationed at the barracks, and with the sanction of the commanding officer. It is intended to give the pub lic to understand that the soldiers feel that a slur has been cast at them in general by certain methods pursued in the vice crusade. The statement has been sent to news papers in the Northwest with the re quest that it be published. It is as fol lows: - "To the World:- Wo protest the injustice rendered us. In a recent ar ticle of a local paper a statement was made concerning the men wearing the 'olive drab' that we, the men of Van couver Barracks, consider a rank in sult, not only to-ourselves, but to the uniform of the country to which we be long and of whom we represent. "In words that leave no doubt as to their meaning we stand accused in the eyes of the world - as a body of men morally and physically unfit, and lead ing a life far below the standard of de cency attributed to the average man. We are accused, not individually, which would be sorry enough, but spoken of as 'The Soldiers,' a body of men num bering somewhat. near the 500,000 mark. So. in order to set ourselves right in the estimate of those interested in us (the entire civil population of the United States), the following article was written: . "In the first place, consider the dark days when the war clouds were just peeping over "the horizon, finding our Army unprepared even to effectively prevent an invasion. -Consider the fact that on the first call to strengthen our Army thousands of men dropped their tools and as the roll was called an swered 'here.' As you know, farmers left their plows, bankers their desks, scholars their-- books and mechanics their tools. And shortly after they ap peared as men; of one profession an American soldier. They all left a' home of some sort; they all had either a mother, a sister or some loved one, whose heart ached as they said fare well. And deep down in the breast of every man there beat a heart that rang strong and true for the cause to which they offered their lives. They saw the hardships .that the. future offered them. and did they falter: No. With sturdy step they marched to the cfeuse and offered their all. They were not en treated to come, neither were they forced to'cume. They simply saw that they were needed to protect, not only tneir own loved ones, but the wives sisters, mothers and sweethearts of those who stayed at home. "Do you. who are still in civilian life. realize that the man in the 'olive drab.' l'om you pass and repass on the street, is the man of whom the above description is written? Do you forget that.tfll only-a short time ago he wore the same clothes that you wear, fol lowed the same pursuits that you fol low, ana ie tne same life that you lead? . Then consider yourself in his place. Would that uniform change you from a decent, straightforward citizen Into an immoral, unclean reprobate. forgetting your sister and sweetheart and charge with others of your kind into a campaign of rape and disease contamination? No. Then why class your brother citizen in that way? Why make It impossible for a man in that most honored uniform to be seen as an escort to a young lady, without sneer as to her character? And why speak of the soldier as a disease car rier, when Lncle Sam sees to the fact that his men are kept clean by weekly sanitary inspections? Mr. Civilian, try and look at this question without prej udice. We do not claim that we are an gels, but want the world to know that we are men, and with few exceptions, men of honor and worth. "E. G. DESIMONE. "Editor." DEGREE OF HONOR MEETS Washington's Semi-Annual Conven tion Held at Chehalls. CASTLE ROCK. Wash.,. Oct. 20. (Special.) The -ixteenth semi-annual convention of the Chehalls district of Washington Degree of Honor convened Thursday with a large attendance. Mrs. Julia Stephenson presiding and Mrs. Margaret Carson secretary. The grand secretary of the state of Washington. Mrs. Kdlth W. Miller, of Centralia. was present, also Mrs. May R. Moorhead. grand lady of honor of Oregon, and Mrs. Minnie Troxell, chief of honor; Mrs. Anna Caldcrwood. past chief of honor, and Mrs. Jennie Curtis, recorder, all of Centralia; Mrs. Krupp, chief of honor, and Mrs. Delia Phillips, of Tenino. and many others. Tenino was selected as the next meeting place. PEACE TOPIC IS OPPOSED Subject Is Declared Unsuitable for High School Debate. MARSH FIELD, Or.. Oct. 18. (Spe cial.) There is likely to be a lively dis cussion throughout the state before the high school debating leagues are formed and participate in the compe tition for state honors. The question chosen for the debating teams is: "Re solved. That an international league to enforce peace should be formed. The first objection to this question was raised by Professor J. W. Noblet, principal of the Coquille High School. The contention is made that there is but one side to such a question when the Cnited States is at war. and there fore the negative debaters would be constant winners. The topic is altogether unpopular. Freslunen Girls to Weed Lawns. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Ccrvallis. Oct. 20. (Special.) Fresh men girls at Cauthorn Hall, O. A. C, will weed the lawns in front of the dormitory on Saturday mornings. First year girls always have had regular duties assigned to them by the sopho mores, but the gardening will be their own institution. As there are half a hundred first-year girls in Cauthorn I the work will probably be done very I rapidly and at the same time be a sar JIng of expense to the college. CRUSAD GIVEN TODAY AND ALL THIS WEEK 1 i - ' J A A TV y Vf V' : - &l V. 4 , ; t, i I rs v - ' i s.V. flso "A Day in DIVISION FAST FILLING ARRIVALS AT CAMP LEWIS MAKE COMPLETE r"IT9 POSSIBLE. Men Are Wanted for Sigssl Corps, Especially Pfcotogrraphers sd Moving-Picture Operators. TACOMA, Wash.. Oct. 10. (Special.) Placing the Ninety-first Division of the National Army at full war strength will hasten preparations at Camp Lewis for actual warfare and will en able all officers to take charge of full commands. All the units will be com pleted with the exception of the depot brigade, which ' will be used to fill mh.r trans, but training will continue as strenuously in the latter unit as In the active divisions. One hundred and fifty Callfornians in ihe signal corps arrived yesterday. They were enlisted in California and were the 27th reserve field signal bat talion. They are mainly telegraph and telephone operators. Two hundred men ci tha 05U tlsraph b.ttlion are now in camp. Several hundred more signal men are due at Camp Lewis. The photographic records of the war will be taken by the signal corps and a campaign to recruit men for this branch of the service will be started. Photographers, moving-picture oper ators and men who understand . the mechanism and repair of cameras are wanted. BANKER TO RAISE GOATS Grant B. Dimlck Undertakes Propo sition for Live Wires. OREGON CITT. Or.. Oct. 20. 'Spe cial.) Eleven head of blooded Angora goats have been placed on a four-acre tract owned by Grant B. Dimlck. near Oregon City, and the Live Wires of the Oregon City Commercial Club today ap pointed a committee to keep a care ful record of the animals for the next year. Judge Dlmick proposes to make the demonstration, through the . Live Wires, to show what may be accom plished in raising goats in Clackamas Coi-nty. He has been the butt of considerable levity on-the part of the Live Wires EOPLE NO ADVANCE 15c T 7TT 1 II AND HER SON, a Bank" regarding his goat experiments, but he stoutly affirms that there is more money in raising goats than in the banking business, and he now proposes to make good his assertions in a prac tical way. 2 CLASSES TO BE FORMED Economic Geography and Public Speaking Planned in Course. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene. Oct. 20. (Special.) Two classes for business and professional men are to be organized in Portland during the coming week by the university exten sion division, acting in co-operation with the Portland Chamber of Com merce. With H. F. Boyce at the head one class Is to be in economic geog raphy, in which particular attention will be given to the trade relations of Oregon and other parts of the Northwest with those foreign countries whose natural commerce connections should be with this section. Upon request of the American Insti tute of Banking Professor R. W. Pres cott, of the university department of public speaking, will offer a course In CONSTIPATION IS A PENALTY OF ACE Nothing is so essential tO health in advancing age as free dam and normal activity of the bowels. It makes one feel younger and fresher, and fore stalls colds, piles, fevers, and Other dependent ills. Cathartics and purgatives are violent and drastic in action and should be avoided. A mild, ef fective laxative, recommended by physicians and thousands who have used it, is far preferable. This is the combination of simple laxative herbs with pepsin sold by druggists under the name of Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. It costs only fifty cents a bottle; a. trial bottle, free of charge, can be obtained by writing to Dr. W. B. Caldwell, 456 Washington SL, Monticello, Illinois. H E R 11 A. M.-11 P. M. DIRECT FROM GEO. M. COHAN'S THEATER NEW YORK IN know that to myself I do not wholly owe what I have suf fered, though in part I way. If I have erred, there was no joy in error, but pain and insult and unrest and terror. EVELYN NESBIT. public speaking designed to train men for participation in the four-minute war educational talks being fostered by the Government and in the food conservation campaign. This class also will be held in the Chamber of Com merce. Sunday School Convention Set. KELSO, Wash., Oct. IS. (Special.) The annual convention of the Cowlitz County Sunday schools will be held in Kelso October 18 and 19 in the Presby terian Church. A splendid programme has been arranged. Including addresses by many of the leading workers of the Northwest. Officers of the Cowllt INDOOR LIFE MAKES FAT Try Fresh Air and Harmless Oil of Korein to Reduce Superfluous Weight Those who are deprived of fresh. In vigorating air and exercise must take precaution to guard against overstout ness. as fat acquired by Indoor life is unhealthy and a danger to the vital organs of the body. If you are above normal weight you are daily drawing on your reserve strength and are constantly lowering your vitality by carrying this excess burden If you are too stout you should go to a good druggist and get a box of oil of korein capsules, take one after each meal and one Just before retiring at night, and follow the other, simple directions that come with the box. This method is BTaaranteeal. - Even a few days' treatment has been reported to show a noticeable reduc tion in weight, improved digestion and a return of the old energy. A buoyant feeling replaces sluggishness, the step becomes lighter, the flesh firm and the skin smooth, as superfluous fat disap pears. Oil of korein is easy to use. cannot Injure., and helps the digestion. Any person who wants to reduce ten to sixty counds is advised to give this euaraafced treatment a trial. Adv. phon Sunday School Association are George Ia Marsh. Ostrander, president; Mrs. K3 Goeripr. "Woodlanrt. vice-president, and Mrs. Kirby J. Smith, Silver Lake, secretary. MEAT CAUSE OF LAME BACK AND KIDNEY TROUBLE Take a glass of Salts to flush Kid neys if your back is aching. Noted authority says Uric Acid from meat irritates the Bladder. Meat forms uric acid, which excites and overworks the kidneys in their ef forts to filter it from the system. Reg ular eaters of meat must flush the kid neys occasionally. Tou must relieve them like you relieve your bowels: re moving all the acids, waste and poison, else you feel a dull misery In the kid ney region, sharp pains in the back or sick headache, dizziness, your stomach sours, tongue Is coated and when the weather is bad you have rheumatic twinges. The urine is cloudy, full of sediment: the channels often get Irri tated, obliging you to get up two or three times during the night. To neutralize these irritating acids and flush off the body's urinous waste get about four ounces of Jad Salts from any pharmacy: take a tablespoon fuL In a glass of water before break fast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine and bladder disorders disappear. This famous salts Is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with llthia, and hu been used for generations to clean and stimulate sluggish kidneys and stop bladder Irritation. Jad Salts is Inex pensive, harmless and makes a delight ful effervescent lithla-water drink, which millions of men and women take now and then, thus avoiding serious kidney and bladder diseases. Adv.
