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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
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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
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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.
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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.