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CHARLES W, FAIRBANKS DIES W ith a smile, I replied, “Wen, ttti op the state a little.“ Then I was taken before the doctor Kx-VIce President Departs After B ril aud passed as physically lit, and was liant Political Career. Issued a uniform. When I reported hack to the lieutenant, he suggested Indianapolis, Ind. — Charles Warren that, being an American. I go on re Fairbanks, ex-Vice President o f the cruiting service and try to shame some United States and former United o f the slackers Into Joining the army.” States senator from Indians, died at “ All you have to do,” he said, “ la to his home here at 8 :55 o'clock Tuesday go out on the street, and when yon see night. a young fellow In mufti who looks l>eath was due to interstitial nephri physically flt. Jnat atop him and give tis, which had been a chronic aliment hltn this kind o f a ta lk : 'Aren’t you with him but not regarded ns particu ashamed o f yourself, a Britisher, phys larly serious until recently. ically flt. and In mufti wheu your king A ll members o f the former Vice and country need yon? Don't you President’s family, except Major Rich know that your country Is at war and ard Fairbanks, who Is In France, were that the place fo r every young Briton at nis bedside. Is on the firing line? Here I am, an The distinction o f birth in a log American, In khaki, who came four MACHINE QUNMDl .SERVING ITI fUMCtr--------- cabin, which illustrious Americans o f thousand miles to fight for your king Eventa o f Noted People, Governments an earlier day commonly bad, was also I'rovoat Marshal's l-alrat Order to fcuiTOY and country, and you. us yet, have not that for former Vice !*reeident Fair- and Pacific Northwest and Other m w $ n tvry M obilile la Nlmultaneoua With enlisted. Why don't you Join? Now banks. It is prohable that he was the Is the time.' Things Worth Knowing. Registration o f 19IH. last o f American statesmen to have “ This argument ought to get many « With a wluk he replied: t>een born in one o f these humble eabine. “There was no damage; we missed recruits. Empey, so go out and aee FOREWORD what you can do.” j them again.” The one where be \w»s liorn on Muv He then gave me a small rosette of Washington, I). C. While a million More than 140 indietmenU, charging 11,1852, was at Unionville ten ter, A fter several fruitless Inquiries o f young Americans just turned 21 were “Over the Top” is a true the passersby, I decided to go on my red, while snd blue ribbon, with three violations o f the espionage law, have ohm. Mr. Fairbanks traced his ancestors registered Wednesday for service In own In search o f ruined buildings and little streamers hanging down. This isen returned by the Federal grand story of trench warfare on daya o f O liver Cromwell, who the war for world freedom, orders went ' scenes o f destruction. I boarded a bus was the recruiting Insignia and was jury at Milwaukee, Wis.. involving u, the French front, written by ; which carried me through Tottenham to be worn on the left side o f the cap. prominent men. counted "Fayerljankea" among his sup- out from the office o f Provost Marshal Armed with a swagger stick and my an American soldier who I Court road. Recruiting posters were Gaptain Archie Roosevelt, who was porter*. Jonathan Fayerlouikes, the General Crowder to the governuLj patriotic rosette, I went out Into T o t everywhere. The one that Impressed got into the great war two wounded in action in March, is making •'n,t member o f the family to come to all state- t*\i «»pt Arir. na. for inonTlI/iw me most was a ltfe-sUe picture of tenham Court road In quest o f cannon | excellent progress. D isarm has tieen America, landed at Boa ton In 1*136. tion between June 24 and 28 o f V' years ahead of his country. (KM) more registrants. Lord Kitchener with his finger point fodder. Tw o or three poorly dressed civil removed from the sling mid be walks Mr. Fairlamk*' father was U tflM M This was in addition to Sergeant Empey tells what ing directly at me. under the caption | several miles daily. Monro-j Fairbanks, a wagon maker o f ians pass.ni me, and although they ap l o f “ Your King and Country Need You.” „ . . . , , Vermont, who em igrated to Union men requisitioned fnmi the fighting men have done peared physically flt. I said to myself, lh r lmrd Lieutenant o f Irelund is- county, Ohio. His mother was a sis- brings the total n ' . j ^ ^ " - No matter which way I turned, the “ They don’t want to Join the arm y; suod “ proclamation Tuesday night U r u f Ul„ Uu< W illiam Henry Smith, serviee men calle<is . <'*!•' »Jv1 f°m e and how they have done it. accusing Anger followed me. I was perhaps they have someone dependent a s k in g for 50.000 voluntary recruits oqe , , BmnagW 0 f the A m orl.ted 5116,704, and when“ **'< \ He knows because he was an American, In mufti, and had a little on them fo r support,” so I did not ac | and thereafter 2000 to 3000 monthly to p rr><1* the nation's army American flag In the lapel o f my coat. one of them. His experi cost them. 000 men maintain the Ml A l U w , Th,; K«irl>anks |m„„. frequently « M 2.000. I had no king, and my country had Coming down the street I saw a ences are grim, but they are The registrat seen flt not to need me, but still that young dandy, top hat and all, with a Naval officers at Norfolk, Va.. said the hiding place o f runaway slaves, thrilling, and they are light pointing finger mude me feel small and fashionably dressed girl walking be ! Tuesday their reports indicated five and no black man was ever turned tended by the perfect order to,»', 111 at ease. I got off the bus to try side him. I muttered, “ You are uay I German submarines had been oi>erat- away from the door. Fairbanks was marked the enrolling a year ago o f ened by a delightful touch of to dissipate this feeling by mixing meat,” and when he came abreast o f I ing along the Atlantic coast and that 8 years old when Abraham Lincoln 10.000. 000 nu i. humor. The men w n *t registered have be ! two had been sighted off the Virginia was elected President. Then followed with the throng o f the sidewalks. me I stepped directly In his path and the C ivil War, the stirring scenes o f come o f age sYnce Aie first registration Presently I came to a recruiting o f stopped him with iny swagger stick, capes. | , . .. , __ . . . which the future Vice-President fo l day, June,., 191% Military author! fice. Inside, sitting at a desk was a saying: lows o f the naval motor launch , , ... . _ . ties estimate that from their number C H A P T E R I. I,. , with keen interest. lonely Tommy Atkins. I decided to In “ You would look fine In khaki; why Ozark, with one member o f her crew, lowed „ , __ _ _ . . , , ,_______ , _ ■>: l i _ , ... Soon a fter he was graduated from there w ill l>e had 750,000 men fit for terview him In regard to Joining the not change that top hat fo r a steel ( ... harms E. Richards, fireman, o f ( hip- .. ... . ... , ,v ,, __ . , , , Prom Mufti to Khaki. , ... . ' „ .. 1. the Ohio Wesleyan College at Dela- active duty. British army. I opened the door. He Q „ v J rU n k n appoint- W hile an act o f congress requires It was In an office In Jersey City. looked np and greeted me with “ I a’y, helmet? Aren’t you ashamed o f your ley, H a., .n a heavy sea off the coast self, a husky young chap like you In May 12. is announced by the Navy da* L o f tf|# A u o c itU d al that the new registrants be placed at I was sitting at my desk talking to myte, want to tyke on?” mufti when men are needed In the a lieutenant o f the Jersey National { Pittsburg, Pa., holding that position the bottom o f the class to which they I looked at him and answered, “ Well, trenches? Here I Bin, an American, *‘ar nu" ' Gnard. On the wall was a big war Federal courts have no jurisdiction , for one year. His most Imfsirtant are assigned, many o f them may soon whatever that Is, I'll take a chance came four thousand miles from Ogden, map decorated with variously colored over the selective draft boards, the assignment was the rally o f the Demo- lie called to the colors, as requisition* Utah, Just outside o f New York, to at 1L” upon governors probably w ill exhaust little flags showing the position o f the fight for your king and country. Don't Supreme court in effect decided Mon- erats and liberal Republicans in 1872. Without the aid o f an Interpreter, I the first class in some states. While no opposing armies on the western front day, in denying mandamus proceedings | This was one o f the largest meetings he a slacker, buck up and get into uni In France. In front o f me on the desk found out that Tommy wanted to know form ; come over to the recruiting o f to have an order o f a local ls>ard in o f the campaign and was addresseebby format explanation was made, th isyfl^ I f I cared to Join the British army. H e lay a New York paper with big flaring Milwaukee, W is., reviewed. Horace Greeley. loiter in life he fr e believed to have ts-cn the reason why asked m e: “ Did you ever hear o f the fice and I’ll have you enlisted.” Arizona was not included in Lite call. headlines: H e yawned and answered, " I don't War risk rates took an abrupt jump quently referred with keen delight to Royal Fusiliers?" Well, In London, Registration »lays for men become L U S IT A N IA SUNK! AMERICAN his work as a newspa|sT man. care If you came forty thousand miles, upon receipt o f the news o f submarine you know, Yanks are supposed to know 21 years o f age probably w ill tie fixed LIVES LOST1 no one asked you to," and he walked warfare on this side o f the Atlantic. everything, so I wus not golug to ap every three month* hereafter. It ia The windows were open and a feel on. The girl gave me a sneering look; Marine underwriters advanced insur pear Ignorant and answered, “ Sure.” e s t i m a t e d that ......... . o w n Is -.ome ing o f spring pervaded the air. ance from one to two per cent to all A fte r listening for one half-honr to I was speechless. o f age yearly, and the new regiatmnts Through the open windows came the I recruited fo r three weeks and near ports, coastwise as well as trans-At Tommy's tale o f their exploits on the are ex|M>rt»d to go far toward keeping strains o f a hurdy-gurdy playing In the lantic. firing line, I decided to Join. Tommy ly got one recruit. up the first class in each state from Street— " I Didn’t Raise My Boy to Be This perhaps was not the greatest took me to the recruiting headquarters, Woman suffrage for Hawaii is au- New Y o r k - T h e toll o f dead and which thus far all men for the N a a Soldier.” where I met a typical English captain. stunt In the world, but it got back at thorized in a senate bill passed Tties- miM ing from the raid o f German suit- tional army have been drawn. “ Lusitania Sunk! American Lives H e asked my nationality. I immedi the officer who had told me, "Yes. we day by the house and sent to President marines against shipping off the Assignments for the men called to L o s t!”— “ I Didn’t Raise My Boy to ately pulled out my American passport take anything over here.” I had been W ilson for approval. It empowers the American coast apparently stood Tuea- the color* under Wednesday ’* order in Be a Soldier.” T o us these did not spending a good lot o f my recruiting Hawaiian legislature to provide that day (light at 58, and showed It to him. It was signed from the steam- dicate the rapidity with which troops seem to Jibe. time In the saloon bar o f the Wheat women may vote in all territorial and In nearly ship C ir a H n , o f the N iw York and now are moving overseas. The lieutenant In silence opened one Sheaf pub (there was a very attractive municipal elections. every instance the registrants under Porto M oo H m o f the lowe.- drawers of his desk and blonde barmaid, who helped kill tlma— The Austrian Social Democrats, ac- Sixteen o f this number are known to requisition are assigned to National took from It an American flag which I was not as serious In those days M COpJ ^ A rb e it€ rZ . , . have |>eriahed when one o f the ship’s army cantonments, whereas recently he solemnly draped over the war map I was a little later when I reached _____ % ,7:____ . u_. | tung, o f Vienna, have decided that the boat* capsized in a storm Sunday night when calls were made it was necessary on the wall. Then, turning to me with the fron t)— well. It was the alxth . , day . time is inopportune for strikes. The after the vessel had been sunk. The to send the men to National guard, a grim face, said: and my recruiting report was blank. conference warne<l a)faini,t ^ acts ! fate o f the others is not known, but it regular army and other ramps because “H ow about It, sergeant? Yon had I was getting low in the pocket— bar- which wouU lea(l disaster and ’ ’de- is hoped they have been picked up by the cantonments were filled. better get out the muster roll o f the 3flB malds haven’t much use fo r anyone prjve ,abor o f ^ ^ future .. The house m ilitary committee has a passing ship and w ill yet reach shore Mounted Scouts, as 1 think they will who cannot buy drinks— so I looked _ . . « , ______ . . . safely. reported a resolution by Chairman ■ , T w elve o f a fleet o f 30 or more fish- be needed in the course o f a few days.” around for recruiting material. You . , , „ Officials o f the company have placet! Dent, making retroactive the bill bas “ i . i „ __ing vessels were sunk by a German W e busied ourselves till late In the know n man on recruiting service gets ? , tl .. the number o f passengers aboard the ing the draft quotas on the number o f ________submarine, says a Belfast dispatch to evening writing out emergency tele a “ bob or shill ng fo r every recruit , , , ’ a . _ , . * _. “ “ . . . .. .. __the lA»ndon Daily Telegraph. The Carolina when she was attacked 125 men in class 1 so as to legalize any e x Jo*. grams fo r the men to report when the he entices Into Joining the army, the , . i * u .. . J . . * . .... . submarine ordered the fishermen to miles off Sandy Hook at 220 and the ceeding o f authority as to the number call should come from Washington. recruit Is supposed to get this, but he o f quota which msy have been mode in take to the boats and row ashore. It crew at 130, making 330 in all. Then we went home. would not be a recruit If he were wise Captain Barbour, o f the Carolina, the first drafting o f men then sank the vessels by shelling them. I crossed over to New York, and as to this fact, would he? Validity o f Federal statutes prohib- reported to the company that he was I went up Fulton street to take the Down at the end o f the bar was a subway to Brooklyn, the lights In the young fellow In mufti who was very LV"* ..“ ‘I . 0/ - ‘ 1 "ohol'L 1 ,LqUi 0 rV.to Ï ' Â RED CROSS FOUND OVER TOP . diers was in effect sustained by the with 150 passenger? and 94 o f the tall buildings o f New York seemed to patriotic— he had about four “ Old crew. The schooner is being towed to Supreme court, which Tuesday de be burning brighter than usual, as If Six” ales aboard. He asked me if he clined to review proceedings convict this port by a tug and is expected to <>\cr-Subscript ion o f Seventy Millions they, too, had read “ Lusitania Sunk! could Join, showed roe his le ft hand, Reported in loitest Drive. ing Cornelius O ’Sullivan, a hotel pro arrive soon. American Lives L o s t!” They seemed two fingers were missing, but I said A boat containing 28 survivors, 21 prietor, o f Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., o f to be glowing with anger and righteous that did not matter aa “ we take any Washington, D. C.— The American passengers and 7 o f the crew arrived violating the law. Indignation, and their rays wigwagged thing over here.” The left hand Is Red Cross second war mercy fund now at Atlantic City Tuesday afternoon. Representatives o f 500,000 railway the message, “ R ep a y!” the rifle hand aa the piece is carried Another lifeboat with 10 passengers totals $166,439,291, with indication* Months passed, the telegrams lying at the slope on the left shoulder. Near shopmen have asked the railroad ad and nine mem tiers pf the crew arrived that when all rejsirts from the drive o f ministration not to put into effect the handy, but covered with dust. Then, j ly everything in England la “ by the at I,ewis, Del., with the re|>ort that 16 a week ago are tabulated, u $70,000,- one momentous morning the lieutenant left,” even general traffic keeps to the new wage scale without an upward re o f the 35 who had started from the 000 over-aubacription o f the $11)0,000,- vision for their crafts, saying great ship had lost their lives in the storm 000 goal w ill he shown. with a sigh o f disgust removed the poft side. dissatisfaction would be created and flag from the war map and returned In announcing these figures, Henry Sunday night. I took the applicant over to head intim ating that it might be impossible to his desk. I Immediately followed I f the company's figures as to the P. Davidson, chairman o f the Red quarters, where he was hurriedly ex to avoid many strikes. this action by throwing the telegrams number aEmard the ill-starred liner are Cross war council, said the returns amined. Recruiting surgeons were Guy Empey. One hundred men enlisted in the correct, this leaves 42 unaccounted show that more than 47,000,000 Am er Into the wastebasket. Then w e looked busy In those days and did not have A fte r looking at the much time fo r thorough physical exam Naval M ilitia between the- hour when for. That number m ight have been icans nearly half the total jmpulation at each other In silence. H e was by Lansing. squirming in his chair and I fe lt de passport, he informed me that he was inations. My recruit was passed as news o f the U-boat campaign off the crowded into one lifelxiaL o f the count™ -ContriEwted.. Those sorry but could not enlist me, as It “ flt” by the doctor and turned over to N ew Jersey coast first liecame known pressed and uneasy. The only possible clew to their fate g ivin g to the First fund lnat year num The telephone rang and I answered would be a breach o f neutrality. I a corporal to make note o f his scars. on the street and the closing o f the re was found in the fact that an empty bered only about 5,000,000. I t It was a business call fo r me, re Insisted that I wns not neutral, be I was mystified. Suddenly .the corpo cruiting office in N ew York Monday boat, marked with the name o f the N ot only did every Red Cross divis questing my services fo r an out-of- cause to me It seemed that a real ral burst out with, “ Bllrne me, two o f night, according to an announcement Carolina, was picked up at sea by a ion in the epuntry over-subscritie, but town assignment. Business was not American could not be neutral when his fingers are gone.” Turning to me made by the enrollment officer for thia British steamship which arrived here one, the Gulf, turned in mere than very good, so this was very welcome. big things were In progress, but the he said, “ You certainly have yonr branch o f the service. Tuesday. It had every evidence o f three times the amount o f its- quota, A fte r listening to the proposition I captain would not enlist me. Tobacco has been classed by the g o v having been riddled by gunfire. I"t while five others, the Atlantic, Moun nerve with you, not 'a lf you ain’t, to W ith disgust In my heart I went out bring this beggar in.’* seemed to be swayed by a peculiarly Southern and ernment as a necessity and producers may have carried the passengers »hfl tain, Northwestern, strong force within me, and answered, In the street. I had gone about a The doctor came over and exploded, w ill lie given preferential fuel sup sailors who still are missing. AnothAr Southwestern, more than doubled their " I am sorry that I cannot accept your block when a recruiting sergeant who “ What do you mean by bringing In a plies. Senator Swanson, o f Virginia, ship was added to the list o f victim s allotment*. The insuhtr and foreign offer, but I am leaving fo r England had followed me out o f the office man In this condition?” was informed by the W ar Industries o f the U-Es>ats when the American division quadrupled its $300,000 quota. next week,” and hung up the receiver. tapped me on the shoulder with bis schooner Edward It. Baird, Jr., was Every state attained its goal, five Looking out o f the corner o f my eye Emard in response to an inquiry that The lieutenant swung around In his swagger stick and said: “ S’y, I can the board was working out with the found in d sinking Condition off the more than tripled It, and lfi-other* and I noticed that the officer who had re chair, and stared at me In blank aston get you In the army. W e have a 'lef- Fuel administration a plan for supply Maryland coast, a fter having lieen the D istrict erf Columbia more than cruited me had Joined the group, and doubled their allotments. bombed. ishment. A sinking sensation came tenant' down at the other office who ing the-industry with coal. I could not help answering, “ W ell, air, over me, but I defiantly answered his can do anything. He has Just come I was told that you took anything over Tw o hundred thousand men o f draft Stargazer Finds Nugget. look with, "W ell, it’s so. I’ m going.” ont o f the O. T. C. (Officers’ Training Spain F.xoneratea Allies. age* who, because o f minor defects, And I went. corps) and does not know what neu here.” Baker, Or.— While on a trip - to the Madrid German newspapefs having I think they called It "Yankee im have been held by examining surgeons The trip across was uneventful. I trality Is.” I decided to take a chance, asserted that British and French hos mountains with other astronomers, W. pudence,” anyhow it ended my recruit over the country for lim ited . service, landed at Tilbury, England, then got and accepted his Invitation fo r an In are to be employed in producing or pital shifis are Eieing used for the M. Conrad, o f the naval observatory Into a string o f matchbox cars and troduction to the lieutenant. I entered ing. transportation o f munitions o f war, party here for the eclipse, in crossing handling equipment fo r the army. proceeded to London, arriving there the office and went up to him, opened the Spanidh ministry o f foreign affairs the old Nnlapn placers, north o f town, about 10 p. in. I took.a room In a hotel up my passport and said: German ' airmen Wednesday night has issued an official note declaring picked up a gold nugget which was In training quarters, “ some near St. Pancras station fo r “ five and “ Before going further I wish to state deliberately dropped E)ombs on hospi, that an inquiry made by the govern later found to Ere worth $3.20. where in France,” Empey hear« The six— fire extra.” The room was minus that I am an American, not too proud tals in which there were scores o f the big guna booming and makes ment enable« it to affirm that British, party spent soma time in further the fire, but the “ extra” seemed to to fight, and want to Join your army.” American and hundreds o f French sick the acquaintance o f the “ coo- The French and Italian vessels employed as searrh, but found nothing more. keep me warm. That night there was H e looked at me In a nonchalant and wounded. The hospital is in tlee." Read about his experi hospital ships, on board o f which are accidental find inspired them for a time a Zeppelin raid, but I didn’t see much manner, and answered, “ That's all town many miles in the rear o f the ences In the next installment Spanish naval delegates, are being em with the enthusiasm o f tho faithful o f It, because the slit in the curtains rig h t; we take anything over here.” front. ployed in a perfectly correct manner old-time prospectors, a few o f whom was too small and I had no desire to I looked at him kind o f hard and re and for the exclusive transport o f sick are still hunting for rich pockets sup make it larger. Next morning the tel plied, “ So I notice,” but it went over Francis S. Nash, a medical director (TO B B CONTINUED.) posed to exist in the foothills nearby. and wounded. . ephone bell rang, and someone asked, bis bead. o f the navy, and hie w ife were indict “ A re you there T” I was, hardly. Any “ Newport News." H e got out an enlistment blank, and ed by a gTand jury in Washington, D. ' Hhriner* Elect Jacoby, Thirteen Iowa Soldiers Slain. way, I learned that the Zeps had re placing his finger on a blank line eald, In Virginia’s early daya communica C . , Thursday on a charge o f hoarding Atlantic City, N. J. Efias Jacoby, turned to their fatherland, so I went “ Sign here,” Des Moines, Ia. Thirteen Iowa sol- tion with the mother country was, o f foodstuffs. Investigators found among out Into the street expecting to see course, wholly by ships, and when onn other foodstuffs more than a. ton and a diem, including five from Dubuque, for 17 years law partner o f former I answered, “ Not on your tintype.” scenes o f awful devastation and a cow “ I beg your pardon?” was expected the colonists were ail half o f sugar stored in the Nash home. three from Mason City, two from De* Vice President Charles W. Fairbans, ering populace, but everything was Then I explained to blm that I would eagerness for the newa from home. Moines, two from Wintcroct and one was Wednesday elected imperial po normal. People were calmly proceed not algn it without first reading I t I On the occasion o f one. It may hava Tw enty-tw o thousand men o f the from Red Oak, were killed in action in tentate o f the Imperial Council, An ing to their work. Crossing the read It over and signed fo r duration o f been the first, o f a certain Captain army, engaged in the spruce forests o f France May 27, according to official cient Arairic Order o f Nobles o f The street, I accosted a Bobble w ith : war. Some o f the recruits were lucky. Newport’s expected return from Eng Oregon and Washington, have been notices received by relatives Wednes Mystic Shrine. Other officers elected include: Deputy im perial potentate, from the control o f day n ig h t “ Can you direct me X a the place o f They signed fo r seven years only! land, at or near the place now bearing transferred Then he asked me my birthplace. I hla name, a large number o f persons the chief signal officer at Washington, Captain E. 0. Fluer, Dea Moines, W illiam Freeland Kendrick, Philadel damage?” answered, “ Ogden, Utah.” H e asked me. “ W hat damage?" collected to receive “ Newport’a newa.” D. C., to the Western department o f and Lieutenant. C. R. Greeh, Winter- phia; im|terial ch ief rfchhan, Elisa Gar- H e said, “ Ob, yea, Just outside o f Hence the name, now shortened to Ua the army according to orders received set, are among the number. A ll are retson, Tacoma, and high priest ami In surprise, I answered, “ Why, the present form. New York?” prophet, James McCandless, Honolulu. • t headquarters at San Franciaco. o f the Rainbow division. damage caused by the Zapa.” M l HAPPENINGS OF H U T WEEK AN AMOIOAN S O LIO MIO WENT - * MflUMlYEîlPEY YOUTH HEGISTHAHTS Brief Resume Most Important Daily News items. Men Enroll for War Upon Be coming 21 Years of Age. COMPILED 2 0 0 .0 0 0 ARE CALLED FOR YOU U-BOAT TOLL 58 IN MISSING AND DEAD hr \ *4 Jr %