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SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 2, 1917
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RULES
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Fixes Classes of Men Exemnt Outlines Duties of Boards,
Provides Boards of Anneal. With Final Anneal to Pres
identStates' Ouotas To Be Announced and Governors
Will Apportion These Anion Counties According to
Population How Exemotions Must Be Claimed and
Proof Made
Washington, July 2. The draft system is one of equal
ity and fairness, President Wilson explained today in a
proclamation accompanying exemption and draft regula
tions issued today. . His proclamation said:
"The regulations which I am today causing to be pro
mulgated, pursuant to the direction of the selective serv
ice law, covers the remaining steps of the plan for calling
into service of the United States, qualified men from
those who have registered; those selected as the result of
this process to constitute, with the regular army, the na
tional guard and the navy, the fighting forces of the na
tion, all of which forces are under the terms of the law,
placed in a position of equal right, dignity and responsi
bility with the members of all other military forces.
"The regulations have been drawn with a view to the
needs and circumstances of the whole country and pro
vide a system which it is expected will work with the
least inequality and personal hardships. Any system for
sfiIwnp men for militarv service, whether voluntary or
involuntary in its operation, necessarily selects some men
to bear the burden of danger and sacrifice for the who!?'
nation. The system here provided places all men of mili
tary age upon an even plane and then, by selection which
neither favors the one nor penalizes the other, calls out
the requisite number for service.
"The successful operation of this law and these regula
tions depends necessarily upon the loyalty, patriotism and
justice of the members of the boards to whom its oper
ation is committed, and I admonish every member of
every local board and of each district board of review
that their duty to their country requires an impartial and
fearless performance of the delicate and difficult duties
entrusted to them. They should remember as to each in
dividual case presented to them that they are called upon
to adjudicate the most sacred rights of the individual and
to preserve untarnished the honor of the nation.
"Our armies at the front will be strengthened and sus
tained if they be composed of men free from any sense of
injustice in their mode of selection and they will be in
spired to loftier efforts in behalf of a country in which
the citizens called upon to perform high public functions
perform them with justice, fearlessness and impartiality.
(Signed) "Woodrow Wilson."
By Webb Miller.
(United press staff correspondent.)
Washington, July 2. President Wil
son today created and set into motion
the gigantic machinery of the draft.
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By a proclamation of regulations the
president started the huge labor of sing
ling out the manhood of the nation 'for
America's armies-
The regulations fix the general classes
of men free from military service, set
up the exemption boards that sift out
the men and define their duties.-
Only a very small group of classes
of men are exempt from bearing arms.
All others must appear before the tri
bunals. Upon hearing of evidence they
will be discharged or drafted into the
army as the case may be. Every action
of the boards is hedged with double
safeguards against unfairness and wide
open to the publie gaze.
The exact method of the lottery is left
for a later proclamation. Within a few
weeks the draft will be made. In mili
tary quarters it stated that one million
men will be drawn in the first levy.
Classes That Aro Exempt.
Upon proof of their statns the follow
ing classes are exempt:
ileo indispensable to industries that
are necessary to the maintenance of the
military" establishment or the national
interest.
Men with wives, children, parents,
brothers or sisters dependent solely up
on them for support.
Members of well recognized religious
sects whose creeds forbid bearing arms,
students of divinity and ordained ministers-Legislative,
judicial and executive of
ficers of the United States or the states
of the Union.
Men in the army or navy of the Uni
ted States.
Alien who have not taken first citi
zenship papers, and subjects of Ger-
many,
(Continued oa page four.)
THE SONO OF THE SAMMY
Dispatches from a " French
port" declare this song is now
the xavjrite with the American
expeditionary soldiers:
"Hood bye, dear old Tankee-
land; hello France!
"We've riiiled across the oceam
to make the Germans dance.
"They've- tried to rule tho
world with military stuff,
"But we come from a country
that never takes a bluff."
Tho piece, fh-st played when
the baud of the Pershing forces
set ashore, was written by Clar
Grulley, son or Dewey's "Cap-
tain Gridley" of Manila Bay.
The words are by a transport
Tmploye.
SPECULATORS BLAMED
Chicago, July 2. The federal
grand jury this afternoon in a
long report to Federal Judge
l.audis laid the high cost of liv
ing to "food speculations" and
urged that legislation be passed
to give the government control.
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THOUSANDS OF WOMEN
WORK BUILDING SHIPS
River Clyde for 22 Miles One
Vast Yard Devoted to
Shipbuilding
By Lowell MiUett,
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
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jlasgow, May i.'4. (By mail) A
oa the River Clyde helps explain
Uoyd George's confidence, that the
submarine menace will be. beaten. A
snare-drum roar from thousands of
steam riveters and a battlefield drum
fire of crashing hydraulic hammers, un
ending miles of wooden and steel scaf
folding with workmen swarming over
them like flies; towering cranes that
look capable of lifting a county court
house tad setting it down in the next
county; these are some of the reasons.
Girls thousands and thousands of
trouseJMiod girls furnish so many ad
ditional reasons.
" And then there are certain reasons
visible to the eye eonceruing which
secrecy is imposed. They constitute a
method of direct warfare against sub
marines and aro already proving their
effectiveness, but more than that can
not be tild.
The Clyde was the greatest ship
building center in the world before the
war bognn. Now it dwarfs its own
activities of three years ago. For
twenty-two miles on one side of the
river immense plants crowd against on
nnother; the same is true for half the
distance on the other side of the
river. Soon it will be the whole dis
tance on both sides.
The world's biggest fighting craft
down tho ways here a few days ago,
but work stopped many months ago on
what KH3 to be the world 's biggest
merchant ship. Instead smaller ships
and more of them are being built.
Rows on rows of skeletons, some bare,
some partly dressed in their armor
plate show how the new policy of
building standardized ships is being
carried cut. Builders report it means
a forty percent gain iu speed of con
struction. " Unless the destruetiveness of the
German submarines is greatly in
creased, the extension of British ship
ping will practically take care of the
situation by autumn," said Fred Iob
nitz, munitions director for Scotland
"This di.es not -take into account the
huge preparations under way in Amer
ica." More than oiie shipbuilding along the
river displayed a keen perception of
the probable acceleration of America 's
output.
The fact that they are compelled to
rely on women and girls for an im
mense proportion of their labor has
eeased to be eonsidered a handicap, the
shipbuilders say. Aside from such work
as calls for sheer muscle, they declared
the women are completely qualified a
proved by the fact that they are aver
aging a larger output per person than
men in the same wont averaged be
fore the war. The same increase in
output since the war began, of course
has been shown by the men.
Wom.'n are used chiefly in work
where automatic devices take thj
heavy lifting oft their hands.
Thus feminine hands are seen turn
ing out fifteen inch shells practically
without irasculine assistance, doing the
bulk of the work on the famous British
tanks, gun earners and, naturally, on
aeroplanes and airships.
The very excellence of their work-
RftGE RiOTS START
IN EAST ST. LOUIS
SEVERAL KILLED
it'-
Negro Mob fires On Police
Squad Killing Officed
.In Charge
MILITIA CALLED OUT
BUT PROVE POWERLESS
One Other White Man and
Three Negroes iKilled
More Troops On Way
East St. Louis, III., July 2. Kast 8t.
Louis was under mob law lato today.
Five are known dead, scores are in
jured, some seriously, and armed mobs
aro patrolling the streets defying four
companies of Illinois national guards
and the entire city polico force. Addi
tional guardsmen are being rushed to
the scene, but it is feared they will be
unable to keep order tonight. This aft
ernoon Mayor Mollman ordered all sa
loons closed. Unless the mob estimated
at from 3,000 to 0,000 persons, is dis
persed, the city may be placed under
martial law soon. . , ,
The dead: l'
Samuel Coppedge, detective sergeant
William Keyser, a hardware mer
chant.
Three unidentified negroes.
The wounded:
. Frank Wodley, dotective sergeant,
shot through abdomen, may dio.
(ius Masserang, , former patrolman,
shot through leg.
J. Long, patrolman, shot through
leg.
Harry L. Walker, patrolman, shot
through leg.
Louis Hoanue, shot in groin.
Oscar Hobbs, patrolman, shot through
arm.
Many unidentified negroes.1
Three additional companies of mili
tia arc en route and are expected to dc
train at 6 o'clock tonight. .
Beyond AU Control.
' East St. Louis, 111., July 2. -Rioting
was beyond control of police and mili
tia shortly before 3 p. m. In the heart
of the city, three negroes were killed
within 15 mimitos. Wxteen militia
men were disarmed by the mob and
hooted-
All saloons were closed by order of
Mayor Mollman.
William Kevser, a white merchant
was shot and died soon after, as he
stood iu front of his store.
Keyser was killed by a stray bullel
from the mob.
Three companies of Illinois national
guard are patrolling the streets with
fixed bayonets. Three other companies
are en route.
Governor Lowden has sent Colonel H.
O. Tripp from Springfield as his per
sonal representative.
Companies A, Shelby ville; I, Van
dalia, and H ,of Effingham, are on
guard. The three other companies arc
expected to arrive at 6 o'clock tomor
row night. Lieutenant Clayton is in
command-
When Trouble Started.
St- Louis, Mo., July 2. More than
fifty negroes are under arrest follow
ing a lesumptiou of race rioting in
East St. Louis, 111., today. Ueteetive
Sergeant Samuel Coppedge was killed
and five other men wounded when a
mol of 2000 blacks fired upon their
automobile. cix hundred guardsmen
have been ordered from Springfield to
East St. Louis.
The negroes assembled at 12: IS
o'clock at a pre-arranged signal the
tolling of a church bell. James Eeddy,
a grocer, telephoned the police and an
automobile was hurried to the scene.
Patrolman William Hutter, acting as
'hanffejr. stopped the car where thl .
blacks had congregated.
"What's doing boys," Coppedge
called to leaders.
"Xo.ie of your damned business," a
big no replied. "Drive on."
"We're officers, here to protect you
as well as white men," Coppedge Raid.
The reply was a volley which riddled
his bodv and wounded Patrolmen Oscar
Hobbs. G us M-iwraiig," Harry L. Walk
er, and Detective Frank Woodley and
Jav Lonj, a private citizen. Hutter
! rushed the injured men to a hospital
manship makes rertain the problem of
adjusting labor conditions after the
war will be a bij one. "Just now they
are givi.ig thought to one thing only,"
said Lobnitz, "and that is the winning
of the war."
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Plans Are Changed for
Calling Out of National
Guard to Active Duty
Washiiigjen,' July 2. Shifting its
original plana, the waj department
announced today that instead of hold
ing national guard troops in thoir home
quarters in the north after they arc
called out, they will be sent directly
to southern camps. Calls are arranged
for July 15 and 25 and August 5, but
it may be necessary to make the gen
eral call August 5.
As originally arranged, the national
guardsmen were to be held in their
home quarters for perhaps several
weeks. Now there will be practically
no delay in getling'them into southern
and southeastern department camps.
The reason for tho possible delay un
til-August 5 is that officers are rated
tor rank according to the actual time
they are in service. Hence, some of
the officers coming on July .13, for in
stance, would have opportunity to got
higher rank than equally efficient offi
cers called later, merely on tho strength
of seniority.
The matter of havin a joint call
August 5 is still in abeyance,, and tho
three datos originally announced stand
for the present.
ELEVEN KNOWN DEAD
JiTIMYiSlG
This Is the Death Toll When
Car Plunged Into
Niagara River
Niagara Falls, N. Y,, July 2. Ton
known dead, at least a dozen and pos-
sibiv. thirty missing and-thirty. one 'in
jured is the toll today of tho worst ca
tastrophe in the history of scenic ni
agara. . This is the toll claimed when a Ni
scram k.H iina oa wall f.llrwl .!th
pleasure seekers am? summer tourists,
pliinfcd in the lower river just above
the cantilever bridge.
The total number of dead will prob
ably never be known, as the river now
holds the bodies of the missing and they
may never ue reeoveren. xne lower Ni
agara river sometimes give up her dead
and sometimes they are ground to
pieces in the whirlpool, or may be swept
out into the lake and be washed ashore
at some desolate, uninhabited point be
tween the mouth of the river and the
headwaters of the St. Lawrence.
'With the recovery from the river to
day of the body of Mrs. D. J. Coy, Kan
sas City, the total known dead was in
creased to eleven. Twenty six porsons
were rescued, some seriously injured.
Twenty nine ar still missing. Tho bod
ies of "some may. have been swept away
n the switt current.
These figures arc based on tho lat
est tabulations of officials earlv this
morning. All through tho night and
early today soldiers and police patroled
the river in search of victims of the
car, which plunged into the river at
the edge of the whirlpool rapids Hun
day afternoon,
it is believed the accident was caus
ed by washing out of the roadbed by
recent heavy rams, three investiga
tions were started today, one by the
district attorney of Niagara county, an
other by the state public service com
mission and the third bv the railroad.
Wheat Above $2.00 Again
Corn Also Some Higher
Chicago, July 2. Despite ideal wcath
or conditions over the corn belt, com
mission house buving of corn sent the
price up today from 1 1-8 to 1 7-8 cents
from haturnav g close.
Julv opened 5-8 higher and later ad
vanced 7-8 to tl.59 3-8. September was
3-8 up at the opening and later gained
i'Ai to l-4,,:. UeceniDcr openeu un
changed, but later advanced to $1.10
1-8, an advance of J 1-8.
The wheat market was dull, but pric
es were up 2 to 3 cents. July opened
unchanged at $2.02, later gaining 3-8.
September opened unchanged at $1.82,
subsequently going to $1.84.
Oats was higher. in sympathy with
corn, July opening 5-8 up at 63 3-4,
later gaining 1-8. September opened 1-8
down, but later gaining 3 8 to 55 3-8.
ccember opened 1 7-8 lower at 55, later
going to 57 1-8.
l'rovisions were generally higher on
a strong and higher hog market. . .
where Coppedge died.
What caused the negroes to gather
cannot he told at this time. It is be
lieved by the police, however, that they
had a definite mission and were
frightened when the polic arrived.
Following the shooting the mob dis
persed. The Eugene police gathered in one
calf, one goat and four sheep Monday
and Tuesday, which had been loose
and destroying gardens. This may
sound funny, but it isn't; it was good
work. They also serve who save the
gardes trilck.
RUSSIANS RENEW
OEFEIISIVE; TAKE
10,173JPRIS0NERS
General BrusM Begins Drive
at Gallician City
ofLemberg
300,000 SLAV TROOPS
IN ATTACKING FORCE
Berlin Admits .Loss :of posi
tion. Says Fighting Was
"Especially Bitter"
Pctrograd, July 2. General Brusil
off's offensive took 10,173 prisoners in
24 hours, according to war office an
nouncement today. This wus the total
of those captured on Sunday alone in
free Russia's smash In Galicia. More
Teutons wore reported as being taken
in. tho-aotiva-fightinit in.rQErcaa to:
village has already been taken
and strong German positions occupied.
The towu of Komiukliy was caoturcd.
according to official war office state-
mcnts. More prisoners aro coming back tor July 4.
of the lines hourly. Arrangements were completed with
Here in Pctrograd Minister' of Wiir General Porshing's approval today for
Kerensky formally called on Premier , thn despatch to Paris on Independence
Lvoff to inform him that new Russia ' day of a full battalion of America'
has begun to play her part with tho ."Sammies " in regulation marnh'r, or
allied armies. Jder. They will exhibi" Uiuir steps to-
Allied attaches here hailed the news the Parisian populace.
joyfully, believing that the Russian) They.are due in Paris early tomorrow
army, re-invigorated by its freedom and morning and from that time until they
knowledge that it was fighting to keep depart, probably on July 5, Paris pro
that which had been woa by the rcvolu- ' poses to show them the finest tim
tion, would give a splendid account of. ever.
itself. But . the American parade is to ba
General TBfusiloff is driving again only one of. the celebration. There will
at the Galician city of Lemberg in tho be speeches and special amusements
same region where the Russian of- and back of it all the solid, hcartful
fensivo of late last summer smashed gratitude of. France expressing itself
through to Halicz. The front over, to its newest ally.
which the fighting is now being press-
ed by the Russians totals about 25;
miles.
In capturing the village of Komlnkhy
th Riiasinn. took seven ciins and sev-
en machino guns. The count of prison-
era. the war office declared, had not
yet been completed.
houtnwest or wrzezany, ine nussians
occupied "some strongly fortified posi-
tions," the statoment said.
Th. n'fflen also rennrted vicor-
ous offensive fighting proceeds on oth- great army coming to help France and
or Kussian fronts- There was vigorous her allies in their immense task," de
artillerying in the Carpathians and clared L'lntransigeant.
skirmish fighting in the Caucasus, near
tho Persian lino.
-
Germans Admit Loss.
n.,ii. Lnmlnn. .Inlv 2. Loss of
the villago of Konunkhy in the Kussian
offensive in Galicia was admitted by
tlio war office today,
"The Russian attack was caugnt up
with," the statement continued. "We
prepared by a new barring position. A
fresh attack was thus frustrated.
m Koi -wIa. r.f hn Rrzezanv river
the fiahting was especially bitter," the;
ointonient continued, "sixteen bus
sian divisions, constantly freshened by
reserves, participated in tho assault.
"The Russian losses surpass any
measure hitherto known."
Sixteen divisions embrace close to,
300,000 men, according to the informs-
tion of the Kussian army orgunuwuuu-
Prices Fluctuated
n . m ! ITT I .1 .
KUt lraCnm WaS L!2Qlfll solution. They will negleet nosh
v. Vnrlt. Jnlv 2. The New York
Evening Sun financial review today
Thnrn little inclination in Wall
Street today to take tho initiative in
ny direction anil tne resiui wn
quiet securities market, wnun niu "
good deal of lazy surging backward
and forward with prices rather below
than above the previous closing level.
There was real strength among the
equipment and munitions groups, but
the whole course of the market had
scant significance.
The trading was qune vuviuusiy v.
professional inspiration.
Througnoui mo lorcuwuu oi-asiv,,
trend of prices was irregularly down
ward. altbou1' Jthere were sharp reac
tionary issucsXP nio Cities Gas and
United States Tf -ial Alcohol. On
the other hand in Locomotive
sold above 76. Cr Meel and Am
ericas Loeoruotivo. , Jo in high
favor. ,
Rail were soft thro hout and grad
ually lost ground until their lonfes were
1 to 3 point or more.
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FRBICII CAPITAL
WILL CELEBRATE
FOURTHOFJULY
Full Battalion of "Sassies"
Will Take Part and
Parade in Paris
FRENCHMEN WILL GIVE
BOYS ROYAL WECOMS
French Newspapers Enthus
iastic In Praise of Amer
ica's Action
By W. S. Forrest.
(Cnited Press saaff correspondent.)
Paris, July 2 Paris is going to make
Wednesday the most glorious Fourth in
history. It's to "be "America Day."
General Pershing has of course, drawn
lots of cheers, but what's going to hap
pen on tho Fourth of July will just
make the welkin ring.
There are plenty of American sol
diers in Paris now; plenty of navy of
ficers. But the spectacle of serriej
ranks of France's latest defender
marching is one that will be Baved ur
Papers Excelled ThcmselT. - -
First news of the American troops'
arrival was heralded by the biggest
headlines Paris newspapers have used
in manv a day. Unofficially the arrival
of the first contingent had been known
for several days, but anneunaement waa
withheld to insure safety of other trans-
pon uuuu.
French editorial writers out did them-
selves in welcoming the Americana.
"France cheers the vanguard of the
me nrst Jiiurnc.n nu.s
landing in France to associate tho stars
of its flag witn tne stannaias oi mo
allies in unity for liberty of the peo-
nle." eaid La Liberte. "It is the new
world'B supreme consecration. It show
the justice of our cause and gives assur
ance to our futire victory. We salute,
tho stars of the new flag and welcom
it to France."
La Presse says: "The appearanc
of American troops is the fust realiza-
, tinn of America's help. Those who
have arrived are tho vanguard of ac
army whose numbers aro unlimited; an
organization whose dash, power an 1
courage are equal to any. History will
remember the day when tho descendants
of Washington crossed the ocean to
serve the cause of liberty the :.amo
cause
in which our nnce?iors
thcin. "
u
The great new onu Ucu.i.....-.,
does not do things by halves," said the
Journal Des Debats. "It enters the
I conflict with full realization and wrH
ing, sparo nothing to attain ioooc
hpln will be decisive.
"Heventy-five days after America '
entrance into tho war, American sol
diers arrived at the European firm
(Continued oa VS" font.)
THE WEATHER
Orcgea: Ttv
nifcbt and Tues
day fair.
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