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Newspaper Page Textetni-W ccfeljj Shwwal VOLUME XIV. U. S. HEARS COMPLAINTS AGAINST BOARDS BRITISH AND TEUTONS IN FURIOUS CONFLICT ON ELANDERS FRONT Haig’s Troops Win Marked Success in First Stages of New Offensive Now Raging East of Ypres BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM. Sept. 20. (By the Associated Press '—Field Mar shal Haig's offensive which was begun at dawn this morning on the Belgian battle front is proceeding with marked success, especially in the crucial sector between the Ypres-Roulers railway and Hoile beke. A bitter fight 1® in progress in the neighborho-xi of Inverness copse. Nuns wood and Glencorse wood. If the at tackers maintain the positions to which they have advanced in this section they have accomplished one of the most re markable and most important achieve ment in recent months. The German infantry is making a most determined resistance to retain this vital ground, and the Teuton artil lery is' retaliating heavily against the British guns. Today s offensive will be known as the battle of the Menin road. Fair weather had improved the ground, but the mud still was deep and the whole territory covered with water-filled shell holes, tangled barbed wire and shattered trees The German defenses were composed largelv concrete redoubts. The Germans poured a wicked stream of bullets into the ranks of the advanc ing troops from concrete redoubts. Ev ery little elevation and all the woods were choked with rapid-fire guns. The British encountered hard fighting at many places but their magnificent artillery work had done much to make the first stage of their drive easier. The British barrage swept the country like a broom. The Germans knew the attack was coming, but were unaware of its exact locality. There was a light rain last night, but the weather cleared this morning and the visibility is improving. Renewal of Offensive Comes After Long Pause NEW YORK, Sept. W.—(By foreign cables from European capitals. I—Ear ly this morning the British infantry "went over the top” on a wide front east of Yr-2«s and the Flanders offen sive was on again. The rush evidently was sucessful at the outset for the capture of positions of value were reported by Field Mar shal Sir Douglas Haig during the fore noon and the proere.-s made was de scribed as satisfactory. The renewal of the offensive came af ter a long pause in which intensive pre paratory work had been carried out unceasingly. The fighting in this period, indeed, was such as to pile up heavy casualty lists on both sides while the crushing drumfire from the British guns has been admitted by the Germans to have had a destructive effect upon their positions. The extent of the front attacked seems to have been indicated by Berlin, which yesterday reported the drumfire to be pounding the line from Houtholst wood, some five miles south of Dix mude to the river Lys. a distance of about 15 miles. This would indicate that the main force of the drive was di rected toward Roulers and Courtrai. with the probable object of driving a wedge further into the German Flan ders front and eventually compelling a German abandonment of the Belgian coast with its valuable submarine and aerial bases. The civilian population is recently reported to have been remdved from towns In the German rear along a wide stretch of this front. The Flanders operations were opened this year Grith the blowing up of the Messines ridge of June 7 and the cap ture of the Wytschaete salient by the British and was continued with the opening of the present great offensive by a combined attack of British and French troops on July 31. Progress on a notable scale continued to be made during a considerable part of August, but in* the latter part of that month and during September until now the in fantry fighting has largely been con fined to local drives and extensive trench rai<|p. . . Reports that continued to come from the Flanders battle front during the day indlcated the advance was" proceeding with notable success, ground having been gained which, if the British suc ceeded in holding it. would constitute one of the most notable achievements in months. The unofficial dispatches show the main drive was exerted between the Ypres-Roulers railway and Hollebeke. or on a front of some four and one-half miles astride the Tpres-Menin road. It was in this crucial sector that the gains were most marked. “The battie of the Menin road." as the dispatches describe It. is being fought over muddy ground and in the face of a wicked machine gun fire from the Ger mans. although the British heavy guns had wiped out countless defenses and the British barrage was of the most ef fective character. This attack, however, is being made under Improving weather conditions, instead of during a rainstorm with the weather constantly growing worse, as on so many previous occa sions. , Two Submarines Sunk, One by American Ship LONDON. Sept. 19.—An American armed steamer probably sank a German submarine in a spirited fight southeast of the Shetlands, according to a Central News dispatch from Bergen today, quoting the newspaper Aftonblad. The American steamer, according to the Central News Dispatch, encoun tered a submarine engaged in sinking another merchantman at a point some where off the Shetlands. The American opened fire with her guns and smashed the periscope of the U-boat. At this juncture another submarine appeared and fired two torpedoes at the American. Both missed. British de stroyers. attracted by the sound of the shots and by wireless calls, responded. Full Associated Press Service ARGENTINE’S BREAK WITH BERLIN NOW HINGES ON HOUSE Lower House Expected to Fol-; low Lead of Senate in Vot ing 23 to 1 to Sever Rela tions With Kaiser LONDON. Sept. 20.—A Stockholm dispatch to Reuter’s Limited says that I the Swedish minister at Berlin has been instructed to protest to Germany} against the Luxburg incident, it being "confirmed that German officials se riously abused the confidence of Sweden.” BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 20.—Wheth er Argentina will break with Germany, depends in large measure on the vote of the house of representatives today. I The ovewhelming senate vote for a di plomatic rupture was expected to be re flected in the decision of the lower house. Buenos Aires received the news of' the senate’s 23 to 1 decision in favor of severance of relations with Germany, In excited demonstrations. The city au thorities. apprised of the vote, prompt ly stationed all reserves In the down town streets so that oisorder was prac tically eliminated. The general public [ excitement over the situation was at tested by great crowds on all downtown stteets until a late hour last night, and j a jam of excitedly curious which as-1 semble<T early today. There was no doubt but that the ad-| ministration was profoundly astonished | by the almost unanimous vote in the senate for a break with .Germany., President Irigoyen and bis advisers have steadily insisted on full neutral ity. The 23 to 1 vote may upset their calculations, particularly if anything like that majority is attained in the vote of the lower house. In some circles today it was pointedl out that President Irigoyen has it in; his power to override even the deci-1 sions of both houses by exercise of his veto against a break. Tension in the city was aggravated | today by imminence of a general strike i on all Argentine railways. Cronholm Denies Charge That He Aided Germany MEXICO CITY. Sept. 23.—Folke Cronholmn. ex-change of the Swedish legation, emerged from hiding today for the first time since the United States bared the famous von Eckhardt letter to deny Indignantly that he had aided Germany as von Eckhardt said he had in his dispatch recommending a decora tion for the Swedish diplomat. “The German minister never offered or promised me any decoration.” Cron holm declared. “Moreover, I have re ceived no decoration. “The implication that the German minister seems to have gathered, that I furnished information as to Germany’s enemies in Mexico is as false as it 13 ridiculous. "I am not in any position now to make any further statement regarding Secretary Lansing's revelations because} I .-in still ignorant whether a statement has been made by the Swedish govern ment. or the contents of such a state ment. if it has been Issued. Any state ment from me prior to such knowledge of my country’s position would be con trary to Swedish diplomatic usage. If. however, I do receive the authentic text of any statements issued by my government, it is possible I may be able to add something to it.” -, Cronholm has been unreachable eve” since the state department’s expose of the German minister's letter. He has been living at*the German club. Sugar Price Will Drop About 1c Pound Soon WASHINGTON. Sept. 20.—Reduction of sugar prices about 1 cent per pound was apparently assured today when beet sugar producers agreed with the food administration to sell to wholesal ers at seaboard refining points for 7 1-4 cents a pound maximum. Instead of the prevailing price of 8 4-10. Retail prices ordinarily would be from 1-2 to 3-4 cents higher. These prices will be effective in the western section of the country where j sugar beets are raised, about October 1. } and in the eastern section about two | weeks later. All Ten Million Registered To Be Examined at Once WASHINGTON. Sept. 19—All of the 10.0)0.000 men registered under the se lective service law will be examined at once so they may learn the order of their liability for service. Secretary of War Baker indicated today. arriving in time to sink the second sub marine. Six of the German crew were rescued, it was declared. Germans Thrown Out Os Captured Positions PARIS, Sept. 18.—German troops, after a violent bombardment south of the Mlette river, last night, launched an attack, and reached the French lines toward the Neufchatel road. The French official statement Issued this afternoon says that after a sharp fight the Teutons were ejected from the po sitions. losing neavily and leaving I prisoners in the hands of the French. ! The artillery was active on obth sides I of the Meuse river and in the region of Fosse wood. American Tank Steamer Torpedoed and Sunk LONDON. Sept. 19. —The American steamer Platuria was torpedoed and sunk with the loss of the captain and eight members of the crew, the admiral ty announced today. Forty-five survivors from the Platuria | were rescued. The PlatuYia was owned by the Standard Oil company, of New Jersey. , She was a steel screw steamer of 3,445 tons and registered from the port of New York. one thousand mure REACH CAMP GORDON FROM THREE STATES More 'Than 2,000 Arrive on Wednesday and Are Now Veterans Physical Exami nations Begin on Saturday BY WABD MOREHOUSE. ATLANTA, JOURNAL BUREAU, CAMP GORDON, Ga., Sept. 20.—The destiny division of .Major General Eben Swift was strengthened Thursday by the arrival of approximately 1,000 more selectmen!, and it was expecteted that this number would be greatly increased before nightfall. More than 2,000 reach ed the red hills of the cantonment . Wednesday, and Thursday these men were upon the drill field. Il was announced Thursday that the cost of rations for the men of the na tional army would be 40.92 oents per day for each man. The physical examination of the men who are being received in this second increment will begin Saturday under general superivsion of Lieutenant Col onel Comrad E. Koerper. and examina tions will then be in pjrogress until October 10. The new seelctmen will be vaecinnated and Innoculatcd immediate ly. On Saturday 800 men of the Three Hundred and Twenty-fifth infantry will | pass before the doctors, with the same number from other organizations on i each succeeding day. During the winter there will be ice i a-plenty at the camp, and the ice sup-, plies will be drawn from the quarter- • master by the different organizations. | Colonel Koerper announced Thursday I the official figures on the examination' of the men received at the cantonment j in the first five per cent, of 1,920 men, examined 92 were rejected, and the ma- j jority of those who were turned down j by the medical men are still In camp. | They will be held until further instruc-, tions are received in regard to the dis charge of the selectmen found to be ph/waally unfit. Four new officers reached the camp Thursday. They are Lieutenant Colon- 1 el Joseph K. Partello, Major Rodman Butler and Lieutenant Colonel Paul H. i McCook, all of whom will be assigned to the depot brigade, and First Lieuten and McLaren, who will be assistant to the division ordnance officer. Arrivals at the camp were running j far behind the schedule. While 5,350 were due to have arrived by 7 o’clock Thursday morning, but 2,241 had put in their appearance. If the arrivals are to catch up wltfi the previously ar ranged schedule, 4,699 men must come in during the day. That will leave ap proximately 7,500 men to reach camp Friday and Saturday. Those men from the city of Atlanta and from Fulton and DeKalb counties are due to move Sat urday. The new men were coming from Ala bama and Tennessee and from the Geor gia counties of Appling, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Catoosa, Clinch. C'ofeb, Dodge, Forsyth, Glasgow, Gordon, Hab ersham, Jeff Davis, Pulaski, Rabuh, Tel fair. Wayne and the city of Macon. They were coming coatless or collar less or wearing old straw hats; they were carrying suitcases or they were coming without luggage. Some came alone and some brought their mothers or their sweethearts to kiss them good bye. There were merry men and solemn, and there were moist eyes among the dry. MAN AND DOG ARRIVE. That man who attracted most atten tion Thursday morning was one Law rence Dunn, of Tennessee, who brought a dog and a banjo. “1 and this dog have been keepin’ company for some time,” said Dunn. “We have fought together considerable, and I don’t feel like fightin’ the kaiser without him along.” Dunn, the dog and the banjo were assigned to the Three Hundred and Seventh engineers. Those men who reached the great There was an almost continuous line of selectmen from the Camp Gordon sid ing of the Southern railway, where most of the men alighted from their trains, to the huge auditorium of the Camp Gordon Y. M. C. A., which has been requisitioned for the gigantic task of receiving the 15,000 men who will have reached camp in the second contingent of 40 per cent by Sunday morning. The auditorium is divided into three sec tions. In the first section the men wait until their names are called; in the sec ond they are registered; from the third they are escorted to quarters. Tile entire work of receiving is under the supervision of Lieutenant Colonel Frederick S. L. Price, who is assisted by eighty officers and men who work in two shifts. Trains are arriving ihroughot the day and night and the men must be received as soon as pos sible after they alight at the camp. THURSDAY’S ARRIVALS. Men who were due to arrive before 7 a. m. Thursday were from Barrow. Clarke, Crawford. Douglas, Fayette, Floyd, Gwinnett, Henry, Madison, Paulding, Pike, Polk, Spalding, Whit field, Savannah (city), Bacon, Baker, Baldwin, Ben Hill. Brooks. Bryan, Bul loch. Burke. Calhoun, Campbell, Cand ler. Charlton. Chatham, Clay, Coffee, Colquitt, Coweta. Crisp. Dade, Dawson, I>ooly. Dougherty, Early, Echols, Ef fingham. Emanuel, Franklin, Glynn, Grady, Hart. Heard. Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson. Laurens, Lee, Liberty. Lowndes. Lumpkin, Ma con, Milton, Mitchell. Pierce, Putnam, Quitman. Randolph, Screven. Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Terrell, Thomas, Towns, Troup. Turner, Twiggs, Ware, Wash ington, White. Wilkinson and Worth. FRIDAY’S LIST. Due Friday are the men from the city o fAugusta, Banks county, Cherokee. Co lumbia. Fannin, Gilmer, Greene, Hall, Hancock. Lincoln,. McDuffie, Morgan, Murray, Newton. Oglethorpe, Pickens. Richmond. Rockdale, Taliaferro. Tatt nall, Walton. Warren and Wilkes. To be sent Saturday are the contin gents of the city of Atlanta. Berrien county. Camden. Carroll, Chattahoochee, Chattooga. Clayton, Decatur, DeKalb, Elbert, Evans, Fulton, Haralson. Harris. Irwin. Jasper, Jones, Marlon, Mclntosh. Meriwether. Miller, Monroe, Montgom ery, Muscogee. Oconee, Schley. Stephens, Stewart, Toombs, Upson. Walker, Web ster, Wheeler and Wilcox. The only Georgia troops of this incre ment scheduled to arrive at Camp Gor- ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1917 GERMANIA’S HARVEST MOON ■ ■ ji®' /SB W® 'fwOIMI jnjßlrMFll IHMVIBTION FIELD IU ATLANTA PROBABLE .. Government Is Offered 1,200 Acres Within 15 Miles of Camp Gordon BY RALPH SMITH. WASHINGTON, Sept. 18. —It is ac cepted as practically settled that an army aviation field will be established in the vicinity of Atlanta for the In struction of airmen for service In France. The land under consideration Is situated at Grayson, in Gwinnett county, about twenty-five miles from Atlanta and within twelve or flftean miles of Camp Gordon. It meets every requirement of the army and will be formally inspected on September 27 by Captain William D. Stevens, of the avia tion section, U. S. A. The announcement is doubly gratify ing, since the idea of a flying field in the vicinity of Atlanta was practically abandoned some weeks ago in the belief that the contiguous territory afforded no suitable site for actual aviation work. Credit for the revival of the prospect of an aviation field near Atlanta is due to Mr. J. R. Smith, a prominent Atlanta merchant, real estate man and promoter. Mr. Smith is here with a proposition ap parently so good that it is almost possi ble to hear the hum of the flying ma chine motors as they sail gracefully over Atlanta and environs. Mr. Smith himself “discovered” the available aviation field, after the govern ment and many Atlanta real estate men had given it up as impossible to securo such a site. He has secured the neces sary options on the property, and stands ready to deliver it to the government immediately at a figure so low and rea sonable tlw.t it staggers the credulity of army men, who recently have had ex perience with profiteers. Watson Files Appeal To U. S. Supreme Court, Testing Selective Law (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) AUGUSTA, Ga., Sept. 20.—Thomas E. Watson and L. D. McGregor, the latter of Warrenton, Ga., yesterday filed papers with Deputy Clerk C. J. Skinner, Jr., appealing the decision of Judge Speer, who recently ruled that the selective military law was constitu tional, to the United States supreme court. The appeal is the result of habeas corpus proceedings taken out by Wat-1 son and McGregor in behalf of two ne- | groes, who were lodged in the Richmond ' county Jail for failing to register for military service. Judge Speer overruled the writ and a few days afterwards handed down the decision that the selective law was constitutional. don after September 22 is the Mcln tosh county contingent, which will leave Cordele at 11:37 p. m. on the 22d and reach camp at Chamblee at 7 a. m. on the 23d. On account of schedules the Clinch and Tattnall contingents wil be two days on the road. Additions to the new national army are asisgned to duties to which they are bes* suited. After they have given their names, home addresses, date of re porting, height, weight, color, previous occupation, education and military ex perience, they are asked to say whether they are barbers, carpenters, chauffeurs, cooks, horsemen, machinists, musicians, nurses, stenographers, teamsters or telegraphers. If none of these, which axe badly needed in the army, they are asked to tell what ipecial work they prefer or ar® best suited to perform. SECBND KING INQUEST TO 8E HELD IN PUBLIC New Probe Into Death of Wealthy Widow Will Be Opened Monday CONCORD, N. C.. Sept. 20. —The new Inquest Monday next into the death near here August 29 of Mrs. Maude A. King, of Chicago, will be public, according to an announcement authorized by Solici tor Hayden Clement, who came to Con cord yesterday from Salisbury to ar range for reopening the investigation. The coroner’s Jury which previously acted in the case returned a verdict that the death of Mrs. King was the result of an accidental pistol wound, self-in flicted. It was understood heer today that if the inquest should run through Tues day the order issued yesterday by Fed eral Judge Boyd that Gaston B. Means, so-called business manager for Mrs. King, appear in his court at Greensboro Tuesday to show cause why he should not be held in contempt of court, will be held in abeyance pending the con clusion of the inquest. The order was issued by Judge Boyd at the request of attorneys representing Mrs. Anna L. Robinson, mother of Mrs. King, who de clared Means had not surrendered to th® Central Bank and Trust company of Asheville, certain property of the King estate. Judge Boyd this week named the trust company receiver for the es tate and ordered Means to surrender all property in his possession. PBESIOENT MiSEMTE TO CONFIRM IDIMSON William J. Davis, of Newnan, Probable Candidate to Suc ceed Present Incumbent WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.—Representa tive William C. Adamson, of Georgia, chairman of the house Interstate and foreign commerce committee, an<j father of the railroad eight-hour law, was nom inated by the president today to be gen eral appraiser of merchandise for the port of New York. For twenty years Representative Adamson has served as representative of tne Fourth Georgia district. Before that he practiced law -and was judge of the city court of Car-1 rollton, Ga. Representative Adamson expects to resign from congress, to take effect Jan uary 1 next. William J. Davis, of Newnan, clerk of; the house interstate commerce commit tee and associated with Mr. Adamson for a long period during the latter’s chairmanship of the committee, probably will be a candidate for congress to suc ceed Mr. Adamson. Messages began coming to Mr. Davis today urging him to deciare himself a candidate. In the natural sequence of committee organization, in which seniority prevails. Representative Sims, of Tennessee, prob ably will become the chairman of the house interstate commerce committee. Mrs. Hoke Smith Near Death from Pneumonia WASHINGTON. Sept. 20.—Mrs. Hoke I Smith, wife of the senator from Geor- j gia, is critically ill with pneumonia, at j her home here. Members of the family i were summoned to her bedside today by telegraph. | BOOINSON MUBDER TOIHL BEGINS IT TILBOTTON Tragedy Occurred at Box Springs Last Spring—Four Counties Concerned (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) TALBOTTON, Ga., Sept. 20.—The jury has been selected to try the case of Dewey Robinson, charged with the mur der of J. C. Cook at Box Springs last spring. They are C. L. Birdson, farmer; D. A. Downs, mechanic; J. D. Drew, Jr., , farmer; C. W. Bivins, farmer; J. W. Watkins, farmer; Hallie Fuller, farmer; D. E. Wade, farmer; W. H. Turner, farmer; W. A. Beverly, farmer; J. T. Al len, farmer; Jesse Rice, insurance agent; W. J. Kellum, farmer. C. F. McLaughlin, T. T. Miller and J. H. McGehee are representing the state, while former Solicitor General G. C. Palmer, A. P. Persons and W. D. Craw ford are representing the defendant. The state contends that Robinson killed Cook without provocation, while the defendant contends that he was act ing in self-defense. The parties were at a picnic at Box Springs last spring, when young Robin son and Cook walked away from the picnic grounds together. They were seen down the road to exchange some words and to begin gesticulating. The men came together, there was a scuffle and several pistol shots and Cook fell on top of Robinson in a ditch. Cook died in a few moments, while Robinson was unhurt. This case has created interest In four counties. The deceased was a resident of Chattahoochee county, the defendant of Marlon county and the crime was com mitted just about twelve feet across the Talbot county line from Chattahoochee, and only a short distance both from Marion and Muscogee county lines. All four counties corner near Box Springs. Cotton Picking Machine Does Work of Five Men, Is Claim of Inventor AMERICUS, Sept. 20.—A wonderful cotton-picking machine is now being demonstrated on the C. C. Clay planta tion, fifteen miles south of Americus, in the Huntrington community. It is the in vention of Carroll Stukenberg, and promises to revolutionize the cotton in dustry of the south. The machine represents a combina tion of the suction principle and a sys tem of revolving brushes, which remove the staple from the boll without Injury to the plant. Those who have seen the machine in operation say it will do the work of five expert pickers, in addition to saving all of the so-called storm cot ton, which is picked up, cleaned and de livered along with the other cotton in the picking box. The machine is of simple construction, and is light enough to be moved about by hand power. Negroes operate it daily on the Clay plantation, and growing cot ton picked over by it is as clean and well preserved as that picked by hand. Earlier in the next season the machines are to be manufactured and put on the market, the Inventor stating that a com pany for that purpose has already been organized by himself and his brother, Fred W. Stukenberg. NUMBER 101 PROBE EXEMPTIONS, WHOSE FAIRNESS IS MATTEROF DOUBT Cases Will Be Reopened Where There Is Question of Dis crimination, and Complaints Are Made in Georgia Steps to guarantee beyond any vestige of doubt the validity and absolute jus tice of every exemption granted in Georgia, even if it becomes necessary to reopen every individual case, will be taken immediately by the adjutant gen eral’s office. The action will be in accordance with telegraph directions received Thursday afternoon from Provost Marshal General Crowder, and under authority Invested by General Crowder. The Investigation Is In responss to complaints from many sections of Geor gia that in Identical cases one man has been discharged and the other certified for service. Consequently, no man, even if he has been discharged by the district board, may feel absolutely certain that his dis charge is final If there is any element of doubt as to whether. In the press of hearing claims, he was exempted with out being thoroughly entitled to It. "So far as Georgia Is concerned,” said Major Joel B. Mallet, of ths office of Acting Adjutant General M. J. Daniel, "this is going to be a truly selective army." It was pointed out that it la mani festly impossible and unnecessary to re open cases wher© there is no doubt as to the justification of exemptions. How ever. where any complaint Is registered against an exemption, the case will be gone over again, probed to the bottom and scrutinized In every detail. MANY TO BE RECONSIDERED. This makes It absolutely certain that many cases will be reopened, because of the fact that already complaints have been made both in Georgia and in Wash ington. General Crowder’s telegram says, in part: ( "Cases in which boards have granted exemptions without proper authority, you must proceed at once to require the appeal agents to appeal these cases. "You must require the boards to enter a vigorous revision of their action In cases where they have granted exemp tion without proper authority." The appeal agents referred to are men who have been appointed in every coun ty to see that the government gets a square deal. The appeals they already have made have been. In most cases, simply formalities. Now, however, th® appeals and reappeals will take the form of the closest scrutiny of every case, and every case will be gone over a second time if th«re Is any reason, through complaints or otherwise, to be lieve it should be reopened. The first step will be to reopen th® cases where complaints have been mad® by citizens. Citizens generally will be expected to co-operate to the extent of asking that cases be reopened where they have reason to believe that such action should be taken. It will devolve Upon the public generally to help see that the new army plan Is truly selec tive. All complaints will, of course, ba treated ad confidential. When the com plaints are registered it will be abso lutely necessary for the authorities to appeal again cases where discharges have been granted on account of de pendency and where there is reason to believe decisions have been improper. NO GENERAL CRITICISM. This step does not mean that local and district boards have been wilfully and deliberately neglecting their duty. The boards all have been working under great pressure and it is obvious that misktakes may have unconsciously been made. The boards have authority to correct these mistakes. In some sections there is an under current of feeling that some board® have been unjust. This new step will give them oportunity to set themselves right and to correct unwitting errors. It is pointed out by officials that the move to see that the government gets an absolutely square deal is also a step toward seeing that all registrants get justice, since every man exempted draws some other man neaxer the army. One woman from a part of Georgia that obviously cannot be mentioned, since It is not believed that board inten tionally acted unjustly, said: "My hus band has been certified for service, while the husband of a neighbor in precisely the same condition has been discharged.” The neighbor’s case will, therefore, ba gone intq again. For the man who has been certified the law has made every provision, and he also may have his case reheard, since, according to Washington dispatches. General Crowder has directed that, in response to appeals, the governor may direct that cases be reopened. It is not expected that people will reg ister complaints unless they are mor ally certain that the men exempted should be in the army. The government simply wants to see that there is abso lute justice. In 'connection wtih the appeals Gen eral Crowder points out that if local boards have made mistakes resulting in hardship there is an apeal to the dis trict board. "Also,” he says, "both local and dis trict boards may reopen cases in which they are in error up to the time the claimant is actually ordered into mili tary service.” Such action is to satisfy and do jus tice to the man who feels he has been unjustly called. On the other hand, since the law works both ways in guar anteeing Justice to the government and all individuals, the new step will settle cases where an Improper exemption works hardship. Tobacco Habit Banished In 48 to 72 honr>. No craving for tobacco in any form after completing treatment. Con tains no habit-forming drugs. Satisfactory re sults guaranteed in every case. Write Newell Fharmacal Co., Dept. 5, St. Louis, Mo., for FREE Booklet. "TOBACCO REDEEMER” and positive proof.— (Advt.)