PUBLISHED DAILY UNDEB OBDEB OF THE PRESIDENT BT THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION GEORGE CREEL, CHAIRMAN

Yol. 1. WASHINGTON, MONDAY, JULY 23, 1917. No. 62. MAY VOLUNTEER FOR ARMY Names and Locations of RED CROSS SENDS COMMISSION UNTIL NAMES ARE POSTED Army and Guard Camps TO ROUMANIA FOR RELIEF WORK The names and locations of the Na Borne misapprehension having arisen As a further step in its program for regarding the eligibility of men for volun tional Army cantonments and the Na basing American relief work abroad on tary enlistment in the Army after their tional Guard mobilization camps are as accurate surveys of conditions, the Red mimes had been drawn for the selective follows: Cross war council, of which Henry P. draft, Adjt. (Jen. McCain, in response to National Army cantonments. — Camp Davison is chairman, announces the dis telegrams from a number of recruiting Deven, Ayer, Mass. ; Camp Upton, Yap- patch of a Red Cross commission to Rou- officers, has wired them as follows : hank, L. I. ; Camp Dix, Wrightstown, mania. N. J. ; Camp Meade, Admiral, Md. ; Camp After a registered person has been This is the third Red Cross commission Lee, Petersburg, Va. ; Camp Jackson, Co to be sent to Europe since the organiza called for military service by his lumbia, S. C. ; Camp Gordon, Chamblee, local board and directed to appear tion of the war council to make first-hand Ga. ; Camp Sherman, Chlllicothe, Ohio ; investigations in belligerent countries. for physical examination he ceases Camp Taylor, Louisville, Ky. ; Camp Cus to be eligible for volnntary enlist One commission, headed by Maj. Grayson ter, Battle Creek, Mich. ; Camp Grant, M. P. Murphy, Is already at work in ment. See section 15 and para-' Rockford, III.; Camp Pike, Little Rock, France ; a second, under the leadership graph D, section 18, Rules and Reg Ark. ; Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Iowa ; ulations. Copy may be obtained of Dr. Frank Billings, will arrive in a Camp Funston, Fort Riley, Kans. ; Camp few days in Russia. from local board. Travis, San Antonio, Tex. ; Camp Lewis, The commission to Roumnnia, which is The Provost Marshal General's office American Lake, Wash. headed by Henry Watkins Anderson, a has ruled that the calling of the men con National Guard mobilization camps. — lawyer of Richmond, Va., will undertake sists in the posting of their names at the Camp Green, Charlotte, N. C. ; Camp at once, in addition to its investigation of office of the local board, with the date on Wadsworth, Spartansburg, S. C. ; Camp sanitary and health conditions, actual re which they are to appear for physical Hancock, Augusta, Ga. ; Camp McClellan, lief work among the Roumanian refugees. examination. Until this was done, it was Anuiston, Ala. ; Camp Sevier, Greenville, To do this work a Red Cross medical unit stated, a man may still voluntarily enlist. S. C. ; ('amp Wheeler, Macon, Ga. ; Camp of 12 doctors and 12 nurses accompanies All day Sunday and until 4 o'clock this MacArthur, Waco, Tex. ; Camp Logan, the commission. morning the force of the Provost Marshal Houston, Tex. ; Oump Cody, Pemlng, N. Quantities of medical supplies, scrums, General was engaged in checking off the Mex. ; Camp Doniphan, Fort Sill, Okla. ; vaccines, and foodstuffs urgently needed 10,500 numbers of Friday's drawing to Camp Bowie, Fort Worth, Tex. ; Camp in Roumania are being sent with the com make certain that no errors crept in. The Sheridan. Montgomery, Ala. ; Camp Shel mission by the war council. A special rinal proofs have been corrected, and it by, Hattiesburg, Miss. ; Camp Beaure emergency appropriation of $200,000 has was expected that the numbers would be gard, Alexandria, La. ; Camp Kearney, been voted for Roumanian relief. officially furnished to the various local Linda Vista, Cal. ; Camp Fremont, Palo boards and the press some time late to Alto, Cal. Health and Sanitary Experts. day. " For the commission to Roumania, as Non-Enemy Tourists for those sent to France and Russia, the Red Cross war council has been unusu PRESIDENT ESTABLISHES "DRY Free to Enter Canada ally fortunate in obtaining the service ZONE" AROUND CANTONMENTS of some of the leading health and sani The Department of State has been in tary authorities of the country," said Mr. The order establishing a 5-mile " dry- formed by the American consul at King Davison to-day in announcing the ap ston, Canada, that the Dominion superin pointment. " It is one of the finest zone " and regulating moral conditions tendent of immigration has stated that no tributes to the patriotism of the men- around military camps has been issued document or passport is required by the doctors, lawyers, engineers, and business by the President and released for publi Canadian Government in the case of tour men — who have been called upon to un cation by the Secretary of War : ists or other visitors coming to Canada dertake, at very great personal inconven temporarily except in the case of those ience and often with no inconsiderable 1. Under authority of section 12 of the who may be of enemy origin. Those born risk, these Red Cross missions in distant act " to authorize the President to in In an enemy country who claim naturali countries, that they have responded with crease temporarily the military estab zation In the United States should carry out hesitation. No finer record will be lishment of the United States," the fol their naturalization -certificates. Those written in this war than of these men lowing regulations are established by the of enemy origin who claim birth in the who have gone forth under the Red Cross President :- United States should carry a birth cer to carry aid and encouragement to those "No person, whether acting individu tificate. Citizens and subjects of allied countries which for three years have been ally or as an officer, member, agent, rep feeling the heavy brunt of war." resentative, or employee of a corporation, or neutral countries are as free and wel partnership, or association, or as an come to enter and leave Canada as at any Members of Commission. Nagent, representative, or employee of an time in the past. In addition to Mr. Anderson, the chair individual, shall, in or within 0 miles of man, the members of the commission to any military camp, except as hereinafter Siam Declares War on Roumania, as announced by Mr. Davison, provided, sell or barter, directly or in are: directly, either alone or with any other Germany and Austria Arthur Graham Glasgow, an engineer article, any alcoholic liquor, including- of Washington, D. ('. Mr. Glasgow is beer, ale, or wine, to any person, or give A telegram to the Department of State one of the leaders of his profession, and or serve any such alcoholic liquor to any from the American Legation at Bangkok, has lived for more than 12 years in Lon person, except that this prohibition dated July 22, states that Slam declared don, where he maintained extensive against serving or giving alcoholic liquor war against Germany and Austria about offices. shall not apply to the serving of wines or 6 o'clock that day. German and Austrian Dr. Francis W. Peabody; of Boston, who liquors in a private home to members of subjects were being interned. The Ger represented the Rockefeller Foundation the family or to bona tide guests therein man and Austrian Legations were pro in its medical investigations in China. tected by special guards. All German Bernard Flexner. of Chicago, a lawyer, (Continued on page 2.) ships were interned at once. who has taken a prominent part in many THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN: MONDAY, JULY 23, 1917. sociological movements in the Middle West. EXECUTIVE ORDERS ISSUED MORE ECONOMY IN FREIGHT Dr. H. Gideon Wells, of Chicago, pro fessor of pathology in the University of RECENTLY BY THE PRESIDENT CAR USAGE IS RECOMMENDED Chicago. Dr. Roger Griswold Perkins, of Cleve Certain Lands in New Mexico and The storage committee of the general land, professor of hygiene, Western He- munitions board of the Council of Na serve University. Arizona Withdrawn from Entry, tional Defense has authorized the follow Dr. Robert C. Bryan, of Richmond, Va., ing statement : who is one of the leading surgeons of the Sale, or Other Disposal. " The Government — and, indeed, every South. other purchaser of goods — must make ev Doctors and nurses of the medical unit EXECUTIVE ORDERS. ery effort to buy near the point of utili accompanying the commission are: Dr. Under nuthority of the act of Congress zation so as to make the one necessary W. D. Kirkpatrlck, Bellingham, Wash.;, approved June 25, 1910 (36 Stat, 847), railroad haul .as short as possible. A Dr. Richard Penn Smith, Fort Loudon, as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 number of instances have come to the at Pa. ; Dr. D. J. McCarthy, Davenport, (37 Stnt., 497), It Is hereby ordered that tention of the storage committee where Iowa ; Dr. George Y. Massenberg, Macon, the public lands in the following-described certain articles are being manufactured Ga.: Dr. R. H. Rulison, Syracuse, N. Y.; nrea be temporarily withdrawn from all in the East with orders to ship West, Dr. 15. C. Hamilton, Syracuse, N. Y. ; Dr. forms of settlement, location, sale, selec while the same articles are being made in Benjnniine Karl LeMaster, Macomb, III.; tion, entry, or disposal, pending the de the West for shipment to the East. This Dr. Louis II. LImnuro, Lynn, Mass.; Dr. termination of the title to said lands, to lack of cooperation between buyer, rail E. F. Hird, Bound Brook. N. .7. ; Dr. W. T. wit: * road, shipper, and consignee must cease. Lowe. Pine Bluff, Ark.; Dr. Joseph P. H. Sections 2. 8, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16. Coal Fooling Flan. 17, 20, 21. 22. 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33. 34, Gruener, Chicago, 111.; Dr. Feo. Duro "A good example of what grows out of Guca. Chicago, III.; Dr. William J. Ku- and 35 In each of townships 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23 north of range 14 east, and those a full understundiirg is the pooling ar cera, New Prague, Minn. ; Florence Pat rangement effected between coal opera terson, head nurse. Washington, D. C. ; portions of sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11. and tors, railroads, mines, and lake vessels, Rachel C. Torrance, New York City, 12 which lie north of the Sapello River whereby coal from Lake Erie ports des N. Y. ; Katherine Olmsted, Milwaukee, in township 18 north of range 14 east, all tined for the head of the lakes will be Wis.: Alma Forester, Chicago, III.; Alice of the New Mexico principal meridian, classified nnd handled so much more effi -Gilhorne, Chicago, III.; and Anna T. Ped- New Mexico. ciently thnt the equivalent of 53,000 cars erson, New York City, N. Y. Woodbow Wilson. will be added to the railway equipment. The White House, Some similar cooperative method will be 17 July, 1917. President Establishes " Dry developed within the next few months to Reinstatement of Clerk. control all Government shipments. Zone " Around Cantonments " Most Industrial establishments are sit Walter W. Grose mny be reinstated as uated so that to make any considerable (Continued from page 1.) clerk In the Quartermaster Corps of the addition to their storage areas Is impos Army. War Department, without regard sible. At most manufacturing centers, other than officers or members of the mil to the year limitation upon eligibility for therefore, it will be desirable to create itary forces; and no person, whether act reinstatement. assembly stations for the collection of ing individually or as a member, officer, ,Mr. Grose entered the service of the Government freight. Such stations will agent, representative, or employee of any Quartermaster Corps June 1, 1898, and permit the combination of a number of corporation, partnership, or association, was continuously employed until May 27, small shipments into car lots. or as an agent, representative, or em 1912, when he resigned. His services are " More and more the motor truck must ployee of an individual shall send, ship, now urgently needed In the Quartermas be used for local deliveries of freight, not transmit, or transport In any manner, or ter Corps of the Army at Jeffersonville, only between the plant nnd freight as cause to be shipped, transmitted, or trans Ind. In the opinion of the department sembly station, but to consumers at rela ported in any manner, any alcoholic this case is one in which the paramount tively near-by points. This will mean, in liquors. Including l>eer, ale, or wine, to consideration is the benefit of the service. many Instances, the organization of a any place within 5 miles of any military Woodbow Wilson. joint motor car service by the manufac camp, except for use in his home as here The White House, turers of a given district to insure that inbefore authorized: Provided, That July 17, 1917. as nearly as possible full motor truck where the existing limits of an incor Arizona Lands Withdrawn. loads may be available for each trip." porated city or town are within 5 miles of :i military enmp the prohibition upon It Is hereby ordered that the tract of land in Arizona within the following township 41 north, range 2 west ; thence the sale, barter, gift, service, sending, north to the place of beginning. shipment, transmission, or transportation boundaries, approximately 125,000 acres, be, and is hereby, reserved from entry, This order supersedes and takes the of alcoholic liquors imposed by this regu place of the order of October 16, 1907, lation shall

SUSPENSION OF UNESSENTIAL Articles Comprising Exports Control List Which RAILWAY PROJECTS IS URGED Will Require Licenses if Shipped From U. S. The railroads' war board has addressed a plea to public service commissions and [Secretary Redfleld has requested the cated), butter, fish (dried, canned, or newspapers to publish this statement with all .State, county, and municipal authori out change in the wording, and asked that fresh). ties throughout the United States urging especial care be exercised that no article be Grease (inedible or edible of animal cooperation with the railroads in a sus omitted from, or added to, the official list.] or- vegetable origin), linseed oil, lard, pension during the period of the war of meats (all varieties), tinned milk, pea " all efforts not designed to help directly nut oil and butter, rapeseed oil, tallow, in winning the war." For the information of shippers the tallow candles, stearic acid. The specific suggestions which the rail Exports Council has authorized the Pig iron, steel billets, steel sheet roads' war board make to all such au publication of a list comprising the ar bars, steel blooms, steel slabs, ship thorities are embodied In a letter for ticles which have already been de plates and structural shapes, iron warded by Chairman Fairfax Harrison. plates, " I " beams, mild-steel plates, termined to be included under the gen In the letter Mr. Harrison says : rolled steel plates, steel channels, steel eral headings mentioned in the Presi Mr. Harrison's Letter. angles, mild-steel plates (ordinary tank dent's proclamation of July 9. This quality), steel beams, steel plates one- " The present emergency has Imposed list supercedes an unauthorized and eighth of an inch thick or heavier, upon the railroad a very unusual strain incorrect statement hitherto published. (steel sheets one-eighth inch thick or In transporting men, food, coal, muni Additions may be made to this list, if heavier are classed as steel plates), tions, and materials in augmented quan it is determined that other articles are steel tees and zees, structural steel tity. This burden, while cheerfully un properly included in the general head shapes, boiler plates, tank plates, steel dertaken, requires every ounce of energy, ings given in the President's proclama doors, steel car frames, steel towers, every unit of rolling stock, every dollar tion. Official notice will be given of scrap iron and scrap steel, ferroman- of capital, every bit of supplies and coal such changes when they occur. ganese. which the railroads can command. Export license is required at present Fertilizers, cattle manure (shredded), " It Is the opinion of this committee nitrate of soda, poudrette, potato ma that all efforts not designed to help di for any article on the following list : Coal, coke, fuel oils, lubricating oil, nure, potassium salts, land plaster, pot rectly in winning the war should be sus ash, cyanamide, phosphoric acid, phos pended during the period of the war. In benzol, head-lantern oil, toluol, naph tha, benzene, red oil, kerosene, and gas phate rock, superphosphate, chlorate deed this is obviously the thought of potash, bone meal, bone flour, ground President Wilson in his appeal to the oline, including bunkers. bone, dried blood, ammonia and am country on April 16, 1917, which Included Food grains, flour and meal there monia salts, acid phosphate, guano, the following statement : from, corn flour, barley, rice flour, rice, humus, hardwood ashes, soot, sheep "*' " ' It is evident to every thinking man oatmeal and rolled oats, fodder and manure (pulverized), anhydrous am that our industries * * .* must be made feeds, oil cakes and oil-cake meal, monia. more prolific and more efficient than ever, malt, peanuts. Arms, ammunition, and explosives, and that they must be more economically Meats and fats, poultry, cottonseed nitrate of potash, rosin, sulphur, salt mauaged and better adapted to the par oil, corn oil, copra, coconuts (desic peter, turpentine. ticular requirements of our task than they hnve been.' Confine Projects to Essentials. " Therefore this committee earnestly BOYS ANSWER CALL TO FARMS. CEYLON MISSIONARY REGULATION. recommends that during the war the rail roads be required by the public authori Reports Tell of Progress of the Working ties to make Improvements and carry out Proposed Law to Require Non-British Reserve. Church Workers to Have Permits. projects involving the expenditure of money and labor only when they are abso The Department of Labor authorizes The consul at Colombo, Ceylon, has lutely essential for war purposes or public the following: sent the Department of State, under date safety. The prevailing high interest rate Satisfactory reports from the various of May 28, 1917, copies of the Ceylon on money, the difficulty of raising money States, telling of more and more ttoys Government Gazette for May 25, 1917, in competition with the tax-free Issues of going on the farms and making good containing a draft of a proposed ordi the Government, the excessive cost of there and of farmers so pleased that it* nance which, when it shall become effec supplies and labor, the delay in obtaining some cases they are voluntarily raising tive, will forbid all "persons not British material, the possible blockade of traffic, the boys' wages, Indicate In some degree subjects who intend to engage in mission and the diversion of labor all contribute the progress which the United States ary or educational work in Ceylon from to make nonessential construction unde Boys' Working Reserve of the Department landing unless they shall obtain a permit sirable during the war. of Labor is making. This success is at in writing enabling them to enter on such tributed by William E. Hall, national di work in the colony, granted to them by Reduction of Passenger Service. rector of the reserve, largely to the fine the British Government and issued to " The committee considers that the spirit and enthusiasm which the State them not more than six months pre erection of new stations and elimination directors and other leaders are showing viously ; and unless they establish their of grade crossings are among the non and to the care with which they are se Identity to the satisfaction of the prin essential improvements which should be lecting the hoys whom they are sending cipal customs officers at the ports and deferred at this time. We respectfully to the farms. satisfy such officers that they have re suggest that the basis for consideration Director Hall has held a number of ceived permission to land. of new projects at this time should be conferences recently with State directors Any person landing in contradiction of the increase in the capacity of the car and other officials looking to the forward these requirements will be liable to deten riers for national service. ing of the work. These conferences are tion, and any alien engaged in missionary " Furthermore, we urge your coopera resulting in a constant expansion of the or educational work whose presence is tion in eliminating all passenger service work. The shortage of farm labor in deemed undesirable may be deported. which is merely convenient and not justi some parts of Maryland and Virginia The exact date when the ordinance will fied by public necessity during the present and the best method of filling this with become effective has not yet been pub emergency situation." boy labor was discussed at a conference lished. The reasons assigned for the ordi between Mr. Hall and F. W. Holden, nance are that experience lias shown that BRIG. GEN. SHANES DETAILED. State director for Maryland, and Robert some safeguards are necessary to insure Brig. (Jen. David C. Shanks, United C. Howard, acting director for the Dis that Individuals desiring to work as mis States Army, now at San Francisco, Cal., trict of Columbia. sionaries are not in active sympathy with will repair to this city and report in the enemies of Great Britain. person to the Chief of Staff for instruc Show your patriotism by contributing tions. to the American Red Cross Fund. Contribute to the Red Cross fund. THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN: MONDAY, JULY 23, 1917.

PRESIDENT URGES COLLEGES AND TECHNICAL Published. Every Week Day, Except Legal Holidays, by trie Committee SCHOOLS TO MAINTAIN THEIR COURSES ON USUAL on Public Information. Offloe: No. 10 Jackson Place. LINES AS FAR AS POSSIBLE WHILE U. S. IS AT WAR Washington, D. O. Copies of the Official Bcllbtin will be fur The White House, nished without charge to newspapers, all post offices in the United States, Government offi Washington, July 30, 1917. cials, and agencies of a public character Hon. Franklin K. Lane, equipped for the dissemination of official news of the United States Government. — B. & Secretary of the Interior. Rochester, Editor. Mr Dear Mr. Secretary: The question which you have brought to SUBSCRIPTION BATBS BI HilL : my attention is of the very greatest moment. It would, as you suggest, „..._ /One year SB. 0« "*"7 \Slx months 3. 00 seriously impair America's prospects of success in this war if the supply of high}'/ trained men were unnecessarily diminished. There EXECUTIVE ORDER. ■will be need for a larger number of persons expert in the various I hereby create a Committee on Pub ■fields of applied science than ever before. Such persons will be lic Information, to be composed of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of needed both during the war and after Us close. I therefore haoe no War, the Secretary of the Navy, and a hesitation in urging colleges and technical schools to endeavor to, civilian who shall be charyed with the maintain their courses as far as possible on the usual basis. There executive direction of the committee. will be many young men from tliese institutions who will serve in As civilian chairman of the commit tee I appoint Mr. George Creel. the armed forces of the country. Those who fall below the age of The Secretary of State, the Secretary selective conscription and who do not enlist may feel that by pursuing •f War, and the Secretary of the Navy their courses with earnestness and diligence they also are preparing are authorized each to detail an officer orofficers to the workof the committee. themselves for valuable service to the Nation. I would particularly WOODROW WILSON. urge upon the young people who are leaving our hioh sc/iools that April 14, 1917. as many of them as can do so avail themselves this year of the opportunities offered by the colleges and technical schools, to the end- that the country may not lack an adequate supply of trained men and women. ORDER TO POSTMASTERS. Cordially and sincerely, yours, All postmasters arc directed to Woodrow Wilson. pout this Bulletin daily in a con spicuous place in the lobby or other portion of their rcspcctirc post-office buildings where the public can read it; and, without expense to the Gov ernment, cacti and every postmaster RUSSIA'S IMPORTS IN 1916 NEARLY TWICE AS is earnestly urged to see that this Bulletin is made available to as GREAT AS IN 1915, TOTAL BEING $545,853,000 many people as possible in the. man ner suggested. A. S. Burleson, The Bureau of Foreign and Domestic and those for 1916 at 31.8 cents. In the Postmaster General. Commerce has Issued the following : big import returns for 1916, however, high prices constitute an important European Russia imported $545,853,000 though indeterminate factor, which coun worth of goods in 1916, an increase of no terbalanced to some extent the decline in less than 100 per cent over the total for the exchange value of the ruble. PURPOSE OF APPEAL TO WOMEN. 1915, according to a compilation from The effect of the war was even more official Russian statistics made public to apparent in the export trade of 1916 Committee Not Prepared to Find Jobs day by the Bureau of Foreign and Do (SI 51. 400.000) which was less than one- mestic Commerce of the Department of for Stenographers and Clerks. fourth of the (normal exports of 1913 Commerce. Last year's imports fell only A misunderstanding lias arisen as to $83,000,000 short of the figure for the nor ($731,789,000), though nearly 23 per cent the purpose of au appeal issued recently mal year 1013.' As a matter of fact, more than the exports of 1915. The by the woman's committee of the Council since the official figures do not include growth last year in Hie total trade, which amounted to $697,313,000, as agaiust of National Defense that the women of niunii ions, the value of the goods actually the country prepare themselves by special received ami requiring transportation $395,254,000 In 1915 represents chiefly training for the war work which they the remarkable increase in imports. may be called upon to perform. s >. must have been greatly in excess of the value recorded. U. S. and Great Britain Lead. The woman's committee's appeal re When it is considered that in 1916 The most important contributors to ferred especially to the need for apt and European Russia received goods by two the Russian market in 191C were the well-trained stenographers and clerks, but routes only (Archangel and Scandinavia- United Kingdom and the United States. it was not intended to convey the impres Finland), while goods "were entered at An extraordinary Increase over 1913 sion that the committee was prepared to 44 ports in 1913, it is easier to appreciate (4,735 per cent) was made by Japan, enroll such competent persons nor to un the tremendous freight traffic that the whose energetic canvas of foreign mar dertake to secure positions for them. port of Archangel and the Russian rail kets since the war started has attracted The woman's committee's statement was roads were called upon to handle and the attention in Russia, as well as in South offered solely as advice to the patriotic inevitable congestion that has made nec Africa and Australia. In relative in women of the Nation. essary the strict limitation of imports. crease over 1913 the United States takes In the original figures, stated in rubles, second place, the percentage being 252. ENLISTMENTS IN THE NAVY. there was an apparent increase in the Other countries that showed a remark Total enlisted men in ttie Navy 1910 imports of 41 per cent over 1913. able growth of sales to Russia between July 20 134,444 The fall in ruble exchange has been 1013 and 1910 are the following: Sweden, Net gain July 21 234 allowed for in the bureau's statement by 250 per cent ; Finland, 157 per cent ; the Total enlisted men in the Navy making the conversions for 1913 at the United Kingdom, 123 per cent; Norway July 21 134,678 normal rate of 51.5 cents to the ruble and France, each 88 per cent. THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN: MONDAY, JULY 23, 1917. ■ 1 : .

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES BRIEFLY TOLD

SENATE. I be authorized during the period of the HOUSE. war to take over the mines at a reason The rivers and harbors appropriation The House this morning received the bill, carrying about $27,000,000, was able price and operate them and to regu late wholesale and retail distribution and administration food bill with the Senate Uiken up- for consideration this morning. ■wages of coal miners. amendments and it will be sent to con Senator Fletcher, in charge of the bill, ference promptly. There promises to be urged it as a war measure because of An amendment offered by Senator Till man was adopted appropriating $10,- some decided opposition among House the improvements of harbors provided Members to some of the vital changes for. It probably will be under discussion 000,000 for the purchase by the Govern made in the Senate. several days., ment of nitrates- for fertilizers to be sold Conference reports were ■ received on to farmers for cash. An effort by Sena Senator Simmons, chairman of the Fi tor Shafroth to restore the House pro the administration priority shipment bill nance Committee, said this morning that vision putting the administration of the under which the transportation of com his committee would give no further con law in the hands of a single individual modities necessary for the natioiml de sideration to the war-tax revenue bill un instead of the board of three previously fense can be expedited, and on the bill to til the conference report on the food bill agreed upon was rejected by a vote of increase the membership of the' Inter has been agreed to in both Houses. The state Commerce Commission from seven 60 to 23. to nine members. Saturday, Chairman prohibition amendment, commanding the Senator Owen offered a proposal pro taking over of all distilled spirits in bond, viding for the appointment of a joint Ferris, of the Public Lands Committee,, if adopted will require a revision of the committee on expenditures of the war to filed a conference report agreeing to the tax bill in order to produce the required supervise appropriations. It was ac terms of the bill giving full credit to homesteaders for all time spent in the revenue. If that amendment is rejected, cepted by a vote of 53 to 31. Republicans the bill as previously reported to the Sen Army or the Navy during the war. voted for it solidly and a number of Representative Emerson, of Ohio, has ate will stand. Democrats joined them. Under the terms Senator Sheppard, of Texas, said he Introduced a bill to compel aliens, other of the amendment this committee is to than Germans, to enlist in the service of was hopeful of bringing up the nation consists of three Democratic Senators wide prohibition constitutional amend the United States or in the Army or Navy and Representatives and two Republican of their own country- ipply tor United ment this week. Senators and Representatives. . The com With but very little discussion, with States citizenship, or be deported at the mittee is to be appointed by the usual option of the President. The bill was but one negative vote, and without a body in each House that designates com roll call the Senate late Saturday even referred to the Committee on Immigra mittees. It is to be known as the " Joint tion and Naturalization. ing passed the $640,000,000 aviation bill. Committee of Expenditures in the Con The Speaker and the Vice President The Secretary of the Navy asked Con duct of the War." It is made the duty gress for an emergency appropriation of signed the measure to-day, and it was of the executive departments on request sent at once to the White House for the $137,000,000 for the upkeep of the naval to keep the committee fully informed as establishment during the present fiscal approval of the President. The amend to their war expenditures and contracts. ment of Mr. Hardwick to strike out the year. The bulk of the appropriation The committee shall confer and advise would he for ammunition, ordnance sup clause providing for the draft m connec with the President, heads of executive de tion witli the new flying corps -to be cre plies, improvement of yards and dork, partments, commissions, voluntary boards, clothing, and enlargement of the gun fac ated was defeated by a vote of 66 to 12. or other organizations connected with the The amendment by Senator Owen for the tory at the Washington Navy Yard. For conduct of the war, with a view to safe the last item $7,500,000 is asked. appointment of a board to supervise the guarding expenditures and report to Con expenditure of the large sum authorized Secretary of Commerce Redfield asked gress from time to time in its own dis Congress for $37,500 to pay for an in also was rejected. cretion or when requested by either Senator Calder offered an amendment quiry into development of internal water branch of Congress. ways for freight transportation, the re that was intended to make aliens resi The Senate ueeepted an amendment by dent in the United States, other than lations between the railway systems siiid Mr. Kenyon that is intended to prevent water transportation, and the attitude Germans, subject to the draft in the for hoarding. It will not apply to farmers mation of the new National Army. Sev of shippers toward the use of waterways. who hold their own products or to Representative Hulbert, of New York, eral Senators spoke in favor of this farmer's cooperative associations. This amendment to the draft law, but urged introduced a resolution providing for tlie amendment makes it a felony punishable presentation of the United States it.ig that it be not pressed In connection with with imprisonment for not less than six the aviation bill. Following assurances over the Speaker's chair to the New York months nor more than three years, for World, to be taken by a representative of by Senator Stone, of the Foreign Rela any person to destroy or make away with tions Committee, and Senator Chamber that paper to the American anibas-:-i<:or any article suitable for human food, fuel, at Petrograd and donated in the na: v <.it lain, chairman of the Military Commit or other necessaries of life, for the pur tee, that the subject would be given con the House of Representatives as a b-.Lttle- pose of limiting the supply to the public flag to the Russian army. sideration this week, - Senator Calder or affecting the market price, whether withdrew his amendment and the avia temporarily or otherwise. An amendment tion bill was adopted precisely as it by Senator Nelson defined grain ex VISIT NEW SURVEY STEAMER, passed the House. Only 55 minutes were changes and gave the President authority consumed in enacting this important to close them if through their actions measure into law. they unduly or unreasonably enhanced Secretary Redfield and Other Officials on The administration food bill also went prices of wheat or other food cereal. A Board the " Surveyor." through to the final stages late Saturday proposal by Senator La Follette to give The new Coast and Geodetic Survey afternoon after rive weeks of debate. It the President authority to take over and steamer Surveyor, which was completed was passed by a vote of 81 to 6. A num operate railroads, vessels engaged in the last month at (he yard of the Manito.voc ber of important changes were made in coastwise or lake or river traffic, and Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, Wis., will the House bill. These will be straightened other common carriers, for the period of arrive in Washington to-morrow morning, out in* conference, and the leaders to-day the war, was voted down by a vote of 69 with Secretary of Commerce Kedfiold and were hopeful that a full agreement might to 17. An amendment by Senator Hollis officials of the Coast Survey aboard. bo reached by the end of this week. By stipulated that nothing in the food law The Surveyor was built especially for a vote of 4(5 to 33 the Senate fixed a mini should be construed jis repealing the anti surveying work in and around Alaska, mum guaranteed price for wheat of not trust law. and is probably one of the largest vessels less than .$2 a bushel. The Pomerene A subcommittee of the Committee on of her type afloat. She is an oil-burning amendment, giving the Government con Commerce will hold hearings this week vessel, and is so equipped that she can trol through the Federal Trade Commis on the trading-with-the-enemy bill re remain at sea for several months at a sion of the coal industry and its distribu cently passed by the House. It is ex time. tion ami to iix the price of coal and coke, pected that this measure will be pro was agreed to by a vote of 72 to 12. Under ductive of considerable debate when it Show your patriotism by contributing this amendment the Government would gets into the Senate. to the American Red Cross Fund. THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN i MONDAY-, JULY 23, 1917.

ard W. Childs, Hotel Portland, Portland, LOAN OF 3,840 COOKS TO SUPERINTEND 16 ARMY Oreg. Pennsylvania State Hotel Association, CANTONMENT KITCHENS REQUESTED OF 58 HOTEL J. M. Frazier, Bellevue-Stratford, Phila delphia, Pa. ASSOCIATIONS BY THE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL Rocky Mountain Hotel Men's Associa tion, B. I). Keith, Vail Hotel. Pueblo, Colo. Men Will Be Paid Same Salaries as serve Corps to organize ritew schools along Southern California Hotel Association, the lines of the ones now In existence. W. J. Coiopy, Hotel Baltimore, Los An They Now Receive — Will Be The course in the new schools under geles, Cal. contemplation are planned to be half as South Dakota Hotel Association, C. M. Used to Train Those Who long in time as those now followed in the Dake, Centervllle, S. Dak. Will Be Permanent four existing schools, where the student Southern Hotel Association, A. H. Gal is graduated after four months of instruc loway, Winston-Salem, N. C. Cooks. tion. Southern Interstate Hotel Association, List of Hotel Associations. A. S. Amer, St. Chnrles Hotel, New Or The Quartermaster General's Depart List of hotel associations to which the leans, La. ment has sent out telegrams to presidents 58 telegrams were sent: Texas Hotel Men's Association, J. C. of 58 hotel associations throughout the American Hotel Protective Association Cochran, Metropolitan Hotel, Fort Worth, country requesting the "loan" of 3,840 of the- United States and Canada. W. N. Tex. experienced cooks to superintend the Robinson. Hotel Baltimore, Kansas City. Vermont State Hotel Association, M. L. kitchens in the 16 cantonments for the Hotel Men's Mutual Benefit Association Powell, Hotel Vermont. Burlinj-rton, Vt. new National Army. For this work 15 of the United States and Canada, Frank Washington State Hotel Association, civilian cooks will be required for each C. Hall, Somerset Hotel, Boston. J. C. Mnrmaduke, New Washington Hotel, regiment to be formed, making an aver Arkansas Hotel Men's Association, A. Seattle, Wash. age of 240 for each cantonment. A. Reynolds, Hot Springs, Ark. Western New York and Pennsylvania The Quartermaster General has been Alabama Hotel Association, L. D. Fair- Hotel Association, G. F. Hulbert, Hotel authorized to organize 16 schools for the child, Exchange Hotel, Montgomery, Ala. Samuels. Jamestown. N. Y. instruction of cooks for the Army. The California State Hotel Association, Ver Wisconsin State Hotel Association, E. J. plan is to have a school for each National non Goodwin, Alexandria Hotel, Los An Carroll, Commercial Hotel, Watertown, Army cantonment on September 1, when geles, Cal. Wis. the mobilization takes place. The cooks Northern California Hotel Association, Capitol Tour Association. E. S. Tait. for the organization of the National Army J. F. McHenry, Montgomery Hotel, San Hotel Dupont. Wilmington, Del. will be appointed after the Army is or Jose, Cal. Atlanta, Ga., Hotel Men's Associa ganized. Therefore, preparation must be Connecticut Hotel Association, A. C. tion, Wm. C. Royer, Piedmont Hotel, At Judd, Hotel Ellon, Waterbury, Conn. lanta, Ga. made for feeding the men when they are Atlantic City. N. J.. Hotel Association, assembled at the cantonments. Georgia Hotel Men's Association, George R. Benton, Savannah Hotel, Sa W. F. Hanstein, Royal Palace Hotel. Services Only Temporary. vannah, Ga. Birmingham, Ala., Hotel Men's Asso It is not the object of the Quartermas Idaho Hotel Men's Association, C. W. ciation, H. N. Burt. Florence Hotel. ter's Department to make these especially Thompson, American Falls, Idaho. Boston City Hotel Association, Archie appointed cooks a permanent part of the Illinois Hotel Association, G. W. Byers, Hurlburt. Boston Tnvern. military organization. It is believed that Mntoon, 111. Buffalo, N. Y., Hotel Association, D. their services will not be required longer Indiana Hotel Keepers' Association, H. H. McLeod, McLeod Hotel. than from one month to six weeks. In J. Keennn. Anthony Hotel, Fort Wayne, Chicago Hotel Association, L. R.Adams, addition to their work of getting the Ind. Brevoort. Army kitchens into running order, they Maine Hotel Association, H. E. Thurs Cleveland, Ohio, Hotel Association, J. will be utilized as instructors for the ton, New Chase House, Portland. Me. P. A. O'Connor, Hotel Statler. cooks wJio are permanently to serve in the Maryland Hotel Association, H. J. Denver Hotel and Restaurant Keep National Army cantonments. While re Joyce, Joyce Hotel. Baltimore. Md. ers' Association, S. C. Huber, Standish ceiving Government pay they will be su Massachusetts Hotel Association, Ar Hotel. . pervised by trained instructors from the thur L. Race, Brandon Hall, Brookline, Detroit, Mich., Hotel Association, J. Regular Army. Mass. R. Hayes, Wayne Hotel. The presidents ,of the hotel associations Michigan Hotel Men's Association, E. C. Kansas City Hotel Association, W. S. have been asked to act as a committee In Puffer, Otst-go Hotel, Jackson, Mich. Mars, Kupper Hotel. working out this scheme. Each hotel pro Minnesota State Hotel Association, F. Louisville, Ky., Hotel Association, Otto prietor who recommends experienced, re E. Zonne, Hotel Andrews, Minneapolis, Seelbach, Hotel Seelbach. liable cooks will be held responsible for Minn. Milwaukee, Wis., Hotel Association, the efficiency of these men. These cooks Mississippi Hotel Keepers' Association, Ernest Clarenbach, Hotel Smedford and will be transported at Government ex A. J. Dormnn, Houston Hotel, Houston, Martin. pense to and from their places of employ Miss. Hotel Association of New York City, ment. They will be paid the salaries they Missouri-Kansas-Oklahoma Hotel Asso Thomas D. Green, Hotel Woodward. have received at the hotels which regu ciation, A. B. Clark, Savoy Hotel, Kan Omaha, Nebr., Hotel Association, J. F. larly employ them. sas City, Mo. Letton, Fontenelle. Nebraska Hotel Association, R. D. Mc- Philadelphia, Pa., Hotel Association. Four Schools for Cooks. Fnddon, Wellington Inn, Omaha, Nebr. N. W. Newton, Green's Hotel. There are at present four Government New Jersey Hotel Association, C. J. Pittsburgh, Pa., Hotel and Restaurant schools for the training of cooks and Fury, Hotel Sterling, Trenton, N. J. Keepers' Association, T. N. Clancy, Mar bakers. It is obvious that, in preparing New England Hotel Association, A. C. quette Hotel. to feed the new National Army, a much Treadway, Red Lion Inn, Stockbridge, San Antonio, Tex., Association, T. B. more extensive training must be devised. Mass. Baker, St. Antony Hotel. With this in view, the War Department New Hampshire Hotel Association, W. Springfield, Mass., Hotel Association, has worked out a plan whereby the cap R. New. Port House, Newport. C. T. Shean, Cooley Hotel. tain of each company shall choose, out of New York State Hotel Association, Washington, D. C, Hotel Association, the most likely men presented, three cooks John McGlynn, Hotel Rensselaer, Troy, F. S. Hight, New Willard Hotel. - who will be trained in school methods N. Y. National Congress of American Hotel while the National Army is undergoing its North Dakota Hotel Association, C. A. Associations, Rome Miller, Rome Hotel, course. This will give something like 075 Elaus, Gladstone Hotel, Jamestown, Omaha, Nebr., chairman. enlisted cooks to each cantonment. Over N. Dak. these men the civilian hotel cooks will Northwestern Hotel Men's Association, 1,348 NEW ARMY RECRUITS. have supervision until the work is well F. E. Zonne, Hotel Andrews, Minneapolis, Reports to the Adjutant General's Of orgnnized. The most proficient of the en Minn. fice show that enlistments for the Regu listed instructors from the four Govern Ohio State Hotel Association, W. E. lar Army July 20 amounted to 1,348, ment schools have been recommended for Hawk, Gibson House, Cincinnati, Ohio. making a total of 153,807 accepted en commissions in the Quartermaster's Re Oregon State Hotel Association, Rich listments since April 1, 1917. THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN: MONDAY, JULY 23, 1917. 7

OPEN MARKET PURCHASE AUTHORIZED OF ANIMALS ENGINEER RESERVE OFFICERS NEEDED BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR WAR PURPOSES GIVEN ACTIVE ASSIGNMENTS

The Quartermaster General of the agreement on any order for more than The following-named officers of Ihe En Army authorizes the following: a hundred animals. At the end of each gineer Officers' Reserve Corps are relieved The Secretary of War has approved of day's business a voucher for the purchase from their obligations in connection with the purchase in the open market of the price of all the animals bought that day their enlistments at the Engineer train mature specification animals needed by will be furnished the seller. The total ing camps named below and are assigned the Government for war purposes. value of this voucher will be paid on to active duty at the same camps: 1. Any responsible dealer, breeder, or presentation to the purchasing officer of At Vancouver Barracks, Wash. — Capt. farmer who is capable of supplying the the remount zone in which the animals Bertram D. Dean. First Lieuts. Franklin Government with one or more carloads of are delivered. W. Bush, jr., Harold Cogswell, Merrill animals at a sanitary place, suitable for 7. Under agreements to furnish 100 Butler, Frank M. House, Arthur 51. Boh-, feeding, inspecting, branding, and loading animals or less no bond will be required, nert, ' and Roy E. Tremourex. Second them on cars Is invited to furnish the fol but 5 per cent of the purchase price will Lieut. Ernest M. Wright. lowing information to the purchasing of be deducted from the amount of the In the vicinity of Washington, 1). C— ficers in the remount zone in which he is voucher for each day's business and will Capts. John W. Mark, George H. Throop, located or proposes to supply animals : not be paid until all the animals are de Oscar B. Perry, James G. Ross,, John H. (a) The number of mature specifica livered. Watson, and Martin P. Korn. First tion iiiimals of each of the following Lieuts. Harwood S. Haynes, Merritt T. classes that lie can supply : Cavalry and DISCUSS AIRCRAFT SPRUCE. Cooke, jr., Harry S. Abell, Albert O. riding horses, light artillery horses, heavy Loomis, Ira B. Pearce, Isadore E. Behr- artillery horses for siege batteries, wheel Conference Considers Question of Im man, Page B. Blakemor'e, Paul Freedley, mules, lead mules, and pack mules. proper Sawing of Timber. Ambrose Harwell, Philip O'B. Mont (fr) The price per animal at which he gomery, Carl L. Raymond, Lois L. Adams, A conference on aircraft spruce specifi Caleb S. Kennv, Herbert I. Collins, Wil will enter Into an agreement to supply cations of great importance to the success animals of each class to the Government ful accomplishment of the airplane pro liam V. Hill, William S. Grace, James if called upon to do so. C. FitzSimons, and Willard W. Troxwell. grams of both the United States and the Second Lieuts. John E. Moreloek, Hugh (p) The places where he proposes to entente allies was held here recently. offer animals for inspection by Army pur Those who took part included spokes M. Heiskell, Gerald M. Keith, Orris S. chasing boards. Wood, Robert L. Glose, Frederic F. men for the Pacific coast and Carolina Freeh, Charles H. Chandler, jr., Ephraim 2. Full particulars as to the specifica spruce interests, called to Washington par tions of animals, method of inspection, B. Wilkinson, Frank S. Neely, Kenneth ticularly for the purpose, and representa B. Jones, John S. Beck, and William A. and requirements of inspection plants tives of the Aviation Section of the Signal will be furnished on application to the Richards. Corps ; the aircraft production board of At Fort Leavenworth, Kans. — Maj. Wal purchasing officer of any one of the zones. the Council of National Defense; the 3. The Government purchasing officers British, French, and Italian missions now ter E. Winn ; Capts. Henry N. Brooks, charged with the details of buying horses in this country ; the lumber committee of Rennie B. Fanning, Frederick R. Glert- and mules for the Army are as follows: the Council of National Defense; and sen, Albee L. Ladd, George G. Stroebe, Depot quartermaster at Fort Keogh re various American airplane manufacturers. Warren R. Thompson, George C. Parsons, mount depot, Fort Keogh, Mont., for the Among the purposes of the conference George Goldman, George A. Knapp, Frank northern remount zone, embracing the were to make the spruce manufacturers B. Watterson, Oscar W. Urbom, Charles following States : Idaho, Minnesota, Mon thoroughly familiar with the quantity and S. Rogers, Chester A. Rothwell, Benjamin tana, North Dakota, Oregon, South Da character of tjje requirements which the H. Lampert, Byron L. Kelso, and Walter kota, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and nations fighting Germany will need during V. Buck; First Lieuts. Leroy Johnson, Washington. the coming year ; to arrange for standard Charles M. Seymour, Meyer Barnert, Quartermaster at 410 Scarritt Arcade specifications for sawing the spruce for Samuel E. Minor, Henry V. Hubbard, Building, Kansas City, Mo., for the cen all four of the nations represented, elimi Bjarne N. Foiling, Horace C. Rawson, tral remount zone, embracing the follow nating the waste and confusion which Jonathan W. Freeman, Frank Scott, Gor ing States: Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, now arises from Improper sawing; and don A. Beebe, Allison T. Yorton, Edward Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and to discuss arrangements for a proper co A. Wood, Arnold A. Kriegsmann, Gerald Nebraska. ordination of purchasing. S. Kibbey, Royal S. Durrell, George A. Depot quartermaster, Fort Reno re The representatives of the spruce Geib, Ralph G. Aultman, Leo H. Weis- mount depot, Fort Reno, Darlington, manufacturers were Messrs. Howard E. feld, Chancey L. Currier, Lewis H. Mer Okla., for the southern remount zone, em Jayne, F. A. Douty, and Israel Ludlow, rill, Ray E. McCurdy, Samuel J. Gates, bracing the following States : Arkansas, representing the Pacific coast Interests, Robert R. Fisher, Jamison Vawter, Ed Arizona, California, Louisiana, Missis and C. J. Whitmer, representing North ward W. Falanders, John T. Watry, An sippi, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Carolina spruce men. Among others who drew H. Holt, Victor Morris, Robert J. and Texas. were at the conference were C. B. Gor Parmenter, Prescott G. Brown, Jessel S. Depot quartermaster, Front Royal Re don, of the British munitions purchasing Whyte, William E. Stanley, Malcolm K. mount Depot, Front Royal, Va., for the board; Maj. R. Perfetti, of the Italian Whyte, Jerome Powers, Dan S. Helmick, eastern remount zone, embracing the fol mission ; Capt. A. de la Grange and Cupt. and James B. Black ; Second Lieuts. Har lowing States : Alabama, Connecticut, Henry Dourlf, of the French mission ; vey A. Wood, Boiling W. Coulter, Edward Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Messrs. Coffin, Deeds, Waldon, and Sligh, Illsley, Robert A. Thurstin, Arthur W. Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, of the aircraft production board; Maj. Bauragarten, John E. Hayden, John A. B. Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Henry Souther and Maj. W. H. H. Huttou, Tompkins, Leslie A. Kibbe, Lynn U. Mar New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsyl of the Signul Corps ; Dr. Henry Crampton, tin, Dudley K. Sadler, Edwin J. Stephen vania. Rhode Island, South Carolina, of the advisory commission ; E. T. Allen, son, Clyde F. Welngartner, Albert M. Tennessee, Vermont, and West Virginia. of the lumber committee of the Council of Bowles, Waldlmar Karkow, Walter S. 4. No agreement to furnisli animals National Defense ; Karl Zlmmerschled, of Shively, Eugene L. Colcord, William D. will be made with any dealer unless he the automotive committee ; and W. C. Stuart, jr., Neil A. Fowler, James F. is considered capable of supplying all the Chadeayne, of the Curtiss Airplane Co. ; Larduer, jr., David H. Levy, Charles W. animals lie offers to supply without sub Glenn L. Martin, of. the Wright-Martin Campbell, Donald M. Cook. Francis J. letting or calling upon other agencies to Co. ; F. H. Russell, of the Burgess Co. ; Sherwin, Russell F. Albert, John D. assist him. , Gould, Ralph L. Nessler, Kenneth A. Bar and H. E. Talbot, Jr., of the Dayton- ren, Milton N. Levy, Charles K. Dunn, 5. At least one purchasing board in each Wright Co. zone will be reserved for the inspection and John L. Niesse. of animals offered by farmers and breed Capt. William E. Ford, Engineer Officers' Reserve Corps, Is assigned to active duty. Capt. Hayden Chanhlng. Quartermaster Of ers in not less than carload lots. He will take station at Little Kock, Ark., ficers' Reserve Corps, is relieved from further and report by letter to the Quartermaster duty as assistant to the depot quartermaster. Bond Will Be Required. General of the Army for assignment to duty Front Royal Remount Depot, Front Royal, Vu., In connection with the Cantonment Division and will repair to this city and report In per 6. A bond of 5 per cent of the total con of the Quartermaster Department at Little son to the Quartermaster Oeneral of the Army sideration will be required as part of the Kock, Ark. for assignment to duty In his office. 8 THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN: MONDAY, JULY 23, 1917.

fixed, shall be treated as though simul PRESIDENT EXCLUDES CERTAIN taneously filed and shall be disposed of CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION in the manner prescribed by existing regu AREAS FROM PALISADE FOREST lations. Under such regulations conflicts ANNOUNCES EXAMINATIONS of equal rights will be determined by a By the President of the United States of drawing. The United States Civil Service Com America — A Proclamation. Warning is hereby given that no set mission announces open competitive ex Wliereas it appears that the public good tlement Initiated prior to seven days af aminations as follows : will be promoted by excluding certain ter the date for homestead entry above List No. 1. — Kxami nations of the non- lands within the States of Idaho and named will be recognized, but nil persons assembled type ; that is, those in which Wyoming from the Palisade National who go upon any of the lands to be re competitors are not assembled for an Forest and by restoring the public lands stored hereunder and perform any act of examination but are rated upon the sub subject to disposition In the excluded settlement thereon prior to 9 o'clock a. ni., jects of training and ex|>erience aud cor areas in a manner authorized by the net standard time, September 18, 1917, or roborative evidence. Applications for of Congress approved September 30, 1913 who are on or are occupying any part of these examinations are received at any (38 Stat., 113). entitled "An act to au said lands at such hour, except those hav time : thorize the President to provide a method ing valid subsisting settlement rights in Aeronautical mechanical draftsman, for opening lands restored from reserva itiated prior to withdrawal from settle Signal Service, War Department; assist tion or withdrawal, and for other pur ment aud since maintained, and those ant director of traffic, office of Chief of poses " ; having preferences to make entry under Ordnance ; accountant, Ordnance Depart Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson, the provisions of the act of Congress ap ment of War Departmeut; inspector of President of the United States of America, proved June 11. 1900 (34 Stat, 233), en powder and explosives, Ordnance Depart by virtue of the power in me vested by titled "Au act to provide for the entry of ment of War Department ; assistant in the net of Congress approved June 4, 1807 agricultural hinds within forest reserves," spector of powder and explosives. Ord (30 Stat., 11 at 34 and 30), entitled "An and acts amendatory, will be considered nance Department of War Department; act making appropriations for sundry and dealt with as trespassers aud will inspector of small arms, Ordnance De civil expenses of the Government for the gain no rights whatever under such un partment of War Department ; inspector fiscal year eliding June 30. 1908, and for lawful settlement or occupancy; pro- (female) of undergarments, Quartermas other purposes," do proclaim that the vtded. however, that nothing herein con ter Corps ; tent inspector, Quartermaster boundaries of the Palisade National For tained shall prevent persons from going Corps; ordnance foreman, navy-yard serv est are hereby changed to exclude the upon and over the lands to examine them ice, Bremerton, Wash. ; dairy manu areas indicated as eliminations on the with a view to thereafter appropriating facturing specialist, Bureau of Animal In diagram hereto annexed and forming a them in accordance herewith. Persons dustry, Department of Agriculture; as part hereof. having prior settlement rights or prefer sistant dairy manufacturing specialist And I do further proclaim and make ences, as above denned, will be allowed Bureau of Animal Industry, Department known that in my judgment, it is proper to make entry in accordance with exist of Agriculture; master gauge expert, Bu and necessary in the interest of equal ing law and regulations. reau of Standards, Department of Com opportunity and good administration that It is not intended by this proclamation merce ; gauge inspector, Bureau of Stand all of the excluded lands subject to such to reserve any lands not immediately here ards, Department of Commerce ; assistant disposition should be restored to home tofore embraced in a national forest, nor gauge Inspector, Bureau of Standards; stead entry in advance of settlement or to exclude any lands except the areas indi Department of Commerce. other forms of disposition, and pursuant cated as eliminations on the diagram here List No. 2. — Examinations of the non- to the authority reposed in me by the to annexed. assembled type for which applications aforesaid act of September 30, 1913. I do In witness whereof, I have hereunto set must be filed by the dates specified : hereby direct and provide that such lands, my hand and caused the seal of the United Director of traffic, office of Chief of subject to valid rights and the provisions States to be affixed. Ordnance. August 7 ; material clerk, navy- of existing withdrawals, shall be opened Done at the city of Washington this yard service, Bremerton, Wash., August to entry only, under the provisions of the thirtieth day of June, in the year of our 14; assistant, plant pathologist, Bureau homestead laws requiring settlement, at Lord one thousand nine hundred and of Plant Industry, Department of Agri and after, but not before. 9 o'clock a. in., seventeen, and of the independence of the culture, August 7: mechanical draftsman, standard time, September 11, 1017, and United States the one hundred and forty- Reclamation Service, Denver, Colo., Au to settlement and other disposition, under first. gust 7. any public land law applicable thereto, [seal.] Woodrow Wilson. List No. 3. — Examinations in which at and after, but not before, 9 o'clock By the President : competitors will be assembled for scholas a. m., September 18, 1917; provided, that Robert Lansing, tic tests : the rights of the State of Idaho under Secretary of State. Laboratory aid, motion-picture lalw- the provisions of the act of Congress ap ratory (female), Department of Agricul proved March 3, 1893 (27 Stat., 592). SALE OF POISONED PLASTERS. ture, August 8; power plant operator, shall not be abridged in so far as any of animal quarantine station, Atheuia. N. J. the excluded lands in that State are af (examinations held at Paterson and Pas fected thereby. Unsurveyed lands are Reports Indicating Possible Enemy Ac saic. N. J., only), August 8; assistant en not subject to the provisions of said act, tivity in West Being Probed. gineer in forest products. Forest Service, but in the absence of u prior valid ad In response to inquiries relative to the Madison, Wis., August 8; clerk qualified verse right, the preference accorded the reported sale in western States of poi in French, German, Italian, and Rou State thereby, where the township has soned plasters, Assistant Attorney Gen manian (male), Post Office Service, Can been surveyed and the plat thereof filed eral William C. Fitts, in the absence of ton, Ohio, August 8; shop apprenf\e. f >u- w bile the lands were reserved for forestry Attorney General Gregory, has author reau of Standards, Department of Com purposes, will attach immediately upon ized the following statement: merce, August 22; assistant, Philippine the restoration of such lands to selection " While the Department of Justice does 'service, August 22-23; teacher, Philip and entry under the general land laws of not take a sensational view of the reports pine service, August 22-23. the United States September 18, 1917, as indicating a possible enemy activity in Full information concerning the above- herein provided and continue for 60 days. the dissemination of poisoned sticking named examinations may be obtained Prospective applicants may, during the or court plaster, there has been enough upon application to the United States period of 20 days preceding the date on officially reported on the subject to war Civil Service Commission, Washington, which the land shall become subject to rant thorough investigation, both as to D. C. ; the secretary of the United States entry, selection, or location of the form the manner of distribution and the germs Civil Service Board, post office, Boston, desired under the provisions of this proc in the plasters. Consequently, the sam Mass., Philadelphia, Pa., Atlanta, Ga., lamation, execute their applications in the ples in hand are being analytically ex Cincinnati, Ohio; customhouse. New manner provided by law and present the amined both in Washington and in a York, N. Y., New Orleans, La., Hono same, accompanied by the required pay western city. Pending further informa lulu, Hawaii ; old customhouse, St. Louis, ments, to the proper United States land tion it would be well for the consuming Mo.; Administration Building. Balboa office, in person, by mail, or otherwise, public to use no remedies of this kind Heights, Canal Zone; or to the chairman and all applications so tiled, together with except those obtained from approved of the Porto Rican Civil Service Commis such ns may be submitted at the hour sources of supply." sion, San Juan, P. R.