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PUBLISHED DAILY UNDER ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT BY THE COMMITTEE 08 PUBLIC INFORMATION GEORGE CREEL, CHAIRMAN

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CALL FOR SUPPLIES CABLED NEED AID OF STATE COUNCILS Naval Gunners Captured by T0 RED CROSS FROM FRANCE U-boat That Sunk U. S. ON THE SECOND LlBERlY LOAN Ship, and Those Escaping A cabled appeal for the immediate ship The Council of National Defense has ment of supplies to France has reached Following are the members of sent the following to _the several State the American Red Cross from Maj. Gray the armed guard of the steamship councils of defense: son M.-P. Murphy. Maj. Murphy, as “ Canipana," who were taken pris The Treasury Department is now per the head of the Red Cross Commission in oners by the German submarine fecting its organization for the sale of France, has been making a survey of con when the “Campana” was sunk bonds in the “second liberty loan of ditions in the war zone and the districts on August 6: 1917.” The details concerning this bond which harbor refugees. The cable em James Delaney, chief gunner’s phasizes the urgent need in Europe for issue and concerning the campaign in its mate, commander of armed guard; vast amounts of hospital and knitting behalf will be announced later. In gren next of kin, wife, Elinor Delaney, supplies. ernl, the Treasury Department will con 12 Cleveland Street, Malden, Mass. duct the campaign through the machinery Maj. Murphy’s Cable gram. William Albert Miller, seaman already provided in the Federal re». ."ce second class; next of kin, mother, Maj. Murphy cables: banks, as was done in connection wit". the Elizabeth Grebeck, 8845 Barley “ Begin shipping at once 1,500,000 each “first liberty loan of 1917." Obviously, knitted mufflers, sweaters, socks, and Avenue, Chicago, Ill. in the management of the tremendous but wristlets. These are desperately needed Fred Stephen Jacob, seaman sec highly detailed and technically timnr-fll before cold weather. In view of the ond class; next of kin, father, Au matters involved in such a bond issue. the shortage of fuel, and other discomforts. gust Jacob, 90 Eureka Street, Treasury Department must act primarily they will be of incredible value in both Pittsburgh, Pa. through a banking medium, and it finds military and civilian work. Ray Roop, boatswain’s mate available in the organization of the Fed “ Last winter broke the record for cold second class; next of kin, mother, cral Reserve System (which antedaied and misery among the people here. They Elizabeth Garn, 415 Poplar Street, the war) the appropriate facilities. At inexpressibly dread lest the coming Boyne City, Mich. the same time, the department appreciates winter find us without supplies to meet Charles Levan Kline, gunner's the very valuable assistance which the the situation. I urge you on behalf of mate third class; next of kin, State councils of defense can render in our soldiers and those of our allies who father, Henry C. Kline, 240 \Vest this campaign, and desires their coopera will suffer in the frozen trenches. Thou Buttonwood Street, Reading, Pa. tion. Capt. Oliver, master of the ,sands of Belgian and French refugees and State Councils to Assist. repatriates are being returned through “ Campana," is also a prisoner on Switzerland to France.” the U-boat. In order that the assistance of the State The other members of the armed councils of defense may be properly co Circular of Directions. guard, who were landed safely at ordinated in the campaign which will be The woman’s bureau of the Red Cross. a French port. are: carried on within each Federal reserve district, :1 letter has been sent by the under the direction of Miss Florence M. Henry Montgomery Lusk, sea Marshall, has prepared directions with Treasury Department to the governor of man second class; mother, Flor each Federal reserve bank. In this letter, complete information as to the knitted ence E. Lusk, 203 Lampassas articles asked for by Maj. Murphy. The each Federal reserve bank governor is Street, Ennis, Tex. , asked to appoint: upon the liberty loan circular, which will be available to any George Franklin Wilcox, seaman woman who applies to the nearest Red committee of his district a member, who second class; next of kin, father, shall be charged particularly with the Cross chapter, tells exactly how to obtain Charles Wilcox, 2906 Kuchle yarn, detailed knitting instructions, and duty of linking the work of the State Street, Cleveland, Ohio. councils'of defense with the general plan where to send the garments for imme Karl Melvin Smith, seaman sec diate shipment to France. of the campaign. In this way duplication ond class; next of kin, father, of eifort will be avoided and the maxi Karl M. Smith, 4302 Holly Avenue, PICTURE INFORMATION READY. mum of effectiveness secured. St. Louis, Mo. The council of any State which does \Vray Ernest Metsker, seaman not fall wholly within one district should Pamphlet Dealing with Photographs of second class; next of kin, father, be in communication with the liberty loan Army and Navy Activities Issued. James W. Metsker, Williamsport, organizations of both districts concern A pamphlet entitled _“ Information con 1nd. . ing the development of its campaign in cerning the making and distribution of George Allan McCausland, sea the respective parts of the State. The pictures that show the activities of the man second class; next of kin, Treasury Department, in the letter re Army and Navy " is ready for distribu father, William A. McCausland, ferred to above, has requested the gov tion. . 4426 Frankford Avenue, Philadel crnor of each Federal reserve district to It is a detailed statement prepared for phia, Pa. advise the State councils of such States those who make, publish, or distribute Barney Vincent Artl, seaman as lie only partly within his district re photographs, motion pictures, or draw second class; next of kin, mother, garding its exact boundaries. ings. Copies may be obtained, free of Mrs. Jennie Artl, 727 East One Early Action Necessary. charge, by sending request to the Division hundred and eighteenth Street, of Pictures, Committee on Public lnfor- ' Cleveland, Ohio. We recommend that you communicate ligation, 10 Jackson Place, Washington, Cornelius Reilly, seaman; next at your earliest opportunity with the gov . C. of kin, mother, Annie T. Reilly, ernor of the appropriate Federal reserve 584 Henry Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. bank and with his appointee on the lib ENLISTKENTS IN THE NAVY. Roy August Voigt, coxswain; erty loan committee, who is designated next of kin, mother, Anna Voigt, to assist the State councils within the Total enlisted men August 13 ______139, 050 315 East One hundred and four district in their work (or with the two Net gain August 14 ______111 teenth Street, New York, N. Y. governors and their appointees, if your Total enlisted men August 14 _____ 139. 16? State is divided), in order that arrange ARE YOU SA V INC Your Money to Invest in the Second Issue of THE LIBERTY LOAN P

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ments may be perfected for this important campaign, so essential to the successful CANADIANS T0 HELP HARVEST RED CRDSS SUPPLY DEPDTS TO prosecution of the war. THE POTATO CRDP lN MAINE MEET ALL DEMANDS UPDN THEM

Governors of Reserve Banks. Laborers from the eastern provinces The American Red Cross authorizes the of Canada will be employed to harvest following: (Corrected to August 13, 1917.) the potato crop in Maine, where a largely The war council of the American Red Alfred_L. Aiken, Boston, Mass; Ben increased acreage was planted and where Cross announces the appointment of diVi jamin Strong, Jr., \lew York, N. Y.; Chas. the digging and preservation of the tubers sion directors of the supply service to 11 J. lihoads, Philadelphia, Pa.; E. R. Fan will begin at an early date. The Cana of the 13 territorial divisions into which cher, Cleveland, Ohio; Geo. J. Seay, Rich dians will be permitted to cross the the country has been divided. The men mond, Va.; Joseph A. McCord, Atlanta, boundary to work under the reciprocal appointed are all successful business ex Ga.;'.Ta1nes B. McDougal, Chicago, Ill.; agreement recently arranged between the ecutives and each has volunteered his Rolla Wells, St. Louis, Mo.; Theodore Governments of the Dominion and the services to the Red Cross without pay for Wold, Minneapolis, Minn.; J. Z. Miller, United States, by which American har the duration of the war. jr., Kansas City, Mo.; It. L. Van Zandt, vest hands will be allowed to go to the To facilitate the work of the American Dallas, Tex.; James K. Lynch, San Fran Canadian wheat belt when needed there. Red Cross insupplying surgical dressings, cisco, Cal. Reports received by the Chief of the hospital garments, and other comforts for Office of Farm Management, Department the American soldier and sailor, supply BURLINGTON RDAD T0 ASSIST of Agriculture, and the Commissioner depots will be located at each divisional General of Immigration show that the headquarters in charge of a divisional di lN WATERWAY DEVELOPMENT agricultural labor situation generally rector of the supply service. throughout the United States is satisfac Raw material purchased in large quan_ tory. titles by the Red Cross supply service in The following was made public by the It is deemed exceedingly fortunate that Washington will be distributed to these Secretary of Commerce to-day: notwithstanding the fact that large in divisional depots, where a three months' creases in acreage were planted and that supply will be maintained. Here the Red The. following letter from the vice presi the yield is good, the season has been of dent of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Cross chapters in the division can obtain such a nature as to permit of the making quickly the raw material which the Railroad Co. to the representatives of of this reciprocal arrangement with bene that company has special interest at this women workers will convert into such fit to the agricultural interests of both finished products as surgical dressings, time. It is commended to the attention countries and withdetriment to no one, of shippers, of local chambers of com sweaters, mufflers, sheets, pillowcases, pa for the conservation of this valuable sup Jamas, and other hospital supplies. These merce, and of the authorities of river ply of food ls of great importance to the towns generally. articles and other supplies from the chap successful conduct of the war. ters will be sent weekly to the division CHICAGO, Jul-11 23, 1917. In furtherance of the arrangement the depots and there inspected, sorted, packed, GENTLEMEN : Some time ago I discussed Department of Labor has issued the fol and dispatched to shipping ports for con with some of you the matter of closer co lowing circular: signment abroad on instructions from na operation between the railroads and the Fsan THE FIGHTERS—WIN THE WAR. tional headquarters. Each chapter will inland water transportation systems. nanvns'r ran enors. save 'rnn YIELDS. be advised of the final disposition of its There is every indication that for some distributions. 0n the battle fields of France and time to come anyway the traffic oifered Under the direction of J. Rogers Flan for transportation in this country will be Flanders the United States boys and the Canadian boys are fighting side by side nery, associate director of the Red Cross in excess of the capatity of the rail facili supply service, this department has been ‘ ties which are available, and I want to to win for the world the freedom that Prussianlsm would destroy. reorganized on a war basis to meet the reiterate to you, and through you to our many urgent and enlarged demands made While doing this they must be fed and representatives generally, that it is the upon it. The service has been highly every ounce of muscle that can be re earnest desire of the management that systematized in every detail, so that the quisitioned must go into use to save this every opportunity be taken to assist in the American Red Cross may be in position year’s crop. A short harvest period re development of the practical use of the to supply with the utmost economy and quires the combined forces of the two waterways. - dispatch whatever demands the war may countries in teamwork, such as the sol We have been rather disappointed that make upon it. dier boys in France and Flanders are since the issuance of the railroad war The following divisional directors of the demonstrating. board's bulletin No. 18, under date of supply service have been appointed: John June 22, there has apparently been very THE conmann rronrnas IN FRANCE nan L. Grandin, Boston, Mass; Otto '1‘. Ban little done in perfecting arrangements for rnazvnnas nard, New York, N. Y.; A. A. Sprague, larger interchange of traffic between the nan Chicago, Ill.; W. G. Evans, Denver, 0010.; water and rail lines in this territory, and Iran connnvnn HABVESTERS IN AMERICA H. R. Labouisse, New Orleans, La; A. B. I wish that, if you have not already done WILL C. Dohrmann, San Francisco, Cat; Asa so, you would at once make it plain to all name THE ammo vrcronr amass. G. Candler, Atlanta, Ga.; Horace M. the steamboat companies, also to chambers A reciprocal arrangement for the use Swope, St. Louis, Mo.; Frank A. Bovey, of commerce and other organizations in-, of farm workers has been perfected be Minneapolis, Minn; J. A. Baillargeon, Se terested in the water transportation de tween the Department of the Interior of attle, Wash. velopment, that we wish to extend our co Canada and the Departments of Labor Directors for the supply service of the operation. and Agriculture of the United States an divisions for which Philadelphia and Some of the steamship people, shippers, der which it is proposed to permit the Cleveland are headquarters have not yet and the public generally, have in the past harvesters that are now engaged in the been appointed. been inclined to the view that the rail wheat fields of Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa, roads would by all means in their power North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, discourage the use of water facilities by Minnesota, and Wisconsin to move over and the same rate~returning to the in making low competitive rates and through into Canada, with the privilege of later ternational boundary. refusal to participate in joint rates and returning to the United States, when the 'High wages, good board, comfortable through billing arrangements, declining to crops in the United States have been con lodgings. build tracks to docks, etc., and we want, if ‘ served. and help to save the enormous An identification card issued at the possible, to have this view changed as crops in Canada, which by that time will boundary by a Canadian immigration quickly as possible. Please give the mat be ready for harvesting. officer will guarantee no trouble in return ter your immediate personal attention, nnnr YOUR CANADIAN ing to the United States. and I would like to have a report from arronnons warn YOUR As soon as your harvest is saved, move you as to what the situation is in your own cnor rs nanvasrnn. northward and assist your Canadian territory and what you accomplish or Canada wants 40,000 harvest hands to neighbor in harvesting his. In this way think will be accomplished in the matter. take care of its you do your bit in helping “ win the war." Yours, truly, C. G. BUBNHAM, 18,000,000-ACRE wnnar FIELD. Vice President Chicago, Burlington Ct? One cent a mile railway fare from the Are you saving your money to invest Quincy Railroad. _ international boundary line to destination in the second issue of the Liberty Loan! THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN : WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1917. 3

List of Nominations and Colonels for in Major National Generals, Army Brigadier Sent to Senate Generals, bylPresiclent

The President has sent to the Senate y Forty-fourth Infantry; Grote Hutcheson, l The following National Guard officers the names of the following officers for Cavalry, unassigned; Carl Reichmann, to be brigadier generals, with rank from Infantry, detached officers' list; Andre August 5, 1917 (Regular Army) : Robert appointment in the National Army: W. Brewster, Infantry (inspector gen E. Steiner, Alabama; Walter A. Harris, To Be Major Generals. eral); John D. Barrette, Coast Artillery Georgia; D. Jack Foster, Illinois; Henry Corps (adjutant general); Charles H. R. Hill, Illinois; Hubert A. Allen. Iowa; To be major generals, with rank from Muir, Thirty-third Infantry; Daniel B. Charles I. Martin, Kansas; Roger D. Wil August 5, 1917: Brig. Gcns. William A. Devore, Tenth Infantry; Beaumont B. liams, Kentucky; Charles D. Gaither. Mann, James Parker, Eben Swift, Ed Buck, Infantry, unassigned; William F. Maryland; E. Le Roy Sweetser, Massa ward H. Plummer, Edwin F. Glenn, Martin, Infantry, unassigned; Robert A. chusetts; Louis C. Covell, Michigan; Augustus P. Blocksom, Henry A. Greene, Brown, Twenty-third Cavalry; Willard Frederick E. Resche, Minnesota; Harvey Francis H. French, Charles J. Bailey, A. Holbrook, Seventeenth Cavalry; Rob C. Clark, Missouri; Arthur B. Donnelly, George Bell, jr., Frederick S. Strong, ert E. L. Michie, Cavalry (General Staff Missouri; Charles W. Barber, New Jer Harry F. Hodges, Clarence P. Townsley, Corps); Evan M. Johnson, Fifth In sey; James W. Lester, New York; Wil Edwin St. J. Greble, Francis J. Kernan, fantry; Lucien G. Berry, Field Artillery, liam Wilson, New York; William V. Mc John F. Biddle, George T. Bartlett, Henry detached ofiicers' list; Mason M. Patrick, Maken, Ohio; John C. Speaks, Ohio; C. Hodges, jr., Joseph T. Dickman, Corps of Engineers; John E. McMahon, Charles K. Zimmerman, Ohio; William Charles G. Treat, Adeibert Cronkhite, Sixteenth Field Artillery; Charles '1‘. G. Price, Pennsylvania; Frederick W. Henry T. Allen, William H. Sage, Clar Menoher, Fifth Field Artillery; Benja Stillwell, Pennsylvania; Albert J. Logan. ence R. Edwards, John W. Ruckman, min A. Poore, Eighth Infantry; James Pennsylvania; Christopher T. O'Neill, Chase W. Kennedy, Omar Bundy, Harry H. McRae, Infantry (adjutant general); -Pennsylvania; John A. Hulen, Texas; G. Hale, Richard M. Blatchford, Samuel Walter H. Gordon, Fifteenth Infantry; Henry Hutchings, Texas; Cecil C. D. Sturgis, David C. Shanks, William M. Frank L. Winn, Infantry, unassigned; Vaughan, jr., Virginia; Charles R. Board Wright, Robert L. Bullard, Joseph E. Peter E. Traub, Cavalry, detached offi man. Wisconsin; William E. Harvey, Dis Kuhn, and Peyton C. March, all of the cers’ list; Charles C. Ballou, Infantry, trict of Columbia ; George H. Harries, Ne United States Army; and Maj. Gens. unassigned; George B. Duncan, Twenty braska; Lawrence D. Tyson, Tennessee; Charles M. Clement, of the Pennsylvania sixth Infantry; Juliues A. Penn, Forty and to be colonels: Wilder S. Metcalf, National Guard; and John F. O’Ryan, of ninth Infantry; Edward M. Lewis, Forty Kansas; Arthur H. Blanding, Florida; the New York National Guard. fifth Infantry; Richmond P. Davis, Coast Alexander M. Tuthill, Arizona; Richard To Be Brigadier Generals (Regular Artillery Corps; Ernest Hinds, Field Ar Coulter, jr., Pennsylvania; Edward Voll tillery (General Staff Corps) ; Charles H. rath, Ohio; Roy Hoffman, Oklahoma; Army). Martin, Fifty-fifth Infantry ; William Charles H. Cole, Massachusetts; Edgar To be brigadier generals, with rank Welgei, First Infantry; Thomas G. Han t. Wedgwood, Utah; Henry De Witt Ham from August 5, 1917: Cols. William J. son, Infantry (Quartermaster Corps): ilton,'New York; and John A» Johnston, Nicholson, Eleventh Cavalry; Robert C. Herman Hall, Forty-seventh Infantry; of Pennsylvania, late brigadler general, Van Vliet, Thirty-seventh Infantry; Marcus D. Cronin, Forty-first Infantry; United States Army. George K. Hunter, Cavalry (inspector Charles S. Farnsworth, Fifty-seventh In general); Wilber E. Wilder, Fifth Cav fantry; James T. Dean, Infantry (adju DOCTORS ORDERED HERE. alry; Robert N. Getty, Infantry, detached tant general) ; Edmund,Wittenmeyer, In offlcers’ list; James A. Irons, Second In fantry, unassigned; Michael J. Lenlllan, List of Medical Corps Members Ordered fantry; John S. Mallory, Twenty-ninth Sixtieth Infantry; Mark L. Hersey, to Report. Infantry; William D. Beach, Cavalry, Fifty-eighth Infantry; Frank H. Al detached oificers’ list; Samuel W. Miller, brlght, Twenty-fifth Infantry; Fredric D. The following-named officers of the Infantry, detached oflicers’ list; Lloyd M. Evans, Infantry (adjutant general); Medical Reserve Corps are assigned to ac Brett, Cavalry, detached ofilcers’ list; John L. Hayden, Coast Artillery Corps; tive duty and will proceed to Washington. Frederick S. Foltz, First Cavalry; Wil Henry Jervey, Corps of Engineers; D. C., and report in person to the com-. liam C. Rafferty, Coast Artillery Corps; Charles H. McKinstry, Corps of En mandant, Army Medical School, this city, James B. Erwin, Seventh Cavalry; Wil gineers; William V. Judson, Corps of for instruction: First Lieuts. Charles H. liam S. Scott, Sixteenth Cavalry; Charles Engineers; James W. McAndrew, Eight Burton, Edward A. Christoiferson, John L. Phillips. Coast Artillery Corps; Lyman eenth Infantry; William G. Haan, Coast A. Conley, James J. Parsons, Albert ll. W. V. Kennon, Ninth Infantry; Joseph Artillery Corps; William L. Kenly, Field Pearce, Jesse C. Pearce, Jonathan Pear A. Gaston, Sixth Cavalry; Charles H. Artillery, detached oflicers’ list; Edward son, Elmer 0. Peterson, Edward F. P110— Barth, Sixty-second Infantry; Guy Carle F. McGlachlln, jr., Field Artillery, de lau, Thomas E. Phillips, Harry D. Piercy. ton, Cavalry, unassigned; Edward Burr, tached ofllcers’ list; _Wllliam Lassi'ter, Irving J. Pinkus, Presley L. Pound, Fu blan L. Pratt, Paul J. Preston, Ernest A. Corps of Engirkers; George W. McIver, Field Artillery, unassigned ; George Le. R. Infantry, detached ofiicers' list; William Irwin, Eighth Field Artillery; William ‘Purnell, George B. Randall, Tucker 1.. Randolph, Glen D. Ransom, Ernest. W. H. Allaire, Sixteenth Infantry; Thomas S. McNalr, Sixth Field Artillery; Wil B. Dugan, Ninth Cavalry; Ira A. Haynes, liam J. Show, Fourth Field Artillery; Rimer, David Robb, Charles A. Rowland. Joust Artillery Corps, detached officer; HenryD. Todd, jr., Coast Artillery Corps, Henry E. St. Antoine, Montreville A. St. William C! Langfitt, Corps of Engineers; detached oii‘lcers’ list; Clint C. Hearn, Peter, Anthony G. Sacco. Leslie B. Sca Samson L. Faison, Forty-second In Coast Artillery Corps; Frank G. _Mauldin, port, and Lewis H. Seaton. fantry; Frederick Perkins, Infantry, de Coast Artillery Corps; George G. Gatley, First Lieut. Harold V. Postlc, Medical tached ofiicers’ list; George H. Cameron, Fifteenth Field Artillery; Andrew Hero, Reserve Corps, is assigned to active duly Twenty-fifth Cavalry; Robert D. Walsh, jr., Coast Artillery Corps; LeRoy S. and will proceed to Columbus Barracks, Cavalry, detached ofiicers’ list; George Lyon, Thirteenth Field Artillery; George Ohio, and report in person to the com W. Read, Cavalry (adjutant general); Blakely, Coast Artillery Corps (inspector inanding officer, that post, for duty and by William P. Burnham, Fifty-sixth In general) ; Frank W. Coe, Coast Artillery letter to the commanding general, Central fantry; William H. Johnston, Infantry Corps (General Staff Corps) ; William R. Department. General Staff Corps) ; Joseph P. O’Neil, Smith, Coast Artillery Corps; Charles First Lieut. Clyde M. Speck, Medical , 'enty-flrst Infantry; Stephen M. Foote, P. Summerall, Field Artillery, unas Reserve Corps, is assigned to active duty Coast Artillery Corps; Wilds P. Richard signed; Henry H. Whitney, Coast Artil and will report by telegraph to the com manding general, Southern Department, son, Infantry, unassigned; Everard E. lery Corps (adjutant general); and Lt. for assignment to duty. Hatch, Fourth Infantry; Harry Taylor, Cols. James A. Shipton, Coast Artillery Corps of Engineers; Henry D. Styer, Corps, detached oificers’ list, and Gordon Fourteenth Infantry; Benjamin C. Morse, G. Heiner, Coast Artillery Corps. Contribute to the Red Cross fund. \ ARE YOU SAVING Your Money to Invest in the Second Issue of THE LIBERTY LOAN P

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WILL OPEN TO ENTRY 12,000 on ~ (IPflirial anion“ HOW TO OBTAIN ADDRESSES OF REGISTERED PERSONS WHO ACRES OF LAND lN WYUMING Published Every Week Da . Except FAIL TO REPORT. Legal Holidays, by the ommitteo on Public Information. The Department of Agriculture author The Provost Marshal General has izes the following: ~ Office: No. 10 Jackson Place, Having completed the access-1 ry irriga Washington, D. 0. made the following ruling: Where men called to report to tion works, the Reclamation Service an Copies of the Orr-mun BULLITIN will be far local boards for examination or nounces the opening to entry- on Septem nished without charge to newspapers, all post service have not done so and where ber 20 of approximately 12,000 acres of offices in the United States, Government cili good agricultural lands in the Shoshone cials, and agencies of a public character the mailed notices are not returned equipped for the dissemination of oflcinl from the post oifice as undeliverable, project, Wyoming. The area to he opened news of the United States Government—E. S. local boards may request the post lies south of the town of Frnnnlc, extend Rocnrs'rra, Editor. master for the address to which ing to Mantua and Denver on the snuih SUBSCRIPTION BATES B! HAIL: such mail has been forwarded. If and southeast. and ,is served by the main One year ______5. 00 postmasters refuse to give this in line of the Burlington from Billings to Daily! Six months___7 ______‘8. 00 formation, tho case should be re Denver and a branch line from Frunnle ported to State headquarters for to Lovell. .. EXECUTIVE ORDER. reference to the Provost Marshal Nearly One-Fourth Irrigated. I hereby create a Committee on Pub General, whereupon the Postmaster lic Information, to be composed of the General has agreed to give specific Nearly onefourth of die tract has been Secretary of State, the Secretary of orders directing that the informa irrigated by the Government and is now War, the Secretary of the Navy, and a tion be furnished. in crop ready to be harvested. The soils civilian who shall be charged with the vary from sandy loam to he.“ _v clay loam and are similar in character 10 those executive direction of the committee. As civilian chairman of the commit found on other parts of the project wnlch have been in profitable cultivation for tee I appoint Mr. George Creel. TREASURY STATEMENT. The Secretary of State, the Secretary several years. Climate and soil are of War, and the Secretary of the Navy Tnmsuar DEPARTMENT, adapted to growing who-it, oats, corn, are authorized each to detail an officer August 14, 1917. alfalfa, sugar beets, potatoes, and oihcr hardy vegetables. In 1916 average grw or officers to the work of the committee. Receipts and disbursements this day: returns per acre from potatoes were $154. woonnow WILSON. nrclir'rs. Other crops as follows: Garden truck, April 14, 1917. Customs receipts ______$569, 656. 89 $95; small fruits, $85; sugar beets, $73; Ordinary internal-revenue rc ccipts ______1, 825, 739. 5B beans, $42; and alfalfa, $19. For all THE PEOPLE’S BARGAIN. Incometax receipts ______340, 927. 19 crops grown on 30,000 acres the average Miscellaneous receipts ______124. 683. 80 per acre was $21. Stock raising and Total ordinary receipts-" 2, 861, 007. 46 dairying are prominent and profitable in dustries. The annual increase of our wealth is Panama Canal receipts ______Public debt receipts ______29, 761. 661. 33 Home seekers should visit the project estimated to be fifty billions of dollars. Balance previous day ______518. 541, 594. 26 before the date of opening in order to in The American people are not asked to Total ______551, 164, 253. 05 spect the farms and file necessary papers. give anything to their Government, but msnuasnunn'rs. The project manager of the Reclamation Service is at Powell, Wyo., where maps merely to invest'a small percentage of the Ordinary disbursements _____ $11, 183. 055164 Panama Canal disbursements_ 18, 429. 89 and blanks and full information concern annual increment of wealth in this coun Purchase of obligations of ing the methods of making entry may be forei n Governments _____ 40. 000, 000, 00 try and take in return from their Govern Public ebt disbursements___ 24, 850, 008. 00 obtained. ment the strongest security on the face of Balance in general fund to The home seeker must qualify as a citi day ______475.194. 818. 90 zen of the United States, must comply God's earth; to receive in return for the Total ______551, 164, 253. 05 with the homestead requirements, and money lent 8} per cent per annum, both must contract with the Government to re principal and interest exempted from all pay in 20 years, without interest, the con ENOUGH INTERPRETERS AVAILABLE. taxation except estate or inheritance struction charge. This charge has been taxes, and with the further‘provision that fixed at $77 per acre for the best improved Needs of War Department Can he let land and a lesser charge for unimproved if the Government should issue any other from Applications Filed. class a, b. and c lands. The first install bonds during the period of this war at a The War College division of the Gen— ment of the construction charge is 5 per higher rate of interest the purchaser of a eral Staff announces that applications for cent, or $3.75 per acre, and is due and payable at the time of filing. liberty loan bond may turn it in and get positions as interpreters have been so a new bond at the higher rate of interest. numerous that the War Department’s present need for such service can be read FRENCH EMBARGO 0N SILK. In protecting the credit of the United ily met from the list on file. States Government you are protecting The War College, is gratified at the The following cabiegram has been re ceived from the United States consul gen your own credit, you areprotecting your spirit in which its appeal for such as sistance has been met. but desires to ad eral at Paris: own business, you are protecting every Decree of August 7 published to-day vise that it is not worth the while of in interest you have in life and property. prohibits export, etc., from French colo dividuals desiring such positions to make nies and protectoraies, except Tunis and In doing that you are rendering a patri further application for the time being. otic service in supplying the sinews of war Morocco, of silk and silk goods, made up or not, of all kinds, except when destined to your country—William G. McAdoo, BRITISH EXPORT LICENSES. for France. French colonies and protecto \ Secretary of the Treasury. rates. The decree is subject to the usual The United States commercial attache exceptions by the minister of the colonies. at London sends the following: ITEMS ON JAPANESE EMBARGO LIST. War trade department can issue no li NOHINATIONS SENT TO SENATE. According to a cablegram received cense to airport ships' chronometers or under date of August 12 from the Ameri_ other ships' instruments, as well as ar Naval nominations sent to the Senate can Embassy at Tokio. coconut oil, copra, ticles entering into construction of naval August 14: galvanized iron, plates and steel sheets and merchant ships, where a shortage ex To be second lieutenants in the Marine are to be added to list of merchandise ists here, unless the Navy Department or Corps: Merrit B. Curtis, of California; Corp]. Macon C. Overton, Marine Corps. which can not be exported without special United States Shipping. Board will ccr< . license. The above is an ordinance pub tify in each case that the article required lished in the Official Gazette of August is to be used on a naval or merchant ves Are you saving your money to invest 11 and is effective from August 25. - sel, as the case may be. in the second issue of the Liberty Loan] TITI‘) OFFICIAL BULLETIN: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1917. 5

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES BRIEFLY TOLD

SENATE. are included. The minority report fixed afternoon leaders were informed it would General debate on the war-tax revenue this probable advance to the allies as an be necessary to authorize duringr the bill closed yesterday afternoon with additional $4.(K)().000,000 loan. For these present and the December session an ad speeches by Senator Slnoot, Republican, reasons the minority contended the esti ditional $9,000,000,000 for war expendi and Senator Jones, of New Mexico, Dem mated $2.000,000,000 to be raised by the tures. This will carry the Government ocrat, both members of the Finance Com pending bill would not approximate the up to June 30, 1918. It also includes fur mittee, and by Senator Sheppard; of needs of the Government for the first ther advances to the allies, which are ex Texas, all of whom approved the meas year of the war. Although no substitute pected to amount to about $4,(X)tt00tl.000. ure. Senator Bnnkhead announced his bill was offered by the minority. Senator Shortly after the conference with the intention of speaking briefly this morn La Follette said he would offer one later Secretary plans were under way looking ing on " the inequality of the war-profits if certain amendments to be offered are to the proper legislation to carry the rec tax.” Consideration of committee amend not adopted. ommendations of the department into ments was begun. Taxes imposed upon Senator Lodge laid before the Senate a effect. Chairman Kitchin cnlled a meet tobacco and upon soft drinks were agreed communication from cotton manufac ing of the Ways and Means Committee to. Transportation taxes were approved turers who charged that the export of for August 25. The House is now taking and the administrative section of the cotton was not sufficiently guarded and three-day recesses while the revenue hill that cotton was finding its way into Ger is under consideration in the Senate, and YET-Ia liquor taxes. Liquor and income~tax sec tions were taken up this morning. So many. The communication emphasized it is not the intention'to resume active much headway was made that Chairman the need of cotton in the manufacture of business in the House until Monday, Au Simmons said that by the end of the explosives and said that if cotton could gust 27. Chairman Kitchin said it was week he would seek an agreement for a be kept from the enemy Germany would possible that when the war-tax revenue final vote. be defeated. bill got into conference arrangements Senator Ir‘helan,v of California, at On behalf of himself and Senators would be made to add $500.000,000 to the Gore and Thomas, Mr. La Follette sub tempted to have a statement by former bill. There were three things the party mitted the views of the minority on the Chairman Denman, of the United States leader said would have. to be done after Finance Committee. This report assert Shipping Board, read into the Record. the House resumes its daily sessions: Senators Smoot and Martin both ob Final action on the war-revenue hill, pas ni'mll“\ . ed that the pending measure was wholly inadequate to meet the financial needs jected unless the Senator read it from sage of the war-insurance bill, and, third, of the Government, and that it did not the floor himself. No opportunity to do authorization for a bond issue of about levy heavily enough upon business en— so presented itself, but Senator Phelan $4,000,000.000 for a loan to the allies, gaged in manufacturing war materials. said he would do so later. Mr. Kitchin said he was making every The report charged that the estimates effort to have the legislative program for of the Treasury were misleading. and HOUSE. the rest of the session disposed of at the asserted that the total expenditures of Majority Leader Kitchin and Senator earliest possible day. the United States for the first year of Simmons, chairman of the Finance Com The House granted Representative the war would aggregate $13.000,000.000. mittee, had a conference with Secretary Haskell, of New York, indefinite leave of and probably reach to $17,000,000,000 if McAdoo on the needs of the Government absence to attend a military training further advances required by the allies for the present fiscal year. Late in the camp. -

The Field Battalion Signal Troops (Mis souri National Guard), the Headquarters NEW DIVISION, CONSISTING OF NATIONAL GUARD Train and Military Police (Coast Artil lery Corps. Virginia National Guard), UNITS ORGANIZED, THE WAR DEPARTMENT the Engineer Train (North Carolina Na tional Guard), the Ammunition 'I‘rain ANNOUNCES; BRIG. GENBMANN IN COMMAND (Kansas National Guard), and the Sup ply Train (Texas National Guard), to be known, respectively. as the One hundred The War Department announces that The Eighty-fourth Infantry Brigade to and seventeenth Field Battalion Signal certain organizations of the National comprise the One hundred and fifty-first Troops, the One hundred and seventeenth Guard have been selected to compose the Machine Gun Battalion (Companies B. Headquarters Train and Military Police, C, and F, Second Georgia Infantry, Na Forty-second Division. the One hundred and seventeenth Final tional Guard), the One hundred and neer Train. the One hundred and seven Brig. Gen, W. A. Mann, Chief of the sixty-seventh Infantry (Fourth Alabama teenth Ammunition Train. and the One Militia Bureau, has been assigned the Infantry, National Guard), and the One hundred and seventeenth Supply Train. command. hundred and sixty-eighth Infantry (Third The Sanitary Train to be known as the The following troops have been desig Iowa Infantry, National Guard). One [hundred and seventeenth Sanitary nated for the new division: The Artillery brigade, to be No. 67. Train, ’comprislne; the First, Second, Division Headquarters Troop to con comprises the One hundred and forty Third, and Fourth Ambulance Companies, sist of the Second Separate Troop, Lou ninth Field Artillery (First Illinois Field being, respectively, the first ambulance isiana Cavalry. Artillery, National Guard). the One hun companies of the Michigan, New Jersey, The Division Machine Gun Battalion, dred and fiftieth Field Artillery (First Tennessee, and Oklahoma National No. 149, to be composed of the Third Bat Indiana Field Artillery, National Guard), Guard. and the First, Second. Third, and talion, Fourth Pennsylvania Infantry. he One hundred and fifty-first Field Artil Fourth Field Hospital Companies. being, The Infantry brigades to be Nos. 83 lery (First Minnesota Field Artillery, Na respectively, the First Field Hospital and 84. tional Guard), and the One hundred and Companies of the District of Columbia, The Eighty-third Infantry Brigade to seventeenth Trench Mortar Battery, to Nebraska, Colorado, and Oregon Nation 11 comprise the One hundred and fiftieth be composed of the third and fourth com Guard. Machine Gun Battalion (composed of panies (Maryland Coast Artillery Corps, Companies E. F. and G, Second Wiscon National Guard). " _ sin. Infantry National Guard), the One The Engineer regiment to be No. 117, ADDS BAKERY LIEUTENANT. hundred and sixty-fifth Infantry (Sixty the first battalion to be. the First Sepa Paragraph 1, General Orders, No. 91, ninth New York Infantry, National rate Battalion, Engineers, South Carolina War Department, 1917, is amended so as Guard), and the One hundred and sixty National Guard, and the second battalion to include one second lieutenant in addi slxth Infantry (Fourth Ohio Infantry, to be the First Separate Battalion, ‘Engi tion to one first lieutenant in each bakery National Guard). neers, California National Guard. company. ARE YOU SAV INC Your Money lo Invest in the Second Issue of THE LIBERTY LOAN .3 =m’ v. f_

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COAL PRICES CHARGED IN WASHINGTON YIELD EXCESSIVE MARGINS AND SHOULD BE REDUCED, FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION SAYS AFTER INVESTIGATION

The Federal Trade Commission author Retailers: Owing to the fact that prac large and small dealers, as shown below. izes the following: tically half of the 113 dealers of Wash the highest prices being charged by the For purposes of the Federal Trade Com ington handle very small tonnage and larger dealers who have their own storage mission's report schedules were obtained keep incomplete records, it was found facilities and the lowest prices being from each of the 113 retail coal dealers that comparable data could be tabulated charged by the smaller dealers. The of Washington, D. 0., and from each of for but 61 dealers. These 61 dealers, range of May prices by sizes were: Egg. the three wholesalers. For purposes of however, handle over 90 per cent of all $7.15 to $8.50; stove, $8 to $8.75; nut, $8 comparison data were required covering coal consumed in Washington. Practi to $8.90; pea, $5.75 to $7.85. each dealer’s supply for first five months cally all of the small dealers omitted in There were wide variations between the of the calendar year 1916 and for the the tabulation have little or no storage margins of difl’erent dealers. (By mar same period of 1917, while for purposes facilities of their own, purchase entirely gin is meant the difference between the of computing margins data were secured from wholesalers. or from other retailers cost per ton to the retailer and the price showing the cost per ton of each dealer's in small lots, and peddle the coal out. in charged the consumer.) The largest mar sbpply for the months of April and May, many cases, by the bushel. gins were realized by the largcr dealers. 1917. Increase in Anthracite Supply. These higher'margins were partially due Comparative data were available for to lower cost per ton of coal to the dealer. The total increase in the supply of an 105 of the 113 dealers of Washington cov thracite coal received by all dealers, as but mainly to the higher prices charged, ering over 98 per cent of the total supply as indicated above. The range in mar stated above, was 30,728 gross tons (15 received in the first five months of 1917 gins for each size of coal in May was as per cent) greater in 1917 than in 1916. . follows: Egg, $1.05 to $2.75; stove, $0.75 and the same period of 1916. Sixty per cent of all the coal consumed The total increase in the supply of an to $2.85; nut, $0.70 to $2.90; pea, $0.80 in the city is handled by the 15 largest thracite coal for these 105 dealers was dealers. Two of these 15 dealers re to $2.83. 30,726 gross tons (15 per cent) greater ceived one-third of the total increase of Margins of Larger Dealers. in 1917 than in 1916. 30,728 tons above. 0f the group of 61 . The larger dealers, therefore, have been Forty-two dealers handle bituminous receiving margins from $1 to $2 per ton coal. 0! these 42 dealers 38 furnished dealers, 44 show increases in their ton nages handled hearing from 10 tons to greater than those of the smaller dealers, comparative data covering 99 per cent of 4.899 each, representing increases of from who do not have storage facilities. Such the bituminous coal handled by Washing less than 1 per cent to 204 per cent for a difference is an exorbitant charge for ton retailers. The schedules of these 38 each dealer. The remaining 17 dealers the service of purchasing and storing coal. dealers showed that their supply was show decreases of from 3 tons to‘ 2,154 This function is provided for the smaller 13,303 tons (9 per cent) greater during tons, representing decreases of from less dealer by the wholesaler, whose margin, the first five months of 1917 than for the than 1 per cent to 54.7 per cent for various including a profit, in no case exceeded 50 same period of 1916. dealers. cents per ton in the month of May. These figures show that there were no The existence of such faulty and in-2 It would be impossible for all dealers grounds for any claim of actual shortage equitable distribution, as shown for to reduce their margins to the level of the in the retailers’ supply of either anthra Washington dealers, is a bad feature of lowest margins in the table above, for cite or bituminous coal in Washington . the market in times of panic demand on they evidently do not cover the cost of during the first five months of 1917. the part of consumers, such as the coal handling the coal, but the Federal Trade For clearness and convenience further trade of the country has Just passed Commission regards such margins as discussion of the retail situation is sepa through. Failure of normal supply to 2.75 to $2.90 per ton, which were real rated, each branch of the trade, anthra some dealers means loss of custom to their ized on each ton of egg, stove, and nut cite and bituminous, being handled sepa— more fortunate competitors. who, be coal handled by one dealer in the month of rately. ' cause of good credit and business stand May, as exorbitant and wholly unjustified. Anthracite Goal. ing or by favoritism, obtain tonnages up This dealer estimates his costs of doing The function of distributing anthracite to 200 per cent greater than their receipts business at $1.50 per ton. The above coal in Washington is carried on by two for the previous year. margins, therefore, yielded net profits of distinct classes of dealers: wholesalers, Practices Not to Be Detended. from $1.25 to $1.35 per ton for the month who own or lease storage facilities and of May. Such margins and profits are Moderate increases and decreases in sell only to retailers; and retailers proper, all out of proportion _to the service ren the supply of various dealers are to be who sell only to consumers and make de dered the public, and should be promptly expected, as the production of anthracite livery‘of the coal to the consumers’ bin. reduced to a figure that will yield a mod Wholesalers own no teams or trucks for during the period considered in 1917 has erate and reasonable return. 'local delivery. Their function is purely been greater than for the same period of In New York City the dealers who are that of middlemen supplying storage fa 1016. Such increases as shown for sev the controlling factors of the market re cilities and selling in small quantities at eral Washington dealers, however, are garded 25 cents per ton as a fair and rea wholesale prices to the large number of rendered possible only by the withdrawal sonable return in the past, while an addi small retail dealers who have little or no of a like tonnage from some other market tional 10 cents per ton is regarded as sati storage facilities of their own. to supply the favored dealers. Such cient to compensate for the additional Wholesalers—The three wholesalers, practices are not to be defended at any difficulties of management at the present as a group, received 75,290 gross tons of time and least of all at the present time, time. anthracite during the first five months of when the all-important means of meeting Bituminous Coal. 1917. This was 21,507 gross tons (28 per the unusual consumer demand is by the Only 42 of Washington’s 113 retail fairest possible territorial distribution of cent) more than was received during the dealers handled bituminous coal during same period of 1916. anthracite coal as it is mined. On April 1, 1917, the total stock of an the first five months of.1917. For 38 of In both 1916 and 1917 practically 67 these 42 dealers complete data were avail per cent of the coal handled by the whole thracite in the yards of Washington deal ers was 16,653 gross tons. On June 1 able for purposes of comparison. saicrs came from the mines of companies The total supply received by these 38 affiliated with the anthracite - carrying the stock in the yards of dealers had in creased to 26,612 gross tons, an increase dealers during the first five months of railroads. 1917 was 13,303 gross tons, 9 per cent The margins (difference between cost of practically 60.3 per cent. This increase indicates that the pressure brought to greater than in the same period of 1916. per ton to wholesaler and price to the re Of the 38 dealers, 20 showed increases tailer) realized by wholesalers for the bear by Wakhington consumers for imme diate delivery of coal has not been as in tonnage handled totaling 31,900 for month of May were for egg, stove, and 1917, 85 per cent of which increase was chestnut 30 to 50 cents per ton and for great as it has been in many other cities where dealers have been unable to build received by 5 dealers. The remaining pea 25 to 46 cents per ton. These mar dealers reported their receipts to be gins must supply the cost of maintaining up any reserve supplies whatever during the two months considered. 18,500 tons less, of which decrease 90 per and operating the wholesaler’s pocket, cent appeared in the tonnage handled by the loss due to breaking down of coal to Prices Vary Widely. 4 dealers. , smaller sizes and dust removed by screen The retail prices of Washington dealers The stock of bituminous coal in the ing, and the wholesaler’s profit. for May, 1017, varied widely between the hands of retailers increased from 3,485 THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1917. 7!

gross tons on April 1, to 7,320 tons on J une 1, an increase of 113.1 per cent dur ing April and May, showing that the Navy Ofiicers Selected for Promotion; consumers of bituminous were not de manding its delivery faster than the re tailers' supply was received. List Is Approved by President Wilson Margins Generally Realized. The margins generally realized on bi The President has approved thcrecomnnendations of the Board on tuminous coal during the month of May Selection of Oficers for Promotion, recently convened in Washington ranged from $1 to $1.80 per ton. The ex under the act of August 129, 1916, roviding for the promotion of treme range, however, was much greater ofi'iccrs to fill vacancies in the conmiwsimwd grades of the Navy, and than this, varying from a loss of $2.19 in. accordance with the act of May 293, 1917, temporarily increasing on contracts to a clear margin of $5 real iZed on a small amount of cannel coal the warrant and enlisted strength of the 1V any and M urine Corps. by one company. The board recommended the following permanent promotions: Excluding contracts and considering only sales at current prices, the highest Captains recommended for promo son, Percy Napier Olmsted, Frank margins of the 11 highest margin dealers, tion to permanent rank of rear ad, Brooks Upham, Andre Morton Proctor, per ton, are shown below: Cannel, $5; miral (2)—Thomas Snowden and extra number; Chester Wells, Ridley Tyson, $3.95; not classified, $2; Georges Emil Theiss, extra number. McLean, David Foote Sellers, John Creek. $2.63; Jenner, $2.95; Consolida Thomas Tompkins, Alfred Walton tion Big' Vein, $2.85; Georges Creek, Commanders recommended for pro Hinds, and Ernest Linwood Bennett. $2.68; Georges Creek, $2.65; not classi motion to permanent rank of captain fied, $2.78; Jenner, $2.04; New River, (9)—Frank Herman Schoiield, James Lieutenant commanders recommend $2.52. Francis Carter, George William Laws, ed for promotion to temporary rank Here again, as in anthracite, the high George Calvin Day, Luke McNamee, of commander (49)—William Russell est margins were generally realized by Charles Lincoln Hussey, John Russell White, extra number; John Sisson the largest companies. The smallest com Young Blakely, John Fore Hines, and Graham, Lloyd Stowe]! Shapley, Wil panies do not handle bituminous coal at Yates Stirling, jr. liam King Riddle, John Gaylord all. In fact, only 42 of the total of 113 Church. James Hall Comfort, George dealers report this business. Lieutenant commanders recommend Betraml Landenberger, Clarence La All margins shown above are regarded ed for promotion to permanent rank mont Arnold, William Norris, extra by the Federal Trade Commission as of commander (23)—~Henry Croskey number; Raymond Stedman Keyes, being inordinately high for bituminous Mustin, William Pigott Cronau, Wil Adolphus Andrews, Frederick Lansing coal. Withthis total tonnage handled by liam Beneflei Wells, P‘ul Baxter, Dun Oliver, Thomas Richardson Kurtz, most dealers in 1917 as large or larger gan, extra number; Hilary Herbert Harold Earle Cook, John Matt Enochs, than normal, such margins yield exces Royall, )Vill‘inm Randall Sayles, jr., John Parker Jackson, Benyuard sive returns for the service rendered and Kenneth Galleher Castleman, extra Bourne Wygant, Manley Hale Si should be reduced. number; Franck Taylor Evans, Daniel monds, Roger Williams, John Ernest Pratt Mannix, Wilbert Smith, Harry Bass, extra number; William Satter Kimball Cage, Ward Kenneth Wort lee Pye, Burrell Clinton Allen, Ar alumna SPECIALISTS FOR lnan, Hayne Ellis, Frank Dunn Ber thur Philip Fairfield, John Charles rien, Paul Foley, Edwin Horace Dodd, Treniont, jr., Walter Newhall Vernon, CANTONMENTS TO BE sarcrn Charles Russell Train, Hugo Wilson Frank Robert McCrary, Percy Wright Osterhaus, Charles Peabody Huif, Foote, George Franklin Neal, William The subcommittee of oto-laryngology, Louis James Connelly, Ernest Joseph Henry Allen, John Downes, jr., Joseph working through the Council of National King, Byron Andrew Long, and Alfred Leonard Hiieman, Charles Thomas Defense, has carried out the following ac Graham Howe. Hutchins, jr., John Joseph Hannigau, tivities: Guy Wilkinson Stuart Castle, William 1. A questionnaire so worded as .to give Temporary Promotions. Winton Galbraith, John Vincent Bab the pecial training and experience of the -cock, Rufus Fairchild Zogbaum, jr., men addressed has been sent to 6,000 oto The following temporary promm Henry George Stewart Wallace, Roe laryngologists, and 2,500 replies received. tions are also recommended: Reed Adams, Harry Alexander Bald These have been transferred to cards and Captains recommended for promo ridge, William Lee Pryor, George Ju indexed. . tion to temporary rank of rear ad lian Meyers, Edward John Marquart, 2. All the necessary blanks for entering miral (5)—Albert Parker Nilblack, Donald Cameron Bingham, Ralph the Medical Reserve Corps have been sent John Adrian Hoogeweril', William Manclll Griswold, Lewis Broughton to the oto - laryngologists who signified Bartlett Fletcher, Marbury Johnston, Porterfield, Gilbert Jonathan Rowcliff, their willingness to enter this branch of; and Edwin Alexander Anderson, extra James Patrick Lannon, and Ralph ‘ the service. ’ number. Payne Craft. > Work of Surgeon General. The Board of Selection was composed Commanders recommended for pro of the following officers : Admiral Henry Through the Office of the Surgeon Gen motion to temporary rank of captain T. Mayo, U. S. Navy, president; Vice ral the following activities have been (22)—George Brown Bradshaw, Philip Admiral -De Witt Coftman, U. S. Navy; carried on: Williams, Douglas Eugene Dismukes, Rear Admirals Nathaniel R. Usher, 1. Boards of examining specialists for Bion Barnett Bierer, Powers Syming U. S. Navy; Frank F. Fletcher, U. S. the Army cantonments are in the process ton, Raymond De Laney Hasbrouck, NaVy; Walter McLean, U. S. Navy; of selection. Joel Roberts Poinsett Prlngle, Edward Albert G. Winterhalter, U. S. Navy; 2. The oto-laryngologists who have ap Stanley Kellogg, Frank Hodges Clark, Albert W. Grant, U. S. Navy, and Wil plied for the Medical Reserve Corps and Edward Hale Campbell, Walter Sel liam L. Rodgers, U. S. Navy, members, those who have received commissions in wyn Crosley, extra number; Martin and Commander Kenneth M. Bennett, the Medical Reserve Corps have been in Edward Trench, Orton Porter Jack U. S. Navy, recorder. dexed separately and put on a retained list, so that as far as possible they may be used in the line of their specialty. 3. The subject of revision of the stand a of hearing required for acceptance in compiled and is ready to submit for up parts of the country who have come to t e Army has been discussed and recom proval. Washington seeking information about mendations made. 6. A plan for a special ward in each the possibility of obtaining work in the 4. Tests for detecting feigned deafness cantonment hospital for nose, throat, and Army in their special line. have been selected and submitted for ap ear examinations has been drawn and is Respectfully submitted. proval. ready to submit for approval. HARRIS P. Mosmm, M. D., 5. A list of ear, nose, and throat instru 7. Frequent office consultations have Temporarily attached to the ments for use in base hospitals has been been held with oto-laryngologists from all Surgeon Gcncrai's Oflicc.

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important administrative positions. With PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE MEDICAL RESERVE this in mind, it will be readily understood that officers of the Reserve Corps must CORPS MEMBERS AND OTHER SERVICE CONDITIONS largely supplement their technical knowl edge by a clear conception of military co Acceptance of Commission is for active service before being eligible for ' ordination and administration before they promotion, has been eliminated. can be of the greatest service to the Five Years Unless Sooner Re 6. In case of death from causes in line department. lieved---Can Practice Spe of duty, the Government pays to the “ 5. They should offer themselves with widow or designated beneficiary six out reservation, considering their medical cialty When Feasible. months’ pay of the grade held by the de training as the basis upon which to build ceased at the time of death. The de their education as medical officers. ceased's family is also entitled to a pen The subcommittee on ophthalmology sion. All Card Indexed. and oto-laryngology of the general medical 7. The limited number of quarters at “6. It is true, nevertheless, that all board, Council of National Defense, in the majority of stations and camps makes oificers' of the Reserve Corps are card in reply to inquiries from physicians, has it inadvisable for officers of the Reserve dexed according to their special qualifi sent the following: Corps to be accompanied by their fam cations and that when the Army is fully DEAR Docros: In reply to your letter ilies unless they can provide for them organized and working smoothly every of inquiry, the subcommittee on ophthal independently. ' - effort will be made to assign each officer mology and oto-laryngoiogy refers you to 8. In no event will the families of am where his special qualifications will be the following: cers be allowed to accompany them most useful to the Government and where 1. Officers of the Medical Raerve Corps abroad. the work will be congenial to the officer who have specialized in medicine or sur 9. Officers in the Medical Reserve himself. gery will be given an opportunity to per Corps under the age of 45 years will be “7. The department has at its com form the duties of their specialty when called for training in the medical ofiicers’ mand at present only about one-fourth the feasible, men of larger experience natu training camps. This is for the purpose number of officers that will be required for rally being given preference. of giving intensive training in adminis an Army of 2,000,000 men. By the appli 2. In the Medical Iteserve Corps there trative duties, a requirement for mili cation of the selective draft the full are three grades, viz, lieutenant, captain, tary service. Men over 45 years, if they quota can probably be raised without and major. It is the policy of the Sur so elect, may attend a medical officers' great difficulty. It will be more creditable geon General‘s Office to recommend the training camp. If a surgeon has had to the profession, however, to attain this great majority of applicants for commis military training, he may be called, with end by voluntary offer of service. sion in the grade of first lieutenant, with out camp instruction, for active duty. “8. A great deal of inconvenience has the expectation of making numerous pro been caused those applying for appoint motions when the officers concerned have Suggestions by Surgeon General. ment in the Medical Reserve Corps by had an opportunity to demonstrate their The following paragraphs are added reason of the delay in issuing commis professional qualifications and their from a letter from the Surgeon General sions. The business of the War Depart adaptability to the military service after to the chairman of the State committees ment has expanded so rapidly that it has a reasonable period of active duty. Ap of the medical section, Council of Na been impossible to secure the necessary plications for increased grade are not fa— tional Defense: additional assistance required to handle vorably considered unless they come “ 1. It is believed that it would be of the work. The delay has occurred in this through military channels, in order that great advantage to this department if office as well as in the office of The Adju the Surgeon General may have the bene each State committee would make a cen tant General. This condition is being fit of the recommendations made by‘the sus of its State, with a view of dividing remedied as fast as circumstances permit. applicant’s superior officers. Political the medical profession into two classes: “9. Your committee is urged to take influence is unnecessary. (a) those who can not be spared for such steps as may secure the prompt ac Army service because of their importance ceptance of commissions issued or their The Chief Considerations, to the civil community, and (b) those immediate return to this office." In making recommendations for origi who can be spared. Class (a) should be Sincerely, yours, nal commission age, professional attain requested to refrain from offering their (Signed) SUBcosmri-ru: on Orn ments. and previous military experience services. Class (b), on the contrary. THALMOIDGY arm 0'10- . are the chief considerations in determin should be encouraged promptly to apply Laavnoonoov, Gan ing the grade in which the applicant for appointment. This office is frequently EBAL MEDICAL Boaan. should be commissioned. ' called upon to give advice along these 8. The pay of the different grades is: lines in individual cases, but the depart First lieutenant, $2,000; captain, $2,400; ment does not care to assume this respon Dependency Claim Invalid major, $3.000. I sibility, believing as it does that the ques if Dependents Live Abroad When assigned to duty in a city (not tion is one that can much better be de in camp, thus not serving with troops) cided by the State committee, acting in The Provost Marshal General has made the assignment carries with it commuta conjunction with the county committees. the following ruling: tion of quarters: First lieutenant. three “ 2. The department will not feel called The object of the law permitting a per rooms; captain, four rooms; major, five upon to consult the list prepared under rooms; at $12 per room, heat and light ad paragraph 1 when individual applications son to be discharged provided he has a ditional. are received, since it will be assumed in person falling within any of the classes 4. Acceptance of a commission in the all cases that the individual offering him designated in subdivision “ h,” section 20, Rules and Regulations, June 30, depend Medical lleserv‘e Corps automatically self can be spared and will be at the dis places your services at the disposal of the posal of the department for such duty as ent upon him, was to prevent such de~ Surgeon General wherever he deems them the exigencies of the service may demand. pendents becoming a charge upon the American people. A dependent residing most valuable, either in the United States “3. For the purpose of this census the or abroad. State committee should act as a clearing abroad could not become such a charge. house for the county committees. Persons claiming discharge because of Commissioned for Five Years. such a dependent can not properly be dis 5. Acceptance of commission is for five Practice in Specialties. charged on ground that such discharge is years, unless sooner relieved from active “ 4. Frequently inquiries are made as to advisahle within the meaning of the act duty on recommendation of the Surgeon whether a medical officer will be assigned of Congress. ‘ General, when officers will be placed on to duty in accordance with his medical the inactive list. Active duty in the. specialty. In this connection attention is FRENCH EMBARGO ON MAGNESIA. present instance will naturally be for the invited to the fact that a large proportion The American consul general at Pans length of the war plus four months, which of the administrative work of the Medical sends the following cablegram: will be required for the. necessary physi Department of the newly organized Army Decree of August 7, published August cal examinations to be made of the men will fall upon the officers of the Medical 9, prohibits export, etc., from today of before they are discharged from the Reserve Corps. The officers of the regular magnesia and carbonate of magnesia.\ Army. The old requirement of three establishment are so few in number that The decree is subject to the usual excep years’ service, including at least 90 days' they will be available for only the most tions. s

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Citizen Soldiers Should Be Intelligent, Clean, Cheerful, and Have Spirit, Tenacity, and Self-Reliance, Says War Department

The OFFICIAL Burns-rm has begun the ub may be ahead of us. There are numerous of the battle is won. Tenacity was never lieation of a course of 80 lessons, issu by the War Department, for the benefit of men episodes in American military history to better expressed than in the words of selected for service in the National Army as justify this confidence. John Paul Jones. Standing“ among his a practical help in getting started in the right dead and wounded on his sinking ship Civil War Experience. way. The lessons are informal in tone and which was “leaking like a basket," he do not attempt to give binding rules and regu In January, 1863, the Union Army lay lations. These are contained in the various replied to his adversary's invitation to manuals and regulations of the United States in camp at Falmouth, Va. About a month surrender, “ Sir. I have not yet begun to Army, to which this course is merely intro before had occurred the disastrous and fight." Two hours later the battle came ductory. the lesson will be printed each day bloody defeat of Fredericksburg. In the until the course is completed. to a sudden end when the colors of the North it was the darkest hour of the enemy's vessel were hauled down. war. Everywhere outside the Army there Self-reliance is cha'acteristic of the [Issued by the War Department and all rights was depression and fear. On January to reprint reserved.] American, whether he is serving as a 21 the commanding general ordered the soldier or in some civil occupation. LESSON no. 8. troops to break camp and move forward. Much the same quality is sometimes re At the same time “a cold drizzling rain Nine Soldierly Qualities. ferred to as "initiative." It is a quality set in; the ground speedily became like needed more than ever before in present Preceding lessons : 1. Your post of honor. a sea of glue; everything upon wheels day warfare. Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, 2 Making good as a soldier. sunk into the bottomless mod; it took 20 in his introduction to the Field Service The three basic qualities, loyalty, obedi horses to start a single caisson; hundreds Regulations of the United States Army, ence, and physical fitness. were treated in of them died in harness; but still the. says: the preceding lesson. There is another general persisted. But the rain persisted "()fiicers and men of all ranks and group of three soldierly qualities that are also. and it soon became a simple im grades are given a certain independence especially needed during the periods of possibility to go forward." After two in the execution of the tasks to which training, marching, and waiting between days of effort it was necessary to have they are assigned and are expected to combats. They are intelligence, cleanli the men struggle and flounder “ through show initiative in meeting the different ness, and cheerfulness. the wilderness of mud back to their situations as they arrive. Every individ Although these qualities are associated camp." ual. from the highest (:onunander.to the chiefly with camp life, they are, of course, Picture the situation: Recent defeat lowest private, must always remember scarcely less helpful in all other phases with heavy losses, retreat, a cheerlcss (that inaction and neglect of opportunities of military service. midwinter camp, rain, cold, mud,~ dis will warrant more severe. censure than couragement at home, a long march un an error in the choice of the means." Need for Intelligence. der the most trying conditions ending in Intelligence does .not necessarily mean a return to the same camping ground Iaking Yourself Stronger. education, but rather quick observation from which the troops had started. A The nine qualities which have just _ and willingness to learn. There is plenty little grumbling might reasonably have been reviewed are. those which everyone of need for intellisence in modern war been expected. But the men of 1863 were of us would like to have for himself. fare. The. National Army will be forced too good soldiers to draw long faces. The > They are the essentials of virile and suc to absorb within a few months a training historian goes on: “ The march was made cessful manhood, whether in the Army or which would ordinarily extend over a in high good humor, the soldiers laugh out of it. Even the moral weakling and period of two or three years. Those who ing and joking at their ill luck with that the slacker in their hearts admire these intend to fit themselves for promotion comic brightness characteristic of Ameri qualities. should study thoroughly the manuals and cans in diflicult circumstances.” Doubtless you have developed some of -the drill regulations which affect their them already—perhaps all of them to a du'ics. In time they should learn some Three Qualities of Battle. Finally. there are the three battle quali greater or less extent. Many a man has thing about map making and map read discovered, when put to the test, that he ties of the good soldier: Spirit, tenacity, ing, the construction of field intreuch— possessed these qualities without having self-reliance. ‘ ments. training and care of horses, sig himself realized it. But under civilian naling. the handling of complex pieces of Unless a man has these three quali ties—even though he possesses all the conditions it is not easy to cultivate all of machinery, and many other subjects. them. other six in good measure—he is after Any practical knowledge that you may In the Army you will have your oppor all only a campfire soldier. . now possess will surely be useful and tunity in a few months of training to Spirit—fighting spirit—is far from helpful to you in the Army. Capt. Ian strengthen these qualities in yourself. In being more hatred of the enemy or blind Hay Beith, of the English Army, points so doing you will learn to control yourself, fury, on the one hand; nor is it mere pas out that in the first British forces of the to take care of yourself under all condi present war the previous trade or train sn‘c obedience to orders on the other. tions, to meet hardship and danger un It means cool. self-controlled courage—— ing of every soldier was sooner or later flinchingly, to be fearless and self-reliant, the kind of courage which enables a man _ __utili7.Pd. At the end of these few months of train to shoot as straight on the battlefield as ing you will have gained immensely in Cleanliness Important Everywhere. he does in target practice. However, it Cleanliness is important everywhere, vigor and in strength. even goes a step beyond that point. _ De but most of all in the Army where large cisive victories can not be won by merely bodies of men are brought together. In repulsing the enemy. “ Only the offen DENMARK’S WIRE SYSTEM EARNINGS. its true sense, it includes not only keep sive wins.” (Infantry Drill Regulations, ing your body clean, but also your mind par. 511.) Consul General E. D. Winslow reports and your actions. Fortunately, it is a Like all the other qualities of a soldier, the following from Copenhagen: virtue in which Americans generally rank spirit can be cultivated. An untrained Denmark's telegraph and telephone high. There should be little difficulty in army seldom possesses it. But it can be systems are owned by the State. For setting a satisfactory standard in the developed. You can and will develop it 1916 their'carnings were very satisfac new Army. This is a subject more fully until it becomes as much a part of your tory, approximating $1,800,000. Of this treated later in this course. self as any of your easy-going civilian sum the telegraph system took in $1, Cheerfulness is always a prominent habits are now. , 175,000 and the telephones the remainder. trait of good soldiers. Here again Ameri Spirit carrirm a body of soldiers for Maintenance, salaries, etc.. totaled $1, cans may be counted upon to make a ward. Tenacity is the quality that makes 170,000, leaving a net profit to the State splendid showing, even in the face of any them “stick.” The thorough soldier is of about 18 per cent on the capital in unexpected hardships or difficulties that never ready to stop fighting until his part vested. ARE YOU SAVING Your Money to Invest in the Second Issue of THE LIBERTY LOAN .3 10 THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN : WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1917.

List of District Boards T hroaglzoat the United States; ' Have Jurisdiction Over All Appeals From Local Boards

Following is a list of the district boards Graham, and Gila), headquarters, Tuc Gayle P. Moseiy, Redlands; George C. throughout the United States. The list son, Ariz. Dr. W. W. Whitemore, Tucson; Roeding (chairman), Fresno. shows the territorial subdivisions of D. H. Claridge, Solomonville; J.- B. Comp boards wherever there is more than one ton, Tucson; G. H. Dowell, Bisbee; John COLORADO.’ board in a judicial district. B. Wright (secretary), Tucson. Division No. 1 (comprising the counties These district boards have original of Teller, Lake, Rio Blanco, Pueblo, El jurisdiction over all exemption claims ARKANSAS. Paso, Chai'fee, Garfield, Pitkin, Eagle, Gun made on account of claimants being en aAsrmuv DISTRICT. nison, Delta, Mesa, Montrose, Sagnaehe, gaged in industries which are necessary W. W. Meriweather, Paragould; Judge Fremont, Crowley, Kiowa, Prowers, to the maintenance of the military estab~ W. J. Lamb (chairman), Oceola; Estus Bent, Otero, Custer, Huerfano, Hinsdaie, lishment and the public interest. They Hale, Little Rock; Dr. R. L. Smith, Rus Ouray, San Miguel, Dolores, San Juan, also have jurisdiction over all cases ap sellville; Hon. Charles E. Taylor (secre Mineral, Rio Grande, Alamosa, Basa, Ias pealed from local boards. Animus, Costilla, Conejos, Archuleta, La Since all claims made_undcr the de~ tary), Little Rock. Plata, andrMontezumaL Headquarters, pendent relative clause are to be ap \vnsrsnzv nIs'raIC'r. Pueblo. Dr. Beverley Tucker, 1130 North pealed to these boards by the Government, Headquarters. Fort Smith. Willard Nevada Street, Coloradotfiprings; George the personnel of district boards are of I’ennergrass, Altus; Dr. Charles H. Car W. McNeil, Cameo; L. A. Tanquary (sec great interest to a very large class of gyle, Bentonville; Hon. Ira D. Oglesby. jr. retary), Pueblo; Miles G. Saunders people. In addition to this, many in (secretary), Fort Smith; Hon. Alien (chairman), Pueblo; John J. Tobin, Mont quiries have been received from members Winham (chairman), Texarkana; Hon. rose. ' of religious organizations whose creeds H. S. Yocum, El Dorado. Division No. 2 (comprising the counties forbid their participation in war; and, of Cheyenne, Lincoln, Kit Carson, Elbert, again, from very large firms whose em CALIFORNIA. Douglas, Jeiterson, Park, Summit, Clear ployees are scattered over the various non'rnmnv msrmc-r. Creek, Gilpin, Arapahoe, Adams, Wash States. These inquirers will be inter Division No. 1 (comprising the counties ington, Yuma, Phillips, Morgan, Weld, ested in the personnel of the boards. of San Francisco and Alameda). Dr. Boulder, Grand, Routt, Mottat, Jackson, Lariiner, Logan, Sedgwick, and the city ALABAMA. John Galiway, 291 Geary Street, San Francisco; Frank McDonald, 625 Market and county of Denver). Headquarters, NOBT ERN DISTRICT. Street, San Francisco; Mortimer Fleish State capitol, Denver. John Donovan, Division No. 1 (comprising the counties hacker, San Francisco; Austin H. Mark Longmont; Bruce Eaton, Eaton; Dr. Car of: Blount, Jefferson, Shelby, Calhoun, wart (secretary), First National Bank roll E. Edson, Denver; Gerald Hughes Clay, Cleburne, Talladega, Bibb, Tusca Building, San Francisco; Warren Olney, (chairman), Denver; Ready Kenehan loosa, Greene, Plckens, and Sumter). jr. (chairman), Merchants Exchange (secretary), 1464 Winona Street, Denver. Headquarters, 812 United States Govern Building, San Francisco. CONNECTICUT. ment Building, Birmingham, Ala. E. W. Division No. 2 (comprising the counties Gray, Tuscaloosa; Dr. R. P. Huger, An of Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, So Division No. 1 (comprising the counties niston; Hugh McElderry, Talladega; Em noma, Lake, Napa, Soiano, Marin, Contra of 'Hartford, Toliand, Windham, and met O'Neai (chairman), Birmingham; Costa, San Mateo, -Santa Clara, Santa Litchfleid). Headquarters, Hartford. Priestly Touiman (secretary),1508 Amer Cruz. San Benito, and Monterey). Head Horatio T. Grace, Hartford; Dr. Everett ican Trust Building, Birmingham. quarters, San Rafael. Louis Charles J. McKnight, Hartford; Alexander T. Division No. 2 (comprising the counties 'Everding, Arcata; George Moody, San Pattison, Simsbury; Robert Scoviile (sec of Cullman, Jackson, Lawrence, Lime Jose; Dr. P. T. Phillips, Santa Cruz; retary). Salisbury; Judge Jos. P. Tattle stone, Madison, Morgan, Colbert, Frank Herbert W. Slater, Santa Rosa; Thomas (chairman), Hartford. lin, Lauderdale, Cherokee, Dekalb, Mar P. Boyd (secretary), San Rafael. Division No. 2 (comprising the counties shall, Etowah, St. Clair, Fayette Lamar, Division No. 3 (comprising the counties of New London, Middlesex, and New Marlon, Walker, and Winston). Head of Siskiyou, Modoc, Trinity, Shasta, Las Haven, except the towns of Milford, quarters, Federal Court Building, Hunts sen, Tehama, Piumas, Butte, Glenn, Co Orange, Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Derby, ville, Ala. Frank Thompson; Dr. W. J. lusa. Sutter, Yuba, Sierra, Nevada, Middlebury, Oxford, Seymour, and South Galloway, Florence; Sheriff Lacy, Jas Placer, El Dorado, Sacramento, Yolo, bury). Headquarters, Waterbury. Leon per; John Peebles (secretary), Moores San Joaquin, Amador, Alpine, Mono, ard M. Daggett; Darragh De Lancey ville; R. E. Spragins (chairman), Hunts Calaveras, Tuoiunme, and Stanislaus). (secretary). Waterbury; Dr. Dudley B. ville. Headquarters, State Capitol, Sacramento. Deming, Waterbury; W. F. Downer, SOUTHERN DISTRICT. Lester Hinsdaie (chairman), Sacra Hamden; Patrick F. O‘Meara, New mento; G. F. Irvine, Dunsmuir; Clarence Haven. Joel Golsby (chairman), Mobile; O. P. Jarvis (secretarY), Jackson; B. B. Meek, Division No. 3 (comprising that part Deming; Dr. S. S. Pugh, Mobile; J. J. Croville; Dr. Irving S. Zeimer, Stockton. of New Haven County embracing the Russell (secretary), Mobile; H. I. Shel SOUTHERN DISTRICT. towns of Milford, Orange, Ansonia, Bea ley, Selma. con Falls, Derby, Middiebury, Oxford, Division No. 1 (comprising the counties MIDDLE DISTRICT. Seymour, and Southhury, and; Fairfield of Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego).) Headquarters, 709 First National Bank County). Headquarters, county court Headquarters, room F, Chamber of Com Building, Montgomery, Ala. M. E. Bar i|merce Building, 130 South Broadway, Los house. Bridgeport." Dr. George B. Cowell, Bridgeport; Edward T. Harrali, Bridge ganier, 116 Pelham Street, Montgomery; Angeles. Dr. Charles D. Ball, Santa John W. Durr, Montgomery; .John Gam port; Seth Rowe Pierrepont (secretary), Ana; Seth R. Brown (secretary), Typo Ridgefieid; Hugh C. Shalvoy, Danhnry; ble, Troy; A. H. Rankin (secretary), graphicai Union, Los Angeles; Ed. Andalusia; Dr. Merrick D. Thomas, John J. Walsh (chairman), Nor-walk. Fletcher, San Diego; W. H. Holabird Opelika. (chairman), Los Angeles; Joseph Scott, DELAWARE. ARIZONA. , - Los Angelcs. Division No. 1 (comprising the counties Division No. 2 (comprising the counties Headquarters, State capitol. Dover. of Apache, Navajo, Coconino, Mohave, of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ven A. B. Magee, Dover; Oliver A. Newton, Yavapal, Maricopa, Plnai, Yuma). J. L. B. tura, Merced, Mariposa, Inyo, Madera, Bridgevilie; ‘Dr. A. Robin (secretary), Alexander (chairman). Phoenix; L. S. Fresno, Tulare, Kings, Kern, San Ber Wilmington; A. R. Saylor, Wilmington; Cates (secretary), Phoenix; Bert A. nardino, Riverside, and Imperial). Head Charles Warner, 'Wilmington. Davis, Phoenix; Dr. R. N. Looney, Pres quarters, courthouse, Bakersfield. S. G. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. ' cott; Lin. B. Ormc, Phoenix. Evans, Riverside; Paul Gregg, San Luis Division No. 2 (comprising the counties Obispo; Witten W. Harris (secretary), John Joy Edson, 1324 Sixteenth Street of Plum, Santa Cruz, Jochise, Grecnlee, Union Labor Journal, Bakersfield; Dr. NW.; Flournoy C. Roberts, 641 Massa THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1917. 11

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chusetts Avenue; William C. Woodward, ley, and Washington). Headquarters, tary), Elkhart; Dr. Charles L. Patton, 1782 Lanier Place; James S. Easby Boise. C. A. Barton, Boise; D. L. Carter, Springfield. Smith, 1721 S Street NW.; Julius Gar Cambridge; John W. Hart, Menan; Dr. _ EASTERN DISTRICT. iinkle, Burlington Apartments. A. M. Newton, Pocatello; Paul Spangen Division No. 1 (comprising the counties berg (secretary), Boise. of Alexander, Pulaski, Massac, Union, FLORIDA. ILLINOIS. Johnson, Pope, Hardin, Jackson, William NORTHERN DISTRICT. son. Saline. Gallatin, Randolph, Perry, Headquarters, Chipley. H. J. Brett, NORTHERN DISTRICT. Franklin, Hamilton, White, Monroe, St. ' Detuniak Spring; Scott M. Loftin, Pensa Division No. 1 (comprising exemption Clair, Washington, Jefferson, Clinton, cola; Bryan Mack (secretary), Pensa— districts Nos. 1 to 28, inclusive; 44, 45; 67 and Marion). Headquarters, Federal cola; Dr. L. C. Phillips, Pensacola; Tom to 77, inclusive; 81, 82, and 83 of the building, East St. Louis. Dr. Wil J. Watts (chairman), Chipley. city of Chicago). Headquarters, Mer liam F. Grinstead, Cairo; William Noble, Gibson City; Frank T. O'Hair, sou'rfinas nis'raic'r. chants Loan and Trust Building, Chi cago. Dr. E. J. During, 81 East Madison Paris; Ralph K. Weber, Mount Vernon; Headquarters, Tampa. 8. J. Harris Street, Chicago; Jacob H. Hopkins' (sec Alois Towers (secretary), Belleviile. (chairman), St. Petersburg; Dr. J. M. retary), 134 South La Salie Street, Chi Division No. 2 (comprising the counties Jackson, Miami; R. T. Joughin, Tampa; cago; Harry Pratt Judson (chairman), of Kankakee. Iroquois, Ford, Champaign. J. H. Mackey, Jacksonville; Louis University of Chicago, Chicago; Victor A. Vermilion, Piatt, Moultrie, Douglas, Ed O’Brynn (secretary ) , Kissime. Olander, 3553 Belden Avenue, Chicago; gar, Shelby, Coles, Cumberland, Clark, GEORGIA. Theo. W. Robinson, Evanston. Fayette, Eiilngham, Jasper, Crawford, Division No. 2 (comprising exemption Clay, Richland, Lawrence, Wayne, Ed NORTHERN DISTRICT. districts Nos. 29 to 45, inclusive; 46 to 66. wards, and Wabash). Dr. Thomas 0. Headquarters, 105 Capitol Square, At inclusive; 78 to 80, inclusive; 84 to 86, Freeman, Mattoon; John W. Stipes, lanta: Dr. E. C. Davis, Atlanta; Thomas inclusive, of the city of Chicago). Ralph Champaign; Theodore G. Risley, Mount Lumpkln, Cartersvilie; H. L. Williams, Crews (secretary), 76 West Monroe Carmel; Thomas Moses, Westville; John Columbus; W. P. Raoul (secretary), At Street, Chicago; Dr. N. L. Harris. 25 H. Walker, Danville. lanta; E. J. Reagan (chairman), McDon East Washington Street, Chicago; H. H. INDIANA. ough. Merrick, 5481 Blackstone Avenue, Chi Division No. 1 (comprising the counties SOUTHERN nIs'raIc'r. cago; Seymour Morris, 112 West Adams Street, Chicago; George W. Perkins, Chi of Lake, Porter, Laporte, St. Joseph, Mar Division No. 1 (comprising the coun cago. shall, Starke, Fulton, Pulaski, Jasper, ties of Appling, Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Division No. 3 (comprising exemption Newton, Benton, Warren, White, Carroll, Candler, Chatham, Efl'lngham, Emanuel, districts 1 to 9, inclusive, of Cook County, Cass, Miami, Howard, Tipton, Clinton, Evans, Glynn, Jeff Davis, Jenkins, Lib outside of Chicago, and the following Tippecanoe, and Fountain). Andrew J. erty, McIntosh, Montgomery, Screven, counties: Boone, Dekalb, Dupage. Grun Hickey (secretary), Laporte; William Tattuall, Toombs, Wayne, Bacon, Berrien, dy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, La Salie, Mc Lawson, Chase; John W. Lees, Indian Brooks, Charlton, Clinch, Coi'fee, Deca Henry, and Will). Headquarters, 721 Harbor; M. L. Ray, Peru; Charles C. tur. Echols, Grady, Irwin, Lowndes, Merchants Loan and Trust Building, Chl Terry, South Bend. Pierce, Ware, Thomas, Baker, Ben Hill, cago. John V. Farrell (chairman), Lake Division No. 2 (comprising the counties Calhoun, Colquitt, Crisp, Dougherty, Lee, Forest; John Fitzpatrick, Chicago (Fed of Steuben, Lagrange, Elkh'art, Kosciusko, Miller, Mitchell, Tift, Turner,_and Worth). eration of Labor); Frank Hamlin (sec Noble, DeKalb, Allen, Whitley, Wabash, E. T. Comer, Millhaven; J. J. E. Ander retary), 35 North Dearborn Street, Chi Huntington, Wells, Adams, Jay, Black son, Statesboro; Dr. T. M. McIntosh, cago; Luman T. Hoy, Woodstock; Dr. J. ford, Grant, Madison, Delaware, Ran Thomasviile; L. J. Smith (secretary), L, Taylor, Libertyvilie. dolph, Wayne, Henry, Rush, Fayette, Waycross; W. C. Vereen, Monltrie. Division No. 4 (comprising the counties Union, and Franklin.) Headquarters, Division No. 2 (comprising the counties of Carroll, J o Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephen Physicians Defense Building, Fort of Baldwin, Bibb, Butts, Bleckley, Craw son, Whiteside, and Winnebago). Head Wayne. Earl Crawford, Milton; J. J. ford, Dodge, Dooly, Hancock, Houston, quarters, Freeport. A. N. Abbott, Mor Heavey; Huntington; Michael Broderick, Jasper, Jones, Laurens, Macon, Monroe, rison; John C. Harding, 110 North Pine Muncie; Miles J. Porter, Fort Wayne; Pike, Pulaski, Putnam, Sumter, Telfair, Street, Chicago; Peter Peterson (chair Lemenuel W. Royse, Warsaw. Twiggs, Upson, Wilcox, Wilkinson, Burke, man), 1219 Seventh Street, Rockford; Division No. 3 (comprising the counties Columbia, Glascock, Jeiferson, Johnson, Dr. Jeremiah H. Stealy (secretary), 97 of Marion, Hancock, Hamilton, Hen Lincoln, McDufiie, Richmond. Taliaferro, Stephenson Street, Freeport; Fred E. dricks, Putnam, Parke, Vermilion, Vigo, Washington, Wheeler, Wilkes, and War Carpenter, Rockford. Clay, Morgan, Johnson, Shelby, Bartholo ren). James L. Anderson, secretary, mew, Decatur, Floyd, Clark, Jefferson, Macon; W. C. Davis, Dublin; W. H. Fel SOUTHERN DISTRICT. Scott, Switzerland, Ohio, Dearborn, Rip ton, Macon; Dr. A. A. Smith, Hawkin Division No. 1 (comprising the counties ley, Jennings, Montgomery, and Boone). vilie; John T. Williams, Round Oak. of Bureau, Fulton, Henderson, Henry, E. Vernon Knight, New Albany; Ernest ‘ 11mm. Knox, Livingston, Marshall, McDonough, W. Layman, Terre Hautc; Henry Cour Mercer, Peoria, Putnam, Rock Island, tot; Lucius B. Swift, Indianapolis; W. W. Division No. 1 (comprising the counties Stark, Tazewell, Warren, and Woodford). Washburn, Crawfordville. of Benewah, Bonner,, Boundary, Clear Headquarters, 1105 Lehmann Building, Division No. 4 (comprising the counties water, Idaho, KootcnaiT Latch, Lewis, Peoria. L. C. Blending. Moline; William of Vanderburg, Evansville, Posey, War Nez Perce, and Shoshone). Headquar O. R. Bradley, Gaiesburg; Charles Ford, wick, Gibson, Spenser, Perry, Harrison, ters, Sandpoint. R. X. Meyers, Wallace; Springfield; Henry Herget (secretary), Crawford, Washington, Orange, Jackson, Dr. J. B. Morris (chairman), Lewiston; Pekin; Frank J. Quinn (chairman), Lawrence, Brown, Monroe, Owen, Greene, Isaac Edgar Snow, Moscow; Herman H. Peoria. Sullivan, Knox, Daviess, Martin, Dnbois, Taylor (secretary)," Sandpoint; A. C. Division No. 2 (comprising the counties and Pike). Headquarters, Vincennes. White, Laclede. of Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, L. Brose, Evansville; John Edwards, Division No. 2 (comprising the city of Christian, Dewitt, Greene, Hancock, Jer Mitchel; Jesse Floyd, Boonviiie; W. H. Boise and the counties of Ada, Adams, sey, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Madison, Jones, jr., Sullivan; John T. Oiiphant Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Blaine, Mason, McLean, Menard, Montgomery, (secretary), Vincennes. Boise, Bonneville, Butte, Camas, Canyon, Morgan, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, and IOWA. Cassia, Custer, Elmore, Franklin, Fre Scott). Headquarters, Springfield. mont, Gem, Gooding, Jefferson, Lemhi, Charles Boeschstein, Edwardsville ; Frank son'rnnnx DISTRICT. Lincoln, Madison,‘Minidoka, Owyhee, Farrington, Springfield; John E. Hogan E. M. Cassady, Whiting; Dr. E. A. Fayette, Power, Teton, Twin Falls, Val (chairman), Pana; H. G. Keays (secre Graham, Mason City; D. M. Kelleher.

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Fort Dodge; '1‘. J. O’Donnell, 441 Locnst and Webster). Headquarters, Dawson (‘harles 0. Roemer (secretary), (.‘umben Street, Dubuque; Harry B. Plumb (sec— Spring, John P. Blackburn, Bowling land. retary ) , Waterloo. Green; S. L. Dodd (secretary), Pickman; Division No. 3 (comprising the counties W. D. Duncan. Central City: D. C. Stim of Baltimore, Harford, Howard, Carroll, SOUTH EBN DISTRICT. son, ()wensboro; Wm. H. Yost (chair Frederick, Washington, “Allegany, Gar William Cochrane, Red Oak; N. D. Ely, man), Mndisonville. rett, Montgomery, Prince Georges, Davenport; Harry Hopley, Lewis; G. F. Charles, St. Marys, Calvert, and Anne Tucker, Clinton; Dr. C. S. Grant, Iowa LOUISIANA. Arundel). Curtis E. Crane, Chester City. ms'rnmv DISTRICT. town; Dr. J. McFadden Dick, Salisbury; KANSAS. Judge W. Laird Henry (chairman), (.‘am Division No. 1 (comprising the parishes Division No. 1 (comprising the counties bridge;€has F. Rich, Centreville; Harry of Jefferson, Orleans. Plaquemines, St. of Nemaha. Brown, Doniphan, Jackson, A. Roe (secretary), Denton. Bernard, St. Charles. and St. John the Atchinson, Shawnee, Jefferson. Leaven Baptist). A. (‘. Carpenter, New Orleans; mssacn‘usnrrs. worth, Wyandotte, Douglas, Johnson, Jctl". Miller, New Orleans; John Stadler, Franklin, Miami, Anderson. Linn, Allen, Division No. 1 (comprising local board New Orleans; '1‘. S. “'almsley (secre divisions No. 1 (including North Adams), Bourbon, Cowley, Elk, Chautauqua. Wil tary), New Orleans; Theodore Wilkin son, Montgomery, Neosho, Lahette, Craw N0. 2. No. 3, No. 4, No. 5 (including son, Myrele Grove. ford. Cherokee, Pottawatomie, Wabaun Northampton), No. 6, No. 7, No. 8, and Division No. 2 (comprising the parishes sce. Marion. Morris, Chase, Lyon, Osage, No. 9, and the cities of Chicopee, Holyoke, of Ascension. Assumption, East Baton Coffee, Greenwood, and Woodson). G. E. Pittstield, and Springfield). Headquar Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberia, Oberville, Blakely, Emporin; E. E. Brewster (sec ters. 31 Elm Street, Springfield. James Lafourche, Livingston. Pointec, Coupee, F. Barry, Agawam; Dr. Everett A. Bates, retary). Leavenworth; F. D. Coburn St. Helena, St. James, St. Mary. St. Tam (chairman), Topeka; Dr. S. J. Crumbine, Springfield; James L. Doherty (chair many, Tanaipnho, Terrebonne, Washing Topeka; Hugh P. Farrelly, Chanute. man), Springfield; Edward N. Kelley, 7 ton, West Baton Rouge, and West Felici Division No. 2 (comprising the counties Parker Street. Chelsea; William Skinner ana). Frank G. (‘lark, Baton Rouge; of ("heyennc, Sherman, Wallace, Greeley, (secretary), Hol yoke. Walter Guion, Napoleonvillc; E. L. Mc Hamilton, Stanton, Morton. Rawlins, Division No. 2 (comprising local board Cchcc, Hammond: A. W. Norman, Smith Thomas. Logan. Witchita, Kearney. divisions No. 10. No. 11, N0. 12, N0. 13, ville; John D. Shaffer (secretary), Ellen Grant, Stevens, Decatur, Sheridan, Govc, No. 14 (including Imminster), No. 15. Lane, Scott. Finney, Haskell, Seward, dale. No. iii-(including Marlborough), No. 17, ‘ WESTERN DISTRICT. Norton. Graham. Trego, Ness. Hodgeman, No. 18, No. 32, No. 33, and No. 34, and Gray, Ford, Meade. Clark, Phillips, J. B. Ardis, Shreveport; E. E. Court the cities of Fitchburg and Worcester). Hooks, Ellis, Rush, Pawnee. Edwards, ney, Monroe; W. D. Haas, Alexandria; Chandler Bullock, Worcester; Dr. Al Kiowa. Comanche. Smith. Osborne. Rus Hon. A. P. Pnjo, Lake Charles; J. C. verne P. Lowell, Fitchburg; C. S. Mar scll. Barton, Stafford, Pratt. Barber, shall, Worcester; Wm. H. Thornton, Lu Sartor, Rayville. bor rl‘emple, Worcester; Wilfred 0. Jewell. Mitchell, Lincoln. Ellsworth, Rice, Reno. Kinsman. Harper, Republic. Cloud, MAINE; Wheeler, Concord. ' (ittawa. Saline, McPherson. Harvey. Division No. 3 (comprising local board Sedawick. Sumner, Washington, Clay, Division No. 1 (comprising the coun divisions No. 19, No. 20 (including New Dickinson, Butler, Geary, Riley, and Man ties of York, Cumberland. Oxford, An bnryport), N0. 21, N0. 22 (including shall). Headquarters. Wichita. l“. A. droscoggin, Sagadahoc, Kennebec. and Gloucester), No. 24, N0. 26 (including Gillespie. Garden City; Judge Frank C. Franklin, and the city of Portland). Peabody), No. 27, No. 28 (including Mel Price (chairman). Ashland; Dr. J. T. Headquarters. statehouse, Augusta. Wal rose), N0. 29 (including Woburn), and Axtell. Newton; A. J. Johnson (secre— lace W. Dyson (secretary), Waterville; No. 30, and the cities of anerhill, Law tary). Wichita; Alfred Docking, Man Charles F. Johnson (chairman), Water rence, Lowell, Maiden, Medi‘ord, and Wal haltan. ville; Leslie E. McIntyre,_ Easterwater tham). Dr. F. W. Anthony, Haverhill; KENTUCKY. ford; W. S. Wood. Portland; Walter S. Matthew A. Gregg (secretary), Law Wyman, Augusta. rence’; George H. Knnhardt, North And nastnniv msrnrcr. Division No. 2 (comprising the coun over; Dennis J. Mahoney, 2 Mount Pleas Headquarters, Lexington. J. H. All-’ ties of Somerset, Waldo, Piscataquis, ant, Waltham; Buttrick Stedman (chair ineton. Covington; E. S. Helburn, Middle Penobscot. Hancock. Washington. Aroos man). Concord. ' boro: C. A. Maggard. Wayland; Watt M. took, Knox. and Lincoln). Charles S. Division No. 4 (comprising local board Pritchard, Ashland; Henry T. Soaper Cobb, Millinockett; Luere B. Dcasy divisions for the city of Boston). Dr. ( secretary ) , Harrodshurg. (chairman). Bar Harbor; Obadiah Gard E. H. Bradford, Boston; J udge A. K. Co ner (secretary), Iiockland; Dr. A. I. Har hen, Boston; Prof. Dugnld C‘. Jackson, \V ESTER N I) I STRICT. vey, Bangor; Elmer E. Milliken, Bridge Boston; E. J. Sampson (secretary), Bos Division No. 1 (comprising the counties water. ton; John F. Stevens, Boston. of Adair. Barren. Breckenridze, Bullitt. MARYLAND. Division No. 5, (comprising local board Clinton. (‘umherland I'Jdmonson, Gray divisions No. 23 (including Beverly), No. son. Gl'r‘é'll. Hardin, Hart. Jefferson. La Division No. 1 (comprising the city of 25 (including Revere), and No. 31, and rnc, Marion. Meade, Metcalfe. Monroe, Baltimore). Headquarters, seventh floor, the cities of Brookline. Cambridge. Chel Nelson, Oldham. Russell, Spencer. Taylor, American Building, Baltimore. Edwin G. sea, Everett, Lynn, Newton, Salem. and and \\'ashin;:ton). Headquarters. room Bnetjer, 16 West Madison Street, Balti Somerville). Jonathan Browu, jr., Sa v2171 United States courthouse and post more; Charles Enaland. 1507 Park Ave lem; Michael S. Cooney, Boston; Dr. T. F. oliice building, Louisville. C. Z. Aud. Ce nue. Baltimore; John H. Ferguson. 2715 Harrington, Boston; Joseph D. A. Henley cilian; J. T. Averitt, Bradfordsvilie; Jefferson Street. Baltimore; John H. (secretary), Lynn; A. B. Tenney, Boston. Peter Campbell (secretary), Louisville; Gibbs, jr., 1026 North Calvert. Street. Bal Division No. 6 (comprising local board Andrew Cowan, Louisville; Stanley Spin timore; Dr. Nathan R. Gorter (secre divisions No. 35, No. 36, N0. 37, N0. 38, dle. Louisville. tary), 1 West Biddle Street, Baltimore. No. 39, No. 40 (including Attleboro), N0. Division No. 2 (comprising the counties Division No. 2 (comprising the coun 41, N0. 42, and N0. 43, and the cities of of Allen, Ballard, Butler, Caldwell, Cal ties of Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne, Talbot, Brockton, Fail River, New Bedford, loway, Carlisle. Casey, Christian, Crit Caroline, Dorchester, Wicomico. Worces Quincy, and Taunton). James P. Doran' tenden, Daviess, Fulton, Graves, Han ter, and Somerset). Headquarters, State (chairman), New Bedford; James B. cock. Hendersgn, Hickman, Hopkins, Liv House, Annapolis. Walter B. Brooks, Whitters, Taunton; John L. Burton, New ingston, Logan, Lyon, McCracken, Mc Stevenson; James H. Gambrill, jr., Fred Bedford; Dr. George L. Richards (secre Lean, Marshall, Muhlcnberg, Ohio, Simp erick; Dr. L. A. Griifith, Marlboro; Rob tary), Fall River; Emmet T. Walls, Par son, Todd, Trigg. Union, ~Warren, ert L. Moss (chairman), Annapolis; ish Building, Brockton. THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1917. 13

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EICHIGAN. T. J. Knox (chairman), Jackson; James nolds, Shannon, Carter, Wayne, Stoddard, Lewis, Madelia ; H. W. Libby (secretary). Scott, Ripley, Butler, Dunklin, New Mad EA STERN DISTRICT. Winona; Thomas Lowe, Pipestone; A. J. rid, Mississippi, and Pemiscot). G. S. Division No. 1 (comprising the city of Peterson, Dawson. Cannon, Forni‘elt; George W. Cloud. Flat Detroit and village of Highland Park). Division No. 2 (comprising the counties River; C. S. Defield, East Prairie; C. O. James V. Cunningham (secretary), De of Anoka, Carver, Chippewa, Hennepin, Diggs, Dexter; A. L. Moning, Poplar troit; Frank H. Croul, 266 Wight Street, Isanti, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Ren Bluff. Detroit; John P. Hemmeter, Detroit; ville, Sherburn, Swift, and Wright, and WESTERN DISTRICT. James C. Martin (chairman), Detroit; the city of Minneapolis). Dr. B. J. Bran George A. Trizisky, Detroit. ton, Willmar; William C. Edgar (secre Division No. 1 (comprising the counties Division No. 2 (comprising the counties tary), Minneapolis; E. G. Hail, Min of Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan. Clinton, of Lenawee, Monroe, Washtenaw, Wayne, neapolis; Frank Marshall, Grove City; Daviess, Dekaib, Gentry, Harrison, ilolt, Oakland, Macomb, Lapcer, and St. Clair). J. E. O'Brien, Minneapolis. Nodoway, Platte, Worth, Bates, Caldwell, Harry B. Britten, Ypsilanti; George Division No. 3 (comprising the counties Carroll, Gas, Clay, Grundy, Henry, Brown, Pontiac; Igander J. Hoover, Ann of Benton, Big Stone, Chlsago, Dakota, Jackson, Johson, Lafayette, Livingston, Arbor: Albert E. Stevenson (chairman), Douglas, Grant, Kenabec, Mille Lacs, Mercer, Putnam, Ray, St. Clair, Saline, Port Huron; William Vandyke (secre Morrison, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ram Sullivan, and Kansas City and St. Joseph tary), Grosse Pointe. sey, Stearns, Stevens, Todd, Traverse, City). Headquarters, 405 Federal Build Division No. 3 (comprising the counties Washington, and Wilkin, and the city of ing, Kansas City, Mo. R. .\l. Bachellor, of Branch, Hillsdale, Calhoun, Jackson, St. Paul). J. P. Gardiner (secretary), St. JoSeph; Frank Blake (secretary), Ingham, Livingston, Clinton, Hiawassee, St. Pau'i; Ed. Indrehaus, Foley; Dr. J. J. Kansas City; Matthew Hall, Marshall; Genesee, Gratiot, and Saginaw). Head Sneve, St. Paul; George H. Sullivan, F. H. Matthews, Liberty; Charles A. quarters, Lansing. Earl J. Davis, Sagi Stillwater; H. H. Wells, Morris. Sumner, Kansas City. naw; Homer D. Luce (secretary). Lans Division No. 4 (comprising the counties Division No. 2 (comprising the counties ing; Joshua G. Manwaring, Flint; Fran< of _Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Carl of Benton, Boone, Callaway, Camden, cis W. Redfern (chairman), St. Johns; ton, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Cole. Cooper, Hickory, Howard, Miller, Orra A. Reeves, Jackson. Hubbard, Itas‘ca, Kittson, Koochiching, Moniteau, Morgan, Osage, Pettis, Cedar, Division No. 4 (comprising the counties Lake, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, of Isabella, Midland, Bay, Claire, Glad Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, St. Howell, Laciede, Oregon, Ozark, Polk, win, Arenac, Oscommon, Ogeman, Iosco, Louis, and Wadena, and the city of Du Pulaski, Taney, Texas, Webster, Wright, Crawford, Oscoda, Alcona, Otsego, Mont luth). Headquarters, Federal Building, Barry, Barton, Jasper, Lawrence, McDon morency, Alpena, Cheyboygan, and Duluth. H. O. Bjorge, Lake Park; Dr. ald, Newton, Stone, and Vernon, and cities Presque Isle). Thereon W. Atwood, J. J. Ecklund (chairman), Duluth; W. H. of Springfield and Joplin). Headquar Caro; John S. Cardas. Bay City; George Gemmell, Brainerd; William Murnian ters, Joplin. Cortez Enloe, Jefferson A. Prescott, Tawas City; Orbert H. Ray (secretary), Duluth; Martin O‘Brien, City; Henry Lamm (chairman), Sedalia; burn, Alpena ; C. M. Sevantek (secretary), Crookston. M. J. Murphy, Springfield; A. T. Nelson, Bay City. _ Lebanon; G. F. Newburger (secretary), wasrean msrnlc'r. MISSISSIPPI. Joplin. Division No. 1 (comprising thecounties NORTHERN ms'rmc'r. MONTANA. oi‘ Keweenaw, Houghton, Ontouagon, Go R. O. Crenshaw, Aberdeen; Dr. L. C. Division No. 1 (comprising the counties gebic, Baraga, Iron, Marquette, Dickin Feemster, Tupelo; W. J. Lamb (chair of Beaverhead, Big Horn, Breadwater, son, Menominee, Alger, Delta, Schoolcraft, man), Corinth; J. E. Myers, Water Vai Carbon, Custer, Deerlodge. Fallon, Galla~ Luce. Mackinaw, and Chippewa). Head iey; O. L. Houston, Tunica. tin, Granite, Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, quarters, county courthouse. Kalamazoo. Madison, Mineral, Missouia, Park, Powell, Panl T. Butler, Kalamazoo; Frank S. SOUTHERN DISTRICT. Prairie. Ravalli, Rosebud, Sanders, Silver Cummings, Centerviile; Wm. W. Potter, Headquarters, Vicksburg. Dr. J. P. Conn (secretary), Monticello; Prof. E. B. bow (outside Butte), Stiilwater, Dawson, Hastings; Carmi Smith, Miles; Wm. H. Sweet Grass, Wlbeaux, Carter, and the Ferris, McNeill; Hon. Pat Henry (chair Stewart (secretary). Kalamazoo. city of Butte). Headquarters, Helena. man), Vicksburg; Major Wili Perry, jr., Division No. 2 (comprising the counties John Davidson, Lee; M. M. Donoghue, of Emmet, Charlevoix, Antrim, Leelanuu, Meridian; Wallace Rogers, Laurel. Butte; Albert J. Galen, Helena; Ike E. Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kaikaska, Wex MISSOURI. 0. Pace (secretary), Whitehall; Edw. W. ford, Manlstee, Missaukee, Mason, Lake, Spottswood, Missoula. Osceola, Osceana, Newago, Mecosta, Mus EASTERN DISTRICT. Division No. 2 (comprising the counties kegon, Ottawa, Kent, Montcalm, and Division No. 1 (comprising city and of Lincoln, Flathead, Teton, Toole, Cas Ionla). John Dykstra, Muskegon; Farm county of St. Louis). Headquarters, 916 cade, Choteau Hill, Blaine, Phillips, Val 0. Gilbert, Traverse City; Luther Halp, 917 Bontmen's Bank Building, St. Louis. ley, Sheridan, Richland, Fergus, Wheat Ionia; Geo. M. Petite, Cadillac; Clyde C. Owen Miller, St. Louis; Dr. A, C. Robin land. Meagher. Musselsh'ell. and Yellow Siemons (secretary), Grand Rapids. son, St. Louis; Samuel Rosenfield (secri.L stone). Headquarters, Great F‘ails. Rob Division No. 3 (comprising the counties tary), St. Louis; L. Ray Carter, St. ert Condon, Billings; Mark D. Hoyt (sec of Allegan, Barry, Eaton, Van Buren, Louis; Seiden P. Spencer (chairman), St. retary). Glasgow; George W. Miller, Lib Kalamazoo, Berrlen, Cass, and St. Louis. ‘ by; Edwin L. Norris (chairman), Great Joseph). Headquarters, Federal Build Dlvision No. 2 (comprising counties of Falls; B. C. White, Buifalo. - ing, Marquette. J. A. Ferguson, Sault Ste. St. Charles, Warren, Montgomery, Lin Marie; J. C. Kirkpatrick (chairman), coln, Pike, Audrlan, Ralb, Monroe, Ran NEBRASKA. Escanaba; W. S. Prickett, Sidnaw; Dean dolph, Chariton, Linn, Macon, Shelby, Division No. 1 (comprising the counties Robinson (secretary), Houghton; Joseph Marion, Lewis, Knox, Adair, Schuyler, of Douglas, Sarpy, Washington, Antelope, E. Sandercoc, Iron Mountain. Scotland, and Clark). Headquarters, Boone, Burt, Cedar, Colfax, Cumint, Da MINNESOTA. Canton. B. F. Brown (secretary), Han kota. Dixon. Dodge, Knox, Madison, Mer Division No. 1 (comprising the counties nibal; Edward Higbee (chairman), rick. Nance. Pierce, Platte, Stanton, of Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Kirksvllle; Dr. G. L. McCutcham, Can Thurston, Wayne, Arthur, Banner, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, ton; F. L. Crosby, Mexico; James W. For Blaine, Boxbutte, Boyd, Brown, Buffalo, Goodhuc, Houston, Jackson, Lac qui gy, Louisiana. Cherry. Cheyenne, Custer, Dawes Daw Parle, Lesueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin. Division No. 3 (comprising the counties son, Duel, Garden, Garfield, Grant, Gree Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, of Franklin, Jefferson, Gasconade, Maries, ley, Holt, Hooker, Howard, Kieth, Ke— Pipestone, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Scott, Phelps, Crawford, Washington, St. Fran yapaha, Kimball, Lincoln, Logan, Loup, Sibley, Steele, Waseca, Wabasha, Waton cois, Ste. Genevieve, Dent, Iron, Madison, McPherson, Morrill, Rock, Scotts Bluff, wan, Winona, and Yellow Medicine). Perry, Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Rey Sheridan, Sherman, Sioux, Thomas, Val 14 THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1917.

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ley, and Wheeler). Dr.. A. D. Cameron, (chairman), Roswell; W. W. Comer; Willow Street, Brooklyn; Dr. Edward E. Kearney; Douglas Cones (chairman), Max Montoya (secretary), San Antonio; Hicks, 1168 Dean Street, Brooklyn; Meier Pierce; Frank A. Kennedy, Omaha; Dr. H. A. Miller; Ronald A. Duran. Steinbrink, 18 Fuller Place, Brooklyn; M. C. Peters, Omaha; John Robertson, Howard 0. Wood, 831 St. Marks Place, Joy. NEW YORK. Brooklyn; the Rev. S. Edward Young, Division No. 2 (comprising the counties NORTHERN DI STRICT. 1273 Pacific Street,~Brooklyn; William B. of Cass, Johnson, Lancaster, Nemaha, 010e, Division No. 1 (comprising the counties Davenport (secretary). 201 Washington Pawnee, Richardson, Butler, Fillmore, of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Ham Park. Brooklyn; William N. Dykeman, Gage, Hamilton, Jefferson, Polk, Saline, ilton, Herkimer, St. Lawrence, Sara 171 Washington Park, Brooklyn; William Saunders, Seward, Thayer, York, Adams, toga, Warren, and Washington). Head H. English. 271 Berkeley Place, Brook Chase, Clay, Dandy, Franklin, Frontier, quarters, Malone. Robert W. Chambers, lyn; Edwin L. Garvin, 149 Halsey Street. Furnas, Gosper, Hall, Harlan, Hayes, Broadalbin; John C. Crapser (chairman), Brooklyn; Dr. James S. Waterman, 676 Hitchcock, Kearney, Nuckolls, Perkins, Massena; Dr. George Graves, Herki St. Marks Place, Brooklyn; George B. Ag~ Phelps, Redwillow, and Webster). Fred mer; Jefferson McDownell, Mechanics new, 121 East Sixty-ninth Street, New As! ton (chairman), Grand Island; L. B. ville, R. F. D.; Albert H. Proctor (secre— York City; Sigmund Goldwater, 1 East Frye, Lincoln; Dr. D. S. Woodard, Au taiy), Malone. . One Hundredth Street, New York City; rora; E. M. Pollard, Nehawka; Hon. C. Division No. 2 (comprising the counties Charles E. Hughes (chairman), 32 East Smrha. Milllgan. of Albany, Delaware, Montgomery, Os Sixty-fourth Street, New York City; Na ' NEVADA. tego, Rensselaer, Schenectady, and Scho than Straus, 645 West End Avenue, New harle). Headquarters, County Court-. York City ; William I. Washburn, 39 West Headquarters, Reno National Bank house, Albany. Rev. George Dugan, Al Forty-seventh Street, New York City; Building, Reno. S. S. Downer (chairman), bany; Stanton P. Hull, Petersburg; James A. Delehanty, 201 West One Hun Reno; Robert F. Cole (secretary), Carleton'H. Lewis, State Street, Schenec dred and Seventeenth Street, New York Sparks; J. H. Cazier, Wells; Dr. A. F. tady; Dr. George Stover, Amsterdam; City; Dr. George Doty, 216 West Thirty Hui‘i‘aker, Carson; J. K. Turner, Goldfield. Arthur C. Wyer (secretary), Delhi. elghth Street, New York City; I. T. Flatto, 170 East Ninety-fifth Street, New NEW HAIPSHIRE. Division No. 3 (comprising the counties of Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, York City; George L. Ingraham, 247 Fifth Headquarters, senate chamber, State Jefl’erson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onon Avenue, New York City; Louis Marshal, house, Concord. W. L. Carter (secre dago, Oswego, Tioga,\and Tompkins). 47 East Seventy-second Street, New York tary), Nashua; Dr. George W. Cook Headquarters, county courthouse, Syra City; John Dalton, St. George, Staten Is (chairman), Concord; Richard A. Cooney, cuse. Julius F. A. Doolittle, Utlca; Her land; Samuel H. Evins, 112 Stuyvasant Portsmouth; Edmund Sullivan, Berlin; bert J. Fowler (secretary), Auburn; Dr. Place, New Brighton, Staten Island; Rob Samuel 0. Titus, Rolllnsford. Alfred Goss, Adams; Thomas A. Mac ert A. Inch, Queens, Long Island; W. W. Clary, Union, Broome County; William Mills, West New Brighton, Staten Island: NEW JERSEY. Nottingham (chairman), Syracuse. Dr. J. Evan Shuttleworth, Brandon Ave Division No. 1 (comprising the counties nue, Richmond Hill, New York City; SOUTH EBN DISTRICT. Richard W. Lawrence, 2519 Sedgwick of Hudson, Passalc, and Bergen). W. C. Headquarters, White Plains. William Avenue, Bronx; George T. McGuire, 2250 Heppenhelmer, Hoboken; Tinan S. Mar A. Davidson (secretary), Port Chester; Bassford Street, Bronx; Dr. Herman T. shall. Hackentsack; James Mathews, 23* Franklin Montross, Peekskill; Clayton Radin. 654 East One Hundred and Sixty Park‘ Avenue, Patterson; Dr. Henry Ryder (chairman), Carmel; Chas. W. fifth Street, Bronx; Eugene H. Rosen Spence, Jersey City; Robert William, Swift, Poughkeepsie; Dr. Chas. E. Town quest, Westchester Country Club, Bronx; Patterson. send, Newburgh. Charles E. Sims, 167 Alexander Avenue, Division No. 2 (comprising the counties Bronx. of Essex, Union, Somerset. Morris, Sus-. EASTERN DISTRICT. NORTH CAROLINA. sex, and Warren). A. V. Hamburg, New Headquarters, Nassau County Trust ark; Dr. Benjamin Hedges, Plainfield; Co. Building, Mineola. W. D. Guthrie EASTERN msrarcr. Henry Hilfcrs (secretary), 66 South (chairman), Locust Valley; Sylvester Headquarters, Goldsboro. C. D. Brad Range Avenue, Newark; William J. Pearsall, Lynbrook; Ralph Peters (sec Kirby, Somcrville; John O. H. Pitner, ham. New Bern; John D. Langston, Golds retary), Garden City; E. H. L. Smith, boro; Dr. George Thomas, Wilmington; Morristown. St. James; Dr. Arthur H. Terry, Pat Division No. 3 (comprising the counties E. R. Pace (secretary), Raleigh; A. W. chogue. Pate, Purvis. of Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Mon wns'rmuv ms'raro'r. mouth, Burlington, Ocean, Camden, wssraan ms'rnrcr. Division No. 1 (comprising the counties Gloucester, Atlantic, Salem, Cumberland, of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, W. B. Gibson (chairman), Statesviile; and Cape May). Charles R. Hires, Sa Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, and Yates). O. R. Jarrett, Asheville; Dr. W. P. Beall, lem; Adraln Lyon (secretary), Perth Milo Acker, Hornell; Dr. M. S. Coxe, Dun Greensboro; E. T. Cansler, Charlotte; A. Amboy; Dr. Paul M. Mecray, Camden; kirk; ‘Villiam E. Lefiingwell, Watkins; H. Galloway, Winston-Salen} Arthur A. Quinn, Perth Amboy; John A. James H. Owens, Chemung, Chemung Campbell, Trenton. County; Eldyn Reynolds, Belmont, Alle NORTH DAKOTA. NEW MEXICO. gany County. L. E. Birdzell, Bismarck; Dr. E. M. Dar Division No. 2 (comprising the counties row, Fargo; J. N. Hagan (secretary), Division No. 1 (comprising the counties of LivingstOn, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Bismarck; W. L. Richards, Dickinson; J. of Bernalillo, Colfax, Guadalupe,-l\-Icl\'in and Wayne). George W. Atwell, jr. (sec -H. Solstad, 824 Chestnut Street, Grand ley, Mora, Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan, retary), Lima; J. B. Bradley, Interlaken; Forks. ' San Miguel, Santa Fe, Taos, Torrance, Philip N. Nicholas, Geneva; William Pit I OHIO. ’ s Union, and Valencia). Headquarters, kin, Rochester; Dr. Charles R. Sumner, Santa Fe. Charles Springer (chairman), Rochester. N ORTHEBN DI STRICT. Springer; B. C. Hernandez, Tierra Ama Division No. 3 (comprising the counties Division No. 1 (comprising the coun rilla; Dr. J. A. Massie (secretary), Santa of Erie, Genessee, Niagara, Orleans, and ties of Carroll, Columbiana, Holmes, Ma Fe; H. B. Karr, Albuquerque; Felix Gar Wyoming). Norman E. Mack, Buffalo; honing. Portage, Stark, Summit, Trum cia. Lumberton. Dr. A. N. Moore, Lockport; John Lord bull, Tuscarawas, and Wayne). Head Division No. 2 (comprising the counties O‘Brien, Buffalo; W. W. Smallwood, War quarters, Post Office Building, Canton. of Socorro, Sierra, Grant, Luna, Dona saw; John G. Wickser, Buffalo. . Joseph Bertels, Massilon; Fred. 1. Heim Ana, Otera, Lincoln, Eddy, Chaves, Roose New York City (comprising the coun (secretary), Wooster; C. L. Knight, Ak velt, Curry, and Quay). Headquarters, ties of New York, King, Bronx, Queens, ron; E. J. Marsh (chairman), Canton; care of chairman, Roswell. C. R. Brice and Richmond). Judge E. M. Cullen, 144 E. H. Moore, Youngstown.

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Division No. 2 (comprising the coun mulgee; Hon. Harry B. Rogers (secre ing, Pittsburgh; D. J. Berry, Labor ties of Ashland, Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, tary), Tulsa. Temple, Pittsburgh; T. C. Jones, Mc a Erie, Geauga, Huron, Lake, Lorain, Me wns'rnmv msrmcr. Keesport; T. J. Keenan, Pittsburgh; Dr. dina, and Richland). Ralph V. Brandt, S. S. Woodburn, North Side, Pittsburgh. Headquarters, Daily Oklahoman Build Cleveland; Dr. W. H. Hunniston, Rose Division No. 2 (comprising the counties ing, Oklahoma City. Dr. John W. Duke, Building, Cleveland; A. L. Garford. of Armstrong, Beaver, Butler. Clarion, Guthrie; C. 11.—Parker, Enid; Roy Staf Elyria; John T. Hogsett, New London; Cleariield, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, ford (secretary). Oklahoma City; J. A. Homer Johnson, Cleveland. Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Whitehurst, Dixey; Ollie Wilson, Okla Division No. 3 (comprising the coun Mercer, Venango. and Warren). Dr. homa City. ties of Allen, Auglaize, Crawford, Deli Frederick W. Brown, Franklin; Hon. ance, Fulton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, OREGON. Peter A. Gearhart, R. F. D., Clearfield; Lucas, Marion, Mercer, Ottawa, Pauld Division No. 1 (comprising the counties C. D. Gilbert, Beaver; Hon. Joseph Mc— ing, Putnam, Sandusky, Seneca, \‘an of Jefferson, Deschutes, Wasco, Hood Cormack, Erie; Charles A. Martin, Ell . Wort, Williams, Wood, and Wyandotte). River, Clackamas, Columbia, Clatsop, wood City. Judge F. A. Baldwin, Bowling Green; Tillamook, Yamhill, Washington, Marion, Division No. 3 (comprising the counties Hon. Clarence E. Benedict, 2444 Park and Multnomah, and the city of Port of Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fayette, wood Avenue, Toledo; Emmet Cnrtin, land). J. D. Brown, Portland; 0. M. Greene, Somerset, Washington, and West Lima; W. W. Farnsworth, Waterville; Clark (chairman), Portland; Otto R. moreland). Paul H. Gaither. Greens— Dr. Augustus Rhu, 225 West_ Center Hartwlg, Portland; Dan J. Malarkey burg; George E. Gay, Unioutown; H. M. Street, Marion. (secretary), Portland; Dr. Ernest F. Gooderham, Patton; Dr. Albert S. Ohnrn, Altoona; John O’Leary, Roscoe. SOUTHERN DISTRICT. Tucker, Medical Building, Portland. Division No. 2 (comprising the counties anonn ISLAND. Division No. 1 (comprising the counties of Benton, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, of Belmont, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harri Josephine, Lincoln, Linn. Lake. Lane, Division No. 1 (comprising the towns of son, Jefferson, Monroe, Morgan, Muskin Polk, and Klamath). Robert Fisher, Newshoreham, Jamestown, -Middletown, gum, Noble, and Washington). Head Eugene; W. W. Kuykendall. Eugene; M. Portsmouth, Little Compton, Tiverton, quarters, Cambridge. W. N. Bradford Svarvernd (secretary), Eugene: Lee M. Bristol, Warren, Barrington, East Provi (secretary), Cambridge; G. W. McCul Travis, Eugene; C. A. Williams, Eugene. dence, and the cities of Newport and lough, Steubenviile; J. A. Okey, Caldwell; Division No. 3 (comprising the counties Providence, except third ward of this George W. Pyle, Belmont Street, Bellaire; f Harney, Malheur, Grant, Baker, Wai city). Lawrence M. Grace, Providence; D. P. Torpy (chairman), Marietta. owa, Union. Umatilla, Morrow, Gilliam, William R. Harvey, Newport: John S. Division No. 2 (comprising the counties Sherman, Wheeler, and Crook). Head Holbrook, Providence; N. B. Milan. Provi of Athens, Champaign, Clark, Delaware, _quarters, La Grande. Dr. C. T. Bacon, dence; Joseph A. Reckhain, Portsmouth. Fairfleld, Fayette, Franklin, Gallia, Hock La Grande; F. S. Ivanhoe (secretary), Division No. 2 (comprising the towns 01‘. ing, Jackson, Knox, Lawrence, Licking, La Grande; J. F. O’Connell, La Grande; Lincoln, Cumberland, North Smithiieid, Logan, Madison, Meigs, Morrow, Perry, Walter M. Pierce, La Grande; N. K. West Burrlivllle, Gloucester, Smithfleld. North Pick-away, Pike, Ross, Scioto, Union, and (chairman), La Grande. Providence, Johnston, Scltuaic, Foster, Vinton). William E. Bird, 746 Linwood Coventry, Warwick, West Warwick, East Avenue, Columbus; J. R. Kilbourne. Co PENNSYLVANIA. Greenwich, West ' Greenwich, Exctcr, lumbus; D. H. King, Glenford; Wells EASTERN DISTRICT. North Kingston, Narragansett, South Treachnor (secretary), Columbus; J. L. Kingston, Richmond, Hopkington, West Zimmerman, Springfield. Division No. 2 (comprising the fit teenth, sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, erly, Charlestown, and the cties of Paw Division No. 3 (comprising. the counties tucket, Central Falls, Woonsocket, Crans of Adams, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clin nineteenth, twentieth, twenty-first, twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty ton, and the third word of city of Provi ton, Darke, Greene, Hamilton, Highland, dence). Thomas P. Corcoran (secretary), Miami, Montgomery, Preble, Shelby, and fourth. tiventy - fifth, twenty - eighth, twenty-ninth, thirty-first, thirty-second, Pawtucket; Rowland Hazard, South Warren). Headquarters, Dayton. Charles Kingstown; Edward McGuire, Provi R. Atherton (secretary), Neave Building, thirty-third, thirty-fourth, thirty-fifth, thirty-seventh, thirty'eighth. forty-first, dence; Alfred Poirer, Woonsocket; Albert Cincinnati; A. F. Broomhall, Troy; H. N. ’J. Thornley (chairman), Pawtucket. Ensign, Jamestown; Nelson Emmons, jr.. forty-second, forty-third, forty-fourth, Dayton; J. M. Withrow (chairman) 22 forty-fifth, and forty-seventh wards of the SOUTH CAROLINA. West Seventh Street, Cincinnati. city of Philadelphia). Ellis Gimbel, 906 North Broad Street, Philadelphia; Frank memo: ms'rnzc'r. OKLAHOMA. C. Hammond, 3811 North Broad Street, Headquarters, Columbia. William God Philadelphia; J. C. McDonald. 7125 frey, Cheraw; R. Q. Jeftords, Florence; EASTERN DISTRICT. Bryan Street, Mount Airy, Philadelphia; Robert B. Scarborough, Conway; W. A. Division No. 1 (comprising the counties James J. Ryan, 1180 North Fortieth Stuckey (secretarY). Blshopville; Dr. of Ottawa, Delaware, Adair, Cherokee, Street, Philadelphia; Walter Willard, 40 Robert Wilson, jr., Charleston. A Mayes, Craig, Wagoner, Sequoyah. Mus Carpenter Street, Germantown, Phila \vns'rnan DISTRICT. kogee, Haskell, McIntosh, Le Flore, Lat delphia. Division No. 3 (comprising the counties Headquarters, Greenwood. J. Marion imer, Plttsburg, Atoka, Pushmataha, of Berks, Bucks, Lehigh, Northampton, Davis, Newberry; J. W. Gaston, It. i-‘. D., Bryan, Choctaw, McCurtain, and Mar and Schuylkill). A. W. Hagenbach, Al Duncan; Dr. E. A. Hines, Seneca; J. E. shall. and city of Muskogee). Headquar lentown; John Hartman, Mohnton; McDonald, Winusboro; A. F. McKisslck ters, Mukogee. Dr. F. B. Fite, Muskogee; George M. Kaiser, 150-1 Mahantongo (secretary ) , Greenwood. Eugene M.'Kerr (secretary), Muskogee; Street, Pottsville; Dr. V. S. Messinger, J. O. Knyrkendall, Atoka; M. E. Deming, SOUTH DAKOTA. Muskogee; W. E. Utterback (chairman), Easton; Henry T. Moon, Morrisville. Division No. 4 (comprising the counties Durant. A. S. Anderson, Beresi'ord; John T. of Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, and Division No. 2 (comprising the counties Belk. Henry; Hibbard Patterson, Sioux Montgomery). Richard J. Hamilton, of Nowata, Washington, Rogers, Tulsa, Falls; Hon. W. G. Rice, Deadwood; Dr. Creek, 0kmulgee, Okfuskee, Hughes, Ardmore; Dr. Percy Hoskins, West Commer D. Smiley, Mount Vernon. Chester; Horace E. Kennedy. Lancaster; Seminole, Pontotoc, Coal, Johnston, Kendall T. Scott, Chester; Hon. Eugene TENNESSEE. Love, Jefferson, Carter, Stephens, Mur Smith, Lancaster. ray, Garvin, Grady, and McClain, and mnan DISTRICT. city of Tulsa. Robert F. Cidally, Ard \VESTERN DISTRICT. Leo W. Bachman (secretary), Nash more; Dr. Fred S. Clinton, Tulsa; John Division No. 1 (comprising Allegheny ville; R. S. Brandon, Normandy; Judge O’Bryan, Lehigh; C. H. Kretz, Fort Ok County). Taylor Alderdice, Frick Build Ewin Davis (chairman), Tullahoma; W.

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H. Hartford, Nashville; Dr. J. A. Wither (secretary), Roanoke: Dr. S. '1‘. A. Kent, quette). Chester D. Barnes. Kenosha; spoon, Nashville. Ingram; E. I). Newman (chairman), Harry W. Bolens, Port Washington; Dr. EASTERN nrs'rmc'r. ~ Woodstor-k; T. B. Porter-field, Broadford; Grove Harkness, Waukesha ; George Har ' Headquarters. Federal Building, Knox W. E. Nichols, Roanoke. rington, Eikhorn; A. J. Horlick (secre tary), Racine. ville. H. C. Adler (chairman), Chatta WASHINGT OH. Division No. 3 (comprising the counties nooga; Hon. J. H. Caldwell. Bristol; of Waushara, Winnebago, Calumet, Mani Dr. C. P. Fox, Greeneville; John G. O'Con ansraax nisrmcr. towoc, Kewauuee, Brown, Outagamie, nor, Knoxville; T. F. Peck (secretary), Division No. 1 (comprising the coun Waupaca. Shawano, Oconto, Door, Mari ties of Spokane, Perry, Grant, Pendo Coker Creek. nettc, Langlade, Florence, Forest). Frank rellle, Stevens. Lincoln, Chelan, Okano wasraau ms'rnrc'r. \ Durham, Wautoina ; Florian Lampert gun. and Douglas). Headquarters, room Headquarters, Memphis. Dr. L. L. A1 (secretary), Oshkosh; Dr. Robert E. 208 Federal Building, Spokane. R. B. Minuhan, Green Bay; John Strange, exander (chairman), Paris; Charles J. Patterson, Spokane; Warren W. Tolman Neenah; John C. Thompson, Oshkosh. Barnett, Memphis; Dr. F. M. McKee, (chairman). Spokane; Dr. H. S. Allison. Union City; Hon. J. D. Martin (secre 1203 Eighth Street. Spokane; W. J. wssrm msraic-r. tary), Memphis; C. P. J. Mooney, Mem Coates (secretary), Spokane; Frank Division No. 1 (comprising the counties phis. > Reeves. Wenatchee. of Rock, Green,‘ Lafayette, Grant. Iowa, TEXAS. Division No. 2 (comprising the counties Dane, Jeifezson, Columbia, Sank, Rich Housman manic-r. of Adams. Benton, Franklin, Kittitas, land, Crawford, lFernon. Adams, Juneau, Klickitut. Yakima, Whitman. Asotiu, Co Monroe, La Crosse, Buffalo, Trempealeau, Headquarters, Fort Worth. Hon. M. F. lumbia. Garfield, Walla Walla). Head Jackson, Wood, and Portage). C. F. Bur Barnet' (secretary), Fort Worth; Lee quarters, Kennewick. W. L. Lemon. gess (secretary), Madison; J. A. Craig, Bivens. Amarillo; Ben E. Cabell. Dallas; North Yakima: C. L. Holcomb (secre Janesvllle; John C. Gaveney, Arcadia; Dr. Wm. E. Howard, Dallas; Hon. Sid tary). Kennewick; Dr. J. C. McCauley, Dr. W. W. Gill, Madison; Richard Meyer, ney Samueis (chairman), Fort Worth. Eilensburg; L. F. Clarke, Walla Walla; jr., Lancaster. 50mm msrmc'r. J. V. McCall, Hay. Division No. 2 (comprising the counties Hon. Preston Auston, Victoria; Hon. \vus'rean ms'rnrc'r. of Pepin, Pierce, St. Croix. Dunn. Chip Hugh 0. Colley (secretary), Houston; pewa. Eau Claire. Clark, Marathon, Lin Ben W. Fly, Victoria; Dr. Sidney J. Division No. 1 (comprising the counties coln, Taylor, Price, Rusk, Barron, Polk, Smith (chairman), Houston; J. J. Stet of Ciallam, Island, Jefferson, King. Kit Sawyer, Washburn, Burnett, Iron, Ash tegast, jr., Houston Car Wheel & Ma sap, Sun J uan, Skagit. Snohomish, What laud. Bayfield, Douglas, Vilas, and chinery 00., Houston. com). Headquarters, 215 Public Safety Oneida). W. B. Heineman, Wausau; Building, Seattlc. Wallace G. Collins. ' ms'rmm DISTRICT. Guy J. Johnson (secretary), 536 Ger (chairman), Seattle; Dr. Arthur B. Cook, mania Street, Eau Claire; George B. Headquarters, Tyler. Dr. E. B. Bla Anacortes; B._E. Padgett, Everett; R. L. Skogmo, River Falls; A. H. Wilkinson, lock, Woodlawn; Hon. T. M. Campbell Proctor (secretary), Seattle; Cyrus Bayiieid; Dr. D. W. Woodworth, Ells (chairman), Palestine; Hon. Walter Con Grates, South llellingham. worth. nolly, Tyler; Hon. P. C. McCarty (sec Division No. 2 (comprising the counties wvome. retarfl, Gainesville; E. M. Mosley, Rusk. of Grays Harbor, Clarke, Cowlitz, Lewis, wasrann nrs'raic'r. Mason, Pacific, Pierce, Thurston, Wah Dr. Clyde Y. Board, Cheyenne; John Headquarters, San Antonio. Hon. kuakum, Skamania). Headquarters, 305 W. Hay, Rock Springs; Martin R. John Fred Barr, San Antonio; J. R. Goddard, Federal Building, ~Tacoma. Louis F. ston,'Wheatland; James Morgan (secre Holland; Judge J. H. Goggin (chairman), Hart (chairman); Tacoma; John D. tary), Cheyenne; William L. Simpson Fletcher, Tacoma; Dr. Clement W. Bales, (chairman), Cody. El Paso; H. E. Hildebrand (secretary), San Antonio; H. H. Shear, Waco. Kelso; T. V. Copeland (secretary). Ta coma; Albert Schooley, Chehalis. The following~named officers of the UTAH. Medical Reserve Corps are assigned to WEST VIRGINIA. Headquarters, Federal Building, Salt active duty and will proceed to Furl: Lake City. R. S. Collett. Roosevelt; La NORTHERN DISTRICT. Riley, Kans, and report in person to the fayette Hanchett (secretary); Dr. Rob Headquarters. Clarksburg. Dr. W. J. commanding officer, medical Offit‘t‘l‘s' ert S. Joyce. Ogden; J. H. Lamont, Salt Davidson, Parkersburg; J. B. Huyett, training camp, for a course of instruc Lake City; Parley L. Williams (chair Charles Town; Arch W. Pauli (secre tion: Capts. Guy L. Noyes and Louis L. man), Salt Lake City. tary), Wheeling; Ira E. Robinson (chair Syman, and First Lieut. Thomas J. man), Grafton; W. M. Rodgers, Fair Strong. VERMONT. mont. . The following-named officers of the Headquarters, State House, Montpelier. sourmmn msmc'r. Medical Reserve Corps are assigned to ac Willis N. Cady, Middiebury; Henry Con A. H. Laud, Logan; William Gordon tive duty and will report by telegraph to lin, Winooski; George 0. Gridley, Wind Mathews (secretary), Charleston; War the commanding general, Western Depu rt sor; Alexander Ironside (secretary), ren Miller (chairman), Ripley; C. J. ment, for assignment to duty: Capts. Barre; Dr. Henry C. 'l‘inkham, Univer Schweickert, Hinton; Dr. L. T. Vinson, Francis M. Bruner, James W. S. Cross, sity of Vermont, Burlington. Huntington. Robert Metcalf Dodswarth, and Alexan WISCONSIN. der C. Magruder, and First Lieuts. John VIRGINIA. W. Bardill, Harry Clyde Blair, Henry EASTERN DISTRICT. EA S'IER'N DISTRICT. Webster Bortner, William Wesley Broth Division No. 1 (comprising the city of ers, Edgar H. Brown, Solomon David Da Headquarters, 423 Post Office Building, Milwaukee). Max W. Babb, Allis-Chal vid, Malcolm J. Denney. Samuel D. Ear~ Richmond. J. Bill Carter Beverley, The mers Manufacturing 00.. Milwaukee; hart, William L. Grant, Arthur E. Henhy, Plains; Edwin P. Cox, Merchants Na Fred H. French (secretary), 957 Thirty Gavin Shearer Herbert, Thomas J. Hig tional Bank Building. Richmond; A. C. gins, William J. Hosford, Louis Bough, Koontz, 136 Twenty-ninth Street, New ninth Street, Milwaukee; Charles Jahns, Wisconsin M. 00., Milwaukee; George Eugene Mattiee, Niels P. Painseu, Wallace port News; W. T. Tillar, Emporia; Dr. Lines, Milwaukee; Dr. C. H. Stoddard, A. Pratt, John H. Rosenberg. Austin L. T. Royster, Norfolk; H. C. Conney 508 Goldsmith Boulevard, Milwaukee. Shaw, Wald J. Stone. Frederick D. (secretary ) . Stricker, and Eben W. White. Division No. 2 (comprising the counties wnsraan DISTRICT. of. Kenosha. Racine, Walworth, Wanke . Headquurtm's. 202 First National Bank sha, Ozaukee, Washington, Dodge. ~She Are you saving your money to invest Building, Roanoke. David W. Flickwir boygan, Fond du Lac, Green Lake. Mar in the second issue 0! the Liberty Loan!