Journal Gazette from Mattoon, Illinois • Page 1

il MATTOON. ILLIN: THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 23, 19 18. 1 3 in L-i I 1 s. i -i i i I n'uVLy LiLlz3 Ju i I uulU tj LJ 4 JM WW vr i 1 0RD2il DHASTIC IXiL fcZABLY SHELLS IIIIEIDURG DEATH RUL10R 3T1 RULE, EFFECTIVE JULY PROVIDES THAT LC AND MEN NOT ENGAGED IN USEFUL CCCLTATI LISTED IN DEFERRED DRAFT CLASSES, i CAGE IN WAR WORK OR BE uy rnivnniirm YVanhington, May 23. AH SHILL3 ARE SENT OVER IN THREE WAVES AMERICANS -VIN LIVELY PATROL ACTIONS WITH GERMANS EAST OF LUNEVILLE SOME PRISONERS ARE CAP-TURED BY THE AMERICANS.

7 7" Special to Journsl-aaxsrte, T. With the American Army in May 23.The Amerl- can artillery northwest of Tpul laniiched a sudden and terrific local gas attack tipon the Oernmn positions and cantonments Tv ithin the Gerechamp wood early In the morning. Serene was inflicted upon the enemy, how 'great is not yet S', The deluge of American shells fell In three waves and within half hour the wood in which it is known many Germans were sleeping had been drenched with a large quantity of poisonous In lively patrol actions Monday night and! Tuesday morning east of Luneville, German parties were twice defeated by the must (do a man's work or fight." This rule, operative July 1, provides that all loafr; i ar. 1 not engaged in useful occupations listed in deferred draft most in useful war work or be drafted iato f' serrice. Provost Marshal General Crowder announced to plan for this nevr system.

It will seize at once upon race track men, bar tenders, clubs, hotels, house attendants, persons engaged or occupied in gsr sports or aranseruentev' with some exceptions, r- WHMIMMlHMIIimilll SEEKS R. I DIREGTOIIS McAOOO MAY APPOINT PRESIDENTS drUNEI INVOLVED1-" TO OPERATE SYSTEMS. U. S. OWNERSMiP SEEN Companlts Will Have to Elect.

New I Heads If Present Oeeupanta Take i New I. Washington, May railroad 1 1, W''H NOTIFY nil TO REPORT MEN OF MAY 27 DRAFT CALL TO BE AT ARMORY- HALL AT 1 NINE O'CLOCK. MONDAY OH A SPECIAL THAI! Trip to Camp Gordon Over HUnela Central Names of Men Who Will Comprise i. Coles county's contingent to Camp Gordon, Georgia flfty-two men haa been notified to report at tha armory cr Company Tenth Reglirsnt, Illinois National Guard, Nineteenth street and Western avenue, at arne o'clock on the morning of Monday, May 17, for tho flrat. roll Tha noticoa were mailed this afternoon immedt atelyj following the departure of the contingent, of twenty-flve to Jefferson Iiarracka.

The Camp Gordon hoys ill leave Mattoon late i rv. May 17, on a special train on the p.ols The schbUw vV special covers twenty-four hours and fifteen minutes. These epeolals as a tola are delayed at a number of points where selected men are entrained. It waa Impossible to complete the official list of the May JT call wtfl after the members of today's contingent left the city, Aere being a pos- alblljty that all would not get away and additional member of the alternate list would have to he called. Viv Men' ef May ZT, Calf.

i Tbe regulars and alternates of the 'call art v- 'i'A-. Sumner Ferguson R. No. Sumner. I1U fBta Chester H.

Kurts, R. T. D. No. Marshall, Daniel T.

Charleston. is Charles Xanlirdrd, "MattoOnT Robert Dukeman, Oakland. Harry Donnelly, Slittoon. Carl Sweet, Mattoon. Archie Newman, Mattoon.

Leonard Creewn, Mattoon. Lawrence Riddle, Mattoon. Charles R. Hicks, Mattoon. 1 Leslie Duvall, Charleston.

Harry Pong, Charleston. 4 John Gordon, Champaign, (Mattoon). i Thomas Edwards, Charles Haskell, Mattoon. Prancla Welch, Mattoon. Walter Winkler, Oakland.

-Vivian LeeR, P. X. No. 1 Charleston. Jamea Regan, Mattoon.

Clifford C. Montgomery, Mattoon. Walter W. Carroll, Calexico, Cal, (Mattoon). i Charles W.

Baker, Urbana, (Charles- tcn). -Byron P. Mitchell, Oscar Gordon. Charleston. John Grayson, Mittoon.

Joseph Woodfalt, CbarlestorL" Everett Henne, Mattocn. TUad 8. Hart, Mt'toon, E4 CtaxX. ilatteoa. Americans, who captured two prisoners.

the course of reconnaissance combats in Lorraine we captured- prisonersL iau i ofilrial statement lutmed from American headquarters. "Here and a the Woerre the artillery of both at i bowed considerable With the American Army In France. May American artillery (northwest at Tout launched a sudden nnd terrific local gaa attack ppon the, Carman positions and cantonments within the Gsrecharap wood earty In the mornlnjA Severe puniahtneut aa Inflicted upon the enemy, how treat la not yet known. Ttio deluge of American ihella fell In 4bree wavea and within A half-bpui wooda In which It la known many Germans were aleeplns hnd been drancbed with a large Quantity of pot-fonoui In llTely patrol actloni Monday sight and Tuesday morning east of Lnnet llle, German parties were twice defeated by the Americana, who cap-v tared twe prtsonera. the course of reawinalssnnce eombats In Lorraine we captured pria- neri" aaya an offldal atatement la- nera," aaya an official atatement t-i oed from American headquartera.

"Hire end in woevre tne aruiierr i of both aides' showed considerable activity." American Patrola Win. An officer and 20 men, while exploring tbe area northwest of AncerrtUera, east of La Seville, sighted four enemy patrols and established contact with one of The enemy party, num- beriug 18, took up a position in an un used trench from which they wera driven by the Hfi'e and grenade firing men subject to draft 1 i sates ana otcer cierta or merrt stores and mercazt." tablisliments. i Dependency e.tcr.;l!ca not protect those thn-j cl Weeding- by Local Cc Local boards will ccn weeding-ont proccEX TI empowered frrri 1 them the Idlers i workers Lifted chance to esplaln tl. i no. useful war occupation, an.l fail draft them Into the army.

Classes Named by Crowd: f. Besides the itlh-rs, the classes of Uvelihooil were r- -General Crowder ao heing' c5 draft registrants after July 1 A Gamblers of all ty? ployes and attendanta of Shops and race track tsllers, slalrveyants, palmL the like. Persona shgaged In t' Ing of foods or drinks In places, Including hottls and aluba CPassengsr elevator ore and attendanta, doormen, men, 'and ether attendants clubs, hetela, stores, spartn houses, elfice buildings end houses. Persons, including us'' and ether attendanta engaged occupied In and In connect with games, sports and a mentSr excepting actual perf era In legitimate concerts, and theatrical performances. Psrsons employed in tie asrvics.

clerks and clerks employed In stores and ar msrcantils tsUbilshme'-, 'Plsn Most Drastic Ore. As predicted some time ago by-United Press, the plan is one most drastic and far-reaching ever tsken by the war depart tolTha scope of the regulations will extenneo, uenerai vrowarr a by adding several more non occupations to the list Men who are now engaged as or men who axe idlers, will E' -permitted to seek release beoai: tbe fact that they have drawn a order number or because tbj teen placed in classes 3 of 4. the grounds of depi-ndmcy, the states. The fact thut ho Is n-1. fully employed will outweigh tbe alvecdiiitfTlfiH s.

Heip the Red Cross 1" "TBE 8y Tht United preste Washington, May S3. Tr va mMn o- mrtrth tnn Sit f)'." sv (appropriations for (he r.oxt war Is practiestly co te IV the clause i son's plan for uii.ui. Ision. :reconunenilr.rii,ni on ibWl before drafV- it. 1 Amounts carried In I' Isame as I ment nfft tr inafin? bii this the houfc i a i administration haa kegun looking tor German system to baser on the in-tha most able operating offloerp of the faUibilltv of tho war lords, 800 roads under government control a fcAAfwn SaamI AfrmAi) fctaY' ItnA th As thee officers are found and per suaded to resign thoir offiolal connections with the railway company they THIS REPORT IS BROUGHT ABOUT THROUGH FAILURE OF GEft." V.

MAN GENERAL'S' DRIVE CREATES PESSIMISM Effect of Hlndenburg Death Report Must "Be Profound Upon Morale, of the German Troops. BY 4. W. T. MASON Staff Correspondent United Praaa.

New York, May SI The persistent' rumor of Von Hlndenburg's death, which la being repeated by captured German prisoners, is the strongest evidence that haa yet appeared of a realisation by Germany of the failure of Von Hlndenburg's; west front of-fennive. There la no reason for beliering that Ton. Hlndenburg' really physically is In the grave, but Is unquestionably true tbst the rumors to this effect have originated In the kai-ser'a army to explain Von Hinden-burg's enforced halt in Flandera and Plcardy, with his major objectives en-attained. Reports of deaths of high commanders never arise spontaneously In an army while victories are being won. It is the Instinctive realiza-tlon among the private soldiers that matters are going wrong which starts -wv-Crestew Peuislanism.

Von Hlndenburg's long pause while Ypres and Amiens remain nneaptured and the allied! lines continue unbroken, must have created much pes eimisra in the German ranks. It is the pessimism which now manifests itself in the report that Von Hlndenburg bjuTsacrlfloed his own life to his machine of alaughter. The effect of the rumor must be profound upon the morale of the German troops. GroiJif lack of conll-dencd in the efficiency of the high command would produce a more pro- nMnnA lnMinn imffllf t(iA dorm a than in That tha kaiser himself realises the prevalence of a aew spirit. of narest Is amply demonstrated by his own recent efforts to explain away the break In the weat front fighting.

His new argument, however, cannot fool any body. la bat mockery of the vast Haa Nol Appeared. 1 AH Germany knows that Von Hln- nennurra onensive was preceaea ny olaborata educational campaign among the Gorman people, who were taught to, expect the quick ending of jn war vj means oi one nnai sa en- "oo uerman mannooo. ine aaorv has been made in appalling mema must be dead.r Hid body nay atiU alive, but hia reputation la seek- ing Ita grave. flelp tho Bed Cnti- i.

TWO AIR BAIOS MADE Oil PARIS LAST NIGHT By The Unite wres. Paris, May 23. An air attack' on Paris last night consisting of two distinct raids, was' officially announce! today. The first enemy aquadron failed to reach the city, being turned back by an aerial barrage. There were no victims from this attack.

The second raid was made in ser-eral relay of ntachinea. -Although met with another violent aerial barrage, this, attack resulted in a number of bombs being dropped In the Paris area, ti ta an a a i a ra a sm llllnoia Partly cloudy to- Wl fi night. Probably showers In ya ti southwest portion. Friday un. tn aettled and aomewhst warmer, fx i wHh showei-a In north and 1 west portions.

nnnn nnnnnn will fct appointed, and until "then the aumbera of new German dead for the present managemenU will continue. kaiser to proclaim the desirability of May Chooae awaiting patiently the frulta of rle-A snrvey of available men for these tory without further sacrifices, rather positions Indicated many presidents than attempt to gain Immediate suo-wouldfce chosen fbf the pew ooslttoni, ceaa by bloody losses. TIlYinG TO CEEP PLAWS A SECRET By Tha United Presa. With the Anyrrirans In Plcardy, May Germans are taking the greatest precautions to avoid losing prisoners. Thty have ceased sending out patrols, hnd they withdraw from their front lines at night, apparently in an effort to prevent Americana from capturing men a ho might giro Information tegarftng plana for resumption of the oen-sir ft fTF Unusual aerial activity contj.ues day and night (A Boche last night flew so low over the villages directly in the rear of tha American front that ha seemed to perch on the roofs of the The back areas on both sides are almost continuously bombed and shelled.

Brilliant, moonlight necessitates keeping to cover almost as close aa in the day. American artillery dally outshoots tho Bocbes. A checking up today showed that American snna have de stroyed eight German hattertea since Americans entered this sector. were put out of action, and only two Of have resumed 'Help the Red Croes LEWIS, HEALTH BAD, WONT, DISCUS CANDIDACY Washington, May tS. Announcement former Governor Dencen would not run for senator failed today to draw from Senator Lewis plana tor b)r wn candidacy He aald: have been working hard and health ia had.

I am not prepared mure any announcement. Wiiateter piana the future nay bring depend largely as to whether thin "ingress considers a ner rrrenne hill." "Herp tho Red Cross' state. Meadows. There is a decrease of three per cent in the area of meadows aa com pared with last year and their May 1 Condition la reported aa ninety-three per cent of normal. Meadows are reported -Jri northern niinois as backward due to the severe winter weather, feit In central and southern Illinois condition is reported good in most of the counties.

-'The area devoted to. pastures Is ninety-five per cent as compared with last year. The grnvth In northern Illinois reported retarded by a cold, backw.vd but in cmi wst as bvuludi Illinois the condition is reported good, Tho May I Condition of pastures Is reported ninety-one per cent of nor Spring Work. and consequently, their the Americans. Oenerat oismay among raawaf or-; The Oennsns were then rushed by over Director General McAooo'i tha Americana, who took two prison, newly announced policy wa apparent era.

one so badly wounded that he died inquiries reaching rallroa4 admit T. Talbott, Mattoon. George Oobert, Oakland. Joseph Jamef Sherman, Charleston, James Carter. Mattoon.

--GroTf Mattoon Owen Kennels, Charleston. Robert D. Edmonds, Racine, Wis. (Mattoon), Samuel Leitch, R. p.

No. 7, Mattoon, 4 Elmef Childers, Mattoon. "Ralph Templeton. Mattoon. Mlnturn Norris, Edwardsville, (Charleston).

1 William O. French. Terra Haute, Inl, (Charleston) Clifford Jeffrlea, Mattoon. Toncy Murphy, Mattoon. Glen B.

Huddleston, Charleston. John W. Watts, Mattoon. George Harmesotv Mattoon. John C.

Mauxy, Oakland. i Floyd Friddle, Claud Sanders, Charleston. Michael Cv Charleston. Altematoa. Klbler, Charles ton--, William Record, Charleston.

i Anthony Falter, Mattoon. John T. Harris, Mattoon, i Pant Reich, Roslclalre, (Mattoon). i Jamea A. Smith, Charleston.

Luther Lv Moore, Oakland. John a Eskew, Oakland, James B. Hahn, Oakland. Elmer BveretL Mattoon, tir.l.or Anvlia Ptiarlanrnn. 8 IS" Claud Keller.

Mattoon. -Hetp the Red Cross PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY ATTACKS M0RM0NISM Columbus. O.i, May steps toward expanding work of, the Presbyterian Church were taken today by the general assembly la seat Ion here when A committee waa named to plan What was as "the grow- ing evQ of Mormonism with its corse of polygamy" was a resolution which asked the assembly to wire 'President Wilson end congress to support the hill now in eon-grese to forbid Mormonism. ij jv yV-Hetg tke Red Croat TETTER 10 PUBLIC My numher hu been drawn, and on Monday, May 27th, I go to Camp Gordon, Georgia, for enlistment in the. military service of the country.

My aged father and mother, as well as myself, pray that may not Buffer treat financial loss fey my absence from our business, of which 1 have been the sole manager. But we assume the anxiety and the burden with no reluctance of spirit On the contrary. will heartily do where it la within oa to do and give where it la within our power to give out of love for homo and for country. The store will continue under the management of Mr. Gas Ftowere, He has been with na tor yeara and knows the business and the wants Of our patrons Welt.

t' We shall he happy to. hear througn him that our friends and the public hold that, interest of home high enough to keep the store going Just as happily a Jt has gone in the years past. Then wilt we all ho happy, very soon returning with the millions other sacrificing American hoya from glorious victory. later. There, war no casual tlea on tlie American aide.

rmte bnnra lata an anam nafrni Contributed by Arthur William Brown, r. OUTLOOK FOit tGliOPSGQQD FARMERS OF STATE EXPECTED PROFITQREATLY, IF THEY HAVE WHEAT. BIG WHEAT ACREAGE 12U5S Mere Acre Planted to This Crop This Year Than Wert 'planted In 1916." Springfield, May S3. If the farmers of who have their fields planted in winter wheat do not get rich this year It will be their own fault; The prospect ll for hamper crop of wheat, with an aoreago plant ed last fall which la 121753 acre. in xcess of that planted in JIS.

and with only eight per cent of it winter killed, "which ia remarkably smalL The price prevailing this year Is near ly double that of a year ago. Tho bulletin Issued- yesterday by the stats department of agriculture, based on reports of Ita oorreapondenta irado on May 1, says the supply of farm labor Is noticeably affected by the war. The supply is reported as twenty-four per cent less than the demand, and several counties report wages' have Increased, from twenty-flve to fifty per cent crop conditions, the bul letin aaya: Winter Of thp LSM.74! ncres of winter wheat' aeeded last fall in Illinois only eight per cent was winter killed, leaving 1,711,502 acres for harvest. 1 The condition of winter wheat May waa ninety-three per cent of normal while on the same date last year it was but slxty-nre per cent of nor-mal. With only a very few eacop tions every county In the state reports tho winter wheat in good eon-dition.

Spring 'Wheat An Increase of fifty-two per cent is in the area "of spring wheat tn northern Tlllnola and sixty per cent increase in central Illinois. Very little spring wheat la raised in southern Illinois. Its May I condition ia ninety-seven per cent of nor-iral. The com crop of 1917 amounted to bushelA Of this amount 130,803,903 bushels, or thlrty-3ix per cent, is reported In producers' bands May 1. 118.

Champaign county produced the largest corn crop in 1917 In the state, tls, 17.127,203 bushels. Winter Rye. 1 There were 118.9S7 seres aeeded to rye last fall and of that amount only five per cent was winter killed. The May 1 condition of rye Is ninety-seven per cent of normal, oats. v.

An increase of five per cent is reported in the area seeded to-oats for the 191S crop. The May 1 condition of oats is reported as ninety-five per cent normal In' northern Illinois and ninety-six per cent in both, cen tral and-sBuern dirona tt ts made a bold attempt to rush one ot'aejeWenta more than necessarrto but Vnl l5oe not-appear. our onrposta fcut was driven off. Onasure higher degree of eoeratlon vT rIlaf th dead nilonS German waa killed and hi body was etwen tho (government and indl- w. jres" American troops are 1U brought back to he American Unea Tldual 'V western trenches, firing prom-for Identification purposea.

Jobs Ara Safer I soonsf approximating numbera Cut Huna Deadly Cable. A PmeMcnr so offio-ra. ox-ctttlwa or' tt Krthw7J? employes who contribute to actual op- nWera and Plcardy. HL itJSLSmL' mtlon of uls wiU toso their Jobs. ot to wondered that nn- ta SIS Thes.

assurances ataed the riUl-i fVt?" Wv' toad and found a high-tension cable t-eginnlng to believe Von Hlndenburg flaea tor cnarpng. no enemy were toleoi aew presidents. i Istratlon headquartera. AU inquirers were told tha rector eeneral ia anx- ions not to dliomnise railway man- to be reorganized. There was r.

itin considerable speculation, how- I i hAa wiicrrn.u. w-w P8'4 dw1 wton and no definite Information concerning tho director seneral'o intentlona Ownership Seen. Practical railroad men, somo of them 'rsllway presidents, who will step out of lucrative posts under the new: rule, declare they anticipate no friction and little change in operation trnder Dl- rector General McAdos latest decree that "federal directora" Responsible only to the government shall displace ran presidents as chief operating Amorvg these presidents, few of whom would discuss the problem for publication. Is a ariance of opinion as to the scope of this new order. Several privately avowed belief that the Consequently closer amalgamation of all lines which wilf obtain will tend to obliteration of Individuality of roads and to forging nil Into one great nation-wide system.

Such a result, these eypertg held, might readily lead to eventual government ownership. Oth. era took a dismetrl'Hilly opposite. Help the Red Cross J. n.

SAWIN ILL. 3. O. Sawin was obliged Xn return to bis corns; this morning from the Sawin-Jones Comjasy stora a a Hsarj ft They cm tue cable ana pingnt back larra mctlnn of It. Another patrol came on German party southwest' of Apremont and aharp fighting resulted.

The Ameri- cans used Their pistole, rifles and. hand grenades effectively and Uie Geruiaus were forced to fetlre. A com'oral named Kllck. from a New England state, carried out a "per i "onsl In the afternoon. He "awied to the enemy wtra to Inves-' snte what ha thought wss pert-a-cpe and saw a German step to the Crlng trench.

Bullets were etchanged, but the Amorkan returned safely serosa No Man'. Land. -Help toe Red Cross RCSI PASTOR STOKES "BACKS. UP" ON her letter py The United Press. Kaias Cty, Sio, Way 21-Mrs.

Roue Tastor Pioks, wealthy New Tork goclallt. "larked up" today oh the published lr-ttrr to the Kansas City tar, vtl.ich rofulir-' In her indictment on chargps of utterances. The letter was dictated -iedly, she eald, on Crofs examir.at!o;.,--'and had she read it over she would have stated her ense ITrfp the Red Cross ri'en Cnnh-v has to L-r in Areola aft-r a visit with CcrJoj and Katherine The wsjther a unusually favor! The counniit is able for earlv unrin? ntninc ami the soil was in esculent condition ex cept In a very few counties in south era Illinois where It whs rennrtml wet' and However, corn slant. In has (Jf 1 in a number of counties by frequent rina. Livestock.

Livestock is reported in good health. Fruit Tbe pro-jrt on Jtay w.n not f3v-" f-- tbe feach ci.a ata! is eve-',".