Wooster daily Republican. (Wooster, Ohio), 1917-08-10

              WOOSTER DAILY REPUBLICAN -. - -'- OCK WIRE NEWS v' Is. ao late you do not hare to watt till, tomorrow morning's .'papers. ' "THK WSATtlSn . Fair tonight and Saturday; Somewhat wanner Saturday. - - - . Vol. XXXI, No. 59. WOOSTER, OHIO, FRIDAY, AUG. 10, 1917 PRICE 2 CENTO DOT o Packers T WILSON SIGNS FOO TOOL MM Chicag ry to Corner Tomato Crop "1 : r : ; ; : . . ' THE "C. 0' WILL HAVE A HARD ROW TO HOE, FOR HE WILL NOT BE RECOGNIZEDBY AUTHORITIES Individual Claims of Opposition to War Carry No Weight With Exemption Boards, Following New Order. i Washington, Auk. 10 The way of the "C. O." (which in English : means conscientious object or i will j be hard. As yet the C. O. is not in the dictniYinarv of the war depart-1 nient. Provost Marshal Gen. Enoch Crowder lifts today in his possession numerous resolutions- passed by; 'V'Oiicifiitious objectors" but failed to give them official -recognition. ! Whetlier or no, the "C. O." is go ing to be a military man. Those who refuse to report to the ' national army immediately come under military jurisdiction. This is the answer of the war department officials to queries as to whqt is going to be done with the conscientious objectors. In England these objectors have been subjected t.o civil law and have been given Jail sentences. In the United States the -men pass out of the jurisdiction of civil authorities -automatically,, when they object. They will come under orders of court martial and will not be given an opportunity to languish in jail. There will be no separate camps for those who express, a desire to keep out of buttle. . Instead they will be given work of ordinary niili-' tial will be the fate of those trying tary prisoners., This consists of to flee from the jurisdiction of their camp work which is dirty and oner- local boards. GUNS PAVING WAY FOR NEW ATTACK OF INF ANTRY IN BELGIUM London. Aug. 10 British an llirAAQTCD RftVQ TO f FT Fiench guns are preparing the wav : for .to flier tnf nifi v drive in Hil- cleiired the hundreds 'of massed guns' o' every caliber 'ore hurling tons of steel nron tae (;erin:u t'cnches and field forts an i.;ong the thirty five miles line from Amentierr- to the Norih Sen, 'grinding them to dust. Pa'-tlet.l.trly savprc f i't n"- ' lundlng around Bixschoote, ami Holl:becke where the mtillfiy rrirs night and day. I Bixschoote is north of Y'prrs and j H'dkd'f ke is south of - Ynres. Th" I foinier stand.1-- tit the base of the new allied sali-."it and the latter at th" southern base. j The heavv rain which followe,: Field Marshall Haig's latent Mt-k j in vest Flanders delayed the wok which w'P! necessary before another , hammer blow could be struck. j Hut the ariil'erylsts ami uu,"cn; air making up. lot lost time. While the hi? guns are flaming the French ; and British airmen with the most j reckless courage they hrve yet , shown, are scouting and attacking j along the line from :ir to r0 miles behind the Gorman ttenclKs. German aviators and hish nng' guns are unable to st ip them and they i are makirtr valuable ret oiinm-s.in- re pnd dropping bombs on Ger.nan j mVitary works and Cor nan ba;tr-j ies. i ALL DANGER OF STRIKE ON GOV'T WORK'S AVERTED New York, August 1 " All danger, of a strike of carpenters debt ins:, work on the government canton- nient was averted today by the sign- Ing of an agreement bet ween the Pelhani Park cantonment and the( United brotherhood of carpenters! and joiners. PORT OF BOSTON CLOSES AT DARK r.rtrn. An?. 1 The r;t of r.'on til: h'1 c!r1 f'ov. ;.n-et t- rnrrtsi. Orlers ti this rff-c! i-ivf b-"n re-vved from Wurhins-ton today. The .order ! c Mru ;.y fear cf submarines. Dunns ii th fubiuarlne get will tifchily. locked ous. At the front military prisoners are ordered to the front line trenches. ' Provost Marshal Gen. Crowder lils expressed a desire no sects or creeds but to override he believes that these are provided for in the regulations, which provide exemptions for recognized religious sects opposed to war. Individual opinion cannot be ai- lowed to checkmate the system of the draft, military men declare. .They have-little or no sympathy for ' the alleged conscientious ( but believe they are for objectors the most Exemption boards have been ad- viseu to give exemptions tor most who claim conscientious objection. s.aVkers' are already in the hands of , the adjutant general of the Lnited; States army. Men who failed to appear when ordereil up for physical i examination are being located and j kept under surveillance by the war department. A few days prior to the mobilization they will be ordered brought before a military board and will thereupon become members of the national army. Thousands of men throughout the United States are being closely shadowed and there will be no shadow of a chance to esrnne for these men. Court mar- llVuILii DJ iv iu vim SOME BARBECUED PORK Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 10. Ohio soldiers who will be trained here will be introduced to barbecued pork, lamb and' kid. They are the succulent morsels at all outings. Here is the procedure. First, a pit is dug deep enough to hob! v good fire, which is fed with wood, generally pine knots. (Her the tires :ue thin j-trips of iron. I'pon these :ire placed the meat. Negroes, who are experts at this sort of cooking, sit up all night with the tires. Before noon the next day the meats are done to a nice juicy brown, tender and toothsome. There are plenty of places along river banks and creeks for barbecue pits. AUSTRIANS GET READY TO SCRAP llv ".ii.-' i:nMo to the I. N. v.) Kmo. Aug. 10 The Austiian chief of i:t.?.f ;f the Italian frvtt. G,-:. V'.n Sni'-lzejidorff, has reniov-e;i hi'- h"ndi ;i ; rtfl! s from Trentino to the honzo front, according to in-r Dilution received here today. Tie i'.?t'-!jip are heavily concentrating artillery and are withdrawing troops from the front line mprwnile oicani?ing new defense s in preparation for the autum campaign.XHW Tl! POTATO IHSKXSI-: FOP NT IN OHIO I IF.I.HS ye.-ir 1917 will be remarkable in Ohio potato growing for a new fiineous ilisca.t as well as a new in r-t attacking the crop in this state. Green and pink potato lice made th"ir advent in Ohio in June iind have become serious menace over th, state. .Vow botanists at the Ohio agricultural experiment station have discovered a leaf S'' anl ro!1 infer-, tnin caused by a fungus kno.vn sci-i uiMfically as Yerth iilium albn-atrum to be attacking the potato crop.It-doe-, not threaten to be serious.' ,P praying as ordinarily practiced jEroweri will control the pest. by ' Washington, Aug. 10 The epoch making food control bill, which has been the subject of much debate in congress for the past three months Jpecame a law today. Th signature of President Wilson, which made the bill a law, was affixed without any ceremony at 1:30 o'clock. Washington, August, 10 The Federal Trade Commission today charged that Chicago packers are concerning the tomato crop of the country. The following packers are named in the charge: Morris and Co. Liljj)ey McNeal and Libliey. Armour and Co. The government has received reports from its agents that these firms have bought up the California pack of 2,000,000 cases and to corner this pack had bid up the $1. 30 a dozen cans. This year's tomato j 000,000 cases as against . rrr UUV Cdoco. IS WHAT SHERMAN SAID TO THIS SAMMIE Condole. Anirricain, American Expeditionary Force, France, Aug. 10. A New York newspaper of July 7 changed hands today for seven frans. The soldiers were famished for news. One lone Saninile stopped our car today and begged piteously for a paper. "I suppose you want to know how the baseball games are coining out?" suggested somelnuiy. "To hell with baseball, I want to know about the war," answered the soldier. v'Tm with these mules. I've been with them ever since we got here. 1 don't hear nothing. They could capture everything from Berlin to France and nobody would put me wise. All there is to do is feed these d - n mules, "Bill Taft. that one on the end, is sick, and I've got to hang around and give him a pill every four hours. I wish he'd choke. I don't like him as well as the rest of the mules, and I hate 'cm iill. "It will be fine, won't it, when ionrioily asks me: "Daddy, what did you do in the great 'war,' and I say I sat up with a sick mule." WOMEN APPRECIATE LIFE MORE THAN MEN Columbus, Aug. in. Although official statfstics show that men were more faithful to their matrimonial vows than women in Ohio last year, figures in Secretary of State Fulton's office indicate that women have a higher appreciation of life than men. During the past year '.',T1 men conir milted sub ide while only S.r women were guilty of self-destruction, according to statistics .submitted by coroners and Justice. of the peace. During the preceding year .IP. 6 men and S7 women Committed suicide, liomii ides were: 214 men and 4." women i's against IF! men and women the preceding year. The total inquests during the past yeur was 4, SIC. and ri.tfil the previous year. Last year 16!L' men and women met death accidentally as against 1.1!0, men and 22'.' women in the year ending June 3o, 1 ! 1 In- quests were held over born, ": loreigu born -,(l't native utid 331 of unknown . nativity. Intemperance cadsert 1-2 deaths as against 5S the pretedirp year. j The most inquests, f" 7. took place Lucas rounty. Franklin county i was next with 4H2. Oth-rn in order: Mahoning. 4:':t; Summit. 412; Montgomery. 34.:: Stark. I'! 2; Jef-fnsou 171; Belmont. ir,: Trumbull, 141; Lorain, ill: dark. l"!i. All other counties fell 7eIow luit Inquests.Cleveland James Minneiy wanted in the draft rmy pretty badly. He hid 11 missing teeth, but the examiners passed him, on the promise to have a dentist bring them up to "full war .strength," price from 92 1-2 to pack is estimated at 25, a normal crop of 12,000,- BRITISH TAKE REMAINDER OF FRENCH VILLAGE London, Aug. 10 rltish troops completed the capture jof the village of Westhoek In a "forwird rush last night, and secured the , remaining enemy position on the new high ground known as the Westhoek ridge, the war office announced today.Meanwhile the French continued to make progress east of Blxschoote and also north of that town. A successful raid was conducted along a wide front east of Mouchy. DR. MICHAELIS VISITS KAISER FOR CONFERENCE Amsterdam, Aug. 10 Dr. Georg Michaelis, the new German chancellor and I)r Richard Von Kuhlmann. the foreign secretary, h.'is arrived at German great headquarters for a momentous cabinet council, said a dispatch from the frontier today. The meeting bctwei the kaiser and the chancellor and foreign sec retary at head quarters was the first since the latter two took their government posts. Matters of the greatest importance, pertaining to the military, do-niestice and international situations are to be disijcssed during the conference. The meeting is expected to last at least two days. For the time being politics has given way in Interest to the cabinet council. NAB MEN WHO TRIED TO SMUGGLE PLATINUM v,.w x i rk. A'le. in -Nine men were arrested here today charged with -attempting to smuggle rubber r'trl platium Into G miany". Some of thrill are said to be former member" cf the Belgian relief commission.TWAS ONCE A DREAM, IT IS NOW REAL LIFE Dayton. Aug 10.- Ten years ago cartoonists amused themselves by putting signs on the rnofs of buildings in their pictures, showing how the aiiships would change sign painting. Now that very plan is to be used here. So that student avi.iiors may not lose their way on the course mapped out between here and KArt Benjamin Harrison, Ind , signs are being painted on the roofs of barns en-route. Large white numbers will be painted on the barns with a large arrow marking the direction toward the next sign. A number of emergency landing fields will also beprovided. - A llltlGHT SPOT IN TODAY'S NKV8 Chas. Hoover chemist at the Columbus filtration plant, Was patriotic, but had a small backyard. The potato pen idea was given publicity. So Hoover built two. He got the lumber, the earth and the seed potatoes and planted them layer upon layer as per directions.Then he set himself dovn to await a, crop of 30 bushels, or more, for the vines grew luxuriantly.This week was harvest time. He removed the slats from his potato cage. And dug and dug and dug. But he got only about a peck fewer potatoes than he had planted and they were on the top layer. HIGH COST OF HIGH BALLS A NEW MENACE New York, Aug. 10 And now comes the high cost of high balls, Liquor dealers today made the prediction that the war embargo on Wniskey would push the prlre of highballs to a dollar apiece on moan way befwu1 tnings take a turn the other way. It created nioro consternation In white light circles than has been seen since the lobster famine In 1909. BUCKEYE BULLET ( leveiand Milii ianien were bid-1 den goodbye last night by Cleveland. And the parting gift was 250,000 cigarets from a cigar company. i Marion Following the suggestion of Col. George B. Christian, Cooper I'ost Xo. 117, G. A. B., will open every meeting with solemn service saluting the Hag. Bellaire Albert Lewis has a heart, all right, lie recently was turned down by the army because the examiners could not locate it. Hut a second examination located it. AI is now at Columbus barracks. Cincinnati - This city leads the nation in (lie number of Y. M. C. A. war secretaries furnished, 17 having enlisted from Cincinnati. The state is expected to furnish Kid. Bellefontaine - To take the places of telegraph operators who enlist for war, the Big Four railroad will train girls here in the dispatching of trains. CANTON HOOVERIZING AHEAD OF THEM ALL Canton, ().. Aug. 10. Canton hud gone Fast Cleveland one better In "Hooveri.ing." Canton has a war market on the curb, too, but Instead of having the fitrmers take off time to bring their produce to town the local women have - encouraged the farmers' wives to drive to market. This allows fiirm work to go on uninterruptedly in the field. In cane, of an extra rush of business the members of the Canton women' committee, council of national defense, will help the farm womeu sell their wares. TOOK THK SHOF.H Cleveland. August 10. A customer fitted with a new pair of shoes asked Sarn Kossio, dealer, if he'd ever seen the Chaplin walk. Itosslo had not. The customer demonstrated. Itosslo held his sides In glee. In the meantime the wily customer was Chaplinlng towards the exit and made it safely, Kossio Informed the police. HELIGOLAND, MOST POWERFUL f t FORTRESS IN WORLD, PROTECTS ? GERMAN COAST TOWNS FROM WAR ;::;V';::-' ''v; Little Island Bristles With Guns of Huge Calibre . . Capable of Defying Warships of the .World. Writer Declares. IIY KAItL VOX AVIIXJAND. New York, Aug. 10 Why doesn't England,' with her vast fleet, the greatest fleet In the world, attack the Kiel canal, the "German naval ALL QUIET AT LIMA AFTER RIOTOUS NIGHT Lima, Aug. 10. With no street cars running and saloons closed, Limn Is quint today. K. J. Stroup, shot yesterday, is hovering between life and death and Charles Morrison may die. Leonard Short, nlso shot, will recover. ONE MINE STRIKE IS ON; ANOTHER SEEMS AVERTED Springfield,. Ills., Aug. 10 Between 2,500 and 4,000 miners of the Superior Coal Company at the Gillespie Stauntion mines at Mt. Olive and elsewhere struck today In sympathy with mule drivers who are striking for $1 a day extru pay. Lexington, August 10 The strike of 2 5,000 coal miners Saturday may he averted by the promise of increase of pay and an eight hour dy. HOG PRICE UP TO A DIZZY HEIGHT Cleveland. Aug. 10 Hog prices re'iel.ed :ui unpr'codented height, to-iay, being much hiuher. than In civil war times and $7.50 n hundred higher Can a year ago. Heavies and Mediums- sold at f 17.15. XO roLITHWI, I'H'.M NOW Cleveland, August lo.-litieal plum no longer Is. The po-Flcvatori men at the nef court bouse winked joyfully when they obtained their jobs. They enjoyed the "work" and I pay. The times have changed. Since the court house has been practically taken over for the examination of i drafted men the elevatorsare-Jammed every trip and the, trips have to be made as fast as the operators can send their cars up and down. War is everything Sherman represented it to be. Cleveland, Aug. 10. Harry Wilson, poultry farmer, of Solon, says chickens are being killed off rapidly because of the high prbe of feed and small profits. "Chicken raisers are losing money, he says. He predicts that the scarcity of hens will cause e ggs to .-ell for $1 a doen next winter. CONSCRIPTION OF WEALTH IS BAER'SDEMAND Washington. Aug. 10. An open demand that the l nited States imme diate declare itse war aims was made by John M. Baer, of North Dakota, who qualified as a representative in congress in vu cession to the late Henry T. Helgeson. Fleeted on the platform of the National Noti-I'arti- san league, Baer said: "Patriotism cannot be stirred in a war for the destruction of German autocracy in Kurope, if It Is begun by. the suppression of democracy in America. Hi urged the conscriptions of all wealth for war purposes. base at Wilhelmshaven, and at Ze brugge on the Belglaja coastT . That is a question much asked. Even la England voices are heard demand ing that Lugland attack the German coast. The answer is simple. It cannot be done. Certainly not with out vf ry heavy losses fof vvy doubt- ful results. And evjn if Germany herself did not have a pretty big fleet, aside from her U-boats, It would be pretty dlllicult. The advantages are all with the Germans. t ; A direct frontal naval attack is) well night impossible. No fleet In the world could get past tEe Island of Heligoland, or "Holy Island." Heligoland Is today probably th: most powerful fortress in the world,: more powerful than Glbralter be--, cause it cannot be attacked, front' land. Naval experts have declared: that. Heligoland cannot be iiu oyj. the combined fleets of the worio.( That is the answer why England hat not attacked the German coast. Heligoland is Germany's power' iui anu impregnate outpost" at' sea. So far as a naval attack " ir Gcrman's coast ljne is, concerned .it,, practically stands off and neutralicer the' entire British fleet. And England gave this island to Germany. In the eighties, Emperlor William' must have had an inspiration. He traded Cerman's Interest in Zanii-bar on the east coast of Africa to K:v-'l ind for the littlfj "holy Is-land" in the north sea, off the Ger man cost. Only 6, 880 feet long, and 1.S4 5 feet at Its widest, with action or the waves rapidly wearing If away, England was glad to make so god bargain for something that . soon woul dbe swallowed up by the North Sea anywav. The Germans thought so too. William was roundly abused for his "swap". He was told that the Knglish had "put one over on it." The kaiser immediately sent the scientists at work to discover a way to prevent further erosions of he soft red cliffs of the Island . They succeeded. Thev ceased the little Island in something which has hardened the steep cliffs, so that the waves no longer wear them awav. Heligoland lies 3fi miles from Cuf haven, the harbor of the Hampburg-Xiiiei i'-a" line. Its uns absolutely control the approach to Wilhelmshaven and the Kiel canal, the mouth of the river Elbe, leading to Hamburg and also the mouth of the W-ser river, leading to Breman, and Bremei haven, the port and harbor of the Noiih German Lloyd. Heligoland rises abruptly 198 to 2 Hi feet above the wate It simply bristles with invisible guns of huge caliber rid great range. They are largely of the "mortar" or "Indirect tire" tvpe which shoot In high curves, the immense shells dropping upon warships from above. There also are nornious long range naval guns. Every yard of the North Sea for. miles . round the island and all approaches to the German coast Is plotted with little squares. The exact ranee and distance of each of the hundreds of little squares Is known. When a warshio enters one of these squares, even though it be 15 to 20 miles away a battery of four guns is automatically trained on that square. The range of fire control carers call out "square 257" or whatever it may be. One salvo, so accurately placed would destroy the largest dreadnaught. No ship could even get close enough to the island to use her guns. During the three years of this war. no British ship lias ventured within range of the little "holy Island". Itisine nbruntlv out of the sea to a height of 200 feet, there Is only one small landing place. The little harbor is a submarine base and a hvproplane station with many machines for sea scouting, in addition these Is. or was on the Island, a sunken Zeppelin shed and a Zeppelin stationed there. Behind Heligoland are numerous small Islands along the coast on which large batteries not to mention the power'ul fortifications at Wilhelmshaven. Cuxhoven and the mouth of the Weser. Then there are the mine fields and the submarine. ' . The British fleet. Mg M " would stand little show between them aid the Heligoland guns. .