SKILLED FARMERS IR DEFERRED CLASS

THCY ARE TO BE LISTED WITH THOSE NECESSARY IN OTHER OCCUPATIONS.

BUILDING WORK IS CHECKED

So.emm«Bt Acts to Step All Needlees Construction »t Once—Nav*l Lieutenant Shirk U Commended for a Dicing Rescue.

1—General Ilaan of the Amoriran i tiny rvvloainc Knni-li and Anirrirt.n tmoj>» In Al»*re. 2—One of thr larve Gorman cun-, raptured l>v the Canadians. 3—Kins Genrge of Gr«.t liritnin «ioo..ratins an Ata*t1n:n eoMk-r no I'tcnch will for iHMinculshed conduit on the Ur.tic line.

NEWS REVIEW OF THE GREAT WAR

I lu.nl feht li-furo hr evactMte* that

Reorganized Serbian Army Stnrts an Important Offensive on the'Saloniki Front.

BULGARIANS ARE IN FLIGHT

Franco British Force* Cloaing Down on St. Quentin Despite Strong Resittance—Americans Shelling Meta—Austria's Peace Suggestion Promptly Rc-

Mtchhomly lump in: mi to th*- tvest end of tin- Oiruiin-diii-l iattMti and Stupnivlup tbeir porltlon* then, thiI'n tirfi mui!«rd many fieri-r attack* U.M wivk and advanced toward Laiti along the MMitlyni edge of the St. • nihaln forest. TJic entire plateau w utliwet of 1 Jim l« unth-r the firv of tln-lr artillery, and though they were tnevlng fumara with duoeautiou. they »!iuv.cd no iuiiiitlnii* of >4opping.

On

By EDWARD W. PICKARD. With a regenerated and reorgi.nizi'd army, S< ti>la took the lead last week In Moaehlug the Hun and Ids allies. Aided by French anal Greek contingent •>. the hard-fighting Serliians struck •t the Sulonlkl fmnt hrld by the Buigarlun* and certain ' German units. They struck hard. ta«<>. and within three dsys had advanced I'd tulles on a doodle front, taking TiO torn*, including Ibr strongest of the enetuy inisIOobs. At first the resistance was stultboni. but by Thursday the Bulgarians were n porti-d in full retreat and the Serbian* pursuing them day and night. The enemy threw la fresh divisions, but in vain, for they too were completely defected. So swift ware the Bight anal tha- pursuit that the Serbian* bad not hud time to rnunt the great feumber of prisoner* taka a or to e*tl mate the qunntl'les^of matvrinl that

fell into their hand*.

This Serbian advance by th.- end of the week was *erti»u«ly menualaig UnCity a if Brillp. one aaf the eb>ef liases cf the central powa-r* In Mareahinla. It . le not to^-ond tin- Umnds aaf |«i*ic1M1Ity that it may Inter In- <onni-eie<l up with tin- operations of tlae alli.-s in Al- ’ bwiln. of which little hn. bas-a b.-ard lately. A ga>id many autborltlas long base held tin- ofNalon that tin- war ran be brought to a successful end assabqM by a great otTi-nsiva- In the Balkan ngkm, amt lilts off Turkey and Bulgaria fiom tln-ir :;Hic* niad threciten'.ag Aus-

tria from On- sou: a.

American from In

I'n-ncli l.-irralfii- the Infnmry activity during tlie week wn* <-oDli;iod mostly *■* ai»-ratlim* f<ir the Mtlidifylng of |«i-t-illons. lliough the Vatibas-- did push fa rwnrd nlong the Mi-use fur a eonsiiitrahle gain. This hmughi Ma tt un■let the fire of sUiir artillery and the I lMiiiiliarduM-nt of ilmt great fortress I a tty begun at aoiea- nud vigorously. It ►as u:s that thr allies arc now in n piI siili.it to keep up the shelling of Metz ■luring tin- fall and winter. If neccaii »ary. and thus its reduction, virtually i ii.iposrilde by dlnsl attork. may b<- ' na-coinplisbed. The Ga-ruuins now ad- . init tin- importunee of the Atoerican drive on the St. Whirl salient, but thadeception of their fiasiple through the i ••fllHa! n-jiort* a-untinua-*. as exempli-fia-d by the stateina-nt. one day last week, that Ama-rlenn n'tacks ihi Ilau-n-ont luid l.eeii r.-puls.-.! ami the Yani l.cc* also had Ims-ii hasten at Tliiau- ; I'u-ut. At tliat tlma- llnutnont hail I win safelv lieUI by the Aimiirsn* for thm- ; ait.ys and Tii.uuuiuut »n» already five n-llc* Iwdilnd IVt-shlug'* line*. Frenues. tin important city, also was taken by ; the Yankee* last week, and the Unahuilt hy :hiii! now run* |aarallel wlfli tlie Ilituleuhurg line at on ateraga- dls-tam-e of a mile anal a half. Every- day Un German artillery has Iws-n deluging

with eipiosive and gs*

All the allied mlnista r* wl»o former ly- were at Jassy. Itoumanla. Including Charles Vnpla-ka of America, havabeen airrstaii In Pei.-ngrad. according to a report reaching The Hague.

Austria's suggestion of "nautMnd li r” conferma-e of all the Iw-lllgerents to make cienr their war alms and peaea demand* met with the prompiest klmi of reja-atlon by the allies. I'reddetii Wllsa-n taking the ia-ad In ra-foslng to ronsida-r the Idea. In two sciiiencvhe niilleal that America'* ta-nna had been rrj»-atedly nnd rlearly stated anal therefore no pit>|w>*al fn- stwli a eon ferrr.ee would be entertained by It. It. thl* Mr. Wilson was heartily supporteil by the entire nation, anal 1.1s |>n«iUon wn* uls.. thoroughly n|f>rov«d by thallies of the I'niinI Sn.i.-s. Austria', sugga-silon. niaila- with the consent IU riin. udmitt.-dly wu* taa-rr-ly a “tH:..-e flyer." ami tbare wn* little rs-in-tation In Iluiiiand that it would n ctdve favorable consiah-nitlon. No better rcaiiiti.m Was a.aa.nlail the German offer of inner to IMglnm. With luihlushlng effntn.ery Berlin osk.il the nation the Huns have ravislied to drop out of the eontllrt. not even sugga-tlug that they would make rvi>arnUon for the horrible crimes they have rommllled tlsa-re. anil making the insidlou* proposal that tl.a "Fieml*h ajiiestlon" shoulil lie ennsidered nnd the Flemlnh minority tliat ahhd the German Invader* should not l*- t- i-aiized. Te-lgiuri. of rourae. said “No" to all thl* claptrap.

■ell*.

town-, ha-id by the Huns n i.d s/v.-m! taioai hn-liking up attempted liti.i.try aUack*. with sawa-rc bw to the trwiuy. Iba- airtm-n on l*>tli sidi-s wen- extraordinarily active nnd the Aincria-au* <srnail -.1 a numlM-r of highly sue- • assfui t»-rolling exiHiUtlaU* over enamy tani'ory. In one of tln-»a-. howaner. a superior for*'- wa« eaentmtered i.inl five ot .ui idanes were lnsfc Im-l-d. n-iil'y. the British n-|i.rta-d tliot In tin- fit. aj j. in in si-a-tor the Germans

Tlie padltlenl situation In Hungary is iiniming extremely erltla-nl anal the I o|>|H.>:iiam to the gmerniiu-nt 1* growing U4dir. It* lenali-r. Count Karolyt. ; I* guotrd In dinpatche* a* ahi-larlng • that the central power* shoulal aoi-eps I'.s-ddeot Wilson'* 14 peace l«.iin« n* n l>nsi* for tiega tiatlon* ami timt the i treaties of Bresi-IJtovsk au<l Itu.-tui-n-*t slcuM l>e ahrogated. The |»a|ac i-eur* to have >ii-ntcd dtaner* of peace a alias- again, for it wn* *t:;teal at tlae Vatican tliat if a riipiomatir- reprei *.t.ta!ioii sbouM be ri-cHved by 1dm ■ frana one of tb • |ianles. he wa-uld ask • In- "thee puny If It a lest red las re-

ceive sui-h a rv|»n->entutiim.

.From Comaittte* on Public Intormstlon ) Washingtasti.—Agreement ha* Ni-n rvaadied by tin- war ha I sir isiltcle* l-oard. iTvvust Marshal General Crowder. tlie secretary of war. the ►cerefury of agrirullure und the «ecr«-tBry .•f li;l.or on a plan to put Into deferred -iuss.tieatioti auch |ier*(.ns lu tha- pew draft as are Mceaaary in agriculture. lni.'u*try ami other ocruiatiun*. Three adviser* are to be asaodatid with each district draft board to pn*ent facts respecting the, supjdy of in n »*aij worker* in these three oemlauthmul groups. Tlie agriculture ndvisera will be nominated by the see-n-ti.ry of agriculture. Jhey will gather accurate fart* coneernlnr the mjulmnenu of agriculture for the vartou* classes of worker* In their own district*. They should bare Information also a* to the need* of such a-'as*e* lu otbeF district* that worker* not auffir-irntly neea-**ary 1° one district to entitle them to deferred claori!iration may have oiapa-rtunlty to go to other district* In which tha-y are

needed.

The department of agriculture ha* «en« a qui-nlonnaire to eaa-b county oga-nt e*Ung him {t- fnr.i«h reliable information regarding tlo fnrm labor Iie.il* In hi* county. The facts are te.jt’ired to assist the' district draft t*.anl< In keeping In agriculture the (a) “neeesoairy skillul farm Salion-r In ia-.-eau4iry agri.-ulturai enterprise" (dc-fa-rred ela** -I; (b) “neceosary a»l*t•nit. associate, or hired mnnager of . ii-ccMory agrienltural^ enterprise" (de-fa-rred das* 3): (c)**Ueee**ary sole managing, controlling or directing bead ->f neae**ary agricultural enterjirise" (defi-mil da** 4). What the draft Itonrd* derite tre j fart* n* to necessary skilled worker*. 1 Ilie unskilla-d worker* appan-ntly are j taat to be conrideted for deferred rlasrifleaiion: they are regarded a* more Important for the army than for agricultural enterprise* anal general In- , lustre. The department of agriculture : point* out that necessary skilled farm ; bal<or *hnu!d not lie confused with Itt- ' ‘ vpcrierieod help that, with a little training, can do very wdl some kind* of farm work.

PresWcCt

the

Fran.

Sutasinutlnl support Wilson's | ii!iv plan 1

from tin- lpl»ar cunferi u»e of tli^ allied nation* in Ijndoti when the l.ita-rns-tloual Z.HTiltons era - -tee r>ii>minei!dei! tiinf tin- isiofawi; v sutisrtiiie to the 14 |«>:n!* f.-nnuinti-d hy Wilma, “iliu* a<V-p<tng a i-diev «f elen-ness mid ne-b ral .a .ws| to c policy dic-

Tlie cninmanaler of the I'nlted State* »aval arlatlnn forces, foreign service, eport* the lK-r.>lc artlon of Lieut. El->-rt Walker Shirk. United State* nncal reserve force. In rescuing a llelglnn soWier who had fallen overtioard r ra>m the U. S. S. Lorraine on June 23. I91K. On hearing the cry. “man overvmrd." Lia-utenant Shirk dived from the promenade deck of the ws*d. 30 feet, and *up|iorted the soldier, who lad havn stunned by hi* fall Into the water. A swift tide rarr*.-! both mam i third of a mile from the Ixirralne lay tlie time n llfebauil .-eoelied tliera. During thl* time the soldier twice reTcased hi* hold upon the life preserr»r ami sank, Imji Lieutenant Shirk lived and brought the man bark to hr surf ore. Secret:, ry Daniel* ha* offirtally ecanEpnilul I.n-uteiiant Shirk for hi* dnrtig artlon. nnd ha* reeomma-aded ta> he si-.Tctnry of the treasury that a pdd llla--sii\Ing tuailul Ik- awarded him.

The reet-n (*ort corps n rorp* compl vehlrlin In

crentlcoi of motor transtakeover fnnn nil othiT te control of all motor be army win entail the

In addition to barring a loog U*t of lBdu«trte* from the o*e of varion* materials. I he war Industrie* board ha* asked 4S *tnte eounril* of national def.ad- anil the Sjnno county counaNa throughout the country to art for the lowird In order that all building final eon struct loo which l* not absolutely necessary may be stopped at once. In future permit* will tie required for all building, except In certain gorennuent work. In cake* where permit* arc minlsite. the local contractor may flr*t obtain the approval of his county council of defense liefore the permit may be Issued. The United States employment service has also appealed to the bankera of the country to refuse loan* Which wouhl result In the employment of labor for unnecessary construrtlon. nnd ha* rcajueried all stata-* and rttle* to scmtlnlr.e their pay roll* In order to release unnecessary employee# In parks, public buildings and elsewhere. Bo that I hey may engage In war work. Tlie procedure approved by the national eounril of alefcnse and the war Industries board contemplate* that any person Interested In a ronrtruction project rau*t apply, with a full statement of tlie fact* under oath. IB the appropriate local representafires of the state council of defense having Jurisdiction. Tlie state council will Investigate anal transmit It* reemu-tni-nalntiotM to tlie noo-wur construction section ®f tb* priorities division of the war Industrie* board. The nun-war ct.•istructioti section will grant or wlthhid the permit and so notify the state council of defense and the Individual ci lice rued.

Pigeon training has become an In terestlng as well as valuable actlvlty In the new army of the United State*. Pigeon lofts are maintained at many of the army ramp* nnd aviation fla-ld* throughout the country. Each loft Is nurobeivd Just os every air squadron anal every regiment of Infantry, cavalry and artillery I* numbered. The bird* are taken over by the government before they are old en*ugb for raw recruits; are fed cud conditioned te. rnnkc tlum strong, and then are given a course of training Just a* are human recruits In the regular establishment. When the training «if these young pigeon* Is completed they go oversea*. the same a* the aoldler*. The tiled* play their part on the battle line, are killed and wounded, and some are taken prisoner, but like thr horses and dog* with which they serve In the great war. they are never decorated, never cited for bravery In action and never appear In the reports of casttaltle*. Two of the flying center* where pigeon* are specially trained are KHly nnd On-rut hers fields in Texas. Not fewer than TTi pigeon* are aeflt over*ea* from Kelly field every six week*. They come to Kelly lofts when about three mouths old am] are trained by expert* over a period of six to* eight week* before they are considered fit for duty. The loft* are mobile, corresponding to tho«e In u«e in France, niad when the training of the birds Is finished at Kelly field they are ready to go directly to the trenches. Tlie first period of advanced mining of these pigeon* come* vitji flock tossing. afta-r they have learned to return to their loft* when liberated at distance* of from two to twenty mile* from the field. That Is. they are set free In group* to prevent their being confused and consequently *eparntrd and lost. A* soon as they liaye been liberated sereral time* In Ibis manner and have found their way home again tha-y are taken out and li>ssed Individually. Each pigeon ha* a number, and by bell deitre* at the a-ntrance of t> c coop, their arrivals and the time of their flights are kept on record. A* soon as a bird ahow* unfailing nblllty to return Ir-amc quickly be Is ready for service oversea*. A white flag I* the signal roost commonly used for training tliese mesaen-ga-r hirl«. Tha-y anon learn that when this white flag Is raised over their lofts they an- to stay away for exercise, anal when the flag coroe* down they may return for their food. On sotaa field*, u ben the laird* stray a cotiriibvublidistance from their loft, they an- called haa-k by the rattling of a tin pan. Ta* help the (algalan* reeiagnlze their eaata-s the latter tin- |kiliitail In yellow Mia! white sjrttaa-*. Vo matter where a plKaiat! fnau «'nm.l!ier« fia-Id Is tnkrti ‘tbr-nsifter nr In whnt alin-a-tlon. it will

IN GRIP OFWSRIE

Black Sea Shave About th e | Won! in Desolation

Th«r* the Great Rhr*r Danubt tv Surrounding* Prt~n, „ • Scene Today a* When 0v, a Wrote Hia “Sorraw

If yon think the warm tr, - eastern Itlvlera cares* the aj*the Black sea. where the Mae !>„, creep* out through*** biuuv as the reedy Nile'*, you m-ed make your picture. In ca>«- jow s agination need* a little alalit*. t down your dnaty copy of Ovid , -y rows"—his “Triatla"—am! r, jd a more what be wrote back to utifmIng Rome about hi* first »i CI *, banishment on that coast it | nineteen centuries ago. But yug m suppose be was telling of thi, « winter'* work, at NantuG - Montreal. Touch by touch hit dm lines draw the picture as puiatu If be were a correspondent for a ern syndicate. Tc, feel yoorvif^ edng with him on the whltcnrd ^ heneatb the flaring nan thr. eg but never aeL There at TomI does the north n blow, and do they feel that haw wind from the Dorth-by-nr' blows, and the fields turn to ftoot;| team roof* away, and brings thr out tower* down flat. Any ■ Storm treed* on storm till ba-rt a there the heaped-up and raaxm snowg lie two winters deep. Of ca the brook* are stilled now; tha- < In the lakes U brittle, it ran U ft and shattered. Of a native, v with hi* pelt* and hl« riltctrt^ breeches, all you can aee U hi* te; his beam ir white with the coM I suck* through 1L No one drink* vj it Is parsed In lumps; If a wine h I* broken, the wlae within it Rnt

alone

Dora the great Danube freeir’ blue currents base hardened Into ai hie. It bolds the ship* locked futia an oar can cleave the waters. Wbe the pilot steered now men go sfrwL wild SaCroatian lacks a bridge favW greaselem ox-cart. But surety I Black sea toeif keep* open’ Mir* Ovid. If I had anything to g by saying what isn't ao, you might

i I i

wretched exile. T have walked that dry-shod. Boreas waa bowlirg. b<- could not raise a wave. S* bumping dolphin could come throj to stretch himself. Oh. I**o*t ‘

once upon a time a like s

yours, the scandal of your dnunW could not have been laid i ~

strait you had to swim! And then, with grimmer

Ovid draw# the worst part of hii flt tore. For Into this Wlnteebouiri <w* over the ringing highway* of the fc* come savage foes, sweeping don ' swift horse*; they hare poison oe Ik arrow tips, they bring thong* t® h

tbe'.r captives; they Are with ‘ what they cannot carry, off.

B-r-r! But If Orid were alive tgd In tills year of grace, and -Tore writing from Toml, or a* they c*2 now. Kustendjl. he would not tad sting of the north wind ft®® steppes 1e*« biting than IP cretw ago. nor the cruelty of nun I® less appalling.—Boston Herald-

Members of army medical l** 1 * have some curious experi d''*. gather, in the course of their »®rL * It might be supposed that they have fewer opportunities fnr ^ , discoveries than their collerrurt < hind the fighting Hue. and lo ik-» hospitals. But evidently there trti ceptlona. “A man prAented hlu* for examination the ot aer daymedical friend tells me. "» nd 1 r® usual question: *WeO. what> tV* ter with youT TUnorWH'' He repeated It. *1 don't know

that I*.' I said So be produo-- a PJ

per from his own doctor, acd

: Ttl* man l*

*oC.t1‘ l' <,rt

certainly, than "cold feel.' a* full of meaning (England) Gazette.

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t It*

that

airtalsne*. lbs* l urj.-v, I be f«i»ei.-

Earned /41s Mc»' Govrtroor Btepbetu ws* 1 ' on the misuse of the uni!""' ' ann* who bare no right t«' r "Tha-y ougbl to be In J® 1, dared. Tint once In a wb |! ' ^ ba-lp but forgive I be culpcir ■■ In mind the case of a tramp I" ' who asked a housewlf' ! ” r / T “•So you were ta the hatt'MarneT . . “ 'Ye*, ron am,' replied the rn -^ “ 'What can you tdl d **

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reveal a thlnC 1 ^ That'* a very * ,rtcl

Patrlotlaro. Who can me**ura- tl*e * i fa.rce of laatriotlmi ■' ,Sor ;' i Baltary oawrrt. tanftdy ■ VUnhM'anila-* to wl*a-i" ’ j ta-rntb *rrv»4 1* a firrizti ' ' ei asked that after •*»*■ '

tb.ee. One pTMOptly »e I el«K-* of mil

lie* a] “I prai It 1* f..r lha- I Trek Woa.

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