Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 1

EVENING TELEGRAPH WEATHER lOc, PER WEEK. People- wimmtn' hole" that the I'll of the eastern 1 discovered and brand new one, "and, K. 9 what one i i Generally fair to-night and to- i morrow, except showers In the south part. i have been de- I byi llic of HUB'' (if street ndorni'd. lynsome bark iron.

Bugs disport- the river at the are all males, however, ns Eve tin- snake tempted and for this rea- nK the higher river, or In seo crane or Kl apartments, have on tho top of the apparatus at the 'dive off. The river i depth, made by tore out the hot, make the fill for "ole Bwimmln' It long way tbe of HUB; terminals apparatus to the 'of the river and it's a long tier jumping before the head hiiTtbe gravel at the bottom Of the ttnr" eavs a swimmer. boys ought to wear bathing ga'd ft resident of one of the apartments two or three blocks "or wait until night has pulled Ir curtains down and pinned them the stars for they can be seen tlalnly from many points, and the i- Iirtt Is not pleasing to everybody. ,1 Personally he said he or members of V.i family did not care and did not I object The boys were doing no harm went Into the river wearing juat many clothes as they did when they came to earth. FRENCH RESIST GERMAN ADVANCE.

German Hosts Have Reached the Marne But Have Been Unable To Effect a Crossing Over Night. By United Press. Paris, June germans now occupy a 13 mile front on the north bank of the Marne at Chauteau Thlery and Vornoull, but have failed to force a crossing of the river at any point, the French Communique Indicated. The British and French still hold Rheltns. Violent fighting occurred south of Solssons, tho French hurling the gor mans back on the 'Crlse river by coun tor attacks, retaking Chaudln and Vlezy and taking several iiundrd prisoners.

Sharp fighting Is going on at the road from Dormaus to Rheims on the right flank. The german attack continued yesterday and last night. On the Chaudln-Viezy line 1 the French counter attacking, hurled back the german mass launched on that front gaining ground and taking several hundred prisoners. At the germans were hurled back on the Crlse. Immediately to the east on the northern bank of the Marne, gorraan outposts forded the river north and east as far as Verneuil.

On the right the French are holding the Dorman AT THE MARNE RIVER DRIVE IS HALTED GERMANS, BAFFLED IN EFFORTS TO TAKE CROSSING OF RIVER, ARE SEEKING 'TO FIND ANOTHER WAY TO PUSH WESTWARD. MORE CALLS LOCAL BOARD HAS COMPLETED GOING OVER RECORDS TO OVER RECORDS TO ASCERTAIN WHO MAY STILL BE CALLED TO COLORS. By HENRY WOOD (United Press Correspondent) With French Armies on the Marne, Juno French are still solidly holding every bridge head and passage of the Marne. As the result the Germans have apparently withdrew from the river's odgn back to the plateau where they are seeking to find a passage to the westward. Checked in their attempt to cross the Marne the Germans are trying to break down tho resistance on the wfrigs at Hhelms and Solssons.

British trcops on the eastern flanks are hecklng all progress la. that direc. ion despite the fact nhelms is prac- cally surrounded. The Germa-n ef- orts are west of Solssons. May the battle of the Marne begin gain as It did four years ago, Gen.

'etaln declared today in his official JUDGE YAGER PACIFIST RUDOLPH AND JOSEPH PUETZ ENEMIES OVER DIVISION OF FATHER'S ESTATE, ARE RECONCILED THROUGH EFFORTS OF JURIST. I COMMENCEMENT WEEK PROGRAM AT SHURTLEFF. Rhelms road. The changed northeast Rheims. situation is un and north of British Make Slight Gain in Plcardy.

By United Press. London, June fighting in Plcardy to the advantage of the British, was reported by Gen. Halg to-day. A hostile raid was repulsed east of Villers-Brettlneux. Local fighting at Aveyly wood and north lof Albert resulted to our advantage.

There was hostile firing in the Vlllers Brettineux and the Hebeturne sectors, south of Lens and at Glvenchy. F'ix Prices On Silk, Wool and Cotton. Beginning of Program Will Be Next Exercises the Following Thursday. Tho conimcnrrinent week program it Shurtleff College will begin next H' FTidiy evening with the recital under the auspices of the Musical Department. The program for the week will teas follows: Friday June 7, p.

Music Department. Church. Sunday. June 9, a. mencement Sermon, President George Milton Potter, Church.

Monday, June 10. 7 p. Class Pageant, Campus. Tuesday, June 11, -S p. Oratorical Contest for Jackson.Prizes.

'Chapel. Wednesday, June 12, 9 a. Meeting of tin; Hoard of Trurtees. President's Oilice. p.

Class Day Raising of the Flag. Patriotic AddroHH. Campus. 6 p. Banquet.

fcnirsdny, Juno 13, 10:30 a. mencement Day. -Baccalaureate Address, Rev. Samuel J. Skevlng- ton, pastor Beldon Avenue Church.

Clmrch. I P. Meeting of the Illinois Baptist Education Society. President's office. I p.

Reception. President's House. ffEN WHEATLESS WEEKS FOR AMERICAN PEOPLE. Rule Made Necessary by Need of Wheat for Allies. United I'renH.

W'aihlngton, Juno ten weeks nation Is to be on a wheatlesg ra- Squeezed to 20 per cent of Us By United Press Washington, June Commandeering- of cotton, silk and wool goods waa ndicated by textile ad- 'mlnlst'rator who will take charge ol all those materials In the country and fix prices. the American house- SPECIALIST ON BABIES HOLDS CLINIC. Tells Mothers How to Feed Babies Which are Being Brought up on a Bottle. Dr. Walter H.

O. Hoffmann, a baby specialist of Chicago, addressed a large crowd of people, mostly mothnrs this afternoon at the baby meeting at the Y. M. C. A.

building. Dr. Hoffraanr gave some very valuable suggestions In the rearing of babies and his hour's, talk was very much enjoyed by al 1 present. The first and last evening's meet Ing of tho week will be held this even Ing at 8 o'clock when a talk will be given by Superintendent of Schools Kerr, of Klrkwood, and moving pictures will be shown. This will be the last opportunity given the peopl" of Alton to get advantage of th splendid work accomplished this week in the effort to save Alton's share the 70000 babies which die annually In Illinois.

Mayor William Sauvage wil also make a short address. This afternoon a musical and liter ary program was rendered at 4 o'clocV under the auspices of the Wlnefret Dngue Travel Club. Miss Ferguson' talk on Child Observation was excel lent. SUSPECT FRAUDULENT INTENT IN MESSAGE Farnlly of Soldier at Camp Fremon Hear-That He Needs $6p, But Conditions Arouse Suspicions. The Alton of Defense was muat go wheat until Ait- 1 15, wiicn tho new wheat crop be- administrators are puttingthe program Into effect.

Every 80clety tllmrcl1 an aBkod to ubstuJn from U8e now crop IB out. religious will bo reached through vvmie labor organl been asked to t' of wheat the wd ex baklns hlt lmrd Brain leaven i lo alternative II the 1 to bo fed. The local exemption board, pursuant to orders that It furnish the Adjutant General with information as to how many men could still be drawn from Class 1 in this district, has given out the list of names of men remaining. Some of these men can not bo found, but the board hopes to be able to discover where they are BO they can be called into the service. -The names of the men arc given in their order number anr together with facts as to- their race and occupation, which will be valuable in making selection later on when further calls for men are issued.

The list is as follows: Physically qualified for general mili tary service, who will called the last of June. PRO-GERMANISIN OR IJ. FEDERAL? ROLAND ADAMS ASKS MAKES EFFORT TO SETTLE LA. BOR TROUBLE AT FEDERAL LEAD PLANT AND DECLARES THAT MEN BROKE PROMISES. WILL SEND SCHOOL BOYS INTO TRAINING War Department Announces Change For Many Volunteers to Prepare For Eventual Service In Army: By United Press.

Washington, June another step in the training of military youth of the country, the War Department for 24,000 grammar school graduates to qualify military serv- ce. They will enter schools and col- eges June 15. The War Department proposes to develop specialists jreatly needed in the army and agrl- pursuits. It indicates a pol- cy of placing men of draft ago on a ower footing fbr work behind the lines and drilling them for eventual service. The state quotas include II- 500 to Valparaiso Institute, Valparaiso, 1,530 to the Sweeney school at Kansas City; 1,530 to the Ray Auto school at Kansas City; 412 to Bradley Polytechnic Institute, at Peoria; 206 to Lewis Institute in Chicago; 123 to Northwestern University; 239 to Technical School, Chicago, and 144 to Chicago University.

DR. ABBOTT MARRIES COUPLE. Business College Student Weds Cart ridge Plant Worker at Home of Aged Clergyman. Homer Gordon, an employe of the Western Cartridge-factory, wooed and won Miss Effle Waltrlp. of Carrollton, 111., a student in Brown's Business College in Alton.

They were married this afternoo nat 3 o'clock by Rev. Dr. A. Abbott at the aged minister's home. The bride is completing a course in stenography and bookkeeping in the commercial school.

She will continue her studies, although married, and will graduate from tho institution with the class receiving diplomas next July. She is a member of a prominent Greene county family. The couple will establish theri home at 319 East Third street. RECOMMENDS LICENSE FOR ICE PLANT. Sullivan Coal and Co.

Application Referred to County Food Administrator. County Food Administrator E- Lockyer today received an Inquiry from Washington asking whether there is any necessity for starting a Ice plant at Wood River, pro- asked to-day to have an investigation fay tho Su llvan coal and Ico made pi circumstances attending tho Thfl start)n an Ico can sending of a telegram to relatives inj 1)Bl)0(l now porm i8. Alton Of B. P. Holdrlch, a soldier who glvon by the ood administrate" at Camp Fremont, Cnllf.

A letter came Friday from the young man say-j llowlng tho making of on appli- ing he wan at Camp Fremont and was permission tho application In the base hospital with some eye refcrred bftck to tho county food trouble. On Saturday morning camo itrator ropllod ftt onco asking that be sent at believed that tho nee- a telegram once to Dr. E. F. Campbell Druco street, San Francisco, to pay for an operation on the eyts of tho sol- and Baying that the oye-lgh could be saved.

The suspicious part ply tue of tho message was that It asked that believed mlsti for another Ice plant In lhe proHOnt facluUos are Insufficient to sup? tho community. of tho whealless housewives to cease any form, and resort 1 substitutes for all tljelr MUUS top all tljelr iTSL the. sick Olvpn 10 Clt June BI i a motion tor a bo waived" so that tho money "could" bo collected. Relatives, would have sent the money, but were stopped by the Exemption Board. was called to their attention that if, the enlisted man had eye trouble army W.

dQctQrs would tako care of the without any charge. Store Closed One Hour, A notice to Gately store In Al today announced that tbo eslau- 9 10 ed ono 8 to of mpwt otMin Blows, whorft In Boston, Mrs. John G. Schoeffler. of Mrs.

John Q. Behoof- at 2:80 o'clock this aft- lie family residence and conducted by Rev. O. of tho Evangelical There was a largo atten- at tho funeral, Tho pall era were William Belser, 12. E.

George Pick, Walter Fries and Clmrlus Corner. Burial was in City Cemetery. Torrey McKonny has been spond a few days home, having been cilled from Ft. Worth, to going probably be No order has been received about the farmers: George North (colored) Arthur Patalnk (farmer) Paul Maggos Albert J. Degenhavdt (held for special call) Tony Athens Herman Rink (farmer) Herman Bockstruck (farmer) John W.

Gray (farmer) Earl Gray (farmer) Thomas Mountain (held for special call) Edward Wetstein (farfher) George Hohnsbehn Ed. Hughes (colored) Clarence Willis (colored) Earl Baker Philip Buckholtz (farmer) Lawrence Fulbright (colored) Frank Schmidt (farmer) Louis Galloway (colored) Baker Price (colored farmer) Elmer McKee (farmer) Owen Reinhardt Jesse Degarmo Arthur Bassett (colored,) George Glass (colored) Charles Stewart (colored) Theo Wegener (farmer) Wm. G. Williamson (special call) John Duvall (farmer) George R. Walker (colored) George Washington (colored) Edward Woodson (colored) Frank Jlmerson (colored) Henry Hunter (colored).

Anthony.Vonnuhmen (farmer) James J. Hull (farmer) Harry DeShlelds (colored) Herman Straube (farmer) Frederick Hamilton (colored) W. Johnson (colored) Charles Boyce (colored) Jesse Cooperwood (colored) Lonule Shannon (colored) Eugene T. Cunningham Benjamin Beecham (colored) Prentis Moten (colored farmer) Heyl Ed. Coleman (farmer) Arthur Green (colored) Achilles Koontz (colored) Walter Walker (colored) Everett Balllnger (colored) Fern Williams (colored) Leo rltzgeruld Lee Owens (colored) Nathaniel Beckley (colored) George Killion (colored) Oscar Swanson (colored) (farmer) Roger Keene (colored) Arthur Waggoner Evan Fitzgerald (farmer) Oman Howard (colored) Gus Tleman (farmer) Chas.

Keller Homer Gollke (farmer) Clarence Williams (colored) Arthur Crabtreo Jack Henderson (colored) Ernest Brunk (farmer) Arthur Cobine Julius Maben (colored) Frank King (farmer) Herman Kulp Henry HQlman (colored) Harrison Hawos (colored) Howard Williams (colored) LPO Ford John J. Barrett Leon Smith (colored) Roy E. Bates (special call) Wm. Nounaber (farmer) Walter Straubo (special call) Sylvester Mathews (colored) Charlns NewporU special call) Botholdt Schmidt (farmer) Harry McFarland (colored) Robert Meyers (colored) John Lucas (colored) Owen Hamilton (colored) Luclan Hugan Otis Counorly (special coll) David Barber' William Koeff- (special call) Wilbur Cooperwood (colored) Albert Von Bergen (farmer) John O'Donnell Edward DeShlelds (colored) Hugh J. Walker (colored) Eddlo Bell (colored) Lawrence Zeno (colored) John Henry (colored) Prank Flori Henry Hoppert Wm.

H. Graham, Jr. Wm, Manns (farmer) Chas. Hostetler James Simpson (eotom) John A. Uwrttf Rudolph and Joseph I'uetz, brothers, who had been enemies for several years over tlie division of property In North Alton, left by their father, Tilman Puetz, one of the pioneer settlers, were reconciled this afternoon through the efforts of City Court Judge L.

Yager. The brothers shook hands and agreed" hereafter to live' In peace with one another. The dramatic Incident came an unexpected climax to litigation in connection with the settling up of their father's estate. Exception to the master's report had been taken by Rudolph, who Claimed that his brother, Joseph, was indebted to the other heirs for four years rent, he having occupied the Puelz homestead after the death, of his father. Joseph claimed that he.

had paid out $838 in redeeming the. property. Judge Yager's decision was that the claims of the two brothers struck a balance. He decided also upon an equal Division si the estate among the four children, Joseph, Rudolph and Lewis, of Alton, and Mrs. Louise Felber, of St.

Louis, thus bringing order out of chaos, and re-establishing happy relationships in the family. Roland Adams, Federal Labor RULED BYBOYN- TON, NOT BY BIBLE Police Magistrate Decides Against Husband Who Cites Holy Writ As Defense. Police Magistrate Magulre decided an assault and battery case this'morn- ing in the Police Court in accordance with Boynton's revised ordinances of the City of Alton rather than by an interpretation of the Scriptures given by Agent at Alton, is convinced that back arl Christy, the defendant, of some labor troubles at the Federal fi ne you $5 an costs," the court Lead plant Is either pro-germanism or the I. He has put it squarely up to the men, who have protested replied to Christy's claim that the Bible sanctions the chastisement of a wife. "We are deciding cases In this that they are loyal American citizens, cour according to the law and evl- but Adams declares that the facility jdence and as provided in the city ordi- with which they have broken promises to him indicates that there is some insidious agency at work which Is nances." Christy was arrested on a warrant issued at the Instance of his wife.

Sho merely trying to make trouble and its testified that she saw Christy and an- real purpose is to handicap the gov- ther woman riding together in a car ornment in the production of much ne.eded lead. Ninety-five per cent of tho output of the plant at Federal is going to Uncle Sam for war uses. The men have been informed of this and said they knew It. They quit work because they did not get a demand of age increase, which, Supt. Porter ays, would amount to 25 per cent.

The ien want an Increase of 10 cents a HUNDREDS OF ALTON BOYS AREIN FRANCE. Some of the Recent Contingents Have Been Shipped Over and Alton Boys Are Training Overseas. Hundreds of the more than 1,000 Alton boys who have been drafted or who have volunteered in the army and navy are overseas now. Hundreds of them are training In England and nun dreds more are training in France, and it is assured that some are about ready to take a very active part if they have not already done so. A few took active parts In the fighting with the 12th Engineers ago, but the great body of the drafted men are still out of the line of fighting.

Messages have been coming in numbers from various boys reporting their safe arrive! overseas. In some cases this means that the boys are in England in training, and in other cases that they are in France, and that we may expect soon to be hearing of our boys being in the battle line. It is probable that they will be called uponjery soon, in tho present crisis. A message came yesterday to Mr and Mrs. Thomas Kenney that their son, John Hi Kenney, had arrived ov erseas.

He was one of the contingeni sent Camp Sevier, about the first of March. Oliver Hempken is op his way over seas. His mother, Mrs. G. G.

Hemp ken, and daughter, Mrs. Curtis, have returned from visiting him at Camp Mills, and saw him off. PrUrate Roy B. Bailey, one ofethe boys sent to Jefferson Barracks Maj 22, has been transferred to Recruit Co No. 3, Ft.

Crook, Neb. He writes home folks that on the way wes crowds assembled at tho stations UF into the night. One woman pressed Into his hand a $5 bill and refused take It back. Others gave candy, to bacco and flowers. Harry Miller has been transferred from Waco, Camp Green, N.

He Is in the aviation squad. Mrs. James Campbell, of Delma Heights yesterday received a card no tifying her of the safe arrival in France of her son, May. The latte was one of the boys leaving here in February for Camp Taylor, and trans erred later to Camp Sevier. Hi brother Elmer went In the same con tingent, but the.

parents have no heard from him and do not whether the brothers have been separated or not. Mr. and Mrs. L. T.

Poole have ro ceivcd messages stating that both their sons, Coburn and Roscoc, are in France, having arrived safely som days ago. Mrs. W. B. Rose has received card from her sons, Homer an dBenJumi Joo, tolling of their safe arrival i France.

The Rose boys are member of the Ejiglus and send their goo wlnlies to brother Eagles, NO DIVORCE FOR SOLDIERS WIVES Judge Yager oponiid City Court thl morning to hear a number of cbancer Ono divorce was granted 1 default, Otis Montroy being glvon a cree In his suit against Mary J. Mon troy flopcratton of the man-lag bonds. The court approved the dccre of divorce of Irene W. Johnson frou her husband, she having turnlBbo satisfactory proof that tho defendan is not In the army. Judge Yager an nounced that In all cases where a vorco Is asked by wives It Is neoossar Xbnt plaintiff file an affidavit tba the imband Is not in the U.

8. 4' heavy peaftUy attaches An to for all hey have the lead they turn out. been offered half that mount. Roland Adams, than whom labor man is better known in Alton, as called in as mediator. He talked quare with the men.

He told them mt there was need for their output, lat the price paid for lead was fixed the War Industrial Board, that Un- le Sam was getting 95 per cent of ieir output and needs It bad. He put up to them to show whether there was pro-germanism and I. W. W. agen- les at work or whether the men were oyal Americans.

Adams then demand- that they settle the trouble in the American way. He got them to agree arbitrate and keep on at work until ae arbitrators reported. The men igned an agreement to do so, Adams ays. They broke the agreement flat, on one of the carnival attractions known as "The Whip." She attempted to separate the couple and remonstrated with her husband on account of his actions. Christy, she said, struck her.

Christy told the court he believed he was justified in striking his wife. He maintained that the teachings of the Bible upheld him in that contention. Judge Magulre, however, put a different construction on the Sacred Word In its teachings for the guidance of husbands and wives. Christy, who is a young man of draft age, said he had been exempted from service on account of his religious scruples against war. EXEMPTION BOARD GIVEN REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS.

polling Places Will Be In Godfrey, Foster-burg, Bethalto, Wood. River, East Alton and Alton. The final instruction's for the registration of the young men who have declares. They did not go to work, becom6 21 arg of age slnce the 4th 100 men are out in the open came to the meDlber8 hearth department. Adams said that hree promises the men gave him have been broken and he has but one to put on their action.

He exempllon this morntng eclares that in all his experience as a labor man he never knew of such jromise being broken when the men greed to go back to work. That, he ays, is the practice of the I. W. W. break promises given to employers.

You can quote me as saying that I am satisfied that the men are being nfluenced by I. W. W. or pro-german agitators, or they would listen to rea- ion," the Federal employment agent laid. Mr.

Adams thinks that there in a telegram from the Adjutant General's office In which authorization; was given to have polling places In the various parts of the district. On Monday the chairman and secretary of the exemption board will distribute the supplies and on June 5th, next Wednesday, the young men who have become 21 can register in any of the following registration places: M. C. A. Building.

Members of exemption board registrars. building. Postmaster Squires, registrar. hould be no strikes now. He thinks hat the last resources in the lino of Schaum, registrar.

Hall. Frank peacemul settlement should be used md a strike declared only in case of emergency. He thinks men ought to itay at work until their demands arc met. He shows the willingness of the Federal Lead Co. to meet the men half way and to arbitrate, and he points to Hall.

C. J. McCracken, registrar. Wood Jordan's office. Justice Jordon, registrar.

East Hall. H. J. Bowman, registrar. The registrars will all be sworn In he refusal of the men to work as by the chairman of the exemption "'ma facie proof that the leadership board and their supplies will be de- the strike is not in the hands ofjlivered to them Monday.

The regis- men who are interested in the welfare of the cause of the United States. PLAN TO LAY MASONIC TEMPLE CORNER STONE. Date Is Fixed for June 15 and Grand Master of Illinois Masons Will Be Present to Lay Stone. The building committee of the Masonic Temple Association in conjunction with the contractor have fixed the date for the laying of the corner stone of the new Temple on State street at Third. Tho ceremony will take place Saturday afternoon, June 15, and the laying of the stone according to the Masonic ritual will be done by the Grand Master of Illinois Ma- ons.

is planned to have a large turnout of members of the fraternity In Alton on that day and muuy visiting Masons will bo here to participate in tho ceremonies, which will Include a parade. An invitation will be sent to all neighboring lodges to help make the occasion a notable one. The Ma soiiu are not halting' their work on thuir new temple because of the agitation to open Third utreet. They have about completed tho touring down of tho second building and al ready considerable const ruction work has been done on tho foundations the new structure. of No Shortage of Steel For Lesser Industries.

By United Press. Washington, Juno lessor os- sontlal industries will get steel, It WUH Indicated to-day, when it was said tho war needs of tho Allies would tako only 80 per cent of tho steel output this year. While definite estimates vary this official declares that 20 per cent and possibly more of tho steel output could go Into uon-war Industries. This won taken to mean that automobile factories would bo allowed some iteel loi- making pleasure com trars are required to remain in the polls from 7 o'clock in the morning llll 9 o'clock at night. All of the registration cards will be numbered 1 after the close of the registration and cards will be named the registrants.

The time appointed for the new registrants to make out questionnaires has not been named at this time. In instances where doubt as to age exists the young man will register and the matter adjusted afterward. of tho sii'iu GREEK CITIZENS TOO BUSY. Delay Forming Military Company Be. cause of Press of War Work.

The fact that one hundred Alton Greeks are employed in factories engaged in the manufacture of necessary war material wifl necessitate the deferring of plans for the organization of a military company, It was stated today by John Venardos, movement. Mr. Vonardos when plans wore inaugurated sonic weeks ago for the- organizing of tho new company. was not known that HO many of his countrymen were employed In factories in the Alton dis- trlet. The men are anxious to become, members of the proposed company of Greek militiamen and many of them are well qualified by previous military experience In their home country to serve HH oIllc-ei-K.

Hut hey are of the opinion they nin be more profitable, to their adopted country at this time by helping In the manufacture of war material. It is said that about fifty Gveek.s are employed at the WcKtiTli Cartridge plant ami the name number at the I.aeleile Steel works. Chief Fitzgerald Buys Home. Tho property of tho Inte Christian S. Lohr on Spring street, ooiiHlntlns of residence and lot, was sold thin morning In front of tho city hull at executrix's sale to Chief of Police Peter Fitzgerald, who WUB the highest bidder.

The price was Tho salo was In charge of Martha Cannon, 6 tiix..