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STORM KILLS MANY NADO LASTS TWO DAYS ND HITS SEVEN STATES f OVER A HUNDERED DEAR Whirling Winds Bounce Over Cen tral States Uke Big Ball, Destroy ing Everything It Landed Upon— Towns Wiped Away and Thous ands of People are Homeless. Tornadoes during the last three days in seven states of, the Middle West and the South has killed nearly two hundred and fifty persons, in jured more than twelve- hundred; wrecked thousands of houses, killed hundreds of head of livestock and devastated many thousands of acres of growing crops, according to sum maries early Monday. The latest in the series of torna- dies, started Sunday afternoon, ap parently in the vicinity of Willisville, in southwestern Illinois, swept south ward across the Ohio River into Ken tucky down the Mississippi into Ar kansas and Tennessee and finally veering eastward toward Alabama, where the storm apparently spent Itself. The dead in the four 8 uth- ern states was roughly estimated at one hundred and the Injured at sev erer hundred. Wire communication into the dis tricts swept by the storm Sunday is demoralised and only meager reporta of the loss of I if# and tho property damage have been received Ettoa began last Friday in A Kaa . where tweaty-ait peopl frilled aad slsty injured !• Saturday a twister, probably •ever# of the series, street * sera belt of central llliweia, bill leg fifty four perweas stl tajar tafi perhaps five ha ad red la Matteoa ‘ ance that ha# streets of safety, a head red aad fitly la* iared The praparty damage la the twm cttlee la estimated hi tee mil tilers heather dseiruriles alarm late iardey erwaaad a temtery aggeaat* let? **e b«ad»ed a lies aerta mt the eeater ed luiaeAs rsaraed isle aarihera ladtaaa aad re weed the hum ad a desea a tee, the ia|«ry mi •has tea haadrad aad heaey arty damage Rfiwee «has I fid psruams were bill* ad a iheesaad er maee laJwiud ead msmmme mi dsAaea werth *d pewgerty dsafirwyed ip hsramfiasa afifish thewega hemswe ea Fwgay Hmaufis eed tadmwa ah haiarday aad parts ed Alahama Thaaesses Arheheaa heat are t aad sewtaera Itmaem gee dar Mgassa mdMhAa that large a ember dt farm imgismeath I be peedare the hamper reap thm year a ere rwihed aMhaagh tha •paamadm atad stra«b eat? hasa ead there m ha fnghtdal ptet thraegb the rare! rapbaae t rag gnmege Ip aaM ftrteaa la ke aet ken •» la ftamtote? ef ietog leraage gen 4 nag to • lajnrag Mettoea. Mk • - -« $4 afift Clnrletooe tu •• •• fi Ikfi Aaftate ftaa M fig OtMte llftaete %t iwas , || •8 • • •. fi II BttMM • • Meat erky a 11 Atekema late miaa#t •. ,. > • • • • § gteer If s m Twtal Ifil t.filfi Frepstty daamge. fii.PPd.fifid. hi Maitaaa. III. IbP b lor ha mi hamss arcuplad by worbiagmsa la the aorth part of the city were de* stroyed The wlad rased ltd houses aad partly destroyed I4d more, rea* der^ 2.000 persons homelesa ^^plng through Modesto, south af fe«»ftoon. where much damage was done, the storm rushed northeast, dropping down on the north part of the city. Ijearlng unscratched the business sertlon and barely touching the Industrial plants, the wind lifted Its tenacles until It reached Charles ton. There the tornado again gripped Ihe earth and tore away substantial buildings, crushing out the lives of two more persons amid the falling houses and hurtling of timbers and the snapping of trees. The storm fitfully wore itself out In the northwestern corner of In diana, causing more havoc here and there as it hopped along an erratic course to its disappearing point. Fire broke out in Mattoon but was put out without any seroius damage. But the darkness of the cloudy whirlwind was succeeded by the blackness of night and for hours there was a confused rushing about of survivors in the stricken area, seeking relatives and friends. Ef forts to send for help were thwart ed by the collapse of wires but fin ally a messenger was dispatched to Champagne by automobile so that the relief train arrived before mid night. Later an uncertain wire to Springfield was made workable and militia was sent to ai(\ in guarding property and helping the homeless. Before dawn order had been es tablished. A temporary operating room was set up in a hotel. Beds for the injured were placed in the public library, the Odd Fellows home and In various churches and achool bouswa 8ti persons were killed and 32 In jured. two probably fatally In Dyers- burg. Term . and South DyerSburg. a sut- i*^ by (ho tornado which ntrwck the ^^mhlrts of the city Into fiuh* tiny swept thr port of Dyer rowwty, 2J huildmgs twr!«4in* three chwerhotb wees fie ififilhftfi4 mhf a mmkm tmwesei Tlfin* putwM* were hfHofi nmfi I ? I er has peewama! appeals fine hwet Ip a tweuMsfie v %«■# ftbrwsfi Dwo; asms <*• »•* fc.* ‘tm •,i ho m Mfik fifi ^Wfififi fiWWfifi- Mfio —Mfifi ^MP mhiWfig hi view la befity crippled and K la host to Impossible to gst In commnnlm tlon with nny point. The loss nt Charleston. III., In Rnturday*a tornafio. as checked up Sunday nlghi. show SR known dead, more than 100 Injured, aome of whom will die, four mlaalng and a large area of the city, including part of the business quarter, laid waste, I with a property loss of $1,000,000. Having swooped to earth at spots between Mattoon and Charleston to kill live stock and level buildings here and there, it struck the north west section of Charleston and level ed all the houses, factories and stores in an area two miles long and three- quarters of a mile wide. Shortly after midnight Monday morning word came by long distance telephone from Hickman, Ky., that a storm struck that section at 4.30 Sunday afternoon, killing many peo ple in Hickman, Bondurant, Led ford, Clinton and Bardweil and in jured scores of others. It is report ed that Clinton and Bardweil have been virtually destroyed. It is said that it will be morning before the dead will be brought to Hickman. Several injured from Bon durant and Ledford have been brought into the city. In these two places the number of dead is esti mated at 35 or more. The number of dead in Clinton and Bardweil can not be estimated. Thirteen persons, mostly negroes, were killed on the Dodd farm near Bondurant.^ The power house at Hickman was severely damaged, and the city la In darkneas. The Informant aaid that in one place In Ronducant 18 dead bodies had been collected. Wire ser vice to the stricken towns Is so dam aged that It ia impossible to get de fied accounts of the storm, but U srtalo that widespread disaster resulted. funnel shaped cloud of the as eo sudden In He appenr- bat before persons on the of Mettooo. III., could seek safety, a district on the northern mfie of the city two wsllee long and awfiut foer blocks wide hafi in rain* Many ewrtone incidents of the rm a progress were described by survivors fill cers of a a freight tmJa wore picked ep by the ' Moeee. eoslfe of C| carried Nr n gearter ef e mile then fieabefi in aplieters egnieel the fro end The remainder mi the train • P THE WAR LAST WEEK bat fi win need e r to get rid ef ene mi the teres ef the storm Med ptched «p by the Wind in n field aeetb ef the v*r wee pleeted hhemlty eewr many bwHdMfia Fivtag planks from n I ember yard cwrwrn a anmber ef nedeeiriene who bed been enable be find shelter and etber pteeea ef timber wore I at led tor ntfhns areend (be eewntrysAde Hus •# %#oeva and »« aftws flew tbrwegb Ibe air tofAfiaage entieedy eet mi ibe patch af ibe eiorm A enamag fwnry earn trvbeted (a the leas kn ible enp Mubfin ae bane eeery rbeerb bet id i ag etand leg eee fit TRUNS BY SI RPRISE GAIN TOWARDS TRIESTE • t% mrev nneMe in ebtnm serviuo m t-MAT m CP AST ft* to %4 The t ssarieted ed m beetle finterdny by efflriaie ef tbe Oermnn foreign effiee tbal ae ilirmia envoi fereae recently bad been dlspelrbod arreae Ibe AHnetK A mmnr that a Oerman eebmarine • ae ai pceeent In American eaters eee dlsnHmii by Ibe gevemmeat offwtofts ae a "probable Invenllen af •Arty enmmer visitors in ibe Mala# conet rseerte who are eadeavorlag to defirlvs ibe familiar sea serpent ef Its prerogatives ** There bare boon frequent reports of German submarine activity on tke Atlaatir seaboard According to skippers arriving nt American porta last week from Newfound land, these reports were Inspired by the antics of n achool of whales which were disporting themselves in the waters between Montauk Poloe and New foundland. FEAR FOOD RIOTS New York’s Governor Tells Hoover of Gotham’s Danger. Riots and public disorders will oc cur in New York unless the admin istration hastens the early creation of a national food control, such as is planned by President Wilson With Herbert Hoover at the head, accord ing to a telegram received by Mr. Hoover from Gov. Whitman of New York. Gov. Whitman declared it is neces sary for New York State to have ade quate protection to its food supply during the coming fall and winter if public order is to be preserved. Mr. Hoover’s appointment as food administrator has awakened univer sal approval among the governors throughout the nation. More than half the governors have telegraphed to Mr.^ Hoover offering the services of themselves and their state organ izations. * . CHARLES FOR* DEMOCRACY Austria's Emperor Would Rule With 'fonseol of Governed The Austrian parliament's meet ing this week signifies a «bift from tbe dictatorship whereby the country has been ruled during tbe war to a form of constitution*) government. The ynnng emperor In this, as In tbe electoml reform crisis In Hungary, eremv determined to make an at- (k Ibe central | tempt at rule wtvb Ibe consent of tbe governed in piare-nf tbe Avtorralic •rviem tymBettaed In Ibe nanaee ef ii—ft them attack. Tbe movement against tbn Came was brilliantly successful. Tbe ad vance In acme places was for tbe ITAI i a ki Accrkicivc TAL’CC AITC a mile over the plateau, and 11 ALIA.1 Urrt>SI> t I AKtb Ally »0 unusually large number of prison ers were taken. This Rnovement Is a direct threat at Trieste, the way be* Ing over the limeatone plateau, with its occasional promontories, which Is the chief characteristic of the physi cal g«qn*aphy of Western 1 stria. The distance to be traversed is still about twelve miles and the way is most difficult, but the most promising move has been made which has yet marked the Italian campaign. • It will be remembered that the Carso Plateau is a hairpin-shaped tableland which generally parallels the seacoast. The distance from the southern edge and the seacoast va ries; in some cases it is several miles, in others the edge almost reaches the coast itself. The latter condition prevails at Duino, the port which it was rumored last week the Italians had taken, but which since has been found to be still in Austrian hands. The Italians have been working their way southward on the narrow neck of lowland between the Carso and the coast, and, in the last attack, on Thursday, took the village of Bagni, about two kilometers northwest of Duino. A The capture of Duino should be a matter of considerable difficulty. From the west It is guarded by this promontory of the C&rso which juts down to the coast, while on the north Mount Querceto rises several hun dred feet above the general level of the surrounding country, giving the Austrians an excellent obnervatlon post against which It It hard to move without every detail of the movement being observed. The only apparent way to get by thin obstacle la to flank tho position by nn attack from tbe northeast of tho vtllngo of Aelo. If thto ran be carried through - aad U Is apparent* If what tbe Hal leas are trying to ef fe<t as their Immediate object Meant Querceto will have to be aban doned That would almost clear (be way for aa advance aloe* ike south border of the pi steps, wkiek Id havo two results It would ttralty clear tke lewftaade kn* H was tberefufs. evideat from thm plaleau aa# tas see aad tellar* aa allart itraaffe Ik. l * 1 ** 1 ** '** Haa* Traauaa ka4 Ml Mila tftaara W aaa. J** •Mraua. ~ Maa. « la ITJl?L. T-l a- < tear (j^i l a* T •«(., ,1 _ , ^ tari of tke pmc use* eee made eaty Austria wan alarm ad a# the freai aad feared tkai ikm euswean mftgkt be fullowed up Tke whale oMualiso la tkm area ■fiews ike futMMf ef pcwpAuui m tkm war Mel a •Mart time age tka Kerm pruas uae filled uita rum ecu af e am Germany prog ■ — I to da waa aaflMMkft fanuua far a gvuaa Maa I that a an aimaut ear* tam ftanMa saw ike attempt kesag made la take Fetragvad Italy e%» wseaiiy euro tkai tkece see aa ever eaatmiag attack la prwgvuae eftatant her, while tke pceue mi tke eeateca rapt tale saw tka ktaw fulftag ia Fvaaea put ae • mat tar ef fimf. II has put la toll Wham sue ilsrmsn i had laisndei hoc pmae wace eaucm If frustrated ky tke eatlrety east fried astivttf af tke FVuark aad the Mm »ea OMelauPif tka great Mto deakarg kaa heap uatiruty aegaty a OUnSfOADMItS k\>ar Groups of Kivu Bomb English Town. New York Times Expert Says Result Is of Relative Unimportance Al though Keeping 1,000,000 A us- ? T - - trians Engaged—Threat Upon Vienna Would Be Real Beneficial. The Italian attack, which was the feature of last week’s operations, has continued all through the past week with unabating .intensity. In spite of the Austrian claim early in the week that the Italian effort was a failure, the matter evidently assum ed such an Important character as to cause Austria considerable alarm. This is evidenced by the attempt of the Austrian commander to divert the attention of the Italians from the eastern front by a heavy attack in the Trentlno. • Austria knows well that nothing material can be gained in the Tren- tino without an overwhelming super iority In both men and guns. The Italians have blocked with great thoroughness all the passes leading through the mountain walls Into Northern Italy. They have all the advantage of position for defensive work. and. In addition, thu advan tages of many different Hues of sup ply which connect at short distances with tbstr bases Tbs Anstrlaas hsvs but a single lias, tbs railroad which follows tbs Adige River through Bo Isaac Only a year ago a tremendous effort was mads la ciaar tka Italians oat of Ik# Tvuatlko and Invade Northern Italy, aeiy la ha mat. after aa initial sec case, with a complete reversal and a Was af all tka important Blii FOOD CAMPAIGN IM* ■apply of Mfcedl «tft UsA The fkkrtiea sf Maly to Iks war m eatRvety diffeceet from tkai af eey mt tka etaoc ketftaenaie Ip kae case • hwv m ke pactkrutoc sMlsstlee tke taking mi a kirk util affect tke pen* seal pesttsea of tka Uantypl INrweee There are eat? tma mata ft ■an pad iMasa am preMakty not be mate Mai Dtnly • I ' The most ambitious airplane raid yst undertaken by tbe Germans on Great Britain occurred late Friday afternoon while the streets were crowded with shoppers, promenaders and workers returning to their homes. The raiders dropped a large number of bombs apparently In hap hazard fashion from a mile or two above the town, killing 76 persons, mostly women or children, arid in juring nearly 175 more. The first raider to arrive was the leader of a squadron of five. It was flying at such height that it could not be seen against the brilliant sun light which flooded the cloud-fleck ed sky, except by trained observers with good glasses. The raider was followed by the .other four at a slightly lower elevation. They sail ed in a bee-line across the town, dropping bombs continuously. Many persons in the streets first learned of the air raid when they heard bomb explosions around them. The zone in which the bombs were dropped cut a wide swath across the city, with the chief damage in the shipping and residential districts. The bombs, which, were of large size, demolished completely houses and small shops which they struck. The first squadron of five airplanes was followed after short intervals by a second squadron and then a third and fourth, each of which repeated tbe tactics of the first group Tbe worst damage done was from a group of bombs which struck the busy business thoroughfare throng ed with people. At one spot, *18 wo men. eight men aad alas ehtldrva were kilted aad 42 persoai werw la Jared " , •» As eooa as ike raiders had drop ped their bombs they t a reed home ward, prehabty aware that they weulfi have to face aa at tar A from Fa teats Allied airplane* which would be seat aaaiaet them from tke other Mde of tkfijtoftltek channel Tka. Hnteih aad French alepteaee met tke Germane eo tke eey aad spirit ed air fighting eerwrvod wuk Ike re eeM that three of tke raldsra were ekes dew a fteperte from the anrreending dm trvt indicated t tog af ketgkkectog stv some diet a era meetly were dropped aa I eirptopoe were making n wide rtev to approach thin lamp from I ENTIRE NATIONS OttANIZED' TO INCREASE SUPPLY MUST FEED THE W0RL1 tka worn af m aaavto I _ lima it kae kaea triad, and tke teiset asperisare m ae eacopqea Ta return far a mem eat (a tke •eppeead plan af Germany la attack Italy aad romste her from tko oar, M Is certain that. If tkte attempt kad kaea made, tke blew ooaid have fallen first la tke east, where Italy noeid have found her army, la He retreat, penned agalaet Ike laoaso. where a rapid croeetag would have been almoet impossible la such a defeat Italy would bare lost a tre mendous .quantity of war material and would have had her army deci mated It Is almost.Ironical that tbe Italian attack has come bo this same float. Italy’s operations bear all the In dications of having been planned by the Allied general staff, aa the strat egy is exactly the same as that which has been followed on the western front for more than a year. It Is the old game of oscillating attacks. Last week closed with an attack In great force between Tolmino and Gorlzia. The present week was closed with an equally heavy attack In the south from the northern edge of the Carso to the sea. In this way * the Aus trians are prevented from reinforc ing either front at the expense of th6 other. Immediately after the Italians made their first rush and obtained a foothold on the eastern bank of the Isonzo south of Tolmino, the Aus trians counter attacked heavily in an effort to throw them back across the river. This attempt failed, and was followed by the abortiyq effort to divert attention in the Trentino. After a day of very minor gains the Italians secured their positions, and the Austrians were again compelled to acknowledge defeat. In the meantime the attacks on the Isonzo line were continued, and the Italians were successful in seizing important^ local positions between Monte Vodice and Monte Santo, the latter just two kilometers south of the village of Gargaro. After strug gling hen* for a few days longer an attack was launched In great force on Thursday morning, with, a rela tively brief artillery preparation, from Caatagnavlzxa to the aea. com prising practically the full width of the Carso Plateau. Tlite evldrwily was a surpri*^ tn Gt* Aaelriaa*. who wrvw p>nwibly d*. »H*er1 b) the* atfcpAkm ky thr Ital- tea# mi the %rcy •ImpAr rxpssiamt I atterhiag fir*4 to the math I’s A (hiMigfti deliver * • eaa leak to Italy to keep tke Awes rises beet ead to eeettoee Ike eitntftwe TP tkm eet eet eMe fits te wMk tke g sestet pteee el Ike A Idee to ether fields del II M ep (Me Flee i i eed the ftesmee free la tkai •el? reset that eeeid elfiset tke tM* uettoe to ita telaitee to Italy weald be rapt ere mi Ytoeee er a Ibraei Vienna aed tkm to seek a re ktftty tke! M CANfAMN BEAT Derive W»«<mle»ter Gear tie ef Lae dee pebitebee a msaiage f respondeat who an ye tke ■••ace la bring mastered by a elm Pte method, which tbs correspondent indicates te tke Invention of aa American *Tt la giving away ao secret." tho correspondent write#. *‘to say that the method, which Is reputed Infal lible. require# only a little time to come Into full effect and wear tbe German submarines out. It 1st a model of simplicity. The press has been liberal In Ita tnnouncement of Marconi’s device, but while extend ing encouragement to Marconi It must not by overlooked that the genius who perfected one of the most monumental advances In mari time navigation has devoted his un remitting consideration to the men ace and this resourceful American too has worked toward the device along independent lines. * Asserting that the British have better submarines than the 'Ger mans, the message continues: "Only a little time is needed for our pre-eminent inventive brains to outstrip the pirate professors and by a method which is simplicity itself we have already the life of,the u- boat campaign measured." HIT BY A BRICK Guardsman Painfully Hurt by Mis creant at Abbeville. While on guard duty at Abbeville Saturday night Private L. C. Hall of Company B, Anderson, was struck on the hip by a brick and painfully in jured. The soldier and his compan ion fired many shots in the darkness in the dlrgcUOD from which the mis sile came but no one Is known to have been struck. This Is tbe sec ond demonstration made against Na tional Guardsmen doing guard drily.’ be IUI- Lj, daw i «| I Till# At * I SWEDES BADLY TREATED NlQpe bank aad There llritislwn keljed k« li^rmtmr Tke tol*r»e >• mi ewtopaswitee ppiei afiee tke kepan wee mi epaM epwad vwa at rpSPeee were eaty keeMea by tka eaaad mi fiaappi Mriag ef natal gene ppl at am and aate seen toasw kariwwtop Ip tka pepatoew tke* wens tke brief period* wkea tke ketoka artaaJtf mmmm kafettop to tke te#p% SIAM^UYTIUNS ■ — a How Expert# are Battling to Secure Every Possible Product Out of the Soli—West, East, North and South are Working Hard Together To Eliminate Waste. > Feeding the United ft tabes aad her allies, the greatest problem ever confronting this country, te up to the people for solution. It Is a problem that reels no longer with one Individual class—the farmer—but with all the Inhabi tants of the nation. Food connervation as well as food production has become a duty, ftrrrrtary of Agriculture Houston pointing the way by de claring that the annual food wasps In thlM country alone approxi mated $700,000,000. Ike task ef the nation can be summed ap la the one fascinating word, ^mii btltse.” • Tbe United fttates Is trylog te kfifiw its food resources ky li production sad conservation, aad tke task wktrh the Department of Agri culture aad (he Coeecil of National !»ef*ae* aad Its silted agencies have undertaken may be eald without os* aggrrat oa to be groator than tl of ruiaag aa army Hy coi mmm can be tarn atoned aad I at will aad event naily they ran be train*# But food aad tl band ling mi feed M a as well as a mere vital ■meektag tke Aeesrtaa Haas ep tke < ere* ptoSeee aad to Mto topeto tatoeea veeetry easfk ef Oeristo Ike MeMaaa kae* aiade eddMtoPel aad tasperiaat paiaa Gee Cafieeee's t rea pa kite raptured mere tkee t tfifi pries as re and II gene eed ike eeast tke Italtoe a rreesed tke rail reed between Datot and Moafateeae aaftkeast ef Mai Olovaaai aad rarrted a etreegly fee lifted kill a»etkwest ef tern tkaa twe mi tea eestk ef ee tke roast Tke rapt ere ef deatas eeeM ke ae imperial! atop toward tke la vest meal ef Pates, a strong natural position A field hat lery of tee gaee aad ftlfi A were eeptnred ky tke ItaH Near I*lava e here tke Itatlaaa be gan their sacceeeful drive, ('adoraa’s m*a carried ky atona tke heights at the head of the Pallova Valley By this suer eee they coaaected their Hare on Monte C'ucco with thoee on hill 343, both of which were taken early In the recent fighting Four handred prisoners were captured la this sector. Around Gorltla there was heavy artillery firing. At Caa tagnavlzxa. south of Gorilla, the Italians were checked In an attempt to take the town. SEES NO STARVATION AmbaNNador Uenfield Hays Austrian* Think They are Winning. Former Ambassador Penfleid, who has just returned from Austria-Hun gary, said at the White House that conditions In that country are not so bad as might be expected. There is no starvation, he said, but a great deal of deprivation. He said he had but little to report to President Wil son that is not already known. The people in Austria-Hungary still be lieve that Germany and Austria are winning the war, because their only information is given in newspapers censored by the government. ITALIANS REPULSED Austrians Claim Capture of 18,000 in Eighteen Days. The complete repuls of all Ital ian attacks after most furious fight ing is claimed in an official afate- ment issued by the Austrian war of fice on Sunday The statement also asserts that more than thirteen thousand unwounded Italians have been captured la the last eighteen Bp Mto pfMiMf eefte nan meat that ike CTteted fttotee M ktotep a grew t«•# ameeMae Tke *••* *m mi e*M* w%*» k k •d eweeeai s ate t Ike •ta •%«•% ateki p#w*e u mi a eaimfarieey sets see ke aafeeg A to"uni rurmiifnn Impartaseat ef agr%«nare < ckarpa ef ike werfi ia sa i ■piateeiaiisml 8 ftp te aeparetea tke ft Iek*r a t«en»a and wKk fe be rag •teawg evwc and a toe to wark ee a M state wfM CAPTIIE 22.419 MEN a gi =P» «* *1: 1 * r. wkrik* I ite. f<M t ceteai to veeteteto l.armvn 1 era lervM nry to * • • iHMto v in 1 ten ee M 1 is eafia te #9 atokw Sn fl '<« ma eases 4 an# t*n pw tea Gee I ! it«v CltofiM » p te ptoAnAto g •eaktew! { tteM M tee Mtefi i toe IfttoftM teeft ml 1 ktodteg Mi toms teete tone ten •»«.4 tea# tee Silk If ageeta wklrk tege Uraegk Ike _ Volaateere ky tke tofi kigk arkaol key*, era aad mea pas^ tke prime ef life, bet wttk more kaowtedge of fafta work, are I •aHated la tke great food ’’firlva* So far aa pooeikte. (keen recruits win be given employment near their borne*, but la those section* of Iks country where labor ia scareer aad there la a call for aid. volunteer! will be seat. On the farma of America 10.000,* 000 men work dlurtng the busy bar* veat season This year, with thi flocking of thousands to tbe factorlei and munition plants, and with tht Increased demand for food suppllei from abroad, it will be necessary tc provide 2,000,000 extra men. Tht Department of Agriculture and tht Department of Labor, working to gether, do not believe the task will be an impossible one. Elaborate plans are being perfect ed for the mobilization of the idU youth of the country for use in agri culture and other allied industries Outlining the purposes and scope ol the boys’ reserve mobilization plan William B. Wilson, Secretary ol Labor, said: "The department, as a result of t survey of the country, estimates that there are 5,000,000 boys between IE and the age of enlistment. At least 2,000,000 of these boys are perma nently idle, and during the summer months the number of unoccupied boys is greatly augmented. The de partment proposes to enroll these boys for the performance of the work which each one is capable ol doing. The majority of them will be utilized on farms. "No boy under 16 years of age will be arrepted Each must pass a careful physical examination, made by a qualified ph>iician. showing that he is able to withstand tbs rigors of tbe labor which he pro poses to p*rf.>rm without d**trlBrat 1 to Ms health and that be baa ao ’ eemmunlcabta dtveane Tka eon seat of Li• parrB’t r * .^*1 »r. aa# if empU>jrvtl, i»f hi* employer fee t*• tvrm m* h * esrw immt awes be g v** Vs key wilt ke permitted to en*s I f«r teas I kaa a aeatk mi ter* we**#* rmm a * *>§** w**r 4stonAr% frwsa > «atkvstto fit.* *r# ia t a -v H*.. t * • «■* te f e a torn# I Tke sanasasew are tkn ftypni., fkafitoe to to s k j»* TWpene vsgn aaM firm Tke 1 kmfr^Rhgft mmmmmm Lsato Mnwaa nn# Mterva tee ftitotenk nfifia kn** nm • •■ #» kSwt to*# wn<to tofts 4to toamtote fteetetofig *•■ • • t we fftm fifiMfima te ameft TMtofite Tkee* totetotee — •gfietepee fiatfiRMMftg Mksp kg flBJtft | • M*# .* B|