The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, July 12, 1917, Image 1
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One Dollar and a Half a Year. 1 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, JULY 12,1317. Established 1891
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
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SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS,
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. j
News Items Gathered All Around the j
County and Elsewhere.
Colston Clippings.
Colston Clipping'*.
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Colston. July 10.?A good deal of J
rain has fallen in this section during;
the past week.
We regret to say that Mrs. T. D. j
Beara is not get tin? on as wei. us ui
the time of the last writing.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Beard and
family, of Bamberg, and Mrs. S. P.
Chisolm spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Beard.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Grimes and fam-j
ily. of Bamberg, visited relatives in ,
this section Sunday afternoon.
Miss Kate Rentz. of Ehrhardt. visited
her sister. Mrs. J. M. Clayton,
several days last week.
Mises Blanch^ Spann and Gussie,
Hutto. of Bamberg, are spending I
some time with Miss Mamie McMillan i
Miss Inez Clayton spent Saturday!
night with Miss Yirgie Barnes.
Mr. George Fender, of Bamberg.!
spent Sunday with his parents. Mr. j
and Mrs. C. C. Fender. He has re-!
eently joined the navy.
Messrs. John G. Clavton and Ado!-'
I
phus Jones, of Walterboro. spent Sunday
and Sunday night in this section, i
Messrs. R. L. Jackson. George j
Kearse. Ta'bert Padgett, and Mr. j
Curry motored to Barnwell Sunday
afternoon.
The fourth passed off very quietly j
in this section. Some people enjoy-j
ed the day a? Spring Branch and oth-j
ers at Springtown. The young peo-:
pie enjoyed a party given that night
by Mrs. F. M. Ray.
.Miss Evelyn Kirkland was the j
pleasant guest of Miss Mamie McMillan
Saturday night.
The friends of Mr. Perry Padgett j
are sorry to know that he is still con- i
fined to his bed.
Mr. Johnnie Clayton spent Sunday
with Mr. Champion Barnes.
Little Miss Gladys Brabham, of
Olar. visited her uncle. Mr. B. L.
Kearse. several days last week.
Misses Laura McMillan and Alberta
Kearse are spending some time
near Olar.
Miss Evelyn Kirkland was the
pleasant guest of Miss Claire Kearse
Sunday.
Mr. Weslev Clayton, of Ehrhardt.
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was a visitor in this section Sunday, j
Miss Alberta Kearse spent several
days last week with Miss Mamie McMillan.
Mr. Roy Williams, from this section.
joined the navy last week, but
he has not been called for service vet.
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Miss Minnie Kirkland spent several
days with Mrs. T. D. Beard.
The children who have parts in
children's day exercises, which will
be held on the fourth Sunday in this
month, are each and everv one requested
to meet at Colston Branch
Baptist church next Saturday afternoon
promptly at 4 o'clock.
Miss Lottie Rentz is spending somej
time with her sister. Mrs. J. M. Clayton.
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Mr. Willie Best, of the Kearse section.
was a pleasant visitor in this
.section Saturday night and Sunday.
The Govan and Colston ball
teams crossed bats on the latter'sj
diamond Saturday afternoon, but on,
account of the unfavorable weather. I
only a few innings were played.
Mr. and Mrs. .1. M. Clayton were
the pleasant guests of their parents.
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Clayton. Sunday.
I A party of young people from this
section visited Clear Pond Sunday
afternoon.
Schofield Sketches.
Schofield. duly lb. ? The Saltkoatchie
Lumber Co. is shut down for
some necessary repairs but will start
iin ai>nin in the next few days.
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Mr. G. R. Morris and daughter. of
Oiar. were visitors here on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Peoples spent
Sunday with relatives at Oiar.
Mr. and -Mrs. Zip Lain, of Columbia.
visited relatives here this week.
Messrs. Laurence French and J. L.
Owen motored over to Barnwell on
Sunday last.
Mr. !>. L Shiplert has returned
- after spending several days with his
family in Virginia.
Mr. A. T. Inal inet spent last Sunday
in Savannah.
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Fn-n.-i; ar" visiting
relatives in Georgia.
Messrs. Lewis ('lust and George
M Intosh are spending several da>s
with their fa mi I v at Williarnsporr. t'a.
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KIA TO LKMiiKK<; cAriTUKi*.
Ku?ian<% Continue Fierce Oft'eiisive
.Movements in (.alieian IMstrict.
London. July i l.? Halii-z. the strategic
iiatewa> to Lember-t. capital of
Galicia, has been raptured b> the
Russians, says a dispatch from Renter's
Petro^rad correspondent.
Russia's armies have brohen tiiei
Austro-Gennan line in the HaliczStauislau
sector, one of the most important
on the eastern front, and the
Russian advance continues.
The Aust".'-German forces already
have withdrawn beyond the Loininea
river, about ten miles west of Jesunn1
vchioh was occupied Sunday bv
the Russians under (Jen. Korniloff.
The Russians have taken four more
villages and increased their captures
of prisoners more than one thousand.
Seven more field guns and other
war materia! also fell into Russian
hands.
>lade Wide Breach.
West of Statiislau the Russians
have penetrated the Teutonic lines to
a depth of nearly seven miles and between
Stanislau and Ha'.iez they have
widened their wedge. In their retirement
the Austro-Germans failed
to make a stand at two rivers, the
Lukovitza and the Luvka. It is probable
that thev mav entrench on the!
west bank of the Lominca.
A stand west of the Lominca. however.
hardly will prevent the forced
evacuation of Haliez. the strategic:
key to Lemberg. as the Russians are
within less than eight miles o:' Halicz
on th.ree sides and only one avenue
o; retreat from the BrzezanyZlochotf-Brody
line by the AustroGermans
almost a necessity.
Meanwhile the Russian artillery is'
hammering the enemy lines south of.
Brzezany and north of the Pripet j
marshes, near Riga. Pvinsk andj
Smorgon. the fighting has increased.)
On the Western Front.
On the western front, along the)
Cheiiiin-Des-Dames. the French have!
repulsed more attacks by the troops!
of the German crown prince. Thej
French also threw back a strong at-j
tack near Hurtibise, in the Cham-!
i
pagne.
A violent artillery duel is in prog-j
ress between the Germans and Brit-j
ish in Flanders. The German fire!
has also been intense along the frontj
held by the Belgian army. In Flan-;
ders. near the French border, thej
British have advanced their line east!
of Ostaverne.
The Germans cannot declare their j
terms of peace and "must fight and1
conquer." Dr. von Bethman-Hollweg,!
the imperial chancellor, is reported;
to have told members of the reichstag.
Peace without annexations is'
not looked upon with favor by the
German government, the chancellor,
is reported to have said, adding:
"1 am sure we can win if we hold
out." I
The tension of the political situa-j
tion in Berlin is still intense.
Not That Kind of I lace.
"Ernest." said the teacher of geography,
"tell what you know about
the Mongolian race."
"I wasn't there." explained Ernest
hastily, "I went to the ball game.?
[Detroit News.
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Coj>e Culling-..
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j Cope. July 7.?The protractedI
meeting which commenced last Sun-i
I day morning at the Sawyer Memo-j
rial Baptist church closed on yesterday
afternoon. There were twentyfour
additions to membership, ten by i
| baptism and fourteen by letter. The
| Rev. B. F. Hal ford was assisted by
[ .Mr. Joe Cohen, a converted Hebrew.;
j of Charleston, and .Mr. Cohen's manner
and style of preaching the Cos-:
pel. together with his having been
converted to Christianity, made him
| a drawing card, and each day and
j night the crowd grew larger ami
.larger, until the last two nights.
; when standing room only was avail'
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j abte.
The annua! protracted services of
Fnion .Methodist church, of this
'place, will begin on .Monday night,
i July bth. A song and prayer ser'vhe
will ! " i t-Id at s:l." and preach:
inu will begin at The Rev. \\*.
A. Massa!>eau. of St. Paul's. Orangebung.
will as*i-t the pastor, the Rev.
O. W. Pukes. Kver>bod> cordially
invited t<> thes^ servicts.
The crops around 0?pe. which arc
ioo! i:iu exceptionally tine. have* all
I ho moisture they need at present,
for las? Tuesda> night this section
was visited my a heavy rain, which,
was much needed at that tin^n and
again last nisiu we had one or the
old-time trash movers, ami any more
rain at this time will do nw:e harm
.than good.
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
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SOMK <><<1 KKKNCIIS OF VAIIIOl'S
KIM>S IN SOlTH ( AKOl.INA.
State News Boiled Down for Quirk
Heading.?I'ara^rapli- About
Men and Happenings.
S. H. Johnson, an Anderson merchant.
was arrested last week charged
with attempting criminal assault
upon a nine-year-old wh.ite airi living
near his store.
The first open cotton boll of the
year has been reported from the
farm of .Marion Wise, of Barnwell
county. The Barnwell county cotton
<roo nrosnect is fine.
James A. Hoyt. former speaker of
the South Carolina house of representatives.
left last week for Detroit.
Mich., where lie becomes general
manager of a large bank.
B. T. Bishop was killed at a saw
mill near Landrum. Spartanburg
county. Thursday morning. His
brother-in-law Burcli Saint is
charged with the killing. Saint is believed
to l?e crazy.
The Easier Baptist church in
Spartanburg county, was struck by
lightning and burned to the ground
last Tuesday night. The church cost
$i'.4<1 ? and there was no insurance.
The church was built by the Easier
family.
Certificates were presented Friday
to ninety-eight young ladies of South
Carolina who have been attending the
two week's short course at Winthrop
college given to members of the girls'
clubs of the home demonstration
work in South Carolina.
Hugh Wilson, a white farmer of
Newberry county, killed Colin Morgan.
a negro, with a pitch fork
Thursday. While the two men were
working they fell out. a fight ensued
and the negro was killed. Wilson
surrendered to Sheriff Blease of Newberry
county.
KNOKMOrS'COST OF ARMY.
Statement Issued Showing Amounts
Fxpended in 1915 and at Present.
Washington. July ?An idea of
the enormous cost to maintain America's
fighting forces is given in a
statement issued by the committee on
public information today showing the
relative amounts expended in 191 t
when tlie country was at peace, and
to be expended this year.
Subsistence, for instance, which
in 101") was supplies at the modest
cost of S9.S00.000. this year lias been
provided for in the appropriation at
$ 133.O00.000.
Clothing and camp garrison equipage.
which two years ago were had
for $6.">00.000, will cost this year
$231.0 (>0.000.
Ordnance stores and supplies which
in 191* were furnished for only
$7o11,0uo. this year will cost more!
than $ 1 0 6.0 00.000.
Manufacture of arms which in j
191." cost $4."0.o0O, this year will
cost more than 0o0.000.
Ammunition for small arms which
in 191.") was had at $S7.".ooo. this
year will cost $148,000,000.
Transportation, which in 191." was!
furnished at $ 1 3.000,000. this year!
will cost $222,000.00.
Regular supplies, which in 191." j
cost S10.00o.h00. this year will cost'
S11 o.o 00.0 00.
For aeronautics $4"?O.OOo was ap-l
propriated for this year. This does'
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not. of course, include the adminis-!
tration's big aircraft programme!
which calls for an initial, appropria-j
tion of SO2,9.000.000.
Among the items already purchas-1
I
ed are: .",<?00.00n blankets; 37.000,000
yards of bobbinette: 2.o00,o0iF
cots: 400.00o yards of cotton j
cloth: 21.30o.oo0 of unbleached drill-'
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ing: tl.ooo.mio pairs of shoes audi
11.10 1.omo pairs of light woolen j
socks.
Sold 4:?0 Males of <"?>tton.
L aniens. July 1 o. Yarborough
Bros.. of the Fr.oree section, today,
sold bales of cotton in Laurens
at 2?; 1-2 cents, the lot aggregating
at i>roximarely S.~4."ou. Tlie ci'tton
is in a local warehouse ami was
bonarht by R. <1. Franks. Laurens
representative t'f?r Cooper ?v (Iriffin.
of (Rvenviile.
The lot consisted of a part of three,
crops proum-ed by t!ie Messrs. Varhoroiiirh.
the 1 b 1 4 crop having been!
placed in the warehouse when the
staple was sellinir at live cents. The
price paid today for the lot is the
, hiahest yet paid in tliis section or in
| the State perhaps.
to < ontiiol \>n:m< an uxpohts
l'ir<t ('on si deration American Needs.
Second A Hie"'. Third Neutrals'.
Washington, July S.?Government
control of American exports authorized
in a provision of the espionage
act. was ordered put into operation
July 1by President Wilson toniaht
with the issuance of a proclamation
requiring the licensing of shipments
to all countries of the most important
commodities.
Tiie president declared the governmeii's
policy will be first to give consideration
to American needs: next
to meet as far as possible the requirements
of the Allies: and lastly to
supply the neutral countries wherev
er practicable, it is maae near tnat
every erf mt will be made to see that
no supplies reach tiie central powers.
The commodities named in tlie list
pot under control are coal, cok&. fuel
oils, kerosene and gasoline, including
bunkers: food grains, flour and meal: |
fodder and feeds, meats and fats, pig!
iron, stee! billets, ship plates and
structural shapes, scrap iron and
scrap steel, ferro manganese", fertil-i
I
izers. arms, ammunition and explosives.
Sixty-1 lay Mmbargo.
The inclusion of foodstuffs in the
proclamation lends color to statements
that the administration is considering
the advisibility of a complete
embargo for sixty days on all food
shipments to give tlie country time
to ascertain the amount of its supplies
and to give allied and neutral
countries an opportunity to present
a full programme of their require-j
tiients.
The president said the government!
was trying to first ameliorate pres-!
out food conditions and conditions
that are expected to arise between
now and the next harvest. Many officials.
alarmed at the present wheat i
shortage, and the heavy drain the!
Allies and neutrals are making on
American food supplies, are urging
an immediate embargo on food shipments.
Firm (?i'asp on Shipping.
Through control of coal and fuels
the government intends to take a
firm grasp on shipping. An arrangement
under negotiation will give the
American'and British governments
control not only of all allied tonnage,
but of neutral vessels as well. Ships
now on runs not regarded as necessary
to a successful conduct of the
war will be forced into trades considered
more essential, and vessels
held in port through fear of subma-j
rinp attack will he recmired to go ir.toj
service.
Control of iron and steel was made
necessary by war demands on the
iron and steel industries. A shortage
of steel in this country is threatened
because of the lar.se amount
that is being diverted to munitions
manufacture and the construction of
the government's merchant fleet. Japan's
heavy purchases of steel plates
for merchant shipbuilding made necessary
that plates he put under control.
Other Regulation* Expected.
Specific regulations governing food
in ports and shipments of other commodities
named in today's lists are
expected to be issued by the president
within a few days. Even if a
complete embargo is not placed on
food exports for a time it is known
many restrictions will be made.
One argument advanced by advocate*
of a complete embargo on food
shipments is that the neutral coun
tries and the Allies have presentea
entirely different statements regarding
the amount of foodstuff's going
from the neutral countries into Germany.
The president declares in his
statement that this government has
no desire to do any injustice to neutral
countries and intends to cooperate
with them.
100.000 Troops for South Carolina.
Columbia. July l o.? it appears
now that more than one-fourth of
the new national army will be trained
within the State of South Carolina.
Forty thousand men will be
located at Columbia, and onu each
at Spartanburg and Greenville. These
mon wii! reach tile camps before the
end of the summer. It is understood
in Columbia that practically the entire
national tiuard of New York will
be >ent to the Spartanburg camp.
The Souti: Carolina national uunril
! will be sent to the camp at C.reen|
ville. No definite announcement hps
been made as to when the (iist South
i Carolina will be moved to'Greenviile.
Col. P. K. McCulIy has not yet re;
ceived definite orders, although it
is understood pliat tile movement will
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! be completed before the end of the
| week.
REGISTERED MEN NOTIFIED
>11 ST HOLls THKMSi.LVKS ?\
IIKAIHXU.SS.
Men to Insjuvt List and Inform
Themselves of Serial
X umbei.
Washington, Ji:I\ S.?Another step
in build in a up t lie selective army v\as
ta'ien today with the distribution of
! a circular by Provost Marshal Gen.
jOrowder. noti'yin* the registered men
to hold themselves in readiness for
appearance be-ore the board which
it-i'l cvantiniO'nil ;) " d i-onsid
er exemptions.
I How or when the government will
select the men to be examined is not
detailed in the circular, but it is revealed
that registration cards in each
county or cit> jurisdiction are to be
numbered with red ink and that '"as
soon as the drawing is complete lists
showing the order in which the red
ink numbers are drawn will be publ
lished in the press and will be posted
at the office of each iocal board."
It already has been announced that
tlie selection will take place in Washington
and the general presumption
has been that some device similar to a
jury wheel will be employed.
Mattel of Exemptions.
j Exemptions are to be determined
| by the local boards, the circular
j shows, only for the previously an!
nounced specified causes, such as re|
sponsibility for support of relatives,
j and not for agriculture or industrial
I u/\n JAt'All /-Jo \ * r? t't Al* t 1 ^ rv A w! i <T _
i j \ rii ua,? 3 a t ici mc;
! nations are posted will be allowed for
| filing claims. Then there will he an
1 additional allowance of ten days for
j filing proofs, and the hoard must decide
within three days after the proof
is filed.
When the case of any registrant
has been disposed of so far as the local
hoard is concerned, the names of
j those not exempted or discharged will
( be posted. Claims for exemption for
i agricultural or industrial work must
be made within five days after such
posting and must go direct to the
higher board sitting for the judicial
district. Appeals from the ruling of
the local boards must be made to
the higher board within ten days.
Time \~ot Mentioned.
The circular does not cover the
summoning of the men for actual
service, pointing out that selection
acceptance does not mean an immediate
summons. Then the time of the
drawing is not specified, but issuance
of the circular is taken to mean that
the work of selection may be in
progress within a few days.
The steps a registered person
should take are set forth in great
detail in the circular. First of all.
the registrant is advised to find out
I ^ I/a*., aa h iaa n n 11'
tut? I'WcHiuii ui iiir unar ui iuinn.<
or city local board and then ascertain,
if he intends to claim exemption for
agricultural or industrial reasons, to
what district board he must apply.
Cards Xuml>eied.
"Every board has numbered the
| cards in its jurisdiction with red ink
| in a series running from 1 to the
j number representing total number of
cards in its jurisdiction." continues
the circular. "Lists showing the
names of persons in the jurisdiction
of each board and tlie red ink number
of each card are open to inspection
at the office of each board. Inspect
the list and inform yourself of
your red ink serial number.
"These red ink numbers are to be
Hmwn hv lot to determine the order
I in which registered persons are to be
called by the various local boards.
Ixx)k Out for Call.
"As soon as quotas are assigned to
leach State and each board, each board
will call upon persons whose cards
are in its jurisdiction, instructing
them to present themselves for ex|
animation. This call will lie posted
; at the local board and the papers
i will lie requested to print it. A noJ
tice will also be mailed you. but the
j posting: of rhe list at the office of the
! board will be deemed sufficient notice
l
j to charge you with the duty of presenting
yourself. :: : Watch, the lists
at the office of vour board and see
f
j when you are called for exemption,
j "You must report for physical ex
animation, on tho day named in vour
j call.
! "If you are found physiralh dis!
qualified the hoard will give you a
I certificate which will explain to you
1 what your further duties aaI
"If von are found phvsiealh qualii
j tied and file a claim for exemption
| within seven days after your call >oji
| will be ijiven ten days after filinir
j your claim of exemption to tile proof
J in support of your claim of exemp
SI N.XTK YOTlS "Ito.NH-hKY."
Distillation (inly <>i' Light Beer and
Wine.?No Liquor.
Washington. J'> 7.?The senate
went on record today in favor of
"hone-dry" national prohibition during
the war. -o far as whiskey and
other distilled beverages are concerned.
Liquor legislation was written into
the food control bill in one of the
j senate's bitterest contests, which
i would strike at consumption of disi
tilled intoxicants by commandeering
| stocks in bond in addition to abso
lnf^lv r\ r f\ Ji ? hi f i t* ?r nionnfoetiirn
or importation. The beer and wine
industries would be left undisturbed.
While the final prohibition legislai
tion will be evolved in conference bej
tween the two houses, it is generally
regarded as probable that the house
; will accept the senate's change after
! a fight in behalf of' its original secI
tion.
Senate l*rovision.
The senate provision would limit
! consumption to stock in retailers'
| hands or withdrawn before the law
i goes into effect. Stocks of distilled
; beverages in bond were estimated to1
night as between 200.000,000 and
I 3O0.OOO.oo0 gallons, and the annual
normal consumption at 120.000.000
gallons. To purchase this enormous
quantity of liquor, or what is left of
! it. after withdrawals in anticipation
I
| of the legislation, it is estimated the
government would have to spend
from $300,000,000 to $1,00-0,000,j
000. The probable loss in federal
I - . ~ ? 4*.. 11 A A
: revenue is piaceu at irum .j.vu.uvu,i
<>? () to $400/M>0.000, although this
i
i as well as the cost of purchase would
; depend entirely upon how much liq1
nor was withdrawn taxpaid before
! the commandeering.
i
Promises l>elay.
| The senate's action promises inI
definite delay in enacting the war
I tax bill, further delay on the food
| control bill and indefinite postponej
ment of congress. The revised $1,i
670.000.000 war tax bill was withdrawn
immediately after the finat
vote upon the liquor question to seek
new sources of revenues in case taxi
ation on distilled liquors is eliminated.
The senate's vote to have the government
virtually buy, for industrial
purposes and thus withdraw from
consumption or revenue purposes, the
great stocks of distilled flquors held
in bond followed rejection of a pro
j posal to deal with beers and wines, a
| proposal to authorize the president
I to suspend manufacture of the
j "light" intoxicants being defeated.
tion.
If Accepted.
j "If you are found physically quali1
fied and file no claim for exemption,
I or if you do not appear for physical
examination, your name will be post;
ed to the district board as one who
| was called for military service and
j was not exempted or discharged. On
the eighth day after call, or within
two days thereafter, copies of the list
i of persons so posted to the district
. boards will lie given to the press with
! a request for publication and notice
will be mailed to you at the address
! on your registration card.
"Watch the notices posted in the
J offices of the board about ten days
' after the day you were called and
[ make arrangements for the prompt
' receipt of mail."
Information Furnished.
The circular says the methods of
proving exemptions will be detailed
to the registrant and blanks fur1
nished on application to the local
i board. The method of appeal also
J will be made plain, and it is set
forth that appeals must be made
i
| within ten days after the local board
i has refused the exemption, that the
, proof must be filed within another
: five days and that a decision must be
made five days thereafter.
"Only the district board." concludes
the circular, "can receive
claims for discharge on the ground
' that you are engaged in industry, includinsr
agriculture. Only decisions
oY district boards on industrial claims
! for discharge can bo appealed. If you
desire to appeal the decision of the
; (iistri'-t board to the President, you
may do so within seven days of the
date of mailing to you of the decisi
ion of t!ie district board. As soon
as your case is finally disposed of. the
adjutant general of your Stat? will
notify you bv mail that you have been
: selected for military service.
i
"Notice that you have been selecti
ed for military service will not neoes
sarily order yon into service. The
I notice to report for military service
I will come when the government is
I ready to receive you."
I