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" HOW TO ANSWER DRAFT QUESTIONS \ Gen. Crowtier Issues instructions t'for Complying rWith Law f A SEARCHING LIST OF INTERROGATIONS m Must Be Fully Satisfied?Registrars to Record Data Given, Instructions on how to answer the 20 questions on the registration cards which will be used in the enrolment ol' the men between IS and 45 years j under the administration's man-power bill have been announced by General Crowder, provost marshal, says a Washington special to The Baltimore Sun. Copies of these instructions will be sent to the local draft j boards and widely distributed so that all persons alVected by them may i read and understand what they have ! to do on the day the IM.000.000 ad- ; ditional Americans enroll themselves on the nation's military reserve lion- 1 or roll. Answers to the questions will be j \ V 1*1 f 1 Mil /~\ ?i 4 h nr\ rv 1 n 4* 4 1 /mi s-tiiiwl 1m ? ' I 1UI 11 WII IIIU I v ^ loll ill ll'll V til 11 u > j the registrars in ink and in the num- i orical order stated. The questions, together with an explanation as to how to answer, follow: Name and Address Question I?The name must be given in full. For example, "John Henry Smith." Questoin 2?Permanent Home Address: This means where you have your permanent home now, not the : place where you work, nor the place / where you were born, unless that is j your permanent home. Be prepared \ to give it this way: "100 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.," or R. F. D. No. 2, Joncsville, Smith County, Pa." If the registrant lives in an apartment house, he should state the number of the apartment in which he lives. It" his address is "in care" of someone, this should be stated. Question 3?Age in years. State your age in years only, disregard additional months, or days. Be prepared to say "34" or "3V not "34 years, 3 months" or the like. Question 4?Date of Birth: If you do not remember the year, start to j answer as you would if some one j asked you your birthday, as "October j 10 " Tlion <2!i\' 'Tin nw liivtVwhi v/ I this year, i will be (or was) I years old." The registrar will then | fill in the year of birth. This may j be obtained by the registrar by subtracting the age in years on this year's birthday from 1918. Q uest i on 5?Wh'te ? Question (>?Negro? Question 7?Oriental? Question 8?-Citizen Ind'sn? An j Indian born in the United States is a citizen if < 1 ) he, or his father or mother, prior to his birth, or before he attained the age of 21, was allotted land or received a patent in fee prior to .May 8. 190(>: (2) if h > was allotted land subsequent to .May 8. 1906, and received a patent in fee to his land: < "<) if he was r Hding in the old Indian Territory <?n March 1901: (4) if he lives separate and apart from his tribe and has adopted the habits of civilized life. Question 9?Non-citizen Indian? An Indian horn in the United States shall be classed as a non-citizen Indian unless he falls within one of the classes of citizen Indian described .n the instructions on Question 8. * Nationality Question 10-?Native-born United States citizen? If you were horn in the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii, you arc a native born citizen of the United States irrespective of the citizenship of your parents. If you were horn abroad and still a citizen of the United States if your father was a citizen of the United States at the time you were born, unless you have expariated yourself. Question 11?Naturalized citizen of the United States. You are a naturalized citizen if you have completed your naturalization; that is, if you have "taken out final papers." Hut you are not a citizen if you have only declared your intention to become a citizen (that is, if you have only "taken out first papers") Question 12?Citizens of the United States by Father's Naturalization. Before Registrant's Majority? The children of persons who have been duly naturalized under the laws of I' HI Hi I ill Illjll! % ?* |7f * . Iff ; - * > O, 1^^ France must Import sugar today, most of it from this side of the ocean, because the largest portion of French sugar beet land is in German hands. As a result, the French people have been placed on a sugar ration of about 18 pounds a year for domestic use; a pound and a half a month. Tins photograph rliows how the German I n'- 'il State.; heme; under the U;0 of 'JJ at the time of the naturalittion of their p: ents, are, if dvvell'.i.v ;n f-he i.'nited States l)efore at taining their majority, considered as citizens thereof. ^ue '.m. Jo?Alien Declarant'.' Y< u are a declarant if, although a h iz.m ir subject of* some other country. you have declared before a naturalization court your intention to become a citzen of the Unite 1 States. This is referred to as "taking out first papers.'' Question 14?Alient Non-declarant? You are a non-declarant al'ent if you do noa fall within one of the classes described by Questions 10, 11, 12, and Id, and are not an Indian. In other words, you are a non-declarant alient if you are a citizen o- subject of some other country than the United States and have not declared before a naturalization court your intention to become a citizen of th United States, that is, have not "tagen out first papers." Question Id?If not a citizen of the United States, of what nation arc you a citizen or -object ? This need be answered only by deck rant and nondeclarant aliens. State the name of your country, for example, "Great Britain," "France," "Italy." State also the name of the subdivision of 4- <<r* L n..:i .. \ win cuumi j, us cireui nniam (Scotland)." In the case of Czechoslovaks, German or Austrian Poles, Alsatians, Lorruiners and persons of like status, the registrant may answer "Czccho-Slovak, claimed as stibccl of Austria-Hungary," ' Pot* laim \\ as subject of Germany or Austria-Hungary," "Alsatian claim1 as subject of German;,'," etc., an 1 ueh entry shall !>c made by the rcjsf rar. ()ccupation Question 1(>?Present Occupation'.' 'J'his means your present occupation a le or employment. State briefly, i c "farmers," "miner," "student,* laborer" ton farm, in rclling mill t automobile, wagon or other fa >ry), "machinist in automobile I'acj < ry." etc. If you hold an ofl'ic tin r State or Federal government j tame the office you hold. | Question 17 Kmploy.i's name' 1 :vou an* working for a firm, cor I . i pe rat ion or ss.-ociat.ion, stale it ! name. 1 i' in business, trad a prof's sion, or employment for yourself so state. If you tire an oil'icer of th< State or Federal government, sa; whether your oll'ice is under th< Unit r'.7- t!;e State, the conn * s a iiiiiiiic :pality. Question Is I'ia of empioyme". >r business? This means where yo? work. Give the number and name c 'street first, then city or town, th i ounty and State*; or R. F. I)., num ber first then town, then county am State. Question JO?Name of nearest rel {live? If you are married and you wife is living, her name should l> stated. If you are single or you wife is dead, you should state th name of your nearest blood-relative If you are not married and have n blood-relative, the name of a elos ! friend .should be stated. Question 20?Address of neares relative? In stating1 the add res give tin* number and name of th street first, then the city or towr then the county and State; or R. P 1). number first, then postotTice, thei county and State. The registrar will ask the regis j trant if he receives his mail at a plac other than that designated as hi present permanent homo address ii answ or to Question 2. If he answer [ that he receives it at some otlie dace (that is, by general delivery, a < rme homt mat/ Blills Desired? T???wrnmmmmii troops destroyed French sugar mills. Thanks to the French rationing system the annual consumption has been cut to 000,000 tons, according to reports reaching the United States Food j ! A d'nini^l l'n I inn Uitl'MiM Uu> if" i? I I 4tMini M I It I iwii, ? ?v ? wi v V4IV n (II A" 1 UIRr had ;m average sugar crop of about 7.">0,000 tons of sugar uud had some | left over for export. a po toffice box, in euro of some other persons, at some other address etc.), the registrant shall state such place in full, which shall be entered by the registrar, under the registrant's signature. The registrant's signature, or I mark, is placed by him at the bott m of the card in a blank space opp ito the statement: "I affirm thai 1 have verified above answers and that they are true." o GERMAN RETREAT GETS OUT OF HAND ???? ! Allies' Successes Breaking Control of Retirement Operations With the French Armies in the -j Field.?The rapidly succeeding mili- ! tary events not only confirm that tin | C'iermans have lost all control of their! operations in the regions of the Sor.ime, Avre and Oise rivers, but tl)e\ indicate that the enemy's own re tret t is getting out of hand. The etl'ort to stem the French pu suit by fighting rear guard acuont with machine gun sections, leaving a section at intervals of about 4b) yard ; was only locally successful. O : ground especially favorable for that sort of a resistance such as the terrain around Royo it gained some tinr for the enemy, enabling him to move a great many guns and a considerable part of his material behind th ( ':in:i I l)>l \.*r?i-rl sirwl nni.fk r\ t X!/....-.., . ... V. ? 1 ./I M U1I\| IIVI VII VI iiuvuili J Hut once this system of fight n*y , was mustered the strength of th , German rear guard dwindled to almost nothing*. The Germans, hustle*, violently by the French advance guard, were obliged to risk an en a . u-nt with important forces or t? quicken their retreat. , The Germans adopted the latter a': n and sine ye teniae morning th' y lu.ve boon making all po. sible haste on the road leading to Sain (,Ui -ntin, La Fere am! the Hnd n>>. r - line. The strong position of Qu'xnv y ! wood just west of th< canal f >u Xor ?' fioni which the Germans tided b\ means of the heavy fire of all caliy' bors of artillei'y to cheek tin French ti ops adv. ncing on both side4 <? t i the Iloye-K- yon road wa. cap.- r d ? ] this morning. f| Pressure from General Humbert's i army from the west and from Geiev - ul Mangin's army who crossed th i River Oise from the south and took Morlincourt this morning while other - French troops were entering Noyon, adds greatly to the difficulties of tin e enemy. The increased dnager from v those directions will oblige the Gere mans to make further sacrifices in i. order to have General von Huitcr'f o army from disaster, e The Homme line having been made difficult for the Germans by the t rapidity of the entente allied purR suit, there is now a question witii e the French troops ready to cross the i, Somme at the enemy's heels as ic ' where he will be able to make a furn ther stand. There is a friendly rivalry amrnt; e the farmers of this county t-? t< ? which can produce the earliest cot11 ton bloom, the first open boll or cot R ton, or the first watermelon of tlv r season. It is not only interesting t but encouraging. xj>, oohway, . a ) " . . . -j 'i? i p 'vsstvss 1 i|| tfll j jst<* J *> What The Do b ox Not very many history of the world, t in America had to lr or go without. Now he sits dow decides what he wa: wife calls up the mart home for him. And incomparably better. Jj Everyone of us 1 tne vast numan society, that makes ience possible. The packer's ps meat and get it to < country sweet and fi from the stock raisei it, ship it many miles gerator cars, keep it uting points, and consumer's hands through retailers, ; two weeks. For this servic< effective that you ai that anything is beii you pay the packers of only a fraction o oKrtxra or?tiio1 /"V auu TV/ wuVJ meat you eat. Swift & Comp t ?/^p ELMORE IS CANDIDATE ip E. C. Eimoiv. / of Abbo- [<i viilc, but a clerk in the office of the ; S .comptroller general a number of 'i ..>urs, yesterday announced >hir. can- h '.aiacy for the office of comptroller c general for the reerular term. i? The office was made vacant last: week by the death of Chilton W. i Sawyer. Mr. Sawyer was a camli-!c date for reelection without opposi- j tion. R. L. Osborn, chief clerk in / the office lias been appontcd by Governor Manning to fill out the unox- e One Saw Mill, complete, will ft a ^ 111 engine, imo. 6 hegy saw mill American Edger, capacity 2 ' saw, 175 ft. saw dust chain, thing in running condition. | price. Come and see me a J. W. FAIR BLL r { 4 ? Di^S^v mBL fl Wr|/uW J a Packers You years ago in the he man that lived mnt for his food, n at a table and nts to eat; or his :et and has it sent , what he gets is has some part in machine, called 1 all this conven irt is to prepare 3very part of the resh?to obtain it r, to dress it, cool , i r ~ i in special reing: cool at distribget it into the ? your hands ? ! all within about ;?so perfect and re scarcely aware ig done for you? an average profit f a cent a pound n every pound of. any, U. S. A? ft * ire<l term. Mr. Elmore is a cai ate for the full term, to which lawyer would have been elected 'uesday. A special primary ave to be ordered to nominate andidate for the full term. 'ront Page?good o Annormai war time demands otton particularly of the hi^ frados are blamed for the dispa etween prices in the Southern nu ts. h 60 h. p. boiler, 50 h. p. I, 35 ft. carriage, . No. 1 [0,000 ft. per day, cut off , set of good belts. EveryWill sell for less than half i once. HILL IFF, N. C. { \ ' MORE VOTES COUNTED I FOR DIAL AND COORER ' ' I Both Laurens Men Increase^ Majorities With Later m Figures >i II PEEPLES WILL RUN | AGAINST POLLOCK Additional Returns Show Lile& to Have Been Nominated for Lieutenant-Governor. "*\ ? , A Nat. I>. Dial maintained his ma- m jority of more than 19,000 over C. 4 L. lllease and J. F. Rice for the Uni- ^ I I ted States senate, his lead over I 1 lilease being about 24,000 votes. I Robert A. Cooper increased his 1 majority over his four opponents as \ 1 the returns were received, finally Vt S reaching1 a majority of more than Ijrf- ' 000 and a lead over John (!. Richards, ' l is nearest opponent, of 28 000. \ Coopers vote will he more than double that of Richards. 'William 1\ Pollock and Thomas TP Peoples will inter a second primary for the short senate term. . 4M* The question of a second primary for lieutenant governor was decided, the nomination being assured for Junius '!'. Piles of Orangeburg over Octavus Cohen and (leorge W. Wight1 man. i H. H. Arnold of Spartanburg and A. i A. Richardson of. Columbia will no j the two contestants for the office of railroad commissioner. j Figures brought no changes of moment in the other races which had ( already been decided, J. E. Swearin- I gen being renominated for supcripi ' tendont of education and second primaries necessary for attorney I general with Sam M. Wolfe of An- \ derson and Claud N. Sapp of I.an- J caster the entranta. and l?. HnrrisA^, and W. I). Garrison,f both of Anderson, contesting for commissioner of agriculture. i o GIRLS! LEMON JUICE A IS SKIN WHITENER 1 i ' ? ' I How to make a creamy beauty lotion for a few cents. I The juice of two fresh lemons strained into a bottle containing three ounces of orchard white makes a whole quarter pint of the most re markable lemon skin beaut if ier at about the cost one must pay for a small jar of the ordinary cold creams. Care should be taken to strain the s*"? lemon juice through a fine cloth so i 1(ji. r.o lemon pulp gets in, then this loy[Vm tion will keep fresh for months. Evlast Cl'-V woman knows that lemon juice is Nvil, used to bleach and remove such blem- i / ishes as freckles, sallowness and tan and is the ideal skin softener, whiten- | er and beaut if ier. ?j Just try it! Get three ounces of 1 for orchard white at any drug store and 1 rher ^wo l?mons from grocer and make I up a quarter pint of this sweetly franty jrran^ lomon lotion and massage it j irk- daily into the face, neck, arms and hcui'us.?aov?(1.) i . ? : . / 1 mmm\ It has been easy to get mojwr , j I from tobacco sales this season owing M 1 to the high prices offered by the ?| I! tobacco companies, rhere is noth ni? II easier to spend than money. Grow| ers will have to be careful how they. | spend what they have 'made, if .they | would derive much benefit from it. I We wish to stand for service in j | the publishing of this paper. The I | situation is now hard, but rest assur- .1 |[ed we will do the very best we carjL 1 | ? ? ? ; II Used 40 Years | ICARDUI. IIJ Thi Winn's Tonic % ' IIS Sold Everywhere 1 J'WwiMMNN 1 ? N ' ^ ? I I