of 01 THE NEWS-DEMOCRAT, PADUCAH, KY. SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 23, 1918. ONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS TO HAVE HEARING fast Take Up Some Branch Of Noncombative Military Service Behind Fighting Lines PRESIDENT WILSON ISSUES FINAL ORDER Those Who Disobey Commands Will Be Confined In Internment Prison Camps Washington, March -President today directed that conscienobjectors drafted into the NaJamal Army and who are unwilling accept non-combatant service as GREAT VALUE! Two Piece Suits Made to Order Perfect Fit Guaranteed $15.00 See Our Special Suitings Every Pattern All Wool. $16.50 tech suit is made to your dividual measurements. Bach suit is cut separately nd is finished in the same anner as the usual $25 or 10 suit.
You never had a utter opportunity to get absolutely correct fitg, stylish suit made exressly to your individual basurements for anying like $15 or $16.50. ORIGINAL TAILORS Cum- Back's GERMAN FEELERS REGARDING PEACE London, March Semiofficial negotiations are on foot between Germany and the entente in which Germany is displaying a strong inclination for peace, the Catholic newspaper Nieuwsbald CVan Het-. zeuden says it has learned, the News correspondent at Amsterdam reports. This Amsterdam newspaper is quoted as adding that its information is that if nO basis for official negotiations was man offensive the reached by March, 27. the Gerwest would be begun.
According to reports from Petrograd Wednesday, a rumor is current at Moscow that Germany has offered important concessions to the allies conditioned upon the recognition of the BrestLitovsk treaty of peace. provided the draft law shall, in extreme cases, be confined in disciplinary barracks, but when they do not actually disobey a command shall be held' for whatever disposition the Secretary of War Makes of their cases. Each such objector: is to be given the benefit of a full explanation of the law by a "tactiful and considerate officer," and, so far as possible, would be given the choice of a wide of activities, including almost everything except actual fighting. In accordance with the President's order, of War will revise sen- 1 the Secretary tences of courts-martial heretofore held of persons who come within the conscientious objector's class, and will be changed. Will Report Names.
After April 1 and each month thereafter division, camp and postcommanders are to report to the Seeretary of War the names of all' conscientious objectors with a brief statement of the character of the objections of each one, Pending decision of the Secretary of War, they will be segregated as much as possible in the camp, but will not be subjected to undue hardship. The executive order of the President does not set forth what action the Secretary of War may finally take. It does state, however, that men who will fully disobey a command shall be court-martialed and may be confined. Objectors who. have no preference will be assigned to the Medical "Corps, but they may serve in the Quartermaster Department, all branches of which are considered noncombatant, in any engineer work in the United States or in the rear of the zone of operations abroad.
The last department includes work on auxiliary defenses, wharves, docks, supply depot services and other activities requiring thousands of men. Treated As Deserters. Any man who is drafted but fails to report because of alleged conscientious scruples will be treated as a deserter, The draft law provides that the claims for exemption on grounds of membership in a religious sect against war shall be considered only when it is determined that such a sect is of recognized authority and in existence before the United States entered the war. DISLOYAL JUDGE GUILTY: IMPEACHED Helena, Montana, March Charles L. Crum, former Judge of the fifteenth Judicial district, was impeached today by the Senate on all six articles of impeachment, there being but few dissenting on only one of two minor articles.
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LEADING WORKERS OF SOUTH TO ATTEND Specialists Will Instruct Classes In All Branches of Bible School. Activities Beginning with next Sunday, the First Baptist church has arranged for a very interesting and profitable meetting for Sunday school workers and in fact for all who are specially interested in this line of religious work, The Institute will continue from Sunday through Friday evening. The first meeting of the series will be held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, The other meetings will be held each evening from Monday to Friday, from 6 to 9 o'clock. The church has secured for this occasion four of the leading Sunday school workers. of the South to have charge of the instruction during these meetings.
Each one is a specialist and will be a great benefit to those who take advantage of the instruction and inspiration which will be received by those in their classes. These workers are in great demand all over the South. Mr. Harry L. Strickland, the secretary of the Organized Class Work in connection with the Baptist Sunday School Board at Nashville, will teach a class in "Organized Class Work in the Intermediate, Senior and Adult.
Departments" He taught a class here one year ago and his work was highly esteemed by all: Miss Annie. L. Williams of Birmingham, is superintendent of the primary department of one of the great Sunday schools of Birmingham and is employed by the Baptist Sunday School Board, Nashville, to represent them in this important department of Sunday school effort. She will teach a class in primary work. Miss Margaret Frost, Nashville, is a daughter of Dr.
J. M. Frost, who for so long a time was the leading light among Southern to 8:15 each evening some of the interests of Jun or departgives her entire time, to advancing ment of the Sunday school. She will give a course in, "Juniors, How to Teach and Train Them." Mr. Paul Powell, for some years a special Sunday school worker under the Baptist State Mission Board in Kentucky and now the Sunday school and B.
Y. P. U. secretary in Alabama, will teach a class in the Convention Normal Manual. The classes will.
recite each evening from 6:15 to 7 o'clock and from 8:15 to 9 o'clock. At 7 o'clock eachevening a free lunch will be served to all who enroll' in the classes. From tists in Sunday school matters. She the leaders will deliver a popular lecture on some vital theme connected witht the work of the Sunday school. Classes will be organized Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The First Baptist church is extending to all the workers in all the churches of all the denominations in Paducah and vicinity to attend these meetings and get all the good possible out of them and to enjoy the lunch and social hour with them. BELOVED WOMAN IS CALLED BY DEATH After a short illness, Mrs. Ida Thompson, 37 years old, the wife of Phillip H. Thompson, deputy circuit court clerk, died last night at 8:05 o'clock at the Riverside hospital after an illness of complications. Mrs.
Thompson had been ill for less than two weeks, but last Sunday she was removed to the hospital for a surgical operation. She revived immediately afterwards, but several days ago her condition became worse and she gradually sank until death last night. Mrs. Thompson was born in Marshall county, where she is widely known, but for eight years she has resided in Paducah. She was a lovable woman, and had many friends.
She was a member of the Tenth Street Christian church. Besides her husband she is survived by four daughters: Mary Thompson, Martha Thompson, Elizabeth Thompson, and Francis Thompson; and two sons; Hill and Phillip H. Thompson, Jr. One sister, Mrs. Vitura Cleaver, of Memphis, also survives.
The body was removed to the residence, 431 South sixth street, last night, and this afternoon at 2:15 o'clock will be taken to Hardin, her former home, where the funeral and burial will be held this afternoon at the Spencer-Starks cemetery. The Rev. J. P. Bornwasser, pastor.
of the Tenth Street Christain church, will officiate. "UNDERSIRABLE CITIZENS" CAUGHT IN TOILS. Henry McCauley, a negro, and Platte Riley, a white man, were ar. rested. last night by Patrolmen Gillam and Terry on a charge of disorderly conduct.
The two men were. arrested about 10 o'clock. Riley excuted a cash bond, but McCauley was placed in the city jail. A close investigation of the case will be made by the city police, as. both are undesir.
able citizens. MEN WANTED AT THE PADU. CAH BOX AND BASKET CO. Let us furni the tie that binds true lovers. We have any style of ring desired.
And we guarantee our wedding rings. Watch Repairing and Engraving a Specialty WEDDING RINGS PURCHASE PUBLISHERS HOLD MOST PLEASANT AND PROFITABLE MEETING Scribes Talk Shop, Eat and Pledge Themselves Unreservedly to Continue Support Their Country In Struggle Against Prussian Aggression. Patriotic members of the Purchase Press Association, which held its regular quarterly meeting at the Palmer yesterday, pledged themselves to the go home, and "shell the woods" for Liberty Loan, War Stamps sale and to bend every effort toward a campaign to educate the masses to the importance of food conservation. The publishers and printers also profitably employed a portion of their time in round. table discussions of matters of vital concern to the craft and wound up a busy session with a social session and luncheon in the hotel dining room, President Edwin J.
Paxton of the association, being host to the visitors and several Paducah printers and newspaper men. A feature of the business session was an interesting and instructive talk By Al E. Young, of the Young Printing Company, on "Job Printing and the Basis of Charge." Mr. Young went into many details of the job printing end of the game and gave many helpful suggestions that was of practical benefit to the members of the association, nearly all of whom conduct combination job and newspaper publishing offices. John J.
Berry on the subject of "Boosting the Sale of Liberty Bonds" detailed plans by which the publishers could interest merchants in giving. proper publicity to the issue and appealed to them to arouse their communities to a realization of the fact that every man must be enlisted in the service of his country and must make every sacrifice that the world may be made safe. Mr. Berry yielded to Editor J. V.
Wear, of the La Center Advance, who had just returned from a meeting of Loan Bond Publicity Chairmen of the St. Louis Federal Reserve District, and Mr. Wear gave the editors first hand information as to the plans for carrying on the publicity work. Editor John L. Smith, of the Smithland Enterprise, who also attended the meeting at Louisville was heard in this connection.
From talks made by the editors present it was apparent that a negligible number of farmers bought Liberty Bonds of the first and second issues, notwithstanding the fact that are more prosperous than ever before because the high prices they are receiving for every product of the farm. This condition will be combatted by the editors and there was general expression of opinion that a better record will be made in the third campaign. A forceful appeal for the editors to co-operate with the food administration was made by District. Food Administrator John K. MacDonald.
Mr. MacDonald, who has just returned from Washington, made a splendid talk and frankly told the editors that as the situation now stands Germany has achieved her Middle Europe plans and all that is to prevent her from acquiring world dominion is food and munitions. "The food situation in England today is critical," said Mr. MacDonald. "I heard an English woman say at Washington that she had just received a letter from home saying that her family had not eaten an ounce of Give Jewelry A piece of jewelry is an appropriate Easter gift.
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WAIT. 30 DAYS SERVICE ALLOWED ON THIS SALE HUGG'S GARAGE Formerly Known as Overland Paducah Motor Co. PHONES 753 11th and Jefferson Sts. fat in ten days. That means no butter, no margerine, no fats of any kind.
The shortage of men is not 50 acute but they must be fed, and only America can feed them. To do that that people of this country must reduce their consumption of the essentials, meats and wheat bread. "I wish you could go to Washington see the food administration at work. Men of the best executive ability the country affords are giving their services unreservedly and without pay toward building up this organization. Politics cuts no figure whatever.
Men are working side by side every day who do not know each other's political affiliations. They are working aS one toward a common end. But the apathy of the American people impedes their progress." On behalf of the membership President Paxton pledged Mr. MacDonald the entire co operation of the press of the First district. You will not find a more patriotic set of men anywhere than these editors," he.
said. By unanimous vote Mrs. Ben F. Briggs, of Mayfield, was elected honorary member of the association. Mrs.
Briggs is the wife of Ben F. Briggs, who, though a job printer, is one of the most enthusiastic members of the association and is a regular attendant at every meeting. Before adjournment Mr. Briggs extended an invitation to every member present to attend the next meeting, which will be held at Mayfield. "We had the honor of entertaining this association once, and we think we made a pretty good job of it, but we are going to do even better next said Mr.
Briggs. The Mayfield meeting will be in June. Among those attending were: John L. Smith, of Smithland; W. 0.
Wear, of the Murray Times: J. V. Wear, of La Center Advance: B. F. Briggs, of Mayfield, job printer; John J.
Berry, Paducah; J. T. McDonald, of the Arlington Courier: Yearwood, of the Clinton Gazette; Al E. Young, T. A.
Rogers, Edwin J. Paxton, Perry G. Meloan and John T. Ross, of Paducah. Editors Clay Cross, of the Eddyville Herald, and Bert S.
Berry, of the Mayfield Times, and G. Lemon, of the Mayfield Messenger, who were unable to attend the business session in the morning arrived in time to attend the Rotary banquet at night. GRAND LARCENY CHARGED. John Payne, a negro, was arrested last night by Patrolmen Gilliam and Terry on a charge of larceny. He is alleged to have stolen some scrap iron and junk from the factory of the Paducah Ice company on North First street, Mr.
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