For several days, however, the aver
age enrollment for the army daily has
been little more than 1,000 men in
stead of the r,00 or more the depart
ment hoped to obtain.
The latest recruiting bulletin shows
that since April 7, 121,363 men have
been enrolled as war volunteers of the
183,898 necessary to bring the servico
to war strength. .The army, therefore,
is now about 70,000 men short of war
strength, and the President's call, the
first he has made directly for war vol
unteers, is designed to ill! this gap as
quickly as possible.
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SUFFRAGE BANNERS ARE
AGAIN DESTROYED BY MOBdepartment
(Persistence of White House Pickets
Culminates in Demonstration By
"Antis"10,000 Witnesses.
Washington, June 22.The persist
ency of suffrage sentinels at the White
House in hoisting banners bearing in
scriptions interpreted as being "trea
sonable" culminated in an anti-suf
frage demonstration there when a
icrowd of nearly a thousand persons
(tore down the banners for a second
time.
The crowd's victory was short-lived,
however, for in 10 minutes two more
"banners had been obtained from suf
frage headquarters nearby.
Police reserves were called out to
quell the rioting. Nearly 10,000 per
pons witnessed the rout, of the suf
frage pickets.
BELGIUM SLOWLY WEAKENING
Giving Way Under Iron Heel of Gor
man Ruler.
New York, June 22.Belgium's re
sisting power is slowly being crushed
by German oppression, according to a
letter which, received from Cardinal
JVIercier, archbishop of Malines, has
been made public by the Rev. Dr. Wil
liam T. Manning, rector of Trinity
parish. The cardinal's letter was an
acknowledgement of resolutions adopt
ed by the Churchmen's association
here last January, expressing sym
pathy and support for the Belgian
cause.
League Organizer Arrested.
