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The Washington times., 1917-01-13

on the other. side of the world tells
his offspring as to the creation of
man and of the world, was told by Dr.
Borden Robinson, OF the Carnegie In
stitution at the Story Tellers' League
at the Raleigh last night.
The Washington times., 1917-01-13

DR.. James J. Walsh, Of New York.
viii lecture on The Century Of colum-
bus" at the National Theater tomOr-
row night at o'clock, before members
Of the Knights OF Columbus and friends.
The Washington times., 1917-01-13
tn Addre.. RiaIorintu.

The Biological Society Of Washing
ton will meet tonight at 5 o'clock in
the Cosmos Club. DR.. L. o. Howard,
H. c. oberholser, and w. Palmer are
on the program.
The Washington times., 1917-01-13
VIII speak Of Roman P.et.

The Rev. Harris E. Kirk, OF Balti-
more, will speak on "The Roman Poet,
Lucretius" this afternoon at 4
o'clock before the Washington Class
ical Club at Fairmont Seminary, 2701
street northwest
The Washington times., 1917-01-13
Wm FILED For Probate.

James Toy, by his will dated oc-
tober "a, 1911, and fled for probate
in the District Supreme Court yes
terday, leaves his estate to his wife
jsnd daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Toy and
Mary r, Toy. The wife is appointed
The Washington times., 1917-01-13
Meeting nj @. w. Il

The Menoran Society Of George
Washington University. composed Of
Hebrews. is to meet tonight In the Arts
and Science building of the university
at S:15
The Washington times., 1917-01-13
VIII Give Musicale Mond.y.

The Monday Morning Music Club, un-
der the direction of Edgar Priest, or
ganist and choir director OF the Ma
tional Cathedral, will give q musicale
Monday morning at IL o'clock at the
New willard.
The Washington times., 1917-01-13
ImmacuIsfs Club 10 Dance.

The immaculate Social Club win hold
its fourth dance OF the season at its
ball room. Eighth and N streets north:
west, Thursday evening.
The Washington times., 1917-01-13
CAUSES OF THE HIGH
COST OF LIVING

1st-Dividends and interest paid on
about ninety-hve billion dollars Of
debts, which Is added to the price of
the things the people buy or use.
2nd.-Inflation of prices by the
Ioaning OF about three billion dollars
Of Bank Credits under the Federal
Reserve Act"
Rehabilitation by Banks loaninE
six to eight dollars OF Bank Credit"
for every dollar OF the I'VE hundred
million OF new gold that has come in
TO the United States.
4th.-Borrowing Of Bank Credits"
On warehouse receipts to hold food
fn Cold Storage. and in warehouses,
for higher prices.
The Washington times., 1917-01-13

Attractive Route. Convenient scheduIe
to Augusta, Aiken. Columbia AuEusta spe-
clAl leaves Washington D.. m. daily, South
cru Ry., 7o5 18th and 9li SITS. N. W.-Advt
The Washington times., 1917-01-13

Quickest Service to Baltimore.
Every hour on the hour. Baltimore
G. Ohio. $1.75 round trip. Saturdays
and Sundays. S1.50.-AdVt.
The Washington times., 1917-01-13

Billie Burkess Great Serial, aGIoria's
Romance" daily at Va Thea. begin
The Washington times., 1917-01-13
Local Sleeping Car To Philadelphia
Baltimore 4 Ohio n. n.

A busihess and social convenience
car ready for occupancy at Union
station at 1000 p. NJ, leaAss 1875
A. NJ. Passengers may remain in
sleeper at Philadelphia until $500 AN.
The Washington times., 1917-01-13

lections from Grieg. Strauss, Cyril Scott
and others.
The Washington times., 1917-01-13
Tells Philippine stories.

Folk lore from the Philippines, the
story which the little brown brother
The Washington times., 1917-01-13
'sHiGH COST OF LIVING" WIN

By 4. Cushing Daniel
The merits OF this book-selling
thousands of copies-on sale Bren-
tano's and Woodward & Lothrop,
neWs-stands or order from Publishers
Only 36c.
Phone Main 5S73. Washington, d. c
The Washington times., 1917-01-13
LOCAL MENTION.

sterling Hotel. 18th and z SITS. N. W
Dancing-Music.
Table d'Hote Dinner, 75c.
Every Evening, 6:30 to, 8.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-07-19
A LETTER FROM THE RAIL.
ROAD BOYS.
Chicago, July AZ, 1917

tHlcdSO, July ~, 1871
Friend Pokey:
| wrote to you when | arrived
i'm Chicago and will do likewise
today, because tomorrow at
bells we leave this little town and
90 to New York City to take the
ship for gay Paris. They tell me
There is where they make the
styles for the world, and then
they say we're behind times in
style. Well if that is SO, l guess
I'll get me a French wife, be-
cause | won't have to buy many
clothes for her. OF course I'm
no kicker, but even in Chicago to
walk up one of the busy streets
you would think you were out on
the beach. If we get over o. K
| sure hope and pray | don't lose
either eye. sure feel sorry for
a poor blind man. have sure
had a real good time since we
have been here. 1t would have
been lonesome if it hadn't been
for John Nelson and Axel Nor
|deen, but we have been like
brothers, and you know what that
means. We don't know just what
day we said, nor no one else does.
Maybe the kaiser does. You
know he's very smart, but he
won't be so smart when the u. S.
a. boys carry Old Glory into the
capital of Germany.
Wait until they get started!
They'll think Russia can't fight at
all. All they're doing over there
now is kissing the French girls
land getting roses pinned on them.
We have a French acress who has
been giving US lessons in French,
and the day we leave she is go
ing to kiss us all goodbye. There
are 200 of us. l sure feel sorry
for her, because there will be a
number of them who will get in
the line twice, but l won't.
Well, Pokey, I will take this
chance to bid all my friends of
Missouri Valley good bye, hoping
Ito see you all again. But when /
do it will not be in time of war,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-07-19
LETTERS FROM THE PURCELL
BOYS,
Honolulu. II. L., June 23.

HunUlllu. III. L., june -.
Dear Folks at Home:
wrote home just a week ago
today Did Dad get il? We have
not received any mail yet | col
a written commission today from
the Major General to visit Don in
the hospital. He took down with
pneumonia on the boat and did
not get to see him until today. |
tried every day to telephone and
other means to find out about
him, but was not satisfied until |
could see him. Just NOW @ol
back from the hospital He is
now recovering very rapidly.
They operated on his right lung.
using a silver tube to draw out
about a quart of water from his
right lung. They did this Two
days ago and the next day they
removed the tube. Today he is
feeling good, only he is weak.
Something seemed TO tell me he
was pretty sick, and | was NOT a
bit satisfied until saw him He
was fed on a liquid diet until he
looks pretty poor. The doctor
told him today that in two or
three days he could be up i'm a
wheel chair. Poor kid! He had
pretty stiff time of it. | hope
he Will get a chance TO come
home soon. don't like to tell
you this to make you WORRY. but
he insisted, SO you could explain
to others, and understand your-
selves why he himself has moi
written yet The doctor says he
Is beyond all danger now. SO let =
all have hope. He viii possibly
write so you will gel ii ON the
week after you get tins.
| will go over and see him eN-
cry chance get and cheer him
up. He says he will be all right
now if he could only get we'll. So
when he gets out we viii be oul
of quarantine and we get to visit
all over the islands. They say
there are many great sights tc
see here. On another island
about 400 miles is that great
volcano. 1t is coughing and
splitting fire and lava pretty rap
idly now. We may get chance
to visit that island, too. But
don't care to if that volcano has
very bad cold.
Things have been very fine
with me- 1t is a fine place. AL
ways cool and never cold sleep
just the same as out of doors
with sheet over me and a mos
quito net tent over my cot. II
Don was only feeling good and
we'll, | would have nothing in the
world to worry about.
Now, Emmett, this letter is adj
dressed to you, but let Olive anC
Dad and the rest read it because
l am out of paper. When we gel
to our company | will try and
write you all.
will write a week from today
again, and l hope with better
news. Don was assigned to Co.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-07-19
Dear Elothrr and SISTER.


Nell, ann SO veal, doubt
whether You Will be able TO read
this.
When we We're marching down
TO he dock nj 1T. Mcdowell. ]
said 10 Olris, Where are we GO
ing Orris sand Itye-hye. 1t
|cerlainly VA some trip over here.
We lett here ON Tuesday and col
here the next "Wednesday. All
hat time and NOT seeing any
land ] tell YOU if il was moi that
! have 10 gct home, | wouldn't 90
ION another boat.
We never pol seasick enough to
brow mp, hut got awfully sick
anyway. II is a bad feeling that
comes to one $ stomach when the
boat rocks first one end up and
then fine other and one side down
land Then up.
say, Emmett. YOU can take my
church dues from the bank, be-
cause Will NOT get To sign this
month on account of being sick
and viii gel Two months pay next
pay day.
Tins is a fine climate Out here.
Orrls comes over TO see me every
day. Say, ! sure look fine. |
have mol been shaved for about Il
month and | need a hair cut. and
am so poor you would not know
|lne. Am sorry your fun on Deco
ration day MAS spoiled My nurse
| just col THROUGH dressing my
side. Am hoping can Gel Out OF
| here soon
Say chat big bunch That left the
| Valley are sure scattered have
| a Valley Times here and have
been reading a few things about
them.
don't know whether to write
the others Il letter today or not
] ann ashamed OF my writing, but
| ! can't help it, ] guess | Will have
Orris write When he comes This
lal'ternoon.
Well, cant think of anything
else, so Will quit.
Your lowing brother,
DON PURCELL.
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# no one lived there.

Joseph we went TO bed and slept
until about 6:45 Friday morning
got up and dressed and we
began to come in to the st. Louis
yards. Passed three bridges
across the river and saw a bunch
of big river steamboats,. III was a
rainy morning when we came up
out OF the station and after lookx
ing around for a few minutes we
saw a recruiting station. We
went there and got meal tickets,
went up to restaurant and ate
breakfast. From there we went
To headquarters, We're examined,
had dinner, came back and had
our finger prints taken. They
gave us $3.50 for meals and we
left ST. Louis at Q O'Clock. Had n
lower berth from ST. Louis and
slept like log until morning,
when we reached Louisville.
| About noon WE reached DanNillc,
land had dinner at depot lunch
counter. From DanNile to At
lanta We had the diliiest ride of
| HE whole trip some twenty or
twenty five tunnels and we near
lly smothered through each one.
We followed river called the
Emory nearly all afternoon.
/ Nothing but rock and trees and
mountains. Nearly everyone
rides horseback but a few wealthy
people. They can't even use ears
on most of the roads. We reached
Atlanta about ~ M, and put up
at the Kimball House. the oldest
hotel i'm the south. Jeff Davis
and Lee have both stayed at this
place and il looks it. We got up
at $3.50 Il. M, Sunday, Travelled
until $3.50 last night and got off
at Port Royal, little place. The
country i'm Georgia and Carolina
is dotted with little shacks with a
chimney and no windows or doors
open. About twenty pickannies
and Older niggers are scattered
about. ! saw my first cotton
field yesterday. Once i'm a while
there is corn field. Corn is all
tasselcd out here, and although
rather sparse, what saw was
mostly of good color.
saw Stone mountain, the
largest solid stone in the U. s.
or in the world, | guess. 1t is
where those large statues are go
ing to be carved in the solid rock
on the side of the mountain.
Well, after getting off the train
we were herded into a big gas
launch at the pier and brought
over to quarantine quarters, Civ
en- mess, bath. a blanket, sheet,
pillow, pillow slip, mattress and
assigned to big clubhouse,
holding about seventy men. Went
to bed at 1905, got up at 6 a. M,
had mess, peeled cucumbers and
potatoes and cleaned up house
inside and out, made our beds,
got vaccinated and am now wait
ing for noon mess.
When we get our paJamas,
those are all am going to wear
for the next few days. Most all
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-07-19
because I'm in until the kaiser
ticks us sor we lick him, and I'm
sure he'll have hard luck. | am
going to one more show in the U.
S. A., so will close.
FRANCIS M'DERMOTT.

Frank Purcell, who has been
confined to his room with in
flammatory rheumatism, was
able to sit up for a short time to-
day. AS soon as he is able to be
moved they will take him to the
South Omaha springs.
| DR.. and Mrs. C. A. Heise enter
tanned Sunday as their guests,
Mr.. and Mrs. Buckley and chill
dren from Sioux City, Miss Adah
Van Rohr of Winona, Mimi, and
Mrs. Ernest and children of st,
Paul.
Andy, the 10-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Short, fell
through the hay NOW floor i'm the
barn and broke both bones in his
left wrist. He was taken to DR..
DeVore, who reduced thefracture.
Mrs. Charles Olson of Council
Bluffs is spending the week in the
city at the Ambrose Burke home.
The Misses Osborne drove a
single rig to town last evening,
and as they were driving up Erie
street, their horse, which was not
travelling very fast, fell and near
lily turned a somersault. Several
men rushed to the young ladies'
assistance >and soon had the
horse up and everything again in
shipshape.
Cree Purcell received broken
arm Saturday evening while try
ing to crank his Ford. Both bones
in his arm were broken. DR..
Hugh Tamisiea reduced the frac-
Iture.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Skinner of
Council Bluffs were in the city
Sunday to spend the day with the
George Richardson, ST., family.
Walker Laughery is enjoying a
two weeks vacation from his
work at the Gilmore grocery.
DR.. b. r. Lusk reports the birth
of a son to Mr.. and Mrs. C. E.
Waterhouse, near California
Junction.
| News comes from the Valley
girls who are comping at Lake
wood park, Lake View, Ia, that
they are having the time of their
Lives.
Miss Inga Gunderson returned
home last evening from a two
weeks visit in Candy, Mimi.
Mrs. Ned Burke was the guest
today of Mrs. George Newton in
Council Bluffs.
R. b. Walker, now stationed at
Fort Omaha with the regular
army hospital corps, spent Sun
day here with Mr.. and Mrs. j. M.
Hefley.
Mrs. H. A. Frazier attended the
Rebekah lodge in Modale Satur-
day evening.
Mrs. John Connyers of Little
Sioux was a Saturday shopper
and visitor in the Valley.
Miss Sayde Briggs entertained
as her guest during the week end
Miss Anna Pagenstecher of
Omaha.
Mrs. Henry Knutzon returned
to her home in Thor, Ia, satur-
day, after enjoying a visit here
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Nc
Gavren.
Mrs. D. E. Woodbury., who has
been the guest of her son, w. H.
Woodbury., and wife the past ten
days, returned to her home in
Council Bluffs this morning.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-07-19

will try and send you a picture of
our camp next time. would like
for you to see the picture of our
company. Have the boys who
registered gone yet, or don't they
know when they are to go. | sure
would like to have been at Logan
the Fourth, but there was. no use
TO think of it, because could not
get there. But maybe l will be
able to get a furlough to come
home for the fair. l don't know
for sure, but some of us Valley
boys are going to try it anyway.
We had a vacation day before
yesterday and one again yester-
day. You should see some of the
boys when we go to hospital.
They sure hate to go on some of
the tests. 1t sure isn't very nice,
but haven't felt any of them
very much, only the blood test
they gave us at Fort Logan; but
they have stopped them now.
There We're so many of the boys
who couldn't stand it. Some of
them tainted at Fort Logan, but
it blcd pretty bad, tell you. We
were to put bunch of cotton on
lit and hold it tight. | didn't hold
my cotton very tight and that is
why it bled SO badly. But it is
all O. X. now. When some of
them began to feel faint, | tried
to tell them they would have to
stand more than that when we
got to fighting, if we ever have to.
There are thirteen of the boys in
France from the Valley. sure
would like to go and be with
them. II would be fine trip. But
j don't know whether will get
there or not. | sure will go if |
can.
don't think I told you before
about the rearS we dug. There
We're eighteen of us went about
two miles and dug two rears. 1t
took us all day to do it. There
was a little better than two hours
work altogether, but we sat in the
shade and talked part of the time
There were all kinds of people
from all others states came to
see the parks and soldiers. The
cars had about ten rows of seats
land sure did haul some loads.
The people waved and cheered all
of us. Some of them would stop
land ask us all about the army.
Well, | received those cherries
land that chocolate candy and it
sure was fine. We can't get
chocolate candy down here like
that. Some OF the boys asked me
|lf those cherries grew back in
Iowa where | came from. They
said they We're sure delicious.
That was some ball game Bert
told me you fellows had while
back. How are you all making it
back there by now with those
games. That game was worse
than the game we had the other
day Ii was between the 18th
Inf. and the pickup bunch of the
recruits. The recruits beat them
. to s up till the last of the sew
ZENITH inning. then they began
some playing, but at that it was
a good game. Well, tell all the
boys and girls to write to me. l
sure like to get those letters from
Iowa. | am going to try to get a
|furlough home before very long.
] will let you know as soon as [
find out. Well | guess | will
close for this time. Hoping to
hear from you all soon and often,
remain as ever your son,
GEORGE SWANGER.
Go. p, 53rd Infantry, Military
Branch, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-07-19

6, second infantry, SO write him
a whole book and do all you can
to spirit HIM up. | viii stay With
him every minute | can. Tell cv-
er>body hello for rs and tell
them to write IL Don specially.
Maybe Cody can get away tomor-
ROW and il he can he is going up
and sec Don. Then | am going
up sunday afternoon and keep
him conpanv. That way we will
keep hrn from Getting so aWlully
lone some. As ever,
Don and onRls.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-07-19

Five fine looking able bodied
young men arrived in the Valley
this morning and are looking for
positions in the country Any
farmer in need of help apply to
r. M. Rhodabeck, secretary of
Commercial club.
DR.. A. H. konigmacher spent
the afternoon Sunday in the
Bluffs with his parents. He Wis
tied his patients at the Mercy
hospital and reports Ed Stueve as
doing fairly we'll since his recent
operation.
Mrs. John Lund and son left
this morning for an extended
visit with the formers mother in
Sioux Falls, S. ID.
w. l.. French and daughter,
Mrs. Leonard Parkhurst, will
leave this evening for a visit in
Rochester, Mimi. They will be
accompanied by the formers sis
ter, Mrs. Haldeman of Loveland.
Mrs. r. j. Hartford was called
to Logan this morning by the ill
ness of her sister, Mrs. Kit"
Carson.
Mrs. J. P. Hogan and children
of Chadron are the guests this
week of the Misses Hogan.
Mrs. T. P. Welch leaves to-
morrow for Columbus, o., where
she joins her husband and they
will make their future home.
John Tensmeyer, who has been
working out west as timekeeper,
is here for a visit with home
folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Wier and
lson Bill chaperoned Miss Hazel
Haldeman to Onawa yesterday to
spend the day with friends and
incidentally attend the chautau-
qua.
Mrs. M. Haley was called to
Pisgah yesterday by the critical
illness of her brother-in-law, A.
d. Servoss of Denison, who had
suffered stroke of paralysis.
Mr.. Servoss had been doing some
contract work in Pisgah and was
staying with his daughter, Mrs.
Fred Hushaw. Later-Mr. Ser
voss passed away at O'Clock this
morning.
Mrs. ELLA Klaffke, Mr.. and Mrs.
R. j. Hartford spent the day yes
terday fishing in Blue Lake, near
Onawa. They came nome last
evening with big string of fish.
Chautauqua season is now on.
Onawa opened their session Sat-
urday evening, Woodbine, Sunday
afternoon. Missouri Valley is
booked for August 18th, and Pts
gah, the little city in the hills
northwest of here, is advertising
for August 9Th.
Mrs. VIM. Fischer fell Satur-
day evening and dislocated her
ankle. DR.. Konigmacher was
called to replace the injured
member.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Mcleod re-
turned from Mason City today,
where they have been the guests
of friends the past two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Arp leave
this evening for Middletown, O.,
called there by the serious illness
of Mr.. Apps sister.
Fred Brown is installing an up
to-date steel Fairbanks scale on
his farm west of town.
Miss Mae Osborne will leave
this evening for Lincoln. She
will join her sister, Miss Blanche,
who has been there the past few
days, and together they will take
up the study of dramatic art for
|chautauUua work.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-07-19
fellows in quarantine wear

the fellows in quarantine wear
them all the time.
Well, so far | have been treated
fine and will not complain if we
are treated This we'll all the time.
We will have to ship all our
clothes back after we pass the
exam and are given uniforms, SO
look for mine sometime soon.
! can see them at target prac-
tice, also hear them. IL sounds
like Il wild west show. Well, must
close so | can mail this. Love,
from your son, ARTHUR.
We are not settled enough for
an address yet, so won't expect
YOU to write yet.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-07-19
LETTER FROM arthur DoTY
OF, THE MARINES.
Quarantine Barracks,

Port Royal, S. c., July g..
Dear Folks:
Left Omaha al 4:30 Thursday
afternoon and took a Pullman OBJ
servation car to st. Joseph, Mo.
The country there looked deserted
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-24
BRAZIL FORCED INTO
STATE OF WAR;, WILL
Be NO DECLARATION
Foreign Minister Says 1t Is Not
Necessary for Country to Tell
Germany of It's Intentions Pre-.
pare for Eventualities.
By Associated Pres.

- NHNNNNANfN v
Rio JancirO, May 2i-Foreign Min
ister Milo Pecanha declared IN the
council Of ministers. according to the
newspapers. mat Il was not necessary
for Brazil to declare war on Germany
because she had bee virtually forced
into a state Of war by circumstances
He said the ~torpedoinE OF the Brazil
ian steamer Tijuca did not essentially
modify the situation created by the
destruction OF the Parana.
Senior Pecanha said that, In regard
to cooperation between Brazil ana the
United states. the government should
devote It's entire attention to military
and naval organization, especially
with respect TO collaborating with the
United States In the policing % the
south Atlantic and should prepare for
any eventually.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-24

There will be no meeting OF the
Woman's club Friday afternoon. The
closing social will begin az 5 y. m. a
special musical treat has been pre-
pared by the chairman add director OF
the music department. After the
musical. Refreshments will be served
followed by dancing and a social hour.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-24

assistant in an Investigation OF pri-
ate charities which benefited by
municipal appropriations, were &c
quilted by a supreme court Jury In
Brooklyn today bv order % Justice
kelby, on an indictment %accusing them
OF tapping the wires Of certain Cath
ollie priests.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-24
John Wagner Injured
When Car Overturns

John Wagner, Of il9 South Arno
street, his his left leg broken and his
left shoulder %dislocated when aw au-
tomobilo In which he was riding over
turned five miles south of the city on
the Isleta road yesterday afternoon.
Two men who were riding with him
escaped injury. They righted the car
and drove Wagner to town. lie IL at
81. Joscph's hospital.