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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-18
FLEETWOOD APPOINTED
Secretary Of State Now Member Of
Board Of Bar Examiners

Montpelier, Sept. 17.-The Vermont
supreme court has appointed Freder-
ick c. Fleetwood of Morrisville, the
present secretary Of state a member
Of the board of bar examiners in
place of Edmund c. Mower of Bur.
lington, resigned
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-20

Miss Lillian Benfeldt Thompson,
patriotic San Francisco girl, has hit
on happy idea to bring men into
Uncle Sammy's naval militia. With
a jaunty sailors cap on her head and
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-20

a huge revolver strapped about her
waist, she wigwags the naval signals
in front Of a recruiting station on
Market street.
When a crowd gathers she tells the
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-21
Local Women Register.

/ Owing to an entirely unavoidable
delay in receiving the registration
cards from the Woman's Committee,
Council of National Defense. Athena
women did not register on last Sat-
urday, the day set by the Governor for
Registration Day. The cards have
now been received and arrangements
have been made whereby registration
may take place at the Athena branch
Library, on Wednesday and Saturday
afternoons of next week. September
26th and 29th. At that time regis
trars. women who have volunteered
for this service, will be at the library
to receive all women over sixteen,
wishing to register for patriotic ser
vice.
This registration is entirely volun-
tary. and special emphasis is given.the
injunction that no woman should sign
up for any work she is not willing to
| to perform.
To those reading the daily papers,
the object of this registration is well
known; which is, to enlist the willing
service of every woman in America
to help in our Nations time of trouble
service to be in the world, the Unit
ed States, your own state, or home
town only. Any one wishing to inform
herself concerning the manner Of reg
istering, may call at the fress office
and see sample registration card.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-21
GOVERNOR ASKS
White TO STAY

: Governor Withycombe has telegraph
ed Secretary of War Baker protest
against allowing Adjutant General
George A. White, of Oregon, taking
up his assignment in the Army until
such time as work on the second draft
has been cleaned up.
II have just returned to the Capitol
to find that my Adjutant General has
asked for assignment in the Army and
the Militia Division is sending him to
North Carolina" the Governor tele-
graphed. II heartily disapprove his
action and the action by the Militia
Division until the draft work in Ore.
gon, of which he has direct charge, has
been completed. In view of these
facts ! strongly urge that the order of
the Militia Division be postponed, as
we are just about to commence on the
second draft"
Governor Withycombe spoke highly
Of the manner in which Adjutant Cen
eral White handled the work under the
first draft and of the efficient manner
in which his office has been taken care
of.
The Adjutant General was in confer
ence with the executive and requested
that no steps be taken to try to secure
countermand of the order assinging
him to service in the Army as a Major.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-21
Rifle May Replace Cue

David William Thompson of Denver
will surely serve Uncle Sam in the
European trenches if his wife's request
is needed. The following letter from
her was received by the exemption
board:
"Kind Sir: | am writing you ir
regard to my husband, David William
Thompson, whose address is l419 South
Acoma street. He may try to put in
some exemption claims on my account,
which he cannot do, for he does not do
thing toward supporting me or the
baby, and had to leave him and &c
back to my folks for support.
"He seems always to have money tc
play pool and Dragged of being such q
good shot that ! thought maybe he
would be as good shot shooting bullets
at the Germans. Put him to the front
and try him out. I"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-21
SPECIAL SESSION
OF LEGISLATURE

By the unanimous adoption of mo-
tion, offered by William F. Wood
ward and vigorously seconded by May
or Baker. the Members Council of
the Portland Chamber of Commerce at
its weekly luncheon requested Governor
Withycombe Immediately to convene
the Oregon Legislature in special ses-
sion for the purpose of enacting ap,
propriate legislation for the financial
assistance Of the dependent relatives
Of the soldiers and sailors who have en-
listed from this state.
The luncheon was attended by about
100 men prominent in the business and
professional life of Portland. E. L..
Thompson was chairman of the day.
The subject of caring for the needy
relatives of enlisted men came before
the council on the report of special
committee that had been named pre-
viously to investigate and report a
feasible plan.
The members of the committee did
not argee on plan, A, F. Flegel and
William F. Woodward advocating i'm
mediate action by the state through
its legislature. while Rufus C. Hol-
man, the other member of the com
mittee present at the meeting argued
that the probe n could be met and SOL
we'd satisfactorily through the organ
ization already available.
Mr.. Holman's chief objection to the
state aid plan, which would involve a
meeting of the State Legislature, was
the expense of such course, but when
assured that under the plan proposed
the cost of holding the Legislative
session would not exceed $4,000, he
supported the motion of Mr.. Woodward.
After speaking of the matchless
sacrifice woman makes in giving hus-
band or son to her country, Mr.. Wood
ward, who led the argument for Leg
islative session, recalled his experience
as member of ore of the exemption
boards when IA candidates examined,
only one did not claim exemption be-
cause of physical disability. dependent
relatives, or by reason of his industrial
or agricultural pursuit. He predicted
that unless the dependent relatives Of
enlisted men were taken care of in d
vance of the hext draft, the problem
would be more serious than ever.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-21
PRESIDENT ASKS
CHILDREN TO HELP

4 d y
President Wilson has issued procl
nation calling upon the school childr
of the Nation to do their part int
war by joining the Junior Red CIR
to assist in the mercy work of
senior organization.
The proclamation follows:
"To the School Children of the Ur
States:
"a Proclamation The President
the United States is also president
the American Red Cross. 1t is Fl
these Offices Joined in one that | W,
you word of greeting at this t
when so many Of you are beginn
the school year.
.'The American Red Cross has
prepared a junior membership "
school activities, in which every pu
in the United States can find cha
to serve our country. The schoo
the natural center Of your life. Through
it you can best work in the great cause
Of freedom to which we have all pledg
ed ourselves.
Our junior Red Cross will bring
to you opportunities of service to your
community and to other communities
all over the world, and guide your ser
vice with high and religious ideals. II
will teach you how to save in orde
that suff ering children elsewhere ma,
l. 4 L. -
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-21
Civil Service Examination

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces that the follow
ing examination will be held as follows:
Stenographer and typewriter, male
and female, field service, Sept. 29th,
1917.
General helper, male, Puget Sound
Navy Yard. Bremerton. Washington,
wages $3.50 per day, time and half
for overtime work. 100 vacancies to be
filled at the present tina. File app'i.
cation at once. Transportation will
be advanced, where necessary, where
persons sign contract to work six
months.
Subinspector of field artillery ammu-
milton, male. $500 to $500 per day,
machinist experience required. Employ
ment, State Of Washington.
Skilled laborer, munitions, male and
female, $500 to $3.50 per diem. for
employment in the State of Washing
| ton.
Mechanical engineer, artillery amm-
unition, male, $4,000 to $4,000 per
year.
Mechanical engineer, experim msntal
work, ", 500 to So. 900 year, male.
Mechanical craftsman, male, 81, 900
to ~, 400 year.
Apprentice craftsman, male. $3.50
year.
Inspector of artillery ammunition,
male, 81, 500 to 81, 400 year.
Inspector of field artillery steel,
male, vi, 500 to 50,
Inspector Of ammunition packing
boxes, male, 1882 day to 1890 year.
Inspector and assistant inspector of
powder and explosives, male, al, 400
| to ", 400 year. Inspector Of ordnance
equiment, male. 81 500 to ~. 400 year.
Assistant inspector of cloth equip.
ment, male, $50 to $l25 month.
Assistant inspector of leather, male,
800 to 1925 month.
Assistant inspector of small hard
ware, male, $50 to sI25 month.
Assistant inspector of textiles, male
$50 to $125 month.
Assistant inspector Of leather equip.
ment, male. 500 to Si5s month.
Clerk qualified in business adminis-
tration, male, $1,000 to $1,000 year.
| Index and catalogue clerk, male and
female, $1,000 to 81, 400 year.
The Government urgently needs
men for the work above indicated, and
qualified persons are urged, as a patr.
otic duty, to apply for examination.
Address Herbert F. Ward, District
Secretary, Room S0} Postofiise Build
ing, Seattle, Wash.
Coles Hot Blast Heaters make a
big reduction in your coal bill--see
| their advertisement and guarantee.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-21
Moscow Cow Does Share

P. l.. Smiths Red Poll COW. on the
Smith ranch, II miles south Of Mos
COW, Idaho. has produced the fourth set
of twin calves, the Oldest pair being a
few months more than three years.
The first pair were heifers and each of
these had two calves, a yearling and
one of few months. The second pair
were bull calves and went to the but
cher. The third pair we're heifer cal
yes. now yearlings. The last pair,
Eve days Old, were bull and heifer.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-21
Roseburg To Feed $500

Roseburg will have the distinction
of supplying meals to the largest num-
ber of troops between Ashland and
Salem from September 20 to rs, the
number allotted for that city being
1880 men. Arrangements have bsen
perfected whereby the hotels and res
taurants will serve m sals to the troops,
the Goycrnm snt allowing 80 cents for
each meal, 10 cents Of which will go
to the local Red Cross fund. From
October 3 to 8 approximately 10. 900
more will pass through Rose5urg and
be fed there.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-21
FIRST FOOD SURVEY
RETURNS COMING IN

Even before the final date set for re-
turns on foodstuffs held by commercial
firms, for the1federal food survey. re-
ports from more than 1870, 600 dealers
were in the hands of the bureau of
markets, United States department Of
agriculture, which has been charged
with carrying out the provisions of the
law requiring the survey. Officials
conducting this war emergency mea-
sure say that they are greatly encour-
aged over this showing.
Even with the excellence of the early
rsturns, the department calls attention
to the fact that all firms called on are
required to fill out and return the sche-
dulles. and to do so promptly. The law
providing for the food survey is manda-
tory and in order to carry out its in
tent and purpose, the bureau Of mar
kets is insisting upon 100 per cent res
ponse. While officials say that they
would regret invoking the penalties
provided for in the law, they point
out that delays can not be permitted to
defeat the purposes for which the leg
islation was enacted, and that they
will not hesitate to employ all the pow
ers which the law confers to combat
negligence.
In no case will wilful refusal to
make returns be tolerated The de-
partment does not expect to have tc
resort to compulsion. but it is prepared
to do SO if it should become necessary.
Firms handling any of IS specified
items are required to report, under sucl
classifications as grains, grain foot
products, meats and meat products,
fish, dairy and related products. vege-
table fats, sugar and canned goods
They must give quantity on hand ant
in transit from the reporting firm.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-21
FLOUR FROM WESTERN
MILLS FLOOD EAST

New York not only is assured Of
abundant -four supply, but soon will
face the problem of how to take care
of the surplus which is being shipped
from Western mills, according to q
statement issued last night by Julius
f.. Barnes, president of the Food Ad-
ministration Grain Corporation.
Flour price is asserting itself rap
idly from the wheat price," the state
ment said, Showing reduction of -four
price generally throughout the country
and even in New York the bakery trade
is beginning to adjust itself. There
are stores already selling 40 ounce
loaf of bread for ten cents, which is at
the rate of 2 cents for the ordinary
loaf.
"The facts are that the primary mar.
keting of wheat is increasing steadily
that mills are producing greatly in ex-
cess of flour consumption; that more
-four is arriving every day in New York
than New York can possibly consume,
that railroads as the Frisco are begin
ming to report scarcity of cars because
of heavy country movement Of wheat
and -four; that the whole marketing
movement is now under way about
three weeks later than usual, partly
because Of uncertainty as to what ac-
tion Congress would finally take. which
threw the winter wheat machinery
out of gear, and partly because North
western farmers are preparing the
ground for next years crop instead of
rushing wheat to market, being assur
ed of a steady price.
Louis W. Hill. president of the
Great Northern Railroad, in state
ment, declared the great trouble the
farmers in the west have had to con.
tend with is the scarcity Of labor.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-21

Coles Hot Blast Heaters make
big reduction in your coal bill--see
their advertisement and guarantee.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-21

One Copy, one year, $50; for six
months, 75c; for three months, SOC;
payable in advance, and subscrip-
tons are solicited on no other basis
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-21
Farmers Big Borrowers

Up to the close of business Monday
S69 farmers of the Northwest had bor-
rowad approximately $4,000, 600
through the Federal land bank at Spo-
kane. Virtually all of this amount
represents Eastern money by the land
bank for agricultural development
through sales of bonds of the Spokane
bank.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-21

The cAthena Press circuiates in the
homes Of readers who reside in the
heart Of the Great Umotilla Wheat
Belt, and they have money to spend
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-21
Annual Library Report.

The secretary-treasurer submits the
following annual report of the Athena
Public Library Board, from Sept. lst
1916 to Aug 3lst, 1917:
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-21
Canutt Won at Walla Walla

Yakima Canutt, who won second at
the Round Up in 1915, won the buck
ing contest at Walla Walla last week.
Leonard Stroud, champion trick rider
at the Round Up this year, was second
and Dave White third. Nap Lynch
again defeated Allen Drumheller in
the cowboys relay race by few
seconds and Mabel De Long ran away
with first honors in the cowgirls relay.
Tommy Grimes Of Cheyenne won the
steer roping contest and Jim Lynch
took the bulldogging. Scoop Martin
won the pony express. The attendenc Q
Saturday has been estimated all the
way from 5000 to 10000.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-21

A little daughter Of Mr.. W. A.
Chase. who recently arrived from AL
berta and who is engaged in the tall
or business. took violently i'll yester-
day morning and went into spasrs
before doctor could be summoned.
The child is reported better.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-21
Rev. D. E. Baker

Who will arrive Monday, October 1st,
to take charge as Pastor of the Athena
First Baptist Church. He desires to
meet all members and friends of the
church at next Wednesday evening s
prayer meeting.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-12-02
tsr MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL Iskssp wissi
j AnlAn AGG - z

tSr MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED w,Hsi
London, Dec. 1.-Reassurng mes
sages from Russia to the effect that
no separate peace will be tolerated,
but that the armies under General
iukhonin will fight on, have been
received by the Russian embassy in
London.
DIR. j. o. Gavonsky, special commits
sioner of the Russian provisional gov
ernment, and N. NJ Nordmann, direc-
ter of the department of economies in
the ministry of foreign affairs, who
are now in London, declared In
statement to the Associated Press to-
day that 1t was only matter of a
FEW weeks it may pe sooner, when
the Bosheviki will be repudiated, as
the forces in south Russia, which is
overwhelmingly opposed to q sep
arate peace, control the supplies and
are working quietly but surely nj the
right direction.
Recognize Dukhonin Only.
The fact that the embassy staffs in
London are carrying on their routine
work with the Dukhonin headquar-
tors, as well as with part of the Rus
sian navy, the same as usual, is said
by the embassy officials to indicate
that there is no intention to recog-
nize the Petrograd usurpers.
According to Gavronsky and Nord-
mann, the situation is most delicate.
because of the ignorance Of the mass
es; therefore, the forces which are
working to put Russia again on her
feet are doing SO quietly, DR.. Ga
vronsky said:
I'VE are certain that Russia will
never quit the war until the allies
are victorious. Information we have
received Is to the effect that some
army units may go over to the Boil
sheviki before the reaction sets in.
but there will be still many units
which will fight on. They may be
forced to retreat again and again un-
til their brother who are now quit
ting under false promises realize that
a separate peace would mean the ruin
of Russia for all time.
zone thing sure. however, there
will always be a Russian front, and
question which may bear close con-
sideration will be whether the Amer.
lean army could not be employed ad-
vantageously where the eastern front
remains firm. The people who have
the welfare of the country at heart
will never submit to the Bolsheviki
and as soon as they see an opportun-
ity they will overthrow them. When
the reaction sets in is the time to con-
slider sending an American army.
Americans would have such stim-
ulating effect that the whole coun-
try would rally to fight to make the
world safe for democracy"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-12-02
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
SHOP FOR CHRISTMAS

10y MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wIseI
With the American Army in France,
Dec. ! (by the Associated Press) -
Christmas is the next red letter day
on the calendar of the American SOL
diers in France. There then will be
another dinner which will surpass
even Thanksgiving, judging by the
plans that have been made for the
greater holiday. All sorts of cele-
brations will take place.
The question whether mother, wife
or sweetheart back there is going
to send a favorte brand of cigarettes
good cigars, heavy socks or a sweater
is in the mind of nearly every soldier
here. For the last week the small
shops in the villages have been be-
sieged by American customers. The
goods have gone so fast that in some
places the stores look as If the pro-
prietors had moved out. The Ameri-
can soldiers are doing the Christmas
shopping early here, because they
know how long it takes to get things
through the mails.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-12-02
j. S. WILL DEAL
SEVERELY WITH
S[ACKER CLASS
Jail Sentences Not to Count;
Men Who Failed to Register
Will Be Put at Head of List
for Next Call,
10y MORNING JOURNAL srscis. LEASED WIRE,

Washington, Dec. Under The
new draft rules and regulations eff
fective December 15 men convicted
OF failing to register on last June 5,
will be dealth with more harshly than
under the old system. Provost Mar
shall General Crowder announced to-
day that such men, instead of being
given Jail sentences as has been done
in many cases heretofore, will be so
listed by local boards as to insure
their call with the first increment
summoned after the new rules are
put in force.
Local boards are directed not to
send the registration cards of the
convicted men to the state adjutant
general for serial number assignment
but to place them at the top Of the
first class liable for call. Thus the
men, it was pointed out, will io,eet
all chances of the master, list rota-
ton, except in cases where physical
condition of the terms of the law re-
quire exemption or deferred classifi-
cation.
Men, now under suspended sentence
for failing to register, also will be
listed at the top of the first class, il
was announced.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-12-02
BetIin's Claims of 1900 Brit
iSh Prisoners Taken and
Several Cannon Are Denied
by Reports From London.
THAT GERMANS GAINED
IS READILY ADMITTED
TeutoniC Losses in Massed At
tackS Are Claimed to Have
Been Most Serious; All Quiet
on italian Front.
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lsr mONN'Ns JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WIREl
General Byng's troops in the Cam
brai salient in northern France were
on the aggressive again Saturday, at
tacking the Germans, who in a de-
termined thrust the day previous
along virtually the entire eighteen
mile front, had thrown back the Brit
ish from a few of the advanced posi-
tions they had captured in their re,
cent great drive.
Prompt counter-attacks by Byng's
troops while the Germans were still
trying to push forward on Friday
checked the Teutonic advance before
1t had gained too great an impetus.
For a time the situation looked seri-
Gus for the British however, as the
German encircling movement toward
the south end of the salient pivoting
on the west bank of the Scheldt north
of Banteux, swung it's left flank,
through Gonnelieu and on to Gouze-
aucourt, one and one-half miles back
to the original British lines, while it's
center reached La Vacquierie.
British Extricate Themselves.
There was hurried exodus of the
British from the sector where en-
yelopment was threatened, and ap-
parently all but few of the most ex-
posed parties got clear. Berlin, how
ever claims the taking of 1000 Brit
ish prisoners with several field bat
teries, and dispatches from British
headquarters report that the British
blew up number of their guns which
were in danger of falling into the
enemy's hands.
The prompt counter-attacks re-
trieved much of the lost ground, in
Guiding the towns of Gouzeaucourt
and La Vacquierie, where the pene-
tration. had been deepest, and on Sat
urday Byng's forces pushed the fight
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