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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-03
SUBMARINE SPARED VESSEL
Commander Was Unable to Take the
Crew Of Norwegian Vessel on
Board ~Submersibie.

Copenhagen.-The Norwegian bark
Thekla, which has just reached an un-
named home port, owes her es-
cape from sinking in the war zone
to the fact that the warning shot"
from a German submarine which APP
preached her smashed both her life
boats, and this led the commander,
who was unable to provide for the
crew, to order the vessel to proceed.
Vessels now arriving report that
the Germans are employing along the
British coast a new system Of Siam
ese.twin mines, resulting in a double
explosion. which ii is said, will insure
the instant destruction Of any vessel
that may come in contact with the
apparatus.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-03
Observation-Disclosures BASIS
DISCIPLINE TO RULE AMONG
AGRicULTuRtsTs.
Assistant Secretary Tells Of the I'm.
mediate Need Of Increasing
Wheat Production,

Washington, d. C.-To combat
the high cost Of foodstuffs the depart
ment Of agriculture is to be put on
a war basis. Increasing the produc.
ton Of wheat and lowering the price
of bread are the main detectives.
Department officials say this must
be done-soon-and congress will
be asked to pass the legislation to
accomplish 1t.
With powers Of handling situa-
tons coming under Its jurisdiction in
the same manner as the war and
navy departments control matters
under theirs, the agriculture depart
ment will be able at once to cope
with such developments as the sud
den boosting Of prices, the officials
say.
Placing the department on q war
footing would be the solution Of the
whole question Of high prices Of food.
stuffs." said Assistant Secretary
Vrooman. 1T wiuld assure the plant
ing of vastly more acreage for this
season. Armies can be raised at any
season Of the year, but wheat has Its
planting season-and that a yer.
short one. Once this season passes
We must wait for a whole year be
| fore there is another.
Meantime our people and our al
lies might be starving"
1t is admitted that the jump il
bread prices has come under the ey,
Of the department, but pending con
gressional action on a I,
insure full war powers, it is takinl
no action on the situation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-03
Price Comparisons,

New York, N. Y. - Since the be-
ginning of the European war the prin-
cipal articles of food in this country
have jumped so to 100 per cent in
price.
The most noticeable increases are
or -four and sugar. In May, 1914. az
pounds Of -four could be bought for
II cents, while today % cents is ask.
ed. Sugar in the same quantity could
be bought at Is cents, but now so
cents Is asked.
Steaks and chops have advanced I
to 10 cents a pound. and cheese, ham
and lard s to Is cents a pound. But
ter, which could be bought for 81 to
"a cents a pound before the war. Is
now selling at 45 to Sc cents.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-03
CONGRESS PASSES
sEltcTNE DRAFT
PRES EMIT IS AUTHORIZED TO
RAJ FIGHTING FORCE OF
100000 MEN.
HOUSE VOTE WAS 397 TO "a
Senate FaSors Measure by Vote Of 81
to e-Minor Differences in Laws
to BE Settled by Conferences
TERMS as Outlined.

Washington, D. C.--Both houses cf'
congress passed the army bill with
provisions authorizing the president
10 raise an ultimate fighting force Of
100000 men by seleefiye conscrip.
ton.
The vote in the hoSse was ss7 to
"a. with one man voting present. and
in the senate the ballot stood 81 to 8.
A few slight differences exist in
the laws as passed, but no trouble is
anticipated in making them harmon.
ize. The principal point seems to be
the age of prospective soldiers. the
house fixing q to 40, while the senate
figures are 81 to q.
The principal points of the new
measure are as follows:
Registration.
All male persons between the ages
Of q and 40. except alien enemies,
must present themselves for registra.
ton, when notice is given by the pres
itent in a proclamation. The punish
Dent for failure TO register is i'm.
prisonment Of not less than three
months OF o than a year. From
those who register and are found elig-
ible, selections will be made in a man
ner to be determined by the war de-
partment. (The method used in the
civil war was the drawing Of names
from a wheel.)
Exemption.
The vice-president OF the United
States, the executive. legislative and
judicial officers of the United States
and of the states and territories. and
all persons in the military and naval
service Of the United States, shall be
exempt from the draft. Regular min.
listers OF any religious denomination
shall be exempt. Members of any we'll
recognized sect, at present organized
and existing. whose creed or princi.
pies forbid its members to participate
in war. and whose religious conyic.
tons are against participation in war,
In accordance with the creed OF such
organization. No such person, it is
provided. shall be exempt from serv-
ice in any capacity that the president
shalt declare to be non-combatant. ~
The president Is authorized to ex-
clude or discharge, or to draft for par.
tial military service only, custom
house clerks: persons in the mail
service; workers in armories. arsen-
ais and navy yards; pilots and marin.
ers: persons engaged in industries
found to be necessary to maintenance
Of the military establishment or the
effective operation of the military
forces during the emergency: those
in a status As 10 dependents which
renders their exclusion or discharge
advisable; and those found to be phys
ically or morally deficient.
The president is authorized to es
tablish exemption tribunals, a major
ity of whose members shall be civil
ians: but any state or federal court
of record shall have power to hear the
complaint OF any person who protests
against his enrolment.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-03
SPEAKER CLARK GETS ANGRY

Washington. D. c. - The decisive
use OF the short and ugly word was
Speaker Champ Clark's answer TO
the charge made in New York by for
mer Ambassador to Germany James
W. Gerard that he got cold feet at
the baltimore convention. The charge
was made by Gerard in an address, in
which he also sharply criticised the
speaker for the stand taken by him
on the army bill.
HE or any other man who i'm.
pugns my patriotism is a liar and the
truth Ia not in him." said the speaker.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-03
New Nitrate peposita.

Wilmington, Del.-New nitrate fields
in the northern part Of Chile are to
be developed at once. which will give
an additional supply Of nitrate OF
soda for use in the United States.
amounting to about 1000, 900 quintals
4 year.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-03
Camps for TRAINING Girls.

London.--The increasing demand for
women workers to take the place Of
has caused to be put into opera
ton the women's department of ma.
tional service. The demand Is espe-
cially heavy Tor workers on the farm.
Over 1000 training centers have been
organized throughout the country.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-03
FeoD CONTROLLER SELECTED

Chicago, Ill. The Daily News
says that unofficial announcement"
has been made at headquarters OF the
National Council Of Defense that
Francis 8. Peabody, prominent Chi.
cage coal man, has been appointed
controller Of the national food supply
during the war.
"Any news Of my receiving such an
appointment must come from Wash
ington," said Mi. Peabody. 4
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-03
To Aid Food Production.

San Francisco, GAIA 10 ex.
rected to do much to aid in increas.
ing food production was taken by the
regents of the University Of Califor-
MIA when they approved the estab.
lishment Of a 300.acre dry farming ex-
pertinent bureau adjoining the uni
yersity.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-03
GAROhERA APPOINTS
DEFENSE COUNCIL
TO HAVE SUPREME AUTHORITY
IN DEALING WITH ALL WAR
QUESTIONS.
0urGR0WTH Of AN OLD IDEA
Will Assist Federal Government and
Prevent Speculation in Neeesss.
RIGS Of life-r0 Conserve
States Resources.
Jefferson City, Mo.

JEFFERSON City, Mo.
Governor Gardner has announced
the names of the men he has appoint
ed members of the Missouri Council
Of Defense. He made a personal con
tribution of $1,000 to help defray the
expenses Of the commission.
The men who will constitute the
council are: Dean F, B. Mumford,
Missouri School of Agriculture. chair.
man. Columbia: J. Thornton Cook,
Mayor George H. Edwards. Walter 8.
Dickey, Col. ". T. kemper. Kansas
City: William IL. Lee, George W.
Brown. NJ. L. Wilkinson, DR.. w. c.
Biting, Mayor II. W. Kiel, B. F. Bush
and Archbishop Glennon. St. Louis:
Mayor Elliott Marshall. st. Joseph;
Mayor Hugh Mclndoe. Joplin; Robert
Withers. Liberty; Cecil NJ. Thomas.
Jefferson City; +. E. e. McJimsey,
Springfield; Lee Shelton. Kennett;
st. J. Roy. Hannibal; Gen. Frank W.
McAllister, Paris; John H. Galenor,
Sikeston.
The governor issued a formal state
ment outlining the purpose and pow.
ers OF the commission, in which he
said, This committee will be the su.
preme authority OF the commonwealth
in relation to the states duties to
the nation during the entire course OF
the war"
The scope of the work to be &C
complished, he stated as follows:
THE idea of a state council of de
tense is an outgrowth Of the old state
council OF safety during the Revolu'
tionary War. The duties Of such a
council. among other things. are:
ITO mobilize and conserve all the
resources Of the state
ITO cooperate with the war and
1aTy departments, the secretary OF
agriculture, and the federal trade com
mission,
ITO take the lead in all movements
for assisting the farmer. also in ex
plotting the advantages OF municipa,
and community gardening. Must CO
operate with the College of Agricul
ture. state board OF agriculture ant
the superintendent Of schools" z
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-03
,s.cen. Bread Ii Cleveland.

Cleveland, O.-The 16-cent loaf Of
bread was introduced here by n OF
the largest baking companies In the
city. The change in sizes and prices
Of loavcs amounts to an Increase IN
price Of about 20 per cent.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-03
zeppelin Wrecked,

Anisterdam.--One Of Germany's big.
gest and newest zeppelins took fire
and exploded during q storm near
Berlin. All the crew q said TO have
persisted. The monster cir dragon was
struck BY lightning.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-03

Women Admitted TO Moscow Bar. :
London.-Reuter's Moscow CORE.
spondent says that four women law.
yers have been admitted to the Mos
COW bar. The correspondent adds that
these are the frst women to DO &C.
corded this privilege.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-03
To Discuss Farm Loans.

Gov. Gardner will meet with bank,
ers to discuss the problem of farm
leans to aid farmers to purchase
necessary seed and equipment with
which to increase their crop acreage,
as urged by the department Of agri-
culture and the College Of Agriculture.
THE farmers who need money must
have it Immediately and upon long
terms and Rt low rates OF interest"
Gardner said.
Il have received a great many let
ters in which whole communities are
unable to increase their acreage be.
cause they cannot pay the high prices
asked for seed"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-03
Would Ploht for u. &

Would Fight for Y. 8.
Chlcago.-After winning the Croix
de Cuerre for bravery In France. Her.
man A. Webster. artist, etcher and
soldier Of fortune. has returned 10
Chicago to enlist In the United States
army.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-03

British Bread Ration Exceeded.
London.-Replying to . question In
the house Of commons, Capt. Charles
Bathurst stated that the Estimates
show that the consumption Of bread
last week was six pounds per head
instead OF four pounds.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-03
.oermanv CaIIe Exemp4ed Mon.

Germany Calls Exempted Men,
Amsterdam. - A Berlin announce.
ment received here says the German
war Office has ordered a great number
Of exempts to be called into the field
service. They will be replaced In the
industries by women.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-03
oevsrnmsns Days Khaki.

Wsshlngton. d. C.--The quartermas.
ter general Of the RAINY has awarded
contracts for the purchase OF 12,6oos
900 yards Of khaki cloth. Tho new
army will require So.00oy000 At ~
100000 yards.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-03
DAYLIGHT Bandit BUSY.

Chlcaso.-Three young bandits who
held up the Merchants Bank on South
State street, escaped with $500 taken
from the cashiers cage. after. they hnd
covered the president, John p. Casey,
with %revolvers.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-03
g0oelalIet Hoado Committee.

Amsterdam.--The vorwaerts points
ont that IL is the turn Of the Social
Democrats 70 appoint : chsis:nan OF
he constituent committee Il The reich.
STAG, and says that Phillip Seari6e-
mann, leader Of the Socialists VIII b.
solseted.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-03

PetsoeraI. - = TELEGRAM indicates
StnAalthe Germans IRE continuing their
a2tenptssto parisy with the Russian
srcldlDTs. ~ one place ON the RIGA
fruat Z plAcard sid: "Russiansi 20
A c(sattaek. W. alsb viii not attack"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-03
War Costs Enormous.

War Costs Enormous.
New York.--A professor Of political
science at Columbia says the United
States war bills will run UP to $10.o0o,.
o00.000 a year II the war becomes 4
serious matter.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-03
James. ]. HNl's Fortune.

James. j. Hlrs Fortune.
81. Paul. Minn.-James J. Hill. who
died about 4 year ago, left . fortune
Of @Sl17e,sse. according To the report
Of the appraisers. which has Just boon
1lsd with the probate court.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-03
Yeanmen ROB- prieon.

Chester, IIl.-Yeggmen broke into
the Southern Illinois penitentiary and
rubbed the United States; postcffice
safe and escaped with 5000. The post.
Office IL located In the basement Of
the warden's house.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-03
5000 Bushels Of. Grain Burn.

Sterling, Neb.--The elevator owned
and operated here by G. NJ. Linn. con.
tanning $4,000 bushels Of corn and
oats, was destroyed by fire. The blaze
started in the engine room.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-03
Retire From Rumania,

~Petrograd.--A report received here
from Jassy says the Germans have
burned the towns Of Braiia and FOX.
ellani% The dispatch says Rurniniar
military circles consider that this foef.
shadows o German retirement.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-03
Food Move Up to Pastors.

Jewell Mayes, secretary Of the Mis-
souri, board Of agriculture. outlined .
plan for a "Farm and Garden Sun.
day"
A statement given out by Mr.. Mayes
says: "The pastor Of the town or
country church Is the logical leader
In every movement involving either
the financial or spiritual advancement
Of his people along worthy lines. All
pastors are hereby urged to take steps
looking to an increased food supply
~ . mark Of pstriotisn.r
Plans Tor Writer'S Guild.
The Missouri Writer'S Guild will
hold Its annual meeting In Columbia
on May IA.
The objects Of the guild are the
encouragement Of all Missouri writer's
ond the stimulation Of interest In and
appreciation Of their more m~erftorious
works. Among those present will 30:
william Marion Reedy, editor Of the
Mirror; Louis Dodge. novelist; Orriok
Johna. poet; Lola v. Hays. ~"splrit.iu.
spircd" novelist, and Augustus Thorn,
a., playwright. Many others Will
also grace the occasion.
Negro tiurfisd . Psn.
Charles TOwnsley, negro. ex.convict,
who attached Mrs. Mary Carthery.
aged 80, Of Montgomery City, last
Thursday, was hurricdly sentenced
there 70 ten ysa1s in the ~penitentiary
He WAS immediately brought 70 The
state prison.
Ropes bod. been procured and plans
laid for q lynehins st Montgomery
City, Il II said. Officers who brought
Townslsy here came By way Of d
Louis, - the direct route led through
districts where feeling Against ~
! 3slseasr ~ AsA.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-03
WWeon'e Meesaoe lnto Auatria.

WveoaUo INTO NVoStta.
Udlne, ltaly.--Several thousand
copies Of President Wilson'S war mes.
sage. translated into the different ian.
guaees Of the Austro.Hungarian mon.
archy. have been dropped BY italian
uviAtoss In Austrian territory.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-03
Farm Conference Session.

The food conservation conference
which met at the capital was neal
the verge Of disruption when Chair
mar p. p. Lewis took steps to pre-.
vent the adoption of a resolution de-
handing national prohibition as a war
measure.
The fight arose when W. H. Stub
blefield. a banker from Cape Girar.
deau, declared he would present the
resolution to the full conference after
it had been defeated in the resolutions
committee.
After an hour Of wrangliag a sub
stitute dry" resolution offered by
Whitaker, was adopted with only two
dissenting votes. 1t expressed sympa.
thy with the movement to check the
use Of corn and other foodstuffs in
the manufacture of alcohol during the
war period.
The calculations Of the dry leaders
ere upset when +. d .Mumford, dean
Of the College of Agriculture at Mis-.
souri, University, led the fight In the
resolutions committee against the pro-
hibition resolution. Mumford was the
chairman of the resolutions commit
.-e and the dry" delegates thought
he was one o + them. He made three
speeches against the resolution on
the ground that it was inexpedient.
A. l.. McCawley, protege Of Cor
nelius Roach, led the fight on the
dry resolution on the floor of the con
ference.
Aside from the fight on this ques-
ton the conference went off like o
welloiled machine.
A resolution favoring the selective
draft for recruiting was adopted with
out opposition.
Another resolution favored granting
to Secretary Houston the power he
has asked Of congress which would
permit him 10 control the price and
supply Of foodstuffs.
More than $50 delegates from every
section Of the state we're present.
The governor opened the meeting
with statement Of its purpose and re-
quested tn. cooperation Of all classes
Of Mtssourians to secur increases In
the production Of agricultural out
put and the conservation Of food.
p. p. Lewis. president Of the State
Board Of Agriculture. was elected AZ
chairman, and Jewell Maycs. secre.
tary Of the boa.G. was elected secro.
tafy Of the meeting.
University Men Trained.
The University Of Missouri has q
student body Of 1000 and a faculty
and administrative force OF 250. The
closing Of the institution durin war
10 not within the range Of probability.
according to DR.. A. Ross Hill, b.
cause the school can be easily con.
verted into q military training school.
II differs from tho Eastern univers.
tiles like Princeton and Harvard. In
that military instruction 10 offered
every year. the work being given Ia
an accredited department Of the Ia.
stitution.
Msssass from Secretary oaksr.
Important communications were 70
csivcd by Governor Gardner from
Secretary Of War Baker. Their no
TURF the governor said could not N
disclosed ct this time.
Attorney General McAllister was
called In consultation by the Cover
nor Immediately.
II ID believed that they call upor
the governor 10 arrange for the pre-
liminary. machinery for taking . cen
sus Of the maa-power Of the state Il
s~atisipaticn q tho s9astmsnt Of ~
esascsiptjou bll.
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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-03

Six months ago tho Centralia jail
was sold to a laundry. but unable to
get along without : jail. the city couI'
Gil will order two steel ceges to %
placed In the basement Of the city
hall. (
The mines will resume operations
here 1t once after . weeks idlsnsss.
President Frampton has ordered The
miners Of Dtg Creek mine Ct Kinks
vile 20 resume York md q soon %
the word va received hsrs the opes.
ators announced that work wnuld -
resumed.
The Mankato free press., 1917-03-30

Accident Occurred to North
Western Between Golden
And Springfield
From FRIDAYS Daily.

From Fridays Daily. D..
The Dakota and Black Hills Ex-
press, No. 514, eastbound,a on the
Northwestern railway was derailed
between Sanborn5 and ! Springfield
yesterday afternoon but, although
p2actfeaHy the .entife train left the
rails Willie : travelling twenty five
miles an hour, ms 6ile was hurt.
The mail 6ear,., two baggage cars,
three coaehes ,ahd a. dining car which
jumped, ,the trac cks. remained up
right, IL is declared and only about
three rail lengths of track was torn
up
The der1ilment was due to brok-
EN- rail, it is believed here. The
'wfecking crew began at once to re-
rail the coaches. The accident -oc-
Cured about 2 p. m. and at SAC
last night the train was back aon the
track Nand repairs had been made to
the roadbed
!. The train, as result Of the trou-
BILE, was late in arriving in Mankato.
1t should have reached this point at
4:30, but did not get here until late
at night.
The express at the time Of the
wreck was being driven by Engineer
Brisbane and was in charge OF Con-
ductor Jess Summers.
The Mankato free press., 1917-03-30
WILL VOTE ON WAR
Citizens Of Monroe, Wis, to Hold
Referendum April 8.
From Eriday's Daily.

Citizens Of Monroe, Wis, to Hold
Referendum April 3.
From Friday's Daily.
Monroe, Wis, March 23.-The city
of Monroe, more than go per cent of
whose citizens are natives of Swift
zerland, or of Swiss descent, will
cast a referendum vote on eight
questions involving the conduct and
future course of the nation at the
city election on April 3.
In this it is believed the city will
be the first in the United States to
test the sentiment of the people.
Among the questions to be voted on
are:
Should congress appropriate mon
.ey to arm merchant vessels and con-
voy them to belligerents through
blockades and war zones?
"Since England has mined the
North sea in violation of interna-
tional law, and thereby destroyed
our commerce with Germany, shall
we now at all cost prevent Germany
with. its submarines destroying our
commerce with England, in violation
of international law?
"Under existing conditions, includ-
ing Germany's submarine warfare,
do you favor a declaration of war
by congress against Germany"