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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-19
BECOMES A PATRIOT.

rsTheesteemed editor of the honorable
American Falls Press has become a
patriot, and a leader in his neighbor-
hood. He has been appointed captain
of the first ward in the food conserva-
ton campaign, and is subordinate
only to Colonel f. A. Strong, food die
tator for Power county. Bright and
early Saturday morning, or at least as
soon as the breakfast dishes are
washed and put away, the captain OF
the first ward will sally forth in his
best garb, to greet the women Of the
first ward and secure them as recruits
to the army of food conservers. No
excuses will go. (Them's orders.)
Everybody's got to come through.
Those who sign without talking back
will get two chromos. Those who
sign after talking back will get one
chrome. Those who refuse to sign
will get into an argument.
The first ward campaign will begin
as aforesaid, Saturday morning, and
will continue until finished, if it takes
week. The beautiful, charming ano
/ accomplished ladies of the ward are
requested to remain at home until the
captain calls Others who do not viii
be hunted down, and will not get more
than one pleasant look and a few com
pliments. Invitations to dinner anC
supper accepted. and please keep th'
dog tied.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-19
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BOOSTER PATRIOTIC PROGRAM
AT VI. f. CHURCH TONIGHT
Biggest General in Bible History viii
Be Subject of 0sbOrn's Address
Old Soldiers Specially Invited.

Tonight will be Booster patriotic
night at the Osborn meetings. Every
song will be a patriotic song, the
church will be decorated with the col
ors. and Osborn will talk about the big
gest general in Bible history. There will
be special musical numbers by Mrs.
Callahan and Professor Kerns, and
any one of the three features of the
evening will be well worth the trou-
BILE of going to hear.
The meetings this week have been
better than those of the preceding
weeks. Mr.. Osborn is enjoying better
health than when he came, and his
sermons reflect his better physical
condition. Wednesday nights sermon
was said by those who have been reg
ular in attendance, to have been the
best of the series he has delivered.
Mr.. Osborn is of the opinion that his
best sermons have not been delivered
yet The largest number since the
revival began, presented themselves
at the altar for prayer Wednesday ev-
ening.
There will be no services Saturday
night, but Sunday will be big day
with morning, afternoon and evening
meetings. The afternoon meeting will
be for women and children only. The
meetings will continue throughout al
of next week.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-19
TEUTON STAFF OFFICER
DOUBTS FIGHTING ABILITY
Declares Fighting Value OF American
Troops Is Not Great and They May
Not Be Sent to Europe.

The Wester Zeitung (Bremen), pub
fishes an article by Major Hoffe of the
German general staff on the effect OF
the entrance of the United States will
have on the war After reviewing the
difficulties of the United States in
training and transporting troops to
Europe, he declares that the American
military possibilities may safely be
ignored by Germany.
Before the declaration of war" he
says. "the military resources of the
United States consisted of an insuffi-
cently trained regular army OF only
100000 and a national guard of l2O,-
600, hardly trained at all. The vicious
measures taken to increase the army
will result in the formation by spring
of an army of about / 100000, which
has only received minimum training.
no considerable part of this army
can reach Europe before summer
while. in any case. large number
must be retained at home, so that
not more than 100000 or 100000 men
can be sent to Europe. The transport
difficulties Will be enormous. Two and
a half million tons of shipping will be
necessary TO transport and supply six
teen divisions and the total American
shipping. even allowing for confscated
ships and new construction will by
spring be only 1000, 900, of which the
navy requires 2,500,000
ANY extensive transport of Amer
ican troops would cause serious diff
culties in supplies to England AM
France. It must also be remembere'
. that the U-boats are sinking more ant
more ships daily
Finally the fighting value of IN
American troops is not great, probabl
{ about equal to that of the Rumanian
and there certainly will be fewer o
? them than of the Rumanians. So, Ger
! many will have an easy task. In fact
81 il is doubtful whether the American
will risk the venture of sending al
army to Europe at all.
The only American help to be Sc
riously reckoned with is in the all
Fliers can be quickly trained and eas
lily transported, but the German com
mand has taken all necessary mea
sures to meet this danger. The ne
enemy directs his efforts less agains
the German army than against tn
nerves of the German people an
against the internal unity of Gel
many"
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-19
FreckIes Good show.

With only a small crowd out, the
Freckles company showed here last
night at the Auditorium theatre and
considering the size of the audience
put on a very good show. The actors
made valiant attempts to get Their
audience and at times showed class
of acting far superior to that of the
average road show Judith Raeburn
as the Angel. Earle Roone as Freckles
and Harry Dickson as Mr.. Duncan,
are all good actors and deserved much
more applause than they received.
Bringing such shows as Freckles, The
Old Homestead and Kolb and Dill into
American Falls, Manager Crowley is
trying hard to please the public with
real high class entertainments and it
seems a shame that the patronage is
so poor.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-19
FARMER SMITH CAN TEN PER CENT ON HIS PURCHASES
If ACTS PROMPTLY.

When one can pay debt Of buy
a bond he a debt
merchandise supplies for imme-
delivery bond he buy
the supplies
who will have TO buy
times dollars worth OF supplies thin the near future
groceries,
the
of household
making
chases with liberty Loan
it by hauling in
load of little They take
wheat $50
800 the making the offer
the banker deliver the bond
and buy lO worth Of merchandise
OF every 81 represented by the bond
j will $4,000 feed
This
his which
will in of $3.50
when they He take
debts the
s575O merchandise immediate delivery
o delivery needed
thisbenef himself and help the govern
his debts off
dollar purchase $11O worth with his dollar by paying
n instead of with
The bond campaign quickly.
Buy and all other farmers be prudent
doing
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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-19

No Details Given the Life Lost and Four Men
Reach Port Without Assistance Although APP
parentIy Badly Crippled Submarine Not Seem

An American destroyer on patrol
duty in the war zone was tOrpedoed
by an enemy submarine Tuesday, and
had one man killed and five wounded.
She managed to make port in spite of
severe damage. Vice Admiral Sims
cabled a brief report of the incident
to the navy department late Wednes-
day. He gave few details, but it is as
sumed there was no fight and that the
U-boat made good her escape after
launching a torpedo without showing
herself.
Gunner's Mate Osmond Kelly In
gram was the man killed. He was
blown overheard by the explosion, and
his body vas not recovered. Kelly's
mother lives in Alabama.
The injured are: Herman Henry
Conkratze, St. Louis; William Edward
Merritt New York City; Frank viii
liam Kruse, Toledo. Ohio; Patrick
Rutledge, New York City; William
Seimer, Dundas. MINI.
This is the first time an American
warship has been hit by the enemy
since the war began. Destroyers con
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-19
German Starving American Prisoners
Says One Who Escapes.

Minister Morris at Stockholm has
cabled the state department of the ar
rival there of Willot Charles Smith
of Norwalk, Conn, who escaped from
a German internment camp at Kiel
and brought word that American pris-
oners in Germany would starve but
for food sent to them by the Red Cross
and Y. NJ. c. A.
Smith was a horseman on the Brit
.ish steamer Esmeralda, captured by
the German raider Moewe, and was
carried into Germany just before the
United States broke diplomatic rela-
tions. No details concerning his es-
cape were given out by the minister.
"Smith stated" said state depart
ment statement announcing the es-
cape. that without food packages
sent by the Y. NJ c. A. and the Red
Cross. prisoners would not be able tc
live, as the daily food ration consist:
of a chunk of black, sour bread anc
a drink Of cold coffee for breakfast
and for dinner and supper about
pint and a half of warm soup, appar
entity consisting of water and turnips.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-19

voying troops and merchantmen have
engaged submarines and are eblieved
to have accounted for some of them,
and the ships patrolling the European
shipping lanes undoubtedly have had
many an encounter of which nothing
was learned. but until Tuesday none
had been touched by a hostile shot.
Naval gun crews on armed Ameri-
can merchantmen have not been so
fortunate. Many of them have had
to abandon their charges and take to
the boats, usually after an unwarned
torpedo attack, and one officer and l3
men have lost their lives, while -four
men now are in German prison
camps
In all, the navy has lost one officer
and 16 men-the only men of Ameri-
cas- fighting forces actually killed in
action.
Presumably large number OF
American destroyers, of the type
shown in the illustration, are on duty
in the submarine zone or employed il
conveying transports or merchant yes
sells.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-19
NUMBER IS.
FALL TERN DISTRICT COURT
TO CONVENE NEXT MONDAY,
Only One Criminal Case and Few I'm.
pOrtant Civil CaSes-SessiOns viii
Probably Close in Ten Days.

District court will convene at 8
O'Clock Monday morning The docket
is light one, and the session will pro-
badly not last longer than a week or
ten days.
The only criminal case is that Of the
State VS.. Rogers, for retrial.
The most important Of the civil
cases is that Of Independent School
District No. ?. Rockland VS.. Carl ].
Salisbury and arises out of the de-
structiOn OF a school building con-
structed by the defendant. soon after
its completion. during a windstorm.
Several thousand dollars are involved
IN this case. The docket is as follows:
State of Idaho VS. E. D. Rogers.
Lee Walton VS.. James II. Mays.
Independent School District No. 2
VS.. Carl ]. Salisbury.
Geo. Cookie ct al VS. Daniel Rast.
c. J. Clark VS.. Theresa Belack.
George K. Montgomery VS. Ernest
Eyman.
J. Ben Hall VS.. L. A. Skeen. Two
actions.
North & Robinson vs.. Henry Moss.
John L. Lake VS.. T. B. Hendricks.
VIM. Fetzner and Albert b. Fetzer
VS.. Leader Hardware Co.
Utah Association of Credit Men VS..
Carl Burkhart
r. L. WOlleson VS. Daniel Altmyer.
W. II. Griswold vs. c. W. & NJ. Co.
G. o Martin VS.. W A. Waltman.
Hart Grain Co. vs.. c. II. Schroeder
Lee Warf & Leader Hardware Co.
vs.. W. T. Oliver.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-19
Hunter-Kemper.

Raymond G. Kemper and Miss Cecil
Hunter. both of Rockland, were mar
ried at the NJ f. parsonage Wednes-
day afternoon at $3.50 by Rev. ]. Wes-
ley Miller and left on the evening
train for Boise.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Hunter OF Rockland'
pioneers of that section. The groom
is farmer. and has been a resident
OF the county for several years. Both
Mr.. and Mrs. Kemper have a wide
circle of friends who wish them life
of prosperity and happiness. They
will be at home TO their friends at the
Kemper farm, near Rockland, about
November l.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-19
IDAHO FALLS SUFFERS
$4,000 LOSS IN FIRE
Large Portion of City Is Threatened
for Time But Is Gotten Under
Control.


About 10 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing fire was discovered in the large
frame livery barn owned by Mrs.
Wakeman. The wind was blowing al
most a hurricane, and in a few min
utes the large two-story brick livery
barn of d. II. Clyne, near by, also was
on fire. Both buildings, with the two
story concrete blacksmith shop OF
Nephi Dahlstrom and the dry cleaning
building of the Star Laundry, were
destroyed.
The Wakeman building was used as
a warehouse by the Studebaker COM
pany and contained $4,000 worth of
wagons and buggies, together with
four new automobiles. Burning Gin
ders set fire to the Arave three-stOry
brick roOming house and several other
buildings on Broadway, two blocks
from the fire, and the large Console
dated Wagon & Machine company
building and lumber yard.
At one time it seemed that two
thirds of the entire business section
of the city would be destroyed and
many of the merchants began moving
their stocks. A wire was sent to PO-
catello for assistance. but the depart
ment there did not dare come away.
By noon, however, the fire was under
control The losses aggregate $780,
600, divided as follows: Wakeman,
$4,000; D. H. Clyne, $4,000; Star
Laundry, $4,000; Dahlstrom, $4,000
Studebaker. $4,000. The insurance
is about $4,000, ouside of Studebakers
Water and smoke damaged the Arave
rooming house to the extent of sew.
eral hundred dollars.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-19
water systems to Be Connected.

Water Systems to BE Connected.
Chairman Graham of the public
utilities commission was in American
Falls Wednesday and conducted a
hearing on a petition to compel the
two waterworks companies to connect
their systems for added safety against
fire. The connection was ordered
made several months ago. The con-
nection was not made because of the
opposition or indifference of the south
side systems management After TAX
ing the evidence Commissioner Ora
ham stated that unless connection was
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-19
To Give Sacred Concord.

Under the direction of Director Ro-
berts members of the band are busy
these days practicing for a sacred con-
cert to be given some Sunday in the
near future. The boys are working on
some mighty good pieces and when
they feel capable of giving the concert
there will be no odubt of its being
worthy of patronage.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-19
= VOLUME XVII.
BOND DRIVE PLANNED
TO CLOSE OF CAMPAIGN
Workers Appointed for All Precincts
October "a to Be Half-Holhay-
Women to Help.


A drive for the sale of the second
issue of Liberty Bonds will begin next
week and be pressed with vigor until
the close of the campaign, October 70:
Committees to work the several pre-
cincts of the county have been ap-
pointed and at a meeting OF business
men held Wednesday night with Paul
Bulfnch plans for the campaign were
I@id. .,,o,roeDt o, the sec
ond issue is $4,000, or $4,000 more
than the first issue. Subscriptions
nave been slow for the reason that II
was many days after the campaign
should have begun before the amount
the county had to raise was deter
mined The banks and business men
took a large part of the first ISSUE
hut they can not take proportloh-
ately large part of the second ISSUE
being already loaded up.
The women will also enter the cam
naien along with the men and attempt
70 divide honors with them. The wo-
men also have a precinct organization
and a strong city committee OF solicl-
tors. -. mill no
wednesday afternoon next VIII uS ",
a balf holiday. Business houses VIII
c,ose and everyone will either De
bond salesman or a prospective puyei'
NTavor Hanson has issued proclaila-
ion in accordance with the sugges-
ton of President Wilson, that hall-
hoIidav he observed next Wednesday
afternoon. calling upon all the resr
dents of American Falls 10 ASSIST en0
bond campaign ,oo,
%The following committees nave oeeH
annointed to assist in the canvass Vi
~ eaveral parts of the county:
Wani and part of Pleasant Nailey
oSnc+ Herman Winter and G. D
Butler. rro, ond Adolf
pheasant valley-R. B. Greeh"oou
and Adolf Claassen. .,. Gam
RovEC. ]. Sprigg and County Com
missioner Peterson. ,,,. Ian
Rockland-J. T. Fisher, Clyue iios
SON. K. d. Houtz, NJ. E. walker anu
AIS1e Ronaaza Bart. c. Elgin and R. b
GrFeh%GGT Teirview-E. E. Geesey and FREQ
DIl Horse orsc Island-Iryin Alfred and K ?
Greenwood. voieht
Tba krhon committee, Messrs. WI
liam Allard. E. c. England, E. II. paw
and r. Bailey was appointed aoou
FoIlowing is a partial list OF pur
ohasas of the second Liberty Loai
bonds:
F. r. Meadows.
FAN Creek Sheep company
James w. May.
Philbrick & Greenwood.
Marjorie Bulhnch.
W. w. Wall, Jr.
Paul Bulfncn.
S. j. Adams.
g F.. Schiltz, M. d. -
c. W. Johnson.
- Ross L. Bolton.
Andrew Clawson.
o. F. Crowley.
r. S. Anderson.
T. E. ST. John.
n. G. A. Winter.
]. T. Doran.
BESSIE NJ. Williams.
L. D. Atkins.
G. S. Wennstrom.
0. r. Baum.
Jay Gibson.
F.. W. Ertle.
D. W. Davis.
r. Foster Lamm.
H. r. Sailing.
F. Myron Bethel.
A. Haag.
s. II. Anderson,
First National Bank.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-19
skarrs, Store Changes Hands.

Skaggs Cash store which has been
run and owned by NJ. B. Skaggs for
years, changed hands the first of the
week and now is the property of S. E.
Kramlich and P. D. Weber The new
owners took charge the first of the
week and expect to run it on the same
high class principles as il was run
under the former management.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-19
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PATRIOTIC PROGRAM BY
THE BOOSTERS.

The Boosters will give a pa
triotic program at the NJ. E.
church tonight. More than
fifty of them will take part,
enough to fill the choir loft and
overflow into the pulpit The
past two Friday nights the
Boosters have surprised and
pleased their friends. They
have a more elaborate pro-
gram tonight. The services
will be patriotic throughout,
and the church decorated in
colors.. Old soldiers are par
ticularly invited. Program
will begin at 1880 sharp.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-19

A dispatch to the Boise Statesman
SAYS the remaining fifteen per cent of
the draft for army service will be
called to leave for Camp Lewis on
Saturday, October 27. The local ex-
emption board has received no ad-
vices so far.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-19
All Day Meeting at NJ. E. Church.

There will be an all day meeting
at the NJ +. church next Sunday. This
has been arranged so that the peo-
pie from the country can come in and
stay all day. According to Rev. Mil
Ter there WIN be plenty Of dishes so
that all any one needs is the eats:
Womans meeting at o'clock.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-19
Slain by U-BOat Shrapnel.

James Tringor of Roanoke. va, az
cording to a dispatch to the Daily
Chronicle, was killed by shrapnel hreo
bv a German submarine upon the open
boats of a torpedoed British steamer
on which the American was employeu'
Another member of the crew in Irln-
sor's boat. a fireman, was WOUNDED
nv a she'll from the submarine and
-d;ed as he was being placed upon a
rescuing ship. There were l"elNe
Americans among the torty-hlhe sur
vivors landed at British port
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-19
Good Potato Yield.

]. F. Million has harvested about
nine hundred bushels of potatoes OF
good quality from three acres OF
ground in the American Falls town
site. They we're irrigated from the
waterworks plant Mr.. Million has
certainly done better than wheat grow
ers this year
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-19

The total subscriptions for bonds at
hotb hanks total $1,000. This does
not include the subscription Oh tne
banks themselves, which VIII De qulte
large, but these will leave the total
far short of the $S5,000 required. Buy
a bond Do it now!
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-19

MAYORS PROCLAMATION.

In compliance with the re-
quest of President Wilson that
Wednesday. October "a, 1917,
be observed as Liberty Day, l
hereby declare a half holiday
for said day, beginning at /
o'clock p. m. and continuing
until 6 o'clock, and call upon
all business houses to close
during such hours. and all citi-
zens to devote their time and
energies to the sale of Liberty
) Bonds.
Done in American Falls, Ida
: no, on October 10, 1917.
) (SeaD W. j. HANSON,
) Mayor.
; o. F. CROWLEY, Clerk.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-19

made within ten days the utilities COM
mission would issue an order compel
ling it to be made.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-19
SUBMARINE WARFARE MAY
BE BROUGHT TO OUR
DOORS.

Advices from Europe are to
the effect that Germany plans
TO extend the submarine zone TO
the waters of the Atlantic
coast and Cuba, and that the
appearance of submarines in
these waters may be expected
in the near future. The ad-
vices came from q neutral
country and are claimed to be
based on the assertions of an
officer OF the German navy.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-19
S0NG STORY WILL FEATURE MEETING FOR NOhEN Az VI
+. CHURCH SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Evangelist for at the NJ E.
him Sunday the Irene
the verdict of most OF them Ihe!
got o about, and will long remember
that mixed audience might near
genter
Press feels safe in saying that those VINO
will who will regret The osborn
Canada
meeting has popularity his meetings for men,
be than chin music and plenty OF II Inc
boosters will Callahan VIII Ar Osborn .wlu6rDnu
will sing and as
he entertainment features W
sho rlla
The mora w1
reaching and for the
Boosters
be
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-19
REAL BATTLE SCENES on
THE WESTERN FRONT.

The first chapter of twelve
of a series describing real war
scenes and incidents on the
western front by a young
American appears in this is
sue on page Z. Nothing more
enlightening than this series
has been published. II de-
scribes what our boys will
have to face within the next
few months. Included in the
battles participated in and de-
.o-sko5 ,~o tbn fret and -
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-22
URGE WOMEN WHO
HAVE NOT SIGNED UP
TO REGISTER SAT.

Saturday is The last day for the OF
tawa women 10 register Ii is hoped
that every woman in this vicinity who
has not already registered. will do so
al this time The headquarters in
the court house will be kept open
from in the morning until 3 az
nigh
Many women are reported as hav
ing been afraid 10 register when they
had On opportunity 10 do so before.
for fear they would he forced against
their wishes TO have 10 accept posi-
tons they did not wish 10 accept. or
10 do some sort OF war service There
is absolutely nothing compulsory
about accepting positions registered
for. and this is merely a registration
and is not an enlistment for war sery-
ice
All the local ministers have urged
the women in their churches 10 regis
ter. and most of the men in the city
are anxious for their wives 10 assist
this cause in every way possible.
The registrars for Saturday will be
Mrs. Jennie Hinton Mrs. George c.
Richly. Miss Adah Davis. Mrs. Al.
Richards. Mrs. j. Morton Megalfln.
Miss Ida Hagenbaugh. Mrs. Edward
Mccall and Mrs. Kincheloe.