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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-06-07
WAR TAX DRAFT is
NOT AN EASY TASK,

WASHINGTON, June 5.-Demands
from business interests for eleventh.
hour changes are making the senate
finance committees task of redraft-
ing the house war tax bill increas-
ingly difficult.
Tremendous pressure is being
brought to bear, said senator Lodge,
a republican member of the commit
tee."
Hundreds of kilograms and letters
are received daily. A score of lob
byists also are personally active"
The committee plans to complete
the bill by Friday. Work went for
ward today while both houses of
congress, were in recess observing
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-06-07
Contractor j. j. .LOhrenz
has Large Force of Men
and Teams ct Work and
Material for New Build
ing Will Arrive next week

]. ]. Lohrenz, the contractor for
the new court house, arrived from
Spokane Monday with his foreman
and all this week a large force of
men ana teams have been busy max
ing the excavation for the basement
which will be completed this week.
Mr.. Lohrenz reports that all the
material for the construction of the
new building has been purchased
and that he expects the steel to ar
rive from Portland next week.
The contractor will use as much
competent local help as he can Sc
cure and much of the material will
be purchased through local dealers.
From now on the work will be
pushed as fast as possible as Mr..
Lohrenz wishes to complete his
work before cold weather sets in.
Grant County Journal.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-06-07
EXCAVATION FOR COURT
HOUSE ABOUT COMPLETED
FOUR ARE JUNE BRIDES
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Mrs. Anna Schramm and Irwin
Hastings, of Sanderson, surprised
their many friends by driving to
Davenport and being quietly married
Wednesday of this week. They re-
turned Wednesday night in a new
Inter State car which they purchas-
ed while away. They were accomp-
led by Mrs. Schramm's son, Harry.
ROBERT ELSE.
Robert Else, who lives on the
Wanzer ranch 10 miles south of here
returned from the coast Wednesday
morning bringing with him blush
ing young bride. We did not learn
who the young lady was before her
marriage nor when the event took
place but Judging from her appear
ance and from Mr.. Wanzer's looks
he is quite we'll pleased with his bar
gain. Congratulations Mr.. and Mrs.
Else. May you live long and pros
per.
TWINING-GRIFFITH
"A very pretty wedding occurred at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A., D.
Frank Wednesday evening, June the
sixth at $3.50 P. NJ. When Laura Ruth
Griffith became the bride of Daniel
Cromwell Twining, Rev. James
Howell officiating. The house was
prettily decorated with cut flowers.
Only relatives of the immediate fam
lilies were present
BOX-HERMANSON
Elmer Box and Miss Lilly Herman
son motored to Ephrata last Monday
where they secured a license and
were quietly married. Their we'd
ding comes as surprise to their
many friends in this community.
Mr.. Box is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Col w. L. Box and has been raised
from childhood in Coulee City. He
is at present engaged in farming
west of this city. Elmer is one of
the most ambitious and enterprising
young men that Coulee City has ev-
er produced. Miss Hermanson is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hermanson
who live in the Coulee about four
miles north of here. She has host
of friends and admirers who wish
her we'll in her married life. Mr..
and Mrs. Box have the congratula
tions of the entire community.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-05-17
CONDENSED RECORD or the
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAvlNGs, b o IN q ., ACHIEVE.
MENTs. suFFERINos, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union news s1ryics
ABOUT THE WAR.

British retake most OF ground lost
II Fresnoy.
Great Britain's war cost to date is
$4,000. 5000
Germany Is feeling effect of Amer
loan blockade OF food products.
Imperial German counsellor TO pre-.
sent statement on German war aims.
British troops recapture greater por
hon OF Bullecourt and repulse violent
counter attacks east OF village.
Great Britain announces that despite
heavy fighting casualties have been
reduced from 80 to rs per cent.
Troops OF German crown prince
make heavy attacks on British and
French before Laon and Lens.
Six enemy aeroplanes brought down
has been Americas bit" contributed
against Germany since April 9Th
Seven British aeroplanes shot down
seven German balloons in a fesump,
lion OF a vigorous aerial offensive by
British fllers.
Along Scarpe river east OF Arras
sanguinary encounters are reported
Advantage rests with British Por,
lions of Roeux have been taken.
The loss OF two prominent German
submarine commanders, In addition to
several previously reported, was dis.
siosed In reichstag speech.
According to reports in Norfolk, Va,
aayal circles tho American torpedo
boat destroyer Davis was attacked by
/ German submarine near the war
tone
In Macedonia the Serbian troops
have captured and held against coun-
ter attacks several trenches on Do,
bropolye Heights, east OF the Cerna
river.
South Of Souehex river, Teuton ar
mics make third attempt 70 recapturs
lost ground. First success is defeated
by British counter attack. Germans
uss boiling OIL
The naval attack on the German
submarine base Zeebrugge, on the Bel
sian coast. was the most destructive
ret made By British warshlps. Two
submarine sheds were blown up, Six.
ly-three persons were killed and up,
Earda NJ a huudrpd ntbara mara t.i,.n
10 hospitals.
On southern end OF line held by
French, Germans Sunday morning
made strong attacks on plateau Of
fCraonna, on sector north OF Rheims
and In region OF Maisons de Cham
pasne, FRENCH put down all three at.
lacks, with artillery and rifles. caus,
ing heavy casualties.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-05-17
SPORT.
standing of Western League lIut


The Western Colt Association will
subscribe $4,000 10 the liberty loan,
using substantially all its available
surplus.
The University OF Nebraska, al Min
neapolis, defeated the University OF
Minnesota In a dual track and field
meet scoring 66 points 10 Minnesotas
50.
A dispatch from Youngstown, Ohio.
states that Charles i'Chuck") Barrett
Of Bellevue, Pa. has enlisted in the
mosquito fleet Of the naval reserves
and has gone TO assume his duties,
Red Toner. former Denver corner
lot star, Is now hurling for the Ray,
Ariz,, team and is anxious to see other
Colorado stars land positions with the
Ray club Toner, il will be remem.
hered, some few years ago was a star
on the corner lots and also In the
Western league and was born and
reared in Colorado
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-05-17
WASHINGTON,

Secretary Redfield wants every
farmer to have pond and raise fish
Senate approved amendment prohib
iting use Of grain In manufacture OF
whisky.
House war tax measure subjected TO
severe criticism in Senate committee
bearing.
House reyerses previous action and
orders Roosevelt be permitted to take
army to France.
Moved by the pleas OF Marshal Jof
ire and other members OF the French
war missions, President Wilson has
decided to send American troops to
the European firing line az soon as ii
u physically possible.
Saturdays sharp rise In July ana
September grain prices on the Chi.
easo exchange drew from the Agricul.
tural Department statement de.
nouncins food gamblers and eco.
nomic parasites" Carl yrooman, the
assistant secretary. declared the time
had come for the government to take
decisive action to check the upward
trend.
Secretary Of State Lansing an.
n0unced that Russian commission,
representins the new provisional gov
srnment, Is 70 be sent to the United
States.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-05-17
GENE RAJ,

German newspapers face suspension
because of paper famine.
Reunion Of Northern and Southern
Presbyterian churches to be consld.
cred
A great parade Of the Filipinos of
Manila vas held at Manila as a dem.
onstratlon and pledge of their allegl.
ance TO the United States.
Frank Millen, young farmer at
EIkton, Ky, killed his father, Charles
Millen. his mother, Mrs. Betty Millen:
his brother, Elmore, and his brothers
wife, Amy. with an axe and hanged
himself.
Charles NJ Schwab has launched
The Dundalk Company, s5,l00,000
corporation, TO develop hundreds OF
acres Of land adjacent to sparrows
Point and the Baltimore branch OF the
Bethlehem Steel Company.
Fourteen Mexican government sol.
dlers were killed and two wounded
during the fighting which occurred at
Vado de Piedra, thirty miles from
Ojinaga, opposite Preside. Texas Jose
Ynez Salazars villa command lost
nine killed.
British official statistics of retail
prices OF food given in the Board OF
Trade labor gazette show an increase
up TO March 3lst OF 81 per cent, as
compared with July, 1914 Food prices
In other countries show increases as
follows; Austria. I'LL per cent; Italy,
10 per cent; United States, over "a
per cent; Canada, Ss.5 per cent: Aus.
tralia, 25.3 per cent. and New Zealand
52,2 per cent.
The federal office of markets at
Washington reported an increase Of
260 per cent in poultry held in storage
May lst, as compared with stocks on
the same date year ago, but marked
decreases In all classes OF meats, ex.
eept cured beef. Storage turkeys
showed the greatest increase, 1856 per
cent
Two months of campaigning for a
million gardens In the United States
are estimated to have turned the st.
tention Of more than 10000 900 people
to the Ask Of producing food.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-05-17
FOREIGN.

A coalition ministry will be formed
in Russia
Minister OF War Bossboom has ten
dered his resignation to Queen VII.
heimina
The extreme wing of Russian Social
lists will not be represented al the so
cialist conference TO be held at Stock.
holm.
A collapse In rubles, attributed to
the chaotic state OF affairs In Russia
was a feature OF the foreign exchange
market.
The secretary OF state made denial
OF the report OF revolution in Boliv-
la He said the situation in the re-
public was tranquil
Joseph Jacques Joffre, marshal Of
France, paid visit TO Montreal that
will rank as one OF the greatest events
of Canadian history.
The Norwegian steamers Tiger and
Leikanger have been sunk by Ger,
man submarines ten miles off the
northwest coast OF Spain.
The increasing efficiency OF the al
lies submarine destruction Is recog
nized in speech by the German sec
retary OF the navy in the reichstag.
Loss OF big passenger steamer
with seventy persons, including sev.
eral people OF note, aboard was an.
nouneed in a London Chronicle edi-
torial.
Emperor William recognizes no
state of war with the United States
so far as his personal comfort is con
cerned. lie has summoned his Amer.
ican dentist, Arthur Newton Davis OF
Piqua. Ohio, TO visit him al Great
Headquarters and attend to the neces,
sary repairs TO the imperial jaw.
A llayas dispatch from Milan says.
The Petrograd correspondent OF the
Corriere de La Sera wires that Sc
cret dispatch read al the historic night
conference between the members OF
the Russian provisional government
and the workmen's and soldiers coun.
ell came from the American govern.
ment and dealt with the conditions
required for the granting OF loan.
The reading OF this dispatch, says the
correspondent, decided The representa-.
ttyes of the workmen's and soldiers
committee to accept the views Of the
provisional government.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-05-17
IVES TERN.

A campaign against needless waste
sf foodstutts was inaugurated at
meeting at Phoenix, Ariz.
American Socialists send message
to German Socialists saying that peace
cannot be restored unless kaiser is
banlshed,
Pres. Joe V. Prochaska issued a call
for the annual meeting OF tho Ocean.
to0cean Highway Association, at
Globe. Arir., June SO.
The national parks in California
will be thrown open for cattle and
sheep grazing as an emergency act 10
Increase the output of food. wool and
leather
The National Council OF Women,
representing 7.OO0.0Oo members OF
women's clubs In the United States,
In session at Chicago, decided to de.
vote all its energies TO performing
the maximum of service to the coun.
try during the war
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-05-17
Student Reserve Go to Fort Riley.

Denyer,-The last OF the student OF.
ficers Of the reserve corps, ordered to
Fort Riley. in the first call, left for
the training camp as 1000 assembled
men and women stood by and cheered.
There were about 1870 in the party,
consisting largely OF applicants from
Colorado Springs, students OF the Uni.
versity OF Colorado at Boulder, and
from other towns scattered through
the state.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-05-17
Girl Killed az Auto leaps.

Sterling.-Viola Fleming, 81 years
old, is dead from injuries received
when an automobile took a flying leap
from the roadway east OF this place
and, after turning clear over, brought
up against a telegraph pole. G. Rizer.
. railway conductor. of Denver, suf.
fsred broken rib; Ella Walker, rs
years old, received broken collar.
bone. and Isaac McCoul, roundhouse
foreman at this place. was injured
and bruised.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-05-17
COLORADO CROP REPORT
WHEAT CROP IN UNITED STATES
LEsST IN THIRTEEN YEARS
Winter Wheat Yield In State Esti.
mated at $4,000 Bushels. Com.
pared With 7,4oo 900 in 1916.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Denver.-A summary OF the May
crop report for the State OF Colorado
and for the United States. as compiled
by the Bureau OF Crop Estimates land
transmitted through the Weather Blu.
reaul. United States Department OF
Agriculture, is as follows:
Winter Wheat
State-May ! forecast, 100000
bushels; production last year final
estimatel. 100000: two years ago.
100000; 1904 average. 4.3s4.o00.
United States-May ! forecast. $685.
100000 bushels; production last year
final estimatet, 900; two years
ago, GI3.si7o00. 1904 average. 4si.-
654 900.
State-May forecast. 100000 bush
els: production last year final esti.
matel, $4,000: two years ago. 525, 900.
United States-May condition
ss.1. compared with the ten.year aver
age OF s79.
Pasture
State-May ! condition 50. COM
pared with tue ten-year average Of 80.
United States-May ! forecast, co.
100000 bushels: production last year
final estimatei, 47.3S5,00O; two years
ago, 54,o50,00O.
Meadows
State-May / condition as, COM
pared with the ten.year average OF "a.
United States-May condition Sl.s,
compared with the ten-year average
OF s5.2.
Spring Flowing
State-Per cent done to May !, 1917,
estimated 60 per cent, compared with
II May last year and e., the ten
year average.
United States-Per cent done to
May /, 1911. estimated TIA per cent.
compared with 70.i per cent on May l
last year and 693, the ten.year aver
age
Spring Planting
State-Per cent done to May l, 1917.
estimated 80 per cent. compared with
65 May last year and 50, the ten.
year average.
United States-Per cent done to
May |, 1917. estimated 5s.7 per cent.
compared with 56.7 per cent on May l
last year and sos per cent, the ten.
year average.
Hay
State-Old crop on farms May 1, %.
timated $4,000 tons, compared with
265.000 year ago and $4,000 two
years ago.
United States-Old crops on farms
May /, estimated l2.50o,o00 tons. com.
pared with l4,i52.0o0 a year ago and
l0,7s7,ooo two years ago.
Prices
The first price given below 10 the
average on May this year, and the
second the average on May / last
year.
State-Wheat, 1879 and 90 cents per
bushels corn. 1876 and 60: oats, - and
So. potatoes, 256 and 10l; hay, sl7.7o
and $40 per ton; eggs, 32 and 10
cents per dozen.
United States-Wheat, 245.s and
lo2.5 cents per bushel corn, 1906 and
72,S; oats, 7l.0 and i2G potatoes.
27s.6 and 9i.S; hay. sfiii and sl2.22
per ton: cotton, 1879 and lis cents
per pound; eggs, 800 and 1871 cents
per dozen.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-05-17
HEAL BABY RASHES
That Itch, Burn and Torture With cutl.
cura-Trial Free.

A hot Cutlcura Soap bath Is soothing
TO irrltated skins when followed by
gentle application Of Cuticura ONT
ment. Use Cuticura for everyday tol.
let preparations TO prevent such trou-
bles. After this treatment baby sleeps
mother rests and healment follows.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard. Cuticura. Dept. l.,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-05-17
Fort Morgan Boys Join Reserve

Fort Morgan.-Carl Shadowen, Her
bert Thompson and George Alien. all
Fort Morgan boys in the officers re.
serve, departed for Fort Riley, Kan,
in answer TO a call from the United
States. They we're escorted to the
depot by the high school cadets and
high school girls.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-05-17
Thirty-one Respond to War Call.

Longmont, Though the movement
for the organization of cavalry
troop OF Longmont young men was
started only three days ago, thirty.
one already have signed and indica.
tions are that the required seventy.
one will have been obtained in a few
days.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-05-17
F FRECKLES
Now II the Time TO Get Rid Of These
Ii9ly aDota

There's no longer the slightest need Of
feeling ashamed OF your freekies a. the
prescription othine - double strength - 10
guaranteed to remove these homeiy spots
simply get an ounce OF othine-doubls
strength-from your druggist, and apply .
little Of Il night and morning and you
should soon see that even the worst freckles
have begun to disappear. while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely. II 10 seldom
that more than one ounce 10 needed to com.
pletely clear the skin and gain q beautiful
clear complexion.
Be sure TO ask for the double strength
othine. as this 10 sold under guarantee Of
money back II II falls to remove freckies-
Adv
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-05-17
Trampled to Death by Horse.

Colorado Springs-Archibal Glenn,
10, an express driver, was trampled TO
death by his horse. The body was dis.
covered several hours later by a mar.
ried daughter when Glenn failed to
return from the barn.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-05-17
Mean Consolation.

'Dobbs has been stealing all my
best ideas. Now, what would you call
lhatfn Petty larceny"
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-05-17
Just the Thino

Where can l learn to be an expert
on teaf Il suppose q samoyarslty
would be the Idea for you"
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-05-17
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union New, Service.
COMING EVENTS.

May 17-2o-Conventi6n Colorado Sun
day School Association at Colorado
Springs.
June l6.-Annual Straw berry Festival
and Carnival at Glcnwood Springs.
June 2l-22--Cnristian Endeayor Con-
ventlon Mt SalIda
Aug. National Convention Of Afri-
can Race at Denver.
sept; lI-22-Colorado state Fair at Pu-
eblo.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-05-17
The Natural Procedure.

How do they begin an airplane
meet" Il guess they do IT with fly
Ing start"
Evening star., 1917-05-06

ment of steel shipbuilding the business
of building wooden ships gradually de-
clined as the steel vessels at prevailing
prices were more desirable invest
ment. But later the high cost of steel
construction began to influence builders
to consider the advisability of building
wooden ships. Today wooden ships are
an absolute necessity, owing to the
scarcity of steel The many drains upon
thet steel industry during the past three
years for naval vessels, railways, guns
and shells have almost placed steel in
the ranks with the precious metals.
The wooden vessel is therefore COM
ing into its own again. chiefly in the
form of schooners with auxiliary en-
gines. At the present crisis, the wooden
ship has much to recommend it. The
raw material to build it is practically
inexhaustible. The lumber interests of
this country and Canada are in posi-
tion to supply enough lumber to de-
velop fleet faster than submarines
can destroy it.
To build these vessels in hurry is
not a difficult matter Indeed. this is
the advantage of wooden fleet at this
time when speed is a desirable element.
The wooden vessel requires little
preparation for it's construction at the
yards One may take a desolate sea
coast and within the space of five
months-with ingenuity and labor and
work--turn out at least three wooden
vessels of the type the shipping board
Evening star., 1917-05-06

desires for the emergency fleet. In
fact. the ability to turn out as many
vessels as the shipping board desires
will only be hampered by the scarcity
of skilled labor and the possible in
ability of engine manufacturers to
keep up with the demand
The standard wooden ship planned
for will be about 270 feet long. with
dead weight tonnage of $500. and
will employ, on the Pacific coast, about
1850. 900 feet of lumber. and on the
Atlantic coast. where the hard pine
material is stronger about 100000.
The model to be selected as a standard
will be the pure steamer type. Sails.
of course. will be tabooed, as they at
tract attention at a great distance. Low
visibility will be a feature. and they
will be painted the color of the sea. to
make them as much a part of their
watery surroundings as possible.
Each part will be standardized. as are
the parts of an automobile; special MAJ
chimes will be assigned to the produc-
ton to assure utmost rapidity and
highest operating economy. An unpre
cedented perfection in wooden mari
time construction will undoubtedly be
reached when the complete mobiliza-
ton of shipbuildng forces ultimately
takes place.
The main ideal is to produce ships.
and to produce them quickly for over
sea transportation. Though naval ar
chitects are now carefully preparing
Evening star., 1917-05-06

and experience in admiralty cases. He
is vitality interested in the question of
a merchant marine. and is familiar
with this big problem. He is a native
of San Francisco. and a graduate of
the University of California and Har-
ward Law School.
Mr.. Brent does not profess to be an
expert on maritime matters, but he is
familiar with related questions, and is
widely acquainted with traffic on the
great lakes and the coasts. He has
made study of shipping and shipping
conditions, and is well equipped to give
counsel in matters of making regula-
tions in accordance with powers con-
ferred upon the board. particularly as
regards the traffic problems
Md. Donald has a lifelong experience
in matters relating to the steamship
business. He is conversant with ocean
transportation problems of the United
States. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he
became citizen of the United States
twenty-six years ago. AS a young man
he spent six years with one of the
Evening star., 1917-05-06

pared with them. The coal fields are
well extended through the empire. and
this has been one of the means of
building up the German iron and steel
industry. There are extensive deposits
in Silesia. The great deposits. how
ever, are in the west, along the Rhine.
Thirty-five years ago, or soon after
Germany possessed herself of Alsace-
Lorraine, the total annual coal produc-
ton of the German empire was in the
neighborhood of 50,000.000 tons. When
the great war broke out it was ap-
preaching 300,000.000 tons. and the beds
are good for centuries. Germany i'm
ports some coal, because of geographi-
cal convenience. but it exports more
than it imports, ordinarily. With the
present boundaries of the empire -un-
changed there is consequently 300, ,000.-
600 tons of coal available annually for
industrial purposes. The use for do
mestic purposes is comparatively small.
The bulk of the coal is mined in
what is known as the Rhenish-,We
phalian district. Of which the Ruhr
basin is the center. 1t is this source OF