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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-11-30

For SALE-Three Poland China boar
pigs. 14t2 B. MCALLIsTER.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-11-30
Red Cross Basket Social a Success.

The basket social given Tuesday ev-
ening as Red Cross benefit seems to
have been signal success from every
standpoint. The attendance was good
and all seemed to enter into the game
with fine spirit. With H. o. Brooks
as auctioneer, the baskets sold for
s24s. 40, the artificial "pumpkin for
$40, the apples for $45.4O and 't1e cof-
fee for s7.05. The principal expense
was for the music. There were money
contributions amounting to $24.O5. The
net proceeds were 1921, which will be
a fine boost for the work of the chac-
ter.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-17

Portland. Oct i6.-Labor union
today told the federal
adjustment board in session here in
an effort to settle the strike in the
steel and wooden ship yards. that
conscription OF labor for the yards.
was preferable to any action or COM
promise which would not give the
union men the principles for which
they are out. in effect CLOSED shop"
While the adjustment board was
in session. the police guarded every
plant where the employers are at
tempting to operate despite the
strike. A picket line OF more than
100 attempted demonstration at
the Independent foundry late this
evening but we're held In check by
a special police reserve. There were
no arrests there. but at other places
about the city six men we're arrested.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-17
FEDERAL MEDIATION BOARD
SECURES RETURN OF SHIP
BUMDERs
PORTLAND STRIKERS ARE FIRM
Prefer That ls,iorefs should be
Drafted A. Such to Concession of
Principle of Closed Shop

Seattle, Oct 1.-THE strike
among shIpyard employees here Is
considered as temporarily settled
and strikers. TO the number OF about
1900 are expected to return 20
their work Monday.
This result comes from an appeal
to the mems patriotism made by the
federal wage adjustment board a
few days ago. The decision TO re-
turn to work was made at a meet
ing held last night.
All will 20 to work under the con-
di,ions which prevailed before the
strike leaving their claim for an
adjustment OF wages and closed
shop In the hands of the adjustment
board
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-17
NOT ABLE
. TO HOLD TEUT0NS
Germans Proceeding 10 Take Posscs.
sion ~ Islands, Cutting ON GnrTi.
sons From Home LINES

Petrograd. Oct. 1.-THE Russian
home war Office has completely lost
touch with the troops which Ware
stationed on the Island OF oescl
II was learned here today that one
German warship ran into mine
near the coast of the Island. After
the explosion II made for the coast.
MS fate is as yet unknown.
The landing OF German troops on
orsel island could have been avertcd
only by risklng battle under unfay-
orablc circumstances. which might
have resulted In the opening OF the
Gulf Of Finland to the enemy Ad-
miral verdcryskl. minister OF mar
Inc, said today. The blow Is hard
one to Russia. but the Russian peo-
pie apparently we're In. no position to
hinder the Germans.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-17
sOuTHEiiN CITIES WANT AGI,EE.
MENT 10 PREVENT fuWrmEn
tEpIilsAL AR RAIDS
RIGA GULF MOVE UM|MPORTANT
Italy L. Gctting Ready 10 dive Aus
irians Another stirring Along the
isnnlD tiuni

The Germans are taking posses
sion OF the Islands near the mouth
of the Gull Of Riga, but well inform
cd military authorities place little
importance upon the move, thinking
that II ls part OF GcrmanyS cfior,
10 compose internal troubles In the
imperial navy.
The determination OF England to
bomb the towns OF Germany In re-.
prlSal for raids upon England. is
having u SOLDERING effect upon the
south Germans IN indicated by the
Mucnchcncr Post which suggests
that the belllgernts come 10 mu-
tunl agreement to forego further
mir raldlng upon unfortificd towns.
The troops ~ the entente allies
are still keeping 10 their trenches In
FLANDERS. probably awaiting better
ment of soil conditions Possibly
however. Field Marshal Halg and the
French commander on his left, have
not yet sufficiently pounded the Ger
man lines with their big guns to war
rant tho turning loose OF the infan-
try for further gains. Day and nishi
the British and French guns are
showcring the German positions with
the usual mass Of steel and the Ger
mans are replying vigorously.
There Is every indication that
shortly along the Isonzo front In the
Austro. Italian zone another big bat
tie will begin. From the head OF the
Adriatic northward 90 the Bainsizaa
plateau Intense artillery duels are In
progress Considerable activity also
is In progress on the Carso.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-17
CHICAGO FACES
COAL SHORTAGE
II Illinois Coal Mine Strikes Continue
Ten Days Longer, City's supply
VIII he Depleted

Chicago, Oct. i7.--Unless the
strike in the Illinois coal fields is
settled within ten days business In
Chicago will be paralyzed, according
to the statement OF Fred w. Upham.
president of the largest coal com
pany here. There is less than 10
days supply in the city and no coal
coming in."-said Mr.. Upham today.
More than 40 coal mines in I'LL
nois, employing between $4,000 and
$4,000 miners were shut down to-
day and the commercial mining in
dustry OF the state tonight faces
practical paralysis, operators here
stated. as result OF the spreading
strike OF miners who demand imme-
diate wage increases.
Miners said today they we're given
to understand that the new wage
agreement. reached at Washington,
d. c.. would be effective without de-
lay. Operators. on the other hand,
pointed to a clause making the in
creases contingent upon advance by
the fuel administration in Illinois
coal prices. declaring present prices
are prohlbitive OF wage increases.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-17
STUDENTS At SCHOOLS WILL
SUPPLY THIS CITY's QUOTA IN
IMPORTANT WORK
COUNTRY RESPONDING READILY
First Time In This country' History
Soldier Camps Are to he Made
Helpful Rather Than Hurtful

Friday OF this week is the day set
BY the Chamber OF Commerce and
the school authorities Tor the col
iecting, through the city's school
children. OF the Grants Pass quota
to the War-Camp Community Rec
reation fund. The children will be
handed a circular on Thursday, stat
ing the purposes OF the fund. They
will ask that the parents cooper
ate by helping each OF the children
to do his or her little bit In this
great cause. which bit is SO cents
each.
These sums will be brought to the
schools Friday, and collected by the
teachers. Each school principal will
turn over the collections Of their
school to Roy X. Hackett, treasurer.
at the First National bank. who viii
forward the same to Washington
without delay.
The telegram to Secretary of War
Baker. to be signed by each Of the
school children contributing his or
her bit. has been prepared and will
be sent Friday night or early Sat
urday morning as soon as tho names
can be correctly listed. One of the
duties of each teacher in this work
will be to keep correct list Of the
children in her room who join In
this movement. which will doubt
less be practically every child IN the
schools.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-17
PRIZES FOR CORN
SHOW ANNOUNCED

The first annual corn shown OF
southern oregon, will be held ut
Grants Pass. Oregon. In the rooms OF
the winetropt Implement Com
pany, on November 10th and I'm,
1917
The premium list ls as follows
The best ear OF field corn. LIST,
SI5. 2nd. $40; 3rd, 81.
The best 10 ears field corn, lst.
Si5. End. $40; Srd. s.
The best 10 ears dry land corn.
LIST. IS; End, So, 3rd. $S'
The best 10 stalks of silagc corn.
list, Syracus plow: Ind. Acme har-
row or harrow cart 3rd one di-
verse cultivator.
Best school team In corn string
ing contest. LIST, s.; End. 80; 3rd.
81.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-17
suIIsC CItIITiONs ARE COMING IN
BETTEIs, MT GOAL ~ STILL
FAR AWAY
STATE CAMPAIGN WARMING UP
Speakers Travelling Over Oregon stir
People to Need u Supporting Gov 4
eminent In Crises

Washington, Oct. Reports
coming In from all over the country
today indicate that the billion dollar
point has been reached In Liberty
loan subscriptions.
Committees In almost every part
of the country still wire encourage
ingly that they can make their max
imum totals. . treasury statement
said today.
Possibly they can. but either they
are concealing their actual sales
which Is not believed TO be the case
or there must be most unexpect-
ed spurt In the offing." the state
ment said. Certainly there IL little
about the sales thus far TO win great
confidence that the Ave billion dol
lar mark will be reached"
Granting the most reasonable al
lowance for unrcported sales" the
treasury's statement continues, the
situation Is not encouraging. Every
day since the beginning OF the drive
October I. the daily quota necessary
to achieving the desired total Of s5.-
600. 900 900 by October 81 has
grown larger until tonight It reaches,
in all probability the enormous fig
ures OF s400. .O00. 900.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-17

Washington. Oct. 1.-THE Am
erican spirit must be made in Amer
ica.' This is the substance Of the
admonition of Secretary of War
Baker who has called upon the peo-
pie OF the United States to do all in
their power to make the life Of the
student soldiers and sailors in this
country pleasant and profitable
one. r.
Officials at the national headquar-
ters here of the war camp commun-
ity recreation fund. of which John
~ Willys. Of Toledo, has been APP
pointed chairman by Secretaries
Baker and Daniels jointly. state that
this is the first time in the worlds
history that sustained and organized
effort has been made to throw
around nations army all the
wholesome. stimulating environment
by which the men in training would
be surrounded II they we're at home.
Always in the past camp and COM
have been left to shift for
themselves with resultant damages
to both sides.
Trained organizers. under the di-
rection of the war department and
navy department commissions on
training camp activities are lining up
the forces around every training
camp to give the men the helpful.
normal entertainment which they
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-17
BOTH Of CH|NkS CONTEND|NG
FACTIONS CLAIM LEGAL STATUS

Peking. Sept l.--Correspondence
of the Associated Press) -Constitu-
tionality is the wall behind which
contending factions in China are
taking refuge. Premier Tuan Chi
Jul insists that the republic which
he re-established In Peking with
Vice President Feng Kuo-chang at
It's head, Is the constitutional gov
ernment of China.
The so-called parliament at Can
ton consisting OF so or 60 members
of the dissolved parliament insists
that II Is the constitutional govern
ment of China, and that LII Yuan
hung still is the president.
The "constitutionallsts," now ac-
tive In the south China under the
direction of Sun Yat-sen. have con-
tested every important change III the
central government during The last
few months. and denounced II rs uc-
constitutional. They say Iii Yuan
hung had no right to dissolve par
lament. and that there certainly is
nothing in the Nanking provisional
constitution which justified such ac-
tion.
Consequently. according t. their
line Of reasoning. Feng Iiuo chang
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-17

Is neither the legal president nor
the legal acting president Of China.
There Is some doubt as t. what
Feng Kuo-chang's own contention is
as to his legal status. While h. was
permitted all foreign legations to lie
presented to him as president aud
signs official documents as president,
he is represented to provisional an
thorities as being only acting presi-
dent. II is believed that Fcng Euo-
chang is undoubtedly anxious to he
elected president by a parliament
legally constituted. or constituted as
legally as II is possible to do So un-
der the present unsettled conditions
in China. H. lad held out against
the plan of his cabinet to hnvN n ma
tional council formed with livn 'lrm-
bers from each province t, act rs i
parliament.
Fene Kuo-chang heads de ia
government which actually exists in
Peking. and has the support OF ~
provinces and the recognition .of all
important foreign powers. There
fore, the efforts of the opposition in
the south to oppose the Peking gov
ernment and deny its legal existence
thus far seem futile.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-17

Christiania, Oct. 17.-New and
stringent regulations come into
force shortly in regard to life-saving
appliances to be used on Norwegian
ships traversing the war zones.
Each lifeboat must be half cover
ed over with waterproof cloth as a
shelter, and must be provided with
oil-skins for the crew. with signal
lights. a hand pump. and ample sup
plies OF bread. meat and water
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-17
AMERICA WILL GO TO
ALLIED CONFERENCE

Washington, Oct. li-While an
official announcement is withheld,
1t is practically certain that the
United States will be represented at
coming. conference of the allied
nations now at war against Germany
which will probably be held in Paris
at an early date.
Secretary of State Lansing has
stated that it has been definitely de-
cided that such conference will
be held and the United States is
considering whether it should par
ticipate therein.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-17
PRICE OF FISH IN
HONOLULU Is HIGH

Honolulu, T. H.. Oct. Thy
maiD-Though the waters of the
Pacific surrounding the Hawaiian
islands teen with fish Of all des-
cription and variety. still those who
are fond OF them must pay exorbi-
tant prices. far In excess of those
on the mainland. An instance OF
this is seen In the price prevailing
for mullet. choice delicacy which
has recently gone to 30 cents a
pound.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-17
NORWAY ADOPTS STRINGENT uFE-SAVlNG
RULES FOR SHIPPING THROUGH WAR ZONE

Each ship must carry an extra
boat OF at least 105 cubic feet. and
large enough to take the whole crew,
This boat must contain air cham
bers and have a cork belt around it.
Either this boat or one of the regu-
lar lifeboats must be supplied with
motor, together with fuel for two
days and tow rope.
Passenger boats must have ten
cubic feet Of lifeboat room for each
person on board.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-17
AMERICAN DESTROYER
IS HIT BY SUBMARINE

Washington, Oct. 17.--:s;:D y. m.
An American destroyer ON patrol
duty In the war zone has been tor
I'etioci BY u German submarine, with
one man killed and five wounded.
The destroyer managed to make
port despite the severe damage done
to her hull. Gunner's Mate Osmond
Ingram was killed, being blown
overheard by the force OF the cx-
ploslon.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-17
RUSSIA IS FLAGLESS 50 PATRIOTIC ALLIED
PARADE COULD NOT HONOR NEW DEMOCRACY

old imperial flag abandoned. .
MIR. Root wired In reply to an In
Quiry on the matter. mo new flag
adopted. New flag hardly to be ex-
pected until approaching constitu-
tionnl assembly has determined on
form of government. Situation idcn-
tical with ours for first year after
declaration Of independence.
The farewell could not easily he
postponed, and Russia's flag was ab-
sent.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-17

Helena, Mont, Oct. 1.-THE Rus
sian flag did not appear in recent
parade held here In honor OF de-
parting drafted men. The local
committee wished to honor the new
republic by such representation,
along with the flags OF other allies
but announced, on no less authority
than that OF Ellhu Root of New
York. head OF the American mis-
sion which returned recently from
Russia. that the nation is entirely
flagless.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-17
GERMAN SAILORS SENT TO
EASTERN DETENTION CAMPS

San Francisco Oct. l7.-0ne hun
dred and sixty officers and men
from the interned German merchant
men. who have been kept at Angel
Island. we're sent east today for de-
tention in the Philadelphia and
North Carolina camps.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-17
AMMUNITION MAKERS
TRIED TAX OODG|NG

Washington. Oct. 17.-Internal
revenue agents have reported that
evasion OF the special tax of l2is
per cent upon munition manufac.
turers. have totaled approximately
s17.5OO,OOO. The government has
obtained over $4,000. .o00O of thi.
sum by vigorous measures against
the offenders.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-17

Portland. Oct. i7.-Liberty loan
subscription In Oregon today reach
ed s4.s1o.s4o. or more than a anar-
tor OF the allotment OF s16.500, 900
for the state. Banks today took up
for consideration the proposal to
lend Observation-Disclosures bor-
rowers money at four per cent in
tead OF five and six. the rate pre-
vaiiing. A battery of speakers to-
night began speaking campaign
covering every important town In
oregon.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-17
GOTCH LEAVES HOSPITAL
HEALTH GREATLY IMPROVED

Chicago Oct. lT.--Frank Gotch.
champion wrestler OF the world, who
has been confined to the hospital
here for over week for an injury
to his back done In lifting logs on
his Iowa farm. left today decidedly
improved and well on the road to
complete recovery.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-17
HOOVER APPEALS FOR
SMALLER SUGAR USE

Washington. Oct. 1.-THE food
has today made a
special appeal to the American peo-
pie to eat less sugar so as to miti-
gate the effects of shortage which
will not be relieved until the new
crop comes In late In November.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-17
LOWER CALIFORNIA HAS
NEW MEXICAN GOVERNOR

Mexico City, Oct. i7.-General
Manuel Mestas has been named gov
ernor OF the lower half of Lower
California and has left for La Paz
to assume his post,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-17
OPPOSE
GERMAN WAR LOANS

Amsterdam Oct. ~ German So
cialist papers state that the social
lists of that country have decided TO
vote against the new war credit Of
ten billion marks which Will be sub
mitted to the reIchstag In December
unless Chancellor Michaelis resigns.
Morris tribune., 1917-04-13
MUsTINKA FLOODS
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No. 8 of Grant county en1pties into
Five Mile Creek at the Grant county
line has an elevation of 1898 feet
above sea level. Where Five and
Twelve Mile Creeks enter the Mus
tinka River the elevation is 994 feet
above sea level Lake Traverse has
an elevation of 976 feet above sea
level. The lower part Of the Five
Mile and Twelve Mile Creeks are
very shallow as is also the Mustinka
River and the volume of water COM
ing with big fall from the upper
end of those three streams and rush
ing into a valley that has little slope
from the sides and less lengthwise
soon covers it and destroys the crops.
That the lower part of the Mus
tinka Valley will not be practicable
farming country if some thing is not
done to remedy conditions, is the
contention of those who favor the
ditch.
At the present time these farm
lands are flooded, and the rush of
water last week carried away $4O,-
900 to $4,000 worth of bridges
which Traverse county has built
across the Mustinka.
The estimated cost of the ditch is
$58O,0O0 and the assessment of bene-
fits amount to $1,3O2,599 levied in
varying amounts against most of the
land in the Mustinka River basin
shown on the accompanying map. If
these assessments stand, the cost will
be about As per cent of the benefits.
A large part of the assessments are
for special benefits but about 100000
acres of land are assessed general
benefits of $1.OO an acre. If these
should be stricken out, the cost
would then be between IS and 70 per
cent of the benefits.
A great many property owners are
objecting to the assessment of bene-
fits and damages, some alleging that
they receive no benefit whatever and
others favOring the ditch but object
ing to the amount of the assessment.
These questions are to come before
the court. Murphy & Anderson, of
Wheaton, will represent the petition
ers, while various groups of property
owners have employed counsel to re
present them, including j. B. Ormond
of this city, T. J. McElligott, of APP
pletOn, J. O. Grove, of Glenwood, T.
J. Mangan, of this city, and others.
The proposed ditch and the assess
ments therefor have been discussed
at various meetings held by those
affected. At a meeting held at
Wheaton, according to the Gazette
Morris tribune., 1917-04-13
JUNIOR COLLEGE FOR MORRIS
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school would teach the subject or
group of subjects that she was best
prepared for. Promotion of pupils
would be by subjects and not by
classes. The upstairs rooms of the
Longfellow building will probably
be used for the junior high school
class work. There are about 20 jun
ior high schools in Minnesota.
The desirable feature or purpose
is to bridge over the period from the
intermediate grades to the high
school. The Seventh and Eighth
grades record the greatest mortality
of pupils quitting school. When the
pupil reaches the legal age he drops
out of school and goes to work. He
has lost interest in school work and
he does not go on to high school
Athletics, literary societies and all of
the student activities of the senior
high school and Junior college would
be provided for the Junior high
school student. He would be inter
ested in these activities and also his
work and would not become weary
of the review work that now com
poses the curriculum of the Seventh
and Eighth grades. The additional
expense, Supt. Simonds said, would
be very slight.
The school board voted to make q
Morris tribune., 1917-04-13

Reporter, "those who object to the
assessment contend that Traverse
county lands should be assessed only
for such an amount as would be
necessary to provide an outlet for
the water drained from these lands
That the other counties should pay
for their own drainage projects and
for the increase in size of the ditch
thru Traverse county to accommodate
the waters that will come from these
other counties"
On the other hand we mentioned
last week that Martin Strand was
here representing a committee of
Donnelly farmers. Mr.. Strand states
that he has his farm we'll drained,
according to the Donnelly Star. HE
paid his share toward the ditch
west of town and tiled into it. Were
he to drain into this new ditch he
would have to go five miles and run
his tile in some places 20 feet deep.
Yet he is taxed $1,100."
Among those who will be forced
to pay for this ditch if it goes
LuIOuSu dl0 oOOuC 90 A"Nu O"h04
in Pepperton township, over 100 in
Everglade, over 100 in Eldorado,
about rs in Baker, over 100 in Don
nelly and almost 100 in RendsviIle.
Outside of helping pay the bills,
probably a majority of these will
never know that the ditch exists, -
says the Chokio Review.
With such divergent views, and
with 1900 pieces of land affected, it
is easy to see that the hearing next
Thursday will attract several hun
dred property owners.
Morris tribune., 1917-04-13
Real Estate Transfers

It. w. Clark to Bertha Judd, h
nwH II, Morris, 100000.
Con. School Dist. No. 10 to Ton
eta Maanum, lots and Z, block 3,
Alberta, 100000.
John Grove to Ludwig J. A. Bag
stad ct al. @. C. D. to NV 2 and
neH 8, Scott and the swA swA SO,
Pepperton, $996.75.
John Grove to J. G.. Whittemore,
lot II, block 16, Donnelly, $4,000.
Anne Hanson to Hans Arneson,
neNA nwA and lot 2, sec. "a, Don
nelly, SIS other.
S. Heath to Louisa Fielder, lot 4,
block 5, Maylott add, Hancock,
$-hun.
Herman J. KopeI to Philip S. Jor-
dan, s1a swA and neH swA 2S,
Donnelly, 81 other.
L. P Norby to Ole and Andrew
Olge, seA 2, Everglade, $1O,4OO.OO.
S. H. Linn to Herman Quandt, lot
6, block 5, Maylott's add, Hancock,
81 other.
Robert B. Ogilvie to Ludwig J. A.
Bagstad ct al. nwA 2 and neA 3,
Scott and the swA swH SO, Pepper
ton, 81 other.
Ben Truwe to Andrew J. Axelson,
lots and 5, block II in Hancock,
$125.0O.