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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-09-27
CALIFORNIA NEWS.

Regular meeting of California
Improvement Club was held We'd
nesday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Ross Coulthard. After the bust
ness meeting, at which time it was
decided to redecOrate the interior
OF the church and install a fur
mace, musical program was
given. The hostess and assist
ants served dainty two course
lunch. Several visitors were
present.
Sunday school at 10 O'Clock ev-
cry Sunday morning, followed by
preaching. A good attendance is
urged.
Miss Eva Eddie of Carroll, Neb.,
arrived Tuesday for an extended
visit with relatives and friends.
Betty Free is spending the week
with her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. a. Gonlthard.
The Red Gross knitting is NICE
ly started and ALL women are
urged to come to the regular
meetings for work every Friday
afternoon. This week with Mrs.
Frank Hopley.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-09-27
/ HARRISON COUNTY BOYS
OFF FOR DIES MONIES

E.,s,,'I Iife Harrison county cOntin-
gent, sixty-eight strong, left for
Des Moines this morning and
they were surely a happy bunch.
There was not a long face in. tlN
crowd, but each eye had spar
kle that betokened determination
to reach Berlin or Bust" The
boys were in charge of Joe Zuver
of this city, who had as assistants
ROLAND Wiley, Sidney Johnson
and Julius Nordeen. The old-time
drum corps, composed of fife and
drum players of years gone by,
escorted the boys to the train and
the pep they put into the music
would have inspired any bunch of
men.
The people of Logan enter
tanned the boys royalty Friday
during their stay in the city and
Missouri Valley tried to con-
tribute her share by sending up a
ball team of business men. They
may have been business men all
right, but as ball players they
we're a dismal failure. The final
score has not been tabulated as
yet but will be later on. 1t is now
proposed to have a return game
here in the near future, the pro-
ceeds TO go to the Red Cross.
A finer bunch of young men
could not have been picked out of
the county and when these boys
get few weeks training and don
their uniforms, the people back
home will see why the United
States soldier is considered the
peer of every other.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-09-27
NEWSPAPER COMMENT.

Peace without victory" is the
kind Germany can have.-Boston
Transcript.
Russia may be sound at the
core, as Mr.. Root says, but she
seems to be pretty rotten around
the edges.-Forida Union.
The suspense of watching for
bread and coal prices to fall gels
more and more thrilling. Char
lesion Evening Post.
BY and by-it will not he pos
sible to talk treason anywhere OK
cept in the United States Senate
Kansas City Times.
Naval expert who signed note
stating that England will be
brought to her knees in three
months expects the customary re-
newals.-Wall Street Journal.
DR.. Won Bethmann- Hollwee
fears Mr.. Gerard has violated the
ethics of diplomacy. Nothing like
a German official to pass on nice
points of ethics.-Kansas City
Star.
And, too, Germany needs to be
taught the difference between di
plomacy and duplicity.-Macon
Telegraph.
II. r. patted the kaiser on the
back. Wilson's more vigorous
blow lands little higher up
Newark News.
A lot of derogatory compari-
sons are being made nowadays
about Benedict Arnold.
Transcript.
It'l take more than a consti-
tutional amendment to give the
average man the initiative.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
The kaiser's renewed outburst
against England is the sincerest
tribute to the military efficiency
of that nation.-Chicago Herald.
II is said TO be the death pen
atty in Germany to impersonatt
an army officer, but so far the
crown prince has escaped
Washington Post.
The attitude of Chancellor
Michaelis on peace is reported t,
he in doubt, as he evidently ha!
not yet been told what he think!
on the subject indianapolis
News.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-09-27
WILLIAM e. CUTLER, PIONEER
OF HARRISON COUNTY, DEAD

Magnolia, Sept. 2O.-William
p. Cutler, one of Harrison coun-
tvs earliest settlers, died at the
James league home west of Mag
nOlia as the result of Bright's
disease, at the age of 10. He was
born i'm Michigan and came With
his parents to PottaMattamie
county, Iowa, i'm 1851, and to
Magnolia in 1853. His father.
Collins !. Cutler, entered govern
ment land for a homestead i'm 1853
and paid 40 per cent interest ON
money borrowed. The first dis
trict school i'm Harrison county
was built on this farm, two miles
south of Magnolia. the farm be
ing i'm possession of William Cut
ler until his death.
s:"He married Violet Hall i'm 1868.
who died four years ago. Five
sons and four daughters remain.
They are Albert b., Frank f.,
George NJ, of Washington, Chas.
| and Henry C.. of Magnolia, Mrs.
Hattie Richards OF Washington.
Mrs. Nellie Gillette of St Joseph.
Mo-, Mrs. X. X. Huntsinger and
Florence v. Cutler OF Missouri
Valley.
Mr.. Cutler had resided on the
farm first entered by his father
siXty-four years.
Interment will be in Magnolia
cemetery.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-09-27
VETERAN RAILROApER
VICTIM OF APoPlExy

}. b. Blaine, veteran railrnadcr
OF Council Bluffs, was stricken
with apoplexy at midnight Sunday
and died an hour afterward. He
was 12 years old.
Blaine had been an engineer on
the Northwestern road, runnine
out of Council Bluffs, since 1867.
up "ntil January 4, 1915, when he
retired on pension. In point OF
continuous service he was one of
the very oldest locomotive enei-
neers i'm the entire country For
twenty years his run was between
Council Bluffs and Sioux CITY
Later he pulled an engine ON the
main line.
Sunday evening Blaine attend
ed a family dinner party at his
home, 1926 Avenue ID, and appar-
entity was in the best of health
and spirits. His death was en-
tirely unexpected.
A daughter, Miss Leila r. Blaine
is a member of Presbyterian hos
pital unit No. 2, now serving in
France. She is doing active duty
now in the battle zone. A cable
gram has been sent, notifying her
of her fathers death.
Other survivors are his widow
and a son, G. d. Blaine. Biuils.
was a second cousin of James
G. Blaine.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-09-27
MoNDAMIN.

w. H. Remington was in Oma-
ha Monday.
A good many from here attend
ed the fair and all report a jolly
good time.
D. M. Remington was in Omaha
Tuesday.
Henry Reifenrath and James
Noyes drove to Missouri Valley
Tuesday on business.
Raymond Gilmore has returned
from a two-weells vacation in the
Black Hills.
Spooner & Sons shipped car
load of cattle to Sioux City for
the fair.
Charles Noyes was visiting ir
Decatur, Neb., last week.
Jess Middleton was an Omaha
passenger this morning.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-09-27
MoDALE.

Mr.. and Mrs. q. w. Moore
spent Thursday with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Martin Wood, at Cali
fOrnia Junction.
Mrs. Myrtle Hester was a Coun-
Gil Bluffs visitor Thursday.
Rev. G. ID. McKelvey is attend
ing conference at Indianola this
week.
Born, TO Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Nc
Queen, Friday, Sept. 24, a son.
Mrs. w. w. Morton returned to
Woodbine Sunday afternoon,
where she will spend the winter.
Mrs. w. A. Ritchison and
daughter, Birdie, were having
dental work done in Missouri
Valley Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Martin Wood and children
OF California junction spent Sun
day at the parental G. w. Moore
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. i. H. Kelley of
ooluler spent nt'Sunday at the pa
rental l.. G.. Kelley home.
Miss Elise ElIiff left Monday
for lndianola, where she will at
tend Simpson college the coming
year.
Mrs. Thompson and daughter
Alice were having dental work
done in Missouri Valley Saturday
Afternoon.
Rev. and Mrs. Rcznor of Mis-
souri, are visiting with their
daughter, Mrs. Wrex Morrow, this
week.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-09-27
MISSOURI Valley IOWA, THURSDAY 1917
UNIVERSAL MILL
TARY TRAINING

With universal military train
ing we would increase. our indi-
vidual man-power as we'll as our
national strength. We would
fraternize better as men and we
would fuse better as Americans.
We would come to common
ground of understanding. Cap
ltal and labor, mingling in khaki,
would find less to disagree about
and more to stimulate mutuality.
We would make it risky thing
to vex the American Eagle, in
stead of joke to tease the Dodo.
we would make our sons better
fathers and their sons better off
spring. We would hand a Peace
Insurance Policy to our posterity
instead of leaving them Lemon
of Liability.
We would benefit mentally,
morally and physically, for we
would all go to a School of Man
lillesS lhslead OF lOaflng around
timentality, during our impress
the corner store of Maudlin Sen
sionablc years.
We would lay a solid founda-
tion of citizenship that would
elevate our craftsmanship. We
would be militant for Peace in
stead of passive toward trouble.
We would join the letters ''U.
81 into the word U.S. and the
world would wake up to a new US
that was United and Strong
Unanimous and Safe.
That's why allof US should in
slst upon the passage of Uni
versal Military Training Bill.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-09-27
PATRIOTIC PLANS FOR
Ak-SAR-BEN FESTIVAL

Patriotism and Democracy will
furnish the theme for the great
1917 Ak-Sar-Ben fall festival
commencing at Omaha Wednes
day noon, September 26, and
holding forth in the metropolis
until Saturday night, October G.
The mammoth street carnival.
with Wortham's first and finest
travelling aggregation of shows.
will be based almost entirely upon
a foundation of real red, white
and blue Americanism-the sort
that will fire theb lood and make
everybody glad they are ncphcws
of Uncle Sam. King Ak-Sar-B Ben
will permit confetti upon the
grounds this year and will con
duct number of attractions of
his own, as we'll, to add to the
general joyousness of the occa-
sion.
Special features galore have
been arranged for the big week.
beginning with the splendid elec-
trio parade Wednesday night.
The Triumph of Democracy.
These wondrous floats will depict
The history of Democracy from its
very start and will have plenty of
Old Glory aboard. The last will
bring into his kingdom The only
absolute monarch who is worth
his sale-king Ak -Sar-Ben
XXIH.
Thursday afternoon, October 4,
will be held the Worlds Liberty
Parade, a military spectacle
worth going miles to sec. All of
Uncle Sans fighting units within
range of Omaha will be in line.
and there will be a float for each
of Americas allies, built without
regard for cost by the expert Gus
Renze. for members of the allied
associations.
In the evening, at Rourlle Park.
VIII be presented The Battle of
Verdun, in fireworks, by the ia
nous Flint Fireworks Co, which
has shown this impressive spec
tacle all over the United States.
Friday night, at the Ak-Sar-
Ben Den, will be held the Corona
ton Ball. resplendent with many
new and patriotic features.
Omaha is already putting on
her glad rags to entertain Wis
itors from Nebraska and Iowa.
'and a record-breaking attendance
is expected.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-09-27
WAR TELEPHONE SERVICE.
For the information of those
Who nav uish 10 communicate h.,


who may wish to communicate by
telephone with anyone engaged
in military service at Camp
Dodge at Des Moines, Ia, the Iowa
Telephone Company announces
that it has, with the approval OF
the War Department, arranged to
provide long distance telephone
service for the public to and from
the camp.
How to reach anyone at the
cantonment by telephone is out
lined in the following statement:
That the public may be able to
reach Camp Dodge by telephone
and that means of rapid commun-
ication may be provided for the
. government between that canton
ment and training camps, supply
depots, arsenals and military
headquarters located elsewhere,
the Iowa Telephone Co. has in
stalled complete telephone sys-
tenn at Camp Dodge and linked il
with Des Moines and points
reached by telephone i'm Iowa and
other states.
For the public to procure the
most efficient telephone service
to Camp Dodge, twill be advis-
able in making a call to ask for
Camp Dodge, at Des Moines, Ia,
giving the operator full informa-
tion as to the rank of the person
called and the company or battery
and regiment to which he NAV be
assigned.
For example, if a telephone
call is made for Private John
Smith, b Company, 315th Infan-
try, or for Lieutenant Frank
Jones, G Battery, 3O2d Artillery,
the calling party will be able to
get the person wanted with the
least delay, as each man is iden-
titled by his rank, company or
battery and regiment. 1t is sug-
gested that this information be
procured as soon as possible aft
er the men reach camp, so that
telephone calls may be made if
desired.
Each company or battery will
be assigned to certain barracks
in the camp, in each of which a
telephone will be located. Tele-
phone operators at the canton
ment, having information as to
the company and regiment to
which man belongs, will be able
to reach his barracks telephone
promptly.
During hours of drill or other
military pursuits lit is highly i'm
probable that men can be called
from these duties to answer or
make telephone calls, but ap-
pointmcnts for them to call when
at liberty may be made.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-09-27
WANT GERMAN WHO PUT
PRICE ON U. s. HEAD

Fort Worth, Tex, Sept. 20
Citizens of Gerard, Kent county,
have raised a $4,000 fund to be
Offered as reward for the TAX
ing dead or alive of the German
commander of the Eleventh div
ision. 1t was this commander
who recently was reported in dis
patches to have offered reward
of 400 marks or approximately
500 for the first American SOL
dier dead or alive brought behind
the German lines.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-09-27
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST.

For the week ending septem
,er "a, 1417:
Adams, Mrs. Ed (Rural).
Crone, Mrs. w. A.
Hansen, H. l..
Henderson, Mrs. E.
Hurley, Mrs. Milo.
Hicks, f. M.
Jackson, E. c..
Johnson, Jno.
Jones, Ralph.
Monarch Tel. Mfg. Co.
Stichler, Alvin.
Walsh, Bernard (3).
Williams, Miss Anna.
t. l.. FINLEY, P. M
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-09-27

A Dunlap boy climbed up the
40-foot tower supporting the
high tension light and power
wires Sunday and while waving
his hands to his friends below, he
struck one of the wires and was
thrown off the tower to the
ground below. His friends rushed
to his aid and were surprised to
find that, aside from a severe
shaking up, he escaped without a
scratch. 1t was a mighty lucky
escape, as the wires carry 1900
volts.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-09-27
WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST

FOr PIalns States and Upper
and Middle Mississippi Valley:
Rain is indicated by Sunday night
in the northern Plains states. ey-
tending Monday or Monday night
INTO the southern Plains states
and the Upper Mississippi Valley
with somewhat higher tempera-
lures. Fair weather will prevail
after Tuesday with somewhat
lower temperatures.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-09-27
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Frank Foster, Council Bluffs. 80
Mamie Cole, Council Bluffs -. SO
John G. Moss, Mo. Valley ....-.. So
Martha West, Mo. Valley .......- 60
Lewis b. Cash, Logan ...... 24
Ecil M. Earleywine, Logan -. %
oohn b. Little 81
Alma Grace Quist 28
M. p. Fagan, Mo. Valley ....... 80
Agnes w. Ryan, Nicola ...... 23.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30
SECONDS RESCUE
 EDDIE SHANNON

Lawrence, Mass, Nov. 30-Johnny Italy, administered so severe a beat ing to Eddie Shannon of Los Angeles at the Unity Club here yesterday af- ternoon that a brother of the beaten man tossed a towel into the ring in the Hateful session and then leaped into the inclosure and dragged his rel ative to a place of safety. Shannon, who since making his home in this city has laid claim to the lightweight championship of New England, boxed rings around Dundee for the two first rounds and inspired his supporters with confidence in his ability to win. But in the third round Dundee cut loose with an assortment | of lefts and rights that dazed the Cal | ifornian and put him strictly on the defensive.
 | Dundee kept up his aggressive at tack in the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds and Shannon was in serious distress when he got to his corner at
 the end of the sixth.
 He was shaky when he answered the bell at the beginning of the sev- enth and Dundee soon sent him to the
 canvas with a heavy right. shannon
 arose after the count and was being
 pounded all about the ring when the
 towel came fluttering into the arena
 Shannon would undoubtedly have been
 stopped by the next punch. The bout
 was scheduled for twelve rounds to a decision.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30
FATE OF BOXING IN NEW YORK IS
 ON TRIAL TODAY

New York, Nov. 30-Boxing will have an idea of it's standing around here sometime this afternoon. Two cases-the Broadway Sporting Club, of Brooklyn. and the New Polo Club, of this borough-will be up for adju- dication, and on the decision hangs the life of the sport in this State. These two clubs are legitimate clubs, inasmuch as their arenas are strictly devoted to athletics. It is on these grounds that the clubs will claim their shows are not outside the pale of the law.
 This will be the second appearance of the Broadway Club officials. On the occasion of the first hearing their attorney asked for postponement un- til today, which was granted. The Polo Club officials have not present ed their defense as yet, but declare they have nothing to fear, as every thing was strictly proper.
 Before the F'rawley law 1egalizing boxing was passed, many clubs con- ducted bouts under the membership plan, which was recognized as being within the law. Whether the courts will follow precedence in the two cases up for decision remains to be found out. There is no doubt that if the masistrate decides against the clubs they will take their cases before the higher courts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30
COCHRAN WINS BY
 BRILLIANT PLAY

New York, Nov. 30-With a burst shown, Welker Cochran. the Iowa prodigy swamped Joseph Mayer of Philadelphia in last nights game of their 18.2 match at Daly's room by the score of 800 to 180. The boy also beat Mayer in the afternoon game by 250 to 210, and leads his opponent in total points by 1850 o1,O33.
 Mayer was in excellent form last night, and scored consistently for five innings, having rolled up 160 points to 72 by the Westerner. In the seventh inning Cochran got the worries under control and made a fine run of 113. Mayer gathered in his seventh inn ing, and then Cochran took the spher- oids in hand and handled them like a wizard.
 He got them together near the line on the side rail near the head of the table and clicked off lhe points with a regularity that was monotonous to his opponent. He ran out with an unfin- ished run of 115 and the balls were so close together then that they could have been covered with the players 8 hand. Barring accident he should have collected another hundred. Mayer recovered his stroke yester- day afternoon and came close to win ming game from the youngster. The Quaker expert took the lead in the | second inning with fine cluster of | 68, the result of some of the best line play he has shown in the match. He kept the balls close together with a delicate stroke and seemed to be in | line for a big run when he slipped down on a draw.
 | Then came a seesaw, battle, with first one and then the other on top, the Philadelphian again getting the worries under control in the sixth inn ] ing for well played run of 66. He continued to score consistently, and when Cochran went to the table in the ninth inning the score was 1892 for Mayer to 133 for the youth. The boy strung 40 buttons in row before he missed on an around the table effort Mayer missed in his ninth and Cochran fell down after making one in the tenth.
 Mayer ran 2S by steady play in the tenth, and when Cochran went to bat In the eleventh the score was 210 fol Mayer against 204 for the youngster The boy settled down to business an6 ran out with 46 carefully played but tons. It was the most exciting game of the match.
 | The scores:-
 Afternoon Game
 Cochran, A, 16, 50, 3, 1, 35, 2, 12 40, 1, 46-25O High runs, 50, A, 40 Average 22 8-11 Total points for si1 games, 1850.
 Mayer, o, es, 5, 0, 22, SC, IS, 30 2s-21o. High runs, 6s, 6e, 2S. Aver age 21, Total points for six games, 853
 Evening Games
 l Cochran-O,. Q, GA, 6, 1, 1, 11S, il! |-30O.
 High runs 115, 113, 64; average g. AS; total points for seven games l., Mayer-o, ss, 30, 76, 2e, 1, s-1so
 High runs, 76, 3s, 30; average, 3! 5-7; total points for seven games 1,032
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30
RESULTS OF GRID
 GAMES YESTERDAY

Pennsylvania 37, Cornell g. Holy Cross IS, Springfield Col. '. Camp Devens g, Newport N. R. o. Mineola A.C.14, Pelham Bay N. R.7. Fort Hamilton 69, Fort Hancock O.. Fordham 35, Camp Upton o. Georgia Tech 68, Auburn '. Pittsburgh 28. Penn State 6. Vanderbilt 13, Sewanee 6. w. Virginia 21, N. Carolina A. M. o. Buffalo 45, Hobart 0.
 Muhlenberg 0. Ursinus o. F. & M. '. Gettysburg 0. Georgetown 27, Allentown A. T. 0. Dickinson ', BuckneH 0. Maryland State,7 '. Johns Hopkins 0. Syracuse 10, Nebraska g. Marietta 6, Ohio University 0. Kansas 27, Missouri 3.
 w. & J. IA, w. & L. 0. Fort Creole IS, 301st Engineers 0. Western Reserve 2, Case 0. Miami 40, U. of Cincinnati 0. Oklahoma A. & M. g, U. of Okla homa 0. Texas 20, Arkansas O..
 Central 13, Georgetown 0. Kentukcy 32, Wabash 0.
 Marquette 21, Florida 0.
 Ohio State 3S, Camp Sherman o. Ames AT, Drake 0.
 Tulane 28, Louisiana State 6. Missi ssippi A. 6 M. '. Haskell In dians 6.
 Illinois 26, Camp Funston 0. Penn Military 30, Albright 0. Morningside Col. 14, U. of s. Da- kota
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30
JOHNNY DUNDEE AND KUNz WILL
 CLASH IN RING

Transcending in interest for local
 boxing fans that lightweight titular
 battle in New Haven next month, is
 the battle which the Clover club will
 stage at the Casino in this city Dec.
 10, a week from next Monday.
 Matchmaker Ben Lee announces that Battling Kunz of South Norwalk,
 state lightweight champion, and
 Johnny Dundee of New York, leading
 contender for the worlds lightweight title now held by Benny Leonard, have been signed for the star bout.
 The preliminaries have not yet been
 arranged.
 AS a drawing card for this city Lee
 could hardly have Gone better. Johnny Dundee's fame is nation wide, and the little Italian is a great at traction wherever he fights. Kunz has many friends in this city, and is well known in New Haven where he has fought several times. Besides
 drawing locally, there will be many
 fans coming here from the Elm City and from the Battler's home town to take in the mill.
 Though without question Dundee is
 a greater man in the fstic world than his opponent for next month, the two | should put up a great exhibition Both are of the aggressive type of l ffhters, and there isn't yellow streak or a bit of t'stalr' in either. Kunz is a fighter all the way. He can assimilate a lot of punishment. and still come back for more. In | fact, many a boxing fan coming ] away from a show where the South Norwa1k Battler featured has been 1 heard to remark, '"The - fool doesn't know when he's had enough" Ben Lee is no new man to the pro-
 noting end of the game in this city. The sporting know him well, and
 know him as a. man who always
 gives them a square deal. Whatever {, the final makeup of the card, fans
 can rest assured that it will be in
 keeping with the high standard Lee | has set in the past.