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The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-09

The question of conservating the
food of the nation has been discussed
a great deal by local and state speak
erfs for months and there is a feeling
of general interest in the message that
new orators of national repute will
bring. Lyman l. Pierce, of San Fran
cisco; Edward l.. Tresix, of New York;
Charles w. Crist, of Washington, ID.
c., and Alfred Atkinson, of Bozeman,
Mont, are in the state helping Food
Controller Bicknell.
The friends of freedom throughout
the country, according to dispatches
today, are enthusiastic over the report
sent out yesterday by the department
of agriculture, and feel that assur-
ances are thereby given that victory
will soon perch permanently on the al
lied banners. The following is the
substance of the report:
WASHINGTON, Oct S-Millions of
bushels of cereals in excess of the
expectations at the beginning of the
year will be the contribution of Am
erican fields and meadows towards
the winning of the war, according to
official estimates of the department
of agriculture this afternoon. While
the October figures show a falling of
in the estimated outturn from the Sep
tember l estimate the indicated yield
IS 1ar greater tnan the rOSleSJ eXpecJd-
tions of last winter.
A wheat crop of 659, 1877 900 bush
els will be harvested although last
winter a production of but 639 1856 00C
bushels was foBecasted A 3,210,759,-
OOG bushel corn crop will be produced
although a crop of only 1888. PAL ,00C
bushels was estimated last winter
Similarly all cereals will turn Out
above expectations
The crop reporting board of the
bureau of crop estimates publishes
the following estimates from reports
of it's correspondents and agents:
Spring wheat, October 1, indications
242 450, 900 bushels. Change since Sep
tember l, 100000 bushels. Yield PEI
acre indicates al bushels.
Acreage 106 per cent of 1916.
Fall wheat, October /, indications
659, 9,797,00O bushels. Change sine,
September 1, 100000 bushels. Price
October /, zoos cents. Yield per acre
indicates 1917 bushels. Per cent o
1916, SS.5
Corn, October 1, indications 3,210,
$4,000 bushels Change since Sep
tember 1, 36,717,OOO bushels, price Oc
tober 1, $1.751. Yield per acre indi
Gated 26.5 bushels. Per cent of 191
114.2. Condition October l, 75.9. Tel
year average 1852.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-09

The story of the murder, committed
at the town limits of Jarbidge on the
evening of December 5, 1916 when
Fred M. Searcy, the mail carrier from
Rogerson to the famous mining camp
was shot to death just at dusk as he
drove into town in binding snow
storm, is fresh in the memory of all
TIMES readers of this city.
The murder was committed about
$40 o'clock in the evening, near the
residence of Mrs. Dexter and a min
er named Swanson. Swanson heard
shot, but thought nothing of the
matter. A short time later Mrs. Dex-
ter saw the stage go by with Searcy
apparently sitting up beside a man on
the front seat The blizzard prevent
ed her seeing clearly. This also inter
ferred with the vision of a miner
teamster who was unhitching at the
camping ground inside the town lin
its. The evidence indicated that the
murderers crawled up behind the
wagon and shot Searcy and then held
him upright The murderers, with
the body of their victim propped up,
drove into the town limits until they
Cdile W pace WneT6 an ola ROAD
turned off. They drove up this aban-
dOned trail for a short distance and
riffled the wagon, getting some $4,000
in cash, which was being brought tC
town to cash miners checks. They
took the mail bags from the wagon
and brought them to a point behind
the postoffice, where they went ovei
their contents.
For a time searching parties scour
ed the country and Ben Kuhl, the mar
found guilty Sunday, was a leader il
the search. Finally his overcoat
/ with 1882 in silver was found under
the bridge and a shirt bearing hi
laundry mark was found in the river
, A search of his tent resulted in tn,
! discovery of a "A calibre pistol in
grip, with one chamber discharged.
Further investigation at the prelim
mary indicated that the gun found il
the Kuhl tent was the property o
Billy McGraw, otherwise known a
} Poker George" and that the latte
: was in the habit of leaving the weap
on at the Success saloon. The evi
, dence further indicated that on tn
evening in question, Edward Beck
! whose trial began yesterday came int
the saloon and asked McGraw to lie
him have his gun, as Kuhl wanted t
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-09
HEAVY FIGHTING RESUMED
IN TRENCHES WEST OF
YPRES TODAY
Followed Usual Bonn
bardment
Russian Army Prepares for Win
ter Quarters-Movement in For
mer Garland Stopped by the
Rain.
q. N. S. Leased Wirel

LONDON. Oct. 9-The French have
Joined the British in the offensive by
which the allies are trying to hurl
the Germans back from the Belgian
coast
The war office announced today that
the British, in conjunction with "their
allies on the left" attacked the Ger
man positions over a wide front north
east and east of Ypres.
Satisfactory progress has been
made,' said a dispatch from Field
Marshal Haig, the British command
er in chief.
Heavy fighting continues Lunginf
forward through a rainstorm and
across a field through the deep anC
sticky mud, the allied troops assault
ed German positions lying near th,
Ypres-Menin road and thence north
ward past Becelaere, Brodseinde anC
Poelcapelle.
The object was to clear the Ger
mans from that part of the Passchen
daele road which they still held.
The attacks followed a violent bonn
bardment of the German trenches.
At points the Germans put up
stiff resistance, but we're unable t,
withstand the fierce rushes of the al
lied forces.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-09

The proposed changes in both the
articles of incorporation and bylaws
are numerous, and so far as the offic-
iary and methods are concerned, are
revolutionary. Their principal fea-
lures were fully set forth in the
TIMES published just two weeks ago.
and they were brought before the
meeting today by the presentation OF
a lengthy set of resolutions No final
action upon some of them had been
taken at the time of going to press,
but the indications favored their
adoption, substantially as proposed.
The meeting voted this afternoon to
have the business managed by three
instead of five directors to be elected
at the next meeting.
Also the proposals for filling the
board vacancies at the next regular
meeting and refusing to permit a mem
Der of the board to serve as proxy for
another.
Judge J. r. Boutwell,. attorney for
the canal board filed a legal opinion
that under the call the meeting could
only initiate but not carry out
changes in the constitution and by
laws. The meeting disregarded the
opinion.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-09
SUICIDE THEORY IN
DUNN CASE FEASIBLE


That j. l.. Dunn, veteran printer
and frOntiersman and at one time a
member of the Twin Falls TypOgraph-
zeal Union, who was found dead at his
ranch house four miles from Amster-
dam Sunday. came to his death as a
result of suicide is the opinion of
Sheriff +. NJ. Kendall, but the inquest
called for tomorrow afternoon, will be
held, owing to the widespread feeling
that it would be better to have an Of
ficial examination before jury, and
because certain phases of the case are
not yet clear.
Sunday morning, mistaking the day
OF the week, Thomas WilkersOn, who
was staying at the Dunn claim house
with the owner, loaded a wagon full
of wheat and went TO Amsterdam TO
sell it. He left about 7:15 and got
back about IL 80. On entering the
one room house he saw Dunn where
he had fallen backward over a chair
bullet hole under his chin was
surrounded by powder burns. There
was blood on looking glass and in
box under the glass In front of him
A .3O-.30 rifle lay on the floor under
his chair. WilkersOn at once hurried
TO town and telephOned to Coroner
Crosby. The latter on arrival at the
house made an examination. Whai
appeared to be deep cut on the fact
caused him to think that there NIGH
have been foul play. Sheriff Kendall
was at first inclined to take the sam,
view. An examination yesterday, b.
physicians, however, Is said to hav'
led to the conclusion that Dunn killed
himself and that what was supposed
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-09
WILL BE PRESENTED BY
WAR BOARD TO SECRE-
TARY BAKER
Methods Will be Radi-
cally Changed
Experience of Previous Examina-
tions Used to Eliminate the Err
rors Characterizing the First
Draft.
q. N. S. Leased Wirel


WASHINGTON, Oct. 9-Plans for
calling up the next draft of designates
for the national army will be COM
pleted tonight They are ready for
the approval of Secretary of War Bak-
er and will be submitted to him at a
conference by Major General Crowder,
provost marshal general The exact
number of men that are to be called
up is about the only question still un-
decided. That, however, is a detail in
asmuch as General Crowder has de-
termined that a majority, if not all Of
the eligibles will be summoned with
out delay for physical examination and
to file exemptions if the latter are
claimed so that eligibles will know
exactly how they stand on the list.
Revolutionary changes are to be
made in the methods, General Crowder
indicated today.
Complete advantage is to be taken
of every mistake that was made in
the first call. Much of the dissatis-
faction that resulted in every instance
during the calling up of the first men
was due to ignorance because a COM
plete new plan had to be evolved, as
it we're, from the air" This will not
be necessary in the future.
The most radical change will be
in the method of medical examination
The number of men who were drafted
and afterwards sent home because
they failed to measure up to the strict
physical standard was far too large
General Crowder and his aides admit
ted this. But this was due TO the fact
that the local boards we're not directed
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-09
RAIN CAUSED GAME
POSTPONEMENT A DAY

POLO GROUNDS, New York,
Oct 9-Rain which started fall
Ing at eleven O'clock this a. m.
kept the White SOx and Giants
apart in the third game of the
worlds series this afternoon.
The postponed game will be
played tomorrow and the
fourth game on Thursday, un-
less inclement weather inter
feres further.
More than twenty thousand
fans who had hurried to the
park to secure the unreserYed
seats filed out of the grounds
with rain checks which are now
as valuable as the reserve seat
tickets.
This game will be announced
and placarded at the front of
the TINES office the same as
that on Saturday.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-09

On Friday of last week the county
commissioners and the commission
ers of the Bull Independent Highway
district made a tour of inspection to
and over the much talked of Lilly
grade" on the Jarbidge road. AS all
Times readers are aware, the improve
ment of this troublesome piece of
road was undertaken by the two
boards of commissioners under a sort
of partnership arrangement-the cost
<of a certain portion of the work to be
borne by each. The work was let
some time ago under a seventeen
thousand dollar contract, and is now
nearing completion. The Inspection,
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-09

PETROGRAD, Oct. g. Incessant
rain on the northern end of the west
ern front is interfering with military
activity, said a dispatch from there to-
day.
The Russian army is actively en-
gagged in preparing its winter quar-
ters. The sanitary conditions are sat
isfactory, no epidemics of disease be-
ing existent
The correspondent of the Petrograd
Telegraphic agency was received by
the Roumanian minister of war, Gen
eral Jaul Chevesko, somewhere on
the Roumanian Front"
The minister told the correspondent
that the Roumanian army has been or
ganized along democratic lines of dis
cipline and that the Russian armies
at this part of the front are in splen-
did fighting trim.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9-Official cab
les from Rome today tell of another
important air raid last night by z
squadron of Caproni airplanes on the
Austrian naval base at the mouth Of
the Cattaro.
Headed by Gabrielle d'Annunzio
noted Italian poet, the squadron cross
ed the Adriatic, distance of $50 miles
They arrived at midnight flying at al
altitude of 10000 feet. Circling dowI
| several thousand feet the aviatori
started bombing destroyers and sub
marines anchored in the harbor
The Austrian batteries opened
furious fire against the Italian planes
which, however, remained over Cat
taro until o'clock this morning. Sew
eral big fires were observed and sew
eral ships were hit.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-09

TO be cuts by sharp instrument,
we're abrasiOns resulted from the ac-
ton of heavy gun.
Dunn was miner as well as print
er and farmer and was a bright and
likeable man, though somewhat &C.
centric. He was a brother of II. N
Dunn. former associate Justice, and OF
Editor AL Dunn of the Wallace Miner
He was a prominent member of the
Wallace Lodge of Masons, and will be
buried with Masonic h0nOrs, probably
on Thursdav. He was about fifty-sey.
EN- Years old.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-09
PEACE BLOC WINS IN REICHSTAC
SAYS DISPATCH FROM AMSTERDAM

Germany and Austria Expected Now to Offer
Peace Without Indemnities Annexatons,
According to German Newspaper -Negotia-
tions on That Basis Not Acceptable to United
States Unless Assurance Is Given, Through
Government Responsible to the People That
Move Is in Good Faith.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-09
NO MARKET TODAY

Owing to the Communicating" Of
leased wires to report the ball games,
all market reports came today too
late for use. The general tendency
was slow, but prices about the same
as last week, with slight advances in
clover.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-09
Mr.. Lawrence Hansen,
Hansen, Idaho.
Dear MIR. Hansen.

Mr.. Lawrence Hansen,
Hansen, Idaho.
Dear Mr.. Hansen:
Wish you would arrange for
a public meeting to discuss the
food conservation program at
Buhl next Thursday at p. m.
and at Twin Falls on the same
date at p. m. Please give it
as much publicity space in the
papers as possible, and also
with any organizations. l don't
anticipate that you will have
any trouble in arranging for a
hall to hold our meeting in. 1
expect to be there myself and
also have some good speakers
with me.
Trusting that we will have a
rousing meeting for this great
patriotic work, l am,
Sincerely yours,
X. f. BICKNELL,
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-09

AMSTERDAM, Germany
a dispatch
authority.
This information if shows that the Peace Bloc German
echstag has victory the basis and
that the Pan Germans have been vanquished
n
Berlin definite
such nature as to secure recognition in the allied capitals
is understood that the clause relating ipdemnies will state that
neither side shall ask compensation
reichstag
opened
postponed
leaders of various German political factions
At the conference said the advces the majority the peace bloc
the rechsag decided to their the imperial
to state it's peace terms definite
Opinion
influence both the German Austrian
While definite mention of the Balkan question avoided
point of complete exhaustion
manner they hope will be acceptable to the entente
y Edwin Nevn International News Service Staff corresponen
WASHINGTON, pro-
posa that with them
the quo belum
discussing
printed
e wit" that suggestion as the basis is about to be made by the central
yes
erday afternoon
said that the
ponsive TO the German neor was declared b fIs td % [ .h
bloc the
war on the basis of mo ndemnties and annexaiOns"
either
president himself would base entirely basis
German could robbed
control
suggestion
following
9th
safeguard democracy of the
81"
a allow he
be
such
this nation soIdy president
prosecute the conflict a enc
status ou
Flag Day speech and the reply the
sible the
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-09
.KUHL GUILTY
OF MURDER
FIRST DEGREE
FIRST JARBIDGE ASSASSINA-
TION CASE ENDS IN A
CONVICTION
Finger Print Evidence
Is Decisive
Sensational Killing of Fred M
Searcy Last December Recalled
by Trial in Nevada Second O.
Accused Men on Trial.
EIko, New. Oct. s.

ElkO, New. Oct. S.
TIMES, Twin Falls, Ida.
"Guilty murder first de-
gree" verdict of jury in KuhI
case, Jarbidge murder, Sunday
morning. Penalty death either
shooting or hanging. Beck
second murderer suspect on
trial today.
ELK0 FREE PRESS.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-09
The Authorities
Confer Together

The County Commissioners and the
Commissioners of BuhI Independent
Highway District Spend Friday To-
gether and Meet Again Next We'd
Resday.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-09
FAMOUS FOOD
CONSERVATORS
THURSDAY NIGHT
MEETING OF MEN OF Ma
TIONAL REPUTATION AT
THE HIGH SCHOOL
Work for Conservation
and Bonds

Judge Lawrence Hansen in City
Yesterday to Arrange the Meet
ing-Large Crowd Is Expected
TO be Present.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-09

Continued on Page a
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-09

A word in time saves ninety-nine
after the other fellow has got
your business.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-12
Clerk Superior Court c. c.

We extend 10 Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Johnson the thanks of this body for
their valuable services rendered as
Farm Demonstrators and Wirectress
OF the Canning Clubs and other indus
trial work amongst the girls and boys
of our county, and regret that the cir
cumstances were such as to call them
from cur midst, and feel sure that this
is the sentiment of the people gener-
ally throughout the county and we join
in wishing them well in their new field
of labor.
In taking leave Of his Honor, Judge
d. A. r. Crum, we beg herewith to ac-
knowledge our appreciation Of his
painstaking care for the welfare of our
county and her every interest, and for
the able and lucid charge to this Grand
Jury enumerating the many duties de-
yolying upon us as guardians of the
county, and for the forceful manner in
which he stressed the Importance in
aiding in bringing criminals to Justice
TO our able an alert solicitor-gener-
al, Mr. J. b. Wall we wish to thank for
his interest manifested for the wei
fare of our county and for the suppress
sion Of crime in our midst, and to his
wide awake assistant, Mr.. Jesse Grant
ham, we herewith extend our thanks
for his courteous efforts to serve this
body and for his diligence to his du-
ties.
The above and foregoing general pre-
sentiments read in open session and
adopted this the 9TH day Of December, !
1917.
I'D. Cobb, Z. A. Vinson, c. D. Wade,
~. NJ Stripping, 4. j. Durrett, j. A.
Adkins, Y A. Williams, j. NJ Conner,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-12
12-5-4t-pd
CITATION.
sEORGlA-Crisp County.

GEORGlA-Crisp County.
Court of Ordinary, December Trem,
1917.
w. H. Mckenzie, administrator of
the estate of William Shivers, late Of
said county, deceased, having filed in
this court his petition for letters of
dismission as administrator of said es-
tate in due form, and alleging that he
has fully performed all of his duties as
such administrator, this is to cite all
persons whomsoever to be and appear
at the January term, 1918, of the Court
of Ordinary OF said County, to show
cause, if any they have or can, why
the prayer of said petition should not
be had and allowed and the said admin
istrator receive letters of dismission
as prayed.
This December 5, 1917.
w. P. FLEMING,
12-5-4t Ordinary.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-12
"EXHIBIT A."
"EXHIBIT A"
Report of Committee on Roads and

Convict Camp. -.
The visiting committee recommend
that the county warden remove every
automatic and stationary gate which
he may find across and in and pub
lie road in the county, as the are a
nuisance and obstruction and not
warranted by law and should not be
maintained.
We recommend that owners of
farms adjacent to the public roads in
the county refrain from blowing dirt
in the bitches on the public highway
and to forbid their tenants and crop
pers from obstructing bitches in like
manner
We examined the convict camp and
found it in very neat condition and
well kept We find no sickness and
there has been no deaths in the camp
this war. We found So convicts-35
male and one female-all colored, and
they all seem to be in good health
and from appearances, ar well cared
for, 20 of the convicts are state and
IS are county convicts.
We find SO fine mules and they are
all fat and sleek and in good condi-
ton. One mule died during the year.
The wagons, harness, auto trucks and
other tools and vehicles are in good
condition. We find about 100 head
of fire hogs and pigs-50 are fine and
fat and ready for slaughter, yet the
warden having so much feed in the
field, thinks it best to keep them until
the surplus food is eaten before killing
the bulk of the meat hogs. He has
one extra sized porker that will weigh
100 pounds when he is slain. About s
ducks, turkeys, chickens and other
head OF COWS and calves were noticed
by your committee and in addition,
fowles and in great abundance.
The farm products raised on the
county farm this year will reach 49,
600 Twelve hundred bushels of
sweet potatoes, q barres of syrup, 600
bushels corn, beans, peas, hay and
cats were also raised in large quaint
ties.
The roads over which we travelled
are in fine condition and the warden
is doing good work and putting in
bridges that are needed.
We are pleased to say that the coun-
ty is to be congratulated in having
the man at the helm that it has in the
person of that veteran road worker,
and genial gentleman, Mr.. r. C. Cox
as warden.
We were pleased to have Mr.. S. c.
Byrd, chairman Of the county commits
sioners to accompany us over the
roads and through the camp. lie is
.conyersant with the needs of the coun-
ty and its conditions generally and is
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-12
Grand Jury PreseatnleRts

Grand Jury PTe8e1CGFgeRtS
: Continued from page one.) =
vouchers had been issued, and appar-
antly netitemizing the bills which we
think would be a very good record to
keep
We the complitte appointed to eX-
anime J. P. books having done SO, and
approved same.
This November term, 1917.
j. NJ. COMMON,
J. C. BURNHAM,
D. NJ. STRIPPING.
Honorable Grand Jury, Cordele, Ga.
Honorable Sirs:-We, your commit
tee appointed to investigate the court
house, jail and grounds beg leave to
make the following report: We find
that the court house and yards are in
good repair except some plastering
falling from the walls, and we RECON-
end same be repaired at once; but we
reccomend a separate toilet in the base
ment be installed for colored people
for their convenience, and that all
ashes and useless plumber be removed
from the basement and same be kept
more sanitary and presentable.
We find that the jail building on the
inside is badly in need of a coat Of
Thepaint and calsimine
paint and calsimine to make same
more scanitary and presentable. The
dirty and dingy walls and cells can
easily harbor vermine and disease
germs and we reccomend that the
sheriff. be given the authority to pro-
coed to contract for the work at once.
contract to be approved by the coun-
ty commissioners.
We furthur reccomend that the sher-
iff be Empowered to repair floor in
jail cell under water sink.
JAS. A KELLY.
B. II. SUMMER
]. A. ADKINS
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-12

Petitioners desire the right to act
as agent for individuals and corpora
lions in the conduct of their business
whenever under such rules and reg
ulations, contracts and agreements
to wind up it's agairs, 1iquidate and
as may be made, and as are necessary
and profitable to their said business.