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The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-09-05
PREPARES FOR PRESS MEETING
Worlds Congress of Journalists T.
Meet In Australia In 1918.

The New South Wales Government
has instructed Capt. ]. W. Niesigh, the
official secretary representing the
State government, to resume his
activities in preparing for the meet
ing of the Worlds Press Congress
there in 1919. In collaboration with
dean Walter williams, president of
the congress and the executive COM
mittee of the congress. Captain
Niesight is now planning an extended
program of organization. The
government of New South Wales,
which will be the host of the worlds
representatives in journalism, is re-
solved to take full advantage of the
longer period available through post
ponement of the meeting to make
complete arrangements.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-09-05

and east. The Golden Gate lies N
the north. / have been here over /.
week and like it fine and dandy. We
have good tents and bedding and
plenty of good, wholesome food. ON,
duties are mostly in school and
guarding.
I'm the harbor below there are
three great American battleships
watching like big watch dogs of the
sea. They are guarding two German
battleships that were captured at the
beginning of the war. Yesterday a
big English battleship steamed into
the harbor and cast anchor. This
morning she raised anchor and
steamed out to sea. AS they passed
the island the English boys were way
ing their hats and flags. AS she pulled
through the Golden Gate she fired
seventeen salutes for the United
States and our President.
They are making great plans and
it looks as if we were really in war
for a while"
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-09-05

daughter, Miss Margueritee Barnett
went to independence this morning
Mrs. Barnett will teach there and
Miss Barnett will attend the high
school.
Miss Daisy Miller departed today
for Eldred, ILL.,, where she will visit
for a few days.
Mrs. j. F. Henderson went to Santa
Fe this morning to visit relatives.
Miss Adeline Sailor returned to her
home in Chillicothe today after visit
ing Mrs. ]. E. Whitten at her home
near Columbia.
Miss Mary White went to Edna
this morning to visit relatives for a
few days.
Mrs. r. A. Sublett left today for
Evansville, ILL.,, where she will Wis
her parents.
Mrs. j. ID. Kemper and Miss Melva
Sexton went to Browns this morning
to visit W. E. Kemper.
Miss Effie Thee and Mr.. and Mrs.
j. C. Thee went to Worth County to-
day to visit
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-09-05
BOONE COUNTY COAL UP
Increase OF One Cent a Bushel on the
Local Product,

The governments action, fixing the
price of coal. hasn't prevented an in
crease in the price of the Boone
County product. The Davis and Wat
son Coal Company has increased the
price of local coal one cent a bushel.
The reason for this increase in price
just now is due to the fact that the
miners have been given a raise in
salary of one-half cent bushel and
the teamsters, who haul the coal from
the mines. have also been raised a
half cent a bushel on their wages
"The coal company is not making
the profit on the increased price of
COAL" said Mr.. Davis. I'VE raised
the wages of the workmen in order
to insure more production at the
mines. so that we will be sure of sup
plying all orders that come in later" "
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-09-05

Mrs. C. W. Furtney entertained to-
day at a dinner party at her home
on West Broadway. The guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Baumgartner, Mrs
Ella Palmer. Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Warner and Mr.. and Mrs. W. r. Sex
ton.
Dean and Mrs. Z. ]. McCaustland
and their daughter, Margaret, re-
turned yesterday from a motor trip
to St. Louis, whee they spent several
days visiting.
The Rev. A. B. Coffman departed
yesterday for Richmond, where he
will attend the annual conference of
the Methodist Church.
Prof. and Mrs. H. l.. Kempster re-
turned to Columbia Monday after
spending their vacation at their
summer cottage near COldwater,
Mich.
Mrs. w. H. Watts and her daughter,
Margaret, returned this morning from
FL Paso, Tex, and SOcorro, N. NJ,
where they spent month and half.
Mrs. G. F. Troxell and daughter
Frances, returned today from South
east Missouri. They spent two weeks
with Mrs. Troxell's daughter in
Charleston and with friends in Cape
Girardeau.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-09-05
URGE FARMERS TO SOW RYE
Supply Is Short and the Price Will
Re Good.

BE GOOO.
The United States Government has
asked that the rye acreage be in
creased 124 per cent over normal.
Field men of the University of Mis-
souri, College of Agriculture who are
administering the work of the wheat
campaign are suggesting that farmers
plant rye in those counties where
wheat is noe ordinarily profitable. In
bedsuch counties rye will usually
make a profitable yield if it is sown
early enough on well prepared seed
bed. While a minimum price has not
been fixed for rye, the price which
farmers will receive for the crop next
year will undoubtedly be good.
The Allies will require heavy ex-
portation of rye from this country. 1t
is therefore important to increase the
rye as well as the wheat production.
The European Allies of the United
States use large amount of rye for
bread making. Black bread made
from rye is used extensively in
France.
The supply of rye seed in the United
States is short. The College of Agri-
culture and the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture are cooperating
in locating seed supplies. An effort
will be made to find seed in Mis-
souri, and in other states which will
be adapted to Missouri conditions.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-09-05
SENDS APPEAL TO KEEP
KNITTING NEEDLES BUSY

those of our Allies, who will suffer
in their frozen trenches. and also
thousands of French and Belgian
refugees, to begin shipping ut once
100000 each of the warm. knitted,
wooden articles named. They must
come before cold weather.
This call for knitted articles is but
one phase of the work of relief which
the American Red Cross must carry
on. Washington has repeatedly
warned the chapters that the knitting
must not be permitted to stop or de-
lay the making of surgical supplies
wound dressings, splints, bandages,
operating garments and the thousands
of other things which surgeons and
nurses must have when they wait on
the wounded. These must be kept
flowing in a never-ending stream, in
creasing in volume as our men near
the front. The knitting is merely an
extra rush order in addition to
everything else the Red ross has un-
dertaken to do.
'The American soldiers are fur
nished with uniforms and overcoats
and shoes and everything that the
army regulations call for. The knitted
articles are for their extra comfort
and in the case of the refugee civilians
are absolute necessities
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-09-05

Six million knitted wooden articles
are needed to help get the American
soldiers in France through the win
ter, and appeal has been sent to the
American Red Cross at Washington
to provide 100000 each of sweaters,
muffiers. wristlets and socks. Major
Grayson NJ. P. Murphy, the Red Cross
Commissioner for Europe, says, in
letter to the Daily Missourian, that
these things must arrive before the
cold weather if they are to be or
service. He asks everybody in the
United States to help. He says that
Americans do not. as yet, realize the
great need of the millions of people
in Europe whose lands have been
overrun by Germans. They are fac
ing another winter, weakened by the
trials they have already undergone,
and Major Murphy thinks it is up
to the Red Cross of America" to keep
them from dying of cold.
A part of Major Murphy's appeal
follows:
Last winter broke the record for
cold and misery among the people
here. We inexpressibly dread the
coming winter finding us without sup
plies to meet the situation. We urge
you, on behalf of our. soldiers and
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-09-05
WAR GRIPS AMERICAN HOMES
1880 Men Answer The First Draft
Call Today.
By Associated Press

bN Associated IreSS
CHICAGO, ILL, Sept. 5.-War
gripped the homes of the nation to-
day. Answering Columbia's call, 12,-
600 men-five per cent of the 251,9 ,965
men chosen in the selective draft from
the fifteen states m the central de-
partment of the army-Degan report
ing at six huge cantonments to start
training that will send them into the
world war.
They came from the city and the
farm-from desk and profession to be
moulded into soldiers for the new
national army. The types of men re-
porting for military instruction affects
everything and everybody. Some were
statesmen, others farm hands. All left
everything behind-their jobs, riches,
mothers and sisters and some of them
wives and children-for a suit of
khaki and rifle and a course of train
ing that will change them into import
ant cogs of the American war machine.
The War Department plans that in
addition to the five percent of the
above quotas reporting today, forty
percent shall report on September 10,
a second forty percent on October 3.
and the remaining fifteen percent as
soon as possible thereafter. Training
will be started Immediately. Accord
ing to the general program, the SOL
diers will be drilled forty hours a
week, with Wednesday and Saturday
afternoons off for recreation. Those,
however, who fail to keep step with
the march of instruction, will be oblig-
ed to give up their two afternoons of
play.
Officials pointed out today that
Arizona and New Mexico are the only
two states outside the central de-
partment of the army that will send
troops into the department for train
ing. They will be quartered at Camp
Funston, Fort Riley. Kansas. When
New Mexico's quota is complete, is
will have sent 1892 men into camp,
and Arizona will be called upon to
send 3.472
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-09-05
THE BOONE COUNTY FAIR

Roone County is assured of a fair
this wear. After it had followed the
action of many counties over the
state in deciding to not have falr
this wear on account of war condi-
tions. the County Fair Board was pre-
vailed upon by the business men oil
Columbia to continue the annual
event.
The fair will be held October 8, TO-
II and -. This late date was set in
order to insure the success of the
event by securing cooperation with
the annual poultry show and other or
ganizations. 1t was also argued wise
ly that October was a better month
since cooler weather would insure
better crowds, and the lateness of the
season would make it possible to get
better exhibits. 1t is the consensus
of opinion that having the fair in Oc-
tober will mean that this years event
will prove the most successful ever
held.
The College of Agriculture of the
University has promised to cooperate
in the work of the Fair Board. In ad-
dition to the usual exhibits, it is
planned to hold contests in such ac-
complishments as canning, grain
judging, sewing and bread judging.
The stimulating of these occupations
among the people of Boone County is
in keeping with the efforts for greater
production during the war crisis. A
Red Cross Day will also be included
in the program, and historical and
patriotic program will be given the
first day.
With many other counties having no
fair this year, Boone County has an
unprecedented opportunity to make
this her banner year in proving to the
state her resourcefulness and energy
in war times. Let every citizen and
farmer of Boone County do his share
to make the fair a grand success.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-09-05
TO LEARN ABOUT WHEAT PRICES
w. T. Anderson Goes To st. Louis
After Conference With Inspector.

w. T. Anderson, president of the
Boone County Milling Company, went
to st. Louis yesterday to confer with
grain men concerning the effect that
the fixing of the price of wheat will
have on local conditions. The govern
ment inspector was here yesterday to.
consult with Mr.. Anderson and other
grain men in Columbia and to ad-
just the prices for different grades Of
wheat for this particular section of the
state,
Mr.. Anderson will return the last Of
this week.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-09-05
Will Buy SOap For Soldiers.

Mrs. George Klinkerfuss. wife of
Lieutenant Klinkerfuss. is getting up
fund to buy soap for the men of
Company F. Contributions of money or
soap may be left at the Drug Shop.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-09-05
PAROCHIAL SCHOOL BEGINS
An Enrolment Of FOrty.Five RepOrte,
At Noon,

Today was the first day of school
for pupils at the Parochial School OF
the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. An
enrolment of forty-five pupils was re-
ported at noon today.
The Rev. Father T. ]. Lloyd is
director of classes at the school and
the four teachers are Sisters of St
Joseph.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-09-05
FRANK LIKINS IN NAVY CAMP
Letter from Former Student Tells 0
Detention Duties mt Frisco.

The following letter from Frank
Likins, a former student in the Col
lege of Agriculture of the University,
now stationed at Detention Camp XI,
U. S. Naval Training Station, San
Francisco, Cal. has been received by
Mrs. Charles Wheat, 713 Missouri
avenue:
Il am located. on Goa Island, IN
Frisco Bay This island Overlooks
San Francisco on the west and
Berkeley and Oakland on the south
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-09-05
Doctor Meanwen Here Soon.

DR.. W. E. Meanwell athletic director
at the University, is expected to reach
Columbia some time this week.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-10-26
To Join Polish Regiment

Long Prairie Argus.-Clem Mice
zowski, popular and efficient shoe re-
pair man at the Hart department
store, will leave tomorrow for Chica-
go, where he will join a regiment to
be made up entirely of natives of
Poland, now being formed in that
city. The movement has the sane
ton of the war department.
Under the direction of the Polish
National Relief committee, located
in Chicago, the new unit is expected
to be completed in a very short time.
It's training camp has not been de-
termined, but it is not unlikely that
the men will get the greater part of
their military education in Canada
and make the trip across the water
before the first of the year.
1t follows the intimation of the
allied governments that the restora-
ton of Poland will be one of the
measures insisted upon when the fin
al peace treaty is signed.
The unit will fight under the
American flag.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-10-26

called, by the granting Of a special
license to any proper person who
will furnish the required bond of
$4,000.
Joe Bojanowski, an experienced
man in this work, of Spirit Lake,
Iowa, has secured license to seine
Lakes Minnewaska and Pelican in
this county. He arrived here about
two weeks ago with his nets and
other material and crew of about
a dozen men is at work in Mime
WaSka.
A large scow of fiat boat has been
built for use until the lake freezes
over when the work will be done
through the ice. Capt Bergstrom is
now assisting with his small launch.
The net used has two and one half
inch mesh, it is thirty feet wide and
$500 feet long. With one end made
fast to some point on the shore it
is swung out into the lake and then
drawn in with a windlass anchored
on the shore.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-10-26
Liberty Loan Dixie Against Autocracy

(By Hon. Willard Salisbury of Delaware, President
pro tempore of the United States.)
The impressive patriotic picture have ever
seen is poster by great French artist advertising
bonds of his country. soldier just from
the hospital is shown watching and paying
their savings to the Government for these bonds and the
soldier says: "'They also do their part"
A Frenchman told the story of a sweet-faced old
when the call for the people their
gold for the prosecution of the war A few hundred
francs in gold the savings of life sent
them to the Government official to be used in prosecut
ing the These few hundred represented
only hope of comfort in age grand
children at the front When the official upon receiving
the money, her Government bond she said: II
didn't know l was to receive anything for it,
The free peoples of the earth have built dixie
across Belgium and northern France with
their young of military age 1t restraints the
governed lust for power prestige territory what
the world has termed the Royal Hohenzoern"
II that dixie breaks America is not safe We fighting
in the of humanity to the world safe for
democracy and also fighting the right to
peacefully in America, unterried by passions which
should only animate wild beasts
Our own boys will be making the dixie strong
err The front waves of Prussan militarism grow less
threatening. The French have held, the British are
attaching, must help
Lafayettes great-grandsons are on the fighting
line Pershing, saluting at the Lafayette said
in simplest words: Lafayette Americans are here
The American great-grandsOns of Lafayete's friends
will be in that line. They must have all the COM
forts they shall have all the comforts we can give
and by swift and hard must convince our
foes that they must lose saving the boys America
it may be- in hundreds thousands The money those
Of us unfit for military service contribute will
boys at the front comfortable may their lives
Government bonds the safest security for peo-
pies savings The interest rates fair and profits
not needed to keep business active should be invested in
them Patriotism sagacity combine in recommend
ing the new issue Of Liberty Bonds.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-10-26

Dr. Burton president of the state university in an
address delivered on Columbus day the knights of
Columbus in Minneapolis, pointed some changing
worth CONSIDERING Here is what he says
Business government and every pursuit of civil
life, undergoing fundamental and lasting changes
and they will never be the the days before
the
1T is impossible to go talking about Business as
usual Business ceased being usual when the war
was declared We Immediately began spend less for
up to supply the whole tenor of bust
ness life changed night wise man of bust
must himself to altered condition
of the
In government, too the old order is passing away
and a new one is in the making Who would have
guessed six months ago that the federal government
would today be fixing the price wheat COAL and the
necessities of life? And what to be the after
the war of this enormous concentration power in the
hands of the government?
1.-The question to be decided by this war is whether
or not democracy justify itself by becoming efficient
The German autocracy says it can't and DEGREES that
republics must perish from the Speaking between
ourselves in the brutal rankness relative we
may as we'll as admit that the American democracy has
not been efficient in the past But outstanding sgni
fcance of the draft law that democracy can be and
is efficient today 1t is first realization of the fact
that democracy does not only mean government re-
sponsibe to the people, but people responsible to the
government
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-10-26
Willmar to Have Oil Refinery

Willmar Republican Gazette:-
Willmar is to have another business
institution which will mean much
to the city. The Bartles oil inter
ests are to build an oil refinery here,
work to start within a short time.
Arrangements were completed for
the equipment at the meeting of the
independent oil men, last week at
Chicago. Mr.. Scott of the BartIes-
Scott Oil company was in attendance
at this convention.
According to present plans, there
will be additional storage tanks of
one half million gallons capacity. A
small still is to be installed at the
start, and the quantity of the out
put will gradually be increased.
Crude supplies will be drawn from
either Oklahoma or Wyoming. The
constructing Of the refinery in Will
mar means that eventually all Of the
BartIes interests will get their sup
ply Of products from this city.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-10-26
VAN LEAR AND THE BONDS

department heads to impress their employees that
true American should buy bond, and Mayor Van
Lear helped by indting letter containing this para
graph:
II have therefore informed your committee that
shall cOercive measures with the employees of
my department concerning the purchase of Liberty
Bonds in any other matter which they should be per-
mitted to determine by their free choice"
Mr. Van Lear is socialist, and makes protesta-
tions of friendship for the working relations
with his employees strained that
he dare not speak of something of like
Liberty Bonds then he is mighty poor specimen Such
men breed senseless class hatred
But Mr.. Van Lears statement deceives no one.
Translated into plain English it MEANS nothing
about the of the Liberty Loan welfare
of this country but dare not say and trump up
this EXCUSE"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-10-26
CALLS LEAGUE SUSPICIOUS

j. w. Sullivan head of division of the food ad-
ministration writing J. L. Nagle general manager
of the California Fruit Exchange, says You doubt
have noticed the suspicious management the Non
Partisan League at st. Paul. Pacicism pro-German
ism may be looked for operating behind the
in unexpected quarters and misleading loyal innocent
victims of conspiracy
Mr.. Towney head of the League, is camoufag-
about the state talking loyalty and urging the
of Liberty Bonds but still manager of the
Non-Partisan League, and responsible official of the
government at Washington designates that management
as "suspicious.'
You can bet that the government knows lot more
about the League than you and do my advise to
all loyal citizens is therefore they keep away
"suspicious" company.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-10-26
Pure Fabrication

Many wild and impossible stories flying about
these days and to certain extent they have their in
tended effect which is the creation of discomfort
resentment people who actively engaged
in conservation of food Red Cross work. etc. The latest
is story to the effect that soldiers obliged to pay
for sweaters socks, etc. that by the
Red Cross. Every reported has been thoroughly
investigated by Washington headquarters found
be pure fabrications: lies made out of CLOTH A
telegram to this effect has to all Red Cross Chapters
and newspapers asked to give publicity
to refutng these stories that bear the enemy
cunning in their origin and dissemination There is
nothing to prevent anyone from making garments SINH
lar to those made by the Red Cross selling
there is penalty for the of the Cross
emblem in that connection.
The Commission Of Public Safety and the Women's
Auxiliary we'll the Red interested them
selves in running down these reports and are satisfied
that they have not particle of foundation in fact
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-10-26

The new draft regulations decided improve
ment tn old. The registered are divided into
five classes according to availability and the the
first call will in the order of their draft numbers
fore the second class called. Drafted men have
right to know about what will be expected of them in
order that they arrange their affairs accordingly
and the plan will give this knowledge. Many
important industries including agriculture must be
maintained during the war, and the regulations
will interfere as little possible with farming and
other important industries.