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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-11-08
Red Cross Aids
Government Feeding
If Prisoners

Soldiers and sailors captured by
he central powers are not provided
)y their captors with sufficient food
% keep them in good health, nor
with sufficient clothing, so these nee
,ssities must be provided from home,
and in view of this condition the
American Red Cross and the United
States government is preparing to
feed all American soldiers and sail
ors who may be taken prisoners by
Germany during the war. A COM
plete scheme for sustaining prison
ers is now being worked out jointly
by the war and navy departments
and the American Red Cross, which
will be the agency thru which the
American prisoners will be reached
Under the proposed plan of feed
ing American prisoners in Germany
each prisoner is to receive, in course
of every two weeks, three 10-pound
packages, containing proper and suf.
ficient rations to keep him in goot
health for that length of time.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-11-08
;LOUCHINESS HAS CAUSED
MANY OFFICERS TO FAIL

"Slouchincss" of various kinds is
named by H. p Mccain, adjulani
general of the United States, as ont
chief reason why aspirants for Off
GERS Reserve Corps fail. 1t is {
mental and physical indifference
He finds the fault evident in mac.
curacy of thinking and acting, OBJ
scure enunciation, carelessness an,
awkwardness of bearing.
The blame for such condition
the adjutant general lays with tn,
national school system, where suf
iicient emphasis has not been pu
Upon mental and physical alertness
Many men fail al camp becaus
Of inability to articulate perfectly
man who cannot issue command
clearly cannot be trusted with hu
man lives. Not only must he speai
distinctly, but with certain volume
AS to careless thinking and poo
,arriage, the officer said:
"Too many schools are Statistic,
with an approximate answer to
question. Little or no incentive j.
;iven increased mental effort to co
ordinate ones ideas and presen
.hem clearly and unequivocally. ]
is next to impossible for military in
;tructors to do much to counterac
he negligence of schools in this re
5ard. This again has cost many me-
heir commissions at camp. Thre
months is too short a time in which
o teach an incorrigible "beater-a
oout-the-bush' that there is but on,
way to answer a question oral
written, and that is positively, clea,
~ and accurately.
81 have further noted at caml
hat even some of our better mill
ary schools have turned out prod
lets that may have the bearing of
soldier in ranks, but carriage total
ly different as soon as they "fal
)ut."
"a last important element tha
seems to me has been lacking in tn
moral and mental makeup of SOM,
If our students here is the charac
eristic of grit. Not that they woul
rave proven cowardly in battle, nee
.ssarily, but some have exhibited
endency to throw up the spong'
lpon the administration of a sever,
'ebuke or criticism.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-11-08

The active national heads Of the
american Red Cross Society are now
IN the Pacific Coast on their tour
If the principal cities OF the coun-
ry. They will be in Portland on
friday, Nov. ., and in Seattle Satur-
lay, Nov. 3. In both cities special
conferences will be held with Red
ross workers, with general mass
meetings in the evenings. The party
headed by H. p. DAWSON, chair
nan OF the Red Gross war council.
md Harvey d. Gibson, general man
ger of the Red Gross. The trip is
'ot for the purpose of raising none,
or soliciting memberships. 1t is TO
ell the people directly what the RED
Cross has done and is doing, and to
bring the national Red Cross chiefs
into personal touch with the workers
in the divisions, chapters and auxili-
aries. 1t is especially desired that
those interested in Red Cross work
who live in nearby cities shall try
to attend the conferences in Port
land or Seattle, whichever is NEST
convenient.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-11-08
NUMBER 9
THE ARGONAUTS

Great Photo-play of the West will
De shown at Murphy's Theatre Mon
lay night, Nov. II.
GOLD-One small word and a ma
ion went mad. The ArgOnauts tells
he thrilling story of the days of
49," This wonderful story is pro-
luced in eleven reels and requires
hours TO show. A film not of a
jingle star but of thousand cap
,ble actors who lead you over the
rackless prairie into the treasure
and; you sorrow and rejoice, weep
md smile, with these brave men
md their fair women. The discov-
ry of gold. The mad excitement
which followed the receipt Of the
tews in the remote New England
illages. The endless wagon trails
the Argonauts crossing the plains.
he desperate battles with Indians
nd Outlaws. The orgy of Gold
lade wickedness in the primitive
Vest. The grim but heroic work
t the mysterious vigilantes in put
,ng to death the ringleaders of the
esperadoes. The final triumph of
utilization crowned with riches and
appiness for the hardy Argonauts.
This play is running in Spokane
his week to we'll filled houses and
said to be interesting, though of
different nature as "The Birth of
Nation" Don't fail to see it at
iurphy's Theatre next Monday night
me of the best and biggest movies
yer produced, in your own home
own and at popular prices.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-11-08

Seattle faces the prospect of hav-
ng representative of organized la
'or for its next Mayor; also two or
hree representatives of organized la
)or as councilmen. There are al
eady two members of the Central
4abor Council sitting in the CITY
.ouncil and if the plans of the la
'or leaders carry, this city will be
Governed absolutely by organized la
,or. The Central Council has an
lounced that it proposes to put up
IS own candidate for Mayor, also
or the three councilmanic vacancies.
Mayor Gill is laying his plans to run
'gain, but there is not much indica-
ion at this time that he can be elect
ID. An Independent citizens candi-
late is likely to be in the field. In
three-cornered fight it is probable
hat the organized labor man would
'olnc out a winner.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-11-08
Washington Earns Credit
n Two Important
Campaigns

Campaigns
Both of the recent important cam
>aigns for patriotic service, the one
OF the liberty bonds and the other
or food conservation pledges, closed
With credit to the state of Washing
on as we'll as to the entire country.
The food administration wishes it
constantly urged upon the people
hat we need to keep right on saw
ing wheat, meats, fats and sugar.
We use fat in countless ways in
he manufacture of things needed to
win the war. Therefore as nation,
We cannot afford to go on wasting,
wen if we are willing to be extrava-
tant personally.
If every American saved one-third
If an ounce of fat wasted daily, a
quantity equivalent to one of the but
er balls or pats of butter that We
;erve at meal, it would amount to
$4,000 tons a year-an important
aving in the present emergency.
,afe-Keeping of Security
Liberty Loan Bonds
shown
Authorized by Commissioner DAN
el C. Roper:
All the liberty bonds deposited as
security should Immediately be for
warded to the commissioner of inter-
lal revenue by registered mail for
iafekeeping except in those cases in
which the collectors office is locat-
ID in the same city as federal re-
;erve bank, which will issue its re-
:eipt in triplicate for the bonds, with
he condition that the bonds are to
)e surrendered to the subscriber up
IN the order of the commissioner of
internal revenue. One of the re-
;eipts received should be forwarded
o the subscriber and another to the
commissioner of internal revenue.
f the bonds received for deposit are
registered they should be assigned
o the commissioner of internal .ev-
snue, and in every such case for
warded to him. In forwarding reg
stored bonds by registered mail it
will not be necessary to have the
package containing the same insur-
ID. In forwarding coupon bonds
he package must be insured, and a
etter written to the secretary of the
reasury, division of public moneys,
advising of the shipment and speci-
tying that it consists Of Liberty
Loan Bonds"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-11-08
lore MEN IN TRAIN
ING THAN ARMY NEEDS

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. s.
iany Washington men who are COM
letting the course ut the officers
aiming camps will be disappointed
yhen they learn that there is not
chance of securing active service
S officers, at least not for many
lonths.
Thousands of successful business
nd professional men have been un-
ergoing intensive training under
le impression that when they get
trough their course they will re-
Give assignments to commands at
nnce.
AS matter of fact, fully so per
ent of them will be doomed to
isappointment. All of those who
raduate will receive commissions,
ut only those for whom there are
acancies will be assigned to duty.
The reason for this is that there
a surplus of officers and at least
alf of the graduates of the present
amps will have to look to the dis
ant future for assignments.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-11-08
Administration Food
Regulations
Made Clear

Special regulations provide that no
license shall "charge directly or indi-
fectly commission or brokerage on
the sale of food commodities in ex-
cess of that which ordinarily and Gus
tomarily prevails under normal con-
litions' in the locality in which he
does business and in his particular
branch of trade.
Commission men, brokers, and auc
!ioneers are also prohibited from sell
ing foods 10 themselves or persons
connected with their own business
except by permission of the consign-
Or who has intrusted the foods to
them for sale, and also from taking
a profit or overage in addition to
the commission or brokerage.
The regulations are designed to
protect not only the consumer, but
also the producer who ships his
goods to the markets on consign-
nent.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-11-08
ELIMINATING WASTE
IN MAKING BUTTER

To send our Allies as much foot
Is possible of the most concentrated
lutritive value in. the least shipping
;pace is our problem this winter
among these concentrated foodstuff.
S butter.
In the past, much butter was spoil
I'd, or its quality seriously affecte,
~ the manner in which it was hand
ed after it had been gathered in tn.
,hurn. The buttermaker's creates
skill is called for in removing it ant
working it into salable form withou
destroying its firmness, texture and
lavor.
The old rule that the buttermill
should be drawn when the butte
5ranules are the size of wheat grain.
S a good one. The most successful
)uttermakers never add wash water
Until the buttermilk is drawn away
Then pure, cold water equivalent to
he amount of buttermilk is added
md the churn revolved a few times
The butter may be worked vigor.
)usly until it begins to adhere il
large Jumps if the water is cold e.
lough. The water is then drawn of
md, if large power churn is used
The butter is salted in the churn. Ii
home buttermaking in small quaint
ties, however, better sailing can bt
lone on the worker.
After light working, place thu
butter in a cool room so as to ALLOW
the salt to dissolve and the wholt
mass to cool so it will not become
oily when put in prints or tubs.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-11-08
FARMERS SHOULD GET
SEED WHEAT NOW

The Oregon Agricultural college
through the state seed stock COM
mittee is sounding a note of warn,
ing to farmers of that state regard.
ing the supply of seed wheat next
spring.
h Indications point to a most un-
precedented demand, due to the
large areas where the dry fall has
cut the acreage of winter wheat
and bulletins have been sent into
these localities advising farmers tc
secure now their supply of seed if
the hoped-for maximum acreage OF
wheat is to be planted next spring
"Good seed wheat will not be sc
easy to get next spring as it was
last" said Professor G. r. Hyslor
of the Oregon Agricultural college
and secretary of the state seed stock
commottee, in a recent interview
"And farmers should get it while the
getting is good"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-11-08
: + + i + + + + + i + j. + + I. + I
. IMMANUEL PRESBYTERIAN !
J CHURCH. +
: + + + + + + + + + + + + + i + I

AT the morning service the pastor
will give the fourth lecture on the
Book of Matthew, the Fourth Chap
,er. Subject: "When Christ Faced
satan's Three Big Guns" or "The
Temptation and Preparation of The
King" Twice it is recorded in the
Bible that Satan brought all his pow
RS to bear upon a human being,
The first was Eve, in the Garden
If Eden. The last was upon Jesus
christ himself. The first time he
succeeded, the last he failed.
"Jesus Christ, Coming Again In
The Flesh!" is the Evening Theme.
The Word of God declares that the
seacher who 'confesses not thai
.hrist is coming again in the flesh
IS 'deceiver and an anti-christ-
hard names surely for those who
oppose the doctrine of the person
al and fleshly coming again of the
Lord Jesus. The subject Sunday
evening will be discussed from the
Biblical standpoint only. This is q
very important theme now that SO
many are looking for the appearing
Of Christ again. Bring your Bible
Mr.. VIM. Martin will give a short
address at the evening service.
Wednesday evening at eight will
occur the fifth lecture on the Book
Of Acts. Kindly bring a Bible tc
this and the Sunday morning service
These meetings are being held fol
the present in the rear room of the
church.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-11-08

New Selective Service
System to Operate in

l
The new draft system fixes a
mans class and calls him in his prop
er turn when he is needed. He will
be examined physically only when
needed. Thus, the labors of the medi
cal officers will be called for onl,
When required. If the nation needs
a'half million of men, they will re-
sspond each in his turn fixed by his
class.
The man who can least be spared
either as the head of family or the
head of business necessary to the
defense of the nation Will be the lasi
to go.
The new plan will be submitted to
the local and district boards in am
pie time to enable them to familiar
ize themselves with it and thus ap
proach their next draft with a know
ledge of its requirements.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-11-08
More U. S. Women
Canteen Workers
tn .Eranca
torrance

Another detachment of women cal.
teen workers have arrived in France
The detachment will be stationed III
canteens behind the firing line anc
along the railroad routes to the
front. An average of 1000 poilus
travelling ON leave are refreshed dai-
ly at these American way stations.
War Notes
A plea to all war relief societies
in the United States to discontinue
sending supplies to designated hospi~
tails abroad is contained in cable
from the Red Gross commission to
France received by the Red Gross
war council.
The reports of the investigation to
the food administration demonstrate
that the baking of a standard single
loaf of size which may be sold fol
five cents, at the present price OF
flour, is wasteful of both flour anc
labor.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-11-08
TWINING BOYS EXEMPTED

Al. and D. C. Twining returned
home from Ephrata Wednesday
morning having been temporarily
exempted from service in the army.
The cause for their exemption was
that there had been seven more call
ed from Grant County than was re-
quired to fill our quota and the Twin
ing boys were among the last seven
called, one being the fourth extra
and the other being the last one call
ed. Friends of the family are glad
to see the boys home again.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-11-08
PLAIN CORN BREAD
BECOMES TIRESOMI

Plain corn bread, undisguised il
form and flavor, will incite revol
IN the most patriotic family circle
following is a recipe for war tim,
Use.
Corn Meal Mullins With Dates
1 c. corn meal, ! t. salt, 4 t. bak.
in powder, " c. milk, " C. chopped
dates, 2 T. brown sugar, 2 7. butter
C. wheat flour, egg.
Mix corn meal, salt, sugar, anC
butter; then add egg, flour siftet
with baking powder, and the chop
ped dates.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-11-08

For the last two weeks our room
nas been so busy that the news col
1mn was neglected. But now we are
.'eady again.
The first six weeks examination
IS over and we are now eager for
more knowledge.
We are covering many pages but
We are sorry to say that we do but
little thinking. Our teacher says
never tell child what he can dis
cover for himself"
Mae Oman was absent from school
Wednesday on account of sickness.
The fire drill Tuesday was great
y enjoyed because the recess was
engthened few minutes.
The seventh and eighth grades
we're invited 10 the assembly room
asst Friday to listen to the Literary
,rogram given by the High School.
This program was greatly enjoyed
~ all.
Mr.. Watson gave our room a fine
nap of Grant County. This map is
help in teaching geography.
Our room was dismissed little
arly last Tuesday because Mr.. Davis
lad to attend Y. M. C. A. meeting
t Ephrata that evening.
Geography and Physiology arc
.ow studied daily; these two sub
ects will be dropped the next semes-
er.
Fifth and Sixth Grades
The following were neither alb
.ent nor tardyt during the second
lonth. Lewis Box, Norval Davis,
'atsy Gilbert, Lloyd Beamer, Law
ence Deeter, Milton Elverie, Clyde
ruttle, Duke Ellefson, Clarence Bell
,helma Pugh, Mae English, Mamie
adams, Verlie Barry, Orphia Davis
frances CARED, and Mildred Davis.
The fifth graders are very en-.
husiastic history students lately.
Every one is busy getting ready
or the entertainment to be given
friday, November 10th.
Third and Fourth Grades
The fourth grade is studying His
.ory from the text books now.
Those neither absent nor tardy
Turing last month are: Weltha
Brown, Opal Gentry, Bessie Mills.
Bertha Scheibner, Daniel Box, Ver-
ION De Pue, Andrew Ross, Hazel
Brown, Zella Heinlen, Esther How
,rd, Leila Tuttle, Eden Brown and
Ward Ellefson.
The girls excelled the boys in de-
oortment and attendance this month
Primary
Clara Jensen, Margaret Gull, Mar
:aret Olwell and Glen Myers were
,bsent this week on account of ILL.,
less.
The second grade has begun using
he new second reader.
frankie and Ellenore Bloom anc
dargaret Willis are absent from
kindergarten this week on account
If illness.
The little folks of the Kindergart.
N have moved to their own room
oart of their supplies having arrived
ind more are on the road.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-11-08

COMING-THE ARGONAUTS -
the picture yon have been wanting
to see.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-11-08
Seventh and Eighth Grades

For the last two weeks our room
nas been so busy that the news col
INN was neglected. But now we are
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-06
Innocuous Frightfulness
detroit Free Press. ]

According to an Amsterdam re-
port German frightfulness and ha-
tired are extending to include an art
war on the United States. German
singers in this country who contract
for appearances before American au-
diences are to be boycotted in their
homeland for a period of five years;
at least, they are not to be permitted
admission to the stages of German
theaters.
This announcement is rather in
teresting because it throws a certain
amount of light on the Teutonic
state of mind, although otherwise it
is unimportant. The United States
Is not especially dependent on Ger
man vocalists, and 1t is learning
more and more to get along without
them. Leave Italy, France and the
United States available for recruiting
purposes and we can manage very
we'll for singers.
So far as the more proficient vo-
calists of German extraction now
in the United States are concerned,
any ban placed on their activities
across seas ought to cause them lit
tie concern. Most, If not all of them,
have to come to this country be-
cause they can make many times
more money than they can in Ger.
many, where artists are commonly
paid small fees. Those who succeed
we'll in the United States generally
stay here permanently, so far as
their professional careers are con.
cerned, and trouble themselves little
about their old business connections
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-06

with the decrease of cattle and
calves, it is but a question of time
when only the rich and the war tax
dodger can enjoy beefsteak. He
submitted figures based on govern
ment tabulations showing there are
100000 less beef calves in the
United States to-day than there
were ten years ago. Eight million
calves were killed last year. He
pointed out that If these calves had
been allowed to go into beef they
would have produced 100000
pounds of beef more than we have
to-day.
Whatever else we may learn from
the war, 1t is certain we shall know
more about the importance of con-
serving our food and be prepared
to take care of our resources as
never before in the history of the
country.
Time was when the hillsides and
valleys of Pennsylvania were dotted
with herds of cattle. No farm was
without a herd of yearlings and
older, but these, like the sheep, have
disappeared and we are now paying
the price.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-06
Our Allies, the Birds
(Cleveland Plain Dealer. !

One of the allies of the United
States against Prusslan awfulness is
so familiar as almost to invite con-
tempt. 1t Is the notwithstanding
bird. Insects destroy a billion dol
lars worth of crops every year. The
natural enemy of these noxious in
sects Is the American song bird. The
boil weevil alone takes sS5O,O0O,-
600 away from the cotton growers
annually. The best possible antidote
for the weevil is the weeviTs natural
enemy, the bird.
Congress pledged the nations ev-
cry resource for the war in its decla-
ration last month. One vast resource
is the bird life of the United States;
and Congress, which made the
pledge, should not delay action that
will protect it to the utmost. At a
time like this when large crops ap-
pear necessary for success at arms it
becomes doubly important that no
action be omitted that will invite the
fullest harvest.
There is pending in Congress a
bill which provides the machinery
for the enforcement of the migratory
bird treaty between the United
States and Canada. War bills-oth-
er war bills-have held it back.
Meanwhile the Dominion govern
ment has passed it's part of the re-
quired legislation, though the bene-
fiji to be reaped by Canada is ma
terially less than that in store for
the United States.