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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-28
TEUIONS SEEK GENERAL PEACE
NO UNDERWRITERS AND NO FORCI-
BILE ANNEXATl0Ns Is PRO-
P0sAL IN LATEST OFFER

s. Petrogard, Dec. 27.-The ceasrsi
powers have agreed to conclude mmo-
diately a general peace without forci-
BILE annexations and indemnities, ae-
cording to a statement read at tho
session of the peace conference at
Brest Litovsk by Count Czernin, Aus
tro-Hungarian foreign minister.
Francis Denies Charges
London, Dec. 27.-David R. Francis,
the American ambassador to Russia,
has issued a. firm rebuttal of tho
charges made against the American
embassy by the Bolsheviki. He. de-
clared, according to a Petrogard dis
patch to the Times, that he and his
staff never interfered with internal af-
fairs in Russia, nor aided General
Kaledines or any other faction.
Peace Mission on for Petrogard
Amsterdam, Dec. 27-Berlin ad-
vices received here say that the Ger
man commission provided for in the
so-German armistice agreement
has proceeded to Petrogard.. It 10
headed by Count Won Mirbach. former
German minister to Greece, and win
undertake to reach settlement with
the Russian authorities for the ex-
change Of civilians and incapacitated
war prisoners, and also devise measures
to restore relations between Germany
and Russia.
The commission includes number
Of officials of the foreign and war
ministers.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-28
no hoRllEE PAIENl FLOUR
FOOD ADMINISTRATION ORDERS
MuLERs TO MAKE STRAIGHT
qRADE-CUTS OUT CEREALS

Only one grade Of -four, called
straight -four, is now being manufac-
tured by -four mills in this country,
and when the present supply of patent
flour is exhausted no more Of it will be
obtainable. The U. 8. Food admins
tration, in an order effective Christ
mas day, notified millers that all wheat
except that portion which is taken for
shorts and bran, must ground into
flour. 4 MI ~
The result Of this order is that the
quality of the -four is lowered and low
grade flour is not being made. The
straight flour is darker in color than
the best patents that have been manu-
factured. as result Of this order
the manufacture Of ell cereals made
from wheat lis also stopped. The
new order will not affect the total out
put Of the mills any but more
flour will be manufactured.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-28

a visit with Mrs. Plantin's $ parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Norman.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Ashcraft went
to Minneapolis Wednesday for a visit
with friends. + ~ ~
Henry Norman, who is employed at
st. Cloud, visited at his home hero
Christmas day.
Miss Olga Peterson, who is employ
Cass Lake, spent Christmas with her
parents here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Belanger and
children Of Crosby came down the first
Of the week for a visit with relatives.
Stephen Zipoy of East Grand Forks
left Wednesday for Minneapolis, after
sas visit at the home Of his brother, n.
W. Zipoy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Nichols and son
went to Buhl Wednesday to attend the
wedding Of Miss Bessie Nichols
Mrs. r. J. Dunphy and little son
went to GAINESVILLE Wednesday for .
visit with Mrs. Dunphy's parents for:
few days.
Barney Grecza, who is stationed af
Camp Dodge, was home the first of tho
week fol. visit with his parents.
Miss Adeline Fromelt, who teaches
nursing in the public schools &C Ely,
is here for visit with relatives. dur.
ing the holidays. -
81. T. Peterson Of. Geneva arrived.
Monday for q visit at the homo of IT.
and Mrs. b. Z. Men Neary. Mrs. PETER
son has been here for some time
Mrs. D. E. Ryan and son Kenneth
~ M;nnoann1is snonf .nL,5s G.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-28
MEAT mARkE buRetb bR1
EMIL LARsoN's PLACE ENTERED
AND SMALL SUM TAKEN
FROM CASH REGISTER

Emil Larson's meat market on Sec
ond street northeast was entered by
burglars some time Saturday night
and between SIS and $40 in change
was taken from the cash register.
The safe had been tampered with but
no attempt had been made TO force it
open.
ihe police here are inclined to be-
lieve the surglary was committed by
local parties, on account Of the man
ncr i'll which entrance to the place
was gained. a window at the rear of
the market was broken, making it pos
sible to reach inside and release the
bar lock on the door. On account Of
the way this was situated it was quite
necessary to be familiar with the place,
and this is what leads the authorities
to believe that local parties were the
burglars. ~
: AS yet no arrests have been made
but the police are working on the
case.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-28
white BEAR BANK ROBBED
BANDITS GET $500 CASHIER H.
A. WARNER AND ASSISTANT
LOCKED IN VAULT

The First State bank Of White Bear,
Of which II. A. Warner is cashier, was
entered by three bandits yesterday af-
ternoon and $500 was taken. Mr..
Warner and the assistant cashier, Mr..
Anger, were forced into the vault,
which was then locked up by the ban
dts. They made their getaway.
Mr.. Warner is well known here,
having lived here at one time, when
he was connected with the Merchants
State bank. He is a brother of Mrs.
9: II. Brown and Miss Warner of this
city.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-28
FRASER ARRIVES IN FRANCE

FRASER ARRIVES IN FRANCE
Bemidji Sentinel (21): Fred Fraser,
formerly Of Troppman' department
store but who is now a member Of the
Twentieth engineers forestry corps,
has arrived in France. In a letter
written to friend this week Fred
tells of his experiences, and with the
exception Of a few words being clip
ped out by the censor the letter came
to Bemidji whole. The letter, dated
France, in part is as follows: "As
you see by this letter I arrived here
in fine shape, ready to go to work.
We never saw a..... but that don It
mean we were not in danger, and it
is a big relief to be able to put the
ground under me again and feel that
I'm not going to tip over. If I had to
pay for the voyage we had I'd say we
got our money 3 worth. The weather
was as pleasant most Of the time as it
is on Lake. Remidji, but that, was all
the better for the. $500. so we can
feel very grateful for getting here
without any mishaps whatever am
writing this on the boat as we have
not been ashore yet, but expect to
soon. "A great crowd was on the docks
of course, to see us come in and they re
French all right, but not very hard to
look at.'
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-28
GIRL DISAPPEARS FROM Home
GLADYS oL1N, II, MISSING SINCE
SATURDAY-WAS SEEN AT
=, STATION THAT NIGHT

Miss Gladys Olin Of Hudson, Wis,
age II years, who has been working
in this city for a few weeks and who
has been staying at the home Of her
sister, Mrs. Harold Anderson of
Fourth street southwest, has disap-
peared and her relatives have been
unable to locate her. She was last
seen at The station here, Saturday eve
ming, by Mrs. N. H. Elvig, whom she
told that she was going to Minneapo-
lis.
Miss Olin was employed at the office
of the Hennepin Paper company of
this city. On Friday evening she drew
S. of her wages there and the follow
ing evening she left the home where
she was staying, saying that she was
going up town to do some shopping.
Mrs. Elvig, who was at the station
Saturday evening to meet a son, states
that she had long conservation with
Miss Olin, as the train was over two
hours late. She had never met the
girl before but got into the conversa-
ton with her as she occupied the same
seat in the waiting room. Miss Olin
told her where she was working, where
her home was, also mentioning that
she had not been feeling very we'll
lately and that she was going to Min:
neapolis to seek medical aid. She had
been troubled with rheumatism.
The relatives Of Miss Olin have
tried to find her but did not ask the
police for any assistance. Had they
done this, it is believed that she could
have been located.
Miss Olin is described as being 5H
feet in heighth, weight about $50
| pounds. On the evening that she left
she wore q red dress with black but.
tons in front, dark green coat with
brown fur trimmings and a black hat
trimmed with green.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-28
RED CROSS SEALS BRING NEAT
.s SUM

The sale Of Red Cross seals in Lit
tie Falls this year was very success
full, NJ. w. Zipoy, who has been in
charge Of the sale, reporting that the
returns so far total $405.31, with over
= hundred persons to whom seals were
sent, yet to be heard from. He be-
lieves that the total proceeds will be
$3.50.
Half Of the proceeds Of the sale Of
seals goes into the local Red Cross
treasury and the balance goes to the
state and national societies.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-28
CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING

CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Prohazka Of Little
Elk celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary Wednesday, having been
married fifty. years on that day. In
the evening they entertained about
forty relatives and friends at their
.home.s Nj. Prohazka is IS years old
and his wife 72. They have three
children John, who lives at home,
Frank of Ft. Ripley and a daughter
living at Milwaukee, Wis.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-28
REFUND TO LOCAL RED CROSS
H4- WAS <91O4O .-f.

In the article in last weeks issue
about the program at the high school,
thcSamount stated as having been re-
turned to the local Red Cross chap
ter, mentioned by Mayor Bergheim in
his talk, should have been $1040 in
stead of $2040.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-28

The Children at ST: Otto's orphanage
were the recipients Of Christmas good
les on Christmas morning, q committees
Of citizens calling on them and pre-
senting them with candy, fruit, nuts,
etc. Each year local people give these
children : Christmas treat. VS..
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-28

PRAISE FOR THE RED CROSS
IN letter to the editor Albert Bas-
tien, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. F. Bas-
tien, speaks very highly of the atten-
ton the Red Cross gave the soldier
boys who were enroute to San Fran
cisco, especially referring to break
fast that was served them at Roseberg,
Ore. He says further of the Red Cross:
.3sTell the people not to be afraid to
donate to them, they sure do a lot of
good.''
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-28

FARMERS MEETING JANUARY S
Farmers of this county will hold q
meeting at the court house in this city
on Saturday, January S, to complete
organization of the farmers bureau
which is required in order to get q
county agent. The committee on men,
bership has been busy and has been
very successful and will have a re-.
port to make at this meeting.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-28
SELLS GUERNSEY<BULLC CALF AND
GIVES PROCEEDS TO RED
CROSS - ,S

Lawrence Gregerson Of Freedmen
has donated SIS to the Red Cross. He
told the Chapter some time ago that
if they could sell pure bred Guern-
sey calf which he owned he would give
the proceeds to the Red Cross. The
calf was sold last week to Sam Ham
merbeck Of Little Falls town for $75,
thes minimum amount fixed by Mr..
Gregerson. -
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-28
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Marriage licenses have been is
sued this week to Leonard Midtun Of
Pope county and Anna M. Gunderson,
Clarence E. Ormsby Of LaMurr county,
N. D., and Helen Porter, James F.
Adams, Todd county, and Alma E. Nc
Rae, William Rickhof of Benton coun-
ty and Sybella Wischnewski, August
-Glantz and, Mabel Mortenson and to
Nick Court of stearns county and Ag-
nes Bares. ~ 5".
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-28
ROADS UNDER j. S. CONTROL
GOVERNMENT TAKES OVER RAIL-
/. ROADS WITH SECRETARY NC
y ADOO AS DIRECTOR GENERAL

Washington, Dec. 27.-President
Wilson proclaims government posses
sion and operation Of the nation 8 rail-
roads to become effective It noon Fri
day, December %. -
William McAdoo, retaining his place
in the cabinet as secretary of the
treasury, is placed in charge as director
general of the RAILROADS.
Every railroad engaged in general
transportation, with its appurtenances,
Including steamship lines, is taken
over and all systems will be operated
as one under the director general.
In q statement accompanying his
proclamation the president announced
that as soon as congress reassenbles
he viii recommend legislation guar
anteeing pre.war earnings and main
tenanee Of railroad properties in good
repair.
Government backing will be given
to new issues of railroad securities that
u ready market may be found.
Move Proves Great Surprise
The president move, though fore
cast for weeks, came at this time as a
6Seat surprise to nearly everybody in
washington, including railroad off
cials. It had been generally believed
he would await the reassembling of con
gress before taking any step. He act.
ed under Secretary Of War Baker,
through authority conferred in the
army appropriation act.
q Direct management Of the roads will
remain in the hands of the railroad
officials, and the Railroad War Board,
comprised of five railroad heads, will
continue to direct actual operation
under Secretary McAdoo's g general su-
pervisioH. -. s,5
The chief practical effect of govern
ment operation will be to permit com.
plete unification Of all rail systems,
impossible under private operation by
reason of statutes prohibiting pooling
OF rail traffic and earnings.
s~ The roads themselves had gone as
far as they dared in this direction and
1t just became known that they had
been warned by Attorney General
Gregory that a violation Of anti-pool-
ing laws could not be permitted. : This
situation swas fully realized by Presi-
dent Wilson, who, in his statement,
{ declared the roads had gone as far
as they could and 0lready some sys-
TENS were endangering their earnings
In attempting unifcation.
s .: Earnings to Be Guaranteed
# Although the proclamation applies
to all electric lines engaged in general
transportation, local interurban sys-
tens are specifically expected. Con.
ggress will be asked to guarantee earn
Sings equivalent to the net operating
income Of each railroad in the three
year period ending June 30, 1917.
Railroad experts estimate that this
will cost the government next year in
the neighborhood Of $1O0,OO0,0O0.
The Interstate Commerce commits
zion and other government agencies,
which have to do with the railroads,
viii continue to perform their func-
lions as heretofore, except that they
viii be subject to orders Of the direc-
tor Of railroads.
The president makes it clear that
his decision was not made because Of
seny failure on the part Of the rail
lsfoads to perform their whole duty in
sofar as they could while hampered
1 q they were By legal restrictions.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-28
MARRIED

; Miss Hester Porter, daughter Of Mr..
sAhd Mrs. Richard Porter Of this city,
and Clarence =. Ormsby Of Edgeley,
|sN, D, were married ct the Church of
EDur Saviour Tuesday noon, Rev. Cars.
well Of Royalton officiating. The
groom operates stock farm near
sEdgeley and they viii make their home
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-28
MRS. DUNPHY's MOTHER DEAD

MRS. DUNPHY's MOTHER DEAD
Mrs. W. L. Dunphy left Wednesday
for Eau Claire, Wis.,, called by the
death Of her mother, Mrs, Elizabeth
Jackson, which occurred on Christmas
morning. Mrs. Dunrhv's . son Erwin
accompanied her as far as Minneapo-
lis, where he went to consult spe-
cialist regarding his knee, which was
injured in football practice last fall.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-28
DouNas OF THE CITY COUNCIL

DONGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
A short session Of the city council
was held Wednesday evening to act
on the application for the transfer of
Paul Hapka's liquor license to Mike
Kowalczyk. The transfer was grant
ed.
The application for transfer Of the
hackmen's license of the Park Region
Auto Service company to Dewey An.
ker was laid over to the next meeting.
Two bills, one for three snow plows
and one for the expenses Of Isaac La.
Fond to the cities to purchase the
plows, were allowed. - -.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-28
TO HELP REGISTRANTs WITH
MISSIONARIES

Additional associate members ap-
pointed by the advisory board to
whom registrants may apply, not men
tion in the article on page two, are:
Carl Bolander, notary public, city.
P. L: Melberg, notary public, city.
Jacob Posch, city. -.
s. c. Cochran, Randall.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-28

Clifford LaFond, 8-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel LaFond, under
went an Operation Wednesday at st..
Gabriel's hospital for the removal Of
an abscess from one Of his lungs.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-28

The Elks lodge did not distribute
food stuffs to the poor families Of this
city Christmas Eve this year. Tho
lodge has set aside fund for this pur-
pose and will assist the poor as oc-
casion arises hereafter.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-28

j.. Miller. and two children arrived
Sunday evening for a few days visit
with relatives. Mr.. Miller, who has
been clployed in i 10 .papc-. mil at
Sault >,se. Marie, will acsr,,ssz -, ;.2posi-
tion in the paper mill at Fl francis.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-28

FIR. A. Seliskar Of st. Paul, in q let
ter to DR.. J. G. Millspaugh Of this
city, states that he is confined to his
home with illness and will be unable
to fill any speaking dates for some
time.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Doucette Of
Belle Prairie are visiting with Mrs.
Doucette's sister, Mrs. Aurora Racine,
at Winnipeg, Canada.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-28

NEW SNOW PLOWs PURCHASED
Three new snow plows have been
purchased by Street Commissioner La
Fond for clearing the sidewalks of
snow. The plows are V shaped and
can be adjusted FOR different widths.
They cost $39.75 each.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-28


Jan. 81 + .......... Royalton
Jan. 5-l6 .............. Little Falls
Jan. 1919 Plerz
Feb. % ................... Motley
The officer will be in your town on
the day or days noted above and will
be ready and willing to help persons
subject to the income tax to make out
their returns without any cost to them
for his services. ~
How many income-tax payers will
there be in Morrison, county? If you
can guess how many married persons
living with wife or husband will have
net incomes Of $4,000 or over and how
many unmarried persons will have net
incomes of $1,000 or over this year,
then you know.
Returns of income for the year 1917
must be made on forms provided for
the purpose before March l, 1918. Be-
cause. a good many people don't un-
derstand the law and won t know how
to make out their returns, the govern
ment is sending in this expert to do it
for them. But the duty is on the tax
payer to make himself known to the
government. IF he doesn't make re.
turn as required before March l, he
may have to pay a penalty ranging
from $40 to $1,000, pay fine or 60 to
Jail. So if you don't want to take
chances on going to Jail, you had bet
ter call on the income tax man. If
lSXou are not sure about being subject
to. the tax, better ask him and make
sure. Whether you see the income
tax man or not, you must make return
If subject to tax.
Ii. OF course, persons resident in other
counties may, if they want to, come
and see the income tax man who will
be at the places above scheduled on
those dates. J.:
The collector suggests that every
body start figuring up now his income
and expenses 80 as to be ready with
the figures when the expert arrives.
Expenses, however, don't mean fami'
ny expenses, money used to pay off the
principal Of debt, new machinery,
buildings, or anything like that. They
mean what you spend in making your
money-interest, taxes paid, hired
help, amount paid for goods sold, seed
stock bought for feeding, rent (except
for your dwelling), etc. Income in
cludes about every dollar you get.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-28

E. Rasicot, who is in charge Of the
N. P. roundhouse here, had his left
hand badly smashed Wednesday whilo
at work.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-28

The high school grounds will soon
be flooded for skating rink. This
was done last winter and the young
folks got much amusement out of it.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-28
BILLIARD HALL BURCLARlED
MONEY TAKEN FROM MUSIC MA
CHIMES AND REGISTER BRY-
ANT MURPHY HELD

The Bunker billiard parlor on First
street northeast was entered Monday
night, presumably about midnight,fand
quantity of money was taken from
the player piano, phonograph andsmu-
sic box and cash register, and lcar-
ton of cigarettes. Bryant Murphy of
this city is now in Jail, charged with
having committed the deed. He had
his hearing before. Municipal Judge
Lyon Wednesday morning and was
bound over to the grand jury on a
charge of gross misdemeanor. His
bonds were fixed at $500, which he
has not yet furnished.
Entrance to the billiard hall was
gained through the basement.
F.. Kleber reports that someone got
supply of pies from his place for
Christmas. Ten pies were taken from
the bakery room while the employees
were in the front part of the store, on
Monday evening, about 8 o'clock.
L. B. Bartholomew, local buyer Of
cream and eggs for the Schraeder
Creamery company, reports that case
Of eggs disappeared from his place on
Broadway east, near the Blake store,
during Saturday night. At first he
thought that the eggs had been taken
into the Blake store next door, SO that
they would not freeze, but he found
the back door Of his place open, indi-
eating that they had been stolen. On
Monday a certain party was selling
eggs il the local grocery stores, and at
one place an effort was made to sell
an entire case, but the proprietor sus-
pected that something was wrong and
would not buy them. Mr.. Barthole.
new says he has located the eggs and
the person who stole them has been
found and has agreed to settle up with
him. ~. -.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-28

Miss Eva Pratt, fwho is employed at
Grand Forks, arrived the first Of the
week for a visit with her parents over
Christmas. E--
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Dana Brown have
shipped their household goods to st.
Paul, where they will hereafter make
their home. -. .z
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-28

Mrs. I. Tatro Of Ft. Ripley was OPP
Grated upon for appendicitis at ths
He'll hospital yesterday.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-28

Invitations have been issued for tho
Elks annual New Years ball, on New
Years night.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-28

NoFFs1NGER- TO Mr., and Mrs.
Newton. Nofsinger. of Green Praifie,
Friday, December 81, q son.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-28

BOOTH-To Mr.. and Mrs. John
Booth Of Swan River, Wednesday, De-
cember 26, SON.. ,ss@ s=
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-28

DUFFY-To MI. and Mrs. Patrick
Duffy Of Owatonna, Saturday Decem.
Der Is, q son. Mrs. Duff ywas before
her marriage Miss i13aura aernon.