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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-12-28
MORE EXPLOSIVES

An expenditure of $90,000,000 is
to be made for the construction OF
government explosive plants, accord
ing to announcement made by Sec
retary Baker. Daniel c. Jackline
of San Francisco is to take charge
of the construction work. 1t has
been decided that private manufac-
turers would be unable to meet the
full war requirements and the gov
ernment plants will supplement the
present output, and it is the wal
Departments purpose to keeI
abreastof war needs and to antici-
pate them where necessary.
The cotton crop is one million
bales short of the government esti'
mate tof a month ago. Cotton pro
duction by western and and south
western states is estimated as fol
lows: Mississippi, $4,000 bales; Ar
kansas, $4,000 bales; Texas, 3,115,'
900 bales; Missouri, $1,000 bales
Oklaoma, 100000 bales; and Califor
MIA $1,000 bales.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-12-28
EASTERN WASHINGTON
RESPONDED GENEROUSLY
All Drives For War Funds Have
Been bscribed-Disrict
Also Makes Record For En-
Iisments

Eastern Washington has been
generous in its response to war cam
paigns according to a report pre-
pared by Secretary James A. Ford
of the Spokane Chamber of Com
merce, and sent to Senator Miles
Poindexter in response to an in
quiry. Among the numerous items
showing how the calls had been met
were the following.
For the Red Cross, quota asked
from eastern Washington, $350,000
amount raised, $4,000.
Membership campaign for eastern
Washington, quota asked, 100000;
amount raised $4,000 with reports
incomplete.
First Liberty Loan, quota asked
from Inland Empire, $500, 900;
amount raised, $8,000,0O0.
Second Liberty Loan, quota asked
from nine counties of eastern Wash
ington only, $S,4OO,0OO; amount
raised $10,200,O00.
U. S. Army enlistments, 5000.
Marines, 232.
Navy, 1870
British Canadian, 400.
The record makes this district
rank 18th in the country on army
enlistments and fourth in the coun-
try on army enlistments, and fourth
in the country on Navy enlistments.
During marine corp week in June,
the quota assigned to Spokane was
far exceeded, surprising in proper
ton to population all of the large
eastern cities.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-12-28
THE COUNT is FREE AGAIN

Edward F. de Reymonte, who was
arrested in Portland several weeks
ago, suspicioned of being an alien
enemy, has been released by the au-
thorities in that city.
For ten days the bureau of inves-
tigation conducted thorough inves-
tigation of the case but were unable
to find anything irregular in Rey-
monte's claims as to nativity and
cintizenship.
Otto Rose a German companion
of Reymonte, who was arrested at
the same time was also released. 1t
was Rose who volunteered the infor-
nation to the officials that he knew
Reymonte to be an officer in the
Austrian army. This charge how
ever was found to be untrue.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-12-28
G. N. TICKET OFFICE ROBBED

The checking up of the ticket case
at the Great Northern depot the
morning after Christmas revealed a
shortage of $45.05 which up to the
present time has not been accounted
for according to Agent Simons.
"Red" Navarro, who has been en-
ployed in the capacity of call boy at
the yard office was held in the city
jail on an open charge until Thurs
day evening, but was released by
Chief Special Agent Keith of the G.
N. from Spokane who arrived here
Thursday to make an investigation.
While several men in the employ of
the company have access to the Of
flee during the night, blame has so
far not been. attached to any of the
employees. Suspicion at first CEN
tered on the man held in the jail
because his duties required his pres
ence in the building during the
night as janitor, in addition to his
work in the yard office. Arrests
may be expected in few days.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-12-28
WAR SAVINGS

"War Savigs Samps mark an ep-
och in our naional life"-Secreary
of the treasury McAdoo.
Many a successful business man
dollar has said that the saving of his
first dollar was the most important
single act of his life; that it marked
the beginning of a habit and a
course of conduct to which he at
tributed his success.
Something very analogous to this
it is believed, is going to be the eff
feet on the American Nation of the
War Saving campaign. Not only
are millions of individual citizens go
ing to begin to save, but this habit
of economy and saving is going to
be a collective movement, move
ment not of individuals alone but of
the nation.
The habit of saving formed now
has deeper incentive than ordi-
nary. We are saving now not
alone for selfish reasons, we are
saving now from patriotism, saw
ing not alone for ourselves but for
our country. The combination OF
patriotism and thrift is indeed, GO
ing to make the War Savings cam
paign an epoch in our national life.
1t is not only going to be a thing
of tremendous benefit to the nation
as a whole, and affect our whole nat
ional life. 1t marks the beginning
of a new era in American life, an
era of economy, good sense and pa
triotiSm.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-12-28
GOVERNMENT TAKES OVER
ALL RAILROADS TODAY
President Sprung Surprise-Mc-
AdoO to Have Sole Charge
Congress To Guarantee
Usual Dividends

Government possession and oper
alton of the nations railroads for
the war was proclaimed by Presi
dent Wilson to become effective to-
day. William G. McAdoo, retaining
his place in the cabinet as secretary
of the treasury is placed in charge
as director general of railroads.
Every railroad engaged in general
transportation with it's appurtenan-
ces, including steamship lines, is ta-
ken over, and all systems will be op-
Grated as one under the director
general.
The president announced that as
soon as congress reassembles he will
recommend legislation guaranteeing
pre-war earnings and maintenance
of railroad properties in good re-
pair.
Government backing will be given
to new issues of railroad securities
that a ready market may be found.
The presidents move, although
forecast for weeks, came at this
time as great surprise to nearly
everybody in Washington, including
railroad officials. 1t had been gen
orally believed he would await the
reassembling of congress before ta
king any step. He acted thru Sec
retary of War Baker under author
ity conferred in the army appropri-
alton act of August 1916.
The chief practical effect of gov
ernment operation will be to permit
a complete unification of all rail
systems, impossible under private
operation by reason of statutes pro-
hibiting pooling of rail traffic and
earnings. The roads themselves had
gone as far as they dared in this di-
rection, and it became known that
they had been warned by Attorney
General Gregory that violation of
anti-pooling laws could not be per-
mitted.
This situation was fully realized
by President Wilson,, who, in his
statement, declared the railroads had
gone as far as they could, and that
already some systems were endan-
gering their earnings in attempting
unification.
Although the proclamation ap-
plies to all electric lines engaged in
general transportation, local inter-
urban systems are specifically eX-
empted.
Congress will be asked to guaran-
tee earnings equivalent to the aver
age operating income of each rail-
road in the three year period ended
June 80, 1917. Railroad experts es-
innate that this will cost the gov
ernment next year in the neighbor-
hood of $10O,0OO,O00, which can be
raised in large part by increased
freights if the interstate commerce
commission grants the roads appli-
cation for the Is per cent rate in
crease now pending. Otherwise it
will be paid largely out of the gen.
eral government funds.
The plan of control, as outlined in
the proclamation and statement,
leaves much unsaid as to details,
but the general scheme appears to
follow closely the British system.
In England however, government
freight is carried free, and the guar
anteed earnings require an enormous
amount of money from government
funds, while in the United States
the government will pay for its
freight as in the past and will stand
its part of increased freight tariffs
as they are found necessary.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-12-28
NIGHT CLASS

A night class will be formed Jan.
3rd at the Red Cross rooms in the
High School building, to work on
surgical dressings. A large number
of workers are desired as this is
considered to be one of the most
pressinug needs at the present time.
Everyone is invited and in fact ur-
ged to be present.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-12-28
LOCAL RED CROSS WORK

The Leavenworth Chapter of Red
Cross has uptodate completed and
sent to the headquarters the follow
ing knitted articles: as sweaters; 40
pairs of socks; 26 mufflers; II
wristlets and one helmet. The Ia
dies who are making sweaters are
urged to speed up their work as
the main office is calling for more
sweaters.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-12-28
QUESTIONNAIREs ARRIVING

The Questionnaires sent out last
week are being returned slowly
says the Wenatchee World. Many
are still out that must be returned
this week or there will be trouble
for those delinquent. The law makes
it a misdemeanor punishable by fine
or Imprisonment for one year to fail
to return the paper, properly filled
out, within seven days from the
date of sending.
The office of the local board has
been a lively place. One young man
from the Colockum came into the
office one day this week, happy and
proud over the fact of having fl
nally succeeded in filling out his
questionable. Apparently he had
attended to every detail and had
done it carefully and well. And
then it was discovered that he had
failed to have his wife attach her
signature at a designated place on
the paper. There was nothing to
do but get the signature, so the
young man had a 81 mile drive to
Colockum and back because of his
oversight. And the roads down
Colockum way aren't good either.
The local board will not begin to
make classifications until Monday.
From that day until the job is fin
ished they will pass upon the re-
turns submitted and will assign each
registrant to one of the five classes.
Those who waive exemption go au-
dramatically tn the first class.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-12-28
LOANS TO OUR ALLIES

|
The loans are made by the Uni
ted States to the Governments at
war with Germany and are arranged
by Secretary of the Treasury Nc
Adoo and submitted to the President
with his approval.
The Secretary states that his
judgment in making these loans is
determined largely by the monthly
requirements of the applicants. The
different powers thru their duly au-
thorized representatives, make their
representations as to their necessi-
ties for carrying on the war, and af-
ter discussion the various amounts
are arrived at.
These loans says the Secretary
are essential for our own protection,
not only for our protection in a mil
itary way but for our economic pro-
lection and welfare. The production
of the United States has been speed
ed up and greatly stimulated. We
are producing more than our own
needs, and our own economic protec-
ton and welfare demand that we
sell much of our product to our al
lies. To accomplish this we must
extend these credits to enable them
to buy our products.
Their commercial salvation is an
essential part of their effectiveness
in the war, and their comercial we'll
being demands that their export
trade be maintained in consider
able measure. They must keep their
civil population engaged to the ex-
tent necessary to sustain their in
dustrial and economic existence. 1t
is sound economic policy on our part
to assist them in maintaining their
industrial life and economic welfare.
Very little of the money loaned to
our allies, the secretary states, goes
out of the United States. Most of
it is spent right here for war ma
terials and foodstuffs. The money
we are advancing is not a contribu-
ton; it is a loan, on which they will
pay interest and which eventually
will be repaid in full. Our allies are
looked upon by us as solvent peo-
pies, without ready money but with
perfectly good credit.
Their expenditure of this money
in this country are supervised by us.
Their purchases are made with the
advice and assistance of our War
Industries Board. This system not
only protects the borrowing ally but
prevents competitive bidding against
the other allies and the United Sta
tes itself, and obtains for the bor-
rover the same prices, the same,
terms, and the same treatment our
own government demands in making
its purchases.
When one remebers that the loans
made to our allies enable them to
do the fighting that otherwise the
American army would have to do at
much expense, not only of men but
of money, money which would not
be returned to us and lives that
could never be restored, the wis
dom of our policy in financing our
allies is plain to everyone. 1t is not
| only a duty to them that we are
performing in lending them part of
our great wealth; 1t is a great duty
we are performing to our soldiers
and sailors and our nation in making
our allies powerful and effective,
thus lessening the work and danger
and suffering for our own men and
in bringing the war to an earlier
| close.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-12-28
SOLDIERS HOME FOR XMAS

Several of the Leavenworth boys
were given leave to come home for
Christmas. Among them we met
the following: Gus Harding, Ralph
Harris, and Earl Dennison arrived
Wednesday and were joined Thurs
day by Louis DeBlois, who by the
way was among the first to enlist
from Leavenworth.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-12-28

Colville-The United Copper Min
ing Co., has purchased the Chewe-
lah Copper King Mine.
Walla NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Trail
Association to open office here and
organize good roads men to secure
road improvements of trail.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-12-28
LOCAL BANKER SAYS GOODBYE

LOCAL BANKER SAYS GOODb II
Mr.. L. F. Bulls and his sister.
Miss Clela Bulls, will leave here
the last of this month for the Coast
and expect to make their headquar-
ters in Seattle for the next few
months. Mr.. Bulls has made Leav-
enworth his home for the past four
years, coming from North Dakota
to take the vice-presidency of the
Leavenworth State Bank. He is
capable business man and will be
a valuable addition to the commun-
ity in which he decides to locate.
The Leavenworth climate has never
suited himself or sister, and he says
he will deliberate very carefully over
his next selection of a permanent
abiding place.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-12-28

Willipa Harbor mills have cut
over 200 million feet of lumber and
300 million shingles during 1917.
A Magnesite plant at Chewelah
employs 200 men.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-12-28

The 161st regiment, which is part
of the Sunset Division, in which Ed
win Hoxsey enlisted, arrived in
France on the 18th of the present
month, having left here on the 18th
according to a news item in the
daily press of the 25th.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-12-28

C. S. Cook returned last Saturday
from the Royal Development Co.'S
mining camp on Red Mountain. He
says there is five foot of snow at
the camp and that he was four days
making the trip from there to Leav-
enworth.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-12-28

Mrs. A. C. Barclay received word
this week that her brother, who was
in France with a Canadian regiment
was killed. He was here at the
time the Barclay hoted was erected.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-12-28
GREAT NORTHERN TRAIN
SERVICE AGAIN INTERRUPTED
Bridge Goes OOut Near Sultan As
Result of High Water-Freight
Is Moved Ahead of Passen-
ger Trains

Orders to move government freight
over all other business was contain
ed in an order received by local of
ficials Thursday. Passenger train
service which has been discontinued
west of here for several days on ac-
count of the collapse of bridge No.
440 eats of Sultan, is to be indefi-
nitely heldup until the government
freight has been moved.
Commencing with December 14th
and ending the morning of the 10Th
of this month, the train service has
been almost at acomplete standstill,
due to the many slides and washouts
caused by the heavy down pour un-
precedented. Service however was
resumed until last Monday when
the bridge near Sultan gave way to
the torrent, whicvh completely un-
dermined the concrete abutments.
Word that trains would be run
ming west from here Wednesday af-
ternoon brought many people to
town who had hoped to take advan-
tage of the first trains. However
during the evening trains, 25 and
27 were annulled and such thru
trains as the G. N. have will be
diveretd over the N. P. tracks to
Seattle. During the past week a
new bridge has been completed, and
with the congestion of freight re-
lieved, passenger traffic should be
normal in a few days. Service
that had been maintained during
last Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
nights, was accompanied with the
improvised method of transferring
the passengers at the point where the
trouble occurred.
Considerable inconvenience has re-
suited to many local people includ-
ing several soldiers who are here to
spend their short furlough during
Christmas. Many of the passengers
from Coast cities took advantage of
the holiday rates and had the OPP
tion of taking the train to Spokane
and transferring to G. N. trains
which are being routed over the N.
P. tracks. With the passing of this
trouble road officials are not looking
forward to any further serious de-
lays.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-12-28

North Yakima-One factory here
turns out 10000 gallons of Apple
juice every day.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-12-28

LATER-Dispatches indicate that
the efforts on the part of the rail
road company to open traffic over
their line west of here with the com
pletion of bridge near Sultan,
were unavailing. Hardly had the re-
port reached the city than word
came that the bridge which was
constructed under many difficulties
was washed away by extreme high
water. The bridge which has been
in use until the trouble of last week
was also carried away. Efforts to
replace the structure have so far
been unsuccessful. Attempts to
drive piling into the bed of the river
so that a permanent foundation
might be secured were without re-
suits. All trains have been annuled
west of here indefinitely. The
schedule for trains Nos. 80 and 40
running between Leavenworth and
Spokane remain the same. These
are the only trains coming into
Leavenworth at the present time.
J. E. Reynolds, Thad Neubauer
and H. Mortimer drove into town
Thursday from the Blewett mines.
They report that the recent rains
caused such a flood in the noun
tains that three bridges on the
Blewett Pass route were carried
away. Mr.. Mortimer who has been
visiting friends at the camp for the
past week left on the morning train
Friday for his home in Spokane.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-12-28

Everett-A steel ship plant will
located here.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-08
SUGGESTS ROUND
EDUCATIONAL COURSES
Council OF Defense Requested b. Do
partnent OF Interior to Give
Matter Confederation

The Virginia Council Of Defense has
Just been requested by the United
States Department Of the Interior to
consider and act upon suggestions fro
quently made recently that educational
institutions should remain open all the
year. and. furthermore, that they should
organize their courses in order that
students whose school work is from
time to time interrupted during the
war may attend whenever the are
free.
This so-called "four-quarter" system
is already in operation in several types
OF higher institutions. One of the most
complete is that at the University Of
Chicago. where the schedule is as fol-
lows:
The university year is divided into
quarters: the autumn October. Novem-
Der, December). the winter January,
February. March), the spring (April.
mer (from the middle of June, July
and Ausust). For the year 1s16-l7
the exact dates for the opening of the
four quarters were: summer quarter,
June 10. 1916; the autumn quarter. Oc-
tober 2. 1916; winter quarter. January
:, 1917; spring quarter. April 2, 1917.
Students are admitted at the opening
of each quarter; graduation exercises
are held at the close of each quarter.
The unit Of work and Of credit is a
major. /. e.. a course of instruction in
HoivinE four or five ~recitations or loo
ture hours per week for a full quarter,
or double that number Of hours for a
term of six weeks. a minor is one
half a major. Normal work Is three
majors per quarter. or nine per year
OF three quarters.
1t has been suggested that the plan
be worked out In Virginia in such a
way as that the academic year will be
divided into four quarters. an autumn
quarter. beginning approximately Oc-
tober 1; a winter quarter. beginning
January /; spring quarter. beginning
Approximately April I, and a summer
quarter, beginning approximately June
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-08
FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS
LOST FIFTEEN OF ITS MEN
Only Remedy Is Increase in Pay, Says
Board of Fire Commits
RlOners.
(CopyriEht. 1917. by Wheeler Syndicate. Incl

Within the past thirty days the Fire
Department has lost fifteen of it's men,
who have resigned to accept positions
carrying higher wages and much
shorter hours. Eugene Goode. of Grade
A. attached to Engine Company No. Z.
yesterday handed in his resignation
with no other explanation than that he
was quitting to take a better job.
Members of the Board OF Fire Com
m%issioners believe that the only remedy
for the situation is an increase in pay
for iremen and the men employed in
the FIRE alarm and signal system. A
special request has been sent to the
City Council asking hat an increase
OF 10 per cent be allowed in the pay
OF the city's irehghters.
The Fire Department is no excep-
ton in seeking an advance in pay for
its men. Several weeks ago Council
man English introduced a resolution
looking toward increases for member
OF the Police and Fire Departments.
This was followed by the Administra-
tive Boar with a request for 10 per
cent increases for employees in all
departments under the board. On Mon
day night Councilman Mills offered a
resolution to 1nance a plan for in
creasing the pay of all city employees.
All OF these measures are pending be-
fore he Council Finance Committee.
While It Is known that the Finance
is anxious to allow higher
wages for city employees, the fact that
the city has no surplus funds offers a
stumbling block. Just how money can
be raised In order to permit of salary
increases Is the big question which
confronts the Finance Committee.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-08
YOUNG RETURNS TO POST
AS ADJUTAST-GENERAL
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.1

RALEIGH, N. c.. August 7.-Enective
September !, General Lawrence W.
Young will be the acknowledgement Of
the North Carolina National Guard. ac-
cording to a commission issued to-day
by Governor Beckett. Genera Young
was Acknowledgement for three years
of the Craig administration. and be-
came brigadier-general and commanded
the North Carolina brigade during it's
service or the Mexican border, General
B.. S. Register, who had been b~riGadier-
general and could not go to Mexico on
account Of health conditions. becoming
acknowledgement in place OF General
Young.
Now General Royeter resigns as ad-
jutant-general to give place to General
Young. Along with TIE resignation. of
General Register came the resignation
of Major George L. Peterson as prop
erty and disbursinE officer, this being
effective on September I. His successor
will not be named until General Young
comes into office September /.