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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-17
ONIDA.

At business meeting of the Ladies'
Aid society held at the home of Mrs.
Perry Haight, the following officers
were elected for the coming year: Mrs.
Cooper, president; Mrs. Carver, vice.
president; Mrs. Knox, secretary;
Mrs. M. J. Josslyn, treasurer.
Mr.. and Mrs. lLueth of near Greeley,
spent Sunday at the Lew Goranson
home.
Nels Johnson of Delaware, was an
Oneida caller Saturday.
Our teachers attended institute at
Manchester the past week.
Mr.. Carl Hanson and Miss Madge
Grapes were married at Urbana, Iowa,
Friday evening, and spent Saturday
and Sunday at Waterloo, returning
to Oneida Sunday, where they re-
ceived the congratulations of their
many friends. Mr.. Hansen is princi-
pal of the Consolidated school and
Mrs Hansen is the seventh and eighth
grade teacher. A reception was held
at the hotel on Monday evening for
the newly welded pair.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rector are the
parents of a baby daughter, born,
october 3. Congratulations.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-17
MANCHESTER's FACTORIES.

II. W. Phenicie, secretary Of the
Manchester Commercial club, has col
lected the figures on that city's man
ufacturing plants from which it ap-
pears that there are fifteen doing a
good business employing from one to
twenty persons. Several have recent
ly been started which are proving
profitable ventures and have pros
poets for considerable growth.
The value of Manchester as dis
tributing point is illustrated by the
bakeries there. Three years ago there
was an average of four baskets of
bread shipped into Manchester daily
from neighboring cities, At present
no bread is shipped into Manchester,
but one bakery there ships out an av-
erage of sixteen baskets per day to
twenty-four customers in nineteen
surrounding towns.-Oelwein Iowan.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-17
RURAL CARRIER EXAMINATION.

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an exam
ination for the county of Delaware,
Iowa, to be held at Manchester on
November 10. 1917, to fill the position
of rural carrier at Manchester, and
vacancies that may later occur on
rural routes from other post offices
in the above mentioned county. The
examination will be open only to male
citizens who are actually domiciled
in the territory of post office in the
county and who meet the other re-
quirements set forth in Form No. 1877
This form and application blanks may
be obtained from the offices mention
ed above or from the United States
Civil Service Commission at Wash
ington, D. c. Applications should be
forwarded to the Commission at Wash.
ington at the earliest practicable
date.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-17
RED CROSS NOTES.

The annual meeting or the Delaware
County Chapter of the American Red
Cross in the court room, Friday even
ing, resulted in the reelection of F..
P. Walker as county chairman, Miss
Dora Marion Leroy as secretary and
A. R. Leroy as treasurer. Mrs. Alice
Phillip was elected vice-chairman.
Because of the fact that the consti-
tuition adopted at the meeting held in
June conflicted with the requirements
of the national organization, it was
necessary for the chapter to adopt
a new constitution. A form of bylaws
recommended for local chapters was
changed somewhat to meet local con-
ditions and was read at the meeting
and adopted with a few minor
changes. The only particular in
which the chapter is changed by
the new bylaws is that the Board
of Directors now consists of the chair
man of all the branches in the coun-
ty, the officers of the chapter and
members of the Executive committees
instead of being composed of thirty
six members elected by the chapter as
a whole. It was found practically i'm
possible to get together a properly
representative number of the thirty
six members composing the old board
but it is expected that the chairmen
of the branches will be able to bet
together with the officers and execu-
tive committee whenever occasion de-
mands, and the meeting will be rep
resentative of the membership Of the
county.
The executive committee consists of
the county chairman and secretary
and five members. appointed by the
chairman, and has the same powers
and duties as under the former con-
stitutiOn.
The annual election, in conformity
with national regulations, will be held
annually on the fourth Wednesday
in October.
Mrs. Della Carr, chairman Of the
packing committee. reported the send
ing of several boxes of supplies, and
read the letter acknowledging their
safe arrival, and congratuRting the
chapter on it's work so far.
Mrs. Sarah Bradley chairman Of the
knitting committee, reported sending
forward of II sweaters, IS mufflers,
IS wristlets, 7 helmets, 2 pairs of
hospital socks and 1853 pairs of socks.
There were on hand nearly fifty ar
ticles completed since the last ship
meLt
Mrs. Alice Philip, chairman Of the
sewing committee, reported the fol-
lowing articles received since July
LIST.
Manchester: Is bathrobes, los bed
shirts, 70 pajama suits, II bed socks,
and 81 nightingales.
Earlville: q bath robes, 6S bed
shirts, IA pajamas, 2 bed socks.
Colesburg: 20 bed shirts, IA pa
jana suits, II bed socks, 20 nightin-
gales.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-17
LIBERTY DAY
Here Is the Presidents Proclamation Setting Aside
October "a for Nationwide Demonstration of
Loyalty by Subscriptions to War Loan.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA A PROCLAMATION:

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA, A PROCLAMATION:
The second liberty loan gives the people of the United
States another opportunity lend their funds their
government to sustain their country at The might
of the United States being modified and organized to
strike mortal blow at auocracy in defense of outraged
American rights and of the of liberty Billions Of
dollars required ARM feed and clohe the brave
who going forth to fight countrys battles
and to assist the nations with whom making COM
mon cause against foe. To subscribe to Lib
erty loan is to perform service of patriotism. -
Now therefore, l. Woodrow Wilson, President of the
United States of America do appoint Wednesday, the 24h
of October Liberty Day. and and advise the people
to assemble in their respective communities and pledge to
another and to the that represents them
the fullest of financial support On the afternoon
of that day request that patriotic meetings be held in
every city, town, and hamlet throughout the land under
the direction of the secretary of the treasury and
the immediate direction of the Liberty Loan committee
which have been organized by the federal reserve banks
The people responded noby to the call of the first Liberty
loan with oversubscrption of than SO per cent
Let the response to the second loan be greater and
let the amount be large that it will an assurance
of unequaed support heaen the who to face
the fire of battle for Let the result be so impressive
and emphatic that it will echo throughout the empire OF
our enemy index of what America intends to DO to
bring this war to victorious conclusion
For the purpose Of participating in Liberty Day cee-
brations all employees of the federal through
out the country whose services be spared may be eX
cused at IL o'clock, Wednesday, the 24th Of October
In witness whereof have hereunto set my hand and
caused the seal of the United States to be affixed
Done in the District of Columbia, this 18th day OF
October the year Of Lord thousand nine hum
dred and seventeen and of the independence OF the United
States of America the one hundred and fortysecond
By the president: .-----,-o .. E.
ROBERT LANSING s.
Secretary of State.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-17
GERMANY'S CRIMINAL GOVERN
MENT.

(From the New York WORLDLY
The German dispatches made public
by Secretary Lansing yesterday prove
conclusively that the criminal opera.
lions undertaken in this country in
behalf of the German cause were d.
rected by the German General Staff,
which is the German Government.
What Bernstorff did, what Papen
did, what Boy-Ed did, what the various.
pro-German organizations did, was all
done under orders from Berlin. There
was nothing casual or accidental
about it. Germany was making war
upon the United States for more than
a year before Congress declared that
a state of war existed 1t was a
sneaking, yellow-dog kind of war, but
war it was, and like all German wars
it was managed by the German Cen
eral Staff.
In the despatch of January 3, 1916,
Zimmerman informs Bernstorff that
General Staff desires energetic action
in regard to proposed destruction Of
Canadian Pacific Railway at several
points" The Ambassador was order
ed to Inform the Military Attache and
provide the necessary funds"
It was for his participation in mill
tary plots against Canada that Capt.
Won Papen, the German Military At
tache, was sent home by the President,
and now comes proof that Papen as a
soldier was obeying the orders OF his
superior officers in Berlin.
The despatch of January %, is for
the Military Attache personally, who
is told that you can obtain particu-
lars as to persons suitable for carry
ing on sabotage in the United States
from the following persons: O JOS
eph MacGarrity, Philadelphia, Pa;
(2) John P. Heating, Michigan Ave-
nue.. Chicago; (3) Jeremiah O'Leary,
16 Park Row, New York" The pre-
Cl40 lOTuS VI CI1ul0 " NC COAAAAASsOu
were carefully defined: "In the United
States sabotage can be carried out in
every kind of factory for supplying
munitions of war;" but railway en-
bankments and bridges must not be
touched" This despatch was signed
Representative of the General Staff"
The German Military Attache was spe-
officially warned that embassy must
not be compromised" and similar pre-
cautions must be taken in regard to
Irish pro-German propaganda"
In September, Bernstorff told the
Foreign office that the Embargo con-
ference, Gin regard to whose earlier
fruitful cooperation DR.. Hale can give
information, is just about to enter upon
a vigorous campaign to secure ma
jority in both Houses Of Congress ia
vorable to Germany and requests fur
Their support" Just how many Con-
gressmen the kaiser succeeded in
electing is conjectural. but this evil
dence of German intrigue and German
money in the election last year can
not be swept aside quite so easily as
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-17
FRENCH MOST POPULAR STUDY
AT CAMP DODGE.

French is proving to be by. far the
most popular study at the Des Moines
cantonment, according to o. E. King
aman, the State University extension
division head, who has charge over all
the educational work at the great
camp. One week after the beginning
of the work in this field, over one
thousand men were enrolled in French
classes, and it will not be surprising
if the number is increased to many
times this number when all the men
of the first draft enter camp and get
into the swing of their new life.
And it's practical French that the
boys are learning. Two aims were
present with Prof. S. H. Bush, head
of the State University's department
of Romance languages, when he map
ped out the courses. The men should
be taught a vocabulary of few hun
dred words which will enable them
to find their way about in any part
of France, he thought, and they should
have such knowledge of written
French that they will be able to read
French newspapers.
Many of the instructors are being
drawn from the ranks of college men
within the cantonment. Prof. La
Reux, an old French army officer who
served in Africa has been engaged by
Director Klingaman to supervise and
train the corps of instructors, and his
service in the French army will en-
able him to supply the vocabulary
used in French army circles.
The greatest demand for English
courses, and they rank next to the
French courses in popularity, is COM
ing from illiterate soldiers, usually
from states other than Iowa. Some of
them, Mr.. Klingaman declares, do not
know even enough English to under
stand commands. .-.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-17
FRENCH REPULSE ATTACKS
German Troops Fall In Thrust on ver.
dun Front, Also on an ,Aisne
Position.

Paris, Oct. 17.-A German attack
north of hill No. 3O4 on the Verdun
front was repulsed by the French, 1t
Is announced officially.
The night statement says the Ger
mans succeeded in gaining a footing
in an advanced post south Of Courte-
con, on the Aisne front, but were I'M
mediately elected.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-17
HAS CONFIDENCE IN RUSSIA
President Wilson Sends Telegram to
the "Grandmother Of the
Revolution"

Petrograd, Oct. I7.-Davld r. Fran
cis the American ambassador. viii! de-
liver in person to Nine. Catherine
Breshkovskaya, "the grandmother of
the revolution" telegram from
President Wilson. The message,
which is dated October IL, expresses
the presidents confidence In the in
telliRence Of Russia.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-17
MRS. NALY RETURNED TO LOCAL
CHURCH..

Mrs. Nella B. Naly, who has been
the pastor of the United Brethren
church during the past year, attend
ed the state conference held in Wa
terloo last week, and was returned
to the local church for another year.
Mrs. Naly has done effective work in
the Manchester church during her
pastorate here, and her friends will
be pleased to learn that the confer
ence saw fit to return her for another
year.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-17

Delhi Is pajama suits, 4 bed
socks, bath robes.
Masonville: 20 bed shirts, II paja-
ma suits.
Oneida: 10 bed shirts, 20 bed
socks.
Delaware: 16 bed shirts.
Hopkinton: 10 bed shirts, IS pa
jana suits.
Greeley: complete hospital equip
ments
The above makes a total for the
county of Ga bathrobes, 1913 bed shirts
200 pajama suits, 2O4 bed socks and
100 nightingales.
Mrs. e. M. Carr reported that some
of the branches had purchased some OF
their own materials and that the Hop
kinton branch had purchased all of the
material required for making surgic-
al dressings and that in addition there
had been purchased through the chap
ter, purchasing committee of which
she is chairman and delivered to the
branches, goods to the following
\ amounts: Colesburg, SEALS; Della
ware, $4114; Earlville, $27S.19; Hop
kinton, $15S.OO; Masonville, s65.S6;
Manchester, $49224; Oneida, 800
Delhi, $7S.S6; Silver Creek, $l9.O5;
Buck Creek, $17.42; Ryan, $12.20;
Greeley, $157e2; making total of
$1,4OO.OO.
This committee has now on hand
supplies worth $500.
Under the new system of manage
ment, any branch may make requisi-
ton through its chairman for such
supplies as may be needed by the
workers of the branch and if on hand,
they will be delivered in due proper
ton
The new work rooms in the base
ment of the Carnegie library are very
satisfactory, the rooms being we'll
lighted, heated and large enough to
accommodate all who want to come
The affairs of the county chapter
are in excellent condition and there
are many active workers through
out the county but there are still
some people who fail to do their part.
The touch of cold weather may re-
mind them of the men in the trenches
in France who are standing between
us and the fate Of Belgium Excuses
for slackers will not be received much
longer--every American woman ought
to be working for the Red Cross and
failure to help indicates sympathy
with the enemies of our country or
monumental selfishness.
Word has been received from Ma
tional headquarters to attempt to dis
cover the source of the many stories
which are being circulated through
out the country in the attempt to him
der the Red Cross work. The govern
ment which authorizes it's soldiers to
fire on hospitals and stretcher bearers
of course would not hesitate to spread
lies about the organization whose sole
purpose is the relief of suffering hui
manity. The affairs of the American
Red Cross are public property and all
it's doings are given full publicity and
if anyone ,circulates stories about
waste Of money or misuse of funds or
materials he may be classified at once
as either fool or an enemy, of this
county and an agent of the Imperial
German emperor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-17

st. Joseph. Mo-, Oct. 17.-Hal Wag.
goner Of Dillon, Neb., took high honors
at the forenoon session Of the west.
ern open trapshooting tournament
with a score Of "a targets out Of pos.
sible rs. DIR. G. G. Story Of Sheridan,
Ia, was second with %. The entries
brought the total to more than 100
and seven states were represented.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-17

The seventh federal reserve district,
which comprises parts Of Illinois, In
diana, Michigan and Wisconsin and all
of Iowa, is shooting at $500, 100000
target in this campaign. Only the
united efforts Of all the people, rich
and poor high and low, great and
small, will enable the district to ring
the bell" So
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-17
was Representative Heflin's challenge
as to the loyalty Of certain members.

as to the loyalty VI CeILd1A noupoAo.
Let any American who agrees with
La Toilette that we had only "techni-
cal" reason for war against Germany
and that we ought to make peace on
Germany's terms study carefully the
dispatches that Secretary Lansing has
made public. If he is willing to trust
the kind of Government that exists in
Germany and leave the United States
at its mercy, his impulses may be gen.,
erous but his brains are added. There
can be no peace until the criminal
system that directs the Government
of Germany is crushed beyond the pow
er of restoration.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-17
beIalan Horse Brings $47,5o0.

Belgian Horse brlnos $47,500.
Waterloo, Ia, Oct. 17.-Farceur, Bel
gian horse champion, belonging to the
william Crownover herd at Cedar
Falls. Ia, was sold at public auction
for 81, 500. the worlds record price
for horses Of his class. The purchaser
was q. G. Good, Ogden. Ia.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-17
CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISING

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DEMOCRAT are sure to bring quick
results. II you have IN article to soil,
advertise 1t in the CLASSIFIED Column.
thing, make your wants known by
stating them in this column.
RATE-10 cents per line TOR dret
insertion, ana cents per line for each
consecutive insertion. No "Classihed"
advertisement taken for less than 2b
cents.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-17

FARMERS.-I will continue to be In
the junk business at the old stand.
Will pay full market prices at all
times. Also buy hides.-B. l. Epstein,
Manchester, Iowa. tt.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-17

FOR RENT have space to rent
suitable for the storage Of house
hold goods and at least two autos.
Inquire of H. F. Whitney, Manchester.
42-2
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-17

LOST-On Saturday evening between
the drug store in Masonville and
Ryan, a large package Of music, with
owners name on each piece. Finder
please notify Ryan Telephone Ex-
change and receive reward. AL
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-17

HOUSE FOR RENT-Cottage on Gay
Street. Possession given at once.
Inquire at The Democrat office. tt.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-01
Possible New Source
For Paper Pulp Found

Panama, r. P.-Those who are in
terested in possible new sources of
wood-pulp for the paper industry
might do well to investigate the balsa
tree of this and adjacent countries
The plant is known botanically as
Ochroma Lagopus. 1t grows more
rapidly than almost any known tree
whose wood is valuable. In four
years time one has grown to be thir-
ty feet high, shading an area fifty
feet square, having trunk ten
inches thick and several big branches
between four and six inches in diam
eter.
Altogether there is at least cord
of solid wood in the tree. An acre
could contain seventy-five of these
trees.
Balsa has several valuable quail
ties. 1t produces a brown -colored
cotton wool in great abundance, COM
monty used for stuffing pillows and
mattresses. AS the seeds are very
small-not so large as cabbage or
mustard seed-they do not have to
be removed from tho fiber for this
purpose, thus giving it an advantage
over cotton. This fiber may yet be
found capable of being spun and
woven. 1t has long and strong fibers
in the bast of the bark, ordinarily
USED mere TO make ropes. This use
is so widespread as to have caused
some scarcity of the tree in regions
adjacent to settlements.
The wood is white, extremely
straight-grained and easy to work,
and while soft when green, it seems
to harden later. 1t looks like fine
source of wood-pulp if it could be
obtained in sufficient abundance.
Balsa wood is used by natiUas here
in place of leather on which to
sharpen knives and razors because of
the fineness and evenness of it's grain.
The plant would probably grow in
Florida and the southernmost parts
of the United States. 1t has immense
quantities of fine seed inclosed in the
cotton-like fiber of big pods; the
wind easily distributes the seed and
makes it take up any new clearings
very rapidly. Some of the railway
dumps along the canal are covered
with balsa trees which have sprung
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-01
OVER STUDY RUINED
STUDENTS HEALTH
But Now She Is Well and Strong and
Ready to Tackle Her Winter
Studies

Tanlac is a favorite in the INLAND
family for Miss Mildred is the third
member to be benefited by this mas
ter medicine.
During the past winter she applied
herself too closely to her studies with
the result that the strain told on
her vitality She felt tired, run
down, nervous and had little or no
appetite.
When the summer vacation did
not seem to rest her as it should, her
father, who lives at 719 Nineteenth
street, Harrisburg. and who had
himself been greatly benefited by
Tanlac, decided that he would see if
it would build up his daughters
health.
Miss Mildred started taking Tan
lac under his direction and the re-
suit was far beyond his expectations
for the improvement in her condition
was Immediately noticeable.
Miss INLAND says: Il never knew
that anything could act so quickly.
1t seemed as though / began to feel
better right after the first dose. NV
appetite came back and / was able
to enjoy my meals once more, l slept
better and my nerves grew stronger
every day. That tired feeling left me
and L am now ready for a hard win
ter's work at my studies"
Tanlac, the famous reconstruc-
tive tonic, is now being introduced
here at Gorgas' Drug Store, who
have secured the exclusive sale of
this master medicine in Harrisburg,
Tanlac Is also sold at the GorRas
Drug Store in the P. r. r. Station
in Carlisle at w. G. Stephens' Phar,
macy; Elizabethtown, Albert w
Cain; Greencastle, Charles B. Carl
Middletown, Colin s. Few's PharI
macy; Waynesboro, Clarence Croft'.
Pharmacy; Mechanicsburg, II. r.
Brunhouse.-Adv.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-01

popular favorite with local vaudeville
audiences. will ap-
Fred Ardnth pear at the head of
mt the Majestic his own company in
screaming farce,
entitled THE Decorator" at the Ma
jestic the first half of the present
week. Mr., Ardath is an excellent tonic
for those who are inclined to feel
blue, for his mere appearance on the
stage is n signal for an outburst of
hearty laughter. In his latest offer
ing he Is said to be funnier than ever
and he has surrounded himself with
a company of laughmakers who put
forth their best efforts to give Vaude-
willie devotees the best that is within
them. Hayden and Cardownie, nov
city dance artists, are also on the
bill They make several changes of
costume and present an act that is
delightful. Conley and Webb are
back again with their lively comedy
variety Offering, in which they intro
duce some singing, piano playing and
a bunch of nonsense. Completing the
bill are Nick Nerger. Italian charac-
ter comedian. in songs and stories,
and Cummins and Shelley presenting
a novelty skit.