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Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-05
Knights and Ladies of Security.

Harmony Council No. 1889 will
give dance at the hall in A. o. u.
w. Temple next Saturday night.
A mask ball will be given by Oma-
ha council, No. Ais, on November IS,
at their hall in the Swedish audito-
rum.
At the meeting of Omaha council
last Thursday evening a handsome
vari-colored gavel was given the new
president, H. c. Dunn.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-05
Maccabees.

Omaha hive, No. 952, of the Ladies
of the Maccabees have invested in
the second Liberty loan. They also
have organized knitting club to knit
for soldiers.
Mrs. ]. H. Hale, 2776 Capitol avenue
will entertain the first meeting No
vember 7.
Oma:..a Tent No. rs will give
stag social Monday evening at the
hall at l6ll Chicago street. Congress.
man Lobeck will be the principal
speaker. His topic will be 'On the
Progress Made at Washington" Re-
freshments will be served. The Oma-
ha drill team will put on large class
Tuesday evening in Council Bluffs.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-05
Woodmen Circle.

Welcome grove No. 81 will have its
regular meeting Monday evening,
when the drill team will put on the
work.
w. A. Fraser grove No. l will have
its regular meeting Friday night. Sew
eral candidates will be initiated.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-05

Persistent Advertising Is the Road
to Success.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-03-29
NOTICE 10 ADNERTISERS:
THE CHANCE FOR wARMsPRINGs.

1t may be- bromide to say it, but, it is
hard to resist the observation that, "it's an
i'll wind that blows no one good, when one
thinks of the possibility of building the
much needed irrigation systems of the west
with the labor of intclncd Germans, should
war bc declared.
Such "a solution of what would other
wise he pcrplcXing problem, has the clc-
mcnts of Justice, as well as sound common
sense. Certainly it would be far better for
the health and happiness of the German IN"
termed in this country to be engaged in ont
Of-door labor than to be confined within pris-
on walls. In this day and age we would
have no Libbys or Andcrsonvillcs.
According to the press dispatches il is
even proposed that these laborcrs be paid
something for their work. Tho the sua
would be small it would permit them t. get
smoking tobacco and other hNurics and
thus. permit them to enjoy Few of t:cir
pleasures of life.
Should tEc war continue for wear or
more the labor of few Thousand efficient
Germans would go far to Transforming the
desert lands of this section into highly pro-
ductivc region. Having once sect this e
ION and having, tho forced to work. been
CONSIDERABLY treated, many of the men who
helped bring this about would settle here
and rcnounccing their allegiance to the kais-
er become. like thousands of their fellow
countrymcmloyal American citizens.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-03-29
1T is MIGHTY STRANGE.

There are still Il few persons who persist
i'm declaring that Germany was justified in
declaring and in now enforcing its unlimited
submarine warfare. These individuals, il
is apparent have never taken into account
the fact that every single neutral nation in
the world has mqualiicdly declared that
il was illegal and contrary to the laws OF
humanity.
1t certainly would be strange indeed if
the United States and China who have
broken relations with Germany on account
of it, and all the other neutral nations. in
cluding all those of South America, aS well
as Norway, Sweden. Holland and Denmark,
should he wrong and Germany alone right
OF course those who continue to express
their belief in the Justice of Gcrmany'S ac-
tions ignore entirely international law and
the prcccdcntS of history. Their one am
Swcr is that if England can seize mail ships
and dctain food cargocS, then Germany is
justified i'm her actiol Fo them there is no
difference between opening IA mans mail
and killing him outright. 10 them it is all
the same To hold freight steamer i'm En-
gish or French port or 10 sink il 100 miles
from shore and leave the passengers and
crew To- perish i'm the bitter cold winds of
the open ocean, Such reasoning can not he
accounted for ON amy logical ground.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-03-29
THE FOUNDATION

The people of Fuitland. the business
men and the rmchcrS of the bench have
faith that means something for they are So
convinced of the prosperity of their terri
t,l,N that they are willing to invest their cash
m developing basic industry. That kind
o.. faith, which means work, is going to ul-
sure the success or their region.
Has Ontario that kind or faith in itself
How would you answer that question
Ontario has without doubt the best re-
tail stores i'm this section of the Snake river
valley. As retail city it iSthc peer of amy
city ful' miles around.
Ontario has as fine business blocks and
as much money invested i'm retail store build
iugS aS many towns of twice its population.
And in all cmdor it must be admitted that
not an insignificant number of them are now
without tenants
As an interest earning investment, re-
tail business property has Il high earning
power when such buildings are in demand,
and are rented, When they are vacant the
taxes eat heavily into the capital of the own
en- Vacant business property is therefore n
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-03-29
WHILE ONTARIO TALKED.

While Ontario has been discussing the
need for, and the advisahility of obtaining, Il
canning factory it appears that FrtIand
has proceeded to acquire just that very
thing.
or course the suburb ON the Idaho side
has an advantage i'm being two miles nearer
the bulk of the fruit and small truct garden
region, but had Ontario year or more ago
arisen to its possibilities they would have
been no need for the FIuitand venture.
The Argus does not know, whether.
with the Fruitland canncry established that
there is room for another such institution in
the valley. There will be no doubt when the
land To the west and south of Ontario, and
Dead Ok Flat is as intensely cultivated as is
that region ON the Idaho bench about Fruit
land.
After seeing Fuitland quietly proceed
to secure an industry which the business
men of Ontario have long talked about ac-
quiring this city should be aroused To exert
itself What is true of n canning factory
may be true of some of the other things IA
bout which OutaranS have dreamed and
talked during the past few years. 1t should
also emphasize the fact that the only way to
get what you want Is To get it,
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-03-29
TOO LATE FOR ARGUMENT.

\ series of clippings dealing With yuIi-
ouS phases of the International situation
have been received anonymously by the
Argus during the past few weeks A few of
these have contained what appeared To be
plausible arguments why the United States
should not engage in war with Germany. il
the conclusions were drawn from correct
premises, but as has been true i'm most of
them this was not the case.
The Argus, however refuses to discuss
a question with one who hides behind an
nonym0uS cOmmun"ationSm but will say
this The time for arguing tho matter has
ceased y state OF war does now exist Mhe-
1hcr W. VIII orNcr. Helmml is naking war
on us lICw in Violation not only of internal
tlona law and sp 'c!l'c catirs with her. but
contrary 10 the LAWS of civilization and m-
manitv,
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-03-29
THE BOISE CAPITAL NEWS.

The Boise Capital News has the
only fun leased wire day news report
published in the state of Idaho. This
gives It the complete market reports,
all the war news with the expert com
ment thereon and all the news of this
country, as correspondents in every
small place, as we'll as all the regular
news centers contribute to this re-
port. In addition to this comprehen-
sive service. special correspondents at
Washington and the larger cities Of
the United states are always on the
lookout for important news for the
Capital News.
In reporting the happenings Of
Idaho, special and regular correspou-
dents send all the important news
from their communities. The system
that has been established to- secure
the state House news Is proving very
practical BY its means every public
act OF the officials of the State House
can be reported.
Arrangements have recently been
made by which the minutes of the
Land Board meetings will be pub
lished. Heretofore the complete pub
lication of these minutes has never
appeared. This Board does more
business than any business house in
Idaho and every resident of the State
is vitality affected by their acts. It is
fortunate that the Capital News Is
able to publish these reports.
The subscription price Is only 80
cents per month, seven issues a week.
ADV.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-03-29

white elephant ON the hands of the ufortun-
ate owner.
1t is also true that usually the owner of
business property is a man of wealth and one
who is presumed to have faith in his COM
or he would not have invested in its
real estate and bought or erected business
blocks. What would be more natural then
than to believe that such a man would be Il
leader i'm every movement for the upbuilding
of the industries ON which his home town is
upon for existence. Would not
self interest dictate such courscl
BY promoting industries which would
add to the population and thus increase the
number of persons with whom the mcr-
chants could do business his reward would
come with enhanced valuations and greater
demand for property. Rents which would
pay reasonable interest on investment can
more readily be secured from business men
who are operating profitable business, but
any rent no matter how small is a burden
that eats the heart out of a merchant who
sees the number of his customers diminish
or remain stationary for years.
There is another phase of the same qucs-
tion. While the welfare of u community is
close to the heart of every mercantile man
and the established reputation of his firm is
Il big business asset. yet when the worst
comes to worst he can move his goods, he
can sacrifice profits and cleanup his stock
and seek other fields. while the man with
business property ON his hands is bound to
loose if the town falls behind in the process
sion.
Ontario's Commercial club in taking n
new lease ON life indicates that there is no
desire ON the part of its members to let the
community slip back Il single step. II is true
that n number of the members in the club
are among those who have property inter
rsts and recognize their duty to themselves.
and the community in fmthcring its object.
However it must also be admitted that this
feeling is not as unanimous rs it should be.
Why this is the ease the Argus does not pro-
fcss to know, yet it is n fact. Now is the
time Ia change that condition.. and all unite
for bigger and better Ontario by showing
the kind of faith in the community which
will bring industries here to employ labor
furnish customers for the merchants and
tenants for the empty store buildings.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-10-19
GERMANS OCCUPY
ISLANDS IN GULF
Berlin Announces Capture of
2,400 Prisoners.
HEAVY FIGHTING REPORTED
SIavs Isolated on Peninsula and "a.
Desperate Resistance-Two G..
man Destroyers Sunk and
Others Damaged.

Berlin, Oct. 1.-THE Germans ba,..
saken full possession of the main 49,.
ton of Oesel island at the entrance to
the Gulf of Riga and have also oco,,
pied the Islands of Rmo and Abro n
the Gulf of Riga, the war offic. 30
ports. The Russians have been iso
lated on Svorb peninsula and are of
fering desperate resistance.
On Oesel island the Germans baro
captured 2,400 prisoners. 30 guns 81
machine guns and several airllonay
the statement says. The essenti,'
part OF the Germans task on the is.
land was accomplished in four davs
lAbrO and Runo are small islands
each about three miles long. Abro ia
off the southern coast of OeSel island
about ten miles from Arensburr
Runo is in the middle Of the gulf. 70
miles east of the Courland coast.1
Foe Loses Two Warships.
Petrograd, Oct. 1.-THE German
landing force on the Russian island of
Oesel is developing its success, the
Russian war office announced, and the
Teutons are being REINFORCED with adj
ditional troops.
The Germans have Instituted an Of
fensive against the Svorb peninsula
in the southwestern section of the
island, with the object of capturing
the Russian batteries at Serel. These
batteries cover the entrance to the
Gulf of Riga.
Two German torpedo-boats were
sunk, two others were damaged and
one Russian tOrpedo-boat went to the
bottom in an engagement on Sunday
in SOela sound, 0rth of OeSel island
the official statement announces. The
Russian torpedO-craft sunk was the
Grom destroyer of LOO tons. built in
1914-15, speed three-fOur knGts, COM
pement 90 men).
Germans Turned Back.
More than a dozen German torpedo
boats had forced their way through
Soela sound. supported by a German
battleship, when they were met by
the Russians and turned back.
Vigorous appeal 20 officers and men
of the army and navy "tO resist the
enemy's new blow" was made in
formal proclamation issued by the
central executive committee Of the
Council of Workmen and Soldiers
delegates Equal sacrifices of all those
in the rear were promised to the men
at the front.
The appeal concluded with a state
ment that everything possible will be
done to prevent the war lasting a day
longer than it should.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-10-19
COSTS s16o,ooo,ooo A DAY
Expenditures of War Have Already
Exceeded 100000, 900, ooo-
100000 Men Engaged.

New York, Oct 1.-THE war is
costing the belligerent nations $780,,
100000 a day-$6, 100000 an hour
and the United States is paying at
least one-quarter of this total, accord
ing to estimates made by the Mechan-
les and Metals National bank of New
York. The estimated daily cost at the
beginning of the war was S50,000,000
and a year ago it was $100,000,000.
This country's rate of expenditure is
greater than any other nation, Great
Britain being second and Germany
next. BY next August, according to
the banks figures. the total cost to the
world will be $685. 00000,O00 AL
ready expenditures have exceeded
100000 100000, of which the greater
part has been translated into perma-
nent national Indebtedness.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-10-19
CENSORSHIP BOARD.

I hereby establish a censorship board,
to be composed of representatives, re-
spectively. of the secretary of war. the
secretary of the navy, the postmaster
general, the war trade board and the
chairman of the committee on public in
formation.
And 1 hereby vest in said censorship
board the executive administration of the
rules. regulations and proclamations from
time to time, established by the president
under subsection CD of section of the
trading with the enemy act, for the CEN
sorship of communications by mail, cable,
radio or other means of transmission
passing between the United States and
any foreign country from time to time
specified by the president, or carried by
any vessel or other means of transporta-
ton touching at any port, place or terri
tory of the United States and bound to or
from any foreign country.
The said censorship board is hereby au-
thorized to take all such measures as
may be necessary or expedient to admin
lister the powers hereby conferred.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-10-19

any investigation, regulation or prohibit
ton of any transaction In foreign ex-
change, export or earmarking or gold or
silver coin or bullion or currency, trans
fers of credit in any form (other than
credits relating solely to transactions to
be executed wholly within the United
States and transfers of evidences of in
debtedness or of the ownership of prop
erty between the United States and any
foreign country or between residents of
one or more foreign countries by any per-
son within the United States), and here
by vest in the secl etary of the treasury
the authority and power to require any
person engaged in any such transaction
to furnish under oath complete informa-
ton relative thereto. including the pro-
duction of any books or accounts, con-
tracts, letters or other papers in connec-
ton herewith in the custody or control
or such person, either before or after
such transaction is completed.
further hereby vest in the secretary of
the treasury the executive administration
or the provisions of subsection (C) of sec
tion of the trading with the enemy act,
relative to sending, or taking out of,
or bringing into. or attempting to
send, take out of. or bring into, the
United States any letter, writing or
tangible form of communication, ex-
cept In the regular course of the
mail; and of the sending, taking or trans
hitting or attempting to send, take or
transmit out of the United States any let
ter or other writing, book, map. plan or
other paper, picture or any telegram, ca
blegram, or wireless message or other
form of communication intended for or
to be delivered, directly or indirectly, to
any enemy or lilly of enemy. And said
secretary of the treasury is hereby au-
thorizei and empowered to issue licenses
r froY INIT allt nf
ed States anything otherwise forbidden by
said subsection co anG give such consent
or grant such exemption in respect there
to as is not inconsistent with law or to
withhold or refuse the same
further authorize the secretary of the
treasury to grant a license under such
terms and conditions as are not inconsis-
tent with law or TO withhold or refuse
the same to any enemy OF ally of enemy
insurance or reinsurance company doing
business within the United States through
an agency or branch office or otherwise,
which shall make application within 30
days of October 6. 1917
hereby authorize and direct the secre-
tary of the treasury, for the purpose of
such executive administration, TO take
such measures, adopt such administra
tive procedure and use such agency or
agencies as he may from time to time
deem necessary and proper for that pur-
pose. The proclamation of the president,
dated September 7, 1917, made under au-
thority vested in him by title VII of said
act of congress, approved June 10, 1917,
shall remain in full force and effect. The
executive order, dated September Z, 1917,
made under the authority of said title,
shall remain in full force and effect until
new regulations shall have been estab-
lished by the president or by the secre-
tary of the treasury with the approval Of
the president, and thereupon shall be SUI
perseded.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-10-19


critical within two or three days time.
Report received here said miners In
Missouri. Arkansas, Oklahoma and
Kansas would strike Friday in rebel
lion against the penalty clause in
agreements which would automatically
affix fines for Unauthorized strikes.
Miners Near ST. Louis Go Out
st. Louis, Mo-, Oct 17.-MinerS
struck at several mines near P"Ie-
Vile, ILL.,, at some of the mines of the
Southern Coal, Coke and Mining COM
pany, at two Donk Bros mines at
Collinsville and Maryville, H., and at
the Lumaghi mines at Maryville. AL
together about twenty mines In the
Illinois field near st. Louis were af-
fected.
e. j. Wallace, secretary of the Fuel
Distributors association of st. Louis,
sent telegram to Chairman Peabody
of the coal committee of the council
of national defense, asking that some
thing be done to protect the coal sup
ply of this city.
Springfield, Ill.,, Oct. 17.-Ten thou
oetId L4AnCIo III (CAllA III AllAAOAo 0AC VA
strike asking a ten per cent increase
in wages.
Immediately reports were that the
mines at Belleville and in Madison
county also were out.
Mine men here declare that all the
miners between Springfield and st.
Louis on the Chicago and Alton rail-
road would likely go out, affecting
thousands of miners.
Other States Affected.
Peoria, H., Oct. 17-Coal operators
here expected a general strike of
miners in Illinois, Indiana, Pennsyl-
vania and West Virginia, following the
reported walkout of 5000 miners In
the Springfield district. 1t was expect
ed that the men in the Peoria dis
trict would go out by night.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-10-19
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.

I further hereby vest in the federal
trade commission the power and author
ity to issue licenses under such terms and
conditions as are not inconsistent with
law or to withhold or refuse the same, to
any citizen of the United States or any
corporation organized within the United
States, to file and prosecute applications
in the country of an enemy or ally of
enemy for letter patent or for registra-
ton of trademark, print, label. or copy
right and to pay the fees required by law
and the customary agents fees, the maxi
mum amount of which in each case, shall
be subject to the control of such commits
sion; or to pay to any enemy or ally of
enemy any tax. annuity or fee, which
may be required by the laws of such
enemy on ally of enemy nation in rela-
ton to patents. trademarks. prints, labels
and copyrights.
/ hereby vest in the federal trade COM
mission the power and authority TO issue.
pursuant to the provisions of section 10
(C) of the trading with the enemy act.
upon such terms and conditions as are
not inconsistent with law, or to withhold
or refuse a license to any citizen of the
United States or any corporation organ
ICED within the United States. to manu-
facture or cause to be manufactured
machine, manufacture. composition or
matter, or design, or to carry on or cause
ent, or to use any trademark. print.
label or copyrighted matter owned or con-
trolled by an enemy or ally of enemy, at
any time during the present war; and al
so to fix the prices of articles and prod
ucts manufactured under such licenses
necessary to the health of the military
and the naval forces of the United States
or the successful prosecution of the war;
and, to prescribe the fee which may be
charged for such license, not exceeding
800 and not exceeding l per centum of the
sum deposited by the ncensee with the
alien property custodian as provided by
law.
7 hereby further vest in the said federal
trade commission the executive admin
istration of the provisions of section 10
ny of the trading with the enemy act. the
mower and authority to prescribe the form
~ and time and manner of fling state
nents Of the extent OF the use and enjoy :
ment of the license and of the prices re-
ceived and the times al which the hcensee
zI,,u make payment to the alien property
custodian; and the amounts of said pay
rnents in accordance with the trading
with the enemy act.
further hereby vest in the federal
trade commission the power and author
ity. whenever in its opinion the publica-
ton of an invention or the granting of a
patent may be detrimental to the public
safety or defense. or my assist the enc
my. or endanger the successful prosecu-
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-10-19

To this end the controller of the cur
rency issued a statement announcing
that he had instructed all national
bank eXamt-lers that they need not re-
quire national banks holding high
grade bonds of unquestioned intrinsic
value and merit to charge them down
to present abnormal figures. but to ex-
ercise IAN intelligent and conservative
discretion" as to the prices at which
the banks can continue to carry such
securities.
This action, 1t is thought, will tend
to prevent undue tightening o. the
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-10-19
TWO LEYLAND LINERS SUNK
Report Reaches New York of Deetruc-
ton of Steamers Memphan
and BostoniaE.

New York, Oct. IA report that
the British steamships Memphian, for
merlT the Gambrian, of 6,305 tons
gross, and the Bostonian, $3.50 tons.
both of the Leyland line, had been
sunk, reached here. at the offices of
the International Mercantile Marine
it was said that this had been heard
as rumor, but that no definite infor
nation as to the sinking of either YES
sci had been received. Both ships
were formerly in transatlantic trade,
plying between Boston and English
ports.