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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-07

weak, nervous, lfrltaDle, ueS-
pondent and melancholy.
When the iron goes from the
blood of women. the roses go
from their cheeks"
''In the most common foods
Of America, the starches, -
sugars, table syrups. candies, DR..
polished rice, white bread,
soda crackers, biscuits, mac ana
aroni. sPashettl, tapioea' sage pres
meal, no longer is to be for
found hn netln'ns tho p, e"n fcie
Mother Earth from these i'm stree
poverished FOODS and SHY iAme
throwing down the waste pipe
the water in which our vege-
tables are cooked are respon-
sible for another grave iron loss.
Therefor, il you wish to prescr
your youthful vim and vigor to a T.
old age, you must supply the ii
deficiency In your food by using so
form of organic iron. just as you wo
use salt when your food has
enough salt.
AS I have said n hundred tL
over. organic iron is the greatest OF
strength builders. II people would o
throw away habit forming drugs ;
nauseous connections and take sim
nuxated iron. l am convinced that
lives OF thousands of people might
saved. who now die every year fr
pneumonia. grippe, consumption, X
ney. liver, heart trouble. etc. The I
and tr,le cause which started their r
ease was nothing more nor less tina
weakened condition brought on by !;
Of iron in the blood.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-07
Mother, Why Don't
You Take N4xuted Iron

of
All Looking 1aggard Doctor Gave
Susie Smiths Mother and She WorseOf Than
You Are and Now She Looks Just
- Haggard Looking Women 200 Per
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-07

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take iron in
a form that
can be cas-
lily absorbed
and assimi-
lated to do
y o u n n Y
good, other
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-07

rundown, weak,
haggard looking
women patients.
Pallor m ca n S
lnaemia. The skin
Of the anaenic
woman is pale,
the flesh flabby.
The muscles lack
tone, the brain
flags and the
memory fails, and
- "a - --H,N q.
The sun., 1917-02-11
CRAYSON NOMINATION
DEAD THIS SESSION
lS Democrats Join With Re.
publicans in GiVins a
Knockout BloU.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1o.--The nominal
ton of DIR. Cary T. Grayson to be medical
director CT the navy. with rank of Rear
Admiral, gave an expiring twitch Of the
muscles in the Senate and then lapsed
into a state of coma. from which It is
not expected to emerge at this session
OF Congress.
Senator Chiffon. who assumed for the
President the task Of putting the NOM
ination through the Senate. moved to-
day to proceed to an executive session.
The object of the sessi0o was we'll un-
derstood. Senator Chiffon demanded a
roll call to put all Senators on record.
The vote was 4S to 10 against the execu-
tive session.
The Republicans voted solidly against
the Chiffon motion and nineteen Demo-
Gratis Joined them. as many as voted for
the Chiffon motion, which indicated
clearly that the matter is dead for this
Congress.
The sun., 1917-02-11
GERMAN SHIPS RUIN
DECIDED AT COUNCIL
Man "High Up" Brought Or
der to 100 Officers on Water
land on Jan. 81.

THE SUNS revelations as to the de-
German and Austrian ships in this port
on order from the German Government
have loosed tongues that were necessar-
lily silent before the truth became public
Now that the well kept secret is public
several officers on the Hamburg Ameri-
can and North German Lloyd ships off,
GERS who are American citizens and
proud of II, have felt relieved of an
obligation to secrecy. From these de-
tails of remarkable council held on
board the Vaterland on the night of
Wednesday. January 81, We're obtained
yesterday.
The wrecking of machinery did not
actually begin until the night of jan
uary 81, several hours after the State
Department had received from Count
Won Bernstorff Germany's submarine
decree. The order to smash the engines
came to the fleet at Hohoken and or
l35th street, Manhattan. early on the
afternoon OF the 3lst. That night a man
described as high up in German ship
ping circles visited the Naterland With
In few minutes after his arrival mes.
sengers were sent to all Of the German
ships at Hoboken requesting their pres
ence aboard the Vaterland, About 100
officers assembled in the cabin and heard
talk from the visitor. Among thess
were officers of ships off i35th street. at
Stapleton. at South Brooklyn and even
from within half a days railroad
journey from this port.
The visitor. who carried official in
structions from the German Govern
ment. outlined the situation. He told the
officers that break with Germany was
inevitable and that war had to come
sooner or later He told the officers that
they would be held personally RESPONSE
BILE by the German Government II their
ships eventually fell into the hands OF an
enemy nation. lie advised the wreck
ing of engines as "A necessary step that
had to be taken for the good OF the
fatherland no matter how painful Il
might be to the officers personally. When
he departed the engine room crews went
to work with hammer and crowbar and
by morning the engines were ruined
The dinner and conference on board
the Naterland lasted until about mid
night and ended with the final statement
Of a steamship official who is referred
to as personal friend OF the Kaiser
that any captain or chief engineer who
failed to make his ship useless to ar
enemy OF Germany would suffer for thai
dereliction.
All OF the Teutonic ships are YER,
closely guarded by Federal agents ant
by New York city or Hoboken polio,
because the possibility that attempt,
may be made to sink or burn some o
them is troubling the authorities. Their,
has been no change in the attitude o.
the Federal authorities.
The sun., 1917-02-11
PLAN NIGHT SHIFTS
ON ROCKAWAY FORT
Every Available Man and
Team Put to Work on New
City Defences.

Work of building a temporary fortifi-
cation at Rockaway Point. Rockaway
Beach, was advanced considerably yes
terday with the acquisition of more help.
Nearly fifty teams were kept going all
day despite the severe cold carting
blue stone. cement and lumber from the
Rockaway Park station Of the Long
Island Railroad. two miles to the site
Of the fortifcation.
About 200 laborers, all that could be
utilized. according to William Crovello.
who had charge of them. hustled the
building materials on and off the wagons.
1t was determined to use a night shift
Of men IL conditions permitted. Acety-
lene lamps were tried for illumination.
There will be olet up in the work to-
day.
To keep curiosity seekers and others
away from the site guard has been es-
tablished nea- the coast guard station
half a mile east. Close scrutiny is exer-
cised on all who attempt to 60 by. Capt
Frank Herkness. in charge of the army
engineers, moved his headquarters yes
terday from the coast. guard station to a
bungalow near the site OF the fortiica-
ton. He said yesterday that no more
laborers were needed at present.
Notifications have been sent to owners
or occupants of buildings on the fortifi-
cation site to move. One Of these Is Vic
tor Johnson. who has had his home at
the point for fifteen years.
The Rockaway Point Land Company
has ABOUT eighty bungalows on the land.
Fifty oA these will be moved to a 'front.'
age on jamaica Bay. The others will be
left on their present sites for occupancy
by the military men assigned to the fort.
The Volunteer Life Savings Corps has
its station on the land and will also have
to move
The sun., 1917-02-11
NO DIRECT WORD SENT.
Gerard Had Been Unable to Report
to Washington.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l0.-American
Amba ssador Gerard will leave Berlin
this evening for Zurich. Switzerland
with his entire staff and fifty American
citizens, according to a despatch re-
ceived to-day at the Swiss Legation here
from Bern.
The message said; THE American
Ambassador, Mr.. Gerard. with all his per-
sonnel and fifty American citizens. will
leave Berlin February 10 in the evening
by special train for Zurich. The Am
basador will be received at the Swiss
frontier with all consideration due him"
The detention OF Mr.. Gerard in Berlin
and the refusal of the Berlin Govern
ment to permit him to communicate with
Washington appears now TO have been
established to the satisfaction of the
state Department. This government, up
to a late hour tonight. had been unable
to get a word from Mr. Gerard since
February 4. despite every effort 1t has
made and despite indignant representa-
tions by this Government to the Spanish
Embassy, which presumably communi-
Gated thgm TO the wilhelmstrasse. Not
only haSthis Government not heard from
Mr. Gerard but It also has had no COM
The sun., 1917-02-11
Germany Said to Have Given Word
That She Would Consider Sug- !.
gestions to Safeguard
Americans
SWISS MINISTER DENIES REPORT;
LANSING PROCESSES IGNORANCE
Washington Believes Wilson Will Flaty Re-
fuse to Discuss U-Boat Campaign Unless
Ruthless Decree Is Withdrawn
in Advance

WASHINGTON, Feb 1O.-Germany has made or is
templang which she evidently thinks may les
somewhat the tension in this country the
of her submarine campaign From information obanable
night would appear that she has made
some neutral Government presumably Switzerland to the eff
feet that she would be willing give consideration
geson that might be made whereby the safety American
ships under her recent submarine decree might be promoted
and the lives of Americans travelling the safeguardd
The exact steps which taken this matter are still
couded in mystery but despite denias to-day by officials that
anything of this nature had reached some reason
to believe that if formal communication delivered
yet ntimaon of this attitude by Germany has been
given to representatives of this Government
In connection with the report information obtained here
to the effect that while Germany arranging for her new
campaign of unrestricted submarine certain German
diplomats in various of the were informed that
while military necessity prevented the granting period
in which neutras might dus their maritime interests every
would be exercised that neutral carrying
ships would not be subjected to torpedo attacks
Sounding Process Expected
The sun., 1917-02-11
U-BOATS SINK
7 MORE SHIPS
Tonnage Destroyed Mounts to
22,271-TwO Dead and
l3 Missing.

LONDON. Feb. 1o.-German submarines
are announced to-day to have sunk seven
steamships, one more than yesterday.
and Of tonnage almost exactly twice as
large. But for the heavy tonnage of two
British ships sunk to-day's record would
be no greater than the record of any dAy
for some time preceding the beginning OF
ruthless warfare.
These two ships. the Mantola and the
japanese Prince. of 6.S2S and 1876 tons
respectively. bring to-day's total tonnaCs
loss to 22,27l. Yesterdays was only
1924. The total tonnage loss is now
l6S.S74 in ten days. 30 far as known,
making a daily average of some 1900
tons, allowing for small craft.
Though to-day's reports show the Ger
mans have been responsible for the
deaths certainly OF two more sailors. and
possibly OF thirteen more. who are miss
4ng. the most remarkable act OF sub
marine commander reported is that of
the commander who sank the Norwegian
ship Thor H., reported sunk last Wednes-
day.
Woman and Child Prisoners.
The Freemdn's Journal OF Dublin re-
ports that the captain of the Thor H..
his wife and their five-year-old
child were taken as prisoners aboard the
submarine. Aside from the strangeness
of making prisoners OF n woman and
child 1t is felt that this act, II it was
done, is inexplicable, as the Thor IL.
was a neutral ship.
The predilection German submarin
have for sinking Norwegian ships and
apparently for taking Norwegian lives
is illustrated again to-day. The only
two seamen known to have perished
were members Of the crew of the Nor
wegian ship Solbakken, and the thirteen
missing are the mates and eleven of the
crew of the Norwegian ship Ellavore
Three Norwegian ships were the only
neutrals reported sunk to-day
Great Britain lost the four remaining
OF the seven ships reported sunk. The
total loss Of British tonnage was 1876
OF this more than two-thirds In repre-.
scented by the Mantola and the japanese
Prince. The Manitoba was a new vessel
Five Days without Food.
An American negro and three English.
men of the crew of the torpedoed steam
ship Dauntless have been picked up ir
small boat in the open sea by a trawl-
er. according to a Reuters despatch from
Madrid. They had been without food
for Ave days and were taken to a hos
pital. A Havas despatch from Paris
says the boat once capsized and all the
provisions were lost, and the men had
nothing to drink and nothing to eat.
A Berlin despatch recounts the deed,
Of one submarine just returned to port
having sunk in the Atlantic ten ships oi
tonnage aggregating 10000, and beside.
British ship Of 5000 tons in the Nortf
Sea and four trawlers.
The list OF steamships reported SUM
| to-day follows:
British steamship Manitoba. 6.S26 tons
British steamship Japanese Prince
4,S76 tons. Left Newport News. Va.
January "a for Southampton.
British steamship Lullington, 2,S1t
| tons. Crew landed
British steamship Beechtree, LEI
tons. Crew landed.
Norwegian steamship Solbakken. Two
of crew lost.
Norwegian steamship Ellavore. 2.76t
tons. Captain landed, mates and clever
of crew missing.
| Norwegian steamship Havgard, 1,10t
| tons.
The sun., 1917-02-11
CHINA BACKS u. S.
IN U-BOAT CRISIS
viii Break OF Relations
With Germany If Ruthless.
ness 10 Pursued.

PEKIN, Feb. 9.-The Chinese Cabinet
has indorsed the American action against
Germany on the submarine campaign.
The Cabinet has assured the American
Minister, DIR. Paul S. Reinsch, that China
associates herself firmly with the United
States.
The Chinese Government has advised
the German Government that China will
break Off diplomatic relations II the new
submarine measures are pursued.
The sun., 1917-02-11
sENATOR.ELECT UNDER FIRE.
Hale of Maine DodGes German N
shells on visit to Ypres.

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE
(yia London). Feb. 10.--Senator- -elect
Hale of Maine. who has bsen visiting the
British front for several days, had a
lively experience from German shell fire
yesterday. He had expressed keen de-
sire to see the ruins Of Ypres. and his
automobile was just rounding Dead
a few lengths behind. A few yards fur
ther along the automobile became
stalled. The party sprinted for shelter
as several more shells broke over them.
Although little is left Of Ypres but
piles of bricks and stone, the town re-
mains a favorite artillery target for the
Germans.
The sun., 1917-02-11
BIG BOND ISSUE VOTED DOWN
Senate Democratic Caucus Az
proves the Revenue Bill

WASHINGTON. Feb. l0.-In the Demo-
cratic conference tonight the proposal OF
Senator Overman TO lay aside the rev.
enue hill and substitute a bond issue for
$500, 900, 900 was voted down.
The revenue bill was approved in the
form in which It came from the Com
mittee on Finance.
The sun., 1917-02-11
BRITISH EAT LESS MEAT.
First Week Of RatiOning shows
Drop In sumption.

LONDON, Feb. 10-The first week Of
Great Britain's voluntary rationing plan
is ended. The greater part Of the peo-
pie are trying to keep within the rations
recommended by Lord Devonport. the
Food Comptroller. The sales Of meat
have been greatly reduced. Dealers
are not yet refusing supplies, except
whiskey. the price Of which may soon
be nearly doubled.
The Food Comptroller Is taking stock
to ascertain the effect on consumption
and stocks of food In the country.
The sun., 1917-02-11

II is regarded as improbable that
specific suggestions would be put for.
ward at least until the United states in
dcates In some way its sentiment
toward the general proposal for n dis
cussion. The development, however,
served to draw attention again to the
proposals for distinctive markings of
vessels and arrangements for passage
of American passenger carrying liners
in the note announcing unrestricted SUBJ
marine warfare.
1t was disclosed tonight that when
Count Won Bernstorff Informed the
United States of the new German policy
an effort was last week made to bring
about discussion apparently designed
TO result In the United States agreeing
not to take any serious action and that
Administration officials fatty declined
to consider II. The present efforts. while
more or less different In character, are
looked upon as being more formal In ma
ture than those made at first
Secretary Lansing. when approached
for Information and told of the gist Of
the report said curtly II have never
The sun., 1917-02-11
20 AMERICANS ABOARD.
White Muleteers on Torpedoed
steamer Japanese Prince.

NEWPORT news. Va, Feb, i0.-The
British steamer Japanese Prince. re-
ported sunk, had on board twenty white
American muleteers, according to the
British Vice-Consul here.
The steamer carried mixed cargo
Of horses and general merchandise. The
muleteers signed on at this port.
The sun., 1917-02-11

COMPARTMENT CARS To AUGUSTA.
Atlantic Coast IAne, 9l5 4. NJ. Wed. 4 Sat
standard Pullmans Daily, office. 1lss B'wsy
ADJ.
The sun., 1917-02-11

ATLANTA-NEW ORLEANs-CALIFORNI
via Washington and souTHERNRAILwAY
Information n. y. once. ss4 Fifth Ave
The sun., 1917-02-11
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Augusta Special" Tvs New York daily l.os
r. NJ. via SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM.
Dining. compartment and drawing room
sleeping cars N. Y. once. 2s4 Fifth Ave
The sun., 1917-02-11
Sounding Process Expected,

There is some reason to doubt that
any formal communication is to be
made on the U-boat campaign II Is
believed more likely that the neutral
Government in question. supposedly
The sun., 1917-02-11
BERLIN REOPENS DOOR FOR u TO PROTECT ITS SHIPPING;
GERARD EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN SWITZERLAND TODAY;
u S. TO SUPPLY GUNS AND CREWS For AMERICAN SI7H
Losses OF Shipping
Since February l

Losses of shipping of the
Allies and of neutfals since
February I, when the German
unrestricted submarine warfare
commenced. have been as fol-
lows:
Ships reported sunk yes
terday ............... 7
Total tonnage reported
sunk yesterday. ... aa,a7I
Total known tonnage
previously sunk. 1860
Total known tonnage
sunk since Feb. 1. .I6S,874
Ships sunk since February I:
American ..................I
Other neutrals 80
DIitlSH .A3
Other belligerents.. s........... ?
Total ships sunk. d. 81
For comparison:
Ships entered British ports
since February I........ 700
Ships left British ports since
February .4Io
The sun., 1917-02-11

Continued on Second Pcge.
The sun., 1917-02-11
\ Play for Time.

What may he the u:erior motive back
OF the step also is a matter of specula-
uon. IN some quarters there lis evident
a feeling that it merely is a play rer
time, desisned to postpone any further
action by the United States until tAe
starvation blockade against England
either has succeeded or failed. Else
where there are suggestions that there
may be behind IL a sincere desire to
MAKE sacrihces to preserve peace be.
tween the United States and Germans.
and may come a. a response Ia the an
peals understood to have been sent
abroad by pacidsts in this country.
In any event, there Is no evidence that
PRESIDENT Wilson is contemplating any
other course than vigorous preparati ton
OF the nation for the eventuality which
he warned against In his address to Con
gress II American rights are violated.
Up to tonight no official evidence had
been received to show that the feared
overt act had been committed Aside
from the new German communlca tio,,
interest in official circles centred chiefly
in the course of Berlin officials in plac-
ing obstacles in the way of the departure
OF Ambassador Gerard. Great resent :
ment has been aroused here over this in
cident. but officials have indicated tina l.
as soon as the Ambassador is safely out
OF Germany they will be disposed to con.
slider the matter closed.
The sun., 1917-02-11

Continued on Second Page.
The sun., 1917-02-11

the Swiss Government. may sound in
formally this Government on its will
lngneSS TO make suggestions regarding
the protection of its ships and in the
same informal way communicate TO
the German Government the result Of
It's endeavors in this direction.
by whatever means it is done. how
ever. there is no question that the
answer of this Government will be
nat refusal to discuss the matter at all
while the German decree remains i'm
erect II is understood that GERMANY
IN whatever representations may have
been made TO the neutral Government
IN question has not indicated that she
intended to restrain her submarines
While awaiting the result of this movc
or modify in any way her decree
ms OF Itself would make it impossible
for the Government. in view of the
position 1t has taken. TO take anv
cognizance of the matter.
The visit of Dr. Ritter. the Sw,ss
Minister to the State Department to-
day was reported to have something I,
do with move of this kind on Ger
many's part But Dr. Ritter after FIRST
refusing to deny the story that Germany
had made or was about to make !,
move or this kind. said later: "Ther.
is nothing III II. 1t has 10 foundation
whatever
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-04-20
Childhood in Distress

Six little children from one to ten
years of age in less than four months
were bereft of both parents. The
mother having died in August Of ty-
phoid fever and the father died in
November Of pneumonia, leaving these
little fellows in a cold world with no
one to care for them. This is just
one case out of many that comes to
the attention of the Tennessee Chill
dren's Home Society. There are al
ways large supply Of children. from
tinv infants up to seven years of age,
who are as bright by nature as the
best. These are attractive. beauti-
full children for whom the Society is
anxious to secure good family homes
where they can be cared for. If any
reader of this article would like to
take one of these little ones on trial
for three months, if it does not meet
the requirements of the home it can
be returned, write B. G kegen, Supt
Tennessee Cbildren's Home Society,
2l3 9Th Ave. N, Nashville, Tenn.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-04-20
What We Are Doing

The amount of fertilizer sold
here is an index to thenumber Of
farmers IN McNairy who need q
guardian. Monday not less than
fifty We're here early, TO get their
part Of what they think will
raise 25-cent cotton. This fertil-
izer will next fall take its toll
from the crop.
We believed that our people at
least had judgment enough to
raise plenty of corn, hay and gar
den vegetables and some to
spare, but we now think we mis-
judged them. There is not
enough corn in the county to more
than get the crop planted. What
are the people to do? Mortgage
the cotton crop; first, for fertil-
izer; second, for meat at 30c pei
pound and flour at $18 per barrel,
then corn at $500 per -bushel,
which will eat up every pound Of
cotton at 30c per pound next fall
A full corn crib means mear
and bread. A full cotton pei
means no meat and bread fol
next year, and no money. INT
crop is used up in the making
Everyone knows that corn a
$l.00 per bushel even, beats cot
ton at 30c per pound, and nov
cotton is barely worth Zoe whit
corn in the Northern market i
$1.6O, ard viii cost here abou
$500 Suppose the boll-weevi
gets in is work this season. !
is sure to do 50 in some section
O. the county.
We have not a renter but wha
agrees with US to raise more cor
than ever before, and the cotto
to be a second consideration.
is not too late to change you
plans. if you have planned VI
wisely.