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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-30
VATERLAND MAY
CARRY IOWA BOYS
THE INTERNED GERMAN PAssEN.
GER LINER IDEAL TRANSPORT
SHE CAN CARRY $4,000 MEN
In the Spanish-American War the
Largest Transport We Had Could
Garry But 1,5oo Men. Third
is Anxious to Start.

Qes Moines, Aug. 29.--Iowa soldier
boys may go to France in the Water
land, the big interned German passen
lger liner, contained the kaiser's per
sonal suite of rooms, which were pre-
pared for Emperor William at cost
of several hundred thousand dollars
This is the statement of General Rush
Lincoln, former commander of the Ia
national guard, who visited Colonel
Bennett at camp today.
"They have converted the Vaterland
into troop ship" said the general.
She will carry little matter of 49,
600 men. In the Spanish-American war
we thought a transport was whale
that carried 1,500 men. The Vaterland
is so big that folks go up on top of the
Woodwork building, a mile away, to
get good look at her as she rides the
waters of New York harbor. 1t is ex-
posing no military secret to tell where
the big liner is, because she can't be
concealed and the Germans know Just
where she is.
Il was on the Vaterland three hours
and got over only part of the boat
She is better than 1000 feet long and
eight stories above the WAFER line
There is swimming tank inside
which is much bigger than the one
we have in the gymnasium at Ames.
There are paintings on the boat that
cost $250,000 each. The kaisei's apart
ments have not been altered. The cap
tain uses them. The Vaterland will
present big mark for the torpedo
boats, but she will undoubtedly be so
Well conveyed that the Germans will
have no chance to sink her.
Equipment Arrives.
Equipment is rolling in every day.
Last week consignment of 1920
rifles was received. Sunday 100 cases
of shoes, blankets and cots were re-
ceived. The regiment lacks only wool !
en- clothing to put it in the required
condition to entrain.
The men throughout the camp are
with spirit CT expectancy.
They are all hoping that the indica-
tions prove true, and that they will be E
rolling eastward before another Sun
day. Officers also expressed the belief
that the stay in the eastern mobiliza-
ton camp will be brief and that the
troops will soon see France.
The regiment is now war strength
However, the forty.three officers
which must be added since the Third
Iowa has been augmented by members
of the First and Second regiments,
have not yet been named, and Col.
Bennett has yet no inkling as to where
they will come from. The army heads
will reserve officers, it is said.
The sanitary detachment which will
go with the 16Sth infantry is now at
full strength barring the lack of one
officer. 1t was recently increased
from four officers and thirty-three en-
listed men to seven officers and forty !
eight enlisted men. Major Wilbur S. |
Conkling is in command.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-30
QUAKER POSITION
IN TIME OF WAR
OPPOSED TO BLoopsHEo BUT
BACK UP GOVERNMENT.
ADDRESS BY RoBT. c.. ROOT
Feature OF First Day of Iowa Yearly
Meetins-Epistles From London
and Dublin-officers Are
Chosen

The main feature of Tuesday after
Moons session of Iowa Yearly Meet
ing of Friends was the address,
"Quakers and the War" by Robert
c. Root of Los Angeles. California,
Secretary of the Pacific Coast Peace
Society
He discussed .hs fundamentals of
Quakerism and said "The Quaker
position is not merely a denial; we
do not present negative arguments
concerning our belief, but we present
constructive program, which we be-
lieve to be, officially, politically and
religiously right
why we as Quakers Oppose War"
was taken up, the main points being,
first, Because war is the worst and
not the better method of settling the
quarrels Of nations" and the six hun
dred cases between nations that have
been settled by arbitration in the last
century were cited as proof. The
great inconsistency of expecting
peace to be the fruitage of war was
shown and the Boer war and the
Franco-Prussian war in particular
were cited as being the main factors
leading up to this war.
Second, 1--WE are opposed to war
because it is unjust. We cannot
conceive that might makes right, in
asmuch that should Germany win the
war by might, she would thereby
have been in the right. War pun
ishes the innocent and cannot guar
antee justice"
I'VE believe that war and Chris
tianity are fundamentally opposed,
and thus believing we must be obedi-
ent to what we believe to, be the
highest law"
The speaker told how the Quakers
were not alone in their religious
stand on war. The Mennonites, Mo-
ravians and other sects, as we'll as
the early Christians for nearly two
centuries, opposed participation in
war
I'D rather be in the trenches by
lSli Ihtlh uC q kSudhSl was
Mr.. Roots statement to show the in
consistency of any exempted Friend
ever lying down on the job of help
| ing the government to the limit, in
| finance and any sacrifice consistently
possible with his belief. He men
toned the great relief work into
which many young Friends are now
| engaged in France as the one great
place needing immediate help.
Officers of Yearly Meeting.
During the first part of the after.
noon business session the nomina-
tions decided upon by the represent.
atives We're announced as follows:
For presiding clerk. DR.. Stephen A.
Hadley; recording clerk, Cora Mat
tison; reading clerk, r. r. Newly
announcing clerk. j. Edward Hart
suck. To the list of caretakers was
added Tacy Ratcliff. The printing
committee was announced as j. Nor
ris Lennon, J. C. Cook and j. j
Mendenhall.
was, detailed urging upon Friend.
throughout the world to meet in con
ference in England at the close o
the war was read from II. Holings
worth,Wood of England. The pur
pose of the proposed conference is {,
re-state some of the fundamentals O
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-30
RUSSIAN TROOPS DESERVING
One Whole Division In Region Of
Muntchelin Flee and Allow
Enemy to Advance.

Petrograd, Aug. 29.-The Russian
troops continue to desert the fighting
lines in great bodies.
The war official statement of today
announced that one whole division in
the region Of Mutchelin had fed and
permitted the enemy to advance. BY
this advance it also permitted the
enemy to penetrate the lines of the
Russian troops in the region Of Warn.
liza.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-30
Nothing Of Importance.

London, Aug. 29.-"Southeast Of
Langemarck we cleared strong
point in front of our new lines" was
about the only thing of importance
that Field Marshal Haig had to re-
port from the British war front this
afternoon. He also detailed success
full raids which were carried out
northeast OF Gouzcaucourt and to the
southwest Of Halluek.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-30
Italians Pause in Offensive.

London, Aug. 29.-The Italian Of.
fensiye today paused momentarily..
But they have advanced so far with
their infantry fighting that the fierce
and heavy artillery fighting is unable
to have any effect on them.
The Bainsizza plateau is now virtu-
ally the center of the Isonzo fighting.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-30
Increase in War lakes.

Washington, Aug. 29.-An increase
of four hundred and ninety-eight mil
lion dollars in war profit taxes was
today decided upon by the senate f.
nance committee.
An amendment to the war revenue
bill of this increase is expected to
be introduced some time this after
noon.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-30
Five Burned to Death

Bad Axe, Michigan, Aug. 29.-In an
early morning fire which destroyed
the fruit store of Andrew Lupou,
there were five persons burned to
death. The victims were Lupou. his
wife and three children who lived
over the store building.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-30
IOWA NAzARENE
!, ASSEMBLY HERE
CHURCHES OF STATE CONVENE
IN oSkALooSA.
LOCAL CONGREGATION GROWS
Fine New House of Worship'Is Ready
For observation-disclosures Are ,
Chosen For the Coming
Year.

Early during the day pastors and
delegates from the various churches
of the Iowa district of the Nazarene
church began to arrive and by last
evening there was a representative
body present when the opening ser.
vice of the assembly was held. Dis.
trict Superintendent Rev. E. A. Clark
presided and after the opening praise
service and devotional exercises, Rev.
J. A. Ward as the pastor of the church
welcomed the visiting pastors and del
egates in behalf of not only the men,
bers of the church but also the people
of Oskaloosa.
Rev. r.. A. Clark responded in be-
half of the district and spoke of the
labor and sacrifice on the part of the
membership that had made the new
church possible. The sermon of the
evening was delivered by Rev. d. S.
DeWeare, of Marshalltown and in gen.
eral embodied the idea that important
as it was to receive and experience
the blessing of Holiness, it was of far
greater importance to keep the ex-
perience intact and exemplify before
the world in a proper manner the re-
suits of Christ's Gospel to men.
General Superintendent DR.. Roy It.
Williams, of Nashville, Tenn, arrived
this morning and at 900 o'clock the
business session of the assembly took
place. After the organization and the
election of proper officers, the yari-
xrrfn hnl
named and the machinery of the SEES
sion will then be in full running or
der No formal program has been
outlined but in general the business
sessions will prevail in the morning,
general church interests will be re-
presented in the afternoon and the
evening sessions will be largely of an
Evengelistic nature.
The oskaloosa Church.
The general committee of arrange
ments who are looking after the in
terests of the visitors are: G. w.
Boyce, A. B. Farnsworth and Rev. Ed
ward Scott of University Park, with
also Mrs Dora Sherman, Mrs. E. A.
Clark, Mrs. ]. H. Hooton, Mrs. ]. G..
Mccall, Mrs. e. s. Kirkpatrick and
Mrs. M. H. Barlow.
Just prior to the assembly the Os-
kaloosa congregation held their meet
ing in which they settled up the affairs
of their fiscal year in good order and
unanimously requested the return of
Rev. J. A. Ward to Oskaloosa as their
pastor for next year. Rev. Ward is
from the eastern states and has only
served a portion of the past year in
Oskaloosa, but it is due to his able
management and general business
ability that the congregation now en-
Joy the comforts and privileges of
their new church.
For next year church officers were
elected as follows: Stewards, G. W.
Boyce, chairman; Mrs. George Mid
dlebrook, Mrs. Sarah Bamford, Elmer
Hilliard and ]. d. Hooton.
Trustees-Mrs. Clara Williams, Mrs.
Alice Pinkerton, Edgar Harvey, A. b.
Farnsworth and Charles Atkinson. i
Membership committee - A. B.
Farnsworth, G. w. Boyce, Mrs. Alice
Pinkerton, Mrs. Sarah Bamford and
Mrs. f. ID. Kirkpatrick.
Sunday School committee-Miss
Verma Fales, Miss Luna Boyce and
Mrs. Z. A. Clark.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-30
To Combat Governor.

New York, Aug. 29.-Efforts to
combat the action of Governor BurnS
quist of Minnesota in prohibiting the
peoples council of America for de-
mocracy and peace from holding its
scheduled meeting in Minneapolis
were begun early today by officials
of the organization.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-30
Canada On Draft Basis.

Toronto, Aug. 29.-The military con-
scription bill for the dominion of
Canada became a law when it was
signed by the governor general here
yesterday. The bill was brought
from Ottawa by special messenger.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-30
Engines Collide; Three Injured.

Peoria. H.. Aug. 29.--Three men
were injured. two engines demolished
and several cars badly wrecked when
an inbound local freight crashed into
a switch engine on the Rock Island
lines just outside the city limits at
o'clock last night.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-30
Brought to Ell Paso.

Ell Paso, Aug. 29-Charged with TAX
ing part in the Houston rioting of last
week in which seventeen were killed
and twenty-one wounded, one hundred
and forty-two negroes of the Twenty
Fourth u. S. A. Infantry will arrive
from Columbus late this afternoon
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-30
ZOO Rusaians Taken.

Berlin. Aug, 29.-Seven hundred
Russian prisoners taken in operations
on the northern front was announced
In today's official statements.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-30
Bows smothered in Bin.

Bloomington, ILL.,, Aug. 29.-Carroll
and Lodis Winkler, sons of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Winkler of Atlanta, were
smothered to death in grain eleva-
tor last evening. after they had
climbed into a bin being filled with
grain
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-30
Lord GREY Dead.

London, August 29.-Lord Grey. for
mer governor general of Canada died
here early today. He had been i'll for
some time. He was born November
2S, 1851. ~
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-30

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The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-11-29

The evaRgelistie campaign for the
winter is to begin at the Federated
church next Tuesday evening. with the
other churches cooperating The
speaker for the series of meetings is
to be Rev. II. o. Perry, u. H., who
Is exceptionally well fitted for this kind
of work. He Is a man of broad exper-
ience In church work, having record
of exceptional success both as district
superintendent and as pastor. He Is
at present pastor of a church of several
hundred members at Moscow. As a
preacher, while he Is widely read i'm
theology and doctrine. he prefers to
handle themes that are In close touch
with practical daily living His delivery
was the fluency and force that come
from an intensely earnest conviction Of
the truth he. is preaching. Grangeville
is to be congratulated on his willing
ness to leave temporarily the large
work he is doing In Moscow In order II
throw his talents into the task of bring
ing our city to higher spiritual plane
He uses none Of the cheap methods
that have caused so much criticism Of
many revivals, but keeps his whole
work on high ethical and spiritual
plane,
In preparation for these meetings the
churches are uniting last week and this
in series OF union cottage prayer
meetings four being held simultaneous
ly IN the different quarters of the city
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-11-29
FIRST AID NOTES.

The First Aid girls wish to thank the
people Of Grangeville for their support
to the bazaar that was given Saturday,
for the purpose OF raising the money
they had pledged toward the hospital.
They pledged $4,000 which seemed a
great sum at that time But with the
bazaar and the dance at night they
cleared $127.52 which helps greatly to-
ward paying the $3.50.
They wish to thank the Red Cross
for the use of the headquarters and
their help in many other ways.
Twelve dollars and fifty cents was
raised by selling guesses on the weight
OF a turkey donated by Mr.. Leonard.
1t was exactly guessed by Egbert Ka-
bat. But remember the old saying
Birds of a Feather Flock Together. "
They also wish TO thank personally
the following Mrs. Stockton. Mr..
Leonard, Mr.. Thompson, Mr.. staley,
Mrs. Sorrow, Mrs. Atwood Mrs. Hatta-
baugh, Miss Lowrie, Alexander Freid-
enrich and The. City Bakery and many
others for their generous assistance.
The girls expect to take up the First
Aid work. prescribed by the Red Gross
as soon as possible but have many
plans for this winter 40 keep ain exc
open for further announcements
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-11-29
Starts in Woodshed, Spreads
Quickly to Residence Work
Of Firemen Unavailing.
JC.SAFELYOCCUPANT


the rear OF the J. Frank Sims residence
Ia the southwest part OF the city INTO
which Mr. and Mrs. . =. 9. safely sS.in naa 9
Just taken W rss'1sncs, sss'uays q sa,,,
Jnst aI1er AZ . ocloch u; ~ alu u =. = asw ~
minupes .ne nanes nau sptesu - uss sne
home rev reet distant, DeIore even
the nearest neighbor knew anything OF
", ana IN snort .line sns s plnisss'' aaxs
We're complete rum: M. ana Mfs.
Safely We're Just nicely estaDiisned 40
the home, coming here from the east Q
few weeks ago, bringing with them Z
quantity OF nice furniture. which, with
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-11-29
cOLuNrBUs SOCIAL GLUE.

The G. s. @. met November 22nd,
with Mrs John Howard, members all
present but one. 1t was the first all
day meeting for the winter, the last
one before being spent with the Red
Cross, in Grangevine.
Nearly everyone had knitting or 9th
er work, and the time was very pleas
antly spent til dinner was served
After dinner election was held and Mrs
Josie Males was elected president
Mrs. Howard, ecretary-treasurer Mrs
Mires. vicepresident.
1t was moved to make donation to
the Red Cross, the motion carried and
the treasurer was instructed to pay
$500 to that organization
Visitors were Mrs. Geo. Chase and
two children, Mrs. Chas. Cowan, Mrs
N. b. Pettibone.
The next meeting viii be with Mrs
G. w. James, Dec 9Th. Everyone ex
pected to bring their knitting
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-11-29
Knitting CLUE.

The knitting club had q very enthus-
iastic business meeting Monday even
ing at the Rest room. and unanimously
voted to continue knitting as long as
the war makes il necessary. To knit
for 90. f. If the 60. r. committee can
secure the yarn; otherwise to knit for
the Red Cross. The one big idea being
TO Keep on doing our hest. We sent
last Saturday by express to Co. Il, a
box containing sweaters. helmets and
wristlets. packed and addressed In such
a way that II will follow the boys If
necessary, and insured for $T5
We expect to send another box as
soon as the garments now out are com
pleted aud returned to AIRS. Cone, who
is at the head Of our supply depart
ment. and will furnish yarn or needles
to any one wishing TO knit However
we are compelled to state there Is a
shortage Of both yarn and needles on
the market, but we have standing
orders In several places and expect
small shipments every week.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-11-29
A HYMN OF HATE.

Early in the war the Germans
were reported to be busy teaching
even their tiniest school children to
sing with much favor the "Hymn Of
Hate Against England" Having read
various translations OF this ditty, we
had always considered that a perfor-
nance of 1t by school kiddos must be,
as Goethe would have said, hot stuff,
and rather lamented the absence of
like bloodthirsty songs in our own
schools
The lack seems TO have been rem
etiied, Ont in our part Of town the
boys and girls are singing first
class hymn Of hate of their own which
In many ways surpass the German
article. 1t goes to the tune Of Tramp
Tramp Tramp" and the only stanza
we have heard runs thus:
Tramp. tramp tramp, the boys are
marching,
Here comes the kaiNer to the door,,
If ever get chance,
j win kick him in the pants,
And there won't be any kaiser any !
more --Ex
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-11-29

The executive committee of the
Civics Club Of Grangeville ask assist.
ance OF the farmers OF the community
TO help tiefray the expenses OF main
taining the Ladies' Rest Room ait this
place, which approxiinates about S23
per month.
This rest room was established four
years ago, by the ladies' OF the Civics
Club. for the comfort and convenience
of the farmers wives ana families, II
is steam heated, lighted by electricity,
has telephone, a toilet and layatory;
the room Is equipped with chairs. sew
eral rockers. two coucheS. writing desk.
library table and clock. here the
ladies may attend the needs OF their
children, heat foot-warmers, leave ex-
ira wraps. phone, read, write or rest.
The state travelling library is also kept
In this room. and books may be had
on Saturdays.
The expenses have been met hereto
fore by monthly subscriptions from the
business men of the town. and the
Civics Club; the financial demands on
the men of Grangeville have so increas-
ed, the many important and pressing
needs to which they are asked to con-
tribute have grown to such proportions,
some have asked that their subscrip-
tions be cancelled.
Recently d cash-box was placed in
the room and 1t averages about 75c a
week. still this leaves deficit of sever
al dollars per month which the Civics
Club can no longer meet, therefore II
no financial assistance is given in this
good cause, with sincere regret they
will be compelled to close the ROOM
| II any are willing to subscribe d
monthly sum no matter how small, II
viii he very acceptable those desiring
to do SO, may cali up Mrs. J. A. Nc
Donald whose phone No. is 43, stating
! the amount they wish to subscribe and
arrangements viii be made to whom
/ 1t may be paid.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-11-29
<. P.'s ENTERTAIN VISITORS
FROM WESTSIDE-TWO
RIDE GOAT

GoodfeIIowship ran rampant at the
knights Of Pythias club rooms and
lodge hall Ia the Schmadeka block
Tuesday evening when about twenty
members Of Mckinley lodge of Cot
tonwoed came over to spend the even
Ing as guests of the members OF the
local lodge. Two candidates, w. A.
Lustie. the Wen known head of the
Cottonwood schools, and Ed Wertman,
one Of the popular young farmers re-
siding north Of town, were candidates
for initiation and during the evening
We're made acquainted with the mys-
teries Of the second rank. The initia-
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-11-29

tion work was conducted by the local
lodge. The visitors are all live wires
of the Cottonwood section and were
Ia fiBe fettle for the evenings enjoy
ment which could not have been inn
proved upon Refreshments were serv-
ed at midnight. Among those who
attended from Cottonwood were the
following well known citizens OF the
wesfside city:
Howard Mckinley, /. n. Julian, H.
Mathiesen, NJ. NJ. Belknap. ]. v. Baker,
A. O. Martin. Dick Haskin. Ira New
man, Ed Jessup, w. A. Lnstie, John
Honar. Charles Lewis. Joe South, It.
A. Randall and Edgar wertman.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-11-29
FIGURES
ON WORLD
HARVEST
Wheat 85 Per Cent of Five
Year AverageCorn IA
Per Cent Above.

Washington. Nov. 25. Bumper
world crops Of corn. oats. potatoes
rice. sugar beets and tobacco for this
year are shown by estimates of the
international Institute Of Agriculture
mt Rome made public today by the
department Of agriculture. Wheat.
rye, barley, aud fiaxseed. however,
have fallen below the fiveyearz aver
age Of production from 1911 to 1915
The production of wheat IN II
countries. not including the central
powers. VIII be ,S6S, 900 900 bushels.
S5.6 per cent Of the five-year average.
Corn raised will amount to 3,312.O00.
900 bushels, which is 141 per cent
greater than the average production
for the last five years. Other crops
are estimated as follows:
Rye, 147,000,000 bushels; 92.2 per
cent.
Barley. 5s7,ooo.ooo bushels; ee per
cent.
Oats, 2.es2ooo.ooo bushels: 1is.a
per cent.
Rice, 7o,ooo.ooo hushels; i15.5 PEI
cent
F'Iaxseed- ss.ooo.ooo bushels; eas
per cent.
s Potatoes, 7laooo,om bushels; li2J
per cent
Sugar heetS 1ooooeoo short tons
1865 per cent.
Tobacco f,lseooo.0Do pounds: 12o.t
per cent.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-11-29
&. B. N1EEKER SELLS RANCH.

II. b. Meeker closed deal in which
he sold his farm on Harris Ridge to
Fred Boiler Of the Tahoe section. The
ranch consists OF three hundred acres.
about half Of which is good plow land
and the balance timber and pasture
Mr.. Meeker homestraded part of the
farm and has built up one of the best
dairy ranches In that section Of the
country, but having decided to change
locations he placed the land 5I the
market Mr.. Boiler, who purchased the
farm is well known and no doubt Will
make a success Of his venture The deal
was made by G. M Butler Of Sites
Momtaineer.r