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The Washington herald., 1917-08-20
ITALIANS NOW FACE
FLOWER OF AUSTRIA
Conclusive Proof Of This Fact Is
Found by Officials.
by CAMILLO CIANFARRA.
International News Service Staff


Rome. Aug. l9-The present mac
tivity on the Italian front after the
successful beginning of this years
offensive. together with the fact that
the Austrians are unusually active.
and probably preparing to strike a
heavy blow somewhere. have con-
vinced the public that today Gen.
CadOrna's men are facing the pick
and flower of the Austrian army.
What Austrian preparation amounts
to was explained tc the country when
the Italian general staff issued a spe-
cial COmmuniqLe full of official data
on Austria's production of explosives
and guns. The nation then learned
that Austria produces ten times more
ammunition than italy does, and that
her steel works, especially those man
ufacturinC tfe famous thirtecn-incn
guns, arc even superior to the Ger
man gun works.
Today Italian military critics,
fnanciers and statesmen admit that
he REssiGu revolution has radically
altered the situation on the Italian
front. Local political circles are now
informed that Italy's delay in open
ing the spring campaign on the
IsonzO was due to the fact that Gen.
Cadorna was anxious to ascertain
first what course events would
ultimately take in Russia, and that,
when the whole allied press was
maintaining the revolution had not
affected Russia fighting capacity.
the Italian Generalissimo had his mis-
GivinSs about Russil's ability to con-
time to discharge her duties toward
the allies.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-20
French SOLDIERS
RESTORE VILLAGES
Army Quickly Rebuilds Towns
Evacuated BY Germans.

London. Aug. lathe progress
France is making in regard to restOr-
.ng those provinces from which the
Germans have been slowly pushed
hack is told by a writer recently re-
turned from a visit to the depart
ments
"A day or two ago l stood for half
an hour outside the Care du Nord,
he says, watching men on leave
being met by or saying goodby to
their own people. There was one
standing there. parting from his wife
neither of them saying a word. Only
they kissed each other; four times
they kissed each other. and each kiss
was like the parting of soul and body,
and then without a backward look
they we1t. she into the crowd. he to
his train. And neither had shed a
tear.
sad? Yes, it was sad. But it was
something more than just a man and
woman saying perhaps a last fare
well. 1t was France sending her sons
| out to keep her heritage of freedom
| for all their sons that will come after
them.
Next day, as I stood on the fringe
of wood looking down on St. Quen-
/ tin: where the enemy watches to
shoot at anything that moves out OF
/ cover or above ground, | thought of
those two again and of what St.
Quentin and all TIE other ruined anG
tortured and enslaved towns ana
villages of their France mean TO
! them.
Meanwhile. as fast as they win the
land back. the French armies are re-
moving. SO far as the more serious
side Of war will let them, the dehling
traces of war and the enemy. and
I building up its life again. Yesterday
] saw the most wonderful example of
their unquenchable energy and light
ness of heart that l have yet come
across in this way. 1t was in a viii
lage-whcn | first visited it. the day
after the enemy left it, there was
nothing left Of it but piles of bricks
stretching up TO and along the banks
Of canal, still within reach of the
German guns. Today it is almost a
village again. teemins with life. hum
ming with industry, even ringing with
the band music Of two regiments.
'EverywheTe among the ruins little
one-stOriCd houses are springing up
for the civilians when they come
back said the officer who, with justi-
fable pride. did me the honOrs OF his
restored kingdom. London street and
New York street are now its main
thOrouGhfarcs. The change from the
state that the place was in when the
French arrived is marvellous.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-20
BY JOHN W. WEEKS.
Senator from Massachusetts,.

Congress has passed legislation re-
Gently to prevent the boarding of
foodstuffs during the war, and now II
is about to adopt measures which will
prevent the boarding of war profits.
We need them both-food and money
and the country will soon be called
upon to contribute the vast sum of
s., 900, ,O0Q. 900 in taxes to the defense of
the National honor.
There will be only a little complaint
about this. I have been deeply grati-
fled at the spontaneous, patriotic
spirit displayed by those who will
be most directly affected by this reve-
nue. legislation. None of them has
baked at doing his share. On the
contrary. almost the only plea has
been I'VE are glad to pay, but make
1t easy for us TO do so. Make the
law Is simple as possible"
People willing to Give.
This money will not come solely
from those who have always enjoy
ed wealth. 1t will come, also, from
large number of men and women
who, after long years of struggle and
hardship, have suddenly been enabled,
on the wave of prosperity, to enjoy
the things that hitherto have been
denied them. 1t will be a little hard
er for them. the man or woman who
has always had plenty, to give up a
considerable portion of the wealth so
recently gained. but they are prepar-
ing to do 1t without complaint.
There are those who are urging
that the wealth of the present gen.
Grafton should pay the entire cost
Of the war. without leaving any
portion of the burden to the fu-
ture. But these persons, it seems
to me. lose sight Of the fact that
we have many other things to do
besides wage war. We have vast
industries and public utilities which
must be permitted to expand just as
much. and perhaps more, in war
time as in peace. We have count
less and war-reaching charities
which must be kept alive in war
time just as in time of peace. We
have great national resources to be
developed.
These are things which can be
sustained by wealth alone. If we
should conscript all of the nations
present surplus wealth for the sole
purposes of war. our great economic
structure would Crumble and we
would leave a vastly more burden
some heritage to the future genera
tion than the mere obligation to
liquidate the bonds OF the liberty
loan.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-20
PRESIDENTS PRIVATE STENOGRAPHER
WILL ACCEPT DRAFT ARMY SERVICE

Is the Job Of private stenographer
to the President OF the United States
big enough TO attract the attention Of
a strict government and result in a
m-n's being exempted from service
in the national army because his
services are necessary 10 the gov
ernment?
Charles L Sven. who holds just
that position under President Wilson,
isn't sure, and so he's making all
kinds Of preparation for entering the
nationwide draft army in the fall.
Picked by the exemption board Of
his district as being without a flaw.
so far as army regulations 60. he
was accepted last week for a place
in the national army. and ordered
to report with his quota.
Although he has the best kind OF
reason for an exemption claim in the
The Washington herald., 1917-08-20
VISITOR GIVES CLUE
In THOMPSON CASE

That girl answering the descrip-
ton furnished the police of the long
missing daughter of Mrs. Marie H.
Thompson, 10 Grant place northwest,
las been found in New York, was the
report given yesterday by a young
woman, who says she thinks 1t is Miss
Marjorie Thompson, whom she room
ed with one night last week at the
Margaret Louise Home.
The woman told Mrs. Thompson that
the girl did not reveal her identity.
but dropped the remark that she was
trying to get into moving pictures and
was finding 1t harder than she had
anticipated. \.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-20
AMERICAN Daredevil
TO fight in FRANCE
Man Who Participated in Border
Raids Awarded Pardon.
BY HOMER JOSEPH DODGE,
International News Service Staff
COrresnOudcnt.


Emil Holmdahl, armed with a
free pardon signed by President
Wilson. and the accouterments OF
private in the United States Engi-
uecrs, has started into it again. In
France he expects to prove the loyal
ty to the United States which was
questioned when he was con-
victed six months ago on a charge
of conspiracy to outfit n military eX-
pcdition against a friendly state
Mexico.
The pardon he carries IS for that
offcnse. The accourterments were
given him when Adjutant-General
Mccain ordered recruiting officer,
unwilling to accept a man with shrap-
mel in his system, to "enlist that
man if he only has one les"
1t was Holmdahl who. sinSlehand-
ed, killed three Mexican officers who
helped along the hideOus massacre of
eighteen Americans at Santa Isabel
and who participated in the raid on
Columbus, n. Mex. 1t was Holmdahl
who rode ninety miles across the
Mexican desert and into Orozco' S
lines, there dug from its grave the
body Of young Lieut. ACuIlar, Pre-
sident Madero's cousin. and brought
it back on a pack mule.
IIolmdahl is thirty-twO years old
He was born in Iowa of Scandina-
Wan parents. At the age Of seven
teen years he enlisted in the regular
army and after serving four years
in the Philippines, was honOrably
discharged as a sergeant with recon-
mendation from his commanding Of
tiCer that he was capable to COM
mand a company of volunteers.
Exempt from the draft because OF
his age, rejected by a recruiting Of
fiCer because of wounds, Emil Holm
dahl now is a buck private in the
engineers because Adiutant-Genoral
Mccain said the country needed him
and he is on his way to France, OF
already there.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-20
GIRL, 10, DRESSES AS
BOY TO help in WAR
Flossie, Hearing of Russia's Women
Fighters, Emulates Example.

Paragould. Ark. Aug. 19.-FIos-
sic Smith. Is years old, heard about
the women OF Russia taking their
places in the trenches. She read
that women were being employed
in munitions factories and on the
railroads. She heard they wore
overalls, just like men.
She couldn't get to the trenches.
there was no chance to get a Job
with the railroad that passes
through her home town and the
munitions factories employing
women were far away. But Flossie
was determined 10 wear pants and
to take her place with the workmen
Of the nation.
Cropping her hair and dressing
in overalls, the girl left her home
and sought employment on a
plantation. She knew how to pick
cotton. She went to work and
made good. Her employer thought
she was a boy.
But the folks back home insti-
tuted a search for FlOssie. Two Of
her sweethearts were arrested, be-
cause il was believed they might
have abducted her. They protested
their innocence. hut still they were
held in Jail pending developments.
The girl heard about the Arrests.
She liked the boys. She confessed.
Now she is again wearing dresses.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-20
Fight over ARREST
INJURIES POLICEMAN
Starting Out to Get One Offender,
Land Four More.

The attempted arrest OF Richard
Matthews. .ColOred, Pierce street
northwest, precipitated a fight be-
tween four of his friends and re-
suited in a slight injury to one OF
the two officers who were detailed to
make the arrest, early this morning.
officers y. o. Holmes and A. A.
Duyall had officially declared that
Matthews was under arrest in front
OF the home of the prisoner last
night, when four of the friends of
the latter decided to prevent the ar
rest from being made. Harry Mat
thews. brother of the prisoner. Will
lam F. Henson, Walter Lacey and
John Hye, all cOlored, attacked the
policemen.
In the fight that followed, the two
policemen lost their caps and night
sticks, and Duvau received a slight
wound on the head from brick
thrown by one of the contestants.
Finally the five resisters Of the law
We're handcuffed and sent to the
Third precinct.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-20
CATHOLIC ORDER ON
ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE

New York, Aug. l9.-Seven hundred
men and women arrived in New York
today. on the yearly pilgrimage Of the
Franciscan order of the Roman
Catholic Church. After attending a
solemn high mass they visited various
points of the city.
The visitors comprised pilGrims Of
New York State. New Jersey. Penn-yl-
vania. Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode
Island and Massachusetts Ordinarily
the pilgrimage is made to Brooklsnd,
d. C, where there are numerous re-
Productions of famous shrines, but
owing to war conditions it was decided
to carry 1t out here. President Wilson
is discouraging GATHERINGS in Wash
ington at the present time.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-20
Fire Destroys 100000
Plant of Armour Co.

Chica@o. AT=. 19.-Fire believed to
be Of ir"cndiary origin. today des-
troyCd the Armour and Company Ice
Plant, at Round Lake, ILL.,. with a
loss estimated by the company at up
wards of SfCO. 900
Investigation of the company at
work today will be reinforced Monday
by Federal operatives.
The ice plant covers between eight
and ten acres and is said to be one
Of the greatest in the world. 1t furn-
ished the entire supply of ice for the
Chicago Packing Plant. of Armour
and Company, -
The Washington herald., 1917-08-20
YOUTHS POUNCED ON
while PLAYING CRAPS
Policeman Didn't Even Give Chance
to Let Lads See Throw.

Everything went well at a craps
game in the middle of l street, near
Twenty-seventh street, last night, and
three youthful participants were just
warming up to action when the form
of a guardian of the law doomed up.
The officer rushed into the bunch
and grabbed three Colored boys be
fore they had stopped gazing at the
bones in the dust to see if the fateful
seven had been thrown.
As a result. Sherley Hamilton, Is;
Arthur Bowman, Il, and John Brooks.
-. were brought before the desk
sergeant at the Third precinct half
hour later.
Hamilton was sent TO the House of
Detention, while Bowman and Brooks
were released on collateral for their
appearance in the Juvenile Court to-
day.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-20

shape Of a wife and little 2-year-
old boy, Mr. SVEN, who Is but q
years old himself. would not make
his claim, because he thouGat that
he would set a bad example for
other youths In the nation.
When he enters the s-my, provided
OF course, that President Wilson al
lows him to enter, Mr.. Sven saws
that he will first secure some uii-
tary training and then attempt 70 get
a transfer 10 the Aviation Corps. In
the flying service he cNpe--s 10 get
a commission as second lieutenant
Until the beginning Of September.
or Whereabouts. when his quota viii
be called. Mr.. Sven will continue at
his place at the White House. where
he hiss the reputation OF hefnE r1s
speed!est worker on = typewriter o.
in taking down shorthand Of any man
in Washington.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-20
Police SEARCHING
FOR FLORIDA MISS
Girl Missing From Home Believed
to Have Come to Capital.

Police in this city are now searching
Tor Mary Glenn Bludworth, r pretty
young Florida girl, who was re-
ported by her parents TO he missing
from her home in De Funiak Springs.
Florida. since last Friday. and who is
thought to have come to Washing
ton.
II Is understood that she often ex-
pressed a desire 20 visit the National
Capital and the police here have been
asked to keep an especially sharp eye
out for the fair fugitive.
The missing girl is described as II
vars of age. 5 feet and six inches
high, with light complexion and
a few freckles sprinkled over her
nose. and dark masses of rich chest.
nut hair. She yweighs 10 pounds.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-20
ONLOOKER At fight
WOUNDED BY BULLET
Jones Involved in Fracas Uninjured,
Other Hit.

Wounded in the right shoulder and
with his right lung grazed by bull
let intended for another, Joseph Jones,
80 years. of AL Temple court south
V-"nt. was taken to the Emergency
Hospital last night.
Jones. il seems, was an onlooker at
a quarrel between Alfonso Jones. q.
colored. also a resident of Temple
court, where the affair occurred, and
an unidentified rolored man.
The quarrel was well advanced when
Jones whipped out a revolver and
started firing at his opponent. one of
the bullets intended for the opponent,
found its way to the shoulder of
Joseph, who was rushed to the hos
rital. Alfonso disappeared and the pO-
lice are now trying to locate him and
his opponent.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-20
LITTLE HOPE IS Held
FOR CAPITAL WOMAN
Mother Who Requested Bedside
Wedding Cannot Live.

Despite a slight rallying noticed in
Mrs. Holton's condition, following the
bedside wedding of her son. John
Holden and Miss Helen Van Sise, at
the sick woman's home, 81 Sixth
street southwest, physicians yesterday
held out little hope for her winning
the battle with death.
It was the request Of Mrs. Holden
that the wedding be Consummated at
once although it had been set TO take
place several weeks later. Special dis
pensat ton was received for the wedding
TO be performed outside the church,
and on Saturday, the young couple
were united in marriage by Rev. i.
ConIan, Of St Dominics Catholic
Church.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-20
Aid nation With FOOD and MONEY,
IS war ADVICE GIVEN BY SENATORS
Weeks Urges Converting Wealth to Financial
Assistance and Ransdell Tells How Corn
MAY Be Substitute for Wheat.
BY JOSEPH f. RANsDELL.

1 BY JOSEPH f. RANSDELL.
Senator from Louisiana. member Of the Com
mittee on Agriculture.
Mr.. Hoover. as food administrator.
could do no better thing than to per-
I suade the people of the world to
use corn. 1t can be used in very
, many forms. II everybody could be
induced to eat corn In some form in
stead of so much wheat, 1t would
lessen the demand for wheat. Corn
is certainly as good an article of
human food as wheat. Corn bread
with fish is infinitely better than
wheat bread and on the table of every
man in the South there is dish
of hominy. The Southerner. indeed,
thinks his breakfast incomplete with
out hominy.
There is very decided tendency on
the part of farmers in Louisiana to
1--WE at home, raise everything on
the farm that is needed for home
consumption and not to depend upon
the North, where formerly they
bought quantities of foodstuffs. The
North indeed used to be the granery
and smokehouse for the South.
see no reason why the South should
not raise foodstuffs enough. not only
for all its own people, which it has
not done, but also for shipment to
other sections.
Change Is Encouraging.
The change that has come about
in the South is a very encouraging
one and has resulted in much great
er prosperity than ever before. |
was very much impressed on a re-
cent trip home with the large
growth OF corn in Virginia, Ten
nessee, Alabama. Mississippi and
Louisiana. ! think / have never
seen so much corn growing along
the railroad as at this time. There
has also been a very largely in
creased acreage in soy beans and
velvet beans. Soy beans and velvet
beans are frst-class feed for hogs
and cattle, and IL they are good
for hogs 1 don't see why they
should not be good for humans.
Cotton essentially is not a food
crop, but it is coming to be used
for food in many ways. Cotton
seed meal. for instance, is an eX-
Ccllent substitute for wheat in b
way. A short time ago l ate some
bread in which fifteen per cent of
cotton seed meal was used to
I eighty-five per cent OF wheat -four.
1t made delicious bread that look
ed A great deal like the ordinary
| brown bread, and l do not believe
ever had more toothsome flavor.
| have never had any bread | liked
! better.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-20
spend Your Vacation in the Land
of the Skyo

s14O5 AsEeville, n c. and return.
Leave August 81; return limit three
weeks Southern Railway system.
City Ticket Office. 7O5 18th St. y. W.
Phone Main 121@.-Adv
The Washington herald., 1917-08-20

Because from 3,Ooo, 90 10 10000 tons
Of potatoes rot every year IN Ger
many. the government is fostering
the erection Of drying plants.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-20

A training school for returned SOL
diers who desire TO enter agricultural
pursuits is the proposal of the Can
adan government.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-20
n Toilette Is Scored.

gillette is the arch traitor
.Tics. He and his pacifst
n Congress are doing the
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-03-15
ZIMMERMAN.

Miss Lulu Ecklund of Princeton
was the guest of Beatrice Pratt be-
tween trains Saturday.
MY. and Mrs. M. c. Blanchett en-
joyed a visit from Mr.. and Mrs. Beer
man of Minneapolis from Saturday
until Monday.
Mrs. Stromberg Of Nowthen was in
town Sunday. .. . :
Owing to the heavy snow fall last
Wednesday the mail carriers were I'M
able to make their trips.
The Social club which met at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. Stendahl
last week, spent very pleasant even
ing. Each lady was asked to bring
an untrimmed hat and the trimming
the gentlemen were to trim the hats.
We think some of them missed their
calling, as they are very handy with
the needle, also tasty. Our banker
Mr.. Berglund, won first prize and
Billy Walker carried off the BOBBY
prize. The next meeting of the So
cial club will be with Mr.. and Mrs
j. w. Mode.
Fred Jutting, who left here about
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-03-15
First Pub. March 8-6t)
MortgaRe Foreclosure Sale.

Default having been made in the payment of
the sum of Fifty-seven dollars, which is claimed
to be due and is due at the date of this notice
upon certain mortgage, duly executed and
gagor, to the First National Bank of Milaca,
mortgage bearing date the 28th day of Dec
ember, 1911, and with power of sale therein
contained, duly recorded in the office of the
register of deeds in and for the county of Mile
Laos and state of Minnesota, the 9Th day
of mortgages, on page 275, and no action
or proceeding having been instituted, at law or
otherwise. to recover the debt secured by said
mortgage or any part thereof.
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given, that
by virtue of the power of sale contained in said
mortgage, and pursuant to the statute in such
case made and provided, the said mortgage
will be foreclosed by sale Of the premises
described in and conveyed by said mortgage,
viz: +-
of section thirty (30) township thirty-nine
1897 range twenty-seven (27) in Mile Laos
county and state of Minnesota, with the heredi-
taments and appurtenances which sale will be
made by the sheriff of said Mile Laos county,
at the front door of the court house, in the
on the 21st day Of April, 1917, at 10 o'clock
a. M, Of that day, at public vendue, to the
highest bidder for cash, to pay said debt of
ffty-seven dollars. and interest, and the taxes.
if any, on said premises. and twenty-five dol
lars, attorneys fees, as stipulated in and by
said mortgage in case of foreclosure, and the
disbursements allowed by law; subject to re-
demption at any time within one year from
the day Of sale, as provided by law.
Dated March 7th. A. D. 1917.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF M1LACA,
- .-.... BY J. A. Allen, Cashier.
r Attorney.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-03-15
First Pub. Feb. 1861
Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale.

Default having been made in the payment of
$270.46 claimed to be due and which is due
at the date of this notice upon mortgage
executed by George E. Bocksven. single, mort
gagor, to w. H. Sleeves, mortgage, dated
December 10th. A. d. 1912, and recorded in
the office of the register Of deeds of the county
Of Mile Laos and state of Minnesota, Janu-s
airy 3rd, A. D. 1913, at nine o'clock a. M, in
book Of mortgages on page 148,-
Notice is Hereby Given. that said mortgage
will be foreclosed by a sale of the premises
therein described and conveyed, viz: Lots 2,
g. 9, 10, II and IL Of block IS of Princeton,
Minnesota, according to the plat of the said
village of Princeton recorded in the Office
of the register Of deeds in and for said county.
said property lying and. being in the said
county Of Mile Laos and state of Minnesota.
which sale will be made by the sheriff of said
county at the front door of the court house
in the village of Princeton, said county, on the
9Th day Of April, A. d. 1917, at ten o'clock
in the forenoon. at public vendue to the high
est bidder for cash to pay said debt of
$27o:46 and interest thereon and the disburse-
ments allowed by law, including an attorneys
fee of $500. as provided in said mortgage,
subject to redemption at any time within one
year from the date Of sale, as provided by law.
Dated February 18th. 1917.
w. H. SLEEVES.
E. L. Mcmillan, Mortgage.
Attorney for Mortgage;
Princeton. Minnesota.