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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-11-29
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/ Corporal Raymond Cox of
Camp Funston arrived Saturday
evening for an over night visit
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
, H. Cox.
Miss Lucie McKeown of Council
Bluffs was an over Sunday visitor
in the Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. e.. Coulthard
and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mandelko
. and son drove to Omaha yester-
day and spent the day with the
Henry family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lusk departed this
morning. for their home in Lex
ington. KY, after enjoying a three
weeks visit here with their son,
Or. e. E. Lusk, and family.
Mrs. Gail McKain of Magnolia
is spending few days here with
the Herman Young family. We'd
nesday she will go to Camp Fun
! ston to visit her husband.
DR.. C. A.. Heise reports the
birth Of a fine 41-lb. boy yester-
day to Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Ander-
son.
Miss Eleanor Shea and Miss
Alice Frucheli of Council Bluffs
and Mrs. +. w. Schwertley Of Mo.
dale were the Sunday guests Of
Mrs. j. N. Tamisiea and daugh-
ters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Weed were
the over Sunday guests Of Mr.. ant
Mrs. J. M. Beckley in Omaha
They report Mrs. Beckley. WHIT
suffered a stroke of paralysis
3 some time ago. as much better,
Mrs. J., NJ. Albertsen and daugh.
ter Dorothy of Logan were tn,
Sunday. guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. R
J.Hsnfordl
ilsas &c! Gq s N9elksnop spent th'
s!fas .xs j
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wm,YnAN-tAox,on.

a wedding of interest here oc-
CURED Wednesday at Missouri
Valley, when CharlesssWhitman OF
Huron. S. D., and Mrs. Edna Jack
son of this city were married.
Rev. Edgar Price, formerly pastor
of the First Christian church,
performed the ceremony. Mr.. and
Mrs. Whitman left Missouri Val
ley after the wedding for a trip
to Chicago and from there will 60
to the groom's home.at Huron, S
D. Mr.. Whitman was formerly q
resident of Council bluffs and
had a position in Omaha. His
bride has resided on, Glen avenue
in this city for long time and
both were we'll known here. Non
pareil. :
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DEADLY po,so. IN TOBACCO
Potassium Cyanide Found In Plug
Sought at q store In vNlota.

Atlantic, Ia, Nov. GA sub
stance, which on chemical analy-
sis gives practically conclusive
evidence of being potassium cy-
anide, one of the most deadly
poisons known to chemistry, and
in q quantity sufficient to cause
the death of a haEf dozen persons,
was found in plug of tobacco
purchased at Wiota by Edward
Waters of Atlantic.
Discovery of the white sub
stance, which DR.. C. B. Burke,
after several chemical tests pro-
nounces to be beyond doubt pot
assium cyanide, was made by Mr..
Waters after he had used fully
half of the plug of tobacco. The
substance was in hole near the
surface of the plug. 1t was COW
ered with the leaf wrapper and
over this was the metal tag. The
tobacco was of the Horseshoe
brand.
How the supposed potassium
cyanide came to be in the tobacco
LOT course is not known. That
such a chemical is used in the
preparation of plug tobacco is
not in any sense likely. The hole
in which the substance was de-
posted was about as large as 6
good sized pea. 1t looks as
though it may have been made
with knife. The substance was
completely covered by the wrap.
per and Immediately over the cav
ity where the potassium was wa:
placed the metal tag.
Mr.. Waters came Within In,
Droverbial hairs breadth of get
ting some of the poison in hi
mouth when he bit off a part o.
the plug. His teeth striking th'
metal tag was all that saved him
In removing the tag he found tn
loaf wrapper torn away, revealing
the white substance. Mr.. Water.
took the tobacco to DR.. Burke
who late yesterday completed al
analysis and pronounced tn
substance to be in his opinion Pc
tassium cyanide. The tobacco
was purchased by Mr.. Waters il
lWiota several days ago.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-11-29

AEA. a OK onhor entertained {
number Of guests at q tea sa1uf
day afternoon eompafm 1stfiStarva ito
her daughter, MISS Bess OGan.
nor, who is to be bride shortly
after the holidays. Large boa
duets of chryahthemuims were
used as decoration in the living
room.
Knitting and visiting were en-
joyed by the ladies until S O'Clock,
when they were invited to the
dining room to find their places
at one long table, which was dec
Grated with kewpies, ribbons and
candles, in yellow and white. A
three course menu in the prevail
ing colors was served by the host
ess: Between courses each guest
received a small envelope on
which was written a proverb sig
nificant Of the occasion. Upon
reading these the Cupid seals
were broken and the envelopes
found to contain cards engraved
with the names of the engaged
compile, Bess X. O'Connor and
Winfield s. Satterlee, whose mar
riage will take place with the New
Year.
The invited guests were: Mes
danes H. Foss, n. w. Harvey, L.
j Deur, L. w. Brown, A. N.
Brown, R. C. Lahman, w. L. Orr,
GA. Kellogg, H. Ward, H. Rob-
erts, E. J. Wood Of Logan, R. L.
Coulthard of California; Misses
Nell Rourke, Pearl Myers, Mollie
Burke and Helen Hayes.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-11-29

Do you realize that Christmas
is but four weeks away?
H. w. Glover departed this aft
ernoon for a holiday visit with old
friends and relatives in Beloit, Ill
Mrs. Axtell Johnson, who was
recently operated upon at the
Methodist hospital in Omaha, is
eating along splendidly.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Bivens OF
Omaha were the Sunday guests Of
the George Beagle home.
Frank South of Council Bluffs
was the guest yesterday of his
brother, j.. H. South, and family.
Mrs. L. G. Morrison was called
to Dttumwa this afternoon by the
critical illness of her mother.
MRS. H. H: Fisher, Mrs. Susie
Farmer. Miss Minnie Reece and
w: r.. Fluke drove to Harlan yes
Sterday to spend the day with
friends and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cox anG
son will leave tomorrow for Nor
fox, Va, where the former has
been sent by the government tc
work as machinist in the navy
ydrds.
James McCarty is reported YER,
I'LL at his home on First street
threatened With pneumonia.
Mrs. P. B. Sargent of st. Ed.
ward. Neb., was the week ent
guest Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
FIN. Morgan. and sister, Mrs
Harry Ward.
Ed. the i6-year-old son of MIR
and Mrs. A. E. Fisher, living
perth Of town. is becoming .
champion corn husker. His aver.
age day is i35 bushels.
), Miss Ada Patton of Woodbin,
shas accepted a position at tn
sFanger department store a
sb0okkeeper and cashier.
Charles Brady of Omaha wa
in the Valley Sunday the guest o
Ed D. Bradley. Mr.. Brady viii
!. take Harry Tracy's place in tn
Bradley store next month whe1
. Harry receives his call for arm,
work.
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MAupE o'nEki-spA,m.

Mrs. Maude.: :O'Neal-Spain,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. c. p.
O'Neal, was born J in Sheridan,
Wye, in January, 1884, and
passed away at the home of her
parents near Loveland, November
80, 1917, aged 50 years. She grew
to womanhood cherished as an
only daughter. She attended the
public schools here and was a
member of the Daily Times staff
for about two yshrs. She later
moved to Cedar Rapids, where she
resided for aboutA year, later re-
turning to Omaha, where she
took up business course. Just
before she finished her course
her health failed and since that
time she has been an invalid at
the home of her parents. When
a young giri she united with the
Methodist church, in which faith
she lived and died. Besides her
parents she leaves one brother,
Hugh O'Neal of Chadron, Neb.,
and q large circle of friends to
mourn her death. The funeral
services we're held at the home
Sunday afternoon, Rev. Bonham
officiating. and the body was
borne to the last resting place in
Rose Hill cemetery by loving
hands. The services at the grave
were conducted by the Eastern
Star lodge, of which the deceased
was faithful member. =
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-11-29

w. J. O'Leary has purchased q
new Ford. Look out, girlsi
The little son OF Mr. and Mrs
Felix Tamisiea, who has been very
i'll the past week, is reported much
better today. 81
The Misses Hazel Haldeman
and Mabel Rosenbapm spent a few
hours last evening III Onawa with
DR.. and Mrs. Rex Martin.
Fred Cloud is acting as substi-
tute night ticket agent at the sta
ton during the absence of Ed
Rowe, who has been very i'll the
past several days.
Miss Gladys Wheeler has gone
TO Council Bluffs TO, play in the
music department Of the ten-cent
store in that city. yshe will also
play evenings with the Kiger or
chestra.
R. w. Harvey has purchased a
fine new Super Six Hudson of the
FoOte garage. :,
Mr.. and Mrs. Vern Hall and son
Carl of Memphis, Neb., were the
guests yesterday of Mrs. Ella Hall
j. w. Harris. Miss Myrtle and
Ray Harris and Mrs: C. C. Lahmar
drove to Omaha yesterday to visit
Mrs. J. w. Harris at the Nicholas
Sem hospital.
At the close Of the Sunda,
morning services at the Presby-
terrain church q service flag with
five stars was hung. with appro-
pirate ceremony in honor of thu
five young men from that church
now enlisted in ahe army il
France. This is tia first. servic.
flag received in the city.
E. G shafer wasi:ealled to Far.
mington, Iowa, suRaay, by thu
death OF his motkSr, which oc.
Cured Sunday at neon.
Harrison county is upholdinf
her reputation as one of the hes
corn counties in Iowa. Frida,
Fred Smith topped. the Omaha
market with 1882 Bushels which
brought $i.78 and again Saturda.
Percy brothers did the sam,
thing. If the corn. in Harrison
county is poor what must it b,
over the balance of,the state?
MT. and Mrs. IN, >. Meats en-
tertained at dinAer Sunday: Mr.
and Mrs. F. T. Revore and chill
dren, Mr.. and MISE. g. Russell
Robert Russell and Miss Reap o
Omaha. The enjoyment of tn
day was mostly DUE to the bi,
New Edison which1was recentl,
purchased. :
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; Lloss. lsg uss The Times.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-11-29
HIS MoDEsrY THE KAISER.
GRins w. Lardncr)

l'hc kaiser is a violet,
AS modest as they grow.
Like Goldsmith's Man, the kaiser
wants
But little here below.
Should we delay The joyous day
OF butchcry surcease,
When they're so dog-gone mod
crate,
rhr kaiser's terms of peace
What does he ask of Belgium?
Nothing that isn't fair
few ing forts, a lot of ports,
The only army there.
Control of all the commence,
The railroads and the wires;
Aside from which there's not
thing
His little heart desires.
And if he wants SO little
From land Of Belgium's size,
He III certainly so easy
ON he rest of the allies.
Lets see if we can figure out,
let 5 see il we can guess
NJ hat all the cuss will ask of us
Before he end the mess.
FOR course, he'll wish for Poland;
He'll claim Alsace-Loraine;
That part of Portugal which lies
Between the sea and Spain;
lRoumania and Serbia
I'm toto and intact;
Not Very much of Russia
Dnc-half. to be exact.
FOR Italy, say, Venice
And Florence, yes. and Rome;
The choicest site i'm Naples,
| Mhcre he'll build a winter home.
For France, the whole of Paris,
Versailles. Calais, Bordeaux,
And all thc rural districts
Where the champagne maxim S
grow.
|Of Britain. O NOT very much;
Merely some guarantees
That English ship will make no
trips
Without first saying "Please!'
Md that the 'reuts be given
Exclusive right of way
| Between the unimportanl ports
Tor Dover and Calais.
| or our T. S. he'll ask much less
Because we started late;
Possibly New York harbor,
Besides the Golden Gate,
The Capitol, the White House,
Our railroads and our mills,
And just sufficient change TO pay
His and his sidekicks' bills.
The kaiser is a violet,
As modest as they grow.
Like Goldsmith's Man, the kaise
wants
But little here below.
They say he's been that way sine,
birth:
Shy as Il young gaZelle.
, The kaiser only wants the Earth
. But what Fell get is He'll
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-11-29
tack Has Several Objects.

Aside from the capture of Cambria
and the possible forcing of general
retreat of the Germans on the west
front, the Immediate object of this
British offensive probably was to re.
ueye the pressure on the Italians anU
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-11-29
WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST

J; For Plains States and Upper
and Middle Mississippi Valley:
Local SHOWS over northern and
SHOWS or rains over southern
portion during the early days of
the week with somewhat higher
temperatures. Generally fair
thereafter with nearly normal
temperatures.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-11-29
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST.

For the week ending Novembe
20. 1917:
Clark, Frank.
Clark, Clyde.
Day, Mr.. and Mrs.
j T. L. FINLEY T, p. M.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-16
GerE7an-Eme7ican War

Cap. David Fallon, M. c., after see
ing the luxury in which the 800 bocne
prisoners live at Fort Mcpherson,
Georgia, declares Americans waste
kindness on Hun prisoners.
Mr. Hoover again warns Of pro-Ger-
man plot against the storage food sup
ply. Spies seek even to disrupt the
Housewives league.
Three British officers and several
enlisted men reach Camp Wadsworth,
at Spartanburg, S. c., to give instruc-
tion in new methods of warfare.
The first arrest under the new Trad
ing With the Enemy act revealed that
the Sim Fein is going ahead with ar
rangements for a revolt in Ireland.
Secretary Bakers announcement
that he had received from General
Pershing an official report and cas-
ualty list showing that an American
outpost on the French front had been
cut off by a heavy German artillery
barrage fire, with a loss of 20 in
killed, wounded and captured or miss
ing, contained no statement of the
scene of the first American contact
with the enemy. But the Pershing
report was accepted as confirmation
of the Berlin government report Of
American soldiers captured by a Ger
man accommodating party on the
Rhine-Marne canal.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-16
Wa shin 6fon

Washington will not recognize the
revolutionary government of Russia
and will withhold supplies until a
stable authority is established.
The department of agriculture estl-
| mated the 1917 corn crop at 3,191, ,OS3,-
ODO bushels, the greatest by 66,OOO,OOO
bushels ever grown in this country.
| 4 record yield of potatoes also was
reported.
The war trade board will stop spec
uiation in condensed milk.
Americans in number 100000 re-
sponded to the call for the second Lib
erty loan by subscribing $4,617, 7,532, 300,
an oversubscription by 81 per cent.
The New York federal reserve district
went "over the top" with an oversub-
scription of $50, 500, or a total sub
scription of $3.50, ,453,50O.
Two Detroit men connected with
automobile manufacturing are appoint
ed members of the committee of three
that is to aid the government in ap-
plying the automobile industry to war
purposes.
Americas delegation to the greatest
of all war conferences, headed by
Colonel Edward M. House, arrives
safely at British port.
A port war board headed by Will
liam G. McAdoo, secretary of the
treasury, was named to coordinate
the energies Of all municipalities on
New York harbor to speed up trans
portation.
The entire crew Of the battleship
Michigan's picket boat have been Civ
en- up as lost by the navy department.
Adopting drastic measures to end
the labor controversy in the west, the
shipping board announced a scale Of
wages and ordered the employers and
employees to abide by it.
That Socialism is being used as a
cloak to hide the plotting Of pro-Ger-
mans in their propaganda to attack
the war policy of America was learn
ed by federal agents, and it is likely
that the internment of all enemy
aliens will result.
The United States reiterates un-
swerving faith in Russia and adds
$31, 100000 to her loans.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-16
General

Prohibition won in Ohio by 5000
votes, according to complete returne.
The British munitions mission ar
rived in New York city and, received
hearty welcome in its efflsts to as
sist in working out war problems.
The Offices and property of the
Hamburg-American line in New York
were seized by 100 policemen and
federal officers, acting under orders
from Washington.
Nine million men will be called
upon within the next week to fill out
classification cards that their availa-
bility for military service may be
learned.
Judge Hylan, mayor-elect of New
York, announced he would be the may
or of the man with the home" and
would attempt to reduce the high cost
Of living.
In Dayton, O., the three Socialist
candidates for the city commission,
running on an anti-war platform, were
defeated by non-partisan candidates.
The Democrats swept New York
city, the Republicans Philadelphia.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-16
Six women, she of chem the mothe.

|. Six women, she Of chem the mothe.
Of five small children, were killed
when four story building in Atlantic
avenue, Brooklyn, collapsed.
The Chilean armored cruiser Chaca-
buco arrives to escort to Chile six
American built submarines and an
chors in the Hudson river, New York.
New York received the congratula-
tions Of the country on the suffrage
victory, but was condoled with for the
alarming strength shown by the So.
cialists. Suffrage carried every city
borough.
Senators Kenyon and Kendrick, aft
er inspecting English shipyards, de-
clare destroyers to be the best U-boat
antidote.
The government will issue an order
requisitioning 10 per cent of the coal
output of every mine.
Railroad executives and the comp
troller of the currency declared that
F. it is imperative that higher railroad
rates be authorized.
Three letters from soldiers of the
German army showing that they con-
sidered it necessary to protest to Am
bassador Gerard against certain Ger
man war practices, among them the
unnecessary slaughter of Russian SOL
diers, were made public by the United
States government through the COM
mittee on public information. These
letters were written to Gerard as "the
representative of Christian state"
Lieutenant Baldioli, flying his Po-
molio biplane from Mineola, l.. l., to
Hampton, Va, cut his own record for
the 3S6 miles by speeding 1868 miles
an hour during the trip.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-16
FOREIGN
lIlIlIlEIEHHIllIllIIlIIIIIllIlIIlIlRIGlIIIlITIl

Funeral services for the three Amer
lean soldiers who were killed in the
first contact with Germans were held
in northern France. An impressive
ceremony, in which the French and
American troops took part, was per-
formed.
Four seamen perished when the
American steamship Rochester was
torpedoed. Fourteen others are miss
ing.
Brazilian officials refused to believe
the mobilization of the army in Argen-
tina is only precautionary move
ment against an expected revolution
ary movement in Brazil, backed by
Germans, and the two republics ap-
peared near an armed clash.
American soldiers wounded in the
recent engagement have been tender
1y cared for at base hospital by vet
eran stretcher. bearers.
Jules Cambon expresses his conf
dence that the war conference in It
ally will unity the allies.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-16
PlTH OF THE
WAR NEWS

Austro-German forces crossed the L.
venza- river in spite of destroyed
bridges and threw the Italians back
toward the west. In an outflankIng
movement the italians on the middle
Tsoliamento were cut off and $4,000
prisoners and eighty guns were
taken.
The Germans admit through proml-
nent military expert that they see
no way to prevent gradual British
gains in Flanders.
In surprise attack in upper Alsace
the French captured two officers
and 11e men and caused heavy
losses to the Germans.
The British have captured GAIA, in
Palestine, the war office announces.
Farther to the east, the war office
announced, the whole Turkish de-
fenses south of the line from Beer
sheba-T eIelshedia had been taken.
The italians have withdrawn in good
order from the Tag!iamento river
to the Livenza, about IL miles far
ther west, the Germans reporting
the capture of several thousand
more prisoners. and General Cador-
ma has proclaimed the whole OF
northeastern italy from the Pc and
the Fincio to the Austrian frontier
zone Of military operations.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-16
COL. HOUSE HEADS MISSION
ARRIVES AT BRITISH PORT FOR
GREATEST WAR CONFERENCE.
Will Perfect More "CompIete Co-ordi.
nation to Attain Highest War Eff
ciency," Lansing Says.

Washington. - With the safe ar
rival of the American war mission in
Europe the ban of secrecy has been
removed from the most importa.nt CO.
operative move which the United
States has yet made in the conflict
against Germany.
The American mission, headed by
Col e. M. House, the presidents close
and confidential adviser, has arrived
at British port to attend the inter-
allied war conference, which has as
the prime object the co-ordinating Of
all resources in the supreme and final
drive against German militarism.
The American delegates are Col.
Edward NJ House, Admiral w. S.
Benson, chief of operations, U. S. N;
Gen. Tasker H. Bliss, chief Of staff,
U. S. A; Oscar T. Crosby, assistant
secretary of the treasury; Vance G.
Mccormick, chairman War Trade
board; cambridge Colby, chairman
Shipping board; DR.. Alonza E. Taylor,
representing the food administration;
Thomas Nelson Perkins, representing
the priority board, and Gordon Au-
chincloss, secretary for the mission.
Secretary Of State Lansing issued
the following statement: The con-
ference is essentially a "war confer
ence" with the object Of perfecting a
more complete coordination of the
activities of the various nations en-
gagged in the conflict and a more COM
prehensive understanding Of their re-
spective needs in order that the joint
efforts of the co-belligerents may at
tain the highest war efficiency.
The United States in the employ
ment of it's man power and material
resources desires to use them to the
greatest advantage against Germany.
It has been no easy problem to deter
mine how they can be used most eff
fectively since the independent pres
entation of requirements by the al
lied governments have been more or
less conflicting on account Of each
governments appreciation of its own
wants. BY a general survey of the
whole situation and free discussion
of the needs Of all the approaching
conference will undoubtedly be able
to give to the demands of the several
governments their true perspective
and proper place in the general plan
for the conduct of the war.
The conclusions which will be
reached will be of the highest value
in preventing waste of energy and in
bringing into harmony the activities
of the nations, which have been un-
avoidably acting in a measure inde-
pendently.