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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-28

i. s. BOARD NOW
OPERATING ALL
THE RAILROADS
Continued From Page l

tons. director Of traffic. and a
director Of finance Tho director ~
operations will be tho man told 70
get ears rolling In the most efficient.
economical and practical manner.
regardless Of any interests except
those OF the public and the para.
mount one Of winning the war
He will enforce the vast pooling of
rolling stock. terminals and other
squipmcn, made possible By govern.
.ncnt administration. In short all
problems OF actual physical opera
ticn viii b. up to this man. subject.
% course, To- direction OF Director
General McAdoo In view Of his du
tee. this man. u was regarded az n
certainty. will be some prominent.
broad viaioned railroad operator.
Several. including Daniel willard.
Hale Holden and Fairfax Harrison.
arr mentioned
The director ~ traffic. Il is pre-.
summed. will regulate priority and a..
rect movement Of all freight. co-ordi.
mating with the director of opera
tons
Tie director ~ finance viii han.
die the fiscal adjustments between
the road owners and tho govern
-1ent. under provisions Of the legla
htion congress viii pass NJ tho pres.
dents request In addition 20 work.
ing out the equitable compensation
or rental" the government Will pay
the roads. u is presumed he will also
attend 20 the payroll OF the million
railroad workers. who VIII have a
new boss In the government
Matters Of investment OF govern.
ncnt money in road improvements
and rolling stock. and disposing Of
any excess earnings the government
may make also are expected To come
Under him.
Legislation Asked
Legislation to be asked Of con.
.ress Immediately after the recess.
b"Hides defining the fiscal relation.
nip Of the plan. will provide for
tansferrlng to Uncle Sans payroll
he 900 600 odd railroad workers.
Or creating wage adjustment
board. or director. and probably for
the prevention OF strikes. IL was stat.
cd today.
IcAdoo's plan 10 compensate the
railroads on n basis Of the average
net income Of the last three years.
the government to retain all over
this sum for maintenance. new prof.
Gets and reasonable dividends to
stockholders. win constitute the crux
OF the conference between railroad
officials ard McAdoo today.
Railroad Mems Relief
Tho railroads regard the govern
rient's intervention primarily ms
financial relief The war board nj
todny's meeting with McAdoo made
pointed Inquiries regarding the ex.
tent 10 which they can now count
ON his aid in obtaining needed funds
10 finance improvements.
\ governmental loan Is not want
cd, they stated. nor any appropria
ton from congress for equipment II
McAdoO will appeal to the public "a
buy railroad securities as they buy
Liberty bonds. or If the government
Will itself buy the securities, the
railroads will finance themselves
the board stated.
Make Deficit Good
The railroads predict that advanc
Ing expenses win nccessitate the
government making good deficit
| on most roads.
In England. the government takes
the surplus Of the prosperous lines
:. and uses II 10 make up the deficits
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-28

ST. rAUL. Dec. 2s--Louis w
Iiill. president 81 the Great North.
ern Railroad Co. declined TO com
mcnt upon current reports that he
would be chosen TO assist Secretary
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-28
M'ADOO ASKS
COOPERATION
FROM PEOPLE

WASHINGTON. dec. ss.--In
his first official announcement
since being named railroad adj.
ministrator. Secretary NeAdoo
stated for the time being. at
least" the railroad systems viii
be allow ed 90 oprrale a. they arr.
The Keota news., 1917-09-21

Promoters Of the ten-dAy racine
meeting recently held at st. Louis. lost
$4,000.
James Barnes o. Philadelphia won
the Western open golf championship
at Westmoreland Country Club at
Chicago.
Lady Fuller won the feature event
OF the Springfield. H.. Great Western
races. the $1,000 stake $50 pace. over
field Of eight starters. taking the
first money In three straight heats.
George Cuba, who. with KahAnamn-
ku. Is rated the best swimmer in the
Hawaiian Islands. uses the eight
legged kick. according. to Gustav Pc
tersen. swimming coach. This means
that CunhA kicks eight times to one
stroke Of his arms.
Miss Lois Stumer Of the RavisloW
Country Club. Chicago. Is years old.
and Miss Frances Hadfield Of the
Blue Mound Club. Milwaukee. II years
old, were successful In the first match
round Of the seventeenth annual
championship OF the WomeA's West
ern Colt Association at the Fsossm0or
Country Club In Chicago.
The Keota news., 1917-09-21

Quota for the national army. UtAAO
quota 10 2.6o7.
George w. Argue. 90. veteran Union
Pacific conductor and member Of the
o. b. c.. died 1t hls home IN North
Platte. Mob. after . long illness.
Charles Hunt, aged II. son OF Jack
Hunt. Arizona cattleman. killed Chas.
Barteli Of Rodeo. N. ~. in . gun duel
on the New Mexico side Of the line.
near Douglas. Ari1.
Union employees Of wooden ship
yards on the Willamette and Columbia
rivera At Portland. Vancouver. Wash.
ington. st. Hslens. Ore. and Astoria.
Ore. struck for higher pay and ths
closed shop.
The Keota news., 1917-09-21
oENGRAl

The importation. manufacture and
refining OF sugar syrup and molasse.
will be deceased. beginning Oct.
1917. under executive order OF tn.
President.
Bar silver. which, due to war condt
tons. for several months has been
rapidly advancing in price. Sept. II
cold 1t over 81 an ounce. It vas quot.
ed At 41.0oS.
A destructive flood swept over east
ern North Carolina. Cotton crops 10
several counties were reported de-
stroyed- Bridges were washed away
Railroad traffic at . number OF point:
vas reported At . stAndstin
Sam Gates. = negro. vas shot ano
killed BY . mob Of white men 1t Eng
land. Ark. after the mob had taken
the negro from . deputy constable
Gates WAS charged with making inn
proper proposals to white girls.
The !. ". ". situation in Bisbee
and the Warren district u . closed
book. After more than two months
OF anxiety because Of the !. w. W.
activities. officials and citizens At
Bisbee. Aris.. expressed their belief
that all danger Of trouble in the dis.
trict - q result Of the return Of tn.
exiles sent to Columbus. N. NJ. July
18th, had passed. One hundred and
forty from Columbus have been ar
reataA
The Keota news., 1917-09-21
HIS OLD DREAM CAME TRUE
Miner was Killed In the Manner That
Was Forstoid In Vision Twenty
Years Before.

In q lecture at BlackwoOd Rev.
n. Grimm Of Cross Oak. . minister
who. after forty years preaching. II
AZ vigorous as ever. referred to sub
consciousness, the mysterious power
that controls Us even when asleep.
says q Cardiff Mail writer. Outside
the chapel one Of his hearers narrated
q curious incident which happened to
q Blackwood man. He lived near the
present railway station. and dreamed
one night that while working on his
stall a. q miner . stone fell on him
and killed him.
The dream was 20 vivid he gave
up his work at once and emigrated to
America. Twenty years later he re-
turned to Blackwood and sought work
In his old colliery. He was told that
no one had been working In his old
stall since he had left. and work Was
found for him In the adjoining stall.
While engaged there his pick acciden-
tally struck through the coal which de-
vided him from his old stall. there
came q fail and the twenty-year-old
dream Was fulfilled.
The Keota news., 1917-09-21
WARRINGTON.

All Of the 10000. 900 men registered
for the draft may be called for ex'
animation Immediately.
At the end Of the second week OF
the trial of the Rev. Lyn George J..
Kelly for the Villiscan N murders At
Red Oak. Iowa. both the state and de-
tense seem confident OF final victory.
Official dispatches from Bogota. Co
lombia. say the earth shocks which
began there Aug. 18th. continued in
tcrmittently until Sept. 18th. A fe~
buildings were damaged and six per
sons killed.
The war credits bill authorizing
new bonds and certificates aSgregat.
ing 3ll.53s. OOO. 900. and the largest
measure Of its kind In the world his.
tory. was passed BY the Senate with
out Q roll call or dissenting vote. Il
has already passed the House.
A graphic description OF the Ger
man aerial bombing Of the American
army base hospital which resulted In
the killing Of Lieutenant Fttxsimmons
and three privates II contained In \
report received by Henry p. Davidson.
chairman OF the Red Cross War Coun-
Gil from Maj. Grayson n. p. Murphy.
Red Cross commissioner to Europe.
without debate or objection the
Senate passed Senator Shafroth's bill
authorizing the Hawaiian Legislature
to give women who have property and
~ he
to vote in territorial elections. II also
authorizes the Legislature to submit
to the territory the question OF CIV.
ing women unrestricted suffrage
there.
More Sensational disclosures In the
scandal involving Sweden ~ An &C
complete Of Germany in spy work and
anttAmerican plots are to be made BY
the state Department.
The Keota news., 1917-09-21
WESTERN.

Selling liquor to soldiers constitutes
treason. according to United States
Commissioner krull Of San Francisco.
Daniel H. Brees Of Laramie. Wyo..
for forty.four years . member Of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers.
died In Denver.
Tue district exemption board com
plsted the certifieation Of the full liss
Of names Of men who viii 90 to Amer
tcan Lake. - the 20 per cent Of Utah .
The Keota news., 1917-09-21
A Eaxs oeades.

Senator Kern got a letter from an
old friend who has little country
place and wanted fish to put In q cute
little pond.
"Send me a school Of bass" request.
ed the friend.
I'm not sure about getting you an
entire school," Kern wrote back. 'but
I'll try to send you q few Erades."-
81. Louis Republic.
The Keota news., 1917-09-21
STORY OF The week
SHOWING THE PRooRESo OF
GvRNrs IN Dun OWN AND
PoRGioN IAN0o.
Wssssrs Newspaper Uaioa News Service.
ABOUT THE WAR

Korniloff and his army have sur-
rendered.
Eight encounters with U.boats prove
disastrous to them.
Italians win their greatest victory
Of the war ut San Gabrielle.
The Italians have advanced their
line on the Bainsisza plateau and
near Monte Gabrielle.
Casualties In the British ranks re-
ported during the week ending Sept.
II show . total OF 1886 men.
Russia has been proclaimed . Re-
public. The provisional government
issued the proclamation Sept. 18th.
Maj. Gen. Bench Bruyovich has been
appointed commander. in-chief Of the
Russian army in succession to Gen.
korniloff.
The British war office gives detailed
accounts Of the sinking Of eight and
probably nine U.boats which attacked
British vessels.
The crown prince made an ineffec.
tual assault against the French forces
in France Northeast Of Rheims the
French repulsed = violent attack.
Urusuayan marines boarded all the
German ships In the harbor At Monte
video. the government having heard
Of plans to sink the vessels.
The Russians are continuing their
fight on the Riga front. and II 10 an
nounced that new ground has been
gained near the Riga wenden road.
Dugouts and defenses were wrecked
in \ succe ssful British raid near
Cherisy. southeast Of Arras. Berlin
also admits losses In Flanders on the
Ypres-Menin road.
More than SOC. 900 Americans hare
enlisted since the declaration Of var
in the armed forces OF the United
States. which now number more than
l.O00. 900 volunteers.
The British ship losses by U-boat raids
the ruthless campaign Was announced
BY the kaiser. Only twelve ships Of
1000 tons were sunk
Italian forces have captured the
crest and slopes Of Monte San Ca
oriele after twenty days Of continuous
fighting. This IL declared to be the
greatest victory yet won by the ltal-
ians. a. It opens the way to GortxiA.
All the fighting fronts reported
more activity. the greatest OF the
struggles being near Riga and On the
lsonso. A stubborn battle Is in prog
noas fh}pt~ milo. nnrfhoaat ~ Ri1n
and Petrograd says the Russian troops
are holding the line by valiant At
tAckS
The Keota news., 1917-09-21
FOREIGN.


Publication Of three Berlin news
papers. the Tages Zeitunk. Boersen
zeitung and Freisinnise zsitung. has
besa stopped b. the military censor.
Madame Tsng. wife Of Feng Kwo-
Chang. the president Of the Chinese
republic. died at the presidential pal.
ace in Picking after . long illness OF
fever.
Charges Of conspiracy were made
BY the government At Picking against
fourteen Germans and Herr Cordes.
manager Of the German bank. has
been arrested.
More than 500 carloads Of whisky.
champagne and other wines. valued
1t $500 900. were dumped into the
bay 1t Guaymas. Sonora, under orders
Of the state authorities.
The reply OF the central powers to
the peace note Of Pope Benedict. says
Vienna dispatch begins BY declaring
that they regard the papal proposals.
% . suitable basis for peace negotia-
tons.
President Carranza ordered that all
real estate belonging to the National
Railway Of Mexico not actually In use
BY the government. which II operating
the line. be given hack to the com
pany.
The military rebellion In Russia. led
BY Gen. Korniloff. has proved one Of
the shortest in history. 1t lasted sew
enty.two hours. according to dispatch
e. from Petrograd. II Was . bloodless
bubble.
German soldiers taken BY the French
In the recent fighting told their cap
tors that the kaiser has decreed . re-
ward Of 800 marks and three months
leave for the first German capturing
the first American soldier.
A war to the hilt" party 10 form
ing in Germany. the Won Tirpitx ad
vocates OF ''frtghtfulness' combining
with leaders In Mecklenburg for stern
repression Of all peace talk. accord
Ing to word reaching the vatican n
Rome
Gen. Korniloff. leader OF the recon.
rebellion against the provisional gov
eminent. and Gen. Lokomsky. com
mander Of the northern front. who
refused to take command Of the Rus
sian armies after Korniloff Vas de-
posed. have been arrested.
Miss katherine T. lansing and Misc
Emma 8. Lansing. sisters Of the Amer
lean secretary Of state. who arrived
at Bordeaux with . party Of American
Red Cross workers. departed for thu
front. where they intend to establish
aid stations for French soldiers.
The Keota news., 1917-09-21
SPORT.

Promoters Of the ten-day racina
meeting recently held at 81; Louis. lost
$4,000.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-17
MILLIONS OF ACRES
OPEN FOR FARMING

Washington. d. c., April 10
Millions of acres Of unalloted public
lands in the west and the idle farms
of the east and south were pointed to
by Secretary of the Interior Lane in a
statement today as places where men
who do not enlist for the firing line
may serve their country as effectually
as they could at the front
Our people cannot all be fighters >
the secretary said. I'VE must have in
addition to our armies Of fighters,
armies Of producers. Men in close
touch with the food supply predict that
If the present decrease in production
keeps up another year, We will face a
serious food famine 80,
1.-TWO hundred and forty million
acres of unalloted public land In the
western states await the coming Of the
ANY citizen OF the United States
who has not already located home.
stead may apply for as many acres Of
farming land as he wants up
TO 80 acres in the restricted sections
ard up to 320 acres in the unclaimed
sections. Straight grazing land may bs
had to the extent OF $40 acres"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-17
BREAD, NOT WHISKY OLD RIGHT OF WAY
NATIONS NEED NOW ROUTE NOW CLOSED
w j. BRYAN.
HIGHWAY BETWEEN o1TUMWA
AND AGENCY is BEING PUT IN
GOOD CONDITION.

Preliminary work on the rebuilding
OF the old right OF way road between
Ottumwa and Agency has begun and
the highway is barred for traffic.
The longer route, south Of the Bur
lington tracks, is being used between
the two places. Traffic is turned just
west of the Sugar Creek bridge, fol-
lows a southeasterly direction, passes
beneath the railroad tracks then turns
to the left from the Cliffland route and
passes up the old Agency hill.
Under the direction OF the county
engineer the cinder covering will be
removed, all the holes filled and a
fine clay surface laid on as a prepara-
tIon for oil. The fills and cuts are to be
widened and the seep holes. at the
sides, will be tiled.
Sometime ago committee, made ur
OF represents from the town O!
Agency and the Ottumwa Commercial
club, met with the board OF super
syasunS and urged that i,1meGiate 40
ton be taken to put the road in better
travelling condition.
The supervisors took the matter I'M.
der consideration and few days ago
authorized 1t to be done.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-17
TELL SERVICE AIM
Baker And crowder Explain Universal
Military Training Measure To
Senate Committee.

Washington. D. c., April 16. The
universal military service bill was talk
en- up today for the first time by the
senate military committee. The
measure was explained behind closed
doors by Secretary Baker and Judge
Advocate General Crowder
Several senators indicated opposition
to the draft plan but majority was
understood to favor approving the ad.
plan Of selective conscrip-
tion. To the proposal that volunteers
be called for first, Secretary Baker re-
piled that such call has in substance
and effect been made already by the
war department announcements open
ing the army and national guard to vol
unteer enlistments to war strength for
the existing organizations.
The bill increasing the army general
staf, also machine gun companies, pro-
viding armored motor car companies
for each division and providing for SIS
monthly pay to dependents of enlisted
men In time of war and half years
salary In case of death, was reported
favorably today to the senate.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-17
WILSON SHOWSHOW
ALL SHOULD SERVE
PRESIDENT ISSUES APPEAL FOR
RECRUITS IN ARMY OF
PATRIOTIC SERVICE.

Washington, D. c., April 16. I'm an
appeal to all the people OF the United
States for patriotic action in the pres.
ent emergency, President Wilson urges
enlistment in a monster army OF ser.
vice.
To Farmers Increase the produc-
ton Of your land and cooperate in the
sale and distribution Of your products.
To Men and Boys Turn In hosts
to the farms to help cultivate and har-
vest the vast crops 1mperatively
needed.
To Middlemen Forego unusual
profits and Organize and expedite
shipments of supplies
To Railway Men See to It that
there shall be no obstruction of any
kind, no ineficiency or slackened pow.
life
To Merchants = Take for your mot
to. Small profits and quick service
To Shlpbuilders = Speed construc-
tion OF ships, for "the life Of the war
depends upon" You.
To Miners - If you "slacken or fail
armies and statesmen are helpless
To Manufacturing Men Speed and
perfect every process" for your ser
vice is absolutely Indispensable to the
nation.
To Gardeners BY creating and clll
.tivating gardens you can help greatly
to solve the problem of feeding the ma.
tions.'
To Housewives Eliminate waste
flilness and extravaganza.
TO Editors and Advertising Agencies
Give widespread circulation and rap
etition to this appeal.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-17
KENYON ASKS CURB
ON USE OF GRAINS
WOULD CONSERVE CORN, BARLEY
AND RYE BY TAXING THE
LIQUOR PRODUCTION.
T specla1 CORRESPONDENCE

Washington, D. c., April Is. Hear
ings on the national food shortage VIII
be begun this week by the senate COM
mittee on agriculture of which Senator
Kenyon is member. He will propose
that congress prevent the further use
Of grain In making whisky and beer.
He is drafting a bill which would place
prohibitive rate of taxation on all al
coholic beverages henceforth manu-
factured in whole or In part from
grain. This would be so applied that
manufacture would cease and some
500 900, 900 to 6Oo,0Oo,00o bushels OF
corn, barley and rye would be saved
for consumption as food.
The committee hearings will deal
not merely with saving of food, how
ever, but with It's production on lands
not now farmed The scheme proposed
by Secretary of Agriculture Houston,
for the immediate enlistment of vol
unteer army of 100000 boys Of from
fifteen to nineteen years Of age. and OF
men unfit for military service because
Of age or physical defect. will he con-
sidered. Plans for wholesale cultiva-
tion Of lands now held idle by real
estate spectators will be taken up.
Must Work Rapidly.
Senator Kenyon wants to see a
complete system Of governmental CON
troll Of food distribution. a system OF
regulation Of the use and prevention OF
the waste Of food. and system OF
bringing into cultivation every possible
acre OF land He favors the idea OF
quitting the boys and middle aged men
Of the towns, where not more efiici-
emily employed, to doing their share at
farming.
The senate and house win need to
work faster than they have ever work
ed before on a purely domestic prob
lem, If these plans are to be realized.
Iowans Lose In SkIrmish.
Congressman Towner and Green OF
Iowa tried In vain, during the de-
bate on the war bond issue in the
house, to put the conditions OF the
loans to the entente governments un-
der the control of congress.
Representative Green offered an
amendment placing the conditions OF
the foreign loans within the veto power
of joint committee Of congress. This,
he thought. would meet the objection
tNdt COuSTtSS tOuiu iioI dSt QoiShis
enough when funds were needed by
one Of our allies.
War Loan Hits Banks.
Not only is the amount Of military
and agricultural enlistment which must
be borne by each country in their dis
tricts being figured out by the Iowa
congressman. but they are irving to
guess how much of this huge war loan
will be carriea by their constituents.
Just now it seems likely tina. II Iowans
buy as readily rs do the people Of the
country at large. Of these small denom
nation bonds, and If the whole loan is
f,oated, each county In Iowa would
average an investment OF something
near $1,00O.Oo0 That is. the savings
banks in each county will have to lose
for the time being, the deposit OF that
amount.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-17
AUSTRIANS SEEK
PEACE WITH SLAVS

Paris, April 16. A semi-oficial
statement has been issued in Vienna
declaring that Austria desires peace
with the Russian people and that there
is no real obstacle to this aim. accord
ing to Zurich dispatch to the radio
agency.
The dispatch quotes q statement Is
sued by semi-offlcial press bureau
in Vienna in which 1t is said that the
Austro- Hungarian monarchy has taken
note of the recent declaration Of the
Russian provisional government that it
does not seek foreign territory but de-
sires durable peace founded on the
rights of peoples to dispose Of them
selves. The statement says the Austro.
Hungarian government is inspired by
the same desire.