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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-09-06

Three Teuton Spies Convicted.
Christiana.--Three German spies
have been convicted at Bergen TOR
supplying information to submarines
regarding the sailing time Of vessels.
whica later were torpedoed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-09-06

italy Lowers Military Height.
Rome.-The decree which goes into
sffect this month, lowering the mill
tary height from & feet 2 inches to :
fee, 6 inches, includes men born BE-
tween 1876 and 1888.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-09-06

Troops Occupy Finnish Parliament.
Observation-Disclosures troops occu-
pied the parliament buildings to pre-
vent the reassembling of the diet In
defiance Of the decision of the Rus
stan government. The city Is calm.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-09-06
Williams invited 70 Britain.

Williams invited 10 Britain.
Columbia. Mo.-1)ean Walter VII.
liams Of the School Of Journalism,
University Of Missouri. has been In.
yitcd to deliver a series Of addresses
In the cities Of Great Britain upon
america and the War"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-09-06
Socialists Fall to Agree.

London.-The so.called interallied
Socialist conference has concluded a
two DAVIS session. 1t failed to reach
unanimity Of opinion on the Stock
holm conference on peace.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-09-06

k0f0 0IOy -
\. fonAcn.-Lord Grey formerly GOV
~sor ssnersi Of Canada. y dead. he
SSd go III tor months, LORD Grey
.-ss Eorn nov -, 1851. and. Is no
Saf1kjoa 10 visccunt gre Io.msf
IN u state ior forsisn aiiairs'
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-09-06

High Jumper Has Only One lss.
Stockholm.-W. Backman, a young
student from Umea. did I feet Q inch.
CO in the high Jump at a studcnts'
meet in O~rbyhus. The performance Is
a remarkable n In view OF the fact
that the Jumper has but one lee.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-09-06

Nearese. AGED 100, Oteo.

Harrisburg, M.--"Orandma" Ccfield.
colored, said to be 100 years old. Is
dead. She was the mother Of Is
children, 26 grandchildren ard 8
neutrality-suspicious..
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-09-06

London.-6erious rioting at Borne.
borg, Finland. II reported IN q pr.
vate telegram from Haparanda to "a.
psnhssen, forwarded BY tho Central
News 70 London. A number on both
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-09-06
Gem. placed On tho Market.

New York.--Thirty complete sets OF
Jewels, the collection o fthe late "Dia.
Jewels. the collection OF the late Ola.
The collection includes 10000 Ola.
monds. valued at $75O,000.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-09-06
e,,,.. for Patriotic Plays.

Washington.-The Drama League
~ America, according to an announce.
ment, offers prizes Of $500. $3.50 ana
800 Tor the best three patriotic plays
suitable for performance BY amateurs
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-09-06
sERylAN MAIDS TO HAREMs
Children from 10 to II Years DID
Kidnapped and Sent to Bulgaria
and Constantinopie.

Nv
and constantinop'e.
London.-Ten thousand Serbian girls
from 10 to IA years old have been
kidnapped and deported from Serbia
to the harems Of Constantinople, to
bulgaria and Asia Minor, says ad-
vices received by NJ. Pasitch. the Ser.
bian Premier, who is in London.
"These deportations," said NJ. Pa.
stitch, shave been going on since Feb.
ruary. 1916, but the number was very
limited until a few weeks ago. Now
It has been systematized. and 1t Ia
impossible to predict how far 1t will
80.
Eight thousand girls have been
sent to Constantinople and 1000 more
to Bulgaria and Asia Minor"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-09-06
Woman on 1ria, for Murder.

st. Johnsbury. W.--The trial OF Mrs.
Alvin Remission. jointly indicted with
Miss Eta May Hicks and John Ker-
win for the murder Of Alice Bradshaw,
eight years old. was opened here.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-09-06
real facts In

n wonder how the real facts IN
that story came to leak out"
~ guess l: wss because It wouldn't
hold water"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-09-06
Appropriate Ejaculation,

Dentist: Arc you game. sir? For
you'll have to have all your upper
teeth pulled out.
Patient: Then III do It. by gum!
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-09-06

Ibid you miss your first husband
very much?"
mot until after ! married my Sec
ond."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-09-06

"Why don't you call your hotel The
Breakers any more?" :.
Jaw, everybody had to crack an al
legged Joke DC he paid his bill"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-09-06
No Distinction,

Is there any place where a man
honestly believes a woman ID his
equal"
"Certainly. The tax office"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-09-06
BELGIAN RELIEF SHIP IS SUNK

London.--The Norwegian steamer
Kongsli. from Saint Nazaire, Francs.
for the United States. has been sunk
off the Spanish coast, according to
a telegram received in Christiania
from Sanlandar and forwarded by
the Morning Post correspondent.
The maritime register reports the
Norwegian steamer Kongsli as a Bel.
gian relief ship. She measures 1868
tons net and Is reported last as ar.
riving at Amsterdam on June 9.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-09-06
~ Habit.

n got this suit on Friday, the 18th"
Ibid It bring you bad iuck."
: "Oh, no. broke the hoodoo BY not
paying for the suit"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-09-06

"That machine of yours Is . fine
affair" .
Don't speak Of It. My fines on 1t
are simply enormous"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-09-06

"rhat rriina donna has such . lia'
uld voice"
q" suppose that u why the audi.
encs IA drinking In her notes."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-09-06

officer: That's a pretty awkward
lot you've got there, sergeant.
Sorely Tried Sergeant Major: They
are that. sir. It's the likes o them,
sir, that brings 'ome to Us what q
horrible thing this war is.--Passing
Show.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-09-06
A. che 10 Spoke,

Tommy with captive Hum: You
wouldn't think 1t to look at i'm, but
when l says lands up g answers
back in puffick English, Steady on
with yer blinkin' toothpick.' e says.
''and III come quiet Punch.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-09-06

A highway from Kansas City to Ex'
cclhior Springs through Liberty Is to
be built. The STATE highway board
has selected this read Is . state high
way and will pay one.half the cost
This county voted some time ago to
build q countrywide system OF rock
roads but the project 10 now held up
In the ccurts.
Charles L. fisher, 6: years Old. fof>
nj hardware merchant Of Fulton, y
dead at Long Beach. Cal. The ooey
vim - crsmassd and tue aehee
tatAn % ysltcs fcr burial !,
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-06-28
RED CROSS ACTIVITIES.

The Coulee City Auxiliary of the
Red Cross are busily engaged in
sewing for that worthy cause. The
headquarters are located in the Do
mestic Science room of the High
School building and is open every
afternoon between the hours of 2:30
and 5 in charge of two ladies'. The
regular meetings are held Fridaf af-
ternoon of each week.
The Spokane Chapter has sent out
a large box of material already cut
for sewing of the things most need
ed at this time.
The membership at the present
time numbers 100. Our goal is $50.
$25.00 which was collected on Tag
Day during the Chautauqua week
has been donated to the Red Cross
fund of which this district was ass
essed $1,000 and we understand that
they have at the present time a coll
ection of over 1,700.
Anyone wishing to join and help
in this great work may see Mrs. A.
L. Tucker, Chairman, or Mrs. d. w.
Jones, vice-chairman.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-06-28
GREGG SELLS MOVIE SHOW.

j. E. Gregg returned to Coulee
City the first of the week, his bust
ness here being to sell his picture
show. o. l.. Murphy, of Keller is the
purchaser and tho we do not believe
it possible for anyone to secure bet
ter pictures than did Gregg, we feel
sure that Mr.. Murphy will get for us
the best within his power. AS has
been proven, the demand for movies
is greater during war time than un-
der any other prevailing condition,
therefore Mr.. Murphy should do
we'll coming here at this time. He
comes highly recommended by ]. r..
Sovereign, editor of the San Poll
Eagle, published at Keller who in a
letter to the Dispatch says Of him in
part: Mr.. Murphy has run the Kell-
er Photo Theatre for more than a
year but has sold it to j. C. Brown,
and bought the Coulee- City Theatre.
He will be with you next week.
Please treat him kindly in the Dis
patch as he gave us good show
here. Because we know Mr.. Sove-
reign to be a man who says just
what he thinks we feel sure that Mr..
Murphy is thorough show man.
We feel sure that the people of Cou-
lee City will welcome his advent
into the business world here.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-06-28
AUTO ExCURs1o TO PULLMAN.

County Agricultufalist, H. w.
Reaugh, is planning an auto excur-
sion to Pullman, leaving about July
10th and he hopes to have more than
100 autos in the excursion. 1t is
planned to start early in the morn
ing and go to Ritzville by noon, fin
ishing the trip in the afternoon and
reaching Pullman in time for supper.
A day will be spent at the College
looking over the grounds, building,
stock and farm. Different members
of the faculty will show you around
and explain. This gives you an ex-
cellent opportunity to visit your
State College and experiment station.
You will see what is being done
there in an educational and agricul-
tural way. Coming at this time of
the year it will give you time to take
the trip before harvest starts. You
can see the Palouse country, visit
one of the state institutions which
concerns you most and have vaca-
ton all at the same time.
Mr.. Reaugh had an excursion of
this kind last year and everyone was
well pleased with the trip and he
feels that you will be this year as
well. Plan your work so you will
be able to take your family with you
on this excursion. If you have
room in your car ask your neighbor
to go with you.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-06-28
Total
s1,7O7.44

SPOKANE, Wash, June PA
new development in the livestock in
dustry of the Inland Empire and one
which again forcibly emphasizes the
growing Importance of this big re-
source is seen in the incorporation
of the Seattle Cattle Loan Co., which
has just filed its papers.
AS the name would indicate the
company proposes to loan money to
experienced sheep, cattle and hog
men that they may expand their
herds. The promoters are Spokane
bankers with William Huntley as
president and ]. V. Rea, secretary
and manager. Mr.. Huntley has been
heavily interested in livestock and
grain for years.
The fact that such men see suff-
icient business ahead to warrant the
entry of loan corporation into the
field and cming so closely after the
purchase of the big Stanton packing
plant by the Armour interests and
the expansion of the Union Stock
yards here, indicates how rapidly
the livestock business is forging to
the front.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-06-28
MATHIs-DAvIS NUPTIALS

Last Saturday morning witnessed
one of the happiest weddings Coulee
City has ever known. At the home
of Mrs. Emma Cook, Mr.. Walter
Mathis and Miss Mary Davis were
united in marriage, Rev. Faucette, of
Emmanuel Presbyterian church Off
ciating. This is the elimination of
year old romance. Miss Davis is
Wisconsin girl and one of the best
loved young women in our city.
She came to Coulee City as music
teacher, subject for which she is
eminently fitted, being an exception
ally accomplished vocalist as well as
a pianist. Miss Davis is also choir
leader of Emmanuel Church.
Mr.. Mathis is young man of un-
questioned good character and the
best standing. He is engaged in the
transfer business with his father
and brother in our town. Mr.. Math-
is knows he has won prize-and
looks it. He has the congratulations
of the entire population of Coulee
City-with few possible male ex-
ceptions.
The wedding was an expected one
and occurred at an early hour to
nermit the nair to get aWav on the
early train. The bride wore an ex-
ceedingly becoming travelling suit of
broad-cloth and carried a beautiful
cluster of American Beauty roses.
Mr.. Ralph McCann acted as best man
and Miss Bessie Smith as Brides
maid. The bride and groom left on
the early morning train for a short
bridal tour that will include Spo-
kane and other points in the Inland
Empire.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-06-28
PITCHER WRITES TO LODGE

The local l. o. 0. F. lodge received
a letter this week from their brother,
Lloyd Pitcher, who is aboard the U.
S. S. South Carolina at New York
City. The letter is dated June 18th.
1t follows:
Dear Brother:-
l will drop you few lines
this evening to let you know ! am
still on deck and am getting along
fine. AS the work is new to me it
takes most of my time getting next
to the routine. A fellow learns
something new every day. Uncle
Sam has some good ships in the fleet.
1t would be woe to German should
he stick his head up around here.
If any of you ever get chance to 60
aboard Man-O-War don't miss it
for it would surely be worth your
while. Everything is in first class
shape and just as neat as a pin. l
like the navy life better all the time.
Well boys you know / would like to
write some news but can't SO will
close.
Yours in F. L. T.
Lloyd Pitcher.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-06-28
SHOVEL GOT HIM OVER
THE SNOQUALMIE PASS.

Many tourists coming over the
Snoqualmie Pass have a sad tale to
tell of the difficulties encountered.
Jack Larson, of this city, accom-
panied by his father and mother, of
St. Andrews, seems to have encount-
cred a new phase of trouble on his
way over to Seattle few days ago.
Leaving Wenatchee Last Sunday, all
went well until they reached the
pass and then things began ITO hap,
pen. Several carloads of Ellensburg
and Gle Elum people had gone to the
pass to clear passage. For some
reason, their method of attack seems
to have been to dig trenches in the
snow, which in places were six feet
deep, these trenches extending ac-
ross the road. Mr.. Larson reached
the beginning of the four mile
stretch Of snow at nine o'clock on
Sunday morning. He reached the
summit at 1880 in the afternoon
after four and half hours of the
hardest kind of work. Mr.. Larson's
car was one of the very first to
make the trip over the pass after the
Elensburg people had dug the tre-
nches. Mr.. Larson hired a teamster
for ten dollars to take him through.
The man wanted twelve dollars at
first. All went fairly we'll as they
Travelled over the snow until the
last mile and quarter of the road
before the summit was reached.
There the trenches made by the Ell
ensburg people were encountered.
There were SO of Them They eff
ectually blocked the road, even for
horse drawn vehicles. Some of
them were four and five feet wide
and each and every one of them an
insurmountable barrier. Leaving
the car Mr.. Larson hunted house
and got a couple of shovels. The
tealnster refused to work as that
wasn't in his contract, but Mr.. Lar
son found another willing worker
and they started filling the trenches,
moving along as each successive
trench was filled up with snow. In
this way they finally managed to get
to the summit.
On the return trip, everything was
lovely and they got through the pass,
drawn by team, in an hour and q
half. Mr.. Larson says the graders
are making the snow fly and a pass
age will soon be open. On the King
County side all is fine. But what
Mr.. Larson would like to know is,
why the trenches?
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-06-28
SENATE COMMITTEE AGREES
ON BONE DRY NATION,

With the drastic prohibition
movement amendment to prohibit
the manufacture of beer as we'll as
distilled liquors and giving the Pres
ident discretion to permit the manu-
facture of wine only, the admins
tration food bill was agreed on to-
day by the senate agriculture comm
ittee and favorably reported as a
substitute for the bill now under
consideration. After rejecting the
subcommittee prohibition plan,
the full committee adopted the house
prohibition provision with a modi.
fication as to the manufacture of mi
nor beverages. The new provision
will prohibit the manufacture OF
all intoxicants including both distill
ed spirits and light beverages and
wine, but would allow the Presiden.
discretion to permit further manu-
facture of wine only.
Copper and lead and their produc.
is, lumber and timber are additional
articles to which government con.
troll would be extended during the
war under an amendment adopted
by the committee. The committee
also approved extension of federal
control to steel and iron products,
petroleum and its products, farm inn
plements and machinery, fertilizers
and binding twine material, as re-
commended in its subcommittee.
Adoption of the license section to
make it applicable only to agencies
and products in interstate and fore
ign commerce was adopted by the
committee. This was regarded as
one of the most important amendr'
ments of the bill. Washington dis
claimed knowing how President
Wilson views the prohibition am
endment, but it is generally believed
he will not oppose its adoption by
congress. Although nne president
has not indicated his attitude it is
believed he would agree with Hoo
yer, the food administration head
who has announced that he looks
upon the provision only from the
practical point that is more import
ant to use food stuffs exclusively
for food. If the President takes any
stand on the subject some believe it
will be on whether the food bill
should be hindered in parrage and
in long debate by an attachment of
such amendment.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-06-28
WON'T CALL MEN FOR ARMY
UNTIL CAMPS ARE READY

1t may be next week and it may be
several weeks before the war de.
partment undertakes the selection
its first draft army of 650,00O men
and it probably will be October
before these men are called together
at the 16 training camps.
The machinery for making the
draft has proved to be more com,
plicated than was at first expected
and the task of building Is army
cites is decidedly more of an under
taking than the department bargain
ed for at first.
Until the work on the various can
tonments is nearing completion the
president will not fix definite day
on which the drafted men will be
required to report at the training
camps, but it has already been ann
ounced by the war department that
these camps probably cannot be
open on September 1, the date or
iginally set. Coupled with that ann
ouncement the assurance has been
given that farm labor will be little
disturbed this season on account of
the draft.
The reason for delay, however,
is the inability of the contractors to
furnish the buildings.
The war department has deter
mined to open none of the camps
until the camps are ready to receive
the men, states the Oregonian's
Washington correspondence. And
this will mean that not only must
the structures be fully ready for
occupancy, but the water supply and
sewerage system must be complete; /;
facilities for feeding the men must
be fully installed; there must be adj
equate hospital facilities and equip
ment and there must be adequate
uniforms and clothing, as well as
military equipment.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-06-28
PIONEERS, PICNIC

The Northern Big Bend Pioneers
Association will hold their second
annual picnic at Wilbur, Wash, on
the 18th of July, 1917. 800 members
were enrolled last year and even a
greater number is hoped for this
year. A good program has been pre-
pared and a good time is assured to
everybody. For further particulars
see advertisement elsewhere in this
issue of the Dispatch.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-06-28
Yours in F. L. T.
Lloyd Pitcher.

SPOKANE Wash, June 27-Miss
Thurza V. Tucker, the 20 year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Tucker, living eight miles southwest
of Medical Lake, has answered the
Nations call by donning overalls
and pitching in to help her father
plow the fields and raise wheat. Mr..
Tucker purchased a new Case trac-
tor this spring and she has taken EN-
tire charge as its engineer.
Il had to lay by number of times
on account of rain, and lost about a
week." said Miss Tucker, "but l fl
nally finished. Conditions were not
favorable for making a good record
but / am very well pleased with the
machine"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-06-28
COULEE CITY MAKES BIG
HAUL FOR RED CROSS.

Following are the contributors of
the loyal supporters of the American
Red Cross and their most liberal
contributions. The people of Coulee
City and the surrounding commun-
ity have done exceedingly well in
this great work and according to the
number of inhabitants, no place has
done better. The contributors have
no occasion to be ashamed Of the
figures which stand opposite their
names. They have responded well
to the call of the president and have
raised more than $500 over the amo
unit that was asked of this particular
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-06-28
SKI CHAMPION SEEKS TO
JOIN AVIATION CORPS.

SUPERIOR, WIS, June 28th,-Ra-
gnar Omtvedt, American ski champ
ion, has applied for enlistment in the
aviation corps, according to an ann
ouncement made today.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-06-28
MINNESOTA WON'T
LET DEBs SPEAK

The Minnesota public saftey COM
mission has directed that the speak.
ing engagement of Eugene V. Debs,
once candidate for president and a
leader in the socialist party, for July
4, there be cancelled, it was announ-
ced today.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-06-28

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