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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-10-25

pies in the neighborhood who
were married in October. Several
have expressed the wish that they
too, had been married in that
month. The evening will be re-
membered as one greatly enjoyed.
The invited guests were: Mes,
danes Edgecomb, r. c. Hills, A.
H. Rockwell, j. $. McGavren, j.
S. Dewell, C. c.. Lahman, l.. Vim
cent, Hopkins, Bail, p. Il. Robin
son, Barrett, and Miss Allie
Boner.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-10-25
NJ. Brouehlnn and

+. NJ. l'rou2hion and son
George of Modale entertained as
their guests at a O'Clock dinner
Sunday i'm honor of his nephew. l..
y. Brouehton, and Henry Ball OF
Mulvanc, kas., DR.. and Mrs. l.. r.
Grain, Missouri Valley; Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. w. Brouehlon and family
William and Paul Thomas and
SISTER Edna of Modalc. \ Very en-
joyable Time was reported.
DR.. DrNore reports the birth of
a Glib. girl to Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert Mandelko.
J. n. I'itzgibbon was out hunt
ing yesterday and bagged twenty
five ducks.
Fifteen matrons of the Meth
odlsl church met last SUNDAY
morning at the Sunday school
hour and organized a Sunday
school class of thirty-five mem
hers. The following officers were
appointed: President, Mrs. A. w.
Graham: secretary. Mrs. X. L..
Price: treasurer. Mrs. l.. r.. Pike,
Mrs. Henry Beebe passed away
az her home near Modale Mondav
after Il brief illness. The funeral
will be held Friday and burial
will he made i'm The Rose Hill
cemetery in Missouri Valley.
Ralph, the 10-year-old son of
MI and Mrs. Ollie Hatcher. met
with a peculiar accident this
morning. When he jumped out
)f bed TO dress he ran across fine
loor in his bare feet and i'm doing
80 stepped ON piece of burnt
match. which penetrated his left
FOOT and became so deeply inn
aedded he was brought to the Of
ICE or Dr.. Lusk to have the Of
IrnslNe splinter removed.
Mr.. llman from Modale was q
business visitor in the city TODAY
i. a. Heath is in Colome. S. ID.
his week looking after his farm
ING interests near that city.
Mrs. Samuel Hardy of Logan is
mere for few days visit with her
daughter. Mrs. r. j. Hanford.
Mrs. M. ID. Myers OF Logan is
the guest this week of her son,
Tom, and family.
Mrs. o. b. Mcbride and daugh-
err we're Omaha passengers this
morning.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-10-25

Austrian navies, the bad feeling,
i'm the German army over forced
enlistmentof men under andToveE
legal ages, the forced subscrip~
tion to German loans makes this
good time to attack the morale
of the German forces and hopas
the offer of a bounty and othert
rewards may be speedily made.,n',
-World-Herald. 81
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-10-25

Yesterday Mrs 4. y. Hoshrooli
was able to walk down town as
far as the library, after seven
weeks of illness combining her to
her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Carlisle left
for Dcs Moimes this afternoon.
going by way OF Sac City to visit
few days with their son. Turner.
and Wife. They expect to spend
the winter i'm Des MONIES TO be
with their daughter, Miss Louise.
who is attending Drake univer-
sity.
Hard coal has run short i'm
Omaha and Council Bluffs. a
man from the Bluffs drove up in
roadster today and tried to pur-
chase three glnnysackS full of
coal from II. r. Newton. but Mr..
Newton was unable to fill his or
der, as he has only enough to
supply his regular customers.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hoar from Red
Oak is the guest this week of Mr..
and Mrs. T.. G.. Shafer.
If a hluehird stole a dollar and
quarter from blackbird,
would he he robin?
We have given our country
men. our money, our time and our
efforts. II few of he food pledges
are signed. il means that we will
moi give ii our stomachS. Men.
this means Nou Tho women will
Sign if you give tlle word. They
cannot sign il YOU will not coop
crate. Throw your stomach into
the hopper With your limo and
money.
Mrs. Fred Wagner returned to
her home in Lincoln this morning
after enjoying a ten days visit
here with her daughter. Mrs. Jesse
Good
Mrs. G.. H. Bot ford of Mil
Waukee is the guest of her broth
er. p. f.. Robinson, and family.
Charles Miller has purchased a
Buick Six from the Brown &
Foote garage.
Mrs! u. o. Sorcnsen and chill
dren are spending the week with
friends i'm Boone.
Mr.. and Mrs. i. A. Boics OK
pect to leave Monday for win
ter's visit in st. Petersburg. Fla.
They will go To Omaha This eve
nng to spend Il short time with
their son, Harry. from Boise. Ida.
who is passing through Omaha.
Harvey Jones and d. C.. Reel
nave gone 10 Hudson, S. d.. for a
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Chambers.
George w. Foreman and Julius
heeney have purchased land north
OF Denver in the Greeley district
and will move there about the
first of March.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j.. Torhitl of
Council Bluffs, who have been the
guests the past few days of Mrs.
). Il. Young. will leave in the
morning for Woodhinc.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Brown en-
tertained at dinner last evening
Mrs. S. X. McGavren and Mr.. and
Mrs. E. A. Boies,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-10-25
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CHANCE TO MAKE
EXTRA MONEY

You can add s25 to $50 a month
70 your income in,your spare time
Our money making plan is a win
,!er ior either men or women. We
furnish outfit free and teach Won
now TO use it. Send postal a.
once for Particulars of the Mon
ey.Maklng Plan Act promptly
before the vacancy is filled in
yourterritory., Address publish {
e 81 Box i55 N. Times Square sta
New York City. sD''
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-10-25
Mrs. Edwin Blackburn spen

Mrs. Edwin Blackburn spent
The day in Omaha With friends.
Mrs. +. Stcinert was he guest
! ioda yin Omaha of her daughters,
Misses Grace and Lucie Slcinert
Mrs. Hans Peterson and son
from (larinda are here for few
days visit with friends.
John /. Rowe made a business
trip ihis morning TO River Sioux
Mrs. +. l.. DcNore returned to
her home in Aurelia This morning
after brief visit With her SON,
$. +. DcNorc. and family.
Mrs. A. G.. Dcmcry. who has
been the guest the past few days
of Mr.. and Mrs. James McCunr
departed this morning for her
hcmc i'm LeMars.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Mullen OF
Miles City, Mont. who have been
the guests for several days of The
p n. Mullen family, left this
morning for Sioux City.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Ii. Coullhard
returned today from Two weeks
visit i'm Rockwell and CreScO.
Mrs. Chris Peterson spent the
day i'm Omaha at the Methodist
hospital With Miss Inga Gunder
son. who underwent am operation
Today for appendicitis.
Miss Ada Narnrs was am Oma
shopper today.
Mrs. Clarence Podendorf spent
he day at the junction with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
',onlthard.
Earl Weed left This morning
Tor Timber Lake, S. d., after a
hrlcf visit here with home folks.
w. j. Epperson has sold the old
Wilson Doty farm north of town
TO John Martens.
Miss Hazel Griffith returned Ia
her home i'm Pisgah yesterday aft
er a week 5 visit at the DR.. Gamble
homo.
Miss Cora Briggs of Council
Bluffs spent the day here with
relatives
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-10-25
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to express our sincere
thanks to The neighbors and
friends who so kindly assisted us
during the sickness and death of
our baby, especially the Loyal
Woman's class of the Church of
Christ. Also for the beautiful
floral offerings.
MIR. AND MRS. j. M. FOLDEN.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-10-25
MRS. MARY pakan.

Mrs. Mary Dakan OF Timber
Lake. S. d.. who has been a suf-
fcrer for some time with lubcrcu-
lar trouble, passed away last Sat
urday at he Ogden hotel i'm Oma-
ha. and was buried yesterday i'm
Logan. whore she had formerly
resided. She spent several weeks
here last summer the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Weed. south of
the Valley.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-15
France Ready for Peace,
But Not on German Terms

Doubtless. the attitude OF the gov
eminent helps 70 account for the lack
of discussion in France of the probable
terms of peace or the possibility OF
peace. There is no doubt that the
French people would be very willing TO
write and rewrite the peace treaty
many times over. Who will win the
Mex battle is the only subject that is
more absorbing than the probable peace
conditions. Tho people are interested
and anxious. They want 70 know when
peace will come and under what condi-
tions. Most important. they want to
know how soon
But the government has resolutely
repressed all such discussions. Discus
sion of the terms of peace might easily
run into discussion of how to get those
terms before the other fellow, and that
might lead to an attempt TO do IL,
and that might lead 10 an armistice, or
something of that nature, with the Ger
man armies still in France. And IL
once the fighting stops IL will be n ter
rble job to get it started again. Peace
discussion now might lead to a German
peace-made with the German armies
holding Belgium and eight French prov
inces. All the peace in the world can
be talked in France after the German
armies are driven over the border. But
not now.
Peace talk Is muzzled. In some direc-
tions the French people are moro EFF
fectively" governed to-day than any
other people in the world. This Is one
of those directions. No subject can
come under public discussion without
the consent of the government. II once
1t got started it might easily go on and
gather a momentum that would over
whelm the government. SO the govern
ment sees that IL never gets started. IL
anything is printed in French news
paper about peace, IL is sure 10 be
something the government wants
printed or considers innocuous. In gem
eral, it is what the government wants
printed, for things that seem innocuous
are often not, and the best rule is to
print only what is positively desirable
and bar things that are only negatively
not undesirable.
For example, the German communicates
are not printed in the French papers,
for they generally contradict either
wholly or in part the French and Eng
lish communicates. IL is not considered
desirable that the French people should
be given an opportunity TO suspect the
strict adherence TO facts Of their
authorities. Occasionally the French
papers are allowed 10 paraphrase parts
of the German communicates for pur-
poses Of comparison or ridicule, but that
is all.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-15
Japanese Shipping
Pays 1000 Per Cent

Kobe, Japan, July ia striking ex-
ample OF the Japanese fortunes made
in the war shipping business Is found
in the recent decision Of the Chuyctsu
Steamship Company 70 declare divi-
dend of 1000 per cent. One OF the
steamers of this company recently was
sunk by the Germans of the Spanish
coast. Thereupon the officials decided,
rather than run further risks, TO take
advantage of the high price and dispose
Of its remaining vessels.
At liquidation each shareholder who
had originally paid $3.50 for one share
Of stock received $500 share.
Several other japanese shipowners,
preferring TO profit by the present
extraordinary demand, are selling their
steamers and placing their capital in
some other business. One of Kobe's
new shipping millionaires recently sold
few steamers at a profit Of nearly
SO ,000,0 900.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-15

The young men of the United States
responded to the call for registration
for the draft which will be made this
week In very different fashion in diff
ferent parts of the country, according
to complete reports which have finally
been made to Provost General Crowder
and which The Tribune publishes this
morning for the first time.
There was a great variation. both IN
the percentage of the population that
registered In the various states and
in the proportion which wrote causes
for exemption on their registration
cards. The fact that the majority OF
states where the number registering
was low in proportion to the total pop
ulation shows also a high proportion
indicating exemption Is so striking
as to suggest that some indication as
TO the attitude Of the people Of the va
rous states toward the war may be
learned from the figures.
In the accompanying table the popu-
lation given for the states is that based
on the Census Bureau calculations as
of January l, 1917. These calculations
have often been found to be inexact
but they furnish the best basis avail
able for comparisons.
Nations Average "a Per Cent
The average registration for the
country as a whole is found 20 have
been "a per cent. Taking this as
dead line, it will be noticed that every
Southern state comes below the line
OF these. Texas stands best, with 9.os
while Mississippi Is at the bottom
with 7.21. The State Of Washington
makes the very worst showing, only
col per cent Of its population having
registered, in spite Of the fact that II
is supposed to be young mans state
This figure is so out of keeping with
the general belief as to the states
attitude that it is being claimed that
il indicates an Eastward migration OF
its young men. Oregon also stands
low on the list-7.37-but California
is above the average, with e.97, and
Montana, 1898. leads the nation. and
Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada and Utah are
all red letter states.
New York stands fairly high In the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-15
Germans Figuring
On War Indemnity
To Be Paid by u. S.
Must Cut Financial Artery To
Prevent Second Conflict,
Says One Writer
Correspondence o, n. Associated Pressl


Berne, Switzerland, July 2-One Of
the popular war time occupations OF
conservative and Pan-German newspa-
pers throughout the German Empire,
as shown by advices received here. is
to speculate on the size of the indem-
nifty which Germany is expected to OBJ
tain from the Entente Allies and to
impress upon their readers again and
again why enormous indemnities are
going 70 be an absolute necessity. The
entry of the United States into the
war has given impetus TO such discus
sions, because that country is so obvi-
ously able TO pay a pretty price.
The Leipsic "Neueste Nachrichten"
is the latest paper 70 take the matter
up. A recent article in that paper by
Professor Krueckmann. of Muenster,
is the more significant since the jour.
nal is considered the personal organ OF
The German Crown Prince and fre-
ouently publishes things directly In
spired by him.
Professor Krueckmann, in the course
~ two columns and half, presents
number cf arguments why Germany
must have an indemnity. The primary
reason. he argues, is that one OF Eng
lands first acts after the war probably
viii be 70 construct the famous tunnel
between Dover and Calais, which, says
The writer. will make Germanys SUP
marines valueless and which VIII there,
fore place Germany at the mercy OF
England in the second war which IS 70
follow the present struggle.
England, says the writer need not
s.sy-ye on: Germany 10 win the war,
,ccd not even win il decisively, but by
coming out with q "drsw" will have the
unner hand for all time unless Ger,
risny can obtain an indemnity and
tb.yebv strengthen itself at the, same
,,,ne That II weakens England and
AMERICA His argument in support OF
his contention is that IL the war costs
10Th Germany and England $50 .OOO,o0o,-
o0o ar even more, IL will leave Ger
,,a1v badly crippled, while England
con though she has spent Ilke
mount. will have behind her the
wealth Of America.
%Tbe German people" he continues,
",opear even to-day not 70 Ieailze tna'
,bs length Of the war and the huge
.srnings Of America have created an
en,irelv new situation. American cap
itaI 10 n large extent will become oc-
eupAtionless when peace Is oecIaueu'
wilt therefore jump at any possIpIIi.yi
will align Itself with Engilsh eaP''''
In competition with Us.
"if We do not weaken our oopponen.s
nv rn,tino a financial artery, then, aitet
10 completion Of the Dover. CalaiSs
tunnel, we 70. weakened, into ,.eo ti.
var under enormously more uniayor-
sbI. economic and military conditions
on oar aide, and under vastly strecngth.
erod economic and military conditions
on the enemy's side. Either ne Ger "a
msn people dies on The battlefield ara
hs, cone into this war for nothing' or
IL dies Of ,elf.eonsumption'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-15
Not Gulled by Stories
of Austrian Disafection

Nor do the stories Of Austrian disaf
lection receive greater credence II
France. In short, France demands
something concrete before she will be
lieve Germany Is ready 70 make peac'
that would be possible for the Allies
That she Is ready to make German
peace. yes; but that she Is ready tc
make an acceptable peace, no.
For France does not believe that
Germany will be ready TO make an ac-
ceptable peace while the German troops
are in possession Of the richest
provinces Of France, of Belgium
Serbia. Rumania and whole provinces
of Russia. while Germany possesses or
is overload of solid block from Ham
burg to near Bagdad. There is no rea-
son why she should make peace, ex,
cent on her own terms. II is not logical
TO expect II, and the French are the
most logical people in the world.
II would be perfectly logical for Ger
many 20 try TO discount the next two
years and make to-day peace accept
able for herself. But il would not be
logical for her to discount now the last
three years of almost unbroken Ger
man victory and make a peace accepta-
BILE 10 the Allies.
The rapidity with which all peace
talk died out in France last winter
after the interchange of notes between
the Kaiser and President Wilson and
President Wilson and the Allies was re-
markable. The cessation was so abrupt
as TO be uncanny. There was instant
recognition in France Of German in
sincerity. There has been no resump-
ton since. During the recent months
in which peace discussions have occu.
pied so large a place in English and
American newspapers, while England
and America have professed TO see
signs of German weakening, of Austria
giving away, Of danger of split be-
tween Germany and Austria, OF indie
pendence in the new Austrian Emperor
France has remained silent and gone
about the business of making war.
We in France often wondered what
was wrong in England and America. II
seemed to us that in all this peace talk
the wish was father 10 the thought.
and we wondered what was the funda-
mental trouble that would make peo-
pie willing 10 talk of peace when the
German armies were everywhere on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-15
'Pacifst" Northwest Leads Whole Nation in
Small Number Claiming Draft Exemption
Southern States Show Highest Proportion Offering Reasons for Avoiding
Service Shown Among States Percentage of
Population Registering Complete Figures Published for First Time

: Gates the largest exemption, while the
Northwest-the home Of the pacfist-
indicates the lowest. The national
average is 61.53 per cent. The South
runs far above this, except Texas and
Louisiana. Arkansas heads the list
with a percentage of 1884, and Of all
the Southern states, which, it will be
remembered, also gave low prepor-
tional registration, Virginia is the low
est, and its figure is 64.73. The figures
for Kentucky have not yet reached
Washington.
As soon as Mason and Dixon's line Is
crossed the percentage of indicated
exemptions drops. Maryland is below
the average with 60.04. Pennsylvania
is down to $3.50. In the highly indus
trial states of New York, New Jersey
and Connecticut the percentage rises
again to just about the average, while
in New England, as was to be expected,
il again falls below the average. YER
mont stars with 54s1.
Ohio's Figures Peculiar
Ohio and Indiana seem TO present
something peculiar. Their percentages
are high-s3.2s and GIL respectively.
They can claim neither an industrial
population greater than that OF the sea-
board states nor heavy negro popula-
ton 10 help them out. Perhaps the
anti-con scription and pacifst agitation
which has been carried on there has
had a deeper effect than in the Middle
Western States from which there has
been more noise.
Michigan, in spite Of its large popu-
lation of German birth, comes below
the average with 6O.97. From there
west the percentage drops fast. Wis
cousin, home of the hyphen, stands at
54.46. Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Ne
braska and the Dakotas, which have
been considered the stronghold OF
pacifsm, are all well below the average
in seeking 70 escape service.
Except for two states, this condition
continues clear to the Coast. Nevada
makes the best showing for the nation,
only 2s.s4 per cent of her registration
claiming exemption. California, an
other pacifist state, is down to $685..
The two exceptions are Washington
and Utah. The Mormon state ranks
with the South, 66.06 per cent having
indicated cause for avoiding service.
In Washington, one Of the states where
a very low proportion Of the estimated
population registered, the per cent
claiming exemption rises to $3.50
about the same as in Ohio and Indiana.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-15

list, at 1910, and New Jersey beats Il
with 1916. 1t is curious that several
Of the New England states, which, as
will be shown later, rank high in the
proportion which have sought no ex'
emption, should rank low in the per-
centage registering. Here, at least
there seems no doubt about the emf
grafton Of the young men.
The matter of the proportion whose
cards indicate" exemption, to use the
War Departments language, is even
more informing. In all calculations
regarding it all aliens not liable 70
service are excluded. There are re"
general allowances which must be
made-since munitions workers were
asked to indicate that fact. the indus
trial states in general show higher
percentage Of indicated exempt" thar
do others. In general, too, the South
and West marry earlier than the East
and North, and this fact should be SCI
off against the very high percentage
which the South shows.
Effect of Negro Element
The question of how much general
percentages have been affected by negro
population Of various states is hard to
determine. A glance at the accompany
ing map will show that the highest per-
centages shown are in Dixie, and this
would seem TO indicate that the negro
factor was a heavy one. This theory
is supported by the fact that while for
the whites the percentage indicating
exemption Is 6O15, for the negroes il
Is 7019. But in several Southern
states the figures for the whites alone
come very close to those for the totals
showing that after all due allowance
has been made for the negro drag, the
white South has claimed a far higher
percentage Of exemption than the
North, even the industrial states.
To consider only two Of the Southern
states: In Alabama the pecentage of
all men seeking exemption is 1924
while that of the whites alone is 1894
a higher figure. In South Carolina the
general figure is 6636, while that for
the whites alone is 66.s7, only frac-
ton lower.
As the map shows, the South indi