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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-29
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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-29
INTERURBAN AUTOCAR GO.

Phone news items to the Tidings.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-29

That's an unusual word-what IL iti
Omar and aroma mixed up together
-Omar-aroma, in happy combine
ton.
And the aroma in the Omar ciga-
rette is just as happily distinctive as
the aroma in the name. 1t is sooth-
ing and ripe, smooth and rich-a
supreme triumph Of blend.
Omar-the perfect Turkish blendl
Even the words blend.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-08-29
GENERAL NEWS.

,
Mobilization Of the second increment
Of draft troops has been changed from
Sept. Is to Sept 10 and the third in.
crement from Sept. 80 to Oct. 8. Mo-
Utilization Of the first increment will be
as previously announced, Sept. 5.
fronts this country" he said.
Two more years of war Will reduce
the entire world to the same shortage
of food as now exists in Germany, ac-
cording to scientists in that country,
who have compiled statistics to sup
port their statement.
Announcement is made by the
American Red Cross that its war coun-
Gil has appropriated 500, 900 for med
zeal research work in France
The country's output Of quicksilver
in 1916 amounted to 29,932 TASKS Of
seventy-tive pounds each and was val.
ued at $2,576,547.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-08-29


Nels N. Thygeson. general counsel
Of the Minneapolis Street Railway
company. the st. Paul City Railway
company, and the other companies
forming the Twin City lines, is dead
at Palo Alto, Cal. Mr.. Thygeson had
been connected with the legal depart
ment Of the Twin City lines for nearly
thirty years and was prominent in
legal circles Of both cities.
Mayor =. a. Fritsche Of New Ulm,
City Attorney Albert Pfaender Of the
same place and County Auditor Louis
g. Vogel Of Brown county have been
suspended from Office by Governor
Burnquist on the Recommendation Of
the state public safety commission for
participation in the recent anti-draft
meeting at that place. Temporary
successors have been named by the
governor.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-08-29
MORT INV S e n S.


s A government-fixed minimum price
OF IS q bushel for No. / Northern
wheat, other grades to be priced on Z
1 differential not exceeding 4 cents q
sbushel. Is urged In q resolution adopt
ed by representatives Of the farmers
Of Minnesota, North Dakota and South
Dakota In conference at st. Paul. on
call Of Governor Burnquist.
Three public officials OF New Ulm,
Mimi. Mayor q, a. Fritschie, City AT.
torney Albert Pfaender and County
Auditor Louis G vogel Of Brown
county. who participated in the anti
draft meeting at that place July Is,
have been suspended from public
office by Governor Burnquist.
]. Halderson Of Mortified, MINI,
for many years home missionary for
the Norwegian Lutheran church, was
killed there when struck by a Milwau.
kee road passenger train. He was six.
ty years old. For many years he Wis
tied the remote sections OF the North
west In his work.
Peace Is impossible until the cen.
trail powers are subdued, Governor E.
Z. Phillip declared in addressing off,
GERS Of the Wisconsin national guard
at Camp Douglas. Tire is much i'll.
timed discussion Of peace" he said
The Red Cross war council an.
nounces the appointment Of a. r. Rog.
ers Of Minneapolis as manager Of the
! Northern division Of the Red Cross,
which includes Minnesota. North and
South Dakota and Montana.
The 1. w. w. strike IN Washington,
Oregon, Idaho and Montana, called for
Aug. 20, failed to take place.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-08-29
Northeast Of Warren

John Peterson and son are up from
Iowa visiting at the home Of his par
ents, Mr. Aug. Peterson and family.
Alvin J0hnson, Of Warren, Is assist
Ing John ]. Olson with threshing.
Knhte Myrfield Of Clay county, Is up
visiting at the home Of "A. o. Myrield.
Mr.. Nicholls is up from Minneapolis
looking after his farming interests on
section nine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noble Nichols and
family visited at the Carl Knutson
home Sunday evening.
The young people attended the party
at Malek's and report an enjoyable
!, time.
Youngs, Peterson & Co., started
threshing at the English Summit
Stock Farm on Monday.
The Oluf Myrfield and Carl Knutson
families visited at the home OF Ole
& alru north Of NewFolden Sunday.
Tom Lonner is assisting Henry Myr-
field with haying and harvesting
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-08-29
GRIMES AND MIsHAPS.

Two negroes, fourteen white men,
civilians, police officers and national
guardsmen, were killed and more than
score Of persons, men, women and
children, were wounded in an out.
break at Houston, Tex. Of negro sol
diers Of the TWenty-fourth United
States infantry, stationed there to act
as guards during the construction Of
Camp Logan, at which the Illinois ma
tional guard will train.
DR.. ]. S. Bernfeld and Louis j. Che
rev. indicted members of exemption
board No. 20 Of New York city, en-
tered pleas Of guilty to charges Of con
spiracy to obstruct the draft law when
:lley were about to be placed on trial.
They were sentenced to two years
zach in the federal penitentiary at At.
lanta
3 Two persons were killed and a score
Of others injured when a fast freight
train on the Cleveland, Cincinnati,
Chicago and St. Louis railroad crashed
into the rear end of passenger train
at Mansfield, Ill.
Charles a. Wall, Jr., and Richard Fl.
Mead were burned to death at Buffalo,
N. Y, when an airplane in which they
were experimenting with smoke bombs
caught fire in the air. SIS
Three explosions at the King Mills
Powder company s plant at King Mills,
O., caused four deaths and resulted in
two workmen being injured.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-08-29
FOREIGN NEWS.

The case against General w. a.
:Soukhomlinoff, former minister of war.
who is charged with high treason, and
his wife, accused Of being an accom-
plice, came before the cessation de-
partment Of the Russian senate, as
sisted for the first time in Russia by
"a jury.
The Frankfurter zeitung says the
seventh German war loan will be is.
sued In the middle Of September un.
der the same conditions as the sixth
loan. s
Dr.. William Won Stumm, under sec.
Rotary for foreign affairs Of Germany,
has resigned
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-08-29
NEWS OF NOTED PERSONS.

Vice President w. w. Atterbury OF
the PENNSYLVANIA railroad, who has
been granted leave of absence, is ex-
pected to go to France to assist in
the construction and operation of rail.
roads there for the transportation Of
troops, munitions and supplies.
John w. Garrett of Baltimore has
been nominated by President Wilson
as minister to The Netherlands and
Nuremberg. Mr. Garrett succeeds DR..
Henry Van Dyke, who resigned some
time ago.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-08-29
VIKING

Mrs Nordgaard and children visit.
Led at. Rosewood with Rev. and Mrs.
Anderson the past week.
Mrs. Charley Peterson entertained
the Ladies' Aid last Thursday
rs Miss -Mathilda I1ilen from Thief Ri.
yer Falls was at " king last Wednes-
day trying to secure subscribers FOR
1.-The Thief River Falls Times. hoping
thereby to win the Overland car. the
prize offered. We wish her success III
her work.
Rev. Karl Melton, missionary from,
China, held services In the Swedish
Mission church last Sunday. He mem
toned few Of his experiences among
the Chinese people.
Ole Mebust went to Warren Satur-
day morning with his threshinp ma
chine. His Intention is to begin thresh-
ing south OF Warren. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Westberg spent Sunday
with Ernest Styrlund's s. -
Miss Florence Anderson OF this vii
lage has been visiting Basset's for the
past two weeks.
Miss Helga Lundgren arrived home
last week from CroOkstOn where she
has been employed for some time. She
expects to return after a short yaca-
ton with her folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bohe, the former being
the local barber, are entertaining
some relatives from Fosston, MINI.
a light rain fell Thursday hinder
ing the threshing for that day.
Mrs Loge, from Oslo, was business
caller at Viking last Thursday.
Mrs. A. Styrlund left for St. Paul
last Saturday evening to spend few
days with her sister, Mrs. a. Kohl
The people Of this vicinity are still
continuing their frequent auto trips
to Maple Lake. According to reports it
is a most beautiful and picturesque
place. Just the kind for a day Of
recreat ton.
Miss Malberg, from Excel, spent a
few days visiting with Mrs A. Styr-
lund last week.
Services were held at Drotts' home
last Sunday afternoon by O. Sande.
Refreshments were served and col
lection was taken up for the benefit
Of the church.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-08-29
THE DEATH RECORD.

Gijin Okuda, mayor Of Toxic since
1915, IS dead. He was a prominent
legal authority OF the Japanese en-.
pire and IN 1913 was minister Of ed,,.
cation in the cabinet Of Premier Yamal
sna0to.
Judge G. G. Goodwin, editor and au.
thor and for twenty-one years editor
1n-chief Of the Salt Lake lUtahD Trfb-
mne, Is dead.
Right Rev Alphonsus Joseph Clio.
zfeux, Roman Catholic bishop OF the
$50 nf Boise, Ida, iis dead. @
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-08-29
GREAT WORLD WAR.

z 49, SSssA0 010 aIopOIICU ny ftuS DIlte
ish, although they we're successful IN
minor operations. A German trench
position west Of Lens of local import
ance and q post near Lombaertzyde
were captured with prisoners. Near
Epehy. northwest Of st. Quentin, there
Is increasing activity with heavy ar
tillery lighting under way.
On the eastern front near the Inn
portant Russian port OF Riga. on the
Baltic, the Germans have started what
possibly may turn out to be another
bis offensive, and also are attacking
the Russian lines to the southeast In
the vicinity Of Dvinsk and farther
south near Rrody and Tarnopol in
northern East Galicia.
One of the most brilliant feats Of
the Italians was the capture Of Monte
Santos 2,245 feet high. This peak,
seven miles north of Gorizio, domi-
mates the broad plain beyond that city,
and occupancy of it has enabled the
Austrians to hold up the Italian adj
vance to the east since their capture
sof the city
Having gained their principal objec-
tives on the Verdun front the French
are completing their victory by local
attacks to round out and secure their
new lines. Profiting by the capture
sof Hill SO4 they advanced to the north
of it. Three fortified works in the vi
entity of Bethincourt we're stormed
In brilliant attack on the Verdun
front the French carried Hill 3O4, one
of the most bitterly disputed positions
of the war, In the struggle for which
thousands of men have lost their lives.
In addition to Hill 304 the French
stormed the fortified works between
Haucourt and Bethincourt.
The great offensive of the Italians
1along the Isonzo front daily continues
to gain in impetus and apparently the
strong Austrian counter attacks no.
where have been able to stem the tide
that is bringing General Cadorna's
men gradually closer toward their oh
jective.
Hard fighting continues between the
British and Germans around Loos, In
Northern France and Ypres, in Bel
GUM. The Canadians have captured
trenches at the southwestern edge OF
Lens on the monster Stag heap known
sas Green crassier.
The allies great offensive, unceas.
ingly boring ahead. has cost the Ger
mans and Austrians close to 100000
men in dead and wounded and at least
600 prisoners on the British, French
and Italian fronts.
A desperate battle is in progress on
the Balasizza plateau, on the front
north of Gorilla. The resistance Of
the Austrians has been overcome by
the Italians at various points.
General Petain is holding all his
gains Of the great Verdun offensive
movement in the face Of formidable
counter attacks which the crown
prince is launching.
Eleven persons we're killed and thir-
teen injured in a German air raid over
Dover, Margate and Ramsgate, Eng.
Five of the enemy planes were brought
down.
War expenditures Of the United
States, including allied loans, have
mounted during August to more than
$24,O00,OO0 every twenty-four hours.
Fifteen British vessels of more than
900 tons were sunk last week and
three Of less than 1000 tons. in addi-
>tion to two fishing vessels.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-08-29
DUE TO STRIKE IN slLEsIA
German Production OF Coal Cut Mil
Hon Tons 4 AIT Month,

Copenhagen. Aug. 90. strikes of
miners in Silesia last month reduced
the German production of coal by
more than ,OOo, 900 tons, according to
statements made in the debate in the
reichstag main committee on the fuel
problem. Vice Chancellor Helferich
gave an urgent and earnest warning
against further strikes.
IS The gravity Of the situation is
shown by the seriously eonside Tered pro.
sposal to restrict the production OF
iron, although this is needed for munt-
tons
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-08-29

Mission Church Of Viking
WERNER DROTTS. Pastor
Services will be held next Sunday at
1880 a. m. and s p. m. Sunday school
at 10 o'clock. All are welcome.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-01
DEMAND FOR WAGE
INCREASE EXPECTED
FROM BROTHERHOODS

Chicago, Nov. 1.-Representatives of
250, 900 railroad employees began ten
day conference today that is expected
to result in formal demand for wage
increases averaging 25 to so per cent.
The meeting. which is being held be-
hind closed doors in the Great North
ern hotel, is attended by delegates of
and the Order of Railway Conductors.
The two organizations represent con-
ductors, switchmen, yardmen. brake
men, baggagemen and flagmen.
Chicago switchmen, members of the
Trainmen's Brotherhood, already have
formally voted for a wage increase of
approximately so per cent. The two
organizations are divided into eastern,
western and southern groups in their
dealings with the railroad officials.
All these divisions are said to have
supported demand for higher pay and
better working conditions.
A. B. Garretson, president OF the
conductors, arrived today to attend the
conference. w. G. Lee, head of the
trainmen, was expected later.
The Switchmen's Union of North
America, affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor and not connect
ed with the four big brotherhoods, al
ready has taken formal action toward
demanding general increase in wages
throughout the country.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-01
COMMISSIONER TO
ATTEND CONFERENCE
AT PARIS SELECTED

Washington, Nov. L. President
Wilson has selected the American
commissioner to the great allied con-
ference in Paris Nov. 15. the first IL
which the government of the United
States has officially participated.
Their names will be announced soon.
Their work has been outlined.
The German drive against Italy has
demonstrated perhaps more than any
other thing the need Of closer coop
Grafton between the powers leagued
against Hohenzollernism.
Foremost among the questions to be
considered Immediately at the con-
ference will be the military and
economic conditions in Russia and
Italy
Question of Japanese and Chinese
participation In the war on larger
scale will be included In mapping out
a general war plan
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-01
WILL ANNOUNCE THE
PACKERS PROFITS

Chicago. Nov. 1,--Profits of pack
ers will be announced shortly as the
first step In governmental control of
the meat industry, Charles Mccarthy,
personal representative of Herbert
Hoover, announced today as the pack
ers came under the license system.
Prices the retailers should pay will be
the next step.
The profits are now being agreed
upon but will not be made public until
conferences between the meat commits
sion of the federal food administration
with the packers, now under way here,
are concluded.
Stabilization of the market Is now
being sought by the commission. A
steady market will insure greater pro-
duction. producers declare. Farmers
will begin raising more hogs and cat
tie at once If they are sure of a good
price. they said.
This step also is necessary in price
regulation, according to the food ad-
mnistration.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-01
BUTTER BOARD AT
ELGIN ABOLISHED
BY FEDERAL ORDER

Washington, Nov. 1.-The FL
GIN butter board has been
abolished. A request by the food
administration that the board
cease it's price fixing activities
for the duration of the war at
least, was Immediately acceded to
by the officers of the board. The
suspension is effective at once
and In the future the ordinary law
of supply and demand will deter
mine butter prices.
Whatever price regulatory func-
tions may be necessary to prevent
butter soaring will be performed
by the food administration and
the bureau of markets in the ag-
riculture department.
The suspension order is not ef-
fective against any other butter
exchanges, the food administra-
ton stated. The Elgin market
quotations. however, were the
most important in the country.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-01
SECRETARY TUMULTY
HAS NO ASPIRATIONS

Washington, Nov. 1.-Secretary Tu-
multy has no political aspirations.
From his desk in the White House to-
day the genial buffer for President
Wilson denied reports that he would
be candidate for United States SEN
ator from New Jersey.
owing to the illness of Senator
Hughes, many good friends of men in
New Jersey have been generous
enough to suggest my name as Senator
Hughes successor. Tumulty said.
These evidently come from those
friends in New Jersey who do not know
Of my intimacy with Senator Hughes
and my deep admiration for him.
Therefore there can be no solid basis
in fact for these stories. The democ-
racy of New Jersey is solidly behind
Senator Hughes and will enthusias-
tically support him in his desire for
denomination"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-01
UNABLE TO EXPLAIN
FINDING PARTS OF
HIS BROTHERS BODY

Richmond. Va, Nov. 1.-Dr. Asa w.
Chamberlain today was in state of
almost complete collapse following
sensational discoveries of the death of
his brother, Albert Chamberlain. He
Is charged with murder.
Unable to explain the presense of
dissected parts Of his brothers body
buried on his property, the 81 year old
physician continued to profess inno-
cence of the crime. To questions re-
garding discovery of some of his
brothers organ9 under the doctors Ice
house, and legs. arms and other mem
bers buried In post holes on his pro-
perty, the physician only shook his
head, declaring his inability to account
for the gruesome findings.
Meantime authorities are awaiting
for resentment in the doctors home
county to subside before returning him
there for preliminary examination.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-01
SCALE FOR SHIPYARD
LABOR MAPPED OUT

San Francisco, Nov. IA retroactive
wage scale, in some instances higher
than the temporary scale under which
the men now are working, was being
rounded into shape today by the ship
yard labor adjustment board settling
the Pacific coast shipyard labor
troubles. The board continued Its ses-
sions, considering the wage scale ex-
clusively today.
The schedule being formulated pro-
vides a larger proportionate increase
for laborers receiving small wages
than for the skilled workmen.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-01
JAPAN UNABLE TO
SEND HER ARMIES TO
FIGHT IN. EUROPE

San Francisco. Nov. Lit is not only
a physical inpossibility but strategi-
cally inadvisable for Japan TO send her
armies to the European battlefields, in
the opinion of Baron Megata of Japan,
head of the special Japanese financial
mission to America.
IF. In the face of "A physical impos-
sibility. japan should be foolhardy
enough to make a superhuman effort
to send troops. and II she speedily be-
came exhausted--then who would pro-
tect the Orient II Germany still re-
manned undefeated?" was Megata's an
swer today to the question of Japan
sending an army to aid italy.
Lack OF tonnage difficulty of COM
munication and need of the army at
home are the problems which would
confront Japan. he declared.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-01

SECOND TRANSPORT ATTACKED.
The Finland is the second transport
to be attacked while returning from its
mission to Europe.
The Antilles on Oct. II was torpe-
doed and sank with the loss OF 81
lives.
The dispatches to the navy depart
ment regarding the attack on the Fin
land stated that no submarine was
seen, as was the case in the attack on
the Antilles.
MAY HAVE NEW SYSTEM.
Whether the Germans are using a
new system in hiding their assaults
on transport ships is question puz-
zling naval authorities.
The Finland is a 12-700 ton steamer,
commanded by Captain Jensen. She
was formerly a Red Star liner and was
built by Cramps in Philadelphia In
1902. She is $50 feet long.
Secretary Daniels has asked for fur
ther information on the submarine at
tack. No details We're given in the
first dispatches to the navy depart
ment to Indicate whether any were
aboard the vessel other than the crew
1t was not stated either whether any
injuries resulted to those on board.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-01
LAST MINUTE NEWS

NORWAY AGAINST GERMAN ATTACK
BRITISH SPARAPPELHoEk
British
jan 1918 brings
lar $3566400000
STRIKE.
4
APPRECIATION EXPRESSED BY PREMIER.
!,
JOHN. i.W w. LEADER, UNDER ARREST
lon
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-01
BERLIN TELLS OF
CAPTURE OF $50, 600 )
MEN IN THE DRIVE

Berlin, Nov. 1.-Sixty thousand
Italian soldiers laid down their arms
east of the lower Tagliamento." the
official statement announced today.
The war office announced the total
of prisoners taken in the great Italian
drive had now reached 10000 men
and 1900 guns were taken.
The sixty thousand men who laid
down their arms" east of the Taglia-
mento river probably refers to big
body of the troops of the third Italian
army, which dispatches have indicated
were likely to be trapped near the
coast. as S