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The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-06-07
4 STUFF RACE RALLY
PICNIC OF COUNTY FORCES ON
.r SATURDAY,, JUNE 9.

The work of food conservation is be-
ing taken up enthusiastically by Jwo-
men in many parts of our country,
and Mahaska county women no doubt
have a patriotic interest in the line
oil effort to provide for the needs of
our people and also OF our allies. At
the request of the food conservation
Icommittee of the Mahaska County
Equal Suffrage League, Ames College
is sending Miss Knowles, head OF. one
of it's departments, into our county for
two weeks to give demonstrations in
upto-date methods, of canning and
drying fruits, vegetables, etc. Miss
Knowles will come to Oskaloosa, June
0, and be, present at the annual picnic
luncheon of the County Suffrage Lea
que to be held at the home of Mrs, j.
A. Dewitt, 1870 e. avenue east at noon,
All women OF the county have hearty
invitation to attend the luncheon, The
custom is for each to bring one kind
of food, whatever is most convenient
In case one cannot attend the lunch.
con ii she can come at l 80 p. m. she
will be able to htar Miss Knowles
talk on food conservation. and II she
wishes to secure demonstration IN
her own community Miss Knowles
will arrange date with her If pos
sible.. e,s aa 4
/ The annual business meeting ant
election Of the County Suffrage Lea
que will be held at the same place a
!, ten in the morning of the same day
All women interested in Suffrag'
should be present and helnFto plan tn
work Of the coming year.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-06-07
JOHN RAMSAY DEAD
PASSED AWAY SUDDENLY AT
LONG BEACH, CALF.

Telegram to Carl Mayer this morn
ing announces the sudden death at
Long Beach California of Jack" Ram
sey of Oskaloosa No particulars were
given, Mr. Ramsay and family have
been in California several months and
~ IS understood were about TO return
to their home in this city,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-06-07
NEW SHARON LOYAL!
cluB TO BACK THE.
p ARMY. Y. MIC, A. ~ y.

As a result of the visit of Secretary
Kramer, of the 0skaloosa Y. NJ c. A
to New Sharon last week the Com
Club of that senterprisiHg town
has called a special meeting for. Tues.
day evening to discuss the Army Y.
M. c. A.. proposition. Secretary
Kramer will return to New Sharon
and present the matter to the meeting
on Tuesday evening.
. Secretary Kramer was In Taintor on
Sunday and arranged for the organ,
ization of Riohland township to push
the campaign. Messrs. -Wihrle and
ESheesley will look after the prelimin-
aries and II Is predicted that Richland
|will do It's full share
Il, Other portions OF the county are
showing equally as much interest. !,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-06-07
RUSS TROOPS R0UT TURKS
Score Victory in Battle in sakiz Re-
gion on Mesopotamian Border,
Says petrosrad.

Petrograd, June 4.-Russian troops
have Won II victory in a battle with
the Turks in the Salliz region on the
Mesopotamian frontier. taking posses
sion of three heights, the war Office
announced.
The statement also reports the re-
pulse of Il Kurdish attack southeart
of ErzinSan. in Armenia.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-06-07
Summoned to Washington.

San Antonio, Tex, June 4.--Col.
Omar Bundy, adjutant general of the
southern department, was ordered to
Washington by the war department.
Col.o Ralph HARRISON formerly assist
ant to Colonel lsnnays has iaken up shei
duties of ndjuiaat general.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-06-07
NURSES LIKE HOME
GOOD REPORTS OF WORK DONE
AT MAHAsKA HOSPITAL.

TO say that the nurses of the Ma
haska hospital are enjoying their new
home is putting it mildly They have
d fine sitting room and nine sleeping
rooms. AS each room can be occupied
by two nurses, one day and one night
nurse alternately, this will accommo-
date about twenty girls-ample, for
the present needs of the hospital.
Three good fellows the other day
joined forces and subscribed for a
year for the Daily Herald, and for the
Chicago Tribune to be sent to the
home. This is another privilege that
the girls enjoy, , ,..... .,...... ...
The Superintendent report of the
hospital for the month ending on May
81, 1917 makes the following splendid
showing:
Number of male patients remain
ing April 80. COMMENCEMENT
Number of female patients re-
manning April 80. ....-..-..-..,...,...--. 3
Total number of patients remain
ing April 80. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IA
Number of male patients admit
ted during May ..............,.-....-......16
Number of female patients admit
ted during May ......................,-.-..2O
Total number of patients admit
ted during May .....,.....-..-......--..... &c
Number of surgical cases during
May
Number of medical cases during
May
Number of ObstetriCal cases dur
ing May
Number of births during May ......
Total number of patients treated
during May So
Number of patients discharged
during May ,..,..-....--.,.--..,..,
Number of deaths during May go. 2
Number of male patients remain
ing May 81 .................:: ,-......,......, 6
Number of female patients re-
naming May 81 ....,-.....-...-.-.,.-.....- 2
Total number of patients remain.
ing May 81 ...,...........................-..
Total number of patients treated
since founding of hospital $780,. 1856
Respectfully submitted.
Ida E. Swanson, superintendent.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-06-07
US. COMMISSION !.
REACHES RUSSIA
ROOT AND OTHER ENJOYS AR.
.. T.. RIVE SAFELY,
WILL NOW GO TO PETR0GRAD
Message From State Department to
Delegates Outlines Peace Aims of
the United States-Seek
to Aid SlaVs.

Washington, June 4.--The American
mission to Russia, headed by Ellhu
Moot arrived at n Russian port.
Announcement of tSe safe passage
of the commission was made by Sec
rotary Daniels, who received Il dis
sci on which the journey was made.
Former Senator Root and his col
leagues will proceed to Petrograd i'm
mediately, arriving there when the
new government is hemmed in on all
sides by disorganization, royalist plots
radical uprlsings and lack of power
to meet the situation, which threat
ems to force separate peace or at
the best remove Russia from consider
alton as belligerent.
U. S. War Aims Are Given.
Mr.. Root bears plenipotentiary pow
ers to act for the United States.
Timed to coincide with his arrival, a
message from the state department
outlining the war aims Of the United
States has been cabled to the de facto
government of Russia.
This statement was drafted by Pres
ident Wilson. 1t is addressed to Rus
STA for two main reasOns-to brace
her by assurance of Americas aid and
to convey to the Liberals of Russia
the knowledge America is fighting for
the same ideals which they demand as
part of any peace treaty.
The Wilson statement was cabled
several days ago, but has been with
held from publication in America in
courtesy to Russia.
Peace Aims of U. S.
1t was indicated that the salient
features OF The statement would be
Incorporated in the registration day
announcement on which President
Wilson has been working several days.
The registration day proclamation
will contain an epitome of what Amer
lea is fighting for and what she will
demand when the peace commission
ers begin work on treaty. &.
The peace 1aims-er.s demands-of
America, are approximately as fol-
lows:
1. Crushing of militarism and aban-
donment of heavy ornaments as a
guarantee against junkerism again
plunging the world into sea of
blood and make democracy safe
against the Onslaughts of an imperial
clique.
2. Freedom of the seas and re-
striction of the use of submarines as
weapon of Offense. Crews of mer-
chant vessels must be assured safety.
Restrictions on the use of many I'M
plements of land war are also likely.
PO.. son gas, liquid flame and SINH
lar weapons are regarded as too in.
human to be allowed to be employed
again.
3. Binding guarantees that small
nations and their rights will he re-
spected. This includes the reGroa-
ton and indemnity of Belgium, Ser
bia and other little countries wiped
out by the Germans, as well as the
establishment, as far as possible Of
borders on racial lines. A Jewish
republic in Palestine may be an out
growth of the war, and this is ia
vored by the United States.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-06-07
rlyer carries PASSENGER 225 Miles.

New York, June AZ, X. Jaquith,
an aviator attached to the Third areial
coast patrol, flew from Atlantic City,,
n. J., to Mastic, L. l., a distance Of 225
miles, nipne bppr Bnl fiffgihvef ,mipF.
qFfh GaEgiea II. ", Pumnelly With.
him.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-06-07

the music for their 26th season.
Eleven in Oskaloosa and fifteen at
Des MOines. As a return date rec
ord, It is doubtful If this can be
equalled anywhere !, in. the country
among platform people, They are
now better than ever.
-:-s-:-p-:- eaf
Rev. A.. Jacobs of Omaha, Nebras-
ka, is here as the delegate from that
state and in keeping with his habit,
he is making himself generally USE
full in the leading of meetings and in
exhortation, ... .. ,....... .... ....-s, . .....
i. - -:--:- 49,
! On Sunday, evening the service at
the Central M. E. church, Oskaloosa,
was discontinued and large repre-
sentation visited the camp. DIR, L.
M. Grigsby, the pastor, was called to
the platform and was cordially well
coined.
a - - -.
Miss Lurana Terrell, formerly the
matron at c. H. u, and also in past
years resident of Oskaloosa, is at
the camp and during the year has
been in evangelistic work in Oregon
and Washington. Her work has
been decidedly successful.
~ ... - - =.
The C. H. U. orchestra that is such
a help to the musical features, COM
prises cornet, several violins, a
French horn, a clarionet, and sew
eral trombones. N.sH.. #.a ..~
-. - :: H..' ..s. ..,-..
In the spirit of patriotism, the Ma
tional Colors have been displayed
just back of the desk on the plat
form. And frequent references are
made to war conditions, ".
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-06-07
Camp Notes and Items.

Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Ramsay of
Knoxville are among the arrivals,
Mr., Ramsay IL the president Of the
Roard of Trustees of c. II. u, and is
here for their annual meeting on
Monday.
81 aAGl Ht N,.. =, =. p94 fttnf
81 RevJiand Mrs. J. M. Harris Of Ev-
anston. Illinois. are here In charge Of
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-18
Booze Wrecks Two of
Would-Be Officers

San Francisco, May 1S-Orders cali
ing for a second physical examination
for student officers at the Presidlo
training camp have been issued and al,
ready have resulted in the dismissal
of six men for physical defects, it was
announced today Five of these were IN
the engineer corps.
At the same time two men were DIS
honorably discharged for drunkenness.
Rigid enforcement of orders against
having liquor on the grounds was an
nounced today.
The new examinations designed to
reveal anything overlook in the first
tests are in progress, together with
plans for the reorganization of com
panies, in accord with the same orders.
Yesterday the men were given their
first taste of "kitchen police and
many for the first time made the ae-
1uaintanee of mops and dish rags
Ralston T. Wilbur, Of Spokane, famous
athlete, with an income of $3o,00o
monthly, industriously scrubbed thf
floor Of the engineers quarters Whit
his three automobiles stood idle.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-18
SAYS CONSPIRACY
TO BOOST PRICES
WAS nation WIDE.
Nationally Known Food Pro-
ducer Files Charge with
Department
PUTS WRITER EVIDENCE
IN HANDS OF OFFICIALS
Commission Men Fed :Vege-
tables to Hogs Rather
Than to Cut Prices

Washington, May 1s.-TChargcs of ex.
istence of nationwide trust of mid
dlemen, whose operations are said to ex-
tend to almost every state in the union,
were laid before the department of agri.
culture here today.
The charges, made by a nationally
known food producer, officials said, are
supported by exceptionally positive in
formation" and apparently establish
"beyond doubt " existence of a conspir-
acy to boost prices.
The department of Justice was at
once notified and summoned the in
formant for immediate conference. The
Council of National Defense was also
notified.
Written evidence, in the form of let
ters and documents, it is said, is now
in the hands of the department.
AT the same time, appeals reached the
department for help from various sec
tions where food speculation and price
boosting is charged.
Created Shortages.
Minneapolis charges told Of alleged
agreements between commission meI
and producers to manipulate food sup
plies so as to create artificial short
agoS in certain sections with accom-
panying rises in prices.
In central Illinois cities, he charged
commission men are feeding large guam
titles of vegetables to hogs, rather thai
sell at lower prices. Thousands o
bushels of potatoes are said to be GO
/ ing to the animals
Baltimore charges say speculator
have cornered $4,000 bags of potatoes
Spectators, it is charged, are preparin
to evade food control legislation.
Widespread destruction Of truit t
maintain prices was also charged.
Danforth, Maine, reported genera
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-18
HELPING MOTHERS
LOOMED UP LARGE
AMONG PROBLEMS
~
Fundamental Item In War
Program Is Care Of Sol
6ers' Families
CENTERS FOR MATERNAL
And INFANT WELFARE
'WiK Be Provided No Sol
Gers' Family VIII Be AL
lowed to Suffer Want
By Robert ]. Bender.

Omitted Press stair correspondent
Washington, May 1s.-How the gov
ernment may help "war mothers''
doomed large today out of the great
whirl of preparing the nation for its
struggle against Germany.
Both in congress and in the cabinet
the problem of protecting mothers be-
hind the lines is under discussion.
"The public protection of maternity
must be made a fundamental item in
the war program for soldiers families
one government official declared today.
Legislation is pending in congress to
help to a certain extent.
"The problem is one of the most Sc
rious in war;" Senator Kenyon said to-
day. "It is one OF the things that
makes it seem inevitable that when war
comes all progress in civilization
stops"
The children s bureau of the depart
ment of labor, howevSs, zas been study
ing the matter of maternal and child
welfare and has suggested the following
program as a starter:
Center in Each County.
A rural nursing service operating cut
lof each county seat TO care for mothers
needing attention and assistance.
An accessible county center for na-
ternal and infant welfare at which
mothers may obtain simple information
as to the proper care Of themselves and
their babies.
A county maternity hospital acees-
sible to all parts of the county OF beds
lin general hospital for care of moth
ers.
Provision for skilled attendance, OBJ
tainable by each woman in the county.
Proper care of "war motheTsp is
vital matter for government cOnsidera-
tion Miss Julia Lathrop, chief of the
children's bureau of the department of
labor, said today.
Cannot Be Niggardly.
"It is for the public good and its
, cost must be etgby public appRopria-
tions, not by private philanthropy. IL
this war is waged to make democracy
nrevail. the families Of soldiers must be
: safeguarded as never before. In old
I wars it was taken for granted that fam
| lilies of soldiers must suffer from pestt-
Hence and famine. This war must pre-
servo the health and education of chill
c dren and the government compensation
D for soldiers must take these great items
Into account
4 "As soon as the armies are mobiiized,
! many young fathers are going to De
e drawn from their homes. No govern
Q ment can feel its duty to the soldier IS
complete unless it protects the family a
from which the father was taken, 80.
J in the beginning of this war, it would i1
be a sin to put an army in the fiele
7 without protecting as never BEFORE the
:, nation IS life at home.
u "Ameriea can i'll afford niggafaiy
! ! attitude toward the mothers and emil
dren, -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-18
By William Philip Sims,


limited Press Staff Correspondent
Itbe British Armies in the Field May 18---Lens
'set aAame. Fires and explosions in Frances
~ we're plainly visible from the British lines
But last night. The Germans plainly know the
hey are running now of British sweep that will
4 circle about the city and trap them there.
b-It is possible the destruction of buildings in
N Indicate withdrawal from that city. The
bgram of burning and blowing up Of buildings has
lowed by the Germans in every city and town
e evacuated.)
For the past few days has turned the battle field
Into one of mud There were only minor oper-
progress early today. Around Bullecourt, just
4 whole by the British, it was quiet.
i Of the Scrape the mud was so thick that there
Iinfantry operations reported today.
Bis Dispatch is filed small action is in progress
|grele which is apparently going well for the
No details are available yet.
j the first aeroplanes of the day was bagged low
NreIle just before this action began. Machine gun
i the trenches brought the Boche down.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-18
The German Version.

Berlin, via London, May lS.-'The
ruins of the former village of Bullecourt
were evacuated according to command
and without disturbance from the en-,
envy, who established himself there "a
hours later" declared today's official
statement.
The war office also reported repuise
in hand to hand fighting of an EngllSin
attack on the Gavrelle-Fresnes road
made after midnight. Around Arras'
the statement said, there was artillery
ing on both sides.
On the French front better Weathei
conditions were reported, with cores
ponding increase in artillery fire PaT, th
tial French attacks near Braye, north
of Cramelle and near Craonne were all
repulsed. 49, a4o+o
On the Macedonian front the state
ment said the enemy was again defeat
ed yesterday in the Coma BEND nor'H
Of Sofignene.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-18
BOAT SINKS
$50 MEN ARE MISSING
Ship Standard Wrecks On
Alaska Coast Only 29 Of
Passengers Picked Up

San Francisco, May 1S.-More than
13O men are missing and many have
perished following the wreeking of the
three masted ship Standard of the Lib
by Mcneil and Libby cannery fleet on
the shoals of Cape Constantine, Bristol
bay, according to radiograms received
today by the United States naval sta
ton at Goat Island.
The missing men were adrift in life
boats which were launched when the
vessel struck at midnight on the night
of May IA. Only 80 men had been
picked up when the last dispatches
were received by the naval radio. The
exact number of those missing cannot
be definitely stated until the uncer
taintv as to the number of eannery
employees aboard can be cleared up
One report here is that 150 persons
in all were on the vessel, but a Seattle
dispatch asserts there were $50 cannery
men on board in addition to the ere"
of II.
The Standard was under command Of
Captain C. Christianson, with G. Swan
son first mate and c. Frandsen second
mate. She left here April 8 for Bristo
bay carrying new employees to the can
neries on British bay.
| Wireless advices from st. Paul, PROP
Iiloff Islands, in Bering sea, declare tn
vessel began to break up May 10, afte
going ashore the preceding midnight
i Five lifeboats were then launched, onl.
one of which had been picked up a
last reports. -.
This is the second disaster to ship
of tbe Libby. Mcneil and Libby flee
in a few weeks and the fourth disaste st,
in the same region this season In
Libby windjammer st. Francis wen
ashore in Unimak Pass and broke VI
The bark st. Catherine and the tende
Thistle have also been wrecked nea
the same spot ;n
! Cane Constantine is the western pom
Of the entrance to the estaury o
Nushagak river.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-18
BY Lowell Mellett.


UNITED Press staff correspondent.)
London, May 1S.-''This war will
not be over until the full weight OF
America has been thrown into the
scales; not until Amerca begins making
war as though she alone faced Germany,
will there be possibility of predicting
when the end will come.
So spoke Lord Derby, England 8 see
retarv of state for war - Kitchener $
uccessor-today. And then he added,
emphatically: ~ +o
dThe bigger blow America is able 10
doliver, the sooner she delivers 1.-THE
quicker will the war end ana the he"
order of things be assured."
The United Press correspondent Wen
70 Lord Derby for some expression ol
ha1;af on the duration Of the war ano
Of what part America should take II
tbe fighting He found the war secre
tarv firmly of the belief that the enc
is not yet in sight. -
" HAS Big Part to Play
America" he said, "has a big par
70 nlav in this struggle to Abolish Tn, M
World menace of militarism. AmerlcS ';
rnue+ strike hard. We hope she VII
strike quickly" ,aaonl,
Here the British war head suueem,2 ena2
naused, swung about in his CHAR Iace. ?ton
tbc blank wall of his office and reitei
sted as though seeking to PROJECT HI
tboueht across the ocean: a.,
WTbis war will not be over until I'M I'M
full weight Of America has been thTo"i j,
into the scales. Her full weigh'-
he emphasized. !, u,;s,od Ger
many's active propaganda right now w !
d;rected to that purpose In every wa. .h
nossible Germany is throwing out III I'M
iSeo that the wars end is in sign
Germany would like this to 1, p9 81 81
Teomch are less stolid and it would al
fact .r them even greater ..o,
g Germany has reached--it not PaSsII' sI
+ho o1lS cTqst Of her military strength. Sn
knows every DAY she is weaker W ,
many men. o,,it-on her ow
| terms. e;oh+ long. lon
time T vet before accepting the tern
tbat the worlds democracy deniahus
safeguard the future