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The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-12

Consideration of the general army
bill, carrying s27s,0o0,O00 for mninte-
nance Of the regular army for the cur
rent year, has been occupying the time
oi congressman the past three days,
A number OF the large concerns Of
Seattieand Tacoma have signiiled their
intention OF keeping on the payroll all
employees who enlist at this time and
Of holding their positions for them.
-
County Auditor Wariall has headed
movement among county employees to
contribute one dollar permonth of their
salary toward fund TO assist families
of enlisted men. rs a good move.
Coy. Lister has called upon farmers
to aid the country by raising as much
on their farms this year as possible.
Preparations are under way for mus
tering IN the Home Guard OF Olympia.
The Object of this move Is TO train men
ever IS years Of age Tor active service.
To show you have the interest of
the Island community and The Record
at heart, patroni2e the home mcr-
chants. especially those whose an
nouncements appear in the paper.
"Buy It In The Home Town is a
good slogan. Mail order houses have
grown rich at the expense OF the local
merchant. Ever stop to think about
it? The Record will have more to say
on this subject next week.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-12

Sunshine and showers; smiles and
tears that's April.
There Is no honor 50 great for you
rs filling the place you are in, where
ever it may he.
The word "conscription CRATES On
the ear when it is applied to compul-
sorry military service.
CONSUMPTION Of incomes above a
reasonable amount. say $1,000 persear,
sounds all right
Many homes on the Island have been
brought to a realization Of the tragedy
being enacted across the sea by news
that relative. near or distant had
fallen on European battlefield.
Many hearts have been saddened the
past week by the call for troops. This
means that from every community the
very best young men the flower Of the
land viii respond. This has always
been the case, in every country, and
always win be.
One of the things that should be re-
membered, and public officials need it
called to their attention. says the State
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-12
Center News

were Seattle visitors She last Of
the week.
J II. Wilson of Paradise Val
ley returned from Seattle the
last of the week.
Miss Catherine Hall made
Fernwood Ranch II very pleas
ant call on Saturday.
Mrs Harry Davis made a trip
to Kent via the ferry, Monday,
on shopping expedition.
Mr.. S. NJ Holan had as his
guest last Wednesday, Mr. Lun.
der, Il friend from Seattle.
Miss Fannie Marshall spent
last Sunday at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Jas. McCarren.
Miss Lettie Miner came over
from Sumner and visited with
the home folks Easter Sunday.
Miss Bill, from Ellensburg
Normal, spent the week end at
the home of her aunt, Mrs. Scr
cnson.
Mr.. Stewart and family, who
now live at the Kirkland place,
will move to the old Zebernick
property
Mrs. Mamie Hofmeistei has
exchanged her ranch, southwest
of Center, for city property in
Tacoma.
Delbert Banner. who has been
confined 70 his bed for o few
days, is much improved and able
TO be about again.
Mrs. Juel Sargcnt's daughter,
Mrs. Fred Carsgaard and two
children from Spokane, are here
to spend the summer.
Miss Petra Clauson, niece Of
Mrs. G. Petersen, and Ethel
Swanson Of Seattle, spent their
Easter vacation at the Petersen
home.
Mr.. and Mrs Il. B. Sutton
and daughter Dorothy of Seattle
motored to Vashon by way OF
the ferry, spending Easter Sun,
day at the home of Mrs. G. Pet
ersen.
Mrs. Frank Kingsbury enter
tanned a party of Center ladies
on Wednesday,, consisting OF
Mrs. Claude Williams, Mrs. Tom
Allison and Mrs. Harry Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kings
bury and daughter Juanita were
dinner guests Easter Sunday al
the home of Judge and Mrs.
Byron S. Wise.
The shed on the church lot
has been torn down aad the lum-
Der neatly piled up. This is an
Improvement. Thanks to the
men at Center who kindly assist.
ed in cleaning up the rubbish.
Mr. Pettelle has purchased
ten acres more of the Hatch pro
perry adjoining the ten acres he
already has. This new purchase
includes the old house and or.
chard.
Mrs. c. Petersen and son Hol
ger entertained the Misses Clau
son, Swanson and Larson last
Thursday with motor trip tc
Tacoma by way of the ferry
They visited the camps at Amer
lean Lake. had lunch in Tacoma
and reported most enjoyable
trip
The next regular meeting Of
the Camulos Club will he hello
Friday, April 10. at the home Of
Mrs. Leslie Rodda In recognt
ton Of Bird and Arbor Day" a
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-12

The board Of county commits
.sioners awarded the contract for
the construction of the Peter
Green road to r. Manson < Son,
for 81, l4s, Monday.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-12

One of the things that should be re-
membcred, and public officials need it
called to their attention. says the State
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-20
INFANT DEATH RATE
HERE THIRD LOWEST
Baby Has Four Times the
Chance for Life that It
Has in Nashville,
Tennessee.

: mo community with an infant NOR
tality rate Of over so can claim that
its babies are getting anything like a
square DEAL" is the declartion of DR..
J. A. Tamisiea, who submits the fol-
lowing national statistics.
This statement was recently sent
out by the New York milk commit
tee, showing infant mortality rates in
large number of cities in the United
States. -.
The committee sent a QUESTIONABLE
to the health officers of 252 cities. OF
these, 1903 either furnished no infor-
nation or we're unable, to furnish any
that was reliable. The statistics. OBJ
tanned from the 144 cities that. fur
nished information are embodied in
the committees bulletin.
Baby Treated Fine in Omaha.
According to these figures, only
four Of the l44 cities are giving babies
"a square deal" These cities, with
their infant death rates, are La Crosse,
Wis. (30.6); Ogden, Utah (3o.8);
Omaha (47.D and East Orange, N. ].
(48.8). The highest infant death rate
IN the whole series is that of Passaic,
N. J.. (1935), but in this "bad emf
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-20
Marmon "a Climbs to Top
Of Mt. Hamilton in 70 Minutes

A Marmon 81 went from San
Jose, Cal, to the top of Mount
Hamilton, a distance of twenty-six
and a half miles, and total climb of
1900 feet, in seventy minutes. Mrs. l..
X. Stevens of Bartlett, ILL.,, owner of
the car, was visiting in California, and
wished to visit the observatory at
the summit of Mount Hamilton.
There are more than 700 turns in
The climb, 1913 being in the last seven
miles, and Mrs. Stevens car carried
eight passengers, two trunks and full
equipment. The only time gears were
changed was at hairpin turn on
narrow strip of road.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-20

nence" Passaic is closely rivaled by
Montgomery, Ala. (l85.D; Nashville.
Tenn. 1928, and Perth Amboy, N.
J.-(76.6). No city with population
of 100000 or over has an infant death
rate as large as those just mentioned,
but not one of them has the square
dealr rate of 50 and few even approach
this limit. The lowest rates among
cities of this class are those of Seat
tie, Wash. (53.I, and Portland, Ore.
(57.7). The highest are those of Jer-
sey City, N. J. Q32.9), and Indianap-
oils (l3l.6). .
Four-to-One Shot Here.
To quote the bulletin:
"'.Of the cities with population of
100000 or more baby born in Omaha
was found to have four times as good
a chance to live to celebrate the first
anniversary of its birth as baby
born in Nashville, Tenn, or Fall
River, Mass. In the cities under 100,-
600 and over $4,000 population a Salt
Lake City baby has over three times
the chance of surviving the first year
of life that a Passaic, N. j., or Holy
oke, Mass, baby has, while in cities
between $4,000 and $4,000 population
a La Crosse Wis, baby has. an ad-
vantage more than six to one over a
Montgomery, Ala, or Perth Amboy,
N. J., baby"
: !, Can Remedy Conditions.
The conditions that cause these
high rates may be remedied by any
community that Is determined not to
tolerate this waste Of infant life. For
instance, of the 5000 infant deaths
that occurred last year in the Bofough
Of Manhattan, New York, alone. over
half, at least $500, may be classed as
preventable if the New York milk
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-20
To Present Play for Old
CoIored Peoples Home

Under the auspices Of the Negro
Woman's Christian association, "Sa-
tan," a three-act comedy-drama, will
be given at the Auditorium Monday
evening, May 28, the proceeds to go
toward the maintenance and refur-
nishing of the colored old peoples
home at 1929 Pinkney street. Mrs.
James Jewell, Mrs. Martha Smith,
Mrs. Kate Wilson and Miss E. Smith
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-20

committees rate of 50 may be ac-
cepted as normal. If only six babies
in the Borough of Manhattan were to
be killed or even threatened with
death by bomb from an areoplane
the country would be afame with in
dignation. An observer from Mars
might find this phenomenon curious
when placed by the side of the calm
unconcern with which we regard con-
ditions that doom to death thousands
Of infants in this country.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-20

are the committee in charge, and the
whole is under the management OF
Mrs. John Perry.
The cast is made up from the best
of the colored talent of the city and
includes Andrew Reed as the devil"
Hazel Perry and Roscoe Miller in the
leading roles, who will be ably sup
ported by Corrine Thomas, Nathaniel
Perry, Theresa Mitchell, Cecil Alex
ander, Sherman Jefferson, Mildred
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-20

reinforced concrete construction, with
an exterior of brick. According to
Mr.. McAdam, manager of the Omaha
branch, this will be the largest build
ing of its kind in the United States
devoted to the exclusive sale of rub
Der goods.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-20

Bryant, Darlene Duval, Ralph Jones
and Dolores Johnson in the principal
roles.
The colored old peoples home is a
charity institution that bids for en-
couragement and support from all the
people in the city.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-20
Farnam Street Lot On
Twentieth is Sold

The S. D, Mercer company has pur.
chased of local camp Of the Wood.
men of the World the fifty-foot lof
at the corner of Douglas and Twen.
tieth streets for $4,000. The w. Far
nam Smith company made the sale.
Less than two years ago the Wood
men people bought this for $4,000.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-20
New Omaha Home for the
United States Rubber Co,

Work will begin at once on a new
fireproof fve-story home for the
Omaha branch of the United States
Rubber company. The building will
be finished by November ! and will
occupy an entire quarter of block
at Ninth and Douglas. Plans call for
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-20

Give your Want Ad a chance to
make good. Run it in The Bee.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-06-17
FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS Prop'ty
Stores and Offices.

27O5 LAKE. on car line, good location. SIS
$3.50 s. goth, good location for drug store
on car line, with four living rooms up
stairs; mod. ex. furnace s25
18th and Writ, NE Wbuilding, excellent
corner. see us for particulars on this.
OMAHAs LARGEST RENTAL AGENCY.
HASTINGS & HAYDEN, 1914 Har. Ty, So
REALTORS
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-06-17
EDUCATIONAL.

VAN SAINT SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Business Administration Advertising
Finance and Investments Banking
A ten weeks course In above subjects.
BY professors from tho Unit of Nebraska,
begins June 18th Day sessions for women
Evening sessions for men and women
Two forty-flve minute lectures each week
in each subject Take any one or all
tuition, $3.50 per course each subject
Wartime Food Problems.
A six weeks course In above subject by
a teacher OF domestic science begins June
18th, day sessions only. Forty.fys minute
lectures daily Tuition $3.50 per course
The business world needs women Enter
any Monday for Shorthand, Typewriting
Bookkeeping and other courseB Of train
Ing for business.
Day classes meet between $500 and 100
Evening classes between 6!aO and 500
2s0 Omaha National Bank Bldg
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-06-17

?Sis S. 18TH ST. AR, modern. -. $50. 90
MA Henderson, 1-r, modern. :.... 70 90
2609 n. 18th St.. Ser. part modern, Is. 90
1901 CASTELAR,. Ser, mod. ex. heat. Is. 90
2O1i Bancroft, 6-r., city water.... Is. 90
4SlO N. ssth Ave. 7-r., city water. IL 90
ISIS s. 6th St, ar, city water. 7.5o
CREIGH, SONS & COMPANY,
Douglas 900 Realtors, sos Bee Bldg.
1912 sAHLER ST., 5-r bungalow, 5000.
1919 N. i5th St, rms. all mod. with
barn, fine condition, $500.
2Sil Charles ST.. 6-rm mod. ex. hit, slb,
20s2 Charles ST., Ser, mod. ex. ht $500.
sI6 s. 2Hh ST.. rms. (colored), $500.
BIRKETT & COMPANY.
$50 Bee Bldg Douglas 6as.
2O6 S. 26th Ave, S.r., all mod. flat. $3.50.
s0s n. 18th, 6-r, all mod. apt. S2l 80.
1903 N 23d, S-r.. all mod. house, $4,000.
222s Hamilton, 6-r mod, house. $1,000.
1880 N. Sist st, 6-r mod. ex. heat, 1900.
lIls N. 22d, AR. flat mod. ex. hit, 500.
RAsP BROS. 80 Keeline Bldg. Tyler 72l.
WE want more houses and apartments to
rent The fact that we have practically
cleaned out our big list Is conclusive proof
OF the efficiency OF our rental service. II
you want to keep your places rented see
Payne & Slater Co. "Omaha's Rental
Men," sl6 ON. Nat. nix. Bldg. Doug. l0lS.
l2i2 NICHOLAS ST., 6-rm, house, mod, ex,
heat neutrality-suspicious., .E...''...s lE,oo
1904 North 9ith St. 6-rm. flat mod. ek
heat OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .slo.OV
r. S. TRUMBULL,
1905 First Nat Bank Bldg. Tyler USE.
SEND for our weekly printed rental list II
you are contemplating moving. We have
what you are looking for.
oMAHA,s LARGEST RENTAL AGENCY.
HASTINGS A. HAYDEN. 1914 Har. Ty. 10.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-06-17

$40. 00-25Ss Davenport ST., rms, mod.
slS.0O--l1e N. 26th ST., rms, str. mod.
s2760--5is S. 26th Ave. rms, all mod.
$50. Q0-CLOSE-IN, desirable 6-rm. brick
flat
$sS. Oo-3lO2 Myrtle Ave, rms, mod.
garage.
}tB, O0-962l Lafayette Ave, . rms, all
mod, hot water heat: garage.
$50. O0--ll5 S. cath St, str. mod. s-rm.
flat.
GLOVER & SPAIN, (Realtors),
Douglas 1859. 1890 City National
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-09
POISON GAS NOT CHLORINE
Agony and Internal Injuries Re.
ported From France.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-Chlorine is not the
substance from which poison gases Is
made on the European battlefronts ac-
cording to a paper read before the
American Electrochemical society con-
vention by William D. Marshall, a del
egate.
During the first year of the war;"
Mr.. Marshal said, reports from
abroad frequently reached this side
to the effect that chlorine was used
in the form OF gas attacks, releasing
1t from cylinders, or containers,
against the position of the enemy. My
own experience with chlorine, as well
as what I have heard from others on
the subject, leads me to believe that 1t
alone could never have caused such
agony and internal injuries as were de-
scribed, because in my practice have
never seen nor heard of anybody per-
manently injured by inhaling chlorine,
although the temporary inconvenience
and pain caused by it seemed at times
rather serious"
Rather than perform a deadly mis-
sion Mr.. Marshall said that chlorine
had lent itself for war purposes In
sanitation, sterilization of wounds, etc.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-09
LATINS ARE IN RETREAT
BEFORE GERMAN ADVANCE
U. S. SHIP T0RPED0ED
Four Sailors Known to Have Been
Lost; Thirteen Others Missing.
Steamer Rochester Sunk by German
Observation-Disclosures Destroys "
Boat In Mediterranean.

washington, Nov. 9.-The American
steamship Rochester was torpedoed
and sunk at dusk on November 2.
-Four sailors are known to have lost
their lives. One boat with the sec
ond mate and 13 men Is missing.
An Atlantic Port, Nov. 9.-Informa-
tion that an American shell fred by
an American naval gunner sank Teu-
tonic submarine In the Mediterranean
Is contained in report made to the
navy department by the officers of an
American freight steamship which ar
rived here recently, it was learned.
The vessel of about 5000 tons gross,
was returning from an Italian port in
ballast after taking a cargo of war
munitions from America to Italy. A
report OF Its narrow escape from q
torpedo was recently made public, but
the fate of Its attacker was not men,
toned.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-09
PAWNS RIVALS GIFT TO GIRL
She Has Him Arrested In East st.
Louis and Departs With
Other Man.

East st. Louisa love triangle" /"
with a diamond ring, making 1t q
quadrangle" was unfolded in the po-
lice station when Miss Annabelle Mace,
eighteen years old, Of st. Louis, caused
the arrest Of her former sweetheart,
Walter r. Howell of 646 Collinsville
avenue, on charge Of pawning ring
given her by her other sweetheart,
Charles Lucas. Then she walked tri-
uIluphantly away with Lucas, waving
farewell to Howell as he was led to q
cell. g
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-09
"BROKE" SOLDIER SAVES LIFE
Lack Of Car Fare Brings Him to
Rescue Of Man Hurt by
Train,

q Minneapolis.-f Frank Brickley, pri.
vate with the First Minnesota hos
pital corps, had had five cents Emil
Drefahl, 131 Bunker street, st. Paul,
would probably be dead.
Drefahl was struck by a Chicago
Great Western train at Wyoming
street and the railway tracks. His left
arm was mangled four inches from
the shoulder.
Shortly after the accident, Private
Brickley, who was walking to barracks
from South st. Paul, because he did
not have car fare, met Drefahl, bloody
and staggering, at Lucy and Concord
streets.
He applied tourniquet to the arm
above the injury and stopped the flow
Of blood, probably saving the mans
life.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-09
ITALIANS CUT
OFF BY TEUTONS::
$1,000 CAPTURED
Troops on Way to the TagIiamen-
to Taken Prisoners, Says
Berlin.
INVADERS CROSS TIL: LIVENzA
Joint Forces Of the Austro- Germans
Force Passage of River-Roms
Says Retreat Continues-Five
Airplanes Shot Down.

Berlin, Nov. 9.-Austro-German
forces in northern Italy have crossed
the Lfvenza river, army headquarters
announced.
Italians troops to the number of IT,
600 were cut off from the Tagliamento
and captured, the official statement
adds.
The total number of prisoners taken
by the Austro-German forces is now
more than 250,000, it is asserted.
Capture italian General.
The text of the communication fol-
lows:
italian front: Our detachments,
advar cling On the mountain roads, have
broken the resistance of the enemy
rear guard.
"By an outfanking movement our at
tacking columns cut off the retreat Of
the enemy troops still holding out on
the middle Tagliamento between Tol.
mezZO and Gemona and on permanent
fortified works at Monte Saint ST.
income.
up to the present, 1900 Italians,
among tneIn d genefal, with oo guns,
have had to surrender.
Foe Crosses the Livenza.
"1n the plain fighting has developed
along the Liveflza river. By a vigor-
GUS advance German and Austro-Hun-
gariah divisions IN spiSc of destroyed
bridges, have forced the crossing and
have thrown the enemy back west
ward.
I'm Italy we are fighting our way
forward in mountain and in plain.
/, Latins Continue Retreat.
RomC, Nov. 9.-Withdrawal of the
Italian line was continued, the war Of
fee announced. The larger units re-
tired unmolested.
Italian troops fought numerous rear
guard actions, in the course of which
they succeeded In holding up the Aus
tro-German advance temporarily.
Italian airplanes continued bonn
harding hostile forces along the Tag
namentO and brought down five enemy
afrplanes.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-09
Civil WAR is BEGUN
IN RUSSIAN CAPITAL
RUSS PEACE PROGRAM

Petrograd, Nov. 9.-The military
revolutionary committee of the central
council of soldiers and workmen's dep
uties, In a proclamation to the army
committees and to all soldiers and
workmen's councils, says:
I'VE have deposed without blood
shed the government which rose
against the revolution"
1t proclaims the authority Of the
military revolutionary committee and
says that the officers who do not open
ly join the movement must Immediate
ly be arrested.
Uncertain military detachments, the
proclamation adds, must not be per-
mitted to leave the front for Petro-
grad. Where persuasion fails, the
statement says, force must be used
without mercy.
the military revolutionary committee
reads:
ITO the army committee Of the ac-
tive army and to all councils of SOL
diers' and workmen's delegates and to
the garrison and proletariat of PetrO-
grad:
1--WE have deposed the government
of Kerensky which rose against the
revolution and the people. The change
which resulted in the deposition Of the
provisional government was accom-
plished without bloodshed
THE Petrograd council of soldiers
and workmens delegates solemnly well
comes the accomplished change and
proclaims the authority of the military
revolutionary committee until the Gre
aticn of a government by the soldiers
and workmen's delegates.
Announcing this to the army at the
front the revolutionary committee calls
upon the revolutionary soldiers 70
watch closely the conduct of the men
in command. Officers who do not Join
the accomplished revolution imme-
diately and openly must be arrested at
once as enemies
1.-The Petrograd council of workmen's
aSd soldiers delegates considers this
to be the program of the new author
ity:
81. The offer of an immediate demo-
cratic peace.
''2. The immediate handing over Of
large proprietorial lands to the peas
ants.
SO. The transmission Of all authority
to the council of soldiers and work
mems delegates.
81 The honest convocation Of q con-
stitutional assembly.
1.-The national revolutionary army
must not permit uncertain military de-
tachments to leave the front for Petro-
grad.
''They should use persuasion, but
where this fails they must oppose any
such action on the part of these de-
tachments by force without mercy.
1.-THE actual order must be read i'm
mediately to all military detachments
In all arms. The suppression of this
order from the rank and file by army
organizations Is equivalent to a great
crime against the revolution and will
be punished by all the strength of the
revolutionary law.
Soldiers For peace, for bread, for
land and for the power of the people !
1.-THE MILITARY REVOLUTIONARY
COMMITTEE"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-09
FEIGNS BLINDNESS, is FREE
French Professor In Military Prison
Deceives Germans by Remarkable
Will Power.

Paris.-A professor Of the Sarbonne,
the great French university, recently
obtained his release from German
military prison by a remarkable exer-
else Of will power. He fell into the
hands Of the Germans in 1915. Decid-
ing at once to get free In some way,
he feigned blindness.
From that time it was impossible for
the German military doctors or eye
specialists to catch him oa lis guard.
They subjected him to the severest
known tests. He was tortured by sci
entific ways Of verifying sightlessness.
but never once departed from a fixed
blank gaze.
He was finally declared totally blind,
and included in recent exchange Of
permanently disabled prisoners.