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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-17
In Nearby
Society Circles
CULPEPER, VA.

Col. Bradford Hancock of Waco, Tex,
with his daughter. Mrs. Fannie Orem.
and his grandson. Allen Orem, also of
Waco. has been spending this week at
the home of his cousin. Frank NJ Gill
keson, following a visit to Washington.
A party consisting of Charles NJ. Waite.
Douglas Thrift. J. William Coons. Lyle
Rhodehouse, DIR. c. H. GoldSborough,
Judge Brooke and Mayor Robert NJ.
Mackall returned Tuesday from a
motor trip of some days through the
valley of Virginia and parts of West
Virginia. having also visited the An
tietam battlefield.
Miss Helen Ball Armstrong. only daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Judd Armstrong, was
married Tuesday afternoon to Capt
James Williams Greene of the I'd Vir-
ginia Regiment. National Guards. The
ceremony. which took place at the
home of the brides parents. was per-
formed by Rev. J. NJ. Burton and wit
messed by a small gathering of rel
atives and friends. Among the former
was Miss Lucy Greene Of Elk Hill, Va,
a sister of the groom.
Mrs. Fred Porter. who spent last
week with friends in Washington and
at Vienna. Va. returned to Culpeper
Saturday. Rev. DIR. w. c. McCready of
Winchester. Ky, who is spending some
time in Culpeper. was the guest Of
friends in Charlottesville Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-17

children of San Diego. Cal. are visiting
Mrs. Porter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Il. Haney. here. Mrs. Otis NJ.
Linthicum has returned from Winches-
ter. Va. where she was the guest of
Mrs. Robert Glass.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-05-04
BILLS TO CONTROL
FOOD SUPPLY APPEAR

Washington, May 1.-The admins
tration's food control legislation was
introduced in both houses of congress.
In the house Chairman Lever Of the
agricultural committee offered bill to
give the agricultural department d.
rect supervision of food production
and distribution. The program was
put before the senate in a resolution
by Senator Gore, chairman of the SEN
ate committee. e.. .,a. IA
The measures proposed do not cover
price fixing or control of grain enter
ing into the manufacture Of liquors.
These subjects will be dealt with in
measures to be drawn later.
twenty-five million dollars is asked
for the agricultural departments use
in administering the program. .E
The legislation calls for an imme-
date survey of the country's food re-
sources and confers power on the de-
partment to prevent speculation and
price manipulation. ~.
It would provide for equitable dis
tribution and would suspend the law
prohibiting the mixing Of flour. It
would establish and enforce stand
ards for agricultural products and for
fertilizers.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-05-04
ROOT ACCEPTS HEAD
OF RUSSIAN MISSION

Washington.-Elihu Root, New York.
former secretary of state. after con-
ferences with President Wilson and
Secretary Lansing, formally accepted
the Craftsmanship of the American
commission to Russia.
Mr.. Root spent an hour with the
president at the White House dis
cussing the Russian situation. The
president outlined fully what he de-
sired to accomplish. @
The commission will be composed
of three or four principal members
and a staff OF, secretaries and assist
ants. It is expected to leave for Rus
STA within few days.
The needs of Russia as outlined to
President Wilson are for political.
financial, transportational and COM
mercial advice and assistance.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-05-04
Official Paper Of the City and the County
Issued on Friday of Each Week

Entered at the Post Office at Cresco,
Iowa, as second class mail matter.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-05-04
REGULATIONS HELD VALID
Federal Supreme Court Sustains Land
Office Rulings.

Washington, May LAND Office
regulations to prevent injury in home
9tead applications, by requiring afa-
davits under oath from the agents of
Civil war veterans applying for home
steads were upheld as valid by the
supreme court.
The court sustained federal indict-
ment and ordered trial of Jessie T..
Morehead of Chinook, Mont, charged
with subcrnation of perjury in SUBJ
hitting an alleged false affidavit at
Havre, Mont, in conspiracy, the gov
eminent charged, to secure and sell
public lands.
The Montana federal court had dis
missed Morehead's Indictment.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-05-04
BERLIN EDITOR
PRAISES WILSON
Frank Article Finds Fault With
German Policy.
'R|O|CULES PEACE 0vERTURES
Macmillan Harden Says Teutonic o.
fer to End War Was Put Forward
Only a. Bridge Over Which Ger
many Gould Pass to Relentless Sub.
marine Warfsre.

many Gould Pass to Relentless Sub
marine Warfare.
Copenhagen, May 1.-Maximilial
Harden, the German "enfant terri
ble," publishes in the latest issue O
Die Zukunft another daringly franz
article exposing to German readers tho
''shams, pretenses and mistakes" o.
their governments policy.
The article is devoted to the entry
of the United States into the war
which Herr Harden warns the people
must be taken most seriously, both
from the moral side, as symptom OF
weakness of Germany's appeal to the
neutral world and the failure Of her
foreign policy, and because of the
physical aspects of the weight Amer
lea ultimately will be able to throw
into the scale. .'....
He declares, with daring to which
probably no other German publicist
is equal, Germany's peace overtur=s
were put forward only as q bridge
over which Germany could pass to re-
lentless submarine warfare. 5.-
Herr Harden has only words Of high
praise for President Wilson and his
policy and reveals in various passages
q sighting opinion of DR.. Alfred Zim.
mermann, which he did not conceal at
the time of Zimmermann's elevation
to ministerial rank.
Defends the United States. f.
The United States. Herr Harden de-
clares, could have continued to amass
unmeasured riches, not from NUM-
ton contracts, but as worlds source
of supply. as,.E . t..-a .
Instead, he adds. the United States
chose for an ideal to reject con-
tinuance of it's profitable neutrality to
load itself with burden Of expendi.
lures, which no other country could
safely bear. Those who would profit,
Harden tells his readers, can be
sought nearer home, in the ranks OF
those wanting to retain Belgium, the
Briye iron district, Courland and Ii
vonia.
what now is needed" Herr Har'
den continues, sis not longing whim'
pers Of pesce, but q bold attempt to
restore worthy freedom of criticism
and decision.
Put the German house in such or
der that tomarrow it will be habitable
and not an eyesore to the world.
"The United States won't fight a
German empire which is guided by
fresh men and heading for the goal
indicated by President Wilson.
"A league of nations is on the way.
Shall Germany freeze without and in
the era of coming peace shall mill
tarism remain the root and branch OF
German political life?"
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-05-04
Insure and Protect Your Property.

Insure and Protect Your Property.
You are no doubt Mutual Insurance
man because you believe in the prin
ciples of Mutual Insurance. In the
first place. the primary object in view
with Mutual men is to provide insur.
ance that is absolutely good and do il
1T less cost to the policy holders. To
do this, we are very careful to choose
the best officers we can get, men OF
1irmness, men of honesty and integrity.
The officers use great care in choosing
subordinates and who see that every
risk is proper one. ., ~.
y All Of US know that some risks are
more hazardous than others, and we
point out the weak spots; we see that
.there is q good foundation. that there
is . good chimney, and we want the
moral risk to be good. But most Of US
overlook the fact that our greatest
source Of loss is lightning. Just look
Of reports Of county, state and national
associations. What percentage is
caused by lightning, and what are we
doing to make it less? 49,.
We seldom pick up paper in the
summer time without noticing the
death of someone caused by being
struck by lightning. In a great major
ity Of cases this could have been avoid
ed had the building in which the person
was stricken down been properly rodded
with good Lightning Rod. In read
ing of these terrible deaths, how little
do we think that perhaps some Of our
loved ones may be taken from US in
the same manner if we do not throw
some safeguard about them. .. II
Our readers may ask what can be
done to prote Ct them from lightning.
In reply, we can say that surely while
one is in the house or barn he need feel
no fear whatever if he has taken the
precaution to properly rod these build
ings. In the most severe electrical
storms, he and his family are perfectly
secured under the roof that has been.
T = 10. Har-F. E- i .r-T+ o. p.
properly rodded. And here is often the
difficulty, to get your buildings prop
erly rodded and with the right kind Of
rods. We have looked into this matter
very carefully and have, after long
experience, come to the conclusion that
. soft copper cable il by far one Of the
best rods ever put upon the market.
When this rod is properly put up eq :
mans building, he may feel sure that
he has splendid protection against
loss from lightning. We have faith in
our rod and in our work, and cheer
fully give a written guarantee with
every rod sold. For particulars call on
ANDREW SMITH,
Phone 267. Cresco, Iowa.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-05-04
Dodge Brothers First Car Still Used

i
Built of manufactured parts and not
.'put together" like ordinary expert
mental cars, it stands long service.
An unusual bit of information con-
corning the first Dodge Brothers motor
car ever built developed from q dis
cussion among automobile men in De-
troit few days ago. e..
"Old Betsy" as the car is familisrly
known, is still in daily service in the
experimental department, just where
she originated more than three years
ago. Although she, has already piled
up record Of more than 15O. 900 miles,
she is beingnsed today for the most
difficult experimental runs. However,
the unusual lies in the fact that
Betsy unlike most experimental
cars designed. only Ito see how it looks
and acts, Svas made up originally of
manufactured parts, just as though
she came in the regular line of produc-
ton. .f.7 4
.'The common practice" said F. J.
Haynes, Dodge Brothers works mana
ger, who was discussing early motor
cars with the other automobile men,
sis to use castings in putting together
the experimental car. This is done
because it is very long and costly
process to make up dies for forgings.
Dodge Brothers, however, felt that if
the car were not made exactly like the
one they expected to produce, both
they and the public might be fooled.
So they set about making dies for
every part which they had previously
determined was to be forging. With
some of these, of course, the drop forg-
ings were absolutely necessary, but
with many others the plain castings
would have been adequate for ordinary
experimental purposes.
'It may surprise you to know that,
the better part of year was consumed
in making up these dies, all because.
Dodge Brothers insisted on doing it
right from the beginning" as they put
it. Undoubtedly the remarkable sue
cess of the car from the first day of
production is explained to large de-
gree by this initial thoroughness. 1t is
of Dodge Brothers-was
at the start, and always will be-"
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-05-04
Chicago Grain and ProvIsiens.

ss. C0lCaSO, April 20.
Wheat-May, $2.74h; July, $2.26;
Sept, $1.91. Corn-May, $3.50; July,
STAG; Sept, s1.37A. Oats-May. CSC;
July, 65ssc; Sept, 571Sc. Pork-May,
$3.50; July, $3.50. Butter-Cream-
cries, 37@Ssc. Eggs-3o@s1Ac. Poul-
try-Fowls, 22zc.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-05-04
South st. Paul Live Stock.

z South st. Paul, April %.
Cattle-Receipts, $50: steers, $3.50
09.R5; COWS and heifers, $7.25@9.50;
calves, $6.00@1o.75. Hogs-Receipts,
1900; range, $l5.25@15.40. Sheep
Receipts, 100; lambs, $12.O0@15.o0;
ewes, Sl0.OO@12OO. ~
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-05-04
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago, April %.

". Chicago, April %.
Cattle-Receipts, 1000; steers, So
0o@13.40; cows and heifers, 5000
11.20; calves, $s.oo@12.00. Hogs-Re-
csipts, 10000; light $14.75@15.s5;
mixed, s15.30@15.95; heavy, $4,000
1000, rough. $lb.3o@16.00; pigs, s1O.-
o4DlS.7k. Shesp-Receipts, 1000; "a
tive, $1o.sb@1SlS; lambs, $12.o50
1890. -
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-05-04
St. Paul Grain.

: y st. Paul, April %.
Wheat-No. 1 hard, $2.S6A @2.9OH;
No. Northern, $2.74h @2.ssM; No. 2
Northern, $2.7Oh@2.8Oh; corn, ST.
5114@1.53h; oats, M@72Mc, bar
ley, $l.2O@1.54; rye, $2.01@2.O3; fax,
$8B3@8.39.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-05-04
Minneapolis Grain.
MINNEAPOLIS, Apri

: minneapolis, April 28.
Wheat-May, SASSY; July, $2.32h;
Sept, $1.S7. Cash close on track: No.
hard, $2.S6@290; No. Northern,
$2.74@2S0; No. 2 Northern, $2.70@2.-
80; No. 3 Northern, $2.5S@2.72; No. 3
yellow corn, $1.51@1.53; No. white
oats, 70k orc; fax, $3.50.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-05-04
GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

: Duluth, April %.
Is Wheaton track and to arrive, No.
I hard, $2.76A; No. Northern, ST.
TN @2.75A; No. 2 Northern, $267A
@2.7OA. Flax-On track and to ar
rive. 1899, ISL
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-05-04

For first-class dental work, call on
Dr.J. ]. Clemmer over P. A. Glenn
mer's Drug Store. 34tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-15

fore. To those not accustomed, their ex- perience is gained very dearly-it is a very sore and trying experience. The army horses are by no means tame an imals, and many of the boys were elected severely from the saddle, but none hurt. In order to qualify for rid ing, one must ride correctly, walking. trot, gallup, jumping, etc It is a great experience and one to help tougher the men to army life.
 The remaining five weeks training consists of intrenchments, pontoon bridges, on the Potomac, rifle and pistol practice, etc, and we hope soon to develop into officers Many of the men are already being called into ser vice. Some are in Washington and some soon to go to France. We think the remainder will be used in instructing the new army to be raised in Septem- Der. The West Point ngineers in charge here are very capable men but they are not sufficient in numbers as will be required at a very early date.
 There are about 25 Birmingham men in the camp here, among them being Powell Nolan, R. Wilkinson, Red Prowell, E. D. Green, Thornton, Zac Smith, Jr., McWhorteri John Chase, Ed Allen.
 The food is good, training excellent, and all are quite happy, but of course all would like to be back in dear old Alabama, Georgia or Florida. The south is hard to beat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-15
State Board of Pardons
 Favors Four Applications

Montgomery, July 14-(Speclal)
 Four persons were recommended for
 executive clemency and the applica-
 tions of 16 were rejected by the state
 board of pardons at the July session according to announcement Saturday
 All other applications were postponed until the next meeting for further con
 sideration. Those recommended for clemency were: George Holmes, Mont gomery, grand larceny; Eddie Hoyle Coosa, manslaughter; J. H. Moore Clay, burglary; Morris Reynolds, Chil- ton, mansIaughter
 Applicants whose petitions were refused follow: J. N. Albright, Jef- ferson, murder George Alexander Jefferson. manslaughter (Allgood dts- senting); Leonard Anderson, Coving- ton. murder; Tommie Brooks, Cham bers, manslaughter; Damon Cannon Cullman, murder second degree; Ben F. Cowle, Madison, murder first degree John Giles, Pike, grand larceny; Will liam Hereford. Madison, murder first degree; Jackson Mathis, Houston, for gerry second degree; Charlie Miller Madison, burglary; John Morgan, Jrp Wilcox, grand larceny: Buck Roden
 Marshall, manslaughter: Bill Rogers Butler, manslaughter; Sam Stewart
 Limestone, larceny from person; R. l.
 Sears, Montgomery, assault to murder Willie Walker, Dallas, cattle stealing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-15

Reconnaissance must be made at all times, previous and during and after combat. It includes suitable means for obtaining and recording all needful in-
 formation of the country in the short
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-15
ATTORNEY GENERAL
 OF UNITED STATES
 RENDERS DECISION
Reed Amendment Is Inter- preted to Mean No Liquor Transportation Either on
 Person or in Baggage

Washington, July 14-Instructions 1s- sued by Attorney General Gregory to United States attorneys, made public to- day, declare that every form of trans portation of liquor into dry states Is for bidden under the Reed amendment, whether by common carrier. by private conveyance, in baggage or on the per son.
 Federal attorneys are directed to report
 to the department of justice instances of interstate transportation of intoxicating
 liquors into Q dry locality in local op-
 ton state. Interstate law prohibits the
 manufacture and sale for beverage pur-
 poses of liquor in such dry locality and the department will select a test case from those reported to determine applica- bility of the law to such transportation fThe Reed amendment" says the At torney Generals instructions, makes it a federal offense to cause intoxicating liquors to be transported in interstate commerce, except for scientific, sacramen- tal medicinal and mechanical purposes, into any state or territory the law of
 which state or territory prohibits the man
 ufacture or sale therein of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes although the state law may not prohibit such inn portations or may specifically permit the | importation of intoxicatin liquors in des- l ignated quantities.
 "Every form of transportation is for bidden, whether by common carrier, by l private conveyance, In baggage or on the | person. The carrier or shipper may be | prosecuted in any district from. through i or into which liquor is transported
 You are directed to report to this de- 1 partment instances of interstate trans l portation of intoxicating liquors into a | dry locality in a local option state where l state law prohibits in such dry state their l manufacture or sale for beverage pur- I poses. A test case will be selected for those reported for the purpose of deter l mining the applicability of the law to such
 transportation." .s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-15
SENATE COMPL PLETES ! FOURTH WEEK ON
 TIE FOOD MEASURE
Perfunctory Debate Con- tinues While Committee Is Trying to Frame
 Compromise Bill

Washington, July 14.--The Senate today finished its fourth week of debate on the administration food control bill wLdle leaders conferred upon amendments,
 which they hope will command general support.
 Little progress was made on the bill today in the Senate, all action on
 amendments going over until next week
 with an agreement to take a final vote
 on the measure next Saturday.
 Senators Stone, Williams and Hollis, democrats, made speeches supporting the bill, and Senator France, republican of
 Maryland, in opposition. Prospects of
 peace were discussed by Senators Stone and Williams, with both declaring that complete defeat of Germany is required. While perfunctory debate proceeded
 with less than a dozen senators present.
 lis colleagues upon amendments to com promise the various disputes. Republic
 ans as well as democrats participated.
 The conferences will be resumed Monday, when tentative drafts of proposed | changes will be submitted. Senators
 prominent in persistent opposition were
 not invited to today's conference Those
 present, however, were said to be in agreement upon eliminating steel, iron, | copper, cotton and all other products except food, feeds and fuels-the orig inal objects of the legislation-from the bill They also agreed to considerable extension of government licensing and Senator Hollis was chosen to draft a new provision for food administration A smal board, subject to the President s immediate authority and with their de- clsions to his approval, may be substi- tuted for the provisions for an individ- ual food administrator.
 Senator Kenyon and many other sena- l tors are disposed to insist on extending government control to steel and iron products and the final result Is consiC- cred still in doubt. No doubt exists regarding the constitutionality of this measure, Senator Hollis said, support-
 ing the bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-15

est possible time for operations of troops in the field. This information is needed in order to determine the best routes for roads, the bst position to | lay out intrenchments, the best posi- tion to conceal artillery, drainage, lo- cation of mines, etc.
 1 The engineer department has de- i signed a standard reconnaissance 1 equipment. The outfit consists of a
 sketching board on a tripod, alidale i clinometer. pace tally, pencils, paper, etc. With this outfit, road maps are made showing the topography of the country, hills, ravines, creeks, fields. woods, location of enemy, etc. An ex- perienced reconnaissance man with this outfit can map about 15 miles per day. He can keep up with infantry on the march.
 MILITARY MINING Military mining consists of those op- erations incident to forming communi- | cation completely under ground and placing charges of explosives and firing l such explosives, planting of land mines,
 for gases, etc, and discharging same when enemy troops are over them. Mill | itary demolitions have for their pur- lpose to destroy and make unservicea- ble any objects in the theatre of war
 favorable to the enemy or unfavorable 1 to our army
 Triton is the explosive used, instead
 of dynamite. It is put up in cakes or
 blocks of one-half pound each, and
 explodes with great force. Detonating
 cord is lead tube g of an inch in
 diameter, filled with triton. This cord 1 can be set off preferably by a cap and
 the explosive wave travels throughout
 its length with great rapidity, $500 yards per second. Thus mines can be
 exploded instantly miles away, as the enemy comes in contact with them. | EQUITATION
 Part of the training here consists of learning to ride and the care of horse Many of the men are excellent horSe- l men, but many have never ridden be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-15
Self-Sacrifice and War

Charles Nagel in Southern Woman's
 Magazine.
 After all, suffering is necessary to wise and moral living. Very few peo- pie can stand the test of uninterrupt- ed success. This is true of the indi- yidual; it is true of nations. For one, I believe that in this respect at least the war will have a tremendous ef- feet in the future for long period of time Of course, the answer will be that the price is too great. No doubt 1t is The same triumph should De achieved without the price. But the fact is that it never is
 Somewhere I have read that in 1Sl3 a young German poet, Theodore Koer- ner, full of promise in the great lit- erary field, offered his services as a soldier. The attempt was made to dis suade him. because the country coulu not afford to lose so promising a man. His answer was that of a true man --his country could not afford to har- bor any man who would accept sucn an excuse He went forward and fell in battle. No one would say that if he had not gone to the front his poems and songs would be treasured by his people as they have been ever since. No contribution that he could have made to literature could possibly have had the influence with his people that the triumph of his spirit has exer- risa:$S Throughout the century.
 This is true now in all the warning countries. Whatever the cause may be, the spirit of sacrifice has come into Recognition as never before in history. There will be a triumph of soul, and an appreciation of what is true, fine and worth while; and a willingness and ability to dismiss that which is sham. show and self-indulgence.