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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-11-22
EVERY HIGHLANDER
URGED TO ATTEND
Meeting Monday Evening to Col
lect Data for Proposed Sum
nyside Extension

A meeting Of vital Importance to
every owner of land under the propos-
ed extension of the Sunnyside canal
and especially to owners of cultivated
farms under the Highland project, is
to be held at the Highlands club house
Monday evening at 8 o'clock.
Committees of the Highland I'm
provement club and the Kennewick
Commercial club are now busily en-
gagged in compiling data to be laid be-
fore Director Davis of the Reclamation
service in the hope that some favor
able action on the proposed project
can be had at the coming session OF
congress.
1t is Of special Importance that ac-
.curate informationu as to this years
production on the Highlands be fur
nished. Every land owner is not only
urged to attend the meeting Monday
evening, but to come prepared to give
the committee his acreage and the ton
mage of the different crops produced
this year.
The committee which recently met
with Senator Jones in North Yakims
are of the opinion that if an energetic
campaign is made there is possibil-
ity of getting some definite and favor
able action on the project this winter
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-11-22
BASKETBALL AT
THE HIGH SCHOOL
Allies Beat Seniors and Will
Play Town Team Friday
Evening


The basketball game between the
Seniors and Allies last Friday was
won by the Allies by score of Is to
Is. The game was as hotly contested
as the score shows and gave the sea-
SON rousing sendoff. The members
of the two teams were;
Seniors Allies
Kirkland C johnson
Lincoln f Willsey
Kratzer Byrd
Anderson g Paul
Soth Anderson
This is the first defeat suffered by
the Seniors since their entrance into
the high school. As freshmen they
helped defeat the junior team who had
challenged the rest Of the high school;
as sophomores and juniors they held
the basketball championship; in their
senior year, since no other single class
could put a team on the floor able to
even make it interesting for them,
they challenged the other three class
es. Altho biting off slightly more
than they could chew, the seniors put
up good game and lost none of their
reputation as the class with the best
athletes in high school.
A girls basketball team has been
organized in the high school and two
games secured with Richland. Sever
al more will be secured in the near flu,
ture.
Earl Anderson was elected captain
of the boys basketball team Monday.
The town team will clash with the
high school team Friday evening, Nov.
%. The town has a stronger team
than it has had for several years and
a close game should result.
The senior girls will endeavor to
demonstrate their superiority over the
Allied girls on the same evening. This
is the first girls game of the season.
Mr.. Twitmyer, state inspector Of
high schools, visited the high school
Monday. He gave short talk to the
high school taking as his subject:
"Don't die on third base" and en-
phasizing the fact that the man who
gets ahead is the man who finishes his
job to the last notch.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-11-22

children in actual attendance while the
high attendance mark last year was
295. Altho several of the grades have
been crowded since school opened the
board had hoped to get thru the year
without engaging an additional teach
er, but the attendance has steadily in
creased until it is no longer possible
for the present teaching staff to eff
fectively handle the pupils.
Miss Lynch's coming will relieve the
congestion in the third and fifth
grades. In the third grade there are
now 54 children in attendance.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-11-22
MANN HAS APPENDICITIS

Undergoes Successful Operation at
Nassau Hospital, Mineola, L. l.
Ed. Mann, of Battery "E," 146th
Field Artillery, is in the Nassau Hos
pital at Mineola, Long Island, where
ne underwent an operation Tuesday
for acute appendicitis. Mrs. Mann re-
ceived wire Tuesday from the su-
perintendent of the hospital saying
that her husband had been received
there for an operation. A later wire
from New York relative brought the
information that the operation had
been successful.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-11-22
Quick Response is Given TO
Mailed Request for Mess
Fund Contributions
CAMPAIGN CLOSES SATURDAY
Reports Say that Boys are Working
Hard and Feeling Fine. at
Camp Mills

The boys of Battery "E," 146th
Field Artillery, known as the Benton
County battery, are not going to
France with the feeling that the folks
back home have forgotten all about
them. They are going to carry with
them very substantial fund from
which to make purchases Of some Of
the things which do not come in the
regular routine Of army life.
Last Saturday letters addressed to
the Commercial clubs of Kennewick
and Prosser and to several men i'm the
county, were received from Capt. f.
M. We'll, who called attention to the
fact that Battery "E" had only a
very small mess fund and had not
been given the financial backing that
had been accorded the Walla Walla,
Spokane and New Mexico batteries in
the same battalion. He asked for a
mess fund Of $500 from the county
and explained that no part of the fund
was expended for "extras" for the
commissioned officers, but was used
exclusively for the benefit of the men.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
Y. M. C. A. fund was still in progress
a mess fund campaign was launched
by mail. Letters were addressed to
500 people in the territory tributary
to Kennewick, asking that they con-
tribute one dollar or more to the fund.
In response to the request H. r. vib-
Der, who is acting as custodian of the
fund, had received up until four o'clock
today contributions amounting TO
$303.75. As it is necessary that the
fund be forwarded to Capt. We'll soon
the campaign will close Saturday.
Word has been received from Han
ford that a similar campaign is being
conducted up-river, but is not known
what the Prosser people are doing in
answer to the call. If the other end
of the county shows the same interest
that has been shown here the boys of
Battery "E" will receive even more
than they expected.
Word comes from Camp Mills that
the boys Of the battery are in good
health and spirits and are eager to
learn the science Of modern warfare.
AS yet Battery "E" has not received
its guns, but the boys have been train
ing with the guns of Battery GA" the
New Mexico battery which is rated
as one of the crack units of the coun-
try. The boys have all been assigned
their positions and are becoming ac-
quainted with the business Of hand
ling cannon. They write enthus-
iastically of their work and say they
are going to be some gun company
when they have finished their training
and are ready to heave shells over
No-Man's-Land.
According to letter received this
week from one of the boys, they had
a pleasant surprise few days ago
when odin Staley, of this city, Frank
Dresser and Ben McGhan, of Richland
and five other Washington boys Of
the draft army arrived from Camp
Lewis and reported for duty in Bat
terry "E." This indicates that in re-
cruiting the battery up to full war
strength, the war department intends
to keep it purely Washington or
ganization and insofar as possible
Benton county organization.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-11-22

to secure further government appro-
priation for channel Improvement, use
will have to be made of the improve
ments. On the Columbia, for instance,
there must be boat lines and terminals.
"And there ought to be.
"The railroads are congested. The
river is practically unused, yet it
could bring to the natural terminal
the abundant products of the Columbia
basin.
"The whole proposition of water
transportation on the Columbia should
be taken up practically, promptly and
efficiently.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-11-22

large help; fourthly, the recent great
Increase in the number of prison.
ers of war to be served by US; filthy,
changes in France by our own govern
ment which make it clear that we will
have much more to do for American
troops than contemplated. May God
help us to achieve the impossible.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-11-22
NO FREIGHT CARS

j. r. Rouse, local agent for the S.
p. & S., has received orders from the
railroads war board to turn over all
empty box cars to the Southern Pa
cific at Portland. For the time being,
at least, the company will not be able
to furnish any box cars to local ship
pers.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-11-22
Can Have Anything

81 am very much in favor of the or
ganization of the Columbia river port
districts such as the proposed Port Of
Rufus. Each port district could then
meet its own needs for warehouse and
docks and could see to it that feeder
roads to the river are provided and
maintained. All port districts could
join and see to it that adequate boat
transportation was furnished.
"There is nothing that the commun-
tiles of the Columbia river cannot have
in the way of water transportation if
they will but set out to get it."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24
Italians Blast
Austrians Out of
Alpine Trenches

LONDON, Sept. 23.-The Italians
conducted a successful mining opera
ton in the Dolomites. one OF the Al
pine ranges in Northern Trentino. yes
terday, exploding mine near Mar
molada that the sappcrs had been
weeks in preparing, and in the con-
fusion among the Austrian ranks that
resulted capturing two of the enemy's
advanced positions. Although the ac-
ton was carried out IN difficult terri
tory and the Italian troops FACED n
grilling fire from the Austrian pat
teries after they had conquered the
positions. they chung 10 them until
reinforced, ard they were able 10 con-
solidate their gains.
On the BainsizZa Plateau, Rome re-
ports the continuation OF violent con-
centrations Of fire and repeated at
tncks by the Austrans on the lines
RECENTLY wrested from them near
Monte San Gabrielle and San Daniele,
which guard the Ch.apovano valley
AT Kal and at No!nick the enemy SUI
fered heavy losses in futile attempts
TO regain the initiative. 8,
Near Selo the Italians advanced
their lire Of observation. On the
Carso Plateau there was an increase
in the artillery activity. but no lntah-
try actions are reported by either slde'
italian airships bombarded the enc
my's encampments In the ChiapoVaho
Valley.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24
Force Attacking Troops
Back Over Their Own
Trenches
Consolidate Gains
Near Langemarck
Heavy Artillery Duel Con-
tinues on Front Held
by the French

LONDON, Sept. 23.-The British con-
auered additional German defences on
the Ypres front in Flanders early this
morning. after repelling a counter as
sault northeast Of Langemarck. The
German attack came at dawn. and
Immediately after 1t had been smashed
by the British artillery fire Haigs
rife regiments thrust forward. After
sharp fighting the trenches from which
the enemy had attacked were occupied
and consolidated by the British, who
also took number Of prisoners in the
operation.
Haig made another determined effort
last night to improve his positions in
the region of st. Julien, northeast Of
Ypres, but the German official report
declares the attempt was without sue
cess. After artillery preparation which
at times reached the intensity Of drum
fire. strong British forces advanced
against the enemy's lines southeast OF
st. Julien. Under the terrific barrage
set up by the German guns, however,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24
Austrians Attack

Spirited fighting continues at certain
uoints on the Rumanian front, where
the Austrian forces have shown m
creased strength in the last few days.
Near Munchch the Russo-Rumanlan
army held its ground against deter
mined attacks by the enemy.
A curious incident occurred IN IN"
sector near Radautz. The 1eutons re,
leased two great gas clouds toward
the Rumanian trenches at one time
during the day, but, before the deadly
fumes reached the opposing lines. the
wind shifted and turned the gas bach
ON the forces that had loosed IT
Whether any of the enemy's troops
were thus killed by their own weapon
the Russian report does not say.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24
GERMAN

BERLIN, Sept. o. Front cf Crown Prince
RUpprechL- esterday morning British
monitor, assisted by aerial Observers, BON
harded O>toad. \ few shells struck the
cathedral, in which early mass was being
held. Seven Belgiaus were killed and TWEEN
ty-four wounded seriously. The monitor was
driven oF by the fire OF our coast batteries.
On the Flanders front the artillery firing
was Of variable intensity after the conclusion
OF local fighting early IN the morning. Tow
ard evening the enemy activity again in
creased 10 drumfre north Of Ypres This
was followed by strong English local attacks
southeast Of St Julien. The enemy was re-
pulsed.
An English company which penetrated
into our trenchc= after violent artillery prep
Hration. near Monohy, southeast of Arras,
was driven out again after q hand-t o-hand
engagement During forcfsld engagements
south of the Cambra-Bapaume road, as well
r. on the Somme and the Disc prisoners
were taken.
Front Of the German Crown Princc.-Dur-
ing numerous rcCOnToitring advances. which
frequently brought our shock troops rs far rs
the rear Of the French fighting establish
mCnts a number of prisoners were taken,
although the enemy fed almost everywhere.
The enemy lost fourteen ai.planes yester-
day and one captive balloon,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24
FRENCH

PARIS. Sept .-tDAY)-There was no
infantry action. The artillery action was
quite violent in the region Of Hurtebise md
CraonnC as well on the left bank of the
Ncuse. north Of Hill 3u4.
BELGIAN COMM NICATlON- Our ar
ti.lery took under its efficient fire enemy
works and obseryatories in the outskirts of
DiNmude and silenccd several German bat
tcries Despite the foggy weather our avia-
tors bomharded to-day enemy barracks near
Lcke in reprIsal for hombardments Of our
environments
Eastern Theatre. ION September 20 n
French detachment, operating in conjunc-
ton with the Albanian contingents Of Essad
Pacha, carried out in the Skumbi Valley a
successful raid, in which serious losses were
inflicted on the Austrian troops and 400 un-
wounded prisoners and two machine guns
were taken.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24
American Flag Dearer
Torrance Than Monev

CONTRoLE AMERICAN ARMY VI.
PARIS. Sept. 23.-Genersl Pershl,,.
car has passed before us. We ar. RIM
ming through little villages, mostly =,
the bottom Of long declines, In tba
part Of France where motoring Z, /.
continual Shoot the chutes., II.
roads arc excellent. The morning al,
bracing. Women and children alo,.
the route are excited By the passing ~
the staff Of the American Command,
in chief, whose democratic person.li,,
grips France. They gsze curiously and
wave their hands.
Everybody has an American A,
They hang with the tri-color a. -.
doors Of the houses ard at the portal,
Of the village merchants.
ave certainly must have an An.r.
can flag on our motor" ssys one Of on,
party. eve must az least keep pae.
with the French people in respect Tor
our own country"
But the village merchants have onlv
tri-colors for sale Long have n.
American flags been sold out. Wall
we can at least buy one from sors
French child along the road, for ".
have learned in Paris that money will
buy anything
Again we coast into a typical French
village. Ten or twelve houses line IL
road. There is no railroad or stage:
il is isolated by war
A little boy OF five with a battered
tin toy cannon is playing at the ,lds
Of the road with q girl about seven.
who has small dog. In the cannon
caisson, almost overwhelming i. in size.
is the Stars and Stripes; the girl has
an American flag in her hand. Tina
flagstaff is broken short and the colo-s
are slightly dimmed by wear.
"Mon ami, | wish 70 buy your flag.
Here is francs" we say in our best
French.
The French boy grasped his flag and
scuttled into the door .of his home
leaving his cannon In the roadway
mi petite dame, here is 10 francs
for your flag"
The little lady boldly stand, he,
ground.
"It /, much money, Monsieur. but I
cannot"
"Fifteen francs?'
"Non, monsieur, CO nest pas mon
drapeau mais mon cpur lequel vous No
pouyeZ pas acheter.' no, monsieur
il is not my flag but ny heart which
YOU cannot buy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24

the attackers were unable 70 reach the
hostile trenches. and gave up all at
tempts 10 advance their positions az
this point.
In the sector southeast Of Arras.
near Monchy. the British had better
success, penetrating the enemy >
trenches and being driven out only
after hand-to-hand fighting. in when
the Germans lost heavily Berlin re-
ports "forefeld" engagements OF vary
ing intensity along the Bapaume-C Gam
brai road and on the Somme ana OiSo
fronts. Glasgow troops succeSsfuiiy
raided the enemy's trenches northeast
Of Gouzeaucourt
On the French front the artillery
duel continues with especial violence
north Of the Aisnc and north OF EeI-
dun, where Hill 304 is being made
tho target for a daily deluge OF Ter
man shells.
Berlin reports that many prisoners
were taken In operations by troops OF
the Crown Prince. though the enemy
fed almost everywhere
The air fighting on the flanners
front has increased steadily since tne
conclusion Of Haig's drive, and though
the Allies have lost a greater nurhpe'
of machines than the enemy, II the VI,
fetal reports from the different caplIal'
are 90 be believed, the German deien-
sive work and troop concentrations
have suffered heavily from the down
pour Of explosives from the BRUSH,
French and Belgian fers, who are dally
penetrating far beyond the enemy .
lines.
British naval aeroplanes carried on.
n successful bombardment yesterday OF
the railroad stations al CortemarcH ana
Thourout the latter place being one OF
the cities east Of Ypres from when the
Germans have removed the civiIian
population. Many hits were Observed
in both cases, and the CortemarcH sta
ton was set on fire by bombs, accord
ING 20 the British report. Three tons
Of bombs we're dropped on stations OF
the Roulers- Menin railroad. belgian
aviators raided the German barracks
near Leke in reprisal for the recent
bombardment of Belgian cantonments'
Berlin announces that fourteen en-
cuy 'plancs and one captive balloon
we're brought down during the day,
while Haig reports the destruction OF
nine German machines.
Il is reported that the British bat
talions which captured Shrewsbury
Forest and Bulgar Wood, TO the east
Of the former place, in Thursdays
drive, experienced new kind Of Ger
man frightfulness. The advancing
troops are said to have been fred on
with Flaming bullets These bullets
set the mems clothing atire, and in
several instances, according to the &C.
count received here, wounded men had
to be rolled in the mud By their COM
rades 10 eytnguish the flames.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24
East
RUSSIAN

PETROGRAD. Sept. o3-Yesterday, in the
direction Of Riga, our dctachments, as the
result Of fighting. advanced in the region Of
the village of Rudn4 and pressed back the
enemy advanced guards.
In the region of iacob7tadt our troops.
which had fortified themselves on the right
bank Of the Dvina, are conducting artillery
operations against the enemy advanced
guards established on the left bank.
Rumanian Tront.-Friday evening in the
region south of the village OF Radautz the
enemy released two gas clouds, simultaneous
Is opening artillery FIRE upon our positions.
Owing TO a change in wind the gas turned
back 10 the cncmy's lines before reaching
our trenches
Yesterday the enemy twice attacked the
i.uauian positions ic the region Of the vii
lake Of Muuchcl. Both attacks were re-
rsIed.
hyiation.--On Thursday two enemy ma
chimes we're brought down n the enemy 4
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24
rCbc Great NVar-1 5Oth ID ay
Official Statements
West
BRITISH

LONDON. Sept 23.-(pAY) Glasgow
troops carried out a successful raid last
night northeast Of Gouseaucourt and capt
urod several prisoners. Many casualties
were inflicted on the enemy and his dug
outs were destroyed
On Friday night our naval aircraft car
ried out bombing raids on the Thourout and
tortcmsrck railway stations. The Thourout
station and lines were hit. and n Are result
cd. At Cortemarck the station md other
buildings were set on fire Bombs were
dropped on the docks at ostcnd on Saturday.
All our machines safely returned
Hr.-Anothcr hostile attack was
launched early this morning against the
positions we recently captured east Of Vile
ret. but was rcpulsed with enemy losses.
Our casualties were light.
At dawn to-day ~ attack delivered By
German storming troops northeast OF LANCE
marck was rcpulsed completely. the enemy
leaving twenty-five prisoners in our hands.
English rifle regiments then attacked in
turn, and after sharp fighting captured "A
further portion OF the German defence system
iu this nCighborhooi. with number of
prisoners. On the rest Of the battlefront the
organization Of our newly captured positions
Is proceeding
Since the opening OF our attack on Sep
'cmber 20 We have captured on tho Ypres
battlefront 3,243 prisoners, including 50 Of
NCcrs.
The misty weather Saturday resulted in a
decided decrease in cur recent great aerial
activity. Our airplanes nonn the less carried
ont successful bombing raids and dropped
during the day "a bombs on hostile billets.
hUtments and airdromcS. In the course OF
the night three tons Of bombs we're dropped
ON the Roulcrs-Meniu and Wcrvicq railway
stations. The enemy dropped few bombs
at midday doing little DANCE.
-Four enemy girplancs were brought down
in air fighting and five were driven down out
of control Two OF ours are missing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24
Germans Storm Hill
In Whitening Heat

LONDON, Sept. 90 While the Rus
slams and Turks are battling in four
feet Of snow in tho Lake Van region OF
the Caucasus front. not far TO the west,
on the Macedonian front, the Allied and
Teutonic forces arc coming TO grips
with the thermometer registering more
than 125 degrees Fahrenheit in the
sun. Il is interesting to note in this
connection that between these districts
there is only two degrees difference in
latitude, Lake Ochrida being in latitude
al and Lake Van in latitude 80.
Despite the whitening heat in Mace
donis. the German and Hungarian
troops attacked west Of Lake Ochrida
Yesterday and stormed hill position
held By the French southeast OF Elbas
san.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-24
Austrians' Reports of
Italian Losses Exaggerated

The Austrian reports of Italian losses
during the recent offensive along inc
Isonzo, estimated TO have aggregated
100000 men. including 10000 prisoners,
are declared by the Italian command TO
have been greatly exaggerated. Cen
cral Carlo Porro, under chief OF the
General staff at Rome, IN caoled
message 20 Chevalier Carl 10 Barsetu,,
editor Of al Progreso lta!o- Americana
Of this city. Yesterday declared the
Italian losses had not totslled onc-half
the figures given out by Vienna. His
reply said:
Answering your cable directed to
the supreme command, General Porro
cables that the Austrian data are
greatly exaggerated, since they in
crease over twice the real Italian
losses. The same may be said about
the number Of prisoners"