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The Red Cloud chief., 1917-06-28
HITS FOOD GAMBLERS
COUNTRY LOOTED OF s25o,ooo, 900
IN FIVE MONTHS.
Herbert c. Hoover Denies Intent Of
Control Bill Is to Impose
Rations.

Washington, June 21.-Food specu-
lators have been taking S500OO,000 n
month for the last five months--a total
of quarter of billion dollars
from the American people, Herbert G.
Hoover told senators on Tuesday, in
explaining the purposes of the food
control bill now before congress.
Mr.. Hoover outlined broadly the
question of prospective food supplies.
Despite the reduced consumption Of
the allies they will require larger
amount of cereals next year than ever
before. The allies are more isolated
In food sources. 1t takes three times
the tonnage and double the trouble to
get Australian wheat. Crop failures
In the Argentine give no hope Of re-
lief from there before next spring.
"The allies are dependent upon
North America for the vast majority
Of their food imports. We should be
able to supply 60 per cent Of what
they require. The other 40 per cent
must be made up by further denial on
their part and saving on ours. We
can increase our surplus. The situa-
ton for them next year means In
creased privation. Without an ade.
Quate food supply no European popu-
latiOn will continue the fight and we
shall find ourselves alone against Ger
many.
"The Russian revolution was food
riot and even yet that ally Is tenn
porarily paralyzed. Responsibility
rests on our government for failure of
democracy through n food shortage"
Mr.. Hoover denied that the bill es-
tablishes food dictatorship.
A commission to take charge Of pro-
duction and distribution Of -four
sugar, and possibly n few other prin.
cipal commodities, Mr.. Hoover said, is
contemplated.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-06-28
WOMEN TAKE MEMS PLACES
Don OveraiIs and 90 to Work at the
Same Wages

Chicago.-It has come-women in
,veralls doing the work Of men just as
they have for some time been doing in
England and France. A little group
of grinning, betrousered and healthy
looking women have gone to work in
the lumber yard Of the Ryan Car COM
pany in a suburb of this city. Super
intendent Christopher Davidson says:
Labor is becoming more and more
scarce. We advertised for women a
few days ago. Five hundred replies
were received. In a week or so there
will be fifty or sixty at work, and
eventually two hundred They do
mems work and receive mems pay
We think women make as good labor
ers as men. We are not figuring that
II will take two women to do the work
IT one man; one woman can do 1t.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-06-28
U. S. GUNNERS SINK U-BOAT
Armed Freighter Destroys German
Submarine When Attacked Three
Days Out From Liverpool.

An Atlantic Port, June 25.-One or
more of 10 shots which the gun crew
of United States armed freighter
fired at periscope when three days
out from Liverpool on her voyage to
America are believed by the crew to
have reached their mark. The steamer
reached an American port on Friday.
The captain declared the super
structure of the submarine was "com-
pletely wrecked" by some OF the shots,
and he was convinced" the submersi-
BILE went to the bottom.
En- route TO Liverpool, the steamer
was attacked by submarine, the cap
tain asserted. A torpedo struck her a
glancing blow but did not explode.
She was forced to dock for repairs,
however, one of her blades having
been torn away.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-06-28
Recruiting Week Proclamation

lincoln, Neb-In an endeavor to fol-
low out the presidents recruiting or.
der. Governor Neville has issued the
following proclamation:
"The period of June % to 80 is here.
with designated as recruiting week,
during which time It is earnestly urged
that a sufficient number of able bodied
men between the ages Of eighteen and
forty years enlist to bring the ma.
tional guard regiments to war strength
and to raise the quota assigned to Ne
braska for the regular army. In de-
termining the quota to be raised by
the draft, states and counties will be
given credit for all men who have
enlisted in the national guard and
regular army. Enlist now. Do not
wait to be drafted. The longer 1t
takes to get ready, the greater will be
the price we pay,
KEITH NEVILLE"
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-06-28
MAY lMPEACH CHICAGO MAYOR
Thompson Forced to Quit Chair At
Special Meeting Of the City
Council.

Chicago, June 25.-Mayor Thompson
and his newly created board Of educa-
ton were repudated by the city coun-
Gil during one OF the most riotous
sessions ever held by that body. The
mayor left the chair after he had made
a deliberate but futile attempt to gavel
through an adjournment and caused
such anger among the aldermen that
two books were thrown at him as he
walked out of the door. Then the
council took It's affairs In Its own
hands. The order aimed at impcach-
ment proceedings against his honor
was introduced by Aid. John G. Ken
nedy.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-06-28
RUSS TO AID ALLIES
SPECIAL ENVOY BAkHMETiEFF
ASSURES AMERICA THAT
SlAvS Will STICK.
ALL IN FAVOR OF OFFENSIVE
Soldiers and Workmen Declare Their
Confidence In the Government at
Petroorad-New Republic Of
kirsanov Fights Troops.

Washington, June 23.-Russia's con-
German autocracy was avowed by
Special Ambassador Boris A. Bakh.
metieff head of the Russian mission
here, In a statement on Thursday to
the American people. Only through
victory, he said, can stable world
revolution be secured
"The Russian people thoroughly un-
derstand and are fully convinced" said
Mr.. Bakhmetieff, that IL is absolutely
necessary to root out the autocratic
principles which underlie and are rep
threatens the peace, tho freedom and
the happiness of the world"
London, June 23.-Dispatches from
Petrograd say that the congress Of
soldiers and workingmen's delegates
from all Russia voted confidence in
mously adopted n resolution demand
ing an immediate resumption of the Of
fensive and the reorganization of the
army. A war cabinet was formed. in
the leaders of the Russian
army and navy and technical repre-
sentatives.
New York, June 23.-Eight persons
were killed and many wounded in n
clash between government troops and
supporters of the newly formed repub-
lica Of Kirshanov, in the province Of
Tambov, Russia, according to cable
dispatch received here from Petrograd
by the Jewish Daily Forward. The
skirmish was caused by the refusal Of
the new republic to recognize the au-
thOrity Of the Petrograd government.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-06-28
U. s. DESTROYER SINKS DIVER
U-Boat Rammed After German.born
American Spies lt-Seeret
Device Being Used.

Base Of the American Navy Flotilla,
in England. June 23.-A German sub
marine was rammed and sunk by an
American destroyer after n German
born American bluejacket had spied
out the underwater craft, according to
belief expressed by the crew of GER
tain American sea watchdog which re-
turned to port. 1t was reported that n
secret anti-submarine device Is being
used by Y. s. warships.
This is the first German submarine
the word of whose sinking has been re-
ceived by crews Of the American pa
troll fOtilla.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-06-28
ASKS FOR VOLUNTEERS
PRESIDENT URGES 10000 MEN TO
ENTER REGULAR ARMY.
Operation OF Conseription Law viii
Begin After July 1-Guards Join
Army July IS.

Washington, June 22.-President
Wilson issued proclamation here des-
ignating the week of June 1880 as re-
cruiting week for the regular army and
called upon unmarried men without de-
pendents to enroll for war service in
order that the ranks of the regulars
might be filed promptly.
The proclamation follows:
II hereby designate the period Of
June % to June 80, next, as Recruiting
week for the regular army and call
upon unmarried men between the ages
OF eighteen and forty years, who have
no dependents and who are not en-
gagged I'm pursuits vitally necessary to
the prosecution of the war, to present
themselves for enlistment during the
week here In designated, to the number
Of 10000.
WOODROW WILSON"
1t had been hoped that the regular
service could be brought to Its whole
war strength of approximately 100000
men by June 30, which would have per-
mitted the war department to carry
out its plan In regard to the training
of all the forces to be raised and also
as to the dispatch Of armies to France.
Plans Of the administration to make
Immediately available great army,
which will be thrown into the balance
against Germany as rapidly as 1t can
be transported to Europe, were re-
vealed here.
The entire National Guard Of the
country will have become constitu-
ent part of the regular army within
the next As days.
Drafting of the Guardsmen will be
accomplished by three executive or.
ders.
The first draft order will be issued
July IS, the second July 25, and the
third August 5.
The regular army Is to be sent to
Europe first. The last of the units
Of this class which can be utilized will
bid farewell to American shores at q
date near at hand.
Immediately after July the opera
tion Of the draft will begin.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-06-28
Food Shortage Getting Worse.

Copenhagen.-The American con-
troversy over the use of benzoate of
soda is recalled by the recommends
tion OF the German food department
that this preservative be used instead
Of sugar, which is very scarce, in put
ting up fruit. Fruits largely disap-
peared from the open market as soon
as the authorities attempted to regu-
late the prices and are almost unob-
tainable in Berlin. The potato situation
bad tho 1t is in Berlin and other lead.
ing cities. is said to be far worse in
more remote localities.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-06-28
TO Be NO FAvOR|T|SM
WILL BE CHOSEN AT WASHING,
TON BY NUMBERS.
WOMEN TAKE MEMS PLACES
Don overalls and Go to Work at
Same Wages-Liberty Loan
Amounts to Five
Billions.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for draft
Ing the new national army now await
ing President Wilson's approval, con
tain provisions for every step in tn,
great undertaking except the actual
method Of the draft itself.
No official announcement has been
made and official confirmation is being
withheld, but II has been stated that
the federal government itself will do
the drafting, probably here in Wash
ington, so there will be no opportunity
for local favoritism, political or other
wise
AS the regulations stand now every
registered man bears a number. The
numbers will be forwarded to Wash
ington and the drawing will be en-.
urely by number. The identity of tho
numbered men will be unknown to
those in charge Of the draft machinery
and can be established only by com.
pairing a number with printed list of
the mans home district.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-06-28
TWO SUFFRAGIsTs SEIZED
White House Hecklers Arrested After
Fights occur-Riots Caused
by Banners.

Washington, June 25.-The heavy
hand OF the police at last fell upon
the suffrage pickets Of the White
House, and as direct result Of the
rioting there during the last two days
two suffrngists were placed under ar
rest. They were Miss Lucy Burns Of
New York and Miss Katherine Morey
Of Boston.
The arrests marked the first moles-
tation OF the pickets since they took
their stand outside the executive man.
sion 253 days ago in an effort to con.
vert President Wilson to nationwide
suffrage.
No real disorder marked the seizure
Of the women.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-06-28
SCHOOLTEACHER KILLS RIVAL
Mrs. David Roberts, Wife OF Former
State Veterinary Of Wisconsin, Shot
to Death by Grace Lusk.

Waukesha, Wis, June 23.-One wom-
an shot to death and another probably
dying from self-infllcted wounds spell
out love triangle tragedy which oc-
CURED here on Thursday.
Miss Grace Lusk, thirty.fvc years
old, instructor In the teachers training
department Of the Waukesha high
school, was the principal In the crime.
Her victim was Mrs. Roberts, wife Of
David Roberts, former state veterinari-
an and president Of the Doctor Roberts
Veterinary company of this city.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-06-28
Liberty Loan Amounts to $4,000, 600, 900


ashington.-Liberty loan sub
scriptions totalled 35.226,S50, an
over-subscription of nearly So per
cent. The final tabulation has been
officially announced, showing that
more than 100000 persons bought
bonds. Ninety-three per cent of sub
scriptions, or those of 100000 per.
sons, were for sums varying from $50
to $4,000, while twenty-one subscrib-
ers applied for allotments of $5,000,-
600 each or more. The New York
federal reserve district led the list
with subscriptions totalling $1,186,-
7SS,400, or more than three times
the amount subscribed in the next
district, Chicago. $357,195,95O. The
other districts sent subscriptions as
follows:
Boston, s332,447 500; Cleveland,
s2S6,14s,700; Philadelphia, s232,3O9,-
$50; San Francisco, $175,623, 900;
Richmond, s1O9,737,1OO; Kansas City,
s91, ,75S,S50; St. Louis. SS6,134,700
Minneapolis, $7O,255,5OO; Atlanta,
s57,s7S,55O; Dallas, $4S,94S,350.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-06-28

Chicago.-Every baker in the United
States is to be asked to discontinue
after July 10, as measure for food
conservation, the practice of taking
back unsold bread from retailers. This
move was announced by the war emer-
gency council Of the baking industry,
bakers who produce 95 per cent of the
bread sold in Chicago pledge them.
selves to give support to all patriotic
measures ordered or recommended by
the council of national defense, and
pledged themselves specifically to dis.
continue taking back unsold bread.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-06-28
"can Eruits.n Nations Cry.

Washington, June 25.-Secretary
Houston appealed to American house
wives to assist the national food con-
servation movement by canning or pre-
serving perishable fruits and vegeta'
hles-
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-06-28
U-Boat Chaser Burned.

Hull, Mass, June 23.-The subma-
rine chaser $, P.-55, formerly the
Gypsy, 40-foot power boat. was
burned to the waters edge on Stony
beach. Ensign A. J. Mckenzie and a
crew Of six men were taken Off
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-06-28
SIMS HEADS ALLIES FLEET
American Admiral Given High Post by
BritIsh-WilI Guard Irish
Waters.

London, June 21.-vice Admiral
William s, Sims, U. S. NJ, has been
appointed to take general charge OF
the operations of the allied naval
forces In Irish waters.
Admiral Sims will act In this capac-
ity only while the British naval COM
mander In chief is absent from his post
for a period, the official announcement
of his appointment explains.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-06-28
3 BILLIONS OFFERED
LIBERTY LOAN is OVERSIZE
scRIeEo ONE BILLION THIRTY
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
1000, 1000 ARE SUBSCRIBERS
Secretary McAdoo Announces Ratio
Upon Which Buyers VIII Receive
Their CertiHcates---oniy Three
Cities Fall Behind Allotment.

Washington, June 25.-Nearly 4,OOO,-
600 persons subscribed $3035, ,228, $50
to the Liberty loan, II was officially
announced at the treasury department.
Statistics compiled at the depart
ment estimate 100000 persons, or 30
per cent, subscribed In amounts rang
Ing from $50 to $4,000. Twenty-one
persons. of whom John ID. Rockefeller
was one, subscribed In amounts Of So
100000 or more. The aggregate sub
scriptlons of these vast lots was $lSS,.
7S9,9OO.
The subscriptions by districts fol-
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-06-28
Destroy 642 British Ships.

london, June 23.-Since Germany be-
gan her ruthless submarine war on
February l, 642 British ships, with an
aggregate tonnage of about 100000
have been sunk, according to n COM
pilatlon from official figures here.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-06-28
WEEKS SINKlNGS ARE HIGH
Total Of British Losses Among Worst
on Record-Twenty.seven Yes
sells Are Destroyed.

London, June 2.-Twenty.seven Brit
ish ships of more than 1000 tons have
been sunk, according to the weekly
British summary, Five British ves-
sells under 1900 tons also were sent
10 the bottom. No fishing vessels were
destroyed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-06-28
Elnns Demand Republlc.

Helsingfors, June 25.-The social
democratic congress of Finland adopt
ed resolutions on Friday afternoon de-
manding separation of Finland from
Russia and the formation Of an inde-
pendent republic.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-06-28
New Diver Chaser Success.

Washington, June 25.-Preliminary
reports from the New York navy yard
on trials of the first OF the 11O-foot
submarine chasers show satisfactory
results in every respect. The hull was
completed In few weeks time.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-06-28
Draft Case Students Guilty.

New York, June 25.-The jury In
the case OF Owen Cattell and Charles
+. Phillips, students charged with con-
spiracy to obstruct the operation of
the selective draft law, returned ver-
diet Of guilty In the federal court.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-06-28
Russian Prisoners STARVING.

Washington, June 25,-Many Rus
sian prisoners In Germany already have
died and more are dying from famine
and tuberculosis, according to letter
gent by Messrs. Borodlne and Sakhnov-
sky Of the Russian Red Cross mission.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-06-28
GOLDMAN AND BERKMAN HELD
New York Federal Grand Jury indicts
Anarchists for Antidraft
Activities.

New York, June 23.-Emma Gold
man and Alexander Berkman. called
the two leading anarchists of this coun-
try, were indicted here on Thursday by
n federal grand jury on charge Of con-
spiring to induce young men not to
register for the selective draft. They
pleaded not guilty and were held In
S25, 900 bail each.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-06-28
Danish Ship Is Torpedoed.

An American Port, June pa
steamship arriving here from Dutch
port reported the destruction Of the
Danish steamer Orion by a submarine
in the North sea on June 4. The crew
was landed on the Norwegian coast.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-06-28
Constantine In Switzerland.

Lugano, June 21.-Ex-King Constan-
tine arrived here accompanied by his
wife and the former crown prince of
Greece.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-06-28
INTERNATIONAL
SUNDGYSC1OOL
LESSON

By z. o. SELLERS, Acting Director OF
the Sunday School Course in the Moody
Bible Institute Of Chicago.)
Copyright. 1917, Western Newspaper Union.)
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she almost dispaired Of getting anything,
but few days ago she was notified to re-
port at the navy yard at Bremerton for
duty and for the past week she has been
at her post and writes that CT am getting
along just fine." She is a very accomp-
ished young woman and her parents are
to be congratulated
The First A. M. E. church of this city
and it's friends enjoyed short visit the
past week from Bishop H. B. Parks. He
preached last Sunday to packed houses and
was the recipient Of number of entertain
ments and banquets the few days he was a
guest of the church, and many of the mem
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bers as well as the leading citizens called
upon him while here. He left last We'd
nesday to visit other churches Of the dis
trict prior to the converting of the confer
ence at Great Falls next Tuesday, He was
we'll pleased with the splendid condition in
which he found all of the churches and
the prosperity that seems to be common to
the colored folk Of the Northwest at pres
ent.
F. Fritz Keeble is at it again and is pull
ing off one of his old time Tacoma-Seattle
stunts having 'good angelo set him up
in business. In years past Keeble was able
to get more financial backing in putting in
bath house plants than any one else in the
Northwest. He owned number of first
class places, out Of which he realized
great deal Of money from operating them
and still more from selling them. He is
now fitting up a place in the Orpheum
theatre building, which promises to be
cracker-jack and, when completed, will cost
quite a few hundred bucks. II plan to
get in and drill day and night until get
on my feet again. will barber in the day
time and take care Of my Turko-Russian
baths at night In the past I have always
made good with this kind of place and
I am going to do so again. There are many
persons in Seattle that were customers Of
mine in Tacoma years ago and l have no
doubt of being able to get the most of them
back as soon as they find out that I am in
business again." said he one day this week.
And now it's Pierson that wants to see
you, and Pierson being barber we sus-
pect it is on the same kind Of business as
TUFTS wants to see you. What a greedy
old world after all. One person no sooner
gets hold Of good thing than thousand
and one other fellows want it, Tut coined
the expression "Tutts wants to see you"
which was to remind the man needing a
hair cut and shave that it was time to go
to the barber, when comes along another
and thinks by using it he will stand a
chance of stealing TUFTS thunder. Every
one should seek to get something original
which will serve as a trade mark for his
business and let the other fellows alone
Organized labor forced F. Fritz Keeble
out Of the Busch Hotel and that too, even
after he had given up his hard cash to be-
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least they have to do with the organization
the better for them
Seventy-fve years Of age and yet well
and hardy and able to do man s work. In
other words, still man among men, is
great record for longevity of ife and yet
Joseph Bennett, custodian Of the Halter
building, which self same job he has con-
tinuously held for the past thirty five years,
was seventy-ive last Saturday and is active
as man thirty years his junior. Thirty
five years ago Joe, as it were, just blew
into Seattle and began to look for a job.
Subsequently he was employed by the
owner Of the Halter building as janitor and
he has held the job ever since. So faithful
was he that before Mr.. Halter died he re-
quested Of his son to continue to give Joe
the job so long as he remained the good
and true man that he had been, and Theo-
dore Halter has done as his father request
ed The present owner himself is not more
careful of the ms and outs of the affairs of
the building than is Joe and for his faith
fitness MIR. Halter makes life a pleasure
for him. But to all manner of man Joe
Bennett is prince Of good fellows and
multiplied hundreds of friends hope that he
will live and be happy another seventy-fve
years.
Robert Harvey, eldest son of Charles H.
Harvey, is not college graduate but never
theless he is man among men, and in the
connection OF which we are going to speak
Of him at this particular time, he is man
among men who have had thousand times
more opportunities than has he Bob is
now one Of the ship joiners and finishers at
the Bremerton Navy Yard and is the only
black man among the three thousand white
men there employed and he is rated as one
Of the most efficient, if not the most efic-
lent. He is rated so high on extra particu-
lar jobs in the work that his overtime is
almost equal to his straight time in the
course OF month and he averages from
forty to fifty dollars per week. He grew to
manhood in Seattle and learned his trade
under his father, who learned it from main
force and awkwardness When he was
working with his father he was recognized
as most excellent mechanic and he always
did his fathers most careful work. 81 am
doing better than I ever did BEFORE la
conicaIly stated Mr.. Harvey, when seen
few days ago. He has moved his family to
Bremerton and is living i'm tent COTTAGE
the ground rent of which costs him one
dollar and fifty cents per month
S'It was almost twenty-five years ago."
Mr.. Editor, "when I was mayor Of Seattle
and you were running The Seattle Republi-
can, when the editors of The Seattle Daily
Times and the Seattle Evening News at
tempted to enter into a combination and
fleece the City Of Seattle out Of $4,000 for
publishing proposed new city charter, and
l got one or two members of the city coun-
Gil together in Comptroller Will Parry's Of
flee and with the assistance of James D.
Hoge, then chief owner Of the Post-Intelli-
gencer, decided to make The Seattle Re-
publican daily paper and in less than two
hours thereafter, it being Friday morning,
1T was did, and the news boys were tell
ing all about the new evening paper The
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come member Of the BARRIERS union. Or
ganized labor has been world Of help to
many thousands Of working men and wo-
men in this country, but so far as the col
ored men and women are concerned, the
least they have to do with the organization
the better for them