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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-27
SPRING CREEK HOMES TO HAVE
NEW OCCUPANTS.

Spring Creek, Dec 20.-There will
be lots of changing around in this
neck of the woods next spring. Here
are some of them: Ira Van Zee traded
his farm for one in Monroe township;
John Guthrie bought the DHIey place
east Of town; Fred Kooglefs bought a.
farm near Eldon, and Logan Graham
bought one near Des Monies; a. Van
Mersberger bought over in Monroe
township; Tom Hughey sold his farm
but we have not heard of his buying
yet; John Ankeny bought near Oska-
loosa. Four Of these buyers have
always been renters and are living
within radius of two miles. Yes,
and here is one more, Claud Darland
has traded his farm for small place
in the east part of town.
Anyone desiring to hear comments
on the Iowa City road can get all they
want by interviewing some of the men
who have been on it in the last few
days with loaded wagons.
Ross Anderson is building a new
house and has it well along towards
completion ~
Grandma Nails is ill at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Robert Furnald.
Harley Moore lost good cow re-
Gently.
.;rs. Chas Roberts of Des Moines
and Mrs. Elkin and daughter of the
CITY were recent visitors at the Jas.
and r. o. Moore homes
There is quite a bit of corn in the
fieius yet around here. There are
some mighty fine cribs of corn where
time was spent in the sorting of it..
And by the way, that reminds us
wonder If r. W.sof Oliyet has heard
of there being any soft corn in the
country yet2 s'ast
H. o. Moore is the latest addition to
car owners in this neighborhood.
Homer Towns was this neighbor-
hoods representative at the Interna-
tional Stock Show,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-27
How Animals Have Developed.

Just as men have developed from
their savage state into pleasant civ
,ilized beings, so dogs and cats and
horses and hogs and other domestic
animals are very different from the
wild things that were caught in the
forest and trained to usefulness, but
there are some habits inherited from
their far-away ancestors which they
still retain. and by which they are
distinguished one from the other. We
never question, for instance, why a
horse runs so. swiftly and has such
power of endurance, but we must re-
member that his ancestors had to flee
and defend themselves from the wolves
their greatest enemies and that
their rearing and plunglng was also a
former means Of defense if the enemy
sprang on their backs. Their neigh
was a watcbword and call when wild
horses went ins droves and some sort
Of a signal was necessary to keep them
from straying. - gsS&E
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-27
ALLIES SINK THREE U-BoATs
French War Vessels Destroy Two Sub
marines and Gunners on U. S.
Ship Hit Another.

Athens, Dec. 21.--French destroyers
have sunk two enemy submarines in
the Gulf of laramie. -
An Atlantic Port, Dec. 21.-The for
ward gun crew of an American liner
reaching here destroyed submarine
the morning after leaving a British
port its voyage, according to stories
told by passengers.
Mai. Gen. Hugh l.. Scott, former
chief Of staff of the army, who was a
passenger, is said to have stood be-
hind the gunners during the action and
cemplimented them on their marks
manship.
All the bow guns were manned
when the object declared to be perl
Scope was sighted. The vessel head
ed straight toward the object and sew
eral shots were fired. One struck at
the point where the periseope was
moving, and o huge volume Of water
arose. The commander of the guns
gave the order to cease firing and the
liner resumed her voyage. $500 n
General Scott has been studying con.
ditions at the front in France. a num-
Der Of United States army officers ar
rived here with him.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-27
SEASON WITNESSES sURsTAN.
TlAL IMPROVEMENTS.

Tioga, Dec. 21.-Several of the farm
ers in this vicinity have improved
their farms by putting up some kind
of new buildings recently erected
Dick Whitehead, John Pearson and
Earle AHgustiuss have new auto sheds,
John Cline, Will Havens, G.. L. Sim.
plins and Ralph Sarver have new hog
houses, Chas Robbins, and;John Cline
built new hepAhouses, VIII Haven
built an addition, to his house. Petera
Small built big two story house in
Tioga, Chas. Warrick built an addition
to his barn and Wesley Allgood. built
a new corn crib, q
Mrs. Jesse MeNabb who lives at Ro
dnare, Iowa, was called here by the
serious illness of her mother Mrs
Tom Taylor. Mrs, Taylor is some bet
ter today. r.
Several from this neighborhood who
attended the funeral of Mr.. and Mrs
Busby at Rose Hill Monday.
Mrs. Clarence Keyte of Rose Hill
was visiting her sister Mrs. Chas
Warrick last Monday, "a n
Mrs. G. l., Simpkins was business
caller in Oskaloosa Saturday. a
Chas. Alexander sawed wood fol
Will W. Moore last Tuesday assisted
by Dick Whitehead. 81 ~
Mrs. VIM. Armstrong has gone Il
see her daughter, Mrs. Neal ,W,ymor'
VINO has been very sick. ~. N Il.
Teachers and pupils of the Rel
School and North Taylor schools arr
preparing programs for Christmas
Each school will have Christina!
tree for the children $a $50
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Ashley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Bowen, Mr.. and Mrs
Jesse Williams and Mrs. Harley Rose
were shopping in Oskaloosa Wednes
Hay, t;sg, slt.sil,g =, -
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-27
NEVADA TO GET CONFERENCE
Clergy From Ninety-Five Adventist
Churches IN Iowa Will Meet In
Annual Session.

Nevada, Iowa, Dec. 81, - Seventh
day Adventist clergyfnen and local
ministers from the So churches in the
Iowa Conference; together with a
number of leading clergymen of the
denomination from other parts of the
country, will attend "a convention to
be held here from December 81 to
January O. Among che leaders com.
ing will be Elders A. G. Daniels,
president of the World Conference,
which has it's headquarters in Wash
ington, D. c.; Charles Thompson, Of
Minneapolis, president of the Northern
Union Conference; and e. T. Russell,
of WATERFOWL, s. D., president of the
South Dakota Conference. Elder Al.
r. Ogden, president of the Iowa Con.
ference, will be chairman of the con-
Vention. t.F - :ns-, ~ :. '..4}
An unusually large and attractive
program will be followed during the
convention. Much stress will be laid
on the Importance of making more
rapid advancement in the denomina-
bAOAtl AhOAAAbCl oAllp anu olDO IA lily SCl-
credness of the calling of the minis
try and church work In general Ell,
der Daniels will speak to, the sub
ject of Our Work and Calling" while
Elder Thompson win lead in a discus,
sion on "The Importance of Securing
Results in Our Church, and Some
Things that Hinder y '%s'. ''''-'sH
81 agb .
Special meetings win be held in
connection with the convention for
Bible workers, which will be under
the direction of Mrs C., A. Prescott,
Mrs. A. Helen Wilcox, Mrs Meta
Peterson Meyer, Mrs. Myrtle Assay
and Mrs. Esther Jones of Des Moines.
The missionary colporteurs will al
SO hold a special meeting with E. NJ.
Oberg and L. L. Grand Pre- as joint
chairmen." v'f .-TFSS o. &'F
All the delegates, together with
their wives, will be entertained dur
ing their stay here by the Iowa Con-
ference.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-27
DIMMED OUR GL|Ms
PEOPLE OBEY REQUEST FOR
LlGHTLEss NIGHTS.

Thursday night was Oskaloosa's
first lightless night Darkened streets
in the business section of the town
and DINNER lights in the residence
districts bespoke general observance
of the fuel administrators orders.
All electric signs and unnecessary
exterior lighting downtown was turn
ed off, and only the upper lights of the
white Way" clusters alol the dos II
town streets burned.
Early in the evening all the i.1,:.5
were lighted as usual but as the order
became known one by one the signs
and store front lights were turned off.
Oskaloosa's downtown section pre-
scented an appearance last evening
such as has not been known for some
time. No, brilliantly lighted streets, nor
gayly illumined theater fronts and
shops greeted the downtown visitor.
From the darkness the public learned
a lesson in war sacrifice-one of the
few to be made as the war progresses.
Through the residence districts the
orders were closely followed and few
unnecessary lights were burned. Many
homes darkened rooms for the first
time. The spirit of acceptance by the
public was most gratifying.
Sunday another lightless night will
follow, and so on--each Thursday and
Sunday night being dark until further
orders,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-27
To PUBLISH. PRICES
FIRST LIST WILL LIKELY Be
~ GIVEN NEXT SATURDAY. !.

Prices, on sugar, flour, corn meal
and potatoes in Mahaska county will
probably. be published for the first
time one week from today. The ex,
ecutive food administration commit:
tee appointed Thursday night met
with Attorneys C. Yer Ploeg and Max
O'Brien, county food administrators,
at the Commercial Club Friday even,
ing for the first TIME. The executive
committee decided upon the appoint,
ment of a price interpreting commit
tee, which shall be composed of one
wholesaler, one retailer, and one con
sumner. The personnel of the com.
mittee has not been announced.
The newly formed price interpret
ing committee will meet next Friday
evening to determine the first list OF
prices on the food commodities Sc.
lected by the executive committee.
7 Upon the following evening. Friday,
the executive committee will again
meet, this time to pass upon the price
interpreting committees food price
schedule. Approved by THE execp:
tive committee the schedule then
must be, considered and passed by the
county food administrators, after
which the publication will occur.
The list will be changed whenever
conditions warrant and more food
commodities will be added from time
to time. as T' Na1 tst 4
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-27
Justice.

Justice is for us the supreme law.
II Is the inyiolable yardstick of all hui
man actions. Justice Is the central
star which governs societies, the pole
around which the political world re7
wolves. the principle and rule of all
transactions. nothing is done among
men which is not in the name of right,
nothing without invoking justice. JUS
tice Is not the work of the law. On
the contrary, the law Is never anything
but a declaration and application Of
what Is just. Suppose society where
justice is outranked, however little. by
another principle, say religion; or in
which some individuals are regarded
more highly, by however little. than
others; | say that justice being vlrtu-
ally annnned, II Is Inevitable that the
society win perish sooner or later
Prudhon's Teaching,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-27
U. S. POSITION CLEAR
viii Not Discuss Abstract Sug-
gestions Of Peace.
Statement Of High Official Of Washing
ton Government Sums up Admin
istration's Attitude. t

Washington, Dec. 22.-Secretary
Lansing said that no information of the
terms Of Germany's expected Christ
mas peace" offer has reached the state
department, and that the attitude of
the United States toward a peace ;nego-
tiation was unchanged. What purports
to be an outline of the peace terms has
been received here through neutral dip
lomatic channels. The attitude, of the
United States on peace accords. with
that of the cobelligerents- Preparation
and restoration by Germany.
Washington, Dec. 22.-"The United
States will not discuss any abstract
suggestions of peace or peace terms.
Its position is too clear to necessitate
any such action" '
In the above two sentences one OF
the highest officials of the government
summed up the administration attiL
tude toward the latest batch of German
peace propaganda which is being in.
dustriously circulated through certain
sources in this country and through
Scandinavian circles. officials here
are not even mildly interested In these
particular peace feelers., They do not
consider them in any way sincere.
Most Of them are plainly for home
consumption, Nhey point out. Others
are intended to advance the German
progran%to get RUSSIA out of the war.
This does not, however, mean that II
the Tertonic allies make an official
peace offer it will not receive the con.
sideration that 1t deserves. On the
contrary, such an offer, even though II
would be rejected because it failed to
contain the requirements of restora.
ton and repayment which must be the
basis for any peace that would satisfy
the United States and the entente, will
have the most careful consideration
But until, and unless such bona fide
offer does come, officials take the DO.
sition that 1t would be worse than USE
less to discuss suggestions that have
nothing more substantial to back them
than the declarations, II think; I'M
derstand; / hope" and the like.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-27
Use Of Graphite.

Graphite Is not a lubricant, but an
aid TO keeping a bearing in good work.
ing order by filling up the minute ir-
Irregularities of the shaft and bearing
and producing beautiful, polished
surface, and in this way reduce fric-
ton. To get this result only a very
small quantity of graphite is neces.
sary. and IL too much is applied Ii
simply collects in wads and defeats the
purpose Intended. 1t follows that the
proper way to use graphite success
fully Is 70 mix thoroughly small
quantity with the lubricating oil at
suitable intervals, and not 10 apply II
continuously for when the aboye-
mentioned polished surface is formed
1t win last quite a long time before
requiring renewal
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-27
The Solitary Breakfast.

AT the first blush breakfast seems
q sociable meal; at that hour a man
Is best satisfied, or at least contented,
with himself, and in a mood TO make
the most Of the world. Human vital
ity is at its maximum, mere existence
Tugs exhilaration along with 1t; good
humor mantles everything. But their
Is an uncertainty in company, even
when you may choose 1t for tempera-
ment is never to be wholly trusted Car
lists are dangerous people to meet at
breakfast). and there are thousand
happenings-troubled sleep. early
awakening, mosquitoes, surmised
mouse, no hot water, buttoned boots,
putting studs in a shirt--that may oc-
cur between going to bed at night and
coming down to breakfast in the morn
ing, and ill-adjusted feelings In even
one member of the company may
dampen the spirits of ALL Company
is no doubt the better state, and brings
out the full capacities for pleasure that
lie in breakfast, but q solitary break
fast is safer; solitary breakfast is
more tempered but 1t is more certain,
Henry Dwight Sedgwlck in Yale Re.
view.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-27
ALICE NIELSEN NOW A BRIDE
Famous American Opera Singer Be-
comes the Wife OF Son Of S.
r. Stoddard.

Greenwich, Conn, Dec 22.-Alice
Nielsen, once one Of theamost cele-
brated of American operate singers,
and DIR. Leroy r. Stoddard. promi-
nent physician of New York. were mar.
ried here in the First Presbyterian
church. Miss Nielsen won her first
fame as o. msmhsy Of the Bostonians.
Doctor Stoddard is the son OF the late
s; II, Stoddard, author, artist and pub
Usher. 80. -.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-27
ARMY ASKS s6,6lo,ooo,ooo
House Committee Resumes Hearings
on the Bill January 3--Must Con-
vince Military Committee.

Washington, Dec. 22.-The army ap.
preparation bill for the next fiscal year
on which the house military commit.
tee will resume hearings January. 8
probably will carry close to $4,000, 600.
600 for the military establishment, ex,
elusive of Notifications and field artil,
lery guns, which viii be provided for
in another bill. The total army esti.
mates of the war department are
$6,6to,00o,o O0.r r, Il,
.'Tlie committee WIN give the war de.
partment everything that they reason,
ably can, convince the committee they
need" said Chairman Dent.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-27
Arm.dlIle. Turned int Baskets.

One Of the odd industries of Texas
is the operation of an armadillo farm
where these hard-shell animals are
bred for the purpose OF making baskets
of their horny shell. The farm Is a
place where the animals are encour'
aged to take up their abode and ut reg
ular intervals they are hunted 4 night
After being killed the meat Is taken
from the shell and the latter then
dried The head and tail are tied to
gethcr and form The handle of the
basket. Before being sent to market
the Interior Of the basket is attractive
ly lined.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-27
GUNS ROAR ON vERDUN FRONT
Active Artillery Fighting East Of
Meuse Is Reported by Paris
War Office. s4i 5a /!

Paris, Dec. 22.--Active artillery fight.
ing on the yerdun front east Of the
Meuse is reportedrhy the war Office.
&c artillery is active also at points
on the eastern end of the line, especial:
ly in the vicinity of Hartmanns- We'll.
crkopf and east Of Thanh. "An impor.
tant raid by the enemy east of Fayet
In the region of st. Quentin was re-
pulsed completely. .s .
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-27
DEMOCRAT WINS IN ARIZONA
Governor Hunt Is Seated BY thu
Supreme Court After Fight
a,l Lasting Over Year

Phoenix, Ariz.. Dec, 22-The Sup
rene Court of Arizona today seated
George w, Hunt democrat as cover.
nor Of Arizona. The DECISION was UNI
.aminous. III n
This ends a contest which began
more than a year ago when Thomas
Cambell, republican wass declared the
governor of Arizona by the majority
of a few hundred votes. ,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-27
Appeals Tor Gasoline Saving.

sNewYork, Dec. 22.--In ON appeal for
the conservation of gasoline the Ma,
tional Automobile Chamber of Com.
merce declares an average saving Of
one and three.quarter pints a day for
each automobile and truck In use In the
United States will insure enough case
line for government needs during the
coming year.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-27
Peru Bars Exports.

Lima, Peru, Dec. 22.-The exportas
ton of foodstuffs necessary for home
consumption is prohibited by a bill
adopted by the senate. Sugar is the
chief product exported by Peru.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-27
Burns, Shelley, Byron.

Neither Burns, Shelley nor Byron
lived to the age of forty. Burns ana
Byron died between 7thirtylsix ana
thirty-seven, and Shelley passed out
at thirty.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-27
rMeIxe Killed 10 Mine ExpIoslon.

Knoxville, Tenn, Dec. 21.--Twelve
miners were killed in mn explosion In
the Dour coal mine at Memo. Tenn.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-27
AlIles Reeognlze Ukraine.

Copenhagen, Denmark, Dec. 22.-
The entente allied powers, according
TO the Vossiche-Zeitung Of Berlin, on
December 10, accredited legations to
the government Of the Ukraine.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-27

IT. II SdIU IIIHI q BTtdI VHuIItIt! VI
valuable property has been taken from
houses of the rich in Petrograd by the
mobs that have been searching for
liquor. Among the buildings sacked
IS the palace of Grand Duchess Marie
Pavloyna, widow of Grand Duke
Vladimir. Special dispatches say that
the plundered people are absolutely
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-06-22
EARLY BRIDGE BUILDING.

Ancient Babylon Seems to Have Been
the Pioneer In the Art.
Bridge building is one OF the ancient
arts, though no definite record of per.
manent bridge appears before 22O0
B. @. This was the time of Nimrod,
the third ruler after Noah. The river
Euphrates flowed most inconveniently
through the city of Babylon, so the de-
cree went forth that structure be de-
vised to cross the stream. The result
was an arched bridge of brick eco feet
long and 80 feet wide.
Some thousand years later Nitocris.
then queen of the Babylonians, seeking
something new to occupy her mind, de-
cided that another bridge was needed
to handle the vast crowds which
thronged to that city of mystery. Her
engineers were consulted, and, marvel
Of marvels, wooden bridge resting on
stone piers made it's appearance, the
first of its kind in the history of the
world! The stones in the piers were
fastened together with huge chains of
iron, with melted lead poured into the
crevices.
While the problem to the eyes of the
modern engineer would appear trivial,
1t was a vast undertaking in those
days, so marvellous, In fact, that the
course of the entire river was changed
In order that the engineers might view
the foundations on which the arches
were to rest. Herodotus records that
the bridge was of equal magnificence
with the rest Of the buildings of Baby
Ion.
Aside from these, no bridges of i'm
portance seem to have been built in
Asia Minor with one possible excep-
ton. The tabled Colossus of Rhodes
Is thought by some historians to have
been a bridge, but as no remains have
ever been found there is only theory to
support the claim.-Edison Monthly.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-06-22

UNABLE to get a county
bond issue, the people inter
ested in getting the Apple
way extended into the Coeul
d'Alenes are now planning the
formation of a highway dis
trict two miles wide reaching
from Washington state line to
Shoshone county and includ-
ing the city of Occur d'Alene.
1t would seem that this is the
only way left to raise the
money to complete the
Fourth of July Canyon road.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-06-22
Timbermen On Strike.

Spirit Lake, June 20 Two hun
dred workmen employed in the camps
Of the Panhandle Lumber company
went on strike tonight. They have
been receiving $50 a month for 10
hours a day and over. Their de.
mands include the following:
Free hospital service.
Shower baths convenient to sleep
ing quarters.
Bunkhouses TO be we'll lighted,
with plenty of room and reading
table.
Five dollars daily minimum wage
for river drivers.
Pay days twice a month.
All men to be hired from unicn
hall, and empl oyer to furnish free
transportation to Job from point
where hired.
No discrimination against / w. W.
Eight.hour day, no work on Sun
days or holidays.
Minimum wage, $50 a month and
free board for woudsmen.
Wholesome food, served on porce-
lain dishes, with no overcrowdlng at
dining table.
Cookhouse to be supplied with
sufficient help to keep it clean.
Sanitary sleeping quarters, with no
more than IL men in each house.
Single spring beds, with mattresses
and clean bedding, to be furnished w
the company free.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-06-22
PROGRESS OF THE WAR.

In the past week the British have
made further gains on the western
front and have retaken some trenches
near Arras. In the Champagne re.
Rion he Germans took section of
trench from the French after ARTILLERY
pre- paration. The Italians have re-
sumed the offensive against the Aus
trians and took 1000 prisoners. The
entente allies are concentrating IA
large force In Thessaly.
In the last week 81 British mer i.
chant ships of 1900 tons or over were
sunk by German submarines. Five
smaller ships were lost In the last
TWO mouths British shipping losses
were SO3 of which 22O were over
1000 tons.
A Zepuelin making a raid on Eng
laud was destroyed by British air.
craft.
10 America the campaign to raise
two billion dollars by the sale of
Liberty bonds, 10 the 80 days ended
June 10, resulted 10 oversubscriblng
the bonds by nearly one billion dol
lars. Only two billion, however, will
he sold, the large subscriptions to be
cut down.