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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-03
STRAIN % BUSINESS.

Tho secretary OF war infcrontially
deaounces Secretary Lame for arrang
ms Rlth the coal operators 20 have a
price fixed 30 so q ton nt the eastern
mines He declares ihe price GO Doe
'uuilaf and oppressive"
Secretary Lane bias heen universally
regarded as one of the big mon of the
cabinet Whatever abilities Newton d.
Hakef poasessea have uof ven shoHe
with a dazzling brliliancy Ills brief
administration has not been without
chad breaks. especially of speech
Everywhere The cost OF production
has risen and ia rising Everything
thai enters into mining costs
han 10 did two years ago nr a year
,Ep Moreover. the government Is
Communicating The wealth of the
ountry by every possible means
There are taxes 90 Incomes. taxes on
materials. taxes on licenses ana PRIV
iieers. taxes ON profits la addition.
the government demands billions for
bond issues nnd other war contribu
tiuna And am these taxes must be
included Indirectly iu the costs of pro
ductioa
it g. more than likeiy. therefore. that
Secretary Lane with the broader vi
sion. has taken the correct View
Tho government despite the fact
that Il b. communicating wealth az a
rate never p%arailelcd or even ap.
preached in this country. D. trying 10
get 800 materials practically az cost
This would be entirely legitimate N the
government. az the same time. was not
imposing such burdenHomc taxes and
exaction
We read that the government now
wants 5000 tons OF lead in the period
between June % and August D. And
A. does not want to pay more than
cents a pound. although the market
price IS ilfa cents "a pound Il de-.
mands q sixth OF the country's pro.
duction ln that period at "a concession
Of 81 cents on every pound
Il cannot BE said that me "slockhOld
ers in tho bis concerns of the country
have been niggardly with the govern.
ment They otorsuhscrihod the Ldber.
Is loan They viii be compelled {,
subscribe other billions for later loans
They contributed literally tu tho 500,
600 900 Red Cross fund And nov they
are 60 De- taxed hundreds OF million.
= scar 0u everything that cutters int
she rouduct of business The mine
owucfs 90 not ESCAPE They are iu
che same boat With everyone else. II
q true that SOME 90 thnm the owner.
81 certain copper mines fur Instance
have been excessively fortunate ir
getting vast riches out oi th, a buI
that Id fns N~NIrnfNnn. And Fnf fht
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-03
NEw 4 RI WoRs.

hunior has it chat Berlin all make
its -semi-annual offer os peace within
@ lev days Oh the spring Chancellor
Won hethmann Hollis 90 Indicated that
no peace offer eould be- iortheoming
U~ndoubtedif d formal peace proposal
VIII De taken af a sign 10 weakness n
Germany make auy radical couccs-
ffOus The chapeclior appreciates this
fact and would b. 10th 30 lend such
comfort 90 the enemy. 10 would re-
guire more cleYerness than Dc or his
advisers possess fo offer peace with
concessions and az the same time give
the impression that Germany is a.
Flr0ng ~ ever.
Only The most desperate necessity
a g. sale 70 assume eould persuade
Berlin 70 present a formal offer 10 the
entente powers On no occasion has
this been done THE previous over.
lures have merely proclaimed a Wil.
lingness 10 eatertain offers from tbs
enemy. Germany assumed the attl
tnoe o. victory end expressed a desir'
70 listen 20 proposals from ~conquerel
foss.)
Il is probable that whatever over
lures are made VIII be In the famllia
form They will assume that In
enemy Is defeated aud is willing b
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-03
AMERICAN OFFICERS STUDYING
EFFECT OF ARTILLERY FIRE

BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
officers who have
been studying conditions on this front
for some time past, say that they are
wonderfully impressed With the Brit
ish artillery. which have made them
more than ever conscious Of the i'm
mense efforts the United States Will
have to make in that direction. The
American people have been quick 20
appreciate the value OF great aerial
fleets Of battle and scouting planes
the air service appealed at once to the
Imagination. But when, after all IS
said and done. It has been guns and
still more guns. shells and still more
shells. that have turned the tide OF
var in favor Of the entente allies.
The artillery had solved most Of
ne problems Of modern war. II was
the artillery that blew the Germans
from their grim grip IN Vimy ridge;
IL was the artillery hat shook them
loose from their nearly three years
hold on the high ground about Mes
sines. IL was the artillery that shat
tered and crumpled the steel and con
crete d%efenses Of the Hindenburg line
from Arras nearly all the way to
Queant. IL Is the artillery that Is
harassing and pounding the Germans
until they are fairly dazed when the
infantry attacks begin.
The limited depth of the battles is
due to the fact hat the infantry must
not get beyond the protecting cover
of their artillery.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-03
WHERE WILSON NAY TRIP.

O.eW iatOu tribune, lcutl
President Wilson has electrified the
world with his philosophy and his
moral elevation but u remains To be
seen whether he has the necessary
practical and human wisdom, as Well
as political courage. 90 organize aud
direct the vast and complicated forces
that enter into the c%Onductancc OF a
great war At present the nQtional
dcstines are committed 90 a number
% executive departments. az the head
ct which remain the partisan and per
souni fayoritos who were singled out
for distinction Ia the normal condi-
lions existing i've years ago. The
qualities that may have recommended
thom then are unlikely 10 be the
qualities that are required for the
sterucr duties OF war time. But even
% they are which Is a wholly unrea-
sonable hypothesis sound policy die
tatcs thai the opposition political par
IS should be fairly represented In
governmental counsols. and assume
saual responsibility for what As done
and not done We may be able TO
maddle through without doing so. hut
the penalty viii then have 10 be paid
IN the costliest Kind OF coin Any po-
litical party that assumes TO carry
the exclusive burden Of conducting
this var will be laying up a legacy
OF suspicion. in~criminatlon and scan
dad that alone ought 70 deter The
authority responsible for the result.
n nothing else will 10 so.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-03

must be perfect or properly filled
grinders
Weight, chest measure and expan
sion come next Ia these, faults may
sometimes be remcdied before risklng
a test. The requirements are: Al =
feet ! inches. weight 40 pounds. chest
measure at least 30 inches. with chest
expansion ? Inches. At . feet .. 1872
pounds. chest 30. expansion 2 inches
At Q feet g. i2i pounds. 30ia chest. .
inches expansion. At 3 feet Z. 1875
pounds. 81 chest. ? expansion. At 3
feet g.. 100 pounds, 8lh chest, 2la ex-
pansiOn. At 2 feet o. 1873 pounds. 3lia
chest. pa expansion. At . feet 10. 1876
pounds. 30 chest. 2is expansion. At .
feet II. 1l2 pounds. 32l, chest, % exs
pansion.
For six footers the scale begins with
40 pounds. 32Nl chest. 3 inches expan-
sion. For every added inch up to 4
the weight increases 7 pounds. chest
increases y an inch with 3 Inch ex-
pansion up 10 q feet 4. which * 8A.
Underweight. bad teeth and faulty
chest development may be remedied
where the defects are not serious.
Among the exercises recommended by
army experts to be taken before reach.
Ing camp are those which viii redr o
the waist. strengthen. timber or hai
muscles aud Joints and develop the
chest. The proper exercises for the
purpose are known 10 every athlete.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-03
FIFTY THOUSAND MEN WILL RI
DRAFTED FOR ARMY AND NAVY

Il viii De necessary 70 draft a total
% 7e5.0O0 men 70 briag Americas reg
ular army and national guard TO full
u ar strength and put the first national
army OF 500 900 men In the neld.
Indications Saturday-the last day
OF army recruiting week-were that
so. 0e0 men would have 70 be drafted
into the regulars. and 10000 more into
the national guard.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-03
A SOLDIER MUST Be A
GOOD MIXER IN CAMP

~ CAPTAIN GEORGE. L. KlLMER.
Not alone for his happiness. but for
his value 90 the dag. tho soldier nus
be a good mixer. He lives, marches
and lights. keeping az touch Of elbow
With conrndes Among other things
this means that he himself and every
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-03
ONLY ONE IN FOUR
FIT FOR ARMY TEST
BY CAPTAIN GEORGE. |. klLMEa.

In the regular army three ont or -four
applicants are rejected Tor physical de
fects. some Of which could be remedied
n known beforehand. Defective eyes
ears and teeth are the principafcauses
Type three-fourths OF an inch high
must be- read al twenty feet. Ears
that ran hear whispers or low tones
At twenty feet VIII pass. Certain teeth
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-03
FOR SALE.

State land and homestead relinquish-
ments In the Meiba country. improved
OF unimrroved. under U. 8. reclams-
ton service, write
CUSHMAN q ZIEGLAR.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-03
BARGAINS IN TRADE.

Have a good 16-room hotel. will
trade for good farm In Idaho.
Two farms to trade for residence
property In Idaho Falls. Pocatello
Blackfoot or American Falls.
For further information write to Ko-
sanke & Co. American Falls. Ida. II
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-06-08
TWIN VILLAGES

Rain, and lots of it, we had the past
week. All we need now is warm
weather.
Mrs. Christ Leitz and son Henry and
Mrs. Louise Ahrns were Harmony bust
ness callers the past week.
We are glad to hear that Desmond
Hunt is getting along nicely at Fort
Monroe.
Friends and relatives spent Decora-
ton Day at the home of MIR. and Mrs.
Fred Martin.
The Granger school closed on Friday
with a picnic. We are glad to hear
that Miss Ginthener will return for an.
other year, but sorry to learn that Miss
Ausland will not return and we will
miss her.
State school examinations were held
at the Granger school house the past
week.
A fine little little boy arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Crowell on
June LIST. Congratulations.
Rebecca Knuteson and Esther An.
derson of Harmony spent Saturday and
Sunday with Clara Heisterkamp.
The German Lutheran Sunday School
will have picnic on June 15lh on the
old Damon place. All welcome.
Luneborg and his men are building an
addition to the house and to the barn
of Ben Vreize of York township.
A great many were received in the
M. E. Church on Sunday by the Rev.
Grabau.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-06-08
AVOID MISTAKES
No Need to Experiment with cresco
Evidence at Hand.

No Need to Experiment with cresco
Evidence at Hand.
There are many welladvertised kid.
ney remedies on the market today,
but none SO observation-disclosures
so Cresco recommended - as Doan's
Kidney Pills.
Read this Cresco case:
John Streinz, harnessmaker, 127
W. Market St., says: Il do q great
deal of shopping and I think that
weakened my kidneys and caused my
back to ache. Mornings I had sore
ness in the small of my back and
felt miserable all over. My kidneys
acted irregularly and the secretions
were highly colored. I got two boxes
If Doan's Kidney Pills at Tomas Drug
Store, and the results I received were
satisfactory"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-tie same that
Mr.. Streinz had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-06-08
SARATOGA


Mrs. Thomas Kakac, son Tommy and
day.
Geo. Enos made trip to Riceville
Wednesday.
Martin Souhrada called at the Locke
home Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Nels Nelson and son Kermet
were shoppers in our village one day
last week.
Mrs. Hans Witzke spent Tuesday
evening with Mrs. Chas. Viebrock.
A small crowd only attended the
barn dance given by Martin Souhrada
rainy weather. "A fine time was re-
ported just the same.
Jim Houska was q caller in our vii
lage Thursday evening.
Henry Enos called on his aunt, Mrs.
Kate Aberg Thursday.
Anna Erbe called at the Dedrick
home Thursday.
Nels Nelson, son Kermet and Martin
Souhrada were seen in our village one
day last week.
Mrs. H. Henning of Cresco is visit
Albert.
Aug. Beathke is working for Bert
Miles these days.
Mrs. P. Dozark called on Mrs. Anna
Ruzicka Tuesday afternoon.
Will Armstrong, wife and children
were shoppers in our village Friday.
Frieda Beathke was a Cresco visitor
Friday.
Mrs. A. J. Locke and daughters
spent Thursday evening at the Henry
Fosse home.
A. j. Locke has been doing some
carpenter work for John Miles the past
few days.
Mrs. Jesse Miles spent Thursday ev-
ening with Mrs. Chas. Viebrock.
George Kraft is assisting Joe Arm
strong with work..
Inger Aberg spent Friday afternoon
with Alta Locke.
drove through our village Sunday af-
ternoon.
Adolph Kakac. wife and children
spent Sunday under the parental roof.
Mrs. Geo. hackney and daughter
spent Saturday evening with Mrs. Kate
Aberg.
Joe Vrba, Martin Souhrada and An
ton Dozark were callers at the V.
Poneck home Sunday afternoon.
A number of friends were entertain
ed at the Bert Miles home Sunday at
ternoon.
Martin Souhrada is the proud owner
of horse and buggy bought from Fred
Poneck. Good for you, Martin?
Emma Nath was a pleasant caller at
the Thos. Kakac home Sunday.
Henry Enos made trip to Riceville
Monday morning.
Lynn Stevenson was a caller at the
Locke home Sunday evening.
Roy Sigler was a Riceville caller
Monday.
Henry Poneck spent Sunday and
Monday with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Vagts are the
proud parents of baby boy, born June
lst. Congratulations.
Mrs. Kate Aberg and daughters
spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. A.
j. Locke. -
Mrs. Hans Witzke called on Mrs.
Chas. Viebrock one day last week.
Mrs. Joe Enos and son Henry were
callers in our village Monday AFTERNOON
Frank Ruzicka was caller at the |
Aberg home Monday.
Chas. Wallace was Cresco caller
one day last week.
:: Mrs. Chas. Viebrock and son called
on Mrs. Kate Aberg Monday evening.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-06-08
Thousands Of Mothers Worry

when the children cry in their sleep,
are peevish and constipated and take
cold easily. Mother Gray's Sweet
Powders for Children, has for 30 years
been trusted remedy in many thous-
and homes. They frequently break up
colds in "a hours, move and regulate
the bowels and destroy worms.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-06-08
PROTIVIN.

Mathilda Skoda, of Elma, is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Skoda.
Rev. Chas. Dragoun of Fort Atkin-
son, Rev. John P. Broz of Spillville and
Rev. Vincent Opava of Little Turkey,
assisted Rev. Rud Lakomy with SER
vices last Sunday.
August Lukes, who graduated from
the Cresco High School, arrived home
Saturday.
Joseph D. Bouska, Frank S. Andera
and Jas. Milota were business callers in
Conover Friday.
Frank H. Chyle and John P. Shinde-
lar left for Cedar Rapids Monday for a
brief stay.
Abbie Bubble came home from Cresco
Tuesday to visit her parents.
Mike Chyle and Jas. Zuchek autoed
to Spillville Monday.
Leonard Snopek is home from Cedar
Rapids.
Mrs. Fred Vachta and daughter Mar
celia came over from Prairie du Chen,
Wis Wednesday to visit her parents,
Mr.. ana Mrs. Frank w. Sobolik.
A class play was given in Beseda
Opera House Friday evening by Alta
Vista young folks.
Dan Kenney autoed from Elma
Tuesday.
John Junko of Lawler was business
caller here Tuesday. .
Lewis Tuchek and Charles Vachta
transacted business in Spillville Mon
day.
Anna Cinadr of Chicago, ILL.,, is a
visitor at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. F.
J. Fencl.
The marriage of Lewis Valvoda and
Barbara Haskovec was announced at
the Holy Trinity Church Sunday.
Joseph Shimak returned from Acad-
envy, S. D., Tuesday, where he has
been visiting his brother.
John J. Mikesh and Paul Landa re-
turned from Aurora Saturday where
they unloaded the formers merry-go-
round.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Mikesh, and Mr..
and Mrs. John j. Mikesh attended the
wedding in Spillville Tuesday of Lewis
Mikesh and Mary Hron.
CARD OF THANKS
We hereby wish to express our heart
felt thanks to our nelghbors and friends
for the kind assistance and sympathy
extended to us during our late bereave
ment, the illness and death of our be-
loved husband and father, Frank Sy-
kora.
Mrs. Frank Sykora
and Children.
Cot ,,o,,r Mob;lo;l, NJ abor~, De-, ,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-21
| RAILROAD NEWS +,
FACE A BIG JOB!
Railroads Planning Largest
Troop Movement in History.
Must Transport $4,000 Men to
National Training Camps.
MOVE 200, 900 IN FOUR DAYS
Will Provide Additional Facili.
ties for $4,000 Guards.
Orient Has Excuse for "Red
Coach" Station at Wichita.

The plans for the largest troop
movement ever scheduled in the his
tory of the United States are now be-
ing perfected by the American Rail
ways association at, the request of the
United States government, Fairfax
Harrison, chairman OF the railways
war board. announced today
The movement. which concerns the
$4,000 men of the national army, is
to start on September and between
that date and the fourth day follow
ing, 100000 men are to be entrained
They represent 80 per cent<of the new
army.
On September 19 it is expected that
the number of another 20O,0 will be
started, continuing four days, and IL
is planned to have a third 100000 on
the rails on October g.
In addition to these men. the rail-
WAYS have to provide facilities for
$4,000 national guardsn1en, the
movement of whom already has
started.
An idea of the task confronting the
railways is furnished by the facilities
needed for one field army. This unit
of $4,000 men requires c,22S cars,
comprising 366 train, the SINE num-
Der of locomotives and crews.
Provision for ordinary traffic also
has to be made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-21
DOESN'T SUIT RUSSIA
Pope Overlooked Fundamentals for
Which Slavs Are Fighting.

Washington, Aug. 21.-Rejection by
Russia of the pope's peace proposal
was foresha d6wed in an official state
ment issued this afternoon at the Rus
sian embassy. The statement follows:
THE answer to the vatican's peace
proposal has not yet been formulated
by the Russian government, but there
is a feeling in Russia that the pro-
posal has been made with some in
spiration from the central powers IT
is considered in Russia that the very
basis of the vatican's proposal is in
consistent with the democratic aim of
the Russian people in this war and
non-acceptable from that point vi
view"
Il 1t was explained the inconsistency
of the vAtican's proposal is that it
recognizes the right of Serbia and Bel
GUM to independence while leaving
open to argument at the peace con
ference disposition of Alsace-Lorraine
and the liberty of the sJuogo Slavs and
such other nationalities as may 'ex-
press a. desire Tor autonomy or indie
pendenee. The vatican's proposal. il
is said. ignores the most vital principle
proclaimed by Russia-the right of
each nation to determine its own des-
tiny and thus leaves the "a of certain
subject nationalitiesir the hands OF
other powers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-21
TWO ARMY MULES
CREATE DRY ZONE
IN HEART OF CITY


San Diego. Aug. 21.-Two United
States army mules will make most of
San Diego dry" at midnight tonight,
according to the Interpretation of a
ruling by the department of justice.
Orders providing for the discontinue
ance of the sale of liquor within one
half mile of the aviation school bar
racks were interpreted TO apply also
to an uptown stable of the quarter
master corps where two army mules
are quartered.
The half mile zone from this stable
includes all the principal hotels and
cafes and all except half a dozen sa-
looms and wholesale liquor houses in
the city. Notice-was served on all es-
Establishments within the zone that
they would have to cease selling liq-
uors at midnight tonight or close their
doors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-21
SEIZE GERMAN EDITOR
Previously Released On Bond He Is
informed in County Jail.

Little Rock. Ark, Aug. 21.-Curtis
Alderman, editor and proprietor of
German language paper published
here was arrested today and informed
in the county Jail at the direction of
United States Attorney General Greg
DRY.
s, charged with publishing an article
on August that was direct encour-
agement to violation of the draft law
and was bound over to the federal
grand jury on bond of $4,000.
He filed application for naturaliza-
ton papers on March 10, 1917. He
came to America from Germany in
October 1907
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-21
AiRMEN RAID INFANTRY
Seek Out Secret Machine Gun Nests
and Send Down Hail of Lead.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP sIMMs

With the British Armies in the
Field, Aug. 21.-British air:nen began
to get lonesome, not findiGg antagon-
lists in the air for battle Monday and
took to joining the Tommies in actual
assaults on German infantry.
Scores of these encounters were re-
ported The British flyers would
swoop along, barely Swimming the
ground, seeking out and spraying fire
on cleverly placed German machine
guns and their crews. Again. they
would scurry along just back of Ger
man trenches, backing up with lines
of fire the frontal assaults of British
-infantrymen.
The Germans are apparently fol-
lowing out a well define policy in
avoiding battle in the air. They are
apparently seeking to conserve all
their aerial forces, reserving this
branch of warfare for night attack.
Every night now sees Strong Ger
man raids from the air. Early today,
while it was still dark. the Prussians
bombed Unfortunately. a number OF
points behind the British lines. As
many as thirty planes were seen in
one of these marauding excursions
Reports today showed that at least
one hospital had been damaged by
the German bombs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-21
". j. Davis, East Fifth Street
GrOceryman, Arrested.
Little Boys and Girls Victims of
His Degeneracy.
HE is A MAN &C YEARS old
Cries of Little Boy Aroused
Whole NeighbOrhOOd.
Man Has Had Trouble With the
Police Before.

When the diminutive son of Mary
Henderson of 513 jefferson street ran
home. screa ming and attempting to
hold up his falling clothes. he left a
trail of disaster for W. j. Davis, sixty
six-year-old groceryman at 502 East
Fifth street.
He told his mother a story. between
sobs; story so revoltins that the
woman later had trouble conveying it
to the police. And that story merely
started things other stories devel-
oped rapidly; stories of Davis's rela-
tions with tiny boys and girls who
were sent to his store by their par
ents.
Two warrants were issued for Da-
Wis by the police department late Mon
day afternoon and he put up a, heavy
bond for his appearance il police
court this afternoon. 1t is possible
that a state case will be starte / against
him after the city has finished with
him.
Assaulted Little Girls.
One OF the complaints vas sworn to
by Mrs. Henderson following the story
told by her boy. Howevei. it was not
based upon Davis's alleged assault
upon the boy. 1t charges Davis with
an assault upon Ivas Audi ey little
eight-year-old girl living If the neigh
bOrhood.
The second complaint charges an
assault by Davis upon Maxine Wei
mer, another little girl living at ST.
jefferson street. When the little boy
told his story it started a buzzing in
Davis's neiehborhood and the little
girls told what they knew. The whole
thing has been dumped INTO police
court and will he thresha,i ont there
According to the tales told by the
boys and girls, Davis made friends
with them when they were sent to the
store and eventually began revolving