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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-07-18
AL AND PERSONAL

-Erick Glad made a business trip
to Benson on Friday.
&C. w. Odell autoed to Raymond
last Thursday on business
DR.. and Mrs. B. ]. Branton visited
in the cities last Wednesday.
Mr.. N. E. Nelson was a business
visitor in the cities Thursday.
kelly Peterson visited with friends
at Pennock Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Selma Peterson left Friday
for weeks visit at Paynesville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Strom autoed to
Kerkhoven Sunday to spend the day.
III. c. Feig of Raymond was bus
mess caller in this city last Thursday.
"A. H. Brown left Monday on a
business trip to Hallock, his home
town.
Miss Amy Olson will leave Friday
for New London for short visit with
friends.
Miss Barbara Atwood returned on
Thursday from weeks visit in Min
neapolis.
Bryan Sperry left Friday morning
for few days visit with relatives in
the cities.
John Bergeson of New London
was visitor in this city last Friday
and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ Larson return
ed Friday from Grove City after few
days visit there.
Miss Marian Gratz will leave the
latter part of this week for the cities
for short visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Thyden left
last Wednesday for a months trip to
the Pacific Coast
Miss Jennie Larson of Hinckley
arrived Friday for a visit at the DR..
G. D. Forssell home.
Mrs. Horton Sperry returned last
week from months visit at her
home at Terril, Iowa.
Mrs. o. T. Olstead left Saturday
for few days. stay at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Olson.
Oscar DIN returned this week to
the cities after spending a week with
his mother in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Elliott left Sat-
urday for the East where they will
spend two weeks visiting.
Mrs. John Lundquist and daugh-
ter, Esther of Kandiyohi spent Sunday
at the John Peterson home
Clara Benson returned Friday
from couple of days visit at the
B. j. Glarum home at Spicer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole E. Erickson and
family from Lake Lillian visited at the
Andrew Ray home over Sunday.
E. E. Manska was a visitor here
Friday while enroute to Paynesville,
after a visit at Hillsberg, N. Oak.
Harry Dahlien, Bryan sperry and
Tuggie Mattson returned Thursday
from weeks outing at Green Lake.
Filling Fahlstrom was a visitor
here Friday while enroute to his home
at Kandiyohi after a visit in Raymond.
Miss Minnie Nelson returned to
St. Paul Friday after visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter A. Mel
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Ray and
family leave Sunday for Redwood Falls
to attend social gathering at that
place.
Miss Vera Boom arrived Friday
from Minneapolis for a weeks stay
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. J.
Boom.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-07-18
Harold Severinson.

From letter to Gov. A. E. Rice:
Recreation Tents, Coast Artillery
Corps, Fort Monroe, Va, July u,
1917
Dear Mr.. Rice:
l have been neglecting my cores
pondence the last few days, there's
been too many rumors of our going
away. But now that the spell is brok-
en-, l am going to try to catch up
again.
Rumors the last few days have had
us in France, three or four times, as
well as all over the U. S. In the
meantime there certainly has been
some heated discussions too. Every
body had different opinion about it.
Today, we got the official dope"
namely:
The 18th and 18th companies from
this post and the 18th is only a super
numerary for them. There's about 30
from our company that will go with
them Q2th and 18th and the majority
of the remainder Of us will be on some
special duty. This will break our
company all up so now we will either
be transferred to some other outfit or
will take in enough recruits to fill all
vacancies.
In the Army one never knows Just
what's coming. Everything is so un.
certain. I agree perfectly with our
Company Commander when he said
we were no longer individuals when
we once were in the service. like
som jeg vii, men som du vil."
Soldering would no doubt seem
very easy to you now compared to the
time you were in (about '63). There's
no doubt but what conditions in the
Army are better now but even at that
we have just as many non-com's and
just as much "policing" to do. Ha, ha.
Everytime the company goes on
guard some of US have to do Fatigue
Duty, shovel coal, cut grass, etc. I've
had shot at all of it. "Join the Army
and learn a trade" Ha, ha.
There's a summer resort about two
miles from camp. They have a pavil.
ion, bath house, and a carnival there.
Quite few soldiers there all the
time. The night of the 4th soldier
had scrap with a civilian up there,
not very serious. The next night 1
was detailed to preserve order up
there with rs colt automatic on my
hip. Everything was very peacable.
Can you blame 'em?
The down-hearted Willmar beauties
you spoke Of in your letter is pretty
much "soft SOAP" it was very we'll
versed, but no such luck.
Give my. regards to the boys. Must
close
Very respectfully yours,
HAROLD STEVENSON.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-07-18

Local Union Meets With Mrs. M. r.
Sandbo Tuesday Afternoon.
The Willmar Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will hold its next
meeting Tuesday afternoon, July "a,
with Mrs. M. T. Sandbo at 300 9TH St.
north. This meeting was postponed
from the 18th to the 24th, on account
Of chautauqua. There will be election
of officers. All members are request
ed to be present and a cordial invita-
ton is extended to all who wish to
come. Lunch will be served at 1Oc.
All will be welcome.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-29
By ellison Gardner
Especial to The Times.)

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 20.
Men employed in building ships
are exempted from military serv-
ice. This is now announced Off
cially.
How does it work? What hap
pens to exempt the man?
-, These questions are answered in
the new selective service regula-
lions just issued by Provost Mar
shall General Crowder's office. The
section devoted to this subject
provides:
THAT men employed in ship
building must be registered and
classified under the new rules just
as other eligibles of draft age.
THAT men employed under the
general supervision of the Elmer
gency Fleet Corporation or the
navy shall be placed on a separate
list headed emergency fleet"
- THAT the names of men so en-
ployed shall be placed on this spe-
cialist on request from the local
superintendent of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation or the Com
-mandant of the Navy in charge of
the naval construction.
THAT local exemption boards
shall be notified when the name of
q registrant has been placed on
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-29
WAR COUNCIL
STARTS WORK


PARIS, Nov. 29.-The first
formal session of the interallied
conference opened promptly at
10 O'Clock this morning.
Foremost in the problems
which the meeting will be called
upon to consider is the Russian
situation. Calculation must be
made for the release of a consid-
cradle number of German and
Austrian troops, now on the Rus
sian fronts, now that it appears
the bolsheviki and the Germans
will certainly sign an armistice
next Sunday.
Fifty-four statesmen for the
allies sit in the meeting. The
premiers of England, France,
Italy, Serbia. Greece, Portugal
and Montenegro had their respec-
tive delegations. Foreign minis
ters for England, France, Italy,
Belgium, Montenegro and Portu-
gal will be present, together with
various ambassadors, special en-
voys, cabinet members and high
officials Of all the allied powers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-29
HOW SRIPBUlLDERS Are
EXEMPTED BYNEW ORDER

the emergency fleet list and shall
mark the name in red ink "E. F."
That names so marked shall
be regarded as not available for
military service"
Regulations provide that the
discharge of any man working for
the Emergency Fleet Corporation
or the navy shipyards shall at once
terminate the exemption and he
shall be treated as other eligibles
to the selective service army. If
his name had been reached and
passed in the muster he shall at
once be called into service. A dis
charged man must stand dis
charged for month, and If he Is
called to military service during
that month he cannot get back
into the shipbuilding work.
Shipbuilding authorities will
check up the list of emergency
fleet workmen every month and
furnish revised lists for the local
exemption boards, SO exemptions
shall work only when the regis
trant is actually working on emer-
gency fleet work.
Men of draft age interested in
getting into ship construction
should enter their names to The
United States Public Service Re-
serve Department of Labor, 1917
l ST., Washington, d. c."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-29

doctor hadn't showed her how to
write out q prescription for any
thing but quart
This drive at the defense was
backed up by the testimony Of an
other surprise witness, Edward
zaugg, barber living ak 9oS Har-
rison ave. He told OF having OBJ
tanned prescription for : quart
of whisky from the woman one
day in September getting Il filled
at Malstrom's drug store. 4 He aald
ne naver ssv the dnntnr anA ~>v-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-29
Trainloads of Turkeys
y for Sammies In France

population at the headquarters
town and the other villages in
which American troops are billet
ed gave the Sammies special en-
tertainments and celebrations.
The cooks and bakers were busy
all Wednesday making vast guam
titles of cranberry sauce, mince
pies. pumpkin pies and other deli
cacies, and the turkeys went into
the roasting ovens today-train
load after train load of turkeys
so that there was plenty for all
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-29
Would Sweep Away Debt
of $150, 100000 to u. S.

Omitted Press Leased Wtre.b
WASHINGTON, ov. 29.-Can-
collation. of Russian war debts to
the United States would mean
sweeping aside bill of nearly
$50, 900.
This amount already paid out
of an authorization Of $325,000,-
600, has been expended in the U.
S., chiefly in paying munitions
debts which otherwise might have
gone by the board.
American government officials
have held that 1t was wise to give
Russia support in recent months
because of her sore straits, partic-
ularG because some American in
dustries would have suffered Sc
verely had their Russian bills not
been paid.
While arrangement of boil
sheviki armistice with Germany
appeared today to be only a mat
ter of brief time, some authori-
ties here felt that a strong figure
maybe Kaledines-would arise
to stir the nation as whole to
break this agreement.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-29
ITALIAN Government
TO PUNISH ANARCHISTS

bers, two from Burnett, Wash,
and one from Mendoza, were
brought in late last night, the
ringleader who escaped to Tacoma
has not yet been captured.
Government machinery Is al
ready turning to reveal the opera
tions OF the secret pro-German or
ganization at Lynn, Mass, which
sent pamphlets to Seattle by ex-
press.
I One OF the alleged plots of the
Circola members was to seize
foodstuffs and supplies In Boston,
and machine guns which their
leaders declared had been furn-
ished the police by the Boston
chamber or commerce.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-29
Bolsheviki Movement
Rapidly Gains Ground
Press Leased Wire.

fsC!TsVu
LONDON, Nov. 29.-Failure of
the Russian moderate socialist
plans for a compromise govern
ment seemed apparent from Rus
sian dispatches today. 1t was ap-
pa1ently established that the mod
crates had determined to throw
their lot with the maximalists.
From various sources today it
appeared that the Solsheviki move
ment was rapidly gaining ground
Gen. Kaledines, hetman of the
cossacks, alone seems to be head
ing any formidable party of oppo-
!. sition to the bolsheviki. He is re-
ported to control in southeast
Russia.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-29
fore 10 that the doctor drove up

fore 10 that the doctor drove up
to the court house IN his big Z
passenger car. with Mrs. Smith.
Both of them went thru . Cruel
ling cross-examinatson at the
hands Of Deputy Prosecutor Geo.
Thompson Wednesday afternoon,
when II was brought out that they
he'd adjoining offices IN tho Ma
tfonal Realty building, and that
sometimes the woman would issue
booze prescriptions. signing the
name OF the doctor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-29

When first questioned about 1t.
Mrs. Smith said she couldn't re-
member" having done SO, but
when confronted with 10 of these
prescriptions. she admitted she
had signed the Doctors name Fun
der his direction after he had
diagnosed the case"
These prescriptions were among
the "a which Adrian Merryman,
clerk In the Crown drug store.
testified he could not identify as
being In the doctors handwriting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-29
united Press Leased wire.)

(Uulttu lfNes AfS"SC0 "h0'y
Nov. 29.-The Ital-
ian government will be permitted
to deal out punishment to the
Circola Studi Social plotters
rounded up here by federal agents
for spreading propaganda to break
dewn the morale Of the italian
Amy. :,
This course has been decided
upon by the U. s. immigration de-
partment which will issue depor-
tation warrants today and learn
ed that practically all OF the %
men in custody have never been
Aaturalized.
Altho three more alleged men,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-29

ISSUES
THREAT

Continued From Page One)
German lines bearing the German
commander-in-ohief's official con-
sent to negotiate an armistice over
all the Russian front"
Krylenko's ENJOYS, he said, en-
tered the German lines on the
front of the Russian Fifth army.
Immediately upon the start Of
the negotiations, krylenko order
ed an immediate cessation of all
fighting on the whole front, and
proclaimed General Dukhonin IAN
enemy to the people" Dukhonin
and all his supporters were order
ed arrested.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-29
In rebuttal, Deputy prosecutor

In rebuttal, Deputy Prosecutor
Thompson sprung . surprise at
tack on the defense, when A. A.
Riggs. special Investigator, was
called to the stand and told of
having obtained prescription
from Mrs. Smith in the Doctors
absence on Sept. 2s.
Only Understood Quarts.
He declared he had asked her
for prescription fora pint Of
whisky, and that she replied she
couldn't give II to him as "ths
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-29

AMERICAN FIELD HEAD
QUARTERS, FRANCE, Nov. 29.--
Every Sammy had his fill of tur-
key today.
The way he attacked the bird
with the same name as Germany's
ally was a credit to his war train
ing and his vigorous outdoor life
here in France.
Except for the American fight
ing men actually in the trenches,
today was a holiday. The French
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-29

Bothere dby milk robbers. Mrs.
Elsie Bass, Cleveland, o., placed
rat poison in a milk bottle left oil
her porch by the milkman. Three
boys drank the milk. and one,
John Perko, 8, died; the other two
being saved by the prompt admin
istering of emetics by their
mothers. Mrs. Bass was arrested
and confessed poisoning the milk,
saying that she had hoped to make
the milk robbers so sick they
would never steal her milk again.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-29
BROKEN COFFEE
SPECIAL 15c LIB.

This item IL also an hourly
sale during eleven months Of
the year, but during December
we feature It as an all day sale
and fill telephone orders for
the accommodation of our GUS
toners. Broken Coffee con-
sists Of the broken and irregu-
lar beans talk.sn from our regu-
lar blends. Il is q good cupper
and on sale all day Friday,
very special, 4En
per lib. MINIMUM. IJC
Fifth Bargain Floor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-29
FINE COFFEE
SPECIAL, &c LIB.

During the most Of the year
this item Is on sale each Fri
day for one day only, but dur
Ing the holidays with the FRI
day hourly sales ON the shelf
we feature It rs an all-thay item
and also depart from our GUS
tom and I'LL phone orders. This
sale features our famous
Derby-Spartan Blend fresh
roasted Coffee, . coffee that
has made our Tea Room and
Fountain 50 famous, on sale all
day Friday very special, 99o
per Id. .............. .JZC
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-13
POLIO, TAKES
YOUNG MAN
Ned Carter, Franklin Coun-
tvs First Case, Died
Last Night
HE WAS TAKEN ILL
LAST THURSDAY
He Was Employed AS Cow
Tester and Home Was in
Concord, N. H.

Enosburg Falls, Aug. l3.-Death fol.
lowed in few hours after diagnosis in
Franklin county's first poliomyelitis case
when Ned Carter, aged 20, died last
night at the home of Carroll Leach in
Enosburg Center where he had become
i'll on Thursday. The young man had
been employed for year and a haf
as a COW tester for thle Enosburg Cow
Testing association. He had been a stu.
dent in the Vermont Agricultural col
ege at Burlington.
The young mans home was in Con-
cord, n. H.f, where his parents, one
sister and two brothers reside. The body
vii be taken to Concord for burial.
The case was diagnosed as poliomelitis
Saturday afternoon by DIR. Edward Tay-
lor of the state board of health. Local
physicians thought his case was polio
myelitis but it was not until the arrival
of DR.. Taylor that the diagnosis was
There are three smal children the
Leach fanny and it is feared that they
may come ldown with the disease.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-13
si66,s7s.so COLLECTED.
City Treasurer and Assistants Had Ex-
tremely Busy Time.

This years tax collections thus far
have approximated the tidy sum of
sl66,s7s.s0, according to figures compiled
at the Office Of the city treasurer, who,
with his assistants, worked overtime
in making out receipts up TO Friday
night last week, when the time for pay
ing taxes without additional costs ex-
pired. Saturdays mail brought checks
from many absentees and they were
credited 10 that part of the 1917 budget
which does not 90 into the hands of the
constable for collection. Not since the
present system Of tax collections was in
augursted. have there been two buster
days than Thursday and Friday The
rush for cover brought many poll tax
payers aud the total receipts for the
two DAYS amounted 10 S77.s6954.
An unusually large number Of errors
appear in the list this year and numer-
ous abatements will Be made. Deduct
ing the sbstements that are bound 70
follow. less than $500 win ~ turned
over to the constable for collection. The
first meeting az the board Of civil author
~ 70 hear appeals viii BE- bed in the
sourt room a. city hall Wednesday even
.ng a. : o'clock-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-13
TALK OFTHE TOWN

/ Chester Blakely, who has been EN-
ployed in the Smith & Cummings store fol
some time, has resigned his position tc
accept the management of the Eastern
Estate store, succeeding c. o. Bixby
who completed his duties Saturday night
Mrs. Bessie NJ. Barber and daughter OF
| Merchant street and Mrs. c. C. Perkins
and daughter, Gladys, of Washington
street passed the week end in camp at
Groton pond, where they were joined by
Justin Barber of the hospital corps at
Fort Ethan Allen.
Through his attorney, J. W. Carver,
Duane Wood of west hill entered plea
of guilty when charged with intoxication
in city court this morning and the case
was continued by Magistrate H. w.
Scott until Saturday for sentence The
respondent was one of three men arreot-
ed by Officer j. w Dineen in Elm street
Friday evening and all three entered
pleas of not guilty when arraigned Sat
urday.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre through the week end were the
following people: Mr.. and Mrs. II. A.
Graves, II. VI. Graves and S. B. Graves
of st. Johnsbury. Mrs Andrew Westland
of ST. Louis, Mo, Mrs. L. S. Walsh OF
Maiden, Mass. Mr.. and Mrs. ID. J.. Wig
gins, Miss Marion Virgins and Mr.. and
Mrs. r. F. Bartlett of WoodsviIle, n. H.,
X ]. Kirk of st. Johnsbury, J. Z. Simp-
son of New York, Charles o. Densmore
ii South Royalton, DIR. Edward Taylor of
Burlington, Mrs. George w. Taylor of
Alabama, f. H. Butterick of Springfield,
Mrs. A. f. Bradford and daughter, Net
tie. of Boston, f. D. Bates of Brookline,
Mass, A. j. Smith Of South Ryegate,
s. F. French of Burlington. Charles c.
Crockett of New York and W. H. Sang
ster Of Boston.
Charged with the larceny of wood from 1
the Sanguinetti and Memorial granite
companies in Burnhams meadow, three 1
Young men in their teens, Louis CARR, an /
apprentice granite cutter, Ercole Ceresoli, I
4 grinder. and Theodore Campo, a der I
were srrsigned before Msgis-
trate II. W. Scott in city court this fore
noon. Zach pleaded guilty to larceny
.haree and a fine Of s. with costs argre-
rating s605 was imposed. The respond
.nts claimed that the high price Of wood.
'oupled with heavy family responsible
ties. prompted them 70 perpetrate the
hefts They were remsnded TO the po-
ice station while arranging to settle
re arrest were made by Oficer j. = ID
hurley and Constable Norman Pratt Of
on complaints made to
irand Juror Wnlism wishart.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-13
MAY TAKE OVER 1917 WHEAT.
United States Government Prepared to
Go to That Extremity.

Washington, d. c., Aug l3.-The food
administration announced last night its
plan for controlling wheat, flour and
bread, revealing that the government is
prepared to take over the whole 1917
wheat harvest if necessary TO conserve
the supply, obtain just prices for Ameri.
cas- fighting forces and their allies and
reduce costs to the general public.
Establishing of buying agencies at all
the principal terminals, licensing of ele-
vators and mills, fixing of price to be
regarded as fair, regulation of the mid
dleman and of grain exchanges, with the
elimination of trading in futures, are
the chief features of the plan. The Ii.
censing will begin September l.
The minimum price of 50 for wheat
fixed by Congress does not become ef
fective until next year, but the admins
tration proposes to exercise n thorough
control this years crop through powers
conferred under the food and export con-
troll bills.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-13
PUT MUZZLE IN MOUTH
Charles Critchlow of Burlington Commit
ted Suicide.

Burlington, Aug. l3.-Charles oritch.
low of is Park street, as years Of age,
shot and killed himself Saturday noon.
The act was committed in bedroom
at the home of his daughter, Mrs orton
f. Barber, where the suicide resided. The
man used a shotgun of small bore. and
the discharge entered his mouth. some Of
the shot coming out at the back of the
head.
III health is given as the cause of Mr.
Critchlow's act. II was said at the home
Saturday evening that the suicide had
the grip a year ago and that he had new
er been himself since. He was a hunter
Of considerable reputation and the fact
that this was the first wear that he had
been unable to take his yearly trip into
the woods in search of game wss believed
10 be an added reason for weakening the
mans mind. ss he brooisd on this
thought daily.
Mr.. Critchlov went for drive Satur-
day morning and he said that be was
feeling fne upon bis return Later Re re-
tired 10 his room and vas not seen again
tiu his daughter found the bodv.
TIE dead man j. survived bv four
daughters and q son
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-13
TO DIVIDE s21,loo.
Survey of Vermont to Be Made to Deter
mine Agricultural Apportionment.

Burlington, Aug. ia unanimous
resolution that Director Thomas Bfadee
of the agricultural extension service and
his associates make survey of Vermont
and determine the way the state should
be districted and the fund of SCI 100
available under the special food produc.
ton, conservation and survey hill of Con
gress distributed was passed at confer
ence between the service and presidents
and other members of farm bureau as
sociations at the New Sherwood Satur-
day afternoon. The fund may be used
at the services discretion, Dean J. L.
Hills and Mr.. Bradlee represented the
state university college o. agriculture.
Commissioner of Agriculture f Brig
ham of st. Albans took part in the dis
cussion which preceded the resolution.