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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-09-07
THE MESSAGE FROM UNCLE SAM.

"Pant More Rye is the message brought back
from the Spokane conference of bankers and farmers
with the assistant secretary Of agriculture Seven
states were represented at the conference and the
needs of the nation were made clear to those attend
ing Uncle Same came to receive rather than give He
wants more wheat and rye and feels that he has
done his part in making his wants known Those
who went expecting government financial aid IN IN
creasng the acreage came away disappointed Uncle
Sam left it to the bankers Of each locality to finance
their own community, and to the farmers to produce
the grain
The reasons advanced for planting more rye were:
Rye natures from four to six weeks earlier than
wheat and by the next harvest breadstuff shortage
is possible making early crop highly desirable from
a national standpoint.
From the farmers standpoint rye is desirable be-
cause
1t provides good spring pasture
It ripens early and be harvested before the
wheat crop is ready
1t is better adapted to certain kinds of soil than
wheat and is a surer crop on any soil.
1t will command good price, being worth as much
as wheat Congress will be asked to fix the price for
rye the coming winter.
County Agent Kjosness endorses rye few acres
for every farm. Particularly does he urge it for
sandy Soils such as Igo and Wapi Igo farmers who
have never succeeded with wheat have successfully
grown rye for several years
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-09-07
INCREASE POWER DEVELOPMENT
Contract for LOng-Talked-Of Improve
ments Let to :. 1. FOrter.

Contracts for the erection OF a new
5000 horse power station and the
closing of the breach in the dam Oh
the Idaho Power company have been
let to Sam Forter, the contract price
being given as about $4,000 This i'm
provement has long been contem-
plated. but has been held in check
while the company was obtaining title
to lands that will be flooded by clos
ing the opening in the dam. Some OF
these lands have been secured by pur-
chase and others by condemnation pro
ceedings. The company now owns all
the land that will be affected by the
improvement and is free to carry out
its plans.
Four or five years ago the company
completed a dam encircling the falls,
but was compelled to blow out sec
ton at the upper end to avoid damage
suits. This break will now be closed
and a larger volume of water diverted
to the northern bank of the river,
where the new unit will be installed.
The improvement will practically
double the power now being generated
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-09-07
GOVERNMENT RAIDS !. W. w.
HEADQUARTERS IN MANY CITIES
Tone OF Literature and Much Cores
pOndence Secured BE Laid Be-
fore Grand Juries.

The government Wednesday took
drastic measures to end the anti-war
propaganda conducted in the name Of
the Industrial Workers of the World,
the Socialist party and other organiza-
tions throughout the United States.
On orders from Attorney General
Gregory, United States marshals in
many towns and cities descended at 2
p. m, central time, upon local head
quarters of the Industrial Workers of
the World, seized books, checks, cor
respOndence and other documents, and
in some instances arrested officials of
the organizations. The arrest at Chi
cago of William D. Haywood national
secretary of the Industrial Workers
of the World, was a conspicuous ex-
ample.
In Chicago federal agents took pos
session of the national headquarters
of the Socialist party and a warrant
authorizing the seizure of its docu-
ments was served upon it's counsel
The seizure of documents was car
ried out in accordance with plan per-
fected by William c. Fits, assistant
attorney general, working under the
direction of the attorney general. A
statement issued by the department of
justice announced that the seizure of
papers was made in connection with
a federal grand jury investigation of
the Industrial Workers of the World
now proceeding at Chicago.
The departments action was taken
on the eve of a report to President
Wilson by Chief Justice COvington of
the supreme court of the District of
Columbia, who was designated recent
ly by the president to investigate the
labor situation in the west. Judge
Covington has completed his investi-
cation. which lasted several weeks
and took him to the Pacific coast.
For many weeks past the activities
of Industrial Workers of the World
/ leaders have been under close scrutiny
of the departments bureau of investi-
CATION. Scores of field workers, chief
ly in the west and middle west, have
devoted their undivided attention to
alleged attempts on the part of the
leaders to embarrass the government
in the conduct of the war by strikes
and other disturbances called in the
name of labor
These activities have never been re-
garded as a labor movement. They
have been held to be political and, in
some instances, conducted with view
solely to hinder and hamper the gov
ernment in exercising its full strength
in carrying on the war.
Charges of many compilations have
been received by the department in
connection with the organizations ac-
tivities. Recently it was charged thai
included in the ranks of the Industrial
Workers of the World were many Aus
trians who have been active in stirring
up strife intended to hamper Ameri
can industries, doing work handled by
Germans before the United States de
clared a state of war existing will
Germany.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-09-07
BORAH WANTS WHEAT
CENTER IN NORTHWEST
Sees Hoover and win Take Matter Up
With Wilson; Urges Portland Be Sc
lecteds

Senators Borah and Brady. with
senators from Oregon and Washing
ton, appeared Thursday before Food
Administrator Hoover to urge that the
Chicago basic wheat price be applied
al Portland on wheat from the north
west. They set forth fully the handi-
cap under which the northwestern
farmers labor under the price schedule
announced
Mr.. Hoover said he had no author
ity to Overturn the action of the price
fixing committee. Senators who saw
Hoover Thursday are trying to ar
range a conference with the president
TO ask him to give the northwest the
benefit Of the maximum wheat rates
After the conference, Senator Bor-
ah said. 1T was extremely unfortu-
nate that the committee appointed to
fix the price of wheat did not have
a representative from west of the
Rocky mountains 1 believe this mat
ter will be Strengthened out. for GER
tainly the wheat farmers of the north
west will be just as essential in 1918
as they were in 1917 an dthis is cal
as they were in 1917 and this is cal
After our market was taken away
by interfering with the law of supply
and demand then certainly the gov
ernment is bound TO deal fairly and
effectively as possible in supplying an
equitable market in its place. Boise
Statesman.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-09-07
WOMAN'S CLUB MEETS
WITH MRS. kAMPF

About thirty women attended the
meeting of the Fairview Woman's club
last Thursday at the home Of Mrs.
Charles Kampf Several visitors were
present Among the number We're
Mrs. Greenwood and the Misses Rice.
Grace Mckinley and Anna Emmett
from American Falls, and Mrs Lee
and Miss ROsander
During the Red Cross meeting Mrs.
Greenwood gave a splendid talk on
the needs and workings of the Red
Cross and displayed samples of the
various garments that are being made
by the chapter
Mrs. Howell, vice president of the
club. had charge of the meeting in the
absence of the president, Mrs. Stier.
Miss Nettie Rice addressed the as
sembly on the object and purpose of
the Womans Committee of National
Defense. and pointed out many prac-
tical ways in which every woman may
be a help TO her country.
During the social hour the hostess
served lunch consisting of salad and
sandwiches, chicken la king, banana
parfait, cake and coffee
The next meeting will be with Mrs
Rowe, September l6.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-09-07
NON-PARTISAN LEAGUE
MEETING MONDAY NIGHT

A good crowd is expected to be pres
ent to hear the address of A. Z. Bo-
Wen at Wagner hall next Monday
evening. in the interest of the Nom
Partisan League. Mr.. Bowen is said
to be one of the most effective work
ers in the movement in South Dakota
where he secured more members in
a given length of time than any other
organizer.
5. J. Donaldson has been working
throughout the county for several
days and has taken applications for
membership from quite a number of
the leading farmers Of the county,
among whom are such men as J. P.
Voight, F. R. Meadows, VI. Z. Walker,
and others of like standing
The meeting will be called to order
at o'clock. and will doubtless be
attended by many townspeople as well
as those from the country.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-09-07

Park building and in the Radical book
store was of such a licentious type
that it even shocked the deputy mar
shals and police officers when it was
opened Pictures also formed part
of the collection taken over by the Of
hcers in the raids on the different
headquarters.
The raid on the Boyd Park building
headquarters is believed to be of much
interest to the government and Of
much significance. It was from this
headquarters that Grover H. Parry
directed all of the metal mine strikes
in Butte and Arizona. He acted di-
rectly under the directions of W. d.
Haywood. The replacing of Perry with
McKinnon is said to have taken place
a few days ago, when McKinnon ar
rived here from some place in the east
after having been driven out of Ne
vada.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-09-07
CANNING DEMONSTRATIONS
AT THE COUNTY FAIR
WOman's Council of National Defense
win Have Interesting Booth.

There will be demonstrations for
canning two kinds of meat. and num-
Der of demonstrations in canning and
drying vegetables at the booth of the
Woman's Council of National Defense
at the fair next week. One of the
canning demonstrations will be by the
pressure method, and others by
methods commonly used by the wo-
men of American Falls.
Johnson & Anderson are building
a drying rack for the BOOTH which will
be economical and easily constructed.
The exhibits in the booth will be
varied and numerous and it is pre-
dicted that the booth will be one of the
most interesting things on the
grounds. Demonstrators will be in
the booth to describe the methods used
One of the demonstrators will speak
German.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-09-07
UNITED STATES GUNNERS
IMPRISONED IN PRUSSIA
Crew Forced to Surrender to U-bOat
Commander When Ammunition Sup
ply Gives Out in 4-hOur Running
Fight.

Captain Albert Oliver, OF the Amer
ican tank steamer Campana and four
OF the five members of the naval gun
crew who were taken prisoner when
their ship was captured and sunk
August by a German submarine, are
in a prison camp at Brandenburg.
Prussia. the American Red Cross was
advised Tuesday by cable from Gen
eva.
The message made no mention of
Seaman William Albert Miller the
other prisoner, and an inquiry has
been cabled TO Geneva to learn his
fate.
The four gunners held by the Ger
mans are James Delahey, chief gun
ners' mate i'm charge of the gun crew;
Ray ROop. bOatswain's mate; Charles
LOvan Kline. gunner's mate. and
Fred stephens Jacob, seaman. They
with Miller were the first American
naval men to be taken prisoner since
the war was declared on Germany.
The Campana was forced to sur
render because the naval guard ex-
hausted its supply of $50 shells in a
four-hour running fgth with the
submarine, which fired several hun
dred shots at a range of more than
1000 yards. The Germans continued
the bOmbardment after the steamer
hoisted the international signal OF
surrender. members of the crew said
and the ships company took to the
small boats.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-09-07
CrARD IMPORTS OF BACON.
Ham. Lard and Butter Also Need liz
cense by England.

King George has signed proclama-
ton prohibiting the importation or
bacon. butter, hams and lard, except
under license.
The object of this action is to en-
able the British government to take
over the entire purchase of the ar
ticles enumerated and concentrate the
purchase in several countries into a
single organization. The food minis
try is establishing in the United States
a single buying agency and will make
all purchases through this agency.
All holders at present of contracts
in bacon and lard with American ship
pers are required to furnish to the
food ministry full information imme-
diately.
The food ministry also has fixed
maximum T1ices limiting profit on
cheese and b liter from September 3.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-09-07
RED CROSS NOTES.

The local Red Cross Chapter will
have an exhibit at the Power County
Fair, a large tent being prepared for
the purpose. where booths will be ar
ranged TO display the different work
of the chapter. special feature will
be a fancy decorated cake donated by
the ladies of the L. D. 5. Relief Society,
to be auctioned off to the highest bid
der
Comfort bags are being prepared
by the Red Cross for all the Power
County boys leaving for the training
camps this month. The first two were
presented by the chairman, Mrs.
Reader. to Dr. Danner and Mrs. ]. O.
Perry who departed Wednesday even
ing for Camp Lewis at American
Lake. Wash.
The ladies of the L. d. 5. Relief
Society have decided TO devote one day
a week to Red Cross work and it will
be known as Relief Society Day They
have not vet determined which day,
but it will be announced later.
The first meeting of the Red Cross
knitting class was held last Monday
afternoon at the work rooms and was
very poorly attended. Where are the
knitters of American Falls who
promised to help with this very neces-
sarv work. Full instructions for all
articles have been received from head
quarters and the class meets each
Monday afternoon. A special invita-
tion IS extended TO the girls to attend
these classes and receive instructions
from Mrs. Mcbride. the competent
chairman of the knitting department.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-09-07
TONS OF SEDITIOUS LITERATURE
GATHERED IN AT SALT LAKE
Some of the Literature So LicentiOus
That 1t Shocked the Officers Who
Collected twill Be Used in Grand
Jury Investigation.

Armed with search warrants issued
By the federal authorities and headed
by w. W. Ray, United States district
attorney, and Aquila Nebeker, United
States marshal, more than thirty-tive
special and regular deputy United
States marshals deputy sherifts and
police officers raided every known l.
W. W. headquarters in Salt Lake We'd
nesday afternoon and carted more than
five tons of literature, books, pamph-
lets, pictures and seditious letters 10
the federal building for storage. All
insignia, stickers, typewriters and lists
of members were also taken into Gus
tody. No arrests were made.
The principal place raided was the
Metal Workers union in the Boyd PARK
building. where about two tons OF III
erature. books and membership lists
we're secured, together with typewrlt-
ers and office paraphernalia. The
Radical book store at u South State
street was raided and property taken
Five other places throughout the city
where small caches of literature were
found. were also raided.
At the l. W. w. headquarters IN the
Boyd Park building Charles Mckin-
non. brother-in-law of W. d. Haywood
head of the l. W. w, was found TO
be in charge of headquarters. He was
not arrested At no place did the
officers meet with any resistance. but
McKinnon and a number of other l.
/ w. W. leaders engaged in argument
with Mr.. Ray at the Boyd Park build
ing headquarters. At other places the
officers had no difficulty in securing
the literature which the search war
rants called for.
In addition to the national propa-
ganda literature found in the head
quarters in the Boyd Park building
there was found a series of paper:
which have to do with local situations
Chief among these were poems penneS
by /. w. W. members which contained
threats against former Governor vii
liam Spry. The poems recited thu
story of Joe Hillstrom, who was exc
cuted for the murder of ]. G. Morri
son and his son, j. Airing Morrison
In the poem were threats as to wha
the l. w. w. intended to do. Othe
papers found disclosed veiled threat
against no one in particular, but men
toned the Hillstrom case.
Some of the typewriter literatur
found in headquarters in the Boy
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-09-07
FAREWELL DANCE TONIGHT.

A farewell dance will be given by
the soldiers of Company E. Second
Montana infantry who are stationed
here, at the Odeon hall, tonight. Post
ers announcing the dance we're put
out the first of the week and the boys
have been hustling the last few days
selling tickets and trying hard to get
good crowd. Judging from the ad-
vance sale their efforts will no doubt
be realized, showing that the people
of American Falls and vicinity appre-
ciate gentlemanly conduct and get be-
hind any worthy cause.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-09-07

Every forenoon at II o'clock during
the fair the dry farmers of Power
County Will have an opportunity to
hear discussed the problems that most
affect their welfare. President Butler
of the Power County Farm Bureau
has called for meetings every day dur
ing the fair and with others is arrang-
ing a program and securing speakers.
L. c. Aichre, superintendent of the
Aberdeen experiment station, is
scheduled TO talk the first day, on dry
farming and weed control. Mr.. Aichre,
with six years experience to guide,
and demonstrations made under his
own direction, is probably the best
equipped of any man who could be Sc
cured to discuss these matters
The commissioners of the highway
districts, and companies owning fran
chises with right-Of-way, will be in
vited to send representatives to the
weed meeting, in order if possible TO
reach an understanding as to how to
deal with the highway weed problem.
If harmonious action can be secured
it will go far toward the eradication Of
weeds and make the work of everyone
most effective.
The programs for the second and
third days have been tentatively ar
ranged. but are not ready to be an
nounced yet On one of these days
D. W Davis will probably make re-
port on the Spokane conference which
he recently attended at the request Of
Secretary OF Agriculture Houston.
/ County Agent Kjosness will be among
the speakers at one or more of the
meetings.
These meetings can be made very
beneficial if farmers will take enough
/ interest in them to attend.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-09-07
ERZBERGER TO MAKE
DEMAND FOR FREEDOM
Wilson'S Reply to Pope Makes Pro-
found Impression in Germany.


A Reuters dispatch from Amster-
dan says; According to reliable in
formation, President Wilson's reply TO
Pope Benedict's peace proposal has
made profound impression in DO
litical circles in Germany. Matthias
Erzberger, member of the clerical cen
ter of the reichstag. who believes he is
backed by a majority of the members
OF the reichstag, is expected at the
next sitting Of the main committee of
that body to demand legislation for
the immediate introduction of a gov
ernment responsible to the reichstag
and the abandonment by the govern
ment of its plea of inability TO act re-
garding Alsace-LOrraine, to the ex-
tent of proposing that the decision re-
garding the allegiance of these terri
tories shall be left to their inhabi-
tants. It is expected also that he will
advocate general disarmament after
the war.
1t is considered possible that the
reichstag will be dissolved soon after
it reassembles and that general cleo
tiOns will be ordered.
OF noteworthy interest is the state
ment of Dr. Eduard David. Socialist
leader of the reichstag. in Tuesdays
Vorwaerts, the German Socialist or
gan, that the reichstag has constitu-
tional means of enforcing its will, as
no government can continue to rule
against its veto. He says that new
elections, in which the soldiers at the
front would participate, would clearly
show how the ship of state must be
steered. He says he confidently ex-
poets a crushing defeat of the pan
Garmans and anneXatinnisfs
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-09-07
DISCUSS REPLY OF
GERMANS TO POPE

Baron vonKuehlmann. the German
foreign secretary, who is on a visit to
Vienna, discussed all day Wednesday
according to an Amsterdam dispatch,
with Count Czernin, the Austro-Hun-
garian foreign minister. the terms OF
the reply of the central powers to the
pope. The emperor received both min
listers and heard their proposals re-
garding the answer.
Baron Won Kuehlmann is expected 10
return to Berlin and will proceed inn
mediately to headquarters to report
to the German emperor.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-09-07
DANISH ALL LIQUOR
FROM HAWAII MENUS

Liquor has been banished from the
menus at Hawaii's official banquets
by Governor L. E. Pinkham. For the
first time in years liquor was con-
spicuously absent from the territor-
ial banquet recently rendered to the
Japanese mission to the United States.
Governor Pinkham has announced
that in keeping with the food conser-
walton campaign of Herbrt Hoover,
federal food controller, the territory
would set an example by eliminating
intoxicating beverages at all public
dinners.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-09-07
GEESEY-McC0L.

With Mr.. J. A. McCol and Miss Mabel
Geesey as participants, a very pretty
wedding ceremony was held at the NJ.
E. parsonage Wednesday morning at
o'clock Rev. Graner of the German
Baptist church officiated Immediate
" after the marriage the young couple
left for a three weeks wedding trip to
Missouri. The bride is the daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Geesey of Fair
view.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-09-07


Approved.
Pending definite conclusions by the
government price fixing committee as
to the basic price for grain in the
northwest. dealers will proceed at the
Chicago price of S220 bushel
Authority TO do this was given We'd
nesday by Federal Grain Commission
er Max II. HOuser. who gave out a
schedule Of prices on this basis for
No. ! wheat of various grades, as fol-
lows:
Dark hard winter, s224; hard win
ter basic $22O; red winter basic,
S2.20; yellow hard winter. S216. soft
red winter, $21S; dark northern
spring, SPA; northern spring basic,
S220, red spring. S21S; Humpback
S210; amber Durum. S224; Durum ba-
sic, S2.20; red Durum. S2.13; red Wal
la, S213; hard white basic, S22O; soft
white S2.1S white Club. S216.
No. of grade Will be cents less:
No. 3 of grade. cents less. No. of
grade, 10 cents less; No. > and lower
grades will be handled on sample.
/ These prices are bulk.
According to Mr.. HOuser's state
ment direct consignments to a grain
corporation will not be- encouraged,
and charge of 1 per cent will be
made for handling such direct con-
signments.
1t is the purpose and intent of the
food administration to interfere as lit
tie as possible with the buying, ship
ping and forwarding of grain. as this
would necessitate an army of en-
ployes This work will be left as
much as possible to the warehouse
man. elevator man, dealer and COM
mission merchant.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-09-07
BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH.

The Bethany Baptist church meets
every Lords day, morning and evening.
Bibleschool 10 a. m, H. E. Grothe,
superintendent; morning worship IL
a. m. sermon. The Past and Future; ("
evening worship p. m, sermon.
Gods Requirements"