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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-12-21
WANTS UNIVERSAL SERVICE
Maj. Gen. Scott Sends Recommends.
tions to Senate Upon Return
From Russia.

Observation-Disclosures Of the
war department ON a sound general
staff basis and adoption of universal
military service as a national policy
are recommended in the last annual
report of Maj. Gen. Hugh L. Scott,
as chief of staff. The document Is
devoted almost wholly to a discussion
Of the staff question, Gen. Scott e1-
planning that his long absence in Rus,
STA and his impending departure for
France" gave him little time to pre-
pare al adequate account OF the
army's preparations for the war.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-12-21
APPEAL TO GOVERNMENT.
VIII Detail Conditions In Drouth
Stricken Area of Texas.

Austin, Texas.-Plans for the APP
peal to the federal government for re-
lief for drouth-stricken West Texas.
were being perfected at a meeting OF
a committee appointed by Gov. W. P
Hobby. The official appeal is being
deafted from information gathered
from rs county judges of the counties
affected and will be designed to show
actual conditions in the affected area.
When the plans are completed ar
engagements will be made to present
the data to President Wilson. Secre-
tary McAdoo and the national food adj
ministration.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-12-21
BUILD EXPLOSIVE PLANTS
Secretary Baker Announces That the
Government viii Spend Millions
In New Plants.

Washington .-Governmen explosiv
plants to supplement the present out,
put Of private manufacturers are to
be built In the immediate future. It
WAS disclosed, in an announcement by
Secretary Baker of the appointment
OF Daniel c. lacking, OF San Francis
co. to take charge of the construction
work.
The number and location OF the
plants was not disclosed, but Mr..
Baker announced that their construc.
ton would entail an expenditure Of
more than $40, 600, goo.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-12-21
Massachusetts Man Lost.

Beverly, MaSs.-One American, Jno.
w. Morash. a resident Of this city, lost
his life in the Halifax disaster. Word
was received here thai his body had
been found. Morash went to Halifax
two weeks ago to visit his father, wnc
was i'll.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-12-21
Woman's Flyinu SQUADRON.

Observation-Disclosures a commission
in the aviation corps because of her
SEX Ruth Law announces she will or.
ganize a woman's flying squadron Of
81 girls, the first organization of it's
kind IN the world, just to prove to
the war department that women can
fly as we'll as men.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-12-21
HOLD |. w. w. MEMBERS,
Hearing Will Be Before Judge Lands
In January,

TIT odHudTy'
Chicago.-The 10I of the 116 l. w.
W.. arraigned in the federal court on
charges of violating the espionage act
are under heavy guard in the county
jail, where they will remain until Jan
uary. That was the time set by Judge
lands for the a%rraignment of any
rother defendants who may be arrested
or give themselves up before that
time. The others are at liberty under
bonds.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-12-21
~SPRECkLES
Sugar Maenate Attacks Hoover After
His Profits Arc L~essened.

Washington. Claus Spreckles'
slashing accusations before senate
sugar probers that the government
price fiXers were hand in hand with
the sugar trust brought the heated
answer from Herbert Hoover that
Spreckles lis sore at the food admin
istration" because his pocketbook had
been touched by federal regulation.
This statement marked the culmina.
ton of S%preckles' spectacular testi-
mOnY.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-12-21
BOMBS DROPPED ON TROOPS.
German Flyers Manage to XIII Few
American Engineers,

With the American Army in France.
"A number of American railway en-.
gineers have been killed by German
aerial bombs in a town somewhere
behind the Fritish front.
Pieces of the bomb shattered the
windows of a house in which there
were officers, scattering them with
glass, but hurting no one.
Two American soldiers have died
in hospitals from gunshot wounds.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-12-21
DENY EXECUTING N
Another German Lie is Refuted By
U. S. Authorities.

Washington. - Persistent repetition
OF a story that a woman spy had been
executed in the United States has
caused the state department to send
an official denial to American on.
suls and legations in the European
neutral countries. The story orig.
mated in Germany, and its widespread
use Is regarded as another case of
propaganda. The name Of the wo.
maj was given rs Anna Huitems.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-12-21
NORWAY HAS LOST 5000.
Many Sailors are Victims Of German
U.Boat Warfare.

London.-lt is stated officially that
Norway has lost 5000 sailors during
the war.
The two steamships whose loss Is
Just reported by the Norwegian for
eign office are the Strathorne and
the San Croix, The Strathorne was
torpedoed in the Mediterranean and
IS of her crew were saved. The Saa
Croix was %torpedoed in the English
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-12-21

Chicago-Two hundred pounds OF
money vas the loot obtained in the
Lagrange State bank robbery. At
first it was thought the banks loss
was $4,000, but it is learned that
more than $4,000 is missing.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-12-21
Relief Unit Leaves HaliFax.

Halifax, n, S.-With the relief sit.
uation SO well in hand that its sery.
ices no longer were required. the Mas.
s~achusetts unit, first on the ground
here after the great fire and explo.
sion, have gone home.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-12-21

Berlin-Military officials of the cen.
trail powers have signed an armistice
with the Russian and Roumanian arm
les On the Roumanian front between
the Dniester river and the mouth Of
the Danube, the war office announced.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-12-21

Rome,-ltalian shipping losses by
nine or submarine for the week end
ing Dec were one steamer of more
than 1900 tons, one steamer of less
than 1900 tons and three small sail.
ing vessels.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-12-21
BOMBS ON GERMAN POSTS.
British Aviators Conduct a Series OF
Operations,

SOttOdSk - oGIt00 ou
Operations.
London.-Reporting on the activi.
ties of British aircraft, the admiralty
statement says:
NAVAL aircraft carried out a bomb
ing raid upon the Aertricke airdom.
The weather wal cloudy, but many
bombs were dropped upon the objec.
tives. The bombers were attacked By
enemy aircraft scouts, two of which
were brought down completely out Of
control and appeared to be damaged.
During patrol flights two hostile
machines were destroyed and n put
out OF control. All our machines re-
turned safely"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-12-21
HoNoRS FOR HEROES.
Great Britain Pays Tribute to First
Expeditionary Army.

London.-A choral commemoraticn
Of the First seven divisions"-the
men who stemmed the German on.
rush in the summer and autumn Of
1Gl4-was held in Albert Hall in the
presence of King George and Queen
Mary and 700 survivors of the first
British expeditionary army in France
The veterans, many of whom were
present, first were entertained at
luncheon by the lord mayor.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-12-21
Fractures Beth Arms.

Crystal Springs, Miss.-Mrs. Hugh
CatchingS, wife of a prominent cid.
zen of Georgetown, while going up ice
covered steps, lost her footing and
fell to the ground, suffering the frac.
ture Of both her arms.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-12-21
$25, ooo,o 900 TO A
Has Brought Credit To That Country
To $500, 900, 1000.

Observation-Disclosures payment OF
$25 600, 600 to Italy, the first for many
weeks, brought the total actually paid
to that government from the $500, 00O,,
600 credit allowed up to 5000 00, 900.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-12-21
COOLEST IN FORTY YEARS.

Washington.-The coolest December
weather in 40 years was recorded in
the Ohio valley with a minimum tenn
perature Of Is degrees below zero at
Cincinnati. In all parts of the country
east of the Rocky mountains the TEN.
perature was from 20 to 40 degrees
below the usual average at this time
CT Ne year.
Observation-Disclosures, North and
South Carolina and Northeast Geor'
gia were covered by one of the heav.
lest December snowfalls in history.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-06-20
Gods Message to Men.


God said: / am tired of kings;
/ suffer them no more;
Up to my ear the morning bri1gs
The outrage of the poor.
Think We / have made this ball
A field of havoc and war,
Where tyrants great and tyrants
Might harry the weak and poor?
My angel!--his name is freedom
Choose him to be your king.
He shall cut pathways east End west
And defend you with his wing.
I will never have noble;
No lineage counted great.
Fishers and choppers and ploughmen
Shall constitute state.
And we shall succor man.
IT'S nobleness to serve;
Help them who cannot help again
Peware from right to swerve
Waverly independently
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-06-20
O
NOTICE.
To the Citizens of the City of Decor

To the Citizens of the City of Decor
In order that the City Council may
keeping up the city streets, lights,
waterworks, and other utilities and
colveniences, you are requested to
cooperate with us in the following
particulars now:
FIRST:-In case an electric light
| is out of commission when the other
lights of the city streets are on, you
will please telephone to Mr.. Richard
Bucknell, who is chairman of the
Light Committee Of the Couacil.
SECOND:--In case you discover
any leak, or apparent leak, in the
water mains, hydrants, or in pri-
vate connecting pipe between the
street a1d the place where the pri-
vate pipe enters the. building, tele-
phone Mr.. l.. B. Wills, who is chair
man of the Waterworks Committee.
THIRD:--Do not throw rubbish,
grass, brush from trees trimmed, nor
any other matter OF any kind IN the
gutter, or side ditch at the side of
the street. The street commissioner
tries to keep these water courses
u1obstructed so that the streets may
|fbe properly drained, but in order
that his work may remain so as to
be effective, you must help by re-
| framing from putting rubbish Of any
kind in these cutters. Hereafter
where it is necessary for the street
commissioner to remove from these
cutters Instructions in front of your
property the cost Of removing same
win be charged up to the property
to be paid with next years taxes.
FOURTH.-Trimmi trees where
the branches overhang the sidewalks
and drop to within less than seven
feet from the walk is duty that
should now be attended to. DO not
/ butcher" beautiful tree in order
TO comply with the ordinance in
this respect, but take off such bran
ches as hang too near them SC as not
to mar the general symmetry Of your
trees.
BY order of City Council June 70,
1914.
L. J. HOOK
| Mayor
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-06-20
Nj. H.. Church Notes,

Sunday Services, 1890 A. M
THE Invitation of Christ for the
Children" An infant baptismal SER
vice will take place at the close.
Any mothers desiring babies baptiz-
ed are requested to notify pastor by
Saturday. A nursery will be operat-
ed by the Epworth League for mo-
theirs who would like to attend this
service. 1880 p. M.-The, annual
Children's Day program cor sistine
of readings, songs, acoustics, exer-
cises, etc. by the children assisted
by the quartet. BY request the Male
Quartet will sing. Come and bring
your friends.
The w. II. NJ. S. will hold their
annual meeting at Mrs. b. Ruth's on
Friday at $3.50 p. M.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-06-20
1 TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Office of Comptroller of the
Currency.

Washington, June Is, 1914
WHEREAS, by satisfactory evil
dence presented to the undersigned,
it has been made to appear that THE
National Bank of DEBORAH" in the
city of DEBORAH, in the county of
Winneshiek, and state of Iowa, has
complied with all the provisions of
the Act of Congress ito enable Ma
tional Banking Associations to extend
their corporate existence and for
other purposes approved July IL,
1882;
NOW, THEREFORE, 1, Thomas
P. Kane, acting Comptroller of the
Currency, do hereby certify that
1.-THE National Bank of Decorah", in
the city of DEBORAH, in the county of
Winneshiek, and state of Iowa, is
authorized to have succession for the
period specified in its amended ar
tic.es of association: namely, until
close of business on June Is, 1887.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF wit
ness my hand and Seal of Office this
fifteenth day of June 1927.
f. p. KANE,
Acting Comptroller Of the Currency.
Chapter No. 50S1.
Extension No. 1885. 25-4
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-06-20
supt. Miller Home From CaIiforni.


County Supt of Schools II. f. Mil
Ter and wife arrived home last week
from Los Angeles, CAL, where he
was called May 80 on account of the
illness of his mother, who we are
pleased to state is now improving
nicely. Mr.. Miller tells us that var
ious toodstuffs are much cheaper in
California than il this section
Strawberries sold three large boxes
for ten cents; oranges. IL quart
pail for % cents, and other prices
proportionally. Meat was very much
cheaper, boiled ham selhng at 81
cents pound. Still al that Mr.. Mil-
Ter said he didn't know as he would
care to live in that country and that
Iowa looked awfully good TO him, and
thought it was the best looking state
of all he passed through.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-06-20
NEW YOUNG PEOPLES LEAGUE
Leagues of Hauge Synod, Norwe
gian Synod and United Church
Consolidate.

The new Young Peoples league OF
the new Norwegian Lutheran church
of America was organized last week
in St. Paul. The new organization
is a consolidation of the leagues of
the Hauge Synod, the Norwegian
Synod, and the United church.
Rev. J. n. Brown of Austin, Mimi,
was elected president Of the new
league. The other officers are:
Vice president, Prof. G. M. Bruce,
Red Wing, MINI; secretary, Prof
o. A. Tingelstad, DEBORAH, Ia; treas
urer, j. M. Jacobson, Mills. Mimi.
members of the board of directors
S. NJ. Sivertsen of Minneapolis, AL
fred Christofferson of Albert Lea
Mimi, Miss Agnes Oppegaard OF
Minneapolis, Miss Ida M. Wigen OF
Sioux City, Ia, and Miss Gertrude
Geslie of Beloit, Wis.
The committee to cooperate with
committee from the church body
in framing a constitution is com.
posed of the following: Geo. Wick
err, Kasson, Mimi; Ignatius Bjorlee
Northwood, Ia; Prof. o. E.. Ring
stad, Red Wing, Mimi; Prof. C. NJ
Weswig, st. Paul; Prof. o. E. Brandt
st. Paul, MINI.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-06-20
WOMAN WHO FLEW
Over BATTlEFIELDS
Ruth Law and Her Belgian Trench
Dog Will Appear at Winneshiek
County Fair.
GREATEST STAR ATTRACTION
EVER BOOKED HERE
Miss Law Is Holder of the American
Long Distance Flight Record
Chicago to New York.

Ruth Law, the girl that few from
Chicago to New York winning the
American long distance record and
the applause of the entire world
will make flights here at the Winnie
shiek fair for two days, August 16
land II.
Contrary to all expectation, Miss
Law is dainty young girl, go fen!in-
inc that the first thing she asked
for after her long flight was a pow
der puff for her nose. She has wavy
yellow hair and weighs only 120
pounds, not at all like the big man
nish person that would be expected
to make such record breaking
achievement.
When the little aviatrice landed
at Governors Island and Major Cen
eral Leonard came to greet her, he
said 'Well done, little girl. We're
proud of you, and from that day
she has been the idol of American
Women.
1t is the first time in history that
"a woman has won a record away
from man in any line of endeavor
and this the most dangerous of all
flying. Below is an extract from an
editorial in the New York Times, en-
titled,
Eighty Feminity.
Miss Ruth Law has made the long
est unbroken flight Of any American
aviator 633 miles, between Chicago
and Cornell N. Y. where she stopped
for gasoline on her trip to New York
and this establishes new distance
mark for a single flight in America.
Her story is modestly told, but be-
tween the lines Is a record of an
achievement only possible to nerves
as firm as the machinery. Nature con-
cedes no privileges and has no favor
ties in the business of flying. Like
War, she loves shining mark, and
in learning the secrets of the long
hidden trail through the air the al
tars have been Redeemed with hu-
man sacrifice as in land exploration.
Miss Law has already set the wo-
mans mark for height-11, 1000 feet
and this was her first flight for
distance. The cold and the nervous
tension provided a supreme test of
endurance, hut the coherent straight
forward narrative carries its own
internal evidence OF the care that
left nothing to chance, the skill that
adjusted the levers and detected the
planes, the pluck that did not finch
even when the machine skinned the
tops of the trees and a wreck was
threatened. The feat of Miss Law
will be accepted as a triumph net
only for herself, but for the new or
der of womanhood she represents,
|emancipated from a tradition OF
shrinking constituencies that would
prevent even this emulation of the
angels.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-06-20
Iowa Registration Complete.

Iowas total army draft registra-
ton, tabulation of which was com
pleted late Friday at the adjutant
generals Office was 1854
compared with the governments es-
innate of 212.s22. The white regis
tration totaled 200,S08, and the
Negro enrolment was 2,141. Indi-
Gated possible exemptions were
1889, and there were 1862 ene-
my aliens and Hiss other aliens
enrolled.
The last, county to report was
Ringgold, whose total enrolment
was 1,066 compared with the gov
ernment estimate of 1882. 1t report
ed Gal possible exemptions and
fourteen aliens were enrolled includ-
ing seven Germans nationals.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-06-20
Death Of Miss Reatrice DonIan.

Last Friday morning at 4:30 o.
clock Miss Beatrice L.. Donlan pas
sed away at the home of her sister,
Mrs. w. Nj. Lynch in Madison town
ship, after an illness of several
months duration. She was a daugh-
ter of the late Thomas e. Donlan
and. wife Of Bluffto1 township and
was born there on August 81, 1894,
and thus was just in the bloom of
young womanhood when the angel
of death called her. She had been
staying at the home of her sister in
Madison township since last Decem-
ber when she came back here from
st. Paul where she had held posi-
tion as a stenographer for some time.
She was young lady possessed of
a beautiful character and bore the
respect and esteem Of many dear
friends, who will be grieved to hear
of her passing. She is survived by
>oIe brother, Edward of st. Paul and
two sisters, Mrs. w. M. Lynch, of
Madison township. and Anna, of De-
corah, to whom the sympathy of
many friends is extended. The fu-
neral services were held Sunday
morning at $3.50 o'clock from st.
Bridget's Catholic church in Bluff
ton. Rev. Father Sampson offlciat-
ing and i2terment was in the Catho-
aic cemetery there.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-06-20
Who Can Beat This?

Alvin Barth, of Locust, was in the
city Saturday and sold the wool
'clipped from thirteen head of sheep
to N. H. Adams. He clipped. 100
pounds from the thirteen sheep, and
feels that they are some wool pro-
ducers, and would like to hear from
any others in this section who can
produce as good or better record.
Mr. Barth took home check for
$106.40 for the wool, which is GER
tainly an amount not to be sneezed
at from only thirteen sheep.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-06-20
Enlisted at Detroit. Mich.

j. r. Lakeland, brother of DR.. G..
s. Lakeland, OF DEBORAH, enlisted in
the army last week at Detroit, Mich.
He joined the Sixth Reserve Engin-
GERS, a railway regiment, which ex-
pect to go to France in about two
weeks. The duty Of these men will
be to assist in rebuilding the rail-
roads in France. Mr.. Lakeland was
appointed sargent of his company.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-06-20
Compliments Ben Bear Clothes.

Last week the Ben Bear Co. sent
a suit of clothes to a customer in
Indiana, and received the following:
Surely thank you very much for
suit, and I claim / have a bargain,
and am more than pleased, than if l
went to a taller and paid $40 or $50.
Have received more compliments on
the suit than any / ever had"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-06-20
Haddock' ETC., on the naval lists.

'Haddock' etc., on the naval lists.
Before the list of piscatorial names
ran out the system was changed and
designations of the Al, Az, B-1,
BIZ, ETC., down to the more recent
submarines authorized in 1915
known as the o class. In general,
the numbers applied correspond to
the particular lot in which they were
constructed, and the letters closely
follow the number of years since
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-06-20
How Submarines Get Their Names

How Submarines Get Their Names.
Everyone knows what submarines
are, and what an important factor
they have become in modern naval
warfare. Their nomenclature is
rather interesting. In the United
States navy the first Of these craft
we're named for various kinds of fish
and reptiles, and there was such odd
cognomens as Adder" "Moccasin,"
Pike Sturgeon Shark Carp
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-06-20
He Lacked Experience.

Cot went to that Ag dance last
night and one of those fresh young
farmers tried to kiss me. He said he
had never kissed a girl before"
Ed-"And what did you do?"
Cot told him was no agricul-
turai experiment station."-Pelican.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-06-20
Advertised Letters.

The following letters remain at the
DEBORAH postoffice unclaimed.
Mrs. Hilda A. Berg, Mrs. Floy
Jones, Mr. and Mrs. A. Billie, Mr..
F.. M. Martin, Martin Thompson.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-06-20

Attending Epworth League Institute
Three automobile loads of Epworth
Leaguers of DEBORAH departed to-
day for Fayette to attend the Ep-
worth League Institute in session
today and tomorrow.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-06-20

they were first built.
In Germany they are all known
as U-boats, the U being the first leS=
ter of Unterseeboot, meaning sub
marine.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-06-20

ONION SETS-Red and Vel
low. The Adams Seed Co.. Marsh
Building. 24-tf
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-06-20

Advertisers who use the Public
opinion columns get results. It.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-06-20

Cash paid for eggs at Reum's
ls-i