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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-09-20
Livtno Cost Will Be Pro6ed.

Washington. s DEMONSTRATION
of the cost of 4, ing by the Depart.
ment of Labor, already under way in
New York and Baltimore, soon will be
extended to the principal industrial
centers over the country, it was an.
nounced. The result of the investiga.
tion will be used for basis for wage
adjustment in all war industries.
Housewives will be asked for a state.
ment Of expenses for the past year
ard also to keep an accurate record of
expenses for a given month and 70
port to the department.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-09-20
Ignores Sentry Challenge; Slain.

Baltimore. Sept. 17.-Richard De
Courcey of Boston. employed at the
ordnance depot, Curtis Bay, near this
city, was shot and instantly killed
when he persistently ignored the SEN
try's challenge. De Courcey not only
was challenged three times by the
ard but also was given a fourth
nance. The military authorities are
onvinced the sentry did right in obey
,ag the orders to fire after the re-
CURED challenges but he has been
paced under arrest for further inves-
..;Sation.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-09-20
HOPE TO RAISE s2OO,OOO,OO0
Australians Open Campaign for
Seventh War Loan.

Melbourne. Australia, Sept. 1.-THE
seventh Australian war loan campaign
was inaugurated enthusiastically
There was a parade of detachments
of sailors and soldiers and tour of
the city by tanks, from the top Of
one of which Acting Premier Watt
sold bonds. The first bond be sold
went to the lord mayor.
Australia has been divided into
areas and a quota of the loan allotted
to each district. When district
reaches its quota it will be given an
honor flag. 1t is hoped to raise 49,
OOO, 900 pounds in a months campaign.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-09-20
MOVIE STARS BOOST LOAN

Thirty-five Actors Donate Film to the
Government.
Washington, Sept. ia million and
half feet of highly paid movie talent
will be shown in the nations forth
coming appeal for Liberty Loan bill
lions. Thirty-five stars have produced
a film for the government at their own
expense sr -. 10. -"
1t is figured the scenery alone for
these pictures cost $125,OOO, and esti.
mating the time spent in salaries paid
the stars a million dollars more was
contributed, loan officials declared.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-09-20
FILLING PLACES OF MEN
Thousands Of Women Are Entering
" Industrial LIE.

Washington, Sept. 17.-Women by
the thousands are responding to the
appeal of employers to take the place
OF men entering the army and to fill
new positions created by industrial
expansion, according to the monthly
business review of the Federal Re-
serve board.
The review shows that woman are
spending more of their new earnings
for clothing. Retail dealers in all
cities where many women recently
Rave left their homes to work else
where report booming business.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-09-20
Uncle Jonn of Excelsior Springs

Uncle Jonn of Excelsior Springs
Standard, who writes:
1T shows the world, fer instance,
how to loosen up it's band an to deal
sort of jestice that the brute can
understand. 1t reminds the unwashed
heather, which they mighty nigh for
got, that there's hell inside a Yankee
when his blood is bilin' hot! e..
"Then-we know the joys of savin',
which we maybe hadn't saw till the
roarin' beast of Berlin got too handy
with his paw; so, we've somehow,
hitched our Vaughn to an everlastin'
star, that will keep right on a-shinin'
when we've clean forgot the war;,
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-09-20
WRIT OF ERROR IS DENIED
Mooney Case Will Be Taken to Federal
a.. Supreme Court.

"UOTty NdSe VIII Dc dKC1t 10 T SuerdI
&c. Supreme Court.
San Francisco, Sept. 17.-Thomas j.
Mooney, sentenced to be hanged in
connection with bomb explosion
here on Preparedness day, two years
ago, was denied by the California su-
preme court permission to seek a
writ of error in the United States su-
preme court. This was said to be the
defense's last move in the state
courts.
The petition is to be presented to
the United States supreme court, Max
we'll McNutt, counsel of record for
Mooney, announced.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-09-20
AVERAGE TWO SHIPS A DAY
Twenty-six Vessels Delivered to Ship
Board in Is Days. a.

Board in Is Days. 20"
Washington, Sept. 17.-Twenty.six
ships with a lightweight tonnage of
147,52O. were delivered to the ship
ping board by American yards during
the first 13 days Of this month, the
board announced. During the same
period, % steel and wood ships of $780,.
$40 lightweight tons were launched.
Twenty-three of the ships were
steel, II Of 109,970 tons having been
requisitioned while on the ways. Six
steel ships of 26,53O tons were built
under government contracts. The
other vessels were of wood and have
an aggregate tonnage of 1000.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-09-20
Succeeded,

Sapleigh--I made a perfect fool-e1
myself today.
Miss Keen-How nice! I was sure
you'd make something of yourself 4
you kept on trying -
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-09-20
a hot ono.

Cholly Gina perfect outburst Of an,
sef) Really, Miss Kawstick, you give
mo a pain, d0ncha know.
Miss Kawstick-It's not q present
Cholly. You've earned it.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-09-20

steno0rapher Asks Help. T.
"Oh, Maude, dearie, tell me,
honey"
"Uh. huh; shoot, Mabel, I'm listen
ing" .......
"Maudie, honey, how many ks are
there in Idi0syncrasyr"
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-09-20
POLICE STRIKE CALLED OFF
Cincinnati e!ueeoats Fail to Secure
Concessions.

Cincinnati, Sept. 17.-Cincinnati 20.
licemen called off their strike. The
policemen returned to work without
obtaining guarantees from the city Of
ficials relative to their demands.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-09-20
Danes Don't Expect Overtures.

Copenhagen, Sept. 1.-THE Austrian
peace note has created great stir in
Denmark, but it is not believed that
1t will lead to real peace overtures.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-09-20

Dement'S Of War.
That the benefits Of war overshadow
Its damages is the firm conviction Of
New-York tribune., 1918-02-08
Lowering Boats
Caused Casualties
Men Plunged Into Icy
Seas; Sick Patients
Were Removed
Safely

AN IRISH PORT, Feb. The
bodies Of forty-four of the MISSING
lol victims of the Tuscania disaster
were washed up to-day on the rocks
hfteen miles from the scene of the
torpedoing. All were Americans and
their bodies were mutilated bevond
recognition
A pathetic feature is that al
though all the victims wore TAGS
no identification numbers had been
put on them because these Ameri-
cans had not as yet been assigned
to definite army units. Therefore
there is no way to identify them
and they will be buried in one
grave.
Little hope was expressed here
tonight that any additional sur
vivors would be found. A British
destroyer and several trawlers
cruised in the vicinity of the disas-
ter all of last night. The search.
however, will be continued as long
as there is any hope of finding 9TH
er survivors.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-08
Many New York Fliers
Aboard the Tuscania

as he ran to catch a car. The next
story YOU have about US will be when
we land in Berlin and capture the
Kaiser"
Brooklyn men also were aboard the
torpedoed ship. They are:
Winfield Norris, 235 Van Buren,
Street; Lafayette Rothstein, jr., PTS
Van Buren, Street; William J. Black
man. 1919 Clinton Street, and Fred
erick Lampe, 1920 President Street.
Lieutenant William J. Blackman is
the son Of DR.. w. W. Blackman. of
$40 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn. He is
a graduate of Adelphi and was senior
at Cornell University when he enlisted
in the army in May of last year. At
Cornell he mad considerable reputation
as an athlete and was captain of the
the lacrosse team.
Lieutenant Blackman was sent to
Madison Barracks immediately after
enlisting and received his commission
on December 26 last.
The little town of Sea Cliff, nestled
on the North Shore, eight miles to the
south of Oyster Bay, and with popu-
eight of its husky sons to the flag, and
all of them were members of the 213th.
No word has been received from any Of
them, and yesterday the telegraph
Offices we're besieged by anxious rela-
tives, who abandoned their usual pur
suits awaiting word of their rescue.
1t was only two weeks ago that the
Sea Cliff aviators left Mineola, osten-
sibly for another flying field, and not
until news Of the sinking Of the Tus-
cania was received was it known that
they were on their way to France. The
youths from Sea Cliff in the service are
Fred Chase, Robert Kissam. son of the
postmaster: Frederick Chellborg, Ken
meth Kay, Winfield and Bernard S. Nor
ris, twin brothers; Henry Olsen and
Harold Stevenson.
Other young men from Long Island
known to have been on the Tuscania
are George Ludlum, Oyster Bay; Doug
las East, Mineola; George Hammer,
Glen Cove; John Eberhard, Ridgewood,
and F. x. Mayer, Patchogue.
1t was the north side of Nassau
County which gave the largest quota
for the aviation branch of the service.
Thomas Hitchcock, jr., who recently
was cited in official French dispatches
for having downed his third German
plane, was among them.
Gets News of Sons Safety
The news Of the safety of Douglas
East was received by his father yester-
day afternoon in the telegraph station
at Mineola. The elder East is in the
piano business in this city, and was so
worried when he reached his place of
business yesterday morning that he
turned about and went back home. He
hastened to the telegraph Office, and
was about to send a telegram to the
war Department, when the operator
told him she had sent message to his
home.
What is it?" he asked, fearing the
worst.
ut was from your son and said he
was safe" the operator replied.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-08

according to James W. Boutwell,, of the
De Vinne Press. Mr. Boutwell,. at his
home. 721 Elmore Place. Brooklyn. said
last night that he had deposited the
only existing copy of the interview with
the State Department because he be-
lieved the document rightfully be-
longed in the government archives.
"The reference to Roosevelt in the
interview was evidently intended to be a
graceful compliment to the then Presi-
dent of the United States." said Mr.
Boutwell,. "The Kaiser was quoted by
Mr.. Hale as saying that Roosevelt
stood next to God, being the greatest
man Of all time. The German En-
peror expressed his willingness to
double up with the Colonel on the
task of running world politics and he
even said he would be willing to follow
Mr.. Roosevelt's leadership because he
admitted that Roosevelt was a greater
man than he."
New-York tribune., 1918-02-08

Many sons of New York and its
vicinity were among the contingent OF
United States troops aboard the tor
pedoed Tuscania.
Late advices give no intimation OF
what the fate Of the majority may have
been. but five have been heard from as
safe. They are William Macintosh,
of Sutton Manor, N. Y; E. Wynne
Abel, of Port Chester, N. Y; Douglas
East, of Mineola. Long Island, and Z.
C. Dubuque and Sergeant Muller, of
Brooklyn.
When the father of George Ludlam,
of Oyster Bay, one of the soldiers
aboard, failed last night after day
of anxiety to hear of his son he said:
"It's damned shame! If George
had had chance to fight he would have
fought, but they killed him like a
rat"
1t was of the 213th Aero Squadron
that most of the New Workers aboard
are listed in War Department records
as enlisted men in the Goth Engineers
but it is not yet known whether they
were in the companies of that con.
tingent which sailed on the i'll fatec
transport.
In Long Island the anxiety over the
safety of the soldiers was greatest, fol-
several towns near the Mineola train
ing station are represented on the rOs.
ter of the 213th Squadron.
Flushing alone gave ten young men
to this branch Of the service. All are
believed to have been on the Tuscania
Outcault's Son Aboard
The Flushing men are:
Anthony Albarno, John J. Trapp
Lester j. McKenna, David NJ. Lowerro
William ]. Clabby, Edward ]. Duffy
Joseph Crawford, Lawrence Doyle, j
Lawrence Smith and Richard F. Out.
cault, jr, who is a member Of the
213th Aero Squadron and is a son o1
Richard F. Outcault, the cartoonist.
Young Outcault was the original OF
the character Buster Brown" his IA
theirs most noted cartoon.
Parents of these men last night said
that they had received no word from
them in the past two weeks.
"My son as we'll as the other Flush
ing boys were members of the 213th
Squadron, Aerial Division" said Mrs
Edward Duffy. "They joined the
squadron about two months ago al
Mincola, and the last we heard from
Eddie or any of the other boys was
two weeks ago. We understand that
they sailed then, but have had nc
definite information"
All of the boys have been chums fol
years and are within the draft age
They are expert mechanics, and about
two months ago attracted consider
able attention by little parade they
had the day they went to the Mincols
aviation field to enlist. They stopped
fore they boarded trolley car fol
Mineola, laden down with baggage.
"Write US up" said "LarrY" DOYLE
New-York tribune., 1918-02-08

hotels, homes and hospitals along the
North Irish Coast
Two groups left to-day clad in mis-
fit clothing for Belfast by rail, and
thence by boat to England. The sur
vivors are agreed that no one saw the
wake of foam as the torpedo came
toward the vessel.
1t was a black night and no alarm
came from any one of the fifteen look.
outs. The torpedo struck the Tuscania
vital blow amidships, in the boiler
room, and there was muff1ed crash
which told every one what had hap
pcned.
The possibility of being torpedocd
was discussed almost daily since the
vessel left the American shores. Sew.
eral hundred lumberjacks from the
Southwest and Pacific Coast states were
eating their evening meal at the time
the disaster occurred Hundreds of
other American troops were waiting
New-York tribune., 1918-02-08

trying to get into the boats from the
starboard side now climbed along the
deck to the rail, to which they clung.
Many by this time had donned life
belts and jumped overheard. Hun
low this example, when a British de-
stroyer boldly drew up right along
side the Tuscania. When the men saw
this many of them leaped from the
boat and saloon decks to that of the
waiting destroyer. This DESTROYER
took off several hundred men, all she
could carry, and moved away. She
mad come up along the starboard side
of the Tuscania.
Another Destroyer Helps
AS she steamed away with her deck
loaded down with Americans, another
British destroyer emerged out of the
darkness on the Tuscania's port. now
high out Of the water. When the men
on the doomed ship recovered from
their surprise at this unexpected and
skilful man9uvring of the British COM
reach the elevated port side. some of
the men sliding down the incline by
the aid of ropes, and others on their
hands and knees.
All the time this rescue work wa.
progressing cool heads were getting
the few other lifeboats afioat Despite
the many difficulties, the crew behaved
well, and the coolness of the American
soldiers was the subject of commenda
tion in affidsvits by the boats officers
G. X. Lynas, second officer Of the
Tuscania, explained that owing to the
ships heavy roll and the consequen,
entanglement Of the falls, it was
found necessary to cut away some OF
the ropes Of the lifeboats. He said,
During all this time the soldiers be
haved spleniidly and with perfec,
discipline"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-08

had made their second examination of
the day.
This bulletin, issued shortly after 9
o'clock. follows:
"Drs. Martin and Duel consulted
over the condition of Colonel Roose-
velt at o'clock. They found that
the active symptoms from the acute
inflammation of his internal ear were
subsiding without any untoward de-
velopment. They feel very hopeful
about his progress, but are unable to
say positively until tomorrow
whether further operations will be
necessary"
Announcement that his condition had
become serious was made late yester-
day, after long conference of special
lists. The infection of his left ear,
thought so unimportant Wednesday
that no mention was made of it in the
bulletin announcing the operation for
fistula, has spread internally.
The extent to which the internal ea1
New-York tribune., 1918-02-08
Critics of Baker
Flayed by Glass
In House Speech
IStaf Correspondence]

WASHINGTON, Feb. THE long
expected defence of Secretary Baker in
the House by Representative Carter
Glass, of Virginia, delivered to-day with
dramatic staging and effect, was plea
for Mr. Baker on the ground of the
.stupendous task before him."
In the Executive gallery sat Joseph
Senator Ollie James and other Admin
istration stalwarts of the upper branch
took seats on the lower floor, leading
in the applause. Almost the entire
Democratic membership of the House
was present. Mr.. Glass, the chosen
spokesman of the Administration, en-
phatically charged that Senator Cham
berlain's sole desire was to "get
Baker"
? Frequently he was interrupted by ap-
plause, and several times, at particu-
larly singing phrase, with the "Rebel
yell"
Now that the fight is opened in the
House, Republicans will unmask their
guns in reply. Two Republicans, by
yielding time which had been granted
them for debate, made it possible for
Mr. Glass to complete his three hour
DISCOURSE One Of them was Represen-
tative Longworth, Of Ohio, son-in-law
of one of the men assailed by Mr..
Glass.
Citos or Mov%o93<x, D.tn
Mr.. Glass admitted that guns had
been bought from France and NUM-
tons from England. But he defended
the practice on the same ground as has
secretary Baker. Scattering in
stances" of neglect in cantonments, he
acknowledged. But he claimed that the
mortality for all camps was 82 per
LOO, as against 17.2 for the District of
Columbia.
Summing up the two points, he said:
There has been lack of coordination,
'here has been conflict Of authority,
Vnere have been chickering's over rank
and precedence, but still the machine
IS driving ahead"
ne concluded, amid triumphant
shouts from the Democrats, that SEN
@'or Chamberlain and other critics Of
."e War Department, whom he termed
"ad soothsayers of evil" were aiding
''e haiser, because their words would
encourage the German soldiers and
'''izens to hold fast and fight it out.
Sends Browning Gun
Regarding the machine gun contro
ppefsy' Mr.. Glass asserted that the
n'owhlng gun was selected because ex-
p petts pronounce it "the best machine
gun IN the world"
rou Inc only prop on which the critics
ni' INV rest their case," he said, "is the
pea that the Lewis gun was Immediate
available, while deliveries Of the
n. nn.sowsInlng gun will be delayed and they
tss.; .se .nls broken reed in face of expert
''s''mony to the effect that in tests
New-York tribune., 1918-02-08
His Condition Is Serious,
but Not Critical, Spe-
cialists Report
Infection of Ear
Spreads Internally
Necessity for Another and
More Severe Operation
Is Feared

Colonel Roosevelt, operated upon. in
Roosevelt Hospital on Wednesday for
fistula and abscesses in the ears, took
a turn for the worse yesterday noon
and is now in serious, though not
critical, condition.
Whether another operation will be
necessary will not be known until to-
day, according to the bulletin issued
last night after DR.. Walton Martin,
the surgeon in charge, and DR.. Arthur
B. Duel, chief of the ear specialists
New-York tribune., 1918-02-08
Dramatic Opening of War
Conduct Controversy
in the House
Republicans Mass
For Their Attack
"Still the Machine Is Driv-
ing Ahead" Says Gov
ernment's Defender
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.

To.day's developments in the great
controversy ouer tie war machine
cere these:
A move toward concerted Repub-
ican opposition to the new Admin
istration bill proposing to give Presi-
dent Wilson blanket authority to re-
organize and coordinate government
agencies.
A moving speech in the House by
Representative Glass, of Virginia
denouncing critics of the government
and defending Secretary Baker.
Temporary suspension Of the Sem
ate debate.
A call for conference on Satur-
day morning of Republican Senators
the first held since the United
States entered the war-by Repub-
lican Leader Gallinger, to consider
the new bill President Wilson sent
to the Senate yesterday. Bitter op-
position to the measure is expressed
openly by Republicans and privately
by several Democratic leaders.
The Senate Military Committee is
now said to be evenly divided on its
bill Tor a war cabinet and a mu-
nitions director. Administration in
liuence, Chairman Chamberlain ad-
mtted, may prevent its ever being
reported to the Senate. Senator
Thomas, of Colorado, Democrat. will
speak against the committee bill to-
morrow.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-08
O1 Lost on TuScQniQ:
Only so u. s. Soldiers;
UB0Qt Reported Sunk
Flag Was Still Ihere!'' Sang
Soldiers on Sinking Transport

LONDON, Feb 7-Sergeans E. c. Dubuque and Muller both
Of Brooklyn n " who the rescued the Tuscana
vivid of the final of the ship
AS the vessel list the soldiers lined attention
the deck while the together the other
side toward the gathering darkness The
The the rush the decks had SUBJ
sided Before rattle there momenary
and almost complete silence.
Suddenly this the Of soldier singing MY
Country Ts of Thee he finished the first another started
"The this echoed all along the ne
the of the British
started the work rescue
New-York tribune., 1918-02-08
War
Machine
Will Be
Rebuilt
Gradual Reorganization Will
Take Place on Modified
Lines if President $ Bill Is
Passed-Mr. Bakers In
huence Undiminished
By c. w. Gilbert

w AssnsaTGS dsns w}lssna Feb .Rsarrsn;sa Tmr5ssi.
ton Bill" does not mean that
the Administration has changed it's
mind in regard to the nature of the re-
organization needed here. What is
planned, in spite of the radical nature
of the proposed legislation, is only the
same kind of reorganization among de-
partments, commi ssions and bureaus as
Secretary Baker already has carried
out within his own department. This,
and perhaps the giving Of real powers
to the War Industries Board, is all that
is in the Presidents mind.
Friends of the Administration who
believe that a war cabinet is necessary
say hopefully that if Congress should
give the President all the powers he is
now asking for he might in the end de-
veIop what would be in effect war
cabinet, though perhaps It would never
bear that name. But it is certain that
he has not changed his mind since he
issued the statement regarding Sena-
tor Chamberlain's speech.
| A war cabinet and munitions de-
partment are not now planned.
On the contrary, a functional re-
organization" on the lines of that
which Mr.. Baker installed in the War
/ Department., is regarded as adequate.
A Better Machine
Is Now In Sight
Such a reorganization would be bene-
fetal. AS it is now, there are several
organizations that have to do with la
Dor, with housing. with the supply of
sulphuric acid, to mention subjects at
random. If redistribution of func-
tions took place, this confusion and
duplication would be ended. A more
be created. But still the fundamental
weakness, an inadequate executive
mechanism, would remain.
What has happened is that this coun-
try has been steadily concentrating
powers in the hands of the Executive
for many years, at least since the first
Roosevelt Administration. This process
has been greatly accelerated since the
war began. Meanwhile, we have Gre
ated no executive organization worthy
Of the name.
only the first effects have so far be-
come apparent. Mr.. Wilson is said to
see the situation clearly. But Mr.. Will
son, with all his great qualities as a
leader, is not an organizer. He is salts
fed with Secretary Bakers hastily
adopted scheme of functional reorgani.
zation.