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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-04
CHILD LIFE IS IN DANGER
German Babies Are Weak and Ema
ciated From Hunger.

London, July 2.-Revelations of the
starving conditions prevailing in Ger.
many, showing the people are clam
oring for bread and fear of the effect
of mal-nutrition on their children, are
given by the French wireless.
The German press has been print
ing symposium of the views OF
eminent authorities revealing that
thousands of children are weak, mar
row shouldered and emaciated, and
are easily exhausted mentally and
physically Unless relief is prompt.
ly brought about, the doctors agree
that "child life will be wiped out as
by pestilence."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-04
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.

Minneapolis, July 3.-BUTTER.-
Creamery extras, per lh 42c; extra
firsts, 41c; firsts. Ace: seconds 39c;
dairy, 36c; packing stock, &c.
EGGS-Fresh prime firsts, new
cases, 35c; current receipts, new
cases, rots out, $500; old cases, rots
out, $3.50; checks and seconds, doz.,
24c; dirties candled, 27c. Quotations
on eggs include cases.
LIVE POULTRY-Turkeys, fat
10 lbs. and over, Csc: thin, small. 100
12c; cripples and culls, unstable; old
and young roosters, 19c: ducks, zoe;
geese, 15c; hens, 315 lbs. and over.
24c: under 31z lbs. 21c; broilers all
veiehta- lb- a5c.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-04
CLERKS WORK SEVEN HOURS
President vetoes Bill Increasing Day
to Eight Hours.

Washington, July 3.-President
Wilson vetoed the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill on
account of a provision increasing the
hours of work for government clerks
from seven to eight hours per day.
In his veto message the President
said since at the outset of the war he
had called on all employers to see
that there was no change in conditions
unfavorable to laborers, he did not
feel justified in asserting to measure
in which the United States itself
makes such a change.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-04
GUN COTTON PLANT BURNS
Flames Cause an Estimated Loss of
About $1.Ooo.OOo.

Mountunion, Pa, July 4.-Fire Of
undetermined origin destroyed two
buildings of the Aetna Chemical COM
panys plant mile and half out
of here. The loss is estimated at
81, 000, 900.
The fire broke out in the gun cot
ton department Of the plant More
than 100000 pounds of cotton was
consumed. There were no explosions
No casualties have been reported.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-04
Destroyer in Service Again.

Washington, July 2.-The American
destroyer Cassin, which was torpe-
doed in European waters on Oct. 16
last, has been repaired at British
yard and has been returned to station
with the American destroyer forces,
the Navy department announced
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-04
GERMANS MAKE OyERTUREs
American Troops Pay No Attention
to Friendly Greetings.

Washington, July 2.-Attempts OF
the enemy to make friends with AM
erican troops were reported in Sec
ton B of General Pershing's com
munique.
zone morning" Pershing reported,
"they made signs signifying good
morning.. They had deposited some
kittens on the parapets Of the small
post, and threw a package of cigarets
into our barbed wire entanglements.
Our soldiers do not reciprocate these
attentions"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-04

Eugene v. Debs, four times Social
list candidate for the presidency of
the United States was arrested at
Cleveland as he was about to deliver
a Socialist address. The arrest was
made on a federal warrant in connec-
ton with Debs' speech at the Socialist
state convention in Canton, Ohio,
June 16, last. A secret indictment
against Debs was returned by the
federal grand jury. 1t is understood
the Indictment contains 10 specific
counts under section three of the es-
pionage act as amended by the pass
age of the sedition bill on May Is
last, which provides penalty Of 20
years in the penitentiary and fine
of $4,000 and costs for each viola
ton. Debs pleaded not guilty when
arraigned. Socialists of the Fifth In
diana district have nominated Debs
for congress.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-04
Cotton Crop Estimated.

Washington, July 4.-Cotton produc-
ton this year was forecast at 1926
900 bales by the Department Of Ag.
riculture in it's first estimates of this
seasons crop. The condition of the
growing crop on June 25 was 85.s
per cent of a normal and the area in
cultivation was 37,03aO00 acres.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-04
South ST. Paul Live stool

South ST.. Paul. July 3.-Estimated
receipts at the Union Stock yards:
Cattle, 1900; calves, 1900; hogs,
800; sheep, 10; cars, 1877.
Steers. $9@12; Cows, s7.75@10.50;
calves, s7.50@14.75: hogs, $4,000
1880; sheep and lambs, $14@17.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-04
AGED MAN ADMITS CRIMES
confesses Staying His Wife, Brothers
and GRANDDAUGHTER.

Oswego, N. Y, July 3.-At the age
Of T3 years, Charles Gero, confessed,
according to the police, to the murder
of his wife, 70 years old, his brother
70, and granddaughter aged 4.
The victims we're killed with an
axe at their home at New Haven, N.
Y. Zero had been released from q
nrivate sanitarium on Saturday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-04
PREPARING SHIPS FOR SEA

Germans Aiming Fast Cruisers With
Long Range Guns.
Rome, July 4.-The Germans assert
they are arming fast cruisers with
guns having double the range OF the
present naval armament, and hope to
challenge the Allied fleets soon, ac-
cording to reports from German
sources published by the Corriere
d'Italia-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-04
BIG RUSH FOR SITUATIONS
"Work or Fight" Order Produces
Scramble in Chicago

Scramble in Chicago.
Chicago, July 4.-Such a rush for
government positions followed the
enforcement of the work or fight"
order that the civil service commits
sion opened branch Office in the
Federal building.
1t was announced the Federal state
employment bureau had received ap-
proximately 1000 applications for es-
sentfaI jobs. Women's applications
Increased from 275 to nearly $50.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-04
OBTAIN ORE FROM SWEDEN
Allies and United States Purchase
TWO Million Tons.

Washington, July 3.-Purchase by
the United States government Of one
third Of 100000 tons of iron ore
bought by Great Britain, France and
Italy from Sweden was disclosed by
an executive order of the President,
directing the secretary of commerce
to pay s6,OOO,OOo for the ore to the
British government.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-04
Chicago Grain.

Chicago, July Corn, July, ST..
1875; August $L51%.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-04

Cardinal Gibbons has just celebrated
his thirty-second anniversary as car
dinal archbishop of Baltimore and
the fifty-seventh anniversary of his
ordination to the priesthood. He is
81 Years of age, but retains his health
and mental and physical activity. AS
head of the National Catholic War
work council he is directing today all
the religious work of his church in
American army camps. both in the
United States and Europe. Work OF
the Catholic chaplains in the army
and navy also comes under his direc
tion.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-04
DAILY MARKET REPORT.
Minneapolis Grain.

Minneapolis Grain.
Minneapolis, July 3.-Oats, July.
72I4; Sept. 665s.
Duluth flax.
Duluth, July 3.-Flaxsed, July $4.-
Oh; Oct. 1896.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
F. p. Dunno to Direct
War Saving Publicity
Creator of Famous "Mr. Doc
ley" Becomes Chairman of
Local Committee

Finley Peter Dunno, "Mr Dooleys"
confidant. succeeds James Il. Mcbride
as chairman of the publicity commit
tee of the War Savings Committee
of New York City. Mr.. Mcbride re-
signed because of his appointment as
president of the Municipal Service
Commission.
College instructors and students have
volunteered to aid in the missionary
work which is to teach New York the
value of thrift and the opportunity Of
fered by the war savings plan. They
also will urge a system of authorized
thrift and war savings stamps selling
agenciessSto cover the entire city
Representatives of ten educational
institutions met yesterday at 81 Cham
bers Street to discuss methods by
which they could aid in the campaign
They wore from Adelphi College, the
College of the City of New York, Co
lumba University, Cooper Union In
sttu.e, Fordham University, Hunte,
College, Manhattan College, New York
University Pratt Institute and the
/ Training School for Teachers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Japan Relies on Lshiii to
Settle Problem With u. s.

qulrements of foreign steel chiefly
from England, but the war necessarily
cut Off that source OF supply, as Eng
land could not produce enough for her
own needs and had to come to the
united States for large quantities Of
steel. The demand for shipping caused
II great boom in shipbulding in Japan,
as we'll as the United States, they
be'ng practicall Y the only two nations
IN the worl d where shipbuiding could
expand during the first three years OF
the war. Owing to feeing'that Japan
was not doing her full share as an
ally and also due to fear that the
United States would need all OF its
snipbullding steel for its own colossal
shpbuilding programme Japan was
suddenly cut off from its American
supplies of steel. In consequence, work
has been abandoned on partly COM
rleted vessels, and it has been impos-
slble to begin work on some hundreds
of vessels under contract. The result
is that one of the Allied nations, with
many thousands of skilled shipbuilders
and with n capacity of 100000 tons
year, is practically stopped from
building ships when ships are tho sine
qua non of victory for the Allies. Most
of the ships undertaken by the Jap
anese yards are for Britain ane
France, and practically all Of then
! would contribute directly or indrcctl,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06

The first Japanese suggestion was
that the United States raise the en-
barge to the extent Of letting Japan
have 100000 tons of steel on the condl-
tior that the major part Of the 1900
600 tons Japan then proposed to build
should be placed at the disposal Of the
Allies. This programme, however,
contemplated too long q time, and the
United States sought actual govern.
ment ownership of all vessels obtained
from Japan. The island empire then
proposed that if the United States
10000 in 1917 and 100000 in 191S-it
would in return supply the United
States with ships Of tonnage of $780,
600 between January. 1918, and Sep
TENDER, 1919 During that period Japan
expected to build with American ma
tcral not less than 100000 tons, re-
tanning 100000 tons for her own pur-
poses and for the other allies.
Did Not Please America
This proposition did not please the
United States, which made counte,
suggestion that beginning with last
November japan should deliver to the
United States 100000 tons Of shipping
{. lilOiltH lux Vc'l IuottllS, VIC oiilPPiE
Board to pay for the same at the rate
Of $40 ton and Japan to be allowed
to receive the 100000 tons of steel j
had contracted fer. The Japanese dit
not like this proposal, because it mean
that most Of The million tons they wer'
to sell the United States would have tt
como out Of shipping already ahoat
as by September, 1913, they could no
i build more than 100000 or 100000 ton
cut of the American material. More
ever, S170 ton from the United State
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Japan Bars Sale or Charter
OF Her Ships to Foreigners
[Staf Correspondence

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Baron Den,
Japanese Minister of Communications,
has officially notified the Entente
Powers, according to adviccs from
Toxic to-day, that for the time being
the Japanese government has decided
to prohibit the sale or charter of Jap
anese vessels to foreigners. The rea-
son was said to be the fact that Jap
ane;e vessels on the coastwise trade
and Sorcign routes are fast diminish
ing, We to the charter of vessels to
foreigners.
Consequently the export trade of
Japan, it was said, is being seriously
handicapped. Since the enforcement
of the wartime shipping control act,
forty or fifty Japanese vessels have
been either sold to or chartered by for
eigners, who were given special IL
censes by the Japanese authorities. A
number of vessels, now building in Jap
anese yards and soon to be ready for
sea service, may be excepted from the
rev regulations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
should Obtain Enough Men
u Meet Every Emergency,
Says Steel Chairman
Warns Business Men
g Far Fruits of Victory Are
With the Germans,
He Declares

CHICAGO. Jan. 5.-The immediate
.~uortstion of Chinese and Japanese
shorcrs to fill Americas war need of
s,ore men was urged by Ebert II.
c.r in a speech to-day before the
commercial Club, Of Chicago.
Frankly telling of Germany's pres
~. strength and emphasizing the
..riousness of this country's situation.
Judse Gary declared that the United
States must have more labor in order
n hit a warwinning pace.
germany to-day is more virile,
-ore efficient, more determined and
aggressive than she was at the begin
rrc Of the war; said Mr.. Gary. Cup
~ date the armies of the enemy have
~. only been victorious, but they be-
reva themselves to be invinciblc, and
mis- adds to their strength and eff
cheney.
.This picture of war conditions is
,ot pleasant to look upon, but it is not
exaggerated, and it stares us in the
ace. We do not yet realize the full
.vtsnt of the dangers which threaten
rs.
Against our desire we we're finally
forced to become a party to this war
and now we shall be compelled te
rarrv a very large part Of the wal
burden. Now. in order to render the
which seems imperative, we must have
more and more men.
Shortage of Labor
There is q shortage of labor in thi,
tountrv at the present time on tht
arms. the railroads, the ships, in the
shops, the factories, the mines, The
shces. Production even up to The
present capacity cannot be secured
unless more workmen are employed
And for increased productive capaclt.
more men must be procured.
"The United States should immedi
stelv. under proper conditions ant
reasonable restrictions, draw from tn
Islands Of the sea and from Orienta
countries enough men, including sol
d,ers and sailors, to meet every emer
gencv. There would be no difficulty il
obtaining within short time larg
numbers Of strong, intelligent men 70
civil or even military duty, and tn
number could be increased from tim
10 time as required. If legislation
requisite Congress should act withou
delay.
"Thc mothers and fathers of thi
country have given their sons. Thes
men are entitled to every practicabl
effort on our part to assist them, witt
out one moment Of unnecessary della.
"Thc weakest spot in our situatio
is lack of sufficient production Of Il,
things vital to the life and strength {
our armies, which might be obtaine
except for the scarcity CT labor.
would be objectionable If this shortae
shall not promptly be overcome"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
By Theodore M. knappen

Failure OF Baron Sato. the Japanese
Ambassador at Washington, to con-
cIude trade Of Japanese ships for
American steel doubtless has resulted
in his recall. He will be replaced &C
cording to we'll informed Japanese,
with Viscount lshi, who, in view of
his success in negotiating an under
standing between the two countries in
regard to China, the Japanese think. is
likely to succeed where Sato failed.
That after months of NEGOTIATIONS
nothing has come Of the Japanese eff
Tort to raise the embargo on American
IRON and steel contracted for by Japan
is really disaster for both nations. as
we'll as for the Allied cause. 1t means
that the United States will have some
hundreds of thousands less new ton
mage in 1913, and it means the pa
ralysis of the shipbuilding industry of
Japan, and probably n concurrent de-
pressing effect on all her iron and steel
industries.
British Supply Cut
Formerly Japan imported her re.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Cost of Living Is
One Per Cent Lower
Bureau of Labor Finds Twelve
Standard Articles Re-
duced in Price

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Thc high
cost of living is on the downward
trend, according to statement to-day
Of the Bureau OF Labor Statistics,
which says that the retail price Of
food as d whole for November was 1
per cent less than in October. OF
standard articles twelve showed de-
creases, four remained stationary in
price and eleven increased.
The question of whether a continu-
ance Of the decline may be expected
vas not touched by the bureau. 1t
would take many months like Novem-
Der, however, to put prices back to
pre-war levels, as the bureau calcu-
lated that prices were 90 per cent
higher than in November, 1916, DC per
cent, higher than in the same month
Of 1914 and As per cent higher than in
1913. Cornmeal has increased 1877 per
cent in the four-year period, flour 109
per cent, lard 104 per cent, bacon n
per cent, sugar rs per cent and pota-
toes Y per cent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Newark Shipyard
Idle Since Formal
Opening, Dec. 20
Railroad Crisis Holds Up Steel
for Construction, Says
General Manager

NEWARK, Jan. 5.--Since the formal
exercises of driving the first rivet in
the keel laid at the plant of the Sub
marine Boat Corporation, Port Newark
December 20, practically no construc-
ton work has been done OF. vessels.
While this was admitted to-day by
Is. l.. Worden, general manager Of the
corporation, he declared that work on
the fabrication OF ships would be re-
sumed Monday morning. The general
manager lays the blame for the delay
on the railroad situation. Hundreds of
cars, containing material for the plant,
arc held up throughout the country.
Fcrty-six steel mills in digerent parts
of the country are manufacturing parts
for the ships.
"Thc people do not appreciate how
fearfully. involved the railroad situa-
ton was" declared Mr.. Worden. "Traf-
fic was tied up everywhere. but it is
my information from Washington and
from railroad officials that there will
be no further difficulty after the cold
spell"
The placing OF coal on the preferen
tial list after government took over the
railroads. Mr. Wordcn added, resulted
in holding up cars with material fov
the ships. ave are not criticising this
action. for we feel that both food ane
coal should be given the preference a
this tina
MIR. Wordcn added that the ship
builders were being continued in EN-
ployment, doing small jobs about tn
yards, and that no time will be lost il
keeping up to schedule. He declare
the plant is now ahead of schedule.
The general manager has been i
conference with members of the Unite
States Shipping Board and says tn
difficulties are appreciated by the off
Gals. Neither the cold wave nor tn
lack of coal has anything to do wit
the delay, he added. Since the col
snap the company has distributed 20
tons of coal in small lots among it
employes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Upstate Woman Hale at los

GENEVA, N. Y, Jan. 5.--Mrs. Saman-
tina Stanton Nells, of Naples, N. Y, is
to- day celebrating tne I08th anniver-
sary of her birth. She is hale and
hearty ard retains all her faculties.
Mrs. Ne!lis was born in Herkimer
County.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06

for which Brtish shipping men were
willing to pay az much as $500 ton
did not look very attractive.
japan then proposed that she would
turn over 100000 tons Of existing ships
to the United States and between now
and August 100000 tons built from
American material, Japan to receive
from America only $4,000 tons OF
steel, from which total of $4,000
tons of ships could be built. This
proposition was accepted by the United
States, subject to the condition that
none of the ships be less than seven
years old. $170 a ton to be paid for
existing ships and 5000 for new ships.
Japan rejected this proposition and
dropped negotiations. At least, Baron
Sato did.
Now Viscount Ishi is to have a
chance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Hjalmar Branting, Sweden's
Socialist Minister. Resign,

STOCKHOLM. Jan. 5. - Hjalmar
Branting, the Socialist Minister of
Finance. has resigned for "reasons of
health" His resignation has been ac-
cepted.
Fredrik Wilhelm Thorsson, repre-
who is also Socialist deputy, has been
appointed Minister of Finance
The sun., 1918-08-08
ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGES.
Manhattan.

MITCHELL PL: IL and 10. mtss $4,000;
Cherry st, 81 and ST.. mtgs $40. 500 ;
18th -, i7s e. mtg sl5.6o0-Edlth 4
Mccormack and Kennedy. trus will
Peter Mccormack to Francis McCor-
mack and Edith A Mccormack, 2S7 e
4sth st; atty. Carl Flach. Rector
GREENWICH ST. e s. SO Fulton st.
mtg D.0o0-Central Bank OF Rochester
IN " to Anna Stewart. York. y Y.
eItrx; atty. + Connor Mount Morris
,sD ST. DIS W. mtg .i..ooo-Llii.in; X
Rice to Rebecca Mills, Southampton.
Y atty, Title Guar s. Co. l7s
SEAMAN Az is-ls /; to $1,000 OF m -.
N.ooo-sarah G Fuller TO Charlotte 4
Williams. s75 West End av; attys,
wessleman & k. IS Liberty ST.. .B. 500
4sTH ST. 1885 w-Abr Stern to Thos A
Howell ouosue. I; atty. W Vree-
land, l2s Front St. $40. 900
VAN CoRLEAR PL, s-Ksth NJ and Els
NJ Blake to Jacob Marx. IL Fort Charles
pl; atty. Lawyers & Co. $50
coLUMBuis Nv, 10 mtg ,ss,ooo.Iin Lincoln
Trust Co to Lincoln Trust Co. 2o4 5th
av. as trus; attys, Scott. & q. ts