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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-04-18
IDAHO COUNTY TO
SEND 4 MORE
DRAFT MEN
PROVOST MARSHAL GENERAL IS
SUES NEW CALL FOR REGIS
TRANTS IN CLASS /.
WILL LEAVE FOR CALIFORNIA
Contingent to Entrain Week of May 10
for Camp McDowell-State's
Quota is 165.

Idaho county is called upon to furnish
four men for the National army between
May / and 10, as the county 5 quota of
the 9,4S3 summoned by the provost
marshal general. The men included in
the call are to entrain during the week
of May 10 for Camp Mcdowell, CAL
Apportioned to counties the call re-
quires the ten northern counties of
Idaho to furnish the following men:
Benewah 3, Bonner 5, Boundary 2,
Idaho 4, Kootenai >, Latah = Lewis 2,
Nez Perez 3, Shoshone 10, Clearwater 2.
This call for four men is supplement
tary to the one issued recently for
twenty-five men to appear in Grange
Vile April 25 and fifteen of whom are
to be sent to Camp Lewis for induction
into the army
ldaho's quota in the latest call is
1865. This call increases to more than
than 100000 the number of select men
ordered to camp since late in March.
Although every state and the District
Of Columbia is called upon to furnish
men upon General Crowder's latest or
der, nearly half the 40 S43 men will come
from seven states. Illinois will supply
by far the largest number, its quota be
ing SO47. These state follow in the
order named:
Pennsylvania Sends 377e.
Pennsylvania, 3776; New York, 3542;
Michigan, $685. Missouri 2l63; Wiscon-
sin, 2l33; and Ohio, POGO. Nevada has
the lowest quota, 40; Delaware is next
lowest with 81. Wyoming with 80 is
the only other state to furnish less than
100 men.
: The quotas of other states include:
California, 1887; Colorado, SOC; Idaho,
1865; Utah, 1853; Washington 434.
The army posts to which the men will
go include Fort Mcdowell, CAL; Fort
Logan, Colo; Fort Sam Houston, Texas,
and Vancouver Barracks, Wn.
The number of select men ordered
to camp since late in March is far in
excess of the monthly average that
would have been modified under the
original plan to call 100000 men this
year over a nine months period. Flu
ture calls at the same rate would com
plete the program before midsummer
Under President Wilson s determI.
nation to hasten the dispatch of Amer
lean troops to France to reinforce the
British and French armies bearing tn.
brunt Of the great German drives in
Flanders and Picardv. the whole pro-
gram of the army is speeding up. A
week previous, General Crowder order
ed mobilization of 10000 select men
for April 26 and their movement to the
national army environments during the
5-day period following.
Men to Go Not Picked.
The men who will comprise the con
tingent of four have not been selected
by the local board for Idaho county.
Selections will not be made until it is
who will comprise the fiji
teen to 90 from Idaho county on April
26 Fifteen men were called to report
in Grangeville April 25, and ten alter
mates were summoned. 1t is likely that
some of the fifteen win be excused
from service under the present call on
agricultural grounds, and the number
Of excuses honored will determine which
men in Glass ! will be called for the
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-04-18
FERDINAND PRIEST BEFORE
COUNTY council OF DEFENSE

follows:
March "World Wide Liberty Miller
March Pershing s Triumpal Powell
There s a Long, Long Trail Elliot
with Vocal Chorus)
March National Emblem ''-Bagley
Waltz Medley "In My Home So Fan
Away"
March gu. s. Starry Emblem-Skaggs
Star Spangled Banner.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-04-18
MUST REPORT ON FLOUR SUPPLY
Hoarders of Wheat Products Subject to
Prosecution.

All persons in Idaho county having
more than one-half barrel Of wheat
flour in their possession are or
dered to Immediately report to Victor
Peterson, county food administrator, at
Grangeville the amount of such flour,
in order to avoid prosecution. Mr..
Peterson has issued a public notice to
that effect. The ruling, however, does
not apply to licensed dealers, for they
already are reporting to the food ad-
minstrator.
The Idaho County Free Press, cooper
ating with the food administration, has
been designated to print all notices OF
new food rulings and they will APP
pear in this newspaper.
Statement on Wheat Flour.
Food Administrator Peterson s state
ment regarding the requirements on the
part of persons having flour in their
possession is as follows:
April IA, 1918.
ITO the Public:
EVERY person or firm who has any
sugar or wheat flour i'll excess of one
half barrel in his possession in Idaho
county is hereby notified that he is re-
ouired to report to the undersigned, i'm
mediately, the amount of such flour.
This applies to all except those licensed
dealers who are already reporting to the
government. Failure to report will rem
der YOU liable to prosecution ior hoard
ing
Omitted States Food Administration.
"Victor Peterson
chairman for Idaho County,
Grangeville, Idaho. -
New-York tribune., 1918-12-17
Wealth Markets and Commerce
Private G. F. Baker, Jr.,
Returns From the War

George f. Baker, jr., who last Sep
tember enlisted as private in the
army and was stationed at Camp Zach
airy Taylor. in the government artillery
school there, has returned to his duties
as vice president of the First National
Bank. He was away from his desk
about eight weeks when the armistice
with Germany was proclaimed.
The announcement that the younger
Baker had decided to enter the army
"at the bottom" caused q stir in the
financial and social world, particularly
in view of the fact that ne gave up the
rank Of lieutenant colonel, which he
held as chairman of the Red Cross
Commission which went to Italy soon
after the entrance Of the United States
into the war.
This incident about the son Of Wall
Streets Silent man of finance" during
his stay at Camp Zachary Taylor was
told yesterday. 1t was to the effect
that one of young Bakers associates,
who, unaware of Bakers position in
civil life, wished to see hlm advanced
from the rank of buck private, had
written to friends in New York in the
hope that they would bring the neces
sary influence to bear This fellow
Baker seems like nice chap" the
friend was quoted as saying, "and |
would like to see him get along"
The younger Baker confirmed the
story. adding that he was still q
private when he obtained his discharge
from the army.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-17
American Metal Co.
Under American Trustees
Henry Morgenthau and Four
Oilers to Take Charge
for Five Years

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-Alien
Property Custodian Palmer announced
tonight the completion of an ar
rangement, whereby all enemy in
terest in the American Metal Com
pany, limited. will be eliminated and
the concern placed under the control
for five years of five voting trustees
The arrangement includes sales at an
early date at public auction of 34saa
shares in the company belonging to
enemy aliens and the transfer of
British holdings in the comnanv
amounting to 1876 shares, to Ameri-
cans within a year.
Three of the voting trustees of the
company have been named by Mr.,
Palmer as follows: Henry Morgen.
thau. former AMBASSADOR to Turkey.
Joseph F. Guffey, of Pittsburgh; and
Berthold Hochschild. chairman of the
concerns board of directors. After
the sale of the enemy held stock. the
two other trustees will be appointed
Americans now hold 1880 shares and
control the management of the cor
poration. The enemy shares we're
taken over by Mr.. Palmer some time
ago.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-17
Butter, Cheese and Eggs

Butter.-Receipts to-day, 1881 pack
ages. Creamery, higher than extras.
ID, 7o@ 70]sc; extras 90 score, 69Lc:
tlrsts, SO to 81 score, 64Q6Skc; sec-
ends, 85 to 81 score, 58G 63c: lower
grades, 52@ 57c; unsalted, higher than
extras 72M7212c; extras 7lG371l5c.
firsts, 65M70c seconds, 59G64c; State
dairy tubs, good to prime. 63G 66c:
common to fair, 52062c: renovated
extras, 53G5 sac; frsts, 5OG52c: lower
grades, 43Q4Sc; imitation, creamery.
tlrsts, 47(048c; ladies'. current MAKE
firsts, 44G45c; seconds. 43c; lower
grades, 41@ 42c; packing stock, current
make. No. 1, 4215043c; No. 2. 41G
413sc; lower grades, 3604Oc.
Cheese.-Receipts to-day. 1877 boxes.
State. whole mix. fresh iats snecisls
colored or white, 361a @37hc; average
a. % Y q 90 nc; iower grades, $50
50 &c; twins, specials, 361a @37c:
average run, 351a q 3612c; lower grades
ozNG35 &c; flats, held. as to cost and
quality, ,3O15 @361sc; twins, held. as to
cost and quality. 3015 036Ac; Wiscon-
SIN, whole milk. twins held 34d36hc
single daisies, held, 3312@S6c;
fresh. 37W38c; doubie daisies. ned
SOA44S <Alll6IlCdS, IIeSn.
3S& a40c; state skins, specials. 27G
2sc; prime to choice, 25Cd26c; fair to
good, 20@24c; lower grades. I2dl8c.
Esgs-Receipts to-day, 4.7Ol cases.
Fresh gathered, extras, dozen, 71@72c;
extra firsts, $50 zoe; irsts, 68@7O
seconds, 6O@64c; fall gathered, poor to
prime, 5O@63c; dirties, No. l, 53@5s
No. 2 and poorer. 44054c; checks, good
to choice, dry, 46@ 48c; under grades
400 45c; Refrigerator, 43G55c; state
pennsylvania and nearby Western hen
merry whites, fine to fancy, 9OG92c:
ordinary to prime, 73@S3c; gathered
whites, ordinary to fine, 75G90c; pull
let whites, 70@73c; Pacific oast whites
nds nrsts to finest, 87@9Oc; lower grades
oo(o s6c; pullets, $50 72c Western and
southern, gathered whites, 7OGSSc;
state. Pennsylvania and nearby, hen
merry browns, 75@7Sc; gathered browns
and mixed colors, 66G 72c.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-17
French and British
Commissions Here
To Purchase Metals
Trade ENJOYS Will Study
Conditions Before Plac-
ing Orders-Copper Ex-
port Association Started

representatives Of French and Eng
llsh buying commissions, it was learned
yesterday, are now in this country
gathering information concerning met
ais for use in the after-the-war scram
bic for raw materials, which is expect
ed to begin as soon as the require
ments for the rebuilding Of war-torn
France and Belgium are known.
These commissioners, it is under
stood, are in close touch with the plans
Of American copper producers and sell
crs to form an export association which
is expected to handle the bulk of cop
per shipped abroad in the future. De-
tails of this organization and the scope
Of its proposed activities will be an
nounced to-day, according to John b.
Ryan, president Of the United Metals
Selling Company and chairman of the
board Of directors Of the Anaconda
Copper Mining Company, who is one Of
the prime movers in the project.
The export association, which will
operate under the provisions of the
Webb-Pomerene act. already has the
approval Of the Washington authori-
ties, it is understood. Unlike the pro-
posed combination of independent steel
companies that are uniting to sell their
products abroad through the medium
Of q chartered company, it is under
stood that the copper organization will
not incorporate and that exports will
continue to be handled much along the
same lines as have been in force since
the price Of the metal was first fixed
by the War Industries Board, in the
fall of 1917, at 231z. cents a pound.
A special committee was appointed con-
sisting of representatives of the United
Metals Selling Company and the Amer
lean Smelling and Refining Company.
Under the supervision of government
officials this committee undertook to
allocate practically every pound of cop
per that has been sold either at home
or abroad for about year and half.
The formation of an association to
handle aftcr-t -the-war business was re-
ferred to yesterday as. an enlargement
of the functions, of this committee
Recent reports to the effect that un-
used copper bought by this government
for the army and navy will not be
dumped on the open market were con-
frmed by the head of one of the lead
ing selling agencies. He said that the
Washington authorities had agreed to
place this metal, which he estimated
as a comparatively small amount, ing
the hands of a special committee. which
will dispose of it to meet the needs of
consumers.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-17
Commodities
[ n d u s trial
Cotton

Further indications Of rapidly i'm
proving export prospect and reports
of an increasing spot demand were re-
sponsible for the sharp advance in yes
terdhay's cotton market. January con-
tracts sold up to 26.93, or So points
above Saturdays closing figure, and
closed at 26.S9, with the general list
closing very steady at a net advance
of 35 to So points.
The market was firnler from the
start on buying by houses with Liver
pool and trade connections, while
there was also a broadening demand
from commission houses which abb
sorbed scattered realizing sales at COM
paratlvely light reactions. First prices
were II to "a points higher and active
monthes soon sold about half a cent
above Saturdays closing figures. Set
backs of Is or 20 points followed. hut
the market tirmed up again during the
afternoon, reaching the highest prices
OF the day in the late trading. when
active months sold So to So points net
higher. ''' ''o'
Perhaps the chief factor on the ad.
vance was the report of a reduction
IN ocean freight rates. According to
private reports from New Orleans the
reduction amounts to $l.25 per hun
dred pounds, beginning with the Febru-
ary aliotment. This was supposed to
ttpply 70 the official British rates, and
.nere were scatte ring reports during
the day that outside tonnage was ofYars
lng at even lower figures. Buying was
also encouraged by reports that vari-
Gus foreign firms were opening Offices
IN IN New York, Including representative
~ spanish interests. whose REQUIRE
ments for this season were estimated
New-York tribune., 1918-12-17
Wall Street Items

William 3. Smith, jr., formerly New
YORK manager of Burgess, Lang &
Co., has become associated With
the New York banking firm of Sutro
Bros & Co.
The Farmers Loan and Trust Com
pany announces, it is now ready
to make mail transfers to Beleium
for relief and charitable purposes
The rate will be until further noticc
$50 francs to the dollar.
II. M. Jacoby. of Sutro Bros e.
60. associate editor of "The
Financial Statistician," will become
associated with Robert c. Mayer &
20. as manager of their statisti-
cal department from January 1
O. A. Rofelty has been apno;ntod
manager of the Sioux Falls division
of the Northern States Power Cow
pany, succeeding N. C. Draper, re-
signed.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-17

at 100000 bales. Local brokers re-
ported an improved demand from both
exporters and domestic spinners for
spot cotton. and there were rumors
that cotton was now loading at New
York which would increase the exports
in the near future. The near months
were relatively firm in the late trad
ing. So far little or no cotton has
been rendered on December contracts
here, and the first notice day for Jam
uary is now approaching, with indl-
cations Of considerable e interest still
outstanding in that delivery, against
which little cotton is held in the local
stock.
Reports from the goods trade indi-
Gated a somewhat more confident tone
owing to assurances that government
holdings will not be recklessly thrown
or the market. Exports for the day
were 37,012 bales, making 503,916 SO
far this season. Southern spot mar
kets as officially reported were un-
changed to so points higher.
The local market for spot cotton
was steady and 35 points higher at
1856 for middling upland, compared
with 1920 the Saturday and 1880 the
year before. There were no sales Of
spot.
The rance of priceS follovs.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-17
New Russian Bank,
Backed by Allies,
Opens in Archangel
Establishment of State In
stitution May Aid Restora-
ton of Nation's Finances
Toward a Stable Basis

Bankers here believe the beginning
of a new era in Russian banking and
finance is foreshadowed in the
establishment Of a new state bank in
Archangel, with the backing of the
Allied governments, whose military
forces arc now in control OF that por-
tion Of Northern Russia. Private cable
advices received in Wall Street yester-
day told for the first time of this de-
vclopment which has aroused wide
spread interest in international bank
ing circles.
The new institution is known as the
State Bank Of the Northern District,
and is in charge of Count Kurakin, a
Russian banking expert. The bank
has the right of issue, and in fact has
already begun the issuance of ruble
currency notes, which are secured by
the deposit of gold with the Bank of
England in London. The notes are
redeemable IN gold at the rate of
forty rubles to the pound sterling and
are not convertible into the paper of
any Of the previous issues emitted by
the various revolutionary factions.
Bankers to whose attention the
founding of the new bank was called
said they considered it development
of prime Importance and that event
ually it might result in the rcstora-
ton Of Russian finance to a stable
basis. The prediction was even made
that this bank would perhaps. in time,
supersede the old Russian state bank,
which was taken over and disrupted
by the Bolshevki
Setting up a redemption value in
gold of forty rubles to the pound
sterling, for the currency issued by
the new bank is tantamount to estab-
llshing new unit of currency in
Russia, bankers said yesterday, since
1t puts gold value of around 12
cents on the new rubles, whereas the
theoretical gold exchange value of the
old ruble is 81 cents.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-17
Canada Stops War Work


All work on the manufacture Of war
munitions in Canada ceased on Sat
urday At the order of the Imperial
Munitions Board operations on British
contracts stopped on that date. The
week preceding manufacturing opera
tions on United States contracts placed
in Canada ceased. The various COM
panies owned by the Imperial NUM-
tions Board will be wound up at once.
The capital cost of the properties and
all liabilities have been wiped out by
the profits from operations, it is said,
and the board is now trying to sell the
properties. 1t is estimated at Ottawa
that the order of the Munitions Board
stopped work on about 100000 900
worth of contracts. An additional
s2O0OO000 in contracts was about to
be placed just before the armistice
was signed.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-17
Cudal,y Packing Co.
Net Earnings Decline

Gross sales of 1886, ,660,s71 for the
year ended November were reported
yesterday by the Cudahy Packing Com
pany in its annual report This COM
pared with $1S4,S11 900 for the preced-
ing year The expense account in
Guiding reserve of $2,7S5,412 for
Federal taxes and contingencies, alb
sorbed S2S3,2S4163 of the total gross
SO that net profits, amounting to 49,
3I6 soy, showed decrease of s1,O53,-
~. rms sum, after allowing for pre-
1erred dividend requirements, was
equlvaient to $24.44 share on the
$11449, 800 common stock. comnarad
with $33.64 a share earned in the 1917
fiscal period.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-17
Senator Says U. S. Ban
Helps British Shipyards
Shipping Board Asked if Rule
Against Foreign Accounts
Has Been Suspendcd


WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-Under a
resolution adopted to-day by the SEN
ate. the Shipping Board is called upon
to inform the Senate whether wartime
restrictions against the construction
OF wooden and steel vessels for foreign
account has been removed, "and if not,
why not"
Senator Jones. of Washington, au-
thor of the resolution, said Norwegian
ship contracts aggregating 1,O00'O 900
tons recently went to British firms be-
cause these restrictions had not been
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 16.-To de-
termlne its exact status as a producing
yard, officials of the Emergency Fleet
Corporation will make a thorough sur
vey OF the Hog Island shipbuilding
plant
New-York tribune., 1918-12-17
Welcomes Peace Conditions

The management of the Crex Carpet
Company believes that peace condi-
tions will benefit the company mate
rally" says Myron w. Robinson
president, in a letter to stoc kholders
After pointing out that the company $
war business has contributed a small
part of the past five months earn
ings, he adds: "The result of the five
months is particularly gratifying, as
it indicates growing tendency by the
consumers toward the use of products
of the company throughout all seasons.
The re-conversion of the small looms
used for nearly a year in the manu-
facture of duck, now discontinued, can
be made at slight expense and the
looms thus converted employed in the
manufacture of automobile mats, q
market for which was being developed
prior to the war, and with the return
Of peace conditions there are greater
possibilities for it, considering the in
creased production of the automobile
industry"
New-York tribune., 1918-12-17

coffee Market.-Official warning from
" ashlngtcn is to be sent to firms in
the coffee trade forbidding them to
tfade IN twenty-five-b lots at profits
hlgner than those prescribed in re-
strictlons placed on such transactions
ny the food administration. For sew
eral weeks past it has been known that
large business has been done in
twenty-iive-bag lots, brokers, it has
been said, making as high as 8 cents
pound. 1t being the belief that govern
ment profit restrictions failed to cover
sales IN lots of twenty-five bags or less.
lhe official notice from Washington
states that Jobbers are not entitled TO
more than minimum profit of ~ per
cent, no matter in what quantity they
sell. As 20 profits TO dealers who Gus
tomarlly sell twenty-five bags or less,
tne food administration considers any
such sale at an advance of more than
II 1s per cent over the purchase price
Plus charges allowed, as a violation, and
any hcensee exceeding the maximum
VIII be proceeded against in the man
ner provided for by the food control
act.
There were rumors in the trade that
the United States government had pur-
chased 100000 bags of coffee from the
french government out of the 100000
bags now in Santos and owned BY
France, and that this coffee would be
distributed to American merchants to
relieve the present scarcity. A mer-
chant closely connected with French
interests stated that it was more likely
that the Brazilian government sold the
coffee out of the amount taken out Of
the primary markets.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-17
, III s t e m a N c e
Cereals

Wheat. - According to yesterdays
government report, the winter wheat
acreage is by far the largest ever seed
ed, the total being 49.027. 900 acres.
The condition of the crop is also un-
usually high, being placed at 985, com
pared with the ten years average of
es.2. On this condition and acreage
the indicated yield is unofficially esti-
mated at 100000 900 bushels. This
compares with the final crop last vea1.
OF 558,449, ,O00, and the nearest approach
to the present indicated crop was in
1914, when the total crop harvested
amounted to 684,OOO,OO0 bushels. The
rye crop outlook is also unusuallv
bright, the condition being SO Der cent
on record acreage of $500. 600 with q
promise, unofficial, of 10000. 900 bush
els, or about one million larger than the
past seasons record yield Of SO. .1O1 600
Oats.-An easier tone prevailed in
the oats market, and final prices were
NC to l. Fac net lower The cash de-
mand was slow, and exporters were
apparently out Of the market It was
said that leading export buyers last
week were able to secure about 5000.
600 bushels of oats from the govern
ment, which apparently had more cash
oats IN hand than are now needed.
Yes'day's Previous Year
new iork; close. close. sno
Oats. No. white .s11a@. .s2 .s3 SO
Chicago:
January ..... .7taa 1854
nafcn ............ .72 1924
May ............. .71s4 rex .71Na
Rye.-Market dull.
es'day's Previous Year
Cash. No. West s175 s1.75 s''
Flour and Neutrality-suspicious. were:
~ Yes days Previous Year
Flour. Minn. sps. pat s1oss s1os5 s1ia5 1sS;
Rye flour, choice. s.os@s.s5 e.o5@s.e5 1905
Bran. l00-lb sacks . 1878 1878 as 90
Corn.-There was a feverish market
IN corn, and after at one time showing
gains of nearly 2 cents a bushel prices
eased Off and closed to 1sc net lower
Sehtiment seemed to lean more to the
bear side on the theory that last weeks
advance had discounted the buliish
government report and on the belief
that receipts from now on are going
TO show an increase. The feeding re.
qulrements are conceded to be LARGE
and many believe that the production
III America this season is little if anv
above home needs. Stocks are begin
ring to increase trifle, however. and
the visible supplies during the last