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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-03-02

Switzerland has become much exer-
troops near her frontier, and fears that
her neutrality will be violated as ruth
lessly as was that Of Belgium This
might happen if Hindenburg decided
to attempt to turn the right flank Of
the French army. and the results might
be serious. for the French-Swiss front
Ter is not strongly protected.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-03-02

The list Of British vessels sunk ny
submarines again decreased IN nun,
hers. but the weeks reports inc'uueD
the torpedoing of the French steam
er La Dives In the Mediterranean Oh
February 1, with the loss Of 40 men
Imperial Valley press., 1918-06-24
PLUG MUNI1ION
WORKERS EARS
--N.S s.
(By Associated Pross)

Washington, June 24.-Plugging
the ears of workers in munitlon fac
tories has been suggested III England
as means of lessening the growing
number of accidents arising from eff
forts to increase speed in production.
Speed of production inevitably
tends to a more than proportlonate
increase of accidents says the re-
port of an investigator for the Mu-
milton Workers Committee, received
here in consular dispatches. "Acci-
dents depend in the main on careless
ness ani lack of attention of the
workers, and so the more one can
eliminate this lack of attention and
increase concentraton upon work, the
more will accidents be reduced.
Zone wants to induce in all the
workers throughout their hours OF la
Dor the same mental outlook as Is
present in the night shift workers III
the early hours of the morning. These
workers have for the most part for
gotten the pleasures and eXcltements
indulged in shortly before coming on
night shift, and they have nothing
but an unexhilirating breakfast and
bed to look forward to.
"Such mental state is impossible
of achievement by the day shift work
ers. but something in the way OF men
tai calm and equilibrium can be at
tanned by stopping all conversation eX-
cept that relating to the work in hand
If the workers would consent to it,
it would be good plan to induce tenn
porary deafness by plugging thei1
ears, and so shut out the noise of ma
chinery. which in itself Is an import
ant cause of distraction and fatigue.
Again, if it were practicable, 1t
would be of value to shut out the
sight of surrounding objects, by sep
arating the lathes or other machines
from one another by partitions.
"At a fuse factory, when the oper-
atives were working a 12-hour day
the women's accidents were two anC
a half times more numerous than ir
the subsequent 10-hour period; but the
mems accidents shows no difference
At all the factories inquired into. the
night shift workers suffered fewer ac.
cidents than the day shift workers
the average difference being 16 pc,
cent. This was due to the night shift
workers settling down to calmel
mental state than the day shift work
ers, and so becoming less careless anc
inattentive.
''In all of the factories, the acci-
dents increased considerably as the
weather grew colder and diminished as
it grew warmer"
Imperial Valley press., 1918-06-24
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
FOR EXCHANGE for A 1 Imperi

FOR EXCHANGE for A 1 Imperial
Valley under water, stock, alfalfa,
grain and potato ranch Of 7G0 acres;
A 1 water rights; creek flows
through place; cold spring at house;
corral, etc; fenced and cross-fencod
in five pastures, we'll watered by
springs; 800 acres rich bottom land
under ditch; fully equipped; good
Groom IL story house; other build
ings, barn, etc; big outside range
free; best cattle country in Oregon;
$4,000 w. j. Lewis, Bonita, Ore.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-06-24
GERMANS AIM TO
CONTROL RUSSIA
MSS.
(By Associated press)

] Stockholm, June 24.-Germany s
aim toward control of the economic
life of Russia after the war is goinI
rapidly ahead. The plan is being
worked out through an organization
which has already spread to differen,
parts of the country.
Copenhagen has been selected as
headquarters for this work. Contro'
has already been obtained in Copon.
hagen over a branch of a Christia,ia
banking house by Privy Counselo.
Mendclssohn, the famous Gerro2l
banker, who is said to be the motive
power In the transactions WI.ch are
to be under neutral flag. German
officials believe, according to info
nation received in Stockholm, that h5
this arrangement Germany's risk vii
be reduced and at the same timc
safeguarded against any consequeEc,
of the war, whatever may be the out
come.
Germany's efforts to control the
country are to be directed at first
hand against the Russian metal in
dustry and many private enterprises
such as railways, banks and steam
ship companies. Possession by German
interests has been secured of a great
number of shares of stock in such
concerns. Russian shareholders, la
boring under Bolshevik threats to
confiscate their property, have been
only too willing in many instances to
sell to the Germans at sacrifice.
Attempts have been made also tc
secure control of large banks in Pet
rograd. Special endeavors have beer
made by the Germans to get hold OF
} shares of the railway lines to the
south coast toward Turkestan and /
controlling interest in the system OF
the Troitsky railway. This in,
reaches from Zlatoust, by way of Orsk
to Troitsk, touching extremely ricl
mineral and agricultural districts.
Another important object desired b.
the Germans is control of the Russian
Steam Navigation and Trading Com
pany, which has its headquarters il
Odessa. Germany now has physica
control over vessels of this compan,
and is energetically working her wa,
so as to have established economi
. control over this company when tn
war eventually comes to an end, Th
. Russian Steam Navigation and Trad
ing Company has fleet of 50 mod
ern steamers and 80 sailing boats
and owns coal mines, lage shipyard
and docks.
Even at this date Germany has he
eyes on the Pacific ocean trade Plan
have been set for buying the Russian
Baltic mercantile marine to sail unde
the Russian or neutral flag in thu
Pacific in competition with Japanes
and American ships.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-06-24

London, June 22-Unscrupulous ply
sicians and chemists in London have
been operating recently a regular
school to assist men of military age
from avoiding service by the use of
drugs.
Medical boards before whom m en p
pear for examination fer eX 2mption
learned somo time ago of this prac-
tica, taught by heads of he school, and
measures have been taken by the police
to break Up the organization.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-06-24
-yy-.S.s.
(Ev Associated Pressl

Truckee, New, June 22.-The South
ern Pacific station at Crystal Lake
Calf, several other buildings and
hundreds Of feet of company snow
sheds in the Sierra Nevada mountains
have been destroyed by fire, the cause
of which is unknown. The estimated
less is 100000.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-06-24
---IS' SIS

One Of the most curious contrihH
tons that has ever reached the An,a~.
!can Red Cross is that of $18.75 fro,r
( Sunday school of Chinese childrcr
n California to be used for the bene-
II cf Chinese coolies in France.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-06-24
THE WESTERN UNIONS DEFIANCE.

Inconuung fight the right of its implOyes to JON unon
the Company only dregards the recommended
tons Labor Board but deliberately outs Pres
ent Wilson the He has called
the duty with the
further of the
labo1 they have provoked
Unions scheme for the promotion of an ogana
obvious subterfuge
the real 1t what the employees have de-
manded what the National Labor
should be granted them matter of right and
which has
special agency labor disputes during the
Postal Telegraph Company better advised has with
employees joining union and Loyalty
presidents support his safeguard the
tion labor of
could made clear and public
will know to blame.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-06-24
~ =
Two Killed in Plane.
lBY Associated PreSs)

West Point, Miss, June 24.-Lieu-
tenant Lord of Dorchester, Mass, was
killed. and Lieutenant Allen seriously
injured, today, in a fall from an air
plane from a height of 1000 feet.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-06-24

striking the number of incomes s250O0o
the justice Of profits and graduated
$4,000 including the
of all taxable decreased 1915 Next
all classes 100000; and the tot
income increase equal the
figures show like
tendency in 1917
Imperial Valley press., 1918-06-24

Trunks. $3.9S, $5.95, $8.25 Suit
casts, $175, $3.50, $495. All season
able goods at Golden Rule Mere G."
F34 Rroadway.--Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-06-24
Pass Sundry Civil Bill.
Gv Associated Press)

Washington, June 24.-In an hour
and twenty minutes the Senate to-
day passed the sundry civil bill of
$2,500, 100000. 1t has now gone to
conference.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-06-24

Secretary Baker nHs0 the statement of General Won Stein
that "he Allies beaten he
of General Foch 1t well be polite
in matters will understand that his
racity has been questioned
Imperial Valley press., 1918-06-24

Mohawk Blcachcd Sheets, 81X9O-
inch, $1.75; 72X9O-inch, $1.25. Golden
Rule Mere. Co., 534' Broadway.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-06-24

If the Military Affairs Committee careful before
completed shipments of Liberty
machine guns will make its findings read
history.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-06-24

prevailing the telegraph drectoraes be
manly surrender of unenabe
officials substitute Ia
Dor organization make Who is deceived?
Imperial Valley press., 1918-06-24

If provided for the doarayea
suggested will the arrangement include
back pay from the time of beginning service?
Imperial Valley press., 1918-06-24

Iron sell Germany The depreciation of
raper marks accounts for price still 10 high
Imperial Valley press., 1918-06-24

The according Solicitor General Samue
British months have furnished
ofsthe braves @ the Irish questions.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-06-24

Wilson's address Congress concerning the
tax sounded all except the profiteers
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10
LEADERS APPOINTED
FOR LIBERTY LOAN
District Directors Selected for Third
Patriotic Issue.

Committee chairmen were named
and campaign plans for the Third Lib
erty Loan drive were outlined at a
meeting of the Washington Liberty
Loan Committee yesterday afternoon.
Thus far the following committee
chairmen have been appointed:
Charles J. Bell, banks; Henry p Blair,
private schools; Col. John G. Capers,
trade bodies; William Knowles Cooper.
churches; NJ. c. Hazen, parades; Gar
diner F. Johnson, advertising: Theo-
dore w. Noyes, press; C. w. Semmes.
street sales; John E. Shoemaker
posters and billboards; Joseph NJ.
Stoddard, business men; E. z. Thomp-
son. speakers and meetings, and
George o. Watson. clearances. Other
committees will be organized in the
near future.
Permanent committee headquarters
have been established at 141S H street
northwest. In charge are Charles r.
Light and Warren Tolson, assistant.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10
LABOR MEN PROTEST
= VERDICT ON MOONEY
New York Mass Meeting Urges
Justice for Prisoner.

New York. March 9.-Organized
labor in mass meeting here this aft
ernoon protested against the execu-
ton Of Thomas Mooney, convicted in
San Francisco for completely in
throwing a bomb into the prepared
ness parade. killing ten persons on
July 2, 1916. More than $500 per-
sons gathered at the mass meeting
held in Union Square. A new trial
for Mooney was demanded.
This Is not a miscarriage Of JUS
tice," declared Anton Johannson, Of
San Francisco, the chief speaker. "but
a deliberate plot. Tom Mooney is
asking no mercy and no favors. All
he wants is simple justice. II the
day comes that Mooney is hanged
the unions Of San Francisco cannot
be held back"
Bourke Cochran, who volunteered to
defend Mooney, declared ""The United
States is face to face with judicial
murder. Means must and shall be
found to avert such a calamity.
H'The court itself does not deny hat
the conviction was secured by per-
jury, yet that court delivered this
man to be strangied at the end of
rope. Never before has there been
perpretated such. an outrageous con-
spiracy to carry out the very thing
which the courts are organized to
prevent"
Resolutions were adopted declaring
that the conspiracy against Mooney
was 50 fagrant as to be condemned
by the attorney general Of the State,
the commission appointed by the
President and headed by the Secre-
tary OF Labor. and even the JUDGE
who tEisd DE case -
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10
PERSHING PLEADS FOR
LETTERS TO TROOPS
Overseas Commander Tells of Bene-
fits from Home News.

An Atlantic Port, March 9.-Gen.
Pershing sent a message to the
women of the United States through
Miss c. Spencer, of New York. dele
gate of the food fund for France, who
reached here today on a liner from
Europe. Miss Spencer has been
in France for three months and
visited both the American and Brit
ish army fronts. She brought the
message in Gen. Pershing's own
hand writing. 1t follows:
The women of America must re-
gard themselves as thoroughly mill
tarized. They must consider them
selves real soldiers and take orders
from their officers over here and
obey. them without question.
ANY woman who has a husband,
brother, sweetheart or relative in
foreign service should write, write,
write long cheerful letters telling
everything that happens in the old
home town The men here are
hungry for news and the things
which seem like trivial happenings
at home will be of the greatest in
terest to the men,"
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10
AMENDS
M'ADOO'S WAR
FINANCE BILL
President Writes Letter En-
dorsing 1t as Emergency
War Measure.
HAD NOTABLE CAREER REVISE BOND SALES
Republicans Promise Sup
port to Bill After Wilson's
Urgent Message.

After radically amending 1t. the
House last night cleared the way for
the speedy passage of the war
financing corporation bill.
Democratic Leader Kitchin obtained
unanimous consent that the measure
be given a preferred position on the
calender until final action on 1t.
Bond Issue Cut.
This followed closely upon the
completion Of the bill by the Ways
and Means Committee. 1t cuts the
amount which the government may
loan to war Industries from the
A.oOo. 900 900 proposed by Secretary Nc
Adoo to s2,Os3, ,aS3. .3S3. Members of the
corporation must be appointed by the
President and confirmed by the Sem
ate, instead of selected by the Sec
retary Of the Treasury.
These amendments, as well as many
minor ones. follow to a great degree
the changes which the Senate made.
Even thus changed, the measure
has but lukewarm Congressional sup
port. ADMINISTRATION MEMBERS, aQ-
mitting this, nevertheless expect 1t
to pass without difficulty. as opposi-
ton is principally concerned with
amendments.
Republican Support.
Republican support was indicated
when Representative Moore, of
Pennsylvania. made public q letter
which President Wilson, had written
him declaring the bill a war necessity.
& In - letter. Moore had told the
President that he would not vote for
the unusual powers given in the bill
unless the President himself should
say 1t was essential for carrying on
the war. President Wilson. in the
letter which Moore made public with
his own. replied:
II am very happy to answer the
question contained in your letter Of
March 6. am entirely in favor Of
the adoption of the war financing
corporation bill. I deem it in fact q
necessary war measure"
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10
u. S. Boys Show Huns
They Know Fighting

With the American Army in France.
March s.-The ascendency in close
fighting in No Mans Land and in the
trenches as far as pistols are con.
cerned now rests with the Americans.
The big and powerful S-caliber au-
tomato pistols which the Americans
carry into the fray are proving a
highly efficient weapon in trench war
fare and in close fighting at hsnd-to-
hand.
The innate spirit of the Americans
for retaining the advantage is caus-
ing the troops to take the greatest In
terest in practicing and shooting. The
result Is that the most of them are
fairly accurate shotsA especially al
close range. which 10 the most sener-
ely 49, =
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10

tan parentage. He graduated from
Harvard in 1879 and went into busi-
ness as a merchant. He married
Miss Alice Appleton. OF Lenox, Mass,
in 1855.
From the time OF his graduation
from college up to his appointment
as Ambassador extraordinary to Italy
in 1900, he was closely associated
with banking and business interests
in this city. He was elected a mem
ber of the Boston common council
in 1889 and to the board of aldermen
in 1891. Meyer served as a mem
Der of the Massachusetts house OF
representatives from 1892 to 1897. be-
ing speaker for the last four years.
After serving five years as Ambassa-
dor to Italy. he was appointed to the
same post in. Russia in 1906, holding
this position until his appointment to
President Roosevelts Cabinet in 1907
as Postmaster General. In 1909 he
was made Secretary of the Navy
by President Taft.
After his retirement from the Cab
met he was appointed overseer of
Harvard University.
MORE
MF. meyer dled at MS winter nome.
"a Beacon street. With him at the
time of his death were all the mem
bers of his family except his daugh-
ter, Nine. Brambilla, who is in Rome.
where her husband is on duty in
the Italian foreign Office.
Mr.. Meyers condition rapidly grew
worse during the late afternoon, and
early this evening DR.. Jackson in
formed the family that death would
be a matter of only a few hours,
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10
STUNNED
BY DRY ULTIMATUM
Saloon Keepers Expected Longer
Period to Sell Supply.

Annapolis. March 9.-Although the
prOprietors of the thirty-od liquor
emporiums of Annapolis had al
ready launched preparations to meet
the dry order of Secretary of the
Navy Daniels, they were consider
ably crestfallen tonight when they
were informed that the word has
been sent down the line to the ef-
feet that the edict will become
operative at p. m. on Saturday of
next week.
The liquor dealers had not ex-
pected that it would become effec-
tive so soon. They made their plea
to be given at least until May /,
to close out their stocks of goods
This is the date upon which their
annual license expires. But it is ap-
parent that their pleas have been
made in vain. A number OF them
are in more or less of a quandary as
to how they will be able to adjust
their affairs in the short space of
week.
And in the meantime all An
papolis is more or less "het up" over
the dry" order and there is . awide
divergence of opinion as to the
bprobable effect it will have on the
city from a business standpoint and
otherwise.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10
New Organization.

New Organization.
The purpose Of this Is to reduce the
number of men required. for organizing
the army troops-the special units at
tached specifically to the field army
for use in controlling the lines of COM
munication from the-ports Of debarka-
ton to the army corps rail heads.
The army troops include also the
great artillery reserve Of s. 10 and 12-
inch guns. both Of fixed emplacement
and mobile type. the antiaircraft guns
and the other units which the COM
mander-in-chief is given to throw
against an enemy offensive.
An army corps under ordinary con-
dition of terrain can be expected to
hold a sixteen-mile front OF trenches,
or about nine miles OF geographical
front The first American field army,
therefore may be able to take over
one hundred miles of French line.
Censorship regulations prohibit the
publication of the approximate date
upon which this may be expected. Ii
the present schedule Is maintained,
however, it Is safe to say that by
January, 1919 or earlier, American
troops will be holding a longer stretch
of front than was held by the British
after more than two years of war.
Under the six-corps field army. plan.
auxiliary troops numbering more tnan
3O0, 900 would be required, each army
corps having about $1,000, and the field
army $4,000. The same number of
fighting men under the three-corps
plan. would have feGuired between 49,
900 and $4,000 corps and army troops
While it should be stated that no
definite plan of organization has yet
been approved 1t is known that Gen.
Pershing has expressed himself in IA
vor Of the larger unit.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10
MRS. GOULD LEAVES
NATIONAL PARTY
Ex-Socialist Succeeds to Her Place
on Executive Committee.

Chicago, March 9.-Dissension broke
out In the ranks Of the newly organ
lied National party today at q private
meeting of the executive committee.
Mrs. Howard Gould, Of New York. re-
signed from the party and withdraw
her financial support
According to delegates her action is
attributed to differences with John d.
spargo, Q former Socialist member Of
the party. Following Mrs. Could 5
withdrawal. Spargo was elected to her
place on the executive COMMITTEES.
The executive committee decided to
send an organizer South to line up the
Congressional campaign next fan. 1t
was decided not to ask Southern ne
groes to come into the party.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10
EMPEROR OF JAPAN
WHITES TO WILSON
Mission Bearing Message to See
the President.

A Pacific Port. March s.-Bearing
personal dispatches from the En-
peror of Japan to President Wilson,
a japanese military mission headed
by Lieut.. Gen. K; Chikushi arrived
here last night to study industrial
mobilization in America.
other members of the party in
.clude Coils. I. Nemura and T. Yoss-
hida and Prof. Mkt Moteki, head
of the Japanese army cloth depart
ment.
The mission was entertained last
night at the japanese Consulate by
Consul General NJ. Hanihara. 1t
will leave for Washington in a few
days.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10
RAISE FOR MEN
AT NAVY YARD
MEETS DELAY
Wage Adjustment Board
Giving First Attention to
Private Yards.

Although fve formal requestS &c
pay increases have been made TO the
Navy Department by committees rep
resenting employees Of the Washington
Navy Yard, no present consideration
will be given to these petitions.
Not until the Wage Adjustment
Board of the Emergency Fleet Corpo-
ration has completed adjustments OF
wages in the privately owned ship
yards Of the Atlantic seaboard will
there be any prospect Of wage IN
creases for government navy yard
employees.
Only One District Finished.
Thus far. the board has completed
increase Recommendations only for the
Delaware district. and is now working
on the New York district. Increases
averaged 165 per cent in the Delaware
district. 1t is not expected-that the
rate Of increase will vary greatly in
the various districts.
With wage increases averaging Ia
per cent in force in private shipyards
along the Atlantic seaboard, it is be-
lieved that the government will hnd
it necessary to grant increases to its
navy yard employees in order to retain
their services.
On November l, last, the navy yard
force received increases in wages. Be
tween November and February ], the
cost Of provisions, drugs. clothes. etc.
in Washington increased 1875 per cent
according to a report made by repre-
sentatives Of the navy yard machin-
lists who made a canvass Of local
business houses to gather the infor-
nation. This tremendous jump in the
price of necessities practically nulh-
ties the wage increases made in No
vember, according to representations
made in the petition.
Soaring Prices Cause Petitions.
The trade branches Of the Washing
ton Navy Yard who have made for
NAL request for increase in pay
through their committees are the ma
chinists, boilermakers, pattern max
ers, molders. and carpenters and join
ers. Each petition was based on the
necessity for a higher wage rate In
order to counteract the soaring prices
OF the necessities of life. The peu-
tions have been filed in the Navy De-
partment pending action Of the wage
adjustment board of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation in regard to the
wages of employees in privately owned
shipyards. Not until these increases
have gone into effect, will the requests
of government workers be taken VI
by the wage adjustment board Of the
Washington Navy Yard.
These combined delays will probably
cause the proposed pay increases u
90 into effect several months later fol
government workers than for the EN-
ployes of privately owned shipyards.