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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-06-13
WHEAT CONSER-
VATION EXTREM-
LY j R GEN I

Reports have been circulated that
Food Administration officials have
stated that further wheat conserva-
ton is not necessary. No statement
Of this character has ever been issued.
The actual position is that our supply
until harvest allow home consump-
ton Of approximately one-third nor
NAL if we are to maintain allied sup
plies.
The actual position is that in farm
ers hands and storage we had at the
beginning of May seventy-fve mil
lion bushels of wheat to carry US ap-
proximately three months or with
an early harvest two weeks shorter
Our normal consumption for three
months would be one hundred twenty
million bushels not allowing allies
anything.
Mondays and Wednesdays of each
week as wheatless days and one wheat
less meal every day must continue to
be strictly observed.
MAGNUS SWENSON,
Food Administrator for Wisconsin.
ANDREW H. MELVILLE,
Executive Secretary.
Miss Elizabeth Hentchel entertain
ed few friends on Friday evening
June 9Th, in honor of her birthday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-06-13

E. D. Widmer of Wausau was busi-
ness visitor in this city for few days
last week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-06-13
J. FL. PUELICHER

WAR-SAVINGS DIRECTOR FOR THE STATE OF
WISCONSIN, ACTING UNDER AUTHORITY
OF THE SECRETARY OF THE UNITED
STATES TREASURY
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-06-13

Miss Elizabeth HentcheI entertain
ed few friends on Friday evening
June 9Th, in honor Of her birthday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-01
Some Rabbits

The Henderson Produce Company
of Shelbina has bought and shipped
out almost eight tons of rabbits this
year. Jim Snyder. manager of this
business in Shel5ina, figures that b e
has bought 6l.218 rabbits, at an
average price of IL cents each. and
has paid out in this community a
total of 81, 1853 16 for bunnies.
Not only has this sum of distribut-
ed here helped to keep business
good, but the killing of these rabbits
has protected young trees of all
kinds from destruction. And. be-
sides. the meat furnished has been
no inconsiderable item in helping to
conserve beef and pork for the army
II other parts of Missouri and ad-
joining states are doing as well in
marketing rabbits, the sum total is
immense -Shelbina Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-01
Gets Life Sentence

Louis Landroy, the man captured
near Monroe City last September by
City Marshall John Over, was
given the maximum sentence life
imprisonment last Monday by Judge
w. T. Ragland in the common pleas
court at Hannibal upon his plea of
guilty to the murder of Oran Diemer,
Burlington special detective, Sept.
IL last His decision to enter a
plea of guilty was surprise to
officials as he has stoutly maintain
ed innocence in the face of strongly
discriminating evidence and the
positive identification of w. M.
Swiger, another Burlington agent.
who was with Diemer, and who was
severely wounded at the time.
Landroy was taken to Hannibal
from Palmyra Sunday afternoon by
Sheriff j. W. Mefford and placed in
the city Jail He became confiden.
tial with some of the prisoners there,
confidine that he was the man who
killed Diemer
The murder occurred in a box
car on Burlington freight train on
the night of Sept L. The two
special agents had found Landroy
with another man ~"hoboing" at
Palmyra. The other man. was put
off but Landroy who had sufficient
money to pay his fare agreed to buy
ticket at Hannibal if permitted TO
stay on the train. He was allowed
to ride and the two men were sitting
in the car door singing as the train
neared South Tenth street. With
out warning the man who had con-
cealed a revolver. fired on Diemer
killing him almost instantly and
then turned to Swigert, wounding
him very seriously.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-01
ABOUT THE CHURCHES
Interesting items About the
Different Denominations.
METHODIST

METHODIST
Regular services as follows:
Sunday School at $50 a. m.
Preaching at 10:45 a. IN.
Senior League at $50 p. m.
Preaching at 7:30 o. m.
Prayer meeting every Wednes-
day evening at 7:30.
H. C. Bolen. Pastor.
Rev. W. M. Alexander, of Hanni-
bal will preach at the Methodist
Church Sunday morning at 10:45.
FIRST BAPTIST.
Services Sunday. Morning theme
The Declining Church" Evening
theme: Something Must be Done"
Sunday School 945 a. m.
B. Y P. u. $50 pm.
Good warm place to worship. We
welcome you.
Joseph y. COpk, FdStOr.
PRESBYTERIAN
Regular services Sunday morning
Sunday School at 9:45.
Preaching at HOO Theme: Love
and Forgiveness" Communion
service follows this service, All
members urged to be present.
Evening service. Christian En-
deavor $50.
Preaching at 7;30. Theme: The
Well of Bethlehem"
Rev. Wharton and congregation
of the Christian Church, have ac-
cepted an invitation to worship
with US at this service.
The Union Prayer Meeting will
be at our church next week. Rev.
Cook leader.
Lee r. Sparks. Pastor.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-01

We thought we had gotten by the
stage where starvation could ensue
within civilization, yet literally hun
dreds of thousands of persons have
starved to death in the last three
years due to the world food shortage
and other conditions brought about
by the war.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-01
THE STOCK MARKETS
Furnished Weekly by Wood
son-Fennewald, st. Louis

Cattle receipts have been moder-
ate this week and the market Is 70
Csc higher, having regaiued about
half of last weeks big decline.
Bulk prime steers selling from
$500 to 1880. Choice $3.50 to
1885. Good SITS to 1925. Medi.
um $1025 to 100. Fair killers
$925 to 1000.
Stockers and feeders steady.
Choice feeders $3.50 to 1000. Choice
stockers $875 to 9.25. Good $685.
to 800. Medium SITS to 8..25
Common $500 to $50.
Choice yearline steers and heif-
ers $12 90 to 1880.
Good $1075 to HOO. Medium So rs
to $50. Fair killers and stock heif
ers $3.50 to 825
Choice cows SO so to 1925. Good
$500 to $40. Medium SITS to
S.25 CATERS $500 to $50. Can
ners $500 to $50.
Sheep receipts 5000. fat sheep
$1,000 to 1880 Yearling wethers
$1400 to 1900. Choice medium
and handy weight lambs SIPS to
1775. Heavy lambs $1625 to
1875.
Hog receipts $4,000, market is
to Zoe higher. Best butcher and
heavy hogs $1585 to 1910. Good
mixed and light shipping hogs
$3.50 to 1875. Good heavy
weight $1515 to 1925. Packers
STATS to 1900.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-01
Bakers Defense.

Secretary Bakers address, IN
which he told Congress and the
public>more about the progress of
our wsr work than has ever been
revealed before. is likely to change
the tone of discussion of Congress
materially. This is not because he
disproved all of the charges made
by Senator Chamberlain and others.
He did not pretend to do that, but
he showed more clearly than ever
before that the mistakes have been
few and small. when compared with
the work accomplished under cir
cumstances of such difficulty that
no human being could avoid
error.
1t is apparent from the course of
his remarks that the United Sta ties
Army in France is neari ng the
half-million mark and that the ar
rangements under which the men
we're sent were such that the force
is armed and equipped with every
thing from heavy guns to rifles,
while the progress of the work
shows that before the end of the
year the country will have an
army of 100000 fighting men.
Most conclusive was what the
Secretary had to say about ord
nance. Senator Chamberlain had
referred in terms of anguish to
poor, bled-white France" which is
supplying field artillery and howitz-
eTs to the American Army. He
implied that there was something
shameful in the dependence of this
country upon France. If there
is. Secretary Baker showed that the
shame is mostly upon Congress for
not appropriating money for guns
several years ago. AS for France
and England they are supplyine
this country with guns because they
have more manufacturing capacity
than they need. and they welcome
the job. Poor, bied-white France"
is still pretty vigorous ironworker
and in working for this country
serves herself and all the Allies.
The arrangement, as the Secre
tary shows. is nothing that involves
sentiment 1t was made in re-
Spouse to the demands of comm on
sense.
When Congress has digested tn e
speech and the fault finders hav e
had their fling the net result of the
agitation which eliminated in the
Secretary's appearance before Con-
eress is likely to be stronger d E.
termination to suppress contention S
criticism and to lay all the empha-
sis upon intelligent cooperation.
The imposing record of big thing s
we'll done which the Secretary IN
folded demands nothing less.-St.
Louis Republic.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-01

Why is it that not even the city
officials can force some property
owners to clear the snow from the
side walks without threatening to
arrest them? 1t does look little
like downright meanness. Clear
the walks.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-01
Lee r. Sparks. Pastor.

The fire department was called to
a small blaze at the residence of
Doc Jordan. (colored) Thursday
afternoon. The fire was extinguish-
ed with little damage
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-01

Announcement has been made
that the United States Department
of Agriculture will ask city and viii
lage authorities not to enforce Or
dlnances prohibiting the keeping of
hogs within the city limits during
the coming summer. 1t is pointed
out that many retired hog men live
in cities and towns now and could
raise hundreds of porkers that
would aid in food production the
coming year. C G. Garner, swine
specialist from the United States
Department of Agriculture, nov
with the University College of Az
riculture, says Missouri will have
to strain every source to make her
quota of SO per cent more pork in
1918. If good sanitation is main
tanned it is believed that health
officers and Mayors will permit and
cooperate in carrying out the
idea.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-01

Following the Appeal editors sue-
gestion, the Paris school will omit
its usual Saturday holiday the bal
ance of this term in order that
students from the country may get
out in time to assist in corn plant
ing next May. The matter was
brought up at a meeting of business
men last Friday night They were
for it unanimously. The school
board took a similar view Of the
case and so did the students when
It was called to their attention
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-01

Seven persons are dead. two
Others are expected to die and near
ly score are Ill as a result of an
eggnog party Sunday at Francis,
Okla. at which denatured alcohol
was used by mistake.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-01

Little Lady Eileen" with Mar
euerite Clark at Gem Theater
Thursday night, February 7. 10c
and 15c.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-01

Farmers have generally agree d
that the last snow is benefitting the
wheat crop wonderfully.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-01

At the Gem Theatre the Fatal
Ring" serial will be changed back
to Monday night, commencing with
next week. Remember this.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-01

John H. McManas who went to
New Mexico few weeks ago for
the benefit Of his health, died in
that state and the remains were
shipped back to Rails County for
burial. Interment occurred Tues
day.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-01

Henry Bryan died at his home
near Richland, Mo-, Jan 8, 1918,
after a long illness.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-01

At the Gem Theatre the Fatal
Ring" serial will be changed back
to Monday night. commencing next
week. Remember this.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-01

Mike Madden shipped car load
of mules to market from this city
Wednesday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-01
Food Regulations

has been issued and
shortly will be distributed through
out the United States to aid house
keepers in observing the 1918 food
program of two wheat
less, one meatless and two porklesS
days a week, as announced in Pres
ident Wilson's proclamation.
Bakers are to increase the sub
stitutes for wheat -four until a 20
per cent substitution is reached
February "a. At the same time
grocers will sell householders wheat
-four only when the purchaser buys
an equal amount OF some other
cereal. The food administration
card asks every loyal American"
to help win the war by maintain.
ing rigidly as a minimum of saving
the following program:
Have two wheatless days Mon
day and Wednesday, in every
week and one wheatless meal in
every day.
'Explanation-On 'wheatless' days
and in 'wheatless' meals of other
days. use no crackers. pastry. maca-
roni, breakfast food or other cereal
food containing wheat. and use no
wheat -four in any form except the
small amount that may be needed
for thickening soups or sravies, or
for a binnder in corn bread and
other cereal breads. AS TO bread,
if you bake it at home use other
cereals than wheat, and if you buy
it buy only war bread. Our objec
is that we should buy and consume
one.third less wheat product than
we did last year.
Have one meatless day (rues-
day) in every week and one meat
less meal every day. Have two
porkless days TUESDAY and Satur-
day. in every week.
Observation-Disclosures means
without any cattle. hog or sheep
products, On other days use NUT
ton and lamb in preference to beef
or pork 'Porkless' means without
pork, bacon, ham, lard or pork
products. fresh or preserved. Use
fish, poultry and eggs.
Make every day fat saving day
(butter, lard, lard substitutes, etc)
"Explanation-Fry less, bake,
broil, boil or stew food instead.
Save meat drippings; use these and
vegetable oils for cooking instead of
butter. Butter has food values
vital to children, therefore give it
to them. Use it only on the table.
Waste no soap; it is made from fat.
Be careful of all fats. We use and
waste two and half times as much
fat as we need.
Make every day a sugar saving
day.
"Explanation-USe less sugar.
Less sweet drinks and candy coz
tanning sugar should be used
in war time AS a nation we have
used twice as much sugar as we
need.
The card also cautions house
holders against boarding food and
gives assurance that tue govern
ment by its control of exports will
retain for our people sufficient sup
ply of every essential fOOdstuff."
Warning against limiting the food
of growing children is also given.
The reverse side of the card out
lines the reasons for the necessity
of food saving, emphasizing the al
lies absolute need of wheat. meats,
fats and sugar.
j H, Robinson, manager of the
Robey- Robinson Lumber Co. at
Palmyra. was in Monroe City yester-
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-01

1t would not be safe to mentio n
a trained nurse in the presence of
Robert Hawkins. Don't try it.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-01

j H Robinson, manager of the
Robey- Robinson Lumber Co. at
Palmyra, was in Monroe City yester-
day, presumably to absorb some
up-to-date pointers in the lumber
business from Mr.. Robey, of this
city, 1t is stated on good authority
that Mr.. Robinson has built up
wonderful good business 10 Palmyra
considering the size that village.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-01

The month Of january past was
the coolest January in many a year
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-01

The Seven Pearls" will start at
the Gem Theatre Monday night
February IL.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-02-01

Wanted-A few loads of green
heating wood. 7. Hanly.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-24

age rate of $50 mills per kilowatt
hour for power purchased from Union
Electric with the mill actual overall
cost of generating power in Union
Electric's steam plant last year, it ap-
PEARS that United Railways actual
saving was 2.S1 milsl per kilowatt
hour. United Railways actual saving
on its Keokuk power alone-the diff
ference between SIT mills and 9 mills
applied to 1O7,700,OO kilowatt hours
was $347,S71 or over 1858 day.
United Railways 99-year Keokuk
contract with 80 more years to run,
is an asset worth at least $4,000, 900
to that company. 1t saves the cost
of 100000 to 100000 steam
electric plant. 1t assures 10000 daily
horse power of energy much cheaper
than it could be generated in such
plant. 1t assures that power regard
less of coal famine, railroad strike,
fire or other Interruptions.
FRANK PUTNAM.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-24
HOME RULE
FOR IRELAND
Tay Pay O'connor Thinks it Good
Time for Lloyd-George to In
sist Upon Settlement
Of Question.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. !
CHICAGO, Jan. PAT. p O'Connor.
Irish leader, today called upon Pre-
mier Lloyd-George to enforce settle.
ment' of the home rule issue in ac-
cord with the majority's will in the
Irish convention
In an interview with the United
Press, "Tay Pay" said, "a grave diff
fully will arise if the convention
does not come to unanimous agree
ment on the government measure.
But I should hope he added,
that in view Of the overwhelming
necessity of reconciled Ireland to
the allies. America included, Mr.
Lloyd-George will feel bound to ex-
e:cise his authority over the minority
and propose legislation on the lines
of the majority report.
st is time when he or any other
British minister can allow a small
minority to thrust their prejudices in
front of the plain interests of de-
mocracy everywhere
President Wilson has unofficially
made representations to the British
government on the imperative neces-
sity of settling the Irish question"
according to O'Connor
I'm any case" he said, 1.-The views
Of the president are well known to
the British premier. l trust Mr..
LloydGeorge will see his way toward
enforcing settlement"
The Protestant Ulsterites' opposl-
ton to home rule, added the Irish
leader, lis state Of feeling essen
TALLY transient and conquerable by
the national spirit which will arise In
a self-governed Ireland"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-24
RELEASES
IT'S HOLD
.(COntinued from napa I

Edwin F. Daniels, prominent retail
coal dealer, today predicted. Recent
mine shut downs and the lack of a
reserve supply at either the mines or
in coal yards will make the famine
more pinching within the next week,
according to Daniels.
Illinois mines are working but
thirty percent capacity, because rail-
roads still are unable to furnish
empty cars fast enough, B. s. ALI
son, distributor clerk of the state
fuel administration, said.
Railroads set 1870 empty cars at
fhe doors of Illinois mines yesterday
fifty percent of the normal demand
according to traffic officials of the
Illinois Central and other lines.
Favorable weather for the next ten
days will allow railroads to clean up
all coal congestion, officials say. but
there is no possibility for storing a
supply.
Salt Lake City, Utah, offered as
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-24
EXEMPTION BOARD
TO Be INSPECTED
Federal Army Officers in Medical
Corps Will be Here to Tell
the Board About
Requirements.
WILL GIVE INSTRUCTION
This Will be Done SO That Better
Class Physically Will be Sent
and insunes Fewer
Reflections.

And now it's the exemption board
| turn to be inspected.
The military authorities at Camp
ISc1f;SSse- don't w":.sA< laSal BOARDS arc,
ssnding them any men ii the doubt
full class, either physically or ment-
ally, neither do they want town char
acters" In order to explain their re,
quests, and to give the boards
chance to ask any questions, two
members of the medical corps will
lit, certain of the Iowa. ei>ttiss1 = )
will Instruct the boards. KeoKuh
will be among the cities, to be visit
ed, as will also Fort Madison, so the
Lee county board will have pretty
good knowledge of what's wanted,
and what's not
The Capital says:
Local exemption boards in eastern
Iowa are due for inspection by gov
eminent officials, according to orders
issued Brigadier General r. n. Get
ty, persuant to instructions from the
war department.
These are the cities to which First
Lieutenants w. D. McFaul and A. F.
Machtwey, both of the medical re-
serve corps, are instructed to visit
for the purpose of inspecting local
draft boards and instructing the To-
cal examiners in making physical ex-
aminations and of inspecting their
methods: Newton, Grinnell, Ma
rengo, Iowa City, Davenport, Musca-
tine, Wapello, Burlington, Fort Mad.
ison, Keokuk, Mount Pleasant, Fail
field, Washington. Sigourney, OF.
tumwa, Keosauqua, Bloomfield, Cen
terville, Abba, Oskaloosa and Knox.
willie.
The object of the inspection of the
medical officers, according to Lieuten-
ant Colonel J. r. Shook, division
surgeon, is to instruct the medical
examiners OF the local board relative
to the certification of selectives and
to eliminate situation which arose
when the first two increments were
called out. Local boards at that time.
either through ignorance or inten-
tionally, sent to Camp Dodge many
men who 1t was apparent did not
have physical or mental standard re-
quired for soldiers.
In some cases it was believed the
local board certified for service
town characters" whom they de-
sired to get rid Of.
Only such men as are physically
fit will be accepted as soldiers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-24
THAW WEARS
FIRST UNIFORM
Member Of French Lafayette Esca-
driIIe Is Now Dressed In
American War
Clothes.
'[By j. w. Pegler, United Press STAFF
Correspondent

'[By J.. w. Pegler, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Jan. 24.-Major William
Thaw. OF Pittsburgh, long an honored
member OF the French Lafayette
escadrille, apparently will have the
honor OF having been the first uni.
formed American fighting air pilot to
fly over German lines.
According to report received here
today. Thaw, lately transferred from
the French to the American air
service, recently donned his new uni
form and carried out numerous aerial
patrols.
SO far as known, Thaw is thus the
first fighting American airsan to &C
aloft under battle conditions. Num-
erous American aviators and obsery-
ers have flown with French flyers
during recent months for instruction
al purposes.
Other members of the Lafayette
escadrille are reported TO have been
outfitted with their new American
uniforms at Paris. They are nov
said to be ready to resume their air
fighting as an American Lafayette
escadrille. Probably they will be the
disabuse the minds of the Germans
of their belief, expressed recently
by captured Boche pilot, that Am
erica has no air fleet in France.
A number of Sammies were an
nounced today as graduates Of
French carrier pigeon school and
fully qualified to begin their duties
at the front They will take of the
feathered messengers who are an i'm
portant auxiliary to the battle plans.
Each battalion of American troops
will hereafter carry pigeon squad.
The birds will be used in emergency
for instance. where telephone wires
have been put out of commission and
rockets, exhausted. cutting off COM
The American carrier pigeon spec
ialists wear a silver embroidered
pigeon on their left arm They will
have no other duties than the care
of their feathered messengers.
The specialists were all chosen
from among men who qualified by
experience gained by keeping their
birds when they were boys. One ma
tive of Sparta, Wisconsin, was found
to know more about pigeons than the
French instructors, except their use
under war time conditions.