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The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-01-11
CAMP LEWIS MAN
IS HELD AS spy

Tacoma. Wash.--Held In connection
with the disappearance OF important
government documents and suspected
of having divulged information of a
military nature along other lines.
Thomas Helmuth Ritter. sergeant.
major to the division adjutant and
holding the highest non.commissioned
rank In the entire ninety.first division,
was placed In jail. ....
Checking up Ritter's record since
his arrest shows him TO be 2s wears
old. born and educated In Germany
and the son OF quartermaster general
OF the German army. with brother
also in the service of the kaiser. His
mother lives in Germany.
Coming to the United States In the
spring OF 1914 by way of France, he
went to Chicago and there took out
his first citizenship papers before en-.
listing in the American army and be-
inG sent to the Philippines.
In 1915, from some unknown source
he came into possession of large
amount OF money and purchasing his
discharge, he returned to the United
States, Shortly afterward he Joined
The Fourteenth United States infantry,
which, until recently, was stationed at
vancouver barracks, Wash.
In the office of the division adjutant
It division headquarters he had com.
'lete charge of the distribution Of all
which passed through
hat office.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-01-11

plant Of tho Piggott Printing compa uy
at 50 West Pike street
H. G. Piggott. president OF the con
oern. estimated his loss at more than
$4,000.
The Daily call. a socialist paper,
and the Industrial Worker. an l. w.
W publication. we're both printed by
the Piggott concern. but maintained
offices al other locations. In addition
the concern printed a dozen or more
other publications.
You have been running some pretty
bad dope" one OF the mob remarked
after the wrecking had been finished.
Tell your boss that he's about
through"
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-01-11

Albanians may In time discover nov
they came by their name-the name.
that is, which outsiders give them, for
they call themselves Skipetars, Tradi-
tion for a long time maintained that
there was some obscure connection be-
tween the people and Alba Longa, in
Italy. But it seems more probable
that the word is a corruption OF Ar
banetla. a Greek name given to the
region. This was softened into Al
banetia and at length into Albania
London Chronicle.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-01-11
THE MARKETS
Portland.

Portland.
oats--No, white feed. $50 per ton.
Barley--Standard feed. s54 per ton.
Corn--Whole, $75; cracked. SIC.
Hay--Timothy, $27 per ton: alfalfa,
$3.50.
Butter--Creamery. 4sc per lb.
Eggs--Ranch, 45o per doz,
Potatoes--sl,25G1.50 per hundred.
Poultry-Hens, 2s@24c; geese, 150
lie; ducks, eog25c; turkeys. live,
25G27lsc.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-01-11
Wilson's Address Approved.

Washington.-Approval of President
Wilson's address, setting forth Amer
ica's program for war and peace. was
heard on every side in Washington and
the opinion seemed universal that the
president had chosen the psychological
moment to counteract any evil effects
OF Germany's latest peace propaganda.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-01-11
PRESIDENT STATES
WAR AIMS Of U. S.
Wilson Presents Definite Pre-
gram for World Peace
to Congress.

WAshinston. - President Wilson
Tuesday. addressing congress. dshv.
cred a restatement Of war ains IN
agreement with the recent declaration
By the British premier. David Lloyd
George. The president presented .
definite program for world peace. con
tanning IL specific considerations.
The president presented the follow.
ing as necessary elements Of world
peace:
l. Open covenants OF peace with.
out private international undefstand-
ings.
?. Absolute freedom OF the seas In
peace or war except as they may be
closed by international action.
.. Removal Of all economic bar
riers and establishment Of equality OF
trade conditions among nations con
senting TO peace and associating them
selves for its maintenance.
l. Guarantees for the reduction Of
national ar1naments to the lowest
point consistent with domestic safety.
5. Impartial adjustment of ali eo-
lonial claims based upon the principle
that the peoples concerned have equal
weight with the interest Of the gov
ernment
s. Evacuation Of all Russian terri
tory and opportunity for Russis's %.
litical development.
Z. Evacuation OF Belgium without
any attempt to limit her sovereignty.
8. All French territory to be freed
and restored. and rcparation for the
taking of Alsace-Lorraine.
.. Readjustment of Italy's frontiers
along clearly recognizable lines Of na,
10. Greatest opportunity for auton-
omous development of the people ct
Austria Hungary.
IL. Evacuation Of Roumania. Serbia
ind Montenegro. with access to the
yea for Serbia and international guar
Intees OF economic and political indie
and territory integrity Of the
,alkan states.
IL. Secure sovereignty for Turkeys
ortion Of the Ottoman empire. but
nth other nationaiities under Turkish
ule assured security of life and op-
ortunity for autonomous develop
lent. with the Dardaneliss perman-
ntly opened to all nations.
10. Establishment OF an indepsnd-
Mt Polish state. including territories
lhabited by indisputably Polish pop
Iations, with free access to the sea
nd political and economic independ
ice and territorial integrity gusran-
ed by international covenant.
H. General association OF natiens
ider specific covenants for mutual
larantees Of political independence
Id territorial integrity to large and
nall states alike.
For such arrangements and cove
Ints," said the president in concla-
on, we are willing to fight and con-
Tue to fight until they are achieved;
t only because we wish the right
prevail and desire just and stable
ace"
Such q program. he said, removed
2 chief provoeations for war.
The moral climax of this, the eul-
mating and final war for liberty. has
me-" said the president in ending
address, land they (the people Of
} United Statesl are ready to put
ir own strength. their own highest
pose, their own integrity and de-
ion to the test"
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-01-11
Seattle.

Butter--Creamery, SIC per ID.
Eggs-Ranch. sac per doE.
Potatoes-SS2935 per ton.
Poultry-Hens, 24626c; dressed,
l6@2Sc; broilers, soc; turkeys, live,
's@s0c; dressed, S6@SSc.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-01-11

Earl Reading WIN o. British Envoy.
London - Earl Reading. lord chief
justice. win go to the United States
as direct representative OF the British
war cabinet. according to the Daily
Express.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-01-11
Railroad Men Not Federal empIoy..

Ne""eo "0H NVe TeuS'ai GHptoyee'
Washington.--Railroad employees are
not to be considered government EN-.
ployes in compiling draft classified.
tions, Provost Marshal General Crow.
der ruled in answer to questions from
draft boards in all parts of the couns
try.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-01-11

Wheat Stock Low az Minneapolis.
Minneapolis. MInn.--Stocks of wheat
now on hand in local elevators total
less than 100000 bushels. according to
figures given out by the chamber OF
commerce. Minneapolis elevators have
a capacity OF approximately $4,000. 600
bushels
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-01-11
u.Roa, Sinks Ho,pltal shop

London. - The hospital ship Rewa
was torpedoed and sunk in the Bristol
channel on January while on her
way from Gibraltar, it was announced
officially.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-01-11
R. R. LEGISLATION IS ASKED
Bill 10 Promptly introduced and swlft
Passage Expected.

Washington. - Legislation to regu.
late the governments operation OF
railroads and to guarantee the car.
riers compensation on the basis OF
their average operating income for
the last three years was asked Of
congress by President Wilson in an
address to both houses in joint ses-
sion. Bills embodying his recommen-
dations and carrying an appropriation
OF $500. 100000 as revolving fund.-
were introduced Immediately and an
attempt will be made to rush them to
prompt passage.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-01-11

French Officially Recognize Finland.
Paris.-The French government has
officially recognized Finland as an in.
dependent republic.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-01-11

conseription Act 10 constitutional.
Washington.-The selective service
act was held as constitutional by the
supreme court
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-01-11
MOB DEMOLlsHES PLANT
Seattle Print Shop Ia Wrecked by Two
Civilians and a Score Of Sailors.

Seattle, wssh.-with the six men
employed in the place lying in row.
with their faces to the floor. two civil
ians and about 20 sailors wrecked the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-03-26

meeting Of the stoekholdersof Able
vile Savings and Investment Com
pany is called to meet in the Office
of the National Bank Of Abbeville,
at Abbeville, South Carolina, at
$50 P. NJ, on April 10th, A.. D.
1918, for the purpose of consider
ing a resolution that the corporation
g. into liquidation and Wind up til
affairs and dissolve il a~seordance
with Sections 2s1S and 2s13 Of
Volume I Of the Civil Code of
South Carolina.
The Stockholders are urged to
be present at the said meeting, or
to be presented A. the said meeting
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-03-26
WAR SERVICE GARDEN
CLUB NOTES.

Over a hundred members have
already been enrolled in the Able
vile War Service Garden Club.
President Wilson says, "Let me
suggest also, that every one who
creates or cultivates a garden, helps
greatly to solve the problem Of
feeding the nations"
War Service Garden Club mem-
bers may help each other by! ex-
change of ideas or methods.
The War Service Garden Commit
tee is for assistance and not to die
tate. Tell your troubles to Hiss
Martin or Mr.. Rowell.
If you need a plow, or labor, or
fertilizers, or seed, tell the COM
mittee and they will help you get
them. -.
It is as patriotic 10 plant q row
Of beans as. to purl d. row of stitches
It has been reported to the COM
mittee that some people expect to
get blowing done. in their gardens
free of cost. This report is a mis-
take and evidently German propa-
ganda. Don't believe it. De-.
Mrs. j. L. Mcmillan is chairmap
Of Ward /, Mrs. Dendy Miller Of
Ward 2, Mrs. W. F. Nickles Of
Ward 3 and Miss Bessie Lee Cheat
ham of Ward 4.
A public meeting Of the War Ser
vice Garden Club will be held in
the Court House Friday afternoon;
March goth. Every member will be
urged to attend this meeting.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-03-26

Mr.. p. C. Martin who has been
here for several days on business,
came in yesterday and subscribed
for The Press. and Banner. Mr..
Martin is a resident of Elberton,
Ca, now, living with his daughter,
Mrs. Rice. For seventy-one years
he made Abbeville his home and 1t
is a pleasure for him to visit the
place Of: htss youth,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-03-26
NOTICE TEACHERS EXAMINA.
TON.

By order Of the State Board OF
Education, the Spring Teachers
Examination will be held in Able.
vilc County Court House on Fri.
day, May the Sid between the hours
Of 9 A. NJ. and 4 P. N.
W. J. EVANS,
CO. supt. Of Education.
222-3t. .
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-03-26
by proxy.
by proxy.
! F. e. HARRISON,
President.
NOTICE.

THE annual meeting of the Stock
holders of the Peoples Savings Bank
will be held in the Office of the
Bank Tuesday, April 2, 1913. at
II o'clock A. III. .,.... .
W. F. NICKLES, Cashier:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-03-26
MEETING.

Notice ia. hereby given that .
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-15
RESTAURANT CLOSED
FOR TWO DAYS: MUST NOT
BREAK THE RULES

boarding three barrels OF sugar
and serving wheat bread to custom
ers when not requested, charges adj
mitted by P. Suau, who conducts a
restaurant at 1908 Franklin st.,
caused Hafford Jones, county 1000
administrator, to impose sentence OF
closing the place today and tomor'
row. Action was taken by Mr.. Jones
Saturday afternoon, when in com
pany with deputy he went to the
restaurant and found the three full
barrels of sugar and over months
supply, besides. The administrator
ordered the sugar returned to the
iobbers from whom it had been
bought, and they are compelled by
law, he says, to refund Suau the full
purchase price. He also ordered
that the restaurant be closed today
and tomorrow and a sign: II have
violated the rules of the food admin
istration and am compelled to close
until Wednesday morning, May ID,
to be placed on the oor.-Tampa
Times.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-15
BROOM.MAKER WILL PUT
PUT ON NOVEL CONTEST In
SWEEPING KATHLEEN ROAD
.znsrw-sr,rvE-s1~ryz

Something novel in the way Of d
sweeping contest will be pulled of
within the next two weeks by S. Y.
Allen broom manufacturer of Kath.
leen, who recently discovered sub.
stitute for broom straw in the stalks
of the palmetto. Mr.. Allen was in
Tampa yesterday calling on the Job
bers here and announced that he ex-
pected to take the best straw broom
ne could find and stack it up against
rone of his own manufacture to sweep
the road from Kathleen to Lakeland,
a distance of seven miles, to show
winch broom holds up the longest.
MT. Allen makes his brooms bv tax.
ing the stalk of the palmetto, first
crushing and then shredding It in
to fiber which is soft and pliable
and which, he claims, will make
Florida the broom center of the uni
verse. Tampa Tribune
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-15

some cases are quarter of a mile
thick, will be sufficient to stop thu
bullet. Others entertain the view thai
| in the initial stages of practice to de.
iVelop sharp-shooting in Company c
a steel tube should be provided tC
prevent possible injury to residents
in other counties It was stated that
in some places only one man is per
imitted to enter the firing booth at a
time, and that an opening is provided
in solid wall to steady the rife and
prevent the sharp-shooter missing the
'environs of the target.
81 want to tell you," said Private
Marcus J. Giddens, extreme precau
ton must be taken when using one
OF these old-style Springfelds. | re-
member using one while fishing, and
the experience was one that ] don't
care to go through again. | was up
in a tree, fully thirty feet from the
water, and fired upon a fish. That
particular fish was not all | got-fish
were thrown out on the banks in
great quantities, and water and mud
from the river-bed was thrown high
into the air. almost drowning me No.
sir, | would not advise using the
Springfield in practice until we have
the very strongest range fortlf1ca-
TONS"
"Give him the dog" remarked Lieu
tenant Covington. The meeting ad-
iourned simultaneously for nobod.
had the remotest chance OF ehciIihs
SO much as smile after the rarra-
tive by Private Giddens'
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-15

The Adamant Brick Company of St
Petersburg, is installing machinery in
a plant at Pinellas Park for the man
ufacture Of all kinds OF building stone
and brick. They will also experiment
in concrete shipbuilding, using a sub
stance known as cementone. 1t is
made from she'll, rock and sand, and
is almost like granite. Instead of be-
ing pressed it is poured. and a secret
ingredient unites them into a mono.
lithic block which is said to be almosr
|unbreakable in ordinary usage.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-15
THE FORCE OF A
SPRINGFIELD RIFLE
tPlant City COURIER

After drill last night, members of
the first platoon of Company c, H. C.
IT,, fingered while to discuss plans
for rifle practice. Sergeant H. F.
Greene thought it probable that a
temporary range can be secured in
the vicinity of Coronet by using one
of the old phosphate pits.
The discussion covered about every
"hase OF current events, and finally
ranged around the probable distance
the Springfield rife will send ball
Some believe the pit banks, which, In
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-15
(By Associated Press.)

San Juan, Porto Rico, May Is. APP
proximately 100000 worth of Pana-
ma Canal and Porto Rico bonds de-
posted with the treasurer of Porto
Rico by six German insurance COM
panies formerly doing business in
Porto Rico have been seized by the
government and placed to the credit
Of the Alien Property Custodian. The
bonds were required to guarantee the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-15

In some towns they are Threatening
to print the names. not only of those
who subscribed for Liberty Bonds
but also those who are able and have
not done so. We see no objection to
this course. Nor to exposing the
Ifour-fushers who made grand stand
play of pledging amounts to the Red
Cross which they have not paid Both
are patriotic obligations which ought
to take precedence over any expendi-
lures not absolutely necessary
Augustine Record.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-15

Oldsmar's first Irish potato crop is
being harvested and is justifying the
expectations of the Reolds Farms
Company. Four carloads have been
shipped, containing more than 900
hampers to the car, and the potatoes
are of fine quality and grade in size
Several more carloads are now being
packed for shipment.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-15
payment Of risks to Porto Rico policy

payment Of risks to Porto Rico policy
holders.
Until recently the bulk of the in.
surance business of the island was
written by German agents in German
companies.
M. B. Spelman, representing A.
Mitchell Palmer, Enemy Property Gus
todian, who has been in Porto Rico
and the Virgin Islands for the pas,
three weeks, has found enemy prom
erty here valued at many hundred
thousands of dollars which has either
Ibeen seized or reported to Washington
for seizure. -
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-15

hut at the suggestion OF some one III
the mob he was lowered in order 10
hind his hands and feet. With this
,rsspite he was given opportunity TO
make a dying statement II ne SO de-
sired. He fell to his knees and tor
three minutes prayed in German, nc
then wrote a short note to his aged
parents who live in Dresden, Ter
many. This done the knot was tight
ened around his neck and dozens OF
hands grasped the rop that swung
him ten feet into the air to his death.
He was left dangling for two hours
The mob left the scene quietly; IN
fact, so quiet we're all the incidents
leading up to the hanging that many
residents of this city were unaware
o. the lynching until later in the
morning.
AS soon as news of the tragedy be-
fcame known to officials an investiga-
.tion was started. Coroner Roy Lowe,
acting on the advice Of Attorney Gen
eral ~Brundage of Illinois, immediate
1y ordered an inquest, at which thirty
witnesses were examined, one of them
being Joseph Riegel. AS the result
of this inquest indictments were re-
turned against six men. All were ar
rested and have been in the county
! Jail at Edwardsville without bail.
When the Madison county grand
jury met at Edwardsville on April 70
transcript Of all testimony given be-
fore~the coroner's jury was intro
duced and as result sixteen indict-
ments were returned, twelve being
against civilians and charging muir
der; four being against policemen and
charging malfeasance in office.
The case of Prayer has attracted in
,ternational attention. The mob acts
were deplored on the floor OF the
United States Senate. Federal Off
Gals at Washington instructed their
agents in Illinois to lend all possible
assistance in bringing the guilty par
ties to justice. Within few days
after the burial of Prayer the Swiss
minister at Washington instructed
Secretary of State Lansing that the
German government had expressed a
desire to bear the expense OF the
rans funeral. Later the secretary
advised against such action and the
State of Illinois, paid all bills.
Meager reports that German Off
Gals were incensed at Prager,s death
were heard at intervals and this feel
ing apparently was reflected in a dis
patch from Amsterdam on May 6
quoting the Zeitung Am Mittag CT
Berlin. The editor of this paper de-
clared that the German government
might decide upon reprisals on Amer
lean prisoners 80 as to prevent the
lynching of Germans i'm America from
becoming fashionable sport"
Prayer was buried in ST. Louis BY
rhe 0ddfeIlows' Lodge of which organ
ization he was a member. In answer
to request said to have been made
b. the dying man, an American flag
was draped over his coffin.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-15

GROOM COTTAGE furnished OF uh'
furnished. 2OS N. Fla. Ave- twe
blocks from depot. Call or address
Box 10T
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-15

OWING TO POOR HEALTH, will sell
my fully equipped 5-passenger Metz
touring car at a bargain. w J. Al
len, Box al, Lakeland, Fla. 74@
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-15

Prayer was buried in st. Louis BY
fhe 0ddfeTlows Lodge of which organ
ization he was member. In answer
to request said to have been made
b. the dying man, an American flag
was draped over his coffin.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-09
AN NF0RHAL
OPENING Of THE
NEW SIS. bridge
crowd was On Hand at Hour
Set for Barriers to
Fall.

The handsome bridge spanning
Coal run ravine which has been in
course of construction for the past
re months was thrown open last even
ing to the public and demained open
until seven o'clock this morning when
the barriers were again placed in or
der that the work of putting the hu-
ishins touches on the structure might
not be inpeded by traffic.
It was formally announced last
evening that tho bridge would be
opened at $50 O'Clock for pedestri-
ans, and long before 'taht time scores
of persons had lined up at the APP
proaches waiting to cross the Struc-
ture. Several people whose laborS in
various business houses of the city
are concluded at five o'clock waited
as much as 4 half hour
Some more venturesome than 9th
ers crawled C26er or climbed over
the cross bars placed to keep people
off the bridge, while others more or
less tin2id, preferred to wait until the
bars were moved by those in charge
OF the bridge. At about five minutes
previous to 5:30/a local man, deem
ing the time expedient took matters
into his own hands and let down the
bars, and Immediately and with one
accord the waiting crowd surged
across the structure, only to be met
with crowd coming in the other
direction. The bridge was black Tor
osme time with men, women and
children
Instead Of walking directly across
the bride many chose to stand and
watch the laborers who were placing
the flooring on the mridge, and the
congestion resulting retarded the
work OF the men considerably.
workmen began late yesterday
evening to lay the wood blocks which
will form the roadway or floor OF the
structure and this work IS progress
ing nicely today. The blocks are Of
hard wood scientifically treated in
order to make them durable. To the
casual observer It would appear that
the blocks were bricks. but according
to experts in road manufacture these
blocks are much more durable than
bricks.
No idea OF the dimensions or mag
nifcence OF o fthe structure can be
obtained until the bridge has actu-
ally been traversed, as viewing 1t
from the approaches one gets an idea
that the structure Is not large. Upon
crossing the bridge the width OF the
structure is impressed on the oh
server and the whole idea is that the
structure is all that could be desired
IN work1uanship and artistic effect.
Perhaps the bets view Of the ttruc-
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