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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-06-27
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS IL

May %. 1918. Council met in a
special session to hear the applica-
tion of the Iowa Heat, Light. and
Power Co for a raise in rates charg-
ed for electric current for all pur-
poses. The council listened to the
statements of the representatives OF
the company and then referred the
matter to the Light Committee. Or
motion the council adjourned.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-06-27
NOW At ANOTHER CAMP

c. II. Priestley received a letter
from his son. Private Percy Priestley
the fore part of the week. He has
been stationed al Camp Travis, San
Antonio. Texas. and was transferred
last week to Camp Mills, Long Island,
n. Y. In speaking Of the trip en-
route Percy says: You ought TO
see the Red Cross turn out on our
way up. They gave us gum, cigar
cites, matches, lemonade, and did eY-
erything to make 1t pleasant for the
boys and officers. They sure did
sec TO 1t that we had plenty 10 eat
and they were a fine lot of men.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-06-27
STORES TO CLOSE

All places of business in Audubon
will close at noon on July 4th. Ar
rangements are being made for a fit
ting program to comply with the
wishes of the President, and fuller
particulars will be found in another
place in today's issue. People will
be able to buy what they need dur
ing the morning hours and by clos
ing the stores the clerks and pro-
prietors will be able to enjoy the pro-
gram.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-06-27
MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR
DECEASED AUDUBON SOLDIER

Mrs. Wills Jones yesterday receiv-
ed letter from the American Red
Cross in France stating that Memoir
ial services had been held in France
in memory of the American soldiers
who were buried there. The letter
follows:
Base Hospital No. 8, A. e. F.
May 31stt, 1915.
My Dear Mrs. Peppers:
On Memorial Day we had a spe-
cial service at the local French GEM
etery in commemoration of the
American soldiers buried there.
For several months a special de-
tail has been working on our plot to
make it neat and attractive bit
of France that will forever be Amer
ica''
/ am enclosing you a copy of the
program for our services and also
photograph of the grave of your son
Charles.
Believe me. sincerely yours.
Raymond l.. Brown, Chaplain,
Base Hospital No. 8
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-06-27

readings had, an said ordinance
passed
A resolution ordering a new side
walk on the east side of Lot 81 in
Block was duly passed.
On motion and vote the council
adjourned.
S. c. Kerberg, Clerk.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-06-27
CARD OF THANKS

We hereby wish to thank all who
in any way helped us in our time on
also those who sent
flowers. Your kindness will ever be
; d. d. Sampson and Children
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-06-27
MONEY TO LOAN

With optional payments. Complete
set of Abstract Books to all land In
Audubon County kept up-to.date.
Insurance written. CHAS. BAGLEY.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-30
IDAHO TO FURNISH
$500 WHITE MEN
August Draft Expected
to Exhaust Class Il
and Cut Into Registra-
ton of 1918.

Approximately $500 white men
and proportionate number of col
ored men will be called from Idaho
during August, the provost marshal
general announced Wednesday in a
telegram to G. S. Moody, adjutant
general, advising that steps be taken
at once to make available a sufficient
number of men to meet the coming
demands.
A call for $500 men to entrain
August to 9 for Camp Fremont,
CAL, has already been announced by
the adjutant general. This will
mean that 500 more men will be re-
quired to fill the provost marshal
generals estimate for the month.
Reclassifications Of men under the
first registration, and speedy exam
nation and final classification of men
under the second registration will
be necessary, as the call for 1000
men practically exhausted the class
1 registration.
Heavy Draft in August
The telegram of the provost mar
shall general is as follows:
'"The August calls upon your state
will be as large as the July calls.
Approximately $500 white men and
a proportionate number Of colored
men will be called. Some Of the
August calls have already been an
nounced.
Immediately instruct local boards
to refuse release to the navy, ma
rine corps or the emergency fleet to
all registrants of the 1917 or 1918
classes who have been, or will be,
classified in class 1 until a sufficient
number of class 1 registrants, physi-
cally qualified for general military
service are in sight to fill promptly
and properly all calls up to August
81 with generous allowances for
physical reflections at camp. This
applies whether or not registrants
have been finally classified or ex-
amined physically.
Reports reaching this office in
dicate that the 1918 class has not
been finally classified and examined
physically, and this office is unable
to place additional August calls until
a report is received.
Urge district and local boards to
exert every effort to make a sufficient
number of men available to fill the
August calls and instruct medical
advisory boards to speed up examina-
ton Of registrants as yet unexam-
ined."
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-30
How to Become
a Candidate

A person desiring to become q
candidate for office must Ale, or have
filed, statement with the county
clerk, II for county office, or with
the secretary of state If for state
office, showing what political party
such candidate belongs to, what pre-
cinct he or she lives in, and what
yoffice such person aspires to. Blank
forms for such nominations can be
obtained from the county clerk. The
form is framed for person to NOM
mate another person, and must be
sworn to-, declaring that the person
making the affidavit will vote for
the person so nominated, and that
he has not nominated any other per-
son for the same position. Full in
formation can be found on page
twenty-four of the general election
laws of 1917.
The nomination paper must be
filed not more than sixty nor less
than thirty days before the primary.
This year the primary will be held
on Tuesday, the third OF September,
and the last day for fling the NOM
nation paper is Saturday, the third
day of August.
The law does not require can
didate to make any publication Of his
candidacy, but candidates usually
take some means Of conveying the
announcement to all the voters. This
paper makes provision for carrying
such announcements for the rest Of
the campaign, and will reach all the
home Of the county the last week In
this month. tt
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-30
AMERICANS ARE
FEEDING ALLIES

LONDON - The people of the
United States by selfimposed food
restrictions aided greatly in main
tanning the food supplies of the Euro
pean allies. Sir William A., M. Goods,
liaison officer of the food ministry
with the American food administra-
ton gave striking figures showing
the extent of American self-sacrifice
in an address July 10 before the con-
sumers' council.
From July, 1917, to April 1918,
the United States exported to the al
lies S0,000,000 bushels of wheat pro-
ducts, said Sir william. 1t was
calculated by Herbert Hoover, Amer
lean food administrator, that 50,-
100000 of this represented the vol
untary sacrifice of the American peo-
pie. ... ..
American exports of pork pro-
ducts to the allies in March 1918,
were 308, 100000 pounds. This was
accomplished by porkless days and
ceasless hog production in the United
States.
In January. Sir william continued
the allies asked Mr.. Hoover for TO-
100000 pounds of frozen beef mon
thly fir three months. In March
86,000,00O pounds of frozen beef
were shipped. This was due almost
wholly to meatless days in the United
States.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-30
HUNGER MENACE .
SHADOWS RUSSIA
Prospect for 1918 Har-
vest is Poor and FL
nancial Chaos is Com
plete.

WASHINGTON. - Starvation, as
we'll as economic and financial disas-
ter, threatens Russia, according to
information reaching the state de-
partment. Prospects for the 1918
harvest are described as very poor,
and financial chaos is said to be al
most complete.
Information furnished by the
Russian commissariat for economies
show the number of fields under cul-
tivation in 1918, compared with
1916, are 3S per cent in the govern
ment of Ykaterinoslav, 40 per cent
in Voronesh, So per cent in Kharkov
20 per cent in Caratoy, 80 per cent
in Samara and "a per cent in Kasan.
Preliminary aid from the Ameri-
can people for Russia soon is to be
rushed on special ship by the
American Red Cross. 1t will in
clude food, as we'll as clothing and
medical supplies.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-30
CAR SHORTAGE IS
SERIOUS MENACE
Markes it Hard to Move
Bumper Crops Which
are Sure to Come.

Quick action must be taken in the
state of Idaho to arrange for the
movement Of its unusually heavy
wheat crop this year, the state coun-
ministration believe. With made
quate storage facilities as shipping
centers, and small number of licen-
sed warehouses are compared to the
amount of wheat that must be
handled, the situation is viewed as
serious. 1t was discussed at length
at the executive committee meeting
of the state council of defense late
Tuesday afternoon following re-
view Of the situation as laid before
the committee by Federal Food Ad-
ministrator R. F. Bicknell supple
mented by Harvey Alfred, state farm
market director and w. F. Fluharty,
director of the extension department.
The conclusion reached at the
meeting was that Idaho must have
plenty of cars this fall on which to
load its enormous crop and priority
must be given to the various sections
needed the most in it's shipment. 1t
is realized by the food administration
and the state council that it is now
late to proceed with the erection Of
community warehouses, due to the
time that would be required to Sc
cure the material and in building
them.
1t was brought forcefully out at
the meeting that growers themselves
can do much to save the situation
by building their own granaries on
their farms-not temporary struc-
lures, but buildings suitable for
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-30

coming power farming school to be
held in connection with the Idaho
state fair, met Tuesday night at the
pointed an executive committee to
proceed with preliminary arrange
ments. The committee is composed
of L. w Fluharty, director of the
university extension department,
chairman; V. C. Kerr of Cook and
Kerr; W. A. Reed of the Bannock
Motor Sales company; H. c. Hill of
the Idaho Power company and Ray
w. FELTON,, field editor of the Idaho
Farmer. These men will confer
with Dean Iddings of the university
and Prof. J. C. Woolley of the uni
versity's farm engineering depart
ment and outline definite plan of
procedure, after which they will re-
port to the body as a whole.
1t is planned to make the power
farming school include instruction
in the use of all power devices used
to tighten burdens and assist in food
production on Idaho farms, includ-
ing household equipment as well as
field machinery.
At Tuesday nights meeting ad-
dresses were made by r. F. Bicknell.
federal food administrator; H. w.
Hochbaum, state leader of county
agents; H. G. Hill of the Idaho
Power company; E. M. Holden of
the Holden Implement company: w.
G. Cowden, of the Idaho Implement
company, Caldwell; R. e. Strive of
the Boise Carriage & Implement Co.;
Fred Williams, Ada county agent;
Mr.. Searles, of the International
Harvester company; v. c. Kerr, w.
A. Redd and others. @ -...
1t was the general sentiment of
those present that the power farming
school be made statewide in scope
and that firms and individuals from
all sections be invited to participate.
O. P. Henderson,, secretary of the
State fair association, presided at the
meeting and expresser his interest in
and support of the movement.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-30
WAR TURNING
KAISER into A
RAVINC MANIAC
Falls Into Paroxys1n Of
Rage at Mention of !.
America

NEW YORK-The booming of al
lied cannon rocking his tottering
throne is making of the Emperor of
Germany raving maniac. In his
own household they are calling him
''the crazy emperor"
Those things were told July 10 by
Mrs. Lewis Johnston, Of Montreal,
Canada, who said that in London,
three weeks ago, she talked with a
German who until two months ago
was closely associated with the work.
ing staff of the kaiser's palace.
"He told me-" she said, that men
and women who had been in the
kaiser's household for years were
being cuffed about like dogs, and
were made to eat crumbs and weeds
and dry bread by the kaiser.
''The name of American or any
American is forbidden within the
hearing of the kaiser. she told me,
and few weeks after the United
States entred tn war, when a close
military confidant suggested that the
United States seemed to be preparing
to defy his submarines and send her
troops across the ocean, the speaker
was struck in the face with the kais-
er's only normal fist and sent reel
ing across the floor.
"'Get out, you cowardly dog she
said the kaiser was quoted by one of
the attendants as having said. You
talk rotten nonsense; the Americans
will come, eh? To hell with the
Americans whereupon he fell upon
his knees, cursing the United States"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-30
LABOR SHORTAGE
ACUTE in SPOTS
Federal Official Insists
That the Exemption
Boards Defer Calling
of Farmers.

1.-THE farm labor shortage SO far
this summer has not been so acute
as was anticipated" said M. o. Evans
supervising farm help specialist for
eleven western states, Monday while
in Boise from Portland to confer
with Idaho extension people in re-
gard to the Idaho situation. Idaho
has had about an average condition
to confront; some states where
drouth has materially decreased
yields, the situation is better than in
this state while in others it is much
worse But there is no serious labor
shortage apparent at the present
time in any of the eleven western
states. There are few sections in
some states where an acute shortage
may yet develop.
Calling a large number of men
from farms for military service be-
fore harvest will work great hard
ship in some sections. So far as is
possible, local boards should leave
men on the farms until after harvest.
Everyone realizes the necessity of
drafting men but this years crop in
western states is too important to
lose.
"The fact that reasonable
amount of unskilled floating labor
is available does not make up the
shortage caused by Withdrawing ir-
rigators, machinsts and other trained
farm helpers. Farmers complain
that altho hey can obtain a sufficient
number of men, their value is much
reduced because of their inexper-
fence Drafting trained men from
the farms before harvest will result
in a serious loss"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-30

ern Idaho the greater portion can
not be.
A big increase in the number of
cars for this state during the crop
movement period, prioity right over
carries to such sections that do not
have adequate facilities for moving
building of granaries on the farms
by the growers, offer three solutions
to saving the crop. 1t was claimed
at the meeting that II this is not done
Idaho has in prospect the loss ,of
millions of bushels of wheat.
The increase in wheat alone this
year over last in Idaho Is 80 per cent,
the increase in the irrigated sections
being 35 per cent. The wheat pro-
duced in Idaho in 1917 amounted to
100000 bushels. 1t is estimated
the yield in this state this year will
be 100000. The loss last year
from moisture, inadequate storage
and rodents was 6 per cent. Proper
storage on the farm will eliminate
this.
The erection of community storage
facilities this late in theseason was
not strongly advocated by either the
council or the food administration.
Another feature that makes the
serious is the shortage in
grain sacks and the increase in cost.
These sacks could be purchased in
1917 for from .13 to II cents. This
year growers must pay from "a to
80 cents for them, while in many
instances they cannot be secured at
that price.
Every effort will be made to get
the government to divert into the
Idaho territory large increase in
the number of box ars over last
year so that the crop can be quickly
at the price fixed by the
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-30
Hun Souvenirs Arrive
From the Battlefelds
Young Soldier From Boise Sends
Proof He has Been on the Fir
ing Iinesin France

F. ]. Gary is in receipt of Ger
man war helmet and purse contain
ing paper money in the form of a
five-mark piece and letter of credit
which Jude Gary, his son, sent him
from France. The pocketbook,
which bears the inscription in Ger
man, "Pocketbook in memory of the
world war, 1851" was taken from
a German prisoner which young Gary
captured. 1t was accompanied by
the following note: Nr.
Dear Father: Enclosed is a
purse which prisoner I captured
gave to me. 1t makes a fine souvenir.
Everything is going fine with
include"
The helment is unsecured except
for little dirt collected in France
and weight exactly three pounds. 1t
apparently has been but little used.
Both helmet and purse are on ex-
hibit at a local cigar store.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-30
SCHWAB PLANS Big
LABOR DAY SPLASH
Indorses Suggestion of
Exceeding July Fouth
Launching Record.

WASHINGTON, D. endorsing
the suggestion of Pacific coast ship
yard workers that Labor day be
made a second great ship launching
day, Charles M. Schwab, director
general Of the emergency fleet cor
poration on July % transmitted to
the men working with him a letter
from President Wilson expressing
the "keen interest" with which the
president is following the progress
of the shipbuilding program.
President Wilson's letter was ad-
dressed to Chairman Hurley of the
shipping board, acknowledging re-
port of progress. The president
added:
when you get an opportunity,
will you not express to those who
are working for the board and for
the corporation the keen interest
with which follow all these opera
tons and the accomplishments of
each bureau and agency and yard?"
Mr.. Schwab's Endorsement of the
mems proposal to splash the kaiser"
again by launching 100 ships in a
single day was wholehearted.
while the launching record for
the Forth of July was Splendid" he
said, "let us strive to make the Labor
day record even still greater.
81 am greatly pleased to be able
to send you with this copy of a
letter of July 10, addressed to the
chairman, E. N. Hurley, by our be-
loved president, Woodrow Wilson.
1--WE are all of us, am sure, not
only gratified, but honored to know
that in the midst of his many prob
lens he is taking the time to follow
in detail the accomplishments of
each bureau, agency and yard en-
gagged on our work.
II know that may count on you
to see that the president is given no
cause for disappointment in the flu
ture, but, on the contrary, will be
more and more delighted at what we
can do when spurred by deep sense
of patriotism"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-30
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE MEETS
5peakers From Over the State Have Important
Messages

The state council of defense has
completed arrangements for the
bingham county war conference at
Blackfoot, Wednesday next, July 81.
IN The purpose of this conference is
no take up the state and county war
problems and 1t is necessary that as
many representatives of this county's
council as possible be in attendance
M The conferences will be informal
Opening at 10 a. m; the second
meeting at 2 p. M, both of these at
the high school auditorium. The
evening meeting will be out doors,
the speaking from the front (west)
steps of the court house.
NJ Mrs. Mays, chairman of the wo-
mems committee, council of national
defense, Idaho division will meet the
women war workers in a sectional
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-30

where In France"
American Expiditionary Forces,
June 81, 1918.
Dear folks at home:
| received your very welcome let
ter today. Glad to know you are
well and to know the crops are In
and do hope you have good summer
so there will be a good crop for the
army and home folks too. Some
people have the wrong impression
about mo mans land" as it is called,
they imagine it utterly destroyed,
but 1t isn't, for many places there
are wheat fields between the Ger
man and Allies lines, but the ques-
ton is who will harvest the wheat
Unless the war is over before time
to harvest the crops, which is pos
sible because you know almost any
thing is possible.
have been back from the front
about four or five days, but have just
been to lazy to write before.
/ got letter from Georgia a few
days ago also Geniveve. ......
Well, l haven't seen any of the
boys from home yet, but hope to be-
fore long. ...... ........
You said you wanted to send me
some candy. think l can get along
until l get home, for 1t is lots Of
bother and there is the possibility Of
it being lost.
Well l will close and will write
more next time for it is about chore
time and l never miss that part.
So bye bye with lots of love to all;
l reman your loving son and brother,
PVT. CHARLES FARNSWORTH,
Company % Infantry, A. E. F.
: via New York. ...-
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-30
WILDCAT STOCKS
and BONDS FIND
MANY BUYERS
Education of People to
Liberty Bonds Seized
Upon by Promoters
to Float Millions of
Dollars of Worthless
PAPER.

WASHINGTON edu-
eating the public to the value of
liberty bonds as investments also
has served the fiotation of many
more wildcat securities than in
peace times. This was asserted We'd
nesday by Louis B. Franklin, direc-
tor of liberty loan organization for
the treasury, at a conference of u. s.
agencies and other organizations,
called by the capital issues committee
to consider means of suppressing
highly speculative promotion and de-
velopment during the war.
Other speakers said the sale of
wildcat stocks and bonds has in
creased MANIFOLD within the last
year, owing to high wages and the
willingness of promoters to take
liberty bonds in payment. A nation
wide system of minimizing this form
of fraud was arranged with the CO.
operation o the American Bankers,
Investment Bankers association,
United States Chamber of Commerce
Associated Advertising clubs and
government departments.
= How Promoters Work
Mr.. Franklin said the success Of
liberty loan campaigns had taught
promoters new lessons in the market
ing of their securities These men
had virtually thrown away their old
sucker lists" he said, and solicited
thousands Of wage earners with the
plea that government requirements
for oil, coal products, demanded that
patriotic citizens loan money for de-
velopment of new wells, mines or
factories.
Between 80 and 90 per cent of
fraudulent securities now being mar
keted are given in exchange for lib
berty bonds, which are sold by the
promoters said Mr.. Franklin,
Between $250,00O,000 and $780,
100000 of fraudulent securities, not
passed on by the capital issues COM
mittee and not recognized by organ
lied investment bankers, have been
marketed In the United States within
the last year, said Richard Morse,
representing the Investment Bank
ers association. This sum is lost
both to the individual purchasers
and to the government, he explained.
Not Submitted to Committee
These wildcat securities have
not been submitted to the capital
issued committee for approval, altho
the committee is authorized to pass
on all issues of stocks, bonds or notes
of more than 100000, determining
whether they contribute directly to
war purposes. If approval Is given,
it does not imply specific approval
of the value of the securities, and
the committee has no power Of COM
pulsion.
To meet this situation, the agen-
cies represented at the conference
agree to cooprate with a national
vigilance committee Of bankers and
business men to be organized by the
capital issues committee. Wildcat
issues will be investigated and sys-
tematic efforts will be made to direct
public opinion against them and to
educate small investors concerning
the risks involved.