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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-03-22

The extension of time to April lst
to send in your income tax report is
nearly to close and it behooves every
one who comes within the prescribed
provisions Of the law to act according
ly. A heavy penalty attaches Tor fail
ure to make proper return.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-03-22
WHY We MUST SAVE FOOD.

The 1917 wheat crop in France was
less than half normal, using the crop
Of 1918 as basis Of comparison.
There was shortage Of 10000, 900
bushels, or 53.3 per cent. The potato
crop was only within one-third Of nor
NAL. The sugar beet crop showed a
deficit of 679 per cent. Her meat
herds in the early fall showed short
age of 100000 animals.
Those are a few of the reasons
America must feed her associates in
the war. They are no longer able to
feed themselves, and unless we come
to the rescue are face to face with
starvation: And starvation means de-
feat in the war.
FASTENED RUSSIAN COLLAPSE
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-03-22
WEEKLY WAR NEWS DIGEST
Gen. Pershing Wants Nine Pair of
Shoes Year for Men Serving in
France

Gen. Pershing has requested shipment
of 1880 pairs of shoes for each $4,000
men monthly, which is approximately
nine pairs of shoes per man per year.
This quantity is in excess of actual
consumption and is being used to build
up a reserve for all troops in France.
When such supply is accumulated, the
quantities per man will be reduced.
The quartermaster generals depart
ment now has on hand and due on out
standing contracts, 1864, 900 field shoes
and 7,S73,0O marching shoes. It will
be necessary to secure more than a
million additional shoes during the
year.
Food and Fuel Supplies Are Short in
MANY European Countries
"A Swiss commercial paper states that
there is a great shortage in coal of all
kinds, an insufficient supply Of wood
for fuel, and small reserves in oils and
grease throughout Switzerland. Fresh
eggs have disappeared from the mar.
ket. Dry vegetables are becoming more
scarce. A project to manufac ture flour
from potatoes had to be abandoned be-
cause sufficient supplies of potatoes
could not be secured.
In Holland coal and coke prices have
been advanced. In. American terms
the maximum price for anthracite is
about $22 ton; coke, $40 a ton; coal
briquets $25 a ton. Distribution is
carefully regulated by cards, in speci.
fed quantities. The amount allowed
especially to residences, is much small.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-03-22

~ n Acdsy pend1Cy dCCtCueo lOI AitlA-
ure to make proper return.
The shortage Of teachers has arisen
as an alarming proposition and a COM
mittee appointed by the Normal School
board urges desirable young people to
attend the teachers training institn-
tions which are supported by the state.
The shortage has come through men
joining the military service, others
have secured more lucrative positions
in other callings and women teachers
have left the schools to take the places
of the men in different lines, and others
have volunteered for Red Cross work
and other war activities. The decrease
in normal school attendance has fallen
off sharply since the war and it is
greatly desired that real effort be
made to better these conditions.
The daylight saving idea is to be-
come a reality, at least so far as con-
,gress is concerned, and it is considered
that it will be generally accepted the
country over, as it already has been in
number of the foreign countries. The
bill passed by congress provides that
at 2 O'Clock in the morning on the last
Sunday in March Of each year, the
clock will be advanced one hour, and
on the last Sunday in October of each
year at 2 o'clock in the morning, the
hands will be turned back one hour.
Thus for seven months in the year the
generally accepted work day will start
one hour earlier and end one hour ear
lier, making more use of the daylight
in these months, and give the workers
more recreation time during the day
light hours. From an economic stand
point it is believed that it will not
only conserve time,, but tons of coal es-
timated at a million and$a half, which
on regular time would be consumed in
illuminating business houses factories,
etc. It is also expected as result Of
the new measure, that war gardens will
benefit greatly from the extra time that
will be given to this work.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-03-22

asking Federal aid to the extent of
$l40, 100000. The plan WOULD be car
ried out in 10 years, one-tenth of the
money being spent each year, the gov
crnment to cooperate with the states
and counties.
The War department commission on
training camp activities now has So
women deputy sheriffs working in vi
entities Of camps in all parts of the
country.
The period during which rye -four
may be used as wheat flour substitute
in Victory bread has been extended to
March 81, as in some sections of the
available.
The campaign to raise a second $780,.
100000 has been announced by the Am
erican Red Cross for the week begin
ming May 6. To date nearly 100000
900 has been appropriated for war re-
lief work.
1t is reported from # N Germany that
wood is being largely used in place of
COIiu1o1u, 4'O1y, dAu OCuCA
for the manufacture of combs. Excell-
ent toilet combs are made from thinly
cut birch and beechwood.
. y q
Near beer and temperance drinks
coming within the designation of malt
liquor are included in the president g
proclamation limiting brewers of beer
to 70 per cent of the amounts of grains
and other food materials that were
used last year.
Minnesota in the War: The publish
ers of the small town papers in Mime
sofa are real patriots, they are fighting
the good fight in every way, and they
deserve to the utmost from their con-
stituency such support as it is within
the power Of these men to give them. It
is regretted that in very few COM
munities in the state the newspaper
man, owing to his great zeal in advanc-
ing the cause of Americanism, has come
to grief at the hands of his pro-German
supporters. Where this has occurred,
the patriotic citizens of that commun-
ity have been remiss in their duty if
| they have failed to wait on the offend
ers, and demand that they play the
game fair. Great credit is due the
country weekly Of Minnesota and the
Commission Of Public Safety fully rec
ognizes the debt that the state of
Minnesota owes them for their faithful
! work.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-03-22

War Saving Stamps-Will Sure Save.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-03-22

Hog Island ship yard is we'll named
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-03-22
"
Gifts for Men Serving in England May
Go Duty Free

Packages containing dutiable gifts
sent to members of the Expeditionarv
forces temporarily serving in England
will be delivered free of duty, provided
the contents are bona fde gifts, the
quantity is not belond the personal re-
quirements of the addressee, and that
the parcels are addressed for delivery
to the regimental address of the reel
pient.
= = q
India leads all countries in the i'm
portation of cotton goods.
At the last meeting Of the National
Educational association a program was
proposed to better rural schools and
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-03-22
Farmers Borrow Over $50,000,0OO fro1
Farm Loan Banks

During the month of January $11,-
1851 were paid out to farmers Of the
United States by the Federal land
banks on longtime frst-mortgage
loans, according to a statement by the
Federal farm loan board.
On February l the total amount Of
money paid out to farmers since the
establishment of the Federal land
banks was $5o,7S2, 432, covering "a, 1920
loans closed The total amount of loans
applied for up to February was $780,
556,9sl, representing 112,l46 applica-
lions.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-03
JOSEPH c. WALTERS
KILLED in FRANCE
AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF
SEVERE FIGHTING LIFE is
TAKEN. TWO BROTHERS ALSO
IN FRANCE.

Mrs. Jane Walters Of Blackfoot
has been officially informed that her
son Private Joseph C. Walters, was
killed in battle in France, Novem-
ber 1.
Mr.. Walters left Blackfoot in one
of the first draft contingents, and
after training at Camp Lewis was
sent to France in July, arriving over
seas July 23. At the time of his
death he was twenty-five years OF
age.
Mr.. Walters saw much active SER
vice at the front from the time he
reached the battle land. His young
life went out bravely just before the
coming of peace and freedom for
which he has so willingly sacrificed
his ALL 5av
Mr. Walters was splendid young
man Of good habits and character
and to know him was to like him.
He is survived by mother, father,
ten sisters and brothers. Two
brothers are at the front in France
and another brother is in training
camp In the states. a
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-03
CLEAR ITALIAN LEGISLA-
TORS OF ANARCHY TAINT

ROME,-Assertions were made
November % in the lower house of
the Italian parliament that proofs
had been secured that several sena-
tors and deputies were involved in
pacifist and anarchistic activities
which resulted in the Caporetto dis
aster.
Premier Orlando supported the
proposed appointment of a special in
vestigation committee of seven men,
bers. Such a resolution was adopted
and.a committee was appointed, but
after examining documents in the
hands of secret service. men, the
members stated they were unable to
decide whether or not the-accusation
was justified.
Later, however, after a close ex-
animation of the documents, which
had been submitted by Deputy Cen
turione, the president of the COM
mittee announced that body had
come unanimously to the opinion
that the charges were unfounded.
The president of the chamber de-
clared he had no words to stigma
tize the conduct Of Deputy Centurione
in bringing baseless charges. The
remark was greeted with thunders
of applause and shouts OF Throw
him out" The president urged the
reputiese to be calm, saying it was
for the electors to do the turning
out.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-03
OVER BREAD
PRICES NOT SETTLED

POCATELLO, Ida.-The grievance
between the Idaho food admins
tration and the bakers of the state
has come to a standstill, pending in
structions from Washington, sought
by Food Administrator R. F. Bick-
nell.
The trouble arose over the an
nouncement by the master bakers
that the price of bread would be
raised over the price fixed some
months ago by the state food admin
istration of 8 cents wholesale and
10 cents retail for the 'sixteen-ounce
loaf to IL cents wholesale and 12k
cents retail for the sxteen-ounce
loaf. The bakers in all the principal
cities Of the state, not including Po-
catello, agreed with the Boise bakers
to "stand pat" on the new prices.
For time boycott on the pro-
ducts of the bakers Of the state was
threatened thru the action of the
state food administration. How
ever, the food administrator decided
to let things stand the way the
bakers had them fixed until he could
get instructions from Washington,
having appealed to the enforce
ment division of the federal food ad-
ministration regarding the contro-
versy.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-03
WILL
595 DRAFT MEASURES

TWIN FALLS. IGla.-A committee
to draft proposed measures of legis-
lation enactment sought by the farm
bureau at the next session of the
idaho legislature has been named by
the executive and advisory commit
tees of the Twin Falls county organ
ixation, to consist of the following;
w. F. Alworth, Twin Falls, president
|of the state and county farm bureau
organizations; Frank DeKoltz, Filler,
member Of the county executive COM
mittee, and County Agent Donald
Mclean.
The recommendations of this COM
mittee will be submitted to the men,
bership of the county farm bureau
at Its general meeting in December,
a1dyf approved at that time, will be
presented for the action of the legis-
latofs.
Among the measures likely to be
recommended by this committee are
proposed legislation for regulating
the relations between farm laborers
and employees, Improvement of mar
keting conditions and further pro-
Visions for combating rodent pests
and other crop pests.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-03
FOR SLEEPER SERVICE
DROPPED DECEMBER I
Travellers to be Relieved of Special
War Tax That Caused Much
Inconvenience.

Good new for travellers reached
Boise Thanksgiving day in mes
sage to W. H. Miniely, ticket agent
for the Oregon Short Line, from the
office Of the general passenger agent
Of the system at Salt Lake telling
him that on and after December 1
the half cent mile charge for Sleep
er service, plus an additional eight
per cent on the cost Of the berth,
will be discontinued. 1t has been in
effect as government ruling since
June 10 and has been the cause of
much inconvenience and criticism.
This tax amounted practically to as
much as the original cost of the
sleeper berth.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-03
War Summary
November %

Seven steamers will leave London
within the next ten days which in
cludes practically all American troops
in England.
Mooney gets left imprisonment.
President leaves for Europe this
week.
November 80
Twenty thousand dollors reward
to one who will kill the kaiser or
bring him back to Germany, where
he will be sentenced by his own peo-
pie. :.
Huns must pay for war to limit of
their capacity.
President names four delegates
for peace conference: Robert Lans-
ing, Secretary of state, Colonel F.
M. House, Henry White, former am
bassador to France and Italy. and
General Tasker H. Bliss, former chief
staff Of army and now our military
representative at the war council at
Versailles.
William desirees to reclaim throne
and contemplates returning to Gem
many.
December 2
The first large body of American
soldiers arrive at New York. Two
thirds of total number of United
States forces from England are now
enroute home, es
Germany faces many labor
troubles.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-03
Around the Court House

The following cases were brought
up for consideration at the present
session of court:
State VS.. Roy Z Graf, the defend
ant plead not guilty, for the selling
of mortgaged property.
State vs.. Frank Martin, the de-
fendant plead guilty, for grand lar
ceny of cattle, and is in the custody
of the sheriff Sentence will be pro-
nounced later.
State vs.. William Thompson, the
case was dismissed by motion of the
prosecuting attorney, the defendant
having died before the preliminary
hearing was held.
State VS.. s. w. Gibbs for the, un-
lawful possession Of liquor, was fined
$1,000.
State VS.. D. e. Bennett entered a
plea of guilty Of the unlawful pos
session of liquor and was fined 500.
State VS.. Joe Torres, for burglary
of the Cash store, entered plea Of
not guilty.
Judge Cowen postponed the call
for jury until the influenza situ-
tion is improved, unless trial is de-
manded no jury viii be called and
the cases will be continued for the
term.
Mexican Arrested
Joe .Velaskez, a Mexican, was ar
rested by the sheriff Friday for hav-
ing eight pints and four one-half
pints of liquor in his possession.
Velaskez plead guilty and was fined
$4,000 and thirty days in Jail.
Warrants Issued
Three warrants were issued last
week against people who issued
checks on the local banks without
sufficient funds to cover same.
Commissioners Met
The county commissioners and
county health officer DR.. Hoover held
a special meeting Saturday to con-
slider some new regulations pretain-
ing to the influenza situation.
Considering Water Case
]. H. Peterson, former attorney
general of Idaho, William Story Jr.
Of Salt Lake, M. Fl. Woods, president
of the Blain county Irrigation COM
pany, w. H. Broadhead of Mackay
and j. H. Anderson Of Blackfoot held
a conference at the court house Fri
day in connection with litigation |
growing out of the Little Lost river !
Carey project.
Court Adjourned Until Dec. %
The district court adjourned SAT-
urday, on account Of the influenza
epidemic, and will continue the pre-
sent term of court on December %. 1
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-03
ENEMY ALIEN JUMPS
FROM TRAIN; ESCAPES

Word was received in Salt. Lake
late Friday night to the effect that
:. olfgang Thiele, an enemy alien,
destined for internment in the war
prison camp at Fort, Douglas, had
jumped from rapidly moving train
in the vicinity of Los Cerrillos, N. M,
and escaped in the darkness. Law
Thiele, with several other enemy
aliens, was being transferred from
Fort Bliss, Tex, to Fort Douglas, the
prisoners being under escort of sew
eral soldiers. j, st how the man
eluded his guards is not known.
brief search for hte fu-.
gitive, theh message added, the
guards and the remaining prisoners
continued on their journey, after no.
t,fying the sheriff of Santa Fe county,
where the escape occurred
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-03
GERMAN HoRDEs
RUIN FACTORIES

PARIS, Nov. 28.-Details of the
systematic sequeestration or destruc-
tion of machinery in the French fac
tories in the Briey valley region is
given by the correspondent at Briey
of LIE Journal
All stocks of merchandise, iron
ore, cast iron and steel were requisi-
toned by German inspectors and en-
gineers the. correspondent says, and
then fifteen officers and 100 men ar
rived to organize the destruction of
the plants. German manufacturers
visited the region and picked out
certain pieces of machinery which
they wished placed in their own
plants, and these were shipped i'm
mediately to Germany
After these selections had been
made and demolition of blast fur
naces, steam engines, boilers, tools,
gearings and electric light fixtures
not connected with the actual work
ing of the mines was carried out, the
employees of the plants being COM
PEELED to aid the Germans in their
devastation. a3@
In the meantime, the exploitation
of the mines was kept in full swing.
Prisoners to the number of 49,
900 were put to work with hardly
any rest and under terrible discipline.
The output of the minesSwas larger
than In peace times, and the CORE
spondent adds, this enabled the
central powers to hold out for four
years.
When the time for the allied at
tack approached the Germans con-.
centrated 500 heavy guns and 1000
machine guns for the defense of the
Briey region, but the heroism of the
allied troops rendered these precau-
tions useless and the Teuton dream
OF universal domination was shat
tered.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-03
SO, 1910 900 U. s. EXPENSES
FOR YEAR ENDING JUNE 80

WASHINGTON.--It cost $5,645,-
100000 to run the American army
during the year ending June 80 last;
$1,368,000,000 for the navy and ST.
516,000,000 for the civil government
proper. The shipping board spent
$662,00O,000 and $181,000,O00 was
paid out in pensions.
These figures are shown Friday by
the annual report of John Burke,
treasurer of the United States, to
Secretary McAdoo. The report
showed the public debt on June 80
was $12,396,000, 0,00O.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-03
SUGAR DISTRIBUTION
PLAN DISCONTINUED

Dealers in sugar, manufacturers
and consumers are notified that our
previous instructions regarding the
distribution of sugar are cancelled
by wire from the U. s. food admin
istration dated November 27, 1918.
Effective December 1, unrestricted
use Of sugar will be permitted and
the distribution Of sugar on the GER
tificate plan is on said date elimin-
ated.
Manufacturers will, however, be
required to limit their purchase to
thirty days supply until the arrival
of the Cuban raw sugar about jan
uary Is. >4--
While restrictions on the use of
sugar in public eating places will con-
tinue in effect, four pounds Of sugar
will be allowed to each person each
month in the homes beginning next
Monday.
GEORGE r. GAGON,
U. s. Food Administrator for Bing-
ham County.
Dated November 80, 1918.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-03
ENTERTAINED AT DINNER

Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Madsen delight
fully entertained at a Thanksgiving
dinner at their home on Bridge
street. The guests were Miss Blanche
Dunn, Frank Moser and Miss Lutora
Gunderson.
The following guests also enjoyed
dancing and music in the evening:
The Misses Doris Dunn, Blanche
Dunn, Lutora Gunderson, and Dorsey
Stevens, Merrill Boyle, Frank Moser
and Mr. and Mrs. q r.. Madsen.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-03
BRITISH LOSSES BY DEATH
IN. WAR NEARLY MILLION

LONDON.--It is officially an
nounced that during the war the
forces of Great Britain actually lost
nearly 100000 men killed or dead
thru various causes.
Recently it was stated that the
British losses totaled 658,704 but
this number did not take into con-
sideration men who were reported
missing, who actually lost their lives,
but of whom there is no trace, nor.
did it account for men who died at
the front from sickness.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-03
TO VISIT AUSTRALIA

Mr.. and Mrs. P. G.. Johnston and
son Lloyd and Miss Lucy Wicks leave
the first Of the week for Australia,
where they will visit with friends and
relatives.
Mrs. Johnston's and Miss Wick's
parents live there. They will also
visit with their son Rich Johnston,
who has been there on business for
the past two years.
They expect to be gone about five
months.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-03
ILL WITH INFLUENZA

Alloys Spaunbeaur is very iii with
the influenza at his home northeast
Of Blackfoot. At last reports he was
on the improve.
The other members of the family
who have the same disease, are do
ing nicely.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-03

THANKSGIVING DINNER

DR.. and Mrs. Patrie entertained
at family Thanksgiving dinner at
their home on 279 Alice street,
Thursday evening, which was en-
joyed by the following: Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Arthur, Mr.. and Mrs. ].
Hopkins and son Arthur, Mr.. and
Mrs. Otis Miller and son Raymond,
Mrs Elizabeth Miller and Walter
Patrie Jr.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-03
ACCEPTED A POSITION

Miss Polly Perry of Lima, Mont.
arrived in Blackfoot the last of the
week and, has accepted position as
third trick operator at the O. 8. L..
depot. She Is taking the place made
vacant by Shaw Weaver. Mr.. Weaver
has accepted a position as operator
at Shelley.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-03
BOCHE SOLDIERS ASK BRITISH
CIVILIANS TO PLEAD FOR THEM

HULL.-British civilian prisoners
arriving here from Ruhleben, Ger
many, says that when they were
leaving the prison camp there a
long written document was handed
them by the Germans, appealing to
them to intercede with the British
people In behalf of the people of Ger
many, who "have freed themselves
from the chains Of barbarous sys-
tenn" and not to hold the Germans
responsible for the deeds of tteir
former autocratic rulers, "who are
now utterly powerless.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-03
THANKSGIVING AFFAIR

Mrs. T. G. Thompson was the
charming hostess at Thanksgiving
dinner in her beautiful new home at
North Woodville.
Covers were laid for ten guests.
Those present were Mrs. Ruth Nc
Hale, Miss Ann McHale, Mrs. Carl
Peterson and daughter Virginia.
The afternoon was spent very
pleasantly.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-03
Z GUESTS AT DINNER

DR.. and Mrs. Hoover entertained
at Thanksgiving dinner at their
home on 400 North Stout avenue.
The following were the guests:
Judge and Mrs. Cowen and daugh-
ter Rosemary, and the Misses Ber-
nice Wood, Hay and Baron.