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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-08-20
WHY : HlI|f||.Ml MORE Or / ].
NURSES ARE, ].
NEEDED NOW

1.-THE tremendous Importance Of
the campaign now being carried on
to secure student nurses can not
possibly be overestimated."
This statement from Mrs. Phillip
N. Moore. chairman Of the mainten.
ance Of existing social service agen.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-08-20

Football II favorite amusement
with Eskimos Of oil ages. The foot.
ball 10 a small round bali made Of seal
skin. and stuffed with reindeer hair.
In Labrador. as In Greenland, It ID
whipped over the Ice with thong loop
attached to a wooden handle. II can
be caught In the air and returned with
terrific force by means Of this instru-
ment.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-08-20

sMITHFIELD. August 15.-
The most important social affair Of
the week was q farewell party given
BY Bishop and Mrs. winn wednes-
day in honor or their son Glenn who
left Thursday to take up mechanical
training at the University Of Utah.
to prepare himself for army service.
An elaborate supper was served. af-
ter which the evening was spent In
music and social chat. Those from
out Of town we're Mr.. and Mrs. David
VIM Of Mendon and Mrs. Nellie Ev-
ans Of Salt Lake City.
A serious accident occurred at the
county gravel pit on Wednesday fore
noon in which Mr.. Maurice d. Smith
OF Providence came nearly losing hid
life while trying to dump sons
gravel from the pit into the hopper
Mr.. Smith. Il ID reported. got int
the hopper 70 get the gravel to slidt
Into It when me gravel came viii
such force that II buried him. Ar
Chem Who has charge Of the work
secured 4hslu Ct once but Il was ~
minutss bseoFs llr. Smith could b
gotten out. He was' taken - -
utah idaho hespital q Logan b. n
Reese and o number. Of man VI
we're summoned Q the scene. Alta
arriving st ths hospital IN examine
tion was made which showed thu
he had disloestsd his right hip m
fractured and dislocated his rigt
collar bone.
Miss Nita Heder who for sever
months has been one Of our oblil
Ing telephone operators. was marie
10. Nr. Joseph Pomeroy Of Arison
ON Monday. August 5. The cor
mony was performed by Bishop '
I. winn. Thsy left for Salt Lal
City the Asxt day and went throuI
the temple. The groom recently
turned from the mission field whe
he had labored for fifteen montl
but was called home on acc ,unt
being drafted In the army.
Mr.. George W. Smith and NJ
Margaret Mcneil OF Logan were m
ried In the Salt Lake temple ID
Wednesday.
Mrs. Nathalia choate entertain
alta birthday party ON Monday afts
noon. A dainty luncheon was serv
at 8 O'Clock. sweet peas and &
den slvys were tie decorate
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-08-20
ATTENTION. TO 4.
ALI kNITTERS


Headquarters has reminded the
Cache County chapter again Of the
necessity Of knitting socks and sweat
ers according to the directions. Some
knit the socks too large and too long.
This IL = direct waste Of yarn and the
practice must Sc stopped. It 10 just
a. easy to knit the sock or sweater
the correct way ~ the wrong way.
Mrs. Josephine Wood, superintend
emit Of Hospitaf Garments has written
the following in answer to commun
ication:
you state that your yarn IL not
holding out and you find that x Of
a pound Of yarn will not always knit
a pair of socks, due to the fact that
the women knit the socks too long
and too large. This Is something We
must learn to combat. As you know
we are working in very close coop
Grafton with the War departent. and
It is absolutely imperative that socks
be made according to the dimensions
given In our new directions. A. R. G,
l00-a. will agree with you that
there may be times whsa II 10 nsc'
essary for . knitter to hava to No.
slightly over = quarter Of . pound o,
} yarn to . pair Of socks. but II thes,
directions are colsely followed, II Il
: not necessary that more than tn.
quarter Of . pound b used. and I'M
!!dsr no circumstance. should III
, re socks " aeesptsd that are On
tirs'y too vide Or too long II haI
Ibssn clearly stated that TIE soek
measure IN length ~ inches an
/. whsu : longer SOCK than this b kni,
IL h merely . waste Of yarn.
n "Hopins you win impcsss hi
faet upon your workers. and tsl
than how necessary it 10 that Tia
= cooperate In the saving Of oil wos
= possible. ! am.
y "Yours very truly. ~
I, "JosEPHINE WOOD.
IL All knittsrs kindly take note III
;. when q pair Of socks o. Q svsaEl
/, Il turned back for rsmodslins, Il,
: the Cashs county Chapter 10 NOT =
;. sponaiblst for the cause % the moi
- acceptance Of the goods. but q
,headquartsrs OF the AmAriean RI
Gross at washington make TIE rul
:. and ask that shsy b followed.
!. smploys usually works the way d
Z. employer desires. The Same RI
Il should apply In, the work Of the r.
Cross. Don't set offended IL ~
4. have to remodel your socks or sws,
or. There must be uniformity and
standard -..eAt .l.- 49,,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-08-20
szvoRn Fn 1|ygscLlc urnlE1ss
COMMISSION o. UTAH

= ~ llattss Of ~ Appliea&aon q
UtaA daho General RAilzoad Coss-
pAaS foe rsrnissioa u Ansnd Ne
Losaa a.d yoiat Fssishs "a Pss-
ssAess natss, Roles and Rsguls-
tsoas witAin ths state Of Utah. TO
Confotn 70 the Order (N6. ~ Of
tAs Dissetor General Of Railscads.
DaAsd = washiaston. n c.. My
aoth, 1eio.-Oaee No. 70.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-08-20

wIsssm q our Aasssassa' is 4
Tell me whether Il y right " wrong
u nght win DO III u wrong ! VIII
NOT Bot never let me htaS he word
sxpedient-Quser Victoria.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-08-20

we're made the parents Of pair of
twins, a girl and boy, on Friday,
but had the misfortune of losing
them.
Mr.. James Meikle returned from
his trip to the Teton Basin last Sat
urday.
II The NJ. I. A. OF the Second ward
will hold meeting on Sunday evenl
ing at $40 where the following
grogfam viii be rendered.; -
Opening song. Star spansled
Banner"
Z Prayer. SH'!s''s' .sf" f's;r
'nsonis, .':iielio; Central Givl4Ms Nooi
Msfs' tana:a BY Mo.ieae 'piitinss
f&asa Midhis 'Nisison.si siifeA =
'Rsadidg, "Ths iMeaniis ''of. tie
lnsS""i. ?.:.' y'.& ~ 's's%' y
Chorus 'a.My own United. States, .
tbysths Eagle ..swatmi' S's,sso' AZ g
| tf'fxK,e,;5Sfoiiowhs topicsr@li 'bsstrsati
fsiw "TkscNaai5n rfh7 XfsHsiisirst&h,s
|leariSa,s sxii nss~er tSytfe tdsfSG.vaides
| tSf Amy fbistfbinviS ssFM sfiotheI
ftxSmkv.1:!d anJ hrs ,s-..i..!. !. Is Isi
M eeofaa,si, 1aola*G,ks ~ 6aasslbs
the 'skAsssAta&A~4w 1sit mH:aszg 10 ii
li',Stsfttsas .1rk sEles sN4ttEqf q
|stk5s.::"! q: 2nit'stxas S110~'
u qSs F4Si4asss %Gdi'fiHm 'islo.sss
ton wen for an outing up In the
tgrovea.by the sa,filsn ON Wee nesday
afternoon and enjoyed the picnic
party which was planned for them.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mathews
and Miss Lottie Grifaths Of Idaho
Falls are spending the week At Beac
Lake.
Mrs. Marie Merrill and Mrs.
Gladys Splitting motored to Salt Lake
and spent the week visiting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gottlieb Tusller.
Frank Tuellsr and the Misses Iil-
] Han and Rachel Tueller are spending
the week at Geneva. Idaho. visiting
with friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan Smith and
children and Mrs. w. L Pilkington
! are visiing at Teton Basin and 9TH
Ter Idaho points
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred An.
drews. . boy. on Saturday. August
10th and baby girl to Mr.. and
i Mrs. John e. Robson on Monday
s. August -.
g. Mrs. Margaret Bingham is spend.
t Ing the week at Malad. Idaho. visit.
y Ing relatives.
a Mr.. and Mrs. Farley Pitcher were
u visiting with Mrs. Moses Mikkelsen
of Hyde Park on Sunday.
III. Word has been received from
A. France that Mr.. Leslie Thompson
d Of Brigham City. brother of Mrs
o Heber w. Smith OF this city is re-
ID ported missing since July IS.
o. It is reported that Lieut.. D. J
Mt Cragun has been promoted to FRS
ID Lieut.. in the army and is about Il
leave for vladivostok. Russia. HI
a mother. Mrs. Kate cragun. who ha
d. been visiting with him the pas
month. ID expected home this weeh
MT Miss Louise Danserfield Of sal
N. Lake City spent the week end Z
smithfisld - the guest Of Miss ca,
y, |ris Olson.
nd Mr.. and Mrs. Elhsrt Van ordsn {
~ lewiston spent Sunday Waiting Mt
a. Mr.. and Nrs. Calvin Choate.
70 The, wagon missionaries have ~
in our midst The. past week. TIL
:. have held services On the Miles %
nsr easA evening.
Mrs Nellie Evans Of Salt Lal
Il. lCity ID here spending . couple
=, weeks with her mother. Mn. Ha
- nah Weeks. 4
-. On Monday afternoon the Pfima
association Of the Second ward h
80. it, annual social day.
"a An interesting program was n
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-08-20

,PUBLICAC
cies department of the woman's
Committee and chairman of the
Board Of Nurses Of st.
Louis. was followed by one Of equal
When the government issues
call for $4,000 nurses to be sent ov-
er the sea, that does not mean tina,
those 25. 900 are all tina will be need.
ed for the work abroad. Not by any
means. Twenty-Five thousand SIM
ply approximates the number Of.
nurses now actually needed to tend.
the wounded and sick soldiers The
government, q, .seadi1k Us tHsss trained
tidtsss u caro- III Stf men. Ana
thsfp places 'ok III womisS 'W6 81 HUT
go abroad itidA{bs fitted ~ III %o-
me men d home. 'Thcssl lw4ms6, 'M2lh-
fore fore, via 'ientoifld dS dnated STD,
'sisssssf iNiddttss' K9ssfSg, II +j5 :SsiSiis,
tSdr RSantsy.. ik syeiyS 1asf aAss7.!,,
y. ,..HESEesn .1taSsi' VII ''Se sMp1AJS 10
Supply. iti,AdSts 81 'A6asists 9aidHFs ss
'Nha: ,0ilr.yEkss Inc 'l tSsifS lns tGSSfsey
liz No tSsGssi 'toafi IefAcs iSoiR i,
SSMss nanAs f5sAA. tHA7ns On "
tIshkk tAsir k6mtsas witt tlllsip.
MY sJsesfjiYSf ti;si ibaitssip X. oiis
Gtn SdAUXsbltsiss IL tkas heir 'tisit
~ tH;ssr 1eSdHtH Vim Ses,R .wNaaths
commencement Of their trailing! /.
o.x1t,is = big' 'opportunitys for every
patriotic high school or college train.
ed women. .sr% 'AS}S ~ s.s'
MANY Of the hospitals In order
to Increase their nursing facilities
are making arrangements to house
extra students outside Of the hospi-
: tai buildings. have in mind one
hospital which IL establishing such
an annex for $50 students.
ITO help solve this phase Of the
problem. army nursing schools are
: to be established in camp hospitals.
This will provide accommodation
! for large number Of student nurs-
es who wish to 80 in military SER
vice"
The State divisions Of the Wo-
mans Committee are trying ~ one
Of their aims, in the children's cam
paign. to establish permanent nurs-
ing centers with a trained nurse in
charge Of every county in the coun.
try. Then thousands Of private pa
tients are to be tended at home. and
fall the hospital work must be car
ried on as usual. Many Of the SOL
diers win be sent home to be cared
for during convalescence. so that
there will be no lack Of important
work on this side of the water.
Good teachers" Mrs. Moore EN-
lphasized, should not, at present
give up their positions to 60 int
nursing. The education Of our chill
dren is as important as any wa
work being carried on today.
i"Colored women should BY q
|, means enroll in the present drive 70
student nurses. There ere man
training schools whore they will b
! given instructions and many hoi
! pitfalls in this country where the
may serve. es
''Dut 10 fss 10 SPECIAL location
! have been assigned, b TIE eolsrs
,sslAisss who ere wsuAaed abroa.
Untii such assigamsnt y, made. -
ereds women should ,snrsilntei ssev
,wAsrevsr thsysc ere nDsdsds b
: should not ~ disappsintsl that Il
anits Impossible u ssnd he
!. abroad" ~ ~ ,ssa IA
: The nurses wesh abread.al NJ
Moore believes b. no harder tn
her work at home. 1T 10 mo
y iharrnvvim1 kaNawaa A. tAA Rrnat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-16
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Topeka is to be called on to furnish
2I4S men for work in the harvest
fields this summer. The call is for
volunteer workers and is issued by the
county farm agent and the federal en-
ployment bureau in response to the
governors proclamation a few days
ago. The state quota is 10000 men.
Company c. Kansas State Guard,
will meet for drill this evening at
1890 o'clock, at the southwest corner
of Eighth and Jackson streets. This
is also drill night for Company A.
T. D. Humphreys. Topeka attorney,
has been drafted for Red Cross work
overseas" He has made, this an
nouncement.
j. r. Dougan. S18 Quincy street,
foreman on the North American no.
tel razing operations at Ninth and
Kansas avenue, had both legs broken
Wednesday in a fall.
The Winters Petroleum company, a
consolidation of four companies, was
Incorporated under the laws of Kansas
Wednesday. The merger included the
Topeka Oil company. the Progressive
Oil Refining company of Pratt, the
Big State Oil company of Lincoln. and
the Progressive Oil company of To-
peka. Z. c. Winters of Topeka is
president of the new company, whose
OFFICES will be in Topeka. and P. A.
Fairbanks is secretary and treasurer.
E. H. Crosby was confined to his bed
Wednesday afternoon following a fall
at the Chamber of Commerce Wednes-
day noon. The chair in which Crosby
was sitting slipped and he fell to the
floor, spraining his back
The Y. w. C. A swimming pool
will open June 1. according to an an
nouncement by Miss Allena> Grafton.
Except for children, membership :.i
the association is required before the
swimming can be enjoyed. The pool
Will be open to children Saturday aft
ernOons
Capt. F. J. Ernest, Mrs Ernest and
MISS PEARL Caldwell have returned to
camp Dodge. Des Moines, Ia, after a
visit with Mrs. H. G. Knox, 1921
| MacVicar avenue.
A. r. Stimson was awarded the
contract for the building of the swim
ming pool in City Park at a meeting
of the city commission this morning
Ihe contract price was $3.50.
william J. T. Kelly, a Topekan. TO-
DAY f1led in the district court a suit
LOT restraining order enjoining the
Post publishing Co. of Kansas CITY
from collecting any or part of a tond
ne mas deposited in the State Savings
pank in favor of the defendant The
! controversy in the suit, Kelly saws
grows out of contract he made with
the defendant to take charge of the
SAFE OF the Kansas City Post in 70.
Peka- Kelly charges that the defen.
can't violated the contract a shor,
time after it was made and the de.
PENDANT now claims that he is in.
debted to the publishing company an6
Is making attempts to collect on the
! bond. " 'i''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-16
TRUST IN WILSON
British Labor Has Faith in
Democratic Peace.
viii Stand Firmly Behind
America in War.

London, May 16.-British labor will
trust President Wilson to secure a
democratic peace and will aid Amer
lean labor in backing him up, declared
Arthur Henderson, leader of the labor
party at a meeting of the Manchester
Stafford trade council last night. Three
members of the American labor dele
cation accompanied Mr.. Henderson to
the meeting.
eff there is anybody Mr.. Hender-
son said, lin whose hands we would
trust our destinies when a proper
peace is to be secured it is in those of
the president of the United States.
When the time comes I believe there
will be no stronger force behind Pres
ident Wilson than American labor
seconded by British labor"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-16
RAISE FOR MAIL MEN
ienatc Passes Bill Giving Employees
Increase in Salaries.

Washington, May 16.-Without a
protesting murmur, the senate passed
the amendment to the postoffice bill
raising salaries in the postoffice de-
partment. 1t was done so quietly that
II was all over in q moment.
fThe salary increases have already
been passed by the house with one
difference. The house proposed the
Increases as a permanent change willis
the senate made them for the next
fiscal year ending June 80, 1919. on
the ground that when the year after
that comes around salaries may have
to be made lower or higher according
to existing conditions.
Under the amendment salaries of
clerks in first and second class post
offices and letter carriers in the city
delivery. as well as railway postal
clerks from grade l to 10 are in
creased $500 per year. The same raise
is given to postal service employees
whose compensation exceeds $1,000
annually.
Increases of 30 per cent annually
are given to employees receiving $500
and less: and Is per cent to those
from $500 to $500. Rural carriers
with horse drawn vehicles are in
creased 20 per cent and also carriers
on motor routes who drive fifty miles
or more.
Fourth class postmasters would re-
ceive 100 per cent of cancellations OF
the first 500 or less per quarter; in
stead of the present $50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-16
PLOT PROBE OFF.
Adjourned Till Next Week
After Revelations.
Russian RevOlutiOnist Mixed
Up in SeditiOn Plan.

New York, May 16.-1nvestigation
of reported large secret stores of Ger
man rifles and ammunition near New
York, mas been adjourned until next
Wednesday This action was taken
by the attorney generals office to Sc
cure service on new and important
witnesses.
Gustave Lussirg, reputed agent Oh
the owners of the alleged munitions,
denied that he had any knowledge OF
the arms cache.
Cant. Hans Won Tauscher. husband
of Nine Gadski, offered the NUM-
tions free for the use of Russian reVo-
lutionists prior to the overthrow OF
the car, according to the testimony
of Ivan Norodny, vice president OF inc
| h ussian-American Asiatc corpora
| ton. He brought in the name OF d
German officer. Muck, with whom ne
said he visited tn. storage place OF
the rifles in New Jersey at Captain
Tauscher's request
Plans had been made in 1914 for a
revolution of Germans in the Cniteo
States in case this country should pc
drawn into the European war.
Tells of Plot in America.
Ivan Norodny. vice president of The
Russian-American Asiatic corporation
who admitted he had sympathlzed
| with the Russian revolutionists before
/ the emperor was overthroWn. attrlD-
| rising in the United States to Baron
| Won Gersdorff, friend of the German
crown prince and a former agent In
Mexico, who was interned after the
United States entered the war.
At dinner at a New York hotei, IN
the fall Of 1914, Norodny said. he met
Won Gersdorff. Captain Hans Tauscher
| former, Krupp agent in the United
States, and another German whom he
knew as Lagen or Muck and, VINO was
the manager of Nine. Gadski, wife OF
Captain Tauscher. Norodny quoted
! enverein German rifle clubs) nave
arms in this country and in case OF
! trouble with the United States, they
will side with Germany. The rifles
| have come from Germany and in case
of war, the Germans here will assist
the I. w. w. and the Socialists"
The munitions were not brought
! into the United States, but were manu-
| ia ctured right in this country by fac
tories controlled by German capital
according otthe latest disclosures.
| Look for New Evidence.
| Sensational developments are ex-
pected before the attorney generals
hearing is resumed next Wednesday
Swindiers, who had a knowledge OF
| the existence of German stores OF
munitions in this country, are re-
| sponsibie for the stories that the
number of rifles and rounds of am
muniEon held run into the millions
/ according to authorities. They ex
aggerated the amount in an effort tt
get purchasers on representation, ano
| without showing their wares. a. 4 -
| The representations of these
swindlers were held responsible fol
the agents or the present Russian
government coming here for the pur
pose of closing a deal for the wal
materials
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-16
mo KAISER PEACE!
Taft Says Only American Vic
tory Can Secure Peace.
America Ready To See War
Thru to the End.

Philadelphia. May 16.-Paraphras-
ing President Wilson's force to ut
most" ex-Pres.dent William Howard
Taft, addressing the Win-the-War for
Permanent Peace convention here to-
day, declared that victory with pow
err alone will insure permanent peace.
The Hohenzollern dynasty and
Prussian military hierarchy. with its
might ma kes-right doctrine, must go,
Taft declared, adding that the kaiser $
continuance in power was a continued
threat against the integrity and safety
of other nations.
'.Since 1914" Taft said. mo solution
consistent with permanent peace has
been possible, except thru allied vic
tory. The utter untrustworthiness of
the kaiser as a signatory to a treaty
makes his continuance a threat to 9TH
er nations.
America to See 1t Thru.
America is ready to see it thru to
the bitter end" the speaker declared,
adding that victory with power" must
be our cry.
Five million men in France; mil
lions of auxiliaries and unremittine
world wide publicity that America is
converting all her potential strength
into force was urged by Taft
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-16
HUNS Wanted OIL
Mexican Field at TampicO Re.
Gently Near Their Grasp.
Attempt, However, Thwarted
and Situation Saved.

Washington, May 16.-Germans re-
Gently endeavored to gain to foothold
in the Tampico oil region by purchas-
ing rights. Some of the armed forces
in that region are known to be Ger
mas.
These two significant facts are
known to have come to the attention
of the American government. me
first is important because 1t is ul-
rect effort by Germany to STIR up trou-
BILE in the region from which comes
large oil supplies for Amerlcan-bflt-
sh use.
| The Teuton attempts, it was indi-
Gated have been thwarted. At any
rate the enemy maintains its position
Of frie .l0liness for General Carrahzi
and its feeling that Mexico shoulo De
permit ID to work out its own oestlny'
The recent assassination OF the Mex
lean General Nafarette threatened !or
a time to complicate the Tamplco
situation. He had been sufficiently
powerful to keep the district COM
posed and the oil coming out.
High Taxes Paid.
>Tb;s production is possible thru
navment of Ligh taxes on all output
| Great Britain and the United states
| have been contented with the taxes
/ because they Helped Mexico get OF
! her feet while at the same time they
/ made possible the attaining or VITA
! fuel supplies.
day before the senate foreign relations
| committee to discuss the MeNcar
, problem, particularly as it relates &c
| the Tampico situation. Members hao
been perturbed by local press reports
as to the situation. lansing IN the
main minimized' the stories
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-16
PERSH|NC TO LEAD
Allied Forces May Be Under
His Command.
Brigading Process Goes 0n-A
Sign of Perfect Unity.

Washington, May 16.-When bri-
gaded divisions of American and Brit
ish forces become mainly American,
they will be under General Pershing's
control. Secretary of War Baker de-
clared this Undoubtedly true today
but declined to amplify until he has
studied the problem thoroly
In army circles it was suggested the
allies are now striving to dissipate any
American impression that the brigad-
ing arrangement side tracks Ameri
can officers.
Pershing's command, it was limited
will come when the divisions are
practically American divisions. For
the present. however, the dilution pro-
cess is understood to be such that the
American forces predominant in no
brigaded divisions