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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-02
SHOWS KAISER STARTED WAR
France Reveals Germany Made Con-
fIict Inevitable

Paris, March 1.-Just before the
outbreak OF the war the foreign min
lister. NJ Finchon, announced the then
German chancellor, DR.. Won Bethmann
Hollweg, sent word to Paris if France
decided to remain neutral Germany
would require a guarantee of her neu-
trality, the handing over for the peri
cd of the war with Russia the French
fortress of Tcul and Verdun.
The foreign minister said his state
ment, founded upon the unimpeach-
able evidence, proved the Germans
deliberately made war inevitable.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-02
I've Stock Quotations.

CHICAto;-strong; bulk, s17:4o9
1850: light, $17.15@17;65; mixed.
70 s16.s5@17; pigs, s12.75a16.25.
CATTLE = Firm; native steers,
sS.S5T1415: stockers and feeders,
s7.60m11: COWS and heifers, $3.50
IL: calves. s8.7561425
uFFD-C+-OD~. III ~ $40 25n
1880: lambs. s1375@16s5.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-02
Buyinq Corn For Europe,

New York. March From 100000
to 100000 bushels of corn day will
be purchased in the next three weeks
al middle west grain exchanges by
federal committees for use abroad.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-02
ChamberIain's Cough Remedy il Fa-
VOrite For Colds.

J. L. Easley, Macon, Ill, in speak
ing of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
says, During the past fifteen years
it has been my sisters favorite medi-
cine for colds on the lungs. l myself
have taken it a number of times
when suffering with a cold and it al
ways relieved me promptly" ADV.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-02
OnIv Business MEETING For Shriner

Charlotte. n. c., March 2f-THe i'm
perial potentate, Overshire, of the
Mystic Shrine. announced there would
he no social gathering at the annual
convention in Atlantic City in June
because ~ war conditions. Only
BUSINESS meeting would be hs,n.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-02
Three NEGROES Lynched,

Shreveport. la. March "A teie
Nhone message from Rayville, La.
lightly miles west of Shreveport says
hree NEGROES. Jim Lewis. Jim Tones
nj WIZ Purcell. have been lynched
-" Dp'hi La
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-02
Can Use BYE Flour Till March 81

Washington. March 2.-Bakers may
continue to use rye -four as a wheat
-four substitute in Victory bread until
March Il. the food administration an
nounced, in advising bakers to buy
other wheat -four substitutes.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-02
DeSpOndency Due to Consultation,

HSSTVfItt~fto5- Dt'e W N0It't f1stSf0ff'
Women often become nervous and
respondent. When this is due to
constipation it is easily corrected by
taking an occasional dose of Cham
berlain's Tablets. These tablets are
easy to take and pleasant in effect
Adv
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-02
The Weather
The Pneumonia Season.

Forecast for this section: Fair to-
day and tomorrow; northerly winds.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-02

Captured BY Germans in Raid
on Trench.
GAS BATTE.-...ES WIPED CUT
Position Whence Fun Poison At ack
Was Made is Completely Erased in
Swift Vengeance.

Berlin, March 2.-Ten AmsIi ans
have been captured by The Germ ms
rear Chavignon. on the french fr~nt.
Army headquarters so ann .uacod.
A few French prisoners also were
taken from hostile irene 25 by Ger
man sto!lsing troops thai made the
raid
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-04-18
MORE EXPERTS TO HELP
FIGHT THE ORCHARD BUGS
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Sends Reinforcements to Prof.
A. L. Melander

Seven experts in the control Of in
sect enemies affecting in Washington
the production of cranberries and all
other orchard and berry fruit subject
to attack, vegetable attacking insects,
and those damaging to cereals and for
age crops of all kinds in both eastern
and Western Washington, have by the
U. S. Bureau of Entomology, been as
signed to service in Washington for
the period of the war, or longer, with
DR.. A. L. Melander, entomologist Of
the Washington experiment station,
and head of the college department Of
zoology, in general charge Of their
work.
This new departure in extension en-
tomology is understood to be part
of the government program for the
production and protection Of agricul-
tural crops during the war. In WASH
ington this enlargement of the work
in insect control will be under the adj
ministration of the extension service
of the State College, DR.. Melander
having been assigned as project lead
er for the entomologists. Bookkeeping
and attacks directed at insect enemies
of bees are included in the new, state
wide offensive on the insect enemies
of agricultural production.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-04-18

Several local people visited the
plant of the Niaga Placer Gold COM
pany near Hanford Sunday, as the
guests of Robert Ferguson. The plant
was operated during the afternoon
and the details of the process were in
terestingly explained by the manager.
In the party were several experienced
placer miners who expressed surprise
at the richness of the sands and the
ease with which it can be handled.
Where the company is operating pay
dirt is found from the surface right
on down and there is no great over
burden to be removed before pay dirt
is reached. For this reason placer op-
erations can be carried on at a very
small per yard cost, which, according
to experienced placer miners, is the
deciding factor in any placer opera
ton.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-04-18
NEW MACHINERY

The Star-Palace Laundry company
has just finished thoroly overhauling
its plant her and the installation of
new machinery which will greatly in
crease the efficiency and capacity of
the plant. A mangle of the very latest
model has been installed at the cost
of several thousand dollars. With the
increased output which is made pos
sible by the new equipment the COM
pany will make a speciality of rough
dry work on g pound rate basis.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-04-18

R. E. Pratt, E. M. Sly, B. E. Reser
and A. R. Gardner attended the Red
Cross basket social and auction sale
given by the Vale Grange at the Fruit
vale school house yesterday evening.
Mr.. Sly was the star purchaser of the
evening. He returned home with a
sack of beans, a coop full of chickens
and setting hen, nest eggs and all.
At last reports the old girl was still
setting. Altho Mr.. Pratt didn't come
in as strong at the finish as did Sly,
he was a very spectacular bidder and
he bulled the basket market from the
start to finish. His Board of Trade
strategy added good many dollars
to the receipts of the evening. Before
the sale an attractive patriotic pro-
gram was given by members Of the
grange and the school.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-04-18
MAY DAY DANCE LAST
BENEFIT FOR SOME TIME
Local Branch Asked to Discontinue
MOney-Raising Activities for
Big Drive

All Red Cross organizations have
been asked to clear the way for the
second big war fund drive which will
start May 20. This means that all
benefits or other local money-raising
campaigns are to be discontinued un-
til after the drive.
In compliance with this request the
Kennewick branch will not give its
sanction to any more benefits until the
drive is over. The sale of the quilt
now on display at Vibber- Gifford's
will be completed and the Kennewick
Business Girls dance will be given on
May 1 as previously advertised.
Altho division headquarters have
not put tho ban on raffles they are
strongly discouraging this means of
raising money for the Red Cross. The
laws of the state prohibit the adver-
tising of rattle and there is grave
danger that some of the raffles may
go beyond the legal limitations, con-
sequently the local branch has been
asked not to encourage raffles in the
future.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-04-18
ED. ROBERTSON
DIES SUDDENLY
Well Known Young Man Passes
Away Following Operation
for Appendicitis

E. d. Robertson died Sunday morn
ing at Our Lady of Lourdes hospital
in Pasco following an illness of three
days of acute appendicitis, Funeral
services were. conducted in the local
Baptist church Monday afternoon at
three o'clock by the pastor, Rev. j.
ID. B. Adams; interment was in River
view cemetery. The local lodge I. o.
o. F., of which Mr.. Robertson was a
member, had charge of the services
which were largely attended by the
young mans friends in Kennewick and
Pasco.
Mr.. Robertson, who was an expert
horticulturalist, had made his home
either here or in Pasco for nine years
and his death brings sorrow to the
many who knew him as a fine, clean,
conscientious young man of remark
able ambition and tireless energy, and
a loyal and generous supporter of all
community interests.
Edgar Dennis Robertson, son Of Will
liam Walter and Elmira M. Easily Rob-
ertson, was born at Joplin, Mo-, July
13, 1882. His early boyhood days were
spent in Washington county, Arkan-
sas. He came west in 1903 and has
always engaged in horticultural work,
first at Charleston, Wash, where he
had charge of a nursery for four years
then later at Gardena, Wash. He came
to Kennewick in 1909, where he was
superintendent of the Van Holderbeke
Nursery for five years. In 1914 he
went to Pasco and since that time had
been employed by the Pasco reclama-
tion company as an orchardist. AT
the time of his death he was superin-
tendent for r. E. Strahorn Of that
company.
He was 35 years, 9 months, day
old. He leaves two sisters and, one
brother, Mrs. A. r. McCamish, of Bell
fourche, S. D., and Miss Belle and
Charles G. Robertson, of Kennewick.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-04-18
NO SHORTAGE OF TIN
CANS FOR HOME AND CLUB
Those Who Wish TO Help Win the
War by Means Of Canning
Will be Supplied

Home Gamers of Washington and
members of the juvenile canning clubs
who, thruout the state, are planning
extensive food conservation by garden
ing and canning the coming crop-pro-
ducing season. need have no fear of a
shortage of tin cans, according to o..
II. Benson, national club leader, Wash
ington, ID. c., who has just written to
this effect to Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, in
charge of boys and girls clubs in
Washington, at the State College.
National Leader Benson qualities
his statement with the warning, that,
on account Of Congestion in the rail
traffic of the nation, wholesalers and
retailers supplying the home and club
canning demand for tin cans must
place their orders very early; other
wise a shortage in cans may result
from inability to ship the cans on time.
Mr.. Benson states that Frazar g.
Company, New York City, will have
in storage ct distributing points thru
out the United States, about five mil
lion cans. The Southern Can Com
pany, of Baltimore, will be able TO sup
ply about fifteen carloads of plain tin
cans with sanitary tops. The Amer
lean Can Company, of New York, Chi
cago and Portland, Ore, will have a
limited supply for home Gamers, but,
according to National Club Leader
Benson, is now unable to say the exact
amount that will be available for dis
tribution.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-04-18
REMEMBER THE TUSCANIA, BUY A BOND
TO OPERATE GRASS
AND BERRY TRUCK
Valley Members of Marketing
Union Will Not Have to Haul
their Stuff to Town

The Kennewick- -Richland Marketing
Union has made arrangements for the
operation of truck down the valley
as far as Finley to handle the aspara-
gus and strawberries of its members.
This new plan it is thought will be of
great convenience to the growers, es-
pecially those of small acreage and
will help some toward solving
the labor problem as it well relieve the
grower of the necessity of knocking
off work in the middle of the after
noon in order to get his products to
town.
The truck will be operated by the
Valley Barn and a charge Of 8 cents
per package will be made. The Union
will collect this hauling charge from
the grower. The truck will be operat-
ed on a regular schedule and each
grower will be expected to assemble
his stuff at some point along the route.
For the present the truck will make
three trips week, on Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday. This schedule will
handle the asparagus until the wea-
ther pets warmer and the receipts be-
come heavier. AS soon as the tonnage
demands it daily trips will be made.
According to F. H. Krug, local man.
ager, the asparagus market bids fair
to be good this yaer. The price last
week held around 1925 per LIB. box
but is now down to $1.75. It is expect
ed that the Northwest markets will be
pretty well cleared of California as
paragus soon and a stronger market
can be expected. The Union will ship
practically 100 per cent of the aspara-
gus out of the valley, consequently
there can be no disastrous price cut
ting. Mr.. Krug warns against short
weight boxes and a Sloppy" pack,
eff the growers will stand back of the
Union by putting full weight into the
boxes and pack it neatly, believe we
can show them the best returns they
have ever had for their CROP" said Mr..
Krug.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-04-18
LIBERTY BOND MONEY Is
CARRIED TO RUBBISH DUMP
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Stewart Find
Their Savings at Spokane
So CrematOry

One hundred and twenty dollars in
gold, saved by Mr.. and Mrs Grant A.
Stewart, W91O Fifth Avenue, to buy
Liberty bonds, was recovered from a
pile of rubbish yesterday on dump at
the city crcmatory, where it had been
hauled by city crew in cleaning out
the basement of the Stewart home,
says the Spokesman-Review. Mr..
Stewart, who is general manager of
the Lauricr mine, said that together
with his wife he had from time to
time dropped odd pieces of gold into
small bag, swaiting the time when
another Liberty loan would be on.
They were out of the city early in the
week and dropped the bag with the
gold on the basement floor, covering
it slightly with a little earth. Friday
Mrs. Stewart concluded to clean the
basement floor and had her husband
send up a man to do the work in the
person of James Valentine. The base
ment floor was raked and the contents
loaded into crematory wagon, to-
gether with the bag of gold.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Stewart sug-
gested to his wife that the time to buy
the Liberty bond had arrived and he
went to the basement to get the mon
ey with a view to making an invest
ment. On finding that it had disap-
peared Stewart reported the loss to
Fred Doyle, foreman of the city crem-
atory, who showed him where the load
had been deposited. Valentine was
then hunted up and with rake sent
to the dump in search of the coin. At
ter short time Valetine returned to
the crematory Office with handful
of shining gold pieces and broad
smile overspreading his face. Stew
art rewarded Valentine with $40
gold piece and thanked the crematory
management for the honesty of its
men, II.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-04-18

Van Ashmun, head of the manual
training department of the high school
left yesterday in response to tele-
gram calling him to Stevens Point,
Wis, where he was registered for mil
itary service. Stevens Point is Mr..
Ashmun's home town and he will have
a few days. visit with the home folks
before answering the call to service.
Mr.. Ashmun is brother Of Mrs. E.
w. Trenbath and has made this his
home for several months.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-04-18

Empire Teachers Association at Spo-
kane. Should it prove possible to Sc
cure properly qualified teacher for
that subject, the Kennewick high
school will be one of the twelve high
schools in this state to secure the ben
eft OF federal funds for agricultural
instruction the coming year. This
financial assistance will amount to
one-half the amount paid for the
teachers salary and will come in the
form of reimbursement from the
federal government to the local school.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-04-18
Mrs. E. w. Trenbath and Mrs. C. E.

Mrs. E. w. Trenbath and Mrs. G. z.
Tweedt We're hostesses Friday evening
to the lady teachers and a few girl
friends, at an informal but very pref
ty six o'clock supper at the Trenbath
home. The color note of red and white
was carried out in all the decorations
as well as in the delicious three-course
supper served amid much good natur-
ed repartee. The absence of "mere
man" did not seem to detract from the
enjoyment Of the occasion.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-04-18

CONTINUED on page eight
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-29
FLU" SITUATION IN
AMER|CUS IS NOW
NJ UGH IMPROVED;
BETTER IN COUNTY
ONLY NINE NEW CASES REPORTED
IN THE CITY THIS WEEK, AND
INDICATIONS NOW POINT TO
OPENING OF SCHOOLS NEXT
WEEK. - PRECAUTIONS STILL
NECESSARY.

The FLU" situation in Americus is
much improved, DR.. B. F. Bond. as
sistant surgeon, United States public
health service, and health commission
er of Sumter county, taking with a
Times Recorder representative today
authorized the foregoing statement:
The improvement in the situation,
in the opinion of DR. Bond, is due in
a large measure to the closing of the
schools, churches ard theatres early
in the epidemic. There is no reason
to suspend precautions as yet, he says,
but the fact remains that "fiue' is on
the decrease here, and this will be
good news to hundreds.
The matter of permitting the
schools to open next week and the
suspension of church services next
Sunday has not yet been acted upon,
but there are indications that the ban
on such gatherings will be lifted at
the weekend and that on Sunday the
usual services will be held in the vari-
Gus edifices. The moving picture
theatres will also be permitted to open
for business again, if the churches
are allowed to hold services Sunday.
The fact that the epidemic is subsid-
ing is forcefully illustrated in the Of
fetal statement that only nine new
cases have been reported in the city
this week In the country districts,
however, the report is not so re-as-
suring, there having been total Of
thirty cases reported Monday in the
outlying sections. Thus, it Will be
easily seen, there is still need for the
usual precautions against spread of
"hu" and all residents of Americus
and the county are urged to confined
spraying and gargling several times
daily 1t would be most unfortunate.
now that the situation is becoming
manageable, for renewed outbreak
to occur, and the health authorities:
urgently request all here to assist in
the effort to prevent this.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-29
PRIMARY TOBE HELD
FOR CITY OFFICES
THURSDAY, NOV. Il
INTEREST GROWING
MAYOR, THREE ALDERMEN, TWO
POLICE COMMISSIONERS AND
NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
TO BE CHOSEN.-NAMES OF
THOSE WHOSE TERMS OF OF
FiiTF WEI FNFIRE.

The date of the coming primary for
municipal officers here has been fixed
by the Democratic City Executive
committee as Thursday, November IA.
and rules governing the election will
be published tomorrow. There are
three aldermen and two police com
missioners to be elected, in addition
to a mayor and new executive com
mittee.
Those whose terms of Office expire
with the coming of the new year are
Mayor l. G. Council, Aldermen E. L.
PCll, H. B. Mashburn and Hugh Mize,
and Police Commissioners, J. e. Chap
man and S. L. Sills. Interest contin-
ues to grow in the election, and it is
probable there will be lively contest
for the various Offices to be filled.
An entire new executive committee
is to be chosen at the primary, but
this is a matter of small detail as
compared to the bigger contests in
volving the naming of a mayor and
three aldermen, as well as two mem
be1s of the police commission.
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gathered will be very complete and
will cover practically every person
who ever had a charge account in this
city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-29
BREAK BETWEEN
TEUTON ALLIES
IS NOT BELIEVED
NEAR AF TER ALL
VIENNA AND BERLIN GOVERN.
MENTS STILL BELIEVED TO BE
WORKING IN HARMONY-CHAR.
LES MORE ANXIOUS THAN WILL
HELM TO OBTAIN PEACE Is BE-
LIEF

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 29.-In
trest in official circles today was cen,
treed on the peace new note from
Austria, reported in press dispatches
to be on its way to Washington. No
official announcement has yet been
made to the latest communication
from Germany, delivered yesterday
to President Wilson.
Though the Austrian note, accord
ing to the unofficial text, does farther
than have any of the German peace
in that it asks the presi-
SsLent to begin Immediately negotiations
80 peace and an armistice without
awaiting further exchanges with Ger
many, many officials saw practically
no signs fthe expected break in the
alliance of the central powers.
In fact, it is belived the Vienna and
Berlin governments are working in
harmony and with a full knowledge of
the others gactions. The belief was
based largely on the fact that the ac-
tions of Austria thus far have not
caused any visible resentment in Ber-
lin.
Emperor Charles, it was said,
doubtless realizes that conditions can
not long remain as they are now, and
accordingly is exertingf even more
strenuous efforts than his ally to OBJ
tain a reaca moi toe nerus f kanlil-
"a
iating.
In regard this Austrian assertion
it was pointed out that nothing is said
about guaranteeing the complete in
dependence of these peoples.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-29
MARION REEVES
DIED At HOME
IN ANDREW, s. c.
INTERMENT HERE
FORMER CONDUCTOR HERE AND
WELL KNOWN TO AMERfGUs
FOLKS. - ANNOUNCEMENT OF
DEATH HAS CAUSED WIDE
SPREAD SORROW THROUGHOUT
WHOLE COMMUNITY.

Americus friends will learn with
widespread regret of the death at An
drew, S. c., of Marion Reeves, until
a year ago a popular Seaboard Air
Line conductor, who numbered his
friends hereby the hundreds. He was
twenty-five years of age, and two years
ago married Miss Inez Mauk, of Am
CIRCUS, who sirvives him. Death fol-
lowe da brief illness, the details of
which have not been communicated
to friends here.
The remains will be brought here
for interment, and the funeral cortege
will form at the Seaboard Air Line
depot on arrival of the 3:08 train
from Savannah, tomorrow (Wednes-
day) afternoon. Interment will be in
Oak Grove cemetery, and the exercises
will be under the auspices Of the Or
der of Railway Conductors, of which
deceased was long member. S. j.
Clark, H. NJ. Stokes, ]. W. Colbert, T.
L. Simmons, G. NJ Bragg and w. j..
Josey will act as pallbearers, and
Rev. Lansing Burrows will oficiate
at the burial ceremony.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-29
NEW GERMANY IS
APPROVED BY The
FEDERAL COUNCIL
COPENHACEN SAYS

COPENHAGEN, Oct. 29.-Th Ger
man federal council has approced the
bill amending the imperial constitu-
a IN in the form as adopted by the
reichstag, according to a Berlin tele-
gram.
Czecho-S -Slovak deputies IN the curse
of an audience with Emperor Charles
of Austria, acked that Austro-German
troops be removed from their portiD
of the empire, and that the Czecho-
Slvoak Regiments be returned. ac-
cording to despatch from Vienna.
It is said that they made it clear
that internal 1evolution might en-
sue if the recommendation was not
granted