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The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-01-26
TWO VESSELS ARE SUNK IN
MEDITERRANEAN; 718 DROWN
Admiralty Secretary Announces Loss
In House of Confmons-Transports
Conveyed BY Japanese Ships.

London-By the sinking of two
steamers by the enemy in the Medit'
erranean about three weeks ago 7lS
lives were lost, it was announced Of
ficially. The announcement was made
in the House of Commons by Thomas
]. MacNamara, Financial Secretary OF
the Admiralty. Mr. Mcnamara added
that public notification of the loss OF
these vessels had been delayed until
the relatives were notified. Mr.. Nc
Namara's announcement gave the irst
news received here of any heavy loss
in life in recent sinkings in the Med
iterranean. A dispatch from Tokyo
on January showed that an attempt
had been made by hostile submarines
to attack British transports conveyed
by Japanese warships in the Mediter'
ranean on December 30 The Japa-
nese Admiralty announcement stated
that the submarines were repulsed
and that the warships were not dam
aged.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-01-26
I'VE MUST fight ON!'D
PARTY Chief AYERS
UNLESS GERMANY AGREES TO
THE TERMS OF PRESIDENT
WILSON.
Foe VIII Face Guns of British Work.
men SO Long AS Foot Is Kept on
Belgium, He Says Henderson
Pleads For Unity of All Factions. III

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Nottingham, England. British labor
at its convention here supported the
war aims recently promulgated by the
Executive Committee The viva voce
vote virtually was two-thirds major
ity for the program, which corresponds
generally with the recent utterances
Of President Wilson and Premier Lloyd
George. The amendments suggested
BY pacifists were swept aside in fA 9E
tof single resolution Of mQdeF ta
.lsE theI TIA
President Wilson and Mf IllJyd
George, and an invitation was put for
ward to the Central Powers to maze
known their war aims, as the Entente
Allies have done.
One amendment, which was downed
with scant consideration, was pro
posal to eliminate mention in the reso-
luton of President Wilson and Mr.
Lloyd George, although the hackers OF
it carefully explained that it was Of
fered in no spirit of unfriendliness, but
III the belief that the resolution would
carry more weight with the German
and Austrian Socialists if it avoided
the appearance of approving the acts
of Representatives of capitalistic gov
ernments."
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-01-26
AMERICANS Fight HUNS
U. S. Soldiers Killed in Battle in
France.
Corporal Walter Roberts Falls In Ac-
tlon, No Details of Which
Are Given.

Washington, Jan. 23.-Seasoned by
hard work behind the lines, American
regulars now are believed to be takf
ing their regular places In the front
iilsa trAucfea ai4d I'd TIE seRNf IAg
HI lsss IN ii ii IN tllR
lysl W fl]sg III Ia sll0fnig
the western front. This was the in
terpretatlon which Washington army
officers placed on the brief dispatch
from General Pershing announcing
that another American soldier-Cor-
poral Walter Roberts of Hartline,
Wash, had made the supreme sacri-
fice for his country. Roberts was KILL
ed In a clash, presumably between pa
trolls, last Sunday. General Pershing,
In the briefest Of report on the sub
iect, simply announced that he had
been "killed in action" Whether any
Of his companions were wounded at
the time is not yet known. in the ab-
sence of any details, officials suppose
that the fight was another OF those
trench raids which are a part OF the
night life all along the front. The
only significance in the announcement
If was said, was the revelation that
American soldiers again have been In
contact with the Germans.
II is not believed here that Ameri-
cans have taken over any additional
ground to defend. Such action, otfi'
cials say hardly can be expected un
I'll the spring drives are about ready
to start.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-01-26
URGES AMERICA
TO CURB REBELS
Fatal Fire of Chinese on U. S.
Gunboat Called Call
for Action.
ATTACKING GUNS SILENCED
Commander of the U. S. S. Monocacy
Reports on the Action Near
Il KEN Lih-Sien on the Yang
Use Kiang.

Pekiug, Jan. 23.-Reporting to the
Alslsrsin legation on the attack upon
.tl AZ ocacy, the American consul at
M urges concerted action by
M ltE ana British war vessels to-
II ha silfety of traffic OIL the
M Elseaeas foreign
ei heretofore have been the OBJ
8sye of gnipers, the consul points
ut, .he MOnocacy was the target OF
q ;eGl directed attack The volleys
began fifteen seconds after the first
shot yasl fired and continued until the
return Ire drove off the attacking
forces. At least six foreign merchant
men and two war vessels have recent
~ been attacked.
attack Without Warning.
The attack on the American gun
boat Monocacy, in which one sailor
was killed and two others wounded,
was made near Kien Lih-Sien and
came without warning. The attackers
hid behind a dixie on the north bank
of the Yang-Tse-Kiang The gunboat
returned the fire, but with what results
is not known. Afterward the Monoc-
acy proceeded to Hankow.
The Japanese steamer Tayuen also
was subjected to fusillades.
The firing lasted for half an hour
Ii is presumed that the assailants were
q detachment of the southern revolu
tionary forces.
! The reason for the attack and de
lis of it have not been received. DR.
| aul S. Reinsch, the American am
.ossador, will demand of the foreign
lice that responsibility for the at
/ ck be fixed, and the offenders pun
( he'd, and also that measures shall b,
ken to safeguard shipping. Docto
| Neinsch does not believe that the at
ack indicates an antiforeign feeling
/ INC rather that it was intended t.
/ bftng up complications for the centra
government.
Slences Attacking Guns.
Washington, Jan. 23.-The com
mander of the American gunboa
| Monocacy fired upon by Chinese reh
els, reported that he had returned TIL
1 fire and silenced it.
i Secretary Daniels gave out the fol
4 lowing:
"On January II, 8 n. M, tKN Unite
States gunboat Monocacy, while cruiS
ing about so miles above Yochow 0
the Yang-Tze-Kiang river, was fire
on by intrenched Chinese and was HI
n number of times. N. L. O'Briel
chief yeoman, was fatally injured an
w. N, Donelly, seaman, slightly wount
ed. The fire was returned by the Nj
nocacy and silenced.
ut is believed that the Chinese wel
bandits or revolutionists."
I, The foregoing is a paragraph
, the official report from the commando
of the gunboat
: American Minister Reinsch's di
, patches to the state department r
porting the attack on the gunboat M
nocacy contained no additional d
! tails to those already received in new
!. dispatches. Minister Reinsch said
e had already made representations
the Chinese government.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-01-26
Federal AGENTS silent on case.

Chicago.-The mystery surrounding
Josie Lindi, sixteen-year-old "dyna'
mite girl" which has baffied Federal
authorities for the past week, was part
ly solved, authorities say, by arrests IN
several cities. Charles F. Clyne, dis
trict attorney, questioned the girl
who was arrested when she arrived IN
Chicago from Youngstown, O., carry
ing SO sticks of dynamite in handbag
Later he told of the arrest OF John
Scursel at Youngstown and OF sew.
eral others, whose identity he refused
to reveal. Meanwhile the girl is being
held under $4,000 bond for violation
of the law against carrying explosives
on passenger trains. Federal officiais.
asserted certain elements Of the case
are too dangerous to permit them to
discuss it.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-01-26
MORE SAVING DAYS PLANNED
Another Meatless, Two Porkless, ana
Two WheatIess Days to Be
Added to List.

Washington, Jan. 29.-With renewed
appeal to American housewives ror
food conservation, the food administra-
tion will issue probably this week, a
new food card asking for one meatless
dav. two workless days and two wheat
less days each week, Food admins
tration officials said there would be
nothing compulsory about 1t for house,
holds, although it sought by bill to
make the days Of denial mandatory for
hotels and restaurants and other pub
lic eating places.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-01-26
SEE WILSON FOR IRISH PACT
London Daily News Reports Urgent
Representations to British cabi-
net on Matter.

London, Jan. 23.-The Daily News
saws there is reasons for stating that
President Wilson quite recently made
urgent representations to the British
cabinet on the desirability OF an irish
settlement The Dublin correspondent
of the Times reiterates the partly
honeful view of the convention, whose
reports or report, he says, will at least
advance the solution Of the problem
nv stages of unprecedented length and
Importance. The end, ne ADDS can
not long be delayed.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-01-26
Director General McAdoo Says Nom
essentials VIII Be Held Back
for transportation.

Washington, Jan. 23.-Director Gen.
eral McAdoo advised the department
of agriculture that the railroad admin
istration had no intention of issuing
any list of nonessentials from farm
products and that, to the contrary,
plans now being laid would provide
adequate transportation facilities for
all farm products off the country.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-01-26
rencn Take Prisoners.
German Raids RepuIsed.

London, JAN 23.-"Attempted en-
envy raids east of Ypres were re-
pulsed" the war office reports.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-01-26
STOP ADVERTISING FOR HELP
Federal Labor Department Claims
Widespread Calls for Men Is
Unsettling Supplies.

Washington, Jan. 23.-Peremptory
directions to many large industrial
concerns to cease widespread advertis-
ing for help, which was thought to be
unsettling the labor supply and work
ing hardship on individuals who an
swered the advertisements, have been
sent out by the department of labor
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-01-26

iishment itself have been commend
able. He has tried to do something.
Some improvements have been made
In the system in vogue.
"But In his plan the inherent weak
ness in the last analysis is that there
is no one between the president and
the army able to act. The new sys-
tenn of Mr.. Baker comprises the clear
ance board of the war Industries board
and the various purchasing depart
ments. There Is the inherent weak
ness. They cannot act.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-01-26
SIR EDWARD CARSON RESIGNS
lister Leader Quits British Cabinet
Because of Home Rule-Not
Irish Question.

London, Jan. 23.-Slr Edward Car
son minister without portfolio in the
war cabinet, has resigned. This an
nouncement was made officially. The
nrime minister has advised the king
70 accept Sir Edwards resignation.
The correspondence published shows
that Sir Edwards resignation was on
the Irish question and had nothing to
do with the conduct Of the war.
rrencn Take Prisoners.
Paris, Jan. pa German raid west
of Navarin farm in Champagne was
without result" says todays official
statement. "In the region of Auberive
French patrols brought back prison
ers."
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-01-26
FAX on lmmiurants.

Mexico City, Jan. 23.-President
Carranza has approved the bill impos-
ing a tax on immigrants. All persons
entering Mexico after February l will
have to pay a tax of 80 cents, Mex
lean.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-01-26

Jackson DR.. Austin Crouch, for
several years pastor of the First Bap
tist church at Murfreesboro, has ac'
cepted the call to the First church OF
this city
Washington.-Ru Smith, a
member of the Council Of National
Defense, has been commissioned as a
major in the officers reserve corps.
,
Newbern. Fish, soldier
boy from Bogota, has died at Camp
Jackson, Columbia, S. c., after brief
illness of measles and pneumonia.
TO HAUL ALL FARM PRODUCTS
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-02-07

Friday evening: Miss Dorcas Dewitt.
Paul Aubert and son, Paul, 0RoyssBlagg,
Beaufort Doggett. George Hanel,
George and Dave Cooper.
Miss Dorcas Dewitt spent the week
end with her friend, Mary Sheppard,
in the Central Vale district.
Miss Amy johnson entertained a
lady friend from Oregon City one day
hast week.
The Parent Teacher Association held
their regular afternoon meeting FRI
day. They will hold their regular
evening social Friday, February Is.
The committee in charge is arranging
for an excellent and unusual program.
A. C. Jordan is again working on
the Highway after short stay at
home.
The sewing branch of the Industrial
club met with Irma Miller Saturday
afternoon. IL will meet in two weeks
with Viola Jordan.
F. L. Blagg was in Hood River Sat
urday TO take second examination.
He did not pass. however, on account
Of having poor eyes.
Hammer, Rusch and Edwards hauled
hay to Woodwork station last week tc
fill car.
Bernice Everson, w. T. Wyatt. J. b
Doggett and son. Beaufort, and Dave
Cooper attended the lecture at Park
dale Thursday evening.
Milton Runyan, Jr., of Parkdale
spoke Sunday evening at the church il
the place Of Rev. Boldly, who had {
bad cold.
The Primary room had perfect rec
ord in attendance for the month oi
January.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-02-07
Mary Pickford Here Next Week

Greater even than her characterize
tions in "Rebecca of Sunnybrook
Farm" and "a Poor Little Rich
Girl" is Mary Pickford's S newest por-
trayal of the little, girl who is both
rich and poor in "The Little Pincess, 4"
by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
Sara Crewe, Miss Pickford's newest
portrayal, is girl of just about the
same age as Rebecca, and those whose
hearts were captivated by Mary's per-
formance in that familiar story, will
enjoy, more than ever, her presenta-
tion of "The Little Princess" Sara
is a girl of IL who has been reared in
the romantic city of Bombay, India,
and is taken by her father, Captain
Crewe, to an English boarding school.
With the news of the death of Captain
Crewe and the loss of his fortune,
Sara is relegated to the menial posi-.
tion of common slavey in the fash
ionable girls school. The adventures
of Mary Pickford as the scullery maid.
her lonely position, hunger and craving
Tor the sympathetic companionship are
all remindful of the adventures of
Oliver Twist.
This subject has met with wide sue
cess, both on the stage ana in book
form and that it proves an ideal vehi-
Gle for Our Mary" is readily appre-
ciated.
''The Little Princess" will be at the
Gem next Monday and Tuesday.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-02-07
MIDDLE VALLEY

A. Hodge and w. II. Austin were in
Hood River Monday attending to busi-
ness.
Miss Goldia Hodge has resumed her
school work at Odell. She was kept at
home last week on account of illness.
We are glad to learn that Glen Lenz
is well and happy. He is driver on
one Of Uncle Sans large motor trucks.
Capt. Winifred Arens, who has been
in the hospital for the last few weeks,
is slowly improving.
Ladies Aid meets at the Hodge home
Saturday of this week.
A1Nscent letter from Miss Cleo Shoup
states that she is enjoying the winter
in Butte. Mont, but has longing for
Middle Valley occasionally.
Waldo Arens has been appointed by
Leroy Childs, of Hood River. as chair
man for the labor and crop survey
campaign at Middle Valley and Mount
Hood. Mr.. Arens is doing this work
through the schools. We hope the pat
rons will respond as they did for the
food campaign. We must WIN the war.
One numbered per cent is the mark for
Middle Valley.
Word has been received that George
Cronin's play, ''The Sandbar Queen.
is being played by the Washington
Square players, of New York. The
material for the play was obtained by
MIR. Cronin while in Saskatchewan. B.
c., on the Frazier river. His book OF
poems, "Indian Legends" is now ii
print and friends in the valley are re
ceiving copies. Mr.. Cronin made his
home here few years ago. His wife
will be remembered as Lura Miller, o.
Mount Hood.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-02-07
HARRETl

There was q very good program rem
dered by the Christian Endeavor last
Sunday night. 1t was called. ''fhe
Challenge Of the King"
Rev. E. S. Muckley, Of Portland.
gave an address at the church Tuesday
Of this week. He spoke in the interest
of the National Benevolent Society.
Wednesday night there were. .patri'
otto addresses given by men from the
lcitysand others. j. w. Critics and l..
B. Gibson were among the speakers.
The speaking was at the Park grange.
The Current Events club met Tues
day at the home of Mrs. Forden.
| Mrs. J. ]. Gibbons was called tc
Portland to be withs.her sister. Mrs. G.
! d. Green. She left last Thursday ant
report has come that Mr.. Green dice
Of heart failure Friday. MIR. Gibbon!
went to Portland Sunday.
W. E. Cauller has returned homt
from an extended trip through Illinois
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New
York.
| The auxiliary Of the Christian
Woman's Board of Missions holds it
February session today at the home o.
Mrs. C. H. Clymer.
| Hazel Wallace is home and able Il
be out again after hospits operation
for appendicitis.
/ Mr.. Boynton, of Sunnyside. Wn.. i
a guest at the J. H. Shoemaker home
! Mrs. Shoemaker and Mr.. Boynton ar
sister and brother.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-02-07
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
(By Lenore Cran)

Friday night our boys team and one
girls team will go to White Salmon to
play basket ball. The other girls
team will go to The Dalles to play a
return game.
Saturday night the Goldendale teams
will play here. 1t promises to be a
fine game, full of excitement.
Last Friday White Salmon played
here. The girls score was l5-6 and
the boys 3l-l9 in favor of Hood
River.
DR.. DeBusk, of the University of
Oregon, was here Monday. He talked
to the Teachers Association on mental
retardation and eugenics. While he
was here he examined several grade
pupils, who were behind in school, and
were not able to learn easily.
The Royal Blue will be out Thurs
day. This is the sixth edition and u
dandy.
Miss Grace Edgington, former H.
r. H. S. student, who is now mem
ber of the faculty of U. of W., spoke
Wednesday at assembly. Mrs. E. r.
Moller also spoke, on the Junior Red
Cross.
Prof. Luton Ackerson. who has been
teacher in H. r. H. S. for the past
year, left Friday. He was accepted in
the ordnance corps at the University
of Oregon. The training will begin
March /.
The Junior Red Cross is coming out
fine in the high school. Indications are
that the classes will come through
with 100 per cent membership.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-02-07

week. but is better. This is the thi I'd
time that Mr.. Gill has had doctor in
over 20 years.
Sanford Smith, who has been quite
i'll is better. He gets out on the
streets again.
Mrs. Sanford Smith fell recently and
bruised herself quite badly. although
we hope not seriously.
A letter from Charles Gill, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Gill, who is in the
u. S. navy on the Atlantic coast, was
mailed at Newport News, Va. He had
been out since the last of December.
Mrs. Slutz, accompanied by her lit
tie granddaughter, daughter Of Ross
Slutz, who has been here staying with
her, left Sunday for Portland. Mrs.
Slutz had recently been in Portland be-
cause of illness in her sons family,
and when she returned to Hood River
she brought the child up to keep her
for while.
Local friends will be grieved TO
/ learn of the death Sunday OF a small
infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. Ross
Slutz in Portland.
The young people of the Baptist
church and a party at the church Mon
day night.
Mr.. Rosette, father of Mrs. E. L..
Scobee, is very i'll at their home on
Montello avenue.
l.. Z. Taft has received the sad news
of the death of his grandmother. Mrs.
Jane Graft. Mrs. Craft had made her
home with Mr.. Taft's mother ard
g&ther for the past Is years.
Miss Edyth Gill, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. J. H. Gill, who recently re-
turned to San Francisco from Homo
lulu, where she had spent the last two
years, has been promoted to chief
nurse at Camp Fremont, five miles
from Palo Alto, Calf. Camp Fremont
is large new camp. Miss Gill says
Il is yet unfinished and that the nurses
and herself eat in the regular mess
hall. They sit on rough benches and
eat from table without tablecloth OF
napkins, but that she has enough OF
the pioneer spirit to thoroughly enjoy
it, and the other nurses also. The
colonel is getting every thing ready as
fast as possible. Miss Gill finds the
climate pretty cool and can scarcely
keep warm.
Little Jacob, the son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Ross Slutz, of Portland, died the
third day of February, 1918.
This lovely bud. so young and fair,
Called hence by early doom,
Just came to show how sweet flower
In Paradise would bloom.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-02-07
ODELL

Mrs. L. A. E. Clark returned home
Friday after having enjoyed months
leave of absence visiting relatives and
friends at Lawrence, Ottawa and Bur-
lington, Kansas and Kansas City, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Nunamaker are
the parents of baby boy born within
the past week.
Mrs. G. w. Lafferty is home from a
three weeks stay in Portland, where
she visited at the home of her son,
S. ]. Lafferty.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Dunbar went to
Portland Saturday to meet their son,
Earl. who expected to be in Portland
Saturday evening for a "a hours leave.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Weinheimer
spent part of last weekIin Portland.
Mrs. Geo. Galligan and Mrs. j. l..
Stewart entertained the Ladies' Aid
society Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Galligan.
Frank Creson returned home Monday
after having spent the past FIVE weeks
at Corvallis, where he took a short
course in tractor driving.
The comedy, Miss Molly" given by
local talent. was greeted by a good
audience at the grange hall Saturday
evening. Judging from the many,fa-
play was exceptionally fine as an anna
teur performance. As a result the Tes.
lament Fund is between $50 and $40 to
the good. The committee in charge
wishes to express its appreciation Of
the assistance given by musicians and
those taking the characters in the play !;
also for the generosity of the grange,
as the use of the hall was donated for
the occasion. Aside from those mem
toned they wish to thank any or all
who rendered assistance in any way.
Only the first half of the bows game.
Parkdale vs. Odell. was played Friday
strong for Odell. The girls game re-
suited in close margin in favor Of
Parkdale. Next Friday evening Odell
boys play The Dalles at the home of
the latter. The girls next game will
be with White Salmon.
Saturday, February l6, in the high
school auditorium there will be a COM
munity Red Cross patriotic meeting to
which everyone should come. There
will be speeches and music. Bring
lunch. Coffee will be served for q
nominal sum.
Keep in mind the Parent Teacher
Association meeting Monday, February
IL. Plans for an interesting meeting
are being made.
MIR. and Mrs. Chas. Ehrck returned
home Wednesday of last week after
having spent week visiting relatives
in Portland.
Mrs. J. H. Eggert expects to 90 to
Portland next week for q visit with
her sisters, Mrs. d. Henden and Mrs.
James McFarlane.
A. L. Weinheimer expects to be a
Portland visitor within the next week.
o. H. Ehrck will go to Portland next
week. He expects tor remain there
for an extended stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Benefiel are
now at home in the W. L. Fagaly prop
erty.
| A. C. Miller. Of Albany, state dep
uty, attended the special meeting of
Odell grange last Thursday evening.
Officers elected and were installed.
The next regular meeting will be held
on the evening of the second Thursday
in February.
i Mumps have appeared in the grade