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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-10
Greater 81 gar
Output Is Vital.

No American industry is essen
tlal to win the war as sugar
beet production.
Unless we are able To supply
800 900 tons beet sugar to the
Allies. that IT. gar must be got
from lava and we move 800 600
less soldiers go France.
The Food Administration. at
request ni rrganiz i beet grow
ers. investigated the conditions
OF sugar beet growing, to estab
lisha price that would stimulate
production.
The farmers Union ot AL the
western states carried on q cam
psigu Tor several months this
year demanding that prices oi
beets he advance, to $40 ton
The raise from 81 25to $40 90
a ton was not granted to zurich
the farmer, tie manufacturer. or
to raise prices to the consumer.
but AS Il wal measure to oprnducr
more sugar
II we cannot deliver 500 600
tons beet sugar to the Allies +
1918 with ships that take 30
laNs tocroSs Observation-Disclosures
lut SLIPS that take l50adavs tog
to lava tor sugar. we iilock the
transport of 100000 additional
soldiers to the fighting line II
Europe.
In asking tanners to grow beets
he uation is asking hun to he'll
save shius to send sold $ to
France.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-10
Oakley Looses Her
First Soldier Boy.

Oakley this week is mourning
the loss OF her first Soldier Boy,
Ether Smith. the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Hyrum Smith of this city.
The lad died in camp at American
Lake, Washington.
News is eagerly awaited to
know when the boys remains
will arrive that the people OF the
communito may pay their re-
spects to one of their Der
who answered the nations call
to fight tor Democracy.
A the time OF going to press il
was not learned when the caske,
/ would arrive, but 1t is expected
to arrive either TODAY or tomor-
aow Saturday, and funeral ser
vices will be held inmcdiatel !,
OH the arrival OF the train.
sympathy OF the entire
community is extended to the
community
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-10
Public School Notes

Stop Look! Listen! DO YOU
know that the Ind. School Dist
No 2 is in the lead OF all schools
in Cassia County in having the
greatest mount ofmonev invest
ed in War Saving Certificates and
Thrift stamps and per capita, or
according to our enrolment, we
are also in the lead. 1t is "A tact
lust the same. for the County
School Superintendent has advis-
ed us OF this fact.
Take notice again. one week
ago today there were only foui
schools in the State of Idaho tina
had 1909 purchasers Of W ) )
and Thrift Stamps. and whc,
this paper is published our schoo
can boast of having 1OO% Now
this is Il record we are proud Of
and we hope to capture some o
the prizes offered by the Count,
War Saving Society Chairman.
Watch for our detailed report
next week which will reveal our
condition.
The Eighthgrade examinations
are on this week.
The following are the best or
ators III their grades and have
been given n certificate by Gov
erpment officials, for delivering
the best patriotic speeches
Martha Borcn. Third grade
Max Warrington. sixth grade.
Lydia Stevens, fifth grade
Remona Ward, Beginners
The other grades will soor
contest and their winners viii bs
printed later.
Come 10 our Lantern Slid,
lecture FRIDAY evening at 8
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-10
Mrs. Milton Dies
A. ler n Operation

Mrs. Milton, the vile ct F. w.
Milton OF Oakley passed away
on TUESDAY in the Bailey hospi.
tai where she was taken last
Friday 10 undergo an operation
tor AN i.ftcinal growth Her
death came rs a great surprise
to her manv friendS and relatives
as the decreased lady WAS feeling
WEI and only complained OF a
slight pain before going in the
hospital and was out and about
among her friends right up til
she went to Burlrv.
Owing to SO many relatives
having TO come such long dist
ancex the t.:netal service will no,
be held until this afternoon al
2 80 to enable them to be present
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-10
Red Cross Drive
Next Week.

Next week Oakley will start
her big Red Cross Drive, and
W hen it is expected that Oakley
Will get her allotted quota of
$500 in quick time. EVervbody
must help and all will be called
upon during next week to dig uD
bit n,ore. at he Red Cross
can carry on their good work
at home and abroad. DO your
hit as home aud the boys will do
theirs in other climes.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-10
ANNOUNCEMENT.

In order to be fully prepared to
handle all classes Of service ox
pected, the Farmers Commercial
and Savings Bank wishes to IN
form the public that Miss Maud
Ellison has taken out Il Notarial
Commission, ana j. qualified to
take all acknowledgements On
deeds, mortgages. cOnveNaII@es
and soiorth.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-10
Kk|SER'S LEG|OAS
HELD BY ALLIES
ADVANTAGE RESTS WITH ALLIES
AFTER WEEK OF FURIOUS AT
TACkS BY HUN FORCES.
Americans Come to Close Quarters
With Germans, Using New Guns
With Deadly Effect, Accounting
for Many of the Enemy.

Washington.-The allied forces have
been holding their own the past week.
much of the former snap of the kaiser's
forces being gone General SiXt Won
Arnim's plans went woefully awry at
lpres just when he expected to reap
The reward of his turning movement
against that stronghold.
On the Amiens front severe fighting
has been recorded from day to day. II
will be recalled that the British recap
tured Nilers-Bretonneux and that the
French retook Hangard and part of
lanyard wood Most of the fighting
wns in this region. The Germans and
their enemies attacked and counter-at-
tackled throughout the week, the final
advantage resting with the allies. AT
one point the Huns came in contact
With an American force, which ap-
parently had been inserted between
the British and French near Villers-
BrctonneuX. Three thousand of the
enemy. after Il two hours lombard
mcnt attacked this part of the line.
They came to close quarters with the
Americans, and there was hand-to-
hand fighting, in which the enemy WAS
NorSted. He retired. leaving many
hodieS in front of the American posi-
lion. For the first time it is recorded
iiiat the Americans are using Il new
weapon sort of shotgun rifle. 1t is
evidently used for fighting at close
quarters, although the shot, which
sprays With shotgun effect. kills al
several hundred yards Westerner'
who know something about the deadli
ness of the sawed-of shotgun will ap
preciate the effectiveness of this wea
, pUn in a scrinrmage.
In lighting south of IIangard tn
French improved their positions. The
: aiiacked the Germans between Halle
Z and Castel, on Il front Of about one AM
ne-quartcr miles. takine possession o
iiil s. ana The wood bordering on tn
5 AyFc river.
British operations are proceeding ii
both IA slpotaiiia and .dcStine Nov
n- north ai Ba@luit tJ"ard the great
ufslsh base az A9eel. tley have
lgcl4.I the 'l.,aN r.tel. aiter capiur-
iit iuaEtcen suns s-..l "s.rls 1000 pas
o-l.s.
In Palestine, NitA ..-e ,Xception of
oae scNsfc i,sva.c, u.e D..dsh have
i.oers.rl.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-10
Cassia Academy
Extension Work.

The Board of Education of the
Cassia Academy has decided to
enlarge tina scope OF it's work and
to make Oft greater value to the
people in the district served bv
the school. For several year. he
u s. Department of Agriculture
ana Home Economics have been
carving their work into the var
ious communitie. and homes of
the people All least 30 ot the Al
counties in lu. hn have Apricul-
tural agents or advisers who
spend their time giving all the
help noss;ble IL the solution Of
the farmers pr,blrns some of
our counties lady work
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-10
OVER THE TOP IN
LIBERTY CAMPAIGN
FfFTEEN MILLION AMERICANS
SUBSCRIBE FOR BONDS,
BREAKING ALL RECORDS.
Third Liberty Loan Oversubscribed,
1t Being Believed That When Sub-
scriptions Are All in the Four
Billion Mark viii Be Passed.

Washington.-The American people,
for the third time in year. have
heavily oversubscribed a war credit.
As the third Liberty loan campaign
was closing Saturday night, the treas
ury department announced the cam
paign had been IAN overwhelming sue
cess. Although $3,OOOO0O was the
formal goal of the campaign, official
reports, Including only small proper
ton OF saturdays avalanche OF
pledges. showed the total as $3,203,-
GJJ,tJD, and there were indications
THAI the aggregate would be increased
to nearly $l,0O0.0O0000, when banks
have ullc to tabulate the multitude OF
laSt ~. .I.e applications.
the result of the campaign
proa.b.y "lA not be known for several
DIS
D4rial estimates placed the num-
Der On sI5s tbcrs at between 12,0OO,-
CoJ ana l.. 1000. far above the 1O,-
OVV.5D OF second loan, or 4 SOC, 900
OF The n. and some officials ex-
pr ssed ,le belief that the roll OF
bond h'Nu. would be even greater.
To them t.s was one of the most en-
con- s.a- lures of the loan.
lHt-.c federal reserve districts.
w were lie largest campaign
un4.s, o.v lAserbed, ana Il majority
of l!ie !, . made The same record
DeiaNo,e a.uDled its quota.
L. ou .lig continued actively in
man. N-se op 10 "A late hour Satur
day msn.. s,4a banks stayed open il
IN gu 20 roll up more subscrip
tioas am The SlGlG000,000 of th.
.ectiG a.,r,y loan last October
i.-. si .s.iing loans of th,
prlac,rA elcns were given ou
BY t,e ife gtA 10, follows:
A'rlIrn ~ rfs loan, early in 1917
3 p,r cMA sseriptions, $5,096254,
so
t''od S.aleS second Liberty loan,
peg sr'ipliOns, S4,6l6O00, 900
tieiAlan war loan, Az pei
CO. tt > per ccnt-Snbscriptions
Err Ioan Of 1918 5 per cen
I-. -..Gl -S61, 400.
pnn war loan, 3 pei
e. ms, S1.150000, 900.
rll loan, > per cent
S u "A 00D,OO0, 600
enb war loan, pc
G, ,rr MS S6OC 1000.
Victory loan, November
j. per subscriptions
) 300.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-10
rs,eG or FEARS FOR GROWN.
c. hust IA Would Adjourn Par
See" Because of Food Situation.

c. - huet a Would Adjourn Par
N4" Because of Food Situation.
Emperor Charles of
Ans h nno cred the Austrian
y 6r 80 aaianrn parliament and
il irau-itrate measures to rem
d., nrNl.. 'e the resumption of its
n-i.s Nlrnn dispatch says.
SD. irapt pn1iShed in Vienna in
az HAS .ho closure of parliament
is 70 Tie er.ousness of the food
81 NJ. The satcment says:
"le .ovcrpnaut VIII devote its en-
ti' steml Il to the economic problem,
ana v'il itv to create conditions re-
to nnahie the population 10 hold
las he,m docp in difficulties,
j. .eal Vno economic, for more
Il NJ. r ara il has been an open
$ fl II scrW Charles was de-
$ nGiie ahnut peace, his eff
+ h aUWtau having OCCASION
aiIs n.r.,a crTle,a.A IN Berlin.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-10
Government Calls
for Surplus Wheat.

All surplus wheat now in the
hands of Farmers and others
must I've marketed before MAY
18th. 1918. II the wheat can
not he marketed at once report
amount on hnnd ~ he following
using the uificcr who is handics
10 vou.
|. w. Mitchell, Oakley, Idaho.
{. o Dumas. Albion. Idaho
Frank kinlott. Malta Idaho.
/. !. Rae. Burley. Idaho.
l.. A. Gillett. Lclco, Idaho.
j. /. RAE.
Chairman County Council
Deiens~
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-10
Transscr Ordered to Prevent Esosp.

CoNcnharcn.- numors from Vienna
are to ihe ellect that silva Farron "a.
The Austrian minister of agriculture;
NJ. -haszeEeki, nuthenian minis er.
and 81. Zn,ecs Slavonian minister.
have resigned as a protest against the
agitation in i'Ahcnia.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-10
|. W. W. Leaders On Trial.

Dhicago.-1h euVenhncut began
prosecution of teStunoay in the tli1l
of IL lesd lbs OF thc |. 80, W. ON .lay
>, AFTER .rnk *. Nehelscr special
prosecutor "a 4 said il would be shown
the o-.ni1,pn enered 4 widespread
conspiracy ID upset Americas war
plans.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-10

iSUee h.--ghf effective work OF
al a.. in j ns the German
5 .re is IL scrihed by the
n,, sie.t. les NanvcI'ca of The
J. ;e. Ahish SAM in one day twenty
tls,r u~i an boa.S laden with gravel
aua reai Aetal fos the German font
ia lsstdr. The vessels at the time
We. hIOmeteio from tle enemy
rear lAie.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-10
Wealthy Asked to Send Substitute.

tapeiawn -tenerai Louis Eotha,
pr. n,ier ul the union of South Africa.
,nneaiing for recruits TO fill gaps in
iln Seuih African brigade IN Europe,
asks thnt the men OF wealth who can
not - themselves send substitutes,
with whom they may nuke arrange
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-10
Woman killed by Speeding Auto.

4ammisne, llls.-airs. Stella .Iohn-
spu. ass 20, was killed, presumably
hy lsns inrown from a speeding auto
mrllle her neck being broken. The
d..er nf the machine put on more
s..t.t md neefnen.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-06-20
Y
= LOCAL AND PERSONAL

All members of the Botna Tele-
phone Co. who have not already
paid their assessments are asked to
please pay them at once as they are
past due. A. E. Fest, secretary
treasurer.
j. l.. Fiscus, who has been work.
ing for Hermansen & Stone, doing
carpenter work at Plover since last
April, returned home the fore part
of the week, having finished the
work on hand.
George r. McLeran, who was call
ed here few weeks ago by the SER
ious illness and subsequent death of
his father. the late VIM. McLeran,
returned to his home in Chicago
Sunday afternoon
Glen Turner has secured a three
weeks furlough from service at Fort
Omaha in order that he might as
sist his brother on the farm, mas
much as farm labor is exceptionally
scarce at this time.
The Republican state convention
will be held in the city of Des
Moines Wednesday, July 10th. 1t
will be one of the largest cohven-
lions ever held by the party. The
democratic convention comes the
week following, on July 18th.
George Erven received a little
souvenir from his son, G. A. Erven
the fore part of the week. He is
somewhere in France and is with Co
d, 18th Eng. Ry. Eng. The souve-
Mrs were an inkstand and paper
knives made Of brass. Young Erven
left here in January. 1917 and has
been in France almost a year.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-06-20

Miss Lucille Culver, who finished
her four years course of study at the
state university where she graduated
last week, arrived in the city the
latter part of the week. Her father
and mother met her in Atlantic.
Jesse Nickel of Avoca, was in the
city Sunday visiting at the George
Northup and j. r. Chandler homes.
His home is in Nebraska and he will
be called into the army service the
goth of this month.
Mark Law, who enlisted in the u.
S. Navy last fall and has since been
in the Great Lakes Naval Training
Station near Chicago, arrived in the
city Sunday on short furlough,
which he will spend with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Law.
Miss Alice White, of Portsmouth,
arrived in the city the latter part of
the week and is a guest at the home
of Mrs. N. 8. Hansen. Miss White
will be remembered as the lady who
drilled the contestants in the declam-
atory contests of the high school the
past two years.
Harley Stafford writes friends in
this city that he has left Camp Pike,
Ark, and after few days stay at
Camp Dix. N. j., he embarked for
France. He is on his way overseas
now and by the end of the week is
scheduled to land on foreign soil IL
no difficulties are encountered on the
way across.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Hays. who
were called here last week by the
death of their daughter, Mrs. Zelona
Kline, departed Saturday for Omaha
where they will visit. They took
with them the two oldest Kline boys
who will spend the summer with
their grandparents at Peetz, Colo.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-06-20
J. H. Baker, Your Grocer

Mrs. C. H. Stocking went to Ex-
ira yesterday to spend few days
with friends.
Miss Beulah Reed returned this
morning from several days visit
with friends at Elliot.
c. H. Wilde and family were in
Omaha the fore part of the week
visiting friends.
l.. E. Tramp went to Omaha yes
terday to spend few days looking
after business matters.
Fred Groner of Manning arrived
in the city the fore part of the week
for visit with V. l.. Culver.
Northup Bros. shipped five car
loads of live stock to the Omaha mar
ket Wednesday afternoon.
S. M. Gardner went to Sioux City
Monday evening, accompanying a
shipment of cattle his son Miles was
sending to the Sioux City market.
Mrs. N Downey and daughter Lor-
eta, left yesterday for Des Moines,
where they will visit several days at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. D. c..
Wilhelm.
A yearling calf strayed to my
place some time ago, has notified
face with mark on ear Now at my
place south of the old Hamlin school
house. w. j. Johnson.
Virginia Best, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. r. Best, who spent a week
visiting friends in Atlantic, returned
home Saturday afternoon, having
had most delightful time.
Elmer Smith, another one of the
| Audubon boys in the service, arrived
from Jacksonville, Florida, the fore
part of the week. He secured a fur
Tough to visit his father, Everett
Smith, who is seriously i'll from a
stroke of paralysis.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-06-20
Halt The Hun

Provide the boys with the things they need to make
short work of him.
Guns, clothes, aircraft, food, munitions and the
ships to get with. These the things the boys
need and they cost money-hunks of it.
June 18th
National War Savings Day
Make a Pledge to Buy War Savings Stamps
The quickly soldiers have all the things
they need the quickly the ships will be bringing
our boys back
NATIONAL WAR SAVINGS COMMITTEE
This space contributed for
the Winning ofthe Var by
DENNIS & co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-09

can be completed the newly arrived
nurses will stay at the Dodge hotel on
Beaver.
National army men at Camp Dodge
represent numerous religious beliefs
according to survey completed 10y
Chaplain III. B. Boyd, pursuant to IN
structions from the war department.
received recently.
This does not include those who
claim no anillation and number l.5ss'
Soldiers Of the Catholic faith out
number any other one sent and total
2.5Ss. The Methoiists arc almost as
strong with 2.346 !.
Those included under the heading OF
Lutherans total 1910. Presbyterians,
1872; CongreSationaaists, 533; Bap-
lists, 663; Christian, 629; and Episco'
palians, 541.
Those who claim no affiliation, rank
fourth in tho list
Many beliefs not often spoken OF
we're discovered by the chaplains IN
compiling the census. One man SET
Down as his religious faith HMillineal
Dawn" one Is listed as an "in1idel,
one as q Mormon three as Spirit
ualists," eleven as Atheists. nve as
"Asnostics," two as Holy Rollers" one
az "Theosophist," one Nationalist"
one as Liberal" and orc "Moraaist
The lis. shows there are seventeen
"t,lakers," thirty two "Mennonites,
one Salvation Army" worker ninety
Gle OF the Jewish faith" two Nor
avians," and four "Nazarenes.'
|
Target practice is under full sway on
the Camp Dodge rifle range, and fts :.
great place to visit, save for the fact
that visitors are not wanted.
Several hundred men are learnins
daily what an Enfield rifle Is good Tor.
! Officers are plugging away With Inc
regulation Colt automatics at the pis-
toll range. IA long line OF machine guns
! Is being used by officers TO famiiiarize
i themselves with the mowink down e q
] men. IL ,is3
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-09
MOB DEVAS1ATES PALACE.
Lootins Of Russian Winter Palace De-
scribed by Eye Witness.

Lootins Of Russian Winter Palace De-
seribed by Eyewitness.
New York, Fec. 3.-The Petrograd
correspondent Of the Moscow news-
paper, Outro Rossii GMorn Of RussiA9.
the siege and capture OF the Winter
Palace by the bOlsheviki forces and
the perilous march OF the arrester
kerensky ministers from the palace to
the Fortress Of Peter and Paul, gives
in the same paper a pi cturc OF the
looted Winter Palace and Of the events
Of the next six days. including the at
tempt Of the municipal council OF
petrograd to assume the rcins Of power
in the capital and form a coalition
ministry with representatives. Of all
parties.
Il succeeded" he says, "in walking
thru the palace a few hours after the
tombardment. The cor,ses od the sol-
diers Of the women's battalion, killed
in defense nj the palace. had already
been removed but thru the iron gate
could be seen the heaps f empty
shells, torn munition belta, books and
leaflets. The whole facade III the
p'lI<D-e WfS IlulltN SIISIiS, lfJf
scars standing out In striking contrast
to the red N the walk. The palace
guard consisted OF strong pichots Of
sailors and soldiers. heavily armed and
covered with cartridge belts.
When entered the first floor saw
a picture OF complete Devastation amid
which moved soldiers and sadIoFs
searching the rooms and adding TO the
! confusion. All the drawers Of the side
bo1rds and cupboards had been broken
Cprn. all the chairs smashed and the
WI "ked furniture thrown together IN
n"aps. On the beds and EDfaS broken
| lamps chandeliers and porcelain had
1""n thrown. The corridors were
/ n!!od with torn papers fragments and
s"r"Ds Of the magnificent tapestries,
ard broken furniture. Everywhere
| ahrolutr ChaGs.
In the rooms where the electric ft-
! 'inss had been stored the sOidlers, bsay-
ing carried of everything tnst seemed
TO have any value. were JInUSing them :
selves and Il crowd Of applaUdiDx spec-
tators by srnashin2 the electric bgp,s.
In one room ] saw a z0'5ier hacking
away the valuable tasp.estry f->ss 4
couch with q table knife. On the s<r-
! ond floor the scene was even Eioofptsr.