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The sun., 1918-09-16

LINE CRACKING
New Wedge Is Driven Into 1t
Along Soissons-Mau-
beuge Road.
LAFFAUX MILL CAPTURED
Allies Continue Eneircling
Movement About st. Quen-
tin-Maissemy Taken.
LAFFACX MILL CAPTURED

LoSpoS. Sept 1.-THE encirciins
movement about ST. Quentin continues.
although at n nsorc leisureiy race, the
advancing armies Of the Allies trying no,
20 get too far ahead o. the movement. in
ire south against the 81; Goha.n inassif
and LAon- The British to-day captured
Msisse-ny. northwest Of St Quentin. and
passing on toof possession Of the old
trench systern to the east and southeas,
OF IL. together with 100 prisoners
Progress was made also last night
south and north Of HoInon Wood. Or
the British right tie French made sd-
ditional gains in their movement TO the
south OF St Quentin. advancing as far
as Fontaine les Cltrcs-
In the new offensive begun by the
French yesterday 10 the south OF this
district, west OF the La Fe-e-I1aon line.
several villages were occupied and the
number OF prisoners taken was more
than e.5eS. Spirited resistance was en-
countered- but it was quickly overcome
Three strong counter attacks near Vaux-
a.lloa- no-theAs; OF scissors. we're re-
pulsed by THE French These attacks
were against the new French positions
The Associated Press correspondent with
the French army in France, telegraph
ing Saturday, says the French progress
was 20 rapid that a. one point a German
colonel and his sIaI were captured At
30 o'clock the Lansux mill was car
ried.
The holding OF this point was Of vital
importance for the Germans. and they
put up a sin resistance The retskinx
Of the position by the French represents
the gaining o. a valuable portion OF the
Hindenours line. The enemy engaged
his reserves in his effort but was unable
10 stop the French progress.
The Allies are advancing along th.
ridge on which the Scissors Maubtage
road runs. forcing a new wedge into the
German line and capturing many
trenches o. the Hindenourg positions
On Gen. NsnEins r.gHt ibe Meme
Jean farm was the scene OF most stub
born resistance. Each shell crater had
1.een transformed into 4 miniature
fortress and machine gun nests one
after the cthsr had TO Re overcome
after the hsr5esi sort OF grenade fghi-
ing DESPITE ali The effo-tk Of the
enemy the French had carried the en-
tire position by noon and had made
bag Of s5AA prisoners.
Al the same time the French captured
the town Of .AllenAni- situated on the
no-sh slope o! the Lsfsux Plateau.
The enemy here. as everywhere. was
unable 10 stop the irresistible pressure
Of the Allies
The sun., 1918-09-16
ST. MIHIELCOUP
CALLED FAILURE
Amazing Deception of German
People as to Extent of
Pershing's Feat.
TERMED AN EVACUATION
Public Led to Believe That
Army Bottled Up in Salient
Made Its Escape.
TERMED AN EVACUATION

AMSTERDAM. sept is.-Beriin news
papers contain little comment Of their
, own on the American drive against the
st Mihiei salient. except the Sociale;
Fo-eaeT1s. Herr Rooster. its military
writer. telegraphing Friday. asserts the
F-snco-Amer!can attack did 10: come as
s1rprlse- He belieTee II may Re part 0.
another big offensive which Will break
az some other points on the front and
atse-ts the German command IS fully
prepared for Eurh AT eventually
koes;er explains the ready abandon
men; Of the salis-, by the stzt.rn.n,
that possession OF ST M.h,el was valua
ble only as long as we could hoIe I,
world supTor; a German thirst pas;
Nerdrn." which idea now seems TO have
gone Into the discard He dwslls also
on the Franco-Arnsr!czn failure 10
bottle W the Germans in a sack. bu; he
>ees cleaTly a menace 20 the Lorraine
frontier. which - only eight mites be-
yond Thiaucou-t. while The Brey mine
basin also Il within easy reach But
with the fortress 0: Metz In the back.
ground be thinks any designs upon
@~a'- '-S'A N4 ~ ~ Slt ocrllS1 10
failure.
The TossHche Zei;urc PRINT. a cap
ton across It's from; page II which 4,
Gays; 81 Mih.e! herd quietly evsc-
ustsd-' The Lokal AE-ci9fr makes It
Fight toT 81 Nihie! bend
Capt ron SalzG'anr. military eIpe-.
o. tie Iosstsrhr Zsrvs9. says that q
glance e. the map viii show tina, The
r. 80
invitation 10 trouble and -ha, in the
lsst four years the question O. with
crawal Rad h~e- ~ Thoroughly stut ses
o1t r. all IS aspects that u rak mere,
a matter 81 proceeding According 90 \
detailed programme He oonos5.s. how
ever, ihat the Americans made Z Kind
q Gent, but re ventures 10 desc-!p-
lion Ct the operation.
Lieri Gen Ton .s-der-e % -he Ta5,.
s!oi' parenflv has 20, heard the de-
tztl of tie s. Nt-iel attack. to- hs
speculstes or the possibility % q frontal
asss III on lh@. Cne77iu ces Ttsrnep
where ~Ihe Amerjcans would have a
chance q passing ;h..- H-v- serious
fighting eXanir-Stlon.'
Ihe military write o- the Taolpb.
Raudsch1u. unlike The cihe-s. doe, rot
speak o. the German withs-ava' sS
having heen planned for yeas H..
mercy states that F-ar-o- American
concentration had h~sn noted for so-e
time south of Nsrovn and th&t Ge-rus Z.
plans were then made accordingly
IT is too early yet - say" ne rtsteF
whether the s. Mihiel reEior viii be
permanently abandoned. as the German
method cf defence knows only defence
Iores with 10 hard and tast deteroe
lines" He ssDieu'iy remarks: ."T-he
enemy hss Spent his forces Vsialy be-
cause - met no rigid line or which TO
Try 20 tresk IhroUYh
The Dusseldorf NarbricbicH Assumes
another s-rcflE barrier has been pre-
pared Whsre fu-ther enemy sssa ul;s rraay
be awaited in safety.
The sun., 1918-09-16
Enemy's Proposal for Withdrawal of
Troops From Murman Coast Re-
garded as Crafty Move to
Overcome Disadvantage
OFFER TO BELGIUM SEEN AS TRICK
TO SAVE GERMANY FROM HAVOC
Allied Diplomatist Discerns Foes Attempt to
Jockey Entente Into False Position by
Means of Insidious Propaganda
!specia' cable Detpatcs 10 TEE sus.
Copyraht. isIh. al rinkf. r,.>rr,n

LONDON Sept. 15.-Germany is striking swiftly in her
offensive. In addition to the Austrian inviting all
the beigerents to hazy conference and proposition
that all the Powers should withdraw their troops the
Murman coast the Arctic of Archange
made definite peace offer Belgium, in which there
word of reparaon indemnity confession admission
that Germany has wronged Belgium by the destruction
cities and the murder of her noncombatant population
The dishonesty of the proposal apparent is another
BrestLtovk scheme The offer of independence Belgium
after the if she promises neutrality rckery.
1t is apparent that Germany realizes
she must withdraw from Belgium and if she could obtain
treaty which would bar Belgian territory the Allies troops
and aircraft would add enormously the difficulties
tacks by the Allies against German territory and
would rob the Allies of the advantages accrung from the use
Of Belgian jumping off place while Germany escapes any
sort of payment for the crimes she has committed.
The trick in the Murman proposal lies in the fact
that while the Allies well established there German troops
far distant and the Firms showing reluctance to
assist the Germans and attack the Allies
The sun., 1918-09-16
Metz Threatened by. .Pershing's Advances;
Alsace and Baden Also Put in Danger

GIL'A' sept l5-Souh German view surprise
and evidently with fear the St
Mhel region Their military the section now occu
pied by the francoAmericans direct
threat to Metz.
The Mulhausen T.sebs offensive in upper
ce with heavy artillery which could the Duhy
OF Baden causing among population The
OF Muhausen and all of Aace about
TO this newspaper.
Swiss military critics American offensive in the
Woevre that they therefore
were beaten on their merits by experts
praise Gen. Pershngs advance considering not local tactical
attack but important which may result
bringing closer the end Of the war
The sun., 1918-09-16
Rejection Appear. Certain,

The arrival - The Aus,r-ar note ar-
ready Hs-a.Ged by adv.ceS from '2-eiE-l
CAPITALS. is awaited hourly q; the Sis'e
Department Presumably . WI CONF
through one of the reg'fsl cou-ulef
pos:!tly Swecer- W-hs'ht- u Vf1 -
s-sve-sd collectively or ir6.Y3tusIy Dy
the Powers a. ~a- with German VII %.
for me fgtgr+ 70 determine
While 10 formal comment ~ hs
made Uftl no note act IL . > arrives her.
Il can be Ets;s6 Sl;hpv, reserve ,Esr -.
answer 70 the J:opOxsl w!l be rsJ@r-
iiol W!'t inters~ very keen srlUuy
Senators ana Representative ip-l ight
there va 70 qyrs'.gr ~ the oy--lrsi.t
heard o. e'trg rte tra; uup.nd rF
st;itvos by -nts Gg1 cri. rner' &ne ~.
A,.iss IN 'Ae 'sCs - 'tis sggREsr.gt a..
have the ung lslhee si}ruYS' - rr-r1-
DtrS cf EyItr.2iS without regard II
parry j. tsct Many e-tDeo rss s%rtl-
Tnsnts - kspTehe izrYt FeSS 'g-fiEt.t
in hsyifg that tts uf's pesue ,t-a' ouyl1
ooTDe ESS pssne de'ated on ee-rns,I
81 BY America sn1 ne A.lss
The propqss! lhoIgt coming from
AGEtTiS. bearS AL t1s ssrula rEs Of nav
CSataaEsd OS EtcONd Euos
The sun., 1918-09-16
IGNORES SENTRY; Is KILLED.
ordnapee Department EmpIoyee
Tries 90 Pass Challenger.

BalT1noEE Sept. i[-Richsrd De
courcey Of Boston, employed n the Ord
nance Department Curtis Bay. near this
ritE. xas shot and killed early this morn
ing when he persistsnuy ignored a cen
try's challenet.
De Coure.y was not only challenged
three times By the guard but got fourth
thsrice When he SIN persisted in his
ss s--x 20 pas. the sentry fired. the hail
entering D.e Courcsys head The mill
iAry authorities are convinced the sentry
did right IN obering orders 10 fire after
the required challenges, but he has been
placed under arrest fer further investt-
sztion-
The sun., 1918-09-16
Engineers Grateful
For SUN Fund Smokes

"THANKS about a thousand
times for the smokes"
Walter J. Frost, a soldier Over
There. writes to q sun Tobacco
Fund contributor. I'VE have
beer wonderfully taken care of
in that respect by you dear peo-
pie back home. We of this resi-
ment, Twelfth Engineers lRy.D,
have been in France almost a
year and have been continually
remembered. Again thanks"
See page 5.
WARNING. THE sun To-
BACCO FUND has no connection
with any other fund. orgsniza-
ton or publication. 1t employs
no agents or solicitors.
The sun., 1918-09-16
:ERLLN PROPOSES PEACE PLAN TO BELGIUM
VIENNA ASKS PARLEY WITHOUT ARNZS77CE;
AMERICANS GAIN 3 MILES ON 81 MILE FRONT
Outline of Terms
Offered to Belgium

LONDON, Sept. Is.-In her
offer of peace to Belgium
Germany makes the following
terms:
That Belgium shall remain
neutral until the end of the
war.
That thereafter the entire
economic and political inde-
pendence of Belgium shall be
reconstructed.
That the pre-war CONNER
cial treaties between Germany
and Belgium shall again be
put into operation after the
war for an indefinite period. q.
That Belgium shall use her
good Offices to secure the re-
turn of the German colonies.
That the Flemish question
shall be considered. and the
Flemish minority. which aided
the German invaders, shall not
be penalized.
The sun., 1918-09-16
CARDINAL FARLEY SINKING.
Heart Extremely weak and Con-
dffton U~eomeo Crtt,~aI

Cardinal Farley Is in a critical coudi-
tion si MamaroDect- according 10 Ghe
physicians who have been In attendance
upon him since he was stricken si,n
pneumonia about month ago. The
aged prelsts's hsSrt WAS weak last night
and ihoEe al bis bedside are much de-
pressed.
NEr. Carroll. private secretary 10 the
Cardinal said io-nlEhi
CARDINAL FARLEY Is IN Nerg CIT ca ]
oonetiion Hear WesknsEs hss ds1el-
oped within The ls- twelty-iour hours
There is possibility that ne may rally
but his condition now iS very s~riout
No oIc1sl bulletin EsE given out lsxt
night
The sun., 1918-09-16
Development of Peace Onrp.Iv..

Development of Peace OnrpsIv,.
Aus'rsa'S Invitation 70 g.. tel.
Ig@renis 10 consider whether cond:-
ions are prop. tjDgs tor the .naGgura-
ton Of peace discussions : the logical
and antic!b bs1ed culm.ns;lon Of ,b..
-1r'eS Of statements an! interview.
which have been gwen the world -
freely from Berlin a41 Vienna since.
the visit ~ Admirs Won Hnlza. tne
German imI~r.sl Fore. n Secretary.
70 the Austrian capita
In fact it, rrnmuigs,ion was r-e-
fE-i"'i by the statement of COun. Won
Her'liug. The German Imperial Chan
oeilo-- "n Friday tina, 'he confidently
hoped W were bearer pear~ than
generally believed"
Attention also : called n remark
hy archiuSe Joseph. com,nand.ng ~.
Austrian army. tia: be bgred peorp
would be "pncl1d"d by autumn. f.,
"~.! IS TO paragraph u he invita-
'4nn referring 20 "con~ran, clo~s. lc.
cord which "Ii,'- hr-ne--n Au,,r.u.
Hungary. allies. who share he Jews
developed IN the noe
The sun., 1918-09-16
pEsERTERS CROSS ALPS.
Fugitive German soldiers say War
Is Vow Lest.
Epeaol rebl. DosS1fci 70 THI suS,
ropV,,aAf IyJE. on ,iplis rrEerr ne.

LoNpoN. Sept IA cespaich 10 The
Dolly Egyrets from Geneva ssFs ths'
German c%serters are crossing The SWISS
frontier. the AlszfiAns daily becoming
more NUMEROUS despite the electrified
fence at the front, in which long sections
have been cut
The fugiiiyes are glad 10 have escaped
the trenches and state their conviction
that the war has been lost 10 Germany
and now is being pAged only on behalf
of the HohenDolIerns and HApsnurss. and
not on behalf Of the people
The sun., 1918-09-16
Town spared by French.

NDch Of 81, Mihisl remains untouched
b- the s-curEe q var. The French
artillery I'll threyrh The conflict ir 1srox-
unity 30 the point OF the salient II the
last four years endeavoreo TO spare the
place as rnoch as possible- The railroad
station and bridge and some Of The
buiioings near b. were hit, but many
residences in other sAcfions o! the city
DeTer were struck by bombs or shells
showing that Il ts not necessary TO riddle
an entire city. az the Germans did al
Nerdun and many other places.
Armies Always prepare for the worst
and accordingly eKtenFire arrangements
were made In advance for the care Of
large numbers Of cur wounded ] an
informed that in one city base hospital
preparations were made 10 care for
thousands but 60 per cert Of these beds
Still are empty. They were not needed
Stalking IN TIE woods and duguyts
xnS among the houses for Trachi-l. Fur<
and their operators is rsfng On in IN.
sres that WAS fought over. while our
shock troops pass forward from line 10
line as their stated obyectives are
reached and The osstrir1 behind them
is consolidated ] PASSED a group Of
prisoners We lad taken marching 10
the rear in which the men walking
four abreast. made q lns more than
q mile Ions,
The sun., 1918-09-16
THE NATIONAL cTTl COMPANY.

NFT Bmr+-b5s g1fh ArEnus
Ou- TAz DspsrT meat 10 al yaar ssrlars In
helping solre any Jroblern pf indirlo sal
partnership or oorpOraiisb tsIat'Vs Ths
serraut 10 fret-l6r
The sun., 1918-09-16
ENEMY BLOCKED
R0ADSIN FLIGHT
American Engineers Kept Busy
Removing Obstacles in
the WOevre.
TANKS TAKE PRISONERS
Poles, Czechs and Alsatians
Among Them Were Eager
to Give Up Fighting.
TANKS TAKE PRISONERS
NJ RAYMOND G. CARROLL.

s.Ncsai cabie Despasck 10 TEE srx asd tie
Fsblic Letscr.
CopySSslf. i,1f; oil -leAfs -esrred
WITH THE ANEncAS FIRST ARMY IN
FRANCE, Sept is.-The country in the
81. Mfhiel salient in il conformation
suggests Westchester county. New Y1:k.
icing hiIly, with occasional deep rz-
vines. The German trench system that
OR supplies and ammunition have 10
pass over proved TO Be a network of
obstacles 10 transportation The enemy
cut down trees to block the roads as
he retired and huge Trucks were Ief;
crcsssise in the roa5ways: all had 10 be
removed BY our engineer regiments
Amazing incidents we're frequent in
;he American advance showing the con-
fusion among the Germans A German
Major with his entire star walked into
one OF our patrols in the Bois De Pannes
and surrendered He said that or
Thursday orders came for the troops 10
get away from St Nihiel. bu, no means
were provi6ed for their movement
neither horses nor automobiles There
fore he started 10 walk out He was
chiefly concerned over the neglect o.
some one higher up 10 provide ,ranspor-
tat'on and Continued TO talk OF il .o-
hours.
The sun., 1918-09-16
Pfnds Commander q Captive.

4 German under officer Was lef- be-
hind OF Mont Sec 10 observe the sp-
proach Of the Americans. He got as far
as Nonsard- where ne ran into group
OF American soldiers and gave hirns<l.
mp with The reports that he had ex-
I-ected 70 make 10 his commanding Of
fioer. who also proved 10 t.e a prisone~
Another German. an artillery Officer.
went back 10 blow Up his battery and
was cut OF: be tried 10 escape or horse
back but was chased by a tank driven
by former tsxicsb driver Of Chicago
and taken prisoner. Another German
rsa through the streets Q. Sonsa-d pur-
sued by 4 tank and apparently was
about TO escape when another tank came
around the corner and he gave him
self uP.
The tanks vssd n the attacks were
operated chiefly by Americans The en-
glneers built bridges for infantry to ad-
vance over from behind smoke screens
put down by the artillery.
Ssyers! enemy airpIsnes passing over
batteries o: large guns dropped piscards
upon which was written a defiance call
ing upon them % test their skill ty
reaching = certain German city with
their shells am told that OF the same
night Pix shells were hurled into that
particular city. just TO show the Ge--
mans S'e had the guns that could make
rbe distance In HeudicourI the GER
mars before leaving burned several
buildings. including the barracks which
they had been occupying
The sun., 1918-09-16
Ms~h Material Captured.

Moch war material 0, al kinds tas
been captured, including eight inch how
itIers and = great deal OF rsilrc,ad equip
nert The booty inclSoed a woman
prisoner who gave htr name as WI
ht.minG Johanna HorEs
The Frenrh made Il fns JOB Of tax
iag 81. MlblsL. which they found burn
CoHf5Haa6 on E.oogd poa.
The sun., 1918-09-16

fVnstrse6 eH yh1ns Poye.
The sun., 1918-09-16

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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-07
RALPH b YARNS

Ralph Deal Warns, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John w. Warns, was born In
Missouri Valley, Iowa, Oct. 10, 1891,
and died at the home Of his parents,
on West Erie street, Saturday, Nov.
2, 1918. aged 81 years and % days.
tuberculosis, from which he has suf--
fered severely for the past 10 months,
was the cause Of his DEATH.
He was united in marriage to Miss
Marie Pike, June 5, 1915, and to- this
union two daughters were born.
Besides the wife, daughters and
parents, he leaves one sister and three
brothers, one Of the latter being in
military service at Greenville, s. G.
Ralph was fine young man and
leaves large circle Of friends in this
city and vicinity.
/ Funeral arrangements have not been
announced.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-07

Mrs. F. c. Peters and children left
today for visit with relatives at
st. Joe and jefferson, Mo-, and Man
kato, Kan.
Mr.. Swearingen of Stuart, Neb., is
here to attend the funeral of his
granddaughter, Mrs. Albert Sander.
Mrs. H. r. Stevens, nee Evangel
Livingston, writes home that her
school of stenography, which she es-
tablished in Hot Springs several
months ago, is prospecting. Three
young women, who went out from her
instruction and trainig, are now hold
ing good positions and several others
are nearly ready for work as stem
ographers. The demand for instruc-
ton is SO great that she will soon or
ganize an evening class.
w. A. Pike Of Farnam, Neb., is the
guest of John w. Varnes and family.
Mrs. 7. H. Cooke of Blair, Neb., is
the guest Of Mrs. Nettie Athey this
week.
Miss 1nga Gunderson- has accepted
q position at the J. D. Brown & Son
drug store.
Mrs. Willis Selvy received word
last evening that her nephew, Bernard
Scebold of Turner, Ia, had been
killed in action in France.
{ -rif y i / d u
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-07
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

Council Room, Missouri Valley, Oct
/, 191s.-Council met in regular ses-
sion,at the City hall at 1880 p. M.
Officers present, j. C. Prather,
Mayor; Frank Tamisiea, Attorney;
John F. Clinkenbeard, Clerk. Council
men present, Geo. Colver, John H.
Cox, Thomas Cusack, X. E. Brundige
and Roy Mason.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved. By motion and seconded,
the following proposition be accepted.
Motion carried. j. Ross Lee, acting
agent for Geo. M. Bechtel & Co.,
bond buyers, made the following pro-
position to the City Council.
Missouri Valley, la. Oct. 1 '18.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council of the city of Missouri Valley,
Iowa.
Gentlemen:
For approximately $4,000 Funding
bonds to be issued by your city under
as early date as possible, bearing
interest at the rate Of five and one
half per cent both principal and semi
annual interest, May LIST and Novem-
Der LIST, payable at the banking house
of Geo. M. Bechtel & Company, Dav-
export, Iowa, and maturing 100000
Nov. Is, 1921, and and 100000 each
year after till paid.
We agree to pay you par and ac-
crued interest, furnish blank bond and
pay all attorney fees, incurred by us,
providing we are allowed commission
of one per cent to help defray the
expenses of the issue.
The Council agrees to furnish US
certified copy of the proceedings, evil
dencing the validity of the above
bonds to the satisfaction of our at
tornies. 1t is further agreed, that, if
Congress shall pass any adverse leg-
islation, taxing Municipal bonds be-
fore the above described bonds are
delivered to us, that this agreement
shall be void.
It is understood that the contract
for the extension of the water system
has been let and that work will start
on same in the near future, and it is
estimated that work will be completed
in about 40 days after started.
Respectfully submitted,
Geo. M. Bechtel & Co.
by ]. Ross Lee.
By motion and second, the above
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-07

Geo. Schlagenhauff Jr., has accep-
ted position in the Union Pacific
storehouse at Omaha.
Mrs. Geo. Schlagenhauff Jr. and son
are ill with influenza at the Schlagen-
hauff home on West street.
Mrs. M. P. Grecvy of Omaha spent
a couple of days with her mother. Mrs.
Ed Newton, returning to her home
Tuesday evening.
Friends have received word that
Adjutant Harry E. Boies has been
promoted to Major in France. At
present he is in hospital, suffering
with rheumatism, following an attack
of influenza.
Mrs. VIM. Wore returned last even.
| ing from a trip to Des Moines.
Mrs. Ross Mclaughlin is quite i'll
with an attack of influenza.
Ed Rowe is reported to be quite ill.
Miss Madge Dessert has returned
to her school duties in Omaha.
Mrs. Ross Thomas visited in Omaha
today.
Harry Clark is in Modale, called
there by the illness of relatives.
Eugene Vincent departed this morn
ing for Moline, ILL.,, where he will
spend the winter taking COM
lplete course in the construction and
operation of tractors.
Mrs. Georgia Goodrich is Council
Bluffs visitor today.
Mrs. Frank Willard and daughter,
departed yesterday for Virgil, s. D.,
for few weeks visit with Mrs.
'Neumeyer, sister Of Mrs. Willard.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-07

Miss Anabel Bisbee was an Omaha
passenger this morning.
Grandma Withrow, mother Of Harry
and w. H. Withrow, is quite i'll at
her home in Council Bluffs.
Miss Dollie Hardy is an Omaha
visitor today.
y William Bowen of this city, has
been commissioned a Lieutenant in
the aviation corps. He completed his
flying and received his commission
last week.
Gordon Mahoney, a former Valley
boy and brother Of Guy Mahoney, has
entered the officers training school
at Camp Pike, Ark.
Nick Spencer is reported quite i'll
at his home on Erie street.
The November term of the district
court, convened at Logan this morn
ing with Judge Cullison on the bench.
An unusually large number of cases
are on the docket.
L. Brown attended to business
matters in Logan this morning.
Miss Myrtle Casey returned this
morning from 3 months visit with
relatives at Los Angeles, Cal.
Mrs. Margaret Myers is planning
to spend the winter with relatives
at McAllen, Texas.
Mrs. John Hall and children will
spend the winter with Mr.. Halls
relatives at Plattsmouth, Neb.
The fire department was called to
the rear of the Fanger store last night
where a pile of boxes had caught
fire, probably from passing switch
engine.