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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-09-20
MARRIED

Lieut. Lester Longley, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. L. Longley OF this city, and
Miss Hazelle linn Of St. Cloud were
married at Chicago on Sept. IL.
Lieut.. Longley, previous to enlisting
in the army, was employed as civil
engineer in Mexico and the southwest
ern states. He was stationed at Camp
Humphreys and was later transferred
to Camp Harrison, which is short
distance from Chicago.
Mrs. Longley is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. P. L. Zinn of st. Cloud and
is a normal graduate. She taught
number of years in the local schools.
Mrs. Longley will remain in Chicago
as long as her husband is stationed al
his present camp.
Miss Marie Thomas of this city and
Chester Howell Lambert Of Painted
Post, N. Y, were married Monday, Sept
16, 1T 10 Q. M, Judge William E. Bates
performing the marriage.
Mrs. Lambert has attended the loca!
grade schools and also attended the 10
oal business college,. 6he was previous
to her msrEisge employed in tho Office
Of the Grand 0bntEal kotel at st. Cloud
Mr.. Lambert Is official instructor in
he*syiation school 'at 81. Paul and be
fore .enlisting last winter was travelling
salesman foT tho Buick automobile com
peny.s :
Mr.. and Hrs. Lambert will make thei,
homo at ths Dyeknan hotel in Mime
aPolis- :. ".:
Miss Elizabeth Coeuen, daughter Of
Nh. and Mrs. Jos. Coenen, living short
distance east of the city, was united
in marriage to Gustave Damrau al
Great Falls, Mont, on Sept. IA. Mr.. and
Mrs. Damrau will make q trip to THU
CITY on a visit with Mrs. Damrau 8 par
ents, but will visit at the home of Er
nest Coenen at Wagner, Mont, enroute
Arthur Merge and Miss Hazel Swar1
were married at the parsonage Of the
German Evangelical church. Rev. T. J
Herman performed the marriage cere
mony. They were attended by Mr.: ano
Minor Merge Of this city. Mrs. Merge
has been student in the local business
college. -s!f
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-09-20

DuMONT- To Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo
DuMont, Of Bridesmith, B. c., Can,
~, q daughter. Mrs: Du-
Mont. was formerly Miss Rosa Thoma
of Liffla Falls
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-09-20

ABRAHAM9ON-To Mr.. and Mrs. E.
G.. Abnahamson (nee Della Ragan), of
Fertile, MINI, Thursday, Sept. IL, a
son. .!SEi =. -
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-09-20


The total receipts in 1917, counting
concessions, amounted to $1825.32 and
in 1918. to $2O79.25. This makes gain
of $254.43 this yeac.r-
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-09-20
BORN

kARDKZ-To Mr.. and Mrs. John
Bal ldkz, Sunday, Sept. Is, son.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-09-20

The agricultural building had one of
the best collections of exhibits this
Of the farmers clubs were represented
this year. They were the Rice Lake
and Riverside Farmers clubs Each Of
these had booths at the north end OF
the building and were both very good.
The work the farmers of these two
clubs had been doing was well repre-
sented. First prize went to the River
side club and second to the Rice Lake
clI NH
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-19
RABBITS A PEST NO LONGER
Australia Finds the one-Time Curse
Now a Profitable Source Of
Revenue.

ashington.-Rabbits which were
once the curse Of Australia, as they
have been TO a lesser extent In the
southwestern United States, now are
providing a profitable source of reve-
nue. and at the same time helping to
win the war by increasing the food
supply.
Official dispatches received here say
the British board of trade has ordered
100000 crates of skinned rabbits,
which will require the killing of 21,-
100000 rabbits, weighing 36,000,00O
pounds after dressing. Previously the
rabbits were shipped with the skins
on, but inconvenience was experienced
at hospitals In England in removing
the fur.
How to dispose of the skins is caus-
ing the Australians speculation. There
is a ready market for them in this
country, but tonnage is scarce.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-19
U-BOATS BALKED
BY AIR FIGHTERS

bound from Germany, so that aircraft
patrols are effective from home bases
over the sea zone most frequented by
U-boats.
Coast patrol airships accompany
conveys through home waters "spot-
ting" submarines, to be dealt with
either by themselves or by destroy
ers; and if the U-boat menace is not
yet mastered, 1t is steadily and I'M
mistakably being brought under con-
troll.
Safe landing Of a million Americans
In France is a big fact, the signif-
canoe Of which can hardly be missed
even In Germany, where, according to
neutral witnesses, scepticlsm has been
rapidly growing lately concerning the
possibilities of the U-boat campaign.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-19
Red Cross viii Keep Relatives
Informed.
Bureau Will Get information Regard
ing Men Wounded, Killed
or Mlsslng.

Washington.-The American Red
Cross. through its bureau OF communi-
cation, issued a request to the rela-
tives of soldiers who are In the Amer
lean expeditionary force, In which 1t
asks these relatives to make inquiries
regarding their kin who are In the
army through the Red Cross bureau
Of communication in Washington in
stead of, as is the case in numerous
instances, Of communicating with
agencies or individuals in Europe. The
request was issued in the name of
Harvey D. Gibson, the American Red
Cross commissioner In France.
Mr.. Gibson points out the fact that
in q majority Of cases such inquiries
are merely turned over by the indlvid-
ual or agency to the Red Cross, which
has charge Of such communication with
soldiers relatives, and which has de
veloped special facilities for obtaining
information about those reported
killed, wounded, or missing, and those
from whom letters have not been re
ceived. Congestion of cables and q
loss Of time and energy are also oc
casioned by making the request Other
than through the Red Cross. 1t has
been known that as many as four sep
arate requests have been received
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-19

Basle.-Hunger is the mother Of In
ventions, German hunger invented
great smuggling device which did
booming business until discovered by
customs officers. Some Germans, liv-
ing In Baden. near the Swiss frontier
built pipe line across the frontier
n ended in house rented to Ger
man family. What this family con-
sumed in the line of food. clothing
shoes, soap and other necessarles was
really astounding. However, these
neople bought things In the open mar
ket. which is still possible In Switzer-
land, paid cash. never grumbled, no
matter how high the price and no
nuestions were asked.
one day recently two men were seen
digging in the ground near the front
Ter. Customs officials became suspi-
clous. and nosing around soon made
valuable discovery. The two men
we're engaged In repairing the pipe
line, which had been used for SNUG
ding. The machinery had become
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-19
DAD[R'S [V[NINGl
AlRI TALE
zUzEPRA, THE MONKEY.
s. kApN G0AAEAI1BlsalER


"zuzeppa," said Daddy, was a mon
key who had come from Africa. He
lived in the zoo, where there were
many other monkeys. He swung on
his bars, ate good meals, made up
faces, did tricks and kissed the keeper.
Everyone liked him and he liked ev-
eryone.
ain fact he enjoyed nothing more
than visits to the zoo of children and
grown-ups. He would like it best
when they stood before his cage so he
could sit down and put his hands
through the wires and shake how-do-
yOu-do with them.
"Then he would go flying of to
swing, or turn somersault or some
sort of a trick, and when the people
laughed he was absolutely delighted.
az wanted to be as smart as any
monkey here he would say to him
self, and by his ways the keeper knew
he wanted to be taught tricks.
"'You'd like to learn to do number
of smart things, eh Zuzeppar asked
the keeper, and the monkey gave him
q little hug and q kiss as though to
say, 'Oh, please teach me, keeper
"The keeper understood and began
teaching Zuzeppa all sorts Of wonder.
ful tricks. Wen have a special per-
formance for you to give the keeper
said one day.
"And for that special performance
the monkey practlced so very, very
hard. And the keeper was patient and
showed the monkey how to do different
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-19

He Only Smoked for Second or Two.
things many, many times over. The
monkey was very quick and bright and
learned everything remarkably quick
~.
1.-THE special performance was to be
given on day set aside by the keeper.
OF course 1t couldn't be advertised all
around as circus could, but the keep
er told all his special children friends
who came to the zoo very often and
they told their friends, and 1t got
around so that for the day of the per-
formance the monkey house was filed
with children.
"Let me shake hands with the per-
former the keeper said, and he shook
hands with Zuzeppa. Then they each
bowed and the keeper said, Now Zu-
zeppa will show you his circus tricks
$50 Zuzeppa hung by his tail and
turned many somersaults, he swung
back and forth and jumped and twist
ed and turned. He did the most mar
velous of circus tricks and all the chill
dren clapped their hands and the other
monkeys yelled and screamed, Wen
done, Zuzeppa.'
mo one else knew what the mon
keys meant but everyone knew they
were excited. They weren't jealous OF
Zuzeppa, for they knew he wanted to
learn tricks and be trick-performing
monkey. Besides he had worked hard
enough to have the whole monkey
house to himself for an afternoon.
"'Now,' said the keeper, Zuzeppa
will do his special trick. 1t has been
done before by monkeys but ZuZeppa
never did it before, and he has been
uracticing il so he could do it beauu-
fully for this fine performance
''The keeper took out little wooden
table and put napkin upon 1t ana n
cloth. Then Zuzeppa spread the cloth
over the table, reached dOwR~in box
the keeper had, and took out knite
and a fork and spoon. He put all
! these on the table and then tied the
napkin around his neck.
"Next he took a little broken chair
which was in his cage and sat upon
| IL.
'aThe keeper acted as the waiter, and
passed things to Zuzeppa. And what
do you suppose Zuzeppa did,"
''What7" asked the children.
"Zuzeppa behaved at that table just
as though he were real person. He
ate with his fork and he cut with his
knife. He peeled his banana which ne
had for dessert and then he ate IT.
wiping his mouth with bis napkin.
"But when he was all through MS
meal and had put his hands in finger
bowl TO make them nice and clean, ne
took pipe, which the keeper handed
him, struck a match and lighted th'
pipe. He only smoked for n second o
two, blowing the smoke out as M
didn't especially care for 1t. But on
how happy he was when the ehiiureI
laughed and clapped their hands Ant
this is a true story" J"
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-19
MAoe for Wisdom"

Japan apparently is ruled by olu
men, Prince Yamatagata, Mt the age
of eighty-three. is stlll the center Oh
political influence; Baron Shibusawas
In spite of his seventy-eight years, IS
constantly dragged from his w0uld-he
retirement, and Marquis okuma' AZ
seyenty-nine, Is stlll at the vortex OF
public affairs. It is reported that Jar
nan attempts nothing OF any great me'
ment without the assistance of the IN
flueDee of these three great Old men,
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-19
PICRIC PLANT WILL STAY
81, 900, 900 Establishment In Georgia
viii Be Continued After
the War.

Brunswick, Ga.-Announcement has
been made by officials of the govern
ment that the $7,O00,OOO plcric acid
plant now being constructed In North
Brunswick will be permanent manu-
featuring plant after the war. In peace
days the plant will make dyes, fer
tllizer and other by-products of plcrlc
acid which the government Is using
during war times. The dyes, the
process for which has already been
perfected, will be equal or superior to
those made in Germany.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-19
Walks 145 Miles to Enlist.

Tulsa, Okla.-Chester Bunch, twen-
ty, of Tonkawa, walked from his home
to Tulsa, distance of 145 miles, in
order to enlist in the army, but was
rejected because of a slight physical
defect. The defect can be remedied
by slight operation.
Bunch has a desire to become an
aviator He has gone TO work in or
der to earn enough money to pay for
the operation.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-19
FEED FOE BY TUNNEL

clogged and an opening had to be made
to get ut the seat of the trouble.
The officials saw an opening had
been made into spacious tunnel built
of concrete. Inside the pipe were
long wires. These wires were wound
round spools at the end stations and
could be pulled either way. Goods
such as meat. cheese. hams, Shoes
clothing, etc., were tied to the wire
and pulled across the border through
the subterranean channel.
The Swiss government Is now after
the smugglers. The fiourlshlng "busi'
ness" is killed.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-19
TRACES KIN in ARMY

about the same men by different In
stitutions.
Edward NJ. Day, acting director Of
the bureau of communication. said:
"The function of this bureau is to
give relatives all possible information
which will lessen anxiety. Every In
quiry is handled with full realization
that q prompt and full reply Is Of seri-
Gus moment to the happiness, peace OF
mind, and not infrequently tc the
health of the relatives. BY writing to
the bureau, relatives frequently will
get Immediately information at hand
and may be sure that search is started
abroad as quickly as the case war
rants"
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-19
AirpIanes Are of Great Assist
ance in Finding Enemy
Submarines.
NECESSARY ALLY OF NAVY
Great Britain Sees Need Of Holding
Command Of Air as Well as Of
sea-Alrcraft Either Attack
or Summon Patrols.

London.-The measure Of the sue
cess of the antisubmarine campaign is
the safe crossing of the Atlantic by a
million American troops.
There is very properly a good deal
Of official reticence regarding the
methods by which submarines are de-
stroyed, but 1t Is an open secret that
the royal air force has contributed
largely toward the defeat of the u
boat campaign.
Just as airplanes have become an
essential auxiliary to the army, so air.
craft have become an Indispensable
ally Of the navy. making 1t clear that
ascendancy in the air In future will be
as vital to Britain as her present as
cendancy at sea.
Airshlps Of two main types, the
smaller known as the submarine scout
and the larger as the coast patrol
type. and seaplanes, are the chief In
struments for dealing with submarines
from the air. The first business of all
nircraft or submarine offensive is to
end the submarine.
See submeraed Boats.
From a certain height in the air,
submerged U-boats are visible to OBJ
servers and their position is commune
Gated to the nearest naval patrol. The
work of aircraft is by no means con
fined to detecting the U-boats. They
have means of Immediately attacking
their prey without waiting for the ar
rival of the naval patrol.
There Is the obvious means of drop
ping bombs, fully effective when thu
submarine is caught on or Just below
the surface. Modern antisubmarin'
aircraft are almost equally at home Ii
the air or on the water. Should tn
C-boGt dive through the water, Its pur
suer can dive through the air and re
lease depth charges, which have con
siderable range of action, and are mucl
feared by U-boat commanders.
In claiming for the R. A. +. larg
share In winning the safe landing o
Americas first million the reservatio
must be made that the range of all
craft from their bases is limited, bu
their bases are not necessarily on lanC
: and seaplanes and submarine scout
have accommodation on shipboard an
: are carried to the area Of their deeI
: sea patrols.
Where They Are Thlckest
Again, 1t is naturally in home WI
, ters and especially in the North sc
that submarines are thickest, outwar
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-19
Converted Blacksmith.

Knoxville. Tenn.-Celebrating the
thirtieth anniversary Of his conversion,
Rev. ]. t. Sexton, formerly a black
smith and one of the best-known men
in East Tennessee, announced that he
has since converted 1900 persons In
10 states,
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-19
Paa,or Ia EreIaht Checker.

Seattle. Wash.--Rev W. ]. Howell.
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church at Auburn, Wash. is a freight
checker In the railroad yards there.
"What's the ideaT members of yhis
congregation asked him.
my conscience troubled me5he re-
piled. Il wasn't doing enough war
work.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-19
Police Adopt Orphans.

Memphis, Tenn.--So far as is known
the Memphis police force is the only
police organization In the United
States that has adopted French
orphans. Two little orphan French
children, In far away, blood-soaked
France, are being sustained by the po-
lice of this city. A third orphan will
soon be adopted.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-19
DRAFTEE GETS TIRED
WAITING; JOINS POLES

Tarentum, Pa.-When the
members of the draft board
searched for Alexander Czy-
mon, who failed to show up for
entrainment for Camp Lee, they
discovered that he had got tired
of waiting for the call to serv-
ice and had Joined a Polish regi-
ment and is now believed to be
on the western front.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-19
Where They Are Thlckest

Again, 1t is naturally in home wa
ters and especially in the North sea
that submarines are thickest, outward
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-03-14
CHEAPNESS OF SUGAR

The cost of refining in the United
States is on tn ehighest basis known,
but the price of sugar in this country
is less than in foreign countries.
Sugar has not kept pace with the
advance in price of most commodities,
but as appears from figures of the
Bureau of Labor the advance in sugar
is very much less than the average
advance in the price other articles of
food such as milk, eggs butter bread
and potatoes. Consumers have pro-
flied under competitive system of
large units as against results in
other fields made up Of small units.
The comparative cheapness of
sugar has been doubtless one of the
many contributing factors bringing a.
bout increased consumption last year.
Sugar consists substantially 5.4 per
cent Of the average diet and furnishes
17.5 per cent Of the total energy in
the diet, and in refining requires a
very small employment of labor.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-03-14
HOW TO PAY YOUR INCOME TAX

Pay your income tax, il possible,
by check, money order, or draft. This
is the urgent request Of the Bureau
of Internal Revenue.
More than 100000 persons this
year will pay an income tax. The total
to be collected under the war revenue
act of October 3, 1917, in Individual
income taxes alone is $666,000, 900.
The vast majority of these payments
will be small amounts. If paid as re-
quested it will avoid the necessity for
the assurance of receipt, and save
much time and labor.
Taxes paid to deputies who are Wis
iting every county in the United
States to assist taxpayers in making
out their returns are sent to the CO.
lector of internal revenue of the dis
trict in which the taxes are collected.
Checks, money orders, or drafts can
be handled without difficulty. Cash
has to be sent by registered mail or
by insured express.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-03-14
HIGH WATER
COVERS STREETS
Fbsod Second In Size to That
of 1912

Heavy rains Tuesday night and
Wednesday brought all streams out
of their banks and today the whole
Tugarts Valley is flooded. The high
water from 9 a. m. to IL a. m. in
Belington is within or inches of the
food of 1912, which is the highest on
record for this part of the valley.
Belington today looks like
modern Venice" with her streets
covered with water, and autos, wagons,
boats and carts transferring the
people about the town. The princi-
pie business section is flooded and
about all the stores are closed. The
west side is in fairly good shape for
only small portion of the residence
property is flooded River street and
Dayton Boulevard are party covered
today. Bridge street is almost en-
tirly covered with water; Grim avenue
is covered with water up beyond the
Gas Office, then in tn Glow place
where Schucks Run crosses the ave-
nue.. The water reaches back over
several square miles in and around
Belington.
The water came up in many of the
business houses in the center of town,
but scarcely any goods were lost as
these had been removed and stored
on counters and boxes before the
high water reached the buildings.
Wire service thruout the valley is
crippled greatly. 1t is learned that
the water is subsiding in Elkins but
raising at Philippi and other places
below at press hour today.
Elkins has IL inches more water
than previous floods.
The Buckhannon passenger train
came in last night from Tugarts
Junction as it could not get back to
Buckhannon. The Wheeling train
due here last evening has not reached
Belington today Freight trains are
Inarooned in the Belington yards.
All railroad activity has ceased until
the water falls.
The Schools are closed for the day.
Not much business of any kind GO
ing on. Large crowds of spectators
gather on the hills and high places
to watch the mighty current as she
sweeps down the valley.
This food is next to the record
breaker" flood Of 1912 This flood
came up slowly and carries more
water while that of 1912 was in July
and came very quickly, and did
much damage.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-03-14
AMERICANS GO
OVER THE TOP
Dug Outs Back Of German Line Are
Blown Up by U. S. Troops

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE, March 11.-American
troops cooperating with the French
have carried out three raids opposite
the American sector in Lorraine. Two
of the raids were executed simultane-
ously last night.
The Americans swept past the Ger
man first lines and penetrated to the
enemy second line 600 yards back.
The two simultaneous raids, one
northwest and one northeast OF
(deleted) were made after intense
artillery preparation, lasting for
hours, in which the German positions
were leveled.
AT midnight two forces, each one
of (deleted), with small French
forces ON the TANKS moved upon the
German detectives behind creeping
barrage, each on front Of 600
yards When the Americans reach
ed the enemy first line the barrage
was lifted so as to box in the German
position at both points.
The men dropped into the enemy
trenches, expecting a hand to hand
fight, but the Germans had fled.
Continuing the advance they went
forward 600 yards to the second
German line. One French fianking
party found two wounded Germans
in dug out and took them prisoner
The Americans remained forty five
minutes in the enemy line.
They found excellent concrete dug
outs which they blew up and also
brought back large quantities Of ma
terial and valuable papers.
An American trench mortar
battery, the homes of most of whose
men are (deleted) participated in the
artillery preparation preceding the
raid, helping to level the enemy posi-
ton.
The artillery, both light and heavy,
was manned by soldiers mostly from
(deleted).
The raids were carried out careful
ly and but for the fact that the Ger
mans fed, more prisoners doubtless
would have been taken. The
American gas shells are believed to
have caused many CASUALTIES among
the enemy.
No troops are unaccounted for.