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The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-10
has SHOWN TRUE GRIT
Ellispsrt Has Reason to Be Proud Of Her
Soldier Bsp-NstewerthY Family
Gathering Personals

Mrs. Knighton spent Saturday
in taking in the sights of Seattle.
First Sergeant Alex. Newman
spent Christmas with his moth
er.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Jones spent
Christmas with friends in Seat.
tie.
Donald Selby spent the week.
end with Stanley Mcdowell at
Caledonia.
The Get Together Club will
meet with Mrs. Fuller on this
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmington of
Seattle, motored over for the
week end,
Miss Ella Caughey spent a part
of the holidays in her country
home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Deyo were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Fuller
during the week.
The Misses Bishop and Davis
spent their holidays in their cot
tage on Prospect Hill.
Misses Straight and Brigham
spent Christmas holidays with
Mrs. Potter in Seattle.
Mrs. p. Mccormick of Center,
took New Years dinnerwith her
mother. Mrs. H. Il. Fuller.
Messrs. Arthur Heath and
Earnest Hathaway of Seattle,
enjoyed few days here this
week.
Mrs. Beck of Friday Harbor,
who is the mother of Mrs. G. l..
Christy, is spending the winter
at the Christy home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Cliff en-
ioyed the annual home coming
. of their children and grand
daughters for the holidays.
Mr.. G. A. Collins and sons of
Seattle, spent New Years here.
Mr. Collins was formerly man
ager of the Vashon Light &
Power Co.
Miss Harriet Fuller, the
charming little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Fuller, celebrat-
ed her fourth birthday with a
dinner party on Jan. -lth.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-10
A LARcE FAMILY GATHERING

4 LARGE FAMILY GATHERING
Mrs. H. E. Fuller entertained
twenty. seven of her family on
Christmas day at her home in
Ellisport. The party included
Mr. H. o. Fuller and family,
Mrs. Capitola Price and family,
Mr.. Frank Fuller, wife and
daughter, Mrs. Isabel McCor-
mick and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Newcom; Mr.. Richard Fuller and
family, Mrs. Myrtle Foster and
family.
Mrs. Fuller is the mother of
eight children and has twenty
grandchildren and two great.
grandchildren. And although
the husband and father died
twenty six years ago, she man
aged to rear her children to hon
orable and respected manhood
and womanhood, and yet remain
as young and active as the best
of them, apparently.
The piece de resistance"
around which the Christmas din.
ner was arranged. consisted of
two large geese fanked by two
good fat hens. Since Hoover
does not mention geese. the fam
lily that gathered around the long
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-10
ROAD TO Be IMPROVED
vashon Heights Hands Rose to Nj. X.
Field will Arrange for Ferry Slip
Secn-0ther News

a summer home at the Heights,
is building an addition to his
house and making other inn
provements.
Miss Ruth Coryell returned to
Bellingham last Sunday to re-
sumo her studies at the State
Normal school.
Miss Rhea Cowan has been
visiting with friends at Bremen
ton for the past ten days. She
returned last Monday.
Adiutant Allan Hopkins of
Medford, Ore, and Lieut.. Harry
Clark, of San Diego, Cal, who
are now stationed at camp Lew.
is, We're guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Geo. K. Coryell, during Satur
day and Sunday. They are ret
icent as to the movements of
troops, but are of the impression
that they will go east" in about
six weeks.
Fred Nicholson, who is so well
known by the residents at the
north end, and who is now "on
the job, " somewhere in France,
with the 18th Engineers, sent a
letter to Mr.. A. d, Cowan, dated
December 6, 1917, in which he
states that he is well and happy,
working hard, and enjoying the
good fellowship of the French
people. On Thanksgiving he
INDUCED in two turkey meals,
which is more and better than he
would have had here. The eli
mate, he says, is similar to that
of Puget Sound.
1t is reported that c. l.. Tioms-
land has taken over the paper
route from Mr.. Deyo, of Vashon,
and beginning this Sunday will
deliver the P.-I. and Times to
the regular patrons. He will re
ceive the papers at Vashon
Heights dock.
The removal of the Goodchild
family from the Island leaves Il
place vacant in the community
that will be hard to fill. We were
sorry to see them go, but what is
our loss is Renton's gain, and it
is hoped they will find as warm
friends there as they have on
Vashon.
1t has been eleven months
since Mr.. Field assumed the pos
ition of road supervisor for this
district. He found the roads in
an impossible condition, and re
strictions severe as TO unneces-
sary expense. BY good Judgment
and excellent management he
has made the roads one hundred
per cent good. From Scales
road north the Improvement is
most noticeable on account of the
bad condition at this time last
year. Owing TO the severe rains
during the last six weeks, a slide
occurred near the dock, but at
no time did it interfere with traf-
fic. 1t will be repaired this week.
Gravel is being placed on all the.
bad spots, which are not many,
and the cold snap will help to
harden them. Everyone in the
north end is pleased with the
road and with Mr.. Fields work.
Often the question is asked,
What about the ferry at the
north end." We are pleased to
state that every effort is being
made to be ready to put the fer
ry in operation by March LIST.
The county commissioners are
expected 10 visit the Vashon
Heights dock this week, and az
range for the necessary improve
ments for the landing OF the fer
80 s-t,.k :. = mo lyt,,n a slim afp
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-10
THE PEOPLES FORUM
GET ON A WAR BASIS"

/ iitnt III iii> W.T. buSlhtSN. r<Ntf.-
body is, except those who are against
the government, who have 10 my way
of thinking. absolutely no right to
live in the country They think so
traitorously about And the time is
coming il the war goes ON, when they
will have To get out or crawl in a deep
hole and pull the hole in after them.
Nevertheless, 1t is in no sense I'M
patriotic to criticize where wrong Is
done certain portions Of our people
Z because of certain methods used TO ac-
compiish the winning of the war. And
| am going TO criticisc little, some
4 things which seem 10 me 10 be unjust.
] And the burden of my song will be.
the farmer gets it in the neck" All
filters OF the soil were, early in the
/ fracis, urged to plant, plant, plant,
seeds OF everything which would pro-
duec food, more food, and yet more
food. They did Planted more. and
produced more, in 1917, than ever be-
fore. of most all products.
The government has virtually taken
over II number of industries. Ship
builders for instance. are 10 all intents
and purposes working Tor the govern
ment; the disposition of choir output
is known in advance: all contracts are
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The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-10

Try 10 fix the date in your
mind: Jan. is, Odd Fellows hall,
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-04-13
WINTER WHEAT CONDITIONS
IMPROVING

According to the latest estimate issued by
the Department of Agriculture at Washington
the Winter wheat production this year will be
about 560,0O00OO bushels, reports showing the
condition of the crop on April 1 to be 1876 per
cent Of the normal. This compares with 63.46
per cent of normal this time last year; 1873 per
cent in April, 1916; and 1876 per cent average
for the past ten years, on April l.
Winter wheat sown last autumn on 42,170, 900
acres, the largest area ever planted to that crop
in the history of American agriculture, entered
the winter with the lowest conditions of record
on December l, weather, floods and other con-
ditions having been adverse. Weather condi-
lions through the winter, however, were favor
able, the heavy SHOWS serving as a protection.
The acreage killed by severe freezing is the
smallest in many years. Good rains in the
wheat belt within the past few days have rem
dered conditions still more favorable for the
growing crop.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-04-13
GOVERNMENT PREPARING TO BUILD
CONCRETE SHIPS

Chairman Hurley, of the national shipping
board, is asking Congress for an appropriation
Of $5OOOO,OO0 for development of concrete ship
building.
Asy concrete ships are admitted frankly by
experts to be an experiment. What the be-
havior of such vessel under load in heavy
sea would be- is uncertain. Estimates prepared
by naval architect and engineer, however,
holds that concrete ships can be built in far less
time than steel or wooden vessel, and the
initial cost per ship is only about one-fourth
that of a steel vessel Of the same capacity.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-04-13
GOVERNMENT COMMANDERS WOODEN
MILLS

All wooden mills in the country were directed
by the War Department at Washington, on
April 5, to hold their looms at the service of
the government from now until July l, in order
insure adequate supplies of cloth for uniforms.
Manufacturers of civilian clothing who get any
OF the output Of the mills will do so under
special government permits.
While this order amounts practically to COM
Wandering of the looms of the country, it is
pointed out that the War Department is not
taking over the cloth mills. 1t has simply mott
fled them that they must give preference to the
manufacture Of garments for soldiers, both un-
derclothes and uniforms, to anything else.
One Washington correspondent remarks that
the order is likely to be so far-reaching in it's
effects as to make it fashionable to wear last
years suits next winter
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-04-13
NEWS OF THE WORLD
CONTINUED from first page)
SUBSTITUTE CONTENT OF ALL BREAD
AND ROLLS, INCREASED
New Rules Governing All Hotels and Cafes

Official announcements from Washington on
April 7 stated that amendments and additions
to the baking rules had been made, which would
be Instrumental in saving greater quantities of
wheat flour These changes become effective
April IA. After that date, the substitute con-
tent Of all bread and rolls must be increased
from it's present 20 per cent requirement to Is
per cent.
Under the baking rules issued February l,
bread and rolls were the only bakery products
that required wheat -four substitutes, unless
those products were called ''VICTORY" cakes,
"VICTORY" pies, etc. Under the new amend
ments and additions, all bakery products must
contain certain per centage of substitutes for
wheat -four.
The substitute content hereafter required in
the various products ranges as follows:
Sweet yeast dough goods, SO 1/3 per cent;
crackers, Is per cent; cookies and ice cream
cones, 33 l % per cent; cakes, 33 1/3 per cent;
cent; pastry, 33 70 per cent batter cakes, waf
fes, quick breads as mullins and Boston
brown bread-66 2/3 per cent.
Acting upon instructions from Washington,
formal regulations governing all eating places
were issued on April by State Food Admins
traitor Harry A. Wheeler, Of Illinois, The rules
are:
1. No wheat products, including Victory bread,
rolls and crackers, to be served unless specially
ordered Victory bread, rolls and crackers
must not be kept tables and not over two
ounces served to any one patron at one meal
2. Not more than six pounds of wheat -four,
whether patent, graham whole wheat shall
be purchased or used for every ninety meals
served Standard Victory bread and standard
rolls are ruled to contain approximately one
half pound of wheat -four for each pound gross
weight. The record Of -four purchased (includ-
ing the weight Of the wheat -four in bread and
rolls purchased) and the record Of the number
Of meals served must be accurately kept and
reported to the food administration on request.
3. Mondays and Wednesdays, and all evening
meals 6 p. m. to midnight), must be wheatless.
Victory bread or rolls, but not wheat crackers,
may be served, but only when specially ordered
and in portions of not more than two ounces
per person.
The food administration announces that food
stuffs shipped from the United States and Can
ada to the allies during March exceeded Febru-
airy shipments by 100000 tons, the month s total
being 100000 TONS
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-04-13

Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Davis have moved
from 27O8 Ezekiel Avenue to farm on South
Sheridan Road.
Mrs. Maud Mcintosh, of Zion Home, has
taken a position in the Dry Goods Depart
ment of Zion Stores.
Mrs. Eliza R. Atkins, of Cincinnati, has
purchased property from the Zion Estate at
2917 Elisha Avenue.
Mrs. Mary Studebaker has purchased a
lot from the Zion Estate at 23d Street and
Galilee Avenue.
Zion Tailoring Department is particularly
rushed at the present time with both new and
repair work.
A new hardwood floor has been laid in the
Dry Goods Department of Zion Stores.
Mrs. Isabelle Bidgood has moved from
Platteville, Wisconsin, to Zion City, locating
at 22O9 Gilboa Avenue.
The business of Zion Office Supply last
month exceeded anything in the history OF
that institution.
w. L. Harris, of Marion, Kansas, was a
guest at Zion Home one day last week.
Fifteen new members received the right
hand of fellowship last Lords Day in Shiloh
| Tabernacle.
Deacon l.. E.. Crum has taken position in
the Tailoring Department of Zion Stores.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Farrar have moved to
1858 Elm Avenue.
Miss Catherine Wohler has taken employ
ment in Zion Tailoring Department.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-04-13
SEED CORN
BY w. E. Watkins, County Agricultural Advisor.

Lake County farmers are assured Of securing
good supply Of seed corn for 1918, provided
they Get their orders in sufficiently early. Seed
corn should have two prime requisites 1t
should grow and it should mature a crop under
normal conditions.
Good seed corn grown locally is always best.
Over 70 samples have been tested by this office
during the past two months with examinations
varying from nothing, to IS per cent. Only
three samples tested above 80 per cent The
average test was only about 38 per cent Test
ing individual ears is the only safe method to
follow this year with our local corn.
Seventy-fve per cent Of our corn this year
will have to be secured out side Of the county.
Anyone selling seed should be able to inform
the buyer where such seed was grown, it's adap-
tation for our conditions, the variety, name, and
the termination test. The State Council Of De-
Tense took up the seed corn question for the
purpose Of insuring desirable supply Of seed
corn for Illinois farmers this year and not for
the purpose Of interfering with any legitimate
business.
The Lake County seed corn committee already
has ordered 800 bushels Of seed through the
State Council Of Defense Most Of this seed is
corn that is well adapted to this locality. Mr..
George K. Wagner has been growing an early
yellow variety for the past % years. This corn
never failed until 1917, and natures in 90 to
95 days. Mr.. Wagner sold some Of this corn to
a farmer in Macon County in 1916. The corn
which we are securing was grown in Macon
County only one year.
The State Council Of Defense will protect the
farmers by preventing corn being sold in the
state under Misrepresentation Such sales will
be investigated and dealt with as a war meas
ure. Obtain all the necessary information con-
corning your seed corn. You can have germi-
nation tests made by sending samples to this
office or to the Government Laboratory at La
Fayette, Indiana
Every township has local seed corn admins
traitor from whom he can secure information, or
with whom he can place orders for seed corn
The seed corn committeeman for Benton Town
ship is Mr.. O. W. Farley, Administration Build
ing, Zion City.
Remember that we should know that our seed
corn will grow and that it is suitable for our
purpose, 1t we are to secure good results in
1918. Everyone should cooperate on pro-
position of this nature, as this is only another
means OF helping to produce a maximum food
supply in the United States
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-04-13
LOCAL ITEMS
&C. B. wy

A ten thousand edition of the Address de-
livered by the General Overseer on June 3,
1917, on the subject, "The Terrible Things
that are Now Being Recorded in the News
papers, and the Literal Fulfillment OF Many
of the Prophecies in the Bible" has just been
printed in tract form, retailing at 10 cents a
copy. However, the following quantity prices
are quoted
In lots of IL or more, SC each
In lots of SO or more, &C each
In lots of 100 or more, SC each
In lots of 1000 or more, 4c each
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-13

ger to the cheeks Of every German.
I'VE feel for the honor Of our IA
therland, and we cannot allow our
selves TO be constantly and operly
insulted in this manner. And behind
structiCn. AS long as this desire for
our destruction exists, we must en-
dure, together with our faithful a
ton.
Il am convinced-know it-that in
the widest circles of our nation the
same serious feeling exists every
where AS long as the desire for our
destruction exists we must hold out.
and we will hold out, with confidence
in our troops, in our army admins
tIation and our magnificent nation.
which bears SO wonderfully these diff
ficult times with their great priva-
tons and continuous sacrifices.
I'm the direction of our policy nothing
will be changed. If, in spite of these
hostile statements by these statesmen.
any serious efforts or paving of the
way to peace were to show themselves
anywhere, then. quite certainly, we
from the very beginning, but we would
examine these seriously meant say
expressly seriously-efforts with scrup-
ulous care. Naturally it is not sufff-
cient when some agent or other ap-
proaches US and says to us:
II can bring about peace negotia-
tons. then and there But it is neces-
sary for the appointed representatives
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-13
RUMANIA'S PEASANT
POPULATION is IN
PRECARIOUS CONDITION

Paris. July 1o.-Eumania's peas
! ant population is in more precari-
Gus condition from lack Of food and
cIothing than at any time since Ru-
mania entered the war. Repor-s
reaching The Associated Press from
authoritative sources indicate that
all crops this year are failures
The crop Of corn. which in normal
times iSn.sNe great national staple,
probably will be less than one-twsn-
ty-fifth Of the usual annual yield OF
wheat, maize and other cereals
there is only sufficient to feed enc
tenth Of the population. WHAT little
food there was has been requisitio1-
ed by the Germans. The bread ra-
ton has been reduced further and
amounts to less than half pound
daily.
The crops in Bessarabia are I'm.
certain and are in almost as poor 4
condition as in Rumania. Owing
partly to neglect and partly to lack
of labor. seeds and rain. the grear.
err part Of those countries. which
once teemed with agricultural pred
ucts Of every kind. is now a great
barren waste.
II the Germans expect any food
from this waste territory, the re-
rort concludes. they can have only
the slender hope Of better crops
next year. For the present Germany
will get only mouthf'il e
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-13
GEN. PETAIN ALSO
TAKES VILLAGE
OF loNcPoN7
Scattering Attacks by
British from Ypres
to Picardy Sector
Local Engagements
in Vicinity Of Rheims
(By The Associated Press ,

thy The Associated Press
Striking the Germans on a front
that has been quiet for the ,ast six
weeks. the French have once mere
broken through the enemy defenses
and advanced their lines. This now
blow at the enemy was launched
between Castel and Mailly -Raineva!.
on the Picardy front. southeast IF
Amiens where there has been but
little fighting since the French. by
u local attack, pushed the Germans
out Of Senecat Wood late in May.
The attack was along a front of
approximately three miles. 1t swco.
the Germans back out Of the village
of Castel and the Anchin Farra,
about mile TO the south, and clean
ed out a number Of strong enemy
positions. The French penetrated the
German lines 70 depth of more than
q mile.
The American attack on Cantigny.
some time ago. advanced the line
materially at that point. while the
Australians and Americans on July
and 6 cut deeply into the Ger
man lines at Hamei and Nillers
Bretonneux. south of the Somme.
The French attack was launched at
d point between positions of tie
Continued on Page 5-col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-13
GEN. NORVATH
RULER SIBERIA

London, July l2.-Lieut. Genera
Ncrvath, vice president and eener
a. manager Of the Chinese Easter.
hallway, having declared himsc,,
premier Of temporary Siberia,
government. has been proclai,ne,
provisional ruler Of Siberia. accora
ing to a dispatch to the aiau from
Hardin.
Toxic dispatches to London ar
July 10 stated that new proyisiora,
government had been established in
Siberia. 1t was said that it had the
unanimous support of the population
and would continue to fight the CEN
trail powers. The seat of this gov
eminent, it was said, was at Vladi-
vostok.
The program of the new govern
ment as outlined in the despatch. in
Guided the Liberation o. Siberia from
the Bolsheviki: the avoidance if pos
sible, of foreign intervention; univer-
sal suffrage; establishment of pro-
vlncial councils and a labor bureau;
distribution of land among the land
less, and the control of economic ac-
tivities
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-13

OF the enemy powers. duly authorized
by their government. to give us to I'M
derstand that discussions are possible,
discussions which for the time being
naturally will be within a limited circle.
But the statesmen who have spoker
UP TO the present time have not said a
word about such possibilities. When
such possibilities manifest themselves.
ana when serious inclinations toward
peace show themselves on the other
SIDE. then we will Immediately go int,
them That is to say. we will not re.
'ect them and we will speak, to begin.
within a small circle.
also can tell YOU that this stand
point is not merely my own standpo,n,
put that It is shared emphatically by
the chief Of the army administration.
me chief Of the army administra ton
also does not conduct war for the sake
o. war, but has said to me that as 500,
Continued on Page 3-coI. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-13
Won HERTLlNG DISCUSSES Retirement
Won KUEf1LMANN, THE FOREIGN POLICY OF
GOVERNMENT AND ECONOMIC PROBLEMS

London. July 1c.-Debate on the
general political situation was open
en- in the Feichstag on Thursday by
Imperial Chancellor Won Hertlinc,
who discussed the retirement of DR.
Richard Won kuehlmann the Ger
man foreign secretary. the foreign
policy Of the government and the
economic problems which have
arisen because Of recent develop
ments in the East. According to a
German official wireless message re-
ceived here. the Imperial chancellor
said:
Il maintain the standpoint of tire
Imperial reply 10 the peace note #
Pope Benedict. The pacific spirit
which inspired this reply has also
inspired me. At the time. however. !
aod that this spirit must not give
cur enemies free conduct for an III
terminable continuation of the war,
What have we lived to see, how
over? While for years thcre can
have been no doubt whatever Of our
willingness to hold out our hand TO-
ward an honorable peace. we have
heard until these last few days IL
citing speeches delivered by enemy
statesmen. President Wilson wants
war until we are destroyed, and wtol
Mr.. Balfour. the British secretary of
state for foreign affairs. has said
must really drive the flush of an