davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-05
j. s. TAKES over
GERMAN OWNED
STEAMSHIP Line
Government Deceived fol
Three Years as to Real
Ownership Of Trans
atlantic Company.

New York, Sept. 4.-On the ground
of German ownership, the American
Transatlantic company, which until
its ships were Communicated by the
shipping board last October, operated
feet of II steamships flying the
Stars and Stripes, has been taken
over by the alien property custo-
dian.
Richard G. Wagner, the Ameri-
can-born head of the concern, for
three years deceived the American
government with truly Prussian ar
rogance," according to Francis p.
Garvan, investigator for the custo-
dian. Mr.. Garvan said Wagner de-
ceived British and French prize
courts for three years as to the real
ownership of the property.
Mr.. Garvan, who made public a
summary of Wagner's activities, said
the ships were bought with German
gold and the company was organized
eight months after the outbreak Of
hostilities with funds which Count
Won Bernstorff caused to be trans
mitted here for Wagner's benefit.
Wagner, under the examination of
Mr.. Garvan, protested the ships were
American owned, but finally confessed
that the backing of this venture to
keep German commerce on the high
seas came from German shipping in
terests.
Always Under Suspicion.
Suspicious were entertained by this
government from the time that Wag-
ner sought to have his IL ships, then
flying neutral flags, transferred to
American registry. At the time the
ships of the company were COM
mandeered by the shipping board as
were other ships flying the American
flag, the Navy department, it is
known, refused to deliver to the
commanders confidential instructions
and other naval secrets because they
were not American citizens. The
American Transatlantic company de-
clined to remove the commanders and
the Navy department, it is said, was
obliged to place a naval officer aboard
each ship from whom the alien skip
per received his sailing directions.
Wagner's ships were reported at
various times to have been supplying
German raiders with provisions and
to have conveyed German gold from
the United States for use in South
America, but these charges Wagner
denied, always protesting his Ameri-
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-05
But You Must Drive 1t Out of
Your Blood to Get Rid of It
Permanently.

You have probably been in the
habit of applying external treat
ments, trying to cure your Catarrh.
You have used sprays, washes and
lotions and possibly been temporari-
ly relieved. But after short time
you had another attack and wondered
why. You must realize that catarrh
is an infection Of the blood and to
get permanent relief the catarrh in
lection must be driven out of the
blood. The quicker you come to un-
derstand this, the quicker you will
get it out Of your system. s. S. S.,
which has been in constant use for
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-05
Nary Station Notes

Ensign y. Kelly has returned from an In
spection trip to Kansas City
q Otto Nye has left for Springfield ON a
t5-day furlough,
Dr. II, II. McGhee has left for a five
day visit to his home at Kansas City.
Harry Riertschrieber has returned from
New York. where he has been spending his
furlough.
Sergeant Adams formerly OF the local
marine recruiting station, is now acting as
first-class sergeant of the Kansas City dis
trict.
The marine corps will enlist women as
stenographers when recruiting opens agin
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-05
Wilson Expresses Interest
In Jewish Homeland Plan

New York, Sept. 4.--On the eve of
the Jewish new year, which begins at
sundown Friday, message from
President Wilson expressing his
deep and sincere interest" in the
progress of the development OF
Palestine as the Jewish homeland
was made public tonight by Rabbi
Stephen S. Wise.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-05

raid as she feared the consequences of
exposure of her husband. She said
she was renting rooms for immoral
purposes because of debts.
Simpson was promoted from cap
tain 10 battalion chief ON Anril Ia of
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-05

i this year. He has been IA wears n
the FIRE department.
City Commissioner Zimnan direct
ed Chief Salter to make an investi-
CATION and report his recommends
tinns Of the case.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02

1S LAKE SHIPS
FOR WAR WORK
Parts to Be Taken Through
Canals, Reriyeted and
Put in Service.

Fifteen 4.oOo-ton ships on the
Great Lakes have been requisition-
ed by the United States Shipping
Board.
They will be cut in half to get
them through the canal locks and
will be sent to seaboard as soon as
navigation opens. A representative
of the Shipping Board left last night
to begin work at once. -
The action of the board follows
the recent conference hefe of the
Great Lakes shipping interests, call
ed by the board because of protests
against its proposed requisitioning
of eighteen. of the thirty ships on
the lake available for war sea serv-
ice.
Objection from Few.
The conference indicated, accord
ing to Shipping Board officials, that
protest had come from a very small
group of shipping men, and an
agreement was reached eliminating
only three of the original number.
The companies whose ships will
be taken over by the board are the
Atlas Steamship Company, of Du-
luth, /; w. c. Richardson and Com
pany, of Cleveland, 2; Pittsburgh
Steamship Company. of Cleveland. 3;
Hutchison sand Company. of Cleve-
land, 1; Calumet Transportation
Company. of Cleveland, 2; Republic
Iron Company, of Cleveland. /;
Great Lakes Transportation Com
pany, OF Buffalo. 2; Wilson Transit
Company. of Bay City. Mich. l.
VIII. BE UnrIveted.
F. A. Eustis. special agent of the
board in direct charge of bringing
out ships from the lakes, left Wash
ington last night for Cleveland to
start repairs and cutting the ships
at once.
With the time available before
thaw. the ships will not be severed
by oxyascetylene torch, as hereto
fore. but will be taken apart by
unriveting.
The old method necessitated as
semblying the ship with a broad
iron belt; the new method will en-
able each ship to be riveted to-
gether in its original form with SIM
pier reinforcing.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
DISTRICT BOY
SHE'LL VICTIM
OF AUSTRIANS
Richard Cults Fairfield with
Ambulance Corps Buried
with Military Honors.

Struck through the heart with a
splinter of shell while lighting on the
Italian front, 19-year-old Richard
Cults Fairfield, son of Walter B. Fair
field, of the Coast Survey, has been
buried in Italy with military honors
Fairfield, together with "Billy" Platt,
Baltimore boy. was killed while per-
forming an act of gallantry.
Fairfield's father is now in Florida
on war work, but his aunt and great
aunt, Misses Florence and Martha
Fairfield. still occupy the family
apartment at the Portner.
He was such a nice looking, low
able boy" said Miss Martha Fairfield.
"blue-eyed and light hair, and always
cheerful. When he visited me he never
left the apartment without kissing me.
1 can imagine just now he went up
into that place of danger. probably
saying to his friend, Let's not stay
back here. Let's go up there and do
something
But he died a glorious death and I
believe that the accounts of his
bravery will be some consolation to
his father who Vas very proud of
him."
Was Harvard Student.
Comrades of Fairfield and Platt say
that they were in a Red Cross camp
far out Of the range of the German
bomb raid at Mestre in which they
were killed and could have remained
there safely. But with two other
members of their corps they decided
to go into the danger zone to aid
the probable victims. Fairfield and
Platt went ahead on a motorcycle,
while the ambulance followed. Just
as they reached the Mestre Hospital
they were struck.
Fairfield was a graduate of Gro
ton Preparatory School at Concord,
Mass, and had just entered Har-
ward University when he Joined the
Wynne-Bevan Ambulance Corps last
September.
American, English and Italian off,
cials attended the funeral services
of Fairfield and Platt, which were
held in the .Mestre Cathedral. Amer
ican flags and flowers covered the
caskets of the two boys. Fairfield
was the youngest American in his
corps.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
LUCY BURNS, PICKET,
GIVEN Teaching JOB
Stormy Petrel of Sufragism Ex-
pected to Decline Brooklyn Post.

Brooklyn, Feb. L-Miss Lucy Burhs,
stormy petrol OF suffragism. who was
only recently released from the work.
house at Occoquan, Va. where she
went on hunger strike, has been ap-
pointed teacher of English at the
Bay Ridge High School.
Miss Kate Turner, principal Of the
school. said today that she believed
Miss Burns would not accept the POSI-
ton.
"She was second on the eligible list"
said Miss Turner. s"She taught school
last year. I believe she is not going
to accept"
Miss Burns, who was graduated
from Packer Institute and Vassar-Col-
lege, taught for two years at Erasmus
Hall High School previous to engag-
ing in work for women suffrage. In
1909, Miss Burns went to England
with the avowed purpose of working
for a degree OF doctor OF philoso-
ply at oxford, but the campaign the
militant suffragists in England were
making appealed to her, and she
Joined their forces
She was twice hailed to police courts,
once in Edinburgh and again in Glas-
gov.
When Miss Burns returned to the
United States in the spring of 1913 she
was arrested in Washington. charged
with writing on the sidewalks Votes
for Women" and the announcement of
a suffrage meeting. At that time she
was vice president of the Congress
sional Union. She was fined 81.
In 1917 she clashed seriously with
the law when suffragists in Washing
ton stood in front of the White House
carrying banpers. nearly every one of
which were insulting to the President.
She was sent to Jail for sixty days,
which she completed November 4, but
a few days later was returned to Jail.
In the latter part of November the
suffragists were taken from the work.
house and returned to Washington
Jail. A few days after they were re-
leased.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
Try a Little Eulachon
On Those Meatless Days

The Bureau Of Fisheries has come
to the rescue of meatlesG and other
less household. Last night 1t advised
more general consumption OF the
"eulachon."
A "eulachon" is a fish. 1t is found
in quantities on the Pacific Coast. 1t
somewhate resembles the anelt in ap-
pearance and quality, but is superior
in flavor. says the Fisheries Bureau.
1t is on sale on the Pacific Coast,
Boston, New York. Philadelphia,
Washington. Chicago, st. Louis, and
other large cities. 1t Is sold generally
as western" Pacific or Columbia
Rivers meat"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
Harry Holmes to Talk
Before Soldier Crowds

Harry Holmes, lecturer and scholar,
who recently came to this country
from Scotland, will arrive in Wash
ington today to deliver a series of lee
lures to soldiers at the different
camps near here. Mr.. Holmes has
Travelled extensively and has visited
practically all the war fronts. He
comes to Washington under the aus
pices of the Y. NJ. C. A, and probably
will make several addresses before
various organizations in the city, in
Guiding the National Geographic So
ciety.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
NEW DEMURRAGE
RULES FOR COAL

Three days free time and demur-
rage charges Of 50 a day were deter
mined today by the Interstate Com
merce Commission on cars containing
anthracite and bituminous coal and
coke sent to seaboard. This goes into
effect February 10 and applies to coal
for trans-shipment direct by vessels,
or to be stored for shipment by ves-
selts when held for or by consigners,
or for any other purpose. Cars re-
consigned or reshipped for rail de-
livery or to another rail- destination
will be subject to the national car de-
murrage rules. A car shall be con-
sidered released at the time the vessel
registers for the cargo or fuel
supply OF which the coal or coke
dumped into such vessel is a part,
except that when cars are unload
ed before the vessel registers such
cars shall be released when un-
loaded.
The Caproni triplane is 11o feet from
tip to tip of its plans.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
Woman Scorns $500
For Bite on Shoulder

Jersey City. Feb. Ia 800 verdict OF
damages for a wound on her shoulder
caused by a bite from truck horse
failed today to assuage the injhred
feelings of Miss Anna Siegeman. She
told the court that the scar was so
conspicuous she was unable to wear
evening gowns or summer waists.
She sued for 5000 and intends to
appeal.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
Would Put Policewomen
In u. S. Training Camps

Policewomen at army cantonments
and training camps are now proposed.
The womens committee of the
Council of National Defense has laid
the suggestion before Secretary of
War Baker.
The policewomen, II is urged. could
be used to protect young women en-
ployed in the vicinity of the training
centers.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
Whose Mysterious Voice
Begs German People to
Compel Real Democracy?

Learn these facts about Germany today:
There loud crying for democracy,
people don't know whose it is.
z-WIam Hohenzoen Kaiser, very he treats
Won Hindenburg; he enough history Hnden
burgs power
These things by Morgan noted editor of
the Cleveland Press who Europe for The Washington
Herald and other American especially tell
people WHAT IS GOING ON IN GERMANY TODAY
Morgan articles appear this city exclusively Herald
is his fourth:
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
Boy, Page Garfield!
A Man Has Stolen
Four Tons; Of Coal

Since coal has been added to the
nearly extinct products a man who
is able to get a lump is satisfied.
IL he is able to get a bucketful.
he Is looked upon as a magician.
but when a man can steal four
tons-and get away with 1t, he is
the marvel of the age.
Police are looking for such a
man who yesterday entered a B.
& o. car standing at Thirtieth and
X streets northwest. and made
away with four tons Of coal,
valued at $40.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-09-05

Florence NJ. Morse, Mrs. Jennie
M. Robin.
County Sheriff-Will D. Wallace
(incumbent), Andrew Williams.
County Treasurer-Frank Wilson.
County Assessor-Alex Van Wyck
(incumbent).
Commissioner, Second district =
FFrank Muenscher, Ten Mile; E. c.
Baxter, Kendall; w. H. Kirkman,
Nooksack, R. w. Mize, route 4, Bel
lingham.
Commissioner. Third district =
Henry Slater (incumbenD, Belling-
ham: Edwin Lopas, Ferndale, r. F.
D. No. 2; N P. Sorenson, Ferndale;
E. A. Nickson, Blaine; j. P. Fenley,
County Engineer. c. Hills Tin
cumbent by appointment).
Three will be elected from the fol-
lowing for the six year term as JUS
tices: Wallace Mount, John F. Main,
John R. Mitchell, w. o. Chapman,
Charles E. Claypool, William H. Penn
berton, Edgar H. Mills. Frank Pierce
Kazis Krauczunas, F. w. Gerard. The
first three, Mount, Main and Mitchell
are candidates for reelection. Fol
the two year term, Warren w. Toll
man and Walter French are the can
didates.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-09-05
'LYNDEN MEN 1S TO As
TO REGISTER SEPT. IL
All Must Enroll Under Selective Ser
vice Law Next Thursday; Penalty
For Slackers Severe

Thursday. September l2. is the day
set for the registration of every man
in the Lyndon district IS to as years
old. both inclusive. under the Select
i've Service draft law.
Every man must register, under
penalty of one years imprisonment
for failure to appear, and the Of
fices of the registration boards will
be open early and late to accommodate
the crowd.
Registration will be carried on at
Lynden at the office of r. B. lie
Coco. Other registration officials
of the district include the following:
Delta Township, Fret Precinct
Henry Kuchenreuther; Second Pre-
cinct-Mrs. Mary E. Swope
Lynden Township, First Precinct.
c. B. Bay; Third Precinct, F. M.
Bloom. Grange Hall, Northwood
Ten Mile Township, First Precinct.
Mrs. Henry G. Guckert; Second Pre-
cinct, Joe Myers; Third Precinct.
Mrs. Lucy E. Boucher: Fourth Pre-
cinct, John A .Dinkel.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-09-05
PRIMARY ELECTION
LOOKS REAL PEACEFUL
No Issue Or Heated Campaign Makes
Quiet BallOting Tuesday Certain
In Lynden

Tuesday, September 10, is the date
of the primary election for county of
fices, and for the state supreme court
and the balloting promises to be the
most peaceful seen here in recent
years. No great issue, or no battle
between the candidates. has stirred
the interest of the Lynden voters.
Registration for the election is ex-
tremely light in the city. In the
country districts, the ruling of the at
torney general that the names OF
voters who failed to appear at the
township election should be stricken
from the books, will be disregarded
and those who had been in good
standing before that time will be per-
mitted to vote. The law specifies
that the names of those failing to
vote should be certified in to the
county auditor after an election so
as to be stricken from the books,
but this was not done at the town,
ship election this spring, and no rec
ord was kept of those who did vote.
The following are the candidates:
State Senator, Forty-second dis
trict-E. j. Cleary, Calvin Ruther-
ford, Charles A. Swartz.
Representative, Fifty-third district
Country Tom Brown. Sumas; c.
H. Hoff, Lawrence; Will A. Pike,
Nooksack.
Representative, Fifty-fourth dis
trict city)-Charles 1. Roth, David
F. Turnkey, George Spiers.
County Clerk-George M. Cook
Mary B. Haight.
Prosecuting Attorney - LOOMS
Baldrey, Walter Martin.
County Auditor-James A. Miller
Cincumbent.)
County Coroner n. Whitney
Wear (incumbent).
County Superintendent of Schools
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-09-05
.LYNDEN HAS BIG CROP
OF SCHOOL STUDENTS
Buildings Crowded With Largest En-
rollment In History; Christian
School Full

Aphis. hot weather. or anything
else didn't affect the crop of Lynden
public school students this year. A
greater number than has ever been
seen here before filled the buildings
at the opening Monday. and kept the
faculty busy finding room for them
all.
The freshman class at the high
school is fifty and more, and the as
sembly room there is overflowing.
The high school enrolment is $50,
and the grade school ESQ.
The same conditions prevailed at
the Lynden Christian School. which
also opened Monday. The building
was crowded with more students than
ever before in the history of the in
stitution.n
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-09-05
LAUREL AND WISER
LAKE

Mrs. N. Aker has had as her guests
during the past week. her brother,
Mr.. Buert and his wife of Yakima,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Hanker of Seattle.
The Ten Mile and Wiser Lake Be
of-Service is meeting today at the
Ten Mile Grange Hall with Mesdames
Dean, Brown, Faneuf End Wagaman
as hostesses. The club is doing Red
Cross work
j. w. Dorr of Seattle and Mr.. Wes-
ley Dorr of East Sound visited at the
w. H. Dorr home last week.
Last Saturday was declared a hol-
iday by the Surgical Dressing class
because of the early completion of
the months allotment of 500 pads.
The class meets every Tuesday and
Saturday and everyone is urged to
come and help in the work.
Among those from here who have
left to fill positions for the coming
year are Bertha Banks and Josie
Dahlquist both of whom will teach
derson is teaching at Clipper. Pearl
Frost has resumed her teaching at
Liberty and Pearl Nessen will teach
again at Greenwood. The Misses
Amanda Nessen and Beatrice Dahl
quist will attend the Bellingham
State Normal and Edna Anderson will
attend the University.
A jolly reunion was held on Bart
let's beach last Friday evening.
when the girls of the Is graduating
class of Meridian High met for an
other good time before taking up
their winter work. After a lively
swim, the girls gathered around a
bonfire where each helped herself
to a spread of toast. tea, pickles and
cookies. Those present were: Aman-
da Nessen. Ada Alexander, Beatrice
Dahlquist, Florence Blakeslee, Mrs.
Maud Hickey, Edith Lamont and Ed
ma Andersen. Blanch Slack being the
only member unable to attend. Mo-
thers present were: Mrs. J. c. An
dersen and Mrs. Blakeslee.
Coming as a surprise to her many
friends here was the marriage of Mrs.
Winifred Lamont to Mr.. James Ken
oyer of Bellingham, which took place
at the parsonage of the First Chris
tian church in Bellingham, on Tues
day, August 81, Rev. Reagor offici-
iating. The brides dress was of blue
silk with a corsage bouquet of white
and purple asters. Both are pioneers
of this country. Mrs. Kenoyer com
ing here when she was eight years
old. They will make their home in
) Bellingham on Toledo street.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-09-05
BIRTHS AND DEATHS RECORD
.soR AUGUST PROVES UNIQU

No deaths were registered in the
Lynden district during the month of
August, the first time that this has
occurred since March, 1915, accord
ing to the records of the local regis
trar.
But five births were reported to
the registrar, and this is the lowest
monthly birth nate since June, 1917.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-09-05

ing, had been called to Olympia, but
would return for the afternoon meet
ing. Later, however, advices came
that he would not be able to attend
the afternoon session, but promise
was made that he would be present
Saturday, the oath. Adjournment
was taken until 1890 a. m. Saturday
the oath.
All parties again were present on
time except Carnation Co. After IL
O'Clock Judge Lamb reported to the
meeting that the Carnation had just
advised him that they could not de-
termine what prices they would be
able to make on September milk and
had declined to participate in any
manner in the conference. AS the
meeting was called to cndeavor to get
an amicable agreement on milk pric-
es. so long as the concern which ham
dies the larger part of the milk refus-
ed not only the invitation, but the ur-
gent request of the representatives
of the government to discuss the OBJ
jects of the meeting. nothing was left
but an adjournment without having
accomplished anything whatever.
There is no reasonable question but
an agreement would have been made
without any considerable trouble If
the Carnation Co. had entered the
meeting with any spiri. of fairness.
The government is anxious that
this question shall be settled upon a
fair basis. The producers, distribu-
tors and all parties interested, save
only the Carnation Co.. were anxious
for settlement. This company blocked
ed every effort to accomplish the OBJ
ject for which the meeting was called.
Judge Lamb could not state what, If
any, further steps would be taken
by the food administration to bring
about a settlement.
+ We. however, rest n the calm as
surance that the federal government
will permit no one concern to frus-
trate the consummation of plan fol
the examination of the conditions
surrounding the production and mar
ke.ing of a necessary food product oi
obtaining fair and just prices for that
product, when it has once set such
investigation in motion.
Let us await further developments
WHATCOM COUNTY
DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION
i A w. DahlQuist, Secretary
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-09-05
COMPANY E TO DRILL
in LINDEN SUNDAY
Will Use Fair Grounds For Maneuv-
ers And Will Parade On Front
Street

Lynden will have an opportunity to
see Company E of the Washington
State Guards in action Sunday. when
the troop will spend the day man.
euvering at the Fair Grounds.
A parade will be held in the morn
ing through the Lynden streets. and
the afternoon will be given over to
drilling of various kinds.
An invitation has been extended to
all Lynden citizens to witness the
maneuvers. No admission will be
charged.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-09-05
WORKERS NEEDED TO PICK
MOSS FOR ARMY HOSPITALS

Volunteers are needed to help in
hospitals. The moss has to be clean
ed before it can be made into band
ages by the Lynden Surgical Dress
ings Workers.
Men, women and children can pick
the moss. as no previous experience
is necessary. The Surgical Dressings
quarters will be open tonight and to-
morrow night. Turn out and help!
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-09-05
GATHER THIRTY SACKS OF
MOSS FOR USE IN BANDAGES

A few members of the P. N. G..
Club with their families spent Sun
day gathering sphagnum moss. Ov-
er thirty sacks were collected, and
were taken to the Lynden Red Cross
surgical dressings rooms, where it
will be made into bandages for the
wounded soldiers.