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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-20

The Italians determined drive the Austrians
Italy before armstice stopped them. The al
lies evidently way about the Germans in
France and Belgium. But the Germans are less pro-
hcient at retreating signing line
not = Hindenburg line. but a FOch line.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-20

You will perceive, from all this.
what a delicately balanced thing this
huge globe of ours is. Its vast mag
nitude and immense weight make ii
tremble with molecular as we'll as
molar vibrations, like a heavily load
ed. elastic floor, which though
strong enough as a whole TO bear its
burden. shivers with almost imper-
ceptible undulations at every shift
ing OF weight, and impresses the
sensitive observer with a conscious
ness Of the strain that IS being
borne. a consciousness that some
times becomes startlingly vivid when
a cracking indicates a quick read
justment Of the opposing forces.
The fact that most earthquakes
occur along certain well-known belts
OF the earths surface proves that
within these belts the crust is less
solidly adjusted than elsewhere.
Lines OF weakness" exist there,
with assures and faults" where.
when the rocks begin 10 buckle
under the strain, slips and down
falls take place which produce the
effect Of hammer strokes on the
solid crust and send vibrations
through the earth as if it were a
giant bell. The origin of the strains
which bring about these effects must
he found ultimately in the changes
of figure that the globe undergOes
as il slowly shrinks within while its
crust wrinkles like the skin Of a
drying apple.
That the earth is very hot inside
and at no very great depth from
the surface is certain. and equally
certain is il that the heat must,
however slowly, escape into sur
rounding space. and this escape Of
heat must, in turn, bring about a
shrinkage sufficient to prevent the
Solidifed crust from settling into a
state Of permanent equilibrium.
One curious suggestion derived
from studies Of the precise shape Of
he earth is that the crushing and
buckIing forces which disturb the
crust may arise, at least in part.
from the tendency OF the planet to
pass under the pull OF it's own gravi-
tation from a form slightly resemb-
ling the outlines Of a pear 10 a truly
spherical shape As'long as the pear
shape continues. the crust can never
be at rest.
Il is Prof. J. II. Jeans who has as
signed this peculiar form 10 the
earth. According to his interpreta
ton OF the measures made by vari-
Gus methods the small end OF the
earth pear is in the southern hemis-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-20

Armament we hope. viii be Junk. Crowns are
junk already
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-05-18
SUBSTITUTES ARE TO BE
MUCH LOWER IN PRICE

Substitutes for wheat flour will be
cheaper in Washington later on, but
there will not be much difference un-
til after 30 days, according to Chas.
Hebberd, federal food administrator,
A telegram from Herbert Hoover also
states that administrators should take
immediate action to cut down the
margin Of profits on substitutes, as
the substitutes are now cheaper in
price. Mr.. Hoover is dealing with
conditions in the middle west and east
and the conditions in this state are
different.
The telegram from Mr.. Hoover says
"At the present price of oats, barley
and corn, millers are or should be Of
fering meals and fours from these
grains at prices considerably below
wheat flour. In fact, corn meal
should be selling from the mill door
at 25% below wheat flour, and oat
meal at an even less ratio. White
corn flour or barley flour should be
selling at not less than 10 to 15% be-
low wheat flour. There is, therefore,
absolutely no justification for present
price levels in these substitutes"
In explaining the situation Mr.. Heb
berd makes the following statement:
"The ratios between substitute prices
and wheat -four prices, referred to in
the wire from Mr.. Hebberd, are ap-
parently based on prices prevailing
in the middle west. The ratio of the
substitute price to the wheat -four
price in this state is not SO low, first,
for the reason that we have the lowest
price on wheat -four here of any place
in the country, and second, because to
the middle west price Of substitutes
must be added the cost of transpor-
tation to this state"
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-05-18
AGRICULTURIST
ENLISTS IN SERVICE

A. R. Hahner has given up his po-
sition and requested to be inducted
through the local board. in the service.
He is to leave in the next contingent
taking the place of Matt Kurtak, who
has been found to be an Austrian and
as such is exempt from military SER
vice for the United States.
Mr.. Hahner was Stevens county's
first agriculturist, being a graduate
of the state college and coming here
from the University of Idaho. He is
veterinary also. His efforts in start
ing the work in this county has been
excellent, and results have begun to
show.
E. c. Durdle, formerly instructor in
science and agriculture at Enumclaw,
succeeds Mr.. Hahner. He is gradu-
ate Of the state college, and comes
highly recommended. He expresses
himself as pleased with the county
and its possibilities, and evinces an
enthusiasm in securing the very best
results here.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-05-18
REGISTRATION OF MEN
WHO HAVE REACHED 21

In anticipation of the early passage
of the new draft law which has been
agreed upon by the joint committee
of the two houses of congress, the
provost marshal general has issued
provisional Instructions to local boards
that preparations are already being
actively made by the war department
for speedy registration of all men
who reached the age Of 21 since June
5, 1917 The proclamation Of Presi-
dent Wilson will issue Immediately
upon the signing of the bill directing
all qualified men to register on CIV
en- date and it is expected that every
man will know the details at once.
Whether registrations will be made at
the county seat by the local board, or
whether local registrants in the many
precincts will handle the duty, is not
yet known. These arrangements
must be made yet.
The war department estimates that
the registration of the new men will
probably reach 1879 of the registra-
ton of year ago. In Stevens county
where 1856 men have registered, the
addition would be approximately 1876.
But as 1919 of these have gone to the
army, the local board estimates that
the new men will not exceed $50.
1t is believed that the law will pro-
vide that the order numbers of the
new men begin with the last or low
est number of the old draft. That is,
the old order number will end with
1856 and the new men will start
down the line on order number 1857.
This of course will place the younger
men in the last draft, but the various
departments Of both army and navy
will be open from time to time to
these men holding deferred numbers.
Also, it is said, the new law will
provide that as young men hereafter
reach the age of 21 years they will
be required to register, but those who
pass the age of 81 who registered
previously will still be held for the
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-05-18
of today.

Hence it now behooves every loyal
American boy to put forth his best
effort to fill these vacancies. There
fore we urge upon the boys to seek
some useful occupation. Let it be
on the farm, the mill or the mine.
All of which are in need of the service
of boys who are ready and willing
to work. And by so doing every boy
has an opportunity to make himself
not only self-supporting but render
ing an invaluable service to his COM
munity as we'll as to the country in
general. .t =
Never before hassthe boy had such
an opportunity to become a vital
factor in history. Every boy who
loves his country should ask himself,
"How Can l Best Serve the Nation
in the War Emergency"
The boy of today is the man of
tomorrow, and the future of the ma
ton depends upon the moral and
physical welfare of it's boys.
Any boy who helps to grow and
harvest crop while the war is on,
is helping the United States in it's
big job of feeding the world, for gun
powder will never win a war unless
the soldiers are we'll fed.
The trainings Of the boys to pre-
pare for some essential industry
where they can take the place off a
man called to the front is going to
be of substantial benefit to the coun-
try.
Let us hope that each of us can
say, twenty years from now, 81 was
young at the time, but l knew what
the war meant, and l helped"
Prove your patriotism and help your
country by jumping in now and doing
the work of a soldier who has gone to
the front.
Doesn't common sense and our
knowledge of addition and subtraction
tell you that if we suddenly take two
million young men right out of the
productive industries of this country,
we must either find two million more
to take their places or else go short
of productions
But after General Pershing's army
has put the finishing touches upon
the German military hosts, and Kaiser
Bill, Ludendorff and Hindenburg are
in handouts and shackles and the
boys in khaki set sail for their dear
old U. S. A., with the German U-boats
flying the stars and stripes and they
/ .-,e set foot "a. American. K TIM We
transported "home, sweet home," you
can grasp them by the hand and say,
you put up good fight and won a
glorious victory but we helped some."
Hoping to hear from you, am,
your friend, James Petty, probation
officer.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-05-18
PROBATION OFFICER ASKS
BOYS TO HELP WIN WAR

A circular letter to the boys of the
country telling them what their part
in the great world war is to be, has
been. sent out by James Petty, proba-
tion officer, and is as follows:
Colville, WASH, May Is, 1918.-Be-
lieving that you are one among 500
boys to whom l am writing in Stew
ems county that will understand and
appreciate this letter | wish to say,
that never in the history of this
country has there been time when
there was such golden opportunity
for boy to be something, and do
something for himself. and at the same
time discharge moral and patriotic
duty that he owes to his country, as
at this present time.
With 100000 young men in the
service means that there are two mil
lion positions left vacant which must
be filled sooner or later by the boys
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-05-18
BUY YOUR COAL NOW
IF YOU WANT TO HAVE ANY

People of this state must provide
for the years fuel needs now, or go
without next winter. This is the SOL
emn warning of the county fuel ad-
ministrator Horace r. Williams. And
there is no fooling or exaggeration
about it, either, he declares.
Whatever else there may be in
favor of buying your years supply
of fuel now, transportation is the big
factor that makes it an absolute ne
cessity," he declares. The cars which
have been hauling coal from the mines
to the consumers of Washington are
being gradually drained from this
state into the east, and once there, the
chance is small of getting them back
here again.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-05-18

Mr.. Wilbur of the State Board of
Health was in Colville on Monday in
connection with the work of creating
two new registration districts in Ste
vens county. That Washington and
Minnesota are the only two states
west of the Mississippi whose birth or
death certificates are accepted without
question at Washington, d. c., was
statement made by Mr.. Wilbur. This
speaks well for the thoroughness and
accuracy with which births and deaths
are registered in Washington. WASH
ington has the lowest death rate Of
any state In the union. J gI
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-05-18

be called Red Cross Sunday and that
local influence be brought to bear up
on the ministers to call this Sunday
Red Cross Sunday. G. W. Peddicord,
county chairman of the drive, has
asked that the ministers of Colville
recognize this day with appropriate
sermons
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-07

sne- az Harry UnlcwooIs side cyccpr
hy lciarng my connection with Liz
.anf 'r.rr' work. about which Lillian.
'elr0g D00sfs careless glrrulity had
forbidden me- 20 speak
I brra'r.' a lrc sigh Of relief a,
wr rounded Oh. corner into Tmry-ninth
street Harry Underwood looked down
az me- rrl'urng'v
"hol DON'T need 20 worry now" he
said There's mo- danger OF encounter
lng her ln tins block"
u isnt that" 1 murmured involun-
ar'g
He bent toward me-his face wearing
'r- old qullllsal expression | so dis
liked
"Niraii Friend Husband nigh, pop
mp 900 our m'h" he asked with inim-
'ur that seemed dubulicll "Thst ought
NOT 10 trouble Nun old Dlcky j., about
fre hes, friend I've got He'd never
ah.r.. t1 '0lr nn.hiug with me"
Ills tone and manner spelled absolute
conviction ar which I marycllcd Was
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-07

It possible that he had no conception
OF the aversion with which DlcLy re-.
glrdcd him because of his caddish de.
sefllon Of Lillian Dickys lifelong
incnd and mcnlor' Evidently not Tor
he began 10 talk Of DiJly as II he had
Just left him around the corner
was glad indeed when our entrance
into the fleur dc II, stopped hi. flow
OF remlnlScencc, saw his brilliant
black eyes rowing critically over every
appointment OF the attractive little tea
room. as the manager, stately gray
haired woman, came VmlIlngly toward
uS
Would you like q, sit near the win
dow she asked "ur will you take
your iayorltc table
] lancled that she gave an almost i'm.
pcrccpliblc glance of curiosity at my
imposing looking escort and | was
thankful that she didn't know my name.
or m fact; anything about me save the
fact that ] had lunchcd quite frequent.
" al her tea room.
! would like my usual table" ! an.
swefcd and She stepped aside 10 greet
other corners while ! lrd the way 10 the
table | had liked when / had lunchcd
AZ the tea room IN the winter the one
nearest the immense open fireplace.
which was one OF the charms OF the
tea room
Now, on this May day. there wa, no
need for a fire and some ones discrimi.
mating taste had pul an immense bunch
ui pussy willows IN the copper kettle
which swung from the crane But the
table was ono so TAR back m the room
that It was admirably adapted 10 afford
rs the freedom from intrusion nece,-
safy to our talk
"By Joye. this isn't bad looking
dump al all" Mr. Underwood said,
looking at the quaint patterns and col.
orlngS Of the chnly.coycrcd chairs. tie
really good pictures on the wall. and the
dainty china and linens with which the
table, were appointed
But what a gloomylooking wait
reS' he lowered his voice discfetly
as the girl, the one who always took
NV order. placed two rlavr, Of water
m the table, laid the menu card before
rs and stepped aside for a moment to |
answer the imperious demand Of a .
woman at ncighboring table. who |
vas evidently dissatisfied with some
portion OF the food placed before her
Shed give me the inn Jams # had to
layc her serve my meal, very often She
ookS exactly a, IT she were about 10
aT MourncH will pass on this side
,lca'c'
(CopyrighO
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-12-04

emancipation of women, are we ready
for it? was ably answered in the at
firmative by Mrs. Humphrey, whose
talk stirred up the institute. Ratifica
ton plans were then well discussed
by Mrs. c. X. Meyers who at the
close lead in the rousing ratification
song: Mrs. L. u, Bond followed with
an interesting explanation of the work
Of Benedict home, after which Mrs.
Penney gave some convention notes
Readings, temperance items, "a w. G.
+, Z la..1. provided pleasing variety
to the program and brought out facts
regarding our war service and gen
eral work. Special music in the wa!
Of solos by Mrs. Eunice Clark AMI
choruses Of girls from the west bricl.
school and boys from the north brick
were enthusiastically applauded.
Thanks are due the singers and to
Miss Jenna Strahan and Miss Winfred
Wright for their help with music ar.
rangements. AS a result of the insti-
tute new members were secured; res
olutions adopted, plans for future
work made, interest aroused, informa.
ton gained and in truth it was e
worth while day.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-12-04
sH,Rk.mAcpEN WEDDING

/ On Saturday afternoon at the home
If the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs
T. w. Shirk, occurred the marriage Of
Miss Hazel Shirk, of this city, and
Ar. Ralph Magden, Of Dunlap. Only
he immediate relatives and a few
riends were present to witness the
ceremony, which was performed by
tev. G. Z. Hamilton Of the Baptist
hurch. The bride was becomingly
owned in white satin dress and
vore red roses. She was attended by
Ter cousin. Miss Helen England, OF
yarroll, while J. F. Shirk, of Fair.
Jew, Mo-, acted as groomsman. I'm.
nediately following the ceremony a
delicious supper WEI served, and the
Dung couple left o the evening train
or Omaha, where t..ey will make their
,uture home.
{ Miss. Shirk is the only daughter OF
Ar. and Mrs. j. w. Shirk, Of this city
md has grown to young womanhood
lere and has many friends and ac'
,uaintances. She received her edu.
alton in the public schools, gradual.
ng from the high school in the year
917. She is a musician OF unusual
alent and graduated from the music
department. of the Denison Normal
College i'm 1916. She was employed
ntil recently in the Boys department
tore, where she was an efficient
clerk.
Mr.. Magden is the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. B. Magden, of Dunlap, and
,as spent practically all his life in
hat vicinity, where he has been en-
,loyed the past few years as q paint
n and decorator. He is, now engaged
n similar work in Omaha.
Those from distance In attend.
nee at the wedding were Mr.. and
Irs. F. B. Magden and Mrs. J. j.
Ioorhead, OF Dunlap; Mrs, H. J. Eng
and, of Woodbine; Miss Helen Eng.
and, of Carroll, and ]. F. Shirk, OF
Tairview, Mo.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-12-04
PRACTICAL EDUCATION

One of the most ridiculous mistakes
of the older education was it's failure
to bring up young people fitted to live
in the country and engage in agri
culture. This is one of the principa
causes of high cost of food. We re
fused to teach country young people
anything about the calling in which
they expected to make a living.
We fitted them to be clerks an6
bookkeepers in city stores. Nothing
was taught them as to how food pro
duction can be made business sue
cess, or as to how country life cal
be made successful and advantageous
As a consequence most brigh
young folks, having learned to de
spise their fathers business, rushed
off to the cities. The farmers were
left without help. Foreign laborers
were brought in. But they were n,
satisfactory substitutes. Often this
hired help could not be had. AS re.
suit, having driven all the food pro
ducers away from the farms, we nov
complain because food costs high.
A large number of agricultural
schools have now been started. A
great many young people are learn
ing how to make farms pay, and how
to organize community life in a coun
try town. In time this will lead tc
greater food production. But there
are not nearly enough of these
schools and they need more generou
support.
Practical education is big sub
ject, and this little series of editor
ials has only touched the fringes
it. The many questions relating t.
the education OF girls has not beel
taken up, In conclusion it can b.
said that if our education can Dc
made thoroughly practical, we can at
tain an efficiency that will make the
United States more prosperous thaI
ever before, in spite Of the great bur
dens 1t has to carry.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-12-04
w. c. 7. v. INSTITUTE Held
New Members Were Secured and
Plans For Future Work Of Soci-
& ETY. Were Discussed

The w. C. T. u. institute. ield ON
tuesday of last week, was 9, day full
II interest to those who attended its
essions. These were opened by
lelpful services of songs, prayers and
,ible exposition, Mrs. J. l.. Boyd hav-
ag charge OF the devotion in the
morning, Mrs. H.. A. Norman in the
fternoon and Mrs Helen NJ. Casa
lay lead the noontide prayer. The
rincipal topics presented during the
ay were: The cigaret problem, In a
'iscussion lead by Mrs. Milo Kelly,
rho later read the law on sale Of Gig
,rets. Mrs. Strahan donated printed
opies of this law to be put UP in var
GUS prominent places. Next the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-12-04
NOTICE in PROBATE

NJ live in FnO0SAl = $50 n
State of Iowa, Crawford County, S.
In Probate.
In the matter Of the estate of w. M.
Knott. late of Crawford county, de-
ceased
Notice Of Appointment of Executor.
To Whom It May Concern:
You are hereby notified that on the
10th day of November, 1918, the un-
dersigned was duly appointed .execu-
tor Of the above entitled estate. and
all creditors Of said estate are noti-
fled to file their claims in the office Of
the clerk OF the district court, in and
for Crawford county, Iowa, within one
year from the date Of this notice, ac-
cording to law, and have the same al
lowed and ordered paid by the said
court, or stand forever barred there
from.
Dated this 26th day Of November.
1918. #
FRANK KNOTT,
Conner & Powers, Executor.
Attorneys for Executor. 48-3t
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-12-04


The presidents message was deliv-
cred by him before the joint session
OF congress on Monday afternoon. 1t
was an occasion for bringing out the
usual crowd in Washington. The
message as a state paper does not i'm
prove on other deliyerances of the
president on war matters. In fact
there is less of the Wilson force of
expression in the message than some
others he has delivered. s,9
What he says about railroads and
how they should be handled, is gener-
ally approved. His eulogy placed upon
our soldiers meets with hearty approx.
al in fact in general way what he
says about the conduct Of the war is
endorsed. His efforts to explain the
necessity of his going as delegate to
the peace convention we're not ac-
oepted with entire approval and the
feeling prevails that he could have &C
eonplished as much by remaining at
home and sending other statesmen
from this country to look after its wei
fare. He assumes in his message
that his fourteen propositions submit,
ted in January embrace the PROPOSE,
lions which will be accepted as basis
for peace. We apprehend that the
president will find himself very much
mistaken in this respect before the
work OF the convention is ended. One
cannot help but feel after reading his
message that he sincerely believes it
is his duty to attend the convention
Time alone can tell whether his act
in going abroad IS wise one. We
notice in the latest dispatches that
Congressman Mann, the republican
leader in congress- is advising his
party to avoid doing anything to en-
barrass' the president in his work
abroad This may be good advice and
it might be better to await criticism
until something is done to merit it
The opposition to the. presidents COINS
abroad is not confined to the republi
cans alone, but includes a large pei
cent OF the democrats as well.