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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-02-28
RIVERSIDE FARMERS CLUB

ID. G. Reel, February 9, 1918, Mr.
heser acting as president for the
day. Meeting was called to order
at 4 80 a. m.
Song-Cluh
Minutes of last meeting read
and approved.
Select Reading, Honey For
The Table, Mrs. Oscar Doty.
Increasing Food Production for
Man-Mr. Walter Axtcl.
This article was discussed ex-
tensively until dinner was an
nounced. After spending an hour
/, fcasting and visiting The Club was
/: called TO order for the afternoon
i session:
/ Select Reading. The War At
fccts Woman-Mrs. Samuel DRAW
Reading-Mrs Walter Axtcl
Recitalion-Dean Price
citation-W William McGavrcn
Music-Miss Doty and Mr..
Doty.
Questions were then discussed.
No. /. Can't our Men not in the
Draft age be just at patriotic to
Stay on the Farm and Produce the
Food for the Nations, as TO Enlist
and go to the Front Opened by
Mr.. Doty. Men who are moi within
the draft age and doing what the
government asks them to do. arc
patriotic.
Question No. .. Should we use
more economy i'm our Club din
ners during this War Timce
Opened by Mrs. Axtel. We
Should Economizc more ON our
club dinners and The Rivcrview
Club will do her part.
No. 3. Where are the Skilled
Men and also The adamant mach
lncry to come From if War Con
tlnues? Opened by Mr.. ANtel. We
do not know where the skilled la
Dor will come from if war cmiin-
ues.
Program for March:
Music-Club
Reading Mrs. S. X. McGavren
Readings Mr.. Kirkland, Mrs,
Axtel.
Reading Lois Reel
Recitation -Genevieve Axtel
Music
Recitation-Florence Dray
Music
Question Committee, Mrs.
Doty, Mr.. ID. C. Reel, Mr.. S. Dray
Program Committee-Mrs. Nc
Gavrcn, Mrs. Curry, Mrs. Doly.
Question No. 4 What is The
best and cheapest fuel for cook
ing purposes for the year around
ing purposes for the yeaI
around? Referred to Mrs. Ste
Vens.
Question No. 9. Will not the re-
cent raise of faxes on sheep i'm
Iowa have a tendency to lessen
the production of sheep and
wool p Referred to Mr.. ID. c.
Reel.
Question No. 3. Which would be
the more profitable, to raise cat
tile to feed or buy them? Refer
lred to Mr.. Rescr.
VisitorsMr. and Mrs. Edgar
Price and SON, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
son Doty. Mr.. and Mrs. G. w
Gowens, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
! Moriarity, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Moss and son, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A
Green and son, Miss Lois Scott
Miss Iona JOY Benedick, Miss
Madgc Smith, Mr.. Roy Green anc
County Advisor, Mr.. Hammons.
Mr.. llammons gave the Club ar
interesting talk on the seed corr
proposition and what the Ameri-
can people would have to do in
order to help win The war.
Question Committee for April
Mrs. Dray, Mr.Oscar Doty anC
Mrs. Robert Kirkland.
Club was closed with a violin
solo by Mr.. Wilson Doty, which
was very heartily cncored and re-
sponded to. Mr.. Doly is always a
welcome visitor TO The Riverside
Club and especially when he has
his violin.
Club adjourned to meet with
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Doty in April
Mr.. Reser, Pres. Protein
Mrs. Frank McGavren, Sec.
-O-
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-02-28
FINANCIAL Statement
or INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL DISTRICT
General Fund

General Fund
Receipts
Amt. on hand Feb. "a,
t917..-..-....- -......--..S 7127.02
Received from district
tax .,...,..,.............. lOGi 9S
Received from semi-an-
nual aDportionmcnI.. - 2OO6.95
Received from state 375 90
Received from tuition. 1921 .96
Received from sale of
textbooks and supplies
(Section 2S2l).- 15G.75
Received from interest
on deposits .............-.... 237.G9
Total receipts 1890. $4,000. 35
Disbursements
Paid teachers, males..S 5512 10
Paid teachers, females. 1891. sc
Paid for sccrclarics........ 10000
Paid for free textbooks 571.27
Paid for fuel, rent, re-
pairs, insurance, jani-
tors and gen. supplies 1O6Si .l3
On hand Feb. 81, 1913 I050.O9
Total receipts S3699O.35
Schooihouse Fund
Receipts
Amt. ON hand July IS 32S2.l9
Received from district
lax (Section 27l9,
2Sl3 ......,............ 1927. 90
Received from olherl
sources ..,..-..... ......... 2i5.0O
Total debit or credit .Si275ii9
Disbursements
Paid on school bonds....S 10000
Paid interest on school
bonds .. ........ l050.O0
Paid for other purposes 2O8i.65
Amount on hand Feb.
81, 8..... 6119.54
Total -....-........ S12754.19 .
The Board has made assess
ment Of the amounts necessary
to maintain the. schools for the
ensuing year, as follows:
General Fund, S3O,OO0.0O.
School House Fund, S8,OOO.0O
j. S. DEWELL, Secretary.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-02-28

Mrs. H. w. Gamble has been a
victim of tonsilitis the last cou-
sple Of days.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-02-28
DIES DAY he WAS
CALLED TO coLo7s

elslercd in Dcnison but gets his
mail i'm Dunlap. His ucath resu'
ed frem double pneumonia ON The
day thai he was to have reports
al DrnisOn.
he father iclephoncd The sher-
ifi and :oid him that his boy
would no, icrcrt lhal day, that he
Lad answered his last call, and
would bc bilred ON thc following
day. sis funeral took place al
Charter Oak on The day that he
rest of the boys started for Des-
4Moines.
Dude, the young SON of Mr..
and Mrs. f. +. Weitz Yesterday
fell and cut a deep cash over his
right eye necessitaling several
stitches by DR.. $. +. DeVore.
Joel Fosdick was taken i'll yes
terday With acute appendicitis,
and was Immediately operated on
at the DeVore hospital by Drs.
lleisc and DeNorc. He rallied
nicely and is getting along fine.
Mrs. j. W. Knight and daughter
Ida OF Logan spent Sunday at the
fl. l.. Aldridge home.
Miss Madge Dessert has re
signed her position as bookkcep-
er at the NJ Fanger department
store and Miss Nellie Melch has
taken her place.
Misses Martha Anderson and
Nellie DaueherIy spent SUNDAY in
Omaha at lhe Clalkson hospital
with Miss Blanche Barrett. They
report her as getting along fine
Miss Mae kinyon came home
from Ames over Sunday 10 see
her brother Frank, before he Had
to leave for Camp Dodge
MIR. and Mrs Geo. Connel re-.
ccived II letter Ionag Trom their
son, George. in Camden, N j..
saying he was leaving here on
his way to Camp Dix, N j
George Kellogg returned sat
urday from LosAngelcs, where he
has been spending tho winter
DR.. Hugh l'amisira reports the
birth of Il son To Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Mace.
DR.. Heisc reports the birlh Of a
I lib. girl to Mr.. and Mrs. +, M.
Herman.
Miss Edna CoulIard spenl lhe
day i'm Omaha. With her sister,
Mrs, w. T.. Free
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hansen.
and Hazel Johnson are spending
the week end al Camp Dodge
Mr.. Judge, a sailor on the U s
A. Jacob Jones that was in the
explosion disaster at Halifax,
few weeks ago, passed through
The city this morning. after a fiji
teen day visit With his parent in
Minot, n. d. He was in his berth
at the time the accident occurred
and "A colnradc in the berth above
him was killed. Mr. Judges hack
and arm We're injured, but .he did
not know it until he WAS in The
water. He said he was in the wa
ter from 80 until 9 a. m.
Mrs. Charles Hitler and chill
dren departed This morning for
Highmore, S. D., TO join Mr. Hill
Ter, who will farm twenty miles
from Highmore, this year.
Miss Blanche Barrett of Logan,
who recently underwent an oper-
alton at the Clarkson hospital in
Omaha, is reported TO be getting
along nicely.
The A. l.. Puffer family of near
Little Sioux expect to move soon
to Illinois.
Mrs. L. Ci. Wood and daughter
Jessie, have returned to their
home in Paxico, Kansas, after Il
brief visit here With her sister,
Mrs. X. l.. Price.
Fred Mcdonald, Scrg. a. j. o.
Connor and Frank liaight, from
TT. Omaha, We're week end visi-
tors OF relatives and friends in
the city.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-02-28

Mrs. Carl Wehrli, who spent the
day yesterday in Omaha, called on
Emil Wehrli at the hospital and
found him getting along fine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ward of
Hitchcock, S. d., are here for a
few days, the guests of relatives
and frienls.
Miss Deamon of DesMoines ar
rived this morning and has TAX
en- charge of the l.. Moskovitz
millinery department.
Bailey Ellis of DesMoines was
here this afternoon shaking
hands with friends. He was on his
way to Logan, where he will check
the boys in the Court house.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-02-28

Mr.. and Mrs. jewell Fountain,
OF Norfolk, have moved to the
Valley to reside in the future.
The sun., 1918-08-24
MANY VILLAGES ARE
STORMED BY BRITISH
Severe Casualties Inflicted in
Heavy Fighting.

LONDON. Aug. 23.-The following off,
cial communication dealing with OPP
erations on the western front. supple
menting Field Marshal Haig's COM
munication. was issued tonight.
During the day our troops have
pI essed their attacks vigorously and
successfully on front Of more than
thirty miles from Lihons to Mercatel.
South of the Somme English. Scottish
and Australian troops, attacking at
:45 A. NJ, carried the villages of
Herleville, Chuignes and Chuignolles,
together with the woods lying between
these villages and between Chuignolles
andNthe river.
I'm the course of an advance Of more
than two miles into the German posi-
lions great numbers of the enemy were
killed and many prisoners were captured
by our troops.
Ten minutes later English, Scottish
and Guards battalionS attacked on the
left OF the battle front and stormed the
villages of Gomiecourt, Ervillers. Hamel-
incourt. Boyelles and Boiry- Becquerelle.
Here also many prisoners were taken by
US, and during the remainder of the day
JUL tiotpS Hiauc pioBiesn " tHo cast Ol
these villages.
meanwhile In the right centre OF the
battle front English. and Welsh divi-
sions advanced against the German po-
sitions on the east bank OF the Ancre
from southeast OF Albert to the neieh-
borhood OF Grandcourt. and gained
ground after heavy fighting. South OF
Grandcourt hostile counter attack was
successfully beaten off.
"Later-in the morning. about II A. NJ,
English troops attacked on the left
centre of the battle front, along the
line OF the railway north Of Grandcourt,
and took Achiet 10 Grand and Bihucourt
and the ridge overlooking Irles. Our
troops continued their attacks during
the afternoon. Several thousands OF
prisoners have been captured by us
during the day and heavy casualties
inflicted on the enemy"
The sun., 1918-08-24
cause IN DANGER"
ADMITS Won HINTZE
German Foreign Secretary
Asks Aid of Press.

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 23.-"Our cause IL
an exalted one. but 1t is in great danger"
Admiral Won Hintse. the German For
eisn Secretary, told a conference OF Ger
man journalists in Berlin, according to
the Cologne Voiksseifuno. He asked
them to cooperate with him. After as
sorting In what high esteem he held the
press the Admiral said:
I'm these times the Government the
press and the nation must hold to-
gether with one aim-to win the war. II
these factors do not hold together we
shall be beaten.
The post Of Foreign Secretary is by
no means a desirable one. Ali objec-
tions l had made to my appointment
were dispelied. and have undertaken
this responsible post. l am not tackltnR
my task with bowed head or a heavy
heart
II shall always show the greatest con-
sideration to the gentlemen of the press
You will hear nothing but facts from
me. but I cannot always give all the
facts. The entire truth at certain times
does not serve but harms the public
interest.
IT am not at all concerned regarding
attacks either on my person or against
the imperial policy. I am merely con-
cerned with our cause. Our cause Is an
exalted one. but 1t is in great danger.
Il therefore call on you to cooperate"
The sun., 1918-08-24
tearing through the water, as its bows
and wake showed.

tearing through the water, as its bows
and wake showed.
rover the tail Of our big machine the
French coast was now disappearing into
haze. and soon we had passed over the
beaches of England and were flying
above green hills. checker boarded with
hedges, and over the village spires OF
Britain. Less than twenty-five minutes
before we had been looking on the fields
Of Pas de Calais.
"Soon the noise of the engines died
down and we began to glide downward
in great circles to our destination.
Fields, farms, woods and villages rushed
up to meet U.S. In a few minutes the
machine bumped easily along the green
sward Of an English airdrorne, and as In
q dream we stepped down a ladder to
the ground. while hustling mechanics
were hoisting our baggage into lorry.
ut was a pleasant experience devoid
Of untoward incident 1t will be the
only kind Of Channel crossing for busy
people after the war, even when trains
60 straight through from CT airing Cross
by way of q Channel tunnel The air
plane Is great time saver
The sun., 1918-08-24
Australians Win Ground.

South of the Somme the Australians
were most successful in the part they
played in to-day's battle. They easily
attained all their detectives and ap-
parently hold Chuignolles. Chuignes and
Herleville, and are pushing eastward Of
these villages little distance to make
sure Of holding them.
In this region thirty-three German
ofYicers and 1900 mon OF other ranks
we're made prisoner. Eleven OF the cap
tured officers were from one regiment
The Germans offered heavy resistance
at Chuignolles. but with the assistance
of tanks the Australians hammered
through the enemy and swept on. leav-
dead Germans.
On the ridge south of this town there
also was fierce fighting. which almost
reached the hand to hand stage before
the Australians made II clear to the
Germans that they we're not to be
stopped and pressed over the ridge and
onward.
Just now large numbers OF guns are
roaring away all along the line. At
some places they are steadily hammer
ing At others they are rolling up into
intense drumire, which tells where the
lighting Is going on. The German shells
seem to be coming in from long dis
tances. Evidently their guns have been
moved backward for safety. The Ger
man artillerymen apparently have not
the greatest confidence in the ability Of
their comrades In the infantry to ward
OF the blows being delivered against
them.
All day long streams of wounded.
! principally Germans. as we'll MS great
numbers OF enemy prisoners. were now
| ing toward the rear. The day was cooler
than yesterday and the British soldiers
were refreshed by It. It was slightly
cloudy. but the air was full OF British
airplanes. A number OF German planes
were shot down over the battle front
during tho day, each fall bringing a
cheer from the British.
The sun., 1918-08-24

avoid battle. But the Germans lost
moro than 1000 prisoners. bsssass treaz
numbers in killed Or wounded TIE to04
British casualties, according to late y
reports, have been well below the nui q
Der Of German prisoners taken. 4.
U, The latest advance OF CEN Mans srs
army, while not completely turning the
Chemin- des- Danes position. mena~k' II
seriously, and the fate Of the &c pman
TROOPS between the vssie and the kAisne
remains uncertain. according TO a R,itary
II is decidedly ssafnst Neyon 'j,at the
principal effort Of the French afmies at
present is being aimed. Noycrfis mem
aced from the northwest and northeast
and also from the south. and Cie enemy
'As reduced to fighting from itrf left flank.
from which the guns are POI ling tire
mendous IRE incessantiy.
Along, the whole OF othk battlefront
from Albert TO Coucy-le Chateau the
lighting has been waged, rhst furiously.
especially against the arm Ne Of the Brit
ish Generals Rawlinsop tlnd Byng on
the extreme left wing. which Is en-
coyntering the Germany most desperate
resistance. It seems Nhst the Germans
are withdrawlng beige the ,asmiss OF
without counter att Sckins. apparently
being satisfied not ~ lose contact with
the French troops y nile. retiring.
Southwest Of Itoyou. the French
troops must have crossed the Disc and
the little canal at AInnfcamp, and should
be within immediate reach Of Morlin-
court, about two kilometss from the
Noyon railroad station. The advance
continues, but tcore slowly on the ex-
trcme right wiIsy, where the capture OF
.Pont st. Mard makes the position or
Coucy-Ls-Chateau precarioua, 80
Tho presence Of French troops on the
Aiiette east Of Manicafhp means that
Chxf,fy il onHv 1--WE kilometcrs away. and
the French artillery commands the con-
verting roads over which the German
-frcops ana material are proceeding
s,orthttard, r.. '''' - ''''f r
The sun., 1918-08-24
CECIL RIDICULES
DR.. SOILS SPEECH
Continued from First PAGE.

statement can be found in Balfour's
speech As Premier Lloyd George ga i'd
earlier In the year. tho destiny of the
German colonies can be decided only
at the peace conference.
DIR. Solf deplored the evils of war.
All he said on that score is only too
true. But It is very different from
prevailing German doctrine, especially
when we remember thesGerman pre-war
describing the holiness OF
war and kindred matters. Last April
when Germany was in a victorious posi-
ton there were no signs either of such
sentiments or that she was willing to
forego annexations"
The sun., 1918-08-24
$500. 900, 900 French War Bill.

PARIS, Aug. 2s,-Louis Klotz. Minister
of Finance. submitted a proposal for a
military credit amounting to S2.500.-
600, 900 at q Cabinet meeting held to-
day. This is to meet the expenditures
of the fourth quarter of 1s1s.
The sun., 1918-08-24

ing we'll up the road from Albert to
Bapaume. Welsh troops are participant
ing in the nghting in this neighborhood.
South of Albert, Meaulte appears to be
in British hands. having been captured
early in the day. Thence the line ex-
tends southeasterly. with a break where
the Germans last evening managed to
take Happy Valley. Just northwest OF
Bray, by throwing in fresh troops of the
Twenty fifth Division. which apparently
were brought UP for this special purpose.
The Germans suffered severely here
during the first attack. The fighting was
very heavy Since then the enemy has
been constantly fired upon heavily
Happy Valley truly is SHAMELESS. Its
name bellies II.
The sun., 1918-08-24
YANKEE ECHO FOR BIG BERTHA
Paris Paper Hats at Reprisals for
Murderous Attacks.

PARIS, Aug. Elm special type
L'Heure prints prominently. this enig-
matte note:
"will the echo to the great Bertha
soon be heard? viii that echo have a
Yankee accent?
The sun., 1918-08-24
GREEKS CALL RESERVES,
All Omcers and Men, Glasses 1000
to 1918, Ordered 10 Report

Special Cable Despatch 10 THr SrN 'r"" 80
London Times Serr,cr.
Copyright. 1915: all rights r''"r.'T
ATHENS. Aug 10 tdelayed A f'''.
decree has been issued calling ~
serve officers and men from N" Woo,
of Greece belonging TO the CLASSES ''
1906 and 1915 inclusive.
The call includes those resld'H' p"
United states, who must repor, "a 10
nearest Greek consulate.
The sun., 1918-08-24
9 CROSS CHANNEL
IN BIG AIRPLANE
Fly From Interior of France
to Interior of England
in Half an Hour.

LONDON, Aug. e3-A big British air
plane carrying its crew and nine pas
sengers has made the trip from France
to England, it IL announced here. The
whole Journey from an airdromo In the
interior of France to one in the interior
Of England occupied but little more than
half an hour.
The test was made under routine con-
ditions, with an ordinary service air
plane. bf the largest type. The passen-
gers carried the normal amount OF bag
gage ashley would IL they had travelled
by traih and boat s,.,. 49,
one of the passengers described the
Journey to the Associated Press as fol-
lows: ..... -. ,..r
THE journey was made on schedule
in exact imitation 81 conditions under
which such Journeys will be made after
the war. At the appointed time the
nine passengefs who had bean invited
to make the trip were on hand with
a considerable amount Of baggage. We
climbed aboard and made ourselves COM
Portable in the cabin. ,.q,-,.. ....
Fine View Of Country.
ION schedule time the engines were
started and the machine LEFT the
ground. climbing upward in great cir
cles, then struck straight northwest
across the Channel. TIE passengers,
in comfortable seats. leaned over the
rail and conyersed abIut the landmarks
and scenery passing 80 swiftly below.
sFlrBt came an old French town with
massive radial Notifications Of moat
and rampant, which made II look like q
great starfish. Behind US like steel
bars lay. shining the canals linking up
the scattered towns and villages. and
far away on tina horizon was a low veil
of smoke which marked the turbulent
front lines ''-' '" ,.
Ahead we could see the glittering wa
tiers of the Channel ana also. thanks to
the ciearness Of the day the white cliffs
and green fields of England. The en-
gines Numbered on and the machine
| forged ahead steadily. II was rather a
windy day. and below US we could see
the surface OF the water dotted with
white caps, which made us realise the
| advantage of travelling through the
smooth levels Of the sky.
Ship Seems to stand stu.
| 'It seemed we had no sooner left the
| coast line than the English cliffs lay be-
low U.S. Very soon we were able to recog-
| nice familiar towns and harbors. He
meath us a transport carrying soldiers
on leave back to England seemed TO be
stationary so rapidly was 1t overhauled
and left astern, although In fact II wa
The Dolores star., 1918-03-01
SPORT.

A requiem mass was said for Terry
McGovern at the Church of st. John
the Evangelist, Brooklyn. New York.
Interment was made in Holy Cross
cemetery. .
The first team Of the Denver Y. M.
G. A. won the annual state volleyball
tournament at Pueblo, taking the HON
ors for the fourth consecutive year
over q large field Of strong contend
ers. The Grand Junction team fin
ished second and Pueblo and Colorado
Springs tied for third place.
]. 8. Elmer Of Eau Claire, Wis, went
Into second place in the individual
event at the annual tournament Of the
American Bowling Congress at Gin
cinnati. Ohio. with . score Of 663, just
seventeen pins behind c. Wagner of
Newark, N. j., who has been leading
for the last several days.
The Dolores star., 1918-03-01
WEsTERN.

Blk hundred thousand bushels Of
wheat have been commandeered from
Colorado by the government.
The white bean crop Of California,
amounting TO approximately 10000, 900
pounds, has been Communicated by
the United States army.
H. B. (Ham) Clark. one Of the foun-
ders OF the United Press Association,
died suddenly Of heart disease at his
homo In Chula Vista, Cal.
A referendum upon the development
OF water power and the enactment of
federal legislation to bring 1t about is
being submitted to s86 commercial or
ganizations which compose the Cham
sber OF Commerce Of the United States.
Internment until the end of the war
1 and perhaps the firing squad IL faced
by four soldiers Of the Ninety-first
division, who are under arrest at
Camp Lewis, Tacoma, Wash, charged
with plotting to kill their officers and
deliver their comrades to the Ger
mans ~ soon as they went into action
in France.
The Dolores star., 1918-03-01
Fix 1918 Wheat Price At s2.ao.

Washington.-President Wilson, to
head off agitation among the farmers
for legislation increasing the price of
the 1918 wheat crop to $3.50 or $2.75
bushel, issued proclamation satur-
day stipulating government guaran-
teed price for the principal primary
markets, which Is in effect a continu-
alton Of the 1917 price of $2.20 a BUSH
el at Chicago. The prices in the proc
lamation vary from $500 ut Spokane,
Wash, to 42.2S at New York.