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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27
MOST POWERFUL WIRELESS STATION
 IN WORLD NEARING COMPLETION

Tours, Central France, Sept. 27-l Correspondence of The Associated Press. 1.-The American Army will soon be sharing with the French in the operation of the highest and most powerful wireless sending station a the world. This is now nearing com pletion on the French coast-the point cannot be stated-and it's giant towers can be seen rising BIO feet, or 800 feet higher than the Eiffel tow CT. Soon it will be in direct touch with America with far more power than ever before, supplementing the cable for transatlantic service and perhaps with It's new power rivalling the cable for quick communication.
 All along the front small wireless stations have been set up to inter cept enemy radio exchanges and To- cate enemy stations. Messages are picked up from all the capitals of Europe, and especially from the larg CT German cities. This practice of intercepting messages seems to be universally accepted as a war neces- sity, and the crop daily gathered in cludes those from friends as well as foe. The enemy has many small radio stations along the front, which are in constant communication with Berlin and Hanover, the two central enemy stations.
 The American Army controls 8 quadruple cable line across the Eng fish channel, which connects the French telegraph and telephone sys- tenn directly with the English lines. Thus American officials are brought together for direct immediate ex- change between Paris, London and American headquarters at the front.
 An extension to trans-Atlaneic ca ble is only a question of time, and with this realized there is the possi- bility at least of direct immediate communication between Washington and American military headquarters at the front.
 Weather forecasting and meteoro- logical work is another branch which has become highly important in the American military operations. It has played it's part not only in the determination Of the moment for his offensive movements, when steady clear weather is one of the elements of success, but also in the extremely important special forecasts it fur nishes the artillery branch, the air service and the gas service.
 The failure or success of a gas at tack may turn on the fore-knowledge of the wind and barometric condi- lions. It has been a coincidence thai most of the German offenslves have come during periods of favorable weather, and this has led to state ments that they had developed some new and superior device of weather forecasting. But those who have most to GD with the service say the the world over.
 Carrier pigeon service Is still an other branch of communication whict the American army is finding highl7 advantageous in the field. The pigeon eers as they are called, have becom' an important adjunct of the front with several enlisted men and a SCOT of officers, equipped with rolling lofts breeding stations, etc. Some of tn leading pigeon fanciers have bee, commissioned in this branch anC they are breeding. birds of tn, finest stock. Captured enemy pig cons show that the Germans are als using very fine birds and are placin
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27
TODAY's ANNIVERSARIES.

The first use of the elephant as a pictorial symbol of the Republican party was in 1874, when Thomas Mast the celebrated cartoonist, made it the G. o. P. problem. Mast was born in Bavaria seventy eight years ago to- day, and came to America at the age of six. In the early eos he went to Italy and was with Garibaldi as an artist for British and American newspapers. As political cartoonist for Havper's Weekly he achieved an international reputation and his car tctons are said to have brought about the downfall of the Tweed ring in New York. In 1874 Mast drew a cartoon representing an elephant, la belled Republican Party" Mast died in Ecuador in 1902.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27

much dependence on the carrier ser vice.
 There is also the motorcycle de- spatch service as an adjunct to the telegraph. for carrying maps and long documents too bulky for the wires, and the photographic branch with a unit for each division. keep ing complete pictorial record of the American military activities.
 Altogether it is a huge work with some three to four per cent. of the entire army-or about 35,000 officers and men in a force of million men maintaining the steady flow of com munication throughout this nerve system of the American army.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27

A shortage of vessels has caused a record congestion of wheat at Balti- more,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27

Norways shipbuilding Is reported in a sorry plight because of the lack of raw materials.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-11-03
AUSTRALIA ENTERS THE
 FIELD 0f DIPLOMACY
 IN THE BUSINESS LIN E

New York, Nov. 2.-Australia has entered the field of business diplo- macy. Froh the island continent at the bottom of the world has rome for the first time in history an envoy to the United States, to work for the strengthening of the commercial, fin ancial and political good will prevail ing between the two countries. : Under policy similar to that de- veloped by the American government in ante -bellum days-termed in an apt nhrase dollar diplomacy"-the Australian commonwealth has given off, ficial support to the ambitions of it's agricultural, industria' land mercan- tile interests for international trade expansion.
 Recent arrival here of an Austra- Han commissioner has called attention to new departure in governmental action within the British Empire. The mother country hitherto has directed her international relations and those of her colonies from London. Yet Aus tralia's venture has been approved by the British Government, and Henry Y. Braddon, appointed to the newly created office, is vested with full au- thority to lay the foundations for a great Australian American trade af- ter the war and to negotiate for an interchange of credits to finance it and shipping to carry it.
 Because his mission is one of busi- ness rather than diplomacy. MT. Brad don has established headquarters in this city, the nations financial and commercial capital. He frankly pre- diets that Australia with 50,000 of her sons killed in battle and 100000 oth- CTS on the casualty lists will want no dealings with Germany. His chief job, then, as he sees it, is to encour- age America to take Germany's place as the principal buyer of Australian primary products-wool, wheat and meat-,and as the leading source of supply of manufactured articles im- ported by the commonwealth.
 Incidentally, he hopes to hasten de- livery from Pacific coast shipyards of fourteen cargo vessels ordered by his Government, and which wil form the nucleus of the Australian American carrying trade.
 Owing to his overwhelming interest in the war-he has three sons with his country's 10000 men in the British army-Mr Braddon would have found it difficult, he declared on arriving here. to devote himself to a peace time project but for his firm belief that much mutual good can come of better acquaintance between Austra- lia and "the States," as America is universally known in the Antopodes. With this object in view a plan to set up as branch of his comission bur- eau to furnish the American press with the "hihg spots of Australian news.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-11-03
DIG COMMUNITY GRAVES
 FOR FLU DEAD IN MEXICO

Juarez, Mex, Oct. 31.-An efforts to bury the dead from Spanish influ- enza in individual graves and in cof- fins have been abandoned in Mexico and community graves are being dug in many towns where bodies are being buried at the rate of from fifty to one hundred daily, letters received here from the interior today stated. The cemeteries have even been abandoned as burying places and the open fields are being used. One hundred deaths occurred in Parral Sunday. Fifty deaths have been occurring daily in Chihuahua City; 100 daily in Torreoa and in Saltillo, Monterrey and other northern and central Mexican cities. The supplies of drugs have been ex- tended and in many instances whole families have died without medical treatment or drugs.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-11-03
Many Fights in Gay Paree
 This Winter
American Soldier Pugilists Will Stage Several Large
 Boxing Exhibitions.
By Associated Press.

New York, Nov. 2.--Even though there may be some curtallment ot hostilities on the various fronts dur, ing the coming winter, due to incle-s ment weather, there will be plenty of fighting in Paris. Pugilistic bouts between the leading A. E. F. boxers of the various weight divisions wiM be staged weekly for the benefit of the American and Allied soldiers, uuartered or on furlough in the French capital. The athletic depart ment of the Y. M c. A. has leased the famous Palais de Glace for the win ter and every Wednesday night will be "boxing night" until sprintime brings return of outdoor sports.
 The Palais de Glace is an ideal place for ring contests. 1t has a seating capacity of 1000 with stand ing room for several hundred more. The, ring will be up in the center of the hall so that every seat wifi com nlaiid good view. The building is in the Champs Elysees, corner of the Avenue d'Antin, central location easily accessible by the Metro sub- way.
 All talent for the boxing pro- grams will he furnished by members of the American Expeditionary force. It is planned to, conduct the shows in the form of a continuous tourna- ment so that in time the Paris divi- sin championships in the various classes may be established. Toward tho end of the season it was hoped to bring in the champions of other districts and hold tournament that will. develop the star boxers in the entire A. E F.
 F. w. Stone of the Y. M. c. A. is matchmaker. He was for years prominent in promoting amateur boxing for the Chicago A. A and is re- lied upon to bring together the right men, The aim of the committee is to- develop boxing among large num- ber of men rather than to exploit a few professionals. At the same time, men who have had ring experience Will not be barred. Eight bouts each Wednesday night is the limit. with four rounds as the usual distance, but in some cases with windups over longer routes. Eight ounce gloves will be used, the idea being to in- crease the knowledge of the game among soldiers. rather than to fur nish material for the hospitals.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-11-03

Carranza has telegraphed his ac- ceptafce. The executive council of the American Federation of Labor, including President Sampel Gompers and Secretary Frank B. Morrison, will attend the conference. as will also officials of the Mexican Fed eration of Labor and governors of many states of the Union and gov erncrs of Mexican states.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-11-03

arranging for the conference. "The results will be so far-reaching that i: is safe to say no labor conference of equal magnitude has ever been Eelo."
 Latin American labor unions an- nounced that they are expecting to send many delegates. President Will son and President Carranza of Mex ico have been invited and President
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-11-03

"The immediate object of the con- ference is to bring about a complete utilization of organized labor of Mex ico, Central America and South Aplerica with the United States, the S. me as now is in effect with Can- ada and some of the countries of Europe" said Herman Ross, special of the American Fed eration of Labor, who has been here
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-11-03

Laredo, Tex, Nov. 2.-This border city is hard at work completing ar- engagements for the care of two thou sand delegates and guests who are expected to attend the Pen-Ameri- can Labor conference here Nov. 13. II and 15, and which will have as it's chief purpose the unification of all organized labor workers on the western hemisphere.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-11-03

:. .ant mf' .nas Ross said American vo,,.' workman visits any other 4', 4, When a country his union card ,,, ,nlaericaa certed the same as in h; :" De ac.
 Ar executive meeting If fl, s'a'e'
 held in connection with 'tb tho Will be Mexico will be discussed ''0of from
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-11-03
THE FIRE FIEND SAYS.

Uld Kaiser Bill may abdicate And Ludendorff resign. And Hindenburg have shot his wad The Crown Prince be a-flyin' But when these foes of all the world Are dead and gone below, The Fire Fiend still will active be- Humanity his foe!
 F. s. What are you going to dc about it?
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-11-28
TO ANTICIPATE TAXES.

Federal income and profits taxes
for 1919 under the new Revenue Act
will amount to 6,000,000,000. The
first third of these taxes will be due
and payable March 10, 1919. These
taxes must be paid in cash. If no
advance preparations were made to
provide means of payment, the strain
on the banking and business credits
of the country, might lead to embar-
RAISING results.
To avoid this the U. S. Treasury
has provided a method whereby all
taxpayers may supply themselves in
advance with a medium of meeting
the March Is installment OF the
Federal Revenue payment without
resort to credit at that time.
This is done by offering AZ per cent
Tax Anticipation Certificates, direct
obligation of the U. S. Treasury, dat.
ed Nov and maturing March Is.
The banks and all private investors
having funds in hand at the present
moment may employ them with alb
solute freedom from risk or CONNER
Lldl uhNNl ny DhgAAS hhNSN Ncf
eminent Tax Anticipation Series at"
BY doing so cash which might other
wise be idle, waiting for conditions
TO settle down." may be put TO work
for the Government Current funds
are needed to carry on the demobil-
ization operations following the arm
istice. There is no way to obtain
this money except by borrowing
against the taxes" to be collected in
1919. This is done by the issue Of
these Tax Anticipations.
When March Is rolls around the
holder Of Series IT" need not borrow
money at his bank TO pay his Federal
taxes. He has on hand maturing
certificates which the Government
will accept at their face. Best of all
the tax payer has been receiving
Treasury checks for interest during
the interim between. purchase and
maturity.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-11-28
CONSERVATION WEEK

To bring before the American peo-
pie in a forcible manner the need for
saving food and sharing it with the
Allies and liberated nations the Food
Administration has named December
Is as Conservation Weew. COnserya-
ton is vital to the relief of stricken
Europe. Our harvest season has come
and gone and whatever food is export.
ed must come from our surplus and
from our savings, very largely the
latter. Certain foods such as meats,
fats and dairy products. It is true, are
produced throughout the year but even
these depehd largely on feeds and
fodder, supplies of which are limited
and cannot be replenished until an
-other harvest.
The original pledge made by the
Food Administration in behalf of the
people of the United States was III
million tons of food to be shipped over
seas by July ], 1919. This amount Of
food is 50 per cent greater than last
year. With Belgium and France liber-
ated and millions in south central
Europe clamoring for food, the United
States is now undertaking TO increase
it's exports from III to 20 million tons.
The Mediterranean Sea routes are
now sufficiently safe for bringing
wheat from India and Australia, hence
our exports will consist largely Of fats
meats and feed. Feed is essential for
milk production Of which the stricken
nations are in critical need.
Conservation week as planned will
include message from Mr.. Hoover TO
the people through churches, fraternal
bodies, clubs, schools, poster, window
displays and the press. An effort will
be made 10 warn OF the serious re-
suits abroad If we fail to heed the re-
quests for continued walton.
Food we are remindcG IS the only ef,
fectiye weapon with which to combat
famine still threatening hungry mil
lions. And never has there been so
great an opportunity for women and
children as well as men TO show their
true spirit Of democracy in sending
relief by daily acts OF food saving.
Conservation week is intended also
to impress upon every one that stop
ping hostilities or even the ultimate
signing Of peace terms produces no
extra food and that human lives will
continue 10 be sacrificed unless food is
saved In this country and properly dis.
tributed among those who have pitiful
iy little or none.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-11-28

can do for the men who have been
doing its fighting and ,Ihaye braycd
not only death in asihousand forms,
but frightfulness beyond the power
of description it is evident the people
will be anxious to do.
While no, doubt the boys over
there" just now are giving no thought
whatever to politics here at home,
nevertheless there is more or less talk
of the honors which many would like
TO bestOw on the Iowa soldiers who
have borne the brunt of the fighting.
Everywhere there is manifest a SUI
preme thankfulness that so many of
Iowa's sons have been spared TO come
back to the old state, although the
records thus far show that over 500
lowans have lost their lives either in
the fighting or from wounds or dis
ease and accident. The lists keep
growing as the casualty reports slow
time yet before complete record of
those who have made the supreme
sacrifice will be at hand.
Major Guy Brewer, of the 16Sth, the
hero of the Ourcq. is suggested here
for governor in 1920. Gen. ]. J. Per
shing is also being talked of by many
as a possible presidential candidate
in 1920 on the republican ticket. for
he is republican in politics. Many
of the other Iowa officers and soldiers
are mentioned for possible political
honors should they choose to consid-
er them. 1t is expected ;hat the
boys ambitions when they return, in
what ever way they turn, will be en-
couraged in every practical way pos
sible by the people whose homes were
protected and whose business was I'M
interrupted through the sacrifice of
the men Of the army.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-11-28
Notice Of levy Of EXECUTION.

State of Iowa, Mahaska County, SIS
Dewey Dunwoody, Plaintiff,
Against
j. A. Critchlow, Martha Critchloy and
f. Jackson, Defendants.
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT.
To J. A. Critchlow, Martha Critch-
low and p. Jackson:
SIR:-You are hereby notified that
by virtue of an execution issued
by the Clerk of the District
Court of Mahaska County, Iowa, IN
the above entitled cause to me
directed, have levied upon and exc
cuted as your property, the following
described real estate, III Mahaska
County, Iowa, to-wit:
The SEA of the SCI of the SCI of
Sec. "a and the west half of the
NW4 of the NW4 of Sec. (10), all in
Township (7O Range (15) West of
the 9Th p. NJ. in Mahaska County,
Iowa.
And | have advertised the same to
be sold on the Goth day of December,
A. d. 1918. at 200 o'clock p. M, at
the door of the Court House. in Oska-
loosa, Mahaska county, Iowa
Witness my official signature. this
END day OF November. A. d. 1918.
ID. L. HENLEY,
Sheriff of Mahaska County. Iowa.
(20w2) 4,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-11-28
BELGIAN RELIEF.

As the first measure Of assistance 10
Belgium il Is necessary 10 increase ia
rnediateIy the volume OF focdstu1s
formerly supplied SO as 10 physically
renabilitzte this under-nourished Popu-
lati0n- The Relief Commission has
during the last four years. sent 70 the
1900. 600 people in the occupied area,
over 600 cargoes u food. comprising
100 60. e0e bushels Of hreadstuffs end
over 5000. e0o. 900 pounds Of other
foodstuss. besides 2ny000.eeo garments,
tie whole representing an expenditure
Of nearly ysoe. co 600. The support Of
the Commission has come from the
Belgian. British. French and American
governments. together with the public
charity. In addition TO this some $780,
0e0. 900 worth Of native produce has
been financed internally in Belgium
by The Relief organization
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-11-28
1HE RECENT ELecTIon

Final returns Of The recent elections
showed that drys have gained four
states. suffrage two, and that republi-
cans elected twenfy-one governors TO
the democrats nine In the senate re-
publicans have tortY-nine 10 democrats
forty-seTen, and in the house repDb-
hcsns have 23s; democrats 1853; In
dependents 1; prohibitionists i: and
socialists !.
Ohio. Florida. Nevada and Wyoming
went dry and Minnesota, California
and Missouri stayed wet,
Michigan and South Dakota adopted
suffrage, Louisiana rejected il, and
Oklahoma is stiIl doubtful. with a
possible majority OF less than 500
either way.
The following states elected repub-
lican governors: Arizona. California,
Colorado, Connecticut. Idaho. Iowa,
Kansas, Massachusetts. Michigan. Min
nesota. Nebraska. New Hampshire,
New Mexico. North Dakota. Oregon.
Pennsylvania. Rhode Island, South
Dakota, Vermont, Wisconsin and Wy
oming.
The nine states electing democrats
were Alabama. Arkansas, Georgia, Ne
yadz. New York. Ohio, Oklahoma,
South Carolina and Tennessee.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-11-28
ARE THE STACKS
In IOWA GREEN2
INvARiABLE TEST AS TO WHETH-
Err GRAIN HAS BEEN THOR
o0GHLY THREsHED AND
COMPLETELY SAVED.

As 3 final means OF judging whether
grain has been threshed clean, farm
erS sre asked by United States Food
Administrator ]. F. Deems Of Burling-
ton 10 watch their straw stacks after
the fan rains. Green sprouts reveal
the presence Of grain that the thresh-
Ing machine failed to remove and if
stacks show much green coloration,
defective threshing is Indicated.
The te.l-tale green appearance Of
straw stacks, Is natures testimony
against defective threshlng operations.
Farmers whose stacks are now show
ing green. are requested to report the
name OF the thresherman, together
with date of threshing and full par
ticulars. to their local grain thresh-
ing committee, or, in the absence OF
such a committee, TO the federal food
administrator having jurisdiction.
To complete the seasons work In a
thorough manner, owners of threshing
machines. binders and all grain ham
ding equipment are asked by the
threshing division Of the United States
food administration for Iowa to put
them In readiness for next season. Re-
pair parts should be ordered at once
as implement factories have Informed
the food administration Of heavy de-
mands for raw material. shortage Of
labor in their plants and pressing war
contracts.
IAN additional advantage In order
ing repairs and extra machinery this
fall is the exact knowledge of what
Is needed" said Federal Food Admin
istrator ]. =. Deems. food administers
tor for Iowa. Next spring some Of
the repairs may be overlooked with
consequent danger Of mishap and de-
lay when every hour will count heav-
fly.
I'VE are going to continue superyis-
ing threshing next year as the plan is
saving us thousands of bushels Of
grain which would otherwise have
been wasted, according to the report
blanks farmers are mailing u.s."
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-11-28

soldiers in the war. but no mention OF
their heroism- The Socialists who
helped the government in war work
were described as having sold out.
and Samuel Gompers and his fellow
labor unionisis were made the subject
OF the speakers jibes-
The collection Of funds for united
war work was denounced and the So
cialists were urged TO withhold mon
.ey from the work and contribute il 10
a fund for socialistie educational pro
paganda.
ALLIED forces in Siberia were crit
ciEed for taking The guns and bayo-
nets from the Siberian soviet army
and were held responsible for the over
throw Of the Bolsheyist movement in
that part Of Russia"
Whitherg