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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-02
SLATER. MO.
By Mrs. jessie Walls.

by MIS-. JOSSl6 walls.
Mrs. Fannie Sheperd of Dalton, Mo.
Mrs. Lollie Hall of Kansas City, Mo-,
and Mrs. Mary Wilson of Kansas City
is, visiting their brother, Mr.. Jacob
Ford. Miss Georgia Stepleton died
at her home, in Slater, Monday. Her
funeral was held at Abbott Chapel,
NJ. Z. church, Tuesday evening at two
o'clock. Rev. R. H. Smith officiated
80. Mrs. Juanita Lewis, Miss Athleen
Walls, Miss Ardena Walls and Mrs.
Aquilla Johnson went to Marshall on
business Saturday. Prof. C. S. Walls
is now at the bed side of his sick
brother in Glasgow. 80. Rev. NJ. McKa-
mey has accepted the call at the End
Baptist church. Rev. Mckinney
preached two fine sermons Sunday.
He is located at Armstrong, Mo, at
the present. Miss Vernetat Graves
is quite sick at this writing 80. Mr..
Green Linsey, one of our aged citizens
who died Saturday, was buried Sunday
evening. Prof. C. B. Nasty, of
Mama, Mo-, called on Miss Athleen
Walls, Sunday. . Miss Mizel Vivion
of Camp Creek School, was in town on
business, Saturday. Mrs. C. B. Chess
has been on the sick list fo- two
weeks. She is better now. Mrs.
Susan Graves, met with an accident a
few weeks ago. She fell and broke
her arm She is better now. Quite
a number of the home boys from
Camp Funston, were visiting home
folks, Sunday Mr., and Mrs. Jordon
Ciper of Gillian, Mo-, visited in Slater
Sunday.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-02
Butte. MoNT.

Butte has been in the grip of the
cold wave for several days, but the
spell has now broken. Rev. +. B.
Reed preached very inspiring sermons
both morning and evening, it being
Father and Son day, praise service
was led by VIM. King and his two
sons. . The Sunshine Mission met
with Mrs. E. B. Reed Wednesday and
a large number were present and en-
.joyed the afternoon. The ladies are
very busy at present preparing to do
their bit. The Mite Mission Society
is progressing wonderfully in their
knitting and will soon be able to send
our boys some of their W work.
We are pleased TO see our women be-
come interested about our boys on
the firing lines because it is neces-
sary. -. Rev. G.. s.. Allen is doing good
work among his people. They are all
busy at present with their rally and
have prepared an excellent program
for W%ashingtOn's Birthday. Refresh
ments will be served afterwards. q. d. e.
Mrs. John Palmer was very successful
with her chitteling dinner given on st.
Valentines Day, as her bit in this
rally. II. C. Foreman has returned
to the Great Northern railroad and is
in the city every four days. The
Silver City Club was the scene of
shooting scrape, Tuesday, Philip King,
being the victim, being shot through
the calf of the leg by VIM. Brown.
King is reported out of danger. -.
Mrs. j. w. Brown entertained in honor
of Mrs. Geo. Lee, jr, of Helena. Fri
day afternoon at her home on S. Ida
no St.. Every Body's News Stand
is now fully stocked and open to the
public for business. Daily papers as
well as weekly papers, also all leading
magazines of both races.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-02

afternoon hour REV. H. G. Parsons
made a flying" trip to Butte on the
21st on business of Importance, con-
corning The Ebenezer Baptist Asso-
citation. Rev. C. N. Douglas, Presid-
ing Elder of Puget Sound conference,
Helena Dist, was called to the bed
side of his cousin, Mrs. A. z. McGin-
Miss, 914 Cannon st, who has been
very ill for some time, but is much
better at this writing Mr.. Chas. H.
Johnson, of Anaconda, narrowly es-
capped death a few days ago, when he
went to visit some claims he was in
miles and succeeded in making twelve
miles o. K. and was then caught in
a storm. Sgt. c. c. Matthews U.
S. A. has retired and has been order
ed to report for duty by March LIST.
Mrs. Alice Howard received a tele-
gram from Lincoln, Neb., on the 21st,
that her father was very sick. Lit
tie Miss Naomi Blanks gave on enter
tainment to raise money enough to
buy a window for the Ebenezer Bap.
fist church. Mr.. Harrison Baker
passed the Local draft board. Col.
j. H. Hilliard is busy these days get
ting money for the uniform rank. Let
us go You Have Been Saying That
You Wanted a Rank" The pride of
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-02
OMAHA, B.

Sunday was Quarterly Meeting day
at st. Johns. The morning and even
ing sermons were very beautifully
preached by Elder King. The Sacra-
mental sermon was preached by Rev.
Stoner of Council Bluffs at which two
hundred six members coIlmuned. -.
The total collection for the day was
two hundred eighty dollars and twen-
ty-siX cents. The quarterlago was
ninety dollars and forty cents. The
amount of money taken during this
quarter was two thousand even hun
dred eighty dollars and seventy five
cents Don't fail to attend the must
cal and literary concert Tuesday,
March 5, under the auspices of Dis.
No. 4 of Canadian Pacific r. R. Ad-
mission 15c. Mrs. Lena Moore, Con
ductor and Mrs. jamie Duncan, Supt. q.
Rev. w, C. Williams left Monday
evening for st. Louis, where he will
attend the wedding of his daughter,
Miss Grace Williams. The sick of
the church are Mesdames Nancy Ew-
ing, Matte Williams, Messrs. j. C.
Parker, George H. Hansett and Little
Jessie Lee Glover.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-02

ly camouflaged by mother, cunts,
cousins, neices, brothers and friends
too numerous to mention till Col.
Crews gets out his "a page edition of
the Sun. AT a listening post on the
steps with a Observation-Disclosures look
slant of his service hat was complete
on his face, we found Roy Winburn of
Great Falls, who, together with the
twenty-six or more boys from Mon
tana, were accompanied by Robert
Harris, John Pleasant and Albert Shell
ton, John Gowan and Spurzen Car
mel are in the hospital. One of the
boys said he stopped expecting to find
the Kaiser in Hel-(ena). He was told
that while no doubt existed in IL
minds that X. BIS destination was to
a similar named place, at that, ned
stand a better chance there than in
Helena. Mont. &c. The second in the
series of chain Teas for the Red Cross
by the Pleasant Hour club was given
on the 22nd by Mrs. Ada Hart....
Mrs. Mary e. Clarke was hostess at
a dinner on the 22nd in honor of Mr..
Ed E. Banks who is called to report
at some camp, somewhere in the
United States. Other guests were
Misses Carolyn and Emma Dorsey and
Mr.. Royal Parsons. . D.. Mrs. George NJ.
Lee Sr., entertained the Pleasant
Hour club on the afternoon of the
goth. A poem read by Mrs. Louise
Harrison, Get somebody else" adopt
ed from Paul Laurence Dunbar, dis
eussions and fancy work occupied the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-02
BOISE, IDAHO

Mr.. f. B. Williams entertained a
few friends at his residence on the
evening of the third Mrs, j.. w.
Smith assisted by Mrs. L. e. Wash
ington, gave the first of the valentine
teaspoon benefit of Bethel A. NJ. r.
church with success . Leon Smith
played a few choice selections for a
valentine Social Party Of High School
students, white, he being the only
Colored student in that body 80. De
ceased, Mrs. Martha Taylor, formerly
of Lexington, Mo, but for thirty years
a respected citizen of Boise, passed to
the great beyond. She died in full
triumph CT faith, having lived a on
sistent christian, a member of the
A. NJ. E. church. The funeral was at
tended by Rev. r. Hardy, an old
friend of the family, assisted by Rev.
T. Jeff Ross, pastor. The Bethel, A.
NJ z. choir led by Mrs. l.. L. Wash
ington( furnished the music. Many
white ladies attended. The floral Of
ferings were profund. She leaves no
immediate relatives, but an adopted
son and daughter -. Mrs. Marie B.
Ross, wife of the pastor, who has been
very sick, is much improved at this
writing Sgt. G. j. Wright, of Camp
Funston, son of Mrs. Ross, writes of
the splendid and magnificent com
pany of which he is sergeant. Men,
boys and machine guns 49,. Sunday,
February oath is Rally Day at Bethel,
Help is wanted -. The present salar-
les for women in this city is forty to
sixty dollars per month.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-02

attended. -. Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Nit
chell, Jr., and daughter, Prof. and
Mrs. Ernest o. Boone, Jr., and son
motored to Clarinda, Ia, and visited
with the Montgomery's, Mitchells and
Johnson's. . Hon. N. c. Crews Edi-
tor of the Sun arrived in the city Sun
day evening. He is the guest Of Mr..
and Mrs. B. f. Smart. We are always
glad to have Mr.. Crews in our city
Mrs. Josie Chrisman of st. Joseph,
has been visiting her mother. -. Mr..
Edward Nicholson of Camp Funston,
Kansas, has been visiting his wife.
Hon. n. c. Crews was a pleasant
visitor at the Red Cross work rooms
Monday. MIR. and Mrs. Frank Boyd
have moved back to the city from
Bedford, Ia. Mrs! Evans of Platts-
burg, who has been in our midst for
a month left Tuesday morning for her
home. Mrs. Evans made many friends
while here and we regret to lose her.
&C.. Mrs. Henrietta Andrews went to
st. Joseph to visit her sister, Miss
Goldie Smith. &c. Hon. y. c. Crews,
Prof. and Mrs. Ernest o. Boone, jr.,
and son were the dinner guests of Mrs.
B. F. Smart Monday -. The public is
cordially invited to Douglass school
every Friday evening to the pictures.
Admission free. ... Mrs. J. c. Cooke
had as dinner guest Sunday, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. L. Gooden and Rev. Longdon.
Mrs. E. H. Page is spending a few
days in Oregon, Mo-, visiting her par
ents. Mr.. George Williams left Tor
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-02
SOCIAL SERVICE LECTURES.

March Z: DR.. E. L. Matthias, chief
probation officer. Subject, The Juve,
nile Court"
March IA: DR.. Alberta Green, Wo.
mems Raformatory. Subject, Girls
March 81: Prof. ]. R. e. Lee, prin'
cipal, Lincoln High School. Subject
THE School and Social Service"
March %: Mrs. E. L. bingham,
Helping Hand Association.
There will be given at Old City Hos
pital, a series of lectures on Social
Service, beginning Wednesday even
ing, September 10, and every Thurs,
day thereafter throughout the year
These lectures will be given by ex'
perts along their special lines. as in
dicated by the following program
They will also be free, and anyone
wishing to take advantage of them is
invited to attend. They will be given
in the nurses Study Room of the Old
City Hospital, and will begin prompt
ly at 8 o'clock p. m.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-02
WEIR, KANSAS.
BY Mrs. A. r. Phillips.

by Mrs. A. X. PhllllpS.
Mrs. Ada Lee Hines, of Springfield,
No, visited Weir last week, attend
ing business concerning property in
Weir and she left last evening for
home. -. Mrs. Mamie Harris and
children returned this afternoon after
being quarantined for two weeks in
Pittsburg, while visiting relatives
here Mr.. VIM. Griggsby, of indie
pendence, was in town Saturday and
returned home Sunday morning. -.
The Juveniles, of the U. B. F's and
S. NJ. rs of Weir Golden Starr re.
ceived the sum of four dollars at an
entertainment given Saturday even
ing. The sisters of the A. NJ. E.
church organized The Sun Rising
Club" Monday morning at the home
of Mrs. Ella Young: Sister Goodwin,
president, sister Ella Brantley, vice
president; sister Ella Young, Treas
urer and sister Mossie Stewart, Secre-
tary. The purpose of the Club is to
raise funds for the payment of the
church building. Mr.. George Elem
ing, of Weir, departed this life Mon
day morning at Newport, Arkansas,
where he had gone for a treatment.
He had resided in Weir for several
years. The body will be shipped
home. She was thirty-eight years old
MIR. Fleming was identified with
the Masons and X. of P's. The bur
ial will he conducted under the aus
pices of the Masonsn.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-02
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

Greenwood Baptist Church, 18th and
Clark Chapel NJ. E. Church, 1864 Madi-
Bethel A. M. E. Church, gath and Flora.
st. Stephens Baptist Church, 6O4 Char
Centennial NJ. E. Church. 18th and
Second saptist Church. 10th and Char
Iotte.
Charlotte. -
Tracy.
st. Johns 4. M. E. Church. 174a Belle
Seventh Oar Adventist, Esd and Wood
land.
Vine st. Baptist Church, 1925 Vine 81;
Ward Chapel A M. E. Church. llth ana
Troost. -
Highland Avenue Baptist Church iii
St. James A. NJ. r. Zion Church. 1928
Woodland avs.
Second Christian Church. Gath and
Woodland.
ST. James Baptist Church, 4OS9 MIL 81:
st. Luke's A. NJ. y. Fhurch, 4Srd ana
Prospect Place.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-02
LINCOLN, NE Dr..
BY w. w, MOsely.

bg w w NIUbUIN'
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. T. T. McWil-
liams on last week a baby boy. Moth
err and son doing well. Jasper
Brown was up from Fort Riley, Kan
sas, last week. Rev. Hall of Oma-
ha, was in the city last Sunday and
preached for Mt. Zion Baptist church
Sunday night. Mrs. P. Grafton and
son have gone to join her husband in
Rock Springs, Wyo....Mrs J.. T.
Wright is convalescent from her re-
cent illness . . Lebanon Lodge has a
plan for big initiation in March.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-02
HELENA. MONT,

Our aversion to untruth is often
but an imperc eptible ambition to make
our testimony considerable, and give
our words a religious weight. e. Mrs.
Callie c. Matthews, deputy Grand Ma
iron of the o. E. S. of Missouri for the
state of Montana, is recovering from a
severe and painful sprain which o n
fined her for more than a week in her
home. -. .Ishmael Hicks, formerly a
resident of Helena, has been shaking
hands with old friends for several
days. He left on the 18th for his
ranch, ten miles out of Radersburg..
Scott Mason of st. Paul, Mimi, was
taking in the sights of the city last
week. . Eugene Marshall was the
lone Colored boy who, with 2S of the
other ace volunteered to make fifty
packing boxes for the local Red Cross.
The boxes are used in shipping sup
plies for the hospitals on the front. .
The members of st. James A NJ. E.
church had a busy time of it last week.
Starting in with the usual Sunday
services and the program of the Wo-
mans Mite Missionary Society just
before the evening service, every
night following, excepting Saturday
night, was one of some activity. On
Monday night the Stewardesses had a
waffle supper at the parsonage; Tues
day evening the Bright Star Club was
entertained by Mrs. Elmira Dorsey;
Wednesday evening the Choir held
sway, and on Thursday the Busy Bees
were entertained by Miss Emma Dor
sey and Miss Alive York. Prayer
and class meeting Friday night. ....
The first of the chain of Teas for the
Red Cross planned by the Pleasant
Hour club was given by its president,
Mrs. Florence Mason, Monday after
noon, the 18th. The reception and
dance given in honor of recently draft
ed men of Helena, by the Knights of
Pythias, was an enjoyable affair. The
quarantine on account of the scarlet
fever epidemic having been lifted, the
young people We'd with each other
in their endeavor to make the evening
On of good cheer for the men who are
W 81 ONCl Nv NOPs IhC II GU 6uCphS
of the evening were: S. w. Welsh,
George Williams, George Robinett,
Frank V. Titus and Royal Parsons. .
Mrs. George M. Lee Jr., spent Wash
ington's birthday visiting in Butte.
Three hours or more an eager group
of Helena people waited at the N. P.
depot on the evening of the 18th,
looking for the train that carried a
contingent of Colored troops from
Camp Lewis en- route to Camp Grant.
80. Every thing from peanut brittle
to Spanish nougat, and from lettuce
sandwiches to the club house variety,
including all sorts of fruit were safely
enveloped in snug packages ready to
be delivered to son, brother, lover OF
friend as chance placed either on the
incoming train. What we did see
later was Charlie Connolly u~nsuccess
fully attempting to break through a
barrage of feminine beauty; Walter
Oldham's complete capitulation TO
raiding band of male and female hero
worshippers; and Albert, poor little
Albert Marshall, our own dear Alber1
from our own home town, u~nreccgniz
able excepting from the well known
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-02
MARYvJlLE. MO.

Mrs. E. H. Page had as dinner
guests Sunday Rev. NJ. S. Bryant and
Rev. Longdon, MI. and Mrs. J. L.
Gooden. Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Nit.
chell had as dinner guest Thursday,
Prof. and Mrs. Ernest o. Boone, jr.,
and o -, Mrs. Jno. McGeehee and
Mrs. Jas. Maicome had as dinner
guests Monday, Rev. M. s. Bryant and
Rev. Longdon.. .Cyrene lodge A. F
& A. M. gave a supper which was well
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-02
rom Our Foreign CORRESPONDENTS

Montana is taking on new life; many
applications being made and enter
taiments bein6 give every third Mon
day night. -. Messrs. Johnson & John
son. Contractors, are working OF the
Ebenezer Baptist church.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-02
KANSAS CITY, KAN. CHURCHES.

Church Of the Ascension Episcopal
Third and Stewart, Kansas City. kans.
First A, M. Z. Church, sth and Neo:
Eighth st. Baptist Church. 9Th and
metropolitan Baptist Church. eth and
Washington.
steward Streets.
st. Paul A M. e. Church. zlst ana
First Baptist Church, 9Th Ind Neb.
King Solomon Baptist Church, Bird ano
5nrndaro A. M. p. Church, Q%uindaro.
Pleasant Valley Baptist Church. Rose
X. 10. Church, sth and Oakland
Second Baptist Church. Gath and RUDY.
wesley Chapel M. E., 106 ShaWneS
Bethel A. M. u. Church. Rosedale- kan.
srabernacle Baptist Church, 100 Muncie
Blvd. Ar0strong. Kans. Rev. -. NOT
fleet. pastor.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-02
Vaughan's Values
lDLEWILD!
Michigan
THE UNPARALLELED HEALTH
RESORT FOR THE RACE.

TIE UNIT NnfNLGGEGD HEHLiH
RESORT FOR THE RACE.
II, 900 lots, surrounding a lake two
miles long, half mile wide, in which
is an island park of s acres, with an
excellent club house. Streets and
.boulevards all laid out. Pere Mar
quette Railroad right through the
town. Has a tent city.
Buy your family a rest home, in a
resort that is being bought up by the
best people throughout the country.
Many cottages already built by both
men and women whom we all have
heard of.
Environment and social contact as
sured of the highest.
Lots $24.5o each. $500 down, $500
per month on one or two lots. Located
lear Chicago.
Free information by
EUGENE EDWARD VAUGHAN,
General Agent,
26th and Parkway,
KANSAS CITY, 49, KANSAS.
Bell Phone, West 1857.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-02

st. Joseph Tuesday. Hon. n. C.
Crews, Mr.. B. F. Smart, and Mr.. j..
c. Cooke went to Bedford, Ia, Tues
day on business.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-02
OFFICERS OF GRAND COMMAND
cry, X. T.
Missouri and Jurisdiction
1918.

1918.
W. G. Mosely, r. E. e. c., Kansas
City, Mo.
]. w. Beard, V. E. G. c., St. Louis,
Mo.
G w. Lewis, E. G. G., st. Louis, Mo.
c. Brassfield, E. c., Captain Gen
eral, Kansas City, Mo.
W. A. Ashle., E. G. P, st. Louis,
Mo.
J. H. Kenner, E. G., Treasurer, Mar
shall, Mo.
]. T. Cannon, E. G., Recorder, st.
Louis, Mo.
George A. johnson, E. G. S. W.
Kansas City, Mo.
Benjamin F. Graves, E. G. ]. w, st.
Joseph, Mo.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-02
MASONIC BUILDING ASSOCIATION

T. G. McCampbell, President.
E. B. Thompson, Vice President.
w. H. Washington, Treasurer.
S. H. P. Edwards, Secretary.
Board Of Directors:
N. W. Jordan. s. Myers,
W. H. Brown. e. S. Baker,
w, R. Patterson R. v. Adkins,
B. r. Francis. Richard Harris
Geo. johnson, R. Fulbright.
Meets second and fourth Tuesday
in each month.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-02
OFFICERS OF GRAND CHAPTER,
3. A. M.

Missouri and Jurisdiction, 1918.
T. G. McCampbell, G. H. P, Quin-
daro, Kans.
A. L. Thomas, D. G. H. P, Jeffer-
son City, Mo.
]. P. Moffett, G. King, Sedalia, Mo.
S. A. May, G.. Scribe, st. Louis, Mo.
Chas. Griggsby, G. Treas, Liberty,
Mo.
E. S. Baker, G. Secretary, Kansas
City, Mo.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-02
A. F. and A. M. Mo-.
Jurisdiction
Offlcers-1e17.

W. W. Fields, Cameron, Mo, Grand
Master.
c. c. Clark, st, Louis, Mo, Dep
Grand Master.
Ernest Boone, Louisiana, Mo, Senior
Grand Warden.
l. H. Bradbury, st. Louis, Mo-,
Junior. Grand Warden.
H. H. Walker, st. Joseph, Mo, Grand
Treasurer.
Geo. w. K. Love, Kansas City,
Grand Secretary.
Nelson G. Crews, Kansas City, Re
lief Secretary.
E. G. Lacey, Kansas City, G. L.
LIST District.
E, J.. Cooper, Mexico, Mo-, G. L.,
End District.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-01-11
TERMS OF TEUTONS
REJECTED BY RUSS
5oLSHEVikI LEADER DENoUNCES
HYPocRITIcAL PROPOSALS
MADE BY GERMANS.
Resumption of Fighting Now Being
Discussed by Russians in Case
Counter Proposals Fail to
Bring Settlement.

PetrOgrad.-The peace terms pro-
posed by the Germans have apparent
ly been rejected by the BOlsheviki fac
ton. The Bolshevik foreign minister,
Leon Trotsky, declared Thursday that
the government of the Russian work
erS would not consent to the German
peace proposals.
NJ. TrOtskys declaration was made
before the central committee of the
council of soldiers and workmen's del
egates, during an address in which
he denounced in scathing terms Ger
many's hypOCritiCal peace proposal"
Asserting the government of Russian
workers would not consent to such con
ditions, he said that if the central
powers did not agree to free disposal
of the destin! of the Polish and Let
fish nations il would be urgently nee
eSsary to defend theS Russian revOlu-
ton. He said the needs at the front
would be satisfied, whatever efforts
might be necessary.
Representatives from all the fronts
who attended the meeting declared
the troops would defend the revolution,
but said bread and boots were nee
eSSary.
1t is reported that the Russians now
have made counter proposals to the
TeutOnic allies which are under CON
Sideration and will be discussed at the
next meeting of the peace delegations
at Brest-Litovsk.
The proposals embOdy the immedi-
ate evacuation of occupied territory,
pending referendum, the evacuated
districts to be governed by locally
elected representatives Of the people.
who are to be assisted by the local
militia.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-01-11
THE RAILROAD WAR
BOARD ABOLISHED
M'AOoo CUTS RED TAPE IN EN-
OEAVoR TO PUT AN END
TO COAL FAMINE.
Will Stop All Non-essential Traffic
and See That Food, Fuel and Raw
Materials for Munitions Be
Given Right of Way.

NashingtOn.-On the last day of the
old year, Director General McAdoo
took drastic steps to relieve the con
sequences of railroad congestion, de-
veloped under private operation. He
abolished the railroad war board and
the operating committee Of vice-presl-
dents, which had been under private
control.
He substituted In their places a di-
recting staff of his own. He suspended
all priority orders and released the
jam on traffic all along the line.
lie ordered immediate steps to re-
lieve the coal famines in New England
and New York City, and complete re-
lief Is promised within fortnight. He
took preliminary measures to do away
with all unnecessary passenger traffic.
decreeing that essential freights, food,
fuel and the raw materials for NUM-
lions be given the right OF way.
He tackled the problem Of wages
and under slogan that contented la
Dor Is cheapest in the long run prom
ised a fair hearing to the brother
! hoods.
An increase in wages for some of
the employees is practically certain. He
gave orders which started 1900 coal,
laden cars moving Immediately to New
England and, in conference. with ship
ping board and railroad officials, ar
ranged for the northeast states to get
their minimum requirements. by land
and water, of 1900, 900 tons a month.