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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-07-12
MRS. RUTHERFORD HURT IN
AUTO ACCIDENT

Mr.. and Mrs. B. C. Rutherford
left here for Seattle on the morning
of the Fourth and going down Blew
EFT pass, in order to avoid a collision
with car coming up the hill Mr.. R.
broke an axle on his car. He phoned
to a Gle Elum garage for a service
car to take him in. When the car
arrived it was found he could not
take the car to the station and Mr..
Rutherford and his family got ir to
the service car to go to Gle Elu-n
and send after his car. On the way
down the hill the driver in some way
lost control and he went over t'',e
grade. Mrs. Rutherford was qlit,
severely and painfully hurt about III,
face but otherwise escaped inh
The party returned to Leavenow.
Sunday.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-07-12
SOLDIER BOYS WHO CAME
HERE THE FOURTH

Will Wunder arrived last Thurs
day from the spruce lumber camps
near South Bend, Wash, where he
is helping to get out airplane tim
Der. He says he has gained more
than twenty pounds since enlisting
and looks the very picture of health
He returned Sunday after an enjoy
able visit with his father and mother
and many friends.
Fred Cahill, from Raymond, Wash,
also in the spruce timber work, spent
the Fourth with his father and
mother and returned to his opst of
duty Sunday. Fred looked to be in
the pink of condition physically. His
many friends were glad to see him.
Ollie English, who formerly lived
here but enlisted at Seattle, and is
helping the government to get out
spruce timber at South Bend, was
here shaking hands with old Leaven-
worth friends.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-07-12

fed and clothed, and have their Sun
days to themselves inside their in
ternment camps, and also receive a
certain amount for their labor,
which is not half as hard as trench
life, and is absolutely without risk
to their hides, so you can't blame
them for being cheerful, can you?
Most of them are young men, some
quite young, and then some old ones
with gray hair and bald heads.
The only civilian v population we
see now is children, women and old
folks, and I never saw so many
women in black in all my life. Per-
haps some wear it from choice, be-
cause you see the same styles here
throughout the country, and | don't
fancy them very much, either.
The children in this country all
smoke cigarettes just like their eld-
ers, and run along the road beside
the soldiers asking for cigarettes,
sill vous plot, which is "please" in
French, and they always say "Merci
merci," "thank you" a couple of
times. The proper way to say Eyes"
is oiu, oiu, or it sounds like wee, vice.
When you say yes twice that makes
it just that much more emphatic.
Everybody goes to school here
Some go to the front for a short
time for personal observation, and
then there are schools for other lines
of work, so we shall move around
several times more very likely be-
fore we see the actutl scenes of op-
Grafton.
We have a Y. M. C. A. right here
in camp and the Salvation Army also
has a small cnteen where the boys
can get near beer, and pie or cocoa
at reasonable price.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-07-12

Pledges to boycott German goods
for a generation to come in the event
of maltreatment of American pris-
oners have been taken by several
hundred Seattle women, including a
number of organizations, who form
the Women's League for the Protec-
tion of American Prisoners. Follow
ing the extension of the league in
this city, where the idea originated,
the movement will be carried on in
various parts of the United States.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-07-12
DEBT OF JAPAN

Japan's trade with Russia has de-
clined to an almost negligible figure.
Japan has a credit of 80 million dol
lars for arms, munitions and other
war supplies furnished Russia, and
20 million dollars for other merchan-
disc. These amounts cannot be re-
covered under present circumstances
since the prohibition of exchange en-
acted by the existing Russian gov
ernment,
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-07-12
-O-0-O-0-O- O-O-O-O-O-O
ADDITIONAL CITY NEWS

O-O-O-O-O--O -O-O-O-o-o-O-
Ladies wishing up-to-date exclu-
sive garments for early fall, call
Frances Wood, phone 861. jul 12*
Mrs. White, of Hillyard, arrived
Thursday afternoon and will visit
her friend, Mrs. F. ]. Hanover, for a
few days.
Miss o. c. Snyder, who has been
visiting her friend, Mrs. James Egan
the past few days, left Thursday for
her home at Scenic, Wash.
Miss Lillian Fleming arrived here
Thursday from Randolph, Neb., and
intends to spend a year with her
cousin, Mrs. |. NJ. Morgan, who lives
on the Emil Frank place.
Stolen-Wednesday night near
theater, black female bulldog puppy.
VIII pay reward for whereabouts of
same. Harold Cool, at Mrs. Ander-
sons. jul 12* pd
County Auditor Sheppard last
week issued licenses to L. E. Beck
lund and Miss Amelia Spromberg,
of the Chumstick valley, and to VIM.
Jones and Mrs. Edith Swango, of
Peshastin.
Mr.. James Wunder receivedsa tel
egram Thursday morning that his
brother William had been killed in an
auto accident at Havre, Montana.
Mr.. Wunder left on the afternoon
train for Havre.
Under the reclassifcation as re-
Gently fixed by the board the fol-
lowing Leavenworth married men
may get a chance to see service:
Duncan Tegtmeier, Harry B. Rohr-
baugh, Guy T. Montgomery and
Floyd J. Williams.
V. T. Tustin, of Spokane, who is
opposing Congressman c. c. Dill for
the democratic nomination in this
district, was here yesterday calling
on his partisans and other electors.
He was accompanied by A. o. Col
burn, also of Spokane, his secretary
and manager, and S. H. Riggs, of
Rosalia.
Our friend Wheeler, the druggist,
his certainly got it. Last year he
acquired Dodge car. This spring he
disposed of his Dodge and got one
of those new-fangled things they call
a Sedan, good one, too, and this
week he went off to Wenatchee and
traded it for a brand new six-cylin
der, seven-passenger Chandler. He's
got automobiles. That's the matter
with him. Next thing you know he
will have aflying machine.
I now have my fall styles in.
Ladies wishing garments made will
please order early. Prices as reason
able as consistent with high-class
work. Frances Wood, dressmaker,
phone 861. jul 12*
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. King motored
over the mountains from Seattle, ar
irving here Wednesday. Speaking of
the trip Mrs. King remarked that
she found the trip very interesting
and enjoyable. They stayed over
night at the Mountain Home ranch
Tuesday night on account of the
rain. In the afternoon, in company
with Mr.. E. G. Wheeler they motor
ed to Wenatchee and had a view of
the Wenatchee valley in her most
smiling mood.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-07-12
Movement Started by Women to
Protect American Soldiers
to L. Slodiers
Mireaed in Germany

Pledge blanks are available at Red
Cross headquarters, 315 University
street; at the headquarters of the
National League for Women's Ser
vice. on the seventh floor of the Sol
diers and Sailors Club; at the Y. NJ.
C. A. building, and at the headquar-
ters of the Girls Honor Guard, on
Fourth avenue, between University
and Seneca streets.
Following is the pledge:
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-07-12
SWEATER AND SOCK YARN HAS
ARRIVED

The Red Cross chapter this week
received a quantity of yarn. The gov
elnment has sent out request for
sweaters and socks. Women willing
to knit are requested to call and get
yarn.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-07-12
LETTERS FROM SOLDIER
BOYS

Under this head we will print ex-
tracts from soldier boy letters. Cut
out all personal matter. Use only
that in which the general public will
take an interest. Letters from Lea
venworth boys have the personal
side,-we all know the writer. These
are preferred because friends and
relatives here who are interested in
knowing whre they are and what
they are doing. To make sure your
letter will be used either strike out
the part that relates to personal
matters, or preferably copy the por-
ton you think the general public
would be interested in and send it in.
We can not be responsible for the re-
turn of letters sent here for publ
cation. They get lost and mislaid.
Observing these simple rules will
save lot of trouble for the printer
Editor Echo.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-07-12

Mrs. Hanson left for her home in
Seattle Wednesday after a weeks
visit with her friends. Mr.. and Mrs.
c. A. Erickson.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-07-12

A card party will be given at the
War Workers room next Thursday
evening with Mrs. Johnson and Mrs.
R. Borden as hostesses.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-07-12

The following extracts from let
ters of Charles Warren Reid in
France, to his wife, are unusually
interesting:
In France, June 2, 1918.
After a rather strenuous journey
we are now located on ground again
and can straighten the kinks out of
our legs.
Travelling through France is very
interesting during the day time, but
when night comes and As men try
to sleep on the floor of car it be-
comes a problem in mathematics to
secure enough room to place your
self, but we did it, and are now To-
Gated in a pretty little valley and
have plenty of water to wash our
clothes, swim, etc.
I have begun to realize what the
writers of books mean when they re-
fer to the "Sunny hills of France"
because they certainly are sunny,
and are green and varied with colors
of crops, flowers and trees.
America can learn a lot about in
tensive cultivation from the French,
but they do not take care of their
fruit trees as they do in Washing
ton.
We must be about 1900 or 1000
feet above sea level so the sun is
not so awful hot, but makes you feel
just comfy after that long stretch
of cool sea air.
The towns of this country are as
thick as flies, about Is or 20 minutes
apart on the railroads, and can be
seen from most any hill around here.
The towns are very conspicuous,
with their red tile or dark slate
roofs against the green background.
Lumber is very little used in build
ing over here. Slate or tile is used
instead of shingles and stone, brick
and concrete make up the body of
the building. The streets are usu-
ally of white crushed rock and stone
and the roads are exceptionally well
kept and constructed
Most every town we have seen so
far has a very conspicuous church,
set, usually, on small rise of
ground to set it off properly, as well
as the chatteaus or castles.
One city we passed several days
ago boasts very fine and immense
cathedral and almost at the foot of
the hill is an ammunition factory,
which of course, is very modern,
and the contrast of the two is very
striking in architecture as well as
purpose of the two buildings.
was on a practice march about a
week ago and did not have any can
teen along, so when we stopped at a
little town for an hour l tried some
of that French wine you hear so
much about, but give me good old
Leavenworth water in preference.
Of course, it is very cheap, only
two froncs, or about 3S cents, for
whole quart of white or red wine,
but it is rather bitter and l don't
think it quenches ones thirst as well
as water.
We are having lots of fun getting
used to French money but it works
out in decimals so is not so awful
hard. An American dollar is worth
five francs, sixty centimes, and the
frac is the unit of figuring like our
dollar, so the price of something
reads 4 f. so c., or francs, so CEN
times, etc.
Ham and eggs cost you francs,
or about 40 cents U. S. coin. Milk
is only 30 centimes or cents a
liter, which is little over a quart.
They figure distance by meters, and
kilometer is five-eights of a mile,
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-07-12

The following extracts from let
ters of Charles Warren Reid in
France, to his wife, are unusually
interesting:
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-03-01

Within the past few weeks three
former world champion prize fighters
passed away. They were Bob Fitz-
simmons, John L. Sullivan, AMI Terry
McGovern. Each OF these strong men
had defeated every boxer in his class
and had become a champion of the
world. All three had worn the cham
pionshp belt which proclaimed them
victors over all other fighters in their
class; but all three were knocked out
and took the count when pitted against
Champion John Barleycorn."
In the story OF his life Sullivan tells
how after winning wealth and fame
he was completely whipped by drink.
81 lay for days in a drunken stupor
on my bed" he said.
When Fitzsimmons was in Chi
cago hospital, suffering from pneu-
monia, he told the reporters that all
he asked was fighting chance against
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-03-01
The German-American Alliance, Pro-Ger-
man or Pro-Beer?

it has been quite clearly understood that in times
the German Alliance financed by the brewery
the United There doubt that the
used the German American Alliance protect their business
developments indicate that the primary
purpose of the American Alliance simply protect
brewers but strengthen Germany by weakening America
OF
quite that the German Government used
the German American Alliance protect the American brewing
business the German knows that brewees
essential materials The bre~eres
coal needed in industry food needed to feed the soldiers
monia needed make ammunition AT about the time
the German Kaiser publicly stated that the should be
by the nation consuming the least alcohol he secretly declared that
he already ruled America through the German
Alliance and its then president Dr. Hexamer.
In the light of these facts together with the further fact that
German production have been reduced
than million barrels annum, plainly the
hand the Government seeking American
beweres preparation for ndeavor dominate the
world
Will Congress- that the facts known continue permit
Germany be strengthened by American brewr will
it close them measure?
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-03-01
INCREASING COAL PRODUCTION

be made transport the coal when
definite large
the sale whisky
sell whisky within five miles of
by liquor of what
presented by He
352 reported at his mine for work On
only The
days before all of those
bereds Sc that they returned to work
That has
Today they have working the
before This something
whisky possible that
whisky to buy from booegger
at The price sso that buys it.
the production the coal at
within a
mining campEdtoia1 Diamond leading
United States.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-03-01

this disease, but the doctor at the bed
side quietly told the newspaper men
Bob has not even a fighting chance
because he has consumed too much
alcohol in his day"
Newspaper reports tell about tlsq
same story in connection with thu.
death of Fighting" Terry Mccoy
ern. He, too, was attacked with pncu-
monia and with alcohol in his blood
was unable to survive this disease.
So, in the very prime of life, for he
was only SO, Terrible Terry" as
they used to call him, passed on, an
other victim of too much drink.
What shall it profit man if he
whips the whole world and then gets
knocked out by booze? AS William ].
Bryan says, God never made man
strong enough to commence the use
of Intoxicating liquor with the GER
tainty that he will not become its
victim"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-03-01
Why Don't the BreUers Quit?

The brewers of America will find better time quit
their business than the present Why they enough
patriotic enough their plants factories and other useful
institutions now? Why they do voluntarily what brewers
in Germany have been compelled to do?
In letter by Hugh Fl Fox of the United States Brewers As
ISOLATION made public in the Brewers Bulletin in speaking the
brewers service committee says:
"At their request the service committee has been
Washington informal conference number of and
doing its harmonic the brewing industry with the welfare
OF the United States in this national crisis The only
harmonic the brewing industry with the welfare of the country
have the brewees change their product something useful
stop making If the would stop would
be credited with patriotism and would lose little in the
profits If they be closed by Prohibition
brewers
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-03-01
TO Be FREE NATION MUST Be SOBER

The democracy
the
of body of mind Alcoholic
degenerate spiritual
clean and coruptb If the
efficient readily
will If predatory dominate
mt democracy impossible
The organized liquor traffic the of The
buwak political The
the vote-
of the on--Joh n Good Government"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-03-01
Work For War Prohibition

There argument against putting end the liquor
America for the duration of the Stopping the sale of all
and the manufacture of beer will be very great
hinder the of the The only ques-
ton is: Are the liquor industries powerful enough defy the
eminent by the threats of doyay and dssenson they
permitted collect their profits regardless of the effect of the liquor
business upon the nations strength?
Tell your Congressman by mail telegraph whether
the boys who have gone the front from your church and your
community have the additional backing protection that
emergency Prohibition will give them
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-03-01
The Verdict of the Editors

Every should read this Issue the remarkable endorse
ment of the dry plan by newspaper editors large dry cities OF
Illinois These the difference
dry They studied conditions with saloons and without
saloons They position know and give tesi
The verdict of Illinois editors relied by the
considering the dry question Will the
take the intelligent unbiased testimony of the editors speaking from
the standpoint of ci general welfare will they listen the
the liquor who speak the standpoint
OF private profit?
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-03-01
FROM BREWERY TO SCHOOL

James J. Storrow, New England
fuel administrator, has diverted coal
from breweries to public schools, and
it is said some Boston brewerics will
have to shut down for lack of fuel
Acting under the Garfield priority or
der, agents of the New England Fuel
Administration have been sent to all
of the New England gateways to in
tercept cars of coal consigned to brew
cries, factories and other commercial
enterprises and divert them to
schools, hospitals and other public
service Institutions
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-03-01
Who Fights For the Vets?

Who making the fight for the saloons in the local option
pagn? Do the represent large proportion of the people
opinions the liquor question differ from those of the ds
familiar with the situation knows that the side OF the
by the industries having profits at stake
difference of opinion that makes fight
closing greedy for the profits which
operating bar that mpels those who uphold the
When will the people learn that wet campaign
effort the of selfish interests to fool force
voters into continuing the liquor selling business?
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-03-01
(From Moline Dispatch)

favor of bringing the saloons back Moline likely
who lived Moline
considered
has been tried
the liquor
legitimate the saloons back
the Moline of today with
Moline
abolished the but which getting the
themselves furnishing the fuel for this
We here Moline less of and less Of crime and dbauchey
bes
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-03-01
Why Fight Saloons During the War?

Vets argue that efforts eliminate the saloon should instead
be directed toward helping win the The fact that closing the
of the important things connection with win
saloon and needed
for victory Permitting saloons during the very
used in an-saqon campaigns. The
gment that local option fights ds9sio merely threat
part the 1t another of saying that
while the nation is fighting for sefs2vernment will not
submit will Of the people expressed election.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-03-01
ATTENTION! CHICAGO VOTERS
CENTRAL REGISTRATION LAW KILLED BY THE
SUPREME COURT
Register Over Again Precinct March 1a Between
A NJ. and P M.

ruling OF the Supreme Court has made void the Cen
trail Registration Law under which all registrations the
City Hall since July 1917 and the registrations in the pre-
cinc January 10Th and goth The Chicago Election Com
mssoners announced they would consider valid the reg
stratons made under this law for the purpose of the Pr
mary February Goth This is arbitrary ruling the
part the Election Commissioners order to permit those
registering under this law the Primaries but it is
certain that such ruling would be sustained by the ST.
preme Court II the Election Commissioners should make
the rule regarding the the and dry election
April end and that they would recognize the
validity OF such it might the dys the election If
the election should be close appeal the Supreme Court
would undoubtedly result in all based the Central
Registration Law being declared void because law itself
is void.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-03-01

cities, where
the increase.
The shfteness that have Moline
without aoonsthe which
and famed by the saloons either side But shifessn
been reduced Thrift
deposits by the copmodest sized deposits big de-
posts by liquor dealeampy slow much
it, and deserving hands, 1t Rock Island and East
Moline abolish lessness while cleaning
their precincts. They trying o them.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-03-01
Why Not Wait For National Prohibition?

Sobey economy efficiency greater degree than posi-
bic saloons needed NOW. The nation afford
close the saloons National Prohibition
become shorter time To that should wait
for National Prohibition foolish saying that Uncle Sam
should years National Prohibition protect the SOL
ders and camps against booze"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-03-01

A correspondent from Rock Island
writes:
when 90 some saloons and So
wholesale liquor houses can go on
unmolested except for day or SO
while our schools are closed as we'll
as many of our factories, it is just al
most beyond federation to stand such
one-sided legislation"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-03-01

On Sunday, February "a, 81 Chicago
saloons were reported to the police as
violators of the Sunday Closing Law
This fact is likely to embarrass the
Pro-Wet orators when they plead
with the voters to spare the well-regu-
lated, law-abiding saloon.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-03-01
Crime IN CHICAGO
brewers too

great effort is being made reduce the number of crimes
Chicago Various remedies have been proposed
the crime Some supply Court court plaster
supply police pouices The real remedy
ever operation eliminating the saloon which the
OF
number of wealthy Chicago business have offered to
guarantee payment millions in salaries for additional police
IN
Why do these ancrme agitato and otherwise sensible bust
disregard the experiences of dry cities connection with
crime conditions?
Chicago business would hesitate invest millions in
machinery which has been successful elsewhere why
offer invest millions with the situation but
disregard the method of cutting down
ing the liquor traffic? This method produces the desired
Its wherever it is used. Why not try it in Chicago?
Saloons are branch offices breweres vote for
your support the brewery business
this country
only place dry ballot
lay