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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-08-09

children that the grenade savings
banks they are to receive are real
war trophies, even If they have been
made over q little. Hundreds OF
thousands of them were all packed
ready for shipment to Europe when
the armistice was signed. They stood
around for long time and war depart.
ment officials got tired of seeing them,
they were so darned explosive and
everything. Then a treasury depart.
ment man got the idea of removing the
powder and caps and remaking them
into saving banks. 49," said Mr..
Harrison, every bank is real trophy
OF war and if the war had continued
each one would have exploded in
some enemy trench or dugout
What is thought about the hand
grenade savings bank plan by banks
Of the country districts was proved
three days after first announcement
was sent out. Orders, accompanied
by cash, for more than $4,000 of the
grenades were received from banks
In single morning. And all these
are to be given to children as soon
as they save for and buy one War
Savings stamp. In all, War Savings
headquarters expects that at least
100000 Of the grenades win be dis
tributed.
That will represent the neat saving
of more than 100000 by Ninth dis
trict children alone between now and
the time school starts.
Children who are members of school
savings societies may go to banks
when school opens and get a certifi-
cate showing how much they have
saved during the summer. They will
be credited with the amount in their
standing in their schoolroom War
Savings Society.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-08-09
EAST ADOPTS ENGLISH
Elementary Schools of Near East
Make Study Compulsory
Soon Will DispIace French as the
Language Of Diplomacy
and Business.

Island of Crete.-The English Ian
guage promises soon to displace French
as the language of business and diplo-
macy.
All through the Near East the Ang-
lo-American influence has resulted in
thousands Of elementary schools insti-
tuting English as compulsory Ian
guage. Even in the Mediterranean Isle,
the home of Premier Venizelos, instruc-
ton in the English language has been
arranged for.
American scientific agriculturalists
are now completing survey Of the
soil possibilities Of Crete in the same
thorough fashion in which they sur
veyed the Greek mainland. Cretan
soil is somewhat exhausted by GEN.
turtles of cultivation without replace
ment Of soil food, but with an album
dant source of water supply in the
mountains and availible fertilizer it
is believed much of it will respond to
proper treatment.
American farming machinery and
up-to-date methods are needed, and
arrangements have been made to sys-
tematically educate the farmers Of
Greece and it's largest island so that
they can increase their yield of crops.
Maj. G. G. Hopkins of the Illinois
agricultural department, and Lieut..
G. J. Bouyoucos, native Greek
educated in America and a former in
structor at Michigan Agricultural
College, are in charge Of the agri-
cultural survey of Greece and Crete.
About five thousand refugees from
Asia Minor are sheltered and fed on
the Island of Crete. These are dis
tributed in the large towns Of Can
dia, Retimno and Canea, and in the
small towns Of the interior. Ameri-
can Red Cross representatives have
visited these refugees as we'll as the
civilian and military hospitals on the
Island of Crete, in addition to investi-
eating the conditions of the Greek
soldiery returned from German prison
camps and the townspeople of the
island.
The greatest needs Of the inhabi-
tants Of the island are an institution
for the treatment of tuberculosis, med.
fcines and medical supplies, blankets
and staple foods.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-08-09

Hand Grenades Made for Fighting Purposes Offered Receptacle
for Funds to Be Used in Purchase of Thrift or
War Savings Stamps
TO Be READY FOR FREE Distribution SOON
tet to Be Given out-They Become
! Them Invest Content in Thrift
Savings Stang

ScIool children throughout every
part of the Ninth Federal Reserve
district are to be given the chance
this summer to win as a war trophy
an actual hand grenade, made for
fighting purposes. At the same time
they will receive direct and practical
lesson in thrift and prosperity under
the plan which has been evolved by
M. E. Harrison, director of the dis
trict War Savings organization and
his aides
The grenades, in accordance with
the idea of thrifty soul in Washing.
ton who was unwilling to see SO
much good material go to waste after
fighting stopped, have been made into
savings banks. Just a slot cut at the
top and a screw inserted at the bot
tom, and presto-the bomb that was
to have clinched things in tight trench
and dugout fighting has become a
weapon against the forces of extrava-
gance
The grenades are being bought from
the treasury department by banks
everywhere in Minnesota, North and
South Dakota, Montana and the Mich
igan and Wisconsin counties in the
Ninth district. The banks, in turn,
loan the grenades to all children un-
der II years of age who apply. The
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-08-09
Prospector Wants to
Dig Up Old Gold Bar

Topeka, Kan. James Fore
man, 68, one of the old pioneer
settlers of Salina, created some
comment there when he de-
clared that there was a bar of
pure gold beneath the street car
track on Santa Fee avenue-that
it was a bar of gold taken from
him in the early days and
buried. He is now in Salina for
the purpose of getting the gold,
but he can't get permission of
the president Of the street car
company to do any digging
around the tracks. Foreman
says the president Of the car
company knows exactly where
the bar is, because he told him.
Local officers succeeded in To-
eating a sister and a brother of
Foreman in Indiana, and they
have been notified to look after
their brother. In the meantime
the county is keeping Foreman
and paying the bill of expense,
but Foreman says when he gets
his bar Of gold he will repay the
county and have a comfortable
fortune left.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-08-09
SHOOTS PIGEON, PAYS $47.50
st. Louis Man Loses In Court After
Argument With Birds
Owner.

st. Louis.-Shooting single pigeon
has cost Philip Hommsl of Belleville
total of $47.5O. ~. --..
The pigeon ate some of Hommel's
garden seed and vegetables. Hommel
killed it. Then Hommel got into an
argument with Anton Sehlinger, owner
of the bird.
He brought a charge Of threatening
to kill against Sehlinger. Justice
Lautz ruled against Hommel in each
of the four cases and the plaintiff
was compelled to pay the costs, $36.20.
Then Sehlinger sued Hommel for dis
turbing the peace and Judge Lautz as
sessed a fine Of S. and costs.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-08-09

child, must, however, pledge himself
to save regularly, to put his savings
In the grenade, and. when it is full,
to bring the grenade to the bank
which loaned it to him and to buy
Thrift or War Savings Stamps from
that bank with the contents.
The reward of the child who Dor
rows the little grenade bank and saves
systematically will be twofold, for he
will receive the grenade as his own
property as soon as he has saved
enough to buy one Of the War Savings
Stamps of IS maturity value, and at
the same time he will be receiving
training in the habit which will be
more valuable to him in later life
than any other.
I'VE want every child in the states
of this district to go to the bank their
parents use, sign the thrift pledge
there and borrow hand grenade saw
: ings bank" Ray C. Teuscher, execu-
tive secretary Of the War Savings Or
ganization said yesterday. 1--WE want
every child to realize that by saving
now he is placing himself on the high
way to prosperity and independence in
later life. At the same time he is
/ proving himself, or she is proving
herself, to be little patriot, the kind
Of an American we are proud of,
such an American as the whole world
is praising today.
Banks Of the district are purchas-
ing the grenades freely. The cost to
them is but few cents each and they
can afford to give them to the child
who saves and buys War Savings
Stamp, for 1t is probable that each child
will grow up to become steady pa
tron Of that bank. If the thrift habit
takes hold of him he will be so thank
full in later life that he will be likely
to patronize the bank which did him
so great favor as to start him right"
M. e. Harrison, director of War
Savings, added word to convince
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-08-09
ORGANIZATION UNDER WAY

: Directions for the organization Of
War Savings Societies under the Unit
ed States treasury plan in every in
dustrial plant in the Ninth Federal
Reserve district have been sent to all
county directors OF War Savings. In
many counties the work is already
under way. In these the county chair
men are now to complete the work
with all speed by forming War Say
ings Societies in the remaining indus
tries. M. E. Harrison, district direc-
tor Of War Savings, has urged county
chairmen In the other counties to
start forming societies at once.
A force of specially trained organ
1zers OF War Savings Societies is now
busy forming societies In the larger
cities of the Ninth district. AS soon
as that has been done these expert
enced men will be at liberty to finish
the work of organizing industries In all
other counties.
The plan under which War Savings
Societies are being formed is simple.
A meeting is called in the plant dur
Ing which the Importance of thrift and
Investment in War Savings Stamps is
explained to all employees. Those
willing to take part, usually everyone,
are then asked to sign a membership
pledge, sometimes promising to buy a
fixed amount Of stamps weekly or
merely to buy stamps. A president
of the society is appointed and one or
more secretaries named. The secre-
taries each have fixed number of Der
sons on whom they call each payday,
giving them an opportunity to buy
Thrift stamps or War Savings stamps.
1t is desirable to have plenty of
secretaries, according to Ray G. Teus-
cher, executive secretary of the dis
trict War Savings Organization. The
secretary who has but Is employees
to call on each week Is more likely
to finish his work than the one with
30 on his list. II there are 80 en-
ployees two secretaries should be
named so that every Garner may be
given chance to became a saver
through investment in War Savings
stamps or Thrift stamps.
"The Ninth Federal Reserve district
has responded 100 per cent or better
to every national effort and we pur.
pose to do the same this time," Dire.
tor Harrison said yesterday. eve ar.
using Minneapolis as a model and
there Is every indication that every in
dustry in that city will have one or
moro War Savings Societies bv Auyus:
l.. st. Paul and Duluth are to be or
ganized with the same thoroughness
and by fall we intend to attain the
same result In every Ninth distric+
county. Minnesota, North and South
Dakota, Montana, western Wisconsin
and northern Michigan are all to re-
ceive the same thorough attention"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-08-09
ITALY DEM0BlLIzEs 1900, 600
All Men Of Glasses Between 80 and
45 Included In Number Dis .
missed From Service. ~

Rome.-Nearly 100000 soldiers Of
the Italian army have been demobil-
lied since the signing Of the armistice,
according to statement just issued
by the government through the Stefani
agency.
OF. this number there were 225
general officers, $4,000 officers of the
staff and line and 100000 enlisted
men. The latter comprised all the
men of the classes between 80 and As
years Of age and men Of the remain
ing classes who were released for spe-
cial reasons.
The remaining electives of the
Italian army in service approximate
100000.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-08-09
MAN DIES FROM BITE OF CAT
Aged Pennsylvania Farmer Takes Pas-
teur Treatment, but Hydro
phobia Comes.

Observation-Disclosures he had re-
ceived the Pasteur treatment in Mercy
hospital here, Levi Kurtz, aged sew
enty-one, farmer Of Enon Valley,
died Of hydrophobia in Providence
Hospital, Beaver Falls, from the bite
of cat which chung to him so tena-
ciously that it had to be hacked to
death to release the farmers hand.
Hearing commotion in his chicken
coop several weeks ago, Kurtz investi-
gated and found cat chasing the
chickens. AS he tried to seize the ami
nal it turned on him and sank it's teeth
deep in the flesh Of his left hand. The
farmer struck the cat with his free
hand, but was unable to dislodge it.
Neighbors responded to call for help,
but they failed to force the animals
jaws apart until one man severed its
head with an axe.
Kurtz, fearing hydrophobia, came
here and remained two weeks, taking
the Pasteur treatment. He was dis
charged; supposedly immune, at the
end of that time.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-08-09
IS MUSICAL PRODIGY
Boy Leads Orchestra at the
Age of 13
Child Who Astonishes Europe Born
In Maine of italian
: Parents.

Rome.-Willy Ferrero, aged thirteen,
who leads 1OO-piece orchestras in
selections from Wagner, Beethoven,
Rossini, Greig and others, is an Amer.
lean and was born in Portland, Maine.
The child has attracted the attention
Of Europe since he was four years old,
but it was only recently that his Amer
lean birth was revealed by his parents,
who are Italian.
$50 The father told the Associated Press
correspondent that Willy carried an
American passport, but that his name
thereon was William Ferrero, a name
he had chosen for him while he had
worked in Maine when the child was
born.
The father said that at the age OF
two the lad was brought to Italy, with
er his parents were returning to take
up their residence in their old home in
the Folies Bergere, in Paris. A year
later he appeared in the Costanza the
alter, Rome, where for the first time he
led an orchestra of 100 pieces. The pro-
gram was composed of Wagnerian,
Beethoven and other heavy selections.
The child took his orchestra before
Emperor Nicholas in 1913 and conduct.
ed two concerts for the monarch. In
the same year his orchestra was filling
an engagement in London, and he was
commanded to appear before Queen
Alexandria of England at Marlborough
house. He appeared before Pope Ben.
edict XIV. in 1916.
In April, 1915, just before Italy's dec.
laration of war, Willy was presented
with the gold medal by the Italian min
lister of education after he had made
a successful appearance in the Angus
teum, where he had conducted an or.
chestra and chorus aggregating soc
participants.
All the players in the orchestra are
men Of long exnorinnca
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-08-09
SEEK COLOMBIA MART
American Business Men Invading
Southern Republic.
Hope to Open Up Country That Has
Been Long Closed to Our
Trade.

Observation-Disclosures from Bogota
say American business men are in
vading Colombia for a commercial
campaign and are confident the pend
ing Colombian treaty will be ratified
by the United States.
By the proposed treaty Colombia is
to be recompensed for the loss Of Pam
anna. The Colombian people felt hos
tility toward the United States for the
part it played, and for a long period
the Colombian field was particularly
closed to American business. With
the end Of the European war, Euro
pean business men swarmed to Colom-
bia.
American business men were not far
behind them. The Cali chamber of
commerce, on the west coast, has re-
ceived notice from the United States
food administration of a projected WIS.,
it by commission Of business men
from here. The Americans are pre-
pared to negotiate a new system Of
business credits to meet the needs of
Colombian men.
This will be the beginning Of a new
era in trade with South American
countries, it is said, for the chief COM
plants Of the Latin-Americans against
the methods Of the United States con-
Germs has been on credits and packing.
The ministry of agriculture and COM
merce> has issued orders to give every
assistance to the Americans in the
handling Of their samples by remitting
! custom duties, and special trains will
be put at their disposal to visit vari-
GUS sections Of the interior. The party
will stop at the port Of Buena Ventura,
where extensive improvements are be-
ing made on plans submitted by Amer
lean engineers.
American interests are concentrate
Ing on the west coast of Colombia be-
cause Of its proximity to the canal.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-08-09
FIRST GERMAN LEVY ON $1,000
Beginning at That Point Graduate
Taxes Affect All Property
in Country.

Copenhagen. - Matthias Erzberger,
German minister Of finance, has is
sued statement, according to Ber-
lin dispatch to the Tidende, that the
proposed levy on property in Ger
many will begin at 5000 marks (nor-
mally about $1,200) and will be grad
uated up to 10 per cent for property
valued at $4,000 marks ($12,5OO).
The rate will become higher with
property the valuation of which is
above this figure until it reaches IS
per cent on property above 100000
marks ($75O,OOO).
The levy will be payable by Install
ments extending over thirty years, be-
ginning with January, 1920.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-08-09
NAVAL BOATS DO
PERIL0US WORK
Yanks Are Clearing Mine Field
200 Miles Long and As
Miles Wide.
MAKE NORTH SEA SAFE AGAIN
Task Almost as Dangerous and, From
Viewpoint Of Shipping, as Impor.
tant as Hunting Subma-
rineS-

London.-Eighty United States navy
mine sweepers are busy in the North
sea at a job almost as dangerous and,
from the viewpoint Of shipping, quite
as important as hunting submarines.
They are clearing away the largest
mine barrage in the world. This bar
rage, nearly 80 per cent American
made and American-laid mines, is
about 200 miles long and IS miles
wide. It closes the North sea from
Scotland to Norway.
The task has already resulted in
casualty toll Of four vessels dam
aged, one officer killed and others
wounded. The q. S. S. Bobolink, the
first victim, had her stern blown in
by an exploding mine. Lieutenant
Bruce was killed. Several other off,
GERS and men, knocked overheard, were
rescued. The q. S. S. Patuxent was
badly damaged about the stern and the
U. S. S. Rail slightly damaged. All
were Of about 1000 tons. The fourth
was a smaller boat.
Captain Sexton, United States ma
val chief Of staff in England, said the
Americans are getting "hep" to the
undertaking and overcoming many Of
it's difficulties.
Thus far the fleet has covered an
area containing 1000 mines. OF these
As per cent have been accounted for.
Where the remaining IS per cent are
nobody knows. Captain Sexton esti-
mated the mine hunt would keep the
sweepers busy until October or No.
vember. It involves a personnel of
about $500.
When the word was first mouthed
around through the ranks that Ameri-
can gobs were going to pick up the
mines they helped to lay short time
before, the general opinion was that
it would be one Of the most thrilling
jobs yet. And no one has been disap-
pointed. Equipped with maps show
ing approximately where every mine
was dropped, the f1otilla started out
in twos, each pair dragging a cable be-
tween them.
Mines sown in Strings.
The mines, the map said, were sewn
in strings. All the sweepers had to
do was to straddle the line, pass from
one end to the other, and the cable,
between them, would do the rest.
Of course, the particular mine in
question wouldn't be the only one to 60
off. The conclusion would always set
off others Immediately adjoining, and
probably still others adjoining these.
These two exigencies we're provided
for on the map under the titles Zone
of extreme danger,' "zone Of possible
danger" and beyond that "zone Of
safety" In addition, there would be a
few other mines free-lancing around in
all three zones.
The first few days were rather dis
astrous. Captain Sexton and his staff
in London began to dread opening the
mornings dispatches. Gradually, with
Yankee resourcefulness, the Americans
seemed to be getting on top Of the
job, until now Captain Sexton is con-
fident they are going to clean up the
assignment with minimum losses.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-08-09
MAY DOUBLE POTASH PRICES
German Syndicate Asks Permit to
Meet Deficit and High
---.- .ra-- Costs.

Wefmar, Germany-The potash
syndicate has asked the government
to grant permission to raise the price
Of potash 100 per cent owing to the
increased cost of production. The
syndicate says it has a deficit of 49,
100000 marks ($11, 5OO,OOO) for the
first three months of this year and
declares it will be forced to shut down
unless it can increase its selling
price.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-08-09
AGED Man In Airship.

Wabash, Ind.-Jack Higgins, one
hundred and one years old, Of this city
is thought to be the oldest man that
has ever taken ride in an airship.
He was taken up among the clouds by
Pilot HollingsWorth of a Wabash air.
plane transportation company, and ap-
preciated the ride very much.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-08-09
Elsie Janis Adopts
Boy Who Fought in War

New York.-Elsie Janis signed
papers which make her the fOs.
ter mother of Michael Cardi,
fourteen, an Italian orphan vet
eran of the war, who landed here
as a stowaway on the transport
Madonna from Marseilles six
weeks ago. Miss Janis put up a
bond of $1,000 to insure that ii
chael will not be a public charge
and the lad is now at her home
in Tarrytown.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-08-09
Jan Women Favor Unions.

Trade union organization In Japan
is reported to be making greater head
way among the working women than
among the men.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-08-09

Miss Josephine Marie Kelly Of Chi
cago, who is now in Athens as a men,
Der of the American Red Cross, is re-
ceiving marked attention from King
Alexander of Greece, whom she met
last January at tea given in the
home Of Greek friends. King Alexan-
der, according to the story, made no
attempt to conceal his admiration for
the attractive American girl. Since
their first meeting they have, accord
ing to report, been seen together at a
number of functions attended by both.
VIII the king marry the American
girl? That is the big question per-
picking Athens society.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-08-09

Martin G. Osberg Of Harmony, Mo-,
who has just enlisted in the army, is
the most perfect physical specimen
out of 10000 persons who have pre-
sented themselves for army service
during the past few years at the Bos.
ton recruiting station. Osberg is a
Swede, but came to this country early
in life and lived on a farm, which he
claims is the secret of his physical
perfection. He is twenty years old,
weighs 1852 pounds, stands 66% inches
and has chest measure of "a to 80
inches.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-24
GOLD HILL IRRIGATION
BOND ISSUE APPROVED

Twenty five thousand dollars worth
of bonds of the Gold Hill irrigation dis
trict were certified to by the irrigation
securities commission at meeting Tues
day This issue will be used in paying
off obligation incurred and money adj
vanced sin construction work. already
completed. The district already has
100000 in bonds outstanding.
The certification of $4,000 worth of
bonds for the Squaw Creek irrigation dis
tfict in Desehutes county was also au-
thorized by the commission. This money
will be used to build a permanent head
gate and make other Improvements in
the system which the district acquired
some time ago at which time $4,000
worth of bonds were issued.
The payment of interest ON bonds of
the Ochoco irrigation district in the sum
of 81 ,250,000 and on the Warm Springs
irrigation district on bonds in the
amount of $1,350,000 was considered by
the commission Judge Dalton Biggs of
Malheur has been asked by the com
mission to act as appraiser of lands in
the Warm Springs district and R. A.
Ward of the First National bank OF
Bend has been asked to act as appraiser
of lands in the Ochocho district.