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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-01-17
1900 DECLINED TO FIGHT
General crowder Says 24,234,21o Men

General croWder Says 24,234,210 Men
Registered.
Chicago, Jan. 14.-Out Of total
registration Of 24,234,21O men, only
1900 refused to fight for their coun-
try, according to Provost Marshal
General Crowder, who was at the
meeting here of the Selective Service
association.
Crowder declared 100000 mon
were actually indicted into the serv-
ice, while 100000 more were sub
ject to immediate call.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-01-17
PROTEST TELEPHONE ORDER
Represe natives Of Public Service
Commissions Meet.

Chicago, Jan. 14.-Declaring to be
unconstitutional the recent order Of
Postmaster General Burleson, provid'
ing for an increase in telephone rates.
representatives Of the public service
commissions of Illinois, Wisconsin
Michigan, Indiana, Minnesota and Vir.
GINA, at a meeting here protested
against this action as an encroach.
ment Of the Federal government upon
the power of state utility commissions
to regulate intrastate rates.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-01-17
America Ready to Assist Poles in
Defeating BoIsheviki, Accord
ing to Paris Paper.
OFFERS Two DIVISIONS
Rebel Leaders Taken in Capture o
Spartacan Offices in 1eriin-1,50O
Spartacans Killed Since Out
break in Capital Began

Paris, Jan. 14.@Secretary Lam
sing officially denied a statement
published in the Temps that
America 10 ready to send an ex-
peditionary force into Poland.
He said the statement was lab
soiutely false"
Paris, Jan. 14-America has in
formed the Allied governments,
according to the Temps, that it 10
ready to send an American Expe-
dictionary Corps to Poland. This
force, the Newspaper states, would
be able to "at least double the sup
port given by two Polish divisions
to be sent from the western front
and enable tho Poles to victorious
Iy resist the boIsi1evists."
Berlin, Jan. 14.-According to 70.
port to the Taeglieke Rundschau,
Rosa Gutenberg, Associated with DR..
Kari Liebknecht in the leadership OF
the rebellious Spartacan forces In Der
lin, has been arrested by government
soldiers.
The arrest is said to have been made
when the troops were cleaning out the
central ONCE of the spartacans, when
DR.. Lebknecht's son also is reported
to have been taken.
Police Station SheIIed.
The capture of the spartacan Office
was effected by the free use of hand
grenades. The soldiers burned in the
street an immense quantity Of bolshe
vik literature found in the headquar-
tiers.
Government forces have captured
the police headquarters after short
bombardment.
When the fighting began, the troops
fired few shells and then waited to
see what effect had been made upon
the spartacans.
Fire on White Flag.
When the latter failed to show signs
of yielding two men were sent forward
with white flag demanding the sur.
render Of the spartacans. They were
fired upon and killd.
Artillery fire then was resumed. The
spartacans began to fee. The soldiers
thereupon stormed the building and
took several hundred prisoners. The
bolshevists are believed to have sui
fered the loss of so killed and many
wounded.
1900 Spartacans Killed.
London, Jan. 1.-the armistice be-
tween the cOntending factions at Ben
In has been broken and fighting has
heon roSumnd acc0r,!iny m Cornnha..
gen advices received here.
Reports from Berlin indicate, it is
said, that the spartacan forces have
lost 1900 killed since the outbreak OF
the revolution and that there are many
more. wounded
There is no confirmation of the re
port that DR.. Liebl;necht has beer
killed. He has, however, faded from
sight with Chief of Police Eichhorn.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-01-17

AS soon as the news of the wreck
reached Philadelphia, physicians and
nurses from local hospitals, rushed to
the scene in automobiles. The wound.
ed were taken to the hospitals in the
northern outskirts of the city.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-07-31
PLAN GIVEN TO
DEH0RN CATTLE
Strong ClothesIine and Clean,
Sharp Meat Saw Are Among
Tools Required.
MEANS TO CONTROL animal
Necessary That Rope Be Held by Az
sistant So That It May Be Slack.
ened In Case OF Emergency
Where Horns Should Be Cut

prepared by the United States Depart
mcnt Of Agricul,ufeD
The dehornlng of cattle can be- very
satisfactorily performed without other
apparatus or Instruments than u good
strong clothcslinc and II clean sharp
meat saw. or inter saw with n rigid
back. The same simple means for
controlling the ANNUAL is Just rs appli-
cable when dehorning clippers are To
be- used rs when the horns are 10 be-
removed with the saw. The head "
the animal Is secured Ia the horizon.
tai rail or srringer which holds the
upper ends ~ the Stanchlun boards.
The animal Is put In the sianchiou In
the usual manner; then one end ~ a
heavy clothcslinc l. passed around the
upper part Of the neck and tied In u
knot that will not slip, otherwise II
will choke the animal The free end
~ the rope Is now carried between the
horns through the stnnchiun to the
front up and over the horizontal
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-07-31
Rope Held by Assistant.

II Is Necessary that the rope be- held
by an assistant, aS In the event Of the
animal struggling during the opera.
ton So as Ia throw itself on IT, feet.
or II there appears Ia be danger ~ IT,
choking. the rope may be- sluckeued
promptly NJ the word Of the operator
and the animal partly released. This.
however, i rarely necessary, for ~
soon as the head IL secured the opar
ator should be- ready, standing NJ the
right shoulder Of the animal with his
saw, and proceed to saw on first the
right and then the left horn. II Is a
good plan before commencing the real
work To experiment upon an animal
In the matter Of control by tying the
head 10 the stanchlon rail ms described
II the stanchion rail is too wide 10
permit Of properly securing the lower
part as well as the upper part Of the
animals head. the turn Of the ropr
around the muzzlc may be omitted aud
the last lnp NJ the rope carried around
the stanchion rail To the front and to
the hands Of the assistant. Care
should he taken that the rope pass
each time over the neck of the anlmnI
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-07-31

stnnchlon rail. then down underneath
the neck and M and over N. top ~
the stanchion rail Ia an assistant, who
should hold II firmly. Now open The
stanchion. allowing the animal to
withdraw It's head; then. keeping the
rope tight. pass II once around the
muzzle. up aud over the stanch,on
rail, and through to the front again
to the hands 81 the assistant, who
should stand 3 or feet In front ~
the animal and hold the rope firmly.
but prepared Ia release II when told
To do So 10y the operator The animal
is now ready for the dehornlng opera.
lion.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-07-31
Anticipation,

The following extract from letter
Of thanks is cherished 10y its recipient.
"Thc beautiful clock you sent US came
In perfect condition. and Is now in
the parlOr on top of the book shelves,
where we hope To see ycu soon, and
your husband, also, II De run make II
convenient" Post.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-07-31
New Definition of Aate.

The other day Mary came up on
the porch TO tell me her grievances.
1t seems one Of the boys of the neigh
borhood had been teasing her and
with flashing eyes she said II hate
that Russell better than any boy |
know. "-Exchange
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-07-31

My twin nephews were paid two
cents day for waking me at each
week day morning. one Sunday they
awakened me at :. | protested and
they said: ave knew you wanted to
sleep. but we need the money
Chicago Tribune.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-07-31
lnterNieMina the Minister.

Ny brother was married young and
felt embarrassed. He went TO inter
view the minister relative 10 the cere-
mOny. and after much stammering
and many bushes, managed this sur
prislng request: "Will you come up
to the house and marry me and an
other girlT'-Chicago Tribune.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-07-31
Wvomjnu Holds Honor.

In 1869, on the 10th Of June. the
legislature Of the territory " Wyoming
passed an act granting to women
the right to vote and to hold Of
fee. 1t was the first act i7 nnl jtate
or territory granting ,. Mage
to women.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-07-31
Only What They Miqnt Expect.

When people who are tolerably for
tunatc in their outward lot do not find
In life sufficient enjoyment To make it
valuable to them. the cause generally
is caring FOR nobody but themselves
J. $. Mil.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-07-31
Forest Pre-.
serve-B.98"
BY MYRTLE LEE
sssssss sssSssssssss -
1919. by the Western News.
paper Unionb

ris to his young law partner, Leslie
Travers.
Il am obliged to YOU" said the lat
ter, but II won't do"
why. there are only three Of my
five daughters left at home now" OBJ
served Mr.. Harris with a ocular smile
Bound to give me dig on my al
legged evasion of the gentler sex?" re-
sponded Travers. "All that is fiction
and besides ] know of no brighter
kinder friends than you and your fam
lily, but my physician has mapped out
a six months course for me, has dis
covered an ideal environment and
shall have to act under his direction.
well. get cured; that is all ! want"
spoke Mr. Harris kindly.
lie thought the world Of his young
partner. who had been his student and
assistant for five years and had then
brilliantly won the most important
legal battle Of the year. II had been at
great cost. however. Travers had
always been a close student and he had
thrown his full natural intentness into
the great case. The reaction had come,
his nerves had broken down, and to re-
build them he must entirely abandon
work. There was hopeful anticipation
in his face as no took train for a
town two hundred miles from the city.
after shipping thither trunks and a va
riety Of certain appurtenances rCCut
site for long bachelor experience. lie
put up at the hotel ut Brompton Tud
the next morning was called on By a
town functionary.
81 have my Instructions to install
YOU In your position as warden Of the
forest preserve" said the official. "lour
duties will not be very exciting. al
though your environment will be print.
tive"
In the officials automobile Travers
was driven along country road TO
the edge of a stretch Of timber cover
ing several hundred acres. At one cor
ner was large sign reading: Forest
Preserve-B. 9S" Here there was
small hut composed of rough boards,
from the roof of which protruded an
ordinary stove pipe.
"Not a very inviting bungalow"
smiled the official.
But precisely what ! expected and
want" declared Travers. IF you will
arrange to have what have had
shipped from the city sent down here l
will install myself forthwith. The two
rooms in this little shelter house will
precisely suit my requirements. can
get provisions at the settlement, and I
am sure I shall enjoy the rough and
ready life."
The novelty Of his environment had
a salutary effect upon Travers. His
duty comprised a patrol of the reserve
several times a day, final one at
night, and the direction of two laborers
who trimmed the trees and cut down
the dead ones.
II was toward the end of his first
months sojourn that Travers met with
n series of incidents which ultimately
changed the entire trend of his career.
Twice he had seen a bent form, that
OF an old man, about the center Of the
timber, who had mysteriously disap-
peared before he could come upon him,
and one night girlish figure fitted by
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-22

from four to eight feet and num- be, of holes. which were sung by freezing them down showed indica rou@ of brg paystreak running ium 90 to 10 cents to the square foot lie reports that several of the stam- pcders are planning on returning [" the scene of the new strike this month and it is expected that between lhlrty.tyc and forty men will wipter there. this year A trading post has been established there by Dublin |" Hughes.
 On Solomon creek, a tributary of lower Poorman Faulkhasen and Mos ~cy have taken twelve pans from the bedrock of a new shaft whic1 average i2 cents to the pan. A num- b. ot people from Ruby have lrtt fpr uhl- district Outside of these ac- tjNitics Deputy finders reports the Ruby vicinity as being very quiet althO number of the regular outfits a.o working steadily.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-22
INSPECTOR IS
 FINISHED HERE
MASTERSON LEAVES ON ALASKA GOING OUT BY WAY OF
 THE LOWER RIVER

NJ C Ma=t"rson, inspector for the department of justice was an out golng passenger on the Alaska Yes ,r,@t. evening" He will leave the
 t,amer at Tnnana taking another .,at down the Yukon. On his way Outside he will probably touch at some
 It F. the custom of the department to send an inspector 10 all federal offices every year, but the war pre- vented any coming in last year or the
 unmc, before Mr Ma8teraon has aren spending the past few weeks hcre looking over the federal offices and leaves highly pleased with the manner in which they are being con uucted.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-22
JACOBS COMING
 TO FAIRBANKS
RIVER TRANSPORT IS MAKING FIRST TRIP OF YEAR UP THE
 PANAMA RlN Elk

Yesterdays marine bulletin shoWs that the steamer Jacobs left Tanana the night before enroutc up the Ia. mana river on her first trip of the season. A number of soldiers are on board the majority of whom are des. tined to Nenana where they will re. licvc some of the guards stationed there. The Jacobs has also a load supplies for the local telegraph office. if k thot. The bulletin. in full, is.
 CalI White up ToIoyana river ltth. KeuN al Chena
 Reliance, Tanana and AIaska in Fairbanks.
 Jacobs up Gibbon for Tanana river Uiler 7:&O D. m. 20th.
 Davis al St Michael
 Julia B. down Kotlik 3 D. m. 2oth- Seattle up Marshall 9 a. m 2Oth
 Benchley at l.ouden.
 Wa~hburn at Holy Cross.
 KoDlik up Marshall ? D. m. 18th
 Dawson up Dawson 10 ?. m. 18th Casca let Whitehorse midnight 20th. Yukon up Fort Yukon 3:3o a m. 18th
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-22
PEARL HARBOR NAVY DRYD0CK
 IS COMPLETED

WASHINGTON. Aug. ? CP) The official opening of the navy dry dock at Pearl Harbor, near Honolulu, Hawaii. late this month, will mark the successful completion of one of the most difficult engineering pro jects ever undertaken by the United States government The immense dock, represents q total investment of more than $5,00O,O0O and has been under construction for ten years. Sec Irtary of the Navy Daniels will of ficiate at the christening of the dock about August %.
 The dock is completed just m time to add much needed facility for care of the ships of the Pacific fleet The first vessel to enter the dock will probably be one of the dreadnaughls of Admiral RodmanS force, possibly the New Mexico. The dock is lOOl feet in length, 32 l-2 feet deep, llt feet wide at the bottom and 13S feet wide at the top. It will dock the largest shIp of war now a.loat or contemplated.
 After the sections of the dock had been finished and were being an chored in their places in 1913 the water was pumped out Whereupon the bottom of the dock was forced
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-22

upward bl pressure from the sides and the engineers and workmcn were forced Do stand h,Iplessly by and watch the fruits of four years of labor and millions of dollars of money crushed nro shapcleos mass ol debris.
 A new plan of construction on a much greater scale wJs then adopted. Concrete sections sixty feet long and rhs um width of the dock were cast one at time and lowered to the boI- t.,I ul Ehc dry dock securely anyh,r ing t Then the great structure was built Early in March this year the dock Was pumped out for the first time The upward pressure of the bottom had been overcome and the structure rose but &-16 of an inch when perfectly dry.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-22
STAGE
 LEAVES TODAY

Owing ro the nuaber of passenger. inc opt 1h" Gib.on ta9~ una will deapafcp two ,4. for Chitina 1hi# morujna. The cars will also take Dho regular weekly mail The stagea expect to get away about eleven clock
 rho.s booking passage on the rtago .o far aro. Dan r. uiIl revenue coII,rJo. nho ha. been @prndmg the posr few weeks in this di uicr chas- ma down the elusive dollar for Uncle
 a'p Major ". II Waush and C. C.. ,lori-on of the Alaska Road commis- .ion, who recently arrived over the hig trail. Mir. and Mrs J. p. Ibach If toaolu who cam" lu on ;hc Alaska and u., now returning home Hl.r a tom of 5he Interior and Olaf olson
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-22
THE BAND BOYS
 WILL PRACTICE
'ILNDERS OF THE BAND ARE .RGED TO BE AT THE MOOSE
 HAIL AT 500 O'CLOCK.

In preparation of the trip to be wadr to Nrnana all the members of
 |, I"ral band are urged to be at the ,aose hall at S:O0 o'clock this even ms for practice. This will be- the nrl meeting that has been held otr some time and it k hoped that all inc boys will attend.
 Those in charge of the excursion wish to show the NenanaiteS that this town has fine musicians as well as good ball players, and it is asked that the members of the band take their instruments under their arms and hio themselves to the Moose hall ,r, the appointed hour without fail.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-22
GOES
 TO LIVENC0OD
MAKING A VISIT TO THE LNENGOOD CAMP

Leaving for Toloyana on the Alaska yesterday evening, George Preston 'roal manager Of the N. C. company is enrouto for a short visit at Brooks and the -urroundng mining district He Is accompanied by his wife.
 Mfr. Preston will probably take d launch at Toloyana for the trip up th" roloyana river and return in t'c same manner Mrs. Preston will sop at the Log Jam for a visit with the Roy C. Hall family while her -usband ia making the trip around the
 IrrEs. They expect to return within m days.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-22
P REFER THEIR NATIVE
LAND TO DRY COUNTRY

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 9-Giying prohibition a7 their reason, an average 5I loo foreign bon persons daily are aprNine for permits to return to rhr.r native lands according 10 GUS toms officials her.
 A maIorrry oi those applying are aid to be italians and Portuguese.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-22
OLD PAPERS FOR SALE.

Operators attentIon-tiighest pric<s paid for gold dust by the Farmers Bank.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-22
CLERKS '' OFFICE
 SEEKING A MAN
PAPERS HELD BY CLERK OF COURT FOR ALEX
 ANDER ENENSON.

The clerk of rhe court recently re- D.N"d Important papers for Al"NandeI ENenson and he has been unable to tr.atc anybody by that name. These do,.dn,rnta of great importance to the man and it is requested that he yaII at the office at the earliest op- u1, tunity.
 Any one knowing the address of Eyenson is asked to give the same to the clerk of court in order that he ,lug get in communication with him.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-22
DEPUTY WRITES
 THE RUBY NEWS
MONTHLY LETTER FROM ANDERS TELLS OF ACTIVITY ON
 THE LOWER YUKON

In his regular monthly letter Depu- ty Marshal J. l.. Andera who has been for several weeks and is now al Ruby, cells of the recent stampede to Hog river a tributary of the Koyukuk.
 Many of the stampeders have return rd to Ruby and report that 1t IS m possible to do much prospecting as the ground is very wet.
 The depth of the ground averages
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-22

Davis Runyan, of Waechter Bros, a recent arrival, is a guest at the Pioneer hotel.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-22
NATION WIDE
 MOVEMENT FOR
 ARMY SERVICE

WASHINGTON. Aug. l5.-(P)- What is intended to be nationwide moy emcnt in advocacy ul universal mIltary service Was inaugurated by the Military Framing Camps Associa- liun here tonight with q dinner in the New Willard hotel and speeches by Senator James W. WadSWorth, of New York, chairman of the Senate Committee on Military Affairs; Sen ator Chamberlain of Oregon; and Representative Julius Kahn, of Cali fornia.
 Tire prepared speeches of Senator WadsWorth who presided and Of Senator Chamberlain strongly empha- sized the need for trained citizen Soldlery.
 1t was announced that Senator Chamberlain and Representative bill drawn by Major Thomas Nell vaine, chairman of the committee on universal training of the Military Training Camps Association. This measure is to embody provisions for six months training in cantonmentS of all young men at the ages of eigh- teen or nineteen years, aliens to be- come automatically naturalized by completion of training.
 Under this bill the regular army would be small professional force and the National Guard would be Ire stored to it's constitutional function and could be ordered out of the country without it's own consent or that of the state authorities. The National guard would be recruited from the men who had completed their six months of training. A cer- tain number of men would be permit ted to take their training in the navy, constituting a naval training force.
 Veterans of the great war would be asked temporarily to constitute the reserve so as to transmit to the younger men their experience and training.
 Davis Runyan, of Waechter Bros,
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-22
GERMAN TROOPS
 STILL MOVING
IRE NOW EVACTATING IITHUA MA SAYS GERMAN NOTE
 TO THE ALLIES

BERLIN. Aus 2l- lPl The com.
 lcto evacuation of Iithuania by Ger. .,an troop. IS announced in drs-
 a'ch sent tonight by the German u,rrnu rn ,o the peace conference at Paris The rya"uation is being Ea3r m accordance with one of the pIo} isioI~ of he peace treaty.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-04-04
Ebert Cou nty Victory Loan Committee.
LUTHERAN MISSION.

Divine Service will be held Satur-
day, Feb. 22, at IL o'clock, in the
Presbyterian church. Everybody in.
vited.
W.zimmerman, Pastor.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-20
HOW TO JUDGE A WOMAN
BY HER HAIR

There - real common sense in just
noticing whether the hair Is we'll kept
to Judge of a woman's neatness, or
GOOD taste. II you are one of the
few who trv TO make the most of
your hair. remember that it is not
advisable TO wash the hair with any
cleanser made for all purposes. but
always use some good shampoo. You
can enjoy the very best by getting
some cInthroN frCm your druggist,
jiSsolVe Il teaspoonful in a cup of hot
water. This makes a full cup of
shampoo liquid. enough so it Is easy
- apply il to all the hair instead OF
just the top OF the head. Dandruff.
excess oil. and dirt are dissolved and
entirely disappear. Your hair will be
40 hufry that 1t will look much heav-
Ier than II Is. It's luster and softness
will also delight you. while the stimu-
lated scalp gains the health which
inSures hair grovth.-Ady.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-20
SUGAR GOUGERS
TO Be ARRESTED
Palmer Promises Prosecu-
tion-Six Face Trial
In Pittsburg.

I will arrest and prosecute anyone
as n profiteer who sells beet sugar at
% cents a pound" Attorney General
Palmer said yesterday when tCld that
Gov. Cox. of Ohio. had telegraphed
him protesting that sugar Is being
sold at that price in Ohio.
Eleven cents is fair price for
sugar retail according to Palmer. The
wholesale price should be 10 cents. he
said.
PittsburC. Nov. 19.-Chargcd with su-
gar profteering six men will be tried
here probably late this week. The IN
dictments are against the Central Su-
Ear Co., Chicago, its president,
George W. Sheehan, the company's
three Pittsburg officials, George L.
Dowd. l. J. Shafer, and George Lein-
berger, and Max Mersky. a local gro
Ger.
The true bill charges the defe adants
with selling sugar at Unreasonable
and unjust prices One specific
charge was that 500 pounds of sugar
were sold at s14 hundredweight.