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DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD; DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA. IS DRASTIG PLANS RULES TO NEW ARMY MISS DOROTHEA OWEN I CAPTAIN HUSTON NEW D ES W FOOD CONTRAL BOARD READY TO TAKE OVER 1917 WHEAT HARVEST. STOP DEALING IN FUTURES To Conserve the Supply, Obtain Just Prices to public and Reduce Costs of Wheat, Flour and Bread Are Set Forth as Alms of Board. Wntem Ntwpipr Union Nwi Bnlc Washington, D. C. Tho food ad ministration has announcod its plan for controlling wheat, flour and bread, rovoaling that tho government la pro pared to take over tho whole 1917 wheat harvest If necessary to con serve the supply, obtain Just prices for America's fighting forccu and their allies and reduce costs to tho general public In tho United States. Establishing of buying agencies at all the principal terminals, licensing of alevators and mills, fixing of a price tc be considered fair, regulation of tho middleman and of grain ox changes, with tho elimination of trad ing in futures are tho chief features of tho plan. Tho licensing will begin September 1, The minimum price of $2 for wheat fixed by congress does not become elTectlvo until next year, but the ad ministration proposes to exerclso a very thorough control ovor this yoar's crop through powors conferred under tho food and export control bills. VILLAGES RAKED BY PLANE8. German Raiders KIM or Injure Eighty Three Persons In England. London. Twenty-three persons, In cluding nine women and six chlldron, woro killed and fifty parsons woro in jured at Scotland in Essex, forty miles cast of London, by bombs drop ptd from Gorman raiders, says an of "nial statomont. Considerable damago to property was caused at Southend by the nearly forty bombs dropped upon tho town. Two men woro injured at Rochford, but four mobs dropped on Margate In Kent did little damago. The latost Btatemont follows : "Enomy raiders causod considera ble damago at Southend, whero they dropped about forty bombs. Tho cas ualties thus far roportod aro: "Killed, 8 mon, 9 women, G children. ''About fifty people woro injured. "At ltochford two mon were Injured, but no damage Is roportod. At Mar gate four bombs woro droppod. Ono uninhabited houso was demolished, but thoro woro no casualties." For Eight-Hour Day. Chicago. Tho question of uniting with Pacific coast lumbermen to fix an olght-hour day in tho lumber in dustry as a war measure in ordor to provent a tloup of shipbuilding Is like ly to bo dlscussod by tho big lumber men's association at once. Tho prob lem arose when the Pacific coast firms woro asked by Secretary Baker to grant the demands of striking oin ployos for an eight-hour day. Tho westerners wero unwilling to consid er tho requost unless somo assurance web glvon that llko action would bo taken by their southern competitors. Edward Hinos, president of tho Ed ward Hines Lumbor company, said tho suggestion would be considered by tho organizations, but docllnod to express any opinion as to what action would bo taken. "It is too Important a, thing to hazard any guess about," ho said Othor Chicago lumbormen thought it unllkoly that tho southern mills would consent to an olght-hour day except as an, absolutely necoBsary concession on tho point of patriotism and tho na tion's noods. D. W. Balrd said the la bor problom of tho south was different -than that of the coast. "In tho south labor is a nogro problom and not like tho situation on tho Pacific," ho said. "I should Bay that tho southern mlllB could not oporafo oh an elght-houi baslB except In tho ovont of a very groat need." I Submarine Is Victim. An Atlantic Pora. Another Gorman submnrlno has been sunk by tho gunB of u merchantman, If tho gunnors of a British freighter which arrived hero aro correct In their assumption that three Bhots which struck nn undersea boat oft Brest, Franco, sont her to the bottom. Tho Britisher encounterod tho submarine on hor last outward trip from this port. Ono shot destroyed tho , porlscopo. Tho socond and third woro followed by an oxploslon and tho sub marine disappeared. ' Nineteen Fishermen Drown. Boston. Nineteen Portugnose fish ermen of Provlncoton wero drowned whon tho dories In which thoy wero fishing off Capo Cod woro swamped by a gale that como up suddenly. Tho . men wero from tho ilshlug schooners Mary C. Santos and tho Uatailno J. Nelson. FnVors curb In Corn. Chicago. Resolutions asking tho federal government to fix a minimum price of 75 conts and a maximum price of $1 a bushel for corn, for tho pun . pose of Insuring stock teed to encnur- ago tho raising of live Btock and also . urging oxemptlon from the draft for stock feedors woro adopted by tho Chi cago livo stock exchange. They woro forwarded to President Wilson, Hor bort C- Hover and Secretaries Houston and Baker, Tho purpose of both reso lutions 'was tho lncreasod production of live stock. WmwmmSmm This Is the first photograph of Cap tain Huston, half owner of the New York American league baseball team, as he appears In khaki. It was taken at the camp of the Sixteenth United States engineers, Just outside Detroit The "Cap" assisted In raising tho regiment In which he Is a commander. As soon as war was declared ho dropped every business and social In terest and hurriedly got Into one of Uncle 8am'c uniforms. He served his country In the Spanish war and made a big reputation by his valiant service. CALLS DRAFTED MEN FIR8T OF NATIONAL ARMY WILL 8TART TRAINING SEPT. 1. New Ruling Hits Married Men Pay Sufficient to Support Families of - 8oldlers. Washington, Aug. 10. The first one third of tho quota of 087,000 men drafted for army service under the se lection bill will bo called to colors! September 1 nnd sont to training' camp between September 1 nnd 5, ac cording to unnouncoment made on Wednesday by Provost Gonern, Crow dor to governors of all states. ' Tho first call to sorvico of the draft ed men will thus total 220,000 men. Just how thoy will proceed to their cantonment, 20 pages of rules nnd regulations drawn up by Provost Mar shal Qeneral Crowder nnd approved by Secretary of War Baker will di rect them, giving them six hours for lenvo takings, thon tolling them what train to take, how thoy shnll live en route nnd what they shall do on their arrival at camps. The men who aro drafted in tho call for thi first one-third of tho quota will be notified' via the adjutant gen ernl and the district nnd local boards. Tho war department hns been doing n lot of calculating In tho laBt fow days, nnd Its deductions have glvon birth to n wholesomo doubt that a lot of married men nro better off whero thoy now nro employed than thoy would bo in tho nrmy, service. Provost Marshal Ocnernl Crowder communi cated tho findings of the war depart ment to MnJ. B. M. Chlperfleld, hla representative In Chicago, on tho sub Jectj lie pointed out that a soldier's pay under tho new regulations will not bo less tlinn $30 n month, with all clothing, subsistence, medical treat ment nnd housing provided at tho gov ernment's expense, nnd that probably that stipend, with all the uttontion and things thrown In, offsets the earnings of many a mnn now employed. CANADIAN DRAFT BILL PASSES Becomes Law After Royal Assent and Government Proclamation Calhj 100,000 Men. Ottnwn, Ont., Aug. 10. Tho Cana dian conscription hill successfully passed Its Inst legislative stage when It received third rending In tho sonntc. It becomes effectlvo after tho formali ties of royal nssent nnd government proclnmntlon. Tho dnto on which tho first class will be culled, composed ot slnglo men between the nges of twenty and thirty-two yenrs, will be deter mined as soon as trlbunnls aro created to pass on applications for exemption. Tho authorities expect to have tho 100,000 men sought by tho bill In train ing by autumn. 30 on German Ship Killed. London, Aug. 11. Thirty men wero lost when n German patrol ship collid ed with a German mine, nccordlng to a report from Stubbekjoblng, says a Ca peuhngen dlspntch to tho Exchnngo Telegraph company. Marsans Breaks Right Leg. Now York, Aug. 13. Armondo Mnr sans, the Cuban outfielder recently pro cured by tho New York American league from St. Louis In a trade, broko his right leg In n game between Now York nnd Cleveland Back Peru's Snub to Kaiser. Lima, Peru, Aug. 13. The cham ber of deputies unanimously has ap proved tho energotlc attltudo of Dr. Fntntisco Ludola, tho foreign minis ter, In handling the caso of tho Pe ruvian burk Lorton. DRAFTED MEN ARE TOLD BY GEN. CROWDER HOW TO REFORT FOR DUTY. BOARDS IN CHARGE OF MEN Recruits Will Bo Summoned to tho Colors on September 1 and Sent to tho Training Campo Within Four Days. Washington, Aug. 11. Local ex emption boards will bo In full charge of assembling tho men called to the colors September 1. They will give the new fighting force Its actual Induction into military life, provide tho men with meals, shelter and transportation, and escort them personally to tho train for tho mobilization camps. Explicit regulations under which the ilrst segment of the national army will bo mobilized wero Issued by Pro vost Marshal General Crowder at Washington. The details of the program for mobil izing tho first 230,000 men called to the colors September 1 and forwarded, to their camps before September 5 are as follows : The actual call will go from the provost marshal general to tho stato ndjutant general, stating tho number of men to be supplied. Each local board will bo at 6nco informed of how many men it must furnish nnd the ad jutant general will fix tho day for en training the men. The local board at once will make out the list of men to fill the call from tho roll of accepted men, and will fix tho plnco of entrnlnmeut and time of depnrture. Orders to the men will be posted nnd also sent by mall. Tho men will bo directed to report to the local board 'not less than 12 hours before the time of departure for camp. Before the men nrrlve at board headquarters the board members must arrange for their accommodation. At board hendqunrters at -the hour fixed for reporting the men will bo drawn up, the roll called nnd agents will take them personally to their quar ters, remaining with them until every arrangement for their comfort has been mnde. Emphatic notice 1b given that the quality 6f food shall be good, and tho board ,is held liable for see 'ing that meals are adequate. 'For each district Ave alternates will be summoned. They will be held at the assembling point until train time to fill In vacancies should any men of 'tho levy fall to report. U. S. WON'T PAY MIDDLEMAN Their Offers to Sell Declined by Gov ernment Army Goods Now Bought Direct. AVashlngton.Aug. 0. Big Arms, par ticularly department stores und mail order houses having a large commer ,clal business of their own, but which have sought to increase their profits by acting as middlemen between tho government nnd the manufacturers on .government contracts, are voicing seri ous objections theso days to the im placnblo attitude of tho council of na tional defense, which is objecting to paying a mlddfeiuun's profit of 10 per cent to them when It Is not necessary and docs not In any way benefit tho government. One of tho largest of theso concerns In the country Is reliably re ported to have much material on hand for sale to tlio government, but the of fer has been refused because tho gov ernment is ablo to wipe out the middle man's profit on its own account. Pur chases mnde by tho government beforo tho entry of tho United States into tho war and immediately thereafter, beforo the council of national defense was or ganized for action, are said to reveal tho fact that on somo contracts thero were as many as four and live middle men's profits paid to different factors in tho selling process. Every encour ngement is being given by the govern ment for these big concerns to carry on their usunl commercial business, but their nttempt to Intervene on behalf of the government has been declined with thanks. ILLINOIS LABOR CHIEF HELD Charles Magowan Arrested by U. S. Officers While Addressing Striking Rock Island Railroad Shopmen. Mollne, 111., Aug. 0. Charles Mago wan, president of tho Trl-Clty Federa tion of Labor, comprising all union workmen of Mollne, Hock Island, Dav enport nnd East Mollne nnd mnny of the employees of the Rock Island ar senal, was arrested on Tuesduy by United States secret service operati es. IIo wus addressing a secret meeting of striking Rock Island railroad shopmen In East Mollne. Oliver Griffin, nn al leged I. W. W. agitator, also was taken Into custody. Nig Clarke Passes Naval Test Detroit, Mich., Aug. 11. Slipping quietly up two flights of stairs, Justin (Nig.) Clarke, former baseball star, stripped beforo recruiting officers of tho United States Marino corps und passed tho physical cxumlnntlon. Poles Are Court-Martlaled. Copcuhngen, Aug. 11. Several mem )ors of the Pollen radical left havo eon tried by a German court-martial for attempting to Incite the populnco of Poland to disturbance, nccnnllug to l dispatch frwu Berlin. Miss Dorothea Owen, daughter of 8enator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma, will be married within the next few months to Cameron Hawkins of Bos ton, former Princeton athlete and now chief of the bond division of the treas ury department In Washington. Miss Owen Is a popular debutante of two seasons, an enthusiastic motorist and an accomplished golfer. TROOPS QUELL A RIOT ILLINOIS SOLDIERS ARE CALLED IN STREET CAR STRIKE. 8prlngfleld Policeman Shot and Killed Battle Follows Attempt to Disperse Crowd. Springfield, 111., Aug. 0. Five hun dred soldiers of southern Illinois, com manded by Col. Claude E. Ryan of Ef fingham, are on guard duty In Spring field following incipient riots in vari ous parts of the city on Tuesday night in connection with the street car strike. Adjt. Gen. Frank S. Dickson assumed personal command of the Ninth Infan try, and mobs In all parts of the city were dispersed. The riots followed the shooting of Policeman Noah Bell, who was at tempting to disperse a crowd at Ninth street nnd Grnnd avenue. Bell died n few hours Inter at a local hos pital. Two bullets, alleged to have been fired from a street car, manned by nonunion men, hit Bell in the head. Five men are under nrrest, pending nn Investigation. They aro : Ralph Cas tles, son of former Chief of Police H. Castles of Springfield; Oscnr Strok nnd Joe Frese of St. Louis, who Bay they were hired to come to Springfield to guard street cars, and Motorman William Koebel and Conductor Gas Lane. RECORD 1917 CROP FOR U. S. Government Estimates Corn Yield at 3,191,000,000 Bushels This Year Wheat Crop Reduced. Washington, Aug. 10. Corn to relieve the hunger of the nations at war with Germany; to furnish the alcohol for the powder for the shells of America nnd Its nlllcs; to feed nil American live stock and bring down the prlco of beef nnd pork, and to make up for the shortage In wheat which Is felt over the world, Is neartng mnturlty on Amerlcnn farms, nccordlng to the Au gust government crop report. The Indicated yield of this king of Amerlcnn cereals Is 31,191,000,100 bush els a larger crop than was ever raised In n slnglo year beforo. It Is 07j000, 000 bushels larger than was Indicated In tho July report, nnd 008,000,000 bushels lnrger than was raised last year. The winter wheat yield Is now har vested, nnd It Is estimated by the gov ernment nt 417,000,000, n gain of 15, 000,000 bushels over the July forecast. The promlso for the whole nation Is 053,000,000 bushels, or only 13,000,000 bushels nbove the short crop of last year, Indicating that thero must be n Inrgo substitution of other foods for wheat, If the United States Is to spare nny lnrgo amount of this grain for its allies. Tho oats crop, however, mostly har vested now, Is n record-breaker. It Is estimated nt 1,400,000,000, compared with a yield of 1.252,000,000 last year. Tho Indicated yield of white pota toes Is for 407,000,000, compared with only 285,000,000 bushelB last year. Coffins Made of Cardboard. Amsterdam, Aug. 10. Coffins of wa terproofed cardboard are now being made in Germany, according to the Tagllcho Rundschau of Berlin. The lids nro glued Instead of being nailed down. Hogs Smash Records at $17. Chicago, Aug. 13. A now record prlco for hogs was established nt tho Union stock yards when Miller & Hart purchased two loads at $17 a hundred weight. The record price for August, 1010, was $11.55. Austrlans Shift Headquarters. Rome, Aug. 13. Tho Austrian chief of stuff on tho Italian front, General von Smetzondorff, bus removed Ids hendqunrters from Trentino to the Isonzo front, nccordlng to Information received here. GERMANS ARE 8WEPT BACK BY NEW HAIG DRIVE IN BELGIUM. "EVERY OBJECTIVE IS GAINED" English Troops Capture All Teuton Forward Positions East of Hoogo Between Frezenburg and tho Ypres-Menln Road. British Front in France nnd Bolgl ttm, Aug. 18. Field Marshal Sir Doug las Hnlg'o forces at daybreak, attacked and captured virtually all tho German forward positions east bf the Belgian town of Ho'oge on the battle front be tween Frezenburg and tho Ypres-Menln road. The assaulting forces gained virtually all their objectives to tho depth of several hundred yardB In tho first rush. The German defenses stiffened after tho Initial onslaught and heavy fight ing developed at some places, but at the latest reports tho British wero holding their now lino strongly. London, Aug. 13. Tho French forces on the left flank of the British line In Belgium made further progress on Fri day east and north of Blxschoote, ac cording to the official report made to tho wnr office by Field Marshal Sir Douglas Halg. British raiding parties blew up tho German dugouts on a wide front east of Monchy le Proux, on the Arras front, the report adds, and greatly damaged the Teuton defenses. On tho battle front directly east of the Belgian town of Ypres, the Brit ish completed tho capture of tho town of Westhoek and secured the remain ing positions held by the Germans on the Westhoek ridge, the official state ment adds. Paris, Aug. 18. Tho French forces mado further progress against the Ger man positions on the Belgian front on Friday. The Frenchmen broko In to tho German lines, occupied several farms to the east of Blxschoote and west of Langeniarck, and captured a number of machine guns, according to tho official statement given out by tho French war department. North of St. Qucntin the Germans attacked tho French positions nlong a front of nearly a mile In tho region of Fayet The French statement says the assault was repulsed. LOWDEN WINS FIGHT ON COAL Agreement With Owners Provides Complete Safeguards Against Extortionate Coats. Chicago, Aug. 18. Coal prices In nilnois are to go tumbling. Illinois citizens are assured a boun teous supply of coal. Tho state now has a "coal dictator." Ho is Chief Justice Orrln N. Carter of the state supreme court Illinois coal mine operators throw up their hands In absolute surrender ot Gov. Frank O. Lowden at midnight Friday after a five-hour grueling con ference at the Blnckstone hotol. It was a sweeping victory for the governor. Lone-handed, behind locked doors, he fought. In the end there came completo surrender. Epitomized here Is the agreement: 1. Bllnols coal Is to be conserved for Illinois It Is not to go to other states paying hlghor prices. 2. At once tho retailer Is to bo placed under fire and must reduce his prices to the consumers and with a big slash. 8. Chief Justice Carter, as "director of coal," Is to decide all questions as to production. Ho Is empowered to fix prices at which coal shall be sold at tho mine. HOOVER U. S. FOOD CHIEF Named Controller After President Signs Conservation Measures Outlines Policies. Washington, Aug. 18. The adminis tration food control and food survey bills were signed on Friday by Presi dent Wilson and became law. Formal appointment of Herbert Hoover as food administrator was an nounced at tho White Houso later. The first bill provides for stimu lation of production and the second for control of foods and fuel. Tho president summoned Mr. Hoover to the White House and signed a leg islative order appointing him food ad ministrator. Mr. Hoover tells of his plans in a statement which he Issued here. "Tho food administration Is to stabil ize and not disturb conditions, und to defend honest enterprise against Ille gitimate competition," he snid. "It has boen devised to correct the abnor malities and abuses that havo crept Into Jrado by reason of tho world dis turbance and to restore business as far as may be to a reasonable basis. Chicago Packers Accused. Washington, Aug. 13. Tho federal trade commission directly chnrged Chi cago packers with trying to corner tho tomato crop for canning purposes. Theso Anna arc : Morris & Co., Llbby, McNeil & Llbby and Armour & Co. Many Women Die In Blast London, Aug. 18. An explosion nnd fire In a big chemical works In East London wrecked tho building und killed and Injured scores of workers. Thirteen bodies of women so far havo bceu rescued from th nii it Will Equal Two Bushels for Every Man, Woman and S Child in the Land. X STAPLE FOODS TO ALLIES Motto This Year Is "Eat an Apple and Send a Biscuit" Unusual Need For Handling Crop May Be Short of Help. The United States is about to har vest its great war crop of apples. It equals two bushels to every man, wom an nnd child In the country. In order to send ns much staple food as possi ble to our fighting allies, Amerlcnns aro urged to use as many apples as possible. The motto this year Is: "Eat an apple and send a biscuit." War conditions also confront tho apple growers, for there Is a scarcity of pickers, and careful preparations must now be mnde to see that this crop Is all safely harvested and put Into storage. Now Is the time to be gin organizing picking crews In every apple growing section. A survey of tho situation shows that the farmer will need co-operation from business men In the towns nnd cities round about at which he trades, and which have Just as great an Interest In trffir".. crop ns the farmer himself. This Is emergency organization work to bo taken up Immediately by chambers of commerce, boards of trade, state and county councils of defense, nnd busi ness men generally. The labor supply to harvest this crop exists right In tie cities adjacent to the apple orchards In most cases, but the draft and demnnds of fac tories and railroads for labor have disturbed the normnl supply of work ers upon which the farmer usually draws, and It Is necessnry to recruit new kinds of workers. People who have never regnrded themselves as ap ple pickers may this year be asked to go to the orchards and help get In tho crop for patriotic reasons. Tho organization work should take the form of an Immediate survey of labor resources to see where a picking force Is to be recruited. Stores and factories can often release clerks and workmen for this service If notified In time. Families who would like a week or two of vacation In the country with light healthy outdoor work at satisfac tory wages, may also bo Induced to Join the picking nrmy. It has been sug gested that the schools might be open ed later this year so that "boys and girls can be sent to the orchards, but this will not be necessnry In all cases. One very good source of pickers can be found among the women's organiza tions of this country. Much Is heard about the scarcity of labor, but there Is not as great a scar city as most people Imagine. Workers upon whom the farmer depends in or dinary times have simply been shifted Into other occupations, and war condi tions demand that business men step In, locate other classes of workers who can be shifted to the orchards for this emergency and see that the farmer has plenty of help. Tho principles of enreful fruit pick ing are very simple, and easily under stood. If the farmer can start with two or three experienced pickers and spend a llttlo time explaining good picking methods to his volunteers he should get excellent results, for theso volunteers, while new to the work, will also be people of good average intelli gence, and the war emergency will ap peal to their Interest so that they will be more than ready to help harvest the crop skillfully. Apple growers are advised to get In touch with the business organizations in their nearest, town, ask that help be given In securing pickers and report tho number of pickers needed by them eelves. Ono of tho grentest difficul ties In organizing harvest hnnds for nny crop is that of gathering nccurate information as to how many helpers nro needed ofreach farm nnd In encE" township. For lack of such Informa tion It very often hnppens that ono township will be hnndlcapped because It Is without sufficient helpers nnd a township twenty-five or thirty miles away will havo a surplus of workers. By ascertaining In advance Just how many workers will be needed In each locality, business organizations will be able to recruit a sufficient force and thero will be neither scarcity nor sur plus In nny section. This year's apple crop calls for spe cial methods of handling. Tho size of the. crop makes it necessary to send only the first-class fruit to market and to see that all seconds nnd culls are Bold In bulk around home or worked up Into by-products. There must be great caro to see that apples are not exposed to the hent or outdoors nfter picking, but are properly housed In temporary storage places on the farm and carefully cooled. The scarcity of pickers will probably mnke it neces sary to pick and houso the crop first and grade and pack it afterwards. Full directions for handling tho fruit will be published later. Tho great big task Immediately ahead Is that of securing a picking force, and In this work tho business man and tho farmer nro co-operating to nn extent never known before. This Is a war crop. It will bo harvested with a war organization. jmt J i ). vfc? f ' fe "a (ra '"TmmfrJii'fm '4PMHMt Wtfcff, Te- '.&$& Pg "Mnr" Si.. .felt