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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1917
Page
1
A letter from a soldier in Europe describes camp life near the British front, distant German shells, and the sight of fallen soldiers. He likens artillery to music and vows to bring relics from the battlefields when the war ends.
Ford announces no price changes for next year due to rising material costs and rejects a price increase. The company starts the fiscal year with 112 000 orders and plans to raise output from 732 000 last year to about 850 000 or 900 000 this year. Soldiers' Outfit to Cost Country 156 30 details per man.
Scott Nicholas 19 died during a swim at American Lake near Tacoma last Sunday. He dived twice after entering the water and disappeared on a third plunge. his body was recovered about five minutes later and life was pronounced extinct after medical effort. He had lived in the Cascade orchards and moved to Tacoma. his friend Deryl Motteler, son of F T Motteler of Leavenworth, was with him.
In a three mile below Wenatchee incident between five and six o'clock Tuesday morning J. W. Coon shot and killed J. A. Charlton and his wife over a dispute about irrigation water. Charlton was shot through the heart and died instantly. Mrs. Charlton was shot in the back as she walked toward home and died after apparently crawling away. Coon then called the sheriff. Charlton owned a gun found near his body with a discharged round. No witnesses are reported. Charltons are described as peaceful. Coon claims self defense.
An Associated Press dispatch from August 18 reports American Sawmill Unit No 3, en route to a British port, was torpedoed twice in mid ocean by German submarines. Both torpedoes missed. the steamer escaped due to high speed.
Professor J H Osborn visited Seattle last Friday and had his Ford stolen while parked near the Pantages Theater. Police say ten other owners faced similar losses that evening. His wrecked car was found stripped of most parts, bill $72 paid for repairs, and a dog valued at about $100 also disappeared during his trip along with the thefts and a stock loss.
The public school opens next Monday with a faculty listing: High School: John H. Osborn Supt W A Bacher Miss Mabel Anderson Miss Elsie Meier Miss Mabel Cole Mrs W F Bickel Mrs Helen Carter Grade School: Mrs Elizabeth Le Gros Miss Frances McCarckle Miss Gertrude Gage Miss Frances Haas Mrs Myrtle Hayden Miss Bertha O'Brien Miss Frances Walsh Miss Maude Hinman Principal S A Jensen.
Miss Cleila Bullis received a letter from Chirankum Sunday school children inclosing 2.35 for the Red Cross fund. Contributors include Margaret Frederickson Sue Thelma Lines Lorna Stickney Ethel Barnard Isabell Brunk James Stickney Sidney Helen Borella Claude Glen Thompson. Patriotism and self sacrifice praised.
West side authorities arrested two men with a Ford bag revealing a hidden dual tank device. The upper tank held three gallons of gasoline and the lower five to six gallons of liquor with a concealed whiskey tap and bottom faucet. The sheriff says the men smuggled Canadian liquor into the state and the scheme affected railroad labor as workers were moved from Spokane and Cascade divisions.
Stockholders report from Thomas-Culross Mining Co in Alaska notes a 25 000 bond authorization to fund $5 000 debt and $10 000 more in work. A 240 foot tunnel at 17 per foot is planned, with ore valued up to 42.20 per ton. A new superintendent is expected as current manager Don Thomas provides no report.
The Peshastin and Leavenworth home guard units held weekly joint drills at the Peshastin site and here for two months to maintain interest. The Peshastin company proved larger with 28 men versus Leavenworth’s 18. A final drill Friday featured a street exhibition led by Hal Starks, then refreshments at Koerner Pharmacy and Day's Place.
H A Peters of Seattle, northwest manager for National Casualty Co, recently drove the Blewett road and passed 62 cars on the Pass. He calls it criminal that no signal system exists and notes traffic is light from 4 to 9 am but heavy afterward. He says to pass through one must take time and that the Blewett road is overall better than the Sunset highway between Davenport and Spokane.
Talbott West returns from the State Congress of Youth junior meeting on Bainbridge Island where he plans to spread patriotism. He has named nine youths aged 13 to 16 to teach by example and lists several speakers including Wm. King, Coach Hunt, and Major Manning. Sponsors Geo L. Gardner J H Osborn and Deed H. Mayor named. Moran of the island Red Cross to visit Leavenworth.
The food administration fixes 11 PM on Saturday September 8 as the stop time for all distilling of spirits for beverage use in the United States. The 30 day period from the food control law approval ends at midnight September 9, but falls on a Sunday and internal revenue laws bar distilleries from operating after 11 PM on Saturday night.
In order that employees who wish to attend the Elks Carnival in We natchee stores in Leavenworth will close at noon today.
President Wilson signs to $10000 of the second issue bonds of the Spokane Federal Land Bank. Joseph Cannon and Uncle Joe purchase bonds as the bank issues $1,000,000 in securities. Loans approved total $7,000,000 as 143 farm loan associations are chartered with 35 more in process. Leavenworth farm loan group organizes with J W Elliott as secretary.
Doubt surrounds the death of Joe Collins a Tye operator whose body was recovered from the Wenatchee river near Chiwaukum after a fishing accident. Reports say dynamite was used to kill fish and Collins death may be linked to that blast. A coast diver helped recover the body less than 75 feet from the site and the remains were shipped to Berry Alabama. Friends say he was to be married this week.
A Mason County logger defused a looming strike by asking bunkhouse workers to regulate their own hours. He stated no quarrel with the men and allowed cafeteria style scheduling, enabling eight hours of work daily while keeping the camp effectively on a ten hour basis.
State agriculture official M. L. Dean estimates Washington apple production at 19 539 cars. With labor shortages from drafts, schools may assign an apple harvest vacation to pupils as a second labor source while big firms survey available harvest help. Other crop acres are listed: potatoes 27783 corn 18971 beans 16996 peas 36815 onions 1096 tomatoes 217 sugar beets 10000 cabbages 932 cantaloupes 455 watermelons 233.
Leav n worth boys enlist with Uncle Sam and will have their names entered on the roll of honor. Louis DeBlois Infantry Chas M Cahil Cavalry Chester L Bills C A C Wm E Wohlers Medical Dept Hugo Poepmuller Quarter Masters Dept Shirley S Colemen Aviation John Byron Jr Navy Vallejo Cal If any other names should be added please report them
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