Telegraph company are donating the use of a telephone and the Washington Water Power company lights. Mrs. S. E. Hutton has donated the use of a desk, furniture necessary will be supplied by members of the council of defense. The next meeting of the council will be held on Wednesday evening at 7:30. The public is welcome to attend any and all meetings. The council of defense has appointed T. A. Meeker to assist Judge Forney in putting over the coming war saving certificate drive. Latah county is called upon to pledge itself to purchase between $300,000 and $400,000 certificates prior to December 31 of this year. The National Council of defense in cooperation with Food Administrator Hoover are making an endeavor to minimize the waste of wheat in threshing operations. It is calling upon the various county councils to appoint individuals to act on a committee with the food administrator and county agricultural agent in each county to handle this work. The council has appointed John Naylor and John Gibson to act with Food Administrator Martin and County Agent Kjosness in this county. It will be the duty of this committee to cooperate and assist the threshermen of the county in reducing as far as possible all waste from threshing. The matter of providing agricultural labor during the coming harvest is receiving serious consideration by the council and County Agent Kjos. If it is necessary to save the business. 