no. The J C Higgins brand was not used until much later.
made June 1918
Proofhouse.com has a store brand chart. When you find out who made it a value can be estimated.
marlin
I believe your rifle is a Marlin Model 80 made for Sears.
Requires professional appraisal
50-275 US Dollars
Your rifle is a Marlin Model 80. They were made from 1934 up thru 1969. No serial number indicates made before 1968. Early rifles had open sights, later had a rear peep sight.
Your Remington model of 1917 rifle was made in November of 1918,with the serial number that you have provided.
No published sn data
made 1918
made 1918
No way to tell for sure. Your rifle was made by Marlin for Sears, and is the Marlin 81- a very nice hunting grade rifle. In its different models, it was made from about 1937-1970. If it does not have a serial number, it was made before the 1968 Gun Control Act. They made a boatload of these, and there is no way to trace an exact date of manufacture.