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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-08-14
RREVITIEs.

Increases in freight rates on all the
railroads west of the Mississippi river
are being prepared for submission to
the interstate commerce commission.
To forestall any difficulty that might
arise from the European situation the
senate has passed an emergency meas
ure for the issuing of $500,000,000 in
currency for the use of national banks.
To forestall failures and maintain
the record of the Chicago board of
trade of having never closed, Armour
& Co. this week came to the assist
ance of firms in distress on the ex-
change with whatever aid the necessi-
ties of the situation required.
The long looked for decision of the
Interstate commerce commission on
the per cent increase in freight rates
asked for by the eastern railroads was
rendered this week. By the decision
a 5 per cent increase was allowed In
territory between Mississippi river
and Pittsburgh, except on coal and
kindred products; no increase what
ever east of Pittsburgh.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-08-14
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

Thomas Hall has purchased the Ilo
meat market and placed David Wal
gamott in charge.
Fire, starting in a pile of sawdust,
completely destroyed the Cherry Creek
sawmill at st. Maries last week. The
loss is estimated at $4,000. The mill
was two miles from town
The Grangeville mills started up last
week after having been shut down for
several months for a general over
hauling. Several thousand dollars
worth of new machinery was installed
Delegates to the grand lodge of the
Scandinavian Brotherhood, which con
venes in Spokane August II, have been
selected by the Wallace lodge, as fol
lows: Walter II. Hanson, A. o. Olin
and Otto A. OLSON.
Secretary William Bollinger closed a
contract with the Pollow & McClelland
Carnival company to provide the car
nival features for the lewiston Clarks
ton Sapatkine September 20 to Octo
Der 2. Secretary Bollinger also con
tracted with the Lewiston Military
band to furnish music.
The war in Europe is affecting the
price of foodstuffs at Lewiston. Sugar
has advanced rs cents per 100 pounds
coffee 2 cents per pound, lemons 81
per case and other foodstuffs such as
dates, currants and imported commod
tiles are showing an increase. Some
brands of flour have advanced 80 cents
per barrel.
The Lewiston Apple Growers asso
citation, composed of fruit growers o
Lewiston Orchards, who recently fileC
articles of Incorporation with the coun
ty auditor, will market their frui
through the North Pacific Fruit Dis
tributors. Inspector Hughes of thu
North Pacific Fruit Distributors will
be on the ground during the packing
season to see that the quality and pacl
of the fruit is kept up to standard.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-08-14
WASHINGTON ITEMS

Washington state has 525 single
mills with an aggregate daily output
of 100000 shingles.
The barn of A. l.. Smith at Pine
City was destroyed by fire dast week
with seven horses. The blaze is sup
posed to have been of incendiary orig
in Ralph Smith, a son, was burned
about the feet.
his first naturalization papers.
Walla Walla county had on hand
July l the sum of -27S,8S7. the treas
urer's report shows. Receipts brought
the sum to $315,3O2 by August 1. Dis
bursements were s75.S21, leaving a
balance of s239, 4SO-
A total of 1850 motor vehicle licenses
were issued by Secretary of State l.
M. Howell during July, as against 1853
for July, 1913. AT the present rate of
increase the number of licenses that
will be issued this year promises to
exceed 10000, as against few less
than $4,000 last year.
Three straight cars of alberta peach
es were shipped last week by the fruit
exchange from Kennewick. They were
billed for the middle west. One car
is believed to be the earliest car ship
ment for the northwest. The rush is
on. Peaches and melons are leaving
daily in trainloads. Eleven hundred
boxes of peaches are in each car.
Louis Million, Frenchman of Pom
eroy, working on the farm of FREQ
Hungate, has received a summons t
return to France and help fight his
countrys battles. He is endeavorint
to get in touch with the French con
sui at Portland and make arrange
ments to start with others who have
received the call. Louis has taken on
Convicts at the Washington stat
penitentiary have held no meeting II
an effort to be released to go to wa
as in San Quentin, stated Wardel
Drum. "a number of Austrians ant
Germans have written to their lawyer
to get them out so they can go to wal
or start to war" said the warden. $
think, however, they will wait her
and learn the results" he added dryly
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-08-14
SPORTING COLUMN

Outfielder Felch of the Milwaukee
association baseball team has been
sold to the Chicago American league
club for $4,000 cash and an infielder
and outfielder. Felch is to finish the
season in Milwaukee.
Bill Bailey, a pitcher of the Provi-
dence International team, went over
to the Baltimore Federal league. Bailey
has played at Providence two seasons.
He was formerly with the Detroit and
the st. Louis American league teams.
Fred Clarke, manager of the Pitts
burg Nationals, who was taken ill at
Philadelphia with ptomain poisoning.
left Monday for his home in Pittsburg.
Honus Wagner will act as manager
of the team in Clarke's absence.
"Wid Bob Burman won the sec
ond 5O-mile race at St Louis Monday
mile sweepstakes. Burman twice pass
ed all his competitors and covered the
so miles in AZ minutes 10 seconds,
without mishap.
Claude Rossman purchased his re-
lease from the Minneapolis club in
preference to going to Omaha in the
Western league, where the Millers'
management had arranged to send
him. Rossman has not yet decided
where he will go, but will probably
try to hook up with some Coast league
club.
Young Maxwell has been signed for
two bouts this month On August II
he boxes his old rival, Charley Lucca,
the Italian lightweight, here, and on
August 20 he boxes Billy Farrell, the
clever lightweight from Seattle, who
has a victory to his credit over Johnny
O'Leary, the present lightweight cham
pion of Canada. Maxwell boxes Farrell
at Rossland. B. c.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-08-14
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FRESH FROM OUR DAILY
NEWSPAPER SERVICE.
GATHERED OVER THE GLOBE
Happenings National, Historical and
Political and Personal Events
Herewith Selected for Our
Many Readers.

Steamer service from Saint NaZarre
10 Colon from Bordeaux to Africa and
from Marseilles to various points has
been suspended.
Seth Low, the new head of New
York's chamber of commerce. fills
position to which his father was elect
ed so years ago.
II is officially stated in st. Peters
burg that Germany has lost 100 men
killed and many wounded and prison
ers in two days fighting near Eydkuh-
men, East Prussia.
The London board of trade returns
Cor the month of July show that the
imports into the British Isles decreas-
o ed $12.000,OO0, while the exports de-
. creased s13,795.0O0.
The Brazilian cabinet met in coun-
Gil under the presidency of President
Hermes Da Fonseca and decided to ask
congress to consent to the omission Of
paper money in Brazil.
w.-Sailings of the steamships
lines were cancelled and about 1000
Americans and Canadians who booked
their passage are stranded here.
An official dispatch received at the
war office in Paris states that the
Austrians shot a number of Czech sol
diers in the Bohemian regiments be-
fore the latter left for the scene OF
war.
London.-French troops from Da'
honey have entered northern Togo
land. the German colony on the west
coast of Africa, the southern portion
or which Great Britain seized Satur
day.
Tue Norwegian steamer Tysla, OF
about 1905 tons, struck mine outside
the Dutch island of Wiering. The ex
plosion shattered her stern, but the
captain managed to run her on the
beach.
The newspaper lie Soir says that the
Belgian town of Verviers, IA miles
east of Liege, has been completely
Germanized. A German burgomastei
has replaced the Belgian official, wh6
WAS arrested.
Private cable advices in New Yorl
report that Lolita OF German tor
pedo boats has attacked British war
ships In the Humber. the waterwa,
10 Hull. on the east coast of England
sinking four of them. A number o
the attacking German torpedo boat
we're lost
Mrs. James 7. Macy of Denve
committed suicide in London as a re
suit OF nervous breakdown caused
by the privations she had undergone
since she was ordered out of her sick
bed at Antwerp last week. She ar
rived In London seriously i'll. She lef
her mother and child In Germany.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-08-14
WELCOME TO FRENCH SOLDIERS
The inhabitants of Altkirch Show
Great Rejoicing.

0redt helotCin9s
Paris, via London.-The inhabitants
at Altkirch, which the French troops
captured after a fight en- Friday, re-
ceived the victors with great rejoic-
ings. The older men embraced the
soldiers as they entered the town. Aft
er the place was occupied the French
marched to Muehlhausen, which they
entered without resistance.
General Joffre, commander of the
French forces, issued the following
proclamation:
After "A years of sorrowful wait
ing French soldiers once more tread
the soil of your noble country. They
are pioneers in a great work of re-
venge. For them what emotion it calls
forth and what pride to complete the
work which they have made at the
sacrifice of their lives.
1.-THE French nation urges them, and
in the folds of their flag are inscribed
the magic words:
fright and liberty; long live AL
SAGE; long live France
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-08-14
FINANCIAL NOTES.

A new bank has been opened at
Flora, Ore, with w. H. Baker, the
leading local merchant, as president.
A new stock company, which will
engage in the banking business, has
been formed at Shelby. Mont, with A,
j. Moltz at the head.
Incorporation papers for the Farm
ers State bank of st. John, Wash,
have been filed at Olympia by John
Bloom, r. B. Gaines and L. A. Davis
The capital stock is $4,000.
The United States government this
week paid itself $1,000 for postage
stamps to transport 60 tons OF gold
from the mint at Philadelphia to New
York.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-08-14
GRAIN AND MILLING NEWS.

The Chehalis Produce company has
started construction OF it's large feed
mill at Pelouse.
The Wenatchee Milling company OF
Wenatchee, Wash. is building large
grain warehouse at Rock Island
Wash.
The no Rochdale company OF no
gdaho, has leased the big grain ware
house formerly conducted by the Kerr
clifford company and viii operate 1t In
connection with it's other houses, CIV
ing the company the largest warehouse
capacity In 10.
The Nex Perez Roller Mills company
Of Nex Perez, Idaho, will install feed
mills equipped with the latest ma
ehinery for the manufacture OF feeds
for the local trade and milling In
transit at East Lewiston, Idaho.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-08-14
FUNERAL OF MRS. WILSON HELD
Wife of President Wilson Buried on
Monday.

wire OF frc6iucUt Wteou ouiiCo oi
Monday.
Washington.-The body of Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson was sent to its final
resting place in flower-studded Myrtle
Hill cemetery at Rome, Ga, Monday.
Sweetness and simplicity--which she
loved in life-marked the last rites
within the East Room of the White
House, where the first lady of the land
a few short months ago saw one OF
her daughters given in wedlock. Only
kinsmen, a few of Mrs. Wilson's clos
est friends, the cabinet and official
delegations of Congress were permit
ted to attend.
Her body rested in a casket OF sill
yer gray broadcloth. It's extension bar
handles are of antique silver. Its Gov
er plate simple silver sheet with the
Inscription.
Mrs. Ellen Arson Wilson, May 10,
1860; August 6. 1914"
The tomb to which her sorrowing
family will bear her will be an arched
brick vault Her casket, copper nned,
will be enclosed at the graveside In
a steel outer case and after interment
services by the Presbyterian clergy
man OF Rome, Ga, the tomb will be
bricked up.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-08-14
AMERICANS OFFER SERVICES
Young Men of U. S. Would Fight for
the Kinu.


ottawa. Ont-Several thousand APP
plications for places in the Canadian
expeditionary forces have been re-
ceived from the United States. A con-
siderable number are from Canadians
naturalized in the United States, but
most of them are from young Amer
leans who apparently see a good OPP
portunity of being sent to the scene
of fighting at the front Some Ameri-
cans have appeared at Canadian en-
listment points and volunteered.
So far there is dissemination to ac-
cept any but Canadian residents whose
applicants have so far outnumbered
the places available. If the war is
prolonged Canada will raise second
and third divisions of $1,000 men
each. and American volunteers will be
given an opportunity to enlist In them.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-08-14
Stock EXCHANGE Open.

Salt Lake.-The Salt Lake stock and
mining exchange claims to be the only
organized stock exchange in the world
that has remained open continuously
since the outbreak Of the European
war. Since two days after the begin
ming Of hostilities business of $4,000
to $4,000 a day has been done, prin-
cipally In the intermountain mining
securities. Most of the orders have
been from the east
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-08-14
3 French Rout % Germans.

Paris.-Here is one OF the stories
that Frenchmen of the capital are tell
ing In justification Of their pride In
the French cavalry. 1t is claimed that
during an engagement south of the
Mouse a German patrol composed of
an officer and % Uhlans met French
patrol Of one officer and seven men.
The Germans hesitated to attack and
the French officer, advancing, shot
and killed the German officer and put
his companions to flight
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-08-14
Appeals for Simple Lift.

New York.-The National House
wives league has sent to all its mem
bers throughout the United State an
appeal urging that every family live
as simply as possible while the war in
Europe is In progress
"Extravagant living at this time,
the appeal asserts, Twill influence
prices and cause great suffering among
the poor"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-08-14

is that the situation is quite satisfac-
tory. Strong forces guard all the ap-
proaches to Brussels.
The French are advancing in Alsace,
but against what opposition is not
known.
All Germans and Austrians in Bel
GUM must declare themselves within
"a hours, or they will be arrested as
spies.
The Austrians before Servia are still
bombarding Belgrade while part of
the Servian army is taking the Of
fensive in Bosnia.
The French government forbids the
publication of the French casualty list,
so that Germans may not know the
movement of the French troops.
The German cruiser Karlsruhe, that
arrived at San Juan, Porto Rico, re-
ported an engagement Friday night off
the Bahamas with four British and
French cruisers.
The North sea is again closed to the
fishing fleets, which is regarded as
significant in view of the fact that
there are large British and German
fleets in that water.
The Hamburg-American line steamer
Cape Ortegal, with $5.000,000 in specie
aboard, has been captured by the
British, according to the Daily Mail
The liner sailed from Buenos Aires
July 16 for Southampton.
Diplomatic relations between France
and Austria have been broken and the
ambassadors have left the capitals.
The French foreign office in a state
ment says the initiative was taken by
France because Austrian troops were
adm gthe Germans.
Summary of Tuesdays War News.
The British war office information
bureau says there is reason to believe
that the German cruisers Goeben and
Breslau, for which British and French
warships were waiting, have taken
refuge in the Dardanelles.
French and German troops are fac
ing each other to the north of verdun.
There have been numerous clashes Of
minor nature, probably preliminary to
an extensive engagement in the near
future.
German forces are making careful
reconnaissance in the district of Hes
baye, which is believed to mean that
Germany will take the offensive north
of Liege.
According to French reports, the
Germans have been unsuccessful in
their attempt to drive the French from
their positions outside Muelhausen.
The Shanghai dispatch says 1900
Japanese have been embarked on
transports there awaiting orders.
The respective positions of the Ger
mans and Belgians before Liege APP
parently are unchanged.
The Cunard liner Lusitania, in her
dash across the Atlantic, has reached
the Mersey in safety.
Clashes between the Austrians and
Russians so far have been of minor
importance.
A Copenhagen dispatch announces
that Russian mobilization viii be com
plete August 81.
Several Australian warships have
Joined the British squadron in east
Asiat icwaters.
Recruiting goes on in London for
overseas service.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-08-14

'Tn the obscurity there was some
confusion and one small German col
umn of infantry succeeded in entering
the city. The German officer wore an
undress cap to deceive the Belgians.
"They got to within so yards of
General Huers when the gendarmes
recognized them and opened fire. Vic
lent street fighting followed, and the
Germans were driven out of the city.
General Leman then transferred his
headquarters to one OF the forts"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-08-14
Government BUYS Silver.

Washington.-The treasury depart
ment has given orders to the San
Francisco mint to buy 10000 ounces
of silver at 51h cents an ounce. Of
ficials hope this action may relieve
to some extent conditions in the silver
market, which has been much affected
by the European war.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-08-14
Settle New Haven Suit.

New York.-An agreement has been
reached between the government and
the New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad company for the peaceful dis
solution of the New Haven system, ac-
cording to announcement after a meet
ing of the roads directors here
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-08-14

Every false statement that is printed
in the advertising Of a mercantile es-
adjustment is nail driven In the cof-
fin that will house its remains.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-08-14

More merchants have been put out
Of business" by their own acts than
those of their competitors.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-15

tic or Republican party was passed on
this economic law.
One other contention made alone Dc
the Roanoke Times, and am done.
1t was said that the desire FOR stimu-
lants of some sort was universal and
that the "conquering races" were mos-
addicted to 1t, and because 1t was uni
versal II must be right and should not
be denied. The answer Is. 1t seems to
the writer. that they were the CON
Quering races not because OF but in
spite of their appetite for stimulants;
that the universally OF the appetite
does not tend to prove 1t to be either
right or wise any more than tho uni
versatility of any other passion prevents
It from being wrong, wasteful, and
unwise. Passions and appetites (sin
in all its forms) was put here by a
supreme intelligence in order that we
might develope manhood through
struggle with and overcoming tempta-
ton, and we all know that there IL no
strong character without struggle. and
in this struggle we all know that the
state should be with and not against
the weak.
WILLIAM II. wERTH.
TazeweN. Va, Sept. 10. 1914.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-15

cases Of that nature numbering 4Sb:
while disorderly conduct, which Ii us
unlly connected with drink. runs up
to 355. There are some other charges
too, which are SO directly allied TO
drink that 1t Is but fair to INCLUDE
them: wife beating, lunacy, assault
and selling liquor to minors; and
counting all together, we have total
OF 963 In all that can be attributed
directly to liquor. Other charges are
assertions of wives, incorrigibility.
and vagrancy. to which liquor Is Ut
least contributory.
In Bristol. Tenn. the DRINKS. ois-
orderlies, etc, number only 249, or
about one-fourth of the same kind OF
cases as In Bristol, Va.
Some argue that 1t Is no use 70
vote liquor out of one State as long
as another can ship into It. But II
simply the width Of street makes
SO much difference as here, that ar
gument has little weight.
I can recall instance after instance
Of crime. deserted wives, neglected
children, homes broken up and sub
stance wasted, of which / have nad
personal knowledge since coming 10
Bristol in each of which the saloon
was the cause. can give facts.
names, dates and details, for many
of these have been indelibly stamped
upon my mind. recall particularly
the case of one man. killed in a place
on West State street. ! knew him
well, a fne. stalwart fellow. and had
been in his homo and prayed with
his family. / saw him lying welter-
ing in hts blood; I hearl the heart
broken cry Of his old father and his
wife and children. But for drink
bought In a Bristol saloon, there
would have been no killing. and two
homes would not have been blighted.
This Is the institution that we are
asked by the Local Self-Government
association to protect This IL the in
sttitution that some Bristol church
members have been pleading for
This il tho institution that has been
weighed In tho balance and found
wanting, and which I confidently be-
iieve viii be banished from the State
on September ~.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-15

1t can be as deliberately repealed by
the people. acting as a local option
State unit. IL the people OF Virginia.
in their local State option. licensed
the saloon, who will say that with
the same state option they cannot
prohibit it? Six or seven large cities
claim the right to manage the saloon
matter. regardless of the welfare o.
the people of the State. Their in-
sistenco on that right Is wrongs
because they thereby rob the peopls
Of Virginia OF their right Of local
self and State government. That rem
ders the people powerless to protect
themselves or to safeguard their tn.
terests as citizens of the State.
IL the Bubonic plague, now in New
Orleans, should reach these cities ~
1t might easily do. and these city
authorities were Indifferent to tho
danger and slow to takeAtho proper
against Its spreading
through the State, how long would
the people of the State allow thu
State board of health to endure sueh
a condition? viii not this insiStonoQ
on municipal rights. regardless OF tbs
general welfare, destroy the veTX
principle Of local State governmsnt
for which we contend? Is II stats
liberty when the cities persist In dis
tating a policy in regard to the salooa
which the people think Is seriono
menace to their welfare? There10fNs
with their local State option, they AEos
rising in their might to throw on thu.
milestone which has hung about thelr
necks and the necks of their fathor1
It is said, but the law cannot b. 90
stealing and killing be strictly eus
forced. But there Is q great deal -
stealing and great deal less kf11n0
than il we had no law. And th0nGnA
the law against drinking canuok ~
strictly enforced, there will ba IL
drinking and less drunkenness TO-
YOU will have without the law. TIT
rs the common sense View 81 49,
matter. And what ID the pr1ncdp3a
the bottom Of It? You cannot u.ANl
men sober by law, but You ca1 Aye
making them drunk by law. HoMJ
the sanity Of prohibition.
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