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Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-09-12
FIRE DESTROYS
FARM PROPERTY

Fire of unknown origin Tuesday
noon, destroyed the big barn ON the
ranch of B. 2. Thompson and C. l..
Sawyer, about four miles south of
Mountain Home.
AS soon as the fire was discovered,
an unsuccessful attempt to save the
live stock was made, resulting i'm
the loss off three fine horses and a
valuable COW besides several expen-
siye articles of machinery, including
binder, wagons, sprayer, harnesses
and numerous other pieces. Other
items lost include granary, with
thousand bushels of oats, chicken
house and a quantity of hay amount
ing in all to about $1,000 aside
from the barn which was partially in
sured.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-09-12
SUB ROSA RESUMES DUTY.

Wednesday, September the End
Sub Rosa club held its first meeting
s.nce adjournment for vacation. Nc
business was transacted as 1t was
the clubs social day.
Fifteen members were present and
enjoyed very good program, al
ranged by the entertainment commit
tee, with Mrs. Rose Watkins, chair
man and included the following mum
bers: Piano solo, Laura Beach; reaG
ing, Lucretla Watkins; vocal solo
Winston Caldwell accompanied by Ell
la Caldwell; my vacation experien.
ces," each and every member; song
Pearl Smith accompanied by Mrs
Beach Iced watermelon was served
by the refreshment committee: Mrs
Nellie Rorrison and Mrs. M. Il. Long.
fellow.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-09-12
IOWA DAY HELD
LAST WEDNESDAY

AS "a result Cf the efforts of the
originators of an Iowa bay scheme,
by Mrs. r. NJ Wheeler and Mrs. w.
Ii. lurVer about fifty of the tormel
res den,s o. Iowa gathered Wednes-
eyenlng on the beautiful courthouse
lawn, wLtae a SIX O'Clock dinner was
served on three long tables.
1oasts, including "reminiscences Oh
Iowa were called for by toastmaster,
W. G. HoNie, and responded to BY
Rev. DR.. Siluon, h. M. Wolfe, W. d.
Sumner, C. h. Wetherell w. IL. Fur.
yer and h. M. Wheeler and the Misses
Leonard, lagler and rulkes, the last
three, teachers in the Mountain Home
school.
Mrs. IL. 7. Pickrell as president
and Mrs. w. Fl. Turver as secretary
were elected as officers for the com
ing year and the second annual gath
erng was voted on to be held during
the last of August, 1915. 4,
his feature Of an annual Iowa Day
promises to be one ofthe bright anti
cipations tor all former Iowans now
us.dlng in this city.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-09-12
LOCAL MAN BUYS WElSER BANK
STOCK.

A. Fl. Keller, who has for several
years held the position of cashier OF
the First National Bank of Weiser, has
disposed of his stock in that institu-
tion to Thomas Mellen of Mountain
Home. The deal was closed few
days ago and comes as a surprise.
Mr. Mellen is one of the substantial
citizens of Idaho. Besides being a
heavy stockholder in the Mountain
Home bank, he is vice president of
the Idaho National bank at Boise.
Mr.. Keller is heavily interested in
various local enterprises, but as yet
has made no announcement of his
plans for the future.-Capital News.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-09-12
SEEK REFUGE IN ENGLAND.
Sixty Thousand Belgian Refugees to
Make Homes In British Isles.

London. Sixty thousand Belgian
refugees are expected to arrive in
England in the next ten days. The
British government extended ON Wed
nesday a general invitation to all Bel
gians made homeless through the
war to come to England and the vol
unteer war refugees committee, or
ganized by the Duchess OF Vendome,
has undertaken with government SUI
pervision. to receive and care for
these refugees.
Scotch and Welsh towns are espe'
cially anxious to entertain the Bel
gians and the committee believes II
can make provision for million
refugees If necessary. Sanitary con-
ditions and lack OF food In the Bel
gian territory fought over and prob.
able attack on Antwerp doubtless
will make 1t necessary for hundreds
of thousands of women and children
to leave that country.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-09-12
APPALLING DEFEAT
DEALT AUSTR|ANS
LAST OBSTACLE TO ADVANCE OF
RUSSIANS TOWARD BERLIN
HAS BEEN REMOVED.
Austrlans Reported to Have Lost
Countless Thousands In Dead and
Wounded and More Than
$4,000 Prisoners.

According to a dispatch from Petro-
Telegraph, a final appalling defeat
was administered to the Austrian
army by the Russians on Wednesday
at RawalRuska, thirty-two miles north.
west of Lemberg, with the result that
the last obstacle to the Russian ad-
vance toward Berlin, now that Prze.
mysl and Jaroslow are completely in
vested, has been removed.
What is probably most important Ia
the decentralization of the Austrian
army which is now in desperate sit.
uation. Disheartened by constant de.
feats and suffering from detection Of
the various nationalities of which 1t la
composed mutiny now has added Its
destructive influence and the deser
tions are many, Pestilence is spread.
ing through the ranks and numerous
deaths from diseases are reported.
In the big battles at Lemberg, Hal.
iez and Rawa,Rusksa. the Austrians
have lost countless thousands In dead
and wounded and more than 10000
prisoners, besides suffering the loss OF
a major portion of their artillery and
9quipment
Many of the Austrian prisoners
brought to the Russian capital were
odged In the upper stories of the
abandoned German and Austrian EN-.
bassies. Among them were number
of Slav prisoners who declared that
they had been fighting with the Aus
trians against their will, and that they
have been placed In the front ranks
on the battlefelds and made to bear
the brunt of the fighting.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-09-12
COM BS-LIGHT

A romance of eight years standing
was closed Tuesday, September 8th,
when Miss Pearl Madeline Combs
and Charles H. Light, both of this
city were married in Boise. The hap
py couple returned Wednesday from
Boise and left at once for their
home near Pine, returning later to
make their future home in this city.
Both parties are favorably known
In this city where they have host Of
friends who wish for the a happy
journey through life.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-09-12
NEXT SESSION OF
LEWISTON NORMAL
the Boer war.

The next regular session of the
Lewiston State Normal School will
oen Tuesday, September fifteenth.
All regular courses heretofore Of
fered win open for regular work on
that date. The faculty list for the
coming year is complete and has
been strengthened in some
departments, Miss Elsie Kirk,
daughter of President Kirk of Kirk
syilla State Normal School in
Missouri, has been elected Dean of
Women and has already arrived to
take charge of her work in the
interests of the young students.
The school has engaged two private
dormitories and several rooms near
the campus, to take care of the
overflow from Lewis Hall. Dining
room facilities have been enlarged
to now accommodate 125 day boarders
in Lewis Hall, and as many more
accommodated in the student cafe
if necessary. President Black has
spent the summer vacation making
preparations for the coming year,
which promises to be much the lar
gest in the history of the school.
Last year the school sent out 180
qualified teachers to- teach in the va
rious counties of the state, and a
large number goes out each year.
Last years graduating class of 81
members, was the largest graduating
class from any of the normal schools
of the northwest
For the convenience of students
from South and Southeastern Idaho,
special sleeping car will be at
tached to train Number 8 Westbound
on the Oregon Short Line, leaving
Pocatello September thirteenth at
9:35 a. IN. and going direct through
to Lewiston without change.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-09-12
GERMANS DRIVEN
BACK BY bR|T0hS
EFFORTS OF THE GERMANS TO
BREAKS THROUGH ENEMYS
LINES ARE FUTILE.
Seemingly the Germans Are Short OF
Ammunition at the Front and Are
Having Difficulty in Securing
Food for Soldiers.

Latest official reports from the
French government indicate that the
offensive tactics undertaken in the
last day or two by the allied armies
have had the effect of forcing the
Germans back at various points In
the battle line, which extends from a
few miles east of Paris to Yerdup.
distance of about 200 miles.
Bordeaux reports officially that the
lBritish army has crossed the river
Marne and that the Germans have
fallen back twenty-five miles. The
efforts of the Germans to break the
French lines on the Ourcq river are
likewise officially reported to have
failed.
Seemingly the Germans are short
Of ammunition at the front and are
having difficulties In provisioning,
and the French war department Off
cially announces that 'on the whole
the Germans appear to be beginning
q movement of retreat"
The battlefield in France Is that
over which Napoleon fought In 1914.
with entrenched camps on both wings
and the center. Paris covers the left
wing, Chalons the center, and Verdun
the right, while mobile columns OF
troops are ready to join In the fight.
ing whenever the line 10 threatened.
Vitry-le-Francois and Montmirail seem
to be the points of the chief engage.
ments, and there the carnage has
been the heaviest. The allies aim at
preventing the German turning move,
ment. with a mass of troops com.
posed of many army corps.
King George has addressed mes
sage to the Brit .sh dominions and
colonies, in which he protests that
the war was not of Great Britain's s
seeking, and expresses his warmest
thanks for the assistance rendered by
them.
Maubeuge, q French fortress, has
fallen into the hands Of the Germans
and. according to a report, the Ger
mans took 10000 prisoners and 400
guns.
The British official press bureau
announces the wreck off the coast of
Scotland of the White Star liner
Oceanic. officers aTd crew were
saved.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-09-12


"The Clay in the Hands of the
Potter" or moulding Influence of
Education will be the subject of the
sermon next Sunday forenoon.
There will be no evening service.
Our people are urged to attend the
union temperance meeting at the BaI
tist church. The address will be civ
EN- by Mr.. Herwig of Boise, Superin.
tendent of the Idaho Anti-Saloon
league. Time, 1880.
Christian Endeavor meeting at 7:0G
Sunday school at 1910.
Rally Day andHaryest Sunday will
be observed the hast Sunday in this
month, September 9th. The Teach.
ers meeting Tuesday evening at Mr..
Norell's was unusually we'll attended
and interesting.
The Young Ladies' organized Sun
day school class, the Willing Work
ers, held their monthly social and
business meeting Friday evening of
this week with their teacher, Mrs, F..
Hobbs.
The Congregational state confer
ence at Pocatello will begin Thurs
day evening and close Sunday even
ing, October 1st to 4th, thus giving a
long, full session The several speak
ers from other states, as we'll as
those Within the state, together with
the many subjects of great interest
Will give strong program. Those
who can go as delegates please repo
to the pastor.
The Ladies Aid this week met in
sections with Mrs. Cannon, at the
church and with Mrs. Fred Bennett.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-09-12
KAISER PROTESTS TO PRESIDENT
Accuses the Allies of Using Dum-dum
Bullets.

Washington-P Wilson on
Wednesday received a personal cable
gram from Emperor William OF Ger.
many protesting against the use by
the allied armies Of dum-dum bullets
and the participation in the war by
civilians of Belgium. The message
expressed also the German emperor's
deep regret at the destruction OF the
Belgian city of Louvain
my heart bleeds for Louvain," is
one of the phrases which the en-
peror is understood to have used. He
declared, however, that the popula'
tion of Belgium had offered such re-
sistance that his generals had In
many cases found 1t necessary to ad-
minister severe punishment.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-09-12
Attorney-Dan

Prosecuting Attorney-Dan Nc
Laughlin, 468.
Judges of the Supreme Court, Nph-
partisan Ticket.
Walters, 749; Morgan, 299 Beale,
143; Truitt, 1903; Tweedy, 119.
Judges of the Fourth judicial District
Stockslager, AIS; Wolfe, 400; Bah
cock, 149; Howie, 458; Boutwell,, 376;
Edgerton, 1872; Stafford, 278; Herriott
80; Wise, 166.
j M. Cowen received three votes
on the Democratic ticket and will
therefore be the Democratic nominee
for coroner.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-09-12
COUNTY COMMITTEES ORGANIZE

The newly elected members of the
Democratic and Republican parties
met in the court room to elect of.
ficers an state committeeman.
J. w. Briggs was elected chair
man and Emett Thompson secretary,
Worth S. Lee state committeeman ON
the Republican side while F. G.
Smith was elected chairman and
Chris Hendricks Jr. secretary on the
Democratic side.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-09-12
Was implicated In Booth Plot.

Washington.-Mrs Amanda Weeks,
last survivor OF those arrested at the
time Of the assassination of President
Lincoln, and charged with having been
implicated In the plot, is dead at her
home here at the age of 80. She was
I 1t the home of Mrs. Surratt at the
F. time of the murder and was said to
have remarked when she heard the
Inews: Lincoln should have been
Shot long before" She was released
|aiter ten days In prison.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-09-12
BAPTIST CHURCH

The Baptist Young people he,
their annual business meeting last
Friday night and elected the follow
ing officers: President, Gretchen
Roller; Secretary, Edna West; Trea-
surer, Walter Barrett; Chairman De-
votional Committee, John Groefsema; /;
Social Committee, Mrs. Yanson; Men.
bership Committee, Hannah Hitler;
Missionary Committee, Jeane Groef'
sema; Temperance Committee, Mrs
J. A. Peake.
The ladies aid are planning to give
splendid dinner the day of election.
The dinner win be served in the
basement of the church.
Next Sunday is Rally Day in the
Sunday school. 1t is hoped that all
pupils who have been away during
the summer will be present. A very
attractive program is being prepared
and a fine time Is anticipated.
Next Sunday morning the pastor
will speak on Living Righteousness. :
In the evening there will be union
temperance meeting under the auspi-
ces of the State Anti-Saloon league.
Mr.. j. w. Herwig, state superintend-
ent will speak on State Wide Pro
hibition." All the churches in town
re joining in the service.
The III ss.onary society will meet
Tuesday afternoon in the church.
The annual election of Officers will
be held. i, .IA.,Al t.,
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-09-12
Moslems Protest.
against

Washington. Protests against
Great Britain's seizure OF the two bat
tleships being bSilt In England for
Turkey, at the outbreak Of the war
adopted at q meeting Of Ottoman, In
dian and Persian Musselmans and
Hindus In New York. have been sent
to congressman here and members OF
the cabinet.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-09-12
EnoIish Rally to Colors.

Washngton.-Th British embassy
has received from the London foreign
office the following dispatch: There
is increasing enthusiasm for recruit
ing In Great Britain Three hundred
thousand men have Joined the regular
army since the war began. The
eagerness to enlist has grown mark
edly since British troops have actual
ly been engaged with the enemy"
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-09-12
Glad to Get Back Homo,

Boston.-More than 1,700 Ameri-
cans, most of whom were in the war
zone when hostilities opened, ar
rived Wednesday on the Cunard
steamer Lacona from Liverpool and
the Numidian from Glasgow.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-09-12
President Opposes RaIse.

Washington. President Wilson's
.disapproval of the proposal to in,
crease the income tax as o means Of
raising revenue to offset treasury
deficit due to the European war, has
set Democratic members Of the ways
and means committee to revising
their plans.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-09-12
Sullivan Wins In Illinois.

Chicago.-Roger c. Sullivan, for
mer Democratic national committee
man; Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman,
Republican, and Raymond Robins,
Progressive, will be the candidates
for election as United States senator
from Illinois at the November elec,
fiau
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-09-12
viii Go Home TO Fight.

Seattle, Wash.--Lord William Per
cy, son Of the duke Of Northumber'
land and known among scientists as
an enthusiastic ornithologist. arrived
here from Alaska Wednesday and de-
parted few minutes later for London
to enter the army.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-09-12
Extra Expense of Diplomats.

Washington. The senate has
passed the million-dollar appropria-
tion for extra expenses of diplomatic
and consular service occasioned by
The European war. It has already
passed the house and now goes to the
president,
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-09-12
Town DESTROYED by Fire.

Warsaw, Ind,-Etna Green, town
ten miles west of here, was burned
Tuesday night and 500 residents were
made homeless. Lightning set fire
to a railway depot, and the flames
spread to other buildings.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-09-12
Ria War Appropriation.

Toxic The Japanese diet ON
Wednesday adopted the war program
of the Japanese government 1t pro-
vides for a war appropriation of 3d.
900, 900 yen (about $26,500,000). The
vote was unanimous,
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-04-03
FAIR BUYS A RACE TRACK
South Louisiana Association Takes
Over DonaIdsonvIIe Tract.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Donaldsonville. - The proposition
made to the Lemann Company, Lin
tied, by the South Louisiana Fair AS
ISOLATION, for the purchase OF the tract
of land in the Lemann Addition com.
prising the A-muz-u park half-mile race
track and grounds, has been accepted
by the Lemann corporation. The prop
erty has an area of fifteen or sixteen
acres, and the purchase price will be
$500, payable in ten years. An option
will also be given the Fair Association
on as much land contiguous to the
A.muz-u Park site up to fifteen acres.
At meeting of the board of direc.
tors of the fair association it was de-
cided to incorporate. The president
and executive committee authorized to,
take the necessary steps. 1t was de-
cided to take over A-muz-u park. The
fair association will assume the out
standing liabilities of the A-muz.u com.
pany, approximately $1,4OO, and will is
sue to shareholders of the racing Or
ganization certificates of stock in the
South Louisiana fair association to the
face value of $4,000.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-04-03
FRANK WILL GET A RESPITE
Extraordinary Motion for New Trial
Day Before Time Set for Execution.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Atlanta, Ga-Notice that an extra.
ordinary motion for a new trial for
Leo NJ. Frank, undeg death sentence
for the murder of Mary Phagan. will
be filed on April 16, the day before
that set for the young factory superin.
tendents execution, has been served
on the Superior Court here. The ex.
traordlnary motion will allege that
new evidence favorable to Frank has
been discovered since his conviction
seven months ago.
Several affidavits signed by wit.
nesses at the trial of Frank, allege that
the affiants testified falsely against
Frank. Others charge conspiracy Of
evidence against Frank, and others at.
tempt to establish an alibi for him
An effort also is being made to prove
that the notes found beside the factory
girls body were written in the base.
ment OF the National pencil factory
not in the office of Frank, as James
Conley, negro factory sweeper and
chief witness against the convicted 81.
perintendent testified.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-04-03
MASS MEETING
SCORES THE COURT
ACQUiTTAL OF THE LiTTLES
STILL A LIVE SUBJECT AT
SHREVEPORT.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Shreveport.-District Judge Land
and District Attorney Mabrey, VINO
conducted the trial of Henry Little
and his wife recently acquitted of the
charge of murder in connection with
the killing of j. J. Van Cleave. were
scored in a committee report read at
mass meeting of citizens here.
The report was prepared by COM
mittee Of seven appointed at a mass
meeting held several weeks ago at the
time of the acquittal of the Titles,
called to protest against the verdict.
The committee charged that the rul-
ings Of Judge Land were uniformly
with the defense, right or wrong"
District Attorney Mabrey committed a
tactical error the committee found.
in taking the case up for trial on Sat
urday preceding two holidays. At
taches Of the sheriffs office also were
criticised because, it is alleged, liquor
was permitted to he given the jurors.
The meeting adopted resolutions
demanding a more rigorous enforce
ment of The criminal laws with respect
to both men and women"
At the first mass meeting demand
was made that Little and his wife quit
Shreveport.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-04-03
M|SS|SS|PP|CAP|TAL
SWEPT By FLOOD
SMALL CREEK OVERLOOKED ITS
BANKS AND INUNDATED BUSl-
NESS SECTION.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Jackson, Miss.-Revised estimates OF
the damage done by flood Saturday
when Town creek, a usually shallow
stream flowing through the center OF
the city overflowed it's banks and in
undated the entire business district
is placed at s126,OO0.
More than 100 business houses sui.
fered, including two big department
stores; the Illinois Central freight de.
pot; a cotton compress in which hun.
dreds Of bales of cotton were stored /;
a dozen o. more Wholesale houses; and
the electric light plant, necessitating
M oppsge AZ the street ear traffic.
An ice cream factory stood six feet
deep in water and was almost COM
pletely wrecked, while hundreds of
negro cabins along the creek were in.
undated. Withers' garage, a brick
structure built over the bed of the
creek, was undermined and partially
caved in. A new concrete bridge on
Mill street, was broken to pieces and
washed away. Heavy damage was done
In the freight depot, where two feet
Of water soaked many carloads OF
freight.
Capital street, the principal business
street of the city, was under water for
four blocks, while on Parish and Mill
and Gallatin, intersecting streets, the
water stood from six to eight feet
deep. The Royal hotel was flooded to
depth of IS inches. Just across the
street 80 persons were marooned on
the second floor Of a large brick build.
ing. Heidelbergs furniture store was
flooded to a depth of three feet and
suffered damage of more than $4,000,
No deaths have been reported, al.
though one negro man said he had
seen two negro boys struggling in the
waters, but was unable to render as.
sistance.
The waters receded nearly as fast
as they rose and except for piles OF
debris and household effects that Dor.
der the streets, there is no sign OF the
flood.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-04-03
Start on Big Road Project,

Lake Charles.-Work has started on
Road No. of the great million.dollar
road Improvement project of Calca-
siue parish. The contractors are Rat.
cliffe & Clark, and the road will run
east from Lake Charles to the Jeffer-
son Davis parish line This section Of
the road will be connected with the
paving at the eastern end of Broad
street and make a continuous paved
highway to the Jefferson Davis line
The road will be brick crowned, nine
.eet wide, and the sides of gravel.