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Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-19
SHOPS READY FOR
XMAS PURCHASERS

Business places of Mountain Home
are dressed in gala attire with shell
yes loaded to the limit and obliging
clerks on the qui ViVe to cater to
the wants of the most fastidious
Christmas shopper.
When planning the Christmas dim
ner, think of Nelson who is better
prepared than ever to cater to the
most ardent follower of Epicurus,
with all the delicacies of the sea-
son.
While making the rounds and in
preparation for the cold days to come
visit Pearson's Shoe Store where
everything in foot comfort may be
found, from insoles to silk hose.
The big store of Montgomery Bunk
and Company with its various depart
ments is prepared to crafty purchas-
ers of merchandise of boundless var-
ETY..
If i'm need of anything for the men
of the family it can surely be found
at Eckstein's where the quality and
variety of goods are unexcelled.
The New York Store has a line of
Christmas goods complete in every
detail as visit to this popular shop
will prove conclusiyely.
Then there is Piliner's jewellery
store where can be found jewelry, cut
glass and silver of the latest designs
of the best make and materials and
next door, The Thompson Furniture
Company with G. A. Herder in charge
who handles an extensive lime of fur
niture, rugs and stoves and any ar
ticle of which will add to the COM
fort of home and family.
Why tax the strength of the house
wife to the utmost during the siren
uous days of shopping and other pre-
parations for the holiday festivities
with the irksome task of baking and
preparing Christmas goodies when
CapeWell S dis prepared to dispense all
necessities at a reasonable price and
in cleanly and edible style.
If there should be anything lack
ing i'm the window display at Mont
gomery Blunk's, to attract attention
chen a step inside where the sign
TOY LAND suspended amid a pro-
fusion of southern green's, such as
magnolia leaves, smilaX, mistletoe,
pine, holly, sabal palm, palm crowns
and numerous other greens, and am
nouncing the entrance to toy land
where toys of every description may
be found to delight the children, cam
not fail to catch the eye of the most
unobserving of mortals
While turning the corner, shoppers
should not forget to take look in
at the r. w. Smith Drug Store where
abound gifts from infants to grown
ups, in profusion, and that china too
with 3s off offers the opportunity of
a life time OIL am appreciable gift for
the ladies of the house.
The Golden Rule is prepared in
every way to produce Christmas
goods of every description from toys
for the children to necessities for the
grown-ups.
The Idaho-Oregon Light and Pow
er company under the management
of James Weed, is letting its light
shine i'm unique and attractive ar
rangement we'll worth a visit Of in-
spection of this home of the various
electrical appliances.
We would be pleased to call the
attention of our readers to the big
display ad of the Kellerman Piano
Company of Boise where anything
musical from violin string or sheet
of music to pianos and player pianos
of the very best make is to be found
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-19
CANADA TO BE BORROWER.
Will Require Loan Of 500 100000
Year While War Continues.

Montreal-Canada probably will.
have to borrow $1OO,000O0O a yeal
while the war lasts, in the opinion OF
w. T. White, Dominion minister o.
finance. Mr. White so asserted Mon
day afternoon in an address before
the Canadian club, in which he urged
the business men of the dominion tC
do all within their power to increase
the production of Canadian products
to offset the adverse balance of trade
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-19
Raises Embargo on Cotton.

gton--France, in a note to
he state department through Ambas.
sador Jusserand, has given assurances
that she would not interfere in any
manner with American cotton ship.
ments, either to belligerent or neutral
countries.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-19
To Pass on Order.

Phoenix, Ariz,--The application for
a restraining order against the en-.
forcement of the Arizona anti-alien
labor law, filed in the United States
district court at Tucson Wednesday,
will be heard before United States
Judges in Los Angeles December 81.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-19
MAY Avert Strike.

st. Louis, Mo.-Preparations for fed
eral mediation in an effort to avert
the impending strike of conductor
and enginemen of the St Lcus .
Southwestern Cotton Belt) railroad
we're begun here Tuesday.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-19
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS

Misses Marie Gjertsen and Thea
Soberg left Wednesday evening for
an extended visit with friends and
relatives in North Dakota and Min
neSOtA.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-19
CREW CAPTURE COLLIER.
Are Now Raiding British Comment
on Pacific.

Manila, p. Forty men OF the crew
Of the German cruiser Emden, who
were left on Cocos island when the
Australian cruiser Sydney discovered
the Emden and forced her to run
ashore some time ago. have captured
collier, mounted two maxims on her
and now are raiding commerce in the
Pacific according to a report received
here
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-19

Owing to the absence Of large
percentage of pupils, due to the prev
alence of scarlet fever in the city, the
Mountain Home schools closed Fri
day, December IS, instead of Thurs
day, December "A, as per previous
arrangement, and will convene again
Monday, January fourth.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-19

Mrs. Lou Breasted of Boise, con
nected with the Wadhams and Com
panys grocery house at Portland,
served patrons of the Nelson Grocery
with delicious coffee of the Wadco
brand, Friday and Saturday of this
week.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-19

w. D. Sumner returned Friday
from a business trip to Bruneau i'm
The interest of the Shoshone electri-
cal power and light company. He was
accompanied by Mr.. Dirks of Br1i-
neau.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-19
Warning Is Given.

Washington. writing to
friends in Turkey should be careful
not to write anything about Turks OF
their government, according to author
itative advices reaching here Tuesday
from the Ottoman empire.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-19
Relief for Jews.

Washington. The cruiser North
Carolina has left the island of Scios,
on the coast of Asia Minor, for Alex.
andra, Egypt to take gold to Jaffa for
the relief Of Jews in Jerusalem.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-19

Piano music lessons given, also
Piano music lessons given, also
music for all kinds. of parties and
social occasions.
MRS. IL. A. BEACH.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-19

H. H. Miller came over from Bru-
neau, Friday to visit his wife who
has been a guest for two weeks at
the home of her mother, Mrs. John
Pinktson, and incidentally carry them
both home for the Christmas holl-
days.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-19
Carranza to Protest.

Vera Cruz General Carranaz is
preparing protest, supplemental tc
his recent note to the American gov.
eminent, against any action by Amer
lean troops at Naco.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-19
NEGRO Lynched.

Hampton, s. C,-AlIen Seymour,
negro, accused of attacking young
white woman, was removed from the
county Jail here early Wednesday by
a mob and shot to death.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-19
LIEUT.. R. |. G. MARK

Flight Lieut.. r. l.. G Mark of the
British army has been made COM
panion of the Distinguished Service
order for his part in the aeroplane
attack on the German airship shed at
Dusseldorf. His machine was hit five
times
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-19
CALLED HOME IN INFANCY

Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Nixon mourn
the loss of their little daughter, born
on Thanksgiving Day and departing
this life on Monday evening, Deem
Der fourteenth, at the age of fifteen
days.
The parents have the sympathy Of
all in their sorrow.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-19
THREE KINGS ARE TO MEET.
Rulers of Sweden, Norway and Den
mark to Discuss War Question.

Copenhagen.-By invitation of Kins
Gustav of Sweden, King Haakon OF
Norway and King Frederick of Den
i.ark will visit him at Malmo Swe
den, on Friday and Saturday.
The three kings will be accompan
led by their ministers of foreign af
fairs and secretaries and will discuss
affairs of common interest which
have arisen as a result of the war.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-19

%B. NJ Lynch, teacher at the Cold
Springs school has been quite low
with small pox but at last reports
is somewhat better.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-19

Elmer Bennett returned Friday from
a weeks visit with his brother Joe
and family at Murphy and an aunt,
Mrs. William Toy at CASTLE Creek.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-19

For sale-Light wambat fur over
coat, good as new. Inquire at this
office for direction to owner Cheap
music for all kinds of parties and
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-19
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS

jeff Warehouse was over from Brl
neau Friday ON a business visit.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-19

John Pinkston of Bruneau and De-
Witt Walch of Three Creek, were
Mountain Home visitors the first of
the week.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-19

Daniel Kirby passed through Noun
tain Home. Friday. on his way to- Boise
to spend the winter.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-19

Drue Hewitt leaves today for Bru'
neau where he viii spend the hoh-
day vacation.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-12-19

l.. Jones of Bruneau was a bust
ness visitor in this city this week.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1914-11-20

Out for the far East and the fateful
battle of Tsushima.
Breakwaters are commonly built OF
big masses of piled rock capped with
q topping of cut stone. But ordinary
practice was u of the question at Ii
pau, and the engineers were soon face
to face with a serious difficulty. Rocks
We're scarce in that sandy region. and
even small stones could be gathered
only by dint of a good deal of search
ing.
To overcome the dearth of desirable
material of natures making and to
avoid the impracticable alternative of
bringing rock overland by very made
quate rail facilities, 1t was decided to
fashion monster blocks Of concrete.
weighing 80 tons apiece, out of the
readily available sand. In this way
millions of dollars were spent in the
producing of artificial stone, and these
enormous units were dumped upon the
bed OF the Baltic until they reached
above the waters surface. The gen.
eral appearance Of this breakwater is
suggestive of the careless work of a
crowd of young Titans, but the great
playblocks serve their purpose well
and are manifestly durable.
With this sea wall done the next
problem was to construct a navy yard
back from the coastline and fairly well
hidden from the sight of a foe advanc-
ing from the sea Here, too, the Rus
sian engineers boldly faced the exist
ing handicaps.
By cutting a broad and deep channel
through a neck Of land that inter
vened between the Baltic and a good
sized lake a mile or more inland the
makings of a naval station were avail
able. Having reached the lake. the
next thing was to dredge out its shall
low depths until water enough was OBJ
.ained for the largest Of the cars BAT.
.leships.
Around this lagoon the navy yard
was set, two dry docks were dug and
machine shops and marine raiIways
constructed for the purpose Of meeting
III the e~xigencies of wartime service.
addition to this. bombproofs and
lesvy batteries were placed along The
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nanking coast. and SO hidden that they
COULD not be seen from the sea.
For some years Libau has been the
prime Baltic center for Russia's sub
marine fiotiilas and an Institutional
Ease for these craft. Indeed, the ad
mlralty has been engaged for some
years In working out a general system
or submarine defense for the Baltic,
and any grave damage to the port will
seriously affect her strategic program
for those waters.
Seaport's Importance to Russia.
OF course, the authorities have pur-
posely kept as secret as possible the
nature of the military work at Libau
and foreigners would ordinarily have
but little chance to see anything at
all. But Americans have helped, and
SO nave British engineers, in the
strengthening of this artificial base,
and from these something has been
learned of the nature of the prepara-
ions at that port. Although lombard
ed by the Germans, 1t is doubtful If
any material damage has been done
the navy yard, and the destruction Of
the town, unlike the hidden naval
basin and docks, would not hamper
the port in a military sense.
1t must not be forgotten that Libau
is naturally an important railway ter
minal, with lines running both back
toward the Russian-Ge German frontier
and up along the coast to the other
Baltic ports, with a northern terminal
st. Petersburg. For purposes of sup
ply 1t is. therefore, of the greatest con
Germ to Russia to hold the harbor of
Libau open to her shipping and to
other craft, bringing her c~ontraband.
The German attack was logical, but 1t
Is yet to be learned whether or not
he results were conclusive. II SO, the
kaiser has scored heavily against the
ear should the present struggle u
into the winter months.
AT this particular season Libau is
'ne OF Russia's popular resorts, and ia
1ery much p~atronized by the people
wing inland in the Baltic provinces.
! boasts a number of attractions OF
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Twilight of Mr.. kjpIino.

Poor MI. Rudyard Kipling has 70,
many years now been unable to talk
politics without abandoning good man.
ners and common sense in quite a sin.
gular degree. The tendency has be.
come a sort of disease with him; and,
therefore. speeches such as that which
he delivered last Saturday at Tun.
bridge Wells cannot surprise us or
make us indignant, as they would do
II delivered by a responsible person.
We remember that In the far away
days when he was a great creative
writer he produced works of genius
for which we we're all grateful: and
the splendor of their precocious dawn
a not been cancelled, though its
promise has never been fulfilled. But
genius is too hayward a thing for
promise or prophecy, and the man of
genius has burdens laid on him which
others can but dimly divine.-London
Chronicle.
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.WLI BAU.
IMPORTANT RUSSIAN
NAVAL BASE

q bombardment of Libau by
German wsrship should prove ef
fective, then Russia would certain
tainly be wounded In one of he,
o important naval strategic DO
sitions, remarks a writer in the New
York sun. To Russia Libau is a port
OF very great concern and one tina,
normally in time of war should be O,
prime Importance to her, especially in
the winter time.
81. petersburg is substantially ice
bound for months each year. This is
the reason for Libau's military signih.
canoe. This Baltic city lies far enough
south OF the capital to be substantially
an open port the year round. and by a
moderate use of an ice breaker contin-
uous intercourse by sea is maintained
the winter through by vessels running
TO Germany, England and the United
states. In fact, Libau is the home
port Tor the Russian volunteer fleet.
whose ships enter New York.
Originally Libau offered poor induce
ments for either a naval base or a
commercial port, the town lying mon
a stretch of low sandy a directly
exposed to the sweep OF the Baltic
gales, while the water off shore deem.
ened SO gradually hat it's shallowness
induced a very nasty sort of sea. How
ever, 1t was a matter of necessity and
money was not allowed to u
: Accordingly. the Russian authorities
adopted heroic measures and set about
the building of an artificial harbor.
With characteristic extravaganza the
work was started and carried through
In the face of many difficulties.
Two Spacious Harbors.
Today Libau boasts two harbors.
one military. the other commercial.
and both lie behind e great break
water more than four miles long.
pierced by two narrow and heavily
guarded entrances. Once inside Of
hat shelter a very large fleet can an
,hor securely no matter how hard II
nay blow in the Baltic without. It
vas there that Admiral R~ozhdestyen-
Ky assembled his ships before setting
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CHAPTER XIII.
courtlandt leila = star,

Courtlandt Tells a Story.
Inc colonel and his guests at lunch.
listened to Courtlandt without
sound or movement beyond the occa.
sional rasp of feet shifting under the
table. He had begun with the old
familiar phrase-"T'ye got a story"
Tell It," had been the instant re-.
quest.
AT the beginning the men had been
leaning at various negligent angles
some with their elbows upon the table
some with their arms thrown across
the backs of their chairs. The par.
fridge had been excellent, the wine de-
Hcious. the tobacco irreproachable
Burma, the tinkle of bells In the tenn.
Pies, the strange pictures in the
bazaars. long journeys over smooth
and stormy seas; romance. moving
and colorful, which began al Ran
COON, had z~ig-zagged around the world.
and ended in Berlin.
And So" concluded the teller of the
tale, that is the story. This man was
perfectly innocent of any wrong. a
victim OF malice on the one hand and
OF injustice on the other"
is that the end of the yarn?" asked
the colonel.
Who In life knows what the end of
anything is? This is not a story
put of a book" Courtlandt accepted a
fresh cigar from the box which Rao
passed to him, and dropped his dead
weed into the ash-bowl.
ITO BE CONTINUED)
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Ships, HuIls QUICKLY c,..n.s

Mr.. F. c. Browne of Melbourne, Aus.
tralia, has invented an ingenious ma.
chine for cleaning the hulls of ships
below the water line. In this con.
trivance a watertight dynamo drives
a revolving brush that is held firmly
against the hull of the ship by a small
propeller. After the machine has been
lowered by a crane from a small boat
alongside the steamer, the end that
holds the rapidly revolving brush il
worked up and down the sides of the
vessel. 1t is stated that the machine
can clean an s.OO0-ton steamer in six
or hours.
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Old Loot Found In rraa

Siiverware and jewelry worth $3.50
stolen from Albert F. Ballard of Put.
nam valley. N. Y, by burglars three
years ago, vas recovered In the hol.
low of a tree felled by a bolt of light.
ming.
Besides silverware there were two
watches. q gold smoking set. and brio
arbrac. All was found wrapped In a
cloth cover. stolen at the time. in the
hollow Of the trunk. The thieves. evi.
IDENTITY frightened while getting away
with It. cast it into the hollow of the
tree. and never had the courage to 70
back after 1t.
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American Flag Association.

The American Flag association.
was organized February IT, 1898. its
motto being: One flag. one country,
one God over ALL" Its object is to re-.
cure National and state Legislation
for the proteotsn Of the flag from de.
grading and d~esecrating uses" and to
secure q general observance Of Una
Il rs Flag Day" because ON tat
day. In lit. congress adopted the
present United States ,ag-ths STAR
ard Stripes.
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be so hard for you to return to the oil
friendly footing. You are a brave man
ANY man Is who takes his heart in hi
hand and offers 1t to a oma Yol
are going to take my hand and prom
Use to be my friend always"
"Ah, Moral"
You mustn't, Donald. | can't return
to the ballroom with my eyes red
o will never know how a woman
on the stage has to fight to earn hel
bread. And that part is only a Skin
mish compared to the ceaseless wal
men wage against her. She has only
the Notifications OF her wit and her
presence of mind. Was not abducted
In the heart of Paris? And but for the
cowardice OF the man, who knows
what might have happened? If have
beauty, God gave it to me to wear.
and wear 1t l will. My father. the
padre, you and the Barone; l would
not trust any other men living. am
OFTEN unhappy, but l do not infics
this unhappiness on others. Be you
the same. Be my friend; be brave
and fight 1t out of your heart"
Quickly she drew his head toward
her and lightly kissed the forehead.
There! All. Donald. ! very much need
a friend"
All right, Nora" bravely indeed.
for the pain in his young heart cried
out for the ends of the earth In which
to hide. "All right! I'm young; a
be Ill get over 1t in time. Always
count on me. You wouldn't mind going
back to the ballroom alone. would
you? I've got an idea I'd like to smoke
over 1t. No, I'll take you to the end
OF the conservatory and come back.
can't face the rest of them Just now"
Nora had hoped against hope that II
was only infatuation, but in the last
rev days she could not ignore the
truth that he really loved her. She
nad thrown him and Celeste together
IN vain. Poor Celeste, poor lovely
Celeste, who wore her heart upon her
sleeve, patent to all eyes save DON
AIDS! Thus, 1t was with defined pur- |
pose that she had lured him this night
into the garden. She wanted to dis |
Illusion him.
The baron, glooming in an obscure
corner OF the conservatory, saw them
in. Abbott's brave young face
Received him. At the door Abbott
smiled and bowed and returned to the |
garden. The Barone rose to follow
1lm. He had taken but a step forward.
a tableau formed by the door.
him to pause irresolutely.
Nora was face te face at last with
flora Desimone.
1 wish to speak to you." said the
Italian abruptly.
Nothing you could possibly say
you'd interest me-" declared Nora.
laughtily and made as If to pass.
DO not be too sure" insolently.
Their voices were low, but they
cached the ears Of the Barone. who
7ished he was anywhere but here. He
silently behind the palms
oward the exit. II
Let me be frank. ] hate you andJI
etest you with all my heart con-.
lnued Flora. II have always hated
with your supercilious airs, yeu.
hose father !"
Don't you dare to say an i'll word
I mimi" cried Nora, her Irish blood
lrowing hauteur to the winds. "He
kind and brave and loyal, and am
OF him. Say what you will about
le; 1t Will not bother me in the least" |
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the regulation seashore sort and It's
Deaches, because of their gradual dip,
are admirably suited for surf bathing.
Some of the practices there may jar
upon our notions. In Libau a bathing
SUIT is not only a novelty but a rarity.
Inc custom is to go into the water
without any more impediments than
an occasional covering for the head.
wen and women battle at different Sec
tlons OF the beach separated by a neu
trail strip.