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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-04
Literature of povertv

In this age of print. the literature of
poverty has swollen to an enormous
bulk. Statistical books, explicit and
contradictory. Hopeful books by So
cial workers who see salvation in
girls clubs and refined dancing. Hope
less books by other social workers
who believe-or, at least, who say
that the employed are enslaved by the
employer, and that women and chill
dren are the prey of men. Highly col
ored books by adventurous young jour
nalists who have masqueraded (for
copy's sake) as mill and factory hands.
Gray books by casual observers who
are paralyzed by the mere sight of a
slum. Furious books by rabid social
lists who hold that the poor will never
be uplifted while there is left in the
world man rich enough to pay them
wages. Imaginative books by poets
and novelists who deal in realism to
the exclusion of reality. All this pro-
fusion of matter is thrust upon us
month after month, while the work
ing-man reads his newspaper, and the
working-girl reads "a Coronet of
Shame, or Lost in Fate's Fearful
Abyss. "-Agnes Repplier, in Atlantic
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-04
SOLDIERS BAPTISM OF FIRE
Average Mans Most Terrifying Po-
sitIon on Field of Battle 10
When Still.

Everyone OF us must have wondered
how he would feel in battle for the
first time. We may get some idea of
how the average man feels in such cir
cumstances from study of the psy-
chology of battle, just published in
Italy, says London Tit-Bits. Lieuten-
ant Colonel Mangiarotti of the Seven
ty-seventh infantry carefully examined
more than two thousand soldiers who
first faced fire in the recent war be-
tween Italy and Turkey, and he sum-
marizes their statements In the Ri
vista Militare. He questioned them
one by one.
Out of 1000 men 100 confessed
that their most trying moment in the
whole campaign was when they first
heard hostile bullets whistle about
their ears. But almost all of them said
they were much less frightened than
they had expected to be, and that the
scare diminished with each battle.
The average soldier finds the most
terrifying position to be that Of stand
ing motionless in the front rank, ex-
posed to the enemy's fire without be-
ing able to reply. The order to ad-
vance or to charge with fixed bayonets
is then received as a release from
agony. Movement, even into greater
peril. distracts the mind and greatly
reduces the mental anguish.
Soldiers are seriously affected by
the trembling of their superiors. An
officer who shakes in his shoes is a
coward in the eyes of the rank and
file, although the men know that many
military heroes-Henri w, Turenne
and Frederick the Great, for instance
-trembled on going into fight
Colonel Mangiarotti says that off,
GERS must understand this feeling. This
is especially true of lieutenants, for
this inquiry reveals the fact that in
battle all officers from captains up
ward are nonexistent so far as the
common soldiers are concerned. They
keep their eyes on their lieutenants
exclusively. This was brought out
when Colonel Mangiarotti asked the
men what sentiment animated then
when the bullets were falling al
around them-was 1t love of country
religion or their oath of fidelity tc
their king? 81 went ahead" they re
piled, almost unanimously, because
my lieutenant went ahead"
1t seems that once battle is on anC
the first feeling of terror has vanished
soldiers feel as If set free. The fevel
of combat takes possession of then
and they think about nothing else.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-04
PACIFIC COAST NEWS

Lassen peak, near Redding, Cal, sig
nalized its first university Sunday as
an active volcano by bursting into
violent eruption.
F. H. Lloyd of Spokane was elected
president of the Pacific Coast ad mems
recent convention. Spokane was chos-
en- for the 1916 convention city.
Twenty-Five bodies of victims of the
recent explosion in the Reserve mine
near Nanaimo, B. c., of the Western
Fuel company have been taken out.
Alben L. Clark, chairman of a pre-
cinct board in last November's cleo
ton at Portland, was convicted re-
Gently by a jury in the state circuit
court of having altered ballots.
From the decks of the battleship
Oregon flowers were cast upon the
surface of the sea outside the Golden
Gate Sunday as tribute to the men
of the navy who have died in the line
of duty.
The steamer Mackinaw, which drift
ed south so miles in 20 hours after her
engines had been incapacitated by a
roaring fire in her hold, was reported
safe May 20 under tow to San Fran
cisco by the steam schooner Klamath.
An earthquake shook buildings and
homes at Bakersfield, Cal, Saturday.
Reports of a slight shock were re-
ceived from Fresno, MERGED, Visalia
and other towns in the southern end of
the San Joaquin valley. No damage
has been reported.
The Rev. Arthur Mcclure, d. D.,
head of the manual training depart
ment of the Christian college of Bang
kok, Siam, was struck by an automo-
bile bus as he was alighting from a
street car at San Francisco and killed
He was % years old
A year ago Monday Lassen peak
broke out with it's first eruption since
the white race entered California. On
May 80, 1914, the reawakening of the
supposedly defunct volcano was dis
covered by forest outlooks, who saw q
column of smoke rising. Since ther
the volcano has eruptel SO known
times.
Last week the city council of Los
Angeles passed a moving ordinance
1t was supported by the retailers ant
commercial organizations of that city
The new law provides that truck
transfer or delivery company or indi
viduals driving wagons of this kinC
must make a written report to thu
, chief of police of every movemen
made of household goods from on
part of the city to another. In thu
cities where this law has been en-
acted, it has been of marked assist
ance to grocers and other merchants
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-04
A ROYAL Quarrel.

England has never been at war with
Prussia before, but she came near it
in 1929, when some Prussian soldiers,
travelling through Hanover, were de-
tanned by the kings order. Frederick
William l and George II had long
hated one another. on personal
grounds, so the former seized upon
this incident as a pretext for challeng-
ing his royal cousin to fight duel.
Matters went so far that each king
named his seconds, but, owing to the
exertions Of the diplomats, a meeting
was averted. Thereupon Frederick
William modified $4,000 troops on the
Hanoverian frontier, and George also
made a show of warlike preparations
Eventually settlement was reached
by exchanging the Prussians George
had detained for some Hanoverians
impressed by Frederick William for
his army, and the troops massed for
combat were disbanded-Pal Mall Ca
Eette.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-04
AMERICAN EMBASSY KEPT BUSY
Germany, Austria and Turkey Entrust
Their Affairs to the United States
in Great Britain.

London.-Under stress of war Ger
many, Austria-Hungary and Turkey all
have entrusted their affairs in Great
Britain to the American embassy, thus
piling an extraordinary burden upon
Ambassador Page and making it neces-
sary to enlarge the embassy staff. The
American affairs alone, with the thou
sands of controversies and claims aris-
ing from interrupted shipping and the
stubborn citizenship cases encounter
d daily. would be troublesome enough.
But in addition to these the American
ambassador and his assistants are
looking after the interests of thou
sands of Germans an dAustrians in
termed in England and are entrusted
with the business matters of enemies
of England who can not communicate
with this island except through a neu-
trail agency.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-04
Cancers That Cure Themselves.

In the annual report of Doctor Bash
ford of the Imperial Cancer Research
fund an announcement of great i'm
portance is made. 1t is to the effect
that transplanted tumors fall into two
categories, very small group that
grow progressively because they do
not produce resistance to their own
growth. and large group that tend to
disappear spontaneously because they
induce in the body a powerful resist
ance to their growth.
While this remark is applied only to
tumors artificially produced in animals
for experimental purposes, it may be
that some at least of the apparently
extraordinary cures of cancer in hui
man beings have been due to this
power Of the body to resist the growth
of the cancer. If further experiments
shall result in the discovery of the
method by which certain resistant
bodies throw off the cancerous growth,
1t will be long step toward finding a
way Of comforting this power upon
those who do not possess 1t.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-04
Peace Jubilee Sonqs Heard.

Chicago.-Pupils and teachers from
the public schools met Saturday in
peace jubilees at which 10 sings chos-
en- by the national choral peace jubilee
committee were sung 1t was an
nounced that the songs had been adop-
ted in the schools of Montana, Kansas,
Mississippi, Oklahoma and Idaho and
that others probably would follow in
the effort of the committe to start the
nation singing" Further announce
ment was made that 10000 educators
would join in the choruses of the
peace songs at the meeting of the Ma
tional Education association in San
Francisco.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-04
Must Save Fat in Berlin.

Berlin.-To further prevent the
waste of food the Berlin authorities
have promulgated new rules for rest
aurants, which provide: Table d'hote
meals are abolished; larger use Of
vegetables and restricted use of meat
must be observed; roast meat and
more boiled meat must be offered I;
use of fat must be decreased; use of
potatoes must be limited to the low
est degree possible; only boiled and
fried potatoes may be served.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-04
France Thanks America.

Paris.-What Americans have done
for France during the war was &C
knowledged impressively by the gov
eminent of France and people Satur-
day in a presentation to w. G. Sharp,
the American ambassador, of four
great albums containing autographed
appreciations by eminent authors and
poets, and original drawings by artists
of France. The albums will be sent
sional library at Washington, and 500
duplicates arranged for by the French
government will be presented to pub
lie libraries in as many cities in the
United States.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-04
Evidence that the mail order scheme

Evidence that the mail order scheme
of doing business is growing top
heavy is accommodating steadily. So
long as two or three great concerns
maintained an established monopoly
of the field, it was a gold mine to
those engaged in it, but like other
good things" it has attracted compe-
ton from many sources, and the re-
current failures among the small fry
not only demonstrates that the plan
has its weaknesses but involves the
loss of some of the cream by the old
established houses. The real curb to
mail order buying, however, is being
applied by intelligent and progressive
retailers, who, having made study
of the conditions involved are en-
ploying more effective methods to
check the diversion.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-04
RUMANIA MAY ENTER WAR
Demands of Austria Vast Sections of
Territory.

A Copenhagen dispatch on April %
quoted the Rumanian minister to Italy
as having said that Rumania had de-
manded cession of territory from Aus
tria in return for remaining neutral in
the war, but that Austria had refused
to acquiesce. Just what these alleged
demands were was not stated, but the
minister was reported to have said
that there existed a defensive alliance
between Rumania and Italy and that
Italy would not accept any offer from
Austria without having received the
sanction of Rumania.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-04
GREAT EXPLOSION
IN SEATTLE BAY
ONE MAN REPORTED KILLED AND
THE PROPERTY LOSS WILL
REACH OVER $4,000.
FIFTEEN TONS OF DYNAMITE
Was Stored on Scow Awaiting Trans
fer to Russian Post-Brltish Vice
Consul BIames Enemies of Al
lies-Other Plots.

Seattle.-Fiften tons of dynamite,
stored on scow anchored in the west
waterway, said to have been awaiting
shipment to Russia, exploded at two
O'Clock Sunday morning and caused
damage estimated at $4,000 to plate
glass windows in Seattle. An unknown
Waterman, who is supposed to have
been guarding the dynamite, is miss
ing and doubtless was killed.
The cause of the explosion is I'M
known, but Port Warden A. A. Paysee
is of theopinion that it was not acct
dental.
The explosive was brought to Seat
tie from San Francisco on the steamer
F. S. Loop May Is and was transferred
to the scow upon the steamers arriv-
al. Mr.. Lillico, Manager of the tow
boat company, said the explosive was
awaiting the arrival of steamer to
take it to Russia
The shock of the explosion was ire
mendous, Buildings throughout the
entire downtown district rocked as if
they were about to fall and hundreds
of plate glass windows fell into the
street.
Bought Fuse in Tacoma.
Tacoma.-A local waterfront firm re-
ports that man who had aroused con
siderable notice by his odd actions
purchased $50 feet of fuse of the firm
Saturday afternoon. He explained that
he was doing some blasting on his
ranch and would later give a large
order for powder. He gave an address
which was afterward found to be q
vacant house.
The powder destroyed was in care
of ]. T. Steeb & Co., of Tacoma, anc
consisted of 622 cases of Hercules
powder from San Francisco, consigned
to the Baldwin Trading company Of
Vladivostock. British Vice Consu
Agassiz says he is confident that the
explosion was caused by enemies o.
the allies and that he knew positively
that plot existed to destroy the car
goes for Victoria.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-04

Remember that business getting is
a constructive activity and that war
whether commercial or international
is a destructive agency. Shape your
policy so as to compass building-up
process. Effort that is directed at
tearing down that which someone else
has created is neither legitimate. from
the standpoint of accepted mercantile
ethics nor profitable as an occupation
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-04
$1,000, 900 for Rural Schools.

Austin, Texas.-An appropriation of
$1.00O,000 for rural schools was the
measure of largest Importance besides
the general appropriation bills enact
ed by the special session of the leg
islature.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-04
Later Report.

German and Austrian official state
menth are in agreement on the con-
tinued progress of the Teutonic allies
in the eastern war zone. Notwith-
standing the recent optimistic report
from Petrograd that the fighting along
the river San, Galicia, in the neighbor-
hood of Przemysl, was developing in
favor of the Russians, it would seem
that the Austro-German investment of
Przemysl is drawing closer.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-04

Kansas City, Mo.-A total of IS
deaths have occurred from the floods,
high winds and electrical disturb
ances of the last three days in Kan
sas, western Missouri and Oklahoma.
Rumors of other deaths in scattered
sections have been received. The
levees along the Arkansas river in
ARKANSAS broke at many points
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-04
Missouri Floods Recede.

Kansas City, Mo.-The flood crest
of the Missouri river, which reached
here Sunday at 25.2 feet, did little dam
age and Monday the triver was falling
steadily.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-04
Turk TRANSPORTS Sunk.

London.-A Reuter- dispatch from
Athens says: ut is rumored from Con-
stantinople that British submarine
has torpedoed two Turkish transports,
one laden with troops, in the sea of
Marmora"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-04

Misunderstanding to news from
the Austrian frontier" says the Morn
ing Posts Berne correspondent, "the
Austrian ministry met Monday, June
2, Representatives from Berlin being
present, to discuss the Rumanian note.
1t is understood that Rumania's de-
mands will be refused"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-04

When you employ your brains and
energy in lettering your own condi-
ton, you are making an appreciable
contribution to the movement for bet
tering conditions generally.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-04

Farmers Cooperative Mercantile
Exchange, Mansfield, has increased
capital stock to $4,000.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-04
Fort Intact Monday.

London.-Around the great fortress
of Przemysl the mighty battle still is
raging. The Austro-German armies are
making a supreme effort to cut off
the stronghold and free the armies
for operations against Italy and the
allies in the west.
Although great human sacrifices are
being made their progress latterly has
been extremely slow, as the Russians
have had time to bring up large reen.
forcements of both men and heavy ar
tillery.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-04

Mamma. Cat dance)-Don't you think
our girls make a fine showing?
Papa-Well, they surely outstrip
every one here-Life.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-04
GREAT FORTRESS
PRzEMYSL, OBJECT
FIERCE BATTLE NOW RAGING IN
MIDDLE GALIClA FEATURE
OF THE WAR.
GERMANS TRY TO ENCIRCLE
Up to Sunday Fort Had Successfully
Withstood Bombardment of Ger
man Army Combined With Aus
trians-Checked at River.

London, May 29.-The battle for the
fortress of Przemysl, in middle Cali
cia, remains the outstanding feature
of the war.
The Germans and Austrians, with
an enormous weight of artillery con-
tinue to fight desperately in an eff
fort to encircle the fortress, which is
already reported to be under bonn
bardment. Their armies on the San,
to the north of Przemysl, have, how
ever, apparently received a check.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-04

A certificate of ability must be en-
dorsed by application before 1t be-
comes banakable.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1915-03-17

With the declaration in favor OF State.
wide prohibition Of the manufacture and
sale of Intoxicating liquors as the chiel
plank In his platform. the Hon. IA. v;
McChesney, OF Frankfort. has announced
himself as a candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Governor In the
State primary Of next August.
Mr.. McChesney declares that II nomi-
mated and elected, he will urge upon the
General Assembly TO submit to the people
for their ratification an amendment 10
the Kentucky Constitution providing for
Statewide prohibition. In the formal an
Chesney who several years ago filled the
offices Of State Superintendent OF Public
instruction and Secretary OF State. prom
ises an abridgement Of public expenditures
where IL can be properly done, and the
further advancement Of the present prog
ress in educational and agricultural de-
velopment.
His announcement IL as follows:
ITO the Democratic voters OF Kentucky:
After mature deliberation hav decided
to enter the race for the Democratic nom-
ination for the Office Of Governor, In the
making this announcement II Is due those
whose support seek that briefly outline
the policies | advocate.
l am in favor Of state wide prohibition
Of the manufacture and sale Of intoxicat-
shall urge upon the Legislature of 1916
the passage of an Act submitting a pro-
hibition amendment to the Constitution to
the people for their ratification. In view
of the large amount Of capital invested In
the liquor business. however, j shall favor
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1915-03-17
JUDGE DAUGHERTY
Announces His Candidacy for Com
monweaIth's Attorney In the
2lst District. -@| "..'

To the Democratic voters Of the
21st Judicial District:
I hereby announce my candi-
dacy for the Office of Prosecuting
Attorney in this district and ap-
peal to the Democratic voters for
their support, and say I have
never proven deficient in any
public office l have held. Il was
Justice of the Peace in the Bethel
district twelve years and Judge
of the Bath County Court for
seven years and have been prac-
ticing attorney for eighteen years /;
was Confederate soldier be-
fore / was seventeen years old,
a member Of Company F. Ninth
Kentucky Cavalry, Col. w. c. P.
Breckinridge's Regiment, R. G.
Stoner, Lieutenant Colonel. If
my candidacy meets with the ap-
proval of the Democrats Of this
district at the primary election to
be held on the 7th day Of August,
1915, and if elected l will give
my best service so the prosecu-
ton of all violations of the Com
mon and Statutory laws in this
district. John A. Daughtery,
Owingsville, KY.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1915-03-17
McCHESNEY ENTERS RACE
FOR COvERNORSHIP
Stands for Constitutional Amendment Submitting
to the People Vote on Statewide Prohi-
bition of Sale of Liquor.
Saws it Must Be Determined Whether They or til.
Whiskey Interests Shall Rule Kentucky.

careful and rigid inspection Of all depar,.
ments OF the State government with III.
purpose In view.
| congratulate the State on the great a.
velopment In our public school system i.
recent years, and II elected / shall ne.
every endeavor to further advance ths
cause OF public education. Having de
voted large part of my life to the caus,
Of the public schools, I am deeply inter
ested In theil continued growth.
The increased interest manifested ovsr
the State In improved methods Of agricul-
ture and in the construction Of good road,
is very gratifying. II elected I shall aid
in every way possible In the furtherance
OF both Of these great interests, so vi, Al
to the progress and welfare Of the Who'll.
people.
am in hearty sympathy With the pro.
gresstve spirit which has marked the
States advance along many lines In recent
years, and II shall be my ambition II elec-
ted to see this spirit yield a still greater
commercial development OF the Common
wealth.
My record as Superintendent of Pubic
before the people for their judgment, and
shall enter into no detailed account OF
my services In these positions. The people
Of the State are more or less familiar with
the record made, and am willing to risk
their Judgment Of my fitness for the offios
of Governor on that record.
During my term as Superintendent Of
Public Instruction the State per capita
was increased largely. the teaching force
of the State put on a more efficient basia
and other educational progress made. AT