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The Washington times., 1915-01-17
Artillery Combats Rage Along
Entire Western Battle Front

BERLIN, Jan. 1T.--Severr fighting
oorth Of Arras, near Albert. in tho Ar
lonnc and along the Mcuse continues
with the Germans either retaining their
positions or making slight gains. Atoms
the entire battle front in France srtil-
1crv exchanges arc taking place.
War office officials intimate import
developments can be looked for soon, but
withhold any information of what may
be expected
There is, however. a feeling Of con-
fidence in official circles somewhat alb
sent during the last few days. II Is be-
lieved that the success In tho region of
Sossons will be followed up and that
another general advance into Franco is
about to begin.
Important developments are also like
ly in Alsace. Orders have been issued
prohibiting neutral aliens from entering
or leaving Alsacs after January 20. In
the meanwhile the garrIsons have been
greatly increased and the French offen-
sive will be met moro than half way.
One of tho things which indicate the
general sentiment OF the people Is
the quotation Of the special German
marks Nl12b. 900 .0oO) at par. al
though issued on September s at 97se.
This indicates the supreme confidence
OF the German people that the nation
will he successful in the war.
1t is expected that the commanders
on both the eastern and the western
,, front will mako determined efforts to
| secure some notable success by jan
uary -. the Enperor's birthday. The
| text Of an imberial decree directing
that all formal functions In his honor
be abandoned excepting the exercises
held in the churches ard the schools
has been made public. The Emperor
declares the serious crisis now con =
! fronting the nation makes festivities
out of the question. He also asks
the usual birthday greetings be with
| held because it might interfere with
| the work at postal ard telegraphic
| Headquarters.
For this reason" he says, II am
! obliged to ask that especial express
sions of good will lie omitted. Nor are
these needed. Tor in these Gays OF
| tribuletiOn which have come for the
fatherland ] am often aware. with the
! greatest satisfaction, of the strong
bond OF love and affection and conf
! dence which unites me with the Ger
| man people. The one PRAYER which
swnys our hearts for the fatherlansl
is that God will graQtusIy giant MS
further victories over our enemies
The Washington times., 1915-01-17
Germans Strike. Double
BLOw At Lines of Allies
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plish very much. few outlying
trenches have been ceded to them be-
cause Of : the French policy Of safe
guarding their main positions and saw
ing their men. At no point, however,
have the Germans developed q weak
spot whore they could hope to break
through the allied Gordon that runs
from the sea into upper Alsscc.
War Minister Confident.
"The position Of the allies was never
better at any thine since this war be-
gan" said Minister Of War Millerand
today. The Germanssare hurting their
men against positions which they can
not hope to carry. This policy of the
officers IL naturally Affecting the
morale Of the troops. and will be of
great advantage to us when We resume
the Offensive
The gfrmans have suffered heavily
heavy artillery has literally moved
down entire companies. The guns
mounted on the south bank OF the river
have the complete range Of the German
position. as every foot Of this terri
tory has been mapped out by the
French engineers. As q result. It is
said, the Germans are unable to pro-
gross at any point
Despite the fact that heavy snow GOV.
ers al Of the Vosges and upper Alsace
regions, the Fropoh continue their Of
feu.tve there. Progress IL naturally
OF the slowest. but It 10 officially stated
The Washington times., 1915-01-17
A GREAT MUSICIANS
HAIR SECRET

1t was q man musician to whom we
were talking. but every woman Will
realize tho value Of his answer to our
question. what makes your hair SO
abundant and 20 lustrous?' "Just
simple care, madam. I am as good TO
1t as I am to my hands" It was Just
his way of saying. II keep 1t perfectly
clean" Since then we have found that
regular care and perfect cleanliness
means hair health and beauty. It 70
not advisable whom shampooing to
use q makeshift. but always use .
preparation made for shampooing
only. You can enjoy the best that is
known for about three cents a sham
poo by getting a package of canthrox
from your druggist; dissolve Il tea
spoonful in cup of hot water and
your shampoo is ready. After its use
the hair dries rapidly with uniform
color. Dandruff. excess oil and dirt are
dissolved and entirely disappear. Your
hair will be so fluffy that It will look
much heavier than it IL. It's lustrs
and softness will also delight you.
while the stimulated scalp gains ne
health which insures hair growth
Advt
The Washington times., 1915-01-17
SO|SSONS FIGHTING
/ HOTTEST OF WAR;
French Officer Claims Women
and Children Died From Rain
( OF Shot and Shell. -

PARIS, Jan. 17.-Soissons In urAn-
habitable. The German guns command
every section of the city. The few re-
manning houses there have been badly
damaged by the shell fire Of the enemy.
The almost unbelievable part Of the
situation 10 the realization now that
not only have the hghting men lost
their lives there, but that women and
chldren-and many OF the latter-haye
been victims.
Refugees arriving here today tell a
wonderfully different story OF Just
wnat happened than that indicated in
the ohicial reports. So soon as the
Sernan troops took the villages north
or the Aisne they seized hostages.
MANY OF the latter were women. The
women were Immediately ordered, so
Sne refugees say. to forage provisions
ana supplies. Some did. Others re-
FUSED.
Al last the hostages were released
With ono exception-She women of tho
segregated district are declared to have
neen retained a. prisoners.
witnesses Of the Soissons fighting de-
clare It was the hottest of the war. A
wrench non-commissioped officer, whose
Identity under the rules must remain
unmentionsd. told me the Germans out
fdmbered the French four to one.
They advanced in close formation. and
that they did not absolutely annihilate
fhe French was due entirely to the
work OF the French batteries along the
Aisne. There were only two battalions
N infantry which participated in the
hGhttng. Both were wiped out.
The real fightinS northeast of Soils
sons commenced on January 8. That
"ay tho French stormed and captured
spur 1S2 and the trenches then held by
tho Germans. Immediately the Ger
mans began a series Of assaults that
,sssed until the 18th. Then the Ger
mans mans managed to get foothold in the
outer Trench trenches. The officer.
"The fighting was the most furious
l eyer saw. We abandoned Crouy.
mov1HE almost simultaneously from
aucy-le.LonE, 10 Moncel st. Marguer-
1T, ana MisSy-Silr-Aisne.
Wo left a rear guard to protect us
as we crossed the Asne. The fighting
vas tho most desperate of the war.
IN tho great glass works of Vauxrot
We made loopholes in the stone wall.
We lined UP through them six rapid
IRE guns. With them we performed
reached the building. and even took
4old OF the barrels Of our mitrailleuses.
snouting: Comrades. surrender; We
"But We kept on firing. and tho car
. piece Of a shell and was taken TO the
se4r. When was taken across the
river found that nearly ali Of our
division had arrived there safely
The Washington times., 1915-01-17
Interpreter Is Knocked
SenseleSS in Court

BREMER1ON. Wash. Jan. l1.-Al-
though All Kee. Chinese cook. nearly
killed an interpreter trying to convince
a coroner's jury he won a duel for life
with Sam Lee. he is in Jail. charged
with murder. with his faith in the
realistic school Of acting shattered.
c. 9. Ward. the interpreter, was pass
ing along to the jurymen All Kee's ver-
zion of the fray In which Sam Lee was
killed. when suddenly the cook offered
10 untrammel himself from the hamper
tnks Of an allen tongue and demon
sfrate exactly how 1t all happened.
He first handed Ward an empty pistol
the one which killed Sam Leland
then sprang at him They eIappled and
Ward was whirled through the air. lie
struck on his head unconscious. This
performance. as viewed by the jurymen'
vas found to be exciting, but not con-
Nincing, and All Kee was held.
The Washington times., 1915-01-17
CHILDREN
FROL|C At BEACH
vinson Walsh Mclean and
Margaret SPENCER Delight in
Games on Florida Sand.

PALM BEACH, Fla, Jan. 1.-Two Of
the most popular visitors among tho
society contingent at the beach this
season are Vinson walsh Mclean. the
baby son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward b.
Mclean. of Washington. and little Miss
Margaret Spencer, daughter OF DR.. and
Mrs. ]. Blair Spencer. also of Washing
ton.
The youngsters are constantly seen
their ride along the boardwalk together.
And when these two tiny visitors from
the Capital paddle in the surf they en-
JOY the dip as much as tho grown-up
folks around them
The Washington times., 1915-01-17
Cruiser Off Curacao
May Be the Karlsruhe

NEW YORK. Jan. ia cruiser with
out haG, said by a pilot at Curacao
to he probably the Karlsruhe. was
sighted thirty-five miles off Curacao
harbor at daybreak on January 1 by an
officer OF the steamer Maracaibo. 1t
was reported last night on the arrival
OF the Maracaibo from South American
ports. The steamer was bound for
Curacao when the cruiser was seen.
Tho pilot taken aboard when the har-
Dor was reached said the German war
vessel had been reported in that
vicinity. and that very likely she was
the unidentified fighting craft.
The Washington times., 1915-01-17
that positions previously occupied re.
main I'm French possession.

that positions previously occupied re-
main In French possession.
Paris Fears Air Raid.
There Is every reason TO expect an
other general German aerial raid ON
Paris In the near future. Government
information is that the Germans are in
readiness for such movement. In con.
sequence. all lights now must 10 shad-
ed In the city. while additional search
lights have been mounted on the towers
on the outer ring Of Notifications and
on the Eiffel tower. French aviators
with armored motors mounting machine
guns, are in waiting.
Confidence Of the most supreme type
II everywhere expressed, and this II
due In no small measure to the action
of the government in taking tho people
into It's confidence regarding the Ger
man successes Of the last few days.
The Washington times., 1915-01-17
Lima Sees Nare SWpA,

LIMA. Peru. Jan. 7.-F'ive warships
are reported to have been sighted south
Of Hormisas islands. or Callao. Their
nationality was not asccrtained, but
they are believed to be either British or
Japanese.
The Washington times., 1915-01-17
Suicide Leaps From
Bridge After Struggle

NEW YORK. Jan. 17.--Frceing him
self, after desperate struggle. from
the clutches Of a man who tried to
stop him, John Schlater. sixty-two.
plunged to his death from the top OF
the stone parapet on the Washington
bridge.
His body was crushed when it struck
a foat moored AT tho boathouse.
The Washington times., 1915-01-17
Irish Flee Coast in Fear
Of Raid by the Germans

LONDON. Jan. 17.-People living on
the coast Of Drogheda, ireland, on the
Irish Sea. have been warned to leave for
tho interior on account Of rumors Of On
intended attack by Zeppelins.
The people on tho coast Of LoaJth and
Meath counties are taking their cattle,
seashore.
The Washington times., 1915-01-17

and. after a ncacc with honor, happy
future for our country"
IT is officially stated that operations
on the eastern frontier have been
checked because OF heavy rains and
thaws
The Washington times., 1915-01-17
Mercury Victim Dead.

Theodore Kuhnel. twenty three years
old, Of 626 Massachusetts avenue north
east, who swallowed three bichlorido of
mercury tablets while in the Golden
Eagle Hotel last Sunday. died early this
ouer hewitt has been notified.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-03-11
School Trustees Meeting.

The annual school trustees meet
ing of the trustees of Lewis county,
will be held in Nezperce, March 1e
and 20. A splendid program is be-
ing prepared, and special effort has
been put forth to secure competent
Instructors for this meeting. Dean
C. II. Shattuck of the University,
and President Geo. II. Black, of the
Lewiston Normal, will be the princi-
pal speakers. They will use for
their topics of discussion important
problems which demand so much at
tention at the present time in the in
terest of the public schools. The
session will open Friday, at ! 80 and
Friday evening at s O'Clock. Pres.
Black will address the trustees and
the community in general. The ses-
sion will close Saturday noon. Ev-
eryone who is interested in the pub
lie schools is cordially invited to at
tend.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-03-11
Adiuster Settles Fire Loss.

Adjuster John Carlson, for the
Niagara Fire Insurance Co was in
this city Tuesday and settled the
claims of c. @. Farrar, the Frater-
nal Temple Co., and County Farmer
Agent Mcconnell, who sustained
losses in the recent fires of the Clark
hotel and old Farmers State Bank
building.
Mr.. Farrar was running the Clark
hotel when it burned and carried
$3.50 insurance on his furniture and
equipment, the value of which was
placed at over $1,000. Only a por-
ton of the furniture was saved and
his policy was paid in full. The
Fraternal building was only slightly
damaged, principally from the heat
of the hotel fire, and sum sufficient
to cover such damage was allowed.
Prof. Mcconnell carried S400 on his
personal effects in his Office in the
old Bank building, which we're to-
tally destroyed and this was allowed
in full.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-03-11
PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWS

The preliminary spelling contes
for districts No. !, IL, 18, 1o ant
II was held in the eighth grade room
of the Nezperce school building Oh
Friday afternoon, March S, and re-
suited in tbs following contestants
being chosen to take part in the final
/ Doris Ternahan; district l; Ru
dolph Beck, district D; Grace Flat
district 19; Alma Sorenson, dist. /.
The contest was very interesting
although it was not exactly of pub
lie nature. Ten contestants in al
took part and we're graded on 10C
written words and 25 oral. The besl
grade was secured by Doris Terna-
han and the rest in order as above.
The final county contest will be
held on April Q, and will probably
take place at Ilo.
The fine weather is being taken advantage oi
by the track and base ball boys. The two sports
are going to be combined and can be taken at
the same time. Mr.. Ball will coach both. We
hope 10 no d county track meet here little
later in the season and we will probably send
several men to Lewiston when the big meet is
held there. The N. a. s. has good bunch OF
base ball players, but the other towns on the
prairie do not like to play the national game
1t seems as if Mr.. Potter of Vollmer and Mr..
Stokesberry of Winchester might combine their
forces and challenge us for game.
The Athenian literary program was post
pened from last Friday until Friday afternoon,
March II. Everybody is cordially invited to
attend this session of a "deestrict skule."
The Cook Books W hich are being prepared by
the cooking classes will be ready for the pub
lie in few days. Have you ordered yours?
Watch out for "The End OF the Rain howl"
W. H. Steele, from the headquarters of the
White Sewing Machine Co. in Cleveland is
here cleaning and repairing the machines
used by the sewing classes.
In Agriculture class: Mr.. Ball--sJames, how
much does it cost to fill silo?
James-"One dollar and twenty-five cents
per square ton capacity"
Miss Nissen in German-"Normal, give the
principal parts of the first verb"
Normal-"Diesen diesest gediest. Slightly
mixing verb and adjective"
Since the basket ball seasons over, and the
husky gym heroes
Can no longer kill or mangle, without get
ting pipched for same;
Since the men who made the baskets now have
started making zeros
In the classroom, and the glory has depart
ed from the game;
Now that MOSCOW lost to Nezperce and Asotin's
fatal blunder
Has caused all basket ball fans to hereafter
cut them out
Well consider you're marvel, well admit
that you're a wonder
Ii you'll tell us what in thunder there is to
write about.
with apologies to hitman Pioneer)
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-03-11
Another Fire.

The old Farmers State Bank build
ing on the corner of Maple street
and Fifth avenue was partially de.
stroyed about one o'clock Monday
morning when fire of unknown
origin broke out in the interior be-
fore the company succeeded in
quenching it.
J. w. Jamison, who lives just
across lot from the building, dis
covered the fire as it burst out of the
coal shed and up the side of the old
bank building and gave the alarm.
A quick response by the fremen and
very efficient work on their part pre-
vented the total destruction of the
structure and the probable spread to
other nearby buildings. The flames
and principal damage were confined
to the rear office rooms.
Indications point strongly to an
incendiary origin Of this fire, as the
building is unoccupied excepting one
room, wherein County Farmer Agent
T. F. Mcconnell has his Office, and
he has been spending vacation in
California for some days. The fact
that the fire originated in the shed is
one of the singular features.
Prof. Mcconnell carried a small
on his personal effects in
his Office, and Robert Coffee, the
owner of the building, who resides at
Asotin and who was appraised of the
FIRE by phone at his home the next
1ay, carried $1,000 on it.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-03-11

Judge Steele will arrive in Nez-
perce Monday from Grangeville
where he will close strenuous
three weeks term of court for Idaho
county, and will open the March term
here, which promises the usual light
docket furnished by this county.
The Judge was to have opened
court here today and all preparations
had been made therefor, but Clerk
J. B. White, last night received no
tice hat the protracted business at
Grangeville would necessitate the
delay of opening until Monday.
Only two new cases have been
filed since The Herald's publication
of the calendar two weeks ago They
are as follows: R. C, Bywaters
against w. b. Bohrer, for the pos
session of horse owned by the de-
fendent and alleged to have been
fortified to plaintiff as surety for a
loan. This case was carried up
from the justice court at this place, ]
where jury had decided it in favor
of the defendant.
The other suit is brought by the
International Harvester Co. against
w. S. Grant on a promissory note.
These will lengthen the list to %
cases scheduled for this term.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-03-11
WAR WITH MEXICO
AGAIN IMMINENT
Americans Warned to Leave Mexican
Capital Carranza Gets Stern Or
der from Washington.

Washington, March o-America1
citizens again have been warned t
leave MI xico City in view of the crit
ical situation hat has arisen there
Secretary Bryan annonced to nigh
that transportation facilities woule
be sought for as many as desired tt
leave.
The battleship Georgia and the ar
incurred cruiser Washington were or
dered by Secretary Daniels to pro
ceed at once to Vera Cruz, after con-
ferences with President Wilson.
Consular messages from Vera Cruz
stated that it was reported there that
the evacuation of Mexico City began
last night.
Word came from the American
Consu' Silliman that at personal in
terview with General Carranza he de-
livered to the latter the formal note
from the United States government
demanding an improvement in con-
ditions for foreigners in the territory
under his control.
Carranza promised written reply
soon, but stated orally that General
Ooregon had not prevented food sup
plies from reaching the City of Mex
ico, nor had he sent the available
supplies from the capital.
These were the principal develop
menrs today in the Mexican situation,
the Importance of which overshadow-
ed in official Washington interest in
the European war.
The note pointed out that if harm
befell any foreigners the American
government would hold the Carran-
"a officials personally responsible, "
and would take the necessary means
to impose the responsibility where it
belonged.
Champ Clark, speaker of the
house of representatives, told callers
today that Intervention by the United
States in Mexican affairs would be
monumental folly. "Let the Mexi-
cans fight it out as this country did
in the civil war; Mr.. Clark is quo
ted as saying. eff the United
States went into Mexico it would
take 100, 900 men for centuries to
maintain ORDER
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-03-11
IDAHO SOLONS ENDS
18TH SESSION MONDAY
By Aid Of Gov. Alexander's Keen Axe
Save People Of the State Nearly
Half Million Dollars.

The thirteenth Idaho Legislature
adjourned at 0:30 Monday night
after clearing away general appro-
priation and deficiency bills, educa-
tional and charitable appropriations
and penal institution and judicial
budgets. To meet the drain on the
state treasury during the years of
1915 and 1916, an ad valorem tax
act setting the maximum at 81 $780,
900 was passed. 1t is believed that
revenues from the federal govern
ment and from state lands, etc., add
ed to this amount will be sufficient to
meet the expenses of the two years.
The saving over the past two years
will be about $500, 900.
The legislature worked four days
overtime. The closing hours were
marked by revelry after the serious
business session was cleared away.
In the final stampede of bills seek
ing passage the more important ones
that survived we're an act by the in
vestigating committee creating bu-
reau of accounting to check all state
departments vesting power in the
public utilities commission and an
act making ineligible for Office any
official who spends more for his de-
partment than the appropriation.
The anti-slot machine act, placing
the ban on hickey games, was killed.
The last bill passed by the house
was $1,000 relief measure for ex-
Governor N. B. Wiley, now resi-
dent of California.
The failure to pass senate bill No.
Dc over the governors veto sealed
the fate of 10 other measures that
hung on its passage.
The bill providing for the creation
of Selway county from Lewis and
Idaho counties was killed in the
house Saturday by the 'sinde6nitely
postponed route.
The abatement Act' was made
a law Saturday by the signature of
the governor. This measure makes
it possible to abate as moral
nuisences houses that are rented for
immoral purposes, and practically
puts Idaho's red light districts out of
commission.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-03-11
Colonel and Mrs. w. w Hammell

Colonel and Mrs. w. w Rammell
and daughter, Miss Maude, returned
yesterday evening from prolonged
sojourn at Los Angeles and other
points in California, and will again
take up their abode in their imposing
home overlooking this city, which
was located and plated by the Col
onel. In speaking of California
Colonel Hammell stated that it was
a grand and beautiful country, filled
with many of the worlds good things
but from the standpoint of contin-
uous residence there he did not like
it. There is too little variation in
the seasons sameness that gets
on ones nerves. "No," he said,
"of them all, still think Nezperce
prairie the grandest spot for human
habitation." The old town gladly
welcomes their return.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-03-11

the market IT was subjected to the most thorough
and severe tests. In fact, every possible test that
could be devised in cleaning, separating and grad
ing ali kinds Of seed and grain, as well as tests to
prove its structural durability.
The New Superior is guaranteed to do first
class work and we will stand back of that guar
antee. All that is necessary is to bear in mind
that thousands Of mills, Just like the one you have
here, are doing perfect work on the same kinds
Of grain.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-03-11
Commissioners Meet Tuesday.

A special meeting of the county
commissioners has been called for
Tuesday, March 16, to consider the
claim of Fike & Mitchell for extra
work done in constructing the new
Peck grad..