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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-11-10
Youth SMOTHERED IN FIRE

BY the United Press Associations.
ABERDEEN, Wash, Nov. 10
Percy Kelshaw, 13 years of age
was stifled to death by smoke
early today when the home of his
mother, Mrs. John Baretich, was par
TALLY destroyed. The mother and
two other children escaped by lad
der. Mrs. Baretich is i4 serious
condition as result of grief, terror
and the smoke.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-11-10
MUNITIONS PLANT
WAS DESTROYED
FIRE SWEPT AWAY ONE UNIT OF
BETHLEHEM STEEL COM
PANY PLANT
Guns For Allies and United States
Destroyed ed-LOss Well Into MIL
lions of Dollars

BY the United Press Associations.
SOUTH BETHLEHAM, Pa, Nov. 10
Munitions for the Allies and ma
chinery worth several millions of dol
lars were damaged today when ma
chine shop No. of the Bethleham
Steel company was destroyed by fire.
Only the skeleton of the building
was left standing. There were 800
guns in the shop, some Of them being
intended for the Allies and others for
the United States. Short circuited
wires caused the fire, officials of the
company stated today.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-11-10
MANY INQUIRIES MADE

NEW YORK, Nov 10.-At least two
Americans were aboard the liner An
coma. L. Giger OF Bronx told Of
ficials of the Italian liner today of a
letter received from his uncle, E..
Giger which said that he and his
New York The officials of the line
have received inquiries regarding Mrs.
Garfield Jones and Mrs. Hossilli of
Philadelphia. and Adelaide Stangieri
and Filbert Mazzarulli of Baltimore.
The officials presumed they were Am
ericans. -
Women and Children Drown
LONDON, Nov. LO.-Nearly 800 per-
sons, mostly women and children.
possibly including several Americans
lost their lives when a submarine tor
pcGo crashed into the Italian liner An
coma off Bizerta, Tunis, yesterday, ac-
cording TO Lloyds
Less Than Half Accounted For
OF the 582 aboard only 270 are def
1ulIcIY dCcOQIlltQ lOl do StNCO. -hdoi III
dispatches. reporting the British de-
struction of two German submarines
off the Gibraltar is deemed significant.
Suggestions are current that Ger
man submarines shielded behind
the Austrian flag were the real per-
petrators of what is denounced by the
English as an objectionable outrage.
Emigrants We're Drowned
Whether the attack was without
warning or whether she was attempt
ing flight was not known. The sur
vivors were landed at Bizerta, Cape
Bon. and Ferryville. Rome advices in
dicated that the heaviest casualties
were among the emigrants That the
attacking submarine fired 100 shots
at The Ancona gave some glodnd for
the belief that she was attempting to
escape.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-11-10
PROBE ANCONA DISASTER
FOR REAL INFORMATION
SECRETARY OF STATE LANSING HAS ORDERED
Ia COMPLETE INVESTIGATION BY AMBASSADOR
AMERICANS WERE ABOARD
Italian Liner Torpedoed and Sunk by Austrian Sub
marine and Many Lives Lost-Beeved
Vessel was Trying to Escape
(By United Press

- PEOPLE
CABLED STATE DEPARTMENT TODAY. CONSUL
STATED THAT FRANCISCO MASCOLO LAMURA
ERICANS, BOARDED
HAS CABLED AMBASSADOR INVESTIGATE
TORPEDOING DEPARTMENT
INTERVENTION AMERICA HINGED WHETHER
ESCAPING AFTER BEING WARNED.
Two Americans Named
1O-IT LEARNED DEFINITELY
AMONG ANCONA MISSING. VESSEL
TORPEDOED AUSTRIAN SUBMARINE.
Was Attempting Escape
-
TRYING ESCAPE, OFFICIALLY
ANNOUNCED AFTERNOON STRENGTH "RELIABLE
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-11-10
CORONATION OF EMPEROR
1ited Press ASSOCIATIONS

KYOTO, Japan, Nov. 1o.-Emperol
Yoshihito's coronation here today was
the first cornation in 25 centuries that
representatives of the people have
been permitted to attend. The Japa-
nese people are greatly pleased
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-11-10
BULGAR PACT
WITH GREECE
ASSERTED GREECE WILL RE-
MAIN NEUTRAL IF BULGARIA
WILL QUIT WAR
Latter Expected to Demobilize And
Discontinue It's Campaign With
the AustrO- Germans

By the United Press Assoclarions.
ATHENS, Nov 10-Bulgaria and
Greece reached an agreement yester-
day by which Greece keeps out of the
war, according to local newspapers.
Bulgaria is alleged to have agreed to
demobilize and end the Serbian cam
paign as we'll as not cross the Dor
ian -Gyevgyel line nor enter Monastir.
Should operations around Monastir be
necessary. Germany viii conduct them
without Bulgarian aid. The news
papers quote Diplomatic authority"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-11-10
WAS GRUESOME HANGING

By the United Press Associations
FORT WORTH, Tex, Nov. TO-
While spectators stood aghast, G. A.
Myers head was snapped from his
body when he was hanged for the
murder Of A. W. Montague today
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-11-10
CHILDREN'S HOME
ALLEGED A FAKE
WOMAN COLLECTING MONEY FOR
ALLEGED ESTABLISHMENT OF
A HOME IN MOSCOW
Warming Issued Against Woman Sol.
icitOr Boise Home Officials
Notify Authorities

! BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 10.-(Special.)-
Superintendent Chalfant OF the
Children's home has notified all the
sheriffs of the state to be on the look
out for a woman who is soliciting
funds for a children's home to be built
at Moscow. She started out solicit
| ing in the northern part of the state,
carrying letters from prominent citi-
zens OF Grangeville.
Her work was brought to the at
tention of Rev. S. 3. Chase, who has
charge of the Children's home at
Lewiston. and he at once gave notice
she was an imposter and had no an-
thority to collect funds for the Chill
dren's Home Finding & Aid society
Worked Council Valley
Immediately she disappeared from
the north and was next heard of last
month in Council Valley, where she
obtained money from citizens of
Council, New Meadows, and Cam
bridge She is accompanied by
man about Is years younger than her
self, who, she says, is her husband.
withhold Judgment
When asked about the woman, Su-
perintendent Chalfant said:
1T is true that l have notified the
sheriffs of the state to look out for
this woman. 1t may be that she has
some visionary scheme for building
some other kind of home for children
and is not deliberately trying to rep
resent herself as connected with our
society, although Rev. Chase says this
is really what she is doing and he
claims to have absolute proof But
she is really claiming to
represent our society or not, we are
so we'll known throughout the state as
the Children's Home Finding society |
that people would think she was one
Of our agents, and give on that ac-
count. There is certainly no need of |
any other childrens home in Idaho |
with the two institutions at Lewis
ton and Boise, each with a fine home,
caring for all orphaned or depen-
ient children" /
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-11-10

LONDON -Englands new Munitions
Ministry already has six telephones
and a telegraphic address which is
"Munisupply London"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-11-10
BRAND FROWNS
ON PEACE TALK
Tells American Correspondents That
French Soldiers VIII Fight for De-
cisiye Victories Before Peace is
Thought Of

BY the United Press Associations
PARIS, Nov. 1O-"All this peace
talk is misplaced" Premier BRAND
told a group of American correspond
ents today. You may rest assured 1t
is not the French who are starting
the rumors. Until our soldiers who
are fighting and dying in yonder
trenches won decisive victories we
won't talk peace here" The premier
wouldn't discuss the Balkan situation.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-11-10

You can no more blame circum-
stances for your character, than your
mirror for your personal appearance.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-11-10

An English scientist has brought
out a new electrical process for coat
ing iron or steel with lead.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-11-10

It is as easy to say good word as
it is to say bad one.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-11-10
SLAvS REPULSED
SAYS BERLIN NEWS
T4utons Claim Victories Everywhere
on the Russian Front -Teutons and
Bulgars Now Clearing the Way For
March to Turk Capital

BY the United Press Associarons.
BERLIN, Nov. 10.-"We have re-
pulsed the Russians everywhere" the
war office claimed today. A fresh
junction between the Austro- Germans
and Bulgars has been effected at
vlashka along the Orient railroad.
They are attempting to end the Serb
ian guerilla warfare in order to re-
sumo the advance on Constantinople.
Meade County news., 1915-01-07

The State Auctioneer's Asso-
citation will hold its next regular
meeting on the 50th day of April
and the lst day of May and have
selected Meade as the place for
holding the meeting. This is
the farthest west the association
has ever met, and their coming
here is indeed a compliment to
our city. This will be an oppor-
tunity for Meade to get some
good advertising, as, members
will be present from all parts of
the state aud the impression
they get of our city they will re-
member and tell their friends.
Meade can and will royalty en-
tain them.
Meade County news., 1915-01-07
Historical Edition

AS a fitting close of fifteen
years service to the people of
Meade county as chronlcler of
facts, the management of The
News will shortly publish a his
torlcal edition. 1t is our inten-
ton to GO back to the time of the
arrival of the first settlers, and
to record all events of interest
from that time down to the pres
ent. Photos and the history of
the lives of those who have help
ed to make Meade county what
it is to-day will appear. Up to
the present time nothing of this
nature has been published in
this county, and unless such an
account is printed ere some of
the old settlers pass on to their
reward, there will be noone left
10 relate the trials and vicissi-
tudes of those who first settled
here.
The services of Mr.. T.. A.
Keene, of st. Louis, who makes
a speciality of this line of work,
have been secured, and some
time within the present month
he will call upon all those whom
we believe Will be, interested in
the project and explain the mat
ter more fully 1t is the inten-
tion to skip no one, and the price
of write.up and views have been
made very reasonable and are
easily within the reach of all.
Meade County news., 1915-01-07
Methodist

The Mems Bible class gave
social on last Thursday night to
their members and friends and
their wives we're included in
this social and all report one of
the best social times that anv
organization has had for a long
time in this city This class Of
men compose one of the best
Sunday School classes in this
part of the state and are doing a
fine work both In bible study and
in social gatherings. If you are
not associated with some Sunday
School you are invited to attend
this class. They meet IN the
hall over the post Office Sunday
mornings at 9:45.
The meetings are in full blast
this week and we are having
larger crowds than we expected.
On Sunday the halg was full both
morning and evening. The peo-
pie are interested in the revival
and they are planning their work
30 that they can attend every
service.
Our Sunday School on last Sun
day was the same in attendance
that It was one year ago. This
ought not to be. We must gain
a little until we reach the top.
Why not make an effort to reach
4 higher plane in attendance this
coming Sunday? Bring some
one with you.
This is the church that hopes
TO make record of friendIiness
and they will give you welcome.
S. Nj. RI.
Meade County news., 1915-01-07
Relief Ship No. l

Headquarters, Kansas Belgian
Relief Fund, Topeka, Dec, So
Kansas Relief ship No: ! will
sail from New York, Friday,
January 1, with flour for hungry
Belgium. Charles F. Scott, of
lola, former Congressman, will
represent the state of Kansas in
the ceremonies arranged by the
American Com mission and will
sail within few days for Rotter
dam. There Mr.. Scott will per-
4onally supervise the forwarding
of the Kansas flour and go with
it to its destination in Brussels
or other cities of distribution to
the starving Belgians.
Mr., Scott will go to Belgium
and return at his own expense.
The journey with attendant du'
ties at New York and in Belgian
cities, will require at least three
weeks. Immediately upon his
return Mr.. Scott will make d
formal report Of conditions n
Belg ium, precisely as he may
encounter them and so to give Il
Kansas people the first account
of their contributions to Bel
gums relief. Everyone in Kan
sas knows Mr.. Scott and knows
that what he may write will be
of immense importance and
moreover that it will be accurate
Meade County news., 1915-01-07
WHY THE COST OF
OPERATING RAILROADS
HAS BEEN INCREASED
Struggling Against Increased Cost OF Labor And
Supplies On One Hand----Reduced Rates
On The Other

During the last few years the
advocates of governm ent owner
ship of railroads have been some
what persistent in the public
press and the matter is referred
to here. not with any idea of
combating this propaganda, but
merely that the people may brief
ly see both sides of the picture.
So long as a lot of men welcome
the wrerking of the railroads on
the theory that the government
will take them over and that such
a state of affairs would be pref
cradle to private ownership, it
will be beimpossibte to obtain from
them fair judgment of the lat
ter system which now prevails
in the United States. 1t is inn
possible to go into this great
question at any length at this
time, but here are few things
worth thinking about. Much
has been said in recent years
about the water contained in
American railroad securities,
aud, in this connection the valu-
alton of the government owned
railroads of Europe is very in
teresting. In Germany the state
Eowned roads are capitalized a
ISll4,lS5 per mile; in Austria d
iSl20,092, IN Hungary at Sb9,2l0
lin Italy at Sl26,S86; in Belgium
lat 100, o14; in Switzerland at Sl02
$50; in Roumania at S90,ll3; il
Japan at SSS, l04; IN New Soutl
| Wales at $71, ,39l while the pri
vately owned lines of the United
States, regardless ofwhat water
may have been forced into them ir
specific instances, are capitalized
at only 500, ,944 per mile. What
ever initiation may therefore have
been put into these properties in
the past, the fact remains that
their present valuationis much
lower than the government own
ed railroads of Europe, and,
Meade County news., 1915-01-07
Vol. XVI No. l

With this issue, Vol. XVI No. l.,
The News, begins the sixteen
th year of its career. Through
out the fifteen years that have
almost un-noticably slipped by,
The News has always told to
the world outside, the advance
ment of Meade and Meade coun-
to, and the achievements of the
people.
During the year that has just
closed, The News has received
its share of patronage and for
this we are greatful, and trust
that the same will be true during
the coming year.
Our policy will remain the
same IN the future as in the past:
Democratic politically, and fair
treatment to all. To all our pa
irons we wish a PROSPEROUS 1915
and may we all witness the COM
ing to pass of bigger aud better
things for Meade and Meade
county.
Meade County news., 1915-01-07

Rev. III. c. Maitland opened a
four-we eek's revival meeting at
the opera house last Sunday
evening", under the auspices of
the NJ. e. church. Reverend
Maitland has the shortcomings
of huma anity pretty well memo
rized an d hypocrite, sinner, and
sham G hristian all get "a lick of
the sam e brush" He is one of
the mos t broad minded evange-
lists it has been our pleasure to
hear.
Meade County news., 1915-01-07
Presbyterian

The writer of these notes is
now snugly ensconced in the
prophets cham Der of the home
of MIR. Finkle of the south side
MEADE. And he is subject to
Eyour command at any time
whether YOU are sad or MAD or
glad or wish to be welded.
Phone number -.
There was good attendance at
our first meeting of the year and
the speaker was highly gratlhed
with the responsive repeating OF
the motto-text for the new year
by the entire congregation.
And then the New Year con-
secration meeting of Christian
Endeavorers excelled in concise
and spiritual utterances regard
ing the motives that should in
Huence to our decision to lead a
righteous life. They are finding
it just as easy and natural to
express a religious thought as
any other and so much more
helpful to speaker and hearers.
We shall miss Erie Campbell
and Prof. Backe. We are glad
TO have Miss Lura Smith with us
again and we're pleased to shake
hands with Mr.. Don Ward.
Are you praying that great
good may result from the month
of meetings that has begun!
Evangelist Maitland shows
CHEEKY earnestness on the plat
form and off.
Was glad to greet Captain
Painter few minutes ago. 1t
is ex xhilirating to meet one like
him who stays young and whom
we have meyer caught nursing a
crouch. 1t was the more shock.
ing to End the captain publicly
expressing doubt that it is his
own daughter that professional
man of Meade sometimes goes
to see.
Preaching as usual next Sum
day. Prayer meeting will be
omitted next week on account of
the meeting now in progress.
J. NJ. Macarthur.
Meade County news., 1915-01-07
High School Notes

Mr.. Frank Butler entered
school last Monday.
Mr.. Frank Fee is one Of our
new students this term.
There will be several new stu
dents at the beginning of the
next term.
(, The Commercial Arithmetic
class is doing extra time in order
that they may be ready to take
up Commercial Law with the
beginning of the next term.
A new League for Basket Ball
playing will be organized and
some interesting games may be
expected.
Preparations are being made
for the debate with Liberal and
Fowler.
Superintendent Hamilton made
quite an address 10 the students
Monday morning upon the ac-
complishments oil the school The
first half of the school year. He
said that we ought to congratu.
late ourselves that we had sue.
cessfully put through plan
whereby every student of the
High School can attend the Lee
ture course. We had given an
Operetta that was a success fl
nancially and artistically;we have
put in operation the Six-and.Six
plan and 1t is proving successful
and popular and is inducing the
Seventh and Eighth Grade boys
and girls to study harder and
more effectively than any other
class of this grade; we organized
a Football team that was by no
means failure for we accom-
plished the defeat of the Dodge
City team something we did not
do before We have organized
a High School Band and proven
that it can be successfully con-
Quoted as class Of the High
School and that the boys are
willing to pay out their own mon
ey for tuition if necessary; we
have put the Meade Tattler on
its feet and sent two delegates
to the State Convention of High
School Editors.
We venture the assertion that
no High School in this State has
more to its credit in this line
than Meade County High School.
Mr.. Hamilton also outline some
things for the future of the
school ind concluded his remarks
with some ad mopitionS to be care.
full of the little things that 'indi.I
cate good breeding, honesty and
decency. Some of his remarks
had considerable "sting"in them
for many Of the students blushed
when some little failing was
pointed out as breach OF the
customs of civilization. At the
conclusion of more than an hours
talk the Students gave Mr.. Ham
ilton hearty round of applause.
Watch for something interest.
ing in this column soon.
Meade County news., 1915-01-07

II. N. Holdeman exhibited his
prize-winning poultry at the
Southwest Poultry show, held
last week at Liberal and his
birds have to their credit the fol-
lowing honors:
White Rocks
lsf and End Cockerel
1st, End, and 3rd pullet
lst pen
Single comb Brown Leghorn
tst cockcrel 1st pen
lSt, 2nd, 5rd, and 4th, Pullet
Yr. Holdeman expects to take
thu de same peus to the State
Poultry Federation to be held
in Wichita beginning January
11th.
Meade County news., 1915-01-07

Mrs. Frank Farmer and Earl
Williams express their apprecia-
ton of Mrs. Lucy Bunch, who
with skillful and tireless care
made less uneudurable the suf-
ferings of their grandmother,
Mrs. Williams, during her long
illness, and they find her sister
of Mercy indeed in the time of
trial and bereavement.
Meade County news., 1915-01-07

Mrs. Sallie. Krisle, and Miss
Jessie Belle krisle, of Barren
Plains, Tennessee, mother and
sister of Linnie and VIM. KriSle
of this city, arrived this week
and expect to make their home
here.
Meade County news., 1915-01-07

The contest in the Nj. f.
Ladies Aid Society is ended.
The two divisions met Thurs
day at the parsonage for the
purpose of handing in their re-
ports. Mrs. Elliott's division
was the winning one.
Meade County news., 1915-01-07

what is still more important. the
rates charged are the LOWEST
and the service rendered admit
tedly the BEST in the world.
In this connection, state ment
contained in the last annual re-
port Of the Deutsche Bank of
Berlin, which has paid-np cap
ital and reserve fund of SIS, ,000,-
600, is interesting; American
railroads need higher rates.
The present rates are the lowest
in the world-representing but
a fraction of the English railway
rates, for instance and this in
the face Of the fact that wages in
the United States on the average
are fully twice as high as in
Europe" Certainly this view
of the privately owned lines of
the United States, coming from
Germany, which has the most
successful state owned system
Iof transportation in the world,
lis worthy of grave consideration.
Letting Well Enough Alone
In view of these facts, the av'
Ierage citizen may we'll ask him
self whether it is not best to lei
well enough alone rather thar
invite ills we know not of-whetl
crit is not wiser to cure sucl
ldefects as may cucumber thu
present system rather than ruI
the danger of plunging into thu
whirlpool of party politics for al
time, with its attendant opportu
Unity for evil of which the past af
lfords such rich variety of exper
lience. The United States is
Still a Young country, and in
many sections only partially de-
veloped. Many new lines and
and extensions are needed here
and there to give a wider oppor-
tunlty to expanding agriculture
and commerce, and nothing could
! Continued on page 4
Meade County news., 1915-01-07

Three horse buyers were in
Meade the first of the week pur-
chasing horses to be used in the
war now going ou in Europe.
Meade County news., 1915-01-07

Mrs. Will Kenyon and Mrs.
Purdy have returned from an
extended stay in the east.
Meade County news., 1915-01-07

Frank and John Wehrle went
to Wichita Monday and returned
Wednesday.
Meade County news., 1915-01-07

Mrs. l.. Mclean has returned
from a short stay in Perry, Ok
lahoma.
Meade County news., 1915-01-07

Francis Bscke has returned to
Hilsboro, Kansas.
Meade County news., 1915-01-07

S. H. Morrow, of Denver, is in
Meade this week.
Meade County news., 1915-01-07

Wheat was $l.lS per bushel
at Meade this week.
Meade County news., 1915-01-07
Continued on page 4

REV. H. c. MAITLAND
VIII Lecture---To Men Only
Subject. Chicken. Com. HON. To Roo.t
Opera House, Sunday, January 10
2:3O P.M
Music by High School Band and Male ouartette
COME
Daily Kennebec journal., 1915-10-15

Friedrich W. Klein; marshal, Gustavus
day: junior deacon, Francis D. Walker;
senior steward. James Carnegie; jun
ior steward. George E. PRIEST tyler.
Benjamin w. Muir. r. w. D. D., Grand
Master Sanger Annis Of Waterville, did
the work; ably assisted by Grand
Chaplain Harold L. Pepper and Grand
Marshal Florence E. B. Walker, also of
Waterville. A program Of entertain
ment followed the business, consisting
Of readings by. Miss Katherine Sturte-
want Of Colby College, and a solo.
There Is City, Bright" by William
Reed of this village, with organ accom-
paniment by Miss Bernice Lord. After
this, the goodly number Of guests and
members responded heartily to the call
"up higher" where a bountiful ban
quet was served by Kennebec Chapter,
o. E. S. Informal sociability and sing
ing by the young people concluded the
very enjoyable event.
Mrs. Frank Dolan on Lang street en-
tertained the work meeting Of the Bap-
tist Ladies' Aid on Thursday afternoon
Miss Anne Wall and Mrs. Geo. Cush-
man of Winslow are the delegates Of
the Baptist Sunday school to the an
nual meeting Of the State 8. S. Asso-
citation in Bath.
'Ye Merrie Maids" will meet next
Wednesday evening, Oct 81. with Miss
Gertrude Donnelly.