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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-10-14
Post Office Shows Increase.

Report from the postmaster at En-
met shows a material increase in the
postal receipts for the fiscal year of
1915 and also in the postal savings at
this office. Postmaster Ed. Waring
states the cause for the principal in
crease in the regular business comes
from the use of the parcel post for
fruit shipments. Not less than two
carloads of fruit and other farm pro-
ducts were shipped through the post
office during the past season. The
business of the Emmett Postoffice for
the fiscal year ending June 30, was
s6,93992 against s6,589.83 last year,
an increase of s350.O9. Postal saw
ings department shows deposits of
s991.00 for the fiscal year, making
the total amount on deposit s2,472.00,
divided among 81 depositors.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-10-14

to entry until the timber has been
sold and removed. Enough timber is
reserved on the land to make the
necessary improvements or is given
from adjoining lands free of charge.
This prevents the taking of the land
for other purposes than those set
forth in the homestead laws.
When a tract of land is more val
liable for other purpose, such as a
townsite, power, reservoir, millsite or
other industrial purpose, the Forest
Service will refuse to open it for set
Element, believing that the use which
will furnish a livelihood to a score or
more of families should not be mon
opolized by one, and that by so doing
the service is protecting and advanc-
ing the best interests of the commun-
ity, county and state.
The forest officers assist the state
and county officers free of charge in
enforcing the game, stock, fire laws
and other protective measures, when
called upon.
The headquarters of the Payette
National Forest is situated at En-
NETT, Idaho, the county seat of Gem
county The office force consists of
Forest Supervisor, Deputy Supervi-
sor and Forest Clerk. The field force
consists of eleven Forest Rangers and
Assistant Rangers. During the sum-
mer months this force is increased by
ten or twelve Forest Guards and fire
patrolmen. In addition to this force
Of from 20 to 80 men are employed
for several months each year in the
construction and repair of roads,
trails, telephone lines and other i'm
provements.
All officers whose appointment is
for more than six months must be Sc
lected from a list of eligibles who
have passed competent examination
under the Civil Service regulations.
Forest Guards, fire patrolmen and
other short term employees are chosen
whenever possible from the settlers
and residents near the forest. The
employment thus furnished being of
considerable assistance to these people
in the upbuilding of a home.
1t is evident that this organization
by the nature of the duties it has to
perform is destined to play consider
able part in the development of the new
county by protecting and maintain
ing large part of the watershed and
forests from which it draws its sup
ply; a considerable portion of its
grazing lands, hunting, fishing and
camping grounds; helping maintain
its roads and schools and assisting in
enforcing its laws.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-10-14
freed a Bear.

Up on Squaw creek the bear are
plentiful and sometimes afford excit-
ing amusement, as the following from
a recent number of The Index would
indicate: j. L. Steward reports a
rather amusing and exciting expert
ence with full grown bear. He and
Sol Calender ran across bear about
three miles from the Jess Demasters'
ranch. Neither had a gun, but they
made a big bluff with clubs and stones
and freed bruin. Jim was left to keep
the bear up the tree while Sol went
hot foot to the Demasters house for a
gun. Well, Jim had strenuous time
keeping the bear up the tree and he
was mighty glad when Sol showed up
and shot the beast. Jim had used up
three clubs in preventing bruin from
descending to the ground.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-10-14

material each year. If he wants more
range or timber it is sold to him at
the cost to the forest service for
maintaining and protecting it for his
use. Forage is reserved around camp
grounds for the use of tourists and
freighters, free of charge. All the
compensation asked is that they put
out their camp fires when leaving and
notify the forest officers of any other
fires they may discover. Roads, trails,
and telephone lines are built and main
tanned by the forest service to protect
the forests, open up new grazing, tim
Der and agricultural lands. Their use
is free to the settler and public.
With the exception of such area as
have been reserved for power, reser-
voir or administrative purposes all
lands suitable for agriculture are
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-10-14

made for BODYBUILDING purposes.
Three small sawmills are located in
this timber within the Forest Reserve
and provide the bulk of the lumber
used in their respective localities.
In order to relieve the counties hav-
ing part of their area included within
a national forest from any possible
future reduction in taxable property
by the withdrawal of these lands from
entry under the timber and stone act,
congress provided that 25 per cent of
all money received by the Forest Ser
vice from the sale of timber, graz
ing privileges and other uses, should
be paid into the school and road fund
annually. This amount is pro rated
between the counties according to the
amount of acreage of their area IN
Guided within the forests. This as
sures the county a permanent income
from lands that for the most part are
not sufficiently valuable to patent and
insures their protection for the more
valuable purpose to the community
for water shed, timber and grazing
purposes. Under proper management
they can be made to serve these pur-
poses indefinitely thereby safeguard
ing and stabilizing the interests de-
pendent thereon.
1t is not the policy or intention of
the federal government, its depart
ment of agriculture, or the forest ser
vice branch, to retard the development
of newly settled sections by demand
ing of the new settler the full market
value for the timber necessary to con-
struct a home and the pasture neces-
sary for his stock. He is allowed to
Craze ten head of mich cows or work
horses free of charge. He is also al
lowed 500 worth of wood and fence
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-10-14
FOREST OFFICERS SERVICE VALUABLE
Rangers Brave Dangers to Protect Timber and Save the
Range-Future Generations Will Profit Thereby

The Forest Service estimates that it
has under it's control within the Dor
ders of Gem county $50 million feet
of sawtimber and 100000 cords of
wood that can be removed in the next
20 years without damage to the water
shed. Under the free permit system,
the settlers cut annually about three
million feet for fencing, fire wood
and other purposes, and from one to
two million feet of saw timber under
the special rs cents per thousand rate
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-10-14

various cultivated plants to determine
the possibilities of the land before
opening it to settlement. This safe
guards the prospective settler as well
as the government. Lands suitable
for agriculture but covered with val
liable stand of timber are not subject
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-10-14

thrown open to entry under the home
stead laws. Where there is any ques-
ton as to the value for agricultural
purposes on account of climate or al
titude, weather records are kept and
experiments made in the raising of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-10
U, s, AGENTS SEIZE
AN IRISH ORGAN
Records Of Chicago "lrish
Voice" Taken After Alleged
Canadian Protest.
MAY INVOLVE MEN HERE

CuicAGo. Dec e--Agents Of the United
s,,,es Depar,ment Of Justice swooped
down to-day on the promoters or the
Irish Voice." pro-German weekly that
ran a short and tortuous course In chi
caxo last summer, contiscat'ng records,
bv-Iaws and circulation data. The
seizure wa. directed by Henton q,
Clabaugh. chief Of the Chicago bureau
Local Federal officers refused Tonight
10 divulge any information respecting
the purpose OF the investigation. Il was
reported. however. that Washington ON
cials had asked for detailed report az
10 whether the publication, recently de-
ceased. was in any way indenuned with
the German propaganda Headquarters
in New York and whether It's publishors
had deliberately violated the neutrality
laws of this country.
The frst complaint, which led 10 con
fiscation OF the records to-day, was
lodged with Washington by the Cana
dian Government. Some time last month
Canadian officials sent "A formal notice
to Washington saying that the Votcc
would not he accepted for Canadian
mails. Whether the protest was accom-
named with charges against the publica-
ton could not be ascertained.
Following the action Of the Canadian
Government Washington officials re-
ferred the case to the Chicago bureau
OF the Federal service. An inquiry has
been in progress for several days. v,
II. billiard. special agent Of the Depart
u.nt of Justice, secured the books and
records.
James l.. Dwyer. formerly identified
with Chicago newspapers. and James j..
Gl,sson president of Glesson Bros.
Printing Company. were the principal
promoters OF the publication. which
seemingly has been n costly experiment
for MIR. Glcsson at least. Mr.. Dwyer
was the editor. He had but one share
of stock, par value Of s.. Mr.. Glesson.
who was both president and treasurer
of the company. held 1901 shares. par
value OF $4,000
Mr.. Glesson maintained tonight that
the Government was wrong In attempt
ing to connect the publication with the
official German propagandists.
.As a matter OF fact said Mr.. Giles
son, II ain done with the Germans and
Irish of Chicago forever. The only money
we ever go, out of any OF them was an
occa sional dollar or two for subscriptions
and these were comparatively few and far
between, SO much 80 that ! would be
ashamed to tell you the amount Of real
money lost In this venture.
There was absolutely no connection
with the German Government. We
didn't get dollar from any one but
our subscribers. and they were, sad to
relate, very few"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-10

PROVIDENCE, X. l., Dec. 9.--The Provi-
ing:
Evidence involving the Austro- Hun
garian Embassy and Alexander Won
Suber. the Austrian Consul-C;eneral in
documents Of accounts and expenditures
to the Ministry Of Foreign Affairs in
Vienna has been presented by the Provi-
dence Journal TO the Department Of JUS
tice. These documents were entrusted
to the care OF Marcus Braun OF New
York. the editor OF Fair Play. who left
New York on June 10 of this year on the
scandinavian American liner Oscar H.
with a large package OF documents that
had been given to him by sul-jeneral
Won Suber for delivery 10 the Ministry
Of Foreign Affairs In Vienna.
when the steamer reached kirkwall
she was held there for three days and
searched ordered on deck with all the
other passengers to be questioned by the
English inspectors. Braun slipped the
documents under the cushion Of a seat In
an empty cabin adjoining his own. When
he returned to his room after the Eng
lish officers had left the ship Braun
worked his way TO the empty cabin to
look for the papers, but discovered when
he lifted the cushion that they were gone
He was notified by a steward that while
the passengers were on deck a search
had been made OF the cabins and that tn"
bundle for which he was looking had
been discovered and taken away.
Braun returned 10 this country on
the same steamer, In the middle OF Sep
tember. bringing with him large guam
titles Of moving picture Aims made In
Berlin and Vienna for propaganda work
In the United States"
The Journal prints facsimile Of a
letter sent by Baron Zwiedinek, the pres
ent acting Ambassador, TO Consul-Gen-
eral Won Nuber. telling him TO forward to
him detailed information about Braun's
trip with these papers. Following is the
translation Of the communication
LEMON. Mass. Sept. 3. 1915.
II. and r. Austro-Hungarian Embassy.
Washington.
NO. IS0o-N. I. a
Regarding the official accounts OF
the /. and r. Consulate-Generali In New
York:
ITO the ]. and r. Consulate-Generalin in
New York. y. Y:
Through private channels 1t comes
now to the knowledge OF the embassy
that the I. and X. Consulate -General had
entrusted to Marcus Braun an official
report destined for the Ministry of For
eisn Affairs. together with the official ac-
counts Of the consulate. and that accord
ing TO information received at the !, and
r. Consulate General the same were
taken from him in AN English harbor.
The consulate Is hereby requested To
report whether this is true and In the
affirmative cas-" why there was not sent
a written report regarding such an i'm
portant matter The embassy must at
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-10
Dun,ba Directs Spy Work:
May Mdtct von Nuber
Austrian Consul-General and Baron Zwiednek Are
Accused as His Chief Aids in Carrying Out
Orders From Vienna.


the same time call attention to the fact
that personal reports to his Excellency
the Ambassador. made in New York, do
not suffice. az 1t Is impossible for him
to remember all the things brought to
his attention during his short stay there
with all the exigencies surrounding MIN.
For the ]. and r. Embassy.
"E. ZwIEpiNEK."
Evidence duplicating Baron Iwiedi-
mex. Consul-Gencral Won Suber and a
number of Austrian consu.s throughout
the country Is being gathered In large
quantities by the Department OF JUS
tice and action will be taken In the
immediate future against several Of these
men," the Jom nal story goes on.
The following employees of the Aus
tran Consul-Gcnerais Office in New York
have been secretly taken before the
United States District Attorney In New
York city in the last few days and ques-
toned with regard to various TRANSACT
tions that have gone on In the consul
late. These employees are seven In num-
Der. including four stenographers. Mary
Stanska Of 1876 Stanhope street Brook
lyn: Olga Grunstein Of 15l West 123d
street. Manhattan; Felicitas Guenther OF
as Oswald place. Princes Bay. staten
Island. and Eleanora Makroczy of so2
sengers. Joseph Sehnal OF 800 Fast
Seventy-second street. and Hugo Bauer
OF $40 East Fourteenth street. Manhat-
tan. and Theodore Weller Of 90 Oswald
place. Princes Bay. Several other em-
ployees of the consulate are to be ex-
amined.
THE journal has positive Information
to the effect that Baron Zwiednek is re-
ceiving instructions regularly direct from
Or. Dumba, who In still practically, 10 all
intents and purposes, in charge of the work
In this country. II IL known positively that
Dr. Dumba has been issuing Instructions
to Baron Zwiedinek and TO Won Suber
ever since his return to Vienna and 1t is
common knowledge in that city and IN all
tn. Austrian consulat-s In this country
that he is so engaged.
The Journal has handed to the De-
partment OF Justice a mass OF testi-
mouy which proves conclusvely the
active work that is being done by Baron
Zwiedinek and Consul-General Won Suber
in propaganda OF au sorts In the United
States"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-10
Bulgars, in Fierce Drrves,
DSlodge Allied Armies
French Forced Out of Ravne in vardar valley-Brit-
ish, Admitting Retreat, Say They Were Outnum-
bered-Germans on Way to Join New Attack.


Denir Kapu railway station has been
taken by the Bulxars:
Our troops approached the village
OF Gradice from three sides. A hot
battle ensued, lasting until midnight.
One Of our columns attacked
French battalion near the village Of
Petroz. south Of the Sudo,a station.
The battalion was annihilated by a
bayonet attack and its sncampment
captured.
our troops operating south Of
Strurnitza have advanced to the south
of kosturinc. attacking the French
and the British troops on their whole
front. One hundred and fourteen
British soldiers were taken prisoners
and two guns. two caissons and one
machine gun were captured. The bat
tie was q stubborn one.
4 Snlonica despatch says the Allies
are making elaborate prepa rations for
the defence of Salonsca. Fortifcations
and trenches are being constructed
around the Greek seaport and artillery
is mounted on every hill and eminence.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-10
SERBS LOSE FOUR CITIES.
Du1Ears sweep On-A1bs ninns y,
Too, Menace Retreating Army.

LONDON. Dec. s.-Four cities fell to-
day into the hands Of the Buigars pur-
suing the remnants VI the Serbian army
over the Montenegrin and Albanian
frontiers. Berlin announces that pjn-
koya. IN northwestern Montenegro. Dibra
and Struga. on The Albanian border. and
och-ida. Ia the southwestern corner OF
Serbia, were captured.
The Austrian campaign In Montenegro
IL making only slow progress, no sue
cesses Of definite nature being an
uounced to-day. Tie German War Office
asss rts. however. that these operations
are progressing favorably for the in
vaders. All indications are that the
Montenegrins. defending every inch Of
ErouDd in the steep mountain passes of
their little kingdom. are rendering a re-
sis,ance equal in heroism and tenacity
to that which the invaders met In Serbia.
Albanian tribesmen have Initiated a
Campaign of revenge" against the Serbs.
These Albanians. particularly the Ar.
nau:s. according to Berlin advices. are
attacking IN. fragments Of Serhla's
shattered army as they are driven over
the .Albanian border. German military
writer's. pointing to thc blood f.ud, think
the Serbians must expect little mercy
from the Al5arians.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-10
NAMING A SURPRISE.
Governor Credited with Playing
shr~wdest OF Politics.

GOV Whitman's appointment OF Mr..
Strpus was complete surprise TO all
the prognosticstors who have been mus
ing over the situation caused by the re-
moval OF Judge Mccall a. chairman of
the Public Service Commission. Not once
had his name been mentioned In the
forecasts that appeared even before
Judge Mccall was retired. Those who
had watched the Thompson committees
investigation expected nothing more than
an appointment satisfactory to the Re
publican organization. and In spite OF all
tho nice things that were said of MIR
Strnus Yesterday and last night Il IL
safe to say that the Governors an
nouncemeut crushed many an ardent
hope.
col Theodore Roosevelt headed the
list OF many who spoke in terms Of the
highest praise OF the Governors selec-
ton Even senator Thompson. who had
urged the Governor to name Col Hay
ward j,s chairman conceded that n step
had been taken to lift the commission
out of the meshes of politics. Others
who felt that some one more familiar
with the problems that confront the pub
lie Service Commission. especially the
chairman, admitted that the Governor
would have sought long for a man whose
reputation In the community and
throughout the country would have
helped 80 much TO inspire respect and
confidence in "a body that for nearly a
year has been under criticism
Those who look FOR the political as
poets of everything that IA Governor does
nut II down that Gov. Whitman again
had proved himself a shrewd player Of
the game. His naming Of the man who
went to the top of the Progressive ticket
in this State In "A year when social and
political forces were fairly boiling was
Interpreted as the biggest step yet taken
here or in any other State to salve the
wounds made In the campaign OF 1919.
See Trouble for Democrats.
The fact also that Mr. Straus is n
Jew. and Il Jew born In Germany. could
not escape the thought of those who
see trouble ahead for the Democrats
because Democratic President has
dashed with his scorn men Of alien birth
roofIuned Hensnth pno,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-10
TAFT LINKS SATAN AND T. R.
Asks "whO the Devil He IL and
what lie IL Roaring AbOut.''

CHICAGO, Dec. 9.--ln "A speech here
before the Chicago Association of Com
merce to-day ex-President Taft said of
Col. Roosevelt:
"He has been belaborne Mr.. Wilson
and me and ! do not know that | can
respond any better than by repeating n
story my father used to tell.
"a Scotch dominic took AS his text.
The devil Is like roaring lion going
about seeking whom he may devour,
He said 4 shall divide my text into three
parts. In the first place ] shall inquire.
who the devil he is secondly. | shall
inquire, where the devi, he IL going and.
thirdly, ! shall close my talk with "a dis
cussion as to what the devil he is roar
ing about"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-10
FREEDMAN DROPPED
M. ]. O'BRIEN AS HEIR
Will DispO>inG Of S7.0O0.O00
Also Excludes EX-.Iustice
rs Executor.
CAUSE NOT EXPLAINED

when the will of Andrew Freedman
was filed for probate yesterday afternoon
IL was found that while the provisions
were in the main as announced 10y Sam
uel Untermyer. one Of tho executors.
there was u beque-t to ex-Iustice Nor
tion OF the gift which had not been mem
toned \ codicil to the will also revoked
the appointment OF Judge q 'Brier as Z.
trustee Of the Andrew Freedman Home
for tn. Aged. which is to get the bulk Of
the S7,000.0O0 estate.
Tho will. executed on August .. 1907,
left to Morgan j. o'Brien such pair OF
my horses with harness and equipment
complete with victoria as he may select"
The first codicl to the will. executed at
Palm Beach, Fla. on February %, 1910,
said First. ! hereby revoke the gift
and bequest contained in my will IN Nor
gan j. OBrien. Second. | hereby with
draw and revoke the provision in said
will for the appointment Of Morgan !.
OBrien as one of the incorporators ana
trustees of the Andrew Freedman Home
1t IL my will that the said Morgan J.
OBrien shall not in any way participate
in my estate Or in the managomcnt
thereof"
Judge O'Brien received his first in
formation concerning the bcqucst and It's
subsequent revocation when Informed OF
the fact over tho telephone at his home
last night. Judge O'Brieu said:
"air. Freedman and hadn't spoken for
years, and ] don't think I saw him
more than three or four times In the
last few years. OF course, il ia lmpos-
sible to fathom a persons mind and as
=, certain Just why he does certain things
hut know no reason for the reference Ia
me in Mr. Fre"dman's will except that he
had changed his mind. He was "A man
OF violent likes aud dislikes and | can't
give any single reason for his attitude
, toward me unless IL might have been
that ne resented the fact that treated
him with ind ference"
Judge O'Rrien's law firm is counsel
for the Maryland Casualty Company. OF
which Mr.. Freedman was for many Yea rs
the New York representative He left
the company and founded the Casualty
Company of America and was com
PEELED to sue to recover $5s O00 back sal
AIRY and commissions Judge O'Bren was
asked whether the fact that he was
counsel for the Maryland company had
stirred Mr.. Freedman's resentment.
That may have been one of the rea-
sons" he replied. "Our company was a
very strong connection Of his company"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-10
BALKANS DECISION REACHED.
Allies Hold Fourth ScssiOn of War
Council In Paris

PARIs. Dec. 9.--Nu official announce
ment has been made regarding the fourth
session OF the Allies wa- council to-day.
but II IL believed u decision has been
reached as TO the future course OF tue
Allies in the Balkans.
Sir Edward Grey and Field Marshal
Kitchener came from London to ne pres
en,. Tho British Ambassador to France
and Nice-Admiral Roussine, chief OF the
General STAN of the Russian navy. who
reached Paris to-day. also were present
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-10
ANGLO.FRENCH PARLIAMENT,


LONDON. Dec. 10.--The Daily MuI
says that IA movement IL on foot among
members OF the British and French Par
liaments for closer cooperation between
the two bodies. Deputy Bouillon," the
paper says. conferred with. John Will
lam Gulland, the Government whip. in
London yesterday regarding the possi-
bility of n joint meeting Of the House OF
Commons and the French Chamber of
Deputies. The scheme is very visionary
but Is TO IL. considered"