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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-04
Not Auxiliary Cruiser.

The British ambassador here is pre-
pairing to transmit assurances from
the British government that the Lusi-
tania was not armed and that she
could not be carried on the naval lists
as an auxiliary cruiser unless she were
armed and commissioned, the latter
change from peaceful merchantmen
to an auxiliary cruiser being possible,
according to British practice, only in
home ports.
The United States, moreover, holds
that the carrying of arms or ammuni-
ton or other contraband, or a few I'M
armed individuals who might be pro-
spective soldiers, does not destroy the
right, under international law and
humanity, of the belligerent mer-
chairman to be visited and searched
before being destroyed and the neu-
trail or noncombatant passengers
transferred to a place of safety
The carrying of arms and ammuni-
ton is not contrary to American law,
as the German reports claim, federal
statutes being directed against the
transportation of self-exploding ma
terial, from which class official rul.
ings for many years have excluded
fixed ammunition.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-04
No Delay Wanted.
WithhoIds Final Decision.

Berlin.-Germany withholds it's final
decision on the demands advanced by
the United States government in con-
nection with the sinking of the Lusita-
mia until the receipt of an answer from
the United States.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-04
OUR GOVERNMENT
!. DENIES CONTENTION
ABLE TO CoNTRovERT GERMAN
ARGUMENT IN REPLY TO NOTE
OF PRES. WILSON,.
LUSITANIA CARRIED NO GUNS
Nor Was Explosives Aboard Within
Meaning of American Statutes
No British Ships Cleared From
America Carrying Guns.

Washington.-The United States
government is prepared to controvert
every one of the points mentioned in
the summary of the German position
as published here.
Evidence of an indisputable char
acter was gathered by the Washing
ton government prior to the sending
of the note of May 10 to prove that
the Luistania carried no guns, either
mounted or unmounted; that she car
ried no explosives within the meaning
of American statutes, and that nc
British vessels have cleared from
American ports for several months
carrying guns of any character.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-03-19

The Big Show. Wednesday even ing, March S1.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-03-19
COUNNTERFE|TERS AT
 WORK IN MEXICO

(By Associated Press Correspondence)
 MEXICO CITY, March 5-In an eff fort to check the widespread activi- ties of counterfeiters, the Mexican au- thorities are making a special round up of these criminals who, when caught in the act of making bogus money, are to be shot without trial. Coinage has long since disappeared, even the despised copper centavos having been hidden away for safe keeping, so that paper cents, dimes and twenty cent pieces, together with dollars and half dollar bills are the exchange units of everyday transac- tions. As this money is made on the ordinary printing press, the tempta. ton to make bogus money has been too great for many to withstand. It is estimated that millions of dollars of counterfeit paper are now floating about the republic.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-03-19
RUSSIANS MAINTAIN
 STRICT DISCIPLINE

(By Associated Press Correspondencel
 BERLIN, March 5-A more favor. able view of the discipline in the Rus. sian army in Galicia than prevailed during the autumn invasion of East Prussia is given by Leonhard Adelt the war correspondent of the Berliner Tageblatt, who recently visited the Neu-Sandec on the Dunajec river q short time after 1t was evacuated by the Russian army.
 At the corner of one street he saw a hook fastened to the wall. from which, as he was informed by the cit izens, the Russians had hanged one of their soldiers for plunderlng. There was still visible on an adjacent wall the following inscription in Russian: "The Czar sent out soldiers, not pill lagers, to fight for him." Adelt goes on to say that the Russians main tained strict discipline in the city. As further examples of their stringency he mentions that one soldier who stole a ham was given fifty strokes with the knout; while another who strayed into the quarters of other soldiers and made undue noises there, got thirty strokes.
 In the Bukowina the Russians dem onstrated the sincerity of their newly acquired temperance principles by emptylng all strong liquors into the gutters.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-03-19
SENT ID PRISON FUR
 FALSE REPRESENTATION

(By Associated Press Correspondence)
 BERLIN, March 5-While from day to day there are reported awards of the coveted Iron Cross for bravery on the field, word comes occasionally of incidents of an opposite character.
 In this category falls the case of a private in one of the regiments sent to the eastern battle front. Just as his company was about to go into action the embryo soldier was taken i'll and was given a months furlough.
 He promptly appeared in Berlin with a tale of having had his horse shot from under him, of having been wounded and having been saved from dying by his watch, which he said had been shattered by the bullet. In testimony he showed hole in his uni form.
 His tale was so realistic and was told with such becoming modesty that he infatuated an elderly lady, who showered him with gifts. This result in turn, so went to his head that he presently appeared with ser geant's stripes-promoted by this time-and the insignia of the Iron Cross-and cut wide swath in fem mine society Incidentally he over stayed his leave.
 The inevitable has just happened. Prompted by jealousy. one of his new ly acquired girl friends investigated and then promptly haled him before the police A magistrate has decid- ed that five months in prison will do the young man good.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-03-19
CEMENT D|TCHEs FUR
 FUTURE FIGHTING

(By Associated Press Correspondeneel
 BERLIN, March 5-Because of the large part which trenches have played in the present war, the Deutsches Tageszeitung foresees tremendous de. | velopment along this line of conflict If in another 100 years the people of Europe shall again stand arrayed a. gainst one another it believes that the soldiers will do their fighting in ce- ment lined trenches, constructed not by hand but by boring machines.
 The nights will no longer be sue. cessive hours of miserable darkness for the trenches will be illuminated They will be warmed by central heat. ing plants, either through steam or hot water, and will be properly ven. tilated. Through covered connected passages, food will be carried to the soldiers at any hour, and the wound. ed and dead can be carried away on mechanical contrivances. Fighting on the whole will be an infinitely more scientific affair than now.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-03-19
FOREST SERVICE SUBJECT OF
 LECTURE
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 reduced, after examination by the for. est service to the present total forest area of 16O,OOO,OOO acres.
 In connection with the reserves Mir. Hunt gave some interesting statistics regarding the amount of timber in the United States. The total estimated standing timber he said, including that in Alaska, is about 2,S26 billion feet, board measure. Of this the government owns approximately 500 billion feet, while 2,197 billion feet or four times that held by the govern ment is held by private owners. Of these private owners, the Southern Pacific Railway Company, the Weyer hauser Timber Company and the Northern Pacific Railway company. own enough timber to build a five or six room house for every family in the United States.
 For the support of the Forest Ser vice, MT. Hunt said, the government appropriates approximately $5,OOO, 900 per year. The proceeds from the sale of timber, lease of range and other in come from the national forests are returned to the treasury. and the ser vice will soon be self supporting. Of the proceeds from the national forests 20 per cent goes to the counties in which the reserves are situated. and 10 per cent more is set aside for the build ing roads and trails.
 In closing Mir. Hunt said the pur- poses of the forest service were to so manage the national forests as to give the greatest benefit to the greatest number; to utilize the present crop of timber to the fullest extent possi ble, without waste, for the benefit of the people of today, and to insure supply for future generations. Under scientific management the national forests are furnishing a cheap supply of frewood and building material to thousands of poor people, and the for ests are becoming the great play ground and health resorts of the na- tion, and the greatest game refuge in the United States.
 The lecture was profusely illustrated with lantern slides, showing the vari- ous phases of the work of the forest officers, more than 75 views being shown. The talk was highly appre- ciated by the scholars and their teach CTS, who passed a vote of thanks to the speaker. Much that was new, much that is generally misunderstood concerning the Forest Service was made clear in Mr. Hunts address. and he would be assured of large audi ence if he were to repeat his lecture for the benefit of the grown-ups.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-03-19
It Can't Be Done Too Soon

An assurance that Gov. Whitman will send a special message to the Legislature urging the repeal of the alien clause in the labor act would be welcomed not only by contractors but by all thinking New Workers.
 The mischief this resurrected flag end of law threatens to bring upon this city s appalling. As everybody knows, an enormous amount of sub way construction is under way. Many important streets are turn up or tenn porarily covered. Business in many sections must impatiently await the completion of subway operations to enable it to resume anything like it's normal course. Anything that halts the work indefinitely means money out of thousands of pockets.
 Moreover: Directly it becomes published through the length and breadth of the country that labor is needed for public works in this State, New York City will be swaped under the influx of the jobless from all parts. We shall have to take care of our present unemployed, plus the aliens thrown out of work, plus the hordes of job hunters that will pour in.
 Erase the alien labor clause from the State statute book and make big red mark to call attention to the fact that it is gone-the quicker the better.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-03-19
Some cooking at the Windsor grill.

If you miss this you will always be a miss.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-03-19
ALASKAN BIRDS
 DESCRIBED IN BOOK

Birds found in various parts of Al. aska are entertainingly described in a beautifully illustrated book that has just been received from Washington, D. C., It is entitled Alaskan Bird Life" and contains articles from a number of writers. It is edited by Ernest lngersoll The book. which Is neatly bound, is published by the National Association of Audubon so- cieties. The Illustrations include seven colored plates.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-03-19
LAST 5 A ] WALL FROM THE OLD
 BAGGAGE MAN

NEW YORK, March 10 Pretty soon l expect to see a train made up of seven baggage cars and one passen. ger coach" said the old baggage man plaintively. "The Interstate Com. merce Commission has decided that anything called a trunk Is a trunk. whatever shape it is, and must be car. ried without excess rates being charged. I'll bet not one of those Commissioners can shoulder a trunk.
 "In thirty years I never found any trouble in filling my baggage car until its sides bulged," he continued, wiping away tear. Why? Because all the trunks were cut on the square. and | just packed them beside and on top of each other. But nowadays trunks are of such queer shapes that after you get a dozen in a car it's filled with their curves and their angles.
 "so to carry all the new-fangled bag gage there will have to be more than one baggage car or the commission will be fning the road first thing you know.
 "In the last few weeks and my helpers have handled trunks that look ed as if they were built to hold a giraf- fe in, with each leg in a separate com partment. Yesterday one of my men picked up one end of a double barreled trunk marked 'Fragle.' It dropped on his toe and he went to the hospital.
 "A 5OO.pound dumbbell that strong man juggles was in that trunk.
 There came a trunk to the station a few days ago, and when saw it said to myself, Murders been done sure. Here's trunk mystery for fair The baggage master told me all artist claimed that trunk. His manikin was in it. How are you going to stow trunk shaped like shake, or one that comes up to a point, like a fools cap?
 "No," added the old baggageman, Tam afraid must quit the job. In the old days I dreamed of rubber trunks that you, could squeeze into any cor her of the baggage car. and that you couldn't smash however you handled them. That dream was shattered long ago."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-15
Candy From the Fields.

One of the latest promises from
modern discoveries is that the candy
of the future may be grown in the
fields Alfalfa is the medium. A man
who owns food mills in Idaho and Mon
tana announces that he can make at
least seventy FIVE kinds Of candy from
alfalfa. There is also bill in Cali
fornia that makes meal from alfalfa,
which is for the raw material of the
candy maker. A rich grade Of syrup
may also be made from alfalfa. The
discoverer is so enthusiastic over the
results of his alfalfa research that he
is planning for the manufacture of al
falfa -four, which he asserts will be
superior of all other -four for bak-
ing. This mill will probably be ready
in six months. He has a mill in Idaho
that has been making balanced food
for live stock out Of alfalfa If the
candy experiment turns out to be a
reality, there may be expected large
Increase in the acreage &C the plant plant
! ing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-15
ROADS RECORDS DEMANDED.
Shippers Ask to See Minutes Of Freight
Rate Conferences.

Chicago, March 15.-A!legations that
the proposed increase in freight rates
asked by the forty-one western rail-
roads would discriminate against the
packing house industry and would
penalize certain shipping scenes, coun-
sci for the packers at the interstate
hearing today. w .
On fresh meats and packing house
products the roads are asking for an
increase in rates amounting generally
to 31s cents per 100 pounds.
After A. F. Leland, of st. Louis,
chairman of the southwestern traffic
committee, had testified the rate was
justified because of special facilities
given the packers. Mr.. Walters asked
the witness to produce the record of
certain conferences at which the pro-
posed rates were determined. Mr..
Leland said the first conference was
held in Denver. Later conferences were
held when an increase OF about y
cents on meats was agreed upon.
Counsel for the railroads objected to
producing records of the proceedings
unless the packers showed their pur-
pose.
Our purpose" said Mr.. Walter, SIS
that the record will show this proposed
increase was discriminatory against
the packers and that they are designed
to penalize certain places"
Commissioner Daniels held that the
records should be produced. The roads
took under advisement whether they
would produce the records voluntarily
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-15


Taube type monoplane before he had
sufficiently tried it, possibilities p said
by aviation experts TO have been re-
sponsible for Beachelss drop to death
here yesterday before holiday crowd
of thousands.
Another examination Of Beachers
body today showed that death clearly
was due to drowning after his wrecked
machine had plunged into the bay. His
body was still firmly strapped into po-
sition but plainly his fall would not
havoc aused death. His right leg was
broken above the knee and he suffered
minor cuts and bruises, which may
have been caused by his efforts to free
himself.
Beachey lived with his mother in a
cottage in the Sunset district south OF
Golden Gate Park. Eacn day when
he was to fly the mother would post
herself at a nearby corner command
ing a view of the boulevard along
which his automobile always bore him
on his return home. There she would
remain, sometimes for several hours,
before the aviator returned. She was
waiting yesterday two hours after the
tragedy before a friend arrived to
break the news.
Beachey derived large. income from
his flights but beyond providing lib
orally for his mother he Utterly threw
his money away. He was constantly
surrounded by crowd of friends.
might as we'll spend it now" he
would say. Il may not come back to-
morrow"
In spite Of this he always had the
utmost confidence in himself
II am safer in the air than in my
automobile" he said. There Is really
nothing that can happen to an aviator
who has perfect control over his ma
chine
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-15
MapIeton News Notes.

Special to Times Republican.
Mapleton. March Is. Mrs. J. r.
WEIGH is visiting in Dubuque.
c. E. Chrisman and son Raymond.
of Ortonville, Mimi. were visiting in
Mapleton the past week.
Mrs. L. Grain, Of Missouri Valley, has
opened variety store here.
Thomas McGrath, Of Chester Oak,
has moved to MapIeton and will work
for George Schleis & Son.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-15

seconds 23A@251s.
Cheese-Steady; receipts 1.709 boxes;
state whole milk held special white or
colored 16% CITY; average fancy
16A @16X
Eggs-Steady; receipts 1892 cases;
fresh gathered selected extras 20@21;
extra firsts 1919 firsts 1Sia al 10: sec
onds 1S@1SA state Pennsylvania and
nearby hennery white "a; nearby hem
merry browns 201a @21.
Poultry-Alive. strong: western
chickens 17@16; fowls 1914 619; tur-
keys 1905; dressed. quiet; western
chickens 1921; fowls 14@1S; turkeys
1920.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-15
Manning Men in Freak Bet.

Manning. March 1.-two men re-
Gently made a freak bet in Manning.
One of them is business man and the
other farmer. In case the allies cap
ture the Dardanelles the farmer will
preach a sermon. but if they fail to do
SO it will be UP to the Manning mer-
chant to deliver the sermon. Time and
place to be thoroughly advertised in
advance
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-15
Grain Trade News,

Furnished by Lamson Bros. & Co..
Masonic temple. phone 1881
Primary receipts-Wheat, 77l0O0;
corn, $4,000; oats, 1902 900.
Shipments-Wheat, $4,000; corn,
$50, 900; oats, 1,167,000.
Clearances-Wheat and -four, e42.-
600; corn, 5000; oats. $4,000.
Northwest receipts-Minneapoli 1888;
Duluth SO: Winnipeg. $50.
Chicago receipts-Wheat 81; corn
165; oats, 21S.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-15
Chicago Produce.

1 81 chicago, Mafth 10.
Butter-Unchanged; creamery extra.
IS; extra firsts, 271a; irsts, 23h,
h Egys-Higher; receipts, 1924 cases;
K mark, cases included, ts@17A; or
inary firsts, 1614 9161A; firsts, Tx
nth.
EssCheese daisies, IS: twins.
15tts; young Americas, 16; long
Urns. 1e; brick, Is.
F0uitry alive, higher; fowls, IS,
wings Is.
ny Pork Cash, 1885.
EEs IArd-Cas 1890.
Rsbs-Cash, 9.25@9.75.
| |s2 Ieye--No. 2. 1.20.
3 Bariey-73@Ss.
~ Timothy
E C1oyer--Nom
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-15
Range Of Chicago Grain Prices.

q tIIGaSO, MARCH 10.
q Wheat-May opened at i.o7 high.
est. 1.591s; lowest, 157; cosed, 1855;
fully opened at 1.21A; closed, 1.24A
Corn-May opened at 74A: highest,
55A; lowest, 74A; closed, 151s: July
opened at 76A; closed, 771s.
Oats-May opened at 60M: highest.
D0A: lowest. 59%; closed, 60A; July
Dpened at So; closer, 55A.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-15
ST. Louis Cash Grain Close.

FURNISHED by Taylor & Patton, over
% East Main
St. Louis March Is.
Wheat-No. 2 red. 1.57@ 1.57A; No. 5
red. LIS a Isl; No. 4 red, 1.o5la.
Corn-'5l2; No. 3, 74@ 74Aa; No. 4,
IS: No. white. rs: No. white, $50
151a: No. > yellow, IS; No. s yellow.
1419 ais; No. yellow, 1872 GA.
Oats-No. ,, 591a; No. 5. 5Sd 5S14 ::
No 3 white, sod 601a: No. 4 white, $50
m59La; standard, soy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-15
New Coroner For story County.

Special to Times Republican.
Nevada, March 15.-At recent
meeting of the board of supervisors
DR.. Bush Houston, of this city, was
appointed coroner to succeed DR.. C. P.
Soper resigned. DR. Houston is new
man in the community, having some
here a few months ago and purchased
the practice of DR.. Soper who will
spend part of his time on his farm
in Minnesota.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-15
Kansas City Cash Grain Close.

Furnished by Taylor & Patton, over
% East Main.l
Kansas City, March 10.
Wheat-No. . red, 1.56: No. red,
1.54@1.55 nominal; No. red. 1.53; No.
. hard. 1.56d1.5s1s; No. ; hard, 1.9s
g15S; No. hard. LA al Sc.
Corn-No. .. 72A; No. 5, 71ia q y;
No. 3 white -; No. 4 white, 7012; No.
y yellow, 7312 nominal; No. yellow.
.72i:
Oats-No. .. 55@5s: No. 3, 54655
nominal; No. white 60G s. nominal;
No. 8 white, 80 nominal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-15
CHICAGO Grain Close.

Chicago, March Is.
h wheat-No. red 1909 @161; No. .
|shard 1.S3@1.s31s.
d Gorn-iSo. z yellow 1872 q 80 Il NJ
a white 72@721s.
n Oats-No. 3 white $685. a S0X (;
|standard s0A @6oA.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-15
Peoria Cash Grain Close.

FURNISHED by Taylor & Patton, over
90 East Main
Peoria. March Is
Corn-Receipts, thirty eight cars; y
cent up; No. 8, 10: No. 1, 72la - q;
No. white, 12E: No. 3 yellow, $50
1917: No. 4 yellow, 721o.
Cats-Receipts. ....rteen cars: Il cent
higher; No. white. 5914 15912; No. 3
white, 5s@591s; standard, 59@5sl2.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-15
chicaco Potato Market.

49, Chicago, March IS.
po4atces Higher: Michigan and
sllf6eonsin reds, 329S5: Michigan and
eousin whites, 5000; receipts,
(y-three cais.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-15
Invrina Oneself to Labor.

lnurins Oneself 70 Labor.
A man should inure himself to vol
untary labor and should not give up to
indulgence and pleasure, as they beget
no good constitution OF body nor
.Snsw!edse Of the mind.-Socrates.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-15
.k.w YORK Produce.

lag 80 steady: receipts 4,61s tubs:
"a - specials 3o930h creamery
m: extra flrsts 26@29; extra
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-15
The r. F. D. Man.


I'm Uncle Sans most favored pet,
I'm hearty and I'm hale;
I've nothing in this world to do
But glide round with The mail;
Blu. one thing almost breaks my heart
And nv nervous system shocks:
It's the everIa sting pennies
That I'm fishing from the box.
l carry stamps and envelopes,
And postal cards and such;
And | would like to sell few
'Twould please me very much.
But a man can't sell unless you buy,
No matter how he talks;
So have to keep on diving
After the pennies in the box.
It's alright in the springtime,
Or when summer breeZes blow;
But a different proposition
When it's thirty two below;
When ali your fingers and your toes
Are frozen hard as rocks,
It's most any thing bit funny
Scratching pennies from the box.
And now, quite confidentially,
III tell you something more;
A rural carrier (way out west)
Forgot himself and swore;
Says he: Il can stand the snowdrifts
/ can stand the frozen iochs;
But blast the measly pennies
In the blasted measly box"
When the roll is called up yonder,
And we shall gather there.
They wouldn't let mail man in
II they knew he learned to swear
II you want st. Peter to open the gait
When your rural carrier knocks.
Buy stamps, and don't be guilty
OF putting pennies in the box.