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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-25
'TEUTONS CAPTURE
TOWNS IN GAL|C|A
AuSTRo-GERMAN FORCES CON.
TlNUE TO DRIVE BACK THE
RUSSIAN TROOPS.
French Are Keeping Up Their Often
awe In Arras Sector, While ItaI-
ians Have Occupied Twice the
Territory offered by Austria.

The strongly fortified Calician town
Of Grodek. where IL was predicted the
Russians would make a stubborn
stand. has fallen before the Austro-
German assault. according to an Aus.
trian official statement; the River
Tanew. believed to be another strong
barrier, has been crossed: Komarno,
only few miles south of Grodek, has
been taken and the Austro-German
forces are within less than days
march Of Lemberg, the capital OF Ga
licia
These claims were forecast In the
German official statement from Ber-
lin, which preceded that from Vienna.
The Berlin statement asserted that
the Grodek positions were being at
tackled, the Russians to the north re-
treating as far as the Tanew line.
The Austrians subsequently record.
ed the fall of Grodek and claimed that
the south bank Of the Tanew had been
cleared of Russians
The French are keeping up their Of
fensiye in the Arras sector, and the
British again have attacked the Ger
mar positions around Hooge. gaining
considerable stretch OF trenches
which, according to the latest adyices,
they are holding. or this gain the
German official statement makes no
mention.
The Italian invasion OF Austria,
which is being pushed all along the
frontier, is said by newspapers OF
Rome to have resulted thus far ia the
occupation OF more than twice as
much territory as was offered by Aus.
tria as the price OF Italy's neutrality.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-25
Finds Cure for Epilepsy.

San Francisco.-The accepted the
DRY of the medical profession that cpl
lepsy is brain disease and incurable
was upset at the Pan-American Medf-
cal congress convention on Saturday
by the announcement of DR.. Charles
A. L. Reed of Cincinnati, president OF
the congress, that he had discovered a
surgical cure. DR.. Reed declared he
had cured epilepsy by an operation on
he intestines.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-25
Bryan Oppose Taft and Roosevelt.

New York. William Jennings Bryan,
addressing a labor peace meeting at
Carnegie hall here Saturday night, at
tackled former Presidents Roosevelt
and Taft as leading sponsors of organ
izations which stood for the use of
force in international affairs and
which, the former secretary of state
declared. were inimical to the true in
terests of this country and to the
cause of International peace.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-25
BEAT GOVERNMENT
OUT OF MILLIONS
PRODUCERS OF. oLEoMARoARiNE
HAVE BEEN PERSISTENT vIo-
= LAToRS OF THE LAW.
Charge Made by Secretary McAdoo
That Uncle Sam Is s27,ooo,ooo Out
OF Pocket as Result of
Evasion of Taxes.

Washington. violators or the
oleomargarine law have defrauded the
federal government out of at least
$27, 100000 due in stamp and special
taxes, was revealed Sunday by Secre-
tary McAdoo in a statement based
upon preliminary report on sweep
ing investigation conducted by Com.
missioner Osborne Of the internal rev.
enne. bureau
Frauds committed as long ago as
1902, Immediately after the enactment
of the law, have been uncovered by
the commissioner He began his in
quiry some months ago, but until late,
ly no mixing had been given OF the
wide scope of the investigation or OF
its results.
Unpaid taxes aggregating s851,O0
have been recovered and deposited in
the treasury with the prospect of fur
Their very heavy collections"
Forty-two violators of the law have
been convicted since the first of Janu.
airy, and twenty-nine Of these have
been given prison sentences.
Fines aggregating st4S.0O0, have
been assessed in addition to the recov-
cries actually made and the announce.
ment declares that while fraudulent
practices of this sort probably have
been checked, the investigation will
be conducted and every law breaker
brought to Justice"
The announcement shows that since
1902 more than 2OO,OOO,OOO pounds OF
colored oleomargarine have been man
ufactured and fraudulently sold as un.
colored oleo.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-25
FAIL TO srARvg GERMANY.
Berlin Professor Says Food Shortage
Is Only IL Per Cent.

London.-Lecturing at Berlin re-
Gently to the war committee, including
representatives OF the grand central
staff and various official bodies, Pro
lessor Ballod of the University OF Ber-
lin said. according to Times dis
patch. that the shortage in Germany's
food supply amounted to only about
II per cent, and the attempt to starye
Germany had failed.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-25
FLOOD DANGER RELIEVED.

Heavy Rains in Kansas and Missouri
Let Up, But Rivers Still Rise.
Kansas City, Mo.--A let-up in the
heavy rains that have fallen through
out eastern Kansas and western Mis-
souri, on Sunday caused some relief
from fears for large flood damage
from the Kansas and Missouri rivers,
but continued cloudy weather left the
situation still menacing.
Both the Kansas and Missouri riv-
ers were rising slowly and P. Con-
nor, observer of the local government
weather bureau, declared unless
there is more unusual rain in this ter
ritory the worst has been reached"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-25
FINES FARMER TWO CENTS.

Judge Practically Exonerates Dairy.
man Who Defended His Herd.
Chicago.--Judge Kenesaw Noun
tain Lands OF the United States dis
trict court. who once assessed fine
OF s2s,240.o00 against the Standard
Oil company. imposed one of cents
against Henry Johnson OF Darlington,
Ill. on Saturday. Johnson with
shotgun drove government agent of
his premises when the agent was
looking for cases of foot and mouth
disease.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-25
STUDYING Home MakInn-

The University of Wisconsin has
constructed on the campus cottage
fully equipped as model home. This
is part of the educational work In
home making. In this cottage every
thing has been worked out to nicely
to give all facilities for working and
yet to make work less complex.
1t favors the simple life. 1t will with.
out doubt be the model for the build.
ing of numerous simple homes
throughout the state.
In this cottage the girls in the house.
hold science classes study cooking.
architecture, sanitary plumbing, light
Ing and the numerous branches thai
go to make up an education conc, r.
Jag hop life
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-25
STEAMER SINKS SUBMARINE.
Germans Charge That Usual Order
Was Reversed In Case Of u-2e.

Berlin.--A statement given out by
the German admiralty to the effect
that the German submarine U-29 had
been rammed and sunk by a British
tank steamer sailing under the Swe.
dish flag after the vessel had been or
dered to stop is expected to have an
important bearing on the German
American negotiations.
German naval officers and the pub
lie at large ask how 1t is possible for
German submarines to treat mer-
chantmen in the way requested by the
United States or to take steps to as,
certain the nationality of ships dis
playing neutral flags in the war zone
so long as British captains adhere TO
the rules laid down by the admiralty.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-25
Allies RecruItina II America.

San Francisco.-Agents of the de-
partment Of justice are investigating
alleged recruiting in California for the
allies in the European war, it was
learned Saturday. The main office of
the supposed recruiting agents is in
San Francisco.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-25
STOPS BRITISH VESSEL.
American Torpedo Boat Destroyer
Makes EnglIshman Show Papers.

New York.-The British steamer
Mottisfont, while passing out quaran-
tine late Saturday did not show her
signal letters. The torpedo boat de-
stroyer Parker, on neutrality duty at
quarantine, ordered the steamer to
heave to, but she kept on going. The
Parker then fired one blank shot and
the steamer stopped. The navy tug
Powhattan went alongside and found
the vessels clearance proper and al
lowed her to proceed.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-25
Furniture Rates unheld

Washington.-Rates on furniture
from Grand Rapids, Mich, and Rock
ford, III, to Pacific coast terminals
we're not found unreasonable or undu-
ly discriminatory by the interstate
commerce commission.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-25
Becker AnpeaIs for Mercy.

New York-Charles Becker's plea
to Governor Whitman for executive
clemency will be made soon, probably
the latter part of the week. and will
contain statement which Martin t.
Manton, his counsel, said Saturday
should not only save his life, but set
him free.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-25
Cholera spreadlna n vlenna.

Innsbruck, Austria p Cholera is
spreading in Vienna and the local au-
thorities have found it necessary to
adopt even more severe measures in
their efforts to prevent the spread of
the contagion.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-25
seven eathers DROWNED.

Atlantic City. N. J.-Buffeted by a
huge wave and carried into deep wa
ter by treacherous undertow, seven
bathers, including prominent men of
the Philadelphia summer colony. were
drowned in the surf here Sunday
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-06-25
Turks fIahtIna FaIrIy.

London.-The Turks are fighting
most fairly In one case Turk,
while under FIRE, dressed the wounds
of one Of our men. In another case a
Turk left a water bottle with wound
ed Australian soldier.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-06
Monkey Died Like a Man.

The death of Bill Snyder. the ba-
boon of the Central park zoo. from
acute indigestion. is chronicled in the
days news. Bill was not one of the
higher order of the monkey family;
his kinship to the human race, If he
had any. was remote. Yet surely in
the manner of his death he displayed
a simian resemblance to man.
He died as hundreds Of thousands Of
beings higher in the scale of evolution
die. as countless numbers of our best
citizens" die-from overeating. He
was as reckless in the indulgence of
his appetite for food as the most cul-
tivated member of the human family.
and if the circumstances Of his death
excite surprise, it is that his natural
instincts did not preserve him from
the fate of the most intelligent hu-
man beings.
Bill's death points a dietetie moral
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-06

world of her childhood. How differ
ent the rector looked; or was 1t that
she had needed to go away in order
to judge her friends anew? His eyes
were different; deeper, steadier and
more penetrating into her own; and.
yes, holder. She was forced to look
away from them for moment. There
seemed a warm eagerness in his greet
ing. as if everything in him were draw
ing her to him.
With rapidity which was marvel
to all her girl friends, Gail had slipped
upstairs and into a creamy lace eve
ming frock without having been
missed; and she was in this acutely
harmonious setting when Rev. Smith
Boyd called, with his beautiful mother
on his arm. The beautiful mother was
in an exceptional furry of delight to
see Gail and kissed that charming
young lady with clinging warmth. The
rector's eyes were even more strik-
tngly changed than they had been
when he had first met her on the
steps, as they looked on Gail in her
creamy lace, and after she had read
that new intense look in his eyes for
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-06
HOW TO GET RID OF
HOUSEHOLD PESTS
BY LAURA 3. 5REEsE,
Department Of Farmers institute Of
the University Of Wisconsin.

BY LAURA 3. 5REEsE,
Department Of Farmers institute Of
the University of Wisconsin.
In summer the housewife is apt TO
be bothered by such pests as the ant,
moth, fly, buffalo bug, and even the
bedbug.
The following suggestions may
prove helpful and welcome to troubled
homemakers.
Ants Although there are many
kinds, the most common are the lit
tie red and black ants.
Red ants are very fond of all sweet
ene6 foods and swarm in thousands
in and around the food. Their nests
are found In the walls of a house, un-
der the floors, among trash or in the
lawn or garden near the door On the
other hand the little black ants nest
under stones or in hills in the open,
and the large black ants find their nat
ural haunts in decaying woods. They
may do damage to rafters and beams
In buildings.
General Methods Of Fighting Ants.
If possible remove substance at
tracing them. Tables may be placed
with the legs resting in small cups Of
kerosene oil and water. Destroy
nests by injecting kerosene. gasoline
or carbolic acid solution into the crew
ices, or places where they may be
traced, or use two pounds of alum dis
solved in three quarts of boiling wa
ter.
To destroy the large mounds. pour
kerosene over them, or make a mum.
Der of holes in the nest, and then pour
in one or two ounces of carbon BIZ
sulphid into each hole. Cover holes
with dirt and the fumes will penetrate
through the nest
Fumes Of sulphur or powdered Dor
ak are recommended to exterminate
eockroaches. Sprinkle borax around
the hauDts of the bugs These meth
DDS are both effective and not poison
Gus.
Equal parts of carbolic acid and
camphor may be brushed into cracks.
Bellebore sprinkled around is effec.
tive but is also poisonous to children.
and care must be taken in its use.
At springtime apply bedbug exter-
minators thoroughly to kill eggs laid
at this time. Beds should be taken
down three OF four times a year and
joints and cracks rubbed with a mix.
ture Of kerosene and turpentine
An effective method for exterminat-
ing them is to fumigate with sulphur.
GUS gas.
Another method is that of applying
one or more of the following sub.
stances into the cracks OF beds. walls,
etc, kerosene. gasoline. benzine,
naphth1 or a mixture of equal parts Of
corrosive sublimate and alcohol or tur.
pentine or bendnc. Apply with
small brush, or stln feather, Use gas
oline on mattress and ticks. It must
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-06

be remembered that the petroleum
products are intlammable and must
only be used in daylight.
House fieas are carried into houses
by pet dogs or cats, rats. or on cloth
ing.
To get rid Of them sprinkle Persian
insect powder into the fur of the cats
and dogs and into ell cracks in the
home.
Sprinkle or spray the carpets and
baseboards with benzine. This must
be done in daylight and the house
well aired before introducing light.
Domestic animals may be washed
with creolin bath. using four tea
spoonfuls of creolin for dogs and two
teaspoonfuls for cats, to one quart OF
water. Apply this with a brush or
submerge the animals in bath for a
few minutes.
Eggs of moths and buffalo bugs are
laid in spring in the northern eli
mates All woolens. furs, feathers.
etc, should be wellbeaten and aired
in the spring to rid them of chance
moth eggs, before putting them away.
Some good moth repellents are naphtha
fakes, cedar flakes, pepper, tobacco.
tar paper, etc, but all repellents are
not moth killers; they merely ward off
the invasion Of the pests. To destroy
them, use any of the following sub
stances: Kerosene, naphtha, gasoline.
benzine. turpentine. or use fumes of
sulphurous gas.
Rats and mice destroy millions OF
dollars every year. Poisons. traps.
ferrets. fumigation and rat-proof con-
struction are methods recommended
for their determination.
An Effective Poison.
Mix to a stiff dough, one part OF
barium with four parts of cornmeal.
or one part of barium with seven
parts Of water. and place this in the
rat runs. Be careful to keep children
and domestic animals away from II.
This causes a slow death. and the an
imals have a tendency to hunt for
water. SO care must be taken to keep
all water sources covered and to avoid
having any leaky water pipes, in the
house to attract them.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-06
KILLS SHARK WITH CR0WBAR
Great Battle Waeed for an Hour
Against Man-Eater Results
in Victory.

A man-eating shark up to his eyes
in mud and a stranger in the Bronx.
was killed near Throggs Neck after
everyone within half a mile OF him
had screamed at least once and missed
him with a rock at least twice. David
MCGOWAN. an inspector In the Bronx
department of sewers. Is the amateur
toreador who finally sent him winging
or hippering into the valley of death.
Mr. MCGOWAN, accompanied by
quartet OF pickax wielders and dou-
BILE sextette of shovelers, was improv-
ing the Bronx sewerage facilities
when he heard a hoarse cry. Mr.. Nc
Gowan selected a crowbar he could
trust and hurried to where a strug-
Cling form was creating a whirlpool.
He inserted the crowbar into the huge
bulk. The head of an indignant shark
appeared. and Mr.. MCGOWAN, with four
ezcellently executed handsprings, was
back on shore again.
Then began battle which lasted an
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-06
MANAGEMENT OF THE BODY
Extreme Care Should Be Exercised
by Those Who Are Afflicted
With Defective Heart.

A person with a defective heart
must remain, in everything he does,
well within the limit of his strength.
Though able to walk fifteen blocks.
ne should not walk more than twelve;
though able to work three hours, he
should work only two. and rest If
possible. every hour for a few min
utes. TO avoid fatigue. When able to
ges along with seven hours rest and
sleep, he should rest and sleep at least
nine hours. His reeuperative power is
lowered and it takes. when overtired,
days ard weeks to regain strength
which a healthy person RECEIVERS in
ore night. lie endangsrs his future
whenever ne goes beyond his strength
even a little. or only to the point
where he begins to feel tired He
may do as much as IN average healthy
person, but he must divide the work
into periods of short duration What
WAY happen in year o. two must be
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-06
PUDDING Sure sIan Of Rattls.

A British soldier who wears the rib
bon of South Africa. was asked while
on leave at home recently, whether
the soldiers knew for long beforehand
when they are going to be called upon
to deliver an assault.
We'll, they don't exactly tell US,
but we always know" he replied. ad-
ding. rather grimly. you see. If a
number of army chaplains suddenly
turn up. we can always guess that
something COED AID hard is going to
be asked of US shortly. II they serve
US with pudding for dinner before we
go into the trenches, why, then we
know for certainI"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-06
CHAPTER XVI.
The Greed of Gail.

ne Crced OF Gail.
Who was that tall, severely correct
gentleman waiting at the station. with
bunch Of violets in his hand, and the
light in his countenance which was
never on sea or land? 1t was Gerald
Fosland, and he astonished all be-
holders by his extraordinary conduct.
AS the beautiful Arly stepped through
the gates. he advanced with an en-
tirely unrepressed smile. springiag
from the balls of his feet with a buoy
ancy too active to be quite in good
form. He took Arly's hand in his, but
he did not bend over ii with his Gus
tomary courteous gallantry. Instead,
he drew her slightly towards him,
with firm and deliberate movement.
and, bending his head sidewise under
the orim of her hat, kissed her;
kissed her on the lips!
Immediately thereafter he gave a
dignifed welcome to Gail, and with
krly's arm clutched tightly in his own,
he then disappeared. As they walked
rapidly away, Arly looked up at him
in bewilderment; then she suddenly
Rugged herself closer to him with a
jerk AS they went out through the
car fage entrance, she skipped.
1t was good to see Allison, big.
strong, foreeful, typical of the city and
its mighty deeds. His eye had lighted
with something more than pleasure as
Gail cfanpad 1,,4 tbrn,,rb 4Ia r-atao 80
the station; something so Infinitely
more than pleasure that her eyes
dropped, and her hand trembled as
she felt that same old warm thrill of
his clasp. He was so overwhelming in
his physical dominance. He took in
mediate possession of her, standing
by while she greeted her uncle and
aunt and other friends, and beaming
with justifiably proud pIoprietorship
Gail had laughed as she recognized
that attitude. Allison was really a
big man, one born to command, to
sway things, to move and shift and re-
arrange great forces; and that, of
course, was his manner in everything
She flushed each time she looked in
his direction; for he never removed
his gaze from her; bold, confident, SUI
preme. When a man like that is kind
and gentle and considerate, when he
is tender and thoughtful and full of
devotion, he is big man indeed!
Rev. Smith Boyd was at the steps of
the Sargent house to greet her, and
her heart leaped as she recognized
another Of the dear familiar faces.
This was her world, after ali; not that
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-06
Better Credit Needed.

1.-THE farmers of this country need
better credit as badly as they need az
ricultural and economic science. We
are talking more and better live stock
to the farmers, but 1t takes money TO
buy boars and brood sows and pure
bred bulls A 90-day credit is OF no
USE at all to the farmer who wants to
change his system from grain to live
stock"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-06

for monkeys that exchange the nuts
and roots of the jungle for the richer
food of zoo captivity and idleness.
The application of the moral to man.
kind need not be considered. A vastly
greater number of men die from over
eating than from starvation, and the
death of a humble simian in the cir
cumstances from this characteristic
cally human ailment, may serve to
emphasize the fact.-New York
World.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-06
MeBALI IT'D
BGE0RG RANDOLPH OHEST[R-
md LILLIAN CHESTER rr.
4 15S ssssss, ILLUSTRATED &CDRIIODES
ILLUSTRATED &C.DR1ODES
SYNOPSIS.

At a vestry meeting OF the Market
square church Gail Sargent tells Rev.
smith Boyd that Market Square church
IS apparently lucrative business enter
prise. Allison takes Gail riding In his
motor car. She finds cold disapproyh in
tne eyes of Rev. Smith Boyd. Allison
starts campaign for consolidation and
control OF the entire transportatj IN sys-
TEN or the world. Gail becomes popular.
Aiilson gains control of transcontinenta1
rafnc and arranees to Absorb the We'd
Ger court tenement srape-sy of Market
square church. Gail tells Boyd that the
cathedral Market Square church proposes
70 build viii be out Of profits wrung from
Squalor. At meeting of the seven finan-
Slat magnates Of the country. Allison or
eanizes the International Transportation
company. Rev. Smith Boyd undertakes
Cars spiritual instruction and Gail I'M
consciously gives Allison hint that solves
the Fedder court problem for him. On
al inspection trip in Ailisons new sub
way the tunnel caves in and imprisons
the party, who are rescued by the exer-
tons OF Allison and Boyd. The newspaper
accounts of the subway accident place
Gan in the spotlight and drive her to her
nome in the West. Her friends send Dick
todiey TO lure Gail and Arly back to
New York. and he succeeds
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-06
people one "Runs ACROSS,

81 don't like people | run across =
women, especially. | should be a
nervous ghost by this time II had
stopped to like people, Fancy all ones
chance encounters, turning into pulls
on ones affection-Iike the ropes the
Lilliputians tied round CULVER. II
had been CULVER. I should have
gone mad. I'd rather be tied with
one stout steel cable than with a mil
lion threads. "-Scribner's Magazine.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-06

hour and endangered the life and
property of all who dwell near Weir
Creek. Pickaxes were hurled by the
drainage pickadores and shovels de,
scribed parabolas that were interest
ing. but dangerous
Finally. when the shark was at the
point of death from ennui and ex-
haustion. Mr.. MCGOWAN stepped for
ward and inflicted the fatal wound
The shark groaned. sighed. whistled.
rolled over, kicked once and was no
more. He was found to weigh 200
pounds when dragged to the shore
and was seven feet long.-New York
Herald.