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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-07-16
SOUTH WALES MINERS
EXPECTED TO STRIKE
Despite Munitions Act the Men
Will Quit Work.
NO CHANGE IN THE EAST
reports That Turkey is Seeking Sep
arate Peace Not Confirmed.
Conflicting Reports.

London, July 14.-Despite the ac
t1on of the government in applyinp
the munitions Of war act to the coal
mining industry, which will make the
miners subject to severe fines if they
strike, 1T is practically certain that
large number of men will ston
work in South Wales tomorrow. Thus
!curtailing the supply of coal for the
naval vessels.
The Federations of Miners of the
United Kingdom, the labor leaders
and the general public, upon whose
support the miners would depend to
make the strike success. are all
urging them to continue work until
an agreement can be reached. but
the executive council of the South
Wales Union, by majority vote, re-
FUSED to support this recommends
tion and a large proportion of the
men are preparing to lay down their
tools.
1t is not believed, however, tha.
the strike will last long as the men
themselves are divided and the South
Wales Union has not the funds to
finance long struggle; the miners
federation of the United Kingdom.
after its recommendation, is not
likely to assist them from it's ex-
chequer. There is also a possibility
that the government will utilize the
miners who enlisted in the army and
who have not yet left the country to
work the mines.
This dispute which jeopardizes the
work of the navy, occupies the pub
lie mind in England above all other
matters and the official reports of
the fighting in the East and West
take second place. In fact, except
for sharp conflict in the Argonne,
where, the German official communi-
cation claims an attack by the
Crown Princes army was crowned
with complete success" but which
the French report says was repulsed,
there has been little doing beyond
the usual artillery actions and the
bombardment of points or concen-
tration.
This is the second success claimed
for the Crown Prince in the Argonne
during the last few weeks, but, as in
the previous case, there is a complete
conflict of testimony between the two
headquarters. The Germans state
that they took nearly 5000 prisoners,
while the French, although admitting
that their line momentarily gave
way, declare that their counter
attacks arrested the progress of the
Germans and drove them back.
There is no change reported on
either the Eastern or Italian fronts
while reports that Turkey is seeking
separate peace, tina; some change
in the Balkan situation is imminent
and that the allies have made fur
ther progress on the Gallipoli penin-
cula, still lack official confirmation.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-07-16
DURANT SUCCEEDS APPELT.
Wins Over Two Opponents in Race
for senate.

Manning Special TO Charleston
News and Courier, July 13.-At the
special primary election held in Clar-
endon county today to choose can
didate for the state senate to succeed
the late Senator Louis Applet, after
spirited campaign, the result
shows the choice of Charlton DuRant
over two competitors. All the boxes
in the county. except three small ones
that cannot change the result, give
the following total votes: John r.
j. w. Wideman 80, giving DuRant
a clear majority of ZAP.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-07-16
VILLAS ARMY
IS RETREATING
Reports Say That His Next Stand
Will Probably be Made at
TOrreOn

loETcOH.
Ell Paso, Texas, July 14.-Gen.
Francisco Villa has evacuated Zaca-
tecas and Aguas Calientes and his
next stand against the advancing
Carranza forces probably will be
made at Torreon, said a message re-
ceived from Villa headquarters at
the front tonight
Villas retreat was in good order
and his evacuation cost him but two
trains. one of wounded and the other
of supplies, said the message. Severe
rear guard action, however, marked
the retreat
At Torreon it will be possible for
Villa to concentrate a greater force
than he had at Agues Calientes.
Between Torreon and Monterrey at
least three Villa detachments are op-
Grating. Concentration of these
forces may be interferred with, how
ever, by a counter movement direct
ed from Monterey. One such move
ment is said to have been started by
the Carranza troops westward from
Monclota through Cuatro Cienegas
Unless checked this column could
reach a point on the railroad north
of villa, cutting his line of communi-
cation with Juarez, his chief northern
port of entry.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-07-16
Bids for New Submarines to be Open.
ed in September.

Washington, July 15.-Bids for
16 new submarines authorized by
the last Congress will not be opened
until September 20. Secretary Dan
iels announced today. in order that
two shipbuilding companies which
have obtained patent rights to build
boats of a successful type now used
by two or more OF the European
belligerents may have a chance to
compete.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-07-16
Train Wrecked by Bomb.

Washington. July 15.-A train be-
tween Vera Cruz and Mexico City has
been wrecked by a bomb near
Apizaco.. The explosion killed and
wounded many persons. A cable
gram from Vera Cruz 70 the state
department says 1T is uncertain
whether the train left Vera Cruz
July IL or 13. The railroad has dis
continued selling tickets to Mexico
City.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-07-16
Justice Delaney Dead.

New York, July 14.-Justice John
l.. Delaney of the New York supreme
court, died at his home here to-
night He was Go years old. While
q member of Tammany Hall he gain
ed distinction as an orator.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-07-16
Much Sugar Destroyed.

Iloilo. Panay, p. l.. July 15.-More
than $500 tons of sugar were burned
in fire which destroyed a large
number OF buildings here last night.
The sugar. valued at S15O.O00. rep
resented three-fourths of the loss.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-07-16
Brig. Gen. Dougherty Dies at Oak
land. Cal

Oakland, Cal, July 14.-Brig.
Gen. William f. Dougherty, U. S. A.,
retired, is dead here, aged "A. He
was native of Ireland. He served
through the Civil War and entered
the regular service in 1865.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-01-23
ROYAL IN ITS MAGNIFIcENCE
"Founder's Room" in Pittsburgh Car.
negie Library Is Splendid
Apartment.

A recent report of the Pittsburgh
Carnegie library contains picture of
the founders ROOM of which a
writer in the Boston Evening Tran
script says:
''It seems to be a vast apartment
about fifty or sixty yards long and
nearly as wide. 1t has indirect light
ing and a tagged floor, upon which
one might play hopscotch If one felt
inclined. There are four or five thrones
in the room, one on each side of the
fireplace, and there Is table with a
lamp on it. The room is very mag
nificent; it has all the spaciousness
and discomfort of a royal palace.
What Mr.. Carnegie does in this
room we are not told. There are no
sleeping accommodations unless one
of the thrones is really folding bed
1t does not look coy enough to use
for an office"
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-01-23
NATURAL MEANS OF DEFENSE
Possibility That Another Generation
of Fighters May Utilize Their
Whiskers.

Here Is war comment from George
w. Monroe, the comedian:
The Russian army has one advan-
tage over all other armies, and that is
whiskers. 1t has an ENHANCEMENT of
Whiskers that nothing can penetrate
not even lyddite, shrapnel or slugs A
Russian soldiers whiskers are not the
ilossy kind that toss around with
every passing gale. They are so dura-
BILE that when he falls on them he does
not even bend them; he drives them
into the ground. The only time Rus.
sian soldier is In danger is when he
envy. The other armies may have the
best tactics, armament, discipline,
spirit and patriotism, but the Russian
army has the chilled-steel whiskers.
The most difficult job Red Cross
nurse has to perform, after the Rus.
sian army has finished an engage
ment, is to comb the bullets and
shells out of the soldiers whiskers.
Fifty years from now, when the next
great war is fought, it will not be a
question of rapid-firing, long-range
guns; it will be question of whis-
kers. The world will ask which army
has the best whiskers. Whiskers will
decide the battle. Nations will no
longer waste money in buying big
guns and testing them. They will
grow whiskers for national defense
and they will test an army's efficiency
by drawing up company on the
parade grounds and allowing a husky
coal HEAVIER to go down the line and
hit each soldier in the face with an
ak. Whiskers that won't make the AK
bounce will be sent to the rear as I'M
fit for the firing line.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-01-23
STRONG POINT WITH JURY
Evidence cIeverIy Brought Out by
Lawyer Convicted Man on
Trial for Murder.

The chief clue that hanged VIII.
liams, the hooded murderer, was hat
Of the unusual size of IN. When the
murderer of Inspector Wells was In
the witness box giving evidence on his
own behalf, Sir F. Low, K c.. who was
prosecuting, suddenly said:
What size hat do you take?"
Seven and quarter" replied VII.
liams.
And this hat is seven and a quar-.
ter" said the counsel, holding up the
hat found near the scene of the crime.
so | believe"
And 1t Is stated to have come from
shop in Bournemouth."
Yes"
Were you in Bournemouth at the
time?"
Yes"
ut would be a remarkable coinci
dence," finally said Sir F. Low, that
you should have been at Bournemouth
at the time the hat was bought, that
the hat should turn up In Southcliffe
avenue, Eastbourne, and that you, hat.
less, should not be far from the spot
Of the murder"
The coincidence was too strong for
the jury, who had breathlessly fol-
lowed this dramatic piece of evidence,
and they brought in verdict of
guilty.-London Mail.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-01-23
REFUSED TO SERVE PRINCE
Walter In London Club Allowed Dis
tnguished Guest to Remain
Thirsty.

A story is told of an experience the
late King Edward VII had at the Saw
age club in London, of which he was
member.
One evening the then prince OF
Wales took the Grand Duke Alexis to
the club, after the theater. Shortly
before this there had been some
trouble between the Savage club and
the licensing authorities. 1t seems
that a representative of the latter
called at the Savage club one evening
and, in the rush Of business, was
served with a drink after hours, al
though he was not member.
A summons was issued, and there
appears to have been a good deal of
trouble in the matter, and the walters
were warned to be very careful whom
they served.
The prince of Wales and the Grand
Duke Alexis went into the smoking
room, which was empty, and the
prince, after consultation with the
grand duke, ordered two WHISTLES and
sodas.
Il have to ask your name, sir" said
the waiter In attendance. Il do not
think have seen you before"
MY name Is Albert Edward" said
the prince.
The waiter Immediately referred to
the list of members,
Il see an Edwards here" he said,
but the name Is George, and not AL.
bert. do not see your name here,
sir"
So the prince was refused the drinks
and went thirsty-until a fellow men,
Der entered and all was set right.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-01-23
What Makes Us Yawn?

+, Yawning is SO commonly associated
with seeing someone else yawn that
many persons think it is infectious.
But it is no more infectious than many
other habits we acquire by initiating
others, and which are due to sugges.
ton.
We yawn because of the need of
sending enough good air into the
lungs for purifying the blood 1t is
natures way of making US take an
uncommonly deep breath of air in at
one time.
The lack Of sufficient good air in the
lungs may not be due to the poor
breathing, but to the amount of bad
air in the room.
! When one person yawns under such
conditions it is quite likely that other
people In the room will yawn because
they all begin to feel the need of more
good air at about the same time.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-01-23
The Doorman's Plea.

The stage doorman of a certain New
York theater is a doughty Italian of
sufficient Drawn to guard a much
larger portal. Silvestro, as he is
called, has been somewhat envious of
the snowy uniform of the theater's
carriage porter, in contrast to his own
unpretentious civilian garb. With a
preliminary respectful salute to Mr..
Hopkins, owner of the theater, on his
way to make up for "The Marriage of
Columbine," Silvestro poured out his
soul with characteristic variations on
the idiom, "Scusi, meester, try do my
best, all de time. love my Job, love
dis theater, everything. Santa! | love
you, love Mr.. Hopkins, everybody
round de place. | give my heart out
all the time, my soul, my life; nothing
| would not give to serve you Siete
soddisfatto? Den, please get me a
fine cap like da porter's one"
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-01-23
Grief of a Rhlnoceros.

A rhinoceros is capable of grief, &C.
cording to Paris writer who wrote
this anecdote years ago: "The animal
had been in the collection at the Jar.
din des Plantes for twenty-five years,
but was of an unsociable and irascible
temper, and not even his keepers ven.
tured to take any liberties with him.
One day, however, the little lap dog
Of the wife of the director got into his
house by squeezing in between the
bars. Instead of killing the intruder,
as expected, the rhinoceros allowed
the little creature to play with him.
scampering over his back, biting his
neck, and playing off all manner of
sportive tricks. The two became great
friends; the wee doggie passing sew
eral hours each day with his undemon-
strative acquaintance, who put up pa
tiently with all its teasings. One day
the rhihoceros inadvertently set his
foot on his little pet, killing 1t instant
ly. The poor brute's grief at the catas-
trophe was pitiable; for two days he
did not eat a particle of food"
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-01-23
KsVE NO STANDING IN LAW
Find Little Comfort In Appeal
ing to Courts.

Subtle though the judicial mind may
be, writes l.. Arthur Wilder in Case
and Comment, it has no place for
spirit mediumship. The Michigan SUI
preme court once had occasion to con
slider the case of one who advertised
himself as "a modern day seer" clair
voyant trance medium" and "clairvoy
ant physician" thoroughly con.
versant with the occult Sciences per
uniting "a peep through the keyhole
of the mysterious future and Offering
advice with a strange certainty" on
all business affairs and affairs of the
heart, restoring lost affections, peace
and confidence to lovers and discord
ant families" ION a positive guar
anty," locating lost, stolen and buried
property and treasures and calling his
business "psychometry or soul read
ing or "prognosticating The court
held that he was properly convicted
of being disorderly person and fur
Their that no intent was involved, since
the offense itself was a misdemeanor,
and either specific acts or advertise
ment itself constituted the offense, A
like attitude is taken in New York,
Delaware and ENGLAND, and there is
a record of conviction in France OF
an impostor who claimed the power
not merely to materialize spirit but
to photograph it.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-01-23
Pleasure In Ones Work.

Pleasure in work produces a SYM
pathetic, teachable mental attitude to-
ward the task. 1t makes the atten'
ton involuntary, and eases the strain
of attending. 1t stops the nervous
leaks Of worry. One of the secrets of
lasting well is to avoid getting stale
and tired and in a mental rut Pleas
ure gives sense of freedom that is a
rest, as a wide road rests the driver.
To know thing thoroughly and at
tain mastership in 1t. one must be
drawn back to 1t repeatedly by its at
fractions, and must find ones powers
evoked and trained by its inspiration.
Prof. Edward D. Jones, In Engineer
ing Magazine.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-01-23
Knew Just What She Wanted.

She critically examined the GOLD
sleeve links which were set before
her, and then requested the clerk I'd
show her another line. She decided
ION a pair, murmured to herself, yes
I'm sure he'll like these"
do you care for any initials, miss?'
,queried the clerk
, ooh, yes, l forgot" said she. q
think I'll use his first initial this time
You may engrave the letter " on
them"
"U," repeated the clerk as he wrote
the instructions down. May | inquire
the name, miss, if it is Uriah or
Ulysses? Names commencing with "
are co very rare"
Eugene" replied the young woman
proudly.-Stray Stories
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-01-23
Tvnhoid in War Time

In the Franco Prussian war in the
year 1870 there were 10000 cases Of
'vphoid fever in the Germany army.
Out of this number there were 1000
deaths. In the Boer war the British
army suffered from typhoid fever to
the extent of $1,000 cases, of which
8 900 died. During the war with Spain
the United States army was ravaged
with typhoid fever In 1898 there were
20,73S cases and 1850 deaths among
100000 men. In other words, one man
in every five contracted typhoid
fever. Even among the troops which
never left the United States, but re-
NAMED in the various concentration
camps at home, one man in every six
came down with the disease. In 1898
nine-tenths of the deaths which &C.
Cured among the troops in the United
States were caused by typhoid fever.
Scientific American.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-01-23
TAKES ISSUE WITH EDISON
Here is One Man Who Does Not Be.
Ieve the World Win Give
Up Sleep.

Mr.. Edison says sleep is bad habit,
and that we shall some day get over
it. Like drinking and smoking, it is
to be among those things which we
shall try in time to give up on the first
of the year. He says people called him
crazy when he said electricity would
supplant all other motive power in
transportation, and one therefore hest
tates to say that he Is crazy about
anything. However, we will hazard a
guess that il he is off his box any.
where, 1t is with respect to the pleas,
ant custom of indulging ourselves in a
good sound snooze How else we are
to refresh ourselves from the days
work we cannot imagine. The trouble
with this objection. as 1t applies to
Mr.. Edison, is that he doesn't think we
are wearied by the days work He
and some of his associates worked at
something for given period of time
Il hours a day, and they all gained
weight! He leads us to infer that il is
what we do when we are not working
that wearies US. Thinking over il
briefly, we believe there is something
in that. Probably half the things we
do in our leisure time is very hard
work. The celebrated tired business
man is only tired when his wife wants
him to go out somewhere after din
ner 1t is the opera and the fox trot
that wear him out. Still, think of civ,
ing up sleep! If it is habit, it is a
nice one. We have got some glimpses
of what Mr. Edison means when we
have tried to sleep in chair car, but
given feather bed and a soft pillow,
we don't get him at all. Last night,
for instance. Wasn't the habit deli
cious last night?-St Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-01-23
The CHURCH is
ASOC|AL CENTER
A Broader Sphere for Relioion--NeW
Field for the Rural Church.
BY Peter Ra dford
Lecturer National Farmers Union

Lecturer National Farmers Union
The social duty of the rural church
Is as much part of its obligations
social interest, the modern rural
church does not hesitate to claim that
1t is expressing a true religious in
stinct and the old-time idea that the
social instincts should be starved
while the spiritual nature was over,
fed with solid theological food, Is fast
giving way to a broader interpreta-
ton of the functions OF true religion,
We take our place in the succession
of those who have sought to make the
world a fit habitation for the children
of man when we seek to study and
understand the social duty of the
rural church The true christian re-
ligion Is essenta ly social--its tenets
of faith being love and brotherhood
and fellowship While following after
righteousness, the church must chal
lenge and seek to reform that social
order in which moral life is ex
pressed While cherishing ideals OF
service, the rural church which It.
tains the fullest measure OF success
is that which enriches as many lives
as it can touch and in no way can
the church come in as close contact
with its members as through the
avenue of social functions
The country town and the rural
community need social center. The
church need Cffer no apology for its
ambition to fill this need in the com
munity, if an understanding of its
mission brings this purpose into clear
consciousness The structure of a
rural community is exceedingly com
plex it contains many social groups,
each of which has its own center, but
there are many localities which have
but one church and although such
a church cannot command the inter-
est of all the people 1t Is relieved
from the embarrassment of religiously
divided communities
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-01-23
FARMER RkDFORD ON
WOMAN SUFFRAGE

The home is the greatest contriDu.
ton of women to the world. and the
hearthstone is her throne Our So
cial structure is built around her, and
social righteousness is in her charge.
Her beautiful life lights the skies of
hope and her refinement is the charm
of twentieth century civilization. Her
graces and her power are the cumu
lative products of generations of
queenly conquest, and her crown of
exalted womalhood is leweled with
the wisdom of sanity mothers She
has been great factor in the glory
of our country and her noble achieve
ments should not be marred or her
hallowed influence blighted by the
coarser duties of citizenship Ameri-
can chivalry should never permit her
to bear the burdens of defending and
maintaining government, but should
preserve her nusuliied from the allied
influences of politics, and protect her
from the weighty responsibilities of
the sordid affairs of life that will
crush her ideals and lower her stand
ards. The motherhood of the farm
is our inspiration, she is the guardian
of our domestic welfare and a guide
to higher life, but directing the at
fairs of government is not within wo-
mans sphere and political gossip
would cause her to neglect the home,
forget to mena our clothes and burn
the biscuits.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-01-23
HOW MALTESE DERBY IS RUN
Yearly Sporting Event In
That Island.

Horse racing Is favorite sport the
world over, but it Is doubtful whether
any nation can boast of more unique
race course or claim more remark
able ideas of the sport than the NAL
tese. Once year, says writer In
the Wide World, the road skirtlng
Siema harbor is reserved as d race
course and the people turn out In thou
sands TO back their fayorites. There
Ia no regulation of the course; the
crowd simply clears out of the way as
the horses come along. The jockeys
ride without brides or saddles and
each carries a whip In either hand
one for his own mount, the other to
keep back any horse which may try to
overtake him. We saw one Of the
spectators deliberately trip horse by
putting his leg out, at grave risk to
himself. These things, however in
credible as they may seem to sports
men In this country, are taken as
quite a matter of course, and conse-
quently hardly year goes by without
fatality of some kind. All things
considered, 1t is not likely that the
"goas-you-please" rules of this NAL
tese derby are likely to commend
themselves to our turf authorities.