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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-09-03
MINERAL PRODUCTION BOOSTED.
Idaho Shows Largest 1914 Gain In
Silver With $1,712,5OO,

Observation-Disclosures production
of both gold and silver in the United
States for the calendar year of, 1914,
as compared with 1913, is shown by
Director Of the Mint Wooley.
The gold output was 4,572,976 fine
ounces, valued at $94 1851, 800, and
silver, 73,455. 100 fine ounces, the com.
mercial value of which was $4O,067,-
700. Gold produced was greater by
IS, CAT 400 than in 1913 and silver was
greater by 5,653,600 fine ounces, or
$3.126, 400.
Nevada and Utah showed the prin.
cipal decreases in gold production
$441,200 and $193,300, respectively,
while the increases were:
Colorado, $1,792,700; Alaska, $1,347,.
900; California, $1.01O,0OO, and Mon.
tana, $822,700.
Idaho showed the largest gain in
silver. with 3,o96,7O0 fine ounces. val.
ued at $1,712,50O.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-09-03
GRAIN AND MILLING NEWS,

Contract has been let to the Globe
Construction Co. of Lewistown for
the building of a large grain eleva-
tor at Dixon, Mont, and another at
Ware.
The Palouse flour mill has installed
35-horsepower electric motor, and
will from now on be in a position to
take care of all orders for cleaning
or chopping.
Elevators are being erected for the
Twin Falls Milling & Elevator Co.
at Berger, Amsterdam, Murtaugh and
Marshfield, Idaho, each to have a ca
pacity of 10000 bushels.
A 14-acre field of fortyfold on the
j. R. Grow farm south of Palouse
threshed out SO bushels to the acre
by actual weight. An 1S-acre field
on the H. L. Wilson farm in the
same neighborhood threshed out so
bushels, warehouse weight.
Yields from the Walla Walla val
ley are up to expectations of the
growers. In the highland sections
the harvest is unusually bountiful, as
the weather during the growing sea-
son was especially favorable. From
the foothills, where the soil is heav-
Ter, come reports of average yields
and better quality than in some of
the lower localities.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-09-03
CHICAGO EXPERT JUDGE BIRDS,
Dwight E. Hale viii Also Lecture to
Poultrymen Of Inland Empire at
Spokane Fair.

Dwight E. Hale of Chicago, one of
the oldest poultry judges holding a Ii.
cense. oldest in point of service al.
though young man, is to Judge the
birds at the Spokane Interstate Fair
and Live Stock Show the week Of Sep
TENDER 10. Mr.. Hale is looked upon
by all poultry men as an expert of the
first rank. He has promised to ad-
dress the poultry men of the Inland
Empire at their convention on Wed.
nesday morning, Sept. Is, at the fair
grounds. A large attendance is as
sured.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-09-03
LUMBER AND WOODWORKING.

The Standard Lumber Co. of NAL
den, Wash, has taken over all the in
terests of the Potlatch Lumber Co.
and will conduct the business.
Samuel Carlin has purchased the
Pioneer box factory at Hillyard,
Wash, and is making extensive re-
pairs, and will add new machinery
to enlarge upon the scope of product
the factory has formerly turned out.
Following a conference of officials
of the Northern Pacific, the Spokane,
Portland & Seattle, the Chicago. Mil.
waukee & st. Paul and the Spokane
& Inland Empire Railroad Co.. an
nouncement was made that arrange
ments had been completed for the
construction of the Rutledge lum-
Der plant in Occur d'Alene, to cost
$35O,0OO
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-09-03
RED CROSS ABOVE ALL OTHER
RELIEF 1ODlES-W. II. TAFT
Membership Of Millions Instead Of
Thousands Urged-Broad Scope Of
Society Should Appeal to All.

San Francisco.-William Howard
Taft pleaded Saturday the cause OF
the American Red Cross at exercises
celebrating Red Cross day at the Pan.
ama-Pacific exposition.
He urged membership Of millions,
more funds and neutrality in giving
He praised Americans for their ready
response to the calls for relief funds
when the European war began, but
deprecated the fact that two-thirds OF
the funds given were disbursed by re-
lief bodies organized on the spur Of the
moment while the Red Cross stood
ready with a trained organization to
do the work.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-09-03
GERMANIc ALLIES KEEP ON.
Have Not Vet Exhausted Their Efforts
In the War Line.

London.-The Germanic allies have
not yet exhausted their efforts to
smash completely the Russian army.
While the Germans in the Baltic prov.
inces under Field Marshal Won Hin.
denburg have again become aggres.
sive and are attempting to drive the
Russians back to Dvina, the Austro-
Hungarians, with the assistance of
the Germans have taken the offensive
in southeastern Galicia, and, accord
ing to official statements from Berlin
and Vienna, have succeeded in break
ing through the Russian positions on
the Zlota Lipa river, north and south
Of Brzezany.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-09-03
SPORTING ITEMS

AL Mamaux Of Pittsburg Nationals. is
the pitching sensation of 1915.
Tom Cowler, Jim Corbett's protege,
fails to make favorable impression
on the New York fans.
Dr. Benjamin F. Roller, American
champion wrestler, is about to retire
from professional sports.
Eddie Plank the cast-off Athletic
pitcher, although in his 41st summer,
is having one of the best seasons of
his career.
The National league has only eight
batters in the 300 class. Snyder of
st. Louis remains at the head, with an
average of 1926.
Ever since Walter johnson came
into the American league he has been
thorn in the side of Ty Cobb, as far
as hitting goes.
At the smoker of the Standpoint Ath-
letic club recently Dewey Van Curler
and Kid Mitchell boxed eight fast
rounds to a draw
Fred Fulton Of Rochester, Mimi,
was awarded newspaper decision
over Arthur Pelkey in a 1O-round bout
recently in Wisconsin.
Walter McCredie of Portland an
nounces that he had turned Walter
Hammond over to the Tacoma North
western league club for the rest of
the season.
Chandler Egan, ex-national cham
pion, starting from scratch at Gear
hart, Ore, won the mems handicap in
the sixth annual Gearhart golf tour
nament. He established new mark
Of GO for the 10 holes.
The following cities were in first
place in their baseball leagues the
first Of the week: Boston in Ameri-
can; Philadelphia in National; Pitts
burg in Federal; Los Angeles in Pa
cific Coast; Spokane in Northwestern.
Every racing car in the Pacific
Northwest will be entered for the big
$4,000 auto meet on September 10 and
IA at the Spokane Interstate Fair and
Live Stock Show, and the Speed Kings
promise the fastest driving ever seen.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-09-03
SUMMARY OF THE
WORLDS EVENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS OF BOTH HEM.
SPHERES BOILED DOWN TO
LAST ANALYSIS.
ARRANGED FOR BUSY READERS
Brief Notes Covering Happenings In
This Country and Abroad That
Are Of Legitimate Interest to
All the People.

Ships are scarce, but II the allies
need our wheat, ways will be found to
move 1t across the sea.
Several earthquake shocks were felt
Saturday at Avezzano. Italy. No dam
age has been done, however
President Wilson has appointed v.
H. Manning of Holly Springs, Miss,
director of the bureau of mines in the
interior department.
General Polivanoff, Russian minis
ter of war, announces that Russia is
raising another 100000 men, and that
the fate of the campaign will not be
decided before some time next year.
Representatives of 80 college news
papers of this country and Canada
with a total circulation of more than
100000, have decided to bar liquor ad-
vertising of all kinds from their col
umns.
Frank A. Munsey of the Baltimore
News and the Munsey building, has
sold out to Stuart Olivier, who has
been general manager. The transac-
ton involved an amount in the neigh
borhood Of $4,000,000.
Change in postal regulations, ef-
fective September /, are announced.
by which parcel post mail may be
insured up to $780, Heretofore, the
limit has been $50. For valuations
from $50 to 500 the fee will be rs
cents In addition to postage.
The London Daily News, in an edi-
torial Saturday, hazards the sugges-
ton that the submarine which sunk
the steamship Arabic has itself since
been sunk and therefore Germany's
disavowal Of the action of the under
water boat commander becomes COM
paratively easy.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-09-03
OUR SUbMAR|NEF-4
RAISED TO SURFACE
WITH OFFICER AND Fl MEN, IT
WENT TO THE BOTTOM OFF
HONOLULU COAST.
IN DEEP WATER FIVE MONTHS
Lieutenant EIDE Was in Charge of the
Vessel During Maneuvers When II
Sunk-Boat Raised to Determine
Cause Of the Disaster.

Honolulu, T. H.-Submarine F-4,
which went to the bottom off the har-
Dor of Honolulu March 25, 1915, dur
Ing practice maneuvers, and carried to
their death Lieutenant Alfred l.. EIDE
and a crew Of 81 men, was successful
ly raised Sunday.
History Of This Tragedy.
The F-4, commanded by Lieutenant
Alfred EIDE and carrying crew of 81
men, went to the bottom during man.
euvers of the "F'' squadron. She was
located two days later, and Diver John
Agraz of the navy descended 215 feet,
establishing a new worlds record, in
an effort to facilitate the work of
bringing her to the surface. Her crew,
it was said, might have been alive at
this time, but attempts at rescue fail
ed, and on March 80 Rear Admiral C.
B. T. Moore, commanding the Honolu-
lu naval station, reported that the F4
lay in $40 feet of water, and would
have to be raised by pontoons
Secretary Daniels announced that
the boat would be raised at any cost,
in order to determine the cause of the
accident, and diving apparatus and
divers were sent out, leaving San
Francisco April 6 on the cruiser Mary
land
Divers Arduous Work.
One of these divers, Frank Crilly,
went down 228 feet and found one of
the compartments of the F4 filled
with water. Another, William Lough-
man, descended 22O feet the next day
and was seriously injured by water
pressure. These men put lines on the
F-4, by which the boat was dragged
slowly up the shelving bottom, but in
the process the stern was wrecked and
broken and work was halted to await
the arrivals of pontoons.
Nothing has been divulged by naval
officials regarding conditions, if they
are known, inside the boat
| Find the Cause.
Rear Admiral Boush, commandant OF
the naval station; Lieut.. Crittender
and Naval Constructor Furer will be
gin thorough investigation for the
purpose of ascertaining, if possible
the cause of the disaster.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-09-03
RUSSIANS BACK UP
AS GERMANS COME
ADVANCING ARMIES TAKE NO
RESPITE, DRIVING THE FOE
NEARER HOME.
SHORT CHECK AT ONE POINT
Grand Duke Nicholas Offers Effective
Resistance in Northern Courland.
Big Guns Roar in VERSAILLES
Shell German Line.

London, Aug. 29.-There are no
signs yet of any slackening of the Ger.
man pursuit of the retiring Russians,
and, according to the official report
issued in Berlin today, progress has
been made in all sectors Of the eastern
battle line except that in northern
Courland, where the armies of Grand
Duke Nicholas are offering an effect.
i've resistance.
Russians in New Positions.
From the southeast of Kovno, where
the Germans claim to have broken the
Russian resistance and must, there.
fore, be approaching Wilma, along the
Niemen to Grodno and thence south
eastward through the forest of Bielo.
viezh and along the borders of the
Pripet river marshes, the Russians are
falling back to new positions.
Speculation again is being INDUCED
in as to whether the Germans intend
to follow the Russians further or pre-.
pare positions from which they can
hold the Muscovites while the Teu
tons attempt an offensive in the Bal.
kans or on the western lines in France
and Belgium. Military observers here
are of the opinion that this question
must be settled before many days have
elapsed, arguing that with the summer
coming to an end any ventures pro
posed for the fall must soon develop
The artillery has been the chief
mode of warfare on the western line
Still Pressing Russians Hard.
London, Aug. 3O.-While reports
from the eastern war theater, embrac
ing the region from Courland to south
eastern Galicia, indicate that the Ger
mans and Austrians are still pressing
the Russians hard in combat or tena
ciously following them in retreat, mil
itary observers here are hoping that
the approaching equinoxial season will
limit the further forward movement
of the Teutons and force them to be
content with the fruit of their past
successes as the winter season falls
upon them.
Won Hindenburg Active.
Both Berlin and Vienna lay empha
sis on the statement that Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg's forces along
the Dvina river in Courland have re
newed their activities, which were
brought to a sudden halt recently with
| the success of the Russians in holding
| Riga as a menace to Won Hindenhurp,s
rear.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-09-03
PACIFIC COAST NEWS

In almost every direction from Port
land, for a radius of from 10 to 100
miles, more than a dozen forest fires
are burning.
Henry Mohler was sentenced at San
Francisco recently to five years in
San Quentin penitentiary for the kill
ing of Paul Lyons, II years old.
Ella Chambers, age 16; Elinor San
chez. aged 10, and Gladys Sanchez
aged IL, were drowned in the Sacra
mento river recently while wading.
Frank Creek paid the penalty by
hanging Aug. 81 for the murder OF
Captain ]. p. Drewry and Guard F.
Maher during Folsom prison break
last October.
G. w. Jorgenson, cashier for the
Togo Kisen Kaisha Steamship com
pany, was sentenced to six months in
the county Jail for embezzlement OF
several thousand dollars.
The hot wave which has been gnaw
ing at Portland Saturday and mercury
went to 81. At Medford the thermom
eter registered 103, Albany 100 and
Roseburg SO. At Baker, in eastern
Oregon, it was 95.
The estate Of Charles A. Alisky, re-
tired capitalist, of Sacramento, Cal.
who died in Portland, his former
home, August II, goes to his widow un
der the terms Of the will. The prop
erty is valued at 100000.
Marvin Larsen, age 18, called to his
companion, "I'm not afraid to touch il
with my hat-dare you," Saturday al
Portland, and with the words swung
his hat at 10000 volt electric wire
The next minute he was dead.
Mrs. Frances Warren Pershing, wife
of Brigadier General John L. Pershing
U. S. A., and three of her four chill
dren were suffocated to death as the
result of a fire in their quarters al
the Preside of San Francisco re
Gently.
The Togo Kisen Kaisha, which, with
the retirement of the Pacific Mai
Steamship company, becomes the only
steamship line carrying passengers be
tween San Francisco and the orient
will seize the opportunity for expan
sion offered by the sale of the riva
carriers to the Atlantic Transport com
pany.
Arthur Puler, 19-year-old son Of s
A. d. Puler, millionaire lumberman Of
Berkeley and Portland, Ore, was dis
missed from custody when a charge
of manslaughter which had been pre-
ferred against him was stricken from
the police court calendar at Oakland
Puler on August % ran down ant
killed Mrs. Mary Hogan in an automo
bile accident. The coroner's jury plac
ed the responsibility of the death 81
him. The police refused to prosecut,
on the manslaughter charge.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-09-03
viii Judge chiIdren's Exhibits.

Superintendent T. A. Bonser of the
children's work department of the
Spokane Interstate Fair, announces
the selection of judges for the contests
therein during the week Of Sept. 10.
Jasper Wilson, the agricultural inter
ests, o. E. Heaton, the school inter
ests, and Mrs. F. A. Noteware, the
consumer. The judges will begin their
work Immediately the exhibition is in
stalled, and the announcement Of the
winners made early in the week of
the fair.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-09-03
GERMANY MAY SATISFY US.
Ambassador Won Bernstorff holds Out
Hope Of Settlement.

Washington, Aug. 29.-Count Won
Bernstorff, the German ambassador,
left Washington today for New York
to await instructions from his govern
ment which, it is confidently expected,
will lead to negotiations that will
bring a speedy and wholly satisfactory
conclusion to the entire controversy
between the United States and Ger
many over the question of submarine
warfare. Unless the situation in Ber-
lin wholly changes before the dis
patches are sent, the ambassador be-
lieves he will be authorized to reopen
informal discussions with Secretary
Lansing to the end that a note may be
framed by the German government en-
tirely satisfactory to the United
States.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-09-03
GOLD ARRIVES, BUT POUND LESS
Despite ~, 1000 900, Fall Of Foreign
Money Continues.

New York, Aug. 31.-Two things
slant out today as the dominant fea-
lures Of today's foreign exchange mar
ket:
English gold and American securi-
ties to the amount Of $45.000,000 were
on hand to help redeem the pound
sterling from its lowest recorded de-
probation.
The pound sterling dropped a cent
and q half more In value.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-09-03
Powder Mill Goes Up.

Acton, Mass-With a shock that
was felt within a radius of 40 miles the
glazing mill of the American Powder
company, which since the war has
been working to its capacity, blew up
Sunday. So far as known nobody was
killed. The actual monetary loss to
the company was not heavy, but it
was stated that work on large orders
probably would be held up for several
weeks
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-09-03
Portland Lads Drown.

Portland. Ore, Aug. 31.-With one
struggling heroically to save his COM
panion, two high school boys were
drowned in the Willamette river here
Monday. Alvin Hawkins, brother of
a noted athlete, Martin Hawkins, had
been seized with cramps and Walter
Nelson, schoolmate, swan to his as
sistance. Both went down in the strug-
gle. They were considered good swim
mers.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-09-03
G. A. r. to Meet,

AS courtesy to the men who wore
the Gray during the Civil War, the
Citizens Committee of Washington
has decided to extend an invitation to
the staff officers of the Confederate
Veterans Union to attend the Forty
ninth annual encampment of the
Grand Army Of the Republic, which is
to be held in Washington, September
81 to October 8.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-09-03
Strikers Win Short Hours.

Bridgeport, Conn.-The strike-riven
Industrial situation here has now been
perceptibly cleared by the definite an
nouncement that nine plants, employ
Ing nearly 1000 persons, had expressed
willingness to grant the eight-hour
day demanded by the employees and
that virtually all Of them had agreed
to recognize the union in the shops.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-09-03
St. Andrews Brotherhood.

Los Angeles, Cal.-The headquarters
Of the Brotherhood of st. Andrews
has been removed from Boston to
Philadelphia by a unanimous vote of
the new national council. All officers
were reelected.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-09-03
2oo,oo Workers Threaten Strike.

Baltimore, Md.-A general strike Of
clothing workers, involving 100000 in
Baltimore, Philadelphia, Boston, Chi
cago, Rochester, st. Louis, Cincinnati
and Milwaukee, is in the balance this
week. They want eight hours a day
and more pay.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-09-03
THOMPSON, HEAD NAVY LEAGUE
Succeed General Horace Porter
Increased Navy Sentiment.

New York-Colonel R. M. Thomp-
son was elected president of the Navy
league of the United States by the
board of directors Wednesday to sue
coed General Horace Porter, who de-
clined reelection. General Porter has
been president of the organization
since 1905, and on his refusal to serve
further in that office he was named
as honorary president.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-09-03
NOTED PERSONS DIE

Pittsburg, Pa.-Colonel Archibald
Blakeley. age 88. He was reported as
one of the founders of the republican
party.
Paris.-Rene Berenger, the last of
the life senators elected to the nation
al assembly in 1875, is dead. He was
IS years old. He was noted as an anti
vice crusader.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-09-03
American Supply Cut Off.

Berlin.-American business men in
Germany are taking the gloomiest
view of the fate of great quantities of
goods ordered in Germany for the
American Christmas trade, which can
not be shipped. They say that the loss
on these goods will amount to mil
lions.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-09-03
British Coal Miners Strike.

London.-Reports from the South
Wales coal fields state that $4,000 mi.
ners have Joined the strike. The re-
currence Of labor troubles Is due to
growing dissatisfaction with the award
Of Walter Runciman, president of the
board of trade, who acted as arbitra-
tor in the recent strike.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-09-03
Texas Timber Destroyed.

Houston, Texas.-Damage to stand
ing timber Of approximately 100000
and loss to mills of 100000 is the re-
suit of the recent hurricane in south
eastern Texas. 1t is stated 140 900, 900
feet of standing timber was destroyed
and that the idleness of the mills has
cut down the output about 45,000,000
feet since the storm.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-09-03
warsaw to Raise 81, 500, 900.

Warsaw.-The committee of citi
Gems which IL discharging the func
lions Of city government here has vot
cd to raise loan of five million ru
bles ($2.600, 000).
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-09-03
Will Reopen With 1000 Men.

Granite City, Ill.-The American
Steel foundry. which has been closed
since November 1, 1914, will reopen
and reemploy 1000 men September 6
next.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-09-03
Canadian Troops Go Soon.

Ottawa, Ont.-Twelve Canadian bat
talions Of infantry. or about $4,000 foot
soldiers are to be placed in England
for final training.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-09-03

Northern Iowa Corn Suffers.
Waterloo. Iowa.-Heavy frosts, in
some instances taking the form of ice,
were reported in this section Monday.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-09-03
RUSSIA NOW TO RAISE
AN ARMY OF 100000
Vast Force to Be Trained In Arms
This Winter to Protect the City
Of Petroqrad,

London.-A new Russian army Of
100000 men, to be trained near Pc
trograd this winter, will be ready in
the spring to aid in opposing the fur
Their advance of the Teuton forces, ac-
cording to an announcement by Cen
eral Polivanoff, Russian minister of
war;
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1915-10-14
HGrseS WIN Hnge Claws

The Arikaree formation contains
great numbers of bones Of a pecu-
liar ype ol animals called chah-
CothcreS They were larger than a
larln horse and had a horse-Iike
heal long front legs, and shorter
hIud legs. but every foot had three
toes each OF which IN place Of a
hOot bore an enormous CLAW An
equally strange form OF Mlocene
tiur IS a deerlike animal called
SyudyoceraS, Its head somewhat
re>embled that of an antelope but
wa, longer and had four horns, the
larger pair. over the eyes, Curving
inward and the smaller pair. nearer
the muzzle, curvine outward. Cam
els we're common in North America
duun1 the Miocene epoch. and sew
erai forms have been found One
was about the size of a sheep and is
supposed To be the ancestor of mod
ern camelS and llamas Others
were targe and had long necks Ike
a Giratiee, All these ancient cauelS
had hoofs like cattle, not broad
cushioned feet like those of the
cameES of the present dav. Rhinoc-
crosses were abundant, and hundreds
of specimens of Teleoceras. a very
heavy bodied, short-limbed type.
have been found The probosci-
dians of which the elephant is the
he>t-Anown type and the only Gv-
ing representative, became promi-
nent during the Miocene epoch,
when a large mastodon called Trilo-
phodln was Common.-Overland
Guidcbook, u, S. Geological Survey