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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-26
U. s. ship SUNK
In NORTH SEA
Mine Encountered Off German
Coast Thought Cause.
Captain and Crew SaUed; Cotton
Cargo Goes Down-Inuestiga-
tion Starts Immediately.

Washington, D. c. The United
States government was advised official
ly Monday night of the first instance
of the destruction of an American yes.
sci on the high seas since the outbreak
of the European war. American Con.
sui Fee, at Bremen, cabled that the
steamer Evelyn and her cargo of cot
ton, bound for Bremen, had been
"blown up at Borkum," just off the
coast of Germany, but that the crew
had been saved.
The cause-submarine or mine-was
not given in the dispatch.
After a conference with President
Wilson, Secretary Bryan cabled Am.
bassador Page, at London, and Ambas.
sador Gerard, at Berlin, to make ar
exhaustive inquiry as to the facts, and,
if the crew was landed in either Of
their respective jurisdictions, to fur.
nish everv care and convenience tc
Captain Smith and his men, so that
they might return home safely.
While the extent of sea zones Of
war proclaimed by Germany was never
defined exactly, Borkum Island is con.
sidered far distant from the danger
areas of submarines, although the
waters of that vicinity are filled with
mines for defensive purposes, through
which Germany always has piloted in
coming ships.
Early press dispatches from Berlir
announcing the loss of the vessel by 8
mine caused somewhat of sensation
in this capital, where the tension has
been more or less pronounced over the
situation in the war zones since the
dispatch of warning notes by the
United States to both Great Britain
and Germany.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-26
Wounded Die on Field.

Geneva-The. German counter-attack
on the village Of Aspach-le-Bas devel-
oped a formidable clash Of the two
forces at the point of the bayonet. 1t
was impossible to pick up the dead or
succor the wounded, as the artillery
continued to sweep the position.
Among the dead lying about 400 yards
from the French trenches were 27
wounded French soldiers who were
unable to get back and whom it was
impossible to reach. During the con-
flict seven of these men were seen to
huddle together to keep from freezing
and share their last rations. A heavy
fall of snow came on and covered not
only the dead but the wounded.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-26
Modern War Machines
Find Fancy in Senate

Washington, D. C.-Appropriationi
for national defense occupied the at.
tention of both houses of congress
Monday in the general rush to clear uE
the supply bills for the government
before the adjournment. The senate
discussed until late into the night the
army appropriation bill, carrying ap.
proximately $103, 900, 900, while the
house continued debate on the fortif.
cations bill.
While progress was being made or
both these measures, the senate com.
mittee practically completed consider
alton of the naval appropriations
measure, and the senate paused for
four minutes to pass without debate
the pension bill. carrying 1854, 900, 900.
Increases for submarines and avia-
tion over provisions of the house bill
are proposed by the senate naval COM
mittee, its amendments, including
81, 900, 900 for aviation instead of
$500, 900, as authorized in the house
bill; provision for five seagoing sub
marines instead of one, and 16 instead
of II of the smaller type submarines.
Senator Smoot sought unsuccessfully
to provide so seagoing and 25 Of the
smaller coast defense submarines.
At the night session the senate
naval committee submitted its report
on the appropriation bill carrying a
total Of $152, 961, ,981.88, an increase
over the house bill of $8,313, 08O.
Provision also is made for the appro-
priation Of 100000 for the marine
barracks at Norfolk and Mare Island.
The naval building program of the
senate bill would provide in addition
to the five seagoing submarines and 16
smaller submarines six more destroy
ers, one oil fuel ship, one gunboat, tone
hospital ship at $500, 900 and two first
class battleships. Among the in
creases recommended are $500, 900 for
projectile plant; $4,000 for naval
reserve; 100000 for a high-power
radio station and 81, ,OO0,0 900 to be. ap-
piled on construction of an armor plate
factory costing not to exceed $8,000,-
900 if the secretary Of the navy cannot
purchase armor in the market at a
reasonable price.
Debate on the army bill resumed
after the naval bill was reported.
Items of the army bill were
passed over quickly with little debate,
and when the senate recessed the only
section remaining for consideration
was that providing for the establish
ment of system of scientific manage
ment in government navy yards and
shops.
The Indian appropriation bill was
reported by the senate committee.
carrying s11, ,255, ,865, an increase Of
So, 535, TAI over the house bill.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-26
Polk Exhibits Planned.

Monmouth = Plans for exhibits at
the 1915 Polk County fair have been
made by pupils in the schools of this
city. Gardens will be planted at the
earliest clearing of the weather and
drying off of the ground. In addition
to having instructions as to the proper
cultivation Of vegetables on the plots,
pupils are to have gardens at home.
High school students, however, will
have only home gardens, as the school
garden plan has been abandoned.
Great interest has been centered upon
garden work by the grammar school
boys for the past two years. They do
not wait for the season to arrive be-
fore plans take form. The earliest
vegetable raised command high prices
at market.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-26
Man Saued with Linoerie.

Caldwell, N. J.-Nine young women
rescued Harry Reiter, Of New York,
from perilous position on the side of
the Hook Mountain Monday by tearing
up their petticoats and making rope
by which he was hauled back to safety.
Reiter had fallen some 80 feet down
the side of the mountain and was cling
ing there. Below him the cliff fell
away nearly 300 feet. Without hesi-
tating, the women removed their pet
ticoats and tore them into strips, tying
and twisting them together until they
formed a rope.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-26
Russians Admit Com
pLete Rout BY Germans

Berlin-What appears to have been
the bitterest defeat yet administered
to the Russian army in East Prussia
became known Tuesday with details Of
the fighting which has been going on
in the vicinity Of the Mazurian lakes
district.
Even Petrograd admits utter rout,
declaring that retreat was the only
thing left to do. Grand Duke Nicho-
las in his report confesses frankly that
there was large loss in lives, and goes
further and tells why. He gives to
the German army great credit for it's
superiority in numbers as well as in
planned attacks, which, coming as sep
arate blows, wrought havoc to his
men, making retreat absolutely neces-
sary.
The German official report an
nounces that the captures have been
increased to seven generals and more
than 100, 900 men. The pieces Of can
non taken numbered 150. The report
in part says:
"In the Eastern theater, the pursuit
after the winter battle in the Mazurian
district has come to an end. During
the clearing-up operations northwest
of Grodno and in the battles reported
during the last few days in the Bobr
and Maven districts, one commanding
general and four other generals and
approximately 10000 men have been
taken prisoners up to the present.
Seventy-five cannon and some machine
guns, the actual number of which has
not yet been ascertained, and much
other war material, have been cap
tured.
The total booty taken in the win
ter battle in the Mazurian district as
result Of these conditions has been
increased to date to seven generals,
more than 100, men, upwards Of
$50 cannon and quantities of other war
material of all descriptions"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-26
Reclamation Is Planned.

Marshfeld-A definite movement is
on at Coquille looking to clearing a
tract of the rich Coquille Valley bot
tom lands to be utilized for expert
mental purposes. 1t is proposed to
clear 40 acres of a 250O-acre tract for
the owners and turn them over to per-
sons who are willing to farm this sedi-
mentary deposit. The owner has been
offering .$18 an acre for clearing,
slashing and burning, but laborers be-
lieve the work cannot be done for that
amount. The Coquille Commercial
club expects to offer an increase over
the $1S offer sufficient to get the work
done,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-26
Polk Nearly Rid of Pest.

Monmouth = The war on gophers,
which has been conducted in Polk
county for two years has at last se-
cured grip on the common field pests
work and destruction has abated par
TALLY, according to the statements
of extensive land owners in this Sec
tion. The farmers say the clover crop
has attracted the gophers. In the
summer and fall months the gophers
undermine the clover plants and stop
seed development. The animals also
fatten in potato fields and sap plant
life in gardens in the early summer.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-26
Ralu Rubber Confscated.

Venice, via London - Advices re-
ceived here from Vienna say the mill
tary authorities there have confscated
the entire supply or raw rubber. pneu-
matte tubes and rubber hose. Con-
tracing teamsters say that unless this
action is revoked it will be impossible
to supply Vienna with food and that
factories will suspend operations. A
boycott instituted by Viennese house
wives against the use of pork ia
spreading. Retail prices of pork have
dropped about cents pound, but the
boycott will be continued.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-26

Bordeaux, via Paris 1t was decided
definitely Sunday by the surgeons at
the hospital Of st. Augustin Of Area
hon to amputate the right leg Of Sarah
Bernhardt. Nine. Bernhard main
tains her courage, being described as
apparently cheerful. She Is receiving
q large number Of kilograms express
ing sympathy.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-26
BLacks Torture Germans.

Berlin, (By wireless to Sayville, N.
Y.)-The Overseas News Agency gives
out the following: Herr Schwarz
and Herr Gehr, missionaries Of the
Basle mission, on the Sanga river, in
Kamerun, West Africa, report that
British troops are promising rewards
to the natives to deliver Germans az
prisoners or to kill them. For the
reason several Germans have been
drowned or cut to pieces by the ma
tives. Others have been trotured and
delivered to the British"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-26
Some Cdnneries, Loosely
Organized, Do Not Pay

The legal authorities of association
work in this country say that all asso-
Citations must be purely mutual. How
ever, many of our associations are not
of this type and the most successful
cannery in the state today is not a
pure cooperative association. | do
not believe that it is possible to run
an association successfully without
paying dividends. A second great
difficulty which is made by the can
neries in the Northwest is their lack
of capital. If your farmers do not feel
that they are willing to put in $25
each to start cannery they had better
,alie-s'''- e10, 900
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-26

ss..~ ..e went to small waiting depot
at Bunker Hill the morning after the
fire, waited there for daylight and then
started for the Wagner camps on foot.
W. G. Laird, deputy sheriff. went to
Wagner, Sc miles from Marshfield, for
the prisoner and placed him in Jail at
Myrtle Point. He will be returned
here and the coroner's jury will re-
sumo the inquest. Mr.. Booker will be
asked to explain why he was awake
and dressed while others in the build
ing were escaping in their night
clothes.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-26
Students Win In Strike.

Eugene Three hundred high school
students, who struck" several weeks
ago and refused to attend certain
classes to which the school board had
fixed a tuition fee, were sustained by
an opinion Of George N. Brown, attor-
ney general. He holds that the school
board has no right to charge tuition to
any classes.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-26

Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
Wallis" Some of the canneries in the
Northwest are making great success.
Others are just about existing and still
others are bankrupt" said Professor
c. /. Lewis, when addressing the
farmers who were attending the Farm
ers' Week at the Oregon Agricultural
college. Professor Lewis attributes
many of these failures to the fact that
the canneries are run by private cap
ital, whereas most of those now in
existence in the Northwest are either
cooperative or associative canneries.
Zone of the greatest troubles with
our cooperative canneries is
many of them are SO loosely orgs
that they cannot do any legal bus
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-26

London - The Times declares that
during the last few days large
amount Of insurance has been placed
in the London market on property in
the United States against risks Of
damage by war. Many factories and
business premises, according to the
Times. have been insured for six
months at a rate Of one-haIf Of ! pei
cent.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-26
Office Made ADpointipe.

State Capitol, Salem - The senate
passed senate bill 255, which provides
that at the expiration Of the term Of
the present official the state engineer
shall be appointed by the governor. A
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-11-19

tablish an eligible register from which
selection may be made to fill vacan-
cies as they may occur in the position
of clerk or carrier at the Glasgow,
Montana, post office. Age limits are
10 to As years. Men only will be ad-
mitted to this examination.
The entrance salary for clerk or car
rier, post office service, is $500 per
annum, with annual promotions up to
81, 1000 per annum, for efficient serv-
ice.
Application blank and pamphlet of
instructions may be secured from tho
local secretary, Board of Civil Serv-
ice Examiners, at the Glasgow, Mon
tana, post office, or from the Secre-
tary, Eleventh Civil Service District,
Post Office Building, Seattle, Wash.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-11-19
NOTICE OF SALE OF ELECTRIC
LIGHT BONDS.

Notice is hereby given that the City
of Glasgow, in the State of Montana
on the Gath day of November, 1915,
at the hour of twelve o'clock M, at
the Office of the city clerk OF the
City of Glasgow, in said City of Glas-
cow, will offer for sale at public auc-
ton and sell to the bidder offering to
purchase at the lowest rate OF inter-
est electric light bonds of said city l
the sum of eighteen thousand and no
hundredths dollars ($18,00O.00) which
were authorized to be issued and sold
by the qualified electors OF said city
at a special election held within and
for said city on the 4th day OF Octo-
Der, 1915, which bonds are to be is
sued and sold to obtain money with
which to enlarge and improve the
electric light plant of said city OF
Glasgow.
At such public auction only the bids
of bidders who have deposited with
the undersigned mayor an uncondi-
-Hional certified check payable to his
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-11-19
STATE TEACHERS TO MEET

The State Teachers Association
will hold a meeting at Great Falls on
November End to oath and from all
indications there will be a record
breaking attendance.
A number of speakers of great note
have been secured to address the
teachers and the meeting should prove
one of the most successful eve held.
Among these are DR.. Edward Ais
worth Ross, of the University of Wis
~consin; DR.. C. E. Rugh, of the Univer-
sity of California, and Charlotte Perk-
ms Gilman, the celebrated writer and
lecturer.
Railroad rates of and one-third
fare for the round trip have been Sc
cured. The Rainbow Hotel will be the
official headquarters.
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able at the option of said city on or
at any time after January LIST, 1926,
on giving notice in writing by said
city to the holders of said bonds OF
at least thirty days at the place
where said bonds are payable, and
said bonds and interest t%hereupon are
payable in gold coin of the present
standard weight and fneness.
The present City Council of said
city reserves the right to reject any
and all bids made for said bonds and
to re-advertise and again sell the same
in the event that a satisfactory price
is not bid therefor.
BY order of the City Council Of
the City Of Glasgow.
Dated this 18th day of October, 1915
Attest:
P. E. KENT, Mayor.
H. D. PALMER, City Clerk.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
Seventeenth Judicial District of the
State of Montana, in and for the
County of Valley.
In the matter of the guardianship of
the person and estate of Robert
House a minor.
Order to show cause why order of sale
of real estate should not be granted.
1t satisfactorily appearing to the
Honorable Frank N. Utter, Judge OF
the above entitled Court, and to the
above entitled Court from the the Pc
tition this day presented and filed by
Katie House, the guardian of the per-
ION and estate Of Robert House, a
minor, praying for an order Of sale Of
certain real estate belonging to her
said ward that the income Of said es-
tate is insufficient to maintain or to
educate said ward and that it is for
the benefit of said ward that the
whole of his said real estate be sold;
1T IS HEREBY ORDERED. That
the next of kin of said Robert House,
a minor. and all persons interested in
the said estate, appear before this
court on Wednesday, the 9th day of
December, A. D. 1915, at ten o'clock
in the forenoon of said dav at the
court room of this Court at the court
house in the County of Valley, State
of Montana, then and there to show
cause why an order should not be
granted for the sale of such estate
at public or private estate.
And it is further ordered, that q
copy of this order shall be published
once a week for three successive weeks
before the said day of hearing in the
Glasgow Courier, a newspaper printed
and published in said County of Val
ley. State of Montana.
Dated this goth day of October
1915.
FRANK N. UTTER,
! 27-3t Judge of said Court.
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THE SCHOOL OF EXPERIENCE
In the great town of Lifeopolis
A justly famous school
Exists, it is attended by
The wise man and the fool;
The master is severe and stern,
But one, however dense,
May learn of him; Who wouldn't if
Taught by Experience.
One never is too old to learn
At this academy;
And almost everything is taught
At least, it seems to be.
No books are necessary here;
One learns by failure; hence,
Well educated, those who've been
Taught by Experience.
No holidays are granted here;
The tasks are hard to do,
But those who their diplomas win
Obtain the larger view;
Their hearts with Love and Charity
Are filled as recompense,
And on their sheepskins one may read
"School of Experience"
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-11-19
CALL FOR BIDS FOR COUNTY
PHYSICIAN CONTRACT

Notice is hereby given that the
Board of County Commissioners OF
Valley County will receive sealed bids
for medical attention to the sick, poor
and infirm of the County and to the
inmates of the County Jail and for the
furnishing of medicine to the same for
the ensuing year, up to 2 o'clock P. M.
Monday, December 6, 1915.
A bond will be required from the
successful bidder for faithful per-
Torrance of contract.
The Board reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
Bids will be sealed and plainly
marked IBID for County Physicians
Contract" addressed and delivered to
w. B. Shoemaker, Clerk and Record
er, prior to 2 o'clock P. M. of the
above date.
BY order Of the Board.
w. B. SHOEMAKER,
|! Clerk Of the Board.
27-4t
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-11-19
COULD TELL T

Two farmers met in a certain town
a day or two after a cyclone had WIS.,
tied that particular neighborhood.
"She shook up things pretty bad
out at my place." said one, stroking
his whiskers meditatively. "By the
way, Hi," he added, "that new barn
O. yourn get hurt any,"
"Waal," drawled the other, 81 dun
no. l haven't found it yet."-Omaha
Bee.
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order for one thousand dollars, will
be considered. The checks of all un-
successful bidders will be returned
forthwith, whereas the check of the
successful bidder or bidders shall be
held by the city and forfeited to it
should the purchaser fail to take up
and pay for said bonds when present
ed to him.
That said bonds to be sold are Of
the denomination of one thousand
dollars Isl, 000.OO) each, numbered
one to eighteen inclusive, dated the
1st day of January, 1916, bearing not
to exceed six per cent interest per
annum, payable semi-annually on the
LIST day of January and the LIST day of
July of each year after the date of
issuance.
Said bonds and interest coupons
thereto attached r payable at the
office of the treasurer of said city
or at the option of the purchaser OF
owner thereof, at the......~.~-....
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BAZAAR AND SUPPER

The ladies Of the Baptist Church
announce that a big bazaar and sup
per will be held in the basement Of
the church on Saturday evening, De-
cember 4th. Elaborate preparations
are being made to make this one Of
the most successful occasions Of the
season and with the reputation that
the Baptist ladies have established as
dispensers of good things to eat, the
supper should be a bowling success.
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SHERIFF'S SALE
J. L. TRUSCOTT, Plaintiff,

HAGAN HAYENGA, Defendant.
To be sold at sheriff's sale at the
front (north) door of the Court House
at Glasgow, Valley County, Montana,
on the twentieth day of November,
1915, at ten o'clock A. M. Of said day,
the following described property:
The south half of the north half
and the north half of the south half
of Section twenty-three (23), all in
township twenty-four (24) north OF
range forty-four (44) east Of Mon
tana Meridian.
C. w. POWELL,
St Sheriff.
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SHERIFF'S SALE
Harry Beverly, Plaintiff,

Charles P. Hartman, Defendant.
To be sold at Sheriff's Sale at the
front (north) door of the Court House
at Glasgow, Valley County, Montana,
on the Both day of November, 1915, at
1915 o'clock A. M. of said day, the
following described property:
The south half of the north half Is
1-2 N 1-2) and the north half of the
south half IN IL S 1-2) of Sec. num-
bered twenty-five (22), all in Town
ship numbered twenty-eight (28)
north of Range numbered thirty-seven
(37) east of Montana, Meridian.
C. W. POWELL,
Sheriff.
By CLARENCE HALL,
Deputy Sheriff.
28-3t
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LEARN A LITTLE EVERY DAY

The largest library in the world is
the Bibliothque National in Paris,
which contains 1,4OO 900 volumes.
Lemuel F. Fredemever is credited
with having trundled a wheelbarrow
from San Francisco to New York in
wen months and sixteen days. This
occurred in 1879.
There are 1854 languages.
The sun is 92,5OO,O 900 miles from
the earth. The earth receives only
one two-billionth of the solar heat.
Sewing machines were patented by
Elias Howe in 1876.
The cost of coal burned by an ocean
steamer on a trip r and back will
average $4,000.