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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16
RUSSIAN ADVANCE
HAS BEEN CHECKED
HOLD GROUND MUSCoVlTES
MUST CAPTURE BEFORE THEY
INVADE HUNGARY.
French Troops Hammerlng at Both
Sides of Wedge Driven Into Their
Lines and Also Driving at
German Front.

There has bes1 a considerable ex
tension of the battlefields both in the
Carpathian and in the Woevre district
Of France. where fighting Of extreme
violence continues by day and night
without, however, any definite deci
sion having been reached.
The Russians have made them
selves masters of the principal chain
OF mountains from Dukla pass to w
sok pass and have begun an attack
on the German forces which hold the
hills from the latter pass eastward tc
the Beskid lass.
This section of the Carpathians
has been the scene since early Febrn
airy of many fierce encounters be
tween the Germans, who were sent
to help the Austrians in their fruit
less efforts to relieve Przemysl, and
the Russian army, whose task it was
TO hold them back until the fall of the
fortress.
Now this German army has beer
given another task-that of trying tc
prevent the Russians from straighten
ing out their line, which is neces
essary before the invasion of Hungary
is undertaken. 1t is apparent thai
this army has succeeded in at least
checking the Russian advance, as the
Austrian official report claims a vic
tory for the Germans in this section
while the Russians admit that they
have been unable to capture hill 1872
which lies about midway between
IUzsok and Beskid passes.
The French army in the Woevre is
hammering at the two sides of the
German wedge, which was driven into
the French lines as far as st. Mihiel
early in the war, and which thus far
has remained firm, and simultaneously
has attacked the German front
which passes close to the Lorrain Dor
der between Nancy and Chateau Sa
Inns.
The capture of Les Sparges on the
northern side of the wedge appears to
have been the most marked success
the French have gained after almost a
fortnight's fighting, although the man
ner in which the Germans are counter
attacking in the forest of Montmare
to the southeast, would indicate that
they feel the French pressure from
that direction most severely.
All the other attacks the Germans
claim to have repulsed with heavy
losses to the French.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16
Shave Spoiled His Passport.

One of the most unusual passport
cases which has yet come to the at
tention of the American embassy at
London arose when a well-dressed
American called to obtain passport
which had been sent to Washington
some weeks ago to be renewed, but
during the interim the owner of the
passport had been denuded of his
whiskers, which set of whiskers was
still attached to his person when he
sent his photographs to Washington,
and he was described in the passport
as bewhiskered.
Asked why he shaved off the whisk-
ers, he sheepishly stated that he had
his whiskers shaved once year and
forgot all about the passport regula.
lions.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16
SEEKS SANCTUARY
IN AMERICAN PORT.
KRoNPRINz WILHELM SLIPS
PAST BRITISH CRUISERS INTO
NEWPORT NEWS.
Converted Cruiser Which Has Sunk
Fifteen Vessels IN Past Eight
Months Seeks sagcty In
American Harbor.

Newport News. Va.--The German
converted cruiser Kronpinx Wilhelm,
the elusive raider OF commerce In the
South Atlantic, slipped into this port
Sunday and asked for fuel and provi-
sions. Many times reported destroyed,
the former North German-Iloyd liner
had evaded hostile warships for eight
months while she sent many mer-
chantmen to the bottom. Her offi-
GERS said she was forced to steal her
way past four allied cruisers off the
Virginia Capes TO reach this refuge.
The auxiliary cruiser had been at
sea 255 days. during which time she
sank fifteen merchantmen. Twelve OF
these we're British. two French and
one Norwegian. Her last victims
were the British Royal mail steam.
ship lamar and the British steamer
coleby.
Commander Thierfeldt on his arri.
val In port explained that his ship
was badly in need OF repairs. Her
bottom, he said, was foul and her
boiler needed overhauling. He stated
he would request permission to have
the repairs made here.
The appearance OF the Kronprinz
Wilhelm just one day after the In
terment of the Prinz Eitel Friedrich,
created great surprise When last
heard from the Kronprinz was in the
south Atlantic. She had been report
ed sunk half dozen times.
Norman r. Hamilton. collector OF
customs, reached New port News from
Norfolk early In the day after the
Wilhelm had anchored In the James
river in almost the same place by
the Prinz Eitel when she reached here
March TO- The collector went aboard,
instructing the commanders he must
leave port within twenty-four hours
unless he needed coal and provisions
and time TO make repairs.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16
INDIANS sIoN LAC PACT.
Old Pok and Companions VIII Lead
Tribe to Ute Reservation.

Salt Lake City.-Seven Indians who
were arrested in the recent trouble in
southeastern Utah were released Sat
urday from the Salt Lake county jail
on their agreement TO go to the res.
eryation and 70 stay there
The seven Indians, Old Polk, wal
liam Posey. Arson Posey, Jack Ute.
holland May, Jack Rabbit Soldier and
John Hammons, all took solemn oath
before the clerk OF the federal court,
Jerrod r. Letcher, that they would 60
TO the reservation and induce their
people to so there and do all in their
power to build up the reservation and
help the agent in every manner pos
gibie
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16
URGES INCREASE IN ARMY
Secretary Garrison Discusses National
Defense at Banquet,

New York.-Lindley NJ. Garrison
secretary of war, in discussion of
national defense at a banquet of the
Democratic club of Westchester coun-
ty here Saturday night, declared that
no one who suggested that peace was
to be obtained through feebleness
should be listened to, and that "ab-
horrence of war and love of peace are
thoroughly consistent with wise mill
tary precautions"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16
Protest Against War.

Anrsterdam.-The Niewe Rotter.
damsche Courant says that pamphlets
signed by the German socialists DR..
Liebknecht, George Ledebour, Otto
Ruhle. Franz Mehring and Rosa Lux
emburg have been circulated in Hol-
land, stating that the proletariat does
not agree with the pro-war section of
the socialist party and that protests
against the continuation of the war
are increasing in Germany.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16
WILL INSPECT WORK.
comaistee Coming West to Visit
Reclamation Projects.

Washington. Arrangements have
been made for the visit of congress
gional committee TO the west during
the coming summer TO inspect the
various government reclamation pro-
seets IN the arid and semi-arid states
The committee viii consist OF Chair
man Fitzgerald OF the house appro.
priations committee ard the follow
ing members OF that committee:
Representatives Page. Mondell, Sher-
IIeyy. Bertrand, Davis, Good. Sisson and
Johnson
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16
STAGGERING COST OF WAR.
Germany Has Spent over Two Billion
Dollars and France Almost as
Much

Paris.-The Matin summarizes the
German and French war budgets up to
March 81 as follows
Germany Expenses, $2,72O, 00O, 900;
receipts from loans, $9OO,O0O,OO0; bills
on the reichsbNnk, $4O0,OOO,OOO; total,
$1,SO0,000,O00; deficit, $1,420,O 900.
France - Expenses, $1,759, 100000;
ceipts from loans, $171,SOO, 900; matte n
al defense bonds. $6S2,2O0,OOO; Bank
of France advances. 100000 900; to
tai, 100000, leaving surplus of
$15,00O,00O
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16
auIIdIna Mreeked bx Romb.

Kansas City, Mo.--An explosion be.
iieyed by the police TO have been
caused by bomb wrecked the seven
story cooling building Of the Cudahy
Packing company's plant Sunday
night, causing a loss estimated az
s750.0O0. Two men employed in the
building at the time were injured
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16

The Hague.-The Netherlands gov,
eminent has handed to Germany a
note of protest concerning the sink,
ing of the Dutch steamship Medea.
which was sent to the bottom off
Beachy Head March %.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16
MAKES REPLY TO HOLLAND.
Germany VIII Submit Subject Of
Seizures to Prize Court.

London. Replying to the Dutch
note protesting against the sinking
Of the Dutch steamer Medea by a
German submarine. and the seizure
by submarine OF the Dutch steam
ers Batayier v and zaanstroom, Ger.
many has expressed the opinion that
the action OF her submarines was in
accordance with the terms of the de-
claration OF London.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16
Predicts Flood Of lmmluratlon.

chicago.-There win be a food OF
immigration 70 the United States and
Canada at the conclusion OF the Euro.
pean war. according TO Sir Thomas
O'shaughnessy. president OF the Can.
adam Pacific railroad.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16
President is t,eminu We,

Washington.-President Wilson is
planning to make his delayed trip to
the San Francisco exposition as soon
as foreign affairs permit. His ad.
visers are very anxious to have him
make a number of speeches in diff.
ferent parts of the country before the
opening of the next session of con.
gress.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16
pockera Surrender

London.-The formation of a dock.
ers' battalion, coupled with the threat
of the executives of the unions n
suspend the strikers, had the antici.
pated effect at Birkenhead and the
strike of lockers collapsed
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16
campslan for Reerults.

London.--A great patriotic campaign
70 secure recruits for Field Marshall
Earl Kiteheners new army was op
ened IN London on Sunday. The cam
paign is to be carried on for a fort
uighf
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16
sneed of zeppeIins.

Zeppelins vary in speed. but the
swiftest OF them are not comparable
in speed TO the aeroplanes. The latter,
il is safe to say. are twice as fast as
the Zeppelins.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16
FRENCH shIp sunk By submarIne.

lie Treport, France-The French
8hree-masted ship chateaubriand, from
London for New York. was sunk by
German submarine off the Isle Of
Wight, Thursday. The crew was
saved.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-08
LITTLE BENNY's NOTE BOOK
BY LEE pApE

Ma sent me to the stoar to get 8
sent spool of wit thred this AFTERNOON,
telling me to hurry up avn akkount OF
her needing it to sew with, witch went
GROUND to the stoar and got 1t and wen
calm back went back in the kitchin
and nobody was back thare and
took the jar of blackberry jam awf OF
the shelf and took big spoonfuls OF
it and put the jar back and then l went
upstares and gave ma the thred saying
Hcers the TIRED, ma.
/ thawt told you to hurry, sed ma.
l did hurry, I sed.
You took yure time about hurrying,
then, sed ma, do you meen to tell me
you dident 60 enyware exsept strate
to the stoar and back.
Pubs Simkins was down at the cornir
with his moo bysickel and he let me
ride it up to the telegram pole and back
sed.
And wat elts did you do, sed ma.
A horse fell down vile was kuming
back frum the stoar, and stood thare
till it got up, sed.
suppose If 1t had nevvir got up, you
wood nevvir Of kun hoam, sed ma, well
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-08

wat elts.
That's awl, sed.
Are quite sure, sed mar looking at
me funny.
Well, the man was cleening the lite
avn top Of the lamppost, but dident
watch him lawng, sed.
And wat elts, sed ma still looking at
me funny.
WITCH l was going to say, Nuthing
elts, ony jest then happened to look
in the mirrer and saw my face and wat
was awl GROUND my mouth but black
berry jam, proving had ate it pritty
fast, CESS and ma sed, Well, think
now, wasent thare enything elts.
o yes, sed went back in the kitch-
in and took spoonfuls of blackberry
jam.
Well I'm glad to heer you say so, |
feered you were going to tell me q
lie,, and il you had wood Of punished
you, but for being truthful you may
have penny, sed ma.
Proving that its anyways best to tell
the truth, especially wen you've got
stanes awl oyir yuref ase to give you
away.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-08
RUSSELL.

LLOYD May and wife left Tuesday FOR
Anderson. Ia, for visit with MS
brother Geo. May and wife.
Mrs. II. w. Elliott left Tuesday for
an extended visit with her son Ed ana
family Of Washington.
John Goltry returned home Monday
from western Missouri where he has
been visiting his brother Chas. and
family.
Glenn Jennings was taken to OF
tunwa hospital Monday for treatment.
Isaac Rockey Of fIemingsford, Nebr..
came wednesday, for visit with MS
cousin P. A. Rockey.
Toe Dixon returned home Tuesday
from Ottumwa where ne has been
visiting his son Vim. and family.
Miss Isaphene Haas Of Des Moines
spent Tuesday evening with Miss Ethel
Cassitty.
Miss Ethel Classify went to Allerton
to attend the Wayne county G. F.. con-
vention.
DR.. ]. B. Robb went to Ottumwa to
assist in an operation on Glenn Jen-
Dan Tice Of Missouri passed through
here wednesday on his way to Chari-
ton.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-08

made Mr.. Blanchard volunteer to go
with her and help capture few
crickets.
The farmer refused very liberal
offer for his manuscripts, on the
grounds that II he had money his,
creditors would pursue him afresh;
and when he came to half understand
the business of the collectors he was
filed with contempt.
"That Teller orter be splittin' wood
and that woman orter be slicin' ap-
ples to dry" was the way he looked
at it, and when they came to ask
where the largest and choicest crick-
cts could be found he pointed to
bush in the pasture and replied:
"You'll find some lively ones down
there"
The farmers wife came out to him
at the plow and asked:
Josiah, what does that woman
want?'
"Why, she's one of EN-"
Does she want to buy them dun
ming letters, or the old letters you
wrote me afore we were married?
..No. She's after bugs"
Good lands!"
81 couldn't make out exactly what
she wanted of them, but when they
asked about crickets sent 'ep over
in the pasture"
"Are they going to fry the grease
out of 'em for rheumatism
"Dunno. Il couldn't understand
half their big talk"
And as the two collectors walked
slowly across the field they warmed
toward each other, as was natural. OF
the millions of people in the United
States they alone, very likely, were
the only ones working for those who
were to be cavorting around when
the Falls Of Niagara were worn out
like an old washboard.
Two lawyers would have been in q
wrangle in five minutes as to who
should have the crickets after tney
had been captured.
Two editors would have dragged
notifies into it and called each other
liars.
Two poets would have wrangled
about the moonlight and dubbed each
jinglers.
recognized each other at once and
clasped hands, as it were.
MI. Blanchard and Miss Day were
40 long on. their way to cricket roost
that the farmer growled to himself:
If I was after an insect I'd hurry
up and get him by the hind leg and
then sit on the fence and DO my
talking!" !,
But the collectors reached the spot
at last. It was space of matted
!, grass. with bush growing in the
midst Of it.
There were no crickets to be seen.
but 1t was the hour of the day when
such insects sleep and dream, and get
ready for the business of the evening.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-08

There were those who said that the
reason Joseph Blanchard had reached
the age of thirty without ever having
been in love, to say nothing of having
taken a wife, was because he had a
fad.
Every man has a fad, even-.to the
fad of picking up stray pins on the
sidewalk, but what all men are ready
to deny is that they have one. Some
other fellow is invariably the guilty
party. Thus, while score of per-
sons said that John Blanchard had a
fad, he said to himself that he was
the only man in a thousand who
steered clear of them.
AS youth, Master Blanchard was
inclined to serious thought; one of
the most serious was the preserva-
ton of the present for the future. He
tions, must decay and leave no more
behind them than the cave-dwellers.
There must come time, maybe a
hundred thousand years hence, when
new nation would long to know
how the American lived in his day
and date. They would go hunting
around for relics and souvenirs, and
they would find remains of sky
scrapers, subways, elevated roads.
Here and there they wounld uncover a
poem written by Yankee school
ma'am-now and then speech de-
livered by senator; but from those
things could any future historian
make out the real life of the people?
And John Blanchard went to max
ing collection. 1t was such collec-
ton as would enable the future his
torian to make out our every day life,
even down to the brand of cigars the
men smoked, and the name of the
! bar of soaps the women bought for
the laundries.
John Blanchard's name was to be
saved to posterity. The first move
he made was to write out his history
from birth to date, and then begin q
diary which should only close with
his DEATH He bought books to be In
closed in iron boxes; he filed away
daily papers: he preserved maya
zines; he gathered postage stamps
and coins.
John Blanchard was the son of
wealthy parents. When he attained
! his majority he had more wealth
awaiting him. He could and he did
erect building and stuff it from
basement to garnet with his collec-
lions. He was still at it when he
made new acquaintance that was
bound to bring about changes In his
life.
John Blanchard might have been
the only male faddist in his town
that carried the idea to an extreme,
and 1t never occurred to him that a
female might enter the lists against
! him. One did, however. 1t was Miss
Myra Day. a young woman who had
dwelt in this vale of tears almost as
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-08

1t was right and proper that Mr.
Blanchard should get down on his |
knees and paw around in the grass,
and he paved with energy and def
termination. He found insects aftery
minute, but they were not crickets.
The farmer saw Mr.. Blanchard leap
to his feet in surprise. He heard
Miss Day utter a shrek and saw her
running away. w
Then he saw Mr. Blanchard running
away and beating the air with hiA,
hat. Then it was Miss Day wh@'
thing with ther field net. Then thei
farmer said to himself:
They've struck that humble bees
nest that was saving for wire
fence man, and perhaps they'll need
help. Queer that these bug folks4
can't tell a cricket from bee!"
There was need Of his help. Bot1
collectors were tearing around in thu
both emphatic and woeful. Armed
with broken bush, the rescued
fought the bees to standstill, buts
they had done their work. The wifeS
came from the house to lead Miss
Day to it, and the husband brought
up the procession with Mr.. Blanch-s
ard.
1T will be three or four days bey
fore you can 60" said the doctor w &,
was called "
It turned out to be Ave, but afteSy
the second day time passed joyfully
With their heads and hands banl
daged, and one eye opened enough I'd
see their way, the collectors sat Cn1
the veranda and talked Of birds and
eggs and manuscripts and insects
and-love. Yes, they talked love to-,
leave record of how it was done in3
last American the twentieth ce4a
fury. And when they departed II 4
their homes the farmer said to hi
wife:
"They orter make them bumbld
bees present Of 800 for singing thu
fads outer emf"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-08

long az he had, although her fad
wasn't born so early
Miss Myra realized that the day
must come when the last trust, the
last CRATER and the last American
must go hence and leave the ruins
Of his cities to be pawned over by
relic hunters Of later race and to be
the hooting place Of big-eyed owls, and
that she had duty to do. Those
people who were to come after would
be curious about our bird life. They
would wonder If our robins had teeth
like grizzley bears, If our blue
birds carried of and devoured babies,
If the woodpecker emerged from his
cave at midnight to revel in human
gore.
It was her mission to leave leaf
of history behind for their benefit.
She, as well as Mr.. Blanchard, had
wealth and could indulge herself.
She began collecting the eggs OF
birds and acquiring stuffed speci-
mems. In this she spent thousands OF
dollars. She was thorough in her
work, too. She could speak and write
three different languages, and she
never packed up and laid an egg or
stuffed specimen away without writ
ing on three different cards:
"This is the egg of a, quail, or
"This is the quail himself or what
ever egg or bird 1t was.
When Miss Myra had accumulated
enough specimens to load several
trucks she turned to insects. The
race that was to come would ask
what kind of horseflies, hornets and
fleas the lost Americans did business
with. The collection of the young
woman would answer any question.
She could imagine the investigator
of 100000 years hence inquiring OF
himself:
"No, then, l wonder II the blamed
old hornet is new thing with us, or
il they had him in the long ago."
And then her collection would be
discovered. "I'll be hanged If the
pesky varmint isn't right here, as
big as life, and the hossfly is In the
next stall to him." the investigator
would exclaim.
Miss Myra bought insects of small
bows. and she went afleld for them
personally. The farmer didn't pay
much attention to the boy sroaming
over the fields in search of the grass
hopper but when it came to woman
racing up and down with a net in her
hand and her eyes bullying out he
would stop his pillow to stare.
"Good lands, but 'spose ! had mar
ried that thing instead Of Mirandy!"
Mr.. John Blanchard heard of a
farmer who had valuable collection
| of manuscripts that would give his
tory a fair insight into our ways Of
doing business in the nineteenth and
twentieth centuries. It was a~farmer
who never paid a debt unless he was
about to be burned at the stake, and
the valuable manuscripts were the
dunning letters he had received.
You may call it coincidence. You
may call 1t luck. You may say 1t
was the hand Of Providence. What
ever it was it brought the two col
llectors face to face on that farm. 1t
introduced them. 1t was bond be-
tween them 1t made Miss Myra
agree that the dunning letters We're
the cap-sheaf OF the collection, and it