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The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-11-12
FIFTEEN MILLION
! TOLL OF THE WAR
FEARFUL Loss OF LIFE SINCE
HOSTILiTIES BEGAN BETWEEN
War RING NATIONS.
Engishnan Predicts Th7t Europe May
Become Li.tIe Better Than Wilder
ness Peop.ed by Old Men, Wo-
men and Children.

London.=Debate on the conduct OF
the war and the censorship was re-
sumed in the house Of lords late Mon
day. Lord Loreburn, former high
chancellor brought up the subject,
declaring that he took this action ow-
ing to mis- belief that the Marquis of
LIZ ne, the minister without
po-.-~-lo, lad net made adequate re-
ply TO the arguments Of Viscount Nor
ley.
Earl Loreburn spoke of what he
termed ''the misadventures" of Grad
ocks squadron, the Dardanelles oper-
;ations and the Balkan expedition.
The speaker said he had been told
two months ago that fifteen million
men had been killed or disabled for
life and that multitudes had been add
ed to this number since and that II
the conflict continued indefinitely,
revolution or anarchy" might follow
in Europe.
unless the collective common
sense of mankind prevails before the
worst comes,' added Lord Loreburn,
"the great continent of Europe will
be little better than wilderness peo-
pied by old men, women and chill
dren."
He declared it was no exaggeration
to say that if the war continued in
definitely revolution or anarchy might
follow.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-11-12
OPENS CAMPAIGN
FOR ARMY AND NAVY
PRESIDENT WILSON ADVOCATES
NATIONAL DEFENSE PROGRAM
AT CLUB BANQUET.
soIemnIy Declares the United States
Has No Aggressive Purpose, But
Must Be Adequately Prepared
to Defend Itself.

New York.-President Wilson op-
ened the administration campaign for
its national defense program in com
prehensive and carefully prepared ad-
dress delivered here Thursday night
at the Manhattan club banquet. He
declared solemnly that the United
States had no aggressive purpose, but
must be prepared to defend itself to
assume full liberty and self-develop-
ment" significantly, he said, that with
ourselves in this great matter we as
sociate all the peoples of our own
hemisphere" adding that I'VE wish
not only for the United States, but
for them the fullest freedom and in
dependent growth Of action"
There is no need for the country TO
feel panic-stricken, the president de-
clared, because it stands on friendly
relations with the world. He spoke OF
the United States "as nation too Big
and generous to be exacting, but yet
courageous enough to defend its rights
and the liberties of its people wher-
ever assailed or involved"
Outlining the defense program,
the president said it included an in
crease in the standing army, the train
ing within the next three years OF 4O0,-
600 citizen soldiers, to be raised In
annual forces of $4,000, and the
strengthening of the national guard.
He laid particular emphasis upon the
need of ample equipment
The president declared that the
navy Already is very great and
efficient force, but that in order to
bring it to a point of extraordinary
force and efficiency" definite pol
icy must be adopted and hastened and
an adequate supply of men and equip
ment provided.
In addition to speaking on nationa
defense, the president attacked men
who love other countries better than
America" and men who stir up relig-
ious and sectarian antagonism.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-11-12

the Underwood Tariff Law. 1t was a
deficiency tax, pure and simple, but
even with the hundred million dollars
additional revenue that this tax
raised, the deficit grew and the Treas
ury balance continued to fall.
On the first of July year ago the
balance in the Treasury was more
than $40, 100000. On the day Congress
convened, when the Democracy start
ed their Treasury raid, it had shrunk
to s66 100000. By the end Of June it
had shrunk to practically nothing at
ell. 1t was difficult to find out just
what it as because the policy oi pitt
less nublit ty went on vacation to-
a tirae. and the Treasury balance was
not given to the newspapers. wind
fall came. though during the last two
or three days of June. The screws
had been put on as they neSer had
been before to collect the last possible
cent of the income tax, and IN the
first of July 1t was heralded to the
country that the Treasury balance
was something like seventy million
dollars. Again the process Of erosion
set in and the balance began to
dwindle until on the last Of Septem
Der it was about cut in half. The
Treasury was running behind more
than s1O.0OO.Ooo month. The policy
of pitiless publicity would soon have
had to take another vacation. The sit
uation would not look well to the pub
lie They would begin to compare the
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-11-12
SCORE MEET DEATH
IN FACTORY FIRE
GIRLS CAUGHT IN FIRE TRAP AND
BURN TO DEATH IN SIGHT
OF SPECTATORS.
Flames Spread So Swiftly in Old
Wooden Building in Brooklyn That
Escape by Stairs and Elevator
Was Cut Off.

New York.-Twenty-fve persons,
most of them girls, lost their lives in
a fire that destroyed an old four-story
brick and wooden factory building IL.
the Williamsburg section Of Brooklyn,
on Saturday Thirteen bodies have
been recovered. A search of the ruins
is expected to recover the bodies OF
twelve other victims, eight of them
girl, who we're reported as missing.
OF the forty injured in hospitals
many were expected to die and score
more were less seriously burned and
bruised.
The building was occupied by Q
candy manufacturing concern ana
.hree firms manufacturing clothing
whose employees normally totaled 800
but more than third had been dis
missed before the fire started, for a
Saturday half no iday.
The flames were discovered shortl.
before O'Clock by a girl employe
of the candy factory, which occup-e
the ground floor and basement, ana
were soon roaring up the elevator
shaft, around which wound the princi-
pal stairway.
There was one other stairway in the
rear of the building and some of tn
entrapped persons escaped by that, bu
before the firemen arrived men and
women we're dropping from the win
dows The flames had swiftly mush-
roomed from the eley ator shaft into
t. fourth floor AM scarcely had the
first streams of water entered the
building when the roof collapsed. The
other floors soon after fell one by one.
After a preliminary investigation by
the authorities, Mrs. Edward L. Dia
mond, owner Of the building, and her
husband, were arrested on charge
of criminal negligence and remanded
to jail without bail. Mr.. Diamond said
he was in the building at the time OF
the fire, but claimed ignorance as to
the cause.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-11-12
BULGARS CAPTURE
SERBIAN CAPITAL
OCCUPATION OF NlsH OPENS
ROUTE FOR CENTRAL POWERS
TO SOFIA AND TURKEY.
The Bulgarian and German Main
Armies Have Effected Juneture
and Campaign Probably VIII
Move at Faster Pace.

London-The Bulgarians have oc-
cupied Nish, the Serbian war capital
which gives them complete control OF
the railway from Prahovo, on the
Danube, and thus opens through
route for the central powers to Soha
and Constantinopie.
In addition, the Bulgarian and Ger
man main armies have effected
juncture at Krivivir, SO that the cam
paign, which has been somewhat
slower than expected, probably will
hove at a faster pace. In fact, ex-
cept for the southern part OF Serbia,
the invasion Is already gathering
more headway, and despite Serbian
resistance, the invading armies have
all made considerable progress
More than half of Serbia is now in
possession of the invaders. and it Is
said in Berlin that the Serbians
have an open line of less than sev-
enty miles for retreat into Montene-
gro. Should they seek refuge in that
country they would be menaced by
Austrian forces, which already have
begun an attack along the northern
and western Montenegrin frontiers
In the south, however, the allied
forces appear to be too strong for the
Bulgarians, who admit that they ars
faced by superior numbers.
More allied troops are being sent
from Saloniki to the scene of the
fighting in the hope that they will be
able by the capture of Veles to COM
pei the Bulgarians who advanced
west of Uskup, to retire and clear the
SalonikitMitrovitza railway. so that
assistance can be sent to the Serbian
northern army.
There is also lack of news concern
ing the Russian expedition, which was
reported early in the week on the
Roumanian frontier, while Roumania,
like Greece, is maintaining her neu-
trality in the face Of agitations in the
country for Intervention.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-11-12
PREVENT IRISH FROM SAILING.
Britons Resent Leaving Country to
Escape Military Service.

Liverpool.-Nine hundred Irishmen
who intended to sail for New York on
Saturday on the Cunard line steam
ship Saxonia, were prevented by the
steamship company from taking pass
age. The company declined to permit
them to sail after there had been sew
eral stormy encounters with street
crowds, which took the view that
ablebodied men should not be permit
ted to evade liability to military serv-
ice in this manner
The arrival of the Irishmen in Liv-
erpool drew crowd outside the
steamship Offices Two Irishmen were
knocked down by women. Others were
set upon and decorated with white
feathers.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-11-12

extension of the Civil Service; a
single Presidential term, and many
other things. Merely to state them
is to effectively bring before your
minds the evidence of their complete
reputation.
What of their promised rigid econ
omy? The fact is that the last Demo
cratic Congress appropriated of the
peoples money $177,O00,0OO more
than any Republican Congress in his
tory, and it would have been far
worse, worse by millions upon mil
lions had it not been for certain Re-
publican Senators, who not only wait
ed watchfully, but acted effectively,
to check the rapacity of the pork bar
rel advocates. All this, mind you, in
the face of falling revenues, falling
revenues in time of world-peace; fall
ing revenues before war was ever
heard of or dreamed of; falling reve-
nues in spite of increased importa-
tions, not only before, but after, the
war. Then came what they called the
war tax, a tax burdensome and op
pressive in the extreme; a tax i'm
posed on objects and business trans
actions never before taxed in history
except when this country itself was
actually at war. The name WAR
Tax is gross misnomer. Some such
tax was Inevitable. war or no war.
to remedy the deficiency caused by
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-11-12

oalance with Republican balances,
md so a new method was hit upon,
designed simply end solely to fool
The people.
On the first of October the Treasury
balance was announced to be some
1928 900, and accompanying it was
a brief statement to the effect that
he Treasury officials had changed
heir methods of bookkeeping. For
he first time in hundred years the
Treasury accounts were juggled to
make a good showing Methods of
nigh finance had found their way in
o the management of the peoples
honey This method was ingenious, if
you please, but even it could not
stop the process of erosion. Within
twenty days the balance had fallen
to $116,000,000, a loss Of s12,000,000
even under this new and enlightened
method. Under the old time-honored
method of keeping the public ac-
counts this shows that there is today
balance in the Treasury of not more
than about s2O,OOO.O0O and with the
continued loss of something like $780,
900 day it is not difficult to estimate
when the United States Treasury
runs dry.
The American people, gentlemen,
under this administration, are riding
hell-bent to bankruptcy and paying
for the privilege with war tax. Their
boasted prosperity has not come.
Want and misery have prevailed in
the land. Some industries, it is true,
are prosperous, but they are indus
tries which are not supplying the
American market, but the markets of
the warning countries of Europe.
The cost of living has not been cut
down On the contrary, from the day
that the Democratic tariff law was
enacted it has continuously risen. The
law granting free tolls to American
coastwise ships in the Panama Canal
was repealed. 1t matters not whether
the law was good or bad policy at the
time of its enactment. The Demo
cratic party indorsed It; Democratic
leaders, from the President down,
praised it. It's repeal was fiat re-
pudiation of a Democratic pledge. So
as regards our rehabilitated merchant
marine. they have swept the last yes
tige OF it from the Pacific Ocean and
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-11-12
Miners Given Time Limit.

Park City, Utah-Notices were post
ed about the streets here Saturday
and also distributed among the men
by agents of the Silver King C0ah-
tion Mines company advising that all
former employees, with the excep-
tionn of six shift bosses ard four or
FIVE so-called "asitators,. may return
to work at the mine without dfscrimi
nation If they apply in person to
James Humes, superintendent. on er
before November 10 at 6 D. m.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-11-12
KITCHENER GOES TO THE FRONT
VIII Visit Theatre Of War at Request
Of Colleagues.

London.-"Lord Kitchener. at the
request of his colleagues, has left Eng
land for short visit to the eastern
theatre of war"
This announcement, made Saturday
evening after a cabinet council-an
unusual meeting for Saturday-and q
long audience which Premier Asquith
had with the king, set at rest rumors
current as to the war secretary's pres
ent intentions
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-11-12
FARM CROPS BREAK RECORDS.
Exceed Best Preceding Year by Hall
Billion.

Washington.-The nations princi
pal farm crops this year are WORT
about $500, 100000, exceeding by
more than $500, 100000 their value il
1914, the previous banner year in tho
country's crop history. There has
been an unprecedented harvest, man.
of the crops exceeding their best rec
ords, and high prices due to the in
fuence Of the European war have con
tributed to swell the total value.
Statistics announced Monday by the
department of agriculture in its No
vember crop report base values OF
prevailing November prices. Corn
with a production Of 3,090,509,0C
bushels-34, 100000 bushels below tn
record crop-and worth $1,913,0Eo
OIL, is the mcst va liable crop eve
grown. 1t exceeds the former bigges
value crop, that of 1914, by s1s0.O00
900.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-11-12
VILLA SEEKS CONSULTATION.
Leaves His Force in Camp While HI
Travels to Nogales.

Douglas, Ariz.-General Villa is re
ported en- route from Cananea to Nc
gales, Sonora, for the purpose of in
terviewing Carlos Randall, acting gov
ernor of the state Of Sonora. He is
said to be accompanied only by 6
small bcdyguard, consisting OF nc
more than $50 men.
The remainder Of his force is in
camp around Villa Verde, where sup
plies are being received from Naco,
Sonora. Naco is now occupied by ap-
proximately 1900 Villa troops.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-11-12
Trade In south America Doubles.

Washington.-Su Success of the cam
paign to secure for the United States
the trade of South America Is indl'
GATED by foreign commerce figures foE
September made publ ic Monday.
In 10th imports ami exports ths
United States has abt'ut doubled ita
business with South American coun'
tries during the past year
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-11-12
House Leader Bolts.

Washington-Representative Claude
Kitchin, Democratic leader of the
house, told President Wilson on Mon
-ay, after long conference with him,
he could not support the admins
tnat program for naval defense
'ra.ion would oppose the pro-
ana 'nal nc ~al capacity only and
not as majority lea
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-11-12
DENY Passport Fra !.

Washington in ant
which reached the state departms
Monday denies fatty testimony anee'
ed to have been given in English
courts that German officers prepared
false American passports and "hano,
ed them to agents." and expressed
doubt that such testimony ever actu'
ally was given.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-11-12

Chicago.-Mrs. Scott Durand, veal
thy owner OF a prize dairy herd. has
threatened to shoot any state officials
who came to her farm to harm any
Of her cattle. She recently saved the
cattle from slaughter when suspected
OF foot and mouth disease BY IN ~
junction
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-11-12
Myton Bound over.

Salt Lake City-Ma Tor H. P. MytoA'
charged with the mur der OF Roy )
Horton, was bound over to the dis
trict court to stand triYl on reduced
!, charge Of voluntary nsanslAughter at
the preliminary herring Monday
Bond was fxed at $500, which VA
furnished.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-11-12
COUNTY, NovEMBER
EQUITY IS
ADVANCING
Farmers Society is a Great
Help t. Farmers

Additional proof of the rapid devel-
opment of agricultural resources in
Nampa Valley and of the increased
volume of trade in farm products is
found in the last monthly statement of
the Farmers Society of Equity which
shows that the business of that CO.
operative concern for the month of
October was greater than at any other
time since its establishment.
Approximately $50, 900 was paid out
to ranchers of this section by the
Farmers Society of Equity alone dur
ing the last month. This amount was
given in exchange for hogs, grain fruit
and seed.
Members of the society are much
pleased with the showing made during
October. 1T shows" said Lewis
Yoder, secretary and treasurer of the
organization, ''that our original aim of
furnishing cash market for smaller
lots of farm produce is being realized
and that our society is becoming of
real service to its members. We have
been working with small amount of
capital but this is being rapidly in
creased as the business expands. The
Farmers Society of Equity is a cor
poration and not joint stock company
as some have believed
A scheme to list real estate with the
society is now being discussed by
members and will probably be put into
effect about the first of the year. The
plan is to list the land of members who
wish to sell for stipulated price and
then to charge l per cent for sales.
The revenues from listing and sales
will be used to cover the expenses of
booklet, which will contain, in ad-
dition to advertising literature pertain
ing to this section list of all lands for
sale by the society A quantity of these
booklets, 5000 or $4,000, will be mailed
each month for distribution in the east
ern states.
While the clearing house and central
Office of the Farmers Society of Equity
is located at Nampa, the society has
twenty local organizations in different
parts of Canyon and adjoining counties
Branch shipping stations are maintained
at Caldwell, Kuna, Bowmont, Emmett,
Wilder and Donnelly. -Nampa Leader.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-11-12

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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-25

four baby has been entered in The
Shower OF Gold For Babies If its name
appears in the printed list of candi.
dates and your friends have been
sending in votes.
You have agreed TO make the race.
The big days for votes are drawing to
a close. But four days remain OF the
greatest yote.getting period OF the
contest. Read this story. Allow every
line to sink deeply into your system.
Should you be In the class who have
done little or nothing up to date. you
still maintain an average compared
with what has been accomplished by
most names appearing. There is not
a parent in the city Of Fairmont or
the outside territory who could not,
with persistent effort, place them.
selves in the lead, so far as subscrip
tion votes are concerned, in the next
four days.
Four days. Just think OF 1t, 1t Is
possible for your efforts to realize
you SIS per day. Is this not worth
your consideration?
Confidence Necessary.
Almost all those whose names ap.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-25
Condition of Jackson Street
and Locust Avenue a
Disgrace.
TRYING TO SHIFT BLAME
Excuse of Board is Very
Weak-Backbone
Needed.

What has become OF that faithful
promise made by the Board Of Affairs
TO the public OF Fairmont few weeks
ago? The board has evidently forgot
ten all about the promise that they
made in good faith with the citizens
OF this city.
Some few weeks ago when CRITICS
ed for having so many OF the streets
Of the city torn up and none OF them
completed, the Board OF Affairs de-
clared with great flourish that such
a thing would never happen again.
The board was particularly emphatic
that no such thing would happen on
Jackson street or Locust avenue. and
went so far as to state that these
streets would always be open TO traf'
nc, as only one side OF the street
would be torn up at time.
But now behold the great value OF
such promise. Has the board made
good any OF the above promises? Not
one Of them. They have fallen down
rniserably and Jackson street has
been for several weeks nothing but a
mud hole.
The stretch of Jackson street from
Madison street to Barney street has
not only been impossible for the past
several weeks, but the conditions ex-
isting are to a great degree highly un-
sanitary.
Locust avenue is practically UNIT
for traffic from Barney street 10 Bell
Run and from the present indications
the work will not be much further
advanced at Christmas than at the
present time.
The Board of Affairs has complete
" forgotten its promises about the
streets, and the only alibi that has
been, offered so far for their failure TO
carry out the promises made in
good faith is that the property owners
are slow in putting in the curbing.
This is such a weak excuse that II
would have been better for the board
To have made no excuse at all.
II the property owners are slow in
putting in the curb II IS up to the
city authorities TO make the owners OF
the abutting property put in the curn
at once. The city has the authority
to make this move-and can even
have the curb put in under the direc'
ton Of the city without waiting the
pleasure OF some delinquent property
owner.
1t is entirely unreasonable to cause
inconvenience to a large section OF
the city simply because some property
owner is slow In getting the curb IN
on the front OF his property. Another
cause for complaint is the fact that
patrons OF the street cars are forced
10 get of the cars in mud holes. as
the traction company has not provid'
ed any platform at the stops. An ex-
ample OF this may be found only a
short distance from the city hall at
the corner OF Monroe and Jackson
streets.
1t is up to the Board of Affairs to
wake up, get a little backbone. get
some ginger. come out OF their trance
and get on the job il the paving work.
which has been done in such an un'
systematic and unbusiness.ltke man
ner, is to be completed before winter
has set in.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-25
WORK Of JUDGES
NOT COMPLETED
Many Entries at the Fair
Make Hard Task of
Awarding Prizes.

The judges at the fair we're unable
to complete their work yesterday on
account OF the large number of entries.
The judges IN the various departments
are as follows:
Girls Canning Club-Mrs. John Cor
don Smyth. Mrs. S. J. Brobst, Mrs.
Richard Hall
Horticulture J. \. Prickett, W. H.
'Bunner. B. l.. Snider.
Harry F. Smith. Mrs.
Charles E Hawker. Miss lie McKin.
ney
Fine Arts-Mrs. Worth Fleming,
Miss Virginia Fleming, Mr.. Larney
Lloyd
Ladies' Textile and Fancy Work
Mrs. w. D. Straight. Mrs. W. H. Brand,
Mrs. Martha Davis. Mrs. E. N. Cor,
Mrs. J. L. Leech and Mrs J. a. Swiger.
Bread. Cakes. Jellies, Preserves.
etc Mrs. John A. Clark. Mrs. John
II. Hough. Miss Sallie Mccoy.
There should be some awards made
by tonight. as most OF the judges
books have been turned in to J. d.
Scott. secretary of the Fair. When
they are all in judgment will be made.