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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-25
AIR AND LAND ATTACK ON
GERMANS VERDUN LINES
French Aviators Raid Foes Sources of Communication
Infantry Assaults Near Haucourt and C~ourettes
Wood ~Succeed-Trenches Stormed.

tent artillery activity. There Is moth.
ing important to report from the rest
Of the front.
Aviation: During the night Of April
% to ~ our %aeroplane squadrons
carried out several raids on enemy
positions. Twenty-one shells and
eight incendiary bombs were thrown
IN the railroad station Of Longuyon.
five shells on the station OF stenay.
twelve shells on the bivouacs east Of
Dun Mouse and thirty.two shells
on tho bivouacs In the region Of Mont.
faucon and the station at Nantillo.s.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-25
NINE FIGHTING AT LOOS.
BPstiah Guns BrinG Down Aero
plane at Ploexstsrrt.
specta, Gable Dsspa,eh 10 tn, St

Special Cable Dsspafch 10 THI suS.
LONDON, April 24.--The following
British headquarters report Was issued
Tonight:
To-day there WAS mining activity
about the Ioos salient and NJ Neuve
Crapeile. The artillery of both sides
WAS active about Neuville-St. WAIST.
'Angres. inc the Ypres.C Confines Canal
and around HooGe.
A hostile aeroplane was brought
down by anti-slrcrsft gunnre near
Ploeesteert. The pilot and the OBJ
server were killed. One OF our ma
chinc IL missing.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-25
A. .. He Enters College.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va. April 23.-J. W.
Samples. 72. entered Marshall College
here nv a student. Mr.. Samples has
been a teacher at ClarksburE for nifty
years. beginning after the close Of the
civil war In the spring Of 1868. He has
entered Marshall to study methods, oh
servation. hygiene and rural sociology.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-25
"WILL NOT BACK DOWN.
Brasil Papers See All America BE
hind Wilson.

RIO nv JANEIEn. April 2%.-President
Wilson's note TO Berlin In the L boat
controversy continues to lind apprecla-
ton In the press,
NJ Pas says that the solidarity Of the
new world is such that should the oc-
castor arise all the American Goyern-
nents would support without reserve the
action OF President Wilson.
Ell Nottcid declares that all Indications
point TO the evolution OF the neutrals
toward war. II adds 1T IL imposs. bile
to think that the United States will
back down.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-25

ROME. April 90 ~(delaycd) Nor, .- :
1000 kilograms and q great '3rs
letters and messages OF Easter y,.' =,
were received tonight by Top, i....l '
The number was greatly ir ,N.,-, a
those received last year Nj. H
messages express the hope that a.. Pa.
will be successful In hts ,Np~,s 60 'r (;
about peace.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-25
RUSSIANS REPUISE TURKS,
Advance Upon T%rrbisond Checked
--Rtaid ON Dwinsk.

. SPECIAL cable D,spafcA 10 Tn srS.
~pETRoGRAp. April 2t-The following
official statement was issued to-day bv
the Russian War ONCE:
Enemy aeroplanss bombarded
Dwinsk. A Russian aeroplane dropped
thirteen forty pound bombs on tho
station at Doudsevss.
In the Caucasus. the enemy advan-
cling on TrebIsond was repulsed. At
Harput the Turks were repulsed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-25
SEIZE EASEMENT IN
DESCENT ON IRELAND


said. adding that the destination o. the
hailins point Of the boat was a mys-
tNy.
Speculation In aroused by h an
no,ncement Of the sinking OF a German
auxiliary vessel on the Irish coast as to
how this vessel succeeded In reaching
that coast. To reach the Irish coast the
ship must have successfully evaded the
Gordon Of British wRrships and. more.
over. passed tho orkney Islands. where
a large portion Of the British fleet ID sup.
posed to be permanently on watch.
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Belgian Artillery Active.

HAvHE. via Paris. April 2<.-The Bel
gian War Office issued the following
statement tonight
Toward the end OF yesterday evening
and In the curse Of the nigh, there
was violent artillery activity in the
sector Of Rams@peilc. Yesterday
afternoon there was 4 spirited bonn
bardment In the same region. as well
Al In the direction Of Dix'nude and
Steenstraete
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SpscIdT cdo'e DfspdFch 10 n SuN,
LONDON. April 2%--The Odessa COR
respondent OF the Daily Man telegraphs.
at is stated here that before the
Russians captured Trebixond the Turk.
ish garrison revolted and slew all Ger
man officers, II II said that a consider
able number OF Bulgarian troops were
among the garrison. Some wounded
Bulgarian officers were made prisoners
by the Russians. the report says"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-25
BRITISH TAKE AFRICAN TOWN.
Occupy kondOa. Furthest Inland
settlement Vet Reached.

LONDON, April 2t.-The town OF Kor-
doa, in the district OF lrnngi in German
East Africa, has been occupied by the
ment to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-25
TURKS KILL 5000 BRITISH.
Constsnttnoplc Reports Attack al
Beitissa Cost Dear.
Special Gable Despatch TO rnE srx.


CoNsrANrrNoPLE. via London. April -.
The British relief force on the T1gris
In an unsuccessful attack against the
Turkish positions which separate them
from Kut-ei-Amara lost 5000 In killed.
while the Turkish lossrs were Insignia
can't. the Turkish War Office reported to-
night. The following statement was in
sued
In Mcsopotamia the British were
repuised al Be'i,Nsa un Thu, siay ani
AT Felahie on saturday. when their
losses were 5000 In killed. Our losses
were Insignificant.
The British War ONCE gave out q re-
port last night from Gen. Sir Percy Lake,
British commander In chief In Mesopo-
tamia. admitting that n British attack
against the Turkish positions at Beltlssa
resulted In complete failure, The report
indicated that the British lost heavily.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-25
British nm Tixris she'll Turks.

LONDON. April 2%--Acrording to off,
ish. undaunted by their recent repulse
at sa%nnsyyat. continued their lombard.
msnt OF the Turkish position yesterday.
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"A MENACING TURN"
Vnris Press 10 Calms Avoias
Prophecy on 4. =. Note.
sp.c,o, cable Desposch to tn, srs.

PANTS, April REHABILITATION OF the
full text OF President Wilson's note 10
Germany made the German-Amer'can
situation the sole editorial subject here.
None, of the writer's deals in prophecy AS
to whether Germany Will yield TO the
American demands or break OH dipio-
matte relations.
The Paris MIDI says: IF a conflict
results from the present situation II
will be the most paradoxlcal event In
history. which nobody will he able to
boast OF having seriously foreseen. Yet
the events of the past three days, es-
pecially sine. the text Of the note has
been made known. are taking "A most
menacing turn.
THE conflict between the United
States and Germany identifies ITSELF
more and more with the CONFLICT be-
tween the Latin and the Germanic ideals.
Philosophical logic should make America
hght on our side, but the 10000 Ger
man Americans ar" not philosophers,
President Wilson has not the means 10
make them So"
lie Gduiois thinks hat II is reason.
able to suppose that Germany will make
a compromise with her amour propre.
owing 20 her evident interest In keeping
on good terms with America. Further
more she has already accepted the most
painful humiliation by not replying
within twenty-four hours TO President
Wilson'S note by giving Ambassador
Gerard his passports"
N. Herbette, writing in the Echo de
Parts. quoting the final paragraph Of the
American note, says:
These are lines such as Germany
would never have received since the
famous Olmuets humiliation in the mid
die OF the last century
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Example Of Diplomacy.

All the press comments recognize the
identity Of the tone and substance be-
tween President Wilson = speech before
Congress and the note. Sfirh induces
L'Humanite to observe that this arms n
magnificent example Of den =. attic
diplomacy in the open"
diplomacy which the President Of a
Never nave ~diplomatists used a ~lyisusge
like President Wilson's note. There II
nothing OF the chBncellery style in Il.
no trace Of nonsensical and evasIve ex-
pressions Of double meaning"
The newspapers here continue to give
much space and To editorially
on the German-American situation. They
generally agree that Gernany's next
move will be 10 gain time.
4. Fitxinaurice. the foreign editor OF
the Figaro. expresses the opinion that a
rupture between the two countries IL
certain. He says
1T only remains for Germany, IL she
desires to avoid "A rupture, to give In
and humiliate herself. She cannot dc
this. even did she wish, without danger
Of definitely running the little prestige
she still Possesses In neutral countries
and without publisIy admitting that she
Il afraid Of the United States.
"Thia would be worse than humilia
zion. II would be defeat, for which
Germans would demand strict ~accounta.
oiiity from pr. o Bethmann-Hollwec
n the Kaiser hinI-1.t. A rupture IL
Inevitable"
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-03-28
Railway Mail
Clerk Arrested

George r. llOlderman, a rail
way mail clerk on the Milwaukee
road, whose run is between SpO-
kane and Butte, was arrested Fri
day at Butte, charged with rining
the mails. He confessed the
thefls TO postonice inspectors j..
r. Fullinwider and J. S Swenson.
His thefts amount to more than
100000 according to the inspec-
tors.
Holderman was formerly a mail
clerk on the Bovill-Palouse
branch, where thefts were report
ed from time TO time. Last fall
he was transferred 10 this run and
la number of losses have since
been reported.
Thursday ne left Spokane on
No. i6. Two test letters were
prepared and mailed 20 his run.
Before the train reached Butte il
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-03-28
Recover Body
of Archie Ross
HAD BEEN in RIVER FOR A YEAR
Was Drowned IN Slate Creek Last March. Bod,
Positively Identified.

The body of a man was found
Thursday i'm the st. Joe river
above Herrick, near the mouth of
Slate creek, which was positive
ly Identified as that of Archie
Ross. Ross was timekeeper for
the McGolderick Lumber COM
pany year ago and lost his life
by being caught by the logs in a
jam i'm Slate creek below the dam.
lhe accident happened on March
"a of last year, and the body was
found just one day short of a
year afterwards.
The body was positively identi-
fled as that of Ross by two buttons
on his union suit. The morning
of the accident, year ago. Ross
was sewing some buttons on his
underclothes. He called the at
tention of the foreman To them in
Joking way and said that if he
was lost i'm the river that day his
body could be Identified by those
two buttons. The remark proved
prophetic. He lost his life i'm
the river that day and when the
body was found Thursday the
only marks of Identification were
the two buttons mentioned.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-03-28
Make Extension
To Branch Line
Will BUILD line FROM Elk RIVER
Only Extension to be Made on Milwaukee R
in This Section

The Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul railway company will build
an extension to its Bovill branch
this summer. This announce
ment was made by President Ear
ling, who passed through here
last week on his way from Spo-
kane to made a ride of inspection
behind one of the big electric loo
omotives which the company is
operating from Avery east over
the mountains.
The branch line now runs from
this city to Elk River and the ex-
tension will start from that city.
II will be twenty miles long and
will be built for the purpose of
tapping the rich timber districts
beyond the end of the present
line. It's direction or location
has not been definitely decided
upon but it is rumored that the
plans of the company contemplate
The ultimate extension of this line
to Lewiston and that the direc-
tion of this extension will be made
with that end in view.
This is the only extension OF
the Milwaukee system which will
be made this season, according
to President Earling. For sew
eral months it has been reported
that the Milwaukee was planning
on building an extension from its
present line to Newport, Wash
irgton, because of the smelter
there. It has also been persist
enly reported that the Milwau-
kee would extend its line this
summer from Occur d'Alene to
Wallace but President Earling
stated positively that neither OF
these lines would be built now
and that the extension from Elk
River would be the only one
made in this vicinity this year.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-03-28
Asks Damages
For Overflow
WASHINGTON WAFER POWER co. SUED
E. N. Parker Starts Suit for Damages to His Land
Caused by Overflow

A suit was filed i'm the district
court of This county Friday by
e. NJ. Parker against the Wash
ington Water Power company OF
Spokane to recover damages for
the overflow of his land alleged
TO have been caused by the rails
ing of the dam at Post Falls by
the defendant.
1t Will be remembered that Mr..
Parker started an action against
the Washington Water Power
company some time ago for this
same purpose. Tho defendants
had the case moved from the
state court to the Federal court
which they had a right to do, they
being a foreign corporation and
the suit being to recover more
than three thousand dollars.
In the former action Mr.. Par
ker asked for damages for in
juries to his lands for each year
from and including the year 1910
and up to and including the year
1915. After the case had been
sent to the federal court Mr. Par
ker and his attorney, who desired
that the action might be tried in
the state court, dismissed the
former action without going to
trial and have sarted this acton
in the state court in place Of it.
The present action, which
lOtherwise is exactly like the for
mer, alleges damags TO his farm
by reason of the high water for
the years 1912 1913, 1914 and
li9i5, to the amount of 1000
each year, amounting i'm all TO the
sum Of s2999.6O, for which ne
asks Judgment. The sum sued
for being less than three thou
sand dollars, the defendants can
not remove the case TO the fed
eral courts but will have tC
stand trial i'm the district court OF
the state.
James IT. Ailsnie, formerly
chief Justice of the state SUI
lpreme court. is attorney for Mr.
Parker, while Post & Avery O.
Spokane and John p. Gray o
Occur d'Alene appeared for the
defendant in The case and vii
probably represent them i'm This
case.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-03-28
Butte Mining Gem
paGy Incorporates

The Butte Mining company
has filed its articles of incorpora-
tion with the county auditor of
this county. The purpose of the
company is To acquire and develop
inning properties. The capital
stock of the company is S25O,OOO
divided into five hundred thousand
shares of the value of fifty cents
each.
The incorporators are John
Martinedis, p. G.. Baumgartner
and William j. Noonan, and one
hundred and twenty-five thousand
dollars worth of stock has been
subscribed. The company owns
six properties, the Columbus,
Washington, National, Liberty
and the American. These prop
critics are located about six miles
due north of ST. Joe, ON section
| 20, twp. AZ range 1, on the north
side of the divide.
Considerable development work
has been done on these claims
nd they are showing up very we'll
Experienced mining men who
have examined the properties
pronounce them to be among the
most promising i'm this section
They are on the same side Of the
divide and the lead ON which the
lclaims are located is a part OF
llhe great Occur d'Alene mining
district and the claims show M
fully as we'll as any of the unde-
,eloped claims i'm the district.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-03-28
Mrs. Shannon Dies
Suddenly in Tacoma

C. w. Craney received word
Friday of the death OF Mrs. Cor
nelia b. l.. Shannon, who died
suddenly that morning in Tacoma
of heart trouble. He left at
once for that city and brought
the remains here for burial. The
funeral services were held sun
day from Mulcahy's undertaking
.parlors, Rev. A. r. Griggs, pas
tor of the Presbyterian church,
officiating.
Mrs. Shannon came here about
four years ago from her former
home at La Crosse, Wisconsin.
and settled on a homestead west
of the city, where she has since
resided, a niece Miss Nellie Burns
living with her. Last fall she
and Miss Burns went to Tacoma
where they spent the winter for
Mrs. ShannOn's health.
Mrs. Shannon was an aunt of
Mrs. G. w. Craney and a sister Of
Mrs. M. $. Parker of this city.
In addition to these relatives she
leaves a sister, Mrs, j. S. Medary,
residing at La Crosse, Wisconsin
and several nephews and nieces
in the east.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-03-28

The case is an important one
and is considered i'm the nature
of a test case to determine il the
Washington Water Power COM
pany can be made liable for
damage to lands along the ST.
Joe river from overflow caused
by the Post Falls DAM The
water power company claims The
right to overflow the lands of the
settlers by reason of an easement
from the United States govern
men. The hOmesteaders deny
the right on the ground that the
easement was granted after they
had made their filings on the land
although before they had proved
up and received their patents.
Many Of the patents contain
the clause subject TO the ease
ment of the Washington Water
Power company" but this is not
the case with Mr.. Parker. His
patent contains no reserve clause
but is a straight patent without
any limitations or reservations.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-03-28

this state, exercising general
supervisory powers over the en-
tire school systm from the small
est rural schools to the state uni
versity at Moscow. By virtue Of
his Office he holds membership
on the state board of education
and it is in this latter capacity
that he makes felt his master
hand.
Dr. SissoR has done much dur
ing the past three years to raise
the standards of education i'm
this state and to unity the dis
cordant elements of the school
system. Through unifcation he
| has succeeded in dispelling much
,of the politics from the Idaho
schools, and i'm drawing Il o whole
system, particularly the institu-
tions of higher learning, into a
harmonious group.
DR.. Sisson has in good measure
all the qualities of a good public
speaker and his audiences are al
ways pleased with what he has to
say. Friday night at the Parent
Teacher gathering at the high
school DR.. SissOn's address Will
deal with some some of the vital
problems of education that the
teachers and parents all over the
state are attempting to solve.
In addition to the address by
DR.. Sisson, the program Friday
night will include a number of
musical features, among which
will be offerings by the high
school orchestra, the high school
girls quartet and possibly the
school glee clubs and vocal num-
bers by A. l.. Hogue. The meet
ing will be open to the public.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-03-28
High School Will
Present Operetta

The Boys and Girls Glee clubs
of the High School are preparing
to present an operetta on April
t4Lh. "The Little Tycoon has
been chosen for their presenta-
ton. The students are being
trained by Miss Messenger, the
Music Supervisor of the schools.
This is the first attempt ON the
part of the High School students
TO present a musical and its ap-
pearance Will be awaited with a
great deal of interest.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-03-28
MCadOWhurSt Dyke
To Be Repaired

It was authOritively announced
Saturday that the Meadowhurst
dyke would be repaired at once,
in fact it was stated that a con-
tract had already been let and
the work of repairing the damage
done by the recent flood would be
commenced without delay.
Other work in addition to re-
filing the break in the dyke will
be done. The recent high water
showed other weak spots in the
dyke which will be strengthened
and the total repairs to be made
will, it is estimated, cost in the
neighborhoOd of twelve hundred
dollars.
The officers of the association
recognize the fact that if the
settlers on the project are to
have any use of their land this
year the water must be removed
from the land at once and they
have decided to put in a second
i2-inch pump at the pumping sta
tion. With the pumping capac-
ity doubled and the dyke repaired
at once it is believed it will be
possible to get the land in shape
so the regular crops can be put
in this spring the same as though
there had been no trouble from
the high water.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-03-28
State Does Big
Loan Business

Boise, Ida, Mar. 25.-That the
state of Idaho is in the land loan
business on a large scale will be
seen from a statement by State
Treasurer Eagleson. With the
large volume Of this kind of bust
ness it is not to be wondered that
the state has had to make some
foreclosures and it would not be
surprising if there were some
losses.
That there are instances in
which the interest has not been
kept up and even some few cases
IN which taxes and water charges
have not been paid is we'll known.
Whatever may have been the
practice in the past, the present
land board is looking carefully
after these delinquents and it is
not thought that the state will
suffer from any defaults.
Treasurer Eagleson says:
when it is considered that
The state of Idaho has been loan
ing money on farm lands for "a
years, and that it now has more
than s2,5OO,OOO loaned to more
than 400 borrowers at present,
it must be admitted that the loan
business has been we'll conducted.
I'VE are now sending out reg
! istered notices to borrowers who
were delinquent in their payments
on January 1, 1914. There are
only about 80 of them and there
! is good reason to believe that they
will all be able to make satisfac-
tory arrangements for payment
before April IS.
1T is surprising to learn how
/ honestly the farmers have dealt
with the state. l have in hand
loan No. 20, negotiated in 1892,
on which interest has been paid
for "a years. That certainly
shows faith and honesty"
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-03-28
Able Educator
To Speak Here

Next Friday evening at the high
school auditorium the people of
ST. Maries will be given an OppOr-
tunity to hear one of the most
noted educators of the West, Dr.
Edward o. Sisson. Dr. Sisson is
commissioner of education for
the state of Idaho, being now in
the third year of his service in
that capacity. He is the big
chief" in educational matters in
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-03-28
Gail Miles
Returns With Bride

Gail Miles arrived home Sunday
from two months visit with rel
atives and friends in Iowa and
Arkansas. He surprised his
friends by bringing a bride with
him. He was married at Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, March D, to Miss
Rose It. Coyne. He did not in
form his friends here and the
first they knew Of the happy event
was when he arrived home Sun
day bringing his bride with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miles will make
their home in this city, Mr.. Miles
resuming his old position with
the st. Maries Meat company.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-03-28
Floods Are Cause
of Mud SQis,

The floods have caused numer-
GUS small mud slides on the Mil
waukee road through the noun
tains. None of them have been
serious but a crew Of men has
been kept busy for the past few
days keeping the track clear be-
tween Avery and Haugen, Mon
tana.
The most serious slide which
has occurred in this vicinity late
ly was at Pedie this side of Plum
mer, near Chatcolet lake, Monday
morning A portion of the fin
went out stopping traffic ON the
road. Both the branch line
train and passenger train No. i8.
going east, were held up for sew
eral hours, 1T being about two
O'Clock when they arrived here in
stead of ten, the regular time.
Mrs NJ A. Rogan of Avery is
spending a few days i'm the city
/ Visiting friends.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-03-28

is said that the clerk had rifIed
these two letters, together with
live ordinary and special delivery
letters. On arrival at Butte he
was arrested and when faced with
the chages madre a complete
confession.