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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-20
WILL CONSIDER REPLIES.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-Germany
will consider any replies the allies
make to the peace proposals,,iit was
EARNED ut The German embassy to-
day. Tia belief prevails In pito-GGr.
man circles that britain will soon find
q why to'Ihvite the ~beliigerehts to "a
peace conference at the Hague. TIE
situation Is so impottant that Won
BornstOrT has Abandoned Il. IT,, Ito
Boston and a trip to Florida. -
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VILLA RECAPTUREs PARRAL.

I'll Paso. Dec. 1S.-Yilla has recap.
turod Parral In his advance toward
Torreon. according to reports receiv-
cd today. Gen. Herrera. whom Villa
promised to kill. left Parrai before
the bandit force arrived. There Is n
panic In Chihuahua as the result of
VILLAS statement that he will again
attack that city on Christmas day.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-20
ROUMANIANS BACK RUSSIAN
BORDER.

Paris, Dec. 1S.-The Roumanian
army has retreated to the Russian
border. where it is being reinforced
by fresh Russian troops. according to
a dispatch to the Parissiene. Russians
hold the entire Roumanian front,
remnants of the Roumanian army hav-
ing retired behind the Sereth river.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-20
MAY IMPORT LIQUOR

Senate Rejects SmoOt Amendment To
Stop Importation of Liquor into tho
District.
Washington, Dec. 1S.-By a vote OF
sixty-One to eight the senate rejected
tho Smoot amendment to the district
prohibition bill. The amendment
sought to prevent the importation OF
liquor. >'@'-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-20
PROHIBITION IN CONGRESS.
Fight for District Of Columbia Bill
Reaches Climax Today.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-Supporters
OF the District OF Columbia prohibi-
ton bill today planned to bring the
measure to a vote before night. The
indications we're that the vote will Be
extremely close. with n slight advan-
taGe on the side of the drys.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-20

Licenses to marry have been ISSUED
10 the following colored couples:
Hampton Albert Coard, Silver, and
Sylvia Dufie. Remini; Marcus Sah-
ders and Fannie Wilson, Sumter;
William Alexander and Rosa Lee
Harrison; Mayesville: Singleton Prin-
kin.
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Washington. Dec. iS.--Prcsidcnt
Wilson is planning to grant pardons
to several federal prisoners as n
Christmas gift. II was learned at the
department Of justice.
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Ak F0ll. .llEp8l 4 sEglNi:
CHARLESTON WOMEN WANT
GUARDsMEN RELIEVED.
Appeal to Governor, Who Has Asked
War Department 3 O Send CAROLYN.
ians Home.

Columbia. Dec. S17.--Fifty-s six Char.
lection women, described as distress
ed mothers" have sent a petition to
Gov. Manning, in which they ask for
the return of the Second South Caro-
lima infantry from the border. The
petition, In the form OF d night letter.
was sent also, 1t is said, to Senator
Tillman at Washington.
The petition says that the Second
regiment has served long enough ON
the border Ind shotld be released
from service. 1t claims that the sign
ers were In hope, when the First regi-
ttent was ordered home, that the
Second would be In the next group,
and they were sorely disappointed
when their expectations were not real
lied. "Ht NN a. - S<rvt-
Gov. Manning who Is now in WASH
fneton. attending the conference of
governors, has been working for the
release OF All OF the South Carolina
units remaining at the frontier: The
chief executfvs In a" speech to the
First regiment the day Before It was
mustered out. said that he had large
hopes Of getting the other dRits back
into South Carolina at an early date.
Gov. Manning got the First regi-
ntent% bdck Into south Carolina
through intercession with che war de-
partrnent and, since the rettrn df that
unit. Ne HAS been worklng Hard for
the Return OF the 'SecoKd Regiment.
tho Charleston Light Dragoons, the
field hospital and the Johnson engi-
heefs. The Second regiment returned
from patrol duty only, last' week: COY.
Manning had 4 conference with Sec.
Rotary SBaker on The matter last week.
Private Secretary LaRohque wrote
the sfsners. of the petition thas the
soSernor Had the 'iAterests of the Sec
ond next to his Heart and was worn.
ing for the return OF that regiment
and the other units to South Caro-
lima In the near future Secretary
LaRoudue advised the governor by
wire Of the receipt Of the petition.
"a 81 80 a.
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Rome, Dec. 1S.-The vatican has
announced that it will not attempt to
intervene in the war on the strength
Of the German peace proposals 49,
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supposed to have consented to a post
ponement Of the offer of peace until
the capture of Bucharest.
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ttrn 10f'second Rcsincnt to south
fkESalnSA g. T ssai.
ne1ssaa. Wsdaa.
tore Hbshy K bf'shS 3sSS1d
|fSsihaent; se8u6h Cxf6imas National
Guard. Joined It's prayers and entreat-
ies with those OF the mothers of CHAR
lesion and Columbia Tor the return
OF this regiment to the State. Mem
bers sent a message to- senator Smith
and Congressman = Ragsdaie asking
their aid in the matter. and their in.
tereession Win the president and the
war department. They also COM
m~unicated with the Women of griin.
monsville and D~arMnStoh,, asking that
they also join in the appeal. The
rhothefs'feei that this regiment could
be returned homie now. Xh6ther mat
ter that rs proposed among the wo-
men Is that all members OF women's
clubs In the city set d candle IN the
window on Christmas eve between
0 and 10 O'clock and all pray 'Yor
peace In the world. Every woman,
whether a club member or not, is re-
quested to join in this petition, ana
IL Is a general movement through the
country - tf@'
The Women's auxiliary to company
X has gathered a number Of sub
s~criptions and contributions to d box
to be sent to the company for Christ
mas. Every slfl in the city is urged
to make some candy. every mother
to make Il small cake, and every man
to give rs cents for the boys on the
border.
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PEACE PR0P0sllsFANlRlED
NOW ON WAY To CAPITALS OF
ENTENTE COUNTRIES.
rressdcnt Senda German, Austrian.
beisian and TurkisH notes 10 En-
enee Capitals Without Comment
bus May Say Something In FUTURE.

Wsshinet0n. Dec. s.-Irhe for.
warding today OF the central powers
proposals. for peace removed the cen
tire Of Interest ih the peace move "a
the allied capitals. particularly Lon
don. where the final attitude of the
entente b expected to ma EXPRESSION.
with the announSement that the
proposals. had gone forward without
any accompanying comment by this
government speculation here turned
from what President wilson may do
In injecting neutral mediation to what
Premier Lloyd.oeorss win declare to
Do tbs' attitude OF the allied nations
when he sbeskS ON the subject Tues
day In pafliimSht., ~ "a c. Hr So
The thrSS versions % the proposal
diferitk . 'slithtiy'c because OF the
transatfons made In Berlin, Vienna
and ConstAhtihopIe were n~affdoniscd
into one ofAciaf American translation.
. sihgis c0py o6c'whfeh WAS sent to
she American tnbassadors IN the sev.
On bsfissfsnt countries whers ere
United States represents Gerrhat;
Austrian or Turkish diplomatic in
tsresks. Sa ersW Sc n : 4.
whsthsr any susssstlon Or oner TO
mediate viii be made by thhs govern
ment untft TITS Indicated tinmistak-
ably that sdchi action would be wei
coined BY Both sides remains 6ndel
termined. but president Wilson Is
known TO be anxfods THAT the United
States snail not fmpaif its uSefuinSss
as . mediator by premature action.
The two days' delay WINE uni,
form translation Of the peace notes
was being prepared here may. IN the
belief OF some 'diploraatists, Sonstitute
In itself \ Mint to tins beilisereats Of
the wetklit that Il 'attacsied 10 Amer
lean omctais TO any teAee proposai.
The duxnifhous declafationr OF The
Rus.san 6uma xsaihst the peace pro
posai aroused sfsat interssti here,
particularly IN view Oh thS cmsny ru-
moro turing she1as sssw months hint.
Ing a. a possible separate peace for
RusSiA." TIE Russian empire has
been fexarded' IN some ddaStsrs as the
keyseofis IN tho peace 'situati6n,. ANA
insotinatioh ~ Is tho dapfoaiatle
stve13S !h.psSess1s shsrtis hasAsfs
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-20

NoAt
IA plan for the Investigation or
threatened strikes also is expected to
result FROM the deliberations. Labor
Is determined that no compulsory
arbitration law shall go on the statute
books but realizes that the president
Is very serious in his determination
to prevent strike crises without in
vestigation they will exert every eff
fort to draft a compromise plan that
will have his endorsement.
The conferences are proceeding. all
parties to them maintain without the
oficial' promise Of administration
leaders that action on the presidents
railway legislation programme will be
held up pending an agreement
Nothing will be done by congress,
however, to interfere with their pro-
gress for the present.
Mr.. Adamson will make an attempt
in the house tomorrow to get unaS
nous consent for action on his resoiuS
ton designed to provide for a con-
tinuation of life Of the Newlands COM
mission investigating all phases of
the transportation problem until Jam
nary. 1918. This may provoke q
storm of argument as friends of the
state regulation of railroads are ex-
pected to oppse the resolution. AS
surance of the presidents desire to
have the resolution adopted is ex-
pccted to be sufficient to carry it
through the house.
The Chamber of Commerce Of the
United States announced tonight that
la referendum vote Of members of
member organizations had been order
ed on a report of it's railroad com
nnittee recommending legislation tn
prevent strikes or lockouts pending
investigation of disputes between rail
roads n their employees. The COM
mittec proposes that the interest of
the public in such controversies be
recognized as paramount aid that
representatives Of the public consti-
tute the majority of any board CT
Cancellation or arbitration.
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MAY HAVE ITO SPANK ROTII
SIDES" SAYS CONGRESSMAN
ADAMSON.
Railways and Men Can Settle Wage
! Disphtcs-Aiitlior Favors Efforts of
, Bf6sferliootls 6iid Heads to Get To.
eether but Opposes Repeal.

washington, Dec. 17.--Reports that
railroad and brotherhood heads in
peace conference have planned to
propose the repeal Of the Adamson
act and the substitution OF a working
agreement of their own making for it,
aroused Representative Atkinson:
author of h law, to declare today
that congress would Spank both
sides to the contropessy if necessary"
Mr.. Adamson, the house represen-
|tative OF President Wilson in railway
Legislation matters is willing to CO.
|bferate IN any plan employees and en-
RloyeFs may evolve for the interpre-
Ftatsen Of this law as applied to work.
Ing conditions but will vigorously op-
pose repeal Of it, as he thinks will
the majorities Of both houses.
'H"Congress will not agree to any
repeal of the Adamson law" he said
tonight. The measure was passed
in good faith and it is a constitutional
enactment regulating hours Of labor
and not wages. Let the roads and
their men settle their wage disputes.
hope hat the negotiations be-
tween the railroads and their em-
,pt0yes will result in an agreement
which will not make further legisla-
necessary but congress will see
that the public gets a fair deal. If
u becomes necessary to spank both
sides, we'll spank them, though 1
hope that won't be necessary.
representative Adamson looks with
otsfmism upon the efforts Of the rail-
roads and brotherhood heads to get
together. however. He says the re-
suit Of the presidential election made
the employers more eager for peace
;EhAn they were last fall and that the
growing belief that the president
stands for a compulsory arbitration
law has put the brotherhood leaders
in g conciliatory frame of mind.
Neither labor nor congressional
leaders here have official reports as
10 just what phase of the situation
they have taken up.
Repeal of the law. it is thought,
hardly will be suggested. 1t is point
PA out that many members Of both
houses. having defended the law on
the stump last fall. will not be anxi-
G To- defend the repeal OF It in the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-20

b~urtodef1eH MA ths 'aciibA ~ 'thy
coudels ant he ddms' fossnsfs Id
history - hken dc an Indication 81
acting tosethsr for the FIRST time In
the great strengthening Of the anti
German party. tt
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AUXILIARY PRX1s FOR SOL.
fDIERS.

AEstcshcns u fI6fcnce 10 secure re.
ttrn 16f'second Rcgimcnt to South
<~..s.an1
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-07-28

on business. Earl Duthie attended
the University of Minnesota during
the past year. At the end of the
school year he bought a second
hand Ford and drove it from Mimi
esota to Idaho. The trip took
about lis gallons of gasoline and
his repair bill was something over
two dollars. He sold the machine
when he got to Troy for the same
price that he paid for it.
Jimmie West OF Welppe stopped
in Kendrick Friday night on his
way home from Lewiston. Jim
sets type on the Weippe Herald.
Miss Helen Greene of Lewiston
has been spending the week with
Lucille Grenolds.
Mrs. Norris Walker was in Troy
last week visiting friends.
Mrs. v. B. Goodwin and Mrs.
Margaret Douglas, of Grangevillc,
arrived Friday to visit at the home
of E. Douglas.
Miss Fern Childs, a former teach
er of Kendrick, spent Friday with
Miss Anna Long.
Mr.. J. v. Thompson of Leland
left for Troy Saturday, where he
will spend several days.
George and Fred Davidson of
American ridge left for Spokane
Saturday where they will spend
several days.
F. W. Kehl of Elsimore, Cal.
visited DR.. J. E. Hoyt last week.
Mr.. Kehl was in Kendrick in 1902
and is remembered by a number Of
people here. He bought the first
timber for the Potlatch Lumber Co.
that they owned in this part of the
country.
Miss Edna Ellison of Lewiston is
spending this week with the H. N.
Roberts and w. E. Coble families.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Brooke and Mr..
and Mrs. jerks Wilcox and children,
went to Bovill Sunday in Harry
Grinold's car. They spent the day
with Mr.. and Mrs. John Brooke,
who are on a stock ranch near
Bovill.
Mr.. C. A. Boehl and daughters
Ada and Pearl, spent several days
of this week with friends.
Miss Dora Powell was Moscow
visitor Thursday.
Sydney Browning returned from
Ontario, Oregon. Wednesday.
Elmer Bechtol and Glen Porte,
went to Moscow on business Tues
day.
Tom Mcdowell is putting. the
tennis court, next to his place Of
business, in fine shape. The tennis
club here has rented the GROUND
and will put up netting and marx
off the courts. There are mum
Der of old tennis players in towr
and they are taking a great deal Of
interest in getting the grounds ir
shane for nractica
Joe Baker of Texas ridge had ;
runaway Thursday morning OF
Main street in Kendrick. His team
broke loose from the hack in from
of MacDowells pool hall and rar
as far as the brick yard before they
were stopped. No particular
damage done.
| Snowden Ball of Ontario, Ore
arrived Wednesday to spend sever
al days with Mr.. and Mrs. J. L.
Fowler.
Herbert Oderkirk of Moscow ar
rived Thursday to spend severa
weeks with friends.
There will be a dance tonight ir
Barnum's Hall after the picture
show and vaudeville.
AL Whitted's four horse team
started to run away at the Carlson
Hardware corner. They turned
the corner, running into A. X
Carlson's car and doing consider
able damage to it. There were
three other runaways during tn,
day but no damage resulted from
them.
E. P. Atchison and daughter
Elvira and little son George return
ed from Brady, Montana, Tuesda,
where they spent nearly a weel
visiting Ed Atchison Jr. While il
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-07-28

Lorraine Terry arrived in Kend-
rick last night for a short visit.
The ladies of the Methodist
church held an ice cream social in
N. B. Longs yard last night. 1t
was well attended.
Date and oatmeal cookies, which
require neither eggs nor milk, are
said to be delicious. The follow
ing recipe is given by the New York
Tribune: Take two cups of oatmeal,
one cup of lard, two cups brown
sugar. Add one-half cup hot water
and oatmeal into which has been
sifted one teaspoonful of soda. Add
flour to make a very soft dough,
roll very thin, cut out with small
sized cutter and bake in a moder-
ate oven. Put two of these cookies
together with following date filling:
One pint stoned dates, two table
spoonfuls granulated sugar and a
little hot water. Do not cook, but
work into smooth paste with a
spoon.
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\ GLEANINGS X

Mae Stevens returned Tuesday
from Spokane where she has been
visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. 6. M. Strange of
Pullman spent several days Of this
week with friends.
Mrs. John Teifel returned to her
home in Pennington Wednesday
after visiting a week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Thornton of Southwick.
Miss Nellie Thornton of South
wick left for Pennington Wednes-
day where she will visit relatives.
v. B. Mcdowell. special agent
for the Home Fire Insurance Com
pany, and his family have been
camping near the McCrea place.
Mr.. Mcdowell has been working
this territory in his car.
The moving pictures to be given
next Monday night are said to be
very interesting. Some Of the
scenes are very spectacular and
illustrate the destruction of the
city of Pompeii.
FOR SALE CHEAP: Mower in
good condition. Inquire at Gazette
office. Soft
Mr.. and Mrs. E.E. Burris Of
Madison, Nebraska. are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. G. M. Lewis. They are
old friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
having lived at Falls City. Nebras-
k2 at the same time the Lewis
family lived there. They all went
TO Potlatch Thursday in the Lewis
car to see the big sawmill in oper-
alton.
Hazel Douglas left Wednesday
for Culdesac where she will visit
relatives.
Allison Thornton returned to
Los Angeles Wednesday after visit.
ing several weeks near Southwick.
w. D. Bateman, wife and child
of Kanarado. Kansas, arrived in
Kendrick Saturday with the in.
tention Of locating here if the
country suits them. Mr.. Bateman
is a brother-in-law of T. j. Arm.
atage of POtlatch ridge.
H. B. Osborn, the Kendrick shoe.
maker, has been at Dent for two
weeks vacation. He stayed with
his daughter. Mrs. l.. w. Saylel
who lives near the northfork of the
Clearwater above Dent. Mr.. o.
horn returned from his visit Tues
day.
Captain E. G. Davis, a republican
candidate for governor, has sent
word that he will speak in Kend
rick from his car at 2:30 p. m
Saturday, July 20. He will dis
cuss@ the irregularities connected
with the so-called Huston lane
loans and other subjects dealing
with state government.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Beclto
spent several days of last week il
Charleston.
Mr.. ]. johnson and son, left Sat
urday for Peck on a business trip.
Mrs. Ira Bolen spent several day,
of last week in Lewiston VISITING
relatives.
Mildred Riggle of Charleston il
spending the week with Mr.. anc
Mrs. Chas. Riggle.
Roy Bolen returned Saturday
From British Columbia for shor1
visit with his parents.
w. Joslin of Juliaetta was a bust
mess visitor in Kendrick Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Lewis tool
Mr.. and Mrs. M. B. Lewis anc
Gwendolyn Moser to Clifford il
their car Sunday.
A stranger in town last week
while looking at the head house OF
cnpola perched on top of the ninety
foot elevator tanks made the re
mark that "the fellow who built {
house on a foundation like that
wasn't taking no chances on high
water"
Elmer Grice and little daughters
Jean and Madeline went to Cakes
dale Sunday to visit Mr.. Grice's
daughter, Mrs. John Humphrey.
The farmers are taking advan
tage of the parcel post by having
their meat delivered from Kend
rick on the rural routes and BY
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Cavendish Items

Dell Pippenger, R. B. Daniels,
Fred Daniels and Anna Brown mot
ored to Spokane Saturday.
Fred Hardin of Tacoma is visit
ing E. E. MCGUIRE and c. M.
Blackburn this week.
Lulu Mcclure is visiting with
the William Reece family this week.
Miss Kean of St. Maries is visit
ing with the LeBarons for a few
days.
Lee Davis and w. E. larry made
a trip to Orofno Tuesday on bust
ness.
C. M. Blackburn is building a
barn for Roy Abner,
Ben Reece and Fred Stage went
to Spokane to register for the land
drawing last week.
There will be a big dance at
Cavendish Friday night. July %.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-07-28

Harvest Days Are Here
And prepared to supply your every want during
the harvest
Have Rancher' light weight,
that will will heavy weather
heavy bed sheets bed when
We have big line Mems Work Shirts good we'll made shirts
that look we'll and we'll a and !
Alkind inexpensive
Protect hands with pair of quality gloves
70 or one at 15c, for SC I
Whole coffee Csc per pound
FL ID, Jacket Pure Fountain Syrup $1.35
Strong wide mouth Jelly Glass; per dozen !
pnts quarts and half gallon Sizes also plenty
Idaho Best 'Wonde,' Princess Blue"
Special cash prices goods case lots
Kendrick Store Company
T. "lhe Quality Store II
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FAMILY TAKES A WILD RIDE
New Motorcycle Runs Amuck and Leaps
Pit with All Aboard

Philip Samson. of PAL kcarny Ave
nue.. Kearny, \. j.. bought a new mo-
torcvcle with side car Saturday and
Yesterday took his family for a ride.
In the car, he slowed away his wife and
daughter, Mary, while his son, Philip,
ir.. sat on a seat behind him.
Samson forgot when he started the
machine that it had three speeds. The
mechanism started so quickly he lost
control Of it. Then the machine dashed
across Bergen Avenue and began to
climb a fence. Trying 10 stop the
cycle, Samson pulled a lever, which
threw the thing into third and racing
sneed. Machine and family jumped the
fence. tore up garden. smashed n
gate, Jumped back into the street again
and started down hill at a forty-mile-
an-hour clip.
At the bottom Of the hill was a deep
pit Over the edge of this the car
shot, leaped ten feet into the air and
landed in the bottom, wreck. The
four occupants escaped with severe cuts
and bruises.