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The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-03-10
PRESIDENT SELECTS BAKER.
Former Mayor of Cleveland to be
Secretary Of War.

Washington.-New D. Baker, for
mer mayor of Cleveland, has been
selected by President Wilson for sec
retary of war.
Mr.. Baker is a lawyer, and as
leader among Ohio Democrats has
been a warm supporter of the wilson
policies, since the pre-convcntion cam
paign in 1912. He has been close
personal friend Of Mr.. Wilson since
the latter was his instructor years ago
at Johns Hopkins university, and was
offered the post of secretary Of the in
terror in the original Wilson cabinet,
but declined because he then was
mayor. He is understood to be In
thorough accord with the president on
the preparedness program and foreign
questions.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-03-10
ALL OF A-SUDDEN
PEGGY, COMING
Home Talent to Present Play at CITY
Hall Saturday March 18th
Synopsis

Synopsis
Act |. Scene AT Hawkhurst, Lord
Nottingham summer home.
"The Suddenness of Peggy"
Lady Nottingham, with her brother
Major Phipps and younger son Jimmy,
enter upon plot to prevent Poppy
Malone from marrying the son and peer
Percy, Lord Nottingham. Mrs Ma
lone, the designing widow tries to
make the match. Peggy makes sud
den call. Peggy unconscious of the
plot, secures Jimmy's aid in forming a
plot for her novel and is startled by her
own suddeness.
Act II. Scene Jimmy Keppel's
Flat in London, one week later.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-03-10
Mrs. Ekman Captured.

Salt Lake City.-A desire to visit
the grave of her daughter, Frances
Viola Williams. aged IL. whom she
murdered, led to the arrest of Mrs
Minnie Ekman in room at a local
hotel, where she had taken refuge
when she arrived in Salt Lake, after
her escape from the state mental
hospital at Provo.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-03-10
GOVERNOR USES STATE
MEN FOR PRIVATE USE
Secretary of State Makes Charge in
Authorized Statement

Secretary of State Barker Saturday
gave out the following statement:
After the election of 1914 one JEFF
ferson, an employe of the Capital
News, came to Standpoint. During the
course of his visit there he called
upon me and made known that his
business with me was in the interest
of the job department of the Capital
state l would have at my disposal a
considerable amount of job work and
that he desired that | should give to
the Capital News portion of this
work to be done during my term in
office. | replied that job work in my
office would go to Republican news.
concerned, and that in cases where it
would be to the states interest to
have bids submitted, | would be guild
ed by my own knowledge of paper
and job plants in the state in the
matter of calling for such bids. He
thereupon said, 81 think the News
will be Republican paper and that
part of it will be arranged. l replied
that the News had not been Repub
lican paper since my knowledge of it
and it would be necessary for the
News to give some evidence of it's reg
ularity as a Republican organ before
| would consider it Republican pa
per-
EXPLAINS ITS ANIMUS
This will no doubt explain to the
general public any animus which the
Capital News has toward me as pub
lie official. If my position in relation
thereto meets with the criticism OF
the taxpayers of the State, | am ready
to suffer any penalty that such criti
cism may direct.
Although he conducted a newspa-
per for a party presumably in opposi-
ton to that of which Governor Alex
ander was candidate, Mr.. Broxon,
the editor of the News, was made pri-
vate secretary to Alexander upon his
accession to the high and hitherto
dignified position Of chief executive
of this state. This was a palpable ex
change by the governor with the edi-
tor of the Capital News for publicity
through the columns of the paper
which the private secretary edits.
SELF-PRAISE DICTATED BY HIM
That such an unholy bargain was
made is evident from the fact that
the Capital News each day contains
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-03-10
Woman Shoots Priest at Altar.

st. Paul. Minn.-In the presence OF
several worshipers the Rev. Henry ia
joski aged so, pastor of st. Casimir's
Polish Catholic church, here, was shot
and instantly killed at the church Sat
urday night by Mrs. Agnes Dudeke, 38
years old, who told the police the
priest had wronged her.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-03-10

Kansas City-The national encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie will be held in Kansas City from
August 20 to September / next, 1t
was announced here Saturday after a
meeting of the G. A. R. national off
GERS
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-03-10

New York-Col e. M. House, who
sailed for Europe December 2S on 8
confidential mission for President VIII
son, arrived here Sunday on the
steamer RotterdaE from Falmouth.
de departed 1T once for washington
20 meet the president. -
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-03-10

Geneva.-Eight hundred Austrian
soldiers in barracks were killed or
wounded In the raid made by Italian
aeroplanes February 19 on the city OF
Laibach according to information re-
ceived here.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-03-10
oaxaca Surrendered to carranza.

Mexico City-The fall on March B
of the city of Oaxaca, the last strong
hold Of the reactionaries. is announced
Monday in extra editions of Ell Demo
rata, the Carranza government organ.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-03-10

'The Suddeness of Consequence"
Peggy makes a sudden move and goes
to Jimmy's fiat. A newspaper notice.
Lady Nottingham and Major Phipps
visit Jimmy's fiat. A letter. A sud
den turn in affairs. Peggy,s decision.
Act Ill Scene-At Hawkhurst.
":The Consequence of Suddenness"
Mrs Malone and Lord Nottingham
become engaged. Peggy returns to
Hawkhurst and nearly spoils her plot.
Lady Nottingham is given the news.
Jimmy takes hand in affairs. Peggy
suddenly falls in love.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-03-10
CAST OF CHARACTERS

CAST OF CHARACTERS
Percy, Lord Nottingham Mr.. VIM. Barnes
The Hon. Jimmy Keppel Mr.. Van Gossett
(I1is Brother)
Major Archie Phipps Mr.. Bill Gossett
Q4ady Nottingham Brother)
Jack MenzieS Mr. Russell Powell
Parker (Butler at Hawkshurst) NJ D. c4.
Lucas (Jimmy Valet) 49, W Oi
Lady Nottingham Miss Helen Lockwood
(Moher of Lord Nottingham
Millicent Keppel Miss Lucille Johnson
(Her Daughter)
Mrs Malone Mrs. Ava Mcmahon
(Widow of Professor Maone)
Peggy (Her Daughter Miss Gertrude Denecke
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-03-10

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Bonners Ferry herald., 1916-07-07
SEVEN KILLED IN A
POWDER BLOW-UP
Twelve Out of Fifteen Men in EN-
porium, Pennsylvania, Mill on
The Casualty List.

Emporium, Pa.-Six men were in
stantly killed, one died aboard train
en- route to the hospital and five 9TH
ers were seriously burned about the
body here late Saturday when several
thousand pounds of powder exploded
in the dry house at the Aetna Explo-
sive company's plant. The dry house
was demolished and the ruins ignited,
threatening adjoining property.
Fifteen men were working in the
building when the explosion took
place. Three standing near a door
were blown out of the building, but
escaped with minor injuries. The
four walls of the two-story brick
structure were blown to bits. After
the fire was extinguished the six bod
les were found beneath the ruins
Company officials are investigating
the cause of the explosion.
Bonners Ferry herald., 1916-07-07
SPORTING ITEMS

Harry Sallee, pitcher for the St.
Louis Nationals, has retired from the
game.
Agnes Ford of Seattle is champion
suit of the recent tournament at Spo-
kane.
Mike Gibbons and Les Darcy, the
Australian middleweight ring cham
pion, may meet at Sydney, Austria
liza, in October.
Russell Smith, Portland player, is
champion of the Pacific Northwest
Golfers, winnint the final match from
Paul Ford of Seattle, at Spokane on
Saturday.
Walter Miller who claims world S
championship as both middle and
welterweight wrestler, enlisted in the
troop of rough riders being organized
in eastern Montana by Captain Paul
Mccormick.
Allen Drumbeller of Walla Walla,
w doh.t OdIuiud at MloSOuld DlOhc
the alleged worlds record for a two
mile relay race with changed mounts
and transferred saddle at every halt
mile. His string covered the dis
tance in 1854.
An amateur, Charles (ChicN Ev-
ans, Jr., of the Edgewater club, Chi
cago, four times western amateur
golf champion and once winner of the
western open title, added to his lau-
rels Saturday at Minneapolis by win
ming the national open golf cham
pionship.
Although outweighed by fully 35
pounds and having a disadvantage of
nearly 6 inches in height, Jack Dill
Ion. the Indianapolis light-heavy-
weight, cleverly outfought and out
pointed Frank Moran, the Pittsburg
heavyweight, in nine rounds of 10
round bout at New York recently.
Bonners Ferry herald., 1916-07-07
CARRANZA'S ANSWER is HERE,
From Its Tone 1t Is Thought the
Trouble Is Over.

Washington, July 5.-General Car
RANGES formal reply to the two sharp
notes he has received from the Wash
ington government regarding the sit
uation on the border and in northern
Mexico was at the Mexican embassy
here Tuesday night awaiting presen-
tation to Secretary Lansing.
verbal synopsis of the communi-
cation, made public by embassy at.
taches, with the approval of Mr.. Ar
redondo, indicates that it is of an un-
expectedly conciliatory character.
Lacking the text of the note, it was
impossible to say whether it would
prove satisfactory to President Will
son. Since the release of the Amer
lean troopers taken at Carrizal the
question at issue has been narrowed
to Mr.. Wilson's desire for a formal
declaration of intention toward the
American expeditionary forces in
Mexico. The embassy synopsis of the
new note indicates that a specific
statement still is lacking.
Uncertain on Main Point.
Only a close study of the reply will
disclose whether it will be necessary
to press General Carranza again to
affirm or deny the hostile construc-
tion placed upon his orders that the
American troops be attacked if they
moved in any direction except toward
the border.
Without doubt the effect of the
embassy statement as to the notes
character has been to relax still fur
ther the diplomatic tension between
the two governments. 1t is entirely
possible, however, that American Of
ficials will not fully share the opti-
mistic views of the Mexican embassy
when they are able to review the
language of the Carranza note.
Will Be Met Half Way.
One fact stood out clearly in the
minds of officials familiar with Pres
ident Wilson's desires and purposes
Ii General Carranza sincerely desires
to find a way for peaceful settlement
OF the differences between the two
governments he will be met more
than half way
Bonners Ferry herald., 1916-07-07
TARIFF
BOARD is A PART
OF REVENUE BILL
Commission of Six Members to Have
Extensive Powers-Tsxes on In
comes, Estates and Munitions.

ashington.-Creation of a non
members with broad inquisitorial
powers is proposed in the general rev.
enue bill introduced by Democratic
Leader Kitchin of the house. The
bill, the fruit of many conferences of
democratic members of the ways and
means committee and discussions
with administration officials, contem-
plates raising between $210, 100000
and 1925, 100000 of additional revenue
by reclassification of the sur-tax in
comes, a tax on estates and on war
munitions plants. The bill will be
rushed through the house under a
special rule for a vote next Saturday
night.
Broad Powers of commissiont
The proposed tariff commission
would be empowered to investigate
operation of the customs laws, in
Guiding their relation to the federal
revenue, to put its information at the
disposal of the president and con-
gress committees. Tariff relations
with foreign countries and matters
affecting competition also would be
subjects of inquiry, and orders are
provided through machinery of the
courts.
The income tax section of the bill
increases the normal tax on every in
dividual and corporation to per cent
instead of the present l per cent,
does not lower the s3000-$4000 mini
mum exemption limit, but reclassi-
fies and gradually increases the sur
tax from l per cent on incomes of
20,000-S40,000 to 10 per cent on all
above 100000. The new rates are
applicable to the present year.
Tax on Copper Smelling.
The new munitions tax imposes a
schedule of percentages of the gross
annual receipts of manufacturers.
Biggest Defense Bill for Signature.
Approval of a conference report on
the biggest Notifications bill ever
sent to the White House was voted
Saturday by the house and senate. 1t
carries S25,74S,O00 in appropriations,
S13,S00,000 for authorized contracts.
Pass Bill to Aid Dependents.
The Hay bill appropriating s2.0OO,-
600 for dependent families of nation
al guardsmen called or drafted in the
present emergency was passed by
the house. The bill, which now goes
to the senate, allows not exceeding
$50 month to the dependent fami-
lies to the discretion of the secretary
OF war.
Bonners Ferry herald., 1916-07-07
German Heir Presumitlve In.

Berlin, via London.-According to
traditional custom of the HoheD-
zollern house, Prince William, eldest
son of Crown Prince Frederick VIII
liam, and heir presumptive, was en-
rolled in the army July 4, his 10th
birthday. The prince, like his great
great-grandfather, Emperir William
l., who became a lieutenant in 1907
begins his military career in the
midst of a great war. Prince William
also was given an honorary com
mand with the Second guard land
wehr regiment.
Bonners Ferry herald., 1916-07-07
Celebration Fatal.

Portland, Ore.-V. d. Burnell, cox
swain of the cruiser Boston, was kill
ed and Frank Trullinger, ships black
smith, was injured by the premature
explosion of a six-pound shell during
the firing of salute in celebration of
the Fourth of July.
Bonners Ferry herald., 1916-07-07
Will Be Met Half Way.
Parker "Stands Pat"

New Orleans, Lain a telegram
sent to the Third district congress
sional committee Of the progressive
party in Louisiana John M. Parker,
the progressive vice presidential nom-
inee, urged the progressives to con-
tinue the fight against the democrats
and to stand by their convictions
''unterrified by desertion and fearless
of any opposition"
Bonners Ferry herald., 1916-07-07
Eight Deaths the Fourth.

Chicago.-Eight deaths and 100 in
juries from Fourth of July celebra-
tions throughout the country is the
toll of the Fourth.
Among them was Tyree Locke, age
16, of Kellogg, Idaho, run over and
almost instantly killed by an auto
mobile on Monroe street, Spokane.
Bonners Ferry herald., 1916-07-07
Saws Villa is Dead.

Washington.-Dr. Att, a Mexican
City editor, here for a peace confer
ence called by the American Union
against Militarism, telegraphed Gen
eral Carranza that he had secured
conclusive information that Francisco
Villa died several weeks ago in Chi
huahua.
Bonners Ferry herald., 1916-07-07
Vodka Ban Made Permanent.

Petrograd.-The duma has passed
the bill permanently prohibiting the
sale of drinks containing more than
one and one-half per cent of alcohol.
The measure must be passed by the
upper house and signed by the en-
peror before becoming a law.
Bonners Ferry herald., 1916-07-07
Hetty Green Is Dead.

New York-Mrs, Hetty Green, the
richest woman in the world, died last
Monday, age 80 years. She left a son
and daughter. Her wealth is estimated
at hundred million dollars.
Bonners Ferry herald., 1916-07-07
LIoyd-eeorae's New Job.

London.-The appointment of David
Lloyd-George as minister of war has
been settled, the Daily Chronicle
says. and his appointment will be
announced shortly.
Bonners Ferry herald., 1916-07-07

Texas Town Burns.

Brownsville, Texas.-The business
section of Pharry, headquarters for
the third brigade of the New York ma
tional guard, was almost wiped out
by fire Sunday. The loss was about
$4,000.
Bonners Ferry herald., 1916-07-07

Belloi-en-Santerre and Estrees, and
are advancing on a considerably
wider front toward Peronne. At Es-
treess, where 500 prisoners were ta-
ken, the fighting is still going on
fiercely.
To Use Artillery.
On the British end of the line only
slight progress has been made at
some points.
Bonners Ferry herald., 1916-07-07
OUR SOLDIERS ARE RELEASED
Those Held Prisoners by Mexicans
Are Turned Loose.

Are urned Loose.
Ell Paso, Texas.-The 23 negro toll
diers of the Tenth cavalry who at
Carrizal, Villa Ahumada, Chihuahua
City and Juarez have been central
figures in the most striking and po-
tential chapters of the Mexican sit
uation, are once more safely out of
Mexico.
Survivors of a bloody battle with
vastly superior force, victims twice
of mobs that stoned them, more than
once gripped with the fear of exc
cution for their part in the Boyd ex-
pedition, and, lastly, objects of inter
cession by the president of the Uni
ted States, they were brought to the
border from Chihuahua City on a
special train and turned over to Gen.
George Bell, Jr., commander of the
Ell Paso base.
With them came Lem H. Spills
bury, the Mormon scout, who guided
Captain Charles T. Boyd and his lit
to the Carrizal encounter. Spillsbury
spent the night at the home of his
brother here. The troopers were
quartered at Fort Bliss. awaiting Or
ders from General Funston at San
Antonio.
1t was thought probable at military
headquarters the 23 troopers will be
kept at the Fort Bliss hospital until
all danger of infection from disease
will have been removed and then
transferred to the various commands.
The horses. arms and accoutrement
of the troopers are expected to ar
rive here from Chihuahua City.
Bonners Ferry herald., 1916-07-07

In purchasing service it is usually
wise to give larger consideration to
quality than to price.
Bonners Ferry herald., 1916-07-07

The New York Sun has been sold
to Frank A. Munsey.
Bonners Ferry herald., 1916-07-07
May Recover Bodies.

Minister of War Obregon has in
structed General Trevino, the Mexi-
can commander at Chihuahua, to in
form Consul Garcia at Ell Paso that
no impediment would be placed in the
way of the American authorities If
they desired to remove the bodies of
the American troopers killed at Car
rizal to American territory for burial
Bonners Ferry herald., 1916-07-07
French Troops cO-OperatIna.

London.=The French troops COOP
Grating with the British in the Som
me river region have Strengthened
their line by the capture of Barleux,
Bonners Ferry herald., 1916-07-07
A FRENCH-BR|T|SH
VICTORY REPORTED
GERMAN LINES FORCED BACK ON
BOTH SIDES OF. SoMME, go
MILES NORTH OF PARIS.
TAKE LINE SEVEN MILES LONG
Battle Covered Entire Front of 25
Miles-Thousands Of Prisoners
Taken by Ailies-French Re-
capture Thiaumont.

London, July 2.-French and Brit
ish troops, thrown forward in a grand
offensive against the German lines
ON both sides of the river Somme, 60
miles north of Paris. have penetrat-
ed at one point to depth of five
miles, like a gigantic wedge, taken
several villages, and captured a laby-
rinth of trenches, extending to a
depth of 1000 yards on front of
seven miles.
Bonners Ferry herald., 1916-07-07
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

All punch boards have been remov-
ed from the stores in kellogg follow
ing an order issued by the mayor.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-12-01
SCHOOL EXERCISES
 LARGELY ATTENDED

Wednesday afternoon and evening the pupils of the public school held exercises appropriate to the season. In the afternoon the scholars of the lower grades in their various rooms gave a very attractive program in which the little folks displayed con- siderable talent and training and which brought much credit to them selves and their teachers. The atten- dance of parents and friends was very large.
 In the evening the Cheechaco soci- ety. composed of 9th, 7th and 9th grades and the High School gave a very creditable program, consisting of songs and recitations and musics numbers, all of which were we'll ren- dered and received the hearty ap- plause of the large audience present
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-12-01
ANNOUNCEMENT.

' This is to announce to the | : people of Valdez and vicinity : that, I have sold my bakery and | delicatessen business to S. 4 Blum & Company. ., + My successors, S. Blum 2 Co.,, < have erected an additional build ( + ing in the rear of their store, ( * which has been fitted. up for a f modern, sanitary bakery. + The new bakery will continue [ < to carry all kinds of bread, ries : ' cakes, cookies, etc., also a full [ | delicatessen line. + All kinds of pies and cakes ' ' made to order. < wish to thank all of my cus- | < toners and friends for past pat . | ronage and wish to bespeak a 1 f good word for my successors. 1 | will look after the beking . r in the new bakery and will be . : pleased to have my friends call 1 ' to see me. . : Respectfully 1 : RUDOLPH SCHMIDT. 4
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-12-01
WHAT SHALL BE, DONE WITH
 BELGIUM?

There has been considerable dis cussion of late as to the fate of Bel gium when the treaty of teace is signed. This question has been con- spicuous from the outset of the war
 but now that the. wars climax has apparently been reached and the struggle Is in the second stage more attention than usual has been paid to 1t. The common opinion in Germany as we'll as in England appears to be that Belgium must maintain it's in- dependence when the great struggle ends. .....
 The national radical party of Ger many held an important meeting A few days ago in Berlin and discussed all phases of the war. The south German radical leader in the reich stag, Herr Frederick von Payer, showed his party. to be in harmony with the government when he con demned the intrigues against the chancellor, and then he spoke of Bel gum aS IOllOWS.
 Nobody desires to annex 1t; mo- body even desires to seem to have wished to annex it. It will, there fore, probably remain sovereign state. On the other hand nobody de- sires conditions to remain as before the war. The danger that Belgium of nj British domination must be counter acted. The socialists are inclined to the view that materially no proposi- tiOn had been made which Belgium would be unable to adopt with honor and that the regulations of Belgian relations must occur through agree ment, not one-sided dictation. The conservatives and pan-Germans. on the contrary, wish to make use of the land for Germany's naval position. Many practical possibilities and solu- tions lie between these antipodes."
 Prof. Hugo Muensterberg, of liar yard, in his latest book, Tomorrow, has this to say regarding Belgium:
 Germany must not keep posses sion of square foot of Belgium. It is Germany's duty to withdraw. Ger man fortresses on the Belgian coast would be like pistol directed at En- glands breast. The instinctive feel ing that Germany would be danger if 1t, occupied Belgium brought EE- gland, into the war; this feeling must be respected; the whole of Belgium mustrgo back to, the Belgians." ? :, What Germany will or must do .,wiahr Belgium of course. is largely a, question to be determined'by the out come of tha, war. Should the Teu-