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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-04-28
j. S. TROOPS WILL
REMAIN SAYSSCOTT
CHIEF OF STAFF INDICATES Elk
petition HAS MORE WORK
TO DO BEFORE QUITTING
PLANS ARE NOW KEPT SECRET
Forces Are to Be Redistributed With
No Radical Changes of Base
More Cavalry Sent in-Pur-
suit of Villa at StandstiIl

San Antonio, Tex. April 24.-Gen-
eral Hugh l.. Scott, chief of staff, de-
clared Sunday that he saw mo pros
pect of the withdrawal of American
troops.
He said he did not know when he
would depart and added that he al
ready had made his report to Secre-
tary Baker.
1t is not his intention, he said, to go
to Ell Paso or Columbus, and he con-
veyed the impression that he would
depart soon.
Redistribution of Troops
Press dispatches telling of theap-
prevail of Secretary Baker of a redis-
position of troops along lines recon-
mended by General Funston were read
to Generals Scott and Funston and
officially received, but neither would
comment on the nature of the pro
posed redistribution. 1t was indicated
however, that this did not mean radi
cal action involving changes of base
and of main lines of communication.
1t was pointed out that the force
General Pershing has in Mexico is il
need of recuperation and Genera
Scott intimated that about all thai
would be done now would be to take
such steps as would increase the eff
ficiency of the organization.
More Cavalry Sent In
The Sixth cavalry from the dis
trict near Brownsville, Texas, passed
through here today on its way to Col
umbus, where it will remain with tn,
rest of the 1900 men General Funston
ordered there last week to be used b,
General Pershing if he required them.
Villas Forces Scatter
Field Headquarters in Mexico.-In
weeks riding and foot climbing
through the hills and canyons of tn
Guerrero district, a cavalry squadron
reported Sunday discovery of mucl
evidence that the villistas in the north
ern part of Villas old territory ar
thoroughly scattered. They found tn
influence of these bandits, neverthe
less, still strong with the people.
Texas Don't Want Conference.
Eel Paso, Texas, April 26.-Mexical
officials in Juarez, it was learned tc
night, may make recommendations t
General Carranza asking that the cor
ference between General Hugh Scot
and General Alvaro Obregon be held a
some point other than Juarez or E
Paso.
This move, if it is made, will b
based on the strong interventionis
feeling which exists here, and in tn
fear that influence adverse to the d
facto government might be brought t
bear on the conferees.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-04-28
Electrical Business Good.

New York.-Exclusive of the special
war munitions business, which went to
$3.50, 900, the value of orders for cleo
trical apparatus and devices booked
by the General Electric company dur
ing 1915, according to the annual re-
port made public here, was $9S,3S5, 1871,
an increase of s14,367,37O, or II per
cent over the previous year.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-04-28
Westinghouse Strike Is On.

Pittsburg, Pa--The great plant of
the Westinghouse Electric and Manu-
featuring company, in East Pittsburg,
closed completely Saturday when the
5000 workmen, who had forced their
way by the strike pickets returned
home. Even the shops where NUM-
tions were being MANUFACTURED were
closed.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-04-28
Same Old Story.

st. James, Minn.-The Rev. II. w
Baker, pastor of the Presbyterian
church of st. James, who preached the
late Governor w. S. Hammonds flu
neral sermon, accidentally shot and
killed himself while examining a gun
which he did not know was loaded
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-04-28
VERDUN BATTLE IS
F|ERCELY FOUGHT.
GERMANS AND FRENCH TELL OF
PROGRESs-HUGE FORCES
ARE COUNTED
RUSSIANS REPORT A DEFEAT
Italians Capture Austrian Trenches
Near Selz-Fght on Baltic Coast
British Forces Are Halted at
Tigrs by Turks

London, April 24-Battles of heavy
proportions have been in progress in
all the war theaters except the Bal
kans. Success for the entente allies
and the Teutonic allies have varied.
The Germans claim the capture of
French trenches in the Verdun region,
southeast of Haucourt and west of
Deadmans hill, while Paris records
the taking of several German posts in
the Avocourt wood Hill No. 304 is
again under the heavy bombardment
of the Germans.
Trenches taken by the Germans
from the British on the Langmarck-
Ypres road have been evacuated. ow-
ing to floods, which made their con-
solidation impossible.
Germans Use 100000 Men
On the Verdun front, where for two
months the Germans and French have
have been almost continuously in bat
tie, the Germans, according to an es-
innate of the French war office, up to
April % had used 80 division, or about
100000 men, in the fighting or in re-
enforcing units which suffered very
heavy losses.
The Germans are still using their
big guns against the Ikskull bridge
head, on the Russian front, and farther
south have repulsed Russian attacks
in the Lake Narocz region. The an
initiation of a German scouting party
near Lake Vygonovskoye and the de
struction of an Austrian post north OF
Czartorysk are reported from Petro
grad. Ten German aeroplanes have
bombarded the Russian aviation sta
tion on Oselystand, in the gulf of Riga
at the entrance to the Baltic sea.
Italians Win Trenches
The Italians and Austrians have
fought a sanguinary engagement OF
the Carso front, near SELF, in which the
Italias captured $50 meters of Austrian
branches and took a number of pris
oners and a quantity of rifles anC
other war stores.
While the Russians report that il
the Caucasus region, near Aschkala, 81
miles west of Erzerum, they have cap
tured an important sector of the Turk
ish position, Constantinople says tina
south Of Bitlis the Turks have defeated
the Russians and sent them in retrea
toward Bitlis. In an engagement cas-
of Mush the Russians were agail
forced to retreat. An attempt of tn.
Russians to debouch south of Ire
bizond was stopped by the Turks.
Fighting is in progress between tn.
Turks and a Russian detachmen
which landed on the Black sea coast
10 miles west of Trebizond.
Further efforts of the British to ad
vance on the Tigris toward Kut-El
Amara have been futile, the failure o
an attack this morning on the Turkisl
lines at Sannai Vat being attributed Il
an official statement issued Sunda,
largely to flood conditions. whicl
necessitates a advance over a very cor
tracted front.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-04-28
Verdun Battle Continues.

London.-On all the fronts around
Verdun the Germans are heavily bonn
harding French positions, especially
those occupied by the French in their
last attack around lie Mort Homme,
northwest of the fortress, and in the
sector from the eastern bank of the
Mouse to Fort Yaux. No infantry en-
gagements have taken place.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-04-28
Dorothy Arnold Story a Fake.

New York.-The story told by Oc-
tave Charles Glennorris, convict in a
Rhode Island prison, of his having as
sisted at the burial of Dorothy Arm.
ODDS body in a cellar outside West
Point. N. Y, was pronounced a fabri-
cation by detectives who explored the
cellar.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-04-28
Ford Starts New Factory

New York.-Henry Ford has pur-
chased an S0-acre tract of reclaimed
meadow land. located in New JERSEY
between this city and Newark, on
which he plans to build an automobile
factory costing 100000.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-04-28
For Summer Soldiers.

Washington.-War department re-
ports indicate that attendance at the
army instruction camps for civilians
this summer will approximate 2S,5OO,
costing Uncle Sam half million dol
lars.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-04-28

Customer (indignantly)-That par
rot youN sold us hadn't been in the
house day before it began to swear
dreadfully. -s. 80 -..ra-fir t
Dealer-You asked me for one that
would be quick to learn, mum.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-04-28
uoyd-Georee May Resign

acknowledgements Weekly says
that LloydGeorge will unhesitatingly
resign if the persistent liberal attacks
upon him continue.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-04-28
British Ships in Attack.
Our Soldiers a Sick Bunch.

Washington.-Off and soldiers
Of the United States army we're sick
oftener and longer in 1914 than any
other body of men which came under
observation of the public health ser
vice.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-04-28
GERMAN DASH is BEATEN BACK
Attack in Lorraine Falls to Win-BIa
Guns Roar East of Verdun.

London, April 26.-Except in Lor-
raine there has been an entire absence
Of infantry fighting on the western
front. The big guns, however, have
continued their rain of shells on op-
posing positions at various points.
At La Chapellotte, in Lorraine, the
Germans launched a heavy infantry
attack against the French, which was
repulsed. Some Of the Germans OBJ
tanned a footing in a portion of the
French salient, but later were driven
out with heavy losses.
Around Hill 304 and in the region of
Esnes and Cumieres, northwest of Yer
dun, the bombardment continues in
tense. To the east of Verdun, around
Moulainville, there also has been. a
violent bombardment In the Ar
gonne the French have destroyed with
their guns a German post and shat
tered a German trench Considerable
aerial activity by the French airmen,
in which four German machines were
brought down, is reported by Paris
On the eastern front near Gar
bunovka the Russians made a heavy
attack against the Germans, but, ac-
cording to Berlin, were repulsed.
Heavy artillery engagements still are
in progress In the upper Cordevole and
Monte San Michele zones of the Aus
tro-Italian front.
British Ships in Attack.
An attack on German position on
the Belgian coast by British warships
is reported in an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Amsterdam. The bonn
bardment is described as one of the
heaviest in this region during the war.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-01
DRIEST JULY EVER
RECORDED IN OMAHA
Less Than Half An Inch Falls
in This Vicinity During
Month Just Closed.
AND NO RELIEF IN SIGHT

The driest July ever recorded in
the weather annals of Omaha is the
month just closing.
Less than half an inch of rain fell
during this July-.45 of an inch, to
be exact.
The average rainfall for July, taken
frol statististics of forty-five years,
is 4.33 inches. In July, last year, we
had 7.45 inches of rain. The
wettest July ever recorded here was
in 1884, when there was 1885 inches
of rain. The driest July except the
present one was in 1874, when there
was only 81 of an inch of rain.
Regarding the heat-it's the same
old story. Fair and continued high
temperature tonight and tomorrow"
A very dry atmosphere, assisted
by brisk northwest breeze, made the
heat less noticeable Monday morn
ing. But even the north wind these
days is hot, for it comes from places
that are just as hot as Omaha.
Five Deaths at Dubuque.
Dubuque, Ia, July 3l.-Five per-
sons died here during last nj ght as
result of being Frustrated with
heat Sunday. w.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-01
GRAIN AND PRODUCE
Largest Run of Wheat in His
tory Of the Omaha Ex-
Change on Sample Tables.
PRICES ARE SOME LOWER

Omaha, July 81, 1915.
Todays run OF wheat was the largest
In the history Of the local exchange. There
were s7s samples Of this cereal placed
on the tables and fully 90 per cent OF the
samples graded No. / and No. 2 hard There
have been other years in Nebraska when
the quality OF wheat was as good that
Of the present crop, but there has been
no year when weather conditions have
been such that the farmers were able to
harvest all Of their wheat without some
OF II being spoiled by heavy rains during
harvest time
The demand today was easily strong
but prices were somewhat lower. and sew
| eral traders preferred to hold their sam
Piles over rather than sell them at a de-
cline. Most of the samples sold at IN
unchanged prices. but few sold 1c to &c
lower and some sold as much as 3 cents
| under Saturdays prices
There was not much cash trading in
corn because OF light receipts, and the mar
kct ruled from Nc to Nc lower.
Oats sold generally from unchanged to
| &c lower, the bulk selling at u cents de-
| cline.
Barley sold a fraction higher and rye was
quoted nominalIy unchanged
Liverpool close! Wheat, steady; corn
| unchanged to Nd higher.
bu. and shipments 1.02b.00o bu., against re.
| ceipts OF i.T7,000 bu. and shipments OF
| 100000 bu last year.
| Primary corn receipts were s0l, 900 bu
| and shipments $4,000 bu., against receipts
Of $4,000 bu. and shipments Of 421, 900 bu
| last year.
Primary oats receipts were 1,375.Ooo bu
and shipments tS8, 900 bu., against receipt.
OF $4,000 bu. and shipments of $4,000 bu
| last year
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-01
new YORK STOCKS
Politics, Crop Reports and La
Dor Troubles Have De-
pressing Effect.
GOOD ovERcoUNTER DEALS

New York, July 3l.-Negative condition.
prevailed In the stock market today with
dealings so light as to be devoid Of actual
significance. Total transactions amounted
hour furnished about 40 per cent Traders
had the session entirely TO themselves. and
the course of prices suggested further I'M
certain speculative sentiment.
There were few surface indications Of
investment inquiry, although August inter =
ests and dividend disbursements OF fully
t1b0.ooo.ooe will represent the largest sum
ever disbursed for that month. Bankers
and dealers in bonds reported fair "over
the counter demand for short term notes,
and International issues were more steady
with marked abatement OF recent heavy
offerings.
Politics. crop news and labor troubles
formed the basis of languid discussion. Ad
vices from the west and northwest told OF
further deterioration ofw heat and corn.
damage to the latter staple being estimated
AZ 40 to SO per cent, The local strike situa-
tion found slight reflection in the heaviness
of transactions.
from a saggins tendency in Canadian Pa
cific and Its affiliated lines which was
partly retrieved In the covering movement
o. the final hour, Leading western roads
show large tonnage gains over last year.
increase averaging almost Is per cent.
Shipping stocks were consistently strong.
as were motors and accessories. With the
| rotable exception Of WHY'S Overland. NUM-
| United States Industrial Alcohol, ranged l
| to almost points higher, but the gain OF u
points In American Brake shoe preferred
vas without definite explanation. Metals
copper. which made Its lowest price OF the
year. but United States Steel was firm
| throughout.
Bonds were irresula" on small dealings:
| Total sales, par value. $2,780,000 United
States bonds were unchanged on call.
| Sales. High. Low. Close
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-01
Tetais .........,..5,sa s.1u is,7l


cAttis-Ths week starts out with q toier.
any liberal run. e.ioo head probab bly, three
fpurths Of them being western rangers.
Quality was only fair. Receipts ran largely
70 beef and as other markets were reporting
liberal supplies and lower prices the trend
Of values here was somewhat lower. Strict
ly desirable native beeves sold up to 1880
or nearly steady, and choice Montana rang
ers brought 1910, not great deal different
from last week. The market was about
stendy a. far as really desirable beef was
concerned and slow to loo lower on the
espsraI run OF stock,
Cow stuff was In very moderate supply
and fully steady. a. q rule, the demand be.
ing good from local packers ~ well as from
shippers and feeder buyers. Bulls. stays.
veal calves ETC., sold about as they did last
week.
In stockers and feeders the trade was not
overly lively. but prices were firmly held
On anything good enough 20 attract COM
pstition. Yard traders took hold freely and
thefe was some country demand, but any.
thing graded below choice sold slow to Ice
3 lower and It was well along towards noon
before enything like clearance had been
made.
Quotations on cattle. Good to choice
beeves, ts.bo6to.0o: fair to good beeves
ss.7S@s4c; common to fair besves. s76o@
1.7b; good to choice yearlings, ts.00@s.75;
fair to good yearlings, 1s.00@s.oO; common
10 fair yearllngs, t6.76@77b: good to choice
grass beevea. ss.oo@s.so; fair to good grass
beevcs. s7.25@77b; common 10 fair yras,
bceves. ss.50@7oo; good to choice hsifera
as7sG7.bo: good TO choice cows $500 q
7,3s; fair to good cows, soo@s.6o
common to fair cows, S3,T5067b; good Ia
choice feeders t1b00ei5: fair 10 good
feeders. t7.o0@7,s0i common TO fair feeders
s6.oc0 100; good to choice stookers, 1900
AS; stock hcifers, at,7b@s75; stock cows
1l.5N@ $50; stock calves, ss.759S.bo; yea
caives, ts.oo0isoo; beef bulls. stage. etc.
ts.2bW725: Bologna bulls. S5.bo0s.25.
Representative sales,
anEtsE STEEpa
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-01
Commercial Travellers
To Hold Reunion and Picnic

Omaha Council No. III, u. c. T.,
Council Bluffs Post, B. 7. P. A., and
Omaha Post A, T. P. A., will hold
reunion and picnic at Lake Manawa
August IL. The members of the three
orders have been invited to attend
the gathering with their families and
friends. There will be ball games and
athletic contests of all kinds. Charles
E. Allen is chairman of the general
committee. The others in charge of
the arrangements for the reunion are:
B. F. Obrion, c. N. Saltzigiver, o. M.
Jensen, Harry Griffen, Will Strobean.
Art Boyer, George Lavidge, George
w. Long and Gus Miller.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-01
Ask Changes in Swimming
Pool at Spring Lake Park

The residents i'll the Spring Lake
Park district are circulating a petition
to be presented to the water board,
requesting that certain changes be
made in the swimming pool in the
park
The petition sets forth that the
water in the swimming pool SHOULD be
changed at least twice week, con-
tending that it is unfit when it is
changed only once.
A request is also made for the water
board to install a four-inch pipe to
supply the water to the pool. A two
inch pipe is doing service at present.
The petition states that it is made
quate.
The petition will be placed in sew
eral South Side business houses in
order to obtain as many signatures as
possible before presenting it to the
water board.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-01
KING CORN STILL
HAS WEEK OF HOPE
Has Fighting Chance to Pull
Through in Good Shape if
Rain Comes in This Time.
WEST PART OF STATE HURT

c. J, Lane. general freight agent
of the Union Pacific, who passed
through much of the Nebraska corn
country Sunday while returning with
party of Union Pacific officials from
Cheyenne, was optimistic over the
corn situation, saying, "The corn has
at least a weeks fighting chance. II
we get rain in week the corn will
pull through in fairly good shape. Oh
course, day or two Of bad hot winds
would fire it out very quickly, but
with average weather it can Get along
for a week without material damage
from lack Of rain"
The Burlington crop report for last
week was not very encouraging but
was more hopeful than was antici,
pated after totally dry week. The
corn yield estimate has decreased
during the week on all divisions, but
the crop in the Omaha division is not
believed to be materially damaged
the agents estimating it as "a per cent
of full crop, against 90 per cent a
week ago. The greatest damage wa;
on the Wymore and McCook di,
visions, where there was drop of e
per cent. A week ago the Wymore
division had prospects Of full cror
and this week it is reported as 80 pei
cent. The McCook division de
creased from 95 per cent to IS pei
cent. The Lincoln division dropped
from SO per cent to 50 per cent. The
July estimate of the federal govern
ment gives Nebraska an "a per cen
crop, indicating that the Burlington
estimate is reasonably correct.
Not Damaged Yet.
In commenting on the outlook thu
report says: "On the three eastern
divisions corn is in that state that i
is difficult to say whether actual dam
age has been done from the no
weather or whether the limit befor,
actual damage has been done is still
a few days off, The early corn is a
the most critical state, in the silk ant
tassel, and if corn is already dam
aged, the greatest damage is, o
course, to the earlier corn. On tn
| MCSOOk DIVISION there seems TO d.
no doubt that considerable damag
has actually resulted from the hot
dry weather. If within the next few
days, or possibly week, we shoul'
have general and sufficient rains W
could reasonably hope for fair corr
crop"
For the week ending last Frida.
the Burlington shipped 2,265 cars o
grain, as against 397 cars during tn
same period last year This is due t.
more favorable conditions for thresh
ing. H.
The second crop Of alfalfa wa
shortened in some places by the DIR,
weather and the third crop will, o
course, be very slow in starting AM
the fields will dry out rapidly whel
the crop is moved off and no ney
growth started to cover the ground
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-01
Coffee Market.

New York, July 3i,--The market for
coffee futures was somewhat Irregular today
but the undertono was generally steady In
sympathy with tho steadlness OF Brazil
There were few European buying orders
around the ring at the start and first prices
were five points higher, but otherwise sup.
port was limited and after selling at S.sec,
December contracts eased off to S.b7c. un-
der scattered realizing. Offerings were well
taken at the reaction, however, and March
contracts sold up from site TO s.Soo In the
late trading with the general list closing
at a net advance Of ono TO six points
Sales were $3.50 bags, including exchanges
from September TO later months August
s.ioc; September, SIZE, October, s.t9o
November, s,b4e; December. s.SSei January
s.s5c; February. s.1sc; March. s.7sc; April
S.s3c; May, s.sse; June, s.ssc; July, SOS.
Spot coffee. quiet, Rio 10, SIC; Santos Is
1oMc, Cost and freight offers were some
what Irregular, but shippers were askins
1895 TO Tic for santo Is, London credits.
The official cables reported an unchanged
market at Rio and decline Of 100 rel,
In Santos spots, while Santos futures wer,
Is reis higher, Rio exchange s-32d lower
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-01
Swift & Go. Has Big
Pension Plan for
All It's Employees

Swift & Co. has announced that it
has established pension fund for its
employees with a foundation of ST.
100000. The fund, the accumulation
of six years. will benefit employees of
the company throughout the coun-
try 1t was stated that more than
10000 men and women are eligible to
come under its provisions.
One of its features is that employees
do not contribute to it, the company
furnishing all the money necessary
to pay pensions. In this connection,
the company says it expects to be
called upon to pay 100000 year in
addition to the income from the fnud
in order to meet the demands. Pen
sions are limited to minimum of
S240 and a maximum of $4,000 a year.
In Chicago alone 5000 persons will
come under the plan as outlined. A
pension board has been organized,
consisting of five members, who are
officers or employees of Swift & Co.