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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-17
MASTER SPY HELD
FOR BLACKMA|l
COUNTESS Won BERNSTORFF,
WIFE OF GERMAN AMBASSADOR.
selfStyIed international Spy and Mag
azine Writer Who Bcasted Of Be-
ing in Foreign Secret Service
Faces Grave Charges.

Washington.-Kar Armgard Graves,
self-styled international spy and
magazine writer, was arrested here
Saturday by agents of the depart
ment of justice and charged with at
tempting to extort $4,000 from Coun-
less Won Bernstorff, wife of the Ger
man ambassador, by threatening to
publish letters alleged to contain
matter showing her infirmities and
failings."
Officials of the embassy also allege
that Graves had in his possession what
apparently we're confidential code dip
lomatic dispatches from the German
government to Count Won Bernstorff
Fhe prisoner told the federal agents
he obtained all the documents from
persons who smuggled them past the
British censors on the steamship Os-
car III. The warrant upon which he
was arraigned and held on $4,000 bail
for a further hearing, charges him
also with bringing into the District Of
Columbia letters stolen in Hoboken,
N. j., where the Oscar II docks.
In statement after his arraign-
ment, at which he entered a plea of
not guilty, Graves asserted that he
had no intention of Matchmaking the
OF the word blackmail, and that the
papers he had in his possession were
purely diplomatic" in character.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-17
BANDITS MURDER
MANY PASSENGERS
TAKEN FROM TRAIN AND
RUTHLESSLY BUTCHERED.
Military Train Allowed to Pass With
out Attack and Then Helpless
Ones Killed, the Dead Being
Left Beside Tracks.

Laredo, Texas.-An indiscriminate
massacre of nearly 100 women, chill
dren and Carranza soldiers who were
travelling on a train near Contreras,
state of Morelos, which was attacked
by Zapatista followers, is reported in
Mexico City newspapers received here
Sunday. After the attack on the train
the dead lay in piles beside the tracks.
The passenger train, conveyed by a
military train eight kilometers in ad-
vance, was halted in mountain will
derness after the military train had
been allowed to pass unmolested. For
fifteen minutes the Zapatistas kept up
the slaughter, staying men and wom-
en-, who prayed for mercy, and killing
the babies who accompanied their
mothers, the papers declare. Sol
diers aboard the passenger train were
without their accoutermeuts and un-
able to offer any resistance. Among
the list of dead given in the Mexico
City papers is the name of Colonel
Garido Alfaro, two majors and three
captains.
When relief train reached the
scene of the attack several hours
after it occurred the Zapatistas had
scattered into the hills. They looted
the express car of it's valuables before
departing.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-17
Mexicans Trade
Cattle for Lead.

Mexico keeps right on handing
1t to us, diplomatrcally and com.
mercially, 1t looks as if the De
mocratic tariff law is an encour-
agement to Carranza to steal a
he can lay his hands on and shin
1T over the border for sale in the
American market, During the
nine months ended September.
1916. we imported from Mexico
SIS, 100000 worth of goods
compared with SOS 100000 dur.
ing the same period in 1915, and
$59, 100000 during the first
nine months OF 1918 under Re-
publican rates of duty. We are
getting some OF it back in the
way of a trade balance because
OF the sale ot ammunition to the
Mexican bandits-we are getting
1T Dack III two ways, III fact--in
money, and III American soldiers
and citizens filled full of American
Lad But this lookslike a rather
expensive proceeding. A pro.
tective tariff la w and an embargo
would greatly simplify matters.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-17
ANNOUNCEMENT.

We wish to announce to our
patrons and to anyone else inter.
ested, that we have arranged an
association t. better care for our
work IN medicine and surgery.
Doctor Morgan needs no intro.
duction to the people in this
country. ne mas practiced here
nearly nine years, and has been
mainting the PHYSICIANS and Sur
geons Hospital for three wears.
Doctor Oldham is a graduate
of North western University Med
ical School of Chicago in 1906.
Has had hospital training and
has practiced nearly ten years in
Oakley, Idaho.
1t is our purpose to take care
OF our cases on the hig hest plane
OF scientific and ethical Service.
Signed,
DR. J X. MORGAN
DR.. E. p. OLDHAM
Ofhces-Central Bldg, over Bed,
ford Fisher Drug Co. Main St .
Twih Falls, Idaho.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-17
BRlToNS EXPECT FIRMER STAND.
strengthening Of American Diplomacy
as Result of Election Predicted.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in England
that rejoiced over President Wilson's s
defeat when it was prematurely an
nounced now are silent. Others,
which awaited definite results of the
presidential election in their COM
ment. expressed the conviction that a
more vigorous foreign policy may be
expected from Washington now that
the election is over.
The Globe, expressing the opinion
that the war, which is the ''only real
issue before any body of civilized
men," hardly entered into the presi-
Dental contest, says: "The mass of
the American people ask for nothing
more than peace at almost any price
with the liberty TO gather wealth" ,"
Still, the Globe says, the result has
importance for the belligerents and for
President Wilson, adding:
mo longer preoccupied with
thoughts of votes it would not be sur
prising if his attitude toward foreign
affairs underwent an immediate stiff
fening."
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-17
WILSON WELCOMED HOME.
President Greeted by Cheering Crowd
When He Reaches Capttai,

Washington. - President Wilson
came back to Washington Sunday
night, ready to take up public prob
lens and begin framing plans for his
second term in the White House. He
had been away two months.
A cheering crowd packed the rail-
road station and waited outside in
drizzle of rain to welcome the presi-
dent. AS he appeared walking down
the station platform, accompanied by
Mrs. Wilson and fanked by secret SER
vice men, hundreds began shouting
and rushed forward ir effortL to shake
his hands.
Mr.. Wilson walked through the sta
ton with his hat off, bowling and
smiling, and was taken through the
presidential waiting room to an auto
mobile outside.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-17
SECOND ANNUAL
FIRST NATIONAL"
CORN SHOW, DEC. l1.

Great interest is being manifest,
ed by corn growers OF the North
west this season in the Second
Annual First National" Corn
Show WHICH will be held in St,
Paul, December 11th to 10th.
inclusive. While the time limit
set for receiving entries for judg-
ing is December 5th, exhibits are
now arriving daily at the Corn
Show headquarters in St. Paul.
The number OF requests for entry
blanks, and advices from corn
growers OF their intention to en-
ter contests, would indicate that
the exhibits this year will greatly
outnumber the fifteen hundred
ten.ear samples entered at the
First National Corn Show that
was held in st. Paul last Decern-
Der. Promoters of several shows
being held locally throughout
Northwest have advised the
management of the St. Paul show
that a portion of their exhibits,
and in some cases AL OF them.
will be Sent to St. Paul tor entry
and display. This interest on
the part of corn enthusiasts in
sending III exhibits from Idaho
I'd surrounding states will en-
able the promoters of the St.
Paul show to prepare a repres
entative display OF Northwestern
corn, which will demonstrate to
the most skeptical that corn can
and is being grown successfully
throughout the Northwest.
Pamphlets giving full detail S
regarding the Second Annual
First NATIONAL" Corn Show,
and form of entry blank may be
obtained on request from any
Northwestern banker.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-17
ACDEMY NOTES.

The basketball game Friday
night was great. A large and
anxious crowd looked down on
the hard wood screen and its IL
actors for an exciting little move
show. 1t was sure movie too.
Every member of the cast playt d
its best. but the town bows were
casted light so they made few
hits and fewer baskets. The Wis.
ting team-men are alright tho;
they furnished excellent practice
for the boys, and say; just be
tween you and me when those
old guards get in trim the Cassia
fellows will need to take some
precantion III pinning their scalps
on. The first reel concluded with
the score Of - to 16; the Red
and White foremost. The school
boys ielt sure OF victory. but the
wnsmen thought otherwise
and sure played to this convict,
ion; to no avail though The
conclusion of the drama lett the
score 1T 1870, with the Cassia
boys on The sunny side.
The winners are: Dewey Hale,
Merle Howells, Ralph Openshaw,
Charles Haight, Horace Koch,
Pratt Thurber and John Clark.
The town manager had extreme
in collecting an entire
team, but he finally succeeded in
getting the following lineup:
Ch de p"h quist, Edward Tuttle,
Dewey Plummer. Eli Lee, Farley
Kock. Ii slie Koch. Archie Hale,
Charles England and Saul Clark
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-17

We are shipping in a straight
car load of Apples from Hood
River, Oregon. Place your ord.
ers at once. Various varieties
ranging Ill price from $1.5O to
1925 per box at the car.
GEN CASH GROCERY.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-17
Women Elected in Nevada

Reno, Nevada-At least two women
were successful candidates for office
in this state. In Nye county Mrs.
Jennie Curiax, candidate on the Dem
ocratic ticket for the office Of audi
tor and recorder, defeated two men
opponents, receiving a plurality of
several hundred votes. In Mineral
county Mrs. Rita Millar was also elect
ed to the same office Both are
widows. Women candidates were on
the ticket in practically every county
in the state.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-17

Violence Versus
Law and Order.

Two steamerloads of the |. w
agitors and organization went
to Everett, Washington, to as
s'st the striking shingle weavrrs
break down open shop sentiment
and IN resisting their landing the
sheriff was shot, six killed and
many wounded.
When there is a contest i'm the
United States between violence
on the one side and law and or
der on the other, the latter al
ways prevails. Blood may be
shed III the struggle. but the out.
come is law and order.
AS - people we believe in the
rule OF law, we believe in a gov
ernment of law to which all meo
high and low, rich and poor, are
alike subject. SO that when ther E
is "A challange. such AS that at
Everett, it is promptly met by
citizens.
The l. w. w. if one may judgr
bv utterances and acts Of mem
5, believe violence is necessary
t. gam ends suhgh'. They have
asserted the need of violence as a
reform agency. They have in
tense grudges against what they
call the EMPLOYER class
they differ from most of the
socialists. | he dominant element
OF socalistsfavors politica action
III contract with direct action.
The dominent element believes in
bringing about changes in gov
ernment thru the ballot and Off
clal action. The /. w. w. heliev.
es IN stirring thing up by Il chall.
enge of orderly processes. That
is called direct action" while
political action is regarded as
indirect.
J he government of the United
States is one of political action
1t may be changed by a vote of
the people. When an effort is
made to change it in any other
WAY, Americans, with few ex
ceptions. rally for law and order
and offer their lives for that
principle.
1t is difficult to imagine any,
thing OF value that can be gained
by the course of the /. w. w. No
city. no community, will permit
the overriding of law bv violent
procedure. for to remove the life
and property safeguards we all
enjoy.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-17
ARABIA ASSERTS INDEPENDENCE.
World Notified That People Have De-
cided to Throw Off Turkish Yoke,

WoriC NotIfied Ihat People Have De-
cided to Throw Off Turkish Yoke.
hington.-Formation of the new
kingdom Of Arabia, with Grand Sher.
eef Hussein Ben Ali as monarch and
Mecca as the capital was reported to
the state department Saturday in an
undated telegram from Mecca signed
by Shereef Abdulah, minister of for
eign affairs. The Arabic nation, Alb
dullah said, would henceforth be an
active member of the society of ma
tions and confidently looked forward
to recognition by the United States.
The new kingdom resulted, he said,
from an unanimous meeting of the
notables and citizens of the country
who threw off the yoke of the commit.
tee of union and progress at Con-
stantinople.
The state department knows nothing
OF the new foreign minister and little
OF the circumstances surrounding the
proclamation of the kingdom, and does
not know how to reach the foreign
minister, owing to the absence of any
consular or diplomatic representative
in Arabia. Investigation into the sit
uation, however, may be made through
British or French sources.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-17

A report from Cleveland tells
how ohm ID. Rockefeller, who is
supposed to be worth $1,000.
OOO, 900 went to a Sunday
school rally and gave penny
to each OF hundreds of children
attending the affair. Perhaps
John d. is boarding pennies for
such beneficial purposes which
may account for the shortage OF
the copper coin.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-17
WHERE |NT|M|DAT-
ION REALLY EXISTS.

Washington, Nov. 15-Late in
the recent political campaign in
formation was given out from |
the Department OF Justice TO the
effect that large numbers of col
ored men had been transported |
from the South into some of the
northern states and that there
was suspicion that this was done
under the guidance of Republican
campaign managers who wanted
to colonize these colored voters
forillegialpurposes at heelection
Any man who would stop TO
think would Immediately see the
absurdity OF such a proceeding.
he transportation cost alone
would amount TO not less than
$40 per voter. and it would cost
double that sum to keep the i'm
ported men in the voting pre-.
cincts until election time While
there has undoubtedly been pur-
chase of votes in both political
parties IN the past. no political
campaign manager hasever paid
: Sttrh l.,
add to the number of ballots IN
the box on election day.
notwithstanding the absurd
ity OF the story, the Department
was willing to let the impression
go out that Republicancampaie
managers were directing the col
onizatlon OF men from the South.
lhefact OF the matteris, asshown
by census reports for a number of
years back, there has been
steady drift of colored laborers
from the South TO the North be.
cause OF the higher W. ges offered
and a greater demand tor help.
Moreover, the Department of
Labor itself has been encourage
ing this driit of colored laborers
north ward. as it's records show.
The action of the Department
OF Justice i'll thus endeayoriup to
cast reflections upon Republican
campaign managers was no more
reprehensible than the unusual
action ofthe DepartmentotLabor
ust before election i'm issuing
orders to It's agents in the South
that they should discontinue aid
ing Southern colored laborers to
Ind employment in the North.
Here was "A plain effort of the
Department of Labor to utilize
the offices of the government for
political advantage.
One of the duties OF the Depart.
ment OF Labor is to aid i'm send
ing laboring men where ; their
services are most needed. If, in
the regular and legitimate exer.
else of that function. one party
gains or loses an advantage. that
is not the contern of the Depart
ment. 1t had been ENCOURAGING
colored laborers to move north.
ward before the campaign began
and 1t should have continued it's
efforts along the same line with.
out any variation whatever
while the campaign was in pro
gress.
Any deviation i'm that regard
was nothing more nor less than
an effort to use the powers of the
government forpartisan political
advantage.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-17
Investigate High Cost Of Iivinu.

Columbus, O.-The executive board
of the United Mine Workers of Ohio,
representing $4,000 wage earners, on
Saturday addressed to President Will
son and Governor Willis of Ohio a
copy of resolution adopted by min
ers' officials demanding that the vari-
GUS branches of the state and fedora
governments conduct an investigation
of the high cost of living.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-17
A Day for Other Things

Ihe Summer is over, a bountiful
harvest earnered, and what me re
appropriate than joyous visit with
friends. AS an aid to you. our Week
End and Sunday reduced rates ar
at your disposal. Ask about them
Agent, O.S.L.R.R.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-17

The railroad magnets are COM
planning that they have about so
masters Under present conditions
tor they are under the laws of
the various states, as we'll as
those OF the general government.
They might find the rule of one.
that is governmental ownership.
still less to their liking, but very
probably much more to the lik-
Ing of the American people.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-17

To the Editor of Oakley Hera d
Dear Sir;
1t will do your eyes good to
drop in and see our new line of
Jewelry.
hEEN's JEwELRY STORE,
Oakley. Idaho.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-17
Heavy Fines for Rehatino.

Chicago-Fines totaling more than
$17l,000 were assessed by Federal
Judge Lands Saturday against Swift
& Co., packers, and railroads convict
ed of violating the interstate com
merce act. In most of the cases the
charges were rebating or shipping less
than carload shipments at carload
rates,
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-17
Frenchman DESTROYS 21 AeropIanes

Paris.-Second Lieut.. Georges Guy
nemer the famous French aeronaut
who brought down three German air
planes in minutes and 30 seconds,
is credited by the war office in an Of
fetal statement with having destroyed
two German machines Saturday. This
increases to twenty-one the number
brought down by this aviator.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-17
Poles Called to Arms.

Berlin.-An Austro-German procla-
nation to the Poles, calling upon them
to volunteer for the new Polish army,
which will serve in intimate associa-
tion with the armies of the central
powers, has been published at War
saw and Lublin
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-17

San Antonio, Texas. - National
guardsmen are not to be discharged
from the federal service for any rea-
son other than the interest of the
government" according to new in.
structions from Secretary of War
Baker
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-17
Auto Goes Into River

Vancouver, B. C.-Nine persons at
least, including two women, were
drowned in the Frazier river near
here, when an automobile stage from
Ladner, B. c., plunged through an
open draw of the bridge.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-17
Says War viii Continue Until 1918.

London--J. L. Garvin, writing in
the Observer, predicts that unless the
entente allies come to more vigorous
decisions the war will be prolonged
far into 1918 as ''the result OF the new
outburst of German energy on all
sides and the unity of direction under
Won Hindenburg."
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-17

Encourage capital and payrolls
10 come to Idaho bv low taxes.
ialr laws and a spirit of co oper-
alton on the part OF the people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25
FIRST SERIES HONORS DECIDED
IN THREE AMATEUR LEAGUES
Bureau Wins In Potomac Circuit and Treas
ury and Auditors In Government and
Terminal Y. NJ. C. A. Organizations.

A rather interesting sidelight on the
Western Eastern game last week took
place just before play began. One OF
the Red and White youngsters walked
up to an Eastern man and said: Il
hope you fellows win the champion
ship. now that we are out Of the race:
but you had better get hustle on and
make some runs. because were going
to beat you today IL we can" And
Western, despite the absence OF three
doing just that. Eastern taking the
long end of a 1-to-0 count.
Judging from the results of English
coaching of crews in this country. 1t
seems that the American style 10 the
more valuable for conditions as they
are in the universities on this side OF
the water. The English stroke is prob
ably more effective than that in use by
the majority of American crews in
together for several years and become
thoroughly accustomed to it. There ia
hardly any doubt that the English
style of rowing requires more skill
than the American. and it takes longer
than a year to acquire expert pro-
fciency in it's use The English coach
places a lot of emphasis on the last
half of the stroke. II being long with
a lot of pull on tho latter part. The
stroke used by most of the American
boats Is short and catchy. with prac-
ticaIly all the emphasis placed on the
catching of the water by the oar and
the first half of the pull. 1t appears
that the American style Is well adapted.
and that better results can be obtained.
for use when practically new crews
tainly seems to be easier to learn. to
Judge by the results of the Pough-
keepsie regatta and the race between
Yale and Harvard last Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

practice hikes has often carried the equipment Of
two other men besides his that these fellows
could keep up to the murderous pace he set This
When it comes to hiking, Dick Remer and Bill
Plant the walking champions. ought to be there
Remer makes a real sacrifice in going out. as he will
leave hve fine little Remers at home behind him. In
the list lists is Kid Mccoy The Kid has licked all
manner of men in his day. and wants to add few
Mexicans to his list Just imagine the surprise of the
Greaser who expecting mild bayonet thrust. gets
the Kids corkscrew flush the nose
The most famous active competitor that Will go
out with the 23d of Brooklyn Walter Bursc of the
New York Athletic Club. who celebrated one of the
greatest comebacks record last summer by winning
the junior national low hurdle championship at San
Francisco 1t will take more than few barbed wire
entansements and trenches to stop Corporal Bursch
BIZ Van Den Dries Eddie Goodwin Jack Townsend
AL Lake and W. Waldner a few of the good rid
probably be put in the motor cycle squads
Arthur Chapple, the famous motor cycst, will
serve either dispatch rider his cycle
or else driver for of the guards armored
automobiles Depend upon it. Chapple will drive what
ever machine he pilots right into the middle of the
nearest fight. Another bad for Mexicans
to handle will be Myles McHugh, the big middle dis
lance runner of the list Regiment.
Columns could be written about the athletic per-
formers and other columns about the old timers who
shone In sports few years ago who have for
ward to do their bit for the Old Flag.