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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-20
MINING NOTES

M Brennan, age 80, widely known
throughout the district, died at his
home in Mullan, Idaho, Saturday, aft
er short illness from pneumonia.
Eugene P. Fisler of Philadelphia
has conveyed to Jane M. Gallagher,
wife of Edward P. Gallagher of the
same place, the Columbus group of
lode claims in the Eagle creek dis
trict of Idaho for consideration of
$4,000, according to a deed placed
on file at Wallace. The Columbus
group is located near the Jack Waite
on Eagle creek, and is composed of
the Golden Eagle No. /, Golden Eagle
No. 2, Mary, Columbus, Good Hope,
Murray, Wampum, Dinero, Plumbum,
Argentum, Good Luck, Gallagher and
Colonel Bradford lodes.
The operating profit at the prop
erty of the Standard Silver-Lead Min
ing Co. at Silverton, B. c.. for Sep.
TENDER was $4,000, as compared with
$4,000 in July, $3s,437 in May and
S136,a43 in March. The surplus OF
the company on August 81 was $751;.
662, as compared with $296,ss1 in
July. Production is maintained from
silver-lead and zinc ores and concen.
trates. The shipments in August
were 523 tons of silver-lead ore, as
compared with 429 tons in June, 504
tons in May, 729 tons in Ajril and
1925 tons in March. The zinc sales
were $1s,4s2, as compared with $685..
800 in July, 1903 in June, $1s,26O in
May, $26,s47 in April, and $5,432 in
March.
Alaska Miner Robbed.
Seattle.-E E. Banker, wealthy
miner of Marshall, Alaska, who dis
appeared the day after he arrived
here from the north September 26
with $4,000 in his pocket, was found
Sunday in a stupor in a lodging
house. He had only 500 when found
and was unable to tell what had be
come of the rest of his money. Mrs
Agnes Nard and her husband, William
Nard, who conduct the house, were
arrested.
President Designates Delegates.
Washington.-1n response to a re
quest from the American mining con
gress, which holds it's next annua
convention in Chicago, November 10
16, President Wilson has designated
the following to represent the United
States at the meeting:
Van H. Manning, director bureau Of
mines; Curtis H. Lindley, San Fran
cisco; w. L. Saunders, New York
Charles Piez, Chicago; E. P. Math
ewson, Anaconda, Mont; James Mac
naughton, Calumet, Mich; H. M
Chance, Philadelphia; q. H. Benja
min, Oakland, CAL; A. H. Woodward
Woodward, Ala, and George o. Smith
director geological survey.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-20
SPORTING ITEMS

The eighth annual racing season,
of 100 days or more, will open at the
Juarez track on Thanksgiving, No
vember 80. For the first time the
pari mutuel form of betting will be
used exclusively.
Dario Resta captured the winners
share of the $4,000 Grand American
purse Saturday at Chicago and went
into the lead in the season competi-
ton for the 1916 American champion
ship purse of $13,5OO by winning the
250-mile automobile race Saturday. He
failed by a small fraction to equal
the new worlds record of 104 miles
an hour established at the Astor cup
race at New York. Resta's time for
the $50 miles was 2 hours "a min
utes, 1868 seconds, a rate Of 1899
miles an hour.
Saturdays Football Results.
Yale downed Lehigh, IL to. o, in a
desperately fought game
University of Oregon won from
the Multnomah Athletic club of Port
land, % to 0.
The University of Washington foot
ball team showed some of its old
time form, defeating a team from
Bremerton, 62 too.
A football eleven from the Univer-
sity of North Carolina, coached by a
Harvard graduate and equipped with
Harvard plays, was no match for the
crimson team, and they lost, 81 to o.
Playing good ground-gaining game
Of football in every particular except
the highly important thing Of holding
the ball in crucial places, w. s. G.
played the Oregon Aggies off of their
feet and yet lost by the score of 10
to 10.
Standing on the 45-foot mark in
the last few minutes of playing, Dave
Tibbot, substitute Princeton back,
sent drop kick soaring between the
uprights and changed what was a
seemingly scoreless game into 8
to 0 victory for Princeton over Tufts
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-20
cRErEs PROVE TRUE TO FORM
Thousands of Years of History Shows
Island Almost Constantly in War.

Washington, D. C.-The present re-
volt in Crete has occurred almost on
the fourth anniversary of the an
nouncement of the islands annexa-
ton to- Greece, made by the Greek
premier on October IA, 1912. Up to
that time the Cretans had been in an
almost constant state of revolt
against Turkish and Egyptian domi-
nation for. the greater part of the
nineteenth century and the first dec
ade Of the twentieth. Today's war
geography bulletin Of the National
Geographical society tells of the re-
sources of this revolution-riven re-
gion.
"Crete and Corsica are practically
tied for the distinction of fourth isl
and of the Mediterranean, each hav-
ing comparatively inconspicuous
role in world history, If one excerpts
the fact that it was the birthplace of
Napoleon. Crete has played stellar
part in human events for more than
1000 years.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-20
SUMMARY Of THE
WORLDS EVENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS OF BOTH HEM
SPHERES BOILED DOWN TO
LAST ANALYSIS.
ARRANGED FOR BUSYREADERS
Brief Notes Covering Happenings In
This Country and Abroad That
Are of Legitimate Interest
to All the People.

Rumors were current in Montreal
that the Allan liner Sicilian, east
bound from Montreal, has bee nsunk.
King Ferdinand of Rumania, it is
announced, will personally take SUI
preme command of the Rumanian and
Russian armies.
A fund of s43O,OO0,OOO will be nee
essary to put into effect the plans OF
the American Society for the Re,
lief of French War Orphans.
Government officials believe the
German submarine U-53 is now on
her way back to Germany and that
another is on the way to the Amer
lean coast.
Norman Prince of Boston, sergeant
major in the Franco-American avia-
ton corps, who was decorated for
distinguished services last week, has
been wounded, both legs being bro.
ken.
The United States Steel company
at Canton, Ohio, was recently sold to
Hornblower & Weeks, New York
bankers, for $16,OO0,OOO. The buyers
will spend s4,oO0,OOO on improve
ments.
Increased cost of living in Switzer.
land has caused the Swiss parliament
to increase salaries of government
employees to the extent of approx
mately a million and half dollars
a year.
DIR. Milton B. Titus, 40 years old
died Saturday at Chicago of poison
he swallowed on a street car after he
had been arrested in connection with
an illegal operation he was alleged tc
have performed
During his recent visit to the east
ern front Emperor William told the
troops of General Won Eben that
when moving against the enemy their
two slogans should be HE shall not
get through" and HE must be beat
en-"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-20
RUMAN|ANS MAKE
COUNTER ATTACKS
GAIN GROUND AT SEVERAL
PLACES ALONG THE BIG
BATTLE LINE.
BERLIN ADMITS BRITISH GAIN
German Trenches in ThiepvaI Region
Are Taken-French Advance
Russians Capture Transport
From the Turks.

London, Oct. 16-Although Ruma.
mans in northeast Pennsylvania con.
tinue to etreat before the Austro-
Germans, from this region all along
the battle line to the vicinity Of Or
sova, they have at several points by
violent counter attacks gained an ad-
vantage.
In the Carpathians the Austro-Ger-
mans have recaptured the height OF
Smotree. In Volhynia violent fight
ing has broken out. Petrograd says
that north of Korytniza the Russians
captured German trench. Along
the Stokhod. says Berlin, Russian at
tacks were repulsed.
British Take Trenches.
German trenches in the neighbor
hood of the Stuff and Schwaben re
doubts, in the Thiepval region Of
France, have been captured by the
British, and with them more than 800
prisoners.
Near Guedecourt the British also
have slightly advanced their line.
Berlin admits that the British north
of Thiepval gained a firm hold on the
German trenches and that the French
south of the Somme have won foot
ing in the sugar refinery at Gener
mont.
The French in Saturdays fighting
in the Ablaincourt Belloy section
made HOO Germans prisoners.
Serbians Advance.
Serbian troops have advanced along
the left bank of the Czerna river
while the French have cut the rail
way line south Of Sores.
Gains for the Italians against the
Austrians in the Carso region of the
Austro-Italian theater were recorded
by Rome.
Russians Capture Transport.
The Russian submarine Tulen has
captured the Turkish 60OO-ton armed
war transport Roditsto.
French aeroplanes cooperated most
efficaceously in the fighting south OF
the river Somme.
Italians Press Advance.
Italian troops in the Trentino have
made further progress in their ad
vance toward Mount Rolte.
- -Rt,ssians Eeputsed:
Berlin.-Russian and German for
ces were engaged in violent bat
tie on the Stokhod river in Volhynia
Both Sides Claim Victory.
London, Oct. 17-While the Wen
ma and Berlin war offices announce
merely a continuance Of the fight
ing on the Transylvanian front be
tween the Austro-G German forces and
the Rumanians, the Rumanian army
headquarters reports that in the Ali
river region the troops of King Fer
dinand have occupied several posi-
lions occupied by the Teutonic allies
On all the other sectors Of this
front, according to Bucharest, attacks
were repulsed by the Rumanians ex-
cept in the Burzen valley, where the
Rumanians were compelled to with.
draw slightly further south.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-20
TRAINS IN COLLISION
KILL TEN PEOPLE
ELEVEN OTHERS INJURED IN
WRECK ON THE BURLINGTON
IN NEBRASKA.
A NUMBER JUMP TO SAFETY
Lack of Lights and Warning Signals
Said to Be Cause of Accident
Stock Train damned Into
the Train Ahead.

Elwood, Neb.-Ten men were killed,
fatally crushed, and II others seri-
ously injured when a train on the
Burlington railroad crashed into the
freight caboose in which they were
riding, IL miles east of here Sunday
morning. Five other men, standing
on the rear platform of the caboose,
saw the approaching train in time
to jump to safety. One other man
in the caboose cupola was thrown
clear of the wreck and escaped in
jury.
The trains in collision were the
second and third sections Of reg
ular stock train. Lack of lights and
warning signals is given by surviv-
ors of the collision as the cause of
the accident All the victims are
residents of Nebraska towns of the
western and central parts of state,
most of them farmers or stock men.
List of the Dead.
w. H. Merrill, Wallace.
Adam Miller, Rain.
William Kilnook, Holstein.
G. S. Kronley, haywood.
J. J. O'Connor, Tlsie.
William canton, Venango
]. c. O'Bryon, Wallace.
w. G. Hamnils, Somerset.
William Sullivan, Wallace.
William Heart, Elsie.
The second section train had STOP
ped at point about half way be-
tween Smithfield and Bertrand be-
cause of hot boxes.
Members of the crew were at work
on the hot boxes when the third Sec
ton, running 10 minutes behind the
first, crashed into caboose. 1t is
claimed that the crew Of the second
section had failed to put out torpe-
does or lights to warn the train fol
lowing, and that the headlight on the
engine pulling the third section had
gone out. No one was aware of the
danger until the third section was
within a few yards of the rear end
Of the second. The engineer revers-
ed his engine, but he could not stop.
In Fatal Jam.
The heavy stock train damned in
to the train ahead, driving the way
car under a car of cattle ahead. The
81 men on the floor of the caboose
weErss ssl,,ed into a>-ssppaaee- Of less
than four feet in width, and this was
filled with wreckage.
The railroad ran special train
from Holdredge with physicians and
for hospital care.
1t is reported here that two of the
injured died on the way to Hastings.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-20
Shoots His Daughters Intended.

Canton, Ohio.-After courteously
greeting Victor Roderick, 19-year-old
sutton for his daughters hand, W. G.
Brittson, formerly well-known base
ball pitcher, shot the youth and
then committed suicide. Britson OBJ
jected to the youths attentions to
his daughter, but had seemingly sub
mitted to the derision of his wife
and daughter of his attitude.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-20
Sent 225,ooo Horses Abroad.

East st. Louis, ll.-Approximately
225,000 war horses have been sold
sum paid for the horses is about $40,-
100000. About 1000 mules have been
sold for total of $995,000.
The Italian government recently
has made e-contract for 5000 horses
to be filled in 80 days. The British,
French and Belgian agents and buy
ers for the United States army were
taking total of 1000 horses a week.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-20
Bound to XIII Everybody.

Grand Rapids, Mich.-Mitchell Co
nova, 43 years old, Sunday shot and
probably fatally wounoaG Mrs. Alice
M. Raymond, shot and beat her
brother, Cook A. Cakes, and then aft
er firing bullet into his own body,
slashed his throat with butcher
knife. His wounds are believed to
be fatal. The attack, which occur
red in Mrs Raymond's home, is said
to have followed her rejection of a
proposal of marriage from Gonova.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-20
AFTER FOREIGN LUMBER TRADE
New Sales Agency Will Press Ad-
vantage for Americans.

shington.-Formation of the
first organization for cooperative sell
ing to give American industry an adj
vantage over foreign competition in
foreign markets, was announced Mon
day by the bureau of foreign and do
nestle commerce. The organization
consists of an export sales company,
representing 80 per cent Of the Doug
las fir cut in this country. The bu-
reau considers that 1t will give Amer
lean lumber decided advantage in
the trade struggle that will follow
the war.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-20
Stole Under euise of a Physician.

Chicago-Adam Prochowski, chic
reform burglar. whose operations un
der the guise of physician are be.
lieved to have netted him 100000 in
the last two years, Monday led the
police to safety deposit box in a
West Side bank and returned jewelry
valued at $25,000 Prochowski carried
physicians grip when he entered a
house, and administered chloroform
to it's inmates SO he could work with.
out interruption.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-20
PACIFIC COAST NEWS

Alexander Kinnear, age SO, pioneer
resident of Weston, Ore, died of pa
ralysis recently.
Commander Hussey, member of
the commission on navy yards and
navy stations, is now planning trip
to the Pacific coast states to select
sites for new torpedo stations and
navy yards.
Unless the company can raise $5,-
100000 to pay off notes which fall
due on May 1, 1917, the Portland
Railway, Light & Power company will
go into the hands of receiver. Too
much jitney is the cause given.
Henry Miller, one of California s
notable men, who rose from butchers
boy to be known as cattle king,
and founder of the famius Miller and
Lux properties, died at San Fran
cisco Saturday in his Goth year.
Nine persons were injured, none
seriously, Saturday when the Lark"
a fast Southern Pacific coast route
flyer, bound from Los Angeles to San
Francisco, was ditched at Arenas,
near Waterville. Spreading rails is
said to have overturned the engine,
tender and mail car and four other
cars jumped the track.
Mrs. James Rolph Jr, wief of the
mayor of San Francisco, christened
the 7100-ton turbine steamship Capto
Saturday, as it slid down the ways
at it's launching in San Francisco.
The vessel was to have been named
the Annette Rolph ILL.,, but Mayor
Rolph sold the vessel to Norwe-
gian firm before it's completion. The
launching was made a holiday event
John w. Palmer, owner of large
farm near Hood River, Ore, who
several years ago retired from the
presidency of a large lumber com
pany, announces that he has been
awarded by the United States fores
try department the purchase of ap.
proximately 320,00O,O0O feet Of tim
UCl OA io1o dSAOo, CAiCliy bOu6ioo
fir, in the Oregon national forest
on the upper west fork of Hood riv-
err The timber will be worked Oft
during the next ten years.
The battered hulk of the Portland
and San Francisco Steamship com.
pany's coaster Bear was abandoned
Monday in the rocky cradle of the
Humboldt country coast north of
Cape Mendocino, where she was
wrecked on June IA with loss of
five lives. The Bear is $50 feet long
and At feet wide, and had accommo-
dations for 273 first class and 300 Sec
ond class passengers. Her gross ton
mage was 1907 She was built at
Newport News in 1909, and was val
ued at $1,OO0,00O.
The phenomenal movement of Pu-
get sound flour into the southern
states has been the overwhelming
feature of the trade this week, and
the shortage of car equipment alone
has prevented sales of twice the
present proportions. Every southern
state bought Washington soft wheat
flour during September. A heavy
business has moved into Texas, where
millers say the flour will be trans.
shipped for Mexican account. This is
the first heavy selling of Puget sound
flour in the southern states.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-20

Columbus, Ohio.-E. e. Edwards,
age 26, farmer, of Summerford, was
rescued alive and the burning bodies
of Miss Clara Edwards, his sister, and
Robert Steel of Lafayette saved from
cremation by firemen Saturday night
after a New York Central passenger
train had struck the machine in
which they were driving to this city
to join theater party. The gaso-
line tank exploded.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-20
Norway Fleet to Sail Soon.

San Francisco.-A fleet of seven
new steamers able to make the long
voyage from Christiana, Norway, to
San Francisco via the Panama canal
in 80 days, equipped with oil engines,
and while primarily freighters prob
ably will be furnished with accommo-
dations for passengers, will begin op-
erations soon.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-20
Raw Camp Killed by Auto.

Minneapolis, Minn.-Raymond H.
Camp, a well-known newspaper man.
was instantly killed Tuesday when
an automobile which he was driving
overturned, pinning him under the
machine. Mr.. Camp is survived by
his wife, to whom he was married a
wear ago.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-20
Hobbe Killed Ways.

klamath Falls, Ore.-Edward Ways
was shot and killed at the home Of
Charles Hobbe, IL miles from here.
Hobbe said he had killed Ways after
Ways had attempted to force his at
tention on Mrs. Hobbe and threat
ened her with injury in case she told
her husband
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-20
Wheat to South America.

One hundred thousand bushels Of
wheat, valued at $125,0OO, will be
transported to South America from
Portland this month, this being the
largest consignment, 1t is said, ever
going from the northwest to the west
coast of South America.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-20
STATUS OF SEIZED ARMS.
U. S. Prepares Opinion on Right o
German Ambassador to Cargo.

Washington.-While the depart
ment Of justice has persisted that it
Is all through with the case of the
schooner Annie Larsen and her mys-
FERROUS cargo of arms now under
seizure at Hoquiam, save for one
supplemental report, it is learned
that there is being prepared in the
department Of justice at the request
of the treasury department an opin
ion as to the legality Of turning over
to Count Won Bernstorff, German am
bassador, the seized arms.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-20
Four Courses Offered.

Four courses designed to be OF
practical use to young men with prac-
tical farm experience as well as to
the tradesman and mechanic are be-
ing in augurated this week at the In
land Vocational school, Spokane. The
courses are automobile, practical cleo
tricity, gas engine and steam engine.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-20
John Schiller Suicides.

San Diego, Cal.-John Schiller, q
musician aged 20, who was to have
appeared in court Monday for the
setting of his trial under charge Of
contributing to the delinquency of
Mrs. Gertrude Loomis, shot and kill
ed himself.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-20
Cholera on Jap Liners.

Port Townsend, Wash.-Thirteen
cholera suspects have been found
among the $50 steerage passengers
landed at the Diamond Point quaran-
tine station from the Japanese liners
Panama Maru and Malina Maru, that
recently arrived from the orient.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-20
EpiscopaIians Refuse to Chance.

st. Louisville house of deputies
Of the general convention of the Pro-
testant Episcopal church here has re-
jected the proposal to embody in it's
canons provision forbidding its
a person divorced from living spous.
es
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-20
Train Hits Auto; Four Killed.

Oberlin, Ohio.-John Hughes, Jr.
wealthy stock breeder, his wife, one
daughter and Mrs. George Hollings-
worth, neighbor, were killed and q
second daughter severely injured on
Monday when an interurban car hit
the automobile in which the party
was crossing the tracks in the front
lawn of the Hughes country home.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-20
Higher Prices on Shoes.

Pittsburg, Pa.-Wholesale prices on
mems and women's footwear have
been advanced so to rs cents a pair
this week and certain lines have been
withdrawn entirely from the market
owing to shortage in leather.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-20
swedish Premier to Resign.

Copenhagen.-The Politikent says
that M. Hammarskjold, the Swedish
premier, will resign and that he will
be succeeded by K. A. Wallenberg,
minister of foreign affairs.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-20
Bryan Advises Women.

Denver, Col.-"The nation needs
the women's vote more than women
need the VOTE" William ]. Bryan de-
clared in the course of little friend
ly advice to the women voters.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-20
Milwaukee Has BIa Fire.

Milwaukee, Wis.-Fire destroyed
nearly half million bushels of bar
ley malt and the seven-story elevator
of the acknowledgements malt plant
Sunday.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-20

The last boundary monument be.
tween the United States and Canada
has been set. The work has been 60
ing on for 100 years.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-20

You seldom find clean clerks In a
dirty store. Either the clerks get
busy and clean up the store, or they
allow themselves to get into the
same condition as their surroundings
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-20
Suicided at MinneapoIis.

Minneapolis, Minn.-The body of
Mrs. Anna Hokoff, % years old, Mon
day night was found hanging by a
towel from the gas Jet in her home
here. She was Respondent.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-20
SnoWstorm in Mtchjuan.

Snowstorm In Michigan.
Calumet, Mich.-The heaviest snow
storm Of any autumn in the lats 10
years prevailed in this section of the
copper country Tuesday.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-20
Brothers, Hunting, Drown.

oe'S1oI IIuTtI0B' 0T0WH'
Denver, Col, Oct. 15.-William
Reynolds, 81, and his brother, julius,
%, were drowned Sunday in Bowles
lake, near Littleton, while duck hunt.
ing.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-20
n,,,utb Has s1oo. GOO Fire.

Duluth, Minn.-Fire in the Armour
Packing company's establishment on
Sunday caused 100000 damage.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-20

Have some olives, Pat, you like
them, don't your"
mo, and I'm glad don't, for II
liked 'em, I'd eat 'em, and hate the
domned things!"