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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-01-21
Sure Of One ThIno.

The Town Council of thriving
Scotch burg recently acquired piano
for their town hall. and appointed
three of their number to inspect and
report on the purchase. The coun-
cilors we're not musical experts. but
one-a Understanding down and APP
plying his eye to the several corners
OF the instrument. remarked I'm
nae Judge O music. but I'll warrant ye
a the boards are plumb"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-01-21
Jan. 10, 1915.

Jan. IL, 1919.
French advanced In attempt to
cut off ST. Mihiel.
German airships dropped bombs
on Yarmouth, Kings Lynn, and
other English towns, killing four
persons.
French In forest of lie Pretre
within ten miles Of Metz.
Austrian army fIanked by Rus
SLAMS in Bukowina.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-01-21
Cautious Calculation

What do you suppose is the per
capita cost of the war;"
I wouldn't like to say, unless I
knew just to what extent they were
using the per capitas."
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-01-21
Jan. 22, 1915.

Fierce fighting in Hartmanns-
weilerkopf region.
New Russian army neared Prus-
sian border.
Russian invasion of Hungary was
halted.
German submarine sank British
Steamer Durward.
Maj. Gen. Sam Hughes began en-.
listing third Canadian contingent.
Russia ordered expulsion Of Aus
trian and German subjects.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-01-21
Jan. %, 1915.


German troops were massed In
Hungary.
Russians made further advance
in the north.
German alrmen dropped bombs
on Dunkirk.
Nine. Grouitch came to America
seeking seeds for Serbians.
Germans renewed their activity
near Ypres and hombarded left
wing of allies.
Severe battle in the Argonne re.
gion.,
German supply ship was sunk by
Austria Ian cruiser.
italian vice-consul at Liege dis.
missed by Germans for aiding Bel
CLANS.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-01-21
Jan. 20. 1915.

Jan. ZUI 1870
British troops captured Freyling-
huysen.
Russians drove back Austrians In
Hungary and marched on Jacobeni.
Dutch naval patrol boat sunk by
mine, five men drowned.
Governor of Cracow ordered
partial evacuation of the city.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-01-21
THE EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK
Jan. II, 1ets.

Jan. II, 1915.
Allies took German trenches N
Belgium and closed In on Lille.
Russians took kirllbaba pass IN
6ukowina and pushed along right
bank OF VistuIa.
Germans were pushed back on
PIotsk.
Turkish corps was cut to pieces
In the Caucasus.
Antiwar demonstration In VI
emma; Czech editor executed for
treason.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-01-21
Jan ts, 1915.

Jan I6s yIos
Fierce fighting took place at Is
Bolsselle.
Germans occupied kieIce and
Russians fell back to Radon.
PIotsk evacuated by the Germans.
Paris darkened at night by po-
lice order.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-02
Belgian King and Queen
Frequent Visitors at Front
Correspondence Of The Associated Press.l

Correspondence OF The AssociAeod fress.l
French Front in Belgian Flanders,
June 26.-The soldiers on this front
are cheered by frequent visits of the
king and queen of the Belgians. On
their last visit, King Albert was in
a generals uniform of khaki, and
Queen Elizabeth looked charming in
a smart tailor-made suit Of the same
hue. Instead of the usual toque, she
wore a Belgian soldiers steel helmet
as a protection from stray bullets.
After examining the various front
line positions, the king and queen
passed in review of infantry and sail
ors, who were delighted to see the
roya couple, especially the queen,
who displayed on her jacket the
French war cross awarded her by
President Poincare for bravery at the
front
While in one Of the second-line
trenches the queen expressed the de-
sire to photograph the soldiers, and
they were ranged before her.
Some of them who had been asleep
in their dugouts asked for time to
give themselves a wash and brush
up" but her majesty said: mo, mol
You look more picturesque the way
you are They were taken as they
stood.
The queen chatted with the soldiers
for few minutes and promised to
send their families signed copies OF
the photographs she had just taken.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-02
MonoCIes Enjoy Greater
VOGUE Than Even in ENGLAND

Correspondence Of Tho Associated Press.)
London, June 26.-Since the begin.
ming Of the war the cult of the single
eyeglass has been spreading slowly
but Significantly onocles are be-
coming fixed in the public eye" as one
newspaper says. There has never
been a great demand for monocles, "
says a London optician, "but certain
ly we have sold more than usual dur
ing the last few months The fashion
seems to have declined in the army
and our chief customers are men just
over military age.
why do men wear monocles? I'm
doubtedly the single eyeglass confers
distinction on the right sort of man,
but scarcely one man in thousand
can sustain the distinction.
ITO wear a monocle successfully a
man must be perfectly dressed. A
monocle and baggy trousers are an
impossible combination. Probably
one of the reasons why monocles are
becoming popular with middle-aged
men is the reluctance of the man OF
forty to be eclipsed by the glamor
OF uniform.
Undoubtedly in the right sort of
man the monocle conveys subtle dis
tinction of superiority. 1t either EN-.
phasizes or obscures personality;
there is no middle way"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-02
Fishermen of France
Keep Up Custom Of
Blessing Catch

Correspondence Of Tho Associated Prsss.)
Paris, June 15.-The ceremony of
"the blessing of the catch" that pre-
cedes each spring the departure of
the French cod-fishing fleets for Ice
landic waters and the banks of New
foundland, has lost none of its inter
est or picturesqucness, though the
fleets are considerably diminished on
account Of the war.
The fleets of Fecamp, Paimpol,
Saint Malo, Cancale, Saint Servan and
Granville altogether are sending out
about 100 vessels this year, as against
800 that composed the combined
fleets before the war. The steam
trawlers were nearly all requisitioned
by the government, and 4 great many
members of the crews were mobi-
lized. This year 5000 OF these mobi-
lized men have been given leave from
the army In order to prevent the cod
fishing industry from declining to the
point Of disaster. The war has shown
France the importance of its fisheries,
and already ways and means of i'm
proving their facilities after the war
are being discussed.
While the cod catch will be greatly
inferior to the average again this
year, there will be plenty Of Cancale
oysters, for the women have replaced
the modified men in the important
annual catch Of seed oysters off the
Breton coast
1t Is really mans work, for the
barks are heavy and the six sails are
neither light nor easily managed. But
the women handle them with as much
skill as courage, and the seasons
catch Of oysters to be taken shore
ward for breeding purposes will not
fall far short of the average season.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-02
Korean Wolf Is
Terror to People
OF the Country
Correspondence of The Associated Press

Correspondence of The Associated Press)
Seoul, Korea, June l8,-Accustomed
as Koreans are to the attacks Of wild
animals in the mountains, they have
been astonished to learn that during
the last year 100 people were killed
by beasts and that over 5000 domes-
tic animals were either killed or in
jured. This havoc was wrought by
tigers, leopards, bears and Korean
wolves. but it was the wolf, according
to official statistics, that did the
greatest amount of harm. 1t is esti-
mated that these animals slew ll3
persons and injured fifty, besides kill
ing or injuring sl7 cattle and 1879
other domestic animals.
The Korean wolf is little larger,
longer and thinner than the native
Korean dog. In color it is brown and
gray. 1t possesses piercing eyes and
in face Of danger or while capturing
prey shows wonderful ability, hiding
itself in underbrush, jumping over
high cliffs or swiftly swimming across
rivers and lakes. In attacking a pony
or cow it will leap upon the victim s
flank and kill by tearing open some
vital part. In attacking man it will
follow him for time and OCCASION
ally leap over his head, seeking to
unnerve him and cause him to fall
to the ground, when it will attack and
kill. Oftentimes it will summon its
mates to assist in attacking. There
are instarres of where wolf ha c
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-02
Little Boobies Pa
BY WILLIAM F. KIRK.

When Pa calm hoam last mite he
was awful warm. He KEEP tanning
hisself with his hat.
How torrid it is, sed Pa
How tardy it is, you mean, sed Ma
Dinner has been waiting two hours
l care not for food, sed Pat. Food
lie heaten-ing. o for sum cool glade,
or even a dell, Pa sed.
thot you must have gone to sum
such place, sed Ma. Give a account
of yourself.
cannot, sed Pa. 1t wud take a
expert accountant TO do mat. Sum-
how the beet has left me kind OF
hazy. Old Man Peary had the rite
idee, sed Pa, billiards, bears and
biting cold. I wish we all had a
nice cave sumwair near the North
Pole for the rest OF the summer
Thare is nothing wud like better
rite now than to chum around with
bunch of Eskimos, Pa sed. How |
dee-test hot weather.
Bobbie & | feel nice and cool, sed
Ma. We have been temperate &
careful, & we haven't been standing in
sum crowded cafay Grating about
the Urop-een War, sed Ma. We
know how to keep cool.
If l had my way, sed Pa, thare
wud only be one tem-peratur all the
time, Jest warm enuff to make the
flowers grow & cool enuff to pree-
vent that invenshun Of the Old Nick,
prickly beet. My neck & shoulders
must look like sunset in Switzerland,
sed Pa.
l wish l cud feel sorry for yeu,
Ma sed, but you doant talk the rite
cair of yureself in this hot wether.
Thay say talking is vary heat-en-
ing, & can jest hear you & yure
trends grabbing about the war abroad
& the war in Mexico, etc.
You doant seem to let talking maik
you suffer any, sed Pa. You talk
in all kinds Of wether.
l have to, 'sed Ma. II requires a
certain amount OF talk to keep you
in line. If you were nice like little
Bobbie, I would be as silent as the
SPHINX these hot days, Ma sed. Did
you bring hoam that writing fluid?
Well, we'll, sed Pa, what do you
think of that? l knew thare was
sumthing l forgot. l KEEP thinking
of fluid, fluid, and I brot hoam sum
grape juice, and it was ink you wanted
all the time, we'll, we'll.
Well, we'll, sed Ma, | suppose l
can send Bobbie after sum. Sit down
and will bring you sum dinner, Ma
sed.
Never mind the dinner, deerest, sed
Pa, kind of quick. l can't eat thing
wen it is so hot. l cudden't eeven
eat a peackock's tongue if you fixed
1t like the Old Romans used to eat
it, sed Pa. l crave for no food.
I suppoas the thought Of anything
thick is littel tuff for you, sed Ma.
will give you sum lemonade.
Not any, deerest, sed Pa: All l
want to do is to set here on the shady
porch and think of Greenland's Icy
| Mountings. The polar bears has got
the right sistern, sed Pa. Polar bears
never have prickly heat.
No, sed Ma, and they doant go to
cafays eether and sing For he's a
jolly good fellow"
Then Pa had to laff and Ma went
and brot him fan and sum lemon
ade.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-02
us in all the days of our life and to

us in all the days of our life and to
the end of the age.
Il make my excuses before you
that | have thanked you so badly,
Committee of Good Deeds, and Sister
Prince, who interceded for me, |
confess that | have shed tears OF JOY
and | am not able to thank you as
your good deeds deserve, But that
my family may know from whom has
come this merciful help, ] beg you to
write your names and send them to
my family. They will pray to God
for you day and night. Address, Gov
eminent Of Penza, ETC., to Varvara
Romanovna Gossieva.
Thank you. thank you, thank you,
kind Committee, and you, Sister
Prince, for all this you have done for
me and my family"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-02
Stolen Automobile Found
By the Officers of DeniSor

Gus Hansen, 28l1 Burdette street,
left his automobile parked on Dodge
street near Fifteenth street yesterday
morning. When he wanted to use it
someone had taken it. He appealed to
the police and they sent out warm
ing.
In the afternoon Sheriff Cummings
Of Denison, Ia, notified them that
he had young man in custody driv-
ing machine with the same number
as Hansen's. He is being held pend
ing an Identification of the machine.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-02
Young Stuart Man
Dies in Oregon Mill

Klamath Falls, Ore, July l.
William H. Lockman, an employee OF
the WEIGH sawmill at Meadow
Lake east of this city, dropped dead
while working at the mill today.
Lockman was "a years Of age and has
resided here for the last four years.
He had a homestead near Meadow
Lake. Lockman's parents reside at
Stuart, Neb., to which point the body
will be sent
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-02
Cunard Company Not Going
Into South American Trade

Correspondents Of The Associated Press)
Liverpool, June 1s.-Sir Alfred
Booth, chairman Of the Cunard com,
pany, has announced that the COM
pany has no intention of going into
the South American trade, either d.
rectly or indirectly. This announce
ment was made in answer to the
rumors of an amalgamation with the
Cunard and Royal Mail lines.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-02

Of the army, with right to make war
and conclude peace, the king does not
pose as a great soldier or military
genius. He is Italys first king who
has not interfered in military matters.
He leaves that work absolutely to
General Cadorna and his staff. 1t is
freely claimed that he has rather
wide understanding OF military mat
tiers and has studied them closely, but
for all this he does not attempt to
impose his opinions or his will.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-02
Seattle Army Pier
Destroyed by Fire

Seattle, Wash, July Fire late
tonight completely destroyed pier II,
known as the Oriental dock, at the
foot of Virginia street. The pier is
used by the United States army quar-
termaster department, as the wharf
for the cable teamer Burnside. FIRE.
ouent explosions shattered the burn
ing shed, scattering embers in all d.
rcctions. Half an hour after the fire
started it was apparent that the
Flames would be confined to Pier II.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-02
Meat Ration of German
Soldiers is Cut One-Third

Correspondence OF Tho Associated Press.)
Paris, June 15.--Information al
legged to have been obtained from a
deserter from the Twenty eighth
German infantry is to the effect that
the German soldiers fresh meat ra-
ton has been cut down from 37s
grams to 200 grams, which is just
half of the ration Of fresh meat re-
ceived by the French soldiers. The
German canned meat ration is also al
legged to have been cut down to $50
grams as compared with the $50
grams of canned meat in the French
ration.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-02
Roumania Is to Introduce
New Uniforms for Army

Bucharest, June 26.-Following the
example OF every nation now at war,
Roumania is to introduce new uni
forms for its army-uniforms that
from a color standpoint will be more
practical than the present ones, and
that will be far simpler and more spar
ing Of material. The war minister,
Bratianu, has made the recommends
ton to the king and the latter has ap-
proved it. Roumania's present dearth
of material is one of the reasons for
the change, which will go into effect
in April, 1918.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-02

In Saxony, Baden and other of the
German states egg cards have been
introduced, limiting the purchase of
eggs to not more than three a week
for each inhabitant.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-02
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-02


Ivan Pavloff Goosief, formerly under
your care. Greeting, charitable COM
mittee, l send you my sincere greet
ing, and bow to you all, and l thank
you with tears for the gifts which we
receive from you. These kind deeds
of yours will remain ineffaceable with
us all our lives and when we no longer
live our children, who are already
praying God for you, will continue to
pray for all who founded this commit
tee, and the happy day when you gave
help. Truly now we have left our
aged parents and our little helpless
children. This we have done from
love for our native country, for our
Mother Rssia and for the car we are
always ready to lay down our lives
We and our dear allies have sworn by
friendly agreement among ourselves
to fight with the tempter, who Is
dreaming of becoming the car OF the
whole world. God in his mercy and
his wisdom is still waiting, but the
hour is already near when, as the
Lord cast out Satan into. the internal
regions, so He will overthrow this
man who takes upon himself author
ity over the people; because our blood
and the tears of our parents and chill
dren have filled to overlooking the
earthly cup.
I'm these difficult moments for us
you appear like angels comforting our
hearts and renewing our physical and
spiritual strength. Your kind hearts
and the warm love given to you by
God you do not keep to yourselves,
but you pass it all out to helpless peo-
pie who are in great need first bodily
help for or nourishment and upbuild-
ing, and secondly you teach US to love
God and our neighbor and pour les
son, charitable committee, will help
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-04
LOST AND FOUND.
MISCELLANEOUS.

''soMS-with or without loard 563
Nofth Beach street. 75-7tc
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-04
Mankind.s Failures.

am quite clear that one OF our
worst failures is at tAe point where,
having resolved like angels we drop
Da~k into tue old matter-of-fact life
and do Just what we did before, be-
cause we have always done it, and
because every BODY does il. and be-
cause our fathers and mothers did
it; all of which may be the very rea-
son why We saoulJ not 4" it.
There is no station Of life. and no
place OF one 5 nome. where il he want
to enlarge his lie in caring for people
outside himself. he may not start a
career OF enlargement which shall ex-
tend indefinitely And we shall find
the answer to cur question to be that
the man who enters upon infinite pur-
poses lives the Infinite life He en-
larges his life b. every experience of
Phillips Brocls
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-04

the level of her waist-a simple two up
and down movement. 1t occupies not
more than one second Of time-the re-
naming one and four-ifths seconds
according to the time schedule of the
other nights reception being con
sumed by the guest in advancing and
lowing.
Mrs. Wilson's right hand rose about
FIVE inches and descended five inches;
it rose again five inches and fell i've
inches. Then the grasping fingers re-
laXed. and the hand withdrew to her
side. The handshake was over
Mrs. Wilson's hand travelled a dis
lance of twenty inches. up and down.
at each handshake She shook 4226
hands. Her hand therefore travelled
$3.50 inches. or nearly a mile and a
quarter. during the evening
1t might seem that Mrs. Wilson s
manner of shaking hands was OF 40
imaginable Importance But such a
view Of the case would be mistake.
For the presidents wife is always the
leader of fashion at the national CAPT
tai. and whatever she does. whether
she wishes it or not, is widely copied
and initiated
That Mrs Wilson will continue ia
shake hands at White House recep-
tions IS by no means to be taken for
granted Indeed. the chances are that
she will fall back upon the traditional
custom ana lie content with bow and
smile. In the recent instance there was
a reason for making an exception
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-04
IH||EWEkEE ZlER
Optimist Department, Devoted to
Cheering Up 1.-THE Land Of Sunshine. -

cheering Up 1.-THE Land of Sunshine. -
Well, ladies and gentlemen, here we
are again-all freezing to death. Here
we are wearing summer clothes and
happy smile. By analysis, that
means happy smile in the case of
some of the women. Certainly It's no
business of ours. Certainly we're not
referring to your wife. Besides, any,
body has a right to smile. Smiles
have been the undoing of many men.
and yet we have never heard of harm
full effects from too many clothes.
Yep, we're goin' to "shet up" Get
this: Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
once said, Millions for defense, but
not one cent for tribute" Somebody
suggested he made the remark to his
wife upon receiving bill for summer
Clothes l know I'm in wrong.
Never mind, ladies'. we'll slap the men
next time.
Speaking of gas meters, did you
ever know:
There are meters of rhyme,
There are meters of tone;
But the best of all meters,
Is to meet her alone"
Nov stay thy hand" Heave not
that aged egg at me- | did not do
this. Stop chewing the rag and give
it to the dog. Then sink your worries
into this.
WE PICK EN- OFF THE TREES.
The moon stopped still in heavily
climb,
To watch the awful race;
The troopers horse was making time,
The spectre held his pace
The moon moved on, the stars forgot
The mountain echoes died;
The darkness showed a darker blot,
They now rode side by side.
Along the narrow mountain trail,
TIC lAclHDiiu6 lIoOpeI Spedu,
While mist hung shrouded DER the
dale,
He raced the gruesome dead.
"Ho! Ho! Brave soldier; see this gun?
l wish no bloody strife;
And if you cough up watch and mon,
| I'll snare to YOU your life
The trooper sighed and shrilly cried,
iii come across, me Lord;
never thought a ghost would ride,
In a I'D old FOrdi"
THE WEATHER MAN,
BY Eugene Jones.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-04

The reason lay in the fact that the
reception was to all intents and pur-
poses a wedding reception. The presi-
dents marriage had been 50 private an
affair that even his most intimate per
sona friend Colonel House. was not
invited.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-04

S'iiON-Wanted as nurse or maid
y young white lauy. Apply Nurse"
- news office. S0-1tp
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-04

p. IN. wnel, the nrst guest was Intro
duced to her At precisely 12:l3 a. m
three. Iarters of an hour after mid
II ght. she stopped
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'e"n REQUIRED-Wa ng table,
-suse work, plain cookiI or care
= 'he sick; white: compe tent. Mrs.
.s'oert Gibson. General Delivery,
.aytona. 79-3tp
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-04
Impersonal.

An optimist, my son, is person
who doesn't care what happens If 1t
doesn't happen TO him Puck