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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-28
ON IMPORTANT MISSION.
Henry Ford and Several Other Ameri-
cans in Halifax, N. S.

HALIFAX, \. s., April Henry
Ford, the Detroit automobile manu-
facturcr arrived here today, accom-.
panied by several other Americans
Beyond saying that the party had
come on an important mission Mr..
Ford declined to discuss the reason for
the visit
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-28

The first national bird census shows
that the densest bird population is at
Chevy Chase, near Washington, d. G.,
where l6l pairs of 81 species Were
found nesting on - acres.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-28
10 Odd Fellows Temple

Monday, April 80, at 80 p. m.-Reg-
ular meeting of Wantastiquet lodge, No.
>. The first degree will be conferred.
Tuesday, May /, at S p. m.-Anniver-
sary exercises for Odd Fellows and Re
bekahs. Members are requested to
bring cake.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-28
BRAZIL is EXPECTED
TO COME INTO WAR
Administration Has Asked Congress to
Make Declaration When It
Convenes May 3.

RIO JANEIRO, April 2s-The de
cision as to whether Brazil will follow
up her break with Germany by a
declaration of war will be made by
the Brazilian congress when it con
venes on May g. The administration
will ask congress to declare that a
state of war has been created by the
acts of Germany.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-28
THREATENS REPRISALS.
German Angry Over the Transporta-
ton Of Tenton Prisoners.

COPENHAGEN, April 2s, via Lon
don.-Announcement was made be
fore the reiehstag marine committee
in Berlin yesterday that Germany will
adopt the sharpest reprisals if Ger
man prisoners are embarked on hos
pital ships OF the allies and exposed
to the danger of torpedoes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-28
PERISHED IN SUBMARINE.
Lieut.. Commander PETE One of Most
Successful German Commanders.

COPENHAGEN, April 2s, via Lon
dou-Licut Commander Pctz. one Of
the most successful of the German
submarine commanders has perishcd in
the submarine campaign. The news
papers of his home town carry an of
fetal death notice, although the adj
miraIty has said nothing of the loss
of his boat.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-28
TO TALK PEACE PROSPECTS.
Premier CT Bavaria to Confer with
Austro Hungarian Cabinet.

LONDON, April 2S.-Count Hert-
ling, the premier of Bavaria, says a
despatch to the Central News, is 60
ing to Vienna to confer with the Aus
tro-Eiungarian cabinet ministers re
garding peace prospects.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-28

1890 a. m. Subject of sermon, What
Baptists Believe-Denominat
Day.
] | 10 a. IN. - Bible school Classes for
all ages.
6.15p. m.-lntcrmediatc Christian En-
dcavor meeting.
$50 p. m.-Patriotic service. Pres
entation of a church flag. Patri-
otic HYMNS. Subject of sermon,
Seed Planting. Dugan S orches-
ira, double quartet, chorus choir.
\ welcome to all
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-28
MOVE SIGNIFICANT.
German Swiss Frontier Closed to Trav
clcrs and Postal Service.

ZURICH, Switzerland. via Paris,
april =. The German Swiss frontier
has been strictly closed to all travellers
and postal services. This is usually the
prelude To an important military move.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-28
THE WEATHER.
Probably Fair and Continued Cool
Weather Tonight and Sunday.

WASHINGTON, April %. = The
weather forecast: Probably fair and
continued cool weather tonight and
Sunday. Fresh northwest winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-28

ON the sandy deserts of Arabia
whirlins winds sometimes excavate
pits 200 feet in depth, and extending
down to the harder stratum on which
the great bed of sands rests.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-28

with the shopworn adage about the
race not being always to the swift.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-28
HIGH RECORD PRICE.
Opening Trades Show a Jump of ~ IL
Cents in Price of Wheat

CHICAGO, April 2s.-High record
continued today in the wheat
market Opening trade showed max
imum jump of u 1-2 cents a bushel.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-28

Poker keeps more men awake nights
than brain fag.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-28
Unitarian Church
Unitarian Literature Free.

Leaflets describing the Unitarian belief
may be obtained on application to Mrs.
James NJ Adams, Z Cedar St.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-07-06
Goeckner Home Burned

The farm home of Barney
Goeckner northeast of town was
destroyed by fire Sunday even
ing and was practically a total
loss, but very little of the furni-
ture from the lower floor being
saved. The fire evidently started
from defective fue and was
first noticed by w. A. Kelsey,
who had started to Winona.
When on the hill east of the Jen-
ny farm he noticed smoke COM
ing from the roof near the chim-
ney and flames followed minute
later. He drove to the Herman
Funke place and got the latter to
accompany h m a n d started
through the field to the Goeckner
place but in the meantime men,
bers of the family had noticed the
flames and every possible effort
was made to save articles from
the burning building but the
house, which was quite old, burn
ed very rapidly and but little
could be rescued from the flames
although some of the men present
continued to go back into the
burning building until it fairly
fell in behind them. All of the
clothing and personal effects of
the family was on the second
floor and was a complete loss.
Mr.. Goeckner had just recent
Iy insured the house with the
Farmers Mutual company for
$500, which will reimburse him
to some extent for the loss, but
many of the family keepsakes
and personal effects cannot be
replaced and constitute a loss
that cannot be measured in dol
lars and cents. Mr.. Goeckner
figures his total loss at $1,000.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-07-06
Sheep Pay Large Returns

B. Luchtefeld was in town
Monday and informed the writer
that when himself and sons
sheared their band of sheep re-
Gently they found the fleece on
the old sheep run from 10 to 16
pounds each in weight. At the
existing market price of seventy
cents for wool the sheep paid
their owners from 81 to $11 each
in wool, which is more than a
good sheep would cost a few
years ago. The Luchtefelds have
some of the best sheep on the
prairie and are finding them a
highly paying investment just
now. for besides helping to keep
the farm land clear of noxious
weeds and making their living
largely off of vegetable growth
that could not otherwise be util-
lied they pay big returns each
year in lambs and wool, both of
which are now at top market
price.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-07-06
Enlist Idaho to Full Strength

A movement is under way to
recruit the Second Idaho regi-
ment up to full strength 1900
men-and recruiting offices are
now being opened at various
points in the state.
Yesterday Sergeant o. r. Still
niger of F. Company arrived in
Lewiston to open a recruiting of
fee here and will be assisted by
Private N. R. Blue of the same
company. Sergeant Stillinger
will use Judge Erb's office in the
Dent & Butler block and will be
there from $50 a. m. to IL o'clock
noon and from ! o'clock in the
afternoon to 4:30 o'clock.
The recruiting station will ac-
cept enlistmenUs for the infantry,
the ages to range from eighteen
to thirty-five years. The fact
that a person is registered under
the conscription act is no bar to
enlistment in the Idaho regiment.
Attention is called to the advan-
tage of enlisting in preference to
conscription, for when the per-
son is called to the army under
the conscription act he has no
preference as to type of service.
Under the method of increasing
the Idaho regiment, the enlisted
man will be given the preference
of entering any company he de-
sires of the state troops.
The pay for privates is now
$50 a month. Sergeant Stillinger
anticipates a prompt response to
the opportunity now presented
to join the state troops and he
hopes the station may establish a
record in that connection.
The Second Idaho is now en-
listed up to about sixty-five per
cent of its full quota. Satur-
days Tribune.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-07-06
Unanimous Vote For
Highway Bonds

By an absolutely unanimous
vote the residents of the Deer
Creek highway district, which is
located on the south side of Sal
mon river opposite White Bird,
voted a bond of SIS, 900 Saturday,
$4,000 of the amount to be used
in financing the construction of a
bridge across the Salmon river
near White Bird and the rest to
construct and improve roads with
in the district. The Deer Creek
district is quite large and covers
some very rough country but is
rather sparsely settled. The
unanimous vote cast shows the
sentiment of the people in regard
to the need for roads and bridges.
Only 80 votes were cast at the
election and all were in favor OF
the bond.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-07-06
How They Celebrated
Ira M. Robertson.


Cottonwood people celebrated
away from home this year, some
going to Ferdinand, others to
Lewiston, and quite a number
enjoyed an old fashioned picnic
in the woods near the foot Of
Cottonwood Butte west of town,
on the farm Of st. Michael's
Monastery. At the latter place
stands were erected and all kinds
of good things in the confection-
cry line were provided for the
little folks. At noon a big picnic
dinner was enjoyed and was fol-
lowed by two excellent patriotic
addresses by Rev. Fathers Wilt
brord and Philip. A program of
sports was then pulled off and
took up the balance of the after
noon, all present enjoying the oc-
casion greatly.
Those who attended the OUT
side celebrations also report hav-
ing had fine times at all places
visited.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-07-06
Hayden VIII Harvest Big Crop

c. E. Hayden, the big Ferdi-
nand farmer, was in town Mon
day and was accompanied by his
sister, Miss May Hayden, who
has been employed in the Lewis
ton city schools for the past num-
ber of years and is one of the
leading educators of north Idaho.
Mr. Hayden dropped in 10 ad-
vance his subscription another
notch and stated that crops in
his section are looking good and
will get along without rain for at
least ten days, although a nice
shower will not come amiss. He
planted 900 acres to winter grain
last fall and said most of it came
through in pretty good shape. ex-
cept about 200 acres of barley
which had to be seeded over.
The winter wheat smothered out
in spots but is now waist high
and heading out and he figures
it will yield between 35 and 40
bushels, while it might go even
higher. His spring grain is look
ing fine and, with the present
outlook for prices, he expects to
clean up quite nice piece of
money this year.
Mr.. Hayden states he was for
tunate in not seeding most of his
spring crop until after the heavy
rain and consequently but little
of his ground is baked, while
those who seeded before the rain
find the surface of their fields
packed pretty hard.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-07-06
U. S. S. Idaho Launched

Camden, N. j., June 30.-An-
other monster fighting machine
for the navy took the water to-
day from the yards of the New
York ship building company when
the superdreadnaught Idaho. sis
ter ship to the Pennsylvania,
flagship of the Atlantic feet, was
successfully launched. Henrietta
Aurelia Simmons, granddaughter
of Governor Alexander of Idaho,
was sponsor for the big ship.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-07-06
Another Letter From Front
Garfield, Utah, June 2s. 1917.

Garfield, Utah. June %. 1917.
Dear Father:
We are sure having
some guard duty. was brought
into camp again day before yes
terday afternoon and they put
me on guard for an all day shift
yesterday. | was relieved at six
p. m. / am rather expecting to
have to go again tonight.
We lost one Of our men, Frank
Vaughn, the other day. 1t was
awfully sad and altogether un-
expected. He was one of the
best fellows we had in the Com
pany. He and / were a good
pair. Were both five feet four
inches tall to the fraction Of an
inch and he out-weighed me about
two pounds. None Of us thought
MIN IN 2 serious condition at all.
He only complained of his feet
bothering him and he hobbled a.
round here just as jolly and good
natured as any man. He came to
me one morning and said he
guessed he would have to go on
the sick book, as they were Civ
ing some light detail work. They
sent him to. the hospital at Fl.
Douglas and he died the next day.
They claim the rheumatism went
to his heart. He first contracted
the disease last summer on the
Border.
We have our thirty men back
from Saline now and also L Com
pany. AS near as can figure
they are looking for trouble at
the mills any time.
Your Son,
Ira M. Robertson.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-07-06

twenty-five laborers employed
on sewer work at Nezperce also
walked out the same day, caus-
ing a closing down of the work
until other help can be secured.
1t is stated the big mill of the
Potlatch Lumber company at Elk
River has also been closed down
as a result of men quitting
through the efforts of l W. W.
agents.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-07-06
Not Train at American Lake

Salt Lake City, Utah, July A.
The war department has decided
to send the militia troops of Utah,
Montana, Idaho and Wyoming to
Palo Rlto, CAL, instead of Amer
lean Lake, WASH, for training,
according to information receiv-
ed tonight from Washington.
The men will live in tents and
are expected to complete their
training in ninety days.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-07-06
Coeur d'Alene Lead Offer

Kellogg, Idaho, June 3O.-An
agreement to sell to the govern
ment at 8 cents a pound one-sixth
of their output for July was made
by the seven largest lead produc-
ing mines of the Coeur d'Alenes
at a meeting here today, called
by Harry L. Day of the national
council of defense. This will a.
mount to about 1000 tons.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-07-06
SeIway County Met Defeat

AS had been predicted from
various sources, the Selway coun-
ty division failed to carry at the
election held Tuesday and was
voted down by a majority of
more than three hundred votes.
Following is the vote by precincts
as received up to the time of GO
ing to press and is substantially
correct:
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-07-06

The application of the larger
railroads of Idaho for an increase
of fifteen per cent in their freight
rates was denied Saturday at
Boise by the public utilities COM
mission but the small roads with
in the state were granted the in
crease. This will mean an in
crease on the local line as follows:
First class, from 60c to 69c; Sec
ond class, from SOC to size; third
class, from AZ to 48ac; fourth
class, from S6c to 414c. It is
possible that the increase may
also be made to apply on inter-
state shipments to some extent.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-07-06
BIG STRIKE AT
WINCHESTER
|. w. W.s Frighten Foreign
Laborers From Work and
Close Down Big MiIl--Also
Trouble at Elk River.

Winchester, June 20. Especial
to the Tribune). An organiza-
tion effected in the logging camps
of the Craig Mountain Lumber
Co. by l. w. W. delegates sent
here from Spokane resulted in a
general walk-out today and all
operations in the timber are at a
standstill. One hundred men are
involved in the strike and they
are leaving the district tomorrow
for Spokane.
The men asserted they had no
grievance against the company
but the delegate made a demand
for an 8-hour day, free board, no
work on Sundays or holidays and
$50 per month. A large number
of the men talked with their fore
men today and stated they would
prefer to remain on the work but
threats have been made and they
have been intimidated to the ex-
tent they prefer not to take any
risks or to attempt to fight the
organization single-handed.
One man who has been in the
employ of the company for more
than year refused to join the
strikers and was advised not to
attempt to continue his employ
ment. He demanded to know
what was meant by the threat
and the reply was, There is no
threat, you are simply advised
not to continue on the job"
One of the delegates approach
ed President E. H. Van Ostrand
and stated the organization in
tended to win it's fight, that it
had plenty of money; in fact had
more than SO, 100000 to finance
its operations. Mr.. Van Ostrand
asked where the money was Sc
cured as the last annual state
ment showed the organization
had only $38, 600 in its treasury.
The man declined to answer the
question and walked away.
The |. w. w. delegates have
been working in the logging
crews for the past several weeks
and it is stated that ten days ago
the organization shipped over 120
men from Portland to Lewiston
on free transportation on the
representation that the men
would take positions on the steam
ers then operating at Lewiston.
1t was stated the men did not in
tend to work on the steamers but
would work in the Lewiston
country to defeat the efforts of
the people to save the fruit and
grain caops.
The Craig Mountain Lumber
Co., had no statement to make
this evening as to plans to meet
the situation.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-07-06

The Union Pacific railway sys-
tenn has just issued a folder map
of the United States, which on
account of its convenient form
and the important information it
contains, should at this particu-
lar time be of unusual value to
the public. A copy of same can
be secured from agents of the
company or from the head Office
at Portland.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-07-06
DEFENSE COUNCIL
WILL MEET
-
Acting Governor Parker Calls
Meeting at Coeur d'Alene
Today to Consider Labor
Difficulties.

Boise, July 1.-E. L. Parker,
lieutenant governor, who in the
absence from the state of Gov
ernor Alexander in the east is
acting governor, today issued a
call for meeting of the state
council, of defense to be held at
Coeur d'Alene July 6 at 10
o'clock.
In the call the acting governor
urges the attendance of every
member of the defense council
and cites that the object is to
consider the critical labor situa-
tion in north Idaho. 1t is further
stated that the call is issued after
consultation with all members of
the st4te council and after the
lieutenant governor had made a
trip to the timber section of the
Occur d'Alene country.
The development is due to the
activities of the l. w. w. in that
part of the state, these activities
having caused the shutdown of
large number of mills with ev-
cry prospect that their influence
would result in complete shut
down of the numbering industry.
Statement is made that they are
demanding unreasonable wages
and living conditions, and in the
case of workmen who express
satisfaction with existing condi-
tions intimidations Of various
kinds are practiced.
1t is understood that Governor
Alexander has been advised by
telegraph as to the conditions
and has approved the call made
by the lieutenant governor for
the Coeur d'Alene meeting.
The state council of defense is
an unofficial body appointed by
the governor to make recon-
mendations for maintaining the
state at a high point of efficiency
in connection with the war and
has been especially devoting its
attention to encouraging food
production and the supply of ma
terials dealing with the state
factories. AS the labor situation
is a direct and vital element in
the situation, it has been deemed
urgent that the state council i'm
mediately take some steps to pre-
vent a further spread of the par
alyzing influence the l. w. w. is
exerting.
1t is believed that the steps to
be recommended by the council
will not only largely influence
the attitude to be assumed by
the state government, but as well
by the federal government, if a
finding is made that l. w. w.
agitators are influencing decreas-
ed production of materials, thus
giving aid to the enemy, which
in effect would be treason.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-07-06

The weather for the past two
days has been quite hot and a
good rain is badly needed. Un-
less it comes soon the crops of
spring grain viii suffer severely.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-07-06
NEWS AROUND
THE STATE
Items From Various Places
Reproduced for the Benefit
of our Readers-Stories Re-
hashed from Exchanges.

Idaho's red cross fund has
reached above the $3.50, 900 mark
and small sums are still coming
in from outlying districts.
Richard Burke. of Moscow, has
been appointed one of the APP
praisers for the new government
farm loan bank at Spokane.
The plant of the Lewiston Mill
ing company has been shut down
on account of shortage of wheat
and will not operate again until
the new crop is harvested.
D. M. Cox, accountant for Val
ley county, is in Grangeville this
week securing the valuation of
the portion of Idaho county taken
over by Valley county and finds
it totals $9,696.
Heber G. Sharp, assistant CASH
ier of the Commercial Bank of
st. Anthony, has been arrested
for embezzling bank funds and
is said to have gotten away with
$170,0 900. His operations extend
ed over a period Of several years.
G. 0, Broxon, for the past two
and one-half years private secre-
tary to Governor Alexander, has
been appointed state insurance
manager and manager of the
state insurance fund for a period
of five years. The Office carries
a salary of $4, 900 year.
Standpoint. An auto driven by
Art Cash, in which six base ball
players were riding to Spirit
Lake, collided with a horse-dFawn
vehicle midway on the Lake Pend
d'Oreille wagon bridge near here
today, the machine going off the
bridge as a result of the impact.
The passengers were saved, the
machine being lost in 25 feet of
water.
DR.. Ernest H. Lindley, of In
diana, has been selected to head
the University of Idaho, he hav-
ing been chosen from list of
twenty-five. DR.. Lindley is said
to be one of the best men in his
line in the state of Indiana and
comes highly recommended. He
delivered lectures at several
points in this state last spring
and has an enviable reputation as
a. lecturer.
Miss Mabel Moore, of st An
thony, a student at the Lewiston
normal school, died at that place
Saturday evening following an
operation for tonsilitis. The
young lady was operated on last
fall for the trouble but the oper-
alton was not entirely successful
and a second operation was deem
ed necessary. Blood clots form
ing in the blood vessels of the
throat and passing into the heart
and lungs caused her death. Miss
Moore was "a years of age and
would have graduated from the
normal schoo! this summer.
Nicholas Weber, 65 years of
age, a sheepherder in the employ
of C. L. Palmer of Alpowa for
the past 80 years, was drowned
in Salmon river near the Oregon
Washington line on Thursday of
last week while he and another
herder were trying to fell a tree
across a stream to form bridge
so as to cross the sheep. Weber
was standing in the water trying
to swing the tree into place when
be suddenly threw up his hands
and sunk. His body was recov-
cred after a couple of hours and
was packed out to Grande Ronde
and later taken to Lewiston fol
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-07-06

: 7. ?. Mitchell and family left Sum
day by auto for Weston, Ore, to visit
Mr.. Mitchell's parents for couple Of
weeks. They anticipate a very en-
jOyable trip overland.