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Tombstone epitaph., 1917-08-26
Rotten.

A colored man, working near the
outskirts Of the city. went to a nearby
grocery at the noon hour and bought 5
cents worth Of crackers for his lunch.
As he started TO leave the store he no
ticed some neat looking boxes that
contained samples Of axle grease.
Say, mister" he called to the grocer,
whats these little boxes of cheese
worthT "Oh," says the grocer, "those
are just advertising samples. Help
yourself TO one II you like" The next
day he appeared at the store again
and was asked by the groceryman how
he liked his lunch of yesterday.
Scratching his head dubiously he said: /:
swell, mister. your crackers was a-all
right, but, sa-a-ay, boss, that cheese
was sure ransom" - Indianapolis
News.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-08-26
No Promotion.

What business did you say the boss
was in?' asked the clerk.
why. he's a promoter" replied the
superintendent
We'll, there must be some mistake.
He's never promoted me. I've held
the same insignificant job ever since
I've been here"
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-08-26
Work Like Lightning.

"As borrower he's wise guy"
"Whataya meanT
"He never asks a man the second
time for a loan"
That's what a fellow meant when
he said he worked like lightning. He
never strikes In the same place twice"
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-08-26


lte Marole palace AT fotsua'h.
l. Is MS luiperlal hishhesS peFSplia1
au!uid"'' hau peeh tFaNeIus aii ia!
WIN MN from Sol"she 10 betI'h. we
han 4oAe tour "l il'ltar! lhSpec-
uohs IN "e>tphaua' anu as usual
me coudict hau not peen eAACI-
l! eA''Hp!afE-
On the night in question much mad
happened. The emperor had, month
before. returned from q visit TO Eng
land where he had been engaged by
speeches ana handShakes, public ana
private. moving narcotic dust in the
nOSrllS .. your dear but too cOnnGing
nation.
"HeItzeniorff :" exclaimed the crown
prince. as he suddenly entered the
room where ! was busy attending 10 a
pile Of papers. do get through all
those letters and things. Burn them
all If you can What do they mat
terf'
Many of them are matters OF grave
Importance Here. for instance. is u
report of the chief of military intel
HsenCe in Washington"
.Oh. old Friescb, Tear il up, He
is but an Old fossil at best. And yet,
Heitzendorf. he is designed to be of
considerable use," he added. His
majesty told me tonight that after his
visit to England he has conceived the
idea to establish an official movement
for the Improvement of better rela-
tions between Britain and Germany.
The dear British are always ready TO
receive such movements with open
arms. AT Carlton House terrace they
strongly indorse the emperOr's ideas,
and he tells me that the movement
should first arise in commercial and
shipping circles. Herr Ballin will gen
crate the idea in his Offices in London
and the various British ports While
MS majesty mas Won "es>ieF' the eA-
Ambassador ut Washington, in view
as the man to bring forth the susges-
ton publicly. Indeed tonight IRON the
Wilhe!mstrasse there has been sent
message TO MS schloSs on the Mosei
commanding him TO consult with MS
majesty Won Bernstor1 TOOK MS place
at Washington le" months ago.
"But Won Gessler Is an inEeterate
enemy OF Britain, exclaimed Ia sur
prise. stiil seated at my table.
The Sorld does not know that The
whole scheme Is based upon Britains
ignorance of our intentions. We bring
Won Gessler forward as the dear, good,
Angiophiie lrend Win ms haha out
stretched from the Wiihelmstrasse
Oh. Heltzendorh" he laughed 1t Is
really intensely amusing. Is II notf
was silent. knew that the deep
iy laid plot against Great Britain was
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-08-26

SSeseSss'srsesrs sesrsesrsps's'srsSpSS~
came even more mystifed by his ac-
tions few days later.
was in ignorance that a fortnight
before Hermann Hardt, one OF his
hiChness' cOuriers, had left Potsdam
and on arrival nj Nice had rented for
three months the fine villa Lilas.
We soon settled there and on the
evening Of our arrival i accompanied
the crown prince down into the town
to the Jetee promenade.
We smoked together and chatted. as
we often did when his imperial high
ness became bored. / was still mysti-
fed why we had come 10 the Riviera
so early in the season.
Yet our coming had. no doubt, been
privately signaled, because within half
an hour Of our arrival at the Villa
Lilas q short. stout old Frenchman,
with white, bristly hair-who / af-
terward found out was Monsieur Paul
Bavouzet, the newly appointed prefect
of the department OF Alpes-Maritimes
called, 10 leave his card, upon the
Count Won Grunau.
The imperial incOgnitO only means
that the public are 10 be deluded- on
cialdom never is. They know the ruse,
and support II all the world over. His
lighneSs the crown prince was paying
his annual visit TO Nice, and the presi-
dent had sent his compliments through
his representative, the bristly-haired
little prefect.
As departed from the crown prince,
who yawned and declared that he was
tired. he said:
"Ah! HeltzendOrff. How good 1t is
TO get a breath Of soft air from the
Mediterranean. We shall have a port
on this pleasant sea one day-if We
live as long-eh?"
That remark showed the trend Of
events. II showed how. hand in hand
with the emperor, he was urging prep
arations for war-a war that had Tor
its primary object the destruction of
the powers which. when the volcano
erupted, united as allies.
The Mysterious Lady.
After we had been AT the Villa Liias
about ten days l was one afternoon
seated outside the popular Cafe de
rOpera. in the Place Massena, when
lady, dressed in deep mourning and
wearing the heavy veil in French style,
passed along the pavement, glanced at
me, and then, hesitating, she turned,
and, coming back, advanced TO the lit
tie table in the corner whereat l was
sitting.
MAY be permitted 10 have word
with you, monsieurT" she asked in
French. in a low, refined voice.
Certainly" was my reply, and, /
rose and drew a chair for her.
She glanced round quickly, as
though to satisfy herself that she
would not be overheard. / saw that
she was about twenty-four, handsome,
dark haired, with well-cut features.
Il know, monsieur, that / am COM
plete stranger to you" she exclaimed
with a smile. but to me you are quite
familiar by sight. l have passed you
many times in Berlin and in Potsdam,
and l know that you are Count Won
Heltzendorff, personal adjutant 10 his
highness the crown prince-or Count
Won Grunau, as he is known here In
France"
You know that" exclaimed.
She smiled mysteriously, replying:
Yes. well, / happen to be
friend of his highness."
held my breath. So this pretty
young Frenchwoman was one Of my
1-s
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-08-26
Reversion Of Type.

Wigg-How is 1t he kicks so much
at what his wife says?
Wagg-Maybe it's because she per
sists in calling him q mule.-Towl
Topics.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-08-26
Abundance.

America has no art and no poetry"
Evidently" said the business man.
severely, you are neglecting to read
our advertisements"
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-08-26

Makes the laundress happy-that's Red
Cross Bag Blue. Makes beautiful. clear
white clothes. All good grocers. Adv.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-08-26
A LETTER FROM THE CROWN PRINCES PERSONAL AoJUTANr
TO WILLIAM LEoUEUx. PoSsESsoR
SECRETS EUROPE.

r-IoaE,
Mara
Ny dear
m nj At osdan the
ntimae lend of
theses
have
IN n q wi I could make
to fur otheran
more aiso tiatop
to
no In
OF the kaiser nd hi.
Almost tcordia gree ting from
HELTzENDoRFF.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-08-26
Another Victim of
the Crown Prince

ATE on the night Of November
i. 1912. l was buSily al work
in the crown princes room al
the Marble palace at PotSdam.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-14
GERMANY MAKES
PLANS FOR WAR
PREPARED TO SEND SUBMARINES
INTO AMERICAN WATERS IN
EVENT OF TROUBLE

BERNE, Feb. 14.-Germany is pre-
pared to send submarines into Amer
lean waters, especially the Panama
canal region, in the event of war, ant
German officials are now studying the
possibilities of the United States's en-
tering the conflict. They do not be-
lieye the United States participation
on account of Americas isolation
would affect the general European sit
uation.
Germany expects to defeat the Allies
within six months, regardless of de-
velopments in the United States, and
German officials are confident that
Allied industries will have been COM
pletely paralyzed within six months by
the submarine blockade.
Preparations are being made to
launch gigantic offensives by land and
air, and torpedo fleets are to be used
nj addition to the submarines in the
barred zone.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-14
.SCANDINAVIANS
SEND PROTEST
NOTES SENT TO CENTRAL POWERS
TODAY IDENTICAL IN PROTEST
AGAINST BLOCKADE

COPENHAGEN, Feb. 1.-THE Dan
ish, Norwegian and Swedish govern
ments today sent the central powers
identical notes protesting against the
"barrage of certain areas of the sea. -
They declare the neutrals' rights are
seriously injured by the German pol
icy, and the Scandinavian note de-
elares the blockade contrary to the
provisions of international law.
Relying on the above considera-
TONS the note concludes, referring to
the fact that belligerents are denied
the right to obstruct peaceful naviga-
ton, "our governments formally pro-
test against the central powers sea
arrangements, from which deaths and
material damage are bound to ensue. y
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-14
AMBASSADORS
SAILING DELAYED

HOBOKEN, Feb. 14.-The sailing Of
Count J. H. Won Bernstorff's party on
the Danish steamer Frederick VIII for
Copenhagen by way of Halifax, was
delayed this afternoon on account OF
slow loading of the steamers cargo
The vessel was scheduled to leave at
2 o'clock, but will not leave until this
evening.
One hundred and seventy-fve Ger
man consuls and diplomatic officers be-
sides the members of the ambassador s
suite are returning to Germany with
the count. While they we're waiting
on the vessel, the party was guarded
this afternoon by secret service agents
and $50 deputies.
Early this morning man claiming
to be a cousin OF Prince Frederick
Wilhelm attempted to hand Ambas-
sador Bernstorff letter. He gave the
name of Alfred Hopkins. The letter,
which was opened by the secret serv-
ice agents, read:
81 am a cousin of Prince Frederick
Wilhelm. I seek chance to ex-
plain. For Gods sake do not refuse
to call me to shoulder gun for the
cause" Signed Frederick Hohenzel-
lern.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-14
OPEN NEW SPAN
ON COLUMBIA
GREAT OREGON WASHINGTON
BRIDGE AT VANCOUVER OPEN
TO PUBLIC TODAY

VANCOUVER, Wash, Feb. 14-In a
din of steamboat whistles, changing
f, bells and cheers from thousands of
spectators, the new $1,750,O00 inter
state bridge between Oregon and
Washington was opened today.
The structure is one of the longest
in the world, four miles, including ap-
proaches. 1t spans the Columbia ri
yer between Vancouver and Multnam-
alb counties, a few miles from Port
land.
When the great central draw was
lowered into place street car, crowd
ed with officials and noted visitors,
slowly crossed. That was the signal
for an outburst of noise such as the
old Columbia never heard before. A
procession of flag bedecked automo
biles followed the car and another long
line of machines started at the same
time from the Washington side They
passed in the middle
While the crowd was assembling, an
old, weatherbeaten ferryboat, the
"City of Vancouver slipped out of its
berth on it's last trip across the Col
umbia. The bridge had superseded it.
Bravely adornedswith flags and bunt-
ing, the little craft chugged slowly
under the central span, it's funnel
dwarfed by the towering steel frame
work It's. whistle footed hoarse
farewell as il bucked the muddy cur
rent for the last time.
Today's ceremonies will be repeated
more formally in June. At that time
Governor Lister of Washington and
Governor Withycomb of Oregon are to
participate, delegations will come from |
the whole northwest, including British |
Columbia, and if plans materialize, a |
fotilla of government destroyers will |
rass in review under the central span.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-14
LEGISLATURE IS ASKED
TO REDISTRICT COURTS

BOISE, Feb. 14.-Senator Whitcomt
introduced bill yesterday with the
object of doing away with terms OF
the supreme court at Lewiston and
Coeur d'Alene, re-dist1icting the state
so that two terms of court are held
at Boise, Moscow and Pocatello. Nor
thern members will |endeavor to de-
feat the measure. Where the north
now has two places for holding a term
of the court it is given but one, Mos
COW, under the Whitcomb bill and
Pocatello, which now has no term, is
provided with one.
Other important bills introduced in
the senate seek to give Idaho cities
the city manager plan of government
BY the terms of this bill cities of $500
or over may elect five commissioners
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-14
MAY ORGANIZE NEW DISTRICTS

Two new paving districts may be
formed if sufficient signatures are OBJ
tanned to two petitions now under con-
sideration by Moscow property owners
asking for an improvement district to
cover paving and road work on Wash
ington from Fifth street to Eighth, and
on Sixth, Seventh and Eighth streets
to connect Jefferson with Main street,
and for district covering proposed
paving on Washington street from
First to Harrison.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-14
EXTREME PRECAUTIONS
BEING TAKEN BY NAVY
Guns Ordered Modified at New York Navy Yard For
Arming Ships in Event of Emergencies s-Govern-
ment May Arm American Merchantmen.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.=The navy
department this afternoon announced
that guns will be modified at once
at the New York navy yard for the
purpose of arming auxiliaries and
scout ships in the event of national
emergency. The measure is said to
be merely precautionary.
1t is believed President Wilson plans
to recommend to congress that the gov
ernment actively assist in arming
American merchantmen. Economic
| embarrassments are accumulating.
Submarines have virtually blockaded
American ports by interfering with
commerce. and the president believes
the situation demands immediate at
tention.
| Officials believe that Germany is re-
sponsible for the Cuban and Mexican
troubles which have developed recent
| ly, and believe that the disturbances
on the border are being melted to
keep the United States busy. The anti
British attitude of General Carranza.
de facto president of Mexico, worries
the administration. -
1t is feared that Great Britain may
land troops at Tampico to protect the
oilwells owned by British interests
unless the United States guarantees
protection. President Wilson is form.
ulating steps to be taken at an early
date to protect Americans "who are
upon the high seas on peaceful, iegiti-
mate errands."
In confidential message Ambassa-
dor Gerard stated that he intends to
travel via Paris and Spain from Berne
to the United States, but gave no date
when he would depart. He will come
home on a Spanish vessel.
Petitions bearing pictures of Com =
pers and Lincoln, asking that President
Wilson avoid war, were received to-
day.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-14
IDAHO WINS FROM
MONTANA PLAYERS

Coach "Hec" Edmundson's optimistic
predictions concerning the University
of Idaho basket ball five's ability to
defeat Montana, came true last night
at the university gymnasium when the
Bruins were handed the small end OF
a score of 43 to %. The visitors will
be taken on for another game at the
gymnasium this evening.
The Palouse high school team and
the Idaho short course "Aggies" play
ed a preliminary game in which the
Short Horns ran up so tallies to the
visitors 19.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-14
America Tempting Fateo

BERLIN. Feb. 14.-Germany regards
the allowing of the two American
freighters Rochester and Orleans to
through the submarine zone last Sat-
urday as tempting fate" The news
that the two steamers were en- route
prised the German public. 1t was
gravely remarked that the owners of
the ships evidently view the situation
frivolously. There have been no DEM
onstrations since Ambassador Gerard
left Saturday and Americans are be-
ing treated as cordially as ever.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-14
WILL LECTURE ON SWEDEN
Mauritz Enderstedt, Former Member
Of Swedish Congress, to Speak

Friday evening, February 16, at 8
O'Clock, the noted lecturer and former
member of the Swedish national con-
gress, Mauritz Enderstedt, from Boras,
Sweden will deliver at the Swedish
Lutheran church an illustrated lecture
on the subject, Sweden of Today" A.
large and varied assortment of Swed-
ish sceneries will be thrown on the
canvas. The lecture will be given in
the Swedish language.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-14
WESTERN LUMBERMEN MEET

SPOKANE, Feb. 14-Six hundred
lumbeTmen from Washington, Idaho,
Montana, California, Utah, Oregon,
Nevada, Colorado, Wyoming and Ari-
IONA gathered here today for the an
nual convention of the Western Re-
tail Lumbermen association.
The proceedings will last three days.
Matters of Importance to the worlds
lumber market are to be. discussed.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-14
FORMATION OF HIGHWAY
DISTRICT IS PROPOSED
Chamber of Commerce at Meeting Yesterday Auth
0riZed Appointment of Committee to Circulate
Petition-ROads Committee Makes Report.

In accordance with the report of tn,
good roads committee of the chamber
of commerce appointed recently to in
vestigate and recommend the mos
feasible means of procuring good roads
for Moscow and vicinity, President G
P. Mix was authorized by the body a
the meeting yesterday to appoint g
committee to circulate petition, to
be presented to the board of county
commissioners asking that highway
be formed. The committee in tenta-
lively suggesting the area of the ter
ritory to be included in the proposed
district, recommended that the district
be sufficiently large to meet and join
all state and county highways leading
toward Moscow.
The lively discussion which follow
ed the presentation of the report
brought out very favorably the fact
that. everyone is enthusiastically be-
hind the movement for good roads.
&C. w. Suppiger, chairman of the
committee, explained to the chamber
that in recommending the formation of
a highway district the committee did
not propose to suggest the issuance of
bonds for building roads in the dis
trict, being a matter for the people to
decide after the district is formed;
and that the formation of the district
means nothing more than the trans
ferance of the power now invested in
the county commissioners to a high
way commission elected by the district
to have charge of road construction.
The highway commissioners, Mr.. Sup
piger explained, would have no power
tc vote bonds, that power being vested
entirely with the people, with a two
thirds affirmative vote necessary to
carry bond issue.
1t was brought out in the discussion
that sufficient money can be raised
each year by general and special
levy in the proposed district to rapid
Iy improve the roads without bond
issue. ,. i
The recommendations of the commit
tee were unanimously adopted.
Noted Road Builder Coming
At the meeting February 27, Pres
ident Mix announced L. 1. HeWes, dis |
trict engineer in charge of the ad-
of the Federal Aid Road |
Act for District One, including Wash
ington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska, who
is to be here as principal lecturer at |
the annual Good Roads school, Feb
ruary 81 and %, is expected to speak.
It was unanimously voted that the
chamber extend an invitation to the
road supervisors who will be in at
tendance at the school and to the pub
lie to attend the luncheon and hear
Dr.. Hewes.
It is anticipated that large crowd
will take advantage of this opportun-
tv to hear a national authority on
good roads and road construction, and
President Mix was authorized to ap-
,oint a committee to make necessary
for handling the people,
md if necessary to provide quarters
or the meeting.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-14
JAPANESE WILL
HELP AMERICA
THE JAPANESE MORGAN ON
TOUR OF UNITED STATES MAKES
STRONG STATEMENT

DALLAS, Tex, Feb. 14-Japan
would use her military and naval
power to help the United States even
in a war with G. rmany, was the decr
laI alton made here today by Y. Ma
( asthma, the japanese Morgan" who
is touring the United States investigat-
ing financial conditions.
On account of commercial relations,
he declared, Japan values the friend
ship of the United States highly.
He said the United States should de-
clare war Japan founi war very
profitable" he declares.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-14

Special N.
The American line steamship ST. Louis has been held at New
York the break of relations with Germany Herbert
Hartley the ST. Louis shown in the above layout
Determined that the responsibility for act likely lead
with Germany and with the United States the
administration has decided against having American merchant
vessels conveyed by ships through the submarine
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-14

who in turn are empowered to elect
a city manager to handle the affairs of
the city, the cities adopting the plan
remaining under it for a period of six
years.
Call Senate "ExecutiOners"
During the debate on the action of
the senate in killing house bills the
upper house was called execution
ers," the "house of lords" etc. Many
members urged the immediate killing
of all senate bills but the older heads
advised caution.
Representatives Miles and Shearer
championed the tenth judicial district
bill which follows out Judge Steele's
recommendations
In the house the new bills launched
Continued on Page ~
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-14
Schooner Reported Sunk

NEW YORK, Feb. 14-The Maritime
Transportation company today receiv-
ed a report that the American schoon-
er, Lyman w. Law carrying an Amer
can crew of nine, had been sunk in the
Mediterranean. The report is not Of
fetal. 1t is believed all were saved.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-14
WASHINGTON is Notified

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE state
department this afternoon received
word of the sinking of an American
schooner in the Mediterranean by
submarine. Official dispatches did not
state whether the vessel was sunk
without warning or not.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-02-01
BY YOUR FRIENDS

The statement that 800 small
weekly and daily newspapers have
suspended publication on account
of the high price of print paper,
should cause good people everywhere
to rally to the support of deserving
publishers, sayss3he Lowell (Mich }
Ledger. No institution has been
more loyal to local interests through
thick and thin than the country
newspaper; and it's a poor COM
Inunity that doesn't stand by its
best friends. Probably some of the
newspapers alluded to did not de-
serve to live but many of them did;
and their demise was due to the fact
that they were published in dead
communities. A live newspaper
makes a live town and vice versa.