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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-05-24

Nan stood with her back against rhe
end of the table where her uncles first
words had stopped her, and she looked
sidewise toward her cousin. In her
answer he heard as much contempt as
girls voice could convey to a re-
jected lover. $50 you've turned sneak p
Gale rOared a string of bad words.
"You hire that coyote SassOon to
spy far you, do you?" demanded Nan
coolIy. Aren't you proud of your
manly relation, uncle? Duke was
choking with rage. He tried to speak
to her, but he could not form his words.
What is it you want to know, uncle?
Whether it is true that I meet Henry
de Spain? 1t is. l do meet him, and
we're engaged to be married when you
give us permission, Uncle Duke-and
not till then"
There you have it, cried Gale.
"There's the story. l told you so.
I've known it for a week, l tell you"
Mans face set. mot only" continued
her cousin jeeringly, meeting that"
Almost before the vile epithet that
followed had reached her ears. Nan
caught up the whip. Before he could
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-05-24
Oceans EiffeI Towers.

Mariners report that waves of ex-
ceptional height have been expert
enced off our coasts during the past
few days. Careful records, made by
shipmasters and others, reveal the fact
that ocean waves are frequently 40,
and even 40, feet in height, and are
occasionally a quarter of mile from
crest to crest. During a full gale ocean
waves attain a speed of from 35 to 40
miles an hour. Shallow-water waves
acquire an even greater altitude than
those met with in the open sea,
but this is accounted for by the fact
that number of waves heap them
selves into one mass, and therefore
cannot strictly be accepted as one sin
gle wave.-London Chronicle.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-05-24
CTo BE CONTINUED
HOPES TO GET RID OF PEST
Italian Professor Thinks He Has
Found Way to Exterminate the De-
structiVe Field Vole.

A plague of field vOles having prac-
ticaIly destroyed last summers grain
crop in the province of Foggia, south
eastern Italy, Professor Splendore has
made an interesting investigation that
points to possible remedy. Many
of the animals were noticed to be dy-
ing and in 40 specimens sent to him
at Rome Professor Splendore found
cocco-baeillus, evidently a new species,
that was present in the blood. inter-
nal organs and Emphatic glands. The
rapidly spreading and quickly fatal
epizootic seemed to be undoubtedly
due to this organism. Healthy vOles
died in less than "a hours after sub
cutaneous incubation from an infect
ed liver or spleen; others fed with in
fected material died in three or four
days. and in others kept near dead or
infected voles the disease developed
in a few days Mice, rats and rabbits
proved also capable of infection. The
organism was isolated from the in
testines of fleas found on an infected
vole, and it was concluded that feas
carry the infection and that if inocu-
lated voles were suitably distributed
in a region of healthy ones the tieas
would rapidly spread an epidemic that
might free the locality from the de-
pest.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-05-24
ON LAND AND SEA
People of MarbIehead Remember
Sailors in Their Annual Me-
mortal Services.

I'm THE celebration Of Memorial
day at the town of Marblehead.
Mass, there is a feature unfamiliar
to most communities. So many he
roes of the various wars were lost at
sea, that the waves as well as the
graves receive decorations.
Down Front street towards the har-
Dor marches the procession. First
comes the band, followed by the Grand
Army of the Republic, only so march
ing. Hundreds have crossed the bar.
There is a larger showing of the Span
Ish War Veterans, for of course Mar
blehead was well represented in that
war too. Marbleheaders are always
ready to respond with lavish patriot
sim to their cOuntry's call. American
history in every epoch corrobOrates
that statement.
The ministers and priests of the
various churches come next, then the
firemen and policemen in their best.
The Womans Relief corps mothers the
school children that come carrying
flags and wreaths, while they sing pa
triotic hymns.
The procession has visited the old
Burying Hill on the rocky heights over
looking Little Harbor, where the earli-
est settlers built their first church,
about 1880. A flag and wreaths they
have placed on the tomb of General
Glover, whose regiment of Marblehead
fishermen covered the retreat of the
American army from Long island in
August, 17Tj, and rowed Washington
and his army across the Delaware riv-
er to Trenton on December % of the
same year. The grave of James Ham
mond. wounded in the Constitutions
capture of the Java, and those of
many other army and navy heroes are
honored.
Each cemetery. old and new, is
visited. and each looks like a great
flower garden. for the old cemeteries
are full of heroes of the early wars, and
the new WateEside cemetery, on Salem
harbor. is thickly sprinkled with par
Elephants in the Civil war.
But many who sailed away to meet
the foe on the sea never returned;
were not even brought Oac6 tnat low
ing friends might perform the last
sad rites. These are never forgotten
on May 80 in Marblehead. So, TO the
strains Of columbia, Gem of the
Ocean" all march toward the harbor
They pass the old Town house, built
in 1927, where Glover recruited his
regiment in 1T75. and where the Mar
bIehead Light infantry assembled on
the morning of April 10, 1861, in re-
Spouse to President Lincoln's call.
Down Front street goes the process !
sion. where it spreads itself along the
harbor shore.
On the waves that moaned the
REQUIEM for departed heroes when
they sank to watery graves, now float
wreaths and bouquets, thrown reyer-
emily and lovingly by descendants of
those men, and the voices Of children
lead in the glorious anthem, America"
As the sun sinks. flags are waved and
all sing 1.-THE Star-Spangled Banner"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-05-24
Memorial Day Significant.

All memorial days are significant.
They are concentrations of great
events, great institutions or great per-
sonalities. Memorial day with US
stands for the perpetual recognition of
slavery emancipated, of warfare
waged and a victory won, and the COM
memoration of wonderful herolsm and
great sacrifice. As we contemplate the
events that lie behind Memorial day,
all the services of the week may well
be considered sacred. We pause in the
midst of the helter-skelter and rush
and fuss of our American life to do
honor to those who were willing to
fight for principle and sacrifice them
selves for the land they loved.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-05-24
WOMEN IN UNIFORM
Many Members of the Fair Sex
Shouldered MusketS During
the Civil War.

IN RAWN into the conflict, In
many Instances because
someone dear TO them was
fighting at the front. many
women put on male attire in order to
be on the firing line. War department
records disclose many instances where
women, many times girls in their teens,
shouIdered musket, stood the long
marches and fought with as much Wig
or as the men. Then, too, there were
many who did not appear on the rec
ords. Discovery that the women were
parading in false attire, in most in
stances, was made only when they had
been wounded and were taken 70 e
hospital for treatment. Then, OF
course, they were forced to leave the
firing line, many times against their
wishes.
Probably the best known of those
who went to war in male attire was
DR.. Mary E. Walker, for many years a
weII-known figure on the streets of
Washington. always dressed in trou-
sers, frock coat and silk hat. She was
the only commissioned assistant sur
geon of the fair sex.
One young girl who started in TO be
a soldier had brief but entirely salts
factory career. She enlisted at Blue
Licks. KY, and was sworn into serv-
ice. The physical examination amount
ed to practically nothing. there be-
ing such a demand for recruits that
almost anything in the shape of a
man was readily and speedily accept
ed. Although logged out in boys
clothes, there was something about the
new recruit which convinced the sur
geon on the following day that "he'
was n woman. He asked the girl why
she wished to enlist. She told him
that the youth she loved was in the
army. and that she proposed to be as
near him as possible. The colonel was
made acquainted with the facts. The
womanlike bearing Of the devoted
Young girl-soldier had so impressed
him that he discharged the young man.
The same day the pair became man
and wife. The husband re-enlisted
later and made good soldier.
When Colonel Burke of the Tenth
Ohio exchanged prisoners while near
he saw particularly fine
looking young soldier. who was ex-
under the name of Frank Hen
derson. Investigation developed that
the soldier was a young girl, and that
she and her brother had enlisted at the
out of the war in the Eleventh
Illinois. The pair were orphans, and
the girl could not bear TO be separated
from her brother. At the expiration
of their three months enlistment they
were discharged, and later entered the
Third Illinois, where she made an ex-
ceTIent record. She was wounded in
one of the engagements in which she
participated.
Discharged again, she re-enlisted in
the same regiment, participating in all
the battles of Colonel O'Mara's regi-
uent. She was taken prisoner at Holly
Springs, and transported to Atlanta
Ga. In attempting to escape she was
shot in the leg, but while in the hos
pital her sex was not discovered. Re
covering from the wound. she was
again exchanged. This time she re-
turned to her Illinois home to stay.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-05-24

the evening. No, Henry, it wasn't-not
when / looked. Don't tell me such
things, because-I don't know. Where
was the belt when you found itT
Some distance from the coat, John.
l admit that. I'll tell you: some one
had moved the belt. 1t was not where
| left it, l was hurried the morning l
rode in, and l can't tell you just where
found it,"
Lefeyer never 5atted an eyelash. 81
know you can't, Henry. Because you
won't. That Scotch hybrid McAIpin
knows few things, too, that he won't
tell. All want TO say is, you can
trust that man too far. He's got all
my recent salary. Every time Jeffries
raises my pay that hairy-pawed horse
doctor reduces it just so much month.
And he does it with one pack of fifty
two small cards that you could stick
into your vest pocket"
"McAlpin has wife and children to
support" suggested De Spain.
Don't think for a moment he does
it," returned Lefever vehemently. 81
support his wife and children myself"
you shouldn't play cards, John"
ut was by playing cards that 10
Gated Sassoon, just the same. A little
game with your friend Bull Page, by
the way. And say, that man blew
into Calabasas one day here lately
with a twenty-dolIar bill; it's fact
Now, where do you suppose he got
twenty dollars in one bill? 1 know
had it two hours after he got there,
and then in fifteen minutes that
blamed bullwhacker you pay thirty
two a week TO took it away from me-
But I got Sassoon spotted. And where
do you suppose Split-Iips is this min
ute?"
"Morgan's gap"
"Quite so-and been there all the
time. Now, Bob has the old warrant
for him---the question is, how to get
him out"
De Spain reflected a moment before
replying: John, I'd let him alone just
for the present." he said at length.
Lefever's eyes bulged. Let Sassoon
alone"
He'll keep-for a while, anyway"
"What do you mean?"
81 don't want to stir things up too
strong over that way just at the min
ute John"
"Why not?"
De Spain shufled a little. swell,
Jeffries thinks we might let things rest
till Duke Morgan and the others get
over some of their soreness"
Lefever, astonished at the indiffer-
ence of De Spain to the opportunity
of nabbing Sassoon. while he could be
found, eXpostulated strongly. When
De Spain persisted, Lefever, huffed,
confided to Bob Scott that when the
general manager got ready he could
catch Sassoon himself.
De Spain wanted for Mans sake, as
well as his own, to see what could be
done to pacify her uncle and his rela-
tives so that a wedge might be driven
in between them and their notorious
henchman, and SassOon brought to
book with their consent; on this point,
however, he was not quite bold-faced
enough to take his friends into his
confidence.
De Spain, as fiery lover as he was
Il fighter. stayed none of his counting
because circumstances put Music
mountain between him and his mis-
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-05-24

tress. And Nan, after she had once
surrendered, was Eothing behind in the
chances she unhesitatingly took to ar
range her meetings with De Spain. He
found In her, once hev glrllsh timldity
was overcome ana =. woman's conf
dence had replaced it, disregard Of
consequences, so far as their own plans
were concerned, that sometimes took
away his breath.
The very day after she had got her
uncle home, with the aid of Satterlee
Morgan and an Anticipated spring wag,
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-05-24
swltchboard elrI suffered.

Representative Blanks wife was
holding a reception. The receiving
line was made up of prominent wom-
en-, with a guest list to match, and the
affair was going off beautifully when
The telephone jingled out a clam
orous ring that kept on ringing and
ringing. Naturally, an interruption
like that calls for instant and alert at
tention. But the telephone didn't
mind 1t just kept on ringing and
And while the receiving line was reg
istering their CONSERVATION somebody
caught on: The angel child of the
house was sitting on the rug by the
telephone desk, banging the receiver
on the floor. That's all, only-consid-
er the wear and teal. on the emotions
Of the girl at the switchboard.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-05-24

escape, she cut Gale sharply across the
face. you coward" she cried, trem-
bling so she could not control her
voice eff you ever dare use that word
before me again. I'll horsewhip you.
Go to Henry de SPANS face, you
skulker, and say that if you dare"
Put down that quirt, Man." yelled
her uncle.
81 won't put it down." she exclaimed
defantly. "And he will get a good
flashing with it if he says one more
word about Henry de Spain"
Put down that quirt, l tell you"
Numbered her uncle.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-05-24
CHAPTER XVIII.
Facing the Music.

They had not underestimate the
danger from Sassoon's suspicious ma
levolence. He returned next morn
ing to read what further he could
among the rocks. 1t was little, but it
spelled meeting of two people-Nan
and another-and he was stimulated to
keep his eyes and ears open for fur
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-05-24

The pure bean cheese of the Orient
is made solely from prepu"Nd bean
casein curd
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-05-24

Old Duke Morgan decides to
take matters into his own hands
with De Spain. He goes to
Sleepy Cat hunting the stage
manager-and finds him. It's all
told in the next instalIment.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-05-24

the
Cat railroad division
mountains fighting thieves gunner living
gap, miles Sleepy
Caabasa changed Spain
Morgan
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-05-24

If the wind is in the right direction
a sort of cold smell gives sailors warn
ing of the proximity of an iceberg.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-05-24

NAN AND DE SPAIN TAKE WILD CHANCES OF BEING
CAUGHT IN THEIR CLANDESTINE L0VE-MAKING AND
THE GIRL FINALLY GETS INTO TROUBLE
THROUGH sAsSo0N'S SPYING
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-02
LIBERTY LOAN OVER
FIVE BILLION MARK
CANS OPEN PURSE STRINGS IN
AID OF OUR BOYS AT FRONT.
Federal Reserve Banks Struggle Un-
der avalanche of Last Minute Sub
scriptions, over Billion Dollars
Coming in Last Day.

Washington.-Th American people
have again shown their loyalty. When
the second Liberty loan drive ended
Saturday night over five billion dol
lars had been subscribed, considerably
over a billion dollars being raised IN
the final days drive. Just how much
the amount desired was oversubscribed
is not known, and will not be for sew
eral days, as the report of subscrip-
tons from different sections have not
all been received.
Secretary McAdoo announced late
Saturday night that the second Lib
erty loan had been an overwhelming
success.
st is a great honor" said the secre-
tary, ito be able to announce that the
second Liberty loan has been greatly
oversubscribed. 1t will be several
days before final figures can be given.
"The challenge of the German kaiser
has been answered by the free peo-
pie of America in unmistakable
terms"
Federal reserve banks are strug-
Cling under an avalanche of laSt-min-
ute subscriptions to form some idea
of the grand total. Indications are
that they will not complete their tabu-
latio- for several days.
At least 100000 persons through
out the country wrote their names on
application blanks. How many more
did so viii not be known until the
final count several days hence. The
number may go as high as 1O,OOO,OOO
A Iast-day drive of titanic proper
tions throughout the nation rounded
up more than 81, 0OO,OOO,0O0 and was
believed to have carried the total sew
eral hundred million dollars beyond
the maximum sum treasury officials
had hoped for.
Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Col
orado, and in fact, all the western
states, responded nobly to the request
for funds, the subscriptions being an
answer in no unmistakable terms to
the kaiser The American people
have shown that they are in this war
10 u finish-and that finish will be
victory for the allied forces and the
downfall of Prussianism and militar-
ism.
The people of Utah subscribed S15-
100000 to the second Liberty lOan-a
little more than $5,OO0,0O0 more than
was expected from that state
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-02
Became a Bit Worried.

The conversation at a recent social
affair turned to the beautiful indiffer-
ence of some children, when this story
was fittingly related by Representa-
tive Frank L. Greene of Vermont.
Recently small party named Bes-
sic had a birthday, and a little girl
friend of her own age was invited to
come around and help her celebrate
the glad occasion. Both were given
cake and things, and afterward they
happily pranced off ia the upper part
Of the house.
Two hours later the mother of Bes-
sic went to look for the children and
found her sweet child sitting alone in
a great armchair nibbling on a rem
nant of the dainty repast.
''Why, Bessie" exclaimed the sur
prised mother, glancing around the
room, where is your little friend?"
eve were playing hide and seek in
the attic" calmly answered Bessie, as
she continued to nibble her cake, "and
I gave up looking for her quite long
time ago"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-02
PROBE OF
THE COAL INDUSTRY
DEALERS IN BLACK DIAMONDS
FACE FINES AND TERMS IN
U. S. PRISONS.
Complaints Are Made That Some
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Coal Are ignoring Prices Set
BY the Government.

Washington.-A general investiga-
ton into retail and wholesale prices of
coal throughout the country appears
probable.
In a minor way, Investigation of
prices Consumers assert they have
been compelled to pay already has
been started by the department of
Justice in various sections of the east
and middle vast, both as to anthracite
and bituminous coal.
Instructions have been sent to Unit
ed States attorneys conducting these
local Investigations to summon wit
nesses, determine the truth of the
charges and, where justified, TO bring
promptly proceedings under the Grim
inal law against those believed to be
guilty.
Fine of $4,000 or Imprisonment two
years, or both, are provided for viola
ton of the law under which the presi-
dent fixed the price to be charged for
coal and the margins allowed jobbers
and dealers.
Coupled with the complaints charg-
ing lndL nlSner prices thdh thOSe du-
thorized have been demanded and OBJ
tanned, are numerous protests from
persons and firms alleging that they
have been unable to buy coal at any
price. With these, it is thought the
government has little power to deal,
except in cases where the coal opera
tors themselves refused to sell coal
which has not been contracted for pre-
viously.
Most of the latter complaints, it is
understood, come from purchasers for
household consumption.
Revision Submitted to President.
Recommendations as to a revision
of coal prices at the mines to be au~
thorized as a result of increased oper-
ating expenses under the recent wage
a agreements between owners and strik-
ing miners were submitted to Presi-
dent Wilson Friday by Fuel Admins
TRAITOR Garfield. The recommendations
were not made public pending the
presidents consideration.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-02
GREATEST BATTLE OF WAR.
Teutons Hope to Win in One Colossal
Stroke

Washington. = The AustrO-German
blow against Italy is autocracy's most
tremendous and most crushing effort
to win the war in one colossal stroke.
This was the assertion of official
cables from Rome on Monday. The
battle is the greatest of the worlds
greatest war. In concentrated fury of
attack, it out-rivals the Dunajec, Yer
dun and the Somme, they declare.
The two central powers of the cen
trail alliances have been preparing for
months for this stroke. Thousands of
Italian soldiers are accepting certain
death to stem the AuStro-German rush
long enough for Italy's reserve armies
to come up and take over the Idglia-
mento line.
The frank admission is made heie
tabIish a line above the Tagliamento-
that there will be no effort made to es-
This will mean the abandonment of
Udine and retreat of approximately
some twenty miles before the Italian
army undertakes to hold a defined
line.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-02
M'ADoo URGES EQUAL SUFFRAGE
Says Suffrage Should Be Granted
Promptly and Ungrudgingly.

Washington. - Secretary McAdoo,
under the title, THE Duty of the Ma
ton to Its Women made the follow
ing statement Sunday:
THE time has come when suffrage
should be given to the women of
America. 1t should be given promptly,
it should be given ungrudgingly, it
should be given gladly. The women of
the United States have in every way,
especially since the war broke out,
shown themselves qualified for the
right of suffrage.
when America energies from this
war, as she will, with enhanced pres
tige and responsibilities to the whole
world, women and men alike must,
upon a perfect equality so far as their
sql mo YIoM 'p9uL00uo9 81 SINUS Hap
mOmentous problems of the future as
equal partners"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-02
ALL MEN AT HOME SHOULD
PREPARE FOR WAR

The first test man is put thru for
either war or life insurance is an exami-
nation of his water. This is most essen
tial because the kidneys play a most i'm
portant part in causing premature old age
and death. The more injurious the pois-
ons passing thru the kidneys the sooner
comes decay-so says DR.. Pierce of Sur
gicaI Institute. Buffalo, n. Y, who further
advise all people who are past thirty to
preserve the vitality OF the kidneys and
free the blood from poisonous elements,
such as uric acid-drink plenty of water
sweat some daily and take Anuric, double
strength. before meals.
This An-u-ric is a Late discovery of DR..
Pierce and is put up in tablet form. and
can be obtained at almost any drug store.
For that backache, lumbago, rheumatism,
rusty" joints. swollen feet or hands, due
to uric acid in the blood. Anuric quickly
dissolves the uric acid as hot water does
sugar. Take a little Anuric before meals
and prolong your life. Send 10 cents to
DR.. Pierce Cor trial package Of Anuric.
Large pacl- age 60 cents.