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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-04
Runaway Balloon Is
Brought Down Safely

LAYTON, Okla, Dec. 3.-The balloon
reported a runaway from the signal de-
partment at Fort Sill today. was brought
TO the ground IN safety :anight by the
officers in It at Rush Springs. Oklahoma
distance OF about thirty miles from
Fort Sill.
Neither Of the two army officers. or
the balloon was injured. The officers.
according to information reaching here,
have refused information about their
trip or how the balloon came to ;urn
truant. acting they said. under strict
orders from their superiors.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-04
WRESTLING MATCH
ON NEXT MONDAY
Several Real Matches Will be Pulled
Off at the Market Auditorium.

George Nassill. the great Titan
artist will appear al The Market AUD
iloriuu next Monday evening when
Er will attempt TO place the shout
drrs Of Bob Managotl. Of Chicago
H.. h. man who broke the leg OF
Guirh in In 4 match some TIME ago,
on The mat.
The other match will be between
"Dclnon" Olsen and George Cromls'
buth we'll known mat. artists and
r,al GOOD evening Is promised all
who attend the contests.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-04
Costs Nothing for Opinion Of Your
Own Case.

Costs NothihS 1oF OPlt"on VI 'ou'
Own Case.
Everyone recognizes the Talue OF
expert opinion. This Is rho age or
specialisn, and when We have work
Of importance to be done. we go TO
an expert IN his line.
Years ago L was realized that
medicine covered too broad q field
for any one man to master Its every
branch. Hence. the doctor who spe-
cialized in some particular branch
became the most proficient and the
most successful.
The wonderful success OF the
great blood remedy. s. s. S. Is due
Sargely to the fact that Z has not
been recommended Us curc-all. but
strictly for those diseases having
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-04
Gcrmnns Eepllsed.

LONDON. Dec. 3-"From Gennel'cu
to Marcoing.." Field Marshal Haig's re-
port from Franco tonight says, the
enemy delivered attacks III great
strength with large forces and has been
r.pulscd with heavy losses.
WITH. THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE. Dec. 3.-(Ry the Associated
press)-EmployinE great forces OF IN
rnntry In succeeding waves under ter
rifle artillery concentration, tho Ger
mans today made n second attempt 10
pierce the British dofcncos in the Con
nelieu sector. The British. strongly re-
inforced. wcrn meeting the onslaught
firmly Mt all points. according TO latest
reports at two o'clock this afternoon.
The battle WIS along q considerable
front. from La NacQuerie southwark to-
ward Vendhuiie. The Germans succeed
cd in en,erinG La Facouerie, but were
Immediately elected.
In tho course Of tho day the attack
spresd nnrthwnrd toward Masnicrcs; il
vas one Of tremendous ficrceness.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-04
Could Do His Bit,

The sergeant major had trouble ~
finding an accountant for his captain. huI
nj las. brought In n private FOR trial.
Are you clerk" demanded the cap
tain.
no. sir" replied the man.
do you know anything about fig
ures" asked the captain.
II can do a BIT" replied tho man mod
estly.
rs this the best man you can tnd:"
asked the officer.
"Tos. sir
We'll" ,rowlcd n: captain. II sup
pose III have 70 put up with him.
Turning TO the private. h" snapped
What were you in civilian life
~ t"ssor nf mathematics at III"
state college, sir" was the unexpected
reply-Thn Taller.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-04
German ReDort,.

BERLIN. Dec. 3.--Tia London-Sincc
Friday the Germans have captured 5000
British prisoners in the Cambrai region.
The German general staff announced to-
day. The guns taken numbered 100.
4 Russian dcputation. the official
statement says, has arrived at Tie COM
mhnd Of Prince Leopold Of Bavaria with
the object OF arranging general ar
lniSt!ce
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-04

What will be the handsomest. and
largest fish hatchery in I'll" world has
been started on the eastern slope or
the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Cali
fornia, where the glorious trout
abound.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-04
Difficult to Determine.

If j. shoMld hc decided later that II
il necessary Ia begin Il! the bottom
orf declare snur industries non-essen-
iial. rho committee on priority holds
That iIIh fuel administration II in bet
1cr position III curIai! ;h"m through
rs r0nirnt over coal than is the CON;
,nir,cn With il supervision over
freight movement
Tie chict reason for dealing vii"
thn subirr; IN III" manner adopto"
officials! admit. i because nf the dir
r;,I,y in d.rrrlaimiE% in villa; arc tn
ucn.,.s<enflals. There Is Il hesitancy
.r..ervwhrre ii assuming 'hc rrspon
sthiii'v Il declaring that some Inc o.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-04
Up to the Railroads.

The coMmi'toC on priority or trans
p6rtation. Of which Robert S. lOvctt
is chairman. il disposed 10 20 n the
problem cf deriving rail movement TO
non-essent ihls Very deliberately. II ts
even likely, it was learned today. that
no general priority order giving pre-.
Perennial movement Ia certain com.
n7oditios will be issued. al least for
4 time. Members Of the committee
think tho railroads through their
pooling host ran handle :hr situation
themselves. They admit here Is
more freight 10 10 moved than can
be- handled BY the roads. but are Of
the opinion that further priority or.
ders onl;. will hamper operation nf
Tho roads in lhr most efficient man
ner
Or. Garfield had requested m order
Of the committee giving right OF way
10 coal over general freight. The de-
mand drew from the food administra,
ton an immrdiatr protest declaring
nothing should NOV" ahead OF food
gtufs. The railroads. 100. objected,
and the result was TIA: an order pre-
pared by thu. committee and offered 10
various officials for criticism never
was put out.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-04

And food conservation ought 10 ro-
duce the army OF equity old grouches.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-04
No Direct CurtaiIment
Of Fuel to kOn-ESSGntidI
Industries 10 Be Tried

WASHINGTON. Dee. 2..-Cartail-
ment Of uou.essen,ial industries :"
save fuel and transportation viii D."
accompliS led for the present AT i"aSt
almost wholly by indirectlnn. This
was made clear today III official
quarters. whr"r :! was indi"atcd
there probably Will h II" direct dc
mia! Of either fucl or transportation
% m" industries.
The best plan. i h%s been d""!d"d.
IS % b"Hin :, III" Top Of -" list and
assure coal and rail movement 10
ihe essentials. This in itself will 20
far towards accomplishing the ends
sought. Fuel Administrator Garfield
already has s"nl Ia coal producers
Il preferred list O: consumers 20
seryr Ihrm az guide in filling or
drrs. and Fl his request the railroads
are giving prrf"r"Nr" 10 coal ship.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-27
MINING NOTES

The Grandview Mining Co. has been
formed at Grandview, Wash, to prose
cute development of gold field re-
Gently found near there by C. w.
Davis.
1t is reported that the Anaconda
Copper Mining Co. will exercise its
option on the Douglas mine in the
Occur d'Alenes, and begin develop
ment work.
Many placer mines will be in opera
ton next spring throughout the Orc
grande, Dixie, Ten Mile and Elk City
mining districts and along the south
fork of the Clearwater river all the
way to Grangeville, distance Of so
miles. The owners of a number of
claims have driven tunnels and sunk
shafts this winter. opening up new
placer deposits.
All plans and specifications for the
Enaville mill of the Consolidated In
terstate-Callahan Mining Co., to cost
100000 to S450,000 a unit. have been
sent to the New York office for in
spection. Construction of the first
unit may begin this year, according
to d. F. Haley, consulting engineer.
Units will be added until a capacity OF
1000 or more tons has been provided
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-27
NOTED PERSONS DIE

Binghamton, n. Y.-Rear Admiral
Alexander Bates, U. S. ~, retired.
New Orleans.-Major Thomas f.
Davis, for years editor in chief of the
New Orleans Picayune, aged so.
Pittsburg. Pa.-William M. Kerr,
aged 20, former president of the
Pittsburg National league baseball
team.
Berlin.-Professor George A. At
wood, who has been a resident OF
the American colony in Berlin for
many years.
Davenport. Iowa.. j. Richardson,
for 5S years publisher of the Daven-
port Democrat and the oldest Iowa
newspaper man.
Hartford, Conn.-Edward S. Young
aged 60, sergeant at arms at the re
publican national conventions which
nominated President Mckinley and
President Roosevelt.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-27
The Community Club.

The community club is gaining in
popularity and influence as an instru-
ment in helping town and country to
hold its own against the city grab.
The community club is an organization
composed of merchants, business men
and citizens who are interested in the
welfare of the town, farmers and
other populations within the radius of
it's trade influence. It's inception came
about through realization of the i'll
effects of the drift of the virile and
ambitious to the big centers of popu-
lation, and the drain of wealth through
the channels of mail order buying and
city shopping, and the arousing of live,
energetic and far-seeing business men
and farmers to taking steps towards
putting on the brakes.
1t is the medium through which self
helpfulness along intelligent lines is
promoted, petty differences and mar
row prejudices eradicated and the true
principles of cooperation applied.
Here are some of the things that the
progressive community club seeks to
accomplish: Such as improvements
of roads and avenues of transportation
as will reduce the cost of farm trans
portation. The improvement of trad
ing facilities along lines that will be
mutually satisfactory and profitable.
The merchants are enabled to ascer-
tain definitely wherein their stocks
and service is defective and to make
improvements that will meet the con-
ditions. Joint action is taken to pro-
vide the best possible market for the
productions of the section, in order
that it may make larger progress and
secure more remunerative returns. 1t
breaks down social barriers, and
brings the population into closer touch
with larger advantages. Better school
facilities are provided for, not only
throughout the district, but for the
town high school. The services of
qualified lecturers are engaged to help
correct such drawbacks as hold back
the community. Not only agricultural
problems are considered, but the de-
velopment of more efficient business
conduct. A comprehensive program
of events which will provide enter
tainment, get the people together and
stimulate interest among the youth
is provided for.
In short, the live community club
serves to give the people of the coun-
try districts the advantages Of the
cities, without the drawbacks incident
to congestion in population, with its
unwholesome atmosphere and tempta-
lions to degeneracy. 1t is commend
able institution that may we'll find a
larger field of exploitation.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-27
SUMMARY OF THE
WORLDS EVENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS OF BOTH HEM.
SPHERES BOILED DOWN TO
LAST ANALYSIS.
ARRANGED FOR QUICKREADING
Brief Notes Covering Happenings In
This Country and Abroad That
Are of Legitimate Interest
to all the People.

Germany is to tax bachelors higher
than family men.
Vladivostok is facing a coal famine
because of the great demand for ships
to carry ammunition.
A prayer for relief of the food sit
uation was delivered in congress Sat
urday by Chaplain Couden.
The equivalent of $50 ton for coal
is perhaps the maximum reached dur
ing the present crisis in Paris.
German submarines continue to sink
entente ships. The total tonnage sunk
Friday as reported was 25,456
James W. Gerard, former ambassa-
dor to Germany, left the Spanish cap
ital Sunday evening for Corunna
The British government is just now
buying 50,0OO,000 pounds of tea, a
years supply for the army and navy.
1t constitutes one of the largest tea
purchases on record.
An amendment to the sundry civil
bill appropriating 100000 for an in
vestigation by the federal trade com
mission of the high cost of food pass
ed the house Saturday.
The Union Pacific railroad has de
cided to insure against future trouble
from snow blockade by the construc-
ton of permanent concrete snow
sheds costing approximately 100000
The Ferguson bone dry liquor bill
passed February 10, and the anti
cigarette bill passed on the same day
became laws in Texas without the
formality of being signed by the gov
ernor.
In the Ancre region in northern
France British troops have made fur
Their gains. There has been little
activity on other battle fronts. While
Berlin admits Withdrawing some o.
the troops from mud-filled trenches
London says British gains were made
on both sides of the Ancre.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-27
MURDERoUs ATTACK
IN OREGON ASYLUM
One Patient GrappIes With Armed
AssaiIants Bent on kiIIing--At-
tack on Guards Frustrated.

Salem, Ore.-Joe Castranova, in
sane murderer, Sunday broke up an
organized instruction at the insane
probably saved the lives of d. b.
Fitch and F. M. Lane, attendants
H. A. Sturdevant, formerly a Port
land dentist, sent to the asylum re-
Gently, and John H. Thompson of Mil
waukee, Ore, a blacksmith, appar-
emily conspired to disable the guards
and make break for liberty. Many
others apparently were in the plot.
Fitch was attacked as he was sit
ting in chair reading. He was with
Lane. Sturdevant rushed on them
with hardware taken from a bath
room, striking Fitch from behind, and
sending him down with two blows,
which crushed the skull. Thompson
simultaneously attacked Lane with
metal handle from a kitchen uten-
sill, sending him to the floor dazed.
Castranova, who was outside the
room in the hall, heard the disturb
ance and grabbed Thompson, sustain
ing severe cuts III lHe ii6Ht "niSh
followed. He got half-Nelson on
Thompson and threw him and called
other patients to his aid. He then
subdued Sturuevant.
Castranova was most seriously
wounded of all.
Thompson was sent to the asylum
in 1914 and Sturdevant only a few
weeks ago. The latter is a victim of
narcotics and had ben dentist in
Portland for five years.
Castranova was sent to the asylum
in 1902, having murdered a saloon
keeper in Portland, and was consid-
cred a desperate criminal.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-27
PoIiteness Nets Her $4,000.

Portland, Ore.-Miss Ella T. Pear
son, a stenographer, is richer by $780,
900 than she was when she went to
work this morning, and all because,
apparently, of her becoming conduct
as she daily went to and fro across
the old Albina ferry. Charles Clark
"a years old, the ferry gateman, who
was found dead in his bed last week
is her benefactor. His will was open
ed Tuesday. Miss Pearson was also
named his executrix without bonds.
The two were scarcely acquainted
although Miss Pearson for several
years until two years ago, greeted
him with Good morning" on going
to work and with Good night" when
she returned home. She had not seen
him for two years.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-27
Sweden Takes Control of Food.

Stockholm, Sweden.-The govern
ment is taking vigorous measures to
regulate the food supply. Orders have
been issued, providing. for exporta-
ton of barley, barley flour, half of all
supplies of oats and all oatmeal and
wheat grits.
The government has forbidden the
use of potatoes as fodder and the
peeling of potatoes before cooking.
The official DEGREES now cover all
breadstuffs except cornmeal and corn,
which are expressly excluded. The
daily bread ration probably will be
reduced by so grams.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-27
l. THE so,ooo-ToN BATTLEsHIP
Gigantic Fighting Craft Would Cost
$4,000, 900

Washington.-An 80,000-ton battle
ship, mounting so 1S-inch guns, having
a speed of 25 knots an hour and cost
ing $50,000,000 would be the largest
war craft which the United States
could employ, according to report to
congress in response to a request for
specifications of the biggest fighting
craft that could use the Panama canal
and American harbors.
The report says that such a vessel
would have a length of 975 feet, a
beam of 10S feet, a secondary battery
of 81 six-inch guns, four 21-inch tor
pedo tubes and a 12,000-mile radius of
action.
"A single such vessel, however" ii
adds, would not be of great value to
the United States navy, as it would not
be suited to act in unison with the
other major units of our fleet. To de.
velop the value of such vessel il
would be necessary to lay down not
less than five"
The European war, the report says
has as yet brought no conclusive an
swer to the question of what types are
most desirable and the general board
is not prepared to recommend so radi
cal departure as the S0,000-ton shiI
would represent
The 25,000,000 battleships asked fol
in the pending naval bill represent the
greatest increase in size and power fol
battleship types in any single year, bu
they are to have a displacement o
only $4,000 tons, main batteries of 1:
16-inch guns and a speed of 23 knots
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-27
Governor Becomes Senator

Cheyenne. Wyo-With the signing
of the bills passed by the recent ses-
sion of the late legislature Governor
John B. Kendrick Saturday handed
his resignation to Secretary of State
Frank L. Houx and will depart in a
few days for Washington, ID. c., to
take his place in the next congress as
the junior United States senator from
Wyoming. His unexpired term of al
most two years will be filled by Houx
there being no office of lieutenant
governor in Wyoming.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-27
IDAHO SNOWSL|DE
KILLED IS MINERS
SLEEPING VICTIMS BURIED IN
RUINS OF BUNkHOUSE, AT
NORTH STAR MINE.
OVER l6 INJURED SERIOUSLY
Disaster at Mine IL Miles Northeast
Of Hailey-Rescuers Face Peril
Danger of Another Siwe,
Workers Are Recalled.

Boise. Idaho.-Fifteen men were
killed and 10 injured when a giant
snowslide destroyed the clubhouse,
compressor houes and warehouse of
the North Star mine, IL miles north
east of HALEY, Idaho, at $3.50 o'clock
Sunday morning.
The Dead.
Bodies of these men have been ia
ken from the debris:
John Fleming, Elton G. Cooley,
Jack Vaughn, James Peterline, Phil
WEIGH, John Purnell, Frank p Man
gingo, Roy Judd, Sam Labarge.
The following six men are miss
ing and all are believed to be buried
beneath the slide:
Missing.
John Kistle, John Hearn, Jack Nc
Kelvey. Emmett p. RUSSELL w. r
Motley, W. s. Schmidt
Injured.
On the list of those injured is Ton
Jay, mine superintendent; A. E. Wood
is in a precarious condition, with his
back broken and hip fractured. 9th
erwise on the injured list are:
George Lee, Jack Lindsey, l.. o
Beeson, Bert Judd, E. c. Jones, J
r. Carter and Pete Peterson.
Immediately upon receiving news
of the disaster special train convey
ing physicians and rescue workers
was run from HALEY to Gimlet, from
where the party was obliged to tray
1t is reported that three of thi
number are rankerously injured TIL
bodies of the dead were left at tn
mine temporarily.
The disaster is the worst in tn
history of Wood River mining. o
the men killed Fleming, Labarge an
Russell leave families living at Hal
ey. Vaughn, Kistle, McKelvey, Welc
and Echmidt are HALEY men. Mar
gingo was timekeeper at the mine.
Slides Numerous.
A fall of two and one-half feet c
I snow during the previous three days
followed by rain, has resulted in nj
, merous slides in the North Star dii
trict many in places where the
never were known to occur before
At the time of the accident tn
Federal Mining and Smelling con
: pany had 60 men employed at tn
|
two miles below. The officials hav
announced that because of dangerou
conditions prevailing they will clos
the mine for the remainder of tn
winter.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-27

There is a hectic flush with the
enormous increase in our foreign
trade. Under analysis it is shown that
we have made wonderful strides in
European exports, but that there has
been but little gain in South and Cen
trail America, while the big expansion
In oriental shipments, the bulk has
been taken overland through Siberia
to Russia. There is still time to rem
edy palpably mistaken policy, and
1T should have the attention alike of
the Industrial interest and the govern.
ment of this country.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-27
MILK DEALERS CONVENTION
Inland Empire Dealers Elect Officers
at Spokane

Inland Empire Dealers Elect Officers
at Spokane
Milkman of the Inland Empire have
adopted a constitution and bylaws
bristling with the latest efforts in ref
ernedums and provisions to protect
the common mixers.
Officers Are Elected
Officers were elected as follows:
President, II. S. Findley, Cheney
Wash.
Vice-president, Arthur e. Hooper
Farrell, Idaho.
Secretary-treasurer, B. E. Smead
Opportunity. Wash.
Executive committee, Robert Gray
Post Falls, Idaho; David Munroe, Spo
kane! ]. Graham, Palouse, Wash.
The question of forming cow test
ing association came up, and 35 mer
gave their names as ready to jpoin
They represented a total of 49S cows
The plans will be worked out in con
junction with ounty Agent j. r. Shinn
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-27
Mexico Makes Cartridges

Mexico City The cartridge making
machinery purchased from Japan has
been unloaded at Manzanillo from the
steamer Kotchiro Maru and will soon
be put in operation. Two hundred
Japanese experts accompanied the
shipments to set up the machinery and
operate it. 1t is hoped by the govern
ment that this machinery will make
Mexico independent of other countries
for ammunition.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-27
Stop Canadian Women

Halifax, N. S.-Twenty-five Cana
dian women and children who arrived
here on a steamship from the United
States for Europe were taken off by
government officials under regula-
ton which provides that women and
children may not sail for England at
present. Three American women were
permitted to continue the voyage.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-27
$1,000, 900 Fire in Louisville

Louisville. Ky.-Dafage aggregating
more than $1,O00,000 was caused by a
fire here Sunday which destroyed the
elevators of the Kentucky Public Ele-
vator company and several score of
freight cars. approximately 100000
bushels of wheat, corn, rye and oats
were destroyed.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-27
Filibuster in CONGRESS-

Washington.-A most spectacular
filiouster kept the senate in session
until midnight Saturday night and
was broken down only when republi-
can leaders directing it secured a.
pledge from the democrats that the ad-
ministration revenue bill would not be
urged to a vote until Wednesday.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-27
Republicans ORGANIZE

Observation-Disclosures leaders in
the house are planning a roundup here
March 5 of members of their party
elected to the next congress to discuss
the speakership and other organiza-
tions.