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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-04-26
Meeting for Farmers.

In view of the crop situation the
Mems Gospel Team has arranged a
meeting for farmers to be held in the
Presbyterian church tomorrow (Fri-
day. evening. E. R. Bennett, a mem
ber of the university extension de-
partment, will be present to talk on
matters pertaining to increased crop
production, especially in regard to the
damaged alfalfa fields and gardening
for boys and girls. Every farmer
should be nreSent.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-04-26
Irrigation District Case Friday

The case of H. S. Workman VS..
E. J. Reynolds, in which it is sought
to oust the defendant from the office
of director of the Emmett Irrigation
district, will come up for hearing to-
morrow (Friday) before Judge Bryan
at the court house.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-04-26
Heard in Passing.

The ladies of Emmett have some
very interesting news to talk about
now that T. B. Hargus's Aluminium
Club is under way. Some say they
don't understand how such high grade
aluminium can be offered on such at
tractive terms.-Adv.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-04-26
Clean-Up Week.

The state health department has
proclaimed this week as clean up week
for Idaho. According ly, Mayor John
has called upon the people of Emmett
to thoroughly clean up their premises
and make the town spick and span. j..
K. White, state pure food commission
er, will be in Emmett very soon on
tour of inspection and those whose
premises are insanitary will be pun
ished by fines. Take heed.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-04-26
Ruys and Sells.

George H. Johnson on Friday bought
from J. S. Colvin three lots and a
small residence on Johns avenue,
north of Main street. He at once sold
the property to Frank Clark who will
make his home there.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-04-26

A. G. Pollard, mail carrier on
Route /, has bought Ford car and
on May l will inaugurate fast mail
service. He will leave the Emmett
postoffice at II a. M, carrying the
mornings mail and daily newspapers,
and return at 2 p. m. This improved
service will be highly appreciated by
Mr.. Pollard's patrons.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-04-26
LARGER Quarters for Cash Grocery.

The necessity of larger quarters for
the constantly growing business OF
the Cash Grocery has been met by
taking in the adjoining room vacated
Friday by the Examiner. The rear
room has been connected by door
way and will be used for storage of
surpluS stock
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-04-26
Foresters in Conference.

A conference of the forest rangers
connected with Supervisor Mains Of
flee has been held this week in this
city. Those present were: Horace
Burr, Cascade; Frank Miller, High
Valley; Harry Long, Gross; j: W..
Kimball, Harmon Shannon and Fran
els Wallis of the Garden Valley dis
trict
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-04-26
Buys Rooming House.

]. E. Taylor, recent arrival from
Walla Walla, Wash, on Friday bought
from John McNish the rooming house
on Commercial avenue, between Main
and First streets, which Mrs. Milt
Kelley has conducted during the past
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-04-26
Jury Has Drainage Case.

The drainage case, in which the
Patton estate is plaintiff, was up
before Judge Bryan Monday, Tuesday
and the greater part of yesterday.
The jury, up to noon today, had not
reached a decision.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-04-26

The first logging train is expected
Monday and unless traffic is hinder
ed two trains will arrive daily. Each
train will consist of 25 cars and will
contain 100000 feet Piles are be-
ing driven along the east side of the
log pond and upon them a track for
the logging trains will be laid, so that
the logs may be rolled directly off the
cars into the pond
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-04-26

Harry Chase and bride arrived Mon
dav from Warren, Ark, to visit his
brother Percy, who is one of the SUI
perintendents of the B. P. Lumber
company's mill. The groom has been
engaged for sometime in building a
sawmill for Dion & Co. at Warren.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-04-26
Lost and Found.

While attending T. B. Hargus's
Aluminium Club yesterday the crowd
was so great that l lost one of my
aluminium set. Finder please return
to above store.-Adv.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-04-26
Early Vegetables Here.

Home grown radishes, lettuce and
onions made their appearance Sat
urday. They were grown by R. H.
Stanley on the West place in the hills
east of town, and were the first of the
season.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-04-26

Just now the water mains are being
laid and connected with the pumps.
There are reserve pumps so that in
case of accident there may be no
break in the water service either for
the boilers or fire protection. Freez-
ing of the log pond adjacent to the
mill will be obviated during the win
ter months by 6-inch steam pipe
running into the water from the boil
er room.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-04-26

1t might be said that every depart
ment is now receiving the finishing
touches, and everywhere there is an
anticipation of the rapidly approach
ing day when the signal will be given
to let 'er CO.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-04-26

A perfect network of narrow guage
tracks are being built upon which the
lumber from the mill will be trans
ported in small hand cars to where
the lumber will be placed in piles.
These tracks converge at the mill and
spread out over about a 40-acre tract.
There will be at least Is. miles of these
tracks. Until these tracks are COM
pleted for large portion of the yard
the mill will not be in full operation.
This work is progressing rapidly and
probably enough of it will be complet-
ed to take care of the mills output
within the next week. J. H. Foss is in
charge of this work.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-04-26
Notice

Persons wishing to get sand from
the sand pit or gravel from the river
bed on the Trowbridge land just
across the river north of Emmett,
must see me before doing so.
w. F. SINCLAIR.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-04-26

The dry kilns are being built. Hol-
low tile is being used for the walls
and the construction is along the most
approved lines.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-04-26
Building Garage.

Construction of the walls of the
Wilson & Cochran garage was start
ed Wednesday. Cement blocks are
being used. 1t is expected the build
ing will be ready for the roof by May
16.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-04-26

Steam is up in the big boilers, just
enough to boil out the grease. Fuel
is fed to the furnaces through steel
chutes connecting with conveyor. In
the engine room there is 1000 horse
power engine, turbine of $50 horse
power and 100 horsepower engine
for the electrical equipment.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-04-26
PROGRESSIVE TICKET
ELECTED
DR.. Rose Chosen as Mayor
Little Interest Shown and
Vote Light.
The Next Administration.


David Murray
Frank Knox
Herbert Haylor
John Barbour
W. W. Hoops
B. B. Davis.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-22
Broken Heart of Europe
Speaks e. its Sorrow
Little Belgium, Still Crying "Giue Me Liberty or
Giue " ,ath''

United dPrmse a
Europe out us
rows in chamber he
to
the Monhur
all unfortunate country the
exated dfromaI aIpovn
deasng
o
Germany crime the
humanty Patrick
me O
aid the United
thank in fit
all
andse
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-22
COUNTING ON SUBMARINES
TO WIN WAR FOR GERMANY 7

has found the weapon wnlch VIII
bring England to her knees.
"The public expresses regret that
English women and children will
have to suffer through lack OF food
hut it remembers that the German
women and children have been sur
fering for a long time on account OF
England's starvation blockade OF
Germany.
"Of course there is suffering here
through lack of adequate food Inc
children are growing thinner. All
our faces are pinched-eXcept those
of the food grafters and there are
plenty Of these. 1t is true that we
have only enough to live on. But we
are going to go ahead and we arc
watching daily the work OF our sub
marines. In the meantime we have
cheering news of vegetables and GER
eals that will be plentiful soon. Also
our meat ration has been increased
and we are told the toll of the sub
marines will be increasingly large
eve do not know what will hap
pen in Russia. She may make sep
arate peace, in which case Germany
would easily be able to lend her
plenty of money-eyen billions. ltaiy
would undoubtedly make a separate
peace likewise, If Russia took this
step-because Italy fears for what
the Austrian troops might do on her
borders-if they were released from
the Russian front. With this, it seems
probable that France might also agree
to peace on certain favorable condl-
tions which Germany would be Will
ing to grant Under such circum-
stances nobody thinks England would
be foolish enough to stick in the war
alone, or with the United States. IL
England did, Germany would literal
ly put a steel net of submarines
around the British isles. and starve
them out. It would not take more
than a few months either"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-22
AMERICAN u BOAT HUNTERS
DO NOT WASTE ANY TIME

officers and men on the destroyers
are eager for a real fight. They are
trying to content themselves with
occasional momentary flashes of ac-
ton in which periscope is sighted
and shot is gotten in before the
stick" disappears.
The relations of officers and men
are even better than those in the
democratized British navy.
SO far there have been no casual
ties among the Americans and the
few patients in the hospital are those
who have been accidentally injured.
While an official photographer
snapped the gun crew on one de-
stroyer, the men eagerly appealed to
me to send over thei, names. So
when the folks back home, two
weeks or so hence see a group of
these blue Jackets printed in their
daily newspaper, they will know that
these are the boys pictured therein
all of whom, incidentally wanted
their friends at home to know they
are well and enjoying themselves:
James Kelley, Worcester. Mass:
Clayton Store, New YorR City; Ken
meth Jordan, Florence, Alabama;
John Perco, Appleton, Wis; Edward
Adams, Jacksonville, Fla; Joseph
Gigantic, Brooklyn-the last named
Italian born and a former newsboy.
"If you want to senl real mes
sage back home,' they chorused,
tell our friends TO give us more de.
stroyers-and then enlist themselves
to man them"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-22
People Are Cheerfully Starv.
ing With Picture Of Victory
Held Before Them.

united Press Leased Wire Service. ]
oofENlHAGEN, June 22.-Berlin
aq all Germany is submarine-ma
'el and women with their faces
P'lcned by lack of adequate food, are
leiocally and single mindedly fixed
'neir belief that the thousand or
Aole underwater craft which the
EsOlic is now led to believe Germany
taiser. 80 WI hoA .no
:" oRcomforts incident to achiev-
pofne. wv siea. - w
ms is the picture of Germany,
H. loln I'm, tne German viewpoint, which
oS, united Press is able to present
ss ~ The information was contain.
~ letters received here today by
n ha.,sh h;n, resident with close friends
uisn Official positions in Berlin.
IbspVe all difficulties of food supply.
~ ss writer said the German public
koats ompiete confidence in the U
ssss rs mastery of the war.
|eat@ @ = one believes England's de-
6ermms. &c the prime consideration" the
(sg.ras (sn |, writer declared. Germans
(pons;h,at htdi gland as the one nation re-
fbe 1sie Ga tor prolongation of the war.
|he arnsl uelnan government, the navy,
lnxiona and the people are not
ksainst 10 start open hostilities
hanvss america. England is Ger
|linIs NAN enemy and Germany
through the submarines she
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-22
VIOLENT
ASSAULTS
ON FRENCH
Second Drive in Two Days
Against the Front Line
Trenches Which Are
Penetrated.
ARTILLERY rs BUSY
British Make Successful Night Raids
at Widely Scattered
Points on
Front
ARTILLERY rs BUSY
y

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
PARIS, June 22.-Another violent
German assault, the second in two
days against commap1ing positions
on the French front-was launched
yesterday. east of Mont Teton on a
front of quarter of mile, the war
Office announced today.
"The enemy penetrated our front
trenches, but were driven out" the
statement concluded.
/ The attack was made after heavy
artillery fire.
The statement also detailed sharp
fighting east of Vauxhaillon. where,
, yesterday, the German attack oen.
tered, and spread of sharp artillery
fghting over the region south OF
Filain.f
At night, south of Lafere. sue.
cessful Ftench raid brought back
prisoners. Enemy raids in Renieres
wood Iorraine) were fruitless.
Submarine Warming
LONDON, June 22.-England might
just as well make up her mind that
there can be no sudden dimunition
in losses from German submarines,
the Times warned it's readers today,
The lesson is, the '"Thunderer" added,
that strict economy must be prac.
ticed by all.
''In both this country and France
the arming of merchant vessels is
making rapid progress and there is
a fair prospect of substantial in
crease in the available merchant ton.
mage of the allies at no distant date"
the editorial asserted. THE admir-
atty statistics show clearly that the
menace of the enemy's submarines
has in no sense abated. We have
had only two worse weeks than last
week"
The Times detailed the speeding
up of ship building in England and
America as evidencing how the allies
are preparing to cope with the loss
of bottoms.
Successful Raids.
LONDON, June 22-British forces
last night made successful raids on
the German lines at widely Scattered
points on the British front, Field
(COnt1nued on page 2)
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-22
Spend But Few Hours in Port
and ALI Are Anxious
For a Battle.
LBy J. w. Pegler, United Press Staff
CorreSDnO6aDI |

L
Correspondent.
WITH THE AMERICAN DE-
STROYER FLOTILLA IN BRITISH
WATERS, June 29-Anerica's sub
marine hunters over here waste no
time in the harbor ut the end of
their sea tour Of duty. They dash
into the sheltered harbor where a
big parent ship throbbing and crash
ing with the activity Of hundreds Of
skilled repairmen speedily makes re-
placement of worn parts and replen-
ishes stores, then silently, mysteri-
ous1y the slim grey sprinters of the
sea disappear again beyond the
bluffs.
One of the sea speedsters hustled
into harbor today and through cour-
tesy of the American commander,
was given an opportunity to look
over her and to see how the mother
ship takes care of her brood. This
mother ship" is combination of
hospital, movie show, bakery, general
store, machine shop and war vessel.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-22
TRIANGLE BROKEN
WITH REVOLVER
School Teacher Kills Man Who
Loved Her Instead of
His Legal
Wife.
INTERESTING LETTERS
Notes Left Behind Tell Story, But
Do Not Explain Why the
Murder Was Com
mitted.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service
AUKESHA, Wis, June 22.-Miss
Grace Lusk, high school teacher, anc
PSYCHOLOGIST, eliminated one angle .o1
the eternal triangle" with a revolver
Today she said she felt justified
in killing Mrs. David Roberts, the
"other woman" whom she shot last
night.
Although in a critical condition
from self inflicted bullet wounds
Miss Lusk talked freely to officials
They refused to make public her full
statement.
Miss Lusk, who is forty-two years
old, is alleged to have been in love
with DR.. David Roberts, wealthy cat
tie man, and the husband Of the. WON
an she killed. Roberts says he and
Miss Lusk s".were merely good
friends"
The shooting occurred in Miss
Lusk's home Dr. Roberts and his
wife returned Tuesday from Boston
where they attended meeting OF
breeders of fine cattle. Shortly aft
erwards, Miss Lusk called at their
home, but they were out.
Miss Lusk then is believed to have
made an appointment with Mrs. Rob
erts for the latter to come to the
home of Miss Blanca Mills, where
Miss Lusk has lived the four years
she has been a teacher of psychology
in the local high school. Mrs. Rob
erts kept the alleged appointment late
yesterday. Not long after the two
women began their talk, Miss Lusb
left the room. Mrs. Roberts hurried
to a telephone and called her hus
band.
'I want you to come here at once,
she said.
DR.. Roberts summoned DR.. r. e
Davies and together they went to
Miss Mills home. They found Mrs
Roberts lying in the parlor, fatally
wounded Dr. Roberts remained with
his wife while DR.. Davies started in
search of Miss Lusk. He found he1
half way up the stairs to her room
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-22
Six Great Base Hospitals in
War Zone Now in Charge
of United States.
Units.
TAKE PLACE OF BRITISH
Cleveland, Boston, New York, st.
Louis, Philadelphia and Chicago
Staffs Are on
Duty.
JBy William Philip Simms, United
Press Staff Correspondent

WITH THE BRITISH
SasA, ARMIES IN THE FIELD
IT. June a2,-The American
flag flies today over six
great base hospitals WIDELY scattered
over the war zone in France. Amer.
lean physicians have taken the place
of the British medicos and American
women nurses are now moving silent,
ly in the bed-fanked oJsles, minister.
ing to the wounded.
The Lakeside Medical unit OF
Cleveland has taken over hospital
No. 8, Major Gilchrist comm anding
and with DR.. George w. Grille, second
in command.
A Boston contingent now handles
hospital No. II with Major Patter-
son and DR.. Cushing il charge.
No l hospital is in the hands OF
New York Presbyterian unit, with
Major Hopwood and DR.. Brewer in
charge.
ST. Louis contingent has assumed
cnarge of No. II, Major Fife and
DR.. Murphy being in charge.
Philadelphia's repre- esentatives con-
troll hospital No. 16 with Major De-
laney and DIR. Harte in command.
Chicago's unit is installed at hos
pital No IS, with Major Collins and
DR. Besley in charge.
All the seconds in command have
the rank of major. All were form
er1y noted civil surgeons.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-22
Summer Lounging Place of the
Four Hundred in Need of
a Thorough Clean
ing UP.
NAVAL INVESTIGATION
Volunteers Unable to Find Accommo-
dations While Spacious Homes
Are Boarded Up
Tight.
by George Martin, United Press
Staff Correspondent

by George Martin, United Press
Staff Correspondent
NEWPORT, R. l., June 22.-Assist-
d. Roosevelt arrived here today,
He took a hurried but searching
glance at the town mostly famous for
being the summer habitat of the four
hundred; talked with some navy
department and other government
ly:
Governor Beekman and Mayor
Burdick don't know what they are
talking about if they deny Secretary
Daniels charges of immortality here
l have myself seen the evidence gath
cred by agents of the department of
justice and it is convincing The
situation is directly up to the COVER
nor and he will be given every oppor-
tunity to correct it,
There is a direct issue between
Secretary of the Navy Daniels, on
the one hand, and Governor r. Linv-
ingston Beekman and Mayor Clark
Burdick on the other. Daniels de-
manded a cleanup of disreputable
houses, imperiling the morals of
Americas choicest lads gathered in
the naval reserve and transmitted to
the Newport authorities scornfuI
criticisms of the lack of adequate
housing facilities accorded these
eight thousand boys.
His personal investigator is Roose.
velt.
Governor Beekman and Mayor Bur
dick angrily deny all the charges.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-22
onributions Pouring in From
All Parts Of United States
as Campaign Gains
Strength.
) BE SUPER SUCCESS
X Of s1oo,ooo,ooo Expected to be
Greatly Exceeded When
Monday Night
Arrives.

nlted Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WAS HIN G 7 O N
= June 22.-The $780,.
100000 mark origin
ally fixed in the ma
tional he'd Cross cam
sjg,, will be greatly exceeded by
Fonday night, if the present rate OF
kturns continues. :.
The s75.OOO,OOo stage was conf.
emily expected to be passed today.
Director Henry P. Dawson flashed
he, word today to local leaders
throughout the country:
make the campaign not only a sue
ess, but super-success." )"
By the time Miss katherine Stin-
on brings Buffalo's checks by aero
lane tomorrow, leaders of the sub
cription drive expect to have the
nndred million pledged and will call
b the country for large over-sub-
|rription on Monday.
Miss Stinson was scheduled to
eaYe Buffalo today in her new flyer.
PUN 6UOu luCh laC dFidllSoo III
zach Washington at 4:30 tomorrow
tltrnoon. She plans to make stops
hroute at Albany, Governors island
|nd Philadelphia.
Cleveland is the first large 900
|ercent city, having Iassed it's orig
pal allotment of $2,500.O00 on drive
double this figure.
Many smaller cities, including Wor-
|sster, Mass, and Wilmington, Del,
BE out to treble their quotas.
The north central division held a
|afe lead in the race by districts,
Fith nearly s16,O0O,000 reported so
hr
New York City alone has passed
be s27,000,O0O mark.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-22
KING POTATO
MUST ABD|CATE
Ohio to Pay But S1.1O Per
Bushel Just as Soon as the
New Crop Can be
Harvested.
GROOERS SEND MESSAGE
Bakers Aaree on Eighteen Ounce Loaf
and Refusal to Take Back
tho UnsoId
Bread.
GRoUERs SEND MESSAGE

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service..A 4
DETROIT, June 22.-"Klng Spud
will be dethroned. He will again be
brought to the common level OF
Murphy" 1t is the plan to sell po-
tatoes at $110 a bushel after the new
harvest. County farms all over the
state will supply them at reduced
figure to supply houses. The first
consignment reaching Detroit will be
approximately 10000 bushels.