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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-02-16
SUBMARINES SINK
SHIPS AT FAST RATE
TOTAL OF 22,271 TONS REPORTED
TO HAVE BEEN SATURDAYS
ALLIES LOSSES.
PLEASES GERMAN PEOPLE
included In tho List Are Four British
and Three Norwegian ships-
Largest Was Jap Prince, Of
1896 Tons, British.

London.-The sinking of the British
steamer Japanese Prince Of 1886 tons
and the torpedoing of the Norwegian
steamer Ellavore of 2760 tons, was
announced by Lloyd's. The captain
of the Ellavore has been landed, but
the mates and II members of the
crew are missing. The agency con-
firms the reported torpedoing of the
British steamer Beech Tree, 1877
tons, the crew of which has been
landed.
. The Norwegian steamer Havgard
of HOO tons has been sunk.
The British steamer Jap. Prince,
owned by the Prince line of Newcas-
tie, left Newport News on January "a
for Southampton. She was 1876 feet
long and built in Sunderland in 1911.
The Norwegian steamer Ellavore
was last reported as leaving BARGE
Iona on January 10 for Naples. She
was owned in Farsund, and built in
Newcastle in 1889. She was 1922 feet
long.
The Havgard. according to latest
reports. arrived in Lisbon December
81 from Cardiff
The British steamer Salaga, 2811
tons, was sunk Sunday.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-02-16
sEc'Y LANslNG's ADDRESS
TO AMHERST ALUMNI
Says There Is Hope of This Country
Keeping at Peace With the
Central Powers.

Misunderstanding Lansing, in
speaking at banquet of Amherst
alumni here Saturday night, said that
although the United States undeni
ably was near the verge of war
there always is the hope that our
country may be spared the terrible
calamity of being forced into the
conflict"
ut is a time" he said, "of anxi-
ETY. for us all; time of heavy re-
sponsibility' for some of us. We are
looking forward into the uncertainties
Of the future and we are striving to
read what it holds in store for us
and for our country. We can hardly
close our eyes to the fact that we
are standing near the verge of the
war which has for two and a half
years wasted the great empires OF
Europe and brought untold woes to
mankind. Ominous though the stu.
alton may seem, there always is the
hope that our country may be spared
the terrible calamity of being forced
into the conflict. 1t is now as it
has been from the beginning, the
wish and endeavor of this govern.
ment to remain at peace with all the
world if it can do so with honor.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-02-16
HIGH PRICES CAUSE
PRESIDENTS ORDER
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
AND DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
SURVEY FOOD SUPPLY.
GET TRUE FACTS If POSSIBLE
Production Not Encouraged in Atmos
phere Of Suspicion Of System Of
Observation-Disclosures Measures
Necessary to Improve?

Washington.-At the direction Of
President Wilson the federal trade
commission and the department of
agriculture will begin an immediate
investigation into the causes of ad-
vancing prices in the United States.
with special reference to alleged vio-
lations Of the antitrust acts. An
emergency appropriation will be ask
ed of congress for the inquiry.
The trade commission announced
that it had held a conference with
agricultural department officials to
work out preliminary plans for the
investigation, and at the same time
1t made public President Wilson's
request for the inquiry. An adequate
food supply, matter of concern to
the nation at all times, is peculiar
Importance at the present, the presi-
dent declared. Despite much that has
been done toward obtaining definite
information concerning the supply
and demand of foods, it is not let
clear, he said, what measures are
necessary to fundamental improve
ments.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-02-16
MINNEAPOLIS FIRE
FATAL TO TWELVE
HOTEL GUESTS LEAP TO DEATH
AS FLAMES APPRoAcH-FlvE
FALL IN FLAMES.
SOME OF INJURED WILL DIE
Shot up Front and Back Stair
ways-1o0 Guests, 81 Rooms
Only One Fire Escape.

Minneapolis, Minn.-Several lives
were lost early Sunday when fire
destroyed the Kenwood hotel, g.
story structure at Twelfth street and
Hennepin avenue.
More than a dozen injured persons
were rushed to hospitals, while 9th.
ers were taken to private homes.
Several of the injured will die.
Nearly score Of persons on the
top floor of the building were trap.
ped by the shooting flames which
suddenly enveloped the building and
were unable to escape.
The fire, which apparently broke
out in the basement Of the hotel, q
second-class rooming house, shot up
the front and back stairways, and
the building almost instantly was a
seething furnace.
Dozens of persons crowded at win.
dows on the second and third floors
Some leaped and others were forced
out by those behind A man and
woman pausing moment on the
window sill. leaped together while
the crowd cheered them. Both were
seriously injured.
Five Fall Into Flames.
A group of five persons, preparing
to jump into a net from the second
floor, suddenly fell back into the
flames when ledge on which they
were standing gave way. They are
believed to have persisted.
Greatest confusion prevailed and
the police were unable to keep q
check on the number of those escap
ing from the building. One man who
leaped to the icy ground was dead
when placed in an ambulance. A
woman who leaped with her flimsy
nightclothing aflame was reported to
have crushed her skull on the pave
ment.
Others clad only in night clothing
suffered greatly from exposure in the
10 below zero temperature.
Only One Fire Escape.
There were about 100 guests in
the 81 rooms when the fire broke out
According to the police there was
only one fire escape on the build
ing.
One woman, Mrs. Lucille Squire,
died OF injuries sustained when she
leaped from the top floor.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-02-16
.P|TTSBURG SUFFERS
GREAT FIRE Loss
GREAT SWITCH SIGNAL FACTORY
RUINED IN SATURDAY
NIGHT BLAZE.
EXACT CAUSE NOT KNOWN
Officials Believe Fire Result of Com.
bustion-started in Packing De-
partment-Frozen Water Plugs
Caused Great Delay.

Pittsburg, Pa.-The machine shop
building of the Union Switch and
Signal company, the largest plant for
the manufacture of switch signals in
the United States, and until recently
engaged in filling munition orders for
the European governments, located
at Swissvale, suburb, was destroy
ed by fire Saturday night with a loss
estimated at 100000.
The cause Of the fire has not been
determined, although officials of the
company believed it resulted from
spontaneous combustion.
The blaze started in the packing de-
partment of the building. Only few
men were at work in the building
at the time. For more than half an
hour it was impossible to throw any
water on the fire because of frozen
water plugs.
The machine shop building covered
100000 square feet 1t contained the
emergency hospital packing room.
experimental department and general
machine shop. More than 1000 shells
in the packing room awaiting ship
ment probably were destroyed.
According to the president of the
company, A. L. Humphrey, no shells
had been manufactured at the plant
since last November. The Union
Switch and Signal company, which
was founded by the late George West
inghouse in 1881, was recently taken
over by the Westinghouse Airbrake
company.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-02-16
GERMANY FAVORS
PEACE WITH us.
TAKES STEPS TO OPEN DISCUS
SION OF MEANS TO PREVENT
WAR WITH UNCLE SAM.
OVER SUBMARINE WARFARE
Want Conference on Safeguarding Of
American Ships and American
Lives on 6eas-kaiser's Ac-
ton No Surprise.

hington.-Germany has taken
steps to open discussion with the
United States of means of prevent
ing war between them.
In seeking an exchange of views
on the subject, however, it is not I'M
derstood that the Berlin government
proposed any modification of it's ruth
less submarine campaign, and Off
Gals here say they can not enter
upon such discussion while vessels
continue to be destroyed in violation
of the international law. The new
move is understood to be predicated
upon a willingness on Germany's part
to discuss especially the safeguard
ing Of American ships and American
lives on the seas, and backed by a
renewed expression of the desire of
the German government to prevent
the diplomatic breach from leading to
actual hostilities.
Just how American interests are
to be safeguarded If the German
wal. zone proclamation is to stand.
however, and whether any specific
means of preserving peace between
the two nations is included in the
communication has not been revealed
Might Embarrass Officials.
1t has been felt here that Germany
has been warned more fully than she
had any right to expect regarding
the attitude of the United States, and
that she decided on her course with
full knowledge of its results. 1t is
not felt that Germany will be in q
position to negotiate in the matter un-
til she has withdrawn from cam.
paign which the United States has
condemned with the most serious
step 1t could take short of war.
Officials, however, apparently are
not surprised at the German action.
v. s. Rejects Plan.
Washington, Feb. 13.-The United
States has rejected Germany's offer
to discuss differences between the
two nations while the ruthless sub
marine campaign is in progress.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-02-16
SUMMARY OF THE
WORLDS EVENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS OF BOTH HEMl-
SPHERES BOILED DOWN TO
LAST ANALYSIS.
ARRANGED F0RQUICKREADING
Brief Notes Covering Happenings In
This Country and Abroad That
Are Of Legitimate Interest
to all the People.

February IL was Lincoln's birthday
Switzerland has taken over Ger
man interests in Japan.
Chile will not sever diplomatic re-
lations with Germany at this time.
Our navy recruiting agents have
been instructed to Immediately enlist
$4,000 additional men,
Bulgaria has warned the United
States that 1t intends to support Ger
many In any eventualities.
A decree has been published al
Madrid placing all wireless stations in
Spaon under the control Of the gov
eminent.
Germany was satisfied in advance
that the European neutrals would not
take action of a radical nature against
her because of the launching of her
new submarine campaign.
The long wrangle over the political
situation in Norway has been ended
by the decision of the party CONTROL.
ing the parliament that there shall be
no reconstruction Of the cabinet.
Bar silver Saturday sold at 77%
cents an ounce, the highest quotation
since the outbreak of the war. Deal
ers were of the opinion that the price
of the metal would go considerably
higher.
Raymond B. Stevens of New Hamp-
shire was nominated by President
Wilson as a member Of the shipping
board to succeed Bernard N. Baker,
who resigned soon after being con-
firmed by the senate.
1t is announced that Germany has
notified Norway of her intention to
pay damages for loss of life on Nor.
wegian boats torpedoed in the Arctic
ocean and also for those killed when
two Norwegian boats were sunk in
the North sea last fall.
The Swedish government rejects
President Wilson's suggestion that
other neutral countries join with the
United States in severing diplomatic
relations with Germany and declares
it's intention to follow the strictest
neutrality as long as 1t is possible.
The parliamentary papers in Lon
don announce that the government
will ask supplemental vote of credit
for 200,000,0O0 pounds for war ex
penses to March 81. and also vote
of credit of 35O,OO0,0O0 pounds as q
CURED for the year ending in March
of 1918.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-02-16
SOMME TRENCHES
ATTACKED BY ALLIES
CAPTURE 215 PRISONERS AND
TAKE THREE-oUARTERs OF
A MILE OF FRONT.
AUSTRIANS CAPTURE ITALIANS
British Take 5000 Yards Of Turkish
Front-eermans Repulsed In Ga
licta-New Austrian Generals
Are In Command.

The British continue their opera
lions against the Germans with Ba-
paume their objective Sunday night
a strong system of trenches to the
north of Beaumont Hamel, in the An
ere region, extending over a front of
more than three-quarters of a mile
was captured and 215 Germans made
prisoners. South of the river, near
Pys, other trenches were taken and
German attempts to recapture their
lost positions south Of lly-Saillisel
were frustrated by the British guns.
Elsewhere along the line, trench
raids, bombardments and earial &C.
tivities have featured the fighting.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-02-16
Via Switzerland.

A friend of The Youths Companion
who read its account Of the genesis
of Lincoln's phrase, Government OF
the people, by the people, and for the
people" calls our attention to a let
ter In the New York Nation that dis
closes an anticipatory parallel in q
speech by DR.. Schinz, a member OF
the Superior Court of the canton OF
Zurich, at meeting of the Helvetic
Society in 1880.
"All Swiss governments" he said,
must recognize that they are mere
ly governments of the people, by the
people, and for the people (aus dem
Woke, durch das Volk, und fur das
Volk)."
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-02-16
Meeting a Shell Face to Face.

A British aviator who has been fly.
ing in France since the beginning OF
the war told Popular Mechanics the
story of meeting shell from a Ger.
man seventeen-inch gun while he was
in the air.
I was at an altitude of about six
thousand feet one day, and climbing
higher at an easy angle, when one
Of those big fellows, almost at the
end Of its long flight. came plough
ing along in the opposite direction.
First, dark little blur appeared
ahead at an angle of about thirty
five degrees above me. At first it
seemed to be coming right at me,
and l swerved to the left in an in
stinctive effort to dodge the threat
ened blow. Then a sort Of droning
hum became audible, and that sound
increased during the two or three
seconds that elapsed before the Dig
missile came up to me and swept
past. 1t was probably several hun
dred yards away at its nearest. but
the distance seemed less.
A few faint STRINGS Of air began
to rock my machine even before the
shell went by, but the full force of
the .'air wash" came a fraction Of
a second later. Then an almost solid
wall of air nearly threw me on my
beam ends, and l was really hard
put to it to get the Keeling machine
back on an even keel. For the next
mile or two the air was like water
in the wake of bldg side-wheeler,-
all chopped to pieces,-and the ma
chine rocked like springless motor
iorry going over cobbles. The air
was disturbed for some seconds after
a loud roar astern had told me that
the shell had come to earth.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-02-16
Deaths and Funerals.

The funeral of Mrs. A. D. Thayel
was held at Waverly Monday.
Friday the funeral of James w
Sneed, age 62, took place at Republic
Dr. Charles Van Schoick, dentist
and pioneer of Whitman county
died in Los Angeles. He was buried
at Colfax.
DIR. E. E. Fall, who had been Ill
for years suffering from paralysis
died recently. He was prominent ir
early day history in Walla Walla.
While seated at the supper table
]. T. Wiley. aged "a, of Foothill, neal
Spokane, one of General Sherman's
scouts in the civil war, was stricken
with apoplexy and died instantly.
The 4-year-old son of MT. and Mrs
Perry Bast, who live half mile
south of Palouse City, was instantly
killed Feb. 9 when the family team
ran away, throwing the child from
the wagon.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-02-16
THEY PLANNED TO SHOOT
POISON DARTS AT PREMIER
Lloyd George and Arthur Henderson
Had Narrow Escape Recently.

Derby. England.-The Guild hall
was crowded when Attorney General
Sir Frederick e. Smith opened the
case against the four persons accus
ed of conspiracy to murder Premier
David Lloyd George and Arthur Hen
derson, member of the war council.
The accused are Mrs Alice Wheel.
don. her two daughters, Miss Ann
Wheeldon, and Mrs. Alfred George
Mason, and Mrs. Mason's husband.
A sensation was created when At
torney General Smith alleged 1t had
been intended to murder the premier
with poisoned darts to be shot at
him while he was playing golf
Both the premier and Mr.. Hender.
son were to be killed, he added, by
means of poison handed by Mrs
Wheeldon to an agent, employed by
the military authorities, who had in.
gratiated himself into her favor. The
poison comprised hydro-chloride, stry
chime and an American Indian poi.
son called curero, said to be used
in poisoning arrows.
Asked as to the best way of poi
soning the premier, Mrs. Wheeldon
according to the attorney general
said the suffragettes had spent $500
in attempts to poison Lloyd George
and that an attempt also had been
made on Reginald McKenna. former
chancellor of the exchequer.
ut would be possible, she had sug.
gested." continued the prosecutor, Ito
drive a nail dipped with poison into
the boot of the victim. and such an
attempt had been contemplated when
Lloyd George suddenly left for France
Another method proposed was to
stick a poisoned pin in the victims
hat"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-02-16
GERMAN CONSUL, GETS BAIL.
With Lieutenant Brinsken He Puts up
$4,000 in Case at San Francisco.

With Lieutenant Brinsken He Puts up
$4,000 in Case at San Francisco.
Franz Bopp, former German consul
general. and Lieutenant George Will
helm Won Bricken, under sentence for
conspiring against American neutral
ity, put up $4,000 with the United
States district court at San Fran
cisco last week to save themselves
going to prison pending their appeal.
Won Brincken"s liberty was made
possible when C. G.. Crowley and
Mrs. Margaret Cornell, convicted as
sistants, surrendered themselves, thus
loosing for the army officer $4,000
bail money.
Former Vice Consul e. H. Won
Setback put UP $4,000, making a to-
tai of $4,000 supplied by patriotic
Germans and sympathizing German
Americans.
Crowley is now serving two years
in the federal prison on McNeil's
island, Wash, while Mrs. Cornell is
at San Quentin prison for year.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-02-16
Austrians Capture e65 Men.

There has been considerable fight
ing in the Austro-Italian zone and
in Mesopotamia between the British
and Turks. In the Gerizia sector of
the former theater the Austrians are
reported to have entered the Italian
trenches, inflicted heavy casualties on
the defenders and captured 665 men.
In addition machine guns, bomb
throwers and much war material were
taken. Rome admits the occupation
of small portions of the Italian front
line trenches in this region, but says
they are being kept under barrage
fire by the Italians.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-02-16
Edison 70 Years Old.

Orange, N. Thomas A. Edison
was 70 years old Sunday. He was
the guest of honor at banquet given
in his workshop Saturday night by
more than 1000 of his employees and
business associates. Letters of con-
graduation and good will were read
from President Wilson and many
others of note from all parts of the
world.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-02-16
Change in Austrian Armies.

Important changes may be expect
ed in the Austrian army command.
General Crobaitin is expected to re-
sign from the war ministry in favor
of General Baron Won Nuremberg.
Frederick, commander in chief, is ex-
pected to be replaced by Archduke
Eugene, commander in chief of the
forces operating against Italy, and
the latter by Field Marshal Baron
Franz Conrad Won Hoetzendorf, who
is to be entrusted with the organiza-
ton on a new basis Of the war against
Italy.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-02-16
eernstorff Sailed Wednesday.

Washington, d. Arrangements
are complete for the departure on
Wednesday of this week of Count
Won Bernstorff and his staff aboard
the steamship Frederick VIII. for
Christiania, Norway. The former am.
bassador and the personnel of the
embassy left Washington Tuesday
night.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-02-16

General Peter Osterhaus, who died
at his boyhood home on the Rhine q
few weeks ago at the age of ninety
four, was the last of the major gen.
erals that commanded a corps In the
armies that saved the Union. He
began his civil war career as major
in Missouri regiment, and won his
promotions by distinguished service
in many great campaigns.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-02-16
British Storm Turk Lines.

In Mesopotamia the British in their
operations against the Turks have
occupied a new front. of more than
six thousand yards, pushing back the
Turks for depth varying from 800
to 1000 yards.
In the eastern theater the Germans
captured Russian trenches near Stan
islau, in Galicia, but later were forced
to exacuate them. according to Pet
rograd.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-02-16
Utah VIII IA prv.

Salt Lake City.--By a vote of 80 to
6 the lower house refused to make
any changes whatever in the provi-
sions or language Of the original
Young dry bill, and returned 1t to
the governor. The governor signed
the measure Immediately.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-02-16
RECENT DEATHS.

Victoria, B. Graph Smith, min
lister of finance in the provincial cab
met.
Cambridge, Mass.-Charles ]. White
professor emeritus of mathematics at
Harvard university.
Seattle.-Captain Hanson B. Joyce
of Seattle, age 70, who was formerly
commander of the United States ca
BILE ship Burnside.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-02-16
Washington state Items.

A. B. Owen. age 81, formerly EN-.
ployed in the railroad shops as q
machinists helper, killed himself with
a razor Sunday.
Fred Kurtz, age AZ, a native of
Germany. and for the last six years
foreman for dairy company at Spo.
kane, was killed in an auto accident
Sunday.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-02-16
Saloon Robber eets $4,000.

Salt Lake City.-Knocking the son
of the proprietor unconscious lone
bandit grabbed $4,000 in downtown
saloon Saturday and made his es-
cape.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-02-16
KILLS FOUR, MAINS is TO 20

Southern Train Hits Street Car In
Louisville.
Louisville, KY, Feb. 12.-Four per.
sons were killed and between Is and
20 others injured early tonight when
Southern railway passenger train
struck heavily loaded street car at
a grade crossing in the western end
Of the city,
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-02-16
Ford Peace Bureau Quits.

Detroit, Mich.-Henry Ford's PR.
vate secretary confirms the dispatch
from London that the Ford peace bu-
reau at The Hague would be closed
on March l.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-02-16
The Swiss Object.

Paris.-Cette, the sole sea outlet
permitted to Switzerland by the Ger
man submarine note, is absolutely
incapable of supplying the country's
needs
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-02-16
Sweden Cares for German Interests

German interests in hostile coun-
tries which, in most instances have
been transferred from American to
Swiss representatives, have been ia
ken oyer in Russia and Egypt by
Sweden. British interests in Ger
many have been transferred to Hol-
land, and those Of Japan, Rumania
and Servia, as well as the United
States, to Spain.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-02-16
National SONG Week.

Springfield, Ill.-Governor Frank
O. Lowden set the week of Febru-
airy 1925 for the singing of national
songs in public and private schools
of Illinois.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-02-16
TO OPEN ALASKA COAL LANDS.

Limited Patent Authorities by Reso.
luton Which Passes Senate.
Washington, Feb. IA bill author
izing homestead entries on public
lands in Alaska containing coal, oil
or gas, with limited patent to the
entrymen reserving the coal, oil or
gas to the United States, was passed
tonight by the senate.