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The broad ax., 1917-09-01

To the Editor OF the Broad AK:
Allow me, through the columns Of
your paper, to call the attention of the
American people to this one cardinal
fact: That the Colored people of
America have ceased to being treated
as children or slaves or animals.
We have seen from the reports COM
ing through the public press that a
grave and unredeemable crime has
been committed in Houston, Texas, by
members of the oath U. s. Infantry,
heretofore known as the fighting Col
ored oath. Such a crime as should be
deplored and severely denounced by
all civilized people. A crime that will
long live in the minds of all true
Americans and it rightly should. AS
an American citizen and one who be-
Geves in equal justice to all mankind
regardless of race, creed or color, we
could not be. just to ourselves and to
our race and to the American people In
general uni ss we realized and de-
nounced in the severest terms such
happenings by any members of our race
or any race as for that, but we must
look first at the cause as well as the
effect, the surrounding circumstances
that led up to this catastrophe, such as
has never occurred in the annals of our
American Army.
I have a brother in this Inflated
regiment whom 1 have been in close
touch with since his connection with
it, and 1 have even received letters
from him, many of them from the
Philippines, from Mexico and parts of
the United States, reciting some of the
treatment he was receiving at the
hands of the people whom he came in
touch with. Among many of the let
tiers sent to me I find the most heart
rending language, telling me of the
cruel treatment he and his comrades
were receiving at the hands of the
good American people o.; of the dis
graceful determinations heaped upon
them and the want of redress when
they appeal to their superior officers.
And 1 well remember that while on the
border of Mexico his pathetic appeal to
me asking me to call upon Major Gen
eral Barry, whom he thought and they
thought was one of their few good
friends connected with the Army and
to appeal to him to help his regiment
out of the chaos. I did phone the Ma
ior's headquarters situated in this city
but did not get in touch with him,
however, but with one of his subordi-
mates who readily told me over the
phone, when 1 attempted to make an
engagement to meet the Major Gen.
eral, that it would be useless for me
to call upon the Major personally, as
he was not in command of the southern
department of the army but that this
department was under the command of
General Funston, (now deceased) and
the Major not having jurisdiction could
not do anything for the boys and at
the same time advised me to drop the
matter as he said he was sure that if
I sent the letter that was addressed to
me from my brother it would have to
90 to General Funston, and it might
not be well for my brother or his regi-
ment. Also this brother related to me
the many indignities his regiment was
receiving wherever it was stationed in
the United States, at California, on its
return from the Philippines, subse-
The broad ax., 1917-09-01

Postage on Mail for United States
Expeditionary Forces to be Fully
Prepaid.
Office of Third Asst P. M. Gen.,
Washington, July IA, 1917.
In order to prevent delay in dis
patch and secure prompt delivery of
letters, post cards, and printed mat
ter addressed to the United States
Expeditionary Forces in Europe, to
which the domestic rates of postage
apply (see Daily Bulletin of June q,
1910, it is important that the postage
be fully prepaid. To this end post
masters are requested to give the mat
ter the widest possible publicity and
advise patrons to hand in at the post
Office mail addressed to the expedi-
tionary forces in order that it may
be weighed, rated, and have the full
amount of postage affixed before the
sender leaves the Office.
Unpaid letters from soldiers in the
United States Expeditionary Forces in
Europe addressed for delivery in the
United States or its possessions are to
be rated with postage due at the single
rate only to be collected on delivery
as prescribed by Section 406, P. L.
and R.
A. M. DoCKERY,
Third Asst P. NJ. Gen.
I'd. B. 11400)
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Mrs. Rosa Morgsn-Cooper, the popu-
lar and successful milliner, at 300 8.
State street and her husband, Mr.. j.
n. Cooper returned home Saturday
morning from two weeks vacation
trip, visiting with relatives and friends
at Monmouth Ill, and Des Moines, Ia
They had a very delightful outing trip.
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instructions Regarding Postal None

Instructions Regarding Postal Money
Order and Registry Services.
Office of the Postmaster General
Washington June %, 1917.
In accordance with Order No. AS,
establishing a United States Mail
Agency in France, postmasters are in
formed that money orders may be is
sued at domestic rates payable at such
Agency. Payment will be made
promptly at headquarters OF the
Agency or at the branch assigned to
the military unit to which the payee
belongs.
The broad ax., 1917-09-01

Unwrapped and Unaddressed Maya
zines Prepaid One Cent
Office of the Postmaster General,
Washington, July 16, 1917.
Order No. sic.
The classification Of articles mail
able under Section Of the Act Of
August "a, 1912, authorizing the es-
tablishment of the parcel post service,
is extended so as to include unwrapped
and unaddressed copies Of magazines
intended for soldiers and sailors Of the
United States Expeditionary Forces
in Europe when mailed by others than
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MAIL MATTER TO AND FROM
THE UNITED STATES EXPEDl-
FIoNARY FORCES IN EUROPE.

The following instructions have been
issued by the Department in regard
to mail matter for and from the
United States Expeditionary Forces in
Europe:
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Postage Rates on Letters, Post Cards
and Printed Matter.

Office of the Postmaster General,
Washington, June Is, 1917.
Postmasters are informed that let
tiers, post cards and printed matter
originating in the United States or
any of its possessions for transmission
to the United States Expeditionary
Forces in Europe are subject to the
United States domestic classification,
conditions and rates of postage, and
that letters, post cards and printed
matter originating with such forces
for transmission to the United States
or its possessions are likewise subject
to domestic classification, conditions
and rates Of postage, except as modi-
fed by the provisions covering letters
Endorsed "soldier's letter" and con-
tanned in Section 400, Postal Laws and
Regulations.
No other than United States postage
stamps are valid for the prepayment
of postage on matter herein described.
Mail addressed to members OF the
Expeditionary Forces should bear the
complete designation of the division,
regiment, company and organization to
which the addressee belongs, as well
as the name and address of the-sender,
and be fully prepaid by postage stamps
affixed. Patrons should be instructed
under no circumstances to attempt to
designate on the addressed envelope
the location of the unit. The correct
manner of addressing such a letter
would be as follows:
John Smith, Jr.,
The broad ax., 1917-09-01

Order No. Alb. June 10, 1911
Pursuant to Section 4021, Revised
Statutes (Section 146s, Postal Laws
and Regulations), a Mail Agency is
hereby established at Bordeaux
France, or such other port in France
as may be more convenient for con-
Quoting the postal service in connection
with the United States Expeditionary
Forces in Europe, to be known as the
United States Mail Agency, in France
and Marcus 81. Bum is appointed as
Postal Agent in charge.
A. S. BURLESON,
ID. B. 1889 Postmaster General.
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COL. FRANKLIN A. DENISoN.

military
Coored and moments
regiment for Fort Logan Houston
Texas on to
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Co., X.--Infantry,

American Expeditionary Forces.
In the upper left hand corner is the
return address.
Postmasters shall forward all mail
matter addressed "American Expe-
dictionary Forces" to New York.
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the publishers, the postage thereon. to
be prepaid at the rate of one cent a
copy regardless Of weight. Magazines
to be accepted for mailing under this
order must have printed in the upper
right hand corner of the front cover
the following:
Notice to Reader.
When you finish reading this maya
zine place a 1-cent stamp on this no.
tice, hand same to any postal employee
and it will be placed in the hands of
our soldiers or sailors at the 'front.'
No wrapping-no address.
A. s. BURLESON,
Postmaster General.
Postmasters, will be given appro-
pirate instructions from time to time
as to the manner of forwarding such
magazines.
A. 8. BURLESON,
ID. B. 1899 Postmaster General.
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Domestic Parcel-Post Rates and Con-
dttions Applicable to and Prom q. 8.
Expeditionary Forces In Europe.
ONCE Of the Postmaster General,
Washington, July "a, 1917.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-18
SPEEDS UP
COALlNG SHIPS

by fitting the entire car on the side-a
great Improvement over the process
Oh unlocking trapdoor in the bottom
Oh the car and letting the coal slide
through. These machines have
capacity of 5000 tons each day.
Saving of time to the shipowner
here is shown by comparison with
Cardiff, the English port where the
largest tonnage of English coal is
ioaueu Tor export. In loading a YES
sell Tor example, the English shipper
uses a railroad car of ten or twelve
tons While the American uses one of
ntty TO ninety tons capacity, so that
the Cardiff docks must discharge from
nVe TO ten carloads to every one dis
charged In New York in order to main
tain the same speed.
Carried by Steel Golfers.
Steel Golfers ply between Boston
and Hampton Roads, distance of 600
miles. Each one of these ships is cana
BILE of making a round trip every week
and transporting $4,000 tons of coal
a year. A vessel of the same tonnage
however, carrying a cargo of coal from
CardiH to port 600 miles away
would take week at Cardiff to load
Its cargo and another week at its des-
tination to discharge it, Thus New
York laden ships can make three trips
to one for Cardiff laden vessel.
Such things as these are what places
New York as the greatest port in the
world and makes American coal CD
orators feel that there is a great op-
portunity for exporting American coal.
Five different companies within re-
cent months have established fleets of
specially designed carriers on the
theory that with our tremendous coal
supply and superior port facilities 1t
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-18
No Port in World as Well Equip
ped as New York to Ham
die Work.
SAVING IN Time IS SHOWN
High Speed Coal bumpers and Light
ers Simplify Work-10.o00 Tons
Can Be Loaded In Six
teen Hours.

New York.-War has speeded up
coaling of ships in the port Of New
York until no other port in the world
at the present time is as well equip
ped to handle this important task.
SO fast has become the coaling of
big vessels that enormous liners like
the Imperator can have their bunkers
filled to their capacity of 10000 tons
in 10 hours.
The reason for the increased speed
is largely high-speed coal bumpers
and fuel lighters. Each one of the
latter is able to give a ship 1000 tons
of coal in eight hours, an achieve
ment due mainly to special coal ele-
waiting machinery.
But ships requiring 1000 tons or
less are in the big majority, whether
transatlantic or coastwise trade is
considered. And 1t is not essential
that for such ships there should be a
loading device separate from the coal
barges to enable continuous stream
of barges to ply to and from coal
dumping stations.
In a Single Day.
For the average vessel a total of
300 tons is usually sufficient, and this
means that a ship of this sort may
discharge cargo and take on a new
one all In the course of q single day.
With the adoption Of the modern
lighter 1t is an easy matter to load
coal while the cargo is being unload
ed and n new one taken on One mod
ern high-speed lighter can coal three
such ships in an eight-hour day.
This development of modern light
ers is equalled by better facilities for
transferring coal from cars to barges.
Huge steel dumping machines now
take up 50-ton car bodily, elevate 1t
and empty its contents into the barge
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-18

tone? Admitting my actions may seem
unusual in your eyes. I'm your father,
and not answerable to you. Neither do
1 concede your right to-ah-tear a
passion to tatters-"
Too deeply moved for speech or
tears, Lydia watched him with eyes of
profound dependency.
"Well, what about this card2 I've
satisfied you, haven't 1? How much
longer do you mean to keep me wait
ing?" And now he must lash himself
into an insensate ragel
mo longer" Lydia told him quietly.
I'm quite ready to tell you what little
1 know. And then perhaps you'll tell
me whether Downing street employs
Mr.. Southpaw Smith, card sharper, and
why"
"Good heavenl" The exclamation
was one of uncomfortable dismay. IN
consciously, perhaps, he clutched the
edge of the table for support, and
again his left hand stole toward his
heart. whats that you say? Smith !
What do you know about him? What
nus nc " QO Will
"If you'll listen to me-"
Subsiding into chair, Craven lis
tened alphabetically and without inter-
ruption to his daughters succinct story
of the attack and robbery, Quoin's in
Prevention and recovery Of the puzzle
box.
She watched him as closely. Was
he merely acting again7 What was
really working in the mind behind
those inscrutable eyes7
That's all know" she concluded.
How the card got into the box 1 can't
say-unless this man Smith put 1t
there when he replaced the necklace at
MIR. Quoin's direction. 1 presume a
card sharper would have sleight of
hand enough to do that undetected."
ut couldn't be worse" said Craven
huskily, lingering the knave of dia-
monds.
He rose. moved unsteadily to the
center table, and helped himself to the
remainder of the brandy.
You should have told me first
thing" he mumbled.
IF you hadn't misled me, shouldn't
have hesitated an instant, father; but
L was silly enough-it seems-to hope
that by saying nothing might ward
on danger from you"
yes" he agreed simply, st would
have been better if I'd told you the
truth. But then, of course, you
wouldn't have consented to bring the
stun In. And how was to know they
were watching me so closely? How did
they guess I'd"
'They'?"
He gave her a sullen glance. "Smith
and Colonel Gordon. Gordon's the
other crooks name-if Quoin forgot to
tell you Curse It'll Why didn't you
tell me this first?"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-18
Blow Up Their Boats in Waters
Around the Emerald
Isle.
THREATEN COAST VILLAGES
To Remark, I'VE Thought You Liked
the lrish," They Retort, "Ah, You
Don't Know Us Veto
Cut Food Supply.

Skibbereen, County Cork.-German
gagged in the destruction Of the Irish
fishing fleets in the waters around
these coasts. OF course 1t Is impossi-
BILE to designate here the exact local
tiles where or the dates when the Prus-
sian pirates did their cowardly work.
But their purpose is plain to all the
world-to cut off part of Ireland's and
Englands food supply, for mackerel
TEEN In these waters.
The submarines were busy many
miles outside from Kenmare In Kerry
to Howth on Dublin bay. Many fish
ing craft are at the bottom Of the sea,
and the men who owned them and the
fishermen who worked on them are
ruined financially.
Affixed Bombs on Boats.
On a certain evening about seven
O'Clock the fishing fleet put out from
Baltimore, on Baltimore bay, near
Skibbereen. The first numbered about
eighty boats of all classes and en-
braced several boats from Arklow,
County Wicklow. A few hours after
the fleet set out a German U-boat of
the latest pattern, about 300 feet in
length, appeared. The submarine did
not waste torpedoes or shells on the
defenseless fishing boats; the crew
simply placed bombs on 10 of them
and so destroyed them.
Only three minutes were allowed
the hapless fishermen to get into their
small boats; then all their belongings,
which in many cases included con-
siderable sums of money. were sent to
the bottom. Had it not been for the
appearance of British patrol, which
caused the submarine to submerge at
once, 1t is certain that all the fleet
would have been destroyed. Those
that escaped returned TO port with an
of fish. but are not ventur-
ing out again, so that In one night
the fishing fleet of Baltimore has been
put out of action by the Germans,
which means loss of many thousands
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-18
That you owe me

"what ! still think: That you owe me
an explanation"
"That's so; but first I'd like to get at
this matter of the card"
Father" Lydia interrupted. a
heightened color glowing in her cheeks,
"are you still feeling illY'
He questioned her with a look of sur
prise. mo" he said slowly. I'm all
right now-I presume. Why?"
"Then / think / must insist on your
explanation. You forget how you've
treated mellow you've deceived me,
made me an accessory to a mean crime,
how you've hurt me, shamed me-"
Checking her with a gesture and a
word eloquent Of deep pain, "Please ]"
he sighed desolately, dropped into a
chair, and drew a hand YEARLY across
his face. perhaps you're right; and
feel l owe you an apology even more
than an explanation. Well, the fact is
l couldn't resist Betty. She was de-
termined to smuggle, and she won me
over; and, sure they'd catch her if any
thing was attempted in the usual way,
hit on the scheme of using you with
out your knowledge. Being an alien,
you were too facile a convenience to
be resisted. God forgive mel lied to
my girl :"
"But why need you have kept it up?
Only little while ago you were telling
me how easily a thief might have Sc
cured the counterfeit"
"That wasn't altogether fancy, you
know" he insisted-as if a substratum
of truth could mend the breach be-
tween them Betty herself used the
counterfeit to fool the inspectors"
He bent forward and picked up the
knave of diamonds, frowning thought
fully.
as that all you have to say to me?"
the girl persisted.
"What more can say?" he expostu-
lated, aggrieved. I'm sorry. / deeply
regret having deceived you. / apollo
gizei What more do you want?"
Lydia gave a gesture of despair.
Nothing, l suppose-unless you will
answer me one question honestly. Are
you or are you not in the English Sc
cret service"
Craven's face darkened. my dear
girl" he said slowly, "are you sure
you've any right to talk to me in this
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-18

Mrs. Helen Hill Weed, daughter of
the Connecticut congressman, who by
her clever defense of herself and her
twelve sister-suffragettes has won the
admiration of the court and all men,
bers Of the bar who followed with In
terest their trial for constructing the
traffic" in front of the White House
recently.
This ardent suffragist took upon her.
self the duties of counsel and won
great favor with the lawyers by her
skillful cross-examinations. Mrs. Weed
never studied law in her life but she
certainly made things hum some In the
Washington courtroom.
Despite her strong defense, the suf-
fragists were adjudged guilty and fined
S25 apiece. Two of the ladies paid,
the other eleven electing to serve three
days in jail-the alternative. Mrs.
Weed was one of the eleven to choose
Jail. Upon their release they were roy
ally feted by the woman's party In the
capital.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-18
SUBMARINES RAID IRISH FISHERMEN

of pounds to the poor fishermen and
their families. Among the fishing
boats sunk were two fine motorboats
belonging to the Baltimore Piscatoriai
schools, a motorboat the property Of
John Beamish, Skibbereen, and two
motorboats owned by Mr.. CottrelL
Baltimore, worth several hundred
pounds each.
The pirates did not spare even the
smallest craft, for they bombed two
open boats. With a great hammer
they smashed to bits the engine of a
little boat belonging to John Dono-
van Of Castletownshend and left Il to
drift about.
No lives were lost, but for that the
Huns deserve no thanks, for they re-
fused the fishermen permission to take
oars into their punts.
One Cape Clear man, resenting this
refusal, ventured to remark to the cap
tain of the submarine:
Il thought We Germans would do
nothing to the Irish-that We liked
usT
'Ah, my dear fellow, you don't know
the Germans yet" was the command
er's curt reply.
The Germans intimated that they
had sunk all the Kinsale fishing boats
as they had come along to Baltimore.
and that off Dunmore they had de-
stroyed the Waterford fishing fleet.
They made no secret of the fact, but
on the contrary boosted about It and
declared that they would have every
Irish fishing boat at the bottom of
the sea before a month. Furthermore
one of the submarine crew said they
intended Smelling villages on this
coast shortly.
"It's All Up Now"
CONSERVATION and despair have
seized our unfortunate fisherfolk.
ut Is all up now, sir" said a Balti-
more skipper. when they are sinking
our fishing boats" When / told him
l would expose the Huns deviltry he
joyously exclaimed:
"Oh. then, do, sir Tell all America
the Germans are the worst savages
on earth, and that this is their most
cowardly blow yet, and that we hone
and trust that with the aid of our xIth
and kin over there the archfiends will
soon be swept from the face of the
earth"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-18
CHAPTER XII.

The door had barely closed when
Craven returned, now at least outward
ly quite himself again. He brought
with him the puzzle box, still open, the
necklace exposed on its bed of cotton
wool.
"You saw this in there just now, of
course. l WONDER" he unused, with a
hint of remorse. what you must have
thought7'
Il thought" she told him stoutly,
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-18
Hollands Great bikes.

One Of the great dises of Holland
is 40 miles long, starting far up in the
country, near the Yssel river, and con-
tinuing across the Hook of Holland to
the sea. 1t was built in sections, and
for seven centuries has held back the
waters from the low-lyjlg fields. 1t is
40 feet broad at the base. 80 feet broad
at the top, and its height varies from
IS to 35 feet.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-18
will only be a question of time before
America is shipping her coal to all
parts of the globe.
ABOUT 100000 DEAD
IN BATTLING ARMIES

New York.-From a careful
study of what has been made
public regarding casualties in
the three years of war, it appears
that about 100000 combatants
have lost their lives and about
100000 have been killed, cap
tured, reported missing or so
badly wounded that they can
not return to the front. This
takes no account of the millions
of slightly wounded men.
The table below gives the
losses of all the fighting nations
In killed and in men put out of
the struggle by death, wounds,
sickness or capture:
ENTENTE ALLIES.
Total Killed
captured or
a,,t1
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-18

A government bureau In the Phil
ippines is trying to supply a dearth of
native food fish In certain waters By
imported Chinese carp.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-18

The investment in the electrical In
dustries of this country is equal TO
the assessed valuation of real property
and Improvement In Greater New
York.