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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-13
EXPLOSION in PENNSYLVANIA

A munitions plant at Chester,
Penn, was blown up Tuesday killing
112 and injuring 121 others, many
Of them being mortally injured.
A large number Of the injured
were women and girls. Rumors Of
plot have been investigated, and it
is thought to have been accidental.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-13
Another Railroad
For Bingham County

Bingham county is to have rail-
road extending from SheHey to
Taylor and Goshen and south to
Presto unless plans are changed.
A feeble effort is being made to
get it changed to run thru the rich
farming belt lying southwest of Pres
to and join the main line at Black
foot, but so far as we know nothing
seems likely to come of this effort.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-13
LANDING MUNITIONS IN MEXICO

A steamer laden with guns and
munitions ran ashore on the west
coast of Mexico to avoid capture by
a United States gun boat.
Part of the cargo was taken
aboard the gun boat.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-13
BLACKFOOT BOY A
WEST POINT GRADUATE

Stewart Hoover, son of DR.. and
Mrs. C. A. Hoover, will be graduated
with his class at West Point on the
twentieth of April. The graduation
of classes in both the naval and army
schools is being set in advance OF
the regular time because the men are
needed for war preparations.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-13
PRESIDENT AND
CONGRESS DIFFER
ON DRAFTING MEN

President Wilson proposes draft
ing two million men for service In
the army, but congress proposes
making request for volunteers and
giving men a chance to offer their
services.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-13
SEVEN BILLIONS FOR WAR

The committee on ways and means
has reported favorably on measure
for appropriating five billion dollars
in bonds and two billion in treasury
certificates for war purposes.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-13
U.BoATs IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN

Submarines are operating on the
Pacific ocean, and wireless messages
have been sent out by the navy de-
partment warning all vessels to look
out for them.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-13
liner HITS A NINE

LINER HITS A NINE
The American liner New York
struck a mine near Liverpool and
was badly damaged but was able to
get into port.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-13
April II, 1917.


c. S. BEEBE, Agent & Adjuster,
Blackfoot, Idaho.
Dear Sir:
Referring to fire loss of yesterday, beg to
thank you for the prompt and efficient man.
ner in which this was handled, and for the
draft in full settlement.
Please write me "Beebe Policy on this
house again when completed.
Yours truly,
CIV. FISHER
The Washington herald., 1917-08-07

army. provided that they are other
vile euAlified for examination by age
and ftness for promotion as provided
by existing law.
Lack Of tonnage to carry troops to
Europe ID one reason why the Ma
Honai Guard will be Quartered In the
South. says Secretary Of War Baker
in letter to Senator Weeks. Of Mas
sachusetts.
Mr.. Baker says he was determined
to send the Guard abroad before send
ing the draft army. and. then pro-
ceeds:
plans for the dispatch of our forces
to France depend not only upon the
training and equipment, but also upon
the advisability of sufficient tonnage
for transportation. Had 1t been possi-
BILE to procure before winter transpor-
tation to France for the National
Guard of all States in the North, II
is quite possible that my advisers
would have recommended that the
National Guard be placed in canton
ments in the North.
Had such a plan been proposed and
given effect and tonnage been SUM-
cient, the approach of winter would
have found the National Guard in a
climate where outdoor training would
have been iInpracticable. 1t would
then have been necessary, after con-
siderable expenditure for the con-
struction of cantonments, to trans
port them to the South, build new
cantonments and possibly return them
to Northern harbor for embarka-
ton. Hence it was decided to con-
struct cantonment shelter for the Ma
ioanl Guard in the South"
Mr.. Baker also says that when it
was found "due to the price of ma
terial' that the sum appropriated for
thirty-two cantonments was not suff1-
cient, and that there would be only
about sixteen, the fact that the Ma
tional Guard owned tentage was a
reason for placing 1t under canvas in
Southern climates. In this way, their
training would not be delayed.
"In the sites which have been Sc
iected," says the Secretary of War.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-07
Army and Navy News
Best Service Column I'm CITY.

w. w. Warwick, comptroller, holds
that retired enlisted men of the Ma
rine Corps called into active duty are
not entitled to pay of a higher rating
or grade than that held by them at
the time of their retirement. The
act of May Is. 1917, provides, among
other things, for employment. of re-
tired enlisted men of the army either
with their rank or in higher enlisted
grades. This is held not to apply to
the Marine Corps, although the pay
of marines is by law based on the nav
provided for like grades in the infan-
try Of the army.
Senator Warren, in a bill just intro
duced, proposes, that during the per-
iod of the present war marriage shall
not be bar to the examination of en-
listed men Of the regular army and
officers of Philippine Scouts for ap-
pointment as second lieutenant of the
The Washington herald., 1917-08-07
CONTEMPLATION.

Yes, this is best, o heart!
Here's peace, and the cool touch Of
pitying Night,
No more around US ghosts Of dead
dreams hover,
.Tis true. thy wounds still bleed and
sorely smart,
Yet moonlit trees shall heal them
with delight,
Tear out the ragged page of memory,
o poppy-poisoned lover!
Along these star-hushed pathways
you shall run.
Forgetting Life flung roses in the
sun
Roses that turned to dust; ahi this
is best;
To lay old tears and partings on the
breast
OF uncomplaining night Be
glad. be free!
Go not through Pans cathedrals,
sadly signing,
Deaf to his music; you shall soon
recover.
o heart. amid Nights solitude un-
dying,
For now Loves fevered days and
dreams are over.
Night and the stars-and winds for
ever blowing,
Heart. these are yours; the mating
songs Of birds.
The patient pines that murmur cryp-
tic words,
And laughing rills. and quiet rivers
flowing,
You shall be one with the majestic
Sea
Hold converse with the slumber-
lidded hills,
Whose calm. mysterious beauty ever
thrills
The soul to thoughts of immortality.
Yet. heart. before you take the Night
for bride,
lift Gp a farewell-prayer to the One
Who made Loves MONDAY garden
Ike the sun,
Wherein no darkness came till Sum-
mer died,
Wisdom and Truth and Beauty, and
brave tears.
These all you have. o heart-sO let
The rains warm kiss and Nights
inmensity
Shall give you songs to speed the
tagging years.
fes, this Is best-you shall be Nights
fond lover.
Fo< now Loves feyered days and
dreams are over. .
u Corson Miller. in New York
Times.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-07

THE CURE
They gave me epicac and squills
To cure me Of my inner ills.
They gave me sundry medic grains
To ease me Of my pressing pains.
They gave me oil and Quinine, too,
And sundry herbs from far Kazoo,
And not a pill or tonic dose
Relieved me Of my inner woes.
And then came one who said, Look
here,
The thing you needs a dose of cheer,
With now and then instead of dope
"A cup or two of sweS tened hope"
And marvellous indeed to tell
II was not long ere l was well,
And walking round without doubt
That 1 could knock the Cosmos out.
Copyright, BIZ
The Washington herald., 1917-08-07
The Shinkage of German Gold.

The boast of Germany has been
her gold reserve, which sustained the
most expertly balanced money sys-
tenn in the world. Her financiers
had pyramided one issue of paper on
another, until her credits, in compar-
ison to the gold that supported them,
caused the bankers OF other nations
to gasp. Germany smiled in quiet
confidence at the fears Of the out
side world. She pointed to her gold
reserve, second only to that of
Britain; she showed that war had not
caused it to decrease, but that it
even showed a slight increase.
The turn, however has come at last.
The neutrals who sell to Germany are
calling for gold. Switzerland, Hol-
land, the Scandinavian countries are
beginning to be doubtful of German
paper. They see the specter Of de-
feat, Of reputation of debt, ahead
Of the beleaguered central empires.
They know what a top-heavy paper
currency means. They know that If
Germany goes down in defeat, utter
bankruptcy will be one of the hand
maidens Of such disaster, that her
paper will be worthless for years to
come, that every man, woman and
child in the whole Prussian hesemony
will be hopelessly impoverished. They
are beginning to exercise some of the
prudence Of the shrewd merchant,
and Germany will brandish her sword
at them in vain.
Turkey and Bulgaria, financed bv
Germany, also are calling on her for
gold. They can no longer be kept
goi on paper. There is a limit to
all things. There Is a limit even to
the elasticity Of Germany's financial
system and even to the gullibility of
her dupes. The magic of her system,
Of her way Of doing things, is de-
pendent entirely on that one word
victory" Take that away and the
glamour OF Prussianism yanishes.
That is one Of the potent reasons for
the apparent GOODNESS developing be-
tween her and her allies. They wish
to leave themselves a possible line
of retreat in case all Prussian plans
go awry.
Seeing her gold reserve decline, Ger
many IL caIIfn0 nm H. S,,.ts,,I ,.L
jects for all the gold jewelry they pos
sess. The response is reported to
be disappointing. 1t is not enough
to bolster up the steady shrinkage in
the treasure vaults. There is no
other supply of the precious metal.
1t is one thing which Prussian
science" Prussian chemistry, can
not find a substitute for. She may
feed her people on chemicalized food,
she may even triumphantly assert
that she gets blood out of stone,"
but she cannot transmute gold, or
hypnotic her neighbors into taking
something ''just as good" When the
history Of the war comes to be writ
ten. IL may be found that Germany's
desperation during the summer and
fan Of 1917 was based not so much
on the fearful undernourishment of
her people, as upon the steady out
ward flow Of gold. depicting the sup
ply which was the foundation stone
Of the whole war structure.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-07
Or Fishtiag Forces.

y
After four month of war-or rather
of war preparation-the American
people can survey the scene with some
degree Of satisfaction. We have not
made such bad showing. after all.
Without single drafted soldier In
volved. we have 10000 men under
arms. Within another six or eight
weeks we will have not less than 1900
900 under arms-perhaps 10000 more
than that. Which is very consider
able army. even in a world war. .
Exact figures. Of course. are unob-
tainable, but It. is safe to say. that
Great Britain did not exceed these
figures in December. 1914. four months
after Germany broke through Belgium.
The comparison is hardly fair in one
respect; England lost an army OF more
than 10000 men in the retreat from
Mons to the gates Of Paris-her regu-
lar army. Furthermore, she depend
ed upon recruiting. and not upon con-
scription. throughout the early period
of the war. But to counter-balance
these things. her peril. her need. was
dire and imminent; she had sense
Of the meaning of war, and the danger
to hers-lf. which the American people
probably never will possess. But
Kitchener assuredly had not more than
100000 men under training and in
the field by New Year of 1915. and
America will surpass that figure in
an equal period of preparation.
Our record is creditable. Some things
have not gone as well as might be
wished. but nothing has been botched.
The food bill is the one war measure
that has been indefensibly delayed.
The other great elements, including
transcription and shipping. have been
handled efficiently. Our new armies
are to be raised on schedule time, and
the one single thing that occasions
worry now is our ability to put them
in the neld. To transport an army
of a million or more men is a task
never before attempted. Outside of
Great Britain, the United States is
the only nation that would dream Of
attempting it. We are attempting it
despite the fact that our merchant
marine has been lamentably small for
a generation. We have to improvise
shipping as well as an army. We shall
succeed in the program. We must
succeed. We are ready to spend the
millions required, to take every pos
sible step to put our new army in the
field by next spring and summer, and
we cannot allow ourselves to think
Of failure.
We do not require the New York
Staats-Zeitung to weep over the pros
pect that it may be unconstitutional
to take our conscripted levies out of
American territory for foreign service,
or to wall over our failure to get
volunteer army. There will be an an
swer to such palaver in due time.
Some of the best evidence that our
soldiers are going to cut a decisive
figure in the fortunes of the war is
to be found in Berlin itslef. Both Of
fcials and the German press treat
our participation in the war in a de-
cidedly different tone from that which
they adopted so contemptuously two
months ago. They realize now that we
mean business, that there will be
no turning back.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-07
WOULD MARK "VICE" ZONE.

Stricter moral conditions around
military posts and training camps are
aimed at in a bill written by Senator
Weeks, of Massachusetts, The bill,
which was introduced yesterday au-
thorizes the Secretaries of War and
Navy to maintain zones barred
against vice. Even 'loitering" by
suspicious characters Is punishable.
me penalties are one year in Jail
or 1900 fine.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-07

The funniest stunt" the State De-
partment has done recently was to
send the Mexican Ambassador as
surances that one OF Ryley Grannon's
stories was inaccurate. Ryley thrives
on inaccuracies.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-07

Haeckel and the self-styled yellow
Journal having gotten into an ar
gument- there Is no doubt that the
recent heat wave has reaped a full
harvest
The Washington herald., 1917-08-07

The German courtplaster plot gives
the lie to the statement that the
Teuton autocracy Is not considering
the United States seriously in the
light Of an enemy.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-07

Those anonymous letters attacking
Senator Reed through the reproduc-
ton Of an article by George Creel,
written some years ago, were among
the things not passed by the censors.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-07

The Socialists are finding quite a
few deserters from their ranks. And
they don't like it one whit better than
Uncle Sam likes defections from his
ranks.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-07

Mr.. Hoover Is our food dictator" !"
but advices from the cabarets show
that the head waiter Is still an i'm
portant figure in the matter Of food
control
The Washington herald., 1917-08-07

training of the National Guard may
be continued throughout the winter.
During the winter, II not before.
It Is hoped that suficient tonnage will
be available for the pispatch Of most
OF the National Guard to France:
namely. those divisions properly
equipped and trained for service In
war;
The Washington herald., 1917-08-07

1t is high time that poor Stockholm
be given a rest from these never
ending paper Socialist conferences"
The Washington herald., 1917-08-07

It is little wonder that Ambassador
Gerard cIung so closely to that little
green bag Of his now that we
know what was in 1t.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-07

Our idea of an interesting CONVEX
sation would be one in which Keren-
sky and Carranza told what they
know about politics.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-07

Wolf packs have outcasts living on
the killings OF the pack. We have
slackers.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-07

The poor old Dodo bird serves as
an excuse for man crimes. Give
the glyptodon or the matriculoopus a
chance.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-07
TUESDAY. AUGUST !. 1917.
ALNE o. CHEER
THE EITRE

Cwntt-n especially for rhe Washington Hsrald.l
By John Kendrsck Bangs
The Washington herald., 1917-08-07

Russia was in chaos yesterday,
she's united today. Tomorrow?
The Washington herald., 1917-08-07
SUMMER RESORTS.

ATLANTIC CITY. n. ,.
Na~v r1.~s.~ Ky. Ave. and Beach. Garsec
NeW Siaftou Booklet. 8. <. BoNIFAcE
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-06-29
SALTS IS FINE FOR
KIDNEYS, OUT MEAT
Flush the Kidneys at once when Back
hurts or Bladder bothers-Meat
forms uric acid.

No man or woman who eats meat regu.
larry can make a mistake by flushing
the kidneys occasionally, says a we'll
known authority. Meat forms uric acid
which clogs the kidney pores 80 they
sluggishly filter or strain only part of
the waste and poisons from the blood,
then you get sick Nearly all rheuma-
tism, headaches, liver trouble, nervous
ness, constipation, dizziness, sleeplessness,
bladder disorders come from sluggish kid
neys.
The moment you feel dull ache in the
kidneys OF your back hurts, or if the
urine is cloudy, offensive, full of sedi
ment, irregular OF passage or attended
by q sensation Of scaldine. get about four
ounces Of Jad Salts from any reliable
pharmacy and take tables oonful in
a glass of water before breakfast for i
few days and your kidneys Will then act
fine. This famous salts is made from
the acid Of grapes and lemon juice, com
bued with lithia and has been used for
generations 70 flush clogged kidneys and
stimulate them to activity, also to neu
tralize the ACIDS in urine SO it no longer
causes irritation, thus ending bladder dis
orders
lad Salts IS inexpensive and can
not injure makes delightful effer-
veseent Iithia-water drink which all reg
uIar meat eaters should take now and
then to keep the kidneys clean and the
tlaod pure thereby avoiding serious Kid.
uey complications.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-06-29

table Compound. ] soon commenced %
get better and am now well and able to
do my own homework. l can recon-
mend Lydia f. Pinkhams Vegetable
Compound to any woman as wonder
full health restorer. - Mrs BLANCHE
JEFFERSON, 7O3 Lyon St, Des Moines.
This famous remedy, the medicinal
ingredients Of which are derived from
highly priced roots and herbs, has for
forty years proved its value in such
cases. Women everywhere bear VII
ling testimony 70 the wonderful virtue
Of lydia L. Piakham' s Vegetable Corr
pound.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-06-29

day had it not been
for Lydia F Pink
h am s Vegetable
Compound. suf
fered from a serious
female trouble and
the doctors said /
could not live one
ear without an
operation. My hts
band objected to the
operation and got
me to try Lydia Z.
PinkhaTn s Y e e q
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-06-29

Mrs. Waiter " Moore. who visit
her parents MI. and Mr. Ed.
ward mltdae. Winchester avenue.
IN. ior her nome in Jamestown
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-06-29
TO GO CAMPING

Miss Reya Bender Will leave This
evening ior Baltimore 10 join a party
NAT win 80 camping along the Gbes-
speake
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-06-29
THIS WOMAN
told TO CHOOSE
Between Operation and
Death. Cured by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Des Moines, Iowa. - My husband
saws | would have been in my grave to.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-16
CAPT. johnson
TAKES THE MAUI

The dean of the Aatson Navigation
COmpanys masters. Capt. Peter John
son. is making his ias- Foyage as
commander Of the Matson liner Will
helDina, it was learned today when
the steamer arrived this morning from
San Francisco.
When the Wilhelmina reaches San
Francisco again January 50 Capt
Johnson will leave her and stay
ashore supervising final work on the
new Matson flagship Maui, of which
he has been given command. as an
nounced by the Star-Bulletin last
June.
Capt. Francis ". Edwards, now
commanding the hanoa, will bring the
Wilhelmina to Honolulu next time
on February 10 and will command her
permanently. He is the youngest
skipper of the Mat3on fleet and one
Of the most popular.
Capt. Arthur l.. Soule Of the Lur-
line will get the Manoa and Capt.
William NJ. Rind of the Hyades will
get the Lurline. Capt. Charles Pc
terson keeps the Matsonia. The Hya-
des' new skipper has not 5een decid-
ed uDon.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-16
SEVERAL ACCIDENTS,
NONE VERY SERIOUS

Accidents for Monday and Tuesday
which have been reported to the po-
lice include the fall George Palmer
took last night when he slipped while
stepping from Rapid Transit car at
Fort De Russy station, Waikiki, and
the crushing of All Choy's wheelbar-
row when it was struck on Hotel
street in front of the A. B. Arleigh
store Tuesday. afternoon by Stella
Peek driving auto 1906. d"
This morning s. Lucas, driving auto
1877. struck a Japanese wagon driven
by one Hidasuke, near the corner OF
Wilder avenue and Piikoi streets. The
Japanese was taken to the Queens
hospital and Lucas was arrested on
a charge of Needless driving About
noon there was a report of collision
at the corner of Lunalilo and Victoria
streets between a truck and Rapid
Transit car, with no serious conse-
quenees. t." az"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-16
LODGE LIE PROGRESS
HOLDS INSTALLATION
OF ITS NEW OFFICERS

The 1917 officers of Lodge lie Pro-
gres de rOceanie, No. 81, +. & A.
NJ, jurisdiction OF the grand lodge OF
California, have been installed as fol-
lows by Past Master Lawrence A.
Kerr.
John Smyth, worshipful master;
Clarence Wilder Ashford, senior war.
den; John Henry Ketcheson, junior
warden; Caref Justus de Roo, treas
urer; Ross Hamilton Bemrose, p NJ,
secretary; Ed Towse, P. NJ, chaplain;
Richard Summers Kelley, marshal;
Charles Francis Merrill, senior dea.
con; CASTOR John Boisse, junior dea-
con; Harry Sanford Decker, senior
steward; Alfred kapaIa Magoon, jun.
for steward; William Chaffie Kenake.
tyler.
District Deputy Jas. F. Fenwick
acted as marshal. A banquet at the
Masonic temple, with L. A. Kerr as
POSTMASTER, followed the ceremonies
Notable, addresses were made in res
ponse to the traditional toasts. The
speakers included Bros. Smyth, Ash.
ford, Taylor, Schnaek, MacTntyre,
Towse, and .Bemrase. t,<~z1 -. aE@
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-16
.H|LO TO HAVE
!. N CA. SOON

Hiio took the first step in the for
nation Of a Y. NJ c. A. this week,
when a temporary organization was
formed to establish an association in
that city. On Monday at a meeting
Of leading businessmen Of Hilo. with
DR.. r. ID. Williams and Lloyd r. Kill
lam of Honolulu present: l.. G. Lyman
was named as chairman and Stephen
Desha, Jr, as secretary Of the first
organization.
DR.. r. ID. Williams, a member of the
territorial executive committee Of the
Y. NJ. {. A, and Lloyd r. Killam, exc
cutive secretary, spent one week in
the Crescent City interviewing lead
ing residents OF that city on the need
of an association. The meeting was
largely attended, and the first plan for
permanent organization will be In
stituted at once.
Two years ago a plan was proposed
to establish an association in Hilo,
but at that time it was believed that
it would be necessary for the erection
of building Immediately. Since the
Kauai association was formed and has
proved successful. the residents of
Hilo interested believe that an assO-
citation based on the Kauai plan will
be welcomed.
The committee has advised the use
of halls. churches and other buildings
for the association until such time as
a building can be erected. Members
of the committee are especially inter
ested in promoting association work
among the plantation laborers. Kill
lam said today upon his return that
he expected a permanent organization
to be formed within the next few
weeks.