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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-27
HARRISON, IDAHO,
DESTROYED BY FIRE
SITUATE ON EAST SIDE cOEUR
D'ALENE LAKE ON ROAD
TO MINES.
ESTIMATED LOSS IS $500, 900
All Business and Hall Residence Sec
ton Entirely Wiped Out-Aid Sent
From Surrounding Towns and
from Spokane.

Harrison, Idaho. = This thriving
town, gateway on the east side of
Lake Occur d'Alene to the famous
mines in the Occur d'Alene district,
was half wiped out by fire Saturday.
Nearly all the business houses
and stocks have been destroyed and
many fine residences are burned.
The homeless are being cared for by
their more fortunate townsmen and
merchants are sending for stocks
and planning to rebuild.
The estimated losses total $500, 900,
about half Of which is covered by in
surance.
Governor Alexander declares he be.
lieves that the fire started from a
spark from a switch engine, and he
urges that Secretary of State William
T. Dougherty investigate.
The governor has advanced the
city $1,000 and has promised more
If necessary and troops or deputies
with which to guard the city.
The postofflce has reopened in the
Harrison hotel.
AT least 20O persons are without
homes as a result of the fire.
The only business blocks remain.
ing in Harrison are the o. w. R. &
N. depot, the hospital, hotel and
bank.
Blaze Swept Up the Hill.
The blaze swept up the hill from
the Grant mill on the lake shore be.
low the town, crossed the railroad
tracks and first consumed the Brown
store, postoffice and the entire block.
The Masonic temple, Princess thea.
ter, Harrison meat market, Harrison
hardware store and other stores dis.
appeared in the flames.
The fire rushed on until all the
main business district was gone and
reached the residence district which
was destroyed on the north side of
the town. The water works was
put out of condition and a change of
wind would have carried the flames
back to the other residences.
The morning train made the run
through the town to the depot, but
was almost driven back by the heat.
A part of the Grant mill burned a
few months g and was rebuilt.
Several years ago Harrison was
visited by a disastrous fire which
burned several Of the big lumber
mills.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-27
SUMMARY Of THE
WORLDS EVENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS OF BOTH HEMI-
SPHERES BOILED DOWN TO
LAST ANALYSIS.
ARRANGED F0RQ UICKREADING
Brief Notes Covering Happenings In
This Country and Abroad That
Are Of Legitimate Interest
to all the People.

A number of persons we're wound
upon each other in Valencia. Spain
Saturday.
The crop report published in the
Journal Officiele, Paris, says there
has been great improvement in the
wheat crop since the last report made
on June /.
Wartime activities of federal re-
serve banks in the United States,
which have sent the banks total re-
sources steadily to new levels, have
resulted in increasing to
$2,116, 124, 900.
Villa followers to the number of
5000, under command of Francisco
Villa and Cantu Reyes, are reported
moving on Torreon from the north
and the south along the Mexican
Central railroad.
The Zeppelin factory at Freid-
r~ichshafen has begun building air
planes, the German general staff
being convinced that future supre-
macy in the air belongs to airplanes
and that Zeppelins are of little war
value.
Secretary Daniels has submitted
to the house estimates aggregating
$137, 1866, lit for needs Of the navy.
including ammunition, ordnance sup.
plies, clothing and enlargement OF
the navy yard and gun factory at
Washington.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-27
GERMAN GENERALS SPUR
THE RUSSIAN RETREAT
Fighting Along 25-Mile Front in North
ern Galicia-victory for Prince
Leopold of Bavaria.

Prince Leopold of Bavaria is max
ing the most of the d~isaffection that
under extremist influence developed
in the Russian army in northeastern
Galicia. and is pressing into the Rus
sian lines along a 25-mile front be-
tween Zlochoff and Tarnapol.
The Russians were in retreat in
this sector all day Friday, according
to their account, which lays the brunt
of the blame upon the failure of GER
tain commands to obey orders. The
Russians burned villages and made
havoc in the countryside as they fell
back, the Berlin statement reports.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-27
Clothing Allowance.

Washington, d. C.-Clothing is to
be issued hereafter to the American
soldier in accordance to his individual
needs. the war department having de-
cided to abandon the old system of is
suing regular allowances, which af-
forded soldiers an opportunity for in
dividual savings. Under the new plan
organization commanders will be held
responsible for proper equipment of
their men.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-27
Wreck In

Cook, Minn.-Twelve persons were
injured when a northbound freight
crashed head on into a south-bound
passenger train on the Duluth, Win.
nipeg & Pacific railroad. a short dis
lance from here Saturday. A. Aho-
men Of Chisholm was the most seri-
ously hurt.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-27
Samoa Severely Shaken.

Page Pago, Tutuila, American ga
moa.-Samoa experienced the most
severe earthquake shock of SO years,
according to persons who have lived
here for that time, when a five-min-
ute tremor and a small tidal wave
occurred on June rs.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-27
Homesteaders Get Full Time.

Washington.-A house and senate
conference committee agreeing on a
bill to give full credit for all time
spent in the army and navy in the
war to homesteaders has been filed
with the house by Chairman Ferris
Of the public lands committee.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-27
100000 Fire In Cleveland.

Cleveland, Ohio.-Half a million
dollars worth of property was con-
sumed by a fire which destroyed the
New York Central and Big Four rail-
road freight house with practically all
its contents Sunday.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-27
OFFER OF SEATTLE cARM EN-.
Strikers Now Propose to Submit Dis
pute to Medjatore,

Seattle.-The striking street car
men have submitted to the Puget
Sound Traction, Light & Power COM
pany a proposal to resume work at
once If the company will restore the
status quo that existed prior to the
strike, including reinstatement of the
Tacoma men, and submit the whole
dispute to a board Of three arbitrators
of whom the company shall choose
one, the men another, and the third
to be chosen from a list Of five men
submitted by the strikers.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-27
Uncle Sam Wants ss4o Cooks.

Washington. D. C.-The quarter
master generals department has SEM
out kilograms to presidents OF So no
tel associations throughout the coun-
try requesting the loan" Of 384O
experienced cooks to superintend the
kitchens in the 16 cantonments for
the new national army.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-27

Mexico City.-The house Of depu-
ties has approved a measure grant
ing permission to President Carranza
to contract a loan for 100. 000, 900 Pc
SOS to finance the new government
bank issue.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-27
CAN STILL JOIN LAND FORCES.
BY Eniisting Prior to Call Before Elk
emption Board.

S"'HeS'
Neutrality-suspicious. selected for
service under the draft will be permit
ted to enlist in the regular army or
national guard at any time prior to
their call for examination ebfore the
exemption boards, probably 10 days
hence. Provost Marshal Gen. Crow
der announces. They will not be al
lowed, however, to join the marine
corps.
The first men actually drafted prob
ably will be detailed to the regular
army in order to bring that branch
up to it's full war strength of 10000,
II the $4,000 enlistments needed are
not obtained before examinations be-
gin. The rest will be put into the ma
tional guard. Exemption machinery
for virtually the entire country is
complete.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-27

Young lady with hopes)-What do
q bride?
Observation-Disclosures differ. but l
should prefer q white one.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-27
Largest sawmiH DESTROYED.

Bemidji. Minn.-Sawmill No. / of
the Crookston Lumber company, the
second largest sawmill in the United
States, was completely destroyed by
fire Saturday. The blaze originated
under the log Jack. I%ncendiaries are
suspected.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-27
Reserve Bank Opens, Spokane.

Charles A. Mclean, manager of the
Spokane branch of the federal re-
serve bank, that the Spo-
kane branch Is now open for bust
ness.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-27
Lend Russia $76,00O,0 900.

Washington.-The United States on
Tuesday emphasized It's faith In the
Russian government by extending 1t a
further credit of $4,000, 900.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-27
leadxille Miners Strike.

Leadville, Col.-Approximately 5000
miners, engineers and pumpmen, or
ganized and unorganized, employed in
the metal mines here, are on strike.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-27

Do all you can to cultivate your
imagination. 1t will help you to get
the customers point of view and that
will help you to make sales.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-27
FARM LOANS UP TO JULY Is
Being Placed at Rate OF Halt Million
Dollars a Day.

Washington, d. Give per cent
loans to farmers of the United States
under the federal farm loan system
are being approved by the federal
farm loan board at the rate of over
$500, 600 per day.
The following tabulation shows the
division of federal farm loan bust
ness in the western states up to and
including July Is:
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-17

The following is handed us by a
subscriber saying It was clipped
from a Virginia paper:
Backward. turn backward, oh
Time in your fight. give us a girl
with skirts not too tight; give US n
girl whose charms. many or few are
not exposed by too much peek-a-boo.
give us a girl. no matter what age
who won't use the street for q vaude-
vile stage, give us a girl not o
sharply In view; dress her In skirts
the sun can't shine through. And
give US the dance of days gone by.
with plenty OF clothes and step mo-
so high; put turkey trot capers an1
buttermilk slides, hurdy-gurdy twists
and wiggletail glides, and other such
bunnyhugs all on a level as products
of hell inspired by the devil AMI let
us feast our optics once more on the
pure sweet woman of the days of
yore Yes. Time. turn backwards and
grant our request for Gods richest
blessing but not undressed Elk.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-17

strous aggregation Of capital. for the
interlacing OF financial Interests was
amazingly Intricate. and nnancters
were fearful of the leasi miSsiep.
Everywhere O'Neil encountered the
same disheartening timidity His bat.
tie. II seemed. bad been losi before II
was begun
Days passed In fruitless erdeavors
Evenings found O'Neil In his corner OF
the hotel cafe rackiu2 his brain for
some way out of his perplexities. Csu
ally he was surrounded by friends. for
be continued TO entertain In the lavish
fashion for which he had gained n rep
utation. but sometimes he was alone.
and then his solitude became more
oppressive than it had ever been even
In the farthest wastes Of the north.
land. He was made 70 feel his ne
sponsibility with dreadful keenness.
for bis associates we're IN a panic
and ~bombarded him with daily In
Quiries. vexations and hard TO answer.
One evening as he ran through his
mail be found q letter In q woman's
hand writing and. CHANGING at the sig.
nature. started. 1t was signed Gloria
Gordon" Briefly 1t appraised him Of
DER marriage and of her and Natalia's
Continued on Page Five)
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-17

saw a deserted fishing village become
n thriving city. | saw the glaciers part
to let pass 4 great raflc In men and
merchandise. | saw the unpeopled
north grow into u land Of homes. of
farms, of mining camps. where people
lived and bred children. heard the
mountain passes echo TO steam whistles
and the whir of flying wheels. 1t was
a wonderful vision that | saw. but my
eyes were true. They called me a fool.
and 1t took the sea and the hurricane
to show them ! WIS right" lie paus
ed. ashamed of his outburst. and. tax
ing the girls hand in his, went stun
bling ahead of the storm.
Their limbs were cramped, their teeth
chartered. they wallowed through mire,
and more than once they fell. Nearing
Treyor's house. they saw what the
storm had done. Kyak was nearly
RACED. Roofs had been ripped OF.
chimneys were down. glass wal out
None but the most substantial log cab
ins had witnstood the assault. and men
were busted In various quarters trying
to repair the damage.
They found Natalie beside herself
with anxiety for their safety. and an
hour later Trevor came In. soaked to
the skin. He was very tired. and his
face was haggard-
"Wefi. she went OUT he said. II
saw a million dollars swallowed up In
that sea-
They tried To comfort him. but the
collapse OF his WORT had left him
dazed.
Heavens. | didn't think II could
blow like this. and 1t isn't over yet.
Tie town Is fat
I'm sorry. You understand | sym
pathizeY' said Murray. and the en-
gineer nodded.
you told me 1t blew here. and |
thought | knew what you meant, but
nothing could withstand those rollers"
Nothing"
You'll go east and see our people.
suppose7'
AT once
Tell them what you saw They'll
never understand from my reportsL
They're good people. II there's any
thing | can do
0'Neil took his hand warmly.
Two days later Murray babe the
girls goodby and left. travelling light
They remained In Kyak 30 that Eliza
might complete her investigations.
or all those who suffered by the
storm Curtis Gordon took his misfors
tune hardest This had been q black
season for him indeed. Beginning
with o'Eeil's rivalry. everything had
gone against him. he had dropped his
coal interests al Kyak In IN of the
copper mine because they failed to
yield quick profits, Then ne had learn
ed that the mine was valueless and re
allied that II could not serve him much
longer as a means of raising funds
still. be had trusted that by taking a
vigorous part In the railroad struggle
he would be able either to recoup his
fortunes or at least 10 effect a compro
mise 10 the shadow of which his fiasco
at Hope would be forgotten AS YET
the truth about HOPE Consolidated
was not generally known to bis stock
holders. but II certain restlessness
among them bad become troublesome.
The stream OF money had diminished
alarmingly. and II vas largely because
of this that he had bought the McDer
maft right Of way and moved to Kyak
And uow just as he Ind bis affairs In
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-17

, yes" she continued rs he started to
protest. Don't LET Us beclu this new
life with any false eai options. You
may as well know that | shall always
hate you We shall see 4ery little of
each other"
Nonsense, | can't let you feel like
that. | sha'n't resi- Until | win back
| your love and confidence"
She eyed him searrhiugly for a mo-
ment. then opened her lips to SPEAK.
but closed them.
"Well?' he prompted her. Let us
be frank with each other"
Tn merely wondering how greatly
your decision has been influenced by
the storm and the fight at the railroad
crossing | understand how you feel
toward Mr.. o'Neil. and I know that he
means 10 crush you"
"0ht' Gordon's face lighted.
Yes. lie has never said so. but |
can feel it. | wonder II YOU ha We
snatched us " in your extremity as a
defense
ridiculous, Your suspicious are in
sulting | have nothing to fear from
him, for he Is broken. his credit Is gone.
and he is in desperate straits"
Are you In any better condition?
How long can you fool your feop'e
with that pretense Of a miner
Gordon flushed but affected scorn.
Sol Have you and Gloria begun to
balance my wealth against my love?
II So
You know she would marry you II
you were penniless.
I hope SO. and. indeed. | cant be
lieye her mercenary Well. | shall say
goodby to Kyak without idle regret.
and we three shall return 20 Hope.
where | can attack M problems with
fresh courage. can well afford any
loss here If by doing 50 | gain the wo-
man Of my desires
you want me 10 go with your
aOf course. You cant stay in Omar.
knowing what you do about ONeii. Re
member. | shall be in the position of a
father TO you.
Every well II is the least | can do.
Miss Appleton aud | are returning TO
Omar In a few days VIII you go
with u.s.
I shall be delighted. my dear" He
smiled upon her in his most fatherly
fashion. but she was far from feeling
the assurance he meant to n
When Murray arrived In New York
he met with a terrible setback. Her
man Hetdelman. while admitting that
O'Neirs project might he feasible. said
that bis company could NOT AFFORD To
put any more money into Alaska until
something besides plans were avnila.
BILE Mr.. Heidelman was adamant
CHAPTER XIV.
The Man a Prince Again.
~ NEIL had the faculty OF sleep
Ing well IN spite Of the most
~ ~rormenting worries. He arose
on the morning after his inter
view with MI. Heidlemann ready to
begin the struggle with All his normal
energy and confidence. But the day
brought him only encouragement He
had q large acquaintance. The men
ton of his name In quarters where he
was not personally known gained him
respectful attention. but he fornd him
self working In the shadow OF the cop
per trust. and Its silent influence over
came his strongest arguments.
No one. it seemed. cared to risk ever
a sembianee OF rivalry with hat mon
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-17

shape for another and a greater cam
paign OF stock Hotation the storm had
come to ruin him.
The bitterest element In his defeat
was the realization that O'Eeil. who
had bested him at every turn. was
destined 10 profit By the very blow
which crushed him. Defeat at the
hands of the copper trust he would
have accepted with a fairly good grace.
but the mere thought that Murray
OfNeil, whom he considered In every
way his inferior. had gained the upper
hand was intolerable. 1t was In keep
Ing with Gordon's character that In
stead OF blaming bis own judgment he
became ~furionsly angry at the trust for
the mistake OF Its engineers and held
them responsible for his desperate sit
uation: That Is WAS truly desperate he
very soon realized. since disaster to
his railroad project meant that his
stockholders would be around his ears
like a swarm OF hornets. and once they
understood the true state of affairs at
Hope the complete collapse Of his for
tunes would surely follow.
! During the days succeeding the
storm he scarcely knew where to turn.
so harassed was he; yet he never for
a moment wavered In his resolve to
make O'Nel pay for his interference
and to exact a reckoning from Gloria
Gerard.
Natalie's presence In kyak confirmed
his belief that O'Neil was interested In
her. and he began to plan a stroke by
which he could take revenge upon all
three. Ii did not promise in any way
to help him ont of his financial straits.
but at least 1t would give him a certain
satisfaction.
He sent word TO the girl thai he
would like 10 see her.
Gordon found his erstwhile ward
greatly ivproved by her recent life.
She was brown. vigorous. healthy, her
physical charms quickened his pulses.
You must have a very good reason
for coming to G me- she began. Il
don't fiattor myself that IT Ia from af-
lection
Ah1lG Ntb WiVIE hF. ut ucSlttu
her. with the warm earnestness he so
easily assumed Il have always re-
garded you Is a daughter.
II have no faith In you"
Exactly. aud the kno Wedge dis
trcsses me. You and Gloria were a
large part Of my life. | can't bear to
lose you. | hope. and | believe. that
her regard for me has changed no more
than mine for her IL remains for me
to regain yours"
That Is impossible. You had the
chance
MY dear. you can't know my rea
sons for acting as | did AT Omar. But
those reasons no longer exist"
Just what-do yon mean by thaty'
stammered Natalie.
Il mean what ! say. I'm ready to
marry yonr mother"
When
AT once. You shall plead my aus
Tor me-
That isn't necessary. You know
mother Is only waiting for you. |,
means 20 much to her that she couldn't
refuse"
Doesn't IL NEAR anything to your
Natalie nodded. 1T means more to
me than TO any one else. perhaps. |
have been carrying a great burden. al
most more than [ can bear. Some
times I've wished | were a man-for
Just long enough to make you pay. oh.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-17

IT'S breaking up" nc shouted. "lts
breaking up"
The spindrift tore asunder at length.
snd the watchers caught a brief
glimpse Of the tumbling ocean. The
break ater was gone. Over the place
where 1t had stood the pillows raced
unhindered.
Poor Trevorr' said O'Neil Poor
Irevorl lie did his best, but he didn't
NOW He looked down to find Eliza
crying. What's thisf I've kept you
here too longr'
NO. no! I'm just glad--so glad!
Don't you understand"
I'll take you back. ! must get
ready TO leave"
"Leavei where
For New York; I've made my light.
and I've won" His eyes kindled fever
lshly. I've won In spite of them oil.
hold the key to a kingdom. It's mine
-minel ! hold the gateway TO an en-
pre-, and those who pass through must
pay. The girl had never seen such
nerce triumph In a face Il saw it In
a dream. only 1t was more than n
dream." The wind snatched O'Neil's
words from his lips, but he ran on: Il
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-17

It's breaking upr' he shouted. -Tts
breaking upr'
Eliza lifted herself and chung 10 him.
but she could see nothing except q
misty confusion. In a few moments
the notsam came thicker. Splintered
piling. huge square hewn timbers with
fragments Of twisted iron or broken
bolts came floating into sight A con
fusion of wreckaee began to clutter
the shore. and into II the sea churued