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New-York tribune., 1917-07-15
No Sure Facts ss to Russia

Meantime, it is essential TO keep in mind
how little real evidence we have yet 10
guide US as TO Russia. It may be weeks
or months before we know definitely what
10 expect. We have in the Russian often
sive only a promise, brilliant, but by no
means solid. We have in the Russian mill
tary achievement nothing but the evidence
that a portion of the Russian army can
fight and will. We may remember that
Vamy, on the military side and as battle,
was nothing but a prolonged cannonade.
Koniuchy was incomparably more than
this. Yet Valmy was one Of the decisive
battles of the world and Koniuchy may be
another.
We must reckon with the possibility that
Germany will now repeat her triumph
against Rumania at tie expense of Rus
sian armies, which despite all rosy reports
nave been terribly disorganized by the rev.
olution. We may see the Kaiser in Petro-
grad by Christmas, as we saw him in
Bucharest last year. / do not believe the
Germans have the men or the munitions
to risk it, but they may have. But, recog-
nizing the evil possibilities, we can the
more justly recognize the great gain in
hopeful possibility resulting from the Of
fensive which has made Kerensky the most
conspicuous statesman in Europe, one Of
the very few civilians who have earned
fame ,n a war that has been so fatal 10
statesmen.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15

but up to July the attack itself has only
minor military value.
An Old battle-ground
The point selected by the Russians for
their first attack after so many months
of quiet is familiar fighting ground. Along
the Zlota Lipa Brusloff began his great
advance in August, 1914, which led d.
rectly to the battles about Lemberg and
the first overwhelming Austrian defeat,
with the subsequent retreat to the Duna-
jec At the Zlota Lipa the Russian retreat
from the Dunajec the following summer
came to a pause, although finally the
Slavs made their permanent stand little
more to the east, about Tarnopol. On this
front Count Bothmer made his long and
desperate resistance last summer, when
his army, alone of all the Austro-German
armies between the Pinsk Marshes and
Rumania, held fast. The present position
of the Central Powers is but a few miles
behind the ground held when the 1916
campaign began.
The ultimate objective of the Russian
armies on this front is necessarily Lem
berg, forty miles to the westward. With
unequal intensity the Russian attack has
developed all the way from the Lemberg-
Tarnopol Railway to the Dniester River
at Halicz; it has even extended little
beyond the river TO the region northwest
of Stanislau. In this region the Austro-
German position is sem-circle drawn on
forty-mile radius about Lemberg. From
this city a number of railroads extend
westward fanwise. There is the Northern
Lemberg- -Tarnopol line, the Lemberg-
Brzezany line, the southern line from
Tarnopol to Lemberg, which crosses the
Zlota Lipa just south of Brzezany and is
in German hands west of the river. Final
w. there is the Haicz-Lemberg line. The
only other railroad Of immediate interest
is the Lemberg- Rowno line, which comes
southwest through Brody, enters the Aus
tro-German lines few miles west OF
Rrodv and iojns the northernmost Tar
nopol-Lemberg line at Krasne, twenty
miles east of Lemberg.
The chief Russian success was achieved
lust north of Brzezany about the town OF
Koniuchy. which has no very great lmpor-
tance of any sort. Similar attacks TO tne
south of Brzezany we're not as success
full. Taken together, they suggest an at
tempt TO encircle Brzezany, to draw loop
about it and compel the Germans and Aus
trians to evacuate it. Such an evacua-
tion would mean the REIMBURSEMENT OF all
of the line of the Zlota Lipa, the SOUTH
ern portion of which has been IN Russian
hands since last autumn.
In 1914 Brusiloff did compel the Aus
trians TO give up the Zlota Lipa line, but
they withdrew in good order to the line
Of the Gnila Lipa, dozen miles to the
,vest. and there made their real defence
of Lemberg. They were defeated on this
line because they were outnumbered and
Rrusiloff was able TO get around their rlght
flank and turn them out of Halicz' the
noint At which the Gnila Lipa enters the
Dniester.
No Present Military Gain
Rut IL is essential 10 recognize now that
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15
Last Years Offensive


Last Years Offensive
Arenewal of the offensive southwark In
Axust led to new successes and to the
rupation of the Bukovina and portion
Z Galicia south of the Dniester, includ-
~ the cities of Czernowitz and of Stanis-
au. In the first ten days of August the
sussians on either side Of the Dniester
took nearly $4,000 prisoners and a vast
s.ore Of material and munitions. Finally,
ktveen June and September the Russians
aptured nearly 100000 prisoners, together
with enormous numbers of guns and a
ireat wealth of war material.
All this great success was due to the
completeness of the initial victory. After
the first days in June the question be-
cane plain; it was a question of where
and when the Germans would be able to
stop the Russian food which had broken
through the Austro-German dixie and was
swirling forward toward the vital rail-
road point Of Kovel When they sue
cseded in checking it before Kovel and at
the Stokhod it broke out to the southwark
and, piercing other lines, rushed on through
Brody toward Lemberg. Checked at
last less than forty miles from Lem
berg. it broke through again to the south
Of the Dniester and engulfed new regions
Gains Slight by Comparison
Now, we can say at the very outset that
he new Russian offensive in its first days
accomplished nothing remotely suggesting
the clear and definite results of the June
attack Of Brusilof eastward of Lutsk and
Dubno. It gained ground, just as all Of
isnsyes Of either side in the West have
gained ground; it gained less ground, and
ar less important ground, than the Brit
n about Arras, than the French between
Soissons and Auberive. II resulted in the
'apture Of some 10000 prisoners and a
isT guns, but this was below the British
M French bag in April.
Conceivsbly, this original attack Will be
followed by others which will make great
ana perhaps decisive breaches in the Aus
u'Germsn lines; but such recurring at
Neks as have come up 20 July 9 do not
@sgest this; rather they point 10 sue
'ssiul counter preparation Of the Austro-
'sfman forces, such as has become ia
'illsr 10 al who have followed Western
'rfations since trench war began. In
''hs, 1916, the reports Of Russian sue
s grew with each hour; it was days be-
'fs psre was any suggestion Of the pos
@0s limits Of the Russian advance; in
'aH 1917, we had halt in two days
TD'ny reninEcent Of the Aisne and OF
~ "versl Champagne affairs.
" 'eems 70 me there il very grave
Nng'r a. this time that there will be an
"1sy'ration Of the military value Of Rus
"'n 'Oerstions. which may lead 10 dis
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-25
INDUSTRY AND IMPROVEMENT.

Sealed proposals for the construc-
ton of bridge across the South Fork
of Clearwater river at Sites, Idaho,
will be received at the Office of j. M.
Burney of Sites, until l o'clock d. m.
on the goth day of September, 1917.
Vollmer, Idaho, is putting in a wa
ter system at cost of about $4,000.
2O,000-gallon tank and tower is be-
ing erected by the Security Bridge Co.
of Minneapolis and about 1900 feet of
mains is being laid. The system will
be completed in October.
The north and south highway in
Idaho will be built at less cost than
was originally estimated, for the width
of the road will be reduced This not
only reduces the cost of construction
but will make it possible to complete
the road at an earlier date Chairman
w. A. Brodhead and E. A. Van Sick
lin, members of the commission, re-
Gently returned from the northern part
fthe state to southern Idaho over
the north and south road. 1t was
their first trip and they are enthusiast
tic in their claim that the north and
south highway offers the big real road
problem of the state and must be
solved first. They declare that senti-
ment in the north is for the road and
are determined to push construction
work.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-25
GRAIN AND MILLING NOTES.

The Creston (Wash) Union Grain
Co. has increased its capital stock to
$4,000.
Work of constructing the new 150-
barrel flour mill at Hobson, Mont, is
now under way.
The Farmers Milling Co. has been
incorporated at Shelley, Idaho, with a
capital stock of $4,000.
A plant with a capacity of $4,000
bushels is being constructed by the
Centerville Elevator Co. at Warwick,
Wash.
The Nampa Milling & Elevator Co.
of Nampa, Idaho, has bought out the
Meridian Elevator Co. and will make
improvements.
The newly organized Farmers Ele-
vator Co. at Musselshell, Mont, has an
elevator of 10000 bushels in the course
of construction.
Contract has been let by the Pow
ers' Elevator Co. for the erection of
an elevator at Springdale, Mont
Work has been started.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-25
STOCK AND CROP NOTES.

One of the largest apple deals of the
season was closed in Lewiston, Idaho,
on Monday, when the entire output of
the orchards of the Lewiston Land and
Water Co. was sold to Haley-Neeley
Co. of Sioux City, Iowa.
Reports from those threshing the
bean crops of the Lenore and Clifford
sections of Idaho are to the effect that
yields from $50 to $50 pounds an acre
are being secured, with beans COM
handing from 8 to 10 cents a pound.
Eight carloads of hogs passed
through Lewiston, Idaho, Tuesday from
the Camas prairie section, consigned
to Coast points, for which the purchas-
ers paid on the prairie s17.15 a hun
dredweight, which is so cents above
any price ever paid on the prairie be-
fore.
Farmers in the Colville valley have
a 20 per cent hay crop, and the prices
are $2S ton, baled and delivered at
the station, according to Hugh Wad-
dell, president of the First National
bank of Colville. The first crop of
alfalfa was good, although the hot,
dry weather cut down the second crop
considerably. High prices are tending
to make the farmers dispose of their
livestock. They are retaining their
cows and young cattle, but are letting
the steers go.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-25
at S0@50c. Green peppers are easier
at soc per box.
Grain Elan. ,od ca.a

at 30@50c. Green peppers are easier
at soc per box.
Grain, Flour and Feed.
Wheat-A complete quietus has
been placed upon the wheat market.
in consequence of Discrimination to OPP
crate until an actual determination of
the status of the Pacific Northwest in
the food control program has been de-
termined. Following the announce
ment of the $500 price No. / North
ern at Chicago, effort was made to
secure the naming of North Pacific
terminal, in order that the price might
be on parity above the Chicago quo
tation less the freight charge for east
ern shipment. Dispatches indicate
that Mr.. Hoover will not make such
a concession, but effort is still being
made to secure an adjustment that
Will meet the ideas of growers, mill
ers and dealers in this section more
nearly. So far as can be determined
upon the existing quotation for club
in this market is approximately SO,
with other varieties carrying the usual
variation, but no one cares to operate
on such a superstition. Growers are
endeavoring to secure a reconsider
alton of the action of the president,
and higher price for the seasons
product, while buyers want to know
where they are at before entering the
market.
Flour-Flouring mills have general
ly closed down, and will not start up
again until the conditions of the grain
market, and the regulations prescribed
by the food administration have heen
determined upon and put into effect.
Feed-There are no changes of note
in the price of feedstuffs. 1t is be-
lieved by dealers that the government
will prescribe regulations preventing
the use of milling wheat for feed pur-
poses, thus practically eliminating
feed wheat from sales. Oats are still
ranging at top level with barley I'M
changed. Alfalfa hay is a trife easier,
but timothy is again marked up.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-25
MARKET REPORT
Chicago.


Corn-No. . yellow. $40; No. vel
low, S2.09; No. yellow, S2.0s.
Oats-No. 3 white, 61G61s4c; stand
ard 6lIk G62c.
Rye-No. ?, s1.9oQl.9ols.
Barley-$1.25@1.45.
Timothy-S6@s.
Clover-$15Q21.
Hogs-Slow, sc to 1Oc above yester-
days average. Bulk, S17.70@1s.7O;
light, $17.20@1S.65: mixed, $4,000
1850; heavy, S1715@1s.sO; rough,
$l715@17.35; pigs, $13.5O@17.5O.
Cattle-Weak. Native beef cattle.
S7.50@17.9O; western steers, $6.7O@
1875; stockers and feeders, S6.4O@
HIS; cows and heifers, $515@12;
calves, $l2.5O@16.
Sheep-Weak. Wethers, $9@12.60.
Lambs. $l3@ls.35.
Portland.
Cattle-Steady; best beef steers, so
@9.75; good beef steers, $7.5O@S.75:
best beef cows, $6.75@7.50; ordinary
to good cows, S4Q6.75; best heifers,
$7@s; bulls, $4@6.75; calves, $40
$50; stocker and feeder steers, $40
7.25.
Hogs-Steady; prime light, $17.75Q
is; prime heavy, $1765@1775; pigs,
S14@16; bulk of sales, $17.75.
Sheep-Steady; Western lambs, $13
Q13.5O; valley lambs, $11.75@12.50;
yearlings, $l0@10.50; wethers, $9.75@
1880: ewes, SS@S.50.
Butter - Prints extras, 4S@49c;
cubes extras, 46hc; prime firsts
44l5c; dairy, 341sc.
Grain-Future bids: October oats
S49.50 feed barley, $51; brewing bar.
ley, 1925; bran, $2s.75; shorts, $50
New York.
Coffee-Some improvement was re,
ported in spot demand, with the mar.
ket rather irregular on the basis of
S9sc to S7sc for Rio rs and 97sc for
Santos Is. Few fresh offers were re-
ported in the cost and freight market
but Santos is were said to be offered
at 1-16c London credits.
Raw sugar-Nominal; centrifugal
6.90c; molasses, 6.O2c; refined, steady
fine granulated, s.40Qs.50c.
Cotton - Spot, steady; middling
23.35c.
San Francisco.
Butter-Prime extra, 46c.
Eggs-Fresh extras, 471ac; fresh
firsts, 47c; fresh extra pullets, aye;
extra firsts pullets, 44c.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-25
AirpIanes. Carry IL Passengers.

Newport News, Va.-Carrying II
passengers in Caproni triplane, Lie
tenant Emile Restani, the Italian ar
my aviator, attained an altitude of 12,-
600 feet Monday at Langley Field,
near here. This was 1000 feet higher
than the previous American record
with a single passenger. made here
by Victor Carlstrom, an American
aviator, who was killed several
months ago.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-25
WHEAT GROWERS OF
NORTHWEST WIN AIM
HOOVER ESTABLISHES BASIC
WHEAT PRICE OF s2.o5 PER
BUSHEL AT COAST POINTS
USUAL PREMIUM FOR SACKS
Delegates Convince Government OF
The Injustice OF Price Fixed
Previously.-Ample Ships To
Move Crops.

Washington.-At a conference Sat
urday with the delegation from the
Pacific northwest wheat growers and
the congressional delegations from
Washington, Oregon and Idaho, Food
Administrator Hoover announced the
establishment of basic wheat price
of $205 per bushel, No. northern.
or equivalent at Seattle, Tacoma and
Portland for bulk wheat. with the
usual premium for sacked wheat.
This announcement was made by
Mr. Hoover after he, in conference
with Julius Barnes of the wheat cor
poration and Mr. NJ II. House. wheat
representative for the northwest. had
discussed for an hour the arguments
advanced by the northwestern farm
ers during their previous conference
with President Wilson. Mr.. Hoover
and his advisers came to the con-
clusion that the arguments advanced
by the wheat men were unanswer-
able; that there was available ton.
mage necessary to move their ex-
port wheat, and that the northwest.
ern growers were placed at a dis
advantage under the original SEIZED
ule, which granted them the Chicago
price less 30 cents freight.
How Price Is Fixed.
The price fixed is determinated by
applying to the northwest the same
proportional differential previously
applied to Minneapolis, Duluth and
other midwest markets on the
Chicago basic price
Would Uphold the Price.
Mr.. Hoover said the food admins
tration had been falsely accused of
trying to force down the price of
wheat; what they had attempted
to do was to uphold the price. The
food administration feared and still
fears, he said. competition from
wheat of Australia, Argentina and
India, much of which can be laid
down at San Francisco for 80 cents
and 81 a bushel. The growers
replied that they were willing to take
this risk, as their wheat is more
desirable, especially in England.
Iudl lle OJHeT wheat mentioned, as
instaneed by the fact that England
bought it last year at $3.50 when
wheat for less than half that could
be had from Argentina and Australia.
By January, Mr.. Hoover said,
there will be available some 555.0O0,-
600 bushels of wheat in the countries
named, but that staggering figure
did not disturb the northwestern
growers.
The farmers of Washington, Idaho
and Oregon who are here for the
wheat conference will remain over
to attend a large conference of
farmers with the president to urge
notifications of the draft regulations
in such way as to exempt the great
er portion of farm labor.
Figure Gain of $2,5ooooo.
By the establishment of a base
price of $2.05 a bushel for wheat at
northwest terminals the national
food administration had added So,
100000 to the value of the north
west wheat crop, say dealers
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-25
Odd Fellows Aid in War.

Louisville Ky.-The sovereign grand
lodge, Independent Order of Odd Eel
lows, by unanimous vote, has adopt
ed a resolution which authorizes its
jurisdictions to raise by individual as
sessment 100000 which will be de-
voted to the relief of Odd Fellows
who enlist in the military service of
the United States and members of
their families.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-25

Louisville, Ky.-A personal investi-
cation of rumors in connection with
the death of Mrs Robert W. Bingham
will be made by a representative of
Judge Bingham, Louisville attorney,
former judge of the circuit court and
the second husband of the widow of
Henry M. F1agler, Standard Oil and
railroad bagnate, who left an estate
valued at more than s70,000,000.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-25
RUSS WOMEN SOLDIERS REVOLT
Many Rioting Suffragsts Are Sent
Home as Result of Riot.


Home as Result of Riot.
Petrograd.-A small riot occurred
recently in the ranks of the women's
battalion drilling at Moscow, and it
resulted in an attack by the girls up
on Vera Butchkareff, the twice
wounded girl officer, who initiated
the woman suffrage soldier organiza-
tions. According to the Bourse Ca
zette, an infantryman rescued Com
mander Butchkareff after some rough
handling from the Infatuated girls,
who resented some acts of their lead
er not clearly defined AS a result
of the affair many of the girls will
be sent home, and only $50 will be
permitted to go to the front.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-25

By the establishment of a base
price of $2.05 a bushel for wheat at
northwest terminals the national
food administration had added $2,-
100000 to the value of the north
west wheat crop, say dealers
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-25

If the war is to be won in the
American kitchen the housewives are
canning the kaiser while they are can
ming peaches and tomatoes.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-25
Important Duty.

AN old-fashioned woman, you sayY'
. Decidedly. She won't trust q nurse
to wash her children's ears"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-25
Perfectly Grand.

what is grand juryT
zone that gives a verdict In your
favor"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-25

This new card has appeared recently
on many houses throughout the United
States, and signifies that a real true
American has left his home to take
his place In the ranks of Uncle Sans
marines. The placard reads "a Man
From This House Is Fighting in France
With the United States Marines" 1t
is printed on fac-simile of the French
tri-color, the bars red, white and
blue.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-13
LENS COAL MINES
WRECKED COMPLETELY

Paris, Apri 9 (By MaiD 1t will take
nearly two years to put the coal fields
in the neighborhood of Lens into
working condition again after the de.
struCtion effected by the Germans
there, according to Carlos Deyian,
head of one Of the large coal mining
companies OF that district.
The success of the British around
Lens is OF inestimable value to
France" he said today I'VE have
been awaiting the return of this dis.
trict for a long time, and have pre-.
pared all our measures so that there
shall be no more delay than neces.
sary The mines of Lens produce
100000 tons OF coal and 1000, 900
tons of coke yearly, but It is doubt.
ful II this production can be reached
again within two years.
Some of the shafts may be put In
working order in few months. how.
ever, The assistance of the United
States will be matter Of vital import.
ance to us in this work, for the Amer.
leans can furnish us quickly with the
powerful machinery necessary, which
could not be obtained in France for
many months"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-13
SECURING FUND FOR
CONVENTION TRIP

A. S. Dunning, Robert NJ Cheek,
Warren Martin, Victor Williams and
J. w. Kreuger the committee ap-
pointed by Ardmore council Of the
United Commercial Travellers to per
feet arrangements for attending the
annual convention at El Reno, May
25, are soliciting funds to defray the
expense OF taking the Chamber OF
Commerce band with them They
have closed the contract with Direc-
tor Barnard and the band will be
there to furnish music and boost for
Ardmore. The local delegation IS
going TO make an effort to have the
next convention in this city and will
leave nothing undone to accomplish
this end Mr. Dunning said that bus
mess men are responding literally to
the request of the committee for
funds The automobile trip to El
Reno will cover a wide area and the
knights of the grip figure that it will
be a good advertising campaign for
Ardmore. The party will leave this
city May "A for FL Reno by way Of
Oklahoma City. Returning the trip
will be by way Of Lawton The local
council is arranging to take siXty-fiye
men from here in addition to the
band of thirty pieces
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-13
CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY"
OF ANCIENT ROME

Rome, May 3. (By Mail THE cele.
bration of the birthday of Rome"
was marked this year by the transfer
to the people of the Archaeological
park, which contains some of the most
highly priced monuments Of ancient
Rome. 1t includes the area between
the Palatine and the Baths Of Cara
Gala, and is to be officially known as
the Zona Monumentale. The gift was
accepted on behalf of the municipality
by the mayor, and was presented by
the Duke of Genoa, acting as lieuten-
ant of the king, who was at the front
Senator Lanciani, the eminent arch
eologist, in an eloquent speech, EN-.
phasized the importance Of this his.
toric area, where. in the words Of
Carducci's poem, the Goddess of Rome
sleeps"
Following the precedent of the sec
Ond Punic war, large quantities Of
gold we're offered at the conclusion OF
the speeches, and during the afternoon
at the Stock Exchange, for the ey.
penses OF the war. Medals in fac.
simile of those coined exactly 1900
years before to celebrate the defeat
of the Germans by Germanicus, were
presented to the king, queen, General
Cadorna and army officers represent
ing Rome and Turin.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-13

The torture OF rheumatism, the
pains and aches that make life un-
bearable are relieved by Sloans Lini.
ment, clean, clear liquid that is easy
to apply and more effective than
mussy plasters or ointments because
it penetrates quickly without rubbing.
For the many pains and aches follow.
ing exposure strains, sprains and
muscle soreness, Sloan's Liniment Is
promptly effective Always have a
bottle handy for gout, lumbago, tooth
ache backache, stiff neck and all ex
ternal pains. At druggists, 25c.