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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-11-02
CONSTANTINE kAlsERs AGENT.
Charged That Greek King TeIeoraphed
Emperor Military Secrets.

London.-From the text OF tele-
grams exchanged between Constantine
of Greece and Emperor William be-
fore the kings abdication the decipher-
ing of which will be completed shortly
by the Greek government, it develops
that Constantine, ito put 1t mildly, was
a German agent" says Reuter- dis
patch from Athens, October 30.
The king promptly cabled the en-
peror all information of military or
political nature received from Greek
diplomats accredited to the entente
powers and from Greek officers at Sa-
lonlki," continues the dispatch.
"The organization of bands was
directed from Berlin. The emperor
ordered the formation of bands Of
5000 men to cut General Sarrail's COM
munications and harass the rear Of his
forces"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-11-02
CRUCIAL BATTLE EXPECTED.
Death Lock Is Near as Hun Horde
Sweeps on.

Sweeps on.
London.-Probably the greatest bat
tie of the war is expected on the Ven
etian Tagliamento. 'Italy's MOrne,"
A race is on between six Italian armies
and at least that many Teuton groups
to reach this river. On its east bank
the Austrians 100 years ago made
their last stand in Napoleon's Italian
campaign. This time the Italians
mean to make their stand on the west
bank against the combined military
forces of their former allies.
Meanwhile a game of superstrategy
is being played. Cadorna Is stalking
fiis wits against those of the Wanted
Hindenburg-L udendorf -Mackensen trio.
Down from the Carnic Alps a great
Teuton army has swept into the north
ern flatlands of Yenetia. In its head
long southwestern dash turks a mem
ace even graver than that borne by the
whirlwind Teuton advance from the
Isonzo.
For this army from the Carnic Alps
Is the Teuton's "favOrite" in the race.
1t is heading for the undefended north
ern course Of the Tagliamento in an
effort to dash along its western bank
and take the Italians in the rear, either
before or after they have crossed the
eastern shore. At the same time this
army is trying to outfank the Italians
now in the DOlomites and bring about
the shake-up of the whole Trentino
front.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-11-02
STYMIE IS ABOLISHED
New Regulation Tried and Found
Wanting at Midlothian.
Rule Instituted as Result Of Examples
In Western Tournament Needs
Further TriaI-WorlSs Well
In Medal Play.

The no ' rule of the Western Golf
association, abolishing stymies, was
tried and found wanting at the West
ern amateur championship at Mid
lothian, and the rule was changed by
the board of directors before the final
rounds, In which Francis Ouimet won
the title from Kenneth p. Edwards Of
Chicago by the narrow margin of 1 up
in 80 holes.
The rule, as announced several
weeks ago, required that the nearer
ball be played first when both balls
were on the green thus avoiding sty-
mics. The plan worked well in medal
play, as there was no lifting of the
nearer ball, and an average of 15 min
utes' time was taken off an 1S-hole
round without any detriment to the
players, since Lhey were contesting the
field instead of one man. When the
match play started, however, the con-
testants were loud in their clamor for
change in the rule and President
Charles T.. Thompson, agreeing with
the players, had a new one drafted.
The new one still abolishes stymies,
whether due to the faulty play Of the
owner Of the stymied ball, or to the
accidental position of his opponents
ball, but requires the ball further from
the hole to be played first, unless a
stymie exists. In that case, the nearer
bali Is to be played first or lifted, at
the option Of its owner. The rule
reads:
when both balls are on the put
ting green, If the player of the ball
furthest from the hole claims that
the nearer bali interferes with his
putt, the nearer ball, upon request,
shall be lifted or played at the op-
ton of its owner"
1t was contended by the directors
to the original rule that the playing
Of the farther bali first removed some
of ths elements of competition allowed
the opponent to know just what he
had to do after the other man had
h0led out and made the owner Of the
nearer ball play from two to three
shots in rather rapid succession.
In the finals at Midlothian only one
partial stymie was laid during the SO
holes. Ouimet lifting his ball on the
ninth hole, while Edwards putted. 1t
frequently happens, however, that Ed
wards, with his poor putting on the
first nine, would have had to play
three puts in a row, while Ouimet
stood by and determined just what he
had to do and how to do 1T. That
was because Edwards was frequently
nearer the flag on his approaches, but
could not putt dead, or get down from
his first attempt.
As the play went, it could have
done Edwards no harm to play the
nearer ball first, for he took % puts
on the first nine, when only 10 were
indicated by his long game and APP
proaches, which were in general bet
ter than Ouimet's.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-11-02
His BRIGHT Idea.

snow, look here, Mr.. Mkeyl This
won't dol You haven't paid any rent
for over a month";"
I'm sorry, but really can't pay
just now" replied Mickey.
you're the third one today with
that yarnl" exclaimed the landlord.
land I can't afford such loss. You
must see what you can do to help met"
All right will I will write you
tonight" answered Mickey.
Next morning the landlord eagerly
opened the letter, expecting to find q
remittance, but this is what he read !:
Dear Sir: I've thought 1t over, and
the only thing can suggest, to dimin-
ish your loss, is to lower the rent"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-11-02
ORIGIN OF superstItIons.

Mans curiosity is In excess of his
power to interpret and understand.
Consequently, he guesses, and when he
guesses wildly and-as 1t seems to 9TH
ers, probably OF later date-inaccu-
rateIy, his guess is called a supersti-
ton, writes j. Arthur Hill In. Cham
bers Journal.
Owing to the innate conservatism
of human nature. a superstition may
linger long after Its origin Is COM
pletely forgotten and after people have
clearly seen that there Is no rational
evidence for the thing believed. This
applies to customs of all sorts.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-11-02

Chlcago.-The consumer began to
realize the benefits of government
supervision of food sales Friday when
butter prices were slashed from 3 to
6 cents by the local food price COM
mittee
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-11-02
North and South Share Honors.

Parls.-Indiana and Georgia divide
the honor of having inaugurated Amer
ica's warfore ON land against the Ger
mans. A sergeant from South Bend,
Ind, pulled the lanyard to send the
first shell tearing across the valley in
the direction of the German positions
at 8 ID on the morning OF October %.
A lieutenant from Georgia gave the
order aFire.n
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-11-02
BALTIMORE WHARF FIRE.
lncendiaries Responsible for Heavy
Loss Of Life and Property.

AHSSH0tAINS0 nSSPOHSlpAC TOT FI3ANy
Loss Of Life and Property.
Baitimore.-Ten stevedores are un-
accounted for, one British ship was
sunk, two of the finest piers Of the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad terminal
We're destroyed, all the result of fire
of incendiary origin which started late
Tuesday night at five different places
at once.
The piers destroyed were numbers 8
and 8. The flames spread to pier 10,
loaded with wheat, but heroic work of
the firemen saved 1t.
A large British steamship locked at
pier 8 caught fire.
Eight antisubmarine shells brought
to this country by It exploded.
Twenty stevedores at work on the
ship leaped from the vessel into the
water. Ten are still unaccounted for.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-11-02
TRAGEDY Il Y WYOMING.
Woman Stays Ma as His Family
Looks On.

Casper, Wyo.-"1'm glad shot him !
If can't have him. neither can his
wife," bystanders declare Mrs. Bessie
Fisher cried, after killing Lawrence
Barrett In q local restaurant here,
while his family looked on.
Barrett formerly lived in Anchor
age. Alaska, and Mrs. Fisher is un-
derstood to have followed him from
there.
Barrett came here about month
ago to engage in the drayage business.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-11-02
InaenIoua Eour.YearoId.

A little four-yearsold was sent to
the store to buy lemon cream pie.
Sometime later she returned bearing
1t triumphantly In her arms and said:
= forgotted the name Of 1t, SO I just
asked for one wifi embroidery on It."
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-11-02
italian, FIG ,tinu RraveIy.

London.-With death-defying valor
that has caused the Rome war Office
promptly to recall its charge of Cow
ardice," the Italian armies east of the
Isonzo, now fighting on Italian soil,
are throwing themselves Into the teeth
of Mackensen's mOnstrous steam roll
er. They have succeeded in slowing
up the Teuton sweep through the pass
es into the Venetian plains.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-11-02
He Gothic Blind.

A tradesman In a certain town put
a box outside his shop, labeled ''FOr
the Blind" A few weeks later the box
disappeared.
"Halloai What's happened to the
box for the blind?" he was asked by
a friend.
"Oh, got enough money" he re-
piled, pointing up to the new canvas
blind that sheltered his shop window.
Not bad, is It'll"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-11-02
BARES MORE WAR
PLOTS OF LUXBURG
bEcRETARY LANSING MAKES PUB
Lie CONTENTS or TWO NOTES
FROM NOTORIOUS GERMAN.
Messages Provide Official Confirmation
of Germany's Plan to Control
Southern Brazil and Finally
Latin-America.

WashingtOn.-TwO more of the mo-
torlous Count Won Luxburg's messages
to the German foreign office from
Buenos Aires were made public Tues
day night by Secretary Lansing. They
provide official confirmation of Ger
many's plan to control southern Brazil,
shed additional light upon Teutonic
intrigue in South America generally
and reveal that Luxburg appealed
vainly for a squadron of submarines
with which to awe some Latin-Ameri-
cans and to fatter others with sa-
lutes.
These dispatches, like others that
have gone before, were given out by
Secretary Lansing without discussion
of their contents. The only comment
was in this statement attached to the
copies:
I'm view of the fact that the sub
stance of certain kilograms addressed
by Count Luxburg to the German
foreign office has been published, the
secretary OF state makes public the
actual text of the kilograms"
Asked for Submarines.
The message follows:
No. SO. July Z, 1917. Our attitude
toward Brazil has created the i'm
preston here that our easy-going good
nature can be counted on. This Is
dangerous in South America, where
the pople under thin veneer are In
dams. A submarine squadron with full
OOwore IN mo uaferht ,arohohIx, e,AiII e,o.,o
the situation. / request instructions
as to whether after d rupture Of rela-
tons legation is to start for home or
to remove to Paraguay or possibly
Chile. The naval attache viii doubt
less go to Santiago de Chile.
LUxBURG.
Deslanes on Argentina.
No. 80. August 4, 1917. 1 am con-
WINGED that we shall be able to car
~ through our principal political aims
in South America, the maintenance of
open market in Argentina and the re-
organization of south Brazil equally
well, whether with or against Argen-
tina. Please cultivate friendship with
Chile. The announcement of visit of
SupAhuALAc s4uduEOH W SdluLS TIC
president would even now exercise de-
cisive influence on the situation in
South America. Prospect excellent for
wheat harvest In December
LUXBURG.
After the state department made
public the "sink without q trace"
messages, which caused Argentina to
hand Won Luxburg his passports, the
Argentine government sent to Wash
ingtOn a number of the former Ger
man minister's dispatches for de-
ciphering. Whether the two now pub
lished were among them or were OBJ
tanned by the United States at the
same time 1t came into possession of
other kilograms forwarded to Berlin
through the Swedish legation at
Buenos Aires is not disclosed.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-11-02
Steel PIanta PromIned coal.

Washington Steel plants working
on war orders were promised an ample
supply of coal at conference of rep
resentatives of the steel industry Tues
day with fuel administration officials.
Some concerns, it was declared, were
about to close down because of a lack
of coal.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-11-02
paIIxTkounht.

Neither let mistakes nor wrong de
rections, of which every man, In his
studies and elsewhere. falls into many.
discourage you. There is precious in-
struction to be got by finding we were
wrong. Let man try faithfully, man
fully to be right; he win grow daily
more and more right Carlyle.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-11-02
THE BEST BEAUTY DOCTOR
10 cutleura for Purifying and BeautI-
flying the Skln-Trial Free.

For cleansing, purifying and beauti-
flying the complexion, hands and hair,
Cuticura Soap with touches of Cuti-
cura Ointment now and then afford the
most effective preparations at the mini
mum Of cost. No massaging, steaming
Dreaming, or waste Of time.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-11-02
Roosevelt Is SO Years Old.

Oyster Bay, N. Y. - Col. Theodore
celebrated his fifty-eighth
birthday Mt his home here October %.
sAt my age birthdays do not matter
much" he said. Congratu1atory let
tiers and kilograms were received from
all parts Of the country. ~
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-11-02
ESCAPED Germ ans Apprehended.

Atlanta, Ca Seven Of the ten
German prisoners who escaped from
the alien enemy detention camp at
Fort Mcpherson Tuesday night were
captured Friday by agents of the de-
,artment of justice.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-11-02
Elremsn Are ThIes SUSPECTS.

Chicago career of crime Is said
to have been fastened on eight city
firemen under arrest as members OF
an organized band of thieves by the
alleged confession Tuesday OF two Of
their number.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-11-02
First American Wounded.

Paris.-The first American wounded
In the trenches arrived Tuesday at a
base hospital. He Is a lieutenant Of
the signal corps. He was hit in the leg
by shell splinter while working In a
communication trench near the first
line. The wound is slight.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-11-02
Emperor 70 Determine Policy.

Washington.-Berlin dispatches re-
ceived here by way of Switzerland say
that Emperor William, through the
head of the civil cabinet, has informed
the majority party leaders in the
reichstag that he will make definite
decision during the coming week on
the subject of the governments pol
icy.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-11-02
,endInu over Billion : Month.

Washington.-Total October expend-
itures by the government have swept
past the S1.OOO,O00,O0O mark by s43.-
925, 233 and indications are that the
grand total for the entire month will
approximate 81 ,200O0O,OOO.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-11-02
TakIna Advan4aae.

'@The Office loan shark is taking d
mean advantage of the boys"
Allows that?"
'He used to advance money from
nv day to pay day without security.
t now he makes 'em deposit their
berty bonds"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-11-02
aaslo snnar Price ike.

New York.-Basic price for sugar
delivered In New York City was fixed
at eco, duty paid, for SO centrifugal
By the international sugar committee
in conference here.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-11-02
Soldier ID Dc on seoffold.

Hartford, Conn.-WilIiam j. Wise Of
New Britain, an enlisted soldier at
Fort Sloeum, N. Y, was found guilty
of numbering Mrs. Anna Tobin, and
sentenced to be hanged December Ii.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-11-02
Vaccine contain Tetanua eerms.

st. Paul.-Health officers were asked
by manufacturers of vaccine sent here
for use In vaccinating against small
pox to return 1t, as in certain instances
1t has been found to contain tetanus
germs.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-11-02

II see the army is advertising for
cooks, with a proviso that they need
not enlist for any stipulated time"
"Shows they understand the nature
Of cooks, all right enough.
Courier-Journal.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-11-02
-aas.4
NO WQFHEH,

sotty-Poor Johnny Hardup is al.
Va worrying about the money
,rket.
Clsie-And fis wife II always wors
rylng about the market money!
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-11-02
Strange Behavior,

7 like for man to be natural"
'fYesl"
For instance, yesterday a chap
pulled my 500 car out Of mud hole
with his fiiyver."
"And did you favor"
Certainly, but he was neither sar-
castle nor humorous"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-11-02

The wise man goes on a still hunt
for opportunity instead of waiting for
Il to call.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-11-02
Lee DARCY.

fund which is being raised to erect
a memorial monument to the dead box
er in West Maitland, n. S. w.
La Junta tribune., 1917-12-20
New Po.toffsc. = Ssi..Ic....

Gerald Daimler. who Is now oper-
sting a dry farm near Bloom. Colo.
was In town last Monday and called
at our office to make his annual
contribution to the great family
journal jackpot. He also wanted his
postoffice address changed from
Bloom to Mindeman. the latter be-
Ing new postoffice which has Just
been established four miles east OF
Bloom.
Gerald seems 10 be quite content
In his field Of endeavor. and says
he expects to make . 20 Of Il. He
IL milking eight cows. and besides
has = lot OF young stock. hogs and
chickens. and from his livestock In
crease each year says he will make
more than he did working for wages
In La Junts. He Ii making butter
from the product Of his milk cows,
and finds . good market for II. II Ia
our opinion that Gerald has adopted
tho proper system to win out on q
dry farm.
La Junta tribune., 1917-12-20
RED CROSS NOTES

The Junior Red Cross Societies In
the schools are progressing. The
membership fee is 25 cents and all
children are requested to join.
Three large boxes were shipped
few days ago. The last yarn that
was received was defective and soiled
and had to be returned. but new
shipment will probably be here by
January I'd.
There will be no more meetings
OF the Red Cross workers until jan
uary I'd. as the work so far as
signed has been about completed
and the rooms need a thorough
cleaning which will be done during
the week
The Red Cross manager has re-
quested that on Christmas eve the
large cross that was presented to
the 1918 members OF the organiza-
tion be placed in the window with
lighted candle back Of II. One
cross is presented to each member
OF the family who has signed up
for 1918.
Several weeks ago the Tribune
made mention OF the fact that a Red
Cross Ambulance had been pur-
chased by members OF the high
school In Minneapolis. under the
management OF Miss Maude Beck. a
sister OF Mrs. j. N. Lamb OF this
city. The ambulance was completed
at cost OF $500 and was ready
to be shipped to Russia when news
OF the armstice with Germany
came, and OF course under such con-
ditions the ambulance will be sent
elsewhere, probably to France.
where one OF the members OF the
high school is in the trenches.
The drive for 1918 membership
was begun on Tuesday under the
management Of Mr.. Harry Allen.
who appointed the following cap
tains TO kssist: Mrs. Morehead on
SmithlaRd. Mrs. c. r. Moore ON Cim-
arron. Hrs. John Beard on Ration.
Mrs. J. T. updihe % Colorado. Mrs.
y. P. Schuyler on Santa Fs. Mrs.
v. N. f.fRerquist ON San 3uan. Mrs.
George Milliken on Belleview. and
Miss Frances Rourke on Carson.
Each house was canvsssed, but in
several instances the occupants were
not at home and the manager re-
quests that all those who were
missed call on any OF the above
captains and leave the money for
membership.
La Junta tribune., 1917-12-20
OH Company Resumes Drilling

c. II. Mcvey. general manager of
the Red Rock OIL Company. arrived
in town last Sunday morning from
his oil preserves sixty miles south
Of La Junta. just in time to attend
early mass. and says that drilling
has been resumed, after being out
of .buetasW for, stx weeks fishing
fcr todd that had beea lost some
where In the interior Of the earth.
The weather has been fine. very
much similar to that We have been
experiencing in La Junta OF late.
and our local OH mAgnats IL not
looking for any more trouble-that
Is. In the may Of fishing jobs.
Just how far down into the in
terror OF the earth the drill is at the
present time Is . state secret. and
no amount Of pumping would cause
the oil mAgnate to elucidAte on this
particular point. He probably won't
have anything 10, give out until he
strikes oil. and from the air OF mys-
terry which seemed to encircle the oil
magnate like halo II won't be long
until there II something doing on
the oil preserves Of the Red Rock
OIL and Gas Company.
Biologists have given II out cold
that there IL more oil in Colombo
than In either Oklahoma or Wyom-
Ing, and our local oil magnate In
tends to demonstrate that the geol-
ogists know more about II than
most Of u have ever bsen inclined
to hops for or believe.
La Junta tribune., 1917-12-20
TWO DOLLARS A YEAR
Subscription Price Of Grcat Family
Journal Will He Advanced to -
per Year January 1, 1918

On and after January 1. 1918.
the subscription price OF the La
Junta Tribune will be 81 per year,
In advance. instead of $3.50 as here
tofore. This advance in price Is abb
solutely necessary as means OF
self-preservation. and In accord with
our desire to remain upon this mum
dane sphere for few years longer.
In no other way can we maintain
our financial equilibrium Every
thing used In the makeup OF a news
paper has advanced from 25 to zoo
per cent. and It has developed into
matter OF Just how long we can
keep up losing game.
The butcher, the baker, the cam
dlestickmaker. and even the grocery
men. have all advanced their prices.
and nearly everybody has received
an advance in wages, including the
printer. but everybody Is still pay
ing the same old price for his ad-
vertising and his newspaper. II IL
absolutely necessary to either ad-
vance the subscription price or get
off the earth. and an advance in the
subscription price is the easiest so
luton OF the yexed problem. All
complimentary copies OF the Tribune
will also be discontinued on and af-
ter January 1. 1918.
All those who pay their subscrip-
tion before January I. 1918. W
receive the Tribune at the present
price Of $50 per year but after
that date the new rate will apply.
Those whose subscription expires
some time during the year 1918 will
also be given the privilege OF extend
ing the date OF expiration for ono
year. but no subscription will be re-
ceived for longer period than one
year at the present price Of ti.50.
This Is no automobile contest. but
q strictly legitimate business prop
osition that Is necessary ~ = means
of financial self f-preservation. -. -.