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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-01
Riot in Peace Meeting.

Chlcngo.-A riot broke out in n
peace meeting in Grant park Sunday
afternoon, resulting in the arrest OF
eight speakers who had denounced
President Wilson. The crowd was
composed of persons unable to gain
admittance to meeting in the Au-
dltorium theater, where 5000 persons
demanded that the government set
forth In simple language the terms
upon which it would make peace with
Germany.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-01
WHEN TAXPAYERS FOOT BILA
Lead Pencils Are Not Treasured by
School Boys Now as They Were
in Days Gone BY.

'Hello" said 1. whats that7' And
I stopped to pick 1t up.
"That," replied the boy, who hap
pened to be passing through the school
yard with me. "That is nothing but a
lead pencil"
"But it is whole one" said I. "and
with a rubber on the end"
81 know it." said the boy.
what? Do you mean to tell me
that you have seen this here before"
Eyes, eyerybody's seen it,"
"All the children In your school have
seen this lying here day after day, and
not one boy has picked 1t upr'
"Of course What should we pick it
up for? There's plenty in the school
house; the town buys EN-"
1 had been given text for a long
meditation. Not pick up a whole new
lead pencill And a pencil with rub
Der on It'll
When was boy we priced even
slate pencils. A boy who hooked any
body's slate pencil was baited until he
gave it up; but a lead pencil-we
fought for lead pencils as the Greeks
and Trojans fought for Helen. We
secured the countryside for old horse
shoes to sell to the blacksmith for
money enough to buy a lead pencil;
and, having it, we cut our private mark
on 1t, guarded it, kept it as our last re-
source In trade. Many time precious
two-inch lead pencil has turned an i'm
portant jackknife trade one way or
the other. / never had but one lead
pencil at time. and often hardly that,
until was fifteen years old; and these
scorn to pick up whole
one with rubberI Think of it, The
best eraser I had was a piece of rub
ber-boot heel Exchange.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-01
INVENTION PUTS U-BoATs OUT.
British Correspondent Says Subma-
rine Menace Is Being Mastered.

London-The Westminster Gazette
publishes message from correspon-
dent, who says the submarine menace
is being mastered by simple method
which, the correspondent indicates. is
the invention of an American.
ut Is giving away no secret" the
correspondent writes, ITO say that the
method which Is reputed to be infalli-
Bile, requires only little time to come
into full effect and wear the subma-
rines out. 1t is model of simplicity.
The press has been liberal in its an
nouncement of Marconi's device, but
while extending encouragement to Mar
conf it must not be overlooked that the
genius who perfected one of the most
monumental advances in maritime nav
igatiol has devoted his unremitting
consideration to the menace and this
resourceful American, too, has worked
toward the device along Independent
lines"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-01
TORNADO HEWS
PATH OF DEATH
TOLL or NEARLY TWO HUNDR 20
DEAD AND OVER THOUSAND
INJURED ~ WiNDsToRMs.
Millions OF Dollars Damage Done in
Six States Waited by Storm, Be-
sides the Heavy Toll Of Lfs
In Devastated eection.

81. Louis More Than 40 personi
we're Killed. thousand or more In
juged and millions Of dollars worth q
property destroyed by tornadoes whiel
swept through Kansas on Friday, III
nois and Indiana on Saturday end
parts Of Tennessee Arkansas. Ken.
lucky aud southern Illinois Sunday.
Reports indicate that large amount
OF farm implements. needed 10 produce
the bumper crop desired this year,
was ruined, although the spasmodIc
wind struck only here and there In
It's frightfui play through the rural re-
gions Crop damage is said to be not
heavy IN general.
The heaviest toll of life was taken
M Nation. M. city Of 10000 popuIa-
ton. IN the broom corn country Of cen
trail Illinois. where flfty-four are known
70 be dead aud 800 injured. with prop
erty loss OF s2.O00OoO.
Charleston. H., ten miles east OF
Nation. was also partly wrecked Sat
urday evening with loss OF thirty
eight lives and $50 injured. The prop
erty loss there ~ 81 100000.
The next most serious loss was nj
Andale. Kan. where twenty-six were
killed and a score injured on Friday
Dublin. Ky. suffered three dead and
seventeen Injured Saturday. South by
ersburg. Tenn, was reported Sunday
to have lost two killed and fifteen IN
jured Ia tornado that swept Dyer
county sunday. Near Blytheyllles
Ark. nine persons were reported killed
and n dozen hurt
Reports from Indiana show at least
seven persons killed at Hebron, Kouts
md other places. and the death list
nay reach twenty. More than 200 were
INJURED In the Indiana territory swept |
~ the storm.
Smaller towns In Illinois lost dozen
lead on Saturday with two score In
ured. while In the southern pert OF
Illinois wlndstorms killed half-dozen
nd injured score.
Summary OF tornado dead and In
nred
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-01
Tells How Labor Is Wasted.

Washington. Waste of labor
through irregular employment and
maintenance of large NUMBERS of val
cts and flunkies are responsible for
the present labor shortage, Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation OF Labor, declared Satur-
day. He recommended that instead of
lengthening working hours to meet
government war demands, employers
take greater care to provide steady en-
ployment and wealthy persons reduce
their crops of servants.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-01
LoanIna s2s. ooo. GOO DAILY.

Washington. Treasury officials on
May % closed the international ledger
for May with another debit to the
British government OF S75,0O00oO,
bringing the total thus far lent Great
Britain up TO $4o0.oo0.0o0. A payment
OF $75.OOo.000 also was made TO Italy,
on her credit OF Si0o0o0,0oo previously
announced. During previous thirty
days the government has loaned the
allies at the rate OF S25.00o.0O0 daily
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-01
BENNY LEONARD DROPS WELSH
oe,hsunits Hangs Knockout on Light
weight champion.

New York. Benny Leonard won the
worlds lightweight championship by
knocking out Freddie Welsh Ia the
ninth round Of ten.round match here
sinnsiay night.
wslslts do~nfall came at the end 81
series cf PUSHES by Leonard that
drove BIN from corner 10 corner. The
champion had taken a severe beating
during the early rounds aud the pun
i-hiDenf bad begun 20 tell when the
gong for the ninth round sounded
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-01
RUSSIA FACES ECONOMIC RUIN.
EsorbIsant Demands Make II Impos-
sibie 10 Keep Wheels Moving.

Pefrogrnd The Industrial crisis IN
iiusssa Ii 80 acute that. according 20
recent utteFnnce % the minister Of
finance. ~ shIngaroff, only a miracle
can save the country from economic
ruin. The demands Of the workmen
are so enormous. he declared, that Il
seemed impossible 20 keep the indus.
trial wheels going Tor any great length
III lime.
The Socialist ministers az a recent
ministerial council said that the oniy
possibility they saw Of settling the
difficulties was 10 bring the war to a
close.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-01

San Franciaco Frank G. oxmnns
i~nalng witness IA murder trial
which brought death sentence 70
Thomas y Mooney WAS held on Mon.
das b. Judge Mathews Brady In the
superior court 70 answer IN the sape.
rior court 10 charge ~ attempted sub.
prnatlos Of PERJURY.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-01

washington.~-The British war mis-
sion left American soil and crossed
Into Canada May 25 after SIX weeks
OF conferences which have reached Into
every phase OF American life and are
expected vitality to affect the future
Of this country. II net of the world.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-01
Paris Strike Extending.

Parls.--The women's strike Is ex-
tending gradually from The clothing
trade TO all occupations In which VIC
men are employed. -Four thousand
bank clerks, most OF them women. met
vt the Labor Exchange May -. to
plan campaign Tor higher wages,
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-01
honor Memory Of Red Gross Nurs,

Evanston, Ill.-All Evanston turned
cut Sunday to pay final homage to
Miss Edith Burnett Wood, one of the
two Red Cross nurses killed during
target practice aboard the steamer
Mongolia.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-01
Mak.no PIav Of work

Making play of work is often a good
idea when getting children to help.
Thus, when seeking the aid of a
youngster TO pick up the pins from
the floor, let him or her use horse
shoe magnet for the purpose. You
can get such magnet for ten cents.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-01

Norfolk. ya.--F'redesick Rouch, u
guard at the Virginia beach wireless
station. was slightly wounded satur'
day in an exchange OF shots with two
men who were apparently attacking
the net around the station.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-01

Minneapolis Redenbaugh,
confessed slayer Of Mrs. Alice Me
Quillan Dunn of st. Paul and Patrol.
maa George Connery of Minneapolis,
pleaded guilty when arraigned In dis
trlct court here Thursday.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-01
Bio Increase Suspended.

Washington.--Prop increases of
from zoe TO 250 per cent in freight
rates on syrup from California ter
minals to eastern cities We're suspend
ed Saturday by the interstate COM
merce commission until September %.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-01

wash4REton-A American troops
~ould take rest aaa recreation centerr
aiong srsth ihesn &C. Frnnec under plans
worked out ~ the trimming camp ne
tisifsss cesnsinittee appointed BY Secre
tary iiaker. The eonsmlstee already
has Fecslv~d many offers ~ aid from
sectors and other entertainers
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-01
And Never Complain, Bless EN-.

Pop, why are mothers always
spoken OF az gentlef" asked his heir.
"Oh, because they are SO well
broken to hard work. The expression
was probably originated by some I'M
feeling horseman."
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-01
chance for Small investors.

Washington. Federal reserve banks
throughout the country are consider.
Ing the distribution of $40 participant.
Ing certificates, similar TO those al
ready used in New York, to aid pros
pective purchasers of small bonds.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-01

Eass 81 LoniS.--A mob estimated 70
number 300 persons. shouting threats
70 nd IN. city 81 negroes Imported 10
work IN factories aud munitions
plants. swept through the streets sun.
day night attaching aud beating ne.
xr~ss wherever found Several ne
gros~ we're lniured ~ severely they
probably vii die
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-01
Americans to Help Russia.

Tokic.--The United States railroad
commission to Russia, headed by John
f. Stevens of New York. arrived In
Toxic ON its way to Petrograa. The
Americans were entertained by the
British and Russian ambassadors.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-01
AmsrIean. SAFE IN swIt1erIand.

Washington safe arrival in
Switzerland of more Americans front
Turkey has been reported by Ameri'
can Minister Stoval Mt Berne Consul
General George Horton, Wife and
daughter were among the arrivals.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-01

Memphis Tenn. Revised reports
Monday from tbs sections Of Kentucky.
Trnneesee Arkansas and Alabama.
swept ~ scs1es u sornadoes Sun.
dsy. place The nnsnbsr ~ known dead
~ fDu
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-01

Seattle Representatives OF whaling
companies and meat distributors met
here May - 20 consider means OF cx-
tending the marker for whale meat
throughout the Unfcd States
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-01
1xdrephobls In France.

Troyes. France. Iiydrophobla has
become 40 prevalent In the department
OF the Auhe that the authorities have
been obliged to resort TO radical mea-
surcs. Every loose dog. whether
muuled or not, Is taken TO the pound
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-01
Not Expected.

Il understand that Jims, who was
very enthusiastic about it beforehand,
is now deeply disappointed In the bliss
OF marriage"
Yes; ms soon as they were married
his wife threw up her job"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-01
liostIls AIr.hIp. brought Down.

London. Three hostile airplanes, re-
turning from Friday nights raid on
England. were brought down BY Brit.
ism air forces 10 the English chan
nei and on the Belgian coast. the ad-
niraitg announced.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-01
Apes From cexIon

Apes mentioned in the Bible In =
Kings 1922, and II Chronicles 1921.
were brought to Palestine from Cey-
lon, the same country which supplied
ivory and peacocks
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-01

Rome The Itaiians hsse crossed
the Tiianso aud occupied the village
Of San Giovanni, northwest " Dunn.
near The Gut II Jriess. the war Office
snnouares. They hays captured nine
six -ineh guns
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-01
Many Killed BY Cyclone.

Mcnphis.-At least ;wenty-one per
sons were killed and more than forty
Injured In wind and bail storms which
swept through portions of western
Tennessee and Kentucky and eastern
Arkansas Sunday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-13
STONES ApOLOGlST

A man once entered museum ana
walking ND to a statue Of Jupiter
took off his hat and bowed reverentiy'
A bystander asked him why he mani
tested. such respect to the block oil
marble The man replied, swell,
heather mythology might become
popular again, and I would then nave
a friend on Mount Olympus"
Senator William j. Stone during
the past few weeks has been inc
most abused man in the unlted
States. His picture has. often ap-
neared in cartoons, and but few nave
been found to do him reverence. be
deserted the administration in the
time of need, and that is an end OF all
argument, or apologies.
But the Missouri Senator mas
found an apologist.It is "the American
Weekly" Formerly the "Fatherland"
Last weeks number has his picture
on the cover with the following lines
under the cut: civilian j. Stone
Champion Of Peace and Democracy
in the United States Senate"
This should not be allowed to pass
unrescnted. George Sylvester Viere9S
is Teuton of the Teutons, and ne
would idolize an unreliable represen-
tot;ve of the state Of Missouri. by
terming him friend of democracy
What SORT of democracy? That which
,yonld make the great American ma
ton humbly submit to change IN
the Virginia coat-of-arms, by Whlch
thu Goddess of Liberty would be re-
presented PROSTATE and bleeding with
thu Kaiser'es foot upon her neck!
Stone represents Missouri in the
Tinted States Senate. il the people
of that commonwealth are SATISFIED
with him, they are alone responsible.
We often stroll through the Stat
nary Hall at Washington and study
tsa effigies of great Americans OF
the past. We never come to tne
stotue of Thomas II. Benton, who
really represented Missouri. in by
zone days, without falling into a
soliloouy. Benton's statue IS sugges-
tive of an enragcd lion. He would
fight at the drop Of the hat. How
would this truly great statesman ac'
TODAY at the arrogance of Germany:
Womb he. be q Stone in the face OIL
such crisis?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-13
But WHAT WILL FOLLOW!

A dispatch from Amsterdam says
the great war has reached It's last
stage Ominous symptoms flarln%
,,non III. horizon OF embattied Eu-
rome impartially read from a neutral
seat of observation, admit Of but one
conclusion: That the peace whlch IS
expected to come. 1t the very latest
in midsummer. will he, indeed, a peace
without victory; that neither set OF
hrjljpercnts will have crushed the
other by that time. but that hunger
exhaustion and establishment OF the
masses in all the fighting lands VIII
have forced the end Of the slaughter
The governments Of all the he!iiger-
cnts know this. Each side is Gag
crly. anxiously waiting for the hour:
where will the masses rise first?'
The first nation to be disabled as an
acti4c bcliigerent because of rebellion
at hca,a will throw the balance.
The allies look forward toward
America rs the saving angel. ATeri-
can entrance into the war or their
side, they tyast, will be such power
ful moral impetus to the entente
peoples, and it's reaction upon the
masses in TIC central European ma
tions vii! be SO tremendous that 1t
will kindle revolt there.
The question Is often ASKED, Is rcd
republican;sm o. anarchy to follow
the close cs the present war? The
query is pertinent. Mutterings of
coming storm are becoming louder all
the time Is thrones totter. There
is Il cabinet crisis in England, also in
France and Austria, while riots are
chronic in parts of Russia. The
tide Of discomfort is rising all the
time IN Gers,any as the pinch OF nun
Ger is fcltH The people of all the
nations engaged in the war arc losing
faith in theirs leaders. ard after the
clash o. arms, shall have ceased the
greatest ef all tasks viii be the work
& msc;fcasion of the masses who
nave suffered so severely during the
pas eh:ee years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-13
ANNIVERSARY OF A BLIZZARD


Twenty-nine years ago yesterday g
blizzard with high winds struck the
Atlantic seaboard. The storm reached
this city early on Sunday night
and ragged with great fierceness. Tho
west wind assumed gale proportions
and snow which was falling at the
time was sent through the city hori,
Zontally, was suggestive of long
strings of white cord. While Alex
andria escaped serious damage, other
sections were not so fortunate. Tele-
graph poles were Frustrated, and
New York and other northern cities
We're cut off entirely from Washing
ton Dispatches from Europe came
10 Washington via Chicago They
were taken to points many miles
north of New York. where the eff
fleets of the storm had not been seri-
Gus, and sent TO the windy city, from
which point they were transmitted
to the capital city.
New Yors; suffered greatly from, the
storm. The surface and elevated cars
could not be operated, and thousands
Of people whose business took them
TO the southern part of the city daily
found themselves miles from their
homes with no means Of transporta-
ton. There was rush for hotels in
the southern part of the city and in
a little while they were turning APP
plicants away. 1t became necessary
TO use corridors as dormitories, and
cots were placed in them for the ac-
commodation of those driven indoors
by the elements.
Roscoe Conkling, a former United
States Senator, was one of those
trapped several miles from home.
Hack drivers, taking advantage of
the situation, were charging fabulous
sums to carry people to their homes.
Ccnkling hailed one who wanted
fee of fifty dollars. The former Sena-
tor refused to pay the demand and
attempted to walk to his home. lie
fell in a par, completely exhausted
and would have frozen to death if he
had not been seen and picked up. He
was taken home, but he died from cx-
posture during the next few days.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-13
~ 49, y
ssHooT.FIRsT'S' rs s'sAFEFF.
FIRST"

FIRST"
Having, definitely established the
right of an American merchant YES
sci to arm herself against Threatened
attack, based on the German order to
sumarines TO sink al ships found
within a certain zone, the manner OF
defense viii necessarily be matter
Of individual decision with the cap
tain of the menaced vessel. In him
must be vested the power to employ
the. guns, as well IL as the discretion
to use them Ii U-boat appears
in his vicinity it is, prima facie evil
dence that it intends mischief, IN
view of the promised ruthless subma-
rining. Hence merchant vessel
captain, in the opinion of the state de-
partment, would be Justified in fore
stailing any action by the submarine
boat. Months before the unrestricted
undersea warfare order was published
the state department issued memo
randum advising that a merchantmen
entitled to exercise the right Of self
protection may do so when certain of
an attack by an enemy warship.
Otherwise, the exercise Of the right
would be SO restricted as to render
its ineffective. The note was con-
cluded in this wise: "There is dis
tinct difference, however, between the
exercise of the right of self-protection
and the act of cruising the seas in
an armed vessel for the purpose of
attracting enemy naval vessels"
AS the Richmond Journal put it,
this is self evident. Our merchant
ships set out for definite point,
solely on a peaceful mission. They
are not looking for trouble; they
seek to avoid it. But their right of
defense, if attacked, is Inherent Ger
many's ipse dixit is susceptible of
only one Interpretation. 1t is warn
ing that all ships, neutral as well
as belligerent, are to be sunk on
sight. America denies Germany the
right she arrogates Of barring any
ocean zone in the manner she has
prescribed. 1t is in defiance of all
rules of international warfare and
subversive of the rights Of neutrals
On this rock was the diplomatic
split, and in enforcing our rights
will come, automatically, state Of
war. Germany's contention is that
an armed merchant ship is war
vessel, to be treated as such wherever
encountered. Having issued her pi-
ratical orders her notion seems to be
that timid travellers should stay at
home, OF il they will venture forth,
they should on no account go armed,
as in that case there will be no i'm
munity extended. However, there
will be none in any case, if the or
der of February 1 is enforced. which
the German papers have repeatedly
assured us is the intention. A shoot
on-sieGt program would seem to be
the only "safety-frst" plan.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-13
Washington Southern Ry.
Schedule in effect Nov. II 1915.

Schedule in effect Nov. II 1915.
For Warrington and points north
daily sos, s:23, sag no 1901, 1916
1928, 2:a0, (througho train for New
York, via P R! RI t5A4,, ,6:23, 1923,
1883 p. N. " EST
For fredericksburg. faichmond ant
points south at 4:a7, 1852 (locaD and
a:47,. a. 70. 1915, ss;;22, $780, ,5:l7
tlocaD TOP, s:47 :. m. daily. y - o. :.
Accommodation for Fredericksburg
at 2:23, p. IN. Saturdays, and lf:is Z
N. ether days 81 week iisss.;:. r..
NoTE-Times of arrival ami de-
naFture and connectioaa net Er:agans
'aed.