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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02
AGED WOMAN IS ASSAULTED, THEN
 ROBBED OF CASH
Pretended Home Seeker Turns on Woman Showing
 Him Through House.

Pretending that he was desirous of buying her residence. and stating to Mrs. Bridget Stokes, an elderly woman past 70 years, of s2 Beers street, that her daughter had advised him to view the premises, well dressed man ot engaging personality gained entrance to Mrs. Stokes home and robbed the house after assaultins her, this morn. ing about 9:30 o'clock.
 Answering the robbers summons Mrs. Stokes opened the door of her home. The stranger doffed his hat politely. and said:
 Madam, I desire to purchase a home and your daughter informs me She told me to come and inspect the house."
 Mrs. Stokes welcomed him and brought him through the parfor to the bed chamber showing his each room While in the latter room the robbei pulled a revolver from his pocket grasped the old lady by the throat | and threw her upon the bed.
 eff you move from this spot I'll shoo you dead" threatened her assailant Going through the house the thie i took SIP in money which reposed il a wallet on a bureau and fled from tn, dwelling. The hysterical woman i nearly crazed by her experience, rush ! ed shortly afterwards from her hom ( and summoned neighbors.
 Capt. F. o. Cronan was quick1, notified and detectives dispatched t. the scene but no trace of the robbe could be found. Mrs. Stokes expert ence may cause her permanent in jury.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02
JAMES
 INITIATED BY TRAIN BANDIT
Passengers Robbed on Chi cago, St. Paul & Omaha
 R. R. Tuesday.

Sparta, Wis, May "A bandit con cealed in the rear coach of a train on the Chicago, St. Paul. Minneapolis & Omaha railroad forced two members of the train crew to stand with their hands above their heads while he rif1ed the pockets of the sleeping pas> sengers, just as the train pulled into the station here early today. Brake man John Hockett, the first member of the crew to encounter the robber, was confronted with a pistol and was forced to jump from the rear of the moving train, two miles out of Me- dary, but was not seriously injured.
 After disposing of Hockett the bandit re-entered the coach and start ed a search for the possessions of those occupying the berths. During the operation he was surprised by the Pullman conductor, whom he covered with a revolver, and then continued to
 search. He was still busy as the train stopped in Sparta. Conductor
 W. F. Frenz, in charge of the train, noting the absence of his rear brake
 man and Pullman conductor from their stations, went to the rear coach
 to investigate. He also was covered
 by the revolver. As the train pulled out of the station the robber sprang from the ,rear of the coach and fled. Conductor Frenz stopped the train and notified the police. Sheriff Henry with a posse of 12 men immediately started a search for the robber, d good description of whom was given by the train crew.
 An hour after the robbery Brake l man Hockett limped into Medary se- verely bruised but not seriously hurt No estimate of the amount of money 1 the bandit obtained could be learned 1 According to the statement of Con- l ductor Frenz none of the passengers 1 was awakened by the robber, who did not attempt to rob him or the Pull l man conductor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02
MAY COMPROMISE DRAFT AGE LIMIT TO FROM q TO B
Senate and House Thus Far Unable to Agree, on Max
 imum Limit.

Washington, May 2.-House and senate conferences began today their task of adjusting differences over the annual army appropriation bill and as soon as settlement is reached they will seek to reach an agreement on the war army bill, repassed by the senate yesterday, over which there are more serious differences. An early agreement on both measures is hoped for so as to send them to President Wilson for his approval this week.
 Prospects are that the house con- ferees will refuse to agree to the sen- ate amendments that would permit Theodore Roosevelt to raise a, volun-
 teer expedition for foreign service. Indications are that a compromise will be effected fixing the minimum age for draft at 21 and the maximum at 35
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02
DNEIPER FLOODS
 RUSSIAN CITY t OF KREMENTCHUC

New York, May "A dispatch re- ceived here today from Petrograd by the Jewish Daily Forward says that "an unheard of disastrous flood" has overtaken Krementchug, city of 60, 900 population on the Dneiper river, in the province of Poltaxa.
 Recent cable advices have told of inundations along the lower. Don but have not mentioned floods in the vicin. ity of Krementchug.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02
Norwegian Ships
 Lost In April, 75

Christiania, Norway, May 2- Seventy-f1ve Norwegian vessels were sunk by German submarines in April and more than 100 sailors lost their lives. If such a monthly loss were maintained Norway's merchant navy would be destroyed in a year and a half.
 London, May 2-According to the Central News the Norwegian foreign office has ann ounced the sinking of the Norwegian steamers Hectoria and Langlands by German submarines. The crews were saved.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02
.s230,o0o ASKED FOR CONNECTICUT
 HARB0R WORK
$160, 900 for New London $70,00O for Connecticut
 River Near Hartford.

Washington, May 1.-The house river and harbor committee today resumed consideration of the annual waterway Appropriation bill based on war de- partment recommendations for main tenance and continued Improvement items. The tentative draft includes in addition to the items already made public the following:
 Connecticut-Comp New Lon don harbor improvement, $1S,0O0; con- tinued Improvement and maintenance Connecticut river below Hartford, s7o. .1eo.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02

Herr Naunann, featuring on the Influence of the War on Population" said:
 Until now the war has caused loss of 1,3O0,O0O dead. This together with the decrease in birth gives a re- duction of s,ooo,o0o. The surplus of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02
Local Methodists
 Would Close Saloons

The Mems league of the Newfeld Methodist church has petitioned the general assembly for legislation which would give the governor power to close saloons in the war period.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02
RUSSIANS LOSE HEAVILY.

Berlin, May 2-Via London-Severe fighting was begun on the Rumanian front yesterday. The war office an- nounces that a Russian attack on the heights north of the Oituz valley was repulsed, and that heavy losses were inflicted by the Garz>~->
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02
ITALY NAMES ITS MISSION
 TO AMERICA

Rome, May 2.-An official announce ment says that the special mission to America will be composed of Prince IJdine, eldest son of the duke of Genoa; Senator Marconi, Marquis Bor- earelH, under secretary for foreign 'af- fairs, and Deputies Ciufelli and Nitti, both former ministers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02

Washington, May 2-Secreary Lane told the governors conerrng here today with the council of national the part of state will the fed era had heard 100000 tons of shipping been sunk in the last week by German submarines destruction by submarines Secretary Lane said only threatening the existence of England and France but alarming United States Study of inventions diligently pursued in the interior department he said @t@@&~sfv*sY '-%>st tsf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02

Mpah is an important town S3 miles southeast of Erzerum and 40 miles west of Lake Van. The Rus sians have been in possession of vir- tually all of Turkish Armenia since last year, and there has been no in dioation of any change in the mili- tary situation which would cause them to retire. In fact, the Russian armies farther south and their British allies in Mesopetamia have won a series of striking victories in the last few months.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02

females has increased from s00,0 900 to
 far more than $2,O00,000. The nation
 has b1ed as never since the Thirty Years War; The report of the lecture received here does not say where it was deliv- cred.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02
SUBMARINE HARVEST DURING
 LAST WEEK OVER 400, ,000 TONS.
 DECLARES SECRETARY LANE

Tremendous Losses Reported to United States In- dicate That Very Existence of England and France is Imperiled by Augmented Toll of Shipping Governors of States, Gathered in Washington, Discuss Advisability of With drawing From Liquor Manufacture Grain Products of the Country-Boys to Help Can ners.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02
Dutch Ships Safe, As Germany Promised

The Hague, May 2-Fourteen Dutch ships which had been guaranteed safe passage by Germany have arrived in Holland from England.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02
Italians Aircraft
 Bombard Sheds of
 Enemy Near Trieste

Rome, May 2-Reciprocal air raids the northern Adriatic are reported
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02

The War Department notified Gov. Whitman to proceed with organiza- ton of county boards of registration for the selective draft plan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02
G. A. R. POST TO MEET.

Elias Howe Post. No. 3. G. A. R.. will meet at o'clock tomorrow after noon in Grand Army hall, 925 Main street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02
Mush, In Armenia, Reported Left By
 Russian Invaders

Constantinople, May 2-The evacu- ation by the Russians of. Mush, in Turkish Armenia, is announced by the war office The town has been occu- pied by the Turks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02
GERMAN DEAD IN WAR
 IS ESTIMATED NOW AT
 MORE THAN I,300, ,000

Amsterdam, May 2-One million three hundred thousand have pershed in the war; according statement by Joseph Friedrich Naunann formerly conservative memher of inc Reichstag
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02
THE WEATHER

Fair and continued cool tonight
 and Thursday.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-02-02
PACK OF WOLVES ACTIVE
IN UPPER LEMHl VALLEY


Ravages of a pack OF wolves have
been reported as far down the Lemhi
valley as the Peter Amonson farm.
where a few nights ago upward OF
score OF calves were killed by these
animals. George Hanson of the Lemhi
hotel. who has just returned to Sal.
mon from spending more than a week
at his ranch in the same neighboF.
hood. brought in the news of the des-
truction wrought by the wolves,
which. he ascertained, had been re-
ported before farther up the valley.
They came. Mr.. Hanson thinks, from
the Birch creek country. perhaps rs
miles away.
II Is said losses have occurred on
the SPAIN and Thomas Yea rian
ranches also.
There have been accounts OF other
cattle herds invaded by them, even
colts having been attacked by the fe-
rocious beasts. II Ii thought the pro
lcnged winter mas driven the wolves
from their usual haunts in the noun
tains. There are said to be about 3
score in this pack. Farmers and
ranchers all along the valley are OF
/ the alert TO protect their livestock
from attacks.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-02-02

to do ought to be the subject OF the
strongest comment upon the part OF
the prosecuting officers. one OF fhe
most righteous judges in the United
States. after a long period OF service
on the bench. made a statement that
in his entire experience he had never
known of a single case where an in
nocent defendant was convicted who
took the stand In his own behalf The
law should be amended so that the ac.
cused could be- compelled 10 testify In
every criminal action. and be subject
ed 10 the most searching examination
The administration OF the criminal
laws all over our country Is hedged
about by a mass of outworn, senseless
and sentimental techniealities which
defeat the ends OF Justice. and which
should be abolished The subject Is
being agitated all over our land. and
| believe that, by taking the proper
action at this meeting, we may, in a
measure at least, correct some of the
evil-at least we can help.
Referring to the case which has
just been tried, want TO say that II
Ia my most sincere and solemn opln
ion that the trial judge has, absolute
formed his duty; believe just n
strongly that the prosecuting officers
IN this case have performed their
whole duty. and that they have done
IL brayely; but the trouble In that the
juries of our land do not always.
measure up To their responsibility.
Sometimes we people who elamor
most loudly at the failures OF Justice,
are the ones who are responsible, EN-
President Taft recently said In a pub
lie meeting. ! RrieVe for my country
to say that the administration Of the
criminal law in all the states of the
: union Is a disgrace 10 our civilization
, very strong and searching state
: ment. indeed. but every word OF Il
! true
J. Gentleman, let US put ourselves
y right; let us present the matter q
the authorities of our state as good
J. citizens, who feel outraged az the con
e ditions which have been imposed upoT
y us. They must heed an appeal OF thii
E kind realizing that IL requires thu
greatest restraint to refrain from
methods which would. indeed. be mos
y unfortunate"
q Mr.. Cherry then offered the follow
ing resolution which was adopte'
> without a dissenting vote;
WHEREAS, The administration o
= the criminal law OF our county an
y state Is a disgrace 10 our civilization
y and
" WHEREAS. the welfare OF on
20 community demands the Just but ril
~ Id and Incorporating enforcement
u, of our criminal laws. and
a. WHEREAS, the lack of enforce
~ ment OF such laws has endangered IN
" lives of our people, has imperille
~ their liberty and rendered lnsecuT
~ their property, and
ne WHEREAS. as law abiding cit
Gems, we must secure a remedy In
~ lawful way.
~ THEREFORE,, Be Il resolved TN
VI we do most earnestly petition OF
governor and the legislature Of o.
us state TO provide some certain mean
S by Legislation end o'h 4. Tor q
w more speS o ht and proper e
Or forccmen OF our criminal laws"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-02-02

= . . = = = = = . e = y .
James w. Caples went out to Salt
Lake City on Saturday, to be away
for most of the week Mrs. Caples
visited her former home at Challis
for the same time.
Meade Neal is the owner of the
newest car on Carmen creek. He took
ii home last Monday from Salmon.
Other cars were sold to ]. w. Thomp-
son, Jere Bohannon and r. L. Ed
wards.
The pelt of a silver fox captured
over the Lesburg hill and shown in
the window of the Citizesns national
bank by A. C. Ludwig attracts all the
passers-by. The pelt is pronounced a
perfect specimen. worth perhaps a
thousand dollars.
City Clerk Frank c. Miller returned
from Great Falls last Friday night
getting in on the train OF that day. Mr.
Miller had not seen his old home for
six years, in which time 1t has been
much changed tand come into the
size and ways of a modern city. Like
all other places Great Falls is wonder
lu'lN pTOSUtIUus anu happy III luS
prospect Of Montana Joining ct an ear
ly day the numerous other dry states
of the union.
Roy b. Herndon, one Of the Salmon
commissioners in attendance at the
Boise conference eyer state highwa!
legislation, reached here on Monday
train, bringing cheering news for Oul
! people about the status OF the meas
ure affectig the Salmon river road
This will get state aid to the amour
! of 100000, with an equal amour
/ from federal sources and also al
equal amount from the counties o
Lemhi and Custer. The bill was in
troduced in the house last Saturday
E. E. Lewis. representing the West
| ern Livestock Loan company of Og
den. left Salmon on Tuesdays train.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-02-02
GIVE LAND suT KEEP MINERAL
Ore Right Reserved on the $40 Acre
Grazing homestead Act.


John N. Wiley, register of the land
office In the Spokane district, In
speaking of the new $40 acre land
act the other day. gave out the follow,
ing Information which win probably
be OF interest TO great many peo-
pie OF this section.
"A feature OF the law that will be
of great interest TO the people of this
region is that II differs from the reg.
uiation homestead laws In that II per.
mits mineral locations to be estab-
lished on the $40 acres at any time,
permits prospectors TO search for min.
eral on such lands and permits min.
erals found on such lands TO be mined
and removed from the same. The reg
ulation homestead law gives the hold.
er OF the homestead patent complete
right to his property and bars pros
pectors from locating claims on the
homestead. The new law, however
provides that any coal OF other min
eral found on the Gao acres shall be
subject to disposal by the United
States lin accordance with mineral
laws in effect at the time Of such dis
posal.
"The 64O-acre law also provide,
that persons already having grains
lands shall have 80 days preference,
in adding adjoining lands TO theIl
holdings until each shall have not q
exceed $40 acres, the land thus adde'
to the original holdings being adjoin
ing or within 20 miles of the origina
holdings. Another provision IL tina
where there are water holes on tn
land these holes must be left opel
for the beneft OF the general publ
: and a road leading 10 them across tn
I land must be left open"
Section / OF the act provides tina
d the 640-acre tracts must frst be de-
ignated by the secretary of the int
ior as stock raising lands"
Section 2 provides that the land
thus designated must, in the opinio
OF the secretary of the interior.
chiefly valuable for grazing and TO
age crops. hand that does not eontai
merchantable timber. that IL not su
ceptible TO irrigation from any know
water supply. that is OF such chara
ter that the $40 acres will be neces
airy for the reasonable support I
"A family.
Section 3 provides that any quail
ed entryman may enter such land
that former homestead entry OF lar
OF like character shall be- no b.
against further entry until the hold
shall have not to exceed $40 acre.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-02-02

See Charlie Chaplin IN The Floor
Walker at the Grand theatre Friday.
January 26.
Coed dry wood furnished a bar.
tons Eeed Yards, Salmon; stove
Iengghs or cord wood lengths.
WANTED will buy a DelaVal sep
arator, fairly large size; must be
cheap for cash. Apply to Walter
Schoheld, Geertson creek.
FOR SALE-The farm which crows
the celebrated Hibbs potatoes II for
sale-20 acres with machinery and
improvementS-for& $4,000. This farm
has paid for itself twice In three
years. Amy 8ood farmer can repeat
this performance.
NEWTON HIBBS.
II you have = ranch for sale ct the
right price, see Lemhi Realty CON-
DanV, Salmon. Juue 8. tt.
FOR SALE-ky home farm, two hun
dred fifteen acrOa. at North Fork
together with horses, cattle. hogs
and machinery all complete for the
farm with Ane buildings and Inn
provements IL for sale. Apply TO c
B Hovey, North Fork. Idaho.
FOR SALE-One span Seldings, brok
en-, weight 2200, work horse, broken
weight 1900, light farm wagon com
plete. two sets farm harness, high
! runabout buggy, 14-in. sulky pillow
/ Box IS. Leadore, Idaho.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-02-02
RALM0N L0CAIa

. . . = . . . . . . = = .
W. W. Smith. Ulysses mining man.
arrived in Salmon Tuesday.
Henry schafner of Sandy creek
was a Salmon visitor on Tuesday.
]. A. Herndon is expected home
next week from long visit in Nilsson
RI
There will be services at the Cath
Ollie Church on Sunday. February 4.
at 10 O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs H. W. Shaw have TAX
en- the Mrs. J. ]. McCracken dwelling
house on east Main street.
George Hanson is back at the An.
derson hotel after spending ten days
at his ranch up the Lemhi valley.
Fred L. Viel was at Dillon from Sat
urday until Wednesday on business
for his mercantile establishment in
Salmon.
r. L. Edwards was stuck In a biz
snow drift near Gibbonsville one day
this week and had to call assistance
to break through. He was driving
an automobile.
The coal chutes at the Oliver.Har
mine was damaged by fire last Satur
day night, when the refuse igniteC
and made a troublesome conhagra
ton day or two was required u
make repairs.
AS If to make up for some mill
weather for the period of two week
before, there was a sudden drop Il
the temperature Wednesday mornin
TO IA below zero. The mark had beel
IA above zero at 5 o'clock the evenin
: before.
A number OF the ladies belongin
to the Christian Science church G
Salmon were guests of Mrs. c. "
Sherwood at the Springs on Thurs
day evening, when they were invi
ed to play cards. Mrs. Sherwoo
r served delicious refreshments.
Two accidents on the way frol
lArmsfaad overlook the train last MOI
: day, Grnt when the passenger coaC
Jumped the track and again whe
There, was s0nnethimg 10 go wron
with the engine. both cansing Ion
+ delays. The train did not get I'M
Salmon until near midnight and q
parted the next morning at $50.
The deal for the rancn@of 4.
: Wyatt, located on the Middle For
! 20 miles beyond Myers Cove. WI
! completed this week, whereby M
! Wyatt's REIMBURSEMENT of $50 acre
: with II head of cattle, was sold
John A. Pearson and Julius Maelz
for $4,000. The late owner intends
make a visit to Lewiston. The pro
erty will be turned into a sheep ran'
by the new owners, to carry betweI
5000 and 5000 head.
/, Two big four-wheel drive au
o trucks arrived In Dillon this wee
e They are to be used by the Unit
l. States Transportation Co., of 81
;. Lake City, for hauling ore from I
Original Bannack mine to the railro
Z at Grant, for which the company
4, the contract. II is understood thr
q. more trucks will be put in service
It the spring. The trucks are large a
v, powerful and have front wheel as W
as rear wheel drive.-Dillon TribuI
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-02-02
BethIehem's Bid On Shells
fer The United States Navy

r. ~ Aa~isaH PsaP6:
Tia Ss~SaAry Al the Navy has awaraSd
0oatEAcAs amounting 10 over s., 900. 900
70 q BFiainh bidder for IL and l6-inch
projocailas for Tia Navy because q very
R0oA lOww prices offered by Tia EnGhAh
hidASEu
NeknOw nothing OE the basis upoR which
The British bids we're made, but the pub
&c b OAGitsd 70 know The facts upOa
whieh 90 0uEaalV@ bid Gor this voEk.
I've y@mEA aes - tssk eoasEaSas
% Aaks A,aeo l4-lmaA aA~lAs ~ .
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mamt acsnAMy swardsA Q lA-tMnA shaal
eMsAs~Ss oss year go.
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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-02-02

See Charlie Chaplin IL The Floor
Walker at the Grand theatre Friday.
January 26.
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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-02-02

CLOSING OUT BALL BAND RUB
RERs AND OVERsHOEs FOR
THIS WINTER
Mems White Rubber Pacs for
socks ....................--.--...-...-....ss.7S
Mems Black Rubber Pacs for
SOCKS &oV
Mems Rubber Overs for Shoes. 1-25
Mems 4-buckle Rubber Arctics.. $50
Arctics - .5O
Mems 2-buckle Fleece Lined
Arctics -. 2.zs
Mems l-buckle Fleece Lined
Arctics .-..............................-... 1.ss
Mems Canvas Logging Arcties.--. Ais
Quick shoe repairing promptly done
Mail orders given special attention.
MAck's BOOT SHOP.
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