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The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-11-19

Gu lOI, lue DSdIu UellSNCS the hSuIS SS
are substantially correct.
The first American troops to depart
homeTard as a result of the signing
of the armistice will be $4,000 men
stationed in England. The American
Army expects to start the first ship
load of these soldiers hOmeward in a
week and to have all the men on their
way back to the United States ten
days later.
The German Asiatic Bank at Pek-
ing, China, was dynamited by un-
known persons late last week, says an
Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Tien Tsin. The American legation
guard attempted to extinguish the fire
which resulted. but the water supply
was low and ii was believed the build
ing would be a total wreck
Notwithstanding that suggestions
for a reduction of Pullman and other
fares for de luxe passenger train serv-
ice have been considered by the Rail-
road Administration. officials indicat-
ed yesterday that it is unlikely that
these fares will be lowered, for some
time at least. If any reduction is
made in passenger fares, it was indi-
Gated it will be those charged for
transportation in day coaches.
In view of the imminent deficit in
railroad revenues, arising out of the
payment of increased wages to rail-
road employees fully five months be-
fore a prOpCTtiOnate increase in
freight and passenger rates was put
in effect. it was said that any reduc-
tiOn in railroad charges until the dis
crepancy has been met, is not ex-
pected.
All cadet aviatOrs now in training
in the United States will be given the
option of immediate discharge with
out commissions. or of completing
their training Instructions to this
effect were sent today to all aviation
fields and camps by Major General
Kenly. chief of the division of mill
tary aeronautics.
The Federal Land Office in Spring
field, Mo-, would be abolished for lack
of business, as recommended by Sec
retary Lane, under a bill passed yes
terday by the Senate and sent to the
House. The registrar has resigned
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
PRESIDENT WILSON STUDIES
THE NEW WAR BOARD BILL
Bring TroubIe-Would Gen.
trallze Authority.

Washington.-!Pres Wilson and
Secretary Baker are studying the
senate military committees proposed
legislation to establish a war cabinet
of three men to assist in general di-
rection of the war and to create a
director of munitions.
With but preliminary discussion of
the war cabinet proposal with Secre-
tary Baker the president was repre-
sented as not being favorably dis
posed to the plan because of the be-
lief that it might embarrass his per-
sonal direction of war activities.
Mr.. Wilson went to Secretary Ba-
ker's office after Senator Hitchcock
of Nebraska, for the senate commit
tee. had delivered a copy of the war
cabinet bill to Mr.. Baker. Ii was
understood that Mr.. Hitchcock was
encouraged by the secretary to hope
that the administration ultimately
may acquiesce in the general plan.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
DULY ELECTED RUSSIANS
OUSTED BY BOlSHEVlKI
leninites Dare Thwart Wishes of the
People at the Polls Hope of
Liberty Goes.

The Russian constituent assembly
was short lived. Converting Friday in
the Tauride palace in Petrograd dur
ing street fighting, it was dissolved
early Saturday morning by the boil
sheviki after a vote had shown con-
clusively that the government headed
by Lenine and Trotzky was greatly
in the minority.
Thus, for the moment at least, has
passed away at its inception the legis-
lative body through which it had been
hoped order would be brought out of
the anomalous situation that has ex-
listed in Russia since the revolution
which resulted in the imperial family
and the beaurocrats being thrown out
of power
Likewise the delegates to the peace
conference at Brest-Litovsk again are
at skies and sevens, and the pour par
lers have ended. AS on the other oc-
casions when they ceased. the STUN
bling block is the German demands
and their refusal to withdraw their
troops from the occupied portions of
Russia.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
BIG BATTLE LOOMS ON
THE WESTERN FRONT
Military Activity Shows Armies Get
ting Ready to Strike Another
Hard Blow.

In France and Belgium military
operations are increasing all along the
line.
Entente allied warships have bonn
barded Germany's submarine base at
Ostend, on the northern Belgian coast,
while around Ypres, between Lens
and st. Quentin. on the Chemin des
Danes, on the st. Mihiel sector and
north of the Rhine-Marne canal there
has been a notable increase in the
operations by the infantry. The prob
abilities are that with the return of
good weather the expected big battles
may take place.
One indication of the probable early
commencement of fighting is the re-
sumption of aerial activity on a large
scale, especially OF the French front.
On the Italian front the fighting
again has turned to the artillery
wings of the opposing sides, the in
fantry keeping to their trenches ex-
cept for small patrol engagements.
All along the northern front the ar
ullery duels are of a violent charac-
ter and at several points along the
Piave river like condition prevails.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
SLICK ALLEGED BANK
THIEF NABBED QUICK
Has $4,000 in Liberty Bonds, Gold
and Jeweis-Admission of
Robbery Stated.

Denver.-W. F. Drummond, said to
be an employee of the trust depart
ment of the federal reserve bank at
Dallas, Texas, was arrested at ho-
tel here Monday and is being held
by the police pending investigation of
his possession of s6p.00O worth of
United States Liberty loan bonds,
which he had in a suitcase.
Besides the Liberty bonds, Drum.
mond carried s1160 in currency, $3.50
in gold and gems estimated to be
worth $1,000. Suspicion was directed
toward Drummond when he entered
a jewelry store and offered a $1,000
Liberty bond in payment for some
jewelry.
After examining Drummond the DO.
lice announced that he admitted steal.
in gthe bonds fro mthe Dallas fed.
eral reserve bank and would not Cd.
pose extradition to Texas. Drum.
mond, the police said, confessed that
he stole s65,000 worth of bonds and
had converted $4,000 worth into cash
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
OUR INDUSTRIES TURN
TO WAR MATERIALS
Are Making Spare Parts for
Army Vehicles.

Washington.-Conv of indus
trial plants to war production is pro-
ceeding steadily through the efforts
of the council of national defense,
directed by George N. Peek, indus
trial representative.
Utilization of the factories of many
woodworking plants on government
contracts became known recently.
Factories making furniture, sashes
and doors have taken over the work
of supplying spare parts for army
vehicles, relieving the overburdened
wagon building plants.
Fear Farm Wagon Shortage.
This will enable the latter to devote
a greater portion of their production
to farm wagons, shortage of which
is threatened.
Additional gun carriage capacity
has been developed in the diversion
of labor and machinery from peace
time pursuits to the making of artil.
lery accessories.
Field kitchen for the army are be
ms OpuiPpSu Win Slccl WHeelS Ill dD
effort to relieve the shortage of sea
soned wood
Saw Spruce Logs at Vancouver.
To speed up the supply of spruce
frames for airplanes the government
is building factory at Vancouver
barracks, which will be equipped foi
the particular saving of spruce logs
necessary to obtain the grain wood
essential in airship manufacture.
The council considers that the di
version of industrial machinery from
private to government contracts moi
only saves time in the production Of
war material, but also saves. the
question of so-called essential anc
non-essential industries.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
WESTERN WOOL GROWERS
AID WAR BY $4,000 GIFT
Harry Lauder Again Auctions Ram
and Nets $11,350 for War Suf-
fers-Elect Officers.

Salt Lake City.-Having raised
more than $4,000 to aid in win
ming the war" the National Wool
Growers association brought its 54th
annual convention to a close Sat
urday. The cash raised for war pur-
poses was obtained partly through
the sale of one blooded ram which,
after being sold for the second time,
brought the record sum of $1S,350.
Friday he was sold at the convention
by Harry Lauder. for S11,350, which
sum goes to the Harry Lauder $1,000
900 fund for Scottish war sufferers.
The convention at its closing session
adopted resolution pledging the sup
port of the wool growers of America
to every measure promulgated by the
president of the United States in or
der to win the war.
The association also adopted a reso-
luton condemning the use of wooden
substitutes in the manufacture of
clothing and blankets for soldiers and
sailors and urged the government to
enact laws requiring the branding of
all adulterated wooden goods to show
the consumer the exact amount of
wooden substitutes contained in them.
Officers Chosen.
The present officers were reflect
ed: Frank j. Hagenbarth, president.
Salt Lake; A. J. Knollin, eastern vice
president. Kansas City; M. j. Powers,
western vice president, Flagstaff, Ari-
zona Frank Miracle, treasurer, Hell
ent, Mont, and S. w. Mcclure, sec
rotary, Salt Lake. On the executive
committee are e. o. Selway, Mon
tana; U. W. Burgess, Oregon; F. M.
Rothrock, Spokane; j. c. Kinney,
Wyoming; w. N. McGill, Nevada, and
Frank Cook, South Dakota.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
Limit placed on Flour Sales.

Over-stocking of flour by families
and individuals is placed under the
ban of the food administration. The
regulations issued by Charles Heb
berd, federal food administrator for
Washington, provide:
Retail sales of -four to families in
towns and cities are limited to one.
quarter barrel lots: to farmers from
one-half barrel to one barrel, depend
ing on the distance from the point of
supply. For larger supplies than one
barrel lots, required by those living
at distant points from supply bases,
permission must be secured either
from the federal food administrator
or from the chairman of the county
food committee. Hotels. restaurants
and eating houses may be sold a ten
days supply.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

A S31 500 bond issue has been au-
thorized by the council at Occur DIAL
enc City The purpose of the bonds
is to retire six judgments.
Taxpayers desire state highway
board to readvertise for bids for a
bridge at Clarksfork. Property
owners oppose diversion of funds for
Off other purposes.
Total figures for the Red Cross
membership campaign, at Kellogg,
completed by Chairman c. w. Brown,
show 1882 members and a cash col
lection of s13S as result of the
campaign.
Bartell Dearman, aged years, was
drowned in the slough near the gov
eminent townsite at st. Maries. The
body was recovered. The boys faith
er, Millard b. Dearman, has been
employed as ship carpenter in the
shipyards at Astoria, Ore.
Nez Perce.-At a recent sale in
which Ivan Jorgens, prominent
rancher, disposed of his stock of 10
Shorthorn calves months old,
brought fancy prices, selling at $145
on the average. The first part of the
week a sale was held near Cotton
wood by Howard Mckinley at which
good stock was disposed of, 1913 head
of purebred Shropshire sheep going
at $33 each, and 20 young Poland
China hogs averaging $40.
The Benewah county commission
ers have decided to increase the
wages of the men employed on coun-
ty roads from SO to $3.50 per day
of eight hours The salaries of road
overseers were placed at so cents
an hour. A meeting of the newly
appointed road overseers will be held
on January 20 at St Maries for the
purpose of discussing road matters
AT that time the plans for the work
of the coming year will be outlined
The newly appointed overseers are
expected to be prepared to furnish
their bonds in the sum of $500 at thai
time.
With the mines of the Coeul
d'Aleneh operating shorthanded, tn,
government calling for assistance o
every able-bodied citizen within iii
boundaries and every industry of thu
country seeking labor, Shoshone coun
ty officials have issued an ultimatun
that all idlers and loafers within
the county will have to seek employ
ment or suffer the consequences @
prosecution under the vagrancy sta
utes, which provide that If evidenc
is secured that a man found COZ
tinually loafing has not sought en-
2 ployment or attempted to secure wor
} within ten days and is without Wis
l BILE means of support. he lays hin
self liable to prosecution.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
MINIMUM PRICE FOR HOGS
ON PACIFIC COAST
Producer is to Benefit and Consumer
Not to Be Gouged-Price One
Cent Under Chicago.

San Francisco.-A minimum price
for hogs in the Pacific coast states
has been fixed by voluntary agree
ment between more than 80 packers
representing California, Oregon and
Washington, with the United States
food administration.
The action taken is expected to re-
suit in a tremendous increase in pork
production in the states affected by
the agreement.
This is the first time in the history
of the Pacific coast that packers have
agreed to stabilize hog prices in the
interest of the farmer, it was said,
and to cooperate in an effort to slim
ulate production in the face of a
threatened shortage on this coast
The Agreement
The agreement between the pack
ers and the food administration fol-
lows.
1.-THE food administration deems it
imperative that steps be taken to in
crease hog production on the Pacific
coast. In order that producers have
confidence that hogs bred this spring
may be marketed at a fair price, the
administration hereby adopts the fol
lowing minimum policy for the period
during which similar minimums are
in force in the middle west. The aver.
age price of packing hogs bought by
packers at the terminal points of San
Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Oak
land, San Diego, Seattle, South San
Francisco, Spokane and Sacramento
will not be less than one cent under
the food administration minimum eff
fective on the Chicago market (such
Chicago minimum now $3.50 pei
hundred). Any packer may make il
condition for the maintenance OF
the minimum that he shall charge any
loss through condemnation by fedora
or municipal inspectors to the raiser
or shipper
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
S.S|LVER DOLLARS
ME[TEDBYM MILLIONS
FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES FOR
81 AND So SOON TO BE
CIRCULATED.
WILL ASK HELP OF CONGRESS
About 500 100000 Dollars Have Been
Coined and a Few Less Silver
Certificates Outstandne-Bil-
lion Dollars in Federal Notes.

Washington-Congress will be
asked soon to authorize the melting
of 15O,000,000 silver dollars now
stored in the treasury to supply sill
yer bullion for export to Americas
allies and to pay trade balances. Sim
ultaneously, one and two dollar sill
yer certificates issued on the basis
of the reserved coins will be with
drawn and federal reserve bank notes
of the same denomination issued in
their place, according to a tentative
plan by treasury officials. The sill
yer dollars eventually would be re-
minted from silver to be bought by
the government next year.
To Stimulate Production.
Legislation now drafted would au-
thorize these measures, and in addi-
ton would empower the treasury to
buy all silver produced in the United
States at price to be determined
by agreement with producers. This
price probably will be about 81 an
ounce, cents above the current
market price, and is expected to
stimulate silver production to 100,-
100000 ounces during the next year.
About 100000 ounces were pro-
duced in the United States in 1917
Some treasury officials believe that
if the federal reserve act is amended
to permit reserve banks to issue
their notes in 81 and 81 denomina-
tions, instead of So, the smallest I'M
der the present law, the demand for
81 and So bills will encourage the
issuance of the reserve bank notes
as silver certificates are withdrawn
Allies Seek Silver.
About 490,000,000 dollars have been
coined and 46S 100000 silver certifi-
Gates are outstanding. At present
only about $12,5OO,OOO federal reserve
bank notes are outstanding. These
are quite distinct from federal reserve
notes, of which there are $780, 00,-
900. The war has caused an unprec-
edented demand in nearly all coun-
tries for silver for monetary pur-
poses and to pay trade balances ac-
cording to the readjusted channels of
commerce. Negotiations have been
conducted between the American and
British governments looking to the
acquisition of the American output,
probably even of the worlds produc-
ton, and it's distribution among the
allies.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
MINING NOTES

Expenditures of $4,000 are to be
made by the Rose Consolidated Mining
Co. of Libby, Mont, in the expansion
of its milling facilities. Funds for
the purpose will be supplied in part by
the sale of stock to be made possible
by an increase of the capitalization to
$1.500.OOO from $1,OO0,OOO. This will
be done within the next three or four
months.
United States Judge Wolverton at
Portland has granted temporary in
junction restraining the Bunker Hill
and Sullivan Mining and Concentrating
Co. from selling or delivering any of
its lead-silver ores, concentrates or
shines to any person or corporation
other than the American Smelling and
Refining Co. pending final determina-
tion of pending litigation.
Improvements costing $4,000 have
been completed by the Surprise Min
ing Co. on mill purchased recently
from the Bosum Mining Co., according
to report from Rosebery, B. c.,
where the plant is situated. The equip
ment includes the X. & &. fiotation
system, Hynes Notation machine, two
Dorr thickeners. a Portland filter,
Chalmers & Williams Axe ball mill
and Simplex Dorr classifier
At meeting of the directors of the
Utica Mines, limited. this week the
president was authorized to increase
the capital stock from $2,000.000 to
SS,000,000. Thep resident was also au-
thorized to negotiate for the purchase
of the Sunset and Bell groups in Jack
son Basin, British Columbia, for $780,
900 shares of stock and $4,000 in cash.
OF the proposed bonds $65,000 have
been subscribed for in Spokane and
British Columbia. The remaining
s125,000 in bonds, or as much of the
amount as is necessary to equip the
properties. will be taken up by A. II.
Armstead, his friends and business as
sociates in the east.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
STRIKE MENAcEs AUSTRIA.
Nationwide Protest is Anti-German
and for Peace.

Fresh troubles are reported to have
broken out throughout Austria. Gen.
eral strikes have taken place and in
Vienna and Neustadt all the war
manufacturing plants are reported to
have been closed. In these towns
100000 men are said to have Quit
their jobs. The movement is polit
ical and economic, and has as its ba-
Sis the desire for peace. Anti-Ger-
manism is declared to be prevalent
throughout the country.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
SUMMARY Of THE
WORLDS EVENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS OF BOTH HEMI-
SPHERES BOILED DOWN TO
LAST ANALYSIS.
ARRANGED FORQUICKREADIN
Brief Notes Covering Happenings In
This Country and Abroad That
Are of Legitimate Interest
to all the People.

AT Rio Janeiro, Brazil, January 10,
the packing house of Swift & Co. was
destroyed by fire Loss 100000.
To escape a general epidemic of
smallpox in Omaha, Neb., every man
and woman who has not been vacci-
mated in the last three years must
receive treatment.
Only one spot on the military map
is showing any activity out of the
ordinary for midwinter. This is the
right flank of the Italian river front
on the lower reaches of the Piave.
Alcoholic beverages have been
banned at Rideau hall, the official
residence of the Duke of Devonshire,
governor general of Canada. The
cellars have been sealed until the
close of the war.
The long awaited converting of the
constituent assembly has apparently
precipitated a fresh crisis in Rus
sian affairs, with renewed disorders as
the consequence of a struggle for
NOhtAOi III ihc Ndbitoi ihuitdtcu 90 a
possibility.
Demonstrations demanding better
distribution of food were held at
Brighton, at Firth, in Kent and at
other places in England Saturday
while men, women and children stood
in queues, in many cases in vain
for a Sunday roast margarine, but
ter or tea.
Negotiations were completed this
week by the American international
Shipbuilding corporation for the pur
chase of between 800 and 400 acre,
in Philadelphia as the site for home
to accommodate workmen employee,
at the Hog island plant of the CON
pany on the Delaware river. 1t wa
S1O,000.000 deal.
New regulations to reduce the us
of wheat will be promulgated thi
week by Herbert Hoover, federal foo
administrator, said Charles HebberC
who returned from Washington Sa
urday. The purpose of this action |
to save between 100000 and 10000
900 bushels of wheat which must b
exported to the allies and our me
between now and the beginning of tn
crop year 1918.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
NOTED PERSONS DIE

London.-Louis Herbert Moore, gen.
eral manager of the American Press
Telegram company
London-General Sir Beauchamp
Duff, commander in chief of the Brit
ish forces in India from 1913 to 1916.
Paris.-Henri Tepe. proprietor of
Henri's hotel, which contains one of
the most widely known American
bars in Paris.
Helena. Mont.-William Mayer,
who mined in Last Chance gulch, on
the site of Helena, in 1864 and lately
was manager of the st. Louis Mining
Company in Marysville. died here Sat
urday age 76. He was a native of
st. Louis, Mo.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
NEED BIG BUSINESS
HEADS IN WAR ACTIVITY
Coordination Essential for Maximum
Efficiency, Jersey Governor
Tells Republicans.

New York.-Coordination between
the government and business is es-
sential if the maximum war activi-
ties of the nation are to be achieved,
Governor Edge of New Jersey de-
clared in speech before the repub-
lican club of this city recently. of
fetal Washington" he said, should
have the benefit of the advice and
experience of trained business men,
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
Weeds Out Unfit.

Observation-Disclosures of the new
psychological test to all enlisted men
and newly appointed officers of the
army has been ordered by the war
department to aid in the task of
wedding out the mentally unfit and
classifying officers and men for spe-
cial service or promotion.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-22
EAST COAL FAMINE
CLOSED FACTORIES
BIG LAYOFF SHOWS MARKED I'M
PROVEMENT IN SITUATION
TO THE ARMIES.
WAS GOVERNMENTS REQUEST
Rush Fuel Aboard Ships While Cars
Begin Return Trip to Mines-War
Work is Rushed Vigorously
Many Industries Excluded.

Washington.-A marked improve
ment in coal famine conditions was
reported by the fuel administration
as a result of the recent operations
of the governments fuel restriction
order. Saturday and Monday houses
were warmed, ships were bunkered,
and in the extreme east railway con-
gestion was cleared to some extent,
fuel administration officials said after
going through Geographic reports
from % state fuel administrators. In
the middle west a heavy snowstorm
and zero temperatures, however, re-
duced rail movement sharply.
Theaters' Petition Wins.
The only important change in the
closing order, which was made was
ruling permitting all places OF
amusement to remain open on the
Monday holidays and close on Tues
days instead A large number of in
dustrial plants were added to the wal
and navy departments exemption list
but the names of none were made
public.
A special effort was made Satur
day to provide ships with bunker
coal, and Fuel Administrator Garfield
arranged with Chairman Hurley o
the shipping board to pool tugs ant
barges in each Atlantic port where
vessels are held to expedite the work