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Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-17
Center Of Fashion.

Paris, the center of the worlds fash
ions, has no fewer than 10000 women
dressmakers, not counting designers
and filters, which would bring the
number up to close on 100000. The
designers, who sketch out their ideas
in pen and INK or with water-colors,
and often originate the fashions that
prevail throughout the world, earn
easily over four figures a year, OBJ
serves a correspondent.
Good mannequins are the most diff
cult to obtain. Some of the largest
Partisan houses employ twenty or thir-
ty, whose whole time Is passed in try
i'm on dresses before the eyes of fash
ionable French women. Naturally the
numbers are fewer nowadays, and
many Of the most famous mannequins
of Paris are now nursing In the hos
pitfalls or employed In the French NUM-
ton works.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-17
He Eats White Meat Now.

After James T.. Watson had conclud-
ed his address in a little town down
south. he was escorted to the only res
taurant in the place by the committee
on entertainment. muses. writer In
the Indianapolis News. The proprie-
tor. strong for conservation. had only
one kind of meat to offer-piclSled
pigs jowls.
This reminds me- said the chair
man of the committee. after numerous
apologies had been made. "of n little
story. Several days ago we were Wis
tied by severe windstorm. which
caused considerable damage in this
neighborhood. In addition To several
trees. several rods of fence were blown
down on my place about three miles
from town. Meeting old Pete. the col
ored man of all work of our town. I
asked him to go out and repair the
fence.
'''rhere is no particular hurry about
IT," | told him. but we are going to.
butcher on Tuesday. and If you can
be there on that day we will give you
rhc pig jowls.'
''Mistah Charles" said Pete with an
injured look on his face, Il sho' will
help yo all wild de work. but since Use
got my pension l eat furder back on
de hog"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-17
KAISER MAY GO
OVER TO LIBERALS
CIRCULATION OF WILSON'S MES
SAGE BELIEVED TO PRESAGE
Should Emperor Climb on Liberal Band
Wagon, 1t Would Be for Purpose of
Inducing Allies to Offer Better
Terms of Peace

Washington.-That Kaiser Wilhelm
may desert the German militarists for
the liberals is a solution of the politi-
cal tangle suggested in Washington
Sunday by the extremely wide pub
licity given in Germany to- the presi-
dents war aims speech No official
will predict such an outcome.
The speech is father of the
thought" said an official in talking
of 1t.
1t is carefully pointed out that such
n reform would meet only the first
of the allied terms. All of them must
be complied with before the last gun
is fired.
Official dispatches and press sum-
maries received here during the day
have convinced officials that their plan
for getting the presidents speech be-
fore the German people has borne
fruit.
The speech was cabled in full to
neutral countries adjacent to Germany
and widely printed there. Ii is pre-
sumed that the speech was so well
spread about Germany's borders that
the military powers in control of Ger
many's rigid press censorship hesitated
was done with previous messages. This
itself marks a weakening of the old
system. 1t is not believed that weak
ness would have been shown in this
respect without complaisance in the
highest quarters-the "all highest"
Men here familiar with the manner
of the kaiser's mind would not be sur
prised to see him climb aboard the
certain, however, that he would do so
only in an effort to induce the entente
to give Germany better terms than the
fourteen laid down by President Will
son. 1t is admitted that were the kali
ser to shake off the influence of the
crown prince, Tirpitz and Ludendorf,
throwing his influence with n moderate
liberal like Matthias Erzberger, the
centrist leader. Germany then might
be able to fulfill the prime requisite
of the allies for any peace discussion
German spokesman responsible to the
reichstag.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-17
GERMAN OFFER To
ALLIES WITHDRAWN
SINCE THE ENTENTE IGNORED
FRIENDLY PROFFER, TERMS
ARE NULlIFIED.
It Is Now a Question of Separate Peace
Between Russia and the Central
Powers, Declares the German
Foreign Secretary.

Amsterdam.-The central powers
have withdrawn their peace terms
made public at the Brest-Litovsk CON
ference, December %. it was an
nounced by DIR. Won kuehlmann, the
at the Brest-Litovsk conference with
the Russians on January IL.
Owing to the non-acceptance by all
the enemy powers of those terms, Dr.
Won Kuehlmann stated, that document
had become null and void"
Count Czernin, the Austro-Hungarian
foreign minister, at full sitting of the
peace conference at Brest-Litovsk on
Thursday, said that as Russians allies
had not replied to the invitation 10 par
ticipate in the negotiations, it was now
a question of a separate peace between
Russia and the central powers.
Keep Ally Influence Out.
He gave as reasons for not wishing
to transfer the negotiations to neutral
territory a desire to prevent interfer-
ence by allied emissaries, and said that
if the Russians were animated by the
same Intentions as the central powers
the result of the negotiations would be
satisfactory. If not. responsibility for
war would fall exclusively on the Rus
SLAMS.
DIR. Won Kuehlmann. the German for
eign minister, said he considered that
the difficulties which had interrupted
the previous negotiations We're not suf-
ficient to justify the failure of the
peace work and presumable resump-
ton of hostilities. He said the first
task of the conference was to resume
negotiations at the point where they
were broken off at the time of the
Christmas adjournment Referring to
the fixed determination of the central
powers not to accede to the Russian
suggestion of transference of the ne
gotiations to neutral territory, he said
Germany and her allies were not in j
position to conduct elsewhere the dis
cussions begun at Brest-Litovsk, al
though they were willing to have final
formal negotiations carried on and the
signatures to the preliminary agree
ment affixed at some place to be
agreed upon after the debate.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-17
KA|SERS CROWN IS
GRAVELY |MPERILED
BERLIN ENGULFEO IN POLITICAL
STRIFE BETWEEN MiLiTARISTS
AND ANNExATIONIS
German Empire in Throes of pGravest
Crisis of Its History, Imperial
Throne Being Stake of Poiiti-
cal Battle Now Raging

Amsterlam.=It has been learned
here that political chaos engulfs Ber-
lin y gap apparently yawns between
the militarists and the anti-anneXa-
tionists. wide and so deep that it
seems unbridgeable. There was the
strongest indications that the kaiser
faces the unacceptable choice between
two courses:
First-To authorize a complete back
down by the central powers on the
Russian demand to evacuate all occu-
pied territories, and thus renounce
every vestige of yelled annexation
claims. That would mean, it is re-
ported, the immediate designations of
Hindenburg and Ludendorff, resulting
in incalculable depression among the
Teuton armies and a possible pan-Ger-
man uprising
Second-To take up the challenge
of the Socialists and liberals for a
finish fight on the annexation issue by
standing pat on the Brest-Litovsk
peace terms. That would mean a
breakup of the reichstag majority bloc.
the reunion of the whole Socialist
party and a possible rising of the
masses to force peace.
There are those who smiled skepti-
cally at the suggestion that the impe-
rial throne is one of the stakes, per-
hape the principal stake, in the polit-
ical battle now raging in the empires
capital
But their skepticism was belied by
dispatches upon dispatches from Ber-
lin telling of an unfiinching determine
ton upon the part of the Socialists,
reinforced by large sections of the lib
erals, to fight this battle through to
a finish. Vague as they were, after
careful doctoring by the German CEN
sors, these advices showed convincing
ly that the empire is in the throes of
the gravest crisis in its history
Thus Germany's peace offensive.
which was to have pierced the "home
fronts" of her adversaries, has re-
bounded after Strengthening them The
recoil, sped by Lloyd George, has
cracked wide open the empires own
internal lines.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-17
LIVESTOCK MEN MEET.
Twenty-first Annual Convention Held
in Utah Capital.

Salt Lake City.-Dr. f. w. Nelson
of Washington, ID. c., chief of the
United States biological survey, in
Jecred vim into the prelude of the
twenty frst annual convention of the
American National Livestock associa-
ton in an address before n joint COM
mittee of stoclmen at the Hotel Utah
Sunday night, telling of the greed of
ground squirrels. rabbits, prairie dogs
and rodents in the annual destruction
of range which otherwise would sup
port from four TO five million cattle
Large numbers of stockmen from a
majority of the western states came
TO Salt Lake regardless of Interrupt
lions of railroad traffic by storms
which have swept the plains and
mountains during the past several
DAYS.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-17

1t was in 1892 that the congress of
the United States authorized the es-
Establishment Of mint in Philadelphia.
With the founding Of this institution
the almighty dollar" began to come
into its own. The Spanish dollar had
been common in America for years,
and when Governor Morris attempted
states he took the dollar as a stand
ard. The plans of Morris were later
amended by Jefferson, who proposed
to strike four coins upon the basis Of
the Spanish milled dollar-a gold piece
Of the value of $40. a dollar in silver,
n tenth Of dollar in silver and a
hundredth Of dollar in copper.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-17

health. / believe the Compound will
cure any female trouble. Mrs. ALICE
HELLER, Christopher, Ill.
Nervousness is often a symptom Of
weakness or some functional derange-
ment, which may be overcome by this
famous root and herb remedy, Lydia
thousands of women have found by
experience.
If complications exist, write Lydia E.
Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass, for
suggestions in regard to your aiment-
The result of its long experience is
at your service.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-17
War Use of CattaiIs.

High explosives require So much
cotton in their manufacture that ex-
perimenters have been casting about
for n substance to replace it.
1t remained for Charles Goard. IA
Denver inventor. tn discover that the
floss of cattails can be substituted for
guncotton in the making Of ammuni-
tion.
Germany. it is reported. has for oslne
time relied upon cattails to take the
place of cotton i.nthe manufacture OF
explosives.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-17
sRIToNs PLEASED WITH WILSON,
One Newspaper Declares Address
Magma Charta Of Future Peace.

London.-President Wilson's speech.
like all his utterances since Ameri-
ca entered the war, takes the leading
place in both the news and editorial
columns of the London press One
newspaper describes it "as the magma
charta of future peace"
The speech appears in the newspa-
pers under big headlines such as
"America's Terms to Germany"
World Peace Programme" and Great
Progress of International Reforms
The Evening News in its Introduction
describes the speech as one of world
wide importance. in which the presi-
dent laid down Americas peace terms
I'm clear, direct and simple language.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-17
THOUGHT WILL RULE WORLD
Scientist Asserts Ships at Sea Will Be
Controlled From Shore and Gasoline
Will Be Grown Like Corn.

In the lobby Of a big Fifth avenue
club one evening recently, a group of
scientific men were discussing the war
as being the necessity that will bring
about some startling inventions, notes
New York correspondent. If the
sprinkling of intellectual luminati
were not stamped by genius, 1t is prob
able that an ordinary bystander would
have tapped his forehead knowingly.
One of them was telling about a SCI
enlist who is already telephoning to
airplanes without wires. And another
quoted a famous inventor who said
that it would only be a short while
until all telephone wires would be abol-
ished as unessential.
1.-The fact Is" he said, "that tele-
phone wires do not in reality carry
our messages. Every scientist knows
that. Back Of 1t all is the great proc
ess Of thought which we are only be-
ginning feebly to understand.
THE more we delve into this proc
ess of thought-whatever 1t is-the
more we come to the conclusion that
the material phenomena Is the pro
lection Of thought. We konw that ev-
cry material thing comes from d
thought or an idea.
I'VE are arriving at the conclusion
that even space Is thought, for we are
annihflating space every day through
a thinking process. 1t will not be
many generations before every ship al
sea is controlled by thought from
shore. Our trains are going to be rur
without fuel. and we are going tofgrov
gasoline just like we raise corn"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-17
BANDITS sLAY THREE MEN.
Leader in Raid on Bank Dressed as
Army Captain.

Camp Funston, Kan.-Three civil
ians were killed and two seriously in
jured at o'clock Friday night when
the army bank was robbed by two
masked men, one of whom was dressed
in the uniform of a captain of the
United States army.
The three men were killed with axes,
it is reported, while they were at work
in the bank.
c. f. Winters, vice president of the
National Reserve bank of KANSAS City,
Mo-. was seriously Won sded, and it is
feared he cannot recover.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-17
CAPTAIN TURNS BANDIT.
Kills Four Men, Loots Army Bank,
Then Ends Own Life.

Camp Funston, Kans.-With the
finding Sunday of the body of Capt.
Lewis II. Whistler of Salina, Kans, in
his tiny office at the national army
cantonment here, the mystery which
had surrounded the looting Saturday
night of the army bank and the sub
sequent murder of four men and seri-
Gus wounding of a fifth, is believed to
have been cleared up. The murders
were committed with a hand ak.
Captain Whistler killed himself, fir
ing two shots from regulation army
service revolver into his head
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-17
Diaz Nears Vera Cruz.

Washington.-Felix Diaz, with an
army of some 2OO0 men, was reported
in official dispatches received here
Saturday to have progressed to within
twenty-five miles of Vera Cruz, after
defeating a force under General Her
berto lara. Diaz was said to have
seized the railroads connecting that
port with Mexico City, and was cred
tied also with a plan to attack the
port.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-17
Erect immense Powder PLANT.

Washington.-A government powder
plant to cost s6O,OOO,OOO and to .em-
ploy about $4,000 men is to be estab-
ished by the war department twelve
miles from Nashville, Tenn. Construc-
ton will be started Immediately.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-17
Celebrated chinaman Called.

New York.-The departed days of
New York's Chinatown with its gnmb-
ling houses and opium dens were re-
called Thursday with the death of
Tom Lee, known as mayor" of that
quarter for years.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-17
Few Americana Found TubercuIar.

New York--Less than l per cent OF
the 100000 men examined for the
United States army were found to be
tubercular, Colonel G. M. Bushnell OF
the surgeon generals department de-
clared in an address Sunday.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-17

Club Bore-Say, old fellow, want
something UP to date In the way Of
fancy dress for the .Vegetarians' ball
tomorrow night.
Acquaintance-Well, stick a turnip
on your head and go as a meatless
day.-London Opinion.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-17

Chicago.-Use wood where wood is
available and buy coal from the near
est coal mine. is the message sent to
members of the National Retail Coal
Merchants association by Dr. II. A.
Garfield, fuel administrator.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-17
Prime Minister RESIGNS.

Melbourne, ACCOMPLISHMENTS wynn
Tudor. leader of the labor party and n
member of the house of representa-
tives, Will be the next prime minister
of Australia, the Right Honorable VIII
liam Morris Hughes having resigned
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-17

Washington.-Forty- ships OF APP
proximately 100000 tonnage will be de
livered to the emergency fleet corpora
ton from their ways by the end of
February. according to Chairman Ed
ward N. Hurley.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-17
Berlin Pays s2.25 for Butter.

Washington.-But is selling in
Berlin at $2.2o per pound, sugar at 90
cents pound, ham. and bacon at $2.11
per pound and American soap at five
bars for SLIP.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-17
Churches Refused Coal.

PEORIA Ill.-Neither churches nor sa-
looms can buy coal here at present
Orders to that effect have been given
dealers by Fuel Administrator w. H.
Colean. Pastors were asked to cur
tail use of coal on hand
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-17

nerVOuSneS5, a n q
was in a run down
condition. Two Of
our best do C tors
failed to do me any
good. l heard SO
much about what
Lydia E. Pinkham's
V e & e t a BILE Com
pound had done for
others, L tried it
and was cured. I
am no longer ner-
vous, am regular,
and in excellent
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-17
Steamer Stranded, Passengers Saved.

Havana = passenger steamer
bound from Key West to Havana. with
seventy-four passengers, went aground
at point eighteen miles from this
city. A Cuban tug took off all the
passengers in safety.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-17
Soldiers Suffer From Pneumonia.

Washington = Measles epidemics
are subsiding in both national guard
and national army divisions. but pneu-
monia persists, according to the de-
tailed health report for the week end
ing January f.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-17
Red eros. Appropriates SIS ,ooo, 600

Washington.-App aggre-
eating approximately $75,00O,OO0 had
been authorized by the Red Cross war
council since its creation May 10 last
up to December %. the council report
ed Thursday.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-17
May Finance Cuban Sugar Crop.

New York.-A plan under which New
York banking interests would finance
the next Cuban sugar crop, involving
expenditure o. a sum as high as $780,
OOO. 900. is under consideration here.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-17

"what's the matter. detectiveT
sSome guy has been dropping ashes
on the street"
swell, it ought to be easy to follow
his trail"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-17

"You say lie got the drop on your
"Yes, he landed on my head in a
parachute"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-17

In the game of life good deal de-
ponds OH good deal.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-17

1t doesn't pay 10 bunko a woman
whose only asset is gift of CAB.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-17

Piles Cureo In to "a DAYS
Druggists refund money IL PAZO OINTMENT falls,
To cure Itching, Blind. Bleed ng Protrud na PLEA
first application gives relief. Soc.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-17
HOW THIS
NERVOUS WOMAN
GOT WELL
Told by Herself. Her Sim
cerity Should Con-
vince Others.

Christopher, Ill.-"For four years j
suffered from Irregularities, weakness,
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-17

Felix L. Calender was elected presI-
Gent Of Switzerland for 1918. He Is
one Of SwitzerIand's foremost citizens
and was formerly vice president Of
the republic and head Of the interior
department. He has declared his coun-
try will continue to observe strict neu-
traIity and will fight II necessary to
protect it
Evening journal., 1918-03-28
Government Proves Feasibility
OF MOioF Parcel Post Service

been made from producer TO the CON
sumner In one day. over a distance Of
more than 100 miles.
"It Is an epoch In the history OF the
United States and Of the world" said
Francis NJ. Hugo. secretary OF state OF
New York, In discussing the achieve
menl at the same dinner"
The truck used on the special test
run from Lancaster TO New York was
an Autocar that has been making daily
trips from the Baltimore postonlce for
the past two months. II was driven
by the regular postal department
driver, S David Mckneil, for tho en-
tire distance.
Total stops OF two hours and two
minutes were taken up In the delivery
OF letters from the mayor OF Lancaster
10 the mayors OF Philadelphia, Trenton,
Brunswick, Elizabeth. Newark. Jersey
City and New York City, q stop for re-
freshment and two stops to take on
gasoline.
The truck carried. In addition TO the
driver. a checker and 1920 pounds OF
mail. The total distance Of $50 miles
was covered with 20 gallons Of gaso-
line.
Evening journal., 1918-03-28
CHANDLER SHOWS
SAVING In GAS

1T is always a pleasure 10 record the
result OF a gasoline mileage test by a
Chandler Six" writes the automobile
editor Of the Rochester. n. y. Herald.
"and 70 was my good fortune, recently.
10 be one OF a party 20 again test the
ability OF the Chandler In this respect.
"The event was one OF the Herald's
ofilclal route logging tour and the car.
driven by Jack Starkweather, was a
regular stock Chandler that had already
been driven over 1900 miles.
"There were. altogether, six OF
Rochester's motoring enthusiasts along
on the trip. including Secretary George
c. Donahue, Of the Automobile Club OF
Rochester. and Sales Manager Charles
r. Buelte, OF Strong Motors, Chandler
distributors for western New York. And
although not exactly heavyveighis, the
six OF US weighed In al just 400
pounds.
"The start was made. as usual. from
the headquarters Of the auto club. In
Powers Hotel. and the route out OF the
city led through Main Street East, 10
East avenue. 20 Culver road, to Monroe
avenue, TO the city line.
III was here that the Chandler test
for gasoline mileage was begun. The
regular gasOllne supply was dsconnect-
ed, the carbureiOr was drained and a
can containing a carefully measured
gallon Of gas was attached TO the wind
shield
when about a couple Of hundred
yards from the Canandalgua city line,
the supply OF gasoline IN the gallon tank
gave ont and IL WAS uornseqrv fo -fon
and hook up the regular supply. The
Evening journal., 1918-03-28

The tremendous Importance OF good
roads end motor truck delivery were
graphically emphasized by the u. S.
Posioillce Department Wednesday.
March 20. with special parcel post run
from Lancaster. Pa, TO New York City.
The run OF $50 miles was covered by a
regular parcel post truck. loaded with
eggs, butter. honey and day-old chicks.
Ia actual running time or 10 hours be-
tween the two points.
The truck--a onc-and-a-half ton Auto
car, made by the Autocar Company.
Ardmore. Pa, left the Lancaster post
ofilce at ii5 a. m 10 drew up at Thirty
third street pOstOfiice, New York City,
at just AZ in the afternoon, and by
> o'clock the shipments had an been
delivered 10 the cOnsignecs This brings
within a daily shipment OF New York
City all farms within a radius OF $50
miles.
In telling OF the trip at a dinner OF
the Motor Truck Club, New York. Wed
nesday eevning. Fourth Assistant Post
master General Blakeslce declared that
this event was the nrst time IN the
history Of the country, by freight, exc
press or mail, that a shipment had