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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-03-27
Defense COUNCIL WILL SEE
TO IT THAT YOU fCONE ACROSS"
FOR A LIBERTY BOND APRIL 6-l3
MONEY SLACKERS WILL NO LONGER BE
TOLERATED lNfTHE COUNTY
COME ACROSS OR
THE GERMANS WILL.
Defense Council Lays . ut Districts and Ap-
points Squads to Handle the Third Big
Liberty Loan Drive in Them

The council of defense in CHAM county is Tightening
its grip No longer will loafrs slac1ers and tghtwads
De permitted to get by with their nonsense take up
the time OF the workers receiving oral explanations single
handed The workers pl in their time better than
talking for half hour to cohvnce man that he uet
to work that he ought loan money to the govern
ent or give money outright to the Red Cross the Y
NJ c. A. the Y W. c. A. The third Liberty loan drive
will begin the sixth of next month"; and the collectors
don propose spend lot of time convincing the tight
wad that he ought to loan money the government at
per cent when he get per cent from the private
oan will they listen his arguments give him
any sympathy when he tries to tell them he can't afford
lose per by taking less than the regular of
interest he can't get it soaked into him through the
press reports that 1t is his duty to put money while
other put up theirs and while still others put up their
bodies and lives the defense of the country he had better
get Failure to respond to the call for funds will
salt in being cited appear before the of the
Gil to prove loyalty.
The slogan of the third Liberty loan drive will be- IF
you don't come across the Germans will,' and what
good will the money do the tight wad if the kasers men
come over and take it all and put him pounding rock
for their military roads and their forts in his own land
which call ours.
The Bingham county council has adopted the above and
our local council is considering the necessity of adopting
the
At meeting of the local council Tuesday morning plans
for the big drive laid and territory allotted to
S luads follows:
f. T. Michael, NJ A. Dillingham; and George E. Keyes to
East Fork CLAYTON and Stanley; w. W. Adamson and NJ
Brown Chalis creek and down the river the BRIDGE
E. W. Hovey Chalis; A. ]. Higgins, Pahsamaroi George
T. McGowan across the river and up Pat Lynchs in
Antelope The last three ger teen have named their
assistants yet.
Custer countvs allotment is 5000 OOO and our proper
to of this amount 0OO you wilready see that
each one of us has got to do his share.
Mrs E. J. Michael has charge OF the drive among the
II lies and busy at this time appointing committees and
q ssio,luc territory.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-03-27
n, S!NPKlnS PAYS
10 HIS INCOME TAX
BY ROBERT McBLAIR,


M, Simpkins gaZed at the portrait
= the wall till his eyes filed with
tsrs. 1t was a portrait Of his futher.
Coonel SimpSins. who had four times
h.en promoted for valor dl.ing the
civil War and had died bravely on the
1eld Of action. Mr.. Simpklns' throat
sched now for two reasons: First, he
rverenced and adored the memory of
bis father; secondly, his age and his
res and his game leg wouldn't let him
% to war himself. And as he observed
HE martial bearing and uncompromis-
hg gaze Of Colonel Simpkins be saw.
h imagination, the khaki-clad lads Of
he new generation marching forth and
tnssjng three thousand miles of sea to
i1t, maybe die, for liberty.
Mr. Simpkins peered around to make
re that neither Bess nor John (who
vTe at the teasing ages of sixteen
nsd seventeen) were where they could
A him, then he Strengthened and
brew his right arm up for a salute,
But bis gouty shoulder twinged, and he
runed. He couldn't even salute.
Damn said Mr.. Simpklns. and
pSh his other hand fiercely twilled his
Ate mustachios.
BE turned and lImped into the H.
Vary and sat down creakily before the
hahogany desk on which were lying
be blanks for his income tax state
pent, blynks which he had rather
umpDy got from the Internal Rcve-
officer only that day after lunch
on his way home from the club.
lr. Simpkins' income for 1917 had
mounted to just about $4,000. and he
% been rather snappy on the sub
et OF taxes ever since he had discov-
fa that the more income man has
te greater the percentage of it he
lys in taxes. He could think Of sew
pal men who. like himself, were mar.
ed and had two children, and yet.
lhough their incomes were nearly
alf OF his, they would pay only q
mall fraction Of the amount he paid
ie gloomily drew the blank nearer
ID began filling in the information
It asked for.
As Mr. Simpkins' income was $1,000
had to figure out the amounts pay
BE on each of the successive smaller
asses of incomes in order to arrive
the total due from himself. He
used over the first class who must
fnxes, that is, single men making
H 1000. His calculation for mar
e men then showed up as follows:
flfst, they pay per cent. (under
e 1915 law on all income over
AMo, deducting 5000 for each Of their
nndren under eighteen years. In Mr..
Ampklns case this was S212, which he
Gown in the payable column.
De saw next that, under the 1917
w married men pay an additional
cent. on all over $2,0nO-with the
me si-oWance for children. This
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-03-27
The shells dropping in Paris at quarter-hour
intervals are believed now to come from
some other source. Bombardr7,eEt
ct least, is Ineffective.
HUNS GAINING SLOWLY
Hundreds Of thousands Of Germans taken
prisoners. Fight still RACES and sIaueh-
ter is terrific. Allies have best Of
situation thus far.

Mackay Iaaho March 81. 1130 The latest Associated
Press dispatches the effect that what believed be
monster hurting inch shell distance of S miles
fifteen minutes into of Paris myth The aerial bonn
bardment however reported bu. is Ineffective The
shells believed from aircraft high in
the air. securely hidden by camoufage.
The Hun slowly advancing at rate that would take him
weeks reach the Paris Hundreds of thousands OF
have been taken during the terrific struggle the dead
said to be piled in Immense wndrows great length
TIE Allies optimistic the of the great
ct and the Huns advance slow that percepbe change
he ed his position hours of fighting No fresh
numbers sufficient weaken other OF the AL
lies defense have been called the
where the battle of the world
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-03-27
'uued M $252 to his payable column

'uued $252 to his payable column
60 e -oo theh observed that for evarr
S-'o0o jump in his inccme over e. ooo
Ne had TO M" q Surtay. the nercon,oe,o
t sr'"'aG d larger with each j.lmp ms
49, ,, "-'o more added to lis burden
anu on top Of all this came m .rx
" Tess Profits tax of s per cent nm oI,
occupation income over Sc 900 no,,
Ing $500 more. maj
1he total, then, he must pay was fo,,f:
'eeii hundred and thirty-four dollars
" new " exclaimed Mr.. Simnkins
sangriIy. There's young Ho,,rv WI
s'nS' who married Jake Johnson's cir,
he makes $1,000 and he doesn't nav a
cent OF taxes. l guess this is his war
as well as mine I"
thinking Of young Henry ,vi,,,,ns
ne remembered that Mrs. Wlliias wnnt
u'e'I afternoon to make banddges for
Tue NED Cross and that Henry. who
was lawyer was aiding tho Local
Dra!I Board with It's questlonnaires.
'NeIl,' lie admitted to himself
"that makes difference"
lie thought next of Judge Willourb.
o!. whose income was about $4,000
lie only pays 500 commented Mr.
S.mpklns, not quite so angr.lv tbls
Tune; and then a thought struck him
and he sat up rgidly in his & air.
Judge WillOughby's son had been
drowned on the Tuscanla when it was
submarined with the loss of tno hun.
dred soldiers.
Judge WiIloughby gave his son to
America muttered Mr. Simpkins.
He leaned forward suddenly and put
his face in his hands.
For a long time Mr. Simnlins sat
very still in that position. There was
no sound in the library except the
ticking of the tall clock and an occa.
sicnal trill Of laughter from the chill
dren skylarking upstairs. The square
OF light on the carpet gradually with
drew Itself through the window. and
first twilight and then darkness settled
in about the quiet, white haired, some
times irascible old man.
l-r Simpkins was thinking things
which he would never afterwarl speak
of, lie was thinking things that were
too sacred ever to be put into words.
But Some inl;ling of his Thoughts may
he found in his reioinder to Mrs.
Sinp',ias when that placid lady came
in and turned on the lights. and asked
him whether he was ready for dinner.
Judge Willoughby's only son was
worth as much as fourteen hundred
and thirty-four dollars. wasn't he?"
Mr. Simpkins demanded of her.
As his wife, who was not unused to
his superficial irritations. watched him
In mild astonishment, Mr. Smpkins
limpcd out to the hall and took his
old felt hat and silvcr-headed cane
from the hat rack. Letting himself out
into the foggy evening. he tapped his
way down to the corner, and mailed his
income tax statement and check with
his own hands
Nov. God he thanked" said Mr.
Simptins rs the lid clanRed shut over
his w!ssiye. ~ can do this much for
my coantry, HyAow.'
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-03-27
TWO POSTED
HAVE ENLISTED

Russell Brown aud Wesley w.
Jewett. who were posted as
slackers last week have enlisted.
Their failure to make proper re.
turns to the local draft board is
responsible. for their names be-
ing published as slackers.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-03-27
THREE BOYS TO
LEAVE SATURDAY

The three boys to leave Custer
county in the next draft are,
Thomas Worthington, Clayton;
George Gossi. Clayton; Vito Lo
conto, Boise. but registered in
this county.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-03-27

Help lick the kaiser by buying
thrift stamps. For sale at the
postoffice.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-03-27

Therefore. 7 sriH ,rOrk. \ usH
sare, Inia sdcrtfee- IiriH en
aiire. 4 utH .fgti--cheeytai!y
and 10 my atsHost-ds y fhe
ahoie issue OF the struggle
deDeatied on me alone.
Evening star., 1918-01-03
NO RACING AT AIKEN.
War Work Prevents Owners From
Visiting Hunt Resort,

Last year the winter colony at Aiken
included more than dozen owners of
steeplechasers, all of which had sent
down their entire string for training
and preparation for the spring meet
ings and those that were to follow; In
fact, the place has for many winters
been the most popular and generously
patronixed center for the hunt patrons.
A recent canvass of the resort shows
\ complete desertion Of the regulars;
in fact, it Is very doubtful II the train
ing ground will be used except for a
few hunters that are ridden by women
who have homes there.
The desertion is not due to any
shortcoming Of the place as winter
training ground; in fact. its praises are
still sung by every one that has ever
Quartered there. The reason is that
practically all of those that made Il
a practice to send horses there are busy
with war work.
This does not mean that they have
given up racing. but merely that they
have more important matters to attend
to and their horses are kept at their
homes or at northern tracks. which also
does away with the burden of trans
portation. in the conservation OF which
they are naturally interested.
Evening star., 1918-01-03
GERMANY QUADRUPLES
HER HEAVY ARTILLERY
Average Increase Of Forty Batteries
Month Kept Up Since
the War Began.

CabIegram to The Evening star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1917.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES. Janu-
ary 3.--Trustworthy figures show that
the German heavy artillery has been
quadrupled since the wars beginning.
The average increase has been forty
batteries a month and that average
continued. The long-range heavy artil-
iery. in particular. has been increased,
as the Germans consider this the most
effective modern weapon.
Out of about eight and a half heavy
batteries per infantry division nearly
one-fourth are long-range pieces. The
divisions receive heavy batteries in
proportion to the activity in their sec.
tors. They command and execute all
counter battery firing. The long-range
guns are under a special command.
Since the middle of the year the Ger
mans have been organizing mixed bat
talions. composed of two batteries of
fifteen-centimeter (six-inch) guns and
one battery of ten-centimeter (four-
inch) guns. which, 1t is foreseen, are in
tended for warfare in the open.
German commanders are issuing spe-
cfal instructions to gun crews regard
Ing care to be given material, as they
are greatly alarmed by the increasingly
heavy losses of cannon. One army corps
alone during several months of fighting
lost 1.455 pieces. of which 500 were de-
stroyed by French artillery fire. An
order recently found on a prisoner read: (:
The majority of the grave deterio-
rations come from the excessive effort
demanded of the material, particularly
during barrage firing. Suppress all un-
necessary firing. Do not make barrage
fires without taking tine precaution to
interrupt successfully the fise of the
pieces. to allow them to cool Off AL
ways employ the lightest charges per-
mitting the desired range and obtaining
the greatest rapidity of fire."
Evening star., 1918-01-03
LAST HOLE PROVES INK
FOR M'lEDD, LOCAL MQ
Former Open Champion Hails -
Break Course Record Dns % !.
Bad Luck ON Ho. 10.

The ola golf axiem that Il eaksaueaant
one bad hole to spoil . round hAs boan
realised frequently BY wsll knswa
players who have thrown away cAaaoes
when course records seemed aa thair
mercy. There 10 never any one part sf
. round which golfers fear moro than
another. though probably more records
have been allowed to slip away at the
last few holes than in any other part.
One prominent professional who has
a tendency to get = trine Hurried whsa
much Is at stake says he never feels
sure OF himself II he gets down to the
last hole and knows he has got to make
It in par.
Incidentally that's quite an aAmss.
sion. although this particular player
didn't mean he wasn't game, but rather
that he was unlucky. his claim being
four most, something invariably hap
pened to prevent his getting It. Golf
ers are ever loath to admit that thsy
themselves are at fault.
Case Of Fred Mcleod.
No one ever accused Fred Ncresa.
won the national open title, Of iackiSe
nerve. yet several times at his own
Columbia Country Club recently he lest
opportunities to break the course keo-
ord when the homo green9was In sight
He calls IL hard luck.
On one occasion the former titls-
holder took for the stghteenth hols.
He had made the seventeen holes In eS
strokes, and to finish the round
would have given him q 81. thus break
ing his own record of eS. He took q
at the eighteenth.
Shortly after that, playing with Owen
johnson, the novelist, Mcleod needed
only a 4 at the last hole to get HIS
| cherished 81. His second shot got nice-
ly on the green, and then he actually
took three puts
Evening star., 1918-01-03
GREAT BAsE BALL STUDENT.
Mike o'Neil Can Make Complete
Box Score From Memory.

Mike o'Neil, the Syracuse manager. who
was mentioned for the position OF man.
ager OF the Cardinals before Jack Hen
bricks got the job, IL one Of the greatest
students Of base ball In the country. O'Neil
has moro base ball dope in his head
than the great majority Of base ball
statisticians
His pet hobby is to make box score
OF a game without taking a single note
on the contest. While with the st. Louis
club O'Neil once bet base bali reporter
that he could make bcx score Of the
game without scoring inning by inning
He was allowed three mistakes. The game
was an eleven-inning affair, and at the end
Of 1t Mike asked only one question
whether play was scored as hit or ar
error. Mike then went to work and made
out score which did not vary in q
single instance from the official score. II
10 doubtful II any other player or man.
ager could do the same thing.
Mike o'Neil. the veteran member Of the
ONeil base ball family, originally wa,
educated for the priesthood. but Iatei
decided to devote his career to base ball
Evening star., 1918-01-03
NO WAR Clause
NNEW CONTRACTS
Giants Also Fail to Slash Sal
aries in Documents Just
Mailed to Players.
By DENMAN THOMPSON.

The impression that major league
moguls would adopt radical changes in
the form of players contracts for the
purpose of protecting their interests
because OF new conditions brought
about by the war has been disipated
by the action Of the New York National
League club In mailing to its men for
the coming season the Same kind Of
document as has been in use. In mall
ing out contracts to all the players on
the Giants roster, with the exception
Of Buck Herzog, captain of the team,
whose agreement has another year to
run, officials of the club announced
that tho papers call for relatively the
same salaries as in former years, which
also Is in direct contradiction of re-
ports that the big league magnates
would, without exception, adopt pol
icy Of slashing salaries as a means of
retrenchment. ss
Secretary John B. Foster of the
Giants says the contracts just sent out
contain no war clause" the effect of
which would be to relieve the owners of
their contractual obligations in the
event the base ball season for some
reason is not finished. The officials Of
the New York club. and the other major
league owners, too, believe that the IN
terests of the magnates are adequately
protected by the present ten-day clause,
according to Foster.
Despite the poor season financially ex-
perienced by the Washington club last
year the stockholders in. session yes
terday expressed their satisfaction with
the outcome of the campaign IN view of
the existing circumstances and rc-
elected the board of directors. consist
1w.t,
Kaufman, Edward J. Walsh. w. II.
Rapley, Thornton Chesley, NJ. J. Keane
and C. G. Griffith. The stockholders con-
graduated Manager Griffith upon the
trade with st. Louis, whereby Shotton
and Lavan come here in exchange for
Gallfa, and were informed by the man
ager that he has other deals in mind by
which he hopes further to strengthen
the team.
Mitchell of the Chicago Cubs
lis In favor of the Punishment of freak
pitching. Mitchell suggested partial
reform at the National League meeting.
but the magnates frowned on any
change at the New York session.
sweep of the list of Unnatural de-
lfveries, however.
"I do not think 1t would be wise to
abolish the spitba1l," says the Cub pilot.
should be. prohibited. The spitball can
be hit, but the parafin ball can't. There
should be q rule against the pitcher
rubbing the ball In his glove or on any
part Of his uniform. How often have
you seen q pitcher plaster his mitt into
the dirt and. then rub the ball .tn?- Then.
fhey stand rubbing the ball ON the
trousers; where 9the paramns Is kept
The pill comes hurting at the batter
and our best 800 hitters miss 1t foot.
That isn't base BALL"
Mitcheil is in the market for a good
twirler to work with Alexander. Vaughn
and Douglas, but evidently has had his
troubles in negotiating for one. Il don't
care what the pitcher has rs long as he
is a good one" the manager says
but a strong Highlander would suit me-
The trouble is that none of that kind
is for sale and everybody wants the
world in a trade"
Evening star., 1918-01-03
TED MEREDITH NOW FLYING.
Former Penn Track Captain Now
Captain in Aviation Corps.

James F. Meredith. the one-time hero
Of the cinder path, is now a hero of the
aviation corps. actually flying over the
trenches on the battle front in France.
This information was contained in a
letter received by J. Howard Berry. an
other Penn hero. who recently Joined
an ambulance corps. Ted admitted in
the letter that he had been raised to
the rank of captain and had been fly
ing on regular army assignments.
Evening star., 1918-01-03
President Dann Of Cleveland
Shows Practical Patriotism

President James Dunn Of tho
gIeveland club is = Genufne patrf-
-eta and has dome naueh to aiA the
welfare work for the soldiers. In
aaAitfsn to providing military and
RED Cross days last, season. he
spent $500 In taking HIS team to
the so1diers' esmr at CAmicotAe
last October ana 1850 to take
the players to Camp sAeridaD at
Montgomery for \ series Of
games In November. He turned
the Cleveland hall park over to
the National Guard n q camv
during the month Of septenber
and the soldiers damaEeA the
plant to the extent Of $1,000,
while he Eave tie ff,ee use Of the
plant to the Sammies for q hix
military foot hall game In Mo-
yember. $500 more damage being
caused.
= ABut what Of thafs'' says Dunn.
sIt fs all In q good cause and We
all must expect to dig down and
do our bit.o
At present the Oflces OF thu
Cleveland club arc being used ~
headauarters for q Red Cross
conuitfees and DunA and his en-
tire once force have Joined In
the drive to obtain new nembsrs
for dat soc1ety.
Evening star., 1918-01-03
COLD HAMPERS DOG TRIALS.
Comets Spot and Kinks Ruby's
Sport Score in Championships.

GRAND JUNCTION, Tenn. January 3.
I'm the first series of the All-Ameri-
can championship dog trials here yes
terday, Comets Spot, owned and han
died by DR.. C. A. Bromley of Detroit.
and Kinks Ruby's Sport, owned by Fl.
d. Kirkover of Buffalo. survived and
were the first brace down in the second
series.
Frozen ground with high wind and
a scarcity of birds marred the opening
series. the dogs having great difficulty
in locating the bevies.
With favorable weather the open
derby. to which professionals are eligi-
BILE. will be started today. The pro-
gram has been changed somewhat In
order to permit handlers to compete
next week in the United States field
trials.
Evening star., 1918-01-03

Bill Clymer, manager Of the Louis
VILE club of the American Associafisn.
says he will be glad to take Ross Xoung
if the Giants cannot use him neat
season. Just at present 1t looks - "
Cymer will have to abandon any de-
signs he may have on the services Of
that young man.
Hughey Jennings recently appeared
before the city councilmen In Scranton
Pa, where he makes his home, and
with a very able speech helped to Del
feat a measure which would have
wiped out the annual approprtetfon tpf
Fairgrounds for the city's children.
Jack Snyder. the Hobins' yonn9
catcher probably will be released pe-
fore the start Of next season H4
failed to make very much of an I'M
preston on Wflbert Robinson.
Donie Bush and Pep Young of the
Tigers are generally rated a. betn8
among the best keystone combinatto11
men had fewer double plays to theR
credit last season than any team IN tne
league
A youngster named McHenry may MI
Sherwood Magee's place in the Hed1
outfieId next season. Waivers have
been received on Magee from all the
major league clubs.
1t is said that the Pirates will make
an attempt to dispose of Catcher Bli4
Fischer before the winter is over HAn-
ager Bezdek, 1t appears, doesn't tnmn
very highly of him.
A canvass of United States Army OF
ficers, conducted or n wide raug4
shows them to be almost unaniunoual0
in favor of continuing professional .kel4
ball on the scale on which 1t has be44
conducted in recent years.
The Braves are after either Nike 0epS
zales or Frank Snyder. the St I00{9
catchers. and it is probable that e665
can obtain Snyder IL they offer reAso1A
able inducements for his transfer.
Cincinnati fans ridfcule the asseftfSnn
of Charles weeghman that his team VIII
win the 1918 pennant because he A32
obtained Alexander and Kiilefef. The
Redland bugs believe their team VIII
surely beat out the Cubs.
Rankin Johnson. the big pitcher who
was shipped to Fort Worth by the RED
Sox a couple Of years ago. is making
good progress on his return trip to the
majors. He has been sold by Fort
Worth to the Milwaukee club OF the
American Association.
Adam schwegler. the young pitohsr
who came from the University Of Penn
sysvania to the Giants last summer has
been highly touted to Manager McGeAw
and will be given q thorough tyyoQk in
the spring His brief appearances IL ~
box toward the end Of the last aaa1on
was not very impressive.