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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-05-22
STORY OF A FAMOUS STATUE
Bronze Piece, Work Of Leopard,
Cause Of Quarrel Resulting In Ii,
Being Badly Dishgured.

Another statue that has been con-
veyed BY sea and landed safely in
Rome is the great equestrian one Of
the famous General Colleoni. which
stood on its lofty pedestal in the Cam
po Of SIS. Giovanni Paolo. Ruskin
says Of It: II do not believe there Is
more glorious work Of sculpture ex-
isting In the world" This statue is,
OF course. of bronze. and was mod
eled by the Florentine sculptor and
painter Andrea Verrocchio in 1881, as
sisted by his more famous pupil, Leon
ardo da Vinci, Rev. Alexander Rob
ertson writes In the Christian Herald.
After Verrocchio's death, 1t was cast
IN bronze by Leopard.
There Is story told to the effect
mat when Leopard had finished his
work. he quarreled with the republic
over 1t. AS he could not come to
settlement, he knocked Off the horses
mead and escaped to Florence. The
republic ordered him to return. but
ne refused. saying: II have knocked
on the horses head, It is true, but
can put It on again: but If ] come
10 Venice and you take off my head
you could not put 1t on again" the
republic forgave him. assured him OF
MS life and reward. and he returned
and finished his work.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-05-22
PERILs OF THE PANToMIME
Chances Once Taken by Clowns, Har.
le1uins and Pantaioons-clock.
work Precision Was Necessity.

In speaking Of his connection with
the Fox American pantomimes. the
late F. W. Hofele, once manager Of the
Old Bowery theater, told me that the
making of these many mechanical
tricks consumed much time, ut. w.
w." writes In the New York Sun.
Many skilled workmen were employed,
as these devices had to work perfect
ly and not get stuck when in use. The
duties Of the stage manager were
.arduous indeed. From the time the
stage manager tinkled his little bell
for the rise of the curtain to his sig
nal to ring down the act drop he was
:as busy a man as could be found any
where In any capacity on earth.
Everything had to be done when the
order was given to do 1t or everything
would he instantly thrown out Of trim.
with the result Of q confusion gone
mad. Serious accidents are likely to
happen to performers II the greatest
care Is not exercised. Take the work
of Harlequin. that merry fellow with
the magic sword. who is always dane
Ing and gliding about with his lovely
'Columblne. What q hazardous part
he plays. He Is perpetually taking
leap in the dark, trusting to sheer luck
as to whether he will do that leap
safely or not. saw Paul Martinetti
come up through the star trap In the
usual way on one occasion. but in
stead Of leaving the trap in its place
he took II up with him. The points
of the star were sticking in his neck
and the square framework was rest
ing on his shoulders. When he land
ed on the floor he staggered few
steps, then righted himself and ran of
the stage. Az he continued his part
he could not have been injured great
". think he was lucky not to have
broken his collar-bone.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-05-22

On the battlefields the pigeons are
cared for in mobile coops. These re-
semble somewhat the ordinary moving
van and are set about a mile apart
from five to twenty miles in the rear
OF the first line trenches. In them are
nesting boxes. observation traps, stor-
age room for feed and other Access
series and accommodations for one or
two men, who are constantly on duty.
Ring Bell on Entering.
The pigeons enter through door
obstructed by bob wires. These hang
loosely and will swing in but not out.
When bird enters the movement OF
the wires sets off an electric bell ,and
the attendant catches the pigeon and
takes the message from an aluminium
cup-shaped receptacle attached to one
Of its legs.
Major Griffin, at the annual meeting
Of the American Racing Pigeon union,
said that of the messages that have
been forwarded by homing pigeons
from the trenches at the front, through
barrage fire, in attacks going over the
top, in cavalry charges and in infan-
try charges, 81 per cent had safely
reached headquarters. He urged the
members to start their birds breeding
at once. This was in December; they
usually do not start until the middle
Of February. The pigeon men acted
on the suggestion and are now pre-
pared to keep up steady supply of
birds for government use.
The homing pigeon is swift as well
as a sure messenger. When travelling
with the wind it will fly at the rate
of more than sixty miles an hour, and
against the wind, at from thirty to
thirty-five miles an hour.
When liberated, the homer pigeon
usually circles around the spot, grad
ually rising until it recognizes some
landmark, and once 1t has scented the
direction, is off in direct line to its
home. The intelligence Of these birds
has been shown in the trenches, where
they have learned that to circle adds
danger to their lives. 1t is never any
too safe at these places Of liberation.
and the trained homer does not rise
any higher than is necessary to get
it's bearing, usually flying directly to
the rear without ascending more than
n few feet above the ground.
This is not the general procedure
of homing pigeons, the tendency Of the
birds when released in races at home
being to circle. sometimes for an hour
over the spot where liberated.
News to Germany by Bird.
The United States is not behind IN
pigeon racing. 1t has something like
1900 homing pigeon fanciers. In Bel
GUM pigeon racing was long the ma
tional sport. It has been reported
that as many as 10000 pigeons have
been released at one time in the grand
national races. In England a race
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-05-22

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h. lleli
,r'ietta'
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of red
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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-05-22
Peculiar Presents for Bride.

IN social circles of the Celestials the
family of the bridegroom makes pres
ents to the family Of the bride of vari'
Gus articles few days before the day
n1ed for the marriage. The presents
generally consist of food, the leg ana
1oot Of a pig, the leg Of goat eight
small cakes of bread, eight torches
tnree pairs Of large red candles,
quantity of vermicelli and severai
eunches Of drecrackers.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-05-22
The EAGER Life.

whenever q process of life commu'
nicates an eagerness to him who lives
u there the life becomes genuinely
significant. Sometimes the eagerness
= more knit up with the motor actiV'-
ues' sometimes with the perceptions
sometimes with the Imagination. some
umes with reflective thought. But
wnersxer It Is found. there Is the sest'
0e tngi{ the excitement Of reality;
md thenu u importance" In the only
~ and positive sense in which Inn
shneG ever anywhere can be.--Wi''
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-05-22
Mo More Cherokee Chiefs.

II is along the line OF progress tnat
tho cbieftaincy Is to be dropped by
~, cherokee Indian nation. The
scminoles have already dispensed
,,.,tn this relic of tribal government.
r,bus two Of the Ave civilized Indian
nations will soon have abandoned
."od;tion that has served only to bind
tbem to u past which had better De
enunotten It has long been the con-
lotion Of the students Of the Indian
nrohlem and friends of the indian
.'aon,o like Commissioner Cato Sells
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-05-22

containing from 5000 to- 10000 was
considerable common occurrence.
The English goverrsnent discovered
shortly after the y-ar began that In
formation was being carried to the en-
emy by a method which It could not
detect for Along time. Finally it was
learned t,-s lGermanss subjects had es-
tablishedstsftsss IN E9S ID where birds
were keptf FOR the express purpose of
earsyisg messages to Germany. The
!Srities thereupon ordered all pig
eqhs liberated. and put under govern
nient control all that returned to their
lofts.
The supervision over homing pigeons
in England now Is so severe that an
owner cannot take even one bird into
the street or transfer it to another
person without police permit.
Some Of the war performances Of
homing pigeons, as recorded in recent
issues of English pigeon papers. are
interesting. During December patrol
smack released a pigeon as 1t was
torpedoed by German submarine. The
crew was floundering in the water and
clinging to wreckage.
The Germans saw the bird and
wounded it with rifle shot. It was
not brought down, however, and
twelve miles away landed on the deck
of another patrol smack, with five
fight feathers missing and nearly ex-
hausted. The bird knew it could not
reach land and sought this place of
safety.
The message the pigeon bore gave the
location of the wrecked patrol boat,
and the captain Of the vessel on which
It landed succeeded in reaching the
spot in time to save every man.
Another story is that the pilot of
a seaplane doing special work in the
Flanders section encountered a num-
Der of enemy planes. He released one
pigeon stating his location and asking
help. A minute later another pigeon
arrived at headquarters telling THAI
his tank had been destroyed and ask.
ing that fighters be sent quickly to his
aid.
Eighteen minutes later another bird
arrived from another patrol seapiane.
announcing that 1t had been shot down
and that the pilots companion had
been killed, and that he thodght his
machine would float for some time.
That was the end Of the messages.
Two seaplanes were quickly de-
spatched to the location given. and
several small boats put out. This in
formation could not have been con-
veyed by any other means. It was
| learned later that German destroyers
had appeared on the scene and that
they had probably rescued the pilot
who had been clinging to his disabled
plane. as when relief arrived the ma
chine was found and the German de-
stroyers were seen speeding away.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-05-22

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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-05-22

suits. Standard equipment is used
and no difficulty has been encountered
in getting distinct tones. Connection
between the instrument and rail is
made through the car wheels. Con-
troll of the system differs In no respect
from ordinary telephone operation,
and artificial amplifiers requiring ad-
justment are not employed. The in
vention makes it possible for connec-
lions to be made between the train
instrument and that Of any regular
telephone subscriber.-Populak Me.
chanics Magazine.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-05-22
New Use for Telephone.

According to information from a re-
liable source, experiments conducted
on the Canadian government rail-
roads with telephone apparatus that
permits verbal messages to be trans
mitted to and from moving trains
have met WITH highly gratifying re-
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-05-22

that the sooner the individual Indian
is released from tribal connection and
environment the better 1t will be for
him and for the country.-Christian
Science Monitor.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-26
FIND MAN DEAD
 NEAR RAILROAD
 CROSSING TODAY

A man said to be Willard F. Davis, residing at Park View Terrace, was found dead near the railroad tracks on Sylvan avenue, shortly before ' o'clock this morning. Dr. Matthew Foley, of St. Vincent's hospital, was summoned and at first thought the man had been struck by a passing train, but examination of the body faileds to reveal any marks Medical Examiner Dr. Samuel Garlick, after he had viewed the body, announced that dead was due to natural causes
 From what can be learned of Davis, it appears he was employed as a chauffeur by John Field, of Brook lawn park, and had formerly lived at 63 Atwater street, but had moved out to Park View Terrace but a very short while ago, where he resided upeto the time of his death\ with his Kiother and two brothers.
 It is presumed by the medical authorities that the man was going to his work and suffered some shock or another when he reached the rail- road tracks, which caused a heart at- 1 tack. When Dr. Foley, reached the spot where the stricken man was ly- ing he found that the deceased had been dead but a few minutes.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-26
LYNCH|NCS IN
 SOUTH IMPERIL
 NATIONS UNITY Secretary of Negro Associa- tion Asks Assistance From
 Governor of La. II STRUNG UP SINCE U. s. ENTERED FIGHT Claim That County Sheriffs Failed to Exercise Full
 Power of Law.

New York, April 25.-Telegrams protesting against recent lynchings in Louisiana and Tennessee were made public here today by John R. Shillady secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peo- pie, after having been sent to Gov. R. G. Pleasant of Louisiana and the Chambers of Commerce of Chattanoo- ga, Nashville, Knoxville and Memphis, Tenn. Hs'
 Eleven negroes have been lynched without trial in Louisiana since Amer ica entered the war, the messages cite, and five in Tennessee, three of the Tennessee victims having been burned and tortured at the stake before death
 The telegram to Gov. Pleasant urges that lynchers be apprehended, that in quiries be made to determine whether sheriffs exercised their full powers, that the governor issue a proclamation calling on citizens to obey the laws, and that the governor request Presi- dent Wilson to reinforce your appeal by statement to the nation.''
 The message concludes: Americas prestige abroad and her national morale at home demand wig orous, determined and patriotic ac- tion.'
 The telegram to Gov. Rye says the Tennessee lynchings 'imperil national unity and urges action in bringing the lynchers to justice.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-26
226 CONVICTED
 FOR VIOLATING
 ESPIONAGE ACT

Washington, April 25-Refuting re- cent charges that the Department of Justice had no- been active in com batting eneroy propaganda in the United States, the department today reported that at least $500 convic- tions had been obtained during the last year under wholly inadequate federal laws against sabotage, disloy- al utterances and other forms of in reference with the war"
 On charges of interfering with operation of the draft, S,465 persons have been convicted or have pleaded guilty and 1S1 have been acquitted.
 Under the espionage act which has been stretched to cover many varying cases of disloyalty, there have been 226 convictions and IT acquittals. Un- der general war statutes FPS have been convicted and S9 acquitted. Twenty-three persons have been found guilty of making threats against the president and 10 have been acquitted on this charge.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-26
GIRL WHO LEFT TROY HOME
 ARRESTED HERE

At the request of the Troy, N. Y, police, the local authorities located and arrested Elsie Wright, IS, who, it is alleged, ran away from her home in company with another girl several weeks ago. After the Troy police had exhausted every clue trying to find the girl, they received a report that she was seen in the vicinity of Bridgeport.
 Ten minutes after their wire to Captain Cronin, of the Detective Bureau, the girl was in custody as well as Dominick Washkallis, 19, of 146 Gilbert street, who is locked up on a serious charge.
 According to the information in the possession of the police, the Wright girl in company with her girl friend, came to Norwalk from Troy, and lived for several days with an aunt While in Norwalk she, in com Pany with the other girl, went to a
 dance and there met Washkallis, who
 is employed by the American Hard i ware Stores as a chauffeur. Wash i kallis induced Elsie Wright to come
 to Bridgeport and they have been i living as man and wife for the past
 two weeks at the Gilbert street ad- 1 dress.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-26
MEN WHO CHANCE POSITIONS MUST
 NOTIFY BOARDS

New Haven, April 25-A warning to registrants in the district was is- sued by the Second Connecticut dis trict board today against a practice that has been detected of registrants who, having been given deferred classification because they have em- ployment in essential industries, are entering other lines of work. It is pointed out that a registrant who de- liberately does this and fails to notify the board of the change is liable to punishment for misdemeanor.
 Action is to be taken soon against certain men who are known to be working at other non-essential indus tries and who have final classification cards issued by the respective boards on their persons, according to Patrick F. O'Meara, secretary of the board. There are 55,00O registrants in the dis trict.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-26
Thrilling Incident of Zee brugge Raid is Told in
 Report of Raid. BLOCK SHIP CREWS A SAVED UNDER FIRE Crews sof Boats Suffered Casualties From Heavy
 Gun Fire of Huns.

Dover, Eng, April 25-(By the Associated Press)-One of the most thrilling incidents of the British naval raid on Zee brugge last Tuesday was the rescue by two American built motor launches of nearly 200 members of the crew of two block ships sunk at the en- trance to the Bruges canal.
 The feat was accomplished under a heavy fire and the actual transfer was made in less than five minutes.
 Two of three block ships which passed inside the mole reached their objective and swung bloadside across the mouth of the channel Then, ac- cordlng to plans, two motor launches dashed in from the sea through the enemy barrage fire at express train speed and drew up alongside.
 Al the time shells were falling, some striking the block ships and causing
 
 upheld their traditions for coolness.
 As the last of those who were able reached the launches, two untitled ex- plosions tore great holes in the bot toms of the blocking ships. The ves- sells settled quickly. At the same mo- ment the heavily laden launches dashed seaward, and again they passed through a German barrage to the waiting tdestroyers.
 One launch delivered 99 men to the destroyer. The clocklike precision es- sential to the success of the operation made it impossible to evacuate all the dead and wounded from the blocking ships but the participants declare the loss of personnel in this feature of the enterprise was remarkably small
 The casualties on the blocking ship sunk at Ostend were still lighter. Twelve men from the crew of one of the Ostend block ships got off in a !lifeboat and rowed 14 hours before being rescued. For two hours of that time they were under a heavy enemy fire, mainly that of machine guns, but they suffered only one casualty.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-26

Yielding only slightly at the first shock of the Ger assault in the renewal of the drive in the great battle south of the Somme, the British and Franco-American lines standing firmly against the desperate tinUing assaults of the Germans.
 On the 10 mile front south of the Somme, where the intensive force of the blow has been concentrated the British have lost Vers Bretonneux and the French the village of Hangard Santerre Already Field Marshal ags forces have begun to react strong in the vicinity former place. and they have eganed ground around it and considerably improved their general position.
 FRENCH SOIIDIY IN WAY ing the Somme battle changed pres fighting before the French drew out of and established themselves firmly its western edge The Germans have repeated attempts to debouch from the place. but each time the French soidy in the way.
 The fighting is continuing today with the Germans desper aey struggling to make the considerable headway they must they to gain anything but relatively valueess local ad vantage Thus the decision in the renewal of the battle by yet with either side.
 The meagre gains of the enemy, however after long enough for him to bring his heaviest artillery and when must have been at the pinnacle of his strength may we'll be compared with the sweeping achieved in the be- ginning of the battle last mOnh when he miles of ground Ia day and captured tens of thousands of prisoners
 HAMNIERING AT MT. KENNEL.
 Meanwhile the Germans have not abandoned tempor airly battle Apparently they centerng their blows the sector dominated by Mount with object of forcing the defenders from this They attacked the French last night the region north Baeul and after being repulsed returned to the with assaults in the region and the British front farther east
 Continued Page 5)
Republican farmer., 1918-04-26

The paper published an article on Wednesday in which Dr. Von Kuehl- mann, the German foreign secretary, and Count CZernin, the former Aus trian foreign secretary, were attacked.
 The newspaper asserted that the two statesmen during the negotla- tions in Bucharest acted in a manner that abased their countries. Secre- tary Von Kuehlmann, it was repre- sented, was seen often with a well known member of the underworld while Count Czernin every evening visited a theatre where dancing girls were among the performers.
 The German Liberal newspapers, 1t lis added, sharply criticise the Deutsche zeitung, saying that Dr. Won Kuehlmann has not done any thing worse than is often witnessed by the Berlin population when the an nual meetings of peasants are held in the German capital.
 The Vorwaerts says:
 'AThe entire affair is like an in trigue at the court of Louis XIV. The plotters went with their accusations about Dr. Won Kuehlmann's .immor- tality' to a very highly placed lady who is we'll known for her strict moral code, through whose influence they hoped to achieve their object"
Republican farmer., 1918-04-26


 The Bridgeport Loan committee has suspended the plan of arranging an elaborate celebration of Liberty Day in this city tomorrow with the an- nouncement made by the Dorsen Dry Goods Co.,, which has arranged an open air program to take place in front of their place of business to- morrow afternoon between 2:30 o'clock and o'clock. The firm has engaged the Wheeler & Wilson band for the occasion. Four Minute speak CTS and a large number of Minute Women will assist in selling bonds. Among the speakers who will talk on Liberty Bonds are Mayor Wilson, w. T. Hincks and Howard Speer, all of whom are prominently identified with the loan campaign here. A chorus of about 100 school children will rem der patriotic numbers. This celebra- ton is to be the only one in this city in keeping with the Presidents proc lamation that April 26 be set aside as Liberty Day in the nation.
 The Professional Mems committee will meet this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in the CitEs'7all for it's second meeting. Reports of the various committee will be heard and discus sion for the continuance of the cam paign will take place.
 The total number of subscriptions recorded yesterday were 767 of which $40 were of the $50 denomination, 19 of $100, IS of $500 and for $1,000, totaling S7O,650.
 The factories are competing for the honor flags which are given to the places going 100 per cent. Yesterday a supply of 40 flags was received here and in a little while all were disposed of. A committee has been sent to New York today to obtain 50 more of the banners. It is expected that these will last but a short time.
 The complete factory report with the number of subscribers, amounts and percentage is appended.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-26
SAMMIES WANT MATHEWSON TO
 60 TO FRANCE

New York, April 25.---A decision as to whether Christopher Mathewson will be released from the manage ment of the Cincinnati National league club in order to go to France to promote baseball among the Amer ican troops there may be reached at a conference in Pittsburgh tomorrow between Mathewson and August Hermann, president of the Cincin- natl club.
 By popular vote among the troops in France interested in baseball, Mathewson, idol of thousands of American fans, was selected as the man most desired to develop the game on the western front, according to a message received here from E. .C Carter, in charge of Y. M. c. A. ac- tivities in France.