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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-21
HUNS PREPARING
FOR BIG ATTACK
THEIR SPRING DRIVE ALONG
THE WEST FRONT NOT NOW
FAR AWAY.
ALLIED ARMY READY FOR EN-
Big Guns Roar in Few Sectors
While Hand to Hand Fighting
Goes on Others-kaser Plans
to Take ST. Petersburg.

Although the Germans in Flanders
and Picardy are keeping up inces-
sanity their preparations for a re-
sumption of their spring drive, there
is as yet no indication that an attack
on a large scale is Immediately i'm
minent.
Huns Getting Ready.
For several weeks past the enemy
has been engaged assiduously in
bringing up guns and supplies of all
kinds, and also new forces to recon
stitute the units which the American,
British and French guns cut to pieces
as he tried at various points to break
the allied line, and the feeling now
is that the work is fairly we'll done
and that any day may witness the
commencement of another great Of
fensive on the western front.
Allied Armies Ready.
AS ready as is the enemy for the
battle stand the allied armies, so far
as men and gun power are concern
ed, are confident that no advantage
will be gained over them except, as
has been usual by the payment of al
awful price in men fed to the guns
Large numbers of Americans daily
for immediate service, or are rein
forcing the units under intensive
training Immediately behind the bat
tie line.
Meanwhile the big guns continue t,
roar in mighty duels on various sec
tors and here and there small band
of infantry constantly are leaving
their trenches in raids or small at
tacks with teh object of capturing
pieces of terrain which may be o
strategic value when the big figh
begins.
In raiding operations northwest o
Albert and near Hamel the British
also were enabled to take additiona
prisoners and machine guns.
That the Germans have the captur
of Petrograd in prospect seems evi
dent from their latest operations il
the Gulf of Finland. Here they hav,
taken the island of Bjorko, which lie
only 30 miles northwest of the Rus
sian capital
British Make Small Capture.
London.-The village of Ville-Su
Ancre, north of Morlancourt, ha
been recaptured by the British, tn
Australian troops making 2 success
full raid during Saturday night il
which they took $50 prisoners and 2
machine guns, according to Fiel,
Marshal Haigs report
The British casualties were light.
The Washington times., 1918-02-16

Have you given serious thought to the question Of pro-
hbition-usng the Constitution of the United States
policeman and putting in amendment in favor OF ice
water?
Have you wondered what effect it would have upon mil
lions of workmen told that vuous minority has decided
to put them ice water die-takng away the beer
which they wisely otherwise think agreeable harmless
and necessary?
Some undoubtedly have worried about the results of
prohibition workers whom the country relies and
about the increase in the manufacture and sale of poisonous
moonshine whiskey.
Cheer up however. The problem has been solved by
young prohibition lady.
Says She Encourage the workngmen to forget their
old vile habits and interest themselves better things
Don't think this joke; is said perfectly seriously
We quote the lady Instead of drinking beer at noon or IN
evening the interest themselves in the study of
painting or languages or music.
Isn't that delicious? Can't you coming out of
rolling mill leaving their work at blast furnace getting
of the ditch where they have been digging walk
ing off the wharf where they have been loading shprush
ing get their paint box sit down and make pretty sketch?
Can't you imagine workers at the end OF day saying
each other LET gather in little group and sing close
harmony for hourhow much better than odtashoned
beer And then let take up French Je sus tn e
il est nous sommes vous etes lis nt-and then few r
regular verbs?
You may say that the young ladys suggestion of music
painting and the languages in place Of beer for Wormen IS
preposterouS
So it is but preposerous than the idiotic sug
geson from paIeaced gentlemen that the worngmen OF
the nation should suddenly be made ice water drinkers the
whole habit of the population changed over mig hit
Those responsible for putting this change into the Con
sttution take heavy responsibility
The foolishness will be regretted especially by those
that great deal too much moneypart OF invested
in the Anti Saloon League They will troubles and dis
turbances that they will regret
The Washington times., 1918-02-16
From the Public to the Editor

tracks and do anything further rea-
sUnablv required.
Cbb The railroads will. on a down
hill pull" pour the mountains Of coal
in all seasons into the yards al Wash
yards. too. OF magnificent distances
fit for this greet Capital and Wash
ington would be the coal distributing
point for a vast and popuIous area
Remember the &. & .. canal strip
from here 10 Point OF Rocks Is no
"pent up Utica" II is not very long.
but II is very wide and easy to fill
to grade. No other city would have
contiguous yards room TO compare
with r..
tc) Washington will he very prop
ling station on many great trunk
lines. IL would be the easiest rather
than the hardest place to reach.
This beautiful city will never he
the commercial metropolis OF Chesa-
peake bsy-the greatest landlocked
inland harbor OF the world but II
has one great advantage over all
points viz: II has a reserved strip -
continuous for lS5 miles -unbroII en-
ready for use on water grade from
the mines, fields. cities. factories, and
peoples OF the West. Southwest, and
NOTthwest-alI OF them.
IT IS frozen canal now. Jack
Frost has 81. Why not put it to use
twelve months Of every year.
Respectfully. LABE PENCE
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Filling the c. & o. Ca
nal and Making Washington a
Coal Center. What Do You
Think of the Scheme?

Editor OF The Times
Firs'-LeL the United States Gov
eminent condemn and buy the Ches-
Hpeake and ohio canal.
Second Let IL lease that stretch OF
the canal extending from CUmbeT-
land TO Point Of Rocks washington
Junction. Maryland 10 all the rail-
roads now at Cumberland. HaEerstown
and Hsrpers Ferry-such railroad
companies to iii and grade that strip
and lay two or four or more track )
for the common Use Of all railroads.
Third-Let the Government grade
and fill the canal from Point of
Rocks to Georgetown, and lay two.
four or six tracks for common use
OF all railroads on terms.
Fourth--Let the Government TN
and grade yards, factory sites on the
e & o. strip for its own and other
uses and condemn adjacent areas and
build coal bunkers by the acre
Here are a few of the things that
will follow:
(a) The interested railway COM
panies will promptly take by aIlot-
ment all the bonds necessary. and will
forever pay over the interest coupona
as rental, provide for renewal Of
The Washington times., 1918-02-16
The Hand of Man
The Brain Behind It. What They Do.

How do miracles of today compare with miracles of
olden times?
Which is incredible, amazing and inspiring,
darkness ocusts flies and killing the rstbo inflicted
Egypt or todays flying machine and steel bridge with the
laundering express train crossing over it?
Joshua made the stand still that the armies might
fight and wn-tkat was wonderful particularly in view
of our present ideas of astronomy.
Modern makes the lightning down from the
sky and work running his trolley cars turning his
chnery heating furnaces for chemists and moving electric
fans.
Is not Harvesting the lightning interesting stop
ping the and moon?
These questions, mans power ruler of this globe
the modern miracles compared with the ancient miracles
discussed in the editorial be printed tomorrow in
The Sunday Times In The Sunday Times tomorrow, also
review Of great book in the Today column under this
heading
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CHICAGO
104 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVENUE
CHICAGO

Mr.. A. Brisbane,
The Washington Times
Washington, D. c.
Dear Mr. Brisbane: has been pleasure for me to watch
the rapid growth Of The Washington Times under your able
management The fact that you have doubled its circulation
months that have the faculty. reaching
through your work on the New York Journal
beievethat today The Washington Times is read by
individual readers per copy than any other paper the United
States
know that the Government officials in Washington read
carefully know that the business read it. and know that
the from out of town-here thousands of them in
Washington now-ook upon The Times as their paper.
have noticed too great advance in the development
OF your department store advertising AS you are aware de-
parment store advertising just the new- attracts
the women readers and helps circulation.
Of course, you have had to increase your advertising
rates. and am just in receipt of the new rate announced in
your rate book, issued by Mr.. Shaw, your publisher.
you should have asked about the advertising rate in
The Times would have said to you that worth much
than you asking for it. and national ad-
VerSerS will gladly pay the advertising for the quality
and quantity of circulation you giving them.
think the center of all national advertising effort has
Washngon-and especially The Times-shoud be used by
advertisers not only newspaper to reach the readers in
Washington but to reach readers nationally.
The fact that over IS 900 citizens have moved into
Washington during the past six months from all the
country, and also because of the fact that thousands
thousands of business have been called Washington
and will continue to make trips to Washington from the At
lanc to the Pacific coast and the Central West and North and
South really makes The Washington Times THE national daily
newspaper.
notice in the October report of the New York Evening
Post that The Washington Times second in the United States
you first.
don't know of any citizen in the United States that has
the friendly cooperation of all advertising men-both ad
yertiSers and agency men-ha you have and all know
that you going make the biggest possible success of The
Washington Times a national daily newspaper.
Your sincere friend
WILLIAM H. RANKIN
Dict-Wm. H. Rankin President
EP
The Washington times., 1918-02-16

1 used to belong to a family
named Benders, who lived on
street, between Twentieth and
Twenty-first strets. was christensd
Mary. but everybody called me
Rose"
You were = slave?" I asked.
"Oh, yessir."
How did you come to be freed?"
Go on, you know how that wa1."
Abraham Lincoln did it, didn't
he?"
Yes, him and the Lawd. They
done It"
Are there any OF the Blenders
left?" l asked.
NO, sir. Use the only one Of the
family left who knows anything"
Blind Nary, Vko sells papers At
SeUcRtsenth and H streets. carried
Igdtsr to Union soldiers tChsH they
ednIs through here" as she puts st
She gds tVelve years old at ltGt
time, and says that really WAS .
vGr. This tO0T doeSH't seem to boEA-
~ ~ ct IL Gt aA
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RID AND SEEN

Ny valentine arrived late, but it
was a corker. It was in the nature
of a statement signed by A. L. CHE
NEY. clerk to the Board Of Personal
Assessors. Mr.. Cheney has me
charged up with a personal tax
that would make the well-known Mr..
Croesus SILVER with fear.
After writing the foregoing !
went out to see LEW THAYER, the
printer, and while there / met our
genial assessor, WILL RICHARDS.
l asked him to tell me the inside
secret Of the personal tax assess
ment Fixing me with his immutAblS
stare he answered:
ION the personal tax board ve
have one palmist, one star gaIer,
and one Psychologist. Among them
we manage to find out exactly what
you own"
Blind Mary, who sells papers at
Seventeenth and II streets. came TO
see me. She said she wanted to
thank me for mentioning her In the
paper.
asked her 70 tell me her story.
and here It iSs
The Washington times., 1918-02-16
About That BorIand 8-Hour Matter
Here Man Who Says Harder Speed Typewriter
Hours Than Saw Wood All Day.
By EARL GOODWIN.

When Congressman Borland of Missouri arrives at his
office in his cute little electrically driven gassedn auto
mobile will he please give attention to the statement of
man who WORKSi The statement is from an empoye Of
the Department of Agreulture. who has this to saw:
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representative Is
would increase the at
efficiency satisfaction OF
would
found
OF
periods WORK requiring OF
land
worked big
fields delivered groceries,
I'm and encency and
but
from HI ~ ~ -
The trouble that Congressman BorIand does not care
snap of his finger for efficiency anything else except his
political Missouri 1t so easy to shout from
the PLATFORM 81 made 'em work. If Congressman Borand
had done anything to smooth the pathway of his fell
owmen would hesitate to these things about him; but
in all my experience with Congress the gentleman from Mis-
souri, has shown nothing but seshness for himself when
dealing with great of people-such as Government
clerks who are being paid substaTation wage
The Washington times., 1918-02-16
TODAY
Suddenly, the Prohibition Ques-
ton Is Settled

A Dear Young Lady Settles It-So Beautifully.
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W6m(ens Var Work

in the Tiger Hawk every week and
the thrdtcrs will oi course pay for H.
II Is probable a correspondent will soon
be appointed.
Among the shipments Of Red Gross
articles received at Ccnir1 workooms
yesterday were the following Mrs. :.
T. Shaycs. five suits pajamas, one
sample suit, Willard unit, ten suits
paJama', Franklin unit vm suits pa
Idmas
During April Mrs. w. s Hanson,
reports that Oklahoma county chapter
OF the Red Cross shipped this amount
Of supplies to Red Cross bureau Of
supple, at ST. Louis. LOSS suits Of
palamaS. 800 hospital bed shirts, HO
pairs Of under drawers and $50 pairs
Of bed socks
The monthly board meeting Of the
Red Cross will take place at the Lee
HuckIn' hotel next Monday noon pro
cecded by a luncheon.
Some idea N the amount of ma
tcrial and great amount Of work being
done by women OF this county IN Red
Cross work can be gained from figures
supplied showing results for but one
weeks work Last week the work done
required fii,y-scycn dozen Spoo,s OF
thread and no less than 1880 button
holes were made on the various articles
oi wearing apparel produced
A blanket made By pupil, IN the
west side ward school OF Norman va
sold for Sis at a Red Cross auction
held here. The blanke, was sold to III,
First National bank OF Norman which
returned il to the Red Cro', and it vii
he sold again next week Other article
sold at the first sale brought the tota
receipts up 70 500
The Brotherhood OF American Ioc
men unit Will meet tomorrow Afternoon
with Mrs Walter Fry OF 1923 North
IlaUey
The women'> council Of defense an.
nouuccN IT'S class in trepch for which
registration in now golnf on, will starr
It's work next Tuesday evening IN tn,
lecture room OF Emergency hospital
under the instruction OF Professor Pro.
voSt Two lessons week will bt
gwen The course lasts twelve week
and the Zee for the full course is s.
The registration has been very graft.
flying 10 the women OF the defense
council
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In Wells

Smart, new wells, with
elastic, in black, white
and all the leading col
ors; plain mesh and with
designs. Csc and soc
each.
SCOTT-HALLIRURTON CO,
MAIN FLOOR
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Editors S Hat in
Political Ring

Luther Harrison. editor OF news
papers at Ada al Wewoka and a we'll
known figure in Oklahoma politics, has
desire 10 serve IN the next senate.
He flied today from the Twenty third
senatorial district
Other filing, were II l. Sadlcr,
Norman commissioner ot charities and
correction. W. + Augln. Holdcnyille.
representative from llughe, county
Thomas =. McClain. Gray senator
from First district Jane, K Moore,
Miami. congress from First district;
Mrs Wealthy Wilson. Tulsa. commls-
Soncr OF charities and correction.
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Soc! 3Xz

in addition to three speakers who will
talk on the coming school bond issue.
President Hope OF the board OF educa-
ton, J H. Johnson and $. K. Gun
ningham are scheduled to speak,
Ernest Sharpe, one OF the pupils viii
sing Keep the Hearth Fires Burning"
and Miss Ruth Burns will sing
Miss Felice Haubie will give a
musical program with readings tomor-
row evening in Harmony school on
East Twenty third street, the affair be
ing given under the auspices Of the
patrons club, proceeds to apply on the
piano fund
a line party was given yesterday
afternoon at the Palace theater by mem
berS Of the Blucbird club, honoring
Mrs. J. II. Davis OF 4N East Fifth
street and Mrs. J. A. Wiseman OF III
North Durland street Mrs. Davis will
leave Saturday for Wilmington, Della
ware and Mrs. Wiseman will leave
June !, for Okmulgee
y u p
Mrs J NJ Bass will have Mrs Gala
butcher Long and her sister, Mrs. Van
A. Writ of Laramie, Wyoming and
Mrs Scott Thompson in for an in
formal lunch Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. {. /. West OF 40S East Park
place gave an informal afternoon Tues
day hoDoring her team workers in the
third Liberty loan campaign. Those
who attended are Mrs {. + Funk Mrs.
G. {, Richards, Mrs. Ben Ragsdale,
Mrs A. W. Boyd and Mrs. Walter
Huckins.
Mrs Chester Bruner of Quay Okla
who has been the houseRuest OF Mr.
and Mrs c. l. West of 40S East Park
place, has returned home.
@~@
The regular meeting OF the Daughters
of the Anerican Revolution which was
held yesterday afternoon with Mrs
George w. Piersol of 4}0 East Thir-
teenth street was also an occasion OF
sad import to the chapter members who
following the business meeting and elec-
tion of officers, gave an hour over TO
tributes on the chapter, church and
home life of the late Mrs Isabel Ham
ilton, historian. who died Sunday eve
ming.
Mrs William J. Pettee, regent in an
nouncing the service of appreciation for
Mrs Hamilton said that the gift OF
towers from the chapter would represent
all that was sweet, lovely. gentle and
pure in the life OF their beloved member
who she knew was safely at rest.
Mrs. Joseph Huckins, jr, vice regent
gave bried resume of her Acquaintance
with Mrs. Hamilton in church life
dwelling upon her early acquaintance
with the deceased when she as a stran-
ger had become lonely and in need OF
friendships in her new home Mrs
Hamilton, she said, had brought com
fort TO her loneliness and Throughout,
her years of association in their
church activities had truly lived db ia
her church vows. one OF the last acts OF
her life being a gift of her Liberty bond
TO aid the chuch in its debt lifting.
Mrs. Robert Carpenter, honorary re-
gent of the chapter, dwelt on her life
in the early days when she came west
as an army bride.
Mrs Carpenter spoke of her strong
character and her LOYALTY TO the chapter
Turing all her years OF association.
Mrs. T. W Williamson, registrar oI
the chapter. also dwen upon her strong
character but said she was always un-
| assuming and modest, always doing her
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TELEPHONES

Women, Council OF Defense, Maple
252s
~ R:s % c,o. Financial Secretary,
Maple 2s62.
SNl.lan HsIe'' Maple '2V; .,..,
WsInv, so2 '
en Han Unit Of Red Cross. Maple
500 e.,,,o. o,, -, Rad c,o,,
classes in fir.t aid, home care OF the
sleE, ana d,etetles, Maple 1873.
=
Mrs Clarence Henley .cliy. CHAIRMAN
OF the women'S council OF defense says
therc IS Misunderstanding pafu'u'aty
among women as to the idcd,' ana pn'-
pose ul the new Liberty kh'hen. some
women ihnk II Is TAD ~ &hI'h SO
ole'' women OF the city WI ,n@ye CON
mol other, ihnk It nd ked 'ro'%prop'
o'iillil and 'uIl others think the lme'
ard he Okldhomdn are sponsors lor IT,
A.I these impressions are incorrect
sr says. ana the Liberty kt'hrn Is ~
reality. TO be managed by me women
council Of defense. 'oley ana not by a
ci'Iuc j he Rrd cross mas u" dlrc''
interest ~ the Kitchen ana heil1ef nave
thc newspapers.
h' quota OF ked cross nurses ior
meet the demands OF the army ana
nav Ncrvlcc IS ojo before June J ana
~" before January J. ms quota mas
hrrn worked out on the basis OF the
m'.i comprehensive survey ever made
b' '.r American Nurses. ASSOCIATION ol
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q MEXICAN beauty roses domi-
IN mated the floral decorations in
IN the home OF Mrs J Shirley
Ourolio Of hl6I Fast Eighth
street this afternoon when she rendered
o'clock luncheon to eleven mem
bers OF the Clover Leaf club and a
special group Of friend plates being
laid for eighteen.
The dining room was lighted With red
shaded candclabra the large table being
centered with a crystal basket filled
with American beauty roses tied with
a deep red tulle bow. Surrounding the
rose basket were tiny bud vases each
holding a single red rose. Place cards
were garaudS OF red roses on goblets.
Mrs Ourolo was assisted by Mrs.
!. &. A. V. Howell and Mrs. II A Reuter-.
The following special guests attended
Mrs. Theodorc N. Cottrell OF Birming-
ham. Ala. Mrs. g. A. Hughes OF Guth-
rie. Mrs Harry Forest Packer, Mrs.
H !. Shaver. Mrs William Craig, Mis-.
Ernest Randall, Mrs. NJ. b. Sears, and
Mrs. Wright
Following the luncheon an afternoon
was spent knitting for the Red Cross.
y v
Social Day for the Pierian club was
celebrated yesterday afternoon when
Mrs. J. II. ,Hamil Of AIS South Lee
street became hostess for the afternoon
The home was beautiful in its patriotic
DECORATIONS and potted plants the din
ing room being especially attractive,
with roses and garden flowers.
At / o'clock, a banquet was served
Mrs. D. {. Remington being toast
mistress, the following toasts being re-
spondcd to: Our Club" by Mrs. o.
p. Cooter. "Our Husbands" by Mrs
/ N Schwoerke, "Our Boy by Mrs
, A. L. How, "Our Country" by Mrs
. Will n. Clark and Our Club Mem
2 bers" BY Mrs. Daniel Webster
+. Mrs. A. l.. Hoyt gave an interesting
report on the history of the club fol-
lowed BY humorous reading by Mrs
{. II. Shubert Mrs H. S McClena-
han. past president gave an address
during the afternoon OF interest in club
work.
Mrs. J. c. Robey, Mrs c. NJ Steffey
and Mrs. Sara True, honorary members
who also were guests. each gave short
talks on topics OF the day, Mrs. p c
Bennington retiring president being
presented On behalf of the club with
cut glass vase.
Following the banquet hour an after
noon of music, readings and social di-
versions was spent, Miss Laura HamiI
giving several panoforte numbers
Special guess of the afternoon were
Mrs. II. +. MoClenahan, Mrs. c. +
Clifford and Miss Velda Hsmil Of Lit
tie Rock, Ark
All club activities the past year have
been Red Cross work and this will con
tinue during the summer.
The last meeting Of the patrons clut
of Eugene Field will be held tomorrow
syening when a program will be siyer
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No Oklahoma CITY correspondent has
yet been selected TO represent Camp
Donlphan'> military paper. the Tiger
Hawk The wsmen'N council OF de
fenSe has obtained the consent OF all
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Lard Simply Stuck
to Negro's Fingers

lame, Garfield Blaine. negro, when
arraigned in the justice court OF Robert
w Maupin this morning on charge
Of stealing twenty-five pounds OF lard
from the Morris & Co. packing plant.
plead guilty, and was given a $50 fine.
with thirty days in the county jail
81 jeS' nachully fiRRered that eatin'
had got so high that leS' nachully had
to do somethn', ledge" the negro ex-
planned
"You don't eat grease like that, do
your" the justice asked him.
= mo sub. but that's all there was
handy for me to take awa~' the darky
said. He will be placed on the county
road gang tomorrow
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SPENCER PIE SUPPER
NETS RED CROSS $500

At a Red Cross pic supper held at
Spencer last night $500 was raised for
the war fund. Dr. L. II. Buxton was
the speaker A. f. kull was auctionce.
and f. X. McKissick was cashier The
prices paid for pies ranged IRON ShO
TO $40. among the high bidders being
A. J, Wilson, 6. 6 Gardner. Frank
Rcddig. {. II. Randall, L. S. Pool and
b. Ceiit. A sack OF Rafir corn was
donated and auctioncd for $40, and ?
sack Of wheat donated was auctloned
for $40 then resold tor So
II you can't go Over There to fight,
back the fighters by jaying your in
come tax today.