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Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-06-13
Ordnance Department Spends Huge
Sums for War Material

The Army Ordnance Department
has negotiated approximately $4,000
contracts since this country entered
the war. involving within s175. 900
600 of the total funds directly avail
able for the Department for the fiscal
year of ss.SS3,2S6.O45 Additional
contracts totaling s1.503. .703.74l
have been entered into on the au-
thority of Congress pending approp-
ration of an amount aggregating ST.
67l. .466.750.
The magnitude of the task of the
Ordnance Department financially is
evidenced by the disbursement re-
Gently in single day of more than
s25. 100000 on ordinary contract
vouchers. Disbursements for the
month of April, 1918, ran to sS56.-
Ss4.S63, an interesting amount as
compared with the s5.059. .264 dis
bursed by the Ordnance Department
in April. 1917. These disbursements
were made at the Ordnance Office In
Washington. Amounts disbursed at
Government arsenals are not includ-
ed
One check recently drawn by the
Ordnance Disbursing Officer for ord
nance material was for S1S.750. 600
One requisitiop made recently by this
same officer on the Treasury was for
S16e. 700. This is the largest
single requisition ever made by any
United States disbursing officer.
Prior to two months ago, before
the Ordnance Department established
its eleven district offices which zoned
the country to expedite payments 10
contractors and relieve the strain
upon the main Office in Wash'nefon,
the Disbursine officer al WASHINGTON
signed from 500 to 5000 checks
day.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-06-13

out burning of a great deal of mid
vides that all state offices shall be
open between the hours of 10 a. III.
and p. m. our regular Office hours
have been from S:45 a. m. until
p. IN. and overtime has been the
rule rather than the exception.
Notwithstanding all reports to the
contrary circulated throughout the
State in regard to large amount of
money lying idle in the State Treas
ury, the facts are that the States
permanent and educational and in
ed so lew that we have not on hand
now sufficient money to meet the de-
mands which are being made on us
for farm loans and school bonds and
every mail is bringing food of ad
ditional loan applications. From May
II. 1917. TO May II. 1918, we have
increased our mortgages in force by
S2SS,50063 which in itself is the
best evidence of approval of the
Boards policy and the best express
sion of confidence in the Depart
ment's efficient and expeditions me-
thods of handling the same.
Under the date of this report. we
had a balance on hand available for
the making of farm loans and the
purchase of school. highway and Lib
erty Bonds in the States educational
and industrial funds as follows:
MAY II, 1918. s106,1S2.5O.
Form loan applications now pend
ing and approved by the Board ag-
gregate S26s.sOO.OO
School Bond applications approved
and ordered purchased by the Board
aggregate s106.7s7.34.
This it will be observed from the
foregoing that we have at the present
time applications on hand and ap-
proved amounting to s162. 2.012.66 in
excess of the amount of available
money on hand in the State Treasury.
lnasmuch as a general policy of
retrenchment has been adopted
throughout the country and also en-
dorsed by the National Government
as evidenced by Secretary McAdoo's
recent action in cancelling all Federal
Building appropriations until after
the war. permit me to suggest that
if in the future the Board would give
precedence to farm loan applications
thus augmenting increased crop pro-
duction urged at this time as a means
to the successful prosecution of the
war. it would meet with popular ap-
proval.
Respectfully submitted.
NJ. c. STOTT. Register
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-06-13
Browning Machine Gun Passes Tests
for Airplane Use

The Browning machine gun has
successfully undergone test to. de-
termine its value for use with air
craft. This is one of three types of
machine guns with which the rate Of
fire can be so synchronized with the
tractor airplane that the gun can be
fired by the pilot of combat plane
through the revolving blades.
Airplane propellors revolve at
from 500 to 1000 revolutions per
minute. The machine gun is connect
ed with the airpline engine by me-
chanical or hydraulic device, and i'm
pulses from the crank shaft are trans
mitted to the machine gun. The rate
of fire of the machine gun is con-
stant and its fire is synchronized with
the revolving propeller blades by
wasting" certain percentage of the
impulses It receives from the airplane
engine and by having the remaining
impulses trip or pull the trigger so
that the gun fires Just at the fraction
of the second when the propeller
blades are clear of the line of fire.
The pilot operates the gun by
means of lever which controls the
circuit and allows the impulses to
trip the trigger.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-06-13
Respectfully submitted.
NJ. c. STOTT. Register
Big Crowds See American Base Ball
in London

'As the latest wonder of the world
London has taken to baseball says
a Committee on Public Information
representative in London. THE Eng
lish never before had much use for
our great game. They called it an
exaggerated form of FOUNDERS and
wondered what the noise was all
about, but the American and Canad-
ian soldiers in England have been
educating them.
"A regular league of eight teams
has started summer schedule. and
the English public is learning whai
1t has missed. Big crowds witness
the game which is played every Sat.
urday. and the sport bids fair to be
come widely popular. Here is the
way Thomas Burke. the short-story
writer. reports game IN the London
Star of May 27:
Last week ! discovered baseball
The match between the Army end
Navy teams YVES my first glimpse Of =
pastime that has captivated contin
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-06-13
Meat Ration Cut in Germany: Hog
Stocks DwindIe

In Bavaria the monthly meat ra-
ton has been cut 20 per cent-from
1000 to 500 grams=according to
German newspapers. The monthly
meat ration in Saxony has been re-
duced from 500 to zoe grams. Pub
lie officials are reported in the Prus-
sian press are discussing the possi-
bility of a further reduction of the
bread ration in Prussia
A Munich paper reports that from
the beginning of the war to March /.
1918. Bavarian hog stocks have de-
creased from 2.106.312 to 766.391
head. The Danish hog census shows
a decrease from 1851. .000 hogs July
II. 1917. to 7S9, 900 December 5
1917. or decrease of one-third the
number at the beginning of the war
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-06-13
Democrats Select Delegates TO State
Platform Convention

On last Tuesday the precinct com
mitteemen of Lincoln county assem-
bled at Shoshone pursuant to call
for the purpose of selecting dele
gates to the state platform conven-
tion to be held at Boise. June 25th
On ballot the following gentlemen
were selected: H. NJ. Hall. c. c. Will
burn and w. A. Peters. of Jerome:
AL Keefer and Bert Bowler, of Sho-
shone. and j. NJ. Clark, of Dietrich.
The following resolution was adopt
ed by the organization at their meet
ing:
I'VE the Precinct Committeeman
of the Democratic party of Lincoln
County. Idaho. in meeting assembled.
pursuant to call, do hereby pass the
following resolution:
"Be it resolved that we again ex-
press our endorsement of the Ma
tion and State Democratic admins
tration. and are justly proud of ths
foremost leader of our nation. the
greatest living exponent of Democra-
cy, Woodrow Wilson, and to the uu-
qualified continuance of our support
to the position taken by him and to
the continued prosecution of the war
against the enemies of our Republic
we again most firmly pledge our
support in any measures contribut-
ing to the best interests of our ma
ton
1--WE compliment Governor Moses
Alexander and the Democratic state
officers for their untiring efforts in
the support of our national admins
ration. and on the successful admin
istration of their respective offices
We compliment our County officers
on the successful administration of
their respective positions of rtust.
I'VE pride ourselves on the splen-
did record of our Democratic Sena-
tor. Hon. John f. Nugent"
After discussing various matters
of interest to the nation, state and
county affairs the meeting adjourned
subject to call by Chairman Geo. A
Bremen
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-06-13

dire punishment upon the head of
that family. There was the filled
knapsack hanging upon the wall and
loaded gun In the corner and when
call for war did come that soldier
with $50 others knew where to run
in order to form a company ready
for immediate service. That is the
type of the German organization for
you. What l have said cannot be
denied.
Let me tell you something else.
l have been asked so many times.
howecan the German people, who are
generally so peaceful, have changed
into such murderers. l tell you that
for years and years there has not
been minister standing in the pull
pits of Germany but has been select
ed by the government. Approved by
the powers he has never preached to
the people without combining the
name of Kaiser Wilhelm with God
Almighty.
The people have heard it preach
ed to them. 1t became part of their
religion. God gave them the kaiser.
1t is part of their very training
as well for not school teacher or
instructor in the schools of the
fatherland but is there subject TO
the approval of the imperial German
government and not session is held
but the children are taught Ger
many must lead the world, that the
kaiser and their God are inseparably
connected. l tell you that the leople
have had so much of this doctrine
soaked into them by this constant
effort that they really believe what
has been taught and cannot escape
from the virus.
my mother carried me here in
her arms. She knew what military
tyranny was, for she suffered until
we came to the land of the free 20
live under the God-given Stars AMI
Stripes. Often / have heard her say
in her heart-broken anguish over the
safety of her brothers who fought in
the German legions, oh, but is il
necessary for a people to fight and
keep great armies when we could all
be so happy.
Her brothers were killed in bat
tie but her love went out to this
great country of freedom which has
blessed the world and which is ours
today. How happy she would be
were she only here 10 know. three
sturdy grandsons in the service to
follow Old Glory to a greater sphere
of freedom than the old world has
ever known. They have taken =
solemn vow to follow our flag until
il floats in triumph over Dresden. If
need be. And their march. my
friends, won't be the march of Ger
mans through Belgium with its
crimes and its blood and its tears for
they will say to the German people.
Come my brothers. into the en-
ioyment of the fruits of a great free
dom of a world democracy that
knows no divine right of kings and
that shall mean for all peace and
happiness. We come not to rob you
of your land, of your money or to
enslave you. but to bring you in
larger measure that measure which
the angels sang on the night the
dear Jesus was born in old Judea.
Peace on earth. good will TO men. +"
Exchange
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-06-13

ent,. and / can well understand it's
appeal to a modern temperament. Be-
lieve me. it's the good goods. And
the crowd. / had heard and read
much of baseball fans and their
methods of roofing. but my concep-
tions were nothing near the real
thing. The grandstands, crowded
with Army and Navy fans, bristling
with megaphones and tossing hats
and demoniac faces, would have
made a superb subject for litho-
graph by Sir Frank Bragwyn.
The game got hold of me before
the first pitched ball. The players
in their hybrid costumes and huge
gloves. the catcher in his gas mask,
and the movements of the teams as
they practiced runs shook me with
excitement. Then the game began
and the roofing began In past years
l have attended various football mat
ches in mining districts where the
players came in for certain amount
of Raging, but they were church SER
vices compared with the furious
abuse and hazing handed to any un-
fortunate who failed to play ball.
" There was. for example. an ex-
plosive. reverberating "A-h-h" which
have been practicing in my back
yard ever since. but without once
catching its true quality. You should
have heard Admiral Sims, as college
yell leader, when the Navy made a
home-run hit, with his Alta Boy
Oh. attaway to play ball." and when
they got an error he sure handed the
Navy theirs.
"Yes; I've got it. From now on
I'm a fan. I'm going to see every
baseball match played anywhere near
London. ] shall never be able to
watch with excitement a cricket or
football match after this: it'd be like
a tortoise race. Come along with me
to the next match and join me in
roofing and in killing the umpire "
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-06-13
MILLER & vIELE.

MI, Woman Takes Life by Hanging
Mrs. Melissa Murray. of Buhl, VINO
V adjudged insane at an examina-
d held In Twin Falls, Tuesday,
|hg herself to death by tying a
Dcking around her neck and fas-
Ting 1t to the hinge of the door.
q body was discovered suspended
I'm the top hinge of the door early
ednesday morning by the deputy
priff.
The deceased is the mother of Mrs.
hn Seiber. of near Castleford,. and
y. Charles Deering, of Bull She
q been at the county hospital ten
Is prior to the examination and il
Bald that she has suffered from
INITIAL infirmity for the past several
Yrs. Her husband survives her
hl Herald.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-06-13
Report of the State Land Department
Farm Loan Business
Boise. Idaho. May u. 1s

Boise, Idaho. May 21. 1913.
State Board of Land Commissioners.
Boise.
Gentlemen:
In compliance with your order of
the 5th inst. asking for report show
ing the amount of money loaned IN
farm loans, the status of the mort
cages and the amount of money
available for loans, also school
bonds, Liberty Bonds and State High
way Bonds. on the 18th day of May.
1918. l beg to submit the following:
The Board under date of May 18th.
1917. made order transferring the
books in connection with the States
Farm loan business from the Treas
urer's Office to the State Land De
partment, whereupon an examination
was made and the following condi-
tion was revealed:
(a) Twelve mortgages aggregat-
ing s3O.7O000 were outlawed
(b) Four Hundred mortgagors
were delinquent in the payment Of
their interest from one to FIVE years
(c) Principal of Two Hundred
Forty-Four loans were past due from
six months to five years.
(d) One Hundred Seventy-Four
loans in force covering irrigated lard
where the state had either failed 20
take a mortgage on the water stock.
secured possession of. or take "A pro-
per assignment of the same
(e) Twenty-Five loans in force for
five years on which no interest or
taxes had ever been paid.
This condition made immediate ac
tlon imperative if the best interests
Of the State were to be safeguarded
and acting under the instructions and
direction of the Board. we immed-
lately organized a collection depart
ment with view of collecting in all
past due interest, securing the re-
newal or payment of all outlawed
or past due mortgages and procure
possession and proper assignment of
all outstanding water stock.
The outlawed mortgages were thu
first to receive our attention and af-
ter several months work we were
successful in securing renewals in
each case with the exception of orc
which is now in the hands of th= At
toiney General for attention. thus
S, saving loss to the permanent school
fund of some s3O.0OO.00.
We have been successful in col
lecting all of the delinquent inte~e ST
due on the Four Hundred leans
above referred to with the exception
of five and the interest on ;hesc is
only past due since January l. 1915,
within a few days. We found Ore
Hundred and Two however. on which
we were unable to collect and after
exhausting all peaceable means Of
securing payment | recommended tho
same to the Land Board for foreclos
ure and the Attorney General has
been instructed by the Board to en-
force collection.
As to the other loans on whicl
principal is past due. we have eithel
secured the renewal of the principa
or have collected the same in full
there being at the present time M
past due mortgages on our books o.
which arrangements have not beei
made to meet the same In full or ar
plication for renewal pending
Thus, It will be seen. we hav
made a thorough housekeeping o
r the States Farm Loan Business
= cleaning up an accumulation OF bus
i mess which has been neglected 70
+ years We have not been able 4
accomplish all of this, howe,e er, with
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-06-13
From a German to Germans

Following we publish letter from
P. F. Wilkie, of Elwood. Ind. Prof.
Wilkie was professor of the Milford.
Ind. schools for two terms and is
a scholar. He is now one of the lead
ing attorneys of Elwood. He WAS
born in Germany and writes q fI'ce-
full letter The letter appeared IA
the Elwood Herald and is hereby re-
produced:
Il know Germany. | was born
there. / went to school il the Faith
erland and let me tell you, my goo6
German friends. that you do nos
know what you are talking about
when you will support German auto
cracy If you are honest about it
you will say that you and your faith
ers fed from Germany just as mine
did. to escape military tyranny
Il know PruSsianism. You may
have been born elsewhere in the EN-
pire. but the brutal iron heel of the
government that has drenchcd this
entire world in its war for power
was the same power that made every
German. who had little cottage OF
mud hut. no matter how poor he was
to board German soldier free @
charge. That soldier was the auto
crat in that home. His word wat
law.
''To resent this action OF the brute
guest who must have the best o
everything in the house, was to brinl
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-06-13

Arrangements have been maze for
a reduced railroad fare of approxi-
mately / cent mile for soldiers and
sailors who desire to visit their
homes before going overseas.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-05

In execution of deed OF trust
dated July 6, 1911, recorded in clerks
Office OF the circuit court Henrico
county. D. B. 191-B, page 452. default
having been made in payment of a
portion Of the debt thereon secured
and being required so to do. will sell
by auction. on the premises. on
MONDAY. OCTOBER ~. 1915.
~ O'Clock r. NJ,
the following described property In
said deed: Beginning at point
where the dividing line begins on the
county road between lots ~ and IS
in the plan OF estate Of DR.. Hopkins
at Glen Allen. Va, extending westerly
along dividing line SIT chains: thence
northeriy across lot ~ to point on
dividing line between lots 1s and 81.
distant SIT chains west from the
county road: thence along dividing
line between lots IS and 81 3.l7 chains
to the county road: thence southerly
along the western line OF the county
road to point of beginning: being one
acre and the eastern part OF lot % in
said plan.
TERMS: Cash.
JACOB S. COIN,
Trustee.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-05
ITALIANS l6
Of REAL AnG


| New York. Oct. 1.-THE s4Ssn NJ
ian journalists who. ~ guests ~ ~
committee on public infosma1l
have been making an extensive yo41
! and an intensive study Of the Un4IA4
States since the early part of Aue1aA
and who have just returned to ~
! city, are giving the Italian. neOPie
/ through dispatches to their sneM1s
papers. true idea OF the aisnG Gnlt
/ ideals of America as q nAtt0lG ,f6R
they say that America 10 not. ~ 49,
understood in italy as she shousA -
/ Our itinerary began With Nj
/ York" said Leonardo vitett1 11.Ls3MAK
! Rationale. ''and we went ~ HI
| Island. where we marveled III ~
progress made in the building.
ships; PhiladeIphia. South, Rethle-
hem. where we saw the splendid AsA4K
| works, and thence to WakhtA0tQa.
where we were received by the. Dea@1r
dent and by Secetaries Landing, AAlgef
and Daniels, all Of whom aogufa1 -
of hearty welcome throuGhout t.
United States. At Dayton - aoyseMe
large Wilbur Wright military eAADs
and felt the strength OF AmeftcA'Ds
military preparation there. ~ UNoEss
! where. From St Louis aud Kxusae
City we passed through thS Gfnae'
Canyon and were greatly iMps>mnD4
by it's beauty, as well as by me yt1lMAs
character of the CalifofnlA sGoG1syt
At Los. Angeles and San Fr6hd
and along the Pacific coast We t0retsG
considerable ahipbui1ding. - n IT,
East. and although that. ssQtiVn ~
far removed from the centee u n
tivity, keen interest In learning 49,
the war 10 everywhere mAni11at- 4. 81
The vast lumber resourose q ~
great Northwest are beng conN1t44E
by the Oregon mills into, Shtna ~
the allies; the spruce 70. AhyN04Mes
there is what the Italians Np1uG sU4o4
in the construction Of their AtFplA41Rs
and we know that Am cries VIII Aool6t
us all that we need. From 1oE1onqIAg
Seattle and Spokane We went 49, -
Paul and Minneapolis, where 4n0b3
Gated the mammoth -four s11DGa Meu9m,.
are turning out food for th6s aoeoa
We visited Chicago and Dett0ee, 49,
saw the Curtiss airplane Mceof$ t1v
Buffalo, where we learned th14 pl41l
are now under way for the a00p6oD1
OF the Caproni planes tor t64 HS
Great was our admiration Of MAYA
Falls. which is Just another " V
unique features OF this greAG uA1to6
| States
| In speaking OF the warm sy4SSe1sr
/ the United States, Mr. vtkatk sid.
! that he had gained his Arsfe taDfear.,
sion of the American people, Retr fSeeps
the United States, but from EraAeges
| The Americans have croaAod 1o4k,
| themselves a real love in the hearts,
/ of the French people" he said, .aM1s
why should it not be so2. They sAaRes
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-05

1fAI0D No8vS S1sf
station. SsAeAvis a0sree - Sen11D1e*
tesd. For the Houth-Dallyt 7:9e ~
sbssr~atiea paSloP cate sast So L. -
saespane ear - Aflaafa;- lha1A =
axprese: s,seplne eass g Da1s1lDe - {
Aehsviils epen Sc 2. As~e:oo>1s 80
locai fer KsysvalIA Csans coe1 -. 60
ford-WeAk AayA 81 II n
York River Aas-S,ss \ r, - A1e X
r. N. daiiy lesal - WsSe Hao1er 91e1
p. n. daily. except Nuo4aS - -
Train eDnasettUg ser uA1f10eD1p .;SEs
Trains Arrive Richmeoa--11oae-s -
ecu,A: I rs A. ". i.Ds 2. r. ~ ~ 4HI
Aaaly; e:Ss A ~. except o1D49E A1 +
west Point: zee 4. ~ anA 49, IN -
daily. steamer Traia. 0:16 $500 =
0kle> oe7 r. AAiD o. Foooo ID
axcoo4 0eDday. INA WI NM
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-05
AUCTION SALES.

VTK CT MA: IN THE LAW AND
EQUITY COURT OF THE CITY or
RICHMOND. 4TH DAY OF OCTO-
BIER, 1913.
Emma Shepperson WAGNER
VS..
w. r. WAGNER.
The object Of this suit is to obtain
Il divorce from the bond OF matrimony
by the plaintiff from the defendant on
the ground Of desertion. And 1t APP
pearing by affidavit made ana filed
that tho defendant is not a resident
OF the state II Virginia. il 10 therefore
ordered that the said w. r. WAGNER
do appear here within fifteen days
after due publication of this order and
DO what is necessary to protect his
interests In this suit.
A copy-Tcste:
LUTHER LIBBY. Cisrk.
Roland Garrett p. q.
Oct s, 1919.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-05

II patriotism could take the IaN6o1
Of greed in the 1.276 brewerteA n 4&Q4
United States they would close 49, ~
instead OF waiting until DecemtGG Es
This would mean more coal Tor AM5
ships and fewer deAths aMnAmQ ~
soldiers in France. But the Ill.,
of few hundred Of our b0yr s.oNoGs
there doesn't count for Antt1in0s
with the brewers so long AZ. there ~
booze to be made. It's greed Af1e
instead of safety frst" with them!
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-05
Three DEATHS Of .Flu. "

Newport News. Va. Oct. with
twenty -eighf cases OF Spanish inAu-
enxa reported to the public health
service omcials last Saturday. the
weeks total Of cases on the peninsula
Amounted 70 l<s. With i3S here In
Newpoet News Three deaths, amoAg
colorel people, have been Fepoft -.