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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-30
KIMBALL



Mr. and Mrs. Dial were visiting
with Mrs. Monroe Of Shelley, Tues
day.
Mrs. H. Pope was a business Wis
itor at Firth one day this week.
Mr.. Rollins and relatives motored
to Taylorville Monday.
Miss Hazel and Ruth Willis are
visiting relatives at Springfield.
Some of the Frandsen family mo-
tored to Heise Springs Saturday.
lrie Stewart, who has been visit
ing relatives here, has returned to
his home at Boise.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Jensen of Presto
visited at the home of Albert An
thony Sunday.
Bishop Taylor and family have
gone to Salt Lake City, where they
will visit with relatives.
Mrs. William Anthony is visiting
with sons at Ririe for few days.
Mrs. Margret Jorgensen has been
on the sick list.
Miss Mary Macham has been visit
ing with her sister Mrs. E. Curtis.
M. Anthony and family of Ririe
made a short visit here the first of
the week.
A party was given at the meeting
house monday evening in honor of
Francis Landon, one of the Bing-
ham county boys, who left in the
last draft. A very nice program was
rendered after which light refresh
ments were served.
Mrs. r. Johns made business trip
to Firth Thursday.
Miss Fern Carlyle of Springfield
is visiting with Minnie Anthony.
Dan Nielsen came over from
Presto to attend the party Monday
evening.
Mrs. Albert Anthony has been suf-
fering severe attack of tonsilitis,
but at present is improving.
There was considerable hay out
in the rain, but it hasn't seemed to
have damaged it much, as some Of
the farmers have sold it already, for
a good price. The other crops are
looking fine;. the grain has started
to ripen and most everybody has new
potatoes to use.
Arthur Landon and wife cele-
brated the twenty-fourth of July at
Basalt.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-30
ENJOY DELIHTFUL TRIP
TO ISLAND PARK FISHING

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Thoreson and
son, j. B. DeHart and family, to-
gether with Mrs. Grace Stevens and
her son Sprague returned last Thurs
day from delightful weeks outing
at Island Park. The members Of
the party report a splendid time, and
during the time they were away they
enjoyed all the fish they could eat,
besides bringing back plenty for
their friends, of which the writer
enjoyed much appreciated mess"
One of the features of the trip was
once when Mr.. Thoreson hooked a
two-pounder and yanked it just out
of the water, breaking the leader
on his hook. Ed didn't want to lose
the beauty so he promptly fell on top
Of the fish, successfully rescuing it.,
but the operation was somewhat dis
astrous to the feelings and appear
ance of both Ed and his piscatorial
prize.
On the return trip the axle of Mrs
Stevens car was broken near Rex
burg, and the resultant repairs de-
layed her arrival in Blackfoot to
later than the rest of the party.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-30
IDAHO SUPER-fATRIOTIC

Tn west has come into it's own, &C.
cording to former United States SEN
ator Fred T. Dubois, of Idaho.
THE people everywhere must take
their hats off to the states which a
few years ago were characterized as
rotten boroughs of the west," said
Mr.. Duboie, at Washington.
There Is in my own state of Idaho
handful of foreigners who call
themselves l. w. WIS. The most of
this handful are new in the peniten-
tary of Idaho owing to the vigor-
GUS action Of our governor and peo-
pie. With the exception of these few
I. w. WIS, all are patriotic, with q
zeal and an energy which eastern
and middle western people cannot
understand.
They do not appeal in Idaho for
funds. To illustrate: In my own
village Of Blackfoot, containing 5000
people, all business men from all
parties are united to do everything
the government asks. To illustrate
further, and to be personal; George
Gagon, lifelong Republican and
active business man in the prime of
life, has given up his business en-
tirely and is devoting his time as the
head of one of the great war COM
mitties, while John G. Brown, a Ten
nesse Democratic and active business
man also and in the prime of life,
has given up his business to devote
his entire time to the activities de-
volving him as head of one of the war
committees. These gentleman have
associated with them all the leading
businss men of the community, in
Guiding farmers and wage earners.
Our county would be assessed, for
instance, so much for liberty bond
issue or war savings stamps. These
two gentlemen and their associates
get together and assess every one
in the county. They know the finan-
cial standing and capabilities of
every one in our comparatively
sparsely settled community. The
sentiment created by this unanimous
spirit of self-sacrifice and patriotism
is such that every one assessed pays
his assessment. If he hasn't the
money, he borrows it. There is no
great wealth in the west, but Idaho
is oversubscribed in everything asked
including the most splendid young
men of our state.
1.-THE state organization is as per-
feet as my county organization.
There is no one that have heard of
in Idaho who is not standing with
out reservation behind President
Wilson. Washington Star.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-30
WICKS


Frank Spanbauer, Jr., who spent
week visiting with relatives here,
left on Thursday for Pocatello ia
take the examination before depart
ing for Camp Lewis. His. many
friends here wish him the best OF
luck.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Powell and
son George and Mrs. j. E. Teney and
family were Po@atello visitors on
Thursday.
Mrs. ]. c. Thompson left on Sun
day for Salt Lake City, where she
will spend a short time attending
to business matters.
The G. A. Powell family were Shell
ley visitors on Pioneer day.
Jennie Mackie spent Sunday at
Heise Hot Springs.
j. M. Turner and family of Wa
pello were visitors at the w. A. Park
home on Pioneer day.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-30
GERMAN PAPERS ADMIT FOCH
ATTACK THREATENS HUN PLAN

WASHINGTON official dis
patch Tuesday from Switzerland says
the German newspapers not only ad-
NIT that the German offensive has
failed, but express fear that General
Foch has built up an army of re-
serves that will enable him to wrest
the offensive from the German high
command
The Frankfurter Zeitung asserts
that the strategical plan of linden
burg is compromised by the attack
on the Aisne-Marne front.
Something new appears in the
strategical situation says this pa
per. General Foch has been able
to form an important line of re-
serves. Foch's attack seems to deal
a blow in the back of Boehm's army,
and should it be successful it might
compel this army to retreat under
most unfavorable conditions.
"Foch's attack threatens the whole
of Hindenburg's plans
"The Strassburger Post says the
public had in general attached too
great hopes to the German offensive
at Rheims, and asks:
From where do these troops come
that the American transports have
really brought more quickly than
they were expected?"
The Munchener Neustenacrichten
says France is still very strong; that
America has more than half mil
lion soldiers in France, and that the
English army has been reconstructed
and put into perfect state. It adds
that it will take weeks, perhaps, to
wrest the offensive from General
FOch
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-30

noticeable, celebrated Belgian inde-
pendence day by new exploit. See
ing string of German 'sausages' ne
went up in split Of bad weather and
set two of them on fire; the Ger
mans hurridly hauled in on the
others, but Coppens dove within to
100 feet of the ground and getting
one more, made his total eighteen.
During the night of July FL
Gotha, flying over the set toward
Dunkirk, was hit by anti-aircraft
guns and feel, with three passengers,
in the inundated sector of Pervuise.
The same day an enemy aeroplane
was destroyed near Warhem like
wise by artillery fire.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-30

istering the act, has extended its or
ganization to provide the requisite ma
chinery. Ten district officers with an
engineer in charge have been estab-
lished In as many areas.
Forty State Projects.
Under the provisions of the act 40
states have submitted 1873 projects in
volving total Of approximately 1,730
miles, according to the secretary's re-
port. OF this number 139, embrac-
ing 1882 miles and calling for an es-
timated expenditure including federal,
state and local funds of $7,947, 11450,
have been approved. These projects
involve federal funds to the extent Of
$S,455,573.76, or 29.75 per cent of the
total allotment. $14,550,0O0 to the
various states for the fiscal year 1917
and 1918. Six projects covering 40
miles have been disapproved. Agree
ments have been entered into or are
In the course Of preparation in the case
Of "a projects, aggregating 1874 miles
and involving $19O,6O0.S4 of federal
funds and a total Of $2,225,944.74.
The full effect Of the federal aid
road act cannot be measured by any
comparison Of funds expended in 1915
and made available for 1917, as many
Of the legislatures did not meet until
early in the calendar year 1917. 1t Is
significant, however, says the secre-
tary, that while the expenditure Of
state funds in 1915 aggregated $40,-
100000 1t is estimated that the expendi-
ture of state funds in 1917 will reach
approximately $6OOOO,OOO, or an in
crease of nearly 30 per cent. These
funds are distinct from local expendi-
lures and indicate an advance in state
Participation in highway work.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-30

CENTERVILLE


The dance given Friday evening
was a great success. A large crowd
was present and the relief society
realized large sum for the benefit
Of the Red Cross unit Of the Center
Vile and McDonaldville relief society
those attending from here were Mr..
and Mrs. L. D. Fellows, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. E. Haynes. Mrs. G. M. Stanger,
Mrs. R. A. Edwards, Mrs. Joe Tressl,
Mrs. Agnes, Farnworth, Mrs. Hannah
Roubidoux; the Misses Violet
Stanger and Marguerite Edwards and
Messrs. Adolph Tressl, Willie Ed
wards and Messrs. Adolph Tressl,
Willie Edwards and Edward Wappo.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Brown were
callers at the Haynes home Friday
evening.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-30

how. At night the dance in the En-
sign hall was an exceptionally good
one and well attended.
Mrs. Earl Casper of Grant visited
in Shelley Thursday. q,
DR.. Clairbel Sickert Of Blackfoot
was a business visitor in Shelley the
last of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. P. Jensen, the
Misses Mearle and Gladys Jensen,
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Humphreys and
Miss Vera Humphreys were enter
tanned at dinner Wednesday by Mr..
and Mrs. Vern Jensen.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-30
STATES SPEED oP.
GRAFTON OF FEDERAL
AID ROAD ACT.

Probably the most significant
result thus far Of the operation
! Of the federal aid road act has
been the enactment by q num-
Der of state legislatures Of effec-
tive road laws. Legislative &C.
ton in some states was neces-
I sary to meet the requirements
! Of the federal act, but many Of
the states have gone further
and have recast their highway
policies. All the states have as
sented to the provisions Of the
act-42 by their legislatures
and six by their governors.
Thirty-three had a highway do
partment within the meaning Of
the act upon the date Of its ap-
prevail; the remaining Is have
since enacted legislation Great
ing highway departments which
comply with the terms Of the
law. The highway departments
} In 10 states have been greatly
, strengthened. specific appropria-
; tons to meet the federal funds
|. have been made by ten, and
comprehensive maintenance leg
islation has been enacted in
; nine states. Forty-two states
now have satisfactory mainten-
ance laws. Nearly all the states
, have submitted definite schemes
or programs of work for the en-
, tire five-year period covered by
the act, or for the greater por-
ton Of it. The formulation Of
carefully prepared plans for the
) full period in advance Of con-
struction tends to prevent waste
) full and haphazard undertake
ings.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-30
Mark Fackrell
Joins the Colors
THIRD son OF MIR. AND MRS. F,
s. FACKRELL TO ENLIST

Mark Fackrell son of Mr.. and Mrs.
f. s. Fackrell, left Friday morning
for Camp Johnston, Jacksonville,
Fla, where he has enlisted in the
quartermaster corps.
Mark is the third son to enlist.
Thomas is stationed at Camp Johns
ton, at the present time, and is in
the motor truck company. The other
one, Hugh, was killed at the front
in France on June "a.
The Fackrell family can certainly
feel proud because they are doing
their all for the great cause. A host
OF friends wish Mark success in his
new work.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-30
DARING BELGIAN ACE SETS
FIRE TO GERMAN "SAUSAGES'

Observation-Disclosures and in
fantry are noted in the weekly re-
sumo of operations received Wednes-
day by tn Belgian legation. The
statement follows:
During the past week, the artil-
lery has interferred effectively with
construction and repair of German
trenches and positions along the
Ypres road near Staden. An air
plane flying over Boitschouve was
brought down by anti-aircraft guns.
Sub-lieutenant Coppens, whose pre-
diction for war balloons is becoming
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-30
McKELLAR-WALL

On last Monday at Pocatello Miss
Hazel Wall and Wallace Mcclellan
were married, the wedding being a
quiet affair. Mr.. Mcclellan goes to
join the colors soon.
Mr.. Mcclellan is we'll known in
Blackfoot and Miss Wall is from
Howe, Ida, has been employed as
stenographer at the asylum.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-30
w. c. T. u. Will Give
Interesting Program

Under the auspices of the Woman s
Christian Temperance union the fol-
lowing program will be given in the
high school auditorium on Tuesday,
July 80, at $50 o'clock.
The proceeds will be used to pur-
chase war savings stamps for the
local union.
Girls Chorous-Song of Welcome
Mrs. R. H. Clayton, director.
Battle Hymn of Republic.
Cantata "A Lark at Nanotuck
Hall ....... High School Girls
Piano duet ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Florence Cone and Gladys Beakley
Ladies quarette ....................-.-.-
Mrs, James Duckworth, director.
Reading miss Freda Sollenberger
Margaret and Maxine Clayton.
Vocal duet ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Reading Miss Byra Brooks
Selection .M Mrs. c. Johnson
GLORIOUS Liberty BELLS" .............
....-........--....Sec Second ward girls.
Tableau Faith, Hope Charity.
.Mi Miss Olive Ekersley
Pantomine, selected ...................
Gladys Beakley and Mary Mccoy
Admission; Adults 25c children 10c
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-19
INDIANS MEET NINE
FROM '. NJ. |. TODAY
Journey TO Ashland Tomorrow a.
Clash in Second Game With
Randolph Macon.

With everything in fever tension
after their twelve-inning battle with
the Richmond college Spiders the
Indian basebaiiers are ready and de-g
termined 10 break their losing streak
when they engage the Cadets from
Lexington tomorrow evening on Cary
field. The following day the team
journeys to Ashland, where they mee4
the Randolph Macon college team ID
the second championship affair Or
the season. The Indian fans realize
that they have representing Them
one of the fastest sggre CATIONS de~s
veloped here for some time and they
feel that the Spiders are going tn
be skidded before many days pass
Last Wednesdays battle showed tbs
quality of the Indian team when they
went through twelve long innings
with Richmond college before a de-
cision could be had. The Spiders
made three runs in this go, where
upon the Indians also proceeded To
stage rally only to fall one run
short of the Spiders The indiana
lost the game in their half Of the
tenth when with a runner on third
and only one out the batter up
drove long fly to deep center. In
stead of holding the bag on the cIout
and coming in on the throw, the
runner played off and was forced 10
go back to the bag This undoub4-
edly lost the game for the Indians.
as the runner had abundance OF
time to beat the throw.
The Indians are not the least BIT
discouraged by their defeat, but on
the other hand are looking forward
with the expectation of real fiEi1t
for the cham pionship. They have In
Settle, pitcher who will give any
aggregation OF batters trouble and
plenty OF it. With two on or with
bases clogged and only one out, the
big boy would tighten up and strfhe
ont or causo his man to pop an easy
one up. With some good consistent
hitting and mediocre fielding. Settle
should have little trouble in the next
championship affair
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-19
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
! SWAMPS MERCHANTS
Ninth Street Bankers Find Twelfth
Streeters an Easy Lot i'm Third
Game of League

The First National bank baseball
team easily won over the nine from
the Merchants National yesterday
afternoon at Byrd park before an
enthusiastic number of the follow
ers of the teams. The score was
13 to 3.
First National started off we'll in
the first inning and kept the lead
throughout the game. They com
pietely beat the pep and interest out
of the Merchants team.
Ragged fielding was exhibited on
FIVE errors and Merchants SIX In
the first inning Hunt, for First Nat
ional flied out TO Walden, Brunette
bingled over shortstop. and went to
second on Conrad's sacrifice. Bur
netfe scored on Carter's hit to left,
Carter stole second and reached third
on a passed ball Wharton walked
and came in with Carter on a wild
peg to third.
First National scored three runs
again in the third inning and six
ter.
Merchants did not tally until the
third inning. Two more runs came
across in the eighth
The pitching and hitting OF Car
ter, for First National was of high
order. He got four hits in six tries
and famed fifteen men. The score
First National
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-19
SHOWED THE
VALUE OF EXERCISE
Worlds Heavyweight Champion Did Not Win Honors Until
Past Age of Forty Year-Disproves General Belief That
Man Who Expects to be Topnotcher Must Begin School
in Teens,

fellows are at their best between nine
teen and twenty five and begin 10 slip
rapidly afterward. At twenty EIGHT
or so, when the heavies are still 60
ing great, the little men are about
through.
Leonard Won al 81.
Benny Leonard won his cham pion
ship at twenty -one, while Johnny Kill
bane was twenty-three at the time
he defeated Abe Attell Pete Her
man, the bantam champ, leaped to
the top at twenty while Jimmy Wilde.
the British fiyweight is only about
twenty one. Practically all the stel-
lar performers in the light divisions
today are under twenty-five. Only
rare few batt1ers beyond that age
are still prominent among the fly
weights, batarns, feathers or light
weights
Terry McGovern was nineteen when
he became bantam champion ana only
twenty when he won the featherweightI
crown. At twenty Terry was an
ex-champion. due to Knockout de
feat at the hands of twenty one-year-
old Young Corbett Frank Erne won
the featherweight title at twenty one
and the lightweight honors at twenty
four Jack McAuliffe. became the
king of the lightweights at nineteen
and retired undefeated, aged thirty.
Kid Lavigne succeeded him at twenty
three. George Dixon established
rights to the featherweight throne at
twenty. So did Abe Atteil, Johnny
Coulon rose to the top of the bantam
division at twenty-one.
Joe Cans took the lightweight
cham pionship from Frank Erne at
twenty seven after spending about
four years trying TO get fight with
the title at stake. Then Bat Nelson.
aged twenty -four, whipped Cans and
Ad Wolgast, at twenty one. dealt out
a knockout beating TO Nelson. Ad
was champion for less than two years
when Willie Richie, aged twenty lone,
took the crown away. Freddie Welsh.
one of the few exception to the gen
eral rule, was twenty-eight when he
defeated Richie but youth was served
again when twenty one-year -old Leon
ard succeeded the Briton.
But in the main. the championship
in the light divisions have been an
nexed by youngsters under twenty
five while the average age for heavy
weight champion is in the neighbor-
hood of thirty.~
Copyright 1918 by Kings Service. Inc.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-19
YOUTHFUL ELOPERS ARE
HELD BY POLICEMAN, BUT
BRIDEGROOM ESCAPES

Knoxville, Tenn, April IS.-Un-
able to find justice of the peace in
Faber. KY, the last one having beer
drafted. and claiming that there was
no parson there to tie the knot, a
boy of fifteen and a girl of fourteen
came here to wed
message from the would be
brides mamma beat the lovelorn
couple to this city and wnen they ar
rived the police kindly took them in
tow.
On the way to the police station
tho little girl walled that she was
hungry. The officer took the pair to
a nearby restaurant. Once, while they
were eating, the officer turned his
back. When he turned around only
the girl was there The boy hubby"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-19
ing IN Teens.
BY JAMES j. CoRBETT.


jess Wizards confession that ne
WIS nearly thirty seven years old when
he won the heayyw light championship
should encourage those, who feel that
they are on the downgrade physically
after they pass thirty. WIZARDS feat
in dominating the pugiiistic world
around the age of forty means that
almost any man. who lives carefully,
can carry HIS physical powers far into
middle life
willard. through his own admission
OF an age ten years greater than the
records show. has made himself one
of the most remarkable figures the
sporting world ever has known.
The general belief has been that a
man who expects to become top
notcher among the boxers must begin
his fisttc schooling In his teens. or
very soon afterward. The thought that
a man could take UP boxing beyond
thirty and rise TO the cham plonshlp
never had been conceived. 1t was
considered absurd, Yet Willard has
accomplished that very impossible
feat
The giant Kansan began his box
ing career in 1aI1--at time when ne
was about thirty-three years OF age
Before that time he never had
of becoming a pugilistic warrior meyer
had occurred to him. But when Jack
johnson whipped Jim Jeffries in 1910
and the hunt for white hope be
gan, a boxing enthusiast saw Willard
The huge frame of the cowboy and
his far famed strength made the en-
shusiast feel that if any man could
dethrone johnson that man was Jess
willard
Changed His Mind.
willard was approached on the sub
iect of becoming a boxer, thought
little of the idea at first but changed
his mind, and in 1911 he started on
the career which four years later made
him the king of pugiliem.
Bob Fitzsimmons held the record
up to Wizards time. Bob, who was
born in 1853, won the title in 1897
and was just about thirty-four years
old at that time. John l.. Sullivan
born in 1858. won the championship
IN 1882 and held IL until he was thirty
four years old l became champion
at twenty six and was beaten by
Fitz Ave years later. Jim Jeffries
annexed the crown when he was TWEEN
~ four and retired at thirty. Al
thirty Ave Jeff attempted a come
back" but failed.
Just how old Jack Johnson was at
the time he gained the technical
cham pionship by defeating Tommy
Burns in 1908. is mystery. The
records give Johnson's birthdate as
March 81, 1878 and he won from
Burns on Christmas day, 1908. That
would make Johnson thirty, but the
negro frequently declared that no one
had the authentic date of his birth
and that he really believed it was
1875 and not 1878. That being true
johnson was thirty-three when he
won from Burns. thirty-iye when he
triumphed over Jeffries and about
forty when Willard defeated him in
Reno.
Ring history shows that most
heavies do not reach their real prime
until between twenty-five and thirty
and that they can put up some great
fights up to the age of thirty-five. But
in the smaller divisions condition
exactly opposite exists. The little