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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-04-15
Victory Loan Programs

Mrs. Caroline Flood, county super
intendent of schools, received a wire
yesterday from Monte B. Gwinn. state
chairman of the victory loan drive, in
which he stated that DR.. Bryan, com
missioner of education for Idaho, had
authorized him to ask the county
school superintendents to arrange for
patriotic programs in each school on
Friday, April 18th, the program to
consist of patriotic songs, recitations
and ESSAYS covering the national obli-
cation to buy victory bonds. Mrs.
Flood has sent letters to all teachers
and the directors of the schools OF
the county and is asking them TO give
such a program and that If 1t Is not
possible to render the program TINS
Friday to have it some day next week.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-04-15
HAVE GOOD WORDS FOR The
SCHOOLS OF B0NNERS FERRY

said to have stated that he was sur
prised to see such good work being
done in a school of town of the size
of Boomers Ferry and that our equip
ment was far ahead of the Newport
schools 1t is also true that in our
various departments the Boomers Fer
ry schools are the equal and in some
Instances far ahead of the Standpoint
schools and this has been said of the
local schools also, in comparison with
the grades and high school of Moscow.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-04-15
How Does Your Subscription standl

Mrs. Hardesty, who resigned last
week as teacher of the seventh grade
of the Boomers Ferry schools has &C
cepted a position with the Boomers
Ferry Herald and will begin this week
TO call upon the people of the city IN
the interests of the paper, collectlng
old subscriptions and soliciting new
ones. AS soon as her work in the CITY
is finished Mrs. Hardesty VIII WISH
the various districts of the county
Mrs. Hardesty is an experience
- ow,snaner woman and before coming
here was employed on the Lewiston
Idaho and Charleston, Wash, papers.
The management of the Herald Will
ha Glad TO have the patrons Of the
Herald renew their subscriptions when
Mrs Hardesty calls and will apprec-
late any assistance given her IN nei
work
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-04-15
Elect teachers OF Public Schools

At a recent meeting of the school
board of Independent School District
No. 4, Superintendent T. s. Kerr was
reelected to serve for two years, the
board complimenting him highly upon
his efficiency and ability and the man
ner in which he has organized the
teaching corps of the schools.
All of the present corps of teachers
have been re-hired for the next year
with the exception of three who have
signified their intentions of accepting
positions elsewhere. The board has
adopted resolutions which provide that
after the coming year no teachers will
be employed in the Boomers Ferry
schools who are not graduates of
state normal school.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-04-15
Harold Peterson Badly Burned

Harold, the young son of Mr. and
Mrs. II. J. Peterson. of Meadow Creek,
had his face and hands severely burned
Saturday with a gasoline torch. Mrs.
Peterson brought the boy here Sunday
and DR. Fry dressed the burns.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-04-15
New Telephone Equipment This Fall

Mr.. Baker, district manager of the
Interstate Utilities Company, with his
headquarters at Standpoint, was in the
city last week and in an interview
with the Herald stated that the COM
pany officials had arranged for the
installation of a new telephone equip
ment here this fall Mr.. Baker says
the new equipment will be up-to-date
and will be installed with the idea of
being sufficient to handle the business
here for many years to come.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-04-15

Work was started this week on an
addition to the ]. w. Northrup lodging
house, Mr.. Northrup experimenting
the construction.
The new addition is on the second
floor and will give three additional
outside rooms. Mr.. Northrup states
that he has had all his rooms filled ev-
cry night for many months and that
business now is as good as he has ev-
er seen it in Bonners Ferry.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-04-15
Fred Myers BUYS Forty Acres

This week Fred Myers purchased a
forty acre tract of the Boomers Ferry
Lumber Company, lying north of the
city. There is some good agricultural
land on the tract and also some ex-
cellent sand and gravel deposits that
Mr.. Myers expects to open up.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-04-15
Lease the Chicago Cafe

Mr. and Mrs. John Simpkins nave
purchased the Chicago Cafe and are
tai-inf- nossession today They VIII
'.or,odal the restaurant and VIII
chanee the name to the st. Regis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simpklns are e1pe.
fenced restaurant people anu are an
ticipating a good share OF Dne io'"i
business.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-21
Wiggles on Back
To Eodde Teutons
Wounded Virginian, Un-
oble to C,daCi, Escapes
by BIT of Strategy.

MANASSAS, VA. March 3o-I.icutcn-
amt Walter y. Richards. who has just
returned from France. visited his par
cnts. Mr.. and Mrs w. H. Richards. at
Clifton Station. Fairfax Couty. near
Manassas. en- route TO the reconstruct
ZION hospital Il, For; Mcpherson. Ca.
where he VIII he treated for wounds
received at Argouu" forest. I.icutcn-
amt richards was GaSScd in the St
Mjhicl drive. and went back into the
hight. and WAS twice wounded IN the
Argonn". machine gun bullets piercing
MS back and Shattcrng his shoulder
Joint. He has no control over his left
arm. hut is expecting to regain the
use OF II az Fort MCPHERSON.
Lieutenant richards was graduated
from the Virginia Military Institute
in 1913. While 1T Camp Gordon he was
married TO Miss Margaret Gordon. or
Columbus, Ga, and he will now SEE
Tor the first time their baby daughter
born last November.
Lieutenant richards tells an inter-
cStiug story OF his stay in the ArConno
forest sector. where he was wounded on
october IL. An advance on the town
OF st. Juvin was ordered. 1t having
been reported that the enemy had
retired from that point, and at ) o'clock
IN the morning or October II, I.ieutcn-
ant Richards LED Il platoon OF about
siN,y men across badly damaged
advance Of several hundred yards
through the woods up steep ascent
they gained an opcn field, whcrc they
We're met with - terrible artillery FAR
rage. which completely separated diem
from their company
TIE Germans had not retired as re-
ported. hut were there in force, and
turned their machine guns on this
handful of men, pouring out II rain
Of bullets. Only six OF tho siXty re-
turned alive or without wounds. Lieu
cement richards escaped capture by
waiiuS through water up TO his neck.
When gcrosS IL was necessary to keen
close to the ground TO escape the bull
lets. ana as lie could not crawl on his
hands and knees on account of his
helpless arm. Lieutenant Richards lay
on his back and wigSlcd to Il place OF
safety.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-21
CARD RATING SYSTEM TO
SOLVE LABOR PROBLEMS
Methods in Vogue in Army Urged Mt
Meeting If society OF Indus
trial Engineers.
TBv Associated Press. !

NEW YORK. March 2o.-Application
10 Industry of u card rating system
for employees similar TO that used In
the army was urged as a stop toward
solution or labor problems by speak
crs At = round;ablc conference here
today of the Society OF Industrial En-
GincerS.
w. s. Macarthur. OF Armour & Co,
Chicago, explained the personnel sys
tenn now employed in the Armour in
dustry, asserting that its ratings had
proved OF great value in placing mon.
had proved a valuable check on pro-
motions through favoritism and had
stimulated ambition among the work
crS
The ratings, he said, are made by
immediate supcriors Of tho men. but
arc carefully studied by the men higher
up in the organzat ton Thus far the
employees have not been permitted 10
know their ratings. but this privilege
will be granted soon, he added.
Fred II. Ringc. secretary OF tho in
dustrial department OF the Y. NJ. G ~.
said his experience had shown that
employees We're in favor of tho rating
system, and asserted II tended to
stimulate every employee from the
bottom OF the list up." The work Of
the organization. he said, had been
especially successful in the cotton
mills OF the South and in the mines.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-21
rBy Associated Press. !

LONDON. March Gothic league az
nations controversy in the United
Safes as bearing upon the English
attitude is the subject OF the follow
ing comment in the London Times:
The English, without distinction oc
party. regard u better undrrS landing
tory. 1t is unfortunate for the idcal
that so many of us on both sides OF
the Atlantic have at heart that party
feeling should he running so high just
now i'll America, and that We. who are
working with President Wilson In
Paris. should furnish the sticks with
which the Republicans are belaboring
the Democrats.
we have no wish 20 take sides In
these party controversies. and have
been at some pains TO avoid even the
suspicion of doing SO. our sole Wish
Is to work with the American people
In what we believe to be as much their
ideals and interests as our OWN.
wishing that. with whom should we
work but the President of tho United
Democratic party is 4 mere accident
to our mind. and If the Prcsidcn; mad
been a Republican We should have
been a; exactly the same pains to
understand his point OF Wow aud work
with him
The Times points on. there were 1T
the opening OF the conference two gen
cral views about the kind of peace
that the world ought 20 havc--t,,c
French view and the American view
and adds:
clearly identified with this country as
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-21
BRITISH SEEK TO ACT
IN ACCORD WITH u. S.
English Without Distinction of Party. Are Represented
to Regard Better Understanding With Amer
leans as Grown of Victory.

those TWO were with France and
America. TIL" chief Instrument or the
American Wow was the league OF MAJ
tons. This ideal is in one form or
another almost as old as International
law, ana nearly every country in the
world has nj ono Time or another con
tr,hutcd to il, hut it's application to
America IN the first instance
There is. thcrctorc. no question at
tho conference of our imposing a policy
OF our own. What we have done was
TO seek to reconcile 50 far as possible
the French and American views
our policy at Paris has been that
Of mediator and interpreter"
The Liverpool Post says:
Lord Robert Cecil places the Mon
roe Doctrine in its true light with
regard TO tho league OF nations. lie
league being the death blow TO the
capital article Of American political
faith. il is the application OF that
article on Il universal scale.
according 10 the draft OF tho COW
onant. the parties to the league UNI
dcrtahc TO respect and preserve rs
against external aggression the ter
ritorial integrity and existing politi-
cal Independence of every member of
the league. The most absolute sup
porter of Monrocism could surely de-
sire 10 more than that.
The Independence OF both Ameri-
cas- is guaranteed by an ovcrwhclm-
ing majority OF the powers. great and
small. The league of nations Will
give America her rightful place in
the van OF the forces of civilization
that henceiorth arc to&shape the larger
purposes OF our race.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-21
ORGANIZATION DESIGNED
TO PROMOTE CLOSER UNION
Italy Ilans For Further DcvcIopm mt
of All Her Natural
UcSourceS.

ROME. March 20 Especial. The
ltalo- American Economic Commission.
just established here. is the result Of
The efforts OF the late David Lubin.
American delegate to tho international
institute OF Agriculture, an organiZa-
ton designed to promoted a closer
economic union between Italy ana The
United States. Mr.. Lubin died in Rome
IN January OF this year.
This body. organized with the ap-
prevail and support of tho Italian gov
crnmcnt, has FOR it's honorary prcsi-
dcHts the ministers OF commerce, food
commentator Dante Fcrraris: vice
president. Commentator Ernesto Nathan
giuseppe Paratorc; while ihc executive
committee considers OF number OF
leaders in tho Italian maritime com
mcrcial. industrial an agricultural
associations.
The purposes OF the new commission
is 10 further the development of Italy
AS commercial base with the Mediter-
trade agreements between Italy and
the United states on the basis of rcci-
procity; 10 regulate Industrial compe-
t!on between the two countries and TO
Introduce into Italy new industries
financed by Italian and American Capi-
tai The development of the natural
resources of italy and the Italian colo
mics, as. well as the promotion OF ItaI-
ian public utilities will be n special
committee, of the commission will
shortly visit America to secure original
knowledge on the new methods OF in
dustrial production.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-21
HATE RED GUARDS MORE
Tt'AM AGENTS OF CAR
KussInn Peasants Treated with Ter
riblc Brutality by BoiShcNist
UcSime.

LONDON. March 20 ,Spccian.-
Tho RUSSIAN peasants nate the Red
Guard hundred times more Than They
ever hated the agents of the former
Russian Emperor. according to !, tray
e'cr from Moscow rs quoted in tho Omsi>
newspaper. Slovo. lcrhaps the FRAY
elcr says. this may account for some
of the nerccncss and ruthlcssncss of
tho Holshevst rule.
Under the Empcror's regime. he says
tho murderer of village constahlr
would have been shot anu the cNccu-
tons would have stopped there. but
the Bolshcvists will shoot scores of
peasants for the murder of Il Red
Guard.
All tho way from Moscow to Tambov
could he seen people called sack
carriers men and women who had
lett their towns or villages in The hone
nl hndlnS elsewhere bread or wheat.
The Eolshcrist had orders to shoot ali
sack carriers. women. children or old
men. whether they were in uuos, Of
bread for themselves and their starry
ing families. or to sell at higher PRICES
And they were shot. The Traveller
claims TO have seen some of these
people running along the tops of rail
road cars, jumping from one to another.
with the Red Guards shooting nj them
from the platforms. The mornings
OF those struck down were heard FAR
INTO the night.
;, The train, passed Tambov A,aknr.
Ealashev, all situated in :, fertile corn
country. Eut nowhcre WAS there bread
vi ipi Sait MUSEUMS VINO hlu raised
the corn 1t had been exported. no.
body could say where
a student member OF the committee
TO light countcr-rcvoluticn. who was
on the same train. admitted That he
and his friends knew that the Social
EcNolutionaries as well as the Menshc-
visit were not countcr-reVolutionist
but the committee, he said was obliged
TO View them as such IL they wanted
10 continue TO rule. IT communism"
he SAID. will not lit the Russian
people. VIC shall have to abandon mo
power: but in that ease we shall act
III Il fashion to boz remembered for a
long time
The train passed military trains
going 10 tho front The soldiers ap-
pearcd gloomy and sleepy. principally
sleepy. The traveller SAW some locki
for "A place to lie down but an officer
carrying whip moticncd them out
Thor Srumbljnss were silcnced by the
whip o. by the sight Of bayonet
E!iSicninS in the hands of a sailor
who accompanied the officer
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-21
SAYS LONDON NOW NEEDS
100000 NEW DWELLINGS
Efforts Also Arc Directed 10 Have
Local Authorities Take Imn,c-
dintc Action.

LONDON. March 20 CSpcciaD. This
country needs immediately at least
100000 dwellings for it's work iny
classes. according To pr. Christopher
Addison. pres jdcnt of tho local govern
mont board. whose housing scheme has
Just been approved by the British War
Cabinet. y bill outlining his ideas
is TO be presented soon to the House
OF Commons.
The most acute question Of the mo-
ment' said DR.. Addison. in explaining
his proposals. is the shortage OF
houses. The government wants local
authorities 10 move at once and. there
fore. time limit will be put on gov
continued. will! be given only within
the next twelve months to schemes
submitted 20 the local government
board, and which must bn carried out
within the next TWO years
Housing commissioners are being
appointed to help the various authori-
ties, each commiss Toner 10 have a STAFF
including an architect and a surveyor.
Fittings are 10 be- standardized but
this does not mean" DIR. Addison's
statement says. that houses are TO
be built on one pattern. The gov
eminent is anxious to avoid any such
calamity. There vii! bc plenty OF
scope for individuality. to suit local
conditions and raw materials.r
An entirely new proposal is nut for
ward with regard 10 slums. the same
financial system TO be given for clear
ing and improving irsanitary aracs
as for building new houses on new
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-21

pants. In ono month $50 neop,. ~
ono town in the Aisno District. .vh,o.
adjoins tho Marine. applied for c,oth.
Ing to the Red Cross station. In La,
n city about which important ana dc.'
gerate struggles ragged for four years
were aided with distributions Of cioth
ing i'm few weeks 1"'h
In Voges. badly destroyed village
returned directly after tho armissicc
lust about the time winter set i'm.
rev bags, three wheelbarrows wn
beets was the sum total of their possca.
sions. They sat about fires. which
were fed by the wrecked furniture and
tinbers of their homes. eating The
bcets. They were unable to vepiuro
far from tho glow of the fires becauso
OF n lack of proper clothfnp
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-21

Ibis question is practically ended with
exception OF some points which 40 not
aH sct the military or naval STRENGTH.
aS1uce the German army to the limits
sT1uired for the preservation OF in.
y 4Spntler guards.
tSSa long service German army of 1907
! 4e9o men is tho maximum. The great
!, general stan disappears, together with
hther bodies Of the same Kind.
The military schools arc Gu; down
and the number receiving training
must DC in proportion TO the vacancies
sof mobilization.
The clauses regarding fortihcatlons
SprONidc for the destruction of all
Fortified works. fortresscs and fcld
within ilfty miles OF the
f-Rhine and the construction of any new
Qualifications of any kind is forbidden
s1n this area.
8. On the southern and eastern frontiers
Germany will be allowed to maintain
dltions
81 Tho terms fix very definitely the
number of rifles and guns and the
manufacture OF ammunition for them.
MUNirIoNS PLANT
y The manufacture of munitions or
in such works OF which the allies
have been fully informed and the num-
her of which the allies reserve the
right 10 limit. All other establish
Z
war shall be shut up and the work
men dismissed.
All arms and war material. inCiud-
Ing an;iaircraft guns, above the re-
squiremcntS fixed in the treaty are
20 be surrendered 10 the allies and
the associated governments, which will
render them useless or destroy them.
ANY such plant for the manufacture
of war material except that required
for the production of quantities laid
down. will NEE; with the same fate
Germany will be forbidden 10 import
war material OF any kind OF to manu-
facture for export any war material.
This covers asphySiating gases and
other devices, such as aTmored cars
iond tanks.
folating to the fate OF the German
lwarships to DC surrendered by Ger
many are still subject to reservation.
The allies have not yet come to an
agreement whether or no; tho ships
should be destroyed or broken up or
used to make good allied losses during
the war. The object of the naval
clauses is the same as the military
srhc reduction Of the German naval
strength 10 the equivalents Of police
tand frontier control
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-21
BURLAP SACK is WORN
INSTEAD OF COTTON SHIRT
Many Civilians ID Wnr Rcgion Lost
All Thcir Property aud Need
tlUthlnY.


fhltlS. March 20.---"At the time of
the advance OF tho Thirticth Amcri-
can Division from Joncourt to tho line
OF st. Souplet and st. Martin tMarnc),
large number of civilians were left
IN the towns. During the bombardment
the civilians 20 1nto thcir caves and
stay until the allied soldicrs arrive,
curing which time a cons cradle num-
Der are SaSsed and wounded.
The people as Il rule have been un.
aerlcd by tn Germans during the
l"ur years OF occupation: in fact. most
the SDanish-Amcrican commission. !,
portion of which was taken by the
nun: In this area there were 5000
civilians."
Thus reads tho report or n Rcd Cross
representative with one OF our army
corps during the fighting last year. \
further investigation OF this liberated
area showed that practically everyone
od these peopie. released after four
badly in need OF clothing.
Men were wearing turIaD sacks for
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-21
URGES SEVEN HOURS WORK
British ConI Commission Chairman
Files RcpOrt With English
Government.
he Associnted Pres,-l

LONDON March oO.-Thc interim
report 70 the coal commission, OF which
Justice Sir John Sankey is chairman
issued tonight, recommends seven
hours work underground instead OF
eight from July 10 and six hours from
July 10, 1921. subject TO the economic
position OF the industry
The report recommends an increase
in wages Of = shillings per shift for
colliery workers, now under sliding
scales and an advance OF l shilling
Tor workers under sixteen years.
In the interest OF the country the
coiliery workers, ii is further recon-
mcnded. snail have an effective voice
in the direction of the mines
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-21
REPORT SPLIT IN RANKS
OF STRIKERS IN GOTHAM
Masters, Mates md Pilots Union De-
clurcd To Have Broken with
Nluriuc MARKERS.
Iny Associated press !

Ni:W YORK. March 20.-A state
nient. declaring members OF the Mas
tiers. Mates ANA Pilots Union here had
decided TO sever their connection with
ne Marine Workers utilization, which
= conducting the strike OF harbor
workers against private boat owners,
and TO return to work tomorrow un-
der a private agreement, was given
out tonight by Paul Bonyngc, counsel
for the Boat owners Association.
Mr.. BonynGc said he was Informed
most of the lighter captains on strike
had returned TO work today. but de-
clincd to give the source Of his infor
nation.
Thomas l.. Dclahunty. president OF
the Marine Workers utilization. char
actcriZed the report as "propaganda.'
and declared there had been no split
in The strikers ranks.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-21
PURE TONIC VALUE
In Pcptiron, to the Inst Particle Of the
Medicine.

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