LATAW COUNTY CLUB WORKERS SCORE AT THE STATE FAIR
Latah county first year sewing club No. 6 of school district No. 30 teacher, Miss Edith L. Webster, won first prize on its club exhibit at the Idaho State fair at Boise, and Ivy Thompson of the same club won first prize on her individual exhibit. Cletys Gossett of the Moscow girls' canning club won second prize on canned fruit, Elwin Scheyer of the Moscow boys' canning club won second prize on canned vegetables.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE ALL OVERSEAS VESSELS
Practically ships in the overseas trade flying the American flag will eventually come under the government control, federal authorities stated following the formal notice that all ships of over 2500 tons will be requisitioned Monday. If the war continues, vessels of over 1000 tons will be taken next.
WASHINGTON
OLYMPIA MAN IDENTIFIES VICTIM OF WOMAN SLUGGER
Jack Stringer
that Earl
SEATTLE—Sheriff
announced this morning
O'Brien of Olympia today identified the murdered woman whose body was found near the Seattle Golf and Country club house yesterday as Miss Ruth DeMerritt, aged 17, of Kirkland, Washington. O'Brien said he wrote the letter found in the girl's pocket. Miss DeMerritt was the victim of the woman slugger.
Joffre Sees the Sammies
AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE—Marshal Joffre inspected the American army and was pleased. A number of French women made and presented to General Frelinghuysen a silver spoon.  "An 'T'a;. 