Lady Decies, who was Miss Vivien Gould, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George J. Gould, and who is now living in Dublin, emphatically denies the reports of poverty in Ireland which are being transmitted to America. She said that from what she had seen and heard Ireland is a most contented country. Lord Decies has been acting for some time as the press censor for Ireland. Even those opposed to England admit that his views on Ireland's condition could be regarded as trustworthy.
SUBMARINE WAS AUSTRIAN CAPTAIN OF AMERICAN SCHOONER LAW SAYS SHIP FLEW AMERICAN FLAG AS IT SUNK ROME, Feb. 16.—Captain McDonough telegraphed the United Press today that an Austrian submarine sank the TRADING COMPANY SENTENCED SPOKANE, Feb. 17.—(Special to the Star-Mirror.)—Gale Smith, president of the defunct Northwest Trading company, who was convicted with three other employees of the company in federal court here Wednesday on a charge of using the mails to defraud was today sentenced by Judge W. H. Van Fleet of San Francisco to serve one year in the Spokane jail, and pay a fine of $10,000.
S. T. Knodson was sentenced to one year and a fine of $7500; O. C. Fowler, three months and $750; and C. L. Davies nine months and  $5000.
AEROPLANES TO CARRY MAIL ST. PAUL, Feb. 16.—Aeroplanes will soon be carrying mail from Minneapolis and St. Paul to Chicago, making one round trip flight each day, ARMORED CAR AND GUARDS PROTECT BIG WATER SUPPLY. 