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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30
CHOUTEAU COUNTY FAIR
Special Trains To Chinook Will In
sure Large Attendance.


1t i. announced BY Secretary G.. b.
Wiliman, of the Chouteau County
Fair association, that arrangements
have been made for special trains to
Chinook from Great Falls and inter-
mediate poiutr, also on the Great
Northern main line, on September II,
- and IA Excursion rates have been
promised for the occasion. and with
these inducements q record breaking
attend ance is expected.
The attractions offered by the fair
man agemeut are the best ever, and
should moi be missed by any resident
OF northern Montana. Announcement
of some of the features is made In .
bulletin which says:
Exhibits promise to be better than
ever In all departments. Farmers are
being interested as never before. Elk.
tensions are being built to accommo-
date exhibitors.
The race track is being improved
and more and faster horses will be
seer here than in the past. Harness
and running races, relay, novelty
races, bucking contests and other
forms of amusement will drive dull
care away. Vaudeville and free acte
have been booked.
The greatest baseball tournament
ever pulled off in the state will take
| place. The fans will surely have the
time Of their lives.
Great auction Gales with a celebrat
ed eastern auctioneer in charge viii
take place every afternoon. Fancy
aud prize stock will be sold.
Professor Shaw will give a series OF
lectures at the fair on topics interesting
alike to valley and bench farmers, ant
stockmeu.
Fine arts and education will furnisi
q large display.
Every step possible to house ant
feed the great crowds that are coming
has been taken by the fair manage
ment and hotels and restaurants o
Chinook.
Every department will be represented
and q fine time assured all who attend
Everybody welcome.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30
Entertained Montana Editors.

Members of the Montana Press
association, to the number Of sixty or
more, we're the guests Of Great Falls
citizens Friday and Saturday. the &C.
casion being the twenty.ninth annual
meeting of the newspaper mems or.
ganiza.ion. The representation at the
meeting came from all parts OF Mon
tana.
The efforts OF the Great Falls PEG.
pie to make the visit of Montana news.
paper men pleasant and enjoyable
were em%irently successful, and the
press association meeting in that city
will be remembered for many years to
come by those who we're recipients OF
the courtesies extended. The enter
tainment included rooms without
charge at the Rainbow hotel, a trip
of inspection through the Boston and
Montana smelter, a sight seeing tour
of the city, free admission TO a theatri.
cal performance at the opera house,
automobile drives to the Rainbow
falls, where electrical power is gener-
ated and transmitted to Butte, and
visits to the giant spring and other
local attr actions. A reception Satur.
day evening in the luxuriously fur.
nished palm Of the Rainbow
hotel closed q program OF generous
western hospitality.
The business sessions of the asso-
citation we're held Friday in the court
room of the Cascade county court
house, topics OF interest to the news.
paper fraternity forming the subjects
of discussion. Officers of the %associa'
ton for the ensuing year were elected
as follows:
President, o. NJ. Lanstrum. OF Hell
ena; first vice president, Ray s. Con-
ger, of Thompson Falls; second vice
president, Joseph Widmyer, of Glen
dive; third vice president, John Ba'
ker, of Helena; secretary.treasurer
Joseph Smith H., OF Deer Lodge.
An invitation to hold the next an
nual meeting of the association a
Anaconda was extended by j. H
Durston, editor of the Anaconda Stan
dard, and was accepted with the under
standing that Lewistown will be a can
did ate for the meeting place of tn
following year.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30
Baseball and Races, September u

1t has been decided to make Monday,
September IL, q day OF sport and re.
creation for residents of Fort Benton
and vicenity, the big baseball game
between the Butte professional team
and the local nine being the principal
attraction. There will also be q pro-
gram Of horse races, and q grand ball
at the opera house in the evening.
Arrangements for the celebration
we're made at q meeting Of citizens held
In the city hall Monday evening, al
which Lee Sedgwick was chosen az
chairman and G. F. Peterman, secre
tary. Various features of the propo
sition we're discussed, after which
finance committee consisting of c. w
Morrison, l. Hunsberger, F. A. Elan
agan. J. j. McGraw and w. Eckhar
was appointed. This committee viii,
make report at q meeting to be helt
Thursday evening.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30
Chicago Livestock Market.

The Bowles Livestock Commission
company wires the following report of
market conditions Monday, August
%:
There we're about 5000 range cattle
on the Chicago market today. Good
to choice grades cold steady; q good
proportion of the range receipts were
COWS and heifers. Two choice lots Of
Montana dehorned rangers sold at
1925; weight 1870 pounds. The Helm
rich heifers sold Tod ay at So 90, com.
pared with $6.2 s last week. Prices for
the bulk of rangers are now $50. to
SOC. lower than high point of two
weeks ago.
Sheep and lambs steady today with
Montana wethers at $3.50 to s4.65.
Feeding wethers, s3.40 to 1855. Range
lambs, $50 to Sc. S5; feeding lambs,
S. 90 to IS. Is. These prices are about
the anne as q year ago.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30

LIVINGSTON, Aug. 26.-Milton IT,
tut, q former resident OF Pennsylva-
MIA, who has been living in the Shields
River valley for the past three years.
fell from q wagon this afternoon and
was instantly killed when the heavy
wheels passed over his head. The &C.
cident occurred on Bracket creek, as
the wagon was coming down a steep
hill.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30

Conrad Observer: Peter DeBoer,
who lives west of town, has a two acre
tract of fodder corn that stands over
Eve feet tall. Heretofore there was q
belief that corn could not be success.
fully grown in this country. The fact
of the matter is that this country
will grow anything II given half q
chance. There are samples of ell
kinds of vegetables being brought In
that would make an eastern farmer
green with envy.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30

Parties wishing to purchase live
stock will find some attractive Offer
ings in III advertising cofnnns.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30
Seed Rye for Sale.

I have q limited amount Of winter rye for sale.
Address NJ. s. HOLDERBAUM,
Fort Benton, Mont.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-03-23

A great many poultrymen have
found it profitable to feed sprouted
oats during the winter when green
food is scarce. The farmer who has
a wheat field or bluegrass plat for the
chickens may not need to 90 to this
trouble but not every one has the
green pastures and those who have
know that sometimes it is unavailable
for sometimes on account of snow
and extreme cold. The oats may be
soaked in pail over night and then
turned out in box where they will
drain. About twice a day sprinkle
with warm water and if kept in a
warm room or cellar in a few days
they will sprout nicely two or three
inches long and the chickens will eat
them very readily.-Farmer and
Breeder.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-03-23
Girl of Future Pictured.

Lawrence, HAS,, March 19.-The
typical American girl of the future is
to be a brown-eyed, brown-haired
lass, according to Professor Frank
Blackmar, head Of the department of
sociology and economics at he Uuni-
versity of Kansas.
The ideal American man of the fu-
ture generations will be tall and slen-
der, rather firm of jaw, and will bear
a Distinctly serious demeanor, de-
clared Professor Blackmar.
'The perpetual flow of foreign i'm
migration into the United States has
prevented the development of a spe-
cific American type in cities and
some rural DISTRICTS" said Professor
Blackmar. whenever this inflow
of European peoples grows less,
however, and the amalgamation of
the racial stocks takes place, people
typical Of American environment will
develop. In Kansas there are no
large cities to retard this movement.
Even now the persistent blondes
and brunettes are disappearing. In
their stead the brown-eyed, brown
haired type is becoming the true
American type of the future. Il NAV
take a number of generations to de-
velep the ideal type in this manner.
Another aid to the evolution of
the new American is the gradual
breaking down of race prejudice.
1.-THE development of this domi- /
nant American type of high-grade is
possible only through the intermar-
rage of the racial groups that are
now widely differentiated"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-03-23
BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS
AND TEACHERS
Is SQpt 2 NJ. Allison,

b supt p NJ. Allison.
The following places and have been
selected for county graduation and
the teachers who will have charge:
Mingo, Hacker, Miss Iva Dale, Miss
Lydia Rexroad and A. F. Bradley;
Spruce, Enterprise, Jesse Umstattd
and Miss Verna Chapman; Johns
town, Mrs. Mamie Gilliland and Miss
Lydia Bowman; Deepwater, Oak
Grove, Miss Lillian Livingston and
Miss Stella Ritchey; Cherry Grove,
J. O. Maxey and Miss Minnie Christie;
Hudson, Hazel Dell, Miss Mabel Cd
neal and Miss Resale Wix; Reynard,
Miss Mamie Culver and A. w. Con-
rad; Prairie, Prairie City, Miss Mary
Davis and Miss Pearl Kemper; Pleas
ant Gap, Miss Stella Harshaw and
Miss Jessie Burch; Orchard Grove,
Miss Lee Reese and Miss Pauline
Porter; Summit, Summit Center, Miss
Mary Fry and Miss Ella Aims; Shaw
nee, Olive, Miss Dora Rush and Miss
Ruby Ricketts,; Elkhart, Concord,
Miss Inez Beck and Miss Winnie Lar
gent; Pleasant Valley, Miss Cora
Rush and Miss Ella McCune; Deer
Creek, Crescent Hill, Miss Cleo
Hartley and Miss Flossie McRoberts;
Mound, Dillon, Miss Etha Lincoln and
Miss Hazel McRoberts; Passaic, Miss
Vesti Rice and Miss Bette Crowder;
Mt. Pleasant, County Superintend-
ent's office, Miss Lottie Young and
Miss Maud Morgan; Lone Oak, Peru,
C. A. Carson and Miss Kate Walker;
Usage, Green Castle, Miss Lydie
Reilly and Miss Grace Moreland; New
Home, Reavley, A. C. Moreland and
Miss Lottie Copeland; New Home
Miss Sylvia Goodrum and Miss
Jessie Miller; Charlotte, Grand View,
Geo. H. Pahlman and Miss Maggie
McCann; Virginia, Miss Grace Darr
and Miss Mayme McKibben; East
Boone, Buckhorn, Miss Fanny Hook
and Miss Estella Pheasant; Burdett,
Misses Ethel Julien, Gertrude Cole
and Elizabeth Blackmon; West Boone,
Maple Grove, Misses Elsie Park and
LYDIA Faulkner; Merwin, S. E. Smith
md Miss Lula K. Judy; West Point
Amsterdam, T. J. Wheeler and Miss |
Dora Rogers; Homer, Mulberry, Mis-
'es Della Stephenson and Bonnie
Wolf; Amoret R v. Howell and
diss Clara Mayer; Walnut Woriand,
lisses Myrtle McCann and Ellen
dullie; Foster. Maxwell Park and
sula James; Sprague, Geo. Scheer
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-03-23

Uncle" Jack Powell was notified
Sunday that the special pension bill
introduced by Congressman Dickin-
son in his behalf had been signed by
the President and would soon become
effective. On account of certain ir-
regularities it was necessaryto secure
Mr.. Powell's pension through an act
of Congress. He will receive $500
per month.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-03-23
and Miss Katie Frank; Hume, to be
supplied vet.

and Miss Katie Frank; Hume, to be
supplied yet.
Adrian, Butler, Rich Hill and Hume
will. l think, all offer scholarships.
The first three are standing offers
from year to year. Central Business
Collegs of Sedalia has offered $50
scholarship.
Other places may be arranged for
if the demand is sufficient to justify
it. The examination in Grand River
will be arranged after consulting the
teachers as to where it will be most
convenient to have it. Miss Minnie
Howell and Miss Eva Buckles will
be asked to take care of this examna-
ton.
The greater part of this week was
spent with S. M. Jordon and meet
ings were held at Adrian, Butler,
Rich Hill, Spyague and Hume. There
was fine interest in each and every
meeting and the people are we'll
pleased with Mr.. Jordon. We are
pleased to say that he has promised a
week in the county next fall when he
will spend his time in the country.
The National Congress of Mothers
have promised a series of lectures in
the county during the next few weeks
subject to my directions and we are
quite sure that this will be worth the
attention of all interested in educa-
ton. They; like Mr.. Jordon, will
make plea for more industrial work
in our schools.
Miss Helen Park of Plain View
school reports Willie Jensen, Lizzie
Sims ard Marie Uschkrat as spelling
all the words in the two weeks spell
ling contest.
Miss Fannie Gotten reports Ruby
Patterson, Carmen Lusk, Lois Clark,
Alpha Clark, Linley chart, Schuy
chart, Andrew Dunlay, Mary Clark,
Irene Lusk, Ralph Thomas, Elsie
Clark, Earl Simmons, Otis Clark and
George Clark.
Miss Dora Rush reports the follow
ng pupils Of Olive as spelling all the
words for a month: Davie Sims,
Duncan Martz, Homer Martz, Homer
Broughton, Charles Walbourn, May
Broughton, Sylvia Deardoff, Goldie
Whitehead, Lonnie Pipes, Josie Nc
Curdy and Helen Pipes.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-03-23
Has Millions of Friends.

How would you like to number
your friends by millions as Bucklen's
Arnica Salve does? Its astonishing
cures in the past forty years made
them. Its the best salve in the world
for sores, ulcers, eczema, burns,
boils, scalds, cuts, corns, sore eyes,
sprains, swellings, bruises, cold sores.
Has no equal for piles. Csc at F. T..
Gays.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-03-23
We do not Need More Laws.

Missouri's statutes are now 50 cum
bersome that when an attorney ii
called out into the country to attend q
lawsuit before justice Of The peace
heshas to hire 4 dray TO haul them to
the court And still our Inv malsers
ct Jeffe.on CITY are passing mors
laws. Fewer hws better enforced =
wisae We need. Worth County
Times
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-03-23

Kansas City.
Although the Senator's health has
improved considerably, yet his physi-
clan has advised him to keep indoors
as much as possible.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-03-23

Senator Stone Visits Son.
United States William j. Stone is
visiting his son, Kimbrough Stone,
who resides at No. 2944 Victor street,
The daily Alaskan., 1911-10-11
ALASKA IOTENS
 SHIPPED EAST

SEATTLE. Sept 2s-Ten large to- tenn poles from Southeastern Alaska Indian villages collected by a rePve sentative Of the Brooklyn institute of Arts and Sciences. are part Of the cargo Of the steamship Virginian, which after completing her cargo at various Sound Ports. wiB sail for Sa- lna C7uze tomorrow. The poles will be transferred 10 the Tehuantepec railroad and then to a steamer for Brooklyn.
 Few totem poles are left in North weS1 British Columbia and southeast Alaska These fautastioaly carved and painted family trees. once so common have been shipped away to museums and the art of making the tau village totems has been forgotten There are many smaller poles beside
 he graves along the inside passage to Alaska.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-10-11

 IS POSTPONED

Installation os officers oi Camp skagway No [. Arctic Brotherhood which was to have taken place last night. vas postponed until Tuesday Oct I7th on acruunt of tho poor at- tendance at the meeting. owing to the jncleucnt weather
 The foEIowiug krctbr Brothers were elected to office for the following sagTn
 Guy sippreIIe. Arctic Chief
 Fred FOnzo. Vice Arctic Chief
 John GrasheI. Arctic Chaplain
 E. J. Doherty Arctic Recorder
 Fl. V. Draper. Arctsc K Of Y
 l.. NueIenberg. Tony Dortero. AE bert Reinert. V. B. CIemenger and y " Keller. Trustees
 Y. H Draper. H. B LeFevre. Q. l.. Dickson. J. V. Keller and V B Clemeuger. Delegates to the Grand Camp.
 R V. Behrsuds and Fred Fonzo. Delegates al Large
 Those who braved the storm to at- tend the meeting last night. were TO warded by having an opportunity Of partakiug Of a delicious clam chow der
The daily Alaskan., 1911-10-11
HAND SHOT OFF;
 SHOOTS GROUSE
fBy Alaska News Bureau)

SEATTLE. Oct ll-Tohn q. Pierce, oF Seattle. fo-nery Quarte-maste0 -a-e-al oF the Cnited Spanish War Veterans os America. while grouse hu-E-E 5u the woods of VaShoD Is land yesterday. was shot through the v-zS- Ny an unknown hunter who lied Au7ulaao1 o5 Pie0ce's. le5t forearm was -e1eSSa-y-
 P5e--a bandsgei the injured limb and S-a-,ed for a boat stopping on l1a way louE enough to bag eight rs-7S. uSf1E only one arm.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-10-11

Jack Brown. a partner of James McCloskey-s and a miner Of the Atlin district arrived out from AtHn iast Saturday. suffering rom the effects of a wound from a 22-cal bullet whch he had received in thu hip He isre- ported ss doing we'll under the care os Dr. Gable at the White Pass hos pBsl
The daily Alaskan., 1911-10-11
BOUND ON TRACK;
 DIES OF FRIGHT
lRy Alaska Nevr Hureaul

PORTLAND. Oct 1o-With his hands and feet bound with rope and his pockets rincd. J Thomas, 72 year 0f age. vas found last night on his ranch near Sycamore, station on the Estacada branch Of the Portland Railway. Light and Power Company.
 Robbery was the motive which caused Thomas Go be bound but deat was due Go fright. O. possibly poison. there being no marks on the mans body
The daily Alaskan., 1911-10-11
CARRIES
 IN CALIFORNIA
CBy Alaska News Bureau)

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct l1-Unot figial returns from the election held in this state yesterday, show that the measure providing for the recall of Judges and the initiative and ref erondum passed by a large majority. while the first rehrns which would indicate that equal suffrage had pas sed, was soon shown to be false, and the later reports would indicate that the measure was defeated by from six thousand to ten thousand major ty-
The daily Alaskan., 1911-10-11
SWEDISH CABINET RESIGNS
CBy Alaska News BureauJ

STOCKHOLM. Oct lO-The Swed- fsh cabinet headed by Premier Lind man. resigned today The minis ters rendered their resignations to the king because the general cleo ton resulted adversely Jo the govern meut
The daily Alaskan., 1911-10-11
BREAKS JAIL
 WITH RADIATOR

RACINE. Wis-Ernest FTsnke, i'm prisoned in the county jau on a charge of burglary, broke jail in a novel manner.
 After the lights in the jail had been exdnguishde for the night. Pranke looseued a radiator in his cell and. using the heavy mass Of i0on as a sledge. succeeded in burst ing a hole though the ceiling of his apartment
The daily Alaskan., 1911-10-11
ID
 SUCCEED HAYES
CRy Alaska News Bureau)

WASHINGTON. D. C., Oct Il-It s understood that Secretary of the Interior Fisher win appoint pr. Al fred H. Brooks to succeed DT. VII lard Hayes. who has handed in his resignation as chief geologtst ot the United States Golozical Survey.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-10-11
SEC'Y FISHER ID
 WORK ON REPORT.
rRr Alaska Ners Rnreau.l

CHICAGO. Oct u-secretsry Of the Interior walter L Fisher left this city today and VIII go direct to Washington. D C.. where he win st once start on hts forthcoming report Of his investigations into the Alaska matters Secretary Fisher has up to the present ume made no comment on what the naturc of hts report will be other than to state that it win 9e a very vomminous one
The daily Alaskan., 1911-10-11
LrNcoLNs soDveUARO DIES
Rr Alaska News Rureaul

WASHINGTON. n c. Oct li- WEU=am A. Lewis. a bodyEua-d of Abraham Lincoln during the civil war. 5-e5 here today. He was eighty five wears old.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-10-11
LOOKS LIKE CALIFORNIA
 WILL LET WOMEN VOTE

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct 11-Barly returns from different sections of the state would indicate that Women's Suffrage was voted at the election held In this state ytssterday.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-10-11
LONGEST FLIGHT
 RECORD BROKEN
lBy Alaska News RureAu)

MARSHALL. Mo. Oct U-C ?. RolEcrS. thc aviator, bound from tho Atlantic Co thc Pacific arrived in this C5tv last night By his flight Rod c.uS makes a new record for oug distance flymE. which has heretofore h-.- held by Aviator Atwood
The daily Alaskan., 1911-10-11
TURKS BEATEN
 ON LAND B SEA
CBy Alaska News Bursau)

LONDON. Eng Oct Ii-AFhogih the censorship s very rigid in Italy. as to any var news being sent 0r over the telegraph. 1t has been learn ed that tho Turks were defeated at both land and sea when they made an attempt to retske TripoH It is known that great many Turks wor" killed fn the fights. but the number has not been asCartainoyi
The daily Alaskan., 1911-10-11
RUMORS LED
 ID CHARGES
.n A,azSa News Rureaa2

NrfHNE. NN. N.- fr.nNn trSa- mr has r.g- taken "a ,to nr.n >e- r>aag Stephenson .r.-..E v..r rs7.-E spent S1h1.-sE
 .~ rr.z-or sampaTE- Is an sn
 shows Hg she r.-tauor Intro
 rr. #rs-e.~ v.~g Aa>ed .r.r -naz ~auo~. a~ sE. n01Se,utyl .. ~ur~.a-.-a-a Ey any c'r6r0e
The daily Alaskan., 1911-10-11

Thomas Vaughan. who has been at the White Pass hospital undergoing treatment for disloCated shoulder. although still confined to the hospital, is improving rapidly. and wHl soon be ahIe fo be about.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-10-11
MAY ROBERTS
 ID PLAY HERE

The comgni Of May Roberts from a most successful trip in the Interior win no doubt be welcomed by the thester goers og Skagway for the reason. May Roberts made good in
The daily Alaskan., 1911-10-11
M NANARA JURY
 BEING SECURED

LRr Alasks Niews pureaul

Los ANGELES. Oct 1.-The trial of James McNamaTa is now on and yesterday afternoon and today was occupied in drawing jurors. Up to the adjournment of court this after noon. three jurors had been secured
 There is Che greatset array of coun spl ever seen Ia this court.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-10-11

Mrs. W. H. Case. Of Juneau. and her Htue daughter Alice are visiting with Ms. Cases sister. Mrs. VI. B. Goiing.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-10-11
CUBAN SHIPS
 ARE LAUNCHED
nv Alaska News Eu7eauA

-E--. .r-r-D D.rrE oc- -r-At 1e- a.l>-s -s -r--- .u7 hl-GeSl-1S -.-rS E-rS. SE.--a-ES Era -h5S e5ry
The daily Alaskan., 1911-10-11

every respect or her way in to Daw- son and Fairbanks. They open their engagement os two nights on Satur- day night Oct l4th in one Of the best comedies written-'Nrs. Tem- ple'S Telegram"
The daily Alaskan., 1911-10-11
BOUNDARY SURVEY CHEFS
 ASSNE fN SNAGWAN

- H.asa~0- and lens V. Hahn who have
 nE-a-a-s. Hz 151r5a, Aus- - -z E=v days returned >Ea-Hsr today
 r-- -Sesr had aS --7S-S over ~ -a E-r rE sha Ea0.5S. 5- his
 -ra-zs E5r-s - -ra -ra-a--o-sl Boundary s- -r. ---a Sa-#~ and T
 g aE r E--a. .es- o7--E
The daily Alaskan., 1911-10-11

Fresh Oysters on haE shell or Skag- way spring chicken at the Pack Train Restaurant u-
The daily Alaskan., 1911-10-11

.Dv Alaska News RgreauA nrErrN nel E1-Tt IS rUmo0ed in
The daily Alaskan., 1911-10-11

nay Alaskaa-oaly g a n5ath.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-10-11
HAVE ITALY AND TURKEY LAID
 DOWN THEIR ARMS?

declared between Ttaly and Turkey and that hosaHties have ceased. No ,fliciaI statement has been given out