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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-30
IgZICAN CRISIS
BELIEVED NEAR
ind Holds Many Conferences
w With Leaders Of Republic.
- Of Huerta's Successor Sup.
lpO's ,od TO Be Subject-Rebels
Control Large Oil Supply.

,;noton. D. C.-Conviction in
"" ::.tration circles that the Huerta
''- :n,e in Mexico is rapidly approach
lss ,olIapse has led to much discus
ing s wa Of the nature of John Lind's
; ,.sr,,ent conferences with Mexican
tFegus Belief is expressed that
ssus ;dont Wilson's representative is
Pls saring the situation to determine
sal1', events will shape themselves
pa SaD the Huerta structure falls.
S1 m. Iind's latest conference with
~. ms' Flores Magon and other Mexican
' ts.asmen have interested members of
sa'J JinIomatic corps, who pointed out
n ~. u in view of President Wilson's re-
lll".+ed statements that he would not
l''l arnize Huerta nor any of the
l lsUSs for which he stands, the Amer
! !an envov might naturally be induced
!. ~" throw out hints as to what type of
~, W. would meet with approval of the
White House.
"S So far as officials here are advised,
H. ricissitudes which preceded the
wsdoro revolt and followed the down
s.n If that leaders stormy incum-
t ta of the presidency have not de-
.,scted from the high standing which
grsncisco de la Barra, at present min
i i,.or n France, attained as the man
'.tba hour when General Diaz was
forced to abdicate.
Senior de la Barra was brought for
ward as the leader who, as provisional
rrpsident, would placate factions
rpsnding new election. Some of the
dnIomats believe that de la Barra
,ould again compose the situation in
MEXICO so as to permit of the choice
If a successor. They regard him as
tbp man under whose leadership all
factions would be most likely to shift
their activities from the battlefield to
the ballot box.
Some uneasiness was occasioned at
the War department by the appear
spce of smallpox among the Federal
soldiers and refugees near Ell Paso,
Texas, and Instructions went forward
to Brigadier General Bliss to proceed
at once with the vaccination of the
several thousand soldiers, as well as
the women and children who crossed
over into Texas after fall of Ojinaga.
The general condition Of financial
affairs in Mexico was summarized in
this statement from the State depart
nent:
Americans are finding the forced
loans levied upon them great bur-
den"
The Ebano oil district in San Luis
POtosi is reported to be fully con-
holed by the Mexican federal govern
nent, so that oils are furnished to the
railroad with little interruption.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-30
HUMAN LIFE PROLONGED
BY BALANCED DlETARIES

Oregon Agricultural College, Corval-
lis.-"Western nations eat mixed and
fairly we'll balanced dietaries and
have an average length of life OF
about forty-five years, while the more
primitive Eastern people eat i'll bal
anced diets of few articles of food and
have an average life of about twenty
eight years." said Mrs. Lucille w. Rob-
bins, extension lecturer, at the Ore
gon Agricultural College Farmers
Week course. while diet is not the
only factor involved, it is one OF the
most important factors. The mixed
dietary of vegetable, meat and milk
foods eaten by our own people sup
ply evenly and with little surplus
all the elements required to nourish
the body and repair the waste. The
rice ration, with it's excess of carbo-
hydrates and lack of protein, eaten so
largely by the Chinese and Japanese,
fails to furnish the variety of body
materials needed for efficiency and
long life.
"The most difficult problem is to
supply the necessary proteins IN the
most available and economical form.
The present high prices OF meat and
frequent unsanitary handling makes
this source expensive and less satis-
factory than formerly.
"Bread is a leading source of PRO-
tein. In itself it is fairly well bal
anced ration since it has a nutritive
ratio of about one to six. Other vege-
table sources of protein are the ie-
gumes, especially beans; but as beans
are highly concentrated food, they
should be eaten in moderation.
DAIRY and cottage cheese are other
good sources of protein. Their value
in the diet depends upon their diges-
tibility, but those who find no diff
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-30
Mrs. Wilson's Sister III.

slGa aa francisco-Mrs. Margaret II.
nn N.Y. sister of Mrs. Woodrow Will
b. s,l y seriously i'll in her home at
Of ps 'y' Mrs. Elliott is the wife
p,i, ,O.essor E. H. Elliott, ex-dean Of
ast;os e'on and now lecturer on inter-
univvausal.ll law and Jurisprudence at the
sstas firstly of California. She is the
p,inso VI Professor Stockton Arson, of
Nisoon, an associate of President
New Ol before he became governor Of
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-30
HARDWOOD ASHES RICH
IN PLANT FOOD NATTER

Oregon Agricultural College, Corval-
lis.-Common hardwood ashes have a
value of about SIS in plant food, and
$3.50 in lime, according to investiga-
lions made by Professor H. v. Tartar,
agricultural chemist of the Oregon
Agricultural College. Their physical
effect on the packed and acid soils
OF certain districts is also very bene-
ficial. The almost prohibitive high
price of lime to correct soil acidity
should lead the Willamette Valley
farmer to use ashes extensively for
that purpose.
Wood ashes are valuable fertilizers
for three reasons" said Professor Tar
tar. For the valuable plant foods
they contain, for their effect in neu-
tralizing acids in soils, and for their
action on the physical properties of
the soil.
"The plant foods in ashes are pot
ash, PHOSPHORUS and lime. An analy-
sis of 81 samples of hardwood ashes
Potash, 10 pounds per ton; phosphor-
Gus, 80 pounds per ton, and lime, 682
pounds per ton.
I'm order to get this value from
ashes it is necessary that they be pro-
tected from rain, as most of the pot
ash is soluble in water and is lost by
exposure After teaching, the potash
content of ashes was found to be %
pounds per ton. The ashes should be
stored in a dry place until applied to
the soil.
con soils that are poorly drained
and acid, ashes have an excellent eff
feet The land becomes more amen
able to culture, is readily kept in good
filth, retaining it's moisture in dry sea-
sons and favoring drainage in wet sea-
sons.
Lime is essential to plant nutrition,
and none of the higher plants can
reach maturity without normal sup
ply. Some of these plants, such as
clover, beans and alfalfa, require so
much lime for their development that
they are called lime plants. The
potash and PHOSPHORUS are likewise
indispensable to plant growth, and
ashes offer a cheap and convenient
source of supply" @
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-30
Parcel Post Carries Salt.

Baker, Or.-Two tons of salt were
shipped through Baker by parcel post
from. Pocatello to Burns. The strange
which, because it is in an
airline less than $50 miles, comes
within the rate for the second zone,
will travel more than 500 miles before
it reaches its destination.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-30
Idle Threaten to Burn City.

Vancouver, b. g. = a letter s1gneu
simply ssThe Unemployed of Vancou-
yer'' and containing a threat to burn
the city unless work was given to the
unemployed, was received by Mayor
Baxter. The mayor said he did not
take the threat seriously. At the
meeting of the Board of Works he
mentioned the matter and declared
when the question of relief work was
mentioned that the class of men VINO
were receiving aid in the city was q
resnectable one. Altogether there
were about 1900 men on the relief roll.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-30
Old Fight for Baby Ends

Washington, D. C.-The long legal
fight for possession Of the St. Louis
Exposition Incubator baby" was dis
missed in the Supreme court because
neither party to the suit had printed
the record. Mrs. Lottie Bleakley, of
Topeka, Kan, and Mrs. James G. Bar
clay, Of Moline, ILL.,, were the litigants
in q contest that involves the identity
of the baby, now grown child.
Courts of Kansas and Illinois have
worked on the case several years and
the child had been awarded first to one
contestant then to another.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-30
Life in Organic Matter.

Baltimore-Dr. L. ]. Henderson, OF
Harvard, told meeting Of scientists
at that institution that he believed all
Inorganic matter contained latent life
ready TO become active under certain
conditions.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-30
Carload Of Loot Taken.

Seattle A fight between alleged
car thieves and a search by deputy
sheriffs for evidence against stblind
pip'' at Green River hot springs, in
the Cascade mountains, led to the dis
covery Of q carload Of loot alleged to
have been taken from Northern Pacific
freight cars and the arrest Of Frank
Mitchell, Jack Mccarthy, Martin
Auerdale and Fred Smith, an ex-justice
Of the peace, and Mrs. Halle Lucore,
who conducts a boarding house at
Green River. The woman was re-
leased on bonds, but the men were held.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-30

Because a page in hotel brought
him telegram which did not belong
to him. F. C. Waldman of Sydney,
Australia, looked up the man whose
name fesembled5 his He found that
it belonged to his brother, who had
been given up as dead many years be-
fore q
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-30
Lifting Record Smashed.

ssis1 an "a. - The worlds amateur
By ss.l1tlng record was broken here
,sbool Il Rouner, an Omaha high.
susn;. wy, at a meet held under the
a 2so es OF the Y. M C. A. He lifted
AoulS. pound dumbbelI above his
a5, n The former record wAs'
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-30

a wireless station Is being Installed
an Juan Fernandez Handmade Ia
NOUS. by the story Of Robinson Cru
soc. !
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-30
pedlers Forbidden.

Maid-There's man called with q
bill, ma'am.
Mistress Tell him we have Some
already.-London Opinion.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-30

As n Reno Didn't Exist.
He (ardently) BE mine, dear, mine
forever.
fashioned you are!
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-31
AUSTRIA

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service,J
VIENNA, Dec. 31.-The war office
in Il. review OF the situation today do
clare. efforts Of the Russians to force
the carpathian passes have been re-
pulsed. The danger Of an attempted
invasion of Hungary 10 said to be re-
mote inasmuch as strong forces now
dominate every inlet through the
mountains.
& The Russians, II II stated, attempt
ed q surprise attack at Uzsok pass,
but were In turn surprised and de-
feated with heavy loss. Austrian ar
tlIIery has been posted where It CON-
mands ali Of the approaches from the
north and the majority Of the heights
In that vicinity are also said to be
dominated by crack Hungarian dlvl-
sions.
The Russian demonstration which
1. believed to indicate intention Of re.
newIna the campaign against craoow
was no. pressed according to the war
Office and there has been little fighting
on the northern line. There has beer
some slqttIng near zakIicxyn in west
ern oaIIcia, but at no poIn&, the war
once claims, have the enemy gained
any material advantage.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-31
BELGIUM

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
PARIS, Dec. 31-Detaiis Of the Ger
man aerial operations In the Vicinity
Of Dunkiri<, Indicate that the real OBJ
Ieet was the elimination Of Belgian
field headquarters which are now in
Furnes. The German aviators, four In
number, dropped not less than a doz-
en- and some Of the estimates say fully
twenty-five bombs on Dunkirk, two on
RoxendaaI, half a dozen on Furnes
and others on military camps In that
vicinity. Fifteen persons were killed
and twenty-seven wounded in Dun
kirk. No casualties were reported at
the other places.
The aviators flew high and although
they were bombarded by the aerial
guns, completed their task without
being hit, 90 far az could be seen from
the ground. The bombs were loaded
with shrapnei which smashed many
windows There was no panic in
ounkirk and most Of those killed and
wounded suffered because they refus-
ed e take refuge in the buildings.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-31
GERMANY

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service.]
BERLIN, Dec. al. (via wireless to
London Flat eontradition Of the
French claims Of successes came from
the war office today. It 10 declared In
tho official statement that the French
attacks north Of chaions have been
repuised with heavy losses and that
at no point along the battle front have
there been any galns by the allies.
According to the statement. tho ai-
lies are sheIiinn Westende again and
have succeeded In destroying many Of
the houses and public buildings. The
fire however, has not caused any mill
tary losses, according to the war Of
flee.
An entire French company IL report
ed to have been annihilated when Ger
man sappers succeeded in blowing up
a line Of trenches between Aiger and
Auberee to the south Of Rheims. The
French attacks north Of chaions have
been repuIsed, II Is declared. In the
western Argonne region, Il is stated,
that several Of the French trenches
have been taken with $50 prisoners.
A French attack on FIlrex, north Of
TouI, has failed while all attacks on
the German positions at sennheim
have broken down.
In the eastern theatre Of actien, Il
is stated, that lighting is In progress
along the exura and Rawka but that
eisewhers things are quiet.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-31
fBy j. w. T. Mason, former European

by J. w. T. Mason, former European
manager of the United Press.]
NEW YORK. Dec. 81. III a. nj
The end OF the year and with 1t the
conclusion OF FIVE months fighting,
finds only three positive results ac-
complished which to practical GER
tainty Will continue as permanent fac
TORS in the campaign. These are the
expulsion Of German commerce to
seas; the freeing OF Servia, and Rus
sic's occupancy of eastern Galicia.
everything else that has happened in
tie war zones Is tentative. In east
and west. indecision dominates the sit.
nation, for while Germany has been
beaten In her main objective, Ger
many's defeat has not been acco p
sS4eAe6. n
The August predictions that the
herman empire was to be disintegrat-
ed and the house OF Hohenzollern ex-
He'd by European congress- after thu
war, have vanished with most of the
other ally prophecies Of the war. A
decisive overthrow OF Germany is no
longer among the probabilities. The
end OF the year sees Germany being
forced slowly back. but the effort Is
slmost superhuman. Berltn's capture
would produce more exhaustion among
the allies than would be the worth Of
that adventure.
Disappointment has dominated all
the wars developments and all the
belligerents; IT would be but logically
IN keeping II the ultimate peace were
aimilarly disappointing.
Belgium's participation in the war
with furious patriotism struck the key
note of fndecision by interposing un'
expected obstacles in the path of the
German advance on Paris. Liege and
the Belgian army held the Germans
sufficiently for the English expedition
ary corps to arrive, and it was the
English who, in turn, checked General
Won Kluck and saved the French
army during the retreat through north
ern Frnnce. The German army was
thrown out Of its stride by these in
terludes and Paris was saved.
But there followed Immediately an
indicative result for the allies. The
battle Of Marne was fought for the
preservation Of Paris, and though Gen.
erai Joffre won a victory which will
take rank among the decisive conflicts
sof history, the success WIS not fol
loved up. While the allied nations
were exulting at the fight Of the Ger
mans, the latter halted ut the Afsne,
on September IL, and have stuck there
ever since.
Why the allied armies allowed the
Germans to stop at the Asne is one
OF the mysteries OF 1914 fighting
HELD Marshal French reported the
time It was believed rear guard hao
been left At the Aisne. This may be
the true answer to the riddle. the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-31
Five Months Of Fighting Finds the Germans Be.
ing Slowly Forced Back, But Defeat Has
Not Yet Been Accomplished.
ALLIES UNDEREsT|MATED THE ENEMY
Russia's Plan to March to Berlin at the Start of
Hostilities, Failed to Materialize and
Budapest is Substituted.

allies mistook the initial strength Of
the Germans when the battle of the
Afsne began and by failing to throw
sufficient men into the battle line,
gave the enemy time necessary to re-
cover from the exhaustion of the
Marne retreat.
Whether or not this was the reason
why the Germans succeeded in cling
ing to the heights Of the Aisne, 1t has
proven the most costly error Of the
Year.
Once entrenched the German repell.
ed oil frontal attacks and forced the
allies to attempt outflanking man.
euvers.
For a month, from mid-September
iuptil the mid die OF OctobeE;i the stiles
sent columns northward, trying to
Ioutfank the enemy; but the Germans
met every new move with = counter
stroke. Finally on October 9. the Ger
mans captured Antwerp and then
rushed rapidly across Belgium, oc.
cupying Ostende on October IL.
Thereafter the Germans presented no
flank to be turned by the western
army, and the battle line was con-
tinuous from the North sea through
western Belgium and northern France
to Luxembourg.
At this stage, the Germans tried to
regain the general offensive, which
they had lost at the battle OF the
Marne They sought to extend their
line from Ostend along the Belgian
and French coast to Calais. Then be-
gan the struggle of the western cam.
lpaign. AS counter effect, the allies
attempted to pierce the German line
at Arras, which is the main northern,
outer gateway to the German COM
munications. Indecision again result
ed After a series of fercest con-
hicts of the war, in which the numer-
icaIIy inferior English army particu,
llarly distinguished itself, only draw
resulted. The allies saved the coast
and the Germans saved their commun-
icatfons. So the principal contest in
the west rests at the close Of the year.
| series Of subordinate encounters
/ has been In constant progress along
the Franco-German border throughout
! the year, almost independent OF the
major conflict further to the west. AT
I the beginning of the campaign, the
French attempted an offensive Of their
own in Alsace and Lorraine but speed
ily were compelled to abandon both.
Faulty strategy and nervous uncer-
| ltaintv on the part of the troops gave
local advantage to the Germans, which
became Irresistible as the. advance OF
the main German campaign gathered
so terrific an impetus in northern
france. The French armies were COM
nelled to abandon the lost provinces
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-31
Its cstsIns warmer.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-Although near
zero weather still prevailed, the force
OF the cold wave in the middle west
had been broken today. according to
the weather bureau. The temperature
has been rising generally west Of the
Mississippi during the past twenty
four hours and rising temperature was
forecasted for the central states east
of the Mississippi. Lowest tempera-
ture last night was one degree above
the zero mark, while predictions for
tonight say it will not go below Is
degrees.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-31
FIGHTING OLD YEAR OVT, THE NEW IN
RUSSIA

LJnited Press Leased Wire Service.l
PETROGRAD Dec. 31.-Today's re-
port from the front declarss the Ger
mans are being driven back at sew
eral points on the vlstula and Rawka
rivers, following series Of attacks
and counter attacks In which both
sides lost heavily.
The advantage, II 10 stated, 10 with
tho RussIans. although along most Of
the battle front the fighting has taken
on the nature Of an artillery duel.
The Gailcian operations are prog
ressiHs, the AustrIans being compelled
to fall still farther Into carpathian
passes.
Reinforcemsrts are being sent to
the southern front and preparations
made for forcing the passes and open
ing the way for the Invasion TO Hun
gary.
To the west, the Russians have tax
en- 4 number OF Austrian positions
east Of zakIlczyn, capturing mary
prisoners and = number Of machine
guns.
The fighting In tho Caucasus 10 In.
creasInq In volume. The Turkish
armies there are being strongly rein.
forced and there has been battle In
progress In the Vicinity Of sarykamyal'
for several days. This Russian artll-
Iery 10 reported 20 be much superior
to that Of the Turks who have found
It impossible to construct entrench-
ments that are not easy for the Rus
sian gunners TO demoIish.
A strong Turkish column II reported
to have been attacked by the cossack
cavalry north Of sarykamyah and
forced to retreat after losing half Of
Its strength.
The Turkish forces which were yes.
terday reported concentrating In the
vicinity Of YaIanuzdjan pass are to-
day said TO be advancing In the zen.
'srat direction q sATdahAs'.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-31
Race Meeting Tomorrow.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service.]
NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec. S1.-Po-
lice today announced there will be no
interference with the race meeting
due to begin tomorrow, unless book
making is attempted and plans for
staging the meeting progressed, Bet
ting is to be conducted with detective
agents acting as stake holders and
players. New Orleans is thronged
with sportsmen to view the meet.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-31

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
ENGI.AND-The foreign once is
still considering American protest
against right of search and an ans
wer Is not expected for several days.
FRANCE-The French have taken
the village OF Steinbach, upper Alsace
and claim to have made substantial
gains at several points on the center
.end right wings. z,
Il RUSSlA--The war ONCE claims SUD
stential Victories at seyelal points
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-31
The War at a Glance
Summarized by John Edwin Nevin United
Press Staff Correspondent.

on the yistula and Rawka rivers and
In southern Galicia. Severe fighting
with the Turks continues in the eau
casus.
AUSTRIAN is offlcial1y announc-
ed that the efforts of the Russians
to take the Carpathian posses have
failed.
! cERMANY-The situation on both
the east and west. fronts is described
as p,substantially unchanged.