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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-11
Rumania Sure to Join Allies,
Well Known Statesman Saws
tBy Cable 10 The Tribune

London Feb 1.-THE Daily News" has received the following
leader Of the Conservative Democrats:
Bucharest Wednesday,
have expressed the English French
in
has occurred to change declaration Indeed
belief that action Naturally hI
the
German
Of foundation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-11
SCANDINAVIAN KINGS
WILL CONFER AGAIN

jerlin. Feb. 10 (via wireless 10 ~.
vile, n. Y).--The Overseas s~n
Agency says that according 70 Cops.
hagen dispatch received IN Berlin us
rulers Of the three Scandinavian nsf.
doms will hold another conferences, hs
time TO discuss the questions OF nos!'
ing mines, Germsny's declaration .. :
sea war zone and the British "a
miralty's views as to the use OF new
trial flags.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-11
FRANCE NAY ADOPT
OLD FOUNDING LAW
nv Cabs 10 IN. Tribune J

Paris. Feb. 10. Senator Louis Mar
tin will soon introduce in the Senate a
bill providing for the re-establishment
in all French churches OF rotary, slid
ing cradles for the secret dcpositing Of
foundings. These cradles existed in
churches and religious hospitals gcner-
ally until 1899, and were finally sup
pressed by law in 1860.
This bill has elected keen discussion
among jurists and philanthropists in
Paris, the trend Of opinion being that
Senator Martins proposal is justified
By exceptional circumstances which are
attributed TO the German invasion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-11
BIG AIRSHIP FALLS;
ALL CREW DROWNED

Geneva (vis Paris, Feb. lo;-inss|
entire crew Of Zeppelin, which pa
been missing for four days, ~
drowned when the sirship fell 10 ~,
North Sea off the coast OF penmA.
during a storm, il is reported :"
Friedrichshafen. Details OF the o"'
sster have not been received.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-11

working there include the Hon. Mrs.
Roland Lee and Miss Bagg.
Miss Page, when seen to-day vas DC,
hind = businesslike desk confronted
with numerous refugees. when asked
il she was now . member OF the com
mittee, she rcplied: I'm Just WORK
ing here" When told that it had been
reported that she was aiding the Bel
rian relief she smilngly added: We'll,
YOU can see for yourself I'm here
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-11
MISS PAGE AIDING
WAR REFUGEE WORK
Ambassadors Daughter with
Committee Under Charge of
Mrs. George Montagu.
tBy Cable to The rnbuns.l

London. Feb. 1o.-Miss Katherine
Page. the American Ambassadors
daughter. is one of the Americans now
aiding Lady Lugsrd, founder Of the
War Refuge Committee. in caring for
Belgian refugees. Lady Lugard spoke
highly OF Miss Pages work. The lat
ter is with the health committee, of
which another American, Mrs. George
Montagu, Is head. Other Americans
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-11
Cave.in Entombs Nine Miners.

Terre Haute, Ind, Feb. lo.--Nine ms1
we're entombed by a cavern In nini
near here to-day. Eight were ressTrs..
a few hours after the accident;
other miner is believed to be pufs'
under fifty feet of slate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-11

.ub.,,ntisl advance over difhcult ter
ritory north OF the lower Nistula-
their crossing Of the BZurs, the shat
tcriug Of the Germans desperate at
tacks around Boriimow, and final s
tho defeat Of the German divisions In
the Carpathians. all occurring stimuli
tarcously. are accepted by military
men as unmistakable indications.
Germans Repulsed Near Tilsit.
The General Stats official state
ment. issued to-day, follows:
The Germans. who gradually had
bcen concentrating in East Prussia
with fresh troops. began a series OF en-
ergetic reconnoissances, and on hebru-
srv 7 they opened offensive operations
with considerable forces in the district
between Horzele and Johannesburg
They undertook at the same time active
operation on both wings OF their front
in East Prussia. In the vicinity OF
Lasdehncn. TO the cast Of Tilsit, we
drove back German attack and sue
cccdod in almost completely annihllat-
ing one OF the German battalions OPP
posed TO US. Following this encounter
our cavalry moved forward in the d.
rcction Of Sierpoc, travelling over the
road TO Rypin.
"On the left bank OF the Vistula dur
ing the day of February 8 the enemy
showed no signs of activity.
Judging from the corpscs aban-
doned by the Germans in front OF our
positions. they would appear to have
lost in dead and wounded several tens
Of thousands Of men in the six days
fighting in front of Boriimow, Gou-
mine and VIOLA Szydlowiecka.
an the Carpathians the fighting con-
tinues in the vicinity of Bartfcld and
Svdnik. The enemy here undertook
active operations, but they did not thus
continue, and they finally retired,
leaving prisoners in our hands. In the
vicinity of Mount Loupkow we contin-
ued our pursuit Of the enemy, and in
one day we captured SO officers, 5000
men and 18 machine guns.
German columns. having made their
way over the Tukholka Pass, delivered
during the day of February no fewer
than twenty-five violent attacks upon
certain heights in the region of ko-
ziouwks, occunied by US. The Germans
came forward to this attack several
ranks deep, presenting full front line.
Under our violent crossfre the Ger
mans here twice took possession of a
certain height, but they were dislodged
by counter-attacks delivered by our in
fantry. This success was preceded by
long and violent hand-to-hand fighting
with the bayonet which is without
precedent in history. The losses sus-
tanned in this engagement by the Ger
mans were excessively heavy.
Attacks of the enemy in the vicinity
Of Wyschkewo also we're repulsed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-11
Captured Heights Lost.

an the Black Sea the former German
cruiser Breslau (now a unit OF the
Turkish navy bombarded Yalta, in the
Crimea. Our cruisers on February 3
shelled Turkish battery at Trebizond
and sunk one steamer. Another steam
or, loaded with provisions, and two
masted schooner were sunk near Leros.
"In order 10 attack our positions
near Koziouwka the Germans COM
menced their concentration OF troops
the night of February 7. Early the next
morning they began the delivery OF an
irresistible offensive movement, and
their attack was supported by very
violent fire from their heavy artillery.
They were successful in gaining an i'm
portant height occupied by us, but
they were promptly driven from this
position before our bayonets.
Attacks then followed without let
up. Toward evening the Germans, in
very considerable numbers. took pos
session of the highest position in our
line, from which they were dislodged
only after desperate fight. Before re-
firing they exhausted all their strength
in a stubborn resistance to a general
counter attack on our part, feature
Of which was an unprecedented encoun-
ter with the bayonet.
"All the side Of this hill was covered
by German corpses. In front Ct one
Of our battalions more than ore thou
sand German dead were counted.
Among the trophies captured near
Kamion Cat the junction of the Bzura
and Vistula rivers), are three mine
throwers. At Rawka, near the railroad
to Skierniewice, Russian foot soldiers
were successful in throwing eight
bombs into the German trenches. These
missiles caused great destruction.
Russian aviators threw bombs on
German troop trains near Rawka.
"The General Staff of the Russian
Army in the Caucasus communicates
under date Of February that there
has been no engagement of importance
- .ooa.J
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-11

watch officer of the Y, S. 5. Resolute
during the Spanish War. telling nov
that vessel hoisted the British ensign
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-11

and sailed under Il all day In the Ca
ribbean waters TO deceive Spanish de-
stroycrs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-11
AWFUL SLAUGHTER
IN CANAL BATTLE
British Bury Turkish Bod.
les by ScOres-lO,0OO
May Be Killed.
by Csb.. 10 TIE Tritun. J

Cairo, Feb. l0.-News continues 70
reach Cairo emphasizing the fearful
character OF the execution done by ID.
British troops in the two days BATH,
on the Suez Canal. The slaughter IN
the Turkish ranks was as terribIs q
anything in history. The British are
still burying the dead by the sesn
where they lie on the desert. This b
all the more remarkable in view Of ns
fact that the enemy advanced in orp
formation over a very wide front and
failed TO drive the attack home, THIS
rendering machine gun fire compsrs-
lively innocuous.
Where attempts had been made t.
cross the canal and the British ma
chine guns brought TO bear, pontoous,
literally filed with dead, were brough.
to the surface. When all is known y
will probably be found that not for
short Of 10000 OF the enemy were
killed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-11
by Gable 10 Ths rribun, J

Athens, Feb. l0.-The cruiser Cos-
ben, after her repairs, together with
torpedo boats, is cruising up and down
the Bosporus. This IS 20 guard
against possible submarine attacks and
to brighten the Turks who have snt'
German feelings.
Mitylene (via Paris, Feb. i0.-sc-
eral English and French aeroplsnss
few over Turkish Thrace yesterday,
according to a dispatch from Tensdo'.
Two of the machines went as far o.
Adrianople, dropping bombs on As
forts. The Turks are said 10 have been
unprepared for a bombardment, q
they did not expect allied sirersfi 10
venture so far inland.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-06-11
BENEFIT OF GOOD HIGHWAYS
Main Market Roads Reach Majority Of
Producing Areas and When I'M
proved Land Values Increase.

The bodybuilding specialists of the
United States department of agricul-i
ture in bulletin No. 1876, entitled
Highway Bonds" have the following
to say about the benefit of well-con-t
structed highway to property owners
whose property is not directly on the
road to be improved:
In planning the highway system or
the main market roads it will be foundI
necessary to omit many roads the i'm
provement of which is greatly desiredI
by abutting landowners. The fact that
such property holders must pay tax
for the bond issue is only an apparent
injustice, for If the highway system
is we'll planned the entire county will
feel the benefits of the improvements
AS a rule, main market roads reach
the majority of producing areas, and
when they are improved all land val
ues tend to increase.
The fact that cities and larger
towns are frequently taxed for bond
issues to build highways outside of
their own limits is sometimes made a
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-06-11
Supplies Needed In West Africa.

In view of the present situation re-
sulting from the war, there is no rea-
son why the United States should not
supply West Africa a larger guam
tity of flour in barrels, tins and sacks;
butter in one-half, one and seven
pound tins; sweetened and unsweet-
ened condensed milk in one-half and
one-pound tins, cheese, lard, timed
sliced bacon and other timed meats,
fish, fruits, biscuits, cakes, etc.; trade
gin and rum, cheap cigarettes, good
leaf tobacco, cement, corrugated iron
roofing, wire nails, lumber, locks and
hinges, and other building materials,
cheap hardware, eartherware, glass
ware, lamps and lanterns, candles,
iron beds, chairs, kerosene, railway
rolling stock and materials, and pos
sibly cotton goods, especially shirt
ings, prints and other colored goods in
pieces three to eight yards in length,
and cheap undershirts or vests. Con-
sui W. J. VERIFY, Sierra Leone, writes
that most of the principal business
houses in West Africa are branches
with headquarters in Liverpool, Man.
chester, London, Hamburg, Antwerp,
Paris, Bordeaux and Marseilles.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-06-11
Splendid Memory.

Recently Philip O'Day, coal deal
er of Brooklyn, died and it was found
that for nearly twenty years he had
kept complete tally of his business in
his head. He had not the slightest
knowledge of arithmetic, as taught,
but according to his own methods was
able to remember who owed him and
whom he owed, down to a cent
His sons associated with him in the
business kept private account book,
but they never dared let their father
know about it. Just before his death
the coal merchant told them the names
of all debtors and the amounts due.
Even in his dying moments he spoke
with scorn of the need his sons found
for using pencil and paper to take
down what he told them. After their
father had passed away the sons
found his memory was even better
than their account book, for they had
neglected putting down certain sums
the old merchant had reported to
them.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-06-11
The Alaskans.

According to the government statis-
tics the natives of Alaska are about
10000 in number, and they are
spread over more than $4,000 of the
$4,000 square miles Of territory.
The small settlements extend along
about 10000 miles of coast and on
both sides Of the Yukon river and
its tributaries, for a distance Of more
than $500 miles. One of the super
vision districts contains full 100,-
900 square miles, the others average
more than $4,000 square miles each.
OF the natives Of Alaska, approximate
ly 1900 belong to six tribes Of In
dams in southeastern and southern
Alaska, and in the valley of the Yu-
kon. About 1000 are Eskimos on
the western and northwestern coasts,
along the Boring sea, the Boring
straits and the Arctic ocean. Some
times more than 5000 are Aleuts and
mixed races through the A.outian IS
lands.-Christian Herald.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-06-11

Representative James Francis Burke
of New York journeyed a time ago to
the classic little college Of Grove
City, Pa, to deliver an address on
Money" Shortly before the date set
for the address something had gone
awry with the reservoir system at
the town and the board of health had
been called on to find the cause of
LOO cases of sudden illness.
But Burke knew nothing about the
troubles with the water system, and
the opening remark of the chairman
of the reception committee was
enough to startle even sterner spirit
than he.
Glad to see you, Mr.. Burke" said
the chairman, "but our audience won't
be as large as we had expected. With
in "a hours after it was announced
that you were to speak here more
than a thousand of our people were
taken sick, and most Of them are still
in bed"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-06-11
/ Q)orGlhalp3)o
inflammation
CULTIVATION IN AN ORCHARD
Some Sort of Straw Mulch viii Act as
Protection From Heaving Caused
by Frost and ThaW.
tBy R. B. HOWE, Colorado Experiment
Station.)

tBy r. B. HOWE, Colorado Experiment
Station)
There are two main reasons for
cultivating-to make plant food avail
able and to conserve moisture. In
cultivating, the soil particles are bro
ken up and the root hairs passing in
among the small particles take up
plant food from the soil water. The
plant food goes into solution in the
soil water as the rock and particles
in the soil decompose. More often we
cultivate to kill the weeds, but really
to conserve moisture. After each rain
the soil Is packed down to some ex-
tent, and this crust, which forms upon
the surface with the drying of the soil,
will draw water from the subsoil to
the surface by capillarity. When we
cultivate this surface crust Is broken
up and the water does not as readily
escape from the sub-surface to the
air, and is held for use by the plant.
The fruit crop requires a great deal
OF water, to mature fruits of good size.
In dry seasons the size of the sum-
mer fruits is liable to be small on
account Of the insufficient water sup
ply. Where the fruit garden is small
plat of ground sufficient to supply the
table with fruit it is difficult to take
time to cultivate the strawberries and
blackberries, and for this reason the
use of some sort of a straw mulch
will be best to help retain the mois-
ture in the soil for the plants. The
mulch is plowed under after the crop
has been taken off and new mulch
applied in the fall after the ground
is we'll frozen, when it will also act as
a protection from the heaving caused
by the frosts and thaws.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-06-11

point of debate in bond elections. TT
Is argued that because large part Of
the county wealth is within the COR
porate limit of such cities and towns
highway bond mt ney should also be
used to construct their streets. 1t Is
even urged that the expenditure
should be made proportionate to the
assessed valuation within the city lin
its. If the proceeds OF highway bond
Issues were distributed in this way,
their purpose in many cases would
be defeated. The primary object Of
the county highway bond issue is to
build county market roads and not
to improve city streets, although a
high percentage of the assessed valu-
alton may be city property. 1t is now
known that the expenditure OF city
taxes on county roads Is sound prin-
ciple and that 1t is one of the best
features of state aid for highways.
In Massachusetts the city of Boston
pays possibly 40 per cent of the to-
tai state highway fund, but not a
mile of state-aid highway has been
built within its limits. New York city
also pays about 60 per cent of the
cost of the state highway bonds. Some
state laws prohibit the expenditure OF
proceeds of state highway bonds with
in corporate limits of cities or towns.
The improvement of market roads
results in improved marketing condi-
tions, which benefit the CITY, Most
cities are essentially dependent upon
the surrounding country for their pros
periay and development The devel-
opment of suburban property for res
idence purposes is also dependent
upon highway conditions, and it is
becoming evident yearly that what
ever makes for an increase in rural
population must be encouraged. Since
the introduction of motor traffic coun-
try highways are used to an increas-
ing extent by city residents. In fact,
the cost of maintaining many country
highways has been greatly increased
by the presence of city-owned motor
vehicles. The general advance in ia
cilities for doing country business
from town headquarters when roads
are improved is no inconsiderable fac
tor in the commercial life of the COM
munity.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-06-11
LAUGHS AT "B0Y PROBLEM"
No Such Thing as 1t Has Been IN
derstood, Is the Conclusion
of an Expert.

There is no such thing as the boy
problem much as folks talk about it, T"
said Fred S. Goodman of New York, a
Young Mems Christian association ex-
pert, in addressing an Omaha audi
ence. The problem is entirely in
the kind of leadership the boy gets,
and that rests, not with the boy, but
the man"
Mr.. Goodman insists on a mans in
fluence for the boy, especially from
fourteen years of age on, and the man
ought to be his father. For the boy,
he says, instinctively Classics him.
self then as man and will respond
sensitively to mans leadership. To
illustrate, he cites this incident:
When the steamer The Republic was
rammed by another ship some five
years ago and imperiled and the trans
fer of passengers was under way with
the rule of the sea, woman and chill
dren first" in force, a father standing
near the edge of the deck babe his
vile, little daughter and son or four
teen good-by and stepped back. Pres
emily the boy kissed his mother and
sister and went to take his place be-
side his father Instinctively he CLASH
fed himself, preferring to die with his
father as a man than escape with his
mother and sister as child.
How typical this boy was no one
knows, but the moral is plain. The
father who succeeds in establishing
and maintaining close, confidential
companionship between himself and
his son has, as we all know, taken a
vital step toward meeting his RESPONSE
bility. From then on it is largely up
to him what his boy becomes, depend
ing on the kind of leadership the boy
gets.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-06-11
Soldiers of the Kinu.

The change which education has
made in the British army in the
last quarter Of a century comes out
again in the craving of the Kings Liv-
erpool regiment for magazines to read
always acceptable in the trenches
and defenses." The illiterate private
of Mr.. Kipling's early stories has van
ished, leaving in his place a man as
physically capable and as high-spirit-
ed and also Of quicker and better-fur-
nished intelligence, who has tri-
umphantly shown himself to be able
to make a success of the new military
training, with it's wisely bold policy
of evoking the soldiers capacity for
making the best use Of himself on
the battlefield. The needs are not
those of the old Mulvaneys and Lea
royds-if these ever existed-but.those
of sensitive, highly-civilized men,
Manchester Guardian
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-06-11
MUSIC PAINFUL TO BISMARCK
melodies Cling to Me-" Said the
Chancellor, land Find It Diff
cult to Release Myself"

Talking of the arts, Bismarck said:
"Of music l am very fond, but now
have to abstain from hearing it, be-
cause tears come only too readily into
my eyes. My heart is stronger than
my head. Indeed, what self-control
l have has been bought by experience" "
Many instances occurred during our
conversations which gave the truth to
this assertion.
The extreme mobility Of his coun-
tenance and the various shades of ex-
preston which passed over it told of a
sensitive, emotional temperament.
But have fire within me still which
burns at times with fury" Upon that
I asked: Are you in reality the Iron
CHANCELLOR" mo" he said, mot natur.
ally; the iron | have created to use
when necessary" And that believed
to be true.
asked him if he knew Wagner per.
sonally. Eyes," he answered; "but 1t
was quite impossible for me to care for
him or to encourage his society. had
not time to submit to his Unsuitable
vanity. Before breakfast, at breakfast,
before and after dinner, Wagner de-
manded sympathy and admiration. His
egotism was wearisome and intoler-
able, and his demand for listener
was SO incessant that was obliged to
avoid his company. I was too busy
with my affairs to be able to give him
all or even a portion of the demands
he would have claimed upon my time.
But I admire his music greatly, though
I have been compelled to give up go
ing to the opera, because the beautiful
and touching melodies l cannot get
out of my head; they cling to me, and
I find it difficult to release myself from
them, and now it tires me to be so
much moved."-From Conversations
With Prince Bismarck" by W. B.
Richmond, the English Painter, in the
North American Review.