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The Blackfoot optimist., 1915-07-15

world power, and leading their nation
to only dramatic climax in the end.
We do not confer titles upon the citi-
zens in this republic, but they are duly
paid with far better name for their
good services, and also one, which they
prize more highly. It is: "True, Royal
Citizen.''
Ny mind reverts back to many of
those who have paid their patriotic duty
in the Civil war, and have now passed
to the heavenly home Of rest. It is
pleasant to remember the great part
taken by those in the struggle to give
freedom to the colored race, and how
much we owe to those patriotics soldiers
for this land Of liberty. It is surely
grand to be an American.
The European war is a critical ques-
tion for the people Of the United States
and were we to ever 60 to war, there is
only one way to meet war like power,
and that is, to be loyal to the authority
Of the nation. The God of liberty will
aid patriotic action. The tendency Of
true patriotism is what counts. We must
not sit down and do nothing. If we
permit by cowardice, or timidity, any
thing from a foreign power the vital
part Of free people will be destroyed,
and freedom will be no more. It seems
important then for the citizens to re-
assert those individuals rights, the in
tegrity of great nation. The home
of the free and the home of the brave.
Therefor the mission of an American
is eternal vigilance. Vigilance is the
price Of liberty; for the preservation
Of our nation, and for the continuance
Of freedom. The true monument to the
memory of the great men who gave
birth to this, our organized nation.
John Bond, Sr.
The Blackfoot optimist., 1915-07-15
The European War

Iout upon the many more whose souls
will he in eternity ere it sets again be-
hind its western horizon.
1t is beyond my power to give express
sion to the uncivilized warfare that is
each day sanctioned by European pow
ers. I can not by words express the
pain, and sorrow that this crucible is
bringing forth.
1t is not only those alive today that
are doomed to suffer, but think of those
that have not yet enterted into this
world. Those who will soon some into
homes of want, and misery. Many
marked by their wretched half married
mothers and fathers, others the victims
Of that brutal fighting instinct and still
others perhaps in worse condition.
Then think of the future of these
countries? Who will they have left to
build up the civilization. "Those unfit
| to be sent to War;
1t is indeed grave problem, one that
should concern everyone Of u.s.
| The European kings and princes have
vented their spleen by thirsting for hu-
! man blood. "Inhumanity to man makes
countless numbers mourn
The titled nobility should reserve a
wealth of affection for their subjects,
and free them from death g carnage.
| 10 - <la
powers, when commanding such large
armies have the heart to witness such
torture and destruction of life and prop
erty? How can they ask God to bless
them in victory against the opposing
,armies, when the holy writ says: "Thou
Shalt Not Kill''. Is this not mockery
of Dietys
"On Christmas eve, about one hun
dred years ago, three men from England
and five from the United States signed
the treaty which closed the war of
1912. The act occurred in the quaint
and nowfamous monastery of the
Charthnsian Brotherhood in the city of
Gent in Flanders. These men had talk.
ed for six months about the war; about
what caused it and what each side
should give or take. But the treaty
had not word about the things foI
which the two nations fought"
The great trouble with this nation
was taxation without representation
but we are proud to say that we rallied
for our colors with valor. Self pres
Iervation is the first law of nature. 1t
is only human nature to stand for one s
true rights. Flight if needs be- is my
motto, but otherwise keep out of war
Fight for true liberty, for the right, but
never for selfish greed, and power.
How the rich emperors, kings, and
princes grow cold, selfish and ruthless
in their greed for power, following false
paths in their pursuit to dominate as 9
The Blackfoot optimist., 1915-07-15
81, ,oOo, 900 TO REPAIR MACKAY DAM

The affairs of the Big Lost River
irrigation project, sold under the ham
mer at public auction to the Utah
Construction company of Ogden, came
into prominence again today through
hearing held this afternoon before
tie state land board when the report
Of State Engineer Smith was taken up
regarding the reconstruction of the
Mackay dam, the proposed contract Of
the company with the settlers was con
sidered and the work of the irrigation
and drainage commission in regard to
this project which it inspected. State
Senator E. E. Elliott of Bonner county,
member of the latter commission,
was present at the hearing.
The main bone of contention over
which the Big Lost River project con-
troversy hangs, is the proposal of the
company to draw new contracts by
which they will furnish two acre feet
of water to the settlers. The settlers
believe they should be given more
water than this amount and some Of
them are opposed to entering into a
new contract calling for that amount
The irrigation commission which in
spected the project reached a conclu-
sion, it is said, that the best the set
tiers could expect would be the two
acrefeet and it's members are in
clined to the belief that two acre-feet
under the present conditions is all that
the settlers can expect.
Has Million to Spend.
The Utah Construction company
! through its officers have announced it
is prepared to spend cool million dol
lars on the project by the means of
which they expect to reclaim it, recon
struct the old Mackay dam which has
figured prominently in political con-
troversies and irrigate most of the
land in the original tracts under the
project but they do not propose to
spend any of this money unless con-
tract can be approved by the land
board as between the company and
the settlers which will be satisfactory
to the company and on which both the
settlers and the company will make
concessions.
Several times it has been thought
that the settlers, the state and the
company could get together but so far
they have been unable to, do so. I'm
der the direction of the land board the
state engineer inspected the project
and made his report. The company
proposes to give the Mackay dam
new base and not to build dam in a
different place. Their engineers have
been over the dam and the project and
have made this recommendation.
The Blackfoot optimist., 1915-07-15
AS TO YOU

Did you give him lifes He's brother
of man
Ard hearing about all the burden he
can:
Dlo you give him smiles He was
downcast and blue,
AND the simle would have helped him
to battle it through;
Did you give him your hand7 He was
slipping down hill,
And the world, so fancied,, was u.s.
ing him i'll;
Did you give him worde Did you
show him the road.
Or did you let him 60 on with his
loade
Did you help him alongf He's a
sinner like you,
But the grasp Of your hand might
have carried him through.
Did you bid him good cheer7 Just
word and smile
Were what he most needed that last
weary mile.
Do you know what he bore in that
| burden of cares
That s in every man s load and that
sympathy sharese
Did you try to find out what he need
ed from yous
Or did you just leave him to battle il
through!
Did you know what it means to be
losing the fight
When a lift just in time might sci
everything right9
Did you know what it means, JUS
the clasp of hand,
When mans borne about all that &
man ought to stand?
Did you ask what it was, why thu
quivering lip,
And the glistening tears down th'
pale cheek that slipe
Were you brother of his when the time
came to be?
Did you offer to help him, or didn >
you seef
Don t you know it the part of :
brother of man
To find what the grief is and hell
what you CAM
Did you stop when he asked you t.
give him lift.
Or were you so busy you left him t.
shift7
Oh, / know what you mean; wha
You say may be true,
But the test of your manhood is, wha
you do?
Did you reach out handy Did 70,
find him the road,
Or did you just let him 60 by will
his loadf
| From New York Times.
The Blackfoot optimist., 1915-07-15
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

List of letters remaining uncalled
for in the post office at Blackfoot, Ida
no for the week ending July 18th,
1915. Persons calling for these will
say advertised July 13, 1915.
Bailey, F. G.
Courier (2)
Cutler, Rex e.
Doney, Willie
Dershaw, j.
Fisher, A. NJ.
Green, Eva (2)
Jevin, Robert
McClain, Villa
Packet, j. A.
Riggs, George P.
Strickland, Mrs. Emma
Smith, William
Stokes, Herbert
Times,
Postage due on each ofthe above, or-
cent. All of the above letters re-
naming uncalled for two weeks from
date OF this list will be sent to the dead
letter Office.
GREGORY JONES, p. M.
The Blackfoot optimist., 1915-07-15
money"

The mint makes it and under the terms
Of the Continental Mortgage Company
you can secure it at 6 per cent. for any
legal purpose on approved real estate.
Terms easy, tell us your wants and we
will cooperate with you.
PETTY h COMPANY,
61S Denham Building Denver, Colo
6-1-3m
The Blackfoot optimist., 1915-07-15
METHODIST CHURCH

The Sunday school session begins at
10 a. M; the Epworth League at p.
m, and preaching services at IL a. m.
and p. m. each Sunday. All are in
vited to these church services.
The Blackfoot optimist., 1915-07-15
Beauty More Than Skin Deep.

A beautiful woman always has good
digestion. If your digestion is faulty,
Chamberlain g Tablets will do you good.
Obtainable everywhere. For sale by all
dealers.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-10
KILLING NATIVE CHRISTIANS
MosIems Practice Horrible Cruelties
in Persia-One Village Entirely
Depopuiated.

Petrograd. April Preceding the
reoccupation by the Russians of Sal
mac plains in Azerbaijan province.
northwest of Urmiah, hundreds of ma
tive Christians were rounded up by
the Turks in the villages of Haft-
dewan and massacred. Many of these
were searched out from the homes of
friendly Mohammedans who tried to
hide them.
The Russians on entering the vii
lage found 72O bodies, mostly naked
and mutiIatetd The recovery OF
bodies from wells, pools and bitches
and their burial kept 300 men busy for
three days.
The wailing of women intensified
the horror of the scene. Surviving
widows who were able to identify the
bodies of their husbands insisted upon
digging graves and burying the bodies.
Some of the victims had been shot.
In other cases they were bound to
ladders and their heads, protruding
through, were hacked off. Eyes
were gouged out and limbs chopped
off.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-10
Hungry Mans Mistake.

Prof. SigmOnd Freud, the eminent
German scholar. has made a study Of
lingual blunders, spoken and printed.
and has embodied ttA result in his
book, PsychopathoIogy." As an ex-
ample OF laundering speech, caused by
subconscious cerebratiOn, he gives the
following:
"a wealthy. but not very generous
American host, invited his friends to
an evening party. Everything went
well until about midnight, when there
was an intermission for supper. To the
disappointment of many of the guests,
there was no real supper; instead,
they were RECALLED with thin sand
witches and lemonade
CAS- it was during a presidential
campaign, the conversation turned up
on the different candidates, and as the
discussion grew warmer, one of the
guests, an ardent Progressive, re-
marked to the host, You may say what
you please about Roosevelt, but there
is one thing he can always be relied
upon to do; he always gives you q
square meal He meant, of course, to
say a square deal The assembled
guests burst into a roar Of laughter,
to the great embarrassment both of
the speaker and Of the host"-Youth's
Companion.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-10
SET FIRE TO La TOURAIAE?
Raymond Swoboda Under Arrest in
France for Endangering Lives
of Passengers.

Paris, April Raymond SwobOdas
a passenger on the French line steam
ship La TOuraine, which was imperiled
by a fire at sea March 6, has been
arrested charged with setting fire to
the vessel, according to the Matin.
SwobOda, the paper asserts, is sus-
pected of having CLOSE relations with
the enemy" and correspondence found
in his rooms is said to indicate he
had undertaken the blowing up OF the
Touraine. He has been taken to
Havre.
Investigation made by experts ap-
pointed by Admiral Charlier, who is
conducting the inquiry into the steam
ship fire, has established, it is said,
the fact that the blazes aboard the
TOuraine must hive been caused by
the explosion of some decorating de-
vice. Statements made by passengers
and members of the crew support the
theory. The explosion was sufficient
lyly violent to wrench loose the doors
Of cabins nearby. The authorities be-
lieve the explosive had been placed
with criminal intent in a trunk stored
with the baggage of first class pass
engeTs in No. hold.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-10
A Surgeon With asand.n

The doctor suggested that if I could
let him have a couple of men to direct
those wounded men who could walk he
would send them back to the Chateau
Of St Marguerite, where the ambul-
ances lay, three miles to the
rear.
He had been working at least forty
eight hours, without cessation, but re-
fused to stop ministering to the
wounded, although by now his work
had been supplemented by the arrival
Of two infantry surgeons One Of the
new medicos noticed that our surgeon
was in no condition to be on his feet.
A temperature Of 1O3 degrees was
the record Of the thermometer. Ex-
animation presently revealed a bullet
und-
Under cross-examination our little
doctor admitted he had been hit three
days before.-A Captain Of Royal Irish
Dragons in Golfers Weekly.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-10
SUBMARINE FULL OF WATER
The "A Lies 270 Feet Below Surface
in Honolulu Harbor-No Hope
for Men.

Washington, March 31.-Eforts to
raise the sunken submarine F-4 IL
Honolulu harbor were temporarily sus-
pended today after a hawser with
which the boat was being dragged to-
ward shore snapped.
Rear Admiral Moore reported from
Honolulu late today that the submar-
inc evidently was water-logged and
too heavy to be raised by the equip
ment employed by the searching fleet.
This destroyed any faint hope that
might have been left of finding any of
the crew of twenty-one alive.
The vessel lies in 270 feet of water,
and her position is being held while
preparations for raising her by pom
ICONS are made.
Secretary Daniels said tonight the
department would raise the F-4 at any
cost to determine the cause of her &C
cident in order to guard against SINH
Lar disasters in the future. He en-
phaticaIly denied the reports of dis
satisfaction over the work being done
by the naval authorities at Honolulu.
Nothing could be further from the
TRUTH he declared Everything pos
sible with the means at hand is being
done"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-10
STEEL MILLS AT FULL BLAST
partments of Big Plants at
Gary Are at Work.

Chicago, April 2.-NeaTly 10000
men were working yesterday in the
steel mills of Chicago Heights for the
first time since the first of the year,
when business depression and lack of
materials caused the mills to close
down. Several hundred more were
put to work in the mills at Gary and
South Chicago. Eighty factories and
locomotive works resumed work on a
normal scale.
The Central Locomotive and Car
Works alone took on 1000 men, work
ing in two shifts, for the first time
since last December. The Calumet
Steel Company took on 500 men. The
Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company put
on 500 men, working in three shifts
The Cannedy-Otto works furnished
jobs for 1 200 men, and are now run
ming at full capacity The American
Manganese Steel Company hired $500
men.
Practically every mill and factory in
Chicago and surrounding suburbs are
now operating, most of them full time,
with full crews of men.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-10
KANSANS TELL HOW
TO KEEP HEALTHY

Hundreds OF Kansans can tell
stories of the recovery of health after
years of suffering with stomach ali
ments- A remarkable remedy, now
known all over the country for the
wonderful results it produces, is IN
daily use in Kansas homes
This unusual remedy proves its
merit with the very first doSe-its use
does not involve a long treatment II
is known as Mayr's Wonderful Rem
edy. Here are extracts from the let
tiers of two Kansans:
MRS. FRED NIEHUES. Kelly, Kan
II have just completed the full
course Of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy
I have the best Of appetite, sleep well.
feel good and can do a hard days
work without feeling the least bit
worn out"
ELMER BARNES, Kingsdown. Kan
II have tried two bottles and / am
feeling better than for years, but that
is nothing to what it has done for my
wife. Her complexion has cleared
and she no longer has those dizzy
headaches"
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy gives per
manent results for stomach, liver and
intestinal ailments Eat as much and
whatever YOU like No more distress
after eating, pressure OF gas in the
stomach and around the heart Get one
bottle of your druggist now and try it
on an absolute guarantee not salts
factory money viii be returned--AdE.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-10
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS

II would rather spend four years
in he'll than four years in a turpentine
camp" said Len F. Greer, associate
member of the Alabama state board of
convict inspectors recently, in describ-
ing to the legislative investigating
committee conditions in the turpentine
camps of Alabama
Nearly ten thousand men are
working now in the steel mills of Chi
cago Heights for the first time since
the first of the year, when business de-
preston and lack of materials caused
the mills to close down.
Official reports received from Ser
via say the sanitary situation in that
country has been much improved, ow
ing to the assistance received from
friendly nations, including the United
States. Medical supplies are badly
needed however.
Roofs Of Chicago's skyscraper Of
fee buildings win be swept Of dirt and
rubbish, it is announced as a part of a
campaign for cleaner streets and side
walks. Fourteen wagon loads Of dirt
were removed from the roofs of three
structures recently.
Germany has agreed to throw open
her military prison camps for an in
spection by an American commission,
United States Ambassador Gerard has
informed the State Department Eng
land is understood to have accepted
the same offer and the trips of inspee-
ton are to begin Immediately upon the
arrival Of the commission in Europe
Isaac A. Keteham, inventor of the
Civil War tine alright submarine
mine with clockwork for exploding It
against the side OF 3 ship. is dead at
bis home. BrookIyRs at the age Of 50.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-10
NO REPLY TOT. R. AND TAFT
President Should Have an Etiquette
of Office, Says President Wilson
in Answer to Query.

Washington, March 31-President
Wilson believes some sort of etiquette
should be built up to govern relations
between Presidents of the United
States and ex-Presidents. He express
ed the sentiment today in saying he
did not believe it proper to reply to
recent comments upon his administra-
ton by Taft and Roosevelt.
When at his weekly conference with
the Washington correspondents today
the President was reminded of Mr..
Taft's recent comment on the admins
tration's course toward the Philippines
and Colonel Rooseyelt's remarks on
the Ship Bill, the President declined
to reply, and said, with a laugh. he
hoped that after he left the office of
President his Successors would not
express opinions ca what he might
say about them.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-10
IMMENSE QUANTITY
OF WHEAT TIED UP
There Will Still, However, Be a
Heavy Deficit of the Worlds
Normal Crop.

a grain expert who has been watch
ing the grain markets and the worlds
grain fields for a number OF years,
says
There is at the present time about
two billion bushels Of wheat, the pro-
duction OF the countries at war, tied
up This is about one-half the worlds
total production OF wheat. which is
four billion bushels. One writer ar
CUES that, granting that the warning
nations produce a one-haf crop in
the coming year, a deficit Of one bill
lion bushels will still be shown The
three countries upon which the filing
OF this deficit OF one billion bushels
viii rest are the United States, Can
ada, and Argentina. The combined
output Of these three countries is only
:, 2z9, 000, 900, their exportable surplus
would of course be much less, so IL
can easily be seen that the question
is not one to be easily solved and IL
behooyes all the above countries to
increase their respective productions
as much as they possibly can, for
when the war is over and trade begins
TO re-establish itself and the nations
undergo a process of rehabilitation,
the demand for all breadstufs VIII be
enormous
During the three years following
the declaration Of peace the farmers
OF all neutral wheat-producing coun-
tries viii have ample opportunity to
market their wheat at good prices.
and it may safely be assumed that the
demand viii be heavy. Canada has
an unusual opportunity in that she
has the natural environment for wheat
production; she is under the protec-
ton of the British flag, and she viii
not be molested upon the water 10
any great extent; she can increase
her acreage and greatly enhance her
production In other words, she can
become far greater Wheat-producing
country than she is at the present
time
If the summing-up as made by this ex-
pert be correct, is there not the very
best reason for the continued effort
that is being made by the Government
OF the Dominion Of Canada to secure
settlers on the productive vacant
lands Of the country Not only are
these lands capable OF producing high
class wheat in large quantities, but
cattle, pigs, sheep and horses also DO
well. The climate is admirably suited.
Advertisement
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-10
When Sailors Wore PettIeoat..

Very few people realize that there
was q day when petticoats were worn
by soldiers and sailors on board ships
Of war. In the days before the royal
marines were regularly established as
a separate corps the foot regiments Of
the line used to take it in turns to
serve as marines on shipboard. Petit
coats were quite commonly worn In
the navy in Nelson's time, having been
in vogue there since the days Of Queen
Elizabeth. and our soldiers. being sud
denly called upon to do the work Of
sailors. naturally adopted their dress.
finding it, no doubt. far handler and
more convenient than their own tight
fitting, frogged and braided uniforms.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-10
Extent Of AM 60 Rus.Ia.

Russia's extent may be gagged by
the fact that European Russia is IN IL
self larger than the other I9 states
Of the continent taken together, and
when We include Asiatic Russia. vest
eTn Europe shrinks into insignifcance-
The Russian empire comprises one
sixth of the total land area Of the
world
It Is four times the size of the con-
tinent Of Europe, ~ times the size Of
France. nearly three times the size OF
the United States without Alaska ana
20 times the size OF the British isIes-
There are 1T5.000. 900 Russians, and
yet Russia Is the most thinly populat-
ed OF the great countries.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-10
AmericanIsms.

CHANGING over a farming article in
an American paper, writes a cor
respondent Of a London journal.
found myself up against this
astounding record, One calf was nurs-
ing two cows" By degrees the things
that seemed to stand on their heads
came to a natural position. for I re-
membered that in America il is the
sucking that nurses" and not the
nurse. This topsy-turvy is due TO a
kind Of characteristic prudery, which
fOrbids such words as sucking or
sucking" But no such explanation
applies to the verb ito feed" We
feed a pig with acoTns or a furnace
with coke. The American, invariably.
feeds aeorns to the pig and feeds coke
to the furnace, which is really not
good English