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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-07-30
Grandma Funke At Rest

Mrs. Gertrude Funke, who has
been ill at the home OF her
daughter east of town for the
pas. several weeks, passed quiet
ly away Wednesday evening at
the ripe old age of sc years, z
months and 2 days. The deceas-
ed was born in Westphalia, Ger
many, and came to America with
her husband in 1853. They stay
ed for a year in st. Louis and
then moved to Winnishick county,
Iowa, where she lived continuous
: ly until she came to Idaho in JAN
uafy, 1914. The husband died in
1884. Mrs. Funke was the moth
er of ten children, nine of whom
are still living. They are Mrs.
Dessel, of California; Mrs. Fox,
of Nebraska; Mrs. Frerich, Of
Iowa; Mrs. Holthaus. o. Idaho
Henry, William and G.. A. Funke
of Iowa, and Herman and Johr
Funke, of this place.
The deceased was a loving wifi
and mother, a lifelong member o
the Catholic church and a lad
who was always busy caring TO
the members of her family AM
doing acts of kindness for he
neiehbors. She was never i'll ur
til the last days of her life, whe
she was stricken with diabetI
gangerene of the foot and suffe
ed greatly until death came
her belief. She retained her fu
mental faculties until the last ar
conversed frequently with h
children, five of whom were wit
her until the end. DIR. Turn
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-07-30
Would 1t Affect
Cottonwood This Way?

Moscow has let a contract for
more paving. Which is just as
was predicted. After the people
had one street paved they would
not be satisfied until the entire
city is paved, and that is exactly
what is happening. People have
found that it is money we'll in
vested when they tax themselves
to construct good streets, good
roads or other permanent i'm.
provements that make life more
pleasant and agreeable. -Orofint
Republican.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-07-30

labor trouble seems to have been
detected. Smut is very light but
it is generally understood that
smut dust and electricity have
caused most of the machine
trouble.
Several large fields of grain in
Walla Walla county were burned
by lightning. 1t seems as though
when we have rain to keep things
in condition not to burn that light
ming gets in it's work.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-07-30
DEMONSTRATORS
HERE MONDAY
lorthern Pacific Experts Will
Tell Farmers Many aluable
Facts and Prove Them BY
Their Own Stock.

Two members of the party OF
Northern Pacific Development
Experts will be in Cottonwood
hext Monday, August "a, and
will be taken to farms in this
Vicinity where they will address
|the farmers and stockmen and
with livestock in
actual use on the farms. 1t was
Originally planned to hold a meet
ling at Grangeville only, but ar
|rangements were made later for
1.-TWO of the party to visit Cotton
|wood on the same day. These
linen will hold meetings at the
August Schroeder farm east OF
|town and at the Barney Luchte-
field farm near Keuterville and
Eboth meetings will begin at 10
o'clock A. M.
The demonstrators do not car
rv livestock with them but will
use farm animals for their work
and many farmers having ami
mails of merit are asked to take
them to one of the above places
next Monday for demonstration
i and Judging. The demonstration
work will cover horses, hogs ano
dairy and teef cattle and suit
I able animals of each class shou.o
! be provided by the farmer.
Stockmen and farmers are In
vited to ask questions on an!
subject relating to their farm op
\ erations. The care and feeding
of dairy cows, growing of bee
i cattle for profit, the most profit
able breeds of farm animals
breeding up the herd, the feed
ing of calves, hog raising, farr
seeds, silos and silage, and tn
Standardization of dairy product
will be among the subjects cor
sidered.
The demonstrators will be cor
veyed to the above-mentione
farms by auto shortly after the
arrival on the morning train an
the farmers are urged to gathe
there promptly in order to r.
ceive full benefit from the wol
being carried on by these e.
perts.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-07-30

We are able to offer you very
attractive prices for developing
and printing with results to suit
the most exacting. Give us a trial.
Turner Drug Store.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-07-30
NEWS AROUND
The STATE
Items From Various Places
Reproduced for the Benefit
of our Readers-Stories Re
hashed from Exchanges.

Pendleton, Ore, will add 38
blocks to its paved street area this
summer.
Thomas Morgan died recently
at Idaho Falls at the advanced
age of 108 years.
Two fresh outbreaks of hog
cholera were recently reported in
the vicinity of Caldwell.
Farmers in the Buhl country,
on the Twin Falls tract are beirg
troubled with a plague of grass
aoppers.
A carload of silos will arrive at
Lewiston this week and will be
erected by farmers in the Tam
nany-Waha section.
According to figures from the
Office of the county tax collector,
there are 1886 automobiles and IA
motorcycles ip Latah county.
Wyckoff & Green of Spokane
nave been awarded the contract
Tor paving the Polk street district
in Moscow, amounting to about
$13, 900.
The rattle snake crop along the
Salmon river seems to be abunI-
ant this.ye w. F. Fiske of Golf
having killed twenty four-arourd
the premises to date. Free
Press.
The old flour mill at old Ilo will
soon be moved to Vollmer and be
placed in operation again. T. Q
mill which is said to be well
equipped with machinery, is the
property of the Vollmer bank.
Hot water, of a temperature Of
los degrees Fahrenheit, was
struck recently in a well near
Boise at a depth of 1900 feet.
The we'll flows from IS to 40
gallons of water per minute and
the water is highly mineralized.
In the county Jail at Moscow
the prisoners are now cooking
their own meals. In accordance
with that plan the prisoners have
, organized, electing their own
, cooks, and other officers of the
r household. There are now eight
federal and two county prisoners
8 in the Moscow Jail. The new
plan has reduced the cost OF
, feeding prisoners something like
n one-half, from sixty cents a day
e under the old system, to abou
f thirty cents day each.
n While going down the long hill
:, between White Bird and Grange
IS vile Tuesday, James A. Standag'
:. of Joseph nearly met with an &C
= cident as serious as the one hap
le pening to the stage. At one o
le the very worst places on tn
j. grade the horses took fright a
sr a couple of tramps sitting besid
a. the road and SHE'D, breaking tn
tongue out of the rig and attemp,
ing to run away. Prompt actio
by the driver and one of th
W other men checked the team an
averted an accident.-Free Pres.
OF Purchased One Thousand
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-07-30

Mrs. A. H. Nau, Mrs. Geo. M.
Robertson, Mrs. ]. l.. Gardner
and Mrs. ]. E. Smith were pass
engers to Vollmer Monday where
they visited with Mrs. H. M.
West.
Evening journal., 1915-10-05

presence OF metaliferous bodies in such
a simple manner II would be an easy
matter 10 start exploration OF the
ground with the diamond drill. Pro-
fessor Trustedt Is hopeful OF develop
ing the electric apparatus TO such a
delicate accuracy that IL will he pos
sible TO gain a fairly definite idea Of
the dimensions OF the orebody before
commencing drilling. This would be
particularly important In determining
the development plans OF many COM
panies. and would prevent the expen-
dlture Of large sums on unfruitful ter
ritory.
The diamond drill has enabled man
70 spy out the hidden riches OF the
subterranean world and apply the
treasures to his welfare. But the cost
OF operations naturally limits Its work
10 those fields where indications are
most promising for success. But once
the unerring ability OF the electric
raw. or other agencies. 10 locate hid
den wealth Is convinciugly proven, the
drill can be relied on to open treasures
that have beon guarded in the mighty
citadels OF The world since he dawn
OF creation. And once the presence
OF Nature'f treasures are exposed.
Mans ingenuity will provide a way
for their winning.
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know where the valuable ore will be
found but he knows what sort Of
ground will be encountered. whether
it is hard or soft. as surely as though
he had already sunk his shaft to the
very spot.
When unusually soft ground or
gravel deposits are drilled It is the
general custom 10 first drive iron pipe.
six inches or more in diameter. into
the ground ahead Of the drill. This
pipe, termed casing. is usually divided
into five-foot lengths and is hammered
down into the fairly-loose ground.
When the first length is flush with the
surface a second length is driven onto
1t. and this continues until the desired
depth is reached. II is not customary
10 drive the pipe too far before the
drill starts work, but the casing is al
ways kept several feet in advance Of
the drill bit. When the hole is drilled
the casing is pulled by means Of an
apparatus operated by steam or cleo
tricity. a few lengths of pipe often
becomes so firmly fixed In the hole
that 1t resists all attempts at its re-
moval, and is permitted 10 remain IN
the abandoned hole. Inside the cas-
ing the drill operates.
These drills are generally provided
with steel cutters or bits and driver
down by means of steam or electrical
ly-operated hammers. Sixty stroke.
per minute are often maintained. each
stroke travelling a length of three e
four feet. Under the heavy impact OF
the hammering apparatus the sharT
bit cuts steadily through the rock foi
a few feet. Then the drill is hoisteo
out. the cuttings sucked out by q
vacuum pump, and the drill replaced
Evening journal., 1915-10-05

fed with everything. that they did not
want to work or to abide by the
prison camp rules. When the Eng
iish prisoners were questioned they
declared that they had enough TO eat
but they could not obtain such dain-
ties as jam and chocolate at the
canteon. As Germany is husbandinr
her food supply tho authorities refuse
to permit the prisoners TO have lux
uries which are not allowed 10 Ger
man soldiers.
The French are apparently satisfied
with their condition. They would, of
course, much rather be back in the
trenches, but as this is impossible
they are making the best OF things by
obeylng orders Many Of them are
very industrious and work at shoe
making, tailoring. basket weaving,
cabinet making. etc. The articles they
make are sold, the purchase price go
ing to the man who made the article.
In one camp tho French prisoners
have organized chorus OF about two
hundred voices. After working hours
they gather in the barracks and sing
French songs. This Is permitted and
even enjoyed by those I'm charge.
The Russians who are perhaps bet
ter fed than they were as soldiers In
the field seem as well satisfied as the
French. They work without com
planning and when tho time came e
tin the ground for the summer crops
they were eager 10 20 into the fields
and have made excellent farm hands
over one million OF the Cars soldier
are scattered over the German prison
camps.
The Investigating Committee foun'
/ the Indian prisoners quiet and digni
/ fed over their Incarceration. acceptin
Il az tho fortune OF war. They hav
their own barracks and the German
allow them 70 prepare their food then
selves. respecting their religion
scruples Of not eating food prepare
by Christian hands.
Evening journal., 1915-10-05

Besides this per man ration. ever.
group OF twenty-five receives dali,
four pounds OF sugar, one pound o;
salt. one ounce of.pepper and one can
OF condensed milk.
Each barrack or group Of tents has
It's hospital, culinary and recreation pa
vilions. They are becoming community
settlements. and In the French sec
tions the men vie with each other IN
landscape gardening. Many OF the
camps print a newspaper. The largest
German prison camps are at Zossen.
Guben and Doberitz.
English Prison Camps.
England has number OF prison
camps at the Isle OF Wight. the isle
OF Man. and at the iron works at
Queens Ferry In Waies. These camps
are surrounded by barbed wire fences
and escape Is practically Impossible.
As all these prisoners are Germans
and Austrians they are auartered to-
gether.
Russia has refused TO allow an in
spection OF her prison camps. but from,
unonclal sources Il Is learned that
they are little better than those Of
the Napoleonic Wars which were 4
shame to civilization.
French Camps.
The French keep their war prison q &
for the most part In tents surrounds
by barbed wire fences, and fair treat
ment Is accorded them. although there
has been some complaint as 20 tnar
methods or handling prisoners IN troy
ical Africa where they are said TO havc
compelled educated white men -
work under negroes. The Cermill
Government has recently notified the
French that IL such a state OF ~
fairs continues they viii retaiista b.
sending French prisoners 10 cultivat'
the swamps IN various parts OF Ger
many. They add, however. that the
win not neglect the health OF tn
French prisoners nor allow them q
be subjected 20 indignitles as their rae
has been In Africa.
Aftor all, the prisoner Of war is
pathetic hgure--a hairs turn In bRl
, tie might have made him a jaiier ir
, stead OF a captive. but fate was aEaini
r him: so. lil<e Sampson shorn OF n
. locks. ne Is helpless and must acceI
Z his fate. Surely he deserves human
; treatment
Evening journal., 1915-10-05

in the hole. Some drills are rotated.
taking core Of the ground. The cas-
ing and drill-cable are both divided
into feet. enabling the operator TO keep
an accurate record Of the work. The
driilings are carefully assayed and
their values recorded. And after the
holes have all been drilled and records
summarized the engineer knows every
feature of the deposit as we'll as
though he had gone over every inch
Of It with. a microscope.
other Uses For Drill.
And the diamond drill is not only
employed TO search out the srbter-
ranean riches. it.is often pressed into
service to aid in extracting the ore Il
has discovered. With It scores OF
holes are drilled into the deposit. and
the holes exploded with dynamite or
similar high explosives. This practice
is particularly common at the great
copper mines, because OF Its economy
and celebrity. The drills are also used
to determine the best ground in which
to locate the shaft. in searching out
hidden reservoirs OF water. and in re-
covering orebodies that have been lost
after producing heavily.
In nearly every important mining
district of the world the diamond drili
IS extensively employed. and its IN
vention is adding millions OF dollars
annually 10 the wealth OF the world.
II has demonstrated vast deposits OF
metals where no surface indications
hinfed al the hidden riches. and has
transformed forbidding mountains and
sterile deserts into fields Of throbbing
energy and enterprise. Yet outside Of
the mining world its worth Is scarcely
Evening journal., 1915-10-05
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war a serious and perplexing problem.
In ancient times the captured SOL
diers were subjected to torture and
even death. for during the Assyrian.
Persian and Israelitish wars the whole
adult male population of a conquered
land as well as the soldiers were put
to death and the women and children
sent into the most barbarous slavery.
Up to the thirteenth century there
was no regular arrangement between
nations for the exchange OF prisoners
and death was a welcome escape to
the captives. Even after the plan of
exchange was adopted war prison
horrors continued.
Prisoners Suffered Torture.
The conditions of the English prison
ships during the American Revolution
were a disgrace to that age. for there
were many times when one thousand
prisoners were crowded into the hole
Of a vessel and allowed no fresh air
or sunlight. Indeed. so terrible did
these conditions become that in 1777
several Of the prison ships we're set
on fire by the captives themselves and
many were burned to death. A mon
ument IN memory Of these martyrs
stands in Trinity churchyard in New
York city. During the Napoleonic
wars. between 1909 and 1914. the con-
ditions Of both the English and French
prisons were revolving. and although
there was an exchange Of captured
soldiers hupdreds Of Frenohmen died
from disease while they were incarcer-
ated IN the hulks Of the obsolete men
of-war lying off Portsmouth and Ply
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onn SHOPPING CUSTOMS.

HMERIcANS who travel in the Far
~ East often wonder over the pecu-
y liar shopping methods OF natives.
and they rarely ever realize that
American streets have sights quite as
strange and perplexing to the eyes OF
man or woman from the Orient.
The wife or daughter OF a high-class
Persian would never think OF going
to a grocer's shop TO do her trading
She leaves that work to one OF the
servants. In Persia the public mar
ket is not considered a suitable place
I for a lady and the man OF the family
does most Of the buying of meats and
grains. sugar. vegetables and fruit In
case a woman is a widow, there Is al
ways some friendly neighbor willing
TO transact such business for her.
A neighbors wife visits the widow
and asks what is needed. and the mar
keting is done on her behalf. Some
Jewish merchants are admitted 70 Per-
sian homes. however. and In this man.
ner mans - the house furnishings are
. purchased.
Evening journal., 1915-10-05
understood or appreciated

understood or appreciated.
Wonderful as are the achievements
OF the diamond drill. the mining enEi-
neer IS constantly seeking new means
whereby he will be enabled to know
where to look for valuable mineral
deposits without going to the expense
OF drilling unknown ground. For this
means prospecting costs will be lower
and drilling Of valueless ground avoid
ee. And In wireless telegraphy. or an
off-shoot OF this form OF electric ac-
tivity. the engineer is seeking the an
swer TO the puzzle.
For years Il has been known the
electric or Hertzian rays have pc
culiar properties. Thus the rays viii
penetrate wood or similar material
readily, but are cast back from a
metallic plate as light is reflected from
polished mirror. BY using the cleo
trlc rays to prospect the ground II is
figured the waves Of electricity will
readily penetrate the earth until they
meet a vein OF mineral bearing rock
such as copper or galena, when the
metallic elements will Immediately re-
fleet the rays back through the earth.
In this way the presence Of metals
could be instantly established. o..
Trustedt. an eminent German scientist.
and Professors Beck and Zimmerman,
Of the Freidberg School Of Mines. Ger
many. have been experimenting with
wireless rays for some time with en-
couraging results.
To produce the electric rays an in
terestlng machine is employed. To a
series Of induction cells is attached the
transmitting apparatus consisting of
two spheres fastened to the focal
Evening journal., 1915-10-05

The Turcos. too. are quartered to
themselves and are reported 10 be a
depraved set Of men who do what
they are told because they know that
punishment will follow II they fail to
carry out orders. They are vicious
and cruel In the extreme-the lowest
type Of men participating IN the pres
ent conflict
Many OF tho men prefer to send
their money home. and a postofice
has been established IN each camp
through which this money may be
sent. Some OF the prisoners receive
money from home, but not more than
ten marks-about s2.5O. is allowed a
private soldier for spending money.
With this he may purchase articles
OF food and clothing az the canteen.
No intoxicants are on sale.
Wen Housed.
The men who are at work on roads
or in cleaning up cities are paid one
mark per day. The barracks in which
the prisoners live are wooden AFFAIRS
but were warm and comfortable dur
Ing the winter. Tho men sleep IN tiers
OF bunks-one above another, SUP
ported by heavy upright timbers. and
on mattresses stuffed with straw.
Everything about tho camp Is kept
clean and the sanitation Is about as
perfect as possible. for Germany is
taking no chances In allowing disease
to creep into the land and as the
Russian soldier Is the greatest danger
in this line he undergoes a thorough
cleaning up before he Is sent 20 camp.
Each man Is stripped TO the skin
and must scrub himself while his
clothes are IN tho disinfecting oven
/ His hair Is cut and his head scrubbed
with a preparation which kills yer.
min. His clothing II then returned
TO him and he Is sent TO the prisor
barracks. Those who are not wei
are sent to the prison hospitals wher
they are frequently attended by thoi
own surgeons. Bathing and eNercis
are compulsory, which probably &C
counts for tho excellent health Of IN
men IN the German prison camps.
, The food given the prisoners Is sui
, stantial enough 20 keep tho averap
! person IN good condition. each ma
e. being allowed one pound OF bread
: hardtack, one-half pound of meat. OF
} ounce OF tea or coffee, eight ounces
fresh vegetables. one ounce Of butte
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ReruInted Br The Hague.

But today the M treatment Of war
prisoners is a thing OF the past-that
is. II the war regulations Of the Hague
are respected. These regulations we're
signed by the nations who have thus
bound themselves to a humane pro-
cedure With their captives. Provision
has been made that the prisoners may
be given employment for the public
service at certain kinds Of labor Their
tasks must not be excessive nor must
they be compelled I'd work upon mill
tary operations. TBe same wages as
soldiers Of that country receive must
be paid TO them and this money is
used for improving their condition and
any excess over this must be paid to
them upon their release. II is a fixed
principle that the Government making
them prisoners is bound to maintain
them properly in respect to food. quar-
ters and lodging.
During the present war there Is no
exchange Of prisoners. except when
the men are permanently disabled.
consequently both the Allies and the
Germans have an overwhelming task
in caring for thousands OF men. Ger
many alone has more than a million
and a half men in her various camps.
and from all accounts she IS living up
to tho Hague regulations to the letter.
German Prisons Inspected.
Some time ago the British Govern
ment complained that tho French
prisoners were receiving better treat
ment than the English captlves IN the
German prison camps and an investi.
cation was made by Ambassador
Gerard and others. These officials
visited nearly all the prison camps O.
Germany and found that no distinc
ton was being made on account o
nationality. and the men were wei
/ treated.
The Germans declared that the Eng
lish prisoners were fussy and dissatis
Evening journal., 1915-10-05

centre OF a metal parabolic mirror
When the electric current Is generated
sparks leap between the two spheres
generating the Hertzlan rays which are
sent obliqueiy into the earth. The re-
ceivsr OF the machine Is q hollow
sounder. dlled with powdered metal.
attached to the focal centre OF a sec
ond mirror. This receives the rays
sent out bv the transmitter. provided
the rays are reflected back 10 the ma
chine by a foreign body
New Method or Prospecting.
When searching for hidden minerals
the machine IS SO arranged that the
electric current darts into the earth,
freeiv penetrating ground Of ordinary
composition. But the moment a me-
tallic body is encountered the rays are
hurled back through the earth and
are collected by the receiving end Of
the apparatus. In the power circuit
OF the receiver is placed an electric
gong and the arrival Of the rays Is
announced by the sounding bell. When
this happens the engineer knows that
a deposit OF metallic substance lies
below him, or that a heavy flow OF
water has been found. The scientists
are endeavoring to so perfect the ap-
paratus that its accuracy in locating
ore deposits will be infalible. and
their experiments are naturally being
followed with keen interest. The per
fection Of the contrivance would be OF
immense value in the never-endine
search for the useful metals, and
would far surpass any method now in
use.
How Operated.
vvit,, tho eieotric raw. aiecio.,n- -.