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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-08-05
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.

In the casualties of the war in Eu-
rope the proportion of the killed in
action is extraordinarily large. This
fact appears in the figures of each
of the combatants, regardless of mere
estimates, which can usually be dis
missed as exaggerations or under
statements. An official showing from
the French Relief Society places the
number of French soldiers killed at
100000 and the wounded at 1000
with 100000 captured or missing. In
former great wars the ratio of killed
was about one to five among those
struck by bullets or other missiles,
Now the ratio is little more than one
to two, a remarkable increase. Great
Britain is reported to have had 61,-
coo killed, 10000 wounded; Russia
$4,000 to 1,9S2,000, and Germany
$4,000 killed, $4,000 wounded.
Turkeys casualties are given as 49,
900 killed, 10000 wounded. Aus
trials are footed up as $4,000 to
711,000, and Servia's S 1000 to 49,
600. Belgium has lost 47,000 Killed
to 10000 wounded. No return has
been made from the Italian army.
The grand total to June ! is put at
2,173,000 killed and 4,S03, 900
wounded, a proportion of more than
one to two
So far nearly as many have been
killed in the European struggle as
were enlisted in the Union army in
the American civil war In the latter
conflict, by the adjutant generals fig
ures, 67,O5S Union soldiers we're
killed in action, 43,012 died Of
wounds, and 40,154 in prisons and
from accidents. At Gettysburg 300
Union soldiers were killed to 14,497
wounded, and at Chiokamauga 1855
were killed to 9749 wounded. The
number of Union soldiers who died
from disease during the war was
190,720, or more than twice as many
as were killed or mortally wounded
in battle. How many the European
armies have lost from disease has not
been stated, but the winter campaign
in trenches must have been extreme
ly costly in human life.
The range Of arms in the present
war, the large number Of wounds in
the head and intense artillery fire, to
say nothing Of poisoned shells, are
responsible for the augmentation Of
the number Of soldiers killed in all
the armies. In naval actions also the
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-08-05
mortality has gone far beyond any
former record. A growth in the de-
sire for peace cannot be far away
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
WILL TAKE $4,000, 900.

1t will require approximately 500
100000 to pay interest and principal
on $40, 100000 6 per cent. highway
bonds, assuming they are issued at
the rate of S2,000,000 year for five
years, and are amortized beginning
the first year.
By expending one mill year, rails
ing S1,000,000 from direct taxation
for ten years, the same result in road
construction would be achieved for a
little over half the tax money that
$2,000,000 year for five years
would cost.
But we wouldn't get the roads so
soon.
The question that will confront the
voters when the road bond election is
held a year hence will be:
Is it worth while to pay out ST.
100000 to 100000 extra for the
sake of having $40, 100000 spent on
roads in five years instead of in ten
years ?-Oregon Voter.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-08-05

Ex-Secretary Bryan was in Port
land the past week and told the peo-
pie down that way how he was stand
ing behind President Wilson and the
administration, and did not fail to
impart to them the knowledge that
he is the great apostle of peace at
any price who has taken upon him
self the duty of educating the people
of America to properly receive the
policies promoted by our president,
just as though they were in harmony
with the teaching of Mr.. Bryan. And
the leading democratic organs of the
state are now bowling themselves
hoarse in their efforts to harmonize
Bryan's talks with the president S
actions. Verify war is brewing in
the democratic camp.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-08-05
BUTTERNlILK AND BACTERIA.

The popularity OF buttermllk as a
food and a beverage is attested by its
widespread sale. Any drink which
can succeed in invading the precincts
Of the saloon and compete for sale, as
buttermilk now does, side by side
with alcoholic beverages deserves at
tention. The plan of allowing milk
to undergo fermentation of such a
character that the products are not
unpleasant or unwholesome for hu-
man consumption, yet serve as pre-
servatives to prevent undesirable
types of decomposition, it not new.
The fermentation product chiefly de-
pended on in such cases is Tactic acid
although, in certain types. alcoholic
fermentation may also be in evidence
Ruttermilk belongs to the acid type;
it usually contains from 0.6 to 90
per cent. of acid. Strictly speaking
buttermilk is by-product of butter
making; but with the development
of the milk industries, the demand
for buttermilk has frequently been
met by fermenting the skim of sep
arator milk which remains as by
product OF the cream trade. The fer
mented product is not literally but
termilk, but it may be indistinguish-
able from the latter in composition
and properties. The use of these fer
mented milk products has been fa-
vored, not alone for their intrinsic
food value. but also for accessory rea-
sons. The specific fermentation pro-
ducts have been reputed 70 have a
tonic action in the digestive tract.
Special virtues have been attributed
to the Tactic acid bacteria, particular
ly in relation to putrifactive changes
in the alimentary tract. Aside from
any alleged therapeutic virtues, there
can be no doubt of the nutrient value
of the beverages. With the growing
attention devoted to the bacteria
which milk may harbor, and tile rec
ognition of the dangers which they
may entail 1t is not strange that but
termilk also should demand bacter-
biological consideration. Heinemann,
of the Department of Bacteriology
and Hygiene at the University of
Chicago, has demonstrated that the
presence of Tactic acid in milk will
destroy the germs of dysentery, ty-
phoid, diptheria and cholera. The
slower milk sours, the greater is the
danger of disease germs surviving.
Acids other than Tactic acid are fire.
quently present in buttermilk. This
beverage. Heinemann reminds us,
should therefore be looked upon with
suspicion, especially if heavily pollut-
ed, unless it has been prepared from
pastuerized milk. There is, however,
says The Journal of the American
Medical Association, a remnant of
to all lovers of the fer
mented product to learn that the
chances of buttermilk becoming a
carrier of infection are small.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-08-05

DR.. Winnard reports that the in
fant son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Reaney of near Lexington, that has
been so seriously i'll with pneumonia
during the past two weeks, is now re-
covering and entirely out of danger.
Sam Hughes will leave Sunday for
Portland to take in Buyers Week.
While below he will attend to the
business of selecting some merchan-
disc for the firm of Sam Hughes Co.
Telephone your orders to Hum
preys Drug Co. for the saving Of
your wood. i'm.
Seven hundred men are rushing
the work on the Willamette Pacific
Railroad to Coos Bay.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-08-05

Mrs. E. B. Brooks, of Pasadena,
Calf, arrived in Heppner Sunday on
her way to visit with sister, Mrs,
Van Bibber, at Monument.
Richard Peterson, who farms a
large tract of land in the vicinity of
Hale Ridge, was a visitor in Hepp-
ner Wednesday. !.
A daughter arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Yeager on Fri
day, July 80. Mother and child do
ing we'll.
c. A. Houtaling, Portland archi
tect, is in Heppner today consulting
with the Masonic Building Committee
concerning plans and specifications
for the new building.
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OREGON THE VICTIM.

Retrenchment policies enforced by
the present national administration
on reclamation expenditures have
been more at the expense of Oregon
than any other state.
Although it is universally admitted
that Oregon projects are better To-
Gated with reference to climate and
market than those in most other sta
tes, and that they cost less per acre
to reclaim, the disposition of the re-
cent administration has been to trim
more off Oregon than other states.
One of the latest efforts is reduc-
tion of the klamath project appro-
priation, already awarded and under
way, from $23S,000 to $164,000,
right while work was in progress. The
klamath Falls Chamber of Commerce
and Congressman Nicholas j. Sin
mott, have taken the matter up Wig
orously, with the result that the cut
is being reconsidered.
1t is a board in political harmony
with the national administration, and
in harmony with the politics of both
Oregon senators, which has systemat-
ically given Oregon the worst of it.
We thought we were being treated
badly enough under the Taft admin
istratiOn. But our present experience
is far worse.
By the way-it may not be known
generally that the reason Colonel Bill
Hanley abandoned Taft and came out
for Wilson was on this very issue Of
Oregon's reclamation appropriations.
Colonel Hanley did his best at per-
sonal interview with President Taft,
and by correspondence, to bring
about a definite decision by the Taft
administration on the appropriation
for finishing the Umatilla project. I'm
der the influence of Director Newell
and Secretary Fisher, the president
was unable to give the much-desired
decision. Colonel Hanley got dis
gusted with Taft hardness and step
ped from the frying pan into the fire.
Meanwhile the Taft administration
came through with small appor-
tionment for Umatilla County, and
our own Democratic Joe Teal devel-
oped enough of a pull with Republi-
can Secretary Fisher to procure an
order from the Secretary for the $50,-
900 of government money expended
with state money for the Des Chutes
survey.
But the Democratic pull expired
with the Republican administration.
No more hath any Oregon Democrat
any special influence, for 10, the Dem
ocratic administration is in full pow
er, and recognizes only Republican
congressman like Sinnott on reclama-
tion matters.
All of which shows that we should
/ mt rely on any brand of politics to
get results for our state. What we
need Is vigorous prosecution Of Ore
CONS claims by commercial bodies,
officials and all organized interests,
irrespective Of politics, and we will
make more progress than by pinning
hope to party on local alfairs.--Ore-
gon Voter.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-08-05
KEY NOTE OF BROADER
PROSPERITY.

/ There is the individual interest and
there is the common welfare. The re-
lation between these two make for in
dividual success or failure, and as
well advances or retards the common
veal and prosperity.
Fortunate, indeed. is that man who
parallels his own success with that of
the town, or the county, of the state,
from which he receives the assur-
ances of civilized life.
The individual is in a measure out
growing the belief that adding to his
own possessions corresponds exactly
with the loss of somebody else's po-
sessions; and even towns and cities
are showing a broader outlook. Time
was when every town in the new west
seemed to think that the only way it
could obtain new settler was to get
him away from another town; or at
best. to make some sort of a thieves
bargain with the other town to di-
vide the spoils. Rivalries for the
county seat, fights for the location of
state Institutions, calling each other
pet names-destroyers of that poise
of mind essential to permanent pro-
gress.
A new idea is appearing on the sur
face of civil affairs. 1t is beginning
to be seen that the largest prosper
ity of any one county, or any one
state, is bound up with the common
success of other towns, counties or
states.
1t has become quite the mode to
assert that the prosperity of the town
depends upon the prosperity of the
surrounding country. 1t is even sug-
gested that in the matter of crowd
getting occasions there should be an
amicable arrangement between the
different cities that is will do no
harm for Spokane to recognize and
help on the Rose Carnival of Port
land, and for Portland and even Ia
coma to lend hand for the advance
ment of the Seattle Potlatch. The
added success of each of these festi-
walls tends to increase the habit of
attendance and to that habit of at
tendance must be given credit for in
ducing the large crowd.
All this does not detract in the
least from the spirit of emulation.
Having Joined in the movement for
the common good, it is up to every
town, every district, and every state
to see how much of that common
good can be appropriated. In other
words, having fostered the habit on
the part of people to occasionally en-
joy a few days Of amusement and rec
reation, there is substantial basis
for any town or district to get busy
and see how much of that habit can
be utilized for its own festival.
Herein lies the value of such
movement as that of the survey COM
mittee of the Pacific northwest. The
purpose of this committee is to seek
out the more successful ways of add
ing to the profits and pleasures OF
life, as practiced in more or less iso-
lated and scattered communities
throughout the four states of Idaho,
Montana, Oregon and Washington, to
make those better things the common
prosperity Of all, thereby stimulating
the spread of these better things In
formulating Ways and means for do
ing this, the survey committee has
touched the key note of broader
prosperity for all concerned.-Spokes-
man Review.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-08-05

Our local advocate" Of the mail
order houses seems to think that he
has created a great stir in mercantile
circles in this city and the evil meth
DDS adopted by our local merchants
will thereby be rapidly changed. We
would suggest, as it appears that our
local oracle" can buy so much bet
ter than the merchants themselves,
that he be put on their salary list to
do the buying for them; no doubt
their customers would be well
pleased with the line Of goods found
on their shelves as a result.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-08-05

Warsaw has fallen. Military eX-
perts now predict that Germany will
throw the force of an army of a mil
lion men into drive to the west that
may mean the fall of Paris and Ca
lais. This may be the beginning of
real fighting, and what the result will
be only time will reveal.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-08-05
NOTICE.

The city council has ordered all
past due accounts on the 1914 oiling
bill, collected Property owners who
have failed to settle their accounts in
this respect are asked to pay when
the collector calls. tt.
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rs cords wood, $3.50. 5000 posts
4c each. Near Slocum Mill. Haul
them yourself
PHELPS GROCERY co.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-08-05

Portland is getting its rubbing"
this week. The national association
of Osteopaths is in session there.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-19
GERMANS AND ALLIES IN BEL,
GUM AND FRANCE ARE
FIGHTING BITTERLY FOR
STRATEGIC POINTS.
GERMANS LOSE $4,000 MEN;
BRITISH NEARLY AS MANY
Few Days Fighting Around Neuv,
chape''e is Costly to BeIIigerents
French Successes Reported
Around Perthes-victories
Gained After Sacrifices.

London, March 18.-From one enc
OF the long battle front in Belgium and
France to the other, Belgians, French
British and Germans are fighting bit
terly for strategic points, preparatory
to the great effort which is bound to
come when the roads are dry. The
munitions have been brought up and
the men are ready.
The nature Of the more or less iso
lated struggles which are now goina
on can be imagined from the losses
BOTH to the Germans and British dur.
ing few days. fighting around Neuve
Chapelle. The German casualties, &C.
cording to General French, numbered
in the neighborhood of $4,000. An of.
fetal list issued by the British war
Office gives the number of British Of.
1cers killed in these operations as
112, with 1913 wounded or not account
ed for. Losses among the men are
estimated at about two-thirds Of the
German losses.
French Success Reported.
French successes are reported in
Champagne, particularly around Per.
thes, where important trenches have
been captured, as we'll as a height
which dominates large section Of
ground. In an attempt to regain this
height, a Landsturm regiment, sup
ported by the guard, delivered VIC.
lent counter attack in which, accord
Ing to the French account, there were
few survivors.
Victory After Sacrifices.
That the victories OF last week were
gained only after heavy sacrifices and
the casualties lists n1ust increase in
length az the waF progresses is real
lied fully, but everybody in England
believes that when the time comes for
the offensive there VIII be no turning
back. At present tho armies Of Bel.
GUM, Great Britain ard France are
Egftirg for the hill ard other POINTS
along the long front which will be of
the greatest advantage ro the army
holding them when the advance be-
gins.
According to the French con1munf-
CATION the Belg1ans continue to inn
prove their positions in Flanders, and
the French to the north Of Krras and
In Champagne have added eminences
to their gains which are of some I'm
portance- The French and German Of
fetal communications, however, are
30 contradictory that 1T is difficult to
decide whether any material change IS
being made generally in the dIapos+
tons OF the two ar1nies
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-19
EAST DARLING

March 1s.-The city election at Oar
ling will be held at the following
places: Second ward, Emil Olson 9
place; First and Twelfth wards, Union
station; Fourth and Fifth wards, n.
Emil Nelson's place; Ninth, Tenth and
Eleventh wards, John F. johnson 8
place. Alderman, clerk, treasurer,
mayor, dog catcher and street commits
sioner will be elected.
The town election in Darling, held
Tuesday OF last week, was hot one.
Simon Swanson, who was elected as.
SCISSOR, resigned his office, and Chas. H.
Carlson was appointed in his place.
Mr.. Swanson refused to accept the Of
fee on the grounds that he had been
charged with causing the big increase
in taxes.
Services will be held at the Swedish
Lutheran church Sunday morning, be-
ginning at 1880. All are invited to
attend.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-19
UPSALA

March 15.-Ole Westgrund was a
business visitor at Swanville Monday.
A. Fagerman, who attended the jury
held at Little Falls, has returned to his
home.
Miss Vendla Ajax, who has spent a.
couple weeks with her sisters at Min
neapolis, returned to her home here
| the past week.
Elmer Lund left for the vicinity of
Cyrus Monday, where he expects to be
employed.
Henry Martinson made brief visit
, at Lastrup the past week, where he
went On business pertaining 70 the
creamery there.
E. Erickson will hold an auction
sale Of his personal property on Thurs
= day, March 25, which sale commences
at 10 O'Clock a. m. {
Sheriff Paul Felix of Little Falls was
here on business the past week.
The Young Peoples society will met
at the Lutheran church next Sunday
evening at 1880 o'clock.
Mrs. L. E. Bergman left Cor Mime
apolis last Saturday, where she will err
jay short visit with relatives.
Arthur and Carl Lund left Monday
for the pralrles, where they expect to
remain for length of time.
Henry Martinson left for Cyrus on
Monday where he will remain on a
short business visit few days.
The members of the baseball club
gave we'll attended plays at Elm Dale
Thursday evening and Swanville Fri
day evening. The play which was en-
titled "Out of the Shadow was Civ
en- at this place Saturday evening. The
Swanville orchestra was also present
and rendered some well received music.
Those who took part in the play were
H. York, manager; Gust Lindgren,
Mabel Smith. Mabel Fagerman, Pearl
: Getzkow, Axel Borgstrom, Victor Elk
I, strom, Rudolph Erickson and John
Bergman.
! John johnson and Alex Anderson
have now received large collection OF
machinery, which they expect to han
die for our agriculturists.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-19

in the afternoon. Mrs. Nelson will
have all the members meet at her
home again at the next meeting as she
drew the No. l ticket, which means
whoever gets No. l will have the next
club meeting.
Miss Ethel Mccarthy took the train
for Little Falls last Tuesday to resume
her studies at the high school.
Ed. Nelson has returned from Chip
pewa Falls, Wis, where he has been
visiting his brother, Elmer Nelson and
family.
Miss Esther Hanson made pleasant
call on Mrs. J. B. Eystad Monday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Lenius and in.
FAINT son, who have been visiting al
the Freeman home, left for their home
at Two Harbors Tuesday.
Waldemar Snider, who has been
hauling his household goods, ETC., to his
new home in Swan River for some time
past, experienced some hardship IN
moving some of his cattle. One COW
got away from him last Saturday and
went back to her old home and on
Monday he made long trip to get he,
and some sheep. The cow got tired
and he was obliged to leave her al
John Regnell's over night.
VIM. Peterson bought a new set OF
driving harness last Friday for his
drivers. "Now girls' set your caps
for some nice buggy rides this summer
Louis Anderson bought good sec
ond hand buggy while in Little Falls
last Saturday.
J. A. Regnell hauled couple OF
loads of hay for Charley Nordstrom
last week to Little Falls.
H. J. Swanson accompanied Miss
Mabel Kielshus to her home Monday
evening at Little Falls.
J. P. Boquist has been busy doing
carpenter work on his new house the
last few days.
| Mrs. C. A. Swanson was taken with
"a big surprise, when nearly all the
members Of Mission church and neigh:
bors, walked in on her last Sunday
forenoon it being her 62d birthday.
The women brought their dinner and
stayed to spend the afternoon, and at
4 O'Clock lunch was served. An en-
joyable time was passed by all, after
which all departed for their homes,
leaving a token of remembrance of the
occasion, and wishing her many more
such occasions.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-19
Chicago Has New Opera.

Chicago, March 18.-A new grand
opera company to take The place Of
the Chicago Grand Opera company
which went through the bankruptcy
court last week, has been announced.
Harold F. Mccormick, president Of
the defunct company, announced that
enough money had been subscribed to
guarantee against a deficit Of $4,000
for two years. Cleofonte Campan1ni
and Bernard Ulrich, general director
ind business manager, will hold their
places In the new organization. ~: