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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-07-23
PLANT Some FETERlTA
Well Adapted to Sections Of Light
Rainfall.
One Of the Worst Faults Of Crop 10
lts Shatterino ~ Soon ~ Ripe
Growers Must Exercise Great
Care In Selecting SEED.
csy H. M. corTRELL.,


Feterita was given a thorough trial
In 1914 in large fields from Kansas
City to Ell Paso and the Gulf. The re-
suits confirmed our recommendation
made year ago that it is grain ,sor-
ghum well adapted to sections of light
rainfall-ten to sixteen inches a year,
and that it has but little place where
fair yield of corn. In New Mexico
feterita yielded Is bushels of grain
with only two and a half inches OF
rainfall during the growing season.
The growers In Northwest Kansas
were particularly we'll pleased with
the yields secured in 1915. Feterita
yielded well In the Panhandle, In
eastern New Mexico, and in the drier
sections OF Oklahoma and Texas. How
ever. most Of the growers in the Pan.
handle found dwarf milo a more salts
factory crop.
In eastern Kansas and eastern Ok
lahoma fetertta was generally unsatis
factory and will probably not be plant
ed much in 1915 except In small
patches for early feed and as a catch
crop after winter wheat A 4O-acre
field OF feterita in Usage county, Kan.
sas, examined early in September
showed the effects o. this crop for dis
tricts having good rainfall. There were
five sets of heads on most OF the
plants. The grain on the center head
was ripe and beginning to shatter, the
grain on the older side shoots was In
the dough, that On the other side
shoots was just we'll formed the fourth
set of heads we're In bloom and the
fifth were just pushing their way out
of the boot. If the farmer let the
center heads stand until the grain on
the next older heads was ripe, they
would lose most of their grain by
shattering. He could have gone over
the field five times, gathering each
set of heads as soon as ripe, but this
seemed impracticable in large fields.
One of the worst faults OF feterita
Is Its shattering as soon as ripe.
Where there is no rain after ripen-
ing the seed stays on the head fairly
well. Should good rain come after
the seed becomes ripe and warm, dry.
windy weather follows, half the seed
will be on the ground In short time.
The growers of feterita must take
special care to select for seed heads
showing the pure-bred type or in few
years this grain sorghum will be lost
Feterita apparently crosses readily
with all other kinds of grain sor-
ghum, with the sweet sorghums,
broom corn and Sudan grass. AL
though the crop has been grown gen
orally in large fields over a wide area,
it already shows the degenerating ef-
fects Of this crossing more than kafir
and milo after rs years of general
planting
We recommend the planting of a
small patch of feterita for early hog
and horse feed on most farms In the
Southwest, as catch crop after wheat
where such crop is desirable and as
the chief feed grain in districts hav-
Ing less than sixteen inches annual
rainfall.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-07-23
Progress of Women
All Over World
By N. P. JONES. New Orleans. La.

number has increased rapidly Recently the
out report that will be
States The that during the last
students grown 2,795 3e13 percentage of
the universities with whole
"a cent against 81 per three years ago.
Of the present body of students the great
from Germany. foreign women furnishes over
third America about fourth other
Others Few students from Asia Africa
The University of Berlin alone has onefour the
students of the empire the large
sites present being Berlin 904 Bonn Munchen
237; Heidelberg 219 Freburg Munster Bau
zig 129 Marburg 1876; Knsberg 107 Greifswad SO Halle
Jena, 65 Strassburg E., Ke Tubngen Giessen
Erlangen, 81 Wurzburg, 16 Rostock, g. all others,
The departments study which the give
preference about the former the enrolment
being: Phlology history 1883 medicine mathematics
agriculture dentistry
II; theology, II pharmacy,
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-07-23
Hard Work to
Secure Good Horses
BY Henry ]. Eker. Occur d'Alene. idaho

why would the agents the
have the with fne-ooth
Surely the horses that purposes are willing
dispose of them if they get their price, and there complain
that the foreign agents not ready pay what is asked
The fact that while the of the agricultural department
the number of horses this millions
thousands that would be passed by horseman for the
Draft animals useful only for the artillery and for
the horses must be sufficiently well built carry pounds
speedy enough to keep up.
There is not horse in ten that will the
the tracks of the country hundreds of horoughbeds
be bought for small but they good enough
because they not up to carrying weight
The thoroughbred of the right type makes the
animal, but not fit for the work.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-07-23

Some time ago Mrs. Green called on
her friend, Mrs. White, and after
clutching, kissing and saying how
dreadfully delighted they were to see
each other, they turned to the inter-
esting topic of the day.
BY the way" said Mrs. Green,
after a time, Il haven't heard any
thing about Eva's divorce lately. |
wonder what has become of it?"
i heard few days ago that she
had dropped all proceedings" an
swered Mrs. White.
Dropped all proceedings was the
wondering rejoinder of Mrs. Green.
You don't really mean it?"
Yes" returned Mrs. White. Her
husband has taken to aeroplaning and
she has decided to let the thing ad-
just itself"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-07-23
HEATING MIX for Calves

While the calves are young the milk
should be heated to blood heat go TO
100 degrees FanrenheiU When two
nr three months of age calves will do
,ell on cold milk, provided it is of
the same temperature, or practically
so, at each feeding. The important
thing is that the milk be of the same
temperature at each feeding Dirty
9r old r'ilk should not be given
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-07-23
Cumulative Injury.

DO seventeen-year locusts arrive
every seventeen years?"
They come oftener'n that" said
Farmer Corntossel
Then how do they get their name?"
l spose mebbe it's because wher
they come around ii takes a place sev
enteen years TO get over it."
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-07-23
State Of Mind Of
the Schoolteacher

1t necessary therefore, teachers led rather than
driven that their strong points should be upon
faults that their sympah should be kept
faculties that their opportunities should mgnifed
their duties end that they buoyan teaching
giving to the better of the children
There difference between such teaching
when teachers have lost heart.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-07-23

The state of mind of
teachers is important, for
teaching is contagion"
it is imparting energy, am
bition, growth, alertness
and character from a living
spirit to a living spirit.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-07-23

Some of the so-called ex-
perts in horseflesh claim
that the United States has
available more horses fit
for army service than any
other country or all other
countries combined. If this
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-07-23

1t ia . curious fact that
III q ID. Northumberland
people have a wonderful ca
pscity for saying the wrong
thing and getting them
selves into endless trouble
through lack of a little
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-07-23

The progress of women
all over the world had the
effect of giving women a
desire for higher education.
Women are now entering
universities in every part of
the world. In Germany the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-27
STORM KEPT OFFICIALS BUSY.
Waterbury and Duxbury Swept by a
Fierce Wind.

Waterbury, Sept. 27.--A severe storm
swept over this vicinity yesterday,
breaking about 1890 and coming by pc
riods all the afternoon and evening. In
the village, many large trees were broken
over, wires were down and branches were
destroyed in the large maple tree in the
yard of Samuel Baird and the balm of
Gilead tree, in Henry Collins yard, the
latter falling across the road.
Road Commissioner Ravelin and Se-
lectmen Dillon were kept busy with this
and other road troubles. The electri-
clans were busy on the electric light
wires, but lights were not available last
evening. w. Z. Towne and assistants
were also hard at work patching up some
of the telephone wires Many were in
such serious trouble that nothing could
be done until the storm subsided.
Through the road to South Duxbury
and Crossett hin, trees and poles were
down, the two lines in those directions
being about demoralized.
Some of the older residents say that
there has not been such storm for
25 years. While much devastation was
apparent, none of serious nature was
reported.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-27
BARNS UNROOFED;
ONE BLOWN DOWN
Franklin County Farmers Were Hard
Hit By Storm--Fruit Trees Lost
Many Apples.

st. Adams, Sept. 27.-The storm which
began Saturday night and continued
through Sunday night did great deal
of damage in Franklin county, the farm
ers being the greatest sufferers. Corn
which was cut and bundled was blown
about the field, parts of ensilage cutters
were blown away, barns were unroofed,
and the barn of j. s. Stafford on st. AL
bans hill, which was erected ready to
place on new cellar, was blown down
and demolished. The building was
empty at the time. Choice apples were
blown from the trees and will have to
go now for second and third rate fruit.
As many as dozen shade trees were
torn down in this city.
The telephone service was seriously
interfered with, there being but one toll
line out Of the city last night, that be-
ing between st. Adams and Enosburg
Falls. Only few lines of the Vermont
Power & Manufacturing Co. were out of
commission and the lights in this city
were out only temporarily.
Men were at work all day Sunday
saving boats and lighthouses at the Bay.
Prosper Rich's boathouse collapsed.
Many small boats filled and went to the
bottom. As many as rs boats were
counted on the shore this morning.
At Enosbnrg Falls the village lights
were out and telephone wires were dam
aged. Eight trees in the village were
blown down. Similar damage was done
1t Swanton and at Highgate.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-27
GERMANS DAZED
BY ONSLAUGHT
Those Remaining After Allies Shell Fire
at Perthes Readily Surrendered
To the French.

Paris, Sept. 27.--Reports from the
front say that only 20 minutes was re-
quired for the French infantry TO com
plete the victory prepared for them by
go hours violent sheling and they over
run the first line OF German trenches
north of Perthes in Champagne. While
awaiting the moment for the attack the
French soldiers rested behind their lines
joking and putting their arms in perfect
order. The bright glow from the slow.
burning Illuminating rockets and the
glare of exploding projectiles lighted
up the entire zone of action during the
two nights.
After a few hours intense fire, our
hopes that our batteries were dominat.
ing the situation were transformed into
certain convictions" said wounded Of.
ficer who took part in the battle. "The
moment for the attack was set for the
dawn, when the charge was sounded.
Whole battalions reinforced by reserves
bounded forward. The rush was SO i'm
petuous that the Germans still alive and
unwounded in the battered works seemed
dazed and unable to resist. They were
disarmed and pushed back for our re.
serves to pick up, while the attacking
line went on.
There was little or no musketrv.
The bayonet did the most of the work.
The proportion Of the dead to the wound.
ed was large. What was left, entire
companies, threw up their hands at the
sight Of the deadly execution of the
Zouaves"
The general impression Of the wound
ed men brought back from the field is
that the affair at Perthes is only the be.
ginning Of the French effort.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-27
CHOPPED TREES IN NIGHT.
ST. Adams Motorists Had Hard Time
Going Home from St. Johnsbury.

81. Albans, Sept. 27-Adjt.- Lee
IS. Tillotson, Mrs. Alfred Hall and Mr..
and Mrs. r. +. Watson had rather un-
pleasant experience with the wind storm
last night. The party left Thornton's
Ferry, few miles south of Concord, n.
H., yesterday morning, and came by way
Of the White mountains and st. Johns
bury.
They left st. Johnsbury at Z o'clock in
the evening and from that time had
plenty of trouble to encounter, for many
trees were blown down and across the
road. The party cut away at least half
a dozen and found four others which
had been cut before their arrival. They
reached home at I O'Clock this morning,
making twelve hours for a journey which
ordinarily would not take more than
three hours.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-27
ALLIES SWEEP
FORCED GERMAN
LINE FAR BACK

they considered almost impregnable for
tifcations.
| This attack was made in cooperation
with the British, who attacked on eli
ther side of La Bassee canal. The at,
tack to the south of the canal was, Field
Marshal Sir John French reports, com
plete success.
Trenches covering territory five miles
in width and about four thousand yards
in depth were taken at this point.
This push forward gives the British
possession of the road from Lens to La
Bassee, which was used by the Germans
for moving troops and supplies north
and south, and threatens to outflank the
German troops which hold the town Of
Lens
Hill No. 20, one of the positions taken
on the road, is less than a mile directly
north Of Lens, while Hulluch which also
fell into the hands of the British, is at
the end of the road near La Bassee. 1t
is only II miles from Hullush to Lille,
the capital of northern France.
North of the canal, the British al
though they fought all day Saturday,
We're unable to hold the ground gained
and had to fall back to the trenches
which they had left in the morning. The
attack, however. accomplished one pur-
pose, as, according to Field Marshal
French, German reserves were sent to
check this move, thus giving the British
south of the canal an opportunity to
their new positions unmol-
ested.
A somewhat similar manGuvre took
place to the north and south of the Me-
min road, east of Ypres, and the results
were the same. North of the road the
British were unable to hold the ground
aiken while to the south they gained
about 600 yards of the German trenches
md consolidated the ground won. So
ar as is reported, the British took
700 prisoners with eight guns and sew
raj machine guns.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-27
RECENT RESIDENT OF BARRE.
Henry willis Dunton Died To-day At His
New Home in Nontpsiier.

Henry Willis Dunton died AZ as30 this
morning 81 bic new home. - Barre
street. Montpelier. where he bad re-
moEed from las Washington street,
Barre. only siK weeks ago. He had been
m for some mcuths with q complication
q diseases F0r Do years ~ had been
. residett u Barre
Air. uuHtan wss born n Seafsuout.
Ne. Der. a 1873 tire sou 81 lsaaf sna
Mary lFaaier nunten- Mben Is years
ala b. nsoted utth his pareuts - Burr-
ham Ne. There he ulafrisf. ~ 8uly =.
lsT2 Nellie n M5fls Hs sffa Survives
htu. Together sta 0ns son Eugeue vi.
nsfntor 81 Muntntlir1. tttrss trrthers,
Wills ri anf Lease 81 nurfan 81 Bern
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-27
RECKLESS AUTOIST
WENT TO HIS DEATH
Albert Memonds of st. Johnsbury was
Pinned Under Car and His Neck
was Broken-His Compan-
ION Unharmed.

st. Johnsburg, Sept. 27.-Albert He.
monds, aged 25 years, Il blacksmith en-
ployed at the W A. Wright garage, was
instantly killed Sunday, when his au-
tomobilc overturned on what is known
as the Bible hill road, a mile north of
st. Johnsbury Center, and four miles
north of this place. Hemonds and Jo-
seph Trudelle, painter in the same
garage, left here about one o'clock Sat-
urday afternoon for Island Pond, and
were on their return about nine o'clock
when the accident happened. 1t occurred
on narrow road, and the automobile
went through fence and down a l5-
foot embankment, being overturned.
Trudelle, who was in the rear seat,
was thrown so far out that he escaped
injury, but Hemonds was pinned under
the car and his neck was brokeH. Tru-
dele walked about mile to q telephone
and called the police department here
for help. DR.. w. b. Fitch was called,
and when he reached the scene he pro-
nounced death as instantaneous.
A large quantity Of liquor was found
dence that both men had been drinking
heavily. Trudelle after the accident told
the officers that he tried to stop He
monds' reckless driving, and that he was
so alarmed at the danger of an accident
that he left the front seat and climbed
over into the rear. He said he was half
asleep when the accident happened, and
woke up to find himself in the field by
the road. He lighted matches and found
the cal, but when he called to Hemonds
there was no response, so he started for
help.
Hemonds had been employed In st. |
Johnsbury for about five years. He was
The son of Victor Hemonds of Woon-
'ocket, r. |. He was married, and be-
'ides his wife, is survived by girl three
years old and boy year old The
'ody was brought here and prepared for
burial.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-27

north Of Bourclom " Grand and efoss
to the western ArRonne. Here our troop.
made the euemy suffer the heavisst
losses The North German and Hessiau
Landuehr fought sxcellently.
In the air hattles eur aviator,
achieved sucoesses. one of oar usr plaues
shot down au aeroplane west q Camhria.
south 81 Metz. Lieut Boalks. while On .
trial fight shot down q Noisin zero
filaue. Flirlt ~srreaut Boehm wenf up
b reEallss - sftaok on Frefburr ~ =
sgua drun uf .sIrss Trenth pAf rlanes Hs
siiot down tno ~ them; only the thfrd
escaped
Eastern var theatres Army rTuup
of fisld Msrsilsi tun Hiudenburrs Easf
~ Rils.ka frssh Russian aftntts Nere
refiuiaed Mest of kiiesrhneF vs tlFoks
thruurh ire suHtrfis ra,slts1f,s 81 sef-
ersl roint. The lnftls erafinufs
.Nurthwest ~ ssiuesir uuf attnsls
rHruised tise Eussians over fhs nsrrsirr
rFsf- Furf itsr suuth. near uialiaf1fsrfi
ana Liuissths. - hset resaied tils Ne
msn. Nns Anndrts frianness and two
fiisfairf runs wFfs tartursz
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-27

London, Sept. 27.-The British and
French armies have taken several larger
''nibbless out OF the German lines be-
tween Verdun and the Belgian coast,
capturing, in the process, trenches along
front Of about 90 miles and just under
$4,000 prisoners, eight guns and a num-
Der Of machine guns.
Al the same time British warships
and French and Belgian batteries hesv-
lily bombarded the German position on
the coast between Zeebrugge and Nieu.
port.
The offensive which resulted in the
French and British victories began Sat
urdsy morning. For several weeks there
had been an almost incesssnt lombard.
ment with big guns which late last
week increased in intensity.
The French. who have the most i'm
portant gain to their credit, made their
chief onset against the German lines
around rerthes. Beauziour and suippes
IN Champagne. where. In December they
gained considerable ground Saturdays
attaek. hOsever bacled by a tremendous
artillery IRE. gave them possession q
more territory than they had retaken
from tie Germans since the latter dug
Themselves in after the battle Of the
Marns
Aaror1ing - the Frsneh account ths
f-ermans sers driver olt of thsif trssnch-
- over . frouf of Us miles. varying ~
afpth from tw0-thirds - q m1s 10 tive
and = hslf mlas.
Tat frsnfh in tine engagement cap
tursd izas0 pr5auners Arpareztis the
sdtartars . being rrrssea stH further.
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er'V fhs isisiesf rusnfiun 81 ~ oi-f. i
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~ fnrt thst every Fhrd ~ rruuna TAI
- in tks reTien weakens thf asrtuan
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-27
Great Trees Laid Across the
Highways and Traffic
Much Impeded
VILLAGES DARK AS
POWER WENT OFF
Telephone Companies Per-
haps Suffered Most Sc
verely on Sunday

A north wind that set stiff pace fol
anything in the air current line that i,
likely to follow in the coming months ot
| frigid weather, lashed the efficiency out
of the lines of the Vermont Tel & Tel
Co.'s system in Barre and Montpelier
last night and did other damage that
hasn't been wholly reckoned yet Old
Boreas is not respecter of corporations
for he exacted the same toll from the
lines of the Consolidated Lighting Co
with the result that the company's light
ing and power service was sadly Grip
Piled. Here in Barre and environs no
fewer than 65 telephone lines were down
this morning. As many more were out
of commission in Montpelier and vicinity
and nearly all OF the trunk lines to
points as far distant as Burlington,
White River Junction and Woodstock
were tied up. Anticipating a maximum
of trouble, the telephone people had a
gang of linemen at work from early in
the evening until | o'clock this morning
and they were on the job again at dawn
At the local offices this morning it was
stated that the linemen will proba bly,
have the service restored within three
days.
No less furious was the havoc which
the wind played with lighting and power
wires and the Consolidated company was
compelled to send out large number of
men along the lines after dark. Wires
were down in many instances and crossed
times without mum Der, it seemed. At
frequent intervals during the evening,
Barre was without street and domestic
lights, but the service was not seriously
crippled. This morning there was an
dearth of power in the
district and majority of
the stonesheds about the city shut down
for the forenoon. 1t was thought that
work could be resumed this afternoon.
People around whose shoulders hedges
the halo Of years say il was one of the
most violent windstorms they ever en-
A day of indifferent wealth !
er in which flashes OF rain were conspic- |
nous features was followed by change |
In the direction of the wind and a quick |
shift from atmospherical conditions that |
had been disagreeable enough, it ap-
oeared, 20 conditions that were positive
v uncomfortable.
The wind had its way with several fine
'hade trees in the city limits and out
IN the country roads. Strange tales
we're current to-day of travellers who
we're compelled to bunk out in the open
m account of impossible highways. Be
ween Sc. Johnsbury and Barre one party
4 tourists counted seven trees that had
'een blown across the road. Five of
hem had been removed by energetic axe
nen, else the trip home for the Barre
eople would have been impossible. 9th
r motorists had similar stories TO tell ,
rhen they returned after bucking the /.
reat gale in the darkness of one of the !,
lackest nights in long time. Villages
through which they passed were in total ,
arkness save for the feeble rays Of !
erosene lamps in homes where the cleo
rie current had failed. In addition. the
pads had been reduced TO a slippery
ulp oy the heavy downpour.