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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-06-17
BRAYToN AND oAKFIELD

A. F. Andersen, wife and son Max
left Friday for trip to the coast,
spending part of the time with
their daughter, Mrs. A. G. Colvin at
North Yakima, Washington.
LATE Simpson and wife departed
last week for California to be gone
two months. His parents, b. F.
Simpson and wife will stay at the
farm during their absence.
Chas. Bison, Jr., and sisters, Mrs.
r. M. Miller, Mrs. Henry Hansen and
Mrs. Earl Brown will soon take an
auto trip to Des Moines, Valley juno
lion and Belle PLANE.
Mrs. Miklesen and daughter Mar
geret and III. Mushrush of Audubon,
and Mrs. Elmer Pigg of Carson were
over Sunday visitors with Mr.. and
Mrs. Chris Hansen.
Mrs. r. Miller and children and
Mrs. Ross Bell and children of Wiota
visited the last of the week, with the
formers parents, C. l.. Bison and
wife.
Willis Jenkins and wife and Mrs.
Irene Scott came up from Atlantic
Saturday and visited over Sunday at
the j. T. Jenkins home.
Mrs. John Andersen and children
of Atlantic attended the celebration
Saturday and are visiting her mother
Mrs. John Harter.
Edna Miller and Thelma Bartlett
spent last Thursday with friends in
Extra.
Mrs. Lewis Heath and little son
of Atlantic have been visiting this
week with relatives in Brayton.
Miss Gladys Chamberlain has
gone to Omaha to attend summer
school at Boyles college.
Nellie lookout returned to her
home at Dexter Monday after visit
ing friends in Brayton.
Hans and Harry Nymand shipped
a car load of fat cattle to the Chi
cago market Monday.
Lulu Freeman went to Extra last
Thursday and spent the day with
Maud Heath.
Mrs. Dettmers of Atlantic has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Nels Mel
son. 49,.
George Powers has returned to
his work at Des Moines.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-06-17
MUD HOLES

Not since May, 1908, have we had
so much rain. nor so many mud holes.
The condition of roads in general,
has been much improved in these
twelve years, but the old fashioned
mud holes are still with us and will
be until we get fixed in our minds,
and finally, that good drainage is
about the whole thing in road max
ing.
Mud is simply water mixed with
the road material and in this billy
country the water will not stay on
the road unless you pen it up. 1t is
pretty hard to find level place even
on what seems to be level ground as
every one who has laid wall for
a building well knows. Wherever
water stands, there is certainly a
catch basin, little or big, and If you
will open way out Of it, and keep
it open, the water will go scudding
into the side ditch, or over onto the
adjoining land. Water is accomo-
dating and will go away If you don't
hold it. The remedy for every mud
hole is drainage, which is the easiest
sort of thing, here among the hills.
Get the water off, even If it takes an
old fashioned wooden box, which
sometimes is about all that can be
used for temporary relief. They are
poo rthings but in places they pay
for themselves in week or day.
Ii necessary put one in until some
thing better can be done.
The rains will also cause wet
weather springs, which have laid dor
mo nj for 10 m in oil
their glory, and unless they are tiled
out, we shall have mud holes on hill
sides and even on hill tops. All sorts
of defective drainage will be in evil
dence and it will require no human
engineer or human agency to find
the weak spots in our road system.
Let us not complain: God Almighty
is doing a piece of engineering for us
and pointing with unerring certainty
to the spots in the roads that need
work. Fix the mud holes first. Work
the roads where they need work
where they are impossible, before
spending time building grades or cut
ting down hills! If these rains cause
us to complete our drainage system
they will be positive help to the
cause
Be considerable of road officials 1t
is not always easy to get the little
things done and it is the small neg
lects that are responsible for the mud
holes. If there be mud hole in
your road, telephone the officer in
charge, two or three times daily, I'M
til you work out plan and the road
is fixed. Cooperate with the officers
in getting help and the work done.
They are usually willing to pay for
it, but they may live some distance
from the work and be at great dis
advantage. A man who lives on the
ground can help in many ways, and
1t is but the part of good citizenship
to do SO.
i, Jno. w. Foster.
In Guthrie Center Guthrian, May 81,
1915. III CtR
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-06-17
DANISH LUTHERAN CHURCH

Young Peoples meeting this eve
ming at s o'clock. Sunday school
and bible class Sunday morning at
$3.50. Services Sunday morning at
1890 and in the evening at o'clock.
The Pararochial is now going on
with good number of children. If
there are any more children that are
going to attend they should come
now if possible.
The Rev. ]. t. Lund, missionary,
among tn Mormons in Salt Lake City
Utah, will speak in the church Mon
day evening. June 21st, at 8 o'clock.
Let us all try to come out and hear
him.
j. p. Christensen, Pastor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-06-17
FARM AT BARGAIN

have for sale quarter section
of Madison county land almost all
in pasture, has quite little timber,
but offer it at'the remarkable low
price of $50 per acre. This is a
snap and will not last long. The
owner does not live here and wants
to sell it at once. Will be sold on
good terms. II you want to make
an investment that will make you
some money, write me at once F.
o. Rankin, East Peru, Iowa. 2413.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-06-17
LET US HELP YOU PLAN
YOUR SUMMER VACATION

We shall be glad to assist you and
supply maps, booklets and complete
information regarding the Great
North Woods, beautiful lake country
and famous resort and fishing dis
trict of Wisconsin, Northern Mich
igan and Minnesota. Apply to ticket
agents. Chicago & North Western
Railway. 24-3w.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-06-17
TO SCHOOL DIRECTORS

Please do not fail to have the CEN
sus taken of the number of persons
in your school district between the
ages of five and twenty-one. This
should have been sent to your sec
rotary by the 18th of June. Please
do not fail to do this as you stop
the work of reports all along the line
If you do and work great hardship
on those that have the larger reports
to make out. In that book of blanks
sent you last September you will
find blank for this work.
Ella M. Stearns, Co. Supt
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-06-17
EXAMINATION
JUNE 23, "a, 25, 1915.

The above examination will be
held at the High School building on
these dates. This is the last exam
nation that will be held under this
law Beginning with the July exam
nation three additional studies will
be in the list of subjects to be TAX
en-. To the young people in Audu-
bon Co. l wish to call attention to this
fact and if you are thinking of writ
ing and will be eighteen by Septem-
Der first. this is your time to write.
Also to those wishing to raise grades
this is your time, too. to write. Hope
to see a goodly number of our own
county young people in this examin-
alton.
Ella M. Stears. Co. Supt
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-05
GERMAN PUBLISHERS IN THE WEST WARNED.

OTTAWA.-The Militia department has issued d notice cautioning the pub fishers of certain German newspapers particularly in Western Canada against the publication of strongly pro Ger man articles such as have appeared on more than one occasion since the out break of the war Some of the Western German papers have been fragrant of lenders in this respect and the depart ment has at length decided to apply the curb Some action may also be- taken with regard to the entry of Ger} man newspapers from the Unite States, if, upon examination, their conI tents are found 10 be such as woull produce unrest
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-05

In the center fighting was severe, though generally indecsive in result, and the troops in some places were engaged in hand to- hand combat To wards evening We captured 200 pris Oners.
 Up to the night of Oct25, therefore, not only have we maintained our posi- tion against a great effort on the part of the enemy to break through to the west or to force us back which was started on the 20th. but we have on our
 left passed to the offensive These six days. as may be gathered have been spent by us in repelling a succession of desperate onslaughts.
 Tt is true that the effort against us have been made to a certain extent by partially trained men, some of whom appear to be suffering from a lack of food, but it must not be forgotten that these troops which are in great force have only recently been brought into the field and are comparatively fresh They are fighting also with utmost de termination in spite of the fact that many of them are heartily sick of the war
 "The struggle has been of the most severe and sanguinary nature and if seems that success will favor that side ance or can bring up and fling fresh forces into the fray
 Though we have undoubtedly in 1icted immense loss upon the enemy they. so far have been able to fill up the gaps in their ranks. and to return to the charge and we have suffered heavily ourselves
 "One feature of the tactice now em- ployed has been the use of caveiry in dismounted action. for on both sides many of the mounted troops are fight ing in the trenches alongside the in fan. Armored motor cars armed with maXims and light quick firing guns. also have played a successful part in our side, especially helping to eject the enemy lurking in villages and isolated buildings Against such parties the combined action of the quick firer aeainst snipcrs in buildings and the maXims against them when they are driven into the open is most effecious"
 - Exchange
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-05
MORE FUNDS FOR THE TEUTONS.

CHfCAGO-The German Austrian Hungarian Relief society reported that collections up to date amount to S155.- will be sent abroad at once. Germany gets 60 per cent and the others 20 per cent each. The sum of SS5o was col- lected during one day in south Chicago
 Davenport, Ia., il was announced, has given S12.000 and Aurora 5000
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-05

] 10 that of artillery several of the hos tile batteries being silenced In that center their infantry again endeavored to force their way forward and were only repulsed after determined fighting. leaving many dead and several prison CTS North of the Lys their attacks at different points were repulsed.
 "On our left the 23rd was a bad day for the Germans Advancing in our turn we drove them from some of the trenches out of which they had turned us on the previous evening, and captur ed l50 prisoners and released some of our men whom they had taken. As the Germans retreated, our guns did great execution They afterwards made five desperate assaults on our trenches ad- vancing in mass and singing: Die Watch Am Rhein" as they came on
 Each assault was easily beaten back our troops waiting until the enemy came within very close range before they opened fire with their rifles and maxims, causing terrible havoc in the solid masses
 During the fighting in this quarter on the night of the 22nd and the 23rd the German losses again were extreme ly heavy. We made over 500 prisoners ,,, ,i11rz Il latter day alone.
 Much of the slaughter was due to the point magazine fire of our men against the German assaults, whilst our field guns and howitzers working in perfect combination, did their share when the enemy was repulsed As they fell back they were subjected Ia shower of sharpnel when they sought shelter in village pr buildings they were shattered and driven out hy highly eX- plosive shells and then again causht by sharpnel as they came into the open.
 "The troops to suffer so severly were mostly of the twenty-third corps one of the new formations. Certainly the way their advance was conducted showed a lack of training and faults in leading, which. at most. the superhu- man bravery of the soldier could not countcraet Il was holocaust
 "The spectacle of those devoted men chanting national song as they marched 10 certain death was inspiring It was at the same time pitiable, and if any proof be needed that untrained va Tor alone cannot gain the day in mod ern warfare the advance of the twenty German corps. on October 23. most as suredly furnished it.
 "Besides doing it's share of execution on the hostile infantry. our artillery in this quarter brought down German captive balloon. As some gauge of the rate our guns were firing at what was for them an ideal target. it may be mentioned that one field battery ex- pended 1.S00 rounds of ammunition during one day.
 "On Saturday, Oct.24, the action on our right once more was confined to artillery, except at night, when the Germans pressed on, only to be repuls ed In the center. near Armentieres our troops withstood three seperate attempts of the enemy to push for ward, our guns coming into play with good effect. Against our left the Ger man 27th corps made violent effort with no success.
 "On Sunday, oct D, it was our turn to take the offensive. This was carried out by a portion of our left wing, which 'advanced, gained some ground, and took two guns and eighty prisoners
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-05
GERMANS CAPTURE BRITISH ROYALTY.

LONDON. Announcement is made that Vfscount Henry William Crlehton. eldest son If the Earl of Erne and ma ior of the Royal Horse guards and Lord Hugh Grosvenor. brother of the Duke If Westminster are prisoners in the hands If the Germans
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-05
CAPTURED WITHOUT KNOWING OF WAR.

QUEENSTOWN.-Thc German sail ine ship AGelpomonc. which sailed from TocopiIla. Chile, July S laden with nj tratcs. was lowed into Queenstown hY d British cruiser which had captured her capt lngleman said neither he nor his crew had hoard that war was n progress.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-05
DAN TO AUSTRALIA.

nc
 AlELBOURNE-T Imperial gov :, rnment has consented to assist Aus
 oralia with loan of e20,O0O,OOo na $1OOO00OOoD This sum will he ad- d. ,anced in two installments of e1O,- l., OO.0oo each repayable in five years
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-05
FLAGS IN BRUSSELS FLY AT HALF MAST.

PARIS. Belgian officers arriving in Paris express themselves with certain " that the German Crown Prince is dead. All flags in Brussels. they say. were placed al half-mast
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-05
BACON LEADS MERCY CORPS.

LONDON.-Robert Bacon. formerly American ambassador to France. left with corps of surgeons and nurses for Paris bN way of Dieppe
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-05
VAR HURTS
| LONDON ACTORS.

[ LONDON. Many cases of poverty
 re being reported to Che relief com nittee from among the classes that repcnd upon furnishing amusements Tor their livelihood. small part actors. stage hands. and others are threatened
 with starvation The war has hit the
 theatres and theatre folk of the United Kingdom a hard blow
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-05
WAR
 ITEMS 0F
 INTEREST.
Items which have not reached us by
 wire, culled from outside exchanges FRANCE PAYS THE BILL.

PARIS. The minister of finance es- inmates that during the first three months of the war the cost to France has been approximately SI0oo.ooo a day There has been set aside Sl3- 900 900 for the repair of railroads dam
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-05
33Ef:iha1!HlaS RUSHED T0 DEATH
 SINGIn1 THEIR WAR SONG

LONDON.--An eyewitness oi the operations of the British on the battle front (Col Swinton). writing from Gen. Trenches headquarters, after describ ing the arrival on october 20 of Ger man endorsements which permitted the enemy to take up the offensive against the whole line, proceeds:
 The operations then really assumed a fresh complexion. on Wednesday. october 2l, the new. German formation again pressed forward in force, yigor- ously all along our line. On our right, south of the Lys. an attack on our lines was repulsed with loss to the assail- ants. on the other hand. we were driven from some ground close by to the north. but regained II by d coun- tnr attack
 "StHl farther to the north the Ger raans gained and retained some points Their casualties to the south east of
 
 6 00O
 "On the north of the Lys, in our cen ter, a flercely contested action took rlace near La Gheir, which village was captured in the morning by the enemy nd then retaken by us
 Tn this direction the Geramn casual tes also were extremely heavy They came on with the greatest bravery in warns, only to be swept away by our fire. One battalion of their 104th Reg iment was practically wiped outs some 100 dead being picked by us in our lines alone. Incidentally by our counter attack we took 130 prisoners and re- leased some 10 of our men who had cord that our men were very we'll treat cd by their captors, who were Saxons being placed in cellars for protection from the bombardment of our owp guns.
 "On our left our troops advanced asainst the German 26th Reserve Corps hear Paaschendaele, and were met by determined counter offensive. which vas driven back with great losses
 At night the Germans renewed theii efforts unsuccessfully in this quarter - one point they tried a ruse which nc langer is new. As they came up in q solid line two deep they shouted out: Don't fire We are the Coldst4eam Gnards.' Our men however are getting Hsed to tricks of this kind and the only suit was that they allowed the enemy To approach quite close before they swept them down with magazine fire.
 Apart from the 100 dead found near our lines, in the center our patrols afterwards discovered some 300 dead farther out in front of our left, killed by our artillery.
 Thursday the 22nd, saw il renewal of the pressure against Us. We sue eeeded, however in holding our ground in nearly every quarter. south of Lys the enemy attacked from La Bassee and gained at Violainos and at another point, but their efforts against third village was repulsed by artillery fire alone, the French and British guns working together very effectively.
 "The Germans advanced in the eve, ning against our center and our left, and were again hurled back, though they gained some of our trenches in the latter quarter. By this time the enemy lad succeeded in bringing up several heavy howitzers. and our casualties were considerable
 "On Friday. the 23rd, all action south of the Lys, on our right, was confined
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-05
GERMANY TAKES TOURISTS GOLD.

BORDEAUX-A dispatch from Am sterdam says that travellers on enter ing Germany are immediately deprived of their gold and silver and receive notes in exchange.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-22

(This is the second of series of
articles by Miss Julia C. Lathrop, tell
ing of the importance of city milk
stations. Miss Eathrop, as chief of
the children's bureau of the United
States department of labor, Washing
ton, is deVoting her life to the study
of infant welfare. The Day, Book has
arranged for the full cooperation of
the bureau, as we'll as the personal
attention of Miss Lathrop in conduct
ing baby-saving campaign for Chi
cago.-EditoE) - : = -.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-22

BY JULIA C. LATHROP
(chief of the chiIdren's Bureau,
U. S. Department of Labor.)
Usually the first step taken toward
summer campaign for saving ba-
-bies' lives, whether by a municipal
health department or by private be-
nevolence, is to establish a pure-milk
station. Since the largest part of the
summer infant mortality comes from
bottIe-fed babies and is traceable to
dirty milk, the pure milk station sug-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-22
BABY'S GREATEST: DANGER IS IMPURE MILK
WARNING OF u. S. EXPERTS ON INFANTS

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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-08-31
FOUNDATION OF DAIRY HERD
Little Points, Seemingly Trivial, Go
Far Toward Making Success in
Breeding Fine Cattle.

We are all quite familiar with the
fact that the weak, bad points of both
plants and animals seem to be more
easily established In the young than
the strong characteristics. There
seems to be natural tendency to
retrogression, or a cropping-out of
the bad points in animals; and these
are the things which we desire to
guard against Like begets like" is
a law OF nature. We expect the or
spring to be like the parent. This be-
ing the case, poor, lean, long. lank.
tll-shaped animal. possessing mean.
snarly disposition, will impart these
same characteristics to his offspring.
Z In the same ratio that this is true
OF the poor animal. which does not
adhere to any particular type, SO IL Is
true Of the good, well-bred animal
adhering closely to a fixed type and
possessing the characteristics Of this
breed. How often do you hear your
neighbor say: Johnny Jones should
be big, strong, f1ne-looking fellow,
for his father before him was one OF
the bestlooking men In the town
The same is true of animals.
Since this is fact, let US think foI
moment as to the sire we select
for our foundation. What sort Of sire
did this animal havef How long has
his family been knownf How many
brothers and sisters has he, and what
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-08-31
BETTER HOUSING IN INDIA
Government 10 Giving Its Attention to
Matter That Has Been Too Long
Neglected.

One Of the most prominent features
connected with the present develop
ment OF India is the jealous attention
paid in some Of the larger cities to
providing more sanitary housing ac-
commodations for workmen, says the
Building Age. The need Of this may
perhaps be more readily understood
by the statement that out of the total
population Of Bombay, rs per cent live
In one-room tenements, and many of
the rooms are occupied by more than
one family.
The tenement buildings in some
instances are said to have their rooms
constructed like the steerage quarters
Of ship; that is. with hunks one over
another Bedrooms and kitchens are
sometimes combined. Between the
buildings are narrow passageways
into which all manner of refuse is
thrown by the tenants and which are
used for drainage purposes. That
these dwellings are unfit for human
habitation is well recognized by the
municipal authorities Of Bombay. and
in order to provide better accommoda-
tons. sanitary "chawls" or tenements
have been built for nearly twenty thou
sand persons A "chawl" in India
means q building SO constructed as to
be suitable for letting in separate ten
ements. each consisting Of a single
room or Of two rooms. but not of more
than two rooms.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-08-31
SOME WILL DIsBELIEvE THIS
That Fair Girl Graduate Neglected
Familiar Phrase 10 Too Much to
Take on Faith.

Confronted by eager friends and rel
atives in the auditorium the fair young
girl graduate sailed forth to the CEN
ter OF the platform to deliver her COM
mencement peroration. Everyone ex-
pected her TO strew the wild flowers of
rhetoric around the building with .
lavish hand and they were not disap-
1Ipointed. Beginning almost in the Gar
fIden OF Eden. she brilliantly traced the
great events Of history and endeav-
ored to point the lesson that each hap
4 pening should teach. She dragged poor
Julius Caesar from his mausoIeum and
ghoulishly lugged him across the Rubt
con again. helped Horatio make good
his long suit at the bridge and even
underworld TO portray where Napoleon
!, ap1fte had erred.
Coming down the home stretch the
talented young lady breezed along un-
der wraps.
Nov, my classmates" she said In
conclusion, I'VE have reached the part
ing Of the ways. We must now show
the stun Of which we are made and
get out in the world and hustle. Let
MS put forth all our energies to make
our efforts success, thereby repaying
our proud forbears for the many sac
rihces they have made that we might
be scientifically equipped for the her
culesn struggle on which we must en-
barb"
With these fitting words, the fair
graduate brought her valedictory to .
close. And never once did she pro-
claim to an unsuspeoting public that.
Beyond the Alps lies Italy."-New
York World.