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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-29

gate the activities of certain German
sympathizers in the United States, who
are alleged to have been employing UNI
lawful means to strike at Great Britain
and her allies. Information has reach
ed the British embassy concerning all
kinds of plots, ranging from schemes
to wreck bridges over which railroad
trains pass carrying volunteers to the
British army to the Indictment of
strikes at American industrial plants
making war supplies for the allies. One
case in which the British government
informed the state department it had
evidence involving wealthy German
resident in Detroit, Mich, who was al
legged to have supplied money to GER
tain persons in Windsor, Ont, to finance
an attempt to dynamite Canadian
armory and factory making clothing
for the British army.
| Officials of the government depart
ments in Washington in the last few
weeks have become thoroughly alive
to the fact that this country and the
capital city especially, is practically
honeycombed with secret agents of the
warning European nations. That any
of these agents or spies, are actually
employed in the departments or by the
government in other capacities is not
believed by the high officials. Within
the last few weeks a stricter guard has
been established at the White House
and at the capitol. More stringent
regulations for the admission of all un-
official persons to the state, war and
navy building have been issued in order
to insure better protection to the val
liable public records, especially papers
Ibearing on the foreign relations of the
government, and of the army and navy
preparations for coast and border de-
lenses, and possible, to prevent repe-
Itition of such catastrophes as Frank
Hollis attempt to blow up the capitol.
Returning with the president to the
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-29

White House were DR.. Cary T. Grayson,
his personal physician, and Secretary
Tumulty. The presidents daughter,
Miss Margaret Wilson, is now at Chau-
tauqua, N. Y, where she will take a
four week course Of study.
The taking over Of the Sayvillie
radio wireless telegraph plant by the
navy department last week is regarded
by officials of the department as a
closed incident. Any protests by the
Atlantic Communication Company, own
ers of the station, will be regarded as
made merely for the protection of its
legal rights. Apparently, the action of
the United States in Selling the plant
has met with approval Of the German
government. It has been learned
through German embassy officials that
no complaint will be logded with the
state department by the German gov
eminent.
Department Of justice officials have
taken steps to suppress what is thought
to be another attempt to violate the
neutrality of the United States by out
fitting an armed expedition to partici-
pate in the Mexican revolution such as
caused the arrest of Gen. Huerta two
weeks ago. Gen. Felix Diaz, nephew
of the former dictator Of the southern
republic, is supposed to be the principal
figure in the movement. According to
information received, four vessels are
involved. Gen Diaz, it is said, plans to
: have the four ships rand their cargoes
with men somewhere on the coast OF
: Yucatan, there to furnish the basis on
new military movement in Mexico
Collector of Customs Malone, at New
York, has been instructed to prevent the
clearance of one of the suspected YES
sells from that port.
A recent canvass shows that Presi
dent Wilson is much stronger politi
: cally with the people of the United
States than is his party. He is stronge
than he was six months ago, due gener
ally to his treatment of the European
war situation, particularly the Lusi
tania incident. Whether or not thi
i popularity is of kind that can be turn
8 ed to political account in 1916 is I'm
certain, depending largely upon futur
! developments in the foreign relation
' of the country. Concerning the possible
e opposition of Mr.. Bryan to the re-elec
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-29
THE MvABLE TOWN.

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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-29
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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-29
WASHINGTON NEWS EXCHANGE
LETTER.

Washington, D. c., July g.. Since
his return to Washington from Cornish,
President Wilson has had a long con
ference with Secretary of State Lans-
ing over the American note to Germany
on the question of submarine warfare.
It is understood that the form which
the communication will take is practi
|cally mapped out. Whether its sending
will be delayed until after the state de-
partment is officially informed a to the
details Of the alleged submarine at
tack on the Orduna could be learned.
The president is said to have become
convinced that the next communication
to Germany must point out ia more
emphatic terms than have heretofore
been used the earnest intention of the
American government not to ender
any of it's rights. The issues are not
upon the Orduna, but upon the Lusi-
tania and other cases. If anything
the Orduna affair adds to the a grava-
ton of the situation, Strengthening the
resolve of the president that Germany
must give fairer consideration that she
has to the position of the United States.
Informal negotiations between the
British government and the Standard
Oil company to save the company s
ships with cargoes from seizure and
detention are under way. Under the
plan the company would agree to limit
the amount of shipments to each neu-
trail country to the figures shown by
statistics to be the normal consumption
of that country. AS the American gov
eminent does not recognize the right
of the British government to interfere
with the legitimate trade with neutral
countries, the negotiations are neces-
sarily informal.
! At the instance of the British gov
eminent the state department has called
on the department of justice to investi
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-29
THAT HOME GROWN TOMATO OF SIS

You may sing you will of the apple of gold
That thrown at fair Helena 8 feet:
Hesperidan fruit was renowned TOLD
And the kind that the gods liked to eat.
But of all luscious offerings this takes the cake
We praise it indeed to the skies;
1t was laid on the desk of ye hard working scribe
That home grown tomato of 81 s.
Lovely Eve in the garden tempted they say
By apple of knowledge round,
And the Canaan grown grapesHow much did they weighs
That the children of Israel found.
But this big tomato, gift to ye ed
TITS tribute certainly prize,
Dewy fresh from the farm it lay desk
That home grown tomato of Sis.
No dollhouse production, but rpened till red
By the sun that 50 cordially shone
From the heavens; by sweetscented rains it fed
In the old river bottom twas grown.
Many thanks and God bless you 81; shake again.
Our feelings we do not disguise
When say that in Eden no fruit could compare
With that home grown tomato of ST s.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-29
woRMY FRUIT

BOISE, July 27.-Apple and pear
growers who wish to produce in their
orchards little or no wormy fruit should
make preparations to spray for the
second generation of codling moth.
This year the third spray should be ap-
piled in the Boise, Payette and lower
Snake river valleys, between July 20,
and 25, and should be completed by the
3Oth. ~.
Most of the Eggs are Laid.
This is the interval during which the
maximum number Of eggs will be de-
posted by the codling moth, the first
Of which will soon be on the wing.
These eggs hatch in from 7 to IL days
after being deposited and the poison
should be on the fruit and foliage at
the time the worms are Matching.
Eggs Locke Like White Blisters
The eggs may be found on the leaves
or fruit and resemble small white blist.
ers about the size Of pin head. In the
higher attitudes the spraying should be
delayed few days, as the eggs are de-
posted a little later.
Cannot Miss the First Time
Every grower is able to do. the first
spraying at the right time, which il
just as the last petals are falling. The
second spray is usually three week:
later - this season che dates were
around May FL July 20 to IS is wher
the third spraying is needed.
Side Worms and Next Years Crop.
1! This later generation Of moths
causes what is known as the side worms
and the spray for them is often applied
either too early o.. too late. The mos
damage to the fruit crop is by thi'
generation, and the spray at this time
should not be neglected. The contro
of. the worms not only insures fruit FREE
from side worms, but this spray limit
the amount Of worms the following
year.
Apply Poison. Do It Thoroughly.
Two and one-half pounds Of arsenat'
Of lead to each fifty gallons Of wate1
should be sprayed with mist spray
This work should be done thoroughly
Leave no tree until it is drenched will
the poison.
The agricultural extension department
at Boise, have had under observation
several codling moth breeding boxes
These boxes were placed in number
Of orchards in the Boise valley and thu
first generation Of larvae were placed
in the boxes as soon as they left the ap
pies. These worms have spun their web
and have gone into the cocoons. Thi
is the only sure method of determinin,
the right time to place this spray
This department is very anxious tina
every fruit grower, farmer and stock
man make success of his business
and they are in position to give thei
personal attention and help where dill
ficulties arise. Call on this depart
ment if they can be of help.
! H. P. Ashby,
Field Demonstration in Horticulture.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-29
NOTICE TO AUTO OWNERS.

Bring or ship us your old tires for
repairs. We have the best equipped tire
repair plant in this vicinity, and an ex-
pert repair man right out of the v. B. F.
Goodrich factory at Akron, Ohio.
All work absolutely guaranteed.
We repair anything made Of rubber.
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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-29
A Correction.

In the issue of July Is Of the Optimist
there was slight error in the expendi-
lures of the Asylum superintendent, and
the correction follows:
Salary Comparisons for Years '14-15
l914-Hyde 1915-Poynter
April $2095.60 $16S962
May 1899 l546.02
June 195011 l6269l
Total $6024.90 $4S62.55
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-07-01
OLD BOYS MEET AT ST. JOHNS
Alumni Return to Coilegeviile lnstitu.
ton for Twenty-third Annual
Homecoming-4O0 Present.

BIT. Cloud.--Nearly 400 alumni of st.
Johns university have gathered at the
Collegeville institution for the 23rd an.
nual homecoming of the "Old Boys"
Minneapolis, st. Paul, Duluth and st.
Cloud are represented by the largest
delegations, but scores of other cities
have sent from half dozen to a score
OF men who were at one time enrolled
as students in the Catholic univer.
sity. Many Of the graduates are nc.
companied by their sons, who, too,
have been graduated from the institu.
ton attended by their fathers q score
or more of years before
The festivities commenced when spe.
cial coaches attached to trains brought
the twin city and Duluth delegations,
numbering more than 200. A motor
party, consisting OF 40 local graduates,
had previously driven to Collegeviile,
and their machines and the huge col.
lege trucks conveyed the ''old grads
from the little Collegeville station to
the big halls on the hill. A dutch
lunch was served upon the arrival of
the delegates and the evening was Civ.
en- over to renewal OF college ac-
Quaintances and revival of college
day experiences.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-07-01
MUSIC TEACHERS CONVENE
Minnesota Association Holds Meeting
at Albert Lea - Interesting Con-
certs and Lectures, Features.

Albert Lea.-Several hundred dele.
gates arrived here for the sessions OF
the Minnesota Music Teachers asso.
citation. Many Twin Cities delegates
motored to the convention.
President McPhail presided and ar
pointed several committees. g. III.
FaircIough Of St. Paul heads the nomi,
mating committee.
President McPhail reported !39 can
didates for the Hcentiate degree in the
past three years.
Mary A. Mallory of St. Theresa
school, Winona, upheld the need of a
wide scholarship. James Lang urged
respect for modern composers.
An interesting concert was given by
Ruth Anderson, violinist; Lora Luis
dorf, contralto: Jessie Weiskop, plan
list; Ethel Alexander and Wilma An
derson Gilman. accompanies.
Mrs. Edward Mcdowell, the compos-
er's widow, explained and play ed Der
husbands compositions at the First
Presbyterian church.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-07-01
BIG YIELD or SMALL GRAIN
Northeast Farmers Expect Long Sum.
nisr-corn Still Has Excellent
Chance to Rscover.

Winona. Soil conditions could not
be improved; Ill small grains are hard
and hold great promise. and corn,
while II ID backward. has an excel.
lent chance to recover, especially II
the summer season is prolonged. This
Ia the finding OF H. J.. Wagon, general
agent for the Minnesota and Dakota
territory OF the North. Western road,
who has Just returned from d tour Of
The territory tributary to the line
stretching west from here. He brought
back the views OF hundreds OF farmers
and grain men.
Many students OF climatic conditions
predict an unusually long summer with
excellent growing weather. II their
predictions are borne out, corn yields
will not be reduced materially.
THE soil conditions never have been
better" Mr.. Wagon said. .The rain.
fall and the cool weather have not
been detrimental to small grains.
There has been splendid root devel.
opment which promises much for the
1915 crop In this territory"
Mr.. Wagon, accompanied by G. n.
Dixie, general superintendent OF the
Minnesota and Dakota territory, and
H. =. Dickinson, superintendent OF the
Dakota division. Travelled over scores
OF the fields.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-07-01

WAVES HIGH UP IN RANK
Sufferer From Etfscts 81 Hleh osa
Was Designating Them GO H
Watched Their Approach.

A New York man was croasing the
Atlantic with an army oflicer who suit
ferod greatly from seasickness.
On entering the staterooIn one par.
ticularly rough day he found the on
Ger tossing In his berth, mutterine In
what At first appeared to Be sort Of
deiirium.
STOPPING over 10 catch his words.
the friend heard hiU say: Sergeant
major sergeant major
brigadier general ugh. lieuten-
ant general a-a-a-h!"
What are you sayingf. asked thu
friend In some alarm. 40 the suffercr
looked piteously up at him after his
last gasping ''a-arahl"
Assigning the waves their rank. :
said the military man, rolling toward
the wall again. There have been
eight lieutenant generals within tbs
last twenty minutes"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-07-01
1900 HENNEPIN DRYs TO SIGN
Pledge Signatures to Start on County
Option Campaign at Citizens
League Lunch.

Minneapolis, MINI. Nearly 5000
signatures to start off the county OBJ
ton petition next Monday were pledg
ed at the Citizens League organiza
tion lunch at the West hotel. Inci
dentally. plans were perfected for 4
mass meeting to be held at the Audi
forum next Sunday ut 3 p. m, and the
initial company OF corps OF notaries
was recruited.
The pledges Of signatures to be oh,
tanned next Monday. first day for CIR,
culation OF the petitions asking for
the option election, were made mostly
by ministers who joined In with bust.
ness men in the option campaign. 9th.
er pledges were made, however, by
leaders of various organizations.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-07-01
MINNEs0TAN DIES At FRONT
J. D. Pratt OF Virginia Receives Fatal
Wound On French Battle
.". Line.

Virginia. Burt Pratt, thir.
ty.four years OF age, on April
IA last, died at the hospital in Bou.
logne, France, according to word re.
ceiyed here. He had received serious
injuries by being shot in the leg.
Pratt had been serving with the
Ninth and then the First battalion,
and several weeks ago was injured at
the French front. After his recovery
he returned to the battle line to re.
ceive his second and fatal wound
about June Is.
He was born In Stanton, Mich. He
attended and graduated from Virginia
schools and later was employed as
chemist here.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-07-01
MAY REVIVE WOOL
GROWING N STATE
Old COOPERATIVE SOCIETY 10
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS RE-
MOVE DRAWBACKS.
STATE NEWS OF MINNESOTA
Interesting and Important Happenings
Of the Past Few Days Selected
and Arranged for the conven-
fence Of Busy Readers.

st. Paul--The removal Of the chief
drawbacks to profitable and widespread
wool growing In Minnesota lie the OBJ
ject of the reorganized Minnesota Wool
Growers Cooperative association. The
low and unstable price received by
Minnesota farmers selling their wool
through the regular channels Of mar
keting has prompted the rehabilitation
Of the old wool growers association.
1t will be identified with the Ameri-
can Society of Equity In the wool
growing department, which handles
the product OF sheep raisers from Mon
tana to Kentucky.
secretary-treasure OF the wool grow
ers' department. A. L. Savers Of Lake
vile is a director OF the organization.
The Minnesota branch has taken ov.
er the modern fire-proof wool ware
house at Pennington.
Minnesota Climate Favorable.
Minnesota is located ideally for
sheep raising" Secretary Brown said.
Climatic conditions favor the raising
Of the best medium grade wool In the
world. Sheep husbandry has expert
enced a relative decline on Minnesota
farms because the price of mutton and
wool has been low and uncertain. Our
rehabilitated organization recently
marketed large consignment of wool
for its members at sou cents round,
while non-members were receiving for
their produce only Is to n cents. We
expect to make an average saving OF
approximately cents q pound"
7. G. Paterson, assistant professor
OF animal husbandry and sheep spe-
cialist at the college, and other sheep
authorities at the Minnesota College
OF Agriculture. are strong advocates OF
the establishment and extension Of
sheep husbandry on Minnesota farms.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-07-01
CONGRESSMAN SEES WASHINGTON

The day after congress adjourned
Ed Heating OF Colorado entered on
Misunderstanding that he is con-
gressman-was an odd form Of vaca-
ton. Accompanied by his wife, Keat-
Inc became a Washington tourist.
Well, ! suppose the first thing
we ought to see" suggested the con-
gresham to his wife, lis the capitol"
THE what"
The capitol" repeated Heating.
"Tve been in it, of course, several hun
dred times. but have always had SOME
thing on my mind. Many's the time
when I've seen guides pointing out
the historic paintings to tourists that
I had curiosity to know what they
were about. but always figured that
I could just as well wait until I wasn't
quite so busy"
So they hired guide and we're
shown about the capitol. Then they
climbed aboard a big rubberneck
wagon and listened to the naegaphone
man MS he pointed out the homes of
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-07-01
Maearoni Factory Burns.

Minneapolis, Mimi. Fire OF un
known origin swept the r, A. Martoccic
marcaroni factory at lat Cedar Lake
road, with an estimated loss OF $40,
600. Tons Of packed macaroni and
marearoni hung In dry rooms were
burned or damaged by water. TWEEN.
ty-four persons were temporarily
thrown out OF employment.
r. A. Martoecio, manager estimat.
ed the loss to products at IS, 600 and
$4,000 TO the building. Tire buiIdins
was of frame constructors.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-07-01
NORTHERN MINNESOTA
SoLOkS TO TOUR SOUTH

St Paul--Before the next session
OF the Minnesota legislature, Iawmak-
ers from the northern part OF the
state VIII tour southern Minnesota.
Legislators from the southern part
OF the state have just ended Today
tour through northern Minnesota.
Many Of them had never seen northern
Minnesota. Ii was the most unusual
journey in the history of the state.
They went on tour OF inspection and
the pat3 sh@.r OWN expenses
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-07-01
HEAD OF ITAlYS NAVY

Prince Louis of Savoy. duke OF the
Abruzzi, admiral OF the feet OF Italy,
is known to Americans largely through
the American associations of his in
teresting career. He has made several
visits to this country. one OF them
resulting in love affair which, after
worldwide publicity, left the duke
still a bachelor. He is distinguished
as an explorer and mountain climber,
and at the time of the earthquake
which destroyed Messina, as well as
last January, when Avezzano and its
vicinity we're roughly shaken, he was
q leader in relief work
From his earliest youth the duke
has made his life one of activity and
OF service. He entered the navy and
came to the United States on board
an Italian warship when he was eight
cen years old He became SO inter-
ested on his first trip here that he re-
turned some five or six years later,
and then he came again about ten
years ago On this latter tour Of the
-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-07-01
OUR NEW SUBMARINE CHIEF
Germany's remarkable develop,

Germany's remarkable develop
ment of submarine warfare has
aroused the interest and action OF
every civilized nation, and the United
States is not behind others in recog.
nizing its importance. In order to de-
velop the undersea arm of the Amer.
lean navy and to eliminate its pres
ent faults, Secretary Daniels has des.
ignated Capt. A. w. Grant, one of the
highest ranking officers of his grade,
to command the Atlantic submarine
fotilla and exercise general supervi
sion over that branch of the service.
He already has got under way an
organized effort to put every unit OF
the submarine flotilla in first-class
condition to perform all OF the func.
tons for which it is designed, and
much Of his time is spent in Wash.
ington and at the various shore sta
tons. His powers in the work OF con.
struction and development are very
large, and he receives every possible
assistance from the navy department
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-07-01
Smallpox Cases at 81. CLOUD.

st. Cloud.-The hores of the board
of health for contagion-f'ee city were
shattered when In less than six hours
after all but the last smallpox quar-.
antine had been lifted, two more cases
we're reported.