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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-12-03

! ing, for besides the night climate
here must have just enough moisture
to produce seed, but not enough to
make hay.
Slipping land where it is impossible
for water to stand is best for seed.
1t is seldom possible to make a
seed crop on second cutting of al
falfa as Is the case where the season
is longer.
A little seed was raised this year
on second cutting, but most of it
was caught by frost and shriveled
and colored so as to be unmarked
able. Something should be done,
however, to hold the first crop back
and the best method We have found
Is pasture the land intended for seed
until May Is or 20 then to irrigate
once. Good crops can be raised with
no irrigation some years, provided
there Is good snow fall or that the
land Is irrigated in autumn. Often
hot dry spell just when seed be-
gins to set will cause the seed to
fall off. The careful grower will give
quick light irrigation and so save
4
essentials to good crop of seed are
just the right amount of moisture and
thin stand.
The seed is frequently sown in
rows about &c inches apart and after
the first crop something should be
done to thin the plants in the rows.
Some growers pillow across the rows
thus cutting and covering and getting
rid of some unnecessary plants. One
fall I plowed some 1S acres, just
covering the alfalfa, but with a plow
which failed to cut the full width, in
tending to pillow again in the spring,
but failed. This land produced more
alfalfa seed than wheat the follow
ing years, and the second year pro-
duced a good crop of seed.
To save time and expense, as the
crop of seed cannot be grown the
first year, we SOW with it a nurse
crop, and for this section barley has
proven to be the best grain to grow
with alfalfa for seed. 1t is drouth
resistent to a marked degree dur
ing the first part of the year, and
the crop is harvested early and re-
u1OFCu lAOA LhO 6IOuAuS 6ANAhS LAO
young alfalfa plants good chance to
make a late summer and fall growth.
Springfield success in alfalfa seed
growing is largely due to the fact
that the country is new and that most
growers fight noxious weeds. 1t is
absolutely necessary that we plant
clean seed, cultivate thoroughly and
fight weeds constantly if we continue
to hold a market for our crop Of
seed. NEEDLESS seed" must be our
constant worry or our land will be-
come foul and buyers will go to those
older sections of the land where the
season is longer and larger crops of
less pure seed can be produced cheap
er. The quality Of this seed We now
grow has opened the markets of the
world to us at a price above the
usual market price. In the vernacu-
lar of the time. at is up to us to
maintain a high standard and pure
quality Of hard seeds if we would
continue to make good"
MY choice of tools for alfalfa Gull
tivation is the spring tooth harrow,
which should be run one way of the
field and then across. It is very
persistent weed that can withstand
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-12-03
AN EVERYDAY.
PROBLEM ,..

Nothing is sure but death and
taxes, and both present their prob
lens. The man with herd of sheep
Is taxed, for does he not receive an
income from them? The man with
an automobile is taxed, for his car
is property and is luxury; let him
pay! If man shall eschew sheep
and invest his money in $1,000 chic
kens and shall sell eggs instead Of
wool, shall he not also be taxed?
Or if his land is Doggy and he pre-
fers ducks to chickens, and his ducks
hardly occupy the land but swim on
the waters. shall he escape taxation
just because he sells duck feathers
instead of fleeces? Or If the watel
is deep and pure and he shall invest
half his. money lin trout to swim In
the water instead of on the surface,
shall he escape taxation because he
sells spawn and trout instead of
fleece and mutton? Or suppose there
are flowers blushing unseen and a
man shall invest in bees and place
the hives on the rocky places and
claim that he occupies neither the
good land nor the water, but Is only
using the waste places and that his
bees aid in pollenizing the crops on
which the wealth of the county de-
pend, shall he be, made to round up
the bees and parade them before the
assessor to be counted? If he is
caught selling honey to the multi
tudes and waxing fat upon the in
crease, shall he be taxed to build
good roads where his bees travel
not? If he shall build ware house
and store much bees and honey for
the winter and shall claim exemption
for most of his honey because it Is
food for the bees, shall the assessor
hike out and mail him the yellow
slip? And If he does what shall be
said of the man with the trout pond
where acres of moss abound with
fresh-water shrimps, constituting the
most dainty trout food in the world,
shall the owner of the shrimps be
excused because he gets foxy and
wires the assessor to come and get
the shrimps? 1t may be said that
when the stockman is taxed for his
stock, he is not taxed for his hay
which he has provided for the stock
to eat, and on the same principle
the shrimps are appurtenant to the
trout. the trout are appurtenant to
the pond, the pond is appurtenantt
to the land. and is therefore real
estate. But even SO, what of the
miller or the printer, each OF whom
is taxed for his real estate and the
machinery operating on it, and IN
each case the machinery Is virtually
eating up stock, grain-paper. while
the sheen eat the hay and the trout
eat the shrimps, yet he is taxed for
the grain in the mill and for the
paper stock in the printery.
IL you have some complaint to
make about your taxes, mediate on
these problems a while before you
approach the collector, for he might
ask you about them.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-12-03
A GROWING BANK

The Bank of Aberdeen was organ
lied in 1909 with a paid up capital
of $4,000 and the deposits that
year were about $4,000. The capital
stock has since been doubled and
the deposits average about $75,0 900.
The capital stock will be increased
whenever the business of the COM
demands it, the funds being
available. The management
heartily endorses a general move
ment for the study of better methods
of farming in this county.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-12-03
MOTHER BETS
Sugar Company Will Plant Large
Acreage for Seed

The sugar company have arranged
for planting $50 acres of mother
beets" at their Wapello farm in 1915
and 125 acres at Aiken. They have
selected 1900 tons of the mother
beets and have them stored for set
ting in the spring. The tests made
of Idaho-raised beet seed heretofore
have been entirely satisfactory, and
If enough seed can be provided for
the spring of 1916 it is thought that
the United States can get along very
nicely without the German seed.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-12-03
EXPERIENCES OF A sTooKMAN

In 1895 Sam Cooper moved from
McCammon, Idaho, to Springfield,
where he had purchased 40O acres
of land at $6.25 an acre. The iand
did not cost much, but Mr.. cooper
did not have much, 80 It presented
its natural problems. He had to sub
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-12-03

So, when the commission gave Union
Pacific system a clean bill for last
year, 1t meant that not only was no
passenger killed instantly, but that
NO one died from the ecect Of an
accident during the year.
And speaking of accidents, the
number of passengers injured on the
Union Pacific; system for the entire
year, according to the commission 3
report, was just 500 and, the total
number of passengers carried for the
Pacific lines living on monthly pen
sion returns received from the rail-
roads in question. rs
Pensions are paid to any employee
totally disabled while in the services
Of the company, who has been en-
ployed not less than Is years, regard
less of age at disablement, while to
able-bodied employees, the pension is
paid optionally at the age of IS to
all employees who have been contin-
uously in the service for not less than
20 years. The basis of pension is
per cent per year of total service,
based on the average yearly salary
for the last ten years of service.
And so the good work goes on, and
the public derives benefit directly or
indirectly always from the many in
novations inaugurated and the rail-
roads ask only fair minded Coop
GRAFTON in return, for the industrial
progress and welfare of peoples and
places, must of necessity depend to a
very great extent upon a mutual CO.
operation Of all factions and classes.
year was S,951,364. These $751;
1854 passengers travelled 847,938,544
miles. None were killed and but 500
injured.
But Union Pacific's Safety first"
campaign is not benefitipg passengers
alone, employees are reaping hand
some returns on the efforts they are
making to prevent accident to each
other. A comparison of the figures
show that the number of casualties
in 1918, before the Safety first"
campaign was launched, was more
than cut in half last year. And the
number of injured from accidents for
the same years, was just quartered.
To be exact, there was q reduction
of 55.5 per cent in the Employees
killed" column and Of c5.6 per cent
in the "Emlpoyes injured" list.
Mutual Insurance
Another big movemen: of mutual
insurance, and betterment, is the PEN
sion system inaugurated on the Union
Pacific system lines. This antedated
the safety first" movement many
years, and has grown to such proper
lions that there are now in excess of
500 ex-employes Of the three Union
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-12-20

London, long expected
fensve Fandehee massns of Teutoro
said have been for weeks, is
official British which
cloud Of the Germans attacked the British trenches northeast
of Ypres.
According these the Germans failed completely
those
moved down by artillery fire.
Tho delivered early morning. in
displayed activity directing
British lines
positions Messnes Mines exploded before the
Armenees and German Infantry attempted unsuoessfuI
the thus opened.
PART OF eALLlPoLi EXPEDITION WITHDRAWN.
London 2o-5ritsh a nd
the GalpoI peninsula withdrawn following
issued: "AH the SuVa
gether with successfully
with insignificant casualties another sphere of
Gaiipo peninsula. mi from the
SuIva Bay five miles further AS mention
British of the allied positions Sedd
tip of whether
withdrawal the
DardaneIes readustnent
previous such
in of
for additional Saonk the Drdanees forces would be
withdrawn.
official Turkish received yesterday
movements of the ordinary although this bombardment
considered that this herald the abandonment
GallpoH enterprise.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-12-20
ONE NAN
LICENSED
In IOWA

Des Moines, Dec. 2o.-Anti- saloon
league leaders are here preparing to
lend support to Attorney General Co.'S
son in the enforcement of the prohibi-
ton law which goes into effect on
January /, and to give particular at
tention to one saloonist at Manning.
Iowa, who Saturday night received a
permit from the city council of that
place to operate his saloon until JAM
uary /, 1919.
The Manning council graBted the
permit to John Frahm and Mayor Ed
ward Farrell promptly signed the per-
nit. Frahm has been paying the
city $4,000 annually for the privilege
of operating the single saloon of the
town.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-12-20
Ford Peace Party
Arrives in Norway
Ford Hopes to Have
War Ended This Winter

Christiania, Norway. Dec. 2o.--
Every nation in the world will soon
look upon the American peace pilgrims
as taking the initiative in stopping
history's worst war.
"The landing of the peace expedition
in Europe will be recorded as one Of
the most benevolent things the Ameri-
can republic ever did" said Henry
Ford Sunday to The Associated Press
representative on stepping ashore on
Norwegian SOIL
The steamship Oscar III, carrying the
Ford peace expedition. arrived at this
port on SATURDAY. after fourteen days
voyage from New York. The delegates
expressed much displeasure because
the vessel was delayed three days by
the British authorities at Kirkwall,
Scotland.
Mr.. Ford said he was confident the
expedition would result in getting the
men out of the trenches before the
winter was over. He declared he had
information from official sources that
his peace plan was looked upon ap-
provingly. He added that his motive
in coming to Europe was to develop to
the full an understanding throughout
the world by the time peace sessions
were begun at The Hague. William
Jennings Bryan. ex-secretary of state,
was expected to join the peace party
there. he said.
Mr.. Ford explained the presence of
the American party in Norway was
merely intended to convince the Nor
wegians of the fervent wish of Am
ericans for peace. He expects to
gather a Norwegian delegation here,
and then in about three days, proceed
to Stockholm. Sweden. He said the
party would grow as itT travelled
through neutral countries and that
this would convince the belligerents
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-12-20

that the rest of the world demanded
peace Immediately. By this time
Copenhagen will be visited and The
hague reached, probably two weeks
hence. Mr.. Ford said. the peace move
nlent would have a different program.
The members of the Ford party
landed at o'clock Sunday morning
aud went to various hotels.
After holding meetings while choot-
ing the Atlantic and disagreeing over
the question of the American pre-
paredness policy. the $50 peace advo-
Gates on arriving were anxious to
learn what attitude would be adopted
toward them by Europe. Receptions
by Christiania preachers and universi-
ty professors and an official call made
by Albert Schmedeman. American
minister to Norway, attended the first
day of the members of the peace
expedition in Europe. Formal meet
ings will begin today.
Christiania newspapers publish long
articles regarding the Ford expedition,
accompanying the stories with car
toons from foreign newspapers.
Just before the Oscar III reached
Christiania. the Ford guests held a
public meeting aboard the ship.
Samuel Mcclure of New York said
that unless the peace pilgrims COM
posed their differences of opinion re-
garding President Wilson's prepared
ness policy. it would cause disaster to
the expedition. He declared American
preparedness was necessary and was
not related to the peace efforts The
Rev. Charles F. Aked, pastor of the
First Congregational church OF San
Francisco. maintained 1t was ridiculous
for Americans to urge peace abroad
while preparing for war at home.
Finally resolution declaring the dele
gates were unanimous for European
peace was adopted.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-12-20
VILLA
COMING
TO j. 5.
Will Receive the Asylum
Accorded to Political
Refugees.
NEANSEND OF MEXICAN WAR
With Elimination of Villa
Armed Resistance Will
Collapse.

EI Paso, Texas, Dec. 2o.--FinaI
arrangements for General Fran
cisco Villa to enter the United
States, and ending his partieipa-
tion in Mexican affairs, are to be
made here today, according to in
formation from authentic sources.
Preparations to this end were be-.
gun upon the receipt of Secretary
Lansina's decision that Villa
would be accorded an asylum as
political refugee.
Washington, Dec. 2o.-State depart
nent officials have decided that Gen.
eral Villa will receive the asylum ac-
corded to a political refugee should he
enter the United States. This deci-
sion was sent last night to General
Funston by the war department for
transmission to Villa or his represen-
tatives
State department agents had report.
ed that alleged Intermediates had re,
auested Villas immunity from arrest
saying that If this was given they be-
lieved Villa would abandon the fight
against Carranza and retire to private
life in the United States.
The state department does not con-
ceal its desire to have Villa eliminated.
Without him the revolution in the
north will certainly fall, officials be-
lieve. The Intermediates also said
that there is a plan for the retirement
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-12-20

Rome, Dec. 17.-CVia London. Dec.
20O-Louis Edgar Browne. an Ameri-
can war correspondent, arrived here
today, having been missing for several
weeks in the interior of Serbia, Mont
enegro and Albania. HA witnessed the
stubborn last stand of the Serbian
armies and their defeat and rout. Then
he accompanied Prince Alexander of
Serbia and Princess Helene on a wild
ride across Montenegro to Cetinje.
On several occasions the members of
the party had to go for days without
food, and had to walk for hours in
scme places across deep fields OF snow
at an altitude Of 5000 feet.
From Cetinje, Mr.. Browne, after
putting to sea in an Albanian fishing
boat, which, being chased and bonn
barded by Austrian submarines, put
back to shore, succeeded in reaching
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-12-20
TAFT IS
SICK AT


Lacrosse, Wis, Dec. 2o.-Former
President Taft arrived here during the
night sick and was taken to the homs
of George H. Burton. a former Yale
classmate.. There Taft was put to bed
Immediately. He was taken with such
ch.lls on his train that it was neces-
sary to make up bed for him on the
parlor car.
Taft arose shortly after 30 O'clock
feeling much improved. He said he
thought he would be able to go
through the program of the day, start
ing with an address and reception by
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton at 2 o'clock.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-12-20

The series of housebreakings and
early morning entrances which trou-
bled Fargo for short time last fall
broke out again last night when two
southside homes were entered. In
neither of the cases was anything
taken and such a poor description OF
the intruder was obtained that it is
hardly likely that he will be caught.
The manner In which both homes
were entered and the action OF the
wouldbe robber leads the police to be-
Meve that one man did both Jobs
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-12-20
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from the field Of the entire Villa army.
Much interest was displayed by OFF,
cials here as to whether Villa would
accept the promise of immunity as a
political refugee. Such immunity
would not protect him from prosecu-
tion within the United States on
charges of an ordinary character.
This government has nothing on
which a charge could be brought
against Villa but it is said that local
oficials at Ell Paso have information
alleged irregularities in
cattle deals in which Villa was in
volved. .....
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-12-20

Hot Springs. Va, Dec. 20.-President
Wilson and his bride, the former Mrs.
Norman Gait, arrived, here shortly
after o'clock Sunday morning to
spend their honeymoon. They were
met at the station by crowd of sew
eral hundred people, who applauded
as they alighted from their private
car.
Waiting automobiles took the couple
Immediately 20 their hotel.
The distinguished couple upon
whom the eyes Of the nation turned
Saturday night when they were mar
ried in Washington, came here to be-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-12-20
British Withdraw Part OF Troops From Gallipoi Front
Germans Attempt to Break
Through Lines Near Ypres
N. .. PIONEER
SURVIVES BROTHER
} i.a " BY ONLY A WEEK.

Bismarck. N. D.. Dec. 20.-S. A.
Falconer of Wilton. 81 dropped
dead yesterday forenoon, as he
entered the PRESBYTERIAN church.
Death was due to heart failure. He
was a pioneer of Bismarck and
came here one week ago to attend
the funeral Of a brother. A son. A.
j.. of Vancouver is coming. The
The funeral will be held at Wilton
upon his arrival.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-12-20

Durazo on horseback He crossed to
italy on an Italian destroyer, and
when he finally reached Rome he COL
Iapsed with fatigue.
Mr.. Browne brought the first COM
plete story of the Serbian campaign,
which, ii Is believed. he was the only
newspaper man to witness. His story
follows:
BY Louis Edgar Browne.
The Serbian army, which two
months ago 80 confidently faced
overwhelming numbers of enemy
troops and cannon on two fronts, is
practically destroyed.
Entire Army Is Helpless.
Today the Serbian staff in Scutario
admits that the army is unable to Of
fer the slightest effective resistance to
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-12-20
Two Southside Homes
Entered Last Night

Though the closest watch is being
kept. he has not as yet been appre-
hended.
Enters Macarthur Home.
The home of d. H. Macarthur, Uni
ted States revenue collector residing
at 3S2 Seventh avenue south, as eu-
tered by holdup man at 3 O'clock
this morning. The intruder gained
entrance by the front door which was
unlocked.
How long the intruder was in the
(Continued on Page 10.)
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-12-20

gin their married life in the quiet
seclusion of the mountains of the state
In which both of them were born.
They were followed here by con-
gratulations from almost every pars
Cf the world. Messages of good wishes
came from rulers of nations in Eur
ope, presidents of south and central
American countries, governors cf
states, diplomats, members OK the
senate and mouse and justices of the
supreme court and from scores OF per-
sonal friends and relatives.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-12-20
OLD FRIEND OF
LINCOLN DEAD

Springfield, .Ills.s Dec. 2o.--Alhert O,
Edwards. custodian OF the old Abra-
ham Lincoln homestead here; the last
person said to have attended the we'd
ding of President Lincoln, died sud-
denly at the age Of rs. Edwards was
a nephew of Mrs. Lincoln.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-12-20


allies
notified
M be oompLeted by ThTda ard the decision to the makeup Of
party Of former Premier eounar minister the interior tho
Skououdis cabinet successful
which followers
the parliament recently dissolved by decree.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-12-20
After Massing For
Weeks German Drive
Stopped Dead on the
Initial Attempt
GREEKS AND BULeAR1ANs FIGHTING.

Paris, Dec 20.-Fighting between small detach-
ments of Greek and Bulgarian troops is reported in
dispatch from Brindisi, Italy, to the Havas News
Agency. It is said that several Greek officers and
soldiers were killed and that the Greek government is
hastily forwarding reinforcements to the scene.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-12-20
Naturalized Japs in
Canada to Go to War


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will enlisted immedi
proposal and
reg
ment be maintained enlsments time to time
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-12-20
Mexico Is at Peace
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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-12-20
ALLIES SHELL wEsTENDE FROM SEA.

Berlin, Dec 20.-Entente allies monitors yestcr-
day shelled German positions at Westende the BcIg
ian coast, but finally driven away by land batter
headquarters The statement adds that German await
ors attacked the town of Popernghe, Ypres,
erous hostile troops being concentrated there.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-12-20
Koenig Had Network
Of Agents in Plot Is
Statement Of Metzler

2o,-Frcderek MetzIer, held
alleged
full
Of Paul koenig Of the Hamburg American line
said had 25 New
the investigation
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