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our course seems clear. We cannot
bandon our position, W. canno admit
that neutral rights and Interests are at
the :sprcy of any belligerent that finds
them In her way, but neither will we
close the door of mercy or Of hope on
Il friendly Power. We must continue
our efforts to bring the German Govern
ment to n better frame OF mind"
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president Can He Depended on to
DO Right Thing says Dr. Nczc..

The German note H. disappointing 70
said Dr. SIDNEY Edward N'zes. presi-
dent of the College of the city OF New
York. but We must not forget the many
ties Of sympathy and mutual service
that have existed for years between the
German and the American people. Ples-
ident Wilson can be depended upon 70
avoid Il rupture. e pos-ihlc. and 90 MAIN
tain fully the neutral rights hc mas lie.
fined so clearly"
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sharp collision with Germany. The Ger
man note impresses me ~ a preparation
for further parleys. | feel very strongly
that President Wilson will do everything
in his power to avoid serious trouble he
tween the two nations. ! don't know
that any one should say more now"
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SIR E. GREY TO TAKE REST.
eye Trouble Forces Minister'S
Temporary Retirement.
Npf1IdI 'aLIe Uespafch 10 Tnr 81

'p'odt 'dJie beSDdfch 10 TnE SIN.
L'N"oN, MAY 3l.-The Foreign Office
,""puh'"d to-day that Sir Edward Grey,
~ FOREIGN secretary, has been advised
"'enie hls work for a short time on
MOUNT of trouble with his eyes.
|''l 'IcN', who Is president Of the
%%1"'' m ia" new Cabinet. viii assume
WI 1u''rs Of the Foreign Secretary
,n'e S.r Edward Grey Is away. lie
,' T." assisted 10y Lord Lansdowne,
~" h"'Is 81 place in the new Cabinet
'"hout portfolio.
nelore tho new Cabinet was created
%any 'or"rasters hazarded the guess
.at ~ Edward Grey would be left out
~ entirely because of a great deal
trouble with hin eyes recently. 1t has
m sad that the Foreign Secretary
"sh' nave to take a rest.
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RUSSIAN POSTS TAKEN.
Vienna Reports Capture of hat
terry Near Stryj.

AMSTERDAM. via London, May 81
The Austrian War Office in Vienna is
sued the following statement to-day.
ON the San and to the east no
serious fighting occurred yesterday.
Fighting continues In the northern
and southwestern parts of the Per-
amysl district. and on the upper
Dneister. In the region Of Stryj tho
Austro-Gorman troops, i'm the course
Of heavy lighting, captured several
positions and u Russian battery. The
situation in the northeast IL I'M
changed.
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ment of arms and ammunition which
are so framed as to appeal to the Ger-
man American element. On the other
hand. she makes a bid for the support
OF peace advocates by suggestions look
Ing toward mediation. She found the
American people n unit behind the
President at the time he sent his note
and she is now trying to break up that
unit"
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AMSTERDAM, via London. May 30
Bombs dropped on the German aero
drome at Gontrode. between Client and
Brussels, BY allied aviators yesterday
killed forty -four German soldiers and
wounded thirty. according to a despatch
to the Telcgrdnf to-day.
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f BY BARTHOLDT.
Can 4. y. Back Down On Bryan
Peace Plant. He Asks.

ST. LOUIS. May 3I.-Ex-Representa-
tive Richard Bartholdt. who has stead
tasty refused 20 or Germnny's
reply on the United States note. tonight
dictated a statement IN which he said
Secretary Bryan has negotiated trea-
ties with more than twenty nations proc
Viding that. in case NJ "A controversy. an
Investigation shall first Ice had through
a commission and that in no case shall
the sword he drawn before the expira-
ton Of one year after such investigation
has been begun.
Now We are confronted with the first
controversy since this policy has been
~inaugurAted. can we AFFORD TO back
down on our own proposition
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SEES FAILURE ON SAN.
warsaw Believes Germans Are
Flaming Alternative.

fptcluT 'obTe DtsDdfc 20 TnE Sun.
LONDON. May 31.-Despatches from
Warsaw say the German operations on
IA front seem to be undergoing a
cnange OF tactics. The feeling prevails,
although the Germans are still fighting
harcely TO break the Russian line along
,he San, that an alternative is be-
Ing planned in case of failure.
The Germans, these dispatches say.
certainly will not abandon the cam
!algn along the San while there IL any
hope OF success, II Is believed in the
oest Informed sources. however. that the
attempt 20 make progress there must
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bishop Greer Hopes That s~crious
Trouble VIII Rc Avoided.

1T is a difficult question said
Bishop Greer. Il am pondering IL very
carefully. | hope the President will so
guide the ship of state as 10 avoid any
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.p-sc. Only with Germsn victory,

LoSDoN, MAY 3i-Copenhagen dcs-
patches say that the Crown Prince OF
Bavaria In a statement made to the
BayrJshe Stats Zettun0 said There
can be no peace until Germany is in a
position to dictate terms to the world"
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''>ot. satisfactory Reply Declares
Chancellor Brown.

1T does not seem to me at all a sat.
isfactory reply to the admirable note o:
our state Department" said Elmer Ellis
worth Brown. chancellor of New York
University.
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LET President DO the Talking for
U.s." says Jacob n. schin.

When asked to express his opinion on
tho German note Jacob H. Schifr said:
II Will say nothing concerning the note.
for | have concluded to let President
speak FOR me"
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Rests with Germany.

"In view of these facts Germany is
willing to take a last desperate chance.
IL she can cut off the supply of ainmuni-
ton going from America to Europe by
drawing the United States into the war
she may see fit to draw us in. She
easily make the Lusitania incident an
excuse. II IL up to her.
But the United States must realize
first that Germany's purpose Is TO win
the war. IL she can win by getting
us in. then that will be her excuse
THE real question IL, Who do the
American people want to win this var?
II they wan the Germans to win. then
go to al with them. Then possibly
the Allies supply Of ammunition will be
on. because we can't supply the
Allies and ourselves too.
III we want the Allies To win, then
send them everything we can make.
The Lusitania is merely an incident.
The larger question is whether Ge.-
many can assist her cause by going to
wa with us"
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GER MANS REPULSE
SEVERAL ATTACKS
Berlin Admits Loss to French
Of Trenches at lie Prctre.
However.
GAINS NEAR PEREMYSL

BERLIN. via London. May 3l.-Thc
repulse of allied attacks north OF Arras
and on the Neuvillc-Roclincourt front
is announced by the Germans to-day.
The penetration by the French OF
trenches in lie Pretre wood is admitted.
The report follows:
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America she could cripple her enemies
sufficiently to make victory possible. The
Allies need ammunition. They cannot
make enough themselves. The recent
defeat of the Russians In Galicla was
due to lack OF ammunition.
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Western Theatre Of War.

The French attempted yesterday
north of Arras and in the forest
OF lie pretre 10 break through our
front with strong forces. At Arras
the enemy worked forward on the
night before last by means of sap
ping.
An attack on our lines on
the Melville Roclincourt front was
unexpected. since the attempt
Of the enemy TO force us out
OF our position further north had
failed. This attack was made yes
terday afternoon after several hours
Of artillery preparations. Owing to
the bravery of the Bavarian and
Rhine regiments the attacks ended in
complete defeat for the enemy. His
losses were extremely high.
In the forest of lie Pretre the only
success gained by h French IA the
penetration Of a few advanced
trenches which were weakly defended.
otherwise the enemy's attack at this
point failed.
Al Ostend ISelgium) a coast bat
terry shot down an enemy aviator.
The railway viaduct of Dammer-
kirck was again destroyed Yesterday
by our artillery with a few shots.
The French succeeded only a few days
g in making II ready for use, alter
months Of labor.
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Henry CIews Hopeful for n Firm
hut Temperate Reply,

The German reply is certainly made
auate and avoids the main issue said
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During the battle for Peremysl Ger
man troops pushed forward Yesterday
toward the northeastern front.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-02-18

sees an increasing number on the
tract. The above acreage, if all har-
vested as hay, would yield between
i've and six thousand car loads,
whereas only about seventy carloads
we're shipped out during the year. AT
the present time a ready and con-
venient home market is provided by
the numerous bands of range sheep
which are brought down in the fall
from their summer range in the
mountains to winter and lamb in
the lower valley where the winters
are mild, and where hay and water
are available. Contracts are signed
early in the season at a price of So
to $3.50, and sometimes Sc per ton
in the stack with the privilege of
feeding in the field. Thousands of
range sheep thus winter on the tract
each year. This method of market
.ng not only has proven convenient
% the farmer in that it relieves him
of hauling and shipping expense and
orries, but is doubly profitable in
hat the compost residue which is
returned to the land is extremely
Jaluable as fertilizer and conserves
he soil resources of the farm. Scarce
y less i'll extent is the fast growing
ocal market for hay to feed the in
creasing herds of beef and dairy cat
tie that are being brought onto the
tract, and throughout the summer a
goodly portion of the alfalfa acreage
is devoted to pasture for hogs, of
which there are on the tract at the
present time no less than $4,000
head.
The laudable aim of the average
farmer is to acquire sufficient stock
to consume his entire crop of hay, re-
ceiving by this method larger returns
in dollars and cents and marketing
it in the more convenient form of fin
ished stock, while at the same time
maintaining the soil fertility of his
land The growing season is suffi-
GENTLY long to allow three cuttings of
alfalfa per year, and while a total
yield of ten tons to the acre has ac-
tually been obtained in some in
stances, and can be expected under
the most favorable conditions, the
average for the entire tract is prob
ably about six tons.
Glover.
Glover, if grown for seed, will
yield as high as 800 per acre gross,
with seed selling at 15c pound,
which is reasonable average upon
which to base a calculation, and a
large portion of the clover crop is
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-02-18

tivity and constant irrigation water
supply during the growing season,
the land is susceptible of the most
intense cultivation in rotation with
the leguminous forage crops which
replenish the soil, and all temperate
zone crops can be matured if planted
at the proper time and given reason
able care. Certain crops which do
exceptionally well here, will, for that
reason, very likely always predomi
nate, but, because of it's adaptability
to diversified farming, the tract will
fortunately never be dependent for
its success upon any one or two par
ticular crops, with the attendant
hazard to its prosperity on account
cal overproduction difficulties. In
fact it may be said that there is NJ
branch of farming or stockraising
that cannot be followed with success
on the North Side tract, providing the
requisite brains and experience, and
a reasonable amount of capital, are
behind it. The delusion of former
days that all that is required in an
irrigated country to secure bounte-
Gus crops is to sprinkle few seed in
the ground, turn on the water, and
return to the shade while nature
noes the rest, has, fortunately, been
dispelled forever; and it is now
quite well and generally understoa 7
that success in irrigation farming,
like any other pursuit, comes only
through study and hard work, and
persistence in the face of temporary
failure. The rewards, however, are
more than commensurate with the
effort required to win success, and
the claim can probably be safely
made that the same amount of
brains, energy and capital will ac-
complish more in an irrigated coun-
try than any other, because of the
presence of elements of certainty
that are wanting in a country depen-
dent upon rainfall
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-02-18

There are so few localities adapted
Oulty in obtaining seed of the high
quality which this district is capable
of producing. Local freedom from
insect pests is another important con-
sideration that has helped to create
demand for our seed that is far in
ext ess of any possible supply for
years to come.
Grain
From the foregoing it must not be
inferred that the grain crops are not
extensively and profitably grown. In
deed, the indications are that during
the coming season wheat will be the
principal crop. This is due in large
measure, of course, to the expecta-
ton of high prices on account of the
European War, but even during last
season more than 5000 acres were
given over to wheat. with about 5000
acres to oats, and 1000 acres to bar
ley and rye. After the land has been
in alfalfa or clover for two years or
more, abundant grain yields can be
expected with certainty, providing of
course it is not neglected or improp-
erly cared for. Under favorable con-
ditions it is possible to raise as high
as 80 to 100 bushels of wheat to the
acre. The maximum for oats is in
the neighborhood of 1875 bushels to
the acre, and for barley about 80
bushels. These yields have actually
been obtained by farmers on the
tract. They are not given, however,
as representing the average yields,
but those which are possible with all
conditions favorable. Average yields
for the entire tract are about as
follows: wheat, so bushels; oats, 65
to 70 bushels; barley, As bushels
These verage IS, however, are
undoubtedly lower than it will be
possible to attain hereafter, as the
small yields obtained by inexperienc-
ed farmers and through the use of
inferior seed have contributed to cut
down the average below what it will
be as the grower gains experience
with local conditions and uses better
seed. Too much stress cannot be
laid upon the Importance of using
only the best seed of the right va
riety, even at slightly increased in
itial cost. 1t has been conclusively
demonstrated right here on the tract
that by the use of pure seed grain
yields can be increased from thirty
to fifty per cent, and the farmer
will not be long in grasping the i'm
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-02-18
The Great North Side Project success

The
tne- .ehborhood OF sou p' ...,na
s.i..ily Of our SOIL ''r - ,,,e
l,. rarii,4lar crop is at'es''u ~ -"
... b .lr,n. near Jerome OF Il per.
m.,... Government EApef''"''' 90
ae,o. d eN''-si'ry '' ', 'l,a
...,f fl.a.o ahi D"
g ae fra last Sc asoh " ''''' -
ir.r was r"'o'
~lsai..
O,her ''.t
.af 1cet er 81"
..- hove. 9ui BID
- a., industry a''
80 ars 4uoalos ~.
u.tti. .Ae an
e.. u.f1..s ni IN
.trat ave. sc lar
ar.a4 1T u.ler g.
a..
.o pa .urt
era the same i3 '"'
.Anjel0up,s, sQuasht
tc-et sizes including
cdcAn .er DaoDaees WAS
have been grown IN 4uAn'''. ''
quality is excellent i".
been grown in sulilcieN'
90 be shipped OUT III '"4iD"'
Fruit
Idaho fruit is known anu a. ','
he world over ana the No''" ''u'
is destined to become J." '"' '."' ''
turc one OF ldahos lore'n '''
growing districts. Ali'"D' "'.'' ~
1000 acres are set out pr'n' p'''' III
commercial apples o. "hi'" iona
than and Rome Beauty ""'' "''"
smaller but considerable "u"O'' q.
pears plums' pruhes' cne''''s' anu
,.... 80 oo,,marcial scale In
-. Conc q, the mr..
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-02-18
By |. f.. BENNETT.

harvested in this form, the first crop
being cut as hay, yielding about two
tons to the acre, and the second crop
being allowed to mature and clipped
for seed. The novice is not always
successful in his first attempt with
this crop, but after the first season
there is no reason why maximum
yields should not be obtained. On the
First Segregation last season clover
seed was one of the important crops,
and there is every reason to expect
that it will quickly become an i'm
portant and highly profitable branch
of the farming industry over the en-
tire tract, on account of the especial
suitability of the soil and climate
for its successful production. Seed
concerns over the entire country are
sending representatives to promote
the industry locally and contract for
large acreages, not alone of clover
seed, but also peas and beans and
garden seeds of many varieties.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-02-18

in his business. Up to the presen'
time the largest grain producing uls-
trict on the tract has been una
around Eden and Hazelton, whlch
shipped out during last year aDou'
seventy-fve carloads, of which slNi!
were of wheat and the remainder OF
oats.
At one time it was supposed tha'
corn could never be successiul''
grown in this climate, owing TO L..
GOODNESS of the nights, but 1t t'
been discovered by experiment .'e
selection that there are certain hafai
varieties of flint corn, notably ,Af
Cassia County Flint, that are able ~
withstand the cool nights and mature
a good crop, and the result is tha'
each year sees an increasing acreo6
given over to its growth While il is
true that not everyone who has ti'r'
corn growing on the tract has su,
ceeded in securing a full crop. th
results on the whole have been very
gratifying and indicate that by CO. -
full selection and breeding variety
will be developed that can be sue
cessfully grown with ordinary care.
AS an adjunct to the hog raising in
dustry which is growing so rapidly
II, tbic lof o1it,, &c ,nnportanfp cannot
De overrated The Government EX-
pertinent Station at Gooding has Sc
cured as high as eighty-seven bush
els of Cassia County Flint to the
acre. In the dairying business the
growing of corn fodder for enslage
is already quite extensively carried
on and is an assured success whe-
Their or not a variety is found that
can be readily matured.
Potatoes.
Not the least among the crops that
our soil and climate are suited to pro-
duce in abundant yields is the potato.
alias 'spud," and considerable money
mas already been made on the tract
from this crop alone, which can per-
haps be grown and harvested with
the least difficulty of any of our crops
while the heavy yields invariably OBJ
tanned insure a good return when the
market is at all active. The market
ing difficulties in disposing of this
crop have proven somewhat greater
than for any of the other crops, how
ever, and this has to a certain ex-
tent had the effect of discouraging
its production. although with the as
sistance of marketing associations al
ready formed and the increase of
storage facilities. these difficulties
will be minimized in the future. and
each seasons output of crops will
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-02-18
General Farming and Stock Raising

tions of city life, came to the project
wholly unprepared to meet the ac-
tual conditions or to undergo the
vicissitudes inevitably associated
ing credit, be it said of many of these
people that they stuck to the enter
prise in the face of a big handicap
and, through painful experience, de-
veloped into successful farmers who
are counted among our most substan-
tial and desirable settlers. Some
were influenced by the glowing rep
reservations of we'll meaning but
over sanguine friends and promoters
to expect the impossible. Others came
without the financial means to tide
them over the period of irrigation
apprenticeship and experimentation
in a new country, which yields so lib
orally in experience and so scantily
in revenue; and in view of these con-
ditions it was to be expected that
more or less dissatisfaction and dis
loyalty to the project would result
However, there has never been a
time when optimism was not the per-
vading sentiment on the tract, even
though dormant at times; and now
the hardest work is finished and the
troubles of the past are all forgotten,
except as they serve to prevent a rep
etition of mistakes, and everyone is
working shoulder to shoulder to reap
the merited rewards of their past la
bors and sacrifices. These early
years of trial are not without their
compensation, as they have incul-
Gated valuable lessons of thrift and
good management, and have left the
project with a staunch and tested
people, the most important asset of
all.
General Features.
Blessed with an equable climate
and an abundance of sunshine, fer
tile soil and natural drainage, the
North Side tract is peculiarly adapt
ed to agriculture and stock raising,
and the success thus far attained in
these industries, though considerable,
is but small beginning and an indi-
cation of what may be expected in
the future, with fewer obstacles to
overcome and the lessons of the past
for guidance.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-02-18

and begins to build up the humus
and nitrogen content of the otherwise
rich soil, preparing it for maximum
yields of grain or potatoes, and it is
not surprising that it is at present
our principal crop. OF a total of 55,-
600 acres actually in cultivation in
the three North Side segregations in
the season of 1914, about $4,000
acres, or nearly one-half, were in al
falfa. Other leguminous forage
crops, including white, red and al
sike. clover, brought the total up to
900 acres, and adding to this the
various grass crops it is found that
little more than g. 900 acres was de-
voted to hay and pasturage on the
tract last season
Only a small percentage of the hay
crop is shipped to outside markets,
and it is to be hoped that the time
is not far distant when every pound
of it will be consumed locally in the
feeding of stock, of which each year
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-02-18

without doubt consist in considerable
measure of this staple product. Tn
to the present time the bulk of our
potato shipments have gone TO the
southern markets. The demoraliz-
alton of the cotton market this year
so depressed all lines of business in
that section that our potato market
suffered accordingly, and for few
months we were confronted with a
practically closed market. II is
gratifying to note, however. that a
marked change for the better is al.
ready manifest and potatoes are now
selling around zoe and mounting nm
ward, and permanent markets in
other sections of the country are ran
idly being established as the sunario.
quality and flavor of the Idaho t,,ho.
become more widely known. vi.ids
as high as 500 bushels TO ,h. sor.
have been obtained on the TRACT and
an experienced grower can d,,btiess
secure close to that yield fro, ,..r
to year, although the average ,...
the tract is at the presea, ,i.,. +,