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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-03
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London, April (l0:50 p. m) -
With the exception of the big air raid
Of January 81, when the casualties
were sixty-seven persons killed and
fl7 injured. the Zeppelin raids OF
Friday and Saturday nights caused
greater loss of life than any previous
aerial attack this year.
The total casualties for the two
nights, according 10 an official re-
port were fifty-nine persons killed
ana 1866 wounded.
As some compensation for this sac
rifice Of life. however, the British
public finds satisfaction IN practical
proof afforded of great improve
ment In the defensive methods deal
ing with aerial incursions For the
first time since the inception of this
method Of warfare on the British
coast, not only has one raiding Zep-
pelin been brought down and its crew
taken prisoner, but the official report
counts an exciting aerial fight be-
tween a Zeppelin and British air.
man. Lieutenant Brandon. who.
mounting to height of 5000 feet.
flew over the raider and dropped sew
eral bombs on 1t with effect
Brandon's Machine Hit.
The machine of Lieutenant Bran
don was hit several times by machine
gun bullets from the Zeppelin. 1t Is
still unknown whether the Zeppelin
in this fight was the Lis, which WAS
brought down off the Thames estJ-
AIRY, or another craft which is be-
lieved to have dropped its machine
80 .,.tg
There has been constant agitation
in the newspapers for British airmen
to ascend and attack Zeppelins, and
the TACT that this now has heen sue
cessiuly done. gives promise of stilt
greater achievements in the same di-
rection. At the same time, II will
tend to increase public confidence
that the authorities are making prog
ress In their efforts to deal with the
Zeppelin danger
Crippled Zeppelin Sighted.
In connection with Lieutenant
Brandons exploit. is an uncon-
firmed but interesting report from
Copenhagen that q Danish hshing ves-
sci observed at great distance In the
North sea what appeared 10 be-
half submerged Zeppelin. The au-
thorities express the hope that this
may prove TO he the machine that
Lieutenant Brandon bonn barded.
Saturday nights raid was much
less serious than that Of Friday night.
only the most nieagrc details Of the
last attack, however. are now avail
able According to these, only one OF
two raiders succeeded in passing the
coast the other being turned back.
Sixteen persons were killed i'll this
raid of whom six we're women and
children and about 100 injured.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-03
LARGE CHINESE CITY
DECLARES INDEPENDENCE

Annoy. April Chang Chow Fu.
one of the largest cities of China, has
declared its independence of the gov
ernment of Yuan Shi Kai
The officials at Annoy have sent
request to the American consul ask
ing that an American warship he sent
TO this port.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-03
THE WEATHER
WEATHER EORECAST.

Denvere April 2.--New Mexico.
Monday partly cloudy, rain north por-
tion BY night; Tuesday unsettled and
colder.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-03

Chang Chow Flu is a city of about
900. 900 inhabitants in Fo kien prov
ince. twenty-four miles northwest OF
Annoy, which is its port. 1t is a seat
of the silk manufacture and has ex-
tensive iron works in connection with
the neighboring mines.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-03
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
For twantv- four hapro .udiug az

For twenty-four hours, ending at
6 y. nj. yesterday.
Maximum temperature, Ga degrees.
minimum. 2S degrees; range, 36 de-
srees; temperature at 6 p. M, 5S de-
grees; southwest wind; clear.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-03

Relieving Mr. Southard 10 be the
logical man for the Job. and feeling
that there was much at stake, Mr..
Putney took up the matter of the
appointment with the president OF
the Federal Light a. Traction COM
pany Mr.. f. \. Sanderson. Accord
inely letter was dispatched outlining
the position of the state fair, calling
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-07-07

most satisfactory growth. The locust
in particular did exceedingly well, be-
ing a legume which secures it's nitro
gen from the air through the minis
tration of the bacteria on its roots.
Moreover, loose, sandy soil permits
both air and water to enter, instead
of the rain running off as in the case
where tough sod covers the ground,
thus making ideal conditions for the
development of the bacteria.
Having discovered the right kind of
tree, Mr.. Abbott entered into the work
of planting them with enthusiasm. For
deciduous trees he soon discovered
that a yearling plant was preferable
to an older one, being easier to plant,
costing less, and standing a better
chance to live. Year-old deciduOus
trees can usually be secured from
reliable nurserymen for So or less per
thousand, while the cost of planting
them is relatively small, as two men
can easily plant 5000 trees a day.
The result of the first planting was
apparent in a little over a year, as
the trees, which were then three or
four feet high and in a flourishing con-
dition, successfully checked the sand
blowing. In a couple of seasons more
the leaves falling to the ground
formed a forest mulch, which helped
retain the moisture, and grass began
to creep in, eventually giving to the
land value for grazing which it did
not possess before.
Altogether Mr. Abbott has planted
some $4,000 trees on approximately so
acres of land, or at the rate of 1000
trees per acre, the spacing being about
6 by Z feet. These trees have
not only increased the value of
the land on which they stand about
four-fold, but have proved most eff
fective barriers In protecting cult
waited fields from the few remaining
blowholes. The heat in these blow
holes during the summer sometimes
reaches $50 degrees. 1t is rather re-
markable, however, that even at such
a time, moisture may be found in the
sand at depth of few inches.
An idea of the rapidity with which
the sand drifted before Mr.. Abbott
began his tree planting may be gained
from the accompanying photographs.
which show the original fence posts
surrounding some of the fields now
almost covered. Mr.. Abbott is now.
after period of five or six years. cut
ting considerable timber from his for,
est plantations.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-07-07
Rural Typhoid.

Typhoid in rural communities has
been a death-producing trouble of
greater seriousness than typhoid in
cities, where sources of water are
more closely guarded and pollution is
prevented by public health officers. In
scattered country communities this has
been difficult. However, the federal
health authorities tackled the big prob
lem and succeeded in reducing typhoid
deaths By removing the causes of wa
ter pollution. In Berkely county,
West Virginia, typhoid cases were re-
duced from 249 in 1914 to 40 in 1915.
In Orange county, North Carolina.
cases were reduced from SO to II.
1t was found that typhoid was
caused in most cases by using water
from polluted wells and that the pollu-
ton came from sources that were cas-
lily stopped. Ignorance of the causes
of disease was the great reason for
it's previous prevalence. The officers
found that when the causes of typhoid
were pointed out, there was general in
clinatiOn to remedy them.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-07-07
ALASKA A LAND OF BEAUTY
Traveller Tells of Its Many Attrac-
tons, Calling 1t Country OF
Enchantment.

Cooks inlet, with its arms and
Reaches, has many bewildering chan
nels, resulting from the numerous
rugged islands. The forbidding and
embattled shores rising into lofty
mountains, and at present swathed
in white almost to the waters edge,
possess a virility, grandeur and sub
Unity which require the most poetic
imagination and most facile pen even
family to portray. The grand piano.
rama reaches its climax In Mount Nc
Kinley, monarch of the North Ameri-
can continent With its altitude of
2O,4e0 feet 1t stands alone In lofty
pride and is distinctly visible from the
vessel, Notwithstanding the very great
distance. The fact well establishes
the quality of the clarified and invig-
Grating atmosphere of this far north
country.
"a careful reading of literature per-
tanning to Alaska prepared me in par" "
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-07-07
whaIeskin Auto Tires.

Mr.. Motorist, here is chance to get
a whale" of an auto tire and start
a new industry in southern California.
All you have to do is to go to Long
Beach, borrow boat, go out and catch
yourself a whale, skin him and you
have material for the tire.
Capt. j. l.. Loop, snatcher of whales
from the briny deep, says so. Also he
declares that the skin of the California
gray whale is exceedingly tough and
has the elasticity of rubber. 1t is
more than half an inch thick on full
grown whales, he says. Captain Loop,
who has captured many whales in
southern California waters, declares
he has been experimenting with whale
hide and has discovered its adaptable
ity for use in tire making.-Los An
geles Cor. New York American.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-07-07
COSTS MONEY TO FEED MARS
European Conflicts Have Been Extra
ordinarily Costly to the People
Who Paid for Them.

War cost Europe from the beginning
of the nineteenth century up to Au-
gust, 1914, about 65,000,o00,000 francs,
or not half of what the belligerent
powers have already expended during
the present conflict, according to statis-
ties complied by Edmond Thery, the
French economist, and published in an
article written to indicate the progress
sion of the cost of war.
The Is years of war waged by Napo-
leon increased the public debt of
France by 5S8,OO0,O00 francs, while the
Crimean war alone cost the republic
1,660,000,000, according to Thery.
Great Britain spent 1,550O0O,000 in the
Crimean, while that war cost Austria
343 100000. and Turkey and Sardinia
together 642,00OO00 francs. France
spent 650,000,0OO francs on the Mexi-
can war; he says, and S53,OO0,0OO in
the conflict against Austria for the
liberation of Italy.
Prussia, in her wars against Den
mark and Austria, spent about 2,OO0,-
100000 francs, while the German states
and France together spent about 3D.
O00,000,000 on the war of 1870, includ-
ing 5,000,000,O00 francs indemnity paid
by France to Germany. The war of
H1S77-7S against Turkey cost Russia
about 2,700,000,000 francs while she
spent 6,3OO,OO0OOO in the war with
Japan as against 4,500,000,000 spent
by Japan.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-07-07
GUNS NOT ALWAYS RELIABLE
Here's Proof That Club Is Some
times a Far More Serviceable
Weapon.

Much is being said nowadays about
the precision and deadliness of modern
weapons of warfare. but a West Vir-
ginian, according to story sent out
from MoorfieId, shows that such
weapons cannot always be depended
upon. 1t appears that bear had been
feasting upon choice specimens of
flock of sheep until their owner, Mr..
Benjamin Whetzel, decided to have it
out with Br'er Bruin. So arming him
self with a gun, he sailed forth in
quest of the sheep killer. Fortunate
" his search was not in vain, for he
soon came upon the marauder and let
go with his gun.
1t is the unexpected that generally
happens in West Virginia, and it was
so in this case, for instead of being
scared off by the bullet that had
plugged him, the bear got mad and
rushed in to engage the man at close
quarters. Probably Mr.. Whetzel did
not have time to reload his gun, as
nothing is said about a second shot,
but he kept cool, and, being averse to
damaging his gun by whacking the
bear with it, he picked up club that
happened to be in the immediate vi
cinity and used it with such effect that
Br'er Bruin was soon pummeled to
death. Nimrod himself could not have
done better.-Pittsburgh Chronicle
telegraph.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-07-07
AeropIane Flies 125 Miles an Hour.

French newspapers declare that
France now possesses a wonderful new
aeroplane that has beaten the worlds
record for speed.
The famous German Fokker mas
been described as hawk. The new
est French machine is swallow,
graceful. almost frail looking biplane.
1t is called a spad.
IT climbs rapidly and smoothly and
can attain a speed OF more than 10
miles an hour. The Fokker's speed Is
100 miles an hour On account of its
swiftness the spad can be intrusted to
only the most expert pilots, because
although the speed can be reduced a
little. only the most skillful airmen
can alight without smashing the ma
chine.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-07-07

the Hon. A. Barton Hepburn writes in
Leslie's, "for what the journey was
bound to disclose, but seeing is the
only sense that can give knowledge
and secure appreciation of the gran
deur, the sublimity, the fascinating
beauty of mountain, sea, stream, ford
falls, Islands, forests, clouds and the
glorious color effects which the daz.
zlfng rays of the sun bring into ex-
istence. In connection with all these
is a land of enchantment for all who
love and can appreciate nature.
1.-THE Thousand islands with all their
beauty would scarcely serve as a pre-
lude TO the surprising grandeur and
loneliness of the many thousarml is
lands that adorn the 5000 miles of
Alaskan coast. The fiords of Nor
way. the far-famed glaciers of Swift
zerland cannot compare with their
counterparts to be found In Alaska in
number, variety, size, color effect and
all the qualities that give charm to
these works of nature"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-07-07

the bluffs became covered with grass,
and, with the advent of the white man,
became the grazing ground of great
herds of cattle. The grass on the
hills is more nutritious than that in
the valleys, so the hills were grazed
closely. Then in a dry season the
grass was killed, the tramping of
many hoofs broke up the turf and the
sand began to blow, always from the
southwest to the northeast, covering
ur everything in its course and bury
ing fertile land.
This was the situation faced by Mr..
Abbott when he came into possession
of his farm, and for long time those
dreary sand dunes were a thorn in
his side. Acres of land We're going
to waste, and. what was worse, every
year saw the sand encroaching still
more on cultivated land.
Then one day he had an idea. Stand
ing on the summit of one of the sand
hills, as If to accentuate the utter bar
renness of its surroundings, was a
solitary gigantic cottonwood tree, with
girth of at least 16 feet. How the
seed from which it sprang got there,
and by what miracle it had outstripped
in growth any other tree in the county
was something to ponder on. But
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-07-07

nrSt OF all as q farmer, hotw1thstand.
Ing that for a score of years he has
represented his district in the state
legislature. AS president of the Ili-
nois Farmers institute and director of
one of the states demonstration farms,
Mr.. Abbott has done a notable work.
In the midst Of this work Re has found
time to cultivate hobby, which is, not
10 see how many bushels of corn or
oats or wheat he can produce on
given amount of land, but to make
something grow where absolutely moth
ing grew before. The go or 20 acres
of sand hills on his farm which he has
reclaimed in a few years, clothing them
with a luxuriant forest of locust, cot
tonwood and walnut trees, speaks elo-
Quently of the practicability as well
as the success of his scheme. More
than that, these trees, acting as sand
binders, have increased many fold the
value of the rest of his land. for they
protect his growing crops on the rich
soil from the inroads of the shifting
sand.
The presence of the sand hills on
Mr.. Abbott's farm makes an interest
ing little story. The land lies three
or four miles east of the Mississippi
river in western Illinois, on the edge
of what is known as the River bot
toms. When in geological ages the
channel of the Mississippi was
changed, the sand in the river bed
was blown upon the bluffs on the east
side of the channel. In the course
of time the growth of vegetation in
the old bed, aided by the silt depos-
tied by flood waters, made the river
bottoms exceedingly fertile farm lands.
Eventually. too, the sand blown up on
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-07-07
EXTRAORDINARY INDICTMENT TO HOLD OUT.

soou yarn IN regard commanded
war; Is eod by Mr.
tunes assist
rider Texas
his
~ - 49, NF - Spe"A eAhS - "h"e ne
Ieow citizens vote for Roosevelt Roosevelt
eau you as he led us--lke sheep
laugh that followed
" MT neSets chances-hicago Herald Fiction Magazine.
Sleep Is the final process of
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-07-07
Culinary Continuity.

George, dear! Cook wants a book
20 read. What shall / give herr"
'Give her a long one by Arnold
Bennett, and perhaps she will stay
with us until she has finished reading
it."--London Opinion.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-07-07
Accomplished.

Randall-After twenty-five years of
married life she loves her husband as
much as ever.
Rogers-Yes, and she annoys him In
otner ways, too.-Life.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-07-07

If one tree would
grow In the sand, why
not others? w h y
couldn't they be made
to grow therel
No sooner was the
plan conceived than
Mr.. ABBOTT began to
experim e n t. Not
knowing any better.
he at first planted
many trees not adapt
ed to a sandy soil, but
soon found that the
black locust and cot
tonwood made the
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-07-07

Corsets that can be loosened by NOV
ing single lever on the steels have
been invented by Paris woman.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-07-07

I e W y e a r 8
through the
efforts of one
man, his adj
miration for
hat mans
a b ility be-
comes as great
as his bodily
relief.
In Whiteside
c GU n t y, ILL
nois, A. ]. Alb
bOtt is known
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-07-07

The thought came to me as ] rested
In the shade of big cottonwood tree.
one of long line bordering the edge
OF miniature Sahara which glistened
white and forbidding under the rays
OF monday July sun. When one has
tOiled for three hours through scorch-
ing sand into which his feet sink to
his shoe tops every step, packing a
camera and outfit weighing some 80
POUNDS, any spot that affords I. bit of
shade seems a haven of rest. But when,
after such an experience, he enters the
protection of veritable oasis of trees,
and grass and flowers, he is ready to
admit that this is a pretty good old
world after all. And when he realizes
that the said oasis was created In a
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-07-07

f HE is a benefactor of man
kind who makes two blades
of grass grow where only
one grew before, what shall
be said of the man who
transforms a waste of bar
rem sand into a beautiful,
useful forest?
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-07-22
REGISTERED AT THE MAYER

L. P. Bamberger. st. Louis; Don
Lewis. Salt Lake: c. F. Bellinger. og
den; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hoy. Gold
Greek; 2. NJ. kellogg. Bullion; Thos
Stinton. Mountain City; JaS;as Martin
and wife. Martin City; c. c. Everett
Fallon: John Keller. Mt. Carmel: l.
A. Bumgarner. Spokane; ]. E. New
man, Salt Lake: J. Michaels. San Fran
cisco; w. II. Beminghoff. San Francis
CO; II. A. Level. San Francisco; John
White. Beowawe: Alfred w. Smith. Ar
thus; Lloyd Junkes, Arthur; 7. S. Car
ter. Ruby; John Reddy, S. P. Co.; J.
II. Griswold, Ruby; C. L. Martin. Jar,
bidge; Halleck Mayer. Elbury: Geo
A. Boyce, Edgemont; II. W. Wishner
Ogden.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-07-22
APPLICATION NO. 1927.
Notice Of Application for Permission
to Appropriate the Public Waters Of
the State Of Nevada.

Notice Is hereby given that on the
10Th day of June, 1916. in accordance
with Section So Chapter 40. of the
Statutes of 1913, one ADDILINE T.
DELLlNGER OF Lee, County OF Elko.
and State of Nevada, made application
TO the State Engineer of Nevada for
permission to appropriate the public
waters of the State of Nevada. Such
appropriation is TO be made from
South Fork of the Humboldt River, at
point near the SWh corner of the
SWh OF Sec. 16, T. 81 n. r. 81 e, NJ.
ID. b. NJ, being the point OF diver.
sion of Drown and Clayton Brothers
ditch. by means of dam and five
cubic feet per second Is TO be conveyed
10 tho 81 of Sec. 6, r. 81 n. II. So T.,
NJ, ID. ID. G. NJ, by means Of canal and
bitches, and there~used for irrigation
and domestic purposes from April un
I'll september OF each year.
Water not to be returned to stream
w. NJ. KEARNEY, State Engineer
First publication, July II, 1916.
Last publication, August Is, 1916.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-07-22
APPLICATION NO. $3.50.

Notice Of Application for Permission
to Appropriate the Public Waters
Of the State Of Nevada.
Notice is hereby given that on the
29th day of March. 1915, in accordance
with Section SO. Chapter 40. of the
Statutes of 1913, one o. ]. SMITH, OF
Tuscarora. County of Elko, and State
OF Nevada, made application to the
State Engineer of Nevada for permits
sion to appropriate the public waters
OF the State OF Nevada. Such appro
priation is 10 Ue mad from Wilson
Greek, at a point 1900 feet west from
4 section corner on east linc % See
36, T. A ~. II. so E., NJ. d. d. G NJ,
by means of dam, and 80 cubic feet
per second is to be conveyed to the
SEA of Sec. &c and NEA Of Sec. So
T. Al N. r. so E., NJ. D. d. G. NJ, I'm.
surveyed. by means of q ditch, and
there used for irrigation and domestic
purposes from May until September of
rach year.
Water not to be returned to stream.
w. M. KEARNEY, STAGE Engineer.
First publication, June &c, 1916.
Last publication. July 30, 1916.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-07-22
NOTICE DECENTRALIZATION.


Department of the Interior, U. g.
Land Office at Elko, Nevada, July Is,
1916.
Notice is hereby given that VII
LIAM H. MOFFAT, of Reno. Washoe
County. Nevada. who, on July &c, 1914.
made desert land application. No.
016OO, for the NEH; NEA SEA, Ek
NWA and SW1I NWI4 of Section %.
Township Al North. Range so East.
Mount Diablo Meridian, has filed no
tice of intention to make final proof.
TO establish claim to the land above
described, before the Register and Re
ceiyer OF this office. on the twenty
fifth day of August, 1916.
Claimant names as witnesses: Jer-
ry J. Dvoraeck, of Tuscarora, Nevada;
Austin Tubbs. OF Tuscarora, Nevada:
Richard L. Gruweli, of Tuscarora, Ne
yada; Charles Mayhem, of Tuscarora,
Nevada.
JOHN E. ROBBINS, Register.
July 1S-Aug. 10.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-07-22
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Eiko 01077.
Carson City 0S029.

carson City OSO29.
Department of the Interior, U. S
Land Office at Elko, Nevada. July
Is, 1916.
Notice is hereby given that MER
RIFT NJ. ROCKWELL, of Lamoille
Nevada, who, on July /. 1913. made
Carson City homestead application
0S029. now EllSo, No. O1O77, for the
So SEA and Ell SWA of Section
16, Township 81 North. Range So East
Mount Diablo Meridian, has filed no
tice OF intention TO make final three
year proof. to establish claim to the
land above described. before the Reg
irter and Receiver of this office, OF
the t'Telfth day of SepIenber, 1916.
Craimant names IS witnesses: Rob
crt &: 'Leberski, of Lamollle, Nevada
Frank Strange, of Lamoille, Nevada
Oscar J. Streeter. of Stockton, Califor
MA; Randolph Streeter, of Stockton
California.
JOHN +. ROBBINS, Register.
First publication July %, 1916.
Last publication. August 30. 1916.