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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-25
TERRIFIC FIGHT ALONG
THE vERDuN FRONT

Paris, May 23.--The official state,
nient issued tonight reads
In the region of Verdun the Ger.
man counter attacks took on char.
acter OF extreme violence along the
whole of our front, without 1t being
yet possible to specify the consider.
able number OF electives engaged.
On the left bank Of the Mouse, af-
ter a bombardment with large shells
all morning, the Germans launched
on several occasions their assaulting
masses against our positions to the
east and west OF lie Mort Homme.
The first attack was repulsed with
sanguinary losses, without the enc.
my's having been able to reach our
lines.
A second attack, about Z o'clock
In the evening, succeeded in gaining
a footing In one OF our trenches to
the west. An immediate counter at
tack drove out the enemy.
On the right bank, the region Of
Haudremont and Douamont was, all
day, the theater Of murderous strug.
gle. The Germans multiplied their
assaults, which were preceded by
powerful artillery preparations.
Despite these efforts the positions
conquered by us yesterday were main.
tanned in their entirety, notably in
Fort Douamont In this region more
than 800 prisoners remained In our
hands.
In the region OF Fumes a German
aeroplane. struck by the machine
sun fire Of one of ours, was brought
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-25
10000 PERSONS sTARvE
TO DEATH IN LEBANON
Calamity Is Reported In a Cable
/ Message From Magazine
j Writer at Cairo

New York, May %. Eighty thous-
and persons have died OF starvation
in Lebanon, according to a cable
message received today by the Daily
Mirror, Syrian newspaper. The
message was signed by s. Sarkis of
Cairo, Egypt a magazine writer
whose reliability is vouched for by
the publishers OF the Daily Mirror.
1t was said tonight in a well in.
formed Syrian circles that private ad-
vices received for a year past were
such as to make the message plausi-
BILE. Food conditions in Syria have
been extremely serious as the whole
territory has been cut off from COM
munication from the rest OF the world
either by land or by sea.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-25
Gasoline Mileage.

Every car has normal mileage
per gallon Of gasoline" says G. H.
Claudy I'm the Woman's Home Com.
panion. "when properly adjusted and
driven. This varies with the car, the
type Of carburetor and its adjustment.
To find your mileage set the trip
speedometer dial to zero when YOU all
your gasoline tank, Next time note
the gallons put in and divide the trip
mileage by the gallons. Doing this
two or three times will give you GER
tain information of your mileage. Then
tell the repair man your story and let
him cut down the gasoline feed In
your carburetor, showing you how he
does It,"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-25

chosen to I'll the executive chair o,
the 1911 class; Jessie Eccles Of Lo.
gan was elected as vice president,
and w. A. Monson Of Franklin, Ida.
no was made secretary and treasurer
The sophomores voted Sumner Hatch
of Heber City as president. with La.
Won Bennion of Logan. as vice presi.
dent. Each Of these officers will be-
gin their duties as class leaders at
the beginning Of next years work.
Arno Kirkham was also elected to
fill the place of Nose Cowley as man.
ager OF the college year book for
next year; Mr.. Cowley has been ap.
pointed manager of Student Life.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-25
When Better Auto
mobiles are Built
BUICK Will BUILD THEM

Thomas w. Cragun OF Smithfield,
was in Logan on Tuesday and says
the cold weather has been holding
the blossoms back to such an en-
tent that the bees OF this section of
the state are suffering and II begins
to look as If there will not be 20
per cent crop OF honey this season.
Unless the proper attention is eiven
there will also be a great loss Of
bees.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-25
Agricultural
College NeUs

The last regular chapel exercises
of the year at the Agricultural Col
lege were given over to a musical
program given under the direction 81
Prof. George w. Thatcher. The pro
gram consisted Of number Of origi
nal selections composed by the stud
ents I'm the class in harmony and
composition, all of the music and
most OF the words were strictly orig
inal and were just finished products
Of the regular class exercises. Fol
lowing is the complete program:
A Hymn, composed by Mr.. C. F.
Braithwalte, II, OF Boston, was sung
by mixed double quartet with the
following members: Miss Patience
Thatcher, Miss Margaret Worley, Ha
eel Larsen, Maggie Merrill, ]. F.
Wooley, Delbert Egbert, Arno Kirk
ham and Frank Baugh Jr.
Another Hymn, AS the Sun Daily
Rises, composed by Virginia Eng
land, 10, Logan, was sung by the
same quartet.
A Romance, a composition by Guy
b. Alexander, rs, Logan, was given
by Mr.. Alexander with the trumpet
accompaniment by Mr.. Mcdonald,
Mr.. Carlson and Mr.. Cannon with
saxaphones.
A Gondola Lied, composed by Miss
Virginia England was given by the
same young lady on the piano. -
Mrs. Linnartz sang. Still, Still
With Me, a composition by Miss En-,
id Rosengreen, Is, Logan. Miss Ros.
engreen also rendered two OF her
own selections on the piano.
The last number of the program
was a RESTING Of the college song,
Our A. G. U. by Miss England sung
by the double quartet.
Owing to a demand from all over
the state, a course in library sci
ence will be given at the Agricultur.
al College summer school in addition
to the courses already scheduled.
This. will be given mainly for those
in libraries and those who
intend to manage public or private
The course will be given
by the college librarian, C. e. Smith
a graduate of the Library School of
the University of Wisconsin and for
the past fourteen Years prominent in
Utah library circles.
One Of the most popular courses
to be given at the A. C. summer
school promises to be the all day
in dressmaking. Already sew.
eral students have registered and
many letters concerning the course
have been received by James II. Lin.
ford, director of the summer school
and correspondence work.
At the final meetings OF the classes
held at the A. C. last Friday the
present juniors and sophomores elect.
ed officers for next year. Asael E.
Palmer Of Raymond, Canada, was
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-25

LOGAN ymay have. arfree ariel fight
In the very near future from man
who knows the game. Watch for an.
nouncements. Private interests once
tried to give snch an exhibition, faill
ed and were criticised by the Com.
mercial Club. The club tried and
failed as missypply as the private in
terests. Again The outdoor sports
commitNe Of the club promises a
flight. Watch for announcements.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-25
Knocked Into Q Cock Hat.

The expression knocked into cock
ed hat" is familiar to every one. but
perhaps Its origin is not so generally
known. Cooked hat was a variety OF
the game Of bowls in which only three
pins were used, set up at the angles of
a triangle. When in bowling tenpins
all were knocked down except the
three at the corners the set was said
to be knocked into cooked hat"
whence the popular expression for de-
prfving anything Of its main body,
character or purpose.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-25
Not Baby's Color,

u was rather surprised when the
doctor told me not to give baby any
blue milk"
"WhyT
'of course baby Is a brunette. and
blue is not her color. but I didn't
suppose chat musty old doctors knew
about such things louisville Cour-
ier,Journal. 'e'''eS 'r ''@ 20
1t pays to sdvertise-try Il!
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-25

Opportunities are slipping every
day with persons who have anything
for sale and do not use our classified
ads. There is always someone ready
to buy IL they only knew where &c
get what they want.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-25

down IN our lines near beaumont.
An aviator seriously hit in the
course OF an aerial fight, fell within
the enemy lines. In the region OF
the Linge river one q our pilots at
tackled by three enemy aeroplanes,
brought down one Of his adversaries
and drove the other two TO fight.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-25

The body Of Emil Olson who was
drowned some time ago in the Little
Bear River near Hyrum, has not yet
been recovered. II is continually be.
ing searched for.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-25
LOCAL NEWS

The alfalfa south of Logan, still
looks pretty sorry over the result OF
the recent frost. Some fields are
white with the dead growth. Farm.
ers are resorting to watering to re.
vive II.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-25

Mrs. Laura Woodland OF Brigham
City was operated upon for gallstones
in Salt Lake City a few days and is
said to be in very critical condi.
ton. She is "A years of age. Mrs.
Woodland is the mother of Daniel
Woodland of Brigham City, formerly
prominent student of the 1906
class at the h. Y. College.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-25

Paul Spence OF Logan now at Og.
den working on the Cereal factory
says the work is progressing nicely
and that the plant will be ready for
operation in two weeks.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-25

Emma Lucy Gates was given a
warm reception in her grand opera
at Ogden, Tuesday night. She will
appear here Saturday night at the
Lyric theater.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-25

The Scandinavian general commit,
tee wishes a report from all com.
mittees appointed Thursday night at
Preston hall, s p. m.
Emil Anderson, Chairman.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-25

We sell the earth. abstract its IT,
tie and loan money on It. H. A. Ped
erson Il Co.. First North street. -
Adv. II
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-25

The Logan baseball team will play
the Lewiston team at Lewiston Sat.
urday afternoon preparatory to the
big game on Decoration Day.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-25

The Cache Valley beet fields which
were not injured by the recent frost
are beginning to look green and II
the growth continues, the thinning Of
beets will be on before the farmers
are really ready for 1t.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-25

The o. l.. G l. Railway Company
is putting in a new spur at Hyrum,
for hauling the material direct to the
grounds for the new High School
building.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-25
GOOD MEASu RE.

When you find . man q little
better than his word, q little
moro liberal than his promise, q
little more than borne out In his
statements by his facts, a little
larger in deeds than in speech,
you recognize kind Of slo-
qusnee in that mans utter
anee not laid down in Blair
and csmpbell.-oliver Wendell
Holmes.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-25
Two Useful Hints,

To be a successful mother woman
must occasionally warm up the palm
Of her right hand on the rear eleva
ton Of her progeny unless. OF course
she happens to be left handed And
to be successful wife she must oc.
casionally give her conversational pow.
ers play to properly illuminate the
darkened comprehension Of Old Britch,
es as to the whatness OF the where.
fore, unless, of course, she happens to
be handy with the churn dasher OF
tongs.-HoustOn Post.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-25

George s. Glen, manager of the
Glen Brothers Roberts Piano Com
pany OF ogden, was in Logan Tues
day on business.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-25

Ross Beatty, formerly prominent
student at the U. A., c. is at Brig.
ham City, working with the interests
which are erecting sugar factory
at that place.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-25

Funeral services were held over the
remains Of II. ]. Hansen yesterday
afternoon In the Third ward meeting
house. Bishop William Evans con.
Quoted the services and the opening
prayer was offered by H. J. Nelson
and the benediction was pronounced
by Joseph Morgan. The following
speakers paid tribute to the life Of
the deceased: Andrew Eliason, Elder
Sorenson, n. p. Nielsen ST., James
C. Johnson, Bishop John H. Ander-
son and President Serge +. Ballif.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-25

100000 brick wanted to be unload
ed at Hyrum. Apply to II. p. Mel
son, Logan ADV. 5.27
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-25
Oakland
CHAM LER

Beet thinning Is in progress in the
fields near Brigham City. Many OF
the farmers of Box Elder county are
cutting their alfalfa which has been
stunted by the frosts.
Reid Shamhart and o. Guy Carbon
left yesterday morning for San Fran
cisco on business trip. They will
be gone ten days.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-25

Bargains in second hand Fords
liimball Auto Co. ADV.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-25

The case Of Joseph b. Kent, admin.
istrator versus the o. l.. & /. in
which the plaintiff sued for $4,000
damages for the death of his wife.
came to an end in the district court
yesterday. The defense did not put
in any testimony at all, but moved
for non-suit which was denied. The
case went to the jury last evening.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-25

DR.. Snow, specialist, eye, ear, nose
and throat. will be at the Office of
Or. Bulge and Hayward on the last
Saturday OF each month ADV.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-25

A Card Calculation.
There is one chance In 1853, 750. 000, 600
Of getting a hand Of thirteen trumps at
whist.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-25
DON'T FORGET THE
BIG DANCE 8.
Auditorium Saturday Night

Within day or two, a ticket Of
flee for the o. L. & I. Railway Co.
will be opened at Mendon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28
Tho Planet Mars.


EarthI's astronomers know nothing ooff
Mars, beyond the fact that If the planet
isef a formation more recent than the
formation of the terrestrial globe its
evolutions mustrhave been more rapid.
because It Is so small. Mars is an older
world than the eart1-a world that
represents the interinediate state be-
tween that of the earth and that of the
moon. The phenomena on Mars now
under the observation of earth's as
tronomers are the last manifestations
OF a dying life. Slowly, very slowly,
time is doing its work. Mars is dying
of cold, the anesthetic that benumbs
the worlds and sleeps them in the
sleep in which they die Exchange.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28
surmoontins a Crisis.

Edward Everett Hale used to tell
with d fveful smile story of bis boy
Hood. wien. like other boys, he ocea-
sionally mislale some1of his belong
ings. His gloves inipartieular had a
strange way or disappearing one ats
time ct last aisfIhotter,' by way of
assisting his memory, sent-him out one
day with red ncotton glove on one
hami and n white glove OH the other.
Even at this painful crisis however,
his wits helped him. e7e
81 held one hand In front of me and
one behind my back" said DIR. Hale,
'and II seemed to me that people com
ing toward me would think ] had on
pair of white gloves, while those be-
hind would think | wore a pair of
bright red ones
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28
Subscription Rates
FRANK E HOWE, Editor and Pull
Monday, February %. 1916.

Cardinal Gibbons, senior prelate OF
the Catholic church in America and a
man of great learning, sound judg-
ment and wide experience, declares
himself opposed to prohibition and In
favor of local option. Enthusiasts,
who would rule the world by their
own theories and prejudices are for
prohibition. losing sight of the fact
as old as the earth itself, that evolu-
ton is slow process. Local option
in Vermont in twelve years has re-
duced the number of license towns
from 81 to IA and the number of
places where liquor is sold from LOO
to ISL as shown by the U. S. certifi-
Gates. Under local option almost one
third of the great and rum-ridden
state of New York is now no license
and the dry territory grows yearly.
Under local option Kentucky, the
state famous for the production and
use Of whiskey, is over 70 per cent
| dry. Give local option another dozen
| years and the state will be all no IL
cense except three or four Of the
larger towns en- the west side of the
state and they will be dry good
share of the time. If the Perry bill is
| carried next week Tuesday the state
| of Vermont will gradually be spotted
with 500 Illegal resorts selling vile
| liquor and doing ten times the dam
age done by the licensed places in the
IA towns now wet Liquor men favor
local option and licensed soloons be-
cause they are human and do not like
| to be made outlaws by legislative
enactment. Temperance men should
| be, and, in this section at least, most
ly are in favor of local option because
it is the only system under which
/ temperance ever has made any pro-
( gress. This present case is one where
! the real temperance forces and the
liquor dealers are arrayed on the
game side to defeat the Perry bill,
One group is there because Of the
kproper and laudable tendency of
every man to try to maintain the
social and business standing of his
ownYoccupation.. The other group. Is,
there. because theias jadgihentA Ahdldx
perlence tell them, it is the only way
to ,adyahee, Cardinal Gibbons is
fright and Vermont voters should heed
the great chprchman and vote against
1.-THE Berry bill.
z = = ~
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28
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The readers of this paper will be
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28
How the Butterfly Is Protected.

The brilliant coloring on the wings
Of some kinds of butterflies is bitter
tasting pigment. which to certain eX-
tent protects those species from being
eaten by their foes. Frogs will try to
eat sulphur butterflies and after tast-
iAghthem Will promptly reject, them,
The brilliant colors may be produced
In order TO advertise the bnauseous
TASTE. as NeH rs to aid the butterfly in
attracting mate of its own kindrr
Westminster Gazette.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28
Auburn. Maine
1t is necessary to
0~. L..a

think before you act if you would be
successful. 1t is equally necessary to
those you wish to protect, that your
life insurance be well placed Be sure
of your policy before you buy, and
consult us before buying. National
Life ms. Co., of VT (Mutual) Earle
S, Kinsley, General Agent, Mead Build
ing, Rutland, Vt. Adv
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28
Not Quite sytarn e.riaal., y, :

- "fhere are Invariably twoHsides %
On argument remarked the payor
philosopher J - @N& assEssuGA
(which Is all the more remarkable
when you consider that there is only
one end" said the mere man.--Judge.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28

TruAa Aark
pains about the naval, pale face of
leaden tint, eyes heavy and duh,
twitching eyelids, itching of the nose
itching OF the rectum, short dry
cough, grinding of the teeth, little
red points sticking out on tongue.
starting during sleep, slow fever.
For over 60 years DIR. True's Elixir
the Family Laxative and Worm Ex-
peller, my fathers discovery, has
been the standard remedy for worms,
stomach disorders and constipation,
both for children and adults. Mr..
VIM. L. Wylie of Houston, Texas,
writes: 81 want to say that DR..
True's Elixir is certainly a fine medi-
cine" At all dealers, S5c, soc and
S1.00. Advice free. Write
.,,,,, Main. H,,L.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28
The Quarrel.

fGreenerMy wife and | quaweled
last night for the first time in years,
Browiie-What about? Greene-She
thought the reason we had never done
so before was due to her generous ma
ture, and | thought it was mine.-Ex-
change.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28

parasites make their
presence felt through
deranged stomach, swol-
len upperlip, sour stom-
ach, offensive breath,
hard and full belly with
occasional grippings and
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28
Diseases of Children

l find worms one of the most COM
mon of children's DISSATISFACTION
pinworms or stomach worms. These
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28
Quite Far.

"He has such farof expression"
"AIaybe that's because of his distant
manner. Baltimore American.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-02

had rot been seen there since they left
with Samp.
August Samp declared that he had
not see his brother for month. y
did not know he was in the city," he
said. Il am at loss to understand
motive for the murder
Arteries Were Severed.
The arteries in Samp's wrists were
severed by slashes of the knife. There
were two gashes across the forehead,
which penetrated to the skull the full
width OF the head, numerous cuts
about the body and the mans arms
were cut to ribbons. showing he had
tried to guard off the thrusts. Both
thumbs also were almost severed from
the hands.
The police believe it likely that Samp
may have been mistaken for some one
else by his assailant. 1t is thought
probable that he may have been taken
for one of the city booze buyers and
murdered by a desperate bootlegger
who feared he had been trapped.
The theory also is advanced that the
victim and his companions engaged in
a quarrel with gang of negroes and
the two white men fled. leaving Samp
to fight it out alone.
Besides the two brothers, the vic
tim is survived by a father. Carl Samp.
and a sister. who live at 10lS Four
teenth street,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-02

to have strings OF defaulters outside
the orderly rooms waiting to be pun-
ished for drunkenness. You hardly
ever see . drunken soldier now, and
In many other directions the work Of
these institutions upon the spiritual
and moral development Of the soldier
Is very marked and has been clearly
proved.
when was commander-in -c chief In
France for some eighteen months /
realized what these institutions have
done for soldiers. 1t was on the fields
of battle that the men showed what
different men they were This war has
demanded more in the way Of nerve
and courage from our men than any
war that has ever happened in the his
tory OF the world. The most constant
courage has had to be exercised every
moment Of the day and night. No bit
of ground is secure from the long
range high explosive shells. But thru
1t all our men have shown magnii-
cent courage. One can not but re-
member that the old soldiers of the
past were splendid. but they certainly
never surpassed the splendid courage
that has been shown in this war One
can not help, thinking that perhaps it
is to be traced to the work of the in
stitutions"