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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-07-06
Republican A. p Leased Wlre1

PRESS HEADQUARTERS ON
THE FRENCH FRONT. July (via
London, July So = Machine guns
played an important part in the Ger
man defense against the British at
tack and also in the British repulse
positions were taken.
Both German and British have
made them in amazing numbers.
During the bombardment before an
infantry attack the Germans re-
manned in dugouts so deep that they
can be crushed in only by a direct
hit with a Is inch shell. Instantly
the bombardment ceased they rush
out and man any remaining machine
gun, or even bring up machine guns
from the dugouts The British carry
mobile machine guns forward and the
moment a position is occupied they
emplace them.
All reports from those engaged in
the fighting agree that barbed wire
entanglements, however, strong, have
been invariably well cut and there is
universal praise for the new mortar,
the invention of a government civil
engineer in Egypt, which the British
have manufactured in large numbers.
/ But frequently the deep German
dugouts, instead of being rallying
protectors become traps, with the oc-
cupants either surrendering or being
blown up by bombs thrown into the
entrance when they refuse to sur
render.
] The gunners after the weeks bonn
bardment, know no cessation in their
toll Where the British advance
they must move their guns forward
to new position for the next stage in
the attack.
The aviator's part has never been
so daring, so thrilling as during this
battle One of them, in a small, fast
single man machine, though the usua
altitude, kept over the enemy lines
these days, is from ten to twelve
thousand feet, descended as low as
five hundred feet during the battle
and was able to identify the KHAKI
of the British and the green of tn,
Germans, as they struggled for thu
! possession Of trench. He sent /;
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-07-06
bELG|ANS MUST
WORK, GERMAN
DECREE STATES

LONDON, July 5.-In a communica-
ton addressed to Spanish and Ameri-
can ambassadors and the Dutch minis
ter here, as patrons of the commission
for relief in Belgium the foreign office
calls attention to a decree said to have
been issued on May IS by Governor
General Won Kissing, the German gov
ernor of Belgium, creating more strin-
gent laws against Belgium workmen
who refuse employment.
The foreign office protested last Sep
TENDER through the patrons of the com
mission against DEGREES issued by Won
Kissing on August IA and 16, regarding
labor in Belgium. Referring to that
protest, the present communication
states that at that time the Marquis Of
Crewe wrote to the patrons that if the
German authorities used the machinery
of the commission and that of the CO.
mite national for the purpose of coerc-
ing the civilian population of Belgium
against its will, directly or indirectly,
into the service of the occupying army,
they must themselves provide the re-
lief which those bodies dispense, and
all arrangements between the British
government and the commission would
have to cease.
In a subsequent letter Sir Edward
Grey stipulated that there must be no
interference of any kind whatever by
the German authorities with the sale
of fodostuffs to whom the comite re-
| garded as deserving.
Replying to this letter, Baron Won
Der Lancken, civil governor of Brus-
sells, stated in a letter to Brand Whit
! lock, the American minister to Belgium,
and the Marquis De Villalobar, Spanish
minister to Belgium, that Governor
General Won Kissing would never use
the comite as a means of forcing the
Belgian population to serve the German
army, contrary to the stipulations OF
The Hague convention.
In August, however, according to the
present communication, the German
authorities issued two DEGREES which
provided heavy penalties for those who
having refused work, become a charge
on either private or public relief. Both
these DEGREES contained a clause eX-
empting from their operation those
classes where refusal to work was
based on consideration adopted by in
ternational law.
The statement containues to say thai
since Sir Edward Grey wrote the letter
quoted above, reports have been re-
ceived of further attempts by the Ger
mans to requisition labor for military
needs. Stories confirming the avoweC
policy of Won Kissing, as embodied il
the decree of May Is, which supercede.
previous DEGREES are recounted
The decree of May 5 provides heav
Ter penalties of Imprisonment for recall
citrant workers, while all persons. com
munities, associations and other group
giving relief to those refusing work ar
liable TO a fine Of not more than tn
whole administration of the decree, ex
cept minor provision relating to falls
declarations of Indulgence is placed il
the hands Of the German military tri
bunal
The DEGREES include "a provision
whereby workers can be forcibly lie,
to places to employment.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-07-06
ROOSEVELT DAMCETs
EASTERN PUBLICITY

A half-page illustration Of the
mammoth Roosevelt dam appeared in
the most recent issue of The Irriga-
ton Age, the national land and irri-
cation journal, published in Chicago
In addition to the picture of the
dam an interesting article appeared
explaining the great work which was
required to build the structure.
An article upon the reclamation
work in Arizona also appeared in
The Irrigation Age as did a long
story upon the work which will
shortly be started to obtain additional
water supply from the Colorado river
for sections in the western part of
the state.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-07-06
APPROVE SELF-TAXATION PLAN

IRepSbiican A. P. Leased Wire1
PHILADELPHIA, July 5.-Resolu-
tons approving the plan of self tax
alton of Zionists throughout the
United States to create an emergency
fund to further the work of the
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-07-06

Zionists in Palestine and thanking
the state department for its co-opera-
ton in relieving suffering Jews
abroad. featured the sessions here to-
day Of the Federation of American
Zi0nists.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-23
To Manufacture Optical Glass.

The manufacture OF American OBJ
tical glass is about to be inaugurated
on commercial basis, a large factory
having been erected by an optical firm
OF Rochester, N. y, which, 1t is said,
VIII be equipped to make all kinds of
lenses from the tiny glass used in
the microscope to that OF the search
light measuring several feet in dame
ter. The first effort in this direction
was made about twenty-five years ago.
and the effort was failure and was
abandoned. The latest effort in the
manufacture of this glass was begun
experimentally by the Rochester firm
few years ago, and when the war
broke out this had Just demonstrated
Its success, so that its expansion
would have come along in the regular
order OF things, but the necessity for
plant Of this kind in this country
has forcibly demonstrated by the war,
which has completely cut of the sup
ply OF optical glass, which came here
tofore from one or the other of the
belligerent countries.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-23
Pigeons az Photographers.

The pigeon Of war, though first cou-
sin OF the dove Of peace, has become
an important factor In modern war
fare.
In this war he has acquired, It y
said, special value as a photographer,
messenger and a spy. Equipped
with camera peculiarly designed for
his purpose, he can dodge shells and
aeroplanes and penetrate the enemy's
lines until their innermost secrets are
recorded by his lens.
The tiny camera Is fastened under
the birds body. where 1t will not Ina
pede flying. It's shutter works auto
matically.
The birds are trained as ordinary
carrier pigeons-in fact they are still
used to some extent to carry mes
sages-but 1t is as scouts that they
have become indispensable to prac-
tically every army In Europe. The
French have made the most thorough
tests Of the war pigeons efficiency and
their conclusions have resulted in the
addition of many automobile pigeon
houses to the general army equipment.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-23

Did you ever notice how spic and
span Uncle Sans jackies always look
when they are on shore leave or
aboard ship? And did you ever real.
lie that Jack is his own washwoman
They have washdays aboard the fight
ing ships as we'll as the housewives
have theirs. Every man has to be
on the job when the boatswain's mate
orders Wash Clothes" In the old
days this was some task. Each man
had to wash his soiled clothes in a
bucket of water and hang them on
the line to dry. But on the newest
battleships washing and drying ma
chimes have been installed which do
away with all hand work and much
labor. The old familiar sight of a
long line Of clothes strung up Is no
longer to be seen. Also the boatswain's
mate has forgotten how to pipe wash
clothes" When Jacks apparel is
soiled he Just throws It into the wash.
Ing machine and In few minutes 1t
comes out CLAN and dry.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-23
Seventeen sons In tho Army.


Surely there would never have been
any need to introduce compulsory
military service II every British moth.
or had followed the example O. lSrs
Davies Of Church Stretton, Salop, Eng
land.
This good lady. the widow Of a sol
der, has given no fewer than II sons
to the army. of whom IA were actually
on active service with the colors on
September IL, 1914. six weeks only
after the outbreak of the war.
Another patriotic mother, Mrs
Jones of Kyverdale road, Stamford
Hill, gave her three triplet sons and
fourth soJ. to the army.
Then there is Mrs. Potter, a Ports
mouth (Enxland) widow, aged eighty.
three, who has been awarded a prize
locally for being the head of the fam.
lily with the most members In the
fighting service. Sixteen of her
grandsons are In the army or the navy,
and the husbands of four OF her grand
daughters are on active service, max.
ing 20 Of her descendants altogether
fighting for king and country. In ad.
dition, two other grandsons, now dead
were In the navy.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-23
Lost Their Opportunity,

Il was sitting in the smoking COM
partment next to two men who
were discussing the advisability OF
buying themselves a drink. One of
them called the porter and asked him
II 1t was possible to purchase liquor
in that part of the country"
yes, sah," he replied, you kin get
It here in New Mexico, but not in Ari-
zona"
So the two began to plan what they
would have. After a number of tenta-
tive suggestions. they decided on a
pair of highballs.
Porter" ordered the one who had
first brought up the subject, bring
us two highballs-with ginger ale"
Cant have It," replied the porter.
IT'S against the law, sah."
why, didn't you just tell me a mo-
ment ago that we could?"
Yes. told you that. but while y'all
was maxim up yo' minds we done
crossed the line into Arizona"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-23
Fox Liked His Comfort.

An unusual sight met the gaze OF a
Duarte (Cal.) man when he opened
his house the other morning and found
his swinging seat occupied by a full
grown fox. With the cushion for q
nest the fox was resting comfortably
and evidently enjoyed his quarters.
When his presence became known the
members Of the family came trooping
out to see the porch climber. Then
the fox disappeared under the house,
where his nature prompted him 10
hide until the spectators left the
porch, when, finding the coast again
clear the fox gracefully jumped on the
porch and into the swinging seat, and,
with an almost human air of comfort
and satisfaction, adjusted the pillow
and settled down to complete the
morning nap. When again interrupted
the fox disappeared and headed for
the mountains. The theory that 1t
had escaped from a luxurious captiv-
ity probably accounts for the domestic
tastes OF the visitor.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-23

cutting will rarely pay directly for
its removal, the resulting enhance
ment in value OF the remaining stand
makes the work good investment.
The presence of dead or dying trees
in the stand, very dense interlocked
crown cove, stems very slender in
proportion to their height, or appar-
ent stagnation in the height growth,
all indicate that a thinning Is needed.
This usually Is done when the stand
is from 8 to 20 years old. The oper-
alton is similar in principal to thin
ming any other farm crop where it il
desired to obtain a few good plants
rather than many OF poor quality. The
owner should use the AK with care,
removing only trees which crowd 9TH
ers and cause too great competition
for sunlight. Material removed in .
thinning is valuable for fence posts
and poles and should pay for the op-
GRAFTON. AS rule. not more than one
NTH to one-fourth of the trees should
be removed at one time. Grapevine.
ivy and woodbine. and similar climb
ers which have grown into the tire
should be cut out by severing their
main stems near the ground.
In the second type Of woodlot the
trees vary greatly in age and height
and the stand is largely dominated
by old trees, whose tops shut OF the
sunlight and retard the growth Of the
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-23
INSISTED ON FULL PRICE
Small Girl Felt That Price Had Been
Set, and She Intended to
Get Il.

Nov. be daddy's grille" coaxed
papa, land take the nice medicine"
Tain't NICE" protested daddy'i
own, az she biffed the dose of castor
oil all over the counterpane of hel
little cot.
Wearied with his endeavors. the
hafassed man brought shining dime
into the matter, and the oil was gulped
down with few tears.
Next day there was more insubordi
nation, but this time 1t was the piano
Mothers darling firmly refused to dc
her practice.
What naughty little girl 1t ISL
chided the mother.
Don't care" grumbled the young
stAr, as she gave the piano a kick.
Now, treasure, you shall have a
whole penny II you'll do your exercise
nicely" urged mamma
"Sha'nt," retorted treasure, getting
on the piano stool. Il can make more
than that taking castor OIL"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-23
DID NOTHING FOR A COLD
At Least That Was Old AblJah's Asser-
tlon, and He Proceeded at Once
to Provo II.

Old Abijah Meeker tottered into the
store, crawled in behind the red-hot
stove, and sat carefully down in the
warmest corner of the battered old
settle. Taking out his bandanna, he
gave a mighty sneeze and sonorously
blew his nose; then, squirting and
blinking, he glowered round.
The place was deserted except for
the proprietor. busy at his desk. Old
Abijah seemed disappointed. He OK.
perforated feebly once or twice in the
direction of the sawdust box round
the other side Of the stove. then
cackled tentatively.
"Te-hee!" The proprietor looked
over the top of his spectacles toward
the corner back of the stove.
Encouraged. old Abijah went on
with a sardonic grin. "Te-hee! Jest
met that dude school teacher goin' to
the san'tar'um. Had a cold, he says.
Coin for treatment. Te-hee! A cold !!
Got one myself. l don't do nothin' for
a cold. Wen l go home Sally'I gi'
me drink Of hot ginger tea, and soak
my feet in b'ilin' mustard water and
rub my chist with mutton tarler, and
put some on 1t on my nose, and give
me dose of speerits of nitre, and a
bag OF hot sand for my stummick. I'll
go to bed, and in the mornin-gosh!
III be all right. don't do nothin' for
a cold. San'tar'um! Te-hee!' And
old Abi1ah sneezed in derision.-
Youths Companion.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-23
His Choice.

A prisoner was arraigned before the
criminal court. Present In courtroom
were Lawyers Smith, Brown and Rob-
inson
Where is your lawyer?' inquired
the Judge.
Il have none," responded the prison
er; haven't any money"
do you want a lawyer" asked the
Judge.
Yes, your honor"
There Is Mr. Smith, Mr. Brown and
Mr.. Robinson" said the Judge, point
Ing to the young attorneys waiting
briefless and breathless for something
to turn up. "sTd Mr.. Alexander is out
In the corridor"
The prisoner eyed the budding at
torneys, and after critical survey
said: We'll. I guess I'll take Mr..
Alexander"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-23

prepared by tho United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
A cash return for the wood grown
on the farm woodlot is just a. posi-
BILE as q profit on other farm crops.
Farmers often lose sight of this fact,
mainly because timber requires only a
small amount of labor but q long
period of years to bring 1t to a mar
ketable condition. Often, therefore,
the owner is satisfied with an annual
supply of dead flrewood. and the wood
lot becomes a harboring place for in
sect pests and a meager pasturage for
roaming live stock. Yet improvement
Of the woodlot depends upon just a
few simple principles which any farm
or may learn and practice. These are
contained IN new farmers bulletin,
No. I'll, published by the United
States department Of agriculture.
Improvement of the woodlot begins
with the cutting out of all dead and
diseased timber. Then the mature
merchantable trees should be re-
moved, like any other farm crop, when
conditions favor . sale. New trees
should be planted In the open spaces
to grow up and All in the forest can
opy and encourage the growth of tall.
straight timber.
Woodlots may be divided into two
classes, each determined by the char
acter of the stand. On one type, the
trees are q second growth of approx
mate::1 me same age and 1t is found
that undesirable species are crowd
ing out valuable trees. the former
should be cut to allow the unhampered
growth of the better quality tim
Der. While timber taken out in this
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-23
LOVELY FOLLOWERS OF POET
Great Ones o. the Earth Long Re-
fused to Recognize Shakespeare,
But he Had He Disciples.

William Shakespeare. the monarch
Of mankind" was in life a humble
youth who came. with his people, from
an interior village to q place In the
fields outside the walls Of the chief
city. He hac to do with q stable.
He returned whence he came, and was
not seen by his disciples after his dis
appearance from the theaters. His
companions and disciples chung to his
memory and priRted his book, the
learned brushed 1t all aside. He him.
self had cared no more for his dra-
matte works than Democritus, Epic
tetus or Socrates cared for literary
fame. AS late as Doctor Johnson's
time, the Shakespeare book was to
be denounced by scholars as lacking
in many poesies necessary to such q
work il good But never did the dis
c'ples and their lowly kind depart from
the devout worship OF Shakespeare
which we ourselves must finally offer.
He who had been of the lord of the
kings kitchen servants (by courtesy
barn stormers, poor players, strutting
their brief hour-this meek and lowly
lord, when he arose into heaven, was
worshiped by kitchen servants who
had no literary comb to lose. We shall
note, in all the time that now is
counted this side OF Shakespeare's
death, that his most faithful worship
ers have been of humble state and
small account. - William Shake
speare." John McGovern, in National
Magazine.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-23
EXCELLENT MASH FOR FOWL
Mixture Of Wheat Bran, MIddIInos,
Cornmeal, Oats and Beef Scraps
10 Recommended.

A recommended dry mash Is made
as follows:
Whe.t bran. two parts.
Wheat middlings, one part.
Cornmeal, one part.
Ground oats, one part
Beef scraps, one part
Tt this can be added in bulk, cut
clover hay according to the way the
fowls eat it. The parts of the rest Of
the formula ls by weight.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-23

Mrs George Jay Gould was defend
ing, at dinner in New York, a mar
riage Of rational rather than roman
tic nature.
These romantic and improvident
marriages are very fine in the begin
ming" said Mrs. Gould, but later ont"
She shook her head pensively.
Love-" she said, laughs at lock.
smiths. but later on the wolf at the
door does the same thing"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-23
How Do You Say TT

What word Is most frequently mis-.
pronounced? Arctic" widely pro-
nounced without the first c, would
have high place in the list. Others
might be these: Culinary FOR Gu
inary, la-mentable for lam-entable,
airo-plane for a-e-roplane, ac-climate for
accli-mate. cupolo for cupola, charlotte
roosh for russo.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-23

younger trees beneath. Such q tract
should first be cleared OF dead and
diseased timber. Next. the mature
living trees should be removed. This
should be delayed. however, until suf.
dcient reproduction Is started in the
openings made in the first operation,
and marketing conditions permit .
satisfactory sale. Heavy stands com.
posed almost wholly of mature trees
should not be removed all at once I'm.
less the owner expects to provide for
the new crop by planting. The old
trees should be taken of in two OF
three successive cuttings at intervals
of several years, each cutting taking
from one-third to one-half the trees.
These cuttings allow the remaining
trees to receive more sunlight and
thus encourage them to produce more
seed. Neither Of the first two cuttings
should be so heavy as to encourage
the growth OF weeds or grass on the
forest floor The third cutting should
be made after the seedlings are es.
tablished and there Is no further need
for protection of tho old trees.
Scattered old trees. suppressing val.
liable young growth, often will be
found in woodlots. Such trees will
never be Of much value for lumber
and their widespreading habit often
results In the suppression or killing
OF the young and better-formed seed.
lings, which frequently may be OF
considerable value. It Is best in such
cases to remove the old trees at
once.
Pasture and timber production can.
not be practiced on the same area
except to the disadvantage of each
and the combination will not be az
remunerative to the owner as the prac
tice OF either one separately. Cattle
horses, sheep or goats eat young seed
lings, trample them out, or brush
against them and break them on
Hogs eat the seed and thus prevent
reproduction from starting, or root
young seedlings out OF the ground
The existing growth is damaged
through the trampling or wounding OF
the roots and the compacting of the
soil so that 1t is impervious to water.
Horses should be kept out OF the
woodlOt entirely because they often
peel the bark from trees and eat the
young shoots. When young growth
is not desired, a few head OF cattle
are permissible, provided, however,
that the ground is not soft when they
are turned in. Hogs may be used to
aid reproduction before the time for
the seed to fall. They will root up
the ground and thus put 1t In good
condition for receiving the seed.
Goats and sheep should be allowed in
the woodlot only when 1t is necessary
to clear up brush of undesirable
species.
Care should be taken to keep fire
from getting into the woodlot. This
destroys the fallen leaves and accum-
ulated litter of several years, thus do
ing away with the very material with
which the trees enrich their own soil.
Burned-over ground becomes exposed,
evaporation is greater, and more of
the rain and melted snow runs of the
surface. Leaf or grass fires usually
destroy the young seedlings up to one
inch I'm diameter and also do great
damage to other trees in the stand,
especially by making conditions favor.
able for the entrance Of reproducing
fungi.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-23

Counting pilots and observers there
are more than $4,000 men now in Eu-
rope In daily flights above the ground.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-23

1t has been said that short accounts
make long friends--but there are not
able exceptions to this rule.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-23

Some people who think they know
how to raise chickens don't even
know how to raise children.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-23

1t has been said that some women
marry for the purpose of obtaining q
listener who can't get away.