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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-20
May Attempt to Outflank
Bulgars and Gain Frontier
Passes to SalOniki.
FALL or MONASTIR
OF GREAT IMPORTANCE
Opinion Of Experts Divided As to
Whether Entente Forces Can Follow
Up This Success With Operations Of
Sweeping Character-ssrbians Given
Lions Credit Of Share in Taking Of
Monastir.

The capture Of Monastir by Gem
eral Sarrairs army in Macedonia Us
looked upon by entente military
writer's as Of notable military inn
portance, but opinion is divided as
to whether it will be followed by
developments of sweeping char
acter
Events Of the next day or two
are expected to show whether the
captors of the Macedonian capital
will require a period Of rest before
starting a new advance, or whether
the pursuit of the retreating Ger
man Bulgarian force is to be
pressed, despite adverse weather
conditions
In some quarters an advance of
entente forces along the road to
Prilep is forecast, to be followed
by thrust from Prilep toward
Negotin, on the Vardar, with the
object Of outfianking the Bulgari-
ans and opening up the frontier
passes northwest of Saloniki.
The situation in Greece appar-
emily has reached another Of its
critical stages. Following the de-
mands by the entente for turning
over virtually all arms and NUM-
tions Of the Greek army. 1t Is re-
ported today that the ministers OF
the central powers have been or
dered by the entente authorities to
leave Greece by Wednesday.
tat ~
armies on. the western front end Of
the Macedonian front, which result
ed in the capture of Monastir. Is be-
ing vigorously followed up The
German -Bulgar forces, which evac-
uated the city, are still in full re-
treat, Paris reports today. Already
several towns north of Monastir
Z have been taken by entente troops.
Press dispatches depict Monastir as
virtually destroyed by fire and ex.
plosions and deserted by the popu-
lation and describes the retreat Of
its defenders as rout. Berlin. how
ever, declares the new positions
chosen north of Monastir were oc-
cupied without entente pressure be-
ing felt, and adds that fresh German
forces have arrived on the scene.
It asserts further that Serbian at
tempts to advance along the Mog-
lanica front, east Of Monastir, were
! defeated.
The position Of Roumania appears
increasingly precarious. General
Won FalkenAayn's armies are con-
tinuing their pressure and Petro-
grad reports further retreat OF
the Roumanian in the jul region.
The greatest peril to the Rouma-
mans lies in the reported cutting
of the railway from the Danube TO
Craiva, threatening the flank OF the
Roumanian army. south OF vulcan
pass, amd making the position OF
the Russian army at Orsova haz-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-20

San Francisco has communicated with
Japan. distance Of $500 mics, y .s;;i b;
radio waveR
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-20

Roumanians Continue Retreat.
Petrograd Nov. 20.-Irhe Rouman!-
ans are still retiring southwark before
invading troops in the jul valley re-
gion, the war office announced today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-20

An electric waterproof flashlight to
be attached to life preservers has been
invented. y 57E5 = sE4- ~ s. ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-20
U. G. BLAKE DEAD.
Prominent Cedar Rapids Resident Sue.
cuu,bs to 1ubAreulosis,

Cedar Rapids, Nov. 20.--u. c. Blake,
aged Il. lawyer. founder Of the Scot
tish Rite OF Masonry In Cedar Rapids,
a thirty-third degree Mason. secretary
of the Cedar Rapids Baseball Assec!s-
ton. long time resident OF this city,
died last evening. tuberculosis being
the cause. -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-20

Chief OF Police Otto Wilcke. of Blue
Island, III, created a mild sensation
in the court room when he walked to;
the witness stand carrying In his hand
an AK carefully wrapped in paper. In.
introducing Chief Wilcke's testimony
the defendant also encountered strong
objection from the opposite side Of the
counsel table and Mr.. Wilcke was only
permitted to tell MS story alter nearly
an hour had been spen. by counsel
arguing the legality of admitting his
The daily Alaskan., 1916-03-09
nnnnznrt like Peas.1

4 game called the cook who doesn t like peas" will furnish lots of fun at a party. One of the players commences the game by saying to his neigh6or; T have a cook who doesn't ike peas p's,. What will you give her for dinnerF
 The person addressed must avoid the letter ID" in his answer. For instance, he may answer "Onions,' cabbage and carrots" but he must not say spinach" asparagus" and "pota' toes" The question is then asked to the second prayer, and so on until all have replied. If a player mentions a word containing the letter "P'' be has to pay a forfeit
The daily Alaskan., 1916-03-09
Backache is
 DiScouraging
But Not So Bad If You Knqw Hs1g
 to Reach the CRaaa

Nothing more discouragins thaa a constant backache. Lama RhsR you awaken, Daina pierce you when you bend CT if. It's herd ts work or to rest. BaskaeAs often indicates bad kiJneyp and calls for prompt treatment. The bsst re commended remedy # Doa1's Eid- ney Pills. Profit by this usaT's experiences:
 L. S. Gorham, policeman. Iee6 E. Fourth St., olympia, Wash, BAySt Several years ago I publisiy SA- commended Doan's KidRey Ptlls uRS at this time I am glad to esAfiTR what I then said. I used thaa vhGa I had trouble with my back aaa kis neys and they gave me Fbiisf. I have used them several tinsa siEoa and they have helped ne sh gfeAs- ly as when I first took ARE2H
 Price soc, ot all dealGR Dea't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney PiIlE-ths ga2s tha' Mir. GoTham had Feaser-Ail- burn Co.,, Props, Buffalo, E F.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-03-09
nHnra 1 Rreak.n

A very interesting game to play Is "here l break" One of the players must stand in the middle of the room. The others join hands and surround her Their aim is to prevent her from getting out of the ring. She then passes around the ring, touching the hands. At the first hands she says. Here 1 bake;" at the second, Here l brew" at the third, Here l make my wedding cake" and at the next And here I mean to break through
 With these last words she makes a dash to carry out the threat If she succeeds the player whose hand gave way first takes her place in the middle, Otherwise she must Persevere until the ring Is broken.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-03-09
wh.r. ths PIan Failed.

4 white man walking along Q EQas where an old coloFed man vas Thits' washing a fence noticed that the brush he was using contained very fsw erf5, ties.
 Look here, Rastus," exclaimed the man. .paUsing and looking atthe oPsTa' ton, why don't you get e bEuNh s7sth more bristles in it2"
 What fo', Mistah Smith, what fo'T returned Rastus, glancing from the fence to his quesdoner.
 What for?'' expressively replied Mfr Smith. "Why, if you had a brush with more bristles in 1t you could do twice as much work"
 "Dats all right, Mistah Smith," said Rastus. negatively shaking his head but hain't got twice as much ETofi to do."-Phnadelphia Telegraph.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-03-09
The Word "Mlgsab."

The word ''Mizpah'' Is the name of several places in Palestine. The enc with which its connection is psst known. however, is the heap of BtoasS and the pillar set up by Jscob and his brethren as a witness of the covenant between Jacob and Jaban. 91he heap of stones were a boundary and also an altar. The use of the word sAfiz: pah" as an inscription for msmeTial rings is based on words occurring 4n connection with the setting Up Of ths stones by Jacob and his b10thHen, the covenant with LsbGn-s'Ehs Lord watch between me and thee. while Es are absent one from the other."-SaW York Times.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-03-09

Scrap Book
A Riley RsterE

James Whltcomb Riley on one occs. sion was an unwilling witness Ia . civil suit In which one witnsas wEg plaintiff and the other defendant Be didn't want to testify becaass both men were his friends, and besides he had an aversion to courts and trinB and all that goes witA them, formed when he gave up the study of BiRcE- stone i'll his early manhood.
 One of the lawyers in the case, 6 pompous fellow with just-wRtrh-ms- settie-this-fel!Uw's-hash bearing, be .came angered when Riley apparently evaded answering hls questions direct ly. He spoke to Riley sharply:
 Now, look here. Mr. Riley, this won't do. You're not answering my aues- tions. Let's get down 10 facts now. You know we're entitled to know whas you know about thIs case. You studied for the bar once. and you know law. Isn't that true?"
 "No," Riley drawled in reply. T don't know any more law than yea dSe
The daily Alaskan., 1916-03-09
A CnstIv EIaa.

Recently a collection of embroideries was sold at auction at Windsor castle, one of the homes of King George Of England, and the proceeds were given to the British Red Cross society. Among the pieces was a United States flag. It was made of white silk, and the stars and stripes were richly em- broidered on it The owner of the col lection had purchased it a few years REQ for S35, but at the auction the first bid was for $50. and Queen Mary finally purchased il for the large sun of S1. .250.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-03-09
LITTLE BELGIAN REFUGEES.

the awful warfare now raging in their country. Last year in their native land they had no holiday pleasures and were glad to have enough to eat This time, however. they had a great surprise. Of course they expected that Santa Claus would forget all about little folks who had no home. There's where the surprise came in. Kindly people in New York, on Christmas eve, made a journey down the bay to Ellis island. They carried with them great bundles of Christmas cheer. or dolls. toys and clothing they had enough and to spare to give every child a joyous Christmas. You can imagine the pleased surprise of the little ones.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-03-09
Jur7pinu Letters.

Jump the first letter backward to the end of the word.
 1. Jump a favorite pastime of young people and find the means by which the birds beat them easily at the same game.
 9. Jump a snare and 6nd ecstasy. B. Jump feed for hogs and find i'm portant documents of human beings {. Jump to talk and find the tops of mountains.
 Answers.-1, swing-wlngs; 2, trap rant: 8, swilI-wills; I, speak-peaks.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-03-09
FOR YOUNG FOLKS
Little BeIgianS Not Forgotten at
 Holiday Time.
HAPPY ON ELLIS ISLAND.

Waite From Che War Zone Made Glad
 by Gifts of Dolls, Toys and Clothing.
 Good Folks of New York Mako a
 Joyous Day For Small Wanderers
 From Across tho Sea.
 When the holidays came there were a number of folks from across the sea detained for a time at the immigrant station on Ellis island, New York har- bor. Among them were a number of children, most of them from Belgium, from which they had come to escape
The daily Alaskan., 1916-03-09
Eharade.

My first you will agree with me Is silent as a thing could be. My second, though it's not a sin, It surely makes an awful din My whole, now all is said ana done' Is found in @ gymnasium. Angwer,-Dumb,. .bell-dumbbelL
The daily Alaskan., 1916-03-09
Do You Fear tke Nl1ndf

 Do you fear the force ot ths wtn4, The slash of the raInfs Go face them and light them, Be savage again. Go hungry and cold like the wolf, C0 wade like the crane; The palms of your hands Efn thSoRea, The skin of your cheek win tas, You'll grow ragged and weary and SuTsT
 thy, But youn walk Ike a paal
 -E9aulIH Garland.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-09-21
MAKING MONEY WITH TRAPS

With the first few cool days in o.
tober, the men and boys on the farm
begin to plan for that greatest of all
fall and winter sport, the hunting and
trapping Of fur-bearing animals.
Guns must be carefully cleaned and
oiled and the many traps must be
gone over so that everything may be
in readiness when the calendar shows
the beginning of the game laws open
season. Some states do not protect
their game and fur bearing animals
and in these, they may be hunted and
trapped at any time but it is short
sighted sportsman, indeed, who will
take an animal before it's coat Of fur
becomes good.
1t is really crime to set out a trap
before October Is, and in most sec
tons it is best to wait until November
first. The big fur houses report that
trappers and hunters are realizing
more and more, the many advantages
of waiting until the furs become
prime and are doubling their profits
by so doing. Early caught skins are
worth very little, whereas the same
skins taken after they become prime
will command excellent prices.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-09-21

Trapping is also extremely profit
able and the farmer who has had an
"off" season with his crops will find
the skins Of the fur-bearers produc-
ing source Of revenue that will help
materially toward the winters ex-
pense. Fur prices are on high basis
and every man Or boy who is willing
to combine work with pleasure can
make many extra dollars this winter
by trapping the mink, skunk, muskrat
and other animals.
Preparedness at this season of the
year is the professional trapper's
motto and the amateur will do we'll
to follow his example. Time spent
now in getting traps in shape an in
replacing any that are broken will be
paid for many times over when the
active trapping season begins.
The trapper who has to buy traps,
bats and other trapping supplies
should be sure and get the best that
can be had for while the first cost
may seem higher, the best goods are
much cheaper in the end.
Using cheap trapping equipment to
save money is like stopping watch
to save time.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-09-21

Great Falls.-Two dollar wheat is
predicted by Former Senator Paris
Gibson. He quotes figures, the result
of careful consideration of this sub
ject of interest to the Montana wheat
grower, with the idea Of convincing
the farmer that the thing to do is to
hold his wheat for the big advance in
price. He says:
"The Montana farmer, now har-
vesting his grain, need be in no haste
to sell it through fear Of lower prices
between this time and the harvest Of
1917. Even if the European war
should come to an end within the next
IL months, which is not probably,
high prices Of American grain would
seem almost certain to rule because
of our exceedingly short crop.
'Montana farmers are harvesting
a large crop Of high grade table land
wheat which will be eagerly sought
after by the millers Of Minneapolis
and other large flour-making centers.
I still believe that the 1916 crop Of
Montana wheat will command at least
So bushel in Minneapolis before the
close Of the coming winter.
"Let our farmers carefully read
the following reports just received
from the Atlantic Seaboard:
il" How niggardly nature has been
this season is revealed by the various
crop report figures. The harvest s
promises this year are for yields of
corn 345,000,000 bushels or IL per
cent under our past best; of wheat
00,000,000 bushels or 80 per cent be-
low the former maximum, of oats
310,000,000 or 20 per cent under the
old record.
"'Of corn the acre yield of 24.9
bushels is bushel and a half under
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-09-21

the average of the previous fou1
years, and is the lowest with but one
exception in Is years. Of spring
wheat we get from each acre only IS
bushels, against an average of Is in
the preceding four harvests. Yield
of all wheat, spring and winter, is but
IL bushels, or the lowest since the lat
ter sos.
"'Spring wheat is the sensation
ally disappointing performer. The
calamity tales Of rust blight are
borne out by condition Of only 1876,
against 94.6 year ago, and a crop
of only 156,000,OO0 bushels, against
356,000,000 in 1915. Exactly half of
the 400,O00,000 bushels drop in wheat
from last years magnificent yield
happens in spring wheat and the other
half in winter wheat, although last
year the latter constituted two-thirds
Of the crop.
"From another paper 1 take the
following, which should cause our
farmers to meet the situation calmly
and deliberately:
" 'There is condition in the west,
says leading eastern journal, that is
sure to have a more potent influence
in the national election than any issue
or event that has yet been brought to
public attention-the crop failure.
An expert of worldwide authority
states that the spring wheat candi-
ton in the United States is at the
lowest average ever gnown, that the
total wheat crop falls 25,0O0,000 be-
low the amount required for home use
leaving nothing from the present crop
for export and that wheat is sure to
sell this fall at not less than So per
bushel. The present wheat crop fail
ure seems to be the worst in all our
history.''
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-09-21
DO NOT IRRICATE
TREES IN AUTUMN
APT TO PROVE DANGEROUS IF
WINTER Is SEVERE.
Delays Ripening of Fruit, and Makes
Trees More Susceptible to Cold;
Irrigationists Killed Many Trees
Last Winter.

Last winter there was consider
able loss of trees among the orchards
in different parts Of the state. While
this was largely due to the cold whit
er, for it is not surprising if fruit
trees die under conditions which kill
native forests, still some of the loss
can be attributed to carelessness on
the part of the fruit growers. In
some orchards, particularly where a
crop Of hay or grass was grown be-
tween the trees, there was too much
irrigation given later in the season.
This caused the trees to grow too
close to the cold weather and did not
give them opportunity to harden their
wood and roots before the cold wealth
err actually began. It is we'll known
fact that trees which have been irri-
gated late the previous fall are far
more subject to winter injury than
those where the late summer irri-
cation has been scanty.
Where alfalfa, clover or some other
crop is grown between the trees Of
the orchard care should be taken not
to irrigate this heavily late in the fall,
and where the spaces between the
trees are fallow, late irrigation of the
trees themselves is apt to prove dang
erous. However, such late watering
is not often done for it delays the
ropening Of the fruit to certain ex-
tent. Let the soil be as rather dry
as before the trees enter the winter
and the injury from cold weather will
be greatly reduced.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-09-21
GOVERNMENT PROBE
HIGH BREAD PRICE
Administration Concerned Over Bread
Situation; Criminal Prosecutions.

Washington. administration
is seriously concerned over the bread
situation, and views with alarm the
threat Of bakers to increase the price
Of the loaf.
Government Investigations already
are in progress, and it is believed here
that criminal prosecutions will result
if the price of bread actually is in
creased, and these two facts can be
established: That there is no eco
nomic justification for the increase,
and that the bakers have acted in as
ISOLATION.
An official said today there must
be an investigation and the facts Of it
detailed to the public, so that the pub
lie by the weight of it's expressed
opinion may frown down any attempt
to increase unjustly the price of
bread.
The federal trade commission,
through Chairman Edward N. Hurley,
has been making an investigation Of
the economic phases of the question
Mr.. Hurley is now in Chicago, au-
thorized by the commission to pursue
this inquiry as far as he deems nec-
essary.
It was stated that if there were an
agreement among bakers to, increase
the price Of bread, it would be equiv
alent to a conspiracy, and that they
could be prosecuted either under the
common law or the antitrust act.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-09-21
EMANCIPATION OF
FARMER IN SIGHT
Agricultural Interests Will Benefit Great
ly by the Farm Loan Banks.

Helena. What is the organized
Montana farmer doing in the matter
of protecting himself and his COM
munity, and in this particular in
stance the whole state is his commun-
ity, in the matter of the location of
the farm loan bank which will best
serve the agricultural interests Of the
state? Big thinges are possible Of this
new departure, and the best thought
in the farmers organizations should
be devoted to it seriously.
The farm loan banks soon to be
established throughout the country
will prove to be true lifesaver for
the farmers generally. The farming
interests Of the nation will be made
vastly greater by the new system of
farmers credits provided by the law
recently signed by the president.
The agricultural development Of
the United States can be greatly en-
larged through the long time credits
at low rates Of interest which are
made possible by the new law. Ger
tainly there is no inducement to
greater farm development unless it
can be made profitable. To make
farming profitable there necessarily
must be the required capital open to
farmers on reasonable terms.
A review of the farming industry
for years discloses that in times of
financial stringency they have been
the chief sufferers as result of the
scarcity of funds, and hence i'm
provements along agricultural lines
have too often been impeded. They
have been the victims Of extortionate
rates of interest. Many of them
have been constantly in the shadow
of mortgage foreclosures, because of
high interest charges.
The advocates Of the law very
properly have claimed that the farm
loan banks will serve the function
of emancipating the farmer from the
disadvantages he has so long had to
contend with. Officials now say that
the farmers Of the country will be
provided with an abundance of cred
its, available at al times, upon long
term mortgages at low rates of in
terest, with a provision for repay
ment of the principal on easy INSTALL
ments. The farmer under the new
system should be able ia pay the in
terest on his mortgage and the prin-
cipal of his debt through annual in
stallments which will be less than
the straight interest charges, paid on
the old mortgage under the former
system.
More profitable farming, with more
prosperity for the man who tills the
soil, and with the future prospect Of
life of security and independence,
is assured under the new order of
things. It is the confident prediction
Of many students Of affairs that the
new law, through it's many advant-
ages, will attract to the soil large
numbers of persons who have here
tofore found it impossible to engage
in agriculture because it has been
difficult to secure money on farm
obligations.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-09-21
Plant Winter
Wheat Early

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
There is more or less of differ
ence of opinion among the farmers of
the state as to just what is the best
time to plant fall wheat. While ma
turally the seasonable time varies
somewhat in different localities, it is
the safest rule to plant as early as
possible in the fall. The exact date
of planting will depend on the mois-
ture content of the soil. If there is
enough moisture present in the soil to
terminate the seed the best time for
seeding is the last week in August
and the first two weeks in Septem-
Der. However, if there is not
enough moisture in the soil to germin-
ate the seed and scant prospects for
immediate rain, there is no use in
seeding until such time as the seed
will terminate.
There are many arguments in fav-
or of early planting. In the first
place the fall rains give the plant
ample moisture for strong germina-
ton. The roots have a chance to
spread out and become firmly estab-
lished before cold weather comes on
and the tops of the plans grow high
enough to afford some winter protec-
ton, as we'll as to hold the snow.