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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-21
WAR CORRESPONDENTS

While the profession of war cor respondent has been deprived of many of it's most spectacular and appealing features by the hard-hearted nili- tary> leaders, it is still an occupation not without its charm. Most pie turesque of all the correspondents who hurried off to France at the out break of the present war war Fred eric VilIiers, whose experience as a
 correspondent covers seventeen con f1icts. ViIIiers was born in London
 siXty-four years ago, come Sunday, and was a, young art student of seven teen when he srnelled his first DOW der. In the Serbian campaign against the Turks in 1878 he accom- panied Archibald Forbes. of the Lon don Daily News, and made sketches of the battlefield. During that strug-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-21
PAPER SHORTAGE IS
 HURTING LITERATURE
21-Newspapers

London, April 21-Newspapers which have been hard hit by the gov ernment restrictions on the importa- ton of paper and pulp, are calling attention to certain departments of the government where they claim there is enormous waste of paper.
 Probably the country needs no re- hinder of the fact,'' remarks the Daily Mail, ''in that the extraVagant use of paper the state is in a Very ex- posed glass house." The paper then takes up various departments to show that tons of paper are wasted every year in the production of government publications.
 Huge blue books it adds, ''are \ produced at enormous expense, The
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-21
FOR REHABILITATION.
Ohicers Favor It-Letter Read to x the Senate

Hartford, April 21-A letter from Adjutant General Geor-e M. Cole, to the effect that the sentiment of the Connecticut National Guard was in favor of complete federalization, was read from the desk of the senate in the course ofS the debate following the amendment offered by Senator wadsworth of New York. providing a separate oath to be taken by mem bers of the National Guard pledging support to the President of the Unit ed States, and the constitution of the United States. The, letter was pro- duced by Senator Brandegee. who said that it came to him entirely, unso1icit- ed The letter is as follows:
 State of Connecticut, Military Depart e- nent.
 Adjutant- Generals Office,
 Hartford, April ', 1916. Hon. F. B. Brandegee. United States
 Senate, Washington, D. c.
 My Dear Senator Brandegee: = voted for the retention of Section 56 of the so-calIed Cham berlain bill. I feel that your position is an abso- lute1y correcb one, knowing just exact ly where we stand in Connecticut on this preparedness question and what my sentiments and the sentiments of all the officers of the National Guard
 
 taken the stand, that they wished to be federalized and they wished to be in a position to be of value to their country, and when called upon to be efficient in any service which may be required of them anywhere.
 This is also, believe. the sentiment of the enlisted men of the National Guard of this state
 Now, then. if with this, sentiment and all that the good old state of Con- necticut is doing to foster it in the way of encouragement by building Esarnn orieS and furnishing money for their maintenance the National Guard of Connecticut cannot stand up and hold its own against the volunteer army. then say it should fall because it isn't worth maintaining. I feel that you are right, senator.
 Sincerely yours,
 G. M. COLE,
 Ad
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-21
CHINUBHAI MADHAVLAL.
 HINDU BARONET, DEAD

Calcutta, India. April 21-The death is announced of Sir Chinubhai Madhavlai, the first and only mem Der of the Hindu race. which con stitutes more than half the popula- ton of the whole British Empire, to be created baronet. He was 52 years old.
 Sir Chinubhai's grandfather was the pioneer of the cotton industry in the province of Gujarat, starting the first spinning mill at Ahmedabad, where there are now fifty mills.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-21

This second spraying is often omit ted where Scab or Bud Moth are not serious. Some writers and growers advocate Bordeaux Mixture for this spraying rather than Lime-Sulphur but often the Lime Sulphur solution is on hand and it is sarifactory-
 CAUTIONi-Cover every branch and twig, upper side as well as the lower with the spray material Poor spraying is time and material wasted.
 s. P. Ho11ister,
 Horticultural Department, Conn Agr. College.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-21
PRIEST SAVES SACRED
 VESSELS IN SCHOOL FIRE

New York, April 21-F1ames wrecked the upper floors of St.. Charles Borromeo's parochia1 school at 23 Sidney place, Brooklyn. Two alarms we're turned in.
 The children were absent on their holidays. Father Frederick Low rushed into the school and saved the sacred vessels on the altar from flames and smoke,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-21

Royal Commission on the Freatnsnt of Sewage. which sat for years, fur nished blue books which weighed f,--s ty pounds contained 5,2s3 pages, and were printed at a cost of 5o,OOO pounds-about nine pounds (SAs) a page,
 "It is clear that the government have only to set their own house in5 order to secure a very oonHiderabIe saving In the consumption of paper
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-21

Calanthe Temple. No. 1e, Rythian Sisters. will celebrate their niath an niversary Tuesday e&ening, April 25 at Castle hall. Citizens' buildiag. 1O2B Main street, sAll members and T7ys th1ans ara invited.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-01-07
INDIANA AND KENTUCKY
BOOST FOR FAIRBANKS

At big republican love feast held
in Indianapolis on December 3Oth,
Former Vice President Charles w.
Fairbanks of Indiana was the hero. He
was endorsed as Indiana's choice for
the republican nomination for president
and at the same meeting, which filled
to overAowing the largest theatre in
the state, Edwin P. Morrow pledged
him the solid delegation from Ken
lucky in the national convention at
Chicago next June.
Mr.. Fairbanks was given noisy
ovation when he responded to an invi-
tation to speak after his name had
been proposed for the presidential NOM
ination by Edwin P. Morrow of Ken
lucky.
1.-The people have tried democracy, y
said Mr., Fairbanks when the enthusi-
asm had quieted down sufficiently for
him to begin, land democracy has
tried them. The result has been a
re-baptised, re united party of oppo-
sition. There is no divided republican,
ism here-we are united as of DID,"
His speech was very brief, but he
dealt vigorously with the leading ques-
tions. He urged the necessity of not
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-01-07
.ENCLE ASKS COMMISSION.
ERS TO BUILD JAIL At ROMAN
Last Friday mornings Muscular

Last Friday mornings Missoulian
says:
The county commissioners were
asked yesterday to build jail at Ro-
nan, the request coming from William
Engle, deputy sheriff stationed in the
reservation town. Engle complained
that he has no place to keep prisoners
while preparing to transport them to
the county's prison in Missoula. The
commissioners encouraged Engle to
take his problem to the town author
lties, promising cooperation, if pos
sible.
There is no Jail in all that part of
the reservation within Mssoula and
Sanders counties and the absence of one
has been hardship on the officers OF
this section. Mr.. Engle's request is a
just one and should have received ia
vorable consideration. The suggestion
that the town officers take the matter
up, should be followed, and joint
town and county Jail might be secured.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-01-07
PENSIONS FOR THE BLIND

Springfield, ILL.,, Jan. 4.-Pensions
for the blind became effective in llli-
nois Monday.
Each blind man above the age of
twenty-one and each blind woman
above the age of eighteen will be paid
$3.50 a year in quarterly installments
by the counties in which they live.
Provision is made for competent medi-
cal examination and for regulation to
prevent fraud. The act providing the
pensions was passed by the last gen.
eral assembly, The number of bene-
ficiaries has been variously estimated
at from 10000 to 100000
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-01-07
WILL DISPLAY AT SAN DIEGO
Commission Decides to Maintain Mon
tana Exhibit,

So much encouragement has been
received by the Montana exposition
commission in the plan to keep the
Montana building open at San Diego,
Cal, all next year while the fair was
in progress that the commissioners.
David Hilger Of Lewistown and F. s..
Lusk Of Missoula, in session at Hell
ena, decided to keep the building open
and to ship the best stuff from the
Montana display at San Francisco to
the San Diego exposition.
A fund of $4,000 is needed. Senator
w. A. Clark some time ago donated
$500. The Commercial club of Round
up wired Chairman Hilger 1t would
give $1OO or its proportion of what
ever amount is to be raised through
the commercial organizations OF the
state. Senator r. G. Power subscribed
$50 and David G. Browne of Fort Ben
ton another $50.
Later other contributions were re
ceived as follows: James T. Stanford.
$50; Great Falls Townsite company,
$50; Gallatin Valley Commercial club,
$50; Lewis Penwell, $50; Lewistown
| Commercial club, 500.
f. A. Hazelbaker, secretary of the
commission, is now in San Francisco
and will at once take steps to move
the choice part OF the display to San
Diego.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-01-07
MANY MONTANA SALOONS
CLOSED ON JANUARY ISL

In accordance with law passed at
the last legislature prohibiting saloons
to run in the state unless there was a
population of so people within radius
of quarter of mile of the location
of the saloon, many Montana saloons
were closed at 10 O. clock on the night
of December 31st, the law taking effect
on January l. The new law closed the
saloons in Lolo and Clinton, this coun-
ty, and it is understood the saloon at
Proctor, Flathead county, is among the
has
With prohibition going into effect in
the states of Washington, Oregon,
Idaho, Colorado and three other states
on January 1st, and the diminishing of
the number of saloons in Montana and
many other states, the prohibitionists
are riding the top waves. The results
of prohibition in the states of Wash
ington, Oregon and Idaho will be
watched with considerable interest by
the people of Montana and will un
doubtedly have more or less influence
on the vote here next fall.
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vienna REPORTS /
ASSAULTS FAIL

London, Jan. 4.-Heavy fighting con-
tinues along the Russian front from
the Pripet marshes to the Bukowina
frontier. Vienna reports that the Rus
slams are OH the offensive at various
places, but that all their attacks have
been repu1sed.
Artillery engagements and mining
and sapping operations continue on
the French, Austro.Italian and Darda-
nelles fronts In the Balkans, except
in Montenegro, where the Austrians
claim to have put to rout a Monte
negrin detachment which attempted
an advance on the Tara river, there is
NO change in the situation.
There also has been no change at
Saloniki as concerns the entente al
| lies, who have not yet, so far as
known, replied to Greece's protest
against their fortifying the district
against attacks by the Austro-Ger-
mans or answered Greece's represen-
tatons against the arrest of the rep
resentatives of the central powers
and their allies.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-01-07
INTEREST IN NUT GROWING
Northern Climate May Not Favor Pc
can Raising.

Pecan growing in Oklahoma is at
tracing many Custer county farmers
and several in the eastern section OF
Montana are considering the possibil-
tiles with q view of engaging in the
business, according to Jerome Il. Bell,
Custer county rancher, who was in
Butte recently.
"A neighbor of mine, George Eldon,
has some relatives down in the Skla-
look country in Oklahoma he said
''They formerly lived in the vicinity OF
Miles City. but they are raising pecans
now, They have written some OF their
old friends saying that pecan farmers
in Oklahoma are getting rich
Mr.. Bell said that in Tulsa county
Oklahoma, where the pecan farming is
most extensive, the farmers have
found that they can graft pecans to
hickory trees and get crop within
two years. They are growing paper
shell pecans, which bring 30 to %
cents a pound, compared with 10 to
20 cents for the common kind.
Asked if there was any movement
to take up pecan growing in Montana,
Mr.. Bell said that he understood that
the climate was not favorable, the
trees requiring heat and boggy land
and that the hickory tree probably
would not do well here.
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PROFITS IN WOOL INCREASE
Growers Will Net About $i,CCO,OOO
More for 1915 Fleece.

Although Montana wool growers
sold 4,O0O,0OO pounds less of wool in
1915 than in 1914 they will net $1,000
600 more for their feeces than last
year. This is the estimate made by
E. A. Gray, general agent of the Chi
cago and Northwestern railway, who
is considered an authority on the sub
ject.
The 1914 figures for wool in Mon
tana were 29,OOO,0O0 pounds, while this
year the state produced 25,OOO,OO0
pounds. There is believed to be fur
ther decrease in wool figures due in
1916, but it is thought that the differ
ence will not be as great as between
1914 and 1915. The good quality or
Montana wool and the higher prices
induced by the war have caused the
increased profits.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-01-07
NEWS|N MONTANA

For eleven months this year 279
building permits, showing a total esti-
mated value Of $S49,639, were issued
in Great Falls. The classification of
tail stores, 8; hotels, apartment
houses and flats, 10, and dwelling
houses, 50.
There were 1854 legal papers filed
in 1915, compared to 1918 filed in
1914. These include mortgages, deeds,
public notices and all legal papers re-
quiring filing for permanent record.
The Great Falls land office shows
1856 filings on homesteads in 1915.
compared to 2,579 for 1914, or more
than an average of two day increase
for every day in the year.
In district court the number of civil
actions instituted was 1,005, compared
with S2s in 1914 Criminal cases hint
of better community life, as there
were but 50 cases in 1915, compared
with IS in 1914.
Children of school age in the county
number 9,013, compared to S,133 il
1914.
An electrolytic and furnace refinery
has been added to the Boston ant
Montana smelter plant at a cost O
81 100000. Work has been started Oh
the zinc plant to cost $2,oo0,00o.
The city has built Y. M. c. A
building, which with the site and fur
nishings represent cost of $l65,0Oo
1t has built public school costing
10000, exclusive of site and furnish
ings, and has been given hotel b,
the New Park Hotel company that
completed and furnished, when it is
opened Jan. Is, will cost more thar
100000,
The Catholic diocese Of Great Falls
is building a school that will cost $50,
900 and new laundry plant costin;
$45000 has just been opened. Th
county commissioners have graded i i
miles of road and authorized neN
bridge across Sun river at Lowry.
has been busy year in Cascad
county.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-01-07
DISEASE SPREADS RAPIDLY

Washington, Jan 4.-Infuenza is
spreading over the United States from
coast to coast in the most serious cpl
demic ever known, taking a large toll
in lives and causing economic loss by
incapacitating workers in all walks OF
life.
Reports from public health service
officers, made public by Surgeon Gen
eral Blue, show that already the dis
ease has created grave problem for
many OF the larger cities and is
spreading to the rural communities
New York, Chicago, Philadelphia
Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, Cleve'
land and Detroit reported the disease
widely prevalent. Cleveland and De
troit each have probably 10000 cases,
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-01-07
STICKING TO It WINS
FOR ELI TEL0USE

On November l, 1910, Eli Telouse
filed an application to homestead 80
acres in 1920. His application was
suspended for the reason that the land
was not appraised and for two years
or more it remained dormant in the
archives of the general land Office.
Finally appraisers were sent out to
classify md appraise the Flathead In
dian lands which were overlooked by
the original commission which classi-
fled and appraised the land in the first
instance, or before any one was al
lowed to homestead the land. This
commission in its wiseness, found that
one 40 which Mr.. Telouse had applied
for had few more trees growing on
same than the law sallowed and classi-
fed the land as timber land, while the
other 40 was appraised and he received
an approved homestead entry for that
portion, But Mr.. Telouse did not feel
like giving up the other 40, especially
when he had made so many valuable
improvements on the land, and he
started in to see if the department
could not be induced to change its rul-
ing thereon.
Five years rolled around, short when
one looks backward through the mists
of time, but long when striving to get
the department of the interior to re-
verse or move a decision. Nothing
daunted by failure after failure, but
sticking to it like puppy to a root,
Mr.. Telouse made application after ap-
plication, made appeal after appeal,
and finally, one day this week, received
official notification from the Missouls
land office that if he would make the
first one third payment of the ap
praised value of the land within 81
days, he would be granted an approved
additional homestead entry for the
long sought 40 acres.
Mr.. Telouse is indebted to Senato
Myers for much hard work on his be
half, and also to C. F. Rathbone O.
Roman, who has been his attorne.
throughout the long battle.
Sticking to it pays, even with tht
department of the interior.
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ASKS RELEASE OF CONsvLs

Berlin, Jan. 4-The Greek govern
ment having protested against the
seizure of consuls of the central en-
pires by the allies at Saloniki, has
HOW made formal request that the
consuls be released, according to Sofia
reports.
The Greek officers and Greek gen
darmes detailed to protect the con.
sulates were punished.
General Sarreil has been informed
that before taking any action against
consuls of the central empires he
should have first notified the Greek
government. The Greek people, the
dispatches said, are indignant because
of the consuls seizure.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-01-07
DYNAMITE SALVATION HALL
Christmas Toys Blown Into Street by
Explosion.

Headquarters Of the Butte branch or
the Salvation Army in downtown
building owned by the Army, were ex-
tensively damaged by an explosion OF
dynamite.
Large boxes of Christmas toys for
the Christmas celebration were blown
into the street.
Adiutant l.. A. Reno, in charge OF
the work at Butte, said he had no the
ory as to why dynamite should be ex-
ploded in the Army's building.
William Peterson, formerly en-
ployed by the Salvation Army, was
arrested as suspect in the dynamlt-
ing. According to Adjutant Reno, re-
terson had a dispute with him over
the pay for certain services.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-01-07
JUDGE Mcconnell Is Dead.

Word has reached Helena of the
death in Topeka, Kan, of Judge N. w,
Mcconnell, one of the most widely
known lawyers in the West. Death
followed an attack of pneumonia
Judge Mcconnell was appointed to the
supreme bench in Montana by Presl-
dent Grover Cleveland in 1887. The
following year he resigned and be
came associated with the late Senator
Thomas II. Carter and ]. b. Clayberg
Afterward he was associated in the
law business with his son, O. w. NC
COnnell
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-01-07
PRESIDENT WILL
OUTLINE COURSE

Washington, Jan. A complete
showdown between the United States
end the Teutonic allies on the subject
of submarine warfare is likely to be
the outcome of the sinking OF the
British liner Persia, according to opin-
ions expressed in high official circles.
In the same quarters it is regarded
as more than probable that within
the next few days the United States
will approach informally the entente
powers, with view to getting them
to agree henceforth to permit no guns
to be mounted on passenger liners.
The purpose of both of these moves,
now under consideration, say respon-
sible officials, is to safeguard the
lives of American citizens who may
be compelled to take passage on the
high seas on merchant ships flying
the flags of belligerent nations.
If this end is attained it is declared,
the sinking of the Persia, tragic as it
was in the enormous toll of human
life. may after all prove a blessing in
disbuise.
President Wilson is back in Wash
ington from Hot Springs, Va, and will
take charge of the entire situation.
1t is likely, too. that there will be
general airing of views on the floors
of both the house and senate. Return
ing members talked OF little but con
sequences that might result from the
sinking of the Persia.
Although administration leaders are
uniformly inclined to proceed eau
tiously and to await positive informa
ton there is a general feeling of un
easiness among senators and represen
tatives over the gravity of foreign af
fairs.
1t seems assured that the senate
committee on foreign affairs will take
up the resolution submitted by Sena
tor Hoke Smith calling for an inquiry
into Great Britain's interferences will
neutral commerce and the amendmen
by Senator Lodge to investigate de
struction of the Lustania and othe
acts by belligerents resulting in de
struction of American lives.
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CHEF HEIR TO BIG ESTATE
Butte Woman Cut OF Relatives With
One Dollar Each.

Joseph Reau, chef of the Silver Bow
club. Buttes most exclusive organiza-
tion, is the sole heir to $0,OOO,O 900
estate left by Bridget Artery, who died
at Butte several days ago.
A mother, brother and three sisters
of the woman are left 81 each.
Mrs. Artery was the owner of two
business blocks in the central part OF
Butte, with other property. She and
Reau had been associated in business
for the past fifteen years.
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Democratic Club Meeting

The members Of the Roman Demo-
cratic club are hereby invited to attend
a meeting of said club to be held Tues
day, January IL, 1916. 7:30 p. M, at
j. N. Bailey's Office in Roman.
For the purpose of discussing. and if
thought best, to pass resolutions ex-
pressing the views of this club in re-
gard to some of the questions now be-
fore congress.
j. N. BAILEY, Pres.
A. SUTHERLAND, Sec'y.
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ITALY COMMANDERS SHIPS

New Orleans, Jan. 4.-Advices to
shipping interests here said the Ital.
ian government had commandeered
for transport purposes twenty-seven
steamships of the Pearce-Cottonera
and Creole lines, which maintain regu-
lar sailings between Italy and gulf
ports.
To Requisition Leather
Paris, Jan. 4-The government, to
satisfy the needs of the army, has de-
ciGed on general requisitioning Of
crude leather.