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The Seward gateway., 1916-03-20
AT VERDUN
 RENEWED. BITTERLY
RENEW FIGHTING AT yERDUN

PARIS, March 2O.-Fighting has been renewed around Verdun but the official announcement today de- cares that our troops have hurled back the attacks of the Germans at Pepper Hill, four miles from the main fort ress This is about the closest point to which the enemy has advanced is admitted that first defending line to the north of the fortress has been bent back miles by the drives of the past few weeks but the attempt of the Teutons to make any further advance will be faced by much greater difficulties.
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QUIET ON WEST FRONT

LONDON, March 2O.-There is no account this morn no o any unusual occurrences on the western front and iis assumed that the German offensive at Verdn is still
 ed There is also little to relate of other fronts but all the begerents are believed to be making the final pre- naratons for terrific onslaughts The censorship in this country particularly about troop movements is 0ecom inr more strict than ever.
The Seward gateway., 1916-03-20
$. s. NORTHWESTERN HAD
 OVER 100 PASSENGERS

The steamship Northwestern arrIv- ed this morning with more than a hundred passengers for Seward She had ninety from Seattle and some ad- ditional ones came from way points. The first class was published when she left Seattle.
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 * FIRST OF THE TEAS # q TOMORROW AFTERNOON .:

The first of the series of Lenton r,,,s "ut L~ 7i.~.. e~...v-.y', --s--.
 noon in the Episcopal Church parlors. A feature will be the reading by Mrs. Moloney of the How and Why of the Emmanuel Movement, by Rev. Thomas Parker Boyd Mrs Graf and Mrs. De Line will be hostesses and all the ladies of Seward are cordially in- vited. There will be a silver offering.
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e % Q @ s 6 @ q 9 6 e q q EVANS IS BRINGING " . BUNCH OF STEERAGE e

The Evans left last night with the following passengers for Seward:
 John Barrett, c. Gardner A. Horton, Mrs. James Holland, Dr. H.. Schaleben, J. Hollis, George White and wife, F. Policy Fred Martin and wife, Mathew George, Henry Aho and forty steerage.
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TURKS AND BULGARs AT OUTS

ROME, March 2O.-Reiabe information has been re- ceived by the press that serious differences have broken ont between the Turks and Bugars on the question of the attack on Saonid and that the chances for complete breach are good Some ofthe Bulgarian people and many of its public men are agitating strongly at present change of policy with respect to the whole war
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PERSHINC'S TROOPS DRIVING IN ON VILLA AND
GOVERNOR STRONG FOR
 ALASKANS TO GET VILLA

SEATTLE, March Ex-Governor Strong is quoted in the newspapers now as saying that a battalion of a thousand men could easily be recruit ed in Alaska and would be of immense service in running down Villa because of their familiarity with frontier and ways.
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WHERE IS RICHARDSON?

Major Davidson of the Alaska Road Commission says he has no official communication to the effect that Colonel W. P. Richardson has gone to Mexico. He has heard a rumor to that effect, however, he told @ Valdez paper.
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SAY FRENCH REFUSED

BERLIN March 2O.-The official statement today IS that the French attacks around Verdun have been repus ed with heavy losses The enemy has brought up strong achievements and now apparently bent on the a tempt to recover the lost ground We have held all the ground taken in the early days of the fighting m that quarter
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ALASKA NOTES

Mccarthy City has again voted it. self into the wet column after having been dry for a year.
 Ben Silverman and his associates have sold the Copper Coin mine on Knights Island for S75,OOO.
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GOING WEST

The following passengers who came on the Northwestern will go west on the Dora:
 J. s. Osmund, Mrs. Osmund, M Larsen, J. Brodthorp, A. Groswold, D.. V. Mcintosh, S. Chase, J. McDIiIan and B. Murcheson,
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ENGLAND RAIDED AGAIN

LONDON, March 2O.-Nine people were killed and twenty-nine were injured by raid made by four German aeropIanes yesterday the east coast of Kent British ainen attacked the invaders and British flyer brought down one of the hostile machines and killed the German observer.
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TOM TAGGART GETS
 JOB AS SENATOR

INDIANAPOLIS, March 20. - The governor has appointed Tom Taggart, the democratic leader, to succeed Senator Shively, deceased. It is only . ----.lL --- 4.,,. o;-oo TaUgart was be- ing accused of graft but the appoint ment by the governor is taken as the seal of approval on all the political actions of the new senator.
The Seward gateway., 1916-03-20
DUTCH STEAMER SUNK
quarter.

LONDON, March 2O-The Dutch steamer Palem- bank was orpedoed southeast of England yesterday and sunk but no lives were lost No other details were given out about it.
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TWO MORE SHIPS SUNK

LONDON, March 2O-The British steamer Dollhouse and the Norwegian steamer LangeH were sunk yesterday somewhere in the North Sea- Whether they were sunk by mines topedoes is not clear Some lives were lost but the number is not known.
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FEAR VILLA ATTACK

MARTA, Texas, March 19.-It is reported here that Villa bandits are mobizng at Presido with the apparent purpose of crossing the line and attacking the Americans So imminent does the peril appear that the women are leaving and much alarm is felt by all parties
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SPRING BREAKING IN
 THE MATANUSKA VALLEY

ANCHORAGE, March 20. - The snow has disappeared from the Mata- nuska valley.
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LUMBER ARRIVES FOR
 WAREHOUSE ON DOCK

The lumber for the building of the new warehouse on the dock arrived today on the Northwestern and the work will be commenced at once.
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TEXAS WAVES TROOPS

SAN ANTONIO, March 19-Thousands of residents of Texas towns have pettoned Funston for forces oil soldiers at different points the border as protection against attacks but he has replied that impossible for him to do so as he has troops to spare He advised the organization of local defense corps wherever they were needed The belief here is that battle between Villa and Pershing will be fought at any moment The Amen- can commander is making fine speed and is believed to be hot on the bandits trail and will attempt to force him to an open fight or entrap him in the hills.
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VILLA OUTLAWED

MEXICO CITY, March 2O.-Obregon has issued a decree declaring Villa and his followers outlaws and or derng that they be killed sight Two suspects were shot at HelmOsiLIO yesterday.
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DORA ARRIVES

The steamer Dora arrived from the westward Saturday evening.
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WATSON LEAVES JUNEAU The Admiral Watson left Juneau at a. m. yesterday
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& % % % < Q . q % @ % $ * NEW POSTMASTER '" * NAMED AT JUNEAU *'

WASHINGTON, March 20.-Z. M. Bradford has been nominated post master at Juneau.
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Judge J. J. Finnegan returned from Valdez this morning
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DORA OFF TOMORROW

The Dora will leave for the west ward tomorrow afternoon.
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WASHINGTON. March 2O. .-The President

WASHINGTON, March 2O.-The President has an- nounced that this nation or its troops will do nothing in Mexico that might embarras Carranza in any way If the latter refuses permission to let the Americans use the railroads the war department will devise other means of transportation The statement of Carranza has entirely satisfied Americas demand He still reterates that he will give full cooperation in the hunt for Villa.
The Seward gateway., 1916-03-20

The Northwestern is scheduled to leave tonight at midnight
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NORTHWESTERN LEAVES
 TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-06
FURNISHING WATER FOR COWS
Suitable and Adequate Supply De-
mands Dairyman's Careful At
tention-Avoid All Germs.

All animals require plenty of good,
pure water. This Is especially true
of the milking COW, as water consti-
tutes more than three-fourths of the
volume of milk. The water supply.
therefore, demands the dairyman's
most careful attention. Stale or i'm
pure water is distasteful to the COW
and she will not drink enough for
maximum milk production. Such wa
ter may also carry disease germs
which might make the milk unsafe
for human consumption or be danger
Gus to the cow herself.
During the winter, when cows are
stabbed the greater part OF the time,
and unless arrangements have been
made to keep water before them all
the time, they should be watered two
or three times q day. If possible, the
water should be Is or 20 degrees above
the freezing point, and should be sup
piled at practically the same temper
ature every day. II boiler Is used
for running a separator or for heating
water to wash and sterilize utensils,
steam from it can readily and cheaply
be used to warm the water.-Farm-
ers' Bulletin TAB.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-06
DUCKS THRIVE ON SOFT FOOD
Nutritive Organs Not Adapted to
Whole Grains-Give Them Green
Feed in Abundance.

The ducks nutritive organs are not
adapted to whole grains. The natural
diet of ducks is soft food, worms ard
bugs, from the banks and marshes. For
best development, ducks should have
soft feed, always accompanied by wa
ter in pans deep enough to permit them
to subinerge the beak to the eyes. Give
them lettuce, spinach, beet tops, onion
tops. weels-green food of some kind
in abundance.
For few ducks the vegetable par
ings may be boiled and fed with mash ;
small potatoes, not to exceed fifth
of the mash, may be used. Too many
potatoes are not good.
Fer stock ducks in autumn and early
winter, az excellent ration is equal
parts of cornmeal, wheat bran and
boiled vegetables, with 10 per cent of
beef scrap fed morning and evening !;
at noon little cracked corn, wheat or
oats. When the birds begin to lay, in
crease the proportion of meal and
scrap, and add low grade four max
ing a mash about as follows: Meal,
one part bran, ole Part; low grade
flour, one part; vegetables, one part,
with from u to 10 per cent of beef
scrap.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-06
HEAT REDUCES FLOW OF MILK
ute to Loss-Main Thing 10 to
Feed Cows Well.

(By c. H, ECKLEs. Missouri AEricul-
tural Experiment Station.)
During hot weather the milk flow Of
the average herd drops down nearly
half. The heat and the condition OF
the pastures common at that time Of
the year are the main causes Of this
drop. The flies generally blamed are
OF much less Importance than other
conditions. The real cause Is the fall
ure Of the animals to eat sufficient
feed. Poor pastures. heat, the flies
may all contribute to this result. 1t
will be observed that during the hot
weather the cows will Craze but little
and come to the barn at night evident
ly hungry. To produce three gallons
Of milk a day COW has to gather at
last 100 or 125 pounds of grass. If
the pastures are short and the weather
hot, generally this much grass will not
be gathered and soonathe milk flow
goes down.
The influence Of these summer con-
ditions cannot be removed, but may
be improved. The main thing is to see
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-06
What the Doctor Knows
KIDNEYS MUST BE RIGHT TO
INSURE HEALTH.

Few people realize to what extent their
health depends upon the condition of the
kidneys.
The physician in nearly all cases Of
serious illness, makes a chemical analy-
sis of the patients urine. He knows that
unless the kidneys are doing their work
properly, the other organs cannot readily
be brought back to health and strength.
When the kidneys are neglected or
abused in any way, serious results are
sure to follow. According to health sta
tistics, Bright's Disease, which is really
IN advanced form Of kidney trouble,
:aused nearly ten thousand deaths in one
year, in the State of New York alone.
Therefore, it is particularly necessary to
pay more attention to the health of these
important organs.
An ideal herbal compound that has had
remarkable success a kidney remedy
10 DR.. kilmer's Swamp Root, the great
kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
The mild and healing influence of this
preparation, in most cases, is soon real
lied, according to sworn statements and
verified testimony of those who have used
the remedy.
When your kidneys require attention.
get swamp Root at once from any phar-
macy. 1t is sold by every druggist h
bottles of two sizes-50c and el.0O.
However, If you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten centl to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for .
sample bottle. When writing Be sure and
mention this paper. Adv.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-06
ILLUSTRATION OF TRAP NEST
Breeder to Find Out Best Layers
and Keep Pediorees.

This Is an illustration of trap nest
not guillotine. 1t is designed to
help the poultry breeder to find out his
good layers and to keep pedigrees. 1t
Is very simple. 1t may be attached to
the under side of the dropping board,
with the front facing the pen and ar
ranged SO that 1t can be easily re-
moved. The dropping board will then
be the roof of the nest.
The rear of the nest may be Of wire
for the sake of ventilation. If the nest
Is placed on the wall, Stats or wire
should he inserted from the front of
the nest to the wall at sharp angle to
prevent the hen from roosting on the
nest. When she enters the nest, the
hens back raises the door, which re-
leases the catch and allows the door
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-06
Tabloid AeropIanes.

The British reason, quite logically.
that the smaller the aeroplane and the
'aster it can fly the less danger of itg
being hit by shots fired from earth.
So the British airmen favor an unusu-
lilly small machine, which they call the
tabloid" A very light frame Is t1t-
ted with an S0-horse power motor.
which will drive the frail machine
through the air at the rate Of 100
niles an hour. The engine Is covered
with armor. The aviator seeking TO
drop Il bomb on the enemy approaches
his target at a height of 5000 feet.
When straight above it he turns the
aose of his machine straight down and
irops at terrific speed. When within
500 feet of the target he drops his
bombs as quickly as possible and then
shoots skyward at tremendous pace.
American Boy.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-06

will study and apply some Of the fun
damental principles underlying the
business.
On the average farm there should
be radical improvement In breeding
and the care of details during farrow
Ing, weaving. etc. There are many
complaints throughout the country
either Of small litters or else a great
mortality in pigs. By keeping the pro
duction records of sows and selecting
from those that produce and raise
large average litters breeder car
raise to its most efficient point the size
Of his Htters. This probably runs be
tween seven and eight to the litter.
The hog raiser can prevent losses.
other than those caused by disease by
providing proper shelter for the SOW
at farrowing time. The raiser should
always cultivate the confidence of his
animals by quiet and humane han.
ding; this care and attention In times
Of necessity will pay big returns.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-06
NEARBY MARKET FOR BUTTER
oairyman 10 Fortunate Who Has
String Of Private Customer
Give FIrst-Cla3s Article.

1t is one thing to produce an article
and another to get good price for 1t,
even when it is worth 1t. The private
dairyman Is most favorably situated
when he has a good nearby market for
butter composed Of people whom he
knows well. There Is no better trade
than a private one made up Of select
ed customers, provided the producer
supplies them with a f1rst-class article
nf butter.
Selling to the nearby stores, as many
people do. is, for the most part, like
giving butter away, unless one can
make some arrangement other than
the ordinary ones. AS a rule, the coun.
try merchant pays a very low price
for butter, and in many instances 1t
is safe to say that he pays as much
as it Is worth. Tho fact Is, he often
pays more than the poor butter y
worth and less than the va1Us q
good.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-06
SHEEP KILLED BY MAGGOTs
Parasites Develop In c!otted Filth in
Wool and Work Well Over the
Hind Quarters.

Much injury from maggots on sheep
Is reported this season. In ordinary
years these maggots bother only the
lambs. especially following docking
and castration, when sores are ex-
posed. The maggots develop in the
clotted filth in the wool and work well
over the hind quarters if not checked
If undisturbed they become so bad
that serious injury and death fire.
quently result. Under favorable con-
dtions the maggots develop in "a
hours.
Each sheep should be carefully ex-
amined, and enough lysol or some
other dip of practically full strength
at the first application should be
poured on the maggots. Apply as
many times as is necessary to be eff
fective. Then examine frequently.
and when the maggots are all killed
apply healing salve so that the skin
will keep soft and the wool will grow
again.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-06
MUST BE PROTECTED
PERIL FOR AMERICAN INDUS
TRIES WHEN WAR is OVER.
Nations Now Engaged In Conflict Will
Then Practice Rigid Economy and
Push Their Foreign Trade
to the Utmost.

The public attention may be held for
time by this issue or that issue, but
the one issue that can never be put
into the background is the tariff. The
fictitious prosperity of the present
should deceive no one. The Euro
pean war, which Is the sole cause Of
that prosperity, Is approaching its
end. When 1t is concluded the abnor-
mai demand for American products
VIII cease, not instantly but rapidly.
The nations engaged in the great con-
fiict will at once begin to concentrate
all their powers upon rehabilitation.
They will endeavor to the utmost to
supply their own needs, to restore
their commerce, and to pay the enor-
nous Indebtedness they have in
Cured. To this end, or these ends,
they will buy as little as possible and
sell as much as they can. 1t is su-
preme folly to imagine that they will
or can do anything else. The notion
that their necessities will compel them
to continue to buy prodigiously from
us is founded upon vain hope. Such
necessities, If they exist. will be but
temporary. They would not go on
pouring out money to us If they could,
and they could not If they would
On the contrary. their policy will
be one of rigid economy within and
of pushing sales to the utmost with
out. The capture of the greatest cash
market in the world will be their spe-
cial aim. Nowhere else than here can
the gold they will so badly need be ac-
quired with facility. That the United
States will be the dumping ground for
the surplus products of all the fight
ing nations cannot be reasonably ques-
toned. The reelection of Woodrow
Wilson would mean four more years
with the bars down, four more years
with the gates open for the entry of
European cheap labor products in COM
petition with ours.
Who can imagine continuation of
prosperity under such conditions ?
Gold would pour out Of this country
in continuous stream Factories
throughout the land would close down,
unable to compete with the foreign
manufacturers. Labor would be thrown
out Of employment; prices of farm
products would go down to unprofit-
able figures, and business of all kinds
would suffer to the extreme.
The only possible preventive of such
a calamitOus consummation is tariff
that will protect us from the flood of
Europe, and the only way to establish
such protection Is by the restoration
OF Republican government which
makes protection its fundamental prin-
ciple.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-06
Allg|RIf
5KT'A
HOG IS PROFITABLE ANIMAL
Disadvantages Of Low Market Price,
May Be Overcome by Timely
Breeding and Care.

The hog should be a profitable AMI
NAL. He requires less labor, less equip
ment, less capital. makes greater gains
on 100 pounds Of concentrates. repro
duces himself faster and in greater
numbers, and returns the money faster
than any other farm animal. The fact,
remains, however, that prices paid for
hogs during recent months have been
low and discouraging. In spite OF
these prices the animal that possesses
the above advantages can still lift
mortgages for his owner If the latter
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-06

that the cows do not lack food. They
should be in the pasture at night and
during the earliest, coolest part Of the
day. II the pasture is short, feed
silage or green crops. 1t is we'll known
to all experienced with dairy cattle
that when the milk flow goes down
once for lack of feed it is impossible
to bring 1t back to where 1t was be-
fore by better feeding later. To get
a high production Of milk during the
year the COW must be kept at high
level Of production all the time. For
this reason do not neglect the cows
during the hot weather and expect
them to come back strong again when
conditions become better in the fall
Keep them going all the time.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-06
PROPER CARE OF BROOD SOW
Start Feeding Little Grain About
Month Before Breeding Time
Give Oats and Alfalfa.

About a month before breeding time
brood sows that have been living on
pasture since their pigs were weaned
may be started on a little grain.
Oats and finely cut alfalfa fed twice
a day In amounts which the sow will
readily clean up will put them in good
condition for breeding.
Larger and more vigorous litters will
be obtained II the SOW IL in vigor-
ous condition when bred. She should
be gaining in flesh at the time, not
tat. but just starting to get fat.