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Military Necessity Lacking.

at cannot he pretended that the Ger
man attack has in it any thing of a
military necessity. II was urged for
ward at time of the year when
weather conditions might prove a seri-
Gus handicap in moving big guns and
in the observation by aeroplane.
Changes in temperature are somewhat
more frequent here than elsewhere.
and so sudden are these changes that
not long ago there occurred the fol-
lowing incident-one of natures ro-
mantle reminders of her power:
The opposing French and German
trenches. their parapets hard frozen.
were SO close that they were actually
within hearing of each other. Toward
dawn rapid thaw set in and the para
pet melted and subsidized and two long
lines of men stood up, naked. as it
were, before each other, face to face
with only two possibilities-,whole
murder or a temporary unofficial peace
for the making of fresh parapets.
The situation was astounding
unique in the history of trench war
fare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-07

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-07

The French and German offcers with
out comforting, turned their backs so
that they might not see officially so I'M
warlike scene. And the men on each
side rebuilt the parapets without the
firing of single shot. This serves to
illustrate the precarious weather in
which the Germans have undertaken
an adventure in which the elements
play such a part.
That the attack would prove costly
the German staff must have known.
AS one gets near the great arena on
which the eyes of the whole world are
turned today proofs of French efficiency
and thoroughness are countless AS one
approaches the battle the volume of
sound becomes louder-at times ter
rife
Arrived at the battlefield. there are
a dozen vantage points from which
with glasses, or even the naked eye,
one can take in much that has hap
pened. Nerdun lies in a great basin
The town is being made into second
Ypres by the Germans. Its people have
all gone. save few who live below
ground.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-07
Douaumont of Little Value.

Farther afeld the famous fort of
Douaumont is pointed out. The storming
OF Douaumont. gunless and unnamed.
was military operation of little value.
The Brandenburgers who now occupy
the sunless Fort Douaumont are sup
piled precariously with food by their
comrades at night and are practically
surrounded by the French.
Who are the men mo are organizing
the great battle for the French side?
Cen. Petain, lately a colonel. Is still in
his ffties, and most of his stan are
much younger. During a brief meal
the general discussed the battle as
though he were merely an interested
Lord Roberts His rise has been so rapid
that he is little known TO the French
people
The present attack on verdun is BY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-07
CLIMAX OF VERDUN BATTLE
HAS NOT YET BEEN REACHED,
LORD NORTHCLIFFE THINKS.
Famous British Editor, Praising Bravery
of French, Predicts They Will
Hold Germans in Check.

far the most violent incident of the
whole western war. The bonn bardment
is continuing and the massed guns OF
the Germans are of greater calfber
than ever have been used in such num-
hers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-07
cording to information received here

cording to information received here
today.
Two high officers of the staff of
Archduke Eugene. COMMUNICATIVE chief
of the Austrian forces operating
against Italy. are said to have been
killed. One of the Italian aeroplanes
was destroyed.
Laibach is city about forty-five
miles east of Gorilla and has popu
lation of about 10000. II has been
stated that it is the headquarters of
the Austrian army operating against
the Italians.
An official report of the raid given
out in Rome said that it was in retail
iation for numerous violations of in
ternational law by the AustrianS. 1t
was added that the raiding squadron
had dropped several dozens of gren
AIDES and bombs on the city.
An Austrian official statement re
ferring TO the same raid said that it
was "a lamentable failure"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-07
French Superbly Calm.

Yet the supercalm Of the French
people, the efficiency of their orsanl-
cation and the equipment of their
CHEEKY soldiers convince one that the
men in the German machine would new
er be able to compare with them. even
if France had not the help of her al
lies
The true moral of the Nerdun fight
ing is that the French with a compare
lively small loss of ground have ward
ed off the attack of armies outnumber-
ing them originally three to one
There is no means of estimating how
long the battle of Nerdun may still
rage. The French are confident that
they have the meas of the enemy
both in men and material and that un-
less the bomba rdment is followed by
infantry attacks OF far greater Nigor
and persistence than any yet executed
by tho enemy the defending force Will
have time to make its position prac-
tically impreenahle.
''Nerdun is not likely to he taken.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-07
How the Right Soap
Can Help Your Skin

Money cannot buy a purer. more
cleansing toilet soap than resinol
soap. And the healing resinol med
ication in IL helps to keep the COM
plexion clear. fresh and beautiful
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-07
Duplicated British Mistakes.

The Germans made a good many of
the faults the British made at CALI
poll. They announced that something
large was pending by closing the Swiss
frontier. The French were fully warn
ed by their own astute Intelligence de-
partment. Their aeroplanes were not
idle. and if confirmation were needed
il was given by deserters who, surmis-
ing the horrors to come, crept out of
the trenches at night and lay down by
the edge of the Aeuse until morn
ing, and then gave themselves up, to-
gether with information that has since
proved accurate.
Things went wrong with the Ger
mans in other ways. A Zeppelin that
was to have blown up important rail-
way functions en- the French line of
communication was brought down at
Revigny. Then the gigantic effort of
February 81 was frustrated by the
GOODNESS and tenacity of the French
soldiers and the deadly curtain of fire
OF their gunners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-07

LONDON. March An account OF
the present situation around Verdun,
written by Lord Northcliffe, is pub
Nshed in the Times.
has not yet reached the climax of in
tensity, and that the Germans will face
even greater losses and resort to new
expedients before accepting repulse.
Nevertheless, Lord NorthCliffe's view
point is optimistic. He dilates on the
slightness of the French losses as
compared with those of the Germans.
The German LOSSES he estimated at
100000 men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-07
Guesses at German Motives.

The following are some of the strtk-
ing passages from Lord \orthcliffe's
story.
What are the secret motives
underlying the German attempt to
break the French line al Nordun. in
which the crown princes army is in
curing such appalling losses Is it
financial. in view of the comins wax
loan? Is IT dynastic, or is ii intended
to influence doubling neutrals?
From the evidence of German de-
serters il is known that the attack was
originally intended to take place a
month or two hence, when the ground
was dry. Premature spring caused
the Germans to accelerate their plans
There were two final delays owing to
bad weather, and then came the colos-
sal onslaught of February II.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-11-09
cooperation with the large institu--

L1Ou.
One of the things which the bank in
tends to carry out is the maturing of
farm loans in the early spring or late
winter, instead of in the fall, thus saw
ing the farmers the necessity of mar
keting their crops at time when the
market is easily glutted.
The bank will be equipped with one
Of the strongest safes made. There
will be rest room fitted up in the
basement for the use Of the patrons
and their families which will be pro-
vided with easy chairs, reading tables,
etc.
Grant S. Youmans, Anthony Walton
and c. 0. Carlson are among the most
prominent of those interested in or
ganizing the new institution.
Mr.. Youmans is well known in bank
ing circles Of the state and is cap
able, aggressive young business man.
He has been located in Minot since
1907.
Mr.. Walton has been a resident of
Ward county for many years and for
several years was successful farmer.
He has been prominently identified
with the Farmers Equity movement
in North Dakota and has Just been
elected member of the legislature.
Mr.. Carlson farmed for years in the
vicinity of Glenburn. He has been
prominently identified with the Farm
ers' Equity movement.
That the new bank will be one of the
largest institutions of it's kind in
North Dakota is predicted generally.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-11-09
Will OPEN new :. '
$500,000 BANK

Plans are practically completed for
the opening of the new cooperative
farmers bank in Minot, with a cap
ital stock of $5OO,OOO and a proposed
surplus of $25O,OOO. The new organ
ization has leased the Sons Of Norway
block, first floor and basement and
the new bank will be opened in few
weeks, the first Of the year if pos
sible.
For months the work of organiza-
ton has been going quietly on, the or
ganizers covering the country in autos
and it is stated there are in the neigh
borhood Of 1900 stockholders, mostly
farmers, men who stand high in their
respective communities. The stock
holders are scattered over a large part
of the state.
The services of an experienced cash
Ter will be secured and man will be
selected who has had experience in a
similar institution. Competent and ex-
perienced people will be in charge of
all of the various departments.
The new institution will engage in
a general banking, saving and trust
business and will have banking bond
saving and trust departments. The
savings and loan business of the old
Savings Loan Trust Co. will be taken
over by the new concern. The new
business is an outgrowth of the Saw
ings Loan and Trust Co. of this city
which was organized by Grant S. You.
mans and which has handled some.
thing like 100000 in farm loans.
The company expects to build a per.
manent home on one of the best cor.
ners of the city later.
There will be board of eleven di'
rectors and besides there will be ar
advisory board of seventeen members
The latter will have no vote but will
deliberate with the board of directors
In addition, there will be an advisory
board at large comprising one hun
dred members, whose duty it will b.
to report to the bank crop condition.
in their community and possible
clients.
The officers of the bank will be pres
ident, two vice presidents, treasurer
secretary and assistants.
The farmers intend to extend thei7
banking operations, and organic,
banks in the smaller places to work il
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-11-09
TAKES OFF DANDRUFF,
HAIR STOPS FALLING
Save your Halrl Get Is cent bottle
Of Danderlne right noW-AIso
stops itching scalp.

Thin, brittle, colorless and scraggy
hair is mute evidence of neglected
scalp; Of dandruff-that awful scurf
There is nothing 80 destructive to
the hair az dandru6. It robs the hair
Of It's lustre, its strength and it's very
life: eventually producing feverish-
ness and itching of the scalp, which
II not remedied causes the hair roots
to shrink, loosen and die-then the
hair falls out fast. A little Danderine
tonight-now-any time-will surely
save your hair.
Get rs cent bottle of Knowlton's
Danderine from any drug store. You
surely can have beautiful hair and lots
Of 1t If you will just try little Dan.
derine. Save your hair! Try It!
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-11-09
North Dak0tans Can't Kick.
One of Minot's leading gro

One of Minot's leading grocers,
namely j. C. Smallwood, recently ran
an ad. in this paper quoting prices on
canned goods lower than present job
bers' prices, and despite the fact that
this ad has run for the past two
weeks and is in this issue, not one, so
far, has taken advantage of the low
quotations. We compared these prices
with those quoted in Sears & Roe
bucks catalog and find them a bar
gain as compared with mail order
houses. We judge from the above
facts that the public in general are
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-11-09
not greatly concerned about the high
cost of groceries.
Prominent Lumberman in City.

PROMINENT Lumberman IN C1Cy.
George Rogers of Minneapolis, one
of the principal stockholders of the
Rogers Lumber company, is in the city
today. Mr.. Rogers is making trip
of inspection to the various properties
owned by his firm thruout the north
west. At Minot the Rogers Lumber
company are erecting an IMMENSE
warehouse for the storage of the finer
grades of lumber and finishing mater
ial
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-02-25

The contracting firms that will do the
work are rated among the best and
most reliable in the business and if
they finally decide before the expira-
ton of the four months grace to take
hold of the proposition it is safe to say
that the work will be efficiently done,
and at as reasonable figures as possi-
Bile 1t is fortunate for Brewster and the
country adjacent thereto that any Arm
could be found with the capital back
of it to take hold of and carry out such
an extensive and expensive irrigation
project. 1t will be the making of the
south end of the county. Already pri-
vate enterprise has demonstrated that
the best apples can be produced on the
Brewster Flats. Not alone fruit, but
everything that grows out of doors can
be produced abundantly and of a Sill
perior quality. We congratulate the dis
trict upon at last attaining what the
people have been striving for for so
long time, for although there is a
time extension before the contract is
finally entered into it is felt that from
the interest thees contractors have
shown they will sign up within the
period fixed,
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-02-25
IMPORTANT SUGGESTION.

Under the new irrigation system be-
400 acres of Indian allotments This
land gets the same benefits from the
introduction of water as the land own
ed by the white men, but does not pay
it's fair and just portion of the cost of
construction. The watering of the val
ley will greatly enhance the value of
the lard without the land paying for
any of the expense. A strong effort is
being made to induce the Indian de-
partment to pay the pro rata cost for
this Indian land, and that may be ac-
complished, although it will require
the unwinding of a vast amount of red
Itape. One method of accomplishing the
object is by an act of congress, and
Senator PoindeXter has introduced a
bill in the senate and Congressman Dill
has introduced a similar bill in the
house providing for the requested re-
lief But there the bills are liable to
stick if some effort is not made by the
people of the valley to hasten action.
Wednesday evening a meeting was
held in Judge Meals office, attended
by number of citizens, at which D. c.
Henney explained the situation and
gave his views as to the best policy
to pursue to secure the relief desired
He believed that the best plan was to
send some representative to Washing
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-02-25
WHERE IS THE RESPONSIBILITY.

Last Thursday the remains of
Blanche Barnett, the woman who was
shipped to Oroville by British Colum-
bia constituted authorities at Hedley
when she was at the point of death,
and who passed away forty-eight hours
after arriving here, was buried from
l.. w. Barnes undertaking parlors.
That was exactly two weeks from the
date of the arrival of the woman in
remains were turned over to Mr..
Barnes without any one being re-
spOnsible for the expense of the fun
|eral, without means for even obtaining
necessary clothing. The baggage of the
deceased was in the hands of the GUS
|apply to the superior court for author
ity to secure these effects before cloth
ing could pe obtained.
In most places, "alas for the rarity
OF christian charity under the sun,
the remains of this unfortunate woman
single friend to do her reverence in
death, would have gone to the Potter's S
field, without attention and without
service. But Mr.. Barnes is not wholly
devoid of heart, and in this instance
he did kind and generous action. He
secured lot in Odd Fellows cemetery
at his own expense. he cared for the
deceased as carefully as though the
deceased had been a person of means
with a multitude of friends, every re-
spect was shown the dead, and the
body finally laid reverently away with
Christian services. All the cost has
been met by Mr.. Barnes.
The woman had some prsonal prop
erty in the way of clothing the in
trinsic value of which would not be-
gin to pay the expenses of the fu-
neral There were numerous articles
, it was said she had in life, but they
were missing. The natural inference
| to draw from their absence is that
they were appropriated. That, how
ever, is only conjecture with strong
lcircumstantial evidence to give the
conjecture color
| The one feature that was especially
Iccndemnatory is the action of whoever
was responsible for sending the woman
out of British Columbia in her critical
condition into this state. Those who
were responsible cannot plead ignor'
ance. Her condition was too apparent
to be mistaken or misunderstood Ir
criticism of this action it is difficult
to attach blame as it is not positively
lknoMn who Is at fault although it has
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-02-25
OROVHLE HIGH TAKES OKA.
NOGAN HIGH INTO CAMP.
BEST BASKET BALL OF SEASON
| Large Crowd Witnesses a Very Ex.
citing Game With q Final Score
Of SO to rs.

A large and excited crowd of spec
tators filled the balcony at the high
school gym last Friday evening and
school basket ball team put it over on
Okanogan by a score of SO to %, and
registered their satisfaction by a noisy
demonstration. 1t was the hardest
fought and in many respects the best
played game on the home floor of the
season, although the locals in their
anxiety to win, missed many chances
to pad out the score. The first half end
ed with an even score, 10 all. At that
period it was anybody's game which
added to the intensity of the interest.
Both teams entered the last half bent
on winning and strained every nerve
for that purpose. It was not until to-
wards the end Of the chapter that the
Oroville boys fairly got in the. way of
doing things. Then they would not be
denied, galloping to the front and
holding the lead against the most
strenuous efforts of their opponents. 1t
was an intensely interesting game to
watch, full of thrills, and the uncer-
tainty Of the finale kept the excite
ment Of the crowd screwed up to tho
highest pitch. Every one Of the home
team played as though their very lie
depended upon the result. McMahan
and Cole carried off the honors in the
way of scoring, kind of habit they
have got into. Rogers, of Nelson, ref
creed the first half of the game and
Beverly Powell the first half. So
far as could be learned, the visitors
went home satisfied that they had had
a square deal.
AS Oroville had defeated Okanogan
twice out Of three games it was the
general impression that the game
of last Friday evening settled the
championship Of the county. This
seems an error, for why is not known
Another game between the two teams is
to be played next Friday evening at
Okanogan. In the event of Okanogan
winning, which would be no surprise,
as Okanogan is hot number and
dangerous proposition, a fifth game
would have to be arranged on some
neutral floor, say Tonasket, Riverside
or Omak.
AS the seasons record stands the
patrons of the Oroville school have ev-
cry reason to feel proud of the accom-
plishments of the home basket ball
team. 1t has lost but one game with
Okanogan, and had a game taken by
the bludgeon process at Conconully.
AS an offset to these two losings the
locals have won two games from Re-
public, two games from Nelson and
two games from Okanogan. The team
has travelled long distances and under
greater hardship and discomforture on
those trips than any basket ball team
in eastern Washington. Hats off to the
high school boys who shoot the bas-
kato