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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-05-12
SUMMARY OF THE
WORLDS EVENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS OF BOTH HEMI-
SPHERES BOILED DOWN TO
LAST ANALYSIS.
ARRANGED FOR BUSY READERS
Brief Notes Covering Happenings In
This Country and Abroad That
Are of Legitimate interest
to All the People.

The Germans have resumed the Of
fensive in the Verdun region.
Caruso, the tenor, has sailed on the
steamer Espagne for Italy, by way of
France.
The first hotel school for women in
France has just been opened in the
Boulevard Beausejour.
Wholesome and nutritious food for
a family of five can not be purchased
In the New York market for less than
$3.50 a week, according to calculations
made by the department of health of
the city of New York.
Apti-American sentiment in Mexico
lis decreasing, in the opinion of Bishop
Francis j. Mcconnell of Denver, who
reported to the Methodist-Episcopal
general conference the results of mis-
sionary work in that country, over
which he has episcopal supervision.
Earnings of the federal reserve
banks, it has been announced, were
S755,7O7 gross and $257,667 net for
yearly rate of 10 per cent on an av-
erage paid-in capital of $54,004,000
The st. Louis and San Francisco re-
serve banks lost money during the
quarter.
Thomas Kelly, wealthy contractor
wanted for trial in Canada for alleged
graft in connection with the construc-
tAbo Ifat ont httfl n.
ings, appeared in the federal court at
Chicago and asked Judge Lands to
send him to Winnipeg Immediately
His wish was granted.
The Navy league has filed a suit for
libel in the district supreme court OF
Washington against Henry Ford, the
Detroit manufacturer, asking for 500,
900 damages. The suit alleged libel in
some of Fords published statements
opposing military preparedness.
The National Association for Con
stitutional Government was organized
at Washington, ID. c., Saturday, with
David Jayne Hill, former ambassador
TO Germany, as president, to wage an
organized campaign against the move
ment for the initiative. referendum
and recall. Archibald Hopkins OF
Washington and Sidney G. Eastman
of Chicago were chosen vice presi
dents.
Adjutant Urban Guignand, pilot in
the French flying corps, was mention
ed in the orders of the day last Satur
day, after having participated in 1e
air combats, in which he was engaged
alone with &c German machines. OF
which five were forced to the ground
He himself was obliged to land pre-
cipitately on two occasions, February
81 and %, but saved himself by his
skill as a pilot.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-05-12
BIRDS CUT EXPENSE.

Looping a billion dollars a year off
of the nations cost of living by the
simple expedient of feeding the birds
is the remarkable plan put into oper-
alton by a Chicago man. There have
been many years when, according to
competent authorities, a loss of $780,
100000 has been inflicted on the crops
of the country by insect pests-a mat
ter of nine dollars levied on every per-
son in the United States over and
above what would have been necessa-
ry could the ravages of these insects
have been prevented. Charles e.
White, grain broker during business
hours, bird protector in his leisure, is
the initiator of the new movement to
save the notwithstanding birds, and
officials who have made a study of
the subject declare that If his plans
are successfully carried out it will re-
suit in the saving of one billion dollars
worth of grain and food stuff that is
otherwise destroyed each year The
details of this remarkable scheme for
turning the birds into dividend-earn.
ers are given 1T is stated, in an article
by Robert II. Moulton, in the May st.
Nicholas.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-05-12
WHAT CORN SHOULD BE
GROWN FOR IN NORTHWEST

In the Northwestern States corn
should be grown for three distinct
uses. The first is to provide fodder for
live stock in winter, and more espe-
cialiy in the form of ensilage. The
second is to be hogged off by swine
or eaten down by sheep, and the third
is to provide what may be termed pas
ture. These are relatively important
in the order named.
For the first use mentioned, the corn
should be possessed of considerable
bulk. Unless the grower can obtain
not less than six tons OF green food
per acre, it will not pay him to grow
corn for such a use. Ordinarily he
should look for not less than tons,
If such kinds as the Northwestern
Dent, Minnesota No. 10 and Mercer
Flint are grown. In some instances
as much as. 10 to IL tons will be pro-
duced. While it is necessary to have
considerable bulk when growing these
varieties, it is not absolutely neces-
sary to have them mature. This of
NOQio 80 10 uCbll dDiC Wuti0 0uCu It-
suit can be reached, but they will
make fairly good fodder and also good
ensilage though harvested short of ma
turity. But when such corn is put in
to the silo, 1t should first be allowed to
lose some of its moisture after it is cut
before putting into the same. Such
corn is not easily cured under north
western conditions in the stack or
even in the shock in many instances,
hence the aim of the growers should
be to cure it in the silo.
For the second use mentioned it is
essential that the grain shall mature.
To secure this end some smaller and
earlier maturing variety or varieties
may be grown. Those found best
adapted to this purpose in the past are
the squaw corn, otherwise known as
Dakota White Flint and the Gehu
These, If planted in season and given
almost any year in almost any part OF
the northwest. Though dwarfish in
growth they furnish usually from 20 to
40 bushels of ears to the acre, with an
average of say 25 to 80 bushels.
Corn thus hogged off, will give 25C
lbs. of pork. from an acre. This at
cents a pound live weight will give a
return of $500 for the acre. If. after
it is hogged off, the stalks are left
they will hold the snow, which will
mean more moisture to the land. The
crop of grain that follows will be
much better than that obtained from
grain stubble land similar in charac
ter.
When grazed off by sheep and lambs
the grazing should begin as soon as
the corn is ripe. 1t may begin before
it is hard. But care should be taken
to introduce the sheep to it gradually
lest they should eat to excess of a food
too strong for so sudden a change
They will eat both the leaves and
stalks in addition to the corn. This
method of fattening both sheep and
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-05-12
House Rejects Army Bill.

ashington.-Senate amendments
to the army bill again were rejected
Monday by the house and the measure
returned to conference. The propos-
ais to empower the president to raise
the standing army to 25O,OOO men in
time Of peace and to raise a federal
volunteer army of 261,O were reject
ed fatty by votes of 221 to 142 and 251
to 100, respectively, while the nitrate
plant amendment was substituted by
one offered by Chairman Hay of the
house military affairs committee with
out a record vote.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-05-12
Alaska Men xiii Each Other.

Juneau, Alaska.-Two men were
killed in battle at the Julian mining
camp of Berner's Bay. Forty men took
part in the fight, which resulted from
card games. Harry Loretzen, a we'll
known mining man, was shot dead,
and Peter Loretzen. brother of the
dead man, at once shot and killed his
slayer, whose name has not been
learned. A deputy marshal has gone
to restore order.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-05-12
Honored Uncle Joe.

Washington.-rarty lines disappear
ed and old scores were forgotten by
the house Saturday when during the
first hour of its regular session, it
Joined in paying tribute to Represent
alive Cannon of Illinois, the former
speaker. who will be so years old Sun
day. Never before in the history of
the house had an hour of working ses-
sion been set aside to honor living
member.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-05-12
SPORTING ITEMS
Ty Cobb is now hitting BAT.

Ty Cobb is now hitting BAT.
Traps have been installed on the
new grounds of the Wenatchee Gun
club.
Hal Chase, former star in the Amer
lean and Federal leagues, is leading
the batters and base stealers of the
National league.
A feature or the auto race meet to
be held at the Alan track near Spo-
kane, on July 4 will be the special in
vitation race for eastern Washington
cars.
The Spokane Country club team in
vaded the sanctuary of the Portland
Country club Saturday and receipted
for moist and overwhelming defeat,
35 to 7.
The Spokane Indians return to the
Natatorium park grounds Monday to
Ginnity for seven games. Great Falls
follows with seven games.
The worlds record in the 12O-yard
high hurdles was broken at the Mis-
souri-Iowa state college dual meet Sat
urday when Simpson. the Missouri
star, made a mark of IA AS seconds.
With shooters from Washington
Oregon, California, Idaho and Mon
tana entered, the first annual Inland
Empire handicap trap shooting tour
nament was held at Spokane this
week.
The American game of football, so
far as Stanford university is con-
cerned, was given its quietus Monday
when a proposition to restore the
American game, but as a minor sport
with rugby as the major-was re-
jected by the executive committee.
A. d. Brown, professor of physical
education at Miami university, Ohio,
has accepted the appointment as di-
rector of physical education at the
Oregon Agricultural college, to sue
coed DR.. S. ]. Stewart, who goes to a
similar position with the University of
Nebraska.
League Ball Schedule at Spokane.
The official list of home dates and
the clubs to oppose Spokane at Nata.
forum park this season is as follows
With Butte:
May s, 9. 10. IL, IL. Is, IA.
With Great Falls:
May Is, 16, II, IS. 10, 20. 81.
With Tacoma
May 20, 80, 80.
With Seattle;
June 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 10, IL.
With Great Falls:
June II, 10, IA, Is, 16, II, IS.
With Vancouver:
June 10, 20, 81, %, 23, "a, 25.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-05-12
WAsHINGToN'S INSURANCE
COMMISSION RESIGNS

Olympia. Wash.-F1oyd l.. Daggett,
chairman, and A. Ernst. members of
the state industrial insurance commits
sion, resigned Monday. to take effect
June l. Governor Lister last week had
indicated his intention of removing
them. Commissioner Clarence Parker
resigned Saturday.
An entirely new commission will
take office June 1. The old commits
sion had been severely criticized on
account of the footing of the industrial
fund by forged claims to the amount
of nearly $4,000.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-05-12
Army Officers Die In Wreck.

Lawton. Okla.-Two lieutenants of
the Fifth field artillery were killed
and two other officers were injured in
an automobile wreck. caused by a tire
explosion.
The dead:
Lieutenants S. Naylor and E. E.
Pritchett, Fifth field artillery.
The injured:
Lieutenant ]. e. Mcmahon, Jr., Sec
ond field artillery.
Lieutenant Richard c. Scott, Fourth
field artillery.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-05-12
Fay Found Guilty.

New York.-The jury which for 10
days heard testimony at the trial Of
Robert Fay, former lieutenant in the
German army; Walter Scholz and Paul
Daeche, charged with conspiracy to
destroy munition ships through bomb
contrivances, returned a verdict OF
guilty Monday night against all the de
PENDANTS.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-05-12
Keep Lusitanla Anniversary.

London.-The anniversary of the
sinking OF the Lusitania was commem-
GRATED Saturday by a procession from
Westminster to Hyde Park, where a
meeting was held. A large model Of
the Lusitania figured prominently,
with banner inscribed Remember
the Lusitania Seventh of May, 1915.
May that crime be forgiven in Heaven,
but not forgotten on earth"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-05-12

swine will be found effective and rela-
ing of labor. Six or seven weeks of
such feeding should suffice to fatten
swine and eight to ten weeks to fat
ten sheep and lambs. In either case
it is important to have the feeding
completed before the fall rains come
heavily. Such corn should be ready
not later than the middle OF August
Some seasons the rains may give trou-
BILE. but this would not occur very Of
ten in the northwestern states.
In the very dry areas it may be wise
to plant corn of the varieties above
mentioned on land that would other
wise be bare fallow Such corn may
or may not produce ears, but under
very dry conditions 1t will produce a
fair growth of stalk Il given proper
cultivation, even though 1t should not
produce ears it will produce a fair
amount of stalk, and therefore a fair
amount Of food. This may be used to
provide pasture when it could not be
so well obtained from any other
source. Such grazing, in those dry
areas would not injure the land for
winter wheat that will usually be sown
under these conditions on such land
The whole operation will have a help
full rather than a harmful influence on
such land.
by Prof. Thomas Shaw
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-05-12
VIII Build Boats.

Portland, Ore.--Following his return
from the east, j. R. Bowles, president
of the Northwest Steel company, an
nounces that he has contracts signed
or pending for the construction of over
S4,000,000 worth of stee, steamships.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-05-12
Child browns at Priest River.

Priest River, Idaho.-Dorothy Leaf,
5 years old, is thought to have fallen
into the Pend Oreille river and drown
ed here. She disappeared Sunday.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-05-12
Boston Girl Suicide.

San Francisco.-Miss Pauline Cush-
ing, believed to be from Boston, killed
herself here Sunday by diving from
the third story of hospital.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-05-12
NORWAY JOINS IN PROTEST.
Complains to the Allies of Seizure Of
Neutral Mails.


Neutral Mails.
Christiania-Norw formally noti-
fled the British and French govern
ments Monday that she can not admit
the correctness of their Interpretation
of The Hague 1907 convention regard
ing the seizure of neutral mails at sea.
The Norwegian government has lodg-
ed formal complaint at London and
Paris, stating that the action Of the
allied governments in Selling Norwe-
gian mails is against the interests of
neutral nations.
The Norwegian protest against the
seizure of mails at sea by Great Brit
ain and France follows similar protest
by the United States and Holland.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-05-12
GERMANS GAINING
AROUND VERDUN
FIRST LINE TRENCHES TAKEN BY
TEUTONS IN ASSAULT NORTH
EAST OF FORTRESS.
RUSSIANS FORGING AHEAD
Press Advance on Stripa Rver-Turk-
ish Attacks Are Repulsed-Trans-
port Sunk BY Mine-AeropIanes
of Each Army Destroyed.

London, May 8.-What seemingly is
new offensive with it's objective the
capture of Verdun, has been launched
by the Germans northeast and north
west of the fortress. In both sectors
gains for the Germans are chronicled
in the latest French official communi-
cation.
In the former sector, between the
Haudromont wood and Douaumont,
French first line trenches over nearly
third of a mile were entered by the
Germans, while northwest of Verdun,
to the east of Hill 304, they penetra-
ted underground passages of French.
Russ Advance in GaIicia.
Russian torpedo boats have inef-
fectually shelled German positions on
the northern coast of Courland, &C
cording to Berlin.
In Galicia, along the lower Stripa
river, the Russians have made a fur
Their advance against the Teutons,
while in the Caucasus region Turkish
attacks were repulsed.
The Turks who had been contesting
the advance of the Russians toward
Bagdad, in the Serinalkerind region,
have retreated hastily after having
sustained heavy losses, leaving behind
them their tents and much war ma
terial
Berlin Claims Transport Sunk.
Berlin reports the sinking recently,
in the Mediterranean by a mine, of an
entente allied transport with 60
Russians on board and the destruction
of British aeroplane and capture of
another aircraft in the North sea.
England admits the loss of the two
Germans that the British submarine
E-31 was sunk by the Germans.
Transport Mined.
The sinking of an allied transport
in the Mediterranean late in April
with the loss of nearly all the 600
Russian troops who were on board, is
reported in advices from Corfu
The transport was sunk by striking
mine about the same time the British
battleship Russell met similar fate.
Aeroplane Destroyed.
The admiralty report also an.
nounces the destruction of hostile
aeroplane by German airmen with the
help of a torpedo boat off the Elan
ders coast and the capture Of another
1t also admits that the Zeppelin
LII, which has been reported by the
British as destroyed in the North sea
failed to return from a accommodating
trip.
Italian Airmen Victorious.
Rome, May S.-An Austrian aero
plane was destroyed by two Italian
airmen in the Austrian aerial attack
on Brindisi.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-05-12
WILSON ACCEPTS
GERMANY'S WORD
FUTURE RELATIONS WILL DE-
PEND ON WAY ASSURANCES
ARE CARRIED OUT.
ENGLAND NOT CONSIDERED
Note Sent to Berlin Declares Teutons
Have No Business Outside Their
Own Case. VIII Watch Subma-
rnes-English Affair Now.

Washington, May "a note cabled
by Secretary Lansing to Ambassador
Gerard Monday for delivery to Berlin
foreign office informs the German
government that the United States ac-
cepts it's declaration of abandon
ment" of it's former submarine policy
and now relies upon scrupulous ex-
ecution of the altered policy to remove
the principal danger of an interruption
Of the good relations existing between
the two countries.
Action Must Stand Alone.
With this acceptance is coupled for
NAL notice to Germany that the United
much less discuss, a suggestion that
respect by German naval authorities
of the rights of citizens of the United
States on the high seas should in the
slightest degree be made contingent
upon the conduct Of any other govern
ment affecting the rights of neutrals
and noncombatants.
This is in reply to the concluding
statement in the last German note to
the effect that, while submarine com
manders had been ordered not to sink
peaceful freight or passenger carrying
ships without warning or without
safety for passengers and crew, the
German government would reserve to
itself complete liberty of decision un-
less the United States was successful
in its efforts to break the British
! blockade.
Secretary Lansing issued a state
ment saying that the greater part OF
Germany's answer to the demand OF
the United States was devoted to mat
ters which the American government
could not discuss with the Berlin gov
eminent, but he considered Germany
had yielded to our representations
and that eve can have no reason to
quarrel with her." so long as the al
tered policy is lived up to.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-05-12

Miss Brite-Did you hear of the
awful electrical shock Mabel got yes
terday?
Miss Sloe = No, you don't sayl
What was it?
Miss Brite-You know she works
in a bakery?
Miss Sloe-Yes.
Miss Brite-Well, she stepped on a
cookie and 'currant" ran up her
limb.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-05-12

The Germans have resumed the Of
fensive in the Verdun region.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-05-12
Service Made Obligatory.

By the terms of the law the guards
men must be mustered into the SER
vice of the United States before they
come under complete control Of the
federal government.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-05-12

Italian Airmen Victorious.
Rome, May S.-An Austrian aero
plane was destroyed by two Italian
airmen in the Austrian aerial attack
on Brindisi.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-09
Usino Rope as sparo Tire.

When a blowout occurs on the road and no spare tube or shoe is on the car and the blown tube or casing is beyond further repair the usual method of procedure is to run to the nearest garage on the rim. In every case this means positive destruction of the rim, if the casing is removed, and serious damage of the rim or the destruction of the shoe, if 1t is left on. Recently A motorist was in this predicament, REA he procured some rope from farmer and wound it tightly around the rim, feIloe and spokes. The first few turns of rope were wound ctrcum- ferential1y; the remainder was wound crosswise, so that holding places were obtained at four or five spokes. Suh- cient rope was used to make the thick ness of the novel tire equal to that of the rubber casing
 If properly wound the rope tire will not make riding very uncomforta ble In any event it is better than destroy ing a rim.-Popular Science Monthly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-09
LYRIC SUNDAY PICTURES.

Manager Ishan announces, for this Sunday night, at the Lyric, an unusu- ally attractive program of Metro spe ciaI photo plays, the foremost of which will be the well known stage and screen star Hamilton Revel1e and Margu epite Snow, in the five act sen sationa1 mystery play, "The Half Bill lion Bribe.''
 The story of ''The Half Million Bribe'' is based upon f'The Red Mouse,'' the sensational novel and successful stage play,e by William Hamilton Osborne. and deals with the
 mystery surrounding the murder of Col FTargraves, a weIl-known sports man, at CradeT'baugh's, a notorious gam Bling house. How J. Lawrence Chanoner, a patron of the resort is charged with the crime, upon evidence furnished by the manager of the ma chinations of Thorne, the real owner of the resort, whom Murgatroyd, the district attorney, has sworn to ftget,' of the enormous bribe which Miriam Cha1loner, the accused's pretty wife, pays to the prosecutor to save her husband, and how, in spite of all, ChaI1oner is convicted, only to be saw ed by what he believes is a forged confession, all form a story unique in its dramatic surprises and su- premefy original in it's climax.
 How Cha1loner proves to himself, as we'll as to the world, that he is not the murderer of Col. Hargraves and how Murgatroyd, the district attor- ney, demonstrates, that for all his seeming cupidity and interruptions ness he. is yet a man of spotless hon or, must be left for the screen to tell.
 The comedy portion of the program will be supplied by those big fun favorites, MT. and Mrs. Sidney Drew. in their latest comic creation, ''The Model Cook There will also be that absolute "thri1Ier'' The Mid night Marriage" and other features Bentley's Superb Symphony Orches- ira will furnish the music as usual.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-09
oId rime roast prinlkina.

There used to be an old superstzlzon that it was bad luck to drink a toast with a person standing behind the drinker. The reason for the sup5rsti- ton is this:
 Edward the Martyr by the contriv- ance of Rris stepmother, Elfrida, was stabbed in the back as he was drink ing. It is said that from this affair arose the custom of having the man on either side of the toast drinker pledge him. According to William of Malmesbury, it was the usage when a person was about to drink a health to ask a neighbor at the board to pledge the toast. If the neighbor answered "Yes'' he held up his knife or sword to guard the thinker as he quaffed for while a man is drinking he is nee essarily in an unguarded posture and exposed to a treacherous stroke.-New York Sun.