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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-10
TO RAISE FEES Fer
GRAZING ON NATIONAL
FOREST PASTURES

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1O.-An in
crease of 20 percent in the grazing
fees on all national forests, instead
of 80 Is percent as was originally
contemplated, will be made for the
season of 1917, according to the
plan announced by Sec'y Houston.
Subsequent increases will be based
on a study of the local conditions on
the individual forests and will vary
i'm accordance with the facts thus
obtained.
The timber. grazing, water power
and other resources of the national
forests which are used for COM
mercial purposes should be charged
for at a rate which represents their
fair value" says Sec'y Houston. If
a charge only sufficient TO cover the
cost of administration were made,
all of the profit from the CONNER
cial use of the national forests would
go TO a comparatively few individ
uals instead of TO all the people TO
whom they belong and who are en-
titled to share their benefits. The
charge for grazing should be based
upon the real value of the forage on
the national forest ranges. as deter
mined by a careful survey of all the
facts and not by competitive bias, as
required in timber sales.
Whether or not the fees charged
at present represent a fair value Of
the forage is the question 10 be de-
Cided. The facts before me clearly
indicate that the present charge does
not represent the full value Of graz
ing privileges on the national for
ests."
Modification of the original plan
was decided upon. the secretary
said. because of the possibility OF a
variation in the rear value Of graz
ing on different forests or in differ
ent localities, and because in "A few
instances the full proposed increase
might not be justified. a specific
study. he stated, will be made OF the
existing conditions upon each Of the
national forests. Upon the basis of
the facts thus obtained, additional
increases viii be made when the real
value OF the forage upon any for
est is found 20 be more than the
amount charged. No additional in
crease Will be made before March L,
1915
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-10
REST YOUR HORSES TO
GET THEIR BEST WORK

In Farm and Fireside a writer
says:
Another problem which others
10 doubt as well as myself have had
to meet many times is that of
enough teams during a rush of sum-
mer work. With a large acreage OF
hay-the heaviest We have ever
grown-and an unusually large field
Of oats. all to be harvested close to a
delayed and rushed period of corn
blowing. we faced a shortage Of
teams. In whatever way we ar
ranged our plans for the work, we
saw that there was just little more
to do than our over-worked horses
would be able TO stand.
ITO make matters still worse
period of hot, dry weather began
lust at this time and we had grave
fears that we would have to let
some OF the work go and stand the
loss as best we could. In this per-
plexitv an idea occurred to me which
worked out in the following man
ner: After rearranging our system
a little we got the horses TO work
lust as early in the morning as pos
sibIe. Shortly before noon we took
them from the field and allowed
them TO rest in the cool stable until
late in the afternoon. Then We took
them out and worked them untii
dark.
THE effect was surprising They
not only remained in fairly good
condition but performed more hours
of work a day. and we managed TO
get through the season in good
shape. With horsepower costing
regularly from eight 10 10 cents an
hour. and at these particularly busy
times worth from three TO four
times that much. n good manager IS
going 70 put himself out little 10
accommodate his teams"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-10

Pekins are natives Of China,
where duck breeding is extensively
followed. And this breed is the most
generally bred. They were import
ed into America in the early '70s.
and their wonderful vigor, prolific
acy and haraihood made them fav-
Orites almost Immediately. This is
the breed found on most Of the
large commercial duck farms in this
country, many of which market up
wards of 10000 ducks year.
Pekins lay we'll better. perhaps,
than other varieties. with the ex-
ception of the Indian Runner. Their
eggs are large and white, and like
those OF other ducks, are laid at
night. on commercial farms the
eggs are Matched i'm large incuba-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-10

tors. after which the ducklings are
placed in a brooder, and moved
from pen TO pen as they develop
They are heavily fed for 10 weeks
when they are killed and dressed as
green ducks" The best specimens
are reserved for breeding purposes.
The feathers are dried and sorted
for use in pillows, beds and so on.
The PeKin is large. males weigh
ing from IL TO . pounds. and fe-
males from to 1-2 pounds. 1t
is canary white in color, with an
orange yellow bill, legs and feet 1t
walks with a semi-upright carriage
which distinguishes il from the
Aylesbury. the great English duck
which is whittier in color. and car
ries its body more horizontally.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-10
SIMPLE RULES FOR THE
OPERATION OF AN INCUBATOR
Most Successful Methods Are
Those Learned From the
Sitting Hen - Ventilation,
Temperature, Moisture and
Turning the Eggs Are the
Essentials
BY Frank c. Hare.

Poultry Husbandman. Clemson Col
lege. South Carolina.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-10

The first opera ever performed in
public and incidentally the earliest
whose complete manuscripts have
been preser' ed, l. Fury dice, "
founded on he story OF Orpheus
and Eurydice and written at the end
of the sixteenth century. The text
was Octavio RinucinEis and the
music the combined work Of Jacopo
Peri and Giullo Caccini.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-10

Difficulty in procuring tinsel goods
in France is due TO the sequestra-
ton by the government Of many
factories formerly devoted 20 this
trade. L few plants have been al
lowed 20 run so rs 70 avoid com
plete stagnation OF the industry.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-10

A single application OF a very
small quantity 81 sodium 1uorid has
been found 20 destroy completely all
STAGES and all species os lioe on
poultry.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-11-29
WHEAT NEEDS FOR 1918
UNITED STATES MUST RAISE Bill.
LioN.susHEL CROP.
Every State Must Increase Acreage
and Yield-Missouri's Share
viii Be 5 Per Cent,

Neutrality-suspicious. billion bushels of
wheat must be produced in the Unit
ed States in 1918 to guarantee suffi.
Gent foodstuffs to this country and
her allies through another year of
war.
To provide this volume of grain, as
gnming a yield per acre equal to the
average for the past 10 years, the win
ter wheat acreage OF the country must
be increased Is per cent.
This would give a winter wheat
acreage of 47.337, 900 acres, and prom.
Use a crop of about $4,000 900 bushels.
> Practically no increase may be ex-
pected in the acreage of spring wheat
for next years crop, but an effort will
be made to keep it at this years fig.
urcs of $4,000, 900 acres. Under favor.
able conditions this would give a har-
vest Of 100000, 900 bushels.
The department of agriculture is
sending to each state estimates of the
acreage that must be planted to wheat
this fall il we are to meet next years
demand for grain. State agricultural
bodies are to be enlisted In the cam
paign to win the fullest possible co.
operation Of farmers.
Missouri is asked to plant 2,4OO, 900
acres to winter wheat, an increase OF
5 per cent over last years figure,
which vas 2,277.000 acres.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-11-29
GERMANY AIDS REVOLUTION
All Ma'contents in Mexico Are Sup.
piled With Munitions and
Money BY Enemy.

Washington Herman money and
intrigue are stirring trouble anew in
Mexico. 1t was authoritatively stated.
Hundreds of Teuton agents, awaiting
themselves OF Mexican neutrality, are
responsible for the recurrence of
fighting and plotting by Villa, Zapata,
Pelaez and Felix Diaz.
The real seriousness Of the prob.
lem for the United States lies In the
fact that the output Of the Tampico
and Tuxpam oil fields may be cur
tailed, while the difficulties near the
border might ultimately divert some
of Americas war strength from Eu.
rope.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-11-29
MUST LIST GERMAN PROPERTY
Americans in Empire Required to Reg.
lister Ownership Of Every
thing Possessed.

Berlin.-The official Reichs Anzei,
ger announces that the ordinances
governing compulsory notification to
the authorities of foreign property in
Germany have been extended to prop.
erty owned by citizens Of the United
States to Nov. 20.
The term property includes shares
in German enterprises within the EN-.
pire and legal claims upon persons
Gomiciled within the empire. Trans.
fers Of such property or claims are
permissible only by the chancellor's
express sanction.
The immediate purpose Of the com.
pulsory registration is to prevent the
illegal transfer or liquidation Of Amer.
lean property held within the limits
Of the German empire for the purpose
OF removing the same from official
control. y
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-11-29
BOARD TO REGULATE WAGES
Presidents Plan to Solve Question of
Increased Costs for Rail-
way Workers.

Washington.--A railroad wage ad-
Jlstment board Is President Wilson's
plan to solve the demands OF the rail.
way b~rotherhoods for wage increases.
Acceptance OF this arbitration prin-
fiplc by the employees leaders at the
White House conference would stave
off drastic legislation that the presi.
dent will ask congress II all other
plans fail to prevent a tie.up Of war
transportation.
The wage-fixing board, according to
the presidents advisers, will be mod
eled after the shipyard and canton,
ment agreements between the Ameri-
a Federation Of Labor and the gov
eminent.
The decision of the board would be
binding. The railroads have accepted
this principle. II the brotherhoods
agree to 1t there can be no nation.
wide strike. The agreement would
provide for adjustment Of the dispute
before an employees walkout could
occur.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-11-29
BRITISH CRUMP[E
TAKE 1000 PRISONERS AND move
FORWARD A DISTANCE
OF u NILES.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Blow Wa Struck Without warnina
AND Tanks Opened Way for In.
'antry-Frsneh Begin At.
tack simultaneously.

London.-Neld Marshal Hsig sprung
. surprise on the Germans in north.
efn france. attacking suddenly on a
front of 30 miles and breaking the IA.
NOUS Hindenburg line to a maximum
depth of nearly five miles. His troops
are still fighting their way forward in
the most spectacular offensive Of the
war on the western front since the
trench lines were established.
The blow was struck without warn.
ing. no artillery preparation preced-
Ing 1t. The British tanks in great
numbers smashed their way through
the formidable German wire entangle-
ments, blowing a road for the infantry
which swarmed irresistibly forward.
Village after village fell into British
hands. as Haig's troops pressed on,
until at Marcoing and at Anneux, on
the Bapaume-C Cambria road, they were
only three and three-quarter miles
from Cambria. the important German
base and important junction which
apparently is the British objective.
Latest reports from Field Marshal
Haig's headquarters show the British
captured 5000 prisoners, II towns.
many woods and fortified positions
and that the entire German line west
OF the Canal du Nord to the Bapaulne.
Cambria road had been captured.
simultaneously with the British al.
a the French began an offensive 10
the south around st. Quentin and east
OF these, In the Aisne region.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-11-29
J.. s. AND BERLIN
IN AGREEMENT
PROMISES As 70 CARE OF IN.
TERMED ALIENS SATISFY
BOTH COUNTRIES.
TO PAY PRISONERS OF WAR
Neutral Embassies Make Arrange
ments and Heads Of Warning
Countries Are Expected to
Give Full Endorsement.

Washington.-The1 German govern.
lei will be informed OF the steps
taken under President Wilson's latest
alien enemy proclamation to Impose
restrictions on unnaturalized Germans
in this country. in order to SUI the
Berlin authorities that no abuse OF
their countrymen here ia contem.
plated.
Through the neutral embassies now
representing the hostile governments
at the two capitals will 60 the infor.
nation that the United States is do.
ing no more to German subjects here
than Germany did to Americans there
long ago.
Along with this report. 1t is under.
stood, will be sent a memorandum OF
the German sailors In this country,
held as prisoners of war, civilians in.
termed as dangerous aliens and crews
of the former German merchantmen
detained under guard by the immigra,
ton authorities.
The number of u~nnaturalized Ger.
mans already interned does not exceed
COO, and officials do not expect an in.
crease of more than 200 to 800 at the
most, as a result of, failure to obey
the new regulations establishing pro.
hibited about wharves, piers
and warehouses and compelling reg,
istration.
The men inteIned are comfortably
housed in barracks at military pris.
ons. receive their food, clothing and
lodging and many ara given work
with pay.
The prisoners of war receive food,
clothing and lodging, tobacco and a
few other Incidental subsistence sur.
plies, and the officers receive the pay
and privileges of their corresponding
ranks in the United States navy.
The department of justice has near'
ly completed the regulations for reg.
istration Of unnaturalized Germans,
and it was thought they would be pro.
mulgated soon.
It was stated authoritatively that
there would be no provision for x.
emptions to the rules established in
the presidents proclamation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-11-29
KERENSKY ALLEGED SUICIDE
overtures to Kaiser for Separate
Peace Said to Have Come
From Maximalists.

London, Dispatches from Russia
FAY Premier K%erensky's whereabouts
is still unknown.
Scores OF reports were received at
Swedish cities about him--one that
he had committed suicide.
The National Tidend of COPENHAGEN
prints a dispatch from it's Berlin cor,
respondent in which it Is stated that
overtures have been made to the Ger
man government by the Maximalist
government of Russia for a separate
peace.
The correspondent adds that the i'm
preston prevails in Germany that the
cause Of the entente allies Is hopeless
and that both Italy and Russia will
soon leave the allies.
Prince Yusuhoff and M. Purisltte.
witch. reputed to have slain the monk
Rasputin, were both arrested, charged
with having correspondent seditiously
with Gen. kaledine. presumably in a
conspiracy against the Bolsheviki gov.
eminent.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-11-29
AMERICA KEEPING UP THE WAR
Germany Foolish In Thinking Entry
Of v. S. Would BE immateriai,
TagebIatt Writer Declares.

Observation-Disclosures Wolff, In
the Berliner Tageblatt, concludes an
article on Frances reliance on Amer.
lea by saying;
"lnasmuch as France probably will
be unable to tap fresh resources, Gle.
menceau, too. must pin his faith on
Americas aid. If hope in America did
not exist, then not only would there
have been long since outbreaks Of
moral crises In all the entente coun-
tries, but an unmistakable readiness
In the direction Of peace would pre-.
vail. S
ut Is shown how foolish were the
German arguments that Americas en-.
try into the war was immaterial and
would not prolong the war"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-11-29
LOS ANGELES NOW DRY CITY
Saloons Abolished Under Ordinance
Adopted at Initiative Election
by 10000 Majority.

Los Angeles.--Los Angeles, as the
result Of an initiative election, will
become, on April l. 1913, a s~aloonless
city, the largest now In the country.
The ordinance provides for the abo,
lition Of all saloons April /, 1918, and
makes the harbor district bone dry"
but permits the sale in original pack
ages and quantities of wines and lia.
uors the alcoholic content Of which
does not exceed IA per cent and al.
lows cafes and restaurants to serve
such wine and liquors until 9 n. m.
but not later.
Latest estimates by city officials of
Los Angeles give the city o popula-
ton OF 62S.425. The 1910 census fix.
ure was 3l9,198.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-11-29
COUPLE ADOPTS ~ CHILDREN
New Jersey Pair Took Five When Mar.
ried As Wears Ago-Seven.
teen Others Later.

New York.-The morning after
their wedding Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson J..
Purvis of Rosenbayne, near Millville,
n. j., adopted five children. Through
their As years of married life they
have been adding adopted children to
their family. Now they have 90 and
many of them are married, with chill
dren Of their own.
The Purvises have just celebrated
the forty-fifth anniversary Of their
marriage at their home. Almost all
the % adopted children were present.
The missing ones were more than
made up for in number by the hus.
bands OF adopted daughters and the
wives OF adopted sons.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-11-29


There viii be plenty Of revsnus
to meet all demands on the state q
the close Of the year." said Governor
Gardner recently. = am informed At
the present time there Is more than
$4,000 In the revenue fund and -
ceipts are coming In rapidly. ! want
every account paid at the close Ut
the year. and next year. with the ops-
ration OF the new revenue laws. there
ought to be enough ON hand to pay
the $2.250.000 borrowed from the Ct.
Louis banks, and also to meet every
bin
The governor expressed the hope
that the revenues next year would
permit improvements of various in.
situations. They are all crowded. he
declared. and every one of them must
be enlarged and improved. He said
he was satisfied there would be money
enough to make all these improve
ments before the close of his admins.
tration. When he goes out Of office
he wants the state to have sufficient
money in the treasury to meet every
demand and to be entirely free from
debt.
AT this time" continued the gov.
ernor. 81 am deeply interested in get.
ting the state aroused over better
highways. I would like to see more
and more convicts employed on the
highways. 1t is better for the con-
victs and better for the public. The
penitentiary is going to pull out all
right. anyway under the present plan
Of operating all industries by the state
and I wish more communities would
ask for convict labor for the roads"
The governor said that at the close
Of this year he believed the states
finances would be at least 81, 900, 900
better off that they were at the end
Of the Major administration.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-11-29
B0LSHEvIKI ASKS FOR PEACE
" Allies Do Not Disclose Terms Rus
sia viii Proceed to Negoti.
ate With Kaiser.

London.--Lenine and Trotsky. the
Bolsheviki dictators of the Russian
government at Petrograd, with their
revolutionary associates. have pro-
posed an armistice "for all belliger-
ents,' according to a wireless mes
sage from Petrograd.
Dispatches received here said the
Russian government ordered Gen. Bulk
honln, the commander.in-chief, to open
negotiations for IN armistice to the
commanders Of the enemy armies.
The proposal to negotiate peace was
officially conveyed to the ambassadors
of the allied nations at Petrograd.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-11-29
+ - + + + 4 + 4 + +
100000 ALIENS MOVED.

+ Washington. d. C.--Six hun. I
+ dred thousand alien enemies OF 7
+ the United States have been 4
+ driven from the barred zones +
4 throughout the country.
d." President Wilson'S proclama- +
= ton is being enforced to the let I
+ ter by the department of justice +
= and all correlated organizations. ::
T. From this moment no alien en- I:
: envy will be allowed to enter or +
;: remain in the following restrict +
= ed places: 4
= !. Piers along the ocean front i
: where a 5o0ton vessel may an +
!. choi. +
\ .. On board any ship at sea !.
= within three miles of land. +
=: 3. In the Panama canal zone. i
: 4, In the District OF Columbia. !:
= This means just what Presi- !.
: dent Wilson's proclamation reads !.
= that no man or youth over II ::
= years of age who Is not a nattl- !.
+ rallied American will be permit !:
= ted to live In these restricted !.
: areas, First naturalization pa :.
i pers will not do; second papers !.
+ must have been taken out before !.
= Il toreign-born person is safe. +
49,. + j i + ! + 4 !. i + ].
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-11-29

It 10 said that envelopes were 10.
vented during the carly days Of Louis
XIV Of France. In 1890 II. De Val.
lyer established 4 private post and
placed boxes at the. corner Of the
streets. for letters Enclosed 10 envel.
opes that were sold In Offices estab.
lished for that purpose. II seems
likely. however, that envelopes were In
uss before this period because envel.
opes 70 used in France were special
postpaid envelopes. But precisely
what year 10 marked BY the frst invsop
eoa ef envslopss D unknown.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-11-29
eenss Near Edos,

Grandma was recovering from a ne
scre illness. Robert had been allowed
to 70 In to visit with her for the first
time since her sickness.
"How does grandma look todayi"
asked his mother when he came home.
"Oh, she looks NICE" said Robert,
but her bones IRE awful near her
edge"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-11-29
Second on Food PLEDGES,

Missouri ranked second in the total
number Of persons pledged to save
food, third in percentage of families
enrolled to population and second in
proportion to the states apportion.
ment. according to William F. Saun.
ders, secretary of the Missouri de.
Tense council.
The total enrolment in Missouri
was 100000. which was beaten only
by Pennsylvania with $50, 1000 pledges,
However, Missouri's pledges repre-.
sented n for every Ave persons in
the state. while in Pennsylvania only
n in eleven signed up.
Only two states, Iowa and Louis.
lana. lead Missouri in the percentage
OF families enrolled to total popula.
ton. Missouri's percentage was IS,
against 81 for Iowa and SO for Louis.
lana.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-11-29
Missouri's Centennial,

The first OF a series Of celebrations
OF Missouri's centennial Of statehood
will be held at Columbia January 8.
This will celebrate the one hundredth
anniversary of the presentation OF the
petitions for Missouri's admission to
congress. Other celebrations will be
held at different places in the state
as the dates occur, for Missouri's ad-
mission was no simple matter, but
involved over two years Of stormy de-
bate in congress before the Missouri
compromise was finally adopted. The
Missouri centennial committee is now
engaged in raising funds to defray
the expense Of arranging these cele-
brations, and especially of appropri.
ate exercises In the schools OF the
state. in connection with the centen.
NAL.