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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-02
GREECE NEAR WAR
WITH GERMAN POWERS

Greece having broken off diploma
tic relations with the central powers,
Ia expected to take an active part in
the war with her 100000 trained
soldiers. She has recalled herr repre-
sentatives from the nations tallied
with Germany. Venezilos, the form
or powerful premier, is again In con-
troll, and seems to be IN accord Win
the young Greek prince.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-02
BARN BURNS

A fire. alarm was turned In
4 o'clock Monday afternC0n3 Il
department hurried to the AZ
excitement and discovered n
barn owned by Fred Kleints
Just north OF town, was burn
was, old and Of frame structl
the FIRE was too we'll stf
check. The exact origin is y
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-02
HIGH FRUIT PRICES

1t is predicted by F. " Martin,
of the Earle Fruit company, Of Boise,
that Idaho fruit will be high in price
this season. He said the red apple
will be short crop in the east, and
will demand good prices. Prnes also
will bring good returns, as the drieTs
are taking large amounts, 500 to SOD
cars already contracted.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-02
BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY

Mrs. Dorah France and daughter,
Mrs Pearl Clough, attended the
eighty-second birthday anniversary
Of Mrs. Frances mother, Mrs. Adelfa
Bybee at Basalt, Saturday. Mrs. By
bee Is q remarkable woman, is active,
bright and does most Of, her own
house work. She is the mother OF
Ia children, has 95 grandchildren
Ind 15O great grandchildren. N
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-02
MASONIC OFFICIAL !.
VISITS BLACKFOOT

The grandmaster of the Masons Of
Idaho, John Fl. Bloomfield, made az
official visit here Thursday, June 70.
A large number of the members OF
the Grove City lodge were present
to greet the grandmother and mat
ters of Importance were discussed.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-02
ATTENDED, THOMAS DANCE

A jolly party Of young people at
tended the dance at Thomas, Friday
evening, and report a very good
time. They were Marie and Gene
Aieve Millick, Doris and Blanche
Dunn, Grace Peck, Dorcey Stephens,
Frank Moser, Fred Kennedy, Jake
Mulville and Chester Vincent.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-02
FORMER RESIDENT MARRIEs

Paul Stewart, of Los Angeles,
former resident Of Blackfoot, mar.
ried Miss Florence Alice Leonard OF
San Bernardino, California, on the
twenty-sixth Of June, and will make
their home at Hollywood, California,
number 1856 Bronson avenue.
Mr.. Stewart was the youngest son
of Mr.. and Mrs. T. M. Stewart, who
lived at Blackfeot about Is years
ago.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-02
NEWSPAPER MAN VISITS

L. A. Klinger stopped in Blackfoot
for a few minutes Friday. 1t had
been year since his last visit and
he tried twice to find the new Re-
publican office, which impressed him
as being about right.
Y Mr.. and Mrs. Klinger had come
from Los Angeles by automobile and
motored on to idaho Falls, Friday
evening.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-02
!. WORD FROM A MISSIONARY

Many OF the Blackfoot young speo-
ple will no doubt remember Lille
.Broadbent, who resided and went to
school here several years ago. Miss
Ruby Hilliard received letter from
her this week, which told of her mis-
sionary work in Japan. Altho every
thing Is different she likes 1t i'm
mensely and realizes the vast need
for such workers.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-02
\ VISITING SISTERS

Mrs. JEFF Davis, of Montpells41
came up for Mrs Charles Il, Harris's
party, Saturday and will visit will
her sister, Mrs. Agnes POINTER and
Miss Julia Brennan for about TIVE
weeks. V n a.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-02
ASSIGNED no REGIrfs

william Parkinson, who Is
ed at Salt Lake City, has be-
signed to the machine gun con-
L. of regiment 20. and he wrs
that he likes the work very Iluc
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-02
A NEW DAUGHTER

a fine daguhter was born to Mr..
and Mrs. John Martin on the morn
ing of June 80. Mother and babe
doing nicely. Ys \
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-13
OF A COUNTRY STATION AGENT


peared Those were muments Of in
tense suspense
In little bit there would be a crash,
and human lives would be sacrificed
to the error Of one man. 1t was sick
ening sensation to know all that was
impending. and to feel so utterly inn
potent and helpless to avert it,
/ held my watch IN my shaking
hand, and noted the speed of the sec
ond hand, and made mental calcul-
ations ol the time when they would
meet There is something ndcscrD-
ably uncanny in deliberate hguriag
that marks the end Of human lives.
When the fateful moment arrived T.
TUNED away ana went into III Office.
picturng the seem, hearing the cries
of the injured, and witnessing the
horror of it all. How could II BE
avoided
The track curved right ANA left con-
thuou ly through cuts and woods ami
in six miles there was only ono strctcn
90 less than half a mile where the
trains had their sole chance of seeing
one another and coming to stop.
The dispatcher WAS calling mo furi-
ously
Anything yel9' he asked
Nothing | answered
lie made number Of daaacs uncer
tain what To say further
"rhey are together BY this time
hc went on slowly Look out f1i
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-13
WHAT THE WIRES SAY.
Dy EDITH LIVINGSTON SMITH.

rides Of the world Suge meath me
Brains OF mankind | serve;
Life rs u lolee surrounds me,
Thrilling in every nerve.
Night wraps the city Silly,
Rain of the sky drips down;
! and the blurred lights gliSten,
Guarding The sleeping town.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-13

Telling of death and turmoil
Work or the play OF men,
Never a flashing message
Travels beyond my Ken.
Only a singing wire
Over the streets am |,
Pulsing with JOY of living,
Trembling at sorrow 5 cry,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-31
WATERMELONS PAY
WELL IN SUMTER COUNTY. y

\ 4 \ \ = \ \ + = \ 4 \ y
Watermelons have for many yea
been a famous product of Georgia.
Millions of them leave the state every
season, carrying joy in their red
hearts to the famished souls of the
great cities of the North and West.
But it has only been in the past five
or six years that Sumter county has
won for itself place on the water
melon map Now it is famed as one of
Georgia's great melon growing SEE
tons. From it every year go from
one hundred and fifty to two hundred
ear loads of the finest melons that
Georgia produces And Mark Twain
has borne evidence that in melons the
Georgia grown lead all the rest.
The light. warm, sandy soils that
ire found around Andersonville have
}ecome the Mecca of the watermelon
yrowers. Six years ago, or so, these
ands were deemed of little value
they were about the poorest and
heapest of Sumter lands Then mel
on growing was tried, and speedily 4
was found that new source OF
wealth had been uncovered for that
istrict. To-day the old waste lands
bring a yearly rental Of SO to 81 an
acre and are hard to get at that.
About six hundred acres Of
lands along the creeks. the sandy bot
tom lands, are now devoted to melon
growing in that particular section.
They are fertilized with 1873. four
hundred pounds to the acre, Planting
season begins in late March or early
April, according to the season, AMI
picking starts in the last days of June
and continues along through July.
| The Watson melon is the favorite var
! iety now grown, with large sprink-
ling of the Koib Gem. From $50 to 200
car loads of melons will be shipped
/ this season, if the weather conditions
I are favorable, each car approximately
holding 1000 melons.
| Melons are as much money crop,
as cotton, in the sense that cash is
paid promptly for them and the de
mand is on throughout the marketing
season. Sumter county growers de-
not ship TO commission houses anil
await settlements. Buyers come down
from the markets of the North and
Middle West, some fifteen to twenty
every season, and purchase the mel
ons in car load lots Qaying spot cash
for them. This is a,s& eminently sat
isfactory method to the growers and
has aided in the development of the
industry.
Waterh.slons have never been j
complete failure in the Andersonville
district. Unfavorable weather may
cut the crop short, or affect the quail
i ity, but such thing as crop failure
has not been experienced. AS gen
| eral rule, the crops have been of fine
flavor, uniformly large size, andshayt
commanded profitable price. Year
after year they have gone on with
their operations, we'll satisfied witt
the financial results, and exceedingl:
gratified that so much land once o.
little moment in their calculations
has become a source of heavy reg
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-31
Business District of Amercus Modern Livery Respect

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Progress is stamped all over the
business district of Americas, a COM
nact we'll built, brick district whose
busting activity at certain hours OF
the day leads the stranger to believe
he is in a much larger city than
Americas really is. The well-paved
highways of the trading section of
the city present picture OF ANNA
ton during the greater part of the
day, condition that becomes very
pronounced in the late hours of the
afternoon when the stores are fire.
quently thronged with shoppers AMI
the streets are often mass of auto
mobiles moving in all directions. The
business district compares favorably
not only with other cities of 10000
population but with those claiming
more people.
The past five years have been an
era of decided improvement in this
part of the city. A number of new
stores have been erected and old ones
remodeled to meet modern requir.
ments. Once the spirit of renovation
set in there was no checking it until
today the retail stores of the city pre-
sent as attractive an appearance as
can be found in any city of moderate
size, and in some instances are the
peers, in the beauty of their furnish
ings and completeness and up-to-date-
ness of equipment, of the leaders in
their lines in the largest cities of the
state. In every line of trade enter
prising merchants are found, men of
experience, of progr essive ideas, OF
ample capital, who haVa. surrounded
themselves With well-trained statesmen
and offer large, carefully selected AMI
varied stocks, rendering it unneces-
sary to send from Americas for any
desired goods In the past five years
the tendency in trade here, as else
where, has been toward specializing
toward a departure from general mer
chandising and concentration of CAPT
tai and efforts on special lines. AS a
natural result there can be found in
Americas today we'll stocked stores il
every line of retail business, as wei
as several large houses conducted
along department lines. Travelling
statesmen from the North and Yves
speak in the highest terms of tn
Americas of today in this respect OF
the revolution that has come in the
past few years in the character of its
retail establishments, in the Smart
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-31

ness" of their style and the broad.
liberal spirit shown by the merchants
in expanding to meet the demands of
a prosperous and critical buying ellen
tage.
Americas is the retail buying point
for country district extending for
twenty miles, or more, in ali diree-
tons. Not only Sumter county, with
its $4,000 population, but Lee county.
with its 5000, Webster, with its 5000.
and Schley, with its 5000 largely do
their purchasing here. 1t is not un-
common on Saturday, the great trad
ing day of the week, for several thous-
and customers to be in the city, secar-
ing supplies, while on every fair day
the popular shopping trains bring
many shoppers in from the country
and the smaller towns Fortunately,
Americas enjoys excellent railroa
cilities in all directions for the con-
venience of retail shoppers, trains
coming in from six directions at con-
venient hours and leaving on schedules
that permit of shopping under salts
factory conditions, This is one of the
great factors in the commercial pros
perity of the city and with the rapid
development of the surrounding
country in all directions that is now
in progress Americas is unquestion-
ably destined to become a more than
ever important retailing centre. The
competitive spirit is strong, leading
to the careful selection of stocks, TO
critical study of the eommunitys tastes
and profit reductions to as low
point as business judgment will per-
NIT. Experience has shown that in all
| lines goods can be purchased az cheap
| ly here, as elsewhere and with as
broad range of selection as is posi-
Bile in any city of its size-in both
| respects Americas far surprising the
greater number of cities of the TO-
600 class.
The business section, as is shown in
the accompanying illustrations, az
well-paved with the finest class tf
Lcreosoted wood blocks, the entire bus
mess district enjoying this modern
pavement The sidewalks are of con
crete blocks. The lighting is, of
course, by electricity-the latest pat
tern arc lights. The streets are care
fully cleaned, stringent laws against
waste paper and other trash are in eff
feet, and the whole appearance of the
business streets is a gratifying one to
citizen and stranger alike.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04
Poultry FIocks Smaller.

Reports recently gathered concern
ing 5.20S focks Of poultry on farms
and In small towns in all parts OF the
country show that the average number
OF hens per flock this year Is 107, as
compared with 146 in 1914, This in
formation, which was obtained by an
incubator manufacturer In the middle
West, indicates that shortage of sup
ply has been an important factor in
producing present high prices for poul-
try and eggs. 1t appears that very
have sacrificed many Of their hens for
the sake of immediate profits-a policy
the effects of which are now being felt
by the entire eountry.-Popular Me-
chanlcs Magazine.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04
Denmark.

A dispatch from Copenhagen says
thar bitter complaint of American ex-
port restraints being unjust and cruel
10 small neutrals. tending to force
them between starvation and entering
the war, Is made by the semiofiicial
newspaper Politiken. ",Fhe demand
that American products shall neither
the advantage of the Germans can only
be fulfilled If all economic relations
with Germany are severed" continues
the paper, which cites i'm article from
IA Washington newspaper and Con-
troller Herbert G. Hoover's statement
American policy. The situation
which the American proclamation Gre
ateS for small neutrals. particularly
Denmark, Is highly serious" says the
Politiken. WARS specter approaches
our frontier by an unexpected path.
Even If we escape war we cannot es-
cape many of its most direct conse-
quences. Ii is interesting tn establish
the fact that this comes from group
of powers whose regard for small neu-
trails has been one of the worlds
most popular slogans. also one of the
worlds greatest lies" The Berlingske
Tidende accepts the explanation In
Americas official statement.
Extension of the United States Gus
toms revenue laws to the Virgin Is
lands danish West Indes). and use
of the net revenue so collected for the
benefit of the island government was
proposed In II draft bill submitted to
the house of representatives at Wash
ington by Secretary McAdoo.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04
Had His Game Trapped.

A young Swede appeared-at the
county judges office and asked for a
license.
"What kind of license?' asked the
fudge. "a hunting license|
"No," was the answer. AYE tank
aye bane hunting long enough. Aye
want marriage license. Fireman
Journal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04
companions In sufferjno.

"Im glad this, car isn't heavy enough
to hurt you, "jsaid Mr.. Chuggins to the
man he had run over.
ITS mighty uncomfortable under
there, just the same"
81 Know It. But think of mel have
spent hours under that car trying to
fix It."
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04
aniliar.

Enthusiastic ID. A. R.-Wasn't that n
great speech made by the grand old
senator. when he so eloquenuy and
tearfully appealed TO young Americans
10 buckle ON the armor of patriotism
and march forth TO battle with tire enc
mics of their country's flag?
Legless Old Soldier guess So lady
] know it sounded blamed familiar. 1t
reminded me of the speech he made to
me privately, in the perilous times of
1863. when he coaxed me to be his sub
stitute.-The Lamb.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04
FOR PlMPLY FACES
cuticura Is Best-Samples Free by
Mail to Anyone Anywhere.

An easy, speedy way to remove PIN
pies and blackheads. Smear the affect
ed surfaces with Cuticura Ointment.
Wash off in five minutes with Cuticura
Soap and hot water, bathing some min
utes. Repeat night and morning. No
better toilet preparations exist.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l.,
Boston. Sold cverywhere.-Adv.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04
A SaNinu Clause

IT heard young Mr.. Lovecote beat his
wife the other day."
GOOD gracious! and they've only
been married month, the wretch
What did he beat her forf'
Because he played better game Of
golf than she did"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04
The Essential Spirit.

Can you recite the Declaration Of
IndependenceT
NO" replied the man In khaki. "All
can remember is, when In the course
of human events 1t becomes necessary
And expect soon to land somewhere
In France 10 ascertain what's neces-
sary and then attend to it."-Washing-
ton Evening Star.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04
Choice of Terms.

"why are you so sure the man isn't
her husbandT
Because" replied Miss Cayenne
che referred to her bathing suit as
stunning II he was her husband he'd
have said shocking"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04
A FRIENDS
"' ADVICE
Woman Saved From a Seri.
GUS Surgical Operation.

Louisville, Ky.-"For four years I
suffered from female troubles, head
aches, and nervousness. i could not
sleep, had no appetite and it hurt me to
walk. If I tried to do any work, /
would have to lie down before il was
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04

finished. The doc
tors said / would
have to be opera
ted on and | simply
brok e down. A
friend advised me
to try Lydia E.
Pinkham's V ege-
ia bile Compound,
and the result is /
feel like a new wom-
an. / am well and
strong, do all my
own h0IIee worlf md
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04
Important Events in Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
BRIEFS FROM OLD COUNTRY
Interesting Items From the Three
Great Kingdoms Of the North, Sc
iected for Scandinavians and
Their Descendants.
BY MARTIN w. ODlAND.
Norway.

Anent the German bomb plot and
the relations between Norway and the
land of the kaiser, Mons NJ. Mjelde,
says in Il dispatch from Christiania
that 1t Is To the satisfaction OF every
one that the Morse government fear
lessly disclosed the German bomb plot.
AT the same time" continues the cor
respondent, there is the feeling that
Norway Is slowly anaN surely being
drawn into the war by fresh German
retaliatory outrages. The proud Ger
man government was caught red
handed In low, criminal acts and COM
PEELED to explain apologetlcally to lit
tie Norway, while the whole world
witnessed Germany's moral defeat.
Germany will never forgive Norway
for placing her in such humiliating
position, hut come what may, Nor
wegians find that there Is limit even
to what small man can tolerate from
big bully. They calmly await devel-
opments. In the meantime the third
German minister since the war began
has settled down In Christiana. Ad-
miral Won HintZe's antecedents are
promising for trouble. His merits as
minister to Mexico are perhaps suffi-
ciently known in the United States"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04
VERY True.

She-Its great fun to flirt with
man till you get him to propose and
then say mo
He-It's fun for the man, too, but he
runs q great risk.
She-l1ow?
He-The girl might deceive him and
say "Yes."
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04

A town man brags about how much
1t cost, farmer about how cheap he
got II.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04

have an eight pound baby girl. know
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound saved me from an operation
which every woman breads. ~ Mrs.
NELLIE FIsHBAcK, 1921 Christy Ave-,
Louisville, KY.
Everyone naturally breads the sur
geon's knife Sometimes nothing else
will do, but many times Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has saved
the patient and made an operation un-
necessary.
Ifyou have any symptom about which
you would like to know, write to the
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.. Lynn,
Mass, tor helpful advice gwen free.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04
Undoubtedly.

Son-Father, what do standing arm
les sit on when they are tired?
Father-On the seat Of war, my
boy.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04
Mioht Have Miased II.

Excited Bridegroom (thirty minute.
late)-Don't tell me the thing is over
London Opinion.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04
Near East.

Tim-When is your meeting day7
Tom-Friday.
Tim-That's my meatless day.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04
lmnrovina the Chances.

Madge-The war is taking all the
boys away.
Marjorie-We ohould worry. Won't
oil the rich old fellows be left?-Town
Topics.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04

During courtship they argue; after
marriage they quarrel
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04

When there is an Office for each seek
er the millennium will be In sight.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04
A Banu From Hodge.

IT nearly died laughing last night"
(which one of your jokes were you
tellingT
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04
Same Misfortune.

please help me, sir, am spent"
my poor man, so am I."-Baltimore
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04

There was time when we peeled
our potatoes with knife, but now
we use safety razor.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04

Some men simply can't be civil while
wearing q corporation uniform.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04

A Copenhagen dispatch TO the Elk
change Telegraph company of London
says il Is reported officially at Chris
tiania that Germany has expressed re-
greet to Norway for the acts of the
Germans in connection with the bomb
plot recently discovered. The German
reply to the Norwegian note gives Il
long explanation of the case and says
the German minister at Christiania has
been directed to tender an apology and
that Baron Rautenfels, German cour-
Ter in whose possession explosives
were found has been dismissed. The
German government emphasizes that
neither Rautenfels or any other Ger
man functionary had authority to use
bombs on Norwegian territory or
against Norwegian interests. The note
ends with renewed apologies and an
expression of the hope that the bomb
plot will not affect the good relations
between the two governments.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04

The only thing that can worry II
spellbinder is-that he has but one
mouth TO give Ms country.