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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-08-23

Many German papers having taken
or existence of the telegram which the
kaiser sent to President Wilson at the
beginning of the war through Ambas-
sador Gerard. the authorities at Wash.
inGton have seen fit to produce it and
have given il publicity through the
"Oncial Bulletin" II is as follows
and proves that Mr.. Gerard made no
false or ambiguous statement when he
published it in his chronicle:
Berlin. via Copenhagen, Dated August
II, 1914. Received August 10, 1870
p. IN.
Secretary of State Washington:
The following was communicated
personally to me by the emperor in
writing:
Private and confidential.
For the president personally.
Il, The Royal Ilighnrss Prince
ll'HIN WIS l'N'iN'u ny ms .hdJ'"'s
King George V in London. who en-,
powered him to transmit to me yer.
bally that England would remain ncu-
trail If war broke out on the continent
involving Germany, France. Austria
and Russia. This message was tele
graphed TO me by my brother from
London after his conversation with hi.
majesty the king and repeated yer
bally on the Goth OF July.
20. My ambassador in London trans
mittcd u message from Sir Edward
Grey TO Berlin saying that only in cas-,
France was likely to he crushed Eng
land would interfere.
"3. On the seth my ambassador ir
London reported that Sir Edward
Grey. in the course OF private (sic)
| conversation. told him that IL the con
| niCt remained localized between Rus
sia-not Scrvia-and Austria. England
would not move, but II we mixed In
/ the fray she would take quick dcci
sions and grave mancuvcrs in othci
words, IL left my alley. Austria. II
the lurCh to fight alone England woult
not touch me.
-. This communication being di
rcctly counter TO the kings message I,
mo. I telcgraphed his majesty on tn
29th or 3Cth thanking. him for kim
message through my brother and bct
ging him To use all his power TO kec
France and Russai, his allies, fror
making any warlikc preparations ca
culatcd to disturb my work on media
tion, stating that | was In constan
communication with his majesty III
czar. In the evening the king kindl
answered that he had ordered his go,
crnmcnt TO use every possible II
nucncc with his allies 20 repudiato tai
ing any provocative military measure,
Nt the same time his majesty aske
mo I phpnli transmit TO Vienna IN
British proposal that Austria was I
take belgrade and few other servia
. towns md strip of country as a mai
, mise (sic) To make sure that the Sc
Wan promises on paper should be fu
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-08-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Lester p. Hartman
who have been visiting Mrs. Joe Me-
Donald for several days, left this
morning for Gardnerville where they
will reside, says the Gazette. Mr..
and Mrs. Hartman. who have been
residents of Elko, departed about
month ago leaving many friends who
regret their moving.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-08-23
BRITISH WINNING
ON yPRES FRONT
Definite Progress Reported
Despite Fierce Resistance
of German Forces

BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE AND
BELGIUM, Aug ga definite success
can be recorded this morning for the
latest British operations east and
northeast of Ypres on the Belgian
frorr which yesterday were surround
ed b. uncertainty owing to the fierce
ness or the Germa' sistance.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-08-23

>. III. Short, the prosperous Ruby
Valley ranchcr. is in ElkO on n short
business trip.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-08-23

Mr.. and Mrs. James Griffin Of Car.
lin are making a short visit IN Elko
today.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-07-06
VENTILATION OF DAIRY BARN
Better Health of Animals Is Assured
by Supply OF Fresh Air-kinq
System Described.

More of us evo-y year are building
barns with ventilating fues or put
ting fiues into stables already built.
Fresh air means better health in herds.
The system described by f. IL. King,
the Wisconsin authority on ventila-
ton, never has been outclassed. 1t is
The natural way.
In illustration, the movement of the
air is shown by arrows. The pure air
comes il. above the animals and the
foul air is taken out through the out
take shafts which have their openings
down near the floor and extend up
through the roof or to the cupola
Some builders run the shafts straight
UP through the roof, others run them
up to the roof and then over to the
cupola, and some join the lower shafts
at the ceiling and then use but one
main shaft to the roof at each end
as shown here.
The galvanized metal shaft is pre-
ferred by most dairymen who have
used this sort of ventilating system
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-07-06
PLAN TO DESTROY CUTWORMS
Paris Green Mixed With Bran Is Rec
commended by North Dakota Sta
tion-Spread in Evening.

North Dakota Agricultural College Bull
letin.)
Cutworms eat OF the young plants
at the surface of the ground. and they
do this in the night. In the daytime
they can usually be found buried an
inch deep and Only a short distance
from the last plant eaten. Plants that
are transplanted can be protected by
wrapping paper around the stem, COW
ering it half an inch above and below
the surface of the soil. The cutworms
can be poisoned with the following:
One-half pound paris green mixed dry
with % pounds bran, then add one gall
Ion water and one quart molasses and
mix thoroughly. The set time to spread
this is in the evening, or late after
noon.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-07-06
MAKING MONEY OUT OF COWS
Seven Fundamental Principles of Sue
cessful Darying-Weed Out All
Poor Animals.

There are ten rules for making
money out of cows and they all begin
with milk good COWS"
To put the case in a nutshell, or
rather to skim the cream from the
whole matter, let us admit that there
are, say, seven fundamental principles
of successful dairying, about as fol-
lows:
/. Weed out the poor cows by means
of the scales and the Babcock test.
2. Feed the good cows plenty of
clean, choice stuff as close to a ball
anced ration as possible.
3. Eliminate competition by produc-
ing better product than the other fell
low and demanding a good price for it.
4. Head the herd with high class,
pure-bred sire.
5. Raise the promising calves from
the best COWS only.
6. Develop market for your sur
plus bull calves and other stock.
z. Feed the mind of the man behind
the COW.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-07-06
Peace on Earth.

But to speak plainly, peace is not IN
Itself a human ideal. As long as II
leaves unsolved the problems OF Jus
tice, it is not even a desirable a>p'Ta-
ton, writes David Jayne Hill in lhe
Century. 1t may even be repugaah'
to the moral sentiments Of an enilsh',
ened conscience. 1t is to be desfel
only when it is the concOmitanI u
realized social good. for it is IN ~
sense an end in itself. But the worn
is not to be set aside as repreSeh.lu7
mere negation, as if it were SiHip'5
the absence of strife. Peace on t'IU'
would mean the liberation OF human
faculties for the highest and n"h'e'.
achievements of which human a'll.F
Is capable. 1t would mean a sp'e-''''
efiiorescence of art, literature, science
philosophy and religion, in short eur
ture in its best sense as the sl'A''
neous unfolding of the powers 81 F1''
sOnality.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-07-06
Wild Pony From Iceland.

The steamer Bowie of the White
Star line, brought in two rare addi-
tons for the collection of wild and
domesticated horses in the New York
geological park, says the New York
Evening Post, One, a siIver-gray Gel
tic pony from Iceland, was selected
out of a herd of 500 This horse is
dwarfed and hardy variety Of th
Arabian horse which found its way to
the North through western Europe
and was hunted for food by the men
of the stone age in prehistoric days
This is the type of horse which was
drawn, painted and sculptured by the
cave men. Some of the cave draw
ings are like the Celtic when in its
short summer coat. In its winter coat
the pony shows a broad lock Of hair
at the top of the tail for protection
perhaps, from northern storms.
This breed is now extremely rare in
Europe. 1t was discovered about
twelve years ago by Prof. J. Cesar
Ewart of the University of Edinburgh
from whom the park received its spe
ciTnen.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-07-06
INJURY BY ceRN-eAR WORKS
Kansas Agricultural CoHege Finds IL
Possible to controi Little Pest
by Spraying.

Nearly all roasting ears on the mar
ket in recent years have been injured
by the corn-ear worm, and those known
to be free from the injury can be sold
al from 5 to 10 cents more per dozen.
For six years the department of en-
tomology OF the Kansas State Agrieul-
tural college a2d experiment station
has been studying the worm and has
found that large proportion of the
eggs deposited in the summer are
placed on the fresh corn silks. From
these eggs the worms that injure the
ears originate. The young larvae be-
gin feeding on the silks and eat their
way down into the ear. 1t is, there
fore, possible to control much Of the
injury by keeping the silks sprayed
during the silking period.
Powdered arsenate of lead has been
found to be the most efficient poison.
A IS per cent mixture OF arsenate of
lead, with air-Slaked lime or land plas-
Ter is practically as good as the poison
alone. The dust is shaken upon the
silks from an ordinary cheesecloth bag
or flour sack. Under average weather
conditions four or five applications at
intervals of three or four days are suf-
ficient.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-07-06
TYPHUs DEADLY WAR DISEASE
Sccurge Which Dates Back to prehis
toric Times Has Killed Great
Number in Present Conflict.

The most deadly and destructive Of
war diseases is typhus, which durig
the present conflict has killed hun
dreds of thousands of people, notwith.
standing scientific methods employed
to combat it.
Otherwise known as scamp fever"
1t was a frightful scourge during the
Revolution. American captiveS on the
British prison ships died of it like flies.
Its record as a wholesale destroyer goes
back to prehistoric times but always
it has been especially associated with
war.
Not until very recently, however,
has it come to be known that the mall
ady owes it's distribution solely TO an
insect, the louise, which, becoming in.
fected by biting a sufferer from the
disease, communicates it to other per
sons by biting them.
At the present time, In the Euro
pean armies, a measure of protectOl
is gained by obliging the soldiers al,
frequent intervals to submit to chemi.
cal baths, and by Systematic disinfec
ton of their clothing with live steam.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-07-06
HANDLING MILK IN SUMMER
Whether Intended for Table, Cream
cry or Market, II Must Be Sweet
to Bring Best Price.

1t is no trick at all to keep milk
sweet in cold weather. 1t may stay
in the sun half a day in December
without any damage. but in June and
July it must be handled very care
fully. Whether the milk or cream Is
intended For the table, the creamery,
or the milk market. 1t must be sweet
If it is to bring the best price.
To keep milk sweet just two simple
things must be very carefully looked
after: (D it must be cooled as COM
pletely and quickly after milking
as possible. and (2) absolute cleanl!-
ness Of pals. pans, and cows must be
securely If this Is done, thunder
storms will no longer sour the milk.
The warm, damp weather which we
have just before thunderstormS really
does tend to cause milk to sour If it
has not been properly cared for.
This souring fakes place because lit
tie invisible plants called bacteria get
into it in dirt or by lurking in the cor
ners and seams of poorly cleaned pals
and cans. The remedy is plain. Keep
the bacteria out by using seamless
pals and cans and seeing that absO.
IItely no dirt or dust gets into the
milk in the stable or anywhere else.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-07-06
A Modern Battle Cry.

Wen rally round the hoe, boys, and
join the ranks of toll, shouting the bat
tie cry of Feed 'em :" Wen train the
crops to grow, boys. as tillers of the
soil, shouting the battle cry of Feed
emr' Where there is work to do,
boys. Wen gather on the spot, shouting
the battle cry of Feed 'em!" To duty
Wen be true, Toys, and till the vacant
lot, shouting the battle cry Of Feed
EN- !" Nature, kind mater, will aid in
our need. Down with the later; up
with the weed So veil rally round
the hoe, boys, and train the crops to
grow, shouting the battle cry of Feed
'em Boston Post.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-07-06
Type Of Beet Found in Many Fields

Type of Beet Found in Many Fields.
60 prove that by careful and pains-
taking work such strains can be pro-
duced.
No intelligent study of cultural
methods in the production of sugar
beets or of problems involving
comparison of varieties can be made
until uniform and fixed varieties with
which to work are available.
The production of strains having
roots of uniform size and habit of
growth and capable of yielding seed
stalks uniform in habit OF growth
and maturity should make possible
improved cultural methods, especially
in the planting of the roots and in
the harvesting of the seed, that will
reduce greatly the cost of production.
After seed harvest the beet roots
and stalks remain in the ground in
sound and palatable condition for
five stock feed. The present practice
| Is to feed these roots in the field,
utilizing them as pasture.
The beet-sugar industry in the
United States is composed of three
distinct branches, namely, beet-seed
production, sugar-beet growing, and
beet-sugar extraction and refining
They are so linked that each is de-
| pendent upon the others, not only for
| its complete success but for its very
! existence. Without seed the sugar
beet industry, IN which more than
| 10000 American farmers are directly
| interested, could not exist and with
/ out beetS the ST beet-sugar mills now
! standing, with an invested capital of
more than S100000,00O, would be idle
The beet-sugar industry is, of course,
1 the foundation upon which sugar
| beet growing and beet-sugar extrac-
ton rests. Because of it's fundamen-
/ tai character, it is surprising that
| sugar-beet seed production in this
/ country has not received more gen
/ eral and more earnest attention in the
! past. The two primary causes that
/ have operated against the development
of the sugar-beet seed industry in this
country were "a the fact that suf-
| fcient quantity of seed to meet our re-
quirements was easily obtainable from
European countries at reasonable
price and (2) the prevailing idea that
conditions in this country, from the
standpoint either of labor cost or of
climate. would not permit the success
full development of the seed industry in
| the United States. Recent experiences,
however, have shown the folly of de-
pending upon foreign countries for our
beet-seed supply, while experiments
/ extending over many years have
proved the 1alsity Of the opinion rela-
/ tive to labor and climatic conditions.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-07-06
POWER OF SUBMARINE MINE
Small Weapon Which VIII Sinh -,
Almost Instantly One Of ~. ''s
Important Coast Defense

Not the least important va,,o.
defending our coasts and our barA. 1O'
from the attacks of hostile warsbir ''t'
the submarine mine. Though If Is - y
haps the least ominous LOOKING 20 pr
val defenses, if it is once mir NV I'd
Invading warship its tremendous oyr' ~
sive power will sink the shin in iae
time than any other weapon COMA ''@
The shock of the striking vassoI -.
tOmatically explodes the mine and ~, ~
violently expanding gases fror, , ,,'e
powder crush in the hull Of tba sS sIe
in a twinkling. 'p
Submarine rines are made of q.
outer casing Of steel and ap ~
charge Of high explosive. A sa79ra.,
chamber, containing nothing Inf o,.
gives the mine buoyancy. The ,otaa,
are carried in small light drarr No.
to the positions previously mapnad or+
The boat simply drops the mines ,ri.G
their anchors overheard. When ba
cable is all paid out the buovagt min.
will be floating about ten fner bslo,0
the waters surface.
The mines lying far outside of
harbor contain their ignition system
within themselves, says the poorg,
Science Monthly. This may be 7un
Der Of percussion pins placed an
around the outside of the niue. Whom
ship strikes one OF these the heat Of
the impact ignites the powder instant.
ly. Or an internal ignition system
may be employed. When shin hits
the mine it rolls it over. This 70.
leases the iron ball which is ord.oarlv
held in a small cup in the ceatqr of
the mine. The bali falls out Of the
cup and pulls upon a string, releasing
a trigger and firing off the charge
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-07-06
GUARD ALL ALFALFA LEAVES
Two-Thirds of Feeding Value of Plant
Is in LeaVes-Rake into Wind
rows Before Dry.

Two-thirds of the feeding value of
the alfalfa plant is in the leaves. If
thA leaves are lost in curing only one
third of the feeding value remains.
This fact is regarded as important by
farmers who advocate that alfalfa hay
be cured so as to save the leaves. This
means that the alfalfa must be raked
into windrows before the leaves dry
and fall off. Raking can be done two
hours after cutting, thus saving the
leaves and preserving tie green color
and desirable flavor.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-07-06

every available spot of ground, were
their homes. Narrow sticks, bound to-
gether by mountain vines, formed the
sides. and they were surmounted by
palm-thatched roofs. AS we drew netr
the women and girls quickly concealed
their faces in bright nantes, but pierre
ing black eyes still spied at us in
quisitively. Abashed or afraid they
would not even permit us to caress
their babies.
Come" said our guide, and we en-
tered the first of the long line of dwell
ings. Each one, we were told, housed
from ten to twenty families. In the
dim light, furnished by two low door
ways, we distinguished a tremendous
room, with floors of hard packed clay.
There was little furniture. except a few
hammOcks strung about, while clothes
lines seemed to form a division for the
family quarters. An occasional wooden
bench was occupied by groups of men
recovering from too much celebration.
Cleanliness seemed the rule. The
ocean serves as bath house, toilet and
medicine man to these primitive peo-
pie. The Indians stood about in groups,
ever .watchful, apparently waiting for
our departure.
Long Hair Only for Young Girls.
The women and children soon be-
came less timid, and followed US
through the narrow passageways, en-
deavoring to loosen our brooches,
trinkets and belt pins. They exclaimed
over our clothing and asked many
questions, which our guide answered
u his own, and apparently their, salts
faction. There were four women and
three men in our party. Sad to say,
the latter received slight attention.
One of our girls had very light hair.
This interested them. They removed
her hat and quickly loosened her hair,
and 10. it was spread before them pure
gold :" "But why had this lovely
maiden long hair?" they questioned
"Charf g." We found that only the
young girls of their tribe wore long
tresses. This discovery was made by
our being halted before q booth SIM
liar to that of church bazaar. Two
! Indian maidens were squatted on the
floor ready to be shorn of their stiff,
jetty locks, the priestess of this hair
cutting ceremony being a withered old
squaw. Twelve years old the maidens
were today-mature women, ready for
suitable husbands. So after all the
children bearing children in arms
were young mothers. though immature
of feature and form. A picture of
three little girls, daughters of a men,
Der of our party, vas shown TO the old
woman. "Humph!" she grunted; "too
bad, all girls" Then slyly she slipped
the photograph inside her bodice, and
we saw it no more. Perhaps it will be
treasured by her grandchildren, GER
tainly she considered 1t a prize.
An unlooked-for bargaining spirit
was displayed when we endeavored to
purchase some of their handiwork.
Three. four ard five dollars was asked
for the waists. Paper money would
not be considered, only silver satisfy
ipU fbou1
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-07-06
DAIRY PRODUCTS IN DEMAND
impossible to Buy First-class Dairy
Cows at $40 Per Head-Breed Up
the Common Stock.

The great demand for dairy prod
ucts has caused the price of good
dairy cows to be very high. Reports
from associations of dairymen show
that it is impossible to buy first-class
dairy cows at even $50 head. With
such a demand for cows In old dairy
districts, there will be few good cows
moved into new dairy territory. So,
the only way new districts can be sup
piled must be by breeding up the
common stock by the use of good dairy
bred bulls.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-07-06
MAINTAINING PIGS ON RAPE
Minnesota Station Finds 1t Most Valu-
able of Forage crops-Red Glover
Also Excellent.

At the Minnesota experiment station
more pigs have been maintained on q
given area with the pasturage Of rape
than any other forage crop Red clover
Is also an excellent pasture, more pal
atable than rape and nearly as good
as alfalfa. Bluegrass is extensively
used for a hog pasture and serves this
purpose well until it becomes more or
less dead during the late summer. Rye
Is sown for late fall and early spring
pasture.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-07-06
BEET SUGAR INDUSTRY
American Seed Is Usually ST.
peri0r in termination.
Soil and Climatic Conditions Favor
Production of Seed in Sufficient
Quantity to Meet All Future
Requirements.
(By c. o. TnwNsEND)

Our experience thus far indicates
that American sugar-bee+ seed is
usually superior in germinati>n and
capable of Producing larger and better
roots than the imported seed.
Our soil and climatic conditions, ex-
tending over large areas, favor the pro-
duction Of sugar-beet seed in sufficient
quantity to meet all future require
ments.
Well-defned strains Of sugar beets
of high yield and quality are essential
to the development Of a satisfactory
seed industry. Enough has been done
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-07-06
Bullets Affect Aluminium Markst.

A peculiar circumstance jill
manufacture of English rife bn.| '.s =
said to be responsible. in part q. -5"..'
for the increased price OF alnH.--.....
Shortly after the outbreak Of tie '.
England gave up making rouhA--..
bullets and produced, instead, pun
ed variety with a solid lead pom ~
closed in a cupro-nickel Jacket. 80
time later it was discovered thar ---, ~.
missiles were not properly BALANCED ~
the English type of gun, After M
tests the difficulty was oveTc2l's ~
inserting a little aluminium cone W.
eighths of an inch high. in the al-N -
The cartridge jacket.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-07-06
ALFALFA FAVORED FOR COWS
Amount of Protein Necessary to Feed
in Form of Expensive Concen-
trates is Reduced.
tBy PROF. ]. c. KENDALL)

Where alfalfa Is available for dairy
cows the amount of protein that is
necessary to feed in the form Of ey-
pensive concentrates is materially and
nroftably reduced. For cows that do
not give large yields of milk, ball
anced ration can be made by feeding
alfalfa hay aud ersilage. This makes
a homegrown ration that can be pro-
duced cheaply. very important factor
in the economical production Of dairy
products.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-07-06

A general rule seems to be well tried
out that thirty square inches of out
take and intake area are about right
for each grown animal housed in the
stable. This being true, there would
be needed two shafts, each 10 by Is
for herd Of ten cows. The intake
openings should be of the same area.
A damper in the ceiling at G can
be opened If the temperature of the
stable grows too warm. There can be
no regular circulation unless there are
ss many and as large intakes as out
takes. Also, the intakes should let the
hir IN at the ceiling or above the level
Of the lower openings in the outtakes
o. foul-air shafts.