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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-16
Mill May Be Running BY February

Two carloads of machinery for the
American Falls Milling company ar
rived last week. Three of the five
cars ordered are now here, and W'o
are vet to come. When the order was
placed delivery was promised in
August. Labor shortage, requisition
of part of the manufacturing plant
producing the machinery, and slow
freight deliveries have united TO re-
tard delivery. Manager Enrich does
not know when the remaining cars
viii come. but hopes the mill will be
III operation by about the first of Feb
ruary. The elevator equipment is all
here and the elevator will be i'm po-
sition to- receive grain within a few
days.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-16
AT ZERO HOUR.

OF all the stories that have come
from the western battle front, none,
perhaps. has given such a concise and
enlightening account Of the technical
details of a wave" attack, which Of
fetal and unofficial reports mention
in every dispatch. as the n publish
ed in the December number of Popular
Mechanics magazine under this head
But it gives much more than that. 1t
is full Of draamtic, not to say tragic,
human-interest anecdote.
The story was told TO the anOny-
nous writer by the sole survivor Of
one of the incidents related, and every
word of it bears evidence of its truth.
Indeed it is so lifelike that it might
we'll be called a moving picture in
words. The very first paragraph puts
the reader right into the trenches with
the actors. To quote:
Il counted four of them, and all l
could see at any one time was abou,
so yards of trench. The truth of it
was that we all were near the border
line Of insanity from the suspense. and
these four We're weaker links that
couldn't stand the stress. All along
he line it was just the same for every
man knew il was coming. and, yet
did not know when. It stood for zero
hour the moment our bis attack was
TO start
After relating some queer Instances
Of mental alteration in the heat Of
battle, the story goes on:
Somehow or other an incident Ike
-a-. s-- T---- aLA hsIanrnr raanIfTI
Of war stronger to me than even the
ear-breaking thunder of heavy shells.
for it emphasizes the strain that we all
are having to bear. One sees every
detail. while in the more active mo-
ments Of conflict the mind is blessedly
oblivious to most everything but the
footing and the aim.
And the worst of it is thar these
weak ones that go under often take
others with them. Ches Wight un-
ished himself and Carney. and !
thought for two hours thar l was gone
TOO. The three of us went over the
top one night-Monday morning about
rhree o'clock. TO be eXact-tO deter.
mine whether or not the Germans hac
evacuated their hrst-line trench.
wight. Carney. and l crept out
Heavy clouds covered the whole sky
not even letting the glimmer OF a stad
through, so the time was ideal fol
accommodating. We had covered
about 40 Of the 70 yards. and were be
ginning to hear gutturals now an'
then, when suddenly l smelled garlic
not garlic cooking, but the stencil
hat comes from the breath of a per
son who has been eating il.
Il touched Carney on the leg ant
he signaled to Wight, who was jus
beyond. That same instant we saw
the Hun, a hulking shadown. creep
Ing toward us and very near TIL
three of us put an end TO his scoutin.
duty quickly and without much noise
We just made sufficient, however, il
choking him, TO arous the trencl
ahead of US. Stealthy sounds came u
of many men ~scrambling to the edge
I'VE could have no further doub
; that the trench still was occupied, $
Carney and I started back withou
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-16
On THE AMERICAN FRONT.
Four Germans Captured While Pre-
pairing for a Raid.

The situation generally continues
normal I'M the American sector Of the
western front. according to latest re-
ports. During the last two days there
has been a steady downpOur of rain.
Sunday it was cider and the sky was
overcast.
There we're two diversions Sun
day. Before dawn a nervous German
sentry apparently thought he saw
Americans move near the German
barbed wire. He signaled for machine
gun fire. For several minutes bullet
streams from two machine guns clip
ped across No Mans Land. whistling
across the tops Of the American
trenches, doing no harm.
About the same time, in another
sector. four Germans crept over and
began cutting the wires before the
American trenches. planning another
raid. French patrols operating on the
American flank watched the approach
OF the Germans, permitted them to
reach the wire and then "circled.7
taking them in the rear and capturing
all.
Artillery activity is reported as nor
NAL for the past forty-eight hours.
German newspapers received thus
far make no comment upon the ap-
pearance of Americans on the firing
line. printing only the official Ameri-
can communiQue. II is assumed that
this is part of the general policy Of
beiittling the Importance of Ameri-
can participation in the al
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-16

Thanks to Wilhelm. Uncle Sam now
has i'm his possession a transport cap
able Of carrying over 10000 men and
all equipment. The Vaterland up to
a few months ago was the last thing
in ships, @ veritable floating palace.
but is now transformed into the larg-
est troop transport in the world. AS
if undersea warfare was fOreseen, it
IS U-boat proof. gun platforms for
numerous rapid-tre guns were craft
ily built into her. her speed is n
beatable. She has Water-tight ON
partments which make her unsink-
able. if struck squarely by several
torpedoes she would still keep afloat-
AS our engineers have gone ahead re-
modelling her they have come across
surprise after surprise; what they in
tended to do had already been done.
These discoveries in themselves have
heightened the suspicion that the
Naterland was built especially to car
~ d small army, probably to surprise
Uncle Sam. if things had gone VIII
helms way. and now his little pet" is
turned against him.-Wall Street
Journal.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-16

One man in Arbon valley garnered
a little over 100 bushels of perfectly
good wheat By rigging up an engine
and tanning machine and following the
threshing outfits. He ven over the
ground for a couple of weeks. Operat-
ing wherever the farmers would per-
init him. and in two weeks work saved
the amount of grain mentioned here
in. AS a matter of fact, any n is
safe in stating that more than enough
wheat to fatten 10000 hogs has gone
TO waste this year in Arbon valley
some of it not being caught by the
sickle of the header, some of it being
shattered on the ground. some OF it
having been cut at all on account
Of the rank stand of Jimhill mustard.
If the ranches, or portion Of them, had
been fenced hOgtight practically all OF
this wheat could have been converted
into pork and pork on the hOof is
bringing a mighty good price just now
too.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-16
NEW SETTLER GETTING 4 START

Five miles north of Crystal. just be-
low the headwaters of Crystal creek,
William r. Kruse has a homestead of
100 acres. of which 10 acres are till
able land and the balance fine pasture.
This is the original homestead of W. w.
Jones. but the REIMBURSEMENT was
bought from Spencer Baird. Mr..
Kruse filed on the homestead in June.
1916. and located on it last May. Ten
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-16
MARQUIS REPLACES BLUEsTEM

Five miles north of Crystal, back
towards the foothills, B. F. Hotel owns
a farm of $50 acres, filed on as a home
stead in 1911. For a number of years
the owner of this homestead worked
out as a bridge carpenter for the rail
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-16

The weather mixer for the past two
weeks has turned his sunshine faucet
toward Arb0n valley, and the storm
valve has been closed While a good
rain would be fine for blowing. for the
fall grain. and for the dusty-oh. so
very dusty-roads. still this n sun
ny weather is just the thing for the
farmers who are finishing their
%thresbing. An old Indian met on the
highway a few days ago predicted an
open winter, and when asked how
deep the snow would be indicated a
depth of two feet. Here's hoping he
is q true prophet.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-16

John Anderson has built a new barn
this fall-4Ox52 feet-with accommo-
dations for 20 head Of horses and a
number of cows. The hay loft holds
25 tons Of alfalfa hay, and it is filled
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-16

j.. j. ~Infanger has a farm of 24O
acres about two miles west of the Da-
Wis store, well up against the foothills.
This year his Turkey Red wheat test
ed 81 pounds and brought Sl72 per
bushel at the platform. This wheat
was raised at an altitude Of $500 feet
and has been declared to be Of the very
best delivered at the platforms. An
even 125 acres have been seeded to
Turkey Red this fall and i'm the spring
about 35 acres viii be seeded to Blue
stem and barley. Mrs. Infanger has
a flock Of Rhode Island Red chickens
which are of the industrious class and
lay more eggs than the home needs
and the surplus is marketed. Eggs
for the winter are stored i'm the cool
cellar and keep for many months.
Coyotes are extremely bold in the hills
in the neighborhoOd of this ranch and
Mir. Infanger goes after them with
rifle and traps. He is a native of
northwestern Colorado, where every
boy grows up TO be a hunter.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-16

d. b. Ripley is engaged in erecting
a new modern dwelling house on his
ranch on the east side of the valley.
The new home viii be just across the
road from the log cabin now occu-
pied by the family of this progressive
ranchel. Tt viii contain seven rooms
and viii rest on a concrete founda-
ton. with a full length basement to be
used as a cellar and storage place. All
the lumber and other material is on
the ground and Mr.. Ripley and his
family expect to occupy the new home
this winter. The roomy log cabin oc-
cupied as a home for so many years
Will be put to use as a granary.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-16

British casualties last week were
25.056.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-16

Sam Roderick. whose ranch is lo-
Gated a mile and a half west Of the
Davis store, has raised some Turkey
Red wheat testing 50 pounds this
year. He is wen pleased with his
yield of 2OO0 bushels OF wheat. and
The coming year will see a good acre
age in wheat on this ranch. Last
spring and summer Mrs. Roderick
from five cows averaged sales of q
pounds of butter per week at soc to
35c per pound. At present two cows
are being MIXED, averaging seven
pounds of butter per week. From
April IA to June 4 of this year from %
Rack Min0rca and Rhode Island Red
hons Mrs. Roderick sold 30 dozen eggs
besides supplying the home. From
90 acres OF irrigated alfalfa 50 tons
of hay were stacked up from two cut
ting. Mr. and Mrs. Roderick stay on
their ranch throughout the year, being
convinced that TO bring about success
on a ranch it viii not do to be absent
for months during the winter.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-16

David j.. Bowen, the pioneer settler
Of the valley has raised some wheat OF
extraordinary quality; at least, that
is what some Of the mill men at Malad
seem TO think Of it. Mr.. Bowen took
a few bushels of his Turkey Red to
Nalad some time ago and offered it
to the mill there and in settlement re-
ceived a check at the rate OF S1.95 per
bushel. This is the highest price paid
for wheat from Arbon valley this year.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-16

Malad wheat buyers are eager to get
hold of Arbon valley winter wheat.
Whenever a load Of this wheat gets to
the Oneida county metropolis the own
er of it has no trouble at all in dis
posing of it at top prices.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-16

up,too. Mr.. Anderson has some of the
finest alfalfa land in the valley on his
ranch and always gets at least two
cuttings. Eight acres of dry land al
falfa filled the hay loft, and " big
loads besides we're sold; this S-acre
tract gave three crops this year-to-
falling a good 80 tons. Six acres Of
this tract were seeded ten years ago
and have given continuous yields.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-16

a. o.. anderson, one OF the Arbon
valley pioneers, is in possession Of a
stone pound on his ranch about i've
years ago which in earlier days was
used by Indians to grind grain in.
The stone shows that it has been used
for many years. Mr.. Anderson will
donate the stone TO the Idaho state
museum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-11
GERARD OFFICIALS NAMED

GERARD OFFICIALS NAMED Governor Henderson Saturday afternoon
 announced the appointment of D. c. Eos ter, George G. Wallace and Woodson
 Knowles as members of the town commis- sion of Girard to succeed the city council
 which was recalled by vote of the peo- pie several days ago. The commission will take charge of the towns govern
 ment as soon as it's members qualify Governor Henderson designated Foster for the term expiring in October 1918, Wallace for the term ending October, 1918, and Knowles for the term running to October, 1920. The commissioners will be elected for four-year terms in the future | The town commission will succeed the | city council, which was elected a few
 months ago, following wholesale raids in Girard and district, which resulted in the confscation of a large amount of lliquor. The mayor and councilmen were selected on the approval of the attor- ney generals department and law en- l forcement persons of Russell county, but an election was called which resulted in l the casting of majority of votes for the commission form of government. l Governor Henderson had a large num- | Der of names under consideration for several days.
 TO TAKE LAW EXAMINATION John F. Kelton, former probate judge y, G. Kelton, will take the same examna- ton for licenses to practice law before I the state board of law examiners Tues day. They registered Saturday and made preparations for the tests. l Judge Kelton, after serving F years as probate judge of Blount. voluntarily retired January 15. The applications of l. himself and son probably are the first {! filed by father and son for the same tests in this state
 APPEALS COURT DECISIONS
 Rulings on applications for rehearings
 handed down by the state court of ap- peals Saturday afternoon follows: 1 Per Curiam: Western Union Telegraph company vs. E. M. Morrison. from Hale circuit court; opinion extended, applica- | tion overruled
 James Thomas vs. T. w. Shows. from
 Crenshaw circuit court; application over
 ruled.
 Pelham. P. J.. sallie Wilson vs. George | Brigden, from Hale law and equity court;
 appeal dismissed. l The city of Montgomery vs. Arthur Da-
 wis. from Montgomery city court; reversed
 and remanded
 A.. B, Black vs. Drs. Williamson and Young, from Geneva county court; re-
 versed and remanded. | Bricken, J.: Joe Frank Rose vs. the state of Alabama, from Covington cir :, cult court; appeal dismissed. | Orbe Suttles. alias. .etc. vs. the state
 of Alabama, from DeKalb circuit court
 reversed and remanded. l Ernest Heari, alias. etc. vs. the state
 of Alabama. from Gadsden city court; af- 1 firmed.
 i Sylvester Ford vs. the state of Alabama,
 from Cleburne circuit court; appeal dis
 missed.
 l Hal Christopher vs. the state of Ala
 bama, from Etowah circuit court; appeal
 dismissed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-11
BRITISH BEAT OFF ATTACKS MADE ON
 VIEWPOINTS GAINED
London Reports Germans Unsuccessful in Efforts Against SaiIly-SaiIIisel
 on SOmme Front

London, February 10.-German attacks against the new British positions east of Sailly-Saillisel, on the Somme front, were unsuccessful, according to. the official statement from British headquarters in France, issued tonight by the war office British troops have carried out success ful raids in the region of Ypres. The statement reads:
 Last night the enemy attacked our new positions west of Sailly-Saillisel after a heavy bombardment. The attacks were everywhere unsuccessful and our line was maintained entirely
 The enemy attempted raids during the nlght southeast of Neuville, St. Vast east of Vermelles and south of Neuve Chapelle, but were repulsed in each case with considerable losses, leaving a few prisoners in our hands.
 A party of our troops entered the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-11
Other War Referendum Measures

Washington, February 1O.-Three more war referendum resolutions similar to the one introduced by Representative Galloway were presented in the House to- day by Representatives Sherwood of Ohio, Bailey of Pennsylvania, and Buch- anan of Illinois They all provide that there shall be no declaration of war ex- cept when the people approve it by a refendum vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-11
rHE BIRMINGHAM AGEHERAID SUNDAY, FEBRUARY il, 1917

enemys lines east of Neuville St. vaast, destroyed machine gun emplacement and returned without casualties. This afternoon we carried out a very success full raid opposite Givenchy. We captured 25 prisoners, including one officer. Tn the last 24 hours we have taken IS pris- oners, including two officers
 'The artillery has been active on both sides of the Somme in the neighborhood of Serre and in the Ypres sector. Four explosions were caused in the enemy s lines by our fire.
 Yesterday bombs were dropped by us on number of places of military im- portance and considerable damage was done to an enemy aerodrome. One Ger man airplane was destroyed in an aerial fight and another was brought down by anti-aircraft guns.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-11

London. February 1O-The British of- fensive south of Kut-El-Amara was re- sumed successfully on Friday, says an official statement on the campaign in Mesopotamia, issued tonight. Under cover of a heavy bombardment a portion of the new Turkish front line, west of the Hai river, was secured and consolidated in the face of two counter attacks and two bombing attacks.
 Farther westward, the statement adds, Turkish trenches were penetrated and by successful bombing work were secured and consolidated along a front 12O0 yards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-11
Knights and Ladies Security Representative in City
 Investigating Conditions
APPROPRIATION MADE
 FOR HOME IN SOUTH
No Action Taken by Directors Re garding Nitrate Plant Location. Committees Named Yester-
 day by New Organization

Looking toward the location in
 Birmingham of the $25O,cOO home
 to be built by the Knights and
 Ladies Security, a national fra
 ternaI organization, the Birming-
 ham Civic association will appoint
 a committee to confer with their
 representative, +. l.. Sullivan, who
 is now fin Alabama Investigating
 conditions.
 The necessary funds for the erection of the home were appropriated at the meeting of the order last December ir Toledo with the understanding that il should be built in the south. MT. Sul- livan has expressed himself as very much pleased with conditions in Ala. bama, according to Secretary T. l. Cannon of the Civic association, and it is hoped that he will see fit tc recommend a location in the Birming ham district
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-11

have control of it one day and will show it to a party of tourists from Cook coun- ty, Illinois, which will pay a visit to Birmingham. The Chamber of Commerce has announced that a schedule will be made so the film can be shown in all sections of the state. Tt is probable that it will be exhibited in Mobile during Ia GraS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-11
COMMITTEES NANRn

Standins pammit1eeS Named wefe Finance. Jaan @ 3aIby, hairmn ~ Harsh. Broylas ArnbiA s- berg, loser Beitnan House commit tee k Duf ont InoI1DGGn, chairman Job Going Roy AeGullough. Visitors comgnistee Aaron Ash, chairman; pr. Q -ourie. Isadore Shapiro. The IL named committee, together with Secretary Cannon, will appear before the Trades Council this afternoon and put the plans of the Birmingham Civic association before the menSers of that body with a view to getting their CO., operation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-11
AFTER HEADQUARTERS

In addition to the home, they will endeavor to have located here the headquarters for the order, which pays out annually about s4,O00,0O0.
 The above was one of the questions discussed at the meeting of the board of directors of the Civic association yesterday afternoon. Several standing committees were appointed and an- nouncement made that the association would have a housewarming in their new quarters at an early date.
 The question of locating the nitrate plant at Lock IT, according to the plan of MT. Cannon, was not gone into thoroughly and no action was taken We are waiting for some informa- ton in regard to the situation before taking any active stand in the mat ter" said MT. Cannon
 The committee which will work for cheaper freight rates from Birming- ham to points on the Warrior river was named as follows: G. R. Harsh chairman; J. w. Altman. JsrJ Jackson w. o. BroyleS and N NTa4rtsos7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-11
THIS GERMAN CAREFUL

Arthur Lenkeit has a good reason for urging the United States to act at once on his application for naturalization. He doesn't want to serve in the Kaiser S army and he fears the time has about come for him to be called. He filed his application for naturalization with the federal court Saturday. Lenkeit came to the United States from Berlin, Germany, in 1906. If the United States and Ger many were to declare war he would be detained as an alien enemy
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-04
SLACKERS BURN TWO
RAILROAD BRIDGES
Government Says Resisters
Will Be Run Down and
Prosecuted.
WILL BE NO THRILLING
WITH THE GOVERNMENT
National Guard Now in Federal
Service and Can Be Used
Promptly.

Washington, Aug. 4-Federal
troops may be sent into Okla
homa and other states to quell
anii-draft demonstrations which
recently have assumed growing
proportions The intention to
deal quickly and severely with all
persons spreading dissension in
whatever localities against the
draft law was expressed by off
cials Of the two departments con-
cerned. Department Of justice Of
iicisls, investigating disorders in
the south and elsewhere, an
nounced that all persons resisting
the draft law would be hunted
down and brought TO justice no
matter al what cost.
The poss 0Htg of sending federal
troops into sections where auti-dr8f,
a=itsrors have Heeu busy vas dis
aHsesd t5dar af conferences between
officials pE the justice and war depart
msuts. u is probable thar a decision
rill Doe reached in this respect within
The usvt = hgurs
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-04
CHICAGO REG|sTRANTs
REDUKE DRAFT RIOTERS
Hundreds of Thousands Cheer
as 5000 March Through
the Streets.

Chicago. Aug. As Chicago's
answer 10 the call to the colors and
Chicsgo's rebuke to slackers and draft
rioters, more than 5000 whose names
have been called by the draft boards
marched through the streets today to
the music OF military bands and the
accompaniment Of cheers from thou
sands.
AS they marched they sang; and
the brave words Of America Wake
Up and the refrain III You Don't
Like Your Uncle Sammy. Just Go
Back Home" showed the sentiment Of
the marchers and won response from
the onlookers.
Each division of the s6 companies
Of registrants. one for each of the
exemption districts. vas led by one
OF the student officers from the train
ing camp at Fort Sheridan.
The parade. the first Of its kind
in the country, was reviewed by Mai.
Gen. Thomas II. Barry, commander
Of the central department Of the army.
With him were the Russian commits
sion.