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bred stock. This belief Is not so strong
as 1t used to be, however. for breeders
are coming more and more to consider
the actual value of an animal.
Inferior animals were formerly sold
for much more than their real worth
because they were imported. Such a
condition still exists to a limited ex-
tent, but at present animals are not
bought because Of the place Of their
birth but because of their breeding and
individual merit.
Don't Depend on Importation.
As long as the demand for imported
animals was greater than the supply
many fraudulent pedigrees were used
for animals brought into this country.
This trouble with importations was
greatest previous to 1910. Inspection
of pedigrees Of imported animals in
some breeds, begun about this time,
has reduced this evil greatly.
IF the practice Of using imported
animals is followed too closely stock
men become too dependent on foreign
breeders for their breeding stock"
said Professor Wentworth. "One re-
suit in this country has been to scatter
the individuals Of breed so that in
horses, particularly, few constructive
breeding establishments have been
formed. The best animals are often
taken to districts where no purebred
animals are available to mate to them.
This Is disadvantage from the stand
point of constructive breeding but not
from that Of the average. Seed stock
should not come from average animals,
however, but from the best herds,
studs and fiocks."
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Dies on Anniversary.

Pueblo, Colo.-Rev. Frank w. I'm.
boden celebrated his fifty-ninth birth
day, his thirty-seventh wedding ami
versary and died on the same day.
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VOAvuU TIM Smallpox, AnV
HUIU sxDssiSaes has dsncasn.fsA
De ainAoA oisncuioO efft-
eney, nd hsrmisaneaR, Of AntkyphoA vaeeination.
1sSaceiasted NOW b. y0as physieiaa, 20 -
yUuR fsniiy. b more vifai thas houss lnsqIsaes.
yuu hs1 Typhoid1" tsilinG q fyphoid yseeinss
sesuiu fr@ - 81 dane1 ssu8 TyphoA Carries.
the 0TTa LAD0aAT09x. De1l0EY, CA.
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Consolation Of 4 Sort,

Bayard SwOpe, n New York jour
nalist, was talking about his recent
German visit.
you see In Germany" he said. I'm
Vulnerable mutilated young men.
These young men, no matter how
severe their mutilations, are cheerful.
They know other young men, you see.
who are UNNECESSARILY worse of than
themselves"
Mr.. SwOpe shook his head.
UNNECESSARILY worse or" he re-
peated. And he went on:
"A CHEEKY young Bavarian captain
who had lost his sight put the matter
to me In prOverb which runs:
81 had no boots to my feet and
murmured, until met a man upon the
road who had no feet"
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The best cast at dice is not to play.
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be placed near the left fore-leg, and
If the breeding season is prolonged.
the mark may be placed midway be-
tween the fore-legs. Another scheme
Is to change the color of paint every
10 days. If the flock number Of each
eve is branded on her sides in large
figures. 1t is comparatively easy to
book the freshly marked ewes from
day to day and thus keep fairly &C.
curate recor of the date of breeding.
The Dolores star., 1917-01-12
Peace Talk Recalls How NeQotia-
tons Were Started in
Past Conflicts.
GERMAN MOVE STANDS ALONE
History Does Not Disclose an Exact
Parallel to Course Of Central Pow
ers-Mediation, Such a. o.
fered by President, Seldom
Has Been Accepted.

New York.-IIow did great wars
md? Have peace offers such as Pres
dent Wilson's usually borne fruit?
Did an undefeated warning power like
Germany ever before hold out the olive
branch to the enemy!
These are questions of intense in
terest to humanity today. Their an
swers have a direct bearing on the
topic uppermost In almost every mind
how soon the awful holocaust of
Europe's best and bravest will cease.
History does not disclose any exact
parallel to Germany's course. ut least
In modern times. A belligerent,
boosting herself victorious, has never
before requested her adversaries to
meet her End discuss possible terms
Of peace
Moreover. President Wilson's offer
OF mediation faces the fact that rare
~ have nations availed themselves of
such an opportunity. The United States
may now become the great peace
maker, the mediator between the en-
tente and the central powers, but 1t
Will be almost the first time such a
SAtuouoH AhS ueNelOpeu.
Many times, indeed, in almost every
war beaten foe has requested peace
parleys through neutral. Such an
act Is usually rightly taken us a con-
1ession or defeat. In our last war,
the conflict with Spain, the Madrid
government on July 20, 1893, realiz-
ing that further struggle was fruit
less. mnha
states through Jules Cambon, who
was then French Ambassador at
Washington.
Protocol Was Signed.
The American government ,mmedj-
ately availed itself of this chance to
get together with the foe and II davs
later the protocol was signed.
When England tired of the long,
losing fight with her American colo
lies, she first sent separate envoys TO
die French government, Americas
ally. These were followed by other
negOtiators who discussed the sItu-
alton with the commissioners the
American government had sent to
Paris.
AheAiSuu COMMISSIONERS had
been positively commanded by the
Continental Congress not to negotiate
peace without the participation of
France. which reminds us of the
agreement In force today between
the present entente allies.
But the commissioners did sign a
separate treaty with the reservation
that 1t should not go into effect until
France had made peace.
When the French government was
informed by the commissioners Of
what had been done, 1t accented the
terms, which then came In force
Our war Of 1912 saw an offer of
the Russian car to act as mediator
much like President Wilson's action
of few days ago. The offer was re.
jected by the British. But Lord Cas-
tlereagh. speaking for the London
government, let it be known Mt the
time he refused the car as media.
tor that he was willing to negotiate
directly with the United States.
The United States Immediately sent
commissioners, but Great Britain do
layed long time. She did not an
point the promised ENJOYS, who
signed the peace of Client, until her
troubles had aggravated greatly and
she was quite DESTROYS of peace.
In the Mexican war President Polk
would have made peace at almost any
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Ninety.Four, He Takes Fifth Bride.

Colorado Springs. Colo.-Married
for the first time in London. the day
Victoria was crowned queen, Capt.
Charles A. Gordon. now n resident Of
this city, has celebrated his fifth we'd
ding day. He Is ninety-four and his
bride, Mrs. Margaret Dixon, seventy
eight. GOrdon's only son Is the same
age us his prospective step-mother.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15
PRO- GERMAN SHOT AND
TAKEN BY HOME GUARDS
Draft Evader Is Wounded And Arrest.
ed After Showing
Fight.

Aberdeen, s. d.. Dec. 14.-Frank
Lehman, % years old, said to be a
draft evader, has been brought here
by Capt. A. Harkins of the Home
Guard company, shot through both
legs by Home Guards, who had gone
10 his ranch to arrest him for alleged
seditious utterances. His brother.
Fred, 20 years old, and Martin, IS
years old, are held in the county Jail.
Reports have reached hero fire.
quently of pro-German expressions by
Frank Lehman and Captain Harkins
led detachment to his home to ar
rest him and found his two brothers
there, unarmed. They were placed
under arrest, and told the guard that
Frank was in an abandoned house,
which he had fortified They said
he had 800 rounds of rifle ammun!-
ton, besides several reyolvers and a
shotgun. His brothers said he had
declared that he would not serve in
the national army.
The house was surrounded just as
Lehman left by the rear door. He did
not obey Tho command to halt and
Captain Harkins fred, the bullet pass
ing through both legs.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15
RELIEF SHIP HELMSMAN
HELD AT HALIFAX AS SPY
Arrested AZ German Suspect In Hos
pitaI Following Great
Disaster.

Halifax. N. s., Dec. 14.-John Jo-
hansen, helmsman on the Norwegian
steamer limo, the Belgian relief ship,
whose collision with the ammunition
steamer Mont Blanc led to the disaster
of last Thursday, has been detained
as q German spy suspect. He was
turned over to military authorities by
officials of the Massachusetts Relief
hospital, where he has been under
treatment.
One Of the nurses at the hospital
yesterday noticed that her patient
was acting queerly and that he did
not seem to be wounded. Physicians
examined him and concluded he was
snamming illness. Later Johansen
offered a nurse $50 If she would go
out and buy him newspaper, the as
sumption being that he had in mind
an attempt to escape in her absence.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15
cox TO DEMAND WILSON
GUST COAL POOL HEAD
Ohio Executive Charges That Baird
Is "Hifed Man" Of op-
orators.

Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 14.-In final
effort to relieve the serious coal sit
uation in Ohio. governor Cox is pre-
pairing charges. which he declares will
be forwarded to President Wilson.
against F. c. Baird of Cleveland, head
of the Lake Coal Shipping pool.
Governor Cox. in his statement to
the president, he said, will charge
that Mr.. Baird represents the coal op-
orators and not the interests of the
industrial and domestic consumers
and will demand his dismissal. DR..
H. A. Garfield, federal fnci alminis-
traitor, will be asked for an explana-
tion Of why he appointed Mr.. Baird.
who is referred to by Governor Cox
as the hired man" Of the operators.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15
MANY AUSTRIANS HELD
SINCE WAR DECLARED
Government Keeps Close Watch on
Our Enemies Despite Easy
Restrictions.

Washington, Dec. IA. - Attorney
General Gregory has given notice that
because AustroH oHu1garians were to be
treated in friendly spirit and not sub.
iected to rigid restrictions imposed
upon Germans, the public should not
get the idea that these subjects OF an
enemy power would not be carefully
watched and promptly dealt with IL
suspected of hostile activities.
Many Austro-Hungarians III differ
ent sections Of the country have been
arrested since declaration Of a state
of war, he said, and are now held
pending investigation of charges
against them.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15
ENGINEERS SLAIN
BY TEUT0N BOMBS
U. s. RAILROAD MEN ARE MADE
TARGETS IN RAID BEHIND
BRITISH LINES.
FULL DETAILS ARE LACKING
Two American Soldiers Die In Hos.
pitaI From Wounds-German
Attack In cambrai Sector
Proves Failure.
FULL DETAILS ARE LACKING

With the American Army in France,
Dec. 14.-(By the Associated Press.)
A number of American railway en-.
gineers have been killed by German
aerial bombs in a town somewhere be-
hind the British front. Details are
not yet known.
1t is now permitted to announce that
a German bomb fell in street in a
town through which American troops
were passing. Pieces of the bomb
shattered the windows of a house in
which there were officers, showering
them with glass, but hurting no one.
Two American soldiers have died in
hospital from gunshot wounds.
Allied Lines Holding.
London, Dec. 14.-The British,
French and Italian lines are still hold
ing firmly against onsloughts of the
Teutonic allies, delivered with heavy
reinforcements that have been drawn
from the Russian front since the cessa-
tion of hostilities there under the arm
istice. ..
The latest attack of the Germans,
made in the Cambrai region between
Bullecourt and Queant was a complete
failure when the Teuton losses in
men killed and made prisoners are
put in the balance with their small
gain of ground against the British.
French Repulse Crown Prince.
Another attack by the German
crown prince in the Caurieres wood
ON the Verdun sector, whick- wasSde'
livered with large electives, has met
with the customary repulse while in
the highlands of the northern front
the enemy armies are still being held
in check by the Italians.
A most expensive operation was the
German attack between Bullecourt
and Queant. The Berlin war office ad-
mits that only few British shelters
and 80 prisoners were taken, while
Field Marshal Haig reports that heavy
casualties were inflicted on the enemy
all along the front of the offensive,
numerous of his dead being left before
the entanglements when the impessi.
BILE task of piercing the British lines
became apparent and a hurried re.
treat was ordered.
Germans Reinforce Austrians.
Finding that the efforts of the Aus.
trians to break through the Italian
front and debouch upon the plain OF
Venetia were futile, the German
troops under General Won Beulow have
reinforced their allies and with them
have delivered another powerful as
sault between the Brenta and Piave
rivers. ...
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15
OFFICIALS DEFY BOLsHEV|M
REFUSE TO CARRY, ON WORK DE.
SPITE THREATS OF DEATH.
Officers of Ministries and Banks VIII
Not Cooperate With Bol-
sheviki Regime.

Haparanda, Dec. 14.-Despite Boil.
sheviki threats of death, imprison-
ment and discharge, officials of prac-
tically all ministries in Petrograd are
refusing to carry on their work, ac-
cording to advices received here.
Bank employees are likewise refus.
ing to cooperate with the Bolsheviki
regime.
The constituent assembly repre-
sents a maze of political parties.
Some of these include:
The .Trudowski, or laborites, Of
which former Premier Kerensky is a
member and which are led by Pes.
chechonoff.
The Nationalists, led by Postnik.
off,
The Cadets Constitutional Demo-
crats) led by Professor Paul N. Miliu-
koff.
The Socialists, led by Plechanoff.
The Peoples Will party, led by
Nekrasoff.
The Ukrainian, Labor league,
League of Women Suffragists, Social.
ist revolutionists (including the left
and right wing).
The Mensheviki, the International
lists, the League of Peoples Develop
ment, the Radical-Democrats the Ma
tional Women's party, the Independ-
ent Peasants league and the Catholic
party are some of the others. TIE
Socialist st-Revolutionists of the left
wing are by far the most numerous
in the assembly.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15
BLAMED FOR LACK OF GUNS
BAKER CRITICIZED BY CHIEF OF
ORDNANCE.
y. s. Machine Gun Never Given VA
Test, Crozier Says-America De-
fSnds On France for Arms.

~ Washington. Dec, 14.-Newton
Np. Baker, secretary Of war, has
replied to Major General William
Crazier, chief Of ordnance, who
placed upon the secretary Of war
blame for shortage in machine
gems, experienced by the American.
army. Baker has assumed full re-
sponsibiIity.
Washington, Dec. 14.-Eight months
after the United States entered the
war, rifle factories in this country are
only making half as many rifles daily
as they were making for the allies be-
fore we got into the war.
The machine gun officially adopted
for the American army has never
been given a test under actual war
conditions.
These disclosures were made to the
Senate military affairs committee dur
ing a grilling cross examination of
Major General Crozier, chief Of ord.
nance.
crozIer Reappointed.
President Wilson, however, showed
his faith in General Crozier by reap.
pointing him.
Secretary Of War Baker was flatly
charged by General Crozier with re.
sponsibility for delay in providing ma.
chine guns for the American army.
The War department did not off.
cially adopt machine gun until June,
1917, when the Browning gun was
adopted. 1t has never been given a
field test under actual war conditions.
General Crozier admitted.
Blames Secretary Of War.
General Crozier reluctantly told uIl.
der cross-examination how disputes
over the types of machine guns had
prevented manufacture of any for the
American forces for year before we
got into the war, in spite of the fact
that large appropriation had been
made for these weapons.
"Who is responsible for this situa-
tion?" demanded Senator Chamber.
lain.
"The secretary Of war;" replied
General Crozier, almost in whisper
General Crozier said that although the
Browning gun was officially adopted
in June as the best type OF machine
gun. the weapon Is not yet being man.
ufactured at all.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15
SYMPATHY STRIKE
0FE;U.s. T0|NQU|RE
SECRETARY WIRES REQUEST
MEN GO BACK TO WORK,
FROM WASHINGTON.
UNION RESPONSE IS LIGHT
Small Per Cent Of Workers Leave
Jobs to Aid Carmen-WiIson's
Special Commissions Coming
Not Considered Intervention.

Minneapolis, Dec. 14.-Instruction
to a special commission, now in the
West investigating labor disputes to
proceed to the Twin Cities to study
the situation here resulted in calling
Off the sympathetic strike scheduled
for Thursday before it was really un-
der way.
Secretary of War Baker, acting on
advice of President Wilson, tele-
graphed to Secretary of Labor Wilson
in San Francisco asking that the
special commission stop here and go
over the dispute with the Public
Safety commission, the street railway
management and labor representa-
tives.
Men Sent Back to Work.
Immediately after the sending of
the message George w. Lawson, sec.
retary Of the Minnesota Federation
of Labor, who is in Washington, sent
messages to the organized labor
leaders here asking that the strike
be called off. Business agents and
the general strike committee meeting
men to 60 back to work.
The action Of the federal authcri.
ties is not Intervention as asked by
the labor representatives. 1t means
an inquiry to determine whether or
not there should be such interven.
ton.
The sympathetic strike called to
aid the union trainmen who are out
because of their failure to obey direc,
tfons of the Public Safety commissions
to abandon their union buttons, was
scheduled to begin at 10 a. m.
Response to Union Call Small.
Although word from Washington
for the strike arrived, only a small
minority of union laboring men re-
sponded. ....
Railroad shop men were still at
work Milk had been delivered as
on any ordinary day. Coal was be-
ing delivered. Electricians, plumb
ers, plasterers and others connected
with the building trades went out.
1t was evident the union labor
leaders welcomed the word from
Washington to call the strike or.
The response to the call for a SYM
pathy strike had not been nearly so
general as had been predicted. Fail
ure on the part OF the railroad shop
men as q body to take action was a
disappointment to the leaders, 1t is
said.
.... Bakers Message.
The message which the secretary Of
war sent to William B. Wilson, sec.
retary of labor, follows:
IN view of conflicting reports re
garding existing labor dispute at St..
Paul and Minneapolis the President
wishes you and the commission to
stop in the Twin Cities, while re-.
turning eastward, to confer with the
Public Safety commission, labor rep.
resentatiyes, street railway manage
ment, and other parties to the ex-
listing dispute there. The primary
authority and responsibility Of the
Governor In dealing with the situa.
ton now existing is recognized, but
because of federal interests winch
may become involved 1t is desired
that your commission make such OBJ
| servations as will permit al accurate
understanding of the situation from
here"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15
CONGRESS TO ACT SOON
ON GARABED, new POWER
To Consider Bill For Investigation.
BY Special Rule,
Probably.

Washington, Dec. = IA special
rule for consideration Immediately
after the passing of the pending post.
offie appropriation measure of bill
to authorize investigation of the mys-
terious "Garabed" discovery has been
approved by the house rules commit
tee. The bill provides for protection
OF the rights OF the discoverer, who
claims "Garabed" is a power that will
drive anything from an airplane to
battleship without fuel. Features
which caused President Wilson to
veto a similar measure last session
have been eliminated.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15
Eutter, Eaqs and Poultry.

Minneapolis, Dec. 14.-BUTTER-
Creamery extras, per pound, 45c; ex-
ira firsts, i4c; firsts. 43c; seconds, 42c:
dairy. 3Sc; packing stock. 29c.
EGGS.--Recei2ts Of fresh too light
to make quotation. Most arrivals
are countr5 held. selling in small
way at from 47 to AZ cents. Refrige-
rator. candled, dozen, $40; checks and
seconds, dozen, 29c; dirties, candled.
dozen. 29c. Quotations on eggs in
clude cases.
LIVE POUITRY.--Turkeys, fat. 10
lbs. and over. &c: thin, small, 10@12c:
cripples and culls. unsalable; roosters.
12c; hens, 4 lbs. and over tic; hens.
2 to lbs, 13@14c; hens, under 3 lbs.
12c; springs, 17c; ducks, lec; geose>
pound, l3c.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15
new FOOD SAVING
PROGRAM FORMED
HOOVER ANNOUNCES FURTHER
CONSERVATION STEPS TO
SAVE WORLD.
SUGAR TO BE CUT ONE.HALF
Kitchen Card to Be Placed, In Every
Home cautioning Against
Hoarding of Foodstuffs
as Selfish.

Washington, Dec. lathe Ameri-
can people are called upon to make
food sacrifices never before contem-
plated, in a statement just made pub.
lie by the food administration.
Unless such sacrifices are made
starvation on an unparalleled scale
must ensue throughout the world,
Herbert Hover declares.
The new program of food saving
for America as announced includes
the following: ~
Some Of Proposals.
A sugar ration of three pounds for
each person month; porkless day
each week; one wheatless meal each
day; one meatless meal each day.
To bring the appeal directly home
to the American people the food ad-
.ninistration will issue a kitchen card
which it is hoped will be placed in
every home. The cards will caution
against boarding foodstuffs, as it de-
feats the purpose of the food admin
istration, is selfish and causes higher
prices.
Would Cut Sugar Half.>
1t was pointed out that if the new
directions are followed sugar con.
sumption will be reduced by half The
normal consumption of sugar in the
United States has been more than
seven pounds a month.
The following appeal, copy OF
which will accompany each card, has
been issued 80
"The food situation In Europe is
far graver than when the preliminary
survey of the food supply Of the
world for this year was made. We
have an abundance for ourselves and
it is the policy of the food administra-
tion, by the prevention of exports, to
retain for our people an ample supply
of every essential foodstuff.
Allies Harvests Fall Down.
"The harvests of our Allies have
proved less than we had contem-
plated and the great curtailment OF
shipping by the submarine during the
last few months has further prevent
ed them from access to remote mar
kets.
Beyond the demands of the Allies
there is call upon us by the friendly
neutrals for food and If we cannot, at
least in part, respond to these neutral
calls, starvation on an unparalleled
scale must ensue.
Food has taken a dominant posi-
tion in the war and we must ask the
American people to sacrifice far more
than we at first thought necessary
We have exported the whole of the
surplus of wheat from this harvest
after ~reserving to ourselves ar
amount sufficient for our noraml con
sumption Of seed and -four until the
next harvest and therefore the
amount of wheat -four that the United
States can contribute to mix with the
war bread of our Allies during the
winter will be simply the amount
that our people reduce their consump
tion month by month"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15
SIBERIA ASKS FOR U. S. RULE
Wal % to Be Sold to America, British
Minc Manager Says.

San Francisco, Dec. l4.-All of ST.
IBERIA, east Of the Ural Mountains, Is
clamorina to be sold to the United
States at prices ranging from 40 to
60 million milliard of rubles, accord.
ing to c. A. Hoffart of Marysyille,
Cal, who has arrived here from
Nicholaicvsk, Eastern Siberia. Hof.
fart, manager of large British gold
mining syndicate at Nicholaievsk,
said the movement to have America
acquire Siberia was so widespread
1t had become the main point of de.
bate at political meetings and that II
ilad the support of the press and
thousands OF citizens.