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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-07-06

or four men can carry as they run
Its aim is most accurate; II can. when
necessary. fire from 500 to 600 car
tridges per minute, sowing death on
every side with Incredible speed. But
against a trench it is powerless, and
therefore It is pre-eminently the arm
Of defense. When properly handled,
1t is so redoubtable that one alone has
been known to stop an entire regi-
ment. 1t is indisputably the most ter
rible instrument Of war.
Yet well-directed battery Of 'H75"
cannon, sweeping space of ground, Is
more certain to leave nothing alive.
These, then, are the primordial
means Of defense, TO which naturally
are to be added the numerous rifles
of the defenders of the trenches, those
trenches in which are invisible loop
holes where the enemy awaits our ap-
pearance.
Heavy Shells for offense.
What are the adversary's means Of
annihilating these hidden. powerful de
lenses? Only heavy artillery; the large
shell, the huge torpedo, the heavy pro-
jectile Of steel, inelosing a violent ex-
ploSfve, is capable OF demoIishing q
netting. of demoralizing those occu-
pants of the trench whom it does not
kill and keeping the adversary's nerves
on edge by the menace of its sudden
arrival several kilometerS behind the
lines. Thus the means OF offensive are
the heavy cannon. the large trench
mortarS, the large caliber hOwitzers.
the formidable marine gun mounted on
rails, all that is longest, most difficult
and costly to manufacture, 10 trans
port, TO set in motion. A machine gun
can be Installed anywhere in two min
utes or less A month is required TO
install the '320'' trench mortar. To
put a naval gun on rails in running
order necessitates months of work and
the installation of a railway. Even
guns that are easy to handle. such as
the -155," are moved with difficulty;
at times it takes two or three days to
place them in battery.
And this is not all. The heavy ar
illery is naturally less accurate than
the field artillery. When one consld-
ers that heavy guns soon wear out. as
the big gun can IRE only a more or less
limited number of shots. as its caliber
increases. and as 1t must constantly
be replaced. one understands why it is
so much easier to take the defensive
than the offensive, and why the situa-
ton on the western front. at all points
well defended. was stationary for so
long a time before the means OF at
tack were sufficient to permit of an
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-07-06
lndisputabIy the Aost Terrible
instrument of Defense,
Says Observer.
Big GUNS OFTEN INACCURATE
While Necessary in Offensive Warfare
Heavy Artillery Is Not in Same
Glass With Machine Guns
in Defensive Tactics.
BY A FRENCH SOLDIER.
IN the CHICAGO Daily NewSA

Paris.-MOnths of furious assault on
the French lines at Yerdun, which
have brought into play the most pow
erful known means of attack, have
barely succeeded in bending the adj
versary's lines. There is, it is true,
diminution of forces on both sides, and
one may look forward to the day when
the accumulation OF material and the
superiority in numbers Of men on the
side of the allies will enable the latter
to break more rapidly the adversary's
tenacious resistance.
But why is it, one asks, that despite
the accumulation of heavy cannon it
costs so much in men and money and
time TO break the enemy's resistance?
It Is because this war is being fought
in a period OF development Of the art
of war, in which the means of defense
are vastly superior TO the means of
offense in ths facility with which they
can be brought into action and manu-
featured at low cost, and above all in
their efficacy, arising both from the
difficulty which the adversary finds in
demolishing them. and from the abSo-
Lutte accuracy OF their aim.
Means of Defense.
To understand this one has merely
to review the means Of defense at the
disposal OF the armies in the field.
First. besides the trenches, and the
barbed wire that prevents access TO
them, which are the basis OF the pres
emit system of defense, and of which
the shell hole wherein the soldier con-
ceals himself from the enemy, is but
variation. the two great arms of de-
tense are the machine gun and the
TO- cannon, the last resort of the
French army and one of the great de
tenders of Yerdun.
In the factory there is nothing
easier or relatively cheaper to make
than the machine gun. And at the
front there is nothing simpler to trans
port than this light arm. which three
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-07-06
Paradoxieal.

@Your blunt people seldom live up
to their name"
"How so?"
AS rule. they generally come to-
the point"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-07-06
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TO WILLIAM LEoUEux, PossEssoR OF THE
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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-07-06
With the Kaiser on His
Private Yacht.

ERMANY'S greatness is due
to beef, beer and Bis
marck," declared the kali
ser to me with a laugh, as
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-11

mary law the measure was defeated by
a majority of 323-"a mere scratch"
as Mr.. Richards puts it, and as it un-
doubtedly is. Mr.. Richards points out
that in SO out of SO counties, the vote
indicated a close consideration of the
measure on its merits, the vote being
nip and tuck" winning in one county
and losing in another. In the two
counties of Charles Mix and Campbell,
where the vote no" sentiment was
strongest or account of prohibition
and woman suffrage, the majority
against the Richards law was over
1,000, causing its defeat.
Mr.. Richards is thus disposed to sub
nit his measure to the people for a
third time. He has already started a
movement to secure signatures to an
initiative petition with a view to caus-
ing the measure to be voted on in the
election two years hence.
One can not help but admire Mr..
Richards fighting qualities in respect
to his primary law. He has spent a
hundred thousand dollars and ten
years of time in his labors for the
adoption of a primary law to his lik-
ing. and when he is knocked down be
hobs up %serenely and goes at it again.
We do not believe that Mr.. Richards
is called on make this personal sacri-
fee for the state, and we had rather
he would conserve his resources and
let somebody else hold the bag for a
while. But Mr.. Richards is a born
crusader, and he finds his greatest in
terest in life in working for the things
which in his Judgment will help his
fellow-citizens to attain better govern
ment, and through better government,
improved conditions of life.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-11
From the Register
TWENTY-FIVE Years Ago

Stacy Cochrane is Down with an at
tack of grippe.
Mrs. VIM. Prick is visiting friends
at Volga this week.
Mrs. G w. Pond returned from Yer
non Center. Mimi, on Friday.
Miss Winifred Van Husen was the
guest of Mrs. C. II. Collins the past
week.
Lee Comstock returned from North
Dakota Friday and will go to Chicago
in a few days.
DR.. Frank Fourt writes from Chicago
that he had a very enjoyable time dur
Ing the holidays.
oscar Aslackson. well known in this
city, has accepted a remunerative posi-
ton at Marshall. MINI.
Bert Young has been doing good
work in the counting of the
Register the past two weeks.
r. S. House, accompanied by his
daughter, Eva. went to Washington
Friday for a visit with relatives.
f. l.. Hughson, who is attending
Watertown business college, came
home to pass the holidays with his
parents.
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DR.. B. II. Sayre, local veterinarian.
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Y

DR.. B. II. Sayre, local veterinarian.
Suit and oyercoat sale at the Column
bia Clothing Co.
John Culhane. Jr. left Monday for
%Iroquois on business for the Culhane
Adjustment Co.
Ralph Horton, son of Editor Horton,
of the Volga Tribune, was in the city
Monday on business matters.
Beatriz Michalena in a screen ser
sion of the famous stage success, The
Unwritten Law" Pleasant Hour Mon
day, January Is.
The brick work on the new Jarvis
store has been progressing nicely the
past week and will be finished in a
short time ii the weather permits.
Mis- Maude T. Lucas. who has a
$4,000 breach of promise suit pending
against II. w. Blakely in this term of
court. together with her attorneys.
Cheever & Cheever, have been enjoin-
ed by the federal court from trying the
Ease for twelve months or until such
time as his case in the bankruptcy
court has been settled. This action
was taken in the past few days.
4 new front is being put in the
Hyde-Harris building in which the
Columbia Clothing Co. is located. The
door will be placed in the center and
set about ten feet back so that deep
show windows may be arranged at
both sides for display of goods. The
windows will be set in copper frames
and $1,000 will be expended on the
new front. When the work is finished
the Columbia Clothing Co. will have
one of the incest fronts in the city.
One day last week c. c. Erie and
Frank Ripley missed a jar or two of
butter and reported it to Sheriff
MINER. Deputy Nell Donaldson COM
menced a quiet investigation around
the hotels. restaurants and stores and
found that two boys had sold butter at
the cole Mercantile Co. store. While
Sheriff Miner was in the store a little
later one Of the boys came in for the
money for the butter and the Sheriff
asked him to 80 along. On his way to
the Sheriff's office he whistled for a
while but finally broke down and ad
mitted taking the butter. The butter
was returned to the owner and the two
boys got out Of it without going to the
reform school this time. They will be
watched and if they steal again they
will be punished more severely.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-11
T. II. Jennings was down from Estel.

1. II. Jennings was down from Estel-
line a couple of days last week on
business matters.
l.. a. bitterness of the Farmers Ma
tiona Bank was laid UP with the grip
the first of the week and was unable
to be at his place in the bank.
The Collins family have all return
ed from Wakonda where they took the
remains of Mr.. Collins for interment.
A very large crowd of old neighbors
and friends met and assisted them in
the last sad rites for the dead.
The State College has always been
aware of the fact that South Dakota
is a great potato state and should be-
come greater: that the annual crop of
around 5000, 600 bushels could be con
siderably increased and at more profit
to the producer. One of the best po-
tato bulletins published by any expert
ment station is Bulletin No. 155 edited
by the economists of the South Da-
kota State College. This publication
indicates the best methods OF selcc-
ton and preparation of seed potatoes,
the size Of seed pieces, the relative in
tluence Of culls and selected seed upon
type and size of progeny, etc. The
bulletin is based upon practical expert
ments conducted in South Dakota and
may be obtained free of charge upon
application to the Director of the Elk
pertinent station. Brookings, South
Dakota.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-11

V. Steuerwald was in from his farm
Tuesday and reports that his farming
operations the past year yielded him a
good profit.
turned from Poinette. Wis, Tuesday,
where they have been visiting rela-
tiyes for a short time.
Next Monday Prest. Lewis McLouth,
Profs. Luther Foster and A. II. Whea-
ton and Capt. Peter Leary will go to
%Flandreau to assist at the farmers in
stitute.
Geo. Bishman has secured "A patent
on his new gang pillow, The pillow is a
good one and should be edorsed by the
farmers as it is very simple. light run,
ming ana can be furnished at a reason.
able price.
Theo. Meyer, the popular Elkton
merchant. attended the installation
ceremonies held at Odd Fellows hall
John Alton. that prince of good fel
lows, will have charge of the county
auditors Office in the future, as boss
That sounds like business again.-Elk.
ton Record.
The Opera House was filled to over
flowing on New Years Eve. to listen
to the third annual oncer of the Sec.
ond Regiment Band. 5. ID. n. G. A
grand ball followed the musical pro
gram which was participated in by
everybody. The occasion was one
that will not soon be forgotten.
At the annual installation and ban
Quet of Bookings Lodge No. 40. !. o
O. +. on Monday night the following
officers were indicted into office: w
II. Murphy, n. G.; Geo. Haber, r. s.;
S. b. McWhorter, l.. s.; +. Walter. V
G.; II II. Williams, X. s.; l.. II. Stor
gard, l.. S: j. ii. Olberg, w; ID. II
Campbell, Sec'y: f. j. Adams, Treas.
Chris Adams, c.; Phil Pesark, II. S. S.;
Ole Knutson, l.. S. s.; Peter McCabe
|. G.; Dan McKeith, o. &.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-11
Local and Personal
DR.. K. w. Forsee, Osteopath.

DR.. L. w. Forsee, Osteopath.
Bake sale att Connelly's grocery Sat
urday.
The "Wearebest" typewriter ribbon
sold at the Register office.
"Neolin" soled mems shoes. S34S at
Gillespie & Rogers, Footftters.
Rev. A. c. Bracket left Saturday for
Pierre on business connected with the
hospital.
The public schools of the city open
ed Monday for the winter term after a
two weeks vacation.
Fred Cole returned Friday from
Rochester where he had been consult
ing specialists on the condition of his
health.
Oscar Haugen has accepted q posi-
ton as delivery man al the |. X. l..
Grocery and commenced work Monday
morning.
Miss Ruth Lynch, who spent the
holidays here with her folks, left Sat
urday for Faulkton where she is a
teacher in the high school.
Claude Peirce will leave tomorrow
for Pennington, New Mexico, where he
will commence farming operations in
the spring, and where he expects to
make his future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Lynch left Mon
day for Baraboo, Wis, Chicago and
New York where they will visit for a
time with relatives. They will then go
to Long Beach, Calf, to spend the
balance of the winter, and will not re-
turn until about April LIST.
Jas. Natesta was called to Mime
apolis Friday evening by the serious
condition Of his brother, G.. O. Ma
tesla, who died next day. The remains
We're shipped to Sioux Falls where in
terment was made yesterday. The de-
ceased was in his 18th year and had
months.
According to state reports the coun-
ty of Bookings produced more pota-
toes in 1915 than any other county in
the state. The output for that year
was 499, 903 bushels and there We're
1866 acres devoted to the crop. This
was S9.S bushels per acre on the aver
age. The next highest county was
Brown with an even SOC, 900 bushels.
The past year according to a state
ment made by Chas. McCatfree here
Friday Bookings county went well
over the half million record.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-11
CARD OF

wish to thank the Degree of Honor,
my Sunday school class and all kind
friends who contributed flowers during
my recent illness. They afforded me
great pleasure and helped me pass
many tedious hours.
Mrs. James Sloan.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-11
RICHARDS BOBS UP

Daily Argus Leader:-Out of a vote
of 1918 cast on the Richards pri-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-30
CATTLE AND STOCK


GuRRED Duroo pigs CIV 20 90
dnys old $40 each also gallon mlyh
COW Just fresh can walnut NII-J.
Rodgers
NlDI driving horse h!rurs and nugg
wu 'adr for good ,.N arr ulm a'
1fll vs. l.th
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-30
Statesmen WANTED
In Answering Ads, Please Mention Time.

WANTED-Ten more oil stock salesmen
for oil company with eight producing
wells stock selling ht bnc share, par
value u 30s-g Campbell Bldg
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-30

LADIES' and gents lsundr,t hotels spe-
Slaltl dos.n or p,sesl curtains acc
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UNFINISHED HOUSES AND
APARTMENTS FOR RENT


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STILES
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For RENT-On capitol lI,ll. large bIlcl,
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TWO new nh room bungalows, living
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room hnth. Kitchen ana hr,nKns' rooms
IN whii" enamel. garage with ouch hu'Id
,,ng. so per month 1912 y M'tml'
Phone WA l".e
GROOM apartment strictly modern.
close In best urlghbo'hoOd Earrgc 3ls
W 9Th ihoue Wal lo,a
ONE i-room and bath and one 3.room
hud h1'h apartment ull modern io
adults can 1907 y. Broadway, OF phone
Wal Jl5,
MODERN lower dupley iooms lrge
pofchrs rnrngs n"nr rar Nm" and
Coolles W 562
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lno3 W nh street, & rooms. mod so 40
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$50 T. SIh street roomiug house so op
store room. 2iSloO. near Main on
Harvey ...'........... 600 90
store room, 100 feet floor space, 100
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OKLAHOMA TRUST COMPANY.
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-30
FARM AND ACRE TRACTS

SOW Is YOUR CHANCE TO GET RICH
QUICK.
Quarter sectlon of fine farming land ad-
'o'nlng town Of CARRIER, okla. ~ miles
Uf thee hig oil field ll.room house, !
barns. woven wire fenced 100 acres cul-
utntcd rest in meadow. not leased, .
farm within ~ miles leased recently for
800 per acre, will sell at bargain; trade
with owner DR. 4 A. Looper. 3ii-f1
Campbell! pldg july win move to 2lS
state NatlonRl Bank Bldg
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-18
'SlKHAR0Fff STOPS
MAgKtNS[h'S
OFFENSIVE
Russians on the Sereth Pushing
Back the IeutOns
VILLAGES GAINED AND l0ST
Berlin Admits Russian-Rumanian
Forces Are Making Headway in
the carpathians.

London. Jan. 17.-Gen. Sakharoff' s
counter offensive along the Sereth is
gaining momentum and pushing back
Won Mackensen.
The Russians have tried to enlarge
their position south of the lower Sc
reth by retaking the village of Labur-
tea, near Vodeni, which they lost when
Nedeni fell Berlin says that attempt
failed Petrograd admits also that the
Russians were unable to hold the vii
lage of Gerleschi. some twenty miles
northwest of Vadeni and on the south
ern bank of the Sereth not far from
Focsani. The Russians retook the
town by a night attack. taking two
machine guns. but stronger Teuton
forces drove them out again.
In the Carpathians. northwest of
Focsani, the Rumanians of the north
ern army who have been fighting well
of late repulsed German attack and
then, attacking themselves, drove the
Germans back in disorder Berlin ad
mite today for the first time that the
Russo-Rumanian counter attacks in
the mountain are making headway,
but reports repulsing Russian attacks
south of Smorgon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-18
POPESElkSTO{NO.
DfPORTAIIONS
OF DElGIANS
Appeal from Vatican Goes to Ger
man Government
PLANS TO HELP SUFFERING
lnstructs Priests to Provide Comforts
for Families Of Deported
Men.

London, Jan. 17.--With a view to
preventing further Belgian deporta-
tions and bringing about the repatria-
tion of those already sent to Germany
Pope Benedict has made representa-
tions to the Imperial German Govern
ment, according to a letter from Car
dinal Gasparri, Papal Secretary of
State, to Cardinal Mercier, primate Of
Belgium. which has been given out
here. The Pontiff has also directed
Cardinal Mercier to do all in his
power to alleviate the sufferings Of
the Belgians, an dthe CARDINAL has
instructed the priests to defend the
interests of the civilians and provide
material comforts to the families of
the deported men! Cardinal Gaspar-
ri wrote as follows to Cardinal Mer-
cier:
The Pontiff, whose fatherly heart
is deeply moved by all the sufferings
of the well beloved Belgian people,
has instructed me to inform your
eminence that, taking vivid interest
in your people who have been SO:
harshly put on trial, he has already
pleaded in their favor with the Inn
perial German Government and that
he will do everything in his power in
order that an end may be put to the
ieportations and that those who have
already been carried off far from
their country may soon be back
amidst their mourning families"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-18
CUPID MOVIES

Bellows Falls, Jan. ia camera
non for a moving picture weekly ser
vice arrived on the first train thi
morning and what he caused in the
way of excitement has not been equa
ed since the day the ice companys
log mixed it with brindle bull pu
hat came in under a wagon from
Chester
With his machine over his shoulder
he movie man tried to get two Gret
la Green couples to pose for him, bu'
hey were coy and refused. Then h
began to take them unawares. Just al
er couple from Salmonville, N. II.
we're married they posed. as happy al
newlyweds should be, in front of thu
town clerks office. Another couple
lot to be outdone, walked around the
Square while the movie man turned
he crank.
And while this was going on the
villagers stood on the sidewalk ant
grinned--and some of the grins hap
Dened to be working while the ma
,hine was pointed their way ant
throughout the country Vernon
miles at their broadcast will soor
bring joy to movie patrons.
Richard Sears. the cameraman
went to Brattleboro tonight, and to
morrow morning will take moving pi'
lures of John Manley and his 60
mile-an.hour ice sled
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-18
WILL FEATURE TEN REELERs
William Fox to Give One American
Melodrama Each Year

New York, Jan. 1S.-William Fox
announced yesterday that he proposes
to produce annually one big ten reel
er after the style of "a Daughter OF
the Gods but based on thoroughly
American theme. For 1917 the offer
ing will be shown at the Lyric Thea
tre, beginning Tuesday evening, Feb
ruary g.
THE Honor System" Is proclaimed
as the first ten reel drama of con
temporaneous American life and Is
frankly a melodrama. The scenes
are laid in Arizonal along the Mexican
border. They include raid by Vii
listas upon a border town, the hasty
defence, the daring ride of the hero
for reenforcements. and OF course the
dash of American cavalry to the re
lief in the nick Of time. Border graft
secret wireless communications with
Japan and a love story between a
young mining engineer and the sher
iff's daughter are incidents of the
film.