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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-12-11
THE BEST BIRD MENU

I have often wondered what bird
had the best menu, or rather what
bird took best advantage of all the
different kinds of food that are avail
able. You know, we have birds that
will eat smooth caterpillars and yet
will not touch hairy ones. We find
birds that eat flies and other that do
not, and so we may go down thru
the list, hunting all of the time for
the bird that eats the most. / have
made up my mind that our little
friend, the chipping sparrow, answers
the call as well as any, for he Is
not fussy When the tent caterpillar
is here he takes few for each meal;
when beet worms appear, he enjoys
them, apparently, for he hunts them
zealously; when grasshoppers come
along he tussles with some of the
largest and conquers them, even II
they do seem quarter as large as he;
the pea-louse suffers; the eggs of the
parsley butterfly are devoured. Of
course he cannot get insects all the
year long and so he turns to the
various weeds and munches on the
seeds. Dandelion seems to be the
exception as to the necessity of eat
ing seeds, for the chipping sparrow
eats them even when the choicest
insect morsels are at hand. AS to
the other seeds, let me say that
"chip" eats ragweed, clover, wood
sorrel, lambs quarters, knotweed,
purslane, grasses, chick
weed, plantain, amaranth and dock.
Dumb Animals.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-12-11

mosphere, to which the Americans
are not accustomed, but which they
are bearing we'll. The air was full of
the thudding of great guns In an ar
tillery battle which, as young West
Point officer told me, had now been
proceeding without cessation for
three days and three nights some
miles away to the east.
Our immediate object was visit
to the intensive training camp, or
finishing school for the war, at
(deleted). American planes were
circling overhead, indicating our
destination, which was also marked
by the violent clangs of bursting
hand grenades at the bombing
school.
Our procession of American auto
mobiles went straight across the
country, ignoring the roads, until we
arrived at the crest of low ravine
where some thousands of the first
contingents of the American expedi-
tionary forces are being trained
First we went to an exhibition OF
rifle practice, with landscape targets
It was good shooting, the high aver.
age of Is per cent of hits being
reached.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-12-11
GERMAN ACTIVITIES
IN MEXICO HALTED

JUAREZ, Mexico. agita-
tors and plotters against the estab-
lished government will be deported
from Chihuahua City to the United
States by a decree similar to that
issued in Mexico City deporting a
number of former Clentifico leaders.
passengers who arrived from the
This was made known tonight by
capital city.
Four prominent business men of
Chihuahua City were recently releas-
ed from prison there after being held
incommunicado for two days and
their political activities investigated.
Others were said to be under SER
veillance and deportation of all
who were found to be implicated in
the so-called new movement headed
by Felix DiaZ, Villa, Almazan and
Zapata.
All pro-German propaganda has
been ordered stopped in Chihuahua
City since the arrival of General
Francisco Murguia, these passengers
also stated. German merchants had
been posting bulletins and maps
showing German victories and these
were ordered taken down.
Ranchers and other refugees from
western Chihuahua have arrived in
Casas Grandes with their families in
anticipation of the invasion of the
country by Villas forces. A strong
Villa column was reported tonight
to have been seen moving in the
direction of Ell Vale from Santa
Clara canyon. Federal cavalry were
reported in pursuit.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-12-11
DRAFT INSTRUCTORS
CONVICTED BY JURY

KANSAS CITY, Kan.-The jury in
the case of nine persons on trial in
federal court here, charged with
conspiring to obstruct the selective
draft law, late today returned YER
dict of guilty.
Raymond I. Moore, Mrs. Leonora
Warneson, his wife; Thomas R. Sui
livan, Elsa Lubschez, Harvey Brow
der, Edward Egan, Harry Dole,
Ralph w. Browder and Earl Brow
der were convicted.
The nine were members Of an or
ganization they called the Federation
for Democratic Control, thru which
they attempted to induce Others to
resist the draft.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-12-11
SANTA ON THE WAY
BY w. III. Nesbit

By w. HI. Nesbit
can hear him singing family,
AS he urges on his. deer,
And his song is mellowed quantity,
AS the measures strike the ear,
But the Tilt of it is jolly,
And the words of it are gay;
"Get the mistletoe and holly;
have started on the way"
i can hear the hoof-beats thudding,
AS the snow Is flung behind,
While the laden sleigh is scudding
With the swiftness of the wind,
And the echoes now are f1inging
Broken murmurs of the song.
That old Santa Claus is singing
While the reindeer speed along:
Little fellow, little fellow,
While you sit and dream of me,
And the marvel of the morning
That shall show the wondrous tree
For your trust in all the fancies
OF the shadow and the CLEAN,
Ii am starting on my journey
Down the highway of your dream. :
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-12-11
HUMILIATING RUSSIA

Apparently the Russian Maximal-
lists, who engaged in armistic nego-
tiations with officers of the German
general staff, are giving out only
such facts as they think will keep
their followers in good humor.
The Petrograd statement pictures
the Lenine-Trotzky delegates as in
sisting, in dignified way, upon their
demands, and expressing disapproval
of German demands. But apparently
they have not told all that happened.
From Berlin, by way of Denmark,
we are informed that the Germans
told the Russians to surrender some
of their arms and retire from their
present to unfortified positions in the
rear, the Germans meantime to re-
tain all their arms and positions.
Lenine and Trotzky did not &C
quaint the Russian people with these
Ihumiliating terms. They merely
stated that the Germans declined to
arrange for a general conference in
which Russia's allies should be in
cluded, and agreed to suspension
of hostilities for a definite period.
If there is any pride or honor left
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-12-11
lCOLLEGE MEN URGED
| TO WAIT FOR DRAFT

Young men of the University of
Utah were yesterday advised by
President John A. Widtsoe not to
withdraw from school at the present
time to join the national service with
q view TO avoiding the next draft,
but to~continue at the university un-
called out by the govern
ment
President Widtsoe's advice in the
matter came as a result of tele-
gam received yesterday forenoon
from Howells Godfrey, chairman OF
the committee on colleges and uni
versities of the national council OF
defense, in which he stated that the
secretary of war desired college men
to wait for the draft.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-12-11

e3@ka&.f&a-e4s.s~i@NfeiseNs

The Shelley four-piece orchestra
has been engaged to furnish music
every Friday night for four months
at a cost of SIS per night. The
amusement committee is selling sea-
son tickets at cost of $3.50 per
season, which entities the purchaser
admittance to sixteen dances, or a
little over Is cents a night. Our
dances will not be free-for-all affairs,
only those who will act the part Of
ladies and gentlemen can hope to
gain admittance.
]. s. Peterson was in from the
hills Wednesday to get supplies. Mr..
Peterson will remain on his dry farm
in the hills this winter in order to
get an early start in the spring.
Amy Curd, who has been caring
for Mrs. N. G. Thompson in her ill
ness, left for Roberts Thursday,
owing to the illness of her mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. N. Freeman left
for Ogden Thursday, where they will
spend the winter with their son Nor
man. Observation-Disclosures at
their home Wednesday evening and
enjoyed very pleasant time to-
gether.
A baby boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. N. c. Thompson on November
Is.
A farewell party was given Tues
day to three of our missionary boys,
Jefferson Davis, who will travel in
the southern states with mission
headquarters at Chattanooga, Tenn. !;
Denzil Dye, who is assigned to the
western states with headquarters at
Denver, Colo; and Alvin Christen-
sen, who will go to the northern
states with headquarters at Chicago
\ Ill. A collection of $175 was taken
up at the meeting and the amount
divided among the boys. e.-y--s"N
---l Heber Christensen paid 15 cents
a sack to have his potatoes sorted
after they were put in the cellar
N. G. Thompson, who recently
sustained q fractured leg, is begin.
ming to walk a little without the aid
of crutches.
John c. Quinn is suffering from q
severe attack of appendicitis. DR.
Roberts of Shelley was called to at
tend him and an operation was not
necessary at the present.
Mrs. A. G. Jensen is still suffering
from her lame ankle and another
operation may be necessary beforf
she is permanently cured.
Mrs. Nancy Singleton, who was
operated upon at the hospital att Sal
Lake, is suffering relapse.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-12-11
HOW TO PICK A HORSE

Edwin F. Geers, the famous driver
of harness horses, who is now fifty
eight years old. thirty of which have
been spent in the development OF
trotters and PAGERS, in speaking
about the selection of horses for
track purposes. says:
1.-THE only way to pick3a horse is
just the way you would pick q
friend. Beauty doesn't count. You
look at him square in the face, and
if he has good head, full face, a
fine eye, and good matured ear,
he is all right. If he looks like a
convict, let him alone"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-12-11

Ito struggle, the common right Of
humanity and the divine right of
kings. or, as we would say, the
kaiser and the liberty of the world.
Today, as Lincoln said, there is but
one duty-to fight
at is true today, as it was in
Lincoln's day, that thought hitherto
in the worlds history might makes
right it is for us and for our times
to reverse the maxim and to show
that right makes might"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-12-11
O'CONNOR'S TRIBUTE
TO ABRAHAM LINCOLN

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.-Standing at
the tomb of Abraham Lincoln today,
T. P. O'Connor, member of the Brit
ish parliament, declared in an adj
dress that there never was a mo-
ment in the history of this country
since the death of the illustrious
man by whose ashes we stand today
when the inspiration and lessons of
his life were more needed by his
people and his country"
To-day, as Lincoln said," declared
Mr.. O'Connor, "two principles stand
face to face and will ever continue
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-12-11

hereby notified that they will be ex-
pected to comply strictly with the
orders of DR.. Hoover with reference
thereto. And warning is given that
IL it becomes necessary for the pub
lie health, the mayor will quarantine
any and all places in and around
Blackfoot where public gatherings
are held.
A. B. STEPHENS,
adv. Mayor.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-12-11
SOLDIER BOY HOME

Barnard Stevenson returned to his
home in BIackfoot Friday morning
from Camp Mills, N. Y. He has
been training in the hospital corps
for the past six months, but was re-
jected on account of physical dis
ability at the final examination.
After an operation Mr.. Stevenson
will return to military service. He
left the other boys at the camp all
well and happy.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-12-11

er-parts in all the countries at war,
the conflict to make the world safe
for democracy will continue. It is
true that there are other things as
we'll worth making safe as is democ-
racy. Even If democracy did not
exist the world would need protec-
ton from the Prussian philosophy
of might.-Salt Lake Tribune.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-12-11

among the Bolsheviki, they will soon
take umbrage at the arrogance or
the Germans, who are treating the
Russians as If they were mere slaves.
AS the negotiations proceed the
Germans will be come still more Of
fensive and will present terms which
even a slave would blush to accept.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-12-11
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

The health officer for Bingham
county, Idaho, having reported that
contagious diseases are prevalent in
and around Blackfoot, the public are
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-12-11
COLT LOST-REWARD

A brown horse colt, five months
old. Strayed from my place at
Keever, November II. William
Christensen, Keever, Idaho, or phone
315R4. adv. 19tf1p
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-12-11

adv.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-17
MEUSSER HERE WITH
COAL RUN DESIGNS
Board Expected to Indicate
a Preference Before
Day is Over.

William Meuser. engineer and archi-
tect with the Concrete Steel Engineer
ing company of New York, arrived
in the city at 1920 a. m. today on the
Baltimore and Ohio. He brought with
him numerous plans of the Coal Run
bridge, many of which were shown
to the city Board of Affairs this morn
ing. BY press time but few were left
to submit to the Board and that body
has almost decided upon a design
which calls for an arch, the span OF
which is to be 200 feet or more long.
1t will be entirely of concrete and
will besides being good substantial
structure will befa thing of beauty OF
which Fairmont may be proud. The
plans are on exhibit at the office Of
Finance Commissioner j. Walter
Barnes. The Board of Affairs felt
that by evening a certain bridge
should have been selected.
H. E. Harden of the c. S. E. Com
pany will be resident engineer in
charge of the work and will make his
home here shortly.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-17
TEACH GARDENING
BY LANTERN SLIDE
That is the Latest Project
of Consolidation We'll
fare Department.

A rather novel means of arousing
interest in gardening and educating
the miners in advanced methods is to
be adopted soon by the Welfare de.
partment of the Consolidation Coal
company. Open air lectures illustrat-
ed with tinted lantern slides will be
given from time to time in the mining
communities where this work is be.
Ing undertaken. The lectures will all
pertain to gardening and the slides
VIII help TO make plain to the miners,
many OF whom do not understand Eng
ltsh, the modern methods of garden.
ing as well as the benefits TO be de.
rived therefrom.
Two illustrated lectures will pe civ g.
en- at Thoburn, one at Monongah, and
one at Mine Number 9. Later prob
ably other lectures will be given in
other communities if the results Of
these seem to warrant it. The lee.
lures will be conducted by Miss Mar.
guerite Walker Jordon, head Of the
Welfare department, and j. c. Riggens
superintendent at Monongah. and VII
begin as soon as the weather will per
NIT.
These lectures will precede and will
serve as the preliminaries to Clean.
up campaign which is to be started
soon. Booklets pertaining to tits
work are being printed and will be dis,
tributed in the various mining com.
munities owned by the Consolidation
Coal company.
A consolidation of the Welfare de.
partment and the Employment depart
ment has been effected by the { Ial
company and the new department ihus
created will be known as the Depart.
ment of Employment Relationship
This consolidation will not materially
effect the work of either department
except that it will leave Miss Jor Ian,
head of the Welfare department, freer
to carry on the work which strictly
telongs to her department.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-17
BERLIN STRIKE WAS
NOT VERY SERIOUS
Was Brought About by Re-
duction in the Bread
Allowance.
tBy Associated press)

BERLIN, April IA day of appre.
hension in Berlin ended tonight with.
out alarming events. The threatened
strike because of a reduction on the
weekly rations materialized in only
a portion of the largest factories and
did not effect transportation nor pub
lie utilities.
Strike leaders had planned AN elab.
crate system OF street demonstration
which were united in out door assem-.
blage but inclement weather kept
down enthusiasm.
Several factories affected announced
tonight that the workmen would re.
sumo tomorrow. In others, meetings
will be held in morning to decide fu.
ture course of strikers.
Streets are quiet tonight but police
are on guard.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-17
MRS.DOUGHERTYD
At COOK HOSPITAL
Well Known Fairmont WON
an Leaves a Large Cir
Gle of Friends.

Mrs. Cordelia F. Dougherty, aged Go
years, wife of j. E. Dougherty. died
yesterday at Cook hospital after long
Illness. Mrs. Dougherty has been i'll
for a number of months during which
time her leg had become diseased. The
member was amputated several weeks
ago at the hospital in the hope for
prolonging her life. She recovered ap-
parently from the operation hut hei
condition otherwise was such that
death resulted.
Mrs. Dougherty was formerly Miss
Cordelia Davis and was a daughter of
Caleb and KeZiah Davis, former resi-.
ago she was united in marriage to Mr.
Dougherty and for the greatr part of
their married life had lived on Glad
den street, In the Eighth ward where
they still reside. Her husband sur.
wives her. Hugh F. Smith Of this city
half brother of tn edeceased is the
only surviving member Of her family
A sister-in-law, Mrs. Martha Davis,
wife OF Caleb Davis, who had been
here for several weeks at Mrs. Dough-
erty's bedside, returned home last
week.
The deceased was a member of the
First Presbyterian church having join
ed that body fifty years ago. She was
a woman of splendid qualities and her
illness and death have occasioned deep
regret among wide circle OF friends.
Funeral services are announced to
take place on Wednesday afternoon at
2 o'clock from the residence. conduct.
ed by Dr. II. G. StoetZer.. Tnterment
will be made in Maple Grove Gene.
tory
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-17
Peculiar Superstition.

If fake teeth could talk, they would
tell strange tales. A farmers wife at
trlbuted her good luck with a certain
kind of delicious cooky for which she
was famous to the fact that the mold
with which she always cut out the
cookies was set of false teeth willed
to her by an aunt who, in her time,
had been able to cook to beat the
band. Success crowned her culinary
efforts because she worked with this
weird and unwieldy crescent of worn.
out teeth. Thus doth superstition lead
us captivel
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-17
Air Reslstance In runneIa.

When train goes through tun.
mel the resistance of the air is an i'm
portant factor. experiments having
demonstrated shat 1t measures 1886
pounds per ton of train weight In the
Simplon tunnel, as against O.ny s.s
pounds in the open air, n difference of
over so per cent. This is when the
train is running at 81 miles an hour
in the direction of the ventilating air
current; when running In the opposite
direction the resistance increases to
2O.46 pounds.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-17
Wealth In Alaskan Waters.

Nearly all Alaskan waters teen with
herring, whose value as a food fish is
just beginning to be recognized in
those parts. Important In Alaskan
fisheries is the whaling industry. The
species of whale most common are the
hump-back, fin-back, sulphur.bottom
and sperm. The sperm whale is plen-
tiful about Resurrection bay and Cook
ialaS waters. A good-sized sperm
whale is worth about $1,000. The
great Alaska salmon industry is the
most important industry In Alaska
next 10 mining.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-17

May Organize Boys Club - P. NJ.
Conley, supervisor OF schools in Grant
district. will meet with the boys and
young men OF Watson Wednesday
evening to determine the practicable.
ity OF organizing a boys club in that
community. 1t is planned to organize
clubs in various communities which
will in measure take the place of the
Y. NJ. c. A. for those who are deprived
OF its benefits.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-17
Republican Senators
Stand by President
(Bv Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, D. c., April IT,
Republican Senators in conference to.
day decided generally to stand behind
the President in all war legislation SO
far suggested to Congress but made
no effort to bind Senators to approve
selective CONSUMPTION or accept the
revenue proposals in the exact form
advocated by the Executive depart.
ment.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-17
Had Courage of His Convictions.

Francis Bacon, who was born In
London January %, 1850, had an aver
sion for dueling, practice prevalent
in England in his day, observes writ
er In the Washington Post. He lived
from 1880 to 1925. The great essayist
made an address against duellng, In
star chamber session in proceedings
against two men-one for writing and
sending challenge, the other for de-
liverlng 1t. Bacon was then kings At
torney general.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-17
TAKE PART IN BIG WAR COUNCIL HERE

Great Britain and France are send
ing famous men for a council of war
at Washington. Among the councillors
are, left to right, Gen. Foch, former
commander Of the French northern
armies; Arthur Balfour, minister of
foreign Stfairs for England; Rene
Viviani, former premier Of France;
Rear Admiral D. R. 8. De Chair, of
England. Below. left to right, Field
Marshal Joffre, former chief OF the al.
lied armies In France, and Octave
Homberg Of the French foreign office.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-17

Polly Anna Prosram-A Polly Anna
program will be given by the Jolly
Corners" of Watson on next Saturday
evening. A celebrated reader from
Maryland will read number OF selec.
lions from the popular story Polly
Anna" and some other interesting fea-
lures will be placed on the program.
The proceeds OF the affair will be used
Tor the maintenance of the kindergar-
ten at Watson.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-17
new HIGH PRICE
FOR CRUDE OIL
Advance Today Indicates
Early Advance in Gas
oline Dealers Say.
tRv Associated pressl

PITTSBURGH, April 17.-Pennsyl
vania crude oil went to the highset
price on record here today when the
principal purchasing agencies announc.
ed an increase of five cents per bar.
rel to $40. Other grades advanced
two cents as follows:
Mercer Black, SEAS; Corning, $2.4O;
Casel, $2.37; Somerset, 1920.
There was no change in Ragland
from $1.00. Unprecedented demand
was cause of advance which rein.
ers said forecasted higher prices for
gasoline.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-17
charaeterlstIee Of Famous Men.

When 1 meet a famous man note
that all he has is a little sense, n lit
tie politeness and disposition to look
after things. Many famous men are
very ordinary, except that they are I'M
usual in the respects noted.-E w.
Howe's Monthly.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-17
No Meed to Tell Him That.

YES" said the young wife proudly,
father always gives something expen-
siye when he makes presents" $50 l
discovered when he gave you away"
reioined the young husband. And with
large, open-faced sigh he continued
to audit the monthly bills of his bet
ter half.-StraY Stories.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-17

Realizing the nm American
Flag to display on patriotic holidays
dcuously
flags has almost need is
@ OF the above conscuy
The West Vrgnan office with
mailing Gale 800
TO those desiring u we will furnish
all
wv W. VI Se''s