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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-21
WOMANS COUNCIL OF NATIONAL DEFENSE
Recipes for Canning and Drying Garden Vegetables.


Take The folng tender tops Of
beets. turnips. spinach OF mustard.
Young alfalfa also good. bur you
must BE- careful that IT, does not con
tain rhe Weev.L Wash thorou ghly,
place in s.O2 oven until crisp.
Pumpkin or squash.
Cook FOR ~ OF 30 minutes. cut into
slices and 1ry ia sun a. peas. corn
etc
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-21
HIGH RECORD SET By Hoes.
price Reached Sl9.75 ior 100 Pounds
Only $50 in 1918.

Hog prices. which have risen every
5av since July u. reached new high
record al Chicago Monday, when they
SCARED TO Sl9.75 100 pounds.
on August 1. 1914, hogs sold to'
$3.50. The top price IN August, 1912
was $7.S5. in August. 1916. II was
S1l.5O. on August l, 1917. the rate
was 1850
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-21

The national shipping board will ask
congress for another billion dollars lor
building ships.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-21
TROOPS STATIONED
At THE RAILROAD BRIDGE

Twenty-Fiye Men From Fort William
Henry Harrison. Montana. Detrain-
I'd SUNDAY to Remain for an lnde-
hnite Time.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-21
FARMERS REFUSE LOANS
ON STATES TERMS
REDUCTIONS OF AMOUNTS ASKED
GIVEN As THE CAUSE.

ChalIis Banker ROasts Land Board for
the Course Pursued-POwer County
People Among Victims OF Boards
y POIicies-LeSS Than Half Loans
Granted Are Accepted.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-21
OUR BOYS SOON TO LEAVE
FOR ARMY TRAINING CAMP
IDAHO BOYS WILL 60 10 LAKE
WASHINGTON, MAR SEATTLE

Appeal, Taken On Exemption Gases
Include Four Granted for PLY .ieaI
Disqualification First Men VIII
Leave About September !. Others
During the Month.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-03-10
KOLAND'S
Nenana-Fairbanks
STAGE
Round Trip Weekly
Carrying Passengers and
Freight
Office at Cooney's Hotel

100 persons has been arranged i'll the old
church until a new church is erected on
the same lot.
The Cordova Packing company has
disposed of its site, buildings, water
right and launch to the Alaska Sea Food
company The plant is located near
Cape Whitshed and the new owners will
commence putting up clans as soon as
the weather permits.
The first crop of pelts from the fur
farm of the Northern Fox Ranch COM
pany, near Dawson, was brought into
that city recently. 1t consisted of II
skins, including several silver grays
worth several hundred dollars each.
Arrangements for the housing of the
next legislature have been completed be-
tween Gov. J. +. a. Strong and Charles
Goldstein, of the Goldsteln Improvement
company. The legislature will occupy
practically the same part of the building
as it did in 1915, on the third floor. The
legislature will have the hall on the south
side of the main hallway, with the senate
on the north, or Seward, side of the
building.
The Anchorage Times is now. working
for the erection of Notifications at that
place and at several points on Cook inlet
to protect its railroad and coal terminals
from the raids of maraudIng laps and
German submarines.
The recent snowslide IN Sheep Greek
Basin, near Juneau, is said to have been
the largest which ever occurred there.
The slide was 1900 feet vide and carried
everything before it, including trees fifty
wears old. The wind from the slide blew
cabins i'll its vicinity several hundred feet
and scattered them over the hillside.
Jack Smith, laborer on the govern
ment railroad at Anchorage, was arrested
recently, charged with abducting his
daughter. His former wife secured di-
vorce from him in Montana and the girl
was awarded to her. She was married III
Anchorage to James l.. French. During
the absence of Mrs. French, Smith took
the girl and took her to Anchorage.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-03-10
Elsewhere In Alaska

Residents of Skagway have formed an
Alpine club, with charter membership
of 80.
Sixteen residents of Petersburg recent
" made application to the district court
at Juneau for citizenship papers.
Reports from the Innoko state that the
camp is busy one this winter, more gen
uine prospecting going on there Than for
some time.
Juneau dairymen have raised the price
of milk to IS cents per quart, asserting
that the high cost of grain and hay make
the raise necessary.
Three mining companies have been or
ganized in Anchorage during the past
winter for developing mining properties
in the Willow Greek district.
Fred Wilson, miner on Cripple noun
tain, in the Iditarod country, believes he
has struck tungsten ore, and IS sending
samples of his find Outside for assay.
One of the largest 1cebergs ever seen
in Gastineau channel foated in on the
tide recently and laid for some time be-
tween Juneau and Treadwell.
A Taku wind visited Juneau recently,
and after it had subsidized the city resem-
bled an English town after Germap air
raid, according to the Dispatch.
At the expiration of the first week of
the recently established school savings
bank at Cordova the pupils had deposited
the sum OF S49.35.
Born Gasperson of the Yes bay hatch
cry is the inventor of the latest novelty.
post card made of fish skin, which is
reported to be very neat and attractive.
Perch G. Charles, deputy United States
marshal, recently circulated petition
among the voters of Flat and Iditarod,
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-03-10
Friday

Washington: President Wilson was
ordered 10 bed this morning by DIR. Gray
son as the result of a severe cold with
which he is afflicted. All engagements
have been cancelled
There will be another of the popular
social dances at Mrs Campbell S Dancing
academy on Saturday evening, March 10.
A pleasant evening is assured and the
public is cordially invited to attend.
FL Paso: American troops are increas-
ing their vigilance in guarding the bord-
err, in anticipation of a reported raid by
Nillistas 1t is stated that an expedition
is being held in readiness to pursue the
bandits into Mexico it they raid Ameri-
can territory.
Lawrence, Kan: Resolutions were
adopted at mass meeting in this city
last night to recall an invitation which
had been extended to VIM. J. Bryan to
address the University of Kansas. This
action was taken because of his unpop-
ular stand on the international situation.
Washington: Senator Lodge introduce
ed in congress this morning bill iden-
teal to the armament bill which was de-
feated by the filibuster during the session
of congress just passed, because OF the
fact that vlce-president Marshall has de-
clared all defeated measures of the recent
session to be dead issues. .....
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-03-10
Thursday

Chicago: A new high record for hogs
quoted at SIS hundred on the market.
Washington: AS rebuke to the recent
armament filibuster Senators I.aFollette
and Gronna have been dropped from the
Senate Steering committee.
Havana: A report reached this city
this afternoon that Santiago has been
captured by the government forces and
General Gomez and other rebel leaders
made prisoners.
Wheeling, w. Va: An organization
of business men in this city have cancel
led a-lecture engagement with Senator
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-03-10
Tuesday

Washington: Reports from different
states whose Legislatures are in session
indicate that the recent filibuster in con-
gress is almost unanimously condemned
by the people of the United States.
Washington: The military and sundry
civil bills, CARRYING appropriations for the
Alaska railroad and wagon roads i'll AL
aska failed to pass during the recent ses-
sion of congress. altho Secretary Lane
delivered personal appeal which lasted
for several hours in support of these two
measures. His efforts resulted i'll the
passage of a joint resolution appropriate
ing three millions as an emergency fund
to the government railroad, which has
already been reported.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-03-10

Seattle: The tentative jury chosen to
try the Everett l. w. w. cases has been
selected, and will hear the first of the "a
cases this morning.
Seattle: J. F. Dusky, convicted
bank robber who escaped from the county
q, Jail recently, returned to the Jail this
morning and asked to be locked up.
Vancouver, B. c.: Eight persons are
reported 10 have burned to death i'll fire
which destroyed the Coquahalla hotel at
Hope, eighty miles from this city, last
night
Olympia: The supreme court has up
held the validity Of the Tacoma two mill
lion dollar bond issue for the purchase of
Is, coo acres at American Lake for 4 ted
eral military reserve.
Washington: The president has advised
Democratic leaders that he has been as
sured of his authority to arm American
ships as protection against submarines
and will proceed to do so Immediately.
Boston: The worst snow storm of the
season enveloped this city all last night
and until late this afternoon, when 1t
passed out to sea. Traffic was at stand
still, and one man, blinded by the snow,
was run over and killed by a street car
New York: Governor Whitman has re-
fused to grant Darcy a permit to fight
Gibbon i'll this city OH the ground that
he has run away from his own country
TO escape real fight. 1t Is reported that
Darcy has been matched with Dillon for
a twenty-round bout il, Denver for a
purse of $4,000.
Minneapolis: Paul L. Scharfenberg of
St. Paul, private i'll Company l., First
Minnesota infantry, was sentenced to
term of five years in Leavenworth by a
court martial of army officers at San An
tonic this morning. He was found guilty
of furnishing military information to the
German government, letter having been
intercepted which lie had written to his
parents in Germany, in which he stated
that there are 10, 600, 600 Germans in the
United States who are ready to take up
arms against the States in the event of
war with Germany.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-03-10

LaFollette because of his participation in
the recent fillbuster Ill Congress.
Seattle: The oil tanker Lyman Stew
art, which arrived i'll the Sound yester-
day, was boarded by customs officials in
the afternoon and thirty quarts Of straight
whiskey found on board were seized.
E. NJ. Taylor, who has charge of the
Peoples warehouses at Terminal, report
ed this morning that the warehouse was
completely destroyed by fire of unknown
origin last night The loss will amount
to SIS, COO.
Washington: Herbert A. Meyer has
been appointed assistant secretary OF the
interior, and will sooner or later have adj
niinistrative charge OF the Alaska rail-
road. He has been private secretary to
Secretary Lane.
Juneau: Governor Strong may decide
i to deliver his message TO the house OF
representatives without waiting for the
upper branch TO convene. The senate
has been in a constant deadlock, and
their is no indication as yet that perm
anent organization will Il be effected for
some time to come.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-03-10
General News
Monday

Seattle: The Chinese tong wars have
broken out in this, city again, and signs
of unrest are again i'll evidence in all Pa
cific coast cities.
Washington: The president this MORN
ing signed the congressional resolution
postponing the effectiveness of the post
al bone dry law until July /. 1917.
Seattle: 1t is reported here this morn
ing that the Federal trade commission
has fixed the price of newsprint paper at
81. so per hundred pounds in carload lots.
Seattle: The Seattle hockey team has
won the Pacific coast championship ard
will play the Eastern champions here
for the worlds championship and the
Stanley cup.
Seattle: Gilmore Dobie, for twelve
years coach of the University of Wash
ington football team. and without de-
feat charged against him, has gone to
Detroit university, where he has accept
ed the position of head coach.
Washington: Navy department ofic-
ials are verv much astonished over the
apparent betrayal of Official secrets, as
evidenced by the statement of Senator
Stone Yesterday that the navy department
intends to equip merchantmen as light
speedy submarine chasers.
Seattle: Earl Walderman, % years
old, is being held by the authorities here
as the result of his confession that he was
an acconlplice of two others in the murd-
er of Wilhelm Huffnagle i'll St. Louis i'll
1918 during an attempted auto sholdup.
The ST. Louis authorities have been not
flied.
Washington: The senate conference
report on the emergency naval bill was
adopted by the house Yesterday afternoon.
The bill provides three million dollars
for the Alaska railroad, to become avail
able Immediately, to supply funds until
the regular appropriation becomes avail
able at TIE end of the fiscal year
Washington: In his inaugural speech
Sunday afternoon President Wilson de-
clared III the most emphatic terms that
1.-THE government of the United States is
absolutely helpless and contemplate"
In reference to the Stone-LaFollette fill
buster, he said that the entire senate fav-
ored the passage of the armed neutrality
measure, but in the absence of law linn
ing debate Stone and LaFollette, with
nine others. talked all night during the
final hours of the session of congress Just
closed, and prevented the passage of
many measures of vital importance TO the
nation. The president declared that lie
is powerless as result of this flibuster,
to take any steps toward tire arnling for
protection of merchantmen, and added
that while special session would be flu
tile as regards the defeated legislation.
he will call all extra session Tuesday for
the express purpose Of enactlng legisla-
ton to limit debate, and forever put to
an end this "filibusters' war-club."
Seattle: The trial of Hy Gill and
Rockingham opened in this city this
morning
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-03-10

urging the reappointment Of Marshal
Erwin. Mr. Charles is Republican COIL
mitteeman of the lower river precinct.
The first death from measles in Ketch
lean WAS reported recently when the j.
year old daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Toe
Johns of Indian town succumbed to the
disease.
The school board of Cordova is consid
ering the charging of pupils from out
side the incorporated limits of town the
sum of $40 a month each for the school
privileges.
Deputy Marshal A. F. Hoffman and
his deputies recently raided a cabin in
Anchorage and seized 2lO bottles of beer
and so bottles of whiskey. There were
no arrests made in connection with the
case
A monster snowslide on the side of
Mount Roberts, near Juneau, recently
carried away the longest bridge OIL the
Thane road and also broke the water
supply pipe which carried water to Thane.
During 1916 there were 81 aliens adj
mitted to citizenship at Fairbanks and IS
others declared their intention of becom-
ing citizens during that period. A num-
Der of these were from the Balkan states.
The annual report of the Fairbanks
Igloo, Pioneers of Alaska, shows that the
Igloo is made up of S21 members i'll good
standing, the largest number of any Igloo
III Alaska. The treasury of the lodge
contains $4,000.
Reindeer have been introduced into
the Ruby district. Frank Whelen recent
ly purchased a herd from Unalakleet
owners and took the animals to Long
creek, where they will be kept i'll the
future.
Jack Moulton and +. w. Smith, two
travelling men, have started overland
from Seward on their annual tour thru
Interior Alaska. They will go first to
Iditarod, later coming up the river to
Nenana and Fairbanks.
Joseph Campbell, who is serving life
sentence for the murder of the Nelson
brothers in the Kuskokwim country in
1911, has made another appeal for an in
vestigation of his case, in the hope of
securing pardon.
The Fifth Avenue hotel at Skagway,
which was built during the construction
of the White Pass railroad and the stain-
pede to the Klondike, by Mrs. L. A.
Burke, formerly of Cordova, has been
sold at sheriff sale to satisfy judgements
against the owner.
A special election was held in the
First division on March to choose a
member of the house of representatives
to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
John G., Held of Juneau. The Demo
Gratis have placed i'll nomination for tins
Office Isaac Sowerby. Juneau insurance
man.
The general Offices of the B. L. Tlane
Exploration department of the Alaska
Gastineau Mining company, of. which
B. L. Thane is the head, have been trans
ferred to San Francisco, and Mr.. Thane
will spend considerable portion Of his
time at that place hereafter.
Rev. Jack Dunstan, formerly of Val-
deg, has opened the Peoples church at
Anchorage. Seating capacity for about
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-03-10
Wednesday

Seattle: The tentative jury chosen te
try the Everett l. w. w. cases has beer
selected, and will hear the first of the 4
cases this morning.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-29
War Tax Bill Is
Ready for Houses

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2S.-Plans
were completed tonight for presenta-
tion to congress tomorrow of the war
tax bill as revised upward by the SEN
ate and house conferees to levy about
s7,700. 100000 more taxes.
Unexpected delays in perfecting the
draft upset the conferees' program of
completing the bill today, probably
postponing beginning of house debate
on the report until Monday. The bills
enactment during the next week is
deemed certain. In preparing the bill
for final reprint. the conferees were
held up. principally on the war excess
profits section. in which many tech
nical verbiage changes were made
The total assessment on war profits,
as made by the senate, s1,O6O,O O,OOO.eoG,
was practically unchanged, as well as
the compromise system of calculating
such taxes previously agreed upon.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-29
Merit to Govern
Promotion in NeW
ArmyfOm Ranks

WASHINGTON, Sept rs. - Merit
will be the sole basis for promotion o.
officers in the national army and ma
tional guard the war department an
nounced today in orders governing
promotions in those organizations for
the duration OF the war. All officers
including those of the regular army at
tached TO the new forces. will be equal
ly eligible for advancement.
Commanding generals of divisions
in the United States must submit rec
concentrations as to promotions to the
adjutant general, but when the forces
are abroad they may make temporary
promotions subject to the approval of
the department.
Whether at home or abroad, Off
GERS rendered surplus by the consoli-
dation of units may be assigned by
division commanders to vacancies eX-
isting in their grade and arm of the
service.
In making recommendation for sec
ond lieutenants. commanding officers
are required to state specifically their
opinion as to whether the best inter
ests of the service will be promoted
by the appointment of a reserve corps
officer or a member of the organiza-
tion. thus paving the way for promo
ton of men from the ranks.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-29
Weekly Paper to
Be Printed for
Soldiers Camps
(By Review Leased Wire).

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2S-"Trench
and Camp" the weekly newspaper to
be printed for every army camp
through nationwide cooperation of
newspaper publishers, will make its
first appearance October s. The
paper will be published under the
auspices of the national war work
council of the Young Mems Christian
association.
All arrangements between publish.
ers and the many details of the under
taking have been directed by John
Stewart Bryan, publisher of the Rich
mond News-Leader. who will have
general management of the paper. G..
Z. Marsh, of the Waco Morning News,
has agreed to print for Camp Nc
Arthur at Waco, and H. d. Slater. OF
the ri Paso Herald, has agreed to
print for Camp Cody at Deming. New
Mexico.
President Wilson has given his per
sonal endorsement to Trench and
Camp and Secretaries Baker and
Daniels and Colonel Roosevelt will
be among the first contributors. The
best known sporting and special
writers and the leading cartoonists
also have given their talent.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-29
May Run
(By Review Leased Wire.)

NEW YORK, Sept 2s.-Mayor
Mitchell in statement today in
response to inquiries as TO wheth-
er he would be an independent car
didate for mayor in view of the ap-
parent certainty that the republi-
can nomination had been won by
William NJ. Bennett. said he woulG
run if there is generally sustain
ed demand" for him to do so, in or
der 10 keep the city out of the grip
Of Tammany Hall.
Continued inspection tonight OF
of the ballots cast in the republican
primaries showed Mr. Bennett had
a lead of $50 votes.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-29
IN
TTACK UPON
CITIES
NEAR LONDON
Haig's Forces Now Dominate
the Rail Connections Be-
tween Lille and Osten d.
Air Raid is Ineffective.
(By Review Leased Wirel.

LONDON. Sept. 2s.-Hostile air
planes attacked the southeast coast
of England this evening.
A few of them attempted to reach
London. but failed. No reports OF
casualties or damage have been re-
ceived as yet. The official report
issued by Field Marshal French, in
charge of the aerial defense of Great
Britain, follows:
Hostile aeroplanes attacked the
southeast coast of England this even
ing. The raiders were reported from
various points along the coast in Suf-
folk, Essex and Kent. The majority
of the raiders did not venture far in
land. A few of them headed toward
London. but failed to reach the me-
tropolis.
Bombs were dropped in Suffolk.
Essex and Kent, but no reports re-
garding damage have been received as
yet"
When the air raid warning was is
ssued in London. everybody took 10
cover in the usual way. They waited
two hours without haring the sounds
of defensive gun or the bomb of
raider, until it became evident the
GGerman airmen had been headed on
from the London area.
From the first kilograms received
from the coast the features of the
air raid seem to have been the in
tense volume of the defensive gun
fire and the speediness OF the repulse
of the raiders. One dispatch says
there was a tremendous roar of guns
all along the Thames estuary. The
numberless batteries put up a regular
curtain of fire. British airplanes also
went up after the raiders and there
was considerable air fighting. After
ward the firing gradually died away.
and the noise OF the enemy's engines
grew faint as the aiIplanes speeded
to sea.
One dispatch say several bombs
we're dropped in rural areas south
east of Suffolk. a few miles inland.
but so far as was known there was
neither damage nor casualties
Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-29
Rail Line Dominated

At last accounts Field Marshal Haig
was consolidating the positions won
from the German in Wednesdays bat
tie east of Ypres. the extension of
which would give him a position DOM
mating the Ostend-Lille railroad ani
fianking both the northern and south
ern parts of Crown Prince Reupprecht
of Bavaria's line.
All the commanding positions taken
by the English. Scotch and Austria
lian troops in the latest drive have
been firmly held by them, respite nu-
merous furious counterattacks deliv-
cred with huge effectives. in which
the Germans suffered terrible losses
May Drive Again
The Berlin communication reports
that to the east Ypres the British ar
tillery aganis has assumed the pro-
portions of drum fire. which is al
ways an indication that Haig has in
store for the enemy a still further
relentless attack against his lines.
Crown Prince Trying
Crown Prince Frederick William.
probably imbued with the idea that
at some time he will be able to pierce
General Petain's front along the SOUTH
ern part of the battle line in France.
continues here and there to strike con-
tinually. His latest attempt has been
Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-29
Sim Feiner Will
Be Buried In POnlp

DUBLIN. Sept 2S.-The body of
Thomas Ashe. a Sim Fein leader who
died in prison Wednesday while on
a hunger strike, is now in the city
hall, where il will lie in state until
Sunday. when a public funeral will
take place. Interment will be at
Glasnevin cemetery. II is expected
that the procession will be the largest
since the funeral of Charles Parnell,
with many contingents present from
the provinces.