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The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-14
GUNS READY FOR ARMING J. 5.
 MERCHANTMEN AGAINST SUBS

submarine warfare. It has not as yet been definitely determined just when the merchantmen are to be armed, but it is thought that in as much as this policy has been de- cided on, the placing of the guns for protection against attack by submarines will begin at an early date.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-14
BRITAIN RAPIDLY REPLACING LOST
 SHIPS DUE TO SUBS ACTIVITY

placed and additional tonnage is be- ing added as rapidly as the ships could he constructed.
 Within a very short time, con- tiyued the Admiral, the situation will be still better, and it is only question of short time until Great Britain can again proclaim her su- Dremacy of the seas from mer- cantile standpoint, as the nation is being better equipped each day to cope with the submarine menace.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-14

New York, Feb. 14-To prevent ths possibility of any hostile demon strstioA in this city upon the ar rival of Count Won Bernstorft, am hassador to the United States from Germany, who is enroute home, one hundred secret service men were
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-14
GERMAN SUB
 SHELLS TOWN

Paris. Feb. IA German subma- rine bombarded a small town on the French coast near the mouth of the Adour river t day, wounding five persons before they could be driven away by the French land batteries.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-14

London, Feb. 14-AdYice has been received here stating that the governments of Norway, Sweden and Dermark all send identical notes simultaneously to the German Im7 pelial government at Berlin, protest
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-14
SAILS
 FROM HOBOKEN

Hobcken, Belgium, Feb. 14-The steamsnip Frederick Eighth sailed from this port late this afternoon for the United States, having among the passengers Ambassador Gerard and his entire staff of officers and party. e .g
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-14
RERNS7ORFF GUARDED AGAINST
 ANY POSSIBLE DEMONSTRATION

detailed to guard him while await ing the sailing of his ship.
 The guards assumed their duty at Washington, and will exercise the greatest diligence until their charge is safely aboard his steamer.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-14
NORWAY, SWEDEN AND DENMARK
 PROTEST AGAINST GERMAN POLICY

ing against the new submarine war fare policy which Is now being prr- sued by that government in it's eff forts to effectually blockade the ports of Great Britain, France and Italy.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-14

batteries
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-14

chief down
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15
SECRET SERVICE MEN RAID
Z Goods Valued at More Than $7s,0oo,.
600 Discovered In New York
Warehouses.

New York.--Secret Service agents
have discovered foodstuffs and other
property valued at more than $4,000,
900 stored in warehouses in this city
which has never been reported to the
Government, as required under the
trading with the enemy act, It was
learned. This is only a small part OF
what is expected to be uncovered be
fore the search ends. Flour, sugar
eggs, butter and canned goods Of va
rious kinds are contained in the list
OF foodstuffs compiled by the Secret
4 Service men. Large quantities of iron
steel, copper. cotton and chemicals
also have been found. part of which
1t was announced, is owned by Ger
mans. About three quarters Of thu
commodities is said to be held as col
lateral for loans made by banks, bu
nothing regarding the nature Of thu
loans could be learned. The materia
may be confiscated by the Govern
ment.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15
HIGH COURT GIVES
I ~
OUT TAX RULING
ALL PROPERTY MUST BE ITEM
IzE0, SAYS JUDGE CARROLL
IN DECISION.
must GIVE VALUE OF ARTICLE
Jefferson County Circuit Court Revers-
ed In the Case of the Revenue
Officer Against the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad.

-tTdnkIOTI,
Railroads must file itemized state
ments of their personal property, with
the value of each article, with the
State Auditor, and the general item
"other property" will not serve to
cover items omitted, nor will the pre-
sumption prevail, said the Court of APP
peals, that the specific item omitted
from any particular classification Is
inadvertently included in some other.
On the contrary, the presumption is
that the specific item was omitted
and the burden will be on the rail.
road to prove that the State Board
considered it in making the assess
ment.
This ruling was made in an elabor
ate opinion by Judge Carroll, revers
ing the Jefferson Circuit Court In
the revenue agents suit against the
Baltimore G. Ohio Southwestern Rail
road company to assess alleged omit
ted property.
The case was reversed for error In
the method of valuation of the fran
chise for the years 1905 to 1918, in
elusive, but the court held that rail
road, even though it does not own any
line of its own in the State and is
engaged exclusively in interstate
commerce, is liable both for franchise
tax and tax upon rolling stock used in
the State.
The opinion approved the method
employed by the State Board of Valu
alton and Assessment of ascertainine
the total. capital of the road, appor
tioning to Kentucky its proportion Of
mileage within the State as applied
to the total mileage, and deductinG
from the amount found the value o.
the tangible property in the State t
ascertain the franchise.
The method semployedi In this in
stance was to capitalize the gross
earnings of the Louisville freight anC
passenger offices and deduct thu
value of the tangible property.
The road did not list its rolling
stock and Office furniture for taxes
The Court of Appeals said: "There 4
no constitutional objection to Stat
tax on engines and cars of a foreig
corporation used in the State, and tn
fact that the engines and cars are Ell
gagged in interstate commerce doe
not deprive the State of the right I
levy the tax"
The Baltimore & Ohio Southwes
ern has no tracks in Kentucky, bu
comes across the river on the track
of the Kentucky & Indiana Termina
1t has several engines in use in KeI
lucky, which the court says can b
taxed, and also the cars and engine
coming into the State. The court d'
cided that the average number of ell
gins and cars constantly in use in tn
State is the more just way I
assess them. The court also held tha
penalties may be collected on tn
franchise tax, even though it wa
omitted through failure OF State of
GERS to assess 1t.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15
MRENSNY HEADS
100000 TROOPS
ching AGAINST CAPITAL;
ENINE;TRoTzkY GOVERN.
EtT RAPIDLY cRuMHLINc
S.4SgW Red Guard Has Been De-
feated And The Garrison Has
Gone Back to kerensky Side.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Observation-Disclosures Kerensky is
back In the ring. At the head of
100000 loyaltroops he is marching on
petfogras.. In tbs capital the sup.
sis Y.ae Lenine-Trotzky bund
is crumbling The Railway
Workers Union which can tie up all,
Russia over night has deserted the
Bolshev6i Government and a strike Is
threatened. The Moscow Red Guard
has been defeated and the garrison
has gone back to Kerenbky'sz sidp.
The garrison of Patrcsrad, Lenine's
Shief weapon, is Swavering. Troops
acking Kerensky have taken Tsars-
s. 10, Is miles south of Petrograd
former Emperor Nicholas had
cat palace that later became his
On. A battle is going, on in the
streets Of Petrograd, and the cossacks
, have Joined the Minimalists and are
mastering the, Maximalists.
The rails OF the Petrograd -Gatchina
Railway have been torn up in an effort
To- prevent an advance on the capital
byktae supporfersrof Kerensky. All the
n tss hrs, Nexcept M. Terestchenko,
Eta, ff and Kishkin, are reported
pave been released from the St.
ter and st Paul fortress. Details
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15
Another 100000 Waterfront Fire.

New York.--Another waterfront
FIRE Of mysterious origin destroyed the
wire plant Of the Washburn Wire
Company at One Hundred and Seven
teenth to One Hundred and Eigh
teenth streets and the East River
Five men we're injured, one perhap'
fatally.
Not until the officials of the com
pany have checked up the 9o0 em
ployes, many of whom are foreigners
will II be known whether any los
their lives in. the flames. The Wash
burn Wire Company was engaged IL
manufacturing barbed wire for trench
front entanglements for use by tn,
American army and the allies abroad.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15
Mothers Join Organization.

Kentucky Mothers Congress and
Parent-Teachers Associations will be
enrolled in the national organization.
Miss Ida Gardner, who has been su
pervisor of these community leagues
under the Department Of Education
addressed the national organization al
Columbus, O., recently, and in conse
quence Mrs. d. o. Mears, of Boston
and Mrs, NJ. p Higgins, Of Worcester
Mass, were sent by the organization
to Frankfort to learn more about the
Kentucky method.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15
state Of War Declared In Finland.

Helsingfors, Finland.-A state OF
war has been declared In Finland,
The Provisional Soldiers Committee
has appointed a sailor named Schiecks
as Commissary Of Finland in place OF
Governor General Nekrasoff. The Diet
is in session and Russian representa-.
tion in 1t has been completely ignored,
1t has voted to elect State Director
ate with supreme power, Prof. Won
-Wendt. delegate of the Diet, has tel.
egraphed President Wilson that, ow'
ing to the poor harvest the country
faces starvation unless food can be
obtained in the United States s.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15
CINCINNATI MARKETS.
Flour, Hay and Grain.

Flour, Hay and Grain. Q
Flour-Winter patents 5000, winter
fancy 5000. do family $9.7O, do ex-
tras $50, low grade $500, hard pat
ents $11.50@12, hard fancy SlO,75@
11,25, hard family $10@10.50.
Corn-No. white $2,25Q22S, No. 1
yellow $2.21, No, mixed $2,21, white
ear $2.2O@2.25, yellow ear $2.1S@2,20,
mixed ear $2,1SQ22O. ',
Hay-No. timothy $30@31, No l
clover mixed $29@29.5O, No. clover
$29@29.5O
oats-No. 2 white 6S@6S1ac, stand
ard white CSC, No. 3 white 62@62lse,
No. 2 mixed 61@611sc.
Butter, Poultry and Eggs.
Butter-Whole milk creamery ex-
tras 45hc, centralized creamery extras
ASc, firsts Ale, seconds SShc.
Eggs-Prime frsts 47c, firsts Acc, or.
dinary firsts 3sc, seconds 37c.
Live Poultry-Broilers over 2 lbs
,19c; 2 lbs and under, 22c; fowls, 5 lbs
and over, zoe; S1S lbs and over, 19c;
under Sis lbs, 15c;sroosters, 15c.
Live Stock
Cattle-Shippers 80 @12.50; butcher
steers, extra $1O,25@11, good to choice
$9.25@10, common to fair S6@S.50;
heifers, extra $S.75@950;, good tC
choice S7.75@S.50, common to fail
5.75@750; cows, extra $7.5O@S25.
calves-Extra $12.25@1250, fair t
good $10@12.25, common and large 81
@S.5O.
Hogs-Selected heavy shippers SIT
good to choice packers and butchers
SIT, medium and mixed $16,5O@17
stays $50 5,25, common to oholc,
heavy fat sows S1350Q16.15, ligh
shippers $1575Q169i II
Sheep-Ey IRA 81 i@tO, good t,
choice SS.5OQ9,50, common to fai
9$4@S.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15
soIdIers sent Into south china.

Peking.-The National Council, sum.
moned to act as q parliament to form
election laws. held its first formal
meeting With delegates present from
all. provinces except Yun,Nanf The
4 President, the Premier and oh mem.
berH Of The Cabinet attended. Premier
Tnan ChI.Jui was the principal speak.
err Northern troops in large numbers
are moving into South China, apparent
~ preparing for clash with support.
ers Of the Canton independent move
ment
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15

We have arranged for .
series Of six interesting articles.
"War Talks, by Uncle Dan,".
written by Mr.. Howard n.
Gross, president Of the Unlver-
sal Military Training League, OF
which this is the first. They tell
In a graphic way why military
training Is Of value, both to the
nation and to the Individual, and
our readers will find them Of
unusual interest.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15

Vanceburg.-Bruce Richmond, rs
years old, and Pierce Hail. 81, both
married, killed each other in a pistol
duel at Smoky Valley, small village
near here. Witnesses Of the shooting
state that Richmond fired the first
shot.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15

Observation-Disclosures to the Tenth
International Purity Congress conven-
ed here and were welcomed to Louis
Vile by Mayor John H. Buschmeyer
and Chairman Fred Gernert of the To-
cal committee. Response was made
by Rey. T. Albert Moore, of Toronto.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15

Lexington.-Hal Henderson and Rob-
srt Jones, members of the One Hun
1red and Forty-ninth Infantry, Camp
Shelby, Hattiesburg, Miss, were ar
rested here and charged with deser-
ton.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15

Lexington.-Three hundred oil men
from all parts of the state held big
meeting here to boost the oil opera
tions throughout Kentucky. Local
business firms united in giving din
ner to the oil men, and Edwin P. Nor
row, of Somerset, was the principal
speaker.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15

Glasgow.-The well recently drilled
in on the Rousseau farm, five miles
south of town, has been given a pump
ing test and will do ten barrels. An
other we'll has been located on this
lease and will be drilled at once. Op-
Grafton all over the county has taken
on new life.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15

Covington.-Assistant United States
District Attorney Charles Finnell, of
this city, says the Federal authorities
will not make an investigation into
the kidnapping and whipping of Her
bert s. Bigelow at Newport recently,
claiming Kentucky officers should han.
die the case.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15
K e n t u c XIV
News Cuttings
An epitome of most inn
portant events transpir-
ing in state n:

Henderson.-W. H. Sites, president
If the city board of education, resign
I'D and w. w. Blackwell was elected
TO fill out the unexpired term of two
years.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15

Lexington.-Dr. B. L. Wyatt, former
director of the Fayette County Tuber.
culosis Sanatorium, who resigned his
Office to go to France to install hospi'
tails for tubercular soldiers, has wired
local officers of the State Tuberculo'
sis Society that he is now in Paris,
directing that work.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15

Lexington.-Wood G. Dunlap, Repub-
lican, announced that he will go before
the County Board of Election Commits
sioners with request that the returns
from Deweese No. Precinct not be
counted on the ground that fraudulent
votes were cast there against him in
numbers sufficient to elect him.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15

Glasgow.-The November term Of
the Barren circuit court was convened
here with Judge d, A. McCandless pre-
siding. There is heavy docket. The
trial of Louis Pace, charged with the
killing of Policeman r. T. Thurman.
in September. 1914, will be heard dur
Inc the term.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15

Louisville.-A cure for Potts dis.
ease, commonly called "hunchback,"
consisting of surgical operation in
the early stages Of the affection, was
detailed for the benefit of 300 physi.
clan attending a meeting of the Ken.
lucky State Medical Association. DR..
Russell H. Hibbs, of New York, was
the speaker.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15

Owensboro.-The Green River Leaf
Tobacco Company was organized in
Owensboro with a capital stock OF
100000. The new concern owns two
large warehouses in Owensboro and
is now installing a drying plant. Buck.
ner and Tuck are among the best.
known tobacco people in Kentucky.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15

Guthrie.-Fire from unknown origin
destroyed the handsome home Of H. J..
McMurray, together with the greater
part of its contents. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000, only half covered by
insurance.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15

Paris,-The mill dam across Stoner
Creek at the Paris Milling plant is be.
ing repaired by force of workmen
furnished Jointly by the Paris Water
Company and the Louisville & Nash.
vile Railroad Company, A section of
the dam was washed out some months
ago and the entire structure seemed
likely to be destroyed with the first
heavy rain, endangering the Paris wa
ter supply.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15

Louisville.-A ringing patriotic ad.
dress was delivered by Governor Stan
ley at the session of the Kentucky
State Medical Association here. Gov.
ernor Stanley aroused high pitch of
patriotic fervor by his words. De.
scribing at length the condition of
America in comparison with the ma.
tions allied with her in war.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15

Camp Zachary Taylor.-The hearts
Of 5000 Illinois soldiers were touched
when Governor Frank o. Lowden, OF
Illinois, looking down into their faces
told them it would be Infinitely bet.
ter to sleep in soldiers grave on
foreign battlefield, If that soldier has
died in holy cause, than 1t will be
for any Of us to survive this war "
that war goes against u.s."
The Delta independent., 1917-12-07

extent VIXEN imported here. that they
that they weigh twenty to thirty
weigh twenty TO thirty pounds more
after year on our ranges. while the
wool clip is usually increased two or
three pounds oyer that of the same
class OF sheep grown on the prairie
ranges.
The rapid rise in wool AMI mutton
prices since the first permit on the
Gunnison Forest on the headwaters OF
The North Fork we're granted two
years ago. has hal very favorable in
fluence on the industry. ans. this rapid
growth has created a demand for feed
from the farms that will doubtless
force large areas of lard into profit
able cultivation that have heretofore
been idle.
Alfalfa, king Of feeds. has been and
will remain the principal winter feed
rf the sheep man. But straight alfal-
ia is not a balanced finish ng ration
for lambs We can not ship in corn
from the middle west, as they do in
the Fort Collins district. because of
freight rates. However. the silo seems
to promise a very satisfactory solution
Of the matter. since corn of the right
variety grows well here. ten to twelve
t-ns of silage ana forty to sixty
bushels OF corn often being reported.
Hence. little doubt exests that in the
near future silage and alfalfa fed
lambs will rival the San Luis valley
pea fed. and the Northern Colorado
alfalfa and corn fed lambs.
TIE sheep industry of the North
Fork is home business of home own
The Delta independent., 1917-12-07

\ few cents in money. few min
utes time is all that is required.
Apple Allies are nothing more
than candied apples which can be
se-t to the soldier boys in any part
of the world and at very nominal cost
This is the recipe:
Make syrup of two cups of granu-
lated sugar. enc cup of water. bring
to boil. Have ready one medium-siz-
ed apple. pared. cored. each quarter
cut into three pieces. Drop the twel-
We pieces in the boiling syrup. and
allow to cook or boil therein until
thev are all transparent and tender,
easily pierced with straw. Remove
from the kettle. drain and place on
waxe1 paper or platter. Allow to
remain "a hours. then roll the Allies
in granulated sugar; roll twice again
at intervals Of % hours. If moist
ure accumulates on waNed paper.
renew it Allow Allies after the
third rolling to remain on platter
until dry: keep in dry place there
after exposed to air, turning from
time tn time. The amount of syrup
stated will make five dozen or more
Apple Allies" Small sizes are just
as good as large.
Use Jonathan, Spitzenberg, Wine
san or Rome Beauties-they are the
host by actual test for making Apple
Allies.
The Delta independent., 1917-12-07
IN REGARD TO THE
HONEY INDUSTRY

Honey is one of the leading indus
of "a bee usually yields splendid re-
turns. the investment and the labcr
required are comparatively small.
The stands require little attention
and the vast fields of alfalfa furnish
the most ideal material for the manu-
facture of this toothsome food. The
honey Is beautifully white and the
flavor unexcelled. and best Of all one
may partake OF this alfalfa honey
without experiencing the green
apple" sensation so often noticed
after eating eastern honey
Owing to the cold. backward spring
this year about onehalf the bee nop-
ulation in Delta county was cVter-
minated. but Notwithstanding this fact
ten cars we're shipped out. netting
the growers a total of $4,000, ~nIle
an abundant supply was retained for
future shipments and local consump-
ton.
The honey industry is not all in
come and no outgo. for besides the
necessary outlay for supplies. there
are several diseases to which the bees
are susceptible. and frequently whole
stands are poisoned from feeding on
recently sprayed fruit tree blossoms.
The most common and destructive of
bee diseases Is foul brood 4" The
bee keepers have formed an associs,
tion which assists greatly in protect
Ing each other. There is also bee
inspector who makes regular visits to
the swarrns. and woe unto any man
who is found with foul brood which
he has not reported.
Bees are a profitable investment.
especially when taken In connection
with poultry and diversified Turning.
The Delta independent., 1917-12-07
Estray Advertisement.

Notice is hereby given to whom it
may concern that the following des-
cribed estray animal was taken up
near Delta. Delta County. Colorado, on
or about November 81. 1917. To wit:
One yearling red heifer. white face.
white on breast. branded And
animal being unknown to this Board.
unless claimed by owner on or before
December IS. 1917, said estray will be
sold by this Board for the benefit of
the owner when found.
STATE BOARD OF STOCK INSPEC-
TION COMMISSIONERS
46-4I Denver Colorado.
The Delta independent., 1917-12-07
A HERD OF DELTA COUNTY SHEEP

ing people. The great herds of migra-
tory sheep. of insufficient breeding
and worse than insufficient care, GO
ing up and down in the world, seek
ing what and where they might devour
have passed with the Texas longhorn
are coming small. well bred and well
handled flocks. the basis of bust.
ness as substantial and as pastorally
attractive as the shepherd life of the
Scottish hills.
The pioneers in the business began
right by organizing. The Mt Lam.
born Wool Growers association of
which majority of the sheep n,cn Of
this country are members, is nearly
n hundred strong and has already
helped great deal in the solution of
difficulties. Thanks to thorough or
ganization. the Forest Service and the
sheep men have gotten on splend,dly.
The best of feeling prevails and al,
lotmcnts OF range have been made
with little or no conflict. Through
the efforts of Mr. S. \. Sylvester.
secretary of the organization. wool
disposition was made by the whole
ASSOCIATION this year as unit, and at
n very satisfactory price.
In the face of the great wool short.
age, such progress as we have made
is very eatifying at this time.
The Delta independent., 1917-12-07
GREAT DEMAND
FOR OUR WOOL

Never before in the history of the
country has the demand for wool
been more pressing. This can be seen
by noting the increased price of
WOODEN goods displayed in the shop
windows. The needs of the army must
be supplied. This taking large per
centage of the wool clip. Since 1900
The sheep population has decreased
until records show that there has been
a decrease of over 80 per cent of the
flocks. 1t is astounding to think of
the fact that there is but $4,000. 900
sheep in the United States or less
than one-half sheep per head, where
there ought to be five head per capita,
In forming our national army. the
clothing men have discovered that ii
will REQUIRE 100000. 900 pounds of wool
to clothe our boys at the front. or
practically one-third of the entire wool
crop.
raising are great. Every farmer on
the Western Slope should carry as
many sheep as possible with his farr,.
ing system. With wool AT so to 75
cents per pound, the profits are
tempting. Many farmers are carry
ing from to so ewes on their farms.
They are raised without great deal
of extra expense and are source of
larger profits. This is not all, our boys
need the wool.
Our farmers will do well to look in.
to the sheep industry at this time.