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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-09
AFTER MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF UNLIMITED DEBATE, UNITED STATES SENATE PASSES RULE MAKING
 MPOSSLBLEFOR "GROUP OFWZLLFULn MENTO EZLBUSTEI
Action on Modified Cloture Amendment Game Uner- pectedly, and Vote Was
 76to3in Fduor of Linn
 fling Minority Power

Washington March S-After than 100 years under rules permitting debate limited only by the physical endurance of senators and the provisions of the constitution the Senate tonight by vote of 76 to put the hands of two thirds of its members the future limit discussion and to when vote shall be taken pending
 Never while the amendment is the Senate rule book
 little group of wfu men President Wilson called those he held responsible for defeat of the armed neutrality b vent vote upon bill before the Senate if wohrds of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-09
COLUMBIA PRESENTS CLAIMS FOR NITRATE PLANT ID THE BOARD

Columbia, S. C., March S.--The goyern- of War Baker, Secretary of the Interior Lane and. Secretary of Agriculture Hous- ton and a corps of government engineer ing and electrical experts accompanying them, held a public hearing here this aft ernoon at which Columbia's claims for the location of one of the nitrate fixa- ton plants here were heard.
 Because the train carrying the board members was late plans to take them to nearby power sites had to be abandoned. The party left this afternoon for Augusta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-09
COUNT ZEPPELIN, WHO INVENTED AIRCRAFT
 BEARING NAME, DIES

London, March S-Count Zeppelin is dead, according to a dispatch received from Berlin by Reuters Telegram company. According to the Berlin telegram transmitted by Reuters' Amsterdam corre- spondent. Count Zeppelin died this forenoon at CharlottenburE. near Berlin.
 Geneva. March S-(Vfa ParisD Count Zeppelin's death at Char lottenburg was due to pneumonia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-09
PORTO BEGAN EDITOR DECLINES TO BECOME AN AMERICAN CITIZEN

San Juan, Porto Rico. March S.-Vin- ciento Balbas editor of the Herald De La Antillas, a native Porto Rican, and a consistent anti-American, has declined to accept American citizenship under the new organization act. In a declaration before the district court Balbas says he will go to Spain and renew his Spanish citizenship there. Thus far he is the only person in Porto Rico who has refused American citizenship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-09
TENNESSEE RIVER IS FALLING FAST
 AT CHATTANOOGA

Chattanooga, March S.--The Ten nessee river was falling rapidly tonight and I0w1ands near Chat tanooga are expected to be clear of water by Sunday. Anxiety of residents along edges of the i'm undated section was relieved and business conditions virtually were normal again. Approximately 4000 negroes are being fed by the city and county under direction of . public relief committee. Few white families were forced to move on account of the high water. The damage has not been estimated, but the suburban property affect ed mostly was of low value on account of It's remote location and the fact 1t was subject to inunda- tioa at high stages of the river. CSattanooga was not isolated by the maximunt stage of the river. and railroad officials reported that all trains were dispatched today without delay. except On the Gen. tral of Georgia, which established a temporary terminal at Rossvflle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-09
Stone Has No Intention
 of Resigning Craftsmanship

Washington. March s.-In view of re- ports that Senator Stone. because of his attitude on the armed neutrality issue, might not be retained as chairman of the foreign relations committee, the Senator tonight declared:
 .I am not going to resign as chairman of the foreign relations committee. and am going to be retained in that chair manship In the Senate reorganization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-09
HEARING AT AUGUSTA

Augusta, Ga, March s.-The government nitrate board, composed of Secretaries Baker, Lane and Houston, and num- Der of army engineers, tonight heard the claims of this section for location of the nitrate plant on ~tile upper Savannah river Members ef ssie iHiard who cana hsre after hearing today at Columbia will listen to Atlantas claim in that city tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-09
DATES OF DEPARTURES


 DATES OF DEPARTURES
 San Antonio. March 8.-Dates of de parture of all National Guard troop: remaining in the border service were announced today at southern depart ment headquarters. Schedules have been arranged so that all organiza- tions will be home by April l, in ac- cordance with new instructions iron the war department.
 The following were included in thu announcements:
 Second Florida infantry, Laredo March g; Second South Carolina in fantry Fl Paso. March 10; Second North Carolina infantry. Fl Paso March 12; A and B companies, Nortl Carolina engineers. Fl Paso, March 12 Third squadron Virginia cavalry Brownsville, March 13; Virginia fieie hospital No. 1. A company engineer and A company signal corps, all a Camp Wilson, all will entrain March Is
 R troop, North Carolina cavalry
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-09
PRESIDENT HAS FULL POWERF FOR
 ARMING VESSEL 5
This is Official Opinion Rendered By Lansing and GA cory, Who We're Asked to Investigate. Chef Executive, However, Has Given No
 Intimation As to Action He Will Take

Washington March 8Secretary Lansing and Attorney Gen. ~ reoorv have advised President Wilson that he has full authority to arm merchant ships against illegal at tacks by German submarines
 If was to these two ocesthe governments authorities spectfuy international questions and awhat the Pres
 n+ referred the contention raised the Senate that old stat
 enacted to authorize merchantmen resist pirates raised ~ bar to the step desired to take the submarine They have reported that the statutes no application to the present situatlon
 Whether will act buster during ne last session was not
 "'s ,.s-S " waan.. ru;h this tonight
 meolatey III ae~oA".~S wait to call special othes sucn nous was noush top similar killed by fli
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-09

nized in the Senate is dead.
 Action came unexpectedly after six hours debate on the new rule drafted by & bipartisan committee. Although both democrats and republicans had approved the change in caucus, and Senator Mar tin. the majority floor leader. had given notice that the Senate would be kept in continuous session until a vote was taken. nearly everyone looked for much long CT discussion.
 THOSE OPPOSED
 Senators LaFoiletts and Gronns, two of those who opposed the armed neutrality bill, and Senator Sherman, who favored it. cast the negative votes. Senators cummins, Kenyon, Kirby. Lane, Norris. Stone and vardaman. who were against tho armed neutrality bill, voted for the amendment Colleagues of most of the. senators absent announced that if they had been present they would have sup ported 1t.
 The exact use of the rule will not be- come apparent until 1t is enforced. but 1t probably cannot be successfully used to prevent the spectacular cne-man fli- busters by which senators have talked bills pending in tho closing hours of session to . legislative grave. Such dli- busters probably cannot be prevented unless they are foreseen. but an organ ized affair which must be planned two days or moro ahead of sessions end can be disposed of easily.
 NEW RULE IN BRIEF
 In brief, tho new rule provides that or petition of 16 senators to close debate on pending measure the Senate by two- thirds vote on the following day but enc, may limit debate thereafter to one hour to each senator It includes the provisions to prevent dilatory tactics and the introduction after cloture is ordered of amendments not Sermane to the pend- ing bill.
 Many senators who favored the change do not look upon 1t as cloture rule. such as prevails in the House of Repre- sentatives, where the rules committee, with a majority behind 1t, can set the limits upon speech and the hour for g vote. Others who fear that the action tonight merely forecasts a more drastic change in the future, declared it was but the entering Weo8e, ana that the udys of the Senate as the only legislative body in the world where there can be full and free discussion. are numbered.
 BITTERNESS IN DEBATE
 The debate today started peacefully, but before 1t had continued long it branched into discussion on the armed neutrality bill and the Presidents statement about the 12 men he held responsible for failure to get vote upon it. There were some bitter criticisms of the President and of the newspapers. Senator Cummins de- clared that any man in the Senate or out, if high or low" who said he attempted or conspired to prevent action on the bill ..deliberately falsines."
 Senator Townsend said the Presidents abatement was unjust. unfortunate and, in his opinion. unconstitutional as an at- tack upon a coordinate branch of the government. Senator Norris announced that he favored cloture rule, but was opposed and would still be opposed to the
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-09

The Americans were landed from the mine layer San Francisco, the cruiser Olympia, the gunboat Petrel and the gunboat Machias.
 The people of Santiago have regained confidence since the landing of the Americans. There has been no fighting here as a result of the arrival of the American guards.
 Heavy fighting is reported in the vii cinity of Palma Soriano Many civilians are leaving the city to join the constitu- tionalst army.
 Garcia Muonez, civil governor of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-09

Santiago. today requested of the Amer ican consul that marines be landed to protect the city.
 Colonel Betancourt of the Menocal forces is preparing to attack Sam tiago It is reported that Palma mill has been destroyed.
 Government forces commanded by Colonel varona have landed at An- tilla on the northern coast of 0riente province. directly across the island from Santiago.
 Lieutenant Cunningham of the Uni-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-09
DATE FOR EXTRA SESSION WILL BE
 NAMED AT ONCE
This is Now Expectation in Washington Following Action by Senate on Cloture Rule-Tempor- ary Organization in House May Postpone
 Fight For Control Until Fall
Nv HUGH W. ROBERTS

Washington, March 8Specia Since the adoption by the Senate this afternoon of modified rule of coure and the plete submission of the 2 recactrants who busered the neutrality bill death the President expected prompt the date which Congress shall extra session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-09
~. s. SAILORS ARE LANDED M CUBAN
 CITYOF SANTIAGO
This Was Done on Request of Civil Governor, Who Feared Trouble When Attack Was Made. Cane Fields in Vicinity Are Burning, and
 People in Great Disorder

Santiago Cuba March 8Four hundred from American warships have landed and taken charge in Santiago.
 The cane fields and the Union Sugar mill at San Luis 10 miles north of Santiago burning The people of San Luis are greatly alarmed built barTcade the street, nactng an attack from the rebels
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-09
ALL GUARDSMEN
 WIL. BE ON IEyI Iyl 4 4 v
 HOME MARCH 25
War Department Fixes Dates For Departure of Units Now on Border-Alabama Troops Will Begin Entraining on 15th-Chair and
 Day Coaches Will Be Used

he the National 
  will compelled of the shortage tourist
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-09
Kitchener FdDored Campaign Against Ddrddnelles Which
 Was q Failure, Says Report
English Commission Named to Investigate Great Mistake of War, Also States Whole Scheme Was Suggested by Churchill, But Auto cratically Backed by Head of
 War Office

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  Kitchener, Henry Aquh these docume aandm hash
 
   frankness Far settling contro- REPORT FRANK vesies the document appears ike so D'ihs up ." @9e V tConunue Page
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-09

pecting an attack from the rebels
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-29
NOW PRICE OF RICE
IS SOARING TO SKY

New York.--in spite Of the activities
of tho mayors food committee. headed
by George w. Perkins, to keep down
the cost of living, the price of rice, one
OF the staples specialized in by the
committee, is higher today than 1t has
ever been, and, according to wholesale
dealers In this city. it will continue to
advance. Some OF the dealers go so
far as to predict that the wholesale
price of the popular grades will go as
high as 10 cents a pound before the
new crop comes in. in September.
Since Mr.. Perkins. committee advo-
Gated the use Of rice as n cheap and
healthful food the wholesale price has
almost doubled and the retail price
has advanced from five to eight cents
a pound.
The increase, according to the deal
ers, is due to the increased consump-
ton rather than speculation. England
and France are drawing heavily on
this country. and rice is one OF the
principal articles of export In adj
dition, the great publicity given to use
fulness Of rice as a cheap food and
good substitute for potatoes in the
last two months has doubled the con
sumption in this country. they say.
The result Isl that many mills in the
south have already disposed Of their
entire output. and have closed down
until the new crop begins to come in.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-29
WOMAN 80 YEARS OLD
WOULD GO TO FIGHT

Scattle.--Mrs. Helen +. Taylor, 81
years old, walked into the headquar-
ters OF the National League for WON
ans Service the other day and said
she wanted to register as a sharp
shooter.
Il am a woman experienced for serv-
Ice for my country in war as well as
in peace" she said. Il can qualify for
nurse. cook or sharpshooter. ! can hit
the bulls eye as often as most men
and know how to handle a rifle
The registry revealed that Mrs. Tay-
lor was born in East Durham Green
county, \. Y. Her husband was killed
In the civil war She came to Wash
inston 20 years ago and lives at Bal
lard. She taught school for Il few
months when she was Il years old, she
has worked as a nurse. is an expert
cncod horscWoman and can hold The
rcins over Il i-horsc team.
Mrs. Taylor was a maid of honor
with the Liberty Bell during its eX-
hihition trip across the country. When
asked If she was prepared to go to
any locality where her services might
be needed, she replied stoutly: Ger
tainly."
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-29
FARMERS ARE URGED
TO TEST THEIR SEED

b This promises TO be n year or hisf-
priced farm products. when I: he
hroves the farmer to get the highest
possible yields from every acre Of
land. Hence he should know what he
seed he puts into the ground For
tunateiy seed testing Is n simple pro
.edure. In the first Ilace seed can
Away: be sent to the state seed lab
oratpry at Bozemnn, where it will be
tested by the state free OF charge. Or,
again. home testing is a simple matter.
A regular tester can be used, or one
can be improvised for the occa sion by
taking a flannel or muslin rag. mark .
ing it off into squares some two inches
each way. and putting the seed in
these squares with the numbers Of the
squares and the nature of the seed re-
corded. Then roll the rag into roll.
dip 1t in water until it is thoroughly
soaked and keep in a warm place for
about ten days. When the rag is I'M
rolled it will be found that the strong
seeds have terminated, the weak ones
have barely sprouted and the dead ones
have not changed. Plant only strong
seeds. In testing seed corn take two
Kernels from the butt. two from the
middle and two from the tip Of each
ear. Test the corn before 1t Is shellcd
and if there are dead ears they can be
thrown out before Smelling, thus many
dead kernels will be avoided. But test
the corn. That Is the point. Know
what you, are doing this year. .
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-29
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Bots in Horse.

Question.-Can you tell me how a
horse acts when it has bots and what
to do for it? Also tell me how to OBJ
tain veterinary books from the gov
eminent.
NJ. K. NJ, Cascade.
Answer.-Bots are larvae or worms
of the gladly. which attach themselves
to the. walls of horses stomach.
While nearly all horses are more or
less afflicted with bots, If they occur
in excess the horse will not digest it's
food well and will grow thin. During
July. August and september watch the
horse closely and rub or wash off the
eggs OF the fly from the hairs on the
legs. There are a number of veterin-
airy books and pamphlets published by
the government. The two best are
Diseases of the Horse and Diseases
of Cattle and these you can obtain by
writing to your representative or SEN
Ator. The smaller pamphlets can be
obtained by writing to the department
of agriculture for a list Of their avail
able publications on the subject. and
selecting what you desire from this
list
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-29
WATCH FOR BLACKLEG:
AMONG YOUNG CATTLE
Dread Disease Prevalent at
This Time Of Year

This is the season OF the year when
we begin to look out for bla ClileE in our
Young cattle. When the first grass
comes and the cattle begin to put on
flesh and get in good condition the
hlacklog ravagcs begin. For some un-
known reason blacllIcg seems to pick
on the thrifticst animals in the herd,
and once an animal is infected, death
soon follows There Is really no cure
for the disease, the hope OF the stock
man lies in prevention. Fortunately
with proper vaccination livestock Is
practically immune to blackleg attacks.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-29
High-Priced Grain Is Apt to
Make Newcomers Over
look This Fact.
CATTLE ARE VALUABLE
Every Rancher Should Plan
to Work Into the Live
stock Game.

During these days of high priced
grains many farmer who are just get
ting started in thc state are apt to
overlook the fact that the only profit
able form of farming that carries with
it the brand Of permanence is livestock
farming. While wheat and all other
grains are high in price it must also
be remembered that cattle are worth
good money, hogs are selling at up to
SIG AND sheep are worth In the neigh
borhood OF $l2 n head. These prices
are all more or less abnormal. but at
the same time the grain prices will
drop far more rapidly than those on
livestock.
1t Is the ultimate aim. or, at least. IL
should be. of every homesteader in the
state to work into livestock as rapidly
as possible. With wheat ut SO a
bushel no one could be expected to
drop wheat growing and turn their
attention to other lines, especially dur
ing the first few years when money
Is hard to get. But wheat growing
cannot continue forever. No land on
earth can stand continuous cropping
without deterioration. We have won
derful soil here in Montana, but the
time will come when it will wear out
unless we do something to stop It,
Livestock forms the best paying me-
dunn to keep up the fertility of our
soil and at the same time make as good
money as can normally be made from
grain crops.
Grain farming is temporary make
shift, it does little to build up coun-
try life. The grain farmer lives on his
farm about six months of the year the
other six he Is idle in town. On the
other hand the livestock man has la
Dor during all the twelvemonth, he has
an incentive to live on his farm during
the winter months. and only where the
farmers live on their farms does a
community grow and prosper More
over, livestock farming is the most
profitable in the long run, for it en-
hances the value of the land instead Of
depreciating it; prosperity. good roads,
improved farms, community upbuild-
ing and broader men and women fol-
low in the wake of the four footed
kindred. There is every argument in
favor OF livestock, from mercenary
motives to those OF the higher class
which have to deal with keeping our
boys and girls on the farms. No per-
manent system of farming can be
built up without livestock as n foun-
dation and that country is indeed un-
fortunate whose farmers persist in
grain raising as continuous occupa-
ton.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-29

this time the animals are small, the
amount of food required to maintain
them is slight. indeed, and practically
all they eat goes to growth. When
they are older a gOodly part Of the ra =
ton goes into maintenance ration to
sustain the growth they already pos
sess. The older an animal grows.
until 1t reaches maturity, the more
food it costs to make pound OF gain.
Young animals are almost entirely fed
through their mothers. and If they get
n good start they do better afterwards.
Hence the wisdom of proper feed to
the dams should be apparent to all.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-29
AUTHORITIES PLEAD
/. FOR LARGE ACREAGE
Winter Killing in Eastern
= and Southwestern States
Is Serious.
VARIETY is URGED
Farmers Are Asked to Plant
Gardens as Well as Sow
as Many Acres as Possible

Secretary Houston of the depa rtment
of agriculture recently issued long
and complete statement OF the agricu,-
tnral situation Of the country, and ins
1t a strong appeal to the farmers of the
nation to put in every available acre
into crops. A week or 50 age. from
the Montana State college, our own
agricultural authorities sent to the
newspapers "war preparedness" cir
cular. urging Montana farmers to
do their share in planting extra acres.
Statisticians have been busy and are
finding out that there is little reserve
food in the country and that this
years crop will be needed as never
crop was needed before. In other
words, the nation is calling upon its
farmers to produce all the food within
their power. In this way can the
farmers of the country do their part
In the hour' of national need. 1t Is
urged that the farmers plant all the
crops lney can. The government re-
port of the winter wheat condition
shows II to he G3 per cent normal, the
lightest crop in years due TO winter
killing in the eastern and southwest
crn states. Indeed with the millions
OF men under arms across the seas, the
whole world will be calling for food
the coming fail.
Here lies the farmers opportunity.
We each of us owe a debt to the nation
and the flag which has given us our
homes and our protection. We can re-
pay 1t by increased crops this year.
Not only that, but these crops will all
bring good prices. There Is nothing
that the farmer can raise on his farm
| that gives prospect OF bringing a low
price all the grains. the livestock and
| even the root crops give promise Of
enhanced values. Not only should the
farmers try to grow all the grain and
other corps they can, but they should
also set ont a garden and endeavor to
raise all the food possible for their own
consumption. These are uncertain
times and 1t Is well to be prepared in
every possible sense of the word. But
plant a big acreage. There is money
In II for you, and more than that, the
country needs the food