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The Dermott news., 1917-03-01
State Highway Through
 DermOtt.

A bill, creating the ArkansasL Louisi- ana Highway District, passed both branches of the Arkansas Legislature last week and now but awaits the gov ernor' s signature to assure the estab- hshment of a fine interstate highway. The road, as provided in the bill will connect with the present highway at Grady, and follow as nearly as possible the Iron Mountain railroad south to the Louisiana line, passing through Gould. Rockville, Dumas, Walnut Lake, Win chester, Tillar, McGehee, Dermott, Montrose and Portland to the state line near Cypress.
 r From McGehee lateral will run to Trippe and Arkansas City.
 The bill also provides for road simi- lar to and succeeding that recently planned under the Alexander road law to run from Dermott through Haley, Macon Lake. Lake Village and Eudora to the state line at Arkla.
 The bill provides for Board of Com missioners to be composed of the five county judges of the five counties em- braced in the district, and two Com missioners from each county, the com missioners to be named by the county judge The district is to be domicied at McGehee.
 The bill is to be effective as soon az signed by the governor, and it is hoped and believed that actual work on the highway will be begun early in the summer.
The Dermott news., 1917-03-01
Methodist Shop Talk.

| Sunday School showed l4i in at tendance last Sunday. and lively spirit was manifested in all departments ?. Epworth League showed an at tendance of 72 Sunday evening. 3. The congregations of the Presby terian and Baptist churches worshiped with us last Sunday. The fellowship was inspiring.
 | Bro C. N Baker. of Little Rock arrived on the 30 train Monday eve, ming of this week to begin series of lectures on Sunday School work Let every body hear him.
 j. l.. Cannon.
The Dermott news., 1917-03-01

Another reason for the wisdom of continuing this ditch now is the great financial saving which will accrue be- cause of having the dredge boat and machinery already on the ground
The Dermott news., 1917-03-01
New Levee Board to Meet.

An official call has been issued by C. Warfied for meeting of the Commis- sioners of the Southeast Arkansas Levee District to be held in Arkansas City today for the purpose of qualify ing officers and organizing the Board w D. Trotter, who is one of the Com missioners, will go from here to attend the meeting.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-15
DAYS DO|NCS 0F
 THE DISTRICT COURT

The case of Ludolph Henderson vs. J. A. Fagerberg and H. M. Fagerberg, which has occupied the attention of the court for the past two days. was concluded this morning when Attor- neys Lyons & Ritcbie and J. L. Reed for the plaintiff and Donohoe & Di- mond made their arguments to the jury. The jury selected to try the case is composed of Charles Swan son, John E. Hughes, George Strix- ner, s. C. Wheeler. C. H. Wetzler, E. c. Keesler, John Cook. E. A. Sweet. K. E. Rudolph, c. B. Smith, John Roseen and Adam Swan. This after noon the court charged the jury, and the latter retired to consider the tes- timony.
 The action is to recover the sum of $500 wages alleged to be due the plaintiff for wages as packer, etc., the plaintiff alleging that he was hir- ed by the co-partnership, Fagerberg Bros. while the contention of the de fendants is that Henderson was em- ployed solely by J. A. Fagerberg. and during the period mentioned was at work solely for the latter, and that H. M Fagerberg had nothing to do with Henderson's employment.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-15
NOVEMBER TIDES

Thursday, Nov. 15- First high tide 0:37 a. m., 7.S. Second high tide 11:54 a. m., 10.5. First low tide 5.45 q. m., 3.1 Second low tide 6:48 p. m., -O.S.
 Friday, Nov. 16.- First high tide 1:1S a. m., 7.7. Second high tide 1929 p. m., 1O.6. First low tide 6:22 a. m., 3.2. Second low tide 7:27 p. m.,-0.9.
 Saturday, Nov. IT, First high tide 1856 a. m.. 7.6. Second low tide 1908 p. m., 1O.5. First low tide 7:00 a. m., 3.4. Second low tide S:13 p. m., -O.7.
 Sunday, Nov. 18.- First high tide 2:40 a. m., "A. Second high tide 1850 p. m., 10.1. First low tide 7:43 a. m., 3.6. Second low tide S:53 p. m., -0.4.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-15
wHAlsas GET NO WAGES.
The Crew Divides . Third ef the Pnps.
 its Altar Each cruiss.

The Crew Divides Third ef the Pnps.
 its Altar Each cruiss.
 The business principles Of American whaling are often mentioned as an ex. cellent example of industrial co-opera- ton.
 A ship Is stocked aud equipped by the owners, and tlic profits of the cruise are distributed in the ratio of two thirds to the capital invested and one third to labor. No member of the crew receives wages or a guaranty of any sort, but to each is allotted a cer. rain share. termed the Hay" of the net results.
 In general. the captains lay ranges from . fifteenth to an eighth, accord Ing to his whaling record. The mate and three lower officers. the four boat steerers or harpooners. the cooper. steward, cook. carpenter. seamen Gnd green hands receive proporti0nate shares. and so down to the cabin boy, whose lay Is in the neighborhOod of one two-hundredth. called the long lay"
 Thus the profit of each individual de pends upon the success of the cruise. Ships have sometimes failed to pay, for their fitting out. On the other hand. the Onward of New Bedford once re- turned with . catch worth at the pre- vailing prices $395.QQO. of which the captains lay was $46.O0O and that of the least member Of the crew about $2OOO.-Ary0naut.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-15
STEAMER sAnISos

Steamship Alameda-Sailed from Se-
 attle for Valdez, Saturday, Nov. 10. Steamship Mariposa-Sailed south
 from Valdez, Tuesday, Nov. 13. spokane-Sailed west from
 Valdez, Wednesday, Nov. IA. Steamship Alaska-Will sail from Se-
 attle Nov. IT.
 Steamship Admiral Evans-Sailed
 south from Valdez, Thursday, Nov
 ember 6.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-15
VALDEZ, MERCANTILE co.

Jenner makes good pictures-thats a fact. He uses brains and skill and tact. Another truth to fill my rhyme. they're extra good this Christmas time. The most appropriate Christmas gift you can give to the beloved ones outside. Jenner the Photographer. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-15
Tee Efficient.

z How is that efficiency expert mak- ing oat over in the place where you woekr '
 "Hs got the gate the very first day he was there"
 ''What was the matterr Was he in- competsntr'
 No; hs was too darned competent. He discovered that the boss was wast. Ing half of our time telling us things that we knew better than hs did."- Philadelphia Ledgsr.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-15

a roadhouse near Butte early one morning last spring. He was tried
 first in Butte, the proceedings result ing in the disagreement of the jury. Because of the young mans high con- nections in Butte, a change of venue for the seeond trial was secured to this county. O'Malley's punishment was left by the jury to the court. The maximum penalty is ten years i'm prisonment.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-15

north yesterday p. m. ' Richardson -18 below. cloudy calm, trail good, 2 inches snow.
 McCarty-20 below. cloudy. caim' trail good, Sheldon and 2 mall cars arrived north yesterday p. m.
 Donnelly-6 below, cloudy. snow- ing, trail drifted, snow 2 inches Shell dons cars south and north yesterday. mail south and north yesterday, Mo Nally arrived yesterday.
 McCallums-12 above, snow I4 inches, cloudy. south wind, trail fair.
 Paxson-16 above, 6 inches snow. calm. part cloudy. trail fair.
 Hogan-20 above. clear. calm. trail good, snow 15 inches. mall north [ .. m. from sourdough. Gulkana-20 above. 12 inches of snow, clear. south wind. trail fair. N. c. team north 2 .. m.
 Copper Center-so above. windy. part cloudy. trail fair. N. c. teams north [ .. m.
 Copper tneC --er1o
 Copper Center-10 above.s part cloudy, windy. trail fair. 1G inches snow. {; Tonsina aboYs. cloudy. calm, IS Inches snow. trail bad.
 Tllkhsli-l7 abovs.. cloudy. calm. snov n inches tssil bad. .kpaoto ,sAbsI yyAmsQ !sAsed calmS S-snow 30 inehss, tral csoeed. K Thompson Pass-1o above. cloudy.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-15
Guilty of Manslaughter

BOHEMIAN, Mont, Nov. 15.-Wil- liam O'Malley, of Butte, was today found guilty of manslaughter by a jury in the district court. O'Malley was tried on a charge of killing John McNamee during a brawl in front of
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-15
FUTURE OF THE HUMAN FOOT.
10 Man Destined to Lose His Toes In = the Course of Timer

is Man Destined to Lose His Toes In
 the Course of Timer
 That the human race is slowly evOlv. ing toward a condition of clubfooted- ness is suggested by Dr. Truman AbDe of Washington in the Medical Record.
 Dr. Abbe points to the horses hoOf and it's evolution from the five tOeti foot of the prehistoric horse by the dropping of one toe after another and the consolidation of the bones from the knee down.
 When we look at the human skele- ton and compare the bone of the tibia and fibula and the digits beyond each of them." be continues. it does not take much imagination to see suggest ed in the slender tibula and the dimin. utive little toes m early stage in the reduction rrCc.#s. which if carried further would lead to a diminutlOn of the number of toes on mans f0Ot.'
 And he closes his article with these words: "W'c come thus to the sugges. tion of clubfOOt as tendency toward the dropping of the pOst-axial digit group of the lower limb And this dropping of digit group would seem to be due to restricted development in the central nervous system.-a factor that has been at work since before the days of the five toed horse"
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-15
Hioh and Low Ground,

According to the measurements and calculations made by the United States geological survey. Delaware is the low. est state. its elevation above sea level averaging only sixty feet. Colorado ts the highest, averaging 8.SOO feet above the sea. while Wyoming Is . close sec ond. only 100 feet lower than Cobra do. In minimum elevation Florida and Louisiana dispute second place after Delaware. their average elevation be- ing 100 feet for each. Taking thu, Unit. cd States as . whole. our country lies slightly above the average elevation of the land of the globe.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-15

The steamship Spokane will arrive from the westward some time early in the morning.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-15
Maarsnineus.

Jack Eord--Did you see that girl cut m thsn1 Frank Wilcox-I noticed she didn't bow. Jack F0rd-And yet say. ed hsr nfs! Frank Wilcox-How? Jack Eofd-we &ers engaged. and finally she said shed rather dis than marry me. n l let her o6.-nxchange.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-15
Why You Eat Food.

Nine-tenths of our food Is eaten to supply heat and energy The amount of heat and energy required by indi- viduals Is reckOned in calOries. The most accurate way to determine how much food to buy for . family is to figure how many ralories the members require. Tables of food values with directions for using them are published by both national and state agricultural departments. There are also simple textbooks that explain clearly the usc
 fitness of reckoning by calOries These books are readily understood after little study of them When one knows approximately how many cal"- ries each member of the family re. quires and how many ralolies certain amounts of food contain. one can set. tie with definite figures the old ques- ton that used to be answered by guesswOrk only How much shall ! uyT'-Woman's Home Companion.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-15
DONALDSON eCHEDULn

The following schedule for the har. take effect today. All orders to the contrary afo rovoked.
 Monday, Wednesday,. Thursdays. and EfidayU:
 I've. Fort Liscum Leave vsldes 3:1S .. m. S:%t .. n. 1915 D. m. l:oo ?. n.
 TUESDAY
 l:lSp. m. $500 ?. m. 4:3o ?. m. S:oo ?. m.
 SATURDAY
 1:1s ?. m. l:oo ?. m. 7:1s D. m. lo:30 ?. m. l1:lS ?. m. I3:oo m. m. These will ba no trips of the boat .oa fho Ind and l<h Ff1daye of eA0A montA. tAses days: lStns ueed to cieaa ''s' Seoeisi ssAps A ss,liss Of tAs abovo viii ta & Nlt1est aeeles only te met e Is9 es t1A oee- -a>s < . . ssS sss 1, N Il. lif enslal " (1 s ssaa yai. ||| |||I s I'| 5 E E |||
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Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-15

Jase rssstvsl all tAs latest Dopa- iAr seags e c. Q. Aelnks,A. q
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-15
G-E Radiant Electric Grill
P. W. 5. W. P. |. & I. Co.

calm, trail drifted. Wilson outfit south 6 .. m. date.
 Wortman-25 above. cloudy. calm, 24 inches snow, trail fair.
 Saturday, November 17th. Grand Masque Ball, given by the F. O. E.
 Fox's snappy drinks for this cold weather at Hunts. If
 A pretty iins Of eoiorsd crochet cotton and stamped pillow slips ae the Needlscraft Shop. If
 At Mrs. Capris' you will ind knit ted or crocheted caps made to or der. If
 CITY EXPRESS, Phone a: ready to transfe. tast baggage for you. tf
 For nrse-clAss ms~is ana gooa eeey. ice q reasonabls pricss try the ller. chants Cafe. u
 Uss Rszall Hair Toais and yo1 wtn sss no osAsr. valAes psss ssors. # e s,s X. sss 3ss5t. sfSs .ss . !,5g.s |. sss5
 1sraisaee reeas ss llzs os,asla Puass rsaaaaallA = S6s.s. s s.s
 Jsse rssstvs1 au tAs latest Depa- |lAr seags c c. Q. Aelnkss. q
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-15

Trail Bulletin
 Fairbnaks-5 above. part cloudy, calm. Salcha-2 above. cloudy, calm, 6 inches snow. trail. fair. 2 N. c. teams south yesterday p. m., 1 Sheldon auto north yesterday a. m., mail autos
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-15
M Usslsss, Out.

ss N us6lsss, Qvjt. : '3s~Oh. stop whining! h whining gotns to mend mattersr
 Fl suppose not ' X s Ihsn fl not. whine not. t.s-sGn Fran Gloco Chennicle.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-15

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Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-15
CHICKENS

Fresh killed homegrown chickens for Saturday. .at Loye-Whitley Co. Send in your. orders early.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-15

K - spoeea19eee.1 sgoea alnAreD lll0
 TT lit&16 .nlae(en. unrlnel lbefsd aeta C ktndnsss and q iovA-wsrds- 'wurtA
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-15

Uss Rszall Hair Toals and yos wtn sss no other. vaAes Drss Store #
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-15
oslx Ns.slxsssds dapex.

N lris no yoo thlnk fhqss ars mAny
 1hapey Inairissss1 cyrus-AA ss-
 pe thpss thas took piaee to1ay.--
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-15

For llrst-clAss wssis ana gooa seey. |es ae rsasonabls pFicss try the Her. shAats' Cate. u
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-15

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Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-15

CITY EXPRESS, Phone a: ready to transfe. tat baggage for you. tf
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-08-03
ERZBERGERS PEACE
TALK REPUOIATED
CLERICAL PARTY LEADERss
VIEWS EVIDENTLY NOT THOSE
OF IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT.
Declared That If He Could Talk With
LIoyd-George or Baifour They Could
Reach Understanding Which
Would End Wa.

Berlin.-The German official world
Is apparently not inclined TO share the
optimism which Matthias Erzberger.
clerical party leader, exhibited in the
recent interview he gave in Zurich and
which burst in upon Berlin on Mon
day.
When press representative in
quired whether Herr Erzberger's pres
ence in Switzerland and his announced
ambition to sit at table opposite Pre-
mier Lloyd George for the purpose of
arranging a peace conference reflect
ed the sentiments or the authority of
the German government, the foreign
office replied that Herr Erzberger was
travelling and talking in a private Ca
pacity
Herr Erzberger is reported to have
declared to the Zuricher Nachrichten
that If he could talk with Lloyd
George (the British premier) or Mr..
Balfour British foreign secretary we
could In few hours reach an under
standing which would enable official
peace negotiations to commence"
after this interview, Herr Erzber-
ger cannot longer be taken seriously"
says the Cologne Gazette. However,
for the sake of the public interest we
would urgently request him to dlscon-
tinue playing the role of providence to
the German people"
in its review of the third year of
the world war the Tageblatt points out
that the armies of Germany and her
allies have conquered more than half
n million square kilometers of entente
territory and asserts that the military
strength of the central powers instead
OF decreasing has increased, while that
Of France has visibly diminished. The
newspaper says the German people has
plainly announced its readiness for
peace and expresses the hope that COM
mon sense and sincere desire for the
cessation of hostilities will assert
themselves in the ranks of Germany's
adversaries.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-08-03
FACE DEATH TO AID WOUNDED
Surgeons, Ambulance Men and Nurses
Display Great Bravery In Work
on the Firing Line.

One OF the splendid pages of this
wars history will be written in letters
of gold on the scroll of what physi-
clans, ambulance men and nurses have
done. Lieut.. Harold Peat, q Cana
dian who has seen two years Of sery.
Ice on the French front, told au-
diences in Indianapolis that 97b per
cent of the wounded men are saved,
and many Of them are made SO COM
pletely fit that they can return to the
firing line. It Is not alone because of
the perfection of surgery that this re-
suit is possible. 1t is more because
of the bravery and the sacrifice of sur
geons and their helpers.
In the early stages Of the war, when
the dressing stations and the tempo
rary hospitals were farther removed
from the front, and out of the range
Of enemy guns, physicians observed
that a large number of soldiers were
dying who, with immediate attention..
could have been saved. Many of them
bled to death before they reached the
dressing stations. There was only one
thing to be done. The surgeons and
their assistants, guided only by sense
of the high duty of their calling, did
that thing. They moved forward, es-
tablishing dressing stations in and I'm
mediately behind the lines and In some
instances erecting their hospitals with
in range of the enemy fire.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-08-03
ALLIES LAUNCH A
SMASHING ATTACK
GERMAN THIRD DEFENSE LINE IN
FLANDERS CAPTURED BY
5RIToNs AND FRENCH.
In Terrific, Smashing Drive Along
Twenty-MiIe Front, Allied Forces
Hurl Germans Back, Taking
Many Prisoners.

London.-One Of the biggest often
sives of the war-aimed apparently to
drive the Germans from the Belgian
coast, was launched by the allied
French and British forces on
the Flanders front on July 81. In ter
rifle smashes the troops of Field Mar
shall Haig hurled back Crown Prince
Rupprecht's force.
On wide front of apparently twen-
ty miles the Teutons were forced back.
The British captured three lines of
defenses in some places.
The offensive was launched with
e1ock-like regularity.
The British captured La BASKERVILLE
In the first dash. The French crossed
the Ypres-Lille canal and took the
Germans first and second line de-
lenses.
"Objectives gained" was the terse
report of the British war office.
The Germans were not forced back
without gallant fight. Time and
again the Teutons hurled themselves at
the OncOming foes. But their counter
attacks We're in vain. The British and
French came on. Thousands of prison
ers were taken.
The infantry attacks were made un-
der one of the most violent of barrage
fires. For week the allies had
shelled the German lines. Just before
dawn Tuesday, under cover of heavy
fog, the allies pressed on. The at
tack by the French and British was
simultaneous.
The British took the first German
line in the Ypres region. The troops
are consolidating their ground prepare
tory to a new dash. Artillery is being
moved forward rapidly to aid the in
fantry. The British tanks are doing
their part.
Counter-attack after counter-attack
was launched Each was repulsed
with heavy losses to the Teutons, ac-
cordlng to the latest messages from the
front.
The Germans poured a deadly ma
chine gun fire on the advancing
hordes. At first 1t was feeble and
cratic. Then it became more nc
curate.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-08-03
A PHILADELPHIA Idea

Music and cleaning the parlor have
never been very closely associated.
When the housewife wants to play the
piano she generally waits until she
has cleaned the parlor, taken u bath
and dressed herself in party clothes.
Now Philadelphia has patented a
dust-fltering attachment which can be
attached to the player-piano, and the
ordinary housewife can now seat her
self at the player-piano, obtain music
via the keys, work the pedals for all
she is worth and, with her child to.
run the vacuum cleaner about the
floor, she can have 1t clean in a jiffy.
The bellows of the player are attached
to the vacuum cleaner by means OF
special pipe, and in this manner the
needed vacuum is created for cleaning
purposes.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-08-03
FEW WOUNDS BY COLD STEEL
tshrapneI and Shell Fragments Cause
Greatest Trouble Owing to Greater
Danger of Infection.

Much is said about the comparative
1y unimportant part played by cold
steel in the present war. The follow
ing passage from the article on Sur
gerry, Military" IN the New Interna-
tional Encyclopedia, would seem to In
dictate that conditions had not changed
much In that respect since the Franco
Prusslan war; also that the general
classes. of wounds remain essentially
the same.
"Shrapnel wounds are like those Of
the old round leaden musket balls, be-
cause of their low velocity they are
more frequently lodged In wounds than
are rife bullets. Shell wounds, as a
class, are much less frequent, but far
more severe than shrapnel wounds.
Shell fragments cause complete de-
struction near the bursting point, but
effect less damage In more distant
zones. Both shrapnel and shell
wounds are usually infected, because
the missiles carry into the wounds
pieces of clothing and other foreign
matter. The danger OF infection is
much increased because of the greater
extent Of liberation. Wounds by bayo-
net, saber and lance occur SO infre-
quently as to be OF minor interest. Dur
Ing the Franco-Prussian war there
were only 900 wounds by cold steel
among $4,000 wounded. Grenades,
thrown by hand, rife and trench NOR
tar, revival in late wars of an earlier
practice, recently have been used to
a conspicuous extent in Flanders and
France. Their wounds differ in no
material particular from those of shell
fragments and subterranean Mines"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-08-03
UTAH ENrERs DAY coLuMN.
Leaders Say Prohibition Win Bring an
Era of Prosperity.

Salt Lake City.-The state of Utah
went into the dry column on August /.
The saloon now exists only in memory.
Business men are confident that in
stead of period of depression as the
result of the Punishment of John Bar
leycorn, prosperity will come along
with prohibition. Much of the saloon
property has already been rented for
other business ventures, and many of
those engaged in the liquor traffic
have entered other fields of endeavor.
Bankers, in close touch with every
phase of business life, declare they
feel no misgivings for the future. but,
on the other hand, are certain pro-
hlbition would be beneficial.