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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-08-16
ID Insure soldIern ana snLlnr.

Washington. The administrations
program for IRsuriug soldiers, sailors
and marines was placed before con,
gress Friday Ia Identical bills intro
duced by senator simmons and Rep.
resentotyc Alexander. The measure
probably will be- taken up in the sen
ate and house as soon MS the war tuN
bill has been disposed or.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-08-16
BOMB RAID ON LONDON,
Women and Children Killed by Teuton
Airmen.

London.-Twenty-three persons. in
Gliding nine women and six children
were Killed ana fifty persons were in
Jured ut Southend, in Essex, forty
miles east of London, by bombs
dropped from German raiders Sunday.
Considerable damage to property
was caused at Southend by the nearly
forty bombs dropped upon the town.
Two men We're injured at Rockford,
but -four bombs dropped on Margate in
Kent did little damage.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-08-16
CABBAGE is EASY TO RAISE
Plant Not Particular About Soil and
Often ThriVes on Soil Not Adapted
to Other Crops.

Cabbage is not very particular about
the soil in which IT will grow. 1t can
often be grown on land not adapted TO
other crops. Any well-dralned soil
holding plenty of plant food in an
available condition, should grow an ex-
cellent crop. Land with loose, gray
ely subsoil must be avoided.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-08-16
IDEAL PLACE FOR CHICKENS
Fowls and Chicks Should Be AIIo,,oL
to Run in Corn When It Is Hiqh
Enough for Shade.

Let the fowls and chicks run in tbe
cornfeld after the corn is high enongb
TO furnish shade, and they will have .
comfortable place to spend tbe hot
days and will pick up many bugs and
worms which might otherwise iniure
the corn. lJu'e
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-08-16
cattIe-Proof Gate.

the west, one on the north, one on the
east, and one on the south. Nail the
rails on the two posts east and west,
and you will have an entrance that is
always open for a person but closed
to a cow. Put one of these gates in
your cowyard fence where you enter
often.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-08-16
Perfect or staminate.

season It cannot be worked without
becoming cloddy and later is apt to
bake, and the plants will suffer more
than on sandy soil. 1t would seem
that a sandy loan or loan with slight
mixture of clay should If properly
handled, give the best results.
Having chosen soil retentive of
moisture, il next becomes necessary to
prepare for proper drainage in case Of
excessive rainfall, unless the natural
lay Of the land is such that no water
will stand upon the surface. Tile
drains are the only practical ones to
use. Open bitches will, perhaps, an
swer THIS purpose, but are unsatisfac-
tory in many ways.
In planning your strawberry field
care should be taken to avoid frosty
locations, such as very low land near |
marshes or lakes, also valleys where |
there is no chance for circulation of
air, rs these localities are very liable
10 heavy frOsts, when higher land or
hat more open to circulation would
'how little if any. A hard frost at
'lossoming time often ruins the entire
rop.
The best land one can use is a clover
eld. After blowing fertilize with a
MIXTURE of three POUNDS of nitrogen,
even pounds of phOsphoric acid and
inc pounds of potash, using about
ght hundred pounds to the acre
After about two or three crops the t
nd should be p.owed up and after e
lie or two clover crops reset. r
Just to find out what varieties of a
rawberries are best adapted to ones a
soil or climate, it is well to II
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-08-16
PolIee Clash With |. M M

Hlhhing, MINI. - Police We're re-
ported To- have fired shots in clash
with agiutors spreading literature IN
this vicinity similar 90 that which
was circulated on the GogcbIc runge
last month. The fight took place near
Lhe !. w. w. hendnmnrters-
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-08-16
twelve Injured in Car Accident

Noblesvllle, Ind.--Twelve persons
were badly injured when crowded
interurban ear from WinOna ran into
an open switch here. The car ran into
a telegraph pole, which kept it from
turning over.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-08-16
AmerIeans vletIms Of u.nont,-

Newport News, Ya.-Destructlon of
the British steamer Argalia with forty
Americ"l muleteers by a German sub
marine was reported by cable Thurs
day. Captain Morris and ten of the
crew were lost, survivors were landed
nt GlasgOW.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-08-16
SWISS CHARD FOR CHICKENS
Leaves Make Best Of Green Food for
Fowls, and Many Raise II Espe-
cially for That Purpose.

Swiss chard is fine if not allowed to
get too large. It should be kept picked
rather closely. The leaves make the
best Of green food for the hens and
chickens, and many poultry keenere
raise 1t especially for this purpose.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-08-16
GERMANS STEADILY LOSING.
British and French lnfllet Heavy
Losses Upon Teutons.

London The battle OF Flanders
nared Into fpt blast agnlu Friday
with the British and French on the
aggressive. 10 nlghtfHn thcy had reg.
lsiercd Important local gains on a
ninemlle froat between BlXschoote
Hnd Weslb0ce, northeast Of Ypres.
The Germuus rallied Immediately ats
Cor the initial blow aud hit back furi
ously ali along the Hue Fierce hand
to-hnnd graphing eHsued II lasted all
day The allied troops maintained
their gains aud Inflicted heavy losses
on The Teulons.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-08-16
20 sympsthIzes wIth U. s

Lima, Peru The Peruvian senate
on August 9 adopted resolution OK.
pressing the sympathy " Peru with
the motive Of the United States as de
clorcd b. President Wilson for por.
ucIpatIng Do The European rnnfllrt
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-08-16
Kerensky Appeals to countrymer.

Petrograd.-In dramatic appeal adj
dressed to the whole Russian people,
Director Kerensky, on August 0, sum
moned his countrymen to rally behind
the provisional government.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-08-16
Mlnera Strike in Two States.

Knoxville, Tcnn.--EIght thousand
miners in the southern Appalachian
coal fields of Kentucky and Tennessee
went ON strike Saturday, demanding
recognition of the United Mine Work
ers' organization.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-08-16
Chance h UnIt Plan Of ArmN.

Washington.-A reorganization Of
American army units. under which the
division totaling 2SOOO men, found I'M
wieldy for service on European bat
tlefelds, Is abandoned for the CONT
mental unit Of about 10000 men, has
been ordered by the war department
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-08-16
Quantled Praise.

DO you stand behind the presi-
dent?"
Certainly" replied the gentleman in
tweeds. 81 must confess that there is
room for Improvement In his game Of
golf, but as a statesman l am con-
WINGED that ne has no equal."
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-08-16
slsekers are Facing Arrest

New York.-Seyeral thousand men
who have failed to appear before local
exemption boards when notified that
they had been drawn in the selectiye
draft face prospect Of arrest and
prosecution in federal court.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-08-16
rhese Russians Have Enounh.

PetrOgrad.-The council of soldiers
and workmen's delegates is considering
an appeal to the whole world TO sion
the war because it menaces the cause
of democracy.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-08-16
Wife Shoots Husband.

Chicago.-N. C.. Hartig, secretary
and manager Of the Chicago Motor
Liyerymans' association, was probably
fatally shot by his wife, Rose. in his
office Sunday. Domestic difficulties
led to the shooting.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-08-16
Castro In Mexico.

Vera Cruz MeMco.-Genera CiprI-
ano Castro, ex-president of Venezuela.
arrived here Friday, having come
from Havana on Spanish line steam
ship. The former dictator expressed
great pleasure at being In Mexico.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-08-16
Rutte car Llnes 10 Iln

Butte, Mont Because Of differences
Ia respect to wages and working con
dltlons between the railway company
and it's employees, no street cars were
operated in Butte on Saturday.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-08-16
Two Killed at CROSSING,

Grand Rapids, NTich.-The lives of
four persons were crushed out when
the Wolverine passenger train on the
Michigan Central railroad, bound for
Detroit, struck an automobile near
Caledonia.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-08-16
Bishop Matt Called

Denyer.-rhe Right Rev Nicholas
MATT, bishop OF the Catholic diocesse
OF Denver, died at local hosDItol
Thursday, after an Illness Of Iltna
more than week. Since a fuu forr
years ago his health had been poor.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-08-16
DANCER In sIumber

Are you getting insomnia?"
I'm cultivating insomnia as pro-
fessional requisite" replied the gov
eminent employee. 81 know so many
state secrets that. I don't dare take a
chance on talking IN INV sleep"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-08-16
Use Good Axle nro...

A proper axle grease for use IN
every type of heavy wagon should bovn
JUST me right body, that is 1t ought 70
be neither SO thin as to run, nor so 70
heavy as to stifren. "'' 30
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-08-16
No lacking in Appetlte.

"How's your motorcar behayingH"
We'll" replied Mr.. Chuggns, 1.-THE
way 1t uses gasoline shows that while
II may be weak In spots, Its appetite
Is all right. Washington Star
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-08-16
Got Used to II

Mrs. Yearwedd - John, when we
We're first married you used always
to say grace before meals; you never
do 1t now.
Hearwedd-I am not so much afraid
of your cooking now.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-08-16

Lieut. Col Charles e. Kutz, engineer
corps, who for the past three years
has been engineer commissioner Of the
District o. Columbia. has been re-
iieyed Of hlo duties IN Washington at
HE own request and Is to be asslgnsA
% rcguIar army work On FRINGE.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-08-16

ma'suEo Nagai, secretary Of the Jap.
7ne1e foreign office and Viseount Mo.
tones right hand man. is a member Of
the Japanese mission to the United
States, Several years ago he was con.
sui general at San Francisco.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-02-10
HARVARD KILLS OFF RATS
College Doing Utmost to SAFEGUARD
the Health of Its Students.

Boston.-Harvard is doing its Mt
most TO keep its students fit.
Recently campaign against rats
was concluded, so that If there was
any possibility that they were the
carriers of infantile paralysis, its raw.
ages at Harvard would be reduced 10
the utmost minimum.
To further safeguard the students.
the raw milk in all Of the university
dining halls, at the training tables,
and as far as possible in all the eat
ing places in Cambridge is being pas
teurized. The water used In all these
places Is examined almost daily.
Melville C. Whipple, sanitary in
spectOr at Harvard, Is also watching
the various other food supplies. meth
DDS of service and makes frequent ex-
of conditions under which
rood Is served. All food handlers as
far as possible are examined for the
presence of contagious disease.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-02-10
new GERMAN GAS ATTACKS ARE unseen

fall; he has not the strength TO fry
to run away.
Like the old visible gas. the new
gas Is much heavier than air. and
therefore rolls into the trenches and
abrls. Once asphyxiating gas finds its
way INTO wind-protected spot, such
as the angle of a trench. it takes DAYS
Tor 1t to disseminate itself. 1t even
hangs to barbed wire for hours.
frequently men have been "gased" by
entering a portion of trench - hours
AFTER the gas waves had rolled into if.
haih does much to beat down and
break up the gas clouds, however.
The new French gas masks are as
effective against the invisible gas rs
against the old gas.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-02-10
CONGRESSIONAL.

Gen. Leonard Wood, before a sena.
tor1al committee, has again de-
nounced the national guard.
Secretary Daniels has asked for
bids for the construction Of a plant
to make shells for the navy.
President Wilson has named the fol-
lowing captains in the navy to be rear
admirals: Leary Mel. p. Huse, Rob-
ert S. Griffin, George w. Bard, James
+. Oliver, John Hood and William 8.
Sims. The names have been sent to
the senate.
A bill pending in congress gives the
president the right to take over and
operate any railroad to prevent an
actual strike.
Billy Sundays first collection at
Buffalo reached s1O,1S1, thus beating
all previous records.
All the flood control bills pending
in congress have been sidetracked by
the rush Of business.
The senate has refused to allow a
full debate on Wilson's peace talk.
This was accomplished by tabling a
motion Of Senator Cummins.
In spite Of the row concerning the
elevation of DR.. Cary T. Grayson to
rank of rear admiral, the senate COM
mittee has reported favorably thereon.
The president has decided to send
Ambassador Fletcher TO Mexico at
once, thus resuming full diplomatic
relations.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-02-10
TARDY SOLDIERS ARE HARD TO HANDLE

dence on the first charge The second
! charge. Of illtreating George Boards.
worth, was then proceeded with.
Wife Tells Her Story.
Lillian BeardSwOrth said she was In
Birkenhead Park on August 81. She
was standing near the water fountain
/ ana saw her husband being taken over
the obstacles. He refused to 20 over
the Vaulung horses, so they threw him
over. Al the water jump he refused,
ana 'hey threw him partly into the wa
Ter. his was repeated at the inclined
pane, when an officer said: stand
cIear :! and the man fell. After sew
eral attempts they dragged him 10 the
top end, doubled him up and he fell
mead over heels. They then threw
MIN over the eSCaladIng board which
was about seven feet high. Ike a sack.
ana ne was caught on the other side.
For the defense Russell Roberts
called Corporal Williams. who said
that on August p, when Duke was al
legged 10 have been In the park. he was
scrubbing floors.
Counsel contcnded that there was no
evidence on the first charge.
The accused. giving evidence on the
second count, described what took
place with regard to Bcardsworth. He |
refused to do the drills or 20 over I,
the obstacles, and therefore witness |
acting under orders assisted him over. /
In doing so no more violence than nee /
"sSary was used than In dealing with |
n man who was resisting. Boards
worth was not pushed into the water
nor was he struck or kicked.
a foreman Shipwright gave evidence
that he saw BeardswOrth being com
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-02-10
WOMAN ATTACKED BY FOX
eo'n9 10 the Rescue Of Her Pet Cat,
New Jersey Woman Is Bitten
Twice.

Paterson, n. Mrs. l.. B. Smith
reported to the police that she was
attacked and bitten by fox when she
attempted to rescue a pet cat in the
darkness in her dOoryard. A strip of
flesh was torn from her arm.
Hearing the cats cries late in the
night, Mrs. Smith went into the ward
and saw the pet in the rays of the
window lamp in grapple with the
fox. She tried to brighten the fox
away, but the intruder only frightened
his grip on the cat. Mrs. Smith.
grabbing him by the neck. tried TO
drag the fox away. but he turned and
bit her twice, digging his teeth through
the flesh of her left arm below the ell
bow.
Cndaunted, Mrs. Smith seized n
stick and drove the fox away. A ply
stefan attended her injuries.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-02-10
NEWS AT A GLANCE
CONDENSATION OF WEEK HERE
TERSElY TOLD.
Strange and Interesting happenings
That Are Taking Place Daily
In the Wide World.
FOREIGN.

ltaly's yield CT grapes and wine was
larger last year than in 1915. but fell
/ short Of the average for seven years
There were 6.47O,7OO tons Of grapes
and 1,102, go, 900 gallons of wine.
Revenue from dog licenses issued
during 1915 in England yielded about
s3,569, 900.
Prince Ching, so. former premier
and former minister Of foreign af-
fairs, is dead at Tientsin.
Official announcement was made In
Paris that the transport Admiral Ma
gon, which was taking $50 soldiers TO
Saloniki. was torpedoed by a subma-
rine. OF those on board 500 were
saved.
A reduction Of so per cent in the
number Of cases Of delirium tremens
and Of SO per cent in the number OF
suicides is reported from the IL larg-
est cities of Great Britain since the
liquor laws became effective.
The Mexican assembly has issued a
call for the election Of members of
congress the last Sunday in Febru-
airy. Congress will meet in extraor-
binary session on April Is.
The Dresden Germany arsenal
has been blown up and 1000 women
and young girls killed, according to a
letter found on a German soldier,
dated Dec 30.
The commander Of the British de-
strOyer Dolphin reports that he sank
the German submarine U-56 west of
Spain. The Germans state
that neither this nor any other Ger
man submarine has been sunk in this
way.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-02-10

pulsorily drilled. Considering that the
man was resisting all the time he was
not forcihly handled.
Police Sergeant Hackston stated
that he saw the proceedings in the
park on the date named in the charge.
He said Beardsworth was not illtreat-
ed. He was not In state Of eXhaus-
ton and was not bleeding from a
wound in the face.
Russell Roberts said that Boards
worth had been a champion OF the IN
alienable right of the British soldier
10 be cOurtmartialed and have his
case heard. hut he had been the first
to deny that right to his clients. But
for the witnesses who had been Subpe-
naed these charges would have broken
down because of their own weight, and
il would have been possible that the
men would have been under a cloud
for many months.
CAPTAIN Rimmer objected to the pre-
JUDGE which had been introduced by
NJ. Roberts. II was not the duty OF
a nnn-commiSsioned officer TO use I'M
necessary force in carrying out his
duty.
The prisoner Marshall was remand
ed for the court to consider its de-
CiSiOn.
J. W. Williams was charged with
Dukes by fOrcibly cutting
his hair and in doing so using unnec-
nssary force. thereby causing pain and
to Dukes. Cheers was
'harged with throwing n kitbag at the
nan.
Both pleaded not guilty, and owing
o the refusal Of the witnesses of the
act to give evidence the prosecutor
minated that ne was not I'm a posi-
ion to proceed with the charge. and
he prisoners were found not guilty
md discharged.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-02-10
DOM ESTIC.

The crew Of the interned German
liner Willehad are said to be rigging
tie vessels wireless apparatus at
7 New Haven.
The resolution for a constitutional
amendment giving women the vote in
South Carolina failed in the senate.
Raiding cabarets, cops in Chicago
have lost interest in the game since
Chief Schuetter issued orders that at
least half the evidence" obtained
must be submitted at the trial.
A bill prohibiting the sale or adyer.
Using In North Carolina of patent
proprietary medicines purportng to
cure so-called incurable diseases was
passed by the upper house of the gen.
eral assembly.
The Consolidated Manufacturing
Co., engaged in making ammunition.
was made defendant In six suits filed
by workmen who declare their health
has been ruined by fumes from mott
en- lead.
A baby raccoon escaped from the
zoo in Chicago and gave the servant
girls OF the gold coast" quite a fright
by appearing in unexpected places.
His name Is T. r.
President Wilson has signed the
Dill passed by congress recently OPEN
ing to settlement and sale 40 600
acres in Arizona comprising an aux
Hilary reclamation project.
A bill which would permit woman
to vote in all Texas elections was in.
troduc.d in the senate by Senator O
S. Lattirnore.
Meme Peary Wallace, brought To this
country In 1890 by Rear Admiral Rob
ert n. Peary from one of his Arctic
explorations, has received his first
citizen papers.
An exchange Of greetings between
secretary Daniels and the MAYOR os !
san Diego, Cal, signalized the open- !
ng Of the governments most power. |
'ul radio station at San Diego
Miss Mary Johnson, a member of
Wedding party. was run down by an
Illinois Traction System car at East /
1eorla and killed Instantly.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-02-10
SAVE S465, 1000 ON HIGHWAYS
use OF ConvIcts on Colorado Roads
Results in Big Saving to
the State.

Denver, Colo.-ApprOximately s465.-
900 was saved to Colorado In the las
two years in the construction of 145
miles of roads by cOnvicts, according
10 lhomas lyman, warden of the state
penitentiary. This amount represents
the difference between what the roads
actually would have cost under con-
tract and what was actually paid the
institution at the rate of 80 1-3 cents
day for each conyict's cost.
Many of the roads were cut ont of
solid rock in the hills for scenic high.
ways, some of the most difficult and
wonderful pieces of construction being
in the canyons of the Grand river. near
Glenwood Springs, and the Cache 10
Poudre river. west Of Fort Collins
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-02-10
GRIM

AN infants cry stayed the hand of
refer Lass of Milwaukee as he was
about to Stay his wife and five small
children and instead he turned the re-
volver on himself.
Charles W. Simms. graduate with
many honors from Harvard college
was sentenced to two wears after
pleading guilty of stealing s1.1Oo
worth of jewelry.
Judge Sager, negro. is in Jail under
guard to prevent lynching. The black
kiiied Sheriff Marvin Mulder of Ell.
more county, Ala, when the officer
attempted to arrest him.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-02-10
MISCELLANEOUS

Rents are following the nrioo 20
clothisg, shoes, butter. eggs and ooo,
INTO the azure. Flat owners control.
ing $4,000 apartments decided 70
raise rents 10 to Is per cent on tho
first Of May. ~
settlement OF the suit of minority
stockholders OF the c.. R.IS raiI
road against Dasiel G.. Reid ana WV
Lam H. Moore for $500, 900 was an
proved by Judge Carpenter in tho
United States court.
One may live comfortably for =
school year of nine months on s175
Ihls Is the verdict of the Universi,v
OF oregon Bachelors club. wbose
members are patching"
charles Digs of Milford, Mass ia
DEAD OF tetanus caused by a collar
button. 'ia'
AT a saloon rattle in Chicago lob,
+" 'uaF'ey won lovely blonde, but
her lover came along and took Johns
money and the girl, too.
Because he smiled when q n.sb,
Dandit who had entered the 2rescrjp.
uon room of his drug store command
ed MN to hold up his hands. DR. n
NJ. McMahan is in the Denver hos.
pltai with but slight chances of life
Bernard X. Koyne OF Des aoines "a
waiting for his new shoes. Tho ara
SIZE Il. koyne is 10, stands feet q
inches and weighs ZIG pounds
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-02-10
PERSONAL

George Salmon of Lexington, XIV
mas consented to his wife. recentIv
neiress to s25O,OOO. obtaining a n.
Vorce from him, saying he wants 70
make good" and then WOO his u,ise
anew. VINO
CHARLES E. Hughes first decision"
since he resigned from the United
states supreme court was rendered
when he declared the city's contract
win the New York Central for river.
SIDE improvements to be constitu.
tional.
John b. Sayers. 70, of Black Creek
was married TO Mrs. Euncile Drav
". Of Cuba, n. Y.