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The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-06-26
THE KAIsER's PRAYER

Colt, Colt, dear Colt! Attention,
pleased
Your bardner Nilhelm's here
Und has a word or two TO say
lndu your private ear.
SO durn away all udders now
Und listen veil du me,
For vat | say concerns me much
Meinsell und Chermany.
You know, dear Colt, l vas your
friendt,
Und from mein hour of birth
| always let you rule de Heifen,
Vile rule DER de earth.
Und ven toldt mein soldiers
OF bygone battle days,
glatly split de glory
Und gift You half de praise.
lr eirery way l tried to proof
Mein heart TO you vas true,
Und only claimed mein honest
share
In great deeds vat l do.
You couldt not han a bedder
friendt
In sky, ON land or sea
AS Kaiser Wilhelm Number Two,
De Lord of Chermany.
So vat | say, dear Colt, is dis:
Dot We shouldt still be friendts,
IND You should help me send
mein foes
TO meet der bitter ends.
1T You, dear Colt, will dis me do,
I'll holdings ASK again,
Und You und me will bardners be
For eifer more-Amenl
But listen, Colt, it must be quick
Your help to me You send,
Or else haff to stopp attack
Und only play defen',
So YOUR und dwenty hours L gif
TO make the allies run,
Und put me safe indo mein blace-
De middle of de sun.
If You do dis, I'll do my part,
I'll tell de world de fact,
But if you don't, den l must tink
IL is an hostile act.
Den var at once | will declare,
Und in mein anger rise
Und send mein Zeppelin ships to
wage
A fighdt up in de skies.
Diss ultimatum, now, dear Colt,
Is Won of many more:
Mein mind is settled up to clean
De whole world off de floor,
Because You vas mein bardner,
Colt,
An extra chance is given
So help at vonce or l will be
De Emperor of Henen.
III. C. w.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-06-26
NoTIcE ZOE PUBLICATION

Department Of the Interior, IT,.
IS. Land Office at Occur d'Alene,
Idaho, June 16, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that
Mary A. Eggert, of ST. Maries,
Idaho, who, on November 10, 1910
made Homestead Entry No. O69l4,
for N ANWh, Sec. n, Il. 45 n,
r.. 3 W., b. NJ, and who, on May
20, 1911, made Additional Home
stead Entry O7577, for NINE a ,
Sec. 2l, II. 40 ~, r.. 3 W., b. NJ,
has filed notice Of intention to
make iive-year Proof, to establish
claim to the land above described,
before Warren II. shepherd, Clerk
of the District Court, at ST. Ma
RES, Idaho, on the 25th day Of
July, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Thomas II. woman. of st. Maries,
Idaho; William c.. Lewis, Of Sc
besta, Idaho; Joseph Shick, of Sc
besta, Idaho; and Robert Howard.
of Sebesta. Idaho.
FRANK LANGLEY. Register.
June i9-July 24.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-06-26
NoTIcE ZOE PuRLIoArIoN

Department of the Interior, u.
6 Land ONCE at Occur d'Alene.
Idaho, June 6, 1917. Notice is
hereby given that Emil Magni, of
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-06-26

Fred Babcock, attorney of
Occur d'Alene, is a business visit
or in this city today.
The Delta independent., 1917-12-14
w. II. elumbers's Activities.

w. II. Blumberg who has been a
resident here since the Indians left
in 1882 believes that 1917 has been
the most prosperous year Delta coun-
ty has ever known. Mr.. Blumberg's
ranch is four miles east of Cedaredge
that is one Of his holdings. Under
the capable direction of II. C. Dix,
foreman, the ranch is devoted en-
tirely to the cultivation of alfalfa has
flourished Two cuttings were made
this year from thirty acres totaling
100 tons. The third crop was pastured.
Mr.. Blumberg sold this ranch this
fall to Chas. BuzZard of Cedaredge for
$4,000. The ranch contains 120 acres
and 35 acres is under cultivation
The Delta independent., 1917-12-14

Methodist
Sunday School .......................9:4 a. m.
Morning Worship ............11:OO n. m.
Epworth League ....................6:3O n. m.
Evening worship ......................7: 80 p. m.
Baptist
Regular services Sunday. Preaching
Il a. m. and 1880 p. m. Young People
6:30 p. m. Sunday School 9:45 a. m.
This church offers generous hospital.
ity to all strangers.
B. Y. p. U. rally Sunday evening, at
$50. A good program has been ar.
ranged Evening sermon to young
people. Subject, Choosing the hard
Things"
ALFRED y. PARRY, Pastor.
The Delta independent., 1917-12-14
Notice To Reaistrants.

Change OF address should immed.
lately be communicated to their re-
spective Local Boards. Registrants
are bound by law to keep themselves
advised of all proceedings in respect
of themselves. and failure to do so
may result not only in their losing
the right to claim deferred classifi-
cation but also II may subject them
to other penalties.
The Legal Advisory Boards is pri.
marily to render all possible assis-
tance to registrants and they should
not hesitate to accept the assistance
thus offered
Local Board for the County OF
Delta, State of Colorado.
The Delta independent., 1917-12-14
CEDAR MESA.
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Oscar Hood has gone to Texas to
visit relatives this winter.
Ernest Lowell has rented and now
occupies the Roscoe ranch.
Four new pupils entered school last
Monday.
Mrs. Fred Frey has returned from a
visit to relatives in Kansas.
Mrs. NJ. E. LitZ, who has been visit
ing for sometime with her daughter
Mrs. Tom Roberts, returned to her
home in Pueblo last oMnday.
A new blackboard has been placed
in the school house for the use of the
primary grades.
Mrs. Sherman Perkins and five
children moved into the Lee house
last week. Her husband is employed
in Missouri and will come west some
time this winter
The Delta independent., 1917-12-14
Costly Apparel.

Ylario Gonzales, Mexican. was ar.
rested this week on complaint of
George Seabourn, charged with ap-
propriating n mackinaw coat from the
mercantile establishment OF that gen
tleman, without advancing the Gus
tomary stipend. or requiring the SER
vices OF salesman. Mr.. Seabourn
recognized the coat on the Individual,
who evidently thought he could get
by" but the sharp eyes Of the owner
were too quick and he had the fellow
taken in. who plead guilty in Justice
Coombe's court. and was fined $40
and costs. amounting I'm all to $50.
In default Of the amount. he was com
mitted to the county bastile.
The Delta independent., 1917-12-14
2.25o Sacks of Potatoes.

H. ID. Perry is one of the thrifty
farmers on Garnet mesa, one mile east
of Delta. This season he has con
structed an additional storage cellar
which with what he had affords stor-
age for 5000 sacks of potatoes. This
years potato crop raised by Mr. Perry
was 2.250 sacks; the beans threshed
60 bushels from plat of 2Iz acres He
had fifteen tons of alfalfa and 200
bushels of wheat from five acres.
The Delta independent., 1917-12-14
Alien Registration Begins.

The registration of all enemy aliens
will begin tomorrow. Now that the
United States has formally declared
war on Austria. the registration will
include Austrans, as well as Germans.
There are many of these in this sec.
ton, particularly in the mining dis
tricts.
The Delta independent., 1917-12-14
Redlands Mesa Supper Saturday.

Jim McCune a few other young kids
of Redlands mesa have planned light
lunch at the West Side school house
in that vicinity for Saturday evening.
The whole amount of proceeds go to
the Red Cross fund. After the sup
per speakers will be on hand to make
the event worth attending.
The Delta independent., 1917-12-14
Looking for Location.

Mr.. and Mrs. George Dilson who
came here last spring from Texas
with the intention of locating, after
spending the summer at Delta and
points on the branch line were pas
sengers Wednesday for Montrose
They will visit there few days and
then go to Durango where they have
a location in view.
The Delta independent., 1917-12-14
AMUSEM ENTS.
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DELTA OPERA HOUSE
Friday. pecemher 18th.

Friday, December 14th.
Universal Serial, Voice on the
Wire," I'd episode. Animated Week.
ly. the Latest News. Comedy. When
Damon Fell for Phythias." Comedy,
Mutt and Jeff" Six Reels in all.
First Show at 1880.
Saturday. December 18th.
Mutual Gale Kane, in Southern
Pride" Five Reels. Liberty" 18th
Episode, two Reels. Little Bo-peep."
]. K. l.. Comedy, two Reels: Nine
Reels in all. First Show. Saturday
Night, at 700. Nine Reels.
Tuesday, December 18th.
''Ikey and Abey." Don't miss this
treat. Tickets on sale at Osborne
Williamson Drug Store.
The Delta independent., 1917-12-14
AT THE CHURCHES.
Methodist

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The Delta independent., 1917-12-14
To California to See Son.

Mrs. J. B. RatelSin of Cedaredge
left for San Diego Wednesday of this
week to spend the Christmas season
with their son. William at Camp
Kearney. She will spend the balance
of the winter at different points in
the state. Miss Elsa Childs of Ce-
daredge accompanied here on the
California trip.
The Delta independent., 1917-12-14
Home from Extended Visit.

Mrs. Forrest T. Smith and little
son are home fom an extended visit
at Riverdale. Nebraska, with her
grandmother. Mrs. Smith made a
short visit with friends at Fort Nor
gan on he way home.
The Delta independent., 1917-12-14
Business Trip to Denver.

DR.. II. X. Porter has been in Den
Yer the past week ON government
business, as well as business for the
stock growers association. He is ex-
pected back tomorrow
The Delta independent., 1917-12-14
Attends Marine Funeral.

Rev. A. ID. Fairbanks and his daugh-
ter-in-law. Mrs A. d. Fairbanks at
tended the funeral of their late friend
Mrs. Alex. Marine. at Montrose. Sun
day. Mrs. Fairbanks visited her father
Mr.. Redding while at Montrose.
The Delta independent., 1917-12-14
Lieut.. A. 3. McMuIIin on EurIouah.

Lieut.. A. r. McMullin has spent
his furlough with the home folks at
Paonia. Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. McMullin.
He was commissioned at the training
camp at Fort Sheridan, H., and given
10 days furlough before being requir
ed to report for duty in New York.
The Delta independent., 1917-12-14
Plans Trip to California.

E. F. Hubbard is planning a trip
to California for this winter and ex-
poets to leave in a few days for diff
ferent California points.
The Benson signal., 1917-12-08
WESTERN.

Dependency over the invasion of
Belgium, her native land, by the Ger
mans is said to have been the reason
for the suicide of Mrs. Matilda Bouil-
Ion of Los Angeles, Cal.
Women engine wipers at Spokane
and at other division points on the
Great Northern and the Northern Pa
cific railroads in Washington like
their work and prefer it to house
work, G. H. Younger, state labor COM
missioner, declared at Spokane.
Mrs. Daffy Summers, said to be the
Oldest colored woman in California
and former cook in the employment
of Abraham Lincoln, died at Oakland,
CAL, aged 106 years. She is survived
by two great-great-great- eat-grandchildren
and three other generations. She was
born in Alabama
Gen. Francisco Murguia arrived in
Chihuahua City with approximately
5000 men from Saltillo to take the
field against Francisco Villa and his
followers who have been operating in
the vicinity of Chihuahua City and
have attacked the federal columns at
Ojinaga, Laguna and Cuchillo Parade.
The Benson signal., 1917-12-08
SPORT.

E. B. Hundley, cadet in the avia-
tion section of the signal corps, Unit
ed States army, stationed at Camp
TaliaferrO, was killed at Fort Worth,
Tex, when he lost control of his air
plane and fell $500 feet to the ground
J. H. Cohan, mechanician for T. B.
Haynes, was killed when the car
driven by Haynes in an automobile
race at Casper, Wyo., struck a plank
in the track and crashed into the
fence, overturning. Haynes was un-
injured. Cohan is a former Denver
man.
Nelson H. Norgren, the man who
has guided the athletic destiny of the
University of Utah for more than
three years, has served his last day
as athletic coach at the institution
and left for Berkeley, Cal, to take
the physical examination for the avi-
alton corps of the army
Football, the toughest of American
outdoor sports, exacted a toll of
twelve victims, including one Colora-
do boy, during the 1917 season, which
ended with Thanksgiving day games,
according to reports. The number
was six less than 1916 and four less
than two years ago. In 1914 there
were fifteen deaths.
The Benson signal., 1917-12-08
WASHINGTON.

According to statement made pub
lie by the Federal Children's Bureau,
war prices are depriving babies of
milk.
Another appeal to the women of the
country to knit for the navy and
marine corps was issued by the wom-
ans advisory committee on naval
: auxiliaries to the Red Cross War
Council.
With the assembling of the sixty
fifth Congress in it's second session,
the world speedily will be given ample
proof that America is united in the
determination to wage the war against
Germany to victory.
Ratification by the states of a pro-
hibition amendment to the federal con-
stitution within two years was pre-
dicted by William Jennings Bryan,
speaking before the opening session
of the annual convention of the Wom-
ans Christian Temperance Union.
Marking probably the greatest
stride toward complete coordination
of the war-making forces Of the coun-
try, the Council of National Defense,
after a special conference, announced
the practical formation of what is
terme1 lnOfficially the American War
Counc''
The Benson signal., 1917-12-08
GEN ERAL.

The price of unwrapped bread in
Chicago will be reduced one cent.
The runaway army balloon from
Fort Omaha passed over Newton,
Kan, tearing down telephone wires
and poles.
Sixteen bodies of miners who lost
their lives in the explosion in the Old
Bencoal corporation mine, four miles
north of Christopher, ILL.,, have been
located.
While negotiating with the Boil
sheviki regime for an armistice and
separate peace, German military au-
to disorganize the Russian army and
innoculate the soldiers with German
doctrine.
The first anniversary of the consti-
tuent assembly was celebrated in
Mexico City instead of at Queretaro,
as President Carranza was unable to
leave the capital.
Demands were presented to practi-
cally every railroad in the country for
increase in wages for trainmen and
conductors which are approximately
40 per cent higher than the present
scale
Ligon Scott, the negro who attacked
a young white woman Nov %, was
burned at the stake on the public
square at DyersbUg, Tenn
The Benson signal., 1917-12-08
Cost of FEEDING Nippon's Soldiers.


1t costs about 43 sen Il day (about
% cents) to feed private in Japan's
Second imperial bOdy-guard regiment,
according to an officer quoted in Yom-
iuri, venacular paper. Of this, ID
sen goes for a quart Of rice and bar
ley go per cent barley and 18 sen
for meat and vegetables. The sum is
not as small as it seems, as everything
is One-third under market price when
bought for the army. For breakfast,
In addition to the cereal, bean soup is
served, and for, lunch and supper the
menu includes vegetables and fish or
meat. Cooking and distribution is
carefully done by a staff of 20 men, in
Guiding three lieutenants, three SER
geants and ii privates-or one cook
for every 80 men in a regiment of l.
800. Unused food is sold to cheap
eating houses, the money thus gained
being spent for extra dishes on fes-
tive occasions.
The Benson signal., 1917-12-08
wIN-THE-WAR CONGRESS OPENS
Giqantic Tasks Before Second Session
of Sixty-fifth Congress.

Washington. - Americas win-the-
war session of Congress opened Dec.
3. The House convened promptly at
noon. AS Speaker Clark's gavel fell
Vice President Marshall in the Sen
ate called the upper house to order.
Prayers for victory were offered in
the opening of both houses.
With the United States rapidly as
suming the dominant role in the war
on Hohenzollernism, the Sixty-fifth
Congress convened with gigantic
tasks, all aimed at victory, before it.
Questions of financing the most cost
Iy war in history, of meeting the rap
idly changing economic conditions at
home and giving adequate support to
the nations allied with this country
in the war on Germany, will keep
Congress in session probably through
next summer
President Wilson appeared before
the Senate and House in joint session
Tuesday and delivered his message.
1t is an inspiring call to all Amer
leans to buckle down with renewed
energy to the gigantic task Of winning
this war and as breathing the spirit
of determination to go through to vic
tory.
Senator La Toilette arose immedi-
ately after the formal organization of
the Senate, formally to announce to
the Senate the death of his colleague,
Senator Paul o. Husting of Wisconsin,
who was accidentally shot while hunt
ing.
The Benson signal., 1917-12-08
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF THE WEEK
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service
ABOUT THE WAR.

British and French forces have
reached Italian line to resist invad-
ers.
The Austro-Germans have begun a
new offensive operation on the lower
Piave.
Lively skirmishes between the Brit
ish and opposing forces have taken
place near Jerusalem.
Americas Rainbow Division is in
France, along with other National
Guard units.
Ten divisions strong, the Belgian ar
my is ready to take it's part in the
offensive in Flanders whenever the
word is given.
Violent artillery actions are report
ed around st. Quentin and near Yer
dun. The Paris report says several
raids were attempted by the enemy
but that they proved futile.
Large numbers of American army
engineers, working on the British
railways in the region of Gouzeau-
court, caught in the German turning
movement, escaped by lying in shell
holes and on the ground while the
British fired over them.
Thirty-five Mexican bandits were
killed and many wounded in battle
at Buena Vista, Tex, between United
States cavalrymen and a force of 200
Mexicans which crossed the interna-
tional line and attempted raids on the
cattle ranches. One u. S. soldier and
two ranchmen were slain.
The brilliant record of the French
aviators, including the members of
the Lafayette escadril1e for the ten
months ending in October, shows that
they destroyed 12O German airplanes
over the French lines and 397 over
the German lines whose destruction
has been fully confirmed.
Nine separate counter attacks
launched against Masnieres by strong
German forces Saturday were all re-
pulsed after most sanguinary fighting,
although the British pulled their line
back somewhat to lessen the sharp
salient there. An intense battle ragged
all day, and it is stated that the Brit
ish killed more Germans between day
light and dark than in any similar
period since the war began. 1t was
virtually a continuous fight from the
start of the first counter attack. Ger
many claims the capture of 1000 pris-
oners and several batteries.
The Benson signal., 1917-12-08
ESTIMATES SUBMITTED TO CON
GRESS GREATEST IN MA
TION'S HISTORY.
II BILLIONS FOR WAR
TAXES TO PAY PART AND ISSUE
OF LIBERTY BONDS TO
COVER PORTION.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Washington. - Estimates of more
than $13, 100000, ,000-the greatest in
the nations history-for the conduct
of the government and prosecution OF
the war during the fiscal year 1913
were submitted to Congress by the
Treasury Department.
In round figures, more than SILL
00O,000,00O of that vast sum is for the
war alone. Only part of it will be re
allied from taxation; the remainder
will come from issues of Liberty
bonds.
Deducting an item of $153,000,000
intended as an annual appropriation
toward a sinking fund for the dis
charge of the old public debt, and
some $33O,OOO,OOO which will be
turned back to the treasury from pos
tai revenues, the estimated sum for
which Congress actually is expected
to appropriate is $13,018, ,595. No
previous estimate ever has exceeded
two billions.
Here follows a general statement
of the estimates by general headings:
The Benson signal., 1917-12-08
FOREIGN

Ministers of allied powers to Russia
ready to ask for passports.
Drastic curtailment of manufacture
of pleasure automobiles unnecessary.
The Vienna Neue Freie Presse in
vites England to consider whether it
is not possible to open peace pour
parlers.
Lady Mackenzie, wife of Sir VIII
liam Mackenzie, president of the Can
adian Northern railway, died at her
home in Toronto
The kings of Norway, Denmark and
Sweden, at their conference at Chris
tiania, reached an agreement On peace
in the three countrys.
American soldiers stationed in Par
is and the suburbs, as we'll as those
at various training camps and bases,
sat down to an old-fashioned Thanks
giving dinner.
Germans entered British positions
at various points south of Masnieres
and advanced two miles at one point,
but British regained part of the
ground.
British casualties reported during
November totalled 120,OS9, divided as
follows: Officers killed or died of
wounds, LISP; men, 24,292. Officers
wounded or missing, 1887; men, 91,-
1OS.
Reassuring messages from Russia
to the effect that no separate peace
will be tolerated, but that the armies
under Gen. Dukhonin will fight on,
have been received by the Russian
embassy in London.
The German foreign secretary, Dr.
Won Kuehlmann, is quoted in a Cen
tral News dispatch from Amsterdam
as saying it was absurd to imagine
Germany would enter peace confer
ence with large claims.
Advices received at Stockholm from
Berlin say the new fatherland party
has presented memorial to the
Reichstag containing warning
against a general truce, which the
memorial declared would work to the
advantage of England
Inquiries of members of the Rus
sian colony in London show that
nothing is known of the report pub
lished in the London Morning Post
that the Grand Duchess Tatiana, sec
ond daughter of the deposed emperor
of Russia, has come to England. The
story is generally discredited.
The American Army and Navy
Young Mems Christian Association is
trying to make the American soldier
and sailor feel cat home when he
comes to Paris on leave. Two hotels.
one for officers and the other for en-
listed men, have just been opened and
provided with all the comforts of
home and of well regulated club.
That 100000 Kirghise Tartars were
massacred in the summer of 1916 be-
cause they revolted against the ex-
czar's transference of their best graz
ing lands to his favorites is stated in
the Manchester Guardian by M. Phil
lips Price, a special correspondent just
returned to London from visit to the
remote region on the borders of Rus
sia and China.
The Benson signal., 1917-12-08
Why of Course.

Though thoroughly patriotic, John
ny, aged nine, dining with his mother
in one of the cafeterias on wheatless
day, could not understand why he
should eat corn bread instead of the
usual white bread, relates the Indian
apolis News.
In the argument that ensued his
mother, losing her temper, ordered the
young man ito get outside of his por-
tion Of bread right away"
After a thoughtful moment Johnny
commented: Mother, then would be
the peelin', wouldn't II"
The Benson signal., 1917-12-08
Beats Up Police: Held AS Insane.

PueblO.-A man giving the name Of
Alexander Crunska, arrested here on
charge of vagrancy, became in
censed when, upon his release being
ordered and roll of bills amounting
to 5000 returned him by the officers,
he knocked down and severely injured
Detective Walton and Police Surgeon
Killough, and broke considerable fur
niture in the wagon room at police
headquarters. He is now held at a To-
cal hospital, and is being examined as
to his sanity.
The Benson signal., 1917-12-08
OF Course She Did.

A young woman had come in answer
to an advertisement. She was asked
why she left her last place.
"YeS'm. don't mind tellin' all about
it. 1t was just this way. The lady
comes into my kitchen and asks me if
I can make corn pones, and proceeds
to show me, to show ME, how to make
corn pones, an I'm from Kentucky.
Did I quit? Of course I did."-In-
dianapolis News.
The Benson signal., 1917-12-08
Small Footing Won by Teutons.

London, Dec. 4-"From Gonnelieu
to Marcoing," Field Marshal Haig s
report from France says, "the enemy
delivered attacks in great strength
with large forces and has been re-
pulsed with heavy losses. The enemy
resumed the offensive on the Cambria
battle front with great violence.
Fighting of an exceptionally severe
nature took place. Our positions
have been maintained except at La
Vacquerie and east of Marcoing,
where our line has been slightly with
drawn