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Evening star., 1917-04-01

The prickly pears are fertflized and
treated precisely like any other crop"
thus causing them to triple or quadru-
pie their original size, which, of course,
means that the thorns are also rela-
lively larger. Then. when the rancher
desires a certain amount of food for his
stock all he has to do is to taho
blow pipe, similar to those used by
plumbers, and SINCE off the thorns.
very simple and easy process.
In this manner he is enabled to raiss-a
croD of thirty tons to the acre OF sue
culent forage. of which the cattle are
very fond and at the same time to pre-
vent it's destruction by leaving the
thorns on the prickly pears. No fences
or other protection are needed and the
pear" crop Will flourish in SOIL where
nothing else Will grow.
The department is also April fooling
the boil weeVii by advocating the
growing of cotton so that Il viii reach
maturity before the weeyil gets hun
CRY; it is preventing cedar rust on ap-
pies by destroying the nearby cedar
groves: it is deceiving the rooster and
the hen by its campaign against Infer
tile eggs and by its advocacy Of hatch
early and avoid the hens vacation; IL
is tricking hog cholera and hog tuber-
culosis by scientific inoculation treat
ment and by keeping the hogs away
from possibly infected spots. while the
work of its plant and forest specialists
is resulting in the continual discovery
of new varieties of valuable fruits.
vegetables and timber-some of the
latter colored in a variety of ways by
means of dye supplied to the roots.
Uncle Sam. being a diguifed old gen.
tleman. of course. refers to his work
as IAN Improvement upon nature and
the discovery of more scientific proc
esses,' but it is April-fooling. just the
same.
Evening star., 1917-04-01
ondence Of The Star.

specIHI C0ffesp0huehce OF 1he staf.
PARIS, March 20, 1917.
~ NE week ago the French war
m " minister asked parliament to
w vote government bill calling
out the youngest Frenchmen
liable to army service. They form "the
GLASS Of 1879; that is, they will be
twenty years old In that year-and
twenty is the age when the obligation
Evening star., 1917-04-01
How Uncle Sam Is Apri1-F ooling Old Mother Nat

proper amount OF oxygen, BY msane -
an oxygen tank which will last for I've
hours. and at the same time takes ID
the poisons of the breath by q tank of
potash. The rescuers, equipped with
these gas masks, somewhat similar b
those IN use in the trenches abroad, are
enabled to penetrate the poisonous air
with impunity to remain there for a.
least two hours. at the end OF which
time their supply of oxygen and pot
ash has to be renewed.
The Department OF AgrfcuttsMN
through its many bureaus, is also worlur
ing long hours IN an endeavor TO fool
nature all the time-not only on the
LIST of April
Few people realize that the chrys-
anthemum, emblem OF the snappy days
of tho fall and the flower which cp-
pears TO be especially dedicated to foot
ball games, is the product of long and
arduous labor on the part Of soien-
lists who have fooled nature. The an
cestor of the chrysanth emum was q
large daisy which grows with rank pro-
fusion in the Interior Of China.
The Chinese found. by an intricate
system of grating and cutting differ
ent specimens OF this daisy. they could
produce blooms which had many more
petals than the parent blossoms. This
process grew, in time. to the produo-
ton OF the chrysanthemum, much as
we know Il now.
Evening star., 1917-04-01

that was placed in Its way. Nature
had apparently provided 1t with an
efficient safeguard at its only vulnera-
BILE point, near Yuma, Ariz., by placing
there a long stretch of quicksand,
which would apparently suck in any
dam or other work placed thereon.
Evening star., 1917-04-01

But the government experts worked
out an idea for huge dam which
would remain in place simply by Its
own weight, resisting alike the force
of the river and the treachery OF the
quicksands by its inertia
Accordingly, a dam, which weighs
Evening star., 1917-04-01
usual conception of Uncle
Sam-the personification of the

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y -s.,td ai.r,e.d ola ge,.1eran
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u ms ~ "
TO imagine such character lnouislng'
rs IL WERE in the pranks and jests
which have through centuries of usage.
,s... -, -. 1n ,,o,,s,, 10, .b. 1s.
become part VI MI Il oo4s uas' 1'ie A'1
of April.
Rut vbi1e tho sober old gentleman
-. =, ;s =, 49, ,,,r. , ,b.
'' ~ "
brick-under-the hat or the pocketbook-
on-a-strjng Jokes with which many
,.rso,,s ,,iu do,,h,1.se bc foolea TODAY
he mas. SO to speak, set hlmsei UP as d
practical joker on nature. and many are
tho nranks which he has nlaved and ia
-. - ,G,e.,
playing alons TINS hht- one aIiereHes
between these sovernmentai 1ests ana
!he OF ruin.rS -ApIl u ioot Gohss "a, Io rHoI,
Is 'hat the loriher are iHs~enueu ~ setets .,
10. tne 1Steeiiient pI rise poopie " tt.e
na1ioh. me quips themselves aEe 4ulee
az humorous, II one views theih ifoiil
the STANDPOINT OF nature herSeli.
''i " ~
eastward toward the Gulf of Mexico by
way of the Missouri and Mississippi
rivers. Here was q turbulent mountain
stream that coursed on It's way, giving
pleasure on]T TO artists VINO oenghted
an .he So, si n tat,9Sas,t.rass ns it
location. Viewed from a utilitarian
standpoint the river useless, un-
less perhaps one could harness 1t for
81 al-. 0s
of thousands of cubic feet of water
which flowed through it each year were
wasted, so far as efficiency was con-
cerned.
But Uncle Sam. in the person of cer-
tain representatives of the reclamation
service. visited the stream and deter
mined to harness its waters in some
manner so that they would irrigate the
section on the other side of the noun
tains which werI sorely in need Of
moisture. How 20 accomplish this was
huge mass of rock and dirt, six
miles wide. separated the Gunnison
from the valley which gave promise of
a vast yield. provided an adequate
ly. in sheer desperation. the govern
ment Determined to play a huge prac-
tical joke on nature"-to twist the en-
tire course of the river and to send it
toward the Pacific instead of the Allan
tic.
~
,,,-,,,,sh +,is u was
oueA ~ -, ~
necessary to cut tunnel through the
heart of the mountain, a tunnel large
.noreb and strong enough to carry all
~ ~, ,,r,,aa
the wafer OF the river 10 inc pai
valley beyond. On the face or 1t this
seemed to be a gigantic undertaking.
go On :, ,roved Nothine like 1t had
anu % - p.tsnn.ad IN ira history of
ever peeh a,.ehptea 'st tsan III uncIa , Sam de-
s ShS win .hin1s, .hat have never
h Az. "a Sarers
oesn d; uoue he c.,,sd 10, vol,nteers
,.nr' arnnna his rsciamation engineers
- datarn.in. ths eSact snot where the
tv,n.I .hnmId he commenced. in itself
Evening star., 1917-04-01

PRACTICAL man of business,
as well as forceful and
briIliant writer. here makes
forecast of the struggle for
ocnnnrnfn mn starry that ia
Evening star., 1917-04-01
THE WAR AFTER THE w

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The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-08
B0LSHEV|K| CONTROL
 ALL COMMUNICATIONS
Declared They Have Deposed the kerensky Government in Pet rOgrad - Officials Eagerly Await Kerensky Version.
United Press Special.

United Press Special.
 London, Nov. S.-Bolsheviki leaders in control of all communication with Petrograd, formally announced to the world that they had "deposed the Kerensky government"
 In it's place, the institution of a new regime with a policy of immediate peace and the immediate distribution of all lands to peasants, is declared
 No mention is made in dispatches received here of fighting, but it was feared that once again the streets of Petrograd had been dyed in blood from the struggling factions.
 Bolsheviki leaders did not explain how the alleged overthrow of the kerensky government had been ac- complished, except to assert that "the garrison and proletariat" had forced it
 All the news from Russia today was one-sided, the only version being that of the revolting Bolsheviki, due to their control of all means of communi- cation.
 London has been prepared for news .of an armed outbreak, following Pre- mier Kerensky's announcement re- |ceived yesterday that active measures Iof suppression were to be adopted Iagainst pacifist enemies.
 Officials here are eagerly awaiting Premier Kerensky's version of today's happenings in Petrograd. Russian of ficials emphasized the fact that the re- volt was entirely local in character, affecting Petrograd alone.
 In the capital pacifsm has reached the greatest strength, due to the activ- ity of Bolsheviki Sovet of workmen and soldiers.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-08
MARKET IS QUIET;
 PRICES UNCHANGED
Fluctuations Irregular, Close is l to 14 Points DOwn-Liver- pool and Domestic Trade In- terests Were Buyers.

New York, Nov. 7.-The cotton mar 4et was comparatively quiet today, with fluctuations irregular. After selling at 26.61c early, January rallied to 26.83c, but eased later, closing at 26.68c, with the general list closing barely stady, at a net decline of 1 to 14 points.
 The market opened steady at an ad- vance of ? points on December, but generally unchanged to 9 points lower. The good weather report in the South over the holiday and the easy opening of the stock market seemed to pro- mote scattering liquidation and the market was unsettled right after the call. December sold as low as 27.35c and March 26.25c during the first few minutes, or about to 15 points under Mondays closing figures. Liverpool and domestic trade interests were buyers, however. and prices soon turn ed steadier on this demand and cover ing. An improved tone to the stock market was a factor on the advance, but the main influence appeared to be the continued bullish average of South ern spot advices and the trade buying of near months. A few stop orders were uncovered on a scale up, with December selling at 27.55c and March at 26.47c, or about to II points net higher.
 Liverpool interests were said to be buying to undo hedges against the arrival and sale of American cotton in the English market, and local trade interests were also credited with un- doing hedges against sales of spots in the South. This demand subsided on the advance and the market was un- settled later in the afternoon, with prices easing off under realizing for over the census report tomorrow and Southern selling.
 Cotton closed barely steady.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-08
CONDUCTING CAMPAIGN
 FOR HIGHER PRICES

Jonesboro, Nov. S.-Price of cotton seed was believed today to have reach ed the highest here of any place in Arkansas. Eighty dollars a ton has been paid here for several days, the highest of the season. For some years farmers have complained that the prices here for both cotton and cotton seed have been below that of other places The Jonesboro Chamber of Commerce is conducting a cam paign in the interest of higher prices for cotton seed.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-08
BRITISH SHIP LOSS
 SMALLEST OF YEAR
o,lv Eight Vessels of Over 1,600 Tons and Four Vessels Under That Tonnage Were Lost in Week.

London. Nov. "A marked decrease in the British merchant ships sunk Airing the last week is noted in the .dmiralty report tonight. Only eight vessels over 1,600 tons were sunk by mine or submarine and four vessels under that tonnage. No fishing yes sels were sunk.
 The number of British merchant sbips is the smallest since the unre- stricted submarine warfare began ear lv in the year, They probably are smallest in tonnage also, for while in tbe week ending September 16 only eight vessels of 1,600 tons or more were sunk, 20 vessels under that ton mage were destroyed. The next best record in point of number was in the week ending September 30, when 13 yessels-11 large and two small were sunk.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-08
United Press Special.

Washington. Nov. 8.-Cable mes sages received at the Russian embassy caused evident concern, but officials refused to make statement.
 The report that the Kerensky gov ernment was overthrown by Bolshe- wiki was neither confirmed nor denied lat the embassy.
 The messages evidently were of i'm pOrtance, and later will be transmitted to the state department.
 The embassy still feels that Pre- mier Kerensky has the whole hearted support of the army outside of Petro- grad. The embassy stated that any announcement regarding the crisis would come from statement of the department, or Ambassador Bakme- trieff, who is inaccessible today.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-08
QUORUM COURT MAKES
 SOME GOOD APPROPRIATINS

Newport, Nov. S.-Jackson county has the power today to employ nurse to aid in a campaign against tuber- culosis. This was made possible through an appropriation of $750 made for the work by the quorum court which recently met here. Farm demonstration and canning club work is to continue for another year, also, $2,30O having been appropriated for demonstration and $1 ,50O for canning clubs.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-08
THE BELMONT AMUSEMENT
 COMPANY INCORPORATED

Little Rock, Nov. 8.-The Belmont Amusement Company has been incor- porated for the purpose of providing amusements for the soldiers in Camp Pike. The company is capitalized at $15,000, and will at once install nov ing picture show at Belmont, the hust- ling little village that is growing up around the Hotel Belmont, just out side the camp reservation. W. G. Berskine is president, w. L. Smith vice president, and T. I. Davis sec-treas.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-08

The Prescott Daily News would go to that absent relative every day iii the week for a nominal sum which you would not miss even during these times when money is plentiful. If you don't write as often as you should let us "carry the news to Mary" Just call PAP or 244.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-08
CRIPPLED NEGRO
 KNOCKS MAN DOWN

St. Louis, Nov. S.-Michael Jones, 69. who makes his home at the resi- dence of Father Timothy Dempsey, is convinced that all cripples are not helpless. He complained to the police that crippled negro knocked him down with his crutch and with the aid of white man robbed him of S15. Jones was in the hospital as the result of the attack.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-08
DECISIVE BATTLE EN-
 TIERS FIRST STAGE
United Press Special.

United Press Special.
 Washington, Nov. 8.-The decisive battle of the Teutonic drive in Italy is entering it's first stage, with the maneuvering for position by the op- posing armies, Rome cables stated.
 The French and British reinforce ments are massing back of the Piave river line. Heavy artillery is being rushed from the western front to Cadorna's relief.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-08
GOVERNOR PARDONS MAN
 FOUND TO BE INSANE

Little Rock, Nov S.-The governor yesterday pardoned Tom May of Car roll county. who was convicted last February on a charge of forgery, and sentenced to a term of two years in the penitentiary. The pardon was granted on the recommendation of the penitentiary physician and Dr. c. W. Garrison, state health officer, who made an examination, and found the man insane He is not violent, but he is helpless and there are no means for taking care of him at the penitentiary He will be taken home by his rela- tives.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-08
RED CROSS ROOM BECOMES
 CLEARING HOUSE KNITTERS

St. Louis, Nov. 8.-Although opened but six weeks, the knitting room of the Red Cross in St. Louis has become the clearing house for more than 5000 women and children knitters. Sweat CTS, stocks, helmets and socks are be- ing shipped every few weeks to the Sammes in France from the local Red Cross.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-08
PRESUMED PRESENCE GER-
 MAN FLEET MEANS BATTLE
United Press Special.

United Press Special.
 Stockholm, Nov. S.-A large Ger man squadron of warships is off the Finnish naval station of Helsingfors, according to word from Paparanda Presumably the presence of the Ger man fleet in this location means that Germany intends to resume the naval drive in the Baltic and is about to at tack Russian naval Notifications at Sveaborg, guarding Helsingfors.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-08
COMPLETE OFFICIAL FOR
 OHIO ID DETERMINE RESULT
United Press Special.

United Press Special.
 Columbus, O., Nov. 8.-A complete official count will be necessary to de- eide whether or not Ohio voted wet or dry last Tuesday.
 Based on unofficial and incomplete returns from sixty counties, it was pre- dicted at the secretary of states office that the state had gone dry by a vote of between three thousand and five thousand
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-08
ATTEMPT ID WRECK LOADED TROOP TRAIN
United Press Special.

United Press Special.
 Freeport, H., Nov. S.-It was re- ported here that an attempt was made yesterday afternoon to wreck an Illi- nois Central train carrying five hun dred soldiers from Camp Grant to Houston.
 The engine crew discovered a pile of ties on the track about three miles out from the camp.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-08
BRITISH CARRY OUT
 SUCCESSFUL RAIDING

United Press Special.
 London, Nov S-The British carried out successful raiding operations southeast of Armentieres.
 They also repulsed two enemy at tempts to enter the British lines north of Roeux.
 Paris, Nov. S.-A French attack on German positions around Schoen- holz in Alsace netted a hundred and twenty prisoners and other heavy losses to the enemy.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-08
WOMEN AND CHILDREN
 BURIED UNDER BUILDING
United Press Special.

United Press Special.
 New York, Nov. S.-Six women and one man who were buried under the ruins where the floors of a four-story brick building in Brooklyn collapsed, are believed to be dead.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-08
AMERICAN SOLDIERS CAP
 TURF 2 GERMAN PRISONERS
United Press Special.

United Press Special.
 New York. Nov, S.-Two German prisoners have been captured by the American soldiers of Pershing's com mand on the Chemin Des Danes, ac- cOrding to the New York Courier Des Etats Unis.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-08

If you don't get your paper every afternoon and are sure that your neighbor has not borrowed it, call PAP and we will send you one.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-08
ADMIRALTY ANNOUNCES
 TORPEDOING ROCHESTER
United Press Special

United Press Special
 London, Nov. 8.-The admiralty an- nounced the torpedoing of the Ameri- can steamer Rochester Friday. Four aboard were killed, and the second and third mates and thirteen others are missing. Thirty-one survivors were landed at Buncfana and Rossport.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-08
INTERURRAN PASSENGER
 CARS COLLIDE; THREE KILLED

United Press Special.
 Kent, Ohio, Nov. 8.-Three were killed and fifteen injured when two passenger interurban cars collided near here.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-08

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-14

doesn't make any difference az all.
Ten months without bath. for in.
stance. is a trifle: something not
TO be noticed at all.
Another singular thing is this.
that the men best suited TO explora.
ton are not the big. strong.
physically superior men. II Is the
men q imagination who count In
this sort OF work. Men who. no
matter what hardship comes. can
always see something ahead OF
them, can always fix their thoughts
upon the possibilities OF the fu.
ture.
Shackleton believes the war will
be ended by October. and is hurry
ing back TO offer his services TO the
British navy. He expects TO finish
rising the money TO pay off his
present indebtedness, which IL the
purpose OF his present lectures. lie
has mortgaged even his books and
his pictures in his effort-success
ful-to rescue his followers. and
to provide for the dependents OF
those who were lost
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MADAM RUTH

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friends Shs tells you what business you
are Adapfei for. ~hsn "a sp@rniafs
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-14
NAVY YARD ZONE IS
NOT IN EFFECT YET

Commandant Coontz. OF the 18th
Naval district. stationed at Brem-
erton. announced saturday that the
war zone" order had not yet gon,
into effect on Puget sound and
that he had had no official intima-
ton of the date that IL would be
effective.
When the order. which is made
by the navy department on the au-
thority OF President Wilson. goes
in force, no vessels viii be allow
ed to traverse the waters OF Port
Orchard bay between sunset and
sunrise and will be fired upon with.
out hesitation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-14
Ten Months Without Bath
Is Nothing to Explorer

T~enty.sesen years ago, Err
nest Shackleton ran away from
home TO 90 10 sea before the
mast. A little later he was
shovelin9 coal at Valparaiso at
rs cents a day. Twenty six
years later. that is In 1915. Sir
Ernes, shaesleton entered the
hsrbor Of Valparaiso with the
entire Clinean fleet drawn up
In his honor.
Ae had failed In his South
Polar trip, but Of such heroic
qualities was the failure made
up, that the tribute from Chile
only reflected the tribute Of
the world to an intrepid man
and an explorer OF much
achievement.
Shackleton arrived in Seattle
from Tacoma this morning and or
the boat he told the story OF his
. scape 20 sea. lie Is 10 tell IN,
story 81 his expeditions TO the res
cue OF his men. Sunday night al
the Arena. This morning he was
met at Tacoma by committed
from the College club OF Seattle
OF Worrall Wilson. n
u. Campbell and David Whitcomb
They escorted him to Seattle
where he was a luncheon guest al
the College club. going TO the Uni
versity club later as q guest at din
ner.
Ten Months Without Bath
A square built, blue-eyed. rudy
faced lrlshman is Shackleton. with
"A quiet. reflective. well-modulste
tone OF voice. his ideas all In trim
and logical order and a gift OF cleai
expression that is amazing.
Shackleton SCOTS at the idea o.
missing any comforts during a mat
ter of years far away from a hote
and n newspaper.
After the first day or so, 4
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-14
OPEN EXHIBITS TO
PUBLIC next week

The new exhibition building at
Fourth ave. and University St.
which now houses the industrial
exhibit of the Manufacturers asso-
citation, Chamber OF Commerce and
Commercial Club, will be formally
dedicated next week with a special
program u demonstrations by the
exhibitors
In conjunction with the industrial
exhibit the Seattle Fine Arts so
clcty will also hold open house To
the public
More than 30 firms who maintain
exhibits will distribute gifts and
conduct public demonstrations daily
from to and from Z to . p. IN,
other entertainments features VIII
include music and moving pictures
of Washington industries and
dancing The exhibit will he open
TO the public at > y, m. Monday