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Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-07

The navy accepted the offer of Dl John A. Harries of New York to sup ply his seam yacht Surf as a hospita ship.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-07

Sheboysan, Wis, went under the new daylight conservation schedule. Clocks were set ahead one hour at midnight.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-07
Man s.rueI. by TroIIsl ss s.--ll.--

Stratford Conn. May GA man etil unidentified, was struck and nroa- ably fatally injured by a tFrilnr ra~ near St. Michaeis cemetery hare arr.e this morning. He was taken fr a
 Bridgeport hospital sunerine Errrr .. probable fracture of the airn1L
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-07

The French liner Rochambeau ar rived at a French port narrowly es caping a torpedo fired by a German submarine.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-07

Members of the bakers union, who have been on strike for week in Chicago have ratified the agree ment reached between their represent atives and the employers.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-07

The American Jewish friends in Russia are arranging an "emancipa = tion banquet" to be held at the Hotel Astor, New York, next Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-07

The support of 1,o55 Belgian child ren for one year was pledged at meeting of citizens in Worcester
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-07

Capt. Charles Edwards of the tor pedoed American ship Rockingham ar rived in Liverpool with 25 men of the crew.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-07

pr. Walter T. French, a proprietor of a pharmacy in Jacksonville, Fla, was arrested by Government agents, charged with being an alien enemy and with threatening President Will son
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-07

Raise potatoes and help to win the war" is the title of a booklet distrib- uted by the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-07

A commission representing the Rus sian provisional government will leave for America to confer with American officials on industrial, economic and financial relations.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-07

Rear Admiral Sidney WiIIetts, U. s. N, retired, is dead at the home of rel atives in Woodbury, N. J.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-07

The American schools printing es tablishment at Beirut was seized by the Turkish government.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-07

Lieut.. "Honest Dan" Costigan, in charge of the special squad at New York police headquarters for 15 years was made a captain.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-07

Seven persons were seriously hurt when a touring car driven by Joseph Sterns of Detroit, Mich, skidded and overturned in Buffalo.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-07
the Largest Connecticut Proportion Cs Population
Condensed TeIegrams

Sweden's new ministry viii continue the nations strict neutrality.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-07

Commander Arthur Bainbridge Hoff, official censor in charge of the New York district. began his duties at the office of the Mexican Telegraph Co. in New York, censoring cablegrams to Mexico, Central and South America.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-07

Alfredo Zayas, Liberal candidate for President in the recent Cuban cleo tion, denied responsibility for the late revolution of the Liberals
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-07

As a result of the severe storm the Adirondacks lie under a blanket ot snow.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-07

the nations s strict neutrality. As result of the severe storm the Adirondacks lie under a blanket of snow.
 The American schools printing es- tablishment at Beirut was seized by the Turkish government.
 Rear Admiral Sidney WiIIetts, U. s. N, retired, is dead at the home of rel atives in Woodbury, N. J.
 Raise potatoes and help to win the war, is the title of a booklet distrib- uted by the Pennsylvania Railroad.
 The navy accepted the offer of pr. John A. Harries of New York to sup ply his seam yacht Surf as a hospital ship.
 Capt. Charles Edwards of the tor pedoed American ship Rockingham ar rived in Liverpool with 25 men of the crew.
 The support of 1,o55 Belgian child ren for one year was pledged al a meeting of citizens in Worcester, Mass.
 Sheboygan, Wis, went under the new daylight conservation schedule. Clocks were set ahead one hour at midnight.
 
 The French liner Rochambeau ar rived at a French port narrowly es- caping a torpedo fired by a German submarine.
 Denial of the Exchange Telegraph Co.'s despatch that the Chilean Minis ter at Berlin demanded his passports was made in Berlin.
 The American Jewish friends in a Tn 1cyiE ina tion banquet" to be held at the Hotel Astor, New York, next Thursday.
 Lieut. "Honest Dan" Costiqan, in charge of the special squad at New York police headquarters for 15 years was made captain.
 Seven persons were seriously hurt when a touring car driven by Joseph Sterns of Detroit. Mich, skidded and overturned in Buffalo.
 Alfredo Zayas, Liberal candidate for President in the recent Cuban cleo tion, denied responsibility for the late revolution of the Liberals.
 Regular army recruiting is nearing an average of 5000 men day. With 2,786 men accepted out of 5000 4S,- 326 were enlisted since April l.
 Thousands of dollars worth of opi- uTn and other narcotics have been smusgIed into the United States from Mexico in shipments of lemons.
 A fairly severe" earthquake, oc- curring at 9 great undetermined dis tance, was recorded by the seismo- graph of Georgetown College observa- tory.
 Mime. Joffre, wife of the Marshal of France, will get big, sugar cured Vir- ginia hams from Mrs. Woodrow Will son, when the Marshal returns to Paris.
 According to the monthly bulletin of the Bureau of Immigration, there were admitted into this country 15,512 aliens during March, against ,23S in February.
 The war Department reiterated pre- vious statesments that no plan was ing at night of towns along the At lantic coast.
 Robert A. Taft, the son of former President Taft, was rejected on ac count of weak eyes by the physicians examining applicants for the Officers Reserve Corps.
 A commission representing the Rus sian provisional government will leave for America to confer with American officials on industrial, economic and relations.
 So nenacing has the situation be- come on the Riga sector that General Alexieff, commander-in-c chief of the Russian armies, has gone there to di- anf ms in
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-07

Robert A. Taft, the son of former President Taft, was rejected on ac- count of weak eyes by the physicians examining applicants for the Officers Reserve Corps.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-07
nee R. Edwards.

Briq. Gen. Clarence R. Edwards s commander of the new Northeastern Department, advocates the withdrawa
 of National Guardsmen from guard duty and the concentration of military units in camps for intensive training
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-07

A. L. Hum phrey, president of the Pittsburgh Employers Association, of fered to the Government many nnanu- featuring plants in the Pittsburgh dis trict representing an invested capital of $500, ,000,00O and employing 100000.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-07

The war Department reiterated pre- vious statesments that no plan was under contem plation for the darken ing at night of towns along the At lantic coast.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-07

Regular army recruiting is nearing an average of 5000 men a day. With 2.7S6 men accepted out of 5000, 4S,- 326 were enlisted since April 1.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-07

Thousands of dollars worth of opi-
 um and other narcotics have been srnusgled into the United States from Mexico in shipments of lemons.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-07

The Administration bill for insur- ance of lives of crews on American ships and extension of the Federal War Risk Bureau to cover allied ships and cargoes was approved by the Sen ate Finance Committee and reported by Chairman Simmons.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-07

According to the monthly bulletin of the Bureau of Immigration, there were admitted into this country 15,512 aliens during March. against 19 ,23S in February.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-07

A fairly severe" earthquake, oc-
 curring at 9. great undetermined dis
 tance, was recorded by the seismo- graph of Georgetown College observa- tory
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-07

Mime. Joffre, wife of the Marshal of France, will get big, sugar cured Vir- ginia hams from Mrs. Woodrow Will son, when the Marshal returns to Paris.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-03-02
AMERICAN PIANOS IN DEMAND
All Parts of WorId--Australa Is
the Best Customer.

American pianos and player pianos
are being used in ever-increasing num-
bers in every quarter of the globe. De
spite a big falling off in the exports to
the war-ridden countries of Europe.
sales of American instruments abroad
for the fiscal year 1916 were by far the
largest ever recorded, Uncle Sans bu-
reau of commerce reports.
Over 10,S00 pianos and player pianos
Of domestic manufacture We're sold to
foreign countries in that year, and of
that number 5000 went to Australia,
New Zealand and the Philippines
over 500 to Africa, and "a to Asia. In
the same year we sold 1,6T5 to South
America, 2.446 to North America and
1,066 to Europe. No other year equaled
this record.
The growth in exports of American
pianos and player pianos is shown by
the following table:
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-03-02

time of year for many birds, and a
plentiful supply of wild fruit will tide
them over. Fortunately, everywhere
In the United States there are some
fruits that persist until there is no
longer any need of them. If enough
are planted no birds able to live on
this class of food should starve. The
best of these long-persisting fruits are
juniper, bayberry, thorn apples and
related fruits, holly and snowberry.
Information on fruits useful for this
purpose in any section of the United
States may be obtained from the Unit
ed States bureau Of biological survey.
Birds devour cultivated fruit prin-
cipally because the processes of cult
walton diminish the wild supply. The
presence of wild fruit in locality al
ways serves to protect domestic va
rieties, especially when the wild trees
or shrubs are of the same kind as the
cultivated ones and ripen earlier.
Among those most useful for the pur-
pose are mulberry wild blackherries
and strawberries, serviceberry. wild
cherry and elderberry.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-03-02

is designed to be set on pole or
a tree stub for the use of swallows
especially, and for these birds the cav
depth Of inches and an entrance
IA inches In diameter. 1t can be
cleaned by simply lifting the box from
Its base. Bluebirds and wrens, as we'll
as swallows, nest in this style of
house, though they prefer cavity 8
inches deep. Figure 5 illustrates a
house to be attached to tree. 1t can
be opened for cleaning by turning
button and removing the bottom. This
house is easy to build and if suitably
proportioned is adapted to a great va
riety of birds. Plans are furnished
for two sizes-one for bluebirds and
the other for screech owls or sparrow
hawks.
The flicker house shown in Figure 6
is designed to be placed on a post or
the stub of tree. The cavity should
be by inches and 10 to 10 inches
deep. The roof can be lifted in the
same way that a stopper is removed
from a bottle. A house suitable for
members of the woodpecker family
and also for nuthatches and titmice,
including chickadees, is shown In Fig
ure Z. 1t is attached to boles of trees
The bottom is removable. Woodpeck-
ers demand a rather deep cavity for
nesting-from u to Is inches. The
other dimensions required are about
by 9 inches, with an entrance from
IA to inches In diameter. An inch
or so of sawdust should be placed in
the bottom of the house, as woodpeck-
ers do not gather nest materials.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-03-02
INSTITUTION 70 YEARS OLD
Enterprise Which Has Been Fostered
by Uncle Sam Was Established
by an Englishman.

The Smithsonian institution has lust
This institution, which has been fos-
tered by Uncle Sam for nearly three
quarters of century, was founded by
an Englishman james Smithson. In
accordance with his WILL dated Octo-
Der 26. 1926, his fortune of more than
100000 was left in trust to the United
States to found at Washington an es-
Enlistment for the increase and diff
fusion of knowledge among men.
Smithson died on June 81, 1929. and
his bequest was acquired in 1898, but
IL was not until eight years later that
President Polk signed the act of CON
eress establishing the Smithsonian in
stitution. The act provided, among
other things, for a board of regents TO
have charge of the institutions affairs.
The board was to be composed of the
vice-president, the chief justice of the
United States, the mayor of the city of
Washington. three senator's, three rep
resentatives and six citizens at large.
In general the institution was to fur
ther knowledge by carrying on, or as
sisting investigations in all branches
of arts and sciences, and to dissent
nate the results of such researches
by publication. The act directed, us
part of the plan of organization, the
founding of library, museum and
gallery of art, and made provisions for
..-<.l,.
After seventy years, the operations
of the institution are continued along
these same general lines, although 9th
er features have been Incorporated.
1t Is international in its scope. and
governmental In its affiliations, now
administering several government sup
ported bureaus, some of which had
their origin In the institutions early
activities.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-03-02

United States bureau of biological sur.
vey. Where the coast is rocky and the
soil Of ordinary character, conditions
| are little different from those inland,
and except in relation to exposure
there need be no especial preference
given In the choice Of plants. 1t is
worth mentioning however, that sew
eral trees and shrubs are better to
! withstand the winds so prevalent on
the coast. These include three species
of juniper, common barberry, English
thorn, hybrid crabapple, European and
American mountain ashes, smooth and
staghorn sumacs, privets, buckthorn
| and red-berried elder. Where the soil
Is chiefly sand, and that often shifting,
conditions are not suited to many
plants. Selection may be made, how
ever, from the following, all of which
are known to thrive In such surround
ings:
For seed eaters.-Beach grasses,
japanese smartweed, and sunfower.
For fruit eaters. - Bayberry, sea
buckthOrn, sand cherry, beach plum,
cranberries and bearberry.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-03-02
BIRDHoUsE CONSTRUCTION.

Wood Is a better building material
for birdhouses than metal or earthel,-
ware. Entrance holes should be shell
tered by projecting roofs to exclude
rain. All houses should be easy 70
open for cleaning. A perch at the en-
trance is unnecessary, and may even
be an objection, as 1t is frequently
used by English sparrows while they
twitter exasperatingly to brighten off
more desirable occupants. To provide
for proper ventilation, row of small
holes is sometimes bored just beneath
the caves, but there should never be a
ventilating hole lower than the en-
trance, and joints should be made tight,
as drafts of air are dangerous. In case
there is danger that rain may be
driven in through the door, small
drainage hole, which will be covered
by the nest, may be made in the
middle OF the floor.
The appearance and durability Of
houses are improved by a coat of
paint. A neutral shade of green or
gray is suitable for houses mounted in
trees, while those on poles, being con-
spicuously placed, lend themselves
tremendously to the landscape when
painted white. Heads of nails and
screws should be set rather deeply
and covered with putty.
In building birdhouses 1t should be
with the object of attracting particu-
lar species of birds, as the require
ments of the different species vary
The following forms Of birdhouses are
suggested by the United States bureau
of biological survey:
The house shown in Figures I TO
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-03-02
Greatest Contribution of America
to Food Supply of Nations.
Uncle Sans Agricultural Experts De-
clare That It Is More Valuable
Than Any Other Two Crops.

Uncle Sans agricultural experts say
now that corn is the most important
contribution Of America to the food
supply of the world. They declare
that In this country at the present
time the corn crop is more valuable
than any other two crops.
The popularity of corn with the
American farmer, they say, is due to
the fact that it will adapt itself to a
great variety of conditions and yield
more food per acre than any other
grain crop.
In many schools throughout the
country general courses are given in
which the imparting Of agricultural
information is the chief aim. AS corn
is one of the leading crops usually a
number of lessons are devoted to this
subject. In applying the vocational
aim to such course in regions where
corn Is the leading crop, the depart
ments officials say, a large share of
the time should be given the subject
as a means of applying the principles
of plant production. Students in sUch
course, they state should be required
to grow half an acre or more of corn
in connection with the study of the
subject In rounding out such gen.
eral course, it is further suggested by
the experts of the department that
each student may keep one or more
calves or pigs.
1t is the opinion of the officials that
even if corn Is considered in the ele-
mentary schools, students of the sec
ondary schools should also take up the
subject. Corn-growing involves great
many Of the principles of plant pro-
duction, and the subject cannot be ex-
hausted in the elementary school. The
department suggests that secondary
students have reached an age where
they cannot only learn better how to
do thing, but they have also devel-
oped the power to reason, so that they
can better learn the why. This sub
ject is strongly urged by the depart
ment for all rural schools.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-03-02
FOREST REVENUES Big CORN IS WORLD KING
Receipts Nearly Pay Expenses of
National Reserves.
BODYBUILDING One Cause Of the More
General Use Of Government
Timbered Districts.

An increase of more than $340O0O
In receipts, which totaled over $780,
600, marked the administration of
Uncle Sans national forests in the
past year, according to the annual re-
port of Chief of the Forest Service
Henry S. Graves. This increase was
obtained by rapid progress in land
classification, by a material advance
in development work, in which road
building is one of the largest factors,
and by relatively small losses from
forest fires.
The receipts from timber were over
81, 100000 Il 20 per cent increase /;
grazing receipts were $1,2O0,OOO, and
wnter-power rentals brought In $780,
900.
"At present the receipts from ma
tional forests are approximately
three-fourths of what 1t costs to pro-
tect them and carry on the current
business says the report. "In ad-
dition to this cost, however, there are
expenses which are primarily in the
nature of Investments"
Roads and other improvements, re-
forestation of denuded lands and
classification and survey work are
pointed out as examples. The re-
port says that the total expenses ap-
proximate $5,275,00O.
Declaring that the business of the
national forests is on a sound basis
the report continues: IAN efficient
organization has been built up to
handle the work of protection of the
forests and of developing the re-
sources. The rapidly increasing use
of the forests points not only tc
greater service to the public, but also
to increased financial returns"
Chief Forester Graves looks for q
steady increase in the returns from
the national forests. He holds that
in spite of the condition of the lumber
market. steady and increasing local
demand for national forest timber is
created by the upbuilding of the coun
try. This demand, 1t is predicted
will be constantly growing even
though sales for the general market
will huctuate with the prevailing
business conditions. The report adds
that the returns from grazing will in
crease as more stock uses the forests
in consequence of range improvement
and the development of new ranges.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-03-02
Earth as Medicine.

Modern medicine borrows the great
er part of It's remedial agents from
the plant and mineral worlds. Sew
eral varieties of earth served as rem
edies in remote antiquity, as we are
informed by Pliny, Strabo and other
Greek and Roman writers. Clay con-
tanning iron, in particular, was used.
Italy and Greece and their islands.
such as Lemnos, Samos and Chios,
furnished the greater part of the
medical earths. Dioscorides, as we
learn from Professor Rabitsch, who
writes on this subject In the Deutsche
Rundschau fur Geographic (vienna
and Leipzig, xsed the burned clay Of
Eretria (Euboea). So did Hippocrates
and Galen, the most famous physl
clans of antiquity.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-03-02

the well-clcaned fish In diagonal slices,
as the fish stays together better, and
cook In slightly acdulated water a
few whole black peppers and little
salt; then cover and simmer until the
fish is tender
Fish Pudding.-Cook the fish n little
UNDERGONE in water with tablespoon
full of vinegar and salt and black pep
pers, and then drain and pound until
all the fiber Is broken. Now season
with butter, cream and fish stock, I'M
til 1t is of the consistency of thin cake
batter. Pour into creased molds and
steam for two hours and half. Serve
with drawn butter sauce.
Cod en- Casserole.-Prepare cod as
for frying. Dot the bottom of the cas-
serole with bits of butter, then place
In 1t layer of fish. Dust lightly with
flour. salt and pepper. Dot with but
ter and repeat. When the fish is all
used pour over 1t half cupful of wa
ter or fish stock, a third of cupful
of orange juice and the juice of half
a lemon. Add parsley and onion. Fit
the cover tightly and bake until ten
der.
Baked Salmon.-Clean n four-pound
salmon, and stuff with bread dressing
made from cupful Of crumbs, half
a cupful of finely chopped apple, pars-
ley, onion, and salt and pepper to
taste. Add fish stock and h beaten
egg to moisten. Wrap in an oiled pa
per and place in baking pan with
water and butter. Bake in Il quick
oven for an hour, basting often, so
that the paper Is kept moist. Thicker
the gravy slightly with flour and serve
garnished with radishes and parsley,
or lemon and parsley.
Fried Cod Roe.-Slice the roe and
fry rich brown In butter. On each
slice Is laid slice of lemon and a
small butter ball mixed with chopped
parsley. Garnish with slices of to-
mato and serve cold.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-03-02
FEEDING FRUIT-EA1lNc BIRDS

complished by planting selected spe-
cies Of fruit-bearing shrubs and trees
Through late spring and summer there
Is usually an abundance of insect food
In addition to fruit enough for all the
birds. SO far as fruit alone Is con-
cerned, fall is the season of overflow
ing abundance; in winter the supply
gradually decreases, and late winter
and early spring are the seasons OF
actual scarcity. This Is the critical
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-03-02
How Many Of 'em Have You Got 7

they have
2,345OOOOOO
than
a fraction Ia
in
Chidrens savings banks considerable
They
Il IA
that
the minis kept turning them delaying
and half dollars
bakers retail
for
the dprobab
ambition
found to make those already in circulation faster
penny
the
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-03-02
A Blouse Hint.

Are you making a georgette crepe
blouse? Then before you take anoth-
err stitch, read this very attractive way
OF treating the shoulder seams and
armholes. For the very thin blouse
you have probably got In the habit Of
finer finish With this method how
ever, you fugot the sleeve into the
armhole and the shoulder seams to-
gether, slipping several beads over
each fagoting stitch. The effect
Gained Is that Of Z solid bead beading.