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Aggregate Losses Large.

Most of these fires are small, but the
aggregate loss is large. and occasional
instances show extensive damage, as in
the case of the s35O.00o fire in the Bos-
ton residence of ex-Gov. Draper: this
was traced to an electric plate warmer
in the buffers pantry.
"Fires Of this class furnish a special
peril to life, being most frequent in
dwellings and often breaking out at
night. A characteristic example is that
in which an electric pressing iron is left
upon the ironing board. with the cur
rent turned on, and then forgotten.
1.-The actuarial bureau of the national
board of fire underwriters in one day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-19

into prominence as a cause Of mucA de-
struction. and its fires are SO directly
associated with carelessness that 1t has
been deemed necessary to issue spe-
cial warning to the people fthe United
States. Because of their convenience.
small electric devices are now to be
found in almost every community. If
these were used with proper care the
danger would be negligible. but, unfor-
tunately. a proportion of their users
does not realize the peril of leaving
them in circuit when not in use. In
such cases these devices tend to become
overheated. whereupon they are likely
to set fire to anything combustible with
which they are in contact.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-19
Fed Four Times a Day.

All the horses in hospital are fed four
times a day. The more debilitated ones
are fed five and six times. When they
are particularly run down and in dan
ger of being mistaken for sort of bone
yard hatracks, the patients get nothing
but cooked foods, and they fairly revel
in them. They have tonics, too, and it
is remarkable to see the Improvement
in their condition that Few weeks
work The diet for Liabilities" consists
of oatmeal Cruel. linseed cruel, boiled
turnips and scalded oats. Later they
get crushed oats and chopped hay, and
almost before they know it are in the
convalescent ward.
The operating rooms, with their big
beds spread upon the concrete floors,
are as CHEEKY and immaculate as if in
tended for human beings. For all eX-
cept the most minor operations an an
esthetic is administered
1.-The horses take the chloroform re-
markably WELL" said the officer COM
handing one of the hospitals to the
correspondent of the Associated Press
Il don't think we have lost more than
one patient in the last six months" he
added.
Patient seems most appropriate
designation for the horses. They are
very pictures of patience until they
reach the stage of convalescence. Each
a hospital chart, which tells his age,
color, where he came from, what he
shall have to eat and drink and take,
when he shall have a nice hot bath and
various notations as to his condition
and behavior. There is personal touch
about the treatment of the horses which
in itself bespeaks the esteem in which
they are held. Walking about the
wards, the 20. c." had a kind word or
two for his patients. 1t seemed par
ticularly human thing to do. And he
patted most of them and called many
by name.
This old charger" he said of one, sis
great favorite in the hospital He
has been one of the bravest of the
brave, has lost an eye in battle, and so
we call him Nelson. ] am going to
send to Paris and get him a good glass
eye before he goes back to the front
so none of the other horses will have a
chance to "swank' it over him. 1t won't
really be a glass eye. because they are
made of a composition not SO fragile
The horses do not mind the artificial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-19

government at Washington for many
years. first first secretary. and later
as ambassador. He later represented
his government in the settlement of
the Cuban claims.
Later still he was in the diplomatic
service of Spain in Europe He mar
ried Miss W. Ella Chapman of Phila-
delphia- He was a half nephew of
Cen Robert E Lee, his maternal grand
mother being Miss Lucy Lee. Besides
his son here, he leaves three daughters,
two in Madrid. Spain. and Mrs. Richard
Tighlman of st. Davids. Pa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-19
England's Accomplishments.

What nature has always done for the
children of the wild rendering them
adaptable. through habit and through
equipment, to the environment in which
have done for themselves. Cri bbeI,
cabined and confined upon a group of
islands limited in area and capable OF
inadequate productiveness. even with
the most intensive of cultivation, they
were forced, first. to command the ave
nues of supply for themselves and, in
order to meet the increasing expense of
such necessity. second. to develop their
manufacturing resources to the highest
degree.
ITO this they owe the great number of
ports which they now possess and
which by their very numbers, render a
blockade, however attempted, a hercu-
lean task. A clearer example OF how
nations are limited or advanced by
their geographic environment could
hardly be found"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-19
FORMER AMBASSADOR DIES.
Marquis de Potestad- Fornari of Spain
Succumbs in Geneva.

BALTIMORE, Md, February 1s.-R.
E. L. de Potestad has received a cable
gram notifying him of the death in
Geneva, Switzerland. Saturday of his
father. the Marquis de Potestad-
Fornari. He was eighty-nine years old
and was representative of the Spanish
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-19
army HORSES GIVEN
OF attention
Good Feed and Hospital Care
Provided for Faithful
Beasts in Europe.
MANY FROM UNITED STATES
Of the Associated Press.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE. January 2O.--It would be diff
ficult to find more pampered lot of
beings than the war horses In the
stress of battle they suffer with the
men. but the number of equine cas-
ualties" among the hundreds of thou
sands of horses employed is really very
small.
There are veterans among the horses
who have been three or four times
wounded; there are even those who
have suffered nervous breakdown from
the SCATTERING shock of shells. If they
were men in khaki they would have
gold stripes of honor upon their sleeves.
but the faithful old horses so back to
the front time and time again asking
nothing in the way of rank or dist &c
ton.
What they get instead is the very
best of food and plenty of it. the kind
est of care and the keenest apprecla-
ton of the services they render. VS.
itorS to the battle zone invariably eN-
press amazement at the appearance and
condition of the horses Just now they
are snug and warm under the Self-pro-
lection of their long winter coats. They
are fat and strong muscled. They piod
and splash contentedly through the
mud in twos. threes, fours or tweives'
dragging guns and heavy wagons be-
hind them with never the necessity of
a harsh word or whiplash from their
drivers. The men come to love the
horses Officers who have been here
from the beginning. and there are still
a few left, say that in all that time
they have never seen an act of cruelty
toward horse or mule.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-19
Nothing Deep-Seated.

From London Opinion.
Customer-Confound you! You've out
my ear.
Barber-Don't worry. It won't affect
your hearing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-19
Trade in the United States.

while it is very difficult to present
authentic figures upon the proportions
of the munitions used by the allies fur
nished by the United States, the figures
of the Department of Commerce do
show something of the growth of the
munition trade. Authorities widely dis
agree as to the percentage of Amer
icas contribution to munitions. One
authority puts it as low as per cent
while another says that it does not
exceed per cent.
whatever the percentage may be. the
figures of the Department of Commerce
show that during the first eight months
of 1914 our exports of horses, mules,
brass and manufactures of brass autos,
copper and manufactures of copper, ex-
plosives, india rubber products, iron
and steel manufactures, lead, leather
and manufactures of leather nick ell
mineral oils sugar. surgical apparatus
tin. zinc and manufactures of zinc
amounted to s433,000,000 During the
first eight months of 1915 our exports
of those same materials amounted to
1886, 100000.
From these figures it would appear
that our contribution to the munitions
trade of Europe during the year 1916
would approximate more than S2,000,-
000,0 Our expectation of explosives
alone for the calendar year will reach
upward of s700.000.o00. During the first
nine months of 1916 American exports
to the allied nations amounted to three
billion and quarter dollars, as against
three quarters of billion dollars for
all of the other nations of the earth,
belligerent and neutral alike.
THE labor demands of the munition
Industry in the United States has reach
ed unpreceden ted heights. Recently one
big manufa cturer of munitions request
ed the United States Army authorities
to give him the names of the rejected
recruits between the ages of twenty
one and thirty, these men being offered
a wage of from $3.50 to S. a day, with
lodging at so cents week"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-19
Total of 11e Ports Available.

"As has been said. the British Isles
contain no less than 119 ports available
for commerce, and practically all of
them have been developed for effective
use.
Even if the Germans have 500 sub
marines constructed for the purpose
of this blockade, as is claimed. the total
makes an average of only about four
submarines available for blockading
each port.
Submarines. with even the largest
radius which any of these boats possess
are dependent upon "a convenient base
or upon the service rendered by
mother ship They generally can
carry a most limited number of tor
pedoes. without which they are inef-
fective. and in addition they are severe
ly handicapped by the very nature of
their operations.
British domination of the sea has
not come about by chance. England's
geographic limitations have compelled
her to keep the avenues of ocean traffic
open through constant readiness to
render naval protection to her carry
ing trade, and it is the result of her
insu1ar position that her activities
have developed on sea and land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-19
One Reason Assigned.

One reason for the splendid appear
ance of the horses at the front is the
fact that the moment one begins to
show signs of overfatigue or debilita-
ton ne is taken out of service and sent
back to a hospital to recuperate. Oc-
casionally, too, the horses come down
with mud blisters upon their backs.
with an injured foot that may not have
been noticed in time. or with some OF
the diseases that equine flesh is heir
to. 1t is great tribute to the Veter-
mary services, however. that most OF
the old contagious diseases that used
to decimate the ranks of horses in war
time have been effectually stamped out
and no longer give concern. CHAMBERS,
for instance, once a dread scourge, Is
now a thing of the Losr. None of the
horses in France is infected. Occa-
sionally case comes with new ship
ment from abroad, but it is quickly
eliminated.
horses had been affected by the mango.
During two years and half OF the
present war. with the number OF horses
engaged multiplied by thousands, less
than 2 per cent have been affected. The
mules have been even less involved. AS
a matter of fact the mules are SO tough
and hardy they seldom enter into the
veterinary statistics.
The hospitals, PROVIDED LOT thell ny
the army must very nearly approach
the horses idea of heaven. 1t is JOY
to go into one of the convalescent
wards" especially at meal times
Sometimes the convalescents stand al
most nose to nose. and II the morse
across the way gets his hay first there
is a terrible hullabaloo. particularly
ravenous patient now and then will not
only eat his portion of hay, but the
rope that surrounds it. y few nights
l., Il rrh he
tried to eat the blanket off his nearest
peierhbOr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-19
They All Mean Well.

From the San Antonio Light.
whats the natter" asked the
young doctor of a patient who seemed
extremely pessimistic regarding his
chances.
''Oh. l don't know. doctor: but feel
that l shall never pull through here"
Nonsense. my boy-nonsense. Why.
your case is absolutely the same as an
Illness I had years ago. Yet look at
me-strong and hearty as ever
Yes" replied the patient, but then
l expect you had a good DOCTOR"
An Enclosed car that is heated by
electricity is used as an ambulance In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-19

Sateen Petticoats at 69c
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-19

SOC Italian Cloth, 39c yard
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-19

19c Embroideries at 1910 yard
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-19

Mercerized Innings, 19c yard
-Mercerized Serge and Sateen, 81 to So in wide, in
various coors Sewage is torn-therefore these 35c
and 40c Innings at l9c yard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-19

$500 Blankets at $1.45 pair
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-19

$500 Double-Bed Comforts, $2.19
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-19

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-19
HAS new FIGURES
ON COST Of WAR
Geographic Society Gives
Summary of Men and Ma
teriaI Used.
MANY OBSTACLES ARE MET

| The National Geographic Society has
recently made an economic summary
of the geography of the great NUM-
lions trade of the European war.
Never before in the history of the world
has there been such an unprecedented
demand for materials of every kind as
Europe is compelled to employ in this
great, epochal struggle. Discussing
the vastness of munition consumption.
the society, in a statement issued to-
day, considers it from three viewpoints
the cost of equipping single soldier,
the cost of single battle and the I'M
mense quantities of material required
to maintain armies in the field. The
society's bulletin says:
when it is remembered that there
are today under arms more than twen-
ty-four million soldiers In the European
war the immensely of the task OF
keeping these men in the helo ana
keeping them supplied with the munl-
lions with which they wage war Will
appear. 1t has been estimated that 1t
costs approximately 500 70 outfit
soldier. OF this SIS goes for his gun
and SIS for his 1000 rounds of cart
ridges. The average life OF a UNIFORM
under modern service conditions Is
very short: that of the ordinary rifle
is six months. In all of the history OF
war there has never been such a rapid
exhaustion of all of the materials with
which it is made.
AN idea can be gained of the i'm
mensity of the outlay required In the
prosecution of a great battle by refer
ence to some of the figures from YER
dun \ seventy fve-centimeter gun
can fire about 400 projectiles day.
Each of these projectiles costs approNi-
rnate1y St Counting this and the de-
probation of the gun. which is par
ticularly rapid. the daily outlay for its
operation amounts to S2,700. 1t is es-
timated that the 40 seventy-hve-cent1-
meter cannon in an army corps. fired
all day, cost in munitions and depre-
citation 100000. In addition to this
each army corps has about forty pieces
of heavy artillery. Explosives and de-
probation for a single days work for
them total 100000. making the total
artillery expense of an army corps
$4,000 day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-19

TaHeta Silk Petticoats, $298
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IL Linen Cluny Laces, 23c yard
Is In white and Arabian shades, for centerpleee
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-19
Cost of Battle of Verdun.

dun cost an amount which is repre-
sented by a column of gold one yard
square and 31a feet high. or approx
mately as high as the Statue of Liberty
on the Capitol dome at Washington.
IF the outlay in gun metal and pow
der is heavy. it is no more SO than the
outlay for materials demanded by the
present necessities of trench warfare.
An officer who has studied this phase
of the present war carefully says that
to put trench in a state fit for occu-
patton in winter requires 1,250,000 run
ming feet of three by three timber,
$4,000 running feet of corrugated iron,
6.125.000 sand bags, weighing 1000 tons.
and $4,000 standards and pickets to the
mile.
I'm addition to this, 900 miles of
barbed wire has to be used, weighing
no tons When one stops to recall
the hundreds of miles of trenches
which stretch across Europe in differ
ent directions. and how often sections
of these trenches have to be rebuilt, he
can gain some idea of he tremendous
amount of material required in their
Quitting.
Another picture of the vastness of
the munitioning trade and the i'm
mensity of the task of keeping the
armies in the field and in fighting con-
dition may be had from the statement
that there are now more than 1000
controlled munition plants in Great
Britain alone. OF these nineteen out
of twenty never produced war materi-
ais before the war broke out. They
employ nearly 100000 men and near
ly three-quarters of million women
The vastness of the industry in Eng
land is not out of proportion to that
in France. Although Germany holds
20 per cent of Frances coal and some
so per cent of her iron, France has
been able, by the opening up of new
furnaces, and by immense importa-
tons of ore and pig metal, largely to
overcome this handicap.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-19

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-19

Women's Pure Silk Hose, $1.15
Values up to $500 pair. Fancy dropstitch, stripe
and effects in black and colors. Subject t.
slight faults.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-03-09
Silk Petticoat
Fraud.

Many people OF this commun-
ity are being swindled by the
National Mail Order Brokerage
Exchange of Minneapolis, MINI.
The scheme conducted under this
name consists OF sending out
letters in which a Silk Petticoat
worth $4.75 is promised provid.
ed she will remit 10 cents and
send FIVE xactcopies Of the letter
to FIVE of her acquaintances. The
promoters cannot be located and
thousands Of letters are being re
ceiyed for this concern which car
not be delivered.
The postmaster have been dir
ccted to withdraw all letters
from the mail for this concern.
When will the people learn thai
you cannot get something To-
nothing.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-03-09
Politics Versus
Business.

The nation and states need
more business and less politics
President Wilson asked Con-
gress to vote fifty millions to
found merchant marine just be-
fore the European war broke out.
Congress responded by enact
ing law that has driven most
Of our otf-seas shipping from the
ocean and gives Japan a monop-
oily.
When railroads need two.hun-
dred millions tor extensions,
double-tracking and new termin-
ais. Congress responds with the
Adamson bill.
When there is great need III our
country for abundance of farm
labor to clear our rough lands
and get them ready to produce
Congress adops an immigration
law to shut out common laboi
literary tests.
When the nation at the close O
the war will enter into competit
ion with all the cheap labor ant
longer hours OF Europe, Congress.
enacts minimum hour legislation
under which we cannot compete
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-03-09
Jacob Dayley
Receives ;i Cup.

Jacob Dayley, one of the most
prominent prize winners IN the
country received his cup for First
Prize for his Famous Turkey Red
Wheat a lew days ago. The
prize was offered bv the First
National Bank of Pocatello at
the Idaho Seed Growers Assoc
ration convention hcldin January
at thr Gate City tor the best dry
land Turkey Red Wheat. He also
also won a Life Diploma. and
another prize OF box OF Cereals
for his dry land Oats.
Mr.. Dayley has won number
OF prizes the past few years fo'
his Turkey Red Wheat, and we
congratulate him in adding one
more laurel to his many victories
The cup is on show at the Oak
ley State Bank.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-03-09
| ! lntsrsM ] ! J Molan.ttain / I

Idaho, Montana and Utah are
big enough and rich enough to
support fifty million people;
Japan does it, and each inter
mountain state is bigger and
better than the land Of Nippon.
Each 81 these states has praries
broader than Kansas, more
mountains than Colorado. more
timber than Michigan, more cop
per than spain, more cattle than
Texas. more waterpower than
New England, more game than
Alaska, more gold than all the
eastern states combined, more
sunshine than California, more
rivers than New York, and en-
ough farming land to supply the
wide world.
+ The only danger threatening
any of these states is Over-leRls-
Iat,on and regulation Of it's In
dustry. are high taxes.
Other western states have sus
tered from these evils and these
states can profit by their exper.
fence. There is absolutely no ex
cusc to blight these states with
the curse of freak legislation and
higher taxes.
Let capital know it is safe to
invest and that it will not bt
leRislated, regulated and taxed
out sof existance; let the iaborine
man know this is state wher'
| ~ u given a square deal. ant
nothing can stop it from becom
ing the greatest state III tn
union.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-03-09

Tuttle Haight, second son Of
the late Senator HectorC. Haight
died at the family residence on
Friday morning last.
The young man had been ailing
tor some time. but his illness did
not take any serious turn until
Sunday.
The Angel Of death have visited
this home three times during the
past year. taking the father OF
the family, the Oldest daughter,
and now the secondsson.
Funeral services were held at
the First Ward Meeting House,
on Saturday afternoon, under
the direction of the ward bishop
ric. All the speakers spoke high
ly of the young mans life and
spoke words OF comfort and en-
couragement to the bereaved
mother.
Beautiful floral offerings were
shOwered over the casket by his
relatives and friends.
The meeting house was packed
by those who had known the
young man. and had come to
pay their last tribute to the lad,
and also show their respect to
the family.
The whole community mourns
the loss OF noble young man,
and extends the sympathy to the
stricken mother