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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-01
rOISON FORMTLAE FOR
GROIND SQUIRRELS AND
POCkEr gOPHFRS
Formula ior Poisoning Pocket cophcrs

Formula for Poisoning Pocket cophers
Mix ue-eiEhth ounce 90 ~strychuino
t0lkaloidl powdered with one-taath
ounce of sacchRrine Cut fDur quarts
81 sweet potatoes or parsnips into
cubes ons-haif inch square. one-inch
long. moisten With water and drain.
Then size tho OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
mixture oVer the quantity OF bait and
stir we'll Distribute two haits Ia un-
dCrrround hurrow OF the pocket gO-
Pliers by means 90 a prod. made of
an Old fork handle one and oue-half
inches in diameter. S6 iuchcs long.
When the underground tunnel has
been located, drop Ia haits aud close
BAG hole made BY prod. with grass or
leaves or other coarse material which
sill not cover up bait Ia the hurrow.
Formula Preparation OF Poison for
Greund squirrels.
l.Mlx thoroughly one ounce OF
~strychnine aikaloid Cpowderedl aud
ounce OF baking soda tone heap.
ing tahlespoonfuO.
. sin this into t~hrec-fourths pint
OF thin hot starch paste and stir 70
a creamy mass. This starch paste is
made BY dissolying one heaping table
spoonful OF dry gloss starch Ia a little
cold water. which Is then added 70
thrce-tourths pint OF boiling water.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-01

uiligent prec~Qtion aud constant
vigilance ia the Nstorage aud distri-
button of poison supplies and poison
bats should always DO exercised in
order 70 prevent accidental poisoning.
Label all poison supplies With suitable
TAGS provided for this purpose and
do not leave large quantities OF poison
90 bait scattered about in unprotect-
ed places.
Those who fail 10 follow instruc-
lions VIII necessarily carry their own
responsibility.
". KJOSNESS
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-01

With this in mind a few Of the best
potato growers in the state held a
conference a short time ago and or
ganized an Idaho Potato Growers as
ISOLATION. This society has for its OBJ
jects:
First-Establishing a uniform stan
The Washington herald., 1917-12-26
.PROBERS SEEK
TO SMOKEOUT
:. 81 COAL men
Senators to Investigate Staff
AS Well as Administra-
tor Garfield.

Another drive against the "dollar-a-
year" man is predicted when the coal
probe opens before the senate sub
committee on manufactures today.
Every phase of the coal shortage Is to
be taken up. Senator Vardaman said
Yesterday. but an especial effort will
be made to learn whether wealthy vol
unteers in the fuel administration have
used their positions to benefit their
business rather than their country.
Senators Vardaman. Kenyon, Lodge
and Reed have been outspoken in their
denunciation OF abuse by volunteer
workers of their privileges I'm govern
mental positions.
Senator Reed has declared his belief
that wealthy sugar men in the food
administration have manipulated sugar
supplies and sugar prices 20 their own
benefit. His committee, members said
yesterday. will seek to learn wheths r
coal men working for the fuel admin
istrauon have tried similar tactics.
Big Profits Scanned.
seUator Kenyon has received infor-
nation TO the effect that one voiun-
teer in the fuel administration, who
has charge Of distribution in his field.
is an employe of a big company that
recently declared a sixty per cent div
idend.
Both bituminous and anthracite op-
orators have been showing inordinate
profits, one committeeman said.
I'VE intend 20 find out whether they
have been piling up wealth while near
ly every household in the country is
hard put to get coal enough to keep
warm" he declared.
The committee will call operators
and railroad men rs well as the Fuel
Administrator and members his
staff- Later representatives Of big
utilities and manufacturing companies
using large quantities Of coal will be
called
Work on the coal situation will &C.
cupy Wednesday and Thursday. FRI
day the sugar investigation will be
taken up and completed. Then the
coal probe will be resumed.
DIR. Harry A. Garfield. Fuel Admin
istrator. will be the first witness to
take the stand today. He will sub
NIT an exhaustive report on all phases
Of the coal shortage.
Full responsibility for the present
coal famine will be laid by him upon
the shoulders of the railroads. and his
report will be in large measure an ar
gument In behalf of the proposal that
the government take over the rail-
roads and operate them during the
war.
On the other hand, members of the
committees are preparing To question
tne kNrei 16nfv,ist-ator sharply con-
corning delay in working out a sys-
tenn OF coal distribution that wottis
relieve the railroads of long hauls
The Washington herald., 1917-12-26
ARMY SLAYER
GETS 3 YEARS:
COURTSCORED
Gen. Hoyle Declares Soldier
Who Shot Cooper Is In
adequately Punished.

Sentence OF three years in the Unit
ed States penitentiary at Atlanta has
been melted out TO Private Jerry Ward.
Company 4. First Separate Battalion,
District National Guard, who shot
and killed Andrew J. Cooper. an eld-
crly carpenter, at Camp Meigs, the
quartermaster training camp. Fifth
street and Florida avenue northwest,
on October L.
Brig. Gen. Eli d. Hoyle. command
ing the Eastern Department. in re-
viewing the sentence of the military
court-martial which tried the soldier,
said he believed it was wholly in
adequate" for the offense committed.
Sentence was based on the theory
that Ward was guilty of involuntary
manslaughter, the peralty for which
Is three years Imprisonment at hard
labor.
The trial was held at Washington
barracks The court was composed
almost entirely of officers OF the En-
gineers Corrs. Witnesses examined
were Capt. c. c. II. Davis. First Lieut..
Benjamin n. Boyd, Sergt. Eugene
Davis and Corps. Raymond Minor,
Ernest Graves and Charles T.. Hughes
of the First Separate Battalion and
the following named citizens: Marvin
d. Phillips. John ": Dunning and DR..
Charles Fischkan.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-26
D.C.RESIDENTS
ENJOY XMAS
DAY AT HOME
Soldiers and Sailors Guests
s-tf Horror; Old Felix's
Remembered.

Christmas Day was celebrated in
the National Capital in manner
more suited to its Biblical sign.f-
canoe of peace on earth and good
will toward men" than ever before.
While the average Washington
ian, it has seemed, has not this
year possessed so exuberant an
anticipation of the Yuletide as in
others. this fact was Offset by an
intensity Of prayerful enjoyment
suddenly reused as the day dawned.
Soldiers and sailors who were
fortunate to spend the day here
with friends and relatives were the
honored guests. Little notice was
paid to the Indictment weather. as
the Christmas was decidedly a
home" one.
Old Folks Remembered.
The old folks of Washington were
not forgotten. There was a. cc!ebra-
ton at the Methodist Home for Aged
People, and gifts were distributed
with quite rs much zcst and enthusi-
asm as they were in the orphan asy-
lumS for little folks
At St Joseph's. St. Vincent's and
the German Orphan Asylums special
Christmas services were held and af-
CONTINUED OK FACE NINE.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-26
u. S. Lieutenant Arrested
With German Baroness

disclosed here today. She charges
abandonment as the basis of her ac-
ton.
The baroness is a years old. She is
tall, OF striking appearance and has
mass of auburn hair. She is credited
with having a fondness for young men.
This Is borne out by her friendliness
with Lieut.. Spaulding and the fact
that the photograph of Capt. Zollner.
Of the German army. when she dis
played 1t here to friends showed her
latest husband to be much younger
than the accused woman.
Lived In Annapolis.
Baroness Zollner has two sons ana
a daughter by a former marriage. One
of her sons is a midshipman In the
naval academy and In a few months
is likely 10 become an officer In the
American Navy. The baroness made
many acquaintanccs in Annapolis last
summer when she rented a house but
short distance from the Naval
Academy's main entrance gates. She
did not lay claim to her title while
here. passing simply as Mrs. Iona
Zollncr.
But she did not try 10 conceal the
fact that her husband was fighting in
the German army. while one of her
sons by n former marriage was study
ing 20 become an American naval of.
fcer She showed Capt. Zollner's
photograph freely among her ac-
quaintances
The Washington herald., 1917-12-26
CARDINAL PLEADS
FOR PEACE Farley
Says Central Powers Should State
Aims of Allies.

Baltimore, Dec 25.-CardinaI Gibbons
tonight gave out his idea of the way
to terminate the war. He suggested
that the central powers state their
aims. and believes that Washington
should be in a receptive mood. He also
makes an appeal 10 The public and
bespeaks a generous consideration for
the proposal by officials and asks the
people to prepare to ponder over them
an a broad-mined way.
The cardinals statements follows:
Il believe that the best way 10 end
the war early IN the coming year is
for the central powers 20 make a
definite proposition and enc that will
embrace all their aims and demands.
-'Ou the part Of the United States
believe that the best governmental ac-
tion would be for the officials 10 put
themselves in a receptive mood for
the generous consideration of any
peace Offer that might come from the
central powers.
II think that all Americans should
put themselves in a position TO SYM
pathetically receive and consider any
offer emhodyinE fundamental conces-
sions that -'ould commend themselves
to the allies and TO ponder these
propositions in a dspassionate and
broad-minded way
The Washington herald., 1917-12-26
u. S. FLOTILLA
OBSERVES DAY
Real American Christmas
Celebrated at Base in
British Waters.

Base OF American Flotilla in Brit
ish Waters. Dec. 25.-Every sailor
in the American fiotilla had real
American Christmas. For dinner
they had turkey and mince pie and
all the trimmings" which go with
the traditional Christmas dinner.
The sailors aboard one vessel dis
played a spirit of good will by play
ing host to their officers. They
decorated the ward room with holly
and provided an elaborate menu.
with one cigar and two cigarettes
for each officer.
The feature of the Christmas cele-
bration was an entertainment at the
Naval Club House. II was staged by
American sailors and by soldiers from
the famous Black Watch regiment.
Admiral Sims, who came all the way
from London 70 be with his men over
the holidays. was smiling spectator.
While This vas in progress ashore, a
group of thirty singers from churches
made the rounds Of the destroyers in
the harbor. singing carols. Special
church services for the sailors were
held ashore.
Many homes near the base were
thrown open 70 the American officers
The British admiral commanding the
station WAS host TO Admiral Sims and
the highest ranking officers Of the
American aotilla
The Washington herald., 1917-12-26

Chattanooga. Tenn. Dec. 25.-Deny-
ing vigorously charges of having vio-
lated the espionage act, Baroness Iona
Iollner. of New York. wife of Ger
man army officer in active service. has
been held without bail for the Federal
grand jury. while Lieut. John w
Spaulding. L. S. A.. who was arrested
with the woman at \ local hotel. mas
been sent 20 Fort 0Slethorpe under
guard.
Lieut.. Spaulding. who Is only -
years old. testified he loved the pris-
oner and wanted to marry her. He
admitted she had paid his hotel and
other bills and had helped him get his
army commission after he had resign
Cd from the naval academy because Of
bills"
Secret Code Found.
The charge against the baroness Is
based chiefly upon code found in her
possession and letters written by her
to her l6-year-old son. Bedford Shope
The code, Lieut. Spa%ldinG swore.
was arranged So the baroness could
he Kept Informed as 20 his movements
until such time as he vas sent %
France. One of the letters to The boy
described minutelv "trip TO Fort Ogle-
thorpe. the condition of he roads and
the topography of The surrounding
country.
baroness Iona Zollncr has instituted
divorce proceedings against her hus-
band. German army officer, it was
The Washington herald., 1917-12-26
is MORE US.
SOLDIERSDI
over THERE
Two Killed in Action; One
Dies of Wounds,
Report.

Tho War Department yesterday
made public fifteen more deaths in the
expeditionary forces abroad. OF these.
two were killed in action, one died OF
wounds received In action and an
other In an airplane accident.
The casualties follow:
First Lieut.. james ID. Paul., avia-
ton section, Signal Reserve Corps,
airplane accident; emergency ad-
dress Joseph r. PAUL.. father. 500
Westinghouse Building. Pittsburgh,
Pa.
Private Earl E. Aurand. infantry.
November Is. wounds received in
action; Mrs. Emma Aurand, mother.
1895 Logan street. Harrisburg. Pa.
Private Cancy A. Meadors, infan-
try. killed in action November 80;
J. L. Meadors, father. Krupp. Ky.
Private Harry Meyers, infantry.
killed in action November Is: Eliza
Miles. friend, 81 South Harris street.
Indianapolis. Ind.
Sergt. Charles r.. GaIayan. te'e-
graph battalion. Signal Corps. lobar
pneumonia; Mrs. Mary Galavan
mother. 1855 Ogden avenue. Chi
cago.
Private william NJ. weatherford,
engineers. bronchial pneumonia,
acute: Mrs. VI. Weatherford, mother,
Scranton. y. e.
PrIvnte william a. ElmsIie, engi-
nccrs. bronchial pneumonia. compli-
Gated By acute diiation of heart;
william L. Elmslie. father. Fort
Al
-. ~. Clair Wilcox, infan-
5timOnary tuberculosis: J. F..
Wilcox. father. Winterset. Iowa.
Private Edward G. Kostbado. in
fautry. Killed by explosion: William
KOstbade. father. Hobart. Ind.
Private MichacIe Lousi, infantry.
killed by explosion; Antonio Lousi.
father. Sala Cousinna, Naples. Italy
Private Walter J. Bennett, engi-
neers, measles. complicated by
penumonia; w. l. Bennett. father.
Kirkland. Ga.
Private Lawrence l. Anderson,
engineers, bronchial pneumonia;
Mrs. Ii. Anderson. mother. 352 Tay-
lor avenue, Detroit
Private Ernest r. Marsh, aero
squadron, meningitis: John J.
Marsh, father, Stroudsburg. Pa.
Private John J. du Blanc, supply
train, pneumonia; Mrs. Josephine du
Blanc. mother. 2O12 Willow street.
Austin, Tex.
Private john F. Whit, ammuni-
fi9n train. guuShjt wftnId Cornc-
1ius White. father. Isl Maryland
avenue. Rosebank, Staten Island,
Y. Y.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-26
PROJECTIONS FOR 100
MEN OVERSEE Urged
Christmas Eve Cable Carried Recon-
/ mendations to Washington.
by NEWTON c. PARkE.

With the American Forces in France.
Dec. 25.-More than lao promotions in
the American cxpeditionary forces
have been re commended to Washing
ton in a message sent Christmas eve
They include two men who distin-
Euished themselves i'm recent engage
ment near Cambria, in which the
American railway engineers fought
with the British.
Several enlisted men who have
shown ability in training were rec
commended TO be second lieutenants
and to be sent TO replacement divisions
under new scheme of promotion.
In few cases second Iieutenants
have been advanced to captaincy.
jumping first lieutenancy
Otherwise all promotions are for a
single grade.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-26
DOCTOR TO DECIDE
IDIOT CHLD'S FATE
Says He Will Permit Baby 10 Die,
If Deformcd.

Chicago. Dec. 25.-Hhcther a hope
lessly> deformed baby girl in Des
Moines. Iowa, shall be permitted 20
die. or whether an operation shall be
attempted % save its Hfc. awaits an
swer from De Harry J. Haiseltien.
who viii! leave for Des Moines to-
morrow.
DR.. Haiselden has gained nation
wide noioriety through his practice
of allowing hope!essiy delOrmed idiolic
children 10 die when operations would
save their lives.
IF / find that the Des Moines
child is a hopeless idiot. shall an
hesit7tiHgly advise that II be per-
mitted TO die" he said tonight.
II believe normal human life is
sacred and should be conserved. but
this nation pays more attention to
conserving idiots than it does TO
caring for normal beings"
The Washington herald., 1917-12-26
Italians Have Deserted
Allies, Paper Charges

Special Cable to Washington Herald
and New York Tribune.
Rome. Dec. 25.-Italy has abandoned
the allied cause and become merely a
spectator in the struggle Of the allies
against the enemies. is the -emarkable
statement of the "Corriere Della
Sera." of Milan. one of the leading
Italian papers. made In the course OF
bitter reply to the Germanophiles
and pacifists who are accusing the
allies of having failed to supply Italy
with the materials she needs most.
The Corriere Della declares that the
allies are doing their best TO furnish
Italy with food, coal and tonnag &c. and
shows IN figures the great sacrifices
the allies are making in order to
satisfy Italy's necessities.
1t is necessary to know the real
facts" says the Corriere Della Sera.
and these tell us that the allies are
under no moral or material obliga-
ton to deprive themselves of the
things most necessary for their exist
ence to release tonnage, which Is be-
coming more and more scarce, in or
der to relieve the needs of a country
cause and which is only spectator In
the struggle going on between them
and our enemies.
Allies Aid TO Italy.
In 1913 only % per cent OF the
GOODS clpcrsci hsssl.., a.A broa.!.t
on Italian ships; the rest was i'm
ported ny means Of English and
other ships OF the 2,32i,Si0 tons of
grain imported in that year. only
$1,000 tons were imported on Italian
ships. OF the. ld.l95.9 $50 tons of coal,
only 4.S7s.OO0 tons were imported on
Italian ships, while 4.1O0.0CO tons were
imported on English ships.
In 1915. of 291. 729 tons of grain,
$500 came from the United States
During the first half of 1917. out of
257.oc0 tons of hard grain $4,000 came
The Washington herald., 1917-12-26
Germany Third Party
To Secret Jap Treaty

Toxic, Dec. 25.-Not the United
States, but Germany, is the third
country" referred to in the secret
Russo-Japanese treaty concluded In
July. 1915. and made public last week
by the Bolsheviki government.
"A statement to this effect was made
by the Japanese foreign office today
Japan, lit was explained, views with
indifference the expose" of the
treaty.. Correspondents were given TO
understand that no reason is seen by
the foreign office why an official ex-
PLANTATION should be maze by Japan.
The treaty. they added. was practi-
cally the same sort of understanding
as that of the AngIo-Jspanese al
lance
The Washington herald., 1917-12-26
KHAKI REIGNS
Tn N. Y. HOMES
Metropolis Opens Arms to
Bluejackets Also; Poor
Receive Gifts.

New York, Dec. 25.-Some i. 900 or
5000 soldiers and sailors celebrated
Christmas in the city, visiting their
homes. the homes of friends. clubs
and other organizations. Many a
khaki-clad man and blue Jacket also
responded TO invitations 70 private
homes, whose owners. havirg no sons
OF their own to serve America. wished
TO brighten the holiday for some Of
the country's defenders.
At the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel 30
soldiers and sailors were entertained
by special exhibition of ice skating
and dancing followed by a Christmas
dinner. The Navy Club for United
States and allied sailors and marines
entertained Loo Three hundred were
cared for at the Rocky Mountain Club.
where an entertainment followed the
dinner.
Every charitable organization in the
city opened its doors and its purse
to help make the day a merry one
for as many as possible. Entertain
ments for children were many. The
Home for the FriendIess had a huge.
Christmas tree for 9o1 little boys and
girls.
sairntiOnistS Collect $1,000:
An announcement was made at
salvation Army headquarters today
that street collections for the holiday
fund for work among American SOL
diers in France already amounted to
about $1,000.
The Christmas dinner served at the
Municipal lodging house also demon
strsted the improved condition of the
city's poor. with respect to their num-
Der. Only 80 down and OUT APP
pcared to take advantage of the tur-
key dinner. offered free by the city
The Washington herald., 1917-12-26
COPS HAVE QUIETEST
CHRISTMAS IN YEARS
Only II "Drunks" Arrested Up to
Midnight.

while Washington was celebrating
the merry Yuletide detectives and
other employees at police headquarters
last night were celebrating, although
not auspiciously. the quietest celebra-
ton of Christmas in eighteen years.
William J Kiilmon. who has received
the reports from the various precincts
for the past eighteen years. admitted
that Christmas in past years was
the sign 10 take large number of
writing pads from the shelf closet
to jot down the names of the persons
who had imbibed too freely in egg
nogg and other remedies which doctors
prescribe for snake bite"
Up TO midnight only twelve DRINKS
were recorded on the headquarters
blotter against fifty-one last year.
The song heard Mt headquarters last
night was:
John Barleycorn is dead! Long live
grapejuice."
The Washington herald., 1917-12-26

from the United States. Out of $500
tons of soft grain which were imported
during the first semester of 1917 the
United States supplied us with 3i9. ooo
Australia $4,000 and neutral Argentina
with only 10000 tons.
AS with breadstuffs. so II is also
with other commodities. We are de-
pending on the allies for fish. OF
$4,000 quintals OF fish, England alone
sent VS. 5000 quintals and Canada
1900 during the first half of 1917. or
2.579. 900 tons of coal imported during
the first half of 1917, England fur
nished US 22g7 900 tons and the United
States $4,000 tons. Where would we
have obtained our shoes had not Eng
land, France and India supplied US
with leather? How could we keep up
our cotton industry il we had not re-
Ceived orr cotton from the allies.
OF 1.I97 coo quintals of cotton i'm
ported during the first half OF 1917.
We received 10000 from the United
States. 2f7.eoo from India, and 5000
from Egypt.
Charges Ingratitude.
What right have we to demand
that the allies should undergo
greater privations. while We are de-
serting our common cause? The
grain is everywhere on allowance.
III the United States. Mr.. Hoover.
the food controller. has before him
a yel, difficult problem. What right
h-sH we 10 ASA him to give us Eo.-
h.fo0 or 100000 quintals? The
Americans can reduce their con-
gumption of grain. but they must
know the reason why they ought to
do that. They have no reason for
relieving the needs of those who
have abandoned their causes.
1T Is painful to have to rebuff
arguments which evidently are
coming from the enemy and which
no Italian ought to call his own.
But. first of all, we must explain
the ruth"
The Washington herald., 1917-12-26
HOOVER PROMISES
SUGAR PRICE CUT
Food Administrator Issues Statement,
First Submitted to President, Ex-
planning Organizations Purposes.

cheaper the promise Of Herbert Hoover the
Food Administrator lengthy issued last night defending
his acts from the assaults of the Reed committee
The statement. which issued after submission President
Wilson, holds the hope that the 1918 price the housewife
ing to be from 81 pound from onehaf
pound cheaper than Last August retailing from
10L to u cents pound
Had the Food Administration pursued the has
dealing with the problem says Mr. Hoover the price would have been
from 20 to Is pound.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-26
Two D. {. Sentences
Passed on Soldiers
wholly Inadequate"

wholly Inadequate" says Gen.
Eli ID. Hoyle. commander Of the
Department of the East, IF two
sentences imposed on soldiers in
the District in the last two weeks.
Sergt. Louis q. Fauteaux was
"reprimanded" for refusing admit
lance at Walter Reed Hospital to
a dying civilian.
Privato Jerry Ward. Company A
First Separate battalion, District
National Guard. has been sentence
ed TO years imprisonment in At
lanta pcnitentiary. He shot and
killed Andrew J. Cooper when
the latter failed to halt at Fort
Meiss camp.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-26
Convict Prefers "Penn"
Rather Than Freedom

Portland, Ore. Dec. 25-Detective
headquarters was surprised when
charles Peterson, 50 years old. sham
b'ed up to a sergeant and begged to
be sent to the penitentiary at Jack
son. Mich.
The man had done" twenty-pine
years on a charge he never recognized.
His home" around which moved his
only thoughts of she ter and of food
was within the stern walls of the PEN
itentiary at Jackson.
Peterson. when given his liberty.
desperately strained to regain his lost
art of living. but. snBtched from a
former generation ut his prime. he
could not keep step with the "meehan-
teal age" so returned in bewilderment
back to the pen