davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-19

Miss Katherine Chase passed sun
day with relatives in Skowhegan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-19

Miss Gladys Gaylord Of the New
England Home for Little Wanderers,
left Sunday afternoon for Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-19
GERMAN REPORT
ADMITS RETREAT
GAS ORDERED"

Berlin, March 18.-(By Wireless to
Sayville) Systematic retirement of
the German troops between Arras and
the Disc on the French front is an
nounced by the war office today. Per-
onne Noyon, Bapaume, Roye and sew
eral other towns have been abandoned
by the Germans.
Our protecting troops inflicted con-
siderable losses on the enemy and then
gave away as had been ordered" the
statement says.
Peronne was one of the strongholds
of the Germans on the Franco-Belgian
front. 1t is a town of about 1000 on
the Somme, and is of strategic i'm
portance on account Of its railway and
high road connections. Noyon is
town of about 5000, 67 miles northeast
of Paris.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-19
Storm Causes Lots of
Trouble for Street Dent

The storm which swept over the city
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-19

A business meeting Of the Equal
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-01-07
TILE DRAIN CHEAPEST
Much Money Wasted in Construc-
 ton Of Open Systems.
Closed Water Course, if Properly In stalled, Requires Very Little At tention as Far as Maintenance
 Is Concerned.

By r E. HOUSE. Colorado Agricultural
 tu.l---. Fort Cy..IusD
 Many farmers are laJuring under
 the mistaken notion that a closed drain iS much more expensive than an opru drain. and are therefore wasting money in the construction of many small open drains. The fact of the matter k. that in the majority of eases, especially where tile less than one foot in diameter is required, the closed drain iS the cheapest. The slope of the banks of an open drain should not be less than l to l, and the drain should be in most cases, for irregular lands, at least 4I2 or , feet deep. Figuring an open drain of this size and comparing the cost of the same with 1O-inch tile drain, We | ind that they are just about equal. The cost of the construction, how ever, is not the only thing to be taken into consideration, but the main- tenance of the system is also of great importance. In the case of the open drain, We have conditions exactly right for the rank growth of vegetation, and the open drain continually needs attention. The cost of maintenance | therefore is high. The clUsed-tile drain, on the other hand, if properly installed, requires very little attention as far as maintenance is concerned. and in the end is cheaper than the open drain.
 open drains have their place and serve their purpose well when prop | erly used, but they should be con- StrUcted for outlets of larger drain l systems where tile would be out of
 the question on account of the large size necessary. They are, however, | entirely out of place when constructed l as lateral drains for individual | farms.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-01-07
KEEP STOCK COMFORTABLE DURING WINTER

The cattle should be stabbed; thrre is no strength in frosted grass pr fodder. Young cattle do better when kept in open yards, with deep. well-holIyd sheds to go under.
 Cows giving miIk should be stabbed and given producing food. One of the best foods for either milch cows or fattyu.uE cattle i~ dried sugar hrrtS. IL comes in -oopouud sacks. Our-half peek of it soaked in water for a few hours mixed with two quarts of wheat bran and on" quart of corn and coh- meal makes an excellent mornings meal for cow Some milk farmers arc feeding sugar hrctS, corn and cohmoul cu>.la-e and mixed hay. buy ing liftl" grain. On this ration the cows keep in good flesh and give q good quantity of milk.
 Personal Attention.
 Every animal should be at least well looked at by the farmer per SnuaIl. every day The more care fully he can look at his stock the
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-01-07
Arizona.

One hundred miles north of Flag staff is the location where the Navajo Copper Company is mining.
 Ore valued al slio per ton was broken into on the property of the Mascot Copper Company in the Dos Cab'zas mining district. The ore as, saved 2S per cent copper.
 South of Prescott about a dozen miles, at their camp on the Hassa. yampa, the Big Pine people are work ing away all Of the twen'yfour hours ot each day, in both mine and mill.
 Christmas for the entire Warren district and Cochise county. in the 1916 Yuletite season. was ushered in amidst one of the greatest periods Of prosperity, in copper producing line. IF the history of the industry.
 William L. O'Brien has completed the organization Of the United Val Verde Copper Mining Company, which will develop his group of thirty claims al Horseshoe. on the [. V. & P. rail. road, three miles northwest Of Jerome
 An ore discovery Of importanc" made few days ago on the property Of the Venture Hill Company. has 10. cused mining interest on the south end of the Verde district and has stimu lated development work considerably in that section
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-01-07
New Mexico.
oil fever has become epidemic in Alamogordo.

Oil fever has become epidemic in Alamogordo.
 In the Mogollon district, ninety miles northwest Of Silver City, regu. lar shipments Of gold and silver bull lion are being made, the camp being more active just now than for years past, due 10 the high price Of silver.
 The Jim Crow-Imperial quartz mine group, situated in the Steeplerock mining district in the western part of Grant county, owned by George II. Ut ter. has been sold by MT. Utter for scOO.GgO The purchasers are Los An geIes and New York capitalists
 The first carload of ore, consisting of two lots, was shipped to the smell ter by the Chino Del Norte Copper Company from it's copper mines in the Hanover mining district. This ship ment consists of high grade copper ore, lot No running g per cent cop per, which, based on 90 cents for cop per. is worth sl92 per ton; and lot No. 2, running 4GS per cent copper, which at the same quotation, is worth ap- proximately s2S per ton.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-01-07

Keep the stables clean and well bcddrd: bedding helps ro keep the stock warm and comfortable. 1t saves feed and large quantity of excellent manure is made. The improved steel lie is the best halter. 1t gives more freedom to the animal. it i, easy to fa~Jrn and easy 10 release rhe animal
 Attention to Horses.
 Give horses ruomy stalls bed well clean the stables every morning. have rhe stables well lighted and ventilated. Feed according to work required Bran and rorumoal, half and half hy weight k excellent as winter feed. mixed in cut hay or uurhra~hcd oats. Have head haItrrS with weight on the end of each Strup. then there iS no danger of horse being cut in his stall.
 Keep road horses well Shod with heavy shoes and thick cauIkS, that may bc ~hurpourd whenever it k icy.
 Brood Suws should not be kept in small dirty pens and yards; give them a small lot to exercise in; they
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-01-07
Colorado.

The r7nma mine at Dunton. near Rico. is reported 70 have struck 5- foot vein Of valuable ore.
 The Portland al Cripple Creek has just paid an extra dividend, making a total of s420,0v0 to stockholders dur ing the year
 At Snyerton. closing the best year in the annals Of the camp. the Mears- Wuley mill has been going at full! blast fol the last few months.
 The Rico Wellington Company is out of debt and has $c.ouo cash on hand-a,so tw'nry-seyen cars Of | 10 lG per cent copper ore in transit to sm,!ters.
 Commencing the frs, of the year tho Rars-ow property al Rcd mountain will be operated under lease and bond by C. R Wufley Of Ouray, and Chi Cago associates.
 Last month the Iowa,Tlger mine was one of Suy.rton.s large shippers. Both the mine and mill have been keeping three shifts busy turning out rich concentrates.
 During the month of October nearly .0uo tons of ore were shipped from the larger properties in the Kokomo. Robinson territory. The mill has q capacity Of 5nU tons.
 The Marmatite Mining and Milling Company. a new concern backed by Utah investors, has secured a sub lease on the Log Cabin mine Of the Blackhawk group from the R.cO-Argen- tine Mining Company.
 Says a report from Monte Vista. With a capital Of s55.o0J for develop ment, work on the Mixer group al Jasper has been commenced. Two shifts of men are now al work leycling and clea,rug the main tunnel and a large com ..cssor has been taken 10 the mine.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-01-07
Thankless Job.

"So you are in the motion picture buSineSSE"
 "YcS." replied the man with band aged arm.
 What iS your Specialty?"
 "IIl explain. Sometimes one of those lily-fugrr"d Broadway actors that all the women are crazy about appears in a ph"t"pIay that requires the hero 10 wreStle with a lion, leap off cliff, dangle out of a top-iloor window of a 2O-Srory building or do something else of that Sort.'
 "WemT'
 And I'm the stepchIlf of fortune who takes his place in that particular scene SD he won't spoil his pretty face"
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-01-07
TICK ATTACK NO. 2

The TrXus-fey"r tic'; lays from %.rpO tu 5.oDO eggs year.
 Ticks suck as much as 2OJo pounds of blood u year from a l.UpO-pounI steer.
 Ticks reduce a COWS milk IS ro r Der cent. a loss of to IL cents a day tp the farmer.
 Ticks get the benefit of every pound of feed, hay, and coucen- tratcs infested cattle eat.
 II costs the south SjO.O0o.Ooo a year to board the ticks on cat rlr.
 Driving cattle through ar seuicaI dipping bath, kills Texas ticks and lets the animals grow.
 Louisiana and Mississippi have made ticks Illegal by re- quiriuE every county 10 dip all cattle.
 Two hundred and ninety-four thousand and fourteen square miles of territory have been freed from the cattle tick by dipping. but 434,529 square miles remain to be freed
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-01-07
FOREIGN

The spanish steamship Marques de Urauijo has been sunk by a German sulusriuC
 Fear Of a bread famine increased al Buenos Aires when there were addi- ions 10 the ranks Of striking bakers.
 The keynote Of the comment in the Vienna press on President Wilson s note 10 tho heIl.Eereuts is that the .d"a Of peace thu. brought forward will not easily be- dissipa'ad.
 The London foreign office has re ."iyri ady.ces that rhe Greek govern .ear is carrying out its promise 10 .emoh'izo 'ha Greek army. The work
 proceeding satisfactorily. the ad- vices indicate
 Four AusrroIIunEarian dcst-oyers made a successful raid in the Straits Of Otranto. sank two patrol boats and, on the way hack. routed six enemy dc srroycrs Of superior type and speed, a Vienna official statement doclarod
 Gov Gen. Von Beselor has signed an order creating the Polish State Credit bank, which shortly will issue new raper currency in Polish marks of value equivalent 10 German marks. and guaranteed by the German government.
 4 disTa;ch from Tho Hague to the London Exchange Telegraph Com pany says German agents have arrived al The Hague 10 make preliminary ar. r.nCemsnrS for the German delegates 10 the peace conference suggested in the German reply 10 President Vii, sons note.
 Germany and her allies-Austria Hungary. Bulgaria and Turkey Dec 2G replied 10 the note of President Wilson. in which he asked that the bel lis"ren; nations state rhe aims for which they were fighting. The pro. posal is made by the central powers that a conference Of the delegates oi all the b"ll.g"renrs be held immediate ' in a neutral city.
 Four Greek steamships = the Omi'res, Aristidrs. Isaropina and Con fandris-haye arrived at Las Palmas Canary Islands two Of them bound from America with cargoes Of wheat and corn, after having been stopped by a German submarine. They were per. mitted 10 enter Las Palmas only on condition that they should discharge their caTgocs al that port.
 Mime dc Th.bcs. the most famoUi clairvoyant in the world. who prophe sled rhe great war, the death Of Queen Victoria. the assassination of Presi- dent Carnot of France. the san Fran cisco earthquake and other events Of moment in the history O; the nine tcenth and twentieth centuries. is Ccad al her home al Meungsur-Loire France Her real name was Anne ds Sayigny. She was 7S years old.
 Christmas sent a throb of good Cheer 10 all the British armies in the ha,rlr-'incs 9f France. and wherever a British soldier ate his Christmas din, ner. whether in the front fire trenches or in the secluded security ot tha re serve camps. enthusiastic 'oasts wcrs offered ro king and empire and 10 rhe coming New Year which Britons con tilenrly believe will bring victory tc the cIrTr', allied cause.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-01-07
SPREAD HOG CHOLERA GERMS
Pigeons Carry Infection on Feet From One Farm to Another and h.
 feet Neighborhood.

Unconfined pigeons flying from farm to farm frequently carry the germs of hog cholera on their feet and infect neighborhood, which is then at n loss tO understand how the outbreak of cholera came about.
 The same is true of buZzardS. On several occasions when investigations of sources of hog cholera infections were made by a veterinarian the bug gard was found to be to blame. Statis- tics published show that pigeons are responsible for about 20 per cent of the spread of hog cholera and it Is estimated that they caused in this way In 1915 about $Ij.OOo,co0 damage in the United States.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-01-07
GENERAL

Nine negroes are in jail at Minden. La. in connection with the murder of John Reeves. his wife and two child ren Christmas night.
 Willie Smith. golf professional at the Mexican Country Club and former. ly national open golf champion Of America. died al Mexico City of pneu- Uonia.
 Frank J. Marshall, American chess champion, holds a new record. Mar shall played 129 opponents simultane. ously, breaking his own record Of l05 contests played at one time
 The presence on this side of the At lantic of formidable fleet of allied warships was indicated definitely at Boston. The vessels are known off cially as commerce protectors. They are heavily armed and disguised.
 News of the death Of Edward Trickett, the noted Australian sculler, at Uralla, x. s. W. reached New York Trickett, who was born at Syd- ney, x. s. W, was the first man 10 de. prive England of the professional scuIling championship in 1876.
 Complete official returns on the presidential election show that Mir. Wilson received 9,I16,296 votes and MT. Hughes s,547.474 a plurality of jCs,S22 for MT. Wilson. In 1912, VII son. Democrat. received G,297,O99; Taft. Republican. 3,s4G.39s; Roosevelt, Progressive, 4,124.959.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-01-07
SPORTING NEWS

Billy Miske Of St Paul and Jacl Dillon Of Indianapolis. middlewciEhrs have signed for twenty-round fight al New Orleans, La. on Feb. ?
 A New Orleans fight promoter tele graphed to Les Darcy. the Australian midGIewoiRLt now in New York. al offer to fight Mike Gibbons at New Orleans, La, for a purse of sl5.0J0.
 Earl Cooper won the fifty-mile match race a, the Ascot speedway at Los Angeles, covering the distance ir ff:41. an average or G713 miles an hour Eddie PlIlen finished one sec end behind Cooper.
 Al Philadelphia Stanley Yoakum. Denver iron man" took beating from Terry McGoycrn. Philadelphia lightweight. Eddie O'Kcefe. PhiIadel phia. and Artie Root, Cleveland ban 'amwcight, went six rounds 10 a draw.
 California is tired of the quiet, anna teur sporting life, and wants some thing more Of the big events of the turf and ring And that feeling is go ing 10 result in some fight 10 rein. state the sports. which the lawmakers Of the state and the people have pro hibited
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-01-07
TOBACCO STEMS FOR NESTS
Make Best Material for Reason That Mites and Lice Cannot Stand
 Odor of Plant.

Tobacco stems make the best nest ing material for the reason that lice and mites cannot stand the Odor of tobacco.
 When stems are used they should be lightly covered with straw or ex- celsior to make them softer and to keep the eggs from coming in contact s.th them.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-01-07
WASHINGTON

The new silver half dollar coins will be placed in circulation Jan. 2
 Exports for November were the largest on record, exceeding those for September by s3,00O,OOO.
 Heavy damage to the equipment Of Major General PeTshing's command in Mexico was reported in dispatches to the War Department, telling Of the storm which swept his lines Christmas day.
 Admiral George Dewey, victor over the Spanish fleet at the battle O. Manila bay, who so long as he lives will be on the active list as ranking officer of the American navy, cele- brated his 79th birthday.
 A large number of cablegrams from people and organizations in Holland. Switzerland and the Scandinavian countries were received al the White House, indorsing President Wilson's recent note 10 the belligerent nations.
 The federal farm loan board an nounced the following cities in which farm loan banks will be located: Springfield, Mass; Baltimore, Md; CoIuubia s. C.; Louisville. Ky; New Orleans, La; St. Louis, Mo; St Paul, Mipn.: Omaha, Neb.; Wichita, Kan: Houston, Tex; Berkeley Cal, ssd Spokane, Wash.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-01-07
Wyoming.

The Embar Oil Company is down 800 feet near Bonanza and now drill ing.
 The youngest oil company of the many new organizations in the Casper district is the Shamrock.
 The Eagle Petroleum Company is reported down 2.2OO feet, three miles east Of Manderson, with good drilling.
 The Patterson well. on the south side of the Greybull river near Grey. bull encountered g strong flow of wa ter al 55 feet.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-01-07
WESTERN

More than twelve inches of snow fell in Utah within twenty-fOur huurs breaking all previous storm records.
 Police. in raiding blind tiger joints al Memphis. Tenn. found most bot. ties of liquor bore Red Cross stamps
 At Chicago seven railroads were fined s3.7o0 by Federal Judge Carpen- ter for working employees more than eight hours.
 Al San Francisco. Edward von Wahlden. who robbed a Mission bank of sS.o0O in gold recently and fled in an automobile, was sentenced 10 serve ten years in Folsom prison.
 One man is dead and two others and two boys are wounded as a result Of & shooting that occurred during a Christmas tree entertainment at liar ris Greek, Casey county, Ky.
 Increased rates on flour, wheat. oats, rye and other grains from cer- tain points in Colorado and Wyoming to Galveston. Tex, and other gulf points. established by the Colorado & Southern and Rock Island railroads several months ago. have been de clared justifiable by the Interstate Commerce Commission. They will be come effective Jan. l3.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-01-07
Sea of PumIce.

A steamship which recently made rhe port of San Francisco reports hay ing sailed in sea of pumice, near sydney, \. <. w. Apparently the ma rrrial had been cast mp by subma- rine volcanic outbreak. and chunks ranging in sig" from that of a marble to a plug hat Were thrown on deck by the waves. The vessel was several hours in passing through the affected region.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-01-07
HEAL YOUR SKIN TROUBLES
With cutieura, the Quick, Sure and
 Easy Way. Trial Free

Bathe with Cuticura Soap, dry and apply the Ointment. They stop itch ing instantly. clear away pimples. blackheads. redness and roughness. re- move dandruT and scalp irritation. heal red, rough and sore hands as well as most baby skin troubles.
 Free sample each by mail with Book. Address postcard. Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-01-07
CONTINUAL WAR ON INSECTS
Hen Should Be Dusted With Good Lice Powder at Least Once Weekly
 as Preventive.

Don't forget old "biddy" the "egg factory" She must be duSted once a week with a good lice powder. lice or no lice, as an ounce of prevention means much 10 the poultry keeper. Get busy and keep busy all the time, fighting lice and mites.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-01-07


 Fl Arish. an Egyptian town on rhr frontier Of Palestine. has been cap tured by the British after a siege 0. two years.
 Since Dec. %. says Berlin. more than $500 prisoners and twcnty-scyon machine guns have been captured in kumania.
 Germany is ready 10 grant greatly modified terms. according to inforua, ton obtained in official circles a, Washington.
 In Mesopotamia the British forces are still in quest Of Kut-el-Amara. in which sector they have made further advances on the right bank Of the ri gris
 Gen. Carranza. first chief of the de facto government, has ordered Eliseo Arredondo. Mexican ambassador-desig nate. 10 withdraw from the United States.
 A message confirming the report O; the capture Of Torreon by Villa forces was received al San Antonio. Tex by Gen. Funston from Brig Gen George Bell. commanding American forces al Fl Paso.
 Artillery duels. sapping operations and attacks by small patrol parties continue 10 feature the fighting on the front in France. The usual bom- hardment is in progress in the Austro- Italian war theater. In Macedonia comparative quiet prevails.
 The Teutonic allies have captured Rimnik -Sarat. thirty miles southwest Of Braila, Rumania's oil and grain center on the Danube. The guns of the Dobrudja army are hammering on the bridgehead of Matchin. on the east bank of the Danube opposite Braila. Previous to the fall Of Rim. nix Sarat the Teutonic allies defeated the Russians on a front Of ten and a half miles southwest of the town
 Rumania continues the thea;er o' the greatest activities. In northern Wallachia. along the southern Mol. david border. and in Dobrudja. the Teutonic allies continue 10 make gains over the Russians and Rumanians Thirty miles southwest Of Brailla the invaders have captured FiIip-chti and west Of Rimnik- -Sarat are on the Of fensiye. In this latter region during the past few days $500 Russians have been made prisoner
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-01-07

better for them and himself. Give all the food the cattle need. but aI- low no waste. Feed under cover iu racks; fodder and coarse hay should be cut fine. "r ground, mixed with grain and hot water in cold weather and fed lukrwarm. Fodder fed by this method will be eaten clean and II will last longer. The most >Uccc>S- fuI men are rh- ones who either do their own feeding every day or have competent men 10 take their places.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-01-07
4 Quick Oecider.

Clork-The firem"u turned the hose on our basement, sir. and drenched two piles of that silk dress goods.
 Ncrchant-Adv"rti~e big sale of waterci silk right away.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-01-07

Some people are sn eccentric that they even say something when they talk
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-01-07

Tungsten concentrates. G. per cent. sl5 per unit; crude ores, 6e per cent. $l5. 25 per cent, S9iJ to il2; lU per cent. $>.70 10 sl0 per unit.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-01-07

Bar silyer-7tiac.
 Speltcr, per luV lbs, St Louis Sll -5.
 Lead, per 100 Tbs, New York-S7.5l Copper, casting SG-.s7i..
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-01-07
ARIZONA STATE NEWS
.-sf-Tn Newspaper Union News Service.
 DATES FOR COMING EVENTS.

Jan. f-7-AnUual Show Blshre Poultry and let Stock Ass HeiHfIuu at E.sbee Jan. lH.-i--C Convention uf Nr.lnu4 Fed, srttl"u uf Won, Clubs at Glop" arch ars.Aruual Convention Ari, zuna Cattle Growers. Association a' Globe.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-01-07

Red Cross Bag Blue. much better. goes farther than liquid blue. Get from any grocer Adv.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-01-07

need vegetable and mineral matter as well as grain. Wheat bran and oat meal Slop k the best food
 Keep fatteuin= hogs in warm, well. heddrd pens. old corn iS the best grain. Boiled corn is just as good u> ground, and it Is great say ing. l. should be boiled soft enough to crush between the finger and thumb. Boiled corn mixed with wheat bran is good winter food for shoat@ and pigs.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-01-07
WESTERN MINING AND OIL NEWS
Metal Market Xalues-

MI N.....L-- L-n--r N. .e-LL..
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-01-07
IHE WORLD II
 PARAGRAPHS
A BRIEF RECORD OF PAGslNG EVENTS IN THIs AND FOR
 EIGN COUNTRIES.
IN LATE DISPATCHES
polNGs AND HAPPENINGS THAT MARK IRE PROGRESS
 OF THE AGE.
ABOUT THE WAR

vts,.rn New.-r-.- T..