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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-09
MANY INDIANS CELEBRATE
GREAT RELIGIOUS DANCE
Wierd Ceremony is Witnessed by Many Wis
itors. Wonderful Exhibition of
Endurance.

tween the periods Of dancing, and
where those who had given out lay
until the dance was over on Saturday
morning. Around the edge of the
dancing space were number of
peeled poles to which the dancers
could hold or rest against when not
in action. Each dancer had his own
particular station and the method of
dancing was to dance straight up
to the center pole and then back
wards to the station to the outer
ring. When the religious ceremony
was started about forty dancers en-
tered, but only about twenty-eigt
finished
The music for the dancing was
from a huge drum covered with
smoked elk hide around which about
fifteen Indians sat and beat it with
muffled sticks and this was accom-
panied by the wierd chanting sing
song of the drumers and about fifty
squaws waving punches of aromatic
weeds. The dancers were painted
in ture Indian manner, some echro
color, others red with markings of
blue, naked to the waist except for
bead and feather adornments. They
were from the waist down covered
with varicolored blankets, with waist
bands of different lurid hues, while
their feet and legs were bare.
During the dance, that is from
sunset Tuesday to sunrise Saturday,
none of the participants partook of
any water or other liquid nor of any
food, but they were allowed to
smoke. The Sun dance is religious
ceremony, and is supposed to cure
any ailment that the dancer may
have provided he sticks it out. It
is said that the participants see WIS.,
ions, which are probably brought
about by the terrible strain on the
mind by the physical suffering thru
which they must go.
A tinge of romance was threaded
thru this weird ceremony. One of
the dancers was young Shoshone
brave who is strange to the people of
this part of the country and he is
anxious to win one of the girls of
the reservation, with whom he Is
Ia AoNO. Gull uduSC Wuo III tuC
nature of a trial for him, and as he
stood the ordeal he will doubtless
take his squaw from among the Fort
Hall people. On Friday evening it
seemed as though the young brave
could not possibly last much longer,
as it was evident to white people
and Indians alike that he was in the
last stages of exhaustion. When in
this condition one of the periods of
dancing was made longer for his
special benefit, and music and this
one dancer keeping bravely on long
after everyone else had stopped. A
friendly arm helped him out on his
venture to the center post several
times and then left him to his own
resources, and tho he could scarcely
stagger, he stood the terrible strain
until the music stopped, when he
lay down to rest. A little later he
again entered much stronger, and
was still going when the sun came
up from the east on Saturday morn
ing.
The ceremonial well repaid those
who visited it, and great many peo-
pie from Blackfoot and the country
about took advantage of seeing a
wierd exhibition, which will gradu-
ally grow fewer as the years pass on.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-09
FRENCH CARRY OUT BRILLIANT
RAID into The ENEMY LINES
Italian Troops Drive Invaders to Left Bank of
River by Perfect Maneuvering. Vienna
Report Admits Defeat

themselves on the vast tract of
ground recaptred, every yard of
which shows traces of the epic strug-
gle and furnishes proof that the en-
emy's losses were much higher than
he had forseen.
The Twenty-third army corps, hav-
ing carried out the difficult operation
victoriously, has added new laurels
to it's glory. The Fourth infantry di-
vision particularly distinguished it.
self. The bearing of the troops was
splendid. The infantry, among
whom were a marine regiment and
parties of the royal customs guard,
fought with ardor The artillery of
the army corps and the royal navy
group contributed notably to the sue
cess with it's very effective fire.
Our own and the allied airplanes
and those of the Italian royal navy
participated with unusual daring.
Special honor for the great valor
shown is due the Thirty-third sapper
battalion Of engineers.
On the Asiage plateau French
party carried out brilliant raid into
ehO ChChiy AuCo az LOCCul, OVcICOm-
ing the garrisons in lively strug-
gle and capturing two officers, sixty
four of other ranks and two machine
guns.
Between the Frenzela valley and
the Brenta the enemy three times
attempted to attack our position on,
the Corone. He was sanguinarily
repulsed.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-09

Last week our friends the Indians
of the Fort Hall reservation, to-
gether with a number of visiting
braves from Utah, Wyoming and
Montant, observed a religious dance
which lasted from Tuesday just be-
fore sundown until Saturday MORN
ing when the sun climbed out of the
east.
They had asked permission of the
government authorities to hold their
historic Sun Dance,' but this was
denied. However, this was techni-
cally denied, and permission granted
to have "Ifep Dance" We are in
formed reliably, nevertheless, that
The dance as held was the Sun dance
proper, and it is wonderful protrayal
Of the acme of human endurance was
certainly worthy of that title, the
highest that the Indian can give it.
The dance was held about eight
miles southwest of Blackfoot, near
the Butte; where quite large In
dian village sprung up occupied by
those connected with he dance and
the dancers. The enclOusre in which
the ceremonial was carried on was
made of poles and brush, circular in
shape, about seventy-five feet in di-
ameter. In the center was post
with four blue rings painted on it,
representing the number of days the
dance lasted. This was surmounted
by large eagle, the Indian symbol
of strength and endurance. Around
two thirds of the enclosure was a
space about ten feet wide where the
dancers could lie down to rest be-
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-09
4th OF JULY
CELEBRATION
WAS GOOD
Large Number Of Out
Of Town People En-.
JOY Splendid Day

The Fourth of July, 1918, will re-
main for a long time in the minds
of Bingham county's people as being
one of the best that has been OBJ
served of latter years, and it is esti-
mated that during the day at least
two thousand people visited our city.
The business houses were all ap-
propriately decorated for the occas-
sion and all who could, remained
closed for the day.
In the morning at 10 o'clock the
festivities were opened with street
concert by the Blackfoot city band,
after which the crowd repaired to the
city park, where a splendid patriotic
program was enjoyed. The exer-
cises were opened with the invoca-
tion by Rev. Arthur Peterson fol-
lowed by the singing Of America" "
led by Raymond H. Clayton, which
was followed by the reading Of the
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-09
". S. s CAMPAIGN
IS NOT YET OVER
Bingham County's Quota
Has Not Been Raised

In a statement issued today by
Chairman H. B. Kinney of the war
savings stamp campaign it Is stated
that the county is still quite long
way from raising the full quota al
lotted to it, and attention is called
to the necessity of all the commit
tees continueing actively in the work
until the full amount of their respec-
tive quotas is assured. Otherwise
the county is going to fall down for
the first time in any of its war work
undertakings.
Speaking of the general situation
Mr.. Kinney gives several reasons
why the drive is moving slowly. In
the first place this move was not
started in the same manner as all
the others have been. 1t was put
up to the people as an opportunity
for voluntary offering and but little
attention was given to impressing
the public with the very urgent nec-
essity of raising funds in this man
ner. 1t drug along for several
months, and then when it was
learned that more urgent methods
would have to be adapted, 1t was a
much harder undertaking to work
up enthusiasm than it would have
been right from the beginning. This
coupled with the fact that most peo-
pie are still paying on their liberty
bonds and Red Cross installments
and the general rush of work at this
particular season has tended to keep
the movement from going over with
the same spirit as has characterized
the other drives in the county.
Notwithstanding all this, those in
charge feel confident that II the
workers will devote day or two to
earnest effort, our quota will be
raised without any great effort. The
people must understand that we of
the reserve army have a work to do
that is just as important in winning
the war as that being done by the
man in the trenches, and that i'm
portant thing just now is raising
certain sum Of money-$263,440.00
in Bingham county; that while we
are bearing some part Of the war
burden, none Of us "stay-at-homes"
are carrying even small load COM
pared with what is being done by
the boys "over there"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-09
FORDSON TRACTOR
DISTRIBUTION
IS EXPLAINED
Same Method Will be Followed as
In Eastern States

The following article from the
Motor World, relative to the method
of distribution of the Fordson trac-
tor, explains just how this big task
is accomplished, and this method will
practically be carried out in the
state of Idaho. The arrival of the
first Fordson tractor is expected
daily now by the Bills Auto company,
and not little interest is already
manifest in the machines:
On April 26 the Herring Motor
company, Iowa distributors for Ford
cars in Des Moines, sent to every
Ford dealer in the state a letter an
nouncing the forthcoming distribu-
tion of 1000 Fordson tractors in the
state.
So prompt was the response from
the motor car dealers that within
ten days replies had been received
from over 80 per cent of the Ford
dealers in the state declaring their
intention to take an active interest
in the project to put the farmers Of
Iowa on higher productive plane.
To date 632 of the 1000 Fordson
tractors apportioned to Iowa have
been bought and financed by the
motor car dealers and most of them
already have been shipped and de-
livered. 1t is certainly, irrespective
of the lateness of the season, that
the full quota of the 1000 tractors
will have been delivered before the
expiration Of the six weeks specified
by the Herring company.
In some respects the plan pursued
by the Herring company differs from
that followed in the states wherein
Fordson distributions already have
taken place. The points of similarity.
are that the distribution will take
place thru the Ford dealers of the
state and that as far as the tractor
is concerned the distribution will be
without profit to the dealer.
The plan of the Herring Motor
company contemplates the placing of
an average of ten tractors in each
of the ninety counties of tn estate.
In every instance the tractors will
be shipped in car lots from the
factory at Dearborn, Mich, to the
Ford dealers at the county seat town
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-09
Many Bingham
Boys Entraiin
on July 18th
List of Names and ADD
resses of Young Men
Called to Colors.

The following is a list of the Bing-
ham county boys who will entrain
on July 26, giving their numbers
and addresses:
162-George Leslie Hansen, og-
den, Utah.
432-Claude Wilson Musseter,
Blackfoot, Idaho.
903-James Henry Carson, Shell
ley, Idaho.
1536-Wallace McKeller, Black
foot, Idaho.
SS1-Glen Zufelt, Shelley, Idaho
928-Arthur F. Sandlin, San
Bernardino, Cal.
1O50-Aron Friesen, Aberdeen,
Idaho.
. 1079-Thomas Allen Pendleberry,
Blackfoot, Idaho.
1O9O-Harry Henry Hilliard Rich
field, Idaho.
115S-Joseph Clarence Harker,
Shelley, Idaho.
1171-Leland Hale Merrill, Black
foot, Idaho.
119S-Samuel Wallace Ropp, Pin
gree, Idaho.
1205-Orion Herman Gardes,
Blackfoot, Idaho.
1223-Felix Wilhelm Soderman,
Blackfoot, Idaho.
122S-John Douglas Edwards,
Cerro Grande, Idaho.
1240-Parley Gilbert Arave, Shell
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-09
AlSIRIANS CONTINUE RETREAT ON PAVE
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FIST FIGHT IN THE DESERT

: Rumors come to town about .
: some dry farmers in the More .
: land country having differences .
: over cattle and pasturage which .
: they settled on the European .
: plan last week. .
! They are said to have had .
! preliminary bout and upset two .
: or three observation posts and .
: blackened smoe eprehav RI p-o
blackened some periscopes. At
: a later meeting when there was .
: contention to get possession of .
: animals that had been held for !
: trespass, five fellows engaged :
: in a major offensive against .
. superior numbers standing in. :
!. the relation of five to seven and :
by vigorous action cleared the .
: ring. We are unable to get the .
: complete list of the names Of .
!. belligerents and the exact list :
. of casualties. We are informed .
: that the matter will be aired in :
: court on the seventeenth of !
. July, at which time Beakley & :
: Stevens and G.. F. Hansbrough .
. will direct the contending :
: forces in presenting their re- !
. spective cases to his honor. +.
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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-09
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Blackfoot Water
Works Cannot I
Donate Service
Idaho Utilities Commits
sion Decides Rates
Must Apply to All
Alike. n

The following from the Boise
Statesman of July will be interest,"
ing to the people of Blackfoot:
Public utilities in Idaho may not
give services free to some persons
and make up the differences in their
revenues by making heavier charges
to other patrons, but must charge
schedule rates for all services rem
dered and must credit the income to
operating revenues, the public utili-
ties commission held Wednesday in
the matter of the application of the
Blackfoot Water Works, Ltd, for
permission to increase its rates 25
per cent for the fiat rate schedule,
and for authority to fix schedule
for meter service.
The Investigations of the utilities
commission shows that E. A. John
son, president of the company, has
given free service to quite a number
of patrons, including bankers
friends, relatives, tenants, employees,
and worthy poor people, and all
churches in the city of Blackfoot, and
has not charged full rates to the city
itself for fire hydrants and other
service, the order states.
Must Be PrOpOrtionate
The order says in part: "The pa
irons of the Blackfoot Water Works,
Ltd, should not be required to pay
such rates as will enable the public
utility to furnish free or at reduced
rates water for fire protection, street
sprinkling or sewer flushing in the
city of Blackfoot. The costs of such
service should be distributed proper
tionately to the benefits received and
the owners of vacent lots or of busi-
ness houses that use little or no
water no doubt receive greater bene-
fits in the way of increased values, or
in safety of merchandise than the
owner Of small home who uses an
amount Of water for household pr
poses and lawn sprikling far in ex-
cess Of the needs of the business
house.
'The city service should be paid
for by taxation and not by imposing
increased rates upon the patrons Of
the public utility"
A schedule of rates for no-meter
service, which must/be charged and
collected after July /, is provided by
the commission in its order, and the
installation Of meters as soon as pos
sible and the application of meter
rates provided is ordered.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-09
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!. BRITISH HOLD THE
: UPPER HAND ON THE
: BANKS OF SOMME

+ LONDON, July 7.-Haig's .
i. troops continue to hold the .
i. upper hand on both banks of :
4 the Somme and are pressing the :
+ Germans hard to the east of :
+ Hamel village, which Ameri- :
!. cans and Australians took by :
+ storm two days ago. Today's :
!. statement from the British field :
+ commander follows: .
+ We captured few prisoners :
i and a machine gun in a raid .
4 east of Hamel yesterday after :
!. noon. :
i. The hostile artillery has been !
i. active in the neighborhood Of :
i. Fonquevillers and in the hinges !.
i. sector (Flanders.)
Except for hostile artillery &C !
= tivity in the region of Bethune, .
+ there is nothing of interest to !.
+ report says tonight's reprot !
+ from Field Marshal Haig. !
!. An attempted German raid I
\ near Locre was repulsed," the !
i. statement adds. .
+ .
+ i. + -. + + !. + i. !. -. !. !. !.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-09
= AMERICAN TROOPS
MAKE RAID AND
TAKE PRISONERS

: PARIS, July American
. troops stationed in a sector of
. the Vosges region carried out
: raid last night, in which pris-
: oners were taken, today's
French war statement shows.
: With the exception of artil-
: lery actions in the region east
: of the Villers-Cotterets forest,
between the Aisne and the
: Marine, the night was quiet.
: The statement reads:
. There were artillery actions
. south of the Aisne, in the re-
. gion of Longpont and Corey.
. American troops carried out
: raid in the Vosges, bringing
. back prisoners.
!. The night was quiet on the
: remainder of the front.
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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-09
Observation-Disclosures

Sergeant Christopher Barnsta BILE
and Miss Matte Hunzeker were mar
ried at Hastings, Neb., Wednesday,
June 26.
The bride was the domestic science
teacher at the Blackfoot high school
last year. Mr.. Barnstable was book
keeper at the Pearson Grocery COM
pany previous to his enlistment.
The young couple were both well
known and admired here.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-09
ENROUTE TO FRANCE

Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Parkinson re-
ceived telegram from their son
William stating that his brother
Kenneth would leave soon for France
and at this writing he is no doubt on
his way over.
Kenneth is Sergeant Major and
has charge Of a large truck company.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-09
LEFT FOR FORT SAM HOUSTON

Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Hansen left
Blackfoot Friday afternoon. Mr..
Hansen enlisted in the 304th division
Of the quartermasters corps and will
go to Fort Sam Houston Immediately
He was foreman at the ga Garage.
Mrs. Hansen will live in Spanish
Fork, her former home.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-09
THROWN FROM HORSE

Malin Robinson, while riding to
Blackfoot from down between the
rivers, was thrown from his horse
Friday and very badly bruised about
the head. He is rapidly recovering.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-09
MUST FIND NEW COMMISSIONERS

We are informed that neither of
the present commissioners Of Bing-
ham county will be candidate for
reelection, and new men will have
to- be found. q? 5&r
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-09

ROME, July THE Italian Of
fetal statement today reads:
Between the Sile and the Piave
our troops, having reached with per.
feet maneuvering and irresistible
elan the right bank of the new Piave
and driven the enemy to the other
side of the river, now are fortifying
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-09
NOTICE TO BEL
GIAN RELIEF WORKERS

The ladies who are working for
the Belgian relief are requested to
come to the Red Cross sewing rooms
Monday evening. There will be
some, work to do, and everyone is
asked to be present.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-09
LEFT FOR WASHINGTON

Senator Fred T. Dubois left Satur-
day morning for Washington, D. c..
where he was called on account Of
business interests.
He expects to return to Blackfoot
in the near future. -
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-09
SPENT THE FOURTH

AT MOUNT PUTNAM
DR.. and Mrs. Davis and son Cowell,
Mrs. McCabb, Rev. and Mrs. CLANCY
and children, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hendrie and son Charles and the
Misses Lucille Byers, Irene Williams
and Frances Bouton spent the fourth
at Mount Putnam. A picnic dinner
was enjoyed by all.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-09
FORMER BLACK.
DN0rV

FOOT BOY ENLISts
Thomas Bucklin, a former resident
of Blackfoot but now living at Idaho
Falls, passed thru here Saturday
morning enroute to Mare Island,
where he will take training in the
marines.
Thomas is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bucklin of Idaho Falls.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-09
Your Eyes

Will respond better to work
on them during summer than
any other period If your eyes
are weak and need developing
consult. a reliable specialist.
See DR.. HI. III. Scarborough at
the Cottage Hotel
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-27
GERMANS ADMIT DEFEAT

The German has confessed in the reichstag
that Won Hndenburg cannot win the war for the central
empires says j. W. T. Mason, United Press war expert
This is by far the most significant declaration in For
eign Minister Won Kuehlmann's speech His statement
that peace cannot be gained the battlefield but must
come by negotiation is destined to have far reaching
consequences upon German morale The German people
were led to believe that the frghtfu slaughter OF German
man mower during the four western oensives this spring
would end the war with Teutonic victory Now that
Won Kuehman has made the naive admission that peace
cannot be gained by such MEANS there must eventually be
profound reaction in Germany
The decline of HndenburgS reputation among MS own
people may be dated by future historians from Won
Kuehlmanns revelation in the rechstag 1t is difficult to
see how Hindenburg will be justified in ordering anotner
offensive Further calls the German people to sacrlce
themselves anew to break the allies lines must hereafter
be associated with Won Kuehmann confession that peace
cannot be won on the battlefield
Without naming the United States Won kuehlmann
ponedy indicates that American troops are the obstacle
to Gernanys battle field This ne does by at
tributng the impossibity of military decision to the
number of powers engaged Including the one from over
seas" The inference is very plain. Won Kuehmann has
no wish to admit openly that Germany has ruined herself
by forcing America into the war; yet he is compelled to
make known to the leaders of German public opinion ex
acy how the situation stands For this reason ne has
adopted the method of verbal suggestion
Germany is not yet beaten; but the German government
has gone further than ever before in admitting that the
German army cannot win Whatever Hindenburg may
do and however the kaiser may boast Won Kuehmanns
speech means Germany henceforth only cling to the
defensive The German governments sole purpose now
is to save what it can from the wreck OF the war lhat
is why Won Kuehlmann vague generalltles about
historic boundaries" in describing Germany's peace
terms.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-27
EVERY MEAL A
POISONOUS INJECTION

Few folks suffering from kidney and
bladder troubles ever think that sthe
meals which they were taking are hast
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Capsules have been doing this work
They effect prompt relief in all dis
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ter of attending to your health until it
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ments. Get box of GOLD MEDAL
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