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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-08-27
SOLDIERS LETTERS

/
This letter was recently received
by Miss Sylvia Belcher from Tom
Phelps, who is in France now:
Somewhere in France,
/ :. August g.. 1918.
Dear Sylvia: N
| In know you must think by this
time that /, have forgotten about
writing. We have been on the trip
lso long and then II didn't know just
what was permissible to write, then
/ have been kept quite busy since we
arrived in the village here. l hope
tho that you got my letters from
Camp M.
To start with the trip coming
across was great trip in many ways.
! The weather was especially good all
the way so the amount of sea-sick-
ness among the boys was very small.
/ helped to feed most of the boys
going over so the time passed much
more quickly than it would other
| wise.
After landing we came thru some
very beautiful country and had a
great many odd experiences, but
there are so few of them that we can
tell about and get the letter past the
censor. This country Is so much
different from ours, even the farms
look different. Most all of the crops
are in small patches, even grain and
khay and the farms and lots are
marked off by stone fences or hedges.
The houses and the town buildings
are also different, most of them are
IL cfA with of
ment and rooted with red tile. The
bridges are made of stone and made
to stand forever. Along the tracks
thru cuts the banks are walled with
rock. Very few wagon roads cross
the tracks on the same level, they
are always over or under. One
stone bridge we crossed was really
marvel. it spans a great gap and so
high it made me dizzy to look down
this was made all of stone too and
made to-last forever.
e The village in which we are now
billited is sure a quaint little old
place, in many respects the people
are living as they did long ago.
Most of them farm, or have farms
and live in the village. The houses
and barns are all in one, most of
them have a trade they work at
which is carried on under the same
roof. There is the public washing
places, where the women pound out
their clothes, here they water the
stock and get the water for use in
the homes.
Instead of newspaper there is
a town cryer, who beats his drum and
announces the news. OF course
along with these things they have
many modern things, anyway they |
think the American soldiers are al
right and i hope they will always
think so, they say we are good fight
ers and surely appreciate what we
are doing.
Now remember that / haven't
heard from you for a very long time
and write me nice letter right |
away. You know the censor won't
bother your letters, 1t may take a
long time before it gets here, but l
will surely appreciate it when it does
get here. My full address is Pvt.
H. Phelps, Co. F. 361 M F.
A. E. F. A. P. 0. 776. II
With love and best wishes from
TOM.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-08-27
ploy the best that comes to the west

ploy the best that comes to the west
ern world.
Good roads are the key to all
these modern things. The first thing
for us to do is to determine that we
will have the good roads, and next
week is the time to select commits
sioners, of big, broad ideas who will
set the prelimnaries in motion, to
secure the cooperation Of the whole
county and the railroad company, to
arrange the effective and economical
means of building the roads.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-08-27
NOTICE TO ELECTORS

Notice is hereby given that Satur.
day, August 81, 1918, is the last day
upon which an elector may register
before the primary election to be
held September 3, 1918; and that IL
All elector is not registered, he can
not vote as. this election.
Dated at Blackfoot, Idaho, August
20, 1918. 1870
adv. 6-2mf County Auditor.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-08-27
HOME ON A FURLOUGH

Corporal Norval Kinds arrived in
Blackfoot the first of the week from
Camp Funston and will spend few
days in Blackfoot visiting with his
parents.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-08-27

County Agent M. o. Monroe was
i'll the last of the week, suffering
from an attack of appendicitis. At
the last reports he was somewhat i'm
proved.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-08-27

Lorraine, Portland, Newark and Bris-
FOL md Guno1.ior yIIiu nro - m
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-08-27

suing 1t with skill and unvarying
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-08-27

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park. They report having a yery
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-02-21

Third, the use of poisonous gases
and liquid fire in direct violation Of
Article % of the rules which forbid
such methods of warfare.
Fourth, the levying of vast fines and
penalties upon cities, towns, and viii
lagos, amounting in many instances to
millions of dollars, in pretended pun
tshment for the most trivial acts of in
dividuals, in violation of Article so Of
the Hague rules which prohibits such
penalties.
Fifth, the destruction by fire of viii
! lagos and cities, and the killing of
their inhabitants, young and old, men
and women alike, because Gas was
claimed) some of their inhabitants
had fired upon German soldiers. The
best known case is the destruction of
Louvain in Belgium, and the murder
of hundreds of it's inhabitants, in
August 1914. But this was only one
outrage of many. Even II in any of
these cases the German claim should
turn out to be true the German Gov
eminent would still be without proper
excuse. For the Furnishing of an en-
tire city by fire and sword for the acts
of individuals is contrary to the rules
which that government had solemnly
agreed to obey.
Sixth, the forcible removal of a
quarter of million of men and women
from Belgium and France to Germany,
and compelling them to work in fac
tories and labor camps at work of di-
rect or indirect military value.
Seventh, the sinking of neutral
freight and passenger ships without
warning, and regardless of whether
they were carrying contraband of war
or not
Eighth, the murder (for this it is)
Of civilian neutrals rightfully travel
ing on passenger ships; whether the
ships be enemy or neutral, all the laws
of God and man require that the lives
| of passengers and crew be first pro-
tected.
Ninth, the destruction of fruit trees
| and of all private property in the
evacuated portions of France, render
ing it a desert of death, even when no
military advantage was gained thereby
Tenth, the destruction of the
choicest cathedrals and other treas
ures of medieval architecture in viola
ton of Article Sc of the Hague rules
Eleventh., the wholesale robbing Of
the funds and property of banks and
private individuals, in violation of Ar
ticle So of the Hague rules
Twelfth, the carrying on of plots
and conspiracies by their diplomatic
agents in this country while we were
still at peace, not merely against other
countries, but against our own coun-
try as we'll.
If these crimes are crowned by final
victory in the war, international law
necessarily ceases to exist.
Why? Because never again can
confidence be placed in a nations
promise This means the turning of
every state into an armed camp, ard
world in which perpetual dread Of
ones neighbor reigns supreme.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-02-21
Should Be More Profitable

1.-The first step in the development
OF any business is to make it pay. The
business of farming has not been for
the farmer and is not at the present
time highly profitable when we con-
slider the capital invested and the labor
involved in production"
"Successful farming does not mean
large production, good live stock, hard
work alone for father and mothers.
the boys and girls, a big automobile
with scarcely a minute to enjoy it.
Rather, successful farming means the
management of the land, live stock,
labor and capital, SO that profit re-
suits and the land is left in as good a
condition as when it became the prop
erty Of the owner. 1t means some of
the comforts of life for the whole fam
lily. 1t means time to play-tO appre-
ciate some of the better things of life.
Time to feel the JOY of living. This
the modern farmer is gradually attain
ing by education, experience and
study"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-02-21
International Law Overthrow
BY J. WINSLOW, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Of Wisconsin.

Few probably appreciate the pro-
found Stock 70 civilization that would
result from a general overthrow of in
ternational law.
international law is civilized moral
ity applied to the relations between
nations.
The horrors which attended bar.
barian warfare are we'll known. Such
warfare knew no law and no restric-
tons upon frightfulness. Every per
son, armed or unarmed, in the enemy's
country, was regarded as a combatant
and was subject to torture, slavery, or
death. ALI property was subject to
plumber and destruction. Rapine, muir.
der, pillage, and ruin marked it's prog.
ress everywhere.
During the last three centuries, how.
ever, civilized states have: come to rec.
ognlze certain fundamental principles
which may be truly called the very
foundation of International law as ap,
plicable to a state of war; namely, 1)
that Independent nations have equal
rights regardless Of size, position, or
resources, (2) that treaties between
nations are to be observed until prop
erly abrogated, (3) that war is waged
only by armed forces of the nation,
not by Or against civilians, and az
that only such destruction of life and
property as is necessary to accomplish
the purpose of the war can be lusti.
fed.
These principles have been en-
bodied in treaties, and within the last
half century, have been analyzed
codifed, and specifically applied to
wartime conditions, by world confer.
ences held at the Hague in 1899 and
in 1907, in which practically all the
civilized nations of the world, includ.
ing Germany, participated.
TO all of the important conclusions
Germany gave her assent That she
has grossly violated many of the prin-
ciples laid down there can be no doubt
Let us set down the gravest of these
violations, passing by, however, the
sickening charges of murder, rape, and
fiendish cruelty to defenseless civil.
ans, about which there may be contro
versy though the proof seems very con
vincing.
Let us take rather the violations
which are either admitted or proved
by impregnable evidence
THoI dllu IOltulOSL STATUS Tie VlOld
ton of the neutrality of Belgium which
Prussia and other great powers had
guaranteed in 1889. Here we have no
need of proof. The plea of "Guilty'
has already been entered. Bethmann-
Holweg, the Imperial Chancellor, said
TO the Reichstag on August 4, 1914
"Our troops have occupied Luxembourg
and perhaps have already entered Bel
gian territory; Gentlemen, this is a
breach of international law"
Second, the bombardment by ships
and Zeppelins of unfortif1ed and unde-
Tended towns, villages, and even hos
pitfalls. Article rs of the chapter on
the laws and customs of war on land,
adopted by the Hague Conference OF
1907 and assented to by Germany. for.
bids such bombardments.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-02-21

value as a home and as an adjunct.
Among the things that should be con-
sidered when building farm home the
following are some Of the chief:
Arrangement of all the rooms so that
one can easily be reached from any
other.
The kitchen planned to tighten la
Dor; SO situated as TO afford plenty Of
light and ventilation; and with easy
passage from it to other parts of the
house.
A well equipped laundry, preferably
on the first floor.
A way for the men to reach the din
ing room when coming in for meals,
without going through the kitchen.
A toilet on the first floor, and q place
for the men to wash.
A bedroom on the first floor.
Bedrooms and bath on the second
floor, each of which can be reached
from the hall.
Means provided for the hired man to
go upstairs to his room without pass
ing through the living rooms.
Basement with places for furnace.
fuel, vegetables and fruit, pressure
tank, lighting plant, etc. Ut is easier
to make provision for these things
when building than to remodel later
on.)
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-02-21
DDHSEV[NIN(I
ARY TALL n2
SECRETARY BIRDS.
~ MARY GQAHAM BONNER

"Come, come" said the secretary
bird whose name was Jim, and the
one named Joe, answered,
Il am coming"
Now the reason the secretary birds
are given such a strange family name
is because their long cockades of feath-
ers which drop back from either side
OF their heads and which are black, are
supposed to be like quill pens. In
Olden times and sometimes nowadays,
quill pens are used for writing letters.
They are supposed to look like a clerk
or secretary who uses these pens in
writing. And so these birds, having
similar quilts, have been named the
secretary birds.
"Are you ready?" asked Jim.
Again Joe answered. Eyes, told you
/ was coming"
Don't be cross" said Jim. IF you
are won't show you the place had
in mind for our hunting trip today.
don't have to. 1 was going to because
am kind and generous"
kind and generous" laughed Joe,
and his voice was a very harsh one. II
don't believe the snakes and frogs and
birds think you are kind and gener-
ous"
"They don't think you are kind Ell
ther," said Jim, $50 there is no reason
for you to say such thing to me-"
The secretary birds are rather harsh
and cruel in any case, and they have
many of the same qualities of char
acter which the hawks have.
They always swallow their food
whole, without chewing 1t in the least
And yet they never have indigestion!
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-02-21

The following are some good oppor-
tunities offered by the Mineral Point
Real Estate Agency at the Democrat
office:
The Lindsey property; 10 rooms,
pantry and closets: good cistern; hot water
furnace; electric lights; new garage.
The home of Peter Stendebach is Of
fered for sale. 1t Is modern and will be sold
at right price.
The McIlhon homestead, corner Of
Commerce and North streets. This property
will be sold at reasonable price.
The home Of Joseph A. Arthur in the
Second ward house contains rooms, pantry,
and closets; has good cellar; a little over an
acre of land. Also "a acres of pasture. Will
sell together or separately if desired. Will be
sold at bargain if taken soon.
A good residence on Ridge street !;
house has eight rooms; good cellar and good
cistern; house is electric lighted. and has hot
water and hot air furnace.
Choice building lots in Mineral Point
are scarce; but an opportunity is here offered to
addition, being the property CT A. W: Thoma
125 $50 feet. It will be sold as one lot, or will
be divided into two lots and sold separately
Price right.
Lot No. 7 in the Oates Subdivision or
the west part of Dodge street.
For sale fine dairy farm five miles
west of Mineral Point contains lao acres. fine
location close to school, good neighborhood
land in high state of cultivation, good running
water. Will be sold cheap if sold soon.
For sale farm Of 113 acres, three
miles east of Mineral Point. lard in fine shaps
good fences; good buildings; in good location
Will be sold cheap if sold soon
Two blocks from St. Paups Church;
fine lot 130x2OO. House contains rooms. There
is a good cistern, good well and woodhouse.
A good farm of $50 acres, four miles
from Mineral Point city. Will be sold at bar
gain, if sold soon.
We have some other very good offer
ings in city and farm property. 1t will
pay intending purchasers to investigae
CRAWFORD BROS.
Telephone IA. s. E. SHEPARD
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-02-21

"knd and Generous" Laughed Joe.
In fact, they are quite as different
from other creatures as is possible.
Hawks and eagles are the only birds
who resemble hem in habits. OF
course the secretary birds are very diff
ferent In looks.
They are more like animals, even
though their bodies are featbered But
their legs are extremely long and thin
What have you seen today?" asked
Joe, who wanted to start right out
hunting before they had a quarrel.
II have seen snakes" said jim. Now
the secretary birds are known better
as snake killers than anything else.
And Joe was delighted.
II am quite ready" he said
"To be sure" said Jim, latter have
told you what have SEEN"
81 f1atter yOu," said Joe. II APP
prove of your taste. And when will we
be starting"
you're pretty anxious to go now"
laughed Jim.
"Well, aren't your" asked Joe.
yes" Jim replied, and off they
started. They looked as if their long
legs would get there before their bod
les. And gracious, how they could run
Snakes, snakes" they kept saying
to themselves. And on they ran.
"Where is it?' asked Joe.
"Come along" said Jim. Il wonder
eve weren't SO hungry them" said
Joe, painting. "But now we are and so
we can't go quickly enough"
They ran on and on, and how fast
reached the place where jim said the
snakes were lying around. Some were
sleeping and others were just doing.
Jim and Joe each went for different
snakes. Now though the legs of the
secretary birds are so extremely long
and thin, and though they look as If
they would break at moments notice,
still they are very strong.
They always fight with their feet,
and they do not use their beaks at all.
They struck at the heads Of the snakes
with their feet-and such blows as they
gave! The snakes they wanted were
killed in a second this way. And then
they were eaten whole.
Didn't l invite you to nice party?"
asked Jim, after he had eaten a good
deal.
Eyes," said Joe, 'but am a good one
to bring to party of this kind, for
provide my own food"
"And why shouldn't you" asked
Jim. ut was good enough OF me to
show you the place."
II was glad to come" said Joe, 'but
I guess secretary birds can always find
snakesw
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-02-21
READING Trash.

Never read poor book for the sake
Of killing time. Every good book i'm
proves with additional readings, and
there are certain volumes we can hard
ly read too often. With the master
pieces of literature as accessible as
they are today, there is no excuse for
filling the mind with trash. Instead
of taking your time to skim over six
second-class books, read one first-class
book six times oTer.-G Girls Compan-
ion
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-02-21

day, and, if necessary, little oats OF
bran. Many times If the hay is of
good quality the ewes will need nc
grain until a few weeks before lambs
are due to come. At that time a little
grain can be added to the ration and
gradually increased until lambing
time, so that the eve will be in good
thrifty condition, but not too fat, OF
trouble will result.
If not enough of this hay is to be
had, corn slower or shredded corn
stalks, or even bright oat straw once a
day is good rOughage, but more grain
will have to be fed than where clover
or alfalfa is abundant Under no cir.
cumstances should timothy hay be fed
This is good feed for horses, but the
seeds gather in the stomach Of the
sheep, causing constipation and often
death.
The winter quarters for pregnant
ewes need not be extra warm--a good
shed, battened and opening to the
south, with lots of light and good
roof, and dry underfoot is all that is
necessary.
Be sure that the doorway is wide
enough that the ewes do not crowd
each other going out or in, and also
that they have no stills or Instructions
to jump over, as this will surely cause
abortion and losses in the flock.
Sn1t chn11IH hn OF
all times, also good, pure water to
drink. Some people think a sheep can
get along without water in winter
they can by eating snOw-but no flock
will thrive if taken care of in this man
ner. 1t will pay well to keep good,
pure water before the flock at all
times.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-02-21

Many Of the farmhouses throughout
the country are anything but convent
ent. This is due largely to the lack of
forethought when planning the house
or to the use of plans made for condi-
lions entirely different from those Of
the farm. To meet the requirements
of farm life the house must have the
thought of the farmer himself, and
those familiar with farm conditions.
When the farmhouse receives this at
tention there will result convenient
home that will relieve the housewife
OF much Of her labor and add greatly
to the happiness of the family-Wis-
cOnsin Bankers Farm Bulletin,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-02-21
Eat Less Ice Cream

There must be reasonable margin
for conservation in ice cream, for our
per capita consumption of this deli
cacy last year was about two gallons,
with wholesale, value of So a person
at the estimated price of $1.4O a gal
Ion. Ice cream is excellent food, but
In view of the need of conserving milk
and cream and sugar, perhaps a good
many Americans could do with little
less of it.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-02-21

best farms, best homes, and best COM
munitieS.
The man Of the country-whether he
is called q dairyman or a farmer-haS
always been ready to follow new and
better methods when he was convinced
that by doing so 1t would result in
greater returns, not alone in terms Of
money but in greater satisfaction or
enjoyment. Every year better farm
methods are followed in order that
the decreased cost Of crop production
may reduce the art of maintaining the
dairy cow.
The so-called dairy COW Of twenty
years ago would be "a stranger in your
well-developed herds. The attitude
that the people Of the country take to-
wards education shows that there IS
progress in every line Of activity.
Never before have the dairymen
made such a close study of their cows
as at the present time, not on account
Of the increased cost of feed and the
greater returns from the factory, but
because they see that it is worth while
and that it pays" Dairymen realize
that every phase Of their operation is
becoming more and more complex.
They do not hesitate to call for assis-
lance from every possible source, in
order that their problems may be more
easily solved.
The average man that makes his
home in the country is fair-minded.
Naturally many Of his problems are
different from those which confront
the men of the city, but he is always
there to do those things that will re-
suit in better methods when they are
pointed out to him from q reasonable
viewpoint, and he duly understands
what is wanted
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-02-21

urafly, "How large
shall it be-" and
How much shall
it cost ?" But these
are influenced by
such con s i dera-
tons as the suit
Il b iii t Y o f t h e
building materials
available, the To-
cation of the resi-
dence, its appear
allce , yet not one
Of these is of so
great Importance
as the convent
ence of its interior
arrangements; for
after all, it is the
INABILITY Of q
house that affords
the final fest of IFS
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-02-21

Besides, the wool
clip will be heav-
Ter.
Most beginners
fail to give their
flock all of the
exercise needed.
They pen the
ewes into a small
yard where they
do not get enough
exercise and, as
a result, drop
weak or dead
lambs. Our meth
Cd is to feed them
at different places
in the yard, caus-
ing them to run
back and forth
and take much
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-02-21
Timber Land For Sale

The Mineral Point Real Estate Agency
has been authorized to sell 40 acres of very
fine timber land near the village Of Linden.
is the property of the estate of the late T. S. Rodda the
northwest of the northeast section 20 range g and
will be sold to settle up the estate.
For price, etc., inquire The Democrat office of S. E.
Shepard, Mineral Point.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-02-21
Seed Wheat First

Wheat should be the earliest crop
seeded in the spring, preceding oats
and barley. Marquis spring wheat is
a hardy, high yielding variety which
natures about ten days earlier than
most other spring wheats, thus escap-
ing the attacks Of rust which are so
detrimental to the late wheats.