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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-04-25
.s24O,645,OOO $063, ,924, $50

Total 80. $24O,645,OOO $063,924, $50
The total value of field crops for
1917 was $863, $50, produced on less
than 59,O0OOOO acres of land.
Further evidence Of prosperity and
progress is found in the Government
estimate of the value of farm lands,
and increase In value since 1908:
Manitoba ......... ...N.3O 32.O3
Saskatchewan ....... .20.40 23.07
Alberta 80. ..........1 1920 22.1S
1t will be observed that the average
their producing value. 1t IL therefore
pointed out that the opportunities for
the purchase of hlgh-class land Is still
within the reach of those with lin
tied means.
A good idea Of advancement In n
country's progress may be obtained by
a knowledge Of what has been done In
the production of cattle, and when
these figures are studied In connection
with Western Canada, a country whose
fame having been heralded as a grain
growing country. giving the idea that
that was what II was mostly adapted
to, II will be realized that there Is
there a vast storehouse Of wealth
awaiting those who choose to take ad-
vantage Of II. In the three provinces
In 1912 there were-horses. milch cows,
other cattle, sheep and swine, four mil
lion head, while In 1917 the number
was seven million.
In 1901 the entire population was
4l9.512; in 1915 1,69S,2
One marvels at the rapid progress
Of the United States during the nine
taenth century. But Americas oppor-
tuniries for growth at the beginning Of
that century were nothing compared
to the opportunities which are Can
ada's at the present time.
The fact that Canada has as its next
door neighbOr a nation OF over 100. .OO0.-
000-the richest nation In the world
u bound to have . stimulating effect
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-04-25
IN M'sFFBBRE FBRE YEARS
Mrs. Courtney Tells How She
Was Cured by Lydia E.
P;nkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Oskaloosa, Iowa." For years I was
simply in misery from weakness and

AWFUL palnS-6 n q
nothing seemed to
do me any good. A
friend advised me
to take Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vege.
table Compound. I
did so and got re-
lief right away. I
con certainly re-
commend this valu-
able medicine to
other women who
suffer, for it has
done auch Oood
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-04-25
In the Soup.

IN the soup,
A rookie was home on furlough.
"What do you have to eatr in
Quired his sollcitous mother.
"Oh. little OF everything" he re-
piled nonchalant!y.
But l want to know what little Of
everything is" persisted his mother.
"Well." answered the son. a mis-
chievous smile lighting up his coun-
tenance. ''There's soup, for instance"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-04-25

When a girl begins to boss young
man he might just as well begin to
save to buy furniture.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-04-25

Somehow man never discovers
what a fool he is until long after his
neighbors.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-04-25

Montreal claims to have the largest
-four mill in the British empire. with n
capacity OF 5000 barrels day.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-04-25

Scarcity OF cyanide Is restricting the
production Of silver, particularly In
Mexico.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-04-25

To keep clean and healthy take DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They regu-
late liver, bowels and stomach.--Adv.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-04-25

Occasionally the first to propose Z
reform IL the last to accept It.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-04-25

Fair words butter few parsnips ut
67 cents the pound for butter.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-04-25

WoMAN's GROWING GLORY
10 her hair. II yours Is streaked with
ugly, grizzly, gray hairs, use LA Gre
ole" Hair Dressing and change It In
the natural way. Price $1.0O.-Adv.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-04-25

A guilty conscience may need no ac-
cuser but II usually has one.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-04-25
The Main ThIns

The Main Thing.
"Sue married man not Of words
but of Deeds"
"Were they title deeds1"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-04-25
FRECKLES
Nav n tha linz n Csi Rid af Iheae usly Spali

There's no longer the slightest need Of
feeling ashamed OF your freckes. as the pre-
scription othine' double strengths guar
anteed to remove these homeiy spots
simply get ounce Of othine-double
strenEth'-from your druggist. and apply q
little Of II night and morning and you should
soon see that even the worst freckies have
begun to disappear. while the lighter ones
have vanished entirely. II 10 seldom thgt
moro than one ounce 10 needed TO completely
clear the skin and gain . beautiful clear
complexion.
Be sure to ask for the double strength 9TH
Inc. as this is sold under guarantee of money
back II II fails to remove freckies.-Adv.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-04-25

It's the thing you don't care for that
the people are always willing to hand
you.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-04-25

feminine kind. v-neck. short sleeves,
bright color. dainty pockets and ruff
fies about the ankles and sometimes
about the waist rob them OF severity.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-03-04
,uy Associated Press.D

tuy Associated Press.D
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, March A plan of at
tack, including map of the Amer
ican positions, indicating every dug.
out, which was removed from the
body of the Prussian captain who
led the recent assault upon the sec
tor northwest of Toul, shows how
completely the Germans prepare
their raids--if. in fact, this was but
simple raid not having as It's ulti-
mate object the retention of a por-
tion of the salient.
The map goes into such detail as
to show every machine gun emplace-
ment, every trench and every depres-
sion in the ground within the Amer
lean lines, At the bottom there is
simply line drawn, labelled "our
front line" Along this line are five
shaded portions. each marked
Nest"
-Four rehearsals were held for the
attack and the troops who made 1t
were specially picked from new ar
rivals of fresh troops in the sector.
lhey were told that the Americans
were In front of them.
After the artillery had nearly
leyeled the American position the
Germans started out from their nests,
each of which contained forty In
fantrymen, one lieutenant and three
pioneers to precede the infantry and
five to follow It. The two groups
upon the American extreme right
went around this flank and the
group upon the extreme left carried
out a similar movement there.
The two groups in the center had
planned to attack directly, but the
American defense changed all the
plans. When they were met by
the heavy machine gun fire from the
American lines they saw it would
be impossible to gain a footing
there, changed their direction and
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-03-04
ENTERED BY
FINLAND AND SWEDEN
NY Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, March 4.-The
Swedish legation has advised that
Sweden protested against Germany's
announced intention to occupy Fin
land as a necessary measure to re-
store order Germany gave assur-
ances that it did not intend to take
permanent possession. Sweden also
protested against German occupa.
tion of the Asland islands, which was
only preliminary to the total occupa-
ton of Finland
Dispatches said the Germans will
make the islands a base of supply.
Five hundred Swedish troops are
on the islands for police purposes.
Their commander notified the Ger
man commander Of his intentions.
No clash is reported thus far The
feeling described here is being
tense.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-03-04
SHIPMENTS BY OCEAN
TO Be SUPERVISED
,Hy Associated Press.,

WASHINGTON, March 4.-Crea-
tion of a marine transportation de-
partment headed by C. p Roe Of San
Francisco, president of the North
Pacific S. s. company. to supervise
ocean shipments of food, was an
nounced last night by the food ad-
mlnistratlon.
Mr.. Roe will give his personal at
tention to overseas shipments. John
d. Fletcher Of San Francisco, former
ly westbound traffic manager for
the Lackenbach S. s. company will
be in charge of coastwise food ship
ments, and Harold p Plummer of
Los Angeles, formerly with the
Union s. s. company, viii coordinate
the work of the food administration,
the shipping board and the war trade
board in transportation of foodstuffs.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-03-04
RIGHT OF WAY TO
FARMERS IS GIVEN

OMAHA, Neb., March 4-Many
of acres of tillable lands
win be added to Nebraska farms
this year by the offer of Nebraska
railroads to farmers that all that
portion of the right-of-way except
that part actually occupied by the
tracks, be cultivated by farmers on
either side the roads.
The offer has just been made by
the Union Pacific, Burlington and
Northwestern railroads. Union Pa
cific main line right-of-way is four
hundred feet wide and five hundred
miles long in the state. Main lines
of the Burlington and Northwestern
are equally as long, but only half as
wide. Together with the right-ot'
way on branch lines. thousands Of
acres will be added to the tillable
lands by this means There Will be
no charge for the use of these
stretches OF land.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-03-04

hit me on the left side, and down
| went A sergeant yelled an order
for me to go to first aid station.
q wae just approaching the sta
tion in the rear of two stretcher-
bearing teams who were proceeding
bent over, to escape II possible the
flying pieces of shell, when shell
pumped down on top OF the station,
exploded, and wiped 1t out. A piece
Of rock hit me on the head. When
woke up some stretcher-bearers mad
me, hauling nIu over the shell holes.
i've sure S0- to hand II to those
men with the Red Cross on their
arms They all worked like dogs in
lnat hell ont there. They seemed
to have but one idea--to do their
duty ard apparently cared nothing
for their own lives while being IN
IT,"
In this connection it may be said
that there are a certain number OF
men who wear the Red Cross whose
names are on the casualty list,
All the infantry men asked ques-
tlons regarding the fate of their COM
rades. Keen distress was displayed
BY all the men of the company com
manded by the captain who was
killed. One of them said:
"He was fine officers, and, be-
lieve me, he took care Of his men.
Any one of the company would have
gone through hell at his orders We
will pay Fritz for that II we haven't
already done So"
A Kansas man who was in the
fight said the last he saw of the
captain he was kneeling alongside
splitting machine gun and blazing
away at the Germans with his own
automatic pistol. Il saw him fall
flat" added the private.
/ The captain was killed by gun
shot wound in the chest,
All the American dead now have
been buried in a little graveyard a
few hundred yards from the spot
whore they fell. The German bodies
also have been collected and buried
nearby
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-03-04
AMERICAN TROOPS ARE IN FINE SHAPE

artillery" the premier noted "A
feeling of absolute confidence, from
privates to geenralsi during conver-
sations with Americans was my ex-
peFience."
A prominent government official
accompanied the premier He said
that General Pershing accompanied
them on the entire visit He added
that the Americans made altogether
an excellent impression on the
premier He found the men in per.
feet physical condition. The morale
is thoroughly satisfactory, showing
calmness, confidence and implacable
resolution. Their evident desire is
to rival the courage of their elders
in the struggle"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-03-04
AN1ER|C AN BOYS KILLED OR CAPTURED
INTREPID SAS in THE TRENCHES ARE CAUTIONED FOR OVER DARING
GERMANS STRIKE TO GET PEACE

followed the other groups around the
flank. The duty of the pioneers
preceding the infantry was to clean
up any wire that had not been
broken by the artillery, while the
pioneers who followed carried large
quantities Of explosives for the pur-
pose of cleaning up the dugouts.
Official reports of the interroga
tion Of the prisoners taken by the
Americans show that all of them
did not believe Germany would win
the war. One OF the men told the
intelligence officers he presumed
that the Americans, like the Ger
mans, did not want to fight, but had
to. The officers quickly changed the
Germans viewpoint by informing him
that all Of the troops in the at
tackled positions we're volunteers.
One prisoner, whose homo is in
German Lorraine said he thought
the fatherland would lose the war,
but he hoped not He knew moth
ing about Americans except that
they were in the war, the German
newspapers not printing much up
on the subject, he said. and being
slow in reaching the front lines be-
cause of mail congestion.
This prisoner said he was con-
yineed that the recent strikes in
Germany were caused by a desire
for peace, adding that all Germany
wanted the war to end. He was
certain that an offensive was com
Ing, but did not believe 1t would be
launched before April l.
None of the prisoners had seen
any German tanks, they said. All
of them added they we're glad to
have been taken prisoner. especially
by the Americans, because they be-
lieved they would be well treatd.
The prisoners accounts showed
that the sector opposite the Amer
ican position was commanded by
General Stelmann
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-03-04
FRANCE POSSESSES
potato DICTATOR

PARIS, March 4.-France has an.
other "commissary of agriculture,
Monsieur lie Rouzic. deputy from the
department of Morbihan, who is
sometimes called the potato dicta-
tor" He is charged by the min.
lister of agriculture with direct SUI
peryision of planting with reference
more especially to vegetables. He
is trying to increase the production
of beans as we'll as potatoes. and
is especially encouraging the plant
ing of topinambours, or Jerusalem
artichokes. The topinambour plant
is about as hardy as goat; 1t
thrives in poorly cultivated and
slightly fertilized soil and is strong
enough to throttle any weed that
tries to encroach upon it,
The season will furnish an in
teresting experiment in this com
paratively new food product as a
large acreage will be planted for the
first time
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-03-04
LAFOLLETTES ALLIES CLAIM VICTORY

bers were absent and Speaker
Whittet did not vote. OF the 2s,
Assemblyman Evjue claimed II for
LaFollette and II for the other side.
OF the IL, he said, six could not
possibly attend, one being on leave
Of absence, three sick, one under
arrest and one in Florida.
ITO attain their necessary strength
Of 81 votes every one of their men
who were here Saturday and all OF
the six missing would have to be
brought in to pass the resolution" ;"
said M. Evjue. "As a matter Of
fact, some of those who we're here
Saturday will not be present, have
been assured"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-03-04
.FOOABALL EXPERT ON
THE ROLL OF KILLED

TILTON. n H., March 4,--Lieut.
Harold F. Eadie, reported killed in
action north of Toul on March /,
formerly was quarterback OF the
Dortmouh college and Phillip And
over academy football teams and
also was a member of the Dartmouth
baseball squad He was the only
junior at Dartmouth chosen for the
reserve officers training school at
Plattsburg. all the other selections
being from the senior class in ac.
cordance with a war department
ruling He was awarded commits
sion as second lieutenant. and went
to France with New England troops.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-03-04


MADISON, Wis, March 4.-Sena.
tor LaFollette adherents claim that
the maximum effort of the state as.
sembly to pass a resolution con.
demning the senator, which already
has passed the state senate, was ex-
erted Saturday and that when the
house acts on the matter today 1t
will be found that there are fewer
of its 100 members present than at
any previous session.
Seventy-one members answered to
their names Saturday The anti-La.
Toilette strength reached a maxi
mum on test votes of 46. The La.
Toilette vote was 25 on one call and
26 on another Twenty-eight mem.
&HN~%@%~%~S-%N-%
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-03-04
GREAT COURAGE SHOWN BY U. S. A. TROOPS

Soon after the attack ended the
young lieutenant commanding a
platoon OF which the patrol party
was member searched unayailingly
for the missing men. He returned
and asked for a volunteer detail.
Every member of the platoon offer.
ed 10 go. They selected a small
force and resumed the search, but
finally were forced to abandon II
under the increasingly heavy Ger
man fire.
A third unsuccessful search was
made just before dawn
The American commander Of the
unit said the men are eager for ac'
ton They are continually asking
for permission to remain longer than
the allotted period II is necessary
to caution them against exposing
themselves. They are tempted to
peer over the top in the day time
and go over at night in hope OF
Starting something"
The correspondent talked with a
dozen of the American wounded In
their hospital cots. Every one OF
them was anxious to tell Of some
deed of heroism or other performed
by his fellows, but displayed great
modesty regarding his own exploits
One youth, whose home is near Sa-
yannah, Ca, and who looked to be
not more than lS years old. told this
story:
81 was in the front line when II
seemed like every shell In the world
started coming our way, One burst
near where | was.
"A piece hit a fellow on the 9th
er side of me who came from Tex
as. The corporal picked him up In
his arms and started with him for a
first aid station in the midst OF a
perfect shower of dirt and mud
which was being kicked up. don't
know whether he ever got there OF
not
by that time | got into a ma
chine gun emplacement with another
corporal. whose home is in Missouri
leaving my rifle outside. Things got
80 hot we decided to try to get to
steel shelter at the end OF
trench.
"The corporal went first, but
few feet away a shell exploded al
most on him and killed him.
stepped out and saw that my rife
had been blown to pieces. This lef
me defenseless. so started in an
other direction. hoping TO find
rifle or a pistol. because ] knew thu
Germans would be around soon
About the same time a piece Of shell
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-03-04
MANY DIPLOMATS IN
THE RUSSIAN CAPITAL

~ nHAWSAhtCu NETAAsy
LONDON, March special dis
patches say that a series of
hindrances delayed tho departure
from Petrograd of the British and
French embassies. The Belgian,
Serbian, Greek and Portuguese lega-
tions remained until last Thursday.
The Italian embassy and also the
staffs of eonsulates were still in
Petrograd Saturday. according to a
correspondent of the Morning Post.
The Bolshevik foreign office per
mitted the American, Japanese,
Chinese, Brazilian and Siamese dele
cations to leave.
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,Hy Associated Press.'
PARIS, March S.-(Sunday)--A
semi-official note today said that
Premier Clementeau visited the
American troops and reviewed the
soldiers that repulsed the Germans
Friday. He said that their check to
the enemy was far more severe than
at first indicated
"The American government mod.
estly announced that some OF the
enemy we're killed or captured. The
latest reconnaissance has shown that
the Germans left quite large mum
Der of corpses between the lines II
was a fine success, reflecting great
honor ON the tenacity of American
infantry and the accuracy Of their
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-03-04
NEUTRAL HOLLAND HAS
A JOB ON ITS HANDS

tiiS Associated PressJ
THE HAGUE Netherlands, March
MANY of neutral Hollands dip
lomatic Representatives abroad are
hard worked In temporarily looking
after the interests of warning nations
on both sides. The record is so far
held by p H. Hotz, Dutch consul
general at Beyrouth, Syria, who has
in his care the affairs of ten ma.
tions beside those OF his own, includ-
ing those of the United States
Two Dutch surgeons are charged
with periodical inspections of the
British prisoners of war in Germany.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-03-04
MaCNamara Co.
Forwards Bullion

= The MacNamara Mining com =
= pany has forwarded its clean .
= up for the latter half of Feb .
. ruary 1t consisted of seven .
= bars of bullion, weighing H. .
= 261 ounces This, at a value of =
= $110 an ounce, was worth $13, .
= 4S71O In addition, the com .
. pany sent out five tons of Stag .
= shines and sands worth 5000 a =
= ton. or $500, making a total =
= for the two weeks of $14,9S7 10, .
= an increase over former ship .
. ments for a like period .
. . . . . . . . = = . = =
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-03-04
INJUNCTION ANNULLEO
BY SUPREME COURT
~, Associated l.reas.D

wy Associated pEeansD
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The SUI
preme court today set aside an in
junction of a United States district
Judge who issued an order restrain
ing operation of "call rule" for grain
and ito arrive" established in 1906
by the Chicago board of trade.
1t held it was not restraint of
trade under the antitrust law. The
board abrogated the rule following
the government suit, but contended
that 1t increased competition and
prevented monopoly
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-03-04

Those severely wounded March /
we're: Corporal Elliott Fortner, Her
ron, H.. Privates Isaac Howard,
Evarts, Ky. Roy X Moss. Duluth,
MINI, and Reuben j. Finkle, High.
wood. Mont, and Cook Glen II.
Work, Obert, Neb
Those slightly wounded March l
we're: Corporal John P. Little,
Abbot, Ark; Privates John MacRae,
Jr, Chicago; Arthur e. Nelson, Cam
bridge, H.. and Edward J Turner,
Lake Mills, la,
The following we're slightly
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-03-04
WILL HOLD CONFERENCE.


SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March A.
The governor will open a conference
of the state council of defense to.
morrow when a report outlining the
war activities undertaken and ac-
complished by California viii be
made.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-03-04
GERMAN RAIDS ARE
EASILY REPULSEO

LONDON, March 4,-Several Ger
man raids were attempted against
the British lines on the French-Bel-
gian front Saturday night, but none
Of them met with any success. The
British took prisoners from the Ger
mans in three encounters and for
their part successfully raided Ger
man trenches near Armentieres, ac-
cording to the official statement
recording these operations.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-03-04

wounded on other dates: Sergeant
William ]. Sproule, New Port, Me-,
February 90; Corporal Sam w.
Thames. Bucatunna, Miss, February
26; Prlvates Harry e. Nightingale.
Rumford, Me-, February 22; Leslie
Nj. Talbot. Arlington, Mass, Febru-
airy 20, and Charles l.. Linten,
Downey, Idaho, February &C.
The department announced that
Private Robert r. Bayard, Dedham,
Mass, died February 8, and Corporal
John ]. Crowley, Wakefield. Mass,
February Ia. from wounds
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-03-04

,iSy Associated Pressl
= LONDON, March A Brest- =
= Litovsk dispath says that sup .
. Elementary treaties have been =
= signed between the Teutons and =
= the Bolshevik government. No =
y details are given Russia has .
= not formally announced signing =
. peace treaty. but Petrograd =
. radiogram said they would sign =
. Sunday. Berlin officially an =
. nounced cessation Of operations .
. in Great Russia. but inferred =
= here that the advance would .
. continue in Ukraine and Fin. =
= land