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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-11

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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-11

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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-11

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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-11

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FOR SALE-Here is 40 acres which
produced 170 tons of hay this year,
located near Wilder, under govern
ment water. Good improvements.
Price $500. Also an 80 acre farm,
well located and partly improved. F.
N. Arnot, Wilder Idaho.
FOR SALE-By owner. 10 acres, bum
galow, orchard, chicken house, sheds,
etc, on gravel road close to car line.
$4,000. Terms.
w. A. Kimbell, Phone S4Rl.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-11

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-25

They were quietly discussing where their next sphere of activity was to be; they compared notes and sketches.
 was stunned. I couldn't have raised a finger had my life depend ed upon it. But my eyes were wide open. Yes. there they were-fny friend, the brigadier, the other three gendarmes in blue. and the prisoner in the field grau. Five German spies amazing superspies.
 The whole truth came to me In a flash. They had lived in France for years. Every member of the gang acted the prisoner by turns, so that the same man shouldn't have to go for ever on foot-an except the brig adler, who as the leader, and spoke the best ''geudarmese.' Besides. he was a bigger man, whilst the other four were about the same size, and they had but one Hun officers uni form.
 Goodness knows how long this brtgadier had spent in France, studying the ways of our gendarmes, and their peculiar phrases, and their accent
 Food for the five of them and their four horses! They must have stolen II at night, or more Ilkely. commandeered it from peasants a few miles behind the lines. It Nust have been difficult at times to say the least. Peasants mean houses, houses mean biIlets, and bilIets mean officers. The five spies can't have been very keen on meeting officers.
 \ Great Game,
 Besides, as the war went on, civ iIians were sent farther and farther away from the Front. I remember ed that when I had seen the gang for the second time they were almost faint with hunger-and I fed them!
 And they couldn't go too far from the back lines. That's where their business was-in the vicinity of big gun emplacements, .Q.'s ammuni- tion-depots, and so on.
 How did they convey their inform alton to the other side of No Mans
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-25

Land? Obviously by means of sig nals, from certain secluded spots to lowering Taubes as the Huns planes were called in the early months Of the war.
 What a game these five men had played, with their lives as stakes! Think of the daring and endurance, of their gifts as actors! Every word of the brigadier was coming back to me as I crouched there.
 Think of their practical and quick judgment. Think of their emotions and tremors when French officers addressed them, as must have been the case scores of .times-althoug their one mighty dread must have been that of being questioned by some of the Gendarmerie, who, of course. could have found them out in no time
 How they must have loathed the very sight Of the uniform that four of them were wearing! Think of the stupendous. nerve-racking tenseness Of the life they had lead for months.
 As I watched them my thoughts took another turn. Why had I met them three times whilst hundreds of other otHcerss British and French must have met them once or perhaps twice? And why had they not told off one of their group to act as look out, in that forest, however secIud- ed and untenanted? Why? Why Endless why's.
 "sollen wir gehen?" CShau we go?) said the brigadier suddenly. l That stopped philosophising. The 1 time for. action had come. l You guess the end. I flashed out l my Colt, and shouted the usual ''Hande Hoch Ergebet euch,' | The game was up and they knew 1 it. They surrendered.
 ! At the court-martiaI they fIatIy TO- l fused 10 give any details concerning 1 their identity, merely stating that l the five of them were officers. Nor ] would they make a singly statement about their method of signaling.
 They were shot next morning
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-25
(TZhe cx1nordInnrN narrntive

CTbe extraordinary narrative related below was told by a French staff -ofYfcCsr at 9 private dinner recently given in the West End of London. I was pres ent at the dinner and with the other guests. listened to the story with breafhIess interest. Subsequently I asked the officer to write the tale. He did go. None of us has any love for the Huns but |, who fought against them in the Western ErOnt, cannot withhold my admiration for the dare devil German officers, round whose spying adventures and tragic deaths the story re- VoivpS.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-25
THE STORY OF FIVE BRAVE HUNS

the Poilus have found them ex- tremely useful and even indispens- able. War feeds on men, metals. and chemicals, but timber plays m small part in it's diet
 The forest I am thinking of had hardly been touched by axes, and not at all by German shells, in the spring of 1915, when l had ride through 1t, ten weeks or so after my second encounter with the brisa die- de gendarmerie and his men, It was on Sunday. There are no Sundays al war; but, as you'll see. I have good reason to remember everything about that eventful day.
 My task was done. I'll the next morning I was free. The sky was blue and, the sun was shining, I thought of violets and prirnroses, I felt the happiest man on earth. I'm aaine the eIatioE. after eight months at the Front, of riding through a noble forest 10 be free from care. duty, or responsibility, and In n|spring- time. too!
 l was all alone. couldn't hear a gun and there was moss on the ground, and tender, young foliage around and above me. I sang at the top of my voice. What a marvel IouS thlng To be alive!
 War was a nightmare. and I had come back to my senses Nations slaughtering one another? Rubbish! Men were kind and tolerant. Peace reigned, and Nature was divine.
 Fate Has Strange Ways.
 Then, very abruptly my horse stumbled into a heap of dead leaves which covered large stone. and fell. I had to disnount. My own horse had been blown to bits by a shell the week before, and I had borrowed this old thing for the time being. The shock was great to the poor beast, and, after unsaddIing and haltertng it, left it to graze and recover.
 Had this slight incident not oc- cured I'd have gone on riding along the roads and Rnes in the forest.
 But being on foot, l left the beat en paths, and walked right Into the forest under the trees, and looked at the foot of copses for violets and pTimToses, that were meant to be en- closed in my next letter to the we'll beloved. And thus, also, my mood having changed, I no longer sang.
 These two facts had & meaning and purpose of their own. of which HeEuieSS TO say, | was utterly un- aware of at the time Fate. or rather Providence, has strange ways and means at times.
 I went along musing, picking flow CTS. and trusting to my bump of To- cality to find my way back to the horse went a long way. The cathedral of eIms. oaks, and beech es were silent, and I listened to this silence, when. ahead of me I heard voices chatting merriIy. though soft Iy.
 The language was German.
 l knelt down, crept forward with utmost caution, and held my breath. At last came near enough 10 tha owners of the voices to see them through the bush
 There were five men, sitting on the ground, with bottles and food before them. At some distance four horses grazed. The five men were the four 'Gendarmes" and the "prisoner"
 Now I have been under fire. as you all have, and we have all seen strange sights and undergone some weird experiences, but. as far as T am concerned. I have never felt such an inward commotton. wonder still that the five Boches didn't hear the mad beating of my heart.
 Acting Villain in Turns.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-25

Michigan Senate yesterday passed q bill legaIizing ten round no decision boxing matches and creating a state athletic commission which will have supervision of boxing and wrestling matches and pass upon application for licenses by boxers and clubs stag ing the bouts. The measure limits wrestling matches to two hours. The bill has passed the House and now goes to the governor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-25

which had been soundly bedten by the Glen Riddle Farms Peter Coonbs when they last met, found the course to his liking and came strongly at the finish to win by a neck from Kal- lipolis, another outsider in the small field. Peter Coombs, after showing the way for the first half mile, stopped badly when called on and finished next to last.
 LANSING, Mich, April 25-The
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-25
SPORTING NOTES

A muddy track caused by heavy rain overnight caused tho withdrawal of the Whitney entry, Amaze and Panoply, from the Aberdeen Purse for two-year-olds this afternoon, but even with these formidable contest ants out of the way the race resulted
 in an upset. Ral Parr's Paul Jones,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-25

Tax EXemption-The 4 3-4 per cent Victory Notes exempt from all State and local taxes, eXcept estate and inheritance taxes and from normal Federal income taxes.
 The value of the exemption from the normal Federal income tax is indicated by the fact that corporation bond would have to yield about 516 per cent to pay holders who liable to the full normal tax high a return the 34 per cent notes of the Victory Lib erty Loan.
 The 34 per cent notes, into which the B. cent notes may, at the option of the holder be converted are exempt all Federal State and local taxes, except estate and inheritance taxes.
 The value of this exemption to any holder is measur ed by the rate of taxation which he pays. In the some individuals the 34 per cent taXfree income is equivalent to rate of about 14 per cent from tax able bonds.
 Corporations and individuals, to whom the question of taxation vital matter, should apply for the pam phet on taxation issued by the Liberty Loan Commit tee for full analysis of all the features of the is sue connected with the problem of taxation The Com mttees Tax Bureau may also be consulted this sub ject
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-25
VICTORY NOTE ome Liberty Bond the best from investment
 standpoint that has been offered United the adx
Here are the facts:

Redemption-Vicory Notes will be paid off by the Government on May 20 I923 At that date you will get back dollar dollar the you lend the Govern naent now The Government may at it's option, pay
 off inc otes t par and interest June 5 or December I5 1922 that is when they have run three years or longer
 Terms of Payment-The Government terms of pay oen are 10 per cent with application; 10 per cent July 15 20 per cent August I2 20 per cent September g. 20 per cent October ' and 20 per cent November H. or in full on application for any amount up to and lnclud- ing $4OOO0.
 Many banks will sell $50 Victory Notes for $2 down and S4 a week. and many employers will do the same for their employees.
 Most banks will loan money to buy Victory Notes for al least 90 days with renewal at rate of interest not exceeding that paid by the Government 4 5-4 per cen) Such will not interfere with any borrow ers regular line of credit
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-25

Amount of lssUe-The Government is asking for $4,- 5O0OOO,0OO. No over-subscription will be allotted. Subscriptions up to $lO0OO will be allotted in full AIlotments Subscriptions, in amounts $lOOOO subject to reduction graduated scale similar that adopted in the First Liberty Loan.
 DenOminatOns-Vctory Notes (both coupon and reg stered issued in denominations of $50, SOO $500, $1OOO, 5000 and $1OOOO, and Registered only) S5O GOO and $1OOOOO.
 IntereS-Victory Notes bear interest at the of 34 per cent annually, payable December 18th and June 18th. No security issued by the United States Government since the Civil War has borne high rate of interest And they partly tax-exempt.
 The 3-4 per cent notes are convertible at option of the holder into 34 per cent fully taxexempt notes of the issue with interest payable on the dates The 3 34 per cent notes similarly recon vertibe into the 34 per cent notes at any time during the life of the issues.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-08-07
Javanese Use No Nails, No
Iron-0nIy Bamboo-in
Construction of Bridges

The natives Of Java have n bridge
building technique which utilizes to
the limit their slight resources for
work Of this character. OF raw mate
rails they are acquainted with but two,
and one Of these is really product
of their own ingenuity. They have
no nails, no iron, no true wood; they
are forced to rely entirely upon bam-
boo for the structural parts, and upon
rope of their own manufacture to eff.
feet the junctures. In spite of these
limitations, they achieve highly credit
able results.
The original element which the
Javan natives have brought to the con-
structiOn OF these bridges is made Of n
fiber taken from the native aren-palm,
which grows all over the island. This
fiber Is Of black and horny substance.
1t makes rope that resists effective
ly the heavy decaying action of the
hot and damp tropical climate with
its legions of fungi in fact, 1t lasts for
many years without any indications OF
rottine.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-08-07
Eliminating Steam
Electri6cstion Of Railroads Would
Conserve Coal Supply

Railroad electrification Is still looked
upon by the general public and by rail-
road men as having its chief merits in
relieving cities and tunnels of the OBJ
noxious smoke and clnders belched
forth by the steam locomotives. Elcc-
trical men have in recent years en-
phaslzed the economy of electric train
service and in paper presented by
S. I. Dodd before the Western Rail-
way club this is very strikingly shown
Mr., Dodd cites figures proving that
100,O00,0O0 of the 140,0O0,00O tons of
coal now burned annually by our rail-
roads could be saved by general cleo
trificatiOn. In view of the continued,
IL not increasing, need for conserv-
ing the fuel resources of the country
for future generations, the urgency Of
attacking the problem and at least
checking this gigantic annual waste
should be given prompt and careful at
tention.-Electrica Review.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-08-07
Birds Adopt Conservation;
Some Ride on Brake Beams

Some species of birds among the
migrants to the West and South do
not depend upon their wings alone to
speed them on their journey. Accord
ing to Nevada railway official, whom
the San Francisco Chronicle quotes,
various birds, especially sparrows and
linnets, have adopted less fatiguing
method of transit than that which we
usually consider as their natural one.
by riding on the brake beams Of trains.
He described an incident In which
some hundreds of birds, riding on n
Southern Pacific train that was pass
ing through Nevada from the East,
suddenly flew from their perches be-
meath the coaches when the train pass
ed over a rough crossing.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-08-07
Sahara Desert Once Well
Watered and Fertile Says
Professor Of EgyptoIogy

The Sahara desert was once well wa
tered and fertile, and hunters from
the Sahara plateau, moving gradually
down through rift in North
eastern Africa, located where Egypt
now lies, according to DR.. James
Henry Breasted, professor of Egyp-
tology and oriental history. Uni
versity of Chicago.
Doctor Breasted said that this oll
happened about the time of the stone
age. Egypt was then one huge lake,
hut 1t gradually drained out into the
Mediterranean, leaving the Nile valley.
Here the hunters were afforded every
natural resource and founded civ
ilization which outstripped Europe. 1t
was about 1900 or 5000 B. G. that
Egypt had a stable government con.
TROLLING millions Of souls.
The grain of Egypt was 1000 years
older than that found in Asia, says
Doctor Breasted, and cattle undoubt-
edly had their origin In Africa. The
stone age founders of Egypt early de-
veloped from hunters TO farmers and
used the oldest metal instruments
made by human agency. They evil
IDENTIFY discovered the metal there; and
system of writing was evolved in
Egypt thousands Of years before
Christ.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-08-07
Majority Of Big Animals
Are Extremely Lazy Even
in Their Native Haunts

Though not generally known. most
Of the big carnlvora are extremely
lazy, In their native haunts-only ex-
erting themselves when In need of
food. and often going without 1t for
sheer Incidence.
Animals Of the geological gardens
obtaining their food without any ef-
fort on their own part grow stupid and
Ill for lack Of exercise. The pac-
Ing up and down, just before meal
time IS not sufficient. Besides, ami
mails are like people; they need change
of scene and air. For this reason the
animals In circus or show are really
more fortunate than their brothers In
the geological gardens.
The trick animals get plenty Of ex-
ercise during performance, and the
constant change Of scene keeps them
interested. Even such fierce animals
rs leopards. tigers and lions enjoy
going through their tricks from sheer
relief of the monotony Of their cages.
and often the big cats are quite play
full during the time Of their training,
not from any love Of man, but from a
love Of motion.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-08-07
Samoyedes of the Russian
Province Of Archangel Is
One of Least Known Races

In the extreme north of the Rus
sian province of Archangel dwells one
of the queerest and least known races
of mankind. These are the Samo-
yedes. the wandering tribes Of the vast
frozen marshes which extend In these
regions from the forest belt to the
shores Of the Arctic ocean. They wor-
ship idols and their sole wealth con-
sists In reindeer. Living, the reindeer
draws the sledge which transports the
Samoyede and his belongings from
spot to spot In search Of the game and
fish, which constitute his principal
sustennnce. Dead, 1t provides him
with meat In times Of scarcity, and
with skin for his family tent. With
its sharpened bones he tips his wood
en- fishing harpoons and hunting
spears. Its slnews he uses to sew to-
gether the shirt, breeches, and boots
Of sealskin. which are the attire alike
of the Samoyede men. women and
children.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-08-07

nevertheless. contrlves to be very
dainty. The manufactures who turned
out the two envelope chemlses shown
here will not dread comparison be-
tween them and their handmade coun-
terparts. They are just as effective and
just as durable. 1t Is In little details Of
finish that the handmade garment gets
beyond the limitations OF machinery
and cannot be exactly copied. The
chemise at the left Is OF white silk with
crossbar of green. There is yoke
of plain silk. also n border about the
bottom and bands over the shoulders
hrade of 1t. Bows of narrow ribbon
with their hanging ends finished with
soft silk balls make fascinating anS
original finishing touches.
The lovely garment at the right ID
made Of pale blue satin with heavy
silk embroidery and real fillet lace Il
enrich 1t. The empire waistline makes
1t graceful. This Is gathered In with
satin ribbon tied In q bow with long
loops and ends. The same models are
not less beautiful or less elegant wheD
made Of fine cotton fabrics.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-08-07

In certain lines OF women's apparel
America has become Independent of
other countries In the production of
styles and materials. In some thugs
we are conceded to excel, as in the
designing and making of tailored
suits and shoes. We have been driven
to depend upon ourselves in produc-
Ing the bulk of the readymade under
wear worn by women whose demands
are peculiarly American.
The proportion OF undergnrments
made Of washable silks grows larger.
and crepe de chine gains on fine COZ,
ton materials every day. There are
several very good reasons for this
but the main one is the Unborn love
Of luxurious clothes. especially In
the matter Of undergarments. which is
rooted In the eternal feminine nature.
Hand stitching Is the hallmark of
elegance on undermusllns, SO that
women who know how to sew for them
selves have great advantage over
those who do not. But there Is not
much hand sewing or hand embroidery
on manufactured underwear. which,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-08-07
Scheme to Fool the Taste
When Swallowing Medicine

Yet another attempt has been made
OF devising some scheme whereby a
patient may take dlsagreeable medi.
cine without tasting 1t. In the new
idea a tiny cup Is provided which Is
dipped inside an ordinary tumbler.
The medicine Is placed in the inner
cup, and the tnmbler filed with wa.
ter. The inventors idea is that the pa.
tient simply drinks the water, where.
upon the medicine also flows out, and
floating upon film OF water, is swal.
lowed down, without coming into con-
tact with the tongue.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-08-07

As mothers become buster, or less In
elined to spend time In sewing. In Or
der to give II to other affairs, they
have learned to look to the specialist
to help them out with frocks and other
clothes for children. And manufac-
turers have met the growing demand
for ready-made or partly made clothes.
by turning out examples of good de-
signing. In practical materials, that
the most gifted amateur cannot hope
to excel. Even those mothers who
prefer to fsve the children's clothes
made at home, look to the display OF
children's frocks made In the shops for
models to guide them. Wraps they
nearly always buy ready made.
Since the school girl must be out
fitted by the time September appears
over times horizon, dresses and wraps
for her make their entry In July.
These forerunners Of fall styles this
year show that the neat effects
that were featured In spring have
come to stay while. all because they
were SO heartily welcomed. They
mark an advance In taste and are use
ful In educating the little girls them
selves to like neatness. A fine sense
Of clothes Is sometimes inborn, but
eftener 1t Is acquired unconsciously by
IL fortunate daughter Of . discrtm